minutes into its latest test flight. american filmmaker david lynch, who made the cult classic twin peaks, has died at the age of 78. and we are also looking ahead to donald trump's transition team which has shared a visual of him ahead of their inauguration on monday. —— official portraits of him. hello and welcome — i'm lukwesa burak. israel and hamas have officially signed a ceasefire and hostage release deal, after overcoming last—minute disputes. the israeli prime minister's office said the security cabinet would meet on friday to ratify the agreement. the far—right security minister itamar ben—gvir has said he will resign

if it is approved, calling it a reward for hamas. the civil defence agency in gaza says more than 80 palestinians have been killed by israeli strikes since the deal was first announced on wednesday. we are going to discuss this further becausejoining me now is mohammed taha from bbc arabic. where are we in these discussions? i arabic. where are we in these discussions?— discussions? i think the ball toda is discussions? i think the ball today is in _ discussions? i think the ball today is in the _ discussions? i think the ball today is in the israeli - discussions? i think the ball today is in the israeli side . today is in the israeli side because we are expecting cabinet to be called for a meeting today to ratify the agreement with hamas or the deal with hamas. there is a kind of lytic crisis in israel because of this deal. as we saw last night, itamar ben—gvir, the right—wing minister

announced that once it would be ratified he would be resigning from the government as this deal is against his political party core ideas and he actually said in the press conference it is a defeat for israel to accept, to withdraw from strategic parts from gaza and to allow the people to return to northern gaza and to release some of the palestinian prisoners that has a live sentencing in the israeli prisons and all of these things, he considered them a defeat for israel and however, he said, he will not wear to make the government fall because this is a right—wing government so it is not possible that a right—wing lie would make the government fall but he would not be part of

this government that will strike this deal, already struck this deal. so there is a kind of political crisis of israel as they are considering this deal is a defeat for israel. ., this deal is a defeat for israel. . , , , israel. ok, that it is rebels side of things. _ israel. ok, that it is rebels side of things. what - israel. ok, that it is rebels side of things. what about | israel. ok, that it is rebels - side of things. what about gaza and hamas? —— that is israel's side of things. what about gaza animus? —— and hamas. the? side of things. what about gaza animus? -- and hamas. they are straiaht animus? -- and hamas. they are straight in — animus? -- and hamas. they are straight in his _ animus? -- and hamas. they are straight in his last _ animus? -- and hamas. they are straight in his last hours - straight in his last hours since saturday midnight when this deal should come into effect and we should be starting by seeing ceasefire with the role of israeli forces from the residential areas and start of free movement in gaza and allowing more aid to enter gaza. all of these things should be starting by saturday

midnight 80 people died since midnight 80 people died since midnight since this deal was struck and nine people this nine —— this morning by israeli strikes as well because of hamas is still firing rockets into israeli areas or territories. it looks like the war is in its early days and the israeli right—wing ministers are saying. as —— hamas is not defeated, the hostages didn't come back with military action as the israeli military action as the israeli military wanted and still hamas firing rockets into israeli territories.— firing rockets into israeli territories. ~ ., ., territories. 0k, mohammed, thank you — territories. 0k, mohammed, thank you very _ territories. 0k, mohammed, thank you very much - territories. 0k, mohammed, thank you very much for - territories. 0k, mohammed,| thank you very much for that. let's speak to doctor mustafa barghouti, a palestinian politician in the west bank and leader of the palestinian national initiative. hello, welcome to the

programme. let's get your reaction to the ceasefire deal. let's start there. it reaction to the ceasefire deal. let's start there.— let's start there. it is a relief that _ let's start there. it is a relief that finally - let's start there. it is a relief that finally we i let's start there. it is a i relief that finally we have let's start there. it is a - relief that finally we have an agreement. it has been a relief for especially the population of gaza. we are talking about 2.2 million people who are taking hostages practically by israel. they are suffering from starvation, they have suffered huge losses. we are talking about at least 70,000 people killed according to the lancet and more than 109,000 people injured. it is almost 10% of the population of gaza. that is a huge number. if it happened in the united states you would be talking about 32 million people killed in 15 months. so the people of gaza are feeling relief. hoping there would be a ceasefire that could last and of course they would be a release of israeli captives and

palestinian prisoners which is also very, very useful. but i also very, very useful. but i also feel very sad because all of these could have happened exactly six months ago. on the third ofjuly this agreement was there. hamas had accepted the palestinian side had accepted but it was israel and netanyahu in particular who locked the agreement and not allowed to take place and in the process we lost 10,000 more people and lots of destruction and netanyahu caused the death of many israelis, israeli prisoners, because of his bombardment. it is clear that if it wasn't for the big pressure that was exercised by president trump, netanyahu would not have signed this deal at this time. do would not have signed this deal at this time.— at this time. do you have confidence, _ at this time. do you have confidence, and - at this time. do you have confidence, and this - at this time. do you have confidence, and this is i at this time. do you have confidence, and this is a | at this time. do you have - confidence, and this is a point you raised fairly i'll —— fairly early on in your response, you question yourself

whether it can last. can it? it depends mainly on the israeli side, netanyahu in particular, and his government. this man has been so selfish all the time. he prefers his own position and his own coalition against interest of palestinian people but the israeli people and the israeli prisoners. so it depends on him. we have a deal that will last for 42 days. then, in the process, during this time, they should be negotiations about the next stages and about complete and final ceasefire. that is where the risk is because if israel is not cooperative and if it doesn't proceed with total withdrawal of israeli army from gaza strip which is a very little, small area, and the ceasefire does not become a stop of the war, we face lots of risks and lots of

possibilities that more atrocities will happen. palestinians have been subjected to three world crimes that might war crimes, genocide, collective punishment and ethnic cleansing.— and ethnic cleansing. doctor mustafa barghouti, - and ethnic cleansing. doctor mustafa barghouti, i've - and ethnic cleansing. doctor mustafa barghouti, i've got| mustafa barghouti, i've got your view on, as you said, this depends on israel, this depends specifically, as you said, on mr netanyahu, but i'm usually there are several parties involved here. what is dependent on hamas? yes it is the palestinian people that have suffered but what of hamas? in order to make this a successful? in hamas? in order to make this a successful?— successful? in our interaction with all political— successful? in our interaction with all political parties - with all political parties including hamas, they are absolutely ready to respect the ceasefire. they don't want this want to continue. 0ne ceasefire. they don't want this want to continue. one important issue here is the palestinian issue here is the palestinian issue and hear what we need really is a cooperation of all palestinian parties to form some sort of coalition,

national consensus government, to guarantee two things. first of all that palestinians will be remain the life of the people in gaza by themselves and not by any external force. and second, that we will maintain the west bank and gaza against the israeli efforts which is trying to separate gaza from west bank, as are we, of present element preventing the establishment of the palestinian independent state and they call on a two state solution. so that is the risk and i think internally, palestinians need to be unified now and we hope that the coalition government will open the road for something we're missing, since 20 years, which is free democratic elections so that palestinians will have the right to choose their leaders freely and democratically and make choices that the world has to respect, as it does to any other democratic process in the world. , .,

other democratic process in the world. ., ~ , ., ., world. doctor mustafa barghouti, _ world. doctor mustafa barghouti, thank - world. doctor mustafa barghouti, thank you | world. doctor mustafa - barghouti, thank you very much and just to reiterate, israel would deny that they are responsible for the day is like they deny any accusations of genocide. let's get some of the day's other news now. firefighters battling two fires that have wreaked destruction across los angeles for nine days now have had some respite from the weather. the near hurricane—strength winds that initially fanned the flames and hampered rescue efforts have weakened into much lighter gusts. the former governor of the bank of england, mark carney, is running to replacejustin trudeau, as leader of canada's governing liberal party. mr carney launched his bid from an ice rink in his hometown of alberta. mr trudeau announced his intention to resign as prime minister earlier this month. the incoming white house national security adviser says donald trump will try to save tiktok before a ban comes into place. the supreme court is due

to rule on a law that gave the apps owner until sunday to sell its us operations orface a ban. apple has suspended a new artificial intelligence feature that drew complaints — including from the bbc and the new york times — for making repeated mistakes in its news summaries. apple had previously promised only a software update that would clarify the role of ai in summary creation. last year saw the fastest annual rise in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere — that's according to data from a research station in hawaii. the study from the uk's met office has warned that co2 at current levels are incompatible with the target of keeping global temperatures below 1.5 degrees. concentrations of c02 are now 50% higher than before humans

started burning large amount of fossil fuels. last year was the hottest on record with global temperatures 1.6 degrees above pre—industrial levels. let's speak to professor of earth system science at stanford university and chair of the global carbon project, robjackson. welcome to the programme. how worried should we be. what do those figures mean? we should be very worried. _ those figures mean? we should be very worried. this _ those figures mean? we should be very worried. this is - those figures mean? we should be very worried. this is a - those figures mean? we should be very worried. this is a much | be very worried. this is a much larger increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide than we're used to —— used to. we are breaching safe temperature levels, well past them, and i think the most troubling thing about the increase this year is that it is not caused primarily by a surge in fossilfuel is not caused primarily by a surge in fossil fuel emissions. we estimate fossilfuel we estimate fossil fuel emissions are we estimate fossilfuel emissions are up we estimate fossil fuel emissions are up about 1% last yearin

emissions are up about 1% last year in 2024 mo but normally the earth's lands take up about one third of fossil carbon pollution through tree growth and other things. the earth is starting to fight back stop the el nino last year meant thousands of additional fires in the amazon, record droughts in the amazon, record droughts in the amazon and elsewhere, plants are not growing as fast and we're seeing forest death in places so the earth is starting to rebel, if you will, and that is deeply troubling. you say the earth is fighting back. the earth isjust you say the earth is fighting back. the earth is just going to get on with it, isn't it? it is us that is going to suffer. it is going to correct itself somehow. this figure of 1.6 degrees, i think it is accepted now, isn't it, that we are going to be heading above 2.5. that is the most realistic figure of a temperature rise that we will be able to attain. is that the agreed level? well, is that the agreed level? well, i ho -e is that the agreed level? well, i hope not- _ is that the agreed level? well, i hope not. certainly— is that the agreed level? well, i hope not. certainly we - is that the agreed level? well,

i hope not. certainly we are i i hope not. certainly we are heading towards that now. we are not slowing down at 1.5 stop a couple of decades ago it would have been inconceivable that we would have so cover it casually and cavalierly lone bloke —— blown above the 1.5 degrees threshold that we are now and we may head above 2.5 which is a deeply now and we may head above 2.5 which is