protesters gather outside the worlds largest aid agency — usaid — after thousands of its employees glad you could join me. sending troops to gaza — after the us president several us allies on wednesday condemned president trump's stated plan to "take over" gaza to rebuild it as "the riviera of the middle east".

has called "a demolition site" this is what is left of the gaza strip after 15 months of war. more than 2 million palestinians live here. british prime minister sir keir starmer to rebuild. and the un's chief, antonio guterres, netanyahu at the white house. with kentucky senator rand paul posting on x, "the pursuit for peace should be that of the israelis

can you confirm that under the president's plans for gaza, on their land will be allowed to do so? as i've said repeatedly, it is a demolition site, and we will keep you apprised of updates as we receive them. almost the entire population of gaza has been displaced by the conflict. for those now returning, the journey home is just

the start of a deeply uncertain future. allowed independent access to gaza. lucy williamson sent this report from jerusalem. where donald trump sees a future riviera of the middle destroyed them, dropped by israel during 15 months of war. more than half a million people have returned to their homes in gaza's northern areas since the ceasefire began. defiance still their first response to the fantasies of a president and the realities of home. after he made israel destroy our houses in gaza, we will clean up the rubble, sit on it and live,

whether they like it or not. the un says 2 million people are fully dependent rod by rod. i'm worried about everything. even in a tent.

as a state. so just how realistic is donald trump's suggested plan to take over the gaza strip? can donald trump really take ownership of gutter and turn it the riviera of middle into the riviera of the middle £533. w7 7 ssa “ob gaza strip and we will do a job with it. will own it. this with it, we will 9er it” ' ' the area are the 7 the strip ethe abeut, the strip cm. the around abeut, the strip eh the around 25 miles abeut, the strip eh the roughly round 25 miles 7 around n 7 7 around2 housed swamp. around 2 million housed in sliver, of displaced been displaced internally by the war between hamas and israel. a huge amount of damage has been done infrastructure

�* the past 15 months. �*the past 15 months. we over the past 15 months. we gaza and up under us could gaza and up under us ownership as part of every construction plan? the short answer is the experts we spoke 7 such a plan would te thihkfs’efh epiefi. weuiei clear violations of involve clear violations of international law. firstly article 7 article 2a 7 article 2a of 7 article 2a of the 7 under article 2a of the un charter the use �*force is charter the use of force is illegal. members agreed to international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity of tetrttf—pl’iél— integrity pf independence of any state. the idea that this would benefit the _ state. the idea that this would benefit the population - state. the idea that this would benefit the population of - benefit the population of gaza or another population is legally cempletely meaningless, is simply legally cempletely rheahihgless, is simply parameter to use it is simply parameter to use military force on the territory another state particularly ef another stateparticularly �* to conquer of another statepartiaa�*larly �*to conquer or annex in order to conquer or annex that territory.— situation in which see a situation in which donald trump could get a agreement from leaders in gaza. strip from leaders in gaza. the strip is run by name, on group is run by name, eight on group designated a terrorist organisation by number of gigagjsatjon by number of including made it clear they and uk. that made it clear they won't to takeover, won't agree to a takeover, coined the plan ridiculous. the

of it has been rejected idea of it has been rejected by palestinian authority which the palestinian authority which governs part of the occupied west bank. israel cannot make the decision to seek territory in gaza according to legal experts who say it has no right as an occupying power. don't 5 77 don't have 5 77 don't have many: 77 the specifics ofjohn's about the specifics ofjohn's proposal but this is what he set about moving residence out 77 trump. of gutter — like donald trump. i think we can resettle and we do it in where the can. do it in areas where the currently say no. go do it la areas where the - currently say no. leaders currently say no. the geneva convention, - leaders currently say no. the geneva convention, a - leaders currently say no. the geneva convention, a of genevarflanvention, a set of laws, prevent displacement. this is ihdieidoat mmaee transfers as this is ihdisidost mmass transfers as well as forced transfers as well as are deportations are protected persons from occupied d§i59n5from occupied | d§i59n5from occupied i prohibit it of their motive. regardless of their motive. it's a violation of rules which been created bi; states. have been created by states, and it is a violation of and

international agreements and customary rules of international law which prohibit the forced displacement also not clear where any? ~ , go. trump dis ptacement woo id go: tm m p they could disptacement wouldgoflmmp they could be housed suggested they could be housed in pots ofjordan, injured and nearby 7 �* nearby countries arab other nearby countries but arab states the idea and previously said it threatens the region stability and 77 prospects undermines prospects for peace. evenif even if donald trump ignored breaches of international even if donald trump ignored i for ches of international even if donald trump ignored ifor any; of international even if donald trump ignored i for any plan iternational even if donald trump ignored ifor any plan to rnational even if donald trump ignored ifor any plan to be tional law, for any plan to be recognised, that need the backing of international community. there is little sign the un and of that today, the un and many of that today, the un and many of the us as eu and western instead a state solution which would involve �* a solution which would involve �*a palestinian the formation of a palestieiae— , a e , he” ,, , alongside israel. thank you �* taking thank you �*taking the time to be with us this evening. i'd to be with os this evening. id to 7 to be with os this evening. id to begin getting your ,— —— twithi , e——— ,, see ,, 7 rwith' i to h n 7 rwith' i to arab? n tansnsith rsaafds'ts'sr’ab reacting to the plan americans reacting'to'the plan the us from the us president for

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gaza the body is really doing is trying to let is tryingrto let denjamin off the hook by a focus that will never happen instead of on phase one and two three completely withdraw from gaza and the gaza and begin the rehabilitation and reconstruction of gaza. that's we ought to be focused on, instead we are focused on this delusional idea of pushing of --eole out of gaza and noise of people out of gaza and frankly what will happen benjamin netanyahu will say benjamin neta nyahu will say they benjamin netanyahu will say they rejected the idea, the rejected it we egyptians rejected it and we continue to finish the will continue to finish the job. we will be focusing on the ceasefire so that ceasefire so something that isn't really real focused on

the wrong direction on the reconstruction rehabilitationsa, argument made id trump the argument made id trump administration that people administration isthatpeople those conditions is living in those conditions is inhumane of the level essentially. of destruction essentially. they are trying to say that this is out thinking from the trump administration, an age—old he is age—old problem and he is coming up with solutions to of77 of this. all of this. the best idea is to ut all of this. the best idea is to put - in _ all of this. the best idea is to put - in the - all of this. the best idea is to put - in the box, l to put it back in the box, there's no question it is a cycle, this deliberately used cruel and excessive gratuitous violence in order to demolish notjust

but entire buildings but entire communities. and destroy the infrastructure and plough under roads. 7777ro7éds777fhey77 7777ro7éds77f7t7hey77 77t7his the roads. they did this deliberately to make it the roads. they did this delibert�*forito make it the roads. they did this delibert�* for palestinians to difficult for palestinians to return to the but difficult for palestinians to return to the means palestnsne ”sane 7 ’ they “siestnsne means " '”" " ' they will “siestnsne means " '”" " 7 they will not steadfast, they will not move from the they have been 777777 777b7e7e7n7 7ou7t7 �* homes �*homes 80% of �* homes 80% of gaza art = our pushed out of refugees. our pushed out of their in israel and are their homes in israel and are staying on the land of are not moving. palestine, they are not moving. the solution if you want to do th?.5.9lliti.°.n. if you want to do and ask them to reconstruction'and'ash them to are two conditions, move, there are two conditions, one is gaza completely vacated from gaza because if they are they or the is that will us is that palestinians will not .-. there will be not trust daily there will be able to come they want to able to come back. they want to live in the land of palestine there will not they and there will not trust, they don't have the guarantee that they can return they will not leave. that is the issue, it they can return they will not leai to that is the issue, it they can return they will not leai to be at is the issue, it they can return they will not leai to be palestinianie, it they can return they will not leai to be palestinian control has to be palestinian control otherwise it will not go.

james, president of the arab—american institute, we appreciate you sharing your us. thank you. thoughts with us. thank you. . you very following president trump's funding freeze. on his trip to guatemala on wednesday, the national interest of the united states. on leave with the exception of those involved in �*mission—critical functions.�* a post on the agency's website confirmed staff will be recalled friday night — for their service. protestors gathered on capitol hill to protest that the choice to shut the agency down

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agencies and beat staff very used to that they are very used to that and they do that. i are very used to that and they do that. ., ., , always do that. i want to put ou always do that. i want to put you . comments we - always do that. i want to put you . comments we heard | you the comments we heard from donald trump talking about elon musk look at all the musk saying look at all the fraud he found saying that it has to be corrupt. he said that without evidence. what is your reaction to those comments? it's entirely without evidence. it's entirely withoutevidence. even go so far as to —= disinformation. a few times they made specific insertions programmes such as about programmes such as the story about several $50 million shipments to gaza has been debunked bi; debunked be the thoroughly debunked by the bill and other media outlets jewel and other media outlets on the planet so when they are pressed for they really pressed for details they really struggle to evidence. struggle to find evidence. i to ask you about the asa as a tool of soft power, comments we heard from some comments we heard from former state officials and of the agency dismantlement will be self rated by dictators and lamented democrats. your response?

by democrats. your response? spot on. one of the people what elon musk is cheerleadingewhat elon musk is in usaid over weekend doing in usaid over the weekend is the former president of ' ... " because he is the former president of ... ... w because he knows is the former president of w ... w because he knows that russia. because he knows that usaid advances in the what usaid advances in the world openness, freedom, democracy and prosperity. that makes job, russia's makes his job, russia's job harder makes hisjob, russia'sjob harder in the spear and harder in the global spear and with withdraw usaid, harder in the global spear and with withdi playing d, “if“ , , ..- is happy for your playing field. ., ., also attended by democratic . what are your next senators. what are your next steps, plans in terms of resisting this —— areas resistino this —— adverse areas —— —— .- — .- —— it even field. spent 7 7 spent years 7 spent years praising work of 77 work of they 77 work of they know 77 the work of usaid, they know the work of usaid, they know the agency is know it is what the agency is a know it is not is being portrayed as. not what is being portrayed as. they need speak out, many to not what is being portrayed as. they the d speak out, many to not what is being portrayed as. they the bravery ak out, many to not what is being portrayed as. they the bravery to out, many to not what is being portrayed as. they the bravery to step many to not what is being portrayed as. they the bravery to step up ny to not what is being portrayed as. they the bravery to step up and o = 2:7:

_7 the record and speak correct the record and speak the truth about the agency and its donald trump signed an executive order banning ranch gender girls and women from sporting. banning transgender girls and women from sports the order — invokes a law known as title 9, which bans sex here's president trump speaking earlier before signing we are putting every school receiving taxpayer dollars on notice that if you let men take notice thatifyou letamen take sports in over women sports teams, or in your locker rooms you will be investigated for violations of mine and risk your title mine and risk your federalfunding. there title mine and risk your federal funding. there will be no federalfunding. with president donald trump. during his second term. it comes as a us military plane carrying indian migrants in the state of punjab.

the deportation flight, left from texas on tuesday. the us says it has identified about 18,000 indian our south asia correspondent semira hussein has more. (don't uth asia correspondent (don't believe correspondent (don't believe we �*respondent (don't believe we have )ndent (don't believe we have that 1t report but moving on now report but we are moving on now to sweden. sweden held a day of mourning after the worst as the man who carried out the attack, killing 10 people before taking his own life. a motive, some fear the attack was racially—motivated. in orebro, including the king of sweden, who laid a bouquet.

sweden's broadcaster are quoting a sources and the suspect is naming the suspect is 35—year—old rickard andersson. naming the suspect is 35—yi said ld rickard andersson. naming the suspect is 35—yi said to rickard andersson. naming the suspect is 35—yi said to have 'd andersson. naming the suspect is 35—yi said to have lived iersson. naming the suspect is 35—yi said to have lived in �*sson. he is said to have lived in this town centre in a bed this town centre in a one bed apartment apparently he involved 7 involved in some courses even involved—in somecourses the centre behind me the 7 the atr7ocity was where the atrocity was he shot ten committed where he shot ten people. apparently also people. apparently he is also said to have a license for said to have had a license for firearm but sweden's a firearm but sweden's police authorities have not confirmed of this yet. this is a any of this yet. this is a nation in and as you can nation in shock and as you can see behind people see behind me people are coming to lay sentinuously are taming to l? "t " " to light and flowers to light candles and mourn. the motive of why this is not yet known, this happened is not yet known, this is critical for the nation to 7 7 7shotduring 7

7 7 shotduring ti7me ten people shot during is time break at campus me. break at the campus behind me. this is a nation in mourning, the king and queen were her earlier on and they expressed that it earlier on and they expressed thatitis earlier on and they expressed that it is important people grieve and important they come 7 sweden's 7 7 sweden's payment is together. sweden's payment is has described as the to has described this'as'the . . ~ ~ ~ worst mass atrocity country's worst mass atrocity in history. an american researcher has what baby two discovered what baby totals two after entering a sea, answering after entering a sea, answering a question that puzzled for decades by wasps fessssssiss es'iisins for 11 yea rs satellite trackers for 11 years the group found aisling swim navigate independently swim and navigate the vast dispelling the the vast oceans dispelling the long held theory that they simply flip with the current, a long held theory that they simply flip with t been �*rent, a long held theory that they simply flip with t been �*rent, to to coastal waters has return to coastal waters has been called the lost years. you new every new77 every day learn something new every day on bbc news. hello there.

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