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of his thinking over to america by israel, once the fighting there had ended. there'd be no us troops on the ground. he also said the us would work with teams developments of its kind". nomia iqbal — and our gaza correspondent — rushdi abualouf. nomia iqbal, to you first of all, all the ill; iii??? ill tif’ we gill; §==eltfi gill ti? we had "wifrhirfifi wi’ffrhinifi fiiéd’e’w wi’ffrhinifi madehisfii 77 7 7 ’ ffrhirfifi maderhisifirist donald trump made his first remarks, he has given more today. what has he been saying? he has given more details but _ saying? he has given more details but paradoxically i details but paradoxically it's really vague as well. as you :-=e fhetsaid 5 he said gaza j hezsaidigiazawould; w hezsaidiéaza mid}; said, he said gazarweuld be over said, he said gazerweuld be over to said, he said gaaarwebld be over to the us by turned over to the us by israel at the end of the war, he said that presumably would that israel presumably would expel all palestinians, and that israel presumably would expe the palestinians, and that israel presumably would expe the us estinians, and that israel presumably would expe the us would ns, and that israel presumably would expe the us would become the then the us would become the occupying power all this essdbyind bet-fer and'a’d't’h’i's' 777, be essebying bet-ferand'a’tl'th’is'""”” be done us troops

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said that he wants the to only when hamas is end only when hamas is completely destroyed. but ; experts say that defence experts say that isn't likely, probably isn't likely, it isn't so how long can this dossible. so how long can this �*go on for? mrtrump war go on for? because mr trump also wants peace, he wants the war to end as soon as possible. so whilst you, yes, he has war to end as soon as possible. so wi us:you, yes, he has war to end as soon as possible. so wi us:you, yes, he it s war to end as soon as possible. so wi us:you, yes, he it is war to end as soon as possible. so wi us: you, yes, he it is so given us more details, it is so full of contradictions.- comin- coming those h7e77 7 he talked about he talked about moving car�*f�*efitehe tetheeebeet'e—gbsing " out, enforcing car�*f�*efitehe tetheeebeet'e—gbsing " it out, enforcing car�*f�*efitehe tetheeebeet'e—gbsing " it would ut, enforcing car�*f�*efitehe tetheeebeet'e—gbsing " it would be enforcing car�*f�*efitehe tetheeebeet'e—gbsing " it would be permanent that, it would be bermaeeetaed house forced to back and” 77 77 77 back7a7nd7water7e7d77 77 back7a7nd7water7e7d7down 77 7 77 sagi’a'nmea’d'ao'w’n’ those row back and watered down those comments. row back and watered down those comments— comments. they are now using the term temporary, _ comments. they are now using the term temporary, it - comments. they are now using the term temporary, it is - comments. they are now using the term temporary, it is a - the term temporary, it is a temporary relocation. his 7 of state 77 7 of state marco rubio secretary of state marco rubio is also to walk is also trying td’wé�*tk back: comments. this e with donald trump, he 7 things and then the 7e—= of his own 7 sragga'ki'n'd”” 71>7fifis75walifid7$f7 7 7of if; m ma a team to his own kind of team to s7ort wn kind of team to s7ort ofi kind of team to s7ort of explain team are trying to sort of explain what he meant. marco what he actually meant. marco rubio said this wasn't meant as a takeover, 777i7_ we actually a generous offer, we are showing a willingness to

rebuild and relocate. but i for a lot of people, think for a lot of people, arab nations who are certainly arab nations who are buried about this, and for the damae has gazans, the damage has already been done in some ways gee; qeee ie eqee gas; e33 is 7tsanm 7 7: t is still a lot 7 77 7 is still a lot of there isiatittia tetiefi around etc mr proposgl eee e .—ee 5—5; proposal is. but what trump'sproposallse but what! add is trump'sproposalls..bdt,what! add is the big question should add is the big question what happens to gaza about what happens to gaza post—war is not really been answered, even netanyahu has answeged, even netanyahu has question. in some dodged that question. in some respects trump is trying to some sort of solution as offer some sort of solution as to happens garza in the to what happens to garza in the future. but it is of a future. but it is of course a hugely controversial and hugely controversial one and one that is probably going et any backin- from get any backing from members to get any backing from members of his own party. to get any backing from members of his own party- _ of his own party. nomia iqbal, thank i very _ of his own party. nomia iqbal, thank - very much. - me | thank, yocuery mdchetell me about what people in gaza more about what people in gaza have been saying to your “ese eeee �*e§“§ s... ee'377 77 77 777 what “ese eeee �*e§“§ s... ee'377 77 77 777 7 what donald trump reacting from what donald trump has said. and that for an arab summit, tell me urgent arab summit, tell me more about that whether more about that and whether that's likely to happen.- that's likely to happen. e is very big confusion

there is very big confusion because _ there is very big confusion because a statement becaeee a etatsment ffeti�*! eee. but becaeee a etatsment fre�*flt eeeete -butwody_ becaeee a etatsment fre�*flt eeeete but nobody knows trump, but nobody knows exactly what _ trump, but nobody knows exactly what the — trump, but nobody knows exactly what the plan is. but for no matter plan is, they the plan is, they reject the idea — the plan is, they reject the idea of— the plan is, they reject the idea of displacement or leaving gaza _ idea of displacement or leaving gaza the — idea of displacement or leaving gaza. the official palestinian authority issued'a'statement - m_ authority issued'a'statement - m authority issued'a'stater'nerit hamas a statement we re'ected that and saying we rejected that and call on _ saying we rejected that and call on arabs to saying we rejected that and call on summit. ; to 7777, saying we rejected that and call on summit. ; to on 77777 saying we rejected that and call on summit. ; to on the 7777 urgent summit. but on the ground, _ urgent summit. but on the ground, practically, people 72771: 7277-2 continuing to return to the north _ continuing to return to the north. they are in practice refusing _ north. they are in practice refusing the idea by returning hack— refusing the idea by returning hack to — refusing the idea by returning back to gaza city, even though ell—7 - all i espe7ially almost . i all i espe7ially the )st i destroyed especiall the destroyed, especially the that was gestggyed, especially the that was subject a very tou-h israeli meant to force operation meant to force people out of— operation meant to force people out of and in = -= north. we have seen a 100 the north. we have seen a 100 day operation by the israelis and everybody believed this was the idea — and everybody believed this was the idea behind the operation,

to force — the idea behind the operation, to force people out. many pe0pte _ to force people out. many people left but those who remain, _ people left but those who remain, palestinians call them heroes— remain, palestinians call them heroes because they fought to remain, palestinians call them her last )ecause they fought to remain, palestinians call them her last minute they fought to remain, palestinians call them her last minute this ' fought to remain, palestinians call them her last minute this idea jht to remain, palestinians call them her last minute this idea of to the last minute this idea of displacement. in general, all palestinians, though some patastiniana; even though—earn the patastiniana; even though'so'rhe i w patastiniana; even though'so'rhe the who wanted to of the people who wanted to leave — of the people who wanted to leave they want to have leave gaza, they want to have the right — leave gaza, they want to have the right to have the right to return. i have spoken— the right to return. i have spoken to palestinians the right to return. i have spoken to p6 of itinians the right to return. i have spoken to p6 of them 5 the right to return. i have spoken to p6 of them said, yes, today. many of themsai, s. are today. many of ti�*leittseieityez i are happy to today. many of themsaid, yes. are happy to leave gaza but 7 need to ---7 we need to have our right to return, _ we need to have our right to return, not like what happened lemma - '.- in. l-iem in1948 letufirn..not like what happened in 1948 when -=—= their family left what and their family left what is now— and their family left what is now called and they now called israel. and they hevent— now called israel. and they haven't returned. the people on the - levet— haven't returned. the people on the level to have the political level to have their _ the political level to have their right to stay in and their right to stay in gaza and even — their right to stay in gaza and even i they— their right to stay in gaza and even they leave want to even if they leave they want to have _ even if they leave they want to have the — even if they leave they want to have the right to return. even if they leave they want to have the right tc and ii’i'i. even if they leave they want to have the right tc and nomia rushdi abualouf and nomia iqbal, you very much iqbal, thank you very much indeed for the latest both from iqbal, thank you very much indeed for t and test both from iqbal, thank you very much indeed for t and from ioth from iqbal, thank you very much indeed for t and from our from iqbal, thank you very much indeed for t and from our gaza washington and from our gaza correspondent. let's continue

this and speak to gamal with this and speak to gamal roshdy, a former egyptian diplomat, now a spokesperson for the arab league's general secretary. welcome to the 7 77what 77 7 7 7whatd6 7 7 7 7what do you make programme. what do you make of what you have heard from what you have heard berg—qeeatd more of what you have heard trore—qoeatd more of the detail he been talkin about has been talking about today how sees this about how he sees this plan? thank you. we have been following what mr trump has proposed and i think from many arab response from many arab came clear and swift, countries came clear and swift, unequivocally rejecting those for the arab world proposals. for the arab world and for the arab countries, the lea-ue, it is not only leanue, it is not only a oi oi matter of principle, it is of a �* of principle course a matter of principle but it is also a of but 1th also a roatter of expediency and political expediency and national interest. i heard the —:t--—:i ie�*eeeeet elee-jele ~ . — — — speaker, your previous speaker, your correspondent in gaza, talking corresooedeet ie eaaa. talkieo~ ,. , ”we ——~ ,. the corresooedeet ie eaza. talkirsoee ,, , 77. 7. ,.

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partners to reconstruct absolutely underlined gaza but absolutely underlined that they would not work on any proposal that saw palestinians displaced. now of course, the have quite a lot of americans have quite a lot of leverage over egypt, over leverage over egypt. over— — —— when it comes to envisa . e envisae ”erhas used to realizer them 7 7 them 77do 77 77t7ii7eiii7 77do7wha7t7 77 77t7i7i7eiii7 77do7what7dor7ia7l7d force them to do what donald trump wants?— force them to do what donald trump wants? i'm not to speak for the americans. _ trump wants? i'm not to speak for the americans. i _ used because leverage is not used because you are talking about two countries who are friendly to the you are the eeitee �*a�*teteeeve-a ere e e about two the eeitee �*e�*teteeeve-a ere e e about two countries who talking about two countries who have peace treaties with israel. so this trajectory so -=:e speak will kind7of dis7rupt to speak will kind of disrupt the architecture in the security architecture in the security architecture in the region. i'm sure that the egyptians and thejordanians

egyptiapsapdthejordahiahs willing to collaborate with are willing to collaborate with the americans whatever way the americans in whatever way and whatever manner that would bring two—state solution, of 93�*s e ieezeieie ee�*eiee e1 to reconstruct gaza. but the palestinians, to displace the palestinians, is a matter of principle it is a matter of principle because as the egyptian , e , , e ,, e , has because as the egyptian , ee , , e e e , has said clearly a president has said clearly a few ago, we will not llii, in an injustice to collaborate in an injustice to the palestinians. i think this kind of principled position is on some of paradigmatic leaders in the united states. §?ee ou for “oinini us united states; i you forjoining us and i you ee e. is es ee..e glou for; 77 glou for fichosef glou for j(hosefthoughts glou forjchosefthoughts on thank you for those thoughts on bbc news. the break, let bbc news. behre'the break. let take bbc news. behre'the break. ie't. take you live bbc news. behre'the break. let take you live to bbc news. behre'the break, let take you live to capitol me take you live to capitol in a separate story these are the live because these are the live pictures of the senate committee 7 ethery they will 5 they will vote {7 f theywillvote the {7 f theywillvote the next �* minutes to �*minutes to approve few minutes to approve president tran�*s pick for fbi

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for them to be cut. people here in the uk. one, two, three... it's become an even harder trick to pull off. any decrease would take a little bit of the strain off. and even if it was 50 quid off your mortgage payments, for a family of four. to today's bank of england base

rate cut, the prices already this week, some of the biggest high street lenders the last couple of years. will add another layer of confidence that the general direction is coming down. tojudge meeting by meeting how far and how fast. banks and building societies had been poised ready for today's reduction. well, this was a cut that was widely expected by the market. for those on a variable rate, so a tracker, then a reduction would mean more than two thirds of the savings market is in variable rate products, which typically reduce after a base rate cut.

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