benjamin netanyahu is on air hamas will pay the full foramas will pay the full for breaching )ay the full for breaching the :he full for agreement. ezhe full the war with russia. of "insulting" president trump. there needs to be a deep appreciation for what the american people, what the american taxpayer, to the polls on sunday. how to rebuild gaza, in a counter—move to president trump's redevelopment plan.

hello, i'm lauren taylor. is not their mother. netanyahu has given a television address for breaching their agreement. hamas was due to return the remains of shiri bibas four—year—old brother ariel. they were taken during the october 7th attacks but israel says tests on the body supposed to be shiri show that it's not hers. murdered — hamas says they were killed in an israeli air strike. and demanded shiri's return. separately, israel's defence

minister has ordered increased to tel aviv. there are no reports of any injuries. charlotte gallagher reports. shiri bibas and her two young sons, ariel and kfir, the video of the distraught mother clinging on to her two redheaded children was seen across the world. hamas announced the family had died in november 2023 — claiming they'd been killed in an israeli air strike. but it wasn't until yesterday that their remains and those of 84—year—old peace campaigner oded lifshitz were supposedly returned to israel. before being driven away by the red cross.

the return of the dead. the fourth body was not that of the boys�* mother, shiri bibas. the idf also say that forensic tests show that shiri's sons not killed in an air strike.

for those waiting for their family members to be returned, it's agonising. are doing everything in our power to make sure the second phase is happening. we are fighting both in israel and outside israel, to make sure people do whatever they can to make sure outskirts of tel aviv. there are no reports of injuries. netanyahu has ordered an intensive military palestinians continues. charlotte gallagher, bbc news.

we mentioned we have this morning from the israeli prime tell us more minister, tell us more about what he has been saying. it is a ve , what he has been saying. it is a very. very — what he has been saying. it is a very, very strong _ what he has been saying. it 3 a very, very strong response, as you would saying israel act 5 israel act with j 77 to bring shiri 352; all israel�*s home along with all lsrael�*s both home along with all laraal�*a both alive and dead, eitsilii'f.�* ensure hamas pays the iuiii and ensure hamas pays the full price for he price for what he described as cruel and evil violation of a cruel and evil violation of agreement, describing hamas monsters are saying their as monsters are saying their knows bounds and said we ,, ”"ééid'véviiim " . ”"ééiiwgviiiéiés" essentially said we will also take revenge. that certainly e -e*5 the stakes j the stakes over 5 the stakes over where ceasefire m cea also: m cea also been goes. cea also been a oes. cea also been a statement there's also been a statement a there's also been a statennent a forum representing expressin- its hostage families expressing its sorrow over latest of sorrow over the latest of elements but also stresses that the importance �*them is that the importance for them is that nothing should get in the way of making sure that the remaining hostages are

released, that the to released, that the process to ensure that that happens still continues. i mean, they are that, as they have time making that, as they have time and time their main and time again, their main argument, their main argument. their mainpriofity. whatever happens, whatever that whatever happens, whatever obstacles appear in obstacles suddenly appear in way of the ceasefire, it the way of the ceasefire, it mustn't stop the mustnt stfie one egfit'fif�*ffs�*fif 7’ w 7' 7 7 of mush“ stsié this 7t7s7fit'7fi7�*j7ss�*777 77 77 77 7 7 of hostages. mestht stsh thiis 7t7s7ht'7h7�*j7ss�*777 77 77 77 7 7 of hostages. we mestht stsh this 7t7s7ht'7h7�*j7ss�*777 77 77 77 7 7 of hostages. we are release of hostages. we are expecting still, for now, the on saturday 7 on saturday of 7 on saturday of the release on saturday of the six living in gaza who were be held in gaza who were due to be as part of a 33 in released as part of a 33 in this first phase, a large this first phase; a tense 7... 777—777”? of this first phase; a barge , ~ ~ ~ of palestinian this first phase; a tense ' ,. ~ ., of palestinian prisoners number of palestinian prisoners also due to be released on were also due to be released on saturday in exchange then saturday in exchange and then next week we expecting the next week we are expecting the four remaining dead hostages in gaza to be to israel more prisoners released and that also released and that essentially would bring the first phase of the ceasefire to 77 end. the scond 7 77 end. thescond 7 m an end. the second phase, in which all hostages alive which all the hostages alive and are to be and dead are to be returned, and dead are to be returned, and there is to be a move

and there is to be a move a full israeli troop from gaza and move withdrawal from gaza and a move towards a permanent end to 7 77 77t7he7 7 thetalks 7 7t7he77t7alks7o7n hostilities, the talks on that which were meant to begin earlier this haven't earlier this month haven't started as yet. we dials a started as yet. we did here a few ago from israeli few days ago from israeli �*that few days ago from israeli �* that they 7 start 7 7 start this 7 7 start this week. 7 7 start this week. we seen yet any sign 77s7een yétahyéigh of 7 7 haven't seen yet any sign of that so has that happening so what has happened both yesterday when bodies were returned and the bodies were returned and there was intense mourning and across the whole 7 across the whole of 7 grief across the whole of now what has overniht, this mm news niht, th for shocking news certainly for israel, turns the whole thing on its head.— on its head. 2? indeed. let's speak to dr hasan alhasan, a senior fellow for strategic studies. i want talk to you in a 7,724 a, meeting moment about the meeting happening with arab leaders the future of gaza in about the future of gaza in riyadh but first on this issue of the situation in israel and

prospects for the prospects for the ceasefire, �* fragile the prospects for the ceasefire, �*fragile is ceasefire, how fragile is it �*and i do think we will see of this the continuation of this ~ , , , . and prisoner exchange hostage and prisoner exchange or do think it is likely to iordo—think, it is likely to over given iordo—think it is likely to over given we have fall over given what we have seenin fall over given what we have seen in the last couple of days? i seen in the last couple of da s? ~ ., , , days? i think it has been very fraaile days? i think it has been very fragile from _ days? i think it has been very fragile from . get - days? i think it has been very fragile from . get go. - days? i think it has been very fragile from . get go. we i days? i think it has been very l fragile from . get go. we had fragile from the get go. we had prime minister benjamin netanyahu even before the estansahu s�*hsh hsffifs7ths77 777777 777 issue around the current issue around the delivery of the remains of the four hostages his press four hostages during his press conference with president trump dc describing as a temporary ceasefire thiscae a temporary ceasefire in fact it had whereas in fact it had been as paving the way to a ceasefire. so i 7777 77c7easefire.77so i think 7 permanent ceasefire. so i think we know very well that there are on the israeli are those on the israeli far right want this to be a one right you wantt�*nis'to'be a one deal whereby israel phasedeal whereby israel hostages and then phasedeal whereby israel back hostages and then phasedeal whereby israel back to 1ostages and then phasedeal whereby israel back to 1ostages an them goes back to prosecuting the war to its fullest extent and we know very well there is we know very well that there is a very significant chance that netanyahu could find himself for reasons and also

for political reasons and also by his own personal convictions 7: 7 that we pushing in that direction. we have also heard netanyahu himself as well senior himself as well as senior figures from the trump administration talk about hamas and talk about disarming hamas and talk about destroying and that 7difficult to obviously difficult to reconcile with the idea �*a ceasefire with hamas. permanent ceasefire with hamas. i think this has been very arrangement has been very fragile from the beginning and think it will take a lot of i think it will take a lot of effort to make sure that it onto phase two proceeds onto phase two and towards a permanent ceasefire. tgwards a permanent ceasefire. the meantime, there is in the meantime, there is this arab states meeting order to 7 7 order to and 7 7 order to and come in order to try and come up with a plan for the future of gaza, what can we expect from the meeting happening today? that's right. the meeting has been deemed an informal meeting by saudi state media between the leaders of the gulf states by saudi state media between the lea as s of the gulf states by saudi state media between the lea as egypt e gulf states by saudi state media between the lea as egypt and lf states by saudi state media between the lea as egypt and jordan es by saudi state media between the lea as egypt and jordan and aswell'as�*e'gypt'and'jordan and this is a

obviously this is a prefatory meeting ahead of the summit to be held in cairo on march the what can expect from 4th. what we can expect from this meeting being an informal 4th. what we can expect from this meetii we eing an informal 4th. what we can expect from this meetii we can an informal 4th. what we can expect from this meetii we can expectirmal 4th. what we can expect from this meetii we can expect the |l le77ader, leader, who le7ader,7who 57.3727 7 7 le7ader,7who iiééiie7n7 saudi leader, who has been intense discussions holding intense discussions with the americans over the past few days over the issues of gaza and ukraine, i of gaza and idkraine; i expect will probably fill in he will probably fill in the arab leaders ahead of the emergency arab summit on what arab leaders ahead of the emergency arab 5 have it on what arab leaders ahead of the emergency arabs have reached it these discussions'have— reached way of potentially bridging by way of potentially bridging the gap in positions between by way of potentially bridging the united jositions between by way of potentially bridging the united states is between by way of potentially bridging the united states and itween by way of potentially bridging the united states and the en by way of potentially bridging the united states and the arab countries. remember that e the saudi capital, has riyadh, the saudi capital. has several members of the hosted several members of the trump us, ...u 7: of marco 7 of marco rubioi secretary of state marco rubio, national security adviser

waltz, there has an waltz, there has been an at bridging the gap between president trump's for the ethnic proposal for the ethnic cleansing proposalfor the ethnic cleansing and annexation of gaza with the arab rejection of oaea with the arab ejecto" of mass displacement of any mass displacement of palestinians from gaza. thank ou ve palestinians from gaza. thank you very much _ we will 7 we will have 7 we will have to 7 7 we will have to leave it afraidrweiwill hate to teaue it you afraidiweiwill hate to teaue it you very much. white house officials have accused the ukrainian and a planned news conference between mr zelenskyy was cancelled yesterday. the trump administration criticised president zelensky for his refusal to strike a deal on access to his country's minerals, and said president trump us national security adviser, mike waltz, has urged kyiv to "come back to the table" to negotiate a deal on ukraine's mineral wealth. lauding some of the seismic

changes he has already sought on ukraine's refusal to trade much of its vast mineral wealth president trump is obviously very frustrated right now offered — i think he eventually will get to that point, and i hope so very quickly. of the americans, whose focus now is on talks with moscow. president zelensky,

in his nightly video address, and stressed the need for strong agreements to end next week. the uk needs to do more to ensure peace in the region. and i think that fundamentally there has got to be some form of guarantee of ukraine's sovereignty in the future. a copper—bottomed security guarantee. and if the americans are not others are going to have to step up to the plate

to provide that. continue to come under almost daily attack. translation: we hope | for a peaceful resolution, between ukraine and its once staunchest ally, the united states. david willis, bbc news. and we were talking to our james correspondent james waterhouse kyiv shortly. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

let's to the rift between the us and let's speak to our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse who's in kyiv. is there any explanation now

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trump, what seems to have upset him is the insults, is mike " ' ' mike waltz ' ' mike waltz was 7 mike waltz was saying, what mike waltz was saying, of the coming some of the rhetoric coming out of kyiv were frankly of kyiv that were frankly can ukraine unacceptable, can ukraine repair that personal relationship problem with president trump? he relationship problem with president trump?- relationship problem with president trump? relationship problem with president trum - ? , ., ., president trump? he is going to have to, if _ president trump? he is going to have to. if he — president trump? he is going to have to, if he is _ president trump? he is going to have to, if he is - to - president trump? he is going to have to, if he is - to have i hose to it he is seine to hate chance of a deal any chance of signing a deal would in any way secure that would in any way secure ukraine's future with russian 77m- troops keeping a firm grip on the territory it i the territory it seized. i you are it is scum". as. zoo. , 77 777777if 1707;in if 7lookatsome u72= 77th7e7777 7777 ages 77 the 7 donaldtrump of the language {sonata t5"e has president certainly has used. president , , has donald zelensky has accused donald trump of being in space created by disinformation space created by russia but also i think it a disinformation space created by ru more it also i think it a disinformation space created by ru more it als that. nk it a disinformation space created by ru more it als that. i k it a disinformation space created by ru more it als that. i think a disinformation space created by ru more it als that. i think we bit more than that. i think we are washington align are seeing washington align with moscow increasingly. some of the lines we have heard over the past week in terms of ukraine starting this war, in terms of the sacrifice russia iiii, in terms of russia

has made, in terms of russia holding all the cards holdingiallithe cards because all of the land has taken of all of the land it has taken it, i mean that is something straight from �* that we straight from moscow that we have heard throughout the last yea rs. 7y7ea7r7s.77s7o7 7y7ea7r7s.77s7oyou three years. so you wonder whether is this a i think so now. strategy? i think less so now. i think this is becoming more of a value from across the atlantic that ukraine is = try to combat while sistersts's is is cages; sh'e to sssésrsts's is f“ isgbe�* fish's to insert ssiésrsis's is is isgbsi es'i'e to insert itself ssiésrsis's is is isgbsi sh's to insert itself into a trying to insert itself into a process and you wonderjust how ukraine is to that able ukraineis ableto do that what we have heard over fwith what we have heard over past with what we have heard o~ , ast g ., , fwith what we have heard over past thank as very much waterhouse, thank you very much indeed. the former head of the british armed forces has said the uk ukraine's sovereignty. ukrainian leader remain tense. let's speak to our political correspondent harry farley. hurry, quite a stark warning there from the former head of there from the former head of the army?— former the army? 77; s—i—ii% former m the former chief of the defence �* saying the former chief of the defence �*saying british statt sasina sritish termed were

stett easing british termed were remarkably hollow fggces were remarkably hollow had been through process neglect 7 neglect for 7 neglect for �* 370 years neglect for 370 years —— of neglect for over 30 years —— very stark. that will certainly focus minds in whitehall on focus minds ian'hitehall on calls, notjust from sir those calls, notjust from sir nick �* but from nick carter but from many others, from trump right today, the party here democrats today, the party here in calling for increased in the uk calling for increased defence spending. the government has promised to set a path to spend 2.5% of the out a path to spend 2.5% of the gdp, overall economy uk's gdp, our overall economy come on defence, up from 2.3% = -= but we don't have any for when that would timeline for when that would happen, they haven't set a date when that path would be set for when that path would be set out, let alone a date for when that figure would actually be reached and there are calls for go much further than them to go much further than 2.5%. anotherformer military them to go much further than 2.5% saying er former military them to go much further than 2.5% saying today ner military them to go much further than 2.5% saying today that nilitary them to go much further than 2.5% saying today that sir tary chief saying today that sir keir starmer be laughed —: -=: of the room 7 of the room when 7 of the room when he7 goes of the room when he goes to out of the room when he goes to washington to visit donald next u nless next unless he sets trump next week unless he sets out plans to go further

trump next week unless he sets out plans t to a further trump next week unless he sets out plans t to 3% further trump next week unless he sets out plans t to 3% for further trump next week unless he sets out plans t to 3% for example. than 2.5%, to 3% for example. been speaking to people in i've been speaking to people in government this morning, there no indication at 77 no indication at the 77 no indication at the moment isno indication at the moment them they are willing from them that they are willing to go yonder that 2.5% figure and we be clear that and we should be clear that even increasing defence and we should be clear that even incr from | defence and we should be clear that even incr from | deft toe spending from 2.3% to 2.5%, which the government said it would do, that would be an increase of several billion andwould what pounds and'would'require'what difficult the chancellor kohl difficult choices other areas. there choices in other areas. there no easy here. it are no easy trade—offs here. it is a tightrope for the prime minister off minister heading off to washington, to try and washington, having to try and put ukraine's case but also not alienating president trump who put ukraine's case but also not alie get 1g president trump who put ukraine's case but also not alie get a president trump who put ukraine's case but also not alie get a cross dent trump who put ukraine's case but also not alie get a cross dent quickly. 1o can get a cross quite quickly. that's exactly the that's exactly right,—the e . ,, has been quite government has been quite wary, not challenging but even contradicting they have been hesitant to him, they have been hesitant to so. we have seen though the do so. we have seen though the government a little government being a little bit willing to set out its more willing to set out its position, when it position, particularly when it comes to ukraine �*example.

-7 7 7 minister kei7r starmer prime minister keir starmer saying in a call with flood earlier week 7 7 earlier weekthat 77 77 77 77514}ng —— volodymyr zelensky, making the point that he was the 77 dead” 77 7 zigzag lgader democratically elected leader and it was perfectly elections to postpone elections contradicting donald made matters earlier two trump made matters earlier two earlier. very difficult hours earlier. a very difficult tightrope for them walk tightrope for them to walk between not wanting to irritate and frustrate the us president, ang frustrate the us president. least because are not least because there are other other issues other questions, other issues to discuss the priming —7 to washington 7 to washington next tr example, )n next tr example, trade t tr example, trade and week. for example, trade and the us wanting to put tariffs on things like steel and aluminium, that would have an enormous on the uk there 7 there are issues economy. there are wider issues for all that would impact all economy. there are wider issues for not 1at would impact all economy. there are wider issues for notjust vould impact all economy. there are wider issues for notjust the d impact all economy. there are wider issues for not just the situation all economy. there are wider issues for notjust the situation in ukraine. harry farloyethanlc— ve ukraine. harryfai-loyethankl -very muahfi ukraine. harryfai-loyethankl - very much indeed. i germany's general election campaign is into its final stretch ahead of voting taking

place on sunday. election which was triggered by the collapse of polls suggest the conservative christian democrats — led by friedrich merz — are on course to be the largest party. he's ruled out working with the hard right afd and its leader alice weidel — but the party, which is putting a big focus on immigration, is expected to make significant gains. 0ur chief presenter sumi somaskanda is in berlin are for voters. although migration has dominated headlines here in germany over the last month, voters we have spoken to here in europe, and they are looking to party leaders, particularly to tackle the problem. the economic situation to not

get worse and everybody that sentiment is one we have heard from voters as well, especially as the party is polling above 20%

a quick update for you on the of the pope who has been health of the pope who has been in hospital with in in hospital with pneumonia in lungs, this morning the both lungs, this morning the statement came through from the vatican saying he a good and7 7 7 and wok7e 7 and woke up 7 and woke up this 7 and woke up this morning 7 brea kfast. 7 7 breakfast. we 7 yesterday he was u nd e rsta nd— yesterday he was italy's u ndersta nd— yesterday he was italy's prime visited by italy's prime minister meloni who he has sen; happyr he ssas sen; happi; and find said he was very happy and find him alert and responsive, they as always and 7 as always and he 7 as always and he hadn't7 his of humour. the lost his sense of humour. the pope seems to be getting a bit better in hospital. some unusual weather pictures to end our programme now. this is carrolton in texas. normally at this time of year, you'd see people wearing t—shirts. a destination for spring break. combine that with a burst water pipe and that's why we're seeing these images that look more like narnia stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. the weather story across the uk

has changed significantly replaced by something milder, but unfortunately some wet from the west associated with these weather fronts and heavy rain to come as well. so, double figures first thing in the morning across parts of england and wales, but a mild, frost—free start for all of us. it will be windy. we could see gusts of winds 55, possibly 60 miles an hour for a time, and the heaviest of the rain will gradually but ahead of it, yes, we will see some sunshine. if that happens, we could see temperatures peaking at 16 the end of november.

some early morning rain still lingering first thing in the south—east for the start of the weekend. slightly fresher air tucking in behind as well. cloudy skies across eastern england but brighter top temperatures generally between 10 and 13 degrees. now, saturday is likely to be the better of the two days pressure will start to wind its way in from the atlantic. of winds, maybe severe gales for a time, and certainly a spell of heavy rain across the far north and west

a slightly fresher theme, but it will stay unsettled likely to be in the south—east, and we'll still see double figures.

arab leaders meet to discuss how to rebuild

gaza in a counter—move to president trump's controversial redevelopment plan. as germans head to cast elections this weekend, we take a snap—shot and sustainability on the runway at london fashion week — how the next generation of designers have been given live from london, this is business today. while the future of the israel—gaza ceasefire in the saudi capital riyadh to discuss how to rebuild gaza. much about the effort to rebuild gaza in the aftermath

of the war is unclear.