home, along with all of our captives, both the living and the foreign. ——the fallen. we will ensure that hamas pays the full price tensions grow between the us and ukraine over ending the war with russia. there needs to be a deep appreciation for what the american people, the american taxpayer, and what we have done since. to the polls on sunday. the next chancellor. yellow i live just outside

of berlin where we were talking voters about issues that to voters about issues that matter to them, immigration. economy and they matter to them. immigration. economy and they were in the economy and they were in ukraine. we will bring you the latest. since last friday. is to the hamas is reacting to the confirmation from israel that . 77 that ”any 1 irrrthat w'body 5 that that the body received that was the body received that was supposed to be that of hostage supposed to be that of hostage shiri bibas supposed to be that of hostage shiri biba ., , ., ., shiri bibas was not bad and it shiri 555.25: of a gazan woman and was of a gazan _ shiri sites: of a gazan woman and hamas was of a gazan woman and hamas has said that shiri bibas was shiri bibas was not bad and it was of a gazan woman - shiri bibas was not bad and it was of a gazan woman and i shiri bibas was not bad and it - was of a gazan woman and hamas has said that shiri bibas was mixed with other human remains mixed with other human remains in rubble after an israeli in rubble after an israeli air that is a hamas strike. that is from a hamas official and is reported by the

' and . ” and is 7 and? is reported? 7 and? is rzeportedby 7 and'is rzeportedby the reuters news agency. it came after israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu said hamas would pay the price for what he called an evil violation of the ceasefire agreement. they claim that one of the hostages whose body was returned yesterday was not shiri bibas as agreed and that was confirmed by hamas in the past few moments who have confirmed that her body has been mixed up with other human remains. minister netanyahu has given a televised address stating that the body of a gazan woman was handed over instead and said that israel will act with determination to recover shiri bibas's body. we just heard that reaction from hamas who were due to return the remains of shiri bibas and her children, ten—month—old kfir and his four—year—old brother ariel. kfir and his four—year—old brotherariel. hamas kfir and his four—year—old brother ariel. hamas said they were killed in an israeli air

strike. they accused hamas of violating the ceasefire agreement and required her return. they said that a veteran peace activist... translation: we will act with determination to bring shiri - home, along with all of our captives, both the living and the foreign and ensure that hamas pays the full price for this cruel and evil violation of the agreement. israel has confirmed that the fourth body returned on thursday was that of veteran peace activist, oded lifshitz. let's speak to our correspondent — sebastian usher who is in jerusalem.

and who is injerusalem. and described hamas as monster. he made a statement a monster. he made a statement describing it as horrific, this latest that we latest development that we are hearing about. i think hearing about. i don't think this very first that we this very first line that we are from hamas do anything are from hamas will do anything douse the anger. this is to douse the anger. this is hamas official and we do not with z z 7 with what . 7 �*withwhat authority . 7 with what authority he: for the 7 ' ”forthewholefl " ' ”for {hé'wiiaéor ' ”for thewholeflofhamas speaks for the whole of hamas at the it does as at the moment. it does seem, as at the moment. it does seem, as a immediate reaction, odd. that when they put shiri bibas's body or what they say is part of of her body in f’j if: e ' coffin theydid not the coffin that they did not other israel to that fact knowing that an in—depth forensic investigation will discover exactly that fact. i mean, one thing that needs to to mind is that

be brought to mind is that hamas was knocked faction hamas was knocked the faction took shiri bibas and heard that took shiri bibas and heard two children captive —— was knocked to the faction. it was knoeked te the—faction. !t was armed faction and we another armed faction and we believe they were handed over to another faction so whether hamas lost sight of where to another faction so whether hamas were ;ight of where to another faction so whether hamas were or it of where to another faction so whether hamas were or didn't here to another faction so whether hamas were or didn't check the bodies were or didn't check the bodies were or didn't check the bodies when they arrived, these bodieswhen they arrived, these all speculation or are all speculation or questions at moment. questions at the moment. but from what we have just heard from what we have just heard from a hamas official it does from'a hamas official it does really explain anything any m“ ella 56:45“ §“§*l"�*f§ any greater at m“ is“? sacha“ anew“: any greater at the with anv greater claritaat the ,. ' ' ' " hamas had with env greater eteritaet the w ' ' ' " hamas had always with env greater eteritif'et the w ' ' ' " hamas had always said moment. hamas had always said that bibas family were that the bibas family were killed in an israeli air killed in. an. lsraeli air ”— e the finding that israel strike. theefinding that lsrael overnight from strike. theefihding that lsrael overnight from the issued overnight from the forensic investigation says that the two bodies of the we re were indeed kfir children were indeed kfir and ariel that they had been killed by they were

by terrorists as they were described, by the israeli so from the israeli militant ale freon the mac“ " they counter fin'l'tafia ale frefin the mac“ " they counter what hamas side. they ceenter what hanna: . we .-.. .. said side. they ceenter what hanna: .- ee e e. ee eee said way back in november. was november 2023. so this it was november 2023. so this is a very complicated situation the moment. what is clear is at the moment. what is clear is that as you are saying, the emotions in israel 52h 77 �* this have risen to a �*this have risen to a new over this have risen to a new height. 0ne over this have risen to a new height. one has to wonder what the effect will be on the ceasefire deal which is continuing. we are expecting to see six living israeli hostages released tomorrow and large released tomorrow and a large number of palestinian and israeli freed as israeli prisoners freed as as far as we know it is well. as far as we know it is still going to continue and four more dead " is; 51>}; dead bodies " eu? 51>}; dead bodies of than four more'dead bodies of are due then fodr more'dead bodies of are due to be handed hostages are due to be handed over by hamas to israel. that fig? be fiafinae tfifle’f’ail thett” " "t" t" be fig? lei? fiafinae tfifle’fiail that" t "t" t” be the fig? lei? fiafinae tfit'etail thattt t ttt 't’ be the end of the fig? a? fiafinae tfit'etaal that” t '””' ”” be the end of the first will be the end of the first phase and the second phase with the all the hostages the all the remaining hostages dead or alive freed and

dead oralivefreedand lsrael from gaza and a withdrawing from. gaza and a and for hostilities permanent and for hostilities there, of that is on hold moment. t moment; talks 7 t moment; talks have not for the moment. talks have not studied yet we heard studied yet and we heard that they should start week —— they should start this week —— had not started yet. there is had not started yet. there'isrrr ~ . . ~ . . doubt that these latest h3} desist that these latest 7 ”t will h?�* elfi�*ilft “t? these latest 7 ”t will be hf�* e'h�*i'ft that these latest 7 ”t will be an developments will be an obstacle and threat to the obstaclerand threat to the of the deal. continuation of the deal. sebastian injerusalem, thank sebastian in jerusalem, thank you. proposal that the us takes over the territory and relocate its more than two million inhabitants as it is of the middle east. let's speak to our correspondent sally nabil. it as the leading the way on this. what do we know that their proposals for a

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are of tthe main are of thiss main are of this plan. iaihether headlines of this plan. whether or not it will have the support of the gulf countries convening in saudi arabia today, it to be seen. but it is important to have that quite important to have that because it the gulf support because it is the gulf countries, the rich countries, the oil rich countries, the oil rich countries that will have the in tttianundingt t t t tttianundinththet t t share in funding the reconstruct-rm process. 77.7 share in funding the reconstruct-rm process. the 7 ww reconstruction process. the by the us suggestion made by the us president has been rejected the arab world. i mean, one has come up with a no one has come up with a response kind of or “wash�*ethd stems??? s“ give a “wash�*ethd stems??? e. give a clear position doesn't give a clear position on the suggestion. so we will see what arab leaders will come ttwithttttt " t ttwithtttonaytt " t tttwithtttonayt t will t t tttwithtttonayt t will be t up with today there will be another summit held here in egypt the 4th of march. egyoj on the 4th of march. it about the us to again, it is about the us to suggestion and more about the soggestiofiand'more'abodt the of gaza, soggestioh'and'more'abodt the of gaza, how will gaza look. what is -...°f- .-a-........-. .. . .. . ttofthett tt tt ttt tt t t t t tttofthettttmilittaht tt t fate efthehamas militant is going to rule gaza? a

group? is going to rule gaza? a lot of unanswered questions and we do not know �*these arab we do not know if these arab leaders will come up with clear—cut answers —— who is going to gaza? clear-cut answers -- who is going to - gaza? - going to rule gaza? we are lookin: going to rule gaza? we are looking at _ going to rule gaza? we are looking at destruction - going to rule gaza? we are looking at destruction in i going to rule gaza? we are i looking at destruction in khan very few people with yunis. very few people with homes to go back you. see homes to go back to you. we see the muddy conditions. homes to go back to you. we see the situation inditions. homes to go back to you. we see the situation in iitions. homes to go back to you. we see the situation in gaza ;. homes to go back to you. we see the situation in gaza in terms of release, aid and housing. —— ef release. aid and bedside. “7 ~ ~ ~— relief. for the first time since the _ relief. for the first time since the ceasefire - relief. for the first time since the ceasefire dealj relief. for the first time - since the ceasefire deal has been struck, a number yesterday, or mobile caravans yesterday, or mobile horses, have across the rafa border crossing across egypt and the border strip has and the gaza border strip has costed the border costed the rafah border we understand that crossing. we understand that about ten or 15 caravans have sent gaza and also a of equipment, just a

number of equipment, just a few equipments that are needed for lifting rubble. we talk lifting rabble. sewetalh the they about the numbers here, they are very limited to of destruction this area scale of destruction this area witnessed. we are talking has witnessed. we are talking about hundreds of thousands of e who are living in families who are living inw and have no shelter. tents and have no shelter. is everywhere and destruction is everywhere and all of the almost, has reduced t t reduced to reduttctethot rabble. target}. rabble. so reduced to rubble. so you been reduced to rubble. so you need a lot of equipment, a lot horses to and shelterfor shelter for thettse until tt unt|l l|ft|ng people until you start lifting the rubble —— mobile houses. you... t’ ..--a e--a- t you start t t t you starttthe t until you start the reconstruction process to years. estimated to take years. whether or israel whether or not israel will them into the gaza strip, t do not know. it all t do not know. it all depends we do not know. it all depends about the sustainability of the deal, how it will ceasefire deal, how it will hold and how the different parties will try to solve any parties will try te selve any |n parties will try te selve any in the way. so a lot ebstasles in the veye'salet ~ questions to answered but

�* the �*the - being, the amount aid that is bein- sent aid that is being sent into gaza strip t gaza strip far less in the gaza strip is far less in need of the— the gaza strip is far less in need of the ~ , ., ., ~ need of the think you -- thank ou. no sign of narrowing any time soon. white house officials have accused the ukrainian and a planned news conference between mr zelenskyy was cancelled yesterday. frustrated. has urged kyiv to come back to the table to negotiate a deal on ukraine's mineral wealth. waterhouse, who's in kyiv. what is your assessment of the feud between the us steepening feud between the us and —— deepening feud?

have to t have to imagine t have to imagine what t have to imagine what itt you have to imagine what it be like president zelensky at the moment in terms of political he is 77— you have an america which criticising him for not is criticising him for not accepting a deal, as you say, which would have given it accepting a deal, as you say, which �* to ild have given it accepting a deal, as you say, which �* to half ave given it accepting a deal, as you say, which �* to half off given it accepting a deal, as you say, which �* to half of the �*en it accepting a deal, as you say, which �* to half of the country's access to half of the country's minerals which natural minerals which washington says which should be used payit washington says which should be used pay it back for the aid it has ginen. aid it has gineh. and military aid it has given. and also to pay for future security guarantees. you have european allies scratching their heads as to how they can plug a gap left by america. there is division over whether they will troops t t tt troops to t t tt troops to t t after tt troops to t t after a assigned to enforce agreement. of course that agreement. of course overall, you have a washington warming to it in these peace negotiations. is not part them. so them. 50 he them. so he has taiiii of them. so he has a tall order. in the past, he t ttotntbattltefitetldt tt t ttotntbattlefitetldeuchtetstst,t rely on battlefield success,

but that was a long time ago now. i think the quo of now. i think the status quo of russia both keeping hold of sessia beth’hee’oing’held'et” territory and ukrainian territory and grinding gains in the east of ukraine, has now crept t certainly american into certainly american politics. i think what we are from the white house bteyond this is a goes beyond strategy. this is a change in values which leaves ukraine very much isolated. m- isolated, but it does have its european at least in the european allies at least in the �* france and the uk former france and the uk heading to washington to hold talks with president champs t t metro t tt metro next t t t metro next week. —— delhi metro next week. —— champ. how much president champ. how much influence what they have? what hel their influence what they have? what - help their cause _ influence what they have? what - help their cause is - influence what they have? what - help their cause is a - will help their cause is a proposal as to how it will increase its defence spending increass'its defence spending trump has been which qenald trdmo has been forfor which beneld trdmb has been forfor a long time in arguing forfor a long time in

his first term, certainly. if european can show tt ttstpending spending more t spending more on are soendingmere en defame make a plan as to how they and make a plan as to how they would offer security and ukraine, then thatjust might buy a bit of leeway. but buy them a bit of leeway. but what european leaders want in is guarantee. return is america's guarantee. because there is a nervousness -e the continent if on the continent that if pulls its troops out america pulls its troops out europe increases defence andeehropejncreases defence andeehropejncreases defence and it spending and operations, it still cannot do it without america. it wants to know america. it wants to know america is there in case russia not stop at ukraine and does not stop at ukraine and aggression continues. russian aggression continues. not because of a more not least because of a more friendly between friendly reletienshi e bet-fee" two friendly reletienshie bet-fee" two superpowers, these two superpowers, with europe then you can cut in the middle. an interesting time -- and ukraine tttt_—ttt tttinttha an: t t t ttint tha '....’..;f;1'.;..i.. t caught in the middle. america is not adopting a transnational approach to security but also

its muscles. we really flexing its muscles. we really are seeing in a bending of the world order as we know security world order as we know it. —— and a bending. but ukraine are still fighting and deraine are still fighting and" ' ' " ' future is not shared with its future is not shared with the political turbulence we are now seeing. macjames in kyiv, you. the foreign secretary, david lammy, has said the uk would act as a bridge between europe and the united states. there are growing calls for an increase to the uk's defence budget. the former head of the british armed forces has said the uk ukraine's sovereignty. with our closest ally, the united states, from the defence of europe,

including the united kingdom. country a top priority. they had an ambition of going to 2.5% of our national income spent on our army, air force and navy. i think we should now do that rapidly with a clear timetable, start talking cross—party about going even further. the situation is so serious. let's speak to our political correspondent harry farley. is in westminster. the talk about urgent spending, how can ttttt tcah they ramp t can they ramp it ttttt tcah they ramp it up? lin-1; ~ tt