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to be released on saturday. arab leaders meet to discuss how to rebuild tensions grow between the us and ukraine over ending the war with russia. white house officials accuse president zelensky of �*insulting' president trump. for what the american people, what the american taxpayer so some of the rhetoric coming out of kyiv, frankly, and, and insults to president trump were unacceptable. what lavrov has just said in the chamber this afternoon, i don't see an appetite to really get to that peace, and that peace could be achieved by leaving ukraine tomorrow. just going.
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hamas has admitted a mistake might have been made in the handing over of what was supposed to be israel says but rather that of a gazan woman. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says hamas will pay the price for what he called an "evil" violation of the ceasefire agreement. but has said there is a possibility of an error, with others in the rubble after an air strike. on thursday, hamas was due to return the remains
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been taking place. here's some of what mr netanyahu had to say. translation: we will act with determination to bring shiri - this cruel and evil violation of the agreement. there was great sorrow yesterday, and today a statement describing it as horrific. this latest development that we're hearing about, i don't think this very first line that we've heard
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from hamas, i don't think that's going to do anything to douse that anger. and, i mean, this is a hamas official. for the whole of hamas, at the moment. shiri bibas�*s body, or what they say is part of her remains of her body, in the coffin, that they didn't i mean, one thing that i think maybe needs to be borne in mind on october 7th, 2023. it expects to release on saturday. from the supernova music festival.
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since been released. and omer wenkert, who is now 23. and has been held hostage since. and avera mengisto, hamas says israel will release 602 prisoners. arab leaders are meeting in the saudi capital riyadh today to come up with a plan for the future of gaza. arab states have strongly rejected donald trump s proposal that the us takes over the territory and relocate its more than two million inhabitants as it is redeveloped into what he called the riviera of the middle east. let's speak to our correspondent sally nabil. it is egypt and jordan and a number of golf countries including united arab emirates and saudi arabia and qatar. egypt and qatar have been the main mediators in the ceasefire
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along with united states and as far as know along with united states and as far as we know the main proposal to be discussed during isa is a counter the summit is a counter proposal put forward by the egyptian as applied to the egyptian as are applied to the suggestion made by president trump to relocate the people the have that? thatzand thatfand have thatrand have come up rejected that and have come up with a counter based with a counter proposal based mainly on allowing the people of gaza to say in their own land and meanwhile the reconstruction plan start, reconstruction plan can start, so it is a possibility of going ahead redeveloping gaza ahead with redeveloping gaza without the need to relocate the people. trump has the people. president trump has suggested moving them intd and jordan suggested moving them into and jordan and was egypt and jordan and that was totally rejected. today they a counter proposal will discuss a counter proposal made by the egyptians whether �*notzrf: . �*notit: 77 . . "756th {all ’ ’ ”tjte viii es " " "756th will 54 adopted ’ or not it will be adopted , to be seen but we have
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remains to be seen but we have , also note, the oil to also note, the oil rich countries have the lion's countries will have the lion's share in funding the reconstruction of gaza so the seize—fees», .say say it will provide a egyptians say it will provide a safe shelter for the people and egyptians say it will provide a saft off elter for the people and egyptians say it will provide a saft off the r for the people and egyptians say it will provide a saft off the debris e people and egyptians say it will provide a saft off the debris and ople and egyptians say it will provide a saft off the debris and we 3 and egyptians say it will provide a saft off the debris and we can d left off the debris and we can start the reconstruction z 1 those nations will different arabnations will their own interests to have their own interests to take care of under in different can you give us a positions. can you give us a sense of that? in fact, when president trump came up and said the united is going said the united states is going to own gaza and the to own gaza and relocate the people there to egypt and and 7 and they're; and they'refznot and they'refnot going to jordan and they're not going to come back, there was unified come back, there was a unified arab that rejected arab position that rejected", but we have also to think that, but we have also to think about the political uncertainty
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thatis about the political uncertainty that is perhaps in gaza that is perhaps impeding the of impeding the possibility of if? s: " investment checking the investment opportunities for various arab it ”"it’wi'u ’ w'the companies it will undertake the reconstruction, whether multinational companies will share remains to be seen but share remains to be seen. but political uncertainty at the political uncertainty at the political uncertainty at the moment, what is the face of the moment. what is the face of —— fate of the hamas group, will ' ' wilful? willrule' trip? 7 willrule' trip? ——7 willrule' trip? ——the who will rule this trip? —— the gaza strip. we'd countries like mob emirates and the united arab emirates and qatar expect to pay the most? that is most probably the case so the egyptian proposal today if it is to be discussed and
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adopted by the arab leaders convening in riyahdh, that gulf countries, oil—rich rich kingdoms are expected to have a �*share funding the bigger share in funding the reconstruction so this why reconstruction so this is why it is pretty important for them to come with a position to come with a unified position but whether or not that will happen we not know yet. happen we do not know yet. there will be another happen we do not know yet. summit re will be another happen we do not know yet. summit held ll be another happen we do not know yet. summit held in )e another happen we do not know yet. summit held in egypt ther happen we do not know yet. summit held in egypt on r arab summit held in egypt on the 4th of march where there be more arab leaders and will be more arab leaders and again it will be the future of gaza under possibility of the eeefeee ehe reeeheehaee'eh w 7” w "ww w w with etért'fifi tiie retfifieffljtt'fifi w 7” " "ww w w with the plan with relocating the people. ambassador to qatar and iran. nicholas is also the director general what you think this arab and what you initiative and what yeu'thieie ~ , , ~ come out ihitiathle aha what yeathihh ~ , , ~ come out of it? i
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iditiatwe and what usuthtute ~ ww, . come out of it? ~ might come out of it? i think it is something _ might come out of it? i think it is something that - might come out of it? i think it is something that should l might come out of it? i thinkl it is something that should be it is semghng that shfiu'd �*c-e: it is it is semghng that shfiu'd �*c-s it is as it is semghng that shfiu'd �*c-s it is had a reaction correspondence had a reaction to the coming out of to the rhetoric coming out of the white house in the last e "earmark 77ar71d7|7th7i7n7k it7 7 77 7 77 77and 7|7thi7n7k it7 i715; 7 77 77 iii 7|7thi7n7k it7 i715; ran 7 7757558 7|7thi7n7k it7 i715; ran 7 77the7c7a7rds7h7ink it7 i715; ran the cards for( it has been the cards for some; been the cards for some time n the cards for some time that on the cards for some time that the arab nations will need to step up and rebuilding gaza after peace was established. = it is still a very course it is still a very fragile ceasefire place fragile ceasefire taking place in gaza and the next phase is still being negotiated and i think what happening in think what is'happening in todayis think what is'happening in today is a welcome think what is'happening in t by y is a welcome think what is'happening in t by the a welcome think what is'happening in t by the arab .come think what is'happening in t by the arab nations reaction by the arab nations most on rebuilding gaza -e—e should be 77 should be welcomed 77 should be welcomed and 7 77 trig] 77 7 71,5777 egypiiagaefssgfssmsit f: egyptian and flesh out the egyptian plan and flesh out detail move it into reality detail and move it into reality in the near future.
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detail and move it into reality in the nearfuture. for detail and move it into reality in the near future.— in the near future. for these admittedly _ in the near future. for these admittedly very _ in the near future. for these admittedly very wealthy - admittedly very wealthy gulf state in particular agreed to state in particular— agreed to any reconstruction, do you fund any reconstruction, do you think there has to be a agreement 7 7 agreement with israel political agreementwith israel. by the united states brokered by the united states potentially the two state potentially for the two state solution? they have previously expressed concerns about solution? they have previously express money :erns about solution? they have previously expresr money in ns about solution? they have previously expresr money in and bout solution? they have previously expresr money in and then f putting mans; in. and then? " ’ orany putting mans; in. and then? " ’ or any other group hamas or any other group funded by iran or anybody else is still that the hostilities as: sets 7777up up again? eventually pick up again? i think it is very clear can't have a peace in have a sustainable peace ih the particularly initial neighbours. without the and its neighbours, without the full participation of visual. and the support of the united states and european countries, including the united 777r17e715738der7pin7 7 7777he7lp7ur71der7pin7it 7 7777he7lp7ur71der7pin7it aha 7777i717e7lp7ur71der7pin7it and to to help underpin it and to guarantee it. so i that to help underpin it and to gua be tee it. so i that to help underpin it and to gua be an it. so i that to help underpin it and to gua be an important that to help underpin it and to gua be an important part lat to help underpin it and to
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gua be an important part of m emer-es over emeres over the whatever emerges over the weeks in of coming weeksin. terms of plan. as i reconstruction plan. as i it, what the are putting on the egyptians are putting on the table is a development of previous gulf arab plans for 7= -: in the and it a ballp7ark figure of involves a ballpark figure of billion for the about $50 billion for the and assure reeehstraetieh aha assars' , correspondence said previous correspondence said today, previous correspondence sa id today, assuming there previouscorrespohdence said today, assuming there is after today, assuming there is broad agreement, the next step will be a reconstruction conference on cairo on fourth march which bring together march which will bring together the arab nations involved but the arab nations trwolved but donors and companies, also donors and companies, perhaps, he could be involved in reconstruction. so things moving in a positive are moving in. a positive but this are moving in a positive but this is a very direction but this is a very fragile situation and could easily suffer and
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easity suffer setbacks and” " ’" and things move in a watch and hope things move in a positive direction today. iwhat positive direction today. what are the options _ positive direction today. what are the options for— positive direction today. what are the options for whom - positive direction today. what are the options for whom govern and 1:2: to are the options for whom govern and i: '” to hamas? is an area that has not this is an area that has not been clearly addressed and there different ideas and there are different ideas and trump came up with ideas that have galvanised some ideas that have galvanised the arab reaction the meeting today. and i he provides today. and i think he provides the security for gaza will today. and i think he provides the of :urity for gaza will today. and i think he provides the of the y for gaza will today. and i think he provides the of the mostiaza will today. and i think he provides the of the most contentious and that needs difficult gussti a, .. a difficult gussti g, .a. a difficult gussti .a.- .a. - addressing. thank you very much indeed. an update on the pope's condition. this is the scene outside the gemelli hospital,
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no sign of narrowing any time soon. white house officials have accused the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky of "insulting" donald trump, and a planned news conference to ukraine and russia was cancelled yesterday. the trump administration criticised president zelensky us national security adviser, mike waltz,
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on ukraine's mineral wealth. newsagency afp says talks on the issue are continuing. understanding about the need for a meeting between us president donald trump and russian president vladimir yet to be worked out. let's speak to our correspondent in kyiv, abdujalil abdurasulov. so far kyiv pushed back on it but i have been for the talks the last few days. in the last few days. yes, this is certainly — in the last few days. yes, this is certainly shows _ in the last few days. yes, this is certainly shows room - is certainly shows room for negotiations here and it was ukraine who offered this deal in the first case to address the transaction we by the transaction we approach by donald trump to policy and ukraine didn't say they don't —77 tosi-n to sign the 7 7 to sign the deal.7 want to sign the deal. president zelensky said the deal not ready because it deal was not ready because it didn't involve and didn't involve classes and security guarantees. i was
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to economists and talking to economists and experts on mineral resources in ukraine asked if this deal ukraine and asked if this deal would be beneficialfor ukraine and the other if invest inves7t it inves77t it will 7 77 77 inves7tit7will be americansinvestltwfltbe .....c ' '* beneficialfor americansinvestltwfltbe .....c ' '* beneficial for the hiahlg bshsfieial fer the of this hiahlg bshsfieial fe�*tirf- of this country but economyof this country but also the political there is also the political side of this as well and now we hear reports that a revised version of this document was sent to the ukrainian side and are currently discussing they are currently discussing this so we will probably this so surely we will probably hear some updates in this regard fairly soon.- have very much leverage ukraine have very much leverage in it is under a huge in this? it is under a huge amount of pressure to sign such amount of pressure to sign such a deal. it amount of pressure to sign such a deal. , , ., , ~ ., a deal. it seems to be ukraine wants to sign _ a deal. it seems to be ukraine wants to sign this _ a deal. it seems to be ukraine wants to sign this deal. - wants to sign this deal. watts was in the steel was missing in the steel security and for security guarantees and for president zelensky that is important. he wants to have the guarantees, otherwise he said he would be selling at his country and this is of his country and this is also of course they don't want this to
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what is here happen. what is important here is overall both sides on business terms agree in —: to have this and principle to have this deal and have sides explore mineral have both sides explore mineral resources in the country. it seems legislator including not a rare earth minerals but just a rare earth minerals but also other critical metals and also other critical metals and also talked about oil and gas and other resources so no wonder the ukrainian side was refusing to the deal so refusing to sign the deal so quickly because they want to clarify all the detail and make sure the agreement will meet clarify all the detail and make sure�* requirements t will meet clarify all the detail and make sure�* requirements as ill meet clarify all the detail and make sure�* requirements as well eet clarify all the detail and make sure�* requirements as well and their requirements as well and once this new version that allegedly were sent to the 77 7 side side as discussed the will come to such possibly they will come to such an agreement with united states. , , .,
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a week 77zweek of pretty harsh of a week of pretty harsh language and only last night languagerand. only. last night white house languagerand. onlyrlast night white house accused the white house accused president rzrelensky �*insulting president zelensky of insulting donald trump. if is mm -eo - le will obviousl progress people will obviously follow the details of that underneath the rhetoric. underneath the public rhetoric. but ultimately, if the united states w
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