we will be injerusalem with our international editorjeremy bowen as we move towards a ceasefire deal.n from westminster, tulip siddiq going in the last hour, and we will be back in washington as pete hegseth continues to give evidence in front of the senate committee. tough questions posed to the potential new defence secretary. live from london. this is bbc news. hopes rise that an israel—hamas ceasefire is very close. mediators in qatar say the major obstacles have been overcome. iam in i am in jerusalem i am injerusalem talking about the prospects for that ceasefire and also injecting caution because after so many false dawns in the past few minutes, treasury minister tulip siddiq it is good to be cautious. in the past few minutes, treasury minister tulip siddiq resigns, after growing pressure over an anti—corruption investigation in bangladesh. trump's pick for defence secretary — pete hegseth — vows to restore a "warrior ethos" to the military — but is grilled by senators over his views on woman in combat. we can no longer count on reputational deterrence, we need real deterrence

, after which the terms of a permanent end to the war would be finalised. 0ur international editorjeremy bowenrs after the ceasefire agreement was announced, men in northern gaza were back digging through the rubble for the dead and wounded after an israeli strike. the ceasefire is not due to start until sunday. then they heard a small voice. boy screams.

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our international editorjeremy bowen has this report from jerusalem.he dead and wounded after an israeli strike.

and our international editorjeremy bowen reports now from israel on what the cease—fire agreement meansre agreement was announced, men in northern gaza were back digging through the rubble for the dead and wounded after an israeli strike. the ceasefire is not due to start until sunday. then they heard a small voice. boy screams he was alive. strong enough to wave for help. his name is assad fadel khalifa. his parents, sister, aunt and uncle, we're told, were killed in the strike. he's three years old. his mouth was full of gravel and dust. he was trying to pull it out himself. we went to nablus on the west bank, the other side of the occupied palestinian territories, to try to assess the mood. israel won't let us into gaza. nablus is a palestinian city with a long history of resistance to the israeli occupation. it's a toy gun. down the street, the faces of men killed using real guns to fight israelis, some from a militia known as the lion's den. heroic martyrs here, terrorists as far as israel is concerned. amar has a stall selling sweetcorn. translation: peace is i difficult, because

our international editorjeremy bowen has this report this is the boy who lived.sad halifa, three years old. he is being looked after by neighbours in gaza city. crying. and that is his cry for help from the rubble the night before last. he was strong enough to wave. the men had been about to abandon their search. and he was strong enough to try to clear concrete dust from his mouth. the israelis killed asad's parents, his baby sister, aunt and uncle when they destroyed the building a few hours after the ceasefire was announced. the background buzz is from an israeli drone. miraculously, asad only had cuts and bruises. he has been taken in by his mother's best friend. translation: this little boy lost his mother and father. the night before last. he was strong enough to wave. the men had been about to abandon their search. and he was strong enough to try to clear concrete dust from his mouth. the israelis killed asad's parents, his baby sister, aunt and uncle when they destroyed the building a few hours after the ceasefire was announced. the background buzz is fro

our international editorjeremy bowen bring us our top story as the ceasefire in gaza begins.e by hamas as they handed the hostages over to the international red cross. in the white vehicles, doron steinbrecher, romi gonen and emily damari were starting their journey back to freedom. the men and guns were there to send a signal to israel and other palestinian factions that, whether they like it or not, hamas is still in charge in gaza. that sight will infuriate israelis. back safely in israel, british—israeli emily damari first. family reunions in the hospital in tel aviv. all three women were healthy enough to see the people they'd missed the most. this day has been a long time coming. at first light, thousands of palestinians in gaza began trying to walk home. this fragile ceasefire started almost three hours late. with zero trust on either side, israel continued its attacks here in khan yunis, as it waited for the names of the women being released. gaza civil defence, run by hamas, said 19 more palestinians were killed by israel during the delay. hamas joined the celebratio

our international editorjeremy bowen reports on the deal and what it means for the region.n the streets of khan younis in gaza, overwhelming relief that they are alive, and hope, too, that the nightmare of this war might be over. translation: when they announced that there is a ceasefire, we felt happy and relieved. the pain has disappeared a bit, even though the pain is still present. but hopefully joy will overcome the pain. let our prisoners get freed and for the injured to get treated. people are exhausted. some weapons, some defiance were on show, but hamas is a shadow of what it was when it attacked israel on the seventh of october, 2023. and apart from survival, there isn't much to celebrate for palestinians in gaza. israel has killed almost 50,000 people at least. the territory's in ruins and well over 2 million have been forced out of their homes. and in tel aviv, it is also a bittersweet moment for the families and supporters of israeli hostages, living and dead. 33 women, older men and the sick and wounded are due for release in the next six weeks in return for h

our internation editorjeremy bowen is injerusalem. he told us more about day one of the ceasefire.ceasefire, people have got to try and be optimistic. you know, reporting the middle east, it's often you don't lose if you're pessimistic, and of course there are many potential problems ahead. but let's look on the bright side. for the first time in 15 months, there is no killing going on in and around gaza. there are people who are hoping in gaza to get back to their homes. there are those family reunions in the west bank for palestinians, the israelis, the three women who came out. so those are all positives. the issue is, first of all, hamas is still there. they showed that when they paraded with their guns, quite symbolic but making a point. and the israelis, the israeli deputy foreign minister, has been telling the bbc this morning that that's not acceptable for them — hamas has to go. now, hamas doesn't want to go. so that points at some point to a resumption of the war. the question is whether it happens during this process of a ceasefire. and she also said, the deputy foreign

our international editorjeremy bowen has this report

our international editorjeremy bowen has this report from jerusalem.ust a few hours after the ceasefire agreement was announced, men in northern gaza were back digging through the rubble for the dead and wounded after an israeli strike. the ceasefire is not due to start until sunday. then they heard a small voice. boy screams. he was alive. strong enough to wave for help. his name is assad fadel khalifa. his parents, sister, aunt and uncle, we're told, were killed in the strike. he's three years old. his mouth was full of gravel and dust. he was trying to pull it out himself. we went to nablus on the west bank, the other side of the occupied palestinian territories, to try to assess the mood. israel won't let us into gaza. nablus is a palestinian city with a long history of resistance to the israeli occupation. it's a toy gun. down the street, the faces of men killed using real guns to fight israelis, some from a militia known as the lion's den. heroic martyrs here, terrorists as far as israel is concerned. amar has a stall selling sweetcorn. translati

you can find all of those details including analysis from our international editorjeremy bowen, on thed app. sir keir starmer is in ukraine on his first official visit since becoming british prime minister. he's planning to sign what downing street is calling a landmark, hundred—year partnership which formalises and builds on economic and military support for kyiv. sir keir previously visited ukraine when he was leader of the opposition in 2023, and has hosted president zelensky twice at downing street since entering office. 0ur eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford in kyiv. quite a lot of contact between volodymyr zelensky and keir starmer but this is his first visit as prime minister and it has taken him six months since he became permitted to make it here so not quite rushing like previous british prime ministers have done to ukraine but certainly making clear that he is coming here with something significant to sign. he is calling it a 100 year partnership with ukraine and i think it's meant to underline the long—term commitment for supporting ukraine from britain. for supp

we'll speak to our internationl editorjeremy bowen injersusalem and our north america editor sarah smithshington who will talk us through the ceasefire deal and what happens now in gaza after more than 15 months of fighting and tens of thousands of deaths. on newsnight at 10:30 tonight we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters. and of course, look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. good evening. israel and hamas have finally agreed to a ceasefire deal after months of delicate negotiations. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has tonight thanked president biden and donald trump for helping secure the deal. with just days to go before he leaves office, president biden tonight gave details of the ceasefire which begins on sunday. phase one will last six weeks. it includes a full and complete ceasefire, the withdrawal of israeli forces from all the populated areas of gaza, and the release of a number of hostages held by hamas, including women and elderly and the wounded. in exchange, israel will

let's get the latest from our international editorjeremy bowen, who's injerusalem.o many occasions where there's been optimism, idealist talked up and then it's not come to fruition. does this feel different? it it's not come to fruition. does this feel different?— this feel different? it does, our bed- — this feel different? it does, our bed. back— this feel different? it does, our bed. back in _ this feel different? it does, our bed. back in the - this feel different? it does, | our bed. back in the spring, this feel different? it does, l our bed. back in the spring, i think it was in may president joe biden notoriously eating an ice cream at the time predicted that there might be a cease—fire by the end of the weekend, was a phrase he used, something like that. that was months and months ago. this is different. i think the major difference is the donald trump factor. the fact that he is putting pressure on the israelis via his middle east envoy to make some important concessions. hamas were under a lot of pressure anyway. as well is that i think of feeling perhap

our international editorjeremy bowen takes us through all today's developments — as after 15 months of ceasefire in gaza begins. in the centre of gaza city, a show of force by hamas, as they handed the hostages over to the international red cross. in the white vehicles, romi gonen, doron steinbrecher and emily damari, a british—israeli dual citizen, were starting their journey back to freedom. the men and guns were there to send a signal that whatever israeli says or wants, hamas is still in charge in gaza. that sight will infuriate israelis. israeli tv showed a glimpse of one of the hostages in a pink top, while the whole country was watching and waiting. cheering. this is the family of romi gonen. this day has been a long time coming. the families and their supporters have campaigned constantly for a deal to get the hostages back. at first light, thousands of palestinians in gaza began trying to walk home. this fragile ceasefire started almost three hours late. with zero trust on either side, israel continued its attacks here in khan younis, as it waited for the names of the women be

will have full coverage and updates throughout this bulletin but here is our international editorjeremy boweny of how the deal was reached. in the streets of khan younis in gaza, overwhelming relief that they are alive, and hope, too, that the nightmare of this war might be over. translation: when they announced that there - is a ceasefire, we felt happy and relieved. the pain has disappeared a bit, even though the pain is still present. but hopefully, joy will overcome the pain. some weapons, some defiance were on show, but hamas is a shadow of what it was when it attacked israel on the 7th of october, 2023. and in tel aviv it is also a bittersweet moment for the families and supporters of israeli hostages, living and dead. 33 women, older men, and the sick and wounded, are due for release in the next six weeks in return for hundreds of palestinian detainees and prisoners. but the future of the rest of the hostages depends on more negotiations. i really wait for this very, very needed thing to happen, for the war to stop, for the hostages to come home. in washington, president biden took cre