antony bfinken ground in gaza itself. antony blinken talked _ ground in gaza itself.bout - ground in gaza itself. antony blinken talked about the - ground in gaza itself. antony| blinken talked about the help america has already given israel and how that help would continue. he said we are delivering on our word he talked about supplying defence equipment and more shipments were promised and what struck me as he said we will work with congress to make sure israel's defence needs are met. he talked about how across the political divide there was support for this and we have seen with ukraine some cracks and how much american aid should be sent to ukraine but what did you make of what antony blinken talked about that? �* ., ., . , that? again reinforcing the message of american — that? again reinforcing the message of american support, _ that? again reinforcing the message of american support, that _ that? again reinforcing the message of american support, that is - that? again reinforcing the message of american support, that is no - of american support, that is no pol

you mention mahmoud abbas, antony blinken is going to go and - antony blinken is going to go and speakwhat you get about how that conversation will run? �* ., , �* ~' about how that conversation will run? �* ., , �* ~ ., ., run? antony blinken will have two objectives. _ run? antony blinken will have two objectives, one, _ run? antony blinken will have two objectives, one, to _ run? antony blinken will have two objectives, one, to try _ run? antony blinken will have two objectives, one, to try and - run? antony blinken will have two objectives, one, to try and ensure that what is happening in gaza doesn't spread to the west bank. he will be urging mahmoud abbas to stay calm, so those reports you havejust been mentioning of palestinians being killed in the west bank, there worrying elements. second, he will ask whether mahmoud abbas has any influence over hamas leaders and can persuade them to stiffen up communication lines to israel. i really doubt whether that is going to go anywhere, ijust do not think that influentially exists. kim tarik, former _ that influentially exists. kim tari

antony banen prevent that land incursion? antony iblinken had — prevent that land incursion?n due in _ prevent that land incursion? antony blinken had been due in israel- prevent that land incursion? antony blinken had been due in israel next| blinken had been due in israel next week. he brought it forward because of the massacres on saturday, and the first and most public act he is undertaken is one of solidarity. he himself is jewish, undertaken is one of solidarity. he himself isjewish, and he talked about hiring echoes of nazi massacres in his remarks today. the first and most important part of the visit is to show this public solidarity. in privatising their will be a lot of discussion about what israel's planning military, because it is difficult on what to do about hostages. whether it is wise for israel to attempt a land incursion, which they haven't attempted in the previous conflicts in gaza. i think he will also be trying to gauge the mood as to whether there is appetite in israel to spread this conflict, either to iran or into lebanon with his iranian—backed group

antony bfinken tomorrow. tell us more. antony blinken said _ tomorrow. tell us more.blinken said that _ tomorrow. tell us more. antony blinken said that this _ tomorrow. tell us more. antony blinken said that this was - tomorrow. tell us more. antony blinken said that this was all. blinken said that this was all about confirming the united states' solidarity with israel, and as he put it, the ironclad commitment to israel's security, and president biden, as part of this visit, will be receiving what is called a classified and comprehensive reef on israel's war aims and strategy. the key element of that strategy is thought to be some sort of ground invasion and it has become clear that given the full throated support for israel's right to defend itself earlier on, the united states has grown increasingly concerned about the possibility of some sort of humanitarian crisis given the fact that water and food supplies already said to be running low in parts of the conclave and so on. a part of this meeting today with benjamin netanyahu on the part of the us secretary of st

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secretary of state antony blinken is going to be speaking shortly.s been on the ground since this morning to meet with leaders of israel, including the prime minister. and also as we saw, he stopped by a donation point, where with he met with quite a lot of people in the moments we brought you throughout the show. he's also continuing -- i wouldn't even call it a tour, but an important mission in the middle east. while he was in tel aviv this morning, he's declared his unwavering support for israel, and while overseas, as we have just learned this morning, he's also going to be adding a stop in qatar. noteworthy considering kwuter's strong ties to hamas. alex march kwaurs joins me. what are you hearing about this new stop. >> i think this does speak to what a high priority this is for the biden administration, how fluid things are, how important this is for america's top diplomat. as far as these trips are concerned, they are usually planned long in advance. this one was certainly not. because this is such an important situation with israel on the cu

we have not yet heard from antony - not yet heard from antony blinken. he is there in the region.l meeting, close consultations, tomorrow at the un. we will certainly wait to see what the reaction of the international community is to this. now, ican international community is to this. now, i can tell you that certainly there has been concern amongst the palestinians. the palestinian mission to the un, saying they do certainly condemn what hamas has done but saying that what is happening in gaza is collective punishment and saying these are civilians that need to be protected. the un again saying these are civilians that need to be protected under international humanitarian law and so as you say while we have seen that very strong support for israel coming from the us, other european nations saying their support is rocksolid, they have as part of that statement though very much kind of without emphasising that part of the statement said that israel does have to comply with international law. we will wait to see if they think this is a proportionate response because that of course i

no doubt you are following development, including antony l development, including antony blinken's visitws conference a couple of hours ago in which he said to the israeli prime minister israel must take precautions to avoid harming civilians. we have heard from the us president himself urging israel to follow the geneva convention. does that reassure _ follow the geneva convention. does that reassure you? _ follow the geneva convention. does that reassure you? it _ follow the geneva convention. does that reassure you? it is _ follow the geneva convention. lire" that reassure you? it is necessary all parties adhere to international humanitarian law. as an organisation, we have been calling for it. sadly, in past escalations, we have seen that despite calls for protection of civilians, often times there are large civilian casualties. we are fearful that could happen again. we want the international community to continue to call for adherence to international humanitarian law. we want the community to push for de—escalation and a ceasefire for humanitarian corridors in which people can see

antony blinken said they're t in: to unknown. antony blinken said they're trying to find — unknown.y're trying to find him mechanism - unknown. antony blinken said they're trying to find him mechanism so - unknown. antony blinken said they're trying to find him mechanism so that| trying to find him mechanism so that the un, israel, the united states and egypt — which is really the linchpin in terms of aid — that they can all exchange views. there seems to be a standoff that western governments aren't going to open the wrath of crossing the egyptians unless the aid goes the other way. that's one of the very complete data factors in play. we talked about how this is effectively a bit of a safety valve to the pressure built up safety valve to the pressure built up in gaza. obviously, egypt is equally worried about the flood of people crossing and they reinforced their border with gaza. obviously very concerned. any opening in the crossing at the moment noises that threat to egypt and something they want to mitigate. they're talking about the aid is one of the factors with the balancing

i think that we can see pictures there of the us secretary of state antony blinken.is currently in tel aviv. he is meeting people there. earlier, of course, we heard him making comments alongside israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu, where he promised america's support to israel. he said that the us has israel's back. and, he said that he would embark on intensive diplomacy to stop the conflict spreading. he also said it should be a moment for moral clarity and just a reminder, should be a moment for moral clarity andjusta reminder, if should be a moment for moral clarity and just a reminder, if you are joining us now on the bbc, these pictures are rolf the us secretary of state, antony blinken. —— these pictures are of the us secretary of state. we were listening.- state. we were listening. really? from where? _ state. we were listening. really? from where? from _ state. we were listening. really? from where? from the _ state. we were listening. really? from where? from the us. - state. we were listening. really? from where? from the us. my i state. we were li

department where antony blinken is s-ueakin. a a, department where antony blinken is s-ueakin. _, a, , department where antony blinken is sheakin _ u, a, , , speaking. over the coming hours they will receive any _ speaking. over the coming hours they will receive any support _ speaking. over the coming hours they will receive any support and _ will receive any support and assistance they need and of course we are very anxious to reunite them with our loved ones. we share in the belief that the families, friends and loved ones are feeling but there are still ten additional americans who remain unaccounted for in this conflict. we note that some of them are being held hostage by hamas along with an estimated other 200 hostages held in gaza. they include men, women, young boys, young girls, elderly people from many nations. every single one of them should be released. since the earliest hours of this crisis, the president has made clear he will do everything possible to secure the release of every hostage. during my own recent troubles in the region i am beside him urgency and importanc

secretary of state antony blinken here, and he has been here this morning.ct, his cars have just driven past where we are in this hotel. but, look, have a look at the stories and lori gillbalm, a 24-year-old israeli american who survived that massacre at the music festival at the weekend, and she was hugged by antony blinken, and she related the story that she has lived through, and it is a story of a nightmare, isn't it? it is absolutely excruciating story of what happened at 6:30 in the morning on saturday, and absolute humanity as he was welcomed into the donation center and spoke to lori in person. earlier today, he was shoulder-to-shoulder with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, and he absolutely insisted that america's support is unwavering, and he said that as long as america exist, israel will never stand alone in defending itself. this is what the iz raly prime minister had to say earlier. >> president biden was absolutely correct in calling this sheer evil. hamas is isis, and just as isis was crushed, so should hamas. they should be spi

look, antony blinken has got a -- let me listen. >> we saw it -- >> mr.ecretary, how do you feel about this -- >> supplies there being moved just for a second. we'll try to listen in once he gets settled and set here. there he goes. >> all right. i thought he was going to take some questions there. would have been good to listen in. we'll still try but what's interesting. not an inch of space at this moment between the united states and israel in this conflict. >> this is my father. >> good to meet you. >> we are survivors from the music raid. we were with lots of friends. >> so sorry yn. >> yes we lost a lot of our friends, close friends, family members. there's a lot of people that we know that are kidnapped and now in gaza. we went through horror, really. i'm just like -- i'm 24. and i never imaged something like this would happen ever at a dance, a music festival. we celebrated love and we danced. and it was amazing. and then the rockets started and gun shots everywhere. we managed to escape. but there were a lot of friends that didn't. and there were

us secretary of state antony blinken has arrived in tel aviv in a show of solidarity with israel after attacks by hamas stop in the next hour at mr blanc and is due to hold a news conference with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the united nations says nearly 340,000 palestinians have been left homeless as israel's bombardment of the gaza strip continues. there is growing pressure to get food, fuel and water into gaza as israel says the siege will not end until hostages are released. this is the scene live in gaza where the health ministry says more than 1200 people have been killed. hello and welcome. i'm sarah campbell. israel says no electricity, water or fuel will enter gaza until israeli hostages were released as america's top diplomat arrives in the region. us secretary of state antony blinken will meet israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu to show solidarity and try to prevent a wider conflict erupting in the middle east. israeli media says the number of those at killed in attacks by hamas has risen to at least 1300. israeli air strikes on gaza have continued

this is what antony blinken said.— about the events. this is what antony blinken said.ken said. this is the worst attack on israel _ antony blinken said. this is the worst attack on israel since - antony blinken said. this is the worst attack on israel since the | antony blinken said. this is the - worst attack on israel since the yom kippur war war, almost exactly 50 years ago. there is a big difference. that is a state on state conflict, army against army with clear front lines. conflict, army against army with clearfront lines. this is a massive terrorist attack targeting israeli civilians, gunning people down on the streets of the town, in their homes, dragging israelis, men, women and children across the board with gaza, hostel holocaust revolver —— a holocaust survivor in a wheelchair and it should be revolting to people across the world. [10 and it should be revolting to people across the world.— and it should be revolting to people across the world. do you acknowledge that both israeli _ across the world. do you acknowledge that both israeli intelligence _ that

us secretary of state antony blinken returns to israel as he tries to head—off a wider regional conflicthello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start with the war in the middle east, where the crossing between gaza and egypt remains closed, though washington says it hopes it can be reopened for a few hours later today, as efforts to get aid into the territory intensify. the opening of the rafah crossing would also allow some foreigners, including us citizens, to leave. at the same time, hamas and israel have denied reports that they've agreed a truce in southern gaza. these are the latest pictures from the rafah crossing showing the crowds there. we understand that un fuel trucks did make it across the border this morning. in the past couple of hours, america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has arrived back in israel from egypt, where he was trying to persuade officials to reopen the border point. egypt's foreign minister is reported as saying israel had not yet taken a stance that would allow the crossing to open. over the weekend, he

i think antony blinken was uuite ahead? i think antony blinken was quite clever _ ahead?ken was quite clever in _ ahead? i think antony blinken was quite clever in how _ ahead? i think antony blinken was quite clever in how he _ ahead? i think antony blinken was quite clever in how he chose - ahead? i think antony blinken was quite clever in how he chose his i quite clever in how he chose his words today. obviously, he had to show that the us stands shoulder to shoulder with israel, that has been the foreign policy for the wrong time. and he was speaking as secretary of state but also, as he said, as a jewish man, secretary of state but also, as he said, as ajewish man, somebody secretary of state but also, as he said, as a jewish man, somebody who is descended from thejewish people who have encountered unimaginable horrors because of anti—jewish violence. but he also said that democracies distinguish themselves by behaving better than terrorists and are striving for a better standard. i think those words were carefully chosen. i don't know whether or not they will have f

antony blinken, was back in israel fortalks. he antony blinken, was back in israel for talks.ity with israel as it prepares for a ground offensive against hamas militants in gaza. we are keeping a close watch on all those developments on the ground. that is all for the moment. but to stay on. hello there. it's been a fine start to the week, thanks to a ridge of high pressure. we've had some sunshine, chilly nights, mind you, with some frost and fairly cool days. tuesday, the last of this settled, chilly weather, because by wednesday onwards, we start to see low pressure taking over, bringing gales, heavy rain, but also milder air too. now this area of low pressure has been named storm babette by the met office. that's going to continue to push northwards, affects our shores wednesday, thursday, merges with a larger area of low pressure — and that area of low pressure itself will affect us for the end of the week and into the weekend. so rainfall totals really mounting up across the board, but particularly so across more northern and eastern parts of the country. and we do have

we are waiting for antony _ friend around the world.nd around the world. we are | waiting for antony blinken in tel aviv where he will answer journalists's questions, of which i'm sure there will be many. do stay tuned, we will take you to that life as soon it happens. now, time for a look at the weather. hello there. a number of places in the north of the uk had their first frost of the season this morning and it is a sign of things to come. some of the coldest weather was found across parts of northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england. lows of minus one or minus two celsius. compare that with a very different feel in the south of england and the channel islands, 16 or 17 degrees, thanks to a band of cloud and some splashes of rain. saw some quite heavy bursts of rain actually towards the south—east corner. more rain now pushing in from the south—west. that will affect the south—west of england later in the day. but for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, some sunny spells, some showers, too, particularly in

antony blinken had said that _ regional crisis. yes. yes. antony blinken had said that that remains - regional crisis. yes. antony blinken had said that that remains one - regional crisis. yes. antony blinken had said that that remains one of l had said that that remains one of those key objectives. don't forget, there are now two aircraft carrier ships of the mediterranean coast close to israel, and that is the seriousness with which the americans are taking this. that is supposed to be seen as a way of trying to deter iran from becoming involved in this. either by way of its proxy hezbollah, the group in lebanon, or by any direct involvement by lebanon. we heard the rhetoric really ramping up from the iranians, warning israel that if there is a ground invasion that this thing would escalate, and they were talking about potentially pre—emptive action in the coming hours. so i think that has really worried people. that's part of the reason president biden will be here so unexpectedly, and in such unprecedented circumstances tomorrow. to

antony blinken, the _ achieve is full -- achieve.full -- achieve. antony blinken, the top diplomat - achieve is full -- achieve. antony blinken, the top diplomat in - achieve is full -- achieve. antony blinken, the top diplomat in the l achieve is full -- achieve. antony i blinken, the top diplomat in the us, has been travelling around arab states trying to make sure there is some sort of humanitarian elements moving forward. there has been pressure from america on israel to avoid what american fears most, this broadening out to a regional conflict? ., , broadening out to a regional conflict? . , , ., conflict? that is exactly what lincoln will _ conflict? that is exactly what lincoln will be _ conflict? that is exactly what lincoln will be concerned - conflict? that is exactly what i lincoln will be concerned about conflict? that is exactly what - lincoln will be concerned about on his trip and the biggest worry he has is that iran could get involved —— that is exactly what blinken will be concerned about. iran is a supporter of ham

well, antony blinken, the us secretary of — today.y of state, _ today. well, antony blinken, the us secretary of state, was _ today. well, antony blinken, the us secretary of state, was in _ today. well, antony blinken, the us secretary of state, was in israel - secretary of state, was in israel earlier in the week and he was in jordan after that, meeting jordanian and palestinian leader, mahmoud bass and palestinian leader, mahmoud bass and then he went to the gulf states, the leaders of qatar yesterday and today. qatar is a very important country because historically it has mediated between israel and hamas. leading figures of hamas live in qatar. then he went to saudi arabia today, so important meetings with the saudi foreign minister. i think one of the things the americans are trying to get parts of the arab and muslim world to do is to be more clear and forthright in their condemnation of the attacks by hamas. mr lincoln going to cdl these, head off that the saudis put out a strong state condemning israeli actions in gaza which

antony blinken is on the ground in israel. and they say they brought a hostage official with him and there are fbi personnel involved. you can talk about what that means, like who is the hostage official with the state department and the fbi, and what will they be doing on the ground? >> they will be talking to the people and trying to negotiate as best they can to get the release of these hostages. maybe they can relieve some of the pressure being applied by the blockade and use this as a bargaining chip. but it is very difficult to negotiate in this kind of situation. i think that they should negotiate from a position of power and the way to do that is to crank down on the blockade, put the pressure on internally within hamas, have the people complaining that hey, what is going on here, i can't get my food and water, my children can't get their medicines. that will increase pressure internally and it will make negotiation opportunities much more fruitful. >> what can you tell us about what kind of assume the u.s. military co

us secretary of state antony blinken returns to israel as he tries to head—off a wider regional conflicthello, i'm sarah campbell, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. we start with the war in the middle east, where the crossing between gaza and egypt remains closed, though washington says it hopes it can be reopened for a few hours later today, as efforts to get aid into the territory intensify. let's just take a moment to look at the geography of gaza. the opening of the rafah crossing would also allow some foreigners, including us citizens, to leave. at the same time, hamas and israel have denied reports that they've agreed a truce in southern gaza. these are the latest pictures from the rafah crossing, showing the crowds there. we understand that un fuel trucks did make it across the border this morning. in the past couple of hours, america's top diplomat, antony blinken, is back in israel, from egypt, where he was trying to persuade officials to reopen the border point. egypt's foreign minister is reported as saying israel

this morning, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, arrived.ully backing israel but trying to stop a wider flare up in the middle east. and mr blinken spoke with israel's prime minister. hamas is isis. and just as isis was crushed, so too will hamas be crushed. and hamas should be treated exactly the way isis was treated. they should be spit out from the community of nations. no leader should meet them. no country should harbour them. and those that do should be sanctioned. as the ground offensive looms, this fighting is about to get much worse and the concerns will only grow over whether it can be contained. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. let's hearfrom lyce doucet, our chief international correspondent. she gives an update from sderot. let's pick up on tom bateman�*s last point about the certainty of this war will get worse. we have been in the south for a few days and you can hear the military activity intensifying. we have been in this border town of sderot for a few hours, less than a mile at this point to the border with gaza and you c

he was speaking to america's top diplomat, antony blinken, in cairo.inken urged israel to do everything possible to avoid harming civilians. we'll report from inside gaza, and take a look at how any israeli military operation might pan out. and, what of the ongoing diplomatic efforts, in the crisis. but first, here's jeremy bowen. israel declared its war aims even before the tanks arrived. first, demolishing hamas so it can never be a threat again and arranging more than 1300 people, mostly its own civilians massacred by hamas. in the last few days, the border has become an armed camp. israel says its offensive is anchored injustice, security and morality. it has mobilised 360,000 reservists. border communities like a kibbutz that were barely defended when hamas stormed him are no mac staging areas for the offensive. 0ne certainty is that when israeli soldiers before worth many more palestinian civilians will die. gaza was printed again, the eighth day in a row. —— pounded again. mohammed's sons, daughters and cousins have been killed, eight of them wi

we are expecting to hear from antony blinken any second.we will dive out from what we are here. he has been meeting today with the president. the americans are trying to get all of their citizens out of gaza, dual citizens still in gaza. also, the french and uk have similar motivations. they said they would not allow them to do that until they can get the aid in. the aid been forestalled in parts of the sinai peninsula and is ready to go. they want assurance from the israeli defence force that aid will be allowed in unfettered. a two minute warning there, we are being told, from the secretary of state. we will watch that. the reason, then, that would suppose that that is the reason why, from cairo, he is going back to tel aviv tonight, to communicate that message to the israeli authorities. let me also show you pictures that we have where we watch that, of gaza city tonight. the sun is just going down. we watch that, of gaza city tonight. the sun isjust going down. we have seen a lot of activity today in gaza city. that is a plume of smoke.

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the united states is sending a secretary of state antony blinken visits israel. how he is ready get americans out of the war zone. >>> there is a lot of this information on social media. the deadline given to tiktok to make sure the platform keeps a close eye on it. >>> bay area artists were promised a lot of money to show off their art that was previously exporting men. now they are stuck in las vegas. how the artists are trying to retrieve what is theirs. >>> news at 5:30 starts right now. >> the war between israel and hamas has entered its sixth day . >> israel continues to hammer the gaza strip. all signs seem to point to an imminent ground assault into gaza. israeli military have amassed tanks and troops at the border. people in gaza say the rails the military has been watching from the sky warning them that attacks are imminent and they should try to seek shelter. the war has claimed the lives of at least 1500 people in gaza and at least 1300 israel is among the dead at least 27 americans. >> a large member of congress have it on the steps of capitol hill f

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studio: that was antony blinken.e. he is now heading to israel. we saw him getting a board that plane. a couple of interesting points. confirming his itinerary, that he will meet the prime minister of israel, confirming that steadfast support for israel. "we stand against terrorism was quote was his words also working with the us to get the support israel needs. to stay with us. this is bbc news. hello there. for those parts of the uk where it has been exceptionally warm over the last few days, there is something more autumnal on the way. that cooler feel already in evidence across northern areas. further south today, we've had more in the way of cloud. that cloud has been producing some outbreaks of rain. you can see the division between that warm and actually rather humid air in the south with south—westerly winds, and the north—westerly winds bringing something cooler and more autumnal in the north. this weather front lies between those two air masses. it's been bringing quite a lot of rain for some of us during t

us secretary of state antony blinken has arrived in a show of solidarity with israel. he will meet with israeli and palestinian leaders. this comes at israelis hold funerals for those killed in hamas attacks. the un says israel's bombardment of the gaza strip has now left nearly 340,000 palestinians homeless. there is growing diplomatic pressure to find ways to get food and other essential aid into gaza and civilians out. israel continues to bring troops to the boundary line with gaza but says no decision has been made on any ground incursion this is the scene live in gaza as the palestinian health ministry says the number of people who have been killed, has hit 1200. welcome. antony blinken has arrived in israel, in a show of us solidarity after the weekend's unprecedented attack by hamas militants, he will meet israel's prime minister netanyahu, as the us and other nations try to prevent a wider conflicter runs in the middle east. he will try to secure the release of hostages kidnapped by hamas, some of whom are americans. his visit comes amid growing diplomatic pres

this is what antony blinken said. we mahmoud abbas.— blinken said. we always look at every option — blinken said. we always look at every option and _ blinken said. we always look at every option and explore - blinken said. we always look at every option and explore every| blinken said. we always look at - every option and explore every part. here we have a number of things that we are actively engaged in including very active collaboration with israel. i also brought with me one of our top hostage experts who are staying behind working with the families, and the government of israel to make sure we are absolutely in sync and again following every option. there are also countries that we were just talking about, relationships with and influence with, it leveraged on hamas. talking to them about using that leveraged to get the hostages home. live now to monica marks who is a professor of middle east politics at new york university in abu dhabi. thank you for coming on the programme. ijust want thank you for coming on the programme. i ju

antony has returned from _ "i think we've got this."— "i think we've got this." antony has returned from brazil to _ "i think we've got this." antony has returned from brazil to training, . returned from brazil to training, i think he would solve the problem for united in those attacking areas. the last few weeks of those poor results of seeing them go for the younger alejandra garnacho, those are promising players but united want to utilise impact players from the bench, they are feeling that absence of antony and jaden sancho. martinez was so dominant of —— dominant for them last season. they'll come up against wilford saha, who crystal palace fans will be very familiar with. such a premier league high—profile playerfor them with. such a premier league high—profile player for them for multiple reasons. united remember they lost their opening champions league match 4—3 at bayern munich, so this is a match they really had to win against one of the two weakest sides in the group. jae. weakest sides in the group. joe, many thanks- — weake

presumably that is why antony blinken continues to l is why antony blinken continues to talk, and were are we in terms of the ability to do that? it are we in terms of the ability to do that? , , , .,, ., ., that? it is still very obligated to know quite _ that? it is still very obligated to know quite where _ that? it is still very obligated to know quite where you _ that? it is still very obligated to know quite where you would i that? it is still very obligated to know quite where you would do | that? it is still very obligated to i know quite where you would do that. there could be an area inside gaza in the south, or more likely, in egypt but as i said, egypt is very worried about having temporary refugees that it fears would be permanent. the other option of course is on the borders of gaza inside israel and in a way, that might be easiest because israel can oversee the situation. and as it is also responsible for the barrage and what looks like the coming land offensive, that would make sense. aha, offensive, that would make sense. a final thought, offensive, that would make s

we're told secretary of state antony blinken will be speaking.uick break kts we'll be right back. >>> so, again, we just want to remind you we're standing by for statements from the state department, secretary of state antony blinken giving remarks following the release of two american hostages. >>> we do want to get to some other news. jury selection under way at the fulton county courthouse when donald trump's codefendant took a plea deal in the election subversion case. >> that's right, nick valencia joining us with more at the courthouse. you had sidney powell, a member of the inner circle, another trump lawyer who took a similar deal yesterday. was this a surprise? >> reporter: this was stunning. stunning is an understatement. you'd be hard pressed to find anyone at the start of this week who could have predicted them not one, but two plea deals secured by the district attorney as they narrow their case on former president donald trump. ken cheseboro pleaded guilty to a conspiracy and as a result he'll have to pay $5,000, 100 hours of commun

that was antony blinken, secretary of state in the us - lives. that was antony blinken, .. let's take you to a few live shots that we are getting. the area just past the gaza border. israeli forces have blocked the border there. live now to the city, the shot is getting darker. it is going into evening now. it's a sunset shot a while ago. the two plumes of smoke are strikes up the israeli defence force and there have been a number of them through the day, we are following events in gaza and israel, stay with us for much more in a few minutes' time on bbc news. hello. a weekend of contrast across the uk, most concern has been the heavy rain across parts of scotland. most concern has been the heavy rain some sites have recorded most of a months' worth of rainfall. take a look at the bbc website for more information. met office warning of rain expiring this afternoon. further south, dry weather, hazy sunshine, certainly warm here for the time of the year and dry as we head through the rest of the day. toward scotland, we will see the rain clear away and it will be easing, bri

he was speaking to america's top diplomat, antony blinken, in cairo.ks mr blinken urged israel to do everything possible to avoid harming civilians. 0ur correspondent nick beake has been monitoring events and sent us this report from southern israel. gaza is bleeding. its hospitals, already full, deluged with more patients. these some of the youngest victims in this latest chapter of an ancient conflict that's now erupted so violently. israeli air strikes continue to kill civilians in gaza, bringing more searches amid the rubble, often in vain. translation: dozens - of families were massacred. we are beyond capacity. we're treating people in the corridors and on floors. this is a very dangerous situation. israel says this is self defence, to ensure its survival, and that this aerial bombardment is a proportionate response to the atrocities hamas committed a week ago. israel claims this strike killed a mastermind of the attacks. from outside gaza, a glimpse of the aftermath of the israeli raids. all day, we heard militaryjets heading towards their targe

secretary of state antony blinken visiting israel to show support said earlier that the u.s.s working to find safety for women, children, civilians in gaza. >> we did discuss ways to address the humanitarian needs of people living in gaza, to protect them from harm while israel conducts its security operations to defend itself from terrorism and to try to ensure this never happens again. we also talked about the possibilities for safe passage for civilians who want to leave or get out of the way in gaza. that's a conversation and a discussion we'll pursue in the coming days, include colluding some of the countries we'll be visiting. >> that may be very difficult to arraign. days after the massacre near the gaza border, israel is now allowing journalists to see the horrors there firsthand. the stories of survivors are tough to see. very disturbing. clarissa ward was among the journal ists allowed to enter. here's what she witnessed yesterday. >> it was 7:11 a.m. on saturday morning when the militants arrived. surveillance footage shows them lying in wait until a car arrives. t

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alistair burt, antony bfinken promptly. alistair burt, antony blinken having _ promptly. and done promptly. alistair burt, antony i blinken having visited and done that joint press conference today with prime minister netanyahu, is on his way to meet the leader of the palestinian

we thought antony blinken, u.s. secretary of state glaring at benjamin netanyahu saying that this is, how this is conducted defines democracies. essentially, to paraphrase it depending on what israel does depends on what the countries in the region react like. obviously, israel is full of not just horror but rage and anger and the front of that is being felt on the streets of gaza, right now, which are being leveled as we stand here in tel aviv. >> matthew chance, thank you very much joining me is the spokesperson for the israeli defense forces. major, i appreciate your time. when you hear us talking about the situation in gaza and you look at your troop readiness along the border and we see more and more material moving in throughout the day, how far along is israel? as you see it tonight, in your goal to take out hamas. >> our forces around gaza and operating against gaza have one mission and that mission is to wage war on hamas. that is the mission we have been given and carried out anyway we need to. at the same

. >> secretary of state antony blinken is on the ground in israel. you see him there meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and set to speak in about 20 minutes and of course we'll bring you that live. they've set up the podiums and we're ready for the shot. >> first we're returning to trey yingst near the ground on the israeli gaza boarder and who knows when the encouragement officially begins. trey. reporter: hey, guys, good morning. rocket fire from the gaza strip continues this morning. overnight there was a lull in the fighting and the israelis continue their air strike on the northern and eastern part of the rocket fire. it stopped but started up here again is this morning. here in the city, you can see the rockets slamming into one of the sidewalks. in this shawn community that sits near the gaza strip. the wall in the city of strout if ma'am camera man can recollect if my camera man pans down, you'll see the blood on the sidewalk and that's the tragic scene all throughout the city. there's no end in sight and israelis say is this is t

so part of this meeting today with benjamin netanyahu on the part of the us secretary of state, antonysurances on behalf of the united states and some of its arab allies regarding the possible terms of that ground invasion, if you like, the creation of safe areas for palestinian civilians who obviously do not want to get involved in what's going to be happening there, and also some sort of means of getting humanitarian foreign aid into those who are not involved with hamas. speaking of that humanitarian aid... the united nations says israel's total siege of gaza — cutting off fuel, food and electricity supplies — is deepening the humanitarian crisis. it's warning more help is needed to support the hundreds of thousands of palestinians who've moved from the north of the territory, to the south. but there are those who are refusing to leave their homes, saying there's little support and aid for them if they do move. 0ur former gaza correspondent, jon donnison has more. much of the north of gaza looks unlivable. this is jabalia, once one of the world's most densely populated neighborhoods

the prime minister of qatar does not have any progress to report with antony blinken. americans believe a handful of citizens might have been captured but they are coordinating closely with the israelis on this. indications are the israelis are not interested in negotiating. under different circumstances ey might have been because recovering hostages is a priority but they see this attack as an existential threat and they are focused on eliminating hamas. it is possible that what they might try to do is rescue these hostages during military operations. the israeli defense forces have set ground troops have gone on limited raids ahead of this excursion to try to get information about hostages. >> the secretary of state was reaffirming once again in all of these places the support for israel. >> that is very much the administration's message. they are rocksolid behind israel. there have been questions about israel's response and the humanitarian impact. antony blinken has addressed that but always comes back to israel has the right to respond and has a duty to respond. t

antony blinken hearing from key allies on a whistle stop seven nation tour. many of the regions' top leaders calling for israel to deescalate and allow humanitarian aid into gaza. egypt's president says israel's response has gone beyond self-defense and is now a, quote, collective punishment against gazans. his concerns are echoed by saudi crown prince. mbs stressing to stop the military operations that claim the lives of innocent people, work to calm the situation, stop the current escalation and respect humanitarian law including lifting the siege on gaza and work to create conditions for the return of stability. and qatar working intensively to secure the release of hostages taken by hamas while also calling for deescalation in the region and an immediate cease fire. blinken brought those sentiments back to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> the way israel does this matters. needs to do it in a way that affirms the shared values that we have for human life and human dignity. taking every possible precaution to avoid harming civilians. >> reporte

meanwhile, us state secretary antony blinken has landed injordan to meet with palestinian president abbasand this is the scene live in gaza as the conflict enters a seventh day. you are watching bbc news with sarah campbell. you are watching bbc news with sarah campbell. in the last few hours, the israeli military has said that more than a million palestinians must leave the northern gaza strip within the next 2a hours ahead of an expected ground operation. in response, the un spokesman stephane dujarric said the united nations considers it impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences. the united nations strongly appeals for any such order, if confirmed, to be rescinded avoiding what could transform what is already a tragedy into a calamitous situation. that statement has sparked an angry reaction from israel. the country's ambassador to the united nations said israel is trying to minimise harm to gazans. he went on to say that for many years the un has turned a blind eye to the arming of hamas and the use of the civilian population and civili

you had antony blinken, u.s. secretary of state, here twice. stayed here last night as well and he has done this tour of the middle east to jordan and bahrain and uae and saudi arabia and egypt. so, why would you fly in the u.s. president into what is a very volatile situation at the moment if it is just to wave a flag and show support for israel? is there more to it? we will have to see. i think arguably, the more interesting element of his planned trip is what you do in amman when he meets president abbas and king abdullah and president el-sisi from egypt. certainly, the americans are more involved in this than they have been in past gaza-israel conflicts. you have the u.s. commander of centcom here today. you have officials like antony blinken and lloyd austin and now the u.s. president. it boils down to the fear that what is happening in gaza is spilling out elsewhere. >> that is why that is the first question i asked you. alistair, thank you for the comments today. >>> let's turn to markets now. you can see that even though we started off