antony blinken said the u.s. very actively engaged in these talks but would not give details, which is customary. he gave a broader message to americans who are wrongfully detained. he said they should know the u.s. dance with them and they should have hope because this administration brought more than three dozen of them home. >> thank you for that. as barbara was mtioning, imprisoned paul and evan are in russian prisons. he said he was -- feeling abandoned by the u.s. government. president putin said moscow hope to find a resolution to the dispute over those american citizens in jail in russia. both have been declared wrongfully detained by the u.s. state department. our correspondent has been speaking to paul whelan. >> this is where an american's holiday to moscow ended up. in a remote russian labor camp, convicted of espionage. the u.s. government calls paul whelan wrongfully detained. he has always said he is a political hostage. i followed his story since he was arrested in moscow. for five years, all nego

as you mention, we have heard from antony blinken about this one l from antony blinken about this onefrom rishi sunak as well talking about the need for israel to take action to protect civilian life. how much you think that is a change of tone for what we had at the start of the conflict? i change of tone for what we had at the start of the conflict?— the start of the conflict? i think that is a sea — the start of the conflict? i think that is a sea change _ the start of the conflict? i think that is a sea change because i the start of the conflict? i think i that is a sea change because going forward, israel has the right, absolute right to protect itself and israel still has that right but should protect the civilians as well. now, whether the israelis adhere to those advice or that pressure is yet to be seen. as in the words of an american friend of mine, they have been elegant obstructionists in the way they've stated their views in the media but they haven't changed operationally and currently receipt even a church in gaza turning pews into makeshift beds —— baptist church. i th

. >> before returning to the u.s., secretary of state antony blinken held a news conference in dubai as the israel-hamas war resumed after a seven-day truce and came to an end bahamas reneged on the commitments to attacking israel and releasing certain hostages. it was secretary blinken's third trip to the middle east since the war began october 7th. his remarks run about 10 minutes. >> good evening everyone, this is my third visit since october 7th when hamas slaughtered men and women. i came to show strong solidarity with israel, defending itself to make sure october 7th never happens again. and also to stress the importance of humanitarian assistance, getting to people in need in gaza. after that, the humanitarian assistance began to flow. during my second visit i focusessed on how humanitarian pauses could facilitate the release of hostages and allow assistance to get into gaza and help get innocent civilians out of harm's way. after that visit, we saw israel institute pauses that enabled people to get out of harm's way. we were able to broker a deal with qatar and egypt playing

we mentioned those comments from antony blinken about the protection of civilians.d to say. as we stand here almost a week into this campaign in the south after the end of the humanitarian pause, it is imperative, it remains imperative that israel put a premium on civilian protection. there does remain a gap between exactly what i said when i was there, the intent to protect civilians, and the actual results that we're seeing on the ground. that was the us secretary of state antony blinken was that our correspondent yolande knell is with me injerusalem. yolande, the language there was polite and measured, but he has made this point more than once and he seems to feel that he has to make it again and again? that he has to make it again and auain? , <' ., that he has to make it again and main? , 4' ., ., that he has to make it again and auain? , ~ ., ., ., again? yes, we know that after the offensive in — again? yes, we know that after the offensive in the _ again? yes, we know that after the offensive in the north _ again? yes, we know that after the offensive in the

the us secretary of state antony blinken — who's on a visit to the region and had been working to extend — warned that israel must take effective steps to ensure the protection of civilians in gaza, before it restarts its military operations there. mr blinken told reporters that damage to hospitals, power stations and water supplies seen in the north of gaza should not be repeated in the south. a ten hourfrom our senior international correspondent falls to a long—awaited reunion. a hostage back in her mother's arms. mia schem, who is 21, welcomed home by herfamily. safe at last. here she was before her ordeal. her mother, keren, spoke to us recently about the agonising wait to get her home. ijust want her back now, you know. 0ur life will never be the same. but we will be all right. the minute she will be here, we will be fine. there is uncertainty still over the fate of the youngest hostage, kfir bibas, just ten months old. he was kidnapped with his brother, ariel, and mother. hamas claims all three were killed by israeli bombing. their father yarden repeated that claim in a video issue

secretary of state antony blinken regresses the resumption of the israel hamas war. secretary blinken blamed hamas for not keeping his commitment to release hostages and cease attacks on israel. sec. blinken: good evening everyone, this is my third visit since october 7th when hamas slaughtered men and women. on october 7th. during the first visit i made i came to show strong solidarity with israel, defending itself to make sure october 7th never happens again. and also to stress the importance of humanitarian assistance, getting to people in need in gaza. eople in need in gaza. after that, the humanitarian assistance began to flow. during my second visit i focusessed on how humanitarian pauses could facilitate the release of hostages and allow assistance to get into gaza and help get innocent civilians out of harm's way. after that visit, we saw israel institute pauses that enabled people to get out of harm's way. we were able to broker a deal with qatar and egypt playing critical roles for a seven-day pause. as a result, some 100 hostages were able to get out and b

i have been in meetings _ remarks from antony blinken.e been in meetings with them - remarks from antony blinken. i have been in meetings with them and - remarks from antony blinken. i have been in meetings with them and i i been in meetings with them and i know what their position is. we ci to i have the right to defend ourselves and hamas can no longer be there and need to be removed. we will do it in a way which is in accordance with international law, where the response is proportional. we will distinguish between terrorist and the civilian population, who we are making a maximum effort to get them out of combat zones. taste maximum effort to get them out of combat zones-— maximum effort to get them out of combat zones. we have to leave it at that, but thank _ combat zones. we have to leave it at that, but thank you _ combat zones. we have to leave it at that, but thank you for _ combat zones. we have to leave it at that, but thank you for your - combat zones. we have to leave it at that, but thank you for your time. i that, but thank

secretary of state antony blinken in mexico city to discuss potential joint solutions. texas governor abbott taking his own steps, installing more barbed wire on the border and busing more migrants to democratic-led cities, chicago and new york, both buckling. >> governor abbott has maidde i clear he wants to destabilize cities >> reporter: lawmakers in washington still need to strike a deal over southern border policy, but as of right now there is no clear agreement. >> or t >> our thanks to morgan for that report >>> in nebraska, near whiteout conditions calling this dangerous scene on the highway troopers in that state alone responded to more than 100 weather-related crashes. maura barrett has more from chicago. >> reporter: a deadly winter storm on the move. creating treacherous conditions across the heartland as millions look to head home from the holidays. >> if you do have to travel, you should pack provisions in case you get stranded >> reporter: blizzard warnings in effect across five states, including colorado, blan kelted in up to ten inches of snow with up t

whether these new rules that antony blinken has laid down apply in the north and the south, we will justcertainly when it comes to what israel has got planned for the southern gaza strip, mr. blinken was clear to say, here are the rules, and we will be watching. caitriona: paul adams jerusalem, thank you for that. younger hostages have been released and they have been brought to the schneider children medical center in israel for checks treatment. earlier, i spoke to the ceo of the hospital about the care they have been providing. thank you very much for joining us on bbc news. once the hostages have been freed by hamas, they come to your medical center. you might talk us through just what happens first, how they are when they arrive. >> yeah, at schneider children's medical center, we received during the last week or so 26 of the hostages that were kept by hamas. mostly children, mothers, and even one grandmother. and i went all the way to the heliport of the hospital in order to get them through the whole process of getting off the helicopter, and getting into hospital. and actually, s

from the perspective _ antony blinken do about that?of _ antony blinken do about that? from the perspective of the _ antony blinken do about that? f'rr�*n the perspective of the americans and others as well, other outsiders, it seems obvious that the israelis need a day after plan that goes beyond permanent reoccupation of gaza, which looks like what prime minister benjamin netanyahu has in mind. that is not something that is going to be sustainable so, you know, there needs to be some serious consideration given to a long—term arrangement that can actually displace hamas in the west bank. unless such an arrangement is agreed upon then, you know, ithink unless such an arrangement is agreed upon then, you know, i think the fighting willjust drag on interminably.— fighting willjust drag on interminabl. ., ~ , fighting willjust drag on interminabl . ., ~ , . interminably. thank you very much for that. nebal farsakh — spokesperson for the palestinian red crescent society the humanitarian situation in gaza continues to worsen. u nfortu natel

i think antony blinken, so important? i think antony blinken. in — so important?portant? i think antony blinken, in his press - so important? i think antony - blinken, in his press conference, made it very clear what he thought should be in it. he didn't actually say it, but he said, where are the condemnations of hamas? not nearly for october 7th, condemnations of hamas? not nearly for october7th, but condemnations of hamas? not nearly for october 7th, but the fact that it fights within civilian areas, uses civilian protected sites, like hospitals and schools, and mosques, like un centres actually to launch military operations. i suppose that's the kind of thing that the americans would want to see. i think the other thing is we have to bear in mind that this takes place against a background of quite intense negotiations — first in warsaw yesterday, and today in egypt — over a possible deal in relationship to israeli hostages, which would also be tied to some form of humanitarian pauses. the difference with this resolution, as opposed to the resolution on the 8th

and tony blinken -- antony blinken: on the humanitarian piece of this, that is absolutely imperative we saw israel take steps immediately today to start to get information to people about where safe areas are. how they can get out of harm's way. and we're just talking about right now today, and i haven't had a chance to see exactly what happened today, i have seen that information start to get out. i saw the plans that israel has in a multiplicity of ways. to do everything possible, protect civilian, including making sure they have the information they need and that there are ways to accommodate them. this is going to be very important going forward. it's something we'll be looking at very closely. in terms of the report in the "new york times," there's going to be plenty of opportunity for a full accounting of what happened on october 7 including looking back to see what happened. who knew what, when. and israel has been very clear about that. right now, the focus is on making sure that they can do everything possible to ensure that it doesn't happen again. to make sure that civilia

the us secretary of state antony blinken was here in | of state antony blinken was here in israel yesterdayabout the next phase of this military operation and this is someone not an enemy of israel, a friend and ally but he made it explicitly clear and he said the numbers of civilians that have been killed on the displacement that had happened in the north could not be repeated in the south and he talked about continuing operations being bound by humanitarian law. how are you actually going to go about doing that because by saying these things publicly it shows he has concerns that that is not happening? i think ou are that that is not happening? i think you are listening _ that that is not happening? i think you are listening very _ that that is not happening? i think you are listening very attentively i you are listening very attentively to secretary anthony lincoln and our counterparts in the us military and we are all under the understanding and he also mentioned the endgame has to be a result that hamas does not control the gaza strip. israeli defence forces are operating to restore sa

that is precisely what antony blinken was asking the israelis to avoid.come back to that fundamental point which is on the security council, you have israel's principal ally, the united states, essentially agreeing that a ceasefire does not make sense. i doubt the british government feels it make sense either. i doubt the british government feels it make sense either.— doubt the british government feels it make sense either. i suppose what it make sense either. i suppose what it does, i talked _ it make sense either. i suppose what it does, i talked more _ it make sense either. i suppose what it does, i talked more about - it make sense either. i suppose what it does, i talked more about this - it does, i talked more about this with our correspondent in a moment but it highlights what the us will not do if it doesn't use its veto because we have america very keen to stress how much pressure it is putting on israel at the moment about trying to reduce civilian casualties, however not going as far as to the un security council members may wish to. the as to

one day before secretary state antony blinken heads to mexico city in an effort to deal with the crisis. >>> if you're planning to return an unwanted holiday gift, it may cost you. we'll tell you why. >>> hello and welcome to the lead. right now, top biden administration officials are set to meet with ron dermer in washington, d.c. a close confident of benjamin netanyahu. antony blinken and jake sullivan are expected to press dermer are moving israel to a more targeted phase of the war. this as netanyahu vows a long fight in gaza. israel defense forces are using the ground, air and naval troops to strike what they say are terror targets in the gaza strip. the hamas controlled palestinian ministry of health says 20,000 civilians have been killed. priscilla alvarez is at the white house for us. these meetings could be underway at any moment. what are we expecting out of them? >> reporter: this comes at a critical time as the u.s. looks for israel to move away from the high intensity war as the death toll grows in gaza. this, of course, being a significant meeting with a close confident of

the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said there is a gap between the government's declared intentioncivilians and what is actually happening on the ground. israel says it's hit more than a50 targets from land, sea and air in the last 2a hours. the main un agency there says society is "on the verge of a full—blown collapse". but the flow of aid could soon improve, after israel agreed to a us request to open its kerem shalom border crossing for the inspection of aid trucks and their cargo. also, new images appear to show dozens of palestinian men stripped to their underwear, with their hands tied behind their back. those are not those pictures, we will bring those to you, those are funerals taking place today for six palestinians killed by israeli forces in an operation at the al—faraa refugee camp north of nablus. some of those killed are believed to be members of the militant group known as the al—fara'a brigade. we canjoin our correspondent anna foster in jerusalem. take us through what has been happening in the west bank today. welcome in the west bank, and we have seen this, lucy,

that is what we're hearing from us secretary of state antony blinken. action goes on. much more to come from jerusalem on the conflict through the day. for now, let's head back to london and kylie with the rest of the news. documents reveal that the united kingdom has given rwanda a further £100 million as part of its deal to relocate asylum seekers to the african nation. the revelation came hours after rishi sunak vowed to "finish the job" of reviving the plan after the resignation of his immigration minister this week. our political correspondent peter saulls has more on this. it's not surprising that the costs keep going up for this policy. i suppose rwanda needs to get something in return for taking in some of those migrants who have crossed the english channel, initially heading towards the uk. but it is the scale of the figures that are quite embarrassing for the government. they have already spent £114 million. that was the initial outlay when the policy was first announced. then a further 100 million in april this year, and there is also an expe

jarred hill in new york, thanks. >>> secretary of state antony blinken will meet with the mexican president today for talks on the influx of migrants at the border. blinken will lead a u.s. delegation that includes secretary of homeland security alejandro mayorkas. they're expected to ask the mexican president to do more to stem the surge of migrants reaching the southwestern u.s. border. the visit comes as thousands of migrants in a caravan are making their way north through mexico. >>> now to the israel-hamas war. the jewish state says it's widening its ground offensive in gaza into densely populated refugee camps following some of the deadliest air assaults of the war. the u.s. says israel's minister for strategic affairs met with secretary of state antony blinken and national security adviser jake sullivan to discuss post-war security in gaza among other topics. >>> iranian-backed militia groups around the region have stepped up attacks in support of hamas. hezbollah and israel have been exchanging almost daily fire across the israeli-lebanese border. >>> in the red sea, the pentagon sa

now, ron durmer met with antony blinken and jake sullivan. the big question, what does the next face of the war look like. up until this point israel has assured the u.s. that it plans to transition to a low intensity war with a more precise military strategy, but they haven't offered a time line. so u.s. officials were looking for more information on that again as that death toll continues to rise in gaza. over the course of the day, officials were expressing confidence about the nature of the conversations between the u.s. and israel describing them as good and saying that the u.s. and israel are on the same page. but president biden is under increasing pressure over the destruction and devastation in gaza. and he said earlier this month that israel risks losing support on the international stage if it doesn't contain those casualties. so the u.s. officials and the close con fidant of benjamin netanyahu meeting here at the white house to try to get more answers on what the next phase looks like. priscilla alvarez, cnn, at the white house. >

today secretary of state antony blinken and homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas will all meet with their mexican counterparts to try to reach an agreement to try to stem the tide of migrants in to the united states. >> and this is after president biden's call with mexico's president last week where they agreed more enforcement at the border is needed. meanwhile, there are more than 11,000 migrants still waiting in shelters and camps on the next cab side of the border as officials say that they are overwhelmed by the processing.n officials say that they are overwhelmed by the processing. >> our city here in eagle pass, we've been getting slammed with 2,000 to 3,000 people a day and it is just an unfair, unethical situation what is going on here in eagle pass. we feel ignored by the federal government. >> we begin this morning with priscilla alvarez live at the white house. and you have new reporting on what the administration is looking to ask for in these meetings. what are the expectations? >> reporter: president biden is ending the year the way he started it, working with hi

secretary of state antony blinken who is in tel aviv.had meetings today with the israeli prime minister, and the palestinian president. let's continue to listen. mr. blinken: hamas can lay down its arms, surrender the leaders, who are responsible for the slaughter, the torture, the rates of october 7 hamas could renounce its stated goal of eliminating israel, killing jews, and repeating the atrocities off october 7 -- of october 7 again and again. meanwhile, everyone around the world who cares about protecting innocent civilians, innocent lives, should be calling on hamas, indeed, demanding of hamas that it immediately stop its murderous acts of terror -- of terror and deplorable use of men, women, and children as human shields. in our meetings with israeli leaders here and in jerusalem, and palestinian leaders, we discussed our continued focus on preventing the conflict from spreading the west bank, to israel's northern border, or the broader region. i raised our concerns about steps that could escalate tensions in the west bank, includ

at this hour antony blinken and homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas expected to press mexico for help in reducing the influx of migrants. our reporter priscilla alvarez is here. what specifically will the secretary asked of the mexican president? >> reporter: u.s. officials prepared a series of measures they want mexicans to take to drive down the number of border crossings at the u.s. southern border. for example, moving migrants out, at the mexico northern border to decongestant area as well as controlling roadways which are often used to more quickly get to the u.s. southern border. providing incentives like visas so that migrants remain in the country, and not travel up to the u.s. southern border. clearly it's an urgent issue not only because of the numbers but also because of who the president is sending to have these talks. this is an extension of the president biden call with mexican president andres manuel lopez obrador. last week both agreed that additional enforcement was urgently needed. eric kay of state antony blinken, homeland security secretary alejandro mayor

vice president kamala harris and secretary of state antony blinken. earlier this morning king charles says time is running out. >> dangers are no longer distant risks. i've seen across the commonwealth and beyond countless communities which are unable to withstand repeated shocks whose lives and livelihoods are laid waste by climate change. surely real action is required to stem the toll. >> david mckenzie is monitoring cop 28 for us. and the king there speaking to one of the largest gatherings of world leaders in many months if not this year. so an opportunity to make some impacts. >> reporter: and the king has been a champion on environmental issues for many, many years. this is not new to him, but it is new to have an impassioned plea to such a large audience of world leaders as you say. this is a critically important cop. the climate meetings that set the agenda for how we're going to combat the climate crisis. the u.n. secretary-general spoke very directly about the need to reduce emissions to try to stop the ravages of climate change. >> we must

antony blinken's response, i don't think you have the credit for that.e department employee and spokesperson for the former secretary, decode that for us. what's he saying? >> it's hard to know what he means by the credit, but i think he is essentially saying that you don't have the political capital on the international stage to be able to actually destroy hamas and if that's what this administration thinks behind the scenes, that is a massive problem. you know, we have all been worried that it would be death by 1,000 cuts and when things got really tough for israel in the fight against hamas, that the administration would not stand behind him. i'm also concerned how politics may be playing into this, john. we know the president is underwater in his approval ratings, we know that he is losing to former president trump, michigan is going to be a critical state, reportedly democrats in michigan, especially those pro-palestinian are not supportive of the president's actions towards israel. so part of me wonders if the administration is starting to play pol

my mac for bearing with us will be heard from so antony blinken there. the next six months.. in their ongoing dispute over pay. train drivers in the union begin a new wave of industrial action today. it will affect different train companies each day for the next nine days. west midlands police say the violence seen before aston villa's football match last night against legia warsaw was �*unprecedented'. four police officers were hurt in clashes with away fans. one officer was hit by a flare and suffered a concussion. police said the vistiting polish club had failed to give enough ticket to its fans. temperatures could drop as low as minus ten on friday — with warnings for snow and ice in place for eastern england and parts of scotland overnight. the cold snap has already brought snow to some parts of the country, causing disruption on the roads and some school closures//last night was the coldest since mid—march. you're live with bbc news. they can use that has come was the last hour, sandra day o'connor, the first woman to sit in the us supreme court ha

in mexico city where secretary of state antony blinken is set to meet with the mexican president. they will discuss ways to stem the surge of migrants at the southern u.s. border and they will be joined by homeland security secretary mayorkas. more than 11,000 migrants are still waiting in shelters and camps as they have for years for a chance to enter the u.s. legally, but this one border patrol sector which includes eagle pass, texas, migrant encounters have dropped significantly. more from rosa flores. >> reporter: as a migrant caravan forms in southern mexico with thousands, the scene in eagle pass, texas has changed. the area where thousands were waiting to be transported last week were emptied out this week. the flow appearing to be down a trickle. a senior customs and border protection official telling cnn that while the scene at eagle pass has improved, the agency is not out of the woods yet. cvp still grappling with elevated numbers of migrant encounters. more than 11,000 are waiting in shelters in northern mexico, 3800 in tijuana. and many are hoping to enter legally, bu

, who said that there _ state, antony blinken, who said that there was— state, antony blinken, who saids were saying in terms of trying _ authorities were saying in terms of trying to— authorities were saying in terms of trying to do more to protect the civilian— trying to do more to protect the civilian population in gaza and the reality— civilian population in gaza and the reality on— civilian population in gaza and the reality on the ground. rushdi was talking _ reality on the ground. rushdi was talking about the worsening humanitarian situation in gaza, concerns — humanitarian situation in gaza, concerns being raised by aid organisations, by the united nations, _ organisations, by the united nations, that those people who are not being _ nations, that those people who are not being killed by bombs may not survive _ not being killed by bombs may not survive hunger and diseases. so it is a desperate, catastrophic situation _ is a desperate, catastrophic situation for the population in gaza — situation for the population in gaza. and i think these comments by president _ gaza. and i th

the us�*s top diplomat, secretary of state antony blinken, met with president andres manuel lopez 0bradoralso accompanied by homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. us officials said last week that up to 10,000 people were crossing the southern border every day. the republican governor of texas has sent 75,000 migrants to mostly democrat—run cities since last april. one of those cities is new york. its mayor issued an executive order on wednesday, requiring charter buses transporting migrants to provide a 32 hours�* notice in advance of their arrival into the city. 0ur mexico and central america correspondent will grant spoke to us earlier about secretary of state blinken�*s visit to mexico. can you tell us, what were the significant outcomes of this meeting between antony blinken and the homeland security secretary and the mexican president? well, i think these were very much crisis

the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says there is a gap between the government's declared intention has ramped up its air strikes across the strip in the last day, saying it hit more than a50 targets in just 2a hours. that's around double the daily figures reported since the truce ended a week ago. the main un agency in gaza says society is "on the verge

the us's top diplomat secretary of state antony blinken met with president andres manuel lopez obrador in mexico city. mr blinken was also accompainied by homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. the high—level meeting came as pressure grows on the white house to stem the influx of migrants to the us. us officials said last week that up to 10,000 people were crossing the southern border every day. it's being felt in border states, including texas, where the republican governor has sent 75,000 migrants from that state to mostly democrat—run cities since last april. one of those cities is new york city. its mayor issued an executive order on wednesday, requiring charter buses transporting migrants to provide a 32—hour notice in advance of their arrival into new york. earlier, i spoke about the meeting with our mexico correspondent will grant. can you tell us, what were the significant outcomes of this meeting between antony blinken and the homeland security secretary and the mexican president? well, i think these were very much crisis talks, weren't they? they are organised pretty

. >>> plus, just hours from now secretary of state antony blinken and homeland security secretary alejandroorkas are set to meet with mexican president just as thousands of central american migrants make their way to the united states' southern border. we'll break down what this means and the key issues up for discussion. >>> and also ahead the detroit pistons made nba history but for all the wrong reasons. the record they just broke that has everyone talking. >>> good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this wednesday, december 27th. i'm jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we get right to the news and the israeli military has expanded its ground offensive into urban refugee camps in central gaza. the idf is also focusing on southern gaza's largest city as part of its stated mission to destroy hamas. officials say progress has been made in the north and that troops will continue to, quote, preserve and intensify the achievements there. adding, that the war will likely continue for many more months. the expanded operation comes amid growing international pressure for

i think antony blinken is heading _ towards america.ny blinken is heading to mexico - blinken is heading to mexico for the christmas area, what has been the white house reaction to this?— has been the white house reaction to this? why house are sa in: reaction to this? why house are saying mexico — reaction to this? why house are saying mexico need _ reaction to this? why house are saying mexico need to - reaction to this? why house are saying mexico need to take - reaction to this? why house are l saying mexico need to take some of the responsibility, lots of people are travelling through mexico, it isn't often the original point these migrants are coming from, a lot of mexicans try to get into the states, but this is where the bulk of the individuals are starting. he is going to visit mexico city this week, hoping to kind of get a deal, some sort of deal, trying to contain this surge of migrants which, at the moment, as he said, is unprecedented and during the christmas period when many, the intention turned elsewhere, the magas are s

the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says there is a gap between the government's declared intentionotect civilians and the results on the ground. israel has ramped up its air strikes across the strip in the last day, saying it hit more than a50 targets in just 2a hours. that's around double the daily figures reported since the truce ended a week ago. the main un agency in gaza says society is "on the verge of a full—blown collapse". but it's hoped the flow of aid will soon improve, after israel agreed to a us request to open its kerem shalom border crossing for the inspection of aid trucks and their cargo. also, images have emerged showing dozens of palestinian men detained by israel — stripped to their underwear — with their hands tied behind their back, in northern gaza. hamas has condemned the images, accusing israel forces of committing a "heinous crime against innocent civilians". there's also been fresh violence in the occupied west bank today. funerals have taken place for six palestinians killed by israeli forces in a raid on al—faraa refugee camp north of nablus. some are b

president biden's secretary antony blinken had been clear there is no higher priority than the safety and security of americans and the administration stands by the deal that brought five innocent americans and two of their family members home. this deal was about reuniting these americans with their loved ones. as a part of this arrangement, we facilitated the transfer of $6 billion in restricted iranian funds held in south korea to restricted accounts in qatar for humanitarian use only, not a penny of this money has been spent and these funds will not go anywhere anytime soon. this does not change anything about our approach to iran. they remain an adversary and we will continue to confront it as such. with respect to qatar, its relationship with hamas has been well known to multiple israeli governments including the current government going back many years. it has been and remains extremely helpful in securing hostage releases. at the same time, we have discussed with leaders that there is no going back to the status quo of october 6th and they expressed their agreement. with respe

from what antony blinken _ political resolution...on... from whatl antony blinken was saying today, there was a strong criticism of israel but there is still not talked about what the us is prepared to do. limit they are going to have to lead on it but there are differences now. we have an arab world that is much more engaged. the abraham accords, which i was quite critical of, because it ignored the israel palestine conflict.— palestine conflict. there is actually now _ palestine conflict. there is actually now a _ palestine conflict. there is actually now a role - palestine conflict. there is actually now a role for- palestine conflict. there is i actually now a role for those palestine conflict. there is - actually now a role for those arab allies _ actually now a role for those arab allies of— actually now a role for those arab allies of israel to play in bringing to an _ allies of israel to play in bringing to an end — allies of israel to play in bringing to an end and i think that will become — to an end and i think that will be

been speaking with daniel leavy a former israeli peace negotiator who gave us his reaction to antony blinkenement to ask the nation to ensure the protection of civilians in gaza. i wonder whether we should be seeing these statements is particularly strong or what these new statements from secretary blink and telesis just how weak the statements have been until now. just how weak the american policy has been and this still feels too little too weak, because what we're from antony blinken is not the call for a ceasefire, which i think most people look at this would say is absolutely necessary. what we have is this growing difference, including in public, between the american position of not having a repeat — and these are my words now not antony blinken�*s entirely — of the death and devastation meted out on palestinian civilian population in gaza, in the last several weeks, as a result of the israeli actions and what israel intends to do and what israel intends to do and what israel has declared its intention of doing. i don't see why anyone would have faith that things are going to improve i

and yesterday, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, warned that israel would need to clearly andas where civilians would be out of harm's way. the israeli army has now created a map dividing gaza into hundreds of zones. so if you zoom in, can now see that each of those specific areas have numbers. and they say that this map is designed to enable residents of gaza to orient themselves and understand instructions and to evacuate from specific places for their safety if required. but it's not clear from this which areas are safe and which are not. we do know that the israelis have been dropping leaflets which people have posted online. this one's in arabic, and it tells people to leave four specific parts of khan yunis. and there's no mention of those block numbers that we just showed you earlier, but this qr code here does lead you back to the map that we've just shown you, which is fine if you've got internet connectivity. it also tells residents here to evacuate immediately and to go to shelters in rafah and here in red in arabic. it says, "you've been warned." now, people in kha

john mccain made an incredible speech years ago about antony blinken for deputy secretary and said nothis guy from a completely off-the-wall but they do represent obama ideology, obama was the most hostile president, state of israel until now in this administration is the worst, that's my opinion. they come in, there is peace breaking out over the middle east and rather than take the baton and continue abraham accords, they blow the whole thing up and start rearming iran and lift waivers on iran and give hundreds of millions to the plo, millions to hamas and they did it without any demands, without challenges, without discussion, none of it what do you make of that? >> festival, they do understand the middle east. they have this notion during money at hostile actors, you gain there trust. the opposite, they were laughing us us. hamas and piet were laughing saying this guy has given us money and we don't have to do anything for it, we know how to agree to end terrorist activities or disarm, we know how to stop paying terrorists to kill jews, we know how to end the pay for slave, not ham

they hmet what secretary of stae antony blinken and jake sullivan. a white house official tells cnn they discussed the need for israel to focus on high value targets, improve the humanitarian situation in gaza and the future of gaza after the war. israel says they are intensifying operations. joining us former spokesperson for the u.s. mission to the united nations a former director of the white house national security council. i appreciate your time. when you heard ron was going to be in washington meeting with the top two deputies for president biden what did you think? >> well, first, it was a blast from the past. when i was at the white house we used to be on the phone with ron almost daily. >> when he was the ambassador to the united states? >> right before that. weighs senior advisor to prime minister bibi netanyahu at the time. so this is the year 2010 to 2011 and he was our main interlock tear. he had a direct line to netanyahu. he was netanyahu's closest confidant and adept at the white house system, washington, d.c., circuit and we had a cl

secretary of state antony blinken and mexico's president.f the things they're hoping for, especially here at eagle pass, texas, is that legal trade and travel continue. now, uninterrupted again, one of two bridges that are closed here and people of eagle pass are hoping that after these talks, that's bridges over. brianna. >> rosa, thank you for that report. in new york city, official s say every day about 500 new migrants are arriving. they are facing a cold reality, literally. so many of the arriving to northeast without proper winter clothes, as they are struggling to find housing. the city says, nearly 70,000 migrants are packed into emergency shelters. thousands more either intent at the edge of the city, or sleeping on the streets. joining us now is christine plan, a former new york city council speaker, and the president and ceo of win which is what is provider of shelter to the cities homeless families especially for women and children. christine, thank you so much for being with us this evening. you are of course an advocates workin

secretary of state antony blinken tomorrow in mexico city to discuss potential joint solutions. texas governor greg abbott taking his own steps, installing more barbed wire on the border, and bussing more migrants to primarily democratic-led cities, such as chicago and new york, both now buckling under rising numbers. >> governor abbott has made it clear he wants to destabilize cities by sending thousands of migrants and asylum seekers. >> reporter: tonight, as that migrant caravan makes its way north, lawmakers in washington still need to strike a deal over southern border policy, but as of right now, there is no clear agreement. tom? >> morgan chesky on the border for us tonight. morgan, thank you. >>> in 60 seconds, bus drivers under assault. the surge in attacks and growing fears, and what some cities are doing to keep drivers safe stay with us >>> we're back now with apple, pulling its most advanced smart watches from american shelves it comes after the biden administration didn't overrule an international ban. now apple has filed an emergency request today to end that ban.

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it is something that antony blinken did say in the conference, that it is important to listen to locals on the ground. that question was answered that i put by mr. cameron, but it wasn't answered by mr. blinken. >> great reporting and thank you so much for joining us. washington says it will carry out joint air force maneuvers with the south american country of guiana. they plan to take over an oil-rich regionthe takeover guiana has area. brazil is monitoring the situation. it is a densely forested region with oil deposits offshore. nicholas maduro says the border between the nations was wrongly agreed by colonial powers more than a century ago. he claims all of the territory to the north and rest -- west of the river. that is world news america, thank you so much for joining us. don't forget to head to our website, bbc.com/news for all of the latest updates on the news today. thanks for joining us. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also pr

secretary antony blinken and also with mexico's president. boris and jessica, as you know, that's not happening. he doesn't have a seat at the table. as you know as well, greg abbott has taken border security into his own hands, passing an immigration bill here in texas recently and so more in texas wish he did have a seat at the table. >> rosa flores for us in texas. thank you so much for that reporting and update. >>> one of the cities asking for more federal help responding is denver. more than 34,000 migrants have arrived in denver at a cost of $36 million to the city. denver's mayor mike johnson is joining us now. minor, thanks so much for coming on with us. we know your city has what you call a migrant dash board. it tracks denver's support given to migrants. it shows as of yesterday, there are more than 4100 people being sheltered. that's one way it appears to be impacting your city and the residents that live there. how else is this impacting denver and its residents? >> yeah. i think denver is now ground zero for america's migrant cr