we've seen antony blinken _ an israeli army base.een antony blinken meeting with - an israeli army base. we've seen i antony blinken meeting with other leaders, in the gulf states as well. they are after a ceasefire, we've had this pause. will he ask for that again? i had this pause. will he ask for that auain? . had this pause. will he ask for that a . ain? ., ., had this pause. will he ask for that auain? ., ., , ., again? i mean, that is a possibility. _ again? i mean, that is a possibility. he - again? i mean, that is a possibility. he has- again? i mean, that is a possibility. he has not l again? i mean, that is a - possibility. he has not been clear about what exactly his plans are there. i think it is interesting he's coming here of the back with there's meetings, he's trying to turnit there's meetings, he's trying to turn it into a positive for israel. there is a country is calling for an immediate ceasefire. he is trying to hold out the possibility to israel of much better relations with its arab neighbours, if there is this

they do not want the palestinian authorities so this will be another point of tension between antony blinkennterparts.— his israeli counterparts. antony bunken his israeli counterparts. antony blinken is in _ his israeli counterparts. antony blinken is in saudi _ his israeli counterparts. antony blinken is in saudi arabia - his israeli counterparts. antony blinken is in saudi arabia for i his israeli counterparts. antony i blinken is in saudi arabia for talks with the crown prince so what should we be looking out for from that meeting? we be looking out for from that meetin: ? . , we be looking out for from that meetin: ? ., , ., meeting? primarily, what he will hear will be _ meeting? primarily, what he will hear will be similar _ meeting? primarily, what he will hear will be similar to _ meeting? primarily, what he will hear will be similar to what - meeting? primarily, what he will hear will be similar to what he i hear will be similar to what he heard in other arab capitals, a call for a ceasefire and a rejection of any idea of displacement of palestinians from gaza, these are red lines

that antony blinken is touring at the moment.ny blinken is touring at the moment.— these countries that antony blinken is touring at the moment. one of the o tions is touring at the moment. one of the options the — is touring at the moment. one of the options the united _ is touring at the moment. one of the options the united states _ is touring at the moment. one of the options the united states and - is touring at the moment. one of the options the united states and israel. options the united states and israel have been putting forward is for the palestinian authority to control gaza and govern gaza but the trouble with the palestinian authority is its own lack of legitimacy amongst palestinians but also its resources and inability to do so, so really it doesn't appear as if there is a viable solution for the day after. that's a really good question, but one that continues to elude concrete answers. ., ~' one that continues to elude concrete answers. ., ~ , ., y one that continues to elude concrete answers. ., ~ , ., , . as th

antony blinken has just arrived in israel. conditions in gaza continue to deteriorate. 250 people have been killed in the last 2a hours the un said uk ministers have met to consider how to clear the names of those wrongly convicted in an the post office scandal. we'll speak to two victims who are still seeking compensation. alaska air cancelled 140 flights today, as more details emerged of that dramagic mid air blow out on a boeing 737 the panel door has now been recovered. and blast off for the first american moon mission in 50 years but after the textbook launch the spacecraft is running out of power, with the mission now in severe jeapordy. good evening. we start tonight in the middle east, with a number of developments to update you on. the first from lebanon where his brother has confirmed that one of its senior commanders was killed today by an israeli drone strike, in the south of the country. wissam al tawil was the deputy head of the group's radwan force which managed many of the military operations in southern lebano

we have antony blinken, the us secretary of. houthi attacks. ate, appearing in greece. we talked about our nato alliance, the tremendous solidarity that we have and continue to have in supporting ukraine against the russian aggression. we have talked a little bit about steps to prepare for the nato summit that will take place in washington early this summer. and we also focused on what both countries have done through the leadership of president erdogan and prime minister miss attackers to bring greece and turkey closer together including the summit meeting of both leaders just last month. in turkey we also focused extensively on what turkey can do using its influence, using its ties to help prevent the conflict in the middle east from spreading. and we also talked about the role that turkey can play both in the day after for gaza turkey can play both in the day afterfor gaza in turkey can play both in the day after for gaza in terms of the challenging questions of governance, palestinian led governance, security, rebuilding, as well as the work

we know antony blinken has told israel'sl antony blinken has told israel's prime minister to avoid furtherms on he's having to repeat again that basic message —— three months. it to repeat again that basic message -- three months.— -- three months. it speaks to the nature of the _ -- three months. it speaks to the nature of the israeli _ -- three months. it speaks to the nature of the israeli prime - nature of the israeli prime minister. he is a bulldog, a former soldier, he had a brother lost in a hostage rescue mission. he is very focused on securing israel's border and the safety of its civilians, and the administration agrees with it to a certain extent, but it can't be securing a fashion of carpet bombing areas and without concern for civilians. i am sure that is what the secretary heard in his meetings. he was in qatar, the uae, saudi arabia yesterday. i am sure all of those arab states have told him the indiscriminate killing of civilians whilst in pursuit of hamas has to be stopped. but whilst in pursuit of hamas has to be sto ed. �* . , whilst in pursuit of hamas has to be stoned.

antony blinken is meeting. it is a la: of the antony blinken is meeting. you _ antony blinken is meeting. it is a lag of the trip you had _ antony blinken is meeting. it is a lag of the trip you had to - antony blinken is meeting. it is a lag of the trip you had to make, i antony blinken is meeting. it is a i lag of the trip you had to make, he could not appear as shunning of the palestinian authority but really had nothing to offer. he couldn't even bring the israelis to release palestinian money that they are withholding in order to ensure that the palestinian authorities does not collapse because at the moment the israelis are basically choking this authority... they don't have many money to pay salaries or any bills because of this hijacking of the money. he could not even deliver on that so there was not really much to say and that is why the visit lasted less than an hour, there was no joint press statement, no joint press conference, nothing like that. he got out of there soon as you can. what would you like to have seen? again the issue of money wo

. ♪ christian: antony blinken has just arrived in israel.ons in gaza continuing to deteriorate. 250 people have been killed in the last 24 hours. also in the program tonight, u.k. ministers have met to consider how to clear the names of those wrongly convicted in the post office scandal. we speak to two victims still seeking compensation. alaska air canceled 140 flights today as more details emerged about a dramatic midair blowout on a boeing 737. and last off for the first american moon mission in 50 years. but after the textbook launch, th spacecraft is now running out of power, with the mission in severe jeopardy. a ry good evening. we start in the middle east with a number of developments to update you on. the first from lebanon, where hezbollah has confirmed one of its senior commanders was killed by an israeli drone strike. he was the deputy head of the group's force which managed many of the military operations in southern lebanon. in gaza, the fighting has intensified. in the last 24 hours israeli strikes have killed 249 palestinians

as mara rudman mentioned, us secretary of state antony blinken is heading back to the middle east to the west bank and a number of other countries in the region. state department spokesperson matthew miller outlined another key priority for mr blinken. he can focus on, as he has consistently since october seven, preventing the conflict from expanding. he will discuss specific steps parties can take including how they can use their influence with others in their influence with others in the region to avoid is collation. it is in no—one �*s interest, not israel is, not the region, not the world's interest, not israel is, not the region, not the worlds for this conflict to spread beyond gaza. concerns about the conflict spilling over into lebanon have been heightened by the killing of a top hamas leader in an apparent drone strike in beirut. thousands of people attended the funeral of saleh al—arouri in the lebanese capital on thursday, with crowds carrying palestinian and hamas flags through the streets. hezbollah, a powerful paramilitary and political group in lebanon, blamed tuesday's

can i assume antony blinken cominu hamas. can i assume antony blinken coming back— hamas.oming back to _ hamas. can i assume antony blinken coming back to the _ hamas. can i assume antony blinken coming back to the region _ hamas. can i assume antony blinken coming back to the region this - hamas. can i assume antony blinken| coming back to the region this week? you have asked them before to be more forceful with israel and try and bring about a cessation of hostilities, even to have a pause that so further aid can get into gaza. have you been disappointed so far in him particularly and in the united states?— far in him particularly and in the united states? indeed. let me say that we will — united states? indeed. let me say that we will be _ united states? indeed. let me say that we will be receiving _ united states? indeed. let me say that we will be receiving him - united states? indeed. let me say that we will be receiving him with i united states? indeed. let me say| that we will be receiving him with a heavy heart. we have to listen to what he has to say but we are e

you mentioned antony blinken, he is in the region| antony blinken, he is in the region as you say, dueounding countries and is on his way to a man and jordan at the moment. he said before he got on the plane his focuses on this conflict from spreading and making sure that he engages with those regional countries to try and assist in that effort. what influenced you think he will be able to bring to bear when he arrives in israel and with those surrounding countries? it is surrounding countries? it is interesting _ surrounding countries? it is interesting he _ surrounding countries? it is interesting he is _ surrounding countries? it 3 interesting he is going to those countries before coming to israel and the palestinian territories. you would think given the relationship between israel and americans that this might be his first port of call but it is not. he is taking a message from those countries, people like president erdogan and people in jordan and egypt, and he is making sure the israelis hear loud and clear the regional message, that they are concerned about the humanitarian sit

this is what antony blinken told the press conference afterward. figs blinken told the press conference. a , ., �*, blinken told the press conference afterward. a , . �*, afterward. as israel's campaign moves to a _ afterward. as israel's campaign moves to a lower _ afterward. as israel's campaign moves to a lower intensity - afterward. as israel's campaign. moves to a lower intensity phase afterward. as israel's campaign - moves to a lower intensity phase in northern gaza, and is the idea of scale down its forces there, we agreed to a plan for the un to carry out an assessment mission. it will determine what needs to be done to allow palestinians to return to their homes safely in the north. now this won't happen overnight, there are serious security infrastructure and humanitarian challenges. but the mission will start a process that evaluates these obstacles and how they can be overcome. in today's meetings, i was also crystal clear — palestinian civilians must be able to return home as soon as conditions allow. they must not be pressed to leave gaza. as i told the prime minister, th

i can tell you that antony blinken, _ prime minister?r? i can tell you that antony blinken, between he - prime minister? i can tell you that antony blinken, between he and l prime minister? i can tell you that l antony blinken, between he and us, there is no daylight about the goals of this war. the importance to continue it until hamas is eliminated. if hamas laid down their weapons tomorrow, there wouldn't be a humanitarian crisis. if they stop their aggressions — they are still harbouring 128 israeli hostages, they are still launching rockets at israel almost daily. they're not doing anything in their to try to minimise... doing anything in their to try to minimise. . ._ doing anything in their to try to minimise... �* ,., , , ., minimise... i'm sorry, but we are havin: minimise... i'm sorry, but we are having some _ minimise... i'm sorry, but we are having some difficulties _ minimise... i'm sorry, but we are having some difficulties with - minimise... i'm sorry, but we are having some difficulties with the l having some difficulties

yes, antony blinken who _ is that right? yes, antony blinken who was - is that right?a - is that right? yes, antony| blinken who was on a tour through dot bahrain, qatar, saudi arabia, greece, turkey, westbank and meeting the egyptian president. mentioned in his visits the importance of containing the conflict, not to be out of gaza, because there is fear of haskalah, and fear of the houthi attacks, vera ran back intervening and also like yesterday in kurdistan they shot down a drone targeted to a military airport used by the global alliance against what is called isis, the islamic state group. so all about, you know, put pressure on israel because all the countries agreed on ceasefire, all the arab countries, palestinians and all of them. only israel does not like ceasefire. american supporting them. ling, said to state solution but all about based on a kind of truce to help negotiation for the two state solution.— help negotiation for the two state solution. another very important — state solution. another very important day _ state solution. another very important d

antony blinken talking at lenath you. antony blinken talking at length they — you.to reporters, l you. antony blinken talking at i length they are to reporters, ending with those meetings he had earlier with those meetings he had earlier with mahmoud abbas, talking about the need for hard choices from leaders in any region to try to end this conflict. but spent most of the time talking about the attacks yesterday in the red sea and talked about the freedom of shipping and how it needed to be guaranteed. he said there was a red sea attacks were aided and abetted by iran. the houthis rebels, of course, attacking shipping yesterday and said very clearly, there will be consequences if the attacks continue, and repeated that they needed to be clarity, that the world would need to come together to actually insure these attacks. and when pushed on what was consequences meant, he would not go further. a video ofjailed russian opposition campaigner alexei navalny has offered the first glimpse of him since his sudden disappearance from jail in central russia in early december

antony blinken is meeting with benjamin netanyahu today and israeli defense ministers. re's what mr blinken told journalists as he left saudia arabia. everywhere i found when i found leaders determined to prevent the conflict we are facing now from spreading and to do everything possible to deter escalation and prevent a widening of the conflict. we also spoke _ widening of the conflict. - also spoke about the future for this region and i think there is broad agreement on a few basic objectives. first, that israel and israelis should be able to live in peace and security, free from the fear of terrorist attacks or aggression from any neighbour. second, that the west bank and gaza should be united under palestinian lead governance. third, the future of the region needs to be one of integration not division and not conflict. and fourth, for that to happen we need to see the establishment of an independent listing in state. —— list indian state. no—one i speak to things any of this will be easy and they recognise the hurdles are no—one thinks anything will happen overnight.

what he is auoin to coming from antony blinken?d point of his visit is humanitarian, so that they can be food and fuel, medicine for palestinians who suffer in this war, and the third one is the day after, meaning what is going to happen when this conflict in gaza stops, and at that point there are a number of issues that could be put on paper. the first one is there are going to be obviously the holistic approach of the situation, meaning that first creating a conducive environment for peace for israel, for security, and for the palestinians in regarding to the governance, and americans will be that help with the international community to create institutions to prevent any kind of terrorist activity like the ones committed by hamas on the 7th of october, and after that, the question is, of the most important question is the two state solution and how to implement that. it is much easier to say than to do, but in that sense obviously the americans need to work closely with the arab governments who will play a role in terms of prov

we know that antony blinken has told israel's i antony blinken has told israel's prime minister to avoidn, it seaks that really basic message? i mean, it speaks a — that really basic message? i mean, it speaks a little _ that really basic message? i mean, it speaks a little bit _ that really basic message? i mean, it speaks a little bit to _ that really basic message? i mean, it speaks a little bit to the - that really basic message? i mean, it speaks a little bit to the nature . it speaks a little bit to the nature of the israeli prime minister. i mean, he's a bulldog, he's a former soldier, he had a brother who was lost in a hostage rescue mission. so he is very focused on securing israel's border and the safety of its citizens. in the administration agrees with that, of course, to a certain extent, but it also can't be secured in the carpet bombing of areas and without concern for civilians. and i'm sure that's what the secretary heard in his meetings that preceded this — he was in qatar, the uae, saudi arabia most recently yesterday — and i'm sure all those arab states have said the

antony blinken has been relatively adept.if any government is meant to make a difference it is the biden— meant to make a difference it is the biden administration, and they have so far— biden administration, and they have so far managed to get various pauses — so far managed to get various pauses. they have managed to beat relatively— pauses. they have managed to beat relatively nifty in diplomatic circles — relatively nifty in diplomatic circles when it comes to the united nations— circles when it comes to the united nations some kind of consensus. and this will— nations some kind of consensus. and this will be _ nations some kind of consensus. and this will be a — nations some kind of consensus. and this will be a long and hard road in terms _ this will be a long and hard road in terms of— this will be a long and hard road in terms of building that post—conflict future _ terms of building that post—conflict future it _ terms of building that post—conflict future. it would be very difficult but if _ future. it would be very

secretary of state antony blinken, _ minister?, between i minister? secretary of state | antony blinken, between him minister? secretary of state - antony blinken, between him and us there is no daylight about the goals of this war and in automatic to continue it. until hamas is eliminated. if hamas laid down their weapons tomorrow, inaudible military crisis. before humanitarian crisis. before humanitarian crisis. if they stop the aggressions to what they are still harbouring 128 israeli hostages and launching rockets thatis hostages and launching rockets that is well almost daily. they are not doing anything in their power to try to minimise... sorry, we are having some difficulties with the signal there, sojust difficulties with the signal there, so just to difficulties with the signal there, sojust tojump in, you arejust freezing there, sojust tojump in, you are just freezing slightly on us to jump are just freezing slightly on us tojump in, as you mentioned the hostages there. you're obviously a member of the blue and white pa

and listening to antony blinken and who is keen for northern gaza to return gradually.n gradually. what has been the impact _ gaza to return gradually. what has been the impact overall. gaza to return gradually. what has been the impact overall and telus about the situation with egypt as well. hat telus about the situation with egypt as well-— telus about the situation with e: -t as well. ., . egypt as well. not much impact, to be honest. — egypt as well. not much impact, to be honest, at _ egypt as well. not much impact, to be honest, at the _ egypt as well. not much impact, to be honest, at the moment. i l to be honest, at the moment. i think antony blinken and was trying to find a solution to gaza after the war but now, as you know, as everybody knows, america is against the ceasefire so the united states is supporting israel in this towards eliminating hamas. this is a joint target, if i could say that, and they are trying to discuss what is going to happen afterwards. this is a big question why antony blinken and is not going to visit egypt in this wide tour. egypt

that is what antony blinken is coming to the region. blinken is coming to the reaion.~ ., ., , . , region. what do you expect is auoin to region. what do you expect is going to take _ region. what do you expect is going to take place? - region. what do you expect is going to take place? antony l going to take place? antony banen going to take place? antony blinken delayed _ going to take place? antony blinken delayed this - going to take place? antony blinken delayed this visit, . going to take place? antony| blinken delayed this visit, he was about to come a few days ago but had his visit delayed after the assassination of saleh al—arouri. he is trying to do his best to contain this regional conflict. but apparently it is getting worse. thank you so much for the very latest on what is happening. prince andrew and former president bill clinton have been named in newly released court documents relating to sex offenderjeffrey epstein. they include associates, friends and alleged victims of the disgraced billionaire, who killed himself inj

meanwhilejordan's king abdullah has warned the us secretary of state antony blinken of 'catastrophic iate ceasefire. the secretary of state is now in qatar

ti 3 is a fifth trip of antony blinken in the region and the most wide trip.to greece, tojordan, to qatar. it does not look as though he has managed to achieve a lot in these trips so far. his main reason for the visit is to contain the conflict and now we can say comfortably that there are seven fronts in the war in gaza, in the west bank, in jerusalem there was a stabbing in the last 2a hours and in lebanon on hezbollah strike and also regarding the houthis in iraq and syria. he also regarding the houthis in iraq and syria.— iraq and syria. he is indicating the - iraq and syria. he is indicating the white | iraq and syria. he is - indicating the white house line, trying to get the message to israel that they should not be targeting civilians, women and children etc. what is the feeling to what extent israel is listening to him in that respect? is listening to him in that rested?— is listening to him in that resect? �* , , . respect? apparently, they are not listening. _ respect? apparently, they are not listening. as _ respect? apparently, they are not liste

we begin in the middle east, where us secretary of state antony blinken is making his fourth visit tohe region since israel began the bombardment of gaza on the 7th of october. he's there at a pivotal moment. today, a senior commander with the islamist hezbollah movement was reportedly killed in an apparent israeli drone strike in southern lebanon. and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu was on the northern border today, where he signalled that he is prepared, if necessary, to escalate military operations in lebanon, with 80,000 israeli's now displaced from their homes. with 80,000 israelis now displaced from their homes. to the south, the death toll in gaza stands at 23,000, according to the hamas—run health ministry. and so intense is the fighting that several aid agencies have now begun withdrawing medics from the only functioning hospital in central gaza. on his visit to qatar, secretary blinken said washington has "an intense focus on preventing this conflict from spreading" and a warning to some members of the israeli government. well, first in with regard to the lebanon.

high levels visited mexico city including secretary of state antony blinken.mocrats and republicans seem to realize that the border crisis is a problem that needs to be addressed immediately and some members of congress are taking steps to come up with an agreement with that goal. there's no agreement yet, but this issue is tied with a larger supplemental package that would include funding for ukraine and israel. the package the president would very much like to deliver to those countries. in an interview with fox news on sunday, texas governor greg abbott said he's confident his state will prevail against a lawsuit filed by the biden administration, which is trying to stop a new law that makes it a state crime in texas to enter the state illegally. the federal government is not enforcing immigration law. the state is obligated to do so. this is who how abbott explained it. >> the law prohibits the allowance of. for years they have to go to court, the biden administration simply is not enforcing that. they must hold the biden administration responsible to deny

caitriona: secretary antony blinken visited the seat of the palestinian authority.said washington supports tangible steps toward the creation of the palestinian state, adding that he was insured to committing to addressing israeli security concerns while uniting the gaza strip and the west bank. the head of the world health organization said his agency was forced to cancel six missions to northern gaza and the last two weeks, accusing israel of -- intense bombardments led to fuel shortages and poor communications are making it almost impossible to reach those in need. israel has repeatedly said it has done what he can to allow aid into the gaza strip. antony blinken tries diplomacy against the houthis, the military is projecting force. the joint u.s. and u.k. mission done operation prosperity appears to be having some effect. on tuesday the houthis fired 20 projectiles at ships and the red sea. it was their largest salvo yet but the u.s.-led task force shot down all but two of them. no ships sustained any damage. can the operation keep the crucial sea lane open? i s

i asked how much of a difference antony blinken�*s visit will make. of course it will.ean, it will not be a breakthrough but without the constant american engagement with israel and with the arab countries, one could expect to see even further deterioration. so it's part of a crisis management approach, but there is no expectation of a breakthrough at the moment. and what do you think could feasibly come out of it, then? there is lots of different angles to this, people who want the hostages obviously to come home as soon as possible, there are many who want more aid to cross into gaza, and, of course, there is a question about what happens in a post—conflict gaza. these are just a few of the issues. i mean, there are also issues relating to lebanon, to the west bank, to the houthi militias in yemen, but when it comes to gaza in particular, i think the focus from blinken will be on israel lowering the intensity of the fighting. i think the us continues to support israel's objective of degrading hamas, of disarming hamas, yet the civilian casualties are such that it is m

before mr blank and left he had this to say. —— mr antony blinken. we have an intense focus on preventing this conflict from spreading. a big part of the conversations we will have over the coming days with all of our allies and partners is looking at the steps they can take using the influence and ties that they have to do just that, to make sure that this conflict does not spread. second, we will look at what we can do to maximise the protection of civilians, maximise humanitarian assistance getting in to them and also to get hostages out of gaza. i spoke to dr lisel hintz — assistant professor of international relations atjohns hopkins university 7 about the significance of mr blinken�*s visit to turkey. secretary blinken has been carrying out a number of these campaign trips in order to try to quell tensions in the region to prevent the conflict spreading, to secure the release of hostages, to try to get turkey's corporation, to get turkey on board with securing hostages, with humanitarian assistance, potentially with post—conflict reconstruction

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the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is back in the region this week.colleagues at unwra, are calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. that means we need full—throated humanitarian access into gaza. i know there was a un resolution to this event —— to this effect but we've seen very little change on the ground. karem shalom, the border that allows trucks into it, has opened but it is still very difficult, if not sometimes impossible, for unwra to get those resources that come in — which are not enough by any means — but even to get those meagre resources to those in need. that's because within the border in rafah, those areas have been bombed. our own staff at unwra has come underfire. we have lost many of our own staff members, as i've said, and the roads leading out from rafah have been damaged. some of unwra's own trucks are stuck and we've not got access to them. so, we not only need more food, more medical supplies — we need diapers for the kids and, mind you, there are 50,000 pregnant women in gaza right now, 180 giving birth a day. we jus

antony blinken and even his own deputy secretary of defense kathleen hicks did not know that he was incapacitated last week. he was admitted to walter reed last week after complications from an elective surgery. natasha bertrand and arlette saenz are gathering more details. and how were so many top officials kept in the dark about what was happening? >> well, that is really the big question that we have right now, fredricka, is whose information is this to keep it from the public and also from the white house for roughly three days after secretary austin was first transferred into austin reed hospital to receive treatment for a complication from an e elective surgery that he had, but what we know is that the secretary of defense was learning that she was to take on some of the duties of secretary of defense austin's duties, but she was not told that he was hospitalized and this is the reason that she was taking over some of his responsibilities. now, according to the pentagon press secretary at major secretary-general pat ryder, she assumed some responsibilities that required secure capabilities,

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antony blinken has undertaken several _ number of times.s undertaken several trips. _ number of times. antony blinken has undertaken several trips. bisson - number of times. antony blinken has undertaken several trips. bisson won| undertaken several trips. bisson won just a few weeks ago when he visited a number of countries in the region, met with key regional players. —— we saw one. to try to prevent this conflict in gaza from spreading across the region, from escalating. of course, the last thing the us wants is the danger of any direct military confrontation with other players in the region. iran, of course, most dangerously. the us is expelling a lot of diplomatic energy and effort to ensure that that kind of nightmare scenario of escalation in the region doesn't happen. thank ou for in the region doesn't happen. thank you forjoining _ in the region doesn't happen. thank you forjoining us. _ in the region doesn't happen. thank you forjoining us. that's _ in the region doesn't happen. thank you forjoining us. that's get - in the region

what you| hope for from antony blinken's visit? ~ . .., hope for from antony blinken's visit?~ ., ., ., visit? we are calling for an immediate _ visit? we are calling for an immediate ceasefire, - visit? we are calling for an - immediate ceasefire, meaning we need full throated humanitarian access into gaza. i know there was a un resolution to this effect, but we have seen very little change on the ground. the border that allows trucks into it has opened, but it is still very difficult, if not sometimes impossible, for unrwa to get those resources that come in which are not enough by any means, but even to get those meagre resources to those in need, because within the border in rafah, the areas have been bombed. our own staff at unrwa has come underfire. we have lost many of our own staff members, as i said, and the roads leading out from rafah and have been damaged. some of unrwa's own trucks are stuck in the north with no access to them. we need not only more goods, more food, more medical supplies, there is only that we are estimating one quarter of the diapers needed for

antony blinken said the us _ this update. antony blinken said the us response i this update. us response would| this update. antony blinken i said the us response would be decisive a haemorrhoid a lot of language we heard from president biden that they would respond at a time and in a manner of their choosing. there was a of bit new language as well and that was about seeing the response could come in stages. and over a period of time. but does not sound like the kind of thing that some of the kind of thing that some of the most hawkish senators here in washington republicans a pinpoint for some of those putting pressure on president biden for an attack on iran itself. the politics of washington is playing into how the administration responds in the administration responds in the middle east, president biden knows he will have to show this is a decisive and forceful response that will deter further attacks on deterfurther attacks on american deter further attacks on american forces but at the same time it will not spiral into further war in the middle east. in the end, the fu

us secretary of state, antony blinken, begins his latest trip to the middle east and the wider regionor talks — his fourth since hamas�* october attack on israel. police in london confirm they're investigating potential fraud offences in relation to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub—post masters by the post office. the uk health security agency issues a week—long cold weather alert as parts of england still struggle with floods following a week of heavy rain. three arrests over a fire on a bangladesh train after at least four people, including a child, died. it comes ahead of this weekend's election. hello, i'm lauren taylor. the powerful iranian—backed lebanese group, hezbollah, says it's launched a barrage of rockets at northern israel, in response to an explosion in beirut that killed a top hamas official earlier this week. a statement said they hit an air traffic control base in meron with sixty—two rockets. the israeli military said it had identified about forty launches from lebanon, and that it had responded, without giving details. these are live pictures from the le

us secretary of state, antony blinken, begins his latest trip to the middle east and the wider regionor talks — his fourth since hamas�* october attack on israel. police in london confirm they're investigating potential fraud offences in relation to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub—post masters by the post office. the uk health security agency issues a week—long cold weather alert as parts of england still struggle with floods following a week of heavy rain. hello, i'm lauren taylor. let's return to that breaking news we brought to you earlier. an alaska airlines flight from the us city of portland has made an emergency landing after part of the aircraft blew out in mid—air. listen to this emergency call from a member of the cabin crew. social media video shot inside the boeing 737 max 9 shows a window section missing. the passengers remain in their seats, oxygen masks dangling, looking remarkably calm. alaska airlines said the 177 passengers and crew landed safely back at portland. it has temporarily grounded its 65 max aircraft for inspection. the aeroplane has a chequere

antony blinken in essence telling both sides that they need to change. no change -- or two that will happen. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up, agree high- profile war of words between one of late night tv's biggest stars and one of the highest paid quarterbacks in the nfl. aaron rodgers is not apologizing. we have the latest. i'm free to explore. i'm free to learn. i'm free to forge my own path. contra costa college is free for full-time students, which makes you free to explore all the incredible opportunities unleashed by higher learning. start your future and apply today at contracosta.edu/free >>> neure new york jets quarterback aaron rogers is not backing down his first public comments one week after baselessly insinuating late night star jimmy kimmel's name might turn up in documents connected to illegally and politically explosive scandal. brian todd is monitor the story for us. brian, what's the latest? >> wul, this all emanates from comments aaron rogers made last week implying jimmy kimmel might be named in the jeffrey epstein documents, w

the us secretary of state, antony blinken, begins his latest trip to the middle east as gaza health officialsay 18 palestinians were killed in an overnight israeli attack in khan younis. three arrests over a fire on a bangladesh train after at least four people, including a child, died. it comes ahead of this weekend's election. hello, i'm lauren taylor. we start with drama on an alaskan airlines flight in america which had to make an emergency landing, after a part of the fuselage fell off in mid air. despite the issues, no—one was hurt, and everyone was able to leave the plane safely. these pictures illustrate where the part of the fuselage went missing — a panel next to a row of seats. it's not known if anyone was in the seat next to the panel when it failed. audio has emerged of the moment the on board crew informed flight control of what was happening — take a listen. we are declaring an emergency. we are descending down to 10,000. to recap what was said there — the crew was declaring an emergency, and carrying out an urgent descent. it's not yet known what caused the panel to detach fro

secretary of state antony blinken yesterday saying that this war is not spreading in the region. but given the attacks overnight, surely this is fundamentally false to make that claim now given that we've had a military escalation. >> yes, i agree with your assessment. i think it has spread already. and not only that, i think that we have a long term strategic challenge for the united states interests in the middle east but also international navigation in the red sea. i think that we have to think about that in the long term. if we in the united states and ud deal with the escalation in the red sea as short term events, i think that we will have wrong answers to this problem. i think the strikes were n-- wil not deter the attacks. i think that they will increase. all the partners in the middle east have been cautions against expanding the strikes. and i think in addition it will have effects on the yemen and houthis may be embolemboldened, deterr deterred. >> houthis have said they are attacking ships link to the israel in response to the war in gaza. and the u.s. and uk have ac

america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has been holding talks with palestinian leaders in the occupied west bank — after telling israeli leaders that the toll of the war on civilians in gaza is too high. britain's ministry of defence says the uk and us navies have fought off the largest attack so far by the iranian—backed houthi rebels. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. we begin in the uk, where pressure is mounting on the government to deal with what has been described as one of the uk greatest miscarriages ofjustice. more than 700 sub—postmasters were wrongly convicted in the post office horizon scandal after faulty software made it look like money was missing. their case is in the spotlight following the itv drama mr bates vs the post office, a new four—part series telling the heartbreaking tales of bankruptcies, suicide attempts and jail sentences. the minister responsible for the post office, kevin hollinrake, says the government is "very, very close" to announcing its plans to clear hundreds of sub postmasters who were wrongly convicted. he's due to attend a meeting of the horizon co

all this as us secretary of state antony blinken tours the region, hoping to start negotiations on gaza'sure. meanwhile, at a cabinet meeting, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu pledged to continue the war in gaza until all of their goals are achieved. translation: we are not stopping until victory. - the war must not be stopped until we achieve all of its goals — the elimination of hamas, the return of all of our hostages, and ensuring that gaza no longer poses a threat to israel. i say this to both our enemies and ourfriends. this is our responsibility and this is our commitment. every other consideration must be set aside and we must continue until total victory. our correspondent, wyre davies, has been monitoring events for us injerusalem. he gave us his assessment of mr netanyahu's comments. some interesting points in that statement by benjamin netanyahu, a message both to our enemies and ourfriends. and that's the clear message to the americans, to european governments, who perhaps would like israel to show more restraint in its bombing campaign in gaza, to even call for a ce

the us secretary of state, antony blinken is back in the middle east to try and prevent the israel—gazaonflict from widening. police in london confirm they're investigating potential fraud offences in relation to the wrongful prosecution of postal staff. and emergency teams rescue those trapped by the floods in england — 200 warnings are still in place. hello and welcome. in the last hour, us aviation officials have ordered the temporary grounding of certain boeing 737 max 9 aeroplanes. it follows an emergency where a panel blew out on an alaskan airlines flight to california. the order impacts 171 airplanes worldwide. the air alaska plane had to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage. no—one was injured. but passengers have spoken about how close those aboard came to being sucked out. simonjones reports. relief for all 177 passengers and crew on board to be back on the tarmac after a mid—air emergency. the plane forced to land with a hole in its side and a window missing. the pilot recorded earlier outlining to air traffic control the severity of the situation. yes, we ar

that will be part of antony blinken's message as he comes here.expect him to continue this conversation about trying to stop the regional spill—over of this war. he says it is imperative that israel takes more action, put a premium on protecting civilians in the gaza strip, and also does more to help in terms of getting aid, notjust into gazza, but allowing that aid to be distributed where it is really needed. figs distributed where it is really needed. �* , ., distributed where it is really needed. a ., needed. as we saw in that report, ben'amin needed. as we saw in that report, benjamin netanyahu _ needed. as we saw in that report, benjamin netanyahu remaining i needed. as we saw in that report, - benjamin netanyahu remaining defiant in terms of any calls for a possible ceasefire. what other talks are ongoing right now in terms of a possible pause in the fighting? that seems to have gone quiet? fir possible pause in the fighting? that seems to have gone quiet? of course, the qataris have _ seems to have gone quiet? of course, the qataris have been

tell us about the visit of antony blinken.fourth visit since the october seventh attacks. and as you describe, the situation with israel and gaza is that israel is not letting up as it appears anyway on the offensive there. what will blinken�*s message be? well, i think blinken�*s message will remain the same, but his mission has become much more complicated for two main reasons, i think. one is that as as we've been reporting, the the fighting in gaza, the un ground offensive in gaza has has been intensifying. has been deepening. that's in keeping with the line from the israeli government and the israeli military. but that is really what the us has been pressing to change the united states, the state department has been pressuring israel to scale down the offensive, to use a more targeted approach. and even though we heard that from the israeli defense minister, we haven't seen it been translated on the ground, maybe some targeted attacks on some targeted missions in northern gaza, but not in central gaza and not in the south

just yesterday, secretary of state antony blinken traveling in the region, warning that attacks like this could have consequences lester >> all right courtney kube, thank you. >>> former president donald trump was in a federal courtroom in washington today, as his lawyer argued before an appeals court why he should be immune from prosecution for his efforts to remain in power. laura jarrett has more >> reporter: tonight, a ruling expected any time from the federal appeals court, which appeared deeply skeptical today of donald trump's efforts to derail the case about his attempts to overturn the 2020 election >> i did nothing wrong, absolutely nothing wrong. i feel that as a president, you have to have immunity. >> reporter: the republican front-runner watching on in court as his lawyer john sauer urged the three-judge panel to break new legal ground and find the former president immune from prosecution, emphasizing everything he's been charged for took place when he was still in the white house. >> we have the prosecution of the chief political opponent who is winning in every poll a

what is the latest and what can we expect from this visit from antony blinken? >> reporter: silvia, secretary blinken is back in the region flexing a diplomatic muscle. the administration is trying to calm tensions and stop the israel war against hamas from evolving into the wider regional con conflict. over the weekend, we saw aggression after clashes with hezbollah on the northern border. we have seen rebel houthi attacks on the ships in the red seaundermining global supply chains. the secretary is using this trip to diffuse tension and try to stop the spread of the cwar and get aid where it is needed most. >> this is a moment of profound tension in the region. this is a conflict that could easily metastisize. from day one, we have been focused on working on the conflict from spreading. that is the focus of my fourth visit. >> reporter: secretary blinken has been meeting with leaders in jordan, including king abdullah who has been playing a lead role to protect civilians and provided more aid to gaza where millions of people have been displaced and 22,700 peop