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lawyers antony blinken so delayed? it is coming up to two hours that she was supposed to speak. response of israel is quite ferocious. it was expected that they would have a serious concerns about the proposal, the counteroffer from hamas. but the rebuke from the benjamin netanyahu was absolutely categorical, that seem to leave no room for moving forward. at only our eller, the qatari prime minister, who played a key role in the mediation, described the counteroffer by hamas, but was very detailed, as positive, antony blinken had said there were still a lot of work to be done, but it was the best path forward. so, is she involved in still talking to the israelis, trying to salvage something out of this? what israel, doesn't like some see this as hamas's effort to end the gaza war on its own terms, which of course is utterly unacceptable. as netanyahu reiterated again tonight, he said that the only way to end this war is a true israel absolute victory over hamas. internet, he even added that it was within touching distance. months. but what about the crux of this? which is the ch

antony blinken speaking in doha.hile, israel's chief military spokesperson says 31 of the remaining hostages held in gaza are dead. rear admiral daniel hagari said theirfamilies had been informed. israel has previously said 136 hostages were held in gaza. the israeli government has faced growing pressure to make the release of the hostages its main priority. meanwhile, the syrian army says israel has struck a number of targets in homs province, just north of lebanon. state media said syrian air defences shot down israeli missiles. live now to nick beake, our correspondent injerusalem. reports that hamas has reacted positively to a proposed deal — do we have any idea what this possible ceasefire deal contains? no, we don't, it is really hard to assess at what point we are in this process. forthe assess at what point we are in this process. for the past week hamas have been studying a framework of a deal and what happened last night what they came forward with counterproposals, although a senior member of hamas said he

i5 are made by the foreign minister antony blinken. is it thou~ht minister antony blinken.ht that _ minister antony blinken. is it thought that is _ minister antony blinken. is it thought that is his _ minister antony blinken. is it thought that is his priority on this trip, to broker this deal? we have been talking about it for more than a week now. you and i were saying last week it could be soon.— could be soon. this is on top of his priorities _ could be soon. this is on top of his priorities which - could be soon. this is on top of his priorities which is - could be soon. this is on top of his priorities which is why| of his priorities which is why is starting his visit from saudi arabia. apparently benjamin netanyahu wants widen his choices a little bit so if he would stop the war, he would want to appear in front of his people as he is going to broker a peace deal with saudi arabia. this is supported is government. practically sally benjamin netanyahu would accept a ceasefire or a long ceasefire that might mean the fall of his government, that is why he is pressing i

there is something antony blinken will be talking about as well. i blinken will be talking about as wellet _ well. i think so. it's obviously important to get to _ well. i think so. it's obviously important to get to a - well. i think so. it's obviouslyl important to get to a ceasefire well. i think so. it's obviously - important to get to a ceasefire and a longer term diplomatic resolution to what is happening but of course with everything that's happened over the past few months getting to the point is increasingly difficult. it will take a lot of time to build the necessary trust and to engage in the diplomatic dialogues. it's going to take a lot of effort from antony blinken notjust with the israelis and hamas or the palestinians more broadly but also bringing in the saudis and those with vested interests. . ~' , ., saudis and those with vested interests. ., ,, , ., . saudis and those with vested interests. ., ,, . ., interests. thank you so much for “oininr interests. thank you so much for joining us- _ interests. thank you so much for joining us- the — interests. thank you so much

let's hear from antony blinken. the hosta . es hear from antony blinken.stages are foremost in our minds and in _ hostages are foremost in our minds and in our— hostages are foremost in our minds and in our hearts. as you know we now have — and in our hearts. as you know we now have a — and in our hearts. as you know we now have a response from hamas to the proposal that was put on the tabla _ the proposal that was put on the tabla we — the proposal that was put on the table. we are looking at it intensely as is the government of israel_ intensely as is the government of israel and — intensely as is the government of israel and there is a lot of work to be israel and there is a lot of work to he done _ israel and there is a lot of work to he done but — israel and there is a lot of work to be done but we are very much focused on doing _ be done but we are very much focused on doing that work and hopefully being _ on doing that work and hopefully being able to resume the release of hostages _ being able to resume the release of hostages that was interrupted

but more urgent for antony blinken is a ceasefire in gaza.r netanyahu says israel needs total victory and no concessions to hamas. they want israel to leave gaza and end the war in return for a ceasefire. gaza is the key to stabilising the middle east. this is the occupied golan heights, another potential flashpoint where the borders of israel, lebanon and syria meet. over on the syrian side, you can see ruins from previous wars. antony blinken warns this is the most dangerous moment for the middle east since 1973. without a ceasefire in gaza, the risks that a wider war will intensify remain very real. israel has heavily reinforced its northern border lands. this is a former syrian base occupied by the israelis since 1967. inside the ruin, the head of the regional council, a retired colonel, was preparing for the worst. if we go, to where are we going? to haifa? then they bomb us in haifa. then we go to tel aviv — then they bomb us in tel aviv. people prefer to move by night on the most exposed roads in northern israel in places shielded by b

we will see what kind of a tone antony blinken adopts. there is right now. �* , . adopts. this is all there is right now. ~ , ., ., adopts. this is all there is right now. ~ ., ., now. and it is all about tone, reall , now. and it is all about tone, really. isn't _ now. and it is all about tone, really, isn't it? _ now. and it is all about tone, really, isn't it? because - now. and it is all about tone, really, isn't it? because if. now. and it is all about tone, | really, isn't it? because if you heard the tone for mr netanyahu, there was no in conciliatory element in it, whatsoever, you could feel. and the revellers. his is an absolute victory, he said it was within touching distance, a matter of months. we have reported on your programme —— and it never is. in the north of the gaza strip which has been raised to the ground with israeli forces in large part moved away from to concentrate on the south, hamas is re—establishing civilian control and is able to still fire rockets at israel and alarm bells are ringing to the un secretary—gen

gaza very, very hard, and we continue to pursue the diplomatic avenue as the secretary of state antony blinkenust blinken 'ust referred to. just to blinken just referred to. just to “um blinken just referred to. just to jump in — blinken just referred to. just to jump in their, _ blinken just referred to. just tojump in their, because we to jump in their, because we don't have much time and i want to cover these points. the secretary of state antony blinken talked about there being space for these negotiations to continue. out does that align with what the prime minister said, or where is that space for those negotiations?- is that space for those negotiations? is that space for those neuotiations? ., , negotiations? we don't really discuss the _ negotiations? we don't really discuss the nature _ negotiations? we don't really discuss the nature of - negotiations? we don't really discuss the nature of these i discuss the nature of these talks going on behind the scenes or the terms that are being discussed because human lives hang in the balance, but the prime minister did articulate a few redl

antony blinken said yesterday there was progress but still much more work to be done.ceasefire and hostages. so a new round of negotiations will be starting tomorrow in cairo. in a meeting with the prime minister, british families of some of those still being held captive in gaza have urged him to do more to secure their release from hamas — which is designated a terrorist organistaion by the uk and other government. greg mackenzie reports. with every day that passed, the chances of all the hostages, the chances of my father, reduces. holding back tears, the british families of hostages eli sharabi and 0ded lifshitz speaking publicly, calling for the immediate release of their loved ones. the daughter of 0ded said that she is devastated. my father, 0ded, is 83 years old, has complex medical needs and is really not built for the conditions of being a hostage. the delegation have met with the british prime minister and a number of qatari officials. the meeting comesjust a day after israel confirmed that 31 of the 136 remaining hostages in gaza have been killed. when i wa

antony blinken sort of stock is tow in the door —— diplomacy efforts.he terms were non— starters but he said it was enough space to pursue negotiations and he would do several endlessly stop he said he pressed the israelis to stress protection of civilians and maximise the efforts to get humanitarian aid into gaza and he highlighted key steps on how to do that. neither man spelt out the hamas demands that they were objecting but the group did say that any temporary truce would need to lead to a permanent ceasefire and an israeli withdrawal from gaza and that is something that israel reject and antony blinken agreed that hamas should not have a role in gaza after the war. he medically seeking an extensive ceasefire and is hoping it will lead to wider peace talks to end the conflict. to get an understanding of what "total victory" looks like for israel at this point in the conflict, we spoke to tal heinrich, spokesperson for israeli prime minister netanyahu. we believe that these two goals that we have defined for the operation in gaza after we were dragg

meanwhile, antony blinken _ more of the strikes.s. meanwhile, antony blinken is on _ more of the strikes. meanwhile, antony blinken is on a _ more of the strikes. meanwhile, antony blinken is on a mission l more of the strikes. meanwhile, | antony blinken is on a mission to the region for the next few days what you think yields to achieve? in the us secretary of state is on another middle eastern diplomatic tour and you will be meeting with regional leaders and the main thrust of that visit is the pause in fighting and perhaps the release of dozens of hostages. these are very delicate operations and with these strikes, i think that is another reason why the us is so desperate to avoid a direct military confrontation or in general, escalation in the region as a result because these are delicate intends and there's a greater prize for the white house and not something they would wantjeopardised. thank white house and not something they would want jeopardised._ would want 'eopardised. thank you ve much would want jeopardised. thank you

antony blinken speaking in doha there.hile, israel's chief military spokesperson says 31 of the remaining hostages held in gaza are dead. rear admiral daniel hagari said theirfamilies had been informed. israel has previously said 136 hostages were held in gaza. the israeli government has faced growing pressure to make the release of the hostages its main priority. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent injerusalem nick beake about when an agreement might be reached. i think it is really hard to assess at what point we are in this process. forthe at what point we are in this process. for the past week hamas have been studying a framework of a deal and what happened last night was that they came forward with basically counter proposals although a senior member of hamas told the bbc that in his way to put forward a positive vision for this sort of negotiation that is coming forward. what is interesting is the reuters news agency are reporting this morning they have seen a draft of hamas�*s latest plans and some of them are qui

thanks so much. >>> at any moment, secretary of state antony blinken could speak. he is in tel aviv trying to get israel and hamas to agree on a deal that could lead to an extended pause in the war, and trying to get hostages freed as well. we will hear from him after a long day of meetings on both sides. stay with us. >>> this is such an incredibly sad story. a georgia couple is suing an atlanta area hospital, alleging that their doctor decapitated their unborn child during the delivery process, and then tried to cover it up. >> the medical examiner is calling the death a homicide, and the case is now under investigation by police. isabel rosales is here with more details. we understand you spoke with the parents and their attorneys. what are they saying? >> reporter: good afternoon to you. today, for the first time ever, we are hearing from the babies parents, jessica ross, when they lost their baby in such a dramatic way, understandably, they are incredibly distraught by this. they are emotional. they are seeking justice here. also in the past 24 hours we receiv

antony blinken will discuss _ a bit of hope. antony blinken will discuss it _ a bit of hope.blinken will discuss it with _ a bit of hope. antony blinken will discuss it with the - will discuss it with the israelis when he meets them tomorrow, what's going to be trying to do that? i tomorrow, what's going to be trying to do that?— trying to do that? i think that he is going — trying to do that? i think that he is going to _ trying to do that? i think that he is going to be _ trying to do that? i think that he is going to be trying - trying to do that? i think that he is going to be trying to - trying to do that? l think that| he is going to be trying to get at least a temporary ceasefire in place and i do think that both sides are potentially receptive to it and it's the details that are the challenge but if these things were preordained, we wouldn't need skilled diplomats. it's very specific that israel is going to be looking for in terms of what are the acceptable demands from if there's going to be any assurances of how many hostages might be released in exchange for a temp

this comes as antony blinken wraps up his trip to the region where he has pledging for military and pauses the u.s. will keep its focus on bringing israeli hostages home. >> there are clear and on starters -- there are clear non-starters, there is an agreement to be reached. we will work on that relentlessly. >> joining me now is tom, spokesperson for the israeli prime minister. thank you for joining us on bbc news. when the prime minister says there is no other solution other than total victory, does that mean a rejection of these talks agreeing to a truce to get the israeli hostages home? >> not at all. we believe that these two goals that we have defined for the operation in gaza, after hamas dragged us into this war following the massacre which is the elimination of hamas, they are not contradictory. they go hand-in-hand. we believe that the military pressure and the heavy military pressure that we are exerting on the ground in gaza is what created the conditions for november to reach a diplomatic framework in which we saw the release of some of the hostages. we want our stolen people

secretary of state antony blinken has arrived. tom: discussions between mr. n anprime minister netanyahu and members of the israeli war cabinet to the key point here is americans are getting increasingly squeezed in the region, that will add to the pressure they put on netanyahu to try and take a deal as quickly as possible. why is that happening? the deaths of three american soldiers last week and the u.s. response in the region, it is all leading to executive the thing president biden said he did not want in the region, and escalation, while they protect israel to rry on in gaza. so it is now adding to the pressure and that will add to mr. netanyahu to take a deal, but it may be these difficult bridges that so far have not been crossed are to wide to cross. caitriona: tom bateman, thank you for bringing us up to speed on that. now we can go to heather williams, the acting director for the rand corporation. as we have been hearing from tom, hamas has a spot to do this deal for further hostage exchange, release of prisoners and other things. why do you think i

antony blinken, it _ parties with these developments?to end the war on gaza or at least to push for a cease—fire was my going to witness a cease—fire was my going to witness a cease—fire soon and is it going to be here in qatar agreed here in the in qatar, when you meet benjamin netanyahu, i will ask the same question, is mr antony blinken to nice to be secretary of state? thank you since. translation: war should end and there shouldn't be an— war should end and there shouldn't be an expansion _ war should end and there shouldn't be an expansion of _ war should end and there shouldn't be an expansion of conflicts - war should end and there shouldn't be an expansion of conflicts and - be an expansion of conflicts and unfortunately, _ be an expansion of conflicts and unfortunately, we _ be an expansion of conflicts and unfortunately, we witnessed - be an expansion of conflicts and unfortunately, we witnessed an| unfortunately, we witnessed an expansion— unfortunately, we witnessed an expansion of— unfortunately, we witnessed an expansion o

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certainly, antony blinken met the prime minister yesterday behind closed doors.eparately. there is pressure on benjamin netanyahu from a lot of different directions, notably members of the government here on the right, right—wing members who say the military campaign has to be successful in that hamas must be destroyed. at the same time, you have got the families of the hostages who were taken on october the 7th, applying pressure to mr netanyahu said the priority has to be trying to retrieve their loved one so from lots of different directions he is under pressure. interestingly though the languages by antony blinken last night, he says he absolutely supports the goal to destroy hamas and he says he thinks about the hostages and israel all the time but he said just because hamas dehumanised its release on october the 7th and continues to dehumanise the hostages, he says that does not give a licence to dehumanise other people and he was referring of course to the palestinians in gaza. that was our middle east _ the palestinians in gaza. that was our middle east c

that buildings lock specifically in what antony blinken is trying to achieve?fore october 7, it would have been seen as a crowning achievement in the middle east. politically, there is an appetite for that in washington. if riyadh is going to be a new champion of the palestinian cause, there was great apprehension over what exactly the saudi's would have settled for as a solution to the israeli-palestinian conflict. after the aftermath of why we are still living through the conflict in gaza, with the saudi's mask for will be much clearer if they are going to be normalizing with the israelis and what they may want from the americans, which was talk of commercial civil nuclear technology and almost something akin to a natal style all -- arctic -- nato style article five is a pushback to those requests well before october 7. >> do the saudi's see a role the arab states in the day after this conflict and the rebuilding of gaza, or will they take their lead on that from israel? >> you have seen different statements, particularly from the emirates, talking about it i

antony blinken is backin very high. antony blinken is back in the region now for the fifth time.ire in the israel gaza war is central to his mission. what you think he needs to do on the ground to gather momentum behind thati think the major players in this are going to be qatar and egypt, tried to get a ceasefire or pause dashed a 6—week pause or whatever length dashed a formal ceasefire.— length dashed a formal ceasefire. �* , . , ., ceasefire. and be able to get humanitarian _ ceasefire. and be able to get humanitarian assistance - ceasefire. and be able to getj humanitarian assistance back ceasefire. and be able to get i humanitarian assistance back in and hostages released. that will be the immediate focus is to, if we can work with our partners in the region to de—escalate that conflict... d0 de-escalate that conflict... do ou de-escalate that conflict... do you think _ de—escalate that conflict... dr? you think the secretary of state will be able to achieve that? �* ~ ., that? don't know if he can achieve it _ that? don't know if he can achieve it on _ that? don't know if

it tel aviv from netanyahu and antony blinken? . . . tel aviv from netanyahu and antony blinken?ade an effort _ blinken? it is clear the us have made an effort to _ blinken? it is clear the us have made an effort to assure - blinken? it is clear the us have made an effort to assure the israeli government that they would be on their side — government that they would be on their side enough to support and that is_ their side enough to support and that is clearly gotten trickier as time _ that is clearly gotten trickier as time has — that is clearly gotten trickier as time has gone on and it's right that israei has _ time has gone on and it's right that israel has the right to defend themselves and instances of its actions — themselves and instances of its actions have been and slight error that we _ actions have been and slight error that we see between the two sides reflects _ that we see between the two sides reflects the fact that the alliance is really — reflects the fact that the alliance is really strong in their differences about foreign policy should — differences about for

antony blinken is day-to-day, his fifth visit _ it is.isit to _ it is. antony blinken is day-to-day, his fifth visit to the _ it is. antony blinken is day-to-day, his fifth visit to the region, - it is. antony blinken is day-to-day, his fifth visit to the region, it - his fifth visit to the region, it like increasingly there is a disagreement of the tension between the us and israel about what is in gaza and his top priority at the moment he is saying is to try and secure the release of the hostages and opposing the fighting so that aid can get in. but we have been seeing these public rejections from benjamin netanyahu of what the us is calling for in this relationship is very strange isn't it? ha. calling for in this relationship is very strange isn't it?— calling for in this relationship is very strange isn't it? no. there is [en of very strange isn't it? no. there is plenty of humanitarian _ very strange isn't it? no. there is plenty of humanitarian aid - very strange isn't it? no. there is plenty of humanitarian aid going i very stran

with secretary state antony blinken. we come back, we talk about starvation in gaza with alex de waal. back in a moment. ♪ [music break] nermeen: annie lennox performing billie holiday's "god bless the child." annie lennox called for a ceasefire at the end of her performance at the grammys. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm nermeen shaikh. israel is being accused of using starvation as a weapon of war in gaza as israeli forces continue to severely restrict the delivery of humanitarian aid, food, and medical supplies to millions inside the besieged territory after four months of indiscriminate bombardment and mass displacement. u.n. human rights experts say -- guys as 2.3 million population is facing severe levels of hunger, with the risk of famine increasing every day. for more, we are joined by alex de waal, the executive director of the world peace foundation at tufts university and the author of "mass starvation: the history and future of famine." his piece for the guardian is "un

it came literally on our into the hands of the qatari's, before the emir sat down with antony blinken. hamas has had a week to respond and now they are knowing they are putting it on the plate of antony blinken as he lands and meets with benjamin netanyahu tomorrow. the timing is hamas, under their control. but, you know, the secretary of state, as he arrives, is faced with a huge challenge. benjamin netanyahu will not go with what hamas appears to be asking for. members of his right-wing government have said they would leave the government. it is hard to see where the compromise will come. why is the language positive? we don't know because we don't know the details. >> we saw antony blinken getting off the airplane and getting into the limo. coming up, i will speak to the father of emily hand, the nine- year-old kidnapped, spent seven weeks as a hostage and we will talk to him about what he makes of the counteroffer by hamas. >>> jennifer crumbley felt guilty , the precedent this could set in a nation facing the constant ring of mass shootings. stay with us. >>> an unprecedented gui

antony blinken has been touring the region where he met with the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas. clear non—starters in hamas's response, we do think it creates space for agreement to be reached and we will work at that relentlessly until we get there. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, was defiant. he said hamas's demands were delusional and that total victory was possible within months. translation: tonight i am here to tell you one thing, l we are on our way to a complete victory, victory is our reach. victory, victory is at our reach. it is not about years or decades, it's about months. let's go live to our correspondent in jerusalem let's go live to our correspondent injerusalem for us. next, it sounds like contradictory messages there. good morning, ithink like contradictory messages there. good morning, i think that is the case, certainly. we know according to a senior palestinian official who has just been talking to the bbc that a new round of talks are under way in cairo and of course egypt, as well as qatar, are really important players in what is happening he

but more urgent for antony blinken is a ceasefire in gaza.n, calling for total victory and dismissing the hamas response to the us ceasefire proposal. the us secretary of state still believes a deal is possible, and at the hq of the rivals of hamas, the palestinian authority, he repeated to president mahmoud abbas that america wants a palestinian state, which israel's leader opposes. he reminded israelis later that their suffering was no justification for killing palestinian civilians. that cannot be a licence to dehumanise others. the overwhelming majority of people in gaza had nothing to do with the attacks of october the 7th. the families in gaza whose survival depends on deliveries of aid from israel arejust like ourfamilies. they are mothers and fathers, sons and daughters. gaza is the key to stabilising the middle east. this is the occupied golan heights, another potential flashpoint, where the borders of israel, lebanon and syria meet. over on the syrian side, you can see ruins from previous wars. antony blinken warns this is the most

antony blinken emphasize the importance of getting more you now humanitarian assistance of people so desperately needed in gaza. and meta- president, the situation is awful and it is getting worse by the day and to those who say that the state is being diverted to hamas, let me just say, that is factually untrue i don't want to read a statement that i received, not that long ago from ambassador satterfield who is our humanitarian alternator in charge of humanitarian assistance to gaza. his statement reads in a quote today i've not received any allegations, evidence or reports of any incidents of hamas diversion or theft of u.s. or other assistance or fuel from you and deliver assistance from any of our partners, or from the government of israel something humanitarian assistance resumed in gaza on october 21st. and i ask that his full statement be placed in the record. >> without objection. >> unfortunately, madame present the urgent pleas from biden administration and mostly falling on deaf ears heard and we have benjamin netanyahu collision in just a w few days ago, we saw secretary

exactly, and this visit by antony blinken - and this visit by antony blinken comes amid growing americananian interests in iraq and in syria. also the houthis is in yemen, who are also supported by iran. american officials are saying these attacks are going to continue so the focus has been on enron and so far the action from iran and its proxies has been muted. so i think this is an indication that i ran might have decided to de—escalate rather than retaliate. antony blinken has two goes here with this latest visit to try to secure the release of more hostages who are being held in gaza and also a pause in hostilities that could allow humanitarian aid to reach civilians in gaza. 0bviously, these are difficult negotiations, talks between hamas and israel continue, but i think the hope is any kind of pause in the war in gaza could help reduce tensions all across the region.— could help reduce tensions all across the region. could help reduce tensions all across the reuion. :, ., ,, the time is 13:00. our top story this afternoon: 39—year—old ashley warren is bailed, after being held on su

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in general, sadyr japarov called for in its response to secretary of state antony blinken's letter, thed not interfere in the internal affairs of kyrgyzstan. and all this communication began, this correspondence with a letter that anthony blinken sent to the administration of the president of kyrgyzstan back in january of this year, and there he expressed acute concern that a bill on financing non-governmental organizations was being prepared for adoption in kyrgyzstan. organization, and today it became known that sadyr dzhaparov, in his response, so diplomatically suggested that blinkin not interfere in your own business. i am forced to note with regret that the content of your letter has signs of interference in the internal affairs of our state. the kyrgyz state, as befits its status, intends to control where money comes from for these non-governmental non-profit organizations. but now, as they say, the reaction, even the very fact of such a discussion has already begun, in recent months, if not even a longer period of time, powerful pressure has been exerted on the presidential admi

talk us through the main aim of this visit by antony blinken. that ossible visit by antony blinken.ble ceasefire deal which would involve the release of some of the israeli hostages being held in gaza in exchange for palestinian prisoners being held by israel as one of his priorities. because on top of the dotted of the hostages that would be a pause in the fighting which would mean a dramatic increase is hoped of humanitarian aid into gaza at a time when as you said the situation is very desperate although the un is warning of pockets of famine. there is also something that's politically important for the biden administration because it's facing domestic criticism from some domestic criticism from some domestic constituencies about american support for israel. when you have these dire humanitarian consequences because of the military campaign. so to get a ceasefire and be able to deal with those consequences would be important to the americans as well. the other main issue i think is this issue of the air strikes in the region against the iran linked militias. they have been quite

when it came to gaza, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, defended the us's position.il motion earlier this week to veto the resolution that was put forward that would have called for an immediate ceasefire — antony blinken defended that decision, saying that the us's priority at the moment was trying to negotiate getting hostages out, as the us argues that that is the only way to try and sustainably achieve a ceasefire in the long—term. but that is a position that they are increasingly coming under pressure for now that most of the other nations who are present here in the g20 were calling for fighting to stop immediately. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's take a look at a story we are following closely in the uk: britain's prime minister has criticised the commons speaker, sir lindsay hoyle, over the way he handled a vote on a ceasefire in gaza. rishi sunak stopped short of saying he should resign, but more than 60 mps have now called for sir lindsay to go — after he changed parliamentary convention in a way that ended up helping labour. 0ur

secretary of state antony blinken a few days ago saying this is the most dangerous time in the middlesince the 1973 arab-israeli wars. many people who have been studying the region would agree saying it is an extremely unpredictable and dangerous time. the main effort the white house is engaged in now apart from carrying out these strikes is simultaneously trying to get some kind of cease-fire on the table in gaza that would reduce the level of tension in the region. anchor: thank you so much. we will be speaking to later. i want to bring back the ambassador. i saw you nodding a bit as we were listening to our correspondent on the ground. i would like to get your thoughts on what she shared. >> i think she is exactly right. president biden is in an extremely difficult position and perhaps the iranians as well. keeping in mind as these strikes are carried out, iran pulling out its senior folks from syria clearly understood that the united needs would retaliate. with statements that it does not want an escalation but again we go back to who controls home. -- whom. and even after the uni

and that is certainly the fear that was expressed to antony blinken on his stops in cairo and in dohaia. it is one of the many factors on his mind, which is why ultimately what the united dates wants to achieve, and it is incredibly ambitious, is what antony blinken refers to as a very powerful plan. the day after, when the war ends, a pathway which they hope can lead to a revitalised palestinian authority, a palestinian state, the normalisation of relations between israel and saudi arabia, which they see as the best answer to iran�*s plans for the region. the region, in particular israel, however, is nowhere near that yet. israel, however, is nowhere near that et. �* , , israel, however, is nowhere near that et.�* ,, ,_ ._ that yet. and lyse, secretary bfinken that yet. and lyse, secretary blinken is — that yet. and lyse, secretary blinken is meeting _ that yet. and lyse, secretary blinken is meeting with - that yet. and lyse, secretary blinken is meeting with an i that yet. and lyse, secretary - blinken is meeting with an israel government that is under immense pressure, especially f

the us secretary of state antony blinken on his fifth i state antony blinken on his fifth trip to thevisit beginning in saudi arabia and he will also stop off in qatar, egypt, israeland in arabia and he will also stop off in qatar, egypt, israel and in the west bank. what the americans are hoping is that there can be a new deal on a ceasefire that would see the release of all the remaining israeli hostages, about 130 israelis are still believed to be held in gaza. i should say, not all of them are believed to be alive. there are estimates that as many as 30 may have died or been killed, so in some cases it would be the return of bodies rather than live hostages. the americans are trying to get agreement on that in return for a humanitarian pause to relieve the desperate, the increasingly desperate, the increasingly desperate civilian suffering in gaza where the death toll according to the local authorities is now more than 27,000 palestinians. there is a new ceasefire proposal on the table. it was worked out by qatar and egypt. we were hearing that hamas might give their response to t

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antony blinken has been touring the region, where he met with the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas.c is that a new round of talks are underway in cairo and egypt as well as cut out the gulf state already important players in what is happening here. we know, according to a senior palestinian official who's just been talking to the bbc, that a new round of talks are under way in cairo and of course, egypt as well as qatar. the gulf state are really important players in what's happening here. they're basically intermediaries in these indirect talks between hamas and israel. certainly, antony blinken, the united states top diplomat who is still here in israel at the moment, he believes there is an opportunity for the differences between hamas and israel to be to be reached, to be sort of bridged and that there is room for negotiation. the thing is, though, if you watched last night the press conference from benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, he was saying that really the hopes of a cease fire are very low because he's rejected the proposals put forward by hamas. and he says

but more urgent for antony blinken is a ceasefire in gaza.me minister netanyahu doubled down, calling for total victory and dismissing the hamas response to the us ceasefire proposal. the us secretary of state still believes a deal is possible, and at the hq of the rivals of hamas, the palestinian authority, he repeated to president mahmoud abbas that america wants a palestinian state, which israel's leader opposes. he reminded israelis later that their suffering was no justification for killing palestinian civilians. that cannot be a licence to dehumanise others. the overwhelming majority of people in gaza had nothing to do with the attacks of october the 7th. the families in gaza whose survival depends on deliveries of aid from israel arejust like ourfamilies. they are mothers and fathers, sons and daughters. gaza is the key to stabilising the middle east. this is the occupied golan heights, another potential flashpoint, where the borders of israel, lebanon and syria meet. over on the syrian side, you can see ruins from previous wars. anton

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

so with the us being a major ally and a financial backer, the fact that antony blinken is putting forward cabinet. separately, there is pressure on benjamin netanyahu from a lot of different directions, notably members of the government here on the right right wing members who say that the military campaign has to be successful in that hamas must be destroyed. at the same time, you've got the families of the hostages who were taken on october the seventh applying pressure to mr netanyahu, saying that the priority has to be to try and retrieve their loved ones. so from lots of different directions, he is under pressure. interestingly, though, the language used by antony blinken last night, he says he absolutely supports the goal to destroy hamas and says he thinks about the hostages in israel all the time. but also, he said just because hamas dehumanized israelis on october 7th and continues to dehumanize the hostages, he said that does not give a licence to dehumanize other people. and he was referring, of course, to to gazans, the palestinians in gaza. ijust want i just want to remind yo