benjamin netanyahu has benjamin neta nyahu has consistently benjamin netanyahu has consistently said there would be total victory, in his words, meaning the total destruction of hamas. but is that even possible to mock this is a movement which has run gaza since 2006. frankly, who support has actually increased in some parts because of the attacks by israel. with antony blinken, the outgoing us secretary of state, speaking at the atlanta council yesterday, saying that every hamas militant who has been killed as manage to recruit another strip the implication being that you can wipe out the leadership of hamas, you can wipe out hamas militants, but you can't destroy the ideology, especially when more than 116,000 people have been killed in gaza in the last 15 months and everyone has seen those truths deeds of sufferings in gaza. so israel has not achieved its aim of destroying hamas. that said, the incoming fire from gaza into israel is largely subsided. and, yes, the senior leadership of the group has been wiped out. going forward, the question is, whether hamas would play any part a

government to approve the gaza ceasefire deal, israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu accuses benjamin neta nyahu accuses hamas benjamin netanyahu accuses hamas of backtracking on some details of the proposal. meanwhile there is anticipation in gaza after months of death and destruction. a senior hamas official says the group is committed to the agreement which has raised hopes to an end to 15 months of war. here in the uk the economy grew by 0.1% in november, the first time in three months. sir keir starmer says it is a step in the right direction. the uk's second busiest port, holyhead in north wales, reopens this morning six weeks after storm damage shut it down. and the latest figures show thousands of families are spending hundreds of pounds a month on adhd medication because of long waiting times for nhs prescriptions. shortly we will take you live to central london. in a speech the leader of the liberal democrats ed davey is set to urge the government to negotiate a new negotiation with the eu. he says stronger ties will strengthen our hand in dealing with new president donald trump who ha

what's the - situation regarding benjamin neta nyahu ? situation regarding benjamin netanyahu?r being a political survivor. and a guy who at times almost has magical political powers and after the 7th of october attacks, his ratings cratered because a lot of israelis still regard him as someone who was behind the security mistakes that allowed hamas to attack with such devastating consequences but since then, especially since they widened the war in lebanon and the israelis really inflicted damage on lebanese his brother and also iran, his ratings have gone up again. so on one level he is better off than he was but he relies on the coalition which is built on the coalition which is built on the support of extreme, ultranationalists right—wing ultra nationalists right—wing parties and ultranationalists right—wing parties and one of those parties and one of those parties has resigned from the government even though it says it will not try and bring down the government but the other one is still in there. they have both said that the war needs to resume and it probably needs to re

benjamin neta nyahu politically? he benjamin netanyahu politically?threatened to withdraw over a ceasefire deal. how vulnerable would it he'll be to getting through parliament? how vulnerable could netanyahu be if he loses support those ministers?— if he loses support those ministers? , ., , . if he loses support those ministers? , . , ministers? they may ob'ect, but the will ministers? they may ob'ect, but they will not i ministers? they may ob'ect, but they will not withdraw. _ ministers? they may object, but they will not withdraw. the - they will not withdraw. the problem is that the deal is lengthy. they may step out of the government in future. because _ the government in future. because the deal has phases. we have _ because the deal has phases. we have 98— because the deal has phases. we have 98 people who were abducted. untilwe get have 98 people who were abducted. until we get all of them — abducted. until we get all of them back, the second phase will be — them back, the second phase will be the release of the soldiers who were objected. th

a statement from israel's prime minister's benjamin netanyahu's officers benjamin neta nyahu's officersf benjamin netanyahu's officers if approved, the first hostages will be released on sunday. hamas says obstacles which arose have now been resolved. let's go to my colleague mark lowen who joins us.— let's go to my colleague mark lowen who joins us. lowen who “oins us. hello, we are live lowen who “oins us. hello, we live on — lowen who joins us. hello, we are live on hostages _ lowen who joins us. hello, we are live on hostages square i lowen who joins us. hello, we are live on hostages square inj are live on hostages square in tel aviv, weather families and loved ones of those still being held captive in gaza are keeping up the pressure on the israeli prime minister until the ceasefire deal gets over the ceasefire deal gets over the line. —— where the hostages. there has been a statement from hamas in the last few minutes that says the last few minutes that says the last obstacles were resolved at dawn today. they appeared to be over the identity of palestinian prisoners to be releas

they were saying that there are these two ministers netanyahu neta nyahu use and benjamin netanyahu use cease—fire deal government who consistently opposed any finance re deal government who consistently opposed any finance minister what was the finance minister who caught the cease—fire deal a and this is why we will of course be against the deal. but it has taken about. yeah. sorry, i was i was going to say it has taken 15 months to get to this point. this is the deal that is on the table. you have got all the, the, the concessions that you are likely to get from the from hamas. you have got an incoming trump administration who says a deal. it is time for a deal. the hostage families are saying to you, enough is enough, bring them home. why aren't you going to vote for it? i think ijust explained, you know, there are 33 families of hostages who are very happy today, but there's 65 families of hostages who are not going to get their loved ones. does that make any sense? not only that, they're not going to get their loved ones. we are giving away every leverage that we have over hamas t

we know that joe biden spoke with know thatjoe biden spoke with prime minister benjamin netanyahu of israel today neta nyahuges, including americans have experienced over the 15 months in captivity. that is one point, isn't it, when we are talking aboutjoe biden's legacy, disastrous conditions, dire conditions for the people of gaza, but for an american perspective, there are american citizens who have been held hostage all this time. indeed. man of hostage all this time. indeed. many of their _ hostage all this time. indeed. many of their family - hostage all this time. indeed. | many of their family members and others— many of their family members and others around _ many of their family members and others around the - many of their family members and others around the world i many of their family members i and others around the world are going _ and others around the world are going to — and others around the world are going to be _ and others around the world are going to be asking, _ and others around the world are going to be asking, why- and others around the world are going to be asking, why did - a

in benjamin netanyahu's statement benjamin neta nyahu's statement you benjamin netanyahu's statement you hear him accusing hamas of the dealfrom you hear him accusing hamas of the deal from several months ago, but there is also plenty of criticism from israelis towards benjamin netanyahu towards benjamin neta nyahu himself towards benjamin netanyahu himself for holding up the deal. he has got his supporters and he is a great political survivor in this country, but there is a lot of dissatisfaction and i would say, hatred towards him from any of the hostage families who feel he has been prioritising his political survival over the timely return of the hostages. it is a complex picture, as indeed it is on the other side of this war. a war in which people are deeply divided and only united by one thing, pain and trauma.— and trauma. mark, one of the issues i was _ and trauma. mark, one of the issues i was wondering - and trauma. mark, one of the | issues i was wondering about, some of that speech was designed to reassure or at least appease some of his right—wing coalition who had been

behind me they are preparing for a press statement in order to convey to benjamin netanyahu the benjamin neta nyahu continued benjamin netanyahu the continued pressure to get the ceasefire deal with hamas over the line and bring hostages home. there were some last—minute disputes between the two sides after the deal was struck in qatar which threatened to torpedo the deal. we understand those last—minute disputes have now been overcome. the israeli security cabinet is due to meet possibly this morning to approve the deal. it will then go to a full cabinet meeting which could happen either later today or tomorrow. the ceasefire is due tomorrow. the ceasefire is due to come into place on sunday. the first phase of the deal would see 33 hostages released in exchange for hundreds of palestinian prisoners. there were and still are political divisions in the israeli cabinet. two ministers on the far right of the cabinet have threatened to resign if the ceasefire deal progresses to an israeli withdrawal from gaza and the israeli government agreeing not to resume the war in gaza after phase one of the deal

israeli hostages go home, and they should go home today, not tomorrow, benjamin netanyahu wanted benjamin neta nyahu wanted coalition will be free to continue the war as they have donein continue the war as they have done in the past 15 months. you mention netanyahu's coalition partners, the israeli finance minister described the emerging deal is a catastrophe for the national security of israel and said he would not support it. where does that leave mr netanyahu if that flank of his party decides not to support him? it party decides not to support him? . , , party decides not to support him? ., , , ., ., him? it has been one of the ma'or him? it has been one of the major problems, _ him? it has been one of the major problems, why - him? it has been one of the major problems, why has i major problems, why has benjamin netanyahu been dragging his feet the past 15 months, the collapse of his government, his political future. but even if two of his most radical extremist coalition leave the coalition, netanyahu will likely survive. neta nyahu will likely survive. polls netanyahu will likely survive. po

benjamin neta nyahu wants from the irradiance. for that. ~ , , . ., , that. my experience - i was under secretary _ that. my experience - i was under secretary of - that. my experience - i was under secretary of state - that. my experience - i was . under secretary of state during the first trump administration — the idea of returning to a nuclear deal with iran was on the distant horizon. we never abandoned it, but the main objective was to apply sufficient pressure for a sufficient pressure for a sufficient period of time to change the iranian calculus. we've gone a long way thanks to israel in changing that, but it's not done. so i think the focus in the initial period will be on re—imposing sanctions on depriving iran of the ability of exporting nuclear material around the region, and how do you change their practice so they are more amenable to the deal that would be for both israel and the united states?— be for both israel and the united states? donald trump clearly wants _ united states? donald trump clearly wants normalisa

have had one of them, which is the security cabinet meeting of prime minister benjamin netanyahu's government. that neta nyahu'stanyahu's government. that meeting really as trail has approved the ceasefire agreement with some of the far right members of the security cabinet voting against. we had one of them coming out after that security cabinet meeting, once again expressing how much he dislikes the deal, talking about the release of palestinian prisoners in particular as a release of terrorists. that everyone will know will return to try and kill does. it will now go to the full government meeting. everyone who is inside mr netanyahu pot administration. that is expected to start any moment now and i think we are expecting there to be a similar result. those who are opposed to the deal will very clearly articulate that. but in the big picture of things it is expected to be voted through. add that will then pave the way for this ceasefire agreement to start on sunday. sunday will be day one. we are expecting it to be probably in the afternoon on sunday and it will begin, we are told, with the release of three

in israel there has been some pushback from the more far right elements of benjamin netanyahu's coalition, itamar neta nyahu's—gvir netanyahu's coalition, itamar ben—gvir coming out of the coalition in protest, smotric saying that he reserves the sa