i between antony blinken and binyamin netan ahu? ~' between antony blinken and binyamin netan ahu?tanyahu? i think you will have to and they will no _ netanyahu? i think you will have to and they will no doubt _ netanyahu? i think you will have to and they will no doubt find - netanyahu? i think you will have to and they will no doubt find the - netanyahu? i think you will have to | and they will no doubt find the word salad to be able to offer a meaningless response. but one would have to ask the americans that. wishful thinking is not a policy. spin is not a policy. but it can get you through news cycles. the bbc and much of the american and other western media are reporting in opt is mick way naas —— optimistic ways that maybe a deal is being done, because that is what us officialdom is telling them. but in the region no one is buying it. your open correspondent and the way you have said it is to put scepticism on this. if they can muddle through chicago and hopefully muddle through the election season, and and this isn'tjust the election season, and and this isn't just about wo

blinken, what do we know?do we know?- blinken, what do we know? it has 'ust blinken, what do we know? it has just broken _ blinken, what do we know? it has just broken in _ blinken, what do we know? it has just broken in the _ blinken, what do we know? it has just broken in the last _ blinken, what do we know? it has just broken in the last minutes . blinken, what do we know? it us just broken in the last minutes that because of the uncertainty in the region, he's decided not to come now. this was serious because this was to be the week of high stakes, intensify diplomacy. the americans have been focusing their sites on this meeting for many days. it follow that unprecedented statement from the united states, qatar and egypt from three leaders, saying time is up. there's no excuse now. the deal is almost done. the framework is on the table. they've been looking around the clock to try to close those gaps. the fact that it seems to be starting to unravel, what do we know on the ground? the tensions have been ri

antony blinken of course right now in egypt.ls we will of course brink that to you. jon mentioned democrat national congress. a tearful presidentjoe biden has taken to the stage on the opening night of the democratic national convention in chicago with an emotional farewell speech, in which he told supporters they are "in a battle for the very soul of america". it came as the democratic presidential nominee vice president kamala harris made a brief, surprise appearance at the convention — breaking with tradition by appearing on the opening night. here's our north america correspondent gary o'donoghue. # your love lifting me higher. a month ago, he was still his party's nominee. now, he is yesterday's man, the past, not the future. all that's left, to hand over the baton. selecting kamala was the very first decision i made when i became our nominee. and it was the best decision i made my whole career. cheering. if it was a fond farewell for the president, it was a full—scale outburst of enthusiasm for the woman who has stepped in

. —— anthony blinken. as the world prepares to catch sight of a rare blue supermoon, skywatchers in seoul are treated to a spectacular lunar event. hello, i'm annita mcveigh. welcome to verified live, three hours of checking out the days main stories and the facts behind them. one man has died and six others, including four british tourists, are missing, after a yacht sank in the early hours of this morning. in the last few minutes, the bbc has confirmed that the technology tycoon mike lynch is amongst those missing. sources have also confirmed that his wife, angela, has been rescued. the incident took place in the mediterranean, off the coast of the italian island, sicily. one body has been recovered by the coastguard who rescued 15 other people. captain karsten borner was on a nearby vessel and helped with the rescue of those 15 people. we saw a red player, so my first mate and die, we went to the position and we found this liferaft drifting. position and we found this liferaft driftinu. �* , , 15 positi

antony blinken will now travel _ secretary of state.ken will now travel to _ secretary of state. antony blinken will now travel to the _ secretary of state. antony blinken will now travel to the region - secretary of state. antony blinken will now travel to the region from | will now travel to the region from tomorrow night, arriving in israel. that will be the first and only announced. 0n that will be the first and only announced. on this trip but i suspect he will probably head off to some arab capitals after that as well. that shows two things. one is that the fact that this trip is back home, and it has hung in the balance all week, because washington has been watching to see whether or not iran would retaliate for the assassination believed to have been carried out of ishmael hania, the political leader of hamas into iran. that has been hanging over this whole time, why there has been a drip feed of links about whether or not antony blinken would be travelling to the region, because he did not want to go if they believed that such

in this case , we want blinken's trip to the region and his agenda in his meetings with mr. sami al-arian , a palestinian professor at the university. former university of south florida check to istanbul turkey hello mr. erian, thank you for being with us in this conversation. thank you for inviting me. mr. erian blinken has traveled to the region for the ninth time since october 7 and the beginning of the israeli genocide in gaza, and his first and main destination was tel aviv. is the ninth they want that in fact netanyahu is now determined to do something so that this war does not end. in fact, they want to pretend that they want to talk . it is a false move for peace and it is hypocrisy that they are doing because they want these delays . which create a way to push back iran's attack. if that if this war stops, the excuses of the israelis and the americans for many actions will disappear , that's why they continue to use their gloves for now, mr. erian, certainly, brinken is promoting many issues in his various meetings. his first destination was the occupied territories

is blinken's 9th trip different from his previous 8 trips? no, i don't think so. my reason is that america wants to show itself active. it wants to delay the revenge attack by iran and hezbollah or cancel it altogether. they want netanyahu to be poisoned now. do something so that this war does not end, they actually want to pretend that they want to talk. they are an excuse if this war stops israelis and americans will be destroyed for many actions, that's why they continue to kill themselves, mr. in his various meetings, he is promoting various issues , his first destination was the occupied territories with benjamin netanyahu and gallant. it is certain that he will destroy the palestinians and drive them out of their own land, but in this war that has been going on until now, he has not been able to achieve his goals . more than 70% of them are women and children. he wants to continue this situation against palestinians until he can maintain his position as the prime minister of israel and he also wants to actually have his own influence on the palestinian elect

tom, briefly, where does mr blinken - really doing that. blinken go - really doing that. tom, briefly, | where does mr blinken go after really doing that. tom, briefly, - where does mr blinken go after this? on to egypt?— on to egypt? yes, we head to egypt tomorrow. crucially _ on to egypt? yes, we head to egypt tomorrow. crucially there _ on to egypt? yes, we head to egypt tomorrow. crucially there will - tomorrow. crucially there will be dot—mac where the egyptians are one of the most important mediators in all of this along with the qataris and they can pass messages more directly in gaza. the egyptians also crucial when it comes to the sticking point yolande was talking about about the south of the gaza strip because he insists he will remain president along the border with egypt. israel says that is to stop smuggling and stop hamas rearming but hamas says it simply means continued occupation and therefore not an end to the war so this is a fundamental point. one of the key administration envoys in the region has been working on that wi

secretary of state antony blinken says that the current ceasefire proposal could be the last chance to get israel's hostages home he met a short time ago with israeli president isaac hertzog in tel aviv and blinken is trying to push for a ceasefire fire, and hostage release deal cnn has learned his meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has begun. blinken is also expected to speak with defense minister yoav gallant later today, netanyahu says, israel will not give in to demands to end the war in gaza. as a condition for a deal, and hamas claims netanyahu is obstructing a possible agreement. cnn international diplomatic editor, nic robertson joins us live now from tel aviv. good to see you. >> nic we're hearing accusations now, both from prime minister netanyahu and from hamas. each side accusing each other of trying to of creating obstacles for a deal. but we're also hearing from reports that senior members of the israeli defense establishment are also accusing netanyahu of throwing up obstacles to a peace deal. what is your reporting saying about that? >> yeah and we'v

the latest pictures there of mr blinken with mr netanyahu.ensky has for the first time spoken about the establishment of a buffer zone on russian territory — it's as ukraine's armed forces say they have destroyed another bridge in russia's kursk region. they say the crossing was used by russians to supply troops and its destruction will hamper the movement of weapons. president zelensky said the aim was to destroy as much russian war potential as possible. here's what president zelensky said in his nightly address. translation: today, we achieved good and much-needed results _ in destroying russian equipment near toretsk. and all this is more thanjust offence for ukraine. it is now our primary task in defensive operations overall to destroy as much russian war potential as possible and conduct maximum counteroffensive actions. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, is following the situation from ukraine's northern sumy region and sent this update. president zelensky is suggesting that he's in this for the medium haul. he has previously

anthony blinken's trip to the region and meeting with mr. netanyahu. mr. netanyahu said in a conversation with the families of prisoners that i convinced blinken that regarding my conditions for the negotiations, especially the philadelphia axis, should somehow put more pressure on hamas, and it seems that blinken has been forced to do so, but mr. blinken rejected this in his last speech and said that he does not accept mr. netanyahu's discussion, but the main and central discussion. what is the main point of the dispute? the main point of the dispute is the philadia axis, which is one of the most important points of disagreement in the ceasefire negotiations. it has changed. well , see what the situation is. in the last terms that mr. netanyahu has added, somehow, even his own negotiators have faced some kind of disagreement and saying that mr. netanyahu is against the ceasefire is about controlling the issue. he raised philadelphia in a way that would put pressure on the main mediator of egypt and america. now, what is mr. netanyahu's main goal in this m

the feeling here is from antony blinken himself and l is from antony blinken himself and from our prime words he said about it, the gap between the americans and israelis has been narrowed including on technicalities regarding numbers of soldiers in the south of gaza, the middle of gaza and so on. we don't have indications yet that israel and hamas has had the gap narrowed. it is very strange to see how enthusiastic, optimistic the americans are and how israelis are. i am worried the americans see things in a non—realistic way. i am worried the americans see things in a non-realistic way. there is a hue things in a non-realistic way. there is a huge disconnect _ things in a non-realistic way. there is a huge disconnect but _ things in a non-realistic way. there is a huge disconnect but one - things in a non-realistic way. there is a huge disconnect but one of - things in a non—realistic way. there is a huge disconnect but one of the key sticking points always seems to have been the fact is you only seem to accept a deal that allows it to continue with the war despite repeated statements

secretary of state antony blinken _ certainty. secretary of state antony blinken will - certainty. certainty. secretary of state j antony blinken will be there certainty. secretary of state i antony blinken will be there on monday with the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu — do you think that will come up in the discussions? what will the to be discussing? of courses is not the first time that antony blinken has visited the region either. ida. that antony blinken has visited the region either.— the region either. no, he's been tireless _ the region either. no, he's been tireless as _ the region either. no, he's been tireless as has - the region either. no, he's been tireless as has bill i the region either. no, he's i been tireless as has bill burns and other american officials, as they should be. and they should be applauded for upstanding their efforts. but the question is, what will it produce? and i suspect that if they are as close as the president has said, secretary blinken and prime minister netanyahu will be trying to hammer out the details. my understanding is

it makes - antony blinken arriving in the region-— in the region. the region. it gives some momentum to _ in the region. it gives some momentum to the - in the region. it gives some - momentum to the negotiations thatis momentum to the negotiations that is going to be resumed in cairo, so blinken in israel trying to find a way for this deal to happen. the united states is really keen for this deal to be finished by the end of this week, the coming week. the united states want to avoid an escalation in the region by iran retaliating on the killing of ismail haniyeh on their soil or the killing of the hezbollah leader in southern lebanon, so all of these efforts are really focused on making sure that this deal will happen.- this deal will happen. much more cautious _ this deal will happen. much more cautious words - this deal will happen. much more cautious words from i this deal will happen. much - more cautious words from hamas when it comes to the state of the negotiations?— the negotiations? indeed. hamas's _ the negotiations? indeed. hamas's posi

as he left the region, antony blinken's message was blunt. 0ur message is simple. it is clear. the finish line. and we need to do it now. and in the last hour israel said it would not withdraw its troops from the so—called philadelphi corridor along the border between egypt and gaza. a statment from netanyahu's office said "israel will insist on the achievement of all of its objectives for the war, as they have been defined by the security cabinet, including that gaza never again constitutes a security threat to israel. this requires securing the southern border." still here in the studio with my panel, leon riley, and caroline moller as if the writing. plenty to go through here, in composition going on for so many months, and the on, it's her to say antony blinken going into the high hopes, saying there's a possibility of the cease—fire, almost a message of now or never, do you think that appeared to be a projection of optimism from the white house, because it is a different picture what we are seeing antony blinken returning with today? we have been in this situation before,

with our partners in e: -t and antony blinken.ypt and qatar, are decision - antony blinken. with our partners in egypt and qatar, are decision is - egypt and qatar, are decision is simple, it's clear and it's urgent. we need to get the cease—fire and hostage agreement over the finish line and we need to do it now. —— straight to doha. with every passing day, the world lies —— the lives of the hostages are injeopardy. every single day, women, children, men in gaza are suffering without access to adequate food, medicine, and at risk of being wounded or dying infighting that they didn't start and they cannot stop. time is of the essence because there's the danger of escalation in the region every passing day, that we've been working to prevent from day one. with egypt and qatar, we're united in purpose and qatar, we're united in purpose and action. we're working in different ways to ensure there is not escalation, sending the necessary messages to all the potential actors, including hezbollah and iran. we're united in our work with t

antony blinken is heading to the region this weekend, after president biden also said that a ceasefireeal was closer than ever. but senior hamas figures have dismissed such optimism as an illusion. there have been more israeli airstrikes in gaza and israel also said it had struck targets inside neighbouring lebanon which belong to hezbollah, the group which supports hamas in gaza. greg mckenzie has this report. images from across the region over the weekend show there are still huge obstacles to peace despite two days of us—backed talks in qatar. on friday night, an israeli airstrike reportedly killed 15 people in the central area of gaza. although israel said it had eliminated a number of armed fighters, several women and children were also reportedly killed. us secretary of state antony blinken will arrive in the region to promote what is being called a final bridging proposal aimed at overcoming the differences between hamas and israel, which would hopefully lead to a ceasefire and the release of hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners being held in israeli jails. in tel aviv

after blinken's blunder on monday, the editorial board stated that under heavy u.s.ging proposal and that thomas had rejected it. again, not true. the next night after reports had already emerged that blinken was wrong, nancy pelosi said this on the late show with stephen colbert after pro- palestinian protesters disrupted the live broadcast: >> right now, we just got word earlier today that israel had agreed to the cease-fire agreement, we are hoping that hamas will, too. but it takes me to the point of saying to you, war has no role in a civilized society. >> she is right about one thing, war has no role in a civilized society, but perpetuating a false cease-fire narrative won't make that work just disappear. this kind of delusional thinking helps no one but benjamin netanyahu, especially since his objectives have been so obvious. as haaretz columnist ben notes, the public discourse in israel is focused on the hostages, and their fates, but netanyahu considers them to be a nuisance from his prolonged go, the prolonged occupation of the gaza strip. this completely c

us secretary of state antony blinken is in israel amid hopes that a gaza ceasefire deal can be reached. pro—palestinian protesters demonstrate in chicago as presumptive presidential nominee kamala harris arrives for the democratic national convention. ukraine strikes another key bridge in russia's kursk region. president zelensky says kyiv wants to create a buffer zone on russian territory. hello. i'm carl nasman. come to the programme. —— welcome. the us secretary of state antony blinken is in israel to push for a deal for a ceasefire in gaza and the release of hostages held by hamas. he's expected to meet the country's leaders on monday before heading to egypt on tuesday where talks mediated by the us, egypt and qatar are set to continue. the us has expressed cautious optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has accused hamas of being stubborn and warned there are things his government can't be flexible about. in a statement released just hours after blinken�*s arrival, hamas said that a new us proposal for a gaza ceasefire is

well, antony blinken arrives for his ninth visit to the region since october 7th. itself, i think, shows just how hard to achieve this attempt at a conclusive gaza ceasefire and hostage release and prisoner release deal has become. now a senior administration official on the way here, saying that they believe this is a critical moment and, in their words, an inflection point. this is all about the americans putting on pressure to try to finally drive through this deal, they hope, within the next week or two. and there is an increasing tone of optimism from the americans about the possibility of that. but i have to say that is not matched by the kind of language and the public messages, at least, from both hamas and the israeli leadership, who are both accusing the other, effectively, of obstinate cynicism, of blocking this deal. a key point there is about whether or not there would be a clause in this deal to keep some form of israeli occupation on the ground in gaza, at the south of the gaza strip, the so—called philadelphia corridor, on the border with egypt. wha

the israeli military says it's recovered the bodies of another six hostages in gaza — as blinken arrivesypt for fresh peace talks. in gaza, hamas officials say at least ten people have been killed in an israeli military attack on a school. specialist italian divers are searching for six people missing after a british luxury yacht sank in a freak storm off sicily. this is the live scene now in sicily, where divers say it's a difficult operation, with objects blocking their access to the cabins of the ship on the sea bed. "america, i gave my best to you." the words of a tearful president biden as he says farewell to democrats and throws his support behind kamala harris. selecting kamala harris was the very first decision i made when i became our nonna me and i was the best decision i made my whole career. rees king charles is meeting privately with some of the young children attacked in southport onjuly 29, as well as paramedics, police and firefighters who responded to the attack and then had to do with the violent disorder that followed. faith leaders in the era will also be present. thr

secretary of state antony blinken calls on hamas to agree to a u.s.e proposal. >> the u.s. is deeply committed to getting this job done, and getting it done now. caitrÍona: a super yacht sinks off the coast of sicily in the storm leaving one person dead and six missing, including two americans. hello and welcome to world news america. from the united center in chicago, i'm caitrÍona perry. delegates are gathering in chicago for a historic democratic national convention. four day event will see kamala harris officially accept the nomination for the 2024 election, just weeks after the stunning announcement by president biden that he was withdrawing. harris' has been confirmed, but there will be a ceremonial rollcall at this week's convention. president biden will headline tonight, day one of the convention and will be introduced onstage by his daughter ashley. the speeches will pay tribute to president biden and his legacy. chris coons is due to speak and begin those tributes. >> as someone who spent 36 years in the senate, biden knew how to build coali

was it blinken's idea, or where did it come from?, look, i'm not going to get into the specifics of the negotiating process beyond just saying that today's exchange is a feat of diplomacy that could have only been achieved with leaders like president biden, like secretary bliken, like national security adviser jake sullivan that understand the vital importance of diplomacy and understand the vital importance says that our alliances and partnerships can play in situations like this. it's the largest multi country swap of its kind, it resulted in the release of 16 individuals currently detained in russia that included, as i said, three american citizens, one u.s. lawful permanent resident, five u.s.-german citizens and seven russian political prisoners. this is something that required extensive engagement with partner countries. and it started at the very top with president biden and of course secretary blinken and national security adviser sullivan and their respective teams, as well. so this is something that we are very happy to see

after his meetings in stall, -- in israel, blinken heads to egypt for another round of talks. and a reminder, one of the reasons there's such urgency now for this is negotiators hope the cease-fire will deter iran and hezbollah from attacking israel in retaliation for killing two top militants widening the war in the region. back to you. >> jarred hill in new york. thank you so much. >>> now to the war between ukraine and russia. ukrainian president volodymer zelenskyy says the daring military incursion into russia is to create a buffer zone to prevent further cross-border attacks from the kremlin. zelenskyy also urged allies to lift the restrictions on using western weapons to attack targets deeper in russia. cbs' ian lee is near the front lines. >> reporter: this is the tip of ukraine's spear into russia. elite forces probe ahead and disrupt russian reinforcements. here ukrainian troops ambush several soldiers. [ speaking in a global language ] "surrender and come out," they command, capturing some of them. kyiv's surprise attack is in its second week, yet moscow remains off

it isn't just secretary blinken. - what else is happening? it isn't just secretary blinken.ry blinken. the european governments, the british, french and germans have also been here and they are putting a lot of pressure especially on the israelis, who they can talk to directly. benjamin ne is thought to be more reluctant than some in his government. his defence minister said the idea of a complete victory against hamas is fanciful. netanyahu and other members of the government, especially those on the far right, dismissed the idea of a peace agreement with hamas while it is still a viable fighting force. so there is a diplomatic push, a huge one. american optimism is driven by domestic considerations because there is an election in the us and for the democratic party and kamala harris, it would suit her purposes if there was a peace agreement in the middle east. we have had ten months of war and 40,000 people reportedly killed in gaza and there is still no immediate end insight to what is happening gaza nor in lebanon. ., ., lebanon. you mention southern lebanon. _ lebanon.

us secretary of state antony blinken makes his ninth trip to the middle east since the start of the war in gaza — with more pressure than ever to secure a ceasefire deal. vietnam's top leader to lam is in china for a visit aimed to strengthen the bond between the communist—run neighbours. the french actor alain delon — once described as the most beautiful man in cinema — has died at the age of 88. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. ukraine's air force say they've destroyed another bridge in russia's kursk region. air force commander mykola oleshchuck released this footage claimed to be of the strike on the crossing over the seym river, saying "minus one more bridge". he added that these operations were depriving russia of logisitical capabilities. it comes after this video, which the ukrainian military says shows the destruction of a key bridge inside the kursk region of russia. this video shows large explosions on the structure, about 11 kilometres from the border. these are the latest pictures from the rostov region in south—west russia. the governor there says that firefighters were calle

the car explosion may be connected both with blinken's visit and with the situation in the gaza strip as a whole. the american arrived in tel aviv with the aim of achieving ceasefire. even the closest allies have recently expressed their dissatisfaction with the methods of introducing military action in the gaza strip. a few hours before blinken's arrival, the idf launched another attack on the palestinian territories, as a result of which 29 civilians were killed, half of them children, including infants. at the same time , pro-palestinian. protest activity in europe is not declining, it is seething with demonstrations in support of the arabs who are becoming victims of israeli bombing and missile strikes. it is noteworthy that in germany, for example, any mass actions in support of the palestinians are actually a crime, the authorities have given the police carte blanche for the most brutal reprisals against participants in such events. there are long-standing close allied relations between israel and germany, this partly explains, but does not at all justify the brutality of police

as mr blinken achieved anything _ reaching a deal.en achieved anything during his . reaching a deal. as mr blinken i achieved anything during his tour there and is there any optimism for there and is there any optimism for the talks that are due to resume later this is week? t the talks that are due to resume later this is week?— later this is week? i think on monday he _ later this is week? i think on monday he felt _ later this is week? i think on monday he felt that - later this is week? i think on monday he felt that he - later this is week? i think on monday he felt that he had l later this is week? i think on i monday he felt that he had got later this is week? i think on - monday he felt that he had got what he came for in israel and he said that he had got this commitment from binyamin netanyahu that the israelis accepted the deal. but we have only really heard mr blinken said that. we haven't heard binyamin netanyahu say the same thing. and of course these talks are due to resume tomorrow in egypt, two days of talks tomorrow

we ought to wait antony blinken's press conference. netanyahu — -- mediator. on the other hand, mr netanyahu has _ -- mediator. on the other hand, mr netanyahu has the _ -- mediator. on the other hand, mr netanyahu has the families - -- mediator. on the other hand, mr netanyahu has the families of- -- mediator. on the other hand, mr netanyahu has the families of the i netanyahu has the families of the hostages. we were just seeing the protests outside of the hotel. it was no surprise that mr blinken talked about that earlier and said this was probably the best and last opportunity to free the hostages. how much of a pressure point do you think that is for benjamin netanyahu? how much will he be working that into his calculations? i think the only thing he's going to work into his calculations, knowing full well that if he signs on the dotted line and agrees to a deal, he's going to lose his right—wing coalition — what is the cost that the us is willing to inflict on israel if he doesn't sign. the us has tremendous leverage on israel, a

raj overseas, now secretary of state antony blinken is back in israel today. he met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, as well as israel's defense minister. this is secretary blinken's ninth mission to the middle east since the israel-hamas conflict began last october. it comes just days after mediators, including the u.s, started negotiations on a cease fire agreement during the visit, secretary blinken said the time is now to reach an agreement that would return hostages held by hamas and bring relief to palestinians in a very constructive meeting with prime minister netanyahu today, he confirmed to me that israel accepts the bridging proposal that he supports it. new talks between israel and hamas are expected this week in egypt, and comes amid fears the conflict could widen into a deeper regional war. meantime, family members of israeli hostages held in gaza staged a protest. today they gathered outside the tel aviv hotel, where secretary blinken was holding the ceasefire talks. today inside the hotel, secretary blinken met with families of ho

antony blinken was speaking after holding talks with benjamin neta nyahu.ala harris will address the democratic national convention in chicago later, where she'll formally accept the party's nomination to be its presidential candidate. (os live head) i'm catriona perry in chicago, where protesters have gathered outside the democratic convention centre. joe biden will address delegates later tonight. president zelensky says his troops have taken control of more than 1250 km of russian territory. also coming upon the world today — a blue super moon scene by sky watchers in south korea. welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc. one man has died and six others, including four british tourists, are missing after a yacht capsized and sank in an early morning storm. the uk marine accident investigation branch is sending a team to sicily to help the local authorities. the bbc has confirmed that the british technology tycoon mike lynch is among those missing. sources have also confirmed that his wife, angela, has been rescued. the inci

i do you think antony blinken would use that leveraged? that leveraged? i think there is some indication already _ use that leveraged? i think there is some indication already that i use that leveraged? i think there is some indication already that that i use that leveraged? i think there is some indication already that that isj some indication already that that is something that increasingly prime minister netanyahu cannot consider totally out of the scenario. there seems to be _ totally out of the scenario. there seems to be this _ totally out of the scenario. there seems to be this sticking - totally out of the scenario. there seems to be this sticking point . totally out of the scenario. there seems to be this sticking point when it comes to the agreement that president biden put forward and was agreed by the un security council, and now this bridging proposal we have, around israel's ability to continue the war if they want to and the us demand that there be a permanent ceasefire. how does that sticking point to get overcome? i think

antony blinken will be in israel— ceasefire deal?will be in israel today, - ceasefire deal? antony blinken will be in israel today, having l will be in israel today, having negotiations with the israeli officials. he will be in egypt tomorrow, egypt will be the centre of the negotiations this week and we expect israel officials to be there, american officials to be there, american officials to be there, american officials to be there, qatari officials to be there, qatari officials to be there, qatari officials to be there, but no officials to be there, but no officials from hamas will attend these negotiations. in terms of how must's concerns about the process so far, they have some key sticking points —— hamas. have some key sticking points -- hame— have some key sticking points -- hamas. , . , -- hamas. they are refusing the negotiations _ -- hamas. they are refusing the negotiations all _ -- hamas. they are refusing the negotiations all at _ -- hamas. they are refusing the negotiations all at once. - -- hamas. they are refusing th

secretary of state antony blinken is on his way back to the u.s.ight now without securing any major breakthroughs. cbs' jarred hill joins us with the latest developments. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. so the u.s. hasn't put out a lot of details about this bridging proposal that blinken went ever -- went over to try and strike a deal on. this morning we are getting clues about some of the specific struggles to reach an agreement. overnight secretary of state antony blinken left the middle east with no cease-fire hostage deal in hand, but carrying a warning. >> time is of the essence. >> reporter: israeli air strikes hit an empty hotel in gaza tuesday as blinken pushed for a cease-fire. scores killed in gaza that day alone, including about a dozen at a school-turned-shelter. behind a false wall israeli soldiers recover the bodies of six hostages abducted 10.5 months ago. the country believes of the more than 100 hostages who remain in gaza, 34 have been confirmed dead. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said getting them back alive is a goa

the headlines: us secretary of state antony blinken is in israel, amid hopes that a gaza ceasefire deal can be reached. kamala harris campaigns in the vital us swing state of pennsylvania, ahead of monday's democratic national convention. ukraine says it's destroyed another key bridge in russia's kursk region — almost two weeks after its offensive into russia. we have a report from inside russia and hear what local people think of the situation at their border with ukraine. and the sound of scotland on a global stage — we report from the world pipe band championship. we begin in israel — where the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has arrived on his ninth visit to the region since the war in gaza began to push once again for a ceasefire and hostage—release deal. the us and israel have expressed careful optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. but hamas denies progress is being made and accused israel of adding new conditions to the agreed proposals. earlier, the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, insisted israel could not be flexible on all issues, accusing ham

us secretary of state antony blinken is in israel, amid hopes that a gaza ceasefire deal can be reached. ukraine strikes another key bridge in russia's kursk region as president zelensky says kyiv wants to create a buffer zone on russian territory. kamala harris campaigns in the vital us swing state of pennsylvania, ahead of monday's democratic national convention. hello, i'm carl nasman. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is in israel to push for a ceasefire deal and the release of hostages in gaza. he's due to meet the country's leaders on monday before heading to egypt on tuesday, where talks mediated by the us, egypt and qatar are set to continue in cairo. the us and israel have expressed careful optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. however, prime minister benjamin netanyahu has accused hamas of being obstinate, and warned there were things his government could not be flexible about. in a statement released just hours after blinken�*s arrival, hamas said that a new proposal for a gaza ceasefire was too close to mr netanyahu's recent positions. the armed group

the blinken is urging the israelis to go for the no, it's not about urging them. it's about taking measures because urging the israelis will not change their buying. and israel wants to continue this war at least the israeli private israeli prime minister and the israeli cabinet. there's long as the united states will not turn into real actions real pressure, and not talking nothing will move on with us agree of state antony blinken. he says he will meet separately with netanyahu and defense minister yoav gallant to push ahead with ceasefire talks what is it that he needs to say then? to make a deal happen. is there anything he can say would he use leverage perhaps so with weapons from the united states that's the only way he does not need to say much and he's saying too much. >> he needs to explain israel that it is the interest of israel and the united states in the world to stop this war immediately. and he has the best leverage to do so, namely supplying israel weapons and tion, ammunition, as long as it does not use this leverage. all the talking are really h

antony blinken�*s message to the israeli leader is to take a deal now.t of the talks, say the americans, is over. this is the us secretary of state's ninth visit since october the 7th, and washington wants the ceasefire deal done by as soon as next week. but mr netanyahu for one is digging in, saying he insists the truce sees israel keep boots on the ground in strategic parts of gaza. hamas says that is not in the us framework, and means no end to the war. each side accuses the other of blocking a breakthrough. good morning, mr secretary. welcome again to israel. meeting the israeli president this morning, mr blinken stressed a sense of urgency. this is a decisive moment. probably the best, maybe the last opportunity to get hostages home, to get a ceasefire and to put everyone on a better path to enduring peace and security. i'm here as part of an intensive diplomatic effort on president biden's instructions to try to get this agreement to the line and ultimately over the line. it is time for it to get done. antony blinken�*s style is not the diplomatic

us secretary of state antony blinken is in israel, amid hopes that a gaza ceasefire deal can be reached. ukraine says it's destroyed another key bridge in russia's kursk region — almost two weeks after its offensive into russia. we have a report from inside russia and hear what local people think of the situation at their border with ukraine. for the first time in more than 80 years you have foreign fighters on russian soil seizing russian territory. kamala harris campaigns in the vital us swing state of pennsylvania, ahead of monday's democratic national convention. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. the us secretary of state antony blinken has arrived in israel on his 9th visit to the region since the war in gaza began — to push once again for a ceasefire and hostage—release deal. the us and israel have expressed careful optimism about a deal — since talks resumed last week. but hamas denies progress is being made — and accused israel of adding new conditions to the agreed proposals. this afternoon, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu insisted israel could not be flexible on a

blinken and president sisi here.e to qatar, where there will be further discussions with some key officials in doha. they, of course, like the egyptians, crucial to the negotiations and speaking directly to hamas. we can now speak to gil dickmann in tel aviv, whose cousin carmel gat has been held hostage in gaza. thank you for taking the time to talk to us. i know many hostage families are communicating with each other and they wonder what the reaction was today when you heard of the bodies of the hostages recovered.— the bodies of the hostages recovered. ~ ., , ., . recovered. we were devastated. we knew five of — recovered. we were devastated. we knew five of them _ recovered. we were devastated. we knew five of them were _ recovered. we were devastated. we knew five of them were already - recovered. we were devastated. we i knew five of them were already dead, we had messages and the families were given the messages but it broke us. it was also his nephew and a great friend and amazing activist who worked endlessl

as he left the region, antony blinken�*s message was blunt.er the finish line and we need to do it now. former us ambassador to the un and israel, thomas pickering, gave me his assessment of the us's role in the talks. us influence may be waning, but it interest is not. particularly in an election year in the united states. that i think is self evident. it is also clear that the administration is increasing what i would call both its attention and its concern, and indeed through that process its pressure. but for many observers, thatis pressure. but for many observers, that is still lacking in significant effect, both with israel where that pressure can be very, very important, and with hamas, where it is almost nonexistent. one clearly has to depend on friends in egypt in particular to help out and do everything they can to produce an early result. and there is deep concern in the united states and has been of a much wider war, which in itself would take a catastrophe and top it with a disaster.— top it with a disaster. when it comes to _ top

us secretary of state antony blinken makes his ninth trip to the middle east since the start of the war in gaza — with more pressure than ever to secure a ceasefire deal. health ministers from southern africa agree to hold an urgent meeting to assess the impact of mpox in the region. and — a second world war bomb dug up at a building site triggers the evacuation of a community in northern ireland. hello i'm samantha simmonds. ukraine's air force say they've destroyed another bridge in russia's kursk region. air force commander mykola oleshchuck released this footage claimed to be of the strike on the crossing over the seym river, saying "minus one more bridge". he added that these operations were depriving russia of logisitical capabilities. these are the latest pictures from the rostov region in south—west russia. the governor there says that firefighters were called to put out a fire at an industrial facility struck by debris from a ukrainian drone. both sides say air defences destroyed multiple drones and missiles fired by the other side overnight. in the last hour, belarusian presid

us secretary of state antony blinken travels to the middle east, amid hopes a gaza ceasefire deal can be reached. ukraine says it's destroyed another key bridge in russia's kursk region, while the russian military claim that they've taken a village on the front line. the british government announces plans to confront hatred and extreme prejudice against women in its counter terrorism programme. the french actor alain delon — once described as the most beautiful man in cinema — dies at the age of 88. hello, i'm martine croxall. the us secretary of state is travelling to israel as cautious optimism grows amongst israeli negotiators about the possibility of reaching a deal on gaza. antony blinken is heading to the region after president biden also said a ceasefire deal was closer than ever. but a senior hamas official told the bbc no progess had been made. during a cabinet meeting today, prime minister netanyahu accused hamas of being "obstinate." he called for more pressure to be put on the group, ahead of a new round of talks this week. meanwhile, there have been more israeli air strik

can blinken push it across the line?ly he hopes he can. >> we are at a very dangerous point the middle east. the cease-fire talks are happening against a backdrop of the potential outbreak of a broader regional conflict. we have the threat of both hezbollah in lebanon as well as iran mounting a major literary operation against israel even though, frankly, i think neither of those parties wants a big war. there is a lot of hope that getting this cease-fire deal done will enable both hezbollah and iran to stand down or back off. i think that the secretary of state is going to the middle east simply because he views this as probably the most important immediate problem on his desk right now. he is determined to be in engaged in trying to address it. >> we have heard about the growing number of civilian casualties in gaza and now we are hearing about a potential outbreak of polio among the population. what would a cease-fire mean for the humanitarian situation there? >> at a minimum i think there is a lot of hope in the u.s.

anthony blinken is over there. often in the middle east. what's your take? well, first of all, i am special adviser to secretary blinken on holocaust issues, not on the middle east, but the gaza issue is as difficult and complicated as any i've ever seen and that i write about it. and the reason is that hamas has to be disabled as a military and governing authority. no country can accept on its borders a government that's dedicated to their elimination. but this cannot be solved. peter but military force alone, it requires to palomas see as well. and israel made several mistakes that i catalog as lessons learned from all of the wars. i look at. and i've looked at all the major wars of our time and talk to the generals, for example, very poor intelligence, not realizing that had morphed from purely terrorist group into a full blown terrorist army organized by an attack battalion and with the most sophisticated arms invited by iran, not realizing the surprise attack that they were going to do, they actually had a lower level intelligence. so the whole battle p

the us's top diplomat is antony blinken of course.ny concessions israel has made, cease—fire talks are set to resume on thursday. our state department correspondent was with mr blank and's team. they are becoming a bit more of — blank and's team. they are becoming a bit more of a _ blank and's team. they are becoming a bit more of a prominent _ blank and's team. they are becoming a bit more of a prominent feature - blank and's team. they are becoming a bit more of a prominent feature in l a bit more of a prominent feature in this relationship. it had been quite rare, they had a pretty fractious and complicated relationship, but i think this shows the phase this has got to know. the white house feeling it has to intervene again. and what we saw on this trip now back in washington was something that started with a sense of american expectation, optimism, even. ending with nothing like the kind of breakthrough, at least not imminently that the americans were in some way sort of setting up. i think much of that is to do with the challenge