announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. udy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" s america. s benjamin netanyahu meets with u.s. lawmakers as president trump restates his plan for a takeover of gaza. a warning that a dramatic escalation in violence in the occupied west bank is putting the health care system in a state of perpetual emergency. the president of panama denies washington's claim that u.s. ships would be allowed through the canal free of charge. ♪ welcome. good to have you with us. president trump has doubled down on his plan for a u.s. takeover of gaza despite continued criticism from world leaders. he insisted on thursday that no u.s. troops would be needed as part of his proposal for the takeover. claiming that israel would hand over the territory. any a social media post, he wrote this -- donald trump said that his legacy would be that the peacemaker taking credit for reduced hostilities in the region. >> it is just days before takin

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announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. udy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> hello. i'm christian fraser. this is the context. >> the overture will be very friendly and welcoming. netanyahu is the first world leader to come to the white house to visit donald trump. >> mr. netanyahu wants to use this multi-day visit to show his ties with president trump are strong. his relation with joe biden was strained. >> to me, it is unfair to explain to palestinians they might be back in five years. that is preposterous. ♪ >> the first foreign leader through the door. the israeli prime minister in washington to rebuild his relationship with donald trump. two men will meet in the next hour to discuss a cease-fire with hamas. we will get reaction to that. also, 10 people killed in a school shooting in sweden. can you be sure that the book you take to bed tonight was written by a human being? a very warm welcome. president trump will meet benjamin netanyah

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. udy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" christian: hello, i'm christian fraser. this is "the context." >> seems to me a lot of countries around the world like to express concern about gaza and the palestinian people but very few are willing to do anything about it. >> the whole idea that we are going to build into the riviera of the gaza strip, looking like miami beach or something like that, is not going to happen. >> egypt again today rejecting any notion of forcibly rejecting palestinians from gaza, resettled in egypt or jordan. >> applauded by his loyal supporters as you might expect but met with else -- outrage elsewhere not only because of the clear breach of international law but also the impracticality. christian: we are told not to take him literally. some thought his advisers were walking it back but today donald trump doubled down on his plan to occupy gaza. the israeli defense minister is prepari

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. udy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" s is bbc "world news america." s the white house says the u.s. has not committed to sending u.s. troops to gaza just yet as the press secretary defense president trump's plans to take over the territory. protesters gathered outside usaid after thousands of employees are placed on leave. as sean combs faces more claims, we speak to insiders from the record label about an alleged culture of sex and violent threats. ♪ welcome to "world news america." good to have you with us. the white house is refusing to rule out using force to push gaza's entire population out of the territory as it adds more details to president trump's plan to what he called the riviera of the middle east. on wednesday president trump's press secretary said it would be inhumane to allow gazans to stay in the territory that has been turned into what mr. trump called a demolition site after nearly 18 m

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. udy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" s america. s the trump administration announces a major shakeup of u.s. government's overseas aid agency, a move blasted by democrats. >> these actions severely harm our national security, but thousands of children around the world at risk of starvation, disease and death, and sidelines some of our finest civil servants. >> u.s. president trump agrees to temporarily cause tariffs on mexican and canadian goods after calls with the country -- countries' leaders. carl: welcome to world news america. the fate of the u.s. overseas aid agency uncertain over fears president trump could stop or pause their work. they intend to merge the u.s. agency for international development with the state department, making senator rubio its administrator and significantly reduce the size of its workforce. >> as acting director of u.s. aid i have delegated authority to someone, but stay in

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. udy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ >> this is bbc world news ♪ america. prime minister netanyahu and u.s. president met in washington to discuss the future of the cease-fire. that meeting hours after mr. trump announces the u.s. will stop funding unrwa, the u.n. relief agency in gaza. ♪ >> welcome to world news america. good to have you with us. netanyahu is in washington to see -- to meet with president trump to discuss future cease-fire in gaza. he flew in sunday and is capping his trip with a visit to the white house, the first with a foreign leader since mr. trump reentered the oval office. this as negotiations over the second phase of the cease-fire are meant to begin. monday was the deadline for the talks to start. they sent a delegation to meet with mediators in qatar, but said they would not talk until meeting in the u.s. that means the future of the world or peace in gaza could be shaped by t

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. udy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" n bbc news. n >> the u.s. will take over the gaza strip. and we will do a job with it. we will own it. >> no other country in the world has stepped up and made an offer. it is one people need to think about. it was not meant as a hostile move, i think it was a very generous move. >> the president has not committed to putting boots on the ground in gaza. he also said the u.s. will not pay for the rebuilding of gaza. >> let's start today's program by showing you these live actors from the pentagon in washington. the headquarters of the u.s. defense department, where defense secretary pete hegseth is hosting the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. following the meeting between benjamin netanyahu and president trump onto the day. mr. trump said the u.s. would take over and own the gaza strip and the palestinians living in gaza could be resettled elsewhere. in the l

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. udy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> hello, welcome to "the context" with me, caitriona perry. >> we must have only the highest standards for those who work. the obama standards from very mediocre at best to extraordinary and then when i left office and biden took over, he changed them back, the faa hiring people with severe intellectual and psychiatric disabilities. that is amazing. today i'm also signing an executive order to instruct the departments of defense and homeland security to begin preparing the 30,000-person migrant facility at guantanamo bay. most people don't even know about it. the release of deepseek ai from nai chinese company should be a wake-up call for our industries that we need to be laser focused on competing to win because we have the greatest scientists in the world. catriona: hello and welcome to "the context" with me caitriona perry. we are focusing on trump's second term an

announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. udy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> hello, i'm christian fraser. this is "the context." pres. trump: they would agree to put in 10 thousand soldiers permanently, forever, 10,000 soldiers on their side of the border and stop fentanyl and illegal aliens from coming into our country. >> i told them, let's put it on pause for a month. i'm sure we can have good results. good results for the people of mexico. this was the result of the agreement. pres. trump: canada is very tough, were not treated well by canada. we have to be treated well. >> canada will be responding to the u.s. trade action with 25% tariffs against $155 billion worth of american goods. christian: a reprieve from mexico. u.s. terrorist do to come in at midnight will be put on hold for a month. in return for tighter security at the border. we will be live in mexico city. so far, no escape for canada. 25 percent tariffs imposed from midnigh