ok, hugo bachega in jerusalem, for now, thank- iranians. 0k, hugo bachega in jerusalem, for now, thank for bring us up—to—date after the momentous night in israel. jordan is reopening its space and according to state television we know israel has opened its airspace in the last hour or so. my colleague, helena humphrey, has been speaking to aaron david miller — a former us diplomat, now a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace. firstly, watching all of this unfolds tonight, i wonder, how do you think prime minister benjamin who will be reacting to this, greeting all this —— netanyahu. assuming that drone crews and ballistic missiles strikes don't cause significant damage and casualties, i'm not sure when they will conclude, i think the israelis are going to respond. and with or without casualties. i think the israeli logic is going to be we're going to get a new iranian revolutionary guard senior personnel wherever we can find them. and if we have to strike them again, we cannot create a situation where iran is going to strike us again with this sort of massive

let's speak now to our correspondent hugo bachega in jerusalem. g place in egypt tomorrow as hamas sends a to cairo. exactly. so, tomorrow, hamas said it is sending a delegation to cairo for these ceasefire negotiations that have been arranged by egypt and qatar. the us is pushing israel and hamas to try to negotiate a ceasefire deal that would see the release of hostages being held by palestinian groups in gaza in return for palestinian prisoners being held in israeli jails. we know they have been very many obstacles in these negotiations, these talks have been happening for weeks and they haven't managed to reach a deal. hamas says it is continuing with its initial demands. it says any kind of pause in the hostilities should be a permanent ceasefire. it also says that israeli troops should be pulled out from gaza and it also says that residents should be allowed to return to northern gaza. and these are demands that the israelis up until now have rejected, so we don't know whether these obstacles have been resolved, whether there is any kind of,

hugo, correspondent hugo bachega. huge pressure now hugo, correspondent hugo bachega. huge pressure nowtanyahu hugo, huge pressure now on benjamin netanyahu to answer questions about exactly how this happened and how to explain more clearly what sort of investigation will actually be carried out.— investigation will actually be carried out. , , ., carried out. exactly, so the israeli milita is carried out. exactly, so the israeli military is saying _ carried out. exactly, so the israeli military is saying that _ carried out. exactly, so the israeli military is saying that the - carried out. exactly, so the israeli military is saying that the recent i military is saying that the recent investigation that is taking place —— recent investigation that is taking place, the idf chief of staff said the initial findings of the investigation suggests this was a mistake that happened after an misidentification. so we know that this convoy was hit a number of times, these three cars were struck separately as they were travelling on this coastal road in central gaza. now, this was a convoy that was

hugo bachega injerusalem, thank you. let's move on to gaza. weeks of heavy bombardment, israel says it has completed its military operation in and around the biggest hospital there and all troops have left the area. during the operation at al—shifa hospital here in northern gaza, the idf says it killed several militant commanders and insisted it was "preventing harm" to civilians. hamas officials say dozens of bodies have been found at the complex. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. left in ruins. this was once the beating heart of gaza's health care system, but israel says that it had become a terrorist base. two weeks ago, its troops returned to al—shifa hospital for a second time — launching a surprise attack. they say they shot dead 200 palestinian gunmen and arrested top hamas figures without harming civilians. palestinians say many innocents were hurt and killed. translation: there are so many bodies here. - we've been getting them out ever since this morning. it's shocking. we've never seen anything like it. the fierce

hugo bachega injerusalem, thank you for that update.ext, there are warnings that a catastrophic hunger crisis in sudan is even worse than feared. the medical charity doctors without borders has screened tens of thousands of children and women in a displaced peoples camp in north darfur state. it found a third were malnourished, double the threshold for a nutrition emergency. a year of war has had a devastating humanitarian impact across the country especially in the darfur region. the bbc has managed to get rare footage from there, our correspondent barbara plett usher now reports. viewers may find some images in this report distressing. crying. the youngest casualties of sudan's war are often not victims of bombs and bullets. this paediatric hospital in northern darfur is a front line in the country's hunger crisis. signs of malnutrition are stark. it's difficult for outsiders to get access to the region. we worked with a local cameraman to film these images. the son of this woman is getting emergency nutrition after bouts of diarrhoea

hugo bachega, bbc news, jerusalem. let's talk to all of our correspondence.em. the war cabinet has been meeting. is there any indication how israel is going to respond? hat meeting. is there any indication how israel is going to respond?— israel is going to respond? not yet. we are waiting _ israel is going to respond? not yet. we are waiting to _ israel is going to respond? not yet. we are waiting to hear— israel is going to respond? not yet. we are waiting to hear from - israel is going to respond? not yet. we are waiting to hear from prime. we are waiting to hear from prime minister netanyahu and to see what was decided in this meeting. we heard earlier today from the israeli defence minister who said that a confrontation with iran was knocked over. but it is very interesting that in that phone call between president biden and prime minister netanyahu, president biden told mr netanyahu, president biden told mr netanyahu that the americans would not support any israeli response. 0bviously, not support any israeli response. obviously, there is that they're h

hugo bachega in jerusalem, _ to continue as prime minister. hugo bachega injerusalem, thank you.ear watchdog has condemned a drone attack on the russian—occupied zaporizhzhia power plant in ukraine. rafael grossi said no one could benefit from such attacks. russia's nuclear agency said three people were injured when a canteen was hit, and blamed ukraine for the attack. ukraine has denied responsibility. let's speak to our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford, who is in kyiv. what do we know about the specifics of this attack? the what do we know about the specifics of this attack?— of this attack? the iaea, the un's atomic energy _ of this attack? the iaea, the un's atomic energy watchdog, - of this attack? the iaea, the un's atomic energy watchdog, has - of this attack? the iaea, the un'sl atomic energy watchdog, has been talking about a very significant threat, and a very significant attack on this nuclear power facility. rafael grossi has talked about three direct hits on facilities, he described it, calling it reckless, saying this cannot happen. he said it was a majo

hugo bachega, bbc news, jerusalem.ar cabinet has been meeting to discuss its response to the iranian attack. a senior minister, benny gantz, said israel would exact a price from iran in its own time and fashion. translation: yesterday, - iran launched an attack on israel and met the strength of the israeli security system. iran is a global problem, it is a regional challenge and it is also a danger to israel. and yesterday, the world clearly stood together with israel in the face of the danger. israel against iran — the world against iran. this is the result. faced with the threat of iran, we will build a regional coalition and collect the price from iran in a way and at a time that suits us. earlier i spoke to our middle east correspondent hugo bochega and asked if there's any indication of israel's response. not yet. so we're waiting to hear from prime minister netanyahu and to see what was decided in this meeting. we heard earlier today from the israeli defence minister, yoav gallant, who said that a confrontation w

here's hugo bachega.tting fire to a car as israeli settlers storm a palestinian village in the occupied west bank. israeli soldiers watch outside and appear to do nothing. across the west bank on the weekend, israeli settlers went on a rampage. this was the village of mughayir near ramallah on saturday. settlers set houses and cars on fire, killing one man. jihad abu alia was 25 and planning to get married in june. translation: jihad was trying to prevent the settlers - from breaking the house door, where dozens of the town residents arrived in the home to prevent them from burning the house. it wasn't the first time settlers attacked us, but we weren't expecting a huge number of them. the violence was sparked by the disappearance of this israeli boy, 14—year—old binyamin ahimeir. he went missing on friday, and a day later was found dead. the israeli army says he was murdered. the attacks show how tensions in the west bank are escalating. since the hamas attacks on the 7th of october, more than 460 palest

here's hugo bachega. man setting fire to a car as israeli settlers storm a palestinian village in the occupied west bank. israeli soldiers watch outside and appear to do nothing. across the west bank on the weekend, israeli settlers went on a rampage. this was the village of mughayir near ramallah on saturday. settlers set houses and cars on fire, killing one man. jihad abu alia was 25 and planning to get married in june. translation: jihad was trying to prevent the settlers - from breaking the house door, where dozens of the town residents arrived in the home to prevent them from burning the house. it wasn't the first time settlers attacked us, but we weren't expecting a huge number of them. the violence was sparked by the disappearance of this israeli boy, 14—year—old binyamin ahimeir. he went missing on friday, and a day later was found dead. the israeli army says he was murdered. the attacks show how tensions in the west bank are escalating. since the hamas attacks on 7 october, more than 460 palestin

from jerusalem, hugo bachega reports.ir kidnapped in southern israel six months ago, his body returned from gaza today. the israeli military says he was murdered in captivity by the islamicjihad group. and that his body was found in khan younis overnight. during the attack on a kibbutz in october, elad's father was killed and his mother was abducted but freed in a deal in november. in a facebook post, his sister blamed the israeli government for his death. in gaza, a desperate wait for food amid warnings of famine. aid deliveries have been, at best, sporadic, but when help does arrive, people rush to get it. translation: when we were displaced at the beginning, we used to eat - rotten bread because of the high prices of food here. this is the only place where i can get food for my children. the attack on a convoy that killed seven aid workers this week has put even more pressure on israel. from the us came a warning — it should do more to boost humanitarian assistance and protect civilians and aid workers or risk losing a

hugo bachega in jerusalem.on this, i've been speaking with fawaz gerges — professor of international relations at the london school of economics. he told me how he's assessing the israeli troop rotation in gaza. there is no overall change in israel's strategy in garzo. they want to have a free hand in attacking whenever they want. this is prime minister benjamin netanyahu, regardless of what happens, israeli forces will remain, will have a presence in various parts of gaza. israeli forces have been fighting for what you wrote months in khan younis. they will regroup and they want to rest. a more urgent concern for the israeli leadership is the potentialfor a war in the northern front with hezbollah. we have not really spoken a great deal about the increasing tensions between israel and iran and its allies. and the northern front between israel and lebanon has become a tinderbox. it takes a spark to ignite a regional war between israel and iran and its allies. lets talk more — israel and iran and its allies. let

hugo bachega.baller cody fisher in a nightclub in birmingham. our midlands correspondent phil mackie is at birmingham crown court for us. just remind us of the background to this story. yes, this all began with a trivial incident on christmas eve 2022 when cody fisher and his friends were in a crowded bar in solihull and they walked past a man called remy gordon. gordon took umbrage at this and started arguing. cody fisher refused to be intimidated or bullied and left the club. but remy gordon and left the club. but remy gordon and his friend kami carpente tracked him down and set about taking revenge. and in a nightclub in birmingham, they went with a zombie knife they smuggled in and attacked him on the dance floor. cody fisher died in the arms of his girlfriend. two weeks ago, they were both convicted of murder. today, they are here being sentenced and we have heard victim statements both from cody fisher's girlfriend who said the past 14 months have been horrific, but winning sink in being atta

hugo bachega, bbc news.eping an eye on the pictures from the white house and in the next while we will get some of the next while we will get some of the pictures put out and early comments afterjoe biden met with the prime minister ofjapan. we anticipate some early comments in the next few minutes, if there is something significant we will take that on bbc news. let's continue with what we are watching. joining me now from rafah is tess ingram, who's a spokesperson for unicef. thank you so much forjoining us. how concerned are you that the us and the uk are now openly talking about a plan b for that israeli offensive on gaza? it about a plan b for that israeli offensive on gaza?— about a plan b for that israeli offensive on gaza? it is really concerning- — offensive on gaza? it is really concerning. i— offensive on gaza? it is really concerning. ithink— offensive on gaza? it is really concerning. i think in - offensive on gaza? it is really concerning. i think in recent | offensive on gaza? it is really . c

hugo bachega is injerusalem. israel and we know that netanyahu will have a phone call with the us president later today. israel is under a lot of pressure especially after these attacks which has raised new questions about the way the country is conducting its war against hamas in gaza, with angry frustration and reaction especially from the us which is the closest ally. president biden will speak with prime minister netanyahu today. us officials have expressed repeatedly frustration over some of israel's actions particularly over the humanitarian situation. words have not changed the israel strategy and the us position remains the same especially over the vast export of weapons to israel. the strong international condemnation over the last few days is an indication patients with israel could be running out. thank you. people flying off on holiday this year will still need to remove liquids and laptops from their hand luggage at many uk airports. new security scanners were due to be installed byjune, which would

hugo bachega, bbc news. let's look at the humanitarian situation.eo of save the children. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. how will alarm to argue at the us and the uk now openly talking about some sort of plan b for the israeli incursion into rafah? —— how alarm are you? just israeli incursion into rafah? -- how alarm are you?— alarm are you? just to say that in the ast alarm are you? just to say that in the past six _ alarm are you? just to say that in the past six months _ alarm are you? just to say that in the past six months of _ alarm are you? just to say that in the past six months of war- alarm are you? just to say that in the past six months of war nearly 26,000 children have been killed or injured. the war is among the deadliest and most destructive in recent history, children and families desperately needs a ceasefire and immediate safe humanitarian access. more children have been killed in this conflict than in all other global conflicts for the past four years, that is important to keep in the back of your head. we cannot stress eno

hugo bachega in jerusalem. erdogan�*s governing party has suffered its biggest defeat in local elections. the main opposition party, the chp, won in the six largest urban centres, including istanbul. mr erdogan has promised to respect the decision of the nation. before the election, he had said that this would be the last time he led his party into municipal elections. his term as president is due to end in 2028. translation: we will not disrespect our nation's - decision in any way, we will avoid being stubborn, acting against the national will and questioning the judgment of our nation, as we have done so far. we will take the necessary steps by analysing the messages given by the nation at the ballot box, most accurately and objectively within the reason and in our inner conscience. this vote was held in all of turkey's 81 provinces, but it won't affect the parliament. in the last general election, nine months ago, president erdogan�*s party narrowly retained power, but it seems his support is starting to wa

hugo bachega there injerusalem.�*s governing party has suffered its biggest defeat in local elections. the main opposition party, the chp, won in the six largest urban centres, including istanbul. mr erdogan has promised to respect the decision of the nation. before the election, he had said that this would be the last time he led his party into municipal elections. his term as president is due to end in 2028. in the last general election, nine months ago, president erdogan�*s party narrowly retained power, but it seems his support is starting to wane. the main opposition chp retained control of ankara, istanbul, izmir, adana and antalya, and won control in bursa and balikesir. among the key reasons perhaps is turkey's stubbornly high rate of inflation, which stood, according to some measurements, at an annual rate of 67% in february. esra yalchinalp from the bbc turkish service gave us the latest from istanbul. national implications. it looks like nobody really expected these results. first of all, president erdoga

hugo bachega on that developing story. weeks of heavy bombardment, israel says it has completed its military operation in and around the biggest hospital there and all troops have left the area. during the operation at al shifa hospital here in northern gaza, the idf says it killed several hamas commanders and insisted it was "preventing harm" to civilians. hamas officials say dozens of bodies have been found at the complex which was now "completely out of service". let's speak to oliver mcternan. he's a former hostage negotiator who's in touch with people close to the talks on all sides. today, he was sent footage from a colleague inside gaza which shows the area near al—shifa hospital. the footage has been checked by our verification team. welcome to bbc news, oliver. let's talk about that footage first. perhaps we can put some on the screen. tell us more about it as well. ~ ~ , ., ., , well. well, i think it is horrendous and it speaks _ well. well, i think it is horrendous and it speaks for _ well. well, i think it is

hugo bachega, bbc news.people have been ordered to evacuate. the region has been affected by worse—than—usual seasonal flooding because of melting snow from the surrounding mountains, which has swelled rivers beyond bursting point. officials estimate that more than 10,000 homes are underwater. tesco has posted pre—tax profits of £2.3 billion for the year to february. that's nearly a three—fold increase on pre—tax profits the previous year. the chief executive of the supermarket chain said the rise was because inflationary pressures had "lessened substantially" — but said he was conscious "things were still difficult for many customers." let's speak to our business correspondent ben king — what's the reason behind this? as you say tesco have seen profits up as you say tesco have seen profits up and sails up and then increased market share and they did that by taking on the discount retailers at their own game and launching discount programmes of their own. the chief executive spoke about inflation and rising

hugo bachega reports. setting fire to a car as israeli settlers storm a palestinian village in the occupied west bank. israeli soldiers watch outside and appear to do nothing. across the west bank on the weekend, israeli settlers went on a rampage. this was a village near ramallah on saturday. settlers set houses and cars on fire, killing one man, jehad abu alia. he was 25 and planning to get married injune. translation: jehad was trying to prevent the settlers - from breaking the house door of the house where dozens of the town residents arrived in the home to prevent them from burning the house. it wasn't the first time settlers attacked us, but we weren't expecting a huge number of them. the violence was sparked by the disappearance of this israeli boy, 14—year—old binyamin ahimeir. he went missing on friday and a day later was found dead. the israeli army says he was murdered. the attacks show how tensions in the west bank are escalating. since the hamas attacks on the 7th of october, more than 460 pal

hugo bachega., a hamas delegation is expected to attend ceasefire talks in cairo on sunday, following an invitation extended by egyptian mediators. others expected there include us central intelligence agency director bill burns and qatar's foreign minister. israel's war cabinet is reportedly set to discuss whether to send a delegation. hamas says it wants a permanent ceasefire, the withdrawal of israeli troops from gaza and the return of displaced palestinians to their homes. while israel said on thursday it will open two new humanitarian routes into gaza, it is unclear when they will open. aid agencies have been calling for the opening of more routes to help the two million palestinians in need of humanitarian assistance. and warning about the risks to aid workers about israel's bombardment of gaza. ., . , workers about israel's bombardment of gaza. ., ., , ., ~ , of gaza. two military woodworkers have been fired _ of gaza. two military woodworkers have been fired in _ of gaza. two military woodw

i spoke to hugo bachega earlier.or days we have been talking about those warnings that have come from american officials saying the iranian response is a matter of when and not if. i think the most dramatic warning came from president biden who said a day ago that the iranians were preparing a significant attack. with that warning came also a threat that the americans would respond if there was an attack from iran on israel. and i think there have been some reports quoting unnamed american officials saying that this could happen in the next few days. so we don't know how this attack will be, what this possible attack will look like. the iranians have been saying they will retaliate the attack that happened last week in syria was humiliating for the iranians. it hit an iranian diplomatic compound in damascus, and it killed several iranian military advisers, including a top iranian general. i think the iranians need to be seen to be giving a response, to be doing something. i think the fear here is that the iranians co

from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports.l aviv urging the government to reach a deal with hamas for more hostages to be freed, and the fact that another israeli hostage has returned dead puts more pressure on the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. the families of the hostages say he

from jerusalem, hugo bachega reports. gaza today. the israeli military says he was murdered in captivity by the islamicjihad group. and that his body was found in khan younis overnight.

hugo pacheco injerusalem, thank you very much. —— bachega.ight: you see the condemnation there. peter, we know that britain and other allies, the us and french were involved, thejordanians were involved, thejordanians were involved in supporting the israelis overnight. involved in supporting the israelis overniaht. , ~ ., overnight. yes, we know the uk fiuhter overnight. yes, we know the uk fighterjets _ overnight. yes, we know the uk fighterjets were _ overnight. yes, we know the uk fighterjets were involved - overnight. yes, we know the uk fighterjets were involved so - overnight. yes, we know the uk| fighterjets were involved so raf planes deployed the take—down the iranians drones stop this marks a clear escalation in terms of relations between london and tehran, the statement from rishi sunak overnight stressing the importance of deescalation, really condemning the strongest terms those attacks on iran, we know if rishi sunak, just like ajoe iran, we know if rishi sunak, just like a joe biden will be having conversations with benjamin ne

let's cross live now tojerusalem where we can speak to our correspondent hugo bachega. ys good to talk to you. what more have we heard from this report from the israel defense forces? can you hear me? weird is going to attempt to make contact. i will that question again now that we have re—established contact. i want to ask you again what more we know about that from the israeli defence forces about what happened earlier in the week?— in the week? yeah, this raises very serious questions _ in the week? yeah, this raises very serious questions about _ in the week? yeah, this raises very serious questions about the - in the week? yeah, this raises very serious questions about the idf - in the week? yeah, this raises very| serious questions about the idf and the way the israeli military operate in gaza. we know there was a massive breakdown in communications on the ground, those units had not been informed by the israeli military leadership that this was a massive aid operation that was happening, that the movements of this convoy had been coordinated with the idf, and this

from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. since palestinian gunmen stormed southern israel from gaza, and more than 100 israelis remain in captivity. people are urging their government to reach a deal with hamas for hostages to be freed, and they also want their prime minister to go. he should resign after what happened six months ago —

from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports.treets. it has been six months since palestinian gunmen stormed southern israel from gaza, and more than 100 israelis remain in captivity.

let's go like to hugo bachega. what's the latest you're hearing?has said mohammed was killed with the country described as an israeli air strike. targeting damascus, syria. we have an hundred reaction from the israeli authorities. a spokesman said he wouldn't comment on those reports. it seems to be the latest in the series of a assassinations. we've seen that the army has intensified its attack. also positions in syria. there also has been some strong reaction from the iranian authorities. we saw this attack has intensified for the beginning of the war with hamas. it is part of the so—called axis of resistance, which also includes hezbollah and also the houthis. so it is a very significant development. we have seen that the iranians are following a very strong response which could come from different places, different countries and any different form. put in context, hugo, how much of an escalation this will be seen as. well, this is extremely significant because the senior commander is one of the most high—profile figures believed to have been ki

from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, reports.tel aviv, protesters are back on the streets. it has been six months since palestinian gunmen stormed southern israel from gaza, and more than 100 israelis remain in captivity. people are urging their government to reach a deal with hamas for hostages to be freed, and they also want their prime minister to go. he should resign after what happened. six months ago the war start, and hamas and everything. he claimed that he wants to go to war and make hamas go away and bring all the hostages home, back home. for one israeli family, the hope is over — elad katzir, kidnapped from kibbutz nir oz, his body returned from gaza today. the israeli military says he was murdered in captivity by the islamichhad group in january and that special forces recovered his body in khan younis overnight. during the attack in october, his father was killed. his mother was abducted but later released. in a facebook post, his sister blamed the israeli government for his death, saying: "he could have been brough

from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports.escalated tensions in the middle east even further. a strike that killed several iranian military advisers, and iran blames israel and says the attack was equivalent to a strike on its own territory. it has vowed to respond. the iranian supreme leader have this statement to make... israel must be punished, and it will be punished, he said. in israel, the army is on high alert, and the promise of a significant response, or even an attack on israel, comes from iran itself. translation: we attack on israel, comes from iran itself. translation:— itself. translation: we have determined — itself. translation: we have determined a _ itself. translation: we have determined a simple _ itself. translation: we have determined a simple rule, - itself. translation: we have - determined a simple rule, whoever harms us, we will harm them, we are prepared to meet all of the security needs of the state of israel both offensively and defensively. american officials have said any iranian retaliation is a

the bbc�*s middle east correspondent hugo bachega has more. shows the frustration inside the biden ministration with the way israel is conducting its war against hamas in gaza. so strong words from the us defence secretary in this phone call, again emphasising the need for the israeli authorities to do more to protect civilians in gaza, aid workers in gaza, doing essential work in the territory, and also to allow more humanitarian aid to enter gaza and to be distributed inside gaza. so, you know, we have heard those words before, because these are not, you know, these are not new complaints by the american administration, they have been talking about this for quite some time now, and i think we have seen that words haven't really changed the israeli strategy. so today president biden is going to be talking to the prime minister, binyamin netanyahu. i think there have been some reports suggesting that again, president biden is extremely angry with the israeli authorities, the israeli leadership, and the way this war is being conducted, but desp

our correspondent hugo bachega is injersualem with more.was already under a lot of international pressure because some of the actions of the israeli army in gaza where nearly 33,000 palestinians have been killed according to local authorities and a humanitarian crisis only gets worse. charities, the united nations and some of israel's closest allies have accused the country of not doing enough to protect the civilian population of gaza, to protect aid workers and also creating obstacles to the entry and delivery of much—needed humanitarian aid to the population of gaza. weaponising aid accusations that israel denies. there has been strong condonation and reaction from countries around the world. perhaps this is a sign that patients with israel could be running out. israel is also looking at potential fallout from the united kingdom. pressure is growing on the uk government to suspend arms sales to israel. three former supreme court justices are among 600 legal experts saying weapons exports risk breaching international law. in a letter to p

from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports.s of thousands of people joined a protest in tel aviv urging the government to reach a deal with hamas for more hostages to be freed, and the fact that another israeli hostage has returned dead puts more pressure on the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. the families of the hostages say he hasn't made their release a priority. they say that the government's strategy of trying to put military pressure on hamas to negotiate has failed. now, the main hope is for a dealfor more captives to be freed. any kind of deal would see the release of hostages in return for palestinian prisoners who are being held in israeli jails. now, on sunday, as we mark the six anniversary of this conflict, hamas says it is sending a delegation to cairo for a ceasefire talks that have been mediated by egypt and qatar. the head of the cia is expected to be there, and these are difficult talks. we still don't know whether major obstacles have been resolved. meanwhile, a hamas delegation is expected to att

our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega is following this story from jerusalem.we know that there have been international efforts to try to de—escalate the situation and we know there was a phone call between present biden and prime minister benjamin netanyahu overnight in which president biden had said that reaffirmed america's commitment to the security of israel but according to reports, the us would not support any kind of israeli retaliation and we heard during the day from american officials that israel needs to be very careful in its next steps because of the possibility that any kind of retaliation could ignite a wider conflict in the middle east and there has been a lot of diplomatic activities trying to reduce tensions because obviously, the possibility of an israeli response. we know that israeli authorities had, before this attack, said that any kind of direct iranian attack on israel would lead to an israeli response and this is exactly what happened and for the first time ever, iran carried out a direct attack on israel. all eyes are on the war cabi

let's speak to our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, in jerusalem.g at the moment? yesterday we had qatar— promising at the moment? yesterday we had qatar acting _ promising at the moment? yesterday we had qatar acting as _ promising at the moment? yesterday we had qatar acting as a _ promising at the moment? yesterday we had qatar acting as a mediator- promising at the moment? yesterday we had qatar acting as a mediator in| we had qatar acting as a mediator in the talks and the israeli foreign minister is saying there was cautious optimism that a breakthrough was possible but today hamas has said there is nothing new in these proposals, that the offer on the table does not meet the demands but they say they are studying those proposals. they have three main demands here, they are demanding a permanent ceasefire, in other words the end of the war. they want all israeli troops out of gaza and they also want displaced residents to be able to return to the northern parts of gaza. in the past, the israelis have rejected those demands is acceptable, they

let's talk to our middle east correspondent hugo bachega.st of all, i wanted to ask you about the reaction to the discovery of this body of one of the hostages. yes, you can imagine the agonising wait of the families of the hostages. more than 100 is reallys remain in captivity in gaza and almost every day these families have been demonstrating urgently urging the government and netanyahu to engage in negotiations with hamas, to strike a deal for the hostages to be released. the fact another hostage has been found dead is adding to the desperation of these relatives. we understand tomorrow hamas will send a delegation to cairo in an apparent effort to restart these negotiations being mediated by doe her and cairo in an attempt to reach a deal between israel and hamas. we understand four weeks there have been conversations and these are very difficult parks, there have been in a number of differences between both sides. any kind of deal would see the release of hostages in return for palestinians who remain in israeli jail. we understand that

from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, reports.estinian gunmen stormed southern israel from gaza, and more than 100 israelis remain in captivity. people are urging their government to reach a deal with hamas for hostages to be freed, and they also

for the latest from the ground, here's our correspondent, correspondent, hugo bachega.ve breakdown in communications on the ground. those units had not been informed by the israeli military leadership that this was a massive aid operation that was happening, that the movements of this convoy had been coordinated with the idf and this was a route that had been agreed by the israeli military to be used by these aid workers. and then the suggestion here is that the threshold for the use of lethal force is extremely low because we had seen that this convoy was repeatedly targeted by the israeli military after this misidentification. so we now know that this unit misidentified one of the workers in this convoy, that was carrying a bag, as being a gunman that had been spotted earlier. so lots of difficult questions for the idf. but what is also very concerning here is that aid organisations are saying this is not an isolated case, that aid convoys, aid workers have been targeted in the past. what aid organisations are saying is there is a culture of impunity, that these cases

from jerusalem, hugo bachega reports. elad katzir kidnapped in southern israel six months ago,