on wednesday israeli defence minister israel katz paid a visit to the philadelphi corridor on the gaza—egypt israel would not cede security control of the strategic corridor, a key sticking point in the negotiations. shaimaa khalil is in jerusalem with more. the ceasefire agreement between hamas and israel looked like it was gaining momentum a few days ago. it is a very different picture now. both sides are exchanging accusations. hamas says that israel has set new conditions when it comes to the ceasefire, when it comes to the prisoner exchange, when it comes to the return of those displaced in gaza. these are very difficult and thorny but also technical issues that negotiators would have been working on for months and months. but hamas now says that because of that, the deal is delayed. we have also heard from the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, who accused hamas of lying, of hampering negotiations, of reneging on issues that they've agreed upon. this is a very different tone to what we have heard a few days ago. only yesterday, we heard from the prime minister's office saying

what has the defence minister israel katz been saying? esponsibility, for the first time, for the assassination of the political leader of hamas in the iranian capital tehran in july. they hadn't previously acknowledged that. it came as part of quite of a belligerent speech by the minister of defence, after days of exchanges of missile fire with houthi rebels in yemen, who have been sending missiles out of solidarity, they say, with the palestinians in gaza towards tel aviv. the minister of defence, israel katz, directed a speech towards the houthi rebels saying, "we will decapitate you and your leaders in the way we have done with hamas and hezbollah as well." emir naderjoining us there from bethlehem. a nasa space probe is set to make history later as it attempts the closest—ever approach to the sun. the parker solar probe must survive radiation and extreme temperatures as it descends into the star's outer atmosphere. it is hoped the data it could retrieve may help solve some of the sun's mysteries. 0ur science editor, rebecca morelle, h

the israeli defence minister, israeli defence minister, israel katz said the israel defense force hasyed forces in the buffer zone to ensure the security of israeli communities in the golan heights. our correspondent in jerusalem said there had not been a huge amount of commentary from the israeli government yet, but we are hearing now from the defence minister, israel katz saying that israeli forces have been deployed to that buffer zone with syria, the golan heights, to protect israeli communities there. paul conroy, was the sunday times photographer working in syria with marie colvin — the journalist who was killed by syrian government forces while reporting in homs. paul was also seriously injured in the rocket attack in baba amr in the south—west of homs, that killed marie. hejoins us from odesa, where he continues to work as a freelance war photographer. i'm taking a share of theirjoy. this has been a long time coming. i was there in 2012, and i never saw this coming, never saw it coming so quickly. and i think the syrians, let them have their moment, there are going to be a lot

today the israeli defence minister, israel katz, said that the security in gaza is going to be up to ere will be no hamas administration or presence. the pope had prayed for the people of israel and palestine, for the people of gaza to get the aid that they need and for the end of the war there, for the families, for the hostages to come back to their families, and those prayers feel so poignant at a time when those families, when the people of gaza, feel that this deal that they need so much is not happening as soon as they hope. earlier i spoke to journalist elise labott. she's is also an edward r murrow press fellow at the council on foreign relations. thank you so much forjoining us for the prospects for a ceasefire seem to be dimming in the middle east with hamas and israel treating blame. is there a real political will in either kemp to secure this deal? i think each side has its interests in getting a deal. for prime minister benjamin netanyahu certainly he is facing a lot of public pressure for a deal, also facing pressure notjust for the pressure not just for the family of ho

what has the defence minister israel katz been saying? israel took responsibility, for the first time, for the assassination of the political leader of hamas in the iranian capital tehran in july. they hadn't previously acknowledged that. it came as part of quite of a belligerent speech by the minister of defence, after days of exchanges of missile fire with houthi rebels in yemen, who have been sending missiles out of solidarity, they say, with the palestinians in gaza towards tel aviv. the minister of defence, israel katz, directed a speech towards the houthi rebels saying, "we will decapitate you and your leaders in the way we have done with hamas and hezbollah as well." i will correspond in their first mic in bethlehem where christians are marking a muted christmas this year —— emir nader. pope francis will launch a special holy year for catholics worldwide later. known as a jubilee, it occurs about once every 25 years. francis will signal thejubilee by opening the normally bricked—up holy door of st peter's basilica ahead of christma

what has the defence minister israel katz been saying? ay saying that israel took responsibility, for the first time, for the assassination of the political leader of hamas in the iranian capital tehran in july. they hadn't previously acknowledged that. it came as part of quite of a belligerent speech by the minister of defence, after days of exchanges of missile fire with houthi rebels in yemen, who have been sending missiles out of solidarity, they say, with the palestinians in gaza towards tel aviv. the minister of defence, israel katz, directed a speech towards the houthi rebels saying, "we will decapitate you and your leaders in the way we have done with hamas and hezbollah as well." emir naderjoining us there from bethlehem. a russian cargo ship has sunk in the mediterranean sea off the coast of spain. the russian foreign ministry said the vessel, called the ursa major, went down after an explosion in its engine room. two of the 16 crew members are missing. the ship is reported to have been transporting specialised cranes to the russ

today the israeli defence minister, israel katz, said that the security in gaza is going to be up to he pope had prayed for the people of israel and palestine, for the people of gaza to get the aid that they need and for the end of the war there, for the families, for the hostages to come back to their families, and those prayers feel so poignant at a time when those families, when the people of gaza, feel that this deal that they need so much is not happening as soon as they hope. 38 people were killed in the azerbaijan airlines plane crash near the city of aktau, kazakhstan. officials say the aircraft had been trying to make an emergency landing when flames erupted at the front. almost half the 67 passengers and crew survived. the plane was en route to the city of grozny in russia's chechnya region before being diverted due to fog. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy has the very latest. this was the plane in its final moments. descending at high speed, its landing gear down. the pilot appears to be struggling to control the jet. it banks just before impact. much of the aircraft was cr

today the israeli defence minister, israel katz, said that the security in gaza is going to be up to raeli forces, there will be no hamas administration or presence. the pope had prayed for the people of israel and palestine, for the people of gaza to get the aid that they need and for the end of the war there, for the families, for the hostages to come back to their families, and those prayers feel so poignant at a time when those families, when the people of gaza, feel that this deal that they need so much is not happening as soon as they hope. shaimaa khalil reporting from jerusalem. angry demonstrations have spread across several cities in syria after a video showed an attack on an alawite shrine in aleppo. the new administration of ahmed al—sharaa said the footage dated back to the time when the second city fell to his islamist rebels earlier this month, blaming the attack on unknown groups. our middle east correspondent lina sinjab, who's in damascus, sent this update on the protests. this is the first time we see unrest in alawite cities and towns since the toppling of the assa

meanwhile, israel's defense minister, israel katz, has warned that lebanon suffer consequences if maastrichtollapses. both sides have accused each other of breaching the truce. the us, which broke the agreement with france and is monitoring its compliance said "largely speaking, the ceasefire was holding". deadly israeli strikes in southern lebanon and a mortar attack by hezbollah have raised fears the deal could fall apart. in the syriac, anti—government forces say they have captured around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. in syria, antigovernment forces say they have captured one of the largest military bases on the edge of the city of hama, just 200km north of the capital, damascus. the syrian defence ministry said russian and syrian warplanes were bombarding rebels. last week, a lightning attack threw questions on president assad's grip on power. i'mjoined by president assad's grip on power. i'm joined by the spokesperson for the white helmets, a volunteer civil defence group operating in syria. great to have you on the programme. many thanks for

today, the israeli defence minister, israel katz, was there and he had a message saying that the securitye up to the idf, up to the israeli forces. there will be no hamas presence there. and so when you hear that, you know that the negotiations are still far off. and just tell us about the impact on the region. and you've been travelling around. you've been to bethlehem, a town whose name is so synonymous with christmas. but again this year, very little sign of any celebration. it's interesting because i was in bethlehem last year when christmas was cancelled for the first time, out of respect and out of deep sorrow, of course, because of the war in gaza. and you go back this year and i was speaking to people that i spoke to last year and they say, you know, this year feels worse because the hope is fading. when is this going to end? and you feel that the people in bethlehem are torn. on one hand, they feel that their city is a shadow of itself. no celebrations, no famous christmas tree, no tourists, no pilgrims, and a lot of local businesses are struggling to make ends meet. and yet they

the minister of defence israel katz directed a speech towards the houthi rebels saying, "we will decapitatee with hamas and hezbollah as well." thank you very much. joining us live from bethlehem. we are just keeping our eye on some live pictures from moldova watching in the swearing in of moldova's pro—european union president. she claimed a second term in office after what was described as a tense election run—off earlier in november. just in the autumn. that was between moldova having a choice between moldova having a choice between europe and russia, what this election was described as. maia sandu won about 55% of the vote. we are just keeping an eye on that swearing in of maia sandu as the president of moldova, incumbent president, pro—west — leaning. so, images from moldova. we willjust take a short break now. a nasa spacecraft is set to make history today. it will get closer to the sun than any other human—made object. the parker solar probe must survive the radiation and extreme temperatures it will encounter, to solve some of the mysteries about our nearest star. our science editor

israel katz said events in syria meant that it was of critical security importance for troops to stay. the strategic position at the north of the golan heights overlooks the syrian capital damascus. for more on this we can speak now to our correspondent yolande knell in jerusalem. hello. this is supposed to be a demilitarised zone. israel is now there. lots of questions about israel does make intent in this area.— in this area. indeed and up to now we had _ in this area. indeed and up to now we had been _ in this area. indeed and up to now we had been hearing - in this area. indeed and up to. now we had been hearing from israeli officials that the plan was to stay there in a move of self defence, it was supposed to be a limited and temporary manoeuvre. now we have the first real indication is officially that troops are expected to stay there for a more prolonged period through the winter. the defence minister went up there yesterday with israel's chief of staff and surveyed that area. certainly we have been hearing in recent days from israeli journalists who have been on embeds with t

benjamin netanyahu oversaw the strikes alongside his chief of staff and israeli defense minister israel katzwe are determined to cut off his terrorist arm of iran's axis of evil. we will persist until we complete the job. >> the strikes come as today marks day 447 of the war between israel and hamas as diplomatic efforts continue. reports say both sides are accusing the other side of adding or changing positions with the ongoing conversation facilitated by the qataris and egyptians. egypt's foreign minister spoke about the negotiations this week, saying this. >> interpreter: certainly at the heart of the arab cause was most important in the palestinian cause and the catastrophic conditions in the gaza strip and the efforts made by egypt in cooperation with qatar to quickly reach an agreement stipulating an immediate cessation of the israel aggression, a cease-fire, and a full and unconditional access to aid the gaza strip. >> while these conversations take place, israel is continuing to strike gaza. overnight, five palestinians were killed while in a van rocked with the wordpress. the israel

and netanyahu and israel defense minister israel katz reiterated that the military would remain on mount hermon. quote, for any length of time required. israeli forces captured the summit and surrounding foothills after the fall of assad's regime. mount hermon is the highest point in the region, making it a prized military asset as it overlooks lebanon, syria and israel. meanwhile, syrians are beginning to uncover the extent of the assad regime's brutality as mass graves are being discovered across the country. one advocacy group believes that hundreds of thousands of bodies, quote, tortured to death by the assad regime, could be buried in those graves. melissa bell reports. >> more than two weeks after the fall of bashar al assad, the tragic next step in the search of many syrians for their loved ones. >> some of the first images emerging of what are believed to be mass graves that may have been used by the regime to bury some of those who were first taken to the detention centers and then tortured to death. >> one at kutayfat, which is on the outskirts of damascus, not very far from th

but now there is also a warning from the israeli defense minister, israel katz, who is effectively saying that if this does return to a state of war between israel and hezbollah should this cease fire end, then israel will go further than it has before, both in terms of striking deeper inside of lebanon he termed it as not distinguishing, for example, between the dahiyeh that the southern suburbs of the lebanese capital, which is a hezbollah stronghold, and the rest of that city of beirut >> carries out this role as they say, of enforcing through fire. boris jeremy diamond life for us and television. >> thank you so much for the update. jeremy's they would send we're taking a quick break and we'll be right back now's the time to go back in time and shine a light on the family journey that led to you detailed dna results, inspiring family history, memberships. >> now's the time to save at ancestry still congested? >> nope. >> uh oh. new mucinex 2 in 1. saline nasal spray. >> spray goodbye. >> new mucinex 2 in 1. saline nasal spray with a gentle mist and innovative power jet spray. goodbye

. >> so what we've heard from the defense minister israel katz, is that he has ordered the military todiers, military personnel in this buffer zone it's a there's a sort of heightened strategic position of mount hermon, which sits just on the border between israel the the golan heights which israel took from syria in the 1967 war and has since since annexed lebanon and syria. so it's a key area which we heard from the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. uh, they decided to move into when they saw that the regime, uh soldiers from syria the, the assad regime soldiers were moving out. they were concerned about a vacuum there. and who might fill that vacuum. so what we're hearing from the israeli side is that they are within this area now. it's an area they have not been in for decades, but it is an area they believe they have to station soldiers in. let's listen to the prime minister. >> this is a historic day for the middle east. the collapse of the assad regime, the tyranny in damascus offers great opportunity, but also is fraught with significant dangers one of them is the col

israel to stop those strikes. let's discuss the implications of this. joining me now isjournalist and author yaakov katzditor at the jerusalem post. he's now a senior fellow at the jewish people policy institute. of course, you are also the author of a book about the secret mission of israel to release syrian power. help us to understand the concerns that israel has in terms of what you describe as that syrian nuclear power, that secret mission to eliminate syria's nuclear power. eliminate syria's nuclear ower. ., ., , ., , power. syria over the years has accumulated — power. syria over the years has accumulated a _ power. syria over the years has accumulated a lid _ power. syria over the years has accumulated a lid and - power. syria over the years has accumulated a lid and mass - power. syria over the years has accumulated a lid and mass ofl accumulated a lid and mass of significant weapons. there was an attempt in the earlier part of the 2000 to build a nuclear reacted together with north korea, israel discovered that and destroyed in december 2007. that was just one attempt by the syrians to obtain

for its part, is saying that israel is introducing new demands, namely on the withdrawal of its troops and in fact, the defense minister, the israeli defense minister katzat's the narrow strip of land between the gaza strip and egypt and it's been a big point of disagreement between the two sides. saying that israel will maintain security control over the gaza strip. hamas all along, as well as egypt it has to be noted. has said that israeli control of the philadelphia corridor is a deal breaker. this is something that's been in agreement in the past that they would not occupy. so, you know, there are many hurdles and many obstacles along the way. there's a bit more enthusiasm perhaps for an agreement but certainly not something that feels imminent at this stage. christina? >> i also want to ask you, the israeli military indicated their presence in gaza may have contributed to the death of six hostages in august. what did this investigation reveal? >> reporter: so these are are six hostages who were killed by hamas in a tunnel in southern gaza. what the idf revealed today was that the troops were operating in the area but these troops did not know that

the israeli defence minister, israel katz, has warned that lebanon will suffer the consequences, if lastte of lebanon and the militant group, and a deeper israeli advance into the country, using greater force. on monday, israeli air strikes in southern lebanon killed at least 11 people. israel said it hit his brother targets in response to a mortar attack on an israeli army post. both sides have accused each other of breaching the truce. israel still has soldiers deployed inside lebanon and the us has accused it of ceasefire violations. let's speak now to our correspondentjon donnison injerusalem and barbara plett usher in beirut. there is a little more about this new israeli warning. when it is a ceasefire _ this new israeli warning. when it is a ceasefire not _ this new israeli warning. when it is a ceasefire not a - it is a ceasefire not a ceasefire? that is the kind of ambiguous, shaky ground we are on at the moment. we've got the americans insisting that a ceasefire deal that they brokered is still in place and that these are teething problems in the initial stages of that ceasefire

the bbc that indirect talks were in a decisive and final phase, while israels defence minister, israel katzly reports of damage to several buildings in the capital, port vila. the us embassy has been closed until further notice after sustaining considerable damage. people living in the french indian ocean territory of mayotte have described the apocalyptic scenes left by cyclone chido. it's the worst storm in 90 years to hit the area, and rescue workers are continuing to comb through the debris for survivors. our africa correspondent mayeni jones reports. on the small island of mayotte cyclone chido's devastation is so total it can be seen from space. winds of more than 140 miles an hour ripped off houses, smashed buildings and beached boats, leaving residents to literally pick up the pieces of their lives. translation: where we are now was the dining room. _ and here was the kitchen. you can see the sinks, the sinks that were there. that is the refrigerator, the gas stove. and on the other side again, that was my bedroom. several hundred are thought to have died in the storm. but the islan