jeremy bowen reporting, there.land, manchester united and manchester city striker denis law has died at the age of 8a. he spentjust over a decade at old trafford, where he scored 237 goals. he remains the only scottish player to have won the prestigious ballon d'or. andy swiss looks back at his career. to manchester united fans, he was known simply as the king. oh, yes! denis law's arm in the air celebration became one of the most familiar in football, with his flair, flamboyance and ruthless finishing. denis law, and he scores! brilliant, absolutely brilliant! all the more remarkable, considering that as a boy growing up in aberdeen, he struggled with his eyesight. i had a squint and i used to play football with, like, one eye closed. i had to take off my glasses, obviously. i always felt self—conscious. so i really — i played football with one eye. but after surgery, his career soon blossomed. when denis law signs - for manchester city on the 15th of march, he becomes the most expensive player in britain, - value

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.ough the ceasefire deal was agreed we are told last night it has not been put into practice yet or his group got through the israeli cabinet so it is not fair until the desire, because we have been here in this position many times over the last two months. mirrors close to the ceasefire and plantation is now but it appears there is still this hitch and wrangling over possibly the names of some of the palestinian prisoners to be released from israeli jails. i've been speaking to our gaza correspondent — rushdi abualouf — who gave me more details about what he was hearing from hamas. i just got a message from a senior hamas leader in doha, who called me and said we are committed to the ceasefire and what is agreed in the ceasefire and what is announced by the mediators. when i asked him about this he said that is all lies. he denied hamas is trying to make anything in the end. last night i was talking to another hamas source and they were hoping to include one or two names, significant n

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.w by former us ambassador to israel and senior fellow at the harvard belfer centre, edward djerejian. how difficult was this deal to get done, and what do you think was the main factor that got it across the line? the deal was very difficult to get done. it has been months in the making. as your commentary reported. it is very interesting. the deal is fundamentally the same with certain revisions than the plan the president biden put forward last may. so what brought it to this combination, i think, are two majorfactors. one is the fact that public opinion in israel has also shifted, finally, with the hostage — with the hostage release is becoming such a predominant issue in israeli internal politics and that, with that is the assessment of the israeli defence establishment, for months now, but there isn't much more militarily that israel and the idf can do in gaza to suppress and denigrate hamas, including the decapitation of its leadership. so that is one factor. there is the politic

jeremy bowen, bbc news, tel aviv.is the senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace, aaron david miller. thank you very much for being with us. it got off to a rocky start this morning. the ceasefire was delayed three hours. but we have had three israeli hostages released. and in the last hour, 90 palestinian prisoners freed from a west bank prison. as confidence grows and people start to have more faith in the process, do you think?- process, do you think? that's the hepe- _ process, do you think? that's the hepe- day _ process, do you think? that's the hope. day by _ process, do you think? that's the hope. day by day - process, do you think? that's the hope. day by day and - process, do you think? that's. the hope. day by day and week by week. i think we have to have extremely realistic expectations. this is not an agreement between the us and britain. it's not even an agreement to somehow finally reconcile adversaries. israel and egypt, israel and jordan. even between israel and the palestinian

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.trucks are queuing at the southern crossing into gaza, waiting for the ceasefire — expected on sunday. aid has got into gaza from a number of crossings since the war began. before it, around 500 lorry loads of aid entered every day, according to the un. but that plummeted to nine a day in the period just after the war started. and since the beginning of january it's averaged 51 truckloads a day. the ceasefire deal allows for 600 lorry loads a day. for more on the humanitarian situation and reaction from inside gaza. i've been speaking to dr zaher sahloul, president and co—founder of medglobal. you have a few hundred medical partners in gaza, medical professionals. have you spoken to them? have you heard from them about their reaction to them about their reaction to the ceasefire deal?- them about their reaction to the ceasefire deal? thank you for having _ the ceasefire deal? thank you for having me. _ the ceasefire deal? thank you for having me. i— the ceasefire deal? thank you for ha

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.ucks are queuing at the southern entry into gaza waiting for the cease-fire, which is expected to get underway on sunday, if it goes ahead. aid has gone into gaza from a number of crossings since the war began. before it, around 500 lori loads of aid entered the gaza territory every day. that is according to the u.n. but that plummeted to just nine a day in the period once the war had started. in the beginning of january was averaging 51 truckloads a date. the cease-fire deal, well, that stipulates that some 600 loorry loads a day of relief supplies should be delivered into gaza. let's talk to the palestine country director for the world food program. what are your hopes for this deal? if he does get off the ground, how quickly are you thinking that aid could surge to the gaza territory, and will it be enough, those 600 trucks a day? >> i mean, from the world food program and all the humanitarian actors, 15 month into this war, we heard them saying over and over that we have sufficient

our international editor jeremy bowen has this report from jerusalem. this is the boy who lived., three years old. he is being looked after by neighbours in gaza city. crying. and that's his cry for help from the rubble the night before last. he was strong enough to wave. the men had been about to abandon their search. and he was strong enough to try to clear concrete dust from his mouth. the israelis killed asad's parents, his baby sister, aunt and uncle when they destroyed the building a few hours after the ceasefire was announced. the background buzz is from an israeli drone. miraculously, asad only had cuts and bruises. he has been taken in by his mother's best friend. translation: this little boy lost his mother and father. because a pilot flying a plane in the sky took a decision, and took away all the care he had. their neighbourhood, rimal, used to be the richest part of gaza city. 50 miles away injerusalem, the israeli cabinet ratified the ceasefire agreement. ultranationalists voted against. they want prime minister netanyahu to resume the war. the faces of the 1,200 ki

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. queuing at the southern crossing into gaza, waiting for the ceasefire — expected on sunday. aid has got into gaza from a number of crossings since the war began. before it, around 500 lorry loads of aid entered every day, according to the un. but that plummeted to nine a day in the period just after the war started. and since the beginning ofjanuary, it's averaged 51 truckloads a day. the ceasefire deal allows for 600 lorry loads a day. our correspondent fergal keane has been travelling with an aid convoy from jordan, which has now been stopped at the israel border. horns blare. help is coming. down along the valley, the biggest aid convoy since the war began. solidarity from the kingdom ofjordan. in two deliveries, 120 trucks on the road to gaza, from a country that is home to many palestinians. "we are carrying aid like food and medication for our brothers "in gaza," says mustapha. "this is a good deed. "we are happy to be part of this operation." we can travel with this convoy as f

let's get the latest from our international editor, jeremy bowen.the streets of khan younis in gaza, overwhelming relief that they are alive, and hope, too, that the nightmare of this war might be over. translation: when they announced that there is a ceasefire, _ we felt happy and relieved. the pain has disappeared a bit, even though the pain is still present. but hopefully, joy will overcome the pain. some weapons, some defiance were on show, but hamas is a shadow of what it was when it attacked israel on the 7th of october, 2023. and in tel aviv it is also a bittersweet moment for the families and supporters of israeli hostages, living and dead. 33 women, older men, and the sick and wounded, are due for release in the next six weeks in return for hundreds of palestinian detainees and prisoners. but the future of the rest of the hostages depends on more negotiations. i really wait for this very, very needed thing to happen, for the war to stop, for the hostages to come home. in washington, president biden took credit for a diplomatic victory, cele

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. mahmoudian is a middle east research fellow at the global and national security institute. like many others, i'm happy because it will reduce the chance of civilian casualties. but i'm not really among the group of people who are optimistic about this ceasefire resulting in peace in the long run, we have to wait and see. because this ceasefire seems to be an indicator of one of the two issues being resolved, or moving towards being resolved, that's the hostage issue. the other issue that the israeli government right before invading gaza and launching its military operation cited as one of its main agendas is uncertain, which is the question of who will govern gaza in the post—war era. we don't know whether israelis are going to tolerate hamas or not, the statement are that there is no chance that hamas will survive there, it does not seem that hamas shared the same mutual understanding, there are israeli sources yesterday, israeli times for example, reporting that a minister has convi

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.ks are lining up at the southern crossing into gaza, waiting for the ceasefire expected to begin on sunday. aid has got into gaza from a number of crossings since the war began. before it, around 500 lorry loads of aid entered every day, according to the un. but that plummeted to nine a day in the period just after the war started. and since the beginning of january it's averaged 51 truckloads a day. the ceasefire deal allows for 600 lorry loads a day. our correspondent fergal keane has been travelling with an aid convoy from jordan, which has now been stopped at the israel border. horns blare. help is coming. down along the valley, the biggest aid convoy since the war began. solidarity from the kingdom ofjordan. in two deliveries, 120 trucks on the road to gaza, from a country that is home to many palestinians. "we are carrying aid like food and medication for our brothers "in gaza," says mustapha. "this is a good deed. "we are happy to be part of this operation." we can travel with t

jeremy bowen, bbc news, tel aviv.ah fisher, who is at sheba hospital on the outskirts of tel aviv, where the released hostages are now and he told us more about the atmosphere there. quite a moment when the helicopter arrived here and then vehicles drove them into the building behind me. obviously, the media is being kept at arms length. in the last few minutes we have had footage released by the israeli authorities of what is been going on inside the hospital behind me. really, really emotional scenes of ronnie, doran and emily being reunited, not just with their families ——romi but of course their mothers went to meet them as they emerge out of gaza but their friends as well. hugging, lots of singing, crying. this has been a very emotional day here at the hospital. they will have been preparations for what they go through it next to try and recover from the emotional and the physical burden that they've had in the last 15 months or so. yes. there are clearly physical injuries, which are already being addressed. we s

jeremy bowen, bbc news, tel aviv.oining me now is the former deputy coordinatorfor counterterrorism at the us state department, gina abercrombie winstanley. lovely to have you with us, thank you for your time this evening. as jeremy says, we have to watch what happens over the next 42 days. it is fragile. the big question comes, i suppose, when we get to the next part. can the trump administration, new to this but having worked with the biden administration in recent weeks, can they pick up and get the agreement to phase two? that weeks, can they pick up and get the agreement to phase two?— agreement to phase two? that is the cuestion. agreement to phase two? that is the question. thank _ agreement to phase two? that is the question. thank you, _ agreement to phase two? that is the question. thank you, christian, - agreement to phase two? that is the question. thank you, christian, that l question. thank you, christian, that is the question. i would say that they've got a better chance of doing so than the current adm

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.ins on sunday — the day before the inauguration of donald trump. in fact, he was the first to speak publicly about the deal before it had been confirmed by qatar's prime minister, saying the hostages would be released soon. our north america editor sarah smith is in washington. we've heard president biden outlining the deal tonight. how important is the timing of all this? the timing is critical because it is coming just beforejoe biden leaves office and donald trump returns to the white house. it is because it is coming at this critical time that it is interesting to note thatjoe biden says that his team of negotiators and diplomats who have been so deeply involved in these talks have been working closely and coordinating with donald trump's middle east envoy and his team so they are across the details and they all know what is happening because nobody wants this handover of power in america to derail the implementation of this agreement. and it is because donald trump and his team we

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.re queuing at the southern crossing into gaza, waiting for the ceasefire — expected on sunday. aid has got into gaza from a number of crossings since the war began. before, around 500 lorry loads of aid entered every day, according to the un. but that plummeted to nine a day in the period just after the war started. and since the beginning of january it's averaged 51 truckloads a day. the ceasefire deal allows for 600 lorry loads a day. our correspondent fergal keane has been travelling with an aid convoy from jordan, which has now been stopped at the israel border. horns blare. help is coming. down along the valley, the biggest aid convoy since the war began. solidarity from the kingdom ofjordan. in two deliveries, 120 trucks on the road to gaza, from a country that is home to many palestinians. "we are carrying aid like food and medication for our brothers "in gaza," says mustapha. "this is a good deed. "we are happy to be part of this operation." we can travel with this convoy as fa

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.me minister benyamin netanyahu has repeatedly neta nyahu has repeatedly promised netanyahu has repeatedly promised to destroy hamas. so after 125 months of conflict, what state is the group in. our diplomatic correspondent has this assessment. when hamas launched its brutal attack on israel in october 7, it was a powerful force. it sent about 3,000 fighters across the border and launched about 5,000 rockets. in all, the armed group and political movement was estimated to have about 30,000 fighters, hidden in hundreds of tunnels across gaza. but after 15 months of war, israel says it is a shadow of its former self. hamas has been decimated. their leadership has been eliminated. their rocket arsenal has been destroyed. their tunnel network has been compromised. their operational capabilities have been shattered. they are no longer the force they once were. certainly, many senior figures have been killed. hamas' political leader, ismail haniyeh, was assassinated in tehran injuly. it sent

let's speak to our international editor, jeremy bowen, who is in jerusalem. fin optimism but how well-placed is that at the moment?— that at the moment? on a day like this, _ that at the moment? on a day like this, day _ that at the moment? on a day like this, day one _ that at the moment? on a day like this, day one of _ that at the moment? on a day like this, day one of the - like this, day one of the ceasefire, people have got to try and be optimistic. reporting from the middle east, there are many potential problems ahead. but let's look on the bright side for the first time in 15 months, there is no killing going on in and around gaza. there are people who are hoping to get back to their homes. there are the family reunions in the west bank, palestinians, israelis, the three women who came out, those are all positives. the issueis those are all positives. the issue is firstly hamas is still there, they showed that when they paraded with their guns, quite symbolic but making a point. the israeli deputy foreign minister told the bbc this morning that's not

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.aiting for the ceasefire expected on sunday. if it goes ahead. aid has got into gaza from a number of crossings since the war began. before it, around 500 lorry loads of aid entered every day, according to the un. but that plummeted to nine a day in the period after the war started. at the beginning of january, it was averaging 51 truckloads daily. the ceasefire deal allows for 600 lorry loads a day. let's talk now to antoine renard. he is the palestine country director for the world food programme. what are your hopes from this deal, if it does get off the ground, how quickly are you thinking that aid could surge into gaza territory and will it be enough, those 600 trucks a day? be enough, those 600 trucks a da ? ., ., ., ., day? from the world food programme _ day? from the world food programme and _ day? from the world food programme and world - programme and world humanitarian actors, now 15 months into this war, we have been saying over and over that we do have sufficient human te

with more here's our international editor, jeremy bowen. this is the boy who lived.halifa, three years old are looked after by neighbours in gaza city. and that's his cry for help, from the rubble the night before last. he was strong enough to wave. the men had been about to abandon their search. and he was strong enough to try to clear concrete dust from his mouth. the israelis killed his parents, his baby sister, aunt, and uncle, when they destroyed the building a few hours after the ceasefire was announced. the background buzz is from an israeli drone. miraculously, asal only had cuts and bruises. he has been taken in by his mother's best friend. translation: this little boy lost his mother and father. because a pilot flying a plane in the sky took a decision. and took away all the care he had. their neighbourhood used to be the richest part of gaza city. 50 miles away injerusalem, the israeli cabinet ratified the ceasefire agreement. ultranationalists voted against. they want prime minister netanyahu to resume the wall. netanyahu to resume the war. the faces of t

jeremy bowen, bbc news, tel aviv. the process ahead will be negotiating a plan to rebuild gaza. for now, displaced palestinians have began to return to the homes from where they fled. fergal keane reports now on the future for the people of gaza. from every face... ..the war stares back. "is it really over?", many wonder. ..all they've endured. cheering. but relief after the ceasefire. civil defence workers no longer fearing israeli attack — over 90 of their colleagues were killed. hatem al atar, 2a years old, spent months searching for the wounded and the dead, checking for israeli snipers before going on, not knowing if he'll survive the day. hatem often led the way, into moments that could change everything. hatem! his friends rushed to help. hatem survived, to live in hope. translation: with the ceasefire deal, i will pursue my _ university study, once universities are back to business. i'm single, but i will think about getting married. gunfire. establishing security is a first priority. a major aid operation is

jeremy bowen, bbc news, tel aviv.chief at the times of israel, explained the feeling on the ground from both palestinians and israelis. well, this is largely a group of women, and then about a dozen or so men, and then the remainder are also miners. these were i guess you could say an easier group for israel to release. there will also be asking to release around a thousand palestinians who were arrested from the gaza strip since october seven. these are not people who participated in the war, but, all be october seven attack, but israel says they are terror suspects they have been arrested. i think there has also been a strategy since the beginning of the war knowing there was going to have to be a hostage deal at some point that there was a bit of rounding up of palestinians, of military age men that could have been suspects, that makes it easier for israel to carry out this hostage deal, paying less of a price before we get to later stages or even later part of this first aid when there will be much more serious pr

jeremy bowen, bbc news, tel aviv.s announced, humanitarian aid began to move across the border into gaza — with up to 600 trucks a day expected. for more on the humanitarian situation i'm joined now by sean carroll, president and ceo of the organisation, american near east refugee aid', or anera. ajax has started to move in. what do we know about the situation on the ground? it was aood situation on the ground? it was good news _ situation on the ground? it was good news today _ situation on the ground? it was good news today that - situation on the ground? it was good news today that over - situation on the ground? it was good news today that over 800 trucks came in so even more than they expected— 600 — a lot of them are trucks who have long been waiting to get in and have been lined up and will need to make sure that the pipeline, the supply chain of continued needed aid is coming but it is a good sign today that that many trucks came in and that everyone is working hard together, un agencies, international ngos, t

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.ning me live now is paul scham, professor of israel studies at the university of maryland, who has decades of experience working on issues involving israel and palestine. thank you very much for your time. what is your reaction to the news the israeli cabinet has okayed this deal? relief but not surprised. _ has okayed this deal? relief but not surprised. i - has okayed this deal? relief but not surprised. i think- has okayed this deal? relief i but not surprised. i think many of us assume that trump poste make outspoken anger at the idea of the hostages still being held at... idea of the hostages still being held at. . .- being held at... are you surprised _ being held at... are you surprised about - being held at... are you surprised about the - being held at... are you l surprised about the terms being held at... are you - surprised about the terms of the deal? is this is largely what you would have expected going back several months as the biden administration began trying to shape

jeremy bowen, bbc news, tel aviv.us bureau chief at the times of israel. jacob, we've just heard in the past few hours that 90 palestinian prisoners have been released as part of the first phase of a much—awaited ceasefire deal — can you tell us who they are? this is largely a group of women and then about a dozen or so men and then the remainder also are minors. this work, the easiest group for israel to release. they will then lease over 1000 palestinians who were arrested in the gaza strip since october seven. these were not people who participated in the war but who —— or the october seven attacks but 0ctober seven attacks but israel says they are terror suspects that they have been arrested. there is also been a strategy since the beginning of the war knowing they would have to be a hostage deal at some point that there was a bit of rounding up of palestinians of military age men who could have been suspect, might not have been, and then this makes it easierfor them to carry been, and then this makes it easier fo

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.us ambassador to israel and senior fellow at the harvard belfer center, edward djerejian told me what he thought, got the deal across the line. after the public anger and the protests, in tel aviv deny, a private, shared relief. too soon for celebrations. this deal too partial, too long coming to spark an explosion of joy. for 15 months, demonstrators here demanded the hostages' release. the names of israel's missing repeated like a mantra. their faces papering israel's walls. among them, five—year—old ariel and one—year—old kfir bibas and their parents. it's like a roller—coaster. i'm not breathing right now. we don't know if they're on the list, if they're going to come back in the first phase. if they're alive. if not... we actually don't know anything, so... ..it�*s scary. all living civilian women and children are due to be released over the next six weeks, along with elderly men and the sick. for now, soldiers and younger men will remain behind. you know, it's part of them, not a

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.byjaved ali, former member of the us national security council and the fbi national counterterrorism center. javed, after some concerns from israel, it seems the ceasefire is on track?— is on track? when i have had multile is on track? when i have had multiple conversations - is on track? when i have had multiple conversations overl is on track? when i have had i multiple conversations over the possibility of a ceasefire. here we are, in our thursday evening in the united states, it looks like the ceasefire has been agreed to by all the parties involved but as the previous clip withjeremy showed, there are still very deep divisions, not only on the palestinian side but certainly within israel itself. so we will have to wait and see over the next few days as the israeli cabinet, if it holds together, even with a couple of people resigning potentially, to ratify the agreement and then on sunday for the terms of then on sunday for the terms of the ceasefire in phase one to start and that

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.live dana stroul, former deputy assistant joining me live is white house bureau chief at the washington post — toluse olorunnipa. a big moment forjoe biden before this was announced, setting out his farewell address tonight, can we expect he will mention this front and centre? i he will mention this front and centre? ., , . , ., centre? i do expect this to be a big part _ centre? i do expect this to be a big part of _ centre? i do expect this to be a big part of the _ centre? i do expect this to be a big part of the speech. - centre? i do expect this to be a big part of the speech. he l a big part of the speech. he wants to talk about his legacy on domestic policy and foreign policy and leading the speech with a little bit of news is usually a good way to get people's attention and show that you are active, even in the final days of your presidency, so i do expect president biden to take another bite of the apple and get more remarks about this deal that has come together in the final

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.aiting for the ceasefire expected on sunday. aid has got into gaza from a number of crossings since the war began. before it, around 500 lorry loads of aid entered every day, according to the un. but that plummeted to nine a day in the period after the war started. at the beginning ofjanuary, it was averaging 51 truckloads daily. the ceasefire deal allows for 600 lorry loads a day. fergal keane has been travelling with an aid convoy from jordan. a warning that his report contains pictures of distressed children in hospital. help is coming. down along the valley, the biggest aid convoy since the war began. solidarity from the kingdom of jordan. in two deliveries, 120 trucks on the road to gaza. from a country that is home to many palestinians. we are carrying aid like food and medication for our brothers in gaza, says mustapha. this is a good deed. we are happy to be part of this operation. we can travel with this convoy as far as the israeli border, but since the war began, israel does

our international editor, jeremy bowen, is injerusalem for us. what are you hearing ?aying they are very close to some kind of agreement on this, an agreement, by the way, on a deal which, in different forms, has been on the table since may of last year, which has caused opponents of netanyahu, particularly inside israel, including hostage families, to ask why it's taken so long for the their belief is that because of his own internal political needs, in terms of preserving his government, which is supported by hardlinejewish nationalists, some of whom are still threatening to bring down the government if this agreement goes through. this burnout seems to be the arrival of donald trump in the white house. they are agreeing to a three stage process. the first stage is probably the most important, that's when hostages start coming out, palestinian prisoners and detainees also get released, and there is one big question, what happens after that 42 days? israel wants the right to resume the war effort needs to put up hamas, of course, don't want it to be resumed. the us se

our international editor, jeremy bowen, has this report from jerusalem.

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.— a long time to get this far. jeremy bowen, in jerusalem, _ a long time to get this far. jeremy bowenerusalem, thank - a long time to get this far. jeremy bowen, in jerusalem, thank you. | time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. we have swapped snow and ice for sunshine and january warmth. temperatures in aberdeenshire today reached 16 degrees but under those clear skies at this time of year, ford is forming an already some of it is dense. it is going to be an issue. it is because of this high—pressure newsnight. why now and what does this mean? this newsnight. why now and what does this mean? , ., , ., , this mean? this means, to hundreds of thousands — this mean? this means, to hundreds of thousands of _ this mean? this means, to hundreds of thousands of palestinians - this mean? this means, to hundreds of thousands of palestinians who - this mean? this means, to hundreds of thousands of palestinians who are i of thousands of palestinians who are living in the midst of utter ruin and the fear of even greater loss, and the fear of even greater loss, and for israelis whose

.— vociferously than president biden has done. jeremy bowen live in jerusalem. _ biden has done. jeremysalem. thank you very much for that analysis. in the last hour treasury minister tulip siddiq has resigned from the government after being named in an investigation into claims her family embezzled up to £3.9bn from infrastructure spending in bangladesh. ms siddiq had referred herself to the pm's standards adviser, but insisted she has done nothing wrong. tulip siddiq and says she has done nothing wrong. in a statement the mp said that whilst it was found should not breached the ministerial code remaining in her role would be a distraction. emma reynolds has been appointed the new economic secretary to the treasury. just explain a bit more, given all of that why she is gone. i think she is gone because she and her own words has become a distraction to the work of the government. this is the big problem for ministers facing this sort of onslaught on their propriety, led byjournalists. this is been an investigation ijy this is been an investigation by the daily mail and the sunday times.

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.n let me just explain to you where we are once again. this is a square with census out of october has become the focal point of israel's efforts to bring back the hostages. you can see here high on names of the hostages who are still being held in gaza, in many cases the ages have had to be updated as they have remained in captivity in gaza for 15 knots. if we go through the square which is in the heart of tel aviv, it has been the site of protests and encampments. you can see here this is a simulation of one of the hamas tunnels in gaza. hamas has built hundreds of kilometres of tunnels in which they have smuggled weapons and supplies and held it is believed some of the hostages. then you can save over here to see is where some of the release and protests have been held over the last 15 months. there have been symbolic protest for example with the dinner table set up with the dinner table set up with one empty chair representing all of the hostages who have been helped by hamas. the h

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.eal that was agreed but has still not been agreed by the israeli cabinet. a face in lebanon, there is an opportunity for a future free from the grip of hezbollah. in syria, a future free from the tyranny of assad. and for the palestinian people, a credible, a credible pathway, to a state of their own. with gaza in ruins, the president's point, that the palestinians have a path to their own state, is wishful thinking. israel's government says security depends on military power, not allowing palestinian independence. after 15 months of war in gaza, the conflict, which has lasted more than a century, is as bitter and intractable as ever. with luck, the ceasefire will end this war. it does not end the conflict. the consequences of so much destruction and death will be felt for a generation at least. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. a ceasefire deal that was agreed but has still not been a face ceasefire plan, cabinet. a face ceasefire plan, 33 hostages would be cabinet. a face ceasefire

here's our international editor, jeremy bowen. this is the boy who lived.ree years old are looked after by neighbours in gaza city. and that's his cry for help, from the rubble the night before last. he was strong enough to wave. the men had been about to abandon their search. and he was strong enough to try to clear concrete dust from his mouth. the israelis killed his parents, his baby sister, aunt, and uncle, when they destroyed the building a few hours after the ceasefire was announced. the background buzz is from an israeli drone. miraculously, asal only had cuts and bruises. he has been taken in by his mother's best friend. translation: this been taken in by his mother's best friend. translation:— been taken in by his mother's best friend. translation: this little boy lost his mother _ friend. translation: this little boy lost his mother and _ friend. translation: this little boy lost his mother and father— friend. translation: this little boy lost his mother and father because l friend. translation: this little boyi lost his mother and father because

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.uing at the southern crossing into gaza, waiting for the ceasefire — expected on sunday. aid has got into gaza from a number of crossings since the war began. before it, around 500 lorry loads of aid entered every day, according to the un. but that plummeted to nine a day in the period just after the war started. and since the beginning ofjanuary it's averaged 51 truckloads a day. the ceasefire deal allows for 600 lorry loads a day. our correspondent fergal keane has been travelling with an aid convoy from jordan, which has now been stopped at the israel border. horns blare. help is coming. down along the valley, the biggest aid convoy since the war began. solidarity from the kingdom ofjordan. in two deliveries, 120 trucks on the road to gaza, from a country that is home to many palestinians. "we are carrying aid like food and medication for our brothers "in gaza," says mustapha. "this is a good deed. "we are happy to be part of this operation." we can travel with this convoy as far as

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.e court has backed a law banning the popular social media platform tiktok — impacting more than 170 million american users. the legislation was passed in response to fears about chinese control of the app through its parent company bytedance. it was given an ultimatum to sell it — orface a ban. the supreme court rejected tik tok�*s appeal under the first amendment right to free speech. its unanimous decision paves the way for a ban to take effect this sunday — just one day before president—elect donald trump's inauguration. the white house says presidentjoe biden will not 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal has more on how trump's new administration may handle this ban. this was about as bipartisan as he can get in contemporary washington, there are trompe loyalists in the republican party who want it to be banned and then there are members of the democratic party who agree with donald trump in saving tiktok so it's not straightforward and does not fall on party lines, an option donald trump

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.tly, itamar ben—gvir will be issuing a statement and we know it is a part of a hard line right faction of the government has been threatening to quit the government over this cease—fire and we know that the finance minister has also threatened to leave the government coalition if the cease—fire does go ahead. and something we were expecting to happen today was the vote by the caregroup is that it's been delayed possibly to the weekend and political i'm joined by benjamin radd — political scientist and senior fellow at the ucla burkle center for international relations. when it comes to what potentially we could hear from itamar ben—gvir given we were hearing earlier that he would potentially pull out of the government, but with this possibly mean for benjamin netanyahu going forward for his coalition? �* ., ., , coalition? both of these cabinet ministers - coalition? both of these l cabinet ministers actually having the ability to impact the passing or not but for benjamin netanyahu's

jeremy bowen, bbc news, tel aviv.t sheba hospital with the hostages have been released and arrived. tell us about the release and the atmosphere they are? quite a moment when _ atmosphere they are? quite a moment when the _ atmosphere they are? quite a moment when the helicopter. moment when the helicopter arrived here and then vehicles drove them into the building behind me. 0bviously, drove them into the building behind me. obviously, the media is being kept at arms length. in the last few minutes we have had footage released by the israeli authorities of what is big going on inside the hospital behind me. really, really emotional scenes of ronnie, doran and emily being reunited, notjust with their families but of course their mothers went to meet them as they emerge out of gaza but their friends as well. hugging, lots of singing, crying for that this has been a very emotional day here at the hospital. emotional day here at the hospital-_ emotional day here at the hosital. , ., , hospital. they will have been prepar

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.we can hear from the types of israel us bureau chief who joins us live. thank you very much for your time. what is your initial analysis of the fact that this ceasefire deal has been 0kked by the israeli —— okayed by the israeli cabinet? in -- okayed by the israeli cabinet?— -- okayed by the israeli cabinet? , ~ cabinet? in some ways, i think what the easy _ cabinet? in some ways, i think what the easy part _ cabinet? in some ways, i think what the easy part is _ cabinet? in some ways, i think what the easy part is what - cabinet? in some ways, i think what the easy part is what we | what the easy part is what we just finished where we had the cabinet vote that took place a few hours ago. we had 2a of the ministers voting in favour and eight voting against, meaning that there was a very comfortable majority for netanyahu to pass this deal. but really, what the ministers were voting on was on the first stage this is a 3—stage deal. and the first stage of the deal is, i think, and the fi