katty: laura trevelyan from jerusalem.om washington is the state department correspond met -- correspondent barbara platt. it will be the egyptians who are sent in to make sure the cease-fire holds. so, what was see -- the role of the u.s. and a getting to this point? barbara: the united states has been in very close contact with the egyptians during the negotiation for the cease-fire. the egyptians were able to talk directly to hamas. the united states does not. it designates hamas a terrorist group. the egyptians can also talk to israel so they can be a go-between. the united states is the country with the greatest influence on israel. it gives israel diplomatic cover at the united nations. it gives that nearly fallen billion -- $4 billion in military aid. the role of the president, although his administration was very much trying to cross coordinate a regional response, was to speak to the israeli prime minister wrecked a. frankly i think -- israeli prime minister directly. he called the prime minister four times and th

laura trevelyan in jerusalem. _ strategy. laura trevelyan in jerusalem, think _ strategy.d that low as it drifts its way eastwards. some drier interludes, particularly through western scotland and northern ireland, but the strongest of the winds through the bristol channel and the english channel, gusting in excess of 60mph at times. so with the cloud, the wind and the rain around, it still stays on the cool side for this time of year, seven to iii degrees at the very best. now, as the low starts to drift away eastwards, it's going to allow more of a cooler north—westerly flow to develop. the winds will fall lighter, but it's going to drive in some cooler air from the north—west, so temperatures perhaps even more disappointing on saturday. hopefully, with a drier story and with lighter winds and a little more sunshine around, you might not notice the difference too much, but saturday not a bad day. we could see a few scattered showers into central and southern wales which will drift their way towards south—east england in the afternoon. but look at these temperatures. in s

laura trevelyan there.erican who was killed while being detained by police in the state of minnesota. the images of the incident shocked people around the world, prompting millions to take part in global demonstrations against police brutality. our north america correspondent, nick bryant, is in minneapolis and gave us a sense of the atmosphere there. there's a sense of frustration and anger that not more has changed over the last 12 months, because, historically speaking, grievous acts of police brutality have been the catalyst for major reform. the sight of police dogs lunging at civil rights protesters in birmingham, alabama in 1963 led to landmark legislation the following year. selma, alabama, the site of police officers mercilessly beating protesters again, produced a landmark voting rights act. and activists here saw an equivalent historical moment. they have been pushing for the george floyd policing act. joe biden has also set tomorrow's anniversary as a deadline for that, but it'll pass without th

but that may be changing, as laura trevelyan now reports. devastation in gaza.iring rockets at israel, ultimately killing 13 people, two of them children. the israeli military response killed 215 in gaza, including 66 children. in the us, president biden was lobbied by lawmaker rashida tlaib, who's of palestinian descent. public pressure to stop the bombing of gaza from the progressive left of the democratic party. watching closely in east jerusalem was kefah, a palestinian—american teacher and a member of democrats abroad. she feels the palestinian voice is finally being heard in america. it was very uplifting because i grew up in the states, and basically, the dialogue did not include us, and if it did, it always had us in a negative picture, us being the palestinians. and to see the left finally rallying and calling for change and calling for the same things that we're calling for. clashes between israeli police and palestinians injerusalem in the run—up to the latest conflict also drew condemnation from the progressive left in the us. laura wharton is an isr

natalie thurtle from medecins sans frontieres speaking to laura trevelyan.onald's depots. yesterday, animal rebellion protesters formed blockades at four distribution centres to stop deliveries to the fast—food chain's 1,300 uk outlets. the protesters say they want mcdonald's to sell less meat to help tackle climate change. thousands of couples whose weddings have been delayed during the pandemic will now be able to celebrate their big day with up to 30 guests, thanks to the easing of restrictions this week. fiona lamdin has been speaking to a bride and groom whose wedding date has been moved three times. beth and toby have been waiting for this moment for two years. in march 2020 we went down to a venue and chose a date, and it happened to be the 20th of may, and we hoped and prayed between then and now, really. as of this week, 30 guests are now allowed inside the ceremony, and although they still have to wear facemasks, one of the other biggest changes is that now beth's father is able to walk her down the aisle. music plays. how's that feel? is that 0k?

laura trevelyan speaking to natalie thurtle from medecins sans frontieres.ests outside mcdonald's depots. yesterday, animal rebellion protesters formed blockades at four distribution centres to stop deliveries to the fast—food chain's 1,300 uk outlets. the protesters say they want mcdonald's to sell less meat to help tackle climate change. millions tuned in globally to watch italy win this year's eurovision song contest with a punchy rock song. for only the second time in eurovision history, the uk entrant failed to get a single point. anna holligan reports. he sings in italian. maneskin, the italian rockers, won the audience over with their catchy anthem, quiet and good. it's 31 years since the italians last tasted victory at the world's biggest televised singing competition. we're so honoured and happy and we really want to thank everyone who supported us. this is unbelievable. we really didn't expect it and we're so happy, yeah. # out of the embers. # you and i are gonna light up the room. # from the winners to james newman... # light up the room! # ..who

laura trevelyan, bbc news, jerusalem.o come: mapping out the invisible substance which is thought to make up about 80% of all material in the universe. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juventus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the j tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of. the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than a500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as ginger spice, has announced she's left the spice girls. argh, i don't believe it! she's the one with the

but that may be changing, as laura trevelyan now reports. devastation in gaza.at israel, ultimately killing 13 people, two of them children. the israeli military response killed 2113 in gaza, including 66 children. in the us, president biden was lobbied by lawmaker rashida tlaib, who's of palestinian descent. public pressure to stop the bombing of gaza from the progressive left of the democratic party. watching closely in east jerusalem was kefah, a palestinian—american teacher and a member of democrats abroad. she feels the palestinian voice is finally being heard in america. it was very uplifting because i grew up in the states, and basically, the dialogue did not include us, and if it did, it always had us in a negative picture, us being the palestinians. and to see the left finally rallying and calling for change and calling for the same things that we're calling for. clashes between israeli police and palestinians injerusalem in the run—up to the latest conflict also drew condemnation from the progressive left in the us. laura wharton is an israeli—american

laura trevelyan, bbc news, jerusalem. let's get some of the day's other news. are continuing to leave parts of goma in the democratic republic of congo because of fears of a second volcanic eruption. more than 30 people are known to have died when the nyiragongo volcano first erupted at the weekend. election officials in syria have announced that president bashar al—assad has won a fourth term in office with 95.1% of votes cast in wednesday's polls. the election is the second such vote since the start of syria's conflict. it's already been dismissed by western diplomats as neither free nor fair. three men who assisted the perpetrators ofjihadist terrorist attacks in and around barcelona that killed 16 people in 2017 have beenjailed in spain. two of the group were handed sentences of 53 and 46 years, while a third man was given an eight—yearjail term. twitter says it's worried about the safety of its staff in india. the company has been coming under pressure after it put a �*manipulated media' label on a tweet by a spokesperson from the governing bjp. the inform

laura trevelyan, bbc news, jerusalem.andans to forgive france for its role in the 1994 rwandan genocide in which 800,000 ethnic tutsis and moderate hutus died. he said france did not listen to warnings about the impending genocide. speaking at the genocide memorial in the rwandan capital, kigali, mr macron insisted france was not an accomplice in the killings. the bbc�*s olivier weber reports. music — la marseillaise. the sounds of the french national anthem echoing in kigali. this was emmanuel macron's first visit to rwanda, only the second french president to make the trip since the genocide in 1994. mr macron then headed for the gisozi genocide memorial centre, where 250,000 victims are buried. translation: france did not understand that by wanting i to block a regional conflict or a civil war, it stood de facto by a genocidal regime. a report by a french inquiry panel in march said a colonial attitude had blinded then—president francois mitterrand and his officials and that they had serious and overwhelming responsibi

laura trevelyan is - tojerusalem. laura trevelyan is still there for us. re key to hamas number for the smuggling of medicines, weapons, in and out of egypt and into the gaza strip. there's also been reports from the israeli side that a number of senior hamas leaders were killed during this bombardment. how good is our information on whether that is true and exactly what has been destroyed in terms of hamas's capacity? i in terms of hamas's capacity? i think that it's unclear at this point, — think that it's unclear at this point, to— think that it's unclear at this point, to be honest, but the israeli political— point, to be honest, but the israeli political secured cabinet said in their— political secured cabinet said in their statement tonight that they talked _ their statement tonight that they talked about israel's great achievements in the campaign, some of which _ achievements in the campaign, some of which were unprecedented, and that i_ of which were unprecedented, and that i think— of which were unprecedented, and that i think is a reference to wh

i'm laura trevelyan with the latest from jerusalem" the truce was called for 2am — this is the scenegaza cityjust moments in. attacks from both sides continued right up until the deadline in the fighting that's killed more than 240 people including 67 children. president biden welcomes the egyptian—brokered deal. he says the us will help israel replenish its missile defences and promises aid for gaza. welcome to bbc news, i'm laura trevelyan injerusalem as a ceasefire comes into effect after 11 days of fighting between israel and hamas. killed more than 230 people 95% palestinian. we are hearing tonight from hamas that there been more than 2000 israeli rocket attacks in this 11 day of conflict. the israelis say that by contrast there have been more than for thousand rockets fired into israel itself. how do we get to the cease—fire tonight? how do we get to the cease—fire tonight? paul adams has the background to the ceasefire agreement. israel security cabinet met several hours in the course of the evening. at the end of the evening released a statement which it was said that they un

we can cross live tojerusalem and our correspondent there laura trevelyan.s are still very tense here tonight. the senior un diplomat close to the negotiations is appealing for calm in the hours leading up to the cease—fire which is supposed to begin in less than 60 minutes now. saying that this is a very fragile agreement, that these were very difficult negotiations. the fact that both sides are still trying to get a military advantage just shows you how difficult the situation is. let's go live now... i'm joined by daniel levy, president of the u.s/middle east project, formerly a senior adviser in the israeli prime minister's office. why do you think we've got to this point where both sides have agreed to this mediated cease—fire. point where both sides have agreed to this mediated cease-fire. neither side anywhere _ to this mediated cease-fire. neither side anywhere to — to this mediated cease-fire. neither side anywhere to go. _ to this mediated cease-fire. neither side anywhere to go. israel - to this mediated cease-fire. neither side anywhere to go. is

anchor: joining me now for more from jerusalem is laura trevelyan. ting has stopped, but the underlying issues remain. what are we hearing from palestinians and israelis about the prospects for peace? laura: it is really becoming all about jerusalem. it is the new red line in this conflict. although we have a cease-fire, the underlyi root causes of the conflict remain the same. there is a dispute over land rights in jerusalem and the west bank. there are religious tensions in the old city of jerusalem. there is no sovereign palestinian state. there is no active peace process leading to a two state solution. in they, everyone is supposed to support that. but in practice, it seems neither israel nor hamas actually does. you have the blockade of the gaza strip by bothgypt and israel. they do not want hamas to have access to mates that would allow them to make even bigger bombs. you have a new front in the conflict that has opened up in the last few days, streetfighting between jews and arabs. all of this makes this a very combustible moment. anchor: abso

. ♪ >> on laura trevelyan in washington, d.c. this is "bbc world news america."ing for their future. we have a special report from myanmar, a nation in the grip of an uprising against the military coup. the u.s. state department calls for calm after classes in jerusalem over the eviction of palestinian families -- clashes in jerusalem over the eviction of palestinian families. you and is calling for an independent investigation in brazil -- the u.n. is calling for an independent investigation. boris johnson'sarty wins local elections, but in scotland, there's another independence referendum on the cards. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin tonight with the exclusive reporting from myanmar, where more than 750 people have been killed since the military seized power three months ago. thsands, including the elected leader, aung san suu kyi, have been detained, yet the civilian resistance to the coup coinues. our asia editor has been following one younmusician who is fighting for his future. a warning, her report does contain distressi

i'm laura trevelyan. both israel and hamas are claiming victory after the deadly 11 day conflict.shes in jerusalem after friday prayers raise questions about the cease-fire's durability. ousands of palestinians returned to their homes in gaza to assess the damage. ill report from the scene with our middle east editor. reporter: also on the program, prince william launches a blistering attack on the bbc after an inquiry heavily criticizing the broadcast of the princess diana interview 26 years ago. >> the bbc's failures contributed to her fear, paranoia, and isolation that i remember from those final years with her. ♪ >> can getting ready for eurovision' return saturday night after it was canceled last year because of the pandemic. -- and getting ready for eurovision's return saturday net after it was canceled -- saturday night after it was canceled last year because of the pandemic. welcome to jerusalem. thousands of palestinians who fled their homes during the 11 day is really bombament of gaza have been going back. those in men's -- the immense destruction caused by the 11 date

laura trevelyan has more from jerusalem.hird day~ _ the ceasefire is now in its third day~ a — the ceasefire is now in its third day~ a lot — the ceasefire is now in its third day. a lot of intense diplomacy behind — day. a lot of intense diplomacy behind the scenes to try to shore up the ceasefire. an egyptian delegation was in the west bank yesterday and you have the us secretary of state coming to the region— secretary of state coming to the region next week, but the immediate focus _ region next week, but the immediate focus is _ region next week, but the immediate focus is on _ region next week, but the immediate focus is on the reconstruction of gaza _ focus is on the reconstruction of gaza and — focus is on the reconstruction of gaza and on the condition of people there _ gaza and on the condition of people there for— gaza and on the condition of people there. for more on that let's go to natalie _ there. for more on that let's go to natalie sato, the medical coordinator of— natalie sato, the medical coordinator 0 nat

the bbc�*s laura trevelyan injerusalem says antony blinken is not trying to negotiate a long—term dealre and to get aid to gaza. those are the minimal conditions that have been set. injerusalem today, two israelis were stabbed. the suspect was shot by police. jerusalem itself is full of intercommunal tensions. there may be a ceasefire, but this latest conflict has stirred up so much distrust and latent hatred, almost, betweenjews and arabs in mixed towns across israel that this is the really alarming legacy of what's happened, which is why antony blinken is trying, really, just to make sure that this fragile ceasefire can hold. but even with that, prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who he's meeting, wants to send a really strong message to him about iran, because, remember, the us wants to rejoin the iran nuclear deal, there are about to be a whole other round of indirect talks between the us and iran. and tonight, prime minister netanyahu said that israel would not hesitate to take independent action if it needed to on iran, so it won't be the easiest of visits. stay with us on bbc ne

jeremy bowen, bbc news, gaza. 0ur correspondent laura trevelyan is injerusalem. ht now? ~ ~. ., , laura, what is the situation right now? ~ ~. ., _ , laura, what is the situation right now? ~ , now? well, martin, as jeremy was sa in: now? well, martin, as jeremy was saying there _ now? well, martin, as jeremy was saying there in _ now? well, martin, as jeremy was saying there in his _ now? well, martin, as jeremy was saying there in his report, - now? well, martin, as jeremy was saying there in his report, there i saying there in his report, there were clashes at the mosque compound earlier today. that's, by the way, two weeks ago, is where the current conflict that ended with a cease—fire today, it's where it was sparked because palestinians there at the mosque site felt that the israeli policing of their protest was too aggressive. today, there were more protests, so it alljust goes to show that even though we have a cease—fire, almost a day—old, it feels very fragile and very precarious because the underlying causes here have not yet been addressed, even though

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our correspondent laura trevelyan is in jerusalem with the latest.tic efforts under way to try to firm up this ceasefire which is regarded as quite fragile and precarious though it is holding into its third day and egyptians who mediated this ceasefire to begin with because they are the only people in the region who can speak to both israel and hamas were in ramallah in the west bank yesterday speaking to the president of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas. the previous day they were in the gaza strip and next week the american secretary of state anthony blinken will visit israel and also be in the west bank. so all of this is going on and at the same time the united state security council has finally issued a press statement in which they call on all sides to adhere to the ceasefire which is significant because american objections held up any actual security council resolution during the 11—day conflict and now it has been resolved at the council is also supporting the ceasefire. the headlines. two doses of the main covid vaccines used in the

our correspondent laura trevelyan is injerusalem with the latest. fragile and precarious, though it is holding, now, into its third day, and egyptians who mediated the ceasefire to begin with because they're the only people in the region who can speak to both israel and her mass, they were in the manner in the west bank yesterday with egyptian mediators speaking to the palestinian authority. —— hamas, ramallah. secretary of state in the us antony blinken will also come and visit israel and the west bank. all of this is going on and the united nations security council has finally issued a press statement in which they have called on all sides to adhere to the ceasefire which is significant because american objection is held up any actual security council resolution during that 11 day conflict but now it has been the result of the security council is opposing the ceasefire. —— now it has been resolved. twenty—one people have died after extreme weather struck runners participating in a 100—kilometre ultramarathon in north—central china on saturday. it'

the bbc�*s laura trevelyan injerusalem says antony blinken is not trying to negotiate a long—term dealo get aid to gaza. those are the minimal conditions that have been set. injerusalem today, two israelis were stabbed. the suspect was shot by police. jerusalem itself is full of intercommunal tensions. there may be a cease—fire, but this latest conflict has stirred up so much distrust and latent hatred, almost, betweenjews and arabs in mixed towns across israel that this is the really alarming legacy of what's happened, which is why antony blinken is trying, really, just to make sure that this fragile cease—fire can hold. but even with that, prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who he's meeting, wants to send a really strong message to him about iran, because, remember, the us wants to rejoin the iran nuclear deal, there are about to be a whole other round of indirect talks between the us and iran. and tonight, prime minister netanyahu said that israel would not hesitate to take independent action if it needed to on iran, so it won't be the easiest of visits. stay with us on bbc news, st

the bbc�*s laura trevelyan is injerusalem.m there isn't damage, there is psychological damage becausejews and israelis came into conflict on the streets here. but what happened in gaza is real physical damage. after 11 days there, the united nations estimates 77,000 people fled their homes. the bbc�*s tom bateman was out and about in gaza today with a family who returned and saw the rubble that used to be their house. gaza's homeless wonder if it's even worth rebuilding. this man loses count of the rounds of conflict he's seen here. this time, the israelis got his home. i go to meet him at the tent he's put up on the wreckage. before the missile struck, his neighbour had a warning call. he and his family ran and then filmed their house being bombed. israel says it targeted the homes of militants. he says his son just works for the police in the enclave, which is governed by the armed group hamas. translation: i am an innocent civilian. i i have nothing to do with politics. my feeling is more hatred towards israel. if i have a

hello i'm laura trevelyan in washington. christian fraser is in london.s are massing on the border with gaza — as the military considers plans for a possible ground invasion. israel has continued its air strikes on gaza — where people say they endured the worst night since the 2014 war. at least 83 people are reported to have been killed in gaza since monday. seven people have died in israel. palestinian militants have continued firing barrages of rockets at several target cities across israel. and clashes betweenjewish and arab civilians on the streets of tel aviv, lod and beyond have intensified amid warnings of civil war. from jerusalem here's our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. vicious night after long, hard days and none unexpected front line on the streets of israel. sectarian violence between israeli citizens is a new dimension of this crisis. not all israelis arejews, around 20% are palestinian arabs. last night, young men were on the prowl for people to attack. jews versus arabs, arabs againstjews. all israeli citizens. the president once they

laura trevelyan is on the line from jerusalem. let's talk about the ceasefire.allows the focus to shift to the diplomatic efforts. ~ , ,., , focus to shift to the diplomatic efforts. ~ ,,., , �* efforts. absolutely. but underscoring _ efforts. absolutely. but underscoring the - efforts. absolutely. butl underscoring the fragility efforts. absolutely. but - underscoring the fragility of that ceasefire, here injerusalem on friday there were clashes between israelis and palestinians after revered holy site that is precious to both sides. the diplomatic efforts to underpin the ceasefire are intensifying. the ceasefire between israel and her mass was negotiated with the egyptian government. a delegation will be in the west bank today leading the leadership of the palestinian authority. anthony blink and we'll be in israel and the west bank on wednesday and thursday of next week. the defence minister of israel has said that israel's military operation was successful, but without diplomacy they will just be another conflict. the us president himself has said that it is

has entered its third day as humanitarian efforts to rebuild gaza continue. 0ur correspondent laura trevelyan well, there are intensive diplomatic efforts under way to try to firm up the ceasefire, which is regarded as quite fragile and precarious, though it is holding, now, into its third day. and egyptians, who mediated the ceasefire to begin with, because they're the only people in the region who can speak to both israel and hamas, they were in ramallah in the west bank yesterday, egyptian mediators speaking to the president of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas. the previous day they were in the gaza strip. next week, you have the us secretary of state, antony blinken, who will come and visit israel. he'll also be in the west bank. so, all of this is going on, and at the same time the united nations security council has finally issued a press statement in which they've called on all sides to adhere to the ceasefire. that is significant, because american objections held up any actual security council resolution during that 11—day conflict, but now it's been resolved, the council is a

laura trevelyan has more from jerusalem the ceasefire is now in its third day.ire. an egyptian delegation was in the west bank yesterday. you have the us secretary of state coming to the region next week. but the immediate focus is on the reconstruction of gaza, and on the condition of people there, so for more on that let's go now to the medical coordinator, here injerusalem... tell us, and top of the immediate needs in gaza, are you also seeing an increase in coronavirus cases there, because she could not get vaccines and for 11 days during the conflict? the vaccination _ days during the conflict? the vaccination roll-out - days during the conflict? the vaccination roll—out has been stalled in gaza and generally in palestine drier to this escalation in violence, so less than 2% of the population are vaccinated, unfortunately. gaza was coming to the end of its second wave of covid when this started. they still were having 300 cases a day. really, the risk now, given that at one point there were 100,000 internally displaced people congregating outside of their h

laura trevelyan is injerusalem... good news that the ceasefire is holding.lomatic efforts to continue. notjust the diplomatic efforts to continue. not just to the diplomatic efforts to continue. notjust to cement the diplomatic efforts to continue. not just to cement that ceasefire, but also to talk about what might happen next... the but also to talk about what might happen next- - -— but also to talk about what might happen next... the ceasefire is only a da old happen next... the ceasefire is only a day old and _ happen next... the ceasefire is only a day old and clashes _ happen next... the ceasefire is only a day old and clashes here - happen next... the ceasefire is only a day old and clashes here in - a day old and clashes here in jerusalem yesterday between israelis and palestinians at a holy site underscored just how fragile and precarious that ceasefire is. so the diplomatic efforts to try and firm it up are intensifying, the egyptians who brokered that ceasefire between israel and hamas, because they are the only ones that can talk to both sides,

laura trevelyan is on the line from jerusalem.s seems to be shifting... that although some space but diplomatic efforts to continue. diplomatic efforts to continue. diplomatic efforts to continue. diplomatic efforts to cement that ceasefire but to do more than that as well. that is riaht, to do more than that as well. that is right. those _ to do more than that as well. twat is right, those diplomatic efforts are intensifying. remember it was the egyptian government that mediated the ceasefire between israel and hamas. they are the only party that can speak to both sites, so an egyptian delegation is travelling from the gaza strip to the west bank today. they have talked to and they will talk to the palestinian authority. it media are that us secretary of state will go to israel and to the mac two on thursday suite —— west bank. there will be another —— last night at the white house, the us presidentjoe biden, affirmed american support for israel and a two state solution. there is no shift in my commitment to the security of israe

laura trevelyan, bbc news, jerusalem. thorny issue indeed. been a journey 17 years in the making, and someone who was there at the very beginning — back in 1994 — was warren littlefield, the then president of nbc, the man who developed and commissioned friends, as well as a host of other iconic shows you will love. in his pomp, his thursday night schedule on nbc included seinfeld, frasier, friends and will and grace. he is a tv legend and warren littlefield is with us. it is lovely to see you, thanks for coming on the show. take me back, taking back all the way to 1994. where did this come from? it taking back all the way to 1994. where did this come from? it was a development _ where did this come from? it was a development kind _ where did this come from? it was a development kind of— where did this come from? it was a development kind of goal. - where did this come from? it was a development kind of goal. i - where did this come from? it was a development kind of goal. i would i development kind of goal. i would look at _ development kind

hello, i'm laura trevelyan in washington, christian fraser is in london.en an extraordinary year in american politics — it'sjust four months since supporters of president trump stormed the us capitol, claiming the election had been stolen from them. now, we're on the verge of a reshaping of the top ranks in the republican party itself. this would mean silencing those who challenge the fraud claims, and elevating those who support them. arch conservative liz cheney, a key member of the house republican leadership, says the gop is "at a turning point". she writes that: "it needs to steer away from the dangerous and anti—democratic, trump cult of personality". her opinion piece in the washington post is unsparing, uncompromising, and amid all the internal pressure she has faced... wholly unyielding. "the question before us now", she writes, "is whether we willjoin trump s crusade to delegitimize and undo the legal outcome of the 2020 election, with all the consequences denver riggleman is a former republican congressman from virginia, and hejoins us now. a co

i'm laura trevelyan with the latest from jerusalem" the truce was called for 2am — this is the scene

laura trevelyan, jerusalem. what is your assessment from all parties in the middle east today? with the mission to shore it up because it certainly feels pretty fragile although there may not be rockets flying across the border with israel and there are not israeli air strikes. there's a lot of intercommunal tension and so, what anthony is trying to do is lower the temperature and he was very evenhanded. it's a big shift from the donald trump era where he was unabashedly pro—israel and cut off a lot of funding to the palestinians and move the air american embassy forjerusalem to tel aviv something that palestinians from provocative and they felt undermined in a two state solution and so, he has gone back to more evenhanded approach and he made it clear that the us does not support anything that could spark violence, whether that is evictions, talking about the threat of eviction of palestinian families in eastjerusalem which sparked this current conflict. whether it's the demolition of houses, payments to terrorists. he made that clear to both sides and so, we will see what hap

laura trevelyan is injerusalem. where are we right now?curity cabinet _ where are we right now? well, the israeli security cabinet met - israeli security cabinet met tonight, as you are reporting there, and that significant because they can't be an israeli cease—fire without the approval of that key body. we are also hearing from our colleagues and bbc arabic that the cease—fire begins as early as 12pm noon tomorrow. the egyptians are absolutely essential to this because they are the one foreign power that's trusted by both sides and is able to speak both to the israelis and hamas, with the you in playing a subsidiary role there also and we know that presidentjoe biden, chief ally of israel, spoke by phone today to president lcc. they spoke about de—escalating the conflict, the same message president biden was trying to hammer home the benjamin netanyahu. it feels the air is thick with talks of a cease—fire, but whether it will be a partial one declared for a few hours while both sides work out the details of a full cease—fire — it seems t

laura trevelyan, what would you draw from that? bzferr; gaza.te in public, the only point _ you draw from that? very polite in public, the only point of— you draw from that? very polite in| public, the only point of dissension was nothing to do with the ceasefire between israel and hamas, it was benjamin netanyahu making clear that israel reserves the right to act against iran if it believes iran is threatening israel's interests. he said that because the us is currently holding indirect talks with iran about a potential return to the iran nuclear deal which was meant to stop iran developing nuclear weapons, meant to stop iran developing nuclearweapons, but meant to stop iran developing nuclear weapons, but the four day ceasefire between israel and hamas, secretary blinken said he is trying to uphold that, to get humanitarian aid into gaza, reconstruct gaza. this is tricky territory because the israelis do not want any of the reconstruction money to go to hamas so they can use it to build more rockets to fire at israel, neither do the americans.

laura trevelyan is injerusalem.rip really is about solidifying the cease—fire. about making sure that it holds, its about trying to get much needed aid to the people of gaza. so those are the primary objectives, the much broader vision of the middle east peace, the grand strategy of the oslo peace accords, there is no indication at all that that is what the secretary of state is trying to restart. but also he's going to be signalling a more evenhanded us approach to the israeli palestinian question. when his predecessor was here in november he went and visited ajewish here in november he went and visited a jewish settlement in the west bank which is something that no top us official had ever done before. so where's the trumpet ministration was seen by the israelis as being very much in their corner, now you have the biting administration both emphasising the ironclad commitment to israel's security and restarting the relationship with the palestinian people and missing in action for a number of years. picking up on

let's cross to jerusalem now and speak to our colleague laura trevelyan.uestion. and _ asked, what can he do? it's a very good question. and definitely - asked, what can he do? it's a very good question. and definitely in i good question. and definitely in washington where caddy is expectations are being downplayed. the idea _ expectations are being downplayed. the idea senior officials say in washington this is about trying to stabilise — washington this is about trying to stabilise and underpin the cease—fire. no grand plan to restart talks towards the two state solution other— talks towards the two state solution other than _ talks towards the two state solution other than theory that is still the -oal other than theory that is still the goal of— other than theory that is still the goal of the biden administration. this is— goal of the biden administration. this is about upholding the cease—fire, getting aid into gaza. by cease—fire, getting aid into gaza. by the _ cease—fire, getting aid into gaza. by the way, the way, the situation is so _ by the way,

laura trevelyan is injerusalem for us. benjamin netanyahu today, laura, and also mahmoud abbas. what you think the extent of foreign policy is when it comes to theissue foreign policy is when it comes to the issue in the middle east? weill. the issue in the middle east? well, it's interesting _ the issue in the middle east? well, it's interesting that _ the issue in the middle east? well, it's interesting that tonight, - it's interesting that tonight, secretary blinking, at his press conference, set american words matten — conference, set american words matter. and he would say that because — matter. and he would say that because he's on a tour of the region here~ _ because he's on a tour of the region here but _ because he's on a tour of the region here but at — because he's on a tour of the region here. but at the same time, remember president _ here. but at the same time, remember president biden spoke six times to prime _ president biden spoke six times to prime minister netanyahu in the final week of that campaign, and

laura trevelyan is in jerusalem for us now. tell us the latest laura.od morning - tell us the latest laura. well, victoria, good morning from | victoria, good morning from jerusalem where at 2am local, that cease fair came into force, so for the first time in 11 days, instead of sirens in the morning in southern israel, as hamas fired rockets, instead of the sound of air strikes instead of the sound of air strikes in the gaza strip, it was quiet, there were celebrations in the gaza strip, in fact, there were celebrations in the gaza strip, infact, but there were celebrations in the gaza strip, in fact, but people are watching to see if this ceasefire does hold. it claimed the lives of more than 230 palestinians, of 12 israeli, and in order to up hold the ceasefire the egyptians who brokered the truth are —— truce are sending bell investigations to try and turn it into something more enduring. my colleague now reports. there were celebrations on the streets of gaza city after the ceasefire came into effect in the early hours of the morning. it brings to