—— president mahmoud abbas. this interpretation of that exchange? -- president mahmoud abbas.to president mahmoud abbas. this was an attempt to persuade _ president mahmoud abbas. this was an attempt to persuade the _ president mahmoud abbas. this was an attempt to persuade the palestinians i attempt to persuade the palestinians that they are part of the dialogue, that they are part of the dialogue, that they are a necessary party to the ongoing discussions about the future of gaza. it is a courtesy call. it is the third time that antony blinken has met president mahmoud abbas since this crisis began. no one is under illusions about the extent to which the palestinian authority has much influence on the offence in gaza. it really does not. this is not something the pa can influence in any significant way. what antony blinken wanted to do, to persuade him is that the us is doing everything in their power we are —— in their power to improve the humanitarian aid in gaza and to move forward the peace process. even though this is an early—stage and overshadowed by events on the gro

.— diplomat in the us, meeting with mahmoud abbas. . ~ ~ ., , mahmoud abbas. abbas. yeah, i think antony blinken felt it — mahmoud abbas. yeah, i think antony blinken felt it was _ mahmoud abbas. yeah, i think antony blinken felt it was imperative - mahmoud abbas. yeah, i think antony blinken felt it was imperative to - blinken felt it was imperative to stop off and meet mahmoud abbas. use a palestinian president, even though he is a very elderly, and his power is waning in many palestinians regard his palestinian authority with considerable disdain, and frankly mahmoud abbas is pretty much a bystander in terms of what is going on in gaza. but i think what antony blinken was trying to reassure him was, one, the united states is doing everything in its power to persuade israel to abide by the laws of war. the united states are trying very, very hard to create windows of opportunity but it can be got into the southern part of the gaza strip, the so—called humanitarian policy is that the american keep on talking about. and that when all of the suits overcome over

we handed the keys over to mahmoud abbas, the very same mahmoud abbas you are talking about. turned that into a singapore, into a beautiful country. there was no siege, no blockade, no nothing. we pulled out all of the soldiers. but they chose, instead of building their own state, to apply terror. to go and rape women, to be had children, to burn a whole families. we still have -- we have 230 hostages being held by them. >> let's just be clear. when that happened -- >> this is about a palestinians desire [inaudible] >> mr. bennett, can we have a conversation please? i do enjoy talking to you. i really want to have a meaningful conversation. what you say that what happened in gaza was not, the land that was handed over to the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas, they are not in charge of gaza right now. what happened on october 7th was not the palestinian authority. you will agree with me on that, right? >> no. you're missing the point. he over to mahmoud abbas, but he couldn't hold the control, and hamas took over because of popular support. so, are you now expecting us to r

we heard from mahmoud abbas and the pa today - mahmoud abbas and the pa today saying they are going toy see it as a solution for east jerusalem and gaza but not without the support of neighbouring countries. are you in favour of that and what sort of support what they need and can you offer? very few people are going to engage in a conversation like this because everybody wants to focus on the ceasefire first but is engaging in such conversation would mean we are not very keen on a ceasefire and we need to keep the situation open ended. . , ., , ended. that is not the case. engaging — ended. that is not the case. engaging in _ ended. that is not the case. engaging in a _ ended. that is not the case. engaging in a conversation l ended. that is not the case. i engaging in a conversation like ended. that is not the case. - engaging in a conversation like this would mean that we want to help the palestinians govern themselves and lead to the political solution that that would entail an independent palestinian state. this is what we wish for and what we are working for. the israelis, on the

more details on what could be expected from his stopped attacki —— mahmoud abbas.s from the bbc�*s persian service. when this crisis first erupted on october seven, turkey condemned the atrocities by hamas in southern israel, but since then, it seems to be shifting its position, is that correct? ~ ., , be shifting its position, is that correct? ~ ~ , ., , be shifting its position, is that correct? ~ ~ , , correct? well, turkey has been basically condemning _ correct? well, turkey has been basically condemning the - correct? well, turkey has been - basically condemning the atrocities, especially the israel, what they call war crimes against civilians in gaza. we know turkey's president has called hamas freedom fighters, they don't see them as a terrorist organisation as the us or the eu or the uk does. they have been saying, defining hamas as an organisation thatis defining hamas as an organisation that is protecting its territories. turkey has been speaking out loud against israel's attacks in gaza. basically, antony blinken's visit is happening in the light of the

سلمان ولي عهد ورئيس مجلساء مجلس الوزراء للمملكه العربيه all right, you were just listening to mahmoud abbasally he, this is the emergency meeting of the oic summit that he was addressing chaired by muhammad bin salman, the saudi crown pince. asked for a ceasefire, he made sure he was very clear about that, he also said humanitarian aid is coming through a limited basis, that number needs to increase, the other crossings he said needs to be um used, access to that is important in order to have vital supplies come in, he also asked for resources in order for there to be action for the palestinians and also at the end of his statements uh he said that false facts need not to be brought into the picture uh which... teaches hatred uh, this is the joint um oic summit meeting that is taking place, the iranian president also in attendance, we hope to obviously bring you him uh and any other speakers that we deem necessary that will contribute to this. prayers for the prophet muhammad sweet. there are rich and poor people in gaza. people are not all the same, some of them are employees and the other

i think mahmoud abbas does not have any power, doesn't have any authority, and again, you know, it's not the first time that it's come across that he is a stuge, you know, of the americans who's been put in place there, and yes, he it it took tons of people to die before he even made his first appearance to even say anything, to be there for his people, so this is this is what they want, post war. also they want to have people like mahmoud abbas in place who will not oppose them you know who will wait for the calling from the us and then take action so that's not going to happen but in terms of the question before you were asking about you know israel and and us not seeing eye to eye um you know i think israel is like entitle child of the us so they know you the you know netanyahu knows that whatever he says if he was tantrum, america is not gna be able to do anything about it, so they're like pooddle for them, you know, mean even if they don't want that, even if they tell something to israel and they don't listen, there is nothing that is going to happen, so it's it's really, i thin

us secretary of state, antony blinken, has held talks with the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas visit comes as the israeli bombardment of gaza continues. the gaza health authorities say more than 45 people were killed in an israeli airstrike on a refugee camp. the gaza health ministry says 9,770 palestinians have been killed since the 7th of october — more than 4,000 of them are children. german police say the hostage situation at hamburg airport is over. they say a suspect has been arrested without resistance and his four—year old daughter appears to be unharmed. the uk conservative party has rejected suggestions it covered up allegations of rape againstan mp. the mp hasn't been named. prince william has arrived in singapore, where he'll announce the winners of his earthshot environmental prize. we'll take a look at all the global stories making headlines injust a moment — but before we do let's take a look at today's sport with hugh ferris. hello from the bbc sport centre.

scheduled meeting between secretary of state tony blinken and palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas the two men discussing, and the promise lincoln blinken shared with the palestinian leader. we have a number of live reports from across the region coming up in the next two hours ahead. and from the campaign trail to the courtroom, former president donald trump is scheduled to testify tomorrow in the civil fraud trial against him. what prosecutors are most likely to grill him on and will his testimony even matter after the judge in the case has already found that trump is liable. remember, this is just about damages. later on, a triumphant return ten months in the making, after suffering a cardiac arrest on live television playing football, damar hamlin is back in cincinnati. and this time, he's bringing a special message for the nation. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hey, everybody. we're gonna begin with the latest from events in the middle east, where there has been a complete interruption, as they put it, of all communications and internet services in the gaza strip. that is according to the palestine

this is the fact that many times when the regime condemned mahmoud abbas mujahideen when he committed crimes against the palestinian people, whether in gaza or in the west bank , he said that we are in no way opposed to any military or security activity, only through demonstrations and strike and all this, is the regime massacring people with demonstrations? it is daylight it kills people. with complete composure. he executes a pregnant woman on the street, he even allows them to be taken to the hospital. whether in quds, in the west bank, or in other parts of the 48 territories. therefore, unfortunately, mahmoud abbas is completely coordinated and we hope that they will really feel ashamed of these bloodsheds . their own brothers are not from al-asul or other branches of hamas and jihad, but the power, weapons and budget are in the hands of mohammad abbas, unfortunately , thank you very much, mr. seyed afghani, we want let's continue the conversation with you about the developments of the past hour in gaza, the news about the new attacks on hospitals in gaza, which we also had in the

he talked about a range of topics with palestinian president, mahmoud abbas. the one that is really vaccine, the one that will really govern how this thing goes is who will govern the gaza strip after israel, or if israel completes its goal of completely dismantling hamas? that group that attacked israel on october 7th, and set out a miscellaneous round of fighting that as you mentioned is entering its second month. the question was, for blinken, unit, he was pressing my mood to boss to try to take control over the gaza strip. and i moved to boston, his palestinian authority, have no authority over the gaza strip. they have been since 2007 when hamas violently expelled them in fighting between these two palestinian groups. now, mahmoud abbas responded according to agencies, according to sources from within the state department who spoke with the associated press and reuters. this is not going to happen until there is some sort of comprehensive peace agreement that governs israel and the palestinian territories fully. that is something that is something negotia

there he met the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas. it's the latest stop in blinken's swing through the middle east. these are the pictures that we have moments ago, coming into us. mahmoud abbas, of course, leads the palestinian authority from ramallah in the west bank. we only got notification, obviously, of this, and we were able to report it after. there you see the two men. antony blinken is now on his way back, we believe to tel aviv. he was there, where he'll continue to make the case, unsuccessfully, so far, to the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, for a pause in the fighting for humanitarian goods to be allowed through. this is following his meetings not only with abbas, but with other arab leaders, including jordan and amman, where he rebuffed calls from arab countries to push for a cease-fire. also this morning, allow me to bring you details. heavy explosions near the al quds hospital in gaza. the palestinian red crescent says artillery and air strikes have destroyed a building close by, causing numerous casualties.

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should have a central role in _ mahmoud abbas should have a central role in the _ mahmoud abbasbut how we get from where we are today to that _ how we get from where we are today to that point is the 60 question. will the — to that point is the 60 question. will the palestinian authority or anyone — will the palestinian authority or anyone associated with it or want to ride the _ anyone associated with it or want to ride the gaza on the back of an israeti — ride the gaza on the back of an israeli tank no what would be the kind of— israeli tank no what would be the kind of transition that allows for some _ kind of transition that allows for some kind — kind of transition that allows for some kind of change of leadership in gaza will_ some kind of change of leadership in gaza will it _ some kind of change of leadership in gaza will it involve local plans and local tribes. gaza will it involve local plans and localtribes. how gaza will it involve local plans and local tribes. how will gaza will it involve local plans and localtribes. how willthe gaza will it involve local plans and

us secretary of state, antony blinken, has held talks with the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbasime minister benjamin netanyahu has again rejected calls for a ceasefire in gaza until all of the 240 hostages captured by hamas are returned. the hamas—run health authorities say more than 50 people were killed in an israeli air strike on a refugee camp in gaza. the israeli military says it's investigating whether it was operating in the area at the time. the israeli bombardment of gaza continues. the palestinian telecommunications company says there has been another "complete disruption" to communication and internet services in gaza. you are watching bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening: luis diaz�* emotional week ends with a crucial liverpool goal. his injury time equaliser denies luton a famous premier league win.

visit to the occupied west bank this morning, to meet with the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas. according to a boss's spokesperson, the president told blinken there should be an 88 cease-fire between israel and hamas, and that humanitarian aid must be allowed into gaza. state department officials say secretary blinken made it clear in this meeting that the u.s. has a quote, commitment to the delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance, and resumption of essential services in gaza, and made clear that palestinians must not be forcibly displaced, and quote. blinken's visit came right after another israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in central gaza early this morning, which killed at least 47 people and wounded dozens more, according to the health ministry and gaza. this brings the death toll in gaza up to more than 9700 since october the 7th. 4800 of those dead are believed to be children, though nbc is unable to independently verify those numbers. the attack came as israel said it would press on with its offensive in gaza, despite appeals from the united states and other na

he was in the west bank a short time ago meeting with the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas.mediate ceasefire, the u.s. secretary of state reiterated the position that they do not support a ceasefire right now, they do support more humanitarian aid getting into gaza. i spoke to one of abbas' political rivals in ramallah, head of what is essentially the third party there, the palestinian national initiative. and like many palestinians in the west bank, he was highly critical of everything the biden administration has done since this conflict began. listen here. >> the position of the the united states of america including the president and the secretary, why they don't ceasefire. they're the only country in the world who can put a limit to this massacre, to this genocide. they are the only ones who can restrain israel and stop the bombardment of gaza. they can do it if they want. >> reporter: but the u.s. is, of course, backing israeli resistance to a full ceasefire if because israel says if they ins gate a full ceasefire, all that will do is give hamas time to reorganize, rea

his people, so um, this is this is what they want, post war also, they want to have people like mahmoud abbas the calling from the us and then take action, so that's not going to happen, but in terms of the question before you were asking about you know israel and and us not seeing eye to eye, um, you know, i think israel is like entitle child of the us, so they know the you know knows that whatever he says, if he throws a tantrum, america is not going to be able to do anything. about it, so they're like pooddle for them, you know, i mean even if they don't want that, even if they tell something to israel and they don't listen, there is nothing that is going to happen, so it's it's really, i think for the british and americans, they have created this child who is now so entitled we not even listen to them, very good point there, um, again, we're going to pause the discussion briefly, because the israeli bombardment of gaza has international significance, and waiting in china with their foreign ministry spokesman reiterating the country's position. china supports the unity and solidarity of th

he with was just there meeting with mahmoud abbas, the palestinian authorities president.hat does that tell you, especially that he is engaging once again in shuttle diplomacy. weighs at the summit saturday meeting with the foreign ministers of egypt and qatar and jordan. what do you make of of this? >> yeah, good morning, amara. well, i think what secretary blinken is doing is trying to shore up support among the palestinian authority as well as the arab nations for a two-state solution. he would like the palestinian authority also to take over the administration of gaza once israel achieves its goals of destroying hamas. whether or not israel can achieve the goals is, of course, another matter. i think the goal of the secretary of state is very much to get the palestinian authority represented by mahmoud abbas in on his side and make that work for him from a political standpoint. >> what are your thoughts on this four-hour window for this safe corridor? that window is about to close at 2:00 p.m. local time. it's a little after 1:00 there. and elia brought up these issues

he and mahmoud abbas met as violence is surging in the occupied territory and in gaza. >> israel defense forces have told civilians to leave northern gaza. the idf has opened a safe road for people to leave the city and move south, but one of the refugee camps south of the line where palestinians have been told to go was hit by a deadly explosion several hours ago. a palestinian hospital official said more than 50 people were killed. the israeli military has not to commented on whether it targeted the area. >> cnn's ed lavandera is live now from tel aviv. ed, we know that the secretary of state's visit, blinken, to the west bank is coming at a critical time as we are seeing violence escalate there as well. >> reporter: right. we will get to the fighting and the airstrikes that we have seen in the last 12 to 15 hours in a moment. but this unannounced visit by u.s. secretary of state antony blinken going on this morning as he left jordan and making that stop in the west bank before coming b coming back to tel aviv. this is significant. the palestinian authority, a political rival of hamas.

blincon's meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abbas lasted less than. an hour and no public statements were made from either official, the us state department kept tight lipped on the visit, but when news broke of his visit, protest erupted here in ramallah against the trap as well as the us support for israel, both blincon and biden are war criminals besides netanyahu, they're no less responsible for the crimes than the israeli regime, he's coming to mislead the world and divide and more pressure on the palestinian people, the only response to his visit is that the war on ghaza must stop, long time before this aggression, the united states never been a neutral part, and now it's becoming more clear that they are partners in this aggression against the palestinian people in denying the palestinian rights, giving and covering the israeli war crimes in this part of the world, so uh are not expecting any good to come from the united states. only few hours before blinken arrived in ramallah, israeli troops a stormed several areas all over the occupied westbank under the same daily claim, d

secretary of state anthony blincon was arriving to meet with palestinian president mahmoud abbas. our correspondent has more. us secretary of state anthony blincon returned to the region while the israeli bombardment on gaza ship continued relentlessly. it's his first trip to the occupied west bank since the israeli war on gaza began. blinken's meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abbas lasted less than an hour and no public statements were made from either official. the us state department kept tight lipped on the visit, but when news broke of his visit, protest erupted here in ramallah against the trap as well as the us support for israel. blincon waiden humrimi harb, both blincon and byton are war criminals besides netanyahu. they're no less responsible for the... crimes than the israeli regime, he's coming to mislead the world and divide and exert more pressure on the palestinian people. the only response to his visit is that the war on gaza must stop, long time before this aggression, the united states never been a neutral part, and now it's becoming more clear that the

, but mahmoud abbas set the condition that i will not take control of the gas sector without stoppingtical compromises in the region, well, if this happens, it will be calm, if not, i think that the crisis will deepen, even after they accept their control or... imposes their control on the northern part of the enlava. yes, political measures are exactly what this situation is all about. taryk, thank you very much, tariq alyan, journalist of the agency, was in direct contact with us, i’ll give you some more, these are the figures, according to hamas , israel drops more than a thousand tons of explosives with gas every day, so it turns out that it is three times the power of the atomic bomb that was dropped by the united states. states to hiroshima, well, thank you very much, tariq, once again, tarik alyan , journalist of the raonovosti agency, there was contact with us from the gas sector, we will now take a break for a couple of minutes, later we will continue with another topic. if you've already spent half an evening choosing a movie, don't waste too much by ordering it. on a scoote

palestinian president mahmoud abbas joined other arab leaders in calling for an immediate cease-fire.he secretary of state had come to the region trying to build support for humanitarian pause in fighting. roundly rejected by israel, wrist no let up in the fight raging inside gaza. this morning, hamas accused the israel defense forces of killing more than 40 people in an air trying at the al magazi refugee camp. the idf says it's investigating, but it appears to be the latest in a series of attacks on targets with a heavy civilian presence. from the multiple explosions at the jabalia refugee camp to strikes on a convoy of ambulances outside the al shifa hospital which israel says targeted a hamas terror cell, and schools turned u.n. shelters that ultimately provided no safety at all. the dead placed together in delivery trucks acting as makeshift morgues. families unable to let go of loved ones. their lives and homes torn apart day after day in four weeks of heavy bombardment. the israeli government insists troops are raging war in accordance with international law to avoid harm to no

my bus mahmoud abbas has been absent from this conflict. i mean, what role could the va and his current configuration play in a post that scenario? conflicts for guys? is there a role for that is not all for a best to play in the next day in gaza because a bus lacks legitimacy and not bullying goes into with bank where he is designing and he's unable to pick his own people and guards that the on but his security, the, in the west bank because of the suck level violence that's taking place on attacking policing and villages and towns. and that was back and he's unable to offer them the security that they deserve. how is he going to control situation and does that if he's unable to do it, then the worst thing. that's one to know, but i've seen that leadership with a bass regardless of how easy he is. um, how collaborative he is with the us administration or others noble, no credible, but i've seen that leadership is going to go to goes on is why you they think that's not going to happen unless, of course, if, as we have now and that up or tha

the us secretary of state told mahmoud abbas that his administration must play a central role in whatxt in gaza. blinken thanked abbas for his help in maintaining order. on the west bank, but this calm is fragile, attacks on october 7 more than doubled, the level of violence has already reached a fifteen-year high. the palestinian leader told blinken that his government would consider taking control of the gas only as part of a deal to create a palestinian state, but for those currently in gaza, similar the talk may seem irrelevant at a time when the us refuses to support abbas's call for a ceasefire and israel doesn't even want to. consider the possibility of the slightest pause in their bombing. the visit of the head of american diplomacy to baghdad could be extremely tense. let us recall in a few words that prime minister mohammed al-sudani wanted to give a diplomatic form to this visit, in any case, that is what the state department here in washington reports, the visit is as exceptional as it is unexpected, anthony damn nothing knows about the very nature of iraqi. wanted to make

i think that mahmoud abbas spoke about palestine, saudi arabia, qatar , indonesia, egypt, jordan spoke before our president, yes, turkey also spoke. now that you have mentioned the speeches, i will go to the speech of mr. mohammad abbas, the head of the palestinian authority, who seems to be this the different atmosphere that has been created in riyadh has made mr. mohammad abbas talk a bit because we have had less museums like this in the past 30 days. i would like to point out that america is preventing a political solution to the palestinian issue and said that we want america to end the occupation of palestinian lands and pointed out that israel has launched an endless war against the palestinian people. and he stepped on all the red lines and pointed out that 40 thousand people are women palestinian children were martyred or injured, and he pointed out that the people of the west bank are also exposed to terrorist attacks by israeli occupation forces and residents . the oppression that the palestinian nation is facing did not start from the 7th of october or the 15th of the month,

the transfer of power in gaza to the palestinian authority, and secondly, palestinian president mahmoud abbasical about such a scenario during negotiations with blinken. according to him, for ordinary palestinians, all this will look like cooperation with israel, while politicians are in the clouds and dreaming. there are battles on earth about the future and people are dying in gas every day, as the russian representative to the un reminded western politicians. this is not the time to discuss what will happen in gaza, who will to lead it, now it is necessary to stop the fighting in order to save the lives of the civilian population, which is dying on a huge scale. we are not at the right time to discuss future gases, we need to save her present. in israel itself they fear that hamas is counting on the fact that , under international pressure... the army will curtail the operation, thus hamas will retain control over the sector, exchange hostages for palestinian prisoners and will not give up power in gaza to fatah and mahmoud abbas. israeli ministers say gas operation has virtually no time r

to stop murdering children, he is the criminal, and and that's why i object also to... uh, you mahmoud abbas meeting with such a criminal, shaking hands with a bloody criminal, lincon is a bloody criminal, and and we should not even give him the cortesy meeting with him, regardless of what is said behind closed doors on in open in the public, like the minister of jordan who said in public, we disagree that that this is self-defense for israel, this is mass killing of... civilians, you know, okay, but but why do you meet then with this person? he is a participant, he is a direct, you know, collusionist fellow criminal, you know, of of netanyahu, he's not his body with netanyahu, what, what are you talking about, we disagree, we we don't disagree, we have issue here of genocide, it's not like we disagree whether i like you know a particular food or another kind. in food, sorry, there are people actually being slaughtered as we speak, right? a civilian every four minutes, six children every hour, it has to stop. yeah, somebody should have advised mahmoud abbas not to shake hands with lincoln in

, mahmoud abbas at one time said from prison, the relationship is not very complicated such yesder of tanzima, a very radical person , he is now 64 years old, he has been young for a long time, he was five times... assassinated by the israeli special services, was imprisoned prison, at one time mahmoud abaas asked, do not release him from there, this is very, this is the kind of person, if he comes, understand, everything will be different there , this is different, this is the second front, the third front of hezbollah, which means... eh, obviously, we will be forever, iran is not interested in the full entry of hezbollah in military operations against israel, just as the united states is not interested in israel colliding with it, because then there will be a completely different war, and the united states will have to intervene there, you see, these are different, this same thing, and, therefore, from the fact that this the position of these two countries is this, it is not this means that this clash may not happen, because it means that it is already on the brink, which mean

with the with the arab leaders and today he returned to ramallah for a meeting with president mahmoud abbas are against the visit of blincan and that we spoke to many of the people today, they were saying that they believe the american administration is complicit with israel in its war on the goza strip at the same time when blincon is calling for the egyptians to open the rafah crossing at the same time, he is turning a blind eye to the genocide and crimes being committed and against the people in the gauza strip, today as he arrives to ramala, five palestinians were killed in the occupied bank, three palestinians were killed in abudis, one israeli forces surrounded and besieged a home, they clashed with the palestinians there, the israeli forces had used energy shells against one of the buildings, they killed the three palestinians and fourth palestinian was killed in the village of noba near al deal, in addition to this, israeli forces continued raiding palestinian areas and detaining palestinians, from all walks of life, today at least three palestinian journalists had been detained by

blinken is in the occupied west bank today for talks with the head of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbasspokesman for the palestinian president has said mr abbas told mr blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire and an allowing of humanitarian aid to the gaza strip. according to us spokesperson matthew miller, the secretary of state reaffirmed the united states�* commitment to the delivery of life—saving humanitarian assistance and resumption of essential services in gaza and made clear that palestinians must not be forcibly displaced. in other words, they should be forced to leave gaza into egypt —— shouldn't be forced. secretary blinken and president abbas discussed efforts to restore calm and stability in the west bank, including the need to stop extremist violence against palestinians and hold those accountable responsible. united nations can has expressed concern. secretary blinken reiterated that the united states remains committed to advancing equal measures of dignity and security for palestinians and israelis alike. the secretary also expressed the commitment of the united st

us secretary of state, antony blinken, has held talks with the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbascted calls for a ceasefire in gaza until all of the 240 hostages captured by hamas are returned.

the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has told antony blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire again. the weather is just a little bit quieter than it was yesterday. we don't have the heavy rain and the strong winds that we had yesterday, but there will be a scattering of showers, those particularly around western areas of the uk, but also some sunny spells as well. we've lost the showers that were affecting eastern areas of england this morning. so it's drier here with that sunshine coming through, showers drifting their way into parts of wales, south west england, north west england, western scotland and northern ireland. one or two of those can be blustery, perhaps a bit heavy from time to time. but even here, there'll be a bit of sunshine breaking through and maximum temperatures getting up to about 9 to 13 degrees celsius. of course, it's bonfire night. you may be heading out this evening and there'll be clear skies across many areas. but you'll notice that we still have these showers across western areas of the uk. so you may get a little bit wet if you're in the west. it

city of ramallah where he held what's being described as a tense meeting with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas. and tonight the israeli army said its, quote, significant airstrikes and land assault had essentially split the palestinian territory in two. cbs's ramy inocencio is in tel aviv tonight and has the very latest. ramy, good evening. >> reporter: jericka, good evening. and we've had hamas retaliate with rockets of their own tonight here in tel aviv. as for gaza, israel keeps shattering buildings and lives in its mission to destroy hamas. a viewer warning. the images you are about to see are disturbing. shock in gaza city. an israeli fighter jet struck this ambulance convoy, claiming hamas fighters were inside. men and women laid in their own pools of blood outside the strip's biggest hospital, al shifa. israel also hit gaza's jabalya refugee camp, the third time in five days, targeting more militants and infrastructure. in the aftermath this anguished boy said he carried out dead bodies, including one decapitated. and in the maghazi refugee camp hamas says another israeli strike killed

we heard from mahmoud abbas there. who else is at the summit and why does it matter?gue countries, and that includes some pretty strange bedfellows. this is saudi arabia, and yet its historic rival in this region, iran, sent its president, and really this was a tale of two halves. you had countries pushing for concrete punitive measures to not so much to punish israel but to punish israel's backers, primarily the united states. some were the closure of american bases. some cultural severing of diplomatic relations with israel, and places like bahrain, the uae, all of that was refused. what we have had is a really resounding condemnation not only of israel's actions in gaza but those who support it, those who give it the green light, in their words. i would say this summit isn't so much aimed at israel, it's aimed at the united states. there have been a lot of accusations of double standard saying, look, the west is a very quick to condemn rocha for its killing of civilians in ukraine, but has been pretty muted about what's going on in gaza, and the saudi foreign minis

the west bank of the jordan river , the palestinian authority operates under the leadership of mahmoud abbas. he is over 80 years old and has not participated in any elections for almost 20 years. this context will help to understand the israeli-palestinian conflict, what is happening now, and the united states, a key ally of israel, is opposed to israel reoccupying the gaza strip. and what is the position of the israeli authorities. prime minister netanyahu says that after the war, israel will control overall security in the sector for some time. gaza, he did not explain what exactly israel plans to do after the fighting ends, and prime minister netanyahu rejected the american proposal to create a government in the gaza strip led by mahmoud abbas and the palestinian authority, and the second part of the american plan involves negotiations on the creation of two states. you've heard the saying about two states, the idea that the israeli-palestinian conflict can be resolved by creating an independent palestinian state. so, against an independent palestinian state, israeli prime minister benja

the us secretary of state, antony blinken, holds talks with the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas in the occupied west bank city of ramallah. his visit comes as fighting continues in gaza. the hamas—run health authorities have accused israel of killing more than 30 people in a deadly airstrike on a refugee camp. they are still looking under the rubble of about three or four buildings which were destroyed overnight. this is al—maghazi refugee camp. it's in the safe area where israel advised 1.2 million people in gaza city and the north to flee south. the hamas—run health minsitry in gaza says 9,770 people have been killed so far. german police say they're dealing with a hostage situation at hamburg airport after a man drove onto the airport tarmac with a four—year—old girl in his vehicle. the uk conservative party has rejected suggestions it covered up allegations of rape againstan mp. prince william is in singapore to announce the winners of his earthshot environmental prize. german police are continuing to negotiate with a man who apparently drove through a security barrier at ha

today, he stopped in the occupied west bank, meeting palestinian leader mahmoud abbas, who called forate ceasefire. blinken has been pushing for shorter pauses in fighting. everyone would welcome the humanitarian pause because, again, it could advance things we're all trying to accomplish, including getting hostages back, including getting a lot more assistance into gaza, including getting people out of gaza. one of the more than 200 hostages being held in gaza is 84—year—old elma avraham. her family found this photo online, where she is seen being taken by hamas. her son, uri rawitz, showed us the medicines his mother needs to take every day to stay in good health. he's hoping someone can take these to her. right now, we are four weeks after that, four weeks and one day, and they're still not here. and they should be here yesterday. not today, yesterday. i'm like in some horror movie that i'm stuck. but, yeah, i still have hope. yogita limaye, bbc news, tel aviv. with me is bbc arabic�*s mohamed taha. tell us more about what you've been hearing about what's been going on overnight.—

us secretary of state, antony blinken, has held talks with the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas in the occupied west bank city of ramallah. mr abbas repeated calls for a ceasefire in gaza. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has again rejected calls for a ceasefire in gaza until all of the 240 hostages captured by hamas are returned. the gaza health authorities say more than 45 people were killed in an israeli air strike on a refugee camp. the israeli military says it's investigating whether it was operating in the area at the time. the israeli bombardment of gaza continues. military insists it prioritised efforts to evacuate palestinians from the north of the gaza strip away from its operations. german police say a hostage incident which closed hamburg airport for 18 hours has been brought to an end. they say a suspect has been arrested and his four—year old daughter appears to be unharmed. the uk conservative party has rejected suggestions it covered up allegations of rape against an mp. the mp hasn't been named. now it's time for a look at today's sport with olly foster

unannounced stop in the occupied west bank city of ramallah today, meeting palestinian leader mahmoud abbasn immediate ceasefire. blinken has been pushing instead for shorter humanitarian pauses. 84—year—old elma avraham is one of more than 200 hostages being held in gaza. herson, uri ravitz, showed us the medicines his mother needs to take every day to stay in good health. he's hoping someone can take these to her. just a nightmare and like in some horror movie that i'm stuck. not only me, there is to more than 240 families. right now, we are four weeks after that, four weeks and one day, and they're still not here. and they should be here yesterday. and then today. not today. yesterday. so i have to believe that she's still alive. and i'm going to see her. but, yeah, i still have hope. let's look closer at the diplomatic issues in the region. i spoke to david markovsky, who is a former adviser to the us special envoy for israeli—palestinian negotiations, and is now a fellow at the washington institute for near east policy. i asked him what challenges arab leaders face in terms of what the

the secretary at states, visits involved us to holding, told to tell us to being present mahmoud, abbas in the fall in southern lebanon, 3 children, and the grandmother killed. and that is really strongly that was followed by the killing providence. right. any civilian it has belong to the welcome to the front of them. israel has been coming out intends buildings around the knowles of the gaza strip. the note is false as continue to target densely populated residential areas that are filled with civilians. and that includes free refugee comes to the past 24 hours as well as areas neighboring hospitals. the palestinian telecommunications agencies as internet services have been cut across garza, a policies of k also coming in from l ship a hospital in garza as the injured and dad brought the the spokes person for the garza health industries as well as placed in c targeting civilians. as the international community continues to watch this and just injustice unfold, let's go over to tyler a couple of assume his life is in con eunice and the southern part of the gaza strip it in the last few

hand with mahmoud abbas just over ten days or so ago. a reoccupation with gaza. this has been netanyahu's policies, not only for gaza, the west bank, and east jerusalem, this has been his stated policy for decades. when he talked on video about what's his policy and strategy for the west bank, he always said, israel will always over see militarily the west bank. basically he's talking about reoccupying. we have videos of soldiers saying resettlements, we have ministers from the most far right government in the history of israel saying, you know, we need ethnically cleansed palestinians. they're implementing their coveted strategy, and it is astonishing that the only people who doesn't hear what he's saying is the biden administration. and bibi netanyahu himself, you know, one of the things -- >> do you think they're not hearing or it's putting them in a difficult position, and they don't know how to approach it. the secretary of state did meet with mahmoud abbas. they wanted the p.a. to be a part of the governing of gaza after the confli

westbank is us secretary of state and to me blinking and meets palestinian authority. president mahmoud abbas in ramallah is ready for his patio to raise in the occupied westbank and east jerusalem destroying homes and not less janine and hebron. we don't know. i think everyone will be killed yet. in this i see you in the hosted with us dire warnings from the doctors in jars as hospitals as they come under these very attacks and run out of a central supply. the, it's 11 gmc, that's 1 pm in gaza, where israel's military's intensifying attacks on schools, water reservoirs, baker rooms and hospitals to force people to move some of to refugee camp set among the latest targets. the guys, a health ministry says an air strike on all my guys. a camp in central gaza is killed at least 47 palestinians. that's below the why the guys that in the so called evacuation zone, where israel has told palestinians they would be safe. i said bag begins have coverage with district board. let me give you a warning. some of you might find the image is disturbing. well then, the they should be outside tank. going to

earlier, palestinian president mahmoud abbas said the palestinian authority is ready to assume responsibilities in the gaza strip as part of a political solution for the occupied west bank, eastjerusalem and gaza. as efforts at mediation between israel and hamas continue, the emir of qatar met with the egyptian president in cairo in a diplomatic push to find a way out of the war. live now to dr yossi beilin, a former israeli government justice minister and one of the key negotiators of the oslo peace accord agreed between palestinians and israelis. he's in tel aviv. thank you very much for being with us. what do you make of the current israeli military operation in gaza? the aim of the operation is to replace the government of hamas, which is a government of isis, and to allow another arab state ruling gaza. gaza was taken by force from the palestinian authority, the plo, in 2007, and it should be returned to them if they wish. i just in 2007, and it should be returned to them if they wish. ijust heard on your news that president abbas is saying that he's ready to take upon himself the gaza str

blinken had been in ramallah in the occupied west bank to hold talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas told mr blinken there must be an immedaite ceasefire and humanitarian aid must be allowed into the gaza strip. in gaza itself, there's been an explosion at al—maghazi refugee camp where at least 50 people have been killed — that's according to the head of a nearby hospital. the israeli military says it's investigating. paltel — the palestinian telecommunications company — says there has been another "complete disruption" to communication and internet services in gaza. they say this is due to "the previously reconnected major routes" being exposed to israeli attacks. further north, lebanese state media say three children and their grandmother were killed in an israeli strike on a car in southern lebanon. the report said their car was hit on a road in the bintjbeil district, and that the children were aged ten, 12, and 14. the lebanese foreign minister says lebanon will submit a complaint to the united nations over the incident. this report from yogita limaye. a densely populated refuge