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do we anticipate that could be prime minister netanyahu? some reporting that there may be a meeting in the tom: works next week. that is certainly being reported in the israeli media, a trip to both israel and u.s. officials. that has not been confirmed formally by either side, but if that was to take place next week, it would, of course, be the first visit to a foreign leader by mr. trump since he took office again. mr. netanyahu has recently had prostate surgery, which may be a factor in whether or not he would be able to make the journey this soon. and, of course, there will be much scrutiny on that, because it will be, you know, the first significant visit since the international criminal court issued an arrest warrants both for him and his defense member, former defense minister yoav gallant. that would add to the sense of controversy around the trip, but for the moment, we don't have neither side has confirmed those details. caitriona:caitriona: ok, tom bateman at the state department, thanks so much for joining us. let's bring in our

i think in broad terms, netanyahu? i think in broad terms. people _ netanyahu? people will- netanyahu? i think in broad terms, people will be - netanyahu? i think in broadl terms, people will be feeling the same as yesterday because we know there are some fiery members of the government who are completely against this idea of an exchange —— far right members. others are very supportive and a lot of the families will tell you that they should have happened months ago and the government should have prioritised this more and they are disappointed it didn't happen soon enough. so people are pretty in their opinions but this is a fragile peace deal and what happens in the days and weeks to come is not at all clear that rather precarious. not at all clear that rather precarious-— not at all clear that rather precarious. not at all clear that rather recarious. ., ~ , ., a precarious. thank you. nick in tel aviv- _ a large number of palestinian prisoners have also begun arriving in ramallah in the west bank. our correspondentjon donnison was there as the buses arrived a

is a great — images with netanyahu is a great way for him to do so.ion for generations now and _ conversation for generations now and there does not seem to be a _ now and there does not seem to be a resolution to it at this point _ be a resolution to it at this point in _ be a resolution to it at this oint. , ., ., , point. in terms of donald trump wantin: point. in terms of donald trump wanting arab — point. in terms of donald trump wanting arab support _ point. in terms of donald trump wanting arab support and - point. in terms of donald trump wanting arab support and arab i wanting arab support and arab finance to go into the gaza strip and also that idea of saying, palestinians states? donald trump used as the best him-self as the nest assismrsssr the him-self ss fits sssf seslsmrsssr the world. if he can get in the world. if he can get this done, this will part of this done, this will be part of an amazing legacy that spans millennia. so i don't know what the impact is, not the impact is. i'm notan on the impact is. i'm not an on the issues, but

and benjamin netanyahu said that he was shocked by that. is there any indication on the ground whether or not harmless, which was in charge predominantly all of managing that process? is there any indication that they are going to change the way that they do the hand over is given as your point? right? they point out because we've got another handle that coming up in the next couple of days. well the, the previous hand over is that we have witnessed, over the course of the past week, could really say it says signify that how much has been organizing a key. and it's one's parents release of the is when it kept saves, with different signs of mobility. for the crew members of the i, c r c, along with the small was a transfer of those captives to the international committee of the red cross spot. today what happened could be assigned of the lack of organize the organization and organizing that we in the palestinian opt factions. impulsively they will try to a lot less than unless more uh more, a more results from what happened today because it

netanyahu followed the american. dictates almost, i would say very good ones, by the way, but without this, we would continue and continue like it was under biden, with all kind of trips, round trips of the secretary of state and other envoys, which led to nowhere. >> certainly there is reason for pessimism, but we still have to emphasize how much joy and relief there is right now. as we saw about half an hour ago, the four israeli hostages being released, gideon levy in tel aviv. thank you so much for being with us. really appreciate it. all right. >> thank you for having me. >> i want to bring in ambassador alon pinkas, former israeli consul general in new york, joining us live via skype from tel aviv. good to see you again. we just spoke yesterday, you know, hoping for moments like these, seeing those four hostages released. take me through the emotions as you were watching along. >> well, kim, you know, it's just like you have a split screen on television. you have a split screen, and, you know, inside people's m

netanyahu, netanyahu himself has committed to that. we see the provocations simultaneously in the west bank, not part of this deal, but something that could easily create a much more different environment, whether that's jenin, the epicenter of the israeli military actions, thousands there being removed, destruction of infrastructure, more palestinians arrested, dispossessed, more closures. and today was a good day, kim. but we can expect, i think it's almost a given that in some of these future release days, it won't be smiling, waving people. it will be, uh, dead bodies. and also every day palestinians are going to be pulling dead women, children, men out of the rubble as that death toll goes up even further. so an awful lot that still needs to be done in order for more days like today to be witnessed in the future. >> yeah, today, as you say, a good day and even in a good day. we've seen, uh, hiccups in every exchange so far, but certainly nothing compared to what we're going to see as we try to get to the next phases. are is your i

i will say that it's probably going to put netanyahu in a very difficult position between opting for what trump wants to see happening and what many in israel, especially the more right wing ministers and many in the security sector, want to see happen. and so if netanyahu agrees to it, there's going to be some real need to be some real incentives for him. and some of those might affect other parts of the region, such as the west bank. so a lot that i feel is going to be in these discussions, and it's going to be very interesting to see how trump, as well as netanyahu, play it going forward. >> i'm curious, in the last part of what you said, what other parts of the region would be impacted? how would the west bank be be brought into this specifically, if you're talking about an agreement between trump and netanyahu? >> yeah. i think this is a really interesting point, because if israel does agree to withdraw from gaza, many of us are keeping our eyes on what is happening in the west bank, where i assume and many assume, that israel will be looking to further impress its control there

israel, netanyahu did not achieve his goal of destroying hamas. hamas is still there. israel had to come to ceasefire temporary, i hope it will be permanent for the sake of 50,000 people who were massacred, genocide by israel. so that there won't be another 50,000. the resistance is not dead. i can tell you that the vicious, for the resistance to go away, has been based on on a misrepresentation, a framing by israel that this is not an israeli-palestinian issue but an israeli iranian issue. that's number one. number two, go back to 1981-82, and move all the way to 2023, 2024. give me a single sentence, instance when this resistance operated on a rainy behalf. they always worked for the own cause, even at their own expense. they never carried our orders. we didn't know about october 7 actually we were supposed to have a meeting with the americans on jcpoa window on october 9. which was undermined and destroyed by this operation. >> and makes the cases been unwise investment for iran to be funding all these militias which are not even doing iran's interest but let's not

we had ben'amin netanyahu issuing * spokesman?nts| spokesman? we had benjamin l netanyahu issuing statements of happiness over what happened. there was a clip of him, a video of about two and a half minutes with the parents of one of the hostages talking to them and are very much speaking to them in terms of the emotions that he is feeling and that the israeli people are feeling. we had that from all the politicians and even the far right politicians, including the finance minister who were very much opposed to any ceasefire deal at this moment feeling that it is far more important for hamas to be eradicated as mr netanyahu has vowed. and as with last week their sense of pleasure and joy at what has happened but in each case mingled with the sense that they feel that hamas has been making as much as they can out of this and that that is something they find unacceptable and humiliation, one of them describe it as, for israel. now it's time for a look at today's sport. after a stuttering season so far manchester city have now scored

what do you think benjamin netanyahu wants? hamas or does he want permission to go after iran? what do you think? >> to be frank about it you can see on the videos we have been watching every time there's a hostage release taking place in gaza the presidents of hamas, visibly demonstrating to the world that we are still here and still in charge. prime minister benjamin netanyahu does not want to that to happen. he knows if they are in charge of the reality is the money, the humanitarian assistance that pours into gaza, they are going to pocket it. number 2, they intend to rearm and attack and from the outset, benjamin netanyahu said my objective is to ensure the destruction of hamas so they don't attack again. now we are in the second phase of negotiations while the hostages are being released every several days and the second phase of the negotiation is the toughest thing because the end state of that phase is supposed to be a complete and permanent withdrawal by israel from gaza. not what we are discussing in terms of what be

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to their account, prime minister netanyahu to theiraccount, not prime minister netanyahu to their account people, the release of hostages, the progress you a permanent ceasefire is overwhelmingly popular even as israelis may disagree on a number of other things, this is not an issue on which the israeli population at large disagrees. in lebanon, israel has warned people in the south of the country not to return home after saying its troops would remain there beyond sunday. they're supposed to withdraw under a ceasefire with hezbollah. lebanon's army accused israel of procrastination. president donald trump has been visiting nevada — a state that flipped republican in the recent presidential election for the first time in two decades. he told a rally of his supporters he might re—join the world health organization, days after he ordered the us to withdraw from the un's global health agency. he said it would have to be, as he put it, "cleaned up". president trump is sending hundreds of troops to states bordering mexico — like neighbouring arizona — to boost security. these are new pictures

and in particular the situation that netanyahu is it today. she is in deep trouble, as is the country just why it's so great to have you on the show, john. make sure we get all the, you know, the, the, the frames right. but prime minister netanyahu is coming to washington soon and will be meeting president. trump. what do you think trucks are telling a trump or to tell them the basic facts of life, which is that is real, isn't trouble. and it is real needs to get out of this problem with the palestinians. it's been facing for decades. and that the only way to do that is to reach some sort of political. ready accommodation with the palestinians, i mean, the one really positive aspect of donald trump, which separates him from most american for a policy makers, especially people like joe biden, is the trump is not a war monger. trump is not interested in fighting wars. a trump is much more interested in diplomacy and political settlements, not war. uh, and these rallies on the other hand, don't really believe in diplomacy or trying to work out a

netanyahu's government. that brings benjamin. netanyahu down to 62. you need 60 plus one in the israeli knesset to maintain a government. the other, bezalel smotrich, is threatening to resign, uh, if at the end of phase one, the war does not resume. and this is why, um, february 4th, which is what, 12, 12. >> days. from now. >> or so. >> that the negotiations are over, phase two are going to begin, and it's no wonder that benjamin netanyahu is seeking a meeting with donald trump in washington. before that, um, that fateful phase two is put on the table. >> yeah, i did want to ask you about that, because what do you think that meeting is going to look like? because we get the news that he's seeking that meeting. we also learned today that the trump administration has lifted the biden administration's hold on those heavy bomb deliveries to israel. >> you know, donald trump. >> and trump. >> fashion themself as the most pro-israeli history in the history of the relationship, if not in the world. um, i think that the choices for. >> the trump. >> administ

the coalition if the deal goes through, netanyahu would lose his majority and we would likely see if of elections. if he does not agree to move forward, he will potentially jeopardise the relationship between the state of visual and president trump.— between the state of visual and president trump. thank you very much, gershon _ president trump. thank you very much, gershon baskin. - the un's palestinian refugee agency says it has been ordered by israel to evacuate its premices and cease operations in occupied eastjerusalem by next thursday. the area — which has been occupied by israel since 1967 — is widely considered internationally, to be palestinian territory. the order comes months after the israeli parliament voted to ban unrwa from operating in both israel and eastjerusalem. unrwa — which supplies aid, education and health care to palestinians — have said the move is contradictory to israel's international obligations as a member state. staying in the middle east. the lebanese health ministry has accused the israeli army of firing at residents trying to return to their homes i

you agree with me that netanyahu is not a bit of a role right now? you know, i think you're dead wrong. i think you've been listening too much to is really propaganda is real. i'll be propaganda. first of all, let's talk about casa, the as really is last and gosh, there was supposed to destroy from us, right? they weren't going to leave. they were going to ethically plans, at least northern gaza. they were going to remain on the philadelphia wine, which separates egypt from gaza. they've given up on all those things, they admit that i'm boss is alive and well. so that's a was with regard to as the law has, but why has not disappeared? there is no question that they d decapitated leadership there, but the leaders were replaced and they did some damage to has full law but has blah is still there. well armed, and furthermore, the purpose of going after has blog was so that those hundreds of thousands of his rallies, who would have bands and the door and move to the center of his real could go back home. well, even though you have a cease fire against a

last april. benjamin netanyahu went in front of the as really public and started. we are one step away. that's a direct quote. he said one step away from completely alone, annihilating awesome, awesome. and he doubled down on that in june of 2, out of 2024. so, part of what for mazda is doing here is they're just demonstrating that they're still, they're still alive and strong, and that is really government was wrong. all along me. one would imagine that, that message from how much is being seen by members of the, of benjamin national who's correlation. and of course, the is really another trio as well. that's gonna be part of their re meant to be able to, to watch this. how much of it do you think is that, is that filtering through to the, is really a public and affecting the way that they are perceiving that the, the war that has got the treatments if you like, i'm saying nothing. yeah. who correlation. so to be clear of is really public doesn't get a lot of information about what's going on and cause certainly they're not getting a lot of information about pales

trump needs benjamin netanyahu. and i understand that the addiction presidents and donald trump, i've had a phone conversation about the $5.00 cc, has told donald trump in that conversation, that the world is counting on donald trump for middle east peace. which i would imagine that to any president, anywhere at any time, is going to be a very attractive proposition. i want to ask you this, given the fact that many been missing, yahoo is still in changed within of course be that these are the political situation at the same time. is there a mechanism now where it is more possible not to work towards some sort of solution for them at least some even towards some sort of to save solution. beth, is that opportunity better now than it was previously? no, no, no, not as long of not as long as this government is in power, not as long as prime industry and it anyhow, is the prime minister of israel. not as long as the, as the palestinian authority is as the weekends and the west bank. um, as it is and not as long as from u

netanyahu right now is on the verge of losing power.his government is rests on this right wing. they're saying if this continues as is, meaning if we go towards the two state solution, towards rebuilding gaza with palestinians living there, that they will remove themselves from government, which means his government will collapse. now he's negotiating with the opposition, the opposition parties in israel, to try to make sure that he can hold on to power. and he'd like to go to elections and keep holding on to power. he that's very tenuous. and if trump makes him look weak, then he will also have trouble back at home. he's coming here, though, to try to look stronger so that he can go into a future election so that he can go back to israel, saying. >> i have the. >> backing of the united states. but president trump, make no mistake, he wants an end to the conflict. and that's not what netanyahu and his far right. >> i was going to say. what incentives does trump have to prop up netanyahu any further? >> well. >> i mean, he doesn't he's h

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him, garza 3 of them are his railways and 5 a. ty, nationals as well as prime minister benjamin netanyahu. close some of the scenes during that release shocking and briefly stalled the release of protestant in presence in response to sol hood has the reaction from israel. she's reporting from jordan's capital a man, because he's wearing a government on the policy and will far to find out 0 for reporting in israel and the occupied west bank. this is really authorities welcome. the release of 3 is really captives and 5 time nationals from gonzo on thursday of blood prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that he was severely dismayed with the way our bill. your food was released in southern gauze as hon. eunice now. thousands of palestinians crowded the streets outside of the ruins of the home of slain hennessy leader. yes, yes. and was to see her release and that's and you all released the statement saying that he's going to hold off on the palestinian prisoner release until he gets some sort of assurances for mediators that seems like that won't happen again . is really army spokesperson,

weeks ago. >> and basically saying to. >> netanyahu, you don't have a choice.up relations with trump's team, with the. mideast envoy, steve witkoff in particular. >> they were there at his inauguration, and their whole plan is to make sure that donald trump feels that he will get the credit, that he will become more popular if the ceasefire and hostage exchange deal holds, and they're planning on using the that impact that they now have with the trump team to try and make sure that netanyahu is pressured not only by them here in israel, but from the white house as well. >> is there speculation at this point that this matter this morning will be resolved in a, in a in a manner that can be resolved? or is there real concern that not releasing arbell yahud is could throw this off. there is. >> real concern. i mean the general my general understanding is that both israel and hamas have a significant interest in seeing this first phase of the ceasefire agreement hold throughout. but of course, an organization like islamic jihad is a bit of a loose cannon there. they

the key to all of these deals lies with netanyahu.ll be a very interesting conversation. it might not be the easiest conversation. because some of these deals require significant israeli concessions. anchor: do you think he is prepared to make those concessions? >> he will have a hard time. the president wants a deal between israel and saudi arabia. that is a deal that has been on the table for a while, but it comes with a price. they want a pathway to a palestinian state. they are very specific about that. a pathway is a thing with gravel. it does not obligate anything. but this government will not agree to a pathway. they will have a hard time agreeing to that. with the prime minister can do is go back to his government said president trump has made is a condition, we better accepted, we have no choice, he has forced my hand. anchor: indeed we are told there was a call between the secretary of state and his saudi arabia counterpart today. those exact words were discussed. the prime minister is facing a lot of pressure at home. will

, , ., netanyahu? this is the million dollar question. _ netanyahu?on dollar question. everyone - netanyahu? this is the million dollar question. everyone is i dollar question. everyone is talking about the day after. i can't imagine hamas completely out of the picture because there is no alternative. we see it hamas be diminished by the military attack and defence from the israeli army. today we have seen them in complete control of the situation. we can have the palestinian authority moving forces in order to offset them and what i can imagine is a committee that would oversee the delivery of aid and the reconstruction of gaza and this will include only the technocrat. so they don't belong to hamas.— the technocrat. so they don't belong to hamas. thank you so much for your— belong to hamas. thank you so much for your analysis. - earlier, we spoke to rosalia bollen, a spokesperson from the un children's charity unicef who is based in al—mawasi in the south of gaza. she told us what the situation is like in gaza, nearly one week since the beginning of

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further neta nyahu thatis don't whether further netanyahu that is enough for him.n this holding phase at the moment on that. so still uncertainty _ the moment on that. so still uncertainty around - the moment on that. so still uncertainty around that. - the moment on that. so still uncertainty around that. if. the moment on that. so stilll uncertainty around that. if we return to the hostages who have then released today, we heard then released today, we heard the updates on the medical status from the ministry of health. what happens next in the process be on their return and? ., , ., ., , and? certainly for the families and? certainly for the families and lots of _ and? certainly for the families and lots of people _ and? certainly for the families and lots of people in - and? certainly for the families and lots of people in this - and lots of people in this country today there is huge joy at the video that has emerged in the last hour of them reunited with their families after this horrific weight. we heard from some of the israeli officials about the psychologi

this is 9 months ago netanyahu said quote, we are one step away from completely annihilating a mouse. and then 2 months later in june, he double down on that. so clearly how mass is trying to send a message that you are wrong. and i think that message is being received inside of loud and clear that the fact that they that nothing, you know, then ended up delaying the release. the palestinians shows that he is both. and by this, he's very much bothered by it. i think it's very and, but or as than actually just the look at the, the is really media reports. they're saying that this is a defeat for, for israel and know in no uncertain terms the fact that i'm not as, as able to sort of display this kind of show short show strength. so i do think there's a message there by him as that is trying to sort of humiliate netanyahu, and these really are government. okay. haven't got to speak to mohammed. i'm asked right, professor media studies that the institute, the graduate studies while israel has reportedly launched several, as 9 strikes near the lebanese syrian border, they included a tax on

and the question is, will trump tell netanyahu to make sure that it continues into phase two? >> yeah, well, i mean, that is the question, because certainly we've heard different things from president trump. we heard that he wants the war to end. he was also seemed to be behind the idea of moving palestinians out of gaza, which was certainly a nonstarter from egypt and jordan and countries that presumably would have to take these these palestinians. >> yeah. my my suggestion to president trump, trump is if he wants to move palestinians out of gaza temporarily or permanently, as he said, that he should open up the doors of the united states to do so. it's a it's not quite the right thing to do to volunteer that other countries take in palestinians from gaza who have lost their homes, particularly when the that very thing could endanger the stability of the regimes of egypt and jordan. it doesn't really show an understanding of the region. it looks at gaza much more like a real estate deal than about the real lives of palestinian people who have suffered for so many years under

okay, what about the politics of this netanyahu is going to the white house on tuesday? that's one thing i want to put on our viewers radar. and the other thing is that there's a, there's an important day within the, the how this ceasefire is supposed to play out today's day 14 and on day 16 is real and how most were supposed to resume there in direct negotiations. specifically on continuing the deal. basically, specifically on phase 2, right? so those 2 things are happening in the next few days. what do is really want to see happen? or again, there's a difference between it, but as early as may say they want to see happen. what as early as i think actually want, as uh, as far as what we actually want to see happen, i think there's a majority of this release that wants to steal, to go through. not just to the end of stage one, but right up to stage 3 is that they don't want this floor to continue. and the reason is not compunction at the effects of this war. and it's often answered the destruction of guys. and the reason is that is early, especially if this were to have

that's but it's benjamin netanyahu. i'm defense minister of israel katz has said that they are going to delay the release of these $110.00 policy and present us that was supposed to be released today. and that's because of what they saw happening in hon. eunice. this was the release of a bite as nomic g had essentially that thing somebody went wrong with that kind of the more been tell to in, in the area that they at the cap just being released. what month. and they will not continue this until they are guarantees of the safe per ton of the captives. so we know a soul soon from us speaking also to media as they are now or discussing this with the media to. so now this is essentially within everyone's favorite to can, can use the captive where the steel, we have safe wit, coffee us at the us and boy, for the middle east in israel, at the moment he has been in what's become known as hostage square in tennessee. with, with, with the, the captive families who have been there on a weekly basis, protest things, but pressure f

the whoa, huge crowds arriving to benjamin netanyahu reactive very strongly to that. you said the street scenes were shocking. do we have any indication about how this is going to be? what the timeline, what the situation is going to be like on saturday, as well? if we don't exactly know how this is going to play out, this is part of the deal here, where there are a lot of unknowns we expect for some of the captives to be released either in, in the north or the south. but both of them actually will see the release of capt is both in hum, eunice and in northern dogs are but unclear who and how many captives will be released in each place. now benjamin netanyahu had sent a message to mediators saying that until israel can get guarantees about the safety of the captives during these release, until the israel can get guarantees. the crowds like this won't happen again. it's and yahoo had completely paused the release of the palestinian prisoners who were said to be freed from is rarely jails. and tomorrow we're looking at 9. the prisoners who will be released in exchange

to be honest, we are on a collision course between netanyahu and trump.upposed to bring an end to the war and this is something netanyahu said he would not agree to as long as hamas controls gaza. >> i want to say goodbye to viewers watching us on pbs news. stay with us wherever else you are in the world, watching. announcer: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ announcer: "usa today" calls it, "arguably the best bargain in streaming." that's because the free pbs app lets you watch the best of pbs anytime, anywhere. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ announcer: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... erika: i love seeing interns succeed,

netanyahu is going to be under tremendous pressure politically, not to, uh, go ahead with the second phase because it runs contrary to everything he vowed, pledged and promised. and his extreme right wing coalition supported. on the other hand, he will have pressures from the from the trump administration to complete this no matter what. at least the two phases, meaning the 42 days. and so this is this is very precarious. now, on the one hand, paul abbate you say, well, in these instances, in these deals, you have to, uh, you have to phase it. you have to create, uh, different stages to build the trust, to see that the implementation goes flawlessly. on the other hand, the more phases you have, the more likely it is to collapse. and so this is a major, major dilemma here. >> you answered my next question before i even asked. there's absolutely a tremendous amount of pressure. as you point out, coming from, uh, from washington here. i'm curious, as we again, wait to see what happens next here, as we expect, karina ariev daniella gilboa naama levy and liri albag to be released by hamas

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and you have a, an ailing netanyahu's and maybe on his last legs and the ultimate agenda. benjamin netanyahu has been to drag the united states into a direct, military confrontation with iran. so that is certainly in the cards. that's something that in yeah, who expects out of trump? and with donald trump, what you're going to get even more than in his 1st term, is a lifting of the mask or lifting of the mask on the trans atlantic liberal so called liberal democracies. but also on is really a parts side. and i expect, or consider it highly possible that israel attempt to annex large sections of the westbank under donald trump, which will lift the mask on apartheid. what will they do with those palestinians? they under international law have to take care of them and to provide them with postal services and sewage. and of course they're going to gaza fi the west bank and declare them surplus humanity as well. so donald trump is forcing history into an acceleration as mode where many of these conflicts are going to erupt much more quickly than we expected. and it is real. also feels like it's o

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the trump netanyahu meeting. netanyahu, taking the measure of will this president go along with what i've asked for? will he really continue to call for the mass deportation of palestinians from gaza? or as happened with this first deal, i think, will he force me to make tough choices? that is a crucial variable. >> yeah. and just to explain to the viewers, we're seeing some pictures of of wounded palestinians in khan yunis being transferred into, into ambulances because they're obviously being ready to hopefully cross that rafah border into egypt to get medical treatment, as you've been talking about, so vital an element of this deal, you've touched on two things i wanted to ask you about exactly. is that trump meeting with netanyahu and his comments as well, that have been taken by by many as as an encouragement for you have to say, ethnic cleansing to, to to get rid of all of the the palestinians who are in in gaza. some say, you know, listen, we can't take his comments at face value, but certainly that would

first let's be clear, the two extreme right extremist members of prime minister netanyahu is coalitionng to give up on israeli lies in hostages from october seven onward. they are not about doing what is the best interest of israel. certainly not about saving israeli lies with them they are about pursuing their own ideological agendas and have been in a sense holding prime minister netanyahu to their account for the and not to the account of the israeli people. the release of hostages, the progress or permanent cease—fire is overwhelmingly popular in israel for that even as israelis may disagree on a number of things, this is not an issue on which the population at large disagrees. mara rudman, always great to have you here. in lebanon israel has warned people in the south of the country not to return home, after saying its troops would remain there beyond sunday. they're supposed to withdraw under a ceasefire with hezbollah. lebanon's army accused israel of procrastination. president trump there referring to his "border csar tom homan — who's tasked with immigration policy and border

all that, like what you see is why the prime minister benjamin netanyahu has said that they're not ready to meet that deadline. and find what we see since the ceasefire agreement is know is why the truth withdrawing from the settlements in the villages across the south. but they've been encroaching even further. now this, i'm 60 set, the ones that they use radio forces remain in place and that they're refusing to leave and refusing to allow those villages to return to the homes. of course, as you can see around this, the shoes disruption sees destruction to civilian infrastructure. so those that do come back a finding that that homes will then simply no longer that the electricity cables have been destroyed. voltage turns have been destroyed, making it very, very difficult for people to return to the home. so it will behave on the grounds over the next few days, just to see how the situation on the ground here on folks. is this, these really fidelity in southern lebanon, or a crew from office search, i'll see arabic was calls in the violins law reporting from never on the most fill me in

your actions with pregnancy are netanyahu, and what is pulling, trying to say to the world. there's a lot of those was on the problem. probably as part of those were the only problems i've been doing about this to this is a very complex problem, resulting from pollutants. very specific situation. this results on 2 things. first, the jim and nazi concentration camps on the territory of poland. and also due to the relations between poland and the state of israel, we have in poland right now in the current territory of poland. the remains of the german occupation of all lands and the remainder of the occupation of the german nazi concentration camps. today, they are largely museums and historical sites. they'll provide a lot of people make the horrible mistake resulting from the lack of knowledge of history, of identifying those camps with poland. all those caps, especially the auction, pittsburgh and our concentration camp were built by the germans during world war 2 . when poland did not exist as a state because we were under occupation. german nazis mooted millions of people