working with the israelis, the americans and also with the palestinian authority to reopen the rafah crossinged to be treated outside gaza. we have seen in the last cease—fire, many people allowed to leave and people hope that when cease—fire goes into effect, those in need for treatment will be allowed out and those in need for aid will be allowed in. we're just hearing from the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who has thanked both the incoming us president donald trump and the outgoing presidentjoe biden for their help in securing that cease—fire agreement. we're hearing that he's a spoken to mr trump and hearing that he's a spoken to mrtrump and he hearing that he's a spoken to mr trump and he thanked mr trumpfor his mr trump and he thanked mr trump for his help in promoting the release of the hostages and for helping israel end the suffering of the hostages and their families. suffering of the hostages and theirfamilies. the prime their families. the prime minister theirfamilies. the prime minister made it clear that he is committed to returning all the hostages by any means nec

there is the philadelphi corridor which includes the rafah crossing.se issues hamas rejected for a very long time, the idea of keeping troops in gaza. they were all the time insisting israel should complete his withdrawal from gaza in the first stage and guarantee that in the war. the two things are not included in this deal and this is what hamas called painful concessions that they have made to make the deal happen. strong winds are forecast to return to los angeles, threatening to undermine the progress made against the city's wildfires. forecasters are expecting gusts of more than 70 miles per hour — about the same force as a category one hurricane. these are the same type of santa ana winds that caused the initial spread of the blazes last week. three major fires are still burning. the biggest one in the palisades has consumed more than 23—thousand acres, and is still only 14% contained. president biden has warned that it will cost tens of billions of dollars to rebuild the dstroyed areas of los angeles. and after a spate of crime during the wildf

israel is also maintaining control of an 800—metre or half a mile buffer zone in the south of the rafah crossingtisation of gaza will continue, perhaps indefinitely, and certainly well beyond the ceasefire time frame. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. sir keir starmer has launched a major overhaul of the government's approach to artificial intelligence, saying he wants to make the uk an ai super power. the prime minister unveiled a plan to involve the technology more deeply in public services and encourage further investment. downing street has insisted that rachel reeves will be chancellor for the whole of this parliament as she faces criticism over the falling pound and rising government borrowing costs. borrowing costs are rising for many countries across the world, but some have argued that decisions made in the budget appear to have made the uk more vulnerable. activists from the environmental protest group just stop 0il have spray painted "1.5 is dead" on the grave of the scientist charles darwin in westminster abbey. the gr

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regarding israel but �*s presence in the south of the gaza strip, a corridor which is close to the rafah border crossing, we have just had a statement from a hamas official, saying, as you said, they have told the bbc that the movement, hamas, has handed over its approval of the ceasefire agreement. that is been reported by our gaza correspondent, who is currently in turkey, who has been speaking to sources inside hamas. it would appear there is approvalfrom hamas. it would appear there is approval from the homicide, which was the outstanding approval, because it seemed that the israeli government negotiating team had approved it from their point of view. if that indeed is confirmed, we are lucky to get a confirmation from the qatari is eminently that a ceasefire deal has been struck and, if that is struck, we expect the israeli government to vote through that deal, probably as early as tomorrow, thursday. there is obviously a clear choreography that is going to be laid out over the coming hours, as we wait for the official confirmation. we will learn a lot when the qataris hold that news conference. in

. >> the first time we went through rafah and the second time we went through allenby and the kerem shalom crossing>> and the second time, particularly in october, when there were more restrictions and we were told not to take any medical equipment. we could only take personal medication. our bags were checked and it's incredibly difficult. we're going in without any of our tools, even simple things like bandages and medications, paracetamol. we could not take anything in and that was stipulated by cogat, who coordinate our movements inside gaza. >> from your perspective and your experience. and when you were there, what is the state of the medical sector in gaza as far as the current state of the hospitals, many of which are partially or completely destroyed, but also the availability of medicines and other things that you were already alluding to a little bit. >> it's completely destroyed. and i've come from a vantage point where i've seen the system in march, and then i've seen it again a couple of months later, and it's horrific. and there is very it's very difficult to sustain life in gaza, in

well, opening the rafah crossing is - opening the rafah crossing is the key issue to facilitate aid. 500-700 aid. a part of the deal, 500—700 trucks will be allowed everyday into gaza. at the south of the tracks will go to northern gaza including fuel and some material to repair the infrastructure, the electricity, the sewage system, the water system. so there is a lot of, you know, details. and a lot of technical teams are in cairo now preparing for the deal to kick off and humanitarian needs there? well, oenin: humanitarian needs there? well, opening the _ humanitarian needs there? well, opening the rafah _ humanitarian needs there? well, opening the rafah crossing - humanitarian needs there? well, opening the rafah crossing is - opening the rafah crossing is the key issue to facilitate aid. a part of the deal, 500-700 aid. a part of the deal, 500—700 trucks will be allowed everyday into gaza. at the south of the tracks will go to northern gaza including fuel and some material to repair the infrastructure, the electricity, the sewage system, the water system. so there is a lot of,

troops will remain in the car door, but they will withdraw within a comp — kilometre from the rafah crossingk with the palestinian authority to operate the crossing, and also the israeli troops will remain in a buffer zone around the eastern and northern border for about 700 to 800 metres inside gaza. lots of details, but for now in gaza, a sense of joy, but for now in gaza, a sense of joy, mixed feeling, people are waiting for the night for over overflowing hundred days, and it is a matter of national a00 days, and into the matter of days. there were israeli strikes in the last half an hour, to israeli strikes, the sound of bombs now mixed with the sound of people screaming, celebrating, waving flags and it is a sense ofjoy tonight. you talked about those people who have been displaced in gaza, and that of course includes yourself, you work talking to us from inside blue because yourfamily — talking to us from inside blue because your family — and stumble, because you're from that, like others, have had to move, i know i suppose you would like others would make it tense — consultation about

the number of trucks going into gaza and, in order to do that, egypt will have to reopen the rafah crossingof trucks to enter gaza from egypt. we understand that hundreds, maybe hundreds of thousands of tonnes of equipment and medical supplies, food, on the egyptian side of the crossing, waiting for that deal to be achieved and then the process of starting to allow the aid into gazais starting to allow the aid into gaza is being studied in a meeting yesterday, there will be further talks. they are talking to the palestinian side and the businessmen to help in facilitating the aid into gaza. thank you very much indeed. the us congress has received a department ofjustice reports that says donald trump took part in an "unprecedented criminal effort" to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. the report was written by jack smith, the lawyer appointed to investigate the case, and it says mr trump would have been convicted if he hadn't won re—election. the incoming president has responded by calling mr smith deranged and desperate, describing the findings as �*fake'. (pres)cbs news

supplies, including tents, will be allowed into gaza at the rafah — be allowed into gaza at the rafah crossingining of the hospitals and tried to — remaining of the hospitals and tried to fix the power station and to— tried to fix the power station and to repairthe tried to fix the power station and to repair the sewage system and to repair the sewage system and water— and to repair the sewage system and water system and start the process — and water system and start the process of finding a solution for all— process of finding a solution for all of— process of finding a solution for all of the problems people have — for all of the problems people have been suffering for over a year~ — have been suffering for over a year. most of the people understand in gaza that their homes — understand in gaza that their homes were destroyed but they inslst— homes were destroyed but they insist they want to go back and start— insist they want to go back and start rebuilding their homes. thank— start rebuilding their homes. thank you very much. let's pick this up withjonah fisher. how will it be approved her