you're a secretary of state anthony blank, and we'll be touching down in the middle east in the coming hours seeking to secure a new truce between israel and moss. it will be his 5th trip to the region to be come off. terror attacks on october 7th, and he will be making stops and saudi arabia, egypt, guitar, and israel. the proposed fees fire deal would allow the phased release of his really hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. dw correspondent rebecca writers is following the story for us in jerusalem. so rebecca, the us secretary of state heading to the middle east yet again. what's expected this time as well? certainly, as you mentioned there in that late in sarah, this push for this temporary si fi deal, this hostage exchange, that is certainly going to be toughing. and so they've been kinda agenda during his visit here off the saudi arabia. he's coming to israel. he's also visiting kata and egypt to major players in the negotiations to major negotiate as they really worked very hard to secure the negotiation. the deal that was pro could in november. and so the release o

and it comes as us secretary of state anthony blank and was just speaking out that security conference in unix saying that it could be an extraordinary opportunity for israel to integrate with arab neighbors in the region if they were to allow a palestinian state. but it isn't seeming like they are going to budge on that issue. and that's an yahoo himself saying that he would block anything that has to do with the palestinian state as is the position of most to of the ministers within his government. and finally, were looking out to the operation in drop off potential round invasion, which these really have been adamant is going to happen despite the international pressure. benjamin netanyahu again saying that an absolute victory is the only way they are going to proceed with this war. and that means going into it off off, and he says, defeating the remaining how much the tally is there. he says they're going to evacuate the nearly one and a half 1000000 palestinians who are there. but again, international pressure mounting on how exactly they are going to do that. so a lot for the is

ever other countries such as gemini, the united kingdom and the united states, have opposed the lawsuit? not only has anthony blank and the 60 to the us 6 richie of state to decrypts of africa's case. as many clues is also argued, that the case distracts the will different, it's defined a cause, a possible solution. and the last in solution to the conflict and well, both sides of all countries are in type. what was it to their own views, experts say that it is kind of disturbing to suggest that a case that speaks to stem black vault is an attempt to disrupt the world from a more doable parts to peace at a time when beach is really palistine and conflict is threatening to provoke a why the regional more and so. so that's because is this things lost in solution that cannot be found? what's in the table is also a political organism of the united nations, as well as the security council, which has also become sort of dysfunctional solutions that african states must be sold out. so when it gets this coming to move as well, speaks to exactly that kind of narrative as an advocate is running with. and i think also very im

the us secretary of state is preparing for a day of negotiations in israel as he seeks agreement on a cease fire for the war and gaza. anthony blank, and we'll discuss from us as reported the positive response to a draft plan appropriate by the us guitar. and egypt mediators are cautiously optimistic that as well could reach an agreement with him us, which carried out the october 7th terror attack. full months into the will, media engines appeared closer than ever to a breakthrough. after talks and casa, the us secretary of state expressed optimism, this a lot of work to be done. but we continue to believe that an agreement as possible and indeed essential. and we will continue to work relentlessly to achieve it. this anthony blinking diplomatic mission continues in israel, where he's discussing the proposal with the as riley prime minister benjamin netanyahu. it would include the release of hostages in gaza and exchange for the release of palestinian prisoners by israel will not giving me any details from us. released the statement saying it responded to the proposal in a quote, positive spirit. but it added that it was asking fo