let me start by saying that no one should mourn the death of hamas leader yayha sinwar. kill it on the 7th of october and over years of terror. and also, the blood of the palestinian people who suffered in the chaos and violence that he saw and celebrated. we continue to support israel's right to self—defense, particularly in the face of the attacks by the iranian regime. alex will keep working together to de—escalate across the region. because we know that there is no military only solution here, the answer is diplomacy. and now, we must make the most of this moment. what is needed now is a cease—fire in gaza, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, immediate access to humanitarian aid and return to the path towards the two state solution. that is the only way to deliver long—term peace and security. the dire humanitarian situation cannot continue. president biden's former special envoy to the middle east, david satterfield, told us of his fears over the humanitarian situation in gaza — and the failure of diplomacy. i am very, very concerned about the h

"it's not 100%, but there's a strong chance that the rat from the tunnels "known as yayha sinwar is deadfirmed. they knew sinwar�*s death was a big victory for israel and a big defeat for hamas. the israeli army released drone footage showing he was still fighting in his last moments. they said sinwar, on a chair at the back of the room, had thrown two grenades and obviously wounded, tried to fend the drone off with a stick before he was killed. it had been a chance encounter and at first they didn't realise who they'd killed, then soldiers saw the dead man resembled sinwar. yahya sinwar, born in 1962, grew up in a refugee camp in gaza. he spent 22 years in israeli jails for killing four palestinians who had collaborated with israel, so the security services had dental records and dna to identify his body. injail, he learned hebrew, studied his enemy and believed he'd worked out how to fight them. on the 7th of october last year, in a meticulously planned series of attacks, sinwar and his men inflicted israel's worst ever defeat. and a collective trauma that is still deeply felt. the kil

"it's not 100%, but there's a strong chance that the rat from the tunnels known as yayha sinwar is dead. they knew sinwar�*s death was a big victory for israel and a big defeat for hamas. the israeli army released drone footage showing he was still fighting in his last moments. they said sinwar, on a chair at the back of the room, had thrown two grenades and obviously wounded, tried to fend the drone off with a stick before he was killed. it had been a chance encounter and at first they didn't realise who they'd killed, then soldiers saw the dead man resembled sinwar. yahya sinwar, born in 1962, grew up in a refugee camp in gaza. he spent 22 years in israeli jails for killing four palestinians who'd collaborated with israel, so the security services had dental records and dna to identify his body. injail, he learned hebrew, studied his enemy and believed he'd worked out how to fight them. 0n the 7th of october last year, in a meticulously planned series of attacks, sinwar and his men inflicted israel's worst ever defeat. and a collective trauma that is still deeply felt. the killing of

"it's not ioo%, but there's a strong chance that the rat "from the tunnels known as yayha sinwar is deadbig victory for israel and a big defeat for hamas. the israeli army released drone footage showing he was still fighting in his last moments. they said sinwar, on a chair at the back of the room, had thrown two grenades and obviously wounded, tried to fend the drone off with a stick before he was killed. it had been a chance encounter and at first they didn't realise who they'd killed, then soldiers saw the dead man resembled sinwar. yahya sinwar, born in 1962, grew up in a refugee camp in gaza. he spent 22 years in israeli jails for killing four palestinians who'd collaborated with israel, so the security services had dental records and dna to identify his body. injail, he learned hebrew, studied his enemy and believed he'd worked out how to fight them. on the 7th of october last year, in a meticulously planned series of attacks, sinwar and his men inflicted israel's worst ever defeat. and a collective trauma that is still deeply felt. the killing of civilians, the hostage—taking and

it's not 100% but there's a strong chance that the rat from the tunnels known as yayha sinwar is deadfirmed. they knew sinwar�*s death was a big victory for israel and a big defeat for hamas. the israeli army released drone footage showing he was still fighting in his last moments. they said sinwar, on a chair at the back of the room, had thrown two grenades and obviously wounded, tried to fend the drone off with a stick before he was killed. it had been a chance encounter and at first they didn't realise who they had killed, then soldiers saw the dead man resembled sinwar. yahya sinwar, born in 1962, grew up in a refugee camp in gaza. he spent 22 years in israeli jails for killing four palestinians who had collaborated with israel, so the security services had dental records and dna to identify his body. injail, he learned hebrew, studied his enemy and believed he'd worked out how to fight them. on the 7th of october last year, in a meticulously planned series of attacks, sinwar and his men inflicted israel's worst ever defeat. and a collective trauma that is still deeply felt. the k

is bbc news, the headlines: hamas vows to fight on, after confirming the death of its leader, yayha sinwar — saying it only strengthened the group. joe biden meets european leaders in berlin, with the conflicts in ukraine and the middle east at the top of the agenda. british prime minister sir keir starmer warns israel that the world will not tolerate any more excuses on humanitarian assistance in gaza. south korea's spy agency presents detailed evidence which it says, shows north korea has begun sending troops, to help russia's war against ukraine. and, king charles and queen camilla are in australia for their first major foreign trip since the kings cancer diagnosis. sydney opera house is lit up with pictures of them. let's return to our top story, official confirmation from hamas that their leader, yahya sinwar, was killed by the idf in gaza yesterday. just in the last few minutes the uk prime minister saying there was a need for a ceasefire. our analysis editor, ros atkins, takes a look at the footage released by the idf — showing yahya sinwar�*s final moments before he was killed. hav

we'll get the thoughts of someone who's previously met yayha sinwar.o the issue of the remaining with the man who israel saw as the architect of the october the 7th attacks now dead — is it time for the military action to be downgraded and the efforts to bring the hostages home to be stepped up? we'll talk live to a relative of one of the people kidnapped last october. and with the conflict having the potential to widen further, we'll ask what the death of yahya sinwar means for the fighting across the region and the humanitarian situation in gaza. first, let's bring you up to date with the very latest developments across the middle east. israeli media is reporting that benjamin netanyahu is chairing a security meeting on friday, of the end of the war in gaza. those reports suggest the gathering will focus on possible progress in hostage deal negotiations. more details have emerged of how yahya sinwar�*s body was identified — before being moved to an israeli forensic centre in tel aviv. he was killed with other members of hamas in he was killei the h o

. >>> next up here we'll turn back to the death of hamas leader yayha sinwar and dig into the impacts could have on the war in gaza. "way too early" will be right back. war in gaza. "way too early" will be right back pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?" we gotcha, pete. xfinity mobile was designed to save you money and gives you access to wifi speeds up to a gig. so you get high speeds for low prices. better than getting low speeds for high prices. right, bruce? -jealous? yeah, look at that. -honestly. someone get a helmet on this guy. xfinity internet customers, ask how to get an unlimited line free for a year. plus, a free samsung galaxy s24 fe. >>> welcome back. israelis today are celebrating the death of yahya sinwar. residents cheered the military operation, filling the streets and waving flags, just hours after the idf announced it had killed the head of hamas yesterday. the families of american hostages still being held in gaza also rejoiced at the news, but released a statement saying, quote, all parties must immediately seize this opport

as it enters the building where yayha sinwar was killed on wednesday and bbc verify confirms locationlding and ruffle in southern gaza in this study and satellite imagery of the area is the drone enters the first floor room, we see a man sitting in an armchair, he is moving and appears wounded, he waits an object and then throws it, apparently at the drone and then israeli forces killed him. according to the forces, the return fire those trying to flee in them that the building with tank fire but it wasn't until the soldiers returned on thursday that they realise that the face of one of the men they kill it strongly resembled that of the leader of hamas. in order to confirm this, they said the dna testing in order to confirm this they sent for dna testing, and on thursday it was confirmed — it was him. hamas has confirmed his death as well. and for some it came as a surprise that he appeared so how was sinwar found? he was found here, we have established this by matching known videos of the area with footage released by israel. the israeli military has released images of what it says

this is bbc news, the headlines hamas vows to fight on, after confirming the death of its leader, yayha sinwarng it only strengthened the group. israel's prime minister is holding a special security cabinet to discuss the possibility of a new hostage deal. hamas warns, no—one will be freed, until israel leaves gaza. south korea's spy agency presents detailed evidence which it says shows north korea has begun sending troops, to help russia's war against ukraine. king charles and queen camilla have arrived in australia — for their first major foreign trip since the king s cancer diagnosis in february. more on all of that in a moment. now with all the latest sport, here's hugh ferris. pep guardiola hasn't confirmed that he was one of those considered for the england manager'sjob given this week to thomas tuchel. reports have suggested the manchester city boss was anything from part of the process to the football association's number one choice for the role with his contract with the club due to end next year. meanwhile newcastle's eddie howe says he wasn't interviewed, or even contacted, despite

its war aims of destroying hamas and freeing its hostages have not been achieved, so killing yayha sinwars biggest victory yet. the hamas organisation that sinwar and others built before the 7th of october attacks is largely broken. left of sinwar is ishmail haniyeh, hamas political leader who was assassinated injuly. israel doesn't let us into gaza to report, but this reaction in khan younis was filmed for the bbc. translation: this war is not | dependent on sinwar nor on any other leader or official. it is a war of extermination against the palestinian people as we all know and understand. the issue is much bigger than sinwar or anyone else. many leaders have beenl assassinated before him, like ishmail haniyeh, i but someone else will always step in and the i struggle will continue. back in israel, a few people stop to celebrate at the forensics lab where sinwar�*s body was taken. tonight israelis are relieved and happy that the enemy has been killed but hamas still has its hostages, is still fighting and will get a new leader. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. us state department offi

ceasefire talks are taking place in qatar for the first time since the killing of the hamas leader, yayha sinwarom one of we hear from one of those who went along. first, the sport with hugh ferris. manchester united have started their search for a new manager after sacking erik ten hag. the club have only registered three wins all season so far and have put first team coach ruud van nistelrooy in temporary charge. joe lynskey is at old trafford for us. the manager position had been under some threat for a good deal of time.

hamas vows to fight on after confirming the death of its leader, yayha sinwar saying it only strengtheneding from his hotel balcony in argentina. kate has said nothing about the past few days has felt real calling for more military support after north korean troops have arrived in russia. also coming up on the world today: in this study warns that the penguin could become extinct —— african penguin could become extinct. welcome to the world today an hour of international news from the bbc. hamas has confirmed, for the first time, that its leader, yahya sinwar, has been killed by israel. hamas said he died in combat and warned his death in the gaza strip would only strengthen the movement. israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has been holding a security meeting to discuss the possibility of negotiations on a deal, to free the remaining hostages in gaza. but hamas said, no hostages would be freed until israel ended its offensive in gaza, and withdrew its forces. president biden who's been holding talks with european leaders in berlin said there's a possibility of working

hamas vows to fight on after confirming the death of its leader, yayha sinwar, saying it has only strengthened the group. president biden has said there's a possibility israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu holds a security meeting to discuss the possibility of negotiations on a deal to referee the remaining hostages in gaza. as president joe biden who has been holding talks with european leaders and rebellion, says there is a possibility of working towards a ceasefire in lebanon. —— european leaders in berlin. hamas has reacted defiantly to the death of its leader ya hya sinwar, saying it will only strengthen the group's resolve. a senior hamas member also said no hostages will be freed until israel pulls its forces out of gaza. iran, which sponsors hamas, claims sinwar�*s death will inspire resistance. but world leaders including us presidentjoe biden have said the killing of sinwar could represent a turning point in the conflict, and a fresh opportunity for ceasefire talks. let's speak to drjon b alterman, director of the middle east program at the centerfor strategic and international

ceasefire talks are taking place in qatar for the first time since the killing of the hamas leader, yayha sinwar new york — the oscar nominated actor timothee chalamet made a surprise appearance, at his own lookalike contest. we hear from we hearfrom one of we hear from one of those who went along. first, the sport with hugh ferris. manchester united have started their search for a new manager after sacking erik ten hag. the club have only registered three wins all season so far and have put first team coach ruud van nistelrooy in temporary charge. joe lynskey is at old trafford for us. the manager position had been under some threat for a good deal of time. i think, absolutely, some threat for a good deal of time. ithink, absolutely, if some threat for a good deal of time. i think, absolutely, if you then around this decision for the hierarchy here at old trafford that this was difficult but ultimately unanimous because that defeat yesterday at west time left manchester united 14th in the premier league table. therefore the feet out of nine games so far, and i think there have been several poin

ceasefire talks are taking place in qatar for the first time since the killing of the hamas leader, yayha sinwarecretary general says the arrival of north korean troops in russia is a dangerous escalation, but also a sign of vladimir putin's desperation in the war against ukraine. people are gathering outside the georgian parliament after the georgian parliament after the president called to protest after saturday's collection. in new york,the oscar nominated actor timothee chalametmade a surprise appearance at his own lookalike contest. more on those stories in a moment. that here more on that story i more on those stories in a moment. that here more on that story i promised more on those stories in a moment. that here more on that story i promised you more on those stories in a moment. that here more on that story i promised you moment ago. manchester united have sacked their manager erik ten hag. they are currently 14th in the premier league, seventh from bottom. he was appointed backin from bottom. he was appointed back in april 2022 and has led them to two domestic trophies, including last