yolande knell, thank ou kind of truce deal. yolande knell, thank you for— kind of truce deal. you for the update. - kind of truce deal. yolande knell, thank you for the update. we - kind of truce deal. yolande knell, thank you for the update. we will| thank you for the update. we will have more on the war in gaza later in the programme. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news here in the uk. the charity barnardo's has told the bbc the closure of a fund for people struggling with cost of living pressures will be "catastrophic". more than 160 councils have warned that thousands of vulnerable families are facing a cliff edge without the household support fund. but the government says other benefits are rising to help cover living costs. there are calls for an independent inquiry into the treatment of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the uk. a report by the now former chief inspector of borders claims �*basic bread and butter checks' to keep children safe were not being done. the home office says the safety of unac

yolande knell, middle east correspondent _ violence.middle east correspondent with the _ violence. yolande knell, middle east correspondent with the latest - violence. yolande knell, middle east correspondent with the latest from l correspondent with the latest from jerusalem, thank you. ahead of this week�*s budget, the chancellorjeremy hunt has again said he�*ll only cut taxes in a responsible way. well, it comes as campaigners warn that the closure of a fund for people struggling with the cost of living will be "catastrophic". the household support fund provides food banks and warm spaces for people in need in england but it�*s due to end in four weeks�* time, unless it�*s extended in the budget. the government says benefits and the local housing allowance are rising. here�*s our cost of living correspondent colletta smith. every week 400 households are given parcels at this food bank. you don�*t come to a food bank because you want to, you come because you need to. we�*re a catchall for people who aren�*t able to provide food for th

yolande knell in jerusalem, thank you. | different sides on this. k you. we were just hearing from family members of hostages that are being held in gaza. they are speaking to reporters there. there is plenty more on all these stories on our website and the bbc news app. for now, stay with us on bbc news. hello again. in the last couple of days, we've started with some mist and fog, and some dense mist and fog patches at that. but in the next few days it won't be such an issue because it's turning windier. we will also see the sunniest conditions in the west, but it's going to be fairly cloudy at times with some scattered showers. high pressure is still anchored across scandinavia, effectively keeping weather fronts at bay in the atlantic. so what we have today is still quite a lot of cloud, especially in eastern and central areas, producing some drizzle in eastern scotland, showers developing across the south—east, the midlands, central southern england, and also wales. and a blustery day with temperatures 7 to about 11 or 12 degrees. heading on int

ok, yolande knell, thank _ in this war back in october.ery much for that update from jerusalem. we stay with the story. live now to rafah, where we can speak with soraya ali, global media manager for save the children, covering the middle east, north africa, and eastern europe. thank you very much forjoining me. before we talk about the logistics of actually getting aid around in gaza, ijust want of actually getting aid around in gaza, i just want to get an update on the situation, the humanitarian situation there. obviously last time we spoke you were detailing how dire the conditions are. what are you and your colleagues seeing on the ground at the moment? the your colleagues seeing on the ground at the moment?— your colleagues seeing on the ground at the moment? the situation remains horrific and it — at the moment? the situation remains horrific and it is _ at the moment? the situation remains horrific and it is getting _ at the moment? the situation remains horrific and it is getting worse - horrific and it is getting worse every sing

yolande knell they're yolande knell they�* re reporting yolande knell they're reporting from jerusalemservative party's largest donors has been awarded a knighthood after being recommended by rishi sunak. labour said the decision to give an honour to the billionaire, mohammed mansour, showed the prime minister didn't expect to be in office for much longer. earlier, i spoke to westiminster correspondent shelley phelps about the unusual timings of these honours. the timing is a bit surprising, because we typically get honours lists at new year and then on the king's birthday, which is injune. birthday, which is injune you also get dissolution honours. and there has been a lot of comment about the timing because it's in recess, so mps are not at westminster. it has raised a few eyebrows. this has come out on a friday, on the easter bank holiday weekend. you know, critics kind of saying, "well, is it likely to get a bit less coverage?" and of course, will fewer people notice it because they are enjoying their easter weekend and eating their chocolates? the controversy particularly after mr

yolande knell, in jerusalem. _ at the moment. yolande knell, in jerusalem, thank _ at the moment., thank you. _ could working in extreme heat increase women's risk of miscarriage and stillbirth? as our planet heats up, research shared with the bbc suggests working in extreme heat during pregnancy doubled the risk of stillbirth and miscarriage in india. india is one of the countries most exposed and vulnerable to heat. let's put that into context. over the past five decades, india has experienced more than 700 heatwave events. which have killed at least 17,000 people. climate experts say that india's extreme heat events could �*cross the survivability limit�* by 2050. researchers are now working with scientists in the uk to better understand how extreme heat could have an impact on advice for pregnant women globally. our global health correspondent tulip mazumdar has been to the state of tamil nadu to meet some of the women who took part in the study. summer is coming. and india is predicted to become one of the first countries where temperatures will top the safe limit for healthy

our middle east correspondent yolande knell —— yolande knell is in jerusalem.ions and allegations by the united nations, but also a big day because benny gantz is in the us meeting kamala harris, the us vice president. comments from the us increasingly putting pressure on israel over the humanitarian situation?— israel over the humanitarian situation? , , situation? yes, so benny gantz met kamala harris _ situation? yes, so benny gantz met kamala harris one _ situation? yes, so benny gantz met kamala harris one day _ situation? yes, so benny gantz met kamala harris one day after- situation? yes, so benny gantz met kamala harris one day after she - situation? yes, so benny gantz meti kamala harris one day after she had given the strongest rebuke yet that she had heard from a senior us government official about conditions in gaza, describing them as inhumane, saying there is a humanitarian catastrophe, that people are starving. what we understand from the white house is that ms harris spoke to benny gantz, a member of the israeli war cabinet, about the need to ha

yolande knell.announced that she will stand down as an mp at the next election. she told her local newspaper in maidenhead she was leaving the commons because she could no longer represent her constituents with the commitment they deserved. around 60 tory mps — including former ministers — have already said they won't stand for re—election. here's our deputy political editor, vicki young theresa may rose to the top job after the uk vote to leave the european union, one of the most turbulent periods in british political history. brexit was the backdrop to everything her government did. brexit means brexit, and we are going to make a success of it. mrs may has been an mp since 1997. when she became conservative party chairman she called for modernisation and offended some colleagues. you know what some people call us? the nasty party. david cameron unb=expectedly promoted her to home secretary, a post she held for longer than anyone else in modern times. but as prime minister she faced an even tougher

that was the bbc�*s yolande knell.dent tom bateman, who was travelling with mr blinken and sent this as he arrived in cairo. we have just landed in we havejust landed in cairo and we are waiting for antony blinken to come off the plane. here there will be a meeting with six ministers from arab countries. also president sisi of egypt and the palestinian authority. this is fresh from a meeting last night the secretary of state had with mohammed bin salman, the crown print of saudi arabia. what all of this is about is, yes, putting pressure on the ceasefire process, but largely about a post—war plan. arab leaders with the americans trying to come up with a way to govern and secure gaza when the conflict ends. a key part of this is with saudi arabia that the americans would want to sponsor this plan. the saudis looking at potential normalisation of relations with israel in return for us weapons and a civilian nuclear programme that's backed by the americans. all of that was in the works before october seven. of that was in

yolande knell in jerusalem.mer cryptocurrency tycoon, sam bankman—fried, is due to be sentenced in the us shortly, following his conviction in one of the biggest financial fraud cases in history. the 32—year—old — who founded the cryptocurrency exchange ftx — could now face decades in prison — with us prosecutors asking for between a0 and 50 years. he used his own image to attract investors, and at one point had an estimated fortune of $26 billion. ftx allowed people to trade their normal money for digital currencies like bitcoin. but money stolen from ftx was used to fund an investment fund, alameda research, as well as to buy luxury property in the bahamas and donate to politicians who might support cryptocurrency—friendly laws. both companies went bust in 2022 and bankman—fried was arrested. there is a courthouse in manhattan. we will give you that sentencing when it happens. with me is our cyber correspondent, joe tidy, who was the last person to interview bankman—fried before he was arrested in december 202

let's speak to yolande knell, our middle east correspondent who's injerusalem.el for talks with the prime minister. what can we expect from those talks? he prime minister. what can we expect from those talks?— from those talks? he is here on the last sto from those talks? he is here on the last step of — from those talks? he is here on the last step of his _ from those talks? he is here on the last stop of his middle _ from those talks? he is here on the last stop of his middle east - from those talks? he is here on the last stop of his middle east tour, i last stop of his middle east tour, he will meet the prime minister and also members of the war cabinet. we expect to hear more demands from the us at this time when tensions are quite high with its ally israel for more aid, more desperately needed aid to be allowed into gaza where you have this threat looming of a man—made famine because of the very severe shortages of food. on top of that mr blinken will be discussing, i am sure, the ongoing talks in qatar macro with mediators acting as for israel and hamas,

yolande knell.s promised to protect the value of pensions in the conservative election manifesto. jeremy hunt has been speaking to laura kuennsberg's sunday programme here on the bbc. our political correspondent georgia roberts has been watching. the prime minister this week has been talking about this being a bounce back a year for the uk economy and jeremy hunt the chancellor today also keen to try and capitalise on some bright spots perhaps in the economic change in weather we have coming. this week we heard news of inflation falling to the lowest it has been in a couple of years, also a bank of england report saying interest rate cuts might come a bit sooner than expected. so this is good news, especially for a uk government that has been lagging behind consistently labour in the polls, they are keen to stress some economic good news. however, the question laura kuenssberg on the programme this morning wanted to ask is whether it is too soon for the uk government to be trumpeting news like this

that was the bbc�*s yolande knell embellisher —— injerusalem.ojotam confino, who's the foreign editor ofjewish news. thank you forjoining us on the programme. let's start with mr blinken�*s visit, what kind of reception do you think he will get from israel's leaders? i reception do you think he will get from israel's leaders?— from israel's leaders? i think it de-ends from israel's leaders? i think it depends who — from israel's leaders? i think it depends who you _ from israel's leaders? i think it depends who you ask. - from israel's leaders? i think it depends who you ask. if - from israel's leaders? i think it depends who you ask. if you i from israel's leaders? i think it. depends who you ask. if you ask prime minister netanyahu i think he is not looking forward to this meeting, but benny gantz, on the other hand, the war cabinet minister on very good terms with washington, is probably looking more forward to talking with him. washington is really treating the government is two different parts, in a way. netanyahu, the prime minister, who t

yolande knell in jerusalem.iggest event in the country's political calendar is underway. nearly 3000 delegates have gathered in beijing for the national people's congress. the country's premier delivered a major address on the economy, where he's announced that import tariffs on advanced technology will be cut to try and boost growth. security at the annual gathering inside the great hall of the people is tight. from there, our china correspondent stephen mcdonell sent us this update. here we have it, the government work report, as it's called. it gives you an idea of the marathon nature of the speech. there's a lot in here. big emphasis on the economy in the congress this year, and apparently, the government is telling its people that a consumption—led recovery is going to be key. how are they going to boost consumption? well, apparently by improving employment and also improving people's wages. also, needs to be more investment in research and development for science. that is especially crucial for china becau

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.r whether or not he will be extradited to the united states — after the high court in london gave us authorities three weeks to provide assurances that he would not face the death penalty if sent there. mr assange faces extradition over an alleged conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information, after the publication of thousands of leaked documents relating to the afghanistan and iraq wars. here's our correspondent ellie price. free julian assange! through every legal twist and turn, and there have been many, his supporters make their voices heard. althouthulian assange will not be immediately extradited, today was not a victory either. thejudges dismissed mr assange's attempt to appeal on the grounds that the us was trying to extradite him for his political opinions. what the courts have done has been to invite a political intervention from the united states, to send a letter saying it is all ok. i find this astounding. in 2010, through his wikileaks site, julian assan

our middle east correspondent, yolande knell.truce to be put in place because you have all of these signs now that famine is looming over gaza, with more reports there of people having died of malnutrition and starvation. it's been apparent through the week that egyptian and qatari mediators have really been struggling to seal a potential deal that would see a 40—day truce through ramadan. and also, israeli hostages being released by hamas in exchange for palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. now, israel did not even send a delegation along to these talks in cairo. they were also attended by us envoys. it said that it wanted a list of the surviving israeli hostages held by hamas and that that was not forthcoming. hamas, meanwhile, has been saying through the week that really there was disagreement here because it was ready to show flexibility on numbers of palestinian prisoners to be released, if palestinians in gaza could be allowed to return to their homes in the north, those who've been displaced by the fighting — that's abo

lets go live tojerusalem and our middle east correspondent, yolande knell.terms of reality on the ground? certainly not, we have heard overnight about israeli air strikes in the centre and south of gaza strip particularly, fighting still going on around the el hospital in gaza city which has been the focus of a major israeli military offensive in the past week and also another hospital in khan younis. while palestinians in gaza are affected by this all had welcomed this resolution, it has not made a real impact on their everyday lives. we had the us also staying in its response as it tried to come back on some of the criticisms of the israelis, the angry rebukes of the israelis, the angry rebukes of the israeli prime minister, they did not believe this would impact israel�*s ability to go after hamas in the gaza strip. in the past day we have had a return to some of the rocket fire from gaza, suggesting that palestinian armed groups still have that capability, there were rockets fired one day ago in a southern israeli city and rocket warning siren is continu

from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports.s, palestinians in northern gaza are increasingly starving, desperate. aid hasn't been reaching them. with some casualties rushed to this hospital, witnesses accused israeli forces of randomly opening fire. they say young men were killed or wounded simply for trying to provide for their families. translation: the situation was unimaginably crazy. - if aid is going to come to us in this way, we don't want it. we don't want to live on the blood of our children. but israel says the aid lorries were looted and most of those killed were crushed or run over. it says its soldiers and tanks fired only warning gunshots to drive people back. the trucks were overwhelmed and the people driving the trucks, which are gazan civilian drivers, ploughed into the crowds of people. internationally, there has been shock and condemnation. the latest events in gaza show the extent of the humanitarian crisis and they've led to renewed calls to stop the fighting. but at the same time, a senior hamas official h

yolande knell injerusalem, thank you.al insurance contributions and raised the threshold for claiming child benefit in his last spring budget before the general election. jeremy hunt says the measures have been paid for by putting up taxes on business class flights, vaping and smoking, but the office for budget responsibility warns the government could find it hard to balance the books. here's the chancellor talking to the bbcjust an hour ago. well, i don't think people want gimmicks. the reason they vote for the conservative party is they trust us to be sensible with the economy, to take the right long—term decisions. what i did yesterday was show how we are growing the economy, how our plan is working. and we are doing that partly because we are bringing down taxes. and the big divide in british politics, we've had to put up taxes, of course, because we wanted to support families in the pandemic and through the cost of living crisis. do we want those taxes to stay high? what conservatives say, is we look around the worl

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.adams about the growing international pressure for an independent investigation. ido i do not think the israeli government is minded to pay much attention to that. it will proceed as it sees fit. 0ne attention to that. it will proceed as it sees fit. one of those countries demanding an independent investigation is the us which is significant, that is israel's closest friend. the israeli statement yesterday, the earliest i heard in the afternoon did say there had been a firing first of all in the air and had been a firing first of all in the airand then had been a firing first of all in the air and then at the crowd that the air and then at the crowd that the israeli soldiers believed posed a threat. the big question not answered is how did these people die? first of all how many died. the palestinians say over 112. we do not have independent confirmation of that, and then the question is how did they die? did they die as a result of gunshots? we spoke to a hospital director who said ov

that was yolande knell.rom down under. thank you. we are going to start down under with the australian grand prix. max verstappen's bid to win a record—equalling tenth successive f1 race went up in smoke as ferrari's carlos sainz completed a remarkable comeback to win the australian grand prix. a fortnight after having his appendix removed. sainz started alongside world champion verstappen who was on pole. but the dutchman handed him the lead after having to retire his red bull with brake problems. the race finished under safety car conditions after britain's george russell crashed his mercedes at the end. he was unhurt. sainz claimed victory ahead of his team mate charles leclerc, with the mclaren of britain's lando norris completing the podium. very happy, very proud of the team, very happy to be in a one—two with charles here. it shows that hard work pays off and life sometimes is crazy, you know. what happened at the beginning of the year and then the podium in bahrain, then the appendix, the comeback, t

yolande knell injerusalem, thank you.oned there israel's planned ground assault on rafah, and one person who has been sheltering in the camp there is 12—year old alma. she was forced to move to rafah after all her immediate family — including her 18—month old brother — were killed in an israeli bombing in gaza city. 0rla guerin has been following her story — and a warning, you may find the content of this report distressing. at times alma jaroor can forgetjust for a moment, especially when she's playing with her cousins. here they fashion a kite from scraps and imagination. she now lives with her aunt and uncle in a tent in rafah, a 12—year—old who has seen and lost far too much. a shout from under the rubble — "i'm alma." "can you see my light?" asks mahmoud, the rescue worker. "i swear i'll get to you." alma asks for her sister and brothers. "bravo, alma," he says as she emerges after three hours buried alive. "where are your brothers and sister?" he asks. "they're over here," she says. "and my mum is over there." trans

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yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.substance which has been previously linked to 130 deaths in the uk. as been revealed today that some buyers of the chemical died even after welfare checks from the police. 0ur correspondent angus crawford has this report. confronting a poison cellar. he told an undercover reporter who sends five parcels a week from the ukraine to british buyers. he sells the same chemical which has been linked to a more than 130 deaths in the uk. how do you live at yourself? 0ne more than 130 deaths in the uk. how do you live at yourself? one of those was david's son, tom, just 22 when he died. he bought from a different supplier, learned all about it on a pro—suicide website. the authorities here know about the trade — but david wanted to test the system. trade - but david wanted to test the s stem. ., , trade - but david wanted to test the s stem. . , . , , trade - but david wanted to test the | system— see system. certainly well wrapped. see if he could buy _ system. certainly well wrapped. see if h

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.ion to the uk, husam zomlot. welcome. thank you. it would seem that both sides _ welcome. thank you. it would seem that both sides are _ welcome. thank you. it would seem that both sides are ignoring - welcome. thank you. it would seem that both sides are ignoring the - that both sides are ignoring the resolution that was passed in new york yesterday. what is the point of a resolution if it's not enforced? exactly, that's the question. but it is israel that's refused the resolution publicly, it's netanyahu that declared he will cancel his delegation to go to washington, and it is israel that has considered that to be an american sort of pushing israel under the bus, as they described it — when in fact the us, for the first time, this is the fifth attempt of the security council, was only trying to allow for a resolution to pass to represent the collective will of the international community. there was a unity there, and the security council to find an immediate cease—fire and a call fo

our middle east correspondent yolande knell has more.egion. also in the case of egypt and jordan, they neighbour israel and the palestinian territories. they are important players that mr blinken has to have on board. they are trying to look to the future, to look to the longer term here as well as focus on the immediate problems of getting aid into gaza and of solving the issues between israel and hamas that are at the moment preventing a new deal on the truce that would see the release of more of the israeli hostages still held by hamas. i think we are seeing a change in the messaging on this trip. mr blinken, when he has talked about that un security council draught resolution that has been drawn up, that is significant. we don't know much about the details or the timing, but of course the us, israel's closest ally, has repeatedly shielded it at the un security council. it has used its veto power to block previous resolutions, draught resolutions, calling for a ceasefire in gaza. when mr blinken comes here to israel, something else i

our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, is injerusalem with more on what to expect from the talkswell, he's here on the last stop of his middle east tour. he'll be meeting the prime minister, also members of the war cabinet. we can expect to hear some more demands from the us, at this time when tensions are quite high with its ally israel, for more aid, more desperately needed aid to be allowed into gaza, where you have this threat looming of a manmade famine because of the very severe shortages of food. now, on top of that, mr blinken will be discussing, i'm sure, the ongoing talks in qatar with mediators acting as go—betweens for israel and hamas, trying to secure a new ceasefire deal in exchange for the release of some of the remaining israeli hostages who are held in the gaza strip. on top of that, we do expect mr blinken to talk to the israelis about their plans, their declared plans for an offensive in rafah in the very south of the gaza strip, on the border with egypt. they say that they have to act there against remaining hamas battalions in the area if they are to win the

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.n intensive efforts brokered by qatar and egypt to try and at least bring into play some humanitarian ceasefire for a period of time. they were looking at the muslim holy month of ramadan which we have just entered, muslim holy month of ramadan which we havejust entered, they muslim holy month of ramadan which we have just entered, they are looking at that as a possible date by which to get that mechanism under way to see a pause in the fighting in gaza, which would see the release of israeli hostages are still being held there, and equally the release of some palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails. despite those various intensive efforts backed by the international community, even now there still seems to be a degree of distance between the sides when it comes to the specifics, the wording, israeland hamas it comes to the specifics, the wording, israel and hamas have both made it clear what they want in the deal in order to agree with it and put it into place, but as things stand

i have been - speaking to the bbc correspondent yolande knell injerusalem. younis affected. and you have the israeli operation going on at al—shifa hospital in gaza city, gaza's biggest medical complex. the palestinian red crescent says that in one hospital the israeli troops have moved back, tanks have advance, it talked about how one of its medics have been killed in the past couple of days and a displaced person who was in the hospital grounds was shot and killed, and it says that the israeli military has ordered people, whether they are medics, patients or displaced people out of the hospital grounds, and has been using smoke bombs to drive them out. the israeli military has not commentated directly on that but it says that hamas has been using civilian infrastructure in that area, and that is what it is acting on. this has been a consistent claim from the israeli military that hamas uses civilian sites, particularly hospitals, and has fighters based there. hamas and medics have been denying that. in the al—shifa hospital, in the latest statements the is

i spoke to our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, about the latest developments. well, we are hearing from the syrians very clearly that they blame israel for the strikes. but when i spoke to the israeli military a short time ago, asked them for any comments, they said that they don't comment on reports in the foreign media. that can be quite a stock reaction when it comes to cases in syria of this kind. so it's areas in the countryside around aleppo that were hit, we understand. the uk—based syrian observatory for human rights, is saying that these were near to rocket depots belonging to hezbollah, the powerful lebanese armed group that does have sites inside syria. and we are hearing from the syrian observatory for human rights and from other sources that there were hezbollah members among those killed. the syrian state media had initially come out saying that it was syrian military personnel and also civilians that were killed in the strikes overnight. really a large number of people killed when we compare to similar sorts of action that we have heard reports o

lebanese prime minister has condemned what he called the �*targeting' of un forces. 0ur correspondent yolande knellloded near these un military observers while they were on a foot patrol in southern lebanon, along the blue line, which divides that area from the north of israel. now, unifil, the peacekeeping mission in that area, says it's investigating the cause of the blast. but this is an area where israeli forces and the lebanese armed group hezbollah regularly exchange fire. we've seen an increase in tensions in that whole area in just the past few weeks, and that has really raised fears about further escalation related to the war in gaza. now, when it comes to those reports in the washington post and reuters about arms transfers worth billions of dollars being made from the us to israel, these are listed as 1,800 2,000lb bombs, 500 500lb bombs and 25 f—35 fighterjets. most of that already approved by the us congress. but the palestinian foreign ministry in the west bank has come out accusing the biden administration of holding contradictory positions here because, of course, the news of these

our middle east correspondent yolande knell is following developments from jerusalem.ary says that it's hit 65 targets in the gaza strip in the past 2a hours. still the main focus of its operations there remains the shifa hospital in gaza city. its troops returned there for a major raid last monday, and we are hearing from the israeli military that now something like 800 people have been arrested in that area, and it says that something like 480 members of hamas and islamichhad are among those who have been arrested, also 170 people it's calling terrorists have been killed. it's very difficult to contact palestinians in the area. communication are poor, but palestinians there, including displaced people, medics and patients, well, we've been hearing from some of them that conditions are desperate. it's very hard for them to get access to any medicine and food, and innocent people are among those being killed. five patients are said to have died. meanwhile, palestinian medics are saying that there is also fighting very close to two hospitals in the south of the gaza str

i asked our middle east correspondent yolande knell will be new of those plans.to these reports in the washington post and reuters as well, they're quoting unnamed us state and defense department officials, and they're saying that more than 1800 2000lb bombs, some 500 500lb bombs and 25 f—35 fighterjets have been authorized in the latest set of military aid assistance coming across to israel. now, a lot of this has already been initially approved by congress, but the reason this is so interesting in terms of the timing, just after a visit by the israeli defense minister, yoav gallant, to washington, is that really in recent days we have seen tensions deepening between israel and the us and that really reached the lowest moment on monday after you had the us abstention at the un security council when it came to a resolution being passed on a ceasefire in the gaza warfor the first time. israel was very angered about that and there have been these calls from senior democrats in the us and from other groups of society like arab—americans, suggesting that if military

of rockets at an israeli town close to the border with lebanon. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knelleen is an intensification in the violence across the border in the north of israel and the south of lebanon. and we had reports that seven people had been killed in an israeli strike in southern lebanon with the israeli military saying that it had targeted a "significant terrorist" there, in its words. now, there seems to have been a retaliation for that with the powerful lebanese armed group, hezbollah, saying that it has fired dozens of rockets and there is a report that one israeli, a factory worker, has been killed. and if we can turn to israel itself, family members of the hostages were protesting last night, weren't they? they were and there's just a real desperation on their part, as this news came through that indirect talks in qatar had broken up without a deal. they had been going on for about ten days as israel and hamas, through mediators, were trying to reach a deal for a truce. what was on the table was a0 days of a truce and would see some a0 hostages being held by hamas

earlier, i spoke to our middle east correspondent yolande knell to know the latest about the gaza aid that people in north of gaza, as we have been told by the un repeatedly for weeks now, are starving. there has been a huge shortage of aid getting through. only this week, a few convoys have been allowed. this was a privately contracted convoy with aid coming into the gaza strip, with the israeli military overseeing proceedings there. we are told that people came from across the north of the strip, really making their way to this site on the coastal road, just south of gaza city, as an aid distribution point. there were chaotic scenes, as the aid arrived. still starkly contrasting accounts of what happened. when you hear from health officials in hospitals that dealt with the casualties, they were overwhelmed by the casualties in northern gaza. they say that many of those they saw had gunshot wounds to the upper body and witnesses have said that lorries did run over people as well after israeli soldiers opened fire and people really began panicking. the israeli military has a very diff

unfettered" access to humanitarian goods throughout the territory. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knellspoke to her a little earlier. the top israeli negotiators have come back now, we understand, from doha. we've heard from an israeli official that there was a bridging proposal, that's how it was termed, that was made by the us, which is helping to mediate here, along with qatar and egypt. this basically laying out a kind of formula for the number of palestinian prisoners that would be released from israeli jails in return for each israeli hostage that could be released, as a result of this potential deal. it's not a very positive sign that top negotiators have come back, it means they are not close to sealing a deal at the moment, we're not hearing about any breakthrough, and there is a senior palestinian official who is close to the talks, who has said that there are still deep differences between the two sides. the main one, of course, being that hamas wants a complete withdrawal of israeli troops, it wants to pave the way with any deal to an end to the war in gaza. israel remains a

live now tojerusalem and our middle east correspondent yolande knell. are we any closer in establishing exactly what did happen? what is ve clear exactly what did happen? what is very clear from _ exactly what did happen? what is very clear from the _ exactly what did happen? what is very clear from the pictures - exactly what did happen? what is very clear from the pictures that l exactly what did happen? what is l very clear from the pictures that we have seen is that these are completely desperate scenes, that people in north of gaza, as we have been told by the un repeatedly for weeks now, starving. there has been a huge shortage of aid getting through. 0nly a huge shortage of aid getting through. only this week, a few convoys have been allowed. this was a privately contracted convoy with aid coming into the gaza strip, with the israeli military overseeing proceedings there. we are told that people came from across the north of the strip, really making their way to this site on the coastal road, just south of gaza city, as an aid distribution point.

i've been speaking to the bbc�*s yolande knell — who's injerusalem.israeli operation surrounding a number of hospitals in gaza. there are three hospitals that are affected, two of them in the south. then you have the israeli operation that has been going on for one week now at al—shifa hospital in gaza city. that is gala's biggest medical complex. the palestinian red crescent says that in one hospital, the israeli troops have moved back in. thanks in advanced. it has talked about how a medic has been killed in the last few days and a displaced person who was in hospital grounds shot and killed. it says the israeli military has ordered people, whether medics, patients or displaced people come out of the hospital grounds and has been using smoke bombs to try to drive them out. the israeli military has not commented on that, but it says that hamas has been using civilian infrastructure in that area, and thatis infrastructure in that area, and that is what it is acting on. this has been a consistent came from the israeli military that hamas uses civilian

live tojerusalem and our correspondent yolande knell. thanks for your time.s saying it was allowed with its convoy to take lorries along an israeli military road that lies on the israeli side of the gaza border fence and they went up adjacent to the israeli village, next to the north of gaza, then crossed over there and took their forays directly into gaza city. the world food programme has said it showed that it is possible to deliver food and aid by land but food supplies for about 23,000 people were delivered as a result of this and this was a first convoy the un have managed to get to the north of the gaza strip, which is where we are getting most of the reports of mass starvation, with people, about 27 according to local health officials, having died from lack of food and water in recent days. and is a lot of focus is still on the new maritime route, while there have been airdropped going on to the north of gaza as well, but this was a first time in three weeks at eight went through this way by road. ,, ., , , at eight went through this way by road, ,, ,

our middle east correspondent yolande knell has more on those talks in cairo.ation is flying over there. this comes, of course, after last week a previous round of indirect talks broke down in qatar without any agreement on this plan for a 40—day ceasefire. that would have led to some 40 hostages still held by hamas in gaza being released in exchange for palestinian prisoners in israeli jails and a big increase in aid going into gaza as well. there was some talk about whether displaced people should be allowed to go back to their homes in the north. that was certainly a demand that was made by hamas. finally, hamas came back a few days ago and said that it was sticking to its original negotiating position. it wasn't prepared to talk about a truce. it wanted israeli troops to fully pull out of the gaza strip. we had the israeli prime minister then coming back saying its demands were delusional. but quite quickly, a new round of talks has got going with the egyptians also acting as mediators here, along with the qataris and with some us involvement, saying that t

our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, is following all of these developments from jerusalem,li air strike in syria. as far as the israeli military is concerned, when i approach then they said they don't comment on reports that are circulating in the foreign media. this is sticking really to a regular position that we have from the israeli air force when it comes to strikes, particularly in neighbouring syria, but we know that over the past decade israel has carried out hundreds of strikes inside syria since the start of the civil war there, and in the past six months since the war in gaza began there have also been reportedly an increase in action, israeli military action, across the border in neighbouring syria. this is a worrying development, it appears to be the biggest number of people that have been killed in such a strike, certainly in many months, and there will be fears that this could lead to retaliation and there could be a further regional spill—over from this war. in the past we know israel has said it has drawn a red line, that it's acted against his hezbollah, a

let's speak to our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, who's injerusalem.f we could start off with that strike on aleppo what more do we know about it? we strike on aleppo what more do we know about it?— strike on aleppo what more do we know about it? we are hearing from the s rians know about it? we are hearing from the syrians very _ know about it? we are hearing from the syrians very clearly _ know about it? we are hearing from the syrians very clearly that - the syrians very clearly that they blame israel from for the strikes. when i spoke to the israeli military and asked them for any comment they said that they don't comment on reports in the foreign media. that can be a stock reaction when it comes to cases in syria of this kind. it is areas in the countryside around aleppo that were hit we understand. the uk—based syrian observatory for human rights says these were near to rocket depots belonging to hezbollah, the powerful lebanese armed groups that does have sites inside syria. we are hearing from the syrian observatory for human rights and other s

earlier, i spoke to our middle east correspondent yolande knell.

our middle east correspondent, yolande knell is injerusalem and is following the latest on the intenseernight. you've still got close quarters fighting going on, israeli air strikes as well, close to three main hospitals in gaza. the shifa hospital in gaza city, that's where the israeli military now says its killed 200 hamas and islamichhad fighters since it began its raid 11 days ago. it claims that hamas has been using that hospital as a base. hamas denies it. the al—amal hospital in khan younis. that has now been evacuated and the palestinian red crescent is raising concerns about thousands of people it says could be trapped inside the nasser hospital, which is nearby as israeli forces are moving in there. now, the israeli military says it's acting with precision in its operations close to these hospitals, it's trying to prevent harm to civilians. but you have a situation where more and more hospitals are being put beyond use at a time when they're really desperately needed. when it comes to aid, the un says about 150 lorries are now getting into gaza each day. that is well below wh