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out and about in khan younis.g from the un development head that they are dealing in gaza with what he described as decades of lost development. a0 million tonnes of rubble alone have to be removed according to the un development programme, and they say that that rubble is highly dangerous and toxic and it has unexploded ordinance. so it is going to be a long process, even when this ceasefire deal comes in on sunday. a reminder that we have lots more online including exactly what is in that hostage deal. you can find all of those details including analysis from our international editorjeremy bowen, on the bbc�*s website and app. sir keir starmer is in ukraine on his first official visit since becoming british prime minister. he's planning to sign what downing street is calling a landmark, hundred—year partnership which formalises and builds on economic and military support for kyiv. sir keir previously visited ukraine when he was leader of the opposition in 2023, and has hosted president zelensky twice at downing

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get in touch or e—mail your questions at bbc these are the live pictures from khan younis.those killed in the war with russia. a sir keir has signed what's billed as a "hundred— year partnership". it's a wide—ranging deal involving military and economic aid. there's concern the incoming us president, donald trump may wind down us support and push ukraine into a compromise with russia. starmer�*s visit was interrupted by explosions and air raid sirens with the authorities warning of a russian drone attack. a news conference is due to happen in the next few minutes between the two leaders — but the prime minister delivered this statement a short while ago while visiting a burns unit in kyiv(take it's very important that we ensure that ukraine is in the strongest possible position. that's something i've been arguing for since i've been prime minister. this is my seventh meeting with president zelensky. i'm here at the burns unit of one of the kyiv hospitals, which is a grim reminder of the heavy price that ukraine is paying here. so we must put in the necessary support. so tha

and we look at images of khan younis.e ground. still wanting to return to places where they once had their lives. the really difficult situation. the ceasefire so far holding. let's speak now to our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. saudi arabia arguably a country that donald trump will want to restart the abraham accords to normalise relations between saudi arabia and israel, something on his agenda. in terms of what we are seeing for the ceasefire, we know it is fragile. so far, we see it holding. and we saw incredibly emotional scenes yesterday of the first three israeli hostages released. yes, the deal is fragile, _ hostages released. yes, the deal is fragile, they - hostages released. yes, the deal is fragile, they are - deal is fragile, they are always fragile in this region but arguably this is possibly the most fragile with the complex 3—phase project. yesterday after a shaky start, the first day of the humanitarian phase and we saw why with such emotional intensity, the reunion of the three young wo

so those the live pictures and khan younis. seeing live pictures from jerusalem, this is near to the israeli prime minister's office, where we understand that the security cabinet are reportedly convening to approve the ceasefire deal, so there are going to be two meetings today to agree this ceasefire, the first with the security cabinet, then it will go to the full cabinet, and they will... they will look go to the full cabinet, and they will. .. they will look to approve the deal. of course, there were these delays to the meeting of the cabinet yesterday after mr netanyahu accused hamas of seeking changes to the final agreement. but those have been overcome, the last minute disputes, and it was a predawn statement from mr netanyahu confirming that the ceasefire and hostage release deal had been agreed with hamas. so we're keeping eye on the live pictures from jerusalem, where we expect these meetings to happen during the day. of course, as soon as we get any information on whether those have happened, we will go back to our

we are looking at live pictures of khan - looking at live pictures of khan younis. donnison, our correspondent injerusalem. tell our correspondent in jerusalem. tell us our correspondent injerusalem. tell us more about the reaction where you are. we saw the families in tel aviv all gathering with this news of a ceasefire coming through, the hope that their loved ones will be coming home soon. it’s that their loved ones will be coming home soon-— that their loved ones will be coming home soon. �*, . , , ., home soon. it's a bittersweet moment for those families, _ home soon. it's a bittersweet moment for those families, obviously _ home soon. it's a bittersweet moment for those families, obviously there - for those families, obviously there is huge relief that this long—awaited deal has finally been done, but their loved ones are not out of gaza yet. we expect the first three israeli hostages to be freed on sunday, when this ceasefire comes in. one hamas official has said the deal could actually start as early as tonight, there are apparently talks ongoing at the mom

let's look at the live pictures from khan younis in southern gaza.za. a pretty bustling scene in khan younis and many people there have been displaced from northern gaza so under the ceasefire deal hundreds of thousands of people could potentially go back to the north of gaza but israel wants him to be screened and vetted before they make that journey to the north. let's unpack some of this withjon donnison who is here in jerusalem. how close do we think we are to a deal this time? ~ . , . time? we are still waiting. almost there _ time? we are still waiting. almost there but - time? we are still waiting. almost there but not - time? we are still waiting. | almost there but not quite. mediators are saying the broad principles of the deal have been — principles of the deal have been agreed but they are working on what they call technical issues. in particular i think— technical issues. in particular i think some of the coordination of how hostages and prisoners might be exchanged and also some of the wording — exchanged and also some of the wording ov

this celebration in khan younis was filmed by a trusted palestinian cameraman working for the bbc.tional journalists into gaza to report freely. just over the border in israel is the site of the nova music festival, where hamas killed more than 380 people on the 7th of october and took a0 hostage. this weekend, with a ceasefire coming, many israelis made their own pilgrimages, moving quietly around the photos and memorials to those who were killed. a short distance away is another memorial — the festivalgoers' cars, hundreds of them destroyed in the attack. israelis here said they wanted a deal in which all the hostages were swapped for palestinian prisoners at the same time. that's because they believed the war is going to resume. they said it was unavoidable while hamas still has armed men in gaza. they want to kill us, they want to finish us. so, what is the good questions? look. look! this is the answer, this is what they want. can we live like this? no. a ceasefire, by definition, is a compromise between enemies, but since the october attacks, prime minister netanyahu has talk

the camp, which israel had designated as a safe-zone, is located by the sea, west of khan younis.usands of palestinians have relocated there to ride out the cold and wet mediterranean winter. israel says one of the hamas policemen killed in today's strike helped gather intelligence to carry out attacks on israeli troops. >> where did we find him? where else, but of course hiding in the humanitarian zone in khan younis, where gazans are sheltering from this war. but among the dead were three children, from one family, ahmad, mohammed, and abdul rahman al-bardawil. at their funeral today, each received one final kiss from their mother and father. >> we woke up to the sound of the strike at around 1:20 a.m. at that time, i called on the children, but no one answered. the three of them had been sleeping next to each other. amna: israel also struck the hamas-run interior ministry headquarters in khan younis early today. nearby tents were damaged by the blast. in central gaza, at least eight people were killed in a strike on deir al-balah. hospital officials say the victims were members

these are the life scenes from khan younis in southern gaza, where you can see the tents of the displaced the war. under the ceasefire deal, those driven from their homes will be allowed to return to what remains of their shattered lives, and to try to rebuild their homes. that will begin as of tomorrow, when the ceasefire gets under way. there will also be a surge of humanitarian aid into gaza, with about 600 trucks of aid per day allowed into the strip to try to relieve the dire situation on the ground. let us pick up on all of this and on the ceasefire deal and we can speak to the former head of the israeli intelligence agency, and also a former member of parliament for the opposition labour party. thank you for being with us here on bbc news. i'm sure in your time you have been very much involved in these sorts of exchanges of hostages and prisoners. just talk us through the kind of choreography of what we are likely to see tomorrow. firstly, we do not know exactly what we will see because things are very much related to the decision that will be made by hamas, and i hope that hamas w

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humanitarian trauma who has just spent a few weeks volunteering in southern gaza and nasser hospital in khan younise largest city in the south of the gaza strip. he started off by telling me what the situation was like they're on the ground. i was just about three weeks ago in gaza, we left gaza on boxing day. i spent a month there and the situation beyond belief, it was a dystopia. when i walked into gaza from the crossing on the 26th of november it was a really strange experience. it was as if from another world, another planet. the situation in nasser hospital, we went to support colleagues, we were four british doctors in deployment through an amazing ngo, a charity—based ngo, medical aid for palestinians, who looked after us as well as delivering health care for gazans. nasser hospital, you might recall, was closed twice and rebuilt in terms of equipment and expertise but was still overwhelmed with daily casualties and frequent mass casualties came into nasser hospital. when i first met people in gaza they looked really underweight, they were skinny, they resembled the pictures we have all see

in the streets of khan younis in gaza, overwhelming relief that they are alive, and hope, too, that there of this war might be over. translation: when they announced that there - is a ceasefire, we felt happy and relieved. the pain has disappeared a bit, even though the pain is still present. but hopefully, joy will overcome the pain. some weapons, some defiance were on show, but hamas is a shadow of what it was when it attacked israel on the 7th of october, 2023. and in tel aviv it is also a bittersweet moment for the families and supporters of israeli hostages, living and dead. 33 women, older men, and the sick and wounded, are due for release in the next six weeks in return for hundreds of palestinian detainees and prisoners. but the future of the rest of the hostages depends on more negotiations. i really wait for this very, very needed thing to happen, for the war to stop, for the hostages to come home. in washington, president biden took credit for a diplomatic victory, celebrated america's support for israel, and said the war had transformed the middle east for the better. there'

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in the streets of khan younis in gaza, overwhelming relief that they are alive, and hope, too, that there of this war might be over. translation: when they announced that there is a ceasefire, we felt happy and relieved. the pain has disappeared a bit, even though the pain is still present. but hopefully joy will overcome the pain. let our prisoners get freed and for the injured to get treated. people are exhausted. some weapons, some defiance were on show, but hamas is a shadow of what it was when it attacked israel on the seventh of october, 2023. and apart from survival, there isn't much to celebrate for palestinians in gaza. israel has killed almost 50,000 people at least. the territories are in ruins and well over 2 million have been forced out of their homes. —— the territory's in ruins. and in tel aviv, it is also a bittersweet moment for the families and supporters of israeli hostages, living and dead. 33 women, older men and the sick and wounded are due for release in the next six weeks in return for hundreds of palestinian detainees and prisoners. but the future of the rest of

. >> i collected her father in pieces from khan younis. thank god, i am crying from happiness.ant anything except to enter my land. lucy: more than half a million people were displaced from northern gaza during the war. some of those returning now fearful of what home will look like. others who don't remember it all. >> my feeling is indescribable. what am i expecting? we will see the same destruction we have seen here. there is no alternative. we are going from emptiness to emptiness. lucy: this is the home many returned to. satellite images suggest three quarters of gaza city's buildings have been damaged or destroyed. houses burned, businesses looted, relatives still buried in the rubble. hamas officials have called for 130,000 emergency tents to shelter people returning to the north. gaza's displaced still homeless, even after coming home. the road outside once divided by military checkpoints now in place of reunions. israeli soldiers withdreplace b. the impact of this truce is taking hold, but talks on extending it into a permanent cease-fire, talks onn gaza's future have

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. >> i collected her father in pieces from khan younis. thank god. i'm crying from happiness.ant anything except to enter my land, even if i only eat mud. lucy: more than half a million people were displaced from northern gaza during the war, some of those returning now, fearful of what home will look like. others who don't remember it at all. >> my feeling is indescribable. what am i expecting? we won't see the same destruction we have seen here. we are going from emptiness to emptiness. lucy: this is the home of many return to. satellite images show three-quarters of gaza city's buildings destroyed or burned. houses burned, businesses looted, relative still buried in the rubble. 130 5000 emergency tents have been called for two shelter people returning from the north. gaza's displaced a still homeless even after coming home. the road outside was divided by military checkpoints, now plays of reunions. israeli soldiers withdrawn, replaced by familiar faces. the impact of this truce is taking hold, but talks are extending it into a permanent cease-fire, talks on gaza's future h

, intense air raids across gaza, 15 months worth of intense air strikes have left —— this is khan younisround, huge proportions of infrastructure across gaza razed to the ground following 15 months of air strikes but now we have that ceasefire. palestinian beginning to return home. the plan to rebuild the gaza strip not yet in place but it will form part of the next phase of the ceasefire negotiation. we are just in that first phase, within 16 days the next phases need to be looked at. fergal keane reports now on the future for the people of gaza. from every face... ..the war stares back. "is it really over?, many wonder. all they've lost... ..all they've endured. cheering. but relief after the ceasefire. civil defence workers no longer fearing israeli attack — over 90 of their colleagues were killed. hatem al atar, 2a years old, spent months searching for the wounded and the dead. checking for israeli snipers before going on. not knowing if he'll survive the day. hatem often led the way, into moments that could change everything. hatem! his friends rushed to help. hatem survived, to liv

. >> reporter: in khan younis a displaced gazan expressed joy that the war may soon be over. >> why ifire, because all of this are going to end. >> reporter: and in israel feelings of anxiety and hope that the fragile deal will hold and that the hostages will start to come back. >> we're very hopeful, but we have this concern that something will go wrong along the way and not all hostages will be released. >> reporter: do you allow yourself to hope? no? >> i wish i did and i'm blessed the times that i

. >> reporter: in khan younis a displaced gazan expressed joy that the war may soon be over. >> why i am so happy about the ceasefire, because all of this are going to end. >> reporter: and in israel feelings of anxiety and hope that the fragile deal will hold and that the hostages will start to come back. >> we're very hopeful, but we have this concern that something will go wrong along the way and not all hostages will be released. >> reporter: do you allow yourself to hope? no? >> i wish i did and i'm blessed the times that i do, but i don't often enough. it's such a hard situation. >> reporter: the last time hamas freed hostages was more than a year ago in exchange for palestinians in israeli prisons. the logistics of this deal will be extremely complex, even hamas getting hostages safely to a handover point presenting significant security challenges. u.s. officials are hopeful any more setbacks get resolved quickly. >> i'm very confident that this is moving forward and we'll see the start of implementation of the agreement on sunday. >> reporter: israel's bombing of gaza has not

in the south, in khan younis and rafah, it is like an earthquake.ment for children and the needs are incredibly high. besides shelter and the diseases that are spreading, there is also very important needs related to nutrition. hunger has been severe throughout gaza. the risk of famine has been looming over the north but hunger has also been severe in the southern and central parts. families have lived off canned food and bread for over a year. many families have also been dependent on soup kitchens and bakeries. i have seen children queueing there, fighting with each other, fighting with adults over a loaf of bread. so there is a dire need of everything today in gaza. my colleagues have been working literally around the clock to accelerate the inflow of aid supplies. and we have seen a steep increase of the supplies coming into gaza since the ceasefire has taken effect. they supplies are picked about the crossing point, brought to warehouses and then they are distributed to families in need. so that has been set in motion now and that is very, very

. >> from the streets of khan younis in gaza to tel aviv in israel, israelis seen lighting flares after hearing there's a ceasefire deal between israel and hamas. the prime minister of qatar making the announcement after high level delegations negotiated the agreement over the course of months in doha. president biden speaking this afternoon. >> phase one will last six weeks. it includes a full and complete cease fire, a withdrawal of israeli forces from all the populated areas of gaza, and the release of a number of hostages held by hamas, including women and elderly and the wounded. and i'm proud to say americans will be part of that hostage release on phase one as well. >> biden's team and the incoming trump administration were both involved in the negotiations, the president saying israel will also release a number of palestinian prisoners, and palestinians will be able to return to their neighborhoods in gaza. israel's security cabinet is set to convene tomorrow to officially approve the deal. then it goes to the wider government and a 48 hour window for legal objections opens befo

for now, their home will be a tent in this displaced people's camp near khan younis.heir grandmother tries to be a mother to them all. translation: when night comes, they are afraid. _ even if i hold them, they are scared. they say, "there's a plane, there's a strike." their mental health is not good. may god help me to raise them. as they play, it's more secure for the cousins here. but nowhere in gaza is truly safe. kawther al—masri says she hopes for a ceasefire and for her grandchildren to rebuild their lives, not to become part of a lost generation. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. let's get some of the day's other news now. air accident investigators in south korea say they've successfully extracted initial data from the cockpit voice recorder of thejeju air plane, which crashed on sunday — killing 179 people. but investigators are still trying to work out how best to get into the flight data recorder. some of the toughest laws on the use of tobacco have come into force in the italian city of milan. smokers will be fined if they light up on city streets or cr

in the streets of khan younis in gaza, overwhelming relief that they are alive, and hope, too, that the of this war might be over. translation: when they announced that there is a ceasefire, _ we felt happy and relieved. the pain has disappeared a bit, even though the pain is still present. but hopefully joy will overcome the pain. let our prisoners get freed and for the injured to get treated. people are exhausted. some weapons, some defiance were on show, but hamas is a shadow of what it was when it attacked israel on the 7th of october, 2023. and apart from survival, there isn't much to celebrate for palestinians in gaza. israel has killed almost 50,000 people at least. the territories are in ruins and well over 2 million have been forced out of their homes. and in tel aviv, it is also a bittersweet moment for the families and supporters of israeli hostages, living and dead. 33 women, older men and the sick and wounded are due for release in the next six weeks in return for hundreds of palestinian detainees and prisoners. but the future of the rest of the hostages depends on more neg

these are pictures from khan younis in gaza. talks are now back under way.ld the bbc that for the first time during the war delegations from israel and hamas are holding indirect talks in the same building. we know us president joe biden has said a deal is on the brink. israeli officials have also mentioned to reuters news agency that an agreement was possible in hours, days or more. we will keep a close eye on events affecting the possible ceasefire deal in gaza. you can catch up on that on our website as we have an live page covering the story. big garden birdwatch is the world s largest garden wildlife survey. every year, hundreds of thousands of nature lovers take part, helping to build a picture of how garden birds are faring. getting school children involved is a huge part of this annual event. fiona lamdin reports. so who's up there? so that's a great tit. so that's a bird that has done quite well in big garden birdwatch over the last few years. so it is something that likes nesting boxes. yeah. watching birds in sherwood forest. it's really cold toda

well, we're now hearing of two strikes that have taken place in this khan younis area of what's callednts ablaze and at least 11 people killed there. we heard from a hamas interior ministry statement, the director general of gaza police and his assistant were among those killed. and then we had a separate statement from the israeli military a short time ago, which just addresses one other individual they said was targeted, the head of internal security for hamas in gaza. and they accuse hamas of hiding among civilians in this area and also say that they took steps to avoid harming civilians. but the bbc has also spoken to the father of three boys who were killed in that strike, aged seven and ii and 13. their funeral took part took place a short time ago. and in this latest strike, the israeli military says that it's been targeting hamas fighters using a municipality building in the humanitarian zone, but local people are telling us that it was civilians who were sheltering in this area. and, as we mentioned in the introduction, a police chief among those killed. what more do we know a

these are the live pictures coming to us from inside khan younis.ee the destruction that has been brought in gaza, the local officials there are saying since the ceasefire deal was agreed on wednesday night in qatar, there have been almost 120 people killed there in gaza by the continuing israeli bombardments. let us die justice oral. —— let usjust diejust all of this. let's speak to gideon levy, a journalist and columnist for the israeli newspaper haaretz, who's also in tel aviv. thank you for having me. beginning the military action in gaza, to totally destroy hamas. we are now hearing that israel will allow hamas police officers to be present in uniform in gaza to help with the return of the displaced gazans. is it your assessment that benjamin netenyahu to has failed? it that ben'amin netenyahu to has failed? , ., ., , ., ., failed? it is not a question of assessment, _ failed? it is not a question of assessment, it _ failed? it is not a question of assessment, it is _ failed? it is not a question of assessment, it is a _ failed? it is not a que

the strike was on the tented camp at al—mawasi, near the southern city of khan younis. walid woke up to the sound of a huge explosion. he called to his sons, but no—one answered. three of his four boys killed by shrapnel in their sleep. ahmed was 13, mohammed,11, and abdul rahman, seven. they'd wrapped up for some warmth in the cold family tent. now their family says theirfinal goodbye. three young brothers killed in al—mawasi. translation: this is the safe place the army is talking about. _ there's no safe place in gaza. what the occupation claims is blatant lies. this is what gaza's displaced families woke up to — carnage in the place they fled to for safety. woman screams the israeli military says it killed the commander of hamas's internal security service, hussam shahwan, saying he'd helped the group's military wing plan attacks on israeli forces in gaza. the hamas—run interior ministry says the head of police, mahmoud saleh, was also among the dead and accused israel of spreading chaos by killing police officers. israel has repeatedly attacked this camp at al—mawa

for now, their home will be a tent in this displaced people's camp near khan younis.ies to be a mother to them all. translation: when night comes, they are afraid. even if i hold them, they are scared. they say, "there's a plane, there's a strike." their mental health is not good. may god help me to raise them. as they play, it's more secure for the cousins here. but nowhere in gaza is truly safe. kauthar al—masri says she hopes for a ceasefire and for her grandchildren to rebuild their lives, not to become part of a lost generation. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. one person whose decisions might have an impact on the middle east is donald trump. his inauguration as us president is on january 20th — that's only a few weeks away. his policy decisions will affect millions. as he arrived for his new year's eve party at mar—a—lago, he spoke to reporters about his hopes for 2025. a great year. i think we're going to do fantastically well as a country. we're going to bring it back. it has to be brought back. people are not respecting our country very much and they're g

al—mawasi is a sandy strip of land on the coast in khan younis in southern gaza. army has repeatedly bombed that area, accusing hamas operatives of hiding among civilians. there's been yet another israeli strike on al—mawasi camp. gazan families in tents have woken up to carnage in the area they fled to for supposed safety. and among those was walid al bardawil. walid woke up to the huge sound of an explosion. he called on to his sons and no—one answered. three of his four boys were killed by shrapnel while they slept in the family tent next to each other. the father pointed to the blood—stained mattresses on the ground and said that this is where his sons were sleeping when they were killed. ahmed was 13, mohamed was 11 and abdulrahman was seven. the israeli military confirmed the attack on the humanitarian zone and said that it killed the head of hamas's internal security service, hossam shahwan. it accused him of having helped hamas's military wing plan attacks on israeli forces in gaza. the hamas—run interior ministry condemned the killing, but it also confirm

was once home to half a million people, where children play in the ruins of what used to be khan younisthere is tension, between the horror caused by 468 days of war and hope that it will soon be over as young gazans told us. 14-year-old raghad al zdoudi. >> we couldn't wait to hear this news because our hearts are tired, we really couldn't wait for something to heal our hearts. finally, the end of the war is coming. correspondent: 16-year-old ahmed al nabahin. >> the most difficult moment was hearing that my father had been killed. i'm scared because the israelis still haven't retreated. and even though there is a ceasefire, nothing has changed yet. correspondent: because, in this warzone, the war rages on. in gaza city, the youngest victims received reassurance that the adults can no longer feel. >> is this the truce they are talking about? what did this young girl, this child, do to deserve this? is she fighting you, israel? where are the arabs? where are the muslims? no one has any conscience. israel says over the last day and a half it struck more than 50 hamas military sites and a

cupp and khan younis. starlink wi-fi natacha ben haÏm sh. >> all right. a very moving funeral.state funeral for president jimmy carter. we just saw president biden greeting prince edward and canadian prime minister justin trudeau. we saw former president bush shaking hands with president elect. trump. there is vice president mike pence and vice president al gore. interesting moment that pence told gore that when he decided to follow the constitution and preside over the awarding of the electoral votes to joe biden back in january 2021, it was al gore who he took some inspiration from. al gore, who presided over the counting of the electoral votes in his own defeat. despite many members of the house objecting, and gore said to him, that means more to me than you can know. and anita mcbride, one of the things that's so remarkable about this is the presence of first families. and you told me just a minute ago that there are individuals there dating back to the family of president franklin roosevelt. right. >> exactly. one of the granddaughters of franklin roosevelt, along with rep

hospital officials say the strikes hit a car and a house in the southern gaza city of khan younis.israeli officials say they targeted hamas militants. gaza's health ministry says 59 people have been killed and more than 270 others wounded in israeli airstrikes over the past 24 hours. the attacks come as hamas announced indirect ceasefire negotiations were expected to resume and a day after the israeli prime minister reportedly authorized multiple agencies to continue the talks in qatar. thousands of demonstrators gathered in tel aviv today, outraged at the israeli government and demanding a deal to get the hostages being held in gaza released. families of the captives criticized israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's handling of the war in gaza, and his government's failure to secure a hostage deal, calling on president elect donald trump to push netanyahu to end the war. in a video released by hamas before the rally, hostage leary is seen speaking under apparent duress. she expressed anguish over the situation and mentions being held for 450 days. netanyahu's office said he t

was once home to half a million people, when children play in the ruins of what you used to be khan younisere is tension between the horror caused by 468 days of war and hope that it will soon be over as young gazans told us. this 14-year-old. >> we could not wait to hear this news because our hearts are tired. we really could not wait for something to heal our hearts. finally the end of the war is coming. nick: this 16-year-old. >> the most difficult moment was hearing that my father had been killed. i am scared because the israelis have still not retreated. even though there is a cease-fire nothing has changed yet. nick: because in this war zone, the war rages on. in gaza city today the youngest victims received reassurance that the adults could no longer fear. >> is this the truths they are feeling? is this child fighting you? where the arabs and muslims? no one has any conscience. nick: israel said over the last day it struck more than 50 hamas military sites and a commander who participated in october 7. palestinian health officials say since the ceasefire was announced, more than 75

very early on on my program that israel would have to keep going back into each of these towns khan younis wherever it was back, you know, again and again, that is that does seem to be what's happened. so is that how do you get out of that cycle without trying to in some way give the palestinians in gaza some confidence that they have a leadership that they that they feel is legitimate? >> there's one thing in petraeus's comments that, in my mind, suffered from a certain naivete in the way you focus on it. the truth of the matter is that our soldiers were shocked in the infrastructure that they found in gaza, meaning in so many houses there were tunnels leading to the command and control centers of hamas, to places where hostages are held to huge amounts of ammunition. it's a whole school of military operational tactics that were basically strategy. they filled up gaza on behalf of iran and hamas as a terror base to be launched against israel. same goes by the way, for southern lebanon. you know, that we unraveled about 85,000 weapons of all sorts, from missiles to rifles throughout the li

in the southern city of khan younis, displaced palestinians lined up for food and essential supplies.r seven months, it is the first time i received a food basket from the u.n. but it is not enough, maybe only for a day or two. we need sheets for tents, and most importantly, we want things that will warm us in winter, like blankets and mattresses. amna: the cease fire does not extend to the occupied west bank where israel says it has launched a "significant and broad military operation targeting palestinian militants." health officials there say at least nine people were killed today, and dozens more wounded. antonio guterres called on security forces there to use "maximum restraint." in turkey, officials are investigating a hotel fire that killed at least 76 people. the grand cartel hotel is located in the country's northwestern mountains, roughly 200 miles from istanbul. it is believed the blaze started overnight in the restaurant of the popular ski resort. part of the resort sits on a cliff which complicated efforts to extinguish the flames. more than 50 people were injured as pani

abdul rahman salama digs through the rubble of his home in khan younis, hoping to find a blanket or a mattress, anything to help his family living in a tent by the winter sea. there are no memories, he says. our life has vanished. there's no future. amara abu samir walks through his neighborhood, a place he says residents no longer recognize. he asks about the day after. let's say, a truce happens, he says, and the residents of this area return. where do they go? is this area fit for humans to live in? with 90% of the population displaced, the dream of going home is prevalent even when they know their home is likely just rubble. a mohammed abu ubayd knows her house is unlikely to have survived in the largely leveled city of rafah in the south daniel hagari. i swear when the ceasefire comes, she says, i will celebrate and rejoice and i will not sleep all night. we hope that this cloud of despair finally lifts. hope and despair go hand in hand in gaza. paula hancocks, cnn, abu dhabi. jeremy fraga rahel solomon for more perspective on the reality on the ground in gaza. >> we do want to g

i believe we have pictures from khan younis with people who are gathering there incredibly, uh, eager, of course, to hear if it is in fact going to happen that a ceasefire and the bombing of gaza will will stop at least for six weeks. um, what is your understanding of what is happening inside the israeli government with regard to what happens after these six weeks? i know it feels like i'm jumping ahead, but and we heard tony blinken talk about this and it's all, i think, pretty obvious. i don't think you need to talk to sources in the region to or even at the white house to know this, that the hope is with these six weeks, that the then trump administration, with the help of other partners in the region, will make this cease fire permanent, will somehow find a way to get a government up and running with the help of, uh, arab countries that have a lot of money and a lot of, uh, of of ability to make that happen. but they didn't even want to hear about it or talk about it until and unless the israeli bombardment stopped. but that will also require a lot of negotiation from within the n

this is a live look at khan younis in southern gaza at this hour. it is 1 p.m. there as everyone waits anxiously for news here and the cease fire to begin. good morning everyone. i'm kasie hunt. it's wonderful to have you with us. a historic deal. facing a last minute hurdle this morning, israel announced it had delayed a cabinet vote on the cease fire and hostage deal. prime minister benjamin netanyahu, netanyahu's office accusing hamas of, quote, attempting to extort last minute concessions. end quote. in response, hamas saying it remains committed to the agreement that was announced yesterday after more than 15 months of war. this deal could bring an end to the deadliest period in the history of the israeli-palestinian conflict, set to begin on sunday. phase one would see the release of more than 100 palestinian prisoners in exchange for 33 israeli hostages. seven americans are believed to be among those still held in gaza, and sources tell cnn that two are expected to be included in the first release. and with just days before the transfer of power here in a

population, that it hid in tunnels underneath of those densely populated cities like gaza city, like khan younis, like rafah, like karbala. but it is truly stunning when you are inside of gaza as far as the eye can see, it is just rubble and devastation. so the hope here is that an influx of humanitarian aid, especially an influx amid a ceasefire in the fighting, will bring some immediate relief to people who very badly need it. but there is just a herculean task ahead to try to reestablish a totally devastated health care system, to try to get schools up and running for children who, many of whom have not seen the inside of a classroom except as a shelter for 15 months now, and to try fundamentally to make gaza a livable place. but the ambitions, as you said during phase one, an influx of aid, fuel, getting in and trying to get those hospitals up and running. and the hope here is that phase one will translate into an extended ceasefire, into phase two, an end to the war altogether. and it is only then in phase three that that reconstruction effort, supported by the broader international communi

israel has gone back to khan younis three, four times.s gone back into northern gaza that it cleared. what is, you know, what is the trajectory? is it now that israel goes back, as you say, after the ceasefire and just keeps trying again, you know, more and more devastation, more and more people killed? >> it's a it's a great question without a quick answer. there is a an israeli lesson learned from the american experiences in iraq and afghanistan, which is not to not to clear and hold, not to stay, because that creates more targets on your side. and so what the israelis adopted in gaza was a strategy of long degradation. so you take a place, you kill as many hamas fighters as you can, you pull out, they come out of the tunnels, you then take it again. that's new targets on their side rather than on yours. so we have seen that be the sort of fundamental strategy. and that looks exactly like what, you know, concerns david petraeus. but it is, in fact, a lesson from the american failure in afghanistan. marines cleared and held valley after

. >> well, you're looking at live pictures of hostage square in tel aviv and khan younis in gaza hasafter a delay of nearly two hours, the israel-hamas ceasefire in gaza has begun. israel says the truce was delayed because hamas hadn't provided the names of the three hostages it plans to release today. but a short time ago, israel says it received those names. in the meantime, the israeli military carried out new strikes in gaza. gaza civil defense and hospital officials say those strikes killed at least 13 palestinians. in the united states, 44,000 people were still affected by evacuation orders in los angeles as of saturday. that's down from more than 170,000 at the height of the wildfires, and containment has improved for the eaton fire and palisades fire fires. now in some areas of l.a. a curfew is still in force in santa monica, though all curfews and evacuation warnings have been lifted and the pacific coast highway and local streets are now open. but as conditions improve on the ground, many are faced with what to do and how to cope in the wake of this devastation. the kids, t

this is a live look at khan younis in southern gaza, where it is noon as. of course, everyone there waits for this cease fire and hostage release deal to go into effect. good morning everyone. i'm kasie hunt. it's wonderful to have you with us on this friday. happy friday. the deal is on the israeli prime minister's office confirming that an agreement has been reached with hamas for a cease fire and a plan to release some of the remaining hostages. benjamin netanyahu ordering his security cabinet to convene this morning to approve the three phase plan. the full cabinet expected to vote tomorrow. that leaves very little time to implement phase one that's set to take effect on sunday. that initial phase will last 42 days, with a pause in hostilities and the release of 33 hostages in exchange, 1000 palestinian prisoners will be freed from israeli jails. humanitarian aid will begin pouring into gaza. president-elect trump insisting this agreement could not have happened without his intervention. president biden doesn't see it that way. >> i told him what i was