are on the cusp of what could be a critical moment in the course of the war. israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has been meeting his cabinet to vote on a proposed deal that would see hamas release dozens of israeli hostages over the next few days. they were seized at gunpoint when hamas designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government launched its attacks on israel on october 7th. it s thought, in return, israel would release more than 100 palestinian prisoners and there would be a four day pause in fighting. let s get the latest from our senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, who is in tel aviv. tonight, the talking continues at the israeli government. ministers are having their say. this deal was carefully prepared over weeks of negotiation involving mediation by qatar and egypt. it has strong backing from the united states and there is a strong desire fear among israelis to see the hostages brought home. so, when the talking is finished in t
jerusalem. thanks forjoining us. these reports coming out of gaza pentagram picture of the humanitarian situation there. what more can you tell us about how hospitals in gaza are coping? how hospitals in gaza are coin: ? ~ . coping? well, with great difficulty- coping? well, with great difficulty. they coping? well, with great difficulty. they are - coping? well, with great difficulty. they are all i coping? well, with great - difficulty. they are all pretty much surrounded in gaza city, because the israelis argue these are places where hamas fighters have based themselves, and consequently there have been intense battles going on around us hospitals. the israelis say they are not targeting hospitals per se, and they are trying to get the civilian populations that are clustered around them to try to leave, and also starting to think about evacuating the hospitals themselves, so that israel can concentrate on dealing with hamas. there is a small development on upfront this
says it has lost communication with its contacts at al shifa hospital, gaza s largest. the israeli army denies accusations of strikes on al shifa, although they have admitted to fighting in the area. in this video you can see hospitals operating in darkness in the north, as doctors without borders says hospitals have come under relentless bombardment for the past 2a hours. health groups have warned of a deepening aid crisis in gaza. the israeli army denies strikes at gaza s largest hospital, al shifa, but has acknowledged clashes with hamas fighters in the area. you can see this hospital operating in darkness in the north. a surgeon at al shifa told the bbc power, water and food have run out into the hospital s intensive care unit had been hit. the idf says it will assist in the evacuation of babies from the paediatric department at the hospital on sunday. meanwhile, israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says his forces have completed the encirclement of gaza city, an
the march is happening on the same day as armistice commemorations. police say the two minutes silence, which look place at ”am local time, was marked respectfully and without incident. but, as you can see from these pictures, officers have faced aggression from counter protestors who are in the area in numbers. scuffles broke out as police attempted to stop them from reaching an area. the group pushed through as officers hit out with batons. london s police say objects were also thrown at officers. the latest we re hearing is that police have begun making arrests at a counter demontration that is under way. we re told more than 82 people have been arrested in the city s centre. these pictures are of more counter protestors are being held inside a pub by police, as the main protests goes past. we understand that some are being held inside the pub by police. the latest we have had, just in the past few minutes or so from the met police, i am just monitoring what they are te
the latest we re hearing is that police have begun making arrests. we re told that more than 80 arrests have been made for breach of the peace while a further ten people have been arrested for possessing offensive weapons and drugs. these pictures are of more counter protestors are being held inside a pub by police, as the main protests goes past. here s an update from the metropolitan police. from about 9am this morning we have seen several hundred counter protesters that came towards whitehall and, from what we can see, they came intent on confrontation, intent on violence and intent causing trouble. we have made a number of arrests, including, within the counterprotest, including for possession of a knife, possession of a button, possession of class a drugs and assault on emergency workers. , ., ., ,, workers. let s go live to the us embassy- let s go live to the us embassy. our news correspondent frances read is at the israeli embassy, where the protest is finishing.