does netanyahu have a viable plan for what comes next? simcha rothman injerusalem, welcome to hardtalk. hi. thank you for having me. it s a pleasure to have you on the show, mr rothman. i want to begin with the limited, fragile deal between the israeli government and hamas, which has enabled some israeli hostages held in gaza to return home. and part of the deal is that some palestinians imprisoned in israel have also been returned to their homes. now, as i understand it, you personally opposed the deal, but because, on the face of it, it s working do you think you were wrong and that the deal has been a positive? i have to say that it doesn t really matter if i supported it or was against it, because once it s been decided by the government of the state of israel, so, of course, we are all committed the supporters and the people who were against to make sure that the state of israel and the people in israel will get the most out of the deal and pay the least of the p
in gaza to return home. and part of the deal is that some palestinians imprisoned in israel have also been returned to their homes. now, as i understand it, you personally opposed the deal, but because, on the face of it, it s working do you think you were wrong and that the deal has been a positive? i have to say that it doesn t really matter if i supported it or was against it, because once it s been decided by the government of the state of israel, so, of course, we are all committed the supporters and the people who were against to make sure that the state of israel and the people in israel will get the most out of the deal and pay the least of the prices that we expected, everyone, that we should pay. i think the major price is what you said in the beginning, is the equals sign that, sadly, this deal creates even in.in the media, the world media. we are talking about babies on one side babies, children, women, citizens and we are comparing them to terrorists,
lean. i m jake tapper this hour, the trump campaign pushing back on a new report from pulp from propublica, which says quote, witnesses in the various criminal cases against the former president and have gotten pay raises new jobs, and more. i m going to talk to one of the journalists behind the new report, plus that flagrant foul on caitlin clark. why is everybody hating on the woman bringing so much attention? the women s basketball and leading this hour for israeli hostages taken by hamas on october 7, are no longer alive. that today, according to the israeli military which says that the terrorist group hamas is holding the bodies of ami ram cooper and you re on metzler frame perry, and adopt popplewell paris family today calling on the israeli government, calling on netanyahu to pursue this ceasefire deal to save those who are still alive that is a question causing so much confusion is israel close to a ceasefire deal in exchange for hostage release, president biden pro
and a chinese spacecraft has landed on the far side of the moon. hello, i m kasia madera. here in the uk, campaigning in continuing in the run up to the general election on the fourth ofjuly. sir keir starmer has pledged to reduce the number of people legally migrating to the country, if labour wins the general election. in a newspaper interview, he set out plans to prioritise british workers and crack down on businesses that break employment laws. meanwhile, the conservatives have promised to build 100 new gp surgeries in england and boost the number of available appointments by allowing more treatments in the community if they win the election. and in the coming hoursjohn swinney, leader of the scottish national party will formally launch the party s campaign. he s hoping to gain ground from conservatives in north east scotland. with me is our political correspondent ione wells. what do we need to look out for? from labour that is the pledge from keir starmer to cut net mig
it had been a slow and steady day, and then, this. the former president, now the head of the upstart mk party, an unexpected challenge to the anc. ..already reeling from voter anger over economic mismanagement and corruption scandals. jacob zuma has created quite a stir here. he s made a rock star entrance. his party came third, with an unexpectedly strong showing, taking a lot of votes away from the anc. ..and still trying to take more. he announced he had evidence of election rigging, said he was considering a demand for a full revote. the results aren t official yet, but they re clear. the anc has lost the outright majority it held for 30 years, the most dramatic political shift since the end of apartheid. this is uncharted territory. we ask for all electoral stakeholders to please remain calm, for leaders to lead this nation at this time and for voices of reason to continue to prevail. the anc was born out of the struggle against apartheid, the violence of white minority