In Troop Numbers was not an indication of a pause infighting. But i will say is that the movements of most soldiers indicates anything special, we are committed to our aims to destroy hamas and bring home watch a 43 hostages and to ensure that gaza does not pose a threat to us any more. Qatars Foreign Ministry has told the bbc its cautiously optimistic about a new proposal in the Gaza Ceasefire talks. Lets now speak to Oliver Mcternan on this. Hes a former Hostage Negotiator whos in touch with people close to the talks on all sides and also the director of forward thinking, an ngo which works to promote an inclusive Peace Process in the middle east. What you make of these conflicting reports tonight and some suggestions that a deal is creeping closer and at the same time, some teachers suggesting that hamas has dismissed it entirely. The suggesting that hamas has dismissed it entirel. ,. ,. ,. , it entirely. The operative word for the spokesman it entirely. The operative word for the s
us that have prompted leaders to condemn acts of hate and violence and we will hear from those who have experienced it firsthand. we begin with cornell university in new york which cancelled classes on friday in the wake of a series of anti semitic threats posted to an online discussion board earlier this week. over that we can pose using slurs and threatening a mass shooting on campus appeared online. a suspect has been detained in the department ofjustice said he could face five years in prison. addressing a senate committee, the head of the fbi gave this assessment of anti semitism in the us. we anti-semitism in the us. we assess that anti-semitism in the us. we assess that the anti semitism in the us. - assess that the actions of hamas and its allies will serve as an inspiration the likes of which we have not seen since isis launched its so called caliphate several years ago. adjust the past few weeks multiple foreign terrorist organisations called for attacks against
for years, we ve talked about how drone deliveries were around the corner. i think one of the main reasons that the idea of drone deliveries is in the public consciousness is because an image went viral quite a long time ago now of an amazon drone delivering a parcel, which kind of suggested to us all that drone deliveries weren t so much over the horizon as they were literally around the corner. but when was the last time you had anything dropped off by quadcopter? never - deliveries still come in vans around my way! we re just not there yet for that kind of last mile delivery. there are trade offs between the weight of what can be transported, and battery life. but aside from that, what about the safety? the idea of having all of these spinning blades above our heads, and then they ve got to bring a pizza down to the pavement? now, apparently, last year there were almost 2,500 drone deliveries every day but that was worldwide. so if you think about it in the grand sca
stubborn violence. i spoke to senior officials and the prime minister about steps to do that. president biden has stressed the need for israel to act in accordance with international humanitarian law. i also emphasise the protection of civilians must not happen just in gaza, but on the west bank. blinken s visit to the region comes as there were reports of a blast outside al shifa hospital in gaza city on friday. footage sourced by bbc verify shows a damaged ambulance and a number of injured people laying outside the hospital. the israel defense forces confirmed one of its aircraft hit an ambulance that it says was being used by hamas operatives, and that a number of them were killed in the strike. hamas says 13 people were killed in the blast that it says targeted a convoy of ambulances which was transporting the wounded. international editor jeremy bowen has this report on the aftermath of the attack by israel on an ambulance convoy. it contains images you may find upsett