Hamas have accepted the terms of a possible ceasefire deal that could pause the war in gaza. Palestinians are jubilant after months of fighting, but will israel sign up to the plans . Here to the plans . In israel, everyone is waiting to here in israel, everyone is waiting to see exactly what the terms of that proposal are, and will they be acceptable to the Israeli Government . Also this evening, john swinney is the new leader of the snp and set to become scotlands first minister. But he takes over at time of crisis and vows to seek Common Ground with other parties. After yea rs of after years of closures, could the british blues finally be getting a boost . We are in durham to find out. British boozer. And boeing boldy prepares to go into space for its first crewed mission. Good evening. In the last hour, hamas leaders have said theyll agree to a ceasefire proposal, put forward by egypt and qatar, in the seven month old war with israel. Its understood the terms could include the rele
the first time in nearly seven weeks fighting has paused and a crucial part of a deal negotiated and only seemingly signed off last night between israel and hamas. this is a deal which has four distinct parts. one is the release of 50 hostages over the course of four days. we are told the first 13 will be released at 4pm local time. it also involves the release of palestinian prisoners being held in israeli jails stop 150 of them, again, overa being held in israeli jails stop 150 of them, again, over a four day period. tied into that is the ceasefire. where i am in southern israel overlooking gaza, i saw and heard the sounds of intense fighting right up until the moment of the ceasefire, and just beyond it as well, about 7:15am local time before well, about 7:15am local time before we just stopped hearing the sounds of small arms and mortar fire, with significant air strikes as well in the moments running up until 7am and we saw plumes of smoke above gaza lasting several hour
Theresa may drops in on Nicola Sturgeon to discuss how scotland and brexit might work together, but did their face to face leave them futher apart . And, Off The Books democrats demand to know who President Trump has been meeting during his frequent golf club trips. Hello and welcome to 100 days, with Mejon Sopel In Washington and Christian Fraser in london. It was on the Campaign Trail that donald trump said were going to win so much, you may even get tired of winning. Well, fatigue is definitely settling in and for the us president , its not because hes winning. No, quite the opposite the question were all asking is what next for mr trump . The Health Care Bill is in tatters, tax reform is up in the air, his son in law, and senior white house advisor, we find out today is to be questioned by the senate, in relation to those alleged links between russia the Trump Campaign team. Much of the talk today here in Washington Christian is about mr trump resetting his agenda and just 67 days