earlier this week, the top us diplomat, antony blinken, left the region without a breakthrough, after israel rejected hamas demands for a ceasefire. gideon levy is an israeli author and columnist for the haaretz newspaper. i asked him if the us concerns would make much of a difference to benjamin netanyahu s plans. no, as long as the us remarks are only remarks or concerns from the us and they are not followed by practical measures, israel will ignore it. in any case, israel learned to ignore advice. if the us wants to prevent the next catastrophe, and rafah is going to be a major catastrophe, the us has got to be precise and take measures, otherwise it will not work. so when i read out the latest line from netanyahu ordering the military to plan ways to evacuate civilians in rafah so he can carry out the intention to target hamas, what do you make of that? is thatjust words, is that to deflect the criticism that is already coming his way? i want to ask you, where to? the peo
performance ahead of europe league cups match. there are growing hopes of another truce in gaza with the potential release of more israeli hostages. the united states says serious negotiations are taking place to secure a pause in the fighting between israel and hamas, designated a terror organisation by the uk government. the british foreign secretary, lord cameron, is in egypt today, calling for what he calls a sustainable ceasefire . meanwhile, israeli forces say they ve uncovered of hamas tunnels in the heart of gaza city with entrances connected to the homes of the organastion s leaders. here s our middle east correspondent yolande knell, and just a warning that you may find some of her report upsetting. in khan younis, drones and shelling are the soundtrack of this war. a new day in gaza brings no escape from the relentless bombardment. for little riyan, the attacks have taken a cruel toll. her uncle now cares for her in a local hospital. when herfamily s home was hit
they thought it was all over. ..it isn t now. two years ago a proposed european super league prompted fury from the fans and it soon collapsed. but uefa and fifa s threats to ban clubsjoining a breakaway was today ruled to be illegal and then i was, a knew super league was being touted. this proposed format will guarantee openness. involving 64 men s teams and 32 women s teams. it is one competition for all clubs, all players and all fans. those behind the revamp said the ruling was a landmark moment. and it paves the way for the creation of a new, more exciting competition at european level in which clubs can determine their own future. the strongest message today goes out to the fans. football is free. uefa, though, which runs the champions league won by manchester city last season, said they d withstand any rival tournament. football is not for sale. we can show that many times we did, altogether, all the football stakeholders and all the european society and nothing, abso
they thought it was all over. ..it isn t now. two years ago a proposed european super league prompted fury from the fans and it soon collapsed. but uefa and fifa s threats to ban clubsjoining a breakaway was today ruled to be illegal and within hours, a new super league was being touted. this proposed format will guarantee openness. involving 64 men s teams and 32 women s teams. it is one competition for all clubs, all players and all fans. those behind the revamp said the ruling was a landmark moment. and it paves the way for the creation of a new, more exciting competition at european level in which clubs can determine their own future. the strongest message today goes out to the fans. football is free. uefa, though, which runs the champions league, won by manchester city last season, said they d withstand any rival tournament. football is not for sale. we can show that many times we did, altogether, all the football stakeholders and all the european society and nothing,
nike set sales of footwear in north america, which is its largest market fell 5%. in china, another key market, which is slowly recovering, footwear sales were down 1%. now, on the bright side, if you take footwear sales together with nike sales of footwear in north america, which is its largest market fell 5%. nikkei executive said they are working to improve things, announcing $2 billion in cost cuts over the next three years. the sneaker giant plans to simplify its product line up. it wants to increase its use of technology and streamline the overall organisation. the plan is going to cost the company 400 million to 450 million to invest. adding that the company sees an outstanding opportunity to drive long term profitable growth. and after the retail giant more that demand would continue to be weak for at least the next six months, investors are hoping this turnaround will and nike s losing streak. to india now, and alcoholic exports are likely to cost when billion dollar