to insulate nato from a possible donald trump presidency. let s take a listen. we can see there the ministers gathering, waiting to get the session under way at the moment. we are expecting, you can see yun stoltenberg there, to address the foreign ministers very shortly, and when that happens, we will take you back to brussels for that moment. israel is under increasing international pressure after seven aid workers including three uk citizens were killed in an israeli air strike on gaza. president biden has said he is outraged and heartbroken by the deaths. the uk foreign secretary david cameron said it s a dreadful event and he paid tribute to those killed, caling them brave humanitarian workers . world central kitchen released these pictures of the seven aid workers killed when a convoy carrying staff from the charity was hit on monday. three british men, john chapman, james henderson and james kirby, were among them. they were working as security advisers. israel sa
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you re watching bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the middle east and the us secretary of state has said that american and other mediators will work over the coming days to see if they can reach an agreement for a ceasefire in gaza. the us has come up with a plan, but there s a blame game about why it hasn t been accepted. speaking in qatar on his latest trip to the region antony blinken said that israel had agreed to the deal, but hamas had proposed a number of changes, some of which he described as unworkable. but a senior hamas official has denied this, saying they did not put forward new demands, and are still committed to the proposal. hamas claims israel has rejected the deal and argues america is covering up for its ally. israel has not commented. let s take a look at the plan, which involves three phases. the first would see an initial six week ceasefire, when hamas would release some of the hostages including women, t
codes globally. and some of the best seismic hazard assessments. unfortunately, any earthquake of this magnitude that occurs in a shallow populated region is going to cause a lot of damage. this was a powerful earthquake, wasn t it? this was a powerful earthquake, wasn t it? ,, , ., wasn t it? seven we did see a similarly wasn t it? seven we did see a similarly powerful wasn t it? seven we did see a similarly powerful earthquake strike early last year in turkey and in syria. that killed tens of thousands of people. what made the difference here, do you think, with the casualty numbers being thankfully a lot lower in japan? thankfully a lot lower in ja an? . thankfully a lot lower in jaan? ., japan? there are complicated issues comparing japan? there are complicated issues comparing those - japan? there are complicated issues comparing those two. | issues comparing those two. turkey was hit by two earthquakes, a very large ones a 7 point date and a 7 .69 hours later. the area affe
be made, i m sure those changes will be made and flying around the world safely. this will be made and flying around the world safely. the world safely. this is a very unusual the world safely. this is a very unusual incident, - the world safely. this is a l very unusual incident, isn t it? very much so. anthony brickhouse, thank you so much and good to talk to you to get your take on that collision. thank you. your take on that collision. thank yew your take on that collision. thank yon- thank you. let s stay with ja an. the japanese government is stepping up the emergency response to monday s earthquake, which is now known to have killed 62 people. the prime minister, fumio kishida, announced that the number of military personnel involved would be doubled to 2,000. but the emergency effort is being complicated by further aftershocks, as well as heavy rain and the risk of landslides. our correspondent, jean mckenzie, is in the region and has spent the day trying to reach the town