are on the cusp of what could be a critical moment in the course of the war. israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has been meeting his cabinet to vote on a proposed deal that would see hamas release dozens of israeli hostages over the next few days. they were seized at gunpoint when hamas designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government launched its attacks on israel on october 7th. it s thought, in return, israel would release more than 100 palestinian prisoners and there would be a four day pause in fighting. let s get the latest from our senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, who is in tel aviv. tonight, the talking continues at the israeli government. ministers are having their say. this deal was carefully prepared over weeks of negotiation involving mediation by qatar and egypt. it has strong backing from the united states and there is a strong desire fear among israelis to see the hostages brought home. so, when the talking is finished in t
the conservatives have promised to bring back a form of national service if they win the general election. the party said 18 year olds would have a choice of either joining the military full time for 12 months or volunteering one weekend every month carrying out a community service, with organisations like the fire brigade, police or the nhs. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. an eye catching policy from the conservatives early on in this campaign, one that s grabbed the headlines in this morning s papers. yeah, many more of these over the next few weeks! enjoy your weekend. bye bye. they say if they win the general election, by the end of the next parliament they would bring back a form of mandatory national service for every 18 year old. that would involve either applying for one of 30,000 full time one year placements in the armed forces or cyber defence, or young people would have to volunteer in their communities for one weekend a month in organisations s