words, and also talking about how there is progress also in talking with regional actors about who and what could run gaza and reconstruct in gaza after the guns fall silent. mr blinken was also saying that the us has circulated a draft un security council resolution, calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, linked to the release of the hostages by hamas, and now the fact that the us has blocked and vetoed three previous resolutions calling for a cessation of hostilities suggest that the us is hardening its language and getting increasingly exasperated by israel, and by the conduct of the war in gaza, evenif the conduct of the war in gaza, even if the resolution that the us has circulated is still very much linked to the release of hostages and demanding that the hostages and demanding that the hostages be released as part of that ceasefire deal. now the exasperation with israel i think would grow if the israeli ministry does indeed invade rafah as prime minister neta
priorities. there s clear consensus around a number of shared priorities. first, the need for an immediate and sustained cease fire with the release of hostages. that would create space to surge more humanitarian assistance to relieve the suffering of many people and to build something more enduring. we have been working, as you know, with egypt and qatar and with israel to put a strong proposal on the table. hamas responded to that and negotiators continue to work, the gaps are narrowing, and we are continuing to push for an agreement in doha. it is still difficult work to get there, but i continue to believe it is possible. our correspondent in jerusalem mark lowen gave us his analysis. well, the wheels of diplomacy still very much in motion with the us secretary of state, antony blinken, talking about how he believes an agreement is possible to end this war, even if it will be difficult, in his words. and also talking about how there s progress, also in talking with region
he set out their shared priorities. there s a clear consensus around a number of shared priorities. first, the need for an immediate and sustained cease fire with the release of hostages. that would create space to surge more humanitarian assistance to relieve the suffering of many people and to build something more enduring. we ve been working, as you know, with egypt and qatar and with israel to put a strong proposal on the table. hamas responded to that and negotiators continue to work, the gaps are narrowing, and we are continuing to push for an agreement in doha. it is still difficult work to get there, but i continue to believe it s possible. our correspondent in jerusalem mark lowen gave us his analysis. well, the wheels of diplomacy still very much in motion with the us secretary of state, antony blinken, talking about how he believes an agreement is possible to end this war, even if it will be difficult, in his words. and also talking about how there s progress, also
of the times, 1 million people cite mental health battle, looking at the consequences of that for the economy. the daily telegraph, sickness benefits bill to rise by a third, a similar sort of thing. they also have a story about the uk to cut off arms supply to israel unless it lets aid into gaza. the guardian, us toughened stance to call for immediate ceasefire, that is a un resolution that is going through at the moment in new york. that s all from us tonight. sima s in the chair tomorrow. dojoin us. good night. breaking news from around the world, 24 breaking news from around the world, 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. thank you so much for that update. to haiti now. the head of the united nations children s agency, unicef, says it is unable to get enough aid into the country and that many, many people are suffering serious hunger and malnutrition. our correspondent will grant is one of the only international journalists on the ground. to describe some of the living con