millions of records. this is the scene live in tel aviv. we are waiting for us secretary of state antony blinken to come out and speak to those gathered here. he s been talking to palestinian officials and both these israeli prime minister and the president isaac herzog, he of course is making it his mission to try and help organise some sort of agreement between both sides to try and bring about at the very least a cease fire. and some sort of effort to bring in more aid into gaza and also push forward with efforts to help release the remaining hostages in gaza. we ll bring you all the very latest from tel aviv, and keep an eye on what is happening there for you, as i continue to tell you about the israeli government, because it s rejected the latest proposals put forward by hamas, designated by the uk government as a terrorist organisation. the us secretary of state antony blinken has been meeting with israeli and palestinian leaders, in his latest. as jeremy palestinian le
We start with the Eurovision Song Contest, which is now under way in sweden. Throughout the day, an estimated 10,000 people marched through the city of malmo, protesting against israels participation in the competition. These are live pictures outside the contest venue. Lets cross now to my colleague Mariam Moshiri in malmo. Always lovely to work with you, shame you are not here, it has been a lot of fun map as you have mentioned, there has been much controversy over the last week. But this is what it is about, the music, and fans are lining up in their droves to watch the grand final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. It has been a controversial week, it has been a controversial week, it has been a controversial week, it has been different to await Eurovision Song Contest two, with lots going on with protests, protest going on right now in the square in front of the arena. My colleague has all the latest. Joost klein. With just hours to go, his Eurovision Dream is over. His team say
Into that final with other favourites, ukraine, france and the netherlands on saturday. Hello, im azadeh moshiri. Bordersecurity, migration, and Asylum Seekers crossing the channel in small boats are expected to be major issues during the uk election. Labour leader sir keir starmer is in dover, outlining how his party will tackle them. Heres what he had to say. As the first step in this plan, a new manifesto commitment, we will set up a new command with new powers, new resources, and a new way of doing things. Border Security Command. Now this is about leveraging the power and potential of dynamic government based on a Counter Terrorism approach, which we know works. An end to the fragmentation between policing the border force and our intelligence agencies, a collecting of the standards. So the Border Protection becomes an elite force, not a cinderella service. Lets have a look at what labour is planning to do. Sir keir starmer is promising to set up a new Border Security command to c
After hamas operatives. But the relationship between america and israel, is more strained now, than at any time for a generation. Paul adams sent this report from jerusalem. Haitham is trapped. After three operations for a bullet wound that punctured his lung, he needs treatment abroad. All set to leave until israel captured and closed the rafah crossing. Forced to wait in a tent. I feel helpless, he says. The world is powerless to open the border. The hospitals here can no longer help me. Just when rafah s need is greatest, its main hospital lies silent and abandoned, hastily evacuated in the face of israels sudden advance, now dangerously close to the front line. Israel insists its operation is limited. But new images of tanks massing on the border earlier this week have raised fears that rafah s Densely Populated Centre could soon be attacked in defiance of washington. Translation if we i have to stand alone, we will stand alone. I have already said that, if necessary, we will fight