three part plan that would begin with a six week ceasefire in which the israeli forces would withdraw from populated areas of gaza. there would also be a surge of humanitarian aid as well as an exchange of some hostages for palestinian prisoners. the president said it was time for this war to end hamas issued for this war to end and hamas issued a statement saying it was ready to deal positively with any proposal offering a permanent ceasefire and a complete israeli withdrawal. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the plan was in line with israel s demands that the war would not end until its hostages were released and hamas no longer ruled gaza or posed a military threat. our first report this hour is from vincent mcaviney. after almost eight months of israeli response to the 7th october attacks by hamas, gaza lays largely in ruins, with the lives of palestinians who call it home turned upside down. more than 36,000 have been killed across the region, accord
way to go until a deal is finally reached. 0k, as always, many thanks. here in the uk, after a week of campaigning which saw several key battle lines drawn ahead of the general election onjuly the 4th, all parties are out again this weekend vying for support. rishi sunak has pledged to give 30 towns across the uk £20 million each if the conservatives are re elected. the prime minister says the money would go towards the long term regeneration of the areas under the government s levelling up scheme. sir keir starmer has said labour s number one mission under his leadership is wealth creation . in an interview with the times newspaper, he said he was doggedly determined to allow people to make money. later he ll set out an overhaul of employment support, a plan labour hopes could get two million more people into work across the uk. the liberal democrats say that