would begin with a six week ceasefire in which the israeli forces would withdrawn from populated areas of gaza.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 a statement saying it was ready to deal a statement saying 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, according to the hamas run health ministry.
good morning from westminster. the bill giving theresa may the power to trigger the formal process of leaving the eu has cleared its final hurdle in parliament, and will now become law. the brexit secretary, david davis, said the uk was on the threshold of its most important negotiation for a generation. our political correspondent chris mason reports. contents, 118, not contents, 274, so the not contents have it. with those words the government achieved what the supreme court told ministers they had to, parliamentary approval to start brexit. the debates here in the house of lords and in the house of commons are, for now at least, done. one thing came out very clearly in all the debates. it is uncertainty that is bad for business, it is uncertainty that is bad forforeign nationals in the uk, it is bad for uk nationals resident in eu countries. i think the quicker we get on with this process the better. the house of commons had overturned two suggested changes to the plan s n
apply to gibraltar without the approval of the kingdom of spain. some say spain is trying to exploit dreich said. every country looks to look after its own interests, and as is what spain is trying to do over gibraltar. it is absolutely wrong that any future free trade agreement, security, bilateral arrangement or anything else should depend on britain giving some concession to madrid over gibraltar. in gibraltar, officials at your ears. we re not going to be a pawn in brexit. we want the culprits of brexit, because the eu looks at the uk s if brexit, because the eu looks at the uk s if we are the ones walking away, well, gibraltar was not responsible for that. the letter handed to the eu on wednesday triggering the process did not include reference to gibraltar, and some critics say it should have. what is perhaps underlines is a challenge facing britain as it begins negotiating as a single nation against 27, each of which have their own vested interests. and matt cole is he
hundreds of families are missing. and a shock defeat for chelsea cuts their lead at the top of the premier league to seven points. full details in sports day in half an hour here on bbc news. the government has said that britain will defend the interests of gibraltar during the brexit negotiations, following warnings that spain is attempting to use the process to regain sovereignty of the rock. the eu has suggested that a brexit deal won t cover gibraltar without a separate agreement between london and madrid. labour say it s vital the people of gibraltar aren t used as a bargaining chip in negotiations. richard lister reports. could this rock, looming from the mediterranean, threaten britain s future relationship with the eu? gibraltar‘s been in british hands for more than 300 years but it voted almost unanimously to remain in the eu, giving spain hopes of taking the territory back. just this week, theresa may said that wouldn t happen. we are absolutely steadfast in our