Where the palestinian president says only the us can prevent an Israeli Attack on rafah, where more than a Million People have fled. Mahmoud abbas is at the World Economic forum summit in riyadh. He will be joined there on monday by the us Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken. Other Key International figures are expected in the saudi city and Sideline Meetings are expected to discuss the war in gaza and the way forward. That could include further Ceasefire Talks a hamas delegation is reportedly in cairo for discussions there on monday. This is the appeal from palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas to the us, urging it convince israel to reconsider any offensive in rafah. Translation and i say here whats happening now in gaza, | and what will happen in the coming few days, and what israel will do by invading the city of rafah, all the palestinians from gaza are gathered in rafah and its only one small strike that would force them to flee the gaza strip. And here, the biggest catastrophe in t
Ongoing talks to secure the release of hostages, together with an immediate ceasefire in gaza. And they also discussed increases in the delivery of humanitarian assistance into gaza through preparations to open new northern crossings starting this week. The statement concludes that the leaders discussed rafah and the president reiterated his clear position , although it didnt give details of what that is. Hours earlier, the palestinian president said only the us could prevent an Israeli Attack on rafah, where more than a million have fled. Mahmoud abbas is at the World Economic forum summit in riyadh. He will be joined there on monday by the us Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken. Other Key International figures are expected in the saudi city and Sideline Meetings are expected to discuss the war in gaza and the way forward. That could include further ceasefire talks. A hamas delegation is reportedly in cairo for discussions there on monday. This is the appeal from palestinian president
Lets get more on our top story, the palestinian president says only the us can prevent an Israeli Attack on rafah, where more than a million have fled. Efforts are under way to negotiate a truce between israel and hamas. The us Secretary Of State is heading to riyadh, where he will meet arab leaders to discuss the situation. Lets speak to Gina Abercrombie winstanley, president of The Middle East Policy Council and former us ambassador. Thank you very much for coming on the programme. Antony blinken on his way. What you think he is hoping to achieve . Hes got a tough road ahead, he has got to convince the players he is meeting in riyadh are several things. Players he is meeting in riyadh are severalthings. Number players he is meeting in riyadh are several things. Number one, players he is meeting in riyadh are severalthings. Number one, he has got to convince the saudis there is a deal ahead, that the us Security Guarantees are going to make it worthwhile for them to continue forward.
terms is called common but differentiated responsibility. it s about who is the original polluter and who is polluting right now. the international maritime industry already has a plan. but the tough battle is the timeline, being debated in london. i m following that very closely. from a container shipping perspective, it points in the direction of better and increased energy efficiency, at least for the container shipping part of our industry. container shipping part of our indust . ., , container shipping part of our indust . . , , industry. really interesting. thanks for industry. really interesting. thanks for that. finally to las vegas because america s gambling and entertainment capital is on a roll. this week s fourth ofjuly holiday saw a jump in visitors on last year. and according to the city s tourism bosses, spending there hit a new record high last year as vegas bounced back strongly from the pandemic.
to the town of looe to see how people there are feeling. well, it is a chilly day here in looe. it s not stopping people hitting the beach. of course, easter holiday really kick starting the tourist season in the south west. and tourism bosses are worried about three things for 2023, staffing shortages, costs and how much visitors are going to spend. 0ne scoop or two at the ice cream shop? big decisions being made over simple holiday pleasures. a lot of people are being cautious about how much they are spending, looking at the prices. the difference between different cones, is it the cone, in the tub? a lot of children come to the counter and you ask if they would like flake or a fudge stick and most of the parents say, no, it s ok. ice cream is fine. love it or hate it, the bustle is back. but word on the street is money is tight. we are probably a lot more cautious about eating out,