hello, i m ben thompson, welcome to the programme. we start with news that the israeli defence minister has said that israel will retain security control of gaza after the fighting has ended and all hostages have been reef free. this comes as america and europe s most senior diplomat ticks head to the middle east to press israel and its strategy. they do appear to reject positions put forward last year by washington. under you have gland s so called fork proposals, hamas would no longer control gaza and israel would retain overall security control. a multinational force would take charge of rebuilding the territory. neighbouring egypt would take on an as yet unspecified role. but gaza would be run by unspecified government of palestinians as long as they are not hostile towards israel. and there would be no resettlement of israelis in the territory. well, the deputy secretary general of the fatah central committee, the hasty decision making body of the fatah party which contr
and flavour of the year. indie rock band the last dinner party are named the bbc s sound of 202a. hello, i m ben thompson, welcome to the programme. his brother has repeated its warning of a fierce response to the killing of a fierce response to the killing of a fierce response to the killing of a hamas leader. saleh al arouri in beirut on tuesday. it comes as lebanon lodged a complaint with the un about the attack. tensions are still high in his hometown in the occupied west bank, following the killing, as shaimaa khalil reports. the town of al arura in the west bank, saleh al arouri s hometown, is in a state of mourning. but there is also deep fury and rage at his killing. protesters have come out after the friday prayer s protesting, chanting his name, chanting for continuation of resistance, and condemning the war. saleh al arouri s killing may have taken a significant name off israel s and the us s most wanted list. he is a man that they have accused of being responsible
the person leading the polls by a massive margin in the republican presidential nominations is of course donald trump injust under an hour he s expected to give a campaign speech in iowa. well, right from the start of his speech president biden wasted no time laying out the choice for the american people, highlighting differences between him and his likely republican challenger, donald trump. the choice is clear, donald trump s campaign is about him. not america, not you. donald trump s campaign is obsessed with the past but not the future. he is willing to sacrifice our democracy, put himself in power. our campaign is different. for me and kamala, our campaign is about america, it s about you, it s about every age and background that occupies this country, it is about the future that we will continue to build together. our campaign is about preserving and strengthening our american democracy. three years ago tomorrow, we saw with our own eyes the violent mob storm the unit
putin s invasion. we estimate that they will try to do something on this february. norah: with tens of billions of taxpayer dollars going to ukraine, cbs s david martin reports on its impact on america s readiness. for a couple of key items, the stockpile is getting low. richard alexander murdaugh wishes to take the stand. i didn t shoot my wife or my son anytime, ever. severe winter weather stretching from coast-to-coast. the cold air comes charging in on friday, setting the stage for a huge winter storm in the west. announcer: this is a special edition of the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting tonight from the uss nimitz. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us. tonight, we are broadcasting live aboard the uss nimitz, and while we can t give you our exact location, we can tell you, we are here in the western pacific ocean. we landed here just moments ago, after boarding a c2 greyhound in guam and landing on the deck of