of its programme on palestine and palestinian israeli affairs. thank you so much forjoining us. we were looking at some of those scenes in the gaza strip, people in the streets celebrating. it would seem the ceasefire has been welcome. what is your sense because hello there is no doubt, particularly in gaza, which has been under bombardment for five days. been under bombardment for five da 5. . , . , been under bombardment for five da s. . , ., , ., been under bombardment for five da 5. . , . , . ., days. gazans have been all over social media days. gazans have been all over social media talking days. gazans have been all over social media talking about - days. gazans have been all over social media talking about the l social media talking about the terror that they ve felt over the past five days and so there is no question that there is a huge sigh of relief there in gaza. in particular since, obviously in terms of firepower, what israel possesses and can unleash is far greater t
want to do. never an easy solution want to do. never an easy solution in want to do. never an easy solution in that want to do. never an easy solution in that region. . want to do. never an easy - solution in that region. khaled elgindy, seniorfellow solution in that region. khaled elgindy, senior fellow at the middle east institute and director of the programme on palestine and israeli palestine affairs, thank you so much for your perspective. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. for the vast majority of places saturday turned into a mostly sunny and very warm day. many parts of western england, wales, northern ireland, and scholars at temperatures up to 21 degrees. however, in eastern england underneath the stubborn area of cloud some places only got to 10 degrees. that stubborn area of cloud still with us for sunday morning, but it should break up more effectively for the day had to allow more sunshine and warmth khaled elgindy. at the same time as cold front was here from
without putting pressure on israel, and that s something that the united states in particular does not want to do. never an easy solution in that region. khaled elgindy, seniorfellow at the middle east institute and director of the programme on palestine and israeli palestine affairs, thank you so much. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, is in berlin as part of a diplomatic tour his first trip to germany since the war began. on saturday, germany pledged its largest weapons package for kyiv, totalling nearly $3 billion. it follows a trip to italy, where he met the pope and other political leaders in the country. sofa bettiza reports from rome. fanfare a grand welcome in rome. this is the first time that president zelensky has visited italy since russia invaded ukraine. on his arrival, he tweeted it was an important visit for the approaching
with competing national claims, but only one of them has a state, and quite a powerful state. and the other half or so, about 5 million palestinians, are stateless and living under israeli rule. so if there was a way to address that, to end 56 years of israeli occupation and, you know, then there would be hope. but like i said, there s no political will to deal with these very difficult issues. there s no way to address the core issues of the conflict without putting pressure on israel, and that s something that the united states, in particular, does not want to do. never an easy solution in that region. khaled elgindy, seniorfellow at the middle east institute and director of the programme on palestine and israeli palestine affairs, thank you so much. let s turn to ukraine, and some developing news. according to reports, russia attacked the western
without putting pressure on israel, and that s something that the united states in particular does not want to do. never an easy solution in that region. khaled elgindy, seniorfellow at the middle east institute and director of the programme on palestine and israeli palestine affairs, thank you so much. to thailand, where polls have just opened. let s go to some live pictures now in bangkok of people lining up to vote. it s an election that pits the current military backed government against the populist opposition leader paetongtarn shinawatra. i believe we may have some images here of the current prime minister, prayuth chan ocha, casting his own vote in the capital city. i closely watched election in thailand.