mr gallant told him that the war would take many more months. hamas is a terrorist organisation that built itself for a decade to fight israel. they have built infrastructure under the ground, on the ground and it is not easy to destroy them. it will take and require a long period of time it will last more than several months. but we will win and we will destroy them. so, thank you once again for coming to israel, for helping us and for supporting us. palestinian state, our international editor asks whether the war in gaza has any chance of ending and the peaceful solution given the long running conflict. it will make you meant to wind up its blood he passed. in two months more of killing sending palestinians and israelis into new and unknown territories. the holy city which both sides claim as the capital, there tends in waiting. choices lie ahead a cease—fire will come eventually. it would just be a pause before the next war will israel and the palestinians decided the only way to avoid more sorrow and death is trade—in to make peace. it was thejewish is trade—in to make peace. it was the jewish people is trade—in to make peace. it was thejewish people have contested the land on thejordan river for more land on thejordan riverfor more than a century. on the israeli occupied west bank. i than a century. on the israeli occupied west bank.- than a century. on the israeli occupied west bank. i can see since october. occupied west bank. i can see since october- and _ occupied west bank. i can see since october. and this _ occupied west bank. i can see since october. and this is _ occupied west bank. i can see since october. and this is the _ occupied west bank. i can see since october. and this is the palestinian | october. and this is the palestinian activist since _ october. and this is the palestinian activist since the _ october. and this is the palestinian activist since the 7th _ october. and this is the palestinian activist since the 7th of _ october. and this is the palestinian activist since the 7th of october, i activist since the 7th of october, those that live near the illegal jewish settlement have been under a curfew. , , ., , curfew. everything they do is a . ainst curfew. everything they do is against the _ curfew. everything they do is against the palestinian - curfew. everything they do is - against the palestinian population in the mix them scared and subservient, this is what they do. the army regarded as a troublemaker, they did not want us to film but we did when one of the soldiers butted into our conversation. you did when one of the soldiers butted into our conversation.— into our conversation. you don't know what _ into our conversation. you don't know what it's _ into our conversation. you don't know what it's like _ into our conversation. you don't know what it's like to _ into our conversation. you don't know what it's like to grow - into our conversation. you don't know what it's like to grow up . into our conversation. you don'tj know what it's like to grow up in israel. it triggers like this. i know them, deliver them —— deliver them. they hate me. take your mask off, i'm your enemy. == them. they hate me. take your mask off, i'm your enemy.— off, i'm your enemy. -- not your enem . off, i'm your enemy. -- not your enemy- do — off, i'm your enemy. -- not your enemy- do you _ off, i'm your enemy. -- not your enemy. do you have _ off, i'm your enemy. -- not your enemy. do you have peace? - off, i'm your enemy. -- not your- enemy. do you have peace? pressure them. the community _ enemy. do you have peace? pressure them. the community in _ enemy. do you have peace? pressurej them. the community in international law should make israel except peace. do you think that the shock of the war in gaza and everything that is happened in the hamas attacks everything israel did in response, the thing that would change things just make it deeper and worse? i5 just make it deeper and worse? i3 two opportunities, either choosing to make it worse or as an opportunity to solve the conflict to solve the apartheid and make living together possible. because the security solution failed.- security solution failed. israel sa s security solution failed. israel says they _ security solution failed. israel says they have _ security solution failed. israel says they have the _ security solution failed. israel says they have the right - security solution failed. israel says they have the right to . security solution failed. israel says they have the right to bej security solution failed. israel - says they have the right to be here and it is a security, not invasion. after the 7th of october, the government hears is the only response is to destroy israel's enemies. one of the best—known peace campaigners she believed israelis would never have real security at the palestinians had their own state. on the seventh, she was at home in the place were she brought up home in the place were she brought up her two sons. bodies of israelis cured by hamas are still being recovered and we went there to try to find vivian's house, family hope she was a hostage in gaza. as a mosque shot their way in, they texted their son that she feared a massacre and her house was burned. a month later, her remains ratified in the ash left by the fire. i month later, her remains ratified in the ash left by the fire.— the ash left by the fire. i was there afterwards _ the ash left by the fire. i was there afterwards and - the ash left by the fire. i was there afterwards and her - the ash left by the fire. i was i there afterwards and her bones the ash left by the fire. i was there afterwards and her bones were there _ there afterwards and her bones were there. it— there afterwards and her bones were there. �* ., there afterwards and her bones were there. . ., there. it alexa political objectives. _ there. it alexa political objectives. -- - there. it alexa political objectives. -- it - there. it alexa political objectives. -- it lacks i there. it alexa political. objectives. -- it lacks a. it there. it alexa political— objectives. -- it lacks a. it should be a means. _ objectives. -- it lacks a. it should be a means, right? _ objectives. -- it lacks a. it should be a means, right? but _ objectives. -- it lacks a. it should be a means, right? but it- objectives. -- it lacks a. it should be a means, right? but it feels. objectives. -- it lacks a. it should. be a means, right? but it feels like this war— be a means, right? but it feels like this war is — be a means, right? but it feels like this war is causing itself of revenge _ this war is causing itself of revenge. —— a clause in it and making — revenge. —— a clause in it and making a— revenge. —— a clause in it and making a point. they came into my couniry. _ making a point. they came into my country, killed my mother because we did not— country, killed my mother because we did not have _ country, killed my mother because we did not have peace and so, to me, thisiust _ did not have peace and so, to me, thisjust proves the point did not have peace and so, to me, this just proves the point that we needed~ — this just proves the point that we needed. . . . , this just proves the point that we needed. . .. , ., this just proves the point that we needed. . , ., , . �*, needed. the americans won israel's walls and fences _ needed. the americans won israel's walls and fences to _ needed. the americans won israel's walls and fences to government - walls and fences to government security measure into an international frontier with an independent palestine. the creek says the two state solution will not happen. first of all, change leader on both sides, too much bad history and they do not trust each other. next, there has to be evenhanded mediation which is something the americans have never managed to do. as well as that, but israelis and palestinians want to accept painful compromises on things that really matter to them. especially territory. so much has to go right to move from war and peace. so much is already gone wrong and peace mightjust be impossible. i spoke to nasser al-qudwa, senior member of fatah, former foreign minister for the palestinian authority, and yasser arafat's nephew. closest to making peace in the year 2000 and walking away from the potential deal, i asked 2000 and walking away from the potential deal, iasked him potential deal, i asked him whether his uncle admits to a once in a generation opportunity for peace. this is a joint operation from saudi arabia and others, and of course, it can serve the purpose of pushing the situation forward in the right direction of political solutions and on palestine and between both of them. , ., , . on palestine and between both of them. , . them. does the need to be a change in the future — them. does the need to be a change in the future israeli _ them. does the need to be a change in the future israeli government - them. does the need to be a change in the future israeli government but | in the future israeli government but also, the palestinian authority president biden wants that to be the vehicle going forward after the military but even with palestinians, there was a poll yesterday showing 60% of palestinians thought the authority should just be dissolved. there is no real support on the grounds of the palestinian authority, is there?- grounds of the palestinian authority, is there? 90% of palestinians, _ authority, is there? 90% of palestinians, this _ authority, is there? 9096 of palestinians, this is - authority, is there? 9096 of palestinians, this is the - palestinians, this is the palestinians, this is the palestinian position that the situation or the conditions of the situation or the conditions of the situation of the palestinian leadership is something that should be decided by the palestinian people themselves, not by anyone else in themselves, not by anyone else in the such, they want to retain the authority but they want also to change the control they have to go, they been here for more than 80 years and people want to see the people that they can trust that they enjoy, efficiency and into the monumentaljob of those in the gaza strip more prominently at even the west bank as well. lie. strip more prominently at even the west bank as well.— west bank as well. us, more complications _ west bank as well. us, more complications on _ west bank as well. us, more complications on the - west bank as well. us, more complications on the ground | west bank as well. us, more i complications on the ground in west bank as well. us, more . complications on the ground in a final thought because when you watch what is happening on the ground in the west bank and the gaza strip, do you conclude and look back to the year 2000, the residence at camp david and conclude like so many others that that opportunity to make peace and every two state solution which he turned his back on, was the missed opportunity of a generation? with the palestinian people have a different reading, it was not until he gets back to this opportunity, it destroyed any potential for peace we have seen the results of the strategy of the governments with regard to hamas and the palestinian question in general. it is the reason for the catastrophic situation here and and we will hope the future will be better and will finally enjoy peace between the two state israel and palestine. in his first major news conference since russia launched its full scale invasion nearly two years ago, vladimir putin has insisted, that the war was going well. when asked about normalising relations with europe, president putin said he was open to the idea but that — i quote: he went on to say that: the russian president also said, translation: unless they want to come to terms peacefully, - we have to take some action, including military action. peace will come when we reach our goal is that you have mentioned and coming back to the goals they remain unchanged. max seddon, the moscow bureau chief at the financial times, gave me his thoughts about the lengthy conference of the russian president. he said that his goals have not changed. they are vaguely worded because his tactical ambitions have shifted over the course of the war. but really they mean the complete surrender of ukraine, total capitulation and remaining for the foreseeable future within russia's sphere of influence, something that is understandably unacceptable to ukraine. and if you look at what he said about the battlefield itself, he seems more confident than ever that russia will win out. he said that the ukrainian counteroffensive had failed. he seemed very emboldened by the recent political issues in the us with getting more military support to ukraine. and he seemed to think that that would lead to an inevitable victory for russia. so really he doesn't look like someone who's prepared for any kind of peace talks, any negotiations. he seemed very confident that russia is going to win this war. so that confidence, you think based on his belief, he can outlast the west. i think absolutely. if you look if you look at it from putin's perspective, volodymyr zelensky, the president of ukraine, he just went to washington earlier this week, he met withjoe biden, he spoke to senators. but the latest us aid package of military support for ukraine is still stuck up in the senate. there are all sorts of arguments with the republicans, who are imposing various political roadblocks on unlocking this aid. and both ukraine and the white house have said that if ukraine doesn't get more military support from the us and other western countries, that they will lose this war. and putin seems very much to agree with him. he said that ukraine doesn't produce almost anything of its own. all of what they get is for free from the west. and the free stuff, he said is running out. so absolutely i think there is a lot to embolden him going going on with the faltering western support for ukraine at the moment. the americans estimate around 300,000 russians have been killed in this war. he didn't talk about casualties, although he did talk about over 600,000 russians now fighting in ukraine. i mean, that number is mushrooming over the two years. does that create any additional pressure on vladimir putin? well, he was very clearly... it's obviously a heavily staged managed event and he was very clearly trying to appear sensitive to the ways that the war is impacting society. there were lots of questions from people involved in the war effort there. there's this patchwork quilt of volunteer groups as well as regular soldiers there. there was even a call—in from the front lines group of fighters in a trench with putin's face on their insignia. you could hear gunfire in the background. and mostly they were complaining about not having enough supplies or not getting paid the benefits they were promised. but it was striking that that putin also didn't really seem to be on top of a lot of these issues. he would say things like, "oh, yes, well, you know, here and there, there may be some some supply issues. you know, we're not perfect, but generally everything is going fine." and also there was a four—hour press conference and the issues of the war were mostly done and dusted after the first hour and a half to two hours. and he spoke about a lot of other social and economic topics. he seemed keen to make russians think that the war is just one of the many things happening in their lives rather than what's actually happened, which is the war has come to dominate really every facet of russian society. and the message is seeking to normalise the war, that he has everything under control and that everyone, whether they're fighting or not, they can keep calm and carry on, i think would be his message to russians. moscow editor for the financial times he will be live on the programme here in a moment or two. around the world and across the uk, you are bbc news. and with his clamp down, his grip on power seems as secure as it's always been. just a quick question about that badge you're wearing. evan gershkovich, the us journalist held in russia, there was a question around that. do you get any sense that perhaps there's some sort of swap that may come about in the coming weeks and months? i really can't speak about coming the coming weeks or months. today was the first time that we'd heard putin say anything about evan, the wall streetjournal reporter who was arrested on absurd espionage charges by russian security services backed back in march. putin said that they're discussing a possible release, which would be presumably some kind of prisoner exchange like they did last year with brittney griner, the basketball star who was arrested in russia, for paul wheelan, another american who's who's been in prison in russia for almost five years now for four other americans who were there. but he said the dialogue is difficult and we don't know what's going to happen. we do know that that the white house recently said that they made in recent weeks an offer to russia that they thought was substantial. that russia said said, no, we we do know that russia is keen on extracting a very high price from the us for the release of its citizens. but this was a very businesslike comment by putin that he acknowledged that the talks are happening and that russia is interested in some sort of resolution. let's look at some other stories making news. mps from the uk's committee on standards have recommended that the member for blackpool south, scott benton, should be suspended from the commons for 35 days after being caught in a lobbying scandal. if the house of commons agrees with the recommendation, it will trigger a recall petition, which could lead to a by—election in his constituency. the father, step—mother and uncle of ten—year—old sara sharif — who died at her home in woking in august — have pleaded not guilty to her murder. urfan sharif, beinash batool and faisal malik appeared at the old bailey by video link. they also pleaded not guilty to a second charge of causing or allowing the death of a child. the welsh government minister for the economy — vaughan gething — has become the first to declare his candidacy to lead welsh labour and become the next first minister of wales. mr gething said on social media, that he had "strong support from right across the party". mark drakeford announced he was quitting as welsh labour leader on wednesday. european union leaders have been meeting in brussels. it's a summit dominated by divisions between hungary and the rest of the bloc over ukraine. high on the agenda is a huge package of financial and military support, and the opening of formal entry talks with kyiv. but hungary has threatened to veto both. ukraine's president zelensky — who is now making an unannounced visit to germany — addressed the european council remotely. he warned that now was not the time for half—measures or hesitation. translation: ten years ago, | it was a symbol for them and it should remain so and i ask you one thing today, do not betray the people and their faith in you. if no one believes in europe, what will keep the european union alive? people in europe will not see any benefits if moscow succeeds and receives a pass from brussels in the form of negativity towards ukraine. putin will surely use, of course, this against you personally and against all of europe. our correspondent in kyiv, jessica parker says there are fears adopt crucial decisions to continue vital support for ukraine and now saying we expect us congress to adopt crucial decisions to continue the vital support for ukraine and that central message that president zelensky is going to in recent days. our correspondent in kyiv, jessica parker says there are fears in kyiv that the political and military support may be starting to wane. yes. to your question, yes, there is absolutely nervousness about wavering western a although i think officials present lenski tried to put a brave face on it but clearly he went to the us and wasn't able to unlock that $60 billion worth of crucial defence eight because of course, america is ukraine's main military supporter in terms of supplying weapons. they have made this address to the eu and that there is this wrangling on what hungry�*s objections are as to whether to agree to 50 billion euros worth of economic aid, keep the country taking over and moving forward with ukraine's hopes of becoming a member of the european union. we are hearing of course that president zelensky has arrived in western germany. it's not quite clear what he is doing now because the chancellor is usually based in berlin but we will be in brussels right now. so we will have to wait and hear exactly what president zelensky is up to there. he certainly seems to be on an international tour to try and drum up support and i think also to raise ukraine's profile because clearly, international attention has been somewhat diverted by what is happening in israel and gaza. we were listening to vladimir putin in that long news conference where he was pretty confident that he was winning the war. what is the view on that from kyiv weather what is the view on that from kyiv? i'm sure kyiv would not agree with vladimir putin's version of events but no one doubts that it's been a difficult few months for ukraine in the sense that there was the big run—up to the counter offensive that ukraine started in around june and that counter offensive is widely seen to have not delivered the hopeful games and now seems to have largely stalled. there has been new emphasis on defence and fortifications when winter sets in which changes the dynamics of warfare. russia is trying to push in certain areas such as towns but fierce fighting continues on both sides. a judge has ruled that a former soldier will stand trial for murder in relation to bloody sunday deaths in londonderry in 1972. 13 people were shot dead by the parachute regiment at a civil rights demonstration in the bogside area. our ireland correspondent chris page is in belfast. chris, bring us up to date. this case relates to blood is sunday which have been on the 30th of january 1972 and 13 people were killed by soldiers from the paratrooper richmond in dairy and the nationalist area and the gems of people killed, so the worst days of the conflict here in northern ireland known as the troubles in the development of the conflict into was a very significant day and army veteran who has been charged with connection to blood sunday as a court order protecting his anonymity is charged with murder over the killings and he also faces five charges of attempted murder. the prosecution began in 2019 but today, a hearing consult to decide whether he would be sin for a trialjudge has ruled that he should be sent for a child here in belfast and the data stop and set yet but it will be scheduled very soon. israel's prime ministerjust released a few statements after his meeting with jake sullivan sinking thanks to visiting the white house adviser in the war on hamas and said he would not deductible continuing humanitarian aid to the population in the gospel in saying that he spoke to jake sullivan about the threats and the worry about the work spending and that central like taking the white house making the trip in the reflection there in terms of the harsher message coming from washington about the indiscriminate bombing in israel's campaign and their contact at campaign and their contact at campaign in the relations of that on the surface, but will bring you more on that in the moment or two on bbc news. westerner is a dream pretty mild reaching double figures was the bright skies here in the bright skies here in the best parts of east day, temperatures struggled in places to reach much above a0 celsius. overnight tonight, stay pretty directly as well as in parts of the midlands and southern counties of england, northern ireland and western scotland in the clear skies these words in parts of northeast england will probably be why we see the lowest temperatures probably a little cloud around but southern countries of england, ireland and thickens clout to bring in rain and some silly spells best to which across the eastern side of england in the east of the pen nines and parts of eastern scotland. mild across the west with 12 degrees in eastern england, not quite as mild temperatures around eight. in the weekend, stuck across the west of scotland briquettes very large falls, particularly in the high lands but you can see notches 35 mm. huge amount of and flooding issues and trigger one or two land slips. if you were dominated by south—westerly winds breaking and mild across the uk. mild but it can be pretty gray cloudy and western areas that enough for a bit of drizzle and a few flock patches, heavy rain to the northwest of scotland in the best of these are likely to be a parts of northeast england for a time, consistent scotland and sunshine is likely to be hazy there. derivatives were more extensive scotland and french in northern ireland in england and wales largely tried a better chance cloud break with some special sunshine coming through a very mild in temperatures between 12 and 1a celsius for the vast majority of them out and will not study with us to last long because we swap south—westerly when she northwesterly and don't go to the temperature arrives with plenty of showers and some of those will start to turn. this is bbc news. the headlines. the us national security adviser is in tel aviv with a warning over civilian casualties in gaza. israel tells him the war could go on for several months. french police say they've found a 17—year—old british boy who disappeared in spain six years ago. the spain six years ago. ambulance service sounds the alarm the ambulance service sounds the alarm over dangerous delays for people needing emergency care as winter takes hold. and police release cctv showing the last known movements of gain or lord, missing since friday. —— gaynor. we'll have more on all of those stories in a moment or two. let's head to new york briefly to the briefing going on in gaza. , . it's just not possible. to deliver in an orderly fashion under these conditions. what we really need is to step up the volumes, and for that, we need more crossings. i would say beyond that. we would also like to see commercial tracks going in so that we can resume the