A danger beyond ukraine. Translation there is no consensus today to send Ground Troops in an official, endorsed and sanctioned manner but in dynamic terms, nothing should be ruled out. We will do whatever it takes to ensure that russia cannot win this war. European leaders agreed to increase funding for ukraine in its war against russia. Mr macron says the coalition will supply ukraine with longer range missiles. He also says france will support a Czech Led Iniative to buy hundreds of thousands of Ammunition Rounds from third countries, something france had initally been cautious to agree to. Dutch Prime Minister mark rutte says his country will contribute 100 Million Euro to that czech iniative. While europe promises more aid to ukraine, the prospect of further assistance from the us has stalled in congress. Last month, House Republicans blocked efforts to pass new funding. President biden is calling congressional leaders to the white house tuesday as the clock ticks toward a possible Government Shutdown friday, and aid to ukraine remains stuck. Meanwhile sweden cleared its final Hurdle Tojoining nato. The Holdout Hungary voted to ratify the bid almost unanimously. Hungarys parliament had delayed accepting them into the bloc, accusing sweden of being hostile. But that shifted last week when hungarys Prime Minister viktor orban said the two countries were now prepared to die for each other. Swedens Prime MinisterUlf Kristersson called it an historic day. Sweden is leading neutrality and alignment behind, this is a big step, we must take it seriously but also very natural step that we are taking. Sweden applied to join the Defense Alliance after russias full scale invasion of ukraine in 2022. It will soon become the bloc� s 32nd member. Hungary parliaments approval must be signed by the president , then a formal invitation will be sent to sweden. That process usually takes a few days. Caroline hawley has more. This is the moment sweden had been waiting for for almost two years. Hungarys Prime Minister viktor orban is the closest european leader to vladimir putin. But under pressure from the us and other western countries, he paved the way for todays vital vote. Translation this is an historic day. I it makes little stronger, swedens safer and all of us more secure. Russias full scale invasion of ukraine was partly aimed at preventing the expansion of nato to its borders. But it had the opposite effect, with Finland First and now sweden becoming nato members, giving the alliance almost full control over the baltic sea. For two centuries sweden had been militarily neutral, but the war in ukraine turned Public Opinion around. The threat from russia has always been very real. Were very close to it so weve always been very vulnerable. Its the right path for us. I think, yeah, in this era its better to be part of an Alliance Standing independent and neutral. Sweden will bring nato its modern airforce and submarines specially adapted to the baltic sea. It gains a Security Umbrella backed by nuclear deterrence. The Prime Minister of sweden described it as a historic day for his country. From russia so far, silence. Caroline hawley, bbc news. Us President Joe Biden has expressed his hopes for a Ceasefire Deal in gaza. Speaking to reporters accompanying him on visit to an Ice Cream Shop in new york, he said he believes such a breakhrough could be brokered in the next week. At least my National Security advisers tell me that we are close, we are close, were not done yet, my hope is that by next monday, we will have a ceasefire. Mr biden� s comments come a day after an active duty Us Air Force Member set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in washington, protesting us support for israel. 25 year old Aaron Bushnell filmed the act, screaming free palestine as his body went up in flames. He later died at a hospital. Well as desperate palestinians wait for news of a ceasefire, children were among those killed and wounded monday by israeli airstrikes on residential buildings in the Southern City of rafah. Its the same city israels Prime Minister says the idf will invade on the ground, promising that an invasion would bring an end to the war in weeks. The bbc� s Diplomatic Correspondent paul adams has more on what israel claims an invasion of rafah would look like. The government says it received plans from the military for its long anticipated assault on rafah. We dont have details of the plans that were presented to the cabinet but its is thought to consist on an evacuation of their civilians, the Palestinian Civilians who are huddled in a rougher, more than a Million People, that is a key detail because an assault on rafah cannot happen while the city is crammed full of refugees. Then, there will be the Operational Plan for how the Israeli Military intends to attack hamas in the city. The government also says that there is a plan to improve military and assistance throughout the gaza strip so the israeli says and i quote that the plans have been approved for a military and assistance of the gaza strip in a manner that will prevent the looting that has occurred in the Northern Strip and other areas. That is a key thing because that addresses one of the big fears of the agencies that the longer this crisis goes on, the worse it gets with hunger and disease on the rise that throughout the gaza strip. The United Nations says a Ground Invasion of rafah would be the, quote, � nail in the coffin� for its ability to offer help in gaza. The agency says its already been forced to cut its aid delivery by 50 in february at a time when humanitarian assistance is needed more than ever. The number of palestinians killed in the israel gaza war has nearly reached 30,000, according to gazas hamas run health ministry. This means, on average, more than 200 people have been killed each day since october 7th, when hamas attacked israel, killing more than 1200 people and taking more than 200 hostages. The bbc� s Lucy Williamson has been speaking to one survivor of a family who lost more than 100 members in an attack in gaza city lsat december. It took Ahmad Al Ghuferi a decade to build the family he loved. It took a Split Second One Winter evening to destroy it. Ten year old tala, five year old lana, and najla, not yet two, killed with ahmads wife in a powerful strike on a residential building in gaza city. Along with his mother, four of his brothers, their families and dozens of aunts, uncles and cousins. 103 relatives in all, a family obliterated. Translation | feel i am in a dream. I still cant believe what happened to us. My daughters are little birds to me. Ahmad survived because he was 50 miles away in the occupied west bank, stuck outside gaza since the start of the war, working in tel aviv to fund the couples dream of owning their own home. He was on the phone to his wife when the attack began. Translation she knew she would die, and she asked me to forgive herfor anything bad she might have ever done to me. I told her there was no need to say that and that was the last call between us. The house ahmad built with his tel aviv salary in gaza city is still standing, just. The homes around it flattened, including his uncles house, metres away, where the family fled for safety. Translation it was a fire belt. There were strikes here on four houses next to ours. They were hitting one house every ten minutes. The family are still searching for bodies buried in the rubble. Among those killed, they say, a 98 year old grandmother and a baby boy born nine days before. Only a handful of survivors. We were sitting in the house and we found ourselves under the rubble, she told us. I was thrown from one side to the other. I dont know how they got me out. Two months on, Israeli Forces are fighting hamas in gaza city, as they were a few blocks south of ahmads house around the time the compound was hit. The army said it wasnt aware of any strikes there that day. Ahmad no longer wants to return home. Last monday would have been najlas second birthday. Who am i going back for . He said. There is no one left there to call me darling, no one to call me dad. Lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. The story there of the more than 100 members of one family killed by israeli strikes in gaza. Tens of thousands of people have been killed in gaza by the israelis in retaliation for the 1200 People Killed by hamas in the october 7th attacks. It would appear though that a ceasefire, albeit a temporary one is in the offing. Earlier i spoke to aaron david miller, middle east analyst and former negotiator, now senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for international peace. That point Aboutjoe Biden is saying about he expects a ceasefire within the next week or so, whats changed, do you think, we heard not long ago from Prime Minister netanyahu that what hamas has put on the table was delusional. Its a combination of things. I think that hamas, Senior Leadership were below ground or maybe even rafah is Feeling Pressure with the campaign. They have softened their demands. At least in this stages that of asking for hundreds if not thousands of Palestinian Security prisoners. And they will end up with far fewer. I think that the Israeli Government is under significant pressure, clearly from Hostage Families and from the war cabinet, many have been pushing for a hostage deal, we have Benjamin Netanyahu is not a sole actor. Any longer when it comes to israels war or how the war is to be conducted so, combination of pressure, we have the best opportunity and the best chance since mid november of seeing a limited release of hostages, 45 days of humanitarian pause or ceasefire that the war will continue after. What do you think is a likelihood that all of the hostages are still alive . The israeli calculations is that there are 134 of them, either killed in 7 october during that or died in captivity. Its clear for the elderly, there may actually be a child odd to include for the women hostages. Civilian hostages who are not trained for such a thing. I think every day, it adds pressure in terms of trying to seek their release aside again, another reason, another Pressure Point on the Israeli Government to do a limited exchange and that is what this will be. Hamas will keep 50 female idf soldiers as insurance for what i think will be the ultimate trade which will be release of all the hostages for a large numbers of Palestinian Civilians and a permanent hostility. I dont think the government, any Israeli Government would agree to a permanent sensation of facilities are in the coming weeks. We know that there are a Million People crammed into rougher at the moment. A manager in crisis as it is across gaza but israel confronts an intention to lodge a grand invasion around the start of ramadan, is a deadline sharpening the focus as well, do you think . I think you are 100 right. I think that if you end up with a humanitarian pause, temporary ceasefire for six weeks, its the administration calculation that they can somehow break the momentum for a large scale comprehensive return to combat with the israelis. I just dont see how, given the neutrally reconcilable objectives, of israel at this point and hamas Senior Leadership, huggable and up with a permanent sensation of hostility, they are determined to killed before leading plans could take of the 7 0ctober attacks. And a matter how long it takes them, whether they are in gaza or extricated or outside, the israelis will continue to do that and you will have the, right now, the problem of who or what maintains Security Control in order to prevent new legislation and another 7 october so. Just to jump in there briefly on that point, do you expect to see a shift in President Biden � s approach to all of this, what is that temporary ceasefire happens i know, we were seeing him coming increasing pressure, and election in here and dissatisfaction with the us support for israel . I dont know. Even before 7 october, ten months, he dealt with the most extreme right wing government and israel was not a single issue in which he was prepared to impose a cause of consequence are now in your thought five, six months of what and 11 is available that the president slow cancelled restrict military systems didnt do that. Change body posture, in new york, abstained or voted for a un security resolution, didnt do that, create a public frame in which she would argue that the people of israel, that the current Israeli Government is undermining the values and interests that have cemented the us relationship, didnt do that so, i think the calculation and investment trip, they invested so much and right now, he needs Benjamin Netanyahu to a centre for the israel must deal and i suspect that for whatever broader peace initiative, the administration plans to invalidate the coming months so, again, i dont see a public bridge coming in the administration and the government. We will wait to see what happens when the peace deal comes over the next week on side. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Lets look at a top story in the uk now the former deputy chair of the Conservative Party has refused to apologize, after comments that many have taken as islamophobic. Lee anderson was suspended from his party on friday, after claiming that london mayor sadiq khan was under the control of islamists. He was speaking in reference to the numerous pro palestinian rallies that have taken place across london in recent months. Britains Prime Minister said the comments were wrong and unacceptable but stopped short of describing them as islamophobic. I have been very clear that what he said was wrong, unacceptable and thats why we suspended that and its important that everybody but particularly elected politicians are careful with their words and do not inflame tensions. Labour leader sir keir starmer took issue with that response, saying tht mr sunak lacked the backbone to call out islamophobia adding that the Prime Minister is � too weak�. The controversy has revived broader questions about islamophobia within the conservative ranks. In 2019, the party launched an inquiry into how it handles discrimination claims. Youre live with bbc news. The Us Supreme Court appeared skeptical that State Governments have the power to set rules for how Social Media Platforms curate their content. The case could have major implications for Freedom Of Speech online. The justices heard a challenge from tech giants on two separate laws passed in florida and texas that would ban Online Platforms from removing posts expressing opinions, including political views. At the heart of the debate is the First Amendment with the court looking at whether the constitution protects Social Media Platforms to moderate their own sites or prohibits censorship of unpopular views. Chiefjusticejohn roberts said for more on the case before american� s highest court, i spoke with frances haugen, former facebook Data Scientist and advocate for social Media Transparency and accountability. Thank you for being with us. How is this when it comes to applying those First Amendment rights, Freedom Of Speech, freedom of religion, freedom of that to the internet . 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