Is expected to visit saudi arabia in the coming days. Meanwhile, hamas has posted a new video, which shows two of the hostages captured during its october attack. Keith siegel, and om ri mir an, both identify themselves. While the video is not dated, there is a reference to the recent passover holiday. Its the second such video that hamas considered a terror group by the uk and us governments has published in the past few days. Our correspondent, anna foster, is in tel aviv where families have been gathering to again call for the release of all the hostages. Omri miran� s father was actually already on the list of confirmed speakers for this event tonight. When he got up on the stage, he talked about the moment, he said he was sitting having coffee with someone and talking about his grandchildren when the man he was talking to held his phone and said, look, they have released a video of omri. What was also interesting was as the crowd were gathered here tonight, is they showed that video in full, it is not something that normally happens because of course when you see the people in it, the two men in this case looking very malnourished, obviously speaking under duress, sending messages to their families and urging the Israeli Government to come to some sort of arrangement, some sort of deal to try and achieve their release. Now, of course that deal and those talks have been going on for weeks and weeks. The last time we saw a significant hostage release was at the end of last year. At one point, we were told the talks had very much broken down, the two sides werent really in communication at all but the egyptian delegation� s visit this week and the further efforts of the us and us Secretary Of State antony blinken, we are led to believe that perhaps they are moving slightly closer in terms of trying to achieve a deal, but certainly those powerful messages we heard tonight on the stage from the hostage families, they were talking directly to israels leaders, directly to the politicians and were saying, you need you to do a deal. While we know they are alive, you need to do what they can to ensure their release now. Demonstrators have also been calling for the resignation of israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. Thousands gathered in tel aviv on saturday to protest against the handling of the war and to demand new elections. In gaza itself, the hamas run Health Agency says at least 50 people have been killed in israeli air attacks in the past day. On saturday, residents of two houses in rafah that were hit by israeli fire searched through the rubble. The United Nations continues to warn of a lack of food, with half of the population starving. The us military has said a new humanitarian pier being built off the coast of gaza could be up and running by early may. The us has said there will be no american troops on the ground, but the bbc has learned that british troops could be deployed to help deliver the desperately needed aid. Troops could be deployed to help our Diplomatic CorrespondentJames Landale reports from jerusalem. Some aid is getting into gaza by land. Trucks carrying food, water and medical supplies. Some aid is being dropped by air, but the United Nations says it is nowhere near enough to help the people of gaza who, it says, are facing famine. So there are plans for aid to come by sea. The us army is building floating platforms like this off the coast, where aid will be taken off ships and put into trucks. That floating causeway is expected to be anchored on the beach somewhere near here, where Israeli Forces will secure a distribution area. The us says there will be no american boots on the ground. So the uk is considering whether British Forces should drive the trucks along the causeway that may look Something Like this. But that would mean British Forces being put in harms way on the beaches of gaza, so called wet boots on the ground, potentially at risk from hamas fighters. Hamas at the end of the day could try and interrupt this. I would like to think they wont but i think probably they wont. But its possible that they could. Unfortunately in these sorts of operations, you end up in places you wouldnt want to have gone to. British forces could be deployed from this uk air base in cyprus, but, as of now, it is just an option. There has been no decision and it is yet to pass the Prime Ministers desk. The mod refused to comment. Sending british troops to the beaches of gaza would be a big decision. They would be at risk in a war zone, they would be operating in the holy land for the First Time Since the 1940s. But someone has to drive these trucks and theyve got to make a decision soon, the us says this new aid corridor is going to be up and running by early next month. James landale, bbc news, injerusalem. Here in the us, police in boston shut down a Student Protest demanding a ceasefire in gaza after University Authorities said the demonstrators were using � virulent anti semitic slogans�. Northeastern University Said about 100 people, a mix of students and outsiders were detained. One of the Student Organisations involved in the protest rejected the universitys statement. At Columbia University in new york the epicentre of the nationwide protests one Student Leader was barred from the site and officials are looking into how the protests there are being handled. Our North America correspondent, will vernon, has more. There have also been arrests today at Indiana State university. 69 people, we understand, detained there at indiana university, too. And negotiations are ongoing at Columbia University in new york over the protest camp there. And thats what really sparked this latest escalation in the protests, really. Pro palestinian demonstrations have been going on for several months now at a number of universities, but the mood has really changed in the last week or so, and that was because of an incident at columbia on the 18th of april, the nypd were called onto the campus to take down a protest camp there. Dozens of people were arrested and that really ignited tensions. And a number of other Protest Camps were then pitched at various universities across the country. Now, the protesters say that theyre unhappy with the us governments support for the Israeli Military campaign. They want a ceasefire in gaza, but also theyre demanding that their universities divest, so cut ties with companies with links to israel. But manyjewish students say that they feel intimidated by these demos. There have been a number of reports of verbal assaults or even physical attacks onjewish people by the pro palestinian demonstrators. The israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, as well as many people in congress here, say that these protests are anti semitic. Of course, the demonstrators deny that. And University Administrators say that a lot of this trouble is being caused by Radical Outside Elements that have infiltrated the ranks of the students. And thats certainly what we heard from northeastern earlier today. They told us that whilst around 100 were detained, only about 12 or maybe a bit more than that of them actually had student ids. So many of them were not from the university at all. The United Nations warns a possible assault by Paramilitary Forces in sudans north darfur state would have devastating consequences in a region that is on the brink of famine. The agency says the Rapid Support forces are reportedly encircling the regional capital al fashir, suggesting a coordinated move to attack the city may be imminent. At least 43 people including women and children have already been killed there in the past two weeks. War between the Sudanese Army and the Rsf Erupted Last year. More than eight Million People forced from their homes due to conflict since april 2023 , in what is the Worlds Largest displacement crisis. On friday, the uns High Commissionerfor Human Rights Volker Turk expressed grave concern at the recent escalation of violence. Civilians are trapped in the city, and therefore in the hands of the our self, transitively. This dire situation is compounded by a severe shortage of supplies, delivery of commercial goods and humanitarian aid has been constrained by the fighting. The Commissioner Calls for a cease to this situation and into the conflict that has been in country for yourself. And violations of humanitarian law. With me is quscondy abdulshafi, a Senior Regional adviser at freedom house. Freedom house is a nonprofit dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world. Thanks for being with us. I know you have been closely monitoring the situation on the ground and speaking with people where possible in al fashir. What are they bracing for . Thank you for having me, helena, i appreciate thank you for having me, helena, i appreciate it. The attack on al fashir appreciate it. The attack on al fashir has appreciate it. The attack on al fashir has the far reaching and devastating consequence, and it would devastating consequence, and it would really be a new story of the storyline would really be a new story of the storyline of the Sudan Conflict hardship, potential hardships and what has hardship, potential hardships and what has happened. In the past few days, what has happened. In the past few days, theres an ethic targeting and similar days, theres an ethic targeting and similar to days, theres an ethic targeting and similar to previous incidents, this time similar to previous incidents, this time it similar to previous incidents, this time it is similar to previous incidents, this time it is minor terry groups minority time it is minor terry groups minority groups based mostly around second minority groups based mostly around second michael. This attack on al fashir second michael. This attack on al fashir would have an aspect of ethnic fashir would have an aspect of ethnic cleansing. 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This makes a lot of attention which also makes it difficult lot of attention which also makes it difficult for an effort to control the violence and hostilities, and on the violence and hostilities, and on the other the violence and hostilities, and on The Other Side, theres been an expansion The Other Side, theres been an expansion of outreach and news that russia expansion of outreach and news that russia is expansion of outreach and news that russia is getting in The Other Side of the russia is getting in The Other Side of the aisle, and egypt is the main support of the aisle, and egypt is the main support of of the aisle, and egypt is the main support of the south, so it is very difficult support of the south, so it is very difficult to support of the south, so it is very difficult to control and and the hostility difficult to control and and the hostility incident, particularly suppression of the violence, without having suppression of the violence, without having a suppression of the violence, without having a strong eye on the external actors having a strong eye on the external actors who having a strong eye on