Us Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken 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 omri miran, 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 StateAntony 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. 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 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 situation has also been tense at the university of Southern California in los angeles. These are scenes from earlier this week as skirmishes broke out between protesters and police. Dozens of demonstrators were arrested on wednesday. The university has also cancelled its main Graduation Ceremony and the Valedictorian Speech by a Muslim Student due to security concerns. Live now tojonathan park, hes a student at the university of Southern California and the digital Managing Editor with the daily trojan newspaper. Welcome, jonathan, thank you for taking the time to be with us. What is the mood on campus right now but she remarked how big our concerns about Anti Semitism . Big our concerns about antisemitism . Big our concerns about antisemitism . The mood in aeneral antisemitism . The mood in general is antisemitism . The mood in general is frustration antisemitism . The mood in general is frustration and general is frustration and angen general is frustration and anger. The thing on peoples mind right now is the cancellation of the Commencement Ceremony, whatever people start on israel and the war in gaza, people ive spoken to, the seniors have already had to hide their graduations cancel back in high school because of the pandemic, i know they are not able to get that proper academic celebration, celebration of their academic achievements with this final Commencement Ceremony since it has been canceled. With the protest right now, there has been Anti Semitism, both against pro palestinian demonstrations that have been jewish and pro israel, we had a seder after the protest hosted by a pro israel students, it was a small seder asking the Israeli Government to bring them home, bring the hostages home, and there was an anti semitic heckler shouting insults and expletives targeting jewish people. The next day, pro palestinian jewish groups, a chapter here ofjewish voice for peace, the hosted an event for the Tens Of Thousands of people that have been killed in gaza, and there was an anti semitic heckler there that they had to suppress, so there really has been Anti Semitism on both sides. Been antisemitism on both sides. ,. , been antisemitism on both sides. ,. , ,. , been antisemitism on both sides. , , sides. How has your university, or would you sides. How has your university, or would you say sides. How has your university, or would you say your or would you say your university handling that idea of balancing the right to protest and free speech with the Real Security concerns that you just mentioned there . Lie you ust mentioned there . Usc has you just mentioned there . Usc has been you just mentioned there . Iisc has been doubling you just mentioned there . Iis reason for canceling the Valedictorian Speech. I think usc was particular noticeable in how quickly it will shut down. We have seen at columbia, for example, where they were able to have the encampment for able to have the encampment for a few days before police came by and try to shut it down and arrested lessons of protesters there. For us here at usc, it was 4am i saw them set up on wednesday, and it was about starting at 530 through 9pm, where police had sort of finished clearing up the area and arrest 93 protesters. We are here in about 50 of them are here in about 50 of them are students, no confirmation on the university so far on that number. Usc was notable in just how quickly that protest was suppressed, and our president just put out a statement yesterday saying that the university did not really want to have the protesters arrested, but they said the protesters hers frequently violated, a quote, flagrantly violated, a quote, flagrantly violated directives and policy. In terms of what the protesters are calling for, most of them, just run us through that, and is it that they have taken a cue from what we have seen on the east coast . Irate cue from what we have seen on the east coast . The east coast . We received a Mission Statement the east coast . We received a Mission Statement from the east coast . We received a Mission Statement from them | the east coast . We received a i Mission Statement from them as that protest was starting, and there are a list of six demands, i cant read all recall all of them at the top of my head, but the include an academic boycott regarding israel, for the university divest from companies that are linked with israel, and in that Mission Statement, the directly cited the process ongoing in columbia as the inspiration for what is going on at usc right now, and that protest is standing in solidarity with the rest of the country. Rest of the country. Briefly, if ou rest of the country. Briefly, if you dont rest of the country. Briefly, if you dont mind, rest of the country. Briefly, | if you dont mind, jonathan, are there any indications that some of the process going on could have been infiltrated in the same we have seen the accusations of infiltration in other parts of the country . That was a clean that was echoed by our university administration, in one announcement regarding their response to their protest, there was a statement that there was a statement that there couldve been at the on wednesday, the campus was opened, but we saw a majority being students as well as media there on wednesday. In the process ongoing right now with the cams the campus is close to everyone but students and faculty and people where business at the university, so right now i would emphasize that it right now i would emphasize thatitis right now i would emphasize that it is completely student run, besides the legal organizers that are overseen this protest, and are only a few of them. This protest, and are only a few of them. Jonathan parker, student at few of them. Jonathan parker, student at the few of them. Jonathan parker, student at the university few of them. Jonathan parker, student at the university of i student at the University Of California and a digital editing manager with the daily children, thank you for speaking with us. Daily children. 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 Human Rights Office expressed grave concern about the recent escalation of violence in north darfur. 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 end to the conflict that has been in country and end violations of humanitarian law. For more on the situation, i spoke to quscondy abdulshafi, Senior Regional adviser at freedom house. Freedom house is a nonprofit dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world. 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, iappreciate it. The attack on al fashir has the far reaching and devastating consequence, and it would really be a new story of the storyline of the Sudan Conflict hardship, potential hardships and what has happened. In the past few days, theres an ethnic targeting and similar to previous incidents, this time it is minority groups based mostly around al fashir. This attack on al fashir would have an aspect of ethnic cleansing. The army in al fashir are undera commander of the former rebel movement, leaders who have agreed a Peace Agreement in 2018, and that deal was supposed to be absolved in the south. They are from arab ethnic groups, meaning the conflict in al fashir is different from the other conflict in other cities. It has a key ethnic aspect, and is very much dangerous if this attack happens, it will have far reaching, devastating and far reaching consequences. Anyone listening to that would understand how that sounds concerning, the prospect of ethnically motivated violence, but as i understand it, that area is also encircled to anybody who wants to flee could find it difficult because it is on the verge of famine. It is difficult, theres nowhere for people to flee, the city is the second largest controlled by rsf, there is increasing and check in of the city and people targeted for their ethnicity are being tar