But theres no sign of that happening at this point. A video showing two hostages, including an american, was released on saturday by hamas. In other diplomatic moves, the us Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken is due in saudi arabia for talks with regional leaders. He and other key players are expected to meet on the sidelines of the World Economic forum. And its reported a hamas delegation will visit cairo on monday for Gaza Ceasefire talks. This is palestinian president mahmoud abbas� appealfor the us to urge israel against any offensive in rafah. Translation and | say here, | what is happening now in gaza, and what will happen in the coming few days, and what israel will do by invading the city of rafah, all the palestinians from gaza are gathered in rafah and it is only one small strike that would force them to flee the gaza strip. And here, the biggest catastrophe would happen. We hope israel will not attack. We call on the United States of america to ask israel to not carry out the rafah attack because america is the only country able to prevent israel from committing this crime. Earlier, i spoke to our middle east correspondent wyre davies whos injerusalem, and our correspondent in riyadh, sameer hashmi. I started by asking wyre about the sort of impact Antony Blinken� s visit will have. He is clearly here to try to help these peace talks get going once again. Not to undertake this big military offensive in rafah, principally because of the humanitarian consequences, more than a million a day have people trapped in rafah with very little protection or shelter. Thus far, that american persuasion hasnt had much impact, certainly on the opinions of benjamin netanyahu. Thank you very much for that. As you can see, our correspondent is standing by with us. Just orchestra what the latest is where you are. Just orchestra what the latest is where you are. Today is the first da of where you are. Today is the first day of the where you are. Today is the first day of the world where you are. Today is the first day of the World Economic where you are. Today is the first i day of the World Economic forum, where you are. Today is the first day of the World Economic forum, the special day of the World Economic forum, the special meeting that is happening in riyadh special meeting that is happening in riyadh. And it is focused a lot on what riyadh. And it is focused a lot on what is riyadh. And it is focused a lot on what is happening in gaza. We had the palestinian president giving a speech the palestinian president giving a speech earlier in the morning, and in his speech earlier in the morning, and in his address he reached out and appealed in his address he reached out and appealed to the United States and President Biden to stop israel from carrying President Biden to stop israel from carrying out the invasion in rafah. He said carrying out the invasion in rafah. He said it carrying out the invasion in rafah. He said it was important the United States he said it was important the United States exerts that pressure on israet states exerts that pressure on israel and prevents that. That was one of israel and prevents that. That was one of the israel and prevents that. That was one of the first things, and then they one of the first things, and then they will one of the first things, and then they will be a lot of action tomorrow, a lot of diplomacy around gaza because the us Secretary Of State gaza because the us Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken will be arriving state Antony Blinken will be arriving here, he will be meeting a lot of arriving here, he will be meeting a lot of real arriving here, he will be meeting a lot of real leaders from the region, including lot of real leaders from the region, including the Foreign Ministers of the, meeting the arab leaders, then in the the, meeting the arab leaders, then in the evening there will be a meeting in the evening there will be a meeting between the five countries from the meeting between the five countries from the eu along with the arab countries from the eu along with the arab countries to find a resolution to this issue. Countries to find a resolution to this issue, to take stock of where the situation is and how to take this process forward. So tomorrow is going this process forward. So tomorrow is going to this process forward. So tomorrow is going to he this process forward. So tomorrow is going to be a pretty busy day as far as gaza going to be a pretty busy day as far as gaza goes. Senior uk conservatives have defended the Prime Minister after the tory mp dan poulter defected to labour. Dr poulter, who also works for the nhs, accused the tories of no longer valuing public services. Home Office Minister chris philp rejected the claim and said the government was spending more money than ever on the health service. Our Political CorrespondentGeorgia Roberts reports. Defections to other parties are fairly rare in uk politics but dan poulter says the conservatives are no longer the party he knew. I found it increasingly difficult to look my nhs colleagues in the eye, my patients in the eye and my constituents in the eye with good conscience, and ifeel that the nhs deserves better than it has at the moment in terms of how its run and governed. A damaging blowjust days away from local elections. The government insisted the conservatives record on the nhs is a good one. I dont accept what dan is saying at all. He talked about the nhs as a priority. Well, of course, the nhs was one of only two departments that was protected during those years of necessary spending restraint after the last Labour Government bankrupted the country. As we heard earlier, were now spending £165 billion a year on the nhs, thats more than ever at any point in history. The move is a gift to labour. Hes abandoned the conservative party to save the nhs, and i think there are millions of conservative voters across the country who are feeling politically homeless, who can see the chaos and the failure to deliver of now five conservative Prime Ministers, who are now looking for an alternative, and i hope they will trust the doctor. The nhs will, for many voters, be among the key issues of the upcoming general election campaign. Despite their continued slump in the polls, an optimistic tone from the government. Weve seen inflation falling dramatically down to 3 , wages rising at 6 so far, ithink, nine months now, wages are rising faster than inflation, those nhs Waiting Lists are coming down. Clearly at the moment people do feel grumpy with the government but as we get closer to an election, its not so much a referendum on grumpiness, it becomes actually a choice. Who do you want to run the country . Elsewhere, speaking to sky news, rishi sunak wouldnt be drawn on the possibility of a july poll, which would be earlier than many had assumed. Weve talked about it. You are not going to rule outjuly . Youre going to try and draw whatever conclusion you want from what i say, i am going to always say the same thing. You should just listen to what i have said, the same thing i have said all year. But there are some in the party who feel that the threat of a summer poll is just a tactic to ward off any kind of revolt against rishi sunak if the conservatives face a bloodbath next week. Whenever the general election is, heres one man who says it should happen as soon as possible. Georgia roberts, bbc news. Ukrainian Military Intelligence has released a video it says is of a drone strike on an advanced and rare five Million Dollar russian radar station. The radar is reported to be able to detect targets up to 300km away. Elsewhere, russia claims its forces have taken control of a village near avdiivka in the Eastern Donetsk region. Officials in kenya have warned about even heavier rainfall as downpours continue to batter parts of east africa. A government spokesman said the flooding killed at least 76 people and displaced more than 130,000. There are also fears that five key dams on the tana river kenyas longest could overflow in the coming days, with residents in affected areas advised to move to higher ground. The extreme weather has also wreaked havoc across neighbouring tanzania, burundi and uganda. Lets speak to our correspondent anita nkonge in nairobi. We continue to see heavy rainfall this weekend. Just last night, we saw such heavy rainfall here and can your that it caused flights to be disrupted, some delayed, some having to be diverted to other parts of the country. Like you said, in burundi people have been displaced, 200,000 to have been displaced with 51,000 households affected by the floods, and 155 people dead in tanzania. In can you come over 20,000 households have been affected, roughly 131,150 people affected by the floods as well part of what we have been seeing its houses being flooded, people being stranded with the roads being cut off, trains having to be delayed. So it is definitely a very devastating time right now. And we know what is devastating time right now. And we know what is coming devastating time right now. And we know what is coming up . Devastating time right now. And we know what is coming up . Well, devastating time right now. And we | know what is coming up . Well, they can et know what is coming up . Well, they can yet meteorological know what is coming up . Well, they can yet Meteorological Departmentl can yet Meteorological Department say that we should be expecting more heavy rainfall even tonight. And those who have been living in places where there are dams have been asked to go to higher ground, there is in the city have been asked to stay indoors or go to higher ground. Especially areas that could be affected by flooding. And the government has been launching a Multi Agency Response unit to those places where they may predict flooding. The red cross even created centres in parts of settlements where we have seen a lot of flooding in anticipation of houses and people being affected by flooding tonight. I need to, thank you very much for that. Ijust want i just want to take these are live pictures coming to us from milan because because one half of milan is happy. Enter havejust because because one half of milan is happy. Enter have just one series a, the Big Top Division there in italy, eating their rivals, ac milan. So one half of the city pretty happy, the other half not so much. It was just a straight 2 0 when today to seal the win at the top of the table, and people have been gathering for the last couple of hours or so out on the streets to celebrate. We are going to continue with the sport now. Now its time for a look at todays sport with hugh. Things settled in italy, not in england just yet. Arsenal are heading four points clear at the top of the Premier League, with a timely first half show at rivals spurs. On a day when both they and their nearest challengers Manchester City play arsenal were 3 0 up in 38 minutes in the north london derby. An own goal. Saka and havertz on target. They have just started the second half. It is 3 0 to arsenal. Meanwhile, Marcos Senesi scored early for bournemouth against brighton. That is still 1 0 to the home side. And in just over an hours time, Manchester City take on Nottingham Forest at the city ground with Pep Guardiola insisting his players are tired, but ready to gear up for the most exciting part of the season. Of course all of the teams and that are tired. Its normal at the end of the season. At the same time, so exciting. Fighting again for the Premier League is a dream come true. What happened in the past, they may not he what happened in the past, they may not be able what happened in the past, they may not be able to do it. Inter miami are top of the Eastern Conference in mls and no surprise about who was chiefly behind their 4 1 win over new england revolution, lionel messi. Miami actually went behind in front of a record crowd of over 65,000 in massachusetts before messi weaved his magic, equalising before half time, and after the break it was all miami. Messi scored again to give his side the lead. And later he came up with an assist as his side cantered to a win. Thats nine goals injust seven games for messi. Next to the nba, where lebronjames has helped the Los Angeles Lakers avoid elimination in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs for now at least. They beat the the visiting Denver Nuggets 119 108 in game 4. Lebron in fine form with 30 points as the nuggets fell to the lakers for the First Time Since december, 2022. The teams head back to denver for game 5 on monday with the nuggets leading 3 1 in the series. Heres a check on the other results. Boston are the top seed in the east. And they lead their best of seven series against miami 2 1 after a comprehensive win. 0rlando beat cleveland to level the series at two a piece. And Oklahoma City thunder will try to complete a sweep of their first round series on monday in new orleans. They beat the pelicans for a third time. The nfl draft is complete. With all 257 picks made in detroit. Among them, a british prospect whos never played a game of American Football before. Travis clayton was selected in the seventh and final round by the buffalo bills. Hes a former rugby player from basingstoke who took part in the Leagues InternationalPlayer Pathway Programme as an offensive lineman. Hes six foot seven and weighs more than 300 pounds, and will now battle for a spot on the bills regular season roster. Pakistan have appointed former australia pace bowler Jason Gillespie as coach of their test side. Gillespie has had success in englnads County Championship with yorkshire. Hes signed a two year contract, while the former south africa batter gary kirsten will take charge of pakistans white ball teams. Ronnie 0sullivan has taken a 5 3 lead from the first session of his second round match at the World Snooker championship in sheffield. 0sullivan is looking to win a record breaking eighth title at the crucible and only lost one frame in his frst round match. He quickly won the first two against welshman ryan day, who rallied back to 2 2 before 0sullivan won three of the next four. First to 13 will reach the quarterfinals elsewhere, Stephen Maguire beat shaun murphy. And these are live pictures of one of the afternoon session games. It involves the Championjohn Higgins who leads world number three mark allen 5 4. They started this session for a piece. You can follow that via The Bbc Sport website. That is also where you can find out most of what is going on in the world of sport. Bournemouth now have a 2 0 lead over brighton. That is it, back to you. The tesla boss, elon musk, has met Government Officials in beijing. Chinese state media is reporting the tech boss is there by invitation, for the promotion of international trade. They have discussed data and technology relating to electric vehicles. State media reports premier describing the meeting as a successful example of sino us economic and trade co operation. Tesla has been facing a price war with Chinese Brands in the electric vehicle market. Its recently said it will lay off 10 of its global workforce. Lets speak to Duncan Wrigley now, Chief China Economist at pantheon macroeconomics, a research company. Thank you very much for coming on the programme. 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