There injust under an hour. Lets talk to our Political Correspondent in edinburgh, lynsey bews. Good to have you. What is the latest you are hearing on these Resignation Rumours . We you are hearing on these Resignation Rumours . ~. ,. , rumours . We are expecting humza yousaf to make rumours . We are expecting humza yousaf to make a rumours . We are expecting humza yousaf to make a Statement Rumours . We are expecting humza yousaf to make a statement at rumours . We are expecting humza yousaf to make a statement at 12 l yousaf to make a statement at 12 oclock to the media. The media have been gathering here throughout the morning. Humza yousaf is expected to announce he is resigning as First Minister. That comes after he held a Press Conference here last thursday to announce the end of his Power Sharing Deal with the scottish greens. They have beenjunior partners in government with the snp following the 2021 election. Humza yousaf announced that was coming to an end and that was really where the trouble for him all started. He then was facing a vote of no confidence brought forward by the Scottish Conservatives and the greens, who had been stunned by the abrupt end to which the Power Sharing Deal was brought, said they would be voting against mr yusuf in that vote of no confidence at holyrood due to take place later this week. That left humza yousaf looking for support from elsewhere, either trying to change the greenss mines or talking to ash regan, the sole albert snp in the scottish parliament. A deal with her party was seen as unpalatable so we were told this morning humza yousaf is considering whether or not to take the chance of staring down the greens and alba, and daring them to vote against him as a Pro IndependenceFirst Minister or jumping before he was pushed and resigning today. We understand that he is taking the latter of those two options. He is taking the latter of those two 0 tions. ,. , options. You mentioned the confidence options. You mentioned the Confidence Vote options. You mentioned the Confidence Vote there. Options. You mentioned the Confidence Vote there. The | options. You mentioned the i Confidence Vote there. The bbc understands that has played a big role in his decision to resign, as he is expected to do around noon. Can you tell us more about some of those challenges in the week ahead for humza yousaf . The those challenges in the week ahead for humza yousaf . For humza yousaf . The challenge really started for humza yousaf . The challenge really started mounting for humza yousaf . The challenge really started mounting up for humza yousaf . The challenge really started mounting up on really started mounting up on thursday last week when that vote of no confidence was announced by the Scottish Conservatives and it started to become clear that humza yousaf was not going to have the support of the scottish greens, they were not going to abstain in that vote to allow him to survive. They were going to vote against him. The parliamentary arithmetic was stacking up in a way that meant humza yousaf was going to be reliant on perhaps striking some sort of dealfor the support of on perhaps striking some sort of deal for the support of ash regan, and albert snp. He did not want to go down that route so he was facing being beaten in that Confidence Vote later on this week. He had sent letters to holyroods Party Leaders at the end of last week, calling for them to come and talk to him. That was a nonstarter when it came to the leaders of the unionist parties, the conservatives, labour and lib dems. They were not interested in any deal, they want the snp out of government. The greens, for whom this end of the Power Sharing Deal is a deeply personal issue, said they did not have any truss left in mr yusuf so they want him to go and that deal with alba, that was seen as a nonstarter for the scottish government. The advisor for humza yousaf saying that could not go ahead, so then he was left considering his position this morning and we understand he is now going to resign at 12 oclock. Thank ou for going to resign at 12 oclock. Thank you for that going to resign at 12 oclock. Thank you for that. We going to resign at 12 oclock. Thank you for that. We will going to resign at 12 oclock. Thank you for that. We will have going to resign at 12 oclock. Thank you for that. We will have more you for that. We will have more updates as they come through and there is a live page on our website and app if you want more analysis, as well as the latest we are hearing on this expected registration. Another update, that is to do with the war in the middle east. Antony blinken is live in riyadh and he has been talking about history. He is there to negotiate a Ceasefire Deal with arab leaders, arab counterparts. Hamas is expected to participate, has sent a delegation to cairo and has spoken positively about israels proposal. Antony blinken has been speaking about some of the expectations that are going into these negotiations. He said hamas needs to decide and it needs to decide quickly. Interestingly he has also been talking about the expected Rafah Offensive, something israels allies have been concerned about given the fact there are so many palestinians sheltering there in a crowded space. There is a big humanitarian concern when it comes to israels plans and Antony Blinken says he has not seen a plan from Israel On Rafah that protects civilians. Lets take a listen to more of what he has been saying. Momentum out of iran and its proxies. Some have said yesterday. Do you feel there is progress on the saudi israeli peace and do you feel israel sees the connection between the momentum for iran and their proxies, based on the big impasse we have faced for decades on the Palestinian Issues . Have faced for decades on the Palestinian Issues . First, i think the sinale Palestinian Issues . First, i think the single biggest Palestinian Issues . First, i think the single biggest most Palestinian Issues . First, i think| the single biggest most effective rebuke the single biggest most effective rebuke to both iran and hamas would be israel rebuke to both iran and hamas would be israel having normal relations with every be israel having normal relations with every country in this region and the with every country in this region and the realisation of the Palestinian State. Of course both Hamas Palestinian state. Of course both hamas and iran have opposed a two state hamas and iran have opposed a two State Solution, so almost by definition achieving it would be a profound definition achieving it would be a profound rebuke to everything they have stood for and destroyed four. Over many have stood for and destroyed four. Over many years. Second, when it comes over many years. Second, when it comes to over many years. Second, when it comes to normalisation, im not going comes to normalisation, im not going to comes to normalisation, im not going to speak for our host here except going to speak for our host here except to going to speak for our host here except to say we have done intensive Work Together over the last months. In fact, Work Together over the last months. In fact, well Work Together over the last months. In fact, well before october seven, this is in fact, well before october seven, this is what in fact, well before october seven, this is what we were focused on. In fact, this is what we were focused on. In fact, i this is what we were focused on. In fact, iwas this is what we were focused on. In fact, i was scheduled to be in the region. Fact, i was scheduled to be in the region. In fact, i was scheduled to be in the region, in saudi arabia and israel on 0ctuber region, in saudi arabia and israel on october ten, a trip that didnt happen on october ten, a trip that didnt happen to on october ten, a trip that didnt happen. To focus specifically on the palestinian happen. To focus specifically on the Palestinian Peace of any normalisation agreement, because that is, normalisation agreement, because that is, as normalisation agreement, because that is, as you said, an Essential Component that is, as you said, an Essential Component. Look, the work that saudi arabia component. Look, the work that saudi arabia and component. Look, the work that saudi arabia and the United States have been arabia and the United States have been doing together in terms of our own agreements, i think is potentially very close to completion. But then, in order to move completion. But then, in order to move forward with normalisation, two things move forward with normalisation, two things wiii move forward with normalisation, two things will be required, calm in gaza things will be required, calm in gaza and things will be required, calm in gaza and a things will be required, calm in gaza and a pathway to a Palestinian State gaza and a pathway to a Palestinian State to gaza and a pathway to a Palestinian State. To the extent we finish our work state. To the extent we finish our work between us then what has been a hypothetical or a theoretical question suddenly becomes real. And peopie question suddenly becomes real. And peopie wiii question suddenly becomes real. And people will have to make decisions. Shortly people will have to make decisions. Shortly he people will have to make decisions. Shortly he went from china and back to washington for a day or two and you have seen what is unfolding at many campuses, leading universities in the us as a reaction to what is happening in gaza. Any reflections on that . I happening in gaza. Any reflections on that . ~. , on that . I think what we are seeing in m own on that . I think what we are seeing in my own country on that . I think what we are seeing in my own country and on that . I think what we are seeing in my own country and in on that . I think what we are seeing in my own country and in the on that . I think what we are seeing l in my own country and in the region, many in my own country and in the region, many other in my own country and in the region, many other places reflects the deep emotions. 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You have been listening to| the uss diplomat Antony Blinken at the uss diplomat Antony Blinken at the World Economic forum in riyadh, talking about his hopes for the Ceasefire Negotiations as well as a Hostage Release Deal. Ijust want to recap some of what we had. We started listening in when he was talking about a two State Solution, something the us has been pushing for. He said the strongest rebuke to iran and hamas would be a two State Solution, the realisation of a Palestinian State because that is something they do not want. Hamas rejects israels right to exist as a state and so Antony Blinken is saying that that two State Solution is something they should push for. That is something netanyahu has not been open to. He has also talked about calm in gaza is the way he put it and the realisation of a Palestinian State being two macro conditions for a peaceful future there. He is also talked about israeli Saudi Normalisation is something he is hoping for. Significant as well, we didnt listen to this but this is before we dipped in, he did say he had not seen a plan from israel on a Rafah Offensive that protects civilians, Thatis Offensive that protects civilians, that is a point of contention between israel and its allies. Lets drill a little bit more into this and give you some of the context around this trip in the middle east. A delegation from hamas is due in cairo to meet mediators from egypt and qatar, to discuss israels latest proposal on a ceasefire and Hostage Release Deal for gaza. Hamas is said to have given a positive assessment of the latest israeli plan with a senior official quoted as saying that it has no major issues with the proposal. A phone call between President Joe Biden and israels Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, is said to have focused on the negotiations. Americas top diplomat Antony Blinken is in saudi arabia at the start of a new trip to the middle east hell also visitjordan and israel. Israels military says Aid Deliveries into gaza will increase in the coming days, as the un warns that palestinians are facing catastrophic hunger. The Israel Defense force chief spokesman, daniel hagari, says aid going into gaza has increased in recent weeks. Over the last few weeks, the amount of humanitarian aid going into gaza has significantly increased. In the coming days, the amount of aid going into gaza will continue to scale up even more. Food, water, medicalsupplies, Shelter Equipment and other aid. More of it is going into gaza than ever before. For more, heres our middle east correspondent yolande knell. There does seem to be a flurry of activity in recent days, giving a new push towards a kind of deal that would see israeli hostages are being returned from gaza by hamas in exchange for a ceasefire. And we are expecting the hamas delegation in cairo to give their response to the latest israeli proposal that is on the table. What we know is there has been a lot of effort by mediators to try to bridge the gap between the two sides. The main Sticking Point has been hamas has said it is only willing to talk about returning hostages in exchange for a full ceasefire and a full withdrawal of israeli troops from gaza. Israel up to now has been saying it is only ready to talk about a pause in hostilities. There is this report in the us website suggesting that israeli officials are ready to talk about the sustainable, the restoration of sustainable calm in gaza, this could be a formula of words that could help bring the two sides together. Internationaljournalists have not been allowed to enter gaza freely to cover the impact of the war on the people there. This duty has fallen instead on the shoulders of palestinian journalists, who have reported from inside gaza. At least 97 Media Workers