We have a duty, a duty to Work Together to prevent instability from engulfing the region and claiming yet more lives. We must Work Together to lives. We must Work Together to prevent the tragic situation in gaza becoming a regional conflict, gaza becoming a regional conflict , because that gaza becoming a regional conflict, because that is exactly what hamas wants. Exactly what hamas wants. The trucks carrying aid have reached southern gaza. Its reached southern gaza. Its after the rafah crossing on the border with egypt was opened for the first time in two weeks. Israel imposed a blockade preventing the delivery of food , preventing the delivery of food, water and fuel. After the hamas terror attack. The group says todays delivery wont be enough todays delivery wont be enough to change the catastrophic medical conditions on the strip in cairo. The un secretary general, antonio guterres, told the peace summit palestinians need more help. Trucks on one side, empty stomachs on the other. The trucks need to move as quickly as possible in a massive, sustained and safe way from egypt into gaza. A 20 truck convoy of the egyptian red crescent is moving today. And i crescent is moving today. And i want to express my deep gratitude to egypt for the essential role egypt is playing in this regard. But the people in this regard. But the people of gaza need a commitment for much, much more, a Continuous Delivery of aid to gaza at the scale that is needed. Scale that is needed. Meanwhile, israels Prime Minister has vowed to continue to fight until all hostages being held by hamas are freed. Being held by hamas are freed. Its after two american citizens , Judith Raanan and her 17 year old daughter, natalie, were released yesterday. Hamas says the decision was made on humanitarian grounds and was secured after an agreement with the qatari government. Its believed more than 200 people are still being held by the terrorist group in the uk. Tens of thousands of palestinian supporters are taking part in a march in Central London in oh, my war. A e anna sewell. Oh boy. Oh boy. Theyre calling for an end to the conflict in the middle east and demanding the government stop supporting israels actions. The demonstrators are making their way to downing street Palestine Solidarity Campaign director ben jamal says enoughis Campaign Director ben jamal says enough is enough. We want the violence to end. So were calling for an immediate ceasefire so that necessary humanitarian aid can be safely delivered to the people of gaza. We are here today to assert the truth that violence will ultimately not end until you address the root causes of violence, and that is israels decades long imposition of a system of military occupation and apartheid light upon the people of palestine. Upon the people of palestine. 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Or is it just simply weather and for the former british infantry commander, colonel richard kemp, is political spotlight this is our political spotlight this week . Join us live from week . Hell join us live from tel aviv to discuss what life is like on the ground in israel as the war with hamas continues. Then stay tuned at 5 00. This weeks conversation. Weeks difficult conversation. The javelin world the former javelin World ChampionFatima Whitbread. Yes, shell be live in the studio. Shell be speaking to me about her childhood trauma and triggers and how she found a way out of a bad place. Thanks to sports, of course, it was a National Adoption week, i think last week, and well be talking about her situation. Thats coming up the next hour. As coming up in the next hour. As even coming up in the next hour. As ever, you think on ever, tell me what you think on everything were discussing. Email gbviews gbnews. Com everything were discussing. Email meiews gbnews. Com everything were discussing. Email me atvs gbnews. Com everything were discussing. Email me at. ; gbnews. Com everything were discussing. Email me at. Gb bnews. Com everything were discussing. Email me at. Gb news. Com everything were discussing. Email me at. Gb news. Son everything were discussing. Email me at. Gb news. So world tweet me at. Gb news. So World Leaders are meeting in cairo in a desperate plea for peace as expectation grows of an imminent invasion of the gaza strip by israeli forces. Now, this comes israeli forces. Now, this comes as the idf are now reporting that over 210 hostages are now being held by hamas in gaza as the rafah crossing Border Crossing to egypt opens for much needed humanitarian aid. Lets cross live now to gb News ReporterCharlie Peters , whos reporter Charlie Peters, whos there in tel aviv. Charlie talk to me about what the mood has been like there. Been like there. Well, as people in cairo gather to demand peace and the arab leaders there call for an immediate ceasefire, people in israel are saying , how can we israel are saying, how can we have peace if we allow hamas, the terrorists who invaded on october the 7th, and committed such appalling atrocities in the south, to continue to exist and flourish in the gaza strip. But last night there were reports of hostages being released. Two americans released. And now on their way back to rejoin their families. And this morning, families. And this morning, further good news when finally, after days and days of urgent diplomacy, some humanitarian aid has been allowed to cross from egypt into gaza via the rafah Border Crossing. Some 20 trucks loaded with medical supplies, equipment and food aid did cross into the gaza strip, where an urgent and unten able humanitarian situation has been occurring. According to the un. But that Border Crossing has now closed. And as we understand , no closed. And as we understand, no foreign nationals were allowed to leave in a situation that the us embassy described as chaotic. Us embassy described as chaotic. If that was true as a grave understatement , people have been understatement, people have been rushing towards that Border Crossing ever since the launched their bombardments in the north of the gaza strip. But there is of the gaza strip. But there is concern beyond this area as that convoy gathers on the border with armour and tanks of that likely imminent invasion tensions are still rising, rising throughout the region in southern lebanon , the lebanese southern lebanon, the Lebanese Hezbollah have continued their missile and drone attacks on idf troops, killing one. Last night, the idf confirmed the death of a 22 year old Staff Sergeant and recently released footage of them striking what they said were Lebanese Hezbollah terrorists on the south with their own drone strikes. Protests have occurred in ramallah, in the west bank, in beirut, in baghdad, in cairo, and in amman, in jordan. As continued anger on the streets of the arab world flares up after that explosion in a hospital in north gaza on tuesday. Both the idf and indeed the us claiming that this was by the us claiming that this was by the Palestinian Islamic jihad. Last night we had news that the european intelligence agencies also share that assessment. And they also say that hundreds didnt pass more like in dozens of deaths. There instead of the original figure quoted by the hamas run health ministry. This is a region on an extremely tense precipice. They know that there will be an invasion of idf forces into the gaza strip, but they dont know what will follow. Will Lebanese Hezbollah and other iranian proxies launch further attacks on hamas , or further attacks on hamas, or will the israelis be able to enter the gaza strip with out much response from the arab world . Well, we do know they are going to invade and we wait for that likely imminent invasion in the coming days. Now, charlie, i want to ask you about the rafah crossing, because its opened and people are cross. They are able to cross. Are they allowing all citizens who want to over through it or is to cross over through it or is it just foreign nationals , as itjust foreign nationals, as was initially mentioned , i think was initially mentioned, i think nobodys crossed. I think its just been aid going in. Theres the agreement to allow people to go out. We havent had confirmed reports of that yet, but we do know that the embassies of the us in jerusalem and egypt have called on their nationals to head there in hopes that they may be allowed to leave. But for the governments of jordan and egypt andindeed governments of jordan and egypt and indeed most other arab powers speaking on this issue, for them it is red line for for them it is a red line for any palestinians to leave the gaza strip because for them the idea arab solidarity is such idea of arab solidarity is such that believe any that they believe any palestinians who leave strip palestinians who leave the strip wont allowed to re enter. Wont be allowed to re enter. So its unlikely that well its highly unlikely that well see any refugees leaving the gaza strip, even if the situation there descends into even greater turmoil after that likely idf invasion and greater use of munitions from the air as they seek to destroy the hamas military capabilities. Is the is the message not getting through . The message not getting through . Because obviously weve now learned that most of the people think that that bomb that didnt actually hit the hospital, apparently it was a parking lot near from a hamas near it was from a hamas missile. That kind of went wrong. Is that not getting through to the arab world that that could potentially be the situation . Because as you said situation . Because as you said earlier in your report, theres a lot of anger about that. And also weve that the also weve learned that the numbers appear to be in numbers dont appear to be in the hundreds, but more like maybe tens. Maybe the tens. Yes. Well, when that news was first reported, hamas put out a claim almost immediately after the explosion saying that the israelis were to blame. And that claim caught on like wildfire throughout the arab region. And it seems that what arab leaders think in public and in private is probably very different, but they very little room to they have very little room to manoeuvre the sense manoeuvre because of the sense of anger on the streets. People in arab world, regardless of in the arab world, regardless of the information being released and lack compelling and the lack of compelling evidence or indeed any evidence being produced by hamas or Palestinian Islamic jihad, they are believe that are choosing to believe that israel responsible for that israel is responsible for that strike. And people have to just be realistic about that situation in the region, no matter how much compelling but not conclusive evidence is produced by the us. Its allies and israel. It seems as though the arab world is continuing to believe that israel is responsible that strike and responsible for that strike and indeed many other devastating situations in the gaza strip. Situations in the gaza strip. Since then, the arab leaders who are reacting to this crisis, they want the siege to end. They want the israeli invasion to not occur. Want the israeli invasion to not occur. And with the rage on occur. And with the rage on their streets and the hundreds of thousands in gathering to protest and indeed set fire to some of the areas around israeli and american embassies throughout the region , they have throughout the region, they have very little room to concur with assessments made by western intelligence agencies. That is a intelligence agencies. That is a crisis in the diplomatic efforts being made. And on top of those being made. And on top of those situations , we also are relying situations, we also are relying between the western powers and the arab powers interactions with qatar to secure the release of more hostages. The idf this afternoon revised the number up to 210 hostages now believed to be held in the gaza strip. Its been described as a humanitarian reason. The release of the two Americans Last night. But the sense in israel is that if you want to be humanitarian release, the 210. Well well, i suppose if they think that theres going to be a ground invasion, they probably wont. And its interesting that you talk Arab Community talk about the Arab Community has that. I mean, it has not seen that. I mean, it was actually i was watching al jazeera and actually al jazeera and actually watching al jazeera. They actually had a shot rockets being shot of the rockets being launched then it looked like launched and then it looked like something mean, something fell back. So, i mean, even on on the tv to sort of aim towards the arab population, that did appear to show that it wasnt was fact, from hamas wasnt was in fact, from hamas missile. Of course, they missile. But of course, they will to about will continue to talk about that. Charlie, mentioned the that. Charlie, you mentioned the hostages what are the hostages as well. What are the does sound like theyre going does it sound like theyre going to be any more of the to be letting any more of the hostages go . Are they talking about at all . About that at all . Theres a split in well, theres a split in understanding on that situation in the region and in israel in particular. At the moment, some people seeing the release of those two american hostages last night as a possibility for further diplomatic relations, for further for establishing further releases. Qatar is a long standing mediator in these issues between arab powers and western powers. More recently, it facilitated the release of some children in the ukraine. Russia war and doha acted again to release americans held in captivity in west africa. But at captivity in west africa. But at the same time, others in israel believing that the release of those two hostages was a proper gander ploy by hamas to try and delay that ground invasion. The delay that ground invasion. The sense here is that the invasion would actually be the humanitarian option because it would reduce the need for airstrikes and allow for a more precise and targeted engagement with hamas forces on the ground by the idf, rather than the severe munitions that were seeing being dropped on residential areas where the hamas operatives engage and use civilians as human shields. So a split of opinion here. But either way , the conversation either way, the conversation will continue about those hostages and the idf continues to stress that their release is an absolute priority as it seeks to defeat the hamas military capability and rescue the innocents being held in the gaza strip. Charlie peters, thank you very much. Thank you so much for all those brilliant reports that youve brought us live. Thank you. That is Charlie Peters live in tel aviv. 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