towards averting a humanitarian catastrophe. it was agreed after days of negotiations and delays. the resolution aims to increase the supplies of aid to the territory but didn t call for an immediate end to the fighting. after the vote the un secretary general, antonio guterres, reiterated his call for a ceasefire. a humanitarian ceasefire is the only way to begin to meet the desperate needs of people in gaza and end their ongoing nightmare. i hope that today s security council resolution may help that finally to happen, but much more is needed immediately. looking at the longer term, i m extremely disappointed by comments by senior israeli officials that put a two state solution into question. as difficult as it might appear today, the two state solution in line with un resolutions, international law and previous agreements is the only path to sustainable peace. our correspondent shaimaa khalil is following developments from jerusalem. this week has shown that diplomatic l
are met. with more, here s our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson. explosions. in gaza, this is the new normal. drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17 year old joe, filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. america has blocked un calls for a ceasefire. israel says it needs to keep fighting to keep up the pressure on hamas. if you want a ceasefire, that, from israel s perspective, can only happen with the release of hostages. as you know, hamas continues to hold over 100 hostages. there s a chance, because they want that ceasefire, they need that ceasefire, they will agree to the hostages but to be frank, had we agreed to the un secretary general s proposal over a month ago for this unilateral ceasefire, we would never have got the 110 hostages out that we did in november. israel s army said this week it had killed tens of hamas fighters in an ambush near gaza city. and that it s prepa
this was once a residential block reduced to rubble. multiple generations of families are said to have been killed, seemingly caught unawares. translation: we were having dinner, when suddenly the bombing started - without any warning. in an instant, our house collapsed. the victims were taken to the nearby al aqsa hospital. in a population as young as this, children are so often the victims. this incident already has one of the highest single death tolls since this war began and it is expected to rise. israel maintains it tries to avoid civilian casualties, but the people of gaza are paying a huge price for this war. the idf released new footage showing what it says are tunnels under the strip used for military purposes. translation: hamas operates from civilian areas. it uses them to cover its terrorist activity. it is a very complex challenge that we face, and we do it well so our forces in the field achieve good results like the brigade that found the tunnel net
body bags were seen piled outside the nearby al aqsa hospital, where many of the victims were taken. for the people of gaza, there is no respite. this was once a residential block reduced to rubble. multiple generations of families are said to have been killed, seemingly caught unawares. translation: we were having dinner, when suddenly the bombing started - without any warning. in an instant, our house collapsed. the victims were taken to the nearby al aqsa hospital. in a population as young as this, children are so often the victims. this incident already has one of the highest single death tolls since this war began and it is expected to rise. israel maintains it tries to avoid civilian casualties, but the people of gaza are paying a huge price for this war. the idf released new footage showing what it says are tunnels under the strip used for military purposes. translation: hamas operates from civilian areas. it uses them to cover its terrorist activity. it is a v
saudi arabia s investment in sport has gone into overdrive. the country now set to host the 2034 world cup too. but there s also controversy among fears that one of the world s richest oil states is using sports to distract from its human rights record and its impact on the environment. i travelled tojeddah for a rare opportunity to speak to one of the key figures behind the country s remarkable sporting revolution. there seems no end to the number of sports you are investing in. are we at the high point now or are we just beginning the journey? there is a lot, as you said. our ambition is to host the best events around the world in the kingdom for the people of the kingdom to see, but also to invite the world to the kingdom. we have formula 1, i think, is one of them. fifa world cup, and the olympics. these are the highest events that any nation would love to host within their countries. within the 2030 vision, we have targets that we want to host the biggest events to att