indicated it is willing to discuss a new plan to end the war in gaza unveiled by us presidentjoe biden. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has again insisted that the war will end only once hamas is destroyed. the opposition leader, yair lapid, has urged the prime minister to accept the proposal. speaking earlier, mr lapid suggested that if right wing members of benjamin netanyahu s coalition resigned in protest, his party would continue to support the government in its efforts to secure a hostage deal. it comes as mr netanyahu repeated that israel will continue to focus on the destruction of hamas and the freeing of all hostages. he was responding to a three phase proposal presented by us president, joe biden, who says hamas is no longer capable of launching another october 7 style attack on israel. meanwhile, egyptian state linked tv is reporting a meeting between egyptian, us and israeli officials will take place sunday to discuss the reopening of the rafah cr
the end of apartheid begins the search for coalition partners. the bbc s africa correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. one of the main reasons the anc haave failed to secure a majority is the surprising vote share secured by former president jacob zuma s newly formed party the mk. despite doing better than almost anyone expected, the party says it is considering challenging the results in court. this report now by the bbc s africa correspondent, barbara plett usher. the verdict is almost in still not official results, but they re clear. the anc has lost its unrivalled political power. it s done even worse than expected, punished by voters, angry about economic mismanagement and corruption scandals. this is a shock to the system for the anc, the celebrated liberation movement humbled by this verdict on its governance. it s the most dramatic political shift in south africa since the end of apartheid, and no one knows exactly what will happen next. we ask for all electoral stake