Welcome to the programme. The us secretary of state is travelling to israel as cautious optimism grows amongst israeli negotiators about the possibility of reaching a deal on gaza. Antony blinken is heading to the region this weekend after president biden also said that a ceasefire deal was closer than ever. But senior hamas figures have dismissed such optimism as an illusion. There have been more israeli air strikes in gaza and israel also said it had struck targets inside neighbouring lebanon which belong to hezbollah, the group which supports hamas in gaza. Greg mckenzie has this report. Images from across the region over the weekend show there are still home huge obstacle to peace, despite two days of us backed talks in qatar. On friday night, and israeli air strike reportedly killed 15 people on this central area of gaza, although israel said it had eliminated a number of armed fighters. Several women and children were also reportedly killed. Us secretary of state antony blinken w
Negotiators about the possibility of reaching a deal on gaza. Antony blinken is heading to the region this weekend, after president biden also said that a ceasefire deal was closer than ever. But senior hamas figures have dismissed such optimism as an illusion. There have been more israeli airstrikes in gaza and israel also said it had struck targets inside neighbouring lebanon which belong to hezbollah, the group which supports hamas in gaza. Greg mckenzie has this report. Images from across the region over the weekend show there are still huge obstacles to peace despite two days of us backed talks in qatar. On friday night, an israeli airstrike reportedly killed 15 people in the central area of gaza. Although israel said it had eliminated a number of armed fighters, several women and children were also reportedly killed. Us secretary of state antony blinken will arrive in the region to promote what is being called a final bridging proposal aimed at overcoming the differences between
Hello, i m samantha simmonds. The us secretary of state is travelling to israel as cautious optimism grows amongst israeli negotiators about the possibility of reaching a deal on gaza. Anthony blinken is heading to the region this weekend, after president biden also said that a ceasefire deal was closer than ever. But senior hamas figures have dismissed such optimism as an illusion. There have been more israeli airstrikes in gaza and israel also said it had struck targets inside neighbouring lebanon which belong to hezbollah, the group which supports hamas in gaza. Greg mckenzie has this report. Images from across the region over the weekend show there are still huge obstacles to peace despite two days of us backed talks in qatar. On friday night, an israeli airstrike reportedly killed 15 people in the central area of gaza. Although israel said it had eliminated a number of armed fighters, several women and children were also reportedly killed. Us secretary of state antony blinken will
Let s return to the news that the home office says it will include extreme misogyny, the hatred of women, among types of extremism which the government should take steps to tackle. It s started a rapid review to address gaps in the current system and will develop plans to map and monitor extremist trends, both on and offline. The home secretary yvette cooper said that for too long governments had failed to address the issue. Jamie klingler is co founder of reclaim these streets, a campaign group set up following the murder of sarah everard in south london in march 2021. She believes the move to recognise extreme misogyny, and label it, is a big step forwards in the campaign for womens safety. I just think it s a great step in the right direction. If you re not recognising a problem, you re not fixing it. And for so long we ve been campaigning for misogyny to be recognised. And at one point, actually the monday after the vigil for sarah everard, borisjohnson had promised it was going t
More on the bbc news website and app. Hello, i m martine croxhall. The us secretary of state antony blinken is travelling to middle east as cautious optimism grows amongst israeli negotiators about the possibility of reaching a deal on gaza. It comes after president biden said that a ceasefire deal was closer than ever. But senior hamas figures have dismissed such optimism as an illusion. Meanwhile, there have been more israeli air strikes in gaza and israel also said it had struck targets inside neighbouring lebanon. The us feels the stakes are so high with the threat of an all out regional conflict that wider peace is essential. That s according to our middle east correspondent, sebastian usher. Let s take a listen. I think we have got three messages coming out in a way from the us, very strong, very urgent, very much pushing the ceasefire negotiations. They have broken down a number of times before. But i think the us feels the stakes are so high this time with the threat of a regio