Delegation from hamas, egypt, qatar, and The Americans talk about the stability of a six or seven week ceasefire in gaza. But israel decided not to send a delegation. Israels says the preconditions it insisted upon that hamas should provide a list of the hostages who remain alive, and those who might be exchanged in a prison swap, or hostage swap, with the palestinians, that wasnt forthcoming. So israel has decided not to send a delegation to cairo. That has been criticised in many parts of the israeli media, and the israeli public, as an understandable position. That isnt to say that had israel gone, there would be others stumbling blocks. Unsustainable position. Hamas wants the withdrawal of israeli troops from Populated Areas of gaza and the citizens of gaza to be allowed to return to their home areas in northern gaza. And those are significant issues that israel might have objected to. Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in gaza is said to be increasingly dire. The israeli attack
ittems to help tackle the rising cost of living crisis. the people of turkey have gone back to the polls for the second round of the turkish presidential election, with voting now under way in a presidential election run off between long time authoritarian leader, recep tayyip erdogan and his main rival, the secular opposition leader, kemal kilicdaroglu. here they are voting in the last hour. in the first round earlier this month, president erdogan won 49.5% of the vote just over 4% more than his rival. both candidates are chasing support from nationalist voters. these are the live pictures from istanbul, where reports say there s been brisk voting. people displaced by february s earthquake have been taken back home by bus to cast ballots. turnout among voters in the diaspora appears to have grown since the first round. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster is following polls are open now right across turkey and they ll stay that way until five o clock local time this
sweden, and in a very devout muslim country, which much of turkey is outside country, which much of turkey is outside the country, which much of turkey is outside the cities, that goes down extremely outside the cities, that goes down extremely badly. i think there was probably. extremely badly. i think there was probably, although no one will say publicly. probably, although no one will say publicly, amongst western nato leaders. publicly, amongst western nato leaders, there was probably a little bit of leaders, there was probably a little bit of hope that in the recent presidential elections that it wouldn t be president organ and president wouldn t be president organ and president erbakan would win. he has not been president erbakan would win. he has not been a president erbakan would win. he has not been a particularly nato ally, he is not been a particularly nato ally, he is really not 100% seen as being inside he is really not 100% seen as being inside
has an anti submarine capabilities. sweden has an enormous coastline. it will complete has an enormous coastline. it will complete the jigsaw in the baltic. that will complete the jigsaw in the baltic. that will not happen soon, certainly not in that will not happen soon, certainly not in time that will not happen soon, certainly not in time for this summit in vilnius not in time for this summit in vilnius in not in time for this summit in vilnius in the next couple of days. frank vilnius in the next couple of days. frank mentioned fenland. the president will visit fenland. how important is this trip for him in general and is signalling us support and commitment to the nato alliance? fenland. just one footnote to the remarks to frankjust made about sweden s potential membership, the white house said this morning that president biden had spoken by phone with president erbakan and the cheerleaders intend to meet on the sidelines of the nato subjects this
live from london, this is bbc news. turkey s first ever presidential run off election is under way. president erbakan is seeking to extend his rule into a third take it. his rival has urged voters to get rid of the authoritarian regime in the country. these are live pictures from istanbul were almost 200,000 stations are open across the country for 64 million people who are eligible to vote. russia unleashes a wave of air strikes on kyiv overnight in what officials say appear to be the largest drone attack on the ukrainian capital since the start of the war. britain s government is discussing plans for supermarkets to cap the price of basic food