the european union s foreign policy chief says the international community must press ahead with efforts to create a two state solution to the israeli hamas war despite israeli opposition. benjamin netanyahu reaffirmed his hard line against a palestinian state which he said would pose an existential danger to israel. he also rejected the demands for israeli forces to withdraw from gaza in return for the release of israeli hostages as he arrived for a foreign minister s meeting in brussels. joseph burrows said israel s plan to destroy hamas in gaza is not working and they must pursue efforts to reach a two state solution. i pursue efforts to reach a two state solution. ~ ., , , ., solution. i know. this is a solution solution. i know. this is a solution that solution. i know. this is a solution that has solution. i know. this is a solution that has the - solution. i know. this is a i solution that has the approval solution. i know. this is a - solution that has the appro
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divisions in israel over the war in gaza have been highlighted in the country s parliament, the knesset. families of israeli hostages who are still being held in gaza have broken through security and stormed a finance meeting. they were protesting that the finance committee was sitting, deliberating, while their children were still in captivity. shouting shame on you and demanding that committee members get up and act the families called for the government to do more, to secure the release of their loved ones. the protest highlights growing domestic dissent in israel, about the war with hamas, that s now in its fourth month. it comes as palestinians in southern gaza say the israeli bombardment is the most intense they ve experienced since the war began. the gaza health ministry says that 190 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours. live now tojerusalem, and our middle east correspondent mark lowen. let s begin with the events in the knesset and the pressure
the lowest incomes. a manchester city masterclass. they dominate real madrid to reach the champions league final in their pursuit for a remarkable treble. good morning. a cloudier start to the day to day that we will see sunny spells developing. a few showers across southern, eastern and central england. another front bringing rain across western scotland and northern ireland later. all the details throughout this morning s programme. it s thursday, the 18th of may. water companies in england have made an unprecedented apology for failing to do enough to stop sewage from flowing into rivers and seas. water uk says it will invest £10 billion over the next decade to put things right, promising the biggest modernisation of sewers since the victorian era. our environment correspondent, jonah fisher, reports. for years, campaigners have complained about the amount of sewage that flows into our waterways, and that profit has been put before the health of our rivers and beaches.
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