counterpart, abbas kamel, israel s mossad chief, david barnea, and qatar s prime minister sheikh mohammed bin abdul rahman al thani. the meeting comes as israeli forces prepare to launch a ground offensive against hamas in rafah. earlier, us presidentjoe biden said the displaced palestinians were exposed and vulnerable, and called for their protection. there are some live pictures of a tent camp in rafah where many gazans are displaced. more than a million people are sheltering in the overcrowded city. our correspondent injerusalem, barbara plett usher, told us more about israeli preparations for a ground offensive in rafah. there aren t any visible preparations. the israeli discussion is that it will go ahead because they say they have to do that to win the war, to defeat the final hamas battalions that are in rafah. they don t want to leave a situation where hamas is able to reconstitute itself or retake control of gaza at any point. but they have been getting quite a lot
he sobs. sirens wail. he sobs. in response to that report, the israel defense forces said any claim that we intentionally target red crescent or medical workers is baseless and untrue. we act in accordance with international law and take feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm in our operations. and if you re in the uk, you can watch gaza 101: emergency rescue the full film by bbc arabic. it s available to watch now on bbc iplayer, online and on the app. senior officials from the united states, qatar, egypt and israel are expected to hold talks in cairo, as international pressure grows for a ceasefire in gaza. the meeting is happening as israeli forces prepare to launch a ground offensive against hamas in rafah. these are live pictures of that area now. more than a million people are sheltering in the overcrowded city. earlier, president biden said the displaced palestinians were exposed and vulnerable, and called for their protection let s speak to abdelbassir h
senate approved a $95 billion aid package for ukraine, israel and taiwan. the approval comes after months of political arguments. senate republicans are still divided on the bill and previously voted it down it d include $60 billion for ukraine, and further conflict zones including gaza. the bill now heads to the republican controlled house of representatives where we do not know what will happen. it is not a done deal yet into the last hour, joe said this. done deal yet into the last hour, joe said this- done deal yet into the last hour, joe said this- joe said this. america can be trusted. america joe said this. america can be trusted. america can - joe said this. america can be trusted. america can be - joe said this. america can be. trusted. america can be relied joe said this. america can be - trusted. america can be relied upon in america stands for freedom and we stand strong for allies. we never bow down to anyone and certainly not to vladimir putin. the stakes of
he sobs. sirens wail. in response to that report, the israel defense forces said, any claim that we intentionally target red crescent or medical workers is baseless and untrue. we act in accordance with international law and take feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm in our operations . and if you re in the uk you can watch bbc arabic s full film gaza 101: emergency rescue that s available now on bbc iplayer, online and on the app. president biden has appealed for the more than one million palestinians sheltering in rafah in the southern gaza strip to be protected, once again urging israel not to carry out a big assault without a credible plan for the safety of civilians. he was speaking after meeting thejordanian monarch, king abdullah, in washington. the king has repeatedly pushed for a full truce to end the conflict that started when hamas attacked israel on october 7th. on monday morning, a series of israeli airstrikes there killed at least 70 people, with
the bbc radio presenter and dj steve wright, who presented programmes for radio one and radio two for more than four decades, has died at the age of 69. he was known and loved by millions of people who listened to his daily show steve wright in the afternoon, first broadcast in 1981 on radio1 before moving to radio 2. tributes have been pouring in from listeners and colleagues since the news was announced an hour ago. the dj tony blackburn said he was shocked and described him as a great broadcaster and dearfriend. david sillito looks back at his life. friday the 1st ofjuly, 2022, it is the big show, it is steve wright in the big show, it is steve wright in the afternoon. the big show, it is steve wright in the afternoon. steve wright in the afternoon. the afternoon. steve wright in the afternoon. a the afternoon. steve wright in the afternoon, a programme - the afternoon. steve wright in the afternoon, a programme that - the afternoon. steve wright in the - afternoon, a