Now on bbc news: hardtalk, with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. The cycle of violence continues israel bombards gaza, hamas fires rockets into israel. We know there will eventually be a ceasefire, but then what? what, if anything, will have changed in this seemingly endless conflict? if the main protagonists are israel s prime minister netanyahu and the leaders of hamas, where does that leave the palestinian authority, led by mahmoud abbas? my guest is the palestinian representative in london, husam zomlot. Is the pa sliding into political irrelevance? husam zomlot, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. As ijust said, the key protagonists in this conflict, which continues in gaza and in israel, the protagonists are prime minister netanyahu and his government and his army and hamas. For you and let s face it, you really speak for the palestinian authority, you re appointed by mahmoud abbas for you, is there an overwhelming sense of powerlessness? no, i
Welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. The cycle of violence continues israel bombards gaza, hamas fires rockets into israel. We know there will eventually be a ceasefire, but then what? what, if anything, will have changed in this seemingly endless conflict? if the main protagonists are israel s prime minister netanyahu and the leaders of hamas, where does that leave the palestinian authority, led by mahmoud abbas? my guest is the palestinian representative in london, husam zomlot. Is the pa sliding into political irrelevance? husam zomlot, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. As ijust said, the key protagonists in this conflict, which continues in gaza and in israel, the protagonists are prime minister netanyahu and his government and his army and hamas. For you and let s face it, you really speak for the palestinian authority, you re appointed by mahmoud abbas for you, is there an overwhelming sense of powerlessness? no, i don t speak on behalf of the palestinian authori
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212. the gaza health ministry says around 4,400 gazans mainly civilians have been killed since then in israeli air strikes. that include 55 people overnight. israel s military has warned civilians in gaza to keep moving south for their own safety, as it prepares to increase pressure on hamas there. hamas governs gaza and is labelled a terrorist origanisation by the uk, us and other western governments. meanwhile, overnight the israeli defense forces said one of its aircraft targeted a mosque in the palestinian city ofjenin, in the west bank. israel says the mosque was used by a hamas cell as a base to plan and execute attacks against civilians. the un s humanitarian chief says talks have been taking place to allow a second aid convoy into gaza later after two weeks in which israel stopped supplies of food, water and medicine entering gaza. on saturday, agreement was reached to allow 20 lorries carrying supplies to cross the rafah border from egypt. but as greg mackenzie