Antony blInken Is headIng to the regIon after presIdent bIden also saId a CeasefIre Deal was closer than ever. But a senIor Hamas OffIcIal told the bbc No Progress had been made. MeanwhIle, there have been more IsraelI AIr StrIkes In Gaza And Israel saId It had struck targets InsIde neIghbourIng lebanon whIch belong to hezbollah, the group that supports hamas In Gaza. LeIgh mIlner reports. Hes on hIs way hopIng to seal a Peace Deal after months of negotIatIons. The us secretary of state, Antony BlInken, hopes the talks wIll lead to a ceasefIre and the release of hostages In exchange for PalestInIan PrIsoners beIng held In IsraelI jaIls. Us presIdent Joe BIden saId he was feelIng optImIstIc. However, Hamas OffIcIals have already dIsmIssed amerIcan optImIsm as an IllusIon. In tel avIv, thousands took to the streets last nIght, IncludIng antI government protesters and some of the relatIves of hostages stIll In Gaza, who are callIng for the current negotIatIons as the last chance to get so
Of reaching a deal on gaza. Antony blinken is heading to the region after President Biden also said a Ceasefire Deal was closer than ever. But a senior Hamas Official told the bbc No Progress had been made. Meanwhile there have been more israeli Air Strikes in Gaza And Israel said it had struck targets inside neighbouring lebanon which belong to hezbollah, the group that supports hamas In Gaza. Leigh milner reports. Hes on his way hoping to seal a Peace Deal after months of negotiations. The us Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken, hopes the talks will lead to a ceasefire and the release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian Prisoners being held in israeli jails. Us president Joe Biden said he was feeling optimistic. However, Hamas Officials have already dismissed american optimism as an illusion. In tel aviv, thousands took to the streets last night, including anti government protesters and some of the relatives of hostages still In Gaza, who are calling for the current negotiations a
Antony blinken is heading to the region after president biden also said a Ceasefire Deal was closer than ever. But a senior Hamas Official told the bbc No Progess had been made. During a cabinet meeting today, prime Minister Netanyahu Accused Hamas of being obstinate. He called for more pressure to be put on the group, ahead of a new round of talks this week. Meanwhile, there have been more israeli Air Strikes In Gaza these are some pictures of a destroyed residential building in the central Gaza Town of Deir Al Balah and israel said it had struck targets inside neighbouring lebanon which belong to hezbollah, the group that supports hamas In Gaza. Leigh milner reports. Hes on his way, hoping to seal a Peace Deal after months of negotiations. The us Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken, hopes the talks will lead to a ceasefire and the release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian Prisoners being held in israeli jails. Us president Joe Biden said he was feeling optimistic. However, Hamas
From one of their new signings. And good morning. The weekend ahead is looking fine, plenty of dry weather, sunny spells for many of us as well. They will bring you the full forecast shortly. Good morning. Its saturday, the 17th of august, our main story. The World Health Organization is asking countries with Mpox Vaccine stockpiles to donate them to nations with ongoing outbreaks. A wave of infections has killed hundreds of people in the Democratic Republic Of Congo as a highly contagious variant of the virus spreads. It comes as a company which manufactures one of the vaccines says it needs orders to be placed quickly so it can meet demand. Our reporter Leigh Milner has the story. In the democratic republic of the congo, hospitals like this one are filling up with patients who have mpox. Originally known as monkey pox, the disease can be passed on by close physical contact with anyone with the infection. It causes flu like symptoms and blisters, which is usually clear up into or thre
Contaminated Blood Products and transfusions. More than 3000 of them have since died, many of them haemophiliacs who were given infected products as part of their treatment. The size of the payouts will depend on individual circumstances, but many could be looking at compensation of more than £2 million. 0ur Health Editor Hugh Pym is here. This really is quite a moment for the victims, the families who have campaigned for this for so long. Yes, it was a dramatic moment when The Public Inquiry reported after campaigners spent decades trying to get a proper investigation of this scandal and a search for truth and justice. Very soon afterwards, the General Election was called, and there were real fears General Election was called, and there were realfears in General Election was called, and there were real fears in these communities that the whole thing would just be put on hold, but now we have this government, in the middle of a summer recess, not waiting for parliament to resume, publ