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
So one of the reasons why there is so much international diplomatic for these talks in qatar to succeed that they really want to avoid the escalation of this conflict into a much bigger regional war. Gazas hamas run Health Ministry said thursday that more than 40,000 palestinians have been killed by israeli Military Action in the enclave since the October 7 Hamas Attack on israel. Because israel blocks international journalists from having independent access to gaza, the bbc has been unable to verify many of the claims made throughout the war by Israel And Hamas. That includes the number of people killed In Gaza , and how many of those killed are civilians. But pictures and videos that come into our newsroom on a daily basis, from agencies on the ground In Gaza, show that women and children are frequently among the victims of israeli air raids. Lucy williamson filed this report from Tel Aviv. As the leaders of Israel And Hamas weigh the price of making peace, nadja is counting the cost
Winds, which may pick up a little bit as we head into sunday, particularly in the south, where we should see a lot of sunshine on sunday, most of the Build Up of cloud is further north where we will see the bulk of showers coming into Western Scotland. For the most part it will be dry, temperatures for most of us not changing much. It could be a little Bit Cooler in scotland and Northern Ireland. Some changes on the way for the start of next week. Pressure is going to be dropping here in the atlantic and Cloud And Rain will be moving in, but it will start off dry and sunny, in the west we will feel the winds picking up in the southwest and over the irish sea. Cloud thickening in western areas to bring some wet weather particularly into Northern Ireland and Western Scotland, but ahead of that for the midlands and eastern england it should stay dry and there will be some sunshine, and it will feel warm, with temperatures in the Mid 20s. Now on Bbc News it is time for hardtalk. Welcome to
A few scattered showers from time to time in the northwest, but on the whole, dry, settled and sunny with highs once again peaking at 25 celsius, 77 fahrenheit. Enjoy. And now on Bbc News its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Imagine being belarus s dictatorial president alexander lukashenko. You tie yourself ever closer to Vladimir Putin In Moscow, youre apparently hosting russian Nuclear Weapons and remnants of the mercenary wagner group, and then you watch as ukraine launches an extraordinary offensive inside russia. What do you do . And what does the belarusian opposition do . Well, my guest is pavel latushka, a leading figure in that opposition. How is the ukraine war impacting the struggle for Regime Change inside belarus . Pavel latushka In Warsaw, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me here today. It is a pleasure to talk to you. Now, you are a leading figure in the struggle for Regime Change inside your home country, belarus. To what extent is that Strugg
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