We begin in the middle east. Israel and hamas have accused Each Other of blocking a Ceasefire And Hostage Release Deal for gaza as the us Secretary Of State starts his visit to the region. Antony blinken will hold talks with the israeli Prime Minister today, which correspondents say could be difficult. In his latest comments, President Biden said a deal was still possible, a notable change from his more optimistic tone of recent days. More now on the diplomatic effort to try and arrange a Ceasefire Deal in gaza. Our State Department Correspondent Tom Bateman is travelling with the us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken and has this update from tel aviv. Well, the air is thick with a bit of optimism and a lot of expectation when it comes to Antony Blinken. One senior official i was talking to on the way here used phrases like this being an inflection point, a critical moment in terms of what they want to get from this Ceasefire Deal. Some are talking in terms of their hopes that they can
Spectacular festival fringe. Hello, im lauren taylor. Americas top diplomat, whos on a visit to israel, has said its a decisive moment and maybe the last opportunity to reach a ceasefire in gaza. Us secretary of state, Antony Blinken, whos already met israeli president isaac herzog, is currently holding talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel and hamas have accused each other of lacking the will to compromise. Mr blinken says its time for all sides to agree a deal without excuses. This is a decisive moment, probably the best and may be the last opportunity to get the hostages home, to get the ceasefire and to put everyone on a better path to enduring peace and security. Im here on president biden s instructions to try to get this agreement to the line and over the line. It is time for it to get done. Its also time to make sure no one takes any steps that could derail this process. Joining me now is our correspondent Tom Bateman who is travelling with the us secretary of st
Hello, im lauren taylor. Americas top diplomat, whos on a visit to israel, has said its a decisive moment and maybe The last opportunity to reach a ceasefire in gaza. Us Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken, whos already met israeli president Isaac Herzog is currently holding talks with prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel and hamas have accused each oTher of lacking The will to compromise. Mr blinken says its time for all sides to agree a deal without excuses. This is a decisive moment. Probably The best, maybe The last opportunity to get The hostages home, to get a Cease Fire, and to put everyone on a better path to enduring peace and security. Im here as part of an intensive diplomatic effort on president biden s instructions to try to get this agreement to The line and ultimately over The line. It is time for it to get done. Its also time to make sure that no one takes any steps that could derail this process. And so were working to make sure that There is no escalation, that Th
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Hello, im lauren taylor. We start in italy where in the last hour, one person has been confirmed dead and six others are still missing after a luxury british registered yacht carrying 22 people has sunk in a sudden incident off the southern coast of italy. The italian coastguard says four britons, two americans and a canadian citizen are missing. 15 other people were rescued. With me is our correspondent tom symonds. So, this is quite a dramatic incident that happened, tell us about how it all unfolded. It unfolded early in the morning at about 5am when there was some very severe weather in this part of the coast near palermo in italy. It is a vessel which is a 56 Metre Luxury Sailing boat, a super yacht, you would probably call it. It appears to have been anchored rather than in the harbour, anchored off shore, near the harbour but not inside the harbour, which i think its harbour, which i think its relevant. It has been hit by a tornado. A boat alongside it, a yacht alongside, manage