Its first formal response after they arrive in cairo. The cia director William Burns is reportedly in cairo and thats very important because us support for this deal has been crucial. Now, the Sticking Point in all of this is that hamas wants a commitment by israel that the fighting stops. Israel wont give that commitment, partly for political reasons and partly for political military reasons. It believes the remaining four Group Battalions of hamas are hiding out in buffer, probably below ground entitles and yahya sinwar, the leader of us, the military leader and the architect the october seven massacre, is amongst them. Hiding out there, possibly even surrounded by hostages. So the Israeli Military want to go in and finish the job. Now, a Ceasefire Deal would certainly postpone, if not shelved that rafah Military Operation altogether. But hamas are taking their time over responding and i think they will want some reassurance that they dont give up hostages and then immediately find t
To defeat hamas s remaining fighters. But there has been Widespread International concern over the fate of the more than i million palestinians sheltering there. Our Security Correspondent Frank Gardner is Monitoring Events for us from jerusalem. Everyone s waiting for the hamas team to give its first formal response after they arrive in cairo. The cia director William Burns is reportedly in cairo and thats very important because us support for this deal has been crucial. Now, the Sticking Point in all of this is that hamas wants a commitment by israel that the fighting stops. Israel wont give that commitment, partly for political reasons and partly for political military reasons. It believes the remaining four Group Battalions of hamas are hiding out in buffer, probably below ground entitles and yahya sinwar, the leader of us, the military leader and the architect the october seven massacre, is amongst them. Hiding out there, possibly even surrounded by hostages. So the Israeli Milita
To give its first formal response after they arrive in cairo. The cia director William Burns is reportedly in cairo and thats very important because us support for this deal has been crucial. Now, the Sticking Point in all of this is that hamas wants a commitment by israel that the fighting stops. Israel wont give that commitment, partly for political reasons and partly for political military reasons. It believes the remaining four Group Battalions of hamas are hiding out in buffer, probably below ground entitles and yahya sinwar, the leader of us, the military leader of us, the military leader and the architect the october seven massacre, is amongst them. Hiding out there, possibly even surrounded by hostages. So the Israeli Military want to go in and finish thejob. Now, a Ceasefire Deal would certainly postpone, if not shelved that rafah Military Operation altogether. But hamas are taking their time over responding and i think they will want some reassurance that they dont give up ho
We will tell you how many demonstrators have been arrested or detained and what punishment they are facing a President Trump faces gag offend e continues to speak out. Nations intelligence efforts talk about the greatest worldwide threats on capitol hill. President biden says there is no place for antisemitism, violence or hate speech. Today marked his first Public Statement about the antiisrael College Protests since a brief comment april 22nd to a shouted question on earth day. Some of his critics say it was too little beings too late. The administration insists he was Crystal Clear this morning. White house correspondent peter doocy has details live from the north lawn. Good evening, peter. Peter President Biden only chose to speak for this for four minutes and he chose not to mention israel. But the president s point to protesters was the white house has your back until certain lines are crossed. Theres the right to protest, but not the right to cause chaos. Just three and a half b
We can show you the moment when Police Officers begin to enter Hamilton Hall that is an Academic Building that was occupied in the early hours of tuesday. Nypd officers in riot gear entered the building through a window. Several officers used a ladder to reach an upper floor, crawling through the opening to enter the hall. The protesting students had smashed their way into that building to gain access and had barricaded themselves inside. Meanwhile, those who were detained were moved to police buses you can see here. Students were led off campus with their hands behind their backs. New york police said that no tear gas was used. In a letter to the new york police department, Columbia University said, we believe that while the group who broke into the building includes students, it is led by individuals who are not affiliated with the university. The university had requested help by local police to clear the scene. Just to remind you of the events that led up to this Police Operation an