We begin in israel where the us secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has arrived on his ninth visit to the region since the war in gaza began to push once again for a Ceasefire And Hostage release deal. The us and israel have expressed careful optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. But hamas denieS Progress is being made and accused israel of adding new conditions to the agreed proposals. Earlier, the israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, insisted israel could not be flexible on all issues, accusing hamas of being obstinate. Our State Department Correspondent Tom Bateman is travelling with 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 th
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Hello, im catherine byaruhanga. The us secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in israel on his 9th visit to the region since the war in gaza began, to push once again for a Ceasefire And Hostage Release Deal. The us and israel have expressed careful optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. But hamas denies progress is being made. This afternoon, the israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted israel could not be flexible on all issues and accused hamas of being obstinate. Jenny hill sent this report. Theres a Crushing Familiarity to gazas grief. Funerals for those killed overnight in israeli airstrikes. Israel insists its targeting hamas fighters. This was an entire civilian family, mohammed says. A woman and her six children. As the Human Cost of this conflict surges, so too does the risk it will spill over into all out regional war. Urgent diplomacy is under way. The us secretary of state, Antony Blinken, arriving in Tel Aviv hoping to seal a Ceasefire And H
Hello, im catherine byaruhanga. The us secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in israel on his 9th visit to the region since the war in gaza began to push once again for a Ceasefire And Hostage Release Deal. The us and israel have expressed careful optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. But hamas denies progress is being made and accused israel of obstructing a Truce Deal by adding new conditions to the earlier proposals. This afternoon, the israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted israel could not be flexible on all issues accusing hamas of being obstinate. Jenny hill sent this report. Theres a Crushing Familiarity to gazas grief. Funerals for those killed overnight in israeli airstrikes. Israel insists its targeting hamas fighters. This was an entire civilian family, mohammed says. A woman and her six children. As the Human Cost of this conflict surges, so too does the risk it will spill over into all out regional war. Urgent diplomacy is under way. The
The us secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in israel on his 9th visit to the region since the war in gaza began to push once again for a Ceasefire And Hostage Release Deal. The us and israel have expressed careful optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. But hamas denies progress is being made and Accused Israel of adding new conditions to the agreed proposals. This afternoon, the israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted israel could not be flexible on all issues accusing hamas of being obstinate. From tel aviv, Jenny Hill sent this report. The efforts to secure a Ceasefire In Gaza come amid widespread fears of a broader war across the region. There is already conflict between israel and the militant group in lebanon, hezbollah which is backed by iran. Since october, Tens Of Thousands of people have fled from both sides of their shared border. Over 500, mostly fighters, have been killed in lebanon, while in israel 42 people have died, mostly civilians. M