have been killed. an attack by hamas and other palestinian armed groups in israel on october 7th killed more than 1,100 people. mr biden said the israeli proposal is now with hamas. he called on the group to accept it, while urging israeli leaders to stand behind the proposal in what the us president says is a decisive moment. i know there are those in israel who will not agree with this plan and will call for the war with this plan and will call for the war to continue indefinitely. some, some are even in the government coalition. and they ve made it clear they want to occupy gaza. they want to keep fighting for years and the hostages are not a priority to them. well, i ve urged the leadership in israel to stand behind this deal despite whatever pressure comes. after the speech, israeli prime minister benjamin negotiators to present a gaza truce deal. playback hamas also released a statement. playback hamas also released a statement- statement. this also comes as the to s
you re watching bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the middle east and the us secretary of state has said that american and other mediators will work over the coming days to see if they can reach an agreement for a ceasefire in gaza. the us has come up with a plan, but there s a blame game about why it hasn t been accepted. speaking in qatar on his latest trip to the region antony blinken said that israel had agreed to the deal, but hamas had proposed a number of changes, some of which he described as unworkable. but a senior hamas official has denied this, saying they did not put forward new demands, and are still committed to the proposal. hamas claims israel has rejected the deal and argues america is covering up for its ally. israel has not commented. let s take a look at the plan, which involves three phases. the first would see an initial six week ceasefire, when hamas would release some of the hostages including women, t
the fundamental differences between the two sides, the fundamental demands they are making, don t seem reconcilable at the moment. an israel gaza peace deal hangs in the balance after hamas proposes changes to the us backed plan for a ceasefire. also tonight three russian warships and a submarine arrive in cuba, just 90 miles off the us coast. officials call the military drills non threatening . questions but do the leaders have the answers? the prime minister and his rival vying for the job face a grilling on key policy issues ahead of the uk general election. and could you go cold turkey in a digital detox? we have a special report as ten teenagers swap their smartphones for basic devices. we ll show you how they got on. we begin tonight in the middle east. us secretary of state antony blinken is back in qatar, as talks continue over the latest gaza ceasefire proposal. mr blinken says hamas has proposed a number of changes to the latest proposal some are workable,
you re watching bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the middle east and the us secretary of state has said that american and other mediators will work over the coming days to see if they can reach an agreement for a ceasefire in gaza. the us has come up with a plan, but there s a blame game about why it hasn t been accepted. speaking in qatar on his latest trip to the region antony blinken said that israel had agreed to the deal, but hamas had proposed a number of changes, some of which he described as unworkable. but a senior hamas official has denied this, saying they did not put forward new demands, and are still committed to the proposal. hamas claims israel has rejected the deal and argues america is covering up for its ally. israel has not commented. let s take a look at the plan, which involves three phases. the first would see an initial six week ceasefire, when hamas would release some of the hostages including women, t
proposal that would lead to a permanent ceasefire in gaza. the three part plan would begin with a six week ceasefire, with the israel defense forces withdrawing from populated areas of gaza. the deal could eventually lead to a permanent cessation of hostilities . the electoral campaign in the uk enters its second week. the prime minister rishi sunak is heading to north east england with a pledge to give 30 towns across the uk £20 million each. the labour party has launched a 5,000 mile battle bus tour while vowing that if they win the election, its main mission will be to create wealth. and ahead of the 80th anniversary of the d day landings, the bbc has spoken to three women who were children at the time of liberation. we will return to the election