Issues with the proposal. A phone call between President Joe Biden and israels Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, is said to have focused on the negotiations. Americas top diplomat Antony Blinken has arrived in Saudia Arabia at the start of a new trip to the middle east. Hes also expected to visitjordan and israel. Israels military says Aid Deliveries into gaza will increase in the coming days, as the un warns that palestinians are facing catastrophic hunger. The Israel Defense force chief spokesperson Daniel Hagari says aid going into gaza has increased in recent weeks. Lets listen to what he said. Over the last few weeks, the amount of humanitarian aid going into gaza has significantly increased. In the coming days, the amount of aid going into gaza will continue to scale up even more. Food, water, medicalsupplies, Shelter Equipment and other aid. More of it is going into gaza than ever before. Live tojerusalem and our middle east correspondent yolande knell. It is good to have you, yolande, what do we know about these negotiations are so far . 50. What do we know about these negotiations are so far . So, there does seem negotiations are so far . So, there does seem to negotiations are so far . So, there does seem to have negotiations are so far . So, there does seem to have been negotiations are so far . So, there does seem to have been a negotiations are so far . So, there does seem to have been a flurry l negotiations are so far . So, there | does seem to have been a flurry of activity in recent days, giving a new push towards a deal that would see israeli hostages being returned from gaza by hamas in exchange for a ceasefire, and were expecting the hamas delegation in cairo to give their response to the latest israeli proposal that is on the table. And really what we know is that there has been a lot of effort by mediators to try to bridge the gap between the two sides. The main Sticking Point has been that hamas has said it is only willing to talk about returning hostages in exchange for a full ceasefire and a full withdrawal of israeli troops from gaza. Israel up to now has been saying it is only ready to talk about a pause in hostilities. So, there is this report in the us website, news website, axial, suggesting that israeli officials are ready to talk about a sustainable, the Restoration Of Sustainable, the Restoration Of Sustainable calm in gaza, this could be a formula of words that could help bring the two sides together. And we mentioned that phone call between joe and we mentioned that phone call Betweenjoe Biden and benjamin netanyahu, yolande, we know there is a lot of pressure from israels allies, what are they hoping to get out of this . Allies, what are they hoping to get out of this . Yeah, you sense there is a lot of international out of this . Yeah, you sense there is a lot of International Pressure i is a lot of International Pressure at the moment, youve got the World EconomicForum Taking Place in riyadh, with the us Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken, britains foreign secretary lord cameron is there, arab ministers have been talking very much about gaza and what needs to happen, and then you have this phone call between the us president and the israeli Prime Minister, we understand that the focus there was very much on these ongoing discussions to try to bring hostages home from gaza. It is notable that we have had these three hostages, all men, held by hamas, their videos released in recent days as Proof Of Life by hamas, and two out of the three are israeli american citizens. So really that does add a lot of momentum also to the domestic pressure in israel, we have seen that with a big rally in tel aviv on Saturday Night once again, with hostage families demanding desperately that the government does more to bring their loved ones home. find government does more to bring their loved ones home. Government does more to bring their loved ones home. And meanwhile, the un has warned loved ones home. And meanwhile, the un has warned that loved ones home. And meanwhile, the un has warned that the loved ones home. And meanwhile, the un has warned that the north loved ones home. And meanwhile, the un has warned that the north of loved ones home. And meanwhile, the un has warned that the north of gaza l un has warned that the north of gaza is still marching towards famine, it has talked about catastrophic hunger throughout the area. What we know about the state of aidy right now in gaza, yolande . Gaza, yolande . There is real evidence gaza, yolande . There is real evidence over gaza, yolande . There is real evidence over the gaza, yolande . There is real evidence over the past gaza, yolande . There is real evidence over the past few i gaza, yolande . There is real. Evidence over the past few days gaza, yolande . There is real evidence over the past few days go there has been an increase in aid which is coming into gaza. The Israeli Military has been very keen to talk about how over the past month action has been taken get this crossing into the north of the gaza strip going, to use the Ashdod Commercial Port in Southern Israel for supplies coming in for gaza, that had really not happened previously in any meaningful way. We have also got the fact that aid is coming in more and more through jordan to go into the south of gaza, the us has been highlighting that this man made pier which will help for the Maritime Group for outgoing and is due to be operational within 23 and is due to be operational within 2 3 weeks. Maritime route. As much as the us has said that this is in line with commitments that israel made to president biden, we are still getting these warnings that much more needs to be done. The Un Humanitarian Office has been saying that really, Famine Thresholds in gaza will be breached within six weeks if there isnt a massive amount more food that gets in, particularly to the north of the gaza strip. Particularly to the north of the gaza strip gaza strip. Yolande knell in jerusalem gaza strip. Yolande knell in jerusalem for gaza strip. Yolande knell in jerusalem for us, gaza strip. Yolande knell in jerusalem for us, and gaza strip. Yolande knell in jerusalem for us, and we i gaza strip. Yolande knell in. Jerusalem for us, and we will gaza strip. Yolande knell in jerusalem for us, and we will keep jerusalem for us, and we will keep bringing you updates on Antony Blinken� s trip in the middle east. Scotlands embattled First Minister humza yousaf is facing a challenging week ahead of two Confidence Votes. But rather than face them the bbc understands hes considering resigning. Heres a quick recap of how we got here. The crisis began when mr yousaf, who leads the Scottish National party, ended its Governing Coalition with the scottish greens. Both parties are pro scottish independence. There had been trouble in the coalition about the decision to scrap Climate Targets and about gender policy issues. Now, hes struggling to secure support at holyrood for his Minority Government which he theoretically could lead but he faces a Confidence Vote in his leadership. On top of that, there is also expected to be a Confidence Vote in his government. All the main scottish parties say they will vote against him. The snp mp alyn smith hopes the greens will back mr yousaf in the votes, despite their insistence that they wont. Theres the possibility that a former snp member ash regan who defected to another nationalist party could save mr yousaf. But thats highly uncertain. The big picture in all of this is that the position of the Scottish National party is weakening, with uk elections due. And that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. Lets talk to our correspondent in edinburgh, alexandra mackenzie. Good to have you. So, what is the latest that we are hearing about these Resignation Rumours . Goad these Resignation Rumours . Good morninu. These Resignation Rumours . Good morning well. These Resignation Rumours . Good morning. Well, i these Resignation Rumours . Good morning. Well, i am these Resignation Rumours . Good morning. Well, i am at these Resignation Rumours . Good morning. Well, i am at bute these Resignation Rumours . emf. Morning. Well, i am at bute house these Resignation Rumours . emf. Morning. Well, lam at bute house in morning. Well, i am at bute house in edinburgh and behind me is the official residence of the First Minister in scotland. There is a demonstration going on behind me so i hope you can hear me 0k. And yes, it has been a very difficult few days for humza yousaf, and the stakes could not be higherfor him this morning. And what were hearing is that there is a growing expectation that he could announce his resignation as early as today. But that has not been confirmed. And what we understood is that he is considering his position and has seriously been doing that over the weekend. We understand that resignation is one of the options. But a final decision, we dont know if that has been taken get or not. And this has unravelled so quickly, all since thursday, when humza yousaf abruptly ended the snp� s power sharing agreement with the scottish green party. There was increasing tension between the two parties, especially after a decision by the snp to drop key Climate Change targets and that has had huge implications. It has left humza yousaf with a majority government, with no opposition allies, to call on, he is in a very vulnerable position, as he was due to face these two Confidence Votes in the scottish parliament. And to survive the Confidence Vote on his leadership, he needed support from at least one opposition member of parliament, one msp. But those options were quite limited. He is understood to have ruled out the deal with Alex Salmonds alba party, so his other option was to look towards the scottish green party, but they were furious after the end of the bute house agreement. And the other parties, the scottish liberal democrats, scottish labour and the scottish conservative party, they were not going to back the First Minister. So, very limited options, so we understand that he is seriously considering his future as First Minister. We seriously considering his future as First Minister. Seriously considering his future as First Minister. We mentioned that it is a uk election First Minister. We mentioned that it is a uk election year, First Minister. We mentioned that it is a uk election year, what First Minister. We mentioned that it is a uk election year, what does First Minister. We mentioned that it is a uk election year, what does all| is a uk election year, what does all of this mean for the snp . Of this mean for the snp . Well, it does have huge of this mean for the snp . Well, it does have huge implications of this mean for the snp . Well, it does have huge implications for i of this mean for the snp . Well, it. Does have huge implications for the snp, but i think the key thing at the moment is whether we are going to hear about that resignation. We do understand that over the weekend, the First Minister did reach out to the First Minister did reach out to the other parties by sending letters to the other parties asking them to come and meet him. Ash regan, of the alba party, said that she was happy to meet with the First Minister. The party leader is alex salmond, and he said the price of ash regan� s support would be the Re Prioritisation of independence. But we do understand that hes unlikely to go for that deal, we understand that one senior snp figures said it would be intolerable for any snp leader to be beholden to alex salmond. Alex salmond was of course, a former leader of the snp. And douglas ross, the leader of the scottish conservatives, said he does not expect humza yousaf to survive the week as First Minister, and that was also echoed by scottish labour over the weekend as well. Alexandra mackenzie in over the weekend as well. Alexandra mackenzie in edinburgh over the weekend as well. Alexandra mackenzie in edinburgh for over the weekend as well. Alexandra mackenzie in edinburgh for us. Over the weekend as well. Alexandra mackenzie in edinburgh for us. Of i mackenzie in edinburgh for us. Of course we are going to keep watching that story for developments throughout the day. To spain next. The Prime Minister, pedro sanchez, is expected to announce the in around an hour whether he will resign. He began considering whether to step down last week when a court opened a Corruption Investigation into his wifes business dealings. He says that the probe is politically motivated. Live to madrid and our correspondent guy hedgecoe. Good to have you, guy, could you put some of this in context for us and give us a few more details on the investigation itself . Investigation itself . Well, all of this started investigation itself . Well, all of this started last investigation itself . Well, all of this started last week, investigation itself . Well, all of this started last week, this i this started last week, this uncertainty, surrounding pedro sanchez, he announced he was going to be taking a few days off from his official engagements in order to consider his future. He made that announcement the same day that it was confirmed that an investigation was confirmed that an investigation was taking place into his wifes activities. The allegations against his wife are that she somehow influenced the awarding of several hundred Million Euros in government money to a private company during the covid Pandemic Back in 2020. And she used or abused her position as wife of the Prime Minister to do that. This allegation has been presented by a group called clean hands, which has presented similar lawsuits against other politicians over the years. Many of those lawsuits, i should over the years. Many of those lawsuits, Ishould Point Over the years. Many of those lawsuits, i should point out, over the years. Many of those lawsuits, ishould point out, have failed, and the government and mr sanchez it says that there is no basis to these allegations whatsoever. However, he seems to have been very upset by this case and for that reason he says he is considering his future, because he says this is part of a Broader Campaign against him and his family. It isa campaign against him and his family. It is a big moment for spain, there were rallies over the weekend. British and irish ministers will meet today as tensions grow over the uks policy on migrants. The Irish Government says its seeing an influx of Asylum Seekers coming from Northern Ireland because they are fearful of being sent to rwanda. It says it will pass Emergency Legislation to return them. But the uk says it will not take them back unless the eu changes its position on returning migrants to france. Helen catt reports. The border between the republic of ireland and Northern Ireland is designed to be easy to cross. But the Irish Government says its recently seen an influx of Asylum Seekers coming over it because theyre fearful theyll be sent to rwanda if they stay in the uk. And ireland cant return them. The Irish High Court ruled last month that would be unlawful because of the existence of the Rwanda Scheme. The Irish Government is now planning