three—part plan that would begin with a six—week ceasefire in which the israeli forces would withdraw from populated areas of gaza. there would also be a surge of humanitarian aid as well as an exchange of some hostages for palestinian prisoners. the president said it was "time for this war to end" hamas issued for this war to end" and hamas issued a statement saying it was ready to deal positively with any proposal offering a permanent ceasefire and a complete israeli withdrawal. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the plan was in line with israel's demands that the war would not end until its hostages were released and hamas no longer ruled gaza or posed a military threat. our first report this hour is from vincent mcaviney. after almost eight months of israeli response to the 7th october attacks by hamas, gaza lays largely in ruins, with the lives of palestinians who call it home turned upside down. more than 36,000 have been killed across the region, according to the hamas—run health ministry. hundreds of thousands are displaced and aid is struggling to reach them. the conflict has put the us—israel relationship under immense pressure. but in a surprise move, president biden unveiled a new peace proposal and ceasefire offer from israel. i know there are those in israel who will not agree 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. president biden outlined a three—phase proposal that would begin with an immediate six—week ceasefire. at the same time, israeli forces would carry out a withdrawal from gaza. israeli hostages in gaza would be exchanged for palestinian prisoners, and 600 trucks of humanitarian aid would be delivered there each day. in the second phase, hamas and israel would negotiate a permanent end to hostilities. the final phase would include a major reconstruction operation in gaza with international support. among those urging hamas to get on board was foreign secretary david cameron, posting on social media, "let's seize this moment and bring this conflict to an end." for president biden, resolving the conflict has become a political imperative ahead of elections in five months�* time. he's been losing the support of some younger voters and muslim voters. both have been vocal in their dissatisfaction at events in gaza. for palestinians in gaza, if hamas agrees to this deal, it will be the start of a long road to rebuild some semblance of the lives they once had. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. we will be live injerusalem shortly with our correspondent there. stay with our correspondent there. stay with us for that. but now to south africa. south african parties are gearing up for coalition talks as the african national congress looks certain to lose its outright majority for the first time since the end of apartheid. results from 97% of polling stations show the anc are at around 40% after this week's election, a sharp drop from the last one. it will have to share power in order to continue governing and political parties are gearing up for coalition talks. catherine byaruhanga is injohannesburg. 0fficials results tomorrow. already some opposition parties are challenging some of the results? yes, the screen behind me shows that out of all the polling stations in south africa, 97 of them have published their results, shed them, they have been verified and so the election commission is sharing them with the country. what they have shown so far as the story we have seen over the past few days which is the ruling anc is set to lose its majority in parliament. however, over the past 2a hours or so, we have been hearing from a different political parties in south africa. some of them challenging the process and the final results that have now been shared. specifically in the western cape region, several parties are challenging those results, and crucially there is the mk party, the party of the former president, which has made huge inroads in some provinces. 0bjections were raised about the final tally. what this is important is because these are some of the most populous regions in south africa with huge vote counts and we're still waiting to hear from the electoral commission of how it will these objections. as you said, it is waiting until sunday to publish the final results and what usually happens is it will take the next few hours to meet with different parties, look over the results and make a decision as to whether those objections will determine or change the final result thatis determine or change the final result that is in front of us. but really we are waiting to hear from the anc itself of how it will react to what looks like a significant loss in its vote share. in looks like a significant loss in its vote share-— looks like a significant loss in its vote share. , ., ., vote share. in terms of movement auoin vote share. in terms of movement going forward. _ vote share. in terms of movement going forward, coalition _ vote share. in terms of movement going forward, coalition talks - vote share. in terms of movement going forward, coalition talks willl going forward, coalition talks will have to begin. what position with the anc being if they had to start talks with the democratic alliance? because there has been an intense competition between these two parties historically.— competition between these two parties historically. yes, whilst we are here we _ parties historically. yes, whilst we are here we have _ parties historically. yes, whilst we are here we have different - parties historically. yes, whilst we are here we have different party . are here we have different party leaders walking through, making press conferences, speaking to other political leaders. you can already feel the mood changing, the atmosphere towards torque negotiations has really begun in south africa. we have been speaking to the anc and they say we cannot make a final decision, we have to look at all the parties in front of us and say whatever party aligns with our positions. however, what we understand there is real pressure on the anc to choose the the democratic alliance, is a coalition partner. that is because in the landscape of the economic and political politics in south africa, the democratic alliance is sometimes seen by businesses and stakeholders in this country's economy as a more pragmatic party rather than some of the parties on the left. so we are now seeing this move towards delicate negotiations for a coalition.— delicate negotiations for a coalition. ., ~ , ., . delicate negotiations for a coalition. ., ~ . ., coalition. 0k, thank you so much for bein: a coalition. 0k, thank you so much for being a cross — coalition. 0k, thank you so much for being a cross that. _ lots more also on our website regarding those election results coming through. catherine and the team are keeping an eye on that. back to our top story. we know both israel and hamas are making broadly positive notes when it comes to responses when it comes to that plan, that peace plan which is intended to lead to a permanent ceasefire in gaza. let's go live tojerusalem and our middle east correspondent hugo bachega. this us intervention adds weight to this proposal. talk us through it. exactly, i think it is very significant _ talk us through it. exactly, i think it is very significant the _ talk us through it. exactly, i think it is very significant the american | it is very significant the american president made a speech at the white house announcing that these proposals were on the table, so this is a 3—phase plan, the first phase will see six—week temporary ceasefire and would also see the release of some of the hostages who are being held in gaza in exchange for palestinian prisoners from israeli jails. and in this first phase there would be negotiations between israel and hamas for a second phase and i think this is the key point here in this deal because the second phase would see a permanent ceasefire which has been a key demand from hamas because obviously hamas thinks that if there is no guarantee that there would be a permanent ceasefire, they believe that once the hostages are freed, that once the hostages are freed, that the israeli military may return to gaza to continue with its military offensive against the group, so that is why they have been demanding a guarantee of a permanent ceasefire. and i think it was very interesting yesterday that president biden acknowledged that this deal would not be accepted by everybody in israel and essentially he was talking about far right members of the coalition of the prime minister who was against any deal with hamas, they said military pressure was the only way to bring the hostages back, but again the president said that the israeli authorities should accept the deal despite political pressure. he also urged hamas to accept the deal and said it was time for the war in gaza to end and for the day after in gaza to begin. so if you have hamas and broadly speaking benjamin netanyahu agreeing or talking positively, reacting positively to this plan that was unveiled by president biden, just in terms of the next movements, what can we expect? terms of the next movements, what can we meet?— can we expect? yes, we have seen some positive — can we expect? yes, we have seen some positive signs _ can we expect? yes, we have seen some positive signs from - can we expect? yes, we have seen some positive signs from hamas, l can we expect? yes, we have seen l some positive signs from hamas, we have seen that this is a plan that the president described as being an israeli proposal and i think we need to see what kind of reaction is going to emerge from key political players here in israel, because we have seen that in the past, especially far right members of the coalition have threatened to quit the coalition, disagreeing with plans that have been announced and that could lead to the end of the governing coalition of benjamin netanyahu. there has been a lot of frustration with the prime minister himself, some said he wasn't interested in reaching a deal because there is the possibility that once the war is over, this government may collapse. this could be the end of the government of prime minister netanyahu and it could also mean he would face pressures about failures of his government in trying to prevent the attack that happened on october the 7th. it seems we still have a long way to go until a deal is finally reached. 0k, as always, many thanks. here in the uk, after a week of campaigning which saw several key battle lines drawn ahead of the general election onjuly the 4th, all parties are out again this weekend vying for support. rishi sunak has pledged to give 30 towns across the uk £20 million each if the conservatives are re—elected. the prime minister says the money would go towards the long—term regeneration of the areas under the government's levelling—up scheme. sir keir starmer has said labour's "number—one mission" under his leadership is "wealth creation". in an interview with the times newspaper, he said he was "doggedly determined" to allow people to make money. later he'll set out an overhaul of employment support, a plan labour hopes could get two million more people into work across the uk. the liberal democrats say that if they win the election they will ensure ten premier league games per season are available to watch on free—to—air television. the party's leader, sir ed davey, said the plan was aimed at "tearing down the paywall" of high stadium ticket and tv subscription prices, and "giving premier league football back to the country". but the conservatives have dismissed the pledge as "sad and desperate". �*s getan �*s get an update, on all of the parties. 0ur political correspondent, ione wells. a busy weekend, what can we expect? as he outlined, all the parties have different policy announcement they will speak to this we can. for labour, they are keen to move on from what has been a difficult week for them after that row that broke out over whether the veteran mp diane abbott would be able to run again as an mp, it was then announced she would be able to after lots of back and forth but i think certainly labour want to get their message back onto policy now after some internal disputes about that. they are, as you mentioned, announcing a new policy around reforming employment and benefits, trying to get more people into work. they said one of the ways they would do this is getting local mayors to bring employment schemes in the area and combining career support and job centres so people can get more advice when they are trying to find advice when they are trying to find a job. the conservatives, as you mentioned, are trying to expand their existing towns fund, so giving certain towns around the uk extra money which local people would decide to use to invest in things like regenerating the local high streets was that this is an existing scheme which they are expanding. the conservatives have denied this morning that this is a way to give certain areas that they want to win more money because the majority of the areas that have been signposted are in conservative hands at the moment although they say this is about spreading opportunity around the uk. the liberal democrats though as you say have an eye—catching announcement this weekend about trying to get ten games a season from the premier league available on free to air television in the uk. at the moment, people often have to pay for different subscription services to watch premier league football or of course go in person and they have raised ticket prices and they are currently very expensive so this is what this policy is supposed to address. the snp do not have any big announcements this weekend but are up announcements this weekend but are up in the north—east of scotland campaigning on a real message this weekend i think to try and get the conservatives out of power. that is the key campaign pledge of that we can. ., ~' the key campaign pledge of that we can. ., ~ , ., y the key campaign pledge of that we can. ., ~' , ., , . the key campaign pledge of that we can. . ~' i” , . ., can. thank you very much for giving us a run-through, _ can. thank you very much for giving us a run-through, a _ can. thank you very much for giving us a run-through, a busy _ can. thank you very much for giving us a run-through, a busy political. us a run—through, a busy political weekend of campaigning. thank you very much. she was mentioning that what the labour party are planning, those reforms of employment benefits. let's speak to our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. he has with the labour team and bus. what will we hear from them? what he has with the labour team and bus. what will we hear from them? what we will aet what will we hear from them? what we will net is what will we hear from them? what we will get is the — what will we hear from them? what we will get is the unveiling _ what will we hear from them? what we will get is the unveiling of _ what will we hear from them? what we will get is the unveiling of the - will get is the unveiling of the bus, i can tell you the bass isjust there, but the way these things work, the labour party don't want the bus broadcast before angela rayner and keir starmer get here, in the next 15 minutes or so, and half an hour or so the next 15 minutes or so, and half an hour orso to the next 15 minutes or so, and half an hour or so to unveil it, so they are telling us please do not show the bus for a little bit, so wait for that. the bus for a little bit, so wait forthat. i mean, it is a the bus for a little bit, so wait for that. i mean, it is a red bus at the end of the day. they are then going to talk about this back to work plan, one of the central things they want to do, central to keir starmer�*s whole idea about saying he will deliver economic security, central to angela rayner�*s own portfolio that she has been overseeing all ready to do with levelling up and taking the labour side of that argument with the conceptus. you are hearing a couple there from ione about this plan to get people back into work, so unifying job centre plus and the careers service into one service, a one—stop shop to help people. that idea to get local plans and also to have a youth guarantee so that young people, 18—21 —year—olds would have training or help to find jobs. the conservatives say this is waffle, not welfare reform, that there isn't much actual substance to it. we will put that to them and see what they say in a few minutes. conservatives have their own, obviously a whole load of welfare policies they have been enacting and they have been talking about plans to regenerate communities. so this is taking everyone back to those economic arguments at the heart of the campaigns. arguments at the heart of the campaign— campaigns. thank you, in the interest of— campaigns. thank you, in the interest of transparency - campaigns. thank you, in the interest of transparency we . campaigns. thank you, in the - interest of transparency we didn't realise we weren't meant to show the bus because there is a live shot of the bus and we did show that when you are speaking so that is no fault of yours, but apology is there. 0nce of yours, but apology is there. once the bus is unveiled we will bring that to you. let's speak to dan bloom, senior playbook author at politico. we have just spoken about labour, let's start with labour about how you feel they are coming back from what has been a difficult weekend, given the situation with diane abbott? , u, , given the situation with diane abbott? , , ., ., ., abbott? yes, we will carry on for a little longer _ abbott? yes, we will carry on for a little longer because _ abbott? yes, we will carry on for a little longer because you _ abbott? yes, we will carry on for a little longer because you have - abbott? yes, we will carry on for a little longer because you have this | little longer because you have this big meeting of labour's ruling body on tuesday to decide which candidates will be going forward. that is the meeting that keir starmer was talking about when he kept saying diane abbott's future is a decision further the ruling body. this meeting is normally a rubber—stamp, it decide to approve 500, 600, however many candidates in one big long meeting and just goes yes, yes, yes, yes, yes and it is very rare to be rejected at that stage and that is why there was so much controversy around keir starmer saying this is an independent process. as you can see, labour is trying to come back from that with just a lot of travelling round the country, thousands of miles in a bus which you were or weren't supposed to show, and i suppose it will be hoping that the noise or sheer amount of stuff that happens the election campaign will kind of lead this. i was talking to one labour official who was saying last week was a week for all these controversial impositions of starmer allies, get them out the way and haveit allies, get them out the way and have it over in the first full week of the campaign.— of the campaign. 0k, we will eventually — of the campaign. 0k, we will eventually show _ of the campaign. 0k, we will eventually show that - of the campaign. 0k, we will eventually show that bus - of the campaign. 0k, we will i eventually show that bus when of the campaign. 0k, we will - eventually show that bus when we get the red light at the green light even the so to speak, but when it comes to the conservative party, rishi sunak is talking about these