That israel maintain a military presence in the philadelphi corridor. That's a small buffer zone between gaza and egypt's sinai desert. Mr netanyahu said israel is committed to destroying hamas and bringing the hostages home. He warned of the potential consequences should israel relieve its military pressure on hamas. Our middle east regional editor mike thomson has more on the prime minister's comments from jerusalem. Tonight, benjamin netanyahu double down on his insistence that israeli troops will not be withdrawn from the philadelphia corridor. That is the strip of land separating southern gaza from egypt. Is that it is absolutely vital that they stay that to stop hamas smuggling weapons from egypt into gaza. He said, if we let this happen, we could have another october the seventh all over again. Interestingly though, he had talked in the past about not moving for at least 42 years. This evening he was referring to 42 days early so they may be some wriggle room there. But he has said basically, if we leave troops on the border, even if it does kill the deal, if we remove them, then the deal could kill us. He went on to say that as far as he is concerned, the israeli people are united on this issue. Yet in fact this country is very far from in fact this country is very farfrom united. This is the fourth day of protests by people who feel the ceasefire deal impossible to sign could be a death sentence for hostages. Tonight they've been protests and fire on the streets of tel aviv. This is an issue that is going to buy an increasingly hot over the coming days. Joining me live is james jeffrey, former us deputy national security advisor and former ambassador to iraq, turkey and albania. Good to have your back on bbc news. I want to ask you what you make of prime minister by macca's insisted that israel must remain on the gaza egypt border. We know there has been some dissent with arm achieves and we have seen those protests has well. What do you think of this strategy? this strategy? thank you for havin: this strategy? thank you for having me _ this strategy? thank you for having me on. _ this strategy? thank you for having me on. Benjamin having me on. Benjamin netanyahu has a point. The problem is he also has his own political future to consider and that mixes with his role as responsible official for israel's security but remember eight out of nine members of this cabinet, and 49% of israeli people were supportive. Reporting from israel, a journalist got it exactly right. In the first phase, where is it would withdraw from the populated or built up areas of gaza but not entirely from gaza, he said that means they will stay in much of the philadelphi corridor because thatis philadelphi corridor because that is by his definition not a populated area so he claims he is not changing the initial presentation of the plan that president biden dead. And also it is important for israel's security. He and others have said in phase two, the second 42 day period, in edm, is what is committed to withdraw but only if negotiations succeed. The trash in the end, israel is committed. The trash in the end, israel is committed committed. But is this not a stickin: committed. But is this not a sticking point? _ committed. But is this not a sticking point? this committed. But is this not a sticking point? this is committed. But is this not a sticking point? this is war. Committed. But is this not a l sticking point? this is war and eace. Sticking point? this is war and peace this sticking point? this is war and peace. This is _ sticking point? this is war and peace. This is not _ sticking point? this is war and peace. This is not an sticking point? this is war and peace. This is not an incursion or another one of these battles of choice that at times they do. Israel's survival is is to avoid a second attack out of gaza. It is hard to imagine hamas not reconstituting itself after the flow of weapons and money can pass through egypt into gaza as we saw up to october seven so he has a security point that many israeli support, not all. Nearly 11 months since the hostages have been taken an immense humanitarian suffering, tens of thousands of people killed in gaza, palestinians killed in gaza, palestinians killed and a huge health crisis. We have seen this huge polio vaccination campaign. What pressure can be applied for a temporary if not a permanent ceasefire? the us has a roblem permanent ceasefire? the us has a problem and permanent ceasefire? the us has a problem and you _ permanent ceasefire? the us has a problem and you put _ permanent ceasefire? the us has a problem and you put your a problem and you put your focus on it. Much of the media and world attention has been on the humanitarian crisis, the tragedy of the people in gaza, the casualty levels have been extremely high and the retelling of hostages. But again, this is a wall and one side will emerge as the victor is seen by everybody in the region. . . Is seen by everybody in the region is seen by everybody in the reuion. . . . region. . . Could i ask you then, what does _ region. . . Could i ask you then, what does victory _ region. . . Could i ask you then, what does victory look region. . . Could i ask you then, what does victory look like region. . . Could i ask you then, what does victory look like for| what does victory look like for israel? *. what does victory look like for israel? *. . israel? ben'amin netanyahu selt it israel? benjamin netanyahu spelt it out. _ israel? benjamin netanyahu spelt it out, hamas israel? benjamin netanyahu spelt it out, hamas can israel? benjamin netanyahu. Spelt it out, hamas can never regain control of gaza. By macca's words it no longer has a military capacity to challenge israel. benjamin netanyahu. Challenge israel. Ben'amin netanyahm challenge israel. Ben'amin netan ahu. .. ,.. netanyahu. How does that align with the current _ netanyahu. How does that align with the current military with the current military operation we have seen because at the moment it is not clear if hamas has actually been decimated, if their forces if hamas has actually been decimated, if theirforces have been decimated? if decimated, if their forces have been decimated? decimated, if their forces have been decimated? if you look at the israeli _ been decimated? if you look at the israeli casualties, been decimated? if you look at the israeli casualties, if been decimated? if you look at the israeli casualties, if you the israeli casualties, if you look at the temper of action, hamas is basically returned to an insurgency. It can last as an insurgency. It can last as an insurgency. It can last as an insurgency basically forever. The question is can it rebuild itself into an armed force that can threaten israel and take over gaza? benjamin netanyahu thinks that if he stays under the philadelphi corridor or if it is left open, egypt and the united states can find a way to block the corridor, that will be the subject of negotiations in the second phase, then he may be considering pulling his troops out in the second phase. He has indicated that but it is not as clear as the first but which he was down for the first 42 days. Great to have you on bbc news as always. Thank you for your analysis tonight. police will charge a teenager with murder after two students and two teachers were shot dead at a high school in georgia. The suspected attacker was identified as 14yearold colt gray. He was a student at apalachee high school, nearly 50 miles northeast of atlanta. Emergency responders surrounded the school on wednesday, as students evacuated to the school's stadium. Authorities said the attacker surrendered and was taken into custody. At a press conference, officials said no connection has yet been found between the shooter and the victims, and that he will be tried as an adult. Let's listen to what the county sheriff had to say. I was born and raised here. I went to school in this school system. My kids go to this school system. I'm proud of this school system. My heart hurts for these kids, my heart hurts for our community. But i want to make it very clear that hate will not prevail in this county. I want that to be very clear and known. Love will prevail over what happened today. I assure you of that. Not long after news of the deadly attack, us presidentjoe biden urged republicans and democrats to work together to pass new laws on gun reform. Our correspondent nada tawfik has the latest. The superintendent of apalachee high school says they will close for the remainder of the week and that they will be offering grief counselling to the student, who just over a week into the school year found themselves having to shelter as gunfire rang out in their classroom. In fact, the sheriff who spoke, said his kids went to that school district and so this hit very close to home for him. Now, there has also been some political reaction. Presidentjoe biden has said that we cannot continue to accept this as normal and has urged congress to work with democrats to push through some guncontrol measures, including universal background checks and bans on assault rifles. And if the two leading presidential tenderness, kamala harris and donald trump also made statements. Donald trump saying his heart is with the victims and their families. His heart is with the victims and theirfamilies. And calling the gunman a sick, deranged monster. Kamala harris on the other hand saying it is outrageous in the united states that parents have to wonder whether children would come home safe from school, saying there is a way to change things and it is an issue in this election. Joining me live is kris brown, president at brady, a nonprofit organization that advocates for gun reform. Thank you forjoining us and we note tonight that is a community school in shock, grieving over what happened. What is your reaction to what we saw today? i what is your reaction to what we saw today? what is your reaction to what we saw today? i am wearing a shirt, i we saw today? i am wearing a shirt. I were _ we saw today? i am wearing a shirt, i wore it _ we saw today? i am wearing a shirt, i wore it on _ we saw today? i am wearing a shirt, i wore it on purpose shirt, i wore it on purpose today, it references what queen oliver, the son of manny and patricia oliver, he was killed on february ia, valentine's day, 2018 and i on february 1a, valentine's day, 2018 and i am wearing the shed today, not only to pay on to him but because his parents were at cnn doing a media hit about their effort to stop gun violence, including shootings at school and i was with them after that media hit at 10:30am today. It is when i understand the school shooting happened. The answer to your question, it is horrific and i cannot, as a mum, as a human being and as a person, who is an american, say that it person, who is an american, say thatitis person, who is an american, say that it is anything else for me as a human being but what is worse is for the families impact and then for other survivors like manny and patricia, traumatising to an extent that we have not fully internalised. Obviously we have not because guns and the number one killer of our kids. st not because guns and the number one killer of our kids. one killer of our kids. At this oint one killer of our kids. At this point we _ one killer of our kids. At this point we don't _ one killer of our kids. At this point we don't know one killer of our kids. At this point we don't know really i one killer of our kids. At this point we don't know really much about the shooter or what motivated him. We do know that he was stopped by to school resource officers, officers deployed in a school. They are part of a security procedure, things like locked school doors. Do you think this is a safety procedure, having these offices they, school classroom doors locked, a part of what prevented this tragedy spreading even further? i don't know. It spreading even further? i don't know it is _ spreading even further? i don't know. It isjust _ spreading even further? i don't know. It isjust a _ spreading even further? i don't know. It isjust a guessing know. It is just a guessing game. I mean, i hope so. I certainly hope so but as i talk to paras across this country, i am travelling the country, as i do very often with myjob and when i talk to parents, the number one fear they have dropping their kids at school, regardless of redundant security measures, are are my kids are safe and will they come home? so yes, security measures, i'm not going to say they are not important and we will be speculating for years on that and i doubt we will ever know the answer because we're to prove a negative but the real answer, unless we have laws that require folks to pass background checks, to ban assault weapons, to have extreme risk laws and ensure that every america american who chooses a gun in the home safely stores that gun, we have not solved the problem. Let me ask ou not solved the problem. Let me ask you this _ not solved the problem. Let me ask you this and _ not solved the problem. Let me ask you this and as _ not solved the problem. Let me ask you this and as you're ask you this and as you're speaking, we're watching a press conference, an update from the county sheriff and we bring an update on what he says a little bit later. Let me ask it is, gun reform has been extremely difficult to achieve on a national level. Georgia has a liberal gun laws as well. What do you believe of the measures you just mention can actually be achieved? i measures you just mention can actually be achieved? actually be achieved? i know what we did. _ actually be achieved? i know what we did. Under actually be achieved? i know what we did. Under what actually be achieved? i know what we did. Under what we | actually be achieved? i know. What we did. Under what we did two years ago which i hope get more coverage. i know what we did. The bipartisan cyber community act, the most comprehensive federal law ever to pass pass with 16 republican votes in the united states senate and it provided unprecedented funding to gun violence but also expanded the brady law, the background check system, more than any lot we had and provide the funding to state that pass laws to remove guns from violent individuals, from people who are at risk, funding to those states, but you cannot change certain states unless they change themselves and georg