hello. i m anna foster. let s start in the middle east, where israel s opposition leader has urged the prime minister to accept a proposal unveiled by president biden aimed at securing a permanent ceasefire in gaza. yair lapid says if right wing members of benjamin netanyahu s coalition resigned in protest, his party would continue to support the government. it is unclear what that would mean in practice. it comes as mr netanyahu says israel will continue to focus on the destruction of hamas and the freeing of all hostages. he was responding to a three phase proposalfrom presidentjoe biden who says hamas is no longer capable of launching another october the seventh style attack on israel. meanwhile, egyptian state linked tv is reporting a meeting between egyptian, us and israeli officials will take place on sunday to discuss the re opening of the rafah crossing. a short time ago, i spoke with the uk s foreign secretary, lord cameron. i began by asking him
resigned in protest. mr netanyahu says israel will continue to focus on the destruction of hamas and the freeing of all hostages. he was responding to a three phase proposal from presidentjoe biden who says hamas is no longer capable of launching another 0ctober 7th style attack on israel. meanwhile, there are reports that a meeting between egyptian, us and israeli officials will take place on sunday to discuss the re opening of the rafah crossing. let s look at some reaction from inside gaza. in the central city of deir al balah, where many have recently fled following israel s ground assault on rafah last month, people are living in tents with no running water. here s what some of them have said about a potential deal. translation: this proposal came late but better late than never. therefore, we hope to god the american administration and the european community in general to continue to put pressure on israel for a ceasefire and to save the children and women of gaza, because most
a permanent ceasefire in gaza. yair lapid says if right wing members of benjamin netanyahu s coalition resigned in protest, his party would continue to support the government in its efforts to secure a hostage deal. it comes as mr netanyahu says israel will continue to focus on the destruction of hamas and the freeing of all hostages. he was responding to a three phase proposalfrom presidentjoe biden who says hamas is no longer capable of launching another october 7th style attack on israel. meanwhile, egyptian state linked tv is reporting a meeting between egyptian, us and israeli officials will take place on sunday to discuss the re opening of the rafah crossing. let s look at some of the reaction. in the central city of deir al balah, where many have recently fled following israel s ground assault on rafah last month, people are living in tents with no running water. here s what some of them have said about the potential deal. translation: this proposal came late but better late tha
meanwhile, egyptian state linked tv is reporting a meeting between egyptian, us and israeli officials will take place sunday to discuss the re opening of the rafah crossing. speaking to the bbc earlier, the uk s foreign secretary, lord cameron, gave us his thoughts on the deal. i think what the deal contains is a staged process for the release of hostages in the first phase and a pause in the fighting, and then it goes on to a second stage with a longer pause, with more israeli withdrawals and the release of further hostages, then going on to a third stage, hopefully without any return to fighting, when you get on to the rebuilding of gaza. now, of course, all these plans are incredibly difficult to put in place. but fundamentally why i think this is a moment we should seize to try
october 7 style attack on israel. meanwhile, egyptian state linked tv is reporting a meeting between egyptian, us and israeli officials will take place sunday to discuss the reopening of the rafah crossing. speaking to the bbc earlier, the uk s foreign secretary, lord cameron, gave us his thoughts on the deal. i think what the deal contains is a staged process for the release of hostages in the first phase and a pause in the fighting, and then it goes on to a second stage with a longer pause, with more israeli withdrawals and the release of further hostages, then going on to a third stage, hopefully without any return to fighting, when you get on to the rebuilding of gaza. now, of course, all these plans are incredibly difficult to put in place. but fundamentally why i think this is a moment we should seize to try