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the uk foreign secretary, lord cameron, tells the bbc it's an opportunity that must be seized to bring the conflict in gaza to an end. the uk election campaign ramps up — labour launches a 5,000—mile battle bus tour and promises to create wealth across the uk. the prime minister, rishi sunak, is in north east england — pledging millions of pounds in funding for local towns if the conservatives hold on to power. polls close in india after nearly six weeks of voting in the country's general election. almost a billion people were eligible to vote. and in south africa, the ruling anc loses its majority for the first time since apartheid ended 30 years ago. the party has won around 40% of the vote — and will now have to hold coalition talks. and ticketmaster's owner, live nation, confirms hackers have accessed customer data.
that cannot be undone or forgotten. what is required here is for hamas to accept a deal that has been put forward with israeli support, that meets almost all of the things that they have been asking for in terms of the release of prisoners from israeli jails, in terms of a stop in the fighting, in terms of the potential for that stop to be a permanent stop without a return to fighting, and of course for there to be the chance of discussions and moves on strengthening the palestinian authority, the parameters of the palestinian state and the other things i've said, so all they have to do is to accept this deal, and that process can begin. that is the uk's foreign secretary, lord cameron. as you can see on your
to a new peace proposal. the uk foreign secretary lord cameron tells the bbc it's an opportunity that must be seized to bring the conflict in gaza to an end. the uk election campaign ramps up — labour launches a 5000 mile �*battle bus tour�* — promising to create wealth across the uk. the prime minister, rishi sunak is in north east england — pledging millions of pounds in funding for local towns, if the conservatives hold on to power. ticketmaster's owner, live nation, confirms hackers have accessed customer data. a cyber criminal gang claims to have stolen the details of around half a billion users. now let's join sportsday.
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. i 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 of the martyrs in the gaza strip are women and children. translation: any proposal which leads to us returning i to our homes and the reconstruction of our houses, and the release of our detained brothers, we are with it, all of us as a people. and i, as a citizen, support this proposal. earlier today, i spoke with the uk's foreign secretary, lord cameron.
is reporting a meeting between egyptian, us and israeli officials will take place 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 think what the deal contains is a staged process for the release of hostages in the first phase, and a pause in the fighting. then it goes on to a second stage with a longer pause, more israeli withdrawals, and the release of further hostages, then going onto a third stage, hopefully without any return to fighting, when you get onto the rebuilding of gaza. of course, all of these plans are incredibly difficult to put in place but fundamentally, why i think this is a moment we should seize to try to bring this conflict to an end permanently, is that it is one thing to call for a ceasefire but of course, if you cannot put in place the conditions that make a ceasefire sustainable, then it will not last,
of prisoners from israeli jails, in terms of a stop in the fighting, in terms of the potential for that stop to be a permanent stop without a return to fighting, and of course for there to be the chance of discussions and moves on strengthening the palestinian authority, the parameters of a palestinian state and the other things i've said, so all they have to do is to accept this deal, and that process can begin. lord cameron they're speaking to my colleague anna foster earlier. 0ur correspondent will vernon has been monitoring us reaction to the new plan. tricky situation here for president biden. we heard yesterday in a pretty optimistic white house address, using quite grand language, saying it is time for this war to end and for the day after to begin, setting out that the stage peace proposal.
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. then it goes on to a second stage with a longer pause, more israeli withdrawals, and the release of further hostages, then going onto a third stage, hopefully without any return to fighting, when you get onto the rebuilding of gaza. of course, all of these plans are incredibly difficult to put in place but fundamentally, why i think this is a moment we should seize to try to bring this conflict to an end permanently, is that it is one thing to call for a ceasefire but of course, if you cannot put in place
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