BBCNEWS Verified July 5, 2024
hello, i'm ben thompson, welcome to the programme. we start with news that the israeli defence minister has said that israel will retain security control of gaza after the fighting has ended and all hostages have been reef free. this comes as america and europe's most senior diplomat ticks head to the middle east to press israel and its strategy. they do appear to reject positions put forward last year by washington. under you have gland's so called fork proposals, hamas would no longer control gaza and israel would retain overall security control. a multinational force would take ch...