your analysis here on bbc news. this is bbc news, the headlines. let�*s move now to sudan now. the united nations is appealing two bomb explosions have hit the for $4.1 billion to fund humanitarian operations in sudan and neighbouring countries hosting province of buy lukas dunner in refugees. more than 9 million people pakistan, one day before the general have been displaced election. at least 17 people were by the conflict between rival military leaders killed. which began last year. in the middle east, diplomatic efforts to reach agreement un aid agencies have described on a new ceasefire between israel a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions, and hamas in gaza are intensifying. with half the population america's top diplomat secretary in need of assistance. of state anthony blinken will meet israeli and palestinian officials today. the prince of wales will return to public duties today for the first we can go now live to our news time since king charles�* cancer diagnosis was revealed. a new report correspondent imogen foulkes. imogen, this is a press conference suggests that four bolts were talking about needs around the missing from a door panel that blew world, but sudan being of particular focus for the aid agencies, just off a boeing 737 max passengerjet bring us up—to—date on the humanitarian situation in sudan? shortly after takeoff last month. well, what we are seeing today is an appeal by the un just for sudan, because of the huge needs there. a in the middle east, diplomatic efforts to reach agreement on a new ceasefire between israel population ofjust over 50 million,

and hamas in gaza are intensifying. and more than half, over 25 million, america�*s top diplomat secretary of state anthony blinken will meet israeli and palestinian officials are to you military and aid, 18 today. million are facing acute food the talks in tel aviv and the west bank follow reports insecurity. the next stop from that hamas has reacted positively to a proposed deal. there, frankly, is starvation. many president biden said of the people who have been displaced are in areas where there was "some movement". fighting continues, they don�*t have mr blinken said it was possible and essential access to food, they don�*t have to come to an agreement. access to food, they don�*t have access to food, they don�*t have access to clean water. millions of live now to our chief international these people in need are very young children. we know that they are of correspondent lyse doucet. course especially vulnerable when it is great to have you on the they are facing dirty water, when programme, lyse. what is your they are facing dirty water, when they are facing dirty water, when they are not getting enough food, when they are not getting assessment of how close we are to vaccinated. but the problem is, seeing an agreement for a fresh you�*vejust vaccinated. but the problem is, you�*ve just been talking about the ceasefire between israel and hamas? middle east, we are coming up to the we have only heard these preliminary second anniversary of the war in ukraine, and the world�*s attention remarks by the united states. we is not focused on sudan, despite the have had some off the record remarks fact that it really is a huge, huge by israeli officials. and while the humanitarian crisis with enormous needs, and as i said, many of them, americans, the qataris, who are a very young children. the

main mediator in these talks, were trying to say that this is a needs, and as i said, many of them, very young children.— very young children. the question about all these _ very young children. the question about all these crises _ very young children. the question about all these crises that - very young children. the question positive counterproposal from hamas, about all these crises that we - very young children. the question about all these crises that we are | about all these crises that we are seeing around the world not only in they also underline that there is sudan but in the middle east and also ukraine, how are un agencies still, to use antony blinken�*s term, saying they are able to respond to a lot of work to be done. and one of this multitude of crises?— the biggest gaps between the two this multitude of crises? well, hard-headed _ this multitude of crises? well, sides is that what we have heard so hard-headed realism, - this multitude of crises? well, hard-headed realism, but- this multitude of crises? well, | hard-headed realism, but some this multitude of crises? -ii far about hamas�*s counterproposal, hard—headed realism, but some very, very, very difficult decisions. the it is quite a detailed proposal un actually appealed overall in 2024 which in their thinking it would be for less that it appealed for in a 3—phase process of stretching over 2023, for all of these crises, several months, which would lead to because it thought, we are just not their main demand, which is an end going to get the money that we are to the gaza war, as part of this asking for, we are going to have to scale down. which, you know, donor process in which hostages, the remaining hostages, would be exchanged for palestinians in countries might say, good, because we are facing economic problems but israeli jails. israel�*s point of scaling down, if you are somebody in needin view on this conflict is, as prime scaling down, if you are somebody in need in sudan or somalia or minister netanyahu repeats every day, their goal is the total afghanistan, where food rations have victory, the complete destruction of been cut, hunger grows, suffering hamas. and that is what they are grows, and what donor countries,

laser focused on now. what the un would like donor hamas. and that is what they are laserfocused on now. the question is whether a middle ground can be countries to think of is, when you found to allow for what would be a get these situations, instability grows, people leave for a better second phase of a swap of hostages life, and here in europe we are always having this debate, do we and prisoners to allow a temporary have to many asylum seekers, do we humanitarian pause so that they have to many asylum seekers, do we have to many refugees? well, maybe, could work on these broader issues. the un will say, think hard about and that is what i think antony blinken will be focused on today in how you are supporting and treating his discussions with israeli crises at the neighbouring countries. part of the appeal for officials after he visited several sudan is actually chad, egypt, who are supporting refugees from sudan, arab capitals. his officials after he visited several arab capitals-— officials after he visited several but... not try and make that risky arab capitals. his visit comes as the united _ arab capitals. his visit comes as the united states _ arab capitals. his visit comes as the united states is _ arab capitals. his visit comes as the united states is involved - journey across the mediterranean or arab capitals. his visit comes as the united states is involved in l arab capitals. his visit comes as l the united states is involved in its own military actions against a pro a prostate channel to the uk and iranian groups in the region, how contribute to more political rows much do you think these military actions by the us are weighing on about migration. —— or across the his visit and his interactions with leaders in the region? the? his visit and his interactions with leaders in the region?— leaders in the region? they are weiauhin leaders in the region? they are channel. weighing heavily. _ about migration. -- or across the channel. ~ ., ., ., ~ , ., leaders in the region? they are weighing heavily. when - leaders in the region? they are weighing heavily. when the - leaders in the region? they are about migration. -- or across the channel. ~ ., ., .,~ ., , channel. we want to take you to this ress weighing heavily. when the us| leaders in the region? they are - weighing heavily. when the us state department team set out on what is channel. we want to take you to this press conference _ channel. we want to take you to this press conference which _ channel. we want to take you to this press conference which is _ channel. we want to take you to this press conference which is just - press conference which is just beginning here in the uk and it is their fifth visit to the region by the families of people who were either held hostage or murdered in since the israel—gaza war erupted on

the 7th of october, the keeping or hamas�*s operations in israel. this is a press conference now beginning and we can take your life to it now. preventing the risk of a wider conflagration, which they see as 7th october. today we have invited being stoke by hamas and its you to hear some of the families militias across the region, was top about their recent high—level delegation to the uk, where they have met a number of officials from of their list, second priority of their list, the first one being, of the uk and qatar and continue to press their case for the immediate course, as has been discussed, on a safe return of their families. who temporary ceasefire, leading to an exchange of hostages and prisoners. are on the delegation representing but secondly, they are ever mindful four hostages, all of whom are of these risks, and as you mention, either british or have strong british links. alicia robbie, the us itself has now become, with every week, more directly involved in striking targets either in the another popplewell, whatever death red sea to stop houthi attacks on watch, and a fourth british hostage was families do not wish to be named, and we ask you to respect commercial shipping or against pro iranian militia acting in iraq and their privacy. during the delegation syria and attacking american their privacy. during the delegation the families were hosted by the targets. and that is certainly the prime minister, rishi sunak, at 10 fear that was expressed to antony blinken on his stops in cairo and in downing street along with the minister of state for the foreign commonwealth element office. they doha and in saudi arabia. it is one

met at the embassy of qatar with the of the many factors on his mind, which is why ultimately what the minister of state for qatar who is a united dates wants to achieve, and it is incredibly ambitious, is what central figure antony blinken refers to as a very minister of state for qatar who is a centralfigure in minister of state for qatar who is a central figure in the current negotiations between israel and powerful plan. the day after, when hamas and they also met his the war ends, a pathway which they excellency the director of gaza hostages at the foreign, find of hope can lead to a revitalised element office. you will hear from palestinian authority, a palestinian state, the normalisation of fourfamily members relations between israel and saudi element office. you will hear from four family members today. going from my left, all the way to the far arabia, which they see as the best answer to iran�*s plans for the left... the brother relative of region. the region, in particular israel, however, is nowhere near that yet. british citizens who were murdered on 7th october. also the brother—in—law of one of the israel, however, is nowhere near that et. �* , , israel, however, is nowhere near that et.�* ,, ,_ ._ that yet. and lyse, secretary bfinken that yet. and lyse, secretary blinken is — that yet. and lyse, secretary blinken is meeting _ that yet. and lyse, secretary blinken is meeting with - that yet. and lyse, secretary blinken is meeting with an i that yet. and lyse, secretary - blinken is meeting with an israel government that is under immense pressure, especially from the hostages. one relative was a hostage families of the hostages being held in gaza, and injust a few moments we understand there will be a press conference by four families of released by hamas, and another one remains a hostage. the hostages in gaza, how much pressure brother—in—law, sorry, the brother

of a person who was murdered and will have, or how much pressure is another one who is a hostages. and that putting, on the israeli prime minister, to reach an agreement with hamas? ~ ~ , the brother—in—law beforehand hamas? well, the prime minister alwa s hamas? well, the prime minister always takes _ hamas? well, the prime minister always takes pains _ hamas? well, the prime minister always takes pains to _ hamas? well, the prime minister always takes pains to say, - hamas? well, the prime minister always takes pains to say, we - hamas? well, the prime minister. always takes pains to say, we have two goals, one is the destruction of hamas, secondly, is to bring our together to the families, a couple of things. there are photographs hostages home. but there is growing available from the delegation which can be provided after the event, anguish among the israeli families they are just coming, and secondly, whose loved ones are still being held captive in gaza, and that they are just coming, and secondly, the families are not here as political analysts but as a grieving anguish has deepened with the news and traumatised individuals who are from an israeli military campaigning for the release of their spokesperson that 31 families have now been informed that their loved relatives. there they do not wish to ones are dead. is a fifth of the delve into the complex politics of the current situation and we ask that that is respected. i will now hostages which are believed to be still in gaza, about hostages. so, hand over to stephen. i you can imagine the agony. and today that that is respected. i will now hand over to stephen.— that that is respected. i will now hand over to stephen. i think it is in israel there are reports that the ro erl hand over to stephen. i think it is properly important _ hand over to stephen. i think it is properly important to _ hand over to stephen. i think it is properly important to bit - hand over to stephen. i think it is properly important to bit of - hand over to stephen. i think it is i properly important to bit of context families of the hostages are going into my _ properly important to bit of context into my story, my family's story to double down on their efforts to that has— into my story, my family's story that has ultimately brought us here today _ that has ultimately brought us here today my — that has ultimately brought us here try to pressure the government, the today. my big sister lianne sharabi

war cabinet, prime mr netanyahu, to do much more to prioritise the went to _ today. my big sister lianne sharabi went to israel in 1995 when she was hostages and not the military 20 years— went to israel in 1995 when she was 20 years old for three months of activity. and it has to be said that three _ 20 years old for three months of three months turned into six, then we got _ even leading members of prime three months turned into six, then we got the — three months turned into six, then we got the call to say she had met a minister netanyahu�*s war cabinet have now been saying that pursuing these two aims at the same time are in complete contradiction, and the more important objective should be man: _ we got the call to say she had met a man. eli _ we got the call to say she had met a man, eli sharabi. she made her life to bring israelis home, and then to in cuba _ man, eli sharabi. she made her life in cuba to— man, eli sharabi. she made her life in cuba to bury for 27 years, until focus on the military war. but prime minister netanyahu, ever mindful of 7th october— in cuba to bury for 27 years, until 7th october last year. on the his own political survival, is also under pressure from right—wing invasion_ 7th october last year. on the invasion of the kibbutz by hamas members of his coalition who keep warning him that if he makes any concessions, if he lets up in this war, that they will bring down his terrorists— invasion of the kibbutz by hamas terrorists they and my nieces, 16 government. and 13. _ terrorists they and my nieces, 16 and 13, were murdered in their home. war, that they will bring down his government-— war, that they will bring down his government. thank you, our chief international _ government. thank you, our chief international correspondent - government. thank you, our chief international correspondent lyse l international correspondent lyse and13, were murdered in their home. originally— and 13, were murdered in their home. doucet. it is always great to get originally we — and 13, were murdered in their home. originally we thought that eli had been murdered with them. the identification of bodies took some time, _ identification of bodies took some time, we — identification of bodies took some time, we had about ten or 12 days between — time, we had about ten or 12 days between the identification of my sister's — between the identification of my sister's body and the two bodies of my nieces —

sister's body and the two bodies of my nieces. we thought that eli was one of— my nieces. we thought that eli was one of the — my nieces. we thought that eli was one of the many unidentified bodies that had _ one of the many unidentified bodies that had been piled up, having been recovered _ that had been piled up, having been recovered from the kibbutz. at the start of— recovered from the kibbutz. at the start of november, we found that eli had been _ start of november, we found that eli had been taken to gaza as a hostage. at that _ had been taken to gaza as a hostage. at that point, i had to bury down my -rief at that point, i had to bury down my grief and _ at that point, i had to bury down my grief and my— at that point, i had to bury down my grief and my nieces in order to do everything — grief and my nieces in order to do everything i— grief and my nieces in order to do everything i can to bring eli home. at that _ everything i can to bring eli home. at that point we were also hoping to brin- at that point we were also hoping to bring eli's _ at that point we were also hoping to bring eli's brother eli home, to bring _ bring eli's brother eli home, to bring them home, to try and bring some _ bring them home, to try and bring some sort— bring them home, to try and bring some sort of crumb of comfort from the nightmare that led to the loss of my— the nightmare that led to the loss of my sister and my nieces. we have had no _ of my sister and my nieces. we have had no news — of my sister and my nieces. we have had no news of eli, other than that

he is _ had no news of eli, other than that he is a _ had no news of eli, other than that he is a hostage in gaza. time has been _ he is a hostage in gaza. time has been ticking constantly since last 0ctober~ — been ticking constantly since last october. originally we were thinking in terms _ october. originally we were thinking in terms of— october. originally we were thinking in terms of weeks being important, and it— in terms of weeks being important, and it became days, now it is very clear— and it became days, now it is very clear that — and it became days, now it is very clear that hours and minutes may be all that _ clear that hours and minutes may be all that he _ clear that hours and minutes may be all that he has left. and his brother— all that he has left. and his brother yossi was taken captive separately from eli and just over three _ separately from eli and just over three weeks ago we found that yossi had been _ three weeks ago we found that yossi had been executed in captivity by hamas _ had been executed in captivity by hamas. you may have seen the videos that hamas _ hamas. you may have seen the videos that hamas released taunting us, taunting — that hamas released taunting us, taunting our family, the psychological terror they visited upon _ psychological terror they visited upon us — psychological terror they visited upon us in addition to the physical terror— upon us in addition to the physical terror inflicted upon our families. the videos —

terror inflicted upon our families. the videos mocked us, treated yossi life as _ the videos mocked us, treated yossi life as though it was a game show. after— life as though it was a game show. after 24— life as though it was a game show. after 24 hours of mental torture we received _ after 24 hours of mental torture we received another video, at the conciusion— received another video, at the conclusion of which yossi's body was clearly _ conclusion of which yossi's body was clearly shown. you may have seen that video — clearly shown. you may have seen that video. i've seen that video many— that video. i've seen that video many times. i've seen that video moving, — many times. i've seen that video moving, i've _ many times. i've seen that video moving, i've paused it, i've zoomed in. moving, i've paused it, i've zoomed in its— moving, i've paused it, i've zoomed in it's quite — moving, i've paused it, i've zoomed in. it's quite clear that he was executed _ in. it's quite clear that he was executed. this is what failure looks like. executed. this is what failure looks like the _ executed. this is what failure looks like. the failure of international diplomacy, the failure to release the hostages. yossi, that is what failure _ the hostages. yossi, that is what failure is, — the hostages. yossi, that is what failure is, there was are the stakes _ failure is, there was are the stakes. the phrase life and death is thrown _ stakes. the phrase life and death is thrown around about all kinds of

things — thrown around about all kinds of things it — thrown around about all kinds of things. it is literally the case here — things. it is literally the case here that _ things. it is literally the case here that if this current deal doesn't _ here that if this current deal doesn't bring hostages home, it is a very real— doesn't bring hostages home, it is a very real chance that they were never _ very real chance that they were never come home. now is the time, now is— never come home. now is the time, now is the _ never come home. now is the time, now is the time to secure the deal, now is the time to secure the deal, now is— now is the time to secure the deal, now is the — now is the time to secure the deal, now is the time to secure the deal, now is the time to secure the deal, now is the time to release all of the hostages. there may not be any time left _ the hostages. there may not be any time left for eli. we were obviously very grateful to meet with the prime minister— very grateful to meet with the prime minister yesterday and with the qatari _ minister yesterday and with the qatari minister. we are reassured that both — qatari minister. we are reassured that both qatar in the negotiations and the _ that both qatar in the negotiations and the uk government, who have promised — and the uk government, who have promised to do everything they can to secure _ promised to do everything they can to secure the safe release of the hostages, — to secure the safe release of the hostages, and we have to put our trust _ hostages, and we have to put our trust in _ hostages, and we have to put our trust in that, we have to put our faith— trust in that, we have to put our faith in— trust in that, we have to put our faith in them, because that is all we can— faith in them, because that is all we can do. — faith in them, because that is all we can do, we're not politicians, were _ we can do, we're not politicians, were not— we can do, we're not politicians, were not diplomats, were not negotiators. we're grieving families

who want— negotiators. we're grieving families who want our family members back. we've _ who want our family members back. we've put— who want our family members back. we've put the greatest trust possible in the uk and qatari governments because we are talking about— governments because we are talking about the _ governments because we are talking about the lives of our family. there can be _ about the lives of our family. there can be no— about the lives of our family. there can be no greater trust to be given, taken _ can be no greater trust to be given, taken or— can be no greater trust to be given, taken or broken, we have to trust that the _ taken or broken, we have to trust that the uk— taken or broken, we have to trust that the uk government will do all it can, _ that the uk government will do all it can, that— that the uk government will do all it can, that the qataris will do all they can, — it can, that the qataris will do all they can, we put that trust in them and we _ they can, we put that trust in them and we will— they can, we put that trust in them and we will hold them to account for us butting _ and we will hold them to account for us putting that trust in them. so, whilst _ us putting that trust in them. so, whilst we — us putting that trust in them. so, whilst we are eternally grateful for the honour and privilege of meeting with the _ the honour and privilege of meeting with the prior minister and the minister— with the prior minister and the minister of state from qatar, we have _ minister of state from qatar, we have to — minister of state from qatar, we have to believe that they will succeed...

presenter: succeed. . . presenter: ., ., succeed... presenter: ., ., ., . “ presenter: you are watching bbc news, a presenter: you are watching bbc news. a press _ presenter: you are watching bbc news, a press conference - presenter: you are watching bbc news, a press conference of- news, a press conference of relatives of hostages who are still held in gaza. we are just going to say goodbye to our viewers watching around the world, but here in the uk, you can continue watching this press conference. iam the i am the daughter of someone who was released, and someone who is still held in captivity 120 for days later. my father is 83 years old, has complex medical needs and is really not built for the conditions of being a hostage. i want to remind something that sometimes people forget, and that is that my mum was released without a deal, she was released without a deal, she was released because of humanitarian

reasons. and there is nothing stopping hamas from releasing more people for humanitarian reasons. there is quite a few very elderly people there that could have been released yesterday, and they are not. their life and the life of those that are already dead, and yesterday there were reports of about 30 or 60, there are different reports of how many of the hostages have survived. let me reiterate, hamas does not need a deal to release them. hamas can simply say that holding a two—year—old, elderly people, is not something that they want to engage with, and they can release them. we don�*t need a deal

for that. the fact that hamas chooses to include these clearly civilians in their deal means that they do not take care of them, because they cannot take care of an 83—year—old man that has complex medical needs. don�*t need them for the deal, they don�*t need them to reach an agreement with israel, they don�*t need them for the long—term solution. so, first of all, let�*s not include everybody in a �*s if it is a given. on that morning, trained terrorists walked into my parents�* home and took them. they knew that they were elderly, they knew that they were elderly, they knew that they were elderly, they knew that they were frail, they knew all this. my they were frail, they knew all this. my father was injured. and they chose to take them. they can choose to return them. they should have returned them several days later, together with my mum. there is no

need for a dealfor all of together with my mum. there is no need for a deal for all of that. so, thatis need for a deal for all of that. so, that is the first thing i want to say about it. i want to say that every night i go to and i think about my father, i think about him the whole day. every time i put a blanket on my shoulders i think of his cold shoulders. i think, i hope, that his mental well—being is ok. i hope that he has the strength, it�*s very hard to survive something when you are frail, it�*s hard to survive it anyway but when you are frail, it is that much harder. he is not the only one from my community, there are still 30 hostages from the kibbutz. among them quite a few elderly men and women. not women,

they are not elderly, the younger women, and please remember, they are all my fathers, and they should all come back, they should not be even part of a deal, they should just come back immediately. i would like to also add that i thank the prime ministerfor meeting to also add that i thank the prime minister for meeting with us yesterday, rishi sunak and i think the qatari foreign minister for meeting us yesterday. presenter: this is a press conference being held by the families of for hostages being held in gaza. that is the daughter of oded lifshitz speaking there, addressing a press conference. and they are calling on governments around the world to do more to

release their family members and the others held by hamas. that is the daughter of oded lifshitz, mentioning a meeting that the families had held with the british prime minister. we will bring you more on that later on bbc news, but first, we have the weather, with darren brett. hello, there. the weather is changing, getting colder and that will bring the risk of snow to some part of the country. on tuesday that temperatures were 14 degrees, ahead of that weather front which is taking rain down into the english channel and following on from that we have colder air moving down from the north and we are seeing wintry showers falling in scotland. could well be a covering of snow in many places, particularly in the north—west but there is a danger of snow falling in the central belt of scotland early in the morning also. increasingly those wintry showers will be confined

to northern scotland, the rest of scotland with sunny spells and northern ireland and much of england and wales although cloudy in the south, rain in the english channel not far from the south coast. here it will be colder than on tuesday but it will be much less windy, typical temperatures of six or seven degrees. a chillier day and into the colder air, that weather front in the channel will be swept northwards by this big area of low pressure. that is moving into the colder air and that will give us the risk of snow. these are the temperatures we have first thing on thursday morning. a frosty start in scotland and northern parts of england. in the south, a little milder, rain across southern parts of england and wales and into the midlands, and as wet weather moves northwards into cold air so we will find sleet and snow. we still have this yellow warning out from the met office. the area has changed a bit so we are seeing snow less likely

in the midlands and extending into northern ireland. while there is snow to low levels, it is mainly over the hills with significant hills over the higher hills bringing disruption. we have snow continuing into the evening across northern england, northern ireland and heading into southernmost parts of scotland, another band of wet weather coming into the south of england before midnight. that will bring a mixture of rain, sleet and snow but we never remove that block of colder air in scotland so we will find snow developing more widely, away from the east coast, more snow in the northern pennines as well. cold easterly wind in scotland. furthersouth, milder, more likely to have rain which could be on the heavy side.

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photography competition. we start with breaking news from pakistan. at least 20 people have been killed, and dozens injured in two reported