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could be a critical moment in the course of the war in gaza. the israel cabinet has been meeting to vote on a proposed deal that will see hamas released dozens of hostages. they were seized when hamas designated a terrorist organisation by the us and uk launched its attack on israel on october seven. it is thought, in return, israel will release more than 100 palestinian pill prisoners and there will be a four day paul's infighting. amid the hope an announcement from the palestinian islamichhad group that one of the hostages it was holding has died. we start with this report from our senior international correspondent who is in tel aviv. after six long weeks, there is hope. here are some of those who could soon be coming home. oriya is four and loves football and ice cream. and kfir is just ten months old and recently started crawling. he is always smiling,

relatives say. in tel aviv tonight, campaigners standing together as israel's government debated the deal. # just come home... many here would pay any price. the fear is some hostages are already dead. it has been a very long wait, but there is a sense of hope here now. hostages are expected to be released in phases over a number of days, but the families and supporters gathered here know that most of those being held in gaza will not be included in this deal. chen almog is being held with three of her children, including her two young sons. her husband and eldest daughter were killed by hamas. her brother, henri, hopes to get his relatives back soon.

he's been counting the dark days. the bad and the pain is behind. we are going to live with this pain forever but the good thing is in front of us and they will come. what is the first thing you would like to do when you are all together? first to tell them i'm sorry because it's sad and it's a shame what happened. then that i love them. you can imagine hugs for so many days so now, when the time comes, we are going to do it. in return, gaza will get a respite from israel's assault, at least for a few days. israeli troops were still advancing today. food and fuel will be allowed in to the rubble and some palestinian women and children will be released from israeli jails.

israel's prime minister got a warm reception from these troops today. benjamin netanyahu said releasing the hostages was a sacred duty but the war wouldn't stop after they were freed. tonight, there's an empty place at this table for every hostage in gaza. the deal looks set to be approved. if so, the first hostages could be released on thursday or friday. our security correspondent, frank gardner, has more on what the deal is thought to involve. this has been once again an absolutely nail biting, heart wrenching time for the relatives of all those hostages. the deal that's on the table is well known. we know the rough outline of the deal that. up to 50, possibly

even slightly more israeli hostages will be released in batches of around ten to 12 a day over a period of four days. and during that time, there will be a pause in the fighting. but there's clearly some resistance from some quarters within the israeli establishment. there are some, we know that mossad, the israeli intelligence service, who've been very much involved in the negotiations in qatar with hamas indirectly through qatar. we know that mossad are in favour of the deal. they want to get the hostages out. but there are others who are saying that they should perhaps ask for more term, better terms, and that no concessions should be given to hamas after what they did. but nevertheless, i think the prevailing mood is to get this deal done. what it does not mean is an end to the war, sadly. so, the arabic word hudna means truce. and it's — this is a temporary

pause in the fighting. enough to get some of the hostages out, not all of them and enough to get some of the aid in a lot more aid than has been going in, especially fuel. but after that, israel has made it very clear, and specifically prime minister benjamin netanyahu, has made it clear that the war continues. they are determined to prosecute this military campaign to reduce hamas to the point that it can no longer threaten israel. and of course, not even scratching the surface in all of this is any attempt to try and resolve the bigger palestinian—israeli question of how can two peoples live side by side in the future in peace and security. i spoke to phil andrew who is a former fbi hostage negotiator and he explained what happens behind—the—scenes in these situations. this is a very tense moment in these negotiations. been going on for we but hammering out the

very delicate details of how this is going to be effectuated so that there is not any miscommunication, no mistakes are made and that if there are mistakes that there is an easy way to communicate that so that it does not put the hostages at risk, two, it does not trip up because our sources are saying that this is going to be phased in. a few hostages each day so it will require a lot of verification and just for these negotiations to have taken place and to reach this point, a great amount of interaction and trust had to be built with parties who are literally in a conflict with each other right now. , ., , y , conflict with each other right now. , ., , , , ., now. obviously these are unique circumstances. _ now. obviously these are unique circumstances. we _ now. obviously these are unique circumstances. we have - now. obviously these are unique circumstances. we have daily . circumstances. we have daily airstrikes in a number of hostages who are quite unwell.

how does the hostage negotiations that you have experienced differ from this situation?— experienced differ from this situation? . ., , , situation? the complexity. the number of _ situation? the complexity. the number of parties _ situation? the complexity. the number of parties involved. - number of parties involved. often when we negotiate we can get at least close to the actual decision maker and in this case it is very much relying on important intermediaries who are carrying the message and it is so important to make sure that you are getting the right information and that it is accurate and that there is transparency to it. and each layer adds a matter of complexity to it because the intermediary is have interests and interpretations and for this to be effectuated effectively, and safely where trust and verification can take place, it requires an incredible high level of co—ordination.

incredible high level of co-ordination.- incredible high level of co-ordination. . ., ., co-ordination. there are a lot of regional— co-ordination. there are a lot of regional brokers _ co-ordination. there are a lot of regional brokers in - co-ordination. there are a lot of regional brokers in this - of regional brokers in this deal, the us and the fbi are also involved. what do you see as their separate roles in the discussions?— as their separate roles in the discussions? some are there to help bring _ discussions? some are there to help bring credibility, _ discussions? some are there to help bring credibility, bring - help bring credibility, bring the ability to simply communicate to the dialogue. others are there to bring the skills of very careful listening so that you can understand the nuances of someone else's understanding of what both they are proposing, whether they are prepared to do, how they are going to get that done and the degree to which they actually have control to do the things that they say they can do. some of they say they can do. some of the things that we know is that hamas is fractured and there are many set and elements within it and many hostages are not in the same place or

controlled by the same sort of jail guards or prison guards. so the ability to communicate with them and get the hostages delivered from certain time and place safely and not have any intervening incidents that may disrupt this is really important and all the dialogue requires very, very careful listening, building trust, the ability to verify and at some point then a belief in the ability to get this done. briefly, because we are running out of time, in your experience, what are the most important rules of hostage negotiation in a crisis like this? we heard about a phased release. what happens if a majority of hostages are released?— majority of hostages are released? ., , , ., ., released? the most important thin . s released? the most important things are _ released? the most important things are the _ released? the most important things are the ability - released? the most important things are the ability to build l things are the ability to build a level of credibility and trust and then have opportunity

to verify that and i think the phased approach is what we are seeing was negotiated. so that some hostages will be released each day and, hopefully, this could be the single most important thing since this conflict began because we actually have the parties cooperating and doing something that they both agree to and that they both agree to and that may lead to additional dialogue to release more hostages and, potentially, talking about this crisis and how it could be resolved. former fbi negotiator phil andrew there. in other news, south korea says it will take steps to suspend parts of an inter— korean agreement designed to lower military tension. it follows the announcement last night from north korea that it successfully put a military spy satellite into orbit after two failed launches this year. us

condemned the launches a brazen violation of un sanctions. in the last few minutes the united nations released a statement saying that the secretary general strongly condemns the launch of yet another military satellite using ballistic missile technology by the democratic people's republic of china. we will cross live to seoul in the next few minutes for a detailed look at all the reaction in south korea so stay with us for that. turning now to myanmar for a with us for that. turning now to myanmarfor a moment with us for that. turning now to myanmar for a moment where the united nations has expressed concern over the escalating conflict. fighting across the country has entered and fourth week, sparked by a surprise offensive against the militaryjunta by an alliance of ethnic armed groups near the border with china. 2 million people are estimated to have been displaced by the fighting. john sefton is the asia advocacy directory human rights watch and he told me more about

the fighting. it is unclear what caused these attacks. the myanmar hunter has been engaged in attacks against the people of myanmar and against ethnic armed troops in the peoples defence forces for well over two years since the coup in february. but what we saw last month and going into this month was a co—ordinated attack that was taken by several armed groups, assisted by peoples defence groups against the junta. they retook towns and border crossings and reportedly captured hundreds of myanmar military troops. this is a new development - myanmar military troops. tn 3 is a new development in the post— coup world but i will stress that the junta has been fighting its own people, the people of myanmar, for a very long time. people of myanmar, for a very long time-— long time. this situation in the country _ long time. this situation in the country has _ long time. this situation in

the country has been - long time. this situation in the country has been bad, | the country has been bad, especially since the coup. what concerns do you have for the civilians who are caught in this latest fighting? the question is what will happen with the myanmar military. lmilli with the myanmar military. will they retaliate? _ with the myanmar military. it they retaliate? they have a long track record going back decades of unfettered brutality. they routinely engage in attacks on civilians intentionally and they launch indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks reportedly on military objectives with often kill civilians. they used forced labour and have a track record of sexual violence including mass rape and so if they respond with a campaign to take back the territories that they have lost we could see massive human rights abuses. at the same time, you know, we recognise that right now the outside world is taking notice and this may be a moment for the government of china and the government of india to bring

what they already know to the attention of the world which is that the situation in myanmar poses a threat to their security. the border of china and the border of india are both spilling over with displaced people and criminal enterprises and fleeing soldiers so this destabilising regional impact which leads us to wonder whether the un security council should now put the situation in myanmar back on its agenda as it did one year ago. on its agenda as it did one year ago-— year ago. ifi can 'ump in here, year ago. ifi can 'ump in here. you h year ago. ifi canjump in here, you mentioned - year ago. if i can jump in i here, you mentioned china, year ago. if i can jump in - here, you mentioned china, what role can china play here? a lot of the fighting is on the border with china, isn't it? the operation on the chinese border appears to have been at least condoned by the chinese authorities. they obviously were very upset there were chinese nationals trafficked into me and mark cycle scam centres the indian government is about displacement in

marriage paul which has its own problems unconnected to this. we think the chinese government which did allow un security council to debate and even pass a resolution on myanmar last december may not be signalling to other partners including the united states, european union partners and japan and south korea which both come in the security council that they are ready to actually take action. arms embargo or un observers on the ground. the arms embargo or un observers on the ground-— the ground. the fighting in myanmar— the ground. the fighting in myanmar has _ the ground. the fighting in myanmar has also - the ground. the fighting in myanmar has also sparkedj the ground. the fighting in i myanmar has also sparked an increase in the number of people seeking safety outside the country. the united nations refugee agency says around 200 refugees arrived in indonesia by c on tuesday. the group which included men, women and children landed in the country 's western province late in the evening local time. afp reports

according to local officials, more than 1000 refugees have landed in the last week alone. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. england's chief medical officer, professor sir chris whitty, has said the first covid lockdown in march 2020 was imposed "a bit too late". he told the inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic, that public health issues meant it was important to be cautious, and that "going too early" also posed a risk. lancashire police have been criticised for the way they handled the investigation into the disappearance of nicola bulley. the 45—year—old mother of two vanished near the river wire in january and was found dead three weeks later. a review by the college of policing found that the release of personal information about her by the police was avoidable and unnecessary. the department of health says officials will visit turkey

to discuss regulations around medical and cosmetic tourism. it comes after 31—year—old melissa kerr died in hospital in istanbul in 2019, during what's known as brazilian butt—lift surgery. you're live with bbc news. let's get more on north korea layers launch of a military spy rocket. great to see you. tell us about the timing of this launch. , , ,., , launch. this is something kym johnson has — launch. this is something kym johnson has been _ launch. this is something kym johnson has been working - launch. this is something kym johnson has been working on i launch. this is something kym l johnson has been working on for a very long time. getting a spy satellite into space has been on his five year military plan. this is because it would give him a military advantage. allow him a military advantage. allow him to monitor south korean and us troops on the insular and allow him to plot his own

attacks more accurately. this is actually his third attempt at launching one of the satellites this year after two of its attempts failed. one in may and one in august. he had said he would try again in october and that got pushed to november. we didn't know this launch was coming and they have been working to refine this technology. the south koreans are saying this time they believe north korea has had help from russia. remember back when can matt blackman prison, he hinted he was prepared to help them burn satellites but we have no evidence at this stage about what or if russia did in fact give north korea help with this. there will be much speculation about this in coming days. north korea has been working on this technology for a very long time and seeking to improve on its own. south korea's president is out of the country at the moment.

we heard they are pulling out of the 2018 agreement designed to reduce tensions. has there been any other reaction? yes. this is very — been any other reaction? yes. this is very significant. - been any other reaction? yes. this is very significant. this i this is very significant. this agreement was signed between the north and south back in 2018. after a period are particularly high tension on the peninsula and the point of this agreement was to try and limit skirmishes across the border and prevent escalations. what it did was restrict what the both militaries could do around the border area and created a no—fly zone. it meant they could not fly, the constant plans and reconnaissance drones to monitor each other and slightly as close detail. the south koreans have been saying for a few months now is the surveillance capabilities are too constrained by this deal. now with north korea having launched this reconnaissance satellite on the run, they say they cannot abide by this anymore. this morning they have announced they are suspending

parts of the steel which means they will be able to send own reconnaissance planes up to monitor north korea. experts have been warning if south korea were to do this, it could actually make the chance of these cross—border skirmishes and escalations more likely. thank you for bringing us up—to—date. the palestinian football team has lost 1—0 to australia in a world cup qualifier that was moved from the west bank to kuwait because of the war in gaza. three of its players missed the game as they're stuck in gaza. yogita limaye reports from ramallah in the west bank. parts of her report were filmed by amro talabash in gaza. stuck in gaza, displaced, under the threat of bombardment. ibrahim abuimeir

should have been on a football pitch, training for the world cup qualifiers with the rest of the palestinian team. this is what's left of his home after a bombing struck the adjoining house and killed more than a dozen of his neighbours. translation: 1,” people died here. we found only one of the bodies intact. the others were ripped apart. two bodies are still under the rubble. we haven't been able to dig them out. we've had to identify people from parts of their bodies. my grandparents were injured. it took us two days to pull them out. his grandfather has recovered now, but a daily struggle for water and food continues. amid the grief of war, there's also heartache of losing out on the opportunity of a lifetime in a sport where careers

usually have a short span. ibrahim was described as one of the stars of the palestinian defence by his team's trainer. translation: i haven't played for 44 days. - each day gets harder than the previous one, and i'm constantly scared for my life. away from gaza, in the west bank, we met one of the palestinian national team's trainers, ehab abujazar. his father died of an illness in gaza on the second day of the war. he wasn't able to attend the funeral. ahab's family is moving from one place to another for safety. thousands of people have been killed in gaza. amidst these circumstances, why is it important that the palestinian team play football? translation: football. is notjust a game for us. it is a matter through which we strive for our independence. it's a symbol of our resistance and our aspiration to achieve

an officially recognised state for every palestinian. war sweeps up everything in its path. ibrahim feels grateful to have survived so far, but it is a bleak life without the sport that gave it meaning. yogita limaye, bbc news, ramallah. news we are getting in from the writers newsagency, israel's prime minister office has said they voted in favour for a proposed deal of some of those hostages held in gaza. israel's prime ministerassessed 50 hostages, women and children, are to be released over four days during which they will be a pause in fighting. it's real is cabinet had been meeting to vote on that deal that would see the release of dozens of

hostages. they received when hamas launched an attack on october seven. hamas launched an attack on octoberseven. israel's hamas launched an attack on october seven. israel's prime minister 's office saying a deal has been reached and parliament has voted in favour. the hostages will be released during a four day pause in fighting. that news coming in from writers now. that is all the time we have on bbc news. thank you. hello. some changes in the feel of our weather over the next few days. tuesday brought temperatures generally around the average for the time of year. it was a little bit chilly in some locations. for wednesday, westerly winds introducing milder air and double digit temperatures for the majority. but then the end of the week will bring northerly winds and something colder. in the short term, wednesday morning brings high pressure to the south of us, low pressure to the north.

and this frontal system between this warm front here and this cold front here, a wedge of warm or at least mild air. within that wedge of mild air, a lot of cloud, that cloud producing some rain at times, particularly across hills in the north and the west. that rain enhanced by a weather front in the north of scotland. pretty cloudy for northern ireland, northern england, north wales, the odd spot of rain. further south and east, a few brighter glimpses on what will be a breezy day, in fact, a windy one across the northern half of the uk. temperatures, though, in double digits forjust about all of us broadly 11—14 celsius. now, as we head through wednesday night, we will see this frontal system starting to journey southwards, outbreaks of rain with that. ahead of it, a lot of cloud, it is going to be very mild. behind that frontal system, we will just start to introduce something a little bit colder. it will turn increasingly windy, too, across the north of scotland. so here's our weather front for thursday.

it'll be moving southwards. it's a cold front you'll notice, that means the air behind it is going to be turning colder. so here's ourfrontal system — this is the dividing line ahead of it. a lot of cloud through the day on thursday. behind the weather front, sunny spells and showers. some of those showers turning wintry over high ground in northern scotland. gales developing in the far north here. it really will feel cold by the end of the afternoon. furthersouth, holding on to something milder. but by friday, all of us into these northerly winds, some showers which will be wintry, especially over higher ground in the north, perhaps even to lower levels in the far north for a time. some decent spells of sunshine, still 11 celsius in cardiff and plymouth, but most places feeling colder than that. in fact, when we factor in the strength of the wind, it will feel subzero for some parts of eastern and northeastern scotland. into the weekend, we stick with a chilly feel. there will be quite a lot of dry weather, though, and some spells of sunshine. bye for now.

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willing to join the tech giant from openai. hello and welcome to asia business report. we begin with the $4 billion settlement that aims to bring to a close one year's long us government investigation into the world's largest crypto currency exchange. as part of the deal, the co—founder and chief executive of binance will step down and plead guilty to violating us anti— money laundering laws. we have more from new york. $5 laundering laws. we have more from new york.— from new york. as part of the lea from new york. as part of the plea agreement _ from new york. as part of the plea agreement the _ from new york. as part of the plea agreement the ceo - from new york. as part of the plea agreement the ceo will. plea agreement the ceo will step down and pay a $50 million fine. binance will pay a $4.3 billion fine. company will accept the of a monitor. they pled guilty to knowingly failing to prevent money laundering and sanctions violations on its side and

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