Last minute hitch in Gaza ceasefire deal
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Alex Ritson, and at 14 hours GMT on Thursday 16th January, these are our main stories. Israel is delaying a cabinet vote on the Gaza ceasefire deal after accusing Hamas of reneging on elements of the agreement. Its forces have continued to pound the territory, killing more than 70 people. South Korea's arrested president has refused to take part in a second day of questioning over his attempt to impose martial law. Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket has successfully reached orbit on its delayed inaugural flight, but failed to land as scheduled on an offshore platform. Also in this podcast, the Indian actor Saif Ali Khan is said to be out of danger following surgery after he was stabbed by an intruder at his home. And Pakistan's national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines, is being accused of poor taste with its latest advert.
The ad, for those who haven't seen it, features France's tricolour flag, a mid-flight PIA plane heading straight for the Eiffel Tower and the words, ''Paris, we're coming today.'' We begin with the Middle East and fears of last-minute hitches are dogging the Gaza ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, which was announced in Qatar on Wednesday. A planned vote by the Israeli cabinet on the Gaza ceasefire has been delayed. Israel has accused Hamas of backtracking on parts of the agreement. A BBC correspondent says Hamas is trying to get one or two of its members on the list of Palestinian prisoners to be freed. On the Israeli side, a far-right party in the governing coalition has demanded that Israel ensures it can resume fighting as soon as the first phase of the ceasefire ends. In Gaza itself, Israel has continued to carry out strikes. Mark Lowen is in Tel Aviv.
We are here on Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, a place that has become very much the focal point of the trauma that Israelis have felt since the 7th of October, those Hamas attacks which killed 1,200 people and in which 250 were taken hostage into Gaza. But the trauma, it is hoped here... will be somewhat alleviated by the ceasefire deal that was announced last night in the Qatari capital, Doha, between Israel and Hamas, that is due to go into place on Sunday. A ceasefire deal that could also ease the pain and suffering in Gaza, where more than 46,000 people have been killed there, and which would allow the return of some of the displaced people. to return home to rebuild what is left of their shattered lives. Now, the Israeli cabinet was due to meet to discuss and vote through that deal this morning, but it has been delayed with a statement from the Israeli prime minister's office accusing Hamas of reneging on parts of the agreement to try to
to try to extract last-minute concessions, saying that the cabinet will not meet until mediators report that Hamas has accepted all the terms. There has been some pushback from Hamas on that.
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Speakers
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Alex Ritson 8 min
Evan Davis 3 min
Sebastian Usher 3 min
Celia Hatton 2 min
Shaima Khalil 2 min
Yogita Lemoye 2 min
Mark Lowen 1 min
John Morgan 1 min
Jeremy Bowen 1 min
Dr Ken Kramer 1 min
Josh Hartnett 1 min
President Biden 1 min
Narrator 1 min
Emma Barnett 1 min
Unknown Gaza Resident
Lando Norris
Ronnie Moretz
Protester
Rocket Launch Countdown
Israeli Family Member
Amal Rajan
Chanting Crowd