Day: October 4, 2025
Statement from PM’s office made no mention of US president’s demand that Israel must stop bombing Gaza ‘immediately’
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said that Israel is preparing for an “immediate implementation” of the first stage of Trump’s Gaza plan for the release of Israeli hostages after Hamas agreed to release hostages and some other terms in a US plan to end the war.
The Palestinian militant group on Friday issued its response to Trump’s 20-point plan after the US president gave Hamas until Sunday to accept or face grave consequences.
Exclusive: Executives at corporation say media monitoring and anti-disinformation are vital to national security
BBC bosses are lobbying to use the UK’s defence budget to help pay for the embattled World Service, arguing that aspects of the service should qualify as vital for national security.
Senior executives at the corporation are in talks with officials over whether parts of the service, such as media monitoring and anti-disinformation, should count towards Britain’s security, as they attempt to avoid cuts of tens of millions of pounds.