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In Israel, memorial events have been

taking place to mark 2 years since Hamas

launched its attacks on the 7th of

October. Around 1,200 people were killed

by Hamas that day, and 251 others were

taken hostage. 48 of those are still in

Gaza, though more than half of them are

feared dead. In response, Israel's

military launched a campaign in Gaza.

More than 67,000

people have been killed there, according

to the Hamasrun Health Ministry. But

could we be on the brink of an end to

the conflict? Today in Egypt, indirect

talks between Israel and the

Palestinians have been taking place to

try to agree President Trump's plan to

end the war. We'll have more from Jeremy

Burn on the plan and the situation in

Gaza in a moment. But first, our Middle

East correspondent Lucy Williamson

reports from Jerusalem.

At the Nova Festival site today, they

tried to ignore the sounds of war across

the border. Tens of thousands of guards

and dead haven't repaired the wounds of

survivors here.

Ramy came here on the 7th of October to

rescue people. Posing as an attacker, he

saved one young woman from her Hamas

captives. But there are ghosts here of

those he couldn't save.

I feel a lot of pain because I saw what

happened here. The ground we are

standing on held bodies and bodies

parts. For me, every tree has a meaning.

I know what happened to these trees.

I know who was tied to these trees.

Hundreds of festival goers were hunted

down by Hamas gunman as the sun rose

that day. Dozens more were taken

hostage.

22-year-old Libby rang her mother to say

she'd been shot in the stomach and that

her friend and everyone around her was

dead.

And then she said, "Mommy, they're

coming to shoot me again."

The terrorists, they they saw that she's

alive. They saw that she's speaking on

the phone and they come for less than

one meter and we heard the shots that

killed her again.

Two years on, she says she doesn't feel

safer here. I asked her what would help.

I think that all the leaders should go.

It's like in the computer that you're

doing a control delete and you're doing

a end task. We should end the this task

should be ended.

It's been 2 years since Benjamin

Netanyahu vowed to restore Israel's

security, but the sounds of the war in

Gaza are still echoing around this site.

And Benjamin Netanyahu, once known as

Mr. Security, is facing the question of

whether that war can ever repair the

mistakes that led to this.

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Mr. Netanyahu has faced growing pressure

to end the war and bring the hostages

home. But with elections due next year,

he knows that few at these protests

would ever vote for him.

His own voters views on the war are

mixed. In this Netanyahu stronghold in

Jerusalem, people were preparing for the

Jewish holiday of Sukkot.

If Benjamin Netanyahu goes along with

Trump's plan, what would you say to him?

That is crazy. It's crazy.

He'd lose your support.

You lose everything.

But I don't think it's that it's what

he's going to do. Maybe it's what he

tell, but it's not what he's going to

do. Tonight in Tel Aviv, a minute's

silence for the victims of the attacks.

But this is a divided country led by a

man who promised security. How much war

will it take to persuade Israelis he

didn't fail them back then. Lucy

Williamson, BBC News, Jerusalem.

As talks to end the war continue in

Egypt, a US team is on its way to the

negotiations. Today, President Trump

says there is a really good chance a

deal can be agreed. His peace plan

presented together with Israel's Prime

Minister Netanyahu and agreed in part by

Hamas these major sticking points for

both sides to resolve. But it does

specify that if a ceasefire is agreed,

Israel will stop all military

operations. Hamas will release all

living and dead hostages within 72 hours

of the ceasefire. Then aid would be able

to move freely into Gaza and eventually

redevelopment would begin. After two

years of war in Gaza, the UN estimates

more than 90% of homes are thought to

have been damaged or destroyed with

hundreds of thousands of people

displaced. Hamas have been significantly

reduced as a fighting force, but not

eliminated. Israel doesn't allow

international journalists, including the

BBC, into Gaza. Our international

editor, Jeremy Bones, sent this report

from Jerusalem.

To mark the anniversary, Hamas released

an AI animation celebrating the attacks

on Israel two years ago. The commentary

calls on God to humiliate Israel. It

claims Hamas shattered the myth of

Israeli invincibility. The video

reincarnates leaders Israel has killed.

This is Yahi Sinoir, chief architect of

the 7th of October, who tried to down an

Israeli drone with a stick in his last

moments. The video says Palestinians

cannot surrender.

In Gaza, which Israel does not let us

enter to report freely, reality is a

long way from AI. 2 years of war and

more than 67,000, mostly civilians

killed by Israel, according to the

Hamasrun Health Ministry means 2 million

Gardens are following the talks in

Egypt, hoping desperately for a

ceasefire. This is suede filmed by a

freelance team working for the BBC

displaced from his home like most

gardens.

He says, "We've been under this brutal

occupation for nearly two years. We're

praying for a ceasefire and for success

in the negotiations. People are fed up

with this. They are tired of war."

This is Naz also displaced.

She says, "I follow the news closely. I

tell myself there's progress. Be

optimistic. Then when night comes, we

have nothing more than increased

shelling on the tents of displaced

people in the areas they claim are safe.

On the streets, is trying to show it's

still in charge. A fortnight ago, it

carried out a public execution of men it

said had collaborated with Israel.

They were kicked over and moments later

shot dead. Hamas wants to keep some

weapons, fearing revenge attacks. A few

days ago, this Hamas squad was in a gun

battle with a clan it saw as a threat.

Israel intervened, killing the Hamas men

with a drone.

From Jerusalem, I reached a human rights

activist in Gaza, Halil Abu Shamala. He

accepts Hamas still has a significant

following, but he's had enough.

So tell me, do you think Hamas is

finished? I think that it is too late.

This is my point of view. It is too late

for Hamas to uh to renew or to call

people or to ask people to accept them

again.

But what about the West Bank where

Jewish settlers attack Palestinians

almost every day? This was near Napas.

The West Bank, the biggest part of the

land the UK and others recognize as

Palestine, is not mentioned in the Trump

peace plan, raising Palestinian

suspicions.

So, the first risk is uh the possibility

that Netanyahu could undermine the talks

again.

Uh the second thing that worries all of

us and all Palestinians as a matter of

fact is that everybody is worried that

if Netanyahu or once Netanyahu gets his

captives, he will reactivate the war.

The third big problem is the issue of

withdrawal from Gaza. It's not clear if

he's if they're really planning to

withdraw and from where are they going

to withdraw.

Just outside Jerusalem, Israel has

authorized a major expansion of Jewish

settlements illegal under international

law. Its prime minister says this land

is ours. The Israeli government is very

open about why it wants to build on

these hills to stop the creation of a

viable and independent Palestine.

Donald Trump says that he can bring

peace to the entire Middle East.

The talks in Egypt are not going to do

that. They can potentially, if they

overcome a lot of obstacles,

be an endgame for the war in Gaza. But

the overall conflict will continue.

With Gaza in ruins, Israel wants to

declare victory after the talks in

Egypt. Hamas wants to survive somehow

and rebuild itself.

That sounds like an impossible circle to

square. Jeremy Bowen, BBC News,

Jerusalem.

So Jeremy, we can talk to to Jeremy in

Jerusalem now. So talks are taking place

in Egypt now. What chance is this time

of getting a peace deal?

Well, the uh the general opinion is that

this is actually a good chance. And what

makes it different is that President

Donald Trump is putting pressure not

just on Hamas and there is no political

penalty for American presidents to put

pressure on Hamas or the Palestinians,

but he's also putting pressure on

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime

minister, and that is a new thing. It's

not something that Joe Biden would have

done. And that's probably got them now

to the negotiating table. But they're

talking about Trump's 20point plan. Now,

to be honest, it's pretty vague in a lot

of places there. There's precious little

detail. It's more like a framework. So

what they're trying to do is fill in the

gaps with precision, with language, with

maps, with timetables, things like that

exchange of hostages for Palestinian

prisoners, things like whether or not

Hamas will be allowed to keep any kinds

of weapons. A really difficult agenda

and trying to get into the detail means

that's when the obstacles will emerge.

And how do they get over that? The

crucial thing, I think, is continued

American pressure on both sides because

between the Israelis and Hamas, there

is, as you'd expect, zero trust or

goodwill.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Israel /ˈɪzreɪəl/ B1	noun - A country in the Middle East.
Hamas /ˈhɑːməs/ B1	noun - A Palestinian Sunni-Islamist fundamentalist organization
attack /əˈtæk/ A2	noun - a violent physical or verbal assault verb - to take aggressive action against (a place or person), especially with weapons or physical force.
killed /kɪld/ A2	verb - to cause the death of a person or animal
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or considered collectively
Gaza /ˈɡɑːzə/ B1	noun - A Palestinian territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea
military /ˈmɪlətri/ B1	adjective - relating to the armed forces or the defense of a country noun - the armed forces of a country
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between countries or groups within a country.
President /ˈprezɪdənt/ B1	noun - the elected head of a republic.
Trump /trʌmp/ B1	noun - Former US President
Jerusalem /dʒəˈruːsələm/ B1	noun - A city in the Middle East, claimed as a capital by both Israel and Palestine
site /saɪt/ B1	noun - a place where something is located or where something happened.
woman /ˈwʊmən/ A1	noun - an adult human female
shot /ʃɒt/ B1	verb - past tense of shoot: fire a bullet or other projectile from a gun. noun - the act of firing a gun
mother /ˈmʌðər/ A1	noun - a woman in relation to her child or children.
security /sɪˈkjʊərəti/ B1	noun - the state of being free from danger or threat
hostages /ˈhɒstɪdʒɪz/ B2	noun - a person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a condition.
country /ˈkʌntri/ A1	noun - a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.
victims /ˈvɪktɪmz/ B1	noun - a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.
peace /piːs/ A2	noun - freedom from disturbance; tranquility.