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Protesters in Europe, Australia, and

South America have taken to the streets

to condemn Israel's interception of an

aid flatillaa challenging the blockade

of Gaza. The Israelis detained more than

400 foreign activists aboard 40 vessels

and plan to deport them. The Israeli

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said

the Israeli Navy had repelled a campaign

of delegitimization against Israel.

Inside Gaza, officials say Israeli

strikes killed at least 52 people on

Thursday. Meanwhile, thousands of

Palestinians continue to flee Gaza City

amid an ongoing Israeli ground offensive

to take full control of the area.

Meanwhile, the White House says

President Trump will draw a red line on

how long to wait for Hamas to respond to

a US proposal aimed at ending the war in

Gaza. On Tuesday, Mr. Trump said that

Hamas had 3 to four days to reply to his

20point framework which has largely been

accepted by Israel. While our

correspondent Barbara Platt Usher spoke

to us from Jerusalem with the latest on

the detained activists.

>> The last number I saw of those who'd

been detained was 443

foreign activists from many different

countries. A lot of them from Europe,

some of them from South America. So you

had widespread protests once they were

detained. protests in Spain, in Belgium,

uh in Switzerland, in Italy. In Italy,

they're calling a strike today to show

solidarity, also protests in Bonaris, in

Brazilia. Uh so very widespread reaction

to what happened. A number of harsh

commendations from several governments,

from Colombia, uh from Turkey. Um but

the Israelis uh say that they handled

this responsibly. They uh said it was a

major operation because there were some

42 boats. They picked up the activists

in international waters. Uh, and they

filmed themselves doing that and posted

clips later saying that all of the

activists were safe. They also said that

they had checked the boats looking for

this aid that the flutilla was carrying

up there. They didn't really find much

which they say uh basically bolstered

their claim that this was all a stunt or

a provocation but it was in actual fact

a very highprofile demonstration of

opposition to Gaza's to the to the

blockade of Gaza where famine has been

declared the intense international

opposition to it that has been growing.

Uh there have been a number there were a

number of famous or high-profile people

on board the grandson of Nelson Mandela

several European politicians. So, uh, it

does show that global solidarity with

the Palestinians has been growing over

the past year.

>> Yeah. Let's talk about Gaza because the

Israeli military push there continues.

Um, and the, uh, we are awaiting the

response from Hamas to the peace plan

put forward by President Trump. Um,

what's the latest on that? President

Trump saying he's drawing a red line.

He'd given he'd given a sort of loose

time frame, hadn't he, of sort three or

four days.

Yes, he gave that loose time frame early

in the week. So that would be about now

really, but he didn't make it a firm

deadline. Still, everybody is waiting to

see what Hamas says to the peace plan.

The mediators, Qatar, Turkey, Egypt are

pressing very hard for Hamas to accept

this plan, even though they themselves

have reservations about it, but they see

it as a way that could end the war. Now

BBC sources um say that they have uh

made contact or that the mediators have

made contact with the head of the

military wing uh in Gaza, Isadina Hadad.

Uh and they are reporting and we

understand that he is not inclined to

accept the plan that he basically

believes that this is a plan to finish

off Hamas whether the group accepts it

or not and so it's better to fight until

the end. There are a number of problems

that the Hamas has with the plant. In

particular, it calls on the group to

disarm. Uh now, the group has said it

would not disarm until uh a sovereign

Palestinian state was declared. That's

been its position until now. Another

thing that Hamas has problems with is

the demand that all of the hostages,

there are 48 hostages, around 20 of whom

still believed to be alive, be handed

over at the beginning uh of this

process. So in the first 72 hours, all

the hostages would be handed over rather

than in phases like previous ceasefires.

And Hamas sort of sees this as giving

away their only card right at the

beginning, which would make them

vulnerable. They don't trust President

Trump's guarantee that Israel would not

restart the war as soon as it gets its

hostages back, especially after Israel

attacked the Hamas leadership in Qatar.

So these are some of the misgivings that

they have. Uh, it should be said that

the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

Netanyahu accepted the plan officially

in Washington, but in Israel, he has

also been pushing back on the terms in

his statements. For example, he says it

will allow the Israelis to retain parts

of Gaza, which is not what the plan

says. It says they would move to a

security buffer on the edge of the of

the strip. It also says that there's a

there's an insistence there will not be

a Palestinian state, and in fact, the

plan says uh that there's there might be

a credible path to a Palestinian state

if everything works out. So, he has put

his own take on the terms, but right now

uh what everyone is waiting for is to

see how Hamas officially responds to

what many are hoping could be a way to

end the Gaza war. That was Barbara Pasha

reporting there from uh Jerusalem. Um

let's just take another look at those

pictures there. Nine vessels as part of

that uh flatillaa of activists making

their way towards Gaza. As we've been

reporting this morning, uh, Israelis

have detained more than 400 foreign

activists. And those street protests

taking place across Europe, across

Australia, and across South America.

Lots of uh international eyes on that

flatillaa as it uh as it carries

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
protesters /ˈprəʊtɛstərz/ B1	noun - people who take part in a protest
taken /ˈteɪkən/ A2	verb - past participle of 'take'
streets /striːts/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
condemn /kənˈdɛm/ B2	verb - to express strong disapproval of
interception /ˌɪntərˈsɛpʃən/ C1	noun - the action of intercepting something
detained /dɪˈteɪnd/ B1	verb - to keep someone in official custody
foreign /ˈfɒrɪn/ A2	adjective - from a country that is not your own
activists /ˈæktɪvɪsts/ B1	noun - a person who works to achieve political or social change
vessels /ˈvɛslz/ B1	noun - a ship or large boat
deport /dɪˈpɔːt/ B1	verb - to force a person to leave a country
repelled /rɪˈpɛld/ B2	verb - to drive back or fight off
campaign /kæmˈpeɪn/ B1	noun - a series of activities designed to achieve a particular purpose
delegitimization /ˌdiːlɪˌdʒɪtɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən/ C2	noun - the act of making something seem illegal or undesirable
strikes /straɪks/ B1	noun - an instance of an armed force attacking verb - to hit someone or something forcefully
offensive /əˈfɛnsɪv/ B2	noun - a military attack adjective - causing someone to feel upset, insulted, or annoyed.
respond /rɪˈspɒnd/ A2	verb - to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done
proposal /prəˈpəʊzəl/ B1	noun - a plan or suggestion
framework /ˈfreɪmwɜːrk/ C1	noun - a basic structure underlying a system, concept, or text
accepted /əkˈsɛptɪd/ A2	verb - past participle of accept
solidarity /ˌsɒlɪˈdærɪti/ C1	noun - unity or agreement of feeling or action
reaction /riˈækʃən/ B1	noun - something that happens or is felt because of something else
operation /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/ B1	noun - a planned activity involving many people
international /ˌɪntərˈnæʃənəl/ B1	adjective - between or involving different countries
waters /ˈwɔːtərz/ A1	noun - the seas or a sea
opposition /ˌɒpəˈzɪʃən/ B2	noun - the act of opposing or resisting something
famine /ˈfæmɪn/ B2	noun - a severe shortage of food
growing /ˈɡrəʊɪŋ/ A2	verb - present continuous of 'grow' adjective - increasing
officials /əˈfɪʃəlz/ B1	noun - a person who holds a position of authority or responsibility
mediators /ˈmiːdieɪtərz/ C1	noun - a person who tries to end a disagreement between two or more people or groups by talking to them and trying to find things that everyone can agree on
sovereign /ˈsɒvrɪn/ C1	adjective - having independent authority
hostages /ˈhɒstɪdʒɪz/ B2	noun - a person who is captured and held by a captor, who demands that certain things be done to secure their freedom
vulnerable /ˈvʌlnərəbl/ B2	adjective - susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm
misgivings /ˌmɪsˈɡɪvɪŋz/ C1	noun - a feeling of doubt or worry about a future event
officially /əˈfɪʃəli/ B1	adverb - in a formal or official way
retain /rɪˈteɪn/ B2	verb - to keep or continue to have something
security /sɪˈkjʊərɪti/ B1	noun - the state of being free from danger or threat
buffer /ˈbʌfə/ C1	noun - a thing or person that prevents or reduces harm or damage
path /pɑːθ/ A2	noun - a way or course
pictures /ˈpɪktʃərz/ A1	noun - a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person or thing.
vessels /ˈvɛslz/ B1	noun - a ship or large boat
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something