Israel-Gaza: Biden hopes for a ceasefire by next week

US President Joe Biden has said Israel has agreed in principle not to launch military action in the Gaza Strip during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, as negotiations for a temporary ceasefire between Hamas and Israel continue. Speaking on US television, Mr Biden said a pause in fighting could begin on Monday, about a week before the start of Ramadan. In the Newshour studio- our Gaza correspondent Rushdi Abualouf, who had been reporting from inside Gaza for us, until he moved to Istanbul for safety.

Also in the programme: a court in the Netherlands has handed down several life sentences in the biggest criminal trial in Dutch history. Ridouan Taghi was one of three defendants jailed for life; and we hear about the very small fish which can make a very loud noise.

(Photo: Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, 27 February, 2024. Credit: Mohammed Salem/Reuters)