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UN calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

It follows the first stages of an Israeli military offensive on Gaza City.

UN secretary general Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as the Israeli military says it has began the first stages of an assault on Gaza City. We speak to an Israeli reservist.

Russia plays down talks between its leader Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's President Zelensky as Nato countries look to strengthen security guarantees for Ukraine in case of a peace deal. We look at what these guarantees might be with somebody who knows Nato well.

And a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, which was agreed at the end of last month, is still holding. Relations between the two south east Asian neighbours remain very tense. Around forty people are believed to have died in five days of fighting, sparked by a long-standing dispute over their border. We look the continuing war of words between the two countries.

Presenters: James Copnall and Pria Rai

(Photo: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Credit: Franck Robichon/EPA)

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