hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. i wanted all to ensure they could express their views and all sides of the house can vote. as it was, and particularly the snp were ultimately unable to vote on their proposition. a very serious matter indeed has descended into a huge row about parliamentary procedure and it leads —— leaves the house of commons speaker under a lot of pressure. the knesset voted overwhelmingly to oppose any attempt to unilaterally impose a palestinian state on israel. it isa it is a reflection of an israeli political system taking on its heels and resisting any notion that israel

will be dictated to by anyone. —— digging in its heels. a vote on gaza in the uk house of commons turns into a spectacle, the speaker of the house apologises. we will bring you the latest. at least 60 russian troops have been killed in an apparent ukrainian strike on a russian army site in an occupied part of the eastern region of donestk. as we approach the two year mark on russia's invasion of ukraine. we'll be assessing where the conflict stands. the latest test firing of the uk's trident missile fails for the second time in a row. the government says it has "absolute confidence in the system it's an embarrassment, but where does it leave britain's nuclear deterrent? we start in westminster.

british politicians had gathered in the house of commons this evening to vote on whether to call for a ceasefire in gaza, but it ended in scenes of chaos in the chamber. this was a walk—out of members of the scottish national party and the conservatives in protest at the way the vote was handled. it was after the speaker of the house sir lindsay hoyle was acccused of hijacking the debate by selecting both a labour amendment and a government amendment. he had been expected only to select the government amendment seeking an "immediate humanitarian pause" to the israel hamas conflict. sir lindsay hoyle has apologised to mps. let's hear some of what he had to say: i regret how it has ended up. this was not _ i regret how it has ended up. this was not my— i regret how it has ended up. this was not my intention. i wanted that

all to— was not my intention. i wanted that all to ensure they could express their_ all to ensure they could express their views and all sides of the house — their views and all sides of the house could speak. as it was and particularly — house could speak. as it was and particularly the snp were ultimately unable _ particularly the snp were ultimately unable to— particularly the snp were ultimately unable to vote on their proposition. i unable to vote on their proposition. lam, _ unable to vote on their proposition. lam. and _ unable to vote on their proposition. lam. and i— unable to vote on their proposition. iam, and i regret, that it has ended— iam, and i regret, that it has ended up— iam, and i regret, that it has ended up like that in this position, that was— ended up like that in this position, that was never my intention for it to end _ that was never my intention for it to end up — that was never my intention for it to end up like this. i was absolutely convinced that the decision— absolutely convinced that the decision was done with the right intentions. the decision was done with the right intentions. ,, , ., ~ decision was done with the right intention— decision was done with the right intentions. ,, , ., ~ ., ., , intentions. the speaker of the house there, sir lindsay _ intentions. the speaker of the house there, sir lindsay hoyle. _ intentions. the speaker of the house there, sir lindsay hoyle. to - intentions. the speaker of the house there, sir lindsay hoyle. to get - there, sir lindsay hoyle. to get more on what has been happening —— happening, we canjoin my colleague at the commons. ijust happening, we canjoin my colleague at the commons. i just want to start with trying to work out what exactly has happened in the last hour and what exactly was voted through the

end? i what exactly was voted through the end? , ., ., , what exactly was voted through the end? ., end? i shall do my best but it has been one of— end? i shall do my best but it has been one of those _ end? i shall do my best but it has been one of those evenings - end? i shall do my best but it has| been one of those evenings where end? i shall do my best but it has - been one of those evenings where we have been struggling to keep on what has been going on, it has been very chaotic. earlier on today we had a debate about whether or not the uk parliament should call for an immediate ceasefire in gaza, a debate put forward by the snp. the labour party put forward their own amendment which was slightly different, calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. the house speaker said there could be a vote on the labour amendment to the snp motion and the government came up with its own amendment, again fairly similar but different in tone. not calling formally for an immediate ceasefire but a humanitarian pause. so we had a lengthy debate this afternoon, the thinking was there would be a series of votes and because the government have the numbers there amendment would win

out but no, just before the votes, there was utter chaos. lots of mps standing up. the leader of the commons, penny mordaunt, saying the tories did not want to take part, they were really angry with the speaker for allowing the labour amendment to go forward in the first place so some started walking out and there was a vote on whether so, should be sitting in private. eventually they all came back in. the speaker came back and apologised, said he had made a mistake and promised to meet with various party leaders. the upshot was that the labour amendment that ultimately passed because enough conservative mps took part. in theory there should be an immediate humanitarian ceasefire which is the view of the uk parliament, that is a massive oversimplification. oversimplification. let us get some more reaction from john healey. what on earth went on in the past years?

we had the chance to show the britisb— we had the chance to show the british parliament _ we had the chance to show the british parliament at _ we had the chance to show the british parliament at its - we had the chance to show the british parliament at its best, i british parliament at its best, coming — british parliament at its best, coming together— british parliament at its best, coming together to _ british parliament at its best, coming together to call- british parliament at its best, coming together to call flynn| british parliament at its best, - coming together to call flynn into fighting _ coming together to call flynn into fighting and — coming together to call flynn into fighting and gas— coming together to call flynn into fighting and gas are _ coming together to call flynn into fighting and gas are now, - coming together to call flynn into fighting and gas are now, the - fighting and gas are now, the hostages _ fighting and gas are now, the hostages to— fighting and gas are now, the hostages to be _ fighting and gas are now, the hostages to be released, - fighting and gas are now, the i hostages to be released, much fighting and gas are now, the - hostages to be released, much more aid to— hostages to be released, much more aid to go— hostages to be released, much more aid to go into — hostages to be released, much more aid to go into gas _ hostages to be released, much more aid to go into gas at _ hostages to be released, much more aid to go into gas at now— hostages to be released, much more aid to go into gas at now and - hostages to be released, much more aid to go into gas at now and a - aid to go into gas at now and a ceasefire — aid to go into gas at now and a ceasefire which _ aid to go into gas at now and a ceasefire which could - aid to go into gas at now and a ceasefire which could last - aid to go into gas at now and a ceasefire which could last and i ceasefire which could last and become — ceasefire which could last and become a _ ceasefire which could last and become a pathway _ ceasefire which could last and become a pathway towards i ceasefire which could last and become a pathway towards a i ceasefire which could last and i become a pathway towards a two ceasefire which could last and - become a pathway towards a two state peaceful— become a pathway towards a two state peaceful solution _ become a pathway towards a two state peaceful solution in _ become a pathway towards a two state peaceful solution in the _ become a pathway towards a two state peaceful solution in the middle - peaceful solution in the middle east _ peaceful solution in the middle east. instead _ peaceful solution in the middle east. instead we _ peaceful solution in the middle east. instead we showed - peaceful solution in the middle - east. instead we showed westminster at its worst, _ east. instead we showed westminster at its worst, descending _ east. instead we showed westminster at its worst, descending into- east. instead we showed westminster at its worst, descending into a - east. instead we showed westminster at its worst, descending into a row- at its worst, descending into a row about— at its worst, descending into a row about procedure _ at its worst, descending into a row about procedure with _ at its worst, descending into a row about procedure with a _ at its worst, descending into a row about procedure with a boycott - at its worst, descending into a row about procedure with a boycott by| about procedure with a boycott by conservatives, _ about procedure with a boycott by conservatives, a _ about procedure with a boycott by conservatives, a walk—out - about procedure with a boycott by conservatives, a walk—out from i about procedure with a boycott by. conservatives, a walk—out from the snp and _ conservatives, a walk—out from the snp and it— conservatives, a walk—out from the snp and it has— conservatives, a walk—out from the snp and it has done _ conservatives, a walk—out from the snp and it has done nothing - conservatives, a walk—out from the snp and it has done nothing to - conservatives, a walk—out from thel snp and it has done nothing to help the palestinians— snp and it has done nothing to help the palestinians and _ snp and it has done nothing to help the palestinians and nothing - snp and it has done nothing to help the palestinians and nothing to - the palestinians and nothing to advance — the palestinians and nothing to advance the _ the palestinians and nothing to advance the cause _ the palestinians and nothing to advance the cause of— the palestinians and nothing to advance the cause of peace. i the palestinians and nothing to . advance the cause of peace. your opponents _ advance the cause of peace. your opponents are — advance the cause of peace. your opponents are saying _ advance the cause of peace. opponents are saying labour put undue pressure on the speaker to select amendment, did you do that? no, that is rubbish. the speaker was rightly playing his role. he is there to protect the rights of all mps. he was wanting to ensure the

widest possible debate and he wanted to make sure the main plans or propositions from labour, the conservatives and the snp all had a chance to be put to the vote and he is quite right, the rules within which he has to work are outdated. he has asked the procedure committee to look at her view and as mps we should have —— respected that process instead of allowing this to become a chaotic roundabout procedure. so this was not about party politics, the last time there is a vote on the ceasefire, some of your colleagues resigning on the issue, so it was a new interest for the labour amendment to be put forward first? ,, ., , labour amendment to be put forward first? ,, ._ ., ., , first? the snp may have wanted this to be about party _ first? the snp may have wanted this to be about party politics _ first? the snp may have wanted this to be about party politics but - first? the snp may have wanted this to be about party politics but this - to be about party politics but this was a _ to be about party politics but this was a debate that mattered in

parliament, it matter to our communities and countries around the world, _ communities and countries around the world, the _ communities and countries around the world, the view of the british parliament matters and the british people. _ parliament matters and the british people, we could have come together and demanded that the israeli offensive against rafah does not happen, — offensive against rafah does not happen, that hamas releases its hostages — happen, that hamas releases its hostages and the british government should _ hostages and the british government should get alongside allies to call for an— should get alongside allies to call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire _ for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. that would have been a move _ ceasefire. that would have been a move that — ceasefire. that would have been a move that would have helped the palestinians, would have advanced the cause — palestinians, would have advanced the cause of peace and we failed to do that— the cause of peace and we failed to do that today. the cause of peace and we failed to do that today-— do that today. john healey, thank ou ve do that today. john healey, thank you very much- — do that today. john healey, thank you very much. outside _ do that today. john healey, thank you very much. outside today - you very much. outside today hundreds of people protesting and calling for a ceasefire in gaza. this is an issue that a lot of voters care deeply about. today really has not painted british parliament in the best light. the way we move on as the meeting that the speaker is arranging with

different party leaders, his position although he has the support of the labour party is very much under pressure.— of the labour party is very much under ressure. . ~ , ., , . under pressure. thank you very much, live from the — under pressure. thank you very much, live from the central— under pressure. thank you very much, live from the central lobby _ under pressure. thank you very much, live from the central lobby at - live from the central lobby at westminster. the israeli parliament has voted to back prime minister benjamin netanyahu's declaration opposing the �*unilateral�* creation of a palestinian state. in a statement his likud party says 99 out of 120 members voted to support the declaration passed earlier this week by the israeli cabinet. it comes amid growing international pressure to revive efforts to reach a two—state solution to the decades long conflict. this is what the israeli prime minister had to say after the result was announced: the people of israel and their elected representatives are united today as never before. the knesset voted overwhelmingly to oppose any attempt to unilaterally oppose a palestinian state on israel. ——impose. such an attempt will only endanger israel and will prevent the genuine

peace that we all seek. peace can only be achieved after we achieve total victory over hamas and through direct negotiations between the parties, direct negotiations without preconditions. let's cross to our world affairs correspondent paul adams in jerusalem. thank you forjoining us this evening on the context. perhaps not a surprise what we saw today in parliament but what's been the reaction to it? ihlo parliament but what's been the reaction to it?— parliament but what's been the reaction to it? no surprise at all. parliament _ reaction to it? no surprise at all. parliament essentially _ reaction to it? no surprise at all. parliament essentially was - reaction to it? no surprise at all. . parliament essentially was following the lead of the prime minister and his cabinet when they made their views on this very clear last week, rejecting the idea of what the prime minister likes to call international diktat. for mr netanyahu the idea of “p diktat. for mr netanyahu the idea of up palestinian state represents an existential threat to israel and right now with this dreadful war and gaza going on and the memories of

october seven still very raw, it is clear majority of politicians in the knesset agree with him. quite a number of opposition people, people who would like to see mr netanyahu removed from office, were among those supporting this measure. it is an indication of the around as a result of what they see with britain and america talking about the possibility of unilaterally recognising a palestinian state, not at the end of a peace process but at some point during a peace process. that does cause alarm and is a sign of international pressure mounting on israel. at the moment what you see from the government and prime minister and parliament as a country digging its heels in.— digging its heels in. domestically for prime minister _ digging its heels in. domestically for prime minister netanyahu, i digging its heels in. domesticallyj for prime minister netanyahu, so pressure on him to do more to get us hostages home, has there been any movement on any talks or any other

breakthrough in terms of that issue? this is the thing that could unlock all of this, this is the reason why the americans once again vetoed a ceasefire resolution at the united nations security council yesterday. there is this effort under way to try and orchestrate a deal that would see a new ceasefire in place, one that would last notjust a week like last year but for several weeks and the release of the remaining 130 israeli hostages and palestinian prisoners held in israeli jails also being released. a grand bargain that just could mark the end of this dreadful story of the last four months. the impression for the last few weeks has been that the talks on a new deal are going nowhere but this evening, a member of the prime minister's war cabinet said and i quote, there are attempts these days

to promote a new outline and the initial signs that indicate an intention to move forward. that is a little cryptic, it does not sound like someone anticipating an immediate breakthrough but it is the first vaguely optimistic noise we have heard in quite a long time. in washington, the state department spokesman was asked about this and he said we do think there is space to reach an agreement, we want to see an agreement reached as soon as possible before ramadan and maybe even earlier than that. ramadan starts in 2.5 weeks. so it is clear there are concerted efforts to try and get a deal in place before the start of ramadan, even though the israeli government has indicated that even if there is a deal, the assault on rafah could begin and it could begin during ramadan. pauli could begin during ramadan. paul adams with _ could begin during ramadan. paul adams with the _ could begin during ramadan. paul adams with the latest forest from

jerusalem, thank you very much. this is bbc news around the world and across the uk. let's look at some other stories making news. a two—year—old boy reported to have fallen into a river in leicester has been named as xielo maruziva. he fell into the river soar at aylestone on sunday. his family have described him as a "cheeky, funny" boy who is "a bundle ofjoy". they thanked everyone involved in the ongoing search and said they were "heartbroken at what happened". the government is implementing one of the key recommendations of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse by making it a �*legal requirement�* for many people who work with children in england and wales to report evidence of abuse. those who fail to comply with the mandatory reporting duty could be barred from working with young people, while covering up abuse could result in a prison sentence. actor ewen macintosh, best known for playing keith in the classic british comedy the office, has died at the age of 50. the series co creator ricky gervais has paid tribute to macintosh, writing on social media

that he was "an absolute original. you're live with bbc news. on the 12th of february israeli special forces rescued two of the hostages kidnapped by hamas in a raid in rafah but it was an operation which also left dozens of palestinians dead. there was relief for the families of the two men who had been held for months —17—year—old louis har and fernando marman, who's 60. it was seen as a boost to israeli national morale. but it's led to anger in gaza more than 70 people reported killed and dozens wounded during the raid in rafah. the bbc�*s special correspondent fergal keane has been hearing the testimony of civilians and medics caught up in a night of fear. they were rescued from here. the two israeli hostages that were kidnapped by hamas in the massacre of october 7th

are now home. this is the story of the price paid by the civilians of rafah on the night of february 12. the rescue began around 1:45am. by the time the hostages were safe, more than 70 people were reported killed, a high number civilians. in this house, a doctor from medecins sans frontieres lay across her children to protect them. she has asked to remain anonymous. voice messages to colleagues afterwards convey her horror.

some of the wounded were brought to an internationalfield clinic. drjaved ali from pakistan has worked here for the last two months. it was very close to the hospital. the windows and the doors were rattling. it was extremely scary. all in all, we saw more than 20 patients. a lot of women and children were trying to come and seek refuge in the hospital. it is in the stories of individualfamilies that the impact of the raid is most painfully expressed. nawara al—najjar is a mum of six, and pregnant with a seventh child. she woke after being injured by an explosion.

nawara remembers happy days with abed—alrahman, 32 years old when he was killed. here, some of the couple's children in hospital on the night their dad died. 12—year—old samaya, treated for minor physical wounds but traumatised. and 13—year—old malak, who lost her eye in the raid.

israel accuses hamas of using civilians as human shields. in a statement to the bbc, the idf said it was committed to mitigating civilian harm. military lawyers advise so strikes complied with international law. commanders analyse, take into account expected military advantage and the likely collateral harm to civilians. the war goes on. civilians like abdel keep being killed. in the voice message of the msf doctor, a sense

of the despair felt here. this message means nothing to a lot of people, and the memory of their father will endure for all of their lives. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. with me is alistair burt, the former minister of state for the middle east at the foreign and commonwealth office. welcome to the studio. we have been talking in the programme about what is going on in the house of commons, the snp describing it as a pantomime. we will not get into the nitty—gritty but i wanted to ask you this, to help guide our viewers, the labour amendment passed which called

for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, what does that mean in practice, does it change anything of what the government does? he. practice, does it change anything of what the government does?- what the government does? no, it does not change _ what the government does? no, it does not change government - what the government does? no, it i does not change government policy, it is an exchange of opinion by parliament and it does not bind the government. some years ago the parliament passed a motion to recognise the state of palestine but it did not bind government so it doesn't change anything, had the government amendment been passed, that would have been different but tonight we have just a situation where people have seen the scenes they have and will be left making their own judgment about what it means but in practical terms, it does not affect government policy. you have been the middle east minister, what you think the government should doing now? i minister, what you think the government should doing now? i think rovernment government should doing now? i think government should _ government should doing now? i think government should continue _ government should doing now? iiii�*u “ia; government should continue the course it has taken to support the work negotiations. you have done a clip in relation to the release of

two hostages at enormous cost and gaza. the majority of hostages released have been done so through negotiation, not force. it seems unlikely that any attempt to release the rest of the hostages through force is not going to work. accordingly the british government should continue to make that clear to israel, it should make clear to honne as —— to hamas that the return of hostages is essential and if they are returned there would be a likelihood that the conflict would end immediately and then the negotiations about the longer term future both are gaza and the west bank and eastjerusalem could continue because only with a negotiated settlement will we see security for israel and justice for palestinians. the current conflict will not resolve that, it will simply create more generations of distrust and fear and violence and the british government should be making that clear to all sites who are involved.—

making that clear to all sites who are involved. why not then call for an immediate _ are involved. why not then call for an immediate humanitarian - are involved. why not then call for- an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, given the scale of suffering and gaza? �* , ,., ., , gaza? the british government has called for a _ gaza? the british government has called for a humanitarian - gaza? the british government has called for a humanitarian pause. i| called for a humanitarian pause. i do think people are potentially playing around with words. semantics, ceasefire and pause what is the difference? if semantics, ceasefire and pause what is the difference?— is the difference? if you ask ma'ori is the difference? if you ask majority of _ is the difference? if you ask majority of parliament, - is the difference? if you ask. majority of parliament, there is the difference? if you ask - majority of parliament, there would be a unanimity on propositions. the attacks of october seven were unjustifiable, the response of visual has been catastrophic, the fighting should stop, the hostages should be returned, there should be negotiations about the future not only of gaza but also the west bank and jerusalem. —— easternjerusalem. and jerusalem. —— eastern jerusalem. this and jerusalem. —— easternjerusalem. this means regional states will have guarantee security, israel is entitled not to have an enemy on the doorstep and the palestinians are entitled to make their own decision about whether they want a state. it is not up to international diktat or

the israelis, it is up to palestinians. the good news is negotiations are continuing, the news that negotiations are continuing as good. everything points to the fact that negotiations will resolve this. the majority of people do not believe it is to destroy hamas will work so we have to think of something different. should the conflict stop now? yes, absolutely and the british government should be making that clear. let government should be making that clear. . r' government should be making that clear. ., ., , ., clear. let me ask about your first-hand — clear. let me ask about your first-hand experiences - clear. let me ask about your first-hand experiences and l clear. let me ask about your - first-hand experiences and gaza, you first—hand experiences and gaza, you visited on a number of occasions, the last time being 2020? yes. interestingly. _ the last time being 2020? yes. interestingly, the _ the last time being 2020? yes. interestingly, the hotel- the last time being 2020? yes. interestingly, the hotel i - the last time being 2020? jazz interestingly, the hotel i stayed and has been destroyed. i cannot see any connection they would have had with the conflict or anything like that but like large parts of north gaza, it has been destroyed. you wonder how people will recover for

that —— from that. no matter the atrocity of october seven, what has happened and is happening will build up happened and is happening will build up enmity between people. the british commonwealth war has been tainted by palestinian families —— tainted by palestinian families —— tainted by palestinian families —— tainted by palestinian families for generations. these people were looking forward to a brighter future. six months ago there were signs in the region that things were improving, the relations between saudi arabia and israel, between saudi arabia and israel, between saudi arabia and iran, there were opportunities but october seven has destroyed that and it will take patient rebuilding but there will be no rebuilding unless the conflict ends as quickly as possible. what are 17,000 orphans and gaza going to do for theirfuture? who are 17,000 orphans and gaza going to do for their future? who will return to without their families? we will have to get back to negotiations as soon as possible.— soon as possible. thank you very much forjoining _

soon as possible. thank you very much forjoining us _ soon as possible. thank you very much forjoining us here - soon as possible. thank you very much forjoining us here in - soon as possible. thank you very much forjoining us here in the l much forjoining us here in the studio. we will be back after a short break. hello there. there's just over a week to go before we can close out the month of february, and that means that we can close officially meteorological winter, and so we can start to look at the calculations for rainfall totals. we already know, however, it's been a record breaker in three areas — in aberdeenshire, worcestershire and north yorkshire. this is the rainfall totals we should see over the three—month winter period. but not only have we seen more than that, in some areas, we've smashed it — 75% more rainfall already. and we're just going to add to those totals, because here's today's rain. eased away to some showers, but there's more wet weather to come into tomorrow, as we see a spell of wet and windy weather sinking its way south and east. behind it, we tap into a north—westerly flow, a cooler, fresher air source set to arrive. we can see the first signs of that in scotland — low single figures here. we're still in the milder air across england and wales

first thing on thursday morning. but there's going to be a pretty intense but narrow band of rain easing out of north—west england and wales, pushing its way into the midlands, lincolnshire. ahead of it, we will see gales on exposed coasts down through kent, and that's certainly worth bearing in mind. so a pretty miserable morning here, and that rain will take its time to clear away. slowly brightening up across the south—west and wales. a better story for scotland and northern ireland — sunny spells, scattered showers, but showers turning increasingly wintry to higher ground and still a blustery story. not as strong winds as today, but nevertheless, gusts in excess of 30 mph willjust take the edge off these temperatures. 6—8 degrees, pretty much where we should be at this time of year, but of course, it's been an incredibly mild february, so that'll be a shock to the system. and staying with a shock to the system, under clearer skies overnight tonight, few scattered showers out to the north and west — once again with elevation. we will see some wintriness as well, but it will be a chilly start

to friday morning. low single figures in towns and city centres, just below, a touch of frost likely in the far north. so, as we go into friday, we keep plenty of isobars on the chart and this little weather front will enhance some showers the further north and west you are. so, a blustery, showery story, and that is going to be the theme as we head into the weekend. not a wash—out, there will be some sunny spells. it stays on the cooler side, but some showers from time to time as well.

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