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lucy williamson reporting. lucy williamson reporting. a bishop is among a number of people who've been stabbed during a church service in sydney. none of the injuries was life threatening, and a 15—year—old boy has been arrested. it is the second mass stabbing to happen injust a few days in the city, but it's not connected to the knife attack at a shopping centre at the weekend. joel cauchi killed six people in that rampage. his parents have been talking to the media about their son. katy watson has the latest. australia's most famous landmark reflecting the pain of a nation. all the victims have now been named. pikria darchia, originally from georgia, dawn singleton, who was planning her wedding. jade young was an architect and mother. osteopath ashlee good died protecting her nine—month—old baby. yixuan cheng, a chinese student whose picture is yet to be released. and this was security guard faraz tahir, the only man killed as he tried to intervene in the attack. one man who confronted the attacker, warding him off with a bolla
lucy williamson reporting. lucy williamson reporting. a bishop is among a number of people who've been stabbed during a church service in sydney. none of the injuries was life threatening, and a 15—year—old boy has been arrested. it is the second mass stabbing to happen injust a few days in the city, but it's not connected to the knife attack at a shopping centre at the weekend. joel cauchi killed six people in that rampage. his parents have been talking to the media about their son. katy...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, ashdod. this weekend marks six months since the october 7th attacks on israel by hamas, in which about 1,200 people were killed — and 253 were taken hostage. in the conflict since then, more than 33,000 people have been killed in gaza according to the hamas—run health ministry. the united nations says famine is imminent in the territory — with more than a million people already facing what it describes as �*catastrophic hunger�*. israel has been facing growing scrutiny of its military operations. the uk and us governments have urged more be done to address the harm being caused to civilians in gaza, and humanitarian organisations have said getting aid in has been difficult, and that they�*ve had to increasingly rely on airdrops. supplies have been getting in via the rafah crossing from egypt, but the red cross says that�*s now slowed to a trickle. and as we heard in lucy williamson�*s report, israel is now saying it will open two more routes for deliveries. in the north of gaz
lucy williamson, bbc news, ashdod. this weekend marks six months since the october 7th attacks on israel by hamas, in which about 1,200 people were killed — and 253 were taken hostage. in the conflict since then, more than 33,000 people have been killed in gaza according to the hamas—run health ministry. the united nations says famine is imminent in the territory — with more than a million people already facing what it describes as �*catastrophic hunger�*. israel has been facing...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. helena: you heard israel's military action in lebanon. this is footage from the scene. israel has confirmed it assassinated a local hezbollah commander. a commander of the group's coastal sector. for more analysis on tensions between israel, iran, and proxies, our diplomatic correspondent james lyndale filed this report from jerusalem. james: israel's leaders are continuing to consider what response they may make to the weekend attack by iran, the drone and missile strike iran launched against this country. what's interesting is we have not seen much from prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he has not appeared on television, has not been speaking in public, has not been talking to that many world leaders. he and his advisers are still knuckling down, trying to work out how to balance some kind of projection of force, some reestablishment to deterrence, while also not triggering a wider war. two things interest me today that suggest israel might be wanting to play this longer rather than shorter. the first was an opinion poll by a universit
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. helena: you heard israel's military action in lebanon. this is footage from the scene. israel has confirmed it assassinated a local hezbollah commander. a commander of the group's coastal sector. for more analysis on tensions between israel, iran, and proxies, our diplomatic correspondent james lyndale filed this report from jerusalem. james: israel's leaders are continuing to consider what response they may make to the weekend attack by iran, the drone and...
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lucy williamson bb two news -- bbc news ashdod. >> international pressure on israel continues to grow even after the country announced it would enable additional routes to get more aid into gaza. the u.s. secretary general antonio gutierrez rewed his appeal for an immediate cease-fire in gaza after visiting the rafah crossing that shares a border with egypt. he is calling for a release of israeli hostages and unimpeded delivery of aid to the region. the united nations rights office says attacks against aid workers more -- may amount to a war crime and backed a weapon and on israel because of its conduct. germany's foreign minister says there can be no more excuses about letting aid into the strip. let's go to gaza now. you are in rafah. with the killing of the seven world central kitchen aid workers monday have you had to make any changes to what you are doing there? >> hello. we have given it a lot of though to be honest, we were shocked and very saddened by this news. we have had to take stock of our decisions of whether to continue with the calls for a short while, perhaps, move in
lucy williamson bb two news -- bbc news ashdod. >> international pressure on israel continues to grow even after the country announced it would enable additional routes to get more aid into gaza. the u.s. secretary general antonio gutierrez rewed his appeal for an immediate cease-fire in gaza after visiting the rafah crossing that shares a border with egypt. he is calling for a release of israeli hostages and unimpeded delivery of aid to the region. the united nations rights office says...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is outside the foreign office for us, and these deaths have prompted the summoning of the israeli ambassador? when normally i stand here and talk about an ambassador being summoned to the foreign office, normally they are diplomats from china over human rights abuses or perhaps iran over security threats. very rarely are ambassadors from british allies summoned here but that happened today with israel but ambassador. the first time an israeli ambassador has been summoned here to be given the once over by a foreign minister for 12 years. the ambassador met the deputy foreign secretary, andrew mitchell. he expressed his concerns about what he called these appalling killings and he demanded a quick and transparent investigation and what he called full accountability. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, had a similar conversation with his israeli counterpart and similar conversations took place between australian and polish diplomats. by this ac
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is outside the foreign office for us, and these deaths have prompted the summoning of the israeli ambassador? when normally i stand here and talk about an ambassador being summoned to the foreign office, normally they are diplomats from china over human rights abuses or perhaps iran over security threats. very rarely are ambassadors from british allies summoned here but that happened today with israel but...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the time is 6:17pm. our top story this evening: mps will tonight vote on whether anyone born afterjanuary 2009 should be banned from buying cigarettes. and coming up.... adam peaty returns to the pool and is called up to the olympic team. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news — deontay wilder tells us how he can reclaim the world heavyweight titlke and how that should involve a fight against anthonyjoshua along the way. he's running the london marathon — this time for a very personal reason. one of denmark's most famous buildings — the copenhagen old stock exchange — has been destroyed by fire. the building's iconic spire collapsed in the flames as more than 100 firefighters battled to save it. 0ur correpsondent adrienne murray is there. it started in the small hours of the morning. soon, flames and thick grey smoke had engulfed the historic former stock exchange. 0nlookers watched on in disbelief as one of the capitol�*s best known landmarks was consumed by an inferno and s
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the time is 6:17pm. our top story this evening: mps will tonight vote on whether anyone born afterjanuary 2009 should be banned from buying cigarettes. and coming up.... adam peaty returns to the pool and is called up to the olympic team. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news — deontay wilder tells us how he can reclaim the world heavyweight titlke and how that should involve a fight against anthonyjoshua along the way. he's running...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the united nations has voiced concerns, about escalating violence in the occupied west bank. it comes after a wave of attacks, sparked by the killing of an israeli teenager. the un has accused israeli's security forces, of active participation, in attacks on palestinians byjewish settlers. the vast majority of the international community considers the settlements illegal under international law, although israel disputes this. here's hugo bachega. caught on cctv — a man setting fire to a car as israeli settlers storm a palestinian village in the occupied west bank. israeli soldiers watch outside and appear to do nothing. across the west bank on the weekend, israeli settlers went on a rampage. this was the village of mughayir near ramallah on saturday. settlers set houses and cars on fire, killing one man. jihad abu alia was 25 and planning to get married in june. translation: jihad was trying to prevent the settlers - from breaking the house door, where dozens of the town residents a
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the united nations has voiced concerns, about escalating violence in the occupied west bank. it comes after a wave of attacks, sparked by the killing of an israeli teenager. the un has accused israeli's security forces, of active participation, in attacks on palestinians byjewish settlers. the vast majority of the international community considers the settlements illegal under international law, although israel disputes this. here's hugo bachega. caught on...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. let's head to the uk now. at the ongoing post office inquiry, the former managing director, david smith, has apologised for an email he sent, saying a pregnant sub—postmistress�*s prison sentence was "brilliant news." seema misra, was jailed for 15—months in november 2010 — the conviction was quashed 11 years later in 2021. our business editor simonjack reports. david smith only ran the post office from april to october in 2010, but he was in charge when seema misra was convicted of false accounting and sent to prison based on records from the post office's horizon computer system. at the time, this is the e—mail he sent to post office lawyers. today, he had this to say. looking at it through their eyes rather than through mine, you can see that it may have caused substantial... ..upset, and i really do apologise for that. seema was a mother and pregnant when jailed. she didn't accept today's apology. they need to apologise to my ten—year—old. you know, they took his mum away on his birthday. i w
lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. let's head to the uk now. at the ongoing post office inquiry, the former managing director, david smith, has apologised for an email he sent, saying a pregnant sub—postmistress�*s prison sentence was "brilliant news." seema misra, was jailed for 15—months in november 2010 — the conviction was quashed 11 years later in 2021. our business editor simonjack reports. david smith only ran the post office from april to october in 2010, but he was...
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lucy williamson, bbc news. for more analysis, we can speak to javed ali, an associate professor of practice at the university of michigan's gerald r. ford school of public policy. he previously held positions in the us defense intelligence agency and the department of homeland security beforejoining the fbi. he joins us now from ann arbor in michigan. israel has vowed to respond to iran's attack. how real is the risk of escalation? and what might a full—blown conflict look like? there are multiple options that israel is potentially considering and one of them despite the rhetoric might be to not do anything although i don't think that is very likely. if you take the do nothing option off the table, what are the other ones? one might be to put the response back into the shadow war arena and i've been writing and talking about that frequently in the past couple of weeks and israel has already demonstrated that they can inflict pressure on the interests of iran in the region through those operations in the damas
lucy williamson, bbc news. for more analysis, we can speak to javed ali, an associate professor of practice at the university of michigan's gerald r. ford school of public policy. he previously held positions in the us defense intelligence agency and the department of homeland security beforejoining the fbi. he joins us now from ann arbor in michigan. israel has vowed to respond to iran's attack. how real is the risk of escalation? and what might a full—blown conflict look like? there are...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. good morning. lots to talk now about new sanctions on iran. indeed, now the israeli response might be as anticipated, as quick and snappy as we expected. now the talks about sanctions. israel is urging its allies, the uk in the us, to impose more sanctions on the iran missile programme and a 500 different individuals and entities. israel is pressuring to have a sanctions on iran oil exports and israel is also pushing into considering the revolutionary guard as a terror group. the us is considering them a terror group are not the uk and other countries. this is what israel is hoping to do. what we understand now, is that this iranian attack on israel on the weekend provided a lifeline to the government of israel. explain that in more detail because there is a lot of conversations about prior to the attack on iran directly at israel, before that, the relations between israel and the us were fractured? indeed, eseciall the us were fractured? indeed, especially after _ the us were fractured? indeed, es
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. good morning. lots to talk now about new sanctions on iran. indeed, now the israeli response might be as anticipated, as quick and snappy as we expected. now the talks about sanctions. israel is urging its allies, the uk in the us, to impose more sanctions on the iran missile programme and a 500 different individuals and entities. israel is pressuring to have a sanctions on iran oil exports and israel is also pushing...
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lucy williamson, bbc news. suzanne maloney, is an iran expert who is the vice president and director of the foreign policy program at the brookings institution. she weighed in on whether israel might risk a direct war with iran. well, i think the israelis recognise that they are overmatched when it comes to their military capabilities versus iran. they would be both on their own and with the support of allies like the united states in a position to absolutely obliterate the iranian military and likely produce an end to the islamic republic, the current ruling regime. i think that is, you know, obviously something that they could do, but it would come with very dire consequences for the rest of the region and for all of their own and, of course, us interests in the region. and i imagine that the biden administration is advising the israeli government to think very carefully about instigating another level of escalation that could lead to even more catastrophic fallout for their own population. and for iran, now
lucy williamson, bbc news. suzanne maloney, is an iran expert who is the vice president and director of the foreign policy program at the brookings institution. she weighed in on whether israel might risk a direct war with iran. well, i think the israelis recognise that they are overmatched when it comes to their military capabilities versus iran. they would be both on their own and with the support of allies like the united states in a position to absolutely obliterate the iranian military and...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. north korea has fired a ballistic missile according to south korea's military. japan's coastguard said the apparent missile had already fallen into the sea outside of its exclusive economic zone. north korea's last missile test was on march 18, when leader kim jong—un guided a salvo launch of six short—range rockets at the same time. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. a russian court has extended the pre—trial detention of a russian—american journalist by another two months. alsu kurmasheva was charged in 2023 with failing to self—register as a foreign agent, and for spreading false information about moscow's armed forces. the journalist worked for radio free europe in prague. a pakistani court has suspended a fourteen—year jail sentence handed to the former prime minister, imran khan, and his wife, bushra bibi, for corruption. mr khan, who's been in prison since august, won't be released because he still faces other convictions. the corruption case
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. north korea has fired a ballistic missile according to south korea's military. japan's coastguard said the apparent missile had already fallen into the sea outside of its exclusive economic zone. north korea's last missile test was on march 18, when leader kim jong—un guided a salvo launch of six short—range rockets at the same time. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. a russian court has extended the pre—trial detention of a...
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lucy williamson reports. for months, khan younis was a city of targets, its apartment blocks and hospitals seen by israel as hiding places for hamas. residents returned today searching for their city homes inside the concrete mountains as israel continued talks with hamas on a cease fire deal. translation: the| destruction is huge. khan younis has been destroyed. it all needs to be rebuilt now. it's not suitable for animal to live in, let alone human being. translation: | wasn't . expecting this destruction. our biggest request is that they withdraw from our land. it's better for us to have tents on the rubble of our home rather than being displaced. hamas launched rockets from khan younis, the army said, even as its troops withdrew. it hit back with airstrikes. israel's prime minister has promised total victory in this war, but hamas is still fighting and the withdrawal leaves just a skeleton israeli presence across the middle of the strip. this is being presented as a temporary tactical withdrawal and that
lucy williamson reports. for months, khan younis was a city of targets, its apartment blocks and hospitals seen by israel as hiding places for hamas. residents returned today searching for their city homes inside the concrete mountains as israel continued talks with hamas on a cease fire deal. translation: the| destruction is huge. khan younis has been destroyed. it all needs to be rebuilt now. it's not suitable for animal to live in, let alone human being. translation: | wasn't . expecting...
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lucy williamson, has the latest from jerusalem. shifa's protection was its identity. hard to recognise it as a hospital now. the surgery unit, emergency department, wards and corridors, imploded, anonymised by war. patients like jana, trapped inside during the two weeks of fighting. translation: they didn't provide water for the last two days. - there were sounds of shooting and bombing. the explosions from the artillery lit up the room we were in and shook the whole building. |translation: they let in a veryj small amount of food that wasn't enough. we're 150 patients and 50 medical staff. no treatment, no medicine, and constant bombing for 24 hours. israel called this a precise and limited operation against hamas fighters. it says 200 gunmen were killed and hundreds of people arrested, and that its right to defeat hamas trumps the protection hospitals have under international law. at home, israel's war with hamas is popular, israel's prime minister is not. for months, benjamin netanyahu has been caught between the demands of hostage families and his own hard right g
lucy williamson, has the latest from jerusalem. shifa's protection was its identity. hard to recognise it as a hospital now. the surgery unit, emergency department, wards and corridors, imploded, anonymised by war. patients like jana, trapped inside during the two weeks of fighting. translation: they didn't provide water for the last two days. - there were sounds of shooting and bombing. the explosions from the artillery lit up the room we were in and shook the whole building. |translation:...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. looking at other stories in the headlines. imran khan has been in prison since august and will not be released because he still faces other convictions. the corruption case relates to the selling of state gets when he was in power. a search is under way in south korea for two men who are allegedly helping a jurbert install dozens of spy cameras and voting stations. authorities believe the pair are there compasses of the social media influencer who was arrested last week. early voting in south korea selections is due to take place on friday and saturday. he did not meet rescue 250 of its citizens in cambodia who are forced to run online scams. the victims were mostly young and tech sappy were promised jobs but got lloyd into illegal online work ranging from money—laundering and crypto fraud to so—called love scams with a pose as lovers online. a hundred of thousands of people estimated to have been trafficked into scams in southeast asia. beijing says it urged the mexican authorities to step up efforts to investigate the de
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. looking at other stories in the headlines. imran khan has been in prison since august and will not be released because he still faces other convictions. the corruption case relates to the selling of state gets when he was in power. a search is under way in south korea for two men who are allegedly helping a jurbert install dozens of spy cameras and voting stations. authorities believe the pair are there compasses of the social media influencer who was...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the first step to restore a sea route into the port of baltimore is under way, nearly a week after a ship collided with the francis scott key bridge, causing it to collapse and killing six people. it left one of the us�*s largest ports inaccessible to shipping. this is the current scene in baltimore. the white house says president biden will visit the site on friday, where he'll inspect the damage and speak with state and local officials. on monday, salvage crews removed the first section of the bridge, and the us coast guard opened a temporary channel to allow some vessels to pass through to the baltimore port. maryland governor wes moore said crews are working to open a second channel. he spoke a little earlier on the challenges of such a massive operation. we need to do more work clearing the channel in order to move forward. i know there is an urgency to move fast. and nobody feels that urgency more than the people standing up here today. but we have to be clear on the risks. th
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the first step to restore a sea route into the port of baltimore is under way, nearly a week after a ship collided with the francis scott key bridge, causing it to collapse and killing six people. it left one of the us�*s largest ports inaccessible to shipping. this is the current scene in baltimore. the white house says president biden will visit the site on friday, where he'll inspect the damage and speak with state and local officials. on monday,...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the medical charity in sudan is urging humanitarian organisations to return to the country to help its desperate citizens. many charities left when the war broke out a year ago and since then more than 12,000 people have died. the conflict started when the head of the army and the leader of a powerful rebel group fell out and began fighting for control of the country. almost 25 million people, around half of the population are in need of humanitarian aid. more than 8 million people have been displaced within sudan and to other countries. bbc�*s correspondent visited chad to speak to victims of the violent conflict. 0n speak to victims of the violent conflict. on a street in sudan, civilians are threatened at gunpoint by the militia. what happens next is too graphic to show. sorry about that, we will try to get that back up and running in a bit. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. south east asia is experiencing a record—breaking heatwave, with countries across th
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the medical charity in sudan is urging humanitarian organisations to return to the country to help its desperate citizens. many charities left when the war broke out a year ago and since then more than 12,000 people have died. the conflict started when the head of the army and the leader of a powerful rebel group fell out and began fighting for control of the country. almost 25 million people, around half of the population are in need of humanitarian aid....
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has more on the deaths of the british aid workers. we often report wars in numbers, miles gained, things destroyed, people killed. but as we know, war is about people. and tonight it's about three men who now have names, three men, three british nationals who, as lucy said, gave their lives trying to save lives. and i think that in part explains the systemic nature of the british government's diplomatic response. the prime minister called israel's prime minister. the foreign secretary spoke to his israeli counterpart, the deputy foreign secretary, andrew mitchell, hauled in israel's ambassador to the foreign office for what was described to me as an icy conversation. that hasn't happened for 12 years. it's not something that allies normally do to one another. it's also a similar thing happened in australia and poland and the messaging was remarkably similar. it was one, utter condemnation of what israel had done two, a demand for swift, tra
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has more on the deaths of the british aid workers. we often report wars in numbers, miles gained, things destroyed, people killed. but as we know, war is about people. and tonight it's about three men who now have names, three men, three british nationals who, as lucy said, gave their lives trying to save lives. and i think that in part explains the systemic nature of the british government's diplomatic response....
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. let's speak to dr tanya haj—hassan, a paediatric intensive care doctor who was working in al aqsa hospital in gaza up until last week. thank you very much forjoining us today. wa nt to want to begin with what you know about al—shifa. has any part of the hospital been left to the state that could function? i don't think that's a question to ask at this point. the reality is this is being described by news networks, by israeli spokespeople is a precise operation. the reality experienced by myself has not been that at all. this is not a war against hamas, this a war against civilians. and they are being eliminated. they're being killed in every way you can imagine killing a human being —— the reason i asked crosstalk om they're being killed by field executions... _ they're being killed by field executions... crosstalk - executions... crosstalk the reason i ask that, dr hassan, the idf say they have killed and detained hundreds of terrorists. the reason i asked whether any parts o
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. let's speak to dr tanya haj—hassan, a paediatric intensive care doctor who was working in al aqsa hospital in gaza up until last week. thank you very much forjoining us today. wa nt to want to begin with what you know about al—shifa. has any part of the hospital been left to the state that could function? i don't think that's a question to ask at this point. the reality is this is being described by news networks, by israeli spokespeople is a precise...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. the family ofjames kirby — one of the three british nationals killed in the strike — said they were heartbroken, and they are demanding answers from the israeli government. they've been speaking to danjohnson. humanitarian aid relies on people like this — three british men killed providing security advice in gaza. he has died a hero, you know? they all have. james kirby served in bosnia and afghanistan. now his relatives in bristol share the grief that's reached six other aid workers' families. it's just heartbreaking that, you know, he lost his life doing that. but he knew the dangers. he was selfless in that regard and he just wanted to help people. their cars were hit by israel's military as they returned to base after escorting food into gaza. the cars looked to me to be clearly marked. in today's technology, you'd think they'd be able to see that clearly — that these vehicles were carrying humanitarian aid workers. this is why we want answers, really. john chapman's famil
lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. the family ofjames kirby — one of the three british nationals killed in the strike — said they were heartbroken, and they are demanding answers from the israeli government. they've been speaking to danjohnson. humanitarian aid relies on people like this — three british men killed providing security advice in gaza. he has died a hero, you know? they all have. james kirby served in bosnia and afghanistan. now his relatives in bristol share the grief...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, ashdod. here in the us, there's growing pressure on presidentjoe biden over his handling of the conflict. some democrats criticise him for his unwavering support of israel. others on the left say he isn't doing enough to address the humanitarian crisis in gaza. most republicans, meanwhile, are more favourable toward sending military aid to israel. in a call thursday, president biden told the israeli prime minister he needed to do more to protect civilians or could face a shift in us policy. meanwhile, in the uk, pressure is growing on the government to stop weapons sales to israel, including from scotland's first minister humza yousaf. members of his wife's family live in gaza and at the beginning of the war, her parents were stuck there for several weeks. he spoke to the bbc�*s hardtalk. i think the uk government has to israel. —— i think the uk government has to stop arms sales to israel. why? well, let'sjust look at the events of the last couple of days. aid workers killed by an isra
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. shazia arshad is from the international aid agency islamic relief uk. this attack is is devastating. and for us, itjust heightens the worry that we have about our team on the ground in gaza. we've been warning that gaza is now become one of the world's most dangerous places to deliver aid. our teams themselves have been displaced. they've been trying to deliver aid for six months now, and they are finding that situation ever more difficult to do so as as the bombardment continues and without a cease fire in place. well, world central kitchen have announced that they will be suspending their operations in gaza. are you considering doing the same? our teams have been on the ground for many years. they're local teams and we're going to continue working there as much as we can with our local partners. but the reality is that operations in gaza are very, very difficult. delivering aid safely has become not impossible. —— now impossible. and what we're seeing is the kind of complete ero
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. shazia arshad is from the international aid agency islamic relief uk. this attack is is devastating. and for us, itjust heightens the worry that we have about our team on the ground in gaza. we've been warning that gaza is now become one of the world's most dangerous places to deliver aid. our teams themselves have been displaced. they've been trying to deliver aid for six months now, and they are finding that situation ever more difficult to do so as as...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. targeted systematically or a grave mistake of misidentification? clive myrie has been outlining what we know of the attack. it has been outlining what we know of the attack.— of the attack. it happened on monday night _ of the attack. it happened on monday night after— of the attack. it happened on monday night after the - of the attack. it happened on monday night after the team | monday night after the team from world central kitchen had collected over 100 tonnes of food aid from the city's temporaryjettyjust food aid from the city's temporary jetty just south of gaza city. they then took their suppliers to a warehouse in deir al—balah in the middle of the gaza strip. from there, seven people in three cars then headed back to the coast road, seen here in blue. it is a designated route that israel insist aid convoys use heading south towards their base in rafah. shortly afterwards, the first car was hit. this is what it looked like the following morning. according to the israel
lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. targeted systematically or a grave mistake of misidentification? clive myrie has been outlining what we know of the attack. it has been outlining what we know of the attack.— of the attack. it happened on monday night _ of the attack. it happened on monday night after— of the attack. it happened on monday night after the - of the attack. it happened on monday night after the team | monday night after the team from world central kitchen had collected over...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. for more on the reaction and growing pressure on israel, i spoke to nimrod novik, who served as a senior policy advisor to former israeli president, shimon peres. amid the condemnation, there are calls for israel to be held to account, what do you think we will see will happen? i think it should be an internal investigation and to be thorough and transparent. i believe everybody in israel is not by the incident but heartfelt to the family of the victims of the different countries. it may lead to greater pressure on israel to cease operations. i don't expect that to happen but it cannot be ruled out. can expect that to happen but it cannot be ruled out.- expect that to happen but it cannot be ruled out. can i ask ou, cannot be ruled out. can i ask you. there — cannot be ruled out. can i ask you, there are _ cannot be ruled out. can i ask you, there are concerns - cannot be ruled out. can i ask you, there are concerns an i you, there are concerns an internal investigation will not pro
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. for more on the reaction and growing pressure on israel, i spoke to nimrod novik, who served as a senior policy advisor to former israeli president, shimon peres. amid the condemnation, there are calls for israel to be held to account, what do you think we will see will happen? i think it should be an internal investigation and to be thorough and transparent. i believe everybody in israel is not by the incident but heartfelt to the family of the victims of...
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in a moment we'll speak to our correspondent in jerusalem, lucy williamson. but first to our north america correspondent, gary 0'donoghue. gary, a significant shift from president biden here. reeta, there's been mounting _ president biden here. reeta, there's been mounting in _ president biden here. reeta, there's been mounting in patients— president biden here. reeta, there's been mounting in patients with - been mounting in patients with israel's conduct in the war here in washington over recent weeks, but since the killing of those seven aid workers that impatience has turned to frustration and outrage. a 30 minute phone call today betweenjoe biden and benjamin netanyahu, in whichjoe biden demanded an immediate ceasefire and urged mr netanyahu to put pressure on his negotiators to bring that about. but also saying, look, if you don't change your policy on protecting humanitarian workers and civilians inside gaza, bringing more aid in, then our policy will change as well. what could that mean? that could mean putting restrictions on the amounts of arms th
in a moment we'll speak to our correspondent in jerusalem, lucy williamson. but first to our north america correspondent, gary 0'donoghue. gary, a significant shift from president biden here. reeta, there's been mounting _ president biden here. reeta, there's been mounting in _ president biden here. reeta, there's been mounting in patients— president biden here. reeta, there's been mounting in patients with - been mounting in patients with israel's conduct in the war here in washington over...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, ashdod. earlier i spoke to tal heinrich, a spokesperson for israel's prime minister on how she sees the need for more humanitarian relief. there is no immediate starvation in gaza. this is what agencies _ starvation in gaza. this is what agencies are - starvation in gaza. this is what agencies are telling | starvation in gaza. this is i what agencies are telling us time and time again, we speak with several organisations, they tell us that starvation is imminent. children have already died from starvation. well, i can tell you there are 3000 calories per day per person entering gaza daily, even if hamas steals half of that i acknowledge we acknowledge that there is a challenge with distribution of aid, which for which israel is not responsible. nevertheless, we want to make a smoother mechanism. the attack on aid workers has further complicated the humanitarian situation in gaza. earlier i spoke with adam ramadan, deputy director of rebuilding alliances, a nonprofit that operates severalfood
lucy williamson, bbc news, ashdod. earlier i spoke to tal heinrich, a spokesperson for israel's prime minister on how she sees the need for more humanitarian relief. there is no immediate starvation in gaza. this is what agencies _ starvation in gaza. this is what agencies are - starvation in gaza. this is what agencies are telling | starvation in gaza. this is i what agencies are telling us time and time again, we speak with several organisations, they tell us that starvation is imminent....
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our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson, has the latest. israel is deciding how to respond to this — hundreds of drones and missiles fired over the weekend from iran. damage on the ground was limited. damage to regional stability, much more severe. at an airbase hit by missiles in the negev desert today, israel's chief of staff promised a response. iran will face the consequences for its actions. we will choose our response accordingly. the idf remains ready to counter any threat from iran and its terror proxies. israel says only a handful of missiles made it through air defences, but this direct confrontation with iran, the first on israeli soil, has thrown the middle east off balance. what's shaken israel in these attacks isn't the damage caused, but how they happened — with drones and missiles sent straight from iran. and what these strikes left broken isn't so much infrastructure, it's iran's fear of launching a direct attack. iran's attack came with careful signalling. its government warned israel's allies of the strikes and said t
our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson, has the latest. israel is deciding how to respond to this — hundreds of drones and missiles fired over the weekend from iran. damage on the ground was limited. damage to regional stability, much more severe. at an airbase hit by missiles in the negev desert today, israel's chief of staff promised a response. iran will face the consequences for its actions. we will choose our response accordingly. the idf remains ready to counter any threat from...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. live now to laura blumenfeld, middle east analyst and former senior policy advisor on the state department's israeli—palestinian negotiating team. thank you for being here, what do you make of what we saw last night in this presumed israeli strike on iran? i night in this presumed israeli strike on iran?— strike on iran? i would the scales of— strike on iran? i would the scales of rough _ strike on iran? i would the scales of rough justice - strike on iran? i would the scales of rough justice are| scales of rough justice are backin scales of rough justice are back in balance. the tangibles on both sides from the iranian strike and the israeli counterstrike, tangibles are zero dead and minimum damage but i think what is fascinating other intangibles. who would've thought world three would be averted through a compelling storytelling. —— world war three. that is how we are avoiding further escalation. are saying what strike? and the israelis are making it sound like a scene fr
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. live now to laura blumenfeld, middle east analyst and former senior policy advisor on the state department's israeli—palestinian negotiating team. thank you for being here, what do you make of what we saw last night in this presumed israeli strike on iran? i night in this presumed israeli strike on iran?— strike on iran? i would the scales of— strike on iran? i would the scales of rough _ strike on iran? i would the scales of rough justice - strike on...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. as lucy mentioned there — one of the three british men killed in the strike was james kirby, a 47—year—old from bristol. the bbc�*s danjohnson has been speaking to his family, who are demanding answers from the israeli government. humanitarian aid relies on people like this — three british men, killed providing security advice in gaza. he has died a hero, you know? they all have. james kirby served in bosnia and afghanistan. now, his relatives in bristol share the grief that's reached six other aid workers�* families. it's just heartbreaking that, you know, he lost his life doing that. but he knew the dangers. he was selfless, in that regard, and he just wanted to help people. their cars were hit by israel's military, as they returned to base, after escorting food into gaza. the cars looked to me to be clearly marked. in today's technology, you'd think they'd be able to see that clearly — that these vehicles were carrying humanitarian aid workers. this is why we want ans
lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. as lucy mentioned there — one of the three british men killed in the strike was james kirby, a 47—year—old from bristol. the bbc�*s danjohnson has been speaking to his family, who are demanding answers from the israeli government. humanitarian aid relies on people like this — three british men, killed providing security advice in gaza. he has died a hero, you know? they all have. james kirby served in bosnia and afghanistan. now, his relatives in...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. at the ongoing post office inquiry, the former managing director, david smith, has apologised for an email he sent, saying a pregnant sub—postmistress's prison sentence was brilliant news. seema misra, was jailed for 15 months in november 2010 — the conviction was quashed 11 years later in 2021. our business editor simonjack reports. david smith only ran the post office from april to october in 2010, but he was in charge when seema misra was convicted of false accounting and sent to prison based on records from the post office's horizon computer system. at the time, this is the e—mail he sent to post office lawyers. today, he had this to say. looking at it through their eyes rather than through mine, you can see that it may have caused substantial... ..upset, and i really do apologise for that. seema was a mother and pregnant when jailed. she didn't accept today's apology. they need to apologise to my ten—year—old. you know, they took his mum away on his birthday. i was eigh
lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. at the ongoing post office inquiry, the former managing director, david smith, has apologised for an email he sent, saying a pregnant sub—postmistress's prison sentence was brilliant news. seema misra, was jailed for 15 months in november 2010 — the conviction was quashed 11 years later in 2021. our business editor simonjack reports. david smith only ran the post office from april to october in 2010, but he was in charge when seema misra was convicted of...
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lucy williamson reports from jerusalem. israel's prime minister is weighing up the risks of another war before he's finished the existing one. today, he told new army recruits that operations in gaza were just one part of a wider conflict. translation: it's part of a bigger system. - you can see it. iran stands behind hamas, behind hezbollah, behind others. but we are determined to win there and defend ourselves in all arenas. new footage released by the army shows the moment the military focus here changed. the first interceptions of iranian missiles ordered from this control room. israel's ongoing conflicts with iranian—backed groups have been pushed into the shadows by a direct attack from tehran. how israel responds could take the world down a much more dangerous path, and international allies — the uk among them — have been lining up, urging benjamin netanyahu to show restraint. today, the prime minister, rishi sunak, told his counterpart it was a moment for calm heads to prevail. but israel's former national sec
lucy williamson reports from jerusalem. israel's prime minister is weighing up the risks of another war before he's finished the existing one. today, he told new army recruits that operations in gaza were just one part of a wider conflict. translation: it's part of a bigger system. - you can see it. iran stands behind hamas, behind hezbollah, behind others. but we are determined to win there and defend ourselves in all arenas. new footage released by the army shows the moment the military focus...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. the government has missed key nhs targets that were set out a year ago. waiting in lists in england are higher than they were when the prime minister pledged to bring them down. but rishi sunak says waiting lists have got a little smaller in the last five months. our health editor, hugh pym, reports. louise, who's a teacher, needs a knee replacement, but she's been waiting nearly two years since first being referred by a gp. she's now taken early retirement. my mobility was so poor that i didn't feel comfortable or safe in the classroom. i couldn't move around, i couldn't react to situations, i couldn't interact with the young people, i couldn't do my duties. the prime minister wants to see the process speeded up, with new diagnostic centres like this providing scans and tests. a key target is ending all waits of more than 65 weeks, but that's been missed. what do you say to patients who've waited longer than 65 weeks, which is a very long time, often in pain, very frustrated, and you
lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. the government has missed key nhs targets that were set out a year ago. waiting in lists in england are higher than they were when the prime minister pledged to bring them down. but rishi sunak says waiting lists have got a little smaller in the last five months. our health editor, hugh pym, reports. louise, who's a teacher, needs a knee replacement, but she's been waiting nearly two years since first being referred by a gp. she's now taken early retirement....
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. let's rejoinjeremy in northern israel. the war continues in gaza, as israel seemingly targets iranian revolutionary guards commanders in syria. what could all this mean for the region do you think? well i think what has happened, it's clear israel has carried out this raid. it is a major escalation in this shadow war that has been going on in parallel with what has been happening in gaza. now, tonight, evenin happening in gaza. now, tonight, even in the time i had been standing here, there has been an awful lot of israeli military air activity. lots ofjets in the sky. i suspect they are on patrol, they are there to try and knock out any missiles directed towards israel, because i think the israelis are challenging iran by doing this and their allies, hezbollah in lebanon, because both of those groups, the iranians and their allies, of those groups, the iranians and theirallies, have of those groups, the iranians and their allies, have shown they don't really want to get involved in an all—out war and perhaps israel, know
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. let's rejoinjeremy in northern israel. the war continues in gaza, as israel seemingly targets iranian revolutionary guards commanders in syria. what could all this mean for the region do you think? well i think what has happened, it's clear israel has carried out this raid. it is a major escalation in this shadow war that has been going on in parallel with what has been happening in gaza. now, tonight, evenin happening in gaza. now, tonight, even in the...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. we are learning the un security council will vote on thursday on a draft resolution supporting a palestinian bid for statehood. the veto is all but certain as washington has said establish an independence day should happen through direct negotiations with israel. the first seven jurors have been selected on day two of donald trump's historic hush money trial. the jury selection process proved complicated after day one of the proceedings when dozens of called jurors were dismissed after saying they couldn't be impartial in the case. the former us president faces 3a felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up a payment to adult film star stormy daniels, who alleges she and mr trump had an affair in the 2000s. meanwhile, earlier in court, tensions grew high between mr trump and the presiding judge, justicejuan merchan, as our north america correspondent nada tawfik reports. the court session ran over in time because the judge was so eager to make headway in a jury selection.
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. we are learning the un security council will vote on thursday on a draft resolution supporting a palestinian bid for statehood. the veto is all but certain as washington has said establish an independence day should happen through direct negotiations with israel. the first seven jurors have been selected on day two of donald trump's historic hush money trial. the jury selection process proved complicated after day one of the proceedings when dozens of...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, ashdod. earlier i spoke to tal heinrich, a spokesperson for israel's prime minister, on how she sees the need for more humanitarian relief. when we speak to several organisations, they tell us that starvation is imminent. that children have already died from starvation. well, i can tell you there are 3000 calories per day per person entering gaza daily, even in combat skills, af of that. i acknowledge we acknowledge that there is a challenge with distribution of aid, which for which israel is not responsible. nevertheless, we want to make a smoother mechanism. to get some analysis on the idf�*s operations amidst increased pressure, i spoke to emily harding at the center for strategic and international studies. thank you for being here. we are now five months into this conflict. we are seeing israel's military facing increasing pressure and criticism. what is your assessment of how the idf has been prosecuting this war? i think aggressively is the main word you could use on how the idf is pr
lucy williamson, bbc news, ashdod. earlier i spoke to tal heinrich, a spokesperson for israel's prime minister, on how she sees the need for more humanitarian relief. when we speak to several organisations, they tell us that starvation is imminent. that children have already died from starvation. well, i can tell you there are 3000 calories per day per person entering gaza daily, even in combat skills, af of that. i acknowledge we acknowledge that there is a challenge with distribution of aid,...
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but first, lucy williamson is injerusalem. well, there are reports tonight that israel's defence minister has been having conversations with his us counterpart. there's obviously been a lot of pressure from israel's allies to contain this crisis and the sense here tonight is that both israel and iran may be looking for a way to avoid escalating it. but this is the middle east's most dangerous conflict and this crisis has changed calculations on both sides. a message not of war but of warning. explosion. that israel could also strike its enemy at home if it wanted. after threatening a harsh and massive response to the smallest incursion, iran has downplayed this morning's strike. its president didn't mention it once in his speech today. and this is the situation in isfahan, as shown on iranian tv. the message — "nothing to see here". other than that, nothing has happened, everything is back to normal. israel was divided over how to respond to iran's barrage last weekend. thejudgment of one far—right cabinet minister this mo
but first, lucy williamson is injerusalem. well, there are reports tonight that israel's defence minister has been having conversations with his us counterpart. there's obviously been a lot of pressure from israel's allies to contain this crisis and the sense here tonight is that both israel and iran may be looking for a way to avoid escalating it. but this is the middle east's most dangerous conflict and this crisis has changed calculations on both sides. a message not of war but of warning....
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more now from our correspondent injerusalem — lucy williamson. and a warning — viewers may find some of the images in her report distressing. they came from australia, poland, the united states and the uk. their mission was to feed people. one of the simplest. in gaza, one of the hardest and most dangerous. really airstrikes hit their convoy, clearly marked with the charity logo of the world's central kitchen. seven people were killed including three british nationals. —— world central kitchen. distraught colleagues identified their bodies. these are the people who brought the aid from the sea, he says. they are all dead. all of them. the workers had been unloading a second shipment of aid brought into gaza by c. they were travelling back from the warehouse when their convoy was hit. their vehicles, more than one mile apart. translation: it vehicles, more than one mile apart. tuna/mom- vehicles, more than one mile apart. translation: it was a direct hit- — apart. translation: it was a direct hit. they _ apart. translation: it was a direct
more now from our correspondent injerusalem — lucy williamson. and a warning — viewers may find some of the images in her report distressing. they came from australia, poland, the united states and the uk. their mission was to feed people. one of the simplest. in gaza, one of the hardest and most dangerous. really airstrikes hit their convoy, clearly marked with the charity logo of the world's central kitchen. seven people were killed including three british nationals. —— world central...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. well, what do we know about how the israeli air strikes that killed seven aid workers unfolded? paul adams is here with more details. the team from world central kitchen was attacked late on monday night. it had just collected around a hundred tonnes of food aid from its own temporaryjettyjust south of gaza city. the team escorted the aid to a warehouse in deir el—balah, in the middle of the gaza strip. from there, the team — seven people in three cars — headed back to the coast road marked in blue, which is one of the designated routes israel insists they use, and turned south towards their base in rafah. shortly afterwards, the first car was hit. this is how it looked the following morning. according to the israeli newspaper, ha'aretz, passengers were seen moving to one of the other two cars. but a few hundred yards further on, that too was hit. here you can clearly see world central kitchen�*s logo on the roof. the same thing happened again — team members all now moving t
lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. well, what do we know about how the israeli air strikes that killed seven aid workers unfolded? paul adams is here with more details. the team from world central kitchen was attacked late on monday night. it had just collected around a hundred tonnes of food aid from its own temporaryjettyjust south of gaza city. the team escorted the aid to a warehouse in deir el—balah, in the middle of the gaza strip. from there, the team — seven people in three cars...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, ashdod. this weekend marks six months since the october 7th attack on israel by hamas, in which around 1,200 people were killed and 253 were taken hostage. since then, more than 33,000 people have been killed in gaza, according to the hamas—run health ministry. the united nations says famine is imminent, with more than i million people already facing what the un describes as "catastrophic hunger," with israel coming under growing scrutiny over its military operations. both the uk and us have ordered more steps must be taken to address civilian harm in gaza. humanitarian organisations have been saying for months that getting aid into the territory is extremely difficult, and have been relying on air—drops. israel says it will shortly open two routes into gaza for aid deliveries, but will that be enough to prevent starvation? jeremy bowen is in jerusalem for us now. israel says it will now be opening a crossing for aid, following international condemnation over the attack on the convoy. som
lucy williamson, bbc news, ashdod. this weekend marks six months since the october 7th attack on israel by hamas, in which around 1,200 people were killed and 253 were taken hostage. since then, more than 33,000 people have been killed in gaza, according to the hamas—run health ministry. the united nations says famine is imminent, with more than i million people already facing what the un describes as "catastrophic hunger," with israel coming under growing scrutiny over its military...
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our middle east correspondent lucy williamson has the latest from jerusalem. a message, not of war, but of warning — that israel could also strike its enemy at home if it wanted. after threatening a harsh and massive response to the smallest incursion, iran has downplayed this morning's strike. this is the picture of isfahan shown on iranian tv today. tehran�*s own message — nothing to see here. other than that, nothing has happened, everything is back to normal. israel was divided over how to respond to iran's barrage last weekend. thejudgment of one far—right cabinet minister this morning — lame. and, injerusalem's main market today, many others were disappointed. when a bully comes to you, we're going to respond to the bully with restraint, so the bully�*s just going to come back harder and harder and harder. if you want to take down a bully, you've got to take down with force. i expected more, to be quite honest. i think more would have been evenjustified, considering they sent 300 rockets to kill so many people. i think that we're losing. we a
our middle east correspondent lucy williamson has the latest from jerusalem. a message, not of war, but of warning — that israel could also strike its enemy at home if it wanted. after threatening a harsh and massive response to the smallest incursion, iran has downplayed this morning's strike. this is the picture of isfahan shown on iranian tv today. tehran�*s own message — nothing to see here. other than that, nothing has happened, everything is back to normal. israel was divided over...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the united nations has voiced concerns about escalating violence in the occupied west bank. it comes after a wave of attacks sparked by the killing of an israeli teenager. the un has accused israeli's security forces of active participation in attacks on palestinians byjewish settlers. the vast majority of the international community considers the settlements in the west bank as illegal under international law. israel disputes this. caught on cctv — a man setting fire to a car as israeli settlers storm a palestinian village in the occupied west bank. israeli soldiers watch outside and appear to do nothing. across the west bank on the weekend, israeli settlers went on a rampage. this was the village of mughayir near ramallah on saturday. settlers set houses and cars on fire, killing one man. jihad abu alia was 25 and planning to get married injune. translation: jihad was trying to prevent the settlers - from breaking the house door, where dozens of the town residents arrived in the h
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the united nations has voiced concerns about escalating violence in the occupied west bank. it comes after a wave of attacks sparked by the killing of an israeli teenager. the un has accused israeli's security forces of active participation in attacks on palestinians byjewish settlers. the vast majority of the international community considers the settlements in the west bank as illegal under international law. israel disputes this. caught on cctv — a man...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. us secretary of state antony blinken spoke to saint bosak should work towards a peaceful solution. we have been coordinating a diplomatic response to seek to prevent escalation. strength and wisdom need to be on the same side two different sides of the same coin i've been in close communication with counterparts in the region and we will continue to do so in the hours and days ahead. here in the uk prime minister rishi sunak said this... iran has once again shown its true colours. they are intent on sowing chaos in their own back yard, on further destabilising the middle east. our aim is to support stability and security because it is right for the region and because, although the middle east is thousands of miles away, it has a direct effect on our security and prosperity at home. so we are working urgently with our allies to de—escalate the situation and prevent further bloodshed. live now to westminster and our political correspondent, rob watson. talk us through rishi sunak posi
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. us secretary of state antony blinken spoke to saint bosak should work towards a peaceful solution. we have been coordinating a diplomatic response to seek to prevent escalation. strength and wisdom need to be on the same side two different sides of the same coin i've been in close communication with counterparts in the region and we will continue to do so in the hours and days ahead. here in the uk prime minister rishi sunak said this... iran has once again...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. qatar's foreign ministry tells the bbc it's cautiously optimistic about a new proposal in the gaza ceasefire talks. however, there are conflicting reports in the regional media about the progress being made in cairo. for more on the conflict, i spoke to andrew steinfeld, former us foreign service officer, former foreign policy advisor to the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff. andrew steinfeld, former us foreign officer, former foreign policy adviser to the chairman of the joint chiefs policy adviser to the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff, thank you forjoining us. we have heard from the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu that there is now a date set for the offensive in rafah. we know there are more than i rafah. we know there are more thani million palestinians than i million palestinians sheltering thani million palestinians sheltering there and the us has said they don't want to see a full—scale invasion. what do you think will happen in this upcoming fight? i you t
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. qatar's foreign ministry tells the bbc it's cautiously optimistic about a new proposal in the gaza ceasefire talks. however, there are conflicting reports in the regional media about the progress being made in cairo. for more on the conflict, i spoke to andrew steinfeld, former us foreign service officer, former foreign policy advisor to the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff. andrew steinfeld, former us foreign officer, former foreign policy adviser to...
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from jerusalem, our correspondent lucy williamson reports. hey, this is zomi. we're at the deir al—balah kitchen. they came from australia, poland, the us and the uk. their mission — to feed people, one of the simplest. in gaza, one of the hardest. and most dangerous. last night, israeli airstrikes hit their convoy, clearly marked with the charity logo of the world central kitchen. seven people killed, including three british nationals. colleagues, distraught, identified their bodies. "these are the people who brought the aid from the sea", he says. "they're all dead, all of them." the workers had been unloading a second shipment of aid brought into gaza by sea. they were travelling back from the warehouse in deir al—balah when their convoy was hit. theirvehicles, more than a mile apart. translation: it was a direct hit. they tried to treat some of them and put them in another car in front, but they shelled the car. this is the situation here. anyone who brings aid to gaza is at risk of shelling and death. the remains of their convoy tell the story. three
from jerusalem, our correspondent lucy williamson reports. hey, this is zomi. we're at the deir al—balah kitchen. they came from australia, poland, the us and the uk. their mission — to feed people, one of the simplest. in gaza, one of the hardest. and most dangerous. last night, israeli airstrikes hit their convoy, clearly marked with the charity logo of the world central kitchen. seven people killed, including three british nationals. colleagues, distraught, identified their bodies....
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but first, lucy williamson has more on the aftermath of the attack. well, israel's actions in gaza and the need to expand access for aid. the killing of these aid workers has driven up calls for the uk to look at its role in terms of supplying weapons or military equipment at least to israel and in terms of its own position on the legality of israel's actions. it is not clear yet where those calls are going to lead but israel has responded very, very swiftly, announcing new measures to improve coordination with aid agencies on the ground and also saying that the results of its investigation into the incident will come within days. israel's army said it had misidentified them. today, colleagues wrote their names on the body bags that carried them out of gaza. john chapman. james henderson. and james kirby. three british men among seven aid workers killed in israeli air strikes this week. their bodies driven through the rafah crossing into egypt to be flown home to the uk. today, the head of their organisation spoke for the first time about what happene
but first, lucy williamson has more on the aftermath of the attack. well, israel's actions in gaza and the need to expand access for aid. the killing of these aid workers has driven up calls for the uk to look at its role in terms of supplying weapons or military equipment at least to israel and in terms of its own position on the legality of israel's actions. it is not clear yet where those calls are going to lead but israel has responded very, very swiftly, announcing new measures to improve...