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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. lewis: jeremy there raising several questions.going to dig into them now. a former u.s. assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs, and the u.k.'s consul general in jerusalem in the mid-1990s, responsible for dealings with the palestinian authority after the oslo accords. thank you both very much for coming on the program. >> thank you. >> thank you. lewis: if we could start, david, with you, i will come on the relations and the role of the u.s. in a moment. picking up some of the broad themes of jeremy bowen's report, where things stand now, what do you think has to happen to move towards peace? >> well, i think first of all, hamas can't be in control of gaza. these are not going to be a potential peace partner. but certainly i think the israelis are going to have to accept ultimately that there will have to be a palestinian partner out there that they can do business with. that's not this palestinian authority under mahmoud abbas, a guy going into his 19th year of a four-year term. but ultimately it will be the plo, a
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. lewis: jeremy there raising several questions.going to dig into them now. a former u.s. assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs, and the u.k.'s consul general in jerusalem in the mid-1990s, responsible for dealings with the palestinian authority after the oslo accords. thank you both very much for coming on the program. >> thank you. >> thank you. lewis: if we could start, david, with you, i will come on the relations and the role of...
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bowen is right _ absolute necessity and jeremy bowen is right to _ absolute necessity and jeremy bowenth. i would add that gaza _ compromises from both. i would add that gaza is — compromises from both. i would add that gaza is going to be really difficult — that gaza is going to be really difficult over the next period, and envisaging a transition to a plo based _ envisaging a transition to a plo based government there is going to take a _ based government there is going to take a long time. palestinian unity is going _ take a long time. palestinian unity is going to — take a long time. palestinian unity is going to be needed, and that will mean, _ is going to be needed, and that will mean, considering the views and stances — mean, considering the views and stances of— mean, considering the views and stances of the leaders of hamas which _ stances of the leaders of hamas which wiii— stances of the leaders of hamas which will emerge, because not all hamas— which will emerge, because not all hamas fighters going to be killed and new— hamas fighters going to be killed and new leaders wil
bowen is right _ absolute necessity and jeremy bowen is right to _ absolute necessity and jeremy bowenth. i would add that gaza _ compromises from both. i would add that gaza is — compromises from both. i would add that gaza is going to be really difficult — that gaza is going to be really difficult over the next period, and envisaging a transition to a plo based _ envisaging a transition to a plo based government there is going to take a _ based government there is going to take a long...
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we will have the latest live from jeremy bowen shortly.f impact officer at 0xfam gb, says the situation what i'm really aware of is that something needs to be done. as we heard from your correspondent injerusalem, when people are not dying from the bombs, they are dying from starvation, dehydration, waterborne diseases. the situation in gaza is absolutely appalling. what are your staff telling you about the situation in gaza? our staff and our partners are telling us that people are starving, there is not enough aid getting through, and what little is getting through, it is almost impossible to distribute it safely under the bombs, and without fuel. one of our partners basically said to us, we are doing everything we can, but we are also running for our lives at the same time. the delivery of humanitarian assistance is incredibly difficult under the bombs and the only solution is for a ceasefire. you said people are starving — how long have they got? some people are already affected by this for weeks, we are talking about the use by israel
we will have the latest live from jeremy bowen shortly.f impact officer at 0xfam gb, says the situation what i'm really aware of is that something needs to be done. as we heard from your correspondent injerusalem, when people are not dying from the bombs, they are dying from starvation, dehydration, waterborne diseases. the situation in gaza is absolutely appalling. what are your staff telling you about the situation in gaza? our staff and our partners are telling us that people are starving,...
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with this report from our international editor jeremy bowen.emy: gaza is on the brink of a full-blown collapse, says the u.n. almost 2 million people have been driven from their homes by israeli forces. civil order, the u.n. warns, is breaking down. a mosque was bombed with such force that the hospital next-door was put out of action. the hospital director says gaza's health care system is being targeted systematically. israel said it launched 450 strikes in the last 24 hours. it released to these night-vision pictures without a soundtrack. the americans' repeated warnings that israel is killing too many civilians, it is a war crime to target civilians or harm them with indiscriminate attack. more pictures are emerging on social media of israel's round of hundreds of palestinian men it says are hamas suspects. they were ordered to leave a u.n. shelter, forced to strip to their underwear, and down before being driven to interrogation. israel has not beaten hamas in northern gaza. fighting continues in an urban wasteland. the video has been trace
with this report from our international editor jeremy bowen.emy: gaza is on the brink of a full-blown collapse, says the u.n. almost 2 million people have been driven from their homes by israeli forces. civil order, the u.n. warns, is breaking down. a mosque was bombed with such force that the hospital next-door was put out of action. the hospital director says gaza's health care system is being targeted systematically. israel said it launched 450 strikes in the last 24 hours. it released to...
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jeremy bowen, bbc, jerusalem.iona: ukraine's president, vladimir zelenskyy, is in washington today at the start of what could prove to be a pivotal week for ukraine support from the u.s. the deadline is looming for congress to approve a military aid package that both kyiv and the white house have warned could mean the difference between victory and defeat for kyiv. last week, he missed a planned videoconference with the u.s. senate, sending his apologies at the last minute. his unexpected visit to washington will instead allow him to make his case to wavering members of congress face-to-face. mr. zelenskyy was in one authorities -- in buenos aires. mr. zelenskyy visited the headquarters of the imf, meaning its director on the day the imf is meeting to approve a new $900 million loan to kyiv. he thanked the imf and said kyiv is working to implement reforms obligated by it. his first stop is at the national defense university. he took a met members of congress blocking the additional aid, saying deadlock in washingt
jeremy bowen, bbc, jerusalem.iona: ukraine's president, vladimir zelenskyy, is in washington today at the start of what could prove to be a pivotal week for ukraine support from the u.s. the deadline is looming for congress to approve a military aid package that both kyiv and the white house have warned could mean the difference between victory and defeat for kyiv. last week, he missed a planned videoconference with the u.s. senate, sending his apologies at the last minute. his unexpected visit...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. a growing number of donors, politicians, business leaders and students are calling for the resignation of the university of pennsylvania president. the uproar follows a heated hearing on capitol hill where representative elise stefanik grilled her on weather calls for the genocide of jewish people violated the university's code of conduct. she said it was "context dependent." she later apologized in a video, but it fair old -- it failed to quell further criticism. >> this is unacceptable. i will give you one more opportunity for the world to see your answer. does calling for the genocide of jews violate penn's code of conduct when it comes to bullying and harassment, yes or no? >> it can be harassment. i was focused on our university's long-standing policies aligned with the u.s. constitution, which say that speech alone is not punishable. i was not focused on, but i should have been, the irrefutable fact that a call for genocide of jewish people is a call for some of the most terribl
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. a growing number of donors, politicians, business leaders and students are calling for the resignation of the university of pennsylvania president. the uproar follows a heated hearing on capitol hill where representative elise stefanik grilled her on weather calls for the genocide of jewish people violated the university's code of conduct. she said it was "context dependent." she later apologized in a video, but it fair old -- it failed to quell...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. us�*s role in funding israel's military campaign, my colleague spoke to sabrina singh, the pentagon's deputy press secretary. you have said the defence department is continuing to engage the israelis on ensuring civilians in gaza are protected, the us does, however, to continue flow security assistance to israel without any conditions at this point. we have the right concerned in the us among allies the un as well about the mass loss of civilian life, should that change? we expect any of our partners or allies who we support with security assistance to uphold the humanitarian laws those weapons need to be used under. israel is — is fighting a war and we have to remember, they are fighting a war against a terrorist organisation that committed horrific atrocities on october 7. we have been in all of our conversations and daily conversations and continue to emphasise the point on the importance of protecting innocent civilians, especially in these urban dense areas like gaza. you're goin
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. us�*s role in funding israel's military campaign, my colleague spoke to sabrina singh, the pentagon's deputy press secretary. you have said the defence department is continuing to engage the israelis on ensuring civilians in gaza are protected, the us does, however, to continue flow security assistance to israel without any conditions at this point. we have the right concerned in the us among allies the un as well about the mass loss of civilian life, should...
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our international editor jeremy bowen reports now on the growing humanitarian crisis — and you may findhe images in his report distressing. more palestinian civilians fled south towards the egyptian border after israel declared a brief pause in combat operations. almost two million gazans have fled their homes. israel says it is killing fewer civilians, as the us has requested. the un says nowhere in this tiny territory is safe. this person offers people lifts. he says he has seen casualties in the street with legs or heads blown off, and no—one can reach them. the stream of misery entering the hospital in khan younis does not stop, and neither is growing condemnation from international relief agencies of the pain and death israel is inflicting on gaza's civilians. it's one of the worst assaults on any civilian population in our time and age, according to the norwegian refugee council. as israel's forces push south, their leaders reject that outright. the damage and death, they say, is the fault of hamas for starting this war. israel has given out video of captured weapons it says were
our international editor jeremy bowen reports now on the growing humanitarian crisis — and you may findhe images in his report distressing. more palestinian civilians fled south towards the egyptian border after israel declared a brief pause in combat operations. almost two million gazans have fled their homes. israel says it is killing fewer civilians, as the us has requested. the un says nowhere in this tiny territory is safe. this person offers people lifts. he says he has seen casualties...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, on the west bank.taryjames cleverly is travelling to rwanda — where he will sign a new treaty with rwanda about the plan to send asylum seekers there to have their claims processed. his visit comes as the uk's government is putting more measures in place, after the supreme court ruled against the policy. that could include legislation, allowing the uk parliament to vote and confirm that rwanda is a safe destination for asylum seekers who come to the uk. on monday, mr cleverly outlined plans to reduce legal migration to the uk — which included increasing the salary which skilled workers would need to get a visa by almost a half. there will also be a bar on health and social care staff you can find out more on both stories on our website — bbc.com/news also in the uk — the government has narrowly lost a vote on a plan to set up(take a compensation scheme for victims of the nhs infected blood scandal. instead, mps voted to back an amendment, which requires ministers to set up a body to administer the comp
jeremy bowen, bbc news, on the west bank.taryjames cleverly is travelling to rwanda — where he will sign a new treaty with rwanda about the plan to send asylum seekers there to have their claims processed. his visit comes as the uk's government is putting more measures in place, after the supreme court ruled against the policy. that could include legislation, allowing the uk parliament to vote and confirm that rwanda is a safe destination for asylum seekers who come to the uk. on monday, mr...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.ow on one of the people in the footage he saw and that report there of the dozens of men detained by israel and stripped of their underwear. one of them was a gazan journalist. of their underwear. one of them was a gazanjournalist. but for the new arabic, also known as out el—arabi, an english based pan arab news colleagues told us he was taken to a military base in israel. a number of detained men have since been released but he was not one of them. i saw these posts one after another ofjournalists i know, and i recognised him. iwas ofjournalists i know, and i recognised him. i was not the one who recognised him. it was his friends and colleagues in gaza who said this is ourfriend. they had heard that he was detained, but then they saw the video, which by the way was recorded by the israeli, shot by the israeli army, the video, this is what this went viral. and i was shocked. and first it was his sister saying he was detained. and then came this video, and that we don't know. the upsh
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.ow on one of the people in the footage he saw and that report there of the dozens of men detained by israel and stripped of their underwear. one of them was a gazan journalist. of their underwear. one of them was a gazanjournalist. but for the new arabic, also known as out el—arabi, an english based pan arab news colleagues told us he was taken to a military base in israel. a number of detained men have since been released but he was not one of them. i saw...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.t from new york, where that vote by the un security council has taken place in the last couple of hours. our correspondent nada tawfik is there. this was a rare bid by the secretary—general to get a ceasefire resolution. what's been the reaction to the us veto?— to the us veto? that's absolutely ri . ht to the us veto? that's absolutely right reeta. _ to the us veto? that's absolutely right reeta. a — to the us veto? that's absolutely right reeta, a rare _ to the us veto? that's absolutely right reeta, a rare pushed there | to the us veto? that's absolutely i right reeta, a rare pushed there for the secretary—general to get the security council to demand an immediate ceasefire by invoking article 99 of the un charter, a power granted to secretary—generals, but rarely used. it hasn't been used in decades but nevertheless what we saw here at the un was a quick reaction to the secretary—general�*s call, with 97 nation sponsoring a draft resolution calling for a ceasefire. but the united s
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.t from new york, where that vote by the un security council has taken place in the last couple of hours. our correspondent nada tawfik is there. this was a rare bid by the secretary—general to get a ceasefire resolution. what's been the reaction to the us veto?— to the us veto? that's absolutely ri . ht to the us veto? that's absolutely right reeta. _ to the us veto? that's absolutely right reeta. a — to the us veto? that's absolutely right reeta, a rare...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.are coming to light on what the released israeli hostages faced during their time being held by hamas. a doctor treating them says they have proof of severe sexual abuse and drugging of children, women and men that came back from captivity. there are people that came back and told us that they were given psychiatric medications and other drugs to children in large dose, and over time, and they came back here drugged with those drugs. it took us time to realise why the kids didn't fall asleep. there is no reason to give healthy children such medications, and i'm sure that that was purposely made in order to torture them and to hurt them. for more, i spoke tojoe english, an emergency communication specialist at unicef. what more does unicef know about the treatment of children, those who were held hostage and are still being held hostage? yes, thank you. it is good to be with you. horrific reports. i don't think anyone can hear those kind of stories and fail to be absolutely horrified. s
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.are coming to light on what the released israeli hostages faced during their time being held by hamas. a doctor treating them says they have proof of severe sexual abuse and drugging of children, women and men that came back from captivity. there are people that came back and told us that they were given psychiatric medications and other drugs to children in large dose, and over time, and they came back here drugged with those drugs. it took us time to realise...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.shing" in an exclusive interview with bbc news. and, coming up, celebrating the life of the pogue�*s front man shane macgowan at his funeral. coming up in sport on bbc news, more on the rule changes that are coming to rugby league to make the sport safer, including lowering tackle height for all levels from 2025. vladimir putin has announced that he will stand for re—election as russian president when his term ends next year. the decision was widely—expected — and confirmed following an awards ceremony in moscow. the kremlin�*s official spokesman said that an "astonishing" number of people wanted mr putin to continue for what would be a fifth term in office. from moscow, our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. it had been his decision to invade ukraine. today, vladimir putin honoured russian soldiers who've been fighting in his war. there was pomp and patriotism, and more than a hint of kremlin choreography about what came next. president putin was surrounded by admirers. then... "i
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.shing" in an exclusive interview with bbc news. and, coming up, celebrating the life of the pogue�*s front man shane macgowan at his funeral. coming up in sport on bbc news, more on the rule changes that are coming to rugby league to make the sport safer, including lowering tackle height for all levels from 2025. vladimir putin has announced that he will stand for re—election as russian president when his term ends next year. the decision was...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news. we're following developing news out of indonesia.ers found the bodies of ii climbers after the marapi volcano erupted in west sumatra sunday. more are still missing. joining me live is hanna samosir from ourjakarta bureau. thank you for being with us. what more do we know about what happened here?— happened here? yes, thank you. so the indonesian _ happened here? yes, thank you. so the indonesian have - happened here? yes, thank you. so the indonesian have just - so the indonesian havejust confirmed the ii climbers were found dead today after the marapi volcano in western sumatra erupted yesterday. so a course —— according to certain rescue there were 75 climbers who were trapped when the mount marapi erupted and a total of 79... 49 of them were successfully evacuated on sunday evening. so now there are still 12 climbers who have not been found and the authorities raised the alert to the second highest level and prohibited residence from going within three kilometres of the crater. these eruptions itself was not presented by a signif
jeremy bowen, bbc news. we're following developing news out of indonesia.ers found the bodies of ii climbers after the marapi volcano erupted in west sumatra sunday. more are still missing. joining me live is hanna samosir from ourjakarta bureau. thank you for being with us. what more do we know about what happened here?— happened here? yes, thank you. so the indonesian _ happened here? yes, thank you. so the indonesian have - happened here? yes, thank you. so the indonesian have just - so...
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jeremy bowen, thank you.te conference in dubai have signed a major declaration recognising, for the first time, that what people grow and eat is a crucial factor in global warming. the agreement involves more than 130 countries. among the signatories is rishi sunak, who was attending the summit, and said the uk was still a leader in tackling climate change. from dubai, our deputy political editor vicki young reports. this was a flying visit by rishi sunak, who spentjust12 hours here in dubai — plenty of time, he said, to get things done. he's been accused of being uninterested in green issues, but insists he's proud of the uk's achievements. the day began with a speech by king charles — words that were government—approved. his choice of tie maybe wasn't — covered in greek flags, a few days after mr sunak had cancelled a meeting with the greek prime minister. the king said the dangers of climate change were no longer distant risks. ladies and gentlemen, in your hands is an unmissable opportunity to keep our co
jeremy bowen, thank you.te conference in dubai have signed a major declaration recognising, for the first time, that what people grow and eat is a crucial factor in global warming. the agreement involves more than 130 countries. among the signatories is rishi sunak, who was attending the summit, and said the uk was still a leader in tackling climate change. from dubai, our deputy political editor vicki young reports. this was a flying visit by rishi sunak, who spentjust12 hours here in dubai...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. 138 people are still being held by hamas and other armed groups.ionals. 23 of those thai nationals have been released and have been reunited with their families. but the thai ministry of foreign affairs tells us they're still working to get nine remaining hostages home. i spoke to kanchana patarachoke, spokesperson for the ministry, who told me they were doing everything they can. we are gravely concerned that the fighting has resumed again since the 1st of december, and that has resulted in an increase of casualties. so i think that's the reason that we all should be concerned. but our mission, the thai government's mission, remains incomplete. and we are committed to bringing all the thai captives home. we still have a nine remaining in captivity, and we have brought home 23 thai nationals already. so of course we will still continue to be talking with friendly countries. for example, we have been talking with qatar, iran, malaysia, turkey, israel. we talk to all parties, in fact, we believe in dialogues and we feel that it's because of diplomacy
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. 138 people are still being held by hamas and other armed groups.ionals. 23 of those thai nationals have been released and have been reunited with their families. but the thai ministry of foreign affairs tells us they're still working to get nine remaining hostages home. i spoke to kanchana patarachoke, spokesperson for the ministry, who told me they were doing everything they can. we are gravely concerned that the fighting has resumed again since the 1st of...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.e minister has urged mps to back his rwanda plan — after growing criticism from within his own party. rishi sunak said his new legislation was the "toughest immigration law ever", would prevent legal challenges and finally allow deportation flights carrying illegal migrants to take off for east africa. here's our political edtior chris mason. autumn of last year. rishi sunak becomes prime minister, the rwanda plan is already six months old. but as the seasons turn, no migrants are sent to east africa. winter becomes summer, and still no planes are leaving. and then the supreme court, this autumn, said it was unlawful. the slogan on the lectern is familiar, and boat crossings are down. good morning... but the prime minister felt compelled to sell his new plan after his former immigration minister resigned, reckoning it's a dud. we simply cannot have a situation where our ability to control our borders and stop people taking perilous journeys across the channel is held up in endless liti
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.e minister has urged mps to back his rwanda plan — after growing criticism from within his own party. rishi sunak said his new legislation was the "toughest immigration law ever", would prevent legal challenges and finally allow deportation flights carrying illegal migrants to take off for east africa. here's our political edtior chris mason. autumn of last year. rishi sunak becomes prime minister, the rwanda plan is already six months old. but as...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. the premier league has appointed its first female referee.xt week — as nesta mcgregor reports. from a job working in health care to taking care of top—flight football in england. rebecca welch, history maker. having already been part of a matchday officiating team, when the ao—year—old former nhs administrator takes charge of fulham versus burnley on december 23rd, she'll become the first woman to referee a premier league match. we've got some really talented female officials both in the men's game and the women's game. rebecca is obviously leading that, obviously being a really good role model for women and girls who maybe might think refereeing is for them. we are working hard to show that refereeing is for all, increase our diversity, which has not been good enough. other sports including rugby union and cricket have already paved the way with female lead officials in men's elite sport. however, football has lagged a little. although france's stephanie frappart made world cup history last year when she took charge of costa rica versus germ
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. the premier league has appointed its first female referee.xt week — as nesta mcgregor reports. from a job working in health care to taking care of top—flight football in england. rebecca welch, history maker. having already been part of a matchday officiating team, when the ao—year—old former nhs administrator takes charge of fulham versus burnley on december 23rd, she'll become the first woman to referee a premier league match. we've got some really...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news.e in the us, the pentagon says three commercial vessels operating in international waters in the southern red sea have been struck by drones or missiles fired by houthi rebels in yemen. it said its warship, the uss carney, shot down three drones launched from the houthi controlled areas. there were four attacks against three separate commercial vessels believed to be launched by houthi—controlled areas of yemen. no injuries to personnel or the vessels was reported. in a statement, the us central command said, "we also have every reason to believe that these attacks, "while launched by the houthis in yemen, are fully "enabled by iran." the us says it will work with international allies and partners on an appropriate response. the houthi military spokesperson confirmed the group attacked two ships in the red sea which he described as israeli vessels. the attacks started just after 9 o'clock in the morning when the uss carney detected an attack in the vicinity of the mv unity explorer. al
jeremy bowen, bbc news.e in the us, the pentagon says three commercial vessels operating in international waters in the southern red sea have been struck by drones or missiles fired by houthi rebels in yemen. it said its warship, the uss carney, shot down three drones launched from the houthi controlled areas. there were four attacks against three separate commercial vessels believed to be launched by houthi—controlled areas of yemen. no injuries to personnel or the vessels was reported. in a...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.port in his country's battle against the ongoing russian invasion. funding worth billions of dollars is being held up by a political row in congress, with republicans demanding concessions on domestic issues first. jessica parker has the story. he's here on a rescue mission to liberate billions of dollars in defence aid for ukraine, money that's become ensnared in arguments amongst us lawmakers. if there is anyone inspired by unresolved issues on capitol hill, it's just putin and his sick clique. overnight, a fresh wave of russian missile strikes crushed buildings in kyiv and blew craters in the earth. ukraine's war is with russia, but officials must battle sceptics in the west who ask, "what's the endgame?", after ukraine's faltering counteroffensive. it is widely seen to have not delivered hoped—for gains. what in your view went wrong? translation: indeed, for us it is very difficult today, but it doesn't mean that victory won't be on our side. in may, everyone in our country wanted
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. comments from antony blinken about the protection of civilians. he described a gap between the intent and what is happening in reality. as we stand here almost a week into this campaign in the south after the end of the humanitarian pause, it is imperative, it remains imperative that israel put a premium on civilian protection. there does remain a gap between exactly what i said when i was there, the intent to protect civilians, and the actual results that we're seeing on the ground. earlier, i spoke with our middle east correspondent yolande knell. here's what she had to say. the us asked israel, when it was going into the south a week ago, to take steps to minimise the harm on civilians, both when it came to forced displacement of people, knowing that many people who are in the south have already been displaced from the north, and also, when it comes to the numbers of civilians who are being killed and wounded by israeli strikes. israel said it was taking steps to do that, that it w
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. comments from antony blinken about the protection of civilians. he described a gap between the intent and what is happening in reality. as we stand here almost a week into this campaign in the south after the end of the humanitarian pause, it is imperative, it remains imperative that israel put a premium on civilian protection. there does remain a gap between exactly what i said when i was there, the intent to protect civilians, and the actual results that...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.tion we talked about earlier also comes amid heavy bombardment of the gaza strip. as we heard injeremy�*s report israel's military said it carried out strikes on about a50 targets over the past day — the highest number reported since a temporary truce ended a week ago. meanwhile, 11 ambulances and 100 aid trucks sent by turkey reached gaza through the rafah border crossing on friday — according to the palestinian red crescent. the bbc�*s lucy grey spoke with nathalie thurtle, deputy medical director at �*doctors without borders.�* she gave the latest update from her teams in gaza, and the situation there. yeah. so it's been really dire, especially obviously since the ceasefire broke. we've seen over 1000 wounded here at the hospital where i was working in the middle area, and every day at that hospital we receiving 100—200 wounded patients. so it's extremely difficult for our teams to move in the south and to provide care in any way because the security situation and the huge volume of
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.tion we talked about earlier also comes amid heavy bombardment of the gaza strip. as we heard injeremy�*s report israel's military said it carried out strikes on about a50 targets over the past day — the highest number reported since a temporary truce ended a week ago. meanwhile, 11 ambulances and 100 aid trucks sent by turkey reached gaza through the rafah border crossing on friday — according to the palestinian red crescent. the bbc�*s lucy grey spoke...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem., about the path forward and what the mass displacement of palestinians means for egypt. there have been reports that egypt is highly concerned about the more than 1.8 million displaced palestinians from the war that they may be crossing over into egypt. tell us more about what those concerns are? the first concern is we do not accept the forced displacement of palestinians from the gaza strip in order to reduce the density of the population and consequently make it more of a israeli area. we don't support the method. moving them in a force fashion is a demented humanitarian burden on them and on everybody around them. we have provided and will continue to provide humanitarian support and we have accepted anyone who needs substantial healthcare needs substantial healthca re into needs substantial healthcare into our hospitals within our own borders. but we want to ensure peace and security for all palestinians and as part of all palestinians and as part of a solution. all palestinians
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem., about the path forward and what the mass displacement of palestinians means for egypt. there have been reports that egypt is highly concerned about the more than 1.8 million displaced palestinians from the war that they may be crossing over into egypt. tell us more about what those concerns are? the first concern is we do not accept the forced displacement of palestinians from the gaza strip in order to reduce the density of the population and consequently...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. british boy who went missing in spain in 2017 has been found in france — that's according to french authorities. alex batty, who is from 0ldham, was discovered walking along a road in a town near toulouse early on wednesday morning. the father, step—mother and uncle of ten—year—old sara sharif — who died at her home in woking in august — have pleaded not guilty to her murder. urfan sharif, beinash batool and faisal malik appeared at the old bailey by video link. they also pleaded not guilty to a second charge of causing or allowing the death of a child. the european central bank and the bank of england have both decided to keep interest rates on hold. in the uk, interest rates have been kept at 5.25% for the third time in a row. the bank of england governor suggested it was too early to say when rates could be cut. you're live with bbc news. let's head to australia now, where a state memorial —— these are live images from sydney, where a state memorial for barry humphries is being hel
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. british boy who went missing in spain in 2017 has been found in france — that's according to french authorities. alex batty, who is from 0ldham, was discovered walking along a road in a town near toulouse early on wednesday morning. the father, step—mother and uncle of ten—year—old sara sharif — who died at her home in woking in august — have pleaded not guilty to her murder. urfan sharif,...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. he has been telling us about life there now and the terrible dilemmas he is facing. adnan is writing regular updates for bbc news online — you can read them and follow the latest developments on the israel—gaza war on the bbc news website. a north korean family has told the bbc there has been "a great deal of suffering" since the country sealed its borders at the start of the pandemic. defections, which were once fairly common, have become almost impossible. this family fled by sea, and is the first to have escaped this year and made it to the south. one family member spoke to our correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie. we've re—voiced his words and are not using his full name to help protect the family. although we cannot independently verify all of his account, some of the details are in line with what we have been told by other sources. every escape from north korea is remarkable. but mr kim took a stomach churning risk. with the borders sealed because of the pandemic, he fled by s
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.ter has urged mps to back his rwanda plan, after growing criticism from within his own party. rishi sunak said his new legislation was the "toughest immigration law ever", would prevent legal challenges, and finally allow deportation flights carrying illegal migrants to take off for east africa. he said the draft law addressed the concerns of the supreme court, which had previouslyjudged the policy to be unlawful. here's our political editor, chris mason. autumn of last year. rishi sunak becomes prime minister, the rwanda plan is already six months old. but as the seasons turn, no migrants are sent to east africa. winter becomes summer, and still no planes are leaving. and then the supreme court, this autumn, said it was unlawful. the slogan on the lectern is familiar, and boat crossings are down. good morning... but the prime minister felt compelled to sell his new plan after his former immigration minister resigned, reckoning it's a dud. we simply cannot have a situation where our ab
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.he us�*s role in funding israel's military campaign, my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke to sabrina singh, the pentagon's deputy press secretary. you have said the defence department is continuing to engage the israelis on ensuring civilians in gaza are protected, the us does however to continue flow security assistance to israel without any conditions at this point. we have the right contained in the us among allies the un as well about the mass loss of civilian life, should that change?— civilian life, should that chanie? , . ., civilian life, should that chance? , . ., ., change? we expect any of our artners change? we expect any of our partners or— change? we expect any of our partners or allies _ change? we expect any of our partners or allies who - change? we expect any of our partners or allies who we - partners or allies who we support with security assistance to uphold the humanitarian laws those weapons need to be used under. israel is fighting a war and we have to remember, t
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.he us�*s role in funding israel's military campaign, my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke to sabrina singh, the pentagon's deputy press secretary. you have said the defence department is continuing to engage the israelis on ensuring civilians in gaza are protected, the us does however to continue flow security assistance to israel without any conditions at this point. we have the right contained in the us among allies the un as well about the mass loss of...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news. let's go live to gaza now.s morning it isjust let's go live to gaza now. this morning it is just after seven o'clock local time and you can see the haze there and smoke after another night of bombardment. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. good morning to you. good morning- — good morning to you. good morning. tell— good morning to you. good morning. tell us _ good morning to you. good morning. tell us more - good morning to you. good l morning. tell us more about what happened _ morning. tell us more about what happened overnight. i morning. tell us more about| what happened overnight. as morning. tell us more about - what happened overnight. as you said in the headline, _ what happened overnight. as you said in the headline, the - what happened overnight. as you said in the headline, the big - said in the headline, the big news this morning is the start of the attack in southern gaza, so the last two months of the focus of the fighting in northern gaza, now the israeli forces started a ground operation
jeremy bowen, bbc news. let's go live to gaza now.s morning it isjust let's go live to gaza now. this morning it is just after seven o'clock local time and you can see the haze there and smoke after another night of bombardment. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. good morning to you. good morning- — good morning to you. good morning. tell— good morning to you. good morning. tell us _ good morning to you. good morning. tell us more - good morning to you. good l morning. tell us more...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. the us�*s role in funding israel's military campaign, i spoke to sabrina singh, pentagon's deputy press secretary. you've pentagon's deputy press secretary. said that the d department you've said that the defence department is continuing to engage the israelis on ensuring that civilians in gaza are protected, the us does continue to flow security systems to israel without any conditions at this point. with the rising concern in the us and allies about the mass loss of civilian lives, should that change? we select an of our lives, should that change? we select any of our partners _ lives, should that change? we select any of our partners or— lives, should that change? we select any of our partners or allies - lives, should that change? we select any of our partners or allies who - lives, should that change? we select any of our partners or allies who we | any of our partners or allies who we support with security assistance to uphold the humanitarian laws that those weapons need to be
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. the us�*s role in funding israel's military campaign, i spoke to sabrina singh, pentagon's deputy press secretary. you've pentagon's deputy press secretary. said that the d department you've said that the defence department is continuing to engage the israelis on ensuring that civilians in gaza are protected, the us does continue to flow security systems to israel without any conditions at this point. with the rising concern in the us and allies about the...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.m the flow of asylum seekers just days after it re—opened two crossings. finland says russia is deliberately trafficking the refugees to the border in retaliation for helsinki's decision tojoin nato. the presidents of venezuela and guyana have have finished a two—hour meeting focused on how to avoid escalating their border dispute. there are disagreements over the oil—rich region of essequibo. the president of guyana said he would continue to facilitate investments in the area, despite venezuela's renewed claims to the territory. the french film star isabelle adjani has been convicted of tax fraud. a court in paris found the star had evaded more than $1.5 million in tax by falsely claiming residence in portugal. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. new figures show improvements in britain's health service compared to this time last year, but patients needing emergency care are still facing long waits in england. the waiting
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.m the flow of asylum seekers just days after it re—opened two crossings. finland says russia is deliberately trafficking the refugees to the border in retaliation for helsinki's decision tojoin nato. the presidents of venezuela and guyana have have finished a two—hour meeting focused on how to avoid escalating their border dispute. there are disagreements over the oil—rich region of essequibo. the...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. with me is said shehata from bbc arabic.have been speaking to people in gaza, however they finding food and shelter? it is a problem- — finding food and shelter? it 3 a problem. testimonies on the communication channels and social media, being asked to move from east doctor gaza to the west. —— east of gaza. they are still saying they don't have food, no electricity. nothing at all. these are problems. one of the grandmothers said her granddaughter slapped without food. that is how horrific the situation is. 85% of the people in gaza are displaced. they are not in their houses and the aid going there is almost like a drop in the ocean. even in addition to that, the secretary general of the united nations that the support system in gaza is at high risk of being collapsed. this shows how much the pressure on people there because aid going there is not enough. and the slow screenings. the health situation, there is fear of some disease. there is nothing there on health level or food level. some peoplejump arouses to get food be
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. with me is said shehata from bbc arabic.have been speaking to people in gaza, however they finding food and shelter? it is a problem- — finding food and shelter? it 3 a problem. testimonies on the communication channels and social media, being asked to move from east doctor gaza to the west. —— east of gaza. they are still saying they don't have food, no electricity. nothing at all. these are problems. one of the grandmothers said her granddaughter...
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our international editor jeremy bowen reports on the situation in the west bank and gaza.d warn you — the report contains footage, from the very beginning, that is distressing. lost boys, brothers, looking for their father — "my dad's been killed. "i swear my dad's been killed." they're lost in the mighty vengeance promised by israel. then they found their father and brother were dead. the strike, filmed by a freelance journalist, destroyed the home of this family in northern gaza. these are the latest israeli army pictures. they're pushing forward into southern gaza. the american defence secretary says he's warned israel repeatedly that if its troops don't stop killing so many palestinians, they will drive civilians into the arms of hamas, turning a tactical victory into a strategic defeat. in khan younis, civilian casualties are overwhelming the hospital. israel insists civilians are getting warnings and time to get to designated safe areas. a un official on the spot says that's not happening. everything's broken down, the war on children has resumed and with a ferocity,
our international editor jeremy bowen reports on the situation in the west bank and gaza.d warn you — the report contains footage, from the very beginning, that is distressing. lost boys, brothers, looking for their father — "my dad's been killed. "i swear my dad's been killed." they're lost in the mighty vengeance promised by israel. then they found their father and brother were dead. the strike, filmed by a freelance journalist, destroyed the home of this family in northern...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.5 days. mr benton, who was a conservative but now sits as an independent mp, has been accused of offering to lobby ministers on behalf of the gambling industry. if mps approve the suspension it could lead to a by election in his blackpool south constituency. two men and a woman have been found guilty of murdering a 14—year—old schoolgirl in west dunbartonshire 27 years ago. caroline glachan�*s body was found in the river leven in august 1996. police say they were able to make the convictions after opening a reinvestigation in 2019. from the high court in glasgow, catriona renton reports. caroline glachan was just 1a years old when her body was found in the river leven. her mother, margaret, has waited for more than 27 years forjustice for her only child. it will not bring her back but at least we know who is responsible is serving time for it because for the past 25 years they have lived their life and they have had their christmases and their birthdays. and my caroline was in the grou
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.5 days. mr benton, who was a conservative but now sits as an independent mp, has been accused of offering to lobby ministers on behalf of the gambling industry. if mps approve the suspension it could lead to a by election in his blackpool south constituency. two men and a woman have been found guilty of murdering a 14—year—old schoolgirl in west dunbartonshire 27 years ago. caroline glachan�*s body was found in the river leven in august 1996. police say...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.marked the start of the jewish holiday, hannukah — also known as the festival of lights. here in washington it was the second gentleman, doug emhoff, who was on hand to light the national menorah. it's an annual tradition the white house has kept since 1979. but not all of those who celebrate feel safe doing so. anti—semitic incidents across the globe have been on the rise, particularly since the start of the current conflict between israel and hamas. in a show of support for germany's jewish population, chancellor olaf scholz lit the first candle of the giant menorah at berlin's brandenburg gate. this is the first time a german chancellor has attended such an event. our correspondent damian mcguinness sent this report from berlin. german chancellor olaf scholz just spent a good couple of minutes talking about hamas�*s attacks on israel and the atrocities, and together with relatives of hamas hostages on the stage here, he started the whole process of lighting the candle. he also talke
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.marked the start of the jewish holiday, hannukah — also known as the festival of lights. here in washington it was the second gentleman, doug emhoff, who was on hand to light the national menorah. it's an annual tradition the white house has kept since 1979. but not all of those who celebrate feel safe doing so. anti—semitic incidents across the globe have been on the rise, particularly since the start of the current conflict between israel and hamas. in a...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.ecretary of state and the uk foreign minister have met for high—level talks. in a joint press conference they reinforced support for ukraine with david cameron labelling the fight against russian aggression "the challenge of his life." figs aggression "the challenge of his life." �* , aggression "the challenge of his life.�* a ., ., his life." as we accelerate our efforts to _ his life." as we accelerate our efforts to enable _ his life." as we accelerate our efforts to enable ukraine - his life." as we accelerate our efforts to enable ukraine to l efforts to enable ukraine to stand on its own, it's that the united states and our partners continue to do our respective parts and that's why the supplemental that is currently before congress is so necessary and so urgent and there is a very clear choice before us. are we going to ensure that prudent�*s aggression against ukraine remains a failure or will printing prove that, as he believed, he can outlast us, he can divide us, he cannot on
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.ecretary of state and the uk foreign minister have met for high—level talks. in a joint press conference they reinforced support for ukraine with david cameron labelling the fight against russian aggression "the challenge of his life." figs aggression "the challenge of his life." �* , aggression "the challenge of his life.�* a ., ., his life." as we accelerate our efforts to _ his life." as we accelerate our efforts to...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. our top story this evening... says sorry to bereaved families at the covid inquiry. and coming up, how this mi5 secretary played a key role in an elaborate plan to trick germany during world war ii. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes... sunderland's stadium of light is coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes... sunderland's stadium of light is to host the opening game of next year's women's rugby world cup in a move world rugby says can engage and inspire new audiences. the deaths of dozens of people in the last six months in the uk have been linked to a new group of street drugs that can be hundreds of times stronger than heroin. they're called nitazenes and they are synthetic opioids that are believed to be coming to the uk from china. 0ur midlands correspondent, navtej johal and producer alex homer have been speaking to the mother of a young man who's thought to have died after a fatal overdose. he was funny. pretty. brilliant dancer. so kind. just kind. simeon mcanoy, who was 33, died just nin
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.es der derian, director of the centre for international security studies at the university of sydney. welcome to the programme. your area of speciality is security, as this effort we are seeing on the part of israel to eliminate hamas. give us your take on their progress and their strategy?— their progress and their strategy? it's one of the toughest _ strategy? it's one of the toughest wars _ strategy? it's one of the toughest wars to - strategy? it's one of the toughest wars to wage, | strategy? it's one of the l toughest wars to wage, it strategy? it's one of the - toughest wars to wage, it is urban war there, it is simon tony slee counterinsurgency or counter terrorism and you also have civilian population in the middle of the battlefield. but the battlefield is not confined to gaza, this is also as you will know on social media, to top, and the battle space is global. israel is fighting a war on multiple fronts, and now it is facing the prospect of fighting it underground as well.
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. secretary of state antony blinken who has visited israel four times since this war began. once again, we have heard him reiterate comments urging israel to really pay attention to its obligations under international humanitarian law. as we stand here almost a week into this campaign in the south after the end of the humanitarian pause, it is imperative, it remains imperative that israel put a premium on civilian protection. and there does remain a gap between exactly what i said when i was there — the intent to protect civilians and the actual results that we're seeing on the ground. and earlier, i wasjoined by hannah bond from actionaid uk. the situation is absolutely catastrophic. people are lacking in food, in water, in fuel, to cook food, hospitals are lacking in fuel to be able to have operations and to do those really important surgeries. we're hearing from our partner in northern gaza that they are having to operate with shrapnel flying around, and there's a complete lack of me
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. secretary of state antony blinken who has visited israel four times since this war began. once again, we have heard him reiterate comments urging israel to really pay attention to its obligations under international humanitarian law. as we stand here almost a week into this campaign in the south after the end of the humanitarian pause, it is imperative, it remains imperative that israel put a premium on civilian protection. and there does remain a gap between...
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that was jeremy bowen, our international editor reporting there.n update this afternoon on plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. mr cleverly is in the country to sign a new treaty. the immigration minister, robertjenrick, said the deal would address concerns raised by the supreme court when it ruled the existing policy was unlawful. with me is is drjoelle grogan, legal expert and senior researcher at �*uk in a changing europe'. we have not seen the treaty yet, it is expected in the next hour or so. what is in the treaty?— what is in the treaty? exactly, there are _ what is in the treaty? exactly, there are three _ what is in the treaty? exactly, there are three big _ what is in the treaty? exactly, there are three big questions. what is in the treaty? exactly, i there are three big questions that everyone, but especially parliamentarians, are going to be asking: first, does this actually responded to concerns of the supreme court? we have erred indications british lawyers will be sent to rwanda, but what does that mean in practice? asylum se
that was jeremy bowen, our international editor reporting there.n update this afternoon on plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. mr cleverly is in the country to sign a new treaty. the immigration minister, robertjenrick, said the deal would address concerns raised by the supreme court when it ruled the existing policy was unlawful. with me is is drjoelle grogan, legal expert and senior researcher at �*uk in a changing europe'. we have not seen the treaty yet, it is expected in the...
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here's our international editor, jeremy bowen.ir raid sirens and the activation of israel's iron dome antimissile system. most of the time, life looks pretty normal here in central israel, but everything changed with the seventh of the october attacks. their fear shows the depth of the collective trauma, hamas inflicted on israelis. iron dome took care of most of the rockets, but one man nearby was hurt. the fact that hamas can still attack means that it is not beaten. we were going to tel aviv to see the man on the left, a veteran fighter pilots, air force general and former head of israeli military intelligence who still advises his successors. the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, said that if israel continues the way it is, the risk is a tactical victory but a strategic defeat because too many palestinians will have been killed. what do you make of that statement? israel is having a better ratio of terrorists to collateral damage than the americans and the brits have in musso and raqqa. what about the civilians? so, when i s
here's our international editor, jeremy bowen.ir raid sirens and the activation of israel's iron dome antimissile system. most of the time, life looks pretty normal here in central israel, but everything changed with the seventh of the october attacks. their fear shows the depth of the collective trauma, hamas inflicted on israelis. iron dome took care of most of the rockets, but one man nearby was hurt. the fact that hamas can still attack means that it is not beaten. we were going to tel aviv...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, on the west bank.ns are high is further to the north on the border between israel and lebanon. the cross—border exchanges between hezbollah and israel resumed just hours after the week—long truce came to an end. these pictures from today show smoke rising around various towns and villages in southern lebanon as israeli forces responded. positioned not far from that border is the un observer force known as unifil. their mandate was first agreed by the security council in 1978 to oversee israel's withdrawal from southern lebanon, which reminds us how long this conflict has been bubbling. the current spokesman for unifil is andrea tenenti. thank you very much for being with us. could you tell me what you have heard today of the action across that border and what your men are seeing? that border and what your men are seeinu ? . , that border and what your men are seeina? . , , , . ., seeing? that is pretty much what we have seen for— seeing? that is pretty much what we have seen for the _ seeing? that is p
jeremy bowen, bbc news, on the west bank.ns are high is further to the north on the border between israel and lebanon. the cross—border exchanges between hezbollah and israel resumed just hours after the week—long truce came to an end. these pictures from today show smoke rising around various towns and villages in southern lebanon as israeli forces responded. positioned not far from that border is the un observer force known as unifil. their mandate was first agreed by the security council...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, on the west bank.p them off the official figures. leaked documents obtained by panorama suggest united utilities — which has seven million customers in the north west of england — wrongly downgraded dozens of pollution incidents last year. the environment agency agreed to all the downgrades without actually attending any of the incidents involved. united utilities denies any wrongdoing. joe crowley reports. sewage is often dumped in our rivers and seas because of blocked sewers or equipment failures. these pollution incidents are supposed to be accurately reported to the environment agency. but last year, the agency attended just one in 20 reported incidents in england, and insiders say that allows water companies to cover up pollution. 0ne whistleblower�*s words are spoken by an actor. the system's rigged to prevent the reporting and investigation of serious incidents. panorama's looked at united utilities, and found evidence the company has been wrongly downgrading pollution incidents to category 4,
jeremy bowen, bbc news, on the west bank.p them off the official figures. leaked documents obtained by panorama suggest united utilities — which has seven million customers in the north west of england — wrongly downgraded dozens of pollution incidents last year. the environment agency agreed to all the downgrades without actually attending any of the incidents involved. united utilities denies any wrongdoing. joe crowley reports. sewage is often dumped in our rivers and seas because of...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.ngoing conflict and mr gutteres�* renewed calls for a truce i spoke to new york's acting consul general for israel, aviv ezra. thank you for being with us on bbc news. as you know, right now, heavy fighting is taking place across gaza including in the south and according to the united nations, some 600,000 people there have been told to evacuate. we also know that the idf says it reserves the right to strike other targets at its discretion. so how do people know where to go where they will be safe? know where to go where they will be safe ?_ know where to go where they will be safe? ., ~ i. ,., . will be safe? thank you so much for having _ will be safe? thank you so much for having me — will be safe? thank you so much for having me on _ will be safe? thank you so much for having me on your show. - will be safe? thank you so much for having me on your show. as | for having me on your show. as you know, the clear differentiation between what we do and what hamas does is that we make tha
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.ngoing conflict and mr gutteres�* renewed calls for a truce i spoke to new york's acting consul general for israel, aviv ezra. thank you for being with us on bbc news. as you know, right now, heavy fighting is taking place across gaza including in the south and according to the united nations, some 600,000 people there have been told to evacuate. we also know that the idf says it reserves the right to strike other targets at its discretion. so how do people...
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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. comments from antony blinken about the protection of civilians. this is what he had to say. as we stand here almost a week into this campaign in the south after the end of the humanitarian pause, it is imperative, it remains imperative that israel put a premium on civilian protection. there does remain a gap between exactly what i said when i was there, the intent to protect civilians, and the actual results that we're seeing on the ground. that was the us secretary of state antony blinken was that our correspondent yolande knell is with me injerusalem. yolande, the language there was polite and measured, but he has made this point more than once and he seems to feel that he has to make it again and again? that he has to make it again and auain? , <' ., that he has to make it again and main? , 4' ., ., that he has to make it again and auain? , ~ ., ., ., again? yes, we know that after the offensive in — again? yes, we know that after the offensive in the _ again? yes, we know that aft
jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. comments from antony blinken about the protection of civilians. this is what he had to say. as we stand here almost a week into this campaign in the south after the end of the humanitarian pause, it is imperative, it remains imperative that israel put a premium on civilian protection. there does remain a gap between exactly what i said when i was there, the intent to protect civilians, and the actual results that we're seeing on the ground. that was the us...
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from jerusalem, here's our international editor, jeremy bowen. warning you may find some of the images upsetting. video emerged this afternoon of palestinian men taken for interrogation. bbc staff recognised the town in northern gaza as beit lahia and we have geolocated the video there, too. palestinian diplomats said these were savage images evoking humanity's darkest times. the israeli army said only that suspects were being interrogated. posts on social media said the men had been sheltering with their families at a un school and that others were killed during the israeli raid. in this photo, the men had been moved to another location which we have not been able to verify. one of the captives is a journalist. he was forced to leave his disabled daughter, according to the newspaper he works for in london. earlier, in israel's parliament, a prominent government supporter told me that only israeli forces can control gaza, not the independent palestine the americans want. i think that when we talk about a two—state solution, we are using three wor
from jerusalem, here's our international editor, jeremy bowen. warning you may find some of the images upsetting. video emerged this afternoon of palestinian men taken for interrogation. bbc staff recognised the town in northern gaza as beit lahia and we have geolocated the video there, too. palestinian diplomats said these were savage images evoking humanity's darkest times. the israeli army said only that suspects were being interrogated. posts on social media said the men had been sheltering...