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lucy williamson, bbc news.turning to other news now, the pogue's front man has died at the age of 65. he was discharged from hospital last week after being treated for in cap a lightest. he fronted the band from 1982 until the band broke up into any 14. ey are best known for their christmas hit song "fairytale of new york." david cilento reports. >> ♪ there was christmas eve, babe in the truck tank an old man said to me ♪ ♪ >> happy christmas, i pray god it is our last. a bleak drink song duet about lives gone wrong is not your normal christmas classic. but it was a trademark. >> ♪ i turned my face away and dreamed about you ♪ >>'s band the pogue's, brought a rambunctious attitude to irish folk. born out of his years in the london punk scene, shane hooligan, as he called himself, won a literary scholarship to public school. >> ♪ as i wandered down the long lonesome highway ♪ reporter: he was behind it all a writer, a rare talent. he created beauty and poetry out of hard lives and harder drinking. something he u
lucy williamson, bbc news.turning to other news now, the pogue's front man has died at the age of 65. he was discharged from hospital last week after being treated for in cap a lightest. he fronted the band from 1982 until the band broke up into any 14. ey are best known for their christmas hit song "fairytale of new york." david cilento reports. >> ♪ there was christmas eve, babe in the truck tank an old man said to me ♪ ♪ >> happy christmas, i pray god it is our...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.i hostages were released by hamas and jonathan head has been to meet one of them. he was held with three israeli men who are mistakenly shot dead by the israel defense forces last week. he has been giving a picture of what they captivity was like. giving thanks for his escape. he's one of 23 thai hostages released by hamas last month. he was held in tunnels under gaza for 51 days, after being captured where hundreds of others, including most of his fellow thai farm workers, were killed. translation: i crouched down like that and i shouted - "thailand, thailand ! " but they kept beating me. all he could do was keep my face down. another guy trampled on me. i crawled under the bed to hide. i was about to text my wife to say i was being taken but then, they dragged me out by my leg. then began his long ordeal underground. made worse by the fact that he speaks no english and could not understand his captors or his fellow hostages. translation: during the first. two weeks, i was like a madm
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.i hostages were released by hamas and jonathan head has been to meet one of them. he was held with three israeli men who are mistakenly shot dead by the israel defense forces last week. he has been giving a picture of what they captivity was like. giving thanks for his escape. he's one of 23 thai hostages released by hamas last month. he was held in tunnels under gaza for 51 days, after being captured where hundreds of others, including most of his fellow...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.a: the director of the cia bill burns is in poland meeting the head of israel's agency and members from the qata ri government in a push to free hostages from gaza. sources tell the bbc negotiations for the release of more have not yet started between hamas and israel. i spoke to a middle east director of the international community's organization who has been involved in negotiations in this region. thank you for joining us. what difference does the accidental killing of these three israeli hostages by the israeli defense forces make to any further hostage negotiations that may take place? guest: it is a tragic event that took place and families of hostages, those who came back and those were in gaza, took to the streets immediately following -- following the killing of those three young men . it is another notch up in raising the pressure of the public on the israeli government to make a deal with hamas and the result is what we saw today, the meeting of the head of the --, the head
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.a: the director of the cia bill burns is in poland meeting the head of israel's agency and members from the qata ri government in a push to free hostages from gaza. sources tell the bbc negotiations for the release of more have not yet started between hamas and israel. i spoke to a middle east director of the international community's organization who has been involved in negotiations in this region. thank you for joining us. what difference does the...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. live to italy.ctures of a right—wing political festival, certainly a gathering, with some pretty big names attending. the italian prime minister, who has organised it, giorgia meloni, and uk prime minister rishi sunak expected as well as the tech billionaire elon musk. migration expected to be high on the agenda. live now to chiara albanese, rome bureu chief for bloomberg, who is live at the festival. a pleasure to be here, you can see the festival and some noise in helicopters, so apologies for that, they are looking out for elon musk�*s security. it they are looking out for elon musk's securi . . , ., ., , security. it adds to the atmosphere! what are we — security. it adds to the atmosphere! what are we expecting? _ security. it adds to the atmosphere! what are we expecting? this - security. it adds to the atmosphere! | what are we expecting? this festival reall is what are we expecting? this festival really is bringing. — what are we expecting? this festival really is bringing, this _ what are w
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. live to italy.ctures of a right—wing political festival, certainly a gathering, with some pretty big names attending. the italian prime minister, who has organised it, giorgia meloni, and uk prime minister rishi sunak expected as well as the tech billionaire elon musk. migration expected to be high on the agenda. live now to chiara albanese, rome bureu chief for bloomberg, who is live at the festival. a pleasure to be here, you can see the festival and...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. bayram from the norwegian refugee council they once again called on the israeli government to secure their release. more than 120 hostages are still being held since the attack by hamas on october the 7th. earllier, ahmed bayram from the norwegian refugee council gave me his reaction to the un resolution being passed. we can all agree, while it's a step in the right direction what we need is a giant stride towards achieving a lasting ceasefire. this is not going to cut it, this is not enough. and while there is clearly a political will to help the people in gaza i think the negotiations that are happening will decide the fate of 2 million people over the next period. we are entering a very dangerous territory in terms of the weather, in terms of displacement, in terms of the famine that we are risking now, as reported by the un. all these factors come together to test, really, the humanity of the world, the humanity of the political leaders of the world, and the political powers of th
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. bayram from the norwegian refugee council they once again called on the israeli government to secure their release. more than 120 hostages are still being held since the attack by hamas on october the 7th. earllier, ahmed bayram from the norwegian refugee council gave me his reaction to the un resolution being passed. we can all agree, while it's a step in the right direction what we need is a giant stride towards achieving a lasting ceasefire. this is not...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.l aviv, thousands of people attended a rally on saturday, calling on israel's government to secure the immediate release of all hostages being held by hamas. it's thought that more than 120 people remain in captivity in the gaza strip. a palestinian official says egypt has presented a new plan for a two—week truce with an exchange of israeli hostages and palestinian detainees. earlier this week, hamas said that it would not release any more hostages until the end of the war. joining me live is mara kronenfeld. she's head of the un's palestinian aid agency in the us. thank you so much for being here and i'm sure you've been following but the un security council approving this week after days of debate a resolution into getting more aid into gaza and it stopped short though of calling for a ceasefire. what do you make of that resolution? your mind, doesn't go enough? we welcome the resolution. _ doesn't go enough? we welcome the resolution. the _ doesn't go enough? we welcome the resolut
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.l aviv, thousands of people attended a rally on saturday, calling on israel's government to secure the immediate release of all hostages being held by hamas. it's thought that more than 120 people remain in captivity in the gaza strip. a palestinian official says egypt has presented a new plan for a two—week truce with an exchange of israeli hostages and palestinian detainees. earlier this week, hamas said that it would not release any more hostages until...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.ow, to decide whether former president donald trump is immune from prosecution on charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election. special counsel, jack smith, was hoping to expedite the process for the four separate charges mr trump is facing. the trial was initially set to begin in march, but could be delayed for months, a small victory for the former president. in response to the supreme court�*s decision, mr trump denied the charges. on truth social, the ex—president claimed he�*s covered under presidential immunity as he contests the upcoming presidential election in november. the case will instead first be heard by a federal appeals court january 9th. a delegation of top us officials is expected to visit mexico on wednesday to discuss the immigration challenge at the southern border. the visit comes as the month of november saw the highest tally of migrant encounters along the border in that month on record. us customs and border protection says it processed more than 242,000
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.ow, to decide whether former president donald trump is immune from prosecution on charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election. special counsel, jack smith, was hoping to expedite the process for the four separate charges mr trump is facing. the trial was initially set to begin in march, but could be delayed for months, a small victory for the former president. in response to the supreme court�*s decision, mr trump denied the charges. on truth...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.tional security trial of former hong kong media tycoon jimmy lai — is finally getting under way shortly. the 76—year—old faces numerous charges — including a conspiracy to collude with foreign forces. if found guilty, he could be handed a life sentence. mr lai — who is also a british citizen — has pleaded not guilty to all charges. the us and uk have condemned the trial and have urged the authorities in hong kong to release the businessman. i'm joined now by our hong kong correspondent martin yip. great to see you. i believe you are outside the courthouse. just give us a reminder because this case has been going on for some time. who is jamie, and what does he stand accused of? yes, i am standing right outside of the complex where this trial will be held, there are crowds queuing up to enter the public gallery already, as you can see, sojimmy himself is 76 years old now. he was the founder of the now defunct apple daily in the whole media kingdom of next media group with magazines, onl
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.tional security trial of former hong kong media tycoon jimmy lai — is finally getting under way shortly. the 76—year—old faces numerous charges — including a conspiracy to collude with foreign forces. if found guilty, he could be handed a life sentence. mr lai — who is also a british citizen — has pleaded not guilty to all charges. the us and uk have condemned the trial and have urged the authorities in hong kong to release the businessman. i'm...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.me minister, benjamin netanyahu, has countered those he says are trying to pressure israel's military tactics in gaza. he said the only way to finish the job was to use crushing force against hamas. the remarks come as american officials are starting to voice disquiet about israel's methods. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, sent this report from jerusalem. as israeli forces move south, another hospital in the eye of the storm. this was al nasser in khan younis this morning. four days after the cease fire ended, a desperate, constant procession of death, injury and grief. seven members of kassim sheba's family were killed as they slept. "why did this child deserve to die"? he asks. "what did he do"? nearby in dharambhala, a miraculous escape. two sisters, maria and lana, pulled alive from the rubble three days after being buried, along with dozens of members of their family. translation: | saw| a body on the ground. her head was covered with rocks. at first i thought it was my
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.me minister, benjamin netanyahu, has countered those he says are trying to pressure israel's military tactics in gaza. he said the only way to finish the job was to use crushing force against hamas. the remarks come as american officials are starting to voice disquiet about israel's methods. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, sent this report from jerusalem. as israeli forces move south, another hospital in the eye of the storm. this was al nasser in...
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our correspondent lucy williamson has more. sirens sound, horns blow.t for israel in gaza is hamas. for palestinians, it's survival. the rafah crossing point exploded in desperation today, each aid truck a lifeline, each minute of the journey a lifetime of waiting. horn blares. the border town of rafah has swelled to four times its normal size, as people flee the fighting elsewhere. empty stomachs filled with hope, empty bowls held out for food. the un estimates that almost half the households here are facing very severe hunger. today, the french foreign minister joined british and german calls for a ceasefire, saying it must be immediate and durable. but the israeli prime minister is so far standing firm. translation: we are guided by the - will of the fallen, we will fight . until the end and we will achieve all of our objectives, eliminating hamas, releasing all our hostages and ensuring that gaza will not become again a centre for terror, incitement and attacks against the state of israel. israel has released footage of what it said is the biggest h
our correspondent lucy williamson has more. sirens sound, horns blow.t for israel in gaza is hamas. for palestinians, it's survival. the rafah crossing point exploded in desperation today, each aid truck a lifeline, each minute of the journey a lifetime of waiting. horn blares. the border town of rafah has swelled to four times its normal size, as people flee the fighting elsewhere. empty stomachs filled with hope, empty bowls held out for food. the un estimates that almost half the households...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.—run health ministry says almost 19,000 people have died since the 7th of october attacks by hamas. and more european countries are now pushing for a ceasefire. in a joint article in the sunday times, the uk's foreign secretary lord david cameron, along with germany's foreign minister annalena baerbock, called for �*a sustainable ceasefire' saying: �*too many civilians have been killed'. this is a shift in tone from the uk government, but it stops short of calling for an immediate ceasefire. france has also said it's deeply concerned with the situation in gaza, and its foreign minister has called for a truce that will "lead to a lasting "ceasefire with the aim of releasing all hostages and delivering aid to gaza'. for more, here's the bbc�*s security correspondent frank gardner. those concerns started on day one because of the ferocity of israel's retaliation for those horrific attacks into southern israel on october seven, the big change we are seeing is israel's staunchest internatio
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.—run health ministry says almost 19,000 people have died since the 7th of october attacks by hamas. and more european countries are now pushing for a ceasefire. in a joint article in the sunday times, the uk's foreign secretary lord david cameron, along with germany's foreign minister annalena baerbock, called for �*a sustainable ceasefire' saying: �*too many civilians have been killed'. this is a shift in tone from the uk government, but it stops...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv.re the live pioctures of gaza right now — where it's just after 2 o'clock in the morning. we have seen some flashes in the sky, of course we cannot say exactly what that is but military activity appears to be continuing. those israeli air strikes on the south of gaza are making it difficult for civilians to protect himself —— themselves. i discussed that with our diplomatic correspondent paul adams who's in jerusalem. i want to start with the leaflets that we know israel has been air dropping over the gaza strip as its renewed its bombardment. do people receiving them understand where to go, where safe areas are? leaflets in general have caused confusion and uncertainty in the past. what we are seeing at the moment is a slightly new iteration of this policy with this a detailed map of the gaza strip broken down into numbered grid squares. the idea of being now that, not that israel will direct people towards a safe areas, but they will direct people away from unsafe areas. they have ar
lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv.re the live pioctures of gaza right now — where it's just after 2 o'clock in the morning. we have seen some flashes in the sky, of course we cannot say exactly what that is but military activity appears to be continuing. those israeli air strikes on the south of gaza are making it difficult for civilians to protect himself —— themselves. i discussed that with our diplomatic correspondent paul adams who's in jerusalem. i want to start with the leaflets...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv.y just i can take you to that rally that lucyjust mentioned. here are life pictures of tel aviv, supporters and relatives of hostages holding this rally. several women are still in captivity. lucy mentioned the figure of that 20 women roughly that are still in gaza. also, roughly around 110. the idf update is. here is spokesperson peter lerner. from our perspective, we understand that this is going to be a long war, a war that is not bound by time as we see it. and indeed, the reality is one, where hamas have taken the last 16 years of their governance in order to build an extensive subterranean capability, an extensive rocket array, an extensive drone explosive drone capability. and this is the enemy that we are facing. 16 years of their governance in order to build an extensive subterranean capability, an extensive rocket array, an extensive drone explosive drone capability. and this is the enemy that we are facing. the type of combat that we are facing on the ground includes urban w
lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv.y just i can take you to that rally that lucyjust mentioned. here are life pictures of tel aviv, supporters and relatives of hostages holding this rally. several women are still in captivity. lucy mentioned the figure of that 20 women roughly that are still in gaza. also, roughly around 110. the idf update is. here is spokesperson peter lerner. from our perspective, we understand that this is going to be a long war, a war that is not bound by time as we see...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.aftali bennett, former israeli prime minister about the reports of sexual violence and the ongoing conflict. i want to start with that report, the bbc seeing and hearing evidence of rape, sexual violence during the attacks by hamas. what have israeli investigators been finding when speaking with survivors? this is a very difficult undertaking for obvious reasons and mainly because many, many of the victims of rape were then murdered. but we know that there has been widespread, on october seven, widespread use of rape, of gang rape, ultimately in most cases, killing the victim at the end of the act. in some cases, cutting her breasts off and playing around with. and we know many women were under very aggressive sexual violence. it is certainly something as we heard there in the report that will continue be investigated. something that the us administration, president biden has said should be condemned internationally. i want to come to the fighting we are have moved into khan younis, do
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.aftali bennett, former israeli prime minister about the reports of sexual violence and the ongoing conflict. i want to start with that report, the bbc seeing and hearing evidence of rape, sexual violence during the attacks by hamas. what have israeli investigators been finding when speaking with survivors? this is a very difficult undertaking for obvious reasons and mainly because many, many of the victims of rape were then murdered. but we know that there...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.ne approaches its second year and the un security council increasingly focuses its attention on the israel—gaza war, the international rescue committee is sounding the alarm that some of the most pressing humanitarian crises of our time are currently unfolding on the african continent and will only get worse without global action in in 202a. earlier, i spoke to david miliband, the ceo and president of that organisation, and the former british foreign secretary. so much of our global attention this year has been fixed on the war in ukraine. now the israel and gaza war, naturally. what does this mean for other humanitarian crises around the world ? where do you think that our global attention might be lacking? the irc, international rescue committee, is active in ukraine and in gaza, but we are deeply concerned that other crises involving tens of millions of people are frankly been ignored at the moment. —— being ignored at the moment. we've just published our emergency watchlist, which
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.ne approaches its second year and the un security council increasingly focuses its attention on the israel—gaza war, the international rescue committee is sounding the alarm that some of the most pressing humanitarian crises of our time are currently unfolding on the african continent and will only get worse without global action in in 202a. earlier, i spoke to david miliband, the ceo and president of that organisation, and the former british foreign...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, janin. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.tories making news today... wales first minister mark drakeford has announced he is stepping down after five years in thejob. mr drakeford, who's 69, says he'll remain as first minister until his party elects a new leader. jon venables — one of the two boys who killed toddler jamie bulger in 1993 — has had his bid for parole rejected. venables — who's now 41 — was released on licence in 2001 but has been sent back to jail twice for having indecent images of children on his computer. the bbc understands that the deputy director of the british museum is leaving the institution. it follows the suspected thefts of two thousand artefacts earlier this year. drjonathan williams stepped back from his deputy director duties whilst an internal review into the thefts took place — but a spokesperson has told the bbc that he will not resume the role. you're live with bbc news. dozens of people in people including children have been injured in a wave of missile strikes on kyiv — the worst attack on
lucy williamson, bbc news, janin. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.tories making news today... wales first minister mark drakeford has announced he is stepping down after five years in thejob. mr drakeford, who's 69, says he'll remain as first minister until his party elects a new leader. jon venables — one of the two boys who killed toddler jamie bulger in 1993 — has had his bid for parole rejected. venables — who's now 41 — was released on licence in 2001 but has...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. gaza's south by making it difficult for civilians to protect themselves. i spoke about but with paul adams, who is in jerusalem. i want to start with the leaflets that we know israel has been air dropping over the gaza strip as it renewed its bombardment. do people receiving them understand where to go, where the safe areas are? well, leaflets in general have caused confusion and uncertainty in the past. what we are seeing at the moment is a slightly new iteration of this policy with this detailed map of the gaza strip broken down into numbered grid squares. the idea being now not that israel will direct people towards safe areas but they will direct people away from unsafe areas. the maps that are being dropped have areas that are shaded which show where the israeli military is planning to conduct its military operations and it's urging people to leave those areas. so, that is a different approach and one has to assume that from day to day, those unsafe areas will change as israel's
lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. gaza's south by making it difficult for civilians to protect themselves. i spoke about but with paul adams, who is in jerusalem. i want to start with the leaflets that we know israel has been air dropping over the gaza strip as it renewed its bombardment. do people receiving them understand where to go, where the safe areas are? well, leaflets in general have caused confusion and uncertainty in the past. what we are seeing at the moment is a slightly new...
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from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson, reports.by the war, but still alive, dug from the rubble of their homes in deir al—balah after an israeli strike this morning. more than 20 members of the salman family and their neighbours. their faces, like their lives, made unrecognisable. six others were killed, they say. the frantic race to hospitals is gaza's new daily routine. health care in the north has collapsed. here, further south, doctors say the situation is catastrophic. there aren't the resources to treat all the wounded, much less to comfort them. this boy praying quietly to himself. the girl beside him calling for her mother. gunfire in the north of gaza israeli forces say they're targeting palestinian fighters in jabalia camp. one of those inside a un shelter there told the bbc they were encircled and had now been without food or water for five days. the army says it was targeted by fighters from a un school and a mosque yesterday. these weapons, it said, were found inside a classroom. israel's ground campaign is now focused
from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson, reports.by the war, but still alive, dug from the rubble of their homes in deir al—balah after an israeli strike this morning. more than 20 members of the salman family and their neighbours. their faces, like their lives, made unrecognisable. six others were killed, they say. the frantic race to hospitals is gaza's new daily routine. health care in the north has collapsed. here, further south, doctors say the situation is...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.e francis has been speaking about the war in gaza, and has weekly blessing he suggested israel was using terrorism tactics in gaza, he was porting —— commenting on the killing of two christian women sheltering in a church in gaza. the israeli military said it found no evidence that the incident took place. i no evidence that the incident took place-— took place. i continue to receive _ took place. i continue to receive from _ took place. i continue to receive from gaza - took place. i continue to l receive from gaza serious took place. i continue to - receive from gaza serious and painful news, unarmed civilians are being bombed and shot at and this has happened inside the holy family parish compound where there are no terrorist but families, children and sick people with disabilities and nuns, motherand her people with disabilities and nuns, mother and her daughter were killed and others by the snipers as they went to the bathroom. the health of mother teresa's nuns were damaged, the
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.e francis has been speaking about the war in gaza, and has weekly blessing he suggested israel was using terrorism tactics in gaza, he was porting —— commenting on the killing of two christian women sheltering in a church in gaza. the israeli military said it found no evidence that the incident took place. i no evidence that the incident took place-— took place. i continue to receive _ took place. i continue to receive from _ took place. i continue to...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.attacks in the red sea. �*operation prosperity�* will now also involve uk and european forces. but that hasn�*t stopped more shipping firms from suspending traffic through the suez canal — including german giant, hapag—lloyd. their spokesman, nils haupt, has been speaking to the bbc. international coalition which is window merchant shipping but we need to see how this is going to work and what is the most important is the security of the crew, the vessels and the customers, this is like teeth, and we will not go through the canal, we need to protect our people and protect the vessels and we are not talking about any crocs, were talking about any crocs, were talking about any crocs, were talking about terrorism and our industry is not prepared for terrorism are prepared for a lot of stuff and experience last of the past decade is totally new and we need to just get used to that and is as this is not working out for people in the vessels in the tire industry, we would rather go around th
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.attacks in the red sea. �*operation prosperity�* will now also involve uk and european forces. but that hasn�*t stopped more shipping firms from suspending traffic through the suez canal — including german giant, hapag—lloyd. their spokesman, nils haupt, has been speaking to the bbc. international coalition which is window merchant shipping but we need to see how this is going to work and what is the most important is the security of the crew, the...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.et more detail on benjamin neahyahu's comments. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, told me what he's been saying today. he made a short statement a short time ago essentially welcoming the decision taken by the united states last night in vetoing that un resolution. i don't think there was ever any doubt in israeli mind that the us would do this. the us, like israel, believes that this war cannot end until hamas has been militarily defeated. in the eyes of the israelis and the americans, to call for a ceasefire without that objective having been realised we are simply going to sow the seeds for a future conflict. mr netanyahu, at the end of thejewish sabbath, wanted to say thank you to the principal ally for having his back once again. it was the uae that brought the resolution to the security council. how fine a balance or tight rope are the arab nations having to walk on this? because there have been reports that it has widened the gap between many arab leaders and their peopl
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.et more detail on benjamin neahyahu's comments. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, told me what he's been saying today. he made a short statement a short time ago essentially welcoming the decision taken by the united states last night in vetoing that un resolution. i don't think there was ever any doubt in israeli mind that the us would do this. the us, like israel, believes that this war cannot end until hamas has been militarily defeated. in the...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.nwhile, the us continues to face fierce criticism for veteoing a measure calling for a ceasefire in gaza friday. the us representative said the resolution was rushed and would only plant the seeds for the next war. international condemnation was swift. the us was the only country to veto, while 13 countries voted in favour of it and the uk abstained. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu praised the us' decision. earlier, i spoke to our diplomatic correspondent paul adams for the latest on this and the situation in gaza. good to see you once again, paul. today we have a fresh warning from un that half of all people in the gaza strip are starving, a serious warning there from the un. what more can you tell us about that ever worsening humanitarian situation inside the strip? it is hard for us to verify that particular claim, you are right, it is an extraordinarily drastic claim indeed coming from the un. it's in keeping with other comments we are hearing with increasing urgency, sa
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.nwhile, the us continues to face fierce criticism for veteoing a measure calling for a ceasefire in gaza friday. the us representative said the resolution was rushed and would only plant the seeds for the next war. international condemnation was swift. the us was the only country to veto, while 13 countries voted in favour of it and the uk abstained. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu praised the us' decision. earlier, i spoke to our diplomatic...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. is a global affairs analyst at the atlantic council, and former spokesperson for unicef covering the west bank and gaza. he told me his reaction to the vote at the un security council being postponed. i guess it could be a good sign because diplomats are still intent on writing something out comparable to the united states but my fear is that it will be watered down so much that it be basically meaningless so this binding resolution is what is being put into the israelis is very shocked video coming out of gaza and the draught wording similar to what the foreign minister called for during cessation of hostilities and humanitarian problems and they're trying to make something where none of the members would be tempted to use their veto power. in members would be tempted to use their veto power.— their veto power. in the united states is calling _ their veto power. in the united states is calling on _ their veto power. in the united states is calling on israel - their veto power. in the
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. is a global affairs analyst at the atlantic council, and former spokesperson for unicef covering the west bank and gaza. he told me his reaction to the vote at the un security council being postponed. i guess it could be a good sign because diplomats are still intent on writing something out comparable to the united states but my fear is that it will be watered down so much that it be basically meaningless so this binding resolution is what is being put...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.ight, supporters and relatives of the israeli hostages still being held in gaza held a rally in the square in the centre of the city that has become known as "hostages square". they once again called on the israeli government to secure their release. more than 120 hostages are still being held since the attack by hamas on october the 7th. a palestinian official says egypt has presented a new plan for a two—week truce with an exchange of israeli hostages and palestinian detainees. earllier, i spoke to ahmed bayram from the norwegian refugee council. he gave me his reaction to the un resolution being passed. we can all agree, while it's a step in the right direction what we need is a giant stride towards achieving a lasting ceasefire. this is not going to cut it, this is not enough. and while there is clearly a political will to help the people in gaza i think the negotiations that are happening will decide the fate of 2 million people over the next period. we are entering a very dangero
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.ight, supporters and relatives of the israeli hostages still being held in gaza held a rally in the square in the centre of the city that has become known as "hostages square". they once again called on the israeli government to secure their release. more than 120 hostages are still being held since the attack by hamas on october the 7th. a palestinian official says egypt has presented a new plan for a two—week truce with an exchange of israeli...
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from jerusalem, our correspondent, lucy williamson, has more.losions in gaza, this is the new normal — drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17—year—old joe, filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. america has blocked un calls for a ceasefire. israel says it needs to keep fighting to keep up the pressure on hamas. if you want a ceasefire, that, from israel's perspective, can only happen with the release of hostages. as you know, hamas continues to hold over 100 hostages. there's a chance, because they want that ceasefire, they need that ceasefire, they will agree to the hostages but had we — to be frank, had we agreed to the un secretary—general�*s proposal over a month ago for this unilateral ceasefire, we would never have got the 110 hostages out that we did in november. israel's army said this week it had killed tens of hamas fighters in an ambush near gaza city and that it's preparing to expand operations to new areas in the south. israel is keen to show it'
from jerusalem, our correspondent, lucy williamson, has more.losions in gaza, this is the new normal — drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17—year—old joe, filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. america has blocked un calls for a ceasefire. israel says it needs to keep fighting to keep up the pressure on hamas. if you want a ceasefire, that, from israel's perspective, can only happen with the release...
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lucy williamson, bbc news.rmer israeli peace negotiator gave us his reaction to antony blinken�*s strong statement to israel, asking the nation to ensure the protection of civilians in gaza. i wonder whether we should be seeing these statements as particularly strong or what these new statements from secretary blink and tells us just how weak the statements have been until now, just how weak the american policy has been and it still feels too little, too weak. because what we hear from secretary blinking is not the call for a cease—fire, which i think most people look at this and would say is absolutely necessary. —— blinken. what we have is this growing difference, including in public between the american position of not having a repeat, and these are my words now not blinken�*s entirely, of the death and devastation on the death and devastation on the palestinian civilian population in gaza in the last several weeks as a result of the israeli actions, and what israel intends to do and what israel intends to d
lucy williamson, bbc news.rmer israeli peace negotiator gave us his reaction to antony blinken�*s strong statement to israel, asking the nation to ensure the protection of civilians in gaza. i wonder whether we should be seeing these statements as particularly strong or what these new statements from secretary blink and tells us just how weak the statements have been until now, just how weak the american policy has been and it still feels too little, too weak. because what we hear from...
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our correspondent lucy williamson has more. the target for israel in gaza is hamas.r palestinians, it's survival. the rafah crossing point exploded in desperation today, each aid truck a lifeline, each minute of the journey, a lifetime of waiting. the border town of rafah has swelled to four times its normal size as people flee the fighting elsewhere. empty stomachs filled with hope, empty bowls held out for food. the un estimates that almost half the households here are facing very severe hunger. translation: what is happening in gaza is of the utmost _ concern to france. too many civilians are being killed. but the israeli prime minister is so far standing firm. translation: we are guided by the will of the fallen. we will fight until the end and we'll achieve all our objectives — eliminating hamas, releasing all our hostages and ensuring that gaza will not become again a centre for terror, incitement and attacks against the state of israel. israel has released footage of what it said is the biggest hamas tunnel found so far, two and a half miles long and just insi
our correspondent lucy williamson has more. the target for israel in gaza is hamas.r palestinians, it's survival. the rafah crossing point exploded in desperation today, each aid truck a lifeline, each minute of the journey, a lifetime of waiting. the border town of rafah has swelled to four times its normal size as people flee the fighting elsewhere. empty stomachs filled with hope, empty bowls held out for food. the un estimates that almost half the households here are facing very severe...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.nwhile, the us continues to face fierce criticism for vetoing a measure calling for a ceasefire in gaza on friday. the us representative said the resolution was rushed and would only plant the seeds for the next war. international condemnation was swift. the us was the only country to veto, while 13 countries voted in favour of it and the uk abstained. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu praised the us' decision. earlier, i spoke to our diplomatic correspondent paul adams for the latest reaction to this. obviously dismay among arab countries and relief and thanks from here in israel. this is not a surprise. we would have been very surprising if the united states has supported a ceasefire resolution at this point because the us, lake israel, did not believe that the job of defeating hamas has yet been achieved and the us, like israel, was to make sure that does happen. it was never likely they are going to do anything other than every the ceasefire resolution. certainly that has
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.nwhile, the us continues to face fierce criticism for vetoing a measure calling for a ceasefire in gaza on friday. the us representative said the resolution was rushed and would only plant the seeds for the next war. international condemnation was swift. the us was the only country to veto, while 13 countries voted in favour of it and the uk abstained. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu praised the us' decision. earlier, i spoke to our diplomatic...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.out the un security council resolution on aid for gaza. live now to ahmed bayram from the norwegian refugee council. thank you forjoining us here in bbc news. so what is the council's reaction to what happened in new york yesterday?— reaction to what happened in new york esterda ? ., york yesterday? good evening. thanks for havin: york yesterday? good evening. thanks for having me- — york yesterday? good evening. thanks for having me- i— york yesterday? good evening. thanks for having me. i think _ york yesterday? good evening. thanks for having me. i think it _ york yesterday? good evening. thanks for having me. i think it is, _ york yesterday? good evening. thanks for having me. i think it is, we - york yesterday? good evening. thanks for having me. i think it is, we can - for having me. i think it is, we can all agree while it is a step in the right direction, what we need here is a giant stride towards achieving a lasting ceasefire. this is not going to cut it. this is not enough a
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.out the un security council resolution on aid for gaza. live now to ahmed bayram from the norwegian refugee council. thank you forjoining us here in bbc news. so what is the council's reaction to what happened in new york yesterday?— reaction to what happened in new york esterda ? ., york yesterday? good evening. thanks for havin: york yesterday? good evening. thanks for having me- — york yesterday? good evening. thanks for having me- i— york...
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lucy williamson, bbc news. state is visiting the region and warned that israel must take �*effective steps' to protect civilians in gaza before resuming its military operations. he told reporters that the massive destruction seen in northern gaza should not be repeated again. he met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his war cabinet in tel aviv on thursday calling for a shift in tactics. his remarks are the most direct the us has been to its ally about its military operation in gaza. he's pushing for an extension of the temporary ceasefire as the deadline looms and demanding that hamas release all remaining hostages. he's also calling for additional aid to be delivered into gaza to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis. the way israel defence itself matters. it is imperative that israel acts in accordance with international law and the laws of war. even when confronting a terrorist group that respects neither. in my meetings today with the prime minister and senior israeli officials, i made cl
lucy williamson, bbc news. state is visiting the region and warned that israel must take �*effective steps' to protect civilians in gaza before resuming its military operations. he told reporters that the massive destruction seen in northern gaza should not be repeated again. he met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his war cabinet in tel aviv on thursday calling for a shift in tactics. his remarks are the most direct the us has been to its ally about its military operation...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv.ospitals there are operating with limited resources after weeks of fighting. uncief spokesmanjames elder is in khan younis and says hospitals are overwhelmed with casualities. densely populated. 1.8 million people are now in this area. sorry... another explosion. i am not far from the sea. so i have no military expertise but i am understanding that would be artillery from the navy and the ones that shake the window or even glass breaking with these things and shattering and does horrible things to a child's body so there is a base and you go on convoys to the north or delivering aid here or wherever we can possibly get aid to. i know the north is unreachable at the moment. people are utteraly terrified. you could ask a question in english from a lot of people which is will you end the war, are you here to end the war? and by answer, my brain is, no, your life is being decided elsewhere. we are simply here to stem the bleeding. the us secretary of defense lloyd austin has weighed in, wa
lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv.ospitals there are operating with limited resources after weeks of fighting. uncief spokesmanjames elder is in khan younis and says hospitals are overwhelmed with casualities. densely populated. 1.8 million people are now in this area. sorry... another explosion. i am not far from the sea. so i have no military expertise but i am understanding that would be artillery from the navy and the ones that shake the window or even glass breaking with these things and...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.l aviv, thousands of people attended a rally on saturday, calling on israel's government to secure the immediate release of all hostages being held by hamas. it's thought that more than 120 people remain in captivity in the gaza strip. a palestinian official says egypt has presented a new plan for a two—week truce with an exchange of israeli hostages and palestinian detainees. earlier this week, hamas said that it would not release any more hostages until the end of the war. and in bethlehem in the israeli—occupied west bank, a christmas grotto in support of gaza has been installed outside the church of nativity on manger square. the display includes figures which are covered and standing amongst rubble and razor wire fences. who about half a million palestinian refugees are currently registered in lebanon — they were mostly displaced there in 1948 and i967. for many of them, the current war in gaza is both a traumatic flashback — and a worrying development for the future. lina sinjab
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.l aviv, thousands of people attended a rally on saturday, calling on israel's government to secure the immediate release of all hostages being held by hamas. it's thought that more than 120 people remain in captivity in the gaza strip. a palestinian official says egypt has presented a new plan for a two—week truce with an exchange of israeli hostages and palestinian detainees. earlier this week, hamas said that it would not release any more hostages until...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, janin. fresh ground on trying to limit harmful emissions. for the first time, the deal at cop28 calls on all countries to move away from using fossilfuels — but it does stop short of asking to phase them out completely. but island nations, which are hardest hit by climate change, are not happy - they say their way of life is being threatened because there's not enough focus on cutting emissions in the short term. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt reports from dubai. we waited and we waited and then... hearing no objection, it is so decided. ..with the bang of a gavel, the deal was done. applause and it got a standing ovation. so the hammer has just gone down here in dubai, and that was the fastest that an agreement text has ever been agreed. the presidency, dr sultan aljaber, he's calling this an historic agreement, but it is hedged around with questions and doubts. it calls on countries to contribute to ambitious actions to tackle climate change. now, i could do a single plate and claim to h
lucy williamson, bbc news, janin. fresh ground on trying to limit harmful emissions. for the first time, the deal at cop28 calls on all countries to move away from using fossilfuels — but it does stop short of asking to phase them out completely. but island nations, which are hardest hit by climate change, are not happy - they say their way of life is being threatened because there's not enough focus on cutting emissions in the short term. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt reports from dubai....
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.re we can speak to hamish young, who is the senior emergency coordinatorfor unicef. welcome, what can you tell us about what impact this would have about the opening of this crossing. goad the opening of this crossing. good evenin: , the opening of this crossing. good evening. the _ the opening of this crossing. good evening, the opening _ the opening of this crossing. good evening, the opening of _ the opening of this crossing. (emf. evening, the opening of the kerem shalom crossing is promising, it amounts —— remains to be seen how many trucks comes to through. it is important to stress it will not make any difference to the overarching need for a humanitarian cease—fire. an increase in trucks when not change the fact that it started raining here in nearly 1.9 or 2 million people are displaced and living in tough conditions. when the rains come, obviously, it would make it much tougher and spread disease around. so, more trucks are good but it will not change the underlying dynamic.
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.re we can speak to hamish young, who is the senior emergency coordinatorfor unicef. welcome, what can you tell us about what impact this would have about the opening of this crossing. goad the opening of this crossing. good evenin: , the opening of this crossing. good evening. the _ the opening of this crossing. good evening, the opening _ the opening of this crossing. good evening, the opening of _ the opening of this crossing. (emf. evening, the opening of...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.our correspodent nada tawfik. we were expecting the un security council vote in a few hours�* time, it�*s been postponed. the council vote in a few hours' time, it's been postponed.— council vote in a few hours' time, it's been postponed. the uae which brou:ht it's been postponed. the uae which brought forward _ it's been postponed. the uae which brought forward that _ it's been postponed. the uae which brought forward that resolution - it's been postponed. the uae which brought forward that resolution ask| brought forward that resolution ask for the vote to take place tomorrow. we heard that diplomats were close to an agreement and there is real efforts being made, negotiations continue, to avoid it us veto of this resolution about something that happened just ten days ago in the konsa. the key sticking points are very much over the language. it seems diplomats are on board for this resolution, doing things like setting up a un monitoring mechanism for aid, setting up a un monitoring
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.our correspodent nada tawfik. we were expecting the un security council vote in a few hours�* time, it�*s been postponed. the council vote in a few hours' time, it's been postponed.— council vote in a few hours' time, it's been postponed. the uae which brou:ht it's been postponed. the uae which brought forward _ it's been postponed. the uae which brought forward that _ it's been postponed. the uae which brought forward that resolution - it's been...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. let's go back tojohn sudworth in washington. resolution, as you says, has little immediate practical impact, what does happen next?— immediate practical impact, what does happen next? well, as so often in diplomacy. — does happen next? well, as so often in diplomacy, reeta, _ does happen next? well, as so often in diplomacy, reeta, points- does happen next? well, as so often in diplomacy, reeta, points of high l in diplomacy, reeta, points of high principle have surrendered to realpolitik. there is no call for an immediate ceasefire, the un has failed in its efforts to wrestle control of aid flows into gaza away from israel. so, you know, you might well ask that question, what is the point then of this resolution of broad principle? ithink point then of this resolution of broad principle? i think in the end for those who say that this has achieved something, the important thing is notjust the agreement itself but the fact that it now has the backing of really the only outside power that has clout in this conflict, the staunch al
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. let's go back tojohn sudworth in washington. resolution, as you says, has little immediate practical impact, what does happen next?— immediate practical impact, what does happen next? well, as so often in diplomacy. — does happen next? well, as so often in diplomacy, reeta, _ does happen next? well, as so often in diplomacy, reeta, points- does happen next? well, as so often in diplomacy, reeta, points of high l in diplomacy, reeta, points of high...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv.sraeli air strikes on gaza's south — as you saw in lucy's report — are now starting to beg the question — where can civlians go to protect themselves. i discussed that with our diplomatic correspondent paul adams correspondent paul adams who's injerusalem. i want to start with the leaflets that we know israel has been air dropping over the gaza strip as its renewed its bombardment. do people receiving them understand where to 90, receiving them understand where to go, where safe areas are?— go, where safe areas are? leaflets in aeneral go, where safe areas are? leaflets in general have _ go, where safe areas are? leaflets in general have caused _ go, where safe areas are? leaflets in general have caused confusion l go, where safe areas are? leaflets i in general have caused confusion and uncertainty in the past. what we are seeing at the moment is a slightly new iteration of this policy with this a detailed map of the gaza strip broken down into numbered grid squares. the idea of being
lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv.sraeli air strikes on gaza's south — as you saw in lucy's report — are now starting to beg the question — where can civlians go to protect themselves. i discussed that with our diplomatic correspondent paul adams correspondent paul adams who's injerusalem. i want to start with the leaflets that we know israel has been air dropping over the gaza strip as its renewed its bombardment. do people receiving them understand where to 90, receiving them...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. we just have some reaction from joe biden in the us on this.n and girls as possible. the world can't look away on what's going on. it's on all of us to forcibly condemn the sexual violence of hamas terrorists without equivocation." that's from president biden, speaking in boston earlier. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. south wales police have arrested a man in connection with the stabbing of a 29—year—old woman in the town of aberfan this morning. they say he is known to the victim. several schools in the town were put into lockdown following the incident. the 28—year—old man is being questioned on suspicion of attempted murder. junior doctors in england have voted to stage fresh strikes this month and next after talks between the british medical association and the government broke down. the bma said junior doctors would strike from 7am on the 20th to the 23rd of december, and again injanuary. a new government offer adding 3% to pay this year was rejected. new guidance states
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. we just have some reaction from joe biden in the us on this.n and girls as possible. the world can't look away on what's going on. it's on all of us to forcibly condemn the sexual violence of hamas terrorists without equivocation." that's from president biden, speaking in boston earlier. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. south wales police have arrested a man in connection with the...
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lucy, thank you. lucy williamson reporting there.investigating judge in germany, accused of planning to carry out attacks on jewish institutions in europe. a fourth man has been arrested in the netherlands. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera joins me. how significant are these arrests? it appears this group was under surveillance and the allegation is that they were trying to locate and retrieve a cache of weapons that had been hidden in europe, with the possibility of then using them for a later attack perhaps againstjewish later attack perhaps against jewish institutions. later attack perhaps againstjewish institutions. it does not look like anything was imminent and these men have not yet been charged with anything. but the reason this has attracted attention is the idea that they may be linked to hamas's military leadership. that is significant because hamas has not been thought to have carried out terrorist or any other kind of attacks in europe in the past. it is attacks in europe in the past. it is a proscribed terrorist
lucy, thank you. lucy williamson reporting there.investigating judge in germany, accused of planning to carry out attacks on jewish institutions in europe. a fourth man has been arrested in the netherlands. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera joins me. how significant are these arrests? it appears this group was under surveillance and the allegation is that they were trying to locate and retrieve a cache of weapons that had been hidden in europe, with the possibility of then using them for...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic.interested if we can pick up i am interested if we can pick up from those comments from the us, kamala harris and lloyd austin putting more pressure on israel and obviously the us is israel's big, big ally. to what degree do you think those comments will have an impact with the israeli authorities? indeed, these comments would have big impact on israel, especially that the un also said that the request by israel to the civilians in southern gaza to move to safe places are kind of a joke, because southern gaza is packed now with inhabitants from the north, from the middle, and from all parts of gaza. and as you said, the americans are the biggest ally of israel, and this war going ahead is proving difficulty for israel, for example, president emmanuel macron of france, before going to qatar to meet with cattai, they said if israel wants to wipe hamas they might need ten years to do that. all leaders now, the politicians are seeing that carrying on this war in this space would cause a lo
lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic.interested if we can pick up i am interested if we can pick up from those comments from the us, kamala harris and lloyd austin putting more pressure on israel and obviously the us is israel's big, big ally. to what degree do you think those comments will have an impact with the israeli authorities? indeed, these comments would have big impact on israel, especially that the un also said that the request by israel to the...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv.ster, benjamin netanyahu, held a news conference this evening. he said the continuation of the offensive was inevitable. translation: the day before | yesterday with the war cabinet, we said yes, unfortunately, we will have to continue that fight with tremendous force. we have already hit out 400 hamas terror terror targets. and we have... we have killed those terrorists in the in the north and, of course, wherever it is needed to be done. and one of our soldiers, who i visited in the gaza strip, he asked me, will you continue, will you renew the fighting after that agreement? and i said, "unequivocally, yes. though i want that to be very clear cut to everyone. and i'm saying so in a very unequivocal manner, we will continue doing so until we achieve all its objectives. and one cannot achieve those objectives without continuing on the ground with that maneuver. and that was actually crucial, it was critical in order to bring the results. and now it continues to be that crucial for the
lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv.ster, benjamin netanyahu, held a news conference this evening. he said the continuation of the offensive was inevitable. translation: the day before | yesterday with the war cabinet, we said yes, unfortunately, we will have to continue that fight with tremendous force. we have already hit out 400 hamas terror terror targets. and we have... we have killed those terrorists in the in the north and, of course, wherever it is needed to be done. and one of our...
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lucy williamson, bbc news.spoke to wa'el alzayat, ceo of emgage, an organization for civic engagement and political literacy of muslim americans. i want to get your thoughts first of all on what we heard from secretary of state antony blinken, calling for civilian protection plans before israeli military continues their operations in gaza. what you think of that?— think of that? well, this is certainly _ think of that? well, this is certainly a _ think of that? well, this is certainly a welcome - think of that? well, this is certainly a welcome and l think of that? well, this is i certainly a welcome and long overdue call from the us in very clear and absolute terms to the government of israel, regarding its obligations under international law to protect civilians, not target civilians and refrain from taking out civilian infrastructure, as it has in northern gaza, where almost 50% of all residential buildings have either been destroyed or damaged. unfortunately there are no indications that the government of p
lucy williamson, bbc news.spoke to wa'el alzayat, ceo of emgage, an organization for civic engagement and political literacy of muslim americans. i want to get your thoughts first of all on what we heard from secretary of state antony blinken, calling for civilian protection plans before israeli military continues their operations in gaza. what you think of that?— think of that? well, this is certainly _ think of that? well, this is certainly a _ think of that? well, this is certainly a...