live from washington. this is bbc news israel mobilizes police and army reserves after a deadly car ramming attack in tel aviv — as tension with palestinian militant groups continues to escalate. russian state media says the american journalist, evan gershkovich has been formally charged with espionage — the us has yet to confirm the reports. and us vice president kamala harris makes a surprise trip to tennessee— to meet with two state lawmakers expelled for protesting. we start in israel, where there's been an attack in tel aviv. officials say one person was killed and five injured as a car rammed into a group of people

near a seaside park. the attacker has been shot dead. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has ordered the mobilization of police and army reserves. earlier, in the occupied west bank, two british—israeli sisters were killed — and their mother injured — in a gun attack on a car. here's israel's defence minister. translation: we will settle | the account with whoever tries to hurt citizens of israel and we will bring them to the cemetery or prison after investigation. anyone who tried to turn the days of israel holiday into days of morning will regret this matter greatly. this all comes after a week of escalating tensions between israelis and palestinians. on wednesday and thursday, israeli police stormed jerusalem's al—aqsa mosque. israeli forces fired stun grenades and clashed with palestinians as they gathered for ramadan prayers. on thursday rockets were fired from lebanon into northern israel, the biggest such attack in 17 years.

israel responded with air strikes on the gaza strip and southern lebanon. among the buildings damaged in gaza was the newly—built house of a taxi driver , muhamad. let's hearfrom him. translation: i came running at the sound of explosions. i i could hardly see because of the dust. the door had covered my sisters and i carried them out one by one. what had they done? one of them almost died. israel's military spokesperson says the country doesn't want an escalation. it's a multidimensional threat and is one organisation on one enemy here. we are focused on our enemy we don't want to escalate at this point. we are focused on high mass were predominant force here. —— thomas israel's military spokesperson says the country doesn't thomas ountry doesn't want an escalation. -

bbc�*s lucy williamson sends this update from jerusalem. as we saw the signs and the events with the rocket fires and strikes from gaza and the conflict spreading into southern lebanon as well. i think people are concerned about whether this is going to grow into something wider. i think also signs that many people are trying to steer it away from that. certainly, speaking to the israeli military spokesman today. he was saying that they are very concerned for this not to escalate. certainly, israel is facing pressure on a number of friends at the moment but the causes of these growing conflict of the past few days hasn't changed and we are heading into a weekend where muslims are celebrating ramadan and

dues passover and christians easter and the old city ofjerusalem is full of people. any incident around the holy sites has the potential to be sensitive. i spoke to the former united states ambassador to israel, martin indyik about what we could expect to see as the conflict in the region continues. thank you forjoining us on our programme martin indyik. we are witnessing escalating violence in israel. is it the start of another war? ., . , israel. is it the start of another war? ., ., , , , , israel. is it the start of another war? ., ,, war? potentially yes but it depends what ou war? potentially yes but it depends what you mean _ war? potentially yes but it depends what you mean by _ war? potentially yes but it depends what you mean by war. _ war? potentially yes but it depends what you mean by war. it's - war? potentially yes but it depends what you mean by war. it's likely, i what you mean by war. it's likely, particularly because of the confluence of ramadan, and passover and no easter. the sensitivity of jerusalem and the fact that violence between israelis and palestinians has been under way for some time and

is now escalated and engaged with high mass and also firing of rockets discriminate in towns. the far right government in israel, the extreme government in israel, the extreme government that are calling for extreme measures. this is tantamount to a perfect storm of violence. and it would take strength on both sides for this not to grow.— for this not to grow. speaking of restraint. what's _ for this not to grow. speaking of restraint. what's are _ for this not to grow. speaking of restraint. what's are the - for this not to grow. speaking of restraint. what's are the thingsl restraint. what's are the things used to turn on the temperature in a situation like this? a, used to turn on the temperature in a situation like this?— situation like this? a few weeks ago the government _ situation like this? a few weeks ago the government of— situation like this? a few weeks ago the government of israel— situation like this? a few weeks ago the government of israel and - situation like this? a few weeks ago the government of israel and the i the government of israel and the palestinian authority mets and i agreed to take a number of measures

because of the process concerned this would happen. obviously it got out of control very quickly and the best that could be done is to include groups that can get these sites to show restraint and get the palestinian authority to step up on the palestinian side and qatar to try and stop hamas from firing off these rockets. it's a situation in which it's extremely hard stop. what which it's extremely hard stop. what about the role _ which it's extremely hard stop. what about the role of— which it's extremely hard stop. what about the role of the _ which it's extremely hard stop. what about the role of the israeli government here? what is the aim of the israeli payments or benjamin

netanyahu. ihis the israeli payments or ben'amin netan ahu. , ., the israeli payments or ben'amin netanyahufi netanyahu. his main aim is to rotect netanyahu. his main aim is to protect israeli _ netanyahu. his main aim is to protect israeli citizens. - netanyahu. his main aim is to protect israeli citizens. israel| netanyahu. his main aim is to i protect israeli citizens. israel has a strategy of deterrence which it basically tries to prevent these kinds of attacks by deterring through actions such as retaliation. as we've seen in lebanon and gaza. those have been targeted, it seems, in a way to avoid casualties as much as possible and send a signal as to what they would do. if the terrorists stepped up their attacks then he was sending the army and that will create more friction. so, it's very hard in the circumstances to try a put a lid back on it. among the most important things he can do is to prevent thejerusalem

is to prevent the jerusalem situation from is to prevent thejerusalem situation from adding fuel to is to prevent the jerusalem situation from adding fuel to the fire. so, ithink situation from adding fuel to the fire. so, i think the police need to be instructed to back off and not to go into the mosque which is where this all started. he go into the mosque which is where this all started.— this all started. he is under pressure — this all started. he is under pressure to _ this all started. he is under pressure to do _ this all started. he is under pressure to do exactly - this all started. he is under pressure to do exactly the i pressure to do exactly the opposite., she think his own government is adding fuel to the fire here? he government is adding fuel to the fire here? , , , , ., fire here? he is under pressure to do that from _ fire here? he is under pressure to do that from as _ fire here? he is under pressure to do that from as far _ fire here? he is under pressure to do that from as far right _ fire here? he is under pressure to do that from as far right ministers but so far he has resisted them. i think you need to take action now to reinstate his defence minister who he fired a few weeks ago. i think he need to for some internal unity by removing the extreme ministers and invites in the opposition to join him in a unity government but i don't think there's much chance of that. ., ,., .,

that. for someone in the international _ that. for someone in the | international community, that. for someone in the - international community, what is that. for someone in the _ international community, what is the white house doing right now to ease the situation? i white house doing right now to ease the situation?— the situation? i would expect that the situation? i would expect that the white house _ the situation? i would expect that the white house and _ the situation? i would expect that the white house and the - the situation? i would expect that the white house and the state . the white house and the state department through their ambassadors and envoys are working and trying to get the government of egypt, jordan, and cuts to weigh in on the palestinian side and then talking directly to benjamin netanyahu and telling them to exercise restraint and not make matters worse. there is and not make matters worse. there is a limited amount that can be done in this kind of situation where, as you pointed out, the violence is escalating and it's hard to calm everything down. you will remember that the previous prime minister was a real hardliner said there was wisdom and strength when you face

terrorist attacks. beyond this current spiral of violence, should the biden administration be playing a bigger role in trying to establish peace? there's always the idea that in order to stop this you need a political arise, a peace process. but the biden administration doesn't have the means to do that with a far right wing government that isn't interested in negotiation with the palestinian authority and a palestinian authority and a palestinian authority which has limited just a messy. it's hard to see how they could launch out of the situation a meaningful negotiation. maybe that will come later. it certainly necessary over time. at this point what type what has to happen first and foremost is to put

a lid on the finest. hour happen first and foremost is to put a lid on the finest.— a lid on the finest. how optimistic are ou a lid on the finest. how optimistic are you with _ a lid on the finest. how optimistic are you with the _ a lid on the finest. how optimistic are you with the current _ a lid on the finest. how optimistic are you with the current factors i a lid on the finest. how optimistic are you with the current factors at play. you mentioned ramadan, and passover and the israeli government, that there is a way to put a lid on this finance? i’m that there is a way to put a lid on this finance?— that there is a way to put a lid on this finance? i'm quite pessimistic i'm i'm afraid- _ this finance? i'm quite pessimistic i'm i'm afraid. i'm _ this finance? i'm quite pessimistic i'm i'm afraid. i'm afraid - this finance? i'm quite pessimistic i'm i'm afraid. i'm afraid it- this finance? i'm quite pessimistic i'm i'm afraid. i'm afraid it will. i'm i'm afraid. i'm afraid it will get worse the violence that we've seenin get worse the violence that we've seen in the last day, the terraces them that is coming from the west bank and from jerusalem, maybe even insight israel itself. it's something that is not easily controlled. the palestinian authority doesn't have the ability to stop any more and the injury i if the israeli army starts going that would increase the friction. the confluence of religious events in jerusalem creates a powder keg and in most circumstances is hard to see

—— in those circumstances —— or it's hard to see it was sold on. i'm afraid we may see a continuation of this finance for some time until both sides can recognise it is better to find a political way out of this conflict rather than continuing the killing. thank you the former— continuing the killing. thank you the former ambassador - continuing the killing. thank you the former ambassador to - continuing the killing. thank you the former ambassador to israel| the former ambassador to israel martin indyik. to russia now — where state media is reporting that investigators have formally charged the wall streetjournal reporter, evan gersh—kovich, with spying for the united states — more than a week after he was arrested. there's been no evidence to support the charges against him, and evan gershkovich denies the accusations. the wall street journal has responded in a statement: "we've seen media reports indicating evan has been charged. as we've said from the beginning, these charges are categorically false and unjustified, ...and we continue to demand evan's immediate release."

here's sergei gory—ash—ko from the bbc�*s russian service with more. of course, i'm concerned as many of other evans friends and colleagues, david. obviously, these are really a difficult situation and this is disturbing for all people who worked in russia or who are covering russia in foreign media and russian media as well. this is the first time since the cold war when a western journalist is put in russian prison for accusations of espionage and in case of evan, he's now facing 20 years in prison with those charges. they were some hopes before this day that the fsb, russia's security service, would drop the charges or would reclassify them. or send evan out of the country after all this media

outcry and pressure on the russian authorities to release the journalists. but for now, as we see, they are going full scale. so they are going to bring him on trial maybe, which is also is going to take a lot of time. so it seems like evan could spend up to 17 months in russia, the fort of a detention centre. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. reporting for duty after clocking up more than 500,000 miles, most recently in dorset. its patients, not passengers, who will be looking out for this bus at the next up in ukraine. we have a huge shortage of doctors in ukraine. but mobile hospital like that can move from village to village, from small town to small town.

the job of converting it is already under way. out with the seats, and with the hospital beds. the headlines, medical help like this flight carrying both battle casualties and the sick who struggled to get care in the war deluged hospitals is also needed. this bus could be the first of many, setting out on that same journey. you're live with bbc news. to china — where french president emmanuel macron has wrapped up a diplomatic trip with a visit to university in the south of the country. he was greeted greeted by a huge crowd at a university in the southern part of the country on friday on the last day of a visit. during the trip, he repeatedly pushed his counterpart xi jinping to help end the ukraine conflict and told students in guangzhou that the war was "a manifest

violation of our international law". the end of the visit follows a diplomatic blitz from the taiwan president — who met with us house speaker kevin mccarthy. in response — china launched military drills — moving warhsips and planes closer to the island. and there's been sanctions on two us organisatons. martin yip has more. beijing's sanctioned targets include taipei's representative to washington, ms kim, as well as the ronald reagan presidential library and its executives. that's the very place where president ,of taiwan, met us house speaker catherine mccarthy. these measures include freezing their assets, if any, in mainland china as far as banning them from entering china altogether, including hong kong and macao. and they are said to be lifetime sanctioned measures. but representative xiao herself has

has already shrugged it off on social media. while president tsai vowed not to bow to beijing's pressure as she returns to taipei despite being greeted by pro—beijing protesters with the word traitor at the airport. and even in mainland china. for those who care to comment on social media are questioning whether these sanction measures would be useful at all. there are people who take the chance to echo voices that beijing should take the islands by military force. were going to be speaking later with the democratic representative from michigan. us vice president kamala harris made a surprise trip to tennessee today to meet with justin jones and justin pearson , two state

lawmakers who were expelled yesterday over their protests on gun control. harris touched down in tennessee this afternoon. her trip emphasises the biden administration's calls for gun reform and a ban on assault—style weapons. the republican supermajority voted to removejones and pearson from the tennessee statehouse. a third lawmaker , gloria johnson , narrowly survived. it came after the group , dubbed "the tennessee three" , protested in the statehouse, calling for gun reform in the wake of the nashville school shooting that killed six people, including three children. live now to haley stevens, democrat congresswoman from the state of michigan. she sits on the hosue select committee on strategic competition with china and took part in the meeting with taiwanese president tsai ing—wen one. thank you forjoining us. we mentioned china's response even though they threatened

countermeasures. what do you think of that? i countermeasures. what do you think of that? ., , of that? i went to this meeting here in their false — of that? i went to this meeting here in their false threats _ of that? i went to this meeting here in their false threats and _ of that? i went to this meeting here in their false threats and i _ in their false threats and i was proud to sit down with president xi and hear her vision for taiwan, talking about semi conductors and the workforce that goes into semi conductors and the investment that one company is making in the us because we passed the chips and science act. yesterday was also a sub celebration of democracy. the united states, and the speaker of house,in united states, and the speaker of house, in bipartisan fashion, alongside a democratic and highly elected representative of taiwan. he told us weapon president tsai had

asked for the weapons delivery to be set up. . asked for the weapons delivery to be set u -. ~ . asked for the weapons delivery to be set u, . ., .,, asked for the weapons delivery to be set u. ~ ., .,, .,~ asked for the weapons delivery to be setu. ~ ., , set up. . what has taken place in ukraine is _ set up. . what has taken place in ukraine is a _ set up. . what has taken place in ukraine is a different _ set up. . what has taken place in ukraine is a different situation i ukraine is a different situation that pertains to taiwan but we are in a mode of deterrence and we are also in the mode of listening and gathering information and making sure our allies feel heard. we do not want to see the streets invaded. we do not want to see any kind of military conflicts and we also want to see taiwan it remained taiwan. hearfrom their to see taiwan it remained taiwan. hear from their president in terms of what she's asking for on the military preparedness front and her confidence was deeply important in a private, non—press, meeting. she spoke to the press publicly with speaker mccarthy and our meeting laid out a foundation of things on the economic friends and it turns friends that commit to our shared

goals of peace and responsibility. specifically on that question of weapons deliveries, we understand the taiwanese president asked for. what can congress do to speed up these deliveries? haste what can congress do to speed up these deliveries?— these deliveries? we need to not shutdown our— these deliveries? we need to not shutdown our government. - these deliveries? we need to not shutdown our government. we i these deliveries? we need to not i shutdown our government. we need these deliveries? we need to not - shutdown our government. we need to go through defence appropriation. in a responsible and reasonable way. if you recall, when russia entered ukraine we had not passed a defence budget and the united states needs to stop playing catch up and we need to stop playing catch up and we need to start meeting strip cheek juilliard on all fronts. on the weapons preparedness friends hear from our allies and other relationships. i know the commission process will be deeply important to the final product that comes from the final product that comes from the house floor that is the defence authorisation that we will vote on in a bipartisan, joint, way and send

to the president desk for signature. we also mentioned that you are sitting on the house in a committee on strategic competition with china. the china versus us relationship at the lowest point in decades with tension on both side. at the same time, both size don't want a seat go to an auto conflict. what needs to happen so that doesn't happen? fiur happen so that doesn't happen? oi" economics are important here. i come from the west, i know my automotive supply, the big three car manufacturers, they are tied in with the chinese market and selling into china, as a friendly reminder, general motors begets customer is china. the same thing with apple, 12% of their market share comes from

the us. there selling all over the world. . . . the us. there selling all over the world. ., ., . ., world. can a cutting hear congressman _ world. can a cutting hear congressman stevens. i world. can a cutting heari congressman stevens. was world. can a cutting hear- congressman stevens. was in the world. can a cutting hear— congressman stevens. was in the long held belief that economic trade would stop the tensions that are happy no question mark there are certainly ways that tension can always appear. the certainly ways that tension can always appear-— certainly ways that tension can always appear. the chinese don't want to see _ always appear. the chinese don't want to see unrest _ always appear. the chinese don't want to see unrest in _ always appear. the chinese don't want to see unrest in their- always appear. the chinese don't want to see unrest in their own i want to see unrest in their own country because something is stripped away. if it is the presence of disney theme park, if it is an ipo apple iphone in the pocket of a chinese citizen. there is a deficit difference between if we can get decent economics —— or we need to take into account how providers are. i want to talk about how china is

viewing the us rental. i just want to show you an article. this from an in the washington post written lyric li, talking about how the chinese state media covered trump's arraignment. trump's arraignment epitomises social divide, systemic alienation, and political and culturaly decay in the us. what's your reaction to that? the chinese can comment on our democracy at length as much as they want but the reality is they have an authoritarian form of government and we are free and open democracy so i will not respond to commentary from a government that is just looking to pillory our democracy and democratically elected officials. i think it is important about what the indictments of president trump symbolises which is something that happens to other elected officials in this country. the laws are clear.

a society and not something i'm out here to liberating but we are moving forward. congress is still lawmaking and one of the other takeaways from our visit with president tsai and deterrence is the industrial policy in the united states of america and we don't want that or we want aggressive policy and invest in our supply chain so we are strong. sure, if taiwan needs military weapons, so do we hear in the us from want of hurt. ~ . , do we hear in the us from want of hurt. . ., , , , do we hear in the us from want of hurt. what is the biggest priority for congress _ hurt. what is the biggest priority for congress decks _ hurt. what is the biggest priority for congress decks on _ hurt. what is the biggest priority for congress decks on taiwan? l hurt. what is the biggest priority i for congress decks on taiwan? we need to for congress decks on taiwan? - need to focus on workforce development and ensure strong markets in both countries. thank you for “oininr markets in both countries. thank you forjoining us— markets in both countries. thank you forjoining us haley _ markets in both countries. thank you forjoining us haley stevens - markets in both countries. thank you forjoining us haley stevens for- forjoining us haley stevens for joining us on bbc news.

stay with us here on bbc news hello there. good friday was a pretty decent one across the country. plenty of sunshine around. there was still a bit of a chill in the air, but i think as we move deeper into the easter weekend, it will start to warm up as we pick up the air source from the south. it is going to stay dry, plenty of sunshine, then it is all change for the bank holiday easter monday. this area of low pressure begins to spread across the country. it is high pressure dominating the scene to start the easter weekend. lots of dry weather to begin with. on the chilly side mind you, but temperatures will rise fairly quickly. cloud across eastern scotland and easstern england will tend to break up and burn back to the coast, so we should have plenty of sunny spells into the afternoon with a little bit of fair weather, cloud bubbling up here and there. a bit more of a breeze, particularly towards the south and west. temperatures notch up in that range of 13, may be up to 16 degrees. as we head through saturday night,

it stays fine and dry, lengthy clear skies, a bit more of a breeze, even more i think, through saturday night. variable cloud, so i think we should be frost free, to start sunday. another fairly cool one with temperatures between 2—6 c. for easter sunday, looking at this area of low pressure edging further eastwards. it will be affecting northern ireland later in the day. more isobars, so a windy day to come, particularly towards the west. that said, another fine one with plenty of sunshine around. air source coming the south. so it should be a little bit warmer, up to 17 celsius, and generally in the mid—teens for many, but it will be turning wetter and windierfor northern ireland and then that rain pushing into the rest of britain late on sunday. through sunday night and into the early part of monday, that band of wind and rain will spread across the uk. it should have cleared by the time we head into easter monday morning. but we have a day of

sunshine and showers. some of the showers will be heavy and perhaps thundery. it will feel cooler as well. generally, we are looking at 10—13 c. so, noticeably cooler. for this upcoming week it will remain pretty unsettled, with low pressure always nearby. we could see a risk of gales around the middle part of the week. you can see the unsettled theme if i show you the icons, with temperaturesjust about making double figures. factor in the wind and rain, and it'll feel cooler.

this is bbc news. we're back at the top of the hour with all the main headlines and news stories right after this programme. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go and take a look at what's on the show. the cost of living has been going through the roof, but can it possibly go up even more? and do prices ever really come down? we're going to be looking at how those prices get set and what goes on behind the scenes between growers, suppliers and the shops themselves. i'm going to be discussing all of that with this crack team. there they are. commodities expert conor laskahat can tell us where the markets think

prices of raw materials are heading.