welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm monica miller. the headlines: joe biden says gaza's main hospital must be protected. doctors at al—shifa hospital say they fear around 30 newborn babies needing intensive care treatment could die. lots more i had on the programme. including... the shock return of former prime minister david cameron as foreign secretary, as rishi sunak�*s cabinet reshuffle continues. and iceland braces for a volcanic eruption as more than 500 earthquakes hit the country's south coast. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday.

welcome to the programme. a quick update on the developments in the israel— gaza conflict. developments in the israel- gaza conflict.— developments in the israel- gaza conflict. president biden has appealed _ gaza conflict. president biden has appealed for— gaza conflict. president biden has appealed for a _ gaza conflict. president biden has appealed for a less - has appealed for a less intrusive military attack. it comes following a warning that the biggest hospital in gaza, our shifa is now nearly a cemetery with the lack of power doctor saying many patients, including dozens of premature babies cannot be careful properly. al—shifa hospital is in northern gaza. meanwhile, israel says it's found evidence of hamas activity within the grounds of another hospital in gaza.

0rla guerin has the very latest from jerusalem. and a warning — her report contains some distressing images. war is closing in, and they are running out of time. these premature babies at al—shifa hospital, fighting for life without incubators. since these pictures were taken at the weekend, several babies have died at the hospital, according to health ministry officials. the hospital grounds already look like a war zone. palestinians say this is the aftermath of a recent israeli air strike. israel denies targeting the hospital. but the us president joe biden has intervened, saying al—shifa must be protected and he hopes there will be less intrusive action. crammed inside, along

with 600 patients, about 2,000 people who have sought refuge. israel says it has opened a safe evacuation corridor. a source in the hospital told the bbc that's totally untrue. translation: there are bullets everywhere, especially near the windows. so nobody inside the hospital can move. some people left through the corridor they are talking about. but the men were taken. only the women escaped. one man was shot. when we tried to reach him, they fired at us. he was shot again in the chest and he died. israel claims that hamas hides beneath al—shifa and operates a command centre below ground. hamas denies this and so do

doctors at the hospital. this is rantisi hospital in the basement, in the building i've shown you... tonight, the israeli army issued a video which it claims is concrete proof that hamas is entrenched in hospitals in gaza, in this case the al—rantitsi children's hospital. these are explosives, this is a vest with explosives. it is a body vest. a woman's clothes and a rope. the idf spokesperson said there were indications that israeli hostages were held here. i was thinking, when i was there, about babies, hostages babies, israeli hostages babies, women, children. this is hamas, barbaric terror organisation. this is hamas using hospitals as a human shield. as terror machines.

there has been no independent access to the basement, the bbc cannot verify any of the army's claims. this was the picture at another gaza hospital today, in khan younis in the south. children who witnesses say were bombed in their own homes. there is growing concern internationally about how israel is fighting this war. about who is being killed. now the us president, israel's staunchest ally, is now signalling that hospitals are off—limits. 0rla guerin, bbc news, jerusalem. the brother of a british—israeli man killed by hamas on october 7th says he's never felt more fearful as a jewish person living in the uk, with a rise in anti—semitic incidents, such as those by some protesters in london last weekend. bernard cowan, originally from glasgow, was murdered in his home on a kibbutz in southern israel.

now his brother colin has spoken to the bbc about him, and about the fears within the britishjewish community. lucy manning reports. amongst the mango and banana trees on kibbutz sufa, hamas gunmen came to kill. first shooting an ambulance, and then those who lived there, murdering bernard cowan from glasgow, who came to the kibbutz nearly a0 years ago, raising his family. a grandchild bornjust a few months ago. bernard loved to live. he loved to travel. he loved to go diving. he was a free spirit. if you were to look at bernard as a soul who wanted to do nothing but good for the world and for his country, and to love his family, that would be the perfect epitaph. as the gunmen hunted them down,

bernard hid with his wife in their safe room. bernard was claustrophobic. he went out into his kitchen, and two terrorists walked by, saw him there, shot him dead. our world fell apart. it's been a tough time... i'm so sorry. and this one was last year in tel aviv... but in glasgow, colin doesn't just mourn his brother. the grief is mixed with deep anxiety. ifeelfearfulfor myself, for ourfamily, forjews who are in the uk. am i at risk? i have never thought that, living in the uk. and it fills me with dread. chant: from the river

to the sea... palestine will be free! the pro—palestinian protests in england and scotland, even though many have marched for humanitarian reasons, have left manyjews feeling scared. people have a right to protest. the problem with the protests is, there is an element which is about hamas and supporting that organisation, and that's where the fear comes in. do you remember feeling this fearful in the uk as a jew? never. never in my whole life. this woman shouts, "death to all the jews!" death to all the jews! pictures of hostages held by hamas are ripped down. paint attacks on jewish schools add to more than a thousand anti—semitic incidents reported in the last month. my nephew said to me, would i come and live in israel because of the rise of anti—semitism in the uk? there is not ajewish person who i've spoken to who is not fearful of the situation we're in at the moment. it's a fearjews have known for centuries. lucy manning, bbc news.

and there are reports that an israeli hostage has been killed. a video has been circulating on social media. a19 year old woman, noa marciano, who was kidnapped by hamas on october 7th. the military arm of hamas has claimed that ms marciano was killed in an israeli airstrike. legal cases have been filed against israel. against israel by human rights groups at the international criminal court historian steven zipperstein is a distinguished senior fellow at the ucla center for middle east development. he has written widely on the legal history of the conflict. earlier he told me how he assesses the claims. israel has

very strong _ assesses the claims. israel has very strong defences. - assesses the claims. israel has very strong defences. israel. assesses the claims. israel has very strong defences. israel is| very strong defences. israel is doing a lot, taking very robust steps to avoid civilian casualties and israel did not start this war, it was brought on by hamas when they rampaged through southern israel on october seven, through southern israel on 0ctoberseven, killing, raping 0ctober seven, killing, raping women, 0ctoberseven, killing, raping women, children, elderly, taking hostages back to gaza. this will all be sorted out later. certainly, if you look at international law, the party here who should be in the dock is hamas, not israel.— is hamas, not israel. secretary of state antony _ is hamas, not israel. secretary of state antony blinken - is hamas, not israel. secretary of state antony blinken has - of state antony blinken has already said far too many palestinians have been killed and just a few hours ago president biden has said at the hospitals in gaza must be protected. do you feel the us is starting to shift in gaza must be protected. [30 is starting to shift in gaza must be protected. do you feel the us is starting _ must be protected. do you feel the us is starting to _ must be protected. do you feel the us is starting to shift - must be protected. do you feel the us is starting to shift its i the us is starting to shift its support from israel? the us that it expects israel to

comply with the rules of international humanitarian laws. israel of course is taking robust steps to ensure it complies. a couple of days after the war began, israelis were begging the residents of northern gaza to migrate to the south, essentially saying, we do not want to hurt you, please, leave so we can go after hamas and after role hamas has been terrorising the innocence in gaza and our hearts break. how can we not watch the report earlier of babies dying in the hospital because hamas will not share the fuel it is hurting in the tunnels below the hospital to power the generators to provide electricity. if you just look at both sides, israel taking robust steps to avoid civilian casualties. hamas in its both

proclaim it wants to sacrifice its people. it is not responsible for their well being... i responsible for their well being- - -_ responsible for their well beinu... ., ., being... i do have to break in because _ being... i do have to break in because hamas _ being... i do have to break in because hamas has - being... i do have to break in because hamas has said - being... i do have to break in because hamas has said that| because hamas has said that they are delivering this unnecessary fuel to the hospital and even president biden has asked israel for less intrusive military action, as we have seen. i understand you are sympathetic to the poor babies and women who have been killed in these incidents but when does this tit—for—tat of this type of action, when does it finally stopped? the quickest _ it finally stopped? the quickest way - it finally stopped? the quickest way to - it finally stopped? the quickest way to stop i it finally stopped? the quickest way to stop it it finally stopped? tue: quickest way to stop it would be for hamas to unconditionally release all 240 hostages they are holding. that was certainly changed the dynamic. the pressure would increase for a ceasefire. i wish the protesters in london, in europe, on campuses here and overseas, would call for the release of the hostages. that would be the quickest way to

stop the killing. we would be the quickest way to stop the killing.— would be the quickest way to stop the killing. we have seen protesters _ stop the killing. we have seen protesters asked _ stop the killing. we have seen protesters asked for _ stop the killing. we have seen protesters asked for that - stop the killing. we have seen protesters asked for that and l protesters asked for that and if you ask hamas officials and people who are pro— palestinians, there would say hundreds of prisoners are held by israeli military and government over the course of years so one option is a two state solution which president biden said he supports but prime minister benjamin netanyahu is against this idea. do you think there may be something to this in order for there to be peace? t something to this in order for there to be peace?— something to this in order for there to be peace? i am strong preponent _ there to be peace? i am strong preponent of — there to be peace? i am strong preponent of a _ there to be peace? i am strong proponent of a two _ there to be peace? i am strong proponent of a two state - proponent of a two state solution. but the boys not going to and right away. gaza needs to guarantee israel's security. —— but the war. we hope the statehood will be realised we have to make sure that when that happens it is donein that when that happens it is

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hast astonished with minute by returning to government as britain's new foreign secretary. the news come in a sunday suella braverman was sacked as home secretary following days of speculation about her future. following days of speculation about herfuture. she following days of speculation about her future. she angered many in government after writing a newspaper article criticising the pro— palestinian marches in london. our political editor has more. 0ur political editor has more. look at this! the guy who used to be prime minister back where he used to live and back in government. the accidental instigator of the biggest shift instigator of the biggest shift in british foreign policy in a generation, brexit back as the face of british foreign policy. is this back to the future? from number ten to the foreign office, david cameron's career,

0ffice, david cameron's career, yes, and his walk this morning. lord cameron foreign secretary. quite a thing? i know it is not usualfor a prime minister to come back in this way, but i believe in public service. the prime minister asked me to do thisjob and it is prime minister asked me to do this job and it is a prime minister asked me to do thisjob and it is a time prime minister asked me to do this job and it is a time when we have daunting challenges as a country. the conflict in the middle east, the war in ukraine and, of course, i hope taxis is as prime minister, ii and, of course, i hope taxis is as prime minister, 11 years leading the conservative party, gives me useful experience, contacts and knowledge. but david, or lord cameron's return, as we will get used to calling him, is not universally popular among conservative mps. but plenty are making the case it is a good move. i was chief whip in david cameron's government. he is a team player and i think the prime minister brought him into strengthen the team and at a time when foreign affairs are incredibly important in what's going on in

the ukraine, the conflict in the ukraine, the conflict in the middle east, i think having an experienced player at the top table is a good move. are you getting sacked for telling the truth, home secretary? a downturn in the political weather for now at least four suella braverman sacked at breakfast time. and less than a week she suggested police were biased, some homeless people lived in tents is a lifestyle choice and had challenged the prime minister's authority. every newspaper article written without his sign off. here she was at the weekend, yesterday's home secretary, standing alongside today's. by this morning, james cleverly was in downing street where ever you looked he is suella braverman�*s replacement. it is only midmorning and already this is why the heck of a reshuffle. a new home secretary, a new foreign secretary who used to be prime minister. down the road, a few minutes later, the

new home secretary rolled up at his new i am absolutely committed to stopping the boats as we promise but also making sure that everybody in the uk feel safe and secure. find sure that everybody in the uk feel safe and secure.- feel safe and secure. and do ou feel safe and secure. and do you want _ feel safe and secure. and do you want to _ feel safe and secure. and do you want to distance - feel safe and secure. and do | you want to distance yourself from — you want to distance yourself from the _ you want to distance yourself from the rhetoric of the previous home secretary? , i intend _ previous home secretary? , i intend to — previous home secretary? , i intend to do this job previous home secretary? , i intend to do thisjob in the way— intend to do thisjob in the way that— intend to do thisjob in the way that i feel best protects the british people and our interests. but meanwhile, the prime — interests. but meanwhile, the prime minister had been in parliament to fire people, the promoted whopper downing street catwalk,... not usually humiliated publicly. the environment secretary therese coffey — environment secretary therese coffey still turned up in downing street. she was not to be environment secretary much iongen — be environment secretary much longer. what the former health secretary — longer. what the former health secretary steve barclay has taken — secretary steve barclay has taken herjob and he was the new— taken herjob and he was the new politician overseeing britain's health service — victoria _ britain's health service — victoria atkin. richard holden is the — victoria atkin. richard holden is the new party chairman and as chiet—

is the new party chairman and as chief secretary to the treasury. as chief secretary to the treasury-_ as chief secretary to the treasu . ~ . treasury. the prime minister promised _ treasury. the prime minister promised change _ treasury. the prime minister promised change and - treasury. the prime minister promised change and one - treasury. the prime minister. promised change and one thing is reshuffle is not is change. it won't change the fundamental problems of the country. it won't do anything to fix the cost of living or nhs wasting list —— waiting list. just when the moves looked the day there was another... charged with keeping a sceptical eye on what some labellers political correctness or being woke. we have gotten used to shakeups around here the last few years. here is another and prompting just two questions that really matter — what difference will it make to government? and what difference, if any, will it make to its popularity or lack of it. chris mason, bbc news app westminster. so, what is behind the move to bring david cameron back in government? is

it a good move for the conservative party or is it, as labour claims, a sign of desperation. he is deputy political editor vicki young. thought you'd seen the back of david cameron? this is in walking away after he lost the brexit referendum in 2016. right! since then he has occasionally criticised his successes over cuts to foreign aid and scrapping soft parts of h52. but, aid and scrapping soft parts of hs2. but, of course i disagreed with some individual decisions but politics is a team enterprise. i have decided to join this team because i believe rishi sunak is a good prime minister doing a difficultjob at a hard time. i want to support him, i'm a member of the team and i accept the cabinet collective responsibility that goes without. when he became leader, david cameron wanted to be seen as a centrist, compassionate leader. highlighting environmental issues in the

arctic. legalising gay marriage. all are far cry from the divisive political debate of recent years. yaama good afternoon as everyone... but afternoon as everyone... but after leaving office the former prime minister retreated to his shepherd's heart to write his memoirs. there were lucrative speaking tours, charity work and then a role with the finance group green cell capital. a committee of mps later reduced of significant lack ofjudgement over his lobbying of ministers. the return of david cameron gives rishi sunak a seniorfigure around the cabinet table and one with good contacts on the world stage. but with all those years of experience comes a lot of baggage. plenty for the opposition parties and some tory mps to complain about. in power, he wooed the chinese president over a pint in an english pub and held a golden era of closer relations with beijing. today, a vocal group of tory mps regard china as a

huge threat and think lord cameron has fostered business links with the i think there is a clear conflict at the moment and until that is cleared up i do not see how this works, because seven of us are sanctions. we are under attack the whole time. of families are by the chinese government and their acolytes and he is now coming in and having very close ties until literally recently. �*s foreign policy record includes the 20... foreign... later strongly criticised by the foreign affairs select committee which said action had been taken with no proper intelligence analysis and it left libya a failed state. for many voters, lord cameron is associated with public—sector cuts and of course brexit. is confident that he could win the argument to keep the uk in the eu was his biggest political miscalculation but not, as it turns out, career ending. vicki young, bbc news westminster.

to iceland now, where more than 500 earthquakes have been recorded in the last two days, shaking houses, damaging roads, and prompting hundreds of evacuations. the tremors are concentrated around the fagradalsfjall volcano, indicating a volcanic eruption may happen in the next few days. grindavik, a town considered to be most at risk, has been evacuated. authorities fear a possible repeat of the disruption caused in 2010, when the eruption of another volcano cancelled more than 50,000 flights. 0ur correspondentjessica parker is in vogar. we're in the southwest of iceland and the road behind me, which is blocked off, as you can see, leads to the famous blue lagoon geothermal spa, which has been closed, and the town as well of grindovic, which has been evacuated. of course, iceland is no stranger to volcanic activity, but there are a couple of reasons as to why what's been happening is causing particular concern. number one, the amount of magma that has been detected underground. and number two, the proximity

of this activity to the town of grindavik. its 4,000 inhabitants have been evacuated. they won't be allowed to return tonight. cracks have appeared in local roads and officials tell me that they are monitoring the situation minute by minute. seismic activity has actually decreased a little bit in the last 12 hours or so, but there are still real fears that there could be destructive lava flows. in truth, nobody knows exactly what's going to happen. but it's certainly true to say that iceland is bracing itself. that's jessica parker that'sjessica parker there. before we go, a red ferrari from 1962 is sold for nearly $52 million or around £42 million in new york. the to 50 gto sports is the second most expensive car ever sold at auction. it had been owned by an american collector for nearly four decades before going on sale. that's all we have for you here on new state.

thanks forjoining. hello. storm debi swept eastwards on monday, bringing some of us some very strong winds. you can see this hook of cloud and rain. it was on the southern edge of this hook where we saw a swathe of very strong winds across parts of northern ireland, north wales and north—west england. in fact, it looks like blackpool may have seen its strongest wind gust in nearly ten years. there was quite a lot of rain around as well. storm debi now clearing eastwards, but further frontal systems following from the west. it does stay quite unsettled. and one band of heavy, perhaps thundery rain and squally winds clipping close to the south of england and the channel islands as we go through the morning. it could be some quite intense downpours in places with some very gusty winds. that wet and blustery weather then tending to clear eastwards through the morning. further north, a band of cloud and rain across parts of northern england, up into scotland.

that making some northward progress through the day. although the far north of mainland scotland and especially 0rkney and shetland holding on to some sunshine. and then through the afternoon much of northern ireland, england and wales will see a mix of sunny spells and hefty showers. still quite blustery for some of us, highs of 8 to 14 degrees. during tuesday night we'll see further showers or longer spells of rain. i think the wettest of the weather will be found across some central parts of scotland. temperature—wise, generally between five and eight degrees. so we'll start wednesday morning with cloud and some outbreaks of rain across parts of northern ireland, north wales, northern england, southern and central parts of scotland. and some of that rain will continue through the day. but elsewhere, actually quite a lot of dry weather and some spells of sunshine, not too many showers. the winds easing just a touch and temperatures again between 8 and 13, maybe 14 degrees. now, thursday's weather chart is quite a complex one, one weather system trying to approach from the southwest, another one a little bit further north.

there's some uncertainty about which of these will win out and end up on top of the uk for thursday. but either way, we're expecting some outbreaks of rain to push eastwards. it may be that we have some quite strong and blustery winds. temperatures again generally between 8 and 13 degrees. and an early look at the weekend weather, it does look quite unsettled. there'll be showers or longer spells of rain. low pressure firmly in charge, it could be quite windy as well.

the battle for global economic dominance. we travel to indonesia for a front row seat to the intensifying rivalry between china and the united states. a great day for boeing at the opening of the dubai airshow. we'll have the latest deals from one of aviation's most exciting events. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm monica miller. we begin with a meeting between the us presidentjoe biden and his indonesian counterpart, joko widodo. the two leaders are preparing for an asia pacific economic cooperation summit in san francisco. with the us and china locked in a battle for global economic

dominance, plenty of countries are paying close attention to what it might mean for them.