in yemen, including the capital's international airport. the head of the world health organization narrowly escapes unscathed. moscow pushes back against growing speculation it may have been involved in the deadly crash of a passenger plane. political turmoil continues in south korea, the opposition has filed a motion to impeach the acting president, han duck soo. and — tributes roll in for the former indian prime minister, manmohan singh, who has died at the age of 92. welcome to newsday. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu,

has warned that his country's "just getting started" against the houthis in yemen, after israel launched air strikes which reportedly killed at least six people. the head of the world health organisation, dr tedros, was at one of the site — was at one of the sites — the international airport in the capital, sanaa — he said the bombardment happened metres away as he was about to board a flight. a video from inside the airport shows people running out of the terminal in a panic. the israel defense forces said it was conducting "intelligence—based strikes on military targets belonging "to the iran—backed houthi terrorist regime "on the western coast and inland yemen". the strikes hit port towns and power stations — as well as the airport. the united nations has called for restraint — warning that air strikes on key transport hubs in the red sea pose grave risks to humanitarian operations. our correspondent shaimaa khalil has more.

panic and fear in sana'a airport. people rushing to leave the building after an israeli air strike. the idf said they hit houthi military targets there. the port city of hodeida was also hit. houthi officials said the strikes were barbaric, a crime against the yemeni people. the israeli military said it struck targets used by the houthis to smuggle iranian weapons into the region. this is the second israeli air strike on the houthis in yemen in less than a week. the houthis — an iran—backed armed group which controls north—western yemen — began their attacks shortly after the start of the gaza war in october last year. initially targeting international shipping — acting, they say, in solidarity with the palestinians. on saturday, a missile launched from yemen injured more than a dozen people in tel aviv when it landed in a public park. israel warned it would respond with force. translation: ~ . ., translation: we will continue to cut off the —

translation: we will continue to cut off the terror _ translation: we will continue to cut off the terror arm - translation: we will continue to cut off the terror arm of- to cut off the terror arm of the iranian axis of evil until we complete thejob. we complete the job. the houthis have vowed to keep up the houthis have vowed to keep up their attacks until the end of the war in gaza. but the war in gaza continues, as does the wider regional conflict that it sparked. meanwhile in central gaza, health officials say five journalists have been killed by an israeli strike. the strike hit a marked broadcast van outside al—awda hospital in the nuseirat refugee camp. one of the journalists had been expecting the birth of his child. the israeli military said those killed were members of a "terrorist cell". winter is making life difficult for the nearly 2 million internally displaced palestinians still in gaza. doctors working in the camps say three babies have died from the cold this week. hopes had been growing that israel and hamas could come

to an agreement on a ceasefire and the return of the remaining hostages. but those hopes have been dampened again, with both sides accusing the other of delaying a deal. israeli negotiators say hamas has reneged on previously resolved issues, while hamas negotiators hit out at israel for introducing new conditions that were never part of the discussions. i'm joined now byjonathan conreecus, senior fellow at the foundation for defence of democracies, and former spokesperson for the israel defense forces. many thanks for your time on the programme today. there's quite a few events in the region, so i'll take one by one. throughout this conflict, journalists, aid workers, have been killed. now, the head of the who has been caught in the crossfire. israel often emphasises its attacks are precision strikes. what went wrong with its intelligence this time? i wrong with its intelligence this time?— wrong with its intelligence this time? ., �* ~ ., �*, this time? i don't think that's

- first of _ this time? i don't think that's - first of all. _ this time? i don't think that's - first of all, good _ — first of all, good morning here from israel, and thanks for having me on. i'm not entirely sure that much went wrong. i'm, of course, happy that no senior un officials were quilled or seriously —— were quilled or seriously —— were killed or seriously injured in the strike against houthis in yemen. regarding the incident in gaza, the idf published documents — internal gazan documents — that proves that four out of the five alleged journalists were actually active members of terrorist organisations. what i think really is worthy of mention is that there is systemic abuse by palestinian terrorist organisations of all of the humanitarian professions — whether it is really working behind orfrom — whether it is really working behind or from within — whether it is really working behind orfrom within unrwa, or using the pretence of being a journalist or a medical professional or a un aid worker — we've seen that all across the region, specifically in gaza, by hamas. and i think

what really is worrying is that it looks as if they're getting away with it, as if, as most people really believe, that there are so many innocent so—called journalists and aid workers, etc, when it is actually clear even according to internal documents from hamas and islamichhad that they are, in fact, hamas members. i can assure you that the israel... iiii members. i can assure you that the israel. . ._ the israel... ifi can “ump in - i apologise h the israel... ifi can “ump in - i apologise for _ the israel... ifi canjump in| - i apologise for interrupting — i apologise for interrupting — what happened with the attack, the air strikes, on the international airport in sana'a, where the head of the world health organization was at the time of the attack? obviously he wasn't targeted, and neither were any civilians. the aim here is to disrupt iranian provision of weapons to houthi terrorists. by the way, ijust houthi terrorists. by the way, i just came out houthi terrorists. by the way, ijust came out of houthi terrorists. by the way, i just came out of the houthi terrorists. by the way, ijust came out of the bomb shelter myself — another iranian missile was fired from yemen towards israel. about 2

million israelis were forced into shelters just a few hours ago. sadly, that doesn't make the cut of being interesting news, but that is the reason why israel is retaliating against hot the houthis. israel is defending itself against unprovoked attacks from the houthis. and we've been under these attacks now for more than 14 these attacks now for more than ia months. what israel is seeking to do by showing military capacity is to force the houthis to stop firing at israel. on the 7th of october, a year and two months ago, there was absolutely nothing going on between israel and yemen. they were 2,000km away from our borders and we were minding our own business when they started firing at israel. that is really what's at the heart of the matter here. i can assure you that, if the houthis stop firing at israeli civilians, ballistic missiles, and if they stop firing at international shipping vessels, then i don't think that israel will have anything to do with

the yemenites or with the houthis. but the first thing that needs to happen is for them to stop firing at israel. 0k. them to stop firing at israel. ok. you say that terrorists — so—called terrorists — are using aid workers, medical workers, journalists as a cover. there has been a lot of criticism that aid and medical workers have not been allowed to do theirjobs in gaza, in particular. drtedros, to do theirjobs in gaza, in particular. dr tedros, who leads the who, has in the past said the work of the health workers is impossible and they are directly in the firing line. does israel put importance on the work that these organisations are doing? yes. israel does. and i think that there is — and you know what? i agree. that there is — and you know what? iagree. the that there is — and you know what? i agree. the work of these organisations is difficult, it is hampered — it is hampered by the fact that it is hampered by the fact that it is a war zone. and it is also hampered by, of course, israeli operations as a combatant, and it is hampered and abused by hamas. we've seen systemic use

of ambulances, for instance, by different terrorist organisations — red crescent ambulances that have been used as combat taxis, battlefield taxis, for hamas operatives. we see continuous systemic use of hospitals all across the gaza strip by palestinian terrorist organisations. and i think that is so horrible because it denies gazans — who obviously really need medical attention — what they should be getting, because it puts them in danger and it brings fighting to a place where fighting shouldn't be. but we see terrorists abusing schools, mosques, hospitals, medicalfacilities and, of course, they're deeply embedded in un — specifically unrwa — personnel and services. and that doesn't, of course, make all of these organisations targets for israel. qm. make all of these organisations targets for israel.— targets for israel. 0k, well, i'm targets for israel. 0k, well, i'm afraid — targets for israel. 0k, well, i'm afraid we'll— targets for israel. 0k, well, i'm afraid we'll have - targets for israel. 0k, well, i'm afraid we'll have to - targets for israel. 0k, well, | i'm afraid we'll have to leave it there. former spokesperson

for the israeli defense forces, many thanks for coming on the programme. russia says it won't speculate on suggestions from aviation experts that russian air defences may have struck the passenger plane that crashed in kazakhstan on wednesday, killing 38 people. 29 people onboard survived. president putin's spokesman said it would be inappropriate to comment until an official investigation is complete. the azerbaijan airlines jet was travelling from baku to chechnya when it diverted to kazakhstan, before crashing near aktau. jonathan josephs reports. onboard the stricken airplane, the passenger filming this notices some damage under the wing. back inside, despite oxygen masks and livgic being visible, those onboard seem calm. it's not clear how long before the crash this was filmed. there were 62 passengers and 5 crew onboard this azerbaijan airlines flight

from baku to grozny in southern russia. amateurfootage from baku to grozny in southern russia. amateur footage shows the pilot struggling to control the pilot struggling to control the plane as it tries to land. the force of impact split the plane in two, with the front half destroyed by fire. the key question is — why? i spoke to one military expert who said suggestions of a bird strike being responsible were unlikely. that being responsible were unlikely-— being responsible were unlikel . �* ., unlikely. at the moment, evidence _ unlikely. at the moment, evidence is _ unlikely. at the moment, evidence is still _ unlikely. at the moment, evidence is still coming . unlikely. at the moment, i evidence is still coming out. but the most likely hypothesis we see is that it was struck by an air defence missile — almost certainly russian — in the area over grozny where the plane was holding. ukrainian drones were active at the time, and this is commensurate with everything we've seen in the pilot's communication with air traffic control. currently, it's the only thing that fully fits the facts that we know. these holes in the surviving part of the fuselage will be examined by investigators. meanwhile, azerbaijan airlines have suspended all flights in the region. they have not

grounded their other six embraer ei90s, suggesting the cause was not technical or mechanical. the aircraft has a good safety record. siren wails russia's government says no conclusions should be drawn until the kazakh—led investigation is complete. amongst those wanting answers will be those survivors who, remarkably, walked away. this man says his wife had been sitting next to him, but he hasn't seen her since the crash. phone rings this is the family of one of the flight attendants. in a video call, he reassures them, saying, "don't worry. tell mum not to worry. thank god we're safe." at baku's airport, large crowds queued up to pay their respects, and lay flowers in memory of the dead, as families across the region struggle to understand what caused their loved ones to perish. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

you're live with bbc news. the south korean opposition has filed a motion to impeach the acting president in order to eradicate those helping people responsible for "insurrection". the opposition claim that han duck soo, who is also the prime minister, is trying to delay the trial into president yoon suk yeol, who was impeached in parliament following his botched attempt to impose martial law. parliament is scheduled to meet in the coming hours, where the opposition says it will bring a vote to the floor. south korea's constitutional court is set to hold the first hearing over the impeachment of president yoon in coming hours, with his legal representatives attending. he maintains he did nothing wrong, and until thursday had defied requests by the court to submit documents, and has avoided summons by investigators in a separate criminal case.

i'm joined now by lawmakerjoon hyung kim, member of the opposition rebuilding korea party. many thanks for your time on the programme. first, the president, now, the acting president. what's happening in your country, sir?— your country, sir? yeah, i know _ your country, sir? yeah, i know it's _ your country, sir? yeah, i know. it's very _ your country, sir? yeah, i