p.m. pm. it's patrick christys. >> it's gb news. and the world holds its breath as we await the israeli ground and land, air and sea invasion of gaza. we can go to gaza right now to have a look at what's happening there. smoke billowing. so that is one area where we're focusing in on today. another area we're going today. another area we're going to having a very close look to be having a very close look at lebanon. that's the at is lebanon. that's the israeli lebanese border, where there has been scenes of violence. there will be right across throughout across that for you throughout the this show. but the course of this show. but yes, we are also to going be looking this and taking this looking at this and taking this live in about 20 minutes time. rishi going make rishi sunak is going to make a statement. he's expected to say that fight evil. so that israel must fight evil. so keep your eyes and ears peeled because we'll be going to the house commons live for house of commons live for a vitally important rishi sunak statement coming your way very shortly. in other news, though, we're to be talking about we're going to be talking about this as what about the this as well. what about the hostages? appears to have hostages? it appears to have gone quiet. i think about gone very quiet. i think about a lot the hostages, 199 of them lot of the hostages, 199 of them are believed have been taken are believed to have been taken by hamas. what the negotiate

by hamas. what is the negotiate strategy being used strategy that's being used there? getting on there? how are they getting on as well? is the news and as well? what is the news and what would israeli invasion what would an israeli invasion mean the future of those mean for the future of those hostages? lots to talk about there. final one for i there. one final one for you. i don't know how you felt as don't know about how you felt as well about the scenes in london over weekend. i'm sure that over the weekend. i'm sure that you protest, the you all saw the protest, the demonstrations took place. demonstrations that took place. i was very, very concerned about this, pro—palestine this, which is a pro—palestine stage just next to a cenotaph there. and i think what would our war heroes have made of this? has britain fallen? patrick christys . gb news. we're patrick christys. gb news. we're going to be live in gaza, live in israel , live in lebanon, and in israel, live in lebanon, and of course, live here in london, as well as we build up to a seismic day possibly in global history. gb views a gbnews.com is that email address. i want to hear from you, but right now it's your headlines . it's your headlines.

>> patrick, thanks very much and good afternoon from the newsroom. it's 3:01. the prime minister is due to address the escalating crisis in the middle east. updating the commons on the uk's response to the violence earlier , mps and peers violence earlier, mps and peers observed a minute silence with the speaker, sir lindsay hoyle , the speaker, sir lindsay hoyle, saying the whole house is shocked by the recent terrorist attack on israel by hamas members of parliament paused to remember the innocent lives lost on both sides of the conflict, downing street says rishi sunak, would also give an update about british nationals in gaza . well, british nationals in gaza. well, earlier the prime minister visited a jewish secondary school in north london to reassure students that's the government is doing everything in its power to support the community in britain and abroad, he also said he's working with israel to minimise the war's impact on civilians . impact on civilians. >> israel does have every right to defend itself and its people to defend itself and its people to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again. i think that's what the israeli people

would expect from their government, is that if something like it's like this happened here, it's what people would expect from this to sure this government to make sure that take the proportionate that they take the proportionate and steps keep and necessary steps to keep everybody i've raised everybody safe. now, i've raised with prime minister with the israeli prime minister the minimise the impact the need to minimise the impact on best we can. i've on civilians best we can. i've raised the humanitarian situation. we will continue to do that with other allies around the region . the region. >> well, egypt is under pressure to reopen the rafah crossing of its border with gaza . calls are its border with gaza. calls are being made for the safe passage of humanitarian aid along with the evacuation of foreign nationals from the area. the united nations is warning the humanitarian situation on the gaza strip is caeteris rating quickly ? well, these are live quickly? well, these are live pictures from gaza where plumes of smoke have been seen and continue to be seen there . continue to be seen there. israel has ordered civilians to evacuate the area ahead of a major offensive targeting hamas in response to an attack which claimed 1300 lives. israel says nearly 200 hostages are being

held by the terrorist group, a larger number than previously thought. gaza's health ministry says 2750 palestinians have been killed since the 7th of october and 9700 wounded by israeli airstrikes . israeli military airstrikes. israeli military forces outside gaza continue to prepare for a ground offensive . prepare for a ground offensive. the country's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has vowed to demolish hamas. the us president, joe biden, says he's confident israel will act under the rules of war, but also added there must be a path to a palestinian state. and the us secretary of state has been holding talks over the last few days with arab nations . anthony days with arab nations. anthony blinken is back in israel after meeting the prime minister five days ago. he's working to prevent the israel—hamas war from igniting a broader regional conflict . israel defence forces conflict. israel defence forces says it plans to evacuate residents from an area near the border with lebanon. it comes

after exchanges of fire between hezbollah and the israeli military after the terror group launched attacks on sunday. plans include the evacuation of 28 settlements, which lie within two kilometres of the israeli—lebanese border . two israeli —lebanese border. two other israeli—lebanese border. two other news now. a man once suspected of being part of an islamic state death squad known as the beatles , has pleaded as the beatles, has pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. aine lesley davis appeared via video link from belmarsh prison and admitted possessing a firearm for terrorism purposes and two counts of funding terrorism . he'll be sentenced terrorism. he'll be sentenced next month . a parliamentary next month. a parliamentary panel has recommended conservative mp peter bone be suspended for six weeks for bullying and sexual misconduct. it found the member for wellingborough committed varied acts of bullying and one act of sexual misconduct against a member of his staff in 2012 and 2013, he denies the allegations, describing them as factually

false . the foreign secretary is false. the foreign secretary is in albania to help tackle illegal migration. james cleverly is attending the annual berlin process summit in tirana , berlin process summit in tirana, along with western balkan and european leaders. he's expected to look for cooperation on the movement of migrants, as the government wants to stop channel small boat crossings . he also small boat crossings. he also plans to launch a british chamber of commerce to boost trade between the two countries. experts believe net migration to the uk is unlikely to drop below 250,000 a year by the end of the decade. net migration stood at 606,000 last year, with the war in ukraine and arrivals from hong kong contributing to the numbers, the migration observer at the university of oxford and the london school of economics say going fonnard, the figure will largely be driven by international students. executive director of migration watch dr. mike jones says the projections are overly

optimistic . optimistic. >> i'd be surprised if the net migration figures came below 300,000 simply because they assume that student emigration . assume that student emigration. will remain at around 80. but robert jenrick has said that the number of people staying here long term is around 40. and he gets that that data from the database case. there are also assumptions about about asylum levels remaining the same as they are now. but i would question that those are the top stories . stories. >> this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's over to . patrick over to. patrick >> does anybody else look around at the demonstration over the weekend and wonder has britain fallen? i don't know who gave the green light for there to be a pro palestine stage erected

next to the cenotaph in london. but they really should hang their heads in shame. i wonder what our fallen heroes would make the fact that they laid make of the fact that they laid down their lives to save the world from , and that has somehow world from, and that has somehow culminated in thousands of people taking to the streets shortly after about 1500 jews were slaughtered and raped, including babies and young children . there were people children. there were people chanting that song from the river to the sea, which is really, as i understand it, a song about israel no longer existing that , to me implies existing that, to me implies that we are thousands of people chanting on our capital's streets about the eradication of jews. from that that area. there was a pro—israel journalist . was a pro—israel journalist. you're looking at that now who was attacked in fact, here is that clip of it. it has been reported that one of his attackers was later found , by attackers was later found, by the way, with a knife. a knife, of course, is a must have accessory it comes accessory when it comes to attending peaceful protest. attending any peaceful protest. we know that, don't we? and we all know that, don't we? and the hunt is on to find people

who went to demonstration who went to the demonstration with pictures of hamas paragliders to their paragliders stuck to their backs. they obviously support the terrorists . but beyond that, the terrorists. but beyond that, we've had a journalist at the jewish chronicle who put out some footage showing somebody allegedly pouring red paint over allegedly pouring red paint over a jewish school in the dead of night. so the children would see it when they arrived in the morning. the children are anti—semitic hate crime has absolutely surged since hamas, a terrorist organisation , ian, terrorist organisation, ian, killed innocent israelis. what does that tell you? i think it tells you very clearly that anti—semitism is rife and has been bubbling away just beneath the surface in this country . it the surface in this country. it should be a massive concern that people have used the murder of jewish children and innocents as the vehicle through which they now feel justified in exhibiting their disgust views. it is one thing being worried about the humanitarian situation in gaza. absolutely i think everyone is. it's one thing sympathising with the plight of palestinians.

again, perfectly credible view. it is one thing saying that israel has not always acted appropriately. of those are appropriately. all of those are legitimate arguments. it is another thing entirely to openly sympathise with terrorists , and sympathise with terrorists, and i think that's what many people are doing . so those are my are doing. so those are my views. i want to hear from you, of course. gb views gbnews.com. i was deeply, deeply concerned with the scenes that i saw over the weekend and no doubt we will continue to see in this country. but the is warning that gaza but the un is warning that gaza is on the brink of the abyss as fuel supplies rapidly fuel supplies are rapidly running hospitals running dry and its hospitals are out of power and they urgently need supplies . urgently need medical supplies. this morning there was still confusion over the status of the key rafah crossing from gaza into egypt. despite mr blinken saying an accord had been reached with israel to allow palestinia ions to flee. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak has designated opening the crossing a priority. i want to emphasise to you again we are going to take rishi sunak live on this

show in about 20 minutes time as he stands before the commons. keir starmer will respond to it. it's a massive speech that ahead of the long awaited invasion of gaza by israelis through gaza by the israelis through air, and sea . it will be air, land and sea. it will be fascinating see where he fascinating to see where he stands, where rishi sunak stands on this. i'm going to go on all of this. i'm going to go now to tel aviv and speak with gb news reporter charlie peters. charlie, you very, very charlie, thank you very, very much to you on the much. great to have you on the show. could you just tell us a little bit about what's going on where there and also where you are there and also clear up some confusion about this crossing? please this border crossing? please >> yeah, sure. it's been a very kinetic 30 minutes here in tel aviv as attacks aviv as rocket attacks in central israel came above us about 30 minutes ago. i'm at the medical centre here in the east of the city and we all were evacuated about half an hour ago, but also rockets targeted jerusalem for the first time since this war started. some moderate shrapnel was seen in the south—west of this location, about four miles away, away from where we are. the situation in the south, in the gaza strip. we

know that the rafah border crossing between egypt and gaza has remained closed. however the us are hopeful that it will reopen and they said so two hours ago. a spokesperson in cairo reaffirming that they are hoping that it will open at some point this afternoon. but so far no good news has come from the south. at the same time in gaza city, the un said that some of its fuel trucks had been taken from its facility in the north. we don't know who did that, but that reports just come in the last hour. there's a realistic possibility that that was taken by north as they by hamas in the north as they seek to use those fuel supplies for their own ends . but there's for their own ends. but there's also been further extremely troubling developments in the north where more artillery fire has gone from northern israel into southern lebanon as the israeli war cabinet says do not test us to iran. iran of course, has been sabre rattling extensively over the last three days, in particular with its foreign minister meeting with

the leader of lebanese hezbollah. that terrorist organisation that more volatile and violent terrorist organisation in lebanon with greater capabilities than hamas , greater capabilities than hamas, really reaffirming the support of the tehran regime towards its proxies in the region and in to particular lebanese hezbollah fighters who are engaging with the idf in southern lebanon and northern israel. so this is a situation in that's very tense on a humanitarian basis and escalating in terms of the military situation in the north. >> yeah, absolutely. and we're going to go to a defence analyst shortly just to try to build that picture whether or that picture as to whether or not going to escalate, not this is going to escalate, what potential for what is the potential for escalation. an again, i want to emphasise going emphasise we're going to be heanng emphasise we're going to be hearing from our prime minister rishi sunak in about 15 minutes time in the of time live in the house of commons. really should commons. so that really should set out. think set britain's stall out. i think when comes to that. but but, when it comes to that. but but, charlie, does look as though charlie, it does look as though israel up fighting a israel might end up fighting a war on two, possibly three war on on two, possibly three fronts, depending how other fronts, depending on how other nafions fronts, depending on how other nations decide to react to this potentially quite imminent land ,

potentially quite imminent land, sea and air invasion of gaza . sea and air invasion of gaza. that's right. >> and the escalation in the north has been extensive. we saw last night fighter jets heading north and helicopter gunships, apaches , the same ones that the apaches, the same ones that the british army use , buzzing up the british army use, buzzing up the coastline on tel aviv as they likely headed to engage targets of hezbollah in the south of lebanon. and that that front in this war is definitely becoming more kinetic, more engaged, and casualties are being endured on both sides . military outposts both sides. military outposts are being hit by rockets from hezbollah and lebanese hezbollah outposts are also being struck by artillery and gunships from the idf side, there is also growing concern about the situation in the west bank, where hundreds of alleged hamas terrorists have been arrested by the israeli israeli authorities in the last 24 hours. the idea for at least some footage this morning of weapons that they'd captured from those alleged hamas terrorists this morning

andits hamas terrorists this morning and it's quite an impressive collection of ammunition and bombs and potentially also there some rifles. so a very, very dangerous situation brewing in the west bank as well as at the same time, the idf is striking in syria, knocking out those runways in aleppo once again, it's fighting on so many fronts here and on all of them. the situation is worsening. >> absolutely. charlie, thank you very much. charlie peters there, gb news reporter there in tel i can speak with tel aviv. now i can speak with defence analyst stewart crawford now. stewart thank you for joining us. what is the potential for escalation, do you think? what are we going to see if israel does roll the tanks in and invade gaza through sea and air as well? in the coming hours or the coming day ? what's going or the coming day? what's going to happen? what's the response going to be? well arguably, patrick will see an escalation already as your report has already as your report has already indicated, hezbollah is engaged with the idf and vice

versa. >> and there is skirmishing along the border with syria. but apart from that, at the moment, i don't see any state intervention into this conflict of obviously the elephant in the room is iran, which supplies hezbollah with its weaponry . but hezbollah with its weaponry. but the fact that the americans have moved a hugely powerful carrier battle group into the eastern mediterranean and are sending another one, i think is a warning for all others malcontents who might wish to get involved to stay their hand because they can't compete with the usa . the usa. >> okay . and what do you think >> okay. and what do you think all of this means for the hostages that are there? especially i say especially i mean the british hostages supposedly at least ten of them that are in there at the moment. it all appears to have gone quite quiet about all that. quite quiet about all of that. not a lot of demands being made out . do you think out from hamas. do you think that the hostages are unfortunately going to be

written off in all of this conflict ? conflict? >> well, it's very difficult to talk about hostages because i'm very conscious that many people who are directly affected by it, friends and family , find this a friends and family, find this a most difficult time . however, most difficult time. however, i don't my personal view is that the rescue of the hostages is not the primary aim of the israeli soon to be happening invasion . the primary aim is to invasion. the primary aim is to eradicate hamas. the problem with hostage rescue is, first of all, you have to know where they are and then you have to work out how you're going to get to them. now, i've absolutely no doubt that all sorts of special forces organisations from all sorts countries are sorts of different countries are either or working to either in theatre or working to be in theatre to sort this problem out. it wouldn't surprise if the seas were surprise me if the seas were somewhere together with the american special forces and others, but the big problem is where are these people and can they be extracted safely ? and they be extracted safely? and thatis they be extracted safely? and that is an answer that i cannot give at the moment. >> okay. you mentioned there

that you think that the sas might be involved in some way. can you elaborate on that? well i would be completely surprised if they weren't given the fact that there are probably at least ten british hostages being held by hamas at the moment, and it would seem just a matter, of course, that our special forces would deploy in some form or other to that situation to see if they can help out. >> i suspect there might be either based in cyprus at the moment or perhaps in one of the royal fleet auxiliaries which were sending to the eastern mediterranean, or indeed there'll be israel because there'll be an israel because there's great cooperation between special forces of what i might call the western nations. so to answer your question, again, i'd be most surprised if they aren't involved . yes. they aren't involved. yes. >> okay. all right. now, again, ijust >> okay. all right. now, again, i just want to say that we're expecting to hear from rishi sunak live on this show in about ten minutes time. we'll also hear they're hear from keir starmer. they're going address the house of going to address the house of commons britain has been commons there. britain has been standing alongside standing with israel alongside israel all this. israel throughout all of this.

what chances do you what are the chances do you think, end think, that we're going to end up british weaponry, up seeing british weaponry, british british british hardware and british military might involved in this? you we were were very you know, we were we were very forthcoming it came to for forthcoming when it came to for ukraine this ukraine example. is this different ? different? >> it is different because >> yes, it is different because arguably israel has got just as good weaponry as the uk, if not better . they've got a very better. they've got a very highly developed technology in their tanks , their anti—drone their tanks, their anti —drone weaponry their tanks, their anti—drone weaponry and so on and so forth. and of course, there are no strangers to combat operations, so i can't think of anything that we can offer the israelis apart from support perhaps in the medical field, perhaps with evacuations. but even our f—35s have been the israelis have got those as well. so they're pretty well tooled up for what is to come. >> stuart, thank you very much. great chatting to you. no doubt we'll be talking to you again in the coming days. stuart crawford there, who is the defence analyst. well, there you so analyst. well, there you go. so the for escalation the potential for escalation mainly centring around iran, also potentially also the idea that potentially there are british sas troopers

already on the scene because we have least ten british have at least ten british hostages believed have hostages believed to have been taken into gaza. but no weaponry apparently that we are going to be offering them. similarly like we did with ukraine. so a point of difference there. again, we're going to be hearing exactly rishi sunak to exactly what rishi sunak has to say house of commons in say in the house of commons in about minutes time. we'll about ten minutes time. we'll also from starmer, also hear from keir starmer, though appear to be though they both appear to be singing same singing from the same hymn sheet. they the moment? sheet. don't they at the moment? keep your emails coming in gb views at gbnews.com patrick it worries has worries me that israel has nuclear weapons. if pushed, what is that's is to stop them using it? that's from that was from karen. karen that was one of the potential escalation of the potential for escalation that talking aboutjust that we were talking about just there. i think, thankfully that is a long off. but you are is a long way off. but you are watching gb watching and listening to gb news very shortly, we news coming up very shortly, we will go live to the house of commons where prime minister rishi going rishi sunak is going to make a statement on israel hamas statement on that. israel hamas war. patrick christie's war. i'm patrick christie's on gb is britain's news gb news. this is britain's news

heappey, who joins us now. we say good morning to him , mr say good morning to him, mr heappey good morning . heappey good morning. >> welcome back. 3:24 now. prime minister rishi sunak has called the opening of the rafah crossing into egypt from southern gaza a priority as thousands attempt to flee a large scale offensive. many people have been left scratching their heads, wondering why egypt, which says that it stands with palestine like so many arab countries , is not being more countries, is not being more forthcoming at actually accepting palestinian refugees . accepting palestinian refugees. but rishi sunak will address the

house of commons shortly, where he's expected to give an update on the uk support to israel, as well cracking down on hamas well as cracking down on hamas at home. and i think this is vital. it's also worth noting that suella braverman are home secretary has just tweeted in the last hour or so about people who were chanting from the river to the sea during this demonstration attended by thousands of people in london at the weekend . if she's made it the weekend. if she's made it clear in no uncertain terms that that song is about the destruction of israel, quite possibly as well. the jewish race in that region. and it shows sympathy for islamism. so she's been very strong about all of that. i'm joined now in the studio by gb news home security editor mark white. mark, so rishi is going to make rishi sunak is going to make this speech in about 5 or 10 this big speech in about 5 or 10 minutes time. and really, it's going be about, going to be all about, i imagine, pledging as much support israel support as possible to israel ahead potential ground invasion. >> yeah , very publicly, the >> yeah, very publicly, the british government and of course, the americans and all of israel's friends are saying that they stand full square behind

israel and what it needs to do to eradicate hamas . but quietly, to eradicate hamas. but quietly, behind the scenes, they are trying to ensure that israel does everything possible to give the people of gaza as much time to be able to get out of harm's way as possible . and we've seen way as possible. and we've seen hundreds of thousands who have paid heed to what israel has asked them to do, dropping . asked them to do, dropping. >> can i just ask about that? because it's now a week or so on from that initial terrorist attack that took place . and then attack that took place. and then israel said very clearly , there israel said very clearly, there will be consequences to this. benjamin netanyahu has said there will be an invasion by land, sea and air. they've then delayed the evacuation date twice or time, twice now , why twice or time, twice now, why are there still people in gaza unless they want to fight or and certainly in in that particular bit of gaza ? bit of gaza? >> well, that is, you know, a very a very pertinent question.

and there is no doubt there are people in gaza that don't want to leave that for their own ideological reasons. they don't want to cede ground to israel. they don't want to leave that city. there's those that want to stand and fight alongside these hamas terrorists. there are others who simply are unable to leave because elderly , infirm in leave because elderly, infirm in hospital with serious ailments . hospital with serious ailments. and there are others, let's be honest, who are being prevented from leaving by hamas . now, from leaving by hamas. now, there has been, according to the idf, multiple incidents that they have recorded from their drone footage that shows vehicles across the road south from gaza city trying to block people from going. now, clearly, when you're talking about hundreds of thousands of people , hundreds of thousands of people, it's difficult for hamas , a it's difficult for hamas, a terrorist militia, effectively , terrorist militia, effectively, to try to stop all of these

people leaving. but there are efforts to do that, some staying willingly , others being forced willingly, others being forced to stay. >> i find it absolutely bizarre that egypt is not being more forthcoming, supposedly , we forthcoming, supposedly, we look, by the way, on our television screens, if you're watching us on tv or online, we are now taking live images of gaza where there's the occasional smoke occasional plume of smoke that comes there . we also comes up from there. we also have a couple of other live shots. one from the lebanon border as well, where there could potentially be more action, almost definitely will be more action. so israel will face a fight on at least two fronts there. and we also have a couple of shots that we'll bring to you a little bit later on from inside gaza itself in khan younis , which is where a lot of younis, which is where a lot of people have been gathering outside hospital there. so but outside a hospital there. so but mark, yeah, it does appear that no matter what happens, israel is going to face a battle on a few fronts. and of course, hamas have tunnelled in. they call it the gaza metro, they , the gaza metro, don't they, which supposedly a larger which is supposedly a larger network tunnels which is supposedly a larger netw the tunnels which is supposedly a larger netw the london tunnels which is supposedly a larger netwthe london underground. s than the london underground. >> it runs to hundreds miles.

>> it runs to hundreds of miles. they've years to build they've had many years to build these tunnels. and are these tunnels. and these are tunnels use to tunnels that they use to transport their weapons, their personnel to store some of the command and control functions to keep hostages. they believe in some of these tunnels as well. so that will be difficult . but so that will be difficult. but it will just be it will be a messy, horrible, slog for the israelis when they eventually go in there, because it will literally be to house house fighting that they're doing and they'll come up against a force that has been training for this for years that is well equipped and has a degree of professional ism in that sense in how well they've been trained. but of course, they're coming up against one of the best militaries in the world in the idf. but it's going to be difficult. >> well, it is, mark. just stay there for me, if that's okay, because again, i want to emphasise that we're expecting any minute now to go live to the house commons. hear house of commons. we'll hear

from prime minister and from our prime minister and we'll from keir starmer, as we'll hear from keir starmer, as well as they both give statements this israel hamas well as they both give statemeris this israel hamas well as they both give statemeri can this israel hamas well as they both give statemeri can go s israel hamas well as they both give statemeri can go aheadl hamas well as they both give statemeri can go ahead ofiamas well as they both give statemeri can go ahead of thats war. but i can go ahead of that to gb news political editor christopher hope, joins christopher hope, who joins us now. christopher, thank you very much. to have you on the much. great to have you on the show from downing street. what rishi say ? well, rishi sunak going to say? well, we'll hear more from the sunak, i think today, imminently about plans to help people in gaza. >> so far, £27 million went in the last year to through ngos. that's non—governmental organisation to help people in gaza. that number, that amount of money will have to go up. we've got the royal navy sending forces to the eastern mediterranean in a humanitarian capacity. they're due there next week. we've got britain's trapped in gaza as many as ten, maybe ten of the 200 hostages held by gaza are british. it's very much a british issue here. we've got attempts by mr sunak to talk to other other senior figures in the region to avoid any further escalation in bloodshed. but it's a very, very difficult and a tense time

behind me. patrick, you'll see if we scroll up the ukrainian flag on the top of number 10 downing street now until friday, 8 pm. that was the israeli flag. it was replaced by the ukrainian flag just before the protest, just down the road from me down whitehall. but it shows to me the twin stresses on the building behind me between the battle to help ukraine against the invaders and now battle to help ukraine against the massive nvaders and now battle to help ukraine against the massive crisis rs and now battle to help ukraine against the massive crisis escalating this massive crisis escalating in the middle east. >> now, indeed, we're also going to be hearing, i expect from keir starmer, both of our political leaders appear to be singing from a very similar hymn sheet at the moment on this conflict. chris yeah, that's right. >> that's definitely right. patrick what's been happening is that the labour leader , sir keir that the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has been receiving updates on what they call privy council terms . that means that council terms. that means that the, the leaders of our main other parties are allowed to receive secrets and information which we wouldn't normally get in the media to ensure they're fully briefed on what's going on. and there's no question that

if you you you and were there if you you you and i were there last week at the labour party conference, that labour has turned corner the way it turned a corner in the way it treats the issue of hamas from under and the under jeremy corbyn and the palestinian think palestinian issue. and i think there's definitely clarity there's definitely some clarity from leadership. they from the labour leadership. they are behind the are fully supportive behind the uk on this issue . uk government on this issue. >> yeah, are indeed. like i >> yeah, they are indeed. like i said, we're to go to the said, we're going to go to the house commons where house of commons shortly where we're hearing from we're to going be hearing from rishi sunak and starmer. rishi sunak and keir starmer. i couldn't notice, couldn't help but notice, christopher, that suella braverman been quite busy on braverman has been quite busy on twitter as well. i'm just going to out the latest tweet to read out the latest tweet from her, which is last weekend, an intimidating mob marched through chanting the through london chanting from the river will river to the sea. palestine will be slogan which is be free, a slogan which is widely as a demand widely understood as a demand for destruction israel . for the destruction of israel. so it that the river so it means that the river jordan, the mediterranean sea, the it the boundaries of israel and it comes the dark days when comes from the dark days when most groups sought most palestinian groups sought to it. israel, our to eliminate it. israel, our home secretary they're clearly expressing a concern for potential early islamist tendencies on the streets of britain. anti—semitic discourse, i think, would be the right way

of putting that . of putting that. >> that's right. well, patrick, there's clearly a line to be drawn between supporting the rights of palestinians and how they're being treated in gaza against that of hamas, which is against that of hamas, which is a proscribed terrorist group in this country just down the road from me outside the treasury, on the wall, it says free palestine in in foot high letters . and the in in foot high letters. and the language there you heard there is upsetting and very , very is upsetting and very, very difficult for jews to hear in modern day britain. and that's why we have celebrate suella braverman saying that police braverman saying that the police will act. they now looking will act. they are now looking through and video footage through clips and video footage from christopher from the from the christopher march down the road from across cross because we're going to go live to the house of commons now where we can hear from rishi sunak makes his address in sunak as he makes his address in relation this israel hamas conflict. >> 1400 people murdered one by one, over 3500 wounded, almost 200 taken hostage by the elderly. men, women , children, elderly. men, women, children, babes in arms murdered. more related. burned alive , we should

related. burned alive, we should call it by its name . it was call it by its name. it was a pogrom . mr speaker. the families pogrom. mr speaker. the families of some of the missing are in the public gallery today. we call for the immediate release of all hostages . and i say to of all hostages. and i say to them, we stand with you . we them, we stand with you. we stand with israel . stand with israel. >> the murdered and the missing come from over 30 countries, including the united kingdom. >> the terrible nature of these attacks means it is proving difficult to identify why many of the deceased . but with of the deceased. but with a heavy heart, i can inform the house that at least six british citizens were killed. a further ten are missing. some of whom are feared to be among the dead. we are working with israel to establish the facts as quickly as possible and we are supporting the families who are suffering unimaginable pain . we suffering unimaginable pain. we are also helping british citizens who want to leave israel. we've organised eight

flights so far, bringing out over 500 people with more flights leaving today. we're working with neighbouring countries on land, evacuate opfions countries on land, evacuate options for our citizens in gaza and the west bank. i've spoken specifically to president sisi about supporting civilians to leave gaza by the rafah border crossing, which at present remains closed and we have a border force team in egypt working with our embassy to help citizens when they are able to cross. i will come back to the grave humanitarian situation in gaza in a moment. but first, mr speaken gaza in a moment. but first, mr speaker, i want to address the british jewish community directly as i said, at finchley united synagogue last week and at the jewish school i visited this morning, we stand with you now and always . this atrocity , now and always. this atrocity, he was an existential strike at the very idea of israel as a safe homeland for the jewish people . i

safe homeland for the jewish people. i understand safe homeland for the jewish people . i understand why it has people. i understand why it has shaken you to your core , and i shaken you to your core, and i am sickened that antisemitic incidents have increased since the attack . we are doing the attack. we are doing everything that we can to protect you . we are providing an protect you. we are providing an additional £3 million for the community security trust to protect schools, synagogues and other jewish community buildings . and we are working with the police to ensure that hate crime and the glorification of terror is met with the full force of the law. yeah. yeah i know the whole house will support this and join me in saying unequivocally we stand with the jewish . community mr speaker, jewish. community mr speaker, i also recognise that this is a moment of great anguish for british muslim communities who are also appalled by hamas's actions but fearful of the response. we must listen to these concerns with the same attentiveness . hamas is using

attentiveness. hamas is using innocent palestinian people as human shields with the tragic loss of more than 2600 palestinian lives , including palestinian lives, including many children , we mourn the loss many children, we mourn the loss of every innocent life. sevilla organs of every faith, every nationality who have been killed . and so let's say it plainly. we stand with british muslim communities to missed . mr communities to missed. mr speaken communities to missed. mr speaker, israel was founded not just as a homeland for the jewish people, but as a guarantor of their security to ensure that what happened to the jewish people in the holocaust could never happen again. through its strength and resilience, israel gradually achieved some of that long for security , despite the strategic security, despite the strategic threats on their borders, including hezbollah in the north. with iran at their back, they normalise relations with they normalise relations with the uae and bahrain through the abraham accords and move towards normalising ties with saudi

arabia. steps that not long ago were thought unthinkable . one were thought unthinkable. one reason why this attack is so shocking is that it is a fundamental challenge to any idea of coexistence , which is an idea of coexistence, which is an essential precursor to peace and stability in the region . mr stability in the region. mr speaken stability in the region. mr speaker, the question is how should we respond ? i believe we should we respond? i believe we must support absolutely israel's right to defend itself , to go right to defend itself, to go after hamas, take back the hostages , to deter further hostages, to deter further incursions and strengthen its security for the long term. this must be done in line with international humanitarian law, but also recognise that they face a vicious enemy that embeds itself behind civilians as a friend, we will continue to call on israel to take every possible precaution to avoid harming civilians. i repeat president biden's words . as democracies,

biden's words. as democracies, we are stronger and more secure when we act according to the rule of law. humanity law, decent respect for human life. that's what sets us apart from the mindless violence of the terrorist . mr speaker, there are terrorist. mr speaker, there are three specific areas where the united kingdom is helping to shape events. first, we are working to prevent escalation and further threats against israel . on friday, raf israel. on friday, raf surveillance aircraft began patrols to track threats to regional security . i have regional security. i have deployed a royal navy task group to the eastern mediterranean , to the eastern mediterranean, including rfa lyme bay and rfa argus three merlin helicopters and a company of royal marines ready both to interdict arms and support the humanitarian response. we are bolstering our forces in cyprus and across the region and let me be clear. we are not engaging in fighting or in offensive in gaza, but we are

increasing our presence to prevent broader regional instability at this dangerous moment . second, mr speaker , i'm moment. second, mr speaker, i'm proud that we are a long standing and significant provider of humanitarian aid to the palestinian people . and i the palestinian people. and i can announce today that we are increasing our aid by a third with an additional £10 million of support, an acute humanitarian crisis is unfolding to which we must respond. we must support the palestinian people because they are victims of hamas , too, like our allies, of hamas, too, like our allies, we believe that hamas does not represent the palestinian people or their legitimate aspirations is to live with equal measures of security, freedom , justice, of security, freedom, justice, opportunity and dignity. hamas simply does not stand for the future that the palestinians want , and future that the palestinians want, and they future that the palestinians want , and they seek to put the want, and they seek to put the palestinian people in harm's way. so we must ensure

humanitarian support urgently reaches civilians in gaza . this reaches civilians in gaza. this requires egypt and israel to allow in the aid that is so badly needed. we also need to keep the situation in the west bankin keep the situation in the west bank in the forefront of our minds at this moment of heightened sensitivity . earlier heightened sensitivity. earlier today i spoke to mahmoud abbas, the leader of the palestinian authority, to express our support for his efforts to provide stability and third, we will use all the tools of british diplomacy to sustain the prospects of peace and stability in the region . ultimately, that in the region. ultimately, that requires security for israelis and palestinians and a two state solution. so we are increasing our regional engagement. i have spoken with prime minister netanyahu twice in the last week along with the united states, france, germany , italy and france, germany, italy and others . my right honourable others. my right honourable friend, the foreign secretary was the first to visit israel after the attacks . i met with after the attacks. i met with his majesty the king of jordan

yesterday, a long time voice of reason , reason and moderation . reason, reason and moderation. and i have spoken today with the leaders of turkey and previously egypt and will speak to others in the coming days. our partners in the coming days. our partners in the coming days. our partners in the region have asked us to play in the region have asked us to play a role in preventing further escalation . that is what further escalation. that is what we will do . however hard it is, we will do. however hard it is, we will do. however hard it is, we need to ask the tough questions about how we can revive the long term prospects for a two state solution for normalisation and regional stability , not least because stability, not least because thatis stability, not least because that is precisely what hamas has been trying to kill . in been trying to kill. in conclusion , mr speaker, conclusion, mr speaker, unequipped backing israel's right to defend itself, stepping fonnard with humanitarian support , working to protect support, working to protect civilians from harm and straining every sinew to keep the flame of peace and stability alive . that is our objective . it alive. that is our objective. it is the right approach for the

region. it is the right approach for britain. and i commend this statement to the house. >> we now come to the leader of the opposition , keir starmer . the opposition, keir starmer. >> i would like to thank the prime minister for advance copy of his statement and for the updates the government has provided to the labour frontbench over the past few days. >> mr speaker, last saturday israel was the victim of terrorism on an unimagined scale. the senseless murder of men , women, children , even men, women, children, even babies. the horrors of hostage taking music festivals turned to killing fields. innocent jews slaughtered within their own kibbutz. an attack with no cause other than bloodshed . mr other than bloodshed. mr speaken other than bloodshed. mr speaker, i'm sure that over the last few days, every member of this house has seen images from this house has seen images from this crisis that will never be unseen. tiny bodies wrapped in

bundles in israel and now in gaza. mothers and fathers grieving is reilly. palestinian muslim, jew , the innocent dead . muslim, jew, the innocent dead. and as in any time of grave crisis, it is crucial all that this house speaks with one voice in condemnation of terror, in support for israel in its time of agony, and for the dignity of all human life. of agony, and for the dignity of all human life . because of agony, and for the dignity of all human life. because mr speaken all human life. because mr speaker, hamas do not wish to see peace in the middle east. they just want to see israel wiped off the map. but hamas are not the palestinian people and the palestinian people are not hamas. so labour stands with israel. britain stands with israel. britain stands with israel. the attack is ongoing. terrorist s are israel. the attack is ongoing. terrorists are at israel. the attack is ongoing. terrorist s are at large hostages are still being held. some of them british citizens .

some of them british citizens. israel has the right to bring her people home to defend herself , to keep its her people home to defend herself, to keep its people her people home to defend herself , to keep its people safe herself, to keep its people safe . and whilst hamas has the capability to carry out attacks on israeli territory, there can be no safety . as secretary of be no safety. as secretary of state, blinken said last week , state, blinken said last week, we democracies distinguish ourselves from terrorists by striving for a different standard, even when it is difficult . but he is right standard, even when it is difficult. but he is right. and as the prime minister has said, there is an acute human crisis unfolding . israel's defence must unfolding. israel's defence must be conducted in accordance with international law. civilians must not be targeted. innocent lives must be protected . there lives must be protected. there must be humanitarian corridors . must be humanitarian corridors. there must be humanitarian access , including food, water, access, including food, water, electricity and medicines so that hospitals can keep people alive and so that innocent

people do not needlessly die . people do not needlessly die. and there must be proper protection for all those who work selflessly so aid can be delivered to victims . mr delivered to victims. mr speaken delivered to victims. mr speaker, there can be no doubt that the responsibility for this crisis lies with hamas . they crisis lies with hamas. they have no interest in palestinian rights, no no interest in the security of the people of gaza. they unleashed terror, then hide among them women and children used as human shields . hostages used as human shields. hostages held who should be released . held who should be released. they are destroyers of lives of hope, of peace and we cannot give them what they want . we give them what they want. we must keep striving for a two state solution , a palestinian state solution, a palestinian state solution, a palestinian state alongside a safe and secure israel . we cannot give up secure israel. we cannot give up on that hope, cannot let hamas brutality be a catalyst for conflict in the wider region. engagement between israel and

arab nations must be strengthened , not abandoned . strengthened, not abandoned. international cooperation on the rule of law. a political road to peace. hamas wants us to abandon all three. and in defiance , we all three. and in defiance, we must be resolute on all of them . must be resolute on all of them. and, mr speaker , these attacks and, mr speaker, these attacks are having a huge impact on communities across the united kingdom. many in this house will have heard devastating stories from people who have lost friends and family, people are deeply worried about the future of those they know in israel or palestine, including the first minister of scotland, who i spoke to at the weekend . we spoke to at the weekend. we stand with all of them . stand stand with all of them. stand against the worrying rise in islamophobia. stand against the anti—semitic abuse , threats and anti—semitic abuse, threats and assaults we've seen on british streets . because, mr speaker , we streets. because, mr speaker, we must never underestimate the burden of history. the jewish

people carry with them. i do not want britain to be a place where jewish schools are closed or jewish schools are closed or jewish children stay at home out of fear, and jewish families feel compelled to hide their identity . and i do not want identity. and i do not want britain to be a place where british muslims feel that they have to apologise for the actions of people who do not act in their name. actions of people who do not act in their name . we cannot allow in their name. we cannot allow community cohesion in our country to be destroyed . we all country to be destroyed. we all bear a responsibility to do all we to can stamp out hate and we fully support police action, provide extra assistance for our communities . mr speaker , the communities. mr speaker, the events of the past week have seen horrors beyond our imagination . so let's send a imagination. so let's send a strong message. westminster is united, britain is united with israel against terror. for our international law and the

protection of innocent lives , protection of innocent lives, there are difficult days ahead, but our values cannot be compromised and terror cannot win out. thank you, mr speaker . win out. thank you, mr speaker. >> prime minister. >> prime minister. >> thank you, mr speaker. i thank the leader of the opposition for his remarks and let me just say at the outset that this is an unprecedented and extraordinarily difficult situation and is likely to remain difficult for all of us in the days and weeks ahead. but we must always have in the forefront of our mind that responsibility for this crisis is hamas and hamas alone. it was a barbaric act of terrorism that has inflicted untold suffering and misery on so many people. and we have felt that acutely here at home. and we have seen the impact on our streets over the impact on our streets over the past week. and it has sickened all of us. and we stand united in saying that empty

semitism has no place in our society . mr speaker, let me be society. mr speaker, let me be unequivocal that those who incite racial or religious hatred on our streets that inflict violence, that cause untold suffering to people, will be met with the full force of the law. i know the whole house will join me in making sure that that happens, that the police have all the tools, resources and powers they need to bring that about . and let me also just that about. and let me also just say in conclusion, speaker, say in conclusion, mr speaker, that the honourable gentleman opposite absolutely right. opposite is absolutely right. this house stands united, stands united in saying that we condemn unequivocally this terrorist attack by hamas stands united in saying that we will be steadfast in our support for israel, steadfast in our support for the jewish people, not just today , jewish people, not just today, not just tomorrow, but always forever. >> the house of peter bottom , >> the house of peter bottom, the house will be grateful both to the prime minister. >> okay. so you were watching or

listening to rishi sunak , listening there to rishi sunak, then keir starmer, then rishi sunak again , both addressing the sunak again, both addressing the house ongoing war between house on the ongoing war between israel hamas. i'll run you israel and hamas. i'll run you through initially what rishi sunak to he was clear sunak had to say. he was clear unequip article at the top there saying that the uk calls for the immediate release of all hostages. he confirmed that at least six brits have been killed by hamas and that there are around ten others missing , around ten others missing, believed to be held hostage. he said that we are not engaging in the fighting in gaza, but we are bolstering our presence in that area to prevent a broader regional instability. and that presence includes things like providing surveillance , providing surveillance, providing surveillance, providing a royal navy task force, bolstering the amount of people and troops in cyprus. of course, where we have a large military base there and increasing the presence there to prevent that broader regional instability . so that was what instability. so that was what rishi sunak had to say. he also said that those who incite

violence and hatred on our streets will feel the full force of the law for what it was worth. keir starmer coming out straight away saying that hamas are a designated terrorist organisation, emphasising the kind of depravity that took place there . a stark contrast, place there. a stark contrast, 1st may well read into that with his predecessor, jeremy corbyn. by his predecessor, jeremy corbyn. by the way, i'm going to go now to our political editor, christopher hope, who is outside downing street for us. yes, you are. thank you very much. outside number 10. christopher, what do you of that then to what do you make of that then to political there, both political leaders there, both giving their views . oh, okay. giving their views. oh, okay. we're just going to work to get christopher's microphone working . i'm going to bring in mark white, who's our home security editor whilst we get christopher sorted. mark for me from a military perspective as defence perspective, , he was perspective, there, he was saying that we have bolstered our, our, our firepower in that region just to preserve stability in the area. yeah >> to send a very strong message

as well to those in in that region who might be looking to take advantage of what is happening in israel at the moment . so happening in israel at the moment. so you had happening in israel at the moment . so you had yesterday, moment. so you had yesterday, for instance , leaving gibraltar, for instance, leaving gibraltar, the royal fleet auxiliary vessels, argus with a squadron of helicopters on board and also lyme bay, which is a troop and logistics carrier as well, with royal marines on board. we've got a frigate in the area as well that can easily be deployed around the eastern mediterranean and they are looking, for instance, those that might want to ship, arm arms or other material support out to these terrorists in that region. and as i say, just like the us is doing with now the second us carrier strike group heading to the eastern mediterranean in with the uss eisenhower having left norfolk in virginia yesterday and heading across the atlantic now , it's all about atlantic now, it's all about sending that very strong message

to those that may look to take advantage of this situation. and aid to israel as well, that the full square behind israel at this time of crisis. absolutely. >> live scenes of gaza there. if you're watching us on tv or online, i'm going to go back now to downing street with our political editor, christopher to downing street with our politica christopher. stopher to downing street with our politica christopher. yes. fer to downing street with our politica christopher. yes. so holac. christopher. yes. so parliament speaking with one united voice there . united voice there. >> yeah. it felt that way. i mean, if a real moment again in in parliament, in the house of commons that that stillness there that you can have at these these big moments when i think mps do actually step up the mps do actually step up to the plate can appear the respect plate and can appear the respect what they're talking about and understand and the strength of feeling here in the country. feeling out here in the country. i thought it quite i thought it was quite noteworthy, wasn't it, there, patrick, that there were six brits who died, brits who have died, ten missing, presumed dead. missing, some presumed dead. now, the pm didn't mention a word hostages that was used instead by sir keir starmer when he replied to what mr sunak said and that's quite and that will develop over the coming days. i

think idea of brits held think the idea of brits held hostage by hamas in gaza. there's money there also don't forget for schools here and protecting jewish communities here here in the uk , 500 people here here in the uk, 500 people evacuated so far from israel. eight flights and more to come. and as mark white was saying there, so clearly see a big build up in the eastern mediterranean. there looking in raf patrols , raf, lyme bay, raf raf patrols, raf, lyme bay, raf argos, a company of marines to interdict armed us interdict means prevent arms moving around. that's what the pm said and also offer a humanitarian response that could be some form of sealift in the future. if there's a way to get people out of gaza by sea, if they're still a problem going to down the southern border and £10 million more of aid money going to gaza, gaza, that's on top of the £27 million given to ngos by by uk taxpayers . last year . taxpayers. last year. >> christopher hope from downing

street. we're going to go back to him as gb news as political editor. i'm also going to be going back very shortly to mark white, who's our home security editor, joins me in the editor, who joins me in the studio. slight business studio. slight risky business that sending that do you think sending millions more worth of millions of pounds more worth of aid gaza just in case that aid to gaza just in case that ends up in the wrong hands? we're discussing we're going to be discussing that and much, much more the that and much, much more in the next what next hour. we'll analyse what rishi said. will take rishi sunak has said. will take you live to israel. we'll take you live to israel. we'll take you live to israel. we'll take you live the israeli—lebanese you live to the israeli—lebanese border

it's 4 pm. is patrick christys gb news and rishi sunak addressing the house of commons has just confirmed that six brits have died , having been brits have died, having been taken by hamas, supposedly . taken by hamas, supposedly. another ten brits missing. he was keen not to use that word, held hostage. what does all of that really mean? we'll be analysing what rishi sunak said in the house of commons very, very shortly. but yes, the world is its because is holding its breath because a ground invasion is imminent on the gaza strip. we're going to be going to israel . we're going be going to israel. we're going to be showing you the latest from the ground there in tel aviv from the israeli—lebanese border from as well as border and from gaza. as well as the world does hold its breath . the world does hold its breath. why? well, because of the potential for massive escalation in some other regions getting involved, some other countries getting involved potentially. you've got lebanon, you've got iran. would that really iran. what would that really mean get mean if the us then get involved? et cetera. it is very , involved? et cetera. it is very, very easy to see how this could

get of hand get massively out of hand incredibly . rishi sunak incredibly quickly. rishi sunak saying we sending saying that we are sending more resources to try resources to the region to try to keep what remains of the peace. i'm also going to be discussing this as well. yep, foreign prisoners are set to be deported. we're out prison deported. we're out of prison space. actually now we space. so actually right now we might foreign prisoners might see foreign prisoners deported their country of deported to their country of origin. chance would be a fine thing. many people would say it's patrick christys here on . it's patrick christys here on. gb news. yes. get those emails coming in gb views on gbnews.com. like i said, we're going to be doing everything we can to analyse what rishi sunak has just said in the house of commons. the latest line is that the now of six the confirmation now of six brits killed that brits killed in that israel—hamas . but right israel—hamas conflict. but right now your headlines with now it's your headlines with polly . polly. >> well, patrick, thank you and good afternoon to you. well, the

breaking news in the last hour is that the prime minister has been speaking in the house of commons in the few minutes , commons in the last few minutes, and confirmed that at and he has confirmed that at least six british citizens were killed in hamas's attack on israel and a further ten are still missing . still missing. >> earlier, mps and peers observed a minute's silence with the speaker , sir lindsay hoyle, the speaker, sir lindsay hoyle, saying the whole house is shocked by the recent terrorist attack on israel by hamas . rishi attack on israel by hamas. rishi sunak told the chamber he unequivocally supported both british jews and muslims. he also announced an extra £10 million in humanitarian aid for gaza, saying the palestinian people are victims of hamas to addressing the british jewish community directly. the prime minister said the government is doing everything it can to protect them. we stand with you now and always . now and always. >> this atrocity . he was an >> this atrocity. he was an existential strike at the very idea of israel as a safe homeland for the jewish people .

homeland for the jewish people. i understand why it has shaken you to your core , and i am you to your core, and i am sickened that anti—semitic incidents have increased since the attack . we are doing the attack. we are doing everything that we can to protect you . protect you. >> well, earlier, the prime minister visited a jewish secondary school in north london to reassure all students the government is doing everything in its power to support the community in britain and abroad. he's also said he's working with israel to minimise the war's impact on civilians . meanwhile, impact on civilians. meanwhile, egyptis impact on civilians. meanwhile, egypt is under pressure now to reopen the rafah crossing in the south on its border with gaza. calls are being made now for the safe passage of both humanitarian aid along with the evacuation of foreign nationals from the area. the united nafions from the area. the united nations has warned the humanitarian situation inside the gaza strip is deteriorating quickly . let's just show you quickly. let's just show you live pictures from gaza, where palls of smoke were visible. a

short time ago after earlier rocket and mortar fire. those have now cleared . and to all have now cleared. and to all intents and purposes, the city is peaceful for now . israel has is peaceful for now. israel has ordered civilians to evacuate the area ahead of what it's calling a major offensive, targeting hamas in response to the attack, which claimed 1300 lives, israel says nearly 200 hostages are being held in gaza by the terrorist group, a larger number than previously thought. and gaza's health ministry says 2750 palestinian jews have been killed since the 7th of october. and 9700 people wounded by israeli airstrikes . well, israeli airstrikes. well, israeli airstrikes. well, israeli military forces outside gaza prepare for their ground offensive. these are live pictures coming to us from the ashkelon area in southern israel. actually they're not live. i'm being told they were recorded earlier. but you can see a military encampments springing up, ammunitions and tanksin springing up, ammunitions and tanks in place for that ground

offensive . the country's prime offensive. the country's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu , minister, benjamin netanyahu, vowing to demolish hamas in the planned ground assault. the us president, joe biden, saying he's confident israel will act under the rules of war, but also added there must be a path to a palestinian state and the us secretary of state has been holding talks over the last few days with arab nations. anthony blinken back in israel after meeting the prime minister there five days ago. he is working tirelessly, it must be said, to prevent the israel—hamas war from igniting into a broader regional conflict . well let's regional conflict. well let's bnng regional conflict. well let's bring you some other news now. and a man once suspected of being part of an islamic state death squad known as the beatles has pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. and leslie davis appeared via video link from belmarsh prison and admitted possessing a firearm for terrorism purposes. and two counts of funding terrorism . counts of funding terrorism. he'll be sentenced next month . a he'll be sentenced next month. a

conservator mp accused of bullying and sexual misconduct is facing suspension in a parliamentary panel found that peter bone committed various acts of bullying and an act of sexual misconduct against a member of his staff in 2012 and 2013. when the panels recommending he'll be suspended for six weeks, a move that could trigger a recall petition and another possible by—election the member for wellingborough denies the allegations , describing them the allegations, describing them as factually false . the foreign as factually false. the foreign secretary is currently in albania to help tackle illegal migration. james cleverly's attending the annual berlin process summit in tirana , along process summit in tirana, along with western balkan and european leaders. he's expected to look for cooperation on the movement of migrants as the government works to stop small boats crossing the english channel. and on that note, experts believe net migration to the uk is unlikely to drop below

250,000 a year by the end of the decade. net migration stood at 606,000 last year, with the war in ukraine and arrivals from hong kong contributing to those numbers , the migration numbers, the migration observatory at the university of oxford and the london school of economics both saying going fonnard that figure will largely be driven by international students . but the executive students. but the executive director of migration watch, dr. mike jones, says the projections are overly optimistic . are overly optimistic. >> i'd be surprised if the net migration figures came below 300,000 simply because they assume that student emigration . assume that student emigration. will remain at around 80. but robert jenrick has said that the number of people staying here long term is around 40. and he gets that that data from the database . yes, there are also database. yes, there are also assumptions about asylum levels remaining the same as they are now. but i would question that

dr. mike jones speaking there. >> you're with gb news across the uk on tv in your car , on the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news this is britain's news channel . this is britain's news channel. >> welcome back. in the last half hour, prime minister rishi sunak has revealed that at least six brits were killed by hamas's attacks in israel. he also confirmed that another ten british nationals are missing . british nationals are missing. the prime minister said that the government is working tirelessly to evacuate british citizens in israel . he went on as well to israel. he went on as well to say that we are doing everything that we can in the region in le. bolstering military support i.e. bolstering military support , not to take part in any actual military action, but to try to provide stability in the region as as we can. that includes as much as we can. that includes providing surveillance aerially to israelis , a naval defence to the israelis, a naval defence system to try to stop weapons

getting in to israel's enemies, but also as a deterrent for any other foreign actors. he didn't name them, but i imagine iran getting involved. he's also said that we are bolstering our military presence in cyprus. keir starmer came straight off the bat saying, look, we are calling hamas terrorists. they both actually went very , very both actually went very, very detailed on the atrocities that were committed. nato against jewish civilians and babies as well. both of them mentioned young infants in their speeches to the house of commons commons. speaking now with a united front, british politicians coming together and singing from the same hymn sheet over this this. i'm going to go now to our homeland security editor, mark white, who joins me in the studio to pick through the latest . and mark, how latest. and mark, how significant was that from rishi sunak? do you think, standing full square behind israel? >> there is no doubt . yes, very >> there is no doubt. yes, very publicly , the british government publicly, the british government andindeed publicly, the british government and indeed all of the opposition

parties are full square behind israel oil and israel's determination to go after hamas. so it was significant and of course, very sobering as well as the prime minister confirmed that six british nationals or dual nationals had died in that attack on the 7th of october, and ten others missing , and ten others missing, potentially dead or may have been taken hostage . and that's been taken hostage. and that's of great concern because , of of great concern because, of course, israel has said themselves that they now believe 199 people are being held hostage , not just people from hostage, not just people from israel, people from the uk, the us, all around that region. and many other countries who have citizens that have been caught up in these terrible events of october the 7th. okay >> all right. now, i know that we have a live feed that we can go to sometimes of gaza. so i'm

hoping that we might be able to bnng hoping that we might be able to bring that up shortly because as we've been having a little look at the israeli forces massing around and the gaza border there, of course, palestinians living in gaza have been told to get out, to evacuate. so that is the gaza skyline as we see it right now. occasionally, there are plumes of smoke that billow out of there . i can't really out of there. i can't really tell whether or not there's one large one there or whether or not that is indeed just the clouds. but we occasionally see blasts off there. blasts going off from there. mark, would ground say mark, what would this ground say and invasion look like? what and air invasion look like? what will it result in? because a lot of people are saying this is going to be door to door, street fighting a massive tunnel network is going to get messy. >> to be absolutely >> it's going to be absolutely horrific. there's no getting away that . israel knows away from that. israel knows that because the last time that they invaded gaza in 2014, 166 israeli members of the military were killed . and it could be were killed. and it could be much, much worse than that. this

time round because hamas has had years to prepare for this. it's had very significant funds and training coming from iran to prepare for this hundreds of miles of tunnels underneath gaza, where they are storing these rockets and other weapons, military , their personnel that military, their personnel that they're moving these terrorist fighters from one position to another. they can quickly pop up and command and control centres, even hostages in some of the tunnels as well. it's going to be enormously difficult. and it will be brutal. house to house fighting with, without a doubt, booby trapped and fighters waiting for the idf around every corner . yeah, absolutely. corner. yeah, absolutely. >> and rishi sunak mentioned there that at least six brits are known to have died as a result of the hamas actions. another ten. well, currently being held. we obviously don't know the exact nature of their condition yet, but this really

does involve us not just from our ties with israel, but it involves us because british citizens are there. now, i had a military expert on earlier on, stewart crawford, who was saying that, you know, there is a potential for the sas to be involved in this. this opens up another dimension to this conflict. at the moment, there is direct british involvement. >> yeah. mean, those who >> yeah. i mean, even those who have not had people killed in this conflict either on the israeli or indeed in gaza, israeli side or indeed in gaza, many people will have relations and friends who are in that region in and caught up in the horrific events that have unfolded over the last nine days. and yes, you're right, there is likely, i think, to probably be a further military build—up in that region as britain wants to send a message to the wider region, do not take advantage of this situation. iran and particular do not try to smuggle weapons and other material to those terrorists in

in israel or in gaza . and that's in israel or in gaza. and that's why we've got this royal navy task force that is in the mediterranean, or at least heading to the eastern mediterranean as we speak. >> absolutely. so that was gaza. this is gaza on your screens now. if you're watching us onune now. if you're watching us online or on your television sets. but it's important to know that this is not the only source of conflict going on in israel, because as hezbollah has said, that it has now targeted five israeli positions in northern israeli positions in northern israel . reuters is reporting israel. reuters is reporting that lebanon's hezbollah said it targeted those five israeli positions that has taken place in the last half an hour or so. and the israel defence forces said that they were returning fire over the blue line that has marked the boundary between israel and lebanon since 2000 and.soi israel and lebanon since 2000 and. so i think this is going to almost definitely spill over into lebanon. this, by the way, is israeli troops. you're watching at the moment at that lebanon border, which is currently the scene of fighting .

currently the scene of fighting. and mark, that is at least now now going to be a conflict on two fronts. well whether it actually in the end becomes a full frontal assault by hezbollah or not, what it will do and what it is doing is diverting a very significant number of israeli armed military personnel up to that northern border with with southern lebanon . lebanon. >> we know that 28 towns and villages around the lebanese border or israel's border with lebanon are in the process of being evacuated because there is real concern there has already been well , these latest reports been well, these latest reports on top of what has been fire across the border from artillery, from rockets and missiles and small arms fire as well. so whether hezbollah engagein well. so whether hezbollah engage in a full frontal assault or not, it's still very, very dangerous and tense up there and

is drawing significant israeli forces up to that area. definitely >> we're back to gaza now on your televisions or online where there's been another explosion and you can see now smoke billowing into that skyline . so billowing into that skyline. so israel continuing to bombard gaza. for what it's worth. mark, you know, israel has left it more than a week now . they've more than a week now. they've been very clear since the second it emerged that there was is an incursion. and then a terrorist activity in their area, that there was going to be massive retaliation. they told people to get out of that particular part of gaza and try to get themselves away from where this bombardment of fighting is going to be. there's been mixed reports, hasn't there, as to whether or not some of the fire from israel has hit things like the un relief stations or columns of gazans trying to get out, other people are saying that actually hamas has targeted some of their own people and that hamas is urging those people to stay within that area.

and if the latter is the case, then one does have to wonder whether or not hamas is actually responsible for the death of the civilians, which inevitably will come from what we're going to see in the next couple of days. >> an almost >> listen, this is an almost impossible situation for the israelis. at the end of the day, their stated aim is to go into gaza to try to eradicate hamas. that's what they feel they've got to do to get rid of this terrorist threat that manifested in such a way on the 7th of october. but in going into gaza this densely populated city where the greater gaza city area encompasses around 2 million people, not as many now because hundreds of thousands have heeded the israeli warning and tried to get out, but still , tried to get out, but still, while you've got others who are without a doubt being prevented by by hamas from leaving that area, there's others who probably very willingly want to

stay either for ideological reasons. they don't want to see ground to israel and an israeli invasion . others will be willing invasion. others will be willing to take up arms alongside the hamas terrorists, but also there are those who cannot leave because they're elderly, infirm in hospitals and alike . it's in hospitals and alike. it's a big old mess and it's going to be horrific when the israelis actually go in. it's horrific. now in terms of the aerial bombardment that is happening and has been happening for days now , but it's going to get so now, but it's going to get so much worse. >> of course, one of the big players, the major player in all of this is america. as the united states and blinken, the us secretary of state, has actually in israel again . actually been in israel again. we're going to have footage of him we getting off him there. we are getting off a plane as we speak there. he's beenin plane as we speak there. he's been in tel aviv. he's been there for numerous talks. and many people think that that is actually what's delayed the incursion far because he's incursion so far because he's

still trying to find a way that maybe limits the amount of destruction and the amount of escalation as well. look, let's be honest. iran are coming out and saying that they've got their finger on the trigger. that would be huge escalation that would be a huge escalation that what many people fear, that is what many people fear, that is what many people fear, that involved. we that iran then gets involved. we find ourselves in some kind of nato conflict and that starts to look like war iii. look a lot like world war iii. very quickly. >> yeah, i look , iran is >> yeah, i mean, look, iran is involved. it's iran's sponsors that their proxies in hamas , in that their proxies in hamas, in hezbollah and other associated groups that are involved in this conflict, in this fight and this act of terrorism. on the 7th of october. so, yes , yes, iran is october. so, yes, yes, iran is involved . whether they decide involved. whether they decide themselves militarily to get involved , you know, it's involved, you know, it's different . i mean, involved, you know, it's different. i mean, i think involved, you know, it's different . i mean, i think that, different. i mean, i think that, you know, their involvement would be seen as, you know, a very significant which would be the hezbollah assault from the north, from southern lebanon.

and the resulting response from israel. of course, as far as lebanon is concerned, would . be lebanon is concerned, would. be to, you know, really suffer a very significant bombardment and possibly a ground war from israel as well. this is a country that is economically is in very significant trouble at the moment. the last thing that in very significant trouble at the lebanese government needs is for there to be a war against israel this time. but it is it's a very dangerous, very volatile situation in that's why you've got to us, us aircraft carrier . got to us, us aircraft carrier. strike groups, one already in the eastern mediterranean , the the eastern mediterranean, the other that left norfolk and virginia yesterday to head across the atlantic to the eastern mediterranean and the uss eisenhower and her strike group. they'll be there in a week or so's time. and then the british there as well. not a carrier strike group, but

certainly to naval vessels. a third destroyer, a type 45 destroyer, is in the eastern mediterranean region at the moment. that may help support these two other vessels which contain helicopters, royal marines . they could assist with marines. they could assist with evacuations . another stated aim, evacuations. another stated aim, according to rishi sunak, is to try to stop iran sending any arms shipments to the hamas and other groups. absolutely. look mark, thank you very much. >> mark white there. our home security editor. i'm going to have coming your way very have loads coming your way very shortly. you shortly. we'll replay you some of rishi sunak's hits , of rishi sunak's greatest hits, as it were, in the house of commons earlier on. one of the key that he said was this key things that he said was this those who racial violence those who incite racial violence or hatred on our streets will feel of the law. feel the full force of the law. clearly, he was referring to some incidents that took place on the streets of london and no doubt elsewhere over the course of the weekend. i'm going to have a big debate on that. i'm going to be talking to somebody who is in exile from iran to here iran's potential here discuss iran's potential involvement. to

involvement. i'm also going to be about in be talking about a rise in anti—semitism on the streets and we're go to aviv as we're going to go to tel aviv as well get the mood on the well to get the mood on the ground there. more reaction to that statement from rishi sunak coming brits were coming after six brits were killed during the hamas attacks on israel. patrick christys gb news. this is britain's news

six till 930. >> welcome back . now, the house >> welcome back. now, the house of commons spoke with one voice

in the past hour as both rishi sunak and sir keir starmer were unequivocal in their support for both israel and britain's jewish community, as well as confirming additional measures to protect synagogues jewish schools synagogues and jewish schools following alarming rise in following an alarming rise in anti—semitism. rishi sunak also confirmed that at least six brits have sadly lost their lives in israel since hamas's terror attack last week. he also said that at least ten others are missing , saying let's get are missing, saying let's get more now from gb news political editor christopher a hope. christopher. thank you. the key takeaways from rishi sunak and keir starmer's speech in the house of commons. well i felt it was one of those moments. >> i think patrick, when the house of commons is at its best, when the statements there from both the pm, rishi sunak as well as sir keir starmer, the labour leader, were heard complete leader, were heard in complete silence of murmuring of silence and lots of murmuring of support. spoke support. then theresa may spoke and spoken in and others have spoken in condemning violence , condemning the violence, condemning the violence, condemning the violence, condemning the hamas attacks and speaking up in support of

israel. the people of the people in gaza who are suffering so much and also the community here. here in the uk, it was deeply moving, but it so often is the language there for rishi sunak was striking. he called it a pogrom as you say there. he said six brits have died, ten are missing. some presumed to be dead. mention of hostages. dead. no mention of hostages. and that might emerge in coming days. sir keir starmer replying , days. sir keir starmer replying, he did talk about hostages , but he did talk about hostages, but we don't know how many there might that might be. so the idea that there's as we know, there's 200, as we know, israelis hostage by hamas , israelis taken hostage by hamas, as many as ten of them could be british. as we wait to find out the actual number, also information about how many evacuated, 500 brits evacuated from israel and also the build up of uk naval forces in the eastern mediterranean, both to interdict arms. that means stop the spread of arms , but also the spread of arms, but also help with any humanitarian issues there as they build up in the south of gaza. big issues there, £3 million to help the to secure the safety of jewish

communities in here in the uk. we stand by the jewish community, he said . and indeed, community, he said. and indeed, the government here sees the what happened in the week last saturday as an existential strike israel . strike by hamas on israel. >> absolutely. he went on >> yeah, absolutely. he went on to that we've been deploying to say that we've been deploying raf aircraft in the royal navy to the supply further to stop the supply of further arms region help with arms to the region to help with the humanitarian effort. he also said the government was said that the government was increasing on increasing the spending on humanitarian aid by £10 million. that to be trying that is understood to be trying to go to the gaza region . they to go to the gaza region. they were also talking about trying to ensure that gazans can get out of there by getting through into egypt . but very conflicting into egypt. but very conflicting reports about what's taking place there. i mean, i can see images that appear to show that egyptis images that appear to show that egypt is barricaded that border so that they don't allow palestinians in that border is so far still closed as those numbers build up. >> how long that can last for, we don't know is crucial. i think in terms of the rules of engagement. i asked this to the prime minister's official

spokesman at lunchtime . there spokesman at lunchtime. there was no answer. they shall the rules of engagement the uk, rules of engagement for the uk, the the royal naval the british, the royal naval ships there eastern ships out there in the eastern med, he very clearly, it's med, he said very clearly, it's worth what said worth repeating what the pm said though, we are not though, isn't it? we are not engaging with fighting or an offensive in gaza. now that shows the level, the degree of seriousness we are now in in the middle east. in fact, the pm must say that to mps there is no attempt that the uk, uk forces will engage in fighting in gaza. >> okay, now, christopher, just stay because to stay there because i'm going to play stay there because i'm going to play a clip. now, there's been a sharp rise anti—semitism on sharp rise of anti—semitism on the britain, the streets of britain, something sunak something that rishi sunak sought when he came sought to address when he came out and said that any kind of hate whatsoever, hate crime whatsoever, they will feel force the law. feel the full force of the law. there's clip of a individual there's a clip of a individual in the dead of night spraying red paint. here it is over a jewish school. so that has been reported by the jewish chronicle . all this is alleged to have happened last night so that jewish children on a monday morning would find this when they arrived at their school . they arrived at their school. thatis they arrived at their school.

that is absolutely staggering. we also saw protests in the streets of london over the weekend that in some ways so thatis weekend that in some ways so that is by the cenotaph, which is a pro—palestinian stage there that has enraged a lot of people, given the optics of what those people who died in a variety of different wars commemorated at cenotaph, fought and died for. and of course, some of the political leanings of some of the individuals at a pro—palestine rally. not to conflate, of course, being in favour of palestine with also being in favour of hamas. but there was also a journalist who was attacked during that protest or that demonstration as well, which we have footage of. this is an individual who is believed to be an iranian national, who is also pro—israel, who appears to have been attacked. the police did get involved. and as we understand it, the police recovered knife from one of recovered a knife from one of the people was doing the the people that was doing the attacking of course, attacking as well. of course, a knife and a central item. i think we can all agree to any kind protest. not kind of peaceful protest. not crystal, you back in crystal, i'll bring you back in rishi sunak clearly to

rishi sunak clearly trying to clamp down on any crimes clamp down on any hate crimes that are taking place. but as yet, there are loads of them . i yet, there are loads of them. i was asked, wasn't he on a visit to a jewish school in north london? >> where is the line crossed between supporting palestinians and supporting hamas now outside, just down the road from me number 10 me where i'm at number 10 downing street you, patrick, downing street for you, patrick, on wall outside the treasury on the wall outside the treasury , says palestine , twice , it says free palestine, twice in foot high letters . there's in foot high letters. there's also attempts to draw what appears to be the palestinian flag or by people there in marker pen. so there's big concerns, i think, about where is that line to be drawn. and we have had from number 10 today, they are looking through the met. police are looking through images, videos that you're showing. may be other showing. there may be in other videos, whether any videos, too, to see whether any crime been committed. it's crime has been committed. it's very , think, the very hard, i think, for the police police this properly police to police this properly and they're their and fairly. they're doing their best. must do, think, to best. they must do, i think, to retain the confidence of the jewish community. >> right , jewish community. >> right, christopher, >> okay. all right, christopher, thank very much. christopher >> okay. all right, christopher, thankthat very much. christopher >> okay. all right, christopher, thankthat vernews,1. christopher >> okay. all right, christopher, thankthat vernews, politicalpher hope that gb news, political editor street just

editor from downing street just reacting to what heard in the reacting to what we heard in the house commons earlier on from house of commons earlier on from both rishi sunak and sir keir starmer up, starmer and now coming up, several reacted with several mps have reacted with fury pro—palestinian fury to a pro—palestinian protest that was staged right next to the cenotaph. half the uk's war memorial. i'll uk's foremost war memorial. i'll be discussing that a little bit later on in the show . we're later on in the show. we're going to be taking you to a protest, taking place outside the bbc, which is a pro—israel protest there. so we'll be we'll be dipping into that. and of course, again, i don't know if i can maybe just take you very quickly to the latest scenes of the skyline well, which the gaza skyline as well, which which been seeing some which has been seeing some explosions. there explosions. we'll take you there very, but first, very, very shortly. but first, it's latest news. polly . it's your latest news. polly. patrick, thank you. >> the top stories this hour, the prime minister has confirmed at least six british citizens were killed in hamas's attack on israel. and a further ten are still missing . rishi sunak told still missing. rishi sunak told the chamber he unequivocally supports both british jews and

muslims . he supports both british jews and muslims. he also supports both british jews and muslims . he also announced supports both british jews and muslims. he also announced an extra £10 million in humanity aid for gaza, saying the palestinian people are victims of hamas to the prime minister also visited a jewish secondary school in north london today , school in north london today, reassuring students his government will always support them. he also said he's working with israel to minimise the war's impact on civilians . war's impact on civilians. meanwhile, egypt is under pressure to reopen the rafah crossing with gaza. it was meant to open earlier on this morning and calls are being made for the safe passage of humanitarian aid , along with the evacuation of foreign nationals from the area. the united nations is warning the humanitarian situation on the humanitarian situation on the ground in gaza is deteriorating quickly . those are deteriorating quickly. those are the headlines. more on all those stories by heading to our website, gbnews.com . for website, gbnews.com. for a valuable legacy , your family can

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who as you will come to see, has got a couple of points of interest when it comes to the protest that went on there. may 1st and foremost, what do you make of the fact that there were so people there, so many people there, pro—palestine ably at pro—palestine debate ably at times? well, not really. debateable, at times debateable, definitely at times crossing that border between being certainly being pro hamas and certainly anti—semitic a protest anti—semitic, having a protest right next to the cenotaph, which is a memorial for our war dead. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> so one issue there, a lot of people are talking about is the fact that they say we as as the west, whether it's our establishment or society, never actually clarified that in terms of supporting the jewish community, including jews in israel . israel. >> well, so people will say, well, you allowed them the enemy to do, you know, in a very fake way, pretend that, oh, we're just criticising the israeli government, but in reality they hate the but actually hate the jews. but actually there's when there's a secondary problem when it protests that it comes to the protests that we've in west, we've seen in the west, including london. see including london. you can see that there been any that there hasn't been any conversation about us questioning that side of the

argument for years and years to make sure. are you actually supporting palestine? do you actually care about palestinian people or are you primarily doing it because you hate jewish people and you're basically inevitably supporting hamas? that question has never been answered . that's what they're answered. that's what they're allowed this. and there allowed to do this. and there have a couple clips that have been a couple of clips that we've canada. we've seen from canada. i believe a couple of the believe that a couple of the pro—palestinian protesters, only a up to a couple actually stood up to you. there was a car with the taliban flag and hamas flag were going around and they actually stood up to them. that was only a couple of them. i mean, that's still good news, i guess, at this it's so sad to say. this point. it's so sad to say. yeah exactly. >> there was another flash >> and there was another flash point that took place over the weekend, which journalist weekend, which was a journalist called beheshti , who i called vahid beheshti, who i understand of iranian origin. understand is of iranian origin. you yourself, of course , are of you yourself, of course, are of iranian origin , who was attacked iranian origin, who was attacked by a group of individuals, one of whom was later revealed to reportedly be in possession of a knife . mayor, what do you make knife. mayor, what do you make of what's going on here? yeah.

>> yeah. so when it comes to this situation, there's also a personal side to my situation because the first night, which was about a week ago when there was about a week ago when there was about a week ago when there was a small group of pro, let's just say anti—israel side came out on the streets. i went out to do a live stream , live report to do a live stream, live report for my youtube channel and that was quite intimidating. but then since then i was recognised when i went out a couple of days ago to try to report it, i couldn't because i was i was targeted immediately, so i had to basically ask for shelter and the police help me. but vahid beheshti, who for those who know the british iranian journalist who did the hunger strike for weeks and weeks and months, actually against the islamic revolutionary guard in iran, he's trying to campaign for the foreign office to see them as a terrorist organisation . he was terrorist organisation. he was simply he has a peace camp outside the foreign office with the actual persian and iranian flag, the before pre 1979 revolution flag and he just put

up the israeli flag to show solidarity for innocent jews who died and other others in israel who died as well. but he was attacked. and the footage that we have seen, it proves that there are a number of them. not only that knives, as you said, one of them actually was caught. there were a number of them there. you can see that they were members of the iranian revolutionary guard because they had have the had the cards. they have the sign. shows on the camera sign. and it shows on the camera that were the that they were showing the posters supreme leader in posters of the supreme leader in iran. and these people have a constitution and manifesto saying we will wipe out. well, first, the jews, then any infidel. yeah >> and that is a key point. okay. because i think a lot of people who maybe took to the streets and potentially are going to, as this conflict inevitable escalates, waving the palestinian flag, walking around might be doing so from a very well meaning perspective, saying, look, we to avoid saying, look, we want to avoid a humanitarian crisis . we do think humanitarian crisis. we do think that has has done some that israel has has done some bad in the past. we don't bad things in the past. we don't wholeheartedly support everything going we

everything that's going on. we don't hamas. but don't support hamas. but we do support and get support palestine. and i can get that but people that completely. but people should be aware, maya, should perhaps be aware, maya, of the massively anti—semitic undertone of a lot of people , undertone of a lot of people, certainly from from iran's perspective who are anti—israel. they're not just anti—israel, are they? they're not just pro palestine. there's a lot more to it. maya and you would know that. i mean, you you know, the situation in iran better than most. yeah absolutely. >> i mean, regardless of what the others would say in the establishment , america was very establishment, america was very defensive. days ago defensive. a few days ago saying, no, no, it's saying, well, no, no, it's definitely not iran behind it. we no evidence. well, iran we have no evidence. well, iran has as i said, has literally, as i said, a manifesto single they manifesto every single day. they say anytime we have an opportunity, we will attack israel. fund hamas. israel. and they fund hamas. they train they they actually train hezbollah. it's not really hezbollah. so it's not really a surprise. but for those who are going out there in the west, joining the, you know, the so—called anti—israel or so—called anti — israel or pro—palestine so—called anti—israel or pro—palestine marchers and again, there are a lot of them that are doing it because they're anti—semitic. but if there are a few that are right

now watching saying, well, i just went there because i just wanted innocent people in gaza to not die. well the things to not die. well the two things that going fonnard that they could do going fonnard is, none of you are going is, one, none of you are going to marchers asking for to these marchers asking for peace . none of you are asking peace. none of you are asking for a peace treaty. none them for a peace treaty. none of them are okay, let's all live are saying, okay, let's all live together. the only solution that they the river to they have is from the river to they have is from the river to the they want to abolish the sea. they want to abolish the sea. they want to abolish the the state of the the whole of the state of the jewish that's one jewish state and that's one issue. and second problem is they're really actually they're not really actually listening the ordinary people listening to the ordinary people in gaza. as i've been saying, even on my that there even on my channel, that there are lot of people gaza who are a lot of people in gaza who are a lot of people in gaza who are but they are are oppressed. but they are oppressed by hamas. it's the same palestinian same thing with the palestinian authority. ordinary people authority. the ordinary people don't freedom, democracy , don't have freedom, democracy, don't have freedom, democracy, don't have freedom, democracy, don't have prosperity or don't have basic prosperity or good education. so if you want to liberate people, ask for the actual people in gaza and in palestine , generally speaking, actual people in gaza and in pa betine , generally speaking, actual people in gaza and in pa be liberated erally speaking, actual people in gaza and in pa be liberated bylly speaking, actual people in gaza and in pa be liberated by obviously1g, actual people in gaza and in pa be liberated by obviously and to be liberated by obviously and be and be free from their authoritarian regimes . authoritarian regimes. >> maya, thank you very much. as even >> maya, thank you very much. as ever. it's mahyar tousi. there is a political commentator here in front of the show, friend of

the channel as well, and it'll be worth contrasting, think be worth contrasting, i think around evening when i around 5:30 this evening when i take live to a protest take you live to a protest outside the bbc from the jewish community and from the pro—israeli community to contrast some of the scenes that we there with what we saw at we see there with what we saw at the just quickly, suella the weekend just quickly, suella braverman, our home secretary has weekend , an has tweeted last weekend, an intimidating marched through intimidating mob marched through london, from the river london, chanting from the river to palestine will be to the sea, palestine will be free. she goes on to remind individuals that in her view, anyway, sung often by anyway, that is sung often by people to eliminate people who seek to eliminate israel and is part of a wider anti—semitic discourse. so there we go. that's the latest from our home secretary. look let's turn once again to the israel—hamas war, though, of course, we're expecting an imminent ground invasion by the israeli you've heard a israeli forces. you've heard a little tousi little bit from mahyar tousi about how could escalate about how that could escalate and be behind but and who could be behind it. but we're going go to tel aviv we're to going go to tel aviv now gb news now and speak with gb news reporter peters. reporter charlie peters. charlie, thank you. what's the scene you what's scene where you are? what's the tension moment? tension like at the moment? i can hear music in the background. >> yes, i'm actually here at the sheba medical centre in east of

tel aviv where people here are cheering many soldiers and cheering up many soldiers and civilians who have returned wounded from the frontlines across this war, but particularly in the south, where a significant amount of violence has taken place and many people have been severely injured, lots of idf soldiers losing their lives , hundreds, in fact, in the lives, hundreds, in fact, in the south. and this this comes, of course, in the last hour. we have heard from the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu , at minister, benjamin netanyahu, at the opening of the parliament's winter assembly, saying are winter assembly, saying we are preparing for the continuation of war and they are preparing also to engage with hezbollah in the north and southern lebanon as that seems to escalate there. netanyahu also warned , and iran netanyahu also warned, and iran and hezbollah don't test us. those were his words as the situation in the north of israel escalates and skirmishes grow into artillery fire and rockets exchange between both sides, there is a strange mood in tel aviv in some cases there is misery and heartache and pain

around us as people return from the suffering they've endured and at the same time there are injured soldiers trying to erase the memories of what they've seen last week and those atrocities in the south are being supported and cheered on by volunteers here gathering in their hundreds to support the forces in the sheba medical centre. but this place is also on the war footing. earlier today we met with the director of the burns unit here who has been treating so many civilians from devastation in the from that devastation in the south the country says south of the country who says that this only the beginning. that this is only the beginning. they preparing long they are preparing for a long war. that the worst is war. they know that the worst is to come because there is highly likely that ground invasion likely that that ground invasion into set to into the gaza strip is set to occur the coming days as more occur in the coming days as more civilians move from the north to the south and the israeli air force continues to shape the ground with advanced munitions on hamas military capabilities ground with advanced munitions on harthose ilitary capabilities ground with advanced munitions on harthose forces capabilities ground with advanced munitions on harthose forces canrbilities ground with advanced munitions on harthose forces can move s ground with advanced munitions on harthose forces can move in, before those forces can move in, they need to remove as many terrorists in the north as possible . and that means possible. and that means civilians in the civilians need to be in the south. and that's the big challenge have at the challenge you have at the moment. they launch that moment. can they launch that invasion while hundreds of thousands remain ,

thousands of civilians remain, or do they need to delay this even further and give themselves more their more time to build up their logistical to logistical supplies, to gather more and ensure more intelligence and ensure that can as swift and that they can be as swift and decisive the region as decisive in the region as possible? it seems that whatever happens, though, whenever that invasion come in, this invasion does come in, this country gearing up for a long country is gearing up for a long conflict. this war will not be over quickly. absolutely ominous warnings. >> charlie, thank you very much . >> charlie, thank you very much. charlie there gb news man charlie peters there gb news man on the ground in tel aviv now , on the ground in tel aviv now, the israel—palestine conflict is, it or not, not the is, believe it or not, not the only story town at the only story in town at the moment, according experts only story in town at the mom oxford cording experts only story in town at the mom oxford university, experts only story in town at the mom oxford university, net�*rts from oxford university, net migration will remain an above pre brexit levels for the rest of the decade unless the government changes its immigration policies first. chancellor of that, we'll discuss all of that next patrick christys gb news, britain's .

mornings from 930 on gb news. >> welcome back. according to experts from oxford university, net migration will remain above pre brexit levels. for the rest of the decade unless the government changes its immigration policies. government changes its immigration policies . well, immigration policies. well, whilst this will come as a blow to the government, which has repeatedly failed to bring net migration down to the tens of thousands, some argue they thousands, some would argue they never tried, will never even tried, it will arguably as greater arguably come as an even greater blow to brexiteers who voted to take back control of britain's borders. so is borders. back in 2016. so is this the brexit that we voted for? to answer that question, let's speak now to former brexit

party mep brian monteith. brian, thank you very, very much. however many years it is down the line, how likely would you have thought it would be that we would sitting here talking would be sitting here talking about brexit at brexit about brexit at pre brexit levels of immigration being a pipe levels of immigration being a pipe dream come ? pipe dream come? >> well, i think it certainly a surprise to me and it will come as a great surprise to many people who voted to leave the eu. whilst there were many reasons that people wanted to leave the eu, immigration levels were certainly one of the significant factors . so while significant factors. so while i'm saying yes, we got the brexit that we wanted in as much as we got back control of our borders, control of setting the levels of migration in the government since that time has not, i think, exercised that control in any way. >> that gives confidence to the british people, whether they voted for brexit or not.

>> and there's a great deal of work still to be done before people become happier with the levels of migration into this country . country. >> yes, the net migration was a record 606,000 in the 12 months to june 2022, that was up 24% on the previous year. rishi sunak then came out and said the numbers are too high. it's as simple as that. and i want to bnng simple as that. and i want to bring them down. do you think that the british public have a right to be quite angry because despite continual unrelenting votes in favour of kerbing immigration, the fact is that no political party at the moment in this country is doing anything about that . about that. >> well, certainly not any party that's in power . and the that's in power. and the prospect of a change of government doesn't give me any greater confidence there'd be attended to. >> there were a number of difficulties that stem from the high levels of migration that britain has had, not least the

pressure on housing, and that has not abated. >> and in fact, it's just simply getting worse because we're not building enough houses for the current population , never mind current population, never mind the number of people we're actually allowing into the country legally . country legally. >> there's also a difficulty, i think it has to be said, in pressure on earnings. the bank of england itself discovered that the cost of cheaper labour from migrants was depressing the salaries of the of people already here. >> well , absolutely. >> well, absolutely. >> well, absolutely. >> there are issues that we want to tackle that i emphasise are not about colour or race, race, origin. there's a big problem about numbers in this country andits about numbers in this country and it's just not accepted by politicians who are doing nothing about it. >> can i just put to you, can i just put to you something here from the migration observer

oratory, oxford university and the for economic the centre for economic performance the london school performance at the london school of economics. so they have come out and said that high immigration often leads to high emigration motion, but not immediately . there is a lag of immediately. there is a lag of 2 to 3 years, so unless there is a large change in emigration behaviour from what we observed in the past, it is reasonable to expect that emigration will increase between now and 2025. what are trying to is what they are trying to say is that people for example, that people like for example, students come on students who come here on students who come here on student will actually student visas will actually leave. i'm not sure i believe that you. well it's hard to actually break that down. >> the truth is, of course, that many of our own graduates who are possibly becoming doctors then go to off australia rather than to our nhs. then go to off australia rather than to our nhs . it's not just than to our nhs. it's not just people coming here to study to get degrees that leave the country, but people who are already here. i think it's a very complex issue because we

have to actually do more about training people. for instance, a large increase in low skilled immigration goes into social care and we've certainly not done enough to encourage more people here who are not working to actually take up care jobs and so we've seen fewer people from eastern europe, but more people from from, for instance, philippines coming to take such jobs when there's certainly a lot of people here that are not yet working . yet working. >> brian, thank you very, very much. as ever. that's brian monteith, who's a former brexit party mep, just responding to reports that immigration is not going to dip below pre brexit levels unless there is serious policy change. now, look, i've not got long left on this hour. it's been quite heavy. we're deaung it's been quite heavy. we're dealing a lot with what's going on in israel and gaza, and we know that and some of the other stories around are also equally heavy. so i thought i would just do something bit different at

do something a bit different at the of hour. it's the end of the hour. it's normally football fans that have the violence, but the reputation for violence, but it that england's it seems that england's rugby fans run fans may have given them a run for money yesterday's for their money at yesterday's match against got match against fiji. i've got a clip you now of something clip for you now of something ridiculous. people ridiculous. so we've got people dressed as old school naval dressed up as old school naval officers seeing off with each other in the crowd . and there we other in the crowd. and there we are. and they say it's civilised, don't they? don't they that. what is it? that they say that. what is it? that rugby is a hooligans game played by football is a by gentlemen and football is a gentleman's game played by hooligans. much. can hooligans. well not so much. can you that was the you imagine if that was the football there? do. there you imagine if that was the footba|something.e? do. there you imagine if that was the footba|something. there. there you imagine if that was the footba|something. there is here you imagine if that was the footba|something. there is just is just something. there is just something for me about a fight whilst in fancy dress that i must say does bring a smile to the face. specifically, anything involving an easter bunny. but there we go anyway, you are watching and listening to me patrick christys here on gb news. i've got a bumper final hour coming all the hour coming your way. all the latest israel, gaza, latest from israel, gaza, including to someone including speaking to someone whose are believed whose family are believed to have kidnapped. they whose family are believed to hav(as kidnapped. they whose family are believed to hav(as understand they whose family are believed to hav(as understand it, they whose family are believed to hav(as understand it, still�* are, as we understand it, still missing and widdecombe missing in gaza and widdecombe will also join for her takes will also join me for her takes on been going over on what's been going on over there and latest in the

there and the latest in the pnson there and the latest in the prison sector. patrick christie's news, britain's christie's gb news, britain's news afternoon. i'm alex deakin. >> this is your latest weather update from the met office for gb news. >> big change with the weather through this week. >> it's been fine, bright >> it's been a fine, bright start. will have dry day start. many will have a dry day tomorrow, is going to tomorrow, but it is going to turn wet and windy thanks turn very wet and windy thanks to this weather system named storm babette. >> the met office this >> by the met office this morning. we're concerned that as that northwards, it's that moves northwards, it's going to bring a prolonged spell of rain from wednesday of heavy rain from wednesday into weekend. into the weekend. >> i said, though, most >> and as i said, though, most places still fine out there tonight. >> and with clear skies, it'll turn quite chilly across northern northern northern england, northern ireland and scotland clouds slowly increasing across the south, turning quite windy in the southwest as well. the far southwest as well. >> that wind will keep the temperatures up here, but with the skies and lighter the clearer skies and lighter winds across scotland, northern ireland, some ireland, northern england, some rural down to freezing. >> but should a bright >> but it should be a bright enough day here on tuesday. >> tomorrow, looking fine for much scotland. much of scotland. >> northern northern >> northern england, northern ireland. few showers ireland. still a few showers over northern isles, but over the northern isles, but a patchy rain come into devon

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>> it's 5 pm. it's patrick christys ish. gb news and rishi sunak naac has confirmed in the last hour that six brits have died as a result of hamas's attack in israel . around ten attack in israel. around ten others still missing. we're also going to be discussing the world on the brink as israel prepares for its invasion of gaza by land , air and sea . will this draw , air and sea. will this draw iran in any more than it already is? us warships are there. british warships are on the way. what will this mean going fonnard as lebanon also gets involved ? i'll also be involved? i'll also be discussing this. what about the hostages? okay, i'm going to be talking to a lady in the next 20 minutes who sadly has got two nieces, young nieces, one's aged eight and one's aged 15, who are missing in gaza. so they've been taken hostage. israelis who were taken hostage. israelis who were taken into gaza to see if

there's any update there. so we'll be bringing that to you live . and we're going to be live. and we're going to be going to a pro—israel bbc protest outside new broadcasting house that's set to start in the next hour. we'll be showing you the scenes there as the bbc again comes under continued fire for its inability to call hamas a terror group and its broader coverage of this conflict. so far. and widdecombe joins me far. and ann widdecombe joins me . yes, that's right. we're going to all of that, to be talking about all of that, plus a move now to deport more foreign criminals from british pnsons foreign criminals from british prisons and that report as well, that immigration into britain could well, not actually dip to pre brexit levels in the next decade. patrick christys . gb decade. patrick christys. gb news incredibly busy hour coming your way. i just want to emphasise in around 15 20 minutes or so, we're going to be speaking to somebody who has two nieces currently being held hostage by hamas in gaza. lot hostage by hamas in gaza. a lot of now as this

of people asking now as this ground invasion appears be ground invasion appears to be neanng ground invasion appears to be nearing about the nearing. what about the hostages? out . hostages? we'll find out. vaiews@gbnews.com. but right now headlines with polly now is your headlines with polly . patrick >> thank you and good evening to you. well, the top story from the gp newsroom is that the prime minister has confirmed at least british citizens were least six british citizens were killed hamas's attack on killed in hamas's attack on israel and israel last weekend and a further ten are still missing . further ten are still missing. earlier, mps and peers observed a minute's silence in the house of commons with the speaker , sir of commons with the speaker, sir lindsay hoyle, saying the whole house was shocked by the recent terrorist attack on israel. rishi sunak told the chamber he unequivocally supported both british jews and muslims . he british jews and muslims. he also announced an extra £10 million in humanitarian aid for gaza , saying the palestinian gaza, saying the palestinian people are victims of hamas, too. addressing the british jewish community directly , the jewish community directly, the prime minister said the government's doing everything it can to protect them. we stand

with you now and always . with you now and always. >> this atrocity was an existential strike at the very idea of israel as a safe homeland for the jewish people . homeland for the jewish people. i understand why it has shaken you to your core , and i am you to your core, and i am sickened that anti—semitic incidents have increased since the attack . we are doing the attack. we are doing everything that we can to protect you . protect you. >> well, the prime minister has also been busy visiting a jewish secondary school in north london this morning. he reassured students that his government would always support them. he also said he's working with israel to minimise the war's impact on civilians . meanwhile, impact on civilians. meanwhile, egyptis impact on civilians. meanwhile, egypt is under pressure to reopen the rafah crossing in the south on its border with gaza . south on its border with gaza. calls are being made for the safe passage of humanitarian aid along with the evacuation of foreign nationals from the area,

was due to open first thing this morning, but remains closed as of now. the united nations warning the humanitarian situation in gaza is deteriorating and israel confirming nearly 200 hostages are being held in the area by the terrorist group hamas. gaza's health ministry says more than 2800 palestinians have been killed since the 7th of october and nearly 11,000 have been wounded by israeli airstrikes. meanwhile the israeli military outside gaza is amassing to prepare for a ground offensive. the country's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu , vowing to benjamin netanyahu, vowing to demolish hamas . but the us demolish hamas. but the us president, joe biden, saying he's confident israel will act within the rules of war, adding there must be a path to a palestinian state and shuttle diplomacy . on behalf of the us diplomacy. on behalf of the us secretary of state has been going over the last few days with antony blinken in the centre of your picture, if

you're watching on television, visiting a few arab nations, anthony blinken back in israel today after meeting the prime minister five days ago. he is working prevent that working to prevent that israel—hamas from igniting a israel—hamas war from igniting a broader regional conflict. he's trying to get humanitarian aid into civilians as well . now in into civilians as well. now in uk news today, a man's once suspected of being part of the islamic state death squad known as the beatles , has pleaded as the beatles, has pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. anna leslie davis appeared via video link from belmarsh prison and admitted possessing a firearm for terrorism purposes. an aid two counts of funding terrorism . he'll be sentenced terrorism. he'll be sentenced next month . a conservative mp next month. a conservative mp accused of bullying and sexual misconduct is facing suspension . misconduct is facing suspension. a parliamentary panel found that peter bone committed varied acts of bullying and an act of sexual misconduct against a member of his staff in 2012. the panel is recommended he be suspended for six weeks, a move that could

trigger a recall petition . trigger a recall petition. excuse me , do excuse me . i have excuse me, do excuse me. i have a cough at the moment. as i was saying, the member for wellingborough denies the allegations, describing them as factually false . now, if my factually false. now, if my voice will hold out, let's tell you about the foreign secretary. he's in albania to help tackle illegal migration at the moment. james the james cleverly attending the annual berlin process summit in tirana , along with western tirana, along with western balkan and european leaders. he's expected to look for cooperation on the movement of migrants the government works migrants as the government works to small boats crossing the to stop small boats crossing the engush to stop small boats crossing the english channel. with gb news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news this is britain's news channel . loads to get through channel. loads to get through this hour, but did anybody else look around at the

demonstrations over the weekend and wonder has britain fallen down? >> i don't know who gave the green light for there to be a pro—palestine stage erected next to the cenotaph in london, but they really should hang their heads in shame. i wonder what our fallen heroes would make of the fact that they laid down their lives to the world their lives to save the world from the and that that has somehow culminated in thousands of people taking to the streets shortly after, about 1500 jews were slaughtered and raped, including babies and young children . there were people children. there were people chanting that song from the river to the sea, which is really, as i understand it, a song about israel no longer existing. and that, to me implies that we have thousands of people chanting on our capital streets about the eradication of jews that eradication of jews from that area . there was a pro—israel area. there was a pro—israel journalist who was attacked. in fact, we have a clip of that plane right now. it has been reported one his reported that one of his attackers was later found with a knife, is knife, a knife, of course, is a must have accessory when it comes to attending a peaceful protest. isn't it good grief.

and the hunt is on to find people who went to the demonstration pictures of demonstration with pictures of hamas their hamas paragliders on their backs. they obviously only support terrorist acts. but beyond that , we've had support terrorist acts. but beyond that, we've had a journalist at the jewish chronicle who puts out footage showing somebody pouring red paint over a jewish school at night so that the children would see it when they arrived there in the morning. the children anti—semitic hate crime has absolutely surged since hamas , a absolutely surged since hamas, a terrorist organisation, killed innocent israelis. what does that tell you? i think it tells you very clearly that anti semitism is actually rife here in britain and has been bubbling away just beneath the surface for a very long time. it should be a massive concern that people have used the murder of jewish children and innocent people as a vehicle through which they now feel justified in exhibiting their disgusting views. it is one thing being worried about the humanitarian situation in gaza, think is a very gaza, which i think is a very human response. of course it is. it's one thing sympathising with

the plight of the palestinians, as rightly it is as many people rightly do. it is one thing saying that israel has not always acted entirely appropriately, that that is a completely legitimate argument . completely legitimate argument. it is another thing openly sympathising with terrorists . sympathising with terrorists. and i think that that's what many people are doing right now . many people are doing right now. get your views coming in vaiews@gbnews.uk .com. i am going to be talking very shortly to a lady who's two nieces, one who's aged eight and one who's aged 15, are currently being held hostage by hamas in gaza . held hostage by hamas in gaza. that's coming your way shortly. but we start this hour with rishi sunak statement in the house of commons, which he delivered hour. the delivered in the last hour. the prime minister was updating mps on the conflict in the middle east confirmed sadly , east and he confirmed sadly, that six brits have now that at least six brits have now been killed and that ten others are missing following last

week's hamas attack . here's what week's hamas attack. here's what he to say . he had to say. >> with a heavy heart, i can inform the house that at least six british citizens were killed. a further ten are missing, some of whom are feared to be among the dead . we are to be among the dead. we are working with israel to establish the facts as quickly as possible, and we are supporting the families who are suffering unimaginable pain. we are also helping british citizens who want to leave israel. we've organised eight flights so far, bringing out over 500 people with more flights leaving today . with more flights leaving today. we're working with neighbouring countries on land evacuations for our citizens in gaza and the west bank. i've spoken specifically to president sisi about supporting civilians to leave gaza by the rafah border crossing, which at present remains closed and we have a border force team in egypt working with our embassy to help citizens when they are able to cross . cfoss. >> cross. >> okay, so that was rishi sunak

in the house of commons a little earlier on. he also reiterate the government's support for the british jewish community. >> i want to address the british jewish community directly . as jewish community directly. as i said at finchley united synagogue last week and at the jewish school i visited this morning. we stand with you now and always as this atrocity was and always as this atrocity was an existential strike at the very idea of israel as a safe homeland for the jewish people . homeland for the jewish people. i understand why it has shaken you to your core, and i am sickened that anti—semitic incidents have increased since the attack . we are doing the attack. we are doing everything that we can to protect you. we are providing an additional £3 million for the community security trust to protect schools, synagogues and other jewish community buildings . and we are working with the police to ensure that hate crime and the glorification of terror

is met with the full force of the law . the law. >> well, that's the view from here. i think it's time now that we went to tel aviv, isn't it? as we expect the imminent ground invasion by israeli forces into gaza and speak with gb news. reporter charlie peters. charlie thank you very much. what's the situation where you are at the moment ? yes moment? yes >> so in the last hour, we've heard from benjamin netanyahu speaking at the opening of the parliament's winter assembly, urging his people to prepare for the continuation of the war. he also went on to warn iran and hezbollah not to test us, really reaffirm saying the situation there in the north where there is continued skirmishes on either side of the border, as the idf and hezbollah trade rockets and small arms fire and artillery in an escalating situation . even the prime situation. even the prime minister also went on to say that the country's efforts to recovering some 199 hostages from the gaza strip would be

relentless and that they are committed to that action that is something that they will try all they can to achieve. but also in they can to achieve. but also in the last half hour, a hamas affiliated radio station in the gaza strip has reported that the israeli side has shelled the rafah crossing. obviously this is an unconfirmed unverified report. we've seen some footage from the live stream of the rafah crossing, which does so show an explosion there. but obviously, we cannot confirm at this time the cause and the origin of that shell . it does origin of that shell. it does come, however, in the context of the last 48 hours where there was an explosion on a convoy heading south down one of the two main supply routes from north gaza to the south. after the on civilians to the idf called on civilians to flee the area in the north. now, hamas alleged that the idf carried out an airstrike on the convoy. the idf, of course, very vehemently denied that and said that there was no israeli air force activity on that location at the time. some analysts who specialise in open source research i have reviewed the

footage and said that there is no frame of a projectile hitting that truck when hamas claimed it was struck by the israeli side. so conflicting reports in a very fluid and dangerous and uncertain situation on the rafah crossing where tens of thousands, at least have gathered, hoping to get into hoping to get into egypt. story while on the other side, the egyptians are waiting for confirmation. indeed negotiating with the israelis and the americans about whether or not humanitarian aid can enter from the south because the situation in the south is as the un say, untenable . they say the spectre untenable. they say the spectre of death is looming over that situation. there's extremely dangerous and people there are desperate for some form of the blockade to be lifted so that the spiralling humanitarian situation does not worsen the israeli side need more civilians to move from the north to the south so that they can continue their bombardment of the north on hamas military capabilities and prepare the ground for that likely and imminent ground invasion. they cannot do that . invasion. they cannot do that. they cannot expect civilians to

move south so long as the south of the gaza strip remains so dangerous, remains so deadly, and humanitarian and is a grave humanitarian situation . so a very tense situation. so a very tense scenario here in israel and in the gaza strip. an escalating situation in the north, a worsening situation on the south and the and benjamin netanyahu saying prepare for a long war. the continuation of the war is ongoing. yeah, prepare for a long war. >> now, charlie, you're obviously at a hospital there. i understand that they are treating people already at that hospital. jewish israeli military casualties. is that how bad is that situation? i mean , bad is that situation? i mean, we're not actually hearing a huge amount of that. it's all very much about what's about to happen, what's going to happen on now. on the ground now. but casualties mounting already casualties are mounting already right ? casualties are mounting already right? that's right. >> hundreds of soldiers have been this facility been treated at this facility since october the seventh. the attacks that happened in southern israel by hamas terrorists , they're referring to terrorists, they're referring to it here israel as black it here in israel as black saturday, one of the worst days in the country's history. the start the worst violence start of the worst violence they've seen here years.

they've seen for here 50 years. today, visited patients in today, we visited patients in the burns unit. many civilians were burned in their homes in some of the kibbutz and the small communities in the south. when hamas launched missiles and set fire to homes. as people's as people sheltered in them, we've seen some appalling footage of what happened down there, people really suffering in ways that i can't really describe on television. just the worst injuries. but as horrible as the situation is here at this medical facility, as deal medical facility, as they deal with and appalling with those grave and appalling injuries, they're preparing for the worst to come. they say that this hospital is on a war footing, that they know that with this imminent likely with this imminent and likely invasion the medics we're invasion on all the medics we're speaking here, saying that speaking to here, saying that the to because the worst is to come because as more fatalities will if more fatalities will occur if and israel invades the gaza strip. >> charlie, thank you very much. charlie peters there, our man in tel aviv. joining me now is the defence editor of the evening standard. fox . standard. it's robert fox. robert, great to have robert, thank you. great to have your insight on the show . as and your insight on the show. as and when the israelis decide to enter via land , air and sea into

enter via land, air and sea into gaza , they're going to be gaza, they're going to be confronted by a network of tunnels larger than the london underground, apparently. what do we about that? what can we we know about that? what can we expect happen there? expect to happen there? >> well, we know quite a lot about these networks which were established by hamas virtual since they took over in two thousand and seven. they are networks. they're military networks. they're military networks for supplying underground , for building underground, for building armaments, underground and for being barracks underground and also for penetrating under the wire. they tried on many, many occasions to get into the kibbutzim , which they attacked kibbutzim, which they attacked on the 7th of october by going underground . the israelis were underground. the israelis were quite successful with ground sensors and all kinds of ingenious methodologies of thwarting that . they didn't thwarting that. they didn't completely stop it because there were successful attacks , but were successful attacks, but nothing on the scale that we that we've seen now. and perhaps they got a little complacent about it. just to answer you

very quickly, these are going to be a very big problem in any ground operation . ground operation. >> yeah. i mean, how likely is this that this is going to be an incredibly long and war? >> it's going to be very complex . i was reading the remarks just before coming on air of ehud barak, who was a prime minister. he's of the left and a very successful chief of staff, head of the israeli defence forces. and he was saying that you've really got to take it very slowly and indeed any ground operation involve intensive urban fighting is very, very difficult indeed. and i think mr barak , former general barak barak, former general barak really has a point in saying that this will have to be phased. if you rush at it. patrick, the different forces will get confused. it's terribly difficult for ground forces to

communicate date when you're going in in urban operations. i saw it in the early years in 73, in west belfast, in derry , where in west belfast, in derry, where british troops had to be stopped from being communicating with each other from one street to the other because they then get confused. they get confused by the gunfire and they think that, you know , a friend becomes foe you know, a friend becomes foe and foe becomes friend. and that's going to be multiplied so many times with what we're likely to see in northern. >> and also, robert, just finally and quickly with you, the israelis will be confronted by an enemy that actually welcomes us death, won't they? these are the kind of people that to die for that that want to die for a higher power and a higher cause, which with it, i imagine, poses its own problems. >> afraid in those ugly >> i'm afraid in those ugly scenes october the 7th, there scenes of october the 7th, there is more than enough evidence that these guys pumped up that these guys were pumped up on suicide mission. yes, there on a suicide mission. yes, there will stay behind. there will will be stay behind. there will be the most dreadful booby traps. of course , the traps. and of course, the israelis will have to use very

modern weapons , thermobaric modern weapons, thermobaric weapons which suck the oxygen out. and unfortunately , in these out. and unfortunately, in these huge tunnels, it will not be they will not be able to discriminate very easily between civilian and very, very determined fighter. >> robert, thank you very much. i'll talk to you again soon. robert fox is the defence editor of the london evening standard. always worthwhile listening to what he has to say now. israel says that it now believes at least 199 hostages were taken following that hamas attack. many of them are children. we also believe that maybe ten of them are british, are we speaking to one woman who sadly has to nieces who are being held by hamas and of you coming your way shortly? patrick christys gb news, britain's news channel .

& co weeknights from . six & co weeknights from. six when hamas launched. >> its appalling terror attack on israel last week, it kidnapped numerous israeli civilians amongst those taken are believed to be lee jin's nieces , eight year old ella and nieces, eight year old ella and 15 year old daphna . the family 15 year old daphna. the family last heard news of them on saturday when a picture of the girls appeared on a gaza news website , apparently. and lee zin website, apparently. and lee zin joins me down the line now. thank you very much. it's good to catch up with you again. what is the latest as you understand

it? then, your two nieces are still being held hostage. are they ? they? >> hello. good evening and thank you for of all know, we don't have we don't have information about the girls . the only about the girls. the only information we have and the two the kidnapped at the morning all the kidnapped at the morning all the family from nicholas from the family from nicholas from the kibbutz. my two nieces and my sister ex—husband, noam aidan magee. he's a good friend. >> dikla arava, which we informed yesterday that she's she's dead. and today we were informed about her son, which was kidnapped as well . was kidnapped as well. >> tom moore he was 17, about my two nieces. daphna, 15, and ella , which eight age a we don't have any, any new information, unfortunately . unfortunately. >> okay. sorry to make you repeat something that no doubt is incredibly traumatic for you,

but did you say that at least one of your relatives has been killed ? killed? >> but to the mother, not my sister. >> the my sister , ex—husband, >> the my sister, ex—husband, girlfriend , dikla and she used girlfriend, dikla and she used to live with him at the house at nahel oz and her son from the previous marriage. >> okay . and what kind of >> okay. and what kind of information are you getting at all from the israeli government about about what's being done to get some contact with the hostages? is there any negotiation taking place? you don't seem like you you having much contact there? no no, we don't have information. >> might self believe that even if they have something, they probably they won't share everything is too sensitive. the two girls kept it. gaza and it

can be too sensitive. so i believe i believe i. i i trust them. i believe that they will do the they will do everything to bring the girls back and all the citizens we were kidnapped kids , women's babies . and kids, women's babies. and i think the hamas will do right if they will send them right away as well. so could you give a message to hamas what you want them to do right now as said yesterday, first of all, release them. release my two nieces, all them. release my two nieces, all the kids , the babies, the the kids, the babies, the woman's, the holocaust survivors, the all the old people , all you need to play a people, all you need to play a fair game . this is exactly as fair game. this is exactly as i said at the previous interview . said at the previous interview. a, they are out of this game.

war is between armies. it's a it cannot you cannot a you cannot get in the of 630 in the morning and two into kidnap citizens from the houses . you need to from the houses. you need to play from the houses. you need to play a fair game. from the houses. you need to play a fair game . you cannot do play a fair game. you cannot do a mass massacre massacre . you a mass massacre massacre. you cannot a i'm talking with you about people would get bored in about people would get bored in a slander like like lambs and they realised later on that they took a woman, pregnant woman. they open her belly and took the foetus out , but they took the foetus out, but they took the head out for 40 babies. it's even difficult for me just to repeat it after this. the salt that my boss niece are are are there with those people is it's writing like hell. it's a it's

difficult just to think about it that those are the people that . that those are the people that. oh i think we might have just i think we might have just lost lee's sound there. >> we'll come back incredibly distressing to listen to . i can distressing to listen to. i can only imagine how her and her family are coping at the moment with that. absolutely horrific idea that two of their extended family members have died as a result of the hamas incursion into israel and that two nieces, one's aged eight and one's aged 15, is still currently being held hostage by hamas . no held hostage by hamas. no contact and no information from the israeli government . she's the israeli government. she's clinging to the hope that there is some kind of communication through back channels which there but as yet, there may well be, but as yet, she is not hearing anything from the israelis. now what we are anticipating is , is a ground anticipating is, is a ground invasion by the israelis in the

coming days . invasion by the israelis in the coming days. i wonder invasion by the israelis in the coming days . i wonder whether or coming days. i wonder whether or not the families of the people who have loved ones held hostage in gaza will be welcoming that or whether or not that will be mixed emotions for them, because clearly that that elevates the risk somewhat, doesn't it? but i think the thing that she really said there that hit home to me was idea them knowing was this idea of them knowing the families of those who've been hostage. now knowing been held hostage. now knowing the abuse and atrocities the kind of abuse and atrocities that have been committed against other people , and therefore not other people, and therefore not knowing what's happening to your relatives. i'm just going to bnng relatives. i'm just going to bring lee back in now. thank you very much. we lost you for a moment there. sorry about that . moment there. sorry about that. can i just ask you, do you welcome an israeli invasion into gaza or or do you think it might be better for your relatives to hold off on that for now ? i hold off on that for now? i would like my relative. >> i would like my sister or ex—husband. harm will come back .

ex—husband. harm will come back. my both nieces , depher 9/11 and my both nieces, depher 9/11 and i'm not going in the decision is a army decision . security a army decision. security decision. i don't have the knowledge and i'm just i'm talking as a citizen that not supposed to be involved in the in this brutal behaving . okay. in this brutal behaving. okay. we're not supposed to have it in 2023in early 2024. it's too much it's too much that human being, even can take to burn alive people to put on fire. the houses, the shutters, people worried the shelters because of the rockets. so the hamas burn up, burn on the shelters and people run out, of course, because it's burning . when they because it's burning. when they went out, they just shoot them with, um, with, with automatic garnishings. with, um, with, with automatic garnishings . and we're not

garnishings. and we're not supposed to we're not supposed to have it. so i'm not i'm not taking any thought even about the, the security decision. okay >> all right, lee, i just want to say on a personal level that i wish you and your family all the best and i don't know how on earth you're managing to cope with all of this. and come on television and talk to me about it. i'm very grateful that you are, because we want try to are, because we want to try to show the reality as much as possible. but you know, my heart goes out to you all the for goes out to you and all the for best especially two best you and especially your two nieces hopefully, nieces who are hopefully, hopefully to hopefully on their way back to you some point soon natalie. you at some point soon natalie. he's talking to me from he's in talking to me from israel. all the best. okay. gosh all right. well, recent figures show that the uk's jails are close to a breaking point through overcrowding. so the government is considering plans to deport foreign prisoners to ease the pressure. i'm going to be talking very shortly to the views of a former prison minister, ann widdecombe, to get her on all of that and much

her take on all of that and much more. but right now, it's your headunes more. but right now, it's your headlines with polly . patrick. headlines with polly. patrick. >> thank you. the top stories this hour. the us secretary of state has been in israel today holding talks with senior leaders over how to get aid into gaza. leaders over how to get aid into gaza . antony blinken's visit gaza. antony blinken's visit comes as doctors struggle to help rising numbers of patients, including children injured in airstrikes . hospitals are airstrikes. hospitals are running short on medicines and fuel due to the blockade here. the prime minister has confirmed at least six british citizens were killed in hamas's attack on israel and a further ten people are still missing. rishi sunak told the chamber he unequivocally supports both british jews and muslims. he also announced an extra £10 million in humanitarian aid for gaza , saying the palestinian gaza, saying the palestinian people are victims of hamas to and egypt is under pressure today to reopen the rafah crossing with gaza in the south,

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sponsors the gb news financial report . report. >> well, according to experts from oxford university, so you know, it's good. net migration will remain above pre brexit levels for the rest of the decade unless the government changes its immigration policies . this news comes as new figures released last week show that british jails are close to breaking point through overcrowding . and justice overcrowding. and what justice secretary called the secretary alex chalk called the merry round of short merry go round of short sentences , leading the sentences, leading the government consider plans to government to consider plans to deport foreign prisoners . as. deport foreign prisoners. as. can i just say this is outrageous , isn't it? the outrageous, isn't it? the government is now considering plans to deport foreign prisoners. well yeah. should we not been considering those not have been considering those plans for quite a while? but anyway, we go. with me now anyway, there we go. with me now is a former is ann widdecombe, a former minister prisons minister of state for prisons and brexit party mep. and a former brexit party mep. and to have on the and great to have you on the show. let me start with the immigration things first immigration side of things first and which is that and foremost, which is that apparently not have a apparently we might not have a reduction our immigration

reduction in in our immigration levels that much to pre brexit levels that much to pre brexit levels unless new policies are imposed. i mean , shock, horror, imposed. i mean, shock, horror, this isn't what people voted for, surely? no this is not what people voted for. >> and what this comes down to is that we haven't skilled our own population and that lies at the door, not only of this government, which party has been in power for 30 years, but it goes back beyond that as well . goes back beyond that as well. >> and effectively we've relied on other people's skills, on importing other people's skills orindeed importing other people's skills or indeed a lot of unskilled labour simply because they're willing to do the work that some of our people aren't willing to do. and that is the problem that we have now. we have to do two things. first of all, as far as unskilled labour goes, we have to make sure that at our own population does it and if it doesn't do it, that it doesn't get paid for sitting at home doing nothing. but as far as the

skilling goes , that's a very skilling goes, that's a very different matter. it means the government should have already made an assessment of the level of skills and the numbers that we need in things like health, education, whatever it might be. and that we should be planning to train our own workforce . to to train our own workforce. to oh, simply rely on bringing in skills from outside, then yes, of course , of course. nothing's of course, of course. nothing's going to go down. why would it? >> no, indeed. i think another aspect of it, ann, as well, which very few people seem to talk about, it's one talk about, is that it's one thing just importing a load of people to do jobs, but depending on they come as well, on where they come from as well, you import their way of you often import their way of life, culture, etc. life, their culture, etc. yeah, and might diametrically and that might be diametrically opposed to lot of aspects of opposed to a lot of aspects of existing culture existing british culture and that worried that is something i'm worried that is something i'm worried that to see playing that is something i'm worried thann to see playing that is something i'm worried thann the to see playing that is something i'm worried thann the streetsa see playing that is something i'm worried thann the streets ofee playing that is something i'm worried thann the streets of britaining that is something i'm worried thann the streets of britain in| out on the streets of britain in the coming weeks and months with everything brought into sharp focus, everything focus, with everything that we're in israel, we're seeing going on in israel, palestine, in terms the palestine, just in terms of the actual prisons things. actual prisons side of things. anne, mentioned to me

anne, you mentioned to me a couple of weeks ago, i think about how when you were prisons minister, to put minister, you had plans to put people in temporary accommodation within prisons, not just to deport foreign criminals . are they i think criminals. are they now? i think they listening to you they were listening to you because going because they're going to do exactly earlier on. exactly what you did earlier on. and worked, didn't it? exactly what you did earlier on. an(|t worked, didn't it? exactly what you did earlier on. an(|t workedi, didn't it? exactly what you did earlier on. an(|t worked . didn't it? exactly what you did earlier on. an(|t worked . thatt it? exactly what you did earlier on. an(|t worked . that was the point >> it worked. that was the point that i made. i wasn't just that i made. i wasn'tjust planning to. i actually did bnngin planning to. i actually did bring in portacabins from a disused nonnegian oil rigs and we put them down in the grounds of the lower security prisons. category c, which are secure, but not requiring the degree of security which a's and b's do. and also i brought in a prison ship which labour derided as the hulks and then kept for another nine years as its always possible to find extra accommodation if you have to. and as for deport ing foreign prisoners as you have to be slightly careful for this reason , you need to be certain that if they're imprisoned because they have committed offences in this

country , that they're not just country, that they're not just going to go back to be released in their own country, but that they're going to carry out a sentence there. now, usually the sentences are harsher than ours, but sometimes times they're softer. so they could actually get an advantage from being deported . and so you have to deported. and so you have to balance things properly. it's not easy. i'm not telling the government it's easy. what i am saying to the government is that they have sat on their hands and done nothing for far too long. >> suppose some people might >> i suppose some people might think, well, look, i don't really whether or not they really care whether or not they serve massive sentence abroad serve a massive sentence abroad as not here in as long as they're not here in britain taxpayers are paying as long as they're not here in briitheir taxpayers are paying as long as they're not here in briitheir ta atayers are paying as long as they're not here in briitheir ta at hiss are paying as long as they're not here in briitheir ta at his majesty'sng for their time at his majesty's pleasure , well then pleasure, well then you're rather dismissing victims rather dismissing the victims and you're saying, well, it doesn't matter what they suffered, you know, as as suffered, you know, as long as we rid of these people, we just get rid of these people, we just get rid of these people, we if they're going we don't care if they're going to their country. to go free in their own country. >> and think that does matter >> and i think that does matter to the victims. so as i say, it's not easy, but it can be done. i'm not saying you don't

deport anybody. i'm just saying there are things you have to take into account. and yes, that will free up some space, but it's not going to anything it's not going to meet anything like size of the challenge . like the size of the challenge. and for that, we need new prison places and we need them quickly. and they should have already been and they been put in hand and they haven't been because jeremy hunt doesn't to spend. he is doesn't want to spend. he is absolutely fixated on not spending . you've heard him say spending. you've heard him say very recently, no tax cuts. he can't afford it. ignoring the fact that tax cuts themselves drive growth. he is ultra cautious. it's like a boy scout with some pocket money in it. and if i spend it on this, it's not there anymore. rather than do i need this a lot and we do need prison places . need prison places. >> yeah. and especially if we're seeing some of the prisoners breaking out of those prisons anyway, in no small part due to staffing issues and overcrowding that at some point it does appear to be a slightly false economy. and just just quickly and lastly, if that's all right.

i've got to get your views on what we saw today. rishi sunak and keir starmer in the house of commons speaking as a united front, about how they're front, saying about how they're going back israel. they're going to back israel. they're condemning going to back israel. they're condenstuff . how do you see of this stuff. how do you see this playing out? we've got, by the way, in about half an hour, oh, half an hour, oh, no, less than half an hour, about minutes time. i'm to about ten minutes time. i'm to going a pro—israel protest outside the bbc as well, which i think is an interesting development. you're kind of overall take on all of that . overall take on all of that. >> well, i think they're absolutely right to be backing israel and they're right to be united across the house of commons. i think that is a very major plus. the only dissenters appear to be the civil servants who have refused to fly the israeli flag , despite the fact israeli flag, despite the fact that the government ordered them israeli flag, despite the fact that tso. government ordered them israeli flag, despite the fact that tso. read1ment ordered them israeli flag, despite the fact that tso. read my nt ordered them israeli flag, despite the fact that tso. read my columnzd them israeli flag, despite the fact that tso. read my column inthem israeli flag, despite the fact that tso. read my column in then to do so. read my column in the express this week on that subject. very good column. every wednesday. so, yes , it's right wednesday. so, yes, it's right that they're united and i think it's right also that we simply back what israel wants to do. and israel is the bestjudge of

and israel is the best judge of how to deal with this. it's largely their citizens. there are some brits sits there, but it's largely their citizens who are affected. and i think we must just take our lead from them. but what is disgraceful, what i can't get over is that you have a police force which will arrest street preachers which will roll up on doorsteps to check people's thinking, which will put people on registers for non—crime hate incident . and yet when people incident. and yet when people are out there demonstrating in favour of people who have attacked babies and old folk and taken innocent hostages , the taken innocent hostages, the police do virtually nothing strong stuff, man. >> it's strong stuff. and well, i'm certainly not going to disagree with a word of it. is ann widdecombe there, who is the former minister of state for prisons, former brexit party mep, and i think for good reason, a regular on this show and this channel. get your views coming gbviews@gbnews.com and coming in gbviews@gbnews.com and on that note, a protest is due

to take place tonight outside broadcasting house urging the bbc to acknowledge hamas as terror list. we will cross to our reporter who is there for us at the scene. so we'll go there very, very shortly. this is patrick christys on gb news, britain's news channel. don't

>> the people's. channel welcome back. >> now the bbc says that it's giving careful consideration to all aspects of its coverage of

the israel—hamas conflict . the the israel—hamas conflict. the broadcaster has received complaints that its reporting has been biased against both israel palestinians. israel and palestinians. a protest is due to take place outside new broadcasting house, urging the bbc to call hamas terrorists . that process is due terrorists. that process is due to take place at 6 pm. we're going to go early doors to it live now with gb news reporter theo chikomba who is there for us. theo okay, so talk me through what it's like there now and what's going to happen later. yeah so very good afternoon to you. >> so in the last 45 minutes or so, people have begun arriving. there's police presence here around the bbc building, not just where we are at the moment, but around the other side and behind us as well. and this is all come about because as we've seen in the last 9 to 10 days or so, the coverage of the ongoing situation in in israel has been covered by the press. but of course, it's important to always note that when covering stories like this, it has to be

impartial. it has to be factual and accurate . and one of the and accurate. and one of the concerns that many people have had is the name ring of the hamas group . the bbc has hamas group. the bbc has refrained from calling it a terrorist organisation, but instead using the word terror. but sometimes attributing it to the uk government, saying that's what is proscribed by them and of course the united the eu as well . but today, though, we are well. but today, though, we are expecting several hundred people to come here to protest against that particular issue and we are currently joined by one of them. this afternoon. gabriel, thank you so much for your time. afternoon, evening . just tell afternoon, evening. just tell me, why is it so important for broadcasters to get this right? because we're talking about a situation which is affecting lots of people , all their lots of people, all their families and friends. >> yes. well obviously, the british jewish community has been quite affected by what we've seen over the past eight weeks, since last weekend.

>> and we've seen absolutely horrific scenes from israel committed by hamas, which is designated by the british government. >> other governments, as a terror organisation . the acts terror organisation. the acts which have occurred fall very clearly under any reasonable definition of terrorism . so they definition of terrorism. so they are absolutely horrific . i don't are absolutely horrific. i don't think i need to go into the depths. i think people are already very aware of what has occurred and there's been a lot of disappointment. if not outrage from a lot of us in the jewish community, because the bbc refuses to call them what they are , which is terrorists . they are, which is terrorists. and we feel that that's at the very least mistaken, if not at a disservice to their their their listeners and to the jewish community in this country. >> we've heard from the bbc who say, well, actually the role of journalists is to tell a story , journalists is to tell a story, but also allow people at home, including yourself, to make up your own mind, to describe what

your own mind, to describe what you would say this group is. what do you say to that? that's what they've said. >> that's what they said. but in any kind of journalism, you're always going to have some some aspect of presenting a certain light because othennise they would just be stating these are the fatalities. this is what this organisation called this, this organisation called this, this other organisation is called. when you're presenting news, you're always presented in some kind of way which has some kind of implications in terms of value judgements and it's understandable. the bbc is a national broadcaster, they have impartiality is very important, but there is no reasonable way in which one could not call hamas a terrorist organisation. the bbc themselves have said that nobody could doubt the horrific nature of what hamas has done and still they've they've called plenty of other organisations and individuals, terrorists time and time again . terrorists time and time again. it just seems strange that they, when it comes to these acts which are the most the

comparable to hamas is comparable to hamas is comparable to hamas is comparable to isis in the sense of the horrific nature of their crimes. and this and, and last weekend saw the most jews killed in a single day since the holocaust. it seems very strange that considering all of that , that considering all of that, they would not consider it to be an impartial and objective to call them the terrorists that they are. >> what do you hope to get out of this gathering or protest, shall we say? do you hope there's a there's a change at all? because there have been pretty strong on their line when it comes to this issue? well i think they've already shown that they have some understanding of they have some understanding of the antenna ability of their position. >> they've already started in some segments saying that hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by by different countries , but they still can't countries, but they still can't quite say it themselves. so if there's one thing we would like out of this is that the bbc and other news media that aren't currently doing so call hamas

the terrorists, that they are. we think that it's very reasonable. we think that there is no reason to be afraid of being seen as biased, because what we do be biased against a terrorist organisation that massacred over now 13 over 1300 israelis, men , women and israelis, men, women and children, kidnapped them, raped women and burned people alive, burned children alive next to their parents. there's no real reason not to call them that. and it's so, so if there's one thing that we hope is that they change their position on this . change their position on this. >> gabrielle, thank you so much for your time this evening . for your time this evening. well, many more people behind us are beginning to arrive and it is just worth mentioning what the bbc have said in response to this. they have said, we always take our use of language very seriously. anyone watching or listening to our coverage will hear the word terrorist used. many times. we attribute it to those who are using it. for example , the uk government. this example, the uk government. this is an approach that has been used for decades and is in line

with that of other broadcast masters. but as we say, it's been a difficult situation for many people watching this from all around the world and it is the wording , which all around the world and it is the wording, which is something that those who are here this evening say is absolutely important to get it right. >> theo, thank you very, very much. theo chikomba there reporting from outside new broadcasting house just in advance that protest , which advance of that protest, which no is going to gather no doubt is going to gather steam of steam throughout the course of the right . not got steam throughout the course of the right. not got long steam throughout the course of the right . not got long left the day right. not got long left for now, so i just thought for you now, so i just thought i'd bring you two other stories that you might have missed. i'd bring you two other stories that one might have missed. i'd bring you two other stories that one is ght have missed. i'd bring you two other stories that one is alt have missed. i'd bring you two other stories that one is a transgendered. first one is a transgender prisoner who considered one prisoner who is considered one of most dangerous prisoner who is considered one of was most dangerous prisoner who is considered one of was convicted gerous prisoner who is considered one of was convicted ofrous inmates was convicted of assaulting guards during assaulting four guards during his life sentence last week. 32 year old tiffany scott was convicted of four assaults behaving in a threatening or abusive manner. and a vandalism charge. scott, who was previously known as andrew burns, is serving a life sentence. it's interesting that they have now been sentenced to a two years for the a further two years for the latest offences are latest offences as they are being held at hmp low moss,

which is a men's prison near glasgow . so they tried to be glasgow. so they tried to be moved to a women's prison and were turned down a slightly lighter one to end the show with a train carrying hundreds of meps and european parliament officials took a wrong turn on its way to strasbourg and ended up in disneyland. paris. yes the incident prompted comments from those that view the eu as a mickey mouse parliament. there we go. these jokes write themselves every month. the european parliament chances trains exclusively for lawmakers and eu officials to get them between its two seats in brussels and strasbourg. but this month's trip, it results in a 45 minute delay at mickey mouse's house. yes. anyway, there we go. members of the tour decided to see the funny side and post about that journey. right up next is dewbs& co thank you very much, everybody who's been joining us today. lots to go out today, a lot of it very serious. so thank you for beanng serious. so thank you for bearing with michelle be bearing with michelle will be with you very, shortly for with you very, very shortly for another rip roaring edition of

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to this country. prisons we know by now, don't we, that they are overcrowded. my solution? simple. build some more. then books are just the secretary has some other radical ideas. how about keeping low level criminals out of prison ? he criminals out of prison? he suggests. get them into the community. we get them doing some work . really? would you some work. really? would you support that? is that how we fix crime in this country? i don't

think so. but maybe you do. and