>> good morning . it's 930 on >> good morning. it's 930 on wednesday, the 18th of october. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with bev turner and emily carver. >> the blame game. a deadly explosion hits a hospital in gaza overnight reported to have killed 500 people. an attack which both palestinians and israelis are blaming each other for. >> and biden enters the war zone. the us president had expected to spend part of today in in tel aviv. expected to spend part of today in in tel aviv . he he's going to in in tel aviv. he he's going to be with the israeli prime

minister benjamin netanyahu. but the visit to jordan with arab leaders has been cancelled as the war escalates. we're seeing live pictures here tel aviv live pictures here of tel aviv where expecting to see the where we're expecting to see the president. will you president. we will bring you every minute that visit . and every minute of that visit. and in a gb news exclusive, our reporter charlie peters has spoken to a british israeli idf officer wounded while fighting hamas terrorists in a kibbutz in southern israel . southern israel. >> right now, israel is preparing for that likely invasion of the gaza strip. do you think the country and the army is ready for the next phase of this war? of course you're ready to go again. >> i will go again next week after i will heal a an xl bully ban in coming. >> mps are considering the merits of a ban this morning. this is on the same week that an xl bully in norfolk was shot by police in a school car park after mauling its owner. this is what prime minister said what the prime minister said about the breed last month. >> these are dangerous . i >> these dogs are dangerous. i want the public that want to reassure the public that we all necessary steps we will take all necessary steps to keep people safe and

inflation in flat flatlines. >> the uk rate of inflation remained at 6.7% in official figures released this morning. we'll have the latest on what that means for escaping the cost of living crisis . of living crisis. >> we've also got stephen pound and emma webb going through some other stories this morning . we other stories this morning. we want to hear from you, gbviews@gbnews.com is the email. but your very latest but first with your very latest news, ellie costello . news, here's ellie costello. >> thanks, bev. good morning. it's 932. i'm ellie costello in the gb newsroom . israeli defence the gb newsroom. israeli defence forces say a failed islamic jihad rocket launch caused the explosion in a key hospital in gaza last night. at least 500 palestinians were killed in a blast at the al ahli arab hospital , while blast at the al ahli arab hospital, while hamas has also

denied it is to blame. a military spokesperson says the rocket hit the adjacent car park which caused the explosion. he says there was no structural damage to the hospital buildings and no craters consistent with and no craters consistent with an air strike. according to our intelligence. >> hamas checked the reports, understood it was an islamic jihad rocket that had misfired and decided to launch a global media campaign to hide what really happened . they went as really happened. they went as far as inflating the numbers of casualties as they understood could with absolute certainty be that it was a rocket misfired by islamic jihad that damaged the hospital . and analysis of our hospital. and analysis of our aerial footage confirms that there was no direct hit to the hospital itself . hospital itself. >> while the attack has sparked a number of protests across the middle east, hundreds of people took to the streets in cities in

iran, jordan, lebanon and the west bank. tear gas was fired near the us embassy in lebanon whilst protesters could be seen igniting flames, destroying property and waving flags . us property and waving flags. us president joe biden has arrived in israel on a diplomatic mission to prevent escalation in gaza. he was due to visit jordan to meet leaders in the middle east, but it was cancelled amid outrage over the deaths in a gazan hospital overnight. the president said he was deeply saddened by the explosion in and sent his condolences as the rate of inflation remained at 6.7% last month as easing food and dnnk last month as easing food and drink price rises were offset by higher petrol and diesel prices. the office for national statistics said inflation stayed at the same rate as seen in august, despite expectations inflation would fall again. the reading is important in calculating how much benefits payments will increase next yean payments will increase next year, as well as increases in some taxes . more than 1 million

some taxes. more than 1 million emergency parcels are expected to be distributed by food banks this winter due to unprecedented need.the this winter due to unprecedented need. the trussell trust network has warned more than 600,000 people will rely on food banks over the winter period . it will over the winter period. it will mean almost 100,000 more emergency food parcels are required compared to the same penod required compared to the same period last year, when a total of 904,000 were handed out . at of 904,000 were handed out. at and you can get more on all of these stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com. now it's back to bev and . emily back to bev and. emily >> very good morning . it's 935. >> very good morning. it's 935. thank you for joining >> very good morning. it's 935. thank you forjoining me and thank you for joining me and emily this morning so. hundreds of palestinian are feared dead after a huge blast at a hospital in gaza city. >> palestinian officials say the blast was caused by an israeli airstrike , but the israeli airstrike, but the israeli military say it was the result of a failed rocket launch by palestine , an islamic jihad .

palestine, an islamic jihad. >> both sides are currently denying blame. >> yes. we're joined by charlie charlie peters, who is on the ground in tel aviv for us. charlie charlie, can you please tell us a bit about what happened yesterday as far as you know the fallout since so know and the fallout since so last night there was a significant rocket barrage fired in from the gaza strip towards central israel where we are. >> several interceptions took place over tel aviv , but also, place over tel aviv, but also, it appears, according to the idf, that at least one of those rockets misfired or broke up in the air over the gaza strip and potentially hit the area around the baptist christian hospital in north gaza . this is the claim in north gaza. this is the claim made by the idf last night. it took a few hours for them to produce that claim . but by then, produce that claim. but by then, so many alternate theories had been released. indeed in the moments after the explosion at the hospital, the hamas run health ministry in the gaza strip said that over 500 had

been killed and that it was the result of an israeli airstrike. this attracted significant reaction from around the arab world with jordan, the us, the uae , the kingdom of saudi arabia uae, the kingdom of saudi arabia , lebanon and egypt all coming out to condemn israel . ills out to condemn israel. ills attack in their view. we also heard from the president of the palestinian authority, who said that this was a crime of genocide . and there were also genocide. and there were also significant internal reactions in many of these arab nations as protests were launched on israeli embassies and american and british embassies across the region. but when we did hear from the idf, they said that it was not them that they were going to begin to release information on to support that claim. and this morning, we have seen significant , compelling, seen significant, compelling, but conclusive evidence that but not conclusive evidence that the explosion at the hospital was not caused by an israeli airstrike. by contrast , we have airstrike. by contrast, we have heard very little in terms of evidence from the hamas side this morning. evidence shared by

the idf includes signals and imagery intelligence. it is very rare for the idf to release signals intelligence because, of course , every time they share course, every time they share those sources, they lose them. that hamas operative we hear on on a phone call, according to the idf intelligence agency , he the idf intelligence agency, he will no longer be available to them after this occasion, but that they claim that that phone call is to hamas operatives discussing the failed launch by palestinian islamic jihad, an augned palestinian islamic jihad, an aligned terror group inside the gaza strip . they have also gaza strip. they have also released aerial imagery of the explosion site at the hospital . explosion site at the hospital. they've compared what would usually be a crater from an idf missile. they have jdam missiles and £1,000 bombs that strike their targets in the gaza strip. they are significant munitions and they leave behind large craters. there is no such crater. they say , at the crater. they say, at the hospital sites where devastation can be seen . and so the can be seen. and so the conversation continues . who's

conversation continues. who's there? as the idf seek to set there? as the idf seek to set the record straight from their side after so many claims were made last night and reaction spread around the world, that has had a significant effect on the ground in terms of the diplomatic situation. of course, with president joe biden's planned meeting with king abdullah tomorrow in jordan, cancelled . that was set to be a cancelled. that was set to be a significant factor, not only for discussing that likely ground invasion by the idf, but also human unitarian. diplomacy can the americans secure what they've been seeking for so many days now, which is a humanitarian safe zone in the south of the gaza strip, near the rafah crossing, after over 1 million civilians were ordered to flee by the idf from the north to the south ahead of increased bombardment. but the main focus this morning, can the israelis secure a further compelling evidence base for what they say was a failed palestinian islamic jihad strike over the gaza strip, which led to that explosion at the

hospital ? and devastation and hospital? and devastation and confusion continue blues as more theories and more evidence is released . released. >> charlie, are you saying there that obviously the planned visit between king abdullah tomorrow and joe biden is now not taking place? what is joe biden going to do today ? to do today? >> well, he has a significant agenda meeting with survivors , agenda meeting with survivors, but also crucially, with israeli politicians. i think , to try and politicians. i think, to try and secure greater humanity , korean secure greater humanity, korean support for those in the gaza strip, all of the reports coming out of tel aviv suggest that one of the main blocs towards humanitarian support has been the israeli side, as they have such significant control over that blockade on the gaza strip in particular with access to water and electricity. now now, the israeli energy minister two days ago said that they would reopen water supplies in the south of the gaza strip, but there have been no reports of that since. and on several times the americans have claimed that

the americans have claimed that the crossing with the rafah border crossing with egypt into gaza will open . but egypt into gaza will open. but all of those hopes have been dashed. and so joe biden's visit here, i think a significant part of with those meetings of that with those meetings today israeli leadership today with israeli leadership will be try and secure will be to try and secure greater humanitarian aid, which is a significant shaping is also a significant shaping opportunity for future military endeavours. if the idf is going to strike north gaza , they will to strike north gaza, they will need to have more humanitarian support in the south. that is the consistent view among analysts here and also from american diplomacy . they need american diplomacy. they need people to move south. they need them to be safer there so that further strikes can continue in the north, because as we saw last night, when violence erupts in north, hundreds in the north, hundreds if not thousands get thousands of civilians get caughtin thousands of civilians get caught in appalling situations . caught in appalling situations. >> okay, charlie, thank you so much. charlie peters there in israel for gb news exclusively. so richard tice is joining us now in the studio, leader of reform uk and gb news presenter richard, i thought that phrase that charlie used there was fantastic, compelling but not conclusive evidence that this

was a strike committed by hamas , was a strike committed by hamas, perhaps accidentally as opposed to israel. what do you make of it? i think if you think about what's going on here, walls include a significant amount of propaganda on both sides and the reality is that it suits the hamas side and the islamic jihad group, for example, for such a strike to occur so that they can try and gain international support and outrage and there is significant independent analysis which is coming out overnight, which is coming out overnight, which is coming out overnight, which is showing that that actually these rockets came from actually these rockets came from a group called islamic jihad . a group called islamic jihad. >> and i think we've just got to look at who benefits from this and the truth is it's hamas . and the truth is it's hamas. it's those who who are anti—israel, anti the jewish community and they're the ones who are now trying to carry international outrage. and i

suspect that everything that i'm seeing and reading points towards that. and so there are some pictures coming out. as you say, there's no crater. the israeli defence force spokesman very clear about that . so, look, very clear about that. so, look, it's a very fast moving thing. there will be claims and counterclaims. frankly, every hour over the coming days and weeks . the key question is what weeks. the key question is what does biden think he's going to achieve by this visit? and i wonder actually where he's got to, i think, reinforce to the israeli government and to netanyahu that they have got to try and not lose any more international support. they've got to look at the humanitarian routes that obviously they're trying to use the water and the energy as a sort of negotiating leverage for those that are kidnapped , because that is, we kidnapped, because that is, we should not in any way forget there are hundreds, well over 100. we think israeli people and

indeed britons and americans who are who've been kidnapped and are who've been kidnapped and are in in gaza. >> richard, we'll talk more about what biden might have to say. but on your first point, on the propaganda, it is quite frightening how quickly that propaganda is spreading and how people so quickly become entrenched and want to believe what they saw first or from whatever source they've got it. you spoke about how there's been perhaps an independent analysis this, oh, we're looking now in israel and there is president biden, president biden with netanyahu there. >> yeah, we don't have we don't have the audio for this particular speech at the moment. we will be bringing you excerpts of this as we go throughout the morning. but biden is there meeting with israeli president benjamin carry on. benjamin netanyahu. carry on. >> , first casualty benjamin netanyahu. carry on. >>war. , first casualty benjamin netanyahu. carry on. >>war. what , first casualty benjamin netanyahu. carry on. >>war. what do , first casualty benjamin netanyahu. carry on. >>war. what do you�*st casualty benjamin netanyahu. carry on. >>war. what do you makeualty benjamin netanyahu. carry on. >>war. what do you make ofty benjamin netanyahu. carry on. >>war. what do you make of the of war. what do you make of the situation across the media, across social media, particularly febrile , and the particularly febrile, and the impact of that , that we're now impact of that, that we're now seeing, demonstrations in consulates and embassies in the

middle east, and that will spread and i'm afraid we're likely to see more protests here in london and other european cities on this. >> so it is incredibly febrile and the importance of independent analysis analysts to try and assess each claim and counter—claim and defence claim to try and get as close to the truth as as possible in war. it's very, very hard and in some way richard tice it almost doesn't matter because you could show what might appear to be conclusive evidence that this was a misfire by israel , by was a misfire by israel, by hamas perhaps, or that it was a deliberate israeli strike. >> and people are so entrenched in their belief that that would be written off as, oh, that's a doctored image, that's an ai image . i find doctored image, that's an ai image. i find it incredibly frustrating . and i'm sure emily frustrating. and i'm sure emily feels the same when you work in the business of news broadcast journalism, you are constantly preoccupied trying to find preoccupied by trying to find out truth. what is actually out the truth. what is actually happening. finding it happening. and i'm finding it incredibly frustrating. and

this, this sense of who is this, this, this sense of who is right and who is wrong, not even in a moral sense, but in a factual sense is not going to go away. >> no. and almost impossible. i think the other thing to focus on that, i suspect president biden be focusing on today biden will be focusing on today is impact of the actions of is the impact of the actions of hezbollah lebanon and how hezbollah from lebanon and how israel to israel responds to that to try and reduce the of that . in and reduce the risk of that. in and reduce the risk of that. in a sense growing and explode into a sense growing and explode into a greater crisis . and the extent a greater crisis. and the extent to which israel really can fight wars on both its southern front and its northern front, because that we shouldn't underestimate the significance of that. should that happen . and i think that happen. and i think there'll be huge efforts to try and reduce the impact of that. okay >> we are going to take some of that coverage live now of joe biden talking to israeli biden talking to the israeli president, benjamin netanyahu . president, benjamin netanyahu. let's what's being let's listen in to what's being said . said. >> well, we'll be coming there in just one moment there in tel aviv, president biden, he arrived about half an hour an hour ago already there. hour ago and he's already there.

>> as they respond to >> israel, as they respond to these attacks , it seems to me these attacks, it seems to me that they have to continue to ensure that you have what you need to defend yourselves . and need to defend yourselves. and we're going to make sure that occurs. as you know . and we have occurs. as you know. and we have to also bear in mind that hamas does not represent all the palestinian people and it has brought them only suffering . you brought them only suffering. you know , years ago i asked the know, years ago i asked the secretary of state when he and i were working in the senate to write something for me, and he said he wrote a line that i think is appropriate . he said think is appropriate. he said it's not we lead not just, well, i won't go into it. i'll wait later, are taking too much time. but the point is this, that i was deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion at the hospital in gaza yesterday and based on

what i've seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team. not not you . but there's a team. not not you. but there's a lot of people out there. not sure. so we've got a lot we've got to overcome a lot of things and also means encouraging life saving capacity to help the palestinians who are innocent, caughtin palestinians who are innocent, caught in the middle of this. and well, at any rate, that's that's who we are , not just me, that's who we are, not just me, but i mean , that's who the but i mean, that's who the united states is . and it's just united states is. and it's just not the example of our power. it's the power of our example. it's the power of our example. it's almost as important in the world is looking we israel has a value set like the united states does and other democracies and i'd and they're looking to see what we're going to do. so mr prime minister , i'm very happy prime minister, i'm very happy to be back in israel with you. thank you for having me. and i'm looking fonnard to having a

thorough discussion about where everybody goes from here. but thank you. and i want to say to the people of israel, their courage, their commitment, their bravery is stunning . and it's bravery is stunning. and it's really stunning . and i'm proud really stunning. and i'm proud to be here. thank you, mr. president. >> thanks, guys . thanks, guys . >> thanks, guys. thanks, guys. >> thanks, guys. thanks, guys. >> so if you are just joining us, we have just been watching president biden talk to benjamin netanyahu, richard tice , what netanyahu, richard tice, what did you make of that? never have.i did you make of that? never have. i wanted a stronger leader in america than i do at this time. right now. >> i got to be honest. i mean, that's just embarrassing. it is the leader of the free world getting distracted or meandering the leader of the free world getsubjects'acted or meandering the leader of the free world getsubjects liked or meandering the leader of the free world getsubjects like using|eandering the leader of the free world getsubjects like using hisidering off subjects like using his thread and then coming back to me saying, i'm sorry, we haven't

got time. then saying he's very happy to be in middle of a happy to be in the middle of a war zone. and it's stunning. >> what we heard from >> it was not what we heard from him, was not? right him, though, was he not? right with he said? he said with what he said? he said solidary israeli solidary with the israeli people. said that they we people. he said that they we want to support them in defending but defending themselves, but that hamas not represent all hamas does not represent all palestinians . he went on to talk palestinians. he went on to talk about civilians being about innocent civilians being caught this. he said caught up in this. what he said was what let's be clear what he read. >> he read that because he'd been told to read that. and if i was prime minister netanyahu , i was prime minister netanyahu, i would be i would be sort of embarrassed by what is going on there. but you're right, he's read the right words. israel knows that they've got the support of the united states. but have they got the drive and the energy ? he and the full the energy? he and the full focus of the president of the united states, they've got something from somebody else. this has serious implications for the world. i just think it's i think that exposes president biden for the health that he's in. >> okay. thank you, richard. let's go now to greg swensen,

chair of republicans overseas. he's this morning. hi greg. i think you're there to respond . think you're there to respond. morning. good morning . i don't morning. good morning. i don't know whether you just saw joe biden's interaction there with netanyahu. what did you make of it? he did finish by saying the courage, the commitment and the bravery is strong with the israeli but a lot of it, israeli people. but a lot of it, israeli people. but a lot of it, i thought difficult to i thought was quite difficult to decipher . decipher. >> yeah, was difficult to >> yeah, it was difficult to watch . and i agree with richard. watch. and i agree with richard. i mean, he from his i mean, what he said from his note cards, what was written for him i thought was important. and i impressed . and been i was impressed. and i've been impressed biden impressed with president biden over the last ten days. when he does speak in public now, the first 72 hours of the conflict , first 72 hours of the conflict, he was only in public for three minutes. and then finally on tuesday, he did a longer speech and he's made appearances since. so i think what he said today on the script was good. but when he went off script, it really embarrassing . and i don't think embarrassing. and i don't think that gives the israelis or

netanyahu or america great confidence in his leadership ability. he's clearly not an orator . but now it depends of orator. but now it depends of what he does , not just what he what he does, not just what he says. what he says is not very impressive. what he's written, what his staffers write for him is impressive . but now it's what is impressive. but now it's what does he do ? he's never mentioned does he do? he's never mentioned iran in all of these conversations . he's not once conversations. he's not once mentioned iran. anthony blinken was on the sunday shows trying to argue there was no direct evidence that iran was involved , evidence that iran was involved, which is obscene. so i think it's a matter of whether they admit they're failures of appeasement and do something about them , whether it's with about them, whether it's with sanctions, whether it's with sending the you know, the seventh fleet or in this case, the gerald ford eisenhower. good move. so far, so good. greg >> this trip is going to be shorter than expected or at least more limited. there was supposed to be a summit, but jordan's cancelled it after the

strike. we saw yesterday day and into the evening , the white into the evening, the white house national security spokesperson has said joe biden will be asking tough questions. what do you expect him to be asking and how damaging is it that this summit has been cancelled ? cancelled? >> yeah, i mean, of course it's damaging and it's unfortunate. you know, the blame israel first crowd has indeed blamed israel first, as usual. and so what i'm hoping is that the progressive wing of the of the democrat party doesn't get to biden. i think he's shown some patriotism. he's shown some strength, at least with his his two announcements last saturday and tuesday. the question is, does he stick with it or does he let the propaganda machine influence him? and i'm sure he's got people on the left. and frankly, until ten days ago, one of them was anthony blinken that was very much in the blame israel crowd. now, i think president biden has turned on

that. president biden has turned on that . i president biden has turned on that. i hope he president biden has turned on that . i hope he sticks with it, that. i hope he sticks with it, but i'm sure there'll be lots of pressure after the jordanians cancelling and i think some pressure from the from the left and the media. so i hope he sticks with it. i'm not sure i'm not 100% confident usually on issues like this, he says the right things for a few days and then fades two weeks later. >> greg, we're seeing we've seen over the weekend, particularly, there were several protests. you might even call them celebrations from pro—palestinian. some of them pro—palestinian. some of them pro hamas supporters here on the streets of london. what of those sorts of protests been like over in the states and which cities have seen the biggest presence ? have seen the biggest presence? >> yes, yeah, it's a great question. most mostly in new york. and then you have some some some immigrant populations that were protesting in places like minneapolis or detroit, which are known for some some some of that type of pushback. the most troubling, frankly, was that the universities and that's

what i think really upsets people in america, both conservatives and democrats and liberals. you know , this is not liberals. you know, this is not something that we like to see that, you know, ivy league university presidents not supporting israel or having sympathy with hamas as as you all have said earlier in the segment, you could be very sympathetic with the palestinian people. but any sympathy or any support for these savages , for support for these savages, for what they've done and what they have been doing for years is really sickening. and i think you're being pushed back on that . frankly. a lot of the big donors, big philanthropists in the us, have pushed back against harvard, against university of pennsylvania. so that's refreshing to see because, you know, this is really outrageous to see that kind of support. and so it's happening in the us . so it's happening in the us. it's probably not as dramatic as it is in london, but definitely happening in smaller in smaller scale . scale. >> okay. all right, greg, thank you for joining >> okay. all right, greg, thank you forjoining us >> okay. all right, greg, thank you for joining us this morning

from miami . me. now after the from miami. me. now after the break, we're going to be hearing from a british israeli idf officer fighting officer wounded while fighting hamas terrorists in southern israel . this is hamas terrorists in southern israel. this is britain's newsroom on

gb news. >> good morning. it is 10 am. on wednesday, the 18th of october. this is britain's newsroom with me, emily calvert and bev turner. >> good morning. so biden is in israel, the us president is

there to meet the prime minister benjamin netanyahu , who biden benjamin netanyahu, who biden expressed with the expressed solidary with the people of israel and commended their bravery. we'll have more reaction to that and analysis. any minute. >> visit follows last >> his visit follows last night's deadly explosion that hit the al—ahli arab hospital in gaza overnight reported to have killed 500 people. an attack which both palestinians and israelis are blaming each other for . for. >> and in a gb news exclusive , >> and in a gb news exclusive, our reporter charlie peters has spoken to a british israeli idf officer wounded while fighting hamas terrorists in a kibbutz in southern israel right now, israel is preparing for that likely invasion of the gaza strip. >> do you think the country and the army is ready for the next phase of this war? of course you're ready to go again. >> i will go again next week after i will help inflation flat our business and economics editor has more . editor has more. >> is the cost of living squeeze easing ? it seems as if it isn't easing? it seems as if it isn't at the moment. inflation in

september 6.7. >> the same as in august. what doesit >> the same as in august. what does it mean for the next bank of england decision on on interest rates and xl bullies are in the news again today because there will be a debate about them at the house of commons this morning. >> we're going to be talking about that as well. let us know your thoughts this morning, gbviews@gbnews.com email gbviews@gbnews.com is the email address. gbviews@gbnews.com is the email addnlatest news, here's very latest news, here's rhiannon jones . rhiannon jones. >> good morning. it's 10:01. >> good morning. it's10:01. your top stories from the newsroom. >> us president joe biden has arrived in israel on a diplomatic mission to prevent an escalation in the region . he was escalation in the region. he was due to visit jordan to meet leaders in the middle east, but that was cancelled amid outrage over the deaths at a gazan hospital overnight. president biden says he's deeply saddened by the explosion. the prime minister i'm very happy to be back in israel with you .

back in israel with you. >> thank you for having me. and i'm looking fonnard to having a thorough discussion about where everybody goes from here. but thank you. and i want to say to the people of israel , their the people of israel, their courage, their commitment, their bravery is stunning . it's really bravery is stunning. it's really stunning . bravery is stunning. it's really stunning. i'm proud to be. here >> israeli defence forces say a failed islamic jihad rocket launch caused the explosion at a hospital in gaza last night. at least 500 palestinians were killed in the blast at the al ahli arab hospital. hamas has also denied it's to blame an israeli military spokesperson says the rocket hit the adjacent car park which caused the explosion. he claims there was no structural damage to the hospital buildings, nor were there craters consistent with an airstrike. according to our intelligence. >> hamas checked the reports,

understood it was an islamic jihad rocket that had misfired and decided to launch a global media campaign to hide what really happened . they went as really happened. they went as far as inflating the numbers of casualties as they understood with absolute certainty that it was a rocket misfired by islamic jihad. the damage the hospital analysis of our aerial footage confirms that there was no direct hit to the hospital itself . meanwhile back here, m15 itself. meanwhile back here, m15 has warned the gaza conflict could encourage terrorist acts here in the uk. >> its director general met his counterpart from the five eyes intelligence services. they discussed security threats, particularly iran, and concerns the nation may be emboldened by the nation may be emboldened by the conflict in gaza. ken mccallum says the past 18 months or so have been particularly

intensive , a particularly intensive, a particularly intensive, a particularly intensive phase of iran generated threats on uk soil . in generated threats on uk soil. in other news, the rate of inflation remained at 6.7% last month as easing food and drink price rises were offset by higher petrol and diesel prices. the office for national statistics says inflation stayed at the same rate, despite expectations it would fall again. the readings important and calculating how much benefit payments will increase next year as well as some taxes, economic secretary to the treasury andrew griffith says it's positive news. >> well, we always said it would be challenging. it's an ambitious target, but it's absolutely the right priority to have inflation an robs people of their purchasing power, the value of their savings . and so value of their savings. and so in a world where governments have to make difficult choices , have to make difficult choices, prioritising the fight to halve inflation this year was the

right one. and one of the figures that we saw in the subtext of what came out today where inflation was flat for the month of september is that food inflation fell by a percentage point. and that's that's valuable because that's what speaks to people's shopping baskets at the end of the week or month . or month. >> a man has been jailed for 11 years for leading a small boat people smuggling network to the uk, involving 10,000 people, 30 old hewa rahimpur was directing the network from his home, sourcing the boats in turkey and delivering them to locations in germany, belgium and the netherlands . another 19 people netherlands. another 19 people were convicted and handed jail terms of between 30 months and eight years. more than a million emergency parcels are expected to be distributed by food banks this winter, due to unprecedented need . the trussell unprecedented need. the trussell trust networks warned more than 600,000 people will rely on food banks over the winter period . it banks over the winter period. it

will mean almost 100,000 more emergency food parcels are required compared to last year , required compared to last year, and nitrous oxide will become illegal in november as part of a government crackdown on antisocial behaviour. the substance, also known as laughing gas, will become a controlled class c drug under the misuse of drugs act from the 8th of november, the home office says sierra users could face up to two years in prison , while to two years in prison, while the maximum sentence for dealers has doubled to 14 years behind bars . as this is gb news across bars. as this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car and digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back over to bev and . emily >> good morning. it's 1006. >> good morning. it's1006. thank you for joining >> good morning. it's1006. thank you forjoining us. so >> good morning. it's1006. thank you for joining us. so joe biden has arrived in israel and in the last half an hour held talks with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu.

>> yes, during the talks, the us president expressed solidarity with and commended their with israel and commended their bravery stunning, i believe, bravery as stunning, i believe, he he also talked about he said. he also talked about last gaza hospital last night's gaza hospital explosion and blamed what he called the other team . called the other team. >> his planned visit to jordan to meet arab leaders has been cancelled by the jordanians amid outrage over the deaths in gaza . outrage over the deaths in gaza. >> yes , we now we i just i just >> yes, we now we i just i just want to reflect for a minute on the on that that biden visit, of course, this morning because there will be lot of people there will be a lot of people analysing this. >> to be talking to >> we're going to be talking to a geopolitical the a geopolitical expert in the minute moment as well. minute at the moment as well. your emails have been coming in. a you are saying it's a lot of you are saying it's incredibly worrying that somebody not somebody that appears to be not in of his of the in control, even of his of the speech that he's giving in that occasion such power at a occasion has such power at a significant dramatic moment significant and dramatic moment like know your like this. let us know your thoughts. vaiews@gbnews.com so an estimated 200 british israelis left the uk to fight in the region and as the wounded returned from the front lines, our reporter charlie peters has

spoken to one man about his experiences on the frontline for security reasons. we've his security reasons. we've kept his identity . identity secret. >> at 7 am, they woke us up, told us that they israel is in a total war and we need to get ready and that we are going down to the gaza strip. >> have you heard any reports about the extent of the hamas violence in that kibbutz within that report , on our way, we that report, on our way, we opened phones to understand what's happening, opened phones to understand what's happening , because the what's happening, because the idf couldn't understand what's happening because there was too much information going to from everywhere . everywhere. >> we saw the live streams of hamas and then we understand that something really strange is happening. >> and when you got to the kibbutz that's when you kibbutz be'eri, that's when you engaged hamas fighters there. >> yeah. before we saw a lot of a lot of stuff that hamas with that a lot of bodies of innocent citizens. and when we came to kibbutz be'eri to the junction of bury by the gate of the kibbutz . so we heard over this kibbutz. so we heard over this all of the shooting and we understand that the massacre is

still happening . i have to say still happening. i have to say that the people of bury fought very bravely. there are a lot of time that we saw also bodies of israeli innocent citizens in the houses, but also bodies of terrorists that we didn't kill. the people of bury killed, managed to kill some of them. >> what was the fighting like? very close combat. very close quarters. >> yeah, very close combat. most of our combat. oh, 5 to 7m from each other or that they are they were inside the houses and we try to break inside the houses . try to break inside the houses. in every house there were between 3 or 4 terrorists that stayed inside the houses. i saw three terrorists. i yelled to them, idf, idf, because we didn't understand if the hotel is to citizens are um , people is to citizens are um, people that have weapons . that have weapons. >> when did you suffer your injury? what happened? >> i suffered it on sunday evening. we did our last. >> the last fight. >> the last fight. >> the last fight. >> the last fight with terrorists. but like a machine gun started to shoot on us from

inside the house. >> a machine gun shot at you from inside where you were. so you ran into a house and there was a terrorist inside there. >> photo for we tried to shoot at the terrorists. they shoot us back. my soldier that operates a machine fell down and dead machine gun fell down and dead in i got injured in in the place. i got injured in my stomach and in my hand. so i was out on my back because i was bleeding from the back, from the bullets in your stomach. exactly. that i will not going to and i started shooting to bleed. and i started shooting on terrorist. i shot a 9100 on the terrorist. i shot a 9100 bullets on them. one of my soldier spoke when he couldn't put it inside the hallway, so it came to the living room where i was. it's a close. i have no idea why. as a religious man, i'm saying it's because god. but i'm saying it's because god. but i got i didn't get injured from the grenade . so another officer the grenade. so another officer of my unit managed work of my unit managed to work inside the house from the kitchen window. he took me outside and the tank came and a fence jump destroyed the house. >> the tank destroyed the house. after you all down the after you all pulled down the terrorist and we could gladly say that kibbutz has say that the kibbutz be'eri has

zero inside of them. zero terrorists inside of them. >> to say that i was >> i have to say that i was really impressed from brave really impressed from the brave of citizens mary . of the citizens of mary. >> right now, israel is preparing for that likely invasion the gaza strip. do invasion of the gaza strip. do you think the country and the army ready the next phase army is ready for the next phase of war? of course you're of this war? of course you're ready to go again. >> i will go again next week after i heal . after i will heal. >> all right. that was charlie peters there , our reporter peters there, our reporter talking to a british israeli soldier who was well, who's experienced combat . the sharp experienced combat. the sharp end of this conflict in south israel. but joining us now to discuss the international implications is geopolitics analyst and global strategy advisor to international companies marco vicenzino . shall companies marco vicenzino. shall we start with what we've seen this morning from joe biden ? this morning from joe biden? he's taken he's made a joint statement with benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister of israel . what did you pick out israel. what did you pick out from what he said? >> you know, he's just following the standard script, the diplomatic script of the us. >> what really matters is being

said behind the scenes. so publicly. you show support. but on the you know, remember the secretary of state, tony blinken, did a round of shuttle diplomacy in the region, didn't get the results that he wanted since the events are moving so fast in the region, biden thought he would. it's necessary he to seize the diplomatic initiative and to physically go there. so the hospital bombings couldn't come at a worse time. now i think he has several objectives, but when the primary ones try to diffuse ones is to try to diffuse international by international pressure by letting convincing the israelis to allow into humanitarian aid to allow into humanitarian aid to come in and to prevent a broader regional conflict , broader regional conflict, international pressure is building . it has to be defused. building. it has to be defused. it's very, very important with that. that's why i think physically he's gone there to try to speak to him. and the objective also was to have a summit together with the friendly and it friendly arab leaders. and it was going to be held by king abdullah jordan together abdullah and jordan together with of the with the heads of the palestinian authority, mahmoud with the heads of the palestiiand authority, mahmoud with the heads of the palestiiand autiegyptianrhmoud abbas, and the egyptian president obviously president sisi. that obviously was cancelled because of the hospital tragedy . and as

hospital tragedy. and as a result, he can speak to them by phone. but it's not the same as the presence. so bottom the physical presence. so bottom line is, is that this this thing, this current crisis, which began on october seventh, is moving at a very fast pace . is moving at a very fast pace. >> so meeting tomorrow , >> so that meeting tomorrow, marco was cancelled. correct me if i'm because of outrage if i'm wrong, because of outrage from the arab leaders, because of the bombing of this hospital in gaza , because they were in gaza, because they were attributing blame to the israelis . if it can be proven israelis. if it can be proven beyond a doubt that that was not an idf missile. beyond a doubt that that was not an idf missile . well, which an idf missile. well, which caused the damage to the hospital and that it was, in fact, maybe a hamas misfire or even some speculation , perhaps a even some speculation, perhaps a jihadi deliver missile. does that put that meeting back on the table? i think at this stage it would be very difficult not impossible, but difficult because the reason is, is that domestic political pressure within egypt , within jordan, within egypt, within jordan, within egypt, within jordan, within the west bank, for each of those leaders, the pressure is so high that they cannot be

associated with a public viewing with the president of the united states at the present time, particularly because all the pubuc particularly because all the public and the populations will be saying that the us president is clearly siding with the israelis. >> so the reason for the summit was to try to do a face to face. but like i said, things things are moving so fast in the region that each leader is struggling with domestic constituencies. >> marco looking around the world moment, we've seen world at the moment, we've seen protests erupt across middle protests erupt across the middle east, haven't we? protests, of course, the bank city of course, in the west bank city of ramallah, but also in turkey, jordan at the israeli embassy in those countries, things are heating up. >> yeah, i mean, this the threat of a regional war is real when i mean region, it's you know, when hamas launched that the attacks on october 7th, the idea was many reasons for it. but i'd say generally speaking is they were trying to spark a general uprising amongst palestinians and also to spark a broader regional war and potentially beyond . and so what's taking

beyond. and so what's taking place right now, it was done in a very calculated way. and this is where diplomacy comes in. and at the same time , iran says if at the same time, iran says if things escalate out in gaza, they just won't stand by. i think what they mean by that is that their proxies in the region , i.e, meaning hezbollah in the north and other proxies in parts of syria, they'll unleash them . of syria, they'll unleash them. and that's that's what i'm speaking about. the broader regional war, a broader regional war, iran, their proxies war, meaning iran, their proxies against israel and the us would more provide more than likely provide backing. you have two backing. is you have two aircraft carriers in the eastern mediterranean. they're there for a reason. it's a warning to hezbollah and to the iranians is if you begin to attack, we reserve option to attack. reserve the option to attack. >> also is this in your experience as a geopolitics analyst, the closest we have come to the potential of world war iii? >> i mean, there's been other parts during the cold war, just in the region alone, the 1973 war, the yom kippur war, when syria and egypt did a surprise attack on on israel . i mean,

attack on on israel. i mean, that was an existential attack on israel. that's why the state of israel was under direct threat. this you can call what took place on october seventh, maybe referred to as a mini invasion. in 1000, 400 people were massacred. so that's serious but didn't threaten serious. but it didn't threaten the fall of the state of israel. so 1973, yes , because when so in 1973, yes, because when egypt was at war with israel and israel and involving syria, the united states and the soviet union were already starting to get involved. but what that led to eventually was that war is down the road. there was shuttle diplomacy by henry kissinger. and you can use parallels to today the shuttle diplomacy of tony blinken, which yielded no dividends . but what kissinger dividends. but what kissinger produced that process led to the camp david accords in 1979 and 1980, which was signed by the next administration under president carter . but i think president carter. but i think here is the fact is that we are looking at something that's broader for you back then. you can call it the luxury of the cold war. you had the united states and the soviet union can call the shots. ultimately if

they came together and they sat at things would calm at the table, things would calm down. difficulty today and down. the difficulty today and the new world we're living down. the difficulty today and thewew world we're living down. the difficulty today and thewe liveyrld we're living down. the difficulty today and thewe live ini we're living down. the difficulty today and thewe live in a we're living down. the difficulty today and thewe live in a very ve're living down. the difficulty today and thewe live in a very fragmented in, we live in a very fragmented world. us and china, you world. yes the us and china, you can the top, but can say they're at the top, but there's many regional middle powers can include powers which you can include iran that they're calling the iran in that they're calling the shots. in this sense, there's shots. so in this sense, there's so the table, it so many players at the table, it becomes far more complicated . becomes far more complicated. >> worst case >> what's the worst case scenario? what's the case scenario? what's the worst case scenario? what's the worst case scenario for us in the uk? because as my children keep waking up every morning at the moment and saying, are we going to go to war mum, what does this mean? where is this going to end? what how do reassure them end? what how do i reassure them that aren't going to get that we aren't going to get dragged this any dragged into this in any meaningful way certain meaningful way in certain western countries ? western countries? >> you talk about the us, uk , >> you talk about the us, uk, france, germany. we can remember the attacks, the attacks , the attacks, the attacks, jihadist attacks over the last ten years that have taken place . ten years that have taken place. the ones probably the most brutal ones probably took in france. so what took place in france. so what you can possibly see is that many jihadists, you can say dawn at sleeper cells or individuals

that are scattered throughout western countries could use this as a pretext to launch attacks. >> so i think terrorist attacks, i think that's an immediate there are other implications also longer term, the more this continues. >> but i think that the potential threat and i think most of the western security services, they're fully aware of this and they've been preparing for this. >> yes, because, marco, we were talking at length yesterday on this program about that terrorist attack in brussels as two men, two swedish men shot dead. two men, two swedish men shot dead . but perhaps there are dead. but perhaps there are others who were injured. we await to see that's sort of fallen off a little bit on the news agenda. but it is a reminder of, as you say, there are potentially dormant jihadist plots in the west. and that makes this even more complex, doesn't it, from a western point of view, definitely. >> i mean, like i said, they will be using as a pretext, will be using this as a pretext, any kind of pretext they can get to launch an attack. they they won't they won't give up any good opportunity, put it that way . way. >> am i right in thinking also the difference moment in

the difference at the moment in 2023 we've obviously got 2023 is that we've obviously got all energy insecurity in all of this energy insecurity in this country and that therefore places countries in the middle eastin places countries in the middle east in a much more powerful position, compared to us because they have so much of the oil and gas that we need . we were gas that we need. we were heanng gas that we need. we were hearing yesterday from our economics editor, liam halligan about the state of hummus and how 20% of the world's oil goes through there. and if iran decides to block that off. we're watching live live pictures on screen here of gaza . lots of screen here of gaza. lots of smoke indicates that bombing attacks are continuing . if that attacks are continuing. if that state of hummus is restored , state of hummus is restored, acted by iran, then they are in an incredibly powerful position when it comes to the west and the rest of the world. >> that's true. when i was speaking about the potential for a broader war, a broader regional war, a broader regional war wouldn't just be hezbollah missiles coming down into israel. you can see of the persian gulf see the gulf of the persian gulf , potential , a potential , potential, a potential conflict taking place there. and that obviously the straits of

hormuz would be one key point where if they were to close down, the price of oil would skyrocket. we're living in a world already trying to recover from covid and its spill—over. the ukrainian war and its spill—over. you have this spill—over. and if you have this third shot, the further economic uncertainty, , i'm saying uncertainty, i mean, i'm saying you lead to economic global you can lead to economic global collapse, but you can it can head that direction. head in that direction. >> to undersea under >> we had to undersea under ocean have ocean pipelines which have also gone down in the last year as well in terms in terms well in terms of gas, in terms of the country is that are of it's the country is that are providing natural resources. >> russia , these are >> opec, russia, these are countries that they use . they countries that they use. they often using energy as a geopolitical weapon. and in this case, in this current crisis, the potential for a regional war, you'll definitely see that element at play. okay >> all right, marco, thank you so much . great to see you this so much. great to see you this morning. fascinating stuff there. still to come there. right. still to come here, inflation rate in here, the inflation rate in september is higher, was higher than expected. how will this affect all of you at home? liam halligan will be here to explain it all. this is britain's

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>> the camilla tominey show sunday mornings from 930 on. gb news. >> good morning. it's 1024. news. >> good morning. it's1024. this is britain's newsroom on gb news with me bev turner and emily carver this morning, we are looking at live pictures here of gaza as the day is obviously warming up there. we have charlie peters on the floor on the ground there and he will be

bringing us some some news as we go through the morning. but plumes of smoke are sort of settling cloud and over the picture to your left here, the remnants of explosions which have been going on throughout the morning as all sides attempts to blame the other for the impact on the hospital overnight , which killed several overnight, which killed several hundreds of people. >> yes. and we'll continue to bnng >> yes. and we'll continue to bring you analysis of president biden's trip to israel . he just biden's trip to israel. he just gave a joint statement with benjamin netanyahu . benjamin netanyahu. >> so the rate of inflation here failed to fall as expected last month, remaining at an annual rate of 6.7. right. >> joining us in the studio to break it all down is gb news economics and business editor liam halligan with us. tell us. >> well, a bit of a disappointment, really this morning for the government. disappointment, really this morning for the government . they morning for the government. they were wanting to point to falling inflation and an easing of the cost living crisis, not cost of living crisis, not pnces cost of living crisis, not prices coming down, but going up. less quickly. but inflation

in september, the latest month for which statistics is available, was 6.7, which was the same as august, and it was 6.8% in july. so it's really kind of flatlining and the bank of england's target is 2. so we're still more than three times above that. now, why did this happen ? it was partly this happen? it was partly because we've had big increases in petrol and diesel prices that we've been talking about a lot. but food price inflation, it's still above 12. so food , a still above 12. so food, a basket of food is still 12% more expensive in september than it was in september 2022. as you know , all shoppers watching and know, all shoppers watching and listening to gb news will confirm. yeah and what impact is this war going to have as well, liam? >> because of course, it will be incredibly disappointing for rishi sunak if doesn't reach rishi sunak if he doesn't reach his target halving inflation his target of halving inflation by of year, it will by the end of the year, it will be about 5. >> yes, but if he doesn't get there, he doesn't have a good excuse. >> now doesn't he or justification maybe why justification maybe as to why that hasn't proven possible? >> does, but and also,

>> well, he does, but and also, it's not just political parlour games, it's people trying it's not just political parlour ga make it's people trying it's not just political parlour ga make endsit's people trying it's not just political parlour ga make ends meet. )ple trying it's not just political parlour ga make ends meet. it's trying it's not just political parlour ga make ends meet. it's millions to make ends meet. it's millions of given that high of households. given that high price the high price of petrol and the high price of petrol and the high price life's price of food, life's necessities, if you like . look, necessities, if you like. look, we there is a problem here. we've got an oil market that's very, very nervous. what we're seeing here on the screen is a map of the persian gulf. so you've got iran there to the north, saudi arabia is there to the west , there are two massive the west, there are two massive oil exporters , as you've got oil exporters, as you've got qatar, which is a huge exporter of what we call lng, liquefied natural gas. and that pinch point there, we've labelled it the straits of hormuz. that's the straits of hormuz. that's the most important sea passage in the world when it comes to energy, because 90% of the gulf's oil comes out through that passageway in tankers that we've put there on the screen. and that accounts for about 20% of global oil supply. that's about 20 million barrels of oil every single day. it's a huge amount of oil. and the danger is now you've got iran saying a

couple of days ago, iran said we may have to fight this war on other fronts. iran, of course, which is widely seen to be funding not just hezbollah in funding notjust hezbollah in lebanon to the north of israel , lebanon to the north of israel, but also hamas itself within palestine . iran saying we may palestine. iran saying we may have to fight this on other fronts, as in not just funding fronts, as in notjust funding those terrorist groups, but also potentially and i say potentially and i say potentially blocking the straits of hormuz with mines or other ways. and this could really escalate because you've got massive american naval presence in bahrain inside the gulf. so what's happening here is a potential standoff between the iranians and the americans over the straits of hormuz. i'm not saying it's going to happen, but what i am saying is that lots of oil traders are watching very closely to iran's rhetoric. >> liam, with the well yesterday we saw greta thunberg being arrested for protesting oil and gas. i'm not sure exactly where she was. perhaps you know, the detail on that. but what does this say about western policy

when it comes to energy security ? does this change that debate over the just stop oil? do we need more oil than ever? >> well, i think what we've seen pretty much since russia's invasion of ukraine last february, emily, is a bit more realpolitik coming into the net zero debate. that's why rishi sunak and the conservatives have given permission for more drilling in the north sea, particularly the rosebank oil field . what we see, what we field. what we see, what we think is the biggest untapped oil field in the north sea, 80 miles to the west of shetland , miles to the west of shetland, they're relatively accessible by north sea standards . keir north sea standards. keir starmer is coming under enormous pressure because he wants to stop drilling in the north sea. well, he's got gmb union, well, he's got the gmb union, the third biggest union in the country . you know their leader, country. you know their leader, gary open, chiding gary smith, open, chiding him even funders even though they're big funders of labour party. you've got of the labour party. you've got the energy company ineos, which runs greenmount grangemouth, our biggest . it it provides biggest refinery. it it provides refined oil for the whole of scotland and a lot of the north of england. it's britain's engine room. you've got the bosses of ineos saying we're

going grangemouth. mr going to close grangemouth. mr starmer, ahead with starmer, if you go ahead with this and when you have the possibility of a stand off between iran and the united states over the straits of hormuz , people who want net zero hormuz, people who want net zero policies to slow down, people who want more realism in those policies, they will point and they say they will say to the likes of greta thunberg, i'm sorry, your beliefs are luxury beliefs. that phrase will become very, very important because this is where the rubber hits the road for a lot of these net zero policies can we keep the lights on? can we keep our people warm this winter? we face adversaries in the form of russia, opec , the oil exporters russia, opec, the oil exporters cartel. they're working hand in glove now and now potentially iran, not just an opec member, a key opec member , but also the key opec member, but also the gatekeeper for that vital windpipe of the global economy, the straits of hormuz . the straits of hormuz. >> brilliant. thank you, liam. fascinating stuff. all right. let us know your thoughts this morning, gbviews@gbnews.com us support president joe biden met

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and said the us will continue to support the jewish nafion continue to support the jewish nation and would make sure that israel has , as he said, what it israel has, as he said, what it needs to defend itself. >> a senior egyptian official has reportedly called for europe to take in 1 million gaza refugees. >> is that and much more after your morning's news with rhiannon jones . rhiannon jones. >> good morning. it's 1031. rhiannon jones. >> good morning. it's1031. your top stories from the gb newsroom. us president joe biden's meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu , who he's on a netanyahu, who he's on a diplomatic mission to prevent an escalation in the region. he was due to visit jordan to meet leaders in the middle east, but that was cancelled amid outrage over the hundreds of deaths at a gazan hospital overnight . right gazan hospital overnight. right in a joint press conference, president biden supported israeli defence forces claims the rocket fired was not from israel and pledged again us

support for israel . support for israel. >> minister, i'm very happy to be back in israel with you. thank you for having me. and i'm looking fonnard to having a thorough discussion about where everybody goes from here. but thank you and i want to say to the people of israel, there courage, their commitment, their bravery is stunning . it's really bravery is stunning. it's really stunning. i'm proud to be here. >> israeli defence forces say a failed islamic jihad rocket launch caused the explosion at the al ahli arab hospital. at least 500 palestinians were killed in the blast. hamas has also denied it's to blame an israeli military spokesperson says the rocket hit the adjacent car park, which caused the explosion. he claims there was no structural damage to the hospital buildings nor were there craters consistent with an

airstrike . back here and other airstrike. back here and other news, the rate of inflation remained at 6.7% last month as easing food and drink price rises were offset by higher petrol and diesel prices . the petrol and diesel prices. the office for national statistics says inflation stayed at the same rate, despite expectations it would fall again. the readings in important in calculating how much benefit payments will increase next yean payments will increase next year, as well as some taxes as and nitrous oxide will become illegal in november. as part of a government crackdown on anti—social behaviour. also known as laughing gas. it will become a controlled class c drug under the misuse of drugs act from the 8th of november, the home office says repeat users could face up to two years in prison, while the maximum sentence for dealers has doubled to 14 years behind bars . and you to 14 years behind bars. and you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website gb news.com

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>> patrick christys wheat days from three on . gb from three on. gb news. >> very good morning . it is 1038 >> very good morning. it is 1038 with britain's newsroom on gb news with me, bev turner and emily carver. this morning we're looking at live pictures of saros in israel on the left and gaza. saros in israel on the left and gaza . on the right. saros in israel on the left and gaza . on the right . obviously gaza. on the right. obviously this morning there is still a huge amount of dissection. we're seeing sarah in israel. there's a huge amount of dissection about the bombing that occurred last the hospital in last night on the hospital in

gaza. obviously israel putting up a very fierce defence, saying that it was not them. the idf saying we are a very serious military organisation, we do not accidentally bomb hospitals, we would not do that. and hamas of course, blaming them. israel saying that it was a misfired missile from an islamic jihadist group . group. >> exactly. now, lots of you have been getting in touch about what we were talking about with liam halligan . we had a focus on liam halligan. we had a focus on energy security and what this conflict might lead to in terms of weakening that energy security. dr. drew has got in touch. he says with the current situation in the middle east, we must focus on energy security. no ifs, no buts. get fracking and open up as many oil fields as possible. now is the time to ignore the climate lobby. we've had a few emails coming in to that effect. deep concern after, well, how high energy prices have got in the last one two years since the invasion of ukraine and now this. the impact that this could have.

>> and lots of you also getting in touch to say what an embarrassment that president biden was talking with benjamin netanyahu . richard tice says netanyahu. richard tice says biden has gone. he's completely lost it. is embarrassing , lost it. this is embarrassing, says the leader of the free world, is an embarrassing. but i feel for not just me, but feel sorry for not just me, but the americans and the rest of the americans and the rest of the world. >> others have got in touch. i can't the emails right now, can't find the emails right now, but seen a couple saying but i have seen a couple saying that said right thing that biden said the right thing and that we shouldn't be too harsh let us know harsh on him. so let us know what think at home. what do what you think at home. what do you of his statement there you make of his statement there with netanyahu? you make of his statement there witiwell, netanyahu? you make of his statement there witiwell,i'm netanyahu? you make of his statement there witiwell, i'm delighted hu? you make of his statement there witiwell, i'm delighted to? you make of his statement there witiwell, i'm delighted to say >> well, i'm delighted to say that we're joined in the studio now stephen now by former labour mp stephen pound uk director of the pound and the uk director of the common sense society, emma webb. let's this, guys. let's start with this, guys. let's start with this, guys. let's with what biden let's start with the what biden said israel. no said this morning in israel. no great surprises there, stephen, but delivery, as usual, is but his delivery, as usual, is incredibly worrying. >> not just his >> well, it's not just his delivery . i he didn't delivery. i mean, he didn't actually much as he actually much speak as he stuttered. you know, this stuttered. and, you know, this falling down steps. falling up and down the steps. he he mumbled and he he mumbled. he mumbled and he stumbled, you know, and it's very, embarrassing. but very, very embarrassing. but i think some ways he's almost

think in some ways he's almost in impossible situation. he's in an impossible situation. he's flown , as you as flown out there, as you know, as soon he arrives there, soon as he arrives there, we find that jordan egypt find out that jordan and egypt pull out of the meeting. so basically, there for? basically, what's he there for? is there to netanyahu, is there to meet netanyahu, which perception of which gives the perception of a one relationship, you one sided relationship, you know, involving other know, instead of involving other arab the real arab states. so the real difficulty is that out of a population of, what, 300,000,000in america are trump and biden the best they can come up with? >> i'd rather have trump at a time like this. emma webb wouldn't you? >> but let's not go mad. >> but let's not go mad. >> really would. well i think >> i really would. well i think trump in this situation would definitely be preferable to biden. >> however, i think well, >> however, i think almost well, i'm going to almost i'm just going to say almost anyone preferable anyone would be preferable to biden. but that's not true. i think that biden in not think that biden is in a not dissimilar position to keir starmer starmer is starmer in that keir starmer is obviously upset. a lot of people on the far left of the labour party, but the problem for biden and i imagine this is probably also a personal conflict for him because of course he identifies him so much himself, so much with irish republicanism, which is his prickly been

is very sort of his prickly been associated and allied with the cause of palestinian liberation . cause of palestinian liberation. and so i think for him this is a difficult position because, of course, israel is one of the us's allies, iran refers to america as the big satan and israel as the little satan. so they are in such a close relationship that he really had his hands tied. he has no option other than to go and be a good ally to israel . but of course, ally to israel. but of course, this is going to probably play badly with republicans, with democrats at home. >> that's a very interested point and it is very difficult for politicians on the left , point and it is very difficult for politicians on the left, and particularly one with biden's history. >> he has done the right thing, though. >> yeah, he has. and he did say the right things the way that he said them, though perhaps not so convincing, but did say convincing, but he did say solidarity with israel. he did mention, of course, civilian casualties and how that needs to be limited as far as possible. and he spoke of the bravery of

israelis. so and then he also said he was very happy to be back in israel, which was a it was pretty unfortunate, pretty unfortunate. >> as soon as he goes off the bullet points on his flash card, then he's an absolute liability on the internet. >> it reminds you of those people who sort of write things on the palm of their hand. do you remember say, sorry, you remember i must say, sorry, but look, in some in some ways i think the point you raised about the difficulties we have in the british party, i mean, british labour party, i mean, we could actually control of could actually losing control of leicester because could actually losing control of leinof ter because could actually losing control of leinof labour because could actually losing control of leinof labour councillors:ause lot of labour councillors are resigning party resigning from the labour party over starmer's over keir starmer's support. i think i say i only disagree think i must say i only disagree with emma every six months, with emma once every six months, but allow myself that luxury. but i allow myself that luxury. but to actually conflate the plo and hamas and sinn fein is actually pushing the boat a little bit too far, not conflate it, but that they have themselves shown. >> if you i mean, if you look at organisation that are irish republican pro ira, they have they have historically been but that's not joe biden. >> i mean joe biden.

>> i mean joe biden. >> emma's not making that equivalence. >> that's not the point that i'm making. the point that i'm making. the point that i'm making is that that there has been that historic alliance and therefore, there will be some people are rubbed the people who are rubbed up the wrong way by this, who are themselves the hard left. themselves on the hard left. that i was making. that was the point i was making. >> well, in every strata of society, there is. >> though, that this >> i do think, though, that this situation is very, very dangerous. and you don't dangerous. and what you don't need a leader of the free need is a leader of the free world who is bumbling what you needis world who is bumbling what you need is somebody who is a strategic and eloquent statesman who can handle this situation well. >> barack obama , because one >> barack obama, because one foot wrong in this situation could be absolutely devastating. >> and don't think anybody who >> and i don't think anybody who has in joe biden to handle has trust in joe biden to handle the situation properly, i think needs to have just to be just to really ruin my reputation once and for all. >> not only am i agreeing or disagreeing with i'm actually agreeing trump on the agreeing with trump on the abrahamic that he abrahamic accords that he brought those brought in what he did in those abrahamic accords actually abrahamic accords was actually groundbreaking, much more significant david. and significant than camp david. and i he actually did bring i think he actually did bring people know, he people together. you know, he

did may be mad as a did he he may be as mad as a bucket of spiders, but this lot are mad as well. >> and mad people >> and sometimes mad people talking people is what talking to mad people is what gets us out of situations like this. >> that's a very profound statement. >> it literally the least >> it was literally the least profound thing i've ever said on tv, i think there's some tv, but i think there's some truth tv, but i think there's some truiyou know? >> you know? >> you know? >> i mean, that does explain my political career talking political career you're talking about about the phrase about rubbing people up the wrong way. >> look at what >> should we have a look at what the egyptian prime minister has said, government ? said, the egyptian government? so we're seeing a huge amount of plumes of smoke here, uh, coming from israel . this is bombing from israel. this is bombing that's continuing . the us that's continuing. the us president has said hamas hostage taking is beyond my comprehension. that was another line from biden this morning. but we've got this rafah border gate , stephen, where people want gate, stephen, where people want to escape from gaza into egypt . to escape from gaza into egypt. but we're seeing more more explosions there in gaza on on on screen as the shelling clearly is continuing . it's

clearly is continuing. it's a very developing situation. we're going to keep you updated there and we'll no doubt have the latest from charlie peters on the ground as well. but in order to avoid this mass exodus from the gaza strip into egypt, the egyptian army begun egyptian army has now begun setting to setting up positions close to the border. are reinforcing the border. they are reinforcing that barbed wire, that border with barbed wire, except sending patrols that are installing concrete installing a concrete wall at the crossing in gaza. but the rafah crossing in gaza. but the rafah crossing in gaza. but the egyptian leader has said europe can take this. million people . the exact quote you want people. the exact quote you want us to take a million people? he asked. well, i'm going to send them to europe. you care about human rights so much. well, you take them. >> is el—sisi. >> well, this is el—sisi. i mean, the thing is, there's two things about this important about administration. about his administration. firstly, they've been allowing these you these tunnels. where do you think missiles and think all these missiles and these rockets have been coming from? they've racehorses these rockets have been coming from'ebeenv've racehorses these rockets have been coming from'ebeen taken racehorses these rockets have been coming from'ebeen taken throughiorses have been taken through those tunnels, on the tunnels, and that is on the rafah crossing. so you don't tell me egyptians aren't tell me the egyptians aren't complicit second complicit in this. the second thing is his military government in is predicated on in egypt is predicated on opposition to the muslim brotherhood, to brotherhood, which are allied to hamas. my hamas. therefore, it's my enemy's enemy is my friend on this particular occasion. but

what hypocrisy, he what rank reeking hypocrisy, he says, them you says, send them to you. you won't even them across the won't even let them across the border. well, british border. yeah, well, even british passport it? passport holders though, is it? >> it's humza yousaf first minister scotland coming out minister of scotland coming out very strongly his snp very strongly at his snp conference that europe conference to say that europe has a moral duty to take refugees from gaza warzone in gaza and that scotland is ready to play her part ? emma, do you to play her part? emma, do you think humza is speaking for the scottish people with that proposal? i think he's too big for his boots and needs to pipe down, frankly, because he has absolutely no right to come out with this of angela merkel with this sort of angela merkel style comment to encourage people to go to scotland. >> refugee policy is absolutely not within his remit as the head of a devolved government at all. i think that it's not only this is not only about the scottish people, they're not a country in their own right. they're part of people, they're not a country in theiunited�*ight. they're part of people, they're not a country in theiunited kingdom. 're part of people, they're not a country in theiunited kingdom. hepart of people, they're not a country in theiunited kingdom. he doesn't the united kingdom. he doesn't speak for the british people and i think probably this is also something that egypt have on their mind as well, which is

that anybody, if there are 2 million people in gaza ,1 million people in gaza, 1 million people in gaza, 1 million people in gaza, 1 million people leave, whether they leave through the rafah crossing or whether they're collected by boat by any means, wherever they go, there is going to be a security risk because you do not know who is involved in hamas, who is involved in palestinian islamic jihad and who sympathises and who sympathises, or how many people sympathise. so this is a dangerous , unknown situation. dangerous, unknown situation. we've already seen today in the papers with m15 expressing their concerns about iranian linked terror here in the west , we've terror here in the west, we've already had multiple terror attacks in western countries since all of this kicked off in israel. the idea that we in europe should accept any refugees from gaza is frankly absurd. and i think that they know that they can use human rights as a way of treating europe like a doormat. >> and when egypt and jordan are saying absolutely not, not in our country, you're not coming here, it is a security risk. >> it's right. but it's also a

huge crisis. huge humanitarian crisis. stephen so where are these people going to go? we opened our doors to ukrainians. why would this be any different? >> know. well, you know, >> i know. well, you know, i think yousaf is think maybe humza yousaf is looking it from a slightly looking at it from a slightly different perspective and a depopulating country, you know, with lot of space in with an awful lot of space in it. but you know, ken loach it. but you know, this ken loach film just out, film that's just come out, this business oak and business called the old oak and it's one of these misty, it's just one of these misty, fluffy ones syrian fluffy ones about syrian refugees being welcomed in the north—east by, you know, these butch saying, oh, we butch miners and saying, oh, we initially don't them, initially they don't like them, but embrace but then they come to embrace them them. i'm sorry them and love them. i'm sorry there's such a lot of nonsense spoken about this. and think spoken about this. and i think humza nearly said abu humza yousaf i nearly said abu hamza. hamza yusuf. oh, dear. >> you make that mistake. >> my former constituent is simply speaking the simply not speaking for the scottish on this scottish people on this particular, is particular, but neither is el—sisi speaking the job of el—sisi speaking for the job of humza yousaf is to protect the security at least help security or at least help protect of scotland. >> this trying scotland. >>this trying grandstand >> this is trying to grandstand on international stage . i on the international stage. i know has links to gaza know he has links to gaza himself. links, but himself. familial links, but that mean he has a that does not mean he has a right to start dictating or right to then start dictating or trying least he could . trying to. at least he could. >> immigration policy seeing an

opportunity capitalise the opportunity to capitalise on the fact have probably fact that labour have probably disenfranchised an awful lot of their who will longer their voters who will no longer vote them. probably vote for them. he's probably seeing opportunity seeing it as an opportunity to secure the position of the snp in i mean he might in scotland. i mean he he might be that cynical. i think it's also highly likely he just also highly likely that he just actually in this actually does believe in this and he simply thinks that's. >> yeah. and he simply thinks that's. >> why. and he simply thinks that's. >> why does why why the arab >> why does why why are the arab countries, steven so unwilling to arab citizens at to take other arab citizens at a time like this when they are vast and they are not densely populated like we are? >> well, just just look at the map and you see this tiny sliver of israel surrounded by all these other huge states. >> one i've never >> one thing i've never understood the arab league understood is if the arab league of arab nations, actually of the arab nations, actually they 0.0, nought 1% of they dedicated 0.0, nought 1% of their would a their gdp, gaza would be a paradise . you know, there'd be paradise. you know, there'd be absolutely everything would be ideal perfect and yet i hate ideal and perfect and yet i hate to say this and i'm some people have said this and i'm not entirely i agree but there entirely sure i agree but there are certain people actually are certain people who actually have a vested interest in palestinian misery. >> this what the >> well, this is what the egyptian president said, al—sisi. vital that al—sisi. he said it's vital that

palestinians steadfast palestinians remain steadfast and present on their land . and present on their land. jordan's king abdullah warned against any attempt to forcibly displaced palestinians or cause their internal display . osment their internal display. osment washing their hands a little, one might say, because, of course, they have a vested interest in them remaining there and by israelis, and being injured by israelis, which the israelis as which then casts the israelis as the the stage. the bad guy in the global stage. >> mean, we're >> emma yeah, i mean, we're already seeing in the paper today that this rocket that seems to hit the hospital seems to have hit the hospital in gaza is likely to be palestinian islamic jihad rocket . there are some geolocators who are speculating that it seems to have come from gaza, exploded above the hospital wall. and then the pieces of the rocket hit the hospital. but of course, there were many in the west also who were very quick to pin this on israel without it actually being verified . so there is being verified. so there is obviously there is a blame game going on here. and i think that it's i think it's important that when it comes to the taking the word of an organisation like hamas, that you take what they

say with a pinch of salt. >> senior senior politicians in this country have tweeted immediately saying that israel response all these people, sorry, senior politicians should be should think a little more before they before they write something hesitant to believe that babies were murdered by hamas in israel. >> so there there suddenly be sceptics when it comes to whether or not jewish babies have been murdered by a terrorist organisation. as terrorist organisation. but as soon terrorist soon as the terrorist organisation nation lays the blame israelis , they blame on the israelis, they immediately take their word for it. >> it does seem a little in balance. we've got pmqs today, stephen, you stephen, of course. do you expect the of the day to expect the whole of the day to be taken up with this issue? >> certainly will. you know, >> it certainly will. you know, even though there's other huge, you the price petrol even though there's other huge, you gone the price petrol even though there's other huge, you gone up,> price petrol even though there's other huge, you gone up,> pric has petrol even though there's other huge, you gone up,> pric has gonel even though there's other huge, you gone up,> pric has gone down, has gone up, food has gone down, inflation causing huge inflation still causing huge pain. it's interesting, pain. but it's interesting, following on from what you just said hospital said a moment, this hospital is actually the anglican actually funded by the anglican church. saw, know, why on church. i saw, you know, why on earth the the earth are they the richer the oil nations can afford oil rich nations they can afford

to new castle and manchester to buy new castle and manchester city afford to city and they can't afford to fund church. and it's the poor fund a church. and it's the poor old church england is old church of england is actually their hand in actually putting their hand in their pocket. you know, something's strange. something's very strange. something's of kilter something's out of kilter here. >> much so. who knows >> very much so. and who knows where balance where where that balance is going emma, keep going to land. emma, we keep asking, and i know it's early days, but we keep asking emily and there's any and i, whenever there's any experts the studio is where experts in the studio is where does like where does does this go? like where does this best case this what's the best case scenario this country? scenario for this country? what's worst scenario what's the worst case scenario for that for this country? is that something crossed your mind? >> well, i think that the situation is incredibly complicated. just in terms of british security, because we also have other challenges from other countries like china , for other countries like china, for example. i think the best case scenario, both for the israelis and for the palestinians in gaza , is that hamas are eliminated because they are a terrorist organisation. they have massacred their own people . and, massacred their own people. and, you know , having a terrorist you know, having a terrorist organisation in charge of gaza is in absolutely no one's interest on either side of . interest on either side of. >> okay. thanks for now, guys .

>> okay. thanks for now, guys. >> okay. thanks for now, guys. >> yes, thank you very much. emma webb, stephen pound. in the next few moments, we'll be going back live to charlie peters on the ground in tel aviv. >> i'm alex deakin. this is your latest from the latest weather update from the met for good met office for gb news. good morning, storm. babette is moving in through the rest of today, bringing some very heavy rain, particularly tomorrow across eastern of scotland across eastern parts of scotland . but even today we could see some issues , heavy showers some issues, heavy showers developing parts the developing across parts of the midlands and southern england turning here through turning very wet here through this afternoon and the evening. the winds strengthening as well for parts of the uk. it is for large parts of the uk. it is another dry day in much of eastern england good part eastern england and a good part of turning dry once the of scotland turning dry once the early rain clears the west, early rain clears from the west, temperatures will be into temperatures will be again into the teens, feeling cooler the teens, feeling a bit cooler because of the winds, especially across the the rain across the south as the rain p9ps up across the south as the rain peps up here. but also going to see some heavy rain through the evening across northern evening time across northern ireland. warning ireland. met office warning in place that . and this place for that. and then this band becomes slow moving band of rain becomes slow moving over northern england over parts of northern england before into southern before working into southern scotland through night. scotland through the night. so again, moving nature,

again, slow moving nature, persistent heavy rain could cause some problems. temperatures holding up overnight. it won't be a cold night at all, but the rain could continue through thursday across these eastern parts of scotland. that's where have a that's where we have a met office. warning in place. office. amber warning in place. the winds also likely to be an issue, particularly across parts of scotland, especially the of scotland, especially to the far some very strong far north—west. some very strong gusts here. so as i say, we have a number of met office warnings in place. check out the website for more details on that. further south tomorrow, there will some heavy will again be some heavy showers, brighter in showers, some brighter spells in between , again, mid between temperatures, again, mid to even high teens. but feeling cooler where wet and very cooler where it's wet and very windy . windy. >> thanks for sticking with us. so still to come this morning and xl bully dog was shot dead in the grounds of a primary school after attacking its owner. so we're is it owner. so we're asking, is it time for the ban that's been discussed into force? discussed to come into force? this is britain's newsroom on gb news. don't go

well . very good morning . it's well. very good morning. it's 11:00 on wednesday, the 18th of october. this is britain's newsroom on gb news. with me, bev turner and emily carver, now the us president is in israel and has met israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> during the talks, joe biden expressed solidarity with the people of israel and commended their bravery. we'll have more reaction analysis on those reaction and analysis on those talks throughout the show. >> visit follows last >> his visit follows last night's deadly explosion in that hit the al—ahli arab hospital in gaza overnight reported to have

killed 500 people. an attack which both palestinians and israelis are blaming each other for. >> and we'll be crossing to the commons for today's prime minister's question. as the war in the middle east is expected to dominate that session . to dominate that session. we're going to be going live back to israel to talk to charlie peters as well between now and midday. >> keep your emails coming in. vaiews@gbnews.com please . but vaiews@gbnews.com please. but first of all, here's your very latest news with rhiannon jones . latest news with rhiannon jones. >> good morning. it's just gone 11:00. your top stories from the newsroom. and we start with some breaking news. ten current and former police officers and staff are being investigated started by a police watchdog for their handung by a police watchdog for their handling of allegations against rapist david carrick. the 48

year old was jailed for life with a minimum term of 32 years after carrying out what the court heard was a catalogue of violent and brutal sex attacks between 2003 and 2020. and we'll bnng between 2003 and 2020. and we'll bring you more on this story as we get it . also in the last few we get it. also in the last few minutes , a who abducted a young minutes, a who abducted a young girl as she walked home and sexually abused her for 27 hours has been jailed for 20 years. the high court in edinburgh heard 53 year old andrew miller , heard 53 year old andrew miller, who goes by the name amy george was dressed as a woman when he offered the primary school student a lift back in february in the scottish borders. and we'll bring you more on that story as we get it . we'll bring you more on that story as we get it. us we'll bring you more on that story as we get it . us president story as we get it. us president joe biden met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu a short while ago on a diplomatic mission to prevent an escalation in the region. he was due to visit jordan to meet leaders in the middle east, but that was

cancelled amid outrage over the hundreds of deaths at a gazan hospital overnight in a joint press conference, president biden's support and israeli defence forces claims that the rocket fired was not from israel and pledged us support for israel . israel. >> well, as they respond to these attacks , it seems to me these attacks, it seems to me that they have to continue to ensure that you have what you need to defend yourselves , and need to defend yourselves, and we're going to make sure that occurs. as you know , i was occurs. as you know, i was deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion at the hospital in gaza yesterday. and based on what i've seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team , not not you . team, not not you. >> while israeli defence forces say a failed islamic jihad rocket launch caused the explosion at the al ahli arab hospital in gaza last night, at least 500 palestinians have been killed in the blast. hamas has

also denied it's to blame . an also denied it's to blame. an israeli military spokesperson says the rocket hit a car park which caused the explosion . he which caused the explosion. he claims there was no structural damage to the hospital buildings , nor were there craters consistent with an airstrike . consistent with an airstrike. >> according to our intelligence source, hamas checked the reports and understood it was an islamic jihad rocket that it had misfired and decided to launch a global media campaign to hide what really happened. they went as far as inflating the numbers of casualties . they understood of casualties. they understood with absolute certainty that it was a rocket misfired by islamic jihad that damaged the hospital . jihad that damaged the hospital. analysis of our aerial footage confirms that there was no direct hit to the hospital itself . back here in other news, itself. back here in other news, the rate of inflation remained

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back over to bev and. emily >> good morning. it's1105. this is britain's newsroom on gb news. so joe biden has arrived in israel in the past hour. he held with israeli prime held talks with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. held talks with israeli prime miryes,' benjamin netanyahu. held talks with israeli prime miryes, duringnin netanyahu. held talks with israeli prime miryes, during the netanyahu. held talks with israeli prime miryes, during the talks, yahu. held talks with israeli prime miryes, during the talks, thei. held talks with israeli prime miryes, during the talks, the us >> yes, during the talks, the us president expressed solidarity with israel. he commended their bravery. he also talked about last night's gaza hospital explosion and blamed what he called the other team . called the other team. >> meanwhile, his planned visit to jordan to meet arab leaders has been cancelled the has been cancelled by the jordanians amid their outrage over these latest deaths in gaza. let's go and join charlie peters on the ground in tel aviv. good morning , charlie. aviv. good morning, charlie. we've been seeing live pictures this morning of both israel and gaza. and it looks like the shelling has continued. what's actually happening ? actually happening? >> yes, well , the idf has >> yes, well, the idf has reaffirmed their demand . for reaffirmed their demand. for civilians in the north of the gaza strip to head south. and they've also, in the last few hours announced that they are establishing a humanitaire safe zone on the west coast of the

gaza strip , west of younis khan. gaza strip, west of younis khan. this of course, has been a major demand of us secretary of state antony blinken since that american diplomacy started . and american diplomacy started. and one of the calls made by the international community consistently since this war started is how can you expect people to flee from the north to the south if you cannot guarantee more safety in the south than the shelling that's going on in the north? so that humanitarian safe zone, we don't have details as it stands on the size or who will be providing the support there, the aid and the support there, the aid and the relief and the water and food that those people so desperately need. hundreds of thousands of them fleeing south. but that is a significant step. coincide riding with president joe biden's arrival. we also heard in the last hour him saying that he was seeing evidence that the other team, he said, referring to hamas and palestinian islamic jihad were responsible for last night's explosion at a hospital in gaza city. and more information is becoming clear as dust settles

and the light rises on that car park where the explosion happened at the hospital . all happened at the hospital. all this morning, of course, the idf releasing compelling but not conclusive evidence of what they say was a misfire and a failed rocket by the palestinian islamic jihad. the footage from the car park, they say, is not consistent with the craters that would be established by their own heavy munitions . and we've own heavy munitions. and we've also had the idf releasing what they say is a conversation between hamas operatives released by signals intelligence thatis released by signals intelligence that is a significant step because, of course, once you release signals intelligence , release signals intelligence, that source disappears forever and they take a long time to establish . so they're getting establish. so they're getting what they want. so far , the what they want. so far, the israelis from joe biden, which is a reaffirmed version of their side of the story about what happened last night. we've also heard british foreign secretary james cleverly in the last hour urging restraint and calm on people reporting on last night's incident because, of course , incident because, of course, many media outlets reported the hamas media line as soon it was

released, did not wait for verified action or further information. and the idf took three hours to release their own statement on the situation . so statement on the situation. so a very chaotic and fluid environment there as people cover that explosion. we also, i think it's worth stressing we don't have independent verification on the number dead. the hamas run health minister in gaza strip said some 500 at least died last night. and the press conference is held in the rubble in the hospital with dead bodies around them . it was bodies around them. it was a really an appalling sight to witness. so many people in white sheets and dead children as they gave a press conference. but that's independently has not been of the number of been verified of the number of people dead, there and looking at the explosion footage this morning, it does seem, at least to that it is not consistent to me, that it is not consistent with that level of munition that they are accusing israelis they are accusing the israelis of car park does look of the car park does look devastated. there has been an explosion there, but 500 dead does appear at this point to be

a stretch. and many independent analysts and open source intelligence commentators repeating concern us on that claim as well . but again, we claim as well. but again, we wait for further information from other analysts in the region and for more in particular, america , an particular, america, an intelligence commentary on what happened last night. the idf have released their imagery intelligence, but of course, other actors are watching in the region, too. that will be the main talking point, especially ahead of that cancelled visit to meet with the arab nations tomorrow. they expressed tomorrow. they all expressed immediate condemnation of the israelis last night. i don't think we'll expect them to row back on that today, even as more information compelling information compelling information paints a slightly different story today. all right i >> okay. fantastic. charlie. well, well done for you again. painting a very clear story there of what's going on here in there of what's going on here in the uk. there are reports that the uk. there are reports that the uk. there are reports that the uk and our allies will investigate that explosion at the hospital in gaza city, which left hundreds of feared dead. we're joined now by foreign affairs analystjames marlowe. affairs analyst james marlowe. is normal in this sort of

is that normal in this sort of war situation, james, for a bombing like that to be investigated by an independent authority ? authority? >> well, there's so much international focus on this. it is unusual . international focus on this. it is unusual. but in the case international focus on this. it is unusual . but in the case when is unusual. but in the case when it comes to israel, because the news has suddenly turned very much against israel, because 12 days ago it was very much for israel. after that , i was going israel. after that, i was going to say , the atrocity and the to say, the atrocity and the worst terrorist attack, the massacre , but i've seen videos massacre, but i've seen videos of it goes much deeper and the whole focus has now changed towards gaza because of the humanitarian corridor, because the bombing. let me just try and give you a brief rundown and a of what's happened in the last 12 hours, because it's so much andits 12 hours, because it's so much and it's so much unfolding as you would expect in a war time. firstly, that's a really good comprehensive roundup that charlie's just us. there comprehensive roundup that cha|beenjust us. there comprehensive roundup that cha|been some us. there comprehensive roundup that cha|been some infiltration ere comprehensive roundup that cha|been some infiltration from has been some infiltration from the north of israel, which is from lebanon itself. my phone was just alerting me to say that rockets were still being fired from gaza. this is into the

south of the country as well. so they still have a huge amount of ammunition in and many, many, many more rockets, long—range as well as medium range to fire back into israel . one of the back into israel. one of the issuesif back into israel. one of the issues if we look yesterday as to what took place , i mean, to what took place, i mean, hamas were looking for some type of a public relations opportunity and many of their spokespeople have been interviewed for the last few days and they've claimed that absolutely no israeli civilians were ever killed or they've claimed as well that they've got 200 hostages. they're being looked after. israel says it's 199 to the best of their knowledge. but they were looking for some type of an opportunity. see hamas and islamic jihad see now hamas and islamic jihad were firing these rockets from gaza city, which is the reason why israel asked the civilians to get out of the way. and questions weren't being asked as to where you would go, just get out city because we out of the city because we needed to take out more of the infrastructure of hamas and their cities , their underground cities, underground tunnels, underground bunkers. and they are literally cities. there's tunnels

bunkers. and they are literally cities. go ere's tunnels bunkers. and they are literally cities. go alls tunnels bunkers. and they are literally cities. go all the tunnels bunkers. and they are literally cities. go all the way.unnels bunkers. and they are literally cities. go all the way from .s bunkers. and they are literally cities. go all the way from gaza which go all the way from gaza city, the way down to south city, all the way down to south han yunis. it's massive. and that's where their arsenal of weapons well. they put weapons are as well. so they put out a statement to say that initially 300 were dead because of an israeli bomb that had hit the hospital and then it was 500, then some reports said 800. and at the same time , i was and at the same time, i was watching what was taking place because i've been monitoring the israeli news right across the spectrum that the bombardment of missiles coming from gaza city inside of southern israel in sorry , inside of gaza to sorry, inside of gaza to southern israel and also towards the tel aviv area and the areas around there, petah tikva, bnei brak , ramos ramos gun and those brak, ramos ramos gun and those areas, they were under a heavy bombardment at the same time, this press release got released. now the news networks went directly to the idf and the spokespeople and said , what have spokespeople and said, what have you got to say? what's going on is the press release from hamas to say that this strike was committed by within a within a few minutes, moments?

few minutes, within moments? >> naturally, israel have said that, we don't know. we're that, well, we don't know. we're looking this. and there was looking into this. and there was so pressure. i know so much pressure. and i know what like because i've been what it's like because i've been in rooms before in in those rooms before in jerusalem aviv, when jerusalem and in tel aviv, when so pressure happens because so much pressure happens because israel this israel has gone through this many beforehand, or many times beforehand, 5 or 6 times hamas has taken times since hamas has taken oven times since hamas has taken over. they please give over. so they said, please give us us a chance look us some give us a chance to look at exactly we were at exactly where we were operating, our bombs hit operating, where our bombs hit and footage what and exactly the footage of what we've because they record we've got, because they record everything bomb that everything and every bomb that gets they've got loy's gets released. they've got loy's next to them sure that next to them making sure that they're the parameters of they're within the parameters of international law. so it's quite a professional operation. and plus well , israel is known to plus as well, israel is known to be the fourth largest or most successful air force in the entire world. so there precision bombing is pretty accurate. of course, mistakes happen now you turn that with islamic jihad and hamas, their rockets, which are just being fired off from civilian areas into civilian areas with the objective of just taking out as many civilians as possible. and we know from the last war in 2021, when islamic

jihad were firing rockets into israel , one of them specifically israel, one of them specifically dropped and dropped down into a kindergarten . i remember now kindergarten. i remember now there were there were journalists around who heard about this. it was tweeted out by palestinian humanitarian aid. that tweet was very quickly, within 15 minutes. and i got a copy of it on my phone. but within 50 minutes, it was just it disappeared. so they have that experience of their rockets, not as a foreign affairs analyst who has a great understanding this area as well. >> you're obviously very, very good at understanding and disseminating that disseminating information that is coming in. can our is coming in. how can our viewers and listeners know what is and what is not? are is true and what is not? are there sources that you trust ? i there sources that you trust? i can see a wry smile on your face, but it's a difficult it is. >> it's an enormous question. of course. and i think in many cases, to be fair, some people have picked their side already. so before this incident happened last night, they already know who's the good guy and who's the bad guy. >> and nothing will convince the

other side. it seems to be known that's not the case because hence you've got i was going to say the build up of riots. >> i was going to say, but certainly large demonstrations now in jordan, in lebanon , in now in jordan, in lebanon, in turkey. we're going to see those across europe. they're supporters the palestinian supporters of the palestinian cause. they loathe israel. they hate israel. and it's a great shame because israel is trying to do what it should be doing, and that is give out the evidence. and it worked on it for just over two hours. and it was another press release this morning and it gave a it gave a talk to journalists, which i heard some of the audio while i was coming in here this morning. it gave i was listening to some of the audio which actually just said that it's not our rockets as you when we hit specific hamas infrastructure , it leaves hamas infrastructure, it leaves a crater . and the other thing as a crater. and the other thing as well is that the idf, there is no crater in this instance, but the idf are being very quick to actually give a huge amount of evidence to suggest . james, just

evidence to suggest. james, just hamas have done nothing, just absolutely nothing. >> clear from your point of >> very clear from your point of view . the evidence suggests view. the evidence suggests strongly on balance that this was not an israeli missile, this was not an israeli missile, this was not an israeli missile, this was not an israeli bomb. this was not an israeli bomb. this was not an iranian israeli strike. it was a failed palestinian rocket . palestinian rocket. >> i have to tell you that on my way over here, i heard from a british journalist who's not particularly favourable towards israel. he speaks very much from the palestinian point of view , the palestinian point of view, and he's in ramallah and he said that the comprehensive evidence that the comprehensive evidence that the comprehensive evidence that the idf have offered is quite compelling . and hamas and quite compelling. and hamas and islamic jihad has offered absolutely nothing. now why does it matter? >> here's the point. i think what's what i've realised is we've been on air this morning is why this matters, because it matters in terms of the jordanians and jordanians particularly and their with with their relationship with with america, with biden, because they pulled out of that meeting today because they believed that israel hospital. israel had bombed that hospital. if proven that they did if it is proven that they did not, does that change that?

>> i'm not sure that they believe that. i don't think the jordanian government and the egyptian government i'm not sure that they're convinced they're aware of who hamas is. they're aware of who hamas is. they're aware of who islamic is. aware of who islamic jihad is. they're their enemies to they're also their enemies to the gulf states . these are the gulf states. these are islamists who want to take down any certainly the egyptian government, the jordanian government, the jordanian government they'd take government. they'd love to take down hashemite kingdom . they government. they'd love to take down love ashemite kingdom . they government. they'd love to take down love to 1emite kingdom . they government. they'd love to take down love to take:e kingdom . they government. they'd love to take down love to take downjdom . they government. they'd love to take down love to take down the1 . they would love to take down the kings of the states. but kings of the gulf states. but there's public diplomacy in the making over here. and they recognise that they have an audience and they have a population, they have their own people in the country who are very much anti—israel and they have play towards their have to play towards their people. it's just i can assure you from what the telephones that are taking place is not in front of cameras, not in front of microphones. it's a different type of story. but right now it's much larger because what you're going to see is people taking sides. and no doubt in the next few days and certainly in the coming weekend, we're here right you're here in london right now. you're to going see the demonstrations

build outside the why would build up outside the why would then jordan then king abdullah of jordan agreed meeting with agreed to a meeting with joe biden then pulled biden and then pulled out. >> agreed in the >> why would he agreed in the first place? >> jordan is a country king abdullah is from the hashemite kingdom . but jordan a country kingdom. but jordan is a country where is about 75 to 80% where there is about 75 to 80% of its population are palestinian arabs. it goes back through the british mandate because the original british mandate included the whole of transjordan . so a huge amount of transjordan. so a huge amount of their population and a lot of their population and a lot of their population and a lot of their population is very anti—israel . certainly they have anti—israel. certainly they have mps in the jordanian parliament that stand up and say the most ridiculous things about israel. at the same time, king abdullah is a good person and the background , the history of the background, the history of the hashemite kingdom has generally been very moderate . so we can go been very moderate. so we can go much deeper into that. but obviously, hopefully time helps . obviously, hopefully time helps. >> james doesn't help. absolutely. >> fascinating . thank you, >> fascinating. thank you, james. james marlow there. thank you so much forjoining us. right. still to come this morning, tory mps demand that london mayor sadiq khan ban

protests the protests following the pro—palestinian march last saturday. you're with britain's newsroom on .

patrick christys on gb news. i'm gb news radio . gb news radio. >> welcome back to britain's newsroom. with me, emily carver and bev turner. now we're going to be talking about well, we're pleased to be joined again by the former labour mp stephen pound director of the pound and the uk director of the common sense society, emma webb.

thank you very now this thank you very much. now this story is concerning . now the story is concerning. now the labour leader has made a point. this is keir starmer . labour leader has made a point. this is keir starmer. he's made a point of taking a firm stance in solidarity with israel, the right to defend itself. however many labour councillors are deeply unhappy with this, to the point of quitting the party over the issue, saying that he is endorsing war crimes. these are mostly muslim councils across the uk. really. there's one here from manchester city council resigned from the party this week, accused keir starmer of making horrifying comments about palestine . now, emma, your take palestine. now, emma, your take on this ? on this? >> i don't even know where to begin. i think it's it says something about the local labour party local associations , party local associations, particularly in leicester. if in response to israel being the victim of not only terrorism but also the victim of the of the biggest massacre of jewish lives

since the holocaust and keir starmer rightly defend ends israel's right .to defend itself , israel's right .to defend itself, to defend its own existence as a safe haven for jewish to defend its own existence as a safe haven forjewish people to defend its own existence as a safe haven for jewish people , safe haven for jewish people, that there are some in local authorities around this country who think that there is such a problem for them that starmer has said this, that they need to resign and i think good riddance . these people should not be in, in my opinion. i'm glad to see that these people are not in positions in public life if they think that that is a is a is a proper response to the massacre of innocent jewish lives and also, shall we say, it's important to add the kidnap of elderly people , the kidnap of elderly people, the kidnap of babies, the massacring of babies, the massacring of babies, and actually the murder of a holocaust survivor. so if they think that this is a proper response, i say let them resign. i agree. >> stephen, as well. what it also does to me, it roots out those people who care more. when you're a local councillor and

the priority should be the people area that you people in your area that you care more about this. i'm not saying not awful . what's saying it's not awful. what's happened but that happened is awful, but that you would your would walk away from your domestic because of domestic position because of what's go what's happening. go >> no, i'm i have to say i'm in agreement with the panel so far. but the reality is there but look, the reality is there are thousands labour are thousands of labour councillors and what's happened, i is actually i think keir starmer is actually speaking this speaking for the nation on this occasion. i think he's working with the grain of the country on this. we've i think this. now we've had, i think it's in leicester, one in it's four in leicester, one in manchester, oxford. manchester, a couple in oxford. it's tiny number. it's a tiny, tiny number. >> it's not a tiny number. >> no, it's not a tiny number. >> no, it's not a tiny number. >> well, it's certainly no more than dozen any. than a dozen that any. >> it's more than a dozen >> it's not more than a dozen for this is anybody is worrying. >> i agree. but look what >> no, no i agree. but look what they're actually you listen they're actually if you listen to the statement that to read the statement that particularly the leicester councillors were councillors made, they were talking electricity talking about the electricity supply the reality supply to gaza. now the reality is start actually is that once you start actually chopping dividing things up chopping and dividing things up in that that lies in that way, that way lies madness. you either support or you and think you don't support. and i think keir and i hate keir starmer is right and i hate to that these particular to say that these particular unfortunately they're all muslim councillors, but i think they are ones who are on the

are the ones who are on the wrong of here. but wrong side of history here. but that's a coincidence that that's not a coincidence that they're councillors. they're muslim councillors. >> probably >> no, i think they're probably getting pressure from the mosque as well. >> em- >> let's face it. >> let's face it. >> that's also extremely >> well that's also extremely absolutely you absolutely right, which is, you know, are better off know, maybe we are better off without them. >> this is we are. >> i agree. this is we are. >> i agree. this is we are. >> well, you know, to be clear, just those councillors not all mosques muslims. mosques and all muslims. >> good lord, someone would have more. >> it's just so concerning that we councillors in this we have councillors in this country in position power. country in a position of power. yes they're not yes they're not mps, they're not leaders parties, but who leaders of parties, but who appear more as appear to have more concern as bev said, about something that is going on, a foreign conflict and in addition to that, i mean, it's so unreasonable given that stephen mentioned that this is this is specifically in reference to cutting off the electricity and water supply to gaza, gaza, israel withdrew from gaza, gaza, israel withdrew from gaza in 2005. >> if hamas put any of their resources into looking after their own people rather than attempting to kill jews, then they would have their own independent water supply . the independent water supply. the reason one of the one of the

things that hamas have been doing chopping up the water doing is chopping up the water pipes using to make pipes and using them to make rockets fire at civilians in rockets to fire at civilians in israel. so that starmer was being pro—palestine voices saying that's not true . saying that's not true. >> you see, people just don't believe anything they see. well, they did to this conflict. they believe what they want to believe. >> israel actually had to they felt that they needed to publish a a baby that had a photograph of a baby that had been burned alive because as with holocaust denial, they refused to believe that this had actually happened. >> it's the same as people >> so it's the same as people who are denying that hamas are a terrorist organisation . and terrorist organisation. and also, like i said earlier, we need to remember that hamas also commit atrocities against their own people . the fact that so own people. the fact that so many of the rockets that are fired by hamas and islamic palestinian jihad , palestinian palestinian jihad, palestinian islamic jihad land on civilians in gaza , they don't care about in gaza, they don't care about the people of hamas , iran, the the people of hamas, iran, the people of palestine . iran don't people of palestine. iran don't care about the people of palestine, what they care about

is attacking israel and attacking jewish civilians. so i think that starmer was absolutely right in defending israel's right. it's none of our business in the uk. how israel's right. it's none of our business in the uk . how israel business in the uk. how israel chooses to deal with with that threat. they need to deal with it. what are they supposed to do? just not defend themselves? because that's what this boils down to is there are a lot of people who just say, oh, well, israel just throw israel just just should throw its in the air, allow its hands up in the air, allow them to continue holding all of these including these hostages, including babies. these people babies. and none of these people are because babies. and none of these people are they're because babies. and none of these people are they're resigningecause babies. and none of these people are they're resigning inuse they're they're resigning in protest at to hamas holding babies hostage . are they okay, emma? >> stephen, we've got to take another break for now, but still to come, impact back home as the war continues. how are muslim and jewish communities being impact kid and a bully ban ? impact kid and a bully ban? >> earlier this morning, mps took evidence on american bully xl dogs, including the merits of a ban. is it about time that a

much more after your morning's news with . rihanna news with. rihanna >> good morning. it's exactly 1130. your top stories from the newsroom. us president joe biden has met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu , who minister benjamin netanyahu, who he's on a diplomatic mission to prevent an escalation in the region. he was due to visit jordan to meet leaders in the middle east, but that was cancelled amid outrage over the hundreds of deaths at a gazan hospital overnight. in a joint press conference. president biden supports the israeli defence forces claims the rocket fired was not from israel and again pledged us support israel as they respond to these attacks i >> -- >> it seems to me that we have to continue to ensure that you have what you need to defend yourselves and we're going to make sure that occurs. as you know , i was deeply saddened and

know, i was deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion at the hospital in gaza yesterday. and based on what i've seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team , not not you . the other team, not not you. what israeli defence forces say a failed islamic jihad rocket launch caused the explosion at the al arab hospital in gaza. >> at least 500 palestinians have been killed in the blast. hamas also denies it's to blame. some palestinians mourning their loved ones in khan yunis say they hold the us responsible for they hold the us responsible for the war on gaza . in other news, the war on gaza. in other news, back here, a red weather warning for rain has been issued by the met office for parts of scotland, it means very dangerous weather is expected with extensive flooding likely to pose a risk to life. the weather warning will run from 6 pm. tomorrow until noon on p.m. tomorrow until noon on friday. and you can get more on

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and people that i knew had dewbs & co weeknights from . six & co weeknights from. six >> very good morning. it's 1136 >> very good morning. it's1136 with britain's newsroom on gb news with bev turner and emily carver. this morning we're seeing live pictures of sarah in in israel from this perspective, all looks calm . of course, it is all looks calm. of course, it is far from calm. we'll continue to bnng far from calm. we'll continue to bring you the latest on the war all day on gb news. we will indeed. >> we'll bring you live shots from gaza, of course, as well .

from gaza, of course, as well. and analysis of president biden's joint statement that he gave with benjamin netanyahu in israel and what comes of that trip. >> so as the war continues, how are muslim and jewish communities being impacted here in the uk? are north west of england. reporter sophie reaper visited one of manchester's most diverse areas to find out more . diverse areas to find out more. >> a rich tapestry of culture. >> a rich tapestry of culture. >> manchester is one of the uk's most diverse cities , just most diverse cities, just a couple of miles outside the city centre lies cheetham hill, a neighbourhood home to large populations of both muslims and jews . jews. >> the arade dam zahawi ahmed is the leader of one of the mosques in the area that is mainly targeted . penaranda. i asked him targeted. penaranda. i asked him about the multiculturalism of manchester and if he feels the war in israel is having an impact on the relationship

between jews and muslims here in the city. >> inaya yeah , so you're saying >> inaya yeah, so you're saying that obviously what's happening in the middle east at the moment, it's not affected a lot of the community here, but people are a bit upset, but there isn't much of a tension or anything in this area. you know, manchester is a good example of how what the communities live together and have lived together for a long time in in in good faith . faith. >> gb news also reached out to many of the synagogues in the area, but sadly, none of them felt comfortable speaking out, given the current concerns about anti—semitism . now, as tensions anti—semitism. now, as tensions between israel and hamas intensify , manchester's muslim intensify, manchester's muslim jewish forum is urging people in the city to keep the peace . the city to keep the peace. >> manchester is a wonderful city, and there's no reason why people should fight. the great danger comes is when you try to import into this country

tensions that actually originate from overseas. it's completely wrong , completely wrong, completely counterproductive. we should not allow our feelings about what's happening over there to poison community relations here in manchester. >> for now, communities of muslims and jewish people continue due to live here side by side , just as they always by side, just as they always have. by side, just as they always have . sophie reaper gb news is . have. sophie reaper gb news is. >> thank you, sophie. best city in the world. >> yes, i'm glad we were reflecting on on what's going on in our community. liz at this time. >> right. earlier this morning, mps took evidence on american bully xl dogs, including the merits of a ban. >> yes, this is on the same week an xl bully in norfolk was shot by police in a school car park after mauling its owner here is what prime minister what the prime minister said about last month. about the breed last month. >> dogs are dangerous. >> these dogs are dangerous. yes, want to reassure the yes, i want to reassure the pubuc yes, i want to reassure the public that we will take all necessary steps to keep people safe . safe. >> so ellie costello joins us

now. >> of course, gb news is fabulous reporter and presenter. ellie, what's going to happen today in relation to these dogs? so being described as an so it's being described as an emergency urgent session in westminster and we can see why can't we? >> there's been ten deaths attributed to american xl bullies in the last two years in the united kingdom, including a ten year old little boy in wales . in 2021, he was attacked at a friend's house by an xl bully, a little girl, just 17 months. she was attacked at a at her home with a dog that had been owned by her family by just one week. and just last month, a man, a 52 year old man died after being attacked by two dogs, believed to be xl bullies. so this is very, very topical. it's very heated. it's very passionate debate on both sides about banning this breed. and that's what this hearing is about today in westminster. it's the environment, food and rural affairs select committee. and they are basically hearing from animal behavioural specialists

and from lawyers to talk about what a ban could look like and what a ban could look like and what the implications of that ban will be. so it's very, very important that we heard from dr. samantha gaines, who's head of the rspca companion animals team this is what she had to say about the breed, other sources of data, what you'll see is that these are dogs that are reported to been bred as companions to have been bred as companions and the breed club standards will describe them as being friendly a gentle, calm demeanour. so i think there's >> so i think there's already misinformation and some confusion out there around them. but what we have to but i think what we have to acknowledge regardless acknowledge is that regardless of function, no breed of the dog's function, no breed is inherently aggressive and there are no breeds of dogs that are any more likely to show aggression than any other. obviously, we have to acknowledge that powerful acknowledge that large, powerful dogs cause serious dogs will cause serious injuries, that's not the injuries, but that's not the same as saying that a dog that is large and powerful and muscly will absolutely bite somebody . will absolutely bite somebody. >> was dr. samantha >> so that was dr. samantha gaines, very much coming to the defence really of the american xl bully saying that just

because dog is big and muscly, because a dog is big and muscly, it doesn't necessary mean that it's always going to be violence. that was her approach . violence. that was her approach. but this hearing is continuing all day in westminster. we've also heard from a law lecturer, dr. lawrence newport. been dr. lawrence newport. he's been tracking the fatal attacks of xl bullies in the uk and he said that in one week in july this yean that in one week in july this year, one dog was killed every day by this breed on average. and he talked about the strength of the jaw of the xl bully and he says they can rip other dogs to shreds and other injuries that they can never, ever recover from. so that's another side of the debate. they are going to be hearing from experts throughout the day to kind of take look at what a ban could take a look at what a ban could look like. >> when see those sorts of >> when you see those sorts of debates, realise when debates, you realise it's when our when our democracy is right, when parliament right, when parliament gets it right, when you these committee you see these committee discussions, so pleased you see these committee disclthoses, so pleased you see these committee disclthose all so pleased you see these committee disclthose all of so pleased you see these committee disclthose all of those eased you see these committee disclthose all of those experts that those all of those experts are room coming to are in one room coming to a conclusion and there'll be people at home watching this who own dog answers own a dog who need answers because much because there's so much uncertainty around this at the moment. what happened with this

attack primary school, ellie? yes. what makes >> yes. this is what makes it really so serious. is we really quite so serious. is we are hearing about these debates fairly aren't we, fairly regularly, aren't we, in the and in the news? the newspapers and in the news? this this this was on monday. this happened norfolk an happened in norfolk. and an xl bully dog attacked its own owner . quite severe injuries . she was . quite severe injuries. she was a lady in her 60s that happened in their home. the dog then escaped and went to a local primary school. obviously great concerns about the children in that primary school. the pupils and so the dog attacked its owner in a house, in a house, and then an escaped escaped into and then an escaped escaped into a local primary school in a small village. this is terrifying. absolutely terrifying. absolutely terrifying. teachers and pupils were inside the main school building at the time. were inside the main school building at the time . this is building at the time. this is what the police force have said. there but that dog had to be destroyed by officers. they sought permission from the owner, then had destroyed owner, then had to be destroyed because there was no vet around to sedate that dog and they obviously couldn't run the risk to sedate that dog and they obthatily couldn't run the risk to sedate that dog and they obthatily c(being: run the risk to sedate that dog and they obthatily c(being: run the rinear of that dog being anywhere near primary school children. that primary school children. so that is steps are made

is why steps are being made today westminster to hear today in westminster to hear from experts in law and in animal behaviour to find out what a ban could look like and what a ban could look like and what the potential of what the potential impact of that ban could be, especially for who already these dogs. >> okay. thank you, ellie. fascinating. and hopefully this will draw some conclusions for people who own the dogs and also for people who we don't want them. i don't want them here. >> yeah, it must be an anxious time for owners, though. yeah. you know, we talk about good and bad owners, responsible owners, irresponsible bad owners, responsible owners, irre the|sible bad owners, responsible owners, irre the disproportion, bad owners, responsible owners, irrethe disproportion, passionate bad owners, responsible owners, irrethe of proportion, passionate bad owners, responsible owners, irre the of attacks,nn, passionate bad owners, responsible owners, irre the of attacks,nn, passinby te number of attacks, though, by these think, you these dogs means i think, you know something has to be done right. still to this right. still to come this morning, our panel will rejoin us go pmqs this is us as we go live to pmqs this is britain's on gb news. britain's newsroom on gb news. >> i'm alex deakin. this is your latest weather update from the met for gb news. good met office for gb news. good morning, storm. babette is moving in through the rest of today, bringing some very heavy rain, particularly tomorrow across parts of scotland across eastern parts of scotland . but even today we could see some issues, heavy showers developing across parts the developing across parts of the midlands england

midlands and southern england turning very wet here through this afternoon and the evening. the strength working as this afternoon and the evening. the for strength working as this afternoon and the evening. the for large 1gth working as this afternoon and the evening. the for large partsvorking as this afternoon and the evening. the for large parts ofking as this afternoon and the evening. the for large parts of the as this afternoon and the evening. the for large parts of the uk. well for large parts of the uk. it is another dry day in much of eastern england and a good part of scotland turning dry once the early rain clears from the west. temperatures be into temperatures will be again into the feeling bit cooler the teens, feeling a bit cooler because of the winds, especially across south. as rain across the south. as the rain p9ps across the south. as the rain peps here, but also going to peps up here, but also going to see through the see some heavy rain through the evening across northern evening time across northern ireland. office warning ireland. met office warning in place and then this place for that. and then this band rain becomes moving band of rain becomes slow moving over of northern england over parts of northern england before into southern before working into southern scotland through the night. so again, slow nature, again, slow moving nature, persistent heavy rain could cause some problems. temperatures holding up overnight. it won't be a cold night at all, but the rain could continue through thursday across these eastern parts of scotland. that's where we have a met office. amber warning in place. the winds also likely to be an issue, across parts the winds also likely to be an issscotland across parts the winds also likely to be an issscotland , across parts the winds also likely to be an issscotland , especiallys parts the winds also likely to be an iss scotland , especially to arts the winds also likely to be an issscotland , especially to the of scotland, especially to the far north—west. some strong far north—west. some very strong gusts as i say, we have gusts here. so as i say, we have a number of met office warnings in place. check out the website for more details on that.

further south tomorrow, there will be heavy showers will again be some heavy showers and brighter spells in and some brighter spells in between temperatures, again, mid to high teens. but feeling to even high teens. but feeling cooler it's wet and very cooler where it's wet and very windy

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yes, it is the run up to pmqs in about ten minutes or so. rishi sunak will be in the house of commons. minister's commons. prime minister's question questions question time. lots of questions . expected israel . it's expected that israel palestine , israel, gaza war, palestine, israel, gaza war, hamas war will dominate the proceedings. >> in fact, we're watching rishi sunak here, leaving 10 downing street going to his range rover after a short break. obviously, we've had all the party conferences recently . so today conferences recently. so today is the first pmqs back . we are is the first pmqs back. we are still joined in the studio here with stephen pound and emma webb. stephen, it's going to dominate, of course, i would imagine, today the middle east conflict. >> i'm pretty sure it was. it's quite interesting because you can't you don't know what the questions are going to be in advance, but you know, who's going to ask the questions. and the first that's going the first question that's going to up on pmqs from to be come up on pmqs is from chris who is this enormous chris law, who is this enormous six snp mp for six foot six ponytail snp mp for dundee. he'll be and you can dundee. so he'll be and you can pretty much guarantee where he'll from. and also he'll be coming from. and also i think the people, which think one of the people, which is well the snp's position is what well the snp's position as