israeli government spokesperson, david mencer, gave a press briefing some moments ago where he spokeeration, looks a bit different, it is a part of a wider, coordinated operation across the northern west bank. these kinds of operations going on in several cities. what is not entirely clear at the moment is why this operation is taking place now. the kind of extensive operation that people here haven't seen in decades. israel's foreign minister says it is a counterterrorism operation against what he calls terrorist infrastructure backed by iran. but over the past ten months, these cities have had weekly incursions by the israeli army, it is not clear what has changed in terms of their targeting, in terms of their methods. and the palestinian authorities are warning that continued violence here is going to have dire and dangerous consequences. israeli government spokesperson, david mencer, gave a press briefing some moments ago where he spoke about the operation in the west bank. 0ur our policy is clear, there will be no safe place, no places of sanctuary and no places where terrorists

israeli government spokesperson, david mencer, gave a press briefing where he spoke about the operationwest bank. our policy is clear, there will be no safe place, no places of sanctuary and no places where terrorists can feel safe, where they feel they are in control. as such, a targeted operation is taking place to thwart terrorist activity. the idf and our security forces are operating injenin and other places from which murderous attacks have been launched. we will fight to eliminate terrorism wherever it emerges. we know iran is working to make this another front from which to attack israel. israel is on high alert, our security forces are deployed extensively to thwart another terror attack and we will settle accounts with any terrorists responsible for terror attacks against our people. mustafa barghouti is a senior palestinian politician and leader of the palestinian national initiative. he told the bbc that israeli military occupation in the west bank violates international law. it is the largest military operation in the west bank since 2002, for sure. and it is clear that the

earlier david mencer, from the office of the israeli prime minister, defended the strike on the schoolief yahya sinwar, has said many times that gazan deaths support his cause. so since the 7th of october, a massacre on my people, hamas and islamichhad terrorists have been systematically abusing ordinary gazans to pursue their own deadly terrorist, jew—killing agenda. the massive terror tunnel network beneath hospitals, mosques, schools and un facilities twice the size of the london underground, weapons storage and, of course, the imprisonment of our hostages. 115 israelis for 310 days. unimaginable cruelty. look, the latest disgraceful act is for hamas to abuse these sites, to turn them into terror military facilities. over the last few weeks, our intelligence has been closely monitoring an active hamas and islamichhad military facility, where two dozen hamas and islamichhad were militants were operating. we've released the names of these and the photos of these 19 terrorist killers that we targeted and eliminated at this compound. and we also published intelligence that an islamichha

i am nowjoined by david mencer, spokesperson for the office of the israeli prime minister.ckdrop to all of this is the brutal attacks on the 7th of october. what has happened to the hostages, israel, in its efforts to make sure none of that happened again, struck a school building where displaced palestinians were sheltering. we where displaced palestinians were shelterinu. ~ ., where displaced palestinians were shelterinu. ~ . ., ., sheltering. we had that reaction there from _ sheltering. we had that reaction there from kamala _ sheltering. we had that reaction there from kamala harris. - sheltering. we had that reaction there from kamala harris. the l sheltering. we had that reaction i there from kamala harris. the uk's foreign secretary has said he is appalled by the attack on the eu policy chief has said there is no justification for these massacres. what is your response to your allies? ~ , what is your response to your allies? g , , , what is your response to your allies? g , , ., allies? my response is that the hammers would _ allies? my response is that the hammers

here's israeli government spokesperson, david mencer.hezbollah. we've produced a comprehensive list of we successfully targeted him. we can speak to an expert in middle east security studies. welcome. i would like to just begin by getting your assessment about what this killing of a commander could mean, particularly at a time when all attention had been focused on ceasefire. . ~ attention had been focused on ceasefire. . ,, , ., ., ceasefire. thank you for inviting me. ceasefire. thank you for inviting me- several _ ceasefire. thank you for inviting me. severalthings, _ ceasefire. thank you for inviting me. severalthings, let's- ceasefire. thank you for inviting me. severalthings, let's call. ceasefire. thank you for inviting me. severalthings, let's call a| me. severalthings, let's calla spade a spade. this killing took place in lebanon, one that the israelis have admitted was them. you have reported their admission in this regard but also describing activities carried out in the west bank as terrorist activities in judaea. i have no i

here's israeli government spokesperson, david mencer.g in partnership with the irgc — the iranians' islamic revolutionary guard, trying to push deadly arms into thejudea and samaria, working with hezbollah. we've produced a comprehensive list of his crimes and why we targeted him, and why we successfully targeted him. this all comes just hours after us secretary of state antony blinken left empty—handed after a tour of the middle east aimed at reaching a ceasefire in the israel—hamas war in gaza. the israeli prime minister says he's accepted the terms. but hamas has not. and there seems to be some ambiguity surrounding the israeli troop withdrawal from the egypt, gaza border. as he left the region, antony blinken's message was blunt. 0ur message is simple. it is clear. and it is urgent. we need to get the ceasefire and hostage agreement over the finish line. and we need to do it now. and in the last hour israel said it would not withdraw its troops from the so—called philadelphi corridor along the border between egypt and gaza. a statmen

here's israeli government spokesperson, david mencer.ive list of his crimes and why we targeted him and why we successfully targeted hi m. israel has also said it will not withdraw its troops from the so—called philadelphia corridor along the border between egypt and gaza. a statement from prime minister netanyahu's office said "israel will insist on the achievement of all of its objectives for the war, as they have been defined by the security cabinet, including that gaza never again constitutes a security threat to israel. this requires securing the southern border" president biden has spoken with prime minister netanyahu, by phone — the white house said it was to discuss the ceasefire and hostage release deal, and diplomatic efforts to de—escalate regional tensions. this all comes just hours after us secretary of state antony blinken left empty—handed after a tour of the middle east aimed at reaching a ceasefire in the israel—hamas war in gaza. he had this message for reporters. our message is simple, it's clear, and it urgent. we nee

the israeli spokesman for the office of the prime minister, david mencer, will join us live and arts editor of the express, stefan kyrgios will tell us of his theatrical adventures this week. he's been to see john steinbeck's grapes of wrath and fiddler on the roof at regent's park open air theatre. before all of that, your headlines were sophia wenzler. >> michael, thank you . good >> michael, thank you. good morning. it'sjust >> michael, thank you. good morning. it's just gone 11:00. i'm sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. the justice secretary has warned that the impact of the riots seen across the uk could be felt for months and years to come. shabana mahmood made the remarks in a piece for the observer, as courts have been working to extend the hours to deal with rioters. it comes as a 15 year old boy has become the first child to be convicted for his part in violent disorder in sunderland, meanwhile, 2000 anti—racism protesters gathered outside the reform hq in london, where gb news reporter charlie peters and his cameraman were targeted by street . the touch targeted by street.