jeremy bowen _ region. your we must leave it sadly. jeremy bowen in _ region.emy bowen in northern italy, - region. your we must leave it sadly. jeremy bowen in northern italy, thisj jeremy bowen in northern italy, this is abc news. —— israel. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. when the us supreme court overturned the roe v wade decision, establishing a woman's right to an abortion, it looked like america's so—called right to life campaigners were winning. now? well, it's not so certain. the conservative movement is split on just how far anti—abortion legislation should go. opinion polls suggest most americans don't believe abortion should be outlawed, and some republicans fear this could be a vote loser. my guest is lila rose, described as one of the fiercest anti—abortion activists in america. are her absolutist views turning america off?

ok, jeremy bowen, thank you ve much boxes. ok, jeremy bowen, thank you very much indeed _ boxes.nk you very much indeed for— boxes. ok, jeremy bowen, thank you very much indeed for that. _ boxes. ok, jeremy bowen, thank you very much indeed for that. thank - very much indeed for that. thank you. here in the uk, the foreign secretary has warned that the uk's support for israel is �*not unconditional�*. writing in the sunday times, lord cameron said there was "no "doubt where the blame lies" after three british men were among seven charity workers killed when their convoy was hit in gaza last week. but this morning, the deputy prime minister, 0liver dowden, defended the uk's continued arms sales to israel — rejecting calls for the government to publish the legal advice it's had about whether israel's conduct in the war has breached international law. 0ur political correspondent helen cattjoins me now. helen — mr dowden was robust, defending the government's position on this. he was pushed on this this morning, and yes, he said that israel's war was legitimate, he also said that it

in gaza. jeremy bowen is in jerusalem and _ have occurred in gaza. jeremy bowen is in jerusalem andred in gaza. jeremy bowen is in jerusalem and he reflects - have occurred in gaza. jeremy bowen is in jerusalem and he reflects on - is injerusalem and he reflects on why aid routes into gaza were not open soon. why aid routes into gaza were not epen soon-— open soon. israel hasn't clearly been under _ open soon. israel hasn't clearly been under sufficient _ open soon. israel hasn't clearly been under sufficient pressure | open soon. israel hasn't clearly i been under sufficient pressure to force it to do these things. i think events over the last week or so, the killing of that a team have, for presidentjoe biden, been a tipping point. whatever he said last night to prime minister netanyahu, for once, it got through. because the announcement they were opening these new routes came in the middle of the night here injerusalem. they didn't hang around and then they've announced the results of their internal inquiry as well into the killing itself and disciplined senior officers. whether

jeremy bowen, netanyahu would rather hear. jeremy bowen. thank— netanyahu would rather hear.hear. jeremy bowen, thank you so _ netanyahu would rather hear. jeremy bowen, thank you so much _ netanyahu would rather hear. jeremy bowen, thank you so much for - netanyahu would rather hear. jeremyj bowen, thank you so much forjoining me. let's cross to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet who's injerusalem. what is the mood music coming from the israeli government today? well, it is the morning after what was an unprecedented event in the region. the first direct iranians attack directly on israeli soil and this morning iran, israel, their respective allies are now assessing the enormity of this moment and more urgently asking the question of what comes next. as we heard from jeremy bowen, there is hope that this would draw a line under what has been really a decades long confrontation, a series of shadow wars and covert operations between israel and iran. but the mood in israel is very belligerent. it's celebratory in a way with israeli military officials saying that

thank you, jeremy bowen, live in - you, jeremy bowen, live in jerusalem.ation union, the neu, has begun its annual conference in bournemouth, with pay high on the agenda. its members have indicated they'd support industrial action in this year's negotiations. the government has already warned any pay offer in england is likely be lower than last year's deal. bra nwen jeffreys is at the conference. how likely is another round of teaching strikes? this evening, the leader of the national education union made it very clear that the possibility of strikes remains on the table. with the potential for ballads during the summer term to create a mandate for the strike starting in september. that follows a consultation with members in england and wales, more than nine out of ten saying they would be prepared to take industrial action over pay. tomorrow the union will consider formally its next steps. what is the background to the pay concern of teachers? in england, experienced teachers had seen their pay fall by 12% since 2010. starting salaries for teachers in en

jeremy bowen, our international— different way. different way. jeremy bowen, our international editor, as _ different way. jeremy bowen, our international editor, as always, i international editor, as always, thank you for our live your insight. i'm joined now by hiba tibi who is the west bank and gaza director of care international — the organisation oversees aid workers operating in gaza. thank you forjoining us. i wondered if i could first get your reaction as care international and soppy who has worked in gaza to the deaths of the aid workers?— has worked in gaza to the deaths of the aid workers? good morning, first of all, condolences _ the aid workers? good morning, first of all, condolences to _ the aid workers? good morning, first of all, condolences to their _ of all, condolences to their families and also for all of the british people for the heroes, the people we consider heroes in palestine, who put the needs of people before themselves and went to gaza, to support the people there. unfortunately, the immediate reaction

thank you forjoining us. about from jeremy bowen. thank you forioining ve— for 'oining us.day is a forjoining us. thank you, today is a very painful _ forjoining us. thank you, today is a very painful day. _ forjoining us. thank you, today is a very painful day. it _ forjoining us. thank you, today is a very painful day. it is _ forjoining us. thank you, today is a very painful day. it is very - forjoining us. thank you, today is a very painful day. it is very hard, | a very painful day. it is very hard, especially as we received the news of elad katzir yesterday. i'm about to read very soon back to nir oz for his funeral. you have seen the pictures, but you have not smelled the smells and heard the atmosphere. it is terrible, it is devastating. this war, as previously said, it is a just war, it is a global war against terrorism, and it is awful. our beloved ones are still there, held, we have no idea whether they drink water can see sunlight, eat enough, we have no idea what is going on and it is painful. it is painful, because it has been six months that we can hardly bre

jeremy bowen, has the very latest, from jerusalem.issiles hit the car in the shati refugee camp in gaza city. ismail haniyeh�*s three sons and three grandchildren were killed, along with their driver. witnesses told local journalists that they were visiting bereaved families. the israelis said they attacked to stop the men committing an act of terror. the dead man's father is the senior hamas political leader deeply involved in ceasefire talks. ismail haniyeh was in qatar when he was told his sons were dead. their blood, he said, was no more precious than that of any palestinian, and hamas would not change its position on the ceasefire. killing members of ismail haniyeh�*s family might strengthen suspicions that israel's prime minister does not want a ceasefire deal with hamas and will buy time by sabotaging the talks. for muslims, this day is supposed to be joyful. it is eid al—fitr, the celebration at the end of ramadan. even in gaza — this is rafah — where life was always hard, eid was a respite. this year, graveyard visits instead

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.inet has approved sending a delegation to cairo to renew talks with hamas. but prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said a ceasefire would not be agreed until israeli hostages were released. translation: the achievements of the war are great - _ we eliminated 19 out of 2a of the hamas battalions, including senior commanders. we killed, wounded or captured a significant number of hamas terrorists. we purged shifa and many other terrorist headquarters as well. we destroyed factories manufacturing rockets, control rooms, weapons, ammunition, and we continue to systematically destroy what is underground. we are one step away from victory. israel is not the one preventing a deal. hamas prevents a deal. its extreme demands were intended to bring about an end to the war and leave it intact, meaning to ensure its survival, its rehabilitation, its ability to endanger our citizens and our soldiers. surrendering to hamas demands will allow it to try to repeat the crimes of october 7th again and ag

jeremy bowen, bbc news in northern israel.enior fellow and director of research in foreign policy at the brookings institution — a us based think tank. he told me how he thinks iran will respond — if it is confirmed that israel was behind the attack. it's hard to say because of course, there's already a fairly consistent amount of violence, notjust in the tragedy in gaza, but, of course, with hezbollah in lebanon. and a natural response would be to ask hezbollah to step that up for iranian operatives, to try to give that kind of an order or a direction. but there's already a fair amount of cross—fire, as your correspondent just said. of course, the goal here is not to do something so big that it requires israel to then escalate or wind up an all out war. and so i'm thinking that perhaps there could be a volley of rockets larger in scale and size and perhaps lethality into northern israel at some point in the coming week or two. that would be sort of the most straightforward. you could also imagine asymmetric or qualitatively d

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.f the hamas attacks of october seven also marks six months of captivity for the 133 people still believed to be held hostage in gaza. their family members want benjamin netanyahu to make a deal to free them. those calls are coming not only from israel but from the jewish diaspora. six months in, frustration is mounting. on sunday, here in washington, protesters gathered at the lincoln memorial. their message was — bring them home. meanwhile, the uk's foreign secretary is warning that the uk's support for israel is not unconditional. writing in the sunday times, lord cameron said there is no doubt where the blame lies, warning it must never happen again, after three british men were among seven charity members killed when their convoy was hit in gaza last week. however the deputy prime minister 0liver dowden has defended the uk's continued arms sales to israel. he has rejected calls for the government published legal advice it has had whether israel's conduct in the war has breached int

jeremy bowen, bbc news in northern israel.on, senior fellow and director of research in foreign policy at the brookings institution — a us based think tank. what action do you think the iranians will take if it is israel that's behind the attack? i5 iranians will take if it is israel that's behind the attack? is hard to say because _ that's behind the attack? is hard to say because of— that's behind the attack? is hard to say because of course, _ that's behind the attack? is hard to say because of course, there's - say because of course, there's already a fairly consistent amount of violence, notjust in the tragedy in gaza but of course with hezbollah in gaza but of course with hezbollah in lebanon. a natural response would be to ask hezbollah to step that up, for a iranian operatives to try and give that kind of an order or direction. but there's already a fair amount direction. but there's already a fairamount of direction. but there's already a fair amount of crossfire as your correspondent just said, fair amount of crossfi

jeremy bowen, bbc news in northern israel.ntral asian and islamic studies at the australian national university. hello to you again. iran says it will respond decisively to what has happened. what do you think will happen next? figs think will happen next? as jerem think will happen next? sis jeremy said think will happen next? is jeremy said iran will not respond immediately because iran does not want a direct conflict with israel which would also bring the united states into it. given the strategic partnership with the united states, if there is going to be a direct conflict of course the prime minister netanyahu... did iti of course the prime minister netanyahu... did it i think iran is likely to retaliate indirectly in iraqi, syria yemen and lebanon. but when that will happen, it is likely to take some time and as we know in the past exactly when the general was killed iran promised that they would retaliate but they took their time. perhaps one where they have retaliated is by activating or supporting the actions of the ho

our international editor, jeremy bowen, is in northern israel and sent this update.za are that they coordinated their their movement with their their vehicles that apparently were clearly marked with the israelis before they moved. and yet it still happened. the israelis say it's a terribly tragic mistake, a terribly tragic incident, and that they are looking into what exactly happened. my supposition is that it's a function of the terrible, deadly chaos that's going on in gaza, the lack of governance, their own quite complex domestic political reasons. the israelis, particularly the prime minister, mr netanyahu, have not wanted to engage with the whole business of who runs gaza, notjust after this war has ended, but what about when israel's been operating with its military in a certain area and then they pull out? so it's a chaotic situation. and i think that operating in that situation is dangerous and it's difficult, and we saw this morning, deadly. let's speak to arwa mhanna, a senior policy adviser for mercy corps, who are delivering aid in gaza. very good to se

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.n secretary has said the government's support for israel is not unconditional. the deputy prime minister oliver dowden told the bbc he has concerns about the way israel is conducting itself, but denied that the government had received legal advice, saying israel has broken international law. the opposition labour party has called for that advice to be published. here's our political correspondent helen catt. this was what was left of an aid convoy hit by an israeli air strike in gaza last week. seven aid workers died, three of them british. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, said today it was tragic and avoidable, and there was no doubt that the blame lay with israel. but the government has not agreed to calls made in the aftermath, including by 600 lawyers, to stop arms exports to israel. this morning the deputy minister said the government's current assessment remains that sales are still legal. of course we have concerns about the way in which israel is conducting itself. that is

thank you for that, our international editor jeremy bowen.nwhile, after two weeks of heavy bombardment, israel says it's completed its military operation at gaza's biggest hospital and all troops have now left the area. most of al shifa's medical complex has been left in ruins. during the operation here in northern gaza, the idf says it killed 200 terrorists, claiming hamas had regrouped inside the grounds. palestinian media is reporting that a mother and her son, who were both doctors, were also killed. lucy williamson has the latest from jerusalem. al shifa's protection was its identity. hard to recognise it as a hospital now. the surgery unit, emergency department, wards and corridors, imploded, anonymized by war. patients like this one, trapped inside during the two macro weeks of fighting. translation: , �* , ., translation: they didn't provide water for the _ translation: they didn't provide water for the last _ translation: they didn't provide water for the last two _ translation: they didn't provide water for the last two days. - tran

our international editor, jeremy bowen, has also covered the war since the start and has returned tosrael that was hardest hit by the hamas attacks. six months after the attacks, it is a bit like going back into a time machine because all the damage is to leave. into a time machine because all the damage is still here. and the reason for that is that in this kibbutz, nir oz, one in four of the population of the more than 400 people was either killed, or taken into gaza, about a mile away on the border, as hostages. looking around at the damage here and hearing the stories also of what happened, hamas came in around 6:30 in the morning and were here until early afternoon, undisturbed, going house to house until the army arrived. the war is still going on, that is outgoing far that is outgoing fire from an israeli battery into gaza. this is now one of the typical houses in this kibbutz, abandoned and burnt out. six months on, it still smells of burning on the sofa, there is still some neatly folded laundry, perhaps done the evening before october 7th. going around this place you can un

jeremy bowen, bbc news, northern israel.biden and vice president harris were planning to hold an iftar dinner — a fast—breaking meal during the muslim holy month of ramadan — with muslim and arab leaders. instead, the dinner was cancelled because of the optics of famine concerns in gaza. according to a white house official, the president made clear he mourns the loss of every innocent life in this conflict and expressed his commitment to continue working to secure an immediate ceasefire as part of a deal to free the hostages and significantly increase humanitarian aid into gaza. sabrina siddiqui is national politics reporter for the wall streetjournal. great to have you again. the strike on aid workers and the convoy added more attention to the plans for the dinner tonight. tell us what ended up happening. it’s tonight. tell us what ended up happening-— happening. it's interesting because the _ happening. it's interesting because the white - happening. it's interesting because the white house | happening. it's interesting -

we'll take a look at what we know about the air strike, and get the latest from jeremy bowen injerusalem james landale, here at the foreign office. but first, lucy williamson has more on the aftermath of the attack. well, israel's actions in gaza and the need to expand access for aid. the killing of these aid workers has driven up calls for the uk to look at its role in terms of supplying weapons or military equipment at least to israel and in terms of its own position on the legality of israel's actions. it is not clear yet where those calls are going to lead but israel has responded very, very swiftly, announcing new measures to improve coordination with aid agencies on the ground and also saying that the results of its investigation into the incident will come within days. israel's army said it had misidentified them. today, colleagues wrote their names on the body bags that carried them out of gaza. john chapman. james henderson. and james kirby. three british men among seven aid workers killed in israeli air strikes this week. their bodies driven through the rafah crossing into egyp

jeremy bowen, bbc news, northern israel. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.rking parents in england can now receive more government—funded care for their children. up until the end of march, there were 30 hours per week of funded childcare available for three and four—year—olds. now, there'll be 15 hours per week available for working parents of two—year—olds during school term—time. the government says it will mean tens of thousands more children will be eligible for a government—funded childcare place. here's prime minister rishi sunak. this week it's being expanded to two—year—olds, that's really positive and i've been talking to families for whom that'll be a big difference. we fully funded the programme and increase the rates we are paid to nurseries, making sure there are more childcare places available, more childcare staff available and the future looks bright and it is a really positive intervention which when it's fully rolled out will be worth around £7,000 of support to working parents. but many in the industry are warning that the funding simply

jeremy bowen there are.the hamas attacks of october 7 also marks six months of captivity for the 133 people still believed to be held hostage in gaza. theirfamily members want benjamin netanyahu to make a deal to free them. those calls are coming not only from israel, but those in the jewish diaspora. six months in, frustration is mounting. on sunday, here in washington, protesters gathered at the lincoln memorial. their message — bring them home. 0ne one of the hostages still believe to be a give, i spoke to his fatherjonathan to understand how his family continues to cope the uncertainty. it's a living nightmare, quite honestly, for us. both our immediate family, as well as our kibbutz family. we are from kibbutz oz, where that morning exactly six months ago hundreds of palestinian terrorists and looters descended on our kibbutz, leaving behind a0 murdered civilians, 80 hostages were taken from our community, our homes destroyed, looted and our way of life all but eradicated. so every morning that we get u

jeremy bowen explains injerusalem. after the attack, the building in iran's diplomatic compound in a well—off central area of damascus seems to be on fire. the israeli strike destroyed the iranian consulate. it was a precision attack against a senior commander who will have worked hard to keep his movements secret. despite that, israeli intelligence must have tracked general mohamed reza zahedi to the meeting he was having in damascus. he was the senior iranian general in syria and lebanon — two countries iran regards as critical parts in what it says is its system of forward defence, the so—called axis of resistance. in damascus, the syrian foreign minister said the general and others who died were killed by israel. translation: we strongly condemn this criminal act l carried out by the zionist enemy. these attacks can only be met by further steadfastness, further support for the palestinian people and further resistance whether in iraq or in southern lebanon. and the iranian ambassador to damascus hinted at retaliati

jeremy bowen is in jerusalem for us now.t will now be opening a crossing for aid, following international condemnation over the attack on the convoy. some are wondering why it's taken the deaths workers for that to happen? given the dire humanitarian situation in gaza. i given the dire humanitarian situation in gaza.— given the dire humanitarian situation in gaza. i think it is a fair point _ situation in gaza. i think it is a fair point and _ situation in gaza. i think it is a fair point and a _ situation in gaza. i think it is a fair point and a question - situation in gaza. i think it is a fair point and a question of. situation in gaza. i think it is a j fair point and a question ofjoe fair point and a question ofjoe biden and also britain, australia and other very staunch western allies of israel, if you like, catching up with the kinds of things that leaders all round the world have been saying almost since the outset of the war six months ago. i think this is clearly a tipping point for president biden. whether he sai

jeremy bowen.ths on, foreignjournalists, including the bbc, journalists are banned from entering gaza, etc what is called is really in beds. so much has been seen through the eyes of the young people of gaza, both those educated with a smartphone or computer at hand, or byjournalists from gaza who have documented and told the stories of war. among them is 22—year—old plestia al aqad. she had to flee for her own safety, but let's take a look at what she was telling when she was on the ground. also in a place far away from women... explosions ring out. we're inside the house right now and literally, we can't breathe. there is literally... she coughs. ..no view. you can't see anything. people are terrified in the streets right now. you can hear sounds. we don't know where exactly they are bombing. they could still evacuate now. i have no clue where we're going. everybody in the building is running. literally every day that passes by, a new genocide happens. the death toll is just increasing. well, ple

jeremy bowen, bee news five people have admitted stealing more than £50 million in what's being calledraud ever seen in england and wales. all of them are bulgarian nationals who are based in north london. they're due to be sentenced next month. here's our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. they stole so much, they could play with it. one of the gang that defrauded nearly £54 million from the welfare budget treating taxpayers' money as confetti. £750,000 in cash was found in one of the gangs�* homes, some of it stacked in suitcases. jewellery, watches and a luxury car were also discovered by investigators. this was a sustained attack op a system that is supposed to protect the most vulnerable in our society. society. but instead this gang used it as a cash machine to fund lavish lifestyles. these are the five people, all bulgarians, who pulled off britain's biggest ever benefit fraud. prosecutors say they made 6,000 fraudulent claims for universal credit between 2016 and their arrest in 2021. the gang recruited some people from bulgaria, used their identity documents and p

jeremy bowen, bbc news. with me is mohamed taha, from bbc arabic.tone and little sign that the war is going to end anytime soon?- sign that the war is going to end anytime soon? indeed. this war apparently _ end anytime soon? indeed. this war apparently is _ end anytime soon? indeed. this war apparently is going - end anytime soon? indeed. this war apparently is going on - war apparently is going on because of the two parties, they are really keen to achieve what they want, israel wants to eliminate hamas and israel also wants to have their security and dignity back. one want their return of the refugees to their return of the refugees to their homes, their permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of the troops from gaza. that is why there is a big gap between the two parties. i all the time we have a humanitarian crisis inside gaza? indeed. gaza at the moment, a place that is inhabitable, no schools or hospitals working, most of the infrastructure destroyed and most of the homes, 50%, destroyed completely. there are about 2 million people living in t

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. let's speak to calvin dark, political analyst and commentator.m washington. the six month mark, it is a degree milestone to reach on both sides. talks to try and a ceasefire have resumed and depending on which side you look at, some are saying it is fairly optimistic on the arabic aside, that is what you are hearing. your thoughts?— what you are hearing. your thoughts? what you are hearing. your thou~hts? ~ , , ~ , ., thoughts? well, yes. as we are here are six _ thoughts? well, yes. as we are here are six months _ thoughts? well, yes. as we are here are six months after - thoughts? well, yes. as we are here are six months after the l here are six months after the seventh of october, we see there is still that challenge of how a ceasefire can be possible. it seems to me that what israel wants, the end of hamas and frame of hostages is exactly the opposite of what hamas said it will accept which is israel not being present in gaza, and obviously hamas doesn't want to agree to that instruction. what we will really see now is how the united states,

the prime minister and jimmy netanyahu insists the group will be eliminated but as jeremy bowen reports, disease, death and now imminent famine, caused by israel's siege. the un calls it "a betrayal of humanity." kibbutz nir oz, right on israel's border with gaza, feels like a time capsule — stuck in the horrors

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.correspondent hugo bachega, who is in jerusalem. tell us a little bit more about what is happening in gaza right now. we know the israel defence forces have withdrawn some of their troops. what have they hinted is the plan behind that? ., , ., ., ., , that? yeah, the israeli authorities are sa in: that? yeah, the israeli authorities are saying their— that? yeah, the israeli authorities are saying their mission _ that? yeah, the israeli authorities are saying their mission in - that? yeah, the israeli authorities are saying their mission in khan . are saying their mission in khan younis has been accomplished and that these troops are now being prepared for future operations in gaza. i think the israelis are under a lot of pressure, especially from the americans, to de—escalate the conflict. i think the big question here is about what will happen in rafah. because the israelis have been saying that it is essential to launch a major offensive into rafah. this is why they say hamas still h

that is our international editor, jeremy bowen, dare.hundreds of israeli protesters have spent the night in tents outside parliament injerusalem to press their demand for prime minister benjamin netanyahu to step down — and seeking a deal to have the hostages held in gaza released. thousands of people rallied in jerusalem for what they're calling the largest anti—government protest since the war in the gaza strip began, nearly six months ago. the protests took place on sunday as mr netanyahu had surgery for a hernia. his office later reporting that the procedure had been successful. earlier i spoke to arieh kovler — a writer and political analyst — who told me about the history of protests against netanyahu. we have seen sort of the return of the mass protests against mr netanyahu, which really began in 2020—21, the year israel had four elections in close succession, and then returned with a vengeance in 2023 over the judicial reform plans of the new netanyahu government. they took a step back over the course of the war and now there is

the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, insists the group will be eliminated, but as jeremy bowen reportsks farfrom certain. over six months, gaza has been ravaged by war, disease, death and now imminent famine, caused by israel's siege. the un calls it "a betrayal of humanity." kibbutz nir oz, right on israel's border with gaza, feels like a time capsule —

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jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. of the hamas attacks of october seven also marks six months of captivity for the 133 people still believed to be held hostage in gaza. their family members want benjamin netanyahu to make a deal to free them. those calls are coming not only from israel but from the jewish diaspora. six months but from thejewish diaspora. six months in, but from the jewish diaspora. six months in, frustration is mounting. 0n six months in, frustration is mounting. on sunday in washington, protesters gathered at the lincoln memorial. their message was, bring them home. joining me home isjonathan, whose son is one of those still being held hostage by hamas, and jonathan was also at today's rally in washington. it has been six months since your son was taken hostage by hamas. how are you and your family, including your son's wife and his three daughters, coping? marko it's a living nightmare, quite honestly, for us. both our immediate family, as well as our kopites family. we are from a kibbutz, where tha

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remain on high alert, worried about the threat of further violence. 0ur international editor, jeremy bowen army to an evacuated town on the israel—lebanon border to see damage from hezbollah shelling. spring's coming and the gardens are getting overgrown in these border communities, and that's because no one's been here for six months. 60,000—80,000 evacuated on the israeli side, and at least that over in lebanon, and the border�*s only a few yards in that direction. in a weird way, at this moment, it feels peaceful, but, you know, that's an illusion because at the moment some very big decisions, i think, are being taken. from the iranian point of view, how do they respond to that assassination in damascus? how many risks are they prepared to take that they might end up in a full—scale war with israel? what would that do to the stability and security of the islamic regime, which is what, on that side, they care about most? here in israel, i think that the military, the government, i think they sense some weakness in the other side. i think they see an opportunity to push, because they know

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. _ 0ur international editor, jeremy bowen, explained the wider regional significance.singly serious war going on over the israel lebanon border between israeli forces and hezbollah, which is the political movement in lebanon. it is very close to iran and the syrian regime. if it wasn't for the fact that so much has been happening in gaza since october the 7th, i thought there might have been more attention on what's happening here. that's why it's going on. what we've been hearing this evening, going up towards lebanon. this is an escalation by israel. i think they're testing the resolve of both iran and its clients, its —— hezbollah. while they have been engaged, hezbollah particularly, in a tit—for—tat series of extremely fierce exchanges with israel, they have always kept it in what is referred to sometimes as the rules of the game. hezbollah going after military targets, but israel seems to be pushing it to move to the next level quite repeatedly. this is a big upward step. now the big question is, given that the iranians particularly are keen to restore the deterr

our international editor jeremy bowen reports from jerusalem.dent biden heard there would be a significant attack on israel. there is concern in washington about the increasingly illiterate rhetoric coming from officials into a run. the iranians have vowed to retaliate over an attack on an embassy building in april. it is widely believed the israelis carried out that airstrike. when his comments earlier mr biden said that american support for israel is ironclad and he said washington would do everything it could to protect the security of its ally in the middle east. that morning from mr biden was very public and very clear, i think for two reasons. first of all because this is one of the most dangerous moments in the middle east since the war in gaza began. washington will want to deter iran from taking any dangerously escalate tory action that could further ignite conflict in the region. in the second reason is because there have been disagreements, public disagreements between joe biden and the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu over t

our international editor, jeremy bowen, is in northern israel and has this update on the aid worker deaths that this incident occurred. the reports out of gaza are they co—ordinated their movement with their vehicles, that were apparently clearly marked, with the israelis, before they moved, and yet it still happened. the israelis say it is a terribly tragic mistake — well, a terribly tragic incident, and they are looking into what exactly happened. my supposition is that it is a function of the terrible deadly chaos that is going on in gaza, the lack of governance there for their own quite complex domestic political reasons. the israelis, particularly the prime minister mr netanyahu, have not wanted to engage with the whole business of who runs gaza, notjust after this war has ended, but what about when israel's been operating with its military in a certain area and then they pull out? so it's a chaotic situation, and i think that operating in that situation is dangerous, and is difficult and we saw this morning deadly. another us—based organisation, american near east refugee aid, which

yeah, i do apologize for his reporting to the bbc jeremy bowen. some years ago, he's been here for 40 years in 1st grade in fair just just as least you said, just as paul adams has been. she's been very good. jason burke at the guardian and gives her also very good guy through the to differ about some of those reporters. but you know, you're a fan of chomsky you uh and i the i'm friend of no, i'm just yeah, i mean it'll be on this show. and the whole point of the jump ski model is you don't have to send memos from management to john list because there's a kind of censorship by default that goes on. that's the trunk model. what do you make of the fact that so explicit the come ons? is it what did you on this? have you ever seen anything like that? as i'm, when i'm in the places where i worked, i never received. i see that. no, i mean it's, it's on usual and maybe you know, times it just gone overboard because they probably had a lot of complaints about. some of the reporting tools in pro is really and yet, if you see the demonstrations in the unite

our international editor, jeremy bowen, reports from jerusalem.ee missiles hit the car in the shati refugee camp in gaza city. ismail haniyeh�*s three sons and three grandchildren were killed, along with their driver. witnesses told local journalists that they were visiting bereaved families. the israelis said they attacked to stop the men committing an act of terror. the dead man's father is the senior hamas political leader deeply involved in ceasefire talks. ismail haniyeh was in qatar when he was told his sons were dead. their blood, he said, was no more precious than that of any palestinian, and hamas would not change its position on the ceasefire. killing members of ismail haniyeh�*s family might strengthen suspicions that israel's prime minister does not want a ceasefire deal with hamas and will buy time by sabotaging the talks. for muslims, this day is supposed to be joyful. it is eid al—fitr, the celebration at the end of ramadan. even in gaza — this is rafah — where life was always hard, eid was a respite. this year, graveyard visits ins