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the middle east is on the brink. the people of the region are confronting a real danger of a devastating, full—scale conflict. now is the time to defuse and de—escalate. all eyes are on israel and how it responds. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. iran has called on western countries to appreciate what it called its "restraint". a foreign ministry spokesperson in tehran describing the missile strikes as a "limited act of self—defence". translation: instead of making accusations. _ translation: instead of making accusations, the _ translation: instead of making accusations, the western - translation: instead of making l accusations, the western countries should appreciate the islamic republic of iran's restraint and responsible actions towards the stability and safety in the region. western countries should blame themselves and answer to public opinion for the measures they have taken against these seven months of war crimes committed. the taken against these seven months of war crimes committed.— war crimes
the middle east is on the brink. the people of the region are confronting a real danger of a devastating, full—scale conflict. now is the time to defuse and de—escalate. all eyes are on israel and how it responds. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. iran has called on western countries to appreciate what it called its "restraint". a foreign ministry spokesperson in tehran describing the missile strikes as a "limited act of self—defence". translation: instead of making...
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we start with events in the middle east. israel has put its armed forces on alert — and ordered all schools to remain closed on sunday — as concerns mount that an iranian attack may be imminent.
we start with events in the middle east. israel has put its armed forces on alert — and ordered all schools to remain closed on sunday — as concerns mount that an iranian attack may be imminent.
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as you say a tense time for the middle east . tense time for the middle east and the world as well. what do you think we could potentially see in the coming days? i am hoinu see in the coming days? i am heping that — see in the coming days? i am hoping that the _ see in the coming days? i am hoping that the joe _ see in the coming days? i am hoping that the joe biden - hoping that thejoe biden administration has talked cooler heads into prevailing within israel. i think some of the reporting and suggesting that the israelis wanted to immediately launch a counterattack which likely would have been devastating and we don't know what the targets were and some have suggested it could be iranian nuclear sites on uranium soils and the biden administration was able to walk it back with the israeli prime minister but the israelis will respond and respond with force and it could likely be a combination of physical or kinetic tax combined with cyber attacks as well.— attacks as well. what do you think it means _ attacks as well. what do you think it means for _ attacks as well. what do yo
as you say a tense time for the middle east . tense time for the middle east and the world as well. what do you think we could potentially see in the coming days? i am hoinu see in the coming days? i am heping that — see in the coming days? i am hoping that the _ see in the coming days? i am hoping that the joe _ see in the coming days? i am hoping that the joe biden - hoping that thejoe biden administration has talked cooler heads into prevailing within israel. i think some of the reporting...
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if you compare us to some of the arabic language networks here in the middle east, even some national channels, we don't...we really do try to protect our audiences from the very, very worst, the most shocking, while still conveying just how bad it is. these are very difficult, very difficult calls, and especially for films which go out on the 1:00 news, when children could be watching, similarly, the 6:00, the 10:00 news, perhaps they can show a bit more. and so it was put on 9:00 in the evening. of course, it's on iplayer, which means you can watch it any time. but it was, it was a judgment, but i think it's an importantjudgment. you also know that the bbc�*s got lots of accusations of alleged bias, both being accused of being anti—israeli and accused of being anti—palestinian. can i ask in your reporting, how do you try to find balance and impartiality? i have to say that all of us were stunned by the anger which unfolded across social media, the vitriol, the abuse, the technology has changed and the conflict has only gotten worse. and so, yes, we are accused of bias by the i
if you compare us to some of the arabic language networks here in the middle east, even some national channels, we don't...we really do try to protect our audiences from the very, very worst, the most shocking, while still conveying just how bad it is. these are very difficult, very difficult calls, and especially for films which go out on the 1:00 news, when children could be watching, similarly, the 6:00, the 10:00 news, perhaps they can show a bit more. and so it was put on 9:00 in the...
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tobias ellwood, former middle east minister, thank you forjoining us from london. let's get another analysis of these current tensions. justin trump is the chief executive of the intelligence assessment and he gave this analysis of the current situation. it seems to have been somewhat a mixture. roughly 170 to 185 drones, an older design at this point, but familiar to people who have seen these operate over ukraine, i am sure in the last couple of years, so familiar to anyone who has been tracking the situation. these are propeller powered, pretty slow and crude, and that made up the majority of what came in. after those, much lower flying drones that steadily made their way to israel, around 30 long—range cruise missiles, these are much more threatening, and the most threatening things of all, around 110 120 ballistic missiles launched at a range of 2,000 kilometres, the best things in iran's general arsenal and were deployed against israel. as you heard, of those, none of the drones made it at all to israeli territory, none of the cruise missiles made it to isr
tobias ellwood, former middle east minister, thank you forjoining us from london. let's get another analysis of these current tensions. justin trump is the chief executive of the intelligence assessment and he gave this analysis of the current situation. it seems to have been somewhat a mixture. roughly 170 to 185 drones, an older design at this point, but familiar to people who have seen these operate over ukraine, i am sure in the last couple of years, so familiar to anyone who has been...
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l iranians will also attack us troops in the middle east.— in the middle east. i don't know if ou can in the middle east. i don't know if you can add _ in the middle east. i don't know if you can add to — in the middle east. i don't know if you can add to reports _ in the middle east. i don't know if you can add to reports that - in the middle east. i don't know if you can add to reports that there | you can add to reports that there have been sirens sounded near the border, the israeli lebanon border in an israeli kibbutz. can you tell us more or confirm it or deny it, what do you know? l us more or confirm it or deny it, what do you know?— us more or confirm it or deny it, what do you know? i can confirm that sirens have — what do you know? i can confirm that sirens have indeed _ what do you know? i can confirm that sirens have indeed been _ what do you know? i can confirm that sirens have indeed been sounded. . what do you know? i can confirm that| sirens have indeed been sounded. but for those who have missed bbc coverage of the last six months, that u
l iranians will also attack us troops in the middle east.— in the middle east. i don't know if ou can in the middle east. i don't know if you can add _ in the middle east. i don't know if you can add to — in the middle east. i don't know if you can add to reports _ in the middle east. i don't know if you can add to reports that - in the middle east. i don't know if you can add to reports that there | you can add to reports that there have been sirens sounded near the border, the israeli...
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this coalition is an opportunity for the middle east, a strategic opportunity for the middle east, for countries who share the same threat from iran. firing 110 ballistic missiles directly to israel will not get scot—free. we will respond in our time, in our place, in the way that we will choose. we have heard in the last half an hour or so that the prime minister rishi sunak has spoken this afternoon to the israeli prime minister, netanyahu. they spoke on the phone and in that call, mr sunak said that iran had badly miscalculated, but he did stress that significant escalation was in no i's interest. the statement said the prime minister had badly miscalculated and was increasingly isolated on the global chain, stage, stressing significant escalation was in no i's interest and with only deepen insecurity in the middle east and went on to say this is a moment for calm heads to prevail. james lindell has been giving us the latest from jerusalem. essentially what israel is _ latest from jerusalem. essentially what israel is doing _ latest from jerusalem. essentially what israel is doing
this coalition is an opportunity for the middle east, a strategic opportunity for the middle east, for countries who share the same threat from iran. firing 110 ballistic missiles directly to israel will not get scot—free. we will respond in our time, in our place, in the way that we will choose. we have heard in the last half an hour or so that the prime minister rishi sunak has spoken this afternoon to the israeli prime minister, netanyahu. they spoke on the phone and in that call, mr sunak...
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an extraordinary sensitive moment in the middle east and we havejust sensitive moment in the middle east and we have just heard in the last hour our first reaction from israel, from a member of the war cabinet. his quote, we will exact a price from iran in the fashion and timing thatis from iran in the fashion and timing that is right for us. we will exact a price from iran in the fashion and timing that is right for us. we are keeping an eye on that meeting of the israeli war cabinet too on the g7 meeting that is due and also united nation's security council. global diplomacy on its way right now. first let's look at what happened overnight. sirens wail. these are the skies above israel, some 300 drones and missiles launched at israel and israel says 99% were intercepted and shot down. next let's go tojordan, because they were only shot down over the skies of israel. jordan, the us and uk also helped shoot them down. let's go to damascus, the syrian skies. similar pictures again. as to the damage done in israel, they say there was no deaths and a military base was hit with minor damage
an extraordinary sensitive moment in the middle east and we havejust sensitive moment in the middle east and we have just heard in the last hour our first reaction from israel, from a member of the war cabinet. his quote, we will exact a price from iran in the fashion and timing thatis from iran in the fashion and timing that is right for us. we will exact a price from iran in the fashion and timing that is right for us. we are keeping an eye on that meeting of the israeli war cabinet too on...
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the middle east is on the brink. the people of the region are confronting the real dangers of a devastating full—scale conflict. israel says it reserves the right to retaliate. iran says the strikes were an act of self defence. after rafjets took part in operations to shoot down the missiles, the prime minister is expected to explain the operation to mps later. detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of six people at a shopping centre in sydney say the attacker may have deliberately targeted women. one motorist group says the more has to be done to reduce the number of potholes but what is the cost? is this the moment the premier league title race turned? as first liverpool lose to crystal palace, and then arsenal are defeated by aston villa, it's advantage manchester city. good morning. it is going to be a wet start to the day but the rain will clear away, some sunny spells and showers but are called north—westerly wind. all of the details shortly. it's monday the 15th of april. world leaders have called for
the middle east is on the brink. the people of the region are confronting the real dangers of a devastating full—scale conflict. israel says it reserves the right to retaliate. iran says the strikes were an act of self defence. after rafjets took part in operations to shoot down the missiles, the prime minister is expected to explain the operation to mps later. detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of six people at a shopping centre in sydney say the attacker may have deliberately...
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east into an even larger war. of driving the middle east into an even largerwar. no of driving the middle east into an even larger war. no one should threaten the existence of others. all nations should stand for peace and help the israelis and palestinians to live into state side by side and safety. it is their legitimate desire and it is their right. security council is meeting in the next few minutes and people start to gather in this meeting is being called and held that the request of israel's ambassador to the un hours after the attack 2a hours ago and he said they wanted them to convene and unequivocally condemned iran for grave violations. this is the scene live in tel aviv where all is quiet following that 300 or so drawing and missile attack by iran and nearly all of which were intercepted by the israeli war cabinet have been meeting and they favour and retaliation against iran and are divided over the timing and scale of the response. hello. the warm spell of weather has come to an end, it's much fresher today and the outlook is pointing to frequent sho
east into an even larger war. of driving the middle east into an even largerwar. no of driving the middle east into an even larger war. no one should threaten the existence of others. all nations should stand for peace and help the israelis and palestinians to live into state side by side and safety. it is their legitimate desire and it is their right. security council is meeting in the next few minutes and people start to gather in this meeting is being called and held that the request of...
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east, we'lljust have escalating in the middle east, we'll just have to escalating in the middle east, we'lljust have to wait and see. we'll 'ust have to wait and see. . ., , ., we'll 'ust have to wait and see. , ., ., ., see. of course, a lot of diplomatic _ see. of course, a lot ofj diplomatic negotiations see. of course, a lot of- diplomatic negotiations taking place, involving other countries. can you just talk us through what other nations are involved in all these discussions and negotiations? 0h, very much so. we have the united kingdom of course as well as the united states, and other countries in the region as well. all piling in on this, all seeking, really, to avoid an escalation, and of course that was the message and hammered home today as well from the g7 leaders who met remotely and also warned of the dangers of escalation following this recent situation there. david willis, thank you so much for the update and of course a lot more on our website, so do check that out as well. iran may have appeared to try and overwhelm israel's air defences with multiple waves of drone
east, we'lljust have escalating in the middle east, we'll just have to escalating in the middle east, we'lljust have to wait and see. we'll 'ust have to wait and see. . ., , ., we'll 'ust have to wait and see. , ., ., ., see. of course, a lot of diplomatic _ see. of course, a lot ofj diplomatic negotiations see. of course, a lot of- diplomatic negotiations taking place, involving other countries. can you just talk us through what other nations are involved in all these discussions and...
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that is not the language we talk here in the middle east, so j we talk here in the middle east, so we talk here in the middle east, so we have to do what is good for israel and if you look at the history, when we took the right decisions, in the long run it was good for the us as well. when we attacked iraq in the 805, the us condemned it but it was a smart decision. when we attacked the nuclear reactor in syria, we were condemned by the us. we should do what is good for us even if it is not acceptable or popular among the leaders in other countries. at the end of the day, it is our security, it is our future. it is my children, so we have to do what is right for us. �* ., so we have to do what is right for us. �* . ., , ., so we have to do what is right for us. �* . ., ,~ ., , so we have to do what is right for us. ben'amin netanyahu has always said us. benjamin netanyahu has always said that iran _ us. benjamin netanyahu has always said that iran was _ us. benjamin netanyahu has always said that iran was the _ us. benjamin netanyahu has always said that iran was the fight - us
that is not the language we talk here in the middle east, so j we talk here in the middle east, so we talk here in the middle east, so we have to do what is good for israel and if you look at the history, when we took the right decisions, in the long run it was good for the us as well. when we attacked iraq in the 805, the us condemned it but it was a smart decision. when we attacked the nuclear reactor in syria, we were condemned by the us. we should do what is good for us even if it is not...
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fears of a major escalation of the conflict in the middle east. iran doesn'tjust pose a threat to israel, it poses a threat to the entire middle east. g7 countries "unanimously" condemn the iranian attack and call on both sides "to exercise restraint". the us warns it doesn't want the crisis to escalate into a wider war but says it's up to israel how to respond. this is the scene live injerusalem, where israel's war cabinet has been meeting today to discuss a response. hello and welcome, i'm samantha simmonds. we start with the latest developments from the middle east — we continue our coverage of the iranian attack on israel. israel says the vast majority of more than 300 drones and missiles launched by iran have been intercepted. the attacks marked the first time iran has targeted israel directly from its own soil. the israeli war cabinet has been meeting to discuss its response to the attack. a senior minister, benny gantz, said israel would exact a price from iran in its own time and fashion. the defence minister, yoav gallant, said the conf
fears of a major escalation of the conflict in the middle east. iran doesn'tjust pose a threat to israel, it poses a threat to the entire middle east. g7 countries "unanimously" condemn the iranian attack and call on both sides "to exercise restraint". the us warns it doesn't want the crisis to escalate into a wider war but says it's up to israel how to respond. this is the scene live injerusalem, where israel's war cabinet has been meeting today to discuss a response. hello...
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hamas and iran want to ignite the middle east and to escalate in the region. we are still on high alert and assessing the situation. 0ver on high alert and assessing the situation. over the last few hours, we have approved operational plans for both offensive and defensive action. we will continue to protect the state of israel and together with our partners, we will continue to build a more secure and stable future for the entire middle east. questions, please. question from nbc, what do you think iran's intentions were for this attack, and how will it affect israel's plans for gaza and in particular rougher? last night proved that iran seeks escalation. iran launched over 358 threads, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, rockets and suicide drones towards israel and also other countries in the region. iran does notjust pose a threat to israel, iran poses a threat to the entire middle east, iran yesterday seized a shape in the maritime domain, she hijacked a western innocent cargo ship towards iran. this is a crime, this is piracy. iran closed the aerial spac
hamas and iran want to ignite the middle east and to escalate in the region. we are still on high alert and assessing the situation. 0ver on high alert and assessing the situation. over the last few hours, we have approved operational plans for both offensive and defensive action. we will continue to protect the state of israel and together with our partners, we will continue to build a more secure and stable future for the entire middle east. questions, please. question from nbc, what do you...
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-— middle east. it does seem as israel has decided — middle east. it does seem as israel has decided to _ middle east. it does seem as israel has decided to retaliate, _ middle east. it does seem as israel has decided to retaliate, the - middle east. it does seem as israel| has decided to retaliate, the united states is saying, don't do it. is it a wise choice to go against the wishes of you are absolutely most strategic ally, the ally you could not have intercepted, all of those missiles and drugs without their support? missiles and drugs without their su ort? ,, ., , missiles and drugs without their su--ort? ,, ., , support? the united states has their wa of support? the united states has their way of communicating _ support? the united states has their way of communicating its _ support? the united states has their way of communicating its policies i support? the united states has their way of communicating its policies to | way of communicating its policies to the senior leadership in this coun
-— middle east. it does seem as israel has decided — middle east. it does seem as israel has decided to _ middle east. it does seem as israel has decided to retaliate, _ middle east. it does seem as israel has decided to retaliate, the - middle east. it does seem as israel| has decided to retaliate, the united states is saying, don't do it. is it a wise choice to go against the wishes of you are absolutely most strategic ally, the ally you could not have intercepted, all of those missiles...
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more now on developments in the middle east. uk prime minister rishi sunak will make a statement to the house of commons shortly. the statement will be about the iranian attack on israel and how rafjets helped to shoot down some of the drones that were launched against israel. earlier, the foreign secretary lord david cameron confirmed that the uk would "absolutely" consider further sanctions on iran in response to its attack on israel. we will return to the house of commons when rishi sunak begins his statement. we can cross live to westminster to speak to our political correspondent harry farley. i suppose we will get the details of the british involvement but i suppose the basic message to israel of restraint will be underlined in the next few minutes. i of restraint will be underlined in the next few minutes.— of restraint will be underlined in the next few minutes. i think that's exactly right. _ the next few minutes. i think that's exactly right. i _ the next few minutes. i think that's exactly right, i think _ the next
more now on developments in the middle east. uk prime minister rishi sunak will make a statement to the house of commons shortly. the statement will be about the iranian attack on israel and how rafjets helped to shoot down some of the drones that were launched against israel. earlier, the foreign secretary lord david cameron confirmed that the uk would "absolutely" consider further sanctions on iran in response to its attack on israel. we will return to the house of commons when...
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east. quote, iran will bear consequences if it escalates violent in the region, iran will bear the consequences for choosing to escalate the situation any further. this is an israel spokesperson, quote, israel is on high alert, we have increased our readiness to protect israel from further iranians aggression and we are also prepared to respond. this is in the backdrop of fears of an escalation in the region. that statement there from israel in response to those reported actions of iran. more on that to come. this is bbc news. a wind of change on the way. yesterday was the warmest day of the year, temperatures exceeded 20 celsius in a number of areas and the outlook is looking different, it is turning colder with cutting wind on the way. looking at the satellite picture, you can see this area of wind. it is coming from the north atlantic and it will be coming in from the arctic regions. that blue—collar, the colder air mass invades the uk, squeezing warm air towards the south. this proces
east. quote, iran will bear consequences if it escalates violent in the region, iran will bear the consequences for choosing to escalate the situation any further. this is an israel spokesperson, quote, israel is on high alert, we have increased our readiness to protect israel from further iranians aggression and we are also prepared to respond. this is in the backdrop of fears of an escalation in the region. that statement there from israel in response to those reported actions of iran. more...
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so let's start in the middle east, where this weekend iran attacked israel. but what actually happened? while some contacts first, hamas, a group seen by the uk government is terrorists have been in conflict with israel since october. iran's provided hamas with weapons and training and have been in what's described as a shadow war with israel for years, where they attack each other�*s assets without admitting responsibility until now. over the weekend, iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at israel in what it said was retaliation for a strike on one of its government buildings in syria earlier this month. israel has admitted attacking iran in the past, but haven't said that they're behind this one. israel has said that most of the missiles were successfully intercepted, some of them by the uk and us airforces, but have promised to respond. however, israel's allies, like the us and uk have urged it to avoid any escalation, and the uk says efforts are focused on ensuring a pause in fighting and getting aid into gaza. a really lovely story for you n
so let's start in the middle east, where this weekend iran attacked israel. but what actually happened? while some contacts first, hamas, a group seen by the uk government is terrorists have been in conflict with israel since october. iran's provided hamas with weapons and training and have been in what's described as a shadow war with israel for years, where they attack each other�*s assets without admitting responsibility until now. over the weekend, iran launched more than 300 drones and...
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but, you know, in the middle east we speak a different language. you know, our enemies, they will not appreciate the fact that we actually decided to sit idly by. joe biden understands the middle east — his basic line is it is time for israel to stop, take the win, he says, draw a line in the sand. well, a win is when we attack, not when we observe hundreds of rockets. that's not the language we talk here in the middle east. so we have to do what's good for israel. and when you look at the history, when we took the right decisions, on the long run, it was good for the us as well. when we attacked the reactor in iraq in the 805, the us condemned us — back then it was president reagan — but it was a smart decision. when we attacked the nuclear reactor in syria, we were condemned by the us. so we should do what's good for us, even if it's not acceptable or popular among the leaders in other countries. at the end of the day, it's our security, it's our future, it's my children, so we have to do what's right for us. benjamin netanyahu has always s
but, you know, in the middle east we speak a different language. you know, our enemies, they will not appreciate the fact that we actually decided to sit idly by. joe biden understands the middle east — his basic line is it is time for israel to stop, take the win, he says, draw a line in the sand. well, a win is when we attack, not when we observe hundreds of rockets. that's not the language we talk here in the middle east. so we have to do what's good for israel. and when you look at the...
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returning to the middle east, this is our live feed with pictures showing jerusalem. we have correspondence and cameras right across the region as so many try to digest what happened overnight and what happens next. we also have live pictures from tel aviv, a calm picture, in stark contrast to the event is overnight. also these pictures coming in from the israel/lebanon border as well. some diplomatic news. eu's foreign policy chief josep borrell on sunday called for an extraordinary meeting of eu foreign affairs ministers on tuesday to discuss iran's attacksagainst israel. borrell wrote on social media platform x: our objective is to contribute to de—escalation and security of the region. that meeting taking place on tuesday. will before then, lots of other important meetings taking the place was topping first in israel itself, these are the live pictures ofjerusalem and tel aviv, because across israel people will be turning now towards the war cabinet. prime minister benjamin netanyahu of making the first decisions about how to respond. in terms of international d
returning to the middle east, this is our live feed with pictures showing jerusalem. we have correspondence and cameras right across the region as so many try to digest what happened overnight and what happens next. we also have live pictures from tel aviv, a calm picture, in stark contrast to the event is overnight. also these pictures coming in from the israel/lebanon border as well. some diplomatic news. eu's foreign policy chief josep borrell on sunday called for an extraordinary meeting of...
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jonathan. troops in the middle east... jonathan-— troops in the middle east... jonathan. ., . jonathan. that participating in the fighting — jonathan. that participating in the fighting year, _ jonathan. that participating in the fighting year, another- jonathan. that participating in the fighting year, another the | the fighting year, another the israeli prime minister mentioned france in the uk as allies are supporting israel so we may see involvement in that as well so many moving parts and quite a complex situation. may ijust ask and quite a complex situation. may i just ask you to what extent do you think that israel anticipated this when off the back of what we saw happen in syria with the attack on the iranian diplomatic compound in they are, was israel than waiting for this account attack before that, do you think? haddad factor into that decision? i haddad factor into that decision?— haddad factor into that decision? , , decision? i assume so, yes. i thinkthat _ decision? i assume so, yes. i think that israel, _ decision? i assume so, yes. i think that israel, for
jonathan. troops in the middle east... jonathan-— troops in the middle east... jonathan. ., . jonathan. that participating in the fighting — jonathan. that participating in the fighting year, _ jonathan. that participating in the fighting year, another- jonathan. that participating in the fighting year, another the | the fighting year, another the israeli prime minister mentioned france in the uk as allies are supporting israel so we may see involvement in that as well so many moving parts...
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— ever in the level of tensions across the middle east or between israel and iran, — the middle east or between israel and iran, two at the sarries that have _ and iran, two at the sarries that have been— and iran, two at the sarries that have been at it for many decades now _ have been at it for many decades now the — have been at it for many decades now. the changes again because we could _ now. the changes again because we could see _ now. the changes again because we could see a — now. the changes again because we could see a counter attack and that could _ could see a counter attack and that could suiti— could see a counter attack and that could spill over into a wider regional— could spill over into a wider regional war. its could spill over into a wider regional war.— could spill over into a wider reaionalwar. a ~ ., ., regional war. as you know, iran said it had carried _ regional war. as you know, iran said it had carried out _ regional war. as you know, iran said it had carried out a _ regional war. as you know, iran said it had carried out a limited, - it had c
— ever in the level of tensions across the middle east or between israel and iran, — the middle east or between israel and iran, two at the sarries that have _ and iran, two at the sarries that have been— and iran, two at the sarries that have been at it for many decades now _ have been at it for many decades now the — have been at it for many decades now. the changes again because we could _ now. the changes again because we could see _ now. the changes again because we could see a —...
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now leaving the situation in the middle east for a moment. police in australia say the man who killed six people in a stabbing attack at a shopping centre in sydney on saturday, was known to the authorities, and had mental health issues. the 40—year—old, who was shot dead by police, has been identified asjoel cauchi. his family contacted police after seeing footage of the attack on television. they�*ve released a statement saying... prime minister anthony albanese was among those paying tribute to the five women and one man killed in the attack. 12 others were injured. among the fatalities was 38—year—old ashlee good, who was attempting to save her nine—month—old baby harriet. police say the baby has undergone surgery and herfamily say she�*s "doing well". 0ur sydney correspondent katy watson has more. well, the information is coming out over the past 2a hours and police say there are still far more questions than answers. i am at the shopping centre and it is still closed off. it is an active crime scene. police teams are sti
now leaving the situation in the middle east for a moment. police in australia say the man who killed six people in a stabbing attack at a shopping centre in sydney on saturday, was known to the authorities, and had mental health issues. the 40—year—old, who was shot dead by police, has been identified asjoel cauchi. his family contacted police after seeing footage of the attack on television. they�*ve released a statement saying... prime minister anthony albanese was among those paying...
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our middle east reporter sebastian usher has more from jerusalem. what we now know as an israeli strike has killed three of the hamas political leader, ismail haniyeh's sons. also, what we've heard from hamas and from mr haniyeh himself was that several of his grandchildren were killed in the strike as well. now, this is what israel has said that it will continue to do. it described the three men as hamas operatives, saying that they had carried out terrorist activity in the central gaza strip. and even though israel has pulled out most of its troops from gaza, there is no sense that israel is ending its operation there and is continuing to target anyone that they regard as somebody who is a fighter, an activist for hamas. so on that level, this is what israel said it will do. on the response from hamas and from ismail haniyeh himself, he is essentially said that this doesn't change anything, that he has already lost members of his family, so many other palestinians in gaza have as well. he's not going to let this shift or change the policy that ham
our middle east reporter sebastian usher has more from jerusalem. what we now know as an israeli strike has killed three of the hamas political leader, ismail haniyeh's sons. also, what we've heard from hamas and from mr haniyeh himself was that several of his grandchildren were killed in the strike as well. now, this is what israel has said that it will continue to do. it described the three men as hamas operatives, saying that they had carried out terrorist activity in the central gaza strip....
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it means that centcom, which is the part of the us department of defense that deals with the middle east, will put at iran's disposal much of its assets in the region, so air defense, warships, etc.. now, iran will have spent the last ten days calculating how it is going to respond to the attack on its consulate in damascus. i say consulate, but it was basically a military base next to the iranian embassy in damascus on april the first that killed 13 people, including a number of senior iranian revolutionary guards commanders. iran feels it has to respond to that, otherwise it looks weak in the region, but it's got to calibrate it very carefully. it does not want to get into a full scale war with israel. so if it fires, for example, ballistic missiles from iranian soil at israel, probably israel will be able to shoot them down and the us may help it on that. but israel has made it very clear it will respond with direct attacks on iran and then bang, you've got a full scale middle east war. iran's got a lot of ballistic missiles. so the gulf states, the gulf arab states are extremely nerv
it means that centcom, which is the part of the us department of defense that deals with the middle east, will put at iran's disposal much of its assets in the region, so air defense, warships, etc.. now, iran will have spent the last ten days calculating how it is going to respond to the attack on its consulate in damascus. i say consulate, but it was basically a military base next to the iranian embassy in damascus on april the first that killed 13 people, including a number of senior iranian...
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now i will hand you back to the studio for more on the middle east and the other top stories. we want to continue with events here because in the last 30 minutes, we have heard from the iranians foreign minister, talking about the strikes, saying it was limited and for self defence. to pick through this... with me is baran abbasi , from the persian service could you talk us through the statement from the iranian foreign minister? the statement from the iranian foreign minister? ~ , , , minister? the prime minister issued a statement — minister? the prime minister issued a statement saying _ minister? the prime minister issued a statement saying that _ minister? the prime minister issued a statement saying that after - minister? the prime minister issued a statement saying that after it - a statement saying that after it summoned the ambassadors from the uk, germany and france to express its anger against what it called a irresponsible behaviour by those countries towards what happened last night because they had criticised iran and they said they need to show restraint. the
now i will hand you back to the studio for more on the middle east and the other top stories. we want to continue with events here because in the last 30 minutes, we have heard from the iranians foreign minister, talking about the strikes, saying it was limited and for self defence. to pick through this... with me is baran abbasi , from the persian service could you talk us through the statement from the iranian foreign minister? the statement from the iranian foreign minister? ~ , , ,...
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the middle east is on the brink. the people of the region are confronting a real danger of a devastating, full—scale conflict. now is the time to defuse and de—escalate. up all eyes are on israel and how it responds. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. so so all eyes on israel but growing cries from around the world to avoid an escalation. the warning sounded last night in new york at the world's top table with many of the security council members, though they are very much divided on many issues, including the issues here, are all calling for restraint but let's get some insight into israeli security thinking. joining me now is thomasjuneau, middle east analyst, 0ttawa's graduate school of public and international affairs welcome to bbc news. thanks for havin: welcome to bbc news. thanks for having me- _ welcome to bbc news. thanks for having me. around _ welcome to bbc news. thanks for having me. around the _ welcome to bbc news. thanks for having me. around the world, i welcome to bbc news. thanks for. having
the middle east is on the brink. the people of the region are confronting a real danger of a devastating, full—scale conflict. now is the time to defuse and de—escalate. up all eyes are on israel and how it responds. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. so so all eyes on israel but growing cries from around the world to avoid an escalation. the warning sounded last night in new york at the world's top table with many of the security council members, though they are very much divided on many...
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where we are is a time of great uncertainty and the rules of the game have changed in the middle east have changed since the hamas attack of october seven. so we have attack, response, what will israel do next? we are in unknown territory here but i think it's absolutely clear that if a way is not mates get out to stop this steady escalation into a wider all—out war in the middle east, it will keep going in that direction which would be catastrophic for all concerned. irate which would be catastrophic for all concerned. ~ . ., which would be catastrophic for all concerned. ~ _, . ,, ., concerned. we will come back to the what happens _ concerned. we will come back to the what happens next _ concerned. we will come back to the what happens next question - concerned. we will come back to the what happens next question in - concerned. we will come back to the what happens next question in a - what happens next question in a moment. frank, on what did you did —— on what did happen, what you make of a combination of the missiles and the drones stopping at how have israel and the alli
where we are is a time of great uncertainty and the rules of the game have changed in the middle east have changed since the hamas attack of october seven. so we have attack, response, what will israel do next? we are in unknown territory here but i think it's absolutely clear that if a way is not mates get out to stop this steady escalation into a wider all—out war in the middle east, it will keep going in that direction which would be catastrophic for all concerned. irate which would be...
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the middle east's most dangerous conflict, dropping its mask. from the ground, israel's air defences rose to meet threats by the dozen, a perilous display. watched from jerusalem. tel aviv. israel's defence minister called it one of the most dramatic nights israel had ever experienced. in iran, the launches were celebrated one after the other on national television. punishment, iran said, for the strike on its consulate in damascus two weeks ago. translation: there is no intention to continue - this operation. but if the zionist regime takes steps against the islamic republic on its soil or against areas linked to us in the region, our next operation will be far greater than this. the attacks were celebrated by iranians outside the british embassy, too, seeing them as punishment for the war in gaza and calling for israel's destruction. iran's government has said it's not seeking to escalate the conflict. tonight, a member of israel's war cabinet said there would be a response. translation: faced | with the threat of iran, we will build a regiona
the middle east's most dangerous conflict, dropping its mask. from the ground, israel's air defences rose to meet threats by the dozen, a perilous display. watched from jerusalem. tel aviv. israel's defence minister called it one of the most dramatic nights israel had ever experienced. in iran, the launches were celebrated one after the other on national television. punishment, iran said, for the strike on its consulate in damascus two weeks ago. translation: there is no intention to continue -...
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east.— fires at american troops in the j middle east._ and middle east. jonathan. . . ? and others that _ middle east. jonathan. . . ? and others that are _ middle east. jonathan. . . ? and others that are participating i others that are participating in the fighting here. israeli prime minister mentioned france in the uk as allies supporting israel so we may see involvement in that as well so many moving parts and quite a complex situation. mar; many moving parts and quite a complex situation.— complex situation. may i 'ust ask ou complex situation. may i 'ust ask you to i complex situation. may i 'ust ask you to what i complex situation. may i 'ust ask you to what extent h complex situation. may ijust ask you to what extent do i complex situation. may i just| ask you to what extent do you think that israel anticipated this when asked the back of what we saw happen in syria with the attack on the iranians diplomatic compound there, was israel then waiting for this count attack before that, do you think? did it factor that into the decision? i you think? did it factor
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as you say a i tense time for the middle east and for the world as well. what do you think we could potentially see in the coming days? i potentially see in the coming da s? ., , ., �* days? i hope that the biden administration _ days? i hope that the biden administration has - days? i hope that the biden administration has talked . days? i hope that the biden i administration has talked cool heads into prevailing within israel. some reporting suggest that israelis want to immediately launch a counter—attack which likely would have been devastating. we do not know what the targets were. some suggested could be iranian nuclear sites on a rainy and soil. the administration, the biden administration, the biden administration was able to walk that back with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu that the israelis will respond and they will respond with force. it could be a combination combination of physical and kinetic attacks combined with cyber attacks as well. ~ ., ., ,, combined with cyber attacks as well. ~ ., ., , ., ~' combined with cyber at
as you say a i tense time for the middle east and for the world as well. what do you think we could potentially see in the coming days? i potentially see in the coming da s? ., , ., �* days? i hope that the biden administration _ days? i hope that the biden administration has - days? i hope that the biden administration has talked . days? i hope that the biden i administration has talked cool heads into prevailing within israel. some reporting suggest that israelis want to immediately launch...
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global markets on edge as tensions escalate in the middle east. the price of gold rises as oil falls. we'll be live in the region. welcome to business today, i'm ben thompson. we start with the events in the middle east where, as we've been reporting, the united nations secretary—general, antonio guterres, has said it's time to step back from the brink, after iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at israel late on saturday. the situation has already started weighing on global financial markets as we start a new week. oil prices are particularly volatile right now. oil prices have fallen.
global markets on edge as tensions escalate in the middle east. the price of gold rises as oil falls. we'll be live in the region. welcome to business today, i'm ben thompson. we start with the events in the middle east where, as we've been reporting, the united nations secretary—general, antonio guterres, has said it's time to step back from the brink, after iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at israel late on saturday. the situation has already started weighing on global...
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this is really interesting to see the realignment in the middle east. i like to work on the history of this region because the realignments are fast and furious. we could go back a few decades and recollect when the us and israel and iran were all partners in a strategic alliance. and we're sharing weaponry and technology and military secrets and military aid, security assistance. now, in this day and age, we've seen another realignment, and we are seeing indeed the saudis moving gradually toward the israeli camp. however, we don't want to overestimate that the saudis and the iranians have had diplomatic relations. they have re—established ties. they are talking to each other. and there is to some extent a risk here of exaggerating, i think, the extent to which the saudis have gravitated toward the us—israeli camp in this conflict. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. members of the house of lords have inflicted a second defeat on the government over its plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. peers backed an ame
this is really interesting to see the realignment in the middle east. i like to work on the history of this region because the realignments are fast and furious. we could go back a few decades and recollect when the us and israel and iran were all partners in a strategic alliance. and we're sharing weaponry and technology and military secrets and military aid, security assistance. now, in this day and age, we've seen another realignment, and we are seeing indeed the saudis moving gradually...
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iltruiith conflict in the middle east? with all due respect, _ conflict in the middle east? with all due respect, we _ conflict in the middle east? with all due respect, we are - conflict in the middle east? t�*i all due respect, we are not looking for any spoil or escalation. we are attacked by hamas. a barbarian attack, killing women, children, elder, all people, kidnaps 250 of them, killed many of them when they had been captured in gaza. so we are not hoping for escalation. we have to be sure that that will not happen again, and this is the mission of the idf in gaza, to make sure that it will not happen again. with the iranians, i tried to explain, they are responsible for all these atrocities. they invested in a lot of money, training, whatever they could, commit a weapons systems to hamas, the same earlier with hezbollah, which a long arm of iran, and attacks israel. a day after the hamas attack. the iranians left to pay price if they want to be involved, there is a price for that. —— will have to pay price. involved, there is a price for that. -- will have to p
iltruiith conflict in the middle east? with all due respect, _ conflict in the middle east? with all due respect, we _ conflict in the middle east? with all due respect, we are - conflict in the middle east? t�*i all due respect, we are not looking for any spoil or escalation. we are attacked by hamas. a barbarian attack, killing women, children, elder, all people, kidnaps 250 of them, killed many of them when they had been captured in gaza. so we are not hoping for escalation. we have to be...
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from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. this was the attack last week that escalated tensions in the middle east even further. a strike that killed several iranian military advisers, and iran blames israel and says the attack was equivalent to a strike on its own territory. it has vowed to respond. the iranian supreme leader have this statement to make... israel must be punished, and it will be punished, he said. in israel, the army is on high alert, and the promise of a significant response, or even an attack on israel, comes from iran itself. translation: we attack on israel, comes from iran itself. translation:— itself. translation: we have determined — itself. translation: we have determined a _ itself. translation: we have determined a simple _ itself. translation: we have determined a simple rule, - itself. translation: we have - determined a simple rule, whoever harms us, we will harm them, we are prepared to meet all of the security needs of the state of israel both offensively and defensively. american official
from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. this was the attack last week that escalated tensions in the middle east even further. a strike that killed several iranian military advisers, and iran blames israel and says the attack was equivalent to a strike on its own territory. it has vowed to respond. the iranian supreme leader have this statement to make... israel must be punished, and it will be punished, he said. in israel, the army is on high alert, and the promise...
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east so go keep a cross app for you. as you have been seeing on the screen, we are keeping up with live pictures from sydney, that is still a completely locked down area outside the westfield shopping centre. police still in control of the area, armed police are still patrolling that area. however, the last update from police as they believe that the threat is contained. this is no longer an ongoing security threat to people in sydney because they believe the attacker, the knifeman who was inside that shopping centre and killed six people and stabbed and killed six people and stabbed and injured many more, was acting alone and they are not searching for anyone else. these are some of the images from inside. the person on the left dressed in black as the attacker and the personal on white with their pole stopping and blocking the way of the attacker. what bravery it would seem from that video and the bravery of many in the shopping centre was praised by police in the latest update. shopkeepers and members of the public. y
east so go keep a cross app for you. as you have been seeing on the screen, we are keeping up with live pictures from sydney, that is still a completely locked down area outside the westfield shopping centre. police still in control of the area, armed police are still patrolling that area. however, the last update from police as they believe that the threat is contained. this is no longer an ongoing security threat to people in sydney because they believe the attacker, the knifeman who was...
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she's currently a non—resident fellow with the baker institute center for the middle east. as we just heard, the discontent within the us, within the biden administration, how widespread is that concern over the fact that the us may not be doing enough to stem the humanitarian crisis in gaza? it is extremely widespread. one of the groups that i work with is called feds united for peace which represents thousands of people inside the federal government to oppose the us policy on this unconditional support to israel. i also think as we continue to see the political calculus on this shift we do see increasingly americans considering biden's handling of this, he is plummeting in poll numbers so i do hope that we may be beginning to see a significant shift here in american public opinion which is also reflected in the members of the us government. you recently resigned from your post at the state department. why did you decide to step down? was there a specific breaking point for you? i first tried to do what i could on the inside. i co—authored a dissent cable and signed two
she's currently a non—resident fellow with the baker institute center for the middle east. as we just heard, the discontent within the us, within the biden administration, how widespread is that concern over the fact that the us may not be doing enough to stem the humanitarian crisis in gaza? it is extremely widespread. one of the groups that i work with is called feds united for peace which represents thousands of people inside the federal government to oppose the us policy on this...
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live tojerusalem and our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega. some strong comments from president joel baden. and of course now from australia and spain. do we have any reaction or any analysis on what israel's reaction might be? i think first talking _ israel's reaction might be? i think first talking about _ israel's reaction might be? i think first talking about president - israel's reaction might be? i think| first talking about president biden and his comments, this was an interview that was carried out last week right after that deadly israeli strike on the aid convoy, so perhaps at the peak of international condemnation and anger over the way the israelis have been been conducting this work. now even president biden putting pressure on the israelis to accept a ceasefire. so there is a deal on the table. the americans have been heavily involved in negotiating this deal and putting this deal on the table. they have been putting a lot of pressure on the israelis to accept this deal. now we understand hamas is analysing this proposal. the mai
live tojerusalem and our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega. some strong comments from president joel baden. and of course now from australia and spain. do we have any reaction or any analysis on what israel's reaction might be? i think first talking _ israel's reaction might be? i think first talking about _ israel's reaction might be? i think first talking about president - israel's reaction might be? i think| first talking about president biden and his comments, this was an interview...
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let's go live tojerusalem and speak to our middle east editor sebastian usher. these are early reports, but what are you hearing where you are? we reports, but what are you hearing where you are?— where you are? we have had confirmation _ where you are? we have had confirmation from _ where you are? we have had confirmation from ismail- where you are? we have had - confirmation from ismail haniyeh himself who has spoken on arabic media, saying three of his sons have been killed. i'm not sure about the grandchildren but i believe he has also said that about three grandchildren. the reports were that they were in a vehicle that was struck to the west of gaza city. there is video of the aftermath and the bodies have been a plant but they are supposed to show some of they are supposed to show some of the grandchildren. 0ne son killed with one of his children, another son with one of his children and a third son killed in the strike. there has been nothing so far officially from israel, there has been nothing from the idf. it has been nothing from the idf. it has b
let's go live tojerusalem and speak to our middle east editor sebastian usher. these are early reports, but what are you hearing where you are? we reports, but what are you hearing where you are?— where you are? we have had confirmation _ where you are? we have had confirmation from _ where you are? we have had confirmation from ismail- where you are? we have had - confirmation from ismail haniyeh himself who has spoken on arabic media, saying three of his sons have been killed. i'm not sure...
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east, — what's going on in the middle east, i— what's going on in the middle east, i mean, it will cost him michigan, _ east, i mean, it will cost him michigan, for sure.— east, i mean, it will cost him michigan, for sure. that issue has fuelled — michigan, for sure. that issue has fuelled the _ michigan, for sure. that issue has fuelled the uncommitted l has fuelled the uncommitted campaign, which the 100,000 refused to vote forjoe biden in the democratic primary here, so what could that mean come polling day? we so what could that mean come polling day?— polling day? we cannot let taxpaver— polling day? we cannot let taxpayer dollars _ polling day? we cannot let taxpayer dollars used - polling day? we cannot let taxpayer dollars used to i polling day? we cannot let - taxpayer dollars used to commit a genocide and ethnic cleansing of an entire group. we are asked to choose between bands or bonds so i believe there are going to be folks that are going to be folks that are going to be folks that are going to be, especially with the american muslim community, who will not be able
east, — what's going on in the middle east, i— what's going on in the middle east, i mean, it will cost him michigan, _ east, i mean, it will cost him michigan, for sure.— east, i mean, it will cost him michigan, for sure. that issue has fuelled — michigan, for sure. that issue has fuelled the _ michigan, for sure. that issue has fuelled the uncommitted l has fuelled the uncommitted campaign, which the 100,000 refused to vote forjoe biden in the democratic primary here, so what could...
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this is a moment of heightened tensions in the middle east as we see whether and how israel will act. at verify, we will continue to monitor the situation closely. shashankjoshi is defence editor for the economist, he gave his assessment of iran's tactics with this latest attack. i think there were about 331 missiles — projectiles — fired. of those, about a third were ballistic missiles. ballistic missiles fly in very different ways. they fly in parabolic arcs, unlike cruise missiles or drones, which fly relatively flat trajectories inside the atmosphere much more slowly. ballistic missiles are much more likely to penetrate air defenses and get through, and they leave much less warning time. but i think it's notable that only a third of these weapons were ballistic missiles. they were probably targeted at israeli military bases, including the base that israel used to launch f—35 planes that conducted the original attack on the iranian consulate in lebanon. and so there was a kind of symmetry to this. but had iran really wanted to cause more damage, had iran really sought to over
this is a moment of heightened tensions in the middle east as we see whether and how israel will act. at verify, we will continue to monitor the situation closely. shashankjoshi is defence editor for the economist, he gave his assessment of iran's tactics with this latest attack. i think there were about 331 missiles — projectiles — fired. of those, about a third were ballistic missiles. ballistic missiles fly in very different ways. they fly in parabolic arcs, unlike cruise missiles or...
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let's start with the events in the middle east. as we've been reporting, the united nations secretary—general antonio guterres has said it's time to step back from the brink after iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at israel late on saturday.
let's start with the events in the middle east. as we've been reporting, the united nations secretary—general antonio guterres has said it's time to step back from the brink after iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at israel late on saturday.
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to discuss the situation in the middle east, i spoke to david hale — previously us undersecretary of state for political affairs, as well as ambassador to pakistan, lebanon, and jordan. he�*s now a global fellow at the wilson center, he�*s now a global fellow a think tank partly funded by the us government. we know israel is weighing its response. what do you think we could see? will this be a diplomatic response, a military one? thank you for asking me tojoin you. we don�*t know. israel is a democracy and has a complex cabinet and a coalition government and the prime minister is first amongst equals and we will see what they decide. i think if i were advising them i would suggest a pause for now but not declare their intentions. if you�*re going to re—establish a deterrent which is what is necessary now for israel and the us, a certain level of security about how we behave is important. so the iranians understand there could be further costs to aggression. what is your assessment of benjamin netanyahu�*s intentions here. for example there was a recent opinion editorial i
to discuss the situation in the middle east, i spoke to david hale — previously us undersecretary of state for political affairs, as well as ambassador to pakistan, lebanon, and jordan. he�*s now a global fellow at the wilson center, he�*s now a global fellow a think tank partly funded by the us government. we know israel is weighing its response. what do you think we could see? will this be a diplomatic response, a military one? thank you for asking me tojoin you. we don�*t know....
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the administration's policy on what's going on in the middle east, i mean, it could — the middle east, i mean, it could cost them michigan, for sure — could cost them michigan, for sure. . . . could cost them michigan, for sure. ., , , ., , sure. that issue has fuelled the uncommitted _ sure. that issue has fuelled| the uncommitted campaign, sure. that issue has fuelled - the uncommitted campaign, which saw 100,000 refused to vote for biden in the democratic primary here, so what could that mean come polling day? we here, so what could that mean come polling day?— here, so what could that mean come polling day? we cannot let our taxnayer_ come polling day? we cannot let our taxpayer dollars _ come polling day? we cannot let our taxpayer dollars be - come polling day? we cannot let our taxpayer dollars be used - come polling day? we cannot let our taxpayer dollars be used to l our taxpayer dollars be used to commit a genocide and ethnic cleansing of an entire group. we are asked to choose between bands or bonds. so do believe that there are going to be folks, there are going to be,
the administration's policy on what's going on in the middle east, i mean, it could — the middle east, i mean, it could cost them michigan, for sure — could cost them michigan, for sure. . . . could cost them michigan, for sure. ., , , ., , sure. that issue has fuelled the uncommitted _ sure. that issue has fuelled| the uncommitted campaign, sure. that issue has fuelled - the uncommitted campaign, which saw 100,000 refused to vote for biden in the democratic primary here, so what could that...
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let's speak to bbc world service middle east editor sebastian usher in jerusalem. what more do we know about what happened? this appears to be a drone strike in a beach camp near the beach and gaza, next to gaza city. and in it were three of his sons and several of his grandchildren. the pictures, the video that we've seen of the aftermath showed that the vehicle was all but destroyed. as you are just saying, haniyeh himself, as he was touring a medical facility in doha, he was speaking to gaza being taken there after being wounded and his immediate response was to say that he thanked god for bestowing honour on him of what he called the martyrdom of his three sons and several of his grandchildren. he went on to say that this is a delusional act by israel, these are his words. an effort to try to push hamas and its leadership to accept the conditions in the current cease—fire proposal. now we've been hearing about this proposal for the last two or three days, first of all, it was quite optimistic what we were hearing from the mediators, egyptian and qatari mediat
let's speak to bbc world service middle east editor sebastian usher in jerusalem. what more do we know about what happened? this appears to be a drone strike in a beach camp near the beach and gaza, next to gaza city. and in it were three of his sons and several of his grandchildren. the pictures, the video that we've seen of the aftermath showed that the vehicle was all but destroyed. as you are just saying, haniyeh himself, as he was touring a medical facility in doha, he was speaking to gaza...
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we begin in the middle east where reports of hezbollah launching dozens of soils into israel. confirming a0 lodges were identified to some were intercepted. unclear whether this is linked to the threat that has been reported today that an attack by iran on israel is imminent. the white house described that the right as quote, real and viable. media reporting in israel that the prime minister is meeting top officials for such an attack which would be seen as retaliation or the air strike that killed senior iranian commanders nearly two weeks ago on a iranian consulate in damascus. here's what the white house spokesman said when he briefed reporters earlier on. we're watching this very, very closely. we still deemed the potential threat by iran here to be real, to be viable, certainly credible. and we're watching it as closely as we can. right now, ourfocus is on having conversations with our israeli counterparts and making sure — notjust conversations — but making sure that they have what they need and that they're able to defend themselves. and as i think, you know, we're
we begin in the middle east where reports of hezbollah launching dozens of soils into israel. confirming a0 lodges were identified to some were intercepted. unclear whether this is linked to the threat that has been reported today that an attack by iran on israel is imminent. the white house described that the right as quote, real and viable. media reporting in israel that the prime minister is meeting top officials for such an attack which would be seen as retaliation or the air strike that...
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but iran's attempt, not its impact, is what's thrown the middle east off balance. what's shaken israel in these attacks isn't the damage caused but how they happened, with drones and missiles sent straight from iran. and what these strikes left broken isn't so much infrastructure, it's iran's fear of launching a direct attack. israel is already fighting iranian—backed groups in gaza to the south and lebanon to the north. a far less powerful opponent delivered a major blow on the 7th of october. israel's challenge now is how to restore a fear of conflict in its biggest enemy without triggering a war. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. lucy, given the situation what options does israel have? well, there are two — options does israel have? well, there are two questions - options does israel have? well, there are two questions that. options does israel have? well, i there are two questions that israel needs to decide on. one is the timing of any attack and the other is the scale and the target. now on the timing there are those who reportedly want to act quickly
but iran's attempt, not its impact, is what's thrown the middle east off balance. what's shaken israel in these attacks isn't the damage caused but how they happened, with drones and missiles sent straight from iran. and what these strikes left broken isn't so much infrastructure, it's iran's fear of launching a direct attack. israel is already fighting iranian—backed groups in gaza to the south and lebanon to the north. a far less powerful opponent delivered a major blow on the 7th of...
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east towards _ attack drones across the middle east towards israel. this was dangerous and unnecessary escalation which i have confirmed in —— condemned in the strongest terms. thanks to international effort in which uk also participated, almost all of these — also participated, almost all of these missiles were intercepted, saving _ these missiles were intercepted, saving lives notjust in israel but also neighbouring countries like jordan— also neighbouring countries like jordan as — also neighbouring countries like jordan as well. the raf sent additional planes to the region as part of— additional planes to the region as part of our— additional planes to the region as part of our existing operations. i can confirm _ part of our existing operations. i can confirm our planes shot down a number_ can confirm our planes shot down a number of— can confirm our planes shot down a number of iranians attack drones and i want _ number of iranians attack drones and i want to— number of iranians attack drones and i want to pay— number of iran
east towards _ attack drones across the middle east towards israel. this was dangerous and unnecessary escalation which i have confirmed in —— condemned in the strongest terms. thanks to international effort in which uk also participated, almost all of these — also participated, almost all of these missiles were intercepted, saving _ these missiles were intercepted, saving lives notjust in israel but also neighbouring countries like jordan— also neighbouring countries like jordan as —...
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last night, iran launched a barrage of missiles and attack drones across the middle east towards israel. this was a dangerous and unnecessary escalation, which i've condemned in the strongest terms. thanks to an international, coordinated effort, which united kingdom participated in, almost all of these missiles were intercepted, saving lives notjust in israel but in neighbouring countries like jordan as well. the raf sent additional planes to the region as part of our existing operations to counter daesh in iraq and syria. i can confirm our planes shot down a number of iranian attack drones. i want to pay tribute to the bravery and professionalism of our pilots flying into the face of danger to protect civilians. rishi sunak was also asked whether he consulted his cabinet before deciding to go ahead with this military action. he did not answer that question directly but said there was a meeting of the emergency ready, cobra, on friday. several senior ministers will have been at that meeting and they would have discussed what their next action was going to be. we are also told that lord
last night, iran launched a barrage of missiles and attack drones across the middle east towards israel. this was a dangerous and unnecessary escalation, which i've condemned in the strongest terms. thanks to an international, coordinated effort, which united kingdom participated in, almost all of these missiles were intercepted, saving lives notjust in israel but in neighbouring countries like jordan as well. the raf sent additional planes to the region as part of our existing operations to...