0
0.0
Apr 14, 2024
04/24
by
BBCNEWS
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
securing an end to the conflict in gaza, by giving a cease-fire — to the conflict in gaza, by giving a cease—fire in gaza through a hostage deal as— cease—fire in gaza through a hostage deal as well— cease—fire in gaza through a hostage deal as well as humanitarian assistance to palestinians in need. that was— assistance to palestinians in need. that was the us envoy speaking at the un security council in new york a short time ago. our north america correspondent nada tawfik has been following developments from the un in new york — she said the speeches to the security council were all on—message from each this went how everyone may have expected. the secretary—general decided to be the first one to brief councilmembers because he reiterated the warning he has been given, giving, really, in the last six months since the escalation after october seven, the war in gaza, warning that this could all lead to a massive escalation, or all out war in the middle east on multiple fronts, so he had one key message coming to the security council today, de—escalate, exercise m
securing an end to the conflict in gaza, by giving a cease-fire — to the conflict in gaza, by giving a cease—fire in gaza through a hostage deal as— cease—fire in gaza through a hostage deal as well— cease—fire in gaza through a hostage deal as well as humanitarian assistance to palestinians in need. that was— assistance to palestinians in need. that was the us envoy speaking at the un security council in new york a short time ago. our north america correspondent nada tawfik has...
0
0.0
Apr 9, 2024
04/24
by
BBCNEWS
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
james landale, bbc news over gaza. the wars in the middle east and ukraine took centre stage today at a high—level meeting in washington between america and britain's top diplomats. u—k foreign secretary david cameron says his government has "grave concerns" about humanitarian access in gaza, but would not be suspending arms exports to israel. he also defended his earlier meeting with former president donald trump — as �*entirely in line with precedent�*. meanwhile secretary blinken says the us does not have a date for a potential israeli military operation in rafah, but added the state department is working closely with qatar and egypt to establish a ceasefire. no, we do not have a date for any rafah operation. on the contrary, what we have is an ongoing conversation with israel about any rafah operation. the president's been very clear about our deep concerns. about israel's ability to lose civilians out of harm's way, to care for them once they are out of harm's way and you have any kind of major military
james landale, bbc news over gaza. the wars in the middle east and ukraine took centre stage today at a high—level meeting in washington between america and britain's top diplomats. u—k foreign secretary david cameron says his government has "grave concerns" about humanitarian access in gaza, but would not be suspending arms exports to israel. he also defended his earlier meeting with former president donald trump — as �*entirely in line with precedent�*. meanwhile secretary...
0
0.0
Apr 14, 2024
04/24
by
BBCNEWS
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
of bakeries that have reopened in northern gaza. several months ago, they closed because of a lack of ingredients and energy. in gaza city, people waited in front of a baker's store that was smashed during israeli bombing. another bakery is now also open in the jabaliya refugee camp. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. details have been emerging of the victims of the deadly knife attack at a shopping centre in sydney yesterday. six people were killed and 12 injured. the attacker was a0 years old and was shot dead by police at the scene. 0ur correspondent, katy watson, has the latest from sydney. from the early hours of sunday morning, sydneysiders came to pay their respects. this is a nation in shock, not used to violent attacks like this. i go to the mall with my friends and stuff, but it's just sad to think like you can't even really like shop normally now without thinking twice about like who's around you? the attacker was named asjoel kelchey and more details about his background have also emerged. we do unders
of bakeries that have reopened in northern gaza. several months ago, they closed because of a lack of ingredients and energy. in gaza city, people waited in front of a baker's store that was smashed during israeli bombing. another bakery is now also open in the jabaliya refugee camp. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. details have been emerging of the victims of the deadly knife attack at a shopping centre in sydney yesterday. six people were killed and 12 injured. the...
0
0.0
Apr 17, 2024
04/24
by
BBCNEWS
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
it comes as the gaza peacetalks face another potentual pitfall. qatar — who's diplomats have played a pivotal role — is now questioning whether the talks will succeed. their prime minister said they will reasses their role as a mediator between israel and hamas. take a listen. unfortunately, i mean, we have seen that there has been an abuse of this mediation in favour of narrow political interests. this means that the state of qatar has called for a comprehensive evaluation of this role. we are not the stage to evaluate mediation and also evaluate how the parties engage in this mediation. earlier i spoke to elizabeth shakman hurd. she is a political science and religious studies professor from northwestern university and middle east scholar. she said that despite the tensions between israel and iran we should not forget the situation in gaza. israel has every interest and every intention with this government of trying to distract from what is going on there, to divert attention, to divert the international community and the regional government
it comes as the gaza peacetalks face another potentual pitfall. qatar — who's diplomats have played a pivotal role — is now questioning whether the talks will succeed. their prime minister said they will reasses their role as a mediator between israel and hamas. take a listen. unfortunately, i mean, we have seen that there has been an abuse of this mediation in favour of narrow political interests. this means that the state of qatar has called for a comprehensive evaluation of this role. we...
0
0.0
Apr 16, 2024
04/24
by
BBCNEWS
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
the war in gaza is where the crisis began, over six months ago. the road north to gaza city today packed with people hoping to return to their homes, turned back again and again by the army. the war here has already inflamed israel's other conflicts. isreal�*s next decision could push them into all—out war. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the united nations has voiced concerns, about escalating violence in the occupied west bank. it comes after a wave of attacks, sparked by the killing of an israeli teenager. the un has accused israeli's security forces, of active participation, in attacks on palestinians byjewish settlers. the vast majority of the international community considers the settlements illegal under international law, although israel disputes this. here's hugo bachega. caught on cctv — a man setting fire to a car as israeli settlers storm a palestinian village in the occupied west bank. israeli soldiers watch outside and appear to do nothing. across the west bank on the weekend, israeli settlers went on a rampage. this was
the war in gaza is where the crisis began, over six months ago. the road north to gaza city today packed with people hoping to return to their homes, turned back again and again by the army. the war here has already inflamed israel's other conflicts. isreal�*s next decision could push them into all—out war. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the united nations has voiced concerns, about escalating violence in the occupied west bank. it comes after a wave of attacks, sparked by the...
0
0.0
Apr 15, 2024
04/24
by
BBCNEWS
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
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 regional coalition and collect the price from iran in a way and at a time that suits us. british planes helped shoot down dozens of the launchers. the prime minister has now joined israel's allies in calling for restraint. if this attack had been successful, the fallout for regional stability would be hard to overstate. and we stand by the security of israel and the wider region, which is, of course, important for our security here at home, too. what we now need is for calm heads to prevail. we'll be working with our allies to de—escalate the situation. last night was a test of israel's defences, but its leaders now face another political test over how to respond to this attack. a show of strength is needed, some argue, to maintain deterrence,
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 regional coalition and collect the price from iran in a way and at a time that suits us. british planes helped shoot down dozens of the launchers....
0
0.0
Apr 16, 2024
04/24
by
BBCNEWS
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
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. for more analysis, we can speak to javed ali, an associate professor of practice at the university of michigan's gerald r. ford school of public policy. he previously held positions in the us defense intelligence agency and the department of homeland security beforejoining the fbi. he joins us now from ann arbor in michigan. israel has vowed to respond to iran's attack. how real is the risk of escalation? and what might a full—blown conflict look like? there are multiple options that israel is potentially considering and one of them despite the rhetoric might be to not do anything although i don't think that is very likely. if you take the do nothing option off the table, what are the other ones? one might be to put the response back into the shadow war arena and i've been writ
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. for more analysis, we can speak to javed ali, an associate professor of practice at the university of michigan's gerald r. ford school of public policy. he previously held positions in the us...
0
0.0
Apr 15, 2024
04/24
by
BBCNEWS
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
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. suzanne maloney, is an iran expert who is the vice president and director of the foreign policy program at the brookings institution. she weighed in on whether israel might risk a direct war with iran. well, i think the israelis recognise that they are overmatched when it comes to their military capabilities versus iran. they would be both on their own and with the support of allies like the united states in a position to absolutely obliterate the iranian military and likely produce an end to the islamic republic, the current ruling regime. i think that is, you know, obviously something that they could do, but it would come with very dire consequences for the rest of the region and for all of their own and, of course, us interests in the region. and i imagine that the biden admin
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. suzanne maloney, is an iran expert who is the vice president and director of the foreign policy program at the brookings institution. she weighed in on whether israel might risk a direct war...
0
0.0
Apr 12, 2024
04/24
by
BBCNEWS
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
antony blinken has asked them to make it clear to tehran that an escalation of the conflict in gaza is in no—one's interest. fears are growing that iran could strike following the killing of senior iranians in syria last week. from jerusalem, here's lucy williamson. the target was precise — a carefully calibrated strike. but the fallout from this attack may be much harder to control. iran's supreme leader has said israel must be punished for the strike on its damascus consulate that killed a top military general and six other people. israel has promised direct retaliation for any attack on its soil. it's worried enough to cancel leave for all combat units and call up its air—force reserves. translation: we have - established a simple principle. whoever harms us, we will harm them. we are prepared to meet all the security needs of the state of israel, both defensively and offensively. a warning for iran that's also being heard at home. we're always aware about something in the corner that maybe would come and surprise us, like in october. we've prepared a shelter, we've put some w
antony blinken has asked them to make it clear to tehran that an escalation of the conflict in gaza is in no—one's interest. fears are growing that iran could strike following the killing of senior iranians in syria last week. from jerusalem, here's lucy williamson. the target was precise — a carefully calibrated strike. but the fallout from this attack may be much harder to control. iran's supreme leader has said israel must be punished for the strike on its damascus consulate that killed...