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lucy: thanks. belgium is investigating russian attempts to influence the outcome of the european elections in june. the prime minister said the kremlin bribed some mps to spread propaganda and disinformation to get more pro-russian politicians elected. some have been given money, from sevel countries. he stressed that eu wide action was needed to counter the interference. president zelenskyy has warned his ra -- has warned that his country is running out of military supplies. russia has intensified its air campaign against ukraine, hammering the energy structure and urban areas. a major power plant was destroyed. these are images from harkiv, under intense bombardment in the past few days. let's be to a member of the ukrainian parliament. talk about how vulnerable energy infrastructure is. yesterday there were these attacks on a plant. it is vulnerable? >> it is, unless youave anti-air missiles. unfortunately, we are desperately running out of them. the russian military technologies are not far fro
lucy: thanks. belgium is investigating russian attempts to influence the outcome of the european elections in june. the prime minister said the kremlin bribed some mps to spread propaganda and disinformation to get more pro-russian politicians elected. some have been given money, from sevel countries. he stressed that eu wide action was needed to counter the interference. president zelenskyy has warned his ra -- has warned that his country is running out of military supplies. russia has...
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lucy hockinus so far we are not pausing. lucy hockings will _ so far we are not pausing. lucy hockings will be _ so far we are not pausing. lucy hockings will be in _ so far we are not pausing. lucy hockings will be in the - so far we are not pausing. lucy hockings will be in the seat shortly. hello again. as we go through the next few days, in fact for the rest of this week, low pressure is really in charge of our weather. we've got low pressure after low pressure system rattling in from the atlantic, into the southwest, and pushing north eastwards. each one bringing some rain, some heavy rain at that. and as we head into the weekend, you can see the squeeze on isobars. it's going to be windy, particularly so in saturday with some of us having some gales. so, with all that rain and the rainfall accumulation chart, you can see a lot of dark blues and also some of the lighter greens. so we're looking for some parts in excess of 50 millimetres, two inches of rain. what we have at the moment is a slow moving weather front across the north of the country, slowly pushing out o
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and lucy, in jerusalem, how is you. and lucy, injerusalem, how is israel likely to react to this? well, this seems to have been the toughest call of the gaza war so far. it's no secret that relations between these two leaders are pretty abysmal at the moment, as gary was saying, pressure from the us has gone up and up over the course of the war and gone up and up over the course of the warand benjamin gone up and up over the course of the war and benjamin netanyahu has largely resisted that pressure. but he is going to have to decide how to play this one, because the language has really changed here and he is going to have to decide what to do about that without losing face at home. one consolation he might have his the clear us statement of support for israel in the event of a direct attack by iran. that is something mr netanyahu has been talking up tonight actually before a cabinet meeting, and amid all the talk of whether arms deals could be used as leveraged against israel in the gaza war, this statement of support by washington on this issue is also a clear signal to iran tha
and lucy, in jerusalem, how is you. and lucy, injerusalem, how is israel likely to react to this? well, this seems to have been the toughest call of the gaza war so far. it's no secret that relations between these two leaders are pretty abysmal at the moment, as gary was saying, pressure from the us has gone up and up over the course of the war and gone up and up over the course of the warand benjamin gone up and up over the course of the war and benjamin netanyahu has largely resisted that...
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lucy manning with that re ort. out. lucy manning with that report- we _ out. lucy manning with that report. we will _ out. lucy manning with that report. we will move - out. lucy manning with that report. we will move away. out. lucy manning with that - report. we will move away from the conflict now but staying with one of the gulf states — where heavy rain has caused massive flash floods. this was what happened when a year and half's worth of rain fell in the united arab emirates yesterday — the heaviest rainfall for at least 75 years. it caused major disruption at dubai airport, the busiest one internationally, and problems are still continuing. graham satchell reports. the storm that hit dubai was ferocious. more than a year's worth of rainfall fell in less than 2a hours. these time—lapse pictures show the gathering clouds as darkness falls and the rain begins. the floods left the city completely underwater, with cars submerged and stranded, including some expensive ones like this rolls—royce. some drivers attempted to make their way through, but o
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good afternoon, lucy. i think it's coming from, in l lucy. i think it's coming from, in terms of defence spending, a low start, it's getting better quickly. it depends what it needs to be ready for, doesn't it? and i think what they call the pacing challenge is one where a confident russia that has potentially one hour eked out a draw on favourable terms in ukraine, then in 3—5 years decides to try something highly dangerous against a nato member, potentially estonia which is talk —— is talked about a lot. so it depends what it has to be ready for, but if you look at 2014, there were only three members of nato that met the 2% — 2023, it was 11, now it's 18 and increasing. this is reflective of global defence spending, which is at the highest level it's been i think ever, so things are afoot. figs level it's been i think ever, so things are afoot.— level it's been i think ever, so things are afoot. as this ukraine war toes things are afoot. as this ukraine war goes on _ things are afoot. as this ukraine war goes on and _ things are
good afternoon, lucy. i think it's coming from, in l lucy. i think it's coming from, in terms of defence spending, a low start, it's getting better quickly. it depends what it needs to be ready for, doesn't it? and i think what they call the pacing challenge is one where a confident russia that has potentially one hour eked out a draw on favourable terms in ukraine, then in 3—5 years decides to try something highly dangerous against a nato member, potentially estonia which is talk —— is...
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lucy. daily for the last few months. lucy, as ou daily for the last few months. lucy, as you say. — daily for the last few months. lucy, as you say, there's _ daily for the last few months. lucy, as you say, there's been _ daily for the last few months. lucy, as you say, there's been a - daily for the last few months. lucy, as you say, there's been a pretty i as you say, there's been a pretty regular exchange of fire between hezbollah, the armed militant political group in lebanon, and israeli forces in northern israel. the hezbollah launched this attack this evening, different accounts and different numbers, 40—50, many dozens. hezbollah was very clear in their statement they put out that this was in response to israeli attacks on some of their positions earlier. at the moment, we don't think — certainly no one has said there's any kind of link between this evening's attack and any potential irani in response to the missile attack on damascus 12 days ago —— iranian response that destroyed the consul building in the capital of syria. the only possible c
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is outside the foreign office for us, and these deaths have prompted the summoning of the israeli ambassador? when normally i stand here and talk about an ambassador being summoned to the foreign office, normally they are diplomats from china over human rights abuses or perhaps iran over security threats. very rarely are ambassadors from british allies summoned here but that happened today with israel but ambassador. the first time an israeli ambassador has been summoned here to be given the once over by a foreign minister for 12 years. the ambassador met the deputy foreign secretary, andrew mitchell. he expressed his concerns about what he called these appalling killings and he demanded a quick and transparent investigation and what he called full accountability. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, had a similar conversation with his israeli counterpart and similar conversations took place between australian and polish diplomats. by this ac
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is outside the foreign office for us, and these deaths have prompted the summoning of the israeli ambassador? when normally i stand here and talk about an ambassador being summoned to the foreign office, normally they are diplomats from china over human rights abuses or perhaps iran over security threats. very rarely are ambassadors from british allies summoned here but that happened today with israel but...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. let's speak to dr tanya haj—hassan, a paediatric intensive care doctor who was working in al aqsa hospital in gaza up until last week. thank you very much forjoining us today. wa nt to want to begin with what you know about al—shifa. has any part of the hospital been left to the state that could function? i don't think that's a question to ask at this point. the reality is this is being described by news networks, by israeli spokespeople is a precise operation. the reality experienced by myself has not been that at all. this is not a war against hamas, this a war against civilians. and they are being eliminated. they're being killed in every way you can imagine killing a human being —— the reason i asked crosstalk om they're being killed by field executions... _ they're being killed by field executions... crosstalk - executions... crosstalk the reason i ask that, dr hassan, the idf say they have killed and detained hundreds of terrorists. the reason i asked whether any parts o
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. let's speak to dr tanya haj—hassan, a paediatric intensive care doctor who was working in al aqsa hospital in gaza up until last week. thank you very much forjoining us today. wa nt to want to begin with what you know about al—shifa. has any part of the hospital been left to the state that could function? i don't think that's a question to ask at this point. the reality is this is being described by news networks, by israeli spokespeople is a precise...
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lucy: new footage shows the moment the military focused change. the first interceptions of iranian missiles ordered from this control room. israel's ongoing conflicts with iranian backed groups have been pushed into the shadows by a direct attack from toronto. how israel responds could take the world down a much more dangerous path. international allies, the u.k. among them, have been lining up urging benjamin netanyahu to show restraint. israel's former national security advisor says the iranian strike leaves israel with an opportunity to take on the groups it should have confronted before. >> we didn't wage the war against hezbollah two years ago. huge mistake. when you see them becoming stronger, you have to do something. should we wait? i think it would be a huge mistake to wait with hezbollah, hamas, and the iranians. we have to remediate this threat . it is not just israel, the west is next. lucy: israel is already treading a tight rope in conflict with hezbollah. the army said, the gaza war has already inflamed israel's regional conflicts.
lucy: new footage shows the moment the military focused change. the first interceptions of iranian missiles ordered from this control room. israel's ongoing conflicts with iranian backed groups have been pushed into the shadows by a direct attack from toronto. how israel responds could take the world down a much more dangerous path. international allies, the u.k. among them, have been lining up urging benjamin netanyahu to show restraint. israel's former national security advisor says the...
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hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. nearly 100,000 people have now been forced from their homes in kazakhstan by what's been described as the worst flooding in almost a century. across the border in russia, entire towns are under water and tens of thousands of people from regions in the urals and western siberia, have been forced to leave their homes. the flooding has been caused by unseasonably warm temperatures melting snow. in the russian city of 0renburg — home to half a million people — the authorities said water levels on the ural river had reached dangerous levels. thousands of people have left the city. 0renburg lies downstream from the city of 0rsk, which was inundated when a dam burst last week. dramatic pictures coming to us from kazakhstan and russia and we will bring an update on that story today. president putin has been briefed on that situation and is helping or giving help to that region but it's an dramatic situation will give you more later. to the middle east next, where israel is coming under i
hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. nearly 100,000 people have now been forced from their homes in kazakhstan by what's been described as the worst flooding in almost a century. across the border in russia, entire towns are under water and tens of thousands of people from regions in the urals and western siberia, have been forced to leave their homes. the flooding has been caused by unseasonably warm temperatures melting...
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from jerusalem, our correspondent lucy williamson reports. hey, this is zomi. we're at the deir al—balah kitchen. they came from australia, poland, the us and the uk. their mission — to feed people, one of the simplest. in gaza, one of the hardest. and most dangerous. last night, israeli airstrikes hit their convoy, clearly marked with the charity logo of the world central kitchen. seven people killed, including three british nationals. colleagues, distraught, identified their bodies. "these are the people who brought the aid from the sea", he says. "they're all dead, all of them." the workers had been unloading a second shipment of aid brought into gaza by sea. they were travelling back from the warehouse in deir al—balah when their convoy was hit. theirvehicles, more than a mile apart. translation: it was a direct hit. they tried to treat some of them and put them in another car in front, but they shelled the car. this is the situation here. anyone who brings aid to gaza is at risk of shelling and death. the remains of their convoy tell the story. three
from jerusalem, our correspondent lucy williamson reports. hey, this is zomi. we're at the deir al—balah kitchen. they came from australia, poland, the us and the uk. their mission — to feed people, one of the simplest. in gaza, one of the hardest. and most dangerous. last night, israeli airstrikes hit their convoy, clearly marked with the charity logo of the world central kitchen. seven people killed, including three british nationals. colleagues, distraught, identified their bodies....
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but it's not just in her classroom that lucy now shares her stories. she's being invited to speak at more and more travel conventions, sharing what her journeys have taught her about the world and about herself. i feel a lot of confidence in knowing that i can be anywhere and have peace. i can be anywhere and fd workin 27th saturday morning, a live look outside downtown walnut creek as the sun shines after a windy friday. what do we have in store for our weekend? we're about to find out. thank you so much for starting your final weekend of the month with us! i'm kira klapper. cynthia pimentel has a peek at our microclimate forecast. you say it will get better as the days go on. yes, that's definitely true. good morning kara. good morning everyone for this morning. we're starting off pretty chilly, especially if you live in the north bay. look at these temperatures. 42 in napa, 43 in calistoga and even out towards the tri-valley. we're doing 47 in danville. continuing with those cool temperatures down into the santa clara valley at 45 in morgan hill. as
but it's not just in her classroom that lucy now shares her stories. she's being invited to speak at more and more travel conventions, sharing what her journeys have taught her about the world and about herself. i feel a lot of confidence in knowing that i can be anywhere and have peace. i can be anywhere and fd workin 27th saturday morning, a live look outside downtown walnut creek as the sun shines after a windy friday. what do we have in store for our weekend? we're about to find out. thank...
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lucy williamson reporting. lucy williamson reporting. a bishop is among a number of people who've been stabbed during a church service in sydney. none of the injuries was life threatening, and a 15—year—old boy has been arrested. it is the second mass stabbing to happen injust a few days in the city, but it's not connected to the knife attack at a shopping centre at the weekend. joel cauchi killed six people in that rampage. his parents have been talking to the media about their son. katy watson has the latest. australia's most famous landmark reflecting the pain of a nation. all the victims have now been named. pikria darchia, originally from georgia, dawn singleton, who was planning her wedding. jade young was an architect and mother. osteopath ashlee good died protecting her nine—month—old baby. yixuan cheng, a chinese student whose picture is yet to be released. and this was security guard faraz tahir, the only man killed as he tried to intervene in the attack. one man who confronted the attacker, warding him off with a bolla
lucy williamson reporting. lucy williamson reporting. a bishop is among a number of people who've been stabbed during a church service in sydney. none of the injuries was life threatening, and a 15—year—old boy has been arrested. it is the second mass stabbing to happen injust a few days in the city, but it's not connected to the knife attack at a shopping centre at the weekend. joel cauchi killed six people in that rampage. his parents have been talking to the media about their son. katy...
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lucy williamson, bbc news. >> the latest now on the aide situation on the ground. we can speak to unicef speculation who joins us from now. thank you for being on the program. talk us through the impact of president joe biden and the u.s. demanding more aid routes into gaza. >> we have seen today the news as your correspondent explains, areas crossing might be open. that is very positive news we have been asking for four weeks. we desperately need to flood the gaza strip with aid. it is unacceptable the amount of aid we are getting through the existing crossings. it also puts us at risk trying to move it all the way to the north, if we could even get access to the north. it is positive news the crossing might open and allow us to bring directly into the starting families. but this is just news. we need to see it in action, we need it soon, and we needed to be sustained. >> what you make of the fact you and other organizations have called for more routes to get into gaza and it hasn't happened until a stiff phone call? >> there's a lot of things we have been asking
lucy williamson, bbc news. >> the latest now on the aide situation on the ground. we can speak to unicef speculation who joins us from now. thank you for being on the program. talk us through the impact of president joe biden and the u.s. demanding more aid routes into gaza. >> we have seen today the news as your correspondent explains, areas crossing might be open. that is very positive news we have been asking for four weeks. we desperately need to flood the gaza strip with aid....
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has more on the deaths of the british aid workers. we often report wars in numbers, miles gained, things destroyed, people killed. but as we know, war is about people. and tonight it's about three men who now have names, three men, three british nationals who, as lucy said, gave their lives trying to save lives. and i think that in part explains the systemic nature of the british government's diplomatic response. the prime minister called israel's prime minister. the foreign secretary spoke to his israeli counterpart, the deputy foreign secretary, andrew mitchell, hauled in israel's ambassador to the foreign office for what was described to me as an icy conversation. that hasn't happened for 12 years. it's not something that allies normally do to one another. it's also a similar thing happened in australia and poland and the messaging was remarkably similar. it was one, utter condemnation of what israel had done two, a demand for swift, tra
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has more on the deaths of the british aid workers. we often report wars in numbers, miles gained, things destroyed, people killed. but as we know, war is about people. and tonight it's about three men who now have names, three men, three british nationals who, as lucy said, gave their lives trying to save lives. and i think that in part explains the systemic nature of the british government's diplomatic response....
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lucy, thanks for “oininu never made it back. lucy, thanks for joining us- — the king has carried out his first public engagement since announcing he has cancer. he and the queen visited a cancer centre at university college london and met patients and staff. the king told one of the shock he felt when he was told he had the disease. the king has been having cancer treatment since early february — it hasn't been made public what kind of cancer he has. here'sjonny dymond. it's been a while, but on a sunny morning in central london, the king rolled into town. one question on everyone's minds... sir, how are you feeling? lovely to see you back. the smile seemed to say it all. there's not normally this much attention paid to a royal visit, but this was the first by the king in a long time. it's nice to see him out and about, looking so well. nice to see him back to work? of course, of course, we've all got to go to work, so obviously he will have to jump in sooner or later, but no, it was nice to see him. we were really excited t
lucy, thanks for “oininu never made it back. lucy, thanks for joining us- — the king has carried out his first public engagement since announcing he has cancer. he and the queen visited a cancer centre at university college london and met patients and staff. the king told one of the shock he felt when he was told he had the disease. the king has been having cancer treatment since early february — it hasn't been made public what kind of cancer he has. here'sjonny dymond. it's been a while,...
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our middle east correspondent lucy williamson has more. israel says hamas gunmen often pose as aid workers. not this time. its army today said the killing of seven aid workers in air strikes this week was a grave mistake due to mistaken identification, errors in decision—making and a serious violation of army procedures. the convoy, belonging to the charity world central kitchen, was struck in central gaza late on monday night,
our middle east correspondent lucy williamson has more. israel says hamas gunmen often pose as aid workers. not this time. its army today said the killing of seven aid workers in air strikes this week was a grave mistake due to mistaken identification, errors in decision—making and a serious violation of army procedures. the convoy, belonging to the charity world central kitchen, was struck in central gaza late on monday night,
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hello, i hello, lam lucy hello, i am lucy hockings. welcome to bbc news now. israel is under increasing international pressure after seven aid workers — including three uk citizens — were killed in an israeli air strike on gaza. president biden has said he's "outraged and heartbroken" by the deaths. the uk foreign secretary david cameron said it's a "dreadful" event, and he paid tribute to those killed, calling them "brave humanitarian workers". and rishi sunak said he was appalled as well by the attack. world central kitchen released these pictures of the seven aid workers killed when a convoy carrying staff from the charity was hit on monday. three british men — john chapman, james henderson and james kirby — were among them. they were working as security advisers. israel said the strike was "unintended" and promised to investigate. the family ofjames kirby — one of the three british nationals killed in the strike — have released a statement. they said they were heartbroken and that... we've also heard from the family ofjohn chapman. they said...
hello, i hello, lam lucy hello, i am lucy hockings. welcome to bbc news now. israel is under increasing international pressure after seven aid workers — including three uk citizens — were killed in an israeli air strike on gaza. president biden has said he's "outraged and heartbroken" by the deaths. the uk foreign secretary david cameron said it's a "dreadful" event, and he paid tribute to those killed, calling them "brave humanitarian workers". and rishi sunak...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. as lucy mentioned there — one of the three british men killed in the strike was james kirby, a 47—year—old from bristol. the bbc�*s danjohnson has been speaking to his family, who are demanding answers from the israeli government. humanitarian aid relies on people like this — three british men, killed providing security advice in gaza. he has died a hero, you know? they all have. james kirby served in bosnia and afghanistan. now, his relatives in bristol share the grief that's reached six other aid workers�* families. it's just heartbreaking that, you know, he lost his life doing that. but he knew the dangers. he was selfless, in that regard, and he just wanted to help people. their cars were hit by israel's military, as they returned to base, after escorting food into gaza. the cars looked to me to be clearly marked. in today's technology, you'd think they'd be able to see that clearly — that these vehicles were carrying humanitarian aid workers. this is why we want ans
lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. as lucy mentioned there — one of the three british men killed in the strike was james kirby, a 47—year—old from bristol. the bbc�*s danjohnson has been speaking to his family, who are demanding answers from the israeli government. humanitarian aid relies on people like this — three british men, killed providing security advice in gaza. he has died a hero, you know? they all have. james kirby served in bosnia and afghanistan. now, his relatives in...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, ashdod. this weekend marks six months since the october 7th attacks on israel by hamas, in which about 1,200 people were killed — and 253 were taken hostage. in the conflict since then, more than 33,000 people have been killed in gaza according to the hamas—run health ministry. the united nations says famine is imminent in the territory — with more than a million people already facing what it describes as �*catastrophic hunger�*. israel has been facing growing scrutiny of its military operations. the uk and us governments have urged more be done to address the harm being caused to civilians in gaza, and humanitarian organisations have said getting aid in has been difficult, and that they�*ve had to increasingly rely on airdrops. supplies have been getting in via the rafah crossing from egypt, but the red cross says that�*s now slowed to a trickle. and as we heard in lucy williamson�*s report, israel is now saying it will open two more routes for deliveries. in the north of gaz
lucy williamson, bbc news, ashdod. this weekend marks six months since the october 7th attacks on israel by hamas, in which about 1,200 people were killed — and 253 were taken hostage. in the conflict since then, more than 33,000 people have been killed in gaza according to the hamas—run health ministry. the united nations says famine is imminent in the territory — with more than a million people already facing what it describes as �*catastrophic hunger�*. israel has been facing...
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well, lucy, we arejust what is the latest from the police? well, lucy, we are just about to hear from the man who leads policing in the local area here and it is much anticipated, this news conference, he will be standing where i am. two things people are looking forward to finding out about, one is about the suspect, whether there is more about the motive and also the history of the suspect, this 36—year—old man who was arrested with a sword earlier this morning. and secondly about those injured. five people were treated at the scene and taken to hospital, two of whom were police officers. what is their condition and what is the state of those people? those are the two things we will look out for, particularly because the resident i am speaking to here want answers because there is a lot of footage now on social media of this man wearing a yellow top with a large knife, or soared as the police are calling it, running around andjumping on the police are calling it, running around and jumping on rooves, being chased by the police. at one p
well, lucy, we arejust what is the latest from the police? well, lucy, we are just about to hear from the man who leads policing in the local area here and it is much anticipated, this news conference, he will be standing where i am. two things people are looking forward to finding out about, one is about the suspect, whether there is more about the motive and also the history of the suspect, this 36—year—old man who was arrested with a sword earlier this morning. and secondly about those...
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now i'm joined by cnn's lucy cabinet in. hard-hit elkhorn nebraska and meteorologist elisa raffa, who is tracking all of this in the cnn weather center. lucy, let's go to you first tell us what you're seeing there we can see the destruction behind me. >> this is one of the neighborhoods where that massive twist or touched down on friday. you can see the the roof's taken off the home. half of that hole missing, but take a look over here. this entire structure was destroyed. you continue that family members as well? well, is volunteers and local neighbors are helping this family salvage what they can. i also want to show you this area right here now, this was a two-story, four bedrooms, two-and-a-half bath 2,500 square foot home nothing remains. >> it was built in 2022 this entire platform where their rooms were flattened can see the car over there, the white car flipped on its head. it shows you the force of that incredibly powerful storm this right here let me see it, but this was the basement. this is one of the areas where
now i'm joined by cnn's lucy cabinet in. hard-hit elkhorn nebraska and meteorologist elisa raffa, who is tracking all of this in the cnn weather center. lucy, let's go to you first tell us what you're seeing there we can see the destruction behind me. >> this is one of the neighborhoods where that massive twist or touched down on friday. you can see the the roof's taken off the home. half of that hole missing, but take a look over here. this entire structure was destroyed. you continue...
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our special correspondent lucy manning has the story. the bravery of a police officer, toe to toe with the suspect, who appears to be brandishing a sword. words exchanged, but he doesn't surrender. early morning, in the suburbs of hainault there is danger and panic. police cars stream in, but the 36—year—old man takes off, officers not hesitating to follow him. frightened in their homes, otherfootage shows him crouching down at people's windows. a grey transit van pulled up. the man got out with a samurai sword, tried to talk to one female resident. she ran away from him. as he pulled the sword out in the air, she's tried to warn the other neighbour, as he has turned round he has been struck in the head. he was running round, still after the police officers came, with the sword in his hand. looking for victims. come here. drop the sword. officers corner him on a garage roof. come this way. can you still see him? yeah. oi. he's going in people's gardens, man. lock your doors. lock your doors! everyone lock your doors. 22 minutes after
our special correspondent lucy manning has the story. the bravery of a police officer, toe to toe with the suspect, who appears to be brandishing a sword. words exchanged, but he doesn't surrender. early morning, in the suburbs of hainault there is danger and panic. police cars stream in, but the 36—year—old man takes off, officers not hesitating to follow him. frightened in their homes, otherfootage shows him crouching down at people's windows. a grey transit van pulled up. the man got out...
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hello, iam lucy hello, i am lucy hockings. welcome to bbc news now. israel is under increasing international pressure after seven aid workers — including three uk citizens — were killed in an israeli air strike on gaza. president biden has said he's "outraged and heartbroken" by the deaths. the uk foreign secretary david cameron said it's a "dreadful" event, and he paid tribute to those killed, calling them "brave humanitarian workers". and rishi sunak said he was appalled as well by the attack. world central kitchen released these pictures of the seven aid workers
hello, iam lucy hello, i am lucy hockings. welcome to bbc news now. israel is under increasing international pressure after seven aid workers — including three uk citizens — were killed in an israeli air strike on gaza. president biden has said he's "outraged and heartbroken" by the deaths. the uk foreign secretary david cameron said it's a "dreadful" event, and he paid tribute to those killed, calling them "brave humanitarian workers". and rishi sunak said he...
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lucy williamson has more on the aftermath and what we know about the how the attack happened. israel's army said it had misidentified them. today, colleagues wrote their names on the body bags that carried them out of gaza.
lucy williamson has more on the aftermath and what we know about the how the attack happened. israel's army said it had misidentified them. today, colleagues wrote their names on the body bags that carried them out of gaza.
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i'm lucy. pleased to meet you, lucy. good to meet you. so here, we are local tour guides... mm—hm. ..in sal island, who do the tours. i want to see the real sal. i want to get away from the touristy bits. i want to get a real flavour for what this place is about. it pleased me to take you out from that touristic atmosphere. yeah, i want to hang with a local, i want to meet some locals, i want to get a real vibe of this place. and it sounds like — i think you sold me — it sounds like you're the guy. good! all right! thank you. so i can show you the car. all right, let's do it. you can choose to sit in the cab... yeah. ..and you can sit in the back. come on! you know what i'm going to say — the back, obviously! let's do it! this is a really nice way to travel around the island — sun in yourface, wind in your hair. definitely beats sitting in a cab. in the town of palmeira, you can experience a slice of authentic cabo verdean life, just 19 kilometres away from the ever—changing santa maria. palmeira is an important port where everything that comes and goes from sal
i'm lucy. pleased to meet you, lucy. good to meet you. so here, we are local tour guides... mm—hm. ..in sal island, who do the tours. i want to see the real sal. i want to get away from the touristy bits. i want to get a real flavour for what this place is about. it pleased me to take you out from that touristic atmosphere. yeah, i want to hang with a local, i want to meet some locals, i want to get a real vibe of this place. and it sounds like — i think you sold me — it sounds like...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the time is 6:17pm. our top story this evening: mps will tonight vote on whether anyone born afterjanuary 2009 should be banned from buying cigarettes. and coming up.... adam peaty returns to the pool and is called up to the olympic team. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news — deontay wilder tells us how he can reclaim the world heavyweight titlke and how that should involve a fight against anthonyjoshua along the way. he's running the london marathon — this time for a very personal reason. one of denmark's most famous buildings — the copenhagen old stock exchange — has been destroyed by fire. the building's iconic spire collapsed in the flames as more than 100 firefighters battled to save it. 0ur correpsondent adrienne murray is there. it started in the small hours of the morning. soon, flames and thick grey smoke had engulfed the historic former stock exchange. 0nlookers watched on in disbelief as one of the capitol�*s best known landmarks was consumed by an inferno and s
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the time is 6:17pm. our top story this evening: mps will tonight vote on whether anyone born afterjanuary 2009 should be banned from buying cigarettes. and coming up.... adam peaty returns to the pool and is called up to the olympic team. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news — deontay wilder tells us how he can reclaim the world heavyweight titlke and how that should involve a fight against anthonyjoshua along the way. he's running...
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more now from our correspondent injerusalem — lucy williamson. and a warning — viewers may find some of the images in her report distressing. they came from australia, poland, the united states and the uk. their mission was to feed people. one of the simplest. in gaza, one of the hardest and most dangerous. really airstrikes hit their convoy, clearly marked with the charity logo of the world's central kitchen. seven people were killed including three british nationals. —— world central kitchen. distraught colleagues identified their bodies. these are the people who brought the aid from the sea, he says. they are all dead. all of them. the workers had been unloading a second shipment of aid brought into gaza by c. they were travelling back from the warehouse when their convoy was hit. their vehicles, more than one mile apart. translation: it vehicles, more than one mile apart. tuna/mom- vehicles, more than one mile apart. translation: it was a direct hit- — apart. translation: it was a direct hit. they _ apart. translation: it was a direct
more now from our correspondent injerusalem — lucy williamson. and a warning — viewers may find some of the images in her report distressing. they came from australia, poland, the united states and the uk. their mission was to feed people. one of the simplest. in gaza, one of the hardest and most dangerous. really airstrikes hit their convoy, clearly marked with the charity logo of the world's central kitchen. seven people were killed including three british nationals. —— world central...
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lucy, like many of the healthy volunteers, has a personalfamily motivation for being involved. the main driver for the dementia was because my mother had dementia, and ijust have very close personal experience of how miserable that is. i mean, she wasn't... fortunately she was relatively old. she was in her 80s when it started, and she died at 97. but her last few years were really mired by the disease. what's your first language? over the next five years, around 5,000 people will take part in research assessing blood tests to see how accurately they can identify various forms of dementia, most notably alzheimer's disease. damian is another healthy volunteer in the oxford study. my father suffered and eventually passed away from alzheimer's disease. his mother had a dementia of sorts as well. so there's a family history there, so i obviously have an interest in identifying these diseases early. and secondly, having worked with alzheimer's patients for a lot of my career, i can see the advantages of early diagnosis, the advantages of early support, and hopefully this will help w
lucy, like many of the healthy volunteers, has a personalfamily motivation for being involved. the main driver for the dementia was because my mother had dementia, and ijust have very close personal experience of how miserable that is. i mean, she wasn't... fortunately she was relatively old. she was in her 80s when it started, and she died at 97. but her last few years were really mired by the disease. what's your first language? over the next five years, around 5,000 people will take part in...
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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 village of mughayir near ramallah on saturday. settlers set houses and cars on fire, killing one man. jihad abu alia was 25 and planning to get married in june. translation: jihad was trying to prevent the settlers - from breaking the house door, where dozens of the town residents a
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...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the first step to restore a sea route into the port of baltimore is under way, nearly a week after a ship collided with the francis scott key bridge, causing it to collapse and killing six people. it left one of the us�*s largest ports inaccessible to shipping. this is the current scene in baltimore. the white house says president biden will visit the site on friday, where he'll inspect the damage and speak with state and local officials. on monday, salvage crews removed the first section of the bridge, and the us coast guard opened a temporary channel to allow some vessels to pass through to the baltimore port. maryland governor wes moore said crews are working to open a second channel. he spoke a little earlier on the challenges of such a massive operation. we need to do more work clearing the channel in order to move forward. i know there is an urgency to move fast. and nobody feels that urgency more than the people standing up here today. but we have to be clear on the risks. th
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the first step to restore a sea route into the port of baltimore is under way, nearly a week after a ship collided with the francis scott key bridge, causing it to collapse and killing six people. it left one of the us�*s largest ports inaccessible to shipping. this is the current scene in baltimore. the white house says president biden will visit the site on friday, where he'll inspect the damage and speak with state and local officials. on monday,...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. north korea has fired a ballistic missile according to south korea's military. japan's coastguard said the apparent missile had already fallen into the sea outside of its exclusive economic zone. north korea's last missile test was on march 18, when leader kim jong—un guided a salvo launch of six short—range rockets at the same time. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. a russian court has extended the pre—trial detention of a russian—american journalist by another two months. alsu kurmasheva was charged in 2023 with failing to self—register as a foreign agent, and for spreading false information about moscow's armed forces. the journalist worked for radio free europe in prague. a pakistani court has suspended a fourteen—year jail sentence handed to the former prime minister, imran khan, and his wife, bushra bibi, for corruption. mr khan, who's been in prison since august, won't be released because he still faces other convictions. the corruption case
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. north korea has fired a ballistic missile according to south korea's military. japan's coastguard said the apparent missile had already fallen into the sea outside of its exclusive economic zone. north korea's last missile test was on march 18, when leader kim jong—un guided a salvo launch of six short—range rockets at the same time. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. a russian court has extended the pre—trial detention of a...
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lucy williamson reports. for months, khan younis was a city of targets, its apartment blocks and hospitals seen by israel as hiding places for hamas. residents returned today searching for their city homes inside the concrete mountains as israel continued talks with hamas on a cease fire deal. translation: the| destruction is huge. khan younis has been destroyed. it all needs to be rebuilt now. it's not suitable for animal to live in, let alone human being. translation: | wasn't . expecting this destruction. our biggest request is that they withdraw from our land. it's better for us to have tents on the rubble of our home rather than being displaced. hamas launched rockets from khan younis, the army said, even as its troops withdrew. it hit back with airstrikes. israel's prime minister has promised total victory in this war, but hamas is still fighting and the withdrawal leaves just a skeleton israeli presence across the middle of the strip. this is being presented as a temporary tactical withdrawal and that
lucy williamson reports. for months, khan younis was a city of targets, its apartment blocks and hospitals seen by israel as hiding places for hamas. residents returned today searching for their city homes inside the concrete mountains as israel continued talks with hamas on a cease fire deal. translation: the| destruction is huge. khan younis has been destroyed. it all needs to be rebuilt now. it's not suitable for animal to live in, let alone human being. translation: | wasn't . expecting...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. shazia arshad is from the international aid agency islamic relief uk. this attack is is devastating. and for us, itjust heightens the worry that we have about our team on the ground in gaza. we've been warning that gaza is now become one of the world's most dangerous places to deliver aid. our teams themselves have been displaced. they've been trying to deliver aid for six months now, and they are finding that situation ever more difficult to do so as as the bombardment continues and without a cease fire in place. well, world central kitchen have announced that they will be suspending their operations in gaza. are you considering doing the same? our teams have been on the ground for many years. they're local teams and we're going to continue working there as much as we can with our local partners. but the reality is that operations in gaza are very, very difficult. delivering aid safely has become not impossible. —— now impossible. and what we're seeing is the kind of complete ero
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. shazia arshad is from the international aid agency islamic relief uk. this attack is is devastating. and for us, itjust heightens the worry that we have about our team on the ground in gaza. we've been warning that gaza is now become one of the world's most dangerous places to deliver aid. our teams themselves have been displaced. they've been trying to deliver aid for six months now, and they are finding that situation ever more difficult to do so as as...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. for more on the reaction and growing pressure on israel, i spoke to nimrod novik, who served as a senior policy advisor to former israeli president shimon peres. asa as a professor myself, i share the sentiment that the prime minister's strategy over 15 years of strengthening hamas and weakening the moderate palestinian authority, thrashing our faces palestinian authority, thrashing ourfaces in a brittle way on 7 october, the government are in the month following the tragedy, and yes, 75% of the public by every poll over months now wish him gone. the conduct of the war since its purposeful stage, which was justified, was over, we are now in a phase of the fighting matters more than an attrition war than a purposeful one. and people would like to see a different leadership leading us out of this crisis and embracing opportunities that may come out of the tragedy. meanwhile, concerns are growing about the war in gaza spilling over into the region. yesterday a suspected israeli strike de
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. for more on the reaction and growing pressure on israel, i spoke to nimrod novik, who served as a senior policy advisor to former israeli president shimon peres. asa as a professor myself, i share the sentiment that the prime minister's strategy over 15 years of strengthening hamas and weakening the moderate palestinian authority, thrashing our faces palestinian authority, thrashing ourfaces in a brittle way on 7 october, the government are in the month...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. good morning. lots to talk now about new sanctions on iran. indeed, now the israeli response might be as anticipated, as quick and snappy as we expected. now the talks about sanctions. israel is urging its allies, the uk in the us, to impose more sanctions on the iran missile programme and a 500 different individuals and entities. israel is pressuring to have a sanctions on iran oil exports and israel is also pushing into considering the revolutionary guard as a terror group. the us is considering them a terror group are not the uk and other countries. this is what israel is hoping to do. what we understand now, is that this iranian attack on israel on the weekend provided a lifeline to the government of israel. explain that in more detail because there is a lot of conversations about prior to the attack on iran directly at israel, before that, the relations between israel and the us were fractured? indeed, eseciall the us were fractured? indeed, especially after _ the us were fractured? indeed, es
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. good morning. lots to talk now about new sanctions on iran. indeed, now the israeli response might be as anticipated, as quick and snappy as we expected. now the talks about sanctions. israel is urging its allies, the uk in the us, to impose more sanctions on the iran missile programme and a 500 different individuals and entities. israel is pressuring to have a sanctions on iran oil exports and israel is also pushing...
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lucy williamson reports from jerusalem. israel's prime minister is weighing up the risks of another war before he's finished the existing one. today, he told new army recruits that operations in gaza were just one part of a wider conflict. translation: it's part of a bigger system. - you can see it. iran stands behind hamas, behind hezbollah, behind others. but we are determined to win there and defend ourselves in all arenas. new footage released by the army shows the moment the military focus here changed. the first interceptions of iranian missiles ordered from this control room. israel's ongoing conflicts with iranian—backed groups have been pushed into the shadows by a direct attack from tehran. how israel responds could take the world down a much more dangerous path, and international allies — the uk among them — have been lining up, urging benjamin netanyahu to show restraint. today, the prime minister, rishi sunak, told his counterpart it was a moment for calm heads to prevail. but israel's former national sec
lucy williamson reports from jerusalem. israel's prime minister is weighing up the risks of another war before he's finished the existing one. today, he told new army recruits that operations in gaza were just one part of a wider conflict. translation: it's part of a bigger system. - you can see it. iran stands behind hamas, behind hezbollah, behind others. but we are determined to win there and defend ourselves in all arenas. new footage released by the army shows the moment the military focus...
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lucy williamson bb two news -- bbc news ashdod. >> international pressure on israel continues to grow even after the country announced it would enable additional routes to get more aid into gaza. the u.s. secretary general antonio gutierrez rewed his appeal for an immediate cease-fire in gaza after visiting the rafah crossing that shares a border with egypt. he is calling for a release of israeli hostages and unimpeded delivery of aid to the region. the united nations rights office says attacks against aid workers more -- may amount to a war crime and backed a weapon and on israel because of its conduct. germany's foreign minister says there can be no more excuses about letting aid into the strip. let's go to gaza now. you are in rafah. with the killing of the seven world central kitchen aid workers monday have you had to make any changes to what you are doing there? >> hello. we have given it a lot of though to be honest, we were shocked and very saddened by this news. we have had to take stock of our decisions of whether to continue with the calls for a short while, perhaps, move in
lucy williamson bb two news -- bbc news ashdod. >> international pressure on israel continues to grow even after the country announced it would enable additional routes to get more aid into gaza. the u.s. secretary general antonio gutierrez rewed his appeal for an immediate cease-fire in gaza after visiting the rafah crossing that shares a border with egypt. he is calling for a release of israeli hostages and unimpeded delivery of aid to the region. the united nations rights office says...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. live now to laura blumenfeld, middle east analyst and former senior policy advisor on the state department's israeli—palestinian negotiating team. thank you for being here, what do you make of what we saw last night in this presumed israeli strike on iran? i night in this presumed israeli strike on iran?— strike on iran? i would the scales of— strike on iran? i would the scales of rough _ strike on iran? i would the scales of rough justice - strike on iran? i would the scales of rough justice are| scales of rough justice are backin scales of rough justice are back in balance. the tangibles on both sides from the iranian strike and the israeli counterstrike, tangibles are zero dead and minimum damage but i think what is fascinating other intangibles. who would've thought world three would be averted through a compelling storytelling. —— world war three. that is how we are avoiding further escalation. are saying what strike? and the israelis are making it sound like a scene fr
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. live now to laura blumenfeld, middle east analyst and former senior policy advisor on the state department's israeli—palestinian negotiating team. thank you for being here, what do you make of what we saw last night in this presumed israeli strike on iran? i night in this presumed israeli strike on iran?— strike on iran? i would the scales of— strike on iran? i would the scales of rough _ strike on iran? i would the scales of rough justice - strike on...
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lucy watkinson, bbc news, oldham. frank field, the former labour minister and crossbench peer, has died. he was 81. for much of his career, lord field was a leading voice on welfare reform, and a campaigner on poverty. he was one of westminster�*s longest serving mps, representing birkenhead in merseyside for a0 years. us presidentjoe biden has signed a package of military aid for ukraine worth $61 billion — that's almost £50 billion. mr biden said the us would send fresh weapons and equipment to ukraine "right away" to help kyiv defend itself against russian advances. we don't walk away from our allies, we stand with them. we don't let tyrants win, we oppose them. we don't merely watch global events unfold, we shape them. that's what it means to be the indispensable nation. the world's superpower, and the world's leading democracy. for almost 100 years, this painting was feared lost. it's by the austrian artist gustav klimt and it resurfaced just a few months ago. earlier it went under the hammer in vienna — a
lucy watkinson, bbc news, oldham. frank field, the former labour minister and crossbench peer, has died. he was 81. for much of his career, lord field was a leading voice on welfare reform, and a campaigner on poverty. he was one of westminster�*s longest serving mps, representing birkenhead in merseyside for a0 years. us presidentjoe biden has signed a package of military aid for ukraine worth $61 billion — that's almost £50 billion. mr biden said the us would send fresh weapons and...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, ashdod. this weekend marks six months since the october 7th attack on israel by hamas, in which around 1,200 people were killed and 253 were taken hostage. since then, more than 33,000 people have been killed in gaza, according to the hamas—run health ministry. the united nations says famine is imminent, with more than i million people already facing what the un describes as "catastrophic hunger," with israel coming under growing scrutiny over its military operations. both the uk and us have ordered more steps must be taken to address civilian harm in gaza. humanitarian organisations have been saying for months that getting aid into the territory is extremely difficult, and have been relying on air—drops. israel says it will shortly open two routes into gaza for aid deliveries, but will that be enough to prevent starvation? jeremy bowen is in jerusalem for us now. israel says it will now be opening a crossing for aid, following international condemnation over the attack on the convoy. som
lucy williamson, bbc news, ashdod. this weekend marks six months since the october 7th attack on israel by hamas, in which around 1,200 people were killed and 253 were taken hostage. since then, more than 33,000 people have been killed in gaza, according to the hamas—run health ministry. the united nations says famine is imminent, with more than i million people already facing what the un describes as "catastrophic hunger," with israel coming under growing scrutiny over its military...
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our middle east correspondent lucy williamson has more on the fallout from ashdod, israel. israel says hamas gunmen often pose as aid workers.
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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 writing and talking about that frequently in the past couple of weeks and israel has already demonstrated that they can inflict pressure on the interests of iran in the region through those operations in the damas
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...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, ashdod. earlier i spoke to tal heinrich, a spokesperson for israel's prime minister, on how she sees the need for more humanitarian relief. when we speak to several organisations, they tell us that starvation is imminent. that children have already died from starvation. well, i can tell you there are 3000 calories per day per person entering gaza daily, even in combat skills, af of that. i acknowledge we acknowledge that there is a challenge with distribution of aid, which for which israel is not responsible. nevertheless, we want to make a smoother mechanism. to get some analysis on the idf�*s operations amidst increased pressure, i spoke to emily harding at the center for strategic and international studies. thank you for being here. we are now five months into this conflict. we are seeing israel's military facing increasing pressure and criticism. what is your assessment of how the idf has been prosecuting this war? i think aggressively is the main word you could use on how the idf is pr
lucy williamson, bbc news, ashdod. earlier i spoke to tal heinrich, a spokesperson for israel's prime minister, on how she sees the need for more humanitarian relief. when we speak to several organisations, they tell us that starvation is imminent. that children have already died from starvation. well, i can tell you there are 3000 calories per day per person entering gaza daily, even in combat skills, af of that. i acknowledge we acknowledge that there is a challenge with distribution of aid,...
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lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. looking at other stories in the headlines. imran khan has been in prison since august and will not be released because he still faces other convictions. the corruption case relates to the selling of state gets when he was in power. a search is under way in south korea for two men who are allegedly helping a jurbert install dozens of spy cameras and voting stations. authorities believe the pair are there compasses of the social media influencer who was arrested last week. early voting in south korea selections is due to take place on friday and saturday. he did not meet rescue 250 of its citizens in cambodia who are forced to run online scams. the victims were mostly young and tech sappy were promised jobs but got lloyd into illegal online work ranging from money—laundering and crypto fraud to so—called love scams with a pose as lovers online. a hundred of thousands of people estimated to have been trafficked into scams in southeast asia. beijing says it urged the mexican authorities to step up efforts to investigate the de
lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. looking at other stories in the headlines. imran khan has been in prison since august and will not be released because he still faces other convictions. the corruption case relates to the selling of state gets when he was in power. a search is under way in south korea for two men who are allegedly helping a jurbert install dozens of spy cameras and voting stations. authorities believe the pair are there compasses of the social media influencer who was...
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lucy williamson, has the latest from jerusalem. shifa's protection was its identity. hard to recognise it as a hospital now. the surgery unit, emergency department, wards and corridors, imploded, anonymised by war. patients like jana, trapped inside during the two weeks of fighting. translation: they didn't provide water for the last two days. - there were sounds of shooting and bombing. the explosions from the artillery lit up the room we were in and shook the whole building. |translation: they let in a veryj small amount of food that wasn't enough. we're 150 patients and 50 medical staff. no treatment, no medicine, and constant bombing for 24 hours. israel called this a precise and limited operation against hamas fighters. it says 200 gunmen were killed and hundreds of people arrested, and that its right to defeat hamas trumps the protection hospitals have under international law. at home, israel's war with hamas is popular, israel's prime minister is not. for months, benjamin netanyahu has been caught between the demands of hostage families and his own hard right g
lucy williamson, has the latest from jerusalem. shifa's protection was its identity. hard to recognise it as a hospital now. the surgery unit, emergency department, wards and corridors, imploded, anonymised by war. patients like jana, trapped inside during the two weeks of fighting. translation: they didn't provide water for the last two days. - there were sounds of shooting and bombing. the explosions from the artillery lit up the room we were in and shook the whole building. |translation:...
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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 in the west bank as illegal under international law. israel disputes this. 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 village of mughayir near ramallah on saturday. settlers set houses and cars on fire, killing one man. jihad abu alia was 25 and planning to get married injune. translation: jihad was trying to prevent the settlers - from breaking the house door, where dozens of the town residents arrived in the h
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 in the west bank as illegal under international law. israel disputes this. caught on cctv — a man...