and over again. so a cease fire is not the position of the united states. it's not something we support. and we want to continue to offer israel the support that it needs, to ensure that it destroys hamas, because hamas ultimately, again, is putting palestinian civilians in the crossfire. so hamas bears the ultimate responsibility for sparking this conflict in the first place. but is the us support for israel unconditional? because this is a really big question just now. the un chief has said the death toll in gaza demonstrates that something is clearly wrong with israel's military operation. and if the americans are saying the death toll could be more than 10,000, then perhaps there is something wrong with israel's military operation. look, we have been clear from the outset that it is incumbent upon israel, as a democracy, as a country that abides by the rule of law, to, of course, carry out this campaign in accordance with international humanitarian law. and have they? well, look, ultimately, israel is not targeting civilians in the way that hamas is. i think that's important to keep in mind here. i think it's important to keep in mind that israel is a country that abides by the rule of law and that is taking measures to minimize civilian casualties. we will continue to raise and offer that advice with israel as it undertakes this fight. at the end of the day, this is an existential fight for israel. israel is engaged in a right to defend itself. but could israel's operation be interpreted as some kind of collective punishment? look, that ultimately is a complicated legal question that requires a rigorous finding of facts and a determination made by international lawyers. at the end of the day, though, i want to be absolutely clear here that, you know, the fact that hamas places civilians in harm's way and uses them as human shields does not, of course, relieve israel of the burden of protecting civilians and avoiding civilian casualties. hamas, unfortunately, though, has added that burden upon israel. but we believe israel can rise to that challenge. can ijust talk now about the west bank? because there's escalating trouble in the west bank, and can we clarify the position over a gun order? there was an order, we understand, of 2a,000 guns from us suppliers made by israel. are you clear where those guns are destined? we are, and we take rigorous measures to ensure, in accordance with us law, that those weapons reach the appropriate, what we call end user, the ultimate user of those weapons. so who are the end users? it's going to legitimate israeli security forces, regular security forces. where? i frankly don't want to get into the details of every single arms shipment that goes from the united states to israel, every single bit of security assistance. we are providing israel with the tools it needs to defend itself, and we are doing so in accordance with us law. can you guarantee that these guns will not find their way into the hands of settlers in the west bank? we are engaged in rigorous measures to ensure that there is proper end use control. i wantjust to pick up on one thing. we had a video today of two hostages, an elderly woman and a young boy. now, at the moment in qatar today there are negotiations about hostages. hamas�*s political leaders are there. there's going to be negotiations in egypt tomorrow. have you any sense that we might have a breakthrough in the hostages in the near future? so, unfortunately, in order to protect the success of our efforts to secure the release of hostages, there is very little that i can unfortunately offer in public about what we're doing or offer trend lines or analysis as to how these efforts are going. but i want to, of course, reaffirm that this is a priority for president biden. it's a priority for secretary blinken. we are exerting every effort across every us government agency, using every tool available at our disposal to ensure that the hostages can be reunited with their families. nathan tek, thank you very much. thank you. that's all from us tonight. i'm back tomorrow. till then, goodnight. probably it will engage iran, somehow a huge possibility that if a cease—fire is not run immediately or soon, if the conflict continues for a long and the west bank... we will have a problem _ a long and the west bank... we will have a problem with _ a long and the west bank... we will have a problem with the _ a long and the west bank... we will have a problem with the regional. have a problem with the regional conflict. �* . . �* ., conflict. i'm afraid we've run out of time, process _ conflict. i'm afraid we've run out of time, process or. _ many thanks. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. it was one of lincolnshire's biggest annual events, attracting visitors from around the world. but now woodhall spa's 1940s festival has itself become a part of history, a victim of its own success. the free event had grown so much since it started 12 years ago that the volunteers who run it say operating costs are too high to carry on. the news came as an unwelcome surprise to local businesses and residents. really, really disappointed that this has happened without any notice as such, you know, nothing's really been said beforehand. it was a bit of a shock, to be honest. we heard yesterday, we did, was probably sell about 900 burgers outside over the weekend. so it will affect us big time, i'm afraid. already some in the village are asking if there's any way to save the event, and a meeting is due to be held here on friday evening to discuss possible ways forward. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. in the uk — the prime minister is facing calls to sack the home secretary after she heavily criticised the metropolitan police in a newspaper article, accusing them of bias in the israeli—hamas conflict. it is very unusual for a home secretary to criticise the police in public and it has emerged that the article was not cleared by number ten. suella braverman said that what she calls "pro—palestinian mobs" are being "largely ignored", while right—wing protesters are met with a stern response. she questioned whether the metropolitan police are playing favourites in the way they deal with protests. here's our political editor chris mason. those in charge here at the home office command one of the great offices of state — home secretary. the latest tenant here, suella braverman, approaches thejob with a bluntness unlike any of her predecessors. writing in the times, she says... so close, yet so far apart — look at their body language the other day. a penny for what it would look like now. rishi sunak�*s spokesman said number 10 had not signed off suella braverman�*s article, so she undermined his authority and divided her party. it's right that the home secretary should suppine on the way the police do theirjob, especially on these important matters, and what we are seeing here, i'm afraid to say, as_ the home secretary says, a double standard. not deliberate — i don't believe it's intentional but there's what you might call an unconscious bias. i think she's gone over the line. it's part of a history of illjudgment- and loose words. and of all the jobs in government, home secretary is one _ of those where you have to be particularly careful. _ to clear views from the back benches, and then this two clear views from the back benches, and then this from a cabinet minister deploying multisyllabic vocabulary to say... diddly squat. suella's a friend of mine, and one of the things i know is that being home secretary, having seen a number of other friends do the job, is a tough and pressurised job. but do you agree with her? well, again, i...would not want to interpolate myself into that conversation. but one minister was willing to willing to be more but one minister was willing to be more candid, and ultimately critical of the home secretary's view. the veterans minister encourage people to come here to the cenotaph in central london this weekend, and added... i've always found the police without fear and favour, they do a really good job, they have a really tough job at the moment, particularly with what's going on. the key context of all of this is suella braverman has form when it comes to saying stuff that delights some and leaves other people's jaws on the carpet. there was this last month. the wind of change that carried my own parents across the globe in the 20th century was a mere gust compared to the hurricane that is coming. and here is how she describes the pro—palestinian marches. to my mind there's only one way to describe these marches. they are hate marches. and mrs braverman said some homeless people live in tents as a lifestyle choice. the labour leader was asked if she should be sacked, and said, "it's not my call." i think the question really is for the prime minister. he must know that this isn't the way in which a home secretary should behave. he's got a home secretary who is out of control and he is too weak to do anything about it. the job's not finished yet, there's still a lot more to do. well, it might be, you know. what does rishi sunak do next? and is suella braverman�*s critique of the police reasonable? chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. hollywood actor robert de niro's production company has been ordered to pay his former assistant more than $1.2 million in damages. a new york court has found canal productions, engaged in gender discrimination and retaliation against de niro's long time employee graham chase robinson. we can speak now to entertainment journalist kj matthews who joins us from los angeles. thank you so much forjoining us. this has some reputational damage for robert de niro, presumably. it does, it does. and what's interesting is things are getting lost in translation. she wasn't fired, she quit robert de niro's production company and then he filed suit first. after he filed suit then she filed suit and her verdict is coming before his. but yes, it is some sort of reputational damage. they did not find him personally liable but they said his company was liable but they said his company was liable for the gender discrimination. so, yes. ifurther thought people forgot these trials were going on because they went back and forth for a number of years. it is a surprising verdict with her walking away with $1.2 million, ruled against him for him to pay her into payments. find ruled against him for him to pay her into payments-_ into payments. and $1.2 million, what does — into payments. and $1.2 million, what does that _ into payments. and $1.2 million, what does that tell _ into payments. and $1.2 million, what does that tell you _ into payments. and $1.2 million, what does that tell you about. into payments. and $1.2 million, | what does that tell you about the judgment and the allegations as well, and did any details come out in thejudgment with well, and did any details come out in the judgment with mark yeah, you know, they probably did. there in the judgment with mark yeah, you know, they probably did.— know, they probably did. there were some, it know, they probably did. there were some. it appears _ know, they probably did. there were some, it appears to _ know, they probably did. there were some, it appears to me _ know, they probably did. there were some, it appears to me that - know, they probably did. there were some, it appears to me that there i some, it appears to me that there were perhaps thejury some, it appears to me that there were perhaps the jury found there was some truth to what she was saying. remembershe was some truth to what she was saying. remember she did initially request i think around $12 million so she actually requested more than $1.2 million. but was only awarded $1.2 million. but was only awarded $1.2 million. but both sides actually made accusations. she said during the trial, there were many times she was asked to do stuff that she shouldn't be doing. she said at one point that he asked her to scratch his back and she said why can't you use your back scratcher it was mike he said because i want you to do it. on the other side you had robert de niro testifying and his girlfriend who is the mother of his youngest child, basically saying they bumped up her income from 100,000 and she misappropriated funds and used thousands and thousands of dollars of frequent flyer miles that were in hers. and that she had aspired to do more and go further, then what her position was. so both sides were making allegations at one another, and at 1.i'm told that robert de niro actually raised his voice and kind of screamed when he was on stand testifying. so it's been quite a tense situation. testifying all week long. finally we have this verdict today. iq long. finally we have this verdict toda . g , ., today. kj matthews, entertainment “ournalist, today. kj matthews, entertainment journalist, thank _ today. kj matthews, entertainment journalist, thank you _ today. kj matthews, entertainment journalist, thank you so _ today. kj matthews, entertainment journalist, thank you so much - today. kj matthews, entertainment journalist, thank you so much for. journalist, thank you so much for joining us. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. hello there. the weekend is just around the corner and it could be cooler, but quieter. more details on that injust a moment. but for friday, we still got some showers around and they'll be a real nuisance first thing in the morning across wales and south west england, driven along by some strong to gale force gusts of winds on exposed coast. the good news is that'll push those showers through at quite a pace, moving south of the m4 corridor during the early morning and probably clearing the kent coast before lunchtime. behind it quite a clearance, some sunny spells coming through. the winds still coming from a northerly direction, that'll drive in a few showers across exposed coasts of scotland, northern ireland and maybe running down through the irish sea. but temperatures generally a little bit more subdued than of late. we're looking at 7—12 degrees as the overall high. now, into the start of the weekend, it looks likely that saturday will be mostly fine and dry — there'll be some sunshine around. there will be some rain on sunday, but into the west and it will take its time. frost and fog could be an issue, too. so with this little ridge of high pressure building on saturday, hence the reason the quiet start, the wind direction still coming from the north — cooler source. so temperatures are going to be struggling a little, but there will be plenty of sunshine. early morning fog will lift, sunshine come through and highs again peaking between six and 11 celsius generally across the country. now, as we move out of saturday into sunday, that frontal system starts to push in from the atlantic. it's going to take its time in doing so, but it will throw in a little bit more moisture into the atmosphere. so there's a greater chance of some more dense fog which could linger. so early on sunday morning, if you're heading out for remembrance services, it's certainly worth bearing in mind that it could be chilly and it could be pretty murky. widespread fog, some of that pretty stubborn to clear away. and if that does happen, the temperatures really will be impacted. there will be some rain by the end of the afternoon out to the west as well, highs of 6—11 degrees once again. now, as we move into monday and tuesday, we're back to more of a south—westerly wind and more frontal systems pushing in from the atlantic, which means it will get that little bit milder once again. but unfortunately, there's going to be showers or longer spells of rain returning for most of us. that's it. have a great weekend. she is entirely unfit for her office _ hey, the catch—up. 0ur hey, the catch—up. our top story mcdonald's employees say they've seen sexual abuse, racism and bullying after investigation into how staff are treated for that in july more than 100 mcdonnell workers told the bbc about toxic culture for that no one group are planning legal action and mps are going to question the companies uk boss. says a senior manager repeatedly asked him for sex. �* . , , , manager repeatedly asked him for sex.�* ., ,, sex. i'm getting really upset about auoin into sex. i'm getting really upset about going into work. _ sex. i'm getting really upset about going into work. i— sex. i'm getting really upset about going into work. i would _ sex. i'm getting really upset about going into work. i would cry - sex. i'm getting really upset about going into work. i would cry a - sex. i'm getting really upset about going into work. i would cry a lot l going into work. i would cry a lot before my shift. the going into work. i would cry a lot 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