is my guest today. has that promise been broken? and could the uk have done more to honour it? lord patten, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. has that promise, that hong kong would be run by hong kong people, been broken? yes. and it was based on the perhaps misguided assumption, which some of us had occasional doubts about, that the chinese were. and it was based on the perhaps misguided assumption, which some of us had occasional doubts about, that the chinese were. the chinese communist party, let me make a distinction, would keep their word, and they have pretty comprehensively broken their word, which is contained in an international treaty lodged at the united nations called thejoint declaration. you said at the time, you wrote at the time in the hong kong diaries, which you ve just published, that, ultimately, after the handover, much will depend on whether the chinese communist party can actually be trusted to honour one country, two systems, which was the deal agr
Context that grew the most condemnation from the israeli delegation. Antonio guterres said that the attack by hamas didnt happen in a vacuum, that the palestinians had been under suffocating occupation for 56 years. Those comments do calls for him to resign by the israeli ambassador to the un. In the council, the Israeli Foreign minister eli cohen appeared quite angry, pointing at the Secretary General, asking him what world he was living in. He then cancelled a planned meeting with the Secretary General, but we understand the Secretary General did meet families of the hostages. We have seen the divisions play out on the security council, many nations calling for a ceasefire including russia, china, the arab delegations. But the west is endorsing calls for humanitarian causes, so what we have now are rival draughts by russia and the us, it appears both will block the other s resolution, only leading to more paralysis on the security council. The leading to more paralysis on the securit
Translation well deepen our strikes. L well minimise the risks to our forces in the next stages of the war, and were going to increase the attacks from today. Well increase the attacks, and therefore i call on gaza City Residents specifically to continue moving south for their safety. Well, 20 trucks carrying medicines and food were allowed to cross from egypt into gaza saturday, bringing desperately needed supplies to the territorys besieged residents. The Rafah Crossing has been closed since hamas carried out its bloody attack in israel two weeks ago, and aid agencies say the situation in gaza is now catastrophic, with the territory under siege and constant israeli bombardment. The convoy that entered gaza was carrying food, water and medicine, which have been running out. But israel refused to allow in fuel needed to power Hospital Generators and water pumping stations. The un says at least 100 aid trucks are needed every day to cover gazas essential needs and that it is negotiating
Are needed every day to cover gazas essential needs and that its negotiating for a second aid convoy of 20 to 30 trucks to be allowed into gaza on sunday. Speaking at a Special Summit In Cairo to discuss the israel gaza war, the un secretary general, antonio guterres, said much more needed to be done for the people of gaza than the aid that was currently supplied. Those trucks need to move as quickly as possible in a massive sustained and safe way from egypt into gaza. A 20 truck convoy of the egyptian red crescent is moving today and i want to express my deep gratitude to egypt for the Essential Role that egypt is playing in this regards. Is playing in this regard. But the people of gaza need a commitment for much, much more. It continues delivery of aid to gaza to the scale that is needed and we are working nonstop with all parties that are relevant to make it happen. Here in the us, President Biden says his Administration Remains committed to ensuring that civilians in gaza will con
Those comments come as Israeli Forces continue to strike targets in gaza. Israel has cut off fuel, water and electricity supplies to more than 2 Million People in an effort to force hamas to release some 150 israeli hostages. Amid the destruction on the ground, the un also warns some 50,000 pregnant women in gaza are unable to Access Essential Health services or clean water. Israeli tanks were seen gathering thursday along the boundary with gaza signs of a possible ground invasion. Meanwhile, the confirmed death toll continues to rise Gazas Health Ministry says at least 1,537 palestinians have been killed in israels retaliatory air strikes so far. That number includes 276 women and 50 children. Another 6,612 palestinians have been wounded. And in israel, more than 1,300 people have been confirmed dead from hamas surprise attacks over the weekend. Us Secretary Of Defense lloyd austin is travelling to israel on friday one day after Secretary Of State Antony Blinkens visit hell meet with