a new phase-in israel s ground offensive in gaza. the israeli military has plans to pull back some troops and shift to more localized operations. we ll go through that development and the escalating tensions in the red sea. also ahead, a look at the very long to-do list for congress in 2024 with several crucial items that were not addressed late last year. plus, the supreme court has a tight time line to rule on the most consequential case involving the presidency since the year 2000 decision that sent george w. bush to the white house. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, january 2, 2024. happy new year, everyone. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day, week, and yes year with us. it is going to be an extraordinarily busy year. we re so grateful that you re with us. we begin this morning overseas where the israeli military is planning to withdraw some of its troops from gaza. reservists from at least two brigades will be sent home t
deeply. i also listened to an interview with the reporter who uncovered it. and the fact is while the lack of intelligence and analysis and really believing this intelligence report, there was an intelligence report in july drafted by a young female analyst in the idf who was in the south and manning the gaza region, she was the one who raised the red flag and said this is coming, this is serious. there was a whole name for the war called jericho wall, and her bosses dismissed her and just kind of pooh-poohed the whole thing and said it had no merit, that hamas couldn t actually achieve that. what i saw as a former official and someone who worked closely with intelligence in a moment where you have an analysis and a view of a certain threat or of a certain terrorist group, then sometimes in those moments it s hard to say, oh, no, that
this is newsday on the bbc i m karishma vaswani in singapore. our main story: one week after the fall of kabul to the taliban president biden defends his handling of the evacuation despite growing criticism. whilst chaos at the airport has dominated the coverage so far many of the afghans staying in the country are worried about what the future holds for them under the taliban s return to power, in particular on the issue of women s rights. the group have promised that women will be allowed to go to work, and girls go to school but many remain sceptical and anxious. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani sent this report, and a warning it contains some distressing images. when the taliban took over kabul, many residents were terrified. but rowena, a young female
distressing images. when the taliban took over kabul, many residents were terrified. but rowena, a young female journalist, decided she should go and talk to them, for her youtube channel. that was the last video she uploaded. she is unsure if the group will approve of her working or not. for now, many offices have told female employees to stay at home. many female professionals have fled in fear. it is hard to imagine the taliban accepting even small freedoms like this, filmed before the takeover. i really love myjob and i want to carry on working, she says. i hope the taliban will allow me to, otherwise i will have to leave the country and go abroad. the last time the taliban were in power in the 1990s, women were not allowed to work,
little children, families, not knowing what kind of life they are heading to. lyse doucet. whilst chaos at the airport has dominated the coverage so far, many of the afghans staying in the country are worried about what the future holds for them under the taliban s return to power in particular on the issue of women s rights. the group have promised that women will be allowed to go to work and girls will go to school, but many remain sceptical and anxious. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani sent this report, and a warning that it contains some distressing images. when the taliban took over kabul, many residents were terrified. but rowena, a young female journalist, decided she should go and talk to them for her youtube channel. that was the last video she uploaded.