Correspondent, nick beake in kalamata in greece. Dramatic news from the court this morning. Yes, absolutely. There were loud cheers when the protesters who were outside the court heard this news, when the verdict of the three judges filtered through to people outside. Basically what has happened here is that the judges have looked at this case and they have thrown it out, and that means that these nine egyptian men, who have been in custody for the best part of a year, we anticipate that they will be freed. They have just been taken back to the prison where they have been detained for 11 months, but the expectation is that they will be free men. How did we get to this point . This trial started early this morning, and the Defence Lawyers were saying that because this boat sank in international waters, the court he had nojurisdiction, so basically no legal basis to try these nine men. The threejudges considered this and the prosecutor, who for the past 11 months has been building a case
And how can our politicians play their part . With us now to talk about what might come next is Immigration Minister robert jenrick. After labours Big By Election wins, lisa nandy could soon be representing you All Over The World the Shadow International Development Minister joins me from salford. As the un calls conditions inside gaza catastrophic, well speak to dr Hanan Ashrawi a woman who has spent decades at the heart of palestinian politics. And well speak to israels former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Good morning. You might have seen that we were going to speak to israeli president isaac herzog. He has had to postpone, but we hope hell be with us on a future programme. In the meantime, welcome to my panel. Jasmine el gamal, a middle east expert who advised the obama administration, also best selling historian and tv presenter simon sebag montefiore, and lucy fisher, the Financial Times Whitehall Editor and host of its Political Fix podcast. Lets have a lok at some of the fron
The Uns World Food Programme says the situation in gaza is dire with food and water running out, as israel continues a siege of the territory. This is a live shot of the gaza skyline tonight as residents there brace for more strikes. People are relying on their own generators, solar power, and we have seen a number of the number of buildings lit up decrease. It is darkness now. Meanwhile, the Israeli Defence chief has admitted failures in the military s duty to uphold security and protect israeli citizens. A short time ago i spoke with our International Editor jeremy bowen for his assessment of where the war stands. Well, where we are is that the Israeli Military build up is continuing apace on the border with gaza. And also theyve moved a lot of troops and heavy weapons up to the northern border with lebanon because there are concerns that his brother which is the powerful iran backed militia in lebanon, avowed enemies of israel, might get involved. There have already been some incre
America correspondent, will vernon. Its been just over 2a hours since iran came under attack. Us Officials Say israel fired at least one missile into iranian territory, no major damage or casualties were reported. This was a relatively small scale strike by israel. Earlier, the us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken would not comment on reports the white house was informed in advance about the israeli assault. The United States has not been involved in any offensive operations. What were focused on, what the g7 is focused on and, again, its reflected in our statement and in our conversations is the work to de escalate tensions. And this is why the us and its allies want to calm tensions. Last sunday, iran attacked israel, with more than 300 missiles and drones causing little damage. The fear in the west is that a cycle of retaliation between israel and iran could ignite a wider war. And there is hope too that the limited nature of the Israeli Attack will allow the iranians to walk away f
Its been just over 2a hours since iran came under attack. Us Officials Say israel fired at least one missile into iranian territory, no major damage or casualties were reported. This was a relatively small scale strike by israel. Earlier, the us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken would not comment on reports the white house was informed in advance about the israeli assault. The United States has not been involved in any offensive operations. What we are focusing on, what the g7 is focusing on and its reflected in our statement and in our conversation is the work to de escalate tensions. And this is why the us and its allies want to calm tensions. Last sunday iran attacked israel with more than 300 missiles and drones causing little damage. The fear in the west is that a cycle of retaliation between israel and iran could ignite a wider war. And there is hope too that the limited nature of the Israeli Attack will allow the iranians to walk away from any further response. Officials in tehr