i will be representing the uk at the eurovision song contest! pop star and actor olly alexander is announced as the united kingdom s entry for next year s eurovision song contest. hello, i m rajini vaidyanathan. britain and germany are calling for an urgent sustainable ceasefire in gaza. last week both countries abstained on a united nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. but in a change of tone which echoes a shift in the us, the foreign ministers of both countries say too many civilians have been killed in israel s war against hamas and the sooner a truce comes, the better. france meanwhile has also called for an immediate and durable ceasefire. israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu has strongly reiterated his opposition to a ceasefire. speaking before a cabinet meeting, he insisted they will fight till the end to eliminate hamas which many countries consider a terror group. israel stepped up its bombardment of gaza overnight and into sunda
today 110 people were killed in air strikes on the jabalia refugee camp in the north of the strip on sunday. a residential block was hit, with reports of many more people being trapped under rubble. the israeli military hasn t given any details about reported air strikes. but the idf says operations injabalia like this one on friday have destroyed hamas tunnels, explosives and military equipment, and soldiers found more than a £1 million claimed to be designated for terrorist activity . fierce fighting continues elsewhere in gaza with at least one child killed in a strike on the nasser hospital according to the hamas run health ministry. the bbc has been filming there as a middle east correspondent yolande knell reports from jerusalem. a warning you may find some of the images distressing. panic at the nasser hospital last night. children newly injured by an artillery strike, the hospital says. iis year old who already lost her parents, hersibling, her leg, her life. sh
were mobbed by palestinians desperate for food. also on sunday, a funeral was held for one of the three israeli hostages shot dead by israeli troops in gaza after being wrongly identified as a threat. alon lulu shamriz was abducted by hamas during the 7th of october attacks. he and the other two hostages were shot dead while holding a white cloth. they had also painted an 505 sign written with leftover food. officials have admitted that killing the men who were holding a white flag was a breach of rules of engagement . the white flag is an internationally recognized sign of protection. israel s own manual on the rules of warfare states that its forces should not attack .a prisoner of war who is asking to surrender or waving a white flag as a sign of surrender. our correspondent lucy williamson has this report on the situation in gaza and the fallout in israel. sirens sound, horns blow the target for israel in gaza is hamas. for palestinians, it s survival. the rafah crossi
washington is facing increasing pressure to urge israel to do more to reduce civilian casualties, with its key western allies, including the uk, france and germany, having all stepped up calls for a ceasefire. i am nowjoined by aaron david miller, a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace and former state department middle east analyst and negotiator in republican and democratic administrations. good to talk to you, as always. how unwavering is washington s support going to continue to be given the pressure from international allies and the pictures we are all seeing coming out of gaza? i and the pictures we are all seeing coming out of gaza? coming out of gaza? i don t think either prime coming out of gaza? i don t think either prime minister coming out of gaza? i don t think either prime minister benjamin l either prime minister benjamin netanyahu orjoe biden is looking for a breach in their relationship. his administration obviously has huge co
hello, i m lukwesa burak. president biden has said a deal with republicans to raise the us government debt ceiling is very close and he s optimistic it will be achieved. the two sides have a little more breathing room after the treasury secretary, janet yellen, extended the deadline slightly, saying the government would not run out of money untiljune 5. they re working on an agreement that would ensure no repeat of the stand off before next year s presidential election. as the clock ticked down to the midnight deadline which hasjust passed mr biden hinted a deal might be not be too far away. with regards to the debt limit, things are looking good. i m very optimistic. i hope we ll have some clearer evidence tonight, before the clock strikes 12:00, that we have a deal. but it s very close and i m optimistic. and our north america correspondent nomia iqbal sent us this update. lawmakers have now been given a little more time to find that much needed solution. many of them h