today, a senior commander with the islamist hezbollah movement was reportedly killed in an apparent israeli drone strike in southern lebanon. and israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu was on the northern border today, where he signalled that he is prepared, if necessary, to escalate military operations in lebanon, with 80,000 israeli s now displaced from their homes. to the south, the death toll in gaza, stands at 23,000, according to the hamas run health ministry. and so intense is the fighting that several aid agencies have now begun withdrawing medics from the only functioning hospital in central gaza. on his visit to qatar, secretary blinken said washington has an intense focus on preventing this conflict from spreading and a warning to some members of the israeli government. palestinian civilians must be able to return home as soon as conditions allow. they cannot, they must not, be pressed to leave gaza. we reject the statements by some israeli ministers and lawmak
to use health services wisely. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 1:00 in the morning in the sudanese capital, khartoum where the two rival military factions have announced a new ceasefire, but are showing no sign whatsoever of stopping their fighting in the capital khartoum. the united nations and african union are warning that the people of sudan are in dire need of a humanitarian truce. thousands of people are still trying to get out of the country. our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been speaking to some of them. we are crossing the red sea, heading towards the coast of sudan. a night time rescue mission organised by saudi arabia s navy. it s not quite dunkirk, but many warships and ferries are now involved in this giant evacuation. tight security as the lights of port sudan gleam on the horizon. we head to shore on a smaller tug boat, to the edge of a country consumed by conflict. we arejust coming in now to port sudan. it s a huge place and a big cit
biggest indication yet that these plans and the government s plans to put the republic referendum to australians has really been put on hold at the moment so the assistant ministerfor on hold at the moment so the assistant minister for the republic matt thistlethwaite told the abc on monday that at the moment there is no timeline and the issue is not a priority for australian. and the issue is not a priority foraustralian. he and the issue is not a priority for australian. he said that is due to other issues that are plaguing australia at the moment things like the cost of living crisis. australia is a constitutional monarchy and that means that king charles is the current head of state and a vote on the republic would be on whether to remove him and have an australian as the head of state. now, this also comes at a time, just a few months ago, australians went to the polls on another referendum, the voice to parliament referendum, and that was overwhelmingly rejected by the
but there is things. fair enough, george. but there is still things. fair enough, george. but there is still a things. fair enough, george. but there is still a great - things. fair enough, george. but there is still a great deal| but there is still a great deal of affection, isn t there, for the monarchy in australia, when royals visit the country, huge throngs of supporters and crowds of people come out to see them on the streets. how is this coronation sort of reinvigorated the debate around monarchy and austria? it monarchy and austria? it certainly has reinvigorated the debate. and yes, if we had more royal visits here we might have the lip chance to test the level of affection. i think you will again find that many people have that affection, but the numbers in the past, i think that s debatable. but what are simulators are set now for more than a decade is that the passing of the queen would lead to a new debate about whether we become a republic. that debate has begun. the