To hospital beds, and forced to wear blindfolds and nappies. Israels army has said, that restraints are only used when theres Security Risk. Donald trumps defence have rested their case this morning after calling just two witnesses in the former president s hush money trial. Robert costello, the lawyer who advised michael cohen, and was admonished by the judge yesterday, finished his testimony. The uk government has outlined what its described as a comprehensive plan to compensate those affected by the nhs blood scandal. At least 30,000 people were given Blood Products infected with hiv and hepatitis c between the 19705 and early 905. An interim payments of £210,000 will be paid within 90 days for the most urgent cases. Good evening. Medical workers in israel have told the bbc that palestinian detainees from gaza are routinely kept shackled to hospital beds, blindfolded, sometimes naked, and forced to wear nappies a practice one medic said amounted to torture. Israels army said in res
Live from jerusalem, from this region gripped by violence and death with fears the situation could well escalate. The us President Joe Biden has arrived in israel. This was always a diplomatically risky visit a us president arriving in the middle of a fast paced war but his role here and what he can hope to achieve today has been hugely complicated by the devastating deaths last night of hundreds of civilians in gaza in an explosion in an overcrowded hospital. President biden has already begun the meeting with the israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The two had these comments before they went and for talks behind closed doors. I want to thank you all today and for the unequivocal support you have given israel through these trying times. As a port that reflects the overwhelming will of the american people. I have seen your support every day in the depth and breadth of cooperation that we have had since the beginning of this war. A level of cooperation that is truly unprecedented i
And where it might go next. Going and where it might go next. Concern for ten briton dead going concern for ten britons feared dead or missing in the conflict. As vigils or help this evening, rishi sunak speaks of the London Synagogue in the Home Secretary asks for increased police patrols. And in other news, The Shadow Chancellor pledges to get Britain Building If Labour wins the general election. 0n newsnight at 1030 we are live in jerusalem and the worst act of terror rocked by hamas upon israel. Good evening from jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a massive offensive into gaza has onlyjust begun. Israeli war are carrying out air strikes for a third night. The Israeli Government has now ordered a complete closure of the area. This is the scene in gaza tonight. Its israels response to days of attacks by hamas, who control gaza, and designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments including the uk. More than 900 israelis are believed to have been
Have a look at this new video coming in to the bbc. Explosions boom. Israel was clearly caught off guard by the attacks from hamas, and there will be much analysis in the weeks and months ahead about why no one saw it coming. Michael singh is former senior directorfor Middle East Affairs at the National Security council, and he joined me earlier. To what extent do you think the us might be concerned tonight that it likely had not heard word of the attacks that we had seen from its israeli partners, that there appeared to be a failure of intelligence . There will be tremendous concern, tremendous concern within israel first and foremost because this was a real failure of anticipation, a failure to detect what was the most significant attack on israel for decades, there will be concern within the United States as well not just at the apparent Israeli Intelligence failure but perhaps the United States intelligence agencys own failure to detect this was happening because you have a very cl