continue across eastern parts of scotland in the north east of england and those temperatures only around 10 13. sophie. thanks, darren. newsnightjust getting newsnight just getting under way newsnightjust getting under way but now it s time for the news where you are. good night. wars have laws. as a proscribed terror group, hamas isn t following them. is israel? after a second attack on the jabalia refugee camp, mark s here to look at whether israel s aerial bombardment could breach international humanitarian law. also tonight, medecins sans frontieres are here. they ve been working in gaza for around 15 years and have 300 workers on the ground. plus, uk academics demand more freedom to express their opinions on social media when it comes to events unfolding in the middle east. we ll discuss the row between the science secretary and uk research and innovation, the body responsible for funding scientific research. and this. classic music plays. the orchestra whose musicians
war. i want to be really clear. the laws of war say that israel is an occupying power, that trips present in gaza, as an obligation to ensure that civilians are adequately adequately supplied. as they march through the gaza strip they should be bringing supplies to civilians, opening crossings, and ensuring that people have what they need, because the hostilities are not supposed to be conducted against civilians, only against fighters. instead the israeli military has been wilfully impeding the efficient delivery of humanitarian relief, they have refused to allow aid organisations to get access to the north, where people are in very, very dire situations, without enough food and water. they have bombed hospitals and made roads impassable. that is the opposite of what they should be doing to protect civilians. i am should be doing to protect civilians. iam particularly concerned because the actions
that is unacceptable for the israeli prime minister netanyahu for his right wing coalition which keeps him in power. and some of his ministers are even calling for israel to reoccupy gaza, to push out the palestinians. america israel s most important partner will have a say, secretary of state anthony blank and is starting another visit to the region. so, the day after in gaza is deeply uncertain. and while this war goes on the main worry of most gazansis goes on the main worry of most gazans is whether they will still be alive. a special report on the israel hamas conflict. we leave you with a live look at the gaza strip that you from southern israel where it is 530 in the morning. the big news the un calling the territory uninhabitable. stay tuned, more coming up at the top of the hour.
institute and co founder of the iranian american council. thank you so much for being with us, iran is one of the largest financial backers, and some waters of hamas, how would you rate iran s involvement in this current conflict with israel? iran and israel have had their own secret war going on for more than two decades now, and within that, the iranians have been supporting hamas for quite some time, are the main providers of military and military support ought to hamas. but he ran not directly involved in the war in terms of actually being part of the fighting or having been part of the hamas attack on october seven but we may get to a point in which the war gets enlarged, and which both hezbollah, iran and which both hezbollah, iran and others who have been more directly involved and potentially dragging the united states into it, that is
states out of this war. states out of this war. quick ruestion states out of this war. quick question how states out of this war. quick question how many - states out of this war. quick - question how many republicans were getting into the heart of this next presidential election here, many republicans in the us have criticised the democrats, saying the biden administration and obama administration and obama administration were too soft on iran, what you make of that, has the us potentially dropped the ball here is the republicans might say? the ball here is the reublicans miaht sa ? , ., , republicans might say? tensions between us republicans might say? tensions between us and republicans might say? tensions between us and iran republicans might say? tensions between us and iran have - republicans might say? tensions between us and iran have been l between us and iran have been going on for years and the last couple of years they have just been increasing, the idea either si