You have been watching israels Military Assault in gaza from afar. Has it unfolded in the way you expected . Yes, it has unfolded in the way i expected but not in the way that i thought it should be. There is a huge tension between the way that i see this war and the way that the government define it, and the problem is, and i have said it from the very beginning, that this war is a war without any political goal. And what happens to this type of war, that the war becomes the end and not the means in order to achieve a better political goal. So the answer is yes and no. Isnt the strategic sort of aim to destroy hamas as a Fighting Force and to completely eliminate it as a governing force in gaza, isnt that a clear political strategic ambition . No, absolutely not. It is a military goal, it is not a political goal. We have to understand that when we discuss the whole concept of war, the idea is to create a better political reality. The battlefield or the military forces are just the mea
Some time ago. You have been watching israels Military Assault in gaza from afar. Has it unfolded in the way you expected . Yes, it has unfolded in the way i expected but not in the way that i thought it should be. There is a huge tension between the way that i see this war and the way that the government define it, and the problem is, and i have said it from the very beginning, that this war is a war without any political goal. And what happens to this type of war, that the war becomes the end and not the means in order to achieve a better political goal. So the answer is yes and no. Isnt the strategic sort of aim to destroy hamas as a Fighting Force and to completely eliminate it as a governing force in gaza, isnt that a clear political strategic ambition . No, absolutely not. It is a military goal, it is not a political goal. We have to understand that when we discuss the whole concept of war, the idea is to create a better political reality. The battlefield or the military forces a
Saying that the president reaffirmed his ironclad commitment to israels security. It referenced what it said was a successful defence against irans unprecedented missile and drone attack earlier this month. The two leaders reviewed ongoing talks to secure the release of hostages. Together with an immediate ceasefire in gaza. And they also discussed increases in the delivery of humanitarian assistance into gaza through preparations to open new northern crossings, starting this week. The statement concludes that the leaders discussed rafah and the president reiterated his clear position, although it didnt give details of what that is. Hours earlier, the palestinian president said only the us could prevent an Israeli Attack on rafah, where more than a million have fled. Mahmoud abbas is at the World Economic forum summit in riyadh. He will be joined there on monday by the us secretary of state, Antony Blinken. Other Key International figures are expected in the saudi city and Sideline Mee
warns the humanitarian operation is about to collapse. we will get reaction tonight from the former israeli prime minister ehud olmert. also tonight a growing rift in the conservative party , the uk immigration minister, robertjenrick, has resigned, as the government prepares new laws to bolster its rwanda asylum policy. a stressful night for the current prime minister a stressful day for a former one. borisjohnson spent the day at the covid inquiry. the former prime minister has apologised for mistakes made and admits to lead councel that he should have twigged earlier the speed at which the virus was spreading. and we will get an update in dubai where 200 countries are still deadlocked over climate targets. crucial negotiations ongoing. the un s climate chief, simon stiell has accused some of the biggest nations of posturing . good evening. israel says its troops are now in the centre of khan younis, fighting intense battles with hamas. pick up a. but we will start
scotland and even in northern ireland and parts of oxygen, below freezing but take a look at what to expect when you wake up tomorrow parts of oxfordshire. some places a good 10 degrees up on what we had this morning. it is all because of the cloud and rain that will spoil the cloud and rain that will spoil the child is the meteor shower. as you can see, moving in is a south westerly wind get a great spoil the chances. it will bring a way start for many for our saturday morning. the rain clearing steadily east, there will be a heavier pulse going into the morning across parts of london, easing away, nine or ten o clock, gradually and quite a clearance behind it but further north, it will be quite a murky and misty and damp start with a few scattered showers around and more frequent showers in northern ireland and scotland pondered the winds is a feature, gus exposed coast up to 50 mph and the blustery star to the weekend. into the afternoon, a case of sunny spells and scat