The Gaza Ministry of health says 413 palestinians have been killed by israeli air strikes in gaza, including 78 children and 41 women. Israel says it is still trying to regain full control of eight areas where hamas militants infiltrated following saturdays attack. The number of israeli civilians and soldiers taken hostage has been put at 100 by the Israeli Embassy to the us, though some have been freed. In northern israel, hezbollah rockets targeted three military positions, with israel responding with barrages of artillery into southern lebanon. 0ur Correspondents have been Tracking Developments from across the region. Heres our international editor, jeremy bowen in jordan. Israel right now is going through this most extraordinary, awful national trauma. And as youve been hearing, the Military Response has already started, and its going to be considerable. Now in the past, when there have been flare ups, there sometimes has been pressure on israeli leaders, including benjamin netanya
Says more than 700 israelis have been killed. 260 bodies have been found dead at the site of a Music Festival in southern israel. The Gaza Ministry of health says 413 palestinians have been killed by israeli airstrikes in gaza, including 78 children and 41 women. Israel says it is still trying to regain full control of eight areas where hamas militants infiltrated following saturdays attack. The number of israeli civilians and soldiers taken hostage has been put at 100 by the Israeli Embassy to the us, though some have been freed. In northern israel, hezbollah rockets targeted three military positions, with israel responding with barrages of artillery into Southern Lebanon. The United Nations Security Council has held an Emergency Meeting to discuss the crisis. 0ur Correspondentjonathan Beale has the latest. I should warn you his report has some distressing images. Israeli troops are still hunting down armed palestinians. More than 30 hours after their biggest and bloodiest breakout fr
Lets get more on our top story, the palestinian president says only the us can prevent an Israeli Attack on rafah, where more than a million have fled. Efforts are under way to negotiate a truce between israel and hamas. The us Secretary Of State is heading to riyadh, where he will meet arab leaders to discuss the situation. Lets speak to Gina Abercrombie winstanley, president of The Middle East Policy Council and former us ambassador. Thank you very much for coming on the programme. Antony blinken on his way. What you think he is hoping to achieve . Hes got a tough road ahead, he has got to convince the players he is meeting in riyadh are several things. Players he is meeting in riyadh are severalthings. Number players he is meeting in riyadh are several things. Number one, players he is meeting in riyadh are severalthings. Number one, he has got to convince the saudis there is a deal ahead, that the us Security Guarantees are going to make it worthwhile for them to continue forward.
The Coalition Government in scotland collapses. What comes next for the Scottish National party . And for the union . The political game is on will humza yousaf survive a vote of confidence, but only because alex salmond is pulling the strings . Well be joined by liz lloyd, who was alex salmond and nicolas sturgeon s Chief Of Staff. The snp msp michelle thomas. And ian murray, the shadow Secretary Of State for scotland. Also tonight more arrests on american campuses, as pro palestinian protests continue. How is this going to impact the president ial election . Well be joined by two former American Ambassadors one under trump and the other with obama. And are the Proms Turning Populist . Turns out twas ever thus. Good evening. Theres something about Scottish Politics which has a propensity for high drama. Today, the First Minister crashed the coalition with the greens a deal called the Bute House Agreement before the greens could hold a ballot of their membership over whether to ditch t