to bring back the 75,000 people who used to live in northern israel and are too afraid to return. there are discussions about potentially hezbollah pulling back from the border in exchange for an israeli withdrawalfrom disputed points on the border but it s still in the very early stages. firas maksad, a senior fellow at the middle east institute. good to have your analysis. thank you. uk monitoring officials say a merchant vessel in the arabian sea was attacked by a group of armed people. it s the 25th attack or hijacking of a commercial ship in the region since mid november, the majority of attacks happening in the red sea. houthi rebels have vowed to continue attacks on ships in the red sea in solidarity with gaza, despite several countries warning of retaliation. the bbc s katy austin takes a look at what it means for business. the string of attacks on vessels by houthi rebels in the red sea means delays and increased shipping costs for businesses here in the uk. literally, 100% of
live from washington this is bbc news. israel s defence minister outlines plans for the future governing of gaza after the war, even as the violence continues. thousands mourn the late hamas leader, killed in a suspected israeli attack in lebanon. concerns are growing about violence spreading in the region. plus, muddling through the recent uk floods, in any way possible. this pub owner enjoys a pint after the downpours. i m helena humphrey. good to have you with us. israel s defence minister has been outlining plans for governing gaza once the war is over, even as concerns grow about violence spreading further in the middle east. in the four corner plan, israel would retain overall security control of gaza. a multi nationalforce
civilians and islamicjihad in gaza. ., ~ civilians and islamicjihad in gaza. . ., , , gaza. thank you for bringing is the latest gaza. thank you for bringing is the latest update. to the us state of texas, where the driver of a car that struck a group of people at a bus stop, killing eight, has been charged with manslaughter. it happened in the city of brownsville, texas, which is right near the mexico border. police have identified the driver as george alvarez, a 34 year old brownsville resident with a lengthy criminal history. investigators have not yet determined if the incident was intentional or accidental. and further north in texas, more details have been released about the eight victims of a mass shooting at a shopping mall outside dallas. they include a three year old boy and his parents, two other young children and an engineerfrom india. earlier, i spoke with texas congressman vicente gonzalez. he s a democrat and represents brownsville.
live from washington, this is bbc news. welcome to viewers on pbs in america. palestinian officials say three leaders of the islamichhad militant group have been killed in israeli air raids on the gaza strip. the us state of texas is preparing for an influx of migrants, days after a mass shooting and car crash left 16 people dead. russia has launched its biggest wave of drone attacks on ukraine in months. ten regions were targeted overnight, and at least three civilians were killed. we start with a developing story tonight. you re looking at a live