In a statement tonight, ron said that this will be the only response to israels strike on irans consulate in damascus at the beginning of the month. That, of course, killed several iranian generals, including two top commanders. Iranian officials had vowed revenge for those attacks, and in their statement, they also warned that the United States must stay away from any direct military involvement. Meanwhile, officials telling nbc news that the u. S. And israel have been closely coordinating how to defend against this imminent attack. For fears of growing regional war have been escalating for months ever since hamas is october 7th attack on israel, and the subsequent israeli war on gaza. Joining me now, richard engel, nbc news chief foreign correspondent. He is in jerusalem for us in the early hours of the morning there we are in that window, richard, of anticipating some of those drones making their way into israel, as well as potentially those missiles. What can you tell us about what
ongoing coverage of the israel gaza war. waves of intensity extracts over gaza, much heavier than in previous notes. the army says it is increasing the number of abstracts in the territory and expanding its ground force operations. in gaza, sirens are warning of malt rocket fire to come and communications, including phone and internet have been cut off, making it nearly impossible for residents to reach anyone. amid the darkness, explosions are intensifying. gaza city residents have been want to move south for their safety. hamas says it is clashing with israeli forces in northern gaza and take it into israeli cities with intense missile pariahs. an overwhelming majority of the un general assembly voted in favour of any media trees in gaza, adopting a resolution that condemns all acts of violence against palestinian and israeli civilians. it calls for unhindered eight and the protection of civilians and we will bring a model later in the programme. it is happening at the huma
Tim willcox is in london. Not farfrom where i am a car has ploughed into a group of pedestrians in times square. One person is known to have died and 23 are injured. Police are saying it isnt terror related but the location draws tourists from around the world and it comes at a time when people on both sides of the atlantic are on edge about cars being used in attacks. The mayor of new york has been speaking, this is what he had to say. So far what we know, 23 individuals were injured in this incident. That includes tragically one young woman who has passed away. The perpetrator is in custody, a United States citizen and a former memberof the United States citizen and a former member of the armed forces. Inaudible the bbcs nada tawfik is on the scene for us and has an update. What more do we know about the driver . What the nypd has said is that this was a 26 year old man from the bronx, here in new york, new york native, former member of the navy, they say that he does have a criminal
World business report. Over a barrel. Can opec fire up the price of oil without fuelling its us shale rivals . Plus no rupee regrets. Indias Finance Minister defends his decision to scrap the countrys most popular banknotes. He tells us why the days of cash in hand are over. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also coming up a record close again on the s p500 how are markets trading in asia . Well be getting the latest from the region. We start with the price of oil. It affects us all and its future direction could be decided later today at a meeting of the worlds top producers. We are talking about opec, the organisation of the Petroleum Exporting countries. Thats the Gulf Countries led by saudi arabia, as well as others including iraq, iran and nigeria. They have been joined by non opec member russia and they are expected to announce a deal later today to try and push Prices Higher. Lets show you the details. In December Opec and non opec countries agreed to cut produ
As 2016 draws to a close, we are going to look back on a year which featured two events which will shape the Global Economy for decades to come. Welcome to business lives review of 2016, with Aaron Heslehurst and maryam moshiri. Yep, this year saw the uk take that momentous decision to leave the European Union. We are going to take a look at what lies in store for the next 12 months. And he did it. The billionaire Businessman Donald Trump wins the race for the white house. He has made some bold announcements, but was it all talk and no action . And, of course, it has been a turbulent year for the global market. Oil prices hit that historic low. There is light at the end of the tunnel, of course, following a Landmark Deal between members of the opec countries. And exploding phones, driverless cars, and virtual reality. It has been an eventful 12 months in the world of tech, but what can we look forward to in 2017 . We will speak to our resident gadget guru, rory cellan jones. And, indee