In northern israel. The us Defense Secretary Lloyd austin has given his support to israels objectives after speaking with with his counterpart, yoav gallant. Mr austin also warned iran it faced Grave Consequences if it carried out a direct attack against israel in support of hezbollah. This is the scene in beirut where explosions have continued overnight in the capitals southern suburbs. Israel had ordered the evacuation of 3 areas. These pictures show explosions and smoke rising near beirut international airport. There have also been reports of an Air Strike hitting a crowded palestinian Refugee Camp near the southern lebanese city of sidon. Syrian State Media says that 3 people have been killed by israeli strikes on the capital damascus. Israel is yet to comment on the reports. Meanwhile, the Uk Government has charted a flight to help british nationals leave lebanon scheduled to leave beirut on wednesday. In a moment, we will hear from my colleague anna foster, who is in beirut but f
during the king s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer. his majesty has today commenced a schedule of regular treatments, during which time he has been advised by doctors to postpone public facing duties. throughout this period, his majesty will continue to undertake state business and official paperwork as usual. the king is grateful to his medical team for their swift intervention, which was made possible thanks to his recent hospital procedure. he remains wholly positive about his treatment and looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible. the statement goes on to say. a spokesperson for the king has not revealed what type of cancer the king has but says it is not prostate cancer. last week the king was discharged from hospital following surgery for an enlarged prostate 7 a condition the palace had described as benign. king charles
thousands of people have attended funerals after two days of clashes between palestinian fighters and israeli troops in thejenin refugee camp. joining me on the panel tonight is the former conservative cabinet minister justine the former conservative cabinet ministerjustine greening and hagar chemali, former us government adviser and now most of the political satire series 0h adviser and now most of the political satire series oh my world. we will say hello properly to both in a little bit. also tonight: in the uk, the ministry of defence has confirmed for the first time that special forces are at the centre of a war crimes inquiry. king charles has been presented with the scottish crown jewels, marking his coronation as part of national service of thanksgiving in st giles cathedral in edinburgh. and should governments be able to read people s messages? meta s mark zuckerberg is on a collision course with the uk government over that very question, as he continues plans to bu
come, as negotiators desperately try to agree on a wording that will avoid another us veto. we will get reaction from one of the un teams that have been working inside gaza about how vital a pause in fighting is for aid groups to continue their operations in the strip. also tonight, we will be live in iceland, where there has been a dramatic volcanic eruption. and after having his requests for more military funding blocked in washington and brussels, president zelensky has told the ukrainian people that he is confident they will win the war, calling for half a million more ukrainians to join the army. negotiators in the united nations security council have spent the day trying to come to an agreement over the wording of a resolution calling for a humanitarian pause in fighting in gaza. they have delayed the vote multiple times in the last 2a hours to try and come to an agreement that will avoid a us veto. a vote is now expected in around two hours time. remember, the us was