and the story begins with an assassination mission. ifirst met isaac gilmore in 2020. he s a former navy seal, who later became second in command of a private us military firm called spear operations group. i was surprised isaac agreed to speak to me because at the time, human rights lawyers were trying to prosecute spear for war crimes. one of the reasons that i agreed to participate in this and be part of this documentary is to be very clear about what we re doing and why. this isn t, you know, innocent until proven guilty. it s war. how did you get involved with the operation in yemen? so ultimately, i met abraham, abraham golan, who s a brother and a friend. abraham developed a relationship with mohammed dahlan and that was our path through to the uae government. we met with the appropriate bodies within the uae government. the pitch was to put pressure on isis and al-qaeda in the state of yemen and make sure that it didn t become another chaotic hub of terrorist activity
in the city of rafah that s according to gaza s health ministry. the bbc s diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports from jerusalem. how were so many people injured? were they shot or crushed in a desperate stampede? at gaza s shifa hospital, the un says there s evidence of both. this hospital is treating more than 200 people that were injured. we have seen people with gunshot wounds. we have seen amputees and we have seen children as young as 12. jihad is haunted by what he saw when the convoy arrived on thursday morning. were the soldiers firing deliberately? he s asked. yes with tanks, soldiers, aircraft. why the shooting started is still not clear. israel says troops felt threatened. how these pictures do not show. tanks were present. there s no evidence of aircraft being involved. the un finally reached gaza city yesterday, taking badly needed fuel and medicine to shifa hospital, demanding israel do more to open up the north. today, the first air drops by ameri
hello, i m samantha simmonds. the us and the uk have carried out fresh strikes on more than 30 targets linked to the iran backed houthi rebels in yemen. they were supported by six other countries, as they continue attempts to stop the houthis targeting ships in the red sea. the raids in yemen follow us strikes in iraq and syria on friday 85 sites were hit in retaliation for the killing injordan of three american soldiers by iranian backed militants. louisa pilbeam has the very latest. british fighterjets taking off from an raf military base in cyprus as they prepare to strike more houthi targets overnight. it s the third time uk planes have joined us operations in yemen, against what they say are a terrorist group backed by iran. the pentagon confirming hits on houthi targets across 13 locations, including an anti ship missile which they say has been destroyed. this is what the uk, us and its backers want to stop the houthis ability to carry out attacks on cargo ships in
i love hunting down bad guys and ending them. we wanted to make a statement, hence the choice to use a detonator and a bomb. you had people sitting on the street, drinking chai. you had al-qaeda on every street corner. as soon as the vehicle stops, the doors open and it s showtime. would you say that it was a successful operation? yes. yemen s armed factions have an impact throughout the middle east and beyond, most recently as the houthi group attacks ships in the red sea. report: the us and uk hit around 30 sites across yemen. this film is about the complex roles western and regional powers have played in yemen s war. ..and the story begins with an assassination mission. i first met isaac gilmore in 2020. he s a former navy seal, who later became second in command of a private us military firm called spear operations group. i was surprised isaac agreed to speak to me because, at the time, human rights lawyers were trying to prosecute spear for war crimes. one of the reaso