i m sally bundock with the top business stories. and we begin here in the uk where, as you ve been hearing, the nhs in england is braced for six days of strike action starting in an hour and a half, so 7am. and this marks the longest stretch of industrial action in the history of the national health service. junior doctors have been pushing for a 35% pay rise, which they say would restore their earnings after inflation to 2008 levels, but the government says this is unaffordable. for many decades, healthcare spending in western economies as a share of gdp has always risen, but recent research carried out by the economist claims that is no longer the case. so what is the cost of providing healthcare? an issue that will dominate in the run up to a general election here in the uk and a headache for most governments around the world. let s unpack this. i m joined by dr rocco friebel assistant professor of health policy at the london school of economics. good to have you on the
good morning. we begin with israel where the prime minister benjamin netanyahu has ordered the mobilisation of police and army reservists following a significant increase in violence. in tel aviv, an italian tourist was killed and several others were wounded when a car was driven along a promenade. it came just hours after two british israeli sisters died after a shooting in the occupied west bank, that also left their mother seriously injured. our correspondent anna o neill has the latest. this is the car which is suspected of ramming a group of tourists in the centre of tel aviv last night. police say a 45 year old man drove along the city s beachside boardwalk, hitting several pedestrians before overturning. he was shot and killed by israeli police. it happened just hours after two british israeli sisters were shot dead, and their mother seriously injured, in the occupied west bank. police are still searching for their attacker, but israel s prime minister visiting the s
A building in the south causing damage but no casualties meanwhile hundreds of palestinians across gaza and the occupied west bank took part in protests for the fourth day in a row theyre angry at u. S. President Donald Trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel has more now from gaza. The edge of gaza city is just a couple of hundred meters over there and this is the border with israel the separation friends wall surrounds gather all step aside to the camera can zoom in a bit for the fourth friday in a row people gathered at rallies in the city after friday prayers coming from the mosques and then some people from those rallies came here to the border to demonstrate its been like this for the last month ever since President Trump announced that the u. S. Would recognize to use them as the capital of israel and demonstrators are trying to get as close to the fence as they can to throw stones and plant palestinian flags. Start fires as well those plumes of black smo
Last gen to the Syrian Government and its allies after heavy fighting earlier this month zaha has more from beirut. It is the last rebel pocket in the southwestern countryside of damascus it is a military gain for the Syrian Government and its allies they launched a Massive Military Campaign two months ago the rebels were trapped in a small area they had no other choice really but to surrender weve seen this happen before intense bombardment and then program and forces impose a siege so the rebels have no choice but to surrender or die really but this is this is the portents of this is not just a military game for the government it is again for iran iran expanding its influence in a corner of syria very strategic corner of syria it lies between the syrian israeli and lebanese borders which means irans allies on the ground are moving closer to israel and israel really has been voicing a lot of concern about this as of late talking both to the russians as well as the americans telling th
Antigovernment protesters most of them students facing up to Riot Police Outside tear on university but what began as a protest about rising food prices and welfare benefit cuts turned political on saturday. Earlier in the day they chanted not gaza not lebanon my life a wrong. Dont be afraid were staying strong together. An expression of anger about claims the government is focusing more on regional issues than economic problems at home. Iranian t. V. Showed a display of strength by crowds of progovernment supporters in cities nationwide tens of thousands of people on the streets chanting death to america down with israel in support irans Supreme Leader ali khamenei letter that people have protested against inflation other problems but that does not show that our people have turned on each other or are against the ruling system and their leadership. The progovernment rallies were preplanned to mark the anniversary of the end of the unrest that shook the country in two thousand and nine