up its criticism of the way israel is carrying out its military offensive in gaza. antony blinken said there was a gap between the government s declared intentions to protect civilians and the casualties and what was happening on the ground. it comes as the un s top aid official has said there s no longer any meaningful humanitarian operation in southern gaza. it does appear, however, that the israeli border crossing kerem shalom could soon be opened to improve the flow of aid. currently making its way into gaza. also in the less 2a hours, we have seen new images from inside gaza. these are pictures of palestinians being held by the israel defense forces, many of them kneeling, many of them stripped to their underwear with their hands tied behind their backs. our international editor jeremy bowen has this report and i should warn you, you may find some of the images in the report distressing. video emerged of palestinian men taken for interrogation. bbc staff recognised the t
to the bbc news at one. ministers have been defending the cost of the government plan to relocate asylum seekers to rwanda, after it emerged that the scheme has already cost £240 million, with more money due to be paid next year. the prime minister rishi sunak is under pressure after vowing to finish the job of reviving the plan which is aimed at discouraging people from crossing the channel in small boats in the wake of the resignation of his immigration minister. our political correspondent peter saull has the latest. this bustling central african country is getting plenty of cash from the uk. in exchange for taking on migrants who cross the english channel, rwanda is receiving millions to boost its economy. but while the bill goes up and up, for flights carrying asylum seekers, the opposite is true. priti patel was the home secretary who first announced the arrangement with rwanda. the initial outlay, £140 million. then earlier this year, under her successor suella
through the streets of dublin. the duke of sussex has lost a bid to have the mail on sunday publisher s defence to his libel claim thrown out by the high court. prince harry sued associated newspapers limited over an article in february last year about his legal challenge against the home office following a decision to change his publicly funded security arrangements when visiting the uk. with more on this, our culture reporter noor nanji is in the newsroom. is thisjudgment is this judgment is surprise? is thisjudgment is surprise? let s is this “udgment is surprise? let s no is thisjudgment is surprise? let s no back to is thisjudgment is surprise? let s go back to the is thisjudgment is surprise? let s go back to the beginning. in 2022, february, there was a study published in the mail on sunday and online, which claimed that prince harry tried to give a legal battle over his security arrangements in the uk as a secret from the public. prince harry is now suing associat
from new york in just a moment. right now, let s take you live to khan younis in southern gaza. this is the hospital and there has been another day of intense fighting there. our international editor jeremy bowen reports, and a warning, it contains some images you may find distressing. gaza is on the brink of a full blown collapse, says the un. almost 2 million people have been driven from their homes by israeli forces. civil order, the un warns, is breaking down. in deir al balah, the mosque was bombed with such force that the yafa hospital next door was put out of action. the hospital director said gaza s health care system is being targeted systematically. israel said it launched a50 strikes in the last 2a hours. it released these night vision pictures without a soundtrack. the americans repeated warnings that israel is killing too many civilians. it is a war crime to target civilians or harm them with an indiscriminate attack. more pictures are emerging on social media of
between the government s declared intention to protect civilians and what is actually happening on the ground. israel says it s hit more than a50 targets from land, sea and air in the last 2a hours. the main un agency there says society is on the verge of a full blown collapse . but the flow of aid could soon improve, after israel agreed to a us request to open its kerem shalom border crossing for the inspection of aid trucks and their cargo. also, new images appear to show dozens of palestinian men stripped to their underwear, with their hands tied behind their back. those are not those pictures, we will bring those to you, those are funerals taking place today for six palestinians killed by israeli forces in an operation at the al faraa refugee camp north of nablus. some of those killed are believed to be members of the militant group known as the al fara a brigade. we canjoin our correspondent anna foster in jerusalem. take us through what has been happening in the west b