will begin on monday. and of course we will have full coverage of that trial on monday here on bbc news. let s return to our top story. tensions between iran and israel, following a suspected israeli attack in isfahan in the early hours of friday morning. live tojerusalem and our correspondent wyre davies. i would assume there is a sense of relief that things have not escalated? relief that things have not escalated? , ., , , escalated? tensions between the countries appear escalated? tensions between the countries appear to escalated? tensions between the countries appear to have - escalated? tensions between the i countries appear to have dissipated, this time last week there were concerns that the tit for tat escalations and the rhetoric between the countries was heading in one direction and that was a regional conflict and war. it s only a week ago that the 300 iranian projectiles were fired towards israel and most of them were taken down before they got into israeli territory
hello, i m lauren taylor. we start in the middle east, where nine people including at least four children have reportedly been killed after israeli strikes hit homes in rafah in the southern gaza strip. israeli planes and tanks pounded various parts of the territory overnight. the israeli war cabinet has been planning a large offensive against hamas in rafah, which is where an estimated 1.5 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. the us and other allies have warned israel against a full scale assault on the city. these are live shots of a refugee camp for displaced people in rafah. one of the main un agencies responsible for getting aid to palestinians, the united nations relief and works agency, is warning that the risk of disease is increasing across gaza because of the lack of sanitation and aid. live tojerusalem and our correspondent wyre davies. what more do we know about the strikes on gaza overnight? it in
hello, i m lauren taylor. we start in the middle east, where nine people including at least four children have reportedly been killed after israeli strikes hit homes in rafah in the southern gaza strip. israeli planes and tanks pounded various parts of the territory overnight. the israeli war cabinet has been planning a large offensive against hamas in rafah, which is where an estimated 1.5 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. the us and other allies have warned israel against a full scale assault on the city. these are live shots of a refugee camp for displaced people in rafah. one of the main un agencies responsible for getting aid to palestinians, the united nations relief and works agency, is warning that the risk of disease is increasing across gaza because of the lack of sanitation and aid. live tojerusalem and our correspondent wyre davies. what more do we know about the
to work out some genuine compromise, but that remains to be seen. live tojerusalem and our correspondent tom bateman.|t s it s interesting in that statement from benjamin netanyahu about making decisions by the will of its people. a lot of people in israel don t want these changes to the judiciary to go through. so how much additional pressure does this statement from president biden put on the israeli prime minister? the president biden put on the israeli prime minister? prime minister? the american ressure prime minister? the american pressure has prime minister? the american pressure has already - prime minister? the american pressure has already been - prime minister? the american - pressure has already been massive, it s been building for months. for example, earlierthis it s been building for months. for example, earlier this year we had the us secretary of state antony blinken, who came here and stood next to the israeli prime minister and in public gave him this effective dr
hopefully, the prime minister will act in a way that he will try to work out some genuine compromise, but that remains to be seen. live tojerusalem and our correspondent tom bateman. tom, hello, people often don t like being told what to do, not least a prime minister by a president. but taken in totality with the opposition to this at home, how much pressure do these comments from president biden, extra pressure, put on benjamin netanyahu? i president biden, extra pressure, put on benjamin netanyahu? president biden, extra pressure, put on benjamin netanyahu? on ben amin netanyahu? i think they ut on benjamin netanyahu? i think they ut uuite a on benjamin netanyahu? i think they out quite a bit on benjamin netanyahu? i think they put quite a bit and on benjamin netanyahu? i think they put quite a bit and actually on benjamin netanyahu? i think they put quite a bit and actually i - on benjamin netanyahu? i think they put quite a bit and actually i think- put quite a bit and actu