strategy, undersecretary state blanket and under the national security adviser but also under president biden has been fairly straight and forth right now. i think this is some free ranging by speaker pelosi. doesn t have a reputational impact in the united states? of course it does. but beneath the surface, as we all know, the administration is desperately trying to stop talk speaker pelosi out of it. as a friend and partner of the united states but now heading a think tank, i would also urge speaker pelosi simply to postpone the visit, send some other congressional representatives at this stage. they are so many tender boxes at the world of the moment. why unnecessarily add an additional tinderbox when we ve got so much else we are wrestling with?- else we are wrestling with? kevin, thank yom the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says the us has offered a substantial deal to russia, aimed at freeing american detainees brittney griner and paul whelan. mr blinken sa
they re getting hungry as the siege, the three week long siege, continues. our other main story: matthew perry one of the stars of the hit tv show friends is found dead at his home in los angeles. hello, i m maryam moshiri. we start in gaza, where international agencies have expressed concern about reports of an israeli evacuation orderfor the al quds hospital in northern gaza. hundreds of patients are receiving treatment at the hospital, with an estimated 14,000 gazans sheltering there. both the world health organization and international federation of the red cross have raised deep alarm over the evacuation order, saying hospitals in gaza must be protected. the israelis have not confirmed the order. jordan s foreign minister has told the bbc that israel must respect the international rule of law. these are the latest pictures from the israel defense forces of their ongoing ground offensive in gaza, what they describe as the second stage of the war. the idf say they ve
hello and welcome. i m maryam moshiri. we start in gaza, where the united nations relief agency for palestinians unwra has warned that civil order is starting to collapse, after three weeks of israeli bombardment. it comes after warehouses containing flour and other basic supplies were ransacked by thousands of people. the international red cross is warning that no adequate humanitarian response is now possible in gaza, which it describes as a catastrophic failing . these are the very latest pictures from the israel defense forces of their ongoing ground offensive in gaza, what they describe as the second stage of the war. the idf say they ve targeted a50 military targets belonging to hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments. it s in retaliation for the 1,400 israelis killed in hamas raids on southern israel on october the seventh, in which more than 220 were taken hostage. there s a warning from iran of the conflict widening. its preside
hello, i m anna foster in southern israel. we start in gaza where the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, says there are signs that civil order is starting to break down, following three weeks of war. this is one of the incidents which prompted that warning people breaking into aid agency warehouses, to carry off food and other essential supplies. only a fraction of the usual number of trucks carrying aid have crossed into gaza in the past week. israel s aerial bombardment and ground operation only 80 compared to around 100 a day that usually pass into gaza. israel s aerial bombardment and ground operation inside gaza are continuing. the israeli defence forces have released this video showing tanks and other armoured vehicles inside the territory. the palestinian red crescent says it s received warnings from israeli officials to immediately evacuate gaza s al-quds hospital, adding that raids have taken place todayjust 50 metres away from it. israel says it is respond