Operations in the gaza strip, saying israel is prepared to stand alone and fight with its fingernails if necessary. Mr netanyahus comments come after President Joe Biden confirmed the us had paused a delivery of bombs which could be used in an assault on rafah. But the idf claims they had enough weaponry to finish the rafah mission. There have been mixed reactions to mr biden s decision from lawmakers in the us. Earlier i spoke to our state Department Correspondent tom bateman. You have spoken to members of congress all day, what sort of support or criticism is there for the decision to hold the shipment of the bombs to israel . One of the first things that struck me coming into the building today was the sense in which this is a very significant moment, the levels of energy and the response to this, the way people are feeling about this on both sides is extremely strong. That is because this is the first time in a generation we have had this level of public pressure applied by the whi
Ian dennis was watching. A night to forgive for aston villa, a night that will be cherished by olympiacos, as they reach their first ever european final. Thoroughly deserved over the two legs where el kaabi followed up his hat trick with a goal in each half. This first from close range after ten minutes, this second after 78 minutes, following a long vr delay, traded bedlam inside the stadium. Villa rarely look like scoring, baileys effort tipped over before half time. They appeared to run out of steam in the second half. Olympiacos are only the second greek club to reach a european final after an absence of 53 years. And they will play for her and tina five miles up the road in athens. You will feel like home for their biggest night in the clubs history they will play fiorentina. Relegation matters in the English Premier League are going down to the wire. Nottingham forest, luton town and burnley are all set for a huge weekend. With just two games to go, only one of those sides can av
We see russia mobilising, continuously mobilising, even though its not officially declared. We see them arming, we see them entering what is called a war economy, producing weapons, getting weapons from iran and north korea. And with the momentum on the battlefield in eastern ukraine. Exactly. And us faltering, stumbling. And whenever, you know, balts speak usually or, you know, the countries from the Eastern Flank would speak, its notjust because we feel that its morally right to defend ukraine, but we also take this as an existential question. That means that if russia is not stopped in ukraine, it will continue because a machine that size, its very difficult to stop and it needs to. It cannot be stopped with just, you know, well wishing. It has to be stopped by military means. Do you think americas eventual commitment of that 60 billion worth of aid and assistance to ukraine has been a game changer . Or do you fear that, still, the biden administration, even in the speed that it is
After hamas operatives. But the relationship between america and israel, is more strained now, than at any time for a generation. Paul adams sent this report from jerusalem. Haitham is trapped. After three operations for a bullet wound that punctured his lung, he needs treatment abroad. All set to leave until israel captured and closed the rafah crossing. Forced to wait in a tent. I feel helpless, he says. The world is powerless to open the border. The hospitals here can no longer help me. Just when rafah s need is greatest, its main hospital lies silent and abandoned, hastily evacuated in the face of israels sudden advance, now dangerously close to the front line. Israel insists its operation is limited. But new images of tanks massing on the border earlier this week have raised fears that rafah s Densely Populated Centre could soon be attacked in defiance of washington. Translation if we i have to stand alone, we will stand alone. I have already said that, if necessary, we will fight
On other people while denying the Biden Administration any of its achievements, and its clear that the stage is set for a most unusual election. During the coming months, both sides will go all out to mobilise their voters. And for biden supporters, theres the nagging worry that theyve not yet done enough to hold on to the white house. Mark there, produced by newsnight s max deveson and filmed by liam weir. So lets take a look at some of the front pages. Beginning with the daily mail. Stormy daniels, if i have made up my story about six with trump i would have written it a lot better. In the story of the worst Whooping Cough Outbreak in decades. Moving on to an exclusive, dominic cummings, boris and i saved thousands from covid but we want to talk again. His first major interview since leaving number ten. And then the guardian, fear and trepidation as hundreds of thousands of people leave rafah. And dwp have heads in their hands over carer payment crisis. Thats all from us tonight. Mar