That israel maintain a military presence in the philadelphi corridor. That s a small buffer zone between gaza and egypt s sinai desert. Mr netanyahu said israel is committed to destroying hamas and bringing the hostages home. He warned of the potential consequences should israel relieve its military pressure on hamas. Our middle east regional editor mike thomson has more on the prime minister s comments from jerusalem. Tonight, benjamin netanyahu double down on his insistence that israeli troops will not be withdrawn from the philadelphia corridor. That is the strip of land separating southern gaza from egypt. Is that it is absolutely vital that they stay that to stop hamas smuggling weapons from egypt into gaza. He said, if we let this happen, we could have another october the seventh all over again. Interestingly though, he had talked in the past about not moving for at least 42 years. This evening he was referring to 42 days early so they may be some wriggle room there. But he has s
To mr netanyahu s demand that israel maintain a military presence in the philadelphi corridor. That s a small buffer zone between gaza and egypt s sinai desert. Mr netanyahu said israel is committed to destroying hamas and bringing the hostages home. He warned of the potential consequences should israel relieve its military pressure on hamas. Our middle east regional editor mike thomson has more on the prime minister s comments from jerusalem. Tonight, mr netanyahu doubled down on his insistence that israeli troops will not be withdrawn from the philadelphi corridor. That is the strip of land that separates southern gaza from egypt. He said it is absolutely vital that they stay there to stop hamas smuggling weapons from egypt into gaza. He said, if we let this happen, we could have another october the 7th all over again. Interestingly though, he had talked in the past about them not moving for at least 42 years. This evening he was referring to 42 days only, so there may be some wriggl
French authorities say at least 12 people, including a pregnant woman, have died after a boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized in the english channel. Around 50 people were rescued in an operation involving boats and helicopters. The french coastguard says the boat got into difficulty off gris nez at around 6am local time, and everyone on board ended up in the water. An emergency medical care centre was set up at boulogne sur mer. The latest uk government figures show the number of people crossing the channel in small boats so far this year is 21,403. That s more than in the same period last year, but fewer than 2022. But in the first six months of 2024, there s been an 18% rise in the number of arrivals, on 2023, and it s now clear more migrants are getting onto each boat. An average of 51, with the vast majority, being young men. From boulogne sur mer in northern france, here s andrew harding. French rescue helicopters busy once again today, bringing casualties from the sea to th
Moments when i was away from work were certainly the hardest. How have you recovered from that. Mental health is like going to a physical gym and you need to work on it every day and when you stop you fall out of shape. I work on myself as far as mental health is concerned. It has been a hard journey. I am now lucky enough to be in a position where i can run my company delivering mental health talks to schools and prisons. To help raise awareness of the real life impact of poor mental health because i consider myself a strong person and always had done. To see how catechism luckily i fell apart in the wake of the fire the cataclysm of how i fell apart in the wake of the fire it was scary to realise you can go from sound mind being competent and confident, a good father and confident, a good father and partner, good firefighter and partner, good firefighter and friend to then becoming bad in all those areas. I do not say it lightly, i did become a bad parent, i became a recluse. I su
Can claim back. A 30th gold for paralympicsgb as faye rogers wins a thrilling 510 100m butterfly final in paris. What s occurring on barry island? the cast of gavin & stacey have been spotted filming the last ever episode of the much loved comedy. Sunshine and showers across the uk, one or two saying dry. Feeling fresher for many but the humid air will make a comeback later this week. I will have the details. It s wednesday 4th september. Our main story. A pregnant woman and six children are among at least a dozen people who died when their small boat capsized off the french coast yesterday 51 others were rescued, some are in a critical condition. It is the biggest single loss of life so far in the channel this year. The government insists it s taking action to target the criminal smuggling gangs, describing the deaths as truly horrific. Our paris correspondent andrew harding reports. French rescue helicopters busy once again, bringing casualties from the sea to the shore. This the s