To what extent is iran pulling the strings in gaza and lebanon . Hezbollah is a militant group. They have their own weapon, they have their own armies, and they have the sole decision that is basically coming from iran. And theyre acting upon that. And china, ten years after the belt and road initiative, is the worlds most impressive economy in danger of hitting the buffers . I think chinas got a big struggle to come, and the big struggle is going to come with its shrinking population. The appalling destruction at the Al Ahli Al Arabi Baptist Hospital in gaza, whoever may have been responsible for it, has overshadowed the hastily arranged visit to israel by president biden. Yes, he was there to offer americas total, wholehearted sympathy and support to israel in the wake of the 7th Of October raids. But he was also there to urge israel in the strongest way to use discretion and moderation if and when it invades gaza, and very likely also to attempt to persuade israel of the need for a
I think chinas got a big struggle to come, and the big struggle is going to come with its shrinking population. The appalling destruction at the Al Ahli Al Arabi Baptist Hospital in gaza, whoever may have been responsible for it, has overshadowed the hastily arranged visit to israel by president biden. Yes, he was there to offer americas total, wholehearted sympathy and support to israel in the wake of the 7th Of October raids. But he was also there to urge israel in the strongest way to use discretion and moderation if and when it invades gaza, and very likely also to attempt to persuade israel of the need for a humanitarian corridor to allow water, food and medicines into a waterless, poor and hugely overcrowded enclave. But what about the wider picture . Lyse doucet, the bbc s chief international correspondent, is in Southern Israel and we caught up with her in between showers of rain. In previous military operations, and i was there in gaza for the one in 2014, the Israeli Military