welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we start with some breaking news officials in washington say us and british forces have carried out another wave of strikes against houthi targets in yemen. it s the latest action against the iranian backed group, which has been attacking commercial shipping in the red sea in response to israel s war against hamas. president biden and the british prime minister rishi sunak have been discussing the crisis on the phone. our defence correspondent jonathan beale gave us this update. is the second time that this coordinated action has taken place. it happened ten days ago when british jets from raf akrotiri in cyprus, which i think probably would have been involved again, took part with american led strikes against the houthis, specific going over command and control and sites also where they have been storing, manufacturing drones and missiles, which they have been using to target merchant shipping in
our correspondent yogita limaya willjoin us from ayodya tonight. and we will also call in on the weather centre. storm isha causing wide spread travel problems across europe today. another storm, jocelyn, is right behind it. good evening. there is a split within the israeli war cabinet. there are those, like prime minister benjamin netenhayu, who think only military pressure will end hamas and bring home the 130 hostages they are holding. but there are others in the cabinet, including senior military figures, who say it is impossible to return them alive without an agreement. and in the middle of that are the families. today those tensions spilt into the open, as families of the missing barged past security and stormed a finance meeting in the knesset. shame on you, they shouted at ministers. we won t let you breathe, said one, until our children are brought home. the protest reflects growing dissent in israel, about the war with hamas, now in its fourth month. and the
hello, everyone, and welcome to the amanpour hour, here s where we re headed this week. running out of patience, biden counts the political cost of the carnage in gaza, as netanyahu rejects the two-state solution. we ve been doing a make-believe peace process for 30 years. also ahead, combat veteran, test pilot and space shuttle commander, nasa s number two pam melroy on why returning to the moon is a giant leap for all human kind. this is not about a camping trip, this is actually about pushing humanity into the solar system. then, a claimed filmmaker ava duvernay on exploring the root causes of racism in her new movie origin . and from military aide stymied in congress we take you to the ukrainian front line, where ammunition is running dangerously low. by the way, they re not even explosive rounds, they re smoke rounds. welcome to the program, everyone, i m christiane man poor in london, it s one of the world s most consequential diplomatic relationshi
us and british forces have carried out another wave of strikes against houthi targets in yemen. it s the latest action against the iranian backed group, which has been attacking commercial shipping in the red sea in response to israel s war against hamas. president biden and the british prime minister rishi sunak have been discussing the crisis on the phone. our defence correspondent jonathan beale gave us this update. remember, this is the second time that this co ordinated action has taken place. it happened ten days ago when british jets happened ten days ago when britishjets in cyprus, which i think probably would have been involved again, took part with american leader strikes against the houthi, specifically going against, control and also size where they have been storing, manufacturing drones and missiles, which they had been using to target merchant shipping in the red sea. the hope was that the initial set of strikes on 12 january would stop them but they have not s
to a withdrawal of israeli forces and an end to the war in gaza. that is the framework of talks ongoing. but right now it bears no reality to the situation on the ground. palestinians in gaza have been sheltering from intense bombing and shooting today in the city of khan younis. 190 people have been killed in the last 2a hours. that s according to the hamas run health ministry. in the last hour, we have been hearing from one of the families of those still held hostage in gaza, who are urging prime minister neta nyahu to negotiate. i asked for his reaction to this report of a proposed two month pause in the fighting. hopefully. it s news to me although i ve heard of the few offers or deals today, but i ve heard at the last few weeks also. so all this ongoing, all the feet dragging, it s horrible for us. it s just every single day is another day that my father and his friend are nearing their end, and we feel like we don t have this time to check exactly what the negotiation w