His comments came as intense street protests over his handling of negotiations entered a second night in israel including these demonstrations outside his office injerusalem. Lucy williamson has more from jerusalem. Israel s protesters and their prime minister are old acquaintances. Calls for a hostage deal have brought long established opponents onto the streets, but the shooting of six hostages in a gaza tunnel last week has broadened this movement, they say. And the mass demonstrations in tel aviv last night were a turning point. I think the news of the six hostages, the fact that they were alive and murdered right before they could have been saved, that broke it. After last night s mass protest, people are back on the streets again. There are growing public and political demands on israel s prime minister to make a deal, but benjamin netanyahu, protected by his parliamentary majority, isn t listening. Tonight mr netanyahu defied anyone to ask him to compromise now. These murderer
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In myanmar a direct assault on the countrys transition to democracy. The countrys armed forces seized power, detaining civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and her top advisers. The takeover follows a Landslide Win by her National League for democracy in novembers election, which the army claims was fraudulent. Myanmar, also known as burma, was ruled by the military until 2011. Democratic reforms by Aung San Suu Kyi ended their control. Troops are being said to be patrolling the streets of the capital and the main city yangon. Now her leadership and reputation has been once hailed as a beacon of democracy she was awarded the nobel peace prize. Her leadership has been tarnished by looking at the Rate Map Working alongside the army. Alongside the army. Muslim rohingya minority. But she still enjoys great support throughout the country. Our special correspondent fergal keane reports. tx next this. An army reverting to autocratic type, swiftly and ruthlessly deposing a democratically elected
It could come as soon as may as the war continues. The un is warning that 1 million people, thats half of the territorys population, are now facing starvation. The European Unions Foreign Policy chief, josep borrell, Accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war, a claim israel rejects. Heres what us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken said a short time ago. According to the most respected measure of these things, 100 of the population in gaza is at severe levels of acute food insecurity. Thats the first time an entire population has been so classified. We also see again, according to, in this case, the united nations, 100 the totality of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance. Blinken s comments follow us president joe biden s first call with israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in over a month on monday. Mr biden told mr netanyahu that a major Ground Operation in the city of rafah would be a mistake. Mr netanyahu defended the possibility saying opposing the o
A Spanish Charity ship carrying more vital supplies is preparing to set sail for gaza along a new maritime aid corridor. Its been loaded with around 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies. But, without a working port, its not clear yet where the ship will actually dock or how its cargo will be distributed inside gaza. 0ur middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville is in the Port City Of Larnaca in cyprus and sent us this report. Its a drop in the ocean of gazas need, but this is the first direct aid shipment by sea about to leave cyprus. The spanish ship the open arms, seen here in larnaca port, getting ready to set sail. It has a long journey ahead of it. The barge has 200 tonnes of desperately needed essentials rice, flour and pre prepared meals. This has taken months in planning. The cargo was loaded all weekend. The final Security Clearances from israel came through in the last few hours. Well, weve done truckloads of food through the rafah crossing. Weve done airdrops with the