hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. the hollywood actors union has called off its strike, which has caused major disruption to film and tv productions. to film and tv productions. the union says it s reached a tentative agreement with studios. welcome back. president biden has warned the united states will target any groups linked to iran s revolutionary guard corps after a strike on an arms depot in eastern syria wednesday which had been linked to earlier attacks on us bases. the pentagon says there have been a0 such attacks since the war in gaza began. what s more, we have video from the iran backed houthi forces in yemen. they claim to be of an american m09 drone being shot out of the sky. it further underlines the tensions in the wider region, where iran s proxies are threatening to expand the conflict. this is whatjohn kirby, the spokesman for the us s national security council, had to say in an interview with the bbc. we believe that th
now they re also out. england s cricket world cup hopes ended by who else but australia. i feel like we ve let ourselves down, we ve let people down at home who supporters through thick and thin. who support us. fighting like dogs manchester united end their troubled week with a response their manager promised, and a win their fans craved. from the eighth tier and the corner of the country, ramsgate are the day s big fa cup first round winners. also coming up on sportsday. emma hayes record breaking career as chelsea manager will end next summer. the club announces she s leaving. and world number ones, now with the world s best player. england win the wxv title and a bit of world cup revenge with it. hello again. it s not been in very much doubt for a while now, but england have been knocked out of the cricket world cup. the final blow of a disastrous tournament dealt, perhaps fittingly, by rivals australia. the defending champions lost a sixth game out of seven by 33
hello, i m anna foster, this is bbc news life from jerusalem. live from jerusalem. the exit of foreign citizens from gaza has been stopped at least temporarily. no one has used the crossing so far today. we are hearing that border authorities will not permit foreign passport holders to cross into egypt until the injured people in gaza s hospitals are allowed to travel to rafah. hundreds of foreign citizens have escaped egypt through the crossing in the past few days. meanwhile, the diplomatic efforts to relieve the humanitarian crisis in gaza are stepping up again. the us secretary of state antony blinken is in amma meeting leaders from lebanon, qatar and jordan. mr blinken is pushing for pauses in the fighting in gaza. the regional leaders want an immediate ceasefire. but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu insists there will be no temporary truce until all hostages are released. while in gaza, an official from the un agency for palestinian refugees warns there is
secretary of state antony blinken that there must be an immediate ceasefire in gaza. but mr blinken wants humanitarian pauses . israel, though, insists there will be no temporary truce until all hostages are released. thejordanian foreign minister ayman safadi said the killing of civilians by israel could not be justified by its claim of self defence. he said the entire region was sinking into a sea of hatred that could define generations to come. secretary blinken s visit is exactly four weeks after the hamas attacks on israel in which 1,400 people were killed, and there is no let up in the israeli military response in gaza. its offensive is focused on the north of the territory, where it s thought up to 400,000 people are still living, even though israel has urged civilians there to move south. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says more than 9,400 people have been killed there in the past four weeks. we will have more on the diplomacy shortly, but we start our cover
now, they re also out. england s cricket world cup hopes ended by who else but australia. i feel like we ve let ourselves down, we ve let people down at home, the people who support us through thick and thin. fighting like dogs manchester united end their troubled week with a response their manager promised and a win their fans craved. from the eighth tier and the corner of the country, ramsgate are the day s big fa cup first round winners. also coming up on sportsday: emma hayes record breaking career as chelsea manager will end next summer the club announces she s leaving. and world number ones, now with the world s best player england win the wxv title and a bit of world cup revenge with it. hello again. welcome along to the programme. it s not been in very much doubt for a while now, but england have been knocked out of the cricket world cup the final blow of a disastrous tournament dealt, perhaps fittingly, by rivals australia. the defending champions lost a s