Hello. We begin with a Special Report from the front line in myanmar, a country in the grip of a war largely forgotten by the outside world. Rebel forces there are fighting an intense battle against the military regime. Press freedom in the country is restricted, Hundreds Ofjournalists have been jailed, and getting into myanmar to report first hand is tough. But a bbc team has done it. The background is complicated, but the countrys Transition To Democracy was cut short three years ago by a military coup, with the elected government led by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi being ousted. People took to the streets in protest, but were met with a brutal crackdown. Many took up arms, and in october several disparate rebel groups united, forming a single nationwide insurgency, which has made gains, conquering large swathes of territory. The fighters, among them a group known as kndf, are now presenting the Myanmar Military with the biggest threat to its rule in years. The Uni
5live s senior football reporter ian dennis, who told me the news could come as some surprise. Pochettino secured european football for chelsea for next season,is football for chelsea for next season, is on the surface, it may seem a little bit odd i wonder if they might be some chelsea fans see the back of them. A given how well they finished the season and starting to slip into place, i think there may be some wondering what is next and what do the owners necessarily want from chelsea. From chelsea. Where do you think the from chelsea. Where do you think the decision from chelsea. Where do you think the decision has from chelsea. Where do you think the decision has come | think the decision has come from . It sort of comes Out Of The Blue on a tuesday night. I was told that he was unsure of his future, and ive told thered been discussions there have been amicable over the course of the last day or two between pochettino and the sporting dressed or director. It was decided it was in t
with fighters from hamas. the israeli military says its troops have now completely encircled gaza city, in the north of the territory, almost four weeks since the start of this war. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is back in tel aviv, as washington increases the pressure for a humanitarian pause. antony blinken talked about isreal s right to defend itself, but also the need for concrete steps to minimise harm to civilians in gaza. meanwhile, the leader of hezbollah like hamas, a proscribed terror organisation has been speaking in lebanon. hassan nasrallah praised the hamas attacks and said, the possibility of total war is realistic . one other important line to update you on more foreign nationals have been getting out of gaza at the rafah crossing point into egypt. 124 british nationals are on the list of people who are being allowed to leave. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says more than 9,000 people have been killed in the strip since october the
israel says its troops in gaza are engaged in face to face combat with fighters from hamas. the israeli military says its troops have now completely encircled gaza city, in the north of the territory, almost four weeks since the start of this war. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is back in tel aviv, as washington increases the pressure for a humanitarian pause. antony blinken talked about israel s right to defend itself, but also the need for concrete steps to minimise harm to civilians in gaza. meanwhile, the leader of hezbollah like hamas a proscribed terrorist organisation has been speaking in lebanon. hassan nasrallah praised the hamas attacks and said the possibility of total war is realistic . one other important line to update you on more foreign nationals have been getting out of gaza at the rafah crossing point into egypt. 92 british nationals are on the list of people who are being allowed to leave. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says mo
close quarter combat has seen fierce fighting with gunmen as they target outposts, headquarters and other hamas infrastructure. with the fighting intensifying there s been strongly worded criticism of the humanitarian situation emerging from the united nations. seven human rights experts have said that they believe that the palestinian people in gaza are at grave risk of genocide , and that time is running out to prevent this. israel accused them of repeating hamas propaganda. meanwhile the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is back in israel for his second visit to the region since the war began. he plans to talk to israeli officials about how to pursue their military and security goals in gaza while limiting civilian casualties. and people across the region are waiting to hear from the leader of the lebanese islamist group, hezbollah. his speech in the comming hours will be closely watched, and could have huge consiquences for the conflict. our gaza correspondent rushdi