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Its part of its promise to tackle what is says is an increased threat since the hamas attacks in israel last october. The intention is to stop Extremist Groups or individuals from having a platform to spread their views. But concerns have been raised that any definition could be seen as unfair and undemocratic. With the details, heres our Political Correspondent damian grammaticas. The aftermath of the October 7th Attacks on israel, the government says, has been increasing concern about radicalisation here in this country. So its come up with this new definition of extremism, saying it means the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance that aims to negate or destroy the fundamental rights and freedoms of others, undermine the uks system of democracy and democratic rights, or intentionally create a permissive environment for others to do that. This month outside downing street, rishi sunak promised robust action. We will redouble our support for t
Hello, im matthew amroliwala. Welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. More details are emerging of an explosion at a Un Relief Agency warehouse in rafah in southern gaza. At least five people were killed, with more wounded. This includes unrwa staff member. These pictures have been verified by the bbc filmed at a nearby hospital, where casualties were taken. Israel has not yet commented on the incident. The us and others continue to urge israel not to launch a full scale assault on rafah, where more than a million palestinians have taken shelter in recent weeks. Let me show you pictures of the warehouse itself that were talking about, these taken in the immediate aftermath. This, the scene inside. Some of the images are too graphic to broadcast. Unrwas Director Of Communications isjuliette touma. She told me the location of the warehouse had been shared with israeli authorities. Its yet another very sad day for unrwa. What we do