pills in the ice. a short time ago a federaljudge in texas hold of the approval of the abortion pill method bridgestone and put the decision on hold for seven days to allow for the biden administration to appeal mifepristone. it was a short time after the ruling was made public, district courtjudge in washington issued a glittery ruling, partial preliminary injunction which prohibits the fda from immediately pulling the drug off the shelves. let s take a closer look. the drug mifepristone,, as a medical bulletin to go home and is than half of us pregnancy terminations. there was first approved for use more than 20 years ago in 2000. the lawsuit in texas was filed by the alliance for hippocratic medicine, an anti abortion organisation. and it was decided by judge matthew kacsmaryk, an appointee of former president donald trump. he cited several reasons for the ruling, including that the fda failed to consider the pyschological effects of the drug. we have a statement from a
in a statement, joe biden called it another unprecedented step in taking away basic freedoms from women and putting their health at risk. adding, if it stands, it would prevent women in every state from accessing the medication, regardless of whether abortion is legal in a state. earlier thejustice department had also announced that it will be appealing the court s decision and will look into separate ruling out of washington state. that ruling is seperate and contradictory to the one in texas, but was handed down about the same time. in a partialand preliminary injunction, the washington judge prohibited the fda from immediately pulling the drug off shelves. let s take a closer look at the medication. the drug, mifepristone, is a medicinal pill which can be taken at home. it s used in more than half of us pregnancy terminations, and was first approved for use more than 20 years ago in 2000. live now to mary ziegler, professor of law at uc davis in california. we know now
October seven attacks orchestrated by hamas were released. An 85 year old and a 79 year old were handed over at the Rafah Crossing. Hamas, described as a Terrorist Group by the uk in many governments, say they released their women on humanitarian grounds. They were amongst ginger and 20 hostages still inside gaza and they were handed over to representatives of the red cross around ten p m local time on monday night. After the meeting with israels president , mr macron expressed once again support for israel in the fight against terrorism. It israel in the fight against terrorism. Israel in the fight against terrorism. ,. ,. , terrorism. It is our duty to fight auainst terrorism. It is our duty to fight against these terrorism. It is our duty to fight against these terrorism terrorism. It is our duty to fight| against these terrorism groups. Without any confusion, without, i would say, and i share the warnings you passed, but targeting clearly these groups, organising targeted operation
Starting a two day visit to the wider middle east. Mr sunak is expected to meet his israeli counterpart Benjamin Neta nyahu and israeli president isaac herzog for what he said, on arrival here, he hoped would be very productive meetings. This, after urging regional leaders to avoid further dangerous escalation. This is what rishi sunak had to say on his arrival. Good morning, Prime Minister. Good morning. Im very pleased to be able to be here. Its an important time. Its important for me to be able to express my solidarity with the israeli people, following what was a horrific terrorist attack. Productive meetings ahead of us today. Im looking forward to seeing the Prime Minister and president. Theres lots of work for us to do. That is rishi sunak who arrived in israel this morning. In gaza, meanwhile, egypt has agreed to let humanitarian supplies in, via The Rafah Crossing. An initial convoy of 20 trucks of aid are expected to enter gaza. Although that is not 100 confirmed. That, after