The us and russia have raised concerns over a series of air strikes carried by Israeli Forces in syria. The strikes, described by israel as some of the biggest in three decades, took place after an Israeli Military aircraft was shot down. The United Nations secretary general, antonio guterres, has called for an immediate de escalation in syria. Our middle east correspondent tom bateman has been following developments from jerusalem. What was left on israeli soil of one of the countrys most advanced fighter jets. It crashed after its two pilots ejected, said israel, amid syrian anti aircraft fire. One pilot was left severely injured. Siren wails. Israel said it scrambled the planes in response to this, a drone allegedly sent by Iranian Forces in syria into israeli airspace. It was destroyed. Israel then hit the site it said the drone had come from before further strikes against what it called iranian targets in syria. Ive been warning for some time about the dangers of irans military en
Israeli fighter planes launched bombing raids across the border, following the shooting down of one of its jets. Israel says its been targetting iranian positions on syrian territory used to fly drones over israeli airspace. Tom bateman reports from jerusalem. What was left on israeli soil of one of the countrys most advanced fighter jets. It crashed after its two pilots ejected, said israel, amid syrian anti aircraft fire. One pilot was left severely injured. Israel said it scrambled the planes in response to this, a drone allegedly sent by Iranian Forces in syria into israeli airspace. It was destroyed. Israel then hit the site it said the drone had come from, before further strikes against what it called iranian targets in syria. Ive been warning for some time about the dangers of irans military entrenchment in syria. Iran seeks to use syrian territory to attack israel for its professed goal of destroying israel. Israel is wary about the threat across its northern border, with the s
This time in chad. It follows allegations against some of oxfams workers in haiti in 2011. More allegations have emerged from chad and the charity says it is shocked and dismayed. After haiti, now new allegations about the behaviour of some oxfam workers in chad in central africa. They date back to 2006 and also involved prostitutes. The head of mission in chad at the time was the same man who resigned from 0xfam five years later because of the scandal in haiti. 0xfam said it was shocked and dismayed about the latest revelations from chad. It said it can corroborate the information but highlighted Unacceptable Behaviour by a small number of people. The British International those funds will be withdrawn unless they can prove they are cooperating fully on safeguarding issues. She called the behaviour by some 0xfa m she called the behaviour by some 0xfam workers in haiti horrific and said it wasjust 0xfam workers in haiti horrific and said it was just one example of a wider issue on whic
The Israeli Military has described the air strikes it carried out in syria on saturday as probably the biggest of their kind in the last 30 years. A spokesman said 12 sites were hit, including four iranian targets in syria. The attacks took place after an Israeli Military aircraft was brought down. The us and russia have raised concerns, and the un secretary general has called for an immediate de escalation in syria. Our middle east correspondent tom bateman has more. What was left on israeli soil of one of the countrys most advanced fighter jets. It crashed after its two pilots ejected, said israel, amid syrian anti aircraft fire. One pilot was left severely injured. Siren wails. Israel said it scrambled the planes in response to this a drone allegedly sent by Iranian Forces in syria into israeli airspace. It was destroyed. Israel then hit the site it said the drone had come from before further strikes against what it called iranian targets in syria. Ive been warning for some time abo
Iam here i am here to guide you through five extraordinary moments from history. We will need a South African judge who took part in the truth and can see a show in reconciliation committee. And we will hear from a british scientist about the smog that used to engulf britain. We start with one of the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war. During 1968, communists in North Vietnam launched a huge surprise offensive across South Vietnam with the support of local guerillas, the vietcong. This is one of the members of the vietcong which fought american and South Vietnamese forces in the city. They have been forced back to part of the northern side of the river dividing the city. The americans and their allies cannot drive them out without destroying the city. Translation the american bombardment was very heavy. We hid underground. When we came out, it was like standing on the moon. Com plete was like standing on the moon. Complete destruction. That is how fierce it was. Of course, facing deat