Now on bbc news, john simpson presents his program unspun world. Hello, and welcome to unspun world. Im john simpson. Not much doubt about our main story this week, naturally, and in a moment, ill be analysing the latest situation in israel and gaza. But also on this programme, immigration, probably the dominant topic in europe at present. Is there any foolproof way of stopping the Illegal Movement of people . Shouldnt we start thinking further upstream . Are we dealing with Development Issues so that people are less desirous of leaving their home countries in the first place . The Us Government has serious political problems in paying its way, but do ordinary Americans Care if their politicians jam up the works deliberately . A lot of republican voters, a lot of republican Rank And File members, think the country is heading in a terribly wrong direction. A government has gotten too big that if something isnt done very, very soon, that itll be too late to save the country. And in india
Across india, at least 60 people have taken their own lives after being abused and blackmailed by loan apps. Bbc Eye Investigations goes undercover to reveal the scam thats plaguing india. And to expose the people making money from misery, fear and shame. This is how the trap is set. You get a message saying youve been approved for an instant loan. All you have to do is download the app, accept the terms and conditions. And the money is yours. What you dont know is youre already in the trap. The app is extracting all your personal information your id cards, your photos and videos. The names and numbers of yourfamily, your colleagues, yourfriends. Thats when the extortion begins. My name is poonam agarwal. I am an investigative reporter. Last year, i began to hear stories about people scammed by loan apps. Most victims are too ashamed to talk, but one wanted to warn of the dangers of the trap. Bhoomi moved from loan app to loan app, borrowing one loan to pay another, often getting 30 or
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We start with the latest on the Israel Gaza War. The United Nations Security Council has been discussing calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in gaza. Its Secretary General warned that the situation there has reached a dangerous new low, as israel prepares for a Ground Offensive. Its a week ago today that hamas a group designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments launched its attack on israel. During the night the Israeli Military continued, as you can see from these pictures, to hit targets from the air. The Israel Defence forces also released this video of air strikes on what it says are anti tank Missile Launchers in gaza. The army also confirmed it has carried out localised raids inside gaza ahead of its expected Ground Offensive. Officials say the raids were to eliminate the threat of terrorist cells and infrastructure. In other developments, the United Nations estimates than Tens Of Thousands in gaza have fled after the israeli evacuation warning. The original de
Hamas, has urged residents to stay put. More than one Million People are believed to live in the north of gaza. There are warnings that the humanitarian crisis in the territory is deepening, with shortages of food, clean water and electricity strikes from israel are continuing in gaza tonight. These are pictures from the last hour or so. Hamas Officials Say that on friday 70 people, mostly women and children, were killed by israeli air strikes on convoys fleeing gaza city. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says israeli strikes have killed at least 1,900 people in gaza, including 614 children in retaliation for the more than 1300 people who have died in israel since the hamas attack on saturday. So those were pictures from a few minutes ago. Lets show you the situation in gaza right now. Its a little after four in the morning. As weve been reporting, fuel and electricity are in short supply. Residents in the north continue to flee under israeli evacuation orders. Meanwhile, the Palestinia