welcome to the programme. a quick update on the developments in the israel gaza conflict. developments in the israel- gaza conflict. developments in the israel- gaza conflict. president biden has appealed gaza conflict. president biden has appealed for gaza conflict. president biden has appealed for a gaza conflict. president biden has appealed for a less - has appealed for a less intrusive military attack. it comes following a warning that the biggest hospital in gaza, our shifa is now nearly a cemetery with the lack of power doctor saying many patients, including dozens of premature babies cannot be careful properly. al shifa hospital is in northern gaza. meanwhile, israel says it s found evidence of hamas activity within the grounds of another hospital in gaza. 0rla guerin has the very latest from jerusalem. and a warning her report contains some distressing images. war is closing in, and they are running out of time. these premature babies at al shifa hospital, f
hit the country s south coast. than five hundred earthquakes buy from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it s news day. now to the uk and a dramatic day of politics. a dramatic political develop meant over the past 2a hours. the former prime minister, david cameron, has astonished westminster by returning to government as britain s new foreign secretary. it s part of a major cabinet reshuffle by the current prime minister rishi sunak. mr cameron, who was pm between 2010 2016, said although he disagreed with some of mr sunak s decisions, he believed he was a strong and capable leader. the move comes on the same day suella braverman was sacked as home secretary, following days of speculation about her future. mrs braverman had angered many in government after writing a newspaper article criticising the policing of pro palestinian marches in london. cor blimey look at this! the guy who used to be prime minister, back where he used to live and back in government. the
i suspect that the ukrainians will be able to hold out and continue to bleed russian forces. moscow s campaign to capture avdiivka may be less about battlefield strategy and more about securing a propaganda prize back in russia. russia s forces have been on avdiivka s doorstep for almost a decade, since first taking over nearby territory in 2014. since then, ukraine s long standing fortifications have, so far, held back a total russian breakthrough. but a new wave of ground assaults appears imminent, with reports of 40,000 russian soldiers massed on three sides of the town. and this threatens to turn avdiivka into another bakhmut that nearby city turned battleground, bombarded into oblivion. more battle hardened soldier than bureaucrat, this is the town s mayor, vitaliy barabash. to break the deadlock, barabash is among many who want more firepower from the west. until then, ukrainians like ihor will continue to feel the brunt of russia s onslaught. meanwhile, emergency wor