The truth behind them. Here, the government has set out a new definition of extremism. Its part of its promise to tackle what is says is an increased threat since the hamas attacks in israel last october. Several groups were named in parliament as possibly facing restrictions under the new definition. Concerns have been raised that it could be seen as unfair and under erratic. With the details, heres our Political Correspondent peter saull. This has become a regular sight at weekends in our cities, thousands of people taking to the streets in protest at israels actions in gaza. The current conflict in the middle east has prompted a political debate notjust about the fighting there, but about the impact on Community Cohesion here. In recent weeks and months, we have seen a shocking increase in extremist disruption and criminality. In a surprise speech two weeks ago, the Prime Minister warned that extremists were trying to tear us apart. Who exactly are these so called extremists . Well
midterms. plus charges against a major company and a guilty plea for financing isis. and actor kevin spacey is back on the stand today defending himself against sexual assault allegations. this is what we re watching at this hour. thank you for being here. i m kate bolduan. president biden is making a move today to try and put abortion rights back in the spotlight and back on the ballot. with the midterm elections three weeks from today. the president is speaking soon at a dnc event in washington where he is expected to make a promise that his first move in the new year will be to codify roe v. wade, that is if democrats don t lose power. this is one of the many topics that candidates debated last night in key races across country. but let s get to the white house. jeremy diamond is standing by. what is the president laying out in this speech. reporter: well president biden is trying to put an issue that he and his advisers believe is advantageous to democrats front a
From the air every single day when we do not know where my cousin is, when we do not know where over 200 hostages are and we dont know if any of our bombs have killed them. Here in london, thousandsjoin pro palestinian demonstrations. Similar protests take place Around The World, calling for a ceasefire. Fresh aid enters gaza, and the un tells the bbc theyve managed to re establish some contact with their teams on the ground. Welcome to the programme. Ijust want to start of some Breaking News brought to us by our correspondent paul adams. We have seen some comments on social media for the first time, seemingly, from hamas leader in the gaza strip. He has offered to release all hostages in return for the release of all hamas prisoners in israeli jails. In a statement on hamas official website, it says this, we are ready for an Immediate Exchange deal that includes the release of all prisoners in the prisoners prisons the zionist enemy in exchange for the zionist enemy in exchange for th
thank you forjoining us. israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu who says of the ground operation in gaza has entered a second phase, warning the ball with hamas will be long and difficult. it described it as a second war of independence and declared israel would win the war and make every effort to bring the hostages home. on saturday, in his first comments since the war began on the seventh of october, hamas s leader has offered to release all hostages in return for the freeing of all palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. in a statement he said. this comes about a day after israel stepped up its bombardment of gaza. about 150 target work hit and killed some key figures within hamas which is designated a terror group by the uk, us and many other western nations. israeli troops were inside gaza both in the north and the south of the territory. jeremy bowen is on the ground and sent this report. heavy artillery is pounding gaza constantly. the israelis say they re making
i m carl nasman. we begin with the latest from gaza where the hamas run health ministry says the death toll in the territory has now passed 8000 people. israel has been bombing gaza since the october seven hamas attack that killed some moo people. you see now some of the latest images coming in of the air strikes currently across the gaza strip. hundreds more during that attack on israel were taken as hostages. israeli defense forces have said its latest nighttime attacks and strokes some key figures within hamas which is designated as a terror group by the uk, us and many other western nations. israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the ground operation in gaza has entered the second phase with israeli troops in gaza s north and the south. he is also warned the war with hamas will be long and difficult speaking at a news conference with his defence minister gallant and emergency war membo benny gantz, mr netanyahu describes the conflict as israel s second war of ind