a busy day of news today. we start live here injerusalem. and as israel intensifies its military operations in the south of the gaza strip, hamas officials say more than 700 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours. that number comes from the hamas media office. hamas is considered a terrorist organisation by the uk and us governments. this is live outside al nasser hospital in khan younis. this is an area that has been under frequent assault. further south in the strip, near rafah, at least seven palestinians were killed in an israeli attack in the early hours of sunday. israel says hamas fighters are hiding in the south. we re also keeping an eye on what s happening further north. this is live at the israel gaza border. that skyline which since the fighting began, we have seen the renewed plumes of smoke which had been quiet for a week while the fighting stopped. all this as israel has come under renewed pressure from top figures in the biden administration. the d
think that s the ethical issue here. how much can you weigh other, non health criteria against this decision? and that is, i suspect, thatis decision? and that is, i suspect, that is not going to be easily resolved amongst different opinions around this. fit resolved amongst different opinions around this. u, , g around this. of course, the jcvi looked specifically around this. of course, the jcvi looked specifically at around this. of course, the jcvi looked specifically at the - around this. of course, the jcvi l looked specifically at the benefits for the children themselves, rather than the wider impact on society, which we were conned onto in a moment. but we will come onto in moment. do you think enough consideration was given to the presence of long covid in children? i given to the presence of long covid in children? in children? i haven t seen the deliberations in children? i haven t seen the deliberations of in children? i haven t seen the deliberations of the i
the experts have made this call purely on the health of children, not other factors like missing time in education. the next step, the chief medical officers in england, scotland, wales and northern ireland have been asked to weigh up those other factors, which means this decision could change one way or another in the next week or so. the deputy chair of thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation, professor anthony harnden, said he would understand if the government did decide to go ahead with immunising healthy 12 to is year olds, against the jcvi s recommendation. i think it s really important to realise that the decisions we have made have been bold and the government have listened to them and accepted them, and we have been correct right the way through. but the previous decisions have
away from their home. the headlines on bbc news. a mass covid vaccine roll out for 12 to 15 year olds could still go ahead in the uk despite a decision by the government s scientific advisors not to support it. us secretary of state, antony blinken, is scheduled to travel to qatar and germany for talks on the afghanistan crisis. gps in the uk are forced to delay flu jabs because of a shortage of hgv drivers which has disrupted supplies. some gp surgeries in england and wales have begun cancelling appointments for the winter flu jab, after delays to the delivery of doses of the vaccine. a shortage of lorry drivers is believed to be behind the problem. doctors have warned it will have a serious impact on workloads and patients. 0ur correspondent helena
this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world: a mass covid vaccine roll out for 12 to 15 year olds could still go ahead in the uk despite a decision by the government s scientific advisors not to support it. this decision or this advice is not clear cut, there is equipoise here, and i think it s quite reasonable for the government to seek further advice. us secretary of state, antony blinken, is scheduled to travel to qatar and germany for talks on the afghanistan crisis. gps in the uk are forced to delay flu jabs because of a shortage of hgv drivers which has disrupted supplies. wheelchair racer hannah cockroft wins her seventh paralympic title in the t34 800