Hamas, palestinian authorities and other arab nations have blamed israel for the explosion which has triggered protests across the middle east. Meanwhile Britains Foreign Office is advising its citizens against all travel to lebanon due to the risks associated with the conflict between israel and the occupied palestinian territories. To discuss all this with me tonight is our panel Tom Peck A Political Sketch Writer for the independent and Amanda Renteria, a democratic policy strategist and former top Campaign Aide to hillary clinton. Us President Joe Biden has promised solidarity with israel but his trip is overshadowed with a the us President Joe Biden has today pledged solidarity with israel, during a whirlwind eight hour visit. But, his trip was overshadowed by last nights blast at a hospital in gaza. Which the Gazan Health Ministry says killed a71 people. It has inflamed tensions and sparked protests across the region. Israel has maintained it was not responsible, saying the blast
if that may date holds, given the fact that this documents investigation is ongoing, the fact that we are seeing additional defendants being added to the case, the fact that we may see additional charges down the road. former federal prosecutor, sarah krissoff, thank you for being with us. thank you. close to half of the united states is currently at risk of dangerous heat. joe biden has called global warming a, quote, existential threat on thursday. july is set to be the hottest month recorded globally 420,000 years, scientists saying it is directly linked to the burning of fossilfuels. the un chief antonio guterres says global boiling has begun, describing the current intense heatin describing the current intense heat in part of the northern hemisphere as terrifying and pleading for world leaders to act. for vast parts of north america, asia, africa and europe, it s a cruel summer. for the entire planet,
the charity global citizen have announced a round the world 2a hour concert to be held in late september. the live eight style event has signed on a host of stars including jennifer lopez, ed sheeran, and wil.i.am. the organisers hope that the concert will urge world leaders and corporations to donate one billion covid 19 vaccines to the world s poorest by the end of september. and if we look at the stats we can see why it s so urgently needed, whilst over half of citizens in high income countries have been vaccinated, just over one percent have been in low income countries. it s a shocking statistic, leaving the poorest more vulnerable to surges and new variants. hugh evans, founder of global citizen, and will i am joined me earlier to explain how they hoped the concerts, which will be aired across the world, would encourage world leaders to act. i performed the 31st global citizen and then i beat a couple of things, one in dc and then black eyed peas
while in germany, where bridges once lay, an impromptu ferry service after their floods. in london, a major city brought to its knees by the flash flooding. all a prescient warning with just a dozen days to go until the latest science on climate change is published, expected to be a clarion call to world leaders to act, with time no longer on their side as the changing climate closes in on our planet. mark lobel, bbc news. renewable energy could play a crucial role in the uk s attempt to reach net zero. wind is providing more and more of our electricity, but what about energy from our waters? experts say that we need to use all forms of electricity generation if that target is to be reached and are calling for government
of annual household waste dumped in just two days, as the death toll continues to rise. while in germany, where bridges once lay, an impromptu ferry service after their floods. in london, a major city brought to its knees by the flash flooding. all a prescient warning with just a dozen days to go until the latest science on climate change is published, expected to be a clarion call to world leaders to act, with time no longer on their side as the changing climate closes in on our planet. mark lobel, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news.