invasion of the gaza strip. they're moving in as the war approaches a critical point. their colleagues already inside the strip have surrounded gaza city. these men might be part of the next stage, locating hamas tunnels and fighting street by street. israel's prime minister promised his country a mighty vengeance against hamas. but with so much firepower, one question — is israel following joe biden's advice not to be blinded by rage, to defend itself, but also protect the lives of palestinian civilians? we went into gaza with the israeli army on condition we didn't reveal their positions. video shot after they took us through the gap in the fence into gaza — though not this script — had to be submitted to their military censors. we got out of the back of an armoured vehicle and walked into a wasteland. after a month of air strikes and more than a week of tanks and troops, every building i saw was damaged or destroyed. they wanted to show us what they said was a hamas weapons factory, in this wrecked structure. this is their scuba diving equipment that's meant to come from sea, from their land to our land. and they made drones that drop bombs, he said, in this workshop. places like this, he said, originated the 7th of october attacks. but upstairs was a family apartment. the soldiers said it was more proof that hamas used civilians as human shields, building bombs underneath a bedroom used by children. the officer said hamas — not israel — was responsible for civilian deaths. we know, intelligence. we know what we hit. we know the targets, they're approved by our command. it's not that i wake up and my objective is to ruin the city. i aim for enemy and enemy only, and i use all in my power to hit the enemy only. sojudging by the destruction here, the enemy was everywhere, you'd say? yes. israel's strategic equation measures the destruction and death it's brought to palestinians in gaza — civilians as well as hamas — against the pain of its own people and the importance of making them feel safe again. the overriding impressions i have from being here is, first of all, the level of force that israel has brought to bear on the gaza strip — a vast amount of military power. in addition, the level of destruction, thousands of homes gone. israel says military essential. she said it was because it was israel's bombardment because nowhere was safe, there was no food or drinking water for children because israel had bombed the bakeries. israel said 50,000 palestinians moved south after it had promised safe passage. hamas release more videos of its fight against israel on the gaza streets. it claims victories but is vastly outgunned. hamas cannot when a toe to toe fight with israel but guerrilla tactics, hit—and—run, might drag the war out of the months and force a ceasefire. more israeli tanks are moving forward as we left the gaza strip this evening, israel's western allies... america's reminders about the pressure for humanitarian pauses suggest that even israel's closest allies are concerned about this war�*s human catastrophe. just a reminder of our breaking news as we keep an eye on downing street. within the past a0 minutes or so, giving their reaction to home secretary put, suella braverman's article where she accuse the metropolitan police over their handling of pro—palestinian protests. downing street said that they asked for edits of the peace but they didn't go in so they are now looking into what has happened regarding the publication of the article and they did say that the prime minister does have his full confidence in the home secretary. there has been an angry reaction by the labour party, there shadow set duty —— shadow home secretary called urgent questions and the labour leader keir starmer gave his reaction. let's hear what he had to say. reaction. let's hear what he had to sa , �* . reaction. let's hear what he had to say. across the country, i think that we see _ say. across the country, i think that we see people _ say. across the country, i think that we see people who - say. across the country, i think that we see people who are - that we see people who are reasonable, moderate and who would always want to support the police in making difficult decisions in difficult circumstances. and that is what you get with a labour government if we are privileged enough to come in. what you've got at the moment is the complete opposite, home secretary who is stoking up tension at the very time where we should be trying to reduce tension and is undermining the police as they go into a very difficult set of operational decisions. so she is doing the complete opposite of what i think most people would see is the proper role of the home secretary. but then that is compounded by the fact that we have got a prime minister who is too weak to do anything about it. that is the worst of all circumstances for so many people across the country, it's the worst circumstances for the police and that is why it is very important that i set out that labour would respect, reduce tension and work with everyone to reduce tension and ensure that we support the police and difficult decisions that they have to make on the ground. 50 ed davey they have to make on the ground. so ed davey is calling for a suella braverman to be sacked, what do you make of that? i braverman to be sacked, what do you make of that?— make of that? i think the question is for the prime _ make of that? i think the question is for the prime minister. - make of that? i think the question is for the prime minister. he - make of that? i think the question is for the prime minister. he must know that this isn't the way in which a home secretary should behave. he must know the role of a responsible garment is to reduce tension and support the police and the difficult decisions that they have to make. he has got a home secretary who is out of control and he is too weak to do anything about it. that is the worst combination. that is why across the country, repeatedly people are saying that we just need to change now, we have just need to change now, we have just had enough of this. plow just need to change now, we have just had enough of this.— just need to change now, we have just had enough of this. now we talk to the shadow _ just had enough of this. now we talk to the shadow home _ just had enough of this. now we talk to the shadow home secretary - to the shadow home secretary yvette cooper in around five minutes or so. now let's get more on the covid inquiry. priti patel was home secretary during the pandemic, sure she giving evidence. presumably the home office acted to say that this was the position. absolutely on the interface point. i think some context would be helpful and our overall way of working, my officials at the time, myself as home secretary, my policing minister, we had set up a very clear structure of working with the police. so i would suggest and in fact, it's very obvious that we had a very close partnership and working relationship with the police. we would hold regular meetings, in fact, they then became zoom calls. i would speak to the police and enough every single day. we would have operational calls with the police twice a week with different chief constables with the national chief police counsel, the police commissioner, the national crime agency. every single aspect of law enforcement that would set under our umbrella. and we would effectively work together, i would listen to representation's concerned based around the practicalities of enforcement but we were learning all of the time because one of the key features of this particular period, although there was no business as usual, perse, police still although there was no business as usual, per se, police still had to carry on policing change but there were still law enforcement operations taking place. i'm not sure if the inquiry is aware but we had one of the largest law enforcement operations in the history of this country take place during the pandemic and that was called operation phonetic and i think to this day, the national prosecutions of known individuals taken place. there was a vast array of policing activity going on and i feel that the home office led a very significant that actually a structured way of working with law enforcement and bylaw enforcement i mean our police and our agencies, they were part of that as well. we our agencies, they were part of that as well. ~ . ., our agencies, they were part of that as well. ~ _, ,., . ~ ., as well. we will come back to the issue of public— as well. we will come back to the issue of public health _ as well. we will come back to the issue of public health policing - as well. we will come back to the issue of public health policing in i as well. we will come back to the | issue of public health policing in a moment. in reality, if concerns were raised with the home office about the drafting and regulations for their effectiveness or the degree of complexity or confusion to which they gave rise giving then rise to issues about enforcement. was the job of actually drafting those regulations within the role of home office, was it within your gift to be out to change the regulations, to propose different drafts? always the drafting itself specifically within the dhsc. ., ., , ., the dhsc. the drafting was not within the home _ the dhsc. the drafting was not within the home office - the dhsc. the drafting was not within the home office it - the dhsc. the drafting was not within the home office it was l the dhsc. the drafting was not. within the home office it was very much within the department of health and social care. our interface across government was essentially being in africa. we are practical people within the home office. 0ur role was very much what the direction of travel, certain stages throughout the pandemic, what was working and what wasn't working around enforcement of the application of regulations from policing. and on that basis, from day one, i have said this publicly many times. we asked the police to almost do the impossible and we were there to effectively give them the voice that was needed across government. jt’s voice that was needed across government.— voice that was needed across government. �*, ., _ government. it's obviously the case that there was _ government. it's obviously the case that there was a _ government. it's obviously the case that there was a vast _ government. it's obviously the case that there was a vast amount - government. it's obviously the case that there was a vast amount of- that there was a vast amount of communication and a great deal of paperwork generated in this interface as to how the regulation should be drafted, whether they were appropriate and so on. do you happen to know whether or not it was dhsc officials or advisers who actually drew up the secondary legislation or whether or not they would have had recourse to parliamentary counsel? who produce the wording in the regulation? j’m who produce the wording in the regulation?— who produce the wording in the reuulation? �* ., ., ., ~ regulation? i'm going to make quite a wide assumption _ regulation? i'm going to make quite a wide assumption here _ regulation? i'm going to make quite a wide assumption here having - regulation? i'm going to make quite j a wide assumption here having been involved in drafting legislation myself and having gone through the legislative processes that parliamentary counsel would have had a role, there is no doubt about that. but central to all of this, the cabinet office, what had been pivotal in terms of setting up the environment for drafting the legislation is, also going through some of the clearance processes but ultimately, the department which would be the department for health and social care. [30 would be the department for health and social care.— and social care. do you happen to know whether _ and social care. do you happen to know whether or _ and social care. do you happen to know whether or not, _ and social care. do you happen to know whether or not, because - and social care. do you happen to know whether or not, because we | and social care. do you happen to . know whether or not, because we are dealing here with secondary legislation the statutory instruments did dhsc would have had more of a role in the drafting or perhaps would have been the case with primary legislation which is you if i may say so, correctly observed is within the role of parliamentary counsel? j observed is within the role of parliamentary counsel? i would say so, es. parliamentary counsel? i would say so, yes. all— parliamentary counsel? i would say so, yes. all right. _ parliamentary counsel? i would say so, yes. all right. coming - parliamentary counsel? i would say so, yes. all right. coming to - so, yes. all right. coming to paragraph — so, yes. all right. coming to paragraph 13. _ so, yes. all right. coming to paragraph 13, securing - so, yes. all right. coming to paragraph 13, securing the i so, yes. all right. coming to l paragraph 13, securing the uk so, yes. all right. coming to - paragraph 13, securing the uk border and controlling immigration. the home office role is greater in this sphere, is it not? because in relation to the border, the home office is directly concerned with the operationalisation and enforcement of health measures at the uk border. 50. enforcement of health measures at the uk border.— enforcement of health measures at the uk border. so, on that basis, of course the — the uk border. so, on that basis, of course the home _ the uk border. so, on that basis, of course the home office _ the uk border. so, on that basis, of course the home office is _ course the home office is responsible as outlined here in the point on securing the uk borderline and controlling immigration. through the policy levers at the home office, comes to health measures at 0ffice, comes to health measures at the border, of course, that is a piece, effectively, or an the border, of course, that is a piece, effectively, oran aspect the border, of course, that is a piece, effectively, or an aspect of the measures of border control or border measures that has a responsibility and crosses over into the public health territory with the department of health and social care. and that is an important distinction because we do not hold the legislative levers around public health ministers. iis the legislative levers around public health ministers.— health ministers. is that why as is well known. _ health ministers. is that why as is well known, the _ health ministers. is that why as is well known, the dhs _ health ministers. is that why as is well known, the dhs is _ health ministers. is that why as is l well known, the dhs is responsible for port health measures? to what extent do airports fall within ports? is the dhsc responsible for public health measures in airports as well as ports? are airports ports? as well as ports? are airports orts? ' . , , , ., ., ports? effectively, this is down to my recollection _ ports? effectively, this is down to my recollection at _ ports? effectively, this is down to my recollection at the _ ports? effectively, this is down to my recollection at the time, - ports? effectively, this is down to my recollection at the time, the l my recollection at the time, the department of health and social care thatis department of health and social care that is correct are responsible for port health measures and in fact, they stood up port health officials act, i'm pretty certain, maritime ports and airports because you have to have that differentiation between the port health individuals and border force. border force have very clear responsibilities whether it is maritime ports or airports that broadly at the border. and maritime ports or airports that broadly at the border.- broadly at the border. and of course, broadly at the border. and of course. in — broadly at the border. and of course, in the _ broadly at the border. and of course, in the mix _ broadly at the border. and of course, in the mix as - broadly at the border. and of course, in the mix as well. broadly at the border. and of i course, in the mix as well there broadly at the border. and of - course, in the mix as well there is the border agency which practically, of course, carries out border duties on the border. is that within the print delete that political control of the home office is or is an entirely independent agency? border force and clearly _ entirely independent agency? border force and clearly the _ entirely independent agency? border force and clearly the head _ entirely independent agency? border force and clearly the head of - entirely independent agency? border force and clearly the head of force i force and clearly the head of force at the time would absolutely be part of the home office and responsible, accountable, working with myself and our ministers and our team and border force team within the home office. tn border force team within the home office. , ., ., ., . office. in terms of the overarching requirement _ office. in terms of the overarching requirement to — office. in terms of the overarching requirement to draw _ office. in terms of the overarching requirement to draw up _ office. in terms of the overarching requirement to draw up and - office. in terms of the overarching requirement to draw up and draft l requirement to draw up and draft regulations, in terms of the operationalisation of those regulations and in terms of the enforcement of regulations, you must have reflected that this was a particularly complicated framework? so, very candidly, i do recall some of those discussions and i do also recall what a full period that was within government, we are speaking out within the first quarter in fact the first month of the pandemic, effectively, january 2020. and of course, with all of that there were a range of border measures that were discussed, i'm sure you've touched on them already within this inquiry, but we had a clear role effectively of helping and supporting the repack tradition of uk citizens from abroad during the month ofjanuary during the month of january 2020. that was clearly a key thing. j’m that was clearly a key thing. i'm auoin to that was clearly a key thing. i'm going to come to some of the key measures in a moment, deputy, if i may. can i ask you, before we look at those now, about the overarching approach to borders? border control is undoubtedly... studio: dame priti patel giving evidence third to the covid inquiry you can follow that online if you would like to. now, let's get more on the political row over the newspaper article by the home secretary, suella braverman. downing street says rishi sunak did not clear the times article in which ms braverman accused the met of "double standards" over its handling of pro—palestinian marches. the pm's spokesperson said downing street is "looking into what happened" with the article. but they added mr sunak had full confidence in the home secretary. the official secretary saying and dominating all the headlines was not cleared by 10 downing street, that is extremely unusual. that is to say, the final article wasn't cleared, that is extremely unusual. whenever anyone in the government wants to make a sound they have to haveit wants to make a sound they have to have it cleared by downing street first, that is simply how the government in 2023 works. to have downing street airing their dirty laundry in public and telling the public that they didn't say to suella braverman that this version of the article could appear in the times that is really quite something. just rewind a little bit now that we have had this reaction from the prime minister and take us through what she has written and why it is proven so controversial. there has been a row running for seven days now das several days now about a process that is a very large protest we presume that is due to take place in london on saturday in support of palestinian people. that protest coincides with armistice day, the 11th of november. though the main remembrance, commemorations take place in november and sunday which is the day after. the government has been very clear, the metropolitan police, that if the met made a determination that they thought there was a risk of disorder associated with remembrance events associated with remembrance events as a result of this march then it could apply to the government for the march to be banned and the government would look kindly upon that request. at the metropolitan police has consistently said itjust doesn't have the intelligence to clear the high legal barfor doesn't have the intelligence to clear the high legal bar for that process to begin. so there has been a bit of attention, quite a bit of tension, really, between the government and the metropolitan police over that issue. now, in her article this morning, suella braverman really ratcheted up that tension because accuse the met at the double standard and notjust a double standard here where she effectively said that pro—palestinian process a treated more likely than other process but in general double standard between liberal left wing protest, she gave the example of black lives matter and nationalist right—wing protest. that, as well as extraordinary thing to come from a home office secretary who is meant to be defending the independence of the police is a very serious claim to make of the metropolitan police. gas and labour are saying that the government are trying to bring in political interference into a body which is independent.— political interference into a body which is independent. exactly. there is a question — which is independent. exactly. there is a question of— which is independent. exactly. there is a question of operational- is a question of operational independent and there other thing that the labour party have been pressing since late last night when this opinion piece dropped on the times website and really electrified the west minister is that they have been arguing that rishi sunak does not have control of his government. the words of the yvette cooper were that the home secretary is out of control. i think the fact that downing street has, a few hours later, confirmed that they didn't have control of the words of the home secretary was putting into a national newspaper i think is very significant because it will be used by the labour party and rishi sunak�*s political opponents to make an argument that he is weak and that is very damaging for a prime minister at any time, especially damaging for a prime minister that is 20 points or so behind in the opinion polls. is 20 points or so behind in the opinion polls-— is 20 points or so behind in the opinion polls. is 20 points or so behind in the oinion olls. h ., ., ., opinion polls. let's get more now on the labour— opinion polls. let's get more now on the labour party's— opinion polls. let's get more now on the labour party's view. _ let's speak now with the shadow home secretary, yvette cooper. thank you forjoining us. you call the urgent questions, the home secretary couldn'tjoin due to a family matter so chris felt studying for her. he reassured politicians that the metropolitan police do have the full confidence of the home secretary and the prime minister, you reassure by that? the secretary and the prime minister, you reassure by that?— secretary and the prime minister, you reassure by that? the trouble is that what the _ you reassure by that? the trouble is that what the home _ you reassure by that? the trouble is that what the home secretary - you reassure by that? the trouble is that what the home secretary has . that what the home secretary has done is launch an unprecedented attack on the police at a time when she should be working with them to deal with the really complicated issues that they are facing. she accused them of bias, she attacked their operational independence and she has said things that were about inflaming community tensions at a time when we should be bringing communities together. both in the capital and also, she's inflaming tensions in northern ireland as well. it was a really astonishing set of things to say, no other home secretary would have done that. no other home secretary would attack the police in that way when the police should have the backing and the support of a home secretary who is working with them not undermining them and undermining respect for them. they hope that the prime minister couldn't stop her, he tried to stop her, didn't agree with the things she said but has let her say them anyway and that has made rishi sunak look really weak at a time when a country needs an effective prime minister and home secretary. they arejust not prime minister and home secretary. they are just not being serious. i they are just not being serious. i just want to go through some of the things that she said or claimed in this article and get your view of them are shadow home secretary. she said that the met are applying double standards are some marches, she said that right wing protest that become aggressive often stop whilst pro—palestinian mobs, in her words, are permitted. have you seen any sign of that. the words, are permitted. have you seen any sign of that-— any sign of that. the home secretary has provided — any sign of that. the home secretary has provided absolutely _ any sign of that. the home secretary has provided absolutely no _ any sign of that. the home secretary has provided absolutely no evidence | has provided absolutely no evidence for these extraordinary claims. the police have a complicated job to do. everyone wants to make sure that remembrance events are respected this weekend and that there is a time for everyone to come together. the police need to make sure that that happens and they also need to maintain public safety and public order, they need to tackle hate crime and extremism. and they need to operate within the law including the laws around peaceful protest. the home secretary should be working with the police and instead she gives this extraordinary attack on them and an attack on them for being somehow impartial is because they are not the operational —— wing of the home secretary. the tradition of policing, the home secretary and parliament accepts the law and it is the job of the police to actually implement it, enforce it and make sure that the law is respected. when you have complicated community issues really, the home secretary should be working with the police to make it easier for them to do their job, not to make it harder in this way. i have never seen anything like this and that is why it is so astonishing that the prime minister isjust astonishing that the prime minister is just allowing this to happen. allowing the home secretary to just go rogue and say whatever she likes. it's really weak of him. the go rogue and say whatever she likes. it's really weak of him.— it's really weak of him. the prime minister has _ it's really weak of him. the prime minister has said _ it's really weak of him. the prime minister has said that _ minister has said that demonstrations this week and run the risk of those who seek to divide the country to do so. this is obviously around armistice day which is an issue and concerned that there could be some groups who want to possibly desecrate armour stay —— armistice day memorials. do you share that concern? ., . ., ,, , ., concern? police have issues, not about the — concern? police have issues, not about the protest, _ concern? police have issues, not about the protest, but _ concern? police have issues, not about the protest, but for - concern? police have issues, not about the protest, but for the . about the protest, but for the potential for fringe groups in breakaway groups. they raise those concerns and on that basis have made a request to the organisers of the marches on what we have said throughout this, is that we recognise and respect the police's assessment and the police's operational independence and we support them in doing this and we support them in doing this and we support their request that they make on the work that they are doing. that's really important because armistice has to be respected and we need to make sure that communities can come together. we also have to recognise that the police won't always get every decision right and we will of course be held to account. but it is so important that the home secretary is working with the home secretary is working with the police and supporting them in the police and supporting them in the difficult independent operational decisions that they have to make rather than trying to second guess them, trying to undermine the decisions that the police have to make, ratherthan decisions that the police have to make, rather than trying to undermine trust in british policing and trust in the british policing model of operational independence. rishi sunak is allowing suella braverman to do this. we know what she is doing, she is running a tory leadership campaign from inside the home office and chasing headlines rather than doing the serious work that she should be doing to keep our community safe. that she should be doing to keep our community safe-— that she should be doing to keep our community safe. when it comes to the olicin: of community safe. when it comes to the policing of these _ community safe. when it comes to the policing of these marches, _ community safe. when it comes to the policing of these marches, we - community safe. when it comes to the policing of these marches, we heard i policing of these marches, we heard your opposition the talk about fears around anti—semitism, about how he has to be spoken to people in the jewish community who are fearful and going into london on saturday and references the huge spike in anti—semitic incidents, there have been 88 arrests over the past few weeks the hate crimes, 98 anti—semitic, 21 islamophobic. do you share those concerns are many in the jewish you share those concerns are many in thejewish community you share those concerns are many in the jewish community that they are fearful to go into central london on saturday when these marches go ahead and that there are critics from across the political spectrum say that that perhaps has been soft policing when it comes to people holding placards has hate speech on them, shouting anti—semitic hate slogans. do you feel the police are being effective when making sure that all of those communities, jewish and muslim feel safe? police do have a responsibility _ jewish and muslim feel safe? police do have a responsibility to - jewish and muslim feel safe? police do have a responsibility to make - do have a responsibility to make sure that hate crimes are properly tackled and a face the full force of the law and that also extremism is also addressed and tackled two. and they have to do so within the law, within a legal framework as well. my concern is that actually, it is a home secretary who has undermined a lot of the work to tackle anti—semitism and tackle islamophobia because she has downgraded some of the reporting around hate crimes, religious hate crimes, she has also refused to update the national hate crime strategy from a few years ago. she has described some of these things is being woke, whereas actually, what we need is a concerted effort to tackle anti—semitism and islamophobia. i have seen police, notjust islamophobia. i have seen police, not just across islamophobia. i have seen police, notjust across london but across the country do really important work working with synagogues, jewish communities in taking really seriously their responsibility to tackle anti—semitism and keep communities safe. i have also seen them working with mosques, working to make sure they tackle islamophobia. i think the police are taking these community responsibilities very seriously and are also respecting the laws that are also respecting the laws that are in place around peaceful protest and extremism and the laws that are in place around anti—semitism and other kinds of hate crimes. they have a difficultjob to do and as i have a difficultjob to do and as i have said, they won't get every judgment right in this and people would disagree about that. but the responsibility of the home secretary is to make sure that they respect the police —— the respect in the police is maintain, their impartiality is maintained. a british constitutional issue that she is undermining at the moment and rishi sunak is allowing her to do it. ., ., , .., rishi sunak is allowing her to do it. ., ., , .. ., it. yvette cooper. he can that he needs to get _ it. yvette cooper. he can that he needs to get a — it. yvette cooper. he can that he needs to get a grip _ it. yvette cooper. he can that he needs to get a grip of— it. yvette cooper. he can that he needs to get a grip of her- it. yvette cooper. he can that he i needs to get a grip of her behaviour rather than just let this carry on. yvette cooper home secretary, thank you for being with us. stay with us on bbc news. ben brown will be here soon with a round—up of all of today's stories. see you soon. and said they ignore what she calls pro—palestinian mobs. labour say she is inflaming tensions. she is encouraging extremists on all sides, attacking the police when she should be backing them. it is highly irresponsible and dangerous. hate has no place on london's streets and we expect the police to ensure the laws are upheld. in the last hour, downing street have said it did not clear suella braverman's controversial newspaper article about the police for publication. also this lunchtime... in gaza, israeli troops now say they're in control of the northern half of the territory, as they intensify their ground assault against hamas. former mcdonald's workers in the uk are taking legal action against the company. they say it failed to protect them from a culture of sexual assault, racism and bullying. and ahead of this weekend's remembrance services, we talk to the battle of britain's last surviving fighter pilot — now ioa—years—old. he says luck kept him alive. and coming up on bbc news: lioness manager sarina wiegman says it's only a matter of time before a female manager takes full—time charge of an english professional men's team.