senior commander in the powerful revolutionary guard was among at least five people killed in a suspected israeli air strike on an iranian consulate building in the syrian capital damascus. the iranian 40 syrian capital damascus. the iranian a0 foreign minister has called it of breach of international conventions. it described in is really air strike that targeted the consulate in damascus. the senior commander is one of the most high profile commanders believed to have been killed. there has not been a reaction from israel. let s go like to hugo bachega. what s the latest you re hearing? i need, iran has said mohammed was killed with the country described as an israeli air strike. targeting damascus, syria. we have an hundred reaction from the israeli authorities. a spokesman said he wouldn t comment on those reports. it seems to be the latest in the series of a assassinations. we ve seen that the army has intensified its attack. also positions in syria. there also has been
two days after a drone attack by iran backed militants that killed three american troops injordan, president biden has said he has now decided how to respond. he didn t give more detail, but he did said america wasn t looking for a wider war in middle east. tensions have soared since the october 7th attacks by hamas in israel, with us forces in iraq and syria coming under attack more than 150 times. but what happened at tower 22 the military post injordan at the weekend was the first fatal attack. in the last few hours, the us president has been speaking. have you decided how to respond to the attacks? have you decided how to respond to the attacks? yes. inaudible i do hold them the attacks? yes inaudible i do hold them responsible in the attacks? 151v inaudible i do hold them responsible in the sense they are supplying the weapons. sense they are supplying the wea ons. ~ , i don t think we need a wider war in the middle east, that s not what i m looking for. preside
the closure of hair and beauty salons, further curtailing the rights of women. the army veteran who walked 100 laps for charity during lockdown more questions about the foundation set up in his name. and looking ahead to a special ceremony tomorrow in edinburgh, when scotland will celebrate the new monarch, king charles. and newsnight at on 10.30 we ll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today s big stories. plus, a first look at tomorrow s front pages. good evening. israel has begun to withdraw forces from the city ofjenin in the west bank, after carrying out one of the biggest military operations there in years, delivering what they say are anti terrorism measures inside the refugee camp. thousands of people have left the camp since the operation began. let s remind you of some of the history. israeli forces captured and occupied the west bank in 1967 from jordan. the west bank includes the cities you can see here, including jenin, where thou
good evening. the uk is on the brink of military action with the us against houthi rebels in yemen. rishi sunak held an evening briefing with cabinet ministers and the labour leader sir keir starmer has also been informed of the situation. the houthis, who are backed by iran, have launched a series of strikes against ships in the red sea, disrupting trade and adding to fears that the conflict between israel and hamas could escalate throughout the region. let s go straight to westminster and to our political editor chris mason. all this has just happened, what more do we know? this moment has been looking increasingly likely in the coming days. let me talk you through the choreography of this evening and what it is reasonable for us to deduce from it, in addition to the conversations privately that i ve had with senior figures in westminster. so at a little before 8pm this evening the prime minister held a conference call, a briefing for his cabinet, which you would expect pr
of 86. a woman has beenjailed for inducing an abortion after the legal time limit. the 44 year old mother of three was able to obtain the medication she used during an online consultation due to the covid lockdown. such meetings would normally be held face to face. prosecutors had argued the woman, provided false information knowing she was over the time limit, and had made online searches which they said indicated careful planning . our correpsondent, navteonhal, is at stoke crown court. give us more details on all of this. clive, thejudge here today described this as a tragic case. the 44 year old woman who is not being named, received the medication after a remote consultation during the first national covid lockdown. these pills were meant to be used for unwanted pregnancies up to ten weeks, but the court heard she was between 32 and 3a weeks pregnant when she took them in may 2020. prosecutors argue the woman had provided false information during the consultation, knowi