Recent years. We are also preparing for the international Investment Summit next week, bringing Hundreds Of Global Ceos to the uk and unlocking the impact of pounds in investment. Full stop this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others and additions to these i will have other such meetings today. Will have other such meetings toda. U, will have other such meetings toda. ,. , today. The commitment of £400 billion of funding today. The commitment of £400 billion of funding to today. The commitment of £400 billion of funding to the billion of funding to the Watford General Hospital was one of the many brilliant things the previous government. Did and would have been life changing as well as life saving forth so many of my constituents. Why has the Prime Minister cancelled this funding commitment. Because the promise funding commitment. Because the promise of funding commitment. Because the promise of 40 funding commitment. Because the promise of 40 new funding comm
It s 10am in singapore, and 5am in beirut, where there have been further air strikes on hezbollah targets in the lebanese capital. The israeli military carried out multiple bombings and several ground incursions throughout the day. The lebanese health ministry said the strikes led to dozens of deaths, including ten firefighters. Hezbollah fired 130 rockets most of which were intercepted into israel, where across the nation a day of commemoration has been taking place to mark the first anniversary of the deadly october 7th attacks by hamas, as clive myrie reports. Their tears are shared. There s a solidarity in this nation s sorrow, uniting strangers and friends, rich and poor, young and old. As a still traumatised people mourn, thousands gathered in southern israel, remembering the 383 people killed at the nova music festival. What s also being mourned is the death of promise, because so many young lives yet to be lived were snatched away. Ask this survivor of the horror of october
As israel holds commemorations marking the October 7th attacks, we ll be reporting on how so many lives were changed and how the reverberations have spread right across the Middle East as israel waged War On Hamas In Gaza and now in lebanon against hezbollah. Panoramas Jane Corbin has been following two families affected from this conflict. One in israel, and one in gaza. Both living in the aftermath of the attacks, and the war that followed. A year ago, Doron Katz Asher and her two daughters, raz and aviv, were staying at her Mothers House in niroz kibbutz. They were all taken hostage by hamas. Doron kept a diary while she was held in gaza. She wrote to her husband, yoni, about how much they were missing him. The moment the family was taken hostage was filmed by hamas and seen by yoni. Saw my wife, some of the hamas men puts a cover on her head. I saw my girl raz, purple dress, long golden hair. As they were taken into gaza, an israeli helicopter was firing above them. Doron s mother
Memorial events are taking place in israel, and around the world, to remember the victims of the hamas attacks on israel, exactly one year ago, in which nearly 1200 people were killed, and 251 taken hostage. In israel, shortly after daybreak, president herzog, joined a Memorial Service at the scene of the nova music festival, marking the moment it came under attack. The time was 6 29am when southern israel woke, to the sound of sirens along the gaza border. Only a few moments later, sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and nearby cities in central israel. At 6 50am, hamas fighters, breached the border fences, entering israeli communities and launching attacks in multiple locations. By 8 04am, the israeli army declared, a State Of Alert for war and idf soldiers began deploying to areas under attack. At10 25am, Idf Spokesperson Daniel hagari announced 0peration swords of iron. Before noon, prime Minister Netanyahu addressed the nation from Tel Aviv, declaring that, israel was at war. As fighting
There was a Moment Of SIlence at the UnIted NatIons and If you want to carry on watchIng newsnIght, please turn over to bbc two, or watch on Iplayer. Next Its newsnIght. As Israel Marks one year sInce the Hamas Assault on Its people, Its enemIes stIll want to destroy Israel, and Israel Is stIll tryIng to destroy Its enemIes. So how wIll these Wars End . Good evenIng, welcome to newsnIght. A year on from hamas s kIllIng of 1,200 people In southern Israel and the capture of over 251 hostages, Israel fInds Itself fIghtIng wars on multIple fronts. Rockets have just been fIred towards tel avIv, whIch has been MarkIng one year sInce the Hamas Attacks of October 7th. The bbc s team took cover as Israels Defence systems swung Into actIon. Its belIeved thIs latest attack came from lebanon. MIllIons of people across central Israel would have rushed to shelters. TonIght, the IsraelI Defense Force says Its fIghterjets launched mIssIles at hezbollah s IntellIgence Headquarters In beIrut. The day It