access in gaza. mr blinken, meanwhile, said the us has not been given a date by israel for its threatened ground offensive into the city of rafah. the bbc asked the diplomats about last week s air strike that killed seven aid workers, and whether there d be meaningful accountability concerning how israeli forces have conducted the war. we are looking very carefully at the conclusions of the investigation that israel conducted. we are asking questions about it, we are engaged with the israelis, we are engaged with humanitarian organisations, and we want to make sure that, again, the investigation produces real change. let me be clear, though, we continue to have grave concerns around the humanitarian access in gaza, both in the period that was assessed and subsequently. we have seen a welcome increase in trucks with, as tony said, perhaps as many as 400 going in yesterday, the highest since 7 october and public commitments from israel to flood gaza with aid. the united nations
wallace. ever since charged were handed down against donald trump, the ex president has seen returning to the white house as his best defense. no one is more aware of this than jack smith. jack smith asked the supreme court to rule on donald trump s bid to have the charges ruled out because the alleged crimes took place while he was president. this is not new. judge tanya chutkan rejected that claim and trump appealed. jack smith is asking the supreme court to leap frog the appeals court and settle the matter once and for all. the special counsel s move setting up the first, but maybe not the last time, the supreme courtla a role in the united states versus donald trump. prosecutors say, quote, this caserents a fundamental question at the heart ofur democracy. whether a fmer president is absolutely immune from federal prosecution for crimes committed ile in office or is constitutionally protect from federal prosecution when he s been impeached by the house, but not convicte
and that, time will tell. inger andersen, thank you very much for talking to us this evening. it s a pleasure. thank you for having me. so let s take a look at some of the front pages. the i, angry mps plotting to derail pm rwanda law pond at the times is similar. the front page of the guardian. the front page of the guardian. the son, i won t be emotionally blackmailed by harry, apparently keenjails blackmailed by harry, apparently keen jails will not be emotionally blackmailed by his son, they reveal. the king is defiant on the book row. that s all from us tonight. i m back on monday. have a good weekend. goodnight. humanitarian needs were self contradictory. meanwhile, more video has emerged showing dozens of palestinian men detained by israel. the footage, verified by the bbc, shows them stripped to their underwear, kneeling on the ground and being guarded by israeli soldiers. then driven away for interrogation. it s understood that some of the men have since been release
thanks, stephen. good to be on with you. it s great to have you on the show. senator, would you agree that, day by day, the israel hamas war is becoming more of a headache for presidentjoe biden? i think this is the most consequential period in modern israeli history, and i think president biden did exactly the right thing in engaging directly, immediately, flying over to israel, deploying two aircraft carrier groups. but it is becoming a real challenge for us, domestically and internationally. his commitment to israel, their right to self defence, their ability to carry out a difficult and intense campaign against hamas is unwavering. but he is also privately engaging with israeli leaders and pressing for more humanitarian relief, for a clear plan for what comes after in gaza and the region, and for a more targeted campaign. unwavering, you say, and yet the outside world sees a biden message which is changing. in the early days it was all, we have got your back, israel . i
welcome to hardtalk. thanks, stephen. good to be on with you. it s great to have you on the show. senator, would you agree that, day by day, the israel hamas war is becoming more of a headache for presidentjoe biden? i think this is the most consequential period in modern israeli history, and i think president biden did exactly the right thing in engaging directly, immediately, flying over to israel, deploying two aircraft carrier groups. but it is becoming a real challenge for us, domestically and internationally. his commitment to israel, their right to self defence, their ability to carry out a difficult and intense campaign against hamas is unwavering. but he is also privately engaging with israeli leaders and pressing for more humanitarian relief, for a clear plan for what comes after in gaza and the region, and for a more targeted campaign. unwavering, you say, and yet the outside world sees a biden message which is changing. in the early days it was all, we have got y