are but it has confirmed that israeli forces are making arrests in gaza. the new images come as tens of thousands of palestinians are streaming into rafah city, near the gaza strip s southern border with egypt, trying to escape intense fighting elsewhere. from jerusalem, here s our international editor, jeremy bowen. a warning you may find some of the images upsetting. video emerged this afternoon of palestinian men taken for interrogation. bbc staff recognised the town in northern gaza and we have geolocated the video there, too. palestinian diplomats said these were savage images evoking humanity s darkest times. the israeli army said only that suspects were being interrogated. posts on social media said the men had been sheltering with their families at a un school and that others were killed during the israeli raid. in this photo, the men had been moved to another location which we have not been able to verify. one of the captives is a journalist. he was forced to leave
instability in the west bank does not continue. that includes making sure that extremist settler violence stops. we as you know if they can steps this week in the united states to impose visa restrictions on it responsible individuals and necessary it will take further action but we have seen some progress there. what more needs to be done to ensure that this extremist violence ends. finally on gaza, it s very important that even as we are focused on what s happening day in, day out, that we are also not only thinking about but working on what comes next up is eagerly building a foundation for a durable peace and durable security. tomorrow we will have a chance to welcome colleagues from around the region here in washington, from the arab league in the organisation of islamic cooperation and i look forward to attending those discussions with them. we had a chance to discuss our approach to the people s republic of china. we are aligned on key challenges that we face in the in
But for its part the treasury denied there d been any such talks. a spokesperson accused mr kwarteng of making things up. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. industries hit hard by soaring energy costs are growing ever louder in their calls for government action. steel makers, cement companies, ceramics firms and glass makers, they are warning that furnaces could go cold and factories shut down. we have companies already paying two or £3 million a month more for their gas price than they did before the crisis. investing in a furnace that might cost £20 million or £30 million to rebuild, it really does inform the decision whether you continue or whether you have to close down the furnace. the treasury is facing a difficult dilemma. any sort of direct intervention would be costly, and the government does not want to be seen to be bailing out failing businesses. but even a cost cap for industry,
A spokesperson accused mr kwarteng of making things up. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. industries hit hard by soaring energy costs are growing ever louder in their calls for government action. steel makers, cement companies, ceramics firms and glass makers, they are warning that furnaces could go cold and factories shut down. we have companies already paying two or £3 million a month more for their gas price than they did before the crisis. investing in a furnace that might cost £20 million or £30 million to rebuild, it really does inform the decision whether you continue or whether you have to close down the furnace. the treasury is facing a difficult dilemma. any sort of direct intervention would be costly, and the government does not want to be seen to be bailing out failing businesses. but even a cost cap for industry, which is what companies are asking for, risks simply transplanting the problems elsewhere.
Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. ministers are holding more talks today with manufacturers who are struggling because of the sharp rise in energy prices. industries such as steel and glass have called for emergency support, and yesterday the business secretary kwasi kwarteng claimed he has been discussing with the treasury how best to help hard hit companies. the treasury, though, denied there d been any such talks, with a spokesperson accusing mr kwarteng of making things up. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. industries hit hard by soaring energy costs are growing ever louder in their calls for government action. steel makers, cement companies, ceramics firms and glass makers, they are warning that furnaces could go cold and factories shut down. we