instead they are taking the long way round from asia to europe and around the cape of good hope. that s an extra 3500 nautical miles, or up to two week s sailing, adding as much as a million dollars per ship in fuel alone. maersk ceo vincent clark told the bbc s aaron heslehurst that these extra costs are already being passed onto consumers. this is one of the most important arteries of global trade and having to re route all of this cargo now south of the cape of good hope is going to create significant disruptions to the global supply chain for the duration in which we have to do that, and probably a few months more as we have to get back then into normal. so you need to see, i think, a stronger mobilisation. the other thing is that the level of threat is actually evolving, and so for the coalition that is trying to put in place this safe passage, they need to constantly reassess the level of protection. but for us, it is really important that this is being addressed with d
violence in the middle east exploding literally. reports of more than 100 dead as explosions rock a ceremony for a slain rainian general killed four years ago today, a top hamas leader taken out in beirut. containerships come under attack in the red sea and many companies say good-bye, we don t even want to be near the red sea. who leon panetta says we need to do to stop it. we are all over it. welcome. i m neil cavuto. let s get to it with jennifer griffin with the very latest at the pentagon keeping track of these developments and boy, they came fast and furious. well, absolutely, neil. the u.s. has pushed back on the allegations from iranian officials that they were involved in the twin bombings that killed more than 100 iranians making their way to the grave of general soleimani. the united states was not involved in any way. any suggestion to the contrary is ridiculous. we have no reason to believe that israel was involved in this explosion. today marks the fourt
are met. with more, here s our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson. explosions. in gaza, this is the new normal. drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17 year old joe, filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. america has blocked un calls for a ceasefire. israel says it needs to keep fighting to keep up the pressure on hamas. if you want a ceasefire, that, from israel s perspective, can only happen with the release of hostages. as you know, hamas continues to hold over 100 hostages. there s a chance, because they want that ceasefire, they need that ceasefire, they will agree to the hostages but to be frank, had we agreed to the un secretary general s proposal over a month ago for this unilateral ceasefire, we would never have got the 110 hostages out that we did in november. israel s army said this week it had killed tens of hamas fighters in an ambush near gaza city. and that it s prepa
has been criticised for not going far enough. israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has thanked the us for abstaining at the un security council and reiterated tojoe biden that the war will continue until all the objectives are met. lucy williamson reports. in gaza, this is the new normal. drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17 year old joe, filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. america has blocked un calls for a ceasefire. israel says it needs to keep fighting to keep up the pressure on hamas. if you want a ceasefire, that, from israel s perspective, can only happen with the release of hostages. as you know, hamas continues to hold over 100 hostages. there s a chance, because they want that ceasefire, they need that ceasefire, they will agree to the hostages but to be frank, had we agreed to the un secretary general s proposal over a month ago for this unilateral ceasefire, we wo
this is bbc news. the headlines: israeli air strikes pound the south and north of gaza. the hamas run health ministry says at least 110 palestinians were killed injabalia, while hundreds are believed trapped inside a catholic church in gaza city. international pressure for a ceasefire intensifies, as us defence secretary lloyd austin arrives in tel aviv for talks with his israeli counterpart. this is the scene live in tel aviv where we re expecting to hear the outcome of those talks in the next few minutes. challenges to uganda s recent anti homosexuality law are heard in court. judges consider criticisms that it violates human rights. ukraine admits artillery ammunition shortages, but a leading government official remains optimistic that international funding will continue. sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here s olly foster. we ve had the draw for the champions league last 16, the first knockout round. at this stage, teams from the same country or w