Benjamin netanyahu hits back today at a top democratic calls for new elections in israel for a good evening i am Christina Coleman and for jon scott and this is a box report. Top white house officials insist it is up to the israeli people to decide if there will be new elections as israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says some of the Majority Leader Chuck Schumer call for new leadership in israel was inappropriate. The Prime Minister also sticking to his pledge to wipe out the Hamas Terror Organization but Lucas Thompson is live at the white house with more. I lucas. Chris christina earlier today on fox israels Prime Minister responded to that speech by the Senate Majority leader. Because i think schumers statements are wholly inappropriate. We are not a Banana Republic the people will choose when they have elections, who they will elect is not something we foisted upon us. President biden said schumer made a good speech and says he was given a heads up on its content in advance.
to have captured a strategic town. tributes are paid to the 19 children and two teachers killed in the texas school shooting, as parents criticise the police for not taking faster action against the gunman. excuse me, sir. i supposed to move? how one man is taking a supermarket to court for refusing entry to his assistance cat. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s lunchtime news. nottingham university hospitals nhs trust has been ordered to make significant and immediate improvements to its maternity services. concerns have been raised about avoidable deaths and injuries to mothers and babies. the care quality commission says the trust has serious staffing and cultural problems. yesterday the senior midwife donna ockenden was appointed to chair an independent review of maternity care at the trust, which has said it is working hard to make all the improvements necessary. sanchia berg reports. a warning, you may find some details and images distressing from the start of this
Representatives form israel and Palestinian Authority both had scathing remarks. Also ahead former us President Donald Trump is back in court today. Well take a look at the latest developments on two of his legal battles. Here to discuss it all, our panel tonight zoe williams columnist for the Guardian Newspaper and doug heye former Communications Director for the Republican National committee. Weve heard today from one of the two Israeli Women Released Last Night after being taken hostage by hamas. 85 year old Yocheved Lifshitz said shed been through hell. Her husband, who is 83, is still being held. Israel estimates 220 hostages are still in gaza, after being abducted in the attacks of october 7th. Hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Group by the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. Meanwhile, concerns about the amount of aid reaching gaza continue. The main un agency there has warned it would stop work within 2a hours unless there were urgent deliveries of fuel. Wer
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starmer was visiting greenock last friday he talked about the damaging conflicts ongoing between the uk and the scottish government and he pledged to improve that relationship should he become prime minister. do you commit to working with him on that, on that toxicity that we have seen, even if he suggests it ends up denting the support of independents? i have been engaged with intergovernmental relationships with the government for many years and i have had many occasions where that has been successful and constructive and many where it has been difficult and many where it has been difficult and we have not been able to get agreement. for most of the time that has been a respectful environment. i would say that my experience of the gordon brown government, the cameron and clegg government, the following cameron government and the theresa may governments were generally on issues that affected people prosper but lives pretty constructive. i have to say, i was part of those dis