here in scotland. so challenges plenty. 0pportunities plenty as well. and that s why, probably, because of that success, the last two polls that have come out, of course, have shown the snp in lead position come a general election, whenever that may be. what about, if i may, the shadow and the uncertainty that comes with, i have to say, an extensive police investigation into quote potential embezzlement and fraud at the heart of the snp. it s an investigation which has, of course, involved your predecessor, nicola sturgeon, and her husband, peter murrell, who was the former chief executive of the snp. they ve been arrested, they ve been released. the police haven t charged them, they ve denied any wrongdoing. but would you at least accept this is a massive cloud now hanging over your party? i ve never denied that the police investigation will clearly have issues, have challenges, present us with challenges, and voters will undoubtedly be concerned about the police i
kibbutz nir oz, right on israel s border with gaza, feels like a time capsule stuck in the horrors of the 7th of october. hamas broke in at dawn. they killed and took hostage a quarter of the 400 or so israelis who lived here. sayed was laying there dead, nearthere. you could see that he was trying to hold the door closed, and actually, the door was locked. the army opened the door later. ron behat and his family survived in their safe room. then he recovered dead friends and neighbours, some in pieces. in this house, you know, that was the first time that we realised that we are not looking for only bodies, because the beginning, you know, we took a lot of bodies. the interrupted, terminated lives laundry neatly folded the night before the attack give israelis a sense of moral clarity. going around this place, you can understand why israelis believe very strongly that they re fighting a just war in gaza. of course, their allies feel the same. their quarrel is with the me
israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu promised a mighty vengeance . more than 33,000 gazans have been killed since then in israel s offensive, according to the hamas run health ministry, and aid agencies are warning of an imminent famine, if there is no ceasefire, and no increase in relief aid. on sunday, tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets ofjerusalem, calling for the israeli government to strike a deal to bring home hostages and end the fighting. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen has been reflecting on six months of the war, and sent us this special report. 0ver six months, gaza has been ravaged by war, disease, death and now imminent famine, caused by israel s siege. the un calls it a betrayal of humanity. kibbutz nir oz, right on israel s border with gaza, feels like a time capsule stuck in the horrors of the 7th of october. hamas broke in at dawn. they killed and took hostage a quarter of the 400 or so israelis who lived here. sayed wa
between israeli troops and fighters from palestinian groups. sunday marked six months since hamas attacked israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 others hostages. israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, vowed to crush and destroy hamas so that it no longer posed any threat, launching a mission to bring all hostages home. in the war that has followed, gaza s hamas run health ministry says at least 33,000 people have been killed. on sunday, tens of thousands of protesters in israel took to the streets, calling for the israeli government to strike a deal to bring home hostages and for mr netanyahu to resign. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen has been reflecting on six months of the war, and sent us this special report. 0ver six months, gaza has been ravaged by war, disease, death and now imminent famine caused by israel s siege. the un calls it a betrayal of humanity. kibbutz nir oz, right on israel s border with gaza, feels like a time capsule
feels like a time capsule stuck in the horrors of the 7th of october. hamas broke in at dawn. they killed and took hostage a quarter of the 400 or so israelis who lived here. sayed was laying there dead, nearthere. you could see that he was trying to hold the door closed, and actually, the door was locked. the army opened the door later. ron behat and his family survived in their safe room. then he recovered dead friends and neighbours, some in pieces. in this house, you know, that was the first time that we realised that we are not looking for only bodies, because the beginning, you know, we took a lot of bodies. the interrupted, terminated lives laundry neatly folded the night before the attack give israelis a sense of moral clarity. going around this place, you can understand why israelis believe very strongly that they re fighting a just war in gaza. of course, their allies feel the same. their quarrel is with the methods that israel has been using, that have cost so