Scotland. Aberdeen fresh but sunny. The rest of the country, South Westerly Winds will push in thick cloud. Here is the outlook, the weekend and into next week, pretty much every weather icon the government has updated the definition of extremism, but who decides what individuals and groups are extremist . And what if they get it wrong . Tonight on newsnight. The independent reviewer of Terrorism Legislation and of state threat legislation is unimpressed. What constitutes hatred or intolerance is very much in the eye of the beholder. Im sure the government has acted with the best of intentions, but there is, of course, a risk it will be seen as a political decision. The senior government mp bob seely is here to explain how it works. Also tonight razor sharp criticism of israels actions in gaza by Chuck Schumer, americas most seniorjewish politician and the Us Senate Majority leader. The target of his ire . Benjamin neta nyahu himself. Prime minister netanyahu has lost his way. Israel c
Its calling on the uns top court to reject south africas appeal. Meanwhile, south africas lawyers accused israel of behaving with legal impunity something israel denies. Israel is escalating its attacks on palestinians in gaza and in so doing he is wilfully breaching the binding orders of this court. Israel similarly breaches the binding resolutions of the United Nations security council. We had posts nations security council. We had posts that israels army is the most had posts that israels army is the most moral army in history and we the most moral army in history and we have heard denials that there and we have heard denials that there is and we have heard denials that there is famine in gaza. Four months. There is famine in gaza. Four months, people, particularly in the west. Months, people, particularly in the west, have appeared unwilling to accept that the accusations are true. Our correspondent, anna holligan, sent us this update from the hague. South africa s lawyers were un
neither israel nor hamas has commented. without an extension, israel could pursue military operations in gaza. six more hostages have been handed over to the red cross. mia schem, the 21 year old woman kidnap from a music festival in israel on october sevenis festival in israel on october seven is want of the recent hostages now freed from hamas. this is the footage of where she was reunited with her mother. the release comes at the white house condemns what it called a terrorist attack by hamas gunmen that happened under a stop injerusalem under a stop in jerusalem earlier. under a stop injerusalem earlier. three people were killed in that attack. paul adams is injerusalem and has more on the hostage situation and the possibility of more violence to come. negotiations are still going on to see whether they can be further exchanges of prisoners and hostages but it will need to involve categories of hostages that have not been included. those negotiations are extremely difficu
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