an underground command centre used by hamas which is designated as a terrorist organisation by the united kingdom, united states and several other countries. it s a claim doctors there deny. meanwhile, in the us, the white house and the pentagon say they now have intelligence that hamas and palestinian islamic jihad are operating from tunnels below hospitals, including al shifa, and that they are also storing weapons there. it s the first time they have backed up israel s claims to this extent. despite its new intelligence, the us says hospitals and patients must be protected. the israeli military said its actions at al shifa are precise and targeted . the gaza strip has been under siege by the israel defence forces since hamas launched its attacks in israel on october 7. our correspondent in gaza, rushdi abualouf, has spoken to an eyewitness at the hospital. i made another contact with someone inside the hospital and he said he saw six tanks inside the hospital, on he sai
reserve. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. if you ve just joined if you vejustjoined us, if you ve justjoined us, here s a if you vejustjoined us, here s a quick if you ve justjoined us, here s a quick update if you vejustjoined us, here s a quick update on the latest development over the israel gaza war. fighting between israel and hamas continue in gaza and this just in that israel says it s carrying out a precise and covert operation against hamas in a specified area the biggest hospital that al shifa hospital. they said the intent is, quote, no harm is caused to civilians being used by hamas as human shields, however thousands of people including patients and medical staff are said to be sheltering around the hospital. the israeli military says idf was include medical teams and arabic speakers trained specifically to operate in this complex environment. israel says the al shifa hospital compound conceals an underg
and we report from iceland as a town is evacuated amid growing fears of a volcanic erruption there. the adage that revenge is a dish best served cold in the sanctum secretary has a blistering attack on rishi sunak on newsnight at 1030. good evening. suella braverman has launched an all out attack on the prime minister a day after he sacked her as home secretary. in a letter to the prime minister she told rishi sunak that his plan is not working, the party is running out of time and he needs to change course urgently. the letter was relentless in its personal attacks strewn with stinging words like weak, betrayal, failed. let s go straight to westminster and our political editor chris mason. you picked three words but there are plenty for me to go out. here are a few more, wishful thinking, no appetite for doing what is necessary, equivocation and lack of interest. downing street said the prime minister s focus was on actions and not words. after this letter that chall
generational divide. i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. when it comes to supporting israel, america is seeing a significant split. thousands protesting in d.c. today to demand both a cease-fire in the israel/gaza war and an end to usaid to israel. in many cities on many campuses, missing person-style posters created by is raraeli artists. isaac hertzog wrote this. professors and students at american colleges make speeches and sign statements justifying terrorism, even glorifying it. and then it would have been unthinkable to hear such moral confusion uttered after the september 11th attacks or after bombings in london, barcelona, and baghdad. so what s different this time. why the troubling rise in anti-semitism? data suggests it s generational. by way of example, new polling by quinnipiac notes half of the voters in the u.s. respond to is reeling s attack and 35% disapprove. among voters 18 to 34, those numbers flip. 32% approve, 52% disapprove. among 18 to 34-year-ol
generational divide. i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. when it comes to supporting israel, america is seeing a significant split. thousands protesting in d.c. today to demand both a cease-fire in the israel-gaza war and an end to u.s. aid to israel. in many cities and on many campuses, missing persons-style posters created by israeli artists to support the hostages being torn down. the president of israel, isaac herzog, wrote this in the new york times, professors and students at american colleges make speeches and sign statements justifying terrorism, even glorifying it, and then it would have been unthinkable to hear such moral confusion uttered after the september 11th attacks or after bombings in london, barcelona, and baghdad. so what s different this time? why the troubling rise in anti-semitism? data suggests it s generational. by way of example, according to new polling by quinnipiac, half of registered voters in the u.s. approve of israel s response to the