welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. tributes have been paid to to the duke of edinburgh, who s died at the age of 99. prince philip was the longest serving royal consort in british histor, a constant support to queen elizabeth during more than 70 years of marriage. his death was announced in a brief statement from buckingham palace. prince philip was known for his strong views, but also his unswerving sense of duty, playing a prominent role in public life here in the united kingdom and across the commonwealth. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell looks back at a remarkable life. his was the support that mattered most. across more than 70 years of marriage and more than 65 years of elizabeth s reign, it was philip to whom she could always turn. he hadn t always found the role of consort easy, and sometimes, ill judged comments got him into trouble. but it was a partnership which weathered the storms and coped with constant scrutiny to demonstrat
details about the duke s funeral are due to be released later, as tributes are paid here in windsor, across the country and around the world. flags are flying across the uk at half mast, including here at buckingham palace where a small number of people have begun to gather and lay flowers to pay tribute to prince philip. we ll be reflecting on the duke s far reaching legacy and hearing from those whose lives he touched. hello, welcome to this bbc news special. iamjane i amjane hill at i am jane hill at windsor castle. the armed forces will lead a second day of tributes to the duke of edinburgh, who died yesterday aged 99, with gun salutes across the uk, in gibraltar and from warships at sea. details of his funeral are also expected to be announced later. prince philip was the longest serving royal consort in british history and was a constant support to the queen during more than 70 years of marriage. today we will be looking back on his life with some of those who knew th
in the middle east. the head of the united nations agency for palestinian refugees says israel has told him it will no longer approve its food convoys to enter northern gaza. in a post on social media, unrwa s head, philippe lazzarini, described the move as outrageous . he said israel s decision meant many more people would die of hunger, dehydration and lack of shelter. there s been no word from israel. it comes as the country s defence minister, yoav gallant, is set to travel to washington, with israeli leadership under increasing pressure from the us to halt its planned assault on rafah in southern gaza. israeli forces continue to carry out ground and air attacks in northern and central gaza, including around the al shifa hospital. juliette touma is from unrwa. she says if aid from the organisation is blocked from entering gaza, famine will take hold. well, it s simply outrageous. and the clock is ticking, and with this recent decision, the clock will be ticking even fast
agency for palestinians says israel is stopping the organisation from delivering lifesaving aid to people in northern gaza. philippe lazzarini said in a post on x that: israeli authorities informed the un that they will no longer approve any unrwa food convoys to the north. this is outrageous and makes it intentional to obstruct lifesaving assistance during a man made famine. by preventing unrwa to fulfill its mandate in gaza, the clock will tick faster towards famine and many more will die of hunger, dehydration and lack of shelter. this cannot happen, it would only stain our collective humanity. mark lowen has more from jerusalem without unrwa getting the food out on the ground, there are few alternatives. they re essential, really, because they are the biggest un mission in the palestinian territories. they employ about 30,000 staff, and so without unrwa getting the food in on the ground, there are few alternatives. i mean, another body, the world food programme, whic
israel is stopping the organisation from delivering lifesaving aid to people in northern gaza. philippe lazzarini said in a post on x that israeli authorities informed the un that they will no longer approve any unrwa food convoys to the north. he added: this is outrageous and makes it intentional to obstruct lifesaving assistance during a man made famine. by preventing unrwa to fulfil its mandate in gaza, the clock will tick faster towards famine and many more will die of hunger, dehydration and lack of shelter. this cannot happen, it would only stain our collective humanity. mark lowen has more from jerusalem. without unrwa getting the food out on the ground, there are few alternatives. they re essential, really, because they are the biggest un another body mass to get a few trucks into northern guys in the past couple of weeks but this appears to be a direct attack on unrwa itself, the head was blocked by the israeli from entering gaza last week and i went to a b