but first our correspondent abduljalil abdulrasulov reports from the front line in bakhmut, in the east of ukraine, where troops are under pressure because of a dwindling supply of military hardware. in the bitter cold of winter, this deadly war grinds on, and big guns, provided by western partners, still play a crucial role. ukraine s 93rd brigade is stationed near bakhmut. they say the russians attack at least twice a day. theirjob to stop them advancing. as the conflict turns to stalemate, ukrainian soldiers say they need the support of their international partners more than ever. it is demoralising for them to hear that, instead, america s funding for ukraine has ground to a halt. translation: if there is no support from the western i countries, then it s going to get really bad. russia will seize ukraine, then it will be the turn of the baltic states and poland. i don t think the russians will stop here. our conversation is interrupted by orders to destroy a new target
abdujalil abdurasulov reports from the frontline in bakhmut, in the east of ukraine, where troops are under pressure because of a dwindling supply of military hardware. in the bitter cold of winter, this deadly war grinds on, and big guns, provided by western partners, still play a crucial role. ukraine s 93rd brigade is stationed near bakhmut. they say the russians attack at least twice a day. theirjob, to stop them advancing. as the conflict turns to stalemate, ukrainian soldiers say they need the support of their international partners more than ever. it is demoralising for them to hear that, instead, america s funding for ukraine has ground to a halt. translation: if there is no support from the western i countries, then it s going to get really bad. russia will seize ukraine, then it will be the turn of the baltic states and poland. i don t think the russians will stop here. our conversation is interrupted by orders to destroy a new target. the crew has to be quick. afte
hello. hello welcome to bbc news. the us national security advisor, jake sullivan, will visit the occupied west bank city of ramallah later on friday, for talks with palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas to discuss issues, including stability in the west bank and the future governance of the gaza strip. it comes after he met the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and other officials in tel aviv on thursday, during which he called for restraint on the war in gaza. the united states has called on israel to scale down its war on hamas in the near future , with president biden urging more to be done to protect civilian lives in gaza. gaza s health ministry says that more than 18,500 people have been killed since the war began. internet and phone networks across gaza had gone down again overnight, according to the region s main telecomms company. and in the last few minutes the israeli military have said its specialforces have recovered the body of a hostage held
in the bitter cold of winter, this deadly war grinds on, and big guns, provided by western partners, still play a crucial role. ukraine s 93rd brigade is stationed near bakhmut. they say the russians attack at least twice a day. theirjob, to stop them advancing. as the conflict turns to stalemate, ukrainian soldiers say they need the support of their international partners more than ever. it is demoralising for them to hear that, instead, america s funding for ukraine has ground to a halt. translation: if there is no support from the western i countries, then it s going to get really bad. russia will seize ukraine, then it will be the turn of the baltic states and poland. i don t think the russians will stop here. our conversation is interrupted by orders to destroy a new target. the crew has to be quick. after a long silence, they re told to stand down and hide the howitzer. but these soldiers worry their guns will remain silent for much longer without new us funding and sup
Israel once again hammers the gaza strip with airstrikes. According to the Israeli Military, it struck 750 hamas targets overnight, including Underground Hamas terror tunnels, military compounds and posts, as well as the homes of senior terrorist operatives. It comes as the military, the Israeli Military informs the United Nations that all Palestine Missions in northern gaza should relocate in the next 24 hours. The Israeli Military also revealing that it will continue to operate significantly in gaza city in the coming days. A un spokesperson says that amounts to more than 1 Million People and us cities and universities are on high alert after hamas calls on its supporters to hold worldwide a day of rage. Protests friday, that is today. There are mounting fears those protests could turn violent. Now for more on these latest developments, lets turn to Senior National correspondent kevin corke. Kevin, lauren, i have to say this is one of those circumstances that will have people talking