The government is to suspend 30 arms export licences to israel out of over 300. In a statement to mps, the foreign secretary david lammy said the suspensions were for items which could be used in the current conflict in the middle east and that they would have no impact on israel s security. Let s go straight to our political editor chris mason in westminster. A clear as it is a significant one? yes, good evening. This is parliament s first day back after the summer break. The government had informed israel privately of what it was doing and then announced it publicly. For certain uk arms exports to israel, for certain uk arms exports to israel, there does exist a clear risk that israel, there does exist a clear risk that they might be used to commit risk that they might be used to commit or risk that they might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law. Labour said it asked for this work to be
Not doing enough to secure that deals and the united kingdom has announced a partial suspension of arms exports to israel. Victory for germany s afd who ve become the first far right party to win a regional election since world war ii. Also coming up on the world today: the mystery of the whale that some have said was spying for the russian navy and that s now been found dead. Welcome to the world today an hour of international news from the bbc. The israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is ask for forgiveness from israelis for not being being able to bring back the hostages for that we were very close, he said, we were very close, he said, we were nearly they are. But in a televised address a news conference where he took questions from journalists mr netanyahu remained defiant in his demand that israeli troops must continue to control the key philadelphia corridor in the south of gaza. Something hamas has rejected. The philadelphia corridor runs along the egypt gaza bor
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Giving conflicting answers about not only his own policy on abortion even how he personally plans to vote on abortion rights measures in his adopted home state of florida this fall. We will set it all straight ahead. According to the cdc, we are in the middle of the largest to wave in two years. I will speak to the doctor ala stafford about how to stay safe and about her work in the biden administration and her personal fight for justice. Good morning. It good morning. It is saturday august 31st. 66 days until election day. This morning, i have joy s georgia on my mind, which is crucial for how this is playing out both in that state and nationally. Georgia, a decidedly red state did not get much attention in presidential politics. It was won easily from republicans from bob dole to donald trump. But in 2020, joe biden broke that streak, winning georgia, but by eight tiny 0. 2% margin. And now, this election cycle, george s back in play as a swing state. It s back as the target of misch