now on bbc news: hardtalk, with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the cycle of violence continues israel bombards gaza, hamas fires rockets into israel. we know there will eventually be a ceasefire, but then what? what, if anything, will have changed in this seemingly endless conflict? if the main protagonists are israel s prime minister netanyahu and the leaders of hamas, where does that leave the palestinian authority, led by mahmoud abbas? my guest is the palestinian representative in london, husam zomlot. is the pa sliding into political irrelevance? husam zomlot, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. as ijust said, the key protagonists in this conflict, which continues in gaza and in israel, the protagonists are prime minister netanyahu and his government and his army and hamas. for you and let s face it, you really speak for the palestinian authority, you re appointed by mahmoud abbas for you, is there an overwhelming sense of powerlessne
welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. the cycle of violence continues israel bombards gaza, hamas fires rockets into israel. we know there will eventually be a ceasefire, but then what? what, if anything, will have changed in this seemingly endless conflict? if the main protagonists are israel s prime minister netanyahu and the leaders of hamas, where does that leave the palestinian authority, led by mahmoud abbas? my guest is the palestinian representative in london, husam zomlot. is the pa sliding into political irrelevance? husam zomlot, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. as ijust said, the key protagonists in this conflict, which continues in gaza and in israel, the protagonists are prime minister netanyahu and his government and his army and hamas. for you and let s face it, you really speak for the palestinian authority, you re appointed by mahmoud abbas for you, is there an overwhelming sense of powerlessness? no, i don t speak on behalf of the palestini
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