Exploding pagers and now Walkie Talkies across lebanon. Israel says theyre opening a new phase in the war. Whats their strategy . And more leaks from whitehall, with a Bbc Story on Sue Grays pay. Whats going on behind the door of number 10 . Welcome to newsnight, live each night with insight and interviews. Our panel David Yelland, the presenter of the Hit Podcast about crIsIs management, when it hits the fan. Davids a former editor of the sun. Also political commentator Tom Harwood. And it wouldnt be newsnight without nick watt, our political editor. Tonight, hes got fresh intelligence on divIsions in the number 10 operation. But first, were going to look at Israels Strategy following the exploding Walkie Talkies In Lebanon. Yesterday, we covered the story about the exploding pagers. Multiple sources say mossad, the Israeli spy agency, was targeting hezbollah fighters. Daniel levy Is a former official negotiator for the Israeli government in Peace Talks with the palestinians hes now c
Surrounding hospitals. Israel claims it has killed, what it says, are nine palestinian terrorists. Its Foreign Minister, israel katz, has described the situation as a war that must be won. A senior palestinian official, has accused israel of trying to escalate the war in gaza and warned of dire but this operation, but this operation, looks a bit different, looks a bit different, it is a part of a wider, it is a part of a wider, coordinated operation coordinated operation across the northern West Bank. Across the northern West Bank. These kinds of operations these kinds of operations going on in several cities. Going on in several cities. What is not entirely clear what is not entirely clear at the moment is why this at the moment is why this operation is taking place now. Operation is taking place now. The kind of extensive the kind of extensive operation that People here havent seen in decades. Operation that People here havent seen in decades. Israels Foreign Minister says israels Fo
Tulkarm and teeoo bas. The israeli military has been using drones and armoured bulldozers and there are reports of israeli forces surrounding hospitals. Israel claims, it has killed what it says, are nine palestinian terrorists. Its Foreign Minister, israel katz, has described the situation as a war that must be won. A senior palestinian official, has accused israel of trying to escalate the war in gaza and warned of Dire And Dangerous results. The palestinian president , Mahmoud Abbas has cut short a visit to Saudi Arabia because of the attacks. Our Middle East correspondent, lucy williamson, hasjust sent this update from jenin. There are israeli jeeps, there are israeli jeeps, israeli armoured vehicles israeli armoured vehicles moving around the entrance tojenin s government moving around the entrance tojenin s Government Hospital behind me. Hospital behind me. You can see an ambulance coming through now as well. The Hospital Entrance isjust the Hospital Entrance isjust behind this A
So much to shape the world of today . Sathnam sanghera, welcome to hardtalk. Its nice to be back. Its great to have you back, and you are back with a new book, which i have here empireworld. Its your take on just how massive the impact of the British Empire was and still is on the world. You certainly dont undersell your idea, its subtitled how British Imperialism has shaped the globe. I really do believe that. I think the British Empire explains so much about peoples daily lives Around The World, tea drinking in india, in britain, patterns of tax avoidance, even the Bbc World Service used to be known as the bbc empire service. It explains so much about our daily news. Youvejust come back from guyana theres a Border Dispute there that goes back to empire, israel palestine, a dispute that has its roots in empire, but also, theres a gap between the way in Which Britain sees itself and the world sees britain through the prism of this history, and i think we need to remember what we did be
I really do believe that. I think the British Empire explains so much about peoples daily lives Around The World, tea drinking in india, in britain, patterns of tax avoidance, even the Bbc World Service used to be known as the bbc empire service. It explains so much about our daily news. Youve just come back from guyana theres a Border Dispute there that goes back to empire, israel palestine, a dispute that has its roots in empire, but also, theres a gap between the way in which britain sees itself and the world sees britain through the prism of this history, and i think we need to remember what we did before we go around pontificating on things like democracy and the environment and human rights. We need to remember our distinctly patchy records on those things during the age of empire. But do you think your perspective is driven in part by your own background 7 youre of indian heritage, born and raised in the united kingdom, so britain and india matter particularly to you, you know t