Hello. This is bbc news. We start with the latest on the israel gaza war. In the past hours, weve heard that the heads of the us and Israeli Security agencies have met to discuss the hostage situation. The Israeli Prime Ministers Office said the cia and mossad bosses met on friday in efforts to advance another hostage deal. In cypius, final preparations are being made for the first aid vessel to use the sea corridor to gaza. The un says a quarter of gazas population is on the brink of famine, and children are starving to death. This is the scene live in larnaca in cyprus where 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies have been loaded onto a barge. It will be towed by a Spanish Charity ship to gaza. The sea corridor is a joint operation between the eu, us, uk and united arab emirates, aiming to take supplies from cyprus to the gazan coast. This video shot today along the Israeli Border into gaza shows more aid being dropped. The parachutes carrying the boxes of supplies to the people of
Prime minister leo varadkar says it was a comprehensive defeat. We return now to the situation in the middle east. The us military says its ships and aircraft have shot down more than a dozen drones In The Red Sea after coming under what it called a sustained attack by iranian backed houthi forces in yemen. Us Central Command said the drones represented an imminent threat to merchant vessels, and us and coalition warships. Here s david waddell. The singapore registered propel fortune is the latest commercial ship to be targeted by the houthi movement. The bulk carrier departed india just under two weeks ago, with her automatic Identification System signalling that she was not connected to israel supposedly to deter this kind of attack from yemen. The uk Maritime Trade Organisation said the captain reported no Collateral Damage to the ship and that she was bound for her next port. These attacks have been ongoing since october, both In The Red Sea and in the gulf of aden, causing many c
In the united kingdom. Voters there made a historic decision to leave the european union. Now, the movements leader says, theres no going back now. But that claim could be bogus if the shakeup in parliament isnt over. Nigel well, i have to say, youre not laughing now, are you . Sam brexit talks quickly turned into bashing in brussels. Nigel you, as a political project, are in denial. Sam as former Independence Party leader nigel farage basked in his movements victory. But farewell kisses aside, this is not a done deal. Because the reality is junes brexit referendum is not legally binding, with many believing a parliamentary vote is required to break ties with the eu. Emboldened, more than 4 Million People called for a second redo referendum, which might make sense after google trends showed, what is the eu . As one of the most popular uk searches after the vote. Thomas wright yeah, unfortunately, theres no rule against stupidity in an election or in a referendum. And so it would be ver
But did the party put guns on the back burner when democrats were calling the shots on capitol hill . We cut through the claims and come up with just the facts, next on reality check. Sam brock and good evening, and thank you for joining us. Im sam brock. It has been a very turbulent last few weeks, from more Mass Shootings to political scandal and theater ahead of the elections. Lets get right to it. And were gonna start right now about 5,000 miles away in the united kingdom. Voters there made a historic decision to leave the european union. Now, the movements leader says, theres no going back now. But that claim could be bogus if the shakeup in parliament isnt over. Nigel well, i have to say, youre not laughing now, are you . Sam brexit talks quickly turned into bashing in brussels. Nigel you, as a political project, are in denial. Sam as former Independence Party leader nigel farage basked in his movements victory. But farewell kisses aside, this is not a done deal. Because the real
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