forces personnel and reportedly felt unable to wait any longer for help to come, not an illegal migrant, i think the home secretary would agree. rather government please act not simply to repel those human beings desperate to risk this crossing about immediately open of the afghan citizens resettlement scheme and this family unions to prevent more deaths like this. t prevent more deaths like this. i refer her to my comments earlier on both those points. we refer her to my comments earlier on both those points. both those points. we have seen consistently both those points. we have seen consistently with afghanistan - both those points. we have seen | consistently with afghanistan and hong kong that the british people react with incredible generosity of spirit to people who are fleeing persecution and oppression and conflict. dishy agree that the safe and legal roots she has referred to consistently and which are techno to the bill are vital but also have to be the only via
he sobs. sirens wail. in response to that report, the israel defense forces said, any claim that we intentionally target red crescent or medical workers is baseless and untrue. we act in accordance with international law and take feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm in our operations . and if you re in the uk you can watch bbc arabic s full film gaza 101: emergency rescue that s available now on bbc iplayer, online and on the app. president biden has appealed for the more than one million palestinians sheltering in rafah in the southern gaza strip to be protected, once again urging israel not to carry out a big assault without a credible plan for the safety of civilians. he was speaking after meeting thejordanian monarch, king abdullah, in washington. the king has repeatedly pushed for a full truce to end the conflict that started when hamas attacked israel on october 7th. on monday morning, a series of israeli airstrikes there killed at least 70 people, with
hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than the news interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. faith and politics shouldn t mix, many argue. but not my guest this week. shabana mahmood, the most senior muslim labour mp and now labour s shadowjustice secretary. in the weeks since october the 7th, she and so many people she represents have found the events in gaza particularly painful. but what has made it particularly difficult for her is channelling the anger, the sense of frustration, that many muslims feel that keir starmer isn t saying what they want to hear said. shabana mahmood, welcome to political thinking. thank you. you have found yourself at the centre of arguments about how britain, how the labour party, should respond to the awful events now in gaza. how has it felt personally for you? a very good question. i have to say i feel uncomfortable talking about the personal side of it, if i m