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israel comes under mounting pressure from the west for its military operations in gaza. the us secretary of defence lloyd austen is expected to meet israeli officials later as the uk, france, and generally step up the uk, france, and generally step up global calls for a ceasefire as britain s former defence secretary, ben wallace, warns israel risks losing its legal and moral authority for its war in gaza. in a newspaper article, he described israel s tactics as crude and indiscriminate. as israel s bombardment of gaza continues, the un security council is due to convene later as the humanitarian situation in gaza worsens. members could even vote on a proposal to demand that israel and hamas allow aid access to the gaza strip via land, sea and air routes as well as un monitoring of humanitarian assistance delivered. diplomatic interventions come as a hamas run health authority in gaza says israeli air strikes have killed at least 110 people in a single day in the jabalya refu ....
which insists it s only targeting what it calls terrorist infrastructure, and is taking care to avoid civilians. joining us now is rushdi abu alouf, our gaza correspondant who is now in istanbul. we arejust we are just getting a line we arejust getting a line in we are just getting a line in from the reuters agency saying four palestinians have been killed in the refugee camp south of the west bank city of tubas, according to the palestinian health ministry. just talk us through what has happened, particularly in gaza jabalia. many still remain in a refu~ee jabalia. many still remain in a refugee camp. jabalia. many still remain in a refugee camp, there - jabalia. many still remain in a refugee camp, there were - jabalia. many still remain in a i refugee camp, there were about jabalia. many still remain in a - refugee camp, there were about four israeli missiles from the air that struck three buildings in a location in jabalia refugee struck three buildings in a locat ....
just ahead, u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin is on his way to israel as washington faces calls to press for an end to the heavy bombardment of gaza. and we will speak to a man whose father is still being held hostage by hamas. why he says israel should be doing more to bring his father and the other hostages home. plus, donald trump is doubling down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric. we will look at what he s vowing to do if re-elected. thanks for joining us. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin will be sitting down with israeli officials in the hours ahead on his second trip to the country since the october 7th attack by hamas. austin s visit comes after a stop in bahrain, and once in israel, a u.s. official says he will get updates on the war but he s also expected to press israeli officials to define specific operational milestones in the ongoing battle. meantime, the israel defense forces says it s uncovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza. that tunnel, which th ....
in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. you re watching bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in gaza, where in a sign of the growing hunger and desperation, crowds of people have scrambled for food from aid trucks entering the besieged strip, through the rafah crossing. for the first time since the war began, israel has also opened one of its crossings into gaza to aid. it s hoped the opening of the kerem shalom crossing will double the amount of food and medicine reaching gazans. until now, aid agencies have only been able to access the territory through the rafah crossing from egypt. israel says the three hostages it mistakenly killed in gaza on friday used leftover food to write signs pleading for help. in a change of tone, the uk and germany havejoined calls for a sustainable ceasefire . the reuters news agency is quoting egyptian security sources as saying israel and hamas are both open to a ceasefire but still disag ....
i m sally bundock. a very warm welcome to the programme. we start in hong kong where the high profile trial of the former media tycoon and pro democracy campaigner jimmy lai has, in the last few hours, got under way. the 76 year old was originally arrested in 2020, accused of undermining the territory s national security through articles published in his apple daily newspaper and on social media. mr lai has been held in solitary confinement for the past three years since his writing was deemed to be illegal under new legislation imposed by beijing. security was tight around the court for the start of his trial. mr lai who is also a british citizen has pleaded not guilty to all charges. the united states and britain have condemned the trial and have urged the authorities in hong kong to release businessman. we ll be live outside the court in hong kong shortly. first, this report from our diplomatic correspondent james landale. jimmy lai used to be a powerful media bo ....