There is a deep, bleeding hole in my heart. Alexei was not only, like, a political leader, he was also a very close friend. And, you know, in the last years when he was imprisoned, and we were exchanging emails, were often discussing, like, the future and how we will go there and here, and discuss this and that, and do this and that. And its hard for mejust to get used to this new world where alexei isnt here any more, because he was a great personality who was, like, really able to fill any room where he was in. And hes very much missed. I understand the deep grief. Would it also be fair to use the word despair about your current feeling . No, thats not correct. Alexi was a very inspirational leader, and his main slogan was, like, never give up. And if there is one thing that weve learned from him in the many years that we worked together i worked together with him for 13 years was this thing, like, never give up. To be in despair would make his sacrifice in vain, would be betrayal of
There is a deep, bleeding hole in my heart. Alexei was not only, like, a political leader, he was also a very close friend. And, you know, in the last years when he was imprisoned, and we were exchanging emails, were often discussing, like, the future and how we will go there and here, and discuss this and that, and do this and that. And its hard for me just to get used to this new world where alexei isnt here any more, because he was a great personality who was, like, really able to fill any room where he was in. And hes very much missed. I understand the deep grief. Would it also be fair to use the word despair about your current feeling . No, thats not correct. Alexei was a very inspirational leader, and his main slogan was, like, never give up. And if there is one thing that weve learned from him in the many years that we worked together i worked together with him for 13 years was this thing, like, never give up. To be in despair would make his sacrifice in vain, would be betrayal
Most have moved to areas along the coast or north towards khan younis, another city in gaza already devastated by earlier bombardment. The head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini, said all were having to do so without any safe passage or protection and were fleeing to areas with little water or sanitation. More aid is starting to arrive in gaza. Local Officials Say that as many as 150 trucks a day are now coming through rafah from egypt, after the crossing point, which was closed when israeli troops advanced, re opened. And humanitarian supplies delivered via the us built pier are being taken to communities in the north of the territory. The volume of aid is far short of that that was getting into gaza before the war began. Meanwhile, fighting continues across gaza. These pictures were filmed near the northern perimeter with israel. The Israeli Military says it hit more than 70 targets with air strikes on saturday and that 50 militants were killed, and dozens of Tunnel Shafts were located in
A journalist who has investigated the uk Blood Scandal for her book, the poison line. And Blood Scandal victim stephen smith, who contracted hepatitis c from a contaminated Blood Transfusion when he was 22. He told me how the issues began after he had a Blood Transfusion in 1985 after losing four pints of blood when he accidentally put his foot through a glass door. I had a Blood Transfusion fuor Blood Transfusions in total and i would say probably six months after that. So probably 1986, i started some notice that my mood was changing and i was getting very lethargic. Did do sport back in the day. So ijust thought you might be sport that made me tired. So i didnt realise. And it went on for 36 years until i did find out which as a hell of a shock. Well, thats an incredible amount of time to wait before you found out what went wrong. Could you describe the moment you were told . I used to live in essex and i moved four years ago whilst i was in essex, having in and out. Always in conve
Than 800,000 people have now fled rafah, in southern gaza. Many have been forced to head northwards to areas which the un says have little clean Drinking Water or sanitation as the Israeli Offensive continues. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, sent this report. Street battles injabalia. Israeli forces have been fighting here for days. Gunfire. Hamas, they say, is back, and needs to be dealt with. This is dangerous urban warfare, at close quarters. The israelis were here months ago and moved on. These, some warn, early signs of an insurgency that could last for months. Israel has been attacking from the air too. Scenes today reminiscent of the war s terrifying early stages. Buildings flattened, bodies trapped under the rubble. Gunfire. More street battles, this time in the south. The israeli army still advancing on rafah, the only city yet to experience a full scale assault. But 800,000 palestinians have already fled the area, to the coast or to other devastated cities. With isr