are still missing, most likely held in gaza. we ll be hearing from the brother of one of them, inbar haiman, who was kidnapped from the supernova music festival. what s the best chance of getting her and the others back home? good evening. in the last hour there have been developments in the middle east which have sparked new concerns at the prospect of a widening conflict, directly drawing in actors from beyond the borders of israel and gaza. speaking in the pentagon, american officials confirmed they had shot down three missiles and several drones it said had been fired from yemen heading along the red sea, potentially towards israel. it is currently too soon to know for sure who fired the missiles, but of course yemen is the base for houthi rebels who are backed by iran and supportive of the palestinians. the development comes after another day of diplomacy, with rishi sunak visiting first israel and then saudi arabia as part of a two day trip. we ll discuss the diplomatic
opportunity for peace. yasir arafat s whistle stop tour of the hague, the european parliament in strasbourg, london and onto ireland should have been a lap of honour to coincide with the start of the israeli troop withdrawal from the gaza strip and jericho. but with that deadline passed, the palestinian leader s visit is more of an attempt to solidify his new found status as an international statesman as he encounters increasing hostility at home. the man in the mosque is the man whose face the plo needs to have and to hold. when the plo blunders, it is hamas, the palestinian islamic movement opposed to the peace deal, that wins his support. russian troops are intervening in squabbles in former soviet republics. further afield, boris yeltsin has changed his tune and now warns that russia opposes the early expansion of nato to include central european countries. in london today, the russian foreign minister, andrei kozyrev, said moscow was intervening in its former empire only
scher. alix: and david cameron is about to be questioned by parliament members over the future of britain. first, we want to take a look at the second day of relief rally. it seems like the cat is still dead and bouncing. jon: it is a day of gains, but the prime minister has started to speak. let s take a listen to prime minister david cameron. cameron: iter expressed the you k s condolences and to offer assistance. details are emerging, but we stand as one in our defiance against these barbaric acts. this week marks the centenary of the battle, and there will be a moment of silence on tuesday morning. i will be speaking at a memorial near the battlefield. it is right that the country pauses for the sacrifices of those who lost their lives during that conflict. i shall have further such meetings later today. mr. carmichael? may i associate myself with the condolences to all those who have been affected by these dreadful attacks in istanbul? he has served this country. i
will be at 27 european heads of state without david cameron. the prime minister faces questions back in london. we will go to that in just a moment. britain s outgoing prime minister, david cameron, is expected in the house of commons any moment for his weekly address and question-and-answer session with mp s it could be particularly heated. david cameron is speaking right now. cameron: working with turkish authorities to establish the full i spoke this morning to offer assistance. details are still emerging, but we stand as one in our defiance against these barbaric act. marks ther, this week centenary for the battle of saul the battle of i will have a memorial new the battlefield, and it is right that the whole country pauses to remember the sacrifices of all those who fought and lost her lives in that conflict. i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others come and it edition to my duties in this house, i will have further such meetings today. a-lister ca