Temporarily fill the 74 year olds role. Before his procedure mr murnane yahoo gave a telephoto address to offer reassurances. Translation i under way an examination. I thank the people who have a record to show concern for my Health Including reporters. I assure you that i get through the treatment successfully and returned action very quickly. The bbc s middle east bureau Chiefjoe Floater explained his strategy as he navigates Health Challenges amid calls for him to step down. I think he was appearing tonight as an act of both reassurance and warning to his friends and critics. So the reassurance that he was still vigorously in charge of his government, as he prepared to hand over the reins of power to his deputy and a warning there to those people converging on towns around israel, but particularlyjust a few kilometres away outside the israeli parliament, calling for new elections and for him to step down, that those new elections would cause a paralysis. They would hamper negotiatio
There injust under an hour. Lets talk to our Political Correspondent in edinburgh, lynsey bews. Good to have you. What is the latest you are hearing on these Resignation Rumours . We you are hearing on these Resignation Rumours . ~. ,. , rumours . We are expecting humza yousaf to make rumours . We are expecting humza yousaf to make a rumours . We are expecting humza yousaf to make a Statement Rumours . We are expecting humza yousaf to make a statement at rumours . We are expecting humza yousaf to make a statement at 12 l yousaf to make a statement at 12 oclock to the media. The media have been gathering here throughout the morning. Humza yousaf is expected to announce he is resigning as First Minister. That comes after he held a Press Conference here last thursday to announce the end of his Power Sharing Deal with the scottish greens. They have beenjunior partners in government with the snp following the 2021 election. Humza yousaf announced that was coming to an end and that was reall
This has been a deadly failure of deacon flexion. Complexion is the by which humanitarian agencies engage with Defence Forces to ensure they are protected in conflict zones, and it was obviously a deadly failure. It cannot be rushed aside or covered over and i do not believe that any australian would expect us to do anything other than to continue to demand the transparency and accountability. The former United States House Speaker nancy pelosi a close ally of President Biden has signed a letter together with almost forty Congressional Democrats calling for a halt to Weapons Transfers to israel. The letter urges the white house to conduct its own probe into an israeli airstrike that killed seven aid workers on monday. It says the strike against the humanitarian convoy along with the ever worsening humanitarian crisis in gaza makes it unjustifiable to approve further weapons deliveries. So along with the growing number of countries aid organisations have stressed the need for an indepen
including: an aid coordination plan not being shared widely with its operational forces. the report found the suspicion that an armed man was in one of the vehicles didn tjustify the attack. and that the attack shouldn t have continued after the first vehicle in the convoy was struck. two idf officers have been sacked, and others disciplined. the incident has led to worldwide condemnation. here the foreign secretary lord cameron said israel must follow up this report with a wholly independent review . in response to the criticism, israel said it will open up more aid routes. tonight we look at the humanitarian situation in gaza, and we ll have analysis from our international editorjeremy bowen injerusalem. first, here s lucy williamson. israel says hamas gunmen often pose as aid workers. not this time. its army today said the killing of seven aid workers in air strikes this week was a grave mistake. due to mistaken identification, errors in decision making, and a serious vio