welcome to bbc news. i m monika plaha. our top stories: protesters take to the streets in tel aviv, including outside the home of prime minister benjamin netanyahu in jerusalem, after he fires his defence minister for condemning his controversial legal reforms. this sacking of israel s defence minister who spoke out against the legislation feels to many people here like a turning point. warnings of more severe weather in mississippi and neighbouring states, after a powerful tornado kills at least 26 people. we saw a trailer go up in the air, bang down like a pancake. it exploded. a migrant rescue ship funded by street artist banksy is seized by italian coast guards. and why people in lebanon have woken up in two rival time zones in a row over daylight saving. hello and welcome. we start in israel, where mass protests have been taking place in several cities after prime minister benjamin netanyahu sacked his defence minister, yoav gallant. mr gall
coast guards. scottish cover to travel pole to pole using only green energy. to pole using only green ener . ., , to pole using only green energy- to pole using only green ener ,~ ., , ., ., energy. what s an adventure without challenge. energy. what s an adventure without challenge. we - energy. what s an adventure without challenge. we just l energy. what s an adventure i without challenge. we just have to embrace what s coming in front of us. hello and welcome. we start in israel, where mass protests have been taking place in several cities after prime minister benjamin netanyahu sacked his defence minister, yoav gallant. mr gallant was dismissed after he called for controversial plans to overhaul the justice system to be scrapped. this was the scene in tel aviv a little short while ago. as you can see, they demonstrated until deep into the night. the country has been gripped by months of protests over the plans which will make it harder for courts to remove a lead
Exporting any of these countries but in order to avoid balance of payments, particularly the current account deficit. and in other news this morning, twitter s iconic blue bird will soon be no more. that s according to the company s owner, elon musk. he s changing it to an x logo. the rebranding of twitter comes as mr. musk recently admitted that advertising revenue at twitter remains at half of what it once was. if you remember, he bought twitterfor $41; billion last october. now, the uk s economy may be struggling to gain momentum, but at least one sector is leaping into action. despite the impact of covid, the film and tv industry is seeing a frenzy of activity thanks to the growth in streaming services. theo leggett has more. hey, y all played a heck of a game out there. ted lasso, the feelgood football comedy has been a hit for the us streaming service apple tv+.
Military drills in five years. in response, pyongyang carried out military drills of its own. the first protest has taken place in hong kong since china imposed sweeping restrictions on the rights and freedoms of people living in the territory. demonstrators had to wear numbered tags and were banned from wearing masks. they took to the streets to campaign against a land reclamation project that will be used to build rubbish collection facilities. a leaked message from the owner of twitter, elon musk, shows the social media company is now worth less than half of what he paid for itjust six months ago. in the leaked memo, musk offers staff the opportunity to buy stock grants worth nearly $20 billion. he bought twitterfor $41; billion in october last year. they ve been preparing for a journey of a lifetime. chris and julie ramsay from scotland are about