explaining why he allowed the uk to take part in military action in yemen without first holding a commons debate. rishi sunak has faced criticism for not allowing mps to hold a discussion before britainjoined the us in bombing raids on houthi rebels who have been targeting commercial shipping in the red sea. our political correspondent leila nathoo has the story. rishi sunak has made his case that joining us air strikes on houthi targets in yemen on thursday night was an act of self defence to protect global shipping, that britain could not stand by while fighters defied warnings to stop their attacks on commercial vessels in the red sea, like this one they filmed. there has been broad political support for this limited action, but today mps will get their first chance to question the prime minister about his decision and what happens next. he ll have to address concerns about the escalation of tensions in the region, about the uk being drawn into a longer military campaign a
rishi sunak sacked his home secretary, suella braverman, and kickstarted a major cabinet reshuffle that saw david cameron accepting a peerage to hold one of britain s great offices of state. david cameron, now lord cameron, is of course well known on the global stage. and he s now beginning to speak to his new counterparts, including us secretary of state, antony blinken. according to a social media post from his new office, they discussed the israel gaza war, including, israel s right to self defence and the need for humanitarian pauses to allow the safe passage of aid into gaza . they also expressed their support for ukraine and reiterated the strength and depth of the relationship between the uk and the us . france s foreign minister, catherine colonna, tweeted congratulations and welcome , and added theirtwo countries must join forces during this unique time in global affairs. and his german counterpart, annalena baerbrock, extolled the importance of the close par
in a service at the cenotaph in london. i m rich preston, welcome to the programme. hamas says 13 people were killed when a house was hit near khan younis in the south. the incident was witnessed by our correspondent rushdi abualouf. he was buying supplies for his children in the village of bani suhaila when four bombs fell around him in quick succession. he sent these pictures, and says a block of around 10 houses had been destroyed. he told us he saw four dead bodies and more than 100 injured people. the world health organization says it has lost contact with gaza s main hospital, the al shifa. israel s military says it s agreed agreed to evacuate babies in need of oxygen from that hospital and two others. officials at al shifa say two newborns died as a result of the hospital running out of power, with heavy fighting on the streets outside. this photo was sent to the bbc last night showing more than 20 babies being kept in a surgical theatre instead of incubators, despit
it s one of a number of rallies across france. hello there, i m rich preston, welcome to the programme. israeli air strikes have continued across southern gaza today. our correspondent on the ground says there ve been eight air strikes in and around khan younis today, with 23 people killed and around 200 injured. rushdi abualouf witnessed one of the air strikes while he was buying supplies for his children in the village of bani suhaila. four bombs fell around him in quick succession. he took these pictures, and says a block of about ten houses had been destroyed. rushdie told us he saw four dead bodies, and more than 100 injured people in that particular incident. it comes as the us national security adviserjake sullivan said washington does not want to see firefights in hospitals in gaza. conditions in the two biggest are said to be desperate with patients, staff and the displaced all trapped. the world health organisation says it has lost contact with gaza s main hospital,
march against anti semitism, to counter a steep rise in attacks on the jewish counter a steep rise in attacks on thejewish community counter a steep rise in attacks on the jewish community since counter a steep rise in attacks on thejewish community since october thejewish community since october the 7th. and king charles leads tributes to the armed forces on remembrance sunday in a service at the cenotaph in london. hello, i m rich preston. welcome to the programme, good to have you with us. we begin with some breaking news. several people have been charged in london following violence at protests on saturday. the vast majority of whom are from what the police have described as right wing groups. people also took part in a pro palestinian march, calling for a ceasefire in the biggest war between israel and thomas after the violence on the 7th of october. the home secretary has condemned sick and see semitic charts and placards at the pro palestinian march on armistice day, w