but why the flare up now? all of these things are interconnected, and that s why it s really dangerous right now. so the big question now is, could this red sea conflict become the next war in the middle east? first of all, let s start by looking at what has actually been happening in the red sea. in mid november, 2023, the houthis, an iranian backed rebel group in yemen, began targeting commercial shipping off their coast. so, who exactly are the houthis and what is it motivating them? the houthis, who are a so called rebel group in yemen, they hail from the north west of yemen. they have been very active in this area for about a decade. it s only now that we re noticing because our global trade is being impacted. they hijacked this ship called the galaxy leader and they fired missiles and drones at others. us and british warships went to their defence. the houthis vowed revenge. the world economy, every economy will suffer if ships keep coming under attack in this illegal
tonight, the uk appears to be on the brink of taking military action with the us against houthi rebels who ve been attacking ships in the red sea. could parliament be recalled to discuss any uk military response? tonight we ll guide you step by step through this latest international crisis with our defence editor mark urban and our political editor nick watt. also tonight. breathtaking testimony from a fraud investigator employed by the post office to examine shortfalls at branches across the country his evidence helped wrongly convict multiple subpostmasters he investigated this ex branch manager who was suspended by the post office after shortfalls and fraud accusations. you have been told there was a growing body of cases and that in itself was not sufficient for you the question the reliability of the horizon system. because i am not technically minded. i would expect that to come from people above. shazia saddiq was with us last night and is back tonight. she was at th
is indeed a difficult balance for the court. the court has. i is indeed a difficult balance for the court. the court has. i think we may have the court. the court has. i think we may have lost the court. the court has. i think we may have lost the the court. the court has. i think we may have lost the feed, - the court. the court has. i think we may have lost the feed, it - the court. the court has. i think we may have lost the feed, it hasj we may have lost the feed, it has frozen for a moment. professor malcolm sure casey is speaking on behalf of israel, presenting their case. malcolm shaw kc. he said that it case. malcolm shaw kc. he said thatitis case. malcolm shaw kc. he said that it is an outrageous allegation, israel said earlier that hamas was seeking genocide against israel. i think the feed has come back now. let s try again. think the feed has come back now. let s try again- let s try again. israel to act in order to defend let s try again. israel
israel is expected to argue it s acting in self defence in accordance with international humanitarian law. on thursday, south africa accused the highest levels of the israeli state of nurturing genocidal intent against palestinians in gaza. israel is expected to say statements by senior israeli politicians referenced by south africa have been misinterpreted or taken out of context. will bring you all the latest from there as we get it. iran and russia have condemned the military strikes carried out by the uk and the us against houthi rebels in yemen, and china has expressed concern. the attacks are in response to the houthis, backed by iran, attacking israeli and commercial ships passing through the red sea in protest at israel s military operation in gaza. these pictures are from the uk s ministry of defence. this is the moment royal air force jets took off from cyprus, to carry out strikes on two houthi targets in yemen. other aircraft, ships, and a submarine were also
to do so. broadcast countless messages over radio and through social media, warning civilians to distance themselves from hamas operations, and made over 70,000 individual phone calls, including two occupants of the targets, warning them of impending attacks. this requires time, it requires resources, and intelligence. and the idf invests all of these to save civilian lives. here you can see the idf s civilian lives. here you can see the idf s arabic twitter account providing information for civilians to evacuate specific areas, including the location of shelters nearby. yet the applicant, astonishingly, claims that these efforts are in themselves genocidal. in other words, a measure intended to mitigate harm to the civilian population, sometimes exceeding the requirements of the international humanitarian law, is proof, according to the applicant, of israel s intent to commit genocide. when in fact it proves the exact opposite. my third topic, with respect to the humanitaria