the houthi movement to endanger shipping in the red sea. the iran backed houthis have been targeting ships that they say are linked to israel and the west, and which travel through an important red sea trade route. houthi officials have said they will respond to the latest strikes, which targeted eight different locations. these included missile launchers, radarsites and underground weapons stores. qatar has said that escalation in the red sea represents a big danger. this report is from our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. is this to become a recurring mission? rafjets loaded with guided bombs flew from cyprus last night, for the second time within a fortnight. the aim, once again, to prevent the houthis from launching drones and missiles at merchant shipping in the red sea. the prime minister making clear, as before, that, if necessary, they will do it all again. we are not seeking a confrontation. we urge the houthis and those who enable them to stop these illegal an
hello, welcome to bbc news, i m lyse doucet. we start with the latest from the israel gaza conflict. the us secretary of state, antony blinken has met the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas in the occupied west bank city of ramallah for talks on the gaza conflict. the spokesman for the palestinian president has said mr abbas told mr blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire and an allowing of humanitarian aid to the gaza strip. according to us spokesperson matthew miller the secretary reaffirmed the united states commitment to the delivery of life saving humanitarian assistance and resumption of essential services in gaza and made clear that palestinians must not be forcibly displaced. a key demand of the palestinians and their arab allies. secretary blinken and president abbas discussed efforts to restore calm and stability in the west bank, including the need to stop extremist violence against palestinians and hold those accountable responsible. secretary bli
hello, welcome to bbc news, i m lyse doucet. we start with the latest from the israel gaza conflict. day 30 of this conflict. the us secretary of state, antony blinken is in the occupied west bank for talks with the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas on the gaza conflict. there he is shaking the hands of the prime minister, i think. it s a senior palestinian official. the spokesman for the palestinian president has said mr abbas told mr blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire and an allowing of humanitarian aid to the gaza strip. according to us spokesperson matthew miller, the secretary reaffirmed the united states commitment to the delivery of life saving humanitarian assistance and resumption of essential services in gaza and made clear that palestinians must not be forcibly displaced. all crucial issues for the palestinians and the arab world. secretary blinken and president abbas discussed efforts to restore calm and stability in the west bank, including
fact that nhs attention to the fact that nhs doctors and nurses are absolutely shattered. he will have seen this week that one in six doctors say they have had near misses or harm to patients because of exhaustion. so, if he doesn t want to accept the select committee s recommendations to address the workforce crisis, what will he do to give hope to our front line staff? he has a great deal of expertise in this matter, i want to thank everybody in the nhs and all staff front line for what they have been doing. he is right and what he says, they are exhausted but they are also working heroically and doing an incrediblejob and it working heroically and doing an incredible job and it is because of the covid cases we have to domain