are more important than the living. he meant the weight of its bloody past. but it s the last two months and more of killing that have sent palestinians and israelis into new and unknown territory. and here in the holy city, which both sides claim as their capital, they are tense, watchful, waiting. choices lie ahead a cease fire will come eventually. will itjust be a pause before the next war? or will israel and the palestinians decide that the only way to avoid more sorrow and death is to try again to make peace? arabs and jews have contested the land between the mediterranean and thejordan riverfor more than a century. this is hebron on the israeli occupied west bank. do you have many families left here? i can see since october 7th. and this is issa amro, a palestinian activist. since the 7th of october, palestinians who live near hebron s illegaljewish settlement have been mostly under a curfew. so, the army s coming. what do you think they want? intimidation. yeah? eve
good morning. a frosty and foggy start to the day to day. some freezing fog will linger for much of the day. the sunnier skies will be the day. the sunnier skies will be the further east you travel. a return to wet and windy conditions in the west. all the details later on in the programme. it s wednesday, the 6th of december. our main story. the former prime minister boris johnson will give evidence to the covid inquiry today and face two days of questions about his time leading the uk during the pandemic. he s expected to apologise to people who lost loved ones but claim that he and his government got the big decisions right. our correspondent ellie price reports. from this evening, i must give the british people a very simple instruction. you must stay at home. in the end, it was his call. he was responsible for the biggest decisions made during the pandemic. that is why people will only be allowed to leave their home. but how he came to make those decisions will be at the
is the release of dozens more israeli hostages abducted by hamas on october 7th imminent? the israeli war cabinet met tonight as hopes rise of a deal to free israelis held in gaza. we ll talk to one man who is hoping at least some of his relatives could be freed. also tonight, on the eve of the chancellor s autumn statement, we ask voters across the country what they want to hear. what i would be looking for in an ideal world is that the triple lock would be maintained. i m expecting to get a raw deal, not a good deal. speak to us disabled people and make it so we speak to us disabled people and make it so we can speak to us disabled people and make it so we can come to work and we can contribute we ll also talk live to a professor in economics of innovation and public value. the chief economic advisor at allianz. and the co chair of liz truss s growth commission and ask what they would do if advising the chancellor. plus a us tech firm palantir wins an nhs it contract
the palestinian red crescent society says 15 people were killed and 60 wounded in the attack outside the al shifa hospital in gaza city. israel has confirmed the air strike. it says the ambulance was being used by hamas, a group designated as a terror organisation by the uk. our correspondent mark lowen sent this report. in mark lowen sent this report. times of peace, a me but in times of peace, a medical refuge. but afterfour weeks of in times of peace, a medical refuge. but after four weeks of war, an ambulance is a target as well. outside gaza s mane al shifa hospital, one was struck by israeli aircraft, killing 15 say hamas authorities and injuries 60. israel says it was being used by hamas terrorist cell his command centre run beneath the hospital. i must call that baseless and zionist nazi terror. the head of the world health organization spoke of his shock at the attack adding. but a lifeline has become a battle zone for tens of thousands who have been sheltering at al