And European Council president , charles michel, for the 27th eu us summit at the white house later today. At the summit the eu is expected to try to lessen the impact of the us Inflation Reduction Act and its subsidies for electric vehicles. Theres also expected to be focus on ways to tackle global overcapacity of steel and aluminium and to promote Sustainable Production in a move against chinese steelmakers. Also on the agenda will be the Global Clean Energy economy, secure and resilient supply chains, digital infrastructure, ai and economic resilience. There is a lot for them to discuss. Joining me now from brussels is ian lesser, Vice President and executive director, at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. A warm welcome to the programme. Quite a significant agenda for those three leaders. First off, could you take us through the Inflation Reduction Act . ~. ,. , act . Well, the Inflation Reduction Act . Well, the Inflation Reduction Act act . Well, the Inflation Reducti
campaign in gaza to be stepped up. meanwhile, israeli tanks are reported to be slowly advancing towards the centre of khan younis with reports of house to house fighting in the city. the health ministry in gaza, which is run by hamas, says that 18,000 palestinians have now been killed since the start of the israeli offensive. israel says its ground forces have reached the centre of khan younis in the south of the territory to which many palestinians had fled, on israel s instructions. the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees has described gaza as hell on earth . 0ur international editor jeremy bowen has this report. at al nasser hospital in khan younis, they laid out the wrapped bodies of people killed in the night by israel. at the end of the line was a baby killed on the day she was born. laid across the bodies of her mother and her father. don t cry , he told theirson, mohammed. they are in heaven. gaza has been turned into a living hell for civilians by
thick cloud and a mild westerly breeze across the uk, heavier rain in parts of the western isles and look at the temperatures, possibly up look at the temperatures, possibly up to 14 degrees in some places feeling relatively mild midweek. thursday into friday, a cold front sweeps southwards across the uk, opening up the gates to stronger and colder winds from the north, and these white blobs are wintry showers sweeping across the scottish hills but elsewhere, a case of crisp sunshine so a crisp end to the week with a cold air and temperatures around low single figures, maybe eight or nine in the south. thanks, tomasz. that s bbc news at ten. newsnight isjust newsnight is just starting with victory on babies too but now the prime minister says tax cuts are coming . when, how might that affect you, and will it mean the overall tax burden is going to come down in the short term or not? this parliament has seen the biggest tax burden in peacetime. rishi sunak claims he s a low t
of progress on a deal, to free some of the 239 israelis, being held hostage in gaza by hamas. orla guerin has this report from jerusalem, and a warning it contains distressing images from the beginning. every day, more dead in gaza. some who barely started living. this footage was filmed for the bbc today in khan younis, in the south. israel told people to flee here, to be safer. the bereaved get one last look. and a father, one last embrace. the agony of samirjamil aga, cradling his five year old son, mohammed. then, his other son is brought to him. six year old samir. he can t bear to let him go. pa rted forever. palestinians say the boys were among 30 people killed when israel bombed several houses in khan younis. but finally, hope for about 30 premature babies. doctors in southern gaza, working to stabilise them, ahead of a transfer to egypt tomorrow. eight others have died. these are the survivors of war and of the horrors of al shifa hospital. even the water used for t