Later tonight, us President Joe Biden will announces plans for the us military to construct a port in gaza to get more humanitarian aid into the territory by sea. Is this a sign of american frustration over israel boiling over . Well speak to a senior british diplomat and the relative of one of the israeli hostages still being held by hamas. Also tonight. Pressure grows on the science secretary Michelle Donelan to personally foot the bill for the legal damages that the uk taxpayer has picked up after she falsely accused an academic of promoting extremist ideologies. Well discuss with one of the academics on the same group that she had in her sights. And the woman who accused this man, christian homer, the boss of f1 team red bull, of Inapproprioate Behaviour is herself suspended. We will ask two female motorsport experts, does motor racing have a wider problem . Good evening. In his annual state of the Union Address in a few hours time, the us President Joe Biden will announce that the
A truce cant come soon enough. In rafah, another day of harrowing loss. Palestinians mourn for 20 members of the abu ansa family, killed in their beds by an israeli air strike, according to Hospital Officials and gazas civil defence. Among the dead, five month old twins, as old as the war. They were laid down gently with their relatives. Their mother spent ten years trying to have them and endured three rounds of ivf. Now all she can cradle is their baby clothes. I gave birth during the war, she says. It started on saturday, i gave birth next friday. I didnt get enough of them, i swear i didnt get enough. I have no one else, she says. They have gone with their father. We were sleeping, i swear. Israel continues to say it takes feasible precautions to lessen civilian harm. There were about 35 people in the house, says farouk abu ansa. Most were children. There were no fighters. The house collapsed on them, three or four storeys. In israel, too, families and anguish. Their loved ones tra
For accountability for recent violence, including the killing of more than 100 people at an aid convoy on thursday, as well as the killing of at least 11 people, including two healthcare workers, in an israeli raid in the city of rafah thats according to gazas Health Ministry. The bbc s Diplomatic Correspondent paul adams reports from jerusalem. How were so many people injured . Were they shot or crushed in a desperate stampede . At gazas shifa hospital, the un says theres evidence of both. This hospital is treating more than 200 people that were injured. We have seen people with gunshot wounds. We have seen amputees and we have seen children as young as 12. Jihad is haunted by what he saw when the convoy arrived on thursday morning. Were the soldiers firing deliberately . Hes asked. Yes. With tanks, soldiers, aircraft. Why the shooting started is still not clear. Israel says troops felt threatened. How these pictures do not show. Tanks were present. Theres no evidence of aircraft bein
For a football coach. And thats why im really happy with the result as well. Yes, its nerve racking, sorry, for all of us, but yeah, thats the first of the last 10. Lets keep going. In the late game, Manchester City failed to break down arsenal as a highly anticipated clash at the top of the Premier League failed to live up to the hype, ending in a 0 0 draw at the etihad. It means city keep their unbeaten home run, stretching back to november 2022, but it also ends arsenals eight match winning run in the Premier League. In the end, we tried. Just for the fact it is not easy. They defended really well. And yeah, we tried and i recognised my team perfectly. Now its just to relax, recovery, and wednesday well come back. You need a big performance, and defensively as well individually you have to be at your best. 2021, the last time they have scored here. That is the difficulty at the level that they have and of what we have done today. To the final of the womens English League cup now whe
Will all pay the price. They are mortal. I would like to thank our dearfriends from around mortal. I would like to thank our dear friends from around the world, especially the united states. There is a commitment that we all feel to return our hostages home and we will do everything that is possible in order to fight this evil. Over 200 children and elderly are not awarded any humanitarian help. Own people, hamas brought it upon themselves. Justice must prevail and it will. Because i see our troops and our commanders, they are standing steadfast and strong. I trust them full heartedly and whatever happened and what will happen in the future, we are with them. The leadership in the whole state is with them. Churches said, that we would fight wherever we need to fight because we are safeguarding and protecting our home. And that is what we will do wherever it is needed and whenever it is needed. We will never give in and we will not stop. It is a process until we do succeed in winning. I