the crown divides critics. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in gaza city, where israel says its soldiers have found a tunnel shaft and a vehicle containing a large number of weapons at al shifa hospital as the military operation there continues. israel is under pressure to back up its allegation that al shifa gaza s biggest hospital has been used by hamas for military purposes. hamas which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments denies locating a command centre in tunnels beneath the buildings. nearal shifa, israeli soldiers also found the body of a 65 year old woman, one of the 240 hostages who was kidnapped by hamas last month. we begin our coverage with this report from lucy williamson who was taken into the hospital by israeli forces. we are inside the gaza strip with the israeli army. this with the israeli army. is what israel says hamas has this is what israel says hamas has been tr
congressman mark alford, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. congressman, your party, the republican party, has control of the house of representatives and the house is in chaos. why? well, republicans are independent thinkers. we always have been and we always will be. republicans are made up of entrepreneurs, businessmen and women, conservatives who appreciate capitalism, who appreciate america for what we are. it s the land of individuals. and so when you re trying to herd 220 some odd individuals in one room, it s kind of like herding cats. we all have our own opinions, we have our own districts who we were sent to represent, in my case, some 775,000 individuals from just south of kansas city in the heart of america. but those individuals cannot be happy with what they ve seen in recent weeks and months. that is a party that is at each other s throats, which got rid of a speaker, which you felt was a big mistake, i believe, but it happened anyway. now a new speaker is in pla