we are here with the gaza skyline in the background and we have been hearing and seeing an intensifying bombardment from israeli forces since friday evening which has only grown in the last few days. the israel defence forces say that since that intensification started they have managed to attack, they say, more than 600 hamas targets. you can see these pictures now from the israel defence forces showing their troops now firmly inside gaza. they have infantry soldiers on the ground and artillery that has been moved in and artillery that has been moved in and stayed in over the weekend marking a significant step forward for the israeli military campaign, and what the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called the second stage of what will be a long and difficult war. i can also show you these live pictures now, this is the skyline of gaza as you can see an can hear as i am speaking the sound of israeli artillery fire, we re very close to an israeli artillery point just v
israel says it has expanded its ground operations in gaza. these are the latest pictures coming in from the israeli defence forces. israel has also expanded its air operation and there has been more intense bombing of gaza with israel saying it has hit a further six hundred hamas targets. these are live pictures overlooking gaza city where we ve been seeing explosions and plumes of smoke rising just in the last few minutes. the idf said dozens of hamas fighters barricaded in buildings and tunnels had been killed overnight. israeli air strikes hit areas near the al-quds hospital in northern gaza which israel has told doctors to evacuate. live now to anna foster who is in southern israel close to the border with gaza. let me tell you, luxmy, a little bit more about what we have seeing and hearing here overnight and this morning as well. even as i m talking, people continue to hear the sound of israeli artillery, we are very close to an israeli artillery point which is continuin
sir lindsay hoyle, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are about to celebrate four years in the job of speaker of the house of commons and it has to be said that during your tenure, the public trust in politicians appears to have plumbed new depths. why is that? i think we inherited a situation where the country was divided. but notjust a division of the country north south far from it. what we saw was division within families, which you don t normally see, and brexit was so toxic for all, whichever side of the fence. and you could have a household completely divided. i think it divided trust in politicians and the belief in politicians. and you look back to that time and you think both sides were making claims that could never, ever be delivered. it was a very difficult time. and i genuinely believe that, you know, the british public s always been questionable of politicians. i accept that. but i think a lot of that trust was lost over that period. whether you were for or
in buildings and tunnels had been killed overnight. air strikes have included the area near the al-quds hospital in gaza city. medics say it s impossible to carry out the israeli order to evacuate. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen is in southern israel and sent this report. people are living in the ruins in gaza. the israelis insist that they hit hamas targets, who use civilians as human shields. america said it has sent israel another reminder that hamas are legitimate military targets and civilians are not. in gaza, the un fears civil order is breaking down. its food warehouses in the south were looted. the desperation comes from israel s siege, which the un says violates the laws of war because it s a collective punishment of civilians. thousands of people ransacked the warehouses. israel says there s no food shortage in gaza. he s saying, we have no flour, no water, not even toilets. 0ur houses were destroyed. no one cares about us. we appeal to the people of th