from more than 800 serving officials in the us and europe denouncing their governments policy on israel and the war in gaza. in a signed a statement, they warn that their own governments policies on the israel gaza war could amount to grave violations of international law . one signatory to the statement a us government official with more than 25 years national security experience told the bbc those who understand the region were not being listened to. the statement warns that their administrations risk being complicit in one of the worst human catastrophes of this century, but that their expert advice has been sidelined. it says israel has shown no boundaries in its military operations in gaza, which has resulted in tens of thousands of preventable civilian deaths. it also calls for the us and european governments to stop asserting to the public that there is a strategic and defensible rationale behind the israeli operation . the statement is signed by civil ser
the earliest galaxies. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. it s 8am in singapore, and 9am injapan where a private funeral will be held in tokyo later, for the former prime minister shinzo abe, who died after being shot while at a political campaign event. mourners have streamed into a temple in tokyo to pay their respects. these are scenes from a vigil at the zojoji temple. world leaders have also paid tribute. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said mr abe did more than anyone to elevate the relationship between their two countries. rupert wingfield hayes reports from tokyo. shinzo abe was a fresh faced 52 year old when he shocked everyone by becoming japan s youngest postwar prime minister. it did not go well. and in less than a year, he was gone. five years later, he plotted his return with a new hairstyle and a new slogan. and this time, he stayed, for eight years, longer than any other postwar japanese leader. today, japan is layin
indie rock band the last dinner party are named the bbc s sound of 202a. hello, i m lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. lebanon has filed a complaint to the un security council over the killing of hamas deputy leader in beirut on tuesday. the reuters news agency reports that the complaint says that israel used six missiles in the attack that targeted him as the war against hamas continues in gaza. there is still one unanswered question, many unanswered questions, one of them is what will happen when it ends? the israeli defence minister has now outlined his plan which will be presented to the war cabinet. it is not official government policy but it does give an indication to what the senior israeli ministership might be thinking. underthe israeli ministership might be thinking. under the proposals hamas would no longer control gaza and israel would retain overall security