And other ways in which they go after population centres. And i made it clear that if they go into rafah, they havent gone in rafah yet. Theyre going to rafah. Im not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with rafah, to deal with the cities, to deal with that problem. Were going to continue to make sure israel is secure in terms of iron dome and their ability to respond to attacks like came out of The Middle East recently. Lets speak to our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. What is the reaction from israel . We still what is the reaction from israel . Still havent heard from the israeli Prime Ministers office. We have some comments in the past hour also from the Israeli Foreign minister, but equally referring to it, he has written on twitter, theres gnome wore morejust written on twitter, theres gnome wore more just than written on twitter, theres gnome wore morejust than it written on twitter, theres gnome wore more just than it and written on twitter, theres gnome wore morejust than it and israel will continue to fight until hamass destruction. We had in a characteristically shocking, and from the National Security minister, the far right, he has put on his account, hamas heart biden. There is upset here about these latest comments from the us president , the us is israels closest ally, putting pressure on this is really Coalition Government as to what it does israeli. We know reports from within the Israeli Defence establishment, concern about what it means for such a critical relationship. And concern about what it means for such a critical relationship. A critical relationship. And all of this as we a critical relationship. And all of this as we are a critical relationship. And all of this as we are hearing a critical relationship. And all of this as we are Hearing Reports i a critical relationship. And all of| this as we are Hearing Reports of Heavy Shelling in rafah this morning. Heavy shelling in rafah this morninu. , Heavy Shelling in rafah this morning Heavy Shelling in rafah this morninu. Heavy shelling in rafah this mornin,. Morning. That is correct. We have been hearing morning. That is correct. We have been hearing from morning. That is correct. We have been hearing from a morning. That is correct. We have been hearing from a colleague been hearing from a colleague working there, from doctors and other residents that the has been Heavy Shelling. One man was saying as he was involved in bringing wounded people including children and a baby, had footage we saw into the hospital in rafah, they said it would be a limited incursion but they are hitting very close to these two main hospitals. We know already a hospital has been put out of use effectively, and some people have been leaving from the hospital. On top of it, you have the humanitarian situation made so much more difficult by the closure of these two important crossings, the rafah crossing, which israel took control of on tuesday, the the crossing which is reopened. No supplies are able to get into the gaza side. Palestinian workers arent able to access that, and weve got the different un agencies saying they are running out of fuel, hospitals are running out of fuel, hospitals are running out of fuel and very soon there will be no food either because Food Supplies are getting rapidly used up with so many people crammed into rafah, and a lot of people starting to fully to other locations, places like Khan Younis In The South of the gaza strip, but Knowing Betts little suitable accommodation for people there. It would be difficult for them to find supplies. Would be difficult for them to find su lies. , ~ ,. Would be difficult for them to find su lies. , ~ ,. , supplies. Thank you very much for the moment supplies. Thank you very much for the moment. We supplies. Thank you very much for the moment. We have supplies. Thank you very much for the moment. We havejust supplies. Thank you very much for the moment. We have just heard. Supplies. Thank you very much for the moment. We have just heard from the moment. We havejust heard from the moment. We havejust heard from the Hamas Run Health Ministry in gaza. The latest figures saying 34,934 palestinians have been killed, and 78,000 injured since the start of israels offensive after the sabbath of october. October seven. Lets speak to fawaz gerges, who is a professor of International Relations at London School of economics. I wanted to ask you your reaction from the us, from President Biden. I think it seems to me President Biden has finally realised that israeli Prime Minister has outmanoeuvred them, and has played them. He seems to be fed up. It is the first time President Biden has used leveraged, causing an arms shipment to israel. American arms continue to flow to israel. It is causing the 2000 bombs that have done considerable damage to urban areas in gaza. President biden at the same time, in the same interview, he acknowledged american bombs have killed palestinian civilians, but we know they have killed many palestinian civilians. The reality now, i think President Biden knows the ball is in his court to prevent another humanitarian catastrophe in rafah. You have, as your report said, 1. 3 million civilians in rafah, most have been displaced from many parts of gaza. The humanitarian situation really is at breaking point. No fuel supplies, food is running out, hospitals are being targeted again by israel systematically. We have to wait and see how President Bidens next move will affect the decision by the israeli war cabinet in the next two hours and days. {if israeli war cabinet in the next two hours and days hours and days. Of course, all of this as the hours and days. Of course, all of this as the conflict hours and days. Of course, all of this as the conflict continues hours and days. Of course, all of this as the conflict continues on | this as the conflict continues on and so indeed the humanitarian suffering. We heard from my colleague talking about real concerns about power, hospitals, all of those things. Of those things. They continue as concerns of those things. They continue as concerns as of those things. They continue as concerns. As you of those things. They continue as concerns. As you just of those things. They continue as | concerns. As you just mentioned, almost 35,000 palestinians have been killed, not to mention the 77,000 palestinians injured. We know the plight of the displaced people. Where do you expect the 1. 3 million palestinians in rafah to go, what part of gaza that has been raised by israel . My take on it is it is the first time the americans have used leveraged against israel. My take on it, it will probably speed up. A Ceasefire Deal between hamas and israel. Also the war cabinet in israel. Also the war cabinet in israel is unlikely to basically carry out all out assault on rafah. I think Benjamin Netanyahu noted, the game is almost over, the tail coat wag the dog all the time. The americans have leveraged, and i was surprised, pleasantly surprised when President Biden was asked if he hears Student Protesters in america the president genocide biden, and he said, quote, absolutely, i do. This tells me domestic pressure in the us is having an effect. On the Decision Making of President Biden, and he has to take something in orderfrom doing harm to the president in his campaign in the us, understanding of it worldwide, not just the global south. Just the global south. Thank you very much theres been more reaction to the decision by the leader of the opposition sir keir starmer to allow the former conservative Natalie Elphicke to defect from the governments side to labour. Some of his own party have criticised the decision. Natalie elphicke, the mp for dover says rishi sunak has failed on his pledge to stop the boats, but she had previously accused labour of having no plan to deal with illegal immigration. Canterbury mp Rosie Duffield said labour mps were baffled by her really peculiar move to swap sides. But a senior party figure hailed her switch as one hell of a coup. Lets speak to our chief Political Correspondent from westminster. Theres been disquiet in the labour party over this decision, despite the fact some people say, as i repeated the phrase, one helluva queue. What is your assessment of how it will impact labour . I the conservative party, for rishi sunak. However, there is significant unease, mostly private but a Little In Public from labour mps about it. Basically because Natalie Elphicke is quite right wing as they would see it, she was properly on the right of the conservative party, although there is some nuance around it. There are some labour mps who said it should be a broad church, but how broad is too broad . There are specific questions over the circumstances in which she became the mp for dover in 2019, all a bit messy, but she succeeded head then Husband Charlie who had been the mp for that seat for the best part of a decade after he was charged with sexual assault. Decade after he was charged with sexualassault. He decade after he was charged with sexual assault. He was convicted and jailed and they are no longer married. Nevertheless, some labour mps uneasy about some elements of that. ~ mps uneasy about some elements of that. , ~ ,. , mps uneasy about some elements of that. ~ , ;, mps uneasy about some elements of that. , ~ ,. ,. , that. 0k, thank you very much for brinuain that. 0k, thank you very much for bringing us that. 0k, thank you very much for bringing us uptodate that. 0k, thank you very much for bringing us uptodate on that. 0k, thank you very much for bringing us uptodate on that. Bringing us Up To Date On That story. Soon, russia will mark the anniversary of the soviet unions victory over nazi germany in world war ii. It comes as relations with the west spiral deeper into crisis, over the advance of Russian Troops against ukraines forces. President Vladimir Putin is due to speak at the victory day parade on red square, although there will be less Military Hardware on display than in parades before russias 2022 invasion of ukraine. Translation all the participants in the military operation, those are our heroes. We bow our heads before your resilience. Together with you, the whole of russia believes in you. And the moral supremacy of your exploits. Lets show you the live pictures from the victory day in russia, it continues on. You can see some of the crowds. Earlier we did see a Military Display as well. That is Vladimir Putin, if you look in the centre you can see him there, you can see other military officials. And that continues on. We did see some quite dramatic displays of russias military might. Lets speak to katarzyna zysk, who is a professor of International Relations and contemporary history at the Norwegian Institute for defence studies. Welcome to the programme. This is something which happens every year. How has this one been different . 50. How has this one been different . So, this ear how has this one been different . Srr, this year putin how has this one been different . Sn, this year putin actually, how has this one been different . Sr3, this year putin actually, the circumstances surrounded the Victory Parade is better than last year for putin, he appears to have another hand on the battlefield. This is partly because of the weakness the west has shown by delaying, the us in particular, the air package for ukraine which also allowed putin to make limited advances. So, there is also large scale military Organisation Programme going on in russia. Russia after the initial shockin russia. Russia after the initial shock in the first month of the war, they have managed to resume and significantly increase production of weapons. As i mentioned, there is the military reform that aims basically into building a soviet style mass army. There are many potential problems along the way that russia is facing. But we see a different russia that is fighting the war today. Different russia that is fighting the war today. Different russia that is fighting the war toda. , the war today. One thing we did also hear from president the war today. One thing we did also hear from President Putin the war today. One thing we did also hear from President Putin was the war today. One thing we did also hear from President Putin was some | hear from President Putin was some sort of acknowledgement his country is living through a difficult time. What did you read into that . I think for one, i believe what did you read into that . I think for one, i believe it what did you read into that . I think for one, i believe it is what did you read into that . I think for one, i believe it is very what did you read into that . I think for one, i believe it is very hard for one, i believe it is very hard for one, i believe it is very hard for the russian propaganda to hide russia is experiencing economic problems, that this war is carrying an enormous economic, financial and tube and price. I think this is one potential reference to it. But i think putin is preparing the russian public it may take much longer. One date for the victory in ukraine which has been discussed is 2026. So i think this is something the propaganda tries to prepare the russian public. It is also related to the fact there is a Victory Parade and the war against nazi germany is basically translated into the war in ukraine. This is a way of mobilising the public to prepare it for sacrifices, economic, financial and human. Also russia has increased repressions, so this is something, this existential war russia is facing, that is how putin tries to present the war in ukraine. Thank ou so present the war in ukraine. Thank you so much present the war in ukraine. Thank you so much for present the war in ukraine. Thank you so much for taking present the war in ukraine. Thank you so much for taking us present the war in ukraine. Thankj you so much for taking us through developments in russia. Lets take you to hungary, the live scenes in budapest, as a chinese Prime Minister has arrived to meet the hungarian primer set. He has welcomed him on the tarmac. You can see the red carpet treatment, the two are due to hold talks today put hungary and china have marked 75 years of diplomatic relations and they are expected to sign a number of cooperation agreements, one which could be a Large Infrastructure Projects within chinas much publicised belt and road project. A sign of closer ties between the two countries. Before he went to hungary, the president visited france and serbia. Lets have a listen briefly in. We will be live in budapest with more on what the visit means in a moment. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. A bbc investigation has found that more than 1,700 people in the uk could be living with undiagnosed hepatitis c after being given a transfusion containing contaminated blood. As many as 27,000 people were exposed to the virus the 19705, � 80s and � 90s but official documents suggest that efforts by the government and the nhs to trace those who were most at risk, were inadequate. Our health editor, hugh pym, has this report. In the 20 years before 1990, up to 27,000 people had transfusions with blood that was contaminated with the virus hepatitis c. A quick diagnosis and treatment can save lives, but transfusion cases are still coming forward. The hep c trust says two newly diagnosed people call their helpline every month. There are people still out there that have the virus that havent been picked up, up until now. And thats really quite shocking that theres people walking around, having had Blood Transfusions many years ago that have never actually had any treatment for the hep c and had they had treatment for the hep c, their prognosis would be hugely different. Maureen passed away in february with liver cancer five months after she was diagnosed with hep c and 47 years after she had the Blood Transfusion that infected her. Even though her medical records show she needed many Blood Transfusions in 1976 and had Hep C Symptoms since 2008, she wasnt tested for the virus. Her daughter victoria is furious. Why was there not a campaign on the tv . Posters in the doctors . You know, why was mum not tested . Because if mum would have been tested many, many years earlier, the outcome would have been very, very different and my mum would still have been with us. 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