thanks, stephen. good to be on with you. it s great to have you on the show. senator, would you agree that, day by day, the israel hamas war is becoming more of a headache for presidentjoe biden? i think this is the most consequential period in modern israeli history, and i think president biden did exactly the right thing in engaging directly, immediately, flying over to israel, deploying two aircraft carrier groups. but it is becoming a real challenge for us, domestically and internationally. his commitment to israel, their right to self defence, their ability to carry out a difficult and intense campaign against hamas is unwavering. but he is also privately engaging with israeli leaders and pressing for more humanitarian relief, for a clear plan for what comes after in gaza and the region, and for a more targeted campaign. unwavering, you say, and yet the outside world sees a biden message which is changing. in the early days it was all, we have got your back, israel . i
thousands of lives at risk through, what it called, the direct and repeated targeting of the hospital. the israel defense forces have not commented specifically on any operation involving the indonesian hospital, but says it continues to target what it calls terrorists and terrorist infrastructure . also the israeli military has released video, which it says supports its claim that hamas was using gaza s biggest hospital al shifa. it released cctv images, which it says show two hostages being taken by hamas into al shifa, after they were abducted from southern israel on the 7th of october. one is injured and wheeled in on a trolley. the bbc has not been able to verify the video. the idf also released video which it says shows a 55 metre long tunnel, beneath the hospital complex. hamas which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments has denied using al shifa as a base. 31 surviving premature babies were evacuated from al shifa, in a joint op
arriving in north east scotland later. details throughout the programme. good morning. it s monday, the 20th of november. our main story. it s the start of a big week for the covid inquiry, which will hear evidence from the high profile doctors and scientists who helped to shape and explain the government s response to the pandemic. the former chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance, whose diaries from that time accused boris johnson of chaotic leadership, will appear today, followed by professor sir chris whitty, jonathan van tam and damejenny harries over the coming days. our health reporter jim reed reports. patrick, over to you. thank you very much. numbers are increasing and they re increasing across europe and in the uk. sir patrick vallance was up there at the downing street podium in some of the darkest days of the pandemic. we re also recommending increased social distancing. that s the phrase that you hear. already the inquiry has heard extracts from his priv
56% of voters seem keen to try something new in a country where inflation is running at over 1a0% and two in five people live in poverty. but many economists are concerned about mr milei s victory. lets get the view of andres abadia, chief latin america economist at pantheon macroeconomics. good morning. a lot has been said about his radical ideas, his promises and he is saying he will bring them into being very swiftly. give us your take on this result. a new chapter in the argentinian economy. he is in the argentinian economy. he: is trying to in the argentinian economy. he is trying to implement new measures. we don t really know what will happen from now on. the reality is argentina is having big trouble in terms of the economy. real gdp is contracting, inflation running well above 100%. around 140%. it will probably end the year at around 200%. we also see capital controls skyrocketing interest rates. the situation interest rates. the situation in argentina is dramatic.
footage which it says shows a 55 metre long tunnel, beneath the hospital complex. hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments has denied using al shifa as a base. 31 surviving premature babies evacuated from al shifa, in a joint operation by the un and the palestinian red crescent, are expected to be transferred today to egypt via the rafah crossing. meanwhile there are indications of progress on a deal, to free some of the 239 israelis, being held hostage in gaza since october 7. orla guerin has this report from jerusalem, and a warning it contains distressing images, from the beginning. every day, more dead in gaza. some who barely started living. this footage was filmed for the bbc today in khan younis, in the south. israel told people to flee here, to be safer. the bereaved get one last look. and a father, one last embrace. the agony of samirjamil aga, cradling his five year old son, mohammed. then, his other son is brought to him. six