The government is to suspend 30 Arms Export licences to israel out of over 300. In a statement to mps, the foreign Secretary David Lammy said the suspensions were for items which could be used in the current conflict in the Middle East and that they would have no impact on israels security. Lets go straight to our political editor Chris Mason in westminster. A clear as it is a significant one . Yes, good evening. This is parliaments first day back after the summer break. The government had informed israel privately of what it was doing and then announced it publicly. For certain uk Arms Exports to israel, for certain uk Arms Exports to israel, there does exist a clear risk that israel, there does exist a clear risk that they might be used to commit risk that they might be used to commit or risk that they might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law. Labour said it asked for this work to be done as s
Not doing enough to secure that deals and the United Kingdom has announced a partial suspension of Arms Exports to israel. Victory for germanys afd whove become the first far right party to win a regional election since World War ii. Also coming up on the World Today the mystery of the whale that some have said was spying for the Russian Navy and thats now been found dead. Welcome to the World Today an hour of international news from the bbc. The israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ask for forgiveness from israelis for not being being able to bring back the hostages for that we were very close, he said, we were very close, he said, we were nearly they Are. But in a televised address a News Conference where he took questions from Journalists Mr Netanyahu remained defiant in his demand that israeli troops must continue to control the key Philadelphia Corridor in the south of gaza. Something hamas has rejected. The Philadelphia Corridor runs along the egypt gaza border. It has em
Israel. Israeli military Bombarding Gadza and mounting limited ground raids over notice u. S. State department telling american its get out of lebanon right now isreal targets hezbollah cells. Tray is live with the latest. When is the latest on the ground in good morning we understand from the Israeli Military 320 different targets were hit in gaza over night. They have been lunching into gaza territory an effort to destroy the hamace or jihad positions on the border. Yesterday near a town israeli soldier was killed. We were reporting in that area the day before israelis electric to garth as much information ahead of the expected Ground Operation you here the blasts headed gadza in the distance. Gives you a sense of the border here and how a lot of that fire continues. Here are images inside gaza. Many that are sheltering after the vkz order its head south. Emages from gaz at Palestinian Health ministry 4700 People Killed since the massacre and the israeli response 39 man who describes