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the appalling destruction at the al ahli al arabi baptist hospital in gaza, whoever may have been responsible for it, has overshadowed the hastily arranged visit to israel by president biden. yes, he was there to offer america s total, wholehearted sympathy and support to israel in the wake of the october 7th raids, but he was also there to urge israel in the strongest way to use discretion and moderation if and when it invades gaza, and very likely also to attempt to persuade israel of the need for a humanitarian corridor to allow water, food and medicines into a waterless, poor and hugely overcrowded enclave. but what about the wider picture? lyse doucet, the bbc s chief international correspondent, is in southern israel and we caught up with her in between showers of rain. in previous military operations and i was there in gaza for the one in 2014 the israeli military described its objectives and, indeed, the political leadership, described their objectives a ....
with theirfamilies in israel. it follows mediation efforts by the gulf state of qatar, with hamas, designated as a terror organisation by many western governments, including the uk, saying they were freed for humanitarian reasons . around 200 hostages are still being held in gaza, and israel s airstrikes and total siege of the territory, cutting off food, water and medicines, will not end until all of them are freed. desperately needed humanitarian aid has still not reached the besieged people of gaza. emergency aid trucks stocked with supplies sit on the border with egypt, waiting to be let across the rafah crossing as part of a deal to allow in limited aid. let s bring you more now on the fate of those two american hostages freed by hamas. us presidentjoe biden spoke with the two women after their release on friday, telling them that their government quote will fully support them as they recover and heal. and secretary of state anthony blinken said he s relieve ....
humanitarian reasons. around 200 hostages are still being held in gaza, and israel s airstrikes and total siege of the territory, cutting off food, water and medicines, will not end until all of them are freed. desperately needed humanitarian aid has still not reached the besieged people of gaza. emergency aid trucks stocked with supplies sit on the border with egypt waiting to be let across the rafah crossing as part of a deal to allow in limited aid. let s bring you more now on the fate of those two american hostages freed by hamas. us presidentjoe biden spoke with the two women, telling them that their government will fully support them as they recover and heal. our correspondent barbara plett usher brings us more from inside the halls of the state department. the release of the hostages disrupted the day here at the state department. we were sitting down for the daily briefing and then we were told that it would be delayed for two hours because of breaking news. now ....
to what extent is iran pulling the strings in gaza and lebanon? hezbollah is a militant group. they have their own weapon, they have their own armies, and they have the sole decision that is basically coming from iran. and they re acting upon that. and china, ten years after the belt and road initiative, is the world s most impressive economy in danger of hitting the buffers? i think china s got a big struggle to come, and the big struggle is going to come with its shrinking population. the appalling destruction at the al ahli al arabi baptist hospital in gaza, whoever may have been responsible for it, has overshadowed the hastily arranged visit to israel by president biden. yes, he was there to offer america s total, wholehearted sympathy and support to israel in the wake of the 7th of october raids. but he was also there to urge israel in the strongest way to use discretion and moderation if and when it invades gaza, and very likely also to attempt to persuade israel ....
i think china s got a big struggle to come, and the big struggle is going to come with its shrinking population. the appalling destruction at the al ahli al arabi baptist hospital in gaza, whoever may have been responsible for it, has overshadowed the hastily arranged visit to israel by president biden. yes, he was there to offer america s total, wholehearted sympathy and support to israel in the wake of the 7th of october raids. but he was also there to urge israel in the strongest way to use discretion and moderation if and when it invades gaza, and very likely also to attempt to persuade israel of the need for a humanitarian corridor to allow water, food and medicines into a waterless, poor and hugely overcrowded enclave. but what about the wider picture? lyse doucet, the bbc s chief international correspondent, is in southern israel and we caught up with her in between showers of rain. in previous military operations, and i was there in gaza for the one in 2014, the ....