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Al-Shifa hospital a “legitimate target” as Hamas has “established it’s command and control” under it, says Israeli spokesman
We spoke to Mark Regev, a spokesman for the Israeli Government and a former ambassador to the UK.
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No ceasefire until all hostages are released, says Israeli PM [dubbed]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said there will be no temporary ceasefire with Hamas, proscribed as a terrorist group by the UK, until all Israeli hostages are released.
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‘Both Iran and Hezboullah do not want all-out war’, says Beirut based author
We spoke to the Beirut based author and journalist Kim Ghattas and to the American commentator and former speechwriter to President George W Bush, David Frum.
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No ceasefire until all hostages are released, says Israeli PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said there will be no temporary ceasefire with Hamas, proscribed as a terrorist group by the UK, until all Israeli hostages are released.
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Carlo Rovelli on white holes and the need for a ‘reasonable compromise’ in the Israel-Palestine war
Theoretical physiscist and writer Carlo Rovelli tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy about his search for ‘white holes’ and how science can bridge different global narratives in the geopolitical arena, in this episode of Ways to Change the World.
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Leftwing Israelis questioning their belief in peace talks and end to occupation
The Hamas attacks on October 7th threaten to upend Israeli politics. Some of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rightwing supporters blame him, while leftwing Israelis are questioning their belief in peace talks and an end to occupation.
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Scotland’s Jewish and Muslim communities speak out on fears of rise in anti-Semitism and Islamophobia
As the violence continues in the Middle East, Jewish and Muslim communities in Scotland have spoken out about their fears of a rise in anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
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Hundreds of thousands of Afghans forced to leave Pakistan
Aid agencies are warning of a desperate situation for Afghans who have been forced to leave Pakistan. Security forces there are arresting and deporting undocumented refugees.
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Rachel Reeves on interest rates and Labour’s position on Gaza
Hot off the heels of the interest rate announcement, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves was in Stevenage in Hertfordshire at a building-site, laying out Labour’s plans on the economy.
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‘We get technological revolution, the question is how we embrace it’ – Andrew Bailey on AI
We spoke to Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England, and started by asking him whether people could be confident he’d got inflation under control and interest rates had now peaked.
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AI safety summit: Are global leaders uniting to legislate against risks of AI?
It’s a who’s who of politics and the tech industry – hailed by allies of Rishi Sunak as a diplomatic coup for the UK government. US Vice President Kamala Harris, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen and tech titan Elon Musk are among those congregating in Bletchley Park to discuss the risks of AI.
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Israeli troops move in to central Gaza City amid calls for humanitarian pauses [dubbed]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his troops are at the height of battle in Gaza and that they’ve passed the outskirts of their target, Gaza city.
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Storm Ciaran: Damage across parts of southern England and the Channel Islands
Gusts of wind reaching more than a hundred miles an hour along with heavy rain have caused major damage across parts of southern England and the Channel Islands.
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Blinken expected to urge Israel to pause its attacks on Gaza
US secretary of state Antony Blinken is travelling back to the Middle East where he is expected to urge Israel to pause its attacks.
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‘We are trying to minimise the civilian casualties’, says former Israeli foreign Minister
Earlier We spoke to former Israeli foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and began by asking with much of the world appalled by the enormous loss of life in the Gaza strip, what is her response to those critical of Israel?