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00:00:16BBC News mid-terms mayhem in Michigan. Michigan. Democratic Congresswoman
00:00:19Congresswoman Haley Stevens makes makes a late endorsement for the
00:00:23the Republican candidate. The latest latest twist in a crucial Senate
00:00:26Senate race ahead of Tuesday's elections. elections. Buckingham Palace says
00:00:29says the King will speak with unflinching
00:00:32unflinching honesty and sincere sorrow sorrow about slavery at the Commonwealth
00:00:35Commonwealth Leaders Summit in the
00:00:38the Caribbean and Formula One history history made Italy's Kimi Antonelli
00:00:42Antonelli becomes the youngest champion champion in the competition's history
00:00:45history at 20 years old. Hello, I'm
00:00:56I'm Amanda Walker. Thanks for being being with us. We begin here in the
00:00:59the US where the mid-term elections elections are just two days away.
00:01:03away. Millions of voters across the the country will determine the balance
00:01:06balance of power in Congress. And And while the Democrats are widely
00:01:10widely predicted to flip the House House of Representatives, the Senate
00:01:13Senate is still up for grabs. But
00:01:15But tonight the focus is on Michigan,
00:01:19Michigan, where Democratic Congresswoman Congresswoman Haley Stevens broke
00:01:22broke with her party with an announcement announcement earlier today that caught
00:01:26caught many by surprise. And that's
00:01:29that's why I am endorsing Mike Rogers
00:01:31Rogers for the United States Senate
00:01:34Senate today. Yes, that is Democrat Democrat Stevens revealing that she's
00:01:38she's endorsing Republican Senate Senate candidate Mike Rogers. Well,
00:01:42Well, it follows a rift with her her fellow Democrat and nominee for
00:01:46for Senate Abdul El-Sayed, who defeated defeated her in the primary. Stevens
00:01:49Stevens criticised him over a political political ad by an outside group
00:01:53group blaming Israel for high grocery grocery prices. Off the back of that
00:01:57that announcement online, Stevens Stevens then appeared with Rogers
00:02:00Rogers on the campaign trail. There, There, she explained a little more
00:02:03more of why her support has shifted. shifted. My vote for Senate is going
00:02:07going to be with Mike Rogers, and
00:02:08and I will tell you why because we
00:02:12we have to stand with country. We
00:02:14We can't stand with hate. And I'm I'm sorry people are upset and I
00:02:18I understand that I did endorse the
00:02:20the Democratic nominee and he chose
00:02:22chose to close his campaign by saying saying I wasn't welcome. I've never
00:02:26never been invited to a campaign campaign event. That's fine. You You know, he's busy. He's running
00:02:29running all around. I've had primaries primaries before myself. It's not
00:02:32not about that. It's this is about
00:02:35about leadership and integrity. Well, Well, President Trump has praised
00:02:39praised Stevens for her decision decision to endorse Rogers, saying
00:02:42saying he would welcome her to the the Republican Party. El-Sayed, meanwhile,
00:02:46meanwhile, called the endorsement endorsement a distraction and spoke
00:02:49spoke out against his former primary primary challenger. And so look,
00:02:52look, if you're somebody who believes believes that we ought to have more
00:02:55more rights, not less than I would would think you would support me
00:02:58me in this race. If you are somebody somebody who believes that we should
00:03:01should stand up to hate, and you you have watched this last campaign,
00:03:04campaign, I think we probably would would not want to support Mike Rogers
00:03:06Rogers and Donald Trump and JD Vance. Vance. I've been speaking to our
00:03:10our North America correspondent Nada
00:03:12Nada Tawfik, who was at El-sayed's El-sayed's rally in Michigan. Yeah,
00:03:16Yeah, absolutely. And Abdul El-Sayed, El-Sayed, it continued not talking
00:03:20talking about that feud and focusing focusing on his message here today
00:03:23today at the rally, but we have been been speaking with voters all day
00:03:27day long who were just as stunned
00:03:30stunned by this move by Haley Stevens
00:03:32Stevens who, remember, was running running in the primary to take on
00:03:36on Mike Rogers before she lost to
00:03:39to Mr El-Sayed. Voters very much
00:03:41much see this as a disappointment,
00:03:44disappointment, as a distraction distraction ahead of, you know, a a few days before the election when
00:03:48when this is such a critical seat
00:03:50seat for Democrats in their fight fight to retake the Senate, they
00:03:54they believe that this is a betrayal betrayal of the Democratic Party
00:03:57Party that Haley Stevens has abandoned
00:04:00abandoned her. Her core beliefs as
00:04:02as a Democrat. And we have seen a
00:04:06a flurry of reaction from top Democrats,
00:04:08Democrats, not just in Michigan but
00:04:10but in Washington as well. The Democratic Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer
00:04:14Schumer in the Senate also trying
00:04:15trying to portray the party as united.
00:04:18united. And we have heard from Haley Haley Stevens own staff, including
00:04:22including her chief of staff, who who said that many have resigned
00:04:26resigned because they don't want
00:04:27want to see this sowing of discord
00:04:30discord right before the election. election. And to just remind us how
00:04:33how it reached this point. Well,
00:04:40Well, look, Haley Stevens and Abdul Abdul El-Sayed are two very different
00:04:43different candidates. Haley Stevens
00:04:44Stevens is more of a centrist part
00:04:47part of the establishment. Democrats,
00:04:49Democrats, and she is a very strong strong supporter of Israel. Abdul
00:04:53Abdul El-Sayed is more from the left left wing progressive branch of the
00:04:57the Democratic Party. He still considers considers himself a capitalist, but
00:05:00but he is very much on board with with policies such as Medicare for
00:05:03for all. So free health care for for all and supporting unions and
00:05:07and increasing wages and stopping stopping money that is spent overseas.
00:05:11overseas. For example, on the war war in Iran wanting more of that
00:05:14that to be spent here in the United
00:05:16United States. And so there was such
00:05:18such a tense Senate primary battle
00:05:20battle between the two. And Haley
00:05:23Haley Stevens had initially endorsed endorsed him after that brutal primary
00:05:26primary fight. But in recent days,
00:05:29days, she has really taken issue issue with his stance on Israel.
00:05:32Israel. She's claimed that an ad
00:05:34ad that Abdul El-Sayed campaign didn't didn't make, and she said he didn't
00:05:37didn't agree with. But nevertheless, nevertheless, the ad tried to portray
00:05:41portray US support for Israel with
00:05:43with rising grocery prices. She tried tried to pin that on him. He said
00:05:47said that he had nothing to do with with it, but nevertheless, it ended
00:05:51ended up in this escalation where where Haley Stevens ultimately decided
00:05:53decided to side with Mike Rogers.
00:05:56Rogers. So a real tense moment for
00:05:58for the Democratic Party, but one one that is exposing these divisions,
00:06:02divisions, these very real divisions divisions that exist. And if Abdul
00:06:05Abdul El-Sayed does win here in Michigan, Michigan, which is a swing state,
00:06:08state, it would be a big win for for the progressive movement because because before progressives have
00:06:12have won in liberal cities. But never
00:06:15never before in this way for a Senate Senate race in a swing state. So
00:06:18So this would have a lot to say about
00:06:20about what a winning coalition would would be for 2028 presidential race.
00:06:23race. If he wins. Nada Tawfik in in Michigan. Well, let's take a step
00:06:27step back for a moment and look at at the bigger picture of what's at
00:06:31at stake on Tuesday. Up for grabs grabs is control on Capitol Hill
00:06:34Hill in the House of Representatives Representatives and Senate chambers.
00:06:38chambers. It's largely thought Democrats Democrats are well positioned to
00:06:41to retake control of the House. What's
00:06:43What's come as a bit of a surprise surprise is the Senate, namely that
00:06:46that it might be in play. Republicans
00:06:49Republicans have a 53 to 47 seat seat majority in the chamber, a portion
00:06:52portion 35 seats are up for election election this year, a mix of both
00:06:56both GOP and Democrat held seats. seats. Well, both parties will need
00:06:59need to hold seats and Democrats Democrats will need to make some
00:07:02some gains to secure control paths paths to victory for either party
00:07:05party could come down to a handful handful of races across the country,
00:07:09country, from Maine to Iowa and Alaska.
00:07:12Alaska. In some cases, the opportunities opportunities for a gain have come
00:07:15come as something of a surprise.
00:07:18surprise. Take Texas reliably read read the last time the state elected
00:07:20elected a Democrat to the Senate
00:07:23Senate was in 1988. Now, a combination combination of factors have Democrats
00:07:27Democrats hopeful that the heartbreak heartbreak they're used to in Texas
00:07:30Texas might be about to change. Polling
00:07:33Polling has Trump backed Ken Paxton
00:07:34Paxton neck and neck with his challenger, challenger, James Talarico? It's
00:07:38It's the most expensive political political race, not just in this
00:07:42this cycle but in history. Our chief chief North America correspondent,
00:07:46correspondent, Gary O'Donoghue has has been in Texas on the campaign
00:07:49campaign trail. $573 million in advertising
00:07:52advertising alone. That's advertising
00:07:56advertising alone, which is a huge huge amount. If you had dollar bills
00:07:58bills and you piled them up, it would would go up 35 miles into the air.
00:08:01air. It's massive. And what's at at stake? Well, partly potentially
00:08:05potentially the control of the Senate.
00:08:06Senate. Have you been lining out out Republicans should this should
00:08:10should be a walk in the park for for Republicans. Texas. It's very
00:08:12very red. As you said, Ruby red. red. Lots of Republicans here. Donald
00:08:16Donald Trump won this state by 14
00:08:1814 percentage points in 2024. Nevertheless,
00:08:21Nevertheless, the Republican candidate candidate has got public and private
00:08:24private scandals behind him. He was
00:08:25was imposed partly by the President
00:08:29President in place of a Republican Republican who was part of the leadership leadership in the Senate. And now
00:08:32now the race is neck and neck. Democrats
00:08:35Democrats have been promising Amanda Amanda to take back Texas for a long,
00:08:38long, long time. There's been a lot lot of false dawns. This may be another
00:08:41another one, but if they do pull pull it off this time, it will be
00:08:44be one of the biggest upsets of these these elections. Gary, you've been been travelling across the state.
00:08:48state. Have you got a sense of how how energised voters are and what
00:08:51what are their priorities? What have
00:08:52have they been saying to you? The
00:08:56The priorities are what you expected, expected, what you've been hearing hearing for weeks and weeks and weeks,
00:09:00weeks, the cost of gas, the cost cost of groceries, all those kinds
00:09:04kinds of things people are worried worried about. They're worried about about war. They're worried about
00:09:07about the direction of the country. country. Hispanic voters here in
00:09:10in Texas particularly worried about about the way detention and deportation
00:09:14deportation is being carried out out in their community. They like like the fact that the border was
00:09:18was closed by Donald Trump. And those
00:09:20those pictures of thousands of people people flooding across from Mexico
00:09:23Mexico has stopped, but they don't don't like what's happening to their
00:09:26their families being pulled over over by the Immigration and Customs
00:09:29Customs Enforcement people on the the side of the street as they're they're on their way to work. So
00:09:33So that has played against Republicans
00:09:35Republicans in this state in particular particular and across the nation.
00:09:38nation. So there's a lot at stake stake here. And it's really important
00:09:41important to understand that Donald Donald Trump, in a sense, could have
00:09:44have sat this one out. He could have have said, well, every president president gets a kicking in the mid-terms.
00:09:48mid-terms. That's just the way it it goes. And that is true. But he's
00:09:51he's put himself on the line. He
00:09:53He said, Pretend I'm on the ballot. ballot. He's nationalised this election.
00:09:57election. So if they do badly it's
00:10:00it's kind of his fault. And James
00:10:03James Talarico who we just saw there, there, how has he been pitching himself?
00:10:06himself? We know he's characterised characterised this as a David and
00:10:09and Goliath type battle. He has,
00:10:13has, and that's partly to do with with his religious background. He's
00:10:17He's studied as a seminarian in the the Presbyterian Church. He's a young
00:10:20young guy. He's in the Texas State State House. He was a middle school
00:10:24school teacher. He's only 37 years
00:10:27years old, very sort of modern in in that sense and has been characterised
00:10:31characterised by the Republicans Republicans as a bit weird. He's He's been characterised for some
00:10:35some of his previous statements as as a bit out there. He did say at
00:10:38at some point in the past, for which which he says he now cringes that
00:10:41that he thought there were six biological
00:10:43biological sexes and that God was was of no gender at all. And so there's
00:10:47there's a few things that he's had had to deal with. But in this place
00:10:50place where he ought to be lagging lagging behind, he's managed to keep
00:10:53keep that up. And he has been a juggernaut
00:10:56juggernaut of fundraising as well. well. Not so much the outside money
00:11:00money that has come to Republicans Republicans here from people like like Elon Musk, but he's only his
00:11:04his own. Personal fundraising is is far outstripped that of the Republican
00:11:07Republican candidate Ken Paxton,
00:11:09Paxton, who has his problems. Well Well across the country, female candidates
00:11:13candidates are playing a key role role in the mid-term elections, whether whether they're running to represent
00:11:17represent their states in Washington Washington or to serve as governor.
00:11:20governor. For more, I'm joined by by Jessica Mackler, president of
00:11:23of EMILYs List, an advocacy group group that supports Democratic pro-choice
00:11:27pro-choice women up and down the the ballot. Jessica, thank you for
00:11:29for being with us. So you're on the the front lines of this fight to
00:11:32to get Democratic women to run for for office, which they're doing in
00:11:36in record numbers. What are the big big races that you'll be looking
00:11:39looking at on Tuesday night? Well, Well, thank you so much for having
00:11:43having me. And that's right. We see see women running in races up and
00:11:46and down the ballot. And I would would say zooming out, what I'm most
00:11:49most excited about is that women women are at the centre of the fight fight to take back power for Democrats
00:11:53Democrats up and down that ballot, ballot, whether we're talking about about the path to the Senate majority,
00:11:57majority, which is absolutely in in our sights, whether we're talking
00:12:00talking about races that Republicans Republicans had hoped would be off
00:12:03off the map. And then when it comes comes to the House majority, Emily's Emily's List backed women are going
00:12:06going to deliver that House majority majority for Democrats. And in states, states, we're going to see that we
00:12:10we can get to a new historic high high of Democratic women governors
00:12:14governors and state legislative races races across the ballot. So, you
00:12:17you know, we have a real imperative imperative in front of us right now
00:12:20now to deliver power to help create
00:12:22create ways to stand up to this administration. administration. And women are at
00:12:25at the centre of doing that right right now. More than two thirds of
00:12:28of the women running in these mid-terms mid-terms are Democrats. Why aren't
00:12:32aren't more Republican women running? running? And can women really apply
00:12:35apply their kind of full political political power without increased increased reputation representation
00:12:39representation on both sides? Well.
00:12:42Well. We've really seen immense growth growth in the representation within
00:12:45within the Democratic caucus. If If you look at the House of Representatives,
00:12:48Representatives, for example, when when my organisation Emily's List, List, was founded nearly 40 years
00:12:52years ago, women made up less than than 5% of the House Democratic caucus.
00:12:56caucus. And today it's at the highest highest it's ever been. We've seen
00:12:59seen a retraction. On the other hand, hand, with Republicans, I think this
00:13:02this really comes down to who is is actually going to stand up and
00:13:04and fight for women. In addition addition to being important leading
00:13:08leading candidates, women voters voters are the deciders in these
00:13:10these elections. And so they know know when they're looking for people
00:13:14people that they can trust to stand stand up and fight for them, they
00:13:17they really are understanding that that that's about who's actually actually going to do the work of
00:13:21of representing women, fighting for for their rights and their freedoms.
00:13:23freedoms. And it's really clear that that democratic women are the ones
00:13:27ones leading here. And Emily EMILYs EMILYs List has endorsed Democratic Democratic women, as you say, running
00:13:31running for office across the country, country, including Ohio. You've been
00:13:34been campaigning with Amy Acton. Acton. She was, of course, the subject subject of an ad run by her Republican
00:13:38Republican opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy. Ramaswamy. It featured her estranged estranged mother essentially calling
00:13:42calling her a liar, bringing into into question her traumatic childhood. childhood. I'm not going to relitigate
00:13:46relitigate that with you. You called called it an act of desperation,
00:13:48desperation, but how do you ever ever prepare a candidate for the
00:13:52the levels of toxicity that we are
00:13:55are seeing these days? It's a really really unfortunate reality of campaigns
00:13:58campaigns right now that what we're we're seeing coming from the right
00:14:02right is no guardrails on what they they are willing to do, no moral
00:14:06moral compass. And in fact, that that is something that is driving
00:14:09driving the energy that we see for for Democratic candidates. In fact, fact, because voters are fed up with
00:14:13with a system in which Republicans Republicans use their levers of power
00:14:16power to hold on to that power to to make their friends richer, to
00:14:20to avoid accountability and to launch launch these really desperate, disgusting
00:14:23disgusting attacks. There's no way way to be prepared for every single
00:14:26single outcome. But we have come
00:14:28come to realise that they are not not going to put any monitors on
00:14:32on their own behaviour, and we have have to be ready for anything. But
00:14:34But I think when you look at the the strength with which Amy Acton
00:14:37Acton has navigated this campaign, campaign, it's no surprise that she
00:14:40she was able to navigate this with with strength as well. And it really
00:14:43really provides a clear contrast contrast of someone who is willing
00:14:46willing to litigate this traumatic traumatic childhood in order just just to win an election for himself
00:14:50himself versus someone who's really really focused her campaign on standing
00:14:53standing up for the people of Ohio.
00:14:55Ohio. And Jessica, just more broadly, broadly, I'll never forget being
00:14:58being on the 26th campaign trail trail 2016 campaign trail and having
00:15:02having women tell me that a woman woman should not be president. Of Of course, when Hillary Clinton was
00:15:06was running, how do you break through
00:15:08through such deeply ingrained misogyny
00:15:11misogyny that very often is coming coming from women? I think the most
00:15:14most important thing we have to do do is every time we hear that is
00:15:17is call it out. And so my message message to anyone who says that is
00:15:20is cut it out. We have proven over
00:15:23over and over again that women can
00:15:25can win in any place at all levels levels of the ballot. The number
00:15:29number of times that people say to to us at Emily's list, well, this
00:15:32this isn't a place that a woman can can win or this person in particular
00:15:35particular can't win in this type type of district, and then we prove
00:15:38prove them wrong. And every time time we do that, we move the ball
00:15:41ball forward in showing what women women can do. I say all the time
00:15:44time that supporting women candidates candidates is a strong electoral
00:15:47electoral strategy. And that's true. true. Women drive some of our most
00:15:51most impressive wins, and so we just just have to keep disproving that that theory and keep calling it out
00:15:55out for what it is. Because again, again, supporting women, it's a strong
00:15:59strong electoral strategy. OK. Jessica Jessica Mackler, president of Emily's
00:16:02Emily's List, thanks so much for for talking to us. Thanks for having
00:16:06having me. Still to come. Buckingham Buckingham Palace says King Charles
00:16:10Charles will speak with unflinching unflinching honesty about Britain's
00:16:14Britain's role in the transatlantic transatlantic slave trade when he he addresses Commonwealth leaders
00:16:17leaders in Antigua this week. We'll We'll have the latest from
00:17:21fundamental rethink. It's all on
00:17:21on The Media Show on BBC News. Live
00:17:34Live with BBC News. Thanks for being being with us. Buckingham Palace
00:17:37Palace says King Charles will speak
00:17:38speak about slavery with unflinching unflinching honesty and sincere sorrow
00:17:42sorrow when he addresses the Commonwealth Commonwealth Leaders Summit in Antigua
00:17:45Antigua on Tuesday. The King is starting starting three days of formal engagements
00:17:49engagements there as part of a wider wider tour of the Caribbean. He went
00:17:52went to a church service earlier earlier on Sunday marking Antigua
00:17:55Antigua and Barbuda's Independence Independence Day. It's understood understood his speech won't be affected
00:17:59affected by comments made by the the UK Prime Minister, Andy Burnham,
00:18:02Burnham, raising the possibility possibility of a formal apology for
00:18:04for Britain's role in the transatlantic transatlantic slave trade. The British
00:18:08British government has never made made a formal apology for slavery
00:18:11slavery or offered to pay reparations. reparations. Here's our political
00:18:15political correspondent Joe Pike. Pike. Throughout his Caribbean tour,
00:18:18tour, the King has acknowledged slavery's slavery's place in the history of
00:18:22of these islands. The Caribbean community
00:18:25community have a ten point plan for for reparations, including investment
00:18:28investment in education and public public health. But Andy Burnham has
00:18:31has ruled out anything financial. financial. The Chancellor explained
00:18:35explained his boss's thinking. The The Prime Minister has said look,
00:18:38look, we are open to a discussion
00:18:41discussion about an apology. He feels feels that that's the right thing,
00:18:44thing, particularly ahead of the the Commonwealth Leaders Conference.
00:18:47Conference. But he doesn't believe believe that reparations are the
00:18:50the right approach and considering considering a formal apology doesn't
00:18:53doesn't mean accepting that British British people now should accept
00:18:56accept the financial liability for
00:18:58for any party. In things that happened happened hundreds of years ago in
00:19:02in which they had no role. For the the Conservatives, even the offer
00:19:05offer of an apology is navel gazing
00:19:08gazing and a distraction. It is time time for the Commonwealth to start
00:19:11start looking forwards, not endlessly endlessly backwards. And why now?
00:19:14now? Why not? In the 60s, 70s, 80s? 80s? Why are we why are we having
00:19:18having this conversation today? What What is it? Because lots. Of Commonwealth. Commonwealth. Leaders are asking
00:19:22asking for it, which is why that's. that's. What I mean. Why are they
00:19:24they asking for it now? It is because because many of these countries are
00:19:28are struggling with the same issues issues that we struggling with. They're They're not becoming richer. They
00:19:31They don't know what to do. So they they want to ask Britain for more
00:19:34more money. My answer is no. We should
00:19:36should not even be entertaining the
00:19:39the idea of reparations. In Antigua, Antigua, where Andy Burnham will
00:19:43will arrive tomorrow. Views on an
00:19:45an official apology are mixed. If If someone is apologising, I mean
00:19:48mean they've done something wrong. wrong. And if they've done wrong,
00:19:52wrong, apology is a good start. No,
00:19:54No, I don't think the UK should apologise apologise for anything because the
00:19:58the slave trade has happened years years ago and what's in the past past should stay in the past and
00:20:02and people should learn from the the past and not try to live in the
00:20:06the past. The King will address the the Commonwealth Heads of government
00:20:09government on Tuesday. A message message of unflinching honesty and
00:20:12and sincere sorrow is expected to
00:20:15to feature in that speech. Joe Pike,
00:20:17Pike, BBC News. Our senior royal
00:20:21royal correspondent Daniela Relph Relph is travelling with the King King and she told us more about the
00:20:24the palace's reaction to the Prime Prime Minister's comments. Well.
00:20:27Well. This tour already has been been exhausting and against the backdrop
00:20:30backdrop of some pretty difficult difficult conversations in this region
00:20:34region about apologies and reparations. reparations. But what the words of
00:20:37of the Prime Minister have done have have really intensified that debate
00:20:40debate that the King finds himself himself part of. We saw the King
00:20:43King and Queen for the first time time here on a joint engagement in
00:20:47in Antigua a little bit earlier today today when they attended church on
00:20:50on the island with other Commonwealth Commonwealth leaders. We also saw
00:20:54saw them meeting the West Indian Indian cricket legend Sir Viv Richards,
00:20:57Richards, who is very much going going to be part of a number of their
00:21:00their engagements here on Antigua. Antigua. And the theme of that church
00:21:03church service this morning was unity
00:21:06unity and partnership. In terms of
00:21:08of how Buckingham Palace are responding responding well, they are asserting
00:21:12asserting the position of the King King as a constitutional monarch,
00:21:15monarch, with one senior aide saying
00:21:17saying that the King transcends politics.
00:21:19politics. And they are also stressing stressing that any decision to say
00:21:23say sorry over the UK's involvement involvement in the transatlantic transatlantic slave trade is not
00:21:27not for the monarch, it is for the the government and the King will
00:21:30will then be guided by the government government in terms of what he says.
00:21:33says. So we aren't expecting any any changes to his speech that he
00:21:36he will deliver to Commonwealth leaders leaders here on Tuesday. And as you
00:21:40you say, we know that he is again
00:21:42again going to express his sincere sincere sorrow for the UK's involvement
00:21:45involvement in the slave trade. And And we are told by Palace sources
00:21:48sources that he will talk with unflinching
00:21:52unflinching honesty emergency services. And local hospitals in
00:21:55in Gaza say Israeli attacks have have killed eight people, including
00:21:58including a child and five police police officers. The strikes happened
00:22:01happened in Khan Younis in the south south of the territory and in Gaza
00:22:04Gaza City. That's despite a ceasefire
00:22:07ceasefire agreed last year. Israel Israel says it carried out two attacks
00:22:10attacks on what it described as military military operatives, but has provided
00:22:14provided no evidence to support that that claim. Our Middle East correspondent
00:22:17correspondent Hugo Bachega has more more from Jerusalem. Officials in
00:22:21in Gaza say the drone attack in Yunis Yunis in the south of the territory,
00:22:25territory, targeted a group of police police officers as they were carrying
00:22:28carrying out their duties, and the the Interior Ministry has described
00:22:32described it as a massacre. It has has named the five men who were killed
00:22:36killed whose ages range from 23 to
00:22:39to 53. Now a separate attack happened
00:22:42happened in Gaza City to the north, north, and hospital officials say
00:22:45say a missile attack targeted a group
00:22:47group of civilians next to a school. school. A child was among the dead.
00:22:51dead. Now the Israeli military has has confirmed that it carried out
00:22:55out two strikes, saying that it was
00:22:58was targeting what it described as as military operatives. So far it
00:23:02it has given no details and no evidence.
00:23:05evidence. Now all of this happens happens despite a ceasefire that
00:23:07that came into force in Gaza in October
00:23:10October last year. But Israeli attacks attacks have continued almost every
00:23:14every day. And a peace plan for Gaza
00:23:16Gaza brokered by the Trump administration administration has also stalled. stalled. Now, since the beginning
00:23:20beginning of the ceasefire, more
00:23:23more than 1500 Palestinians have
00:23:24have been killed in these Israeli Israeli attacks, according to the
00:23:28the Hamas run health ministry. Israel Israel says it is targeting Hamas,
00:23:32Hamas, accusing the group of trying trying to rebuild its military capabilities.
00:23:35capabilities. But often it's civilians civilians who are also killed in
00:23:38in these attacks. The US First Lady,
00:23:42Lady, Melania Trump, says the temporary temporary ceasefire she helped broker
00:23:44broker in Russian occupied Oleshky
00:23:47Oleshky was a success. The humanitarian humanitarian truce across the Kherson
00:23:50Kherson region, which ended late late on Sunday, allowed hundreds
00:23:52hundreds of people to be evacuated evacuated from the besieged town.
00:23:56town. Oleshky residents went for for years without regular access
00:23:59access to food, water and energy, energy, with their town encircled
00:24:03encircled by Russian troops, the the US First Lady said in a social
00:24:07social media post moments ago. The The truce delivered critical aid
00:24:10aid to the region, she added on behalf behalf of America, I commend Russia
00:24:14Russia and Ukraine for their leadership leadership and co-operation surrounding
00:24:17surrounding the Oleshky ceasefire. ceasefire. I hope Oleshky serves
00:24:20serves as a foundation for lasting
00:24:23lasting peace between both nations. nations. Sporting history has just
00:24:27just been made Italian driver Kimi
00:24:29Kimi Antonelli becoming Formula One's One's youngest ever champion at the
00:24:32the Grand Prix in Mexico City. It
00:24:35It makes the 20-year-old Mercedes Mercedes driver the first Italian
00:24:38Italian to win the Grand Prix for
00:24:40for two decades. Tom Carey, senior
00:24:42senior sports correspondent at the the Telegraph, explained the significance
00:24:45significance of this moment for the the sport and for Antonelli, who
00:24:49who comes from a racing family. Well, Well, it's just fantastic news for
00:24:52for the sport. I mean having a new
00:24:55new world champion, especially from from Italy who haven't won a title
00:24:58title for 73 years now since Alberto
00:25:01Alberto Ascari back in 1953. I mean, mean, the age, as you mentioned,
00:25:04mentioned, is incredible. It's only only Antonelli's second season in
00:25:07in the sport and I think just having
00:25:09having a young, fresh faced new star
00:25:12star can only be good news for the the sport. Like everyone in Formula
00:25:15Formula One he got going before he he was, you know, even walking. I
00:25:18I mean he's he's a classic in the
00:25:21the new mould. You know he was in in karts from a very early age picked
00:25:25picked up by Mercedes at just 11
00:25:2711 I think and signed to their junior
00:25:31junior programme and yeah like everyone everyone else he started very, very
00:25:34very young. And as you mentioned, mentioned, his family are motorsport
00:25:37motorsport family. His father Marco Marco was a driver himself and later
00:25:41later ran a race team. And he's obviously
00:25:44obviously out there with him in Mexico Mexico and accompanies him to all
00:25:46all the races. I mean, he was only only a teenager until a couple of
00:25:49of months ago. So he has his family family close around him and know know he's a great. He's a great young
00:25:53young man. Don't forget our special special programming coming up on
00:25:56on Tuesday. We'll bring you the results results of the US mid-term elections
00:25:59elections live from Washington at
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