Netanyahu vows to follow through with Rafah attack

Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will carry out an operation in Rafah, regardless of whether a ceasefire deal is reached with Hamas in Gaza. We speak to our security correspondent and hear from people in Gaza.

A study in The Gambia has found that a stick-on vaccine patch could be an effective alternative to injections in the fight against measles in young children. A trial found the immune response to the patch was as strong as it was to an injection. We speak to our health correspondent and parents whose children have had measles.

As part of this week's event about the future of BBC World Service, we speak to a co-controller of BBC Languages. We also hear from Evgeniy Maloletka, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Ukrainian photojournalist covering the Russia-Ukraine war for The Associated Press.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 7, 2024. Credit: /Ronen Zvulun/Pool/File Photo/Reuters)