
Israel 'increasingly confident' Hamas leader killed in Gaza
Israel's security cabinet has been told it's "very likely" Yahya Sinwar has been killed.
Israel's security cabinet has been told it's very likely the Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, has been killed. Sinwar is believed to be a key figure in the planning and execution of the 7 October attacks on Israel last year. We speak to our security correspondent about today's developments and what this might mean for the war in Gaza and the future of Hamas.
The US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the Security Council the US was watching to ensure Israel’s actions in Gaza do not amount to a “policy of starvation”. We hear from a resident in Gaza.
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After Italy passed into law a bill to extend the country’s ban on surrogacy to couples who seek it abroad, we speak to an Italian couple who have used a surrogate to have a baby.
Presenter: Mark Lowen.
(Photo: Israeli army 'checking possibility' it has killed Hamas leader Sinwar, Gaza - 10 Mar 2021. Credit: MOHAMMED SABER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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