Middle East: new US initaitive starts in Saudi Arabia

Joe Biden's national security adviser has been meeting Saudi Arabia's crown prince at the start of the latest US diplomatic initiative on the war in Gaza. We hear about the military situation in Gaza from IDF spokesman Peter Lerner.

Also in the programme: the UK's tainted blood scandal; and flooding in southern Brazil.

Julian Worricker is joined by Colleen Graffy, professor at Pepperdine Caruso Law School in Malibu and George Parker, the political editor of the Financial Times newspaper.

(Picture: Palestinians grab from a truck aid that was delivered into Gaza through a U.S.-built pier, as seen from central Gaza Strip. credit: Reuters)