IDF used Palestinian man as human shield, says UN rapporteur

United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese said footage of the wounded man strapped to the front of an IDF vehicle during a raid was "flabbergasting" and appeared to be a breach of international law.

Also in the programme: The wife of an American citizen who's been kept in detention by the Taliban in Afghanistan for 2 years appeals to the US president for his release; and Washington DC prepares for the arrival of two new pandas.

Today’s guests are Katja Hoyer, a visiting research fellow at King’s College London and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and Mark MacKinnon , the Senior International Correspondent for the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail.

(Picture: A screengrab from a video of the incident. Credit: REUTERS/Reuters TV)