Israeli ex-officials appeal to Trump to help end Gaza war

Hundreds of former senior Israeli security officials have urged President Trump to pressurise their government into ending its war in Gaza. They say it is no longer just. The main hostage support group accuses the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of leading the country to doom. We speak to our correspondent in Jerusalem and hear from a brother of one of the hostages shown in a video released by Hamas over the weekend.

China is hoping that plans for its new mega-embassy in London will be approved by the UK government but some dissidents say this could be an espionage risk. We speak to a Hong Kong democracy activist and a former British Army intelligence officer.

Health experts are warning that plastic pollution is a grave, growing and under-recognised danger to health. In a review to coincide with talks in Geneva, they say plastics cause disease and death from infancy to old age. Our experts will answer audience questions about the impact of plastics on our health and environment.

Pakistani officials say the forced deportations of Afghan refugees have resumed after the federal government declined to extend a key deadline for their stay. We speak to our correspondent in Pakistan.

Presenter: Mark Lowen.

(Photo: A demonstrator holds a placard, as people protest in support of Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, and to demand the end of the war in Gaza and release of all hostages, outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem August 4, 2025. Credit: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)