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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaJeremy Bowen: Iran’s attack on Israel offers Netanyahu a lifelinePublished10 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, EPAImage caption, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing challenges on multiple frontsBy Jeremy BowenBBC international editor It wasn’t many days ago that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was under enormous pressure. After seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza on 1 April, US President Joe Biden seemed finally to lose patience with his troublesome ally. On the same day, Israel attacked the Iranian diplomatic compound in Damascus, killing a senior general, at least six other officers, and violating legal conventions that prohibit attacks on embassies. Israel claimed, unconvincingly, that Iran had forfeited that protection by turning the consular building it destroyed into a military outpost. Iran promised it would retaliate, but previous attacks on senior commanders had generated more words than actions. Outside Iran, the attack on Damascus was overshadowed by the fury caused by the killing of the team from World Central Kitchen, a US-based charity.The White House issued a furious statement from President Biden. He was “outraged and heartbroken”. It was not a standalone incident. Israel was not doing enough to protect aid workers or Palestinian civilians. In an angry call with the prime minister, he demanded major concessions. Gaza should be flooded with humanitarian aid. Israel must open more border crossings, as well as the container port in Ashdod, less than an hour’s drive away from children starving to death in northern Gaza. Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Israel has used US-supplied weapons to devastating and deadly effect in GazaPrime Minister Netanyahu promised that things would change. Despite that, Israel was stalling. As well as feeling the heat from the White House, Mr Netanyahu was also under pressure from the ultranationalist extremists whose backing in Israel’s parliament keeps his coalition in power. Not only are they opposed to flooding Gaza with aid. They believe the war has presented Israel with a priceless opportunity to re-settle Jews in Gaza. Jewish settlements there were evacuated and demolished by Israel in 2005 as part of a unilateral withdrawal from the territory. By the end of last week, the US was increasing the pressure. On Thursday, Samantha Power, the top US humanitarian official, said it was “credible” that famine was already affecting parts of Gaza. It was apparent to Israel’s friends as well as its enemies that its six-month siege of Gaza had created the world’s most urgent food crisis. There was another burst of speculation that the US would put conditions on the use of the weapons it supplies to Israel. On Saturday morning, hours before the Iranian attack on Israel, The New York Times echoed deepening outrage, especially among prominent Democrats in the US Congress. It called for a pause in the supply of weapons to Israel and laid into Benjamin Netanyahu. Under the headline, Military Aid to Israel Cannot Be Unconditional, the paper’s editorial board slammed Mr Netanyahu and the hardliners in his government for breaking “the bond of trust” with America. The US commitment to Israel, and its right to defend itself, did not mean that President Biden “should allow Mr. Netanyahu to keep playing his cynical double games”, it said.Then Iran’s first-ever direct attack on Israel offered the prime minister a lifeline. This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: Sirens ring through Jerusalem as projectiles shot down from skyIn a remarkable feat of military co-operation, the US and other Western allies helped Israel shoot down more than 300 drones and missiles launched by Iran. No Arab leader has been a sterner critic of Israel’s war in Gaza than King Abdullah of Jordan. But Jordan’s air force joined the operation, downing projectiles heading for Israel. Calls for putting conditions on military aid to Israel were replaced by resounding expressions of solidarity. Prime Minister Netanyahu has been presented with new political opportunities. Gaza is out of the headlines, for a day or two at least. LATEST: Follow Israel-Iran latest news liveEXPLAINED: Why has Iran attacked Israel?CATCH UP: How Iran’s attack on Israel unfoldedBut pressure on the prime minister has changed. It has not gone. Israel’s next moves might redouble it. President Biden has made it very clear what he thinks should happen next. Israel should declare victory in this episode, “take the win”, and not hit back. He declared, again, that America’s support for Israel was “ironclad”.That fitted in to his consistent policy since the Hamas attacks on 7 October. The president and his administration have worked hard to stop a wider, all-out war in the Middle East, even as they funnelled massive supplies of arms to Israel that have been used to devastating and deadly effect in Gaza. Since October Israel has accepted the weapons and the diplomatic support that accompanied them and ignored Joe Biden’s increasingly desperate and angry calls to respect the laws of war and protect civilians. Just a few days after unprecedented military co-operation from its allies against Iran, Israel looks once again to be bent on ignoring not just Joe Biden’s advice not to retaliate, but very similar sentiments from the other countries that helped out on Saturday night. Just like Joe Biden, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Britain and President Emmanuel Macron in France deployed combat aircraft, both condemned Iran, and both have urged Israel not to hit back. Image source, Israeli government handoutImage caption, Israel’s war cabinet met on Sunday, as seen in this Israeli government handoutThey are coming up against long-held beliefs and instincts in Israel. One is the deep conviction that Israel’s survival depends on responding to attacks with overwhelming force. Another is Benjamin Netanyahu’s view, expressed many times over his years in power, that Iran is Israel’s most dangerous enemy, bent on the destruction of the Jewish state. Many Israelis share that view. Now, after years of enmity since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Iran has for the first time mounted a direct attack on Israel. A long clandestine war has come out of the shadows. Israel has said the question is not if it will hit back, but when and how. The war cabinet has been debating how to do it without igniting an all-out war. In the end, though, any attack will gamble that Iran does not want all-out war either, and will respond accordingly. That is a dangerous assumption. Both sides have already badly misjudged the other’s intentions. Once again, Benjamin Netanyahu and his government are bent on ignoring the wishes of allies who have gone the extra mile to help Israel against its enemies. His ultranationalist allies are demanding a crushing attack on Iran. One of them said Israel should “go berserk”. At the same time the humanitarian catastrophe continues in Gaza. International attention has swung away from it but will return. Israel’s military is still operating in Gaza and still killing civilians. Deadly violence between Palestinians and Jewish settlers in the West Bank has surged again. Israel’s border war with Hezbollah could escalate fast. Iran has vowed to retaliate more strongly if Israel attacks. The chief of staff of its armed forces, Hossein Baqeri, said the attack on Israel had been “limited” and promised a “far greater” response if Israel retaliated. The Americans have said they will not assist if Israel attacks Iran. But it is hard to believe that Joe Biden’s definition of an “ironclad” commitment to Israel’s security would keep the US on the sidelines if Iran answered an Israeli attack with another of its own. The slide continues towards a wider war in the Middle East and a deeper global crisis. Related TopicsIsrael-Gaza warIsraelIranBenjamin NetanyahuMore on this storyIsrael war cabinet meets to discuss Iran responsePublished11 hours agoBowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?Published1 day agoWhy has Iran attacked Israel?Published1 day agoBowen: Israel denies famine looms in Gaza, but evidence is overwhelmingPublished4 days agoBowen: Obstacles to peace seem larger than everPublished7 AprilTop StoriesLive. 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![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaBruce Lehrmann: Judge finds Brittany Higgins was raped inside parliamentPublished36 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bruce Lehrmann was in court to hear the decisionBy Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, SydneyFormer Australian political staffer Bruce Lehrmann raped his colleague Brittany Higgins inside Parliament House, a judge has found in a defamation case.Mr Lehrmann has always denied sex took place at all and sued Network 10 over a TV interview with Ms Higgins.The outlet successfully defended the story as substantially true.Their report in 2021 shocked the nation and stirred huge public anger over the treatment of women in politics.In the interview, a teary Ms Higgins detailed how she had woken up on a couch in a minister’s office to find a colleague raping her, after a night out in Canberra in 2019.However Mr Lehrmann told the Federal Court the pair had shared an Uber back to their office before going their separate ways.Ruling that Mr Lehrmann had told “deliberate lies”, Justice Michael Lee on Monday said the 28-year-old had been “hellbent” on having sex with Ms Higgins and was “recklessly indifferent” to whether she wanted to as well.”So intent upon gratification… [Mr Lehrmann] went ahead with sexual intercourse without caring whether or not she consented.”The standard of proof in defamation cases is lower than in criminal proceedings – a defendant must only prove the claims are more likely to be true, than not.Mr Lehrmann faced a criminal trial in 2022, but it was aborted due to juror misconduct. A retrial was later abandoned out of concern for Ms Higgins’ mental health.Referring to the criminal proceedings, Justice Lee concluded his judgement by saying: “Having escaped the lion’s den Mr Lehrmann made the mistake of coming back for his hat.”Related TopicsAustraliaTop StoriesLive. Middle East conflict ‘on the brink’, warns UN chiefBowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?Published11 hours agoUS tells Israel it won’t join any Iran retaliationPublished4 hours agoFeaturesThe Papers: Israel ‘vows revenge’ as it ‘weighs up response’BBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on Israel. VideoBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on IsraelIsrael to respond to Iran attack ‘when time is right’Sarah Snook’s chicken and nine other Olivier momentsWatch: Rushdie reveals extent of his wounds from knife attack. VideoWatch: Rushdie reveals extent of his wounds from knife attackWatching my country fall apart day-by-dayThe sharp-tongued president livening up Croatia’s electionPrimary school places 2024: When do parents find out offers?New ‘Gen Z’ Scrabble: ‘It feels a bit like cheating’Elsewhere on the BBCCharlotte Church explores her working class childhoodExpect mindful moments, laughter and a few tales of teens sneaking into clubs…AttributionSoundsCould switching to olive oil be good for your health?Michael Mosley discovers the surprising benefits of this component of the Mediterranean dietAttributionSoundsMaggie Rogers performs in Radio 1’s Live LoungeEnjoy her song ‘Don’t Forget Me’ and an incredible cover of Tate McRae’s ‘Greedy’AttributioniPlayerThis is the poetry show without the poetry!Tim Key’s smart, comedic chaos with guests Stephen Merchant and Lolly AdefopeAttributionSoundsMost Read1’Obvious’ Sydney killer targeted women – police2Dad of girl missing since 1981 to hand back medals3Boycott of Downing Street Eid celebration planned4Salman Rushdie: Losing an eye upsets me every day5Sunset Boulevard equals Olivier Awards record6Universal Credit ‘must change’ to tackle sickness7US tells Israel it won’t join any Iran retaliation8Trump’s first criminal trial to begin in New York9Bowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?10Israel ‘vows revenge’ as it ‘weighs up response’](https://newsinsightplus.com/wp-content/uploads/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/68C9/production/_133152862_gettyimages-1873548316.jpg)
![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaThe sharp-tongued president livening up Croatia’s electionPublished2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage caption, The presence of Zoran Milanovic means the result of the Croatian election has become unpredictableBy Guy DelauneyBBC News, Zagreb, CroatiaThe involvement of Croatia’s sharp-tongued president in the country’s parliamentary election on Wednesday may not be constitutional. But it is certainly livening up what had threatened to be a predictable affair. The country’s parliamentary polls tend to follow a pattern. A centre-left coalition led by the Social Democrats (SDP) runs against the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), whose support runs from centre-right to right-wing nationalist. Most of the time, the HDZ wins. It consistently reaps the rewards of a large membership base and strong organisation – though opposition parties claim that patronage and corruption are just as influential.But this election looks like it might be different. And that is all down to the presence of Zoran Milanovic.He has consistently been rated as the country’s most popular politician since he became president four years ago, even though as head of state he has little actual power in running the country. So, announcing that he would be the SDP’s candidate for prime minister – the most senior political position in Croatia – meant that all bets were off.”The elections were already decided before that move,” says Kresimir Macan, a political analyst and consultant.”It was obvious that the ruling party, the HDZ, would be in a position to make a new governing coalition quite easily. But then Milanovic started a crusade against corruption and everything he says [the current] Prime Minister, Andrej Plenkovic, stands for.””People may not approve of Milanovic as president, but they like the way he talks.”Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Whatever the result of the election, Mr Milanovic is likely to remain centre stagePromoting the president as a potential prime minister had an immediate impact on the opinion polls. The previously yawning gap between the SDP and HDZ narrowed significantly. Smaller parties started smacking their lips at the prospect of being kingmakers in the formation of a new government.But then the judiciary intervened. Croatia’s constitution insists that the president should not be a party-political figure – but act as the head of state for all citizens. And the Constitutional Court duly ruled that Mr Milanovic could play no part in the election campaign – unless he resigned.The president’s response was, predictably, one of outrage. He accused the judges of doing the bidding of the HDZ – “the gangster clique”, as he put it.Just for good measure, he described the country’s senior jurists as “peasants” and labelled their judgement “illiterate”.For Mr Milanovic, this was very much on-brand. Officially, he is no longer a candidate in the election, but that has not stopped him from travelling around the country and launching invective at the HDZ.This has been highly discomfiting for Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, who has been in office since 2017. He finds himself having to respond to the president’s accusations and comments, despite Mr Milanovic’s lack of an official role in the campaign.This was very much the situation on a sunny late afternoon in the capital, Zagreb, when the prime minister attended an event at a children’s playground in the city and faced the media under the shade of some nearby trees.Image caption, Prime Minister Plenković has found himself having to respond to the president’s accusations and commentsHe rattled off a list of his government’s achievements – and set out his plans for his next term. But reporters still wanted to hear his views about the president’s latest comments.”It’s bizarre,” Mr Plenkovic told the BBC.”I’m trying to minimise the negative effects of the unconstitutional acts that were committed by the president. The Constitutional Court couldn’t have been clearer. For us, it’s the continuation of a very odd behaviour, to be very polite, for the BBC.”The president, on the other hand, relishes being impolite. And he is not just rude about the prime minister and his party.People in neighbouring Bosnia, illegal immigration, and military aid to Ukraine have all been lashed by Mr Milanovic’s sharp tongue. Meanwhile, he has spoken admiringly about Russia’s military prowess.These are all unusual positions for an ostensibly centre-left leader to adopt. Not to mention worrying for people who would rather Croatia did not have a populist government.For now, however, many on the left are hoping that the president is playing a cunning game, rather than revealing his true character.Image caption, Sandra Bencic, prime ministerial candidate for the green-left Mozemo party, says the president is being tactical about his approach”A lot of the reaching out towards the right wing is actually tactics,” reckons Sandra Bencic, the prime ministerial candidate for the green-left Mozemo party, which is not part of the SDP coalition, but says it would be willing to join a Milanovic-led government.”He’s taking [on] the issue of security and the army, he’s taking [on] the issue of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He’s taking on all these mythical [positions] that are [usually] part of the HDZ’s strategy.”Whether he can take the SDP to victory is another matter. If the party succeeds, Mr Milanovic is likely to resign so he can become prime minister.But even if his party falls short, the president plays a major role in the post-election formation of a governing coalition. So, either way, Mr Milanovic is likely to remain centre stage.Related TopicsCroatiaMore on this storyAlleged Serbian war criminal found hiding in IrelandPublished14 April 2023Bosnia and Herzegovina to begin talks to join EUPublished21 MarchTop StoriesBowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?Published10 hours agoUS tells Israel it won’t join any Iran retaliationPublished3 hours agoAnalysis: What will Israel do next?Published17 hours agoFeaturesBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on Israel. VideoBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on IsraelIsrael to respond to Iran attack ‘when time is right’Sarah Snook’s chicken and nine other Olivier momentsWatch: Rushdie reveals extent of his wounds from knife attack. 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![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaIsrael says it will respond to Iran attack ‘when time is right’Published2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Ministry of Defense, IsraelImage caption, Israel’s war cabinet met early on Sunday as Iran’s aerial attack was under wayBy Hugo BachegaMiddle East correspondent, in JerusalemIsrael is weighing possible responses to Iran’s attack with hundreds of drones and missiles, amid growing calls for restraint to avert a wider war.Israel and its allies shot down nearly all projectiles fired in the first ever direct Iranian attack on Israel.The US has said it will not take part in any Israeli response, to avoid an escalation in regional hostilities.Centrist Israeli minister Benny Gantz said the country would “exact the price” from Iran when timing is right.For almost two weeks Iran had telegraphed its plans to respond to the 1 April air strike on its diplomatic compound in the Syrian capital, Damascus, that killed several military advisors, including two top generals. Iran blamed Israel for the attack, saying it was equivalent to a strike on its own soil.Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, a spokesman for the Israeli military, said Iran fired around 300 explosive drones, cruise and ballistic missiles, but that 99% of them were intercepted by Israel, supported by US, British, Jordanian and other allied forces.In Jerusalem, the air raid sirens went off at around 01:45, followed by loud blasts after the air defence intercepted projectiles over the city. A map published by the Israeli military showed the entire country covered with red dots, symbolising areas at risk of being hit and where residents were urged to seek shelter.The attack, in the end, had limited impact. A military base in the south sustained minor damage, the Israeli military said, and a seven-year-old Israeli girl was critically wounded by a missile that got through the defences.What will Israel do next?Can the US and allies stop a slide into all-out war?In a phone call overnight, US President Joe Biden reaffirmed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu America’s “ironclad commitment” to the security of Israel, but said the US would not support an Israeli retaliation.Later, a senior administration official said Israel’s successful defence was already a victory over Iran, and that the country should “think carefully” about what it does next.”Big question is not only whether, but what the Israelis might choose to do, so this is a decision for them,” the official said.This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, The BBC’s Hugo Bachega says it was a “very long night and a dangerous moment”Tensions between Israel and Iran have been high for decades and, since the start of the Gaza war, Iran’s proxies in the region – such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen – have carried out attacks on Israel and on targets linked to Israel or its allies.The overnight attack, and the possibility of an Israeli response, risked putting the two old enemies in open confrontation, and sparked a flurry of international diplomatic activity aimed at reducing tensions.Israel’s five-member war cabinet – which includes Mr Gantz – met on Sunday to discuss a possible reaction, but no decision was made amid a division over the timing and scale of any such response, according to the Reuters news agency.Image source, ReutersImage caption, Remains of an Iranian rocket booster that fell near Arad, southern IsraelThe Iranian army chief of staff Maj Gen Mohammad Bagheri warned Israel against retaliation, saying an Iranian response would be “much larger than [Sunday’s] military action”. Despite the rhetoric, Iranian officials have indicated not being interested in an escalation of hostilities.In Israel, the country seemed to be returning to normal on Sunday. The airspace was reopened and the airport was again operational. “The power of Israel is that we have a shield, a defence from these threats,” 54-year-old Ariel said, in Jerusalem. “[The attack] was expected. I hope there won’t be a war.”Related TopicsMiddle EastIsraelIranMore on this storyAll eyes on Israel’s response to IranPublished12 hours agoBowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?Published6 hours agoWhat was in wave of Iranian attacks and how were they thwarted?Published12 hours agoTop StoriesBowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?Published6 hours agoUS tells Israel it won’t join any Iran retaliationPublished5 hours agoAnalysis: What will Israel do next?Published12 hours agoFeaturesBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on Israel. 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