Will Israel invade Gaza?
Will Israel launch a ground assault in Gaza and, if they do, what's at stake? John Simpson gets the latest from Middle East correspondent Tom Bateman.
Will Israel launch a ground assault in Gaza and, if they do, what is at stake? Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Affairs editor John Simpson, gets the latest from Middle East correspondent Tom Bateman. Plus, World Service Middle East editor, Sebastian Usher, examines the position of other Arab countries in the region - is there a chance they will get dragged into the conflict?
Meanwhile the war in Ukraine rages on but, as the winter draws in, is Ukraine any closer to victory? Vitaly Shevchenko from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Monitoring gives his assessment. And Argentina's surprise result in the first round of presidential elections but can either candidate fix the nation's spiralling debt and inflation? Veronica Smink from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Mundo joins us from Buenos Aires.
Producer: Pandita Lorenz and Benedick Watt
(Photo: Funeral of Sagiv Ben Zvi killed following the infiltration of Israel by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip at a festival, in Holon. Credit: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
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