One lesson that remains from the Blair years, say experts, is the need to ensure that all government departments are working towards the same aim.
The IDF said on Thursday that its chief of staff, Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, had “recently completed approval of plans for the northern arena”.Later, at a meeting of military and intelligence chiefs, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said: “In the new phase of the war there are significant opportunities but also significant risks.”
“Hezbollah feels that it is being persecuted and the sequence of military actions will continue,” he added.“Our goal is to ensure the safe return of Israel’s northern communities to their homes. As time goes by, Hezbollah will pay an increasing price.”It is not clear how Israel intends to achieve this goal. But reports earlier this week suggested that the general in charge of the IDF’s Northern Command favoured the creation of an Israeli-controlled buffer zone inside southern Lebanon.
In his speech, Hassan Nasrallah called the general a fool and said that any such move would have dire consequences for Israel.The Prince of Wales has called for the narrative around homelessness to change, and said the issues should be humanised in order to "lose the stigma".
Prince William was speaking during a meeting with women who have experienced homelessness, in Newport.
He described one woman he met - who spoke of her struggles as a homeless teenager after a childhood of neglect - as a "force of nature".Some reports say more than 200 migrants of different nationalities had been detained at a military facility in Wad Madani before the RSF advance - information the BBC cannot independently confirm.
It has since been reported that the detainees were moved with the army when it withdrew from Wad Madani.The UN refugee agency says it has received similar reports about the detention by the army of asylum seekers and refugees. According to the UN, there are more than 147,000 Eritreans and around 70,000 Ethiopians in the country.
It told the BBC it was planning a verification mission to Sennar state, which includes the towns of Sinjah and Rabek, urging relatives of refugees who believe them to be in detention to report the informationLikewise the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said those with a family member missing in Sudan should open a case via