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Israeli troops have been engaged in many different theatres since the Hamas attacks in October 2023. Gaza, Lebanon and now Yemen. But because its army relies heavily on reservist soldiers, questions are being asked about the strain this is putting on families and businesses. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale reports from Jerusalem.

Israeli troops have been engaged in many different theatres since the Hamas attacks in October 2023. Gaza, Lebanon and now Yemen. But because its army relies heavily on reservist soldiers, questions are being asked about the strain this is putting on families and businesses. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale reports from Jerusalem.

Shelley Lotan ending that report by Jonathan Beale. On Tuesday, NASA scientists held their breath as the Parker Solar Probe went out of communication for a few days. It was attempting to make history for the closest ever approach to the sun. Now it has re-emerged. It's thought the spacecraft endured temperatures of up to 982 degrees Celsius. Pallab Ghosh is our science correspondent.

Shelley Lotan ending that report by Jonathan Beale. On Tuesday, NASA scientists held their breath as the Parker Solar Probe went out of communication for a few days. It was attempting to make history for the closest ever approach to the sun. Now it has re-emerged. It's thought the spacecraft endured temperatures of up to 982 degrees Celsius. Pallab Ghosh is our science correspondent.

And that presumably was what the main purpose of the mission was.

And that presumably was what the main purpose of the mission was.

Palab Ghosh. Still to come on this podcast.

Palab Ghosh. Still to come on this podcast.

What is the right number of tigers?

What is the right number of tigers?

Now, here's some rare good news from Sudan. For the first time since the start of the war in April last year, a convoy of food trucks has arrived in the south of the capital, Khartoum. Famine has been spreading in the country, with almost 25 million people in urgent need of food aid. The convoy was arranged by UN agencies as well as neighbourhood groups known as the Emergency Response Rooms.

Now, here's some rare good news from Sudan. For the first time since the start of the war in April last year, a convoy of food trucks has arrived in the south of the capital, Khartoum. Famine has been spreading in the country, with almost 25 million people in urgent need of food aid. The convoy was arranged by UN agencies as well as neighbourhood groups known as the Emergency Response Rooms.

Dua Tarek is a Sudan human rights activist who works with the ERRs and was there when the trucks arrived.

Dua Tarek is a Sudan human rights activist who works with the ERRs and was there when the trucks arrived.

Dua Tarek talking to the BBC's James Copnell. The amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery online has passed the point of no return. That's according to the Internet Watch Foundation here in the UK. It says the number of such images it's discovered has quadrupled in the past year. The organisation's chief executive is Derek Rahill.

Dua Tarek talking to the BBC's James Copnell. The amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery online has passed the point of no return. That's according to the Internet Watch Foundation here in the UK. It says the number of such images it's discovered has quadrupled in the past year. The organisation's chief executive is Derek Rahill.

The BBC's cyber security correspondent, Joe Tidy, told us more.

The BBC's cyber security correspondent, Joe Tidy, told us more.

Joe Tidy. Germany's president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has dissolved the country's lower house of parliament. The move follows the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition and clears the way for snap elections in February to decide who will lead Europe's largest economy. Speaking in Berlin, Mr Steinmeier said Germany needed stable government.