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shouting but in gaza, nothing changed. this was rafah today after 15 children from one family were killed in an air strike. translation: show me one man among them. l they're all children and women. you can see my identity is completely erased with the deaths of my wife and children. a pregnant woman was among the dead. her baby daughter was saved in an emergency operation. a child born to a mother she will never know. there is the story of everyday death, and the story of what follows for the families caught in the shadows of death. nawara's husband, abdulrahman, was one of more than 70 civilians killed in an israeli raid to rescue hostages in february. these were the couple's children in the aftermath of their father's death. we went back to see nawara, now eight months�* pregnant with her dead husband's child, and in grief, awaiting the arrival of a new life. nawara's words — the elegy of a wife and mother for all that's been lost. in central gaza, israeli forces hunt hamas. they're still launching attacks from tunn
shouting but in gaza, nothing changed. this was rafah today after 15 children from one family were killed in an air strike. translation: show me one man among them. l they're all children and women. you can see my identity is completely erased with the deaths of my wife and children. a pregnant woman was among the dead. her baby daughter was saved in an emergency operation. a child born to a mother she will never know. there is the story of everyday death, and the story of what follows for the...
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meanwhile on i the ground we have had more shelling in gaza. ., , ., ., in gaza. indeed, more israeli air strikes targeting _ in gaza. indeed, more israeli air strikes targeting in _ in gaza. indeed, more israeli air strikes targeting in particular . in gaza. indeed, more israeli air. strikes targeting in particular what they say our rocket launch sites with rockets fired from, again at israel, including some of the southern israeli cities in recent days. and intense shelling reported by palestinians up—and—down the length of the gaza strip. they have also been evacuation notice is given to palestinians living in certain neighbourhoods in the north. this is an area israel had previously declared it had cleared and had withdrawn its forces from that area, and it shows many analysts are saying that this really is evidence that hamas has an ability to regroup and come back and pose a threat in these different areas that are said to have been cleared —— cleared already by the israeli military. the israeli media is looking forward to what might happen after the
meanwhile on i the ground we have had more shelling in gaza. ., , ., ., in gaza. indeed, more israeli air strikes targeting _ in gaza. indeed, more israeli air strikes targeting in _ in gaza. indeed, more israeli air strikes targeting in particular . in gaza. indeed, more israeli air. strikes targeting in particular what they say our rocket launch sites with rockets fired from, again at israel, including some of the southern israeli cities in recent days. and intense shelling reported by...
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southern lebanon and of course, in gaza itself-— gaza itself. live in jerusalem, thank yon — to the latest now on the ukraine war. a russian official says a ukrainian drone strike has killed two people in the belgorod region, which borders ukraine. the governor says a residential building and a barn in the village of poroz were completely burned down. the governor of smolensk, just north of the belgorod region, says a ukrainian drone hit a fuel depot there overnight, setting it on fire. it comes as the us house of representatives has moved a step closer to approving a much—delayed $60 billion package of military aid for ukraine. democrats backed a procedural measure that will allow a vote on the bill later on saturday. the republican house speaker, mikejohnson — who's long blocked the aid — still faces some resistance from the right of his party. i spoke to anna matveeva, a senior visiting research fellow at king's college london. she told me that if funding is approved for ukraine in the us, it would be a big win for the country. it wou
southern lebanon and of course, in gaza itself-— gaza itself. live in jerusalem, thank yon — to the latest now on the ukraine war. a russian official says a ukrainian drone strike has killed two people in the belgorod region, which borders ukraine. the governor says a residential building and a barn in the village of poroz were completely burned down. the governor of smolensk, just north of the belgorod region, says a ukrainian drone hit a fuel depot there overnight, setting it on fire. it...
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, , difference to the people here in gaza. , . difference to the people here in gaza. . , , ., , , gaza. there has been an issue with the funding — gaza. there has been an issue with the funding in _ gaza. there has been an issue with the funding in the _ gaza. there has been an issue with the funding in the last _ gaza. there has been an issue with the funding in the last few- gaza. there has been an issue with j the funding in the last few months. how has that affected what you can do on the ground?— how has that affected what you can do on the ground? funding is always a concern, especially _ do on the ground? funding is always a concern, especially with _ do on the ground? funding is always a concern, especially with a - a concern, especially with a humanitarian response at this scale. it is well over $1 billion on the bill to the funding it is well over $1 billion on the billto the funding is it is well over $1 billion on the bill to the funding is very much a lifeline that us and the refugees need. thus far we have been able to retain our operations here, continue to feed over
, , difference to the people here in gaza. , . difference to the people here in gaza. . , , ., , , gaza. there has been an issue with the funding — gaza. there has been an issue with the funding in _ gaza. there has been an issue with the funding in the _ gaza. there has been an issue with the funding in the last _ gaza. there has been an issue with the funding in the last few- gaza. there has been an issue with j the funding in the last few months. how has that affected what you can do on...
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good news for gaza. the floating platform - gaza. the floating platform will provide 2 million meals for everyone in gaza. in addition to that, the american are working hard to help ease the pressure on people in gaza, so this will help but with the incident happened yesterday, another attack in the vicinity of the area where the pier will be located. the security of the mission, the american mission, will be the israeli responsibility and the is no booze on the ground, no american forces because there is talks within hamas and the factions again, any foreign president in gaza but the americans assure them there is nothing about that. that is good news. starting from next month, it will help, the un warns about a famine, disease, many problems happening. the need for more health, medicine, food, water, this will help. they complement each other, it will complement that. good news for the palestinians and will help ease tension and the pressure on the people in gaza. thank you. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. the
good news for gaza. the floating platform - gaza. the floating platform will provide 2 million meals for everyone in gaza. in addition to that, the american are working hard to help ease the pressure on people in gaza, so this will help but with the incident happened yesterday, another attack in the vicinity of the area where the pier will be located. the security of the mission, the american mission, will be the israeli responsibility and the is no booze on the ground, no american forces...
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in central gaza and an airstrike on the refugee camp in central gaza and an air strike on a tower block or a block of flats in rafah. that is the town or city in southern gaza which israel has vowed to attack in a pretty major way and launched a major military offensive because it is there where israel says the remnants of the hamas leadership and many fighters are now base, having been pushed out of other areas where there have been israeli military operations. and israel has repeatedly said the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed again and again there will be a full—scale military offensive to defeat hamas once and for all because he cannot declare victory, he says he cannot declare the war over until that has happened. that comes amid growing international concern and criticism. yesterday, the american secretary of state macro yet again warned israel not to conduct a full—scale military offensive because principally of the human c10 —— the humanitarian consequences, there are hundreds of thousands of people who are displaced, living in and around rafah and the
in central gaza and an airstrike on the refugee camp in central gaza and an air strike on a tower block or a block of flats in rafah. that is the town or city in southern gaza which israel has vowed to attack in a pretty major way and launched a major military offensive because it is there where israel says the remnants of the hamas leadership and many fighters are now base, having been pushed out of other areas where there have been israeli military operations. and israel has repeatedly said...
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weill. about these plans for british troops to possibly enter gaza?— to possibly enter gaza? well, this week, catherine, _ to possibly enter gaza? well, this week, catherine, the _ to possibly enter gaza? well, this week, catherine, the american i week, catherine, the american defence department gave a long briefing to media in america about how this new maritime aid corridor would work but there was a big hole in the plans and that is because the united states has made it very clear they are not going to put us boots on the ground in gaza. they are not going to drive those aid trucks off the landing craft onto the floating pontoon or causeway when it is established and onto the beach into a secure zone on the beach in gaza. so, someone is going to have to do that. the americans said an unnamed third party would do it. they said it would be a significant partner of the united states, a nation, not some private military company. my understanding is that one option being considered by the british government is that british troops would drive those trucks. i should be very clear
weill. about these plans for british troops to possibly enter gaza?— to possibly enter gaza? well, this week, catherine, _ to possibly enter gaza? well, this week, catherine, the _ to possibly enter gaza? well, this week, catherine, the american i week, catherine, the american defence department gave a long briefing to media in america about how this new maritime aid corridor would work but there was a big hole in the plans and that is because the united states has made it very clear they are...
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the six—month—long war in gaza continues. nine people — including four children — are reported to have been killed in an overnight israeli strike on a residential building in rafah, in the southern gaza strip. the hamas—run health ministry says more than 3a,000 people have now been killed in the territory since the war began. an estimated 2.3 million people are sheltering in rafah, where israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu remains committed to a big military offensive to defeat hamas, which is designated a terrorist group by many western governments. the us and other allies have warned mr netanyahu against such a full—scale assault on rafah. i've been speaking to our middle east correspondent wyre davies and he gave this update on the overnight air strikes in rafah. for more than six months, there has been an intense war in gaza, more than 30,000 people killed, most of them, many of them civilians, according to the hamas—run health ministry and there were casualties overnight, israeli airstrikes both in centr
the six—month—long war in gaza continues. nine people — including four children — are reported to have been killed in an overnight israeli strike on a residential building in rafah, in the southern gaza strip. the hamas—run health ministry says more than 3a,000 people have now been killed in the territory since the war began. an estimated 2.3 million people are sheltering in rafah, where israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu remains committed to a big military offensive to defeat...
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well, they are demanding a ceasefire firstly in gaza. they are unhappy about us government support for israel. and they are demanding that the universities divest, so cut off ties with any companies that have links to israel. manyjewish students say that they feel intimidated by these protests. there have been reports ofjewish people being verbally or even physically assaulted by pro—palestinian demonstrators. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, many others in congress too, have said these protests are anti—semitic. the protesters deny that there is anti—semitism there and many universities say that a lot of the trouble is caused by outside elements, by radicals who have infiltrated the students. that is certainly the case with northeastern university. in a statement earlier they said that the police were called in after anti—semitic language was used during the protests and that professional organisers had infiltrated the students. certainly in one case at columbia one of the student a gold pocket watch worn by the we
well, they are demanding a ceasefire firstly in gaza. they are unhappy about us government support for israel. and they are demanding that the universities divest, so cut off ties with any companies that have links to israel. manyjewish students say that they feel intimidated by these protests. there have been reports ofjewish people being verbally or even physically assaulted by pro—palestinian demonstrators. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, many others in congress too, have...
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. , ., ., gaza. there is a great tradition _ gaza. there is a great tradition of _ gaza. there is a greatl tradition of on-campus gaza. there is a great - tradition of on-campus protest tradition of on—campus protest in this country. given what you have said, do you think the biden administration will be influenced in some way by what the students are doing? i influenced in some way by what the students are doing?- the students are doing? i hope the students are doing? i hope they are. _ the students are doing? i hope they are. and _ the students are doing? i hope they are, and not _ the students are doing? i hope they are, and not drawing - the students are doing? i hope they are, and not drawing the l they are, and not drawing the wrong lessons. i have seen some heads of pro israel organisations demand that the national guard be called and more police forces be sent. that is absolutely the wrong way to address this. young people are telling us something, we need to listen. they are no longer 0k s
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but if they are on the ground in gaza | troops will be involved. . but if they are on the ground in gaza there is the potential for anything to happen. is the potential for anything to ha en. , ., �* , is the potential for anything to hauen. , ., �* , ., , is the potential for anything to hauen. , .,�* , ., , , happen. they won't be, that is my oint. happen. they won't be, that is my point- they _ happen. they won't be, that is my point- they will — happen. they won't be, that is my point. they will be _ happen. they won't be, that is my point. they will be offshore - happen. they won't be, that is my point. they will be offshore on - happen. they won't be, that is myj point. they will be offshore on the installation i think, and clearly demarcated. the israelis know that. i don't think the israelis or anybody else is going to be deliberately attacking the pontoon and other aid supplies offshore unless they intend to do so. i think there will be instant retribution on anybody who tries to do that. thank ou ve anybody who tries to do that. tha
but if they are on the ground in gaza | troops will be involved. . but if they are on the ground in gaza there is the potential for anything to happen. is the potential for anything to ha en. , ., �* , is the potential for anything to hauen. , ., �* , ., , is the potential for anything to hauen. , .,�* , ., , , happen. they won't be, that is my oint. happen. they won't be, that is my point- they _ happen. they won't be, that is my point- they will — happen. they won't be, that is my...
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parts of gaza, we saw more than 100 people were killed in gaza in the last 2a hours, and this is returning as back to gaza as the focal point of this conflict, no ceasefire, no prospect of agreement between the two parties, no prospect of seeing the long—awaited two—state solution, and the continued suffering in gaza from the humanitarian situation. mohamed taha, thank— humanitarian situation. mohamed taha, thank you. _ let's speak to dr rowena abdul razak, a lecturer in cold war history and iran, queen mary university of london. she currentlyjoins us from kuala lumpur. thank you for being with us. how dangerous a moment would you say this is? it dangerous a moment would you say this is? , ., ., ., this is? it is quite an escalation. thank you _ this is? it is quite an escalation. thank you for— this is? it is quite an escalation. thank you for having _ this is? it is quite an escalation. thank you for having me. - this is? it is quite an escalation. thank you for having me. i - this is? it is quite an escalation. i thank you for having me. i believe that 0liver thank you for havin
parts of gaza, we saw more than 100 people were killed in gaza in the last 2a hours, and this is returning as back to gaza as the focal point of this conflict, no ceasefire, no prospect of agreement between the two parties, no prospect of seeing the long—awaited two—state solution, and the continued suffering in gaza from the humanitarian situation. mohamed taha, thank— humanitarian situation. mohamed taha, thank you. _ let's speak to dr rowena abdul razak, a lecturer in cold war history...
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areas. it rafah and gaza areas. it certainly the view of the un. thank you very much. let's get some of the day's other news now. the us secretary of state antony blinken is travelling to china next week, where he's expected to urge beijing to end its military support for russia. the us state department says mr blinken will also discuss the conflict in myanmar with chinese officials. the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has accused the united states of failing to respect its promise to lift all of what he called the "criminal sanctions" imposed against his country if caracas opened up the electoral process. his remarks followed washington's announcement that it had resumed the sanctions earlier this week. the people of the maldives are voting today in parliamentary elections just months after presidential polls put a pro—china politician in office as head of state. the archipelago's current parliament is dominated by a pro—india party, whose legislators have tried to thwart some of president mohamed muizzu's
areas. it rafah and gaza areas. it certainly the view of the un. thank you very much. let's get some of the day's other news now. the us secretary of state antony blinken is travelling to china next week, where he's expected to urge beijing to end its military support for russia. the us state department says mr blinken will also discuss the conflict in myanmar with chinese officials. the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has accused the united states of failing to respect its promise to lift...
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. _ strikes on gaza overnight? it in is interesting, isn't _ strikes on gaza overnight? it in is interesting, isn't it. _ strikes on gaza overnight? it in is interesting, isn't it. over- strikes on gaza overnight? it in is interesting, isn't it. over the - strikes on gaza overnight? it in is interesting, isn't it. over the last| interesting, isn't it. over the last few days, the world and the world's media attention has been focused on those exchanges of fire between israel and iran, those exchanges of fire between israeland iran, and the those exchanges of fire between israel and iran, and the potential, a week ago, for what looked like a possible regional war. those fears have been somewhat dissipated after minimal israeli response in the last couple of days. on that side of things appears to have gone away a little bit, with both governments opting to let things calm down. we have had a war in gaza now that has lasted well over six months and that continues. the latest information we have is, as you were saying, several places in gaza were hit, including the southern
. _ strikes on gaza overnight? it in is interesting, isn't _ strikes on gaza overnight? it in is interesting, isn't it. _ strikes on gaza overnight? it in is interesting, isn't it. over- strikes on gaza overnight? it in is interesting, isn't it. over the - strikes on gaza overnight? it in is interesting, isn't it. over the last| interesting, isn't it. over the last few days, the world and the world's media attention has been focused on those exchanges of fire between israel and iran, those...
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british troops could be used to help deliver aid to gaza via a new sea route. the first minister of scotland says he will not quit and as a seeking support ahead a confidence vote. south africa celebrates freedom day — thirty years since the end of apartheid and its first democratic elections. a great heaviness lifted from our shoulders. our shackles had been cast off. hello. i'm lewis vaughan jones. ukraine's president zelensky has renewed his appeal for allies to provide his country with more air defences, after another night of russian bombardment caused serious damage to energy infrastructure. in kharkiv — ukraine's second city — officials said a missile narrowly missed a hospital with athousand people inside... leaving a huge crater in the grounds.. blowing out windows and injuring one person. there were also attacks in the dnipro region in central ukraine — and in the western areas of lviv and ivano—frankivsk. ukrainian officials say equipment was damaged and at least one energy worker injured. russia has repeatedly targeted ukrainian energy inf
british troops could be used to help deliver aid to gaza via a new sea route. the first minister of scotland says he will not quit and as a seeking support ahead a confidence vote. south africa celebrates freedom day — thirty years since the end of apartheid and its first democratic elections. a great heaviness lifted from our shoulders. our shackles had been cast off. hello. i'm lewis vaughan jones. ukraine's president zelensky has renewed his appeal for allies to provide his country with...
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the war in gaza continues and israel has hit i gaza continues and israel has hit targets in and around rafa? that was somethin: targets in and around rafa? that was something that _ targets in and around rafa? that was something that people _ targets in and around rafa? that was something that people seem - targets in and around rafa? that was something that people seem to - targets in and around rafa? that was something that people seem to have | something that people seem to have forgotten about, certainly in the news for the last few days but for more than six months there has been an intense war in gaza, more than 30,000 people killed, most of them and many of them civilians according to the hamas run health ministry and there were casualties overnight, israeli airstrikes in central gaza and most notably in the south. rafa is a city in southern gaza, israel alleges that hamas or the remnants of hamas and its leadership are still based. the israeli prime minister has found on many occasions that there needs to be and will be a full—scale military operation in the city and american
the war in gaza continues and israel has hit i gaza continues and israel has hit targets in and around rafa? that was somethin: targets in and around rafa? that was something that _ targets in and around rafa? that was something that people _ targets in and around rafa? that was something that people seem - targets in and around rafa? that was something that people seem to - targets in and around rafa? that was something that people seem to have | something that people seem to have forgotten...
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and secondly to ensure minimal casualty on gaza civilians. to news in the uk now... scotland's first minister humza yousaf is insisting he will not resign following a week of turmoil in scottish politics. for those who aren't keeping up here's what's been happening. the crisis began when humza yousaf — who leads the scottish national party — ended its governing coalition with the scottish greens. both parties are pro scottish independence. there'd been trouble in the coalition about the decision to scrap climate targets — and gender policy issues theoretically humza yousaf could lead a minority government but he faces a confidence vote and all the main scottish parties have said they will vote against him. there's the possibility a former snp member ash regan who has defected to another nationalist party could save mr yousaf. but that's highly uncertain. the big picture in all of this is that the position of the scottish national party is weakening with uk elections due. and that also has implications for the likelihood of scottish independence. 0ur reporter ca
and secondly to ensure minimal casualty on gaza civilians. to news in the uk now... scotland's first minister humza yousaf is insisting he will not resign following a week of turmoil in scottish politics. for those who aren't keeping up here's what's been happening. the crisis began when humza yousaf — who leads the scottish national party — ended its governing coalition with the scottish greens. both parties are pro scottish independence. there'd been trouble in the coalition about the...
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gaza as safely and freely as possible-— gaza as safely and freely as ossible. ., ., . ., ., possible. ruc more aid coming in and the difficulty — possible. ruc more aid coming in and the difficulty is _ possible. ruc more aid coming in and the difficulty is logistically _ the difficulty is logistically moving it around? it the difficulty is logistically moving it around?- the difficulty is logistically moving it around? it is a lot of thins. moving it around? it is a lot of things. there _ moving it around? it is a lot of things. there are _ moving it around? it is a lot of things. there are a _ moving it around? it is a lot of things. there are a lot - moving it around? it is a lot of things. there are a lot of- moving it around? it is a lot of- things. there are a lot of elements involved. and we have seen a bit more aid coming in lately, but to say that it has made a tangible difference, we cannot say that because we have not seen that yet make a difference on the ground. describe to us the conditions that people are living in right now in the tented camps that have sprung up. th
gaza as safely and freely as possible-— gaza as safely and freely as ossible. ., ., . ., ., possible. ruc more aid coming in and the difficulty — possible. ruc more aid coming in and the difficulty is _ possible. ruc more aid coming in and the difficulty is logistically _ the difficulty is logistically moving it around? it the difficulty is logistically moving it around?- the difficulty is logistically moving it around? it is a lot of thins. moving it around? it is a lot of things. there _...
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students at us universities are continuing to protest against the war in gaza. the university of southern california says it is cancelling its main graduation ceremony in mid—may due to new safety measures following pro—palestinian protests on campus that led to arrests. it comes one week after cancelling the valedictorian speech by a muslim student, who said she was silenced by anti—palestinian hatred. administrators say they were alarmed about security risks and social media chatter following her selection as valedictorian. some 65,000 people normally attend the event. before we go, china's space station has three new astronauts, you see them there taking photos and sending messages to ground staff. it willjoin others there and are expected to spend six months in space. carl nasman here on earth. stay with us for more on bbc news. hello. there are signs that the weather might warm up a bit next week, but not just yet. we stay in the rather chilly air for friday. a mix of sunny spells and showers and, actually, across the south of the uk, a frontal system
students at us universities are continuing to protest against the war in gaza. the university of southern california says it is cancelling its main graduation ceremony in mid—may due to new safety measures following pro—palestinian protests on campus that led to arrests. it comes one week after cancelling the valedictorian speech by a muslim student, who said she was silenced by anti—palestinian hatred. administrators say they were alarmed about security risks and social media chatter...
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it is notjust the focus on gaza. we have had attentions on the northern border, again, overnight and particularly now in the west bank, the palestinian occupied west bank, where there has been repeated clashes between israeli forces and local militants, ever since october the 7th. the latest news we have is that the israeli military operation, and in that, ten people, including a senior politician were reported to have been killed for. four israeli soldiers were reported to have injured. since 7 october about a50 people have been killed in these clashes between israelis and palestinians in the west bank, and thousands of people have been arrested. it shows just how dangerous the entire region is. the war in gaza is above and beyond. thousands of people, 30,000 people plus, have been killed in gaza. there is a humanitarian crisis there as well. all the while, up in the northern border and the west bank, there are people being killed and there are increasing tensions as well. israeli forces and palestinian militants ha
it is notjust the focus on gaza. we have had attentions on the northern border, again, overnight and particularly now in the west bank, the palestinian occupied west bank, where there has been repeated clashes between israeli forces and local militants, ever since october the 7th. the latest news we have is that the israeli military operation, and in that, ten people, including a senior politician were reported to have been killed for. four israeli soldiers were reported to have injured. since...
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shes�*s currently in rafah, and told us about the aid situation in gaza right now. the situation here remains really dire and catastrophic and we are having massive challenges with access, with getting aid in and getting access points open and just moving around gaza as safely and freely as possible. are you seeing more aid coming in and the difficulty is logistically moving it around? it is a lot of things. there are a lot of elements involved. and we have seen a bit more aid coming in lately, but to say that it has made a tangible difference, we cannot say that because we have not seen that yet make a difference on the ground. describe to us the conditions that people are living in right now in the tented camps that have sprung up. the conditions are absolutely dire. i mean, there is no sanitation, people need food, there is no water, no electricity, fuel, all of the basics of life are missing in gaza. and, of course, overi million people are on the brink of famine, 70% of this number, 70% of the population in the north is facing imminent famine and just overall t
shes�*s currently in rafah, and told us about the aid situation in gaza right now. the situation here remains really dire and catastrophic and we are having massive challenges with access, with getting aid in and getting access points open and just moving around gaza as safely and freely as possible. are you seeing more aid coming in and the difficulty is logistically moving it around? it is a lot of things. there are a lot of elements involved. and we have seen a bit more aid coming in...
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but i believe that the main goal of hamas is to survive and to remain the sovereign power in the gaza strip in the days after the war. this would be the ultimate victory for them. and therefore, they intend to keep hostages as a sort of insurance policy, and even if there will be a sort of appeal, they will not release all of the hostages. what is your assessment of the role that the possible invasion of rafah has had on these talks? has it cast a shadow over the talks and should the offensive happen, how will it impact any mediation? i think that the offensive by itself is not enough in order to create the impact or the required impact on hamas leadership in gaza. in order to create such an impact and in order to increase the probability for a more successful negotiation, we have to add to the military offensive two additional pressures. the first one is the pressure on qatar, and this is a pressure that only the us can create, because qatar has the most significant leverage over hamas. the second pressure is to create an alternative, the replacement for hamas on the ground immediate
but i believe that the main goal of hamas is to survive and to remain the sovereign power in the gaza strip in the days after the war. this would be the ultimate victory for them. and therefore, they intend to keep hostages as a sort of insurance policy, and even if there will be a sort of appeal, they will not release all of the hostages. what is your assessment of the role that the possible invasion of rafah has had on these talks? has it cast a shadow over the talks and should the offensive...
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humanitarian groups warn of worsening conditions inside gaza as the us military begins construction of a temporary pier to boost aid deliveries. the us supreme court considers whether donald trump is immune from prosecution from actions he took while in office. and in venice, the city takes a new step towards reining in tourism. hello. new york's top court has overturned the 2020 rape conviction of disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein, paving the way for a new trial. in a was a 4—3 ruling, the state's court of appeals found mr weinstein did not get a fair trial, saying the judge made a mistake by allowing women to testify about allegations that were not part of the charges he faced. the accusations against mr weinstein began in 2017. they sparked the movement known as #metoo that exposed sexual abuse at the highest levels of hollywood and beyond. the 72—year—old will remain in prison, serving a 16—year sentence for rape in a separate case in la — that conviction is not directly affected by this ruling. emma vardy has more from los angeles. when harvey weinstein — o
humanitarian groups warn of worsening conditions inside gaza as the us military begins construction of a temporary pier to boost aid deliveries. the us supreme court considers whether donald trump is immune from prosecution from actions he took while in office. and in venice, the city takes a new step towards reining in tourism. hello. new york's top court has overturned the 2020 rape conviction of disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein, paving the way for a new trial. in a was a 4—3...
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palestinians take cover as israel strikes homes in rafah, in southern gaza. nine people have been killed, including at least four children. meanwhile, the un agency for palestinian refugees warns of the growing threat of disease. thousands of people take to the streets of the canary islands to protest what they say are unsustainable levels of mass tourism. they say over—tourism is harming the environment and conditions for local people. the head of a uk government watchdog has told the bbc that rishi sunak has "set us back" on climate change. chris stark says the pm has left the uk at risk of falling behind other countries. now on bbc news, in an exclusive bbc newsnight interview, arsenal and ukraine national team footballer 0leksandr zinchenko speaks about the war in his home country with kirsty wark. commentator: zinchenko. he's been a premier league star for manchester city... zinchenko will claim it. ..and now arsenal. and he's a proud ukrainian. 0leksandr zinchenko says he'll swap football for fighting against russia if he's called up. i think it's a c
palestinians take cover as israel strikes homes in rafah, in southern gaza. nine people have been killed, including at least four children. meanwhile, the un agency for palestinian refugees warns of the growing threat of disease. thousands of people take to the streets of the canary islands to protest what they say are unsustainable levels of mass tourism. they say over—tourism is harming the environment and conditions for local people. the head of a uk government watchdog has told the bbc...
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that is a measure of the agony engulfing gaza. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. protests against the war in gaza have been taking centre stage at college campuses across the us. on wednesday, skirmishes broke out between protestors and police at the university of southern california in los angeles. we're looking at live pictures now of the scene at usc. and there was a heavy police presence at the university of texas in austin. the university said the protest was not authorized. pro—palestinian and anti—war protests at columbia university in new york sparked demonstrations at several other universities this past week — reviving a debate about free speech and the right to protest. there have also been reports of anti—semitic remarks at some of the demonstrations — something columbia's president has condemned as quote, unacceptable — and will be met with appropriate action. on wednesday, speaker of the house mikejohnson met withjewish students at columbia. he called on the university's president to resign, and accused administrators of failing to protec
that is a measure of the agony engulfing gaza. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. protests against the war in gaza have been taking centre stage at college campuses across the us. on wednesday, skirmishes broke out between protestors and police at the university of southern california in los angeles. we're looking at live pictures now of the scene at usc. and there was a heavy police presence at the university of texas in austin. the university said the protest was not authorized....
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on rafah in southern gaza. israel is continuing air raids on the city, where 1.5 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said on sunday that israel "will deliver additional and painful blows" aimed at hamas. he has for weeks threatened to start a ground offensive on rafah, claiming hamas members are hiding there. gaza's health ministry, which is run by hamas, says more than 35,000 people have been killed by israeli military action since the start of the war in october. as fergal keane now reports, while there are concerns about a wider war between israel and iran, the suffering in gaza continues. air-raid sirens blaring the eyes of the world were on a bigger drama, played out in the skies above israel. but in gaza, nothing changed. this was rafah today, after 15 children from one family were killed in an airstrike. translation: show me one man among them. l they're all children and women. you can see my identity is completely erased with the deaths of my wife and childre
on rafah in southern gaza. israel is continuing air raids on the city, where 1.5 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said on sunday that israel "will deliver additional and painful blows" aimed at hamas. he has for weeks threatened to start a ground offensive on rafah, claiming hamas members are hiding there. gaza's health ministry, which is run by hamas, says more than 35,000 people have been killed by israeli military action since the...
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we couldn't do it when they were dragging us into gaza. and we couldn't do it when we sat down in the houses. 0bviously, that's the first thing i promise to myself, that the minute will step in my country, i will scream the loudest i can. because nobody will take my voice any more. elon musk�*s social media platform x has defended publishing a british man has been seriously injured after he was attacked by a shark in the caribbean. peter smith from hertfordshire was attacked off the north coast of tobago. officials on the island say the 64—year—old is stable and will stay on the island while he recovers. louise pilbeam reports. peter smith was on the beach in front of the starfish hotel in tobago. officials say he was on holiday with his wife and friends and had been due to fly back to the uk today before going for a last swim in the sea. witnesses say the man suffered severe injuries to his leg, stomach and arm. i don't think they saw anything. they were casually and they went about waist deep to shoulder high water. so they went ou
we couldn't do it when they were dragging us into gaza. and we couldn't do it when we sat down in the houses. 0bviously, that's the first thing i promise to myself, that the minute will step in my country, i will scream the loudest i can. because nobody will take my voice any more. elon musk�*s social media platform x has defended publishing a british man has been seriously injured after he was attacked by a shark in the caribbean. peter smith from hertfordshire was attacked off the north...
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where does this leave israel's war in gaza?— israel's war in gaza? takes the focus back _ israel's war in gaza? takes the focus back towards _ israel's war in gaza? takes the focus back towards rafah - israel's war in gaza? takes the focus back towards rafah and i focus back towards rafah and gaza, but also in the media limelight. it'sjust gaza, but also in the media limelight. it's just a gaza, but also in the media limelight. it'sjust a matter of green lighting that operation, the matter of the objects for prime minister netanyahu who is intent on carrying it out, but that comes with timetables, the optics and the politics of 2024, which is an election year here in washington. {iii an election year here in washington. an election year here in washinuton. , ., ~ washington. of course. thank ou so washington. of course. thank you so much _ washington. of course. thank you so much for— washington. of course. thank you so much forjoining - washington. of course. thank you so much forjoining us - washington. of course. thankl you so much forjoining us
where does this leave israel's war in gaza?— israel's war in gaza? takes the focus back _ israel's war in gaza? takes the focus back towards _ israel's war in gaza? takes the focus back towards rafah - israel's war in gaza? takes the focus back towards rafah and i focus back towards rafah and gaza, but also in the media limelight. it'sjust gaza, but also in the media limelight. it's just a gaza, but also in the media limelight. it'sjust a matter of green lighting that operation, the matter of...
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sending british troops to the beaches of gaza would be a big decision. they would be at risk in a war zone, they would be operating in the holy land for the first time since the 1940s. but someone has to drive these trucks and they've got to make a decision soon, the us says this new aid corridor is going to be up and running by early next month. james landale, bbc news, injerusalem. here in the us, police in boston shut down a student protest demanding a ceasefire in gaza, after university authorities said the demonstrators were using �*virulent anti—semitic slogans�*. northeastern university said about 100— a mix of students and outsiders — were detained. one of the student organisations involved in the protest rejected the university's statement. at columbia university in new york — the epicentre of the nationwide protests— one student leader was barred from the site and officials are looking into how the protests there are being handled. our north america correspondent, will vernon, has more. there have also been arrests today at indian
sending british troops to the beaches of gaza would be a big decision. they would be at risk in a war zone, they would be operating in the holy land for the first time since the 1940s. but someone has to drive these trucks and they've got to make a decision soon, the us says this new aid corridor is going to be up and running by early next month. james landale, bbc news, injerusalem. here in the us, police in boston shut down a student protest demanding a ceasefire in gaza, after university...
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gaza's health ministry says more than 34,000 palestinians have been killed inside gaza so far. the prime minister says he is "appalled" by the way police treated a jewish man during a pro—palestinian demonstration in london. a man was steered away from crossing a protest march because he appeared "openlyjewish". a kenyan runner, peresjepchirchir, breaks the women—only world record at the london marathon in two hours 16 minutes and 16 seconds. the men's race was won by a fellow kenyan, alexander mutiso munyao. we will have a full bulletin of music two, later. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. europe by train. for generations of backpackers, interrailers — and, well, for me — it's what travel�*s all about. and in germany, the railways are booming, partly because of this — it's called the deutschlandticket. it costs me 49 euros a month and it allows me almost unlimited use of the country's regional public transport network. it was a cost—of—living measure introduced in 2023,
gaza's health ministry says more than 34,000 palestinians have been killed inside gaza so far. the prime minister says he is "appalled" by the way police treated a jewish man during a pro—palestinian demonstration in london. a man was steered away from crossing a protest march because he appeared "openlyjewish". a kenyan runner, peresjepchirchir, breaks the women—only world record at the london marathon in two hours 16 minutes and 16 seconds. the men's race was won by a...
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palestinians take cover as israel strikes homes in southern gaza. nine people have been killed, including at least four children after strikes in rafah. meanwhile, the un agency for palestinian refugees warns that the risk of disease is rising. thousands of people take to the streets of the canary islands in protest at what they say are unsustainable levels of mass tourism. they say it's damaging the environment and driving up costs for local people. the head of a uk government watchdog has told the bbc that rishi sunak has "set us back" on climate change. chris stark says the pm has left the uk at risk of falling behind other countries. now on bbc news it's the travel show. europe by train. for generations of backpackers, interrailers — and, well, for me — it's what travel�*s all about. and in germany, the railways are booming, partly because of this — it's called the deutschlandticket. it costs me 49 euros a month and it allows me almost unlimited use of the country's regional public transport network.
palestinians take cover as israel strikes homes in southern gaza. nine people have been killed, including at least four children after strikes in rafah. meanwhile, the un agency for palestinian refugees warns that the risk of disease is rising. thousands of people take to the streets of the canary islands in protest at what they say are unsustainable levels of mass tourism. they say it's damaging the environment and driving up costs for local people. the head of a uk government watchdog has...
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the effect of six months of war has created a desperate humanitarian crisis in gaza. but amid the ruins of conflict, in some areas, aid is now getting through and can make the difference between surviving or dying of hunger. a flour delivery, organised by the world food programme, allowed this bakery in gaza city to reopen for the first time since the war began. translation: finally, i there is something to eat. you can go to the bakery and buy bread. just a few days ago, it was hard, we were looking for wood, flour and you couldn't find anything to feed the children. but for most gazans, the brutal reality of war is a constant companion. at nasser hospital in rafah, parents and siblings consoled each other after several civilians, including children, were reported killed in overnight air strikes. israel said fighterjets and other aircraft struck dozens of terror sites. among the targets, it said, was military infrastructure, compounds and armed terrorists. the us has repeatedly urged israel not to launch what is expected to be a major offensive in rafah. we cannot su
the effect of six months of war has created a desperate humanitarian crisis in gaza. but amid the ruins of conflict, in some areas, aid is now getting through and can make the difference between surviving or dying of hunger. a flour delivery, organised by the world food programme, allowed this bakery in gaza city to reopen for the first time since the war began. translation: finally, i there is something to eat. you can go to the bakery and buy bread. just a few days ago, it was hard, we were...
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british troops could be deployed on the ground in gaza to help deliver aid via a new sea route. with the scottish government on the edge after a week of turmoil, first minister umza yousaf insists he won't resign. south africa celebrates freedom day — thirty years since the end of apartheid and its first democratic elections. a great heaviness lifted from our shoulders. our shackles had been cast off. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. the ukrainian military says russia has carried out another massive air attack. the mayor of kharkiv, ukraine's second city, said a missile narrowly missed a hospital with a, thousand people inside. leaving a huge crater in the grounds. blowing out windows and injuring one person. there were also attacks in the dnipro region in central ukraine, and in the western areas of lviv and ivano—franki—vsk. ukrainian officials say equipment was damaged and at least one energy worker injured. russia has repeatedly targeted ukrainian energy infrastructure over recent months. it's attacks such as these that have led to the us providing more aid for ukraine.
british troops could be deployed on the ground in gaza to help deliver aid via a new sea route. with the scottish government on the edge after a week of turmoil, first minister umza yousaf insists he won't resign. south africa celebrates freedom day — thirty years since the end of apartheid and its first democratic elections. a great heaviness lifted from our shoulders. our shackles had been cast off. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. the ukrainian military says russia has carried out another...
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all of this comes as fighting continues in gaza. the focus over the past couple of days has been very much on what has been happening in khan younis in the south after israeli ground forces pulled out of that city which is seen as a hamas stronghold earlier this month. local people had been going back trying to find out what happened to about 2000 palestinians who were missing and presumed dead and buried under the rubble. in the grounds of the nasser hospital they have found another mass grave in the past day with dozens of bodies in it and there has been a process going on to try and identify those. this brings close to 200 the total number of bodies that have been found in the grounds of the hospital. that’s the grounds of the hospital. that's our middle east _ the grounds of the hospital. that's our middle east correspondent - our middle east correspondent yolande knell. we will have more on that breaking news story about the resignation of the head of israeli military intelligence a little late in the programme. but for the m
all of this comes as fighting continues in gaza. the focus over the past couple of days has been very much on what has been happening in khan younis in the south after israeli ground forces pulled out of that city which is seen as a hamas stronghold earlier this month. local people had been going back trying to find out what happened to about 2000 palestinians who were missing and presumed dead and buried under the rubble. in the grounds of the nasser hospital they have found another mass grave...
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translation: every afternoon at 7pm i called gaza to the parish. there are about 600 people there and they tell me what's going on. it is very hard. very, very hard. food goes in, but they have to fight for it. it's very hard. the us secretary of state antony blinken is in china aiming to put relations between the countries on a steadierfooting. mr blinken arrived in shanghai late on wednesday for meetings with business leaders before heading to beijing for talks on friday with foreign minister wang yi. though tensions have eased since last year, disagreements on issues such as trade and security remain. there was a sharp illustration of that on wednesday when president biden signed a foreign aid package which includes $8 billion for allies in the asia—pacific, including taiwan. here's china's reaction. translation: the insertion of taiwan related content into the us congressional bill seriously violates the chinese principal and sends the wrong signal to separatist forces in taiwan. we urge the us to honour its commitment of not supporting taiwa
translation: every afternoon at 7pm i called gaza to the parish. there are about 600 people there and they tell me what's going on. it is very hard. very, very hard. food goes in, but they have to fight for it. it's very hard. the us secretary of state antony blinken is in china aiming to put relations between the countries on a steadierfooting. mr blinken arrived in shanghai late on wednesday for meetings with business leaders before heading to beijing for talks on friday with foreign minister...
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the scene as israel strikes homes in southern gaza. nine people have been killed, including at least four children, after strikes in rafah. the head of the government's climate watchdog criticises the prime minister. he told the bbc that rishi sunak has left the uk at risk of falling behind. and thousands of people take to the streets of the canary islands in protest at what they say are the damaging effects of over—tourism. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. after months of stalling, the us house of representatives, has finally approved a multi—billion dolar military aid package for ukraine, in its fight against russia. president zelensky said it was a "solution for saving lives". the vote had been delayed for six months by some republicans, who said they objected to the money being sent overseas, instead of being used at home. the aid is likely to be approved by the senate tomorrow, before being signed into law, by president biden. sarah smith has the very latest, live from washington. this is a five minute vote. as representatives vo
the scene as israel strikes homes in southern gaza. nine people have been killed, including at least four children, after strikes in rafah. the head of the government's climate watchdog criticises the prime minister. he told the bbc that rishi sunak has left the uk at risk of falling behind. and thousands of people take to the streets of the canary islands in protest at what they say are the damaging effects of over—tourism. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. after months of stalling, the us house...
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it's events in gaza after six months of war which are again coming to the fore. over night there where israeli tanks and aeroplane attacks, militaryjets, bombing places in central gaza and in particular, the city of rafah. apparently nine people were killed including several children. israel said it was targeting military infrastructure armed terrorists. but there are concerns about the dire humanitarian situation in gaza and more than a million people are now seeking refuge in and around the town of rafah. , ., ., . ~ ., ., rafah. there is a lack of aid the more — rafah. there is a lack of aid the more is _ rafah. there is a lack of aid the more is getting - rafah. there is a lack of aid | the more is getting through. the government has warned the israelis not to proceed with the plan for full—scale military operation in rafah because israel says it has to tackle hamas completely, it has to defeat hamas completely if this war is to be won. benjamin netanyahu has ignore those warnings thus far from the americans and the british, among others, not to go full o
it's events in gaza after six months of war which are again coming to the fore. over night there where israeli tanks and aeroplane attacks, militaryjets, bombing places in central gaza and in particular, the city of rafah. apparently nine people were killed including several children. israel said it was targeting military infrastructure armed terrorists. but there are concerns about the dire humanitarian situation in gaza and more than a million people are now seeking refuge in and around the...
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if it continues in gaza. , , , violence. if it continues in gaza. , , ' i, ~ gaza. interesting stuff, thank ou so gaza. interesting stuff, thank you so much _ gaza. interesting stuff, thank you so much gregory, - gaza. interesting stuff, thank| you so much gregory, director of studies at stanford university.— of studies at stanford universi . g , a huge blast has rocked a military base south of the iraqi capital, baghdad, killing at least one person. 0nline video showed an intense fire at the base. security sources reported an airstrike on the facility near the town of iskandariya. the base is used by the popular mobilization forces — an umbrella organization linking several pro—iran militias who've recently attacked us personnel in iraq. but the pentagon says it has not carried out any new strike in iraq. let's take you inside iran now — where the clerical regime appears to again be cracking down on women. there's been a renewed presence of the morality police on the street as videos verified by bbc persian show. parham ghobadi reports. iran is fighting on
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everybody in gaza is waiting for the promised _ this? everybody in gaza is waiting for the promised military - this? everybody in gaza is waiting l for the promised military operation by israeli forces in rafah in the south. in the meantime talks are still continuing about the possibility of agreeing a ceasefire, the release of the israeli hostages and the release of some palestinian prisoners. these talks have been going on for many weeks and months, with very little progress. but they are continuing. we know egyptian negotiators and officials were here in jerusalem yesterday. negotiators and officials were here injerusalem yesterday. we know and mass weather has announced this morning that it has received the latest israeli offer. there is a big conference going on in saudi arabia this weekend at which they may be some conversations in the margins. those talks continue. but we had a lot of talking and not much agreeing so far. up until this point there have still been a huge gap between all sides. whether we can actually make some prog
everybody in gaza is waiting for the promised _ this? everybody in gaza is waiting for the promised military - this? everybody in gaza is waiting l for the promised military operation by israeli forces in rafah in the south. in the meantime talks are still continuing about the possibility of agreeing a ceasefire, the release of the israeli hostages and the release of some palestinian prisoners. these talks have been going on for many weeks and months, with very little progress. but they are...