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over the past two weeks. should and its gold for ethiopia's tamirat tola as he wins the men's marathon on the final weekend of the paris olympics hello, i'm nicky schiller. we start this hour with the latest on the israel gaza war. there's been an israeli strike on a school housing displaced civilians in gaza city — with palestinian officials saying that about a hundred people have been killed. the bbc has been unable to independently verify the figures. these are some of the latest images from the scene — many are too graphic for us to show. the israeli military says around 20 hamas and islamichhad militants were operating from the building. but a hamas spokesperson says the dead do not include a "single combata nt".
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it's the second time in recent days that schools in gaza have been targeted by the israeli military. in the last few moments, the un has accused israel of genocide after the school strike. jenny hill is our correspondent in tel aviv. she updated me on the situation in gaza. it is being described as a horrific massacre. the agency that is how massacre. the agency that is how mass run, says that three israeli missile strike the school building this morning. we are hearing reports of people inside the building are using it as a shelter for disused persons. they were a morning prayer when the attack happened. the israeli military has condemned confirmed the attack that the school
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building was being used as a hair command centre. in a statement on social media, a spokesperson for the israeli defence force said that they believed around 20 high mass and islamicjihad militants were islamic jihad militants were operating islamicjihad militants were operating out of the compound and using it as a base for terrorist attacks. all of this hasjoe drawn a furious response from hamas. they said that there is a horrific crime and it is military are fabricating lies in order to deliberately target civilians. they also say that this represents a dangerous escalation in the war. that this strike comes just days before a highly unusual move from egypt and qatar. they have a urge strongly that both parties in this conflict get to the negotiation table and hammer out a hostage
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return and ceasefire deal. we have had statements from egypt and jordan and in response to this, condemning this strike and saying that this reveals that in israel there is a lack of commitment to that peace process. it is the second time in school days at school had been targeted. benjamin netanyahu was also said that since october the 7th his aim was to get rid of hamas in gaza. ~ . , , ., , his aim was to get rid of hamas in gaza. ~ . , , . , gaza. we have seen the israelis say that their efforts _ gaza. we have seen the israelis say that their efforts to _ gaza. we have seen the israelis say that their efforts to dismantle - gaza. we have seen the israelis say that their efforts to dismantle howl that their efforts to dismantle how mass and go after senior commanders are ongoing. but it is really looking at what has happened here in gaza over the last few weeks we have seen a pattern emerging. we have seen a pattern emerging. we have seen israeli forces repeatedly targeting school buildings. that is drawing condemnation from the un. each time we have a strike like this, israel insists that these are
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legitimate cut targets and saying that the schools are housing either her mass command centres or harbouring her man and as operators. they also insist that when they condemned the strikes they go out of their way to minimise loss of civilian life, using intelligence or precision missiles. the civilian life, using intelligence or precision missiles.— precision missiles. the united nations special _ precision missiles. the united nations special rapporteur - precision missiles. the united nations special rapporteur in l precision missiles. the united i nations special rapporteur in the palestinian territories has posted on social media. ijust want palestinian territories has posted on social media. i just want to palestinian territories has posted on social media. ijust want to read what he says. she says that israel is genocide and the palestinians were neighbourhood at a time. one hospital at a time, when school is a time, one refugee camp at the time, once a stone at the time. this post was made on x. i'm joined now by our gaza correspondent rushdi abualouf who's currently in istanbul. what are your sources on the ground
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as saying happened at this school? i know this place very well. it is a complex of three buildings. it is the school itself, and there is a small clinic there as well. according to a neighbour i spoke to this morning, the people were in the middle of performing prayers. it was about a45 in middle of performing prayers. it was about 445 in the morning when the mosque was struck. the aftermath of the attack was very horrific. he said that he rest with his father and his neighbours to try and help. but they couldn't do anything for them. there was blood everywhere. we
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tried, using our hands, to try and help, but it was a very chaotic scene. the civil defence run by hamas said that around hundred people were killed. gaza city only has one small hospital. it is functioning, but it is overwhelmed by the number of injured. 75 people were resting when go to a very small hospital. so far, the hospital said that they have managed to identify about 78 names. the bodies were very damaged and they could not be recognised. people could not recognised. people could not recognise their brothers and sisters who were killed in the strike. the scene was horrific as described by
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the people in the area. about 350 families had been affected. some fled from the area. there was an evacuation order. a few families who were ordered to evacuate, came to the school. so far, two or three hamas spokesman denied what has been said about it being a command centre inside the school. they asked me why a mosque where people go five times every day can be a command centre for a military wing for a secret job. that is what he said. he was describing what happened as a horrific massacre. you describing what happened as a horrific massacre. you mention that the hospitals _ horrific massacre. you mention that
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the hospitals are _ horrific massacre. you mention that the hospitals are overwhelmed. - horrific massacre. you mention that i the hospitals are overwhelmed. where can those people now go? what other places are there? is there any way safe? ., .,, , ., places are there? is there any way safe? ., , ., ., . , safe? the main hospital in gaza city was attacked _ safe? the main hospital in gaza city was attacked and _ safe? the main hospital in gaza city was attacked and is _ safe? the main hospital in gaza city was attacked and is out _ safe? the main hospital in gaza city was attacked and is out of - safe? the main hospital in gaza city was attacked and is out of service. | was attacked and is out of service. international organisations are trying to build a proper hospital. the hospital is very small and it is not big enough to treat about a quarter of a million people who remain in gaza city. there is another hospital in the north. the whole situation is really catastrophic. doctors are calling
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for anybody this morning who has any knowledge of nursing or working within an operating theatre should come and try to help those who are badly injured. two or three people have described the scene that most of the people injured are in very bad situation. i did a small hospital like this, it cannot cope with a number of people and the lack of equipment. in in gaza city itself and the north area has been under siege for a very long time. unless they are allowing any of the patient to be moved to the south, which is not much better, but at least there is a hospital which is a bigger hospital. if they allow those who are suffering from bad injuries to
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be transferred through the israeli checkpoint to the south, they will be a real disaster in at this hospital. be a real disaster in at this heapital-— be a real disaster in at this hosital. . ~' ,, , . be a real disaster in at this hosital. . ~ , . ., hospital. thank you very much for our hospital. thank you very much for your insight _ hospital. thank you very much for your insight as — hospital. thank you very much for your insight as always. _ now to events in russia. moscow has imposed a tight security regime on areas bordering ukraine after this week's surprise incursion by ukrainian forces. it says freshly arrived tanks have taken up positions to help repel the ukrainians. russia's nuclear agency has warned the incursion poses a direct threat to the kursk nuclear power plant. the un nuclear agency has urged both sides to exercise maximum restraint, as fighting moves closer to the plant. clashes have been raging since ukraine's army launched its surprise incursion on tuesday. reports suggest they could be operating up to 30 kilometres inside russia,
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with intense fighting close to the town of sudzha. ukrainian assaults on russia started on tuesday. several villages have been seized. this is purported to show russian soldiers surrendering. this is happening just north of ukraine. the fighting is thought to be concentrated close to the town of sudzha. the un nuclear agency has urged restraint. astonishing images of russian jets in urged restraint. astonishing images of russianjets in russian urged restraint. astonishing images of russian jets in russian territory have counteracted the kremlin�*s
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official narrative that the war is going to plan. president putin holding a meeting with his security council. he is calling you training incursion terrorism. set russia is now bringing in reinforcements. but now bringing in reinforcements. but no act goes unpunished. a russian missile attack on a supermarket has pros fruitful. but it is not clear whether it is a direct response. this lady was there. we started climbing — this lady was there. we started climbing out the window. we were harely— climbing out the window. we were barely outside when everything started — barely outside when everything started burning. i ran one way and my colleague ran the other way. ukrainian — my colleague ran the other way. ukrainian emergency services have been searching the rubble for any signs of life. no respite for those living this reality.
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i think if you look at the pictures you've just seen, i think that reflects what ukraine was after in the short term at least. russia is putting more and more resources into trying to contain this offensive. we have seen a lot of men and machinery moved in the direction of kursk and neighbouring regions along the border, as ukrainian forces seemingly take more and more territory. and they have even been frustrated in that endeavour with one convoy certainly being destroyed. and now we have what's been described as a counterterror operation, a counterterrorism operation, by the kremlin, which gives powers for cars to be searched, for phone tapping, for vehicles, the movement of vehicles and people to be extremely limited. this is something russia is having to take seriously and i think for ukraine the hope is that it will relieve pressure on the front
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lines on its own territory, where it is russia continuing to advance. it's important not to understate how significant this week has been because this has been a war, certainly for ukraine, of gruelling familiarity. and here we've had this sort of strange inversion where you have the sight of russian civilians reacting with fear and anger in some cases and leaving their homes. this is something that we see across ukraine continually. and it really has sort of shaken things up in that respect. ukraine has increased the stakes and in this war of territory, where russia often talks about wanting ukraine to concede land in exchange for peace, well, now ukraine controls a chunk of russian territory. it really is a high—stakes move and it could, you know, we are still talking about ukrainian forces that are overstretched, so it has been an extraordinary few days.
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now it's time for a look at today's sport with hugh ferris. 39 gold medals up to grab it at the olympics today. the 39 gold medals up to grab it at the olympics today-— olympics today. the controversial boxer has won _ olympics today. the controversial boxer has won olympic _ olympics today. the controversial boxer has won olympic gold. - olympics today. the controversial boxer has won olympic gold. she | olympics today. the controversial - boxer has won olympic gold. she beat the chinese world champion by unanimous decision. this comes a year after she was disqualified by a different organisation. first year after she was disqualified by a different organisation.— different organisation. first and foremost, the _ different organisation. first and foremost, the olympics - different organisation. first and foremost, the olympics is - different organisation. first and foremost, the olympics is a - different organisation. first and - foremost, the olympics is a dream. it is foremost, the olympics is a dream. it is a _ foremost, the olympics is a dream. it is a dream — foremost, the olympics is a dream. it is a dream for every athlete. whether— it is a dream for every athlete. whether i_ it is a dream for every athlete. whether i am a woman or not, i have made _ whether i am a woman or not, i have made many— whether i am a woman or not, i have made many statements in the media. i am fully— made many statements in the media. i am fully qualified to take part in this competition. i am a woman like any other— this competition. i am a woman like any other woman. i was born woman and i_ any other woman. i was born woman and i lived _ any other woman. i was born woman and i lived as— any other woman. i was born woman and i lived as a woman. i competed as a woman — and i lived as a woman. i competed as a woman. there is no doubt about that _
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as a woman. there is no doubt about that these _ as a woman. there is no doubt about that. these are the enemies of success — that. these are the enemies of success it _ that. these are the enemies of success. it also gives my special taste _ success. it also gives my special taste because all these attacks. celebrations took place across algeria. this is a first in women's boxing for algeria. the first in the country's history. there are 39 gold medals up for grabs on saturday. the one first one was when kaplan hours ago in the men's marathon. he took threat great britain missed out on a medal and took fourth place. in a few hours' time, there will be a match between two premier league
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clubs. we want to bring consistency. against — we want to bring consistency. against lower class teams. we want to win _ against lower class teams. we want to win the _ against lower class teams. we want to win the points. other teams are ahead _ to win the points. other teams are ahead of— to win the points. other teams are ahead of us — to win the points. other teams are ahead of us. we have to catch up. south africa dismantled australia. south africa dismantled australia. south africa dismantled australia. south africa recorded their biggest win against the wallabies on australian soil soil. argentina have
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said reigning champions new zealand with a 30 —— i3 said reigning champions new zealand with a 30 —— 13 victory. the most points new zealand have ever conceded at home. we obviously have a little bit of a technical problem at the sports centre. we will be back in the next hour. you can keep up with all the olympics on bbc sport and app. king charles has made his first public comments since the outbreak of widespread disorder across the uk — expressing "heartfelt thanks" to the police and emergency services. police say more than 740 people have been arrested — and more than 300 charged — since the unrest that followed the killing of three children in southport. thomas mcgill has more. our street! whose street?
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our street! maintaining order at the latest demonstration, outside a hotel believed to be used to accommodate asylum seekers in crawley. a small number of anti—immigration protesters were met by hundreds of others from the group stand up to racism. sussex police say they made one arrest, a 40—year—old man. he's one of more than 740 people who've been arrested in connection with the violence and disorder seen across england and northern ireland this week. this isjordan parlour, who was given 20 months in prison, not for taking part in any unrest but encouraging others online to attack this hotel in leeds, used to house asylum seekers. in northampton, tyler kay was jailed for 38 months after calling for attacks on asylum seeker hotels via the social media platform x. and richard williams from buckley was jailed for sharing a menacing post about migrants whilst
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also encouraging rioters. otherjailings include these men, sameer ali and adnan ghafoor. they were part of a counterprotest in leeds against far right activists. they punched a group of white men, saying they had been provoked by anti—muslim insults. the judge said that was no excuse and gave them 20 months and two and a half years, respectively. 6,000 specially—trained officers remain on duty this weekend to deal with any unrest. the prime minister, sir keir starmer, says it's important forces around the country stay on high alert. i'm absolutely convinced that having the police officers in place these last few days in the right places, the swiftjustice that has been dispensed in our courts have had a real impact but we have to stay on high alert going into this weekend because we absolutely have to make sure that our communities are safe. the king has offered his heartfelt thanks to the police and emergency
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services during a phone call to the pm, where he praised the way that community spirit and compassion have countered the aggression and criminality seen during the riots. i20 officers are being sent from scotland to northern ireland, despite demonstrations in belfast passing peacefully last night there are still concerns about the potential for further unrest in the city with more protests expected in the coming days. thomas magill, bbc news. to brazil next and investigators are trying to work out what caused a plane crash that killed 61 people. president lula has expressed solidarity with the families and friends of the victims — and the sao paulo state governor has declared three days of mourning. the flight from the city of cascavel came down on the approach to the international airport in sao paulo — there were no injuries on the ground. ione wells reports. no time to prepare for landing — only a terrifying
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spiral to the ground. just miles short of its destination, its final moments captured by horrified onlookers on their phones. this was a short internal flight from the brazilian state of parana to sao paulo, never reaching its destination. translation: it went down nose—first. i thought something had happened, that it had run out of gas. i ran out because i live near there. translation: i thought it was going to fall into our back yard. it was scary. but thank god there was no—one killed on the ground. 57 passengers and four crew members were on board. local authorities say there are no survivors. news reached brazil's president lula da silva while he was speaking at a conference. he held a minute's silence. he said all his solidarity was with the families
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and friends of the victims. there are no answers yet for the friends and families of those on board, only unimaginable grief and shock. ione wells, bbc news. bangladesh's chiefjustice has resigned, under pressure for being seen as sympathetic to the previous government. the announcement came after thousands of people marched on the grounds of the bangladesh supreme court, ignoring requests by the military to vacate the premises. our south asia correspondent samira hussain is at the protests. the situation here is a little bit tense. we saw that there were people trying to secure these fences. this is where the country's supreme court is. but the protesters were determined to keep their march going until they have actually gone through the barricades that the army have put up, and they are now roaming the premises of the supreme court.
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remember, the demand was to have the chiefjustice from the supreme court removed for what they believe was the supreme court's tacit approval of the use of violence against the people. the transport secretary has written to the bosses of the train operator, cross country, to express "serious concern" about its performance. the company has announced cuts to its services for the next three months, while it deals with a backlog of driver training. louise haigh said cancellations on cross country services had increased significantly in the past year, and it must agree an improvement plan. israeli rockets have hit a school in gaza city. these are some of the latest pictures that we have from the scene. some are too graphic to show.
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the hamas—controlled civil defence agency in gaza says around 100 people were killed. israel insists the school contained a hamas command centre. hamas described it as a �*horrific crime' and a �*dangerous escalation.�* the israeli military said some 20 hamas and islamichhad militants were operating from the school. the israeli army says steps were taken to reduce the possibility of civilian casualties. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there! more sunshine expected as we head through the weekend, especially tomorrow right across the uk, there will be a brief spike in heat only brief because we'll see fresher feeling conditions with some outbreaks of rain by the time we get to tuesday, and we're not quite
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there yet with the heat either. today there is a lot of cloud from this weather front towards the south of england and across wales, some patches of rain towards the west, at times still a slice of sunshine across the far south and the east. and a lot of this cloud will tend to break up through the afternoon. but the best of the sunshine across northern ireland, parts of northern england where it should stay largely dry. scattering of showers for northwest scotland. and here it's cooler and still breezy, but elsewhere the winds are lighter than they were yesterday. highs of 16 to 25 c. and tonight, well, it will still feel rather muggy, but a cooler night towards the north and the west and clear spells developing, but a mist and low cloud perhaps into tomorrow morning, and the risk of some sea fog towards the south coast across the south again. lows of around 13 to 16 degrees. now high pressure dominates as we head through sunday. we're drawing in more of a south easterly wind, and that's going to allow the temperatures to build. for many of us, the sea fog could lap onshore at times, but it should all be gone, even out towards the southwest as we head through the afternoon. some areas of cloud at times,
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but a lot of sunshine too. and the sunshine, of course will help the temperatures to rise. so a warmer looking day across the board 16 to 23 celsius in scotland, but maybe the high 20s now in the far south east of england. now on monday, we're likely to see the peak of the heat towards the south and the east, but some heavy, thundery showers further north and west, just gradually tracking their way further eastwards. temperature wise, we could get as high as perhaps 32 or even 33 c somewhere across southern or eastern areas of england, making it, of course, the warmest day of the year so far. if we do get to 33 degrees atlantic fronts, though pushing in from the west on tuesday will bring some fresher feeling conditions. still the high 20s in southeast england, but much cooler than that further north and west, of course. and there will be some outbreaks of rain gradually pushing eastwards. so that sets the tone really for the rest of the week. cooler and quite unsettled at times by.
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this is bbc news, the headlines: the hamas—controlled civil defence agency says around 100 people have been killed in an israeli air strike on a school in gaza city. the israeli military said hamas and islamichhad militants were operating there and steps were taken to reduce the possibility of civilian casualties. russian troops in the kursk region
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are attempting for a fifth day to repel a large—scale incursion by ukrainian forces. the kremlin is painting the fighting as an anti—terrorist operation. and gold for ethiopia's tamirat tola as he wins the men's marathon on the final weekend of the paris olympics. team usa face france in the blockbuster mens basketball final in the coming hours. there are 39 gold medals up for grabs in today's events. all the olympic action continues on bbc one. now on bbc news...talking business hello and welcome to talking business with me, mark lobel. let's have a look at what's on the show. it's the grocers who have to deal with angry housewives. money isn't what it used to be.
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