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hello, i'm lucy hockings., interviews and reaction. washington has stepped up its criticism of how israel is conducting its military offensive in gaza. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says there is a gap between the government's declared intention to protect civilians and the results on the ground. israel has ramped up its air strikes across the strip in the last day, saying it hit more than a50 targets in just 2a hours. that's around double the daily figures reported since the truce ended a week ago. the main un agency in gaza says society is "on the verge

hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now.be the final day of the cop28 climate conference, there's still no deal to tackle global warming. eleventh—hour talks are taking place after an earlier draft received a storm of criticism because it stopped short of calling for fossil fuels to be phased out. let's take a look at the initial draft. the draft omitted the "phase out" of fossil fuels many nations have demanded, drawing criticism from the united states, europe and climate—vulnerable countries. instead, the text lists various measures that countries could use to cut emissions to achieve net zero by or around 2050. lobbying by members of the oil producer group 0pec is thought to have influenced the negotiations. in a measure of the challenge facing the talks, the us climate chief

hello, i m lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reactionunman — were killed. police have linked the massacre to a deadly attack in a czech forest last week. they confirmed that lenka hlavkova — the head of the university�*s

hello, i'm lucy hockings.t—moving news, interviews and reaction. the leader of her mass, israel hermia is in gaza right now. israel's price didn't is ready for another humanitarian pause. after tuesdays vote was delayed. nearly

hello, i'm lucy hockings.est aerial attacks on ukraine since the war began, killing at least 18 people in a wave of deadly explosions across the country. president zelensky says 114 of 158 missiles and drones fired were shot down by ukrainian defences. ukraine's air force says it has "never seen so many locations targeted simultaneously". cities hit include kyiv, lviv in the west, 0desa in the south, and dnipro, kharkiv and zaporizhzhia in eastern ukraine. a maternity hospital and shopping mall were among buildings damaged and destroyed. meanwhile poland says an identified aerial object entered the nato country's airspace at hrubieszow overnight. a polish general says the object, which is likely to have been a russian missile, spent less than three minutes over polish territory, before returning to ukrainian territory. we'll get reaction from poland in a moment. from kyiv, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports.

i'm lucy hockings. welcome to bbc news now. 2a hours. a spokesman for hamas — whose leader, ismail haniyeh, is still in cairo for talks — has said, "we cannot talk about negotiations while israel continues its aggression." fighting in the gaza strip has escalated. people there have described it as some of the most intense israeli bombardment of the war.

hello, i'm lucy hockings.e since the war began, killing at least 18 people in a wave of deadly explosions across the country. president zelensky says 114 of 158 missiles and drones fired were shot down by ukrainian defences. ukraine's air force says it has "never seen so many locations targeted simultaneously". cities hit include kyiv, lviv in the west, odesa in the south, and dnipro, kharkiv and zaporizhzhia in eastern ukraine. a maternity hospital and shopping mall were among buildings damaged and destroyed. meanwhile poland says an identified aerial object entered the nato country's airspace at hrubieszow overnight. a polish general says the object, which is likely to have been a russian missile, spent less than three minutes over polish territory, before returning to ukrainian territory.

hello, i'm lucy hockings. killing at least 28 people in a wave of deadly explosions across the country. president zelensky says 114 of 158 missiles and drones fired were shot down by ukrainian defences. ukraine's air force says it has "never seen so many locations targeted simultaneously". cities hit include kyiv, lviv in the west, 0desa in the south, and dnipro, kharkiv and zaporizhzhia in eastern ukraine. a maternity hospital and shopping mall were among buildings damaged and destroyed. meanwhile poland says an identified aerial object entered the nato country's airspace at hrubieszow overnight. a polish general says the object, which is likely to have been a russian missile, spent less than three minutes over polish territory, before returning to ukrainian territory.

hello, i'm lucy hockings.d south of gaza. the hamas—run health ministry says more than 210 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours, with 21,320 deaths in the last 11 weeks. there's also been an intensification of fighting across the israel—lebanon border in recent days, sparking fears of a wider conflict. a member of israel's war cabinet has warned that the military will take matters into its own hands if the lebanese government and the international community doesn't stop cross—border attacks by the hezbollah group. benny gantz said time for a diplomatic solution was running out. here's our middle east correspondent yolande knell. bundles ofjoy in a time of anguish. iman tends to three of her quadruplets recently born in one of gaza's overwhelmed hospitals. one remains in intensive care.

hello, i'm lucy hockings.ss the centre and south of gaza. the hamas—run health ministry says more than 210 palestinians have been killed in the past 24 hours, with 21,320 deaths in the last 11 weeks. there's also been an intensification of fighting across the israel—lebanon border in recent days, sparking fears of a wider conflict. a member of israel's war cabinet has warned that the military will take matters into its own hands if the lebanese government and the international community doesn't stop cross—border attacks by the hezbollah group. benny gantz said time for a diplomatic solution was running out. here's our middle east correspondent yolande knell. bundles ofjoy in a time of anguish. iman tends to three of her quadruplets recently born in one of gaza's overwhelmed hospitals. one remains in intensive care.

hello, i'm lucy hockings. gaza, with troops pushing into the centre of the territory. and the palestinian health ministry says six people were killed in what it said was an israeli drone strike on a refugee camp in the occupied west bank. israel has not commented on the claim. in his first interview since the war began, the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas, who is based in the west bank, described the conflict as a "grave crime" against his people. graham satchell reports. night after night, for weeks now, the families of those taken hostage take to the streets of tel aviv. they're putting pressure on the israeli government to bring the hostages back alive and stop the fighting.

hello, i'm lucy hockings.g at least 18 people in a wave of deadly explosions across the country. president zelensky says 114 of 158 missiles and drones fired were shot down by ukrainian defences. ukraine's air force says it has "never seen so many locations targeted simultaneously". cities hit include kyiv, lviv in the west, odesa in the south, and dnipro, kharkiv and zaporizhzhia in eastern ukraine. a maternity hospital and shopping mall were among buildings damaged and destroyed. meanwhile poland says an identified aerial object entered the nato country's airspace at hrubieszow overnight. a polish general says the object, which is likely to have been a russian missile, spent less than three minutes over

hello, i'm lucy hockings. russia has launched one of its biggest aerial attacks on ukraine since the war began, killing at least 28 people in a wave of deadly explosions across the country. president zelensky says 114 of 158 missiles and drones fired were shot down by ukrainian defences. ukraine's air force says it has "never seen so many locations targeted simultaneously". cities hit include kyiv, lviv in the west, odesa in the south, and dnipro, kharkiv and zaporizhzhia in eastern ukraine. a maternity hospital and shopping mall were among buildings damaged and destroyed. meanwhile poland says an identified aerial object entered the nato country's airspace at hrubieszow overnight. a polish general says the object, which is likely to have been a russian missile, spent less than three minutes over polish territory, before returning to ukrainian territory. we'll get reaction from poland in a moment. from kyiv, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. it is and always has been the whole of ukraine whic

hello, i'm lucy hockings. russia has launched one of its biggest aerial attacks on ukraine since the war began, killing at least 18 people in a wave of deadly explosions across the country. president zelensky says 114 of 158 missiles and drones fired were shot down by ukrainian defences. ukraine's air force says it has "never seen so many locations targeted simultaneously". cities hit include kyiv, lviv in the west, odesa in the south, and dnipro, kharkiv and zaporizhzhia in eastern ukraine. a maternity hospital and shopping mall were among buildings damaged and destroyed. meanwhile poland says an identified aerial object entered the nato country's airspace at hrubieszow overnight. a polish general says the object, which is likely to have been a russian missile, spent less than three minutes over polish territory, before returning to ukrainian territory. we'll get reaction from poland in a moment. from kyiv, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. it is and always has been the whole of ukraine whic

hello, i'm lucy hockings.sraeli military is expanding its offensive in gaza, with troops pushing into the centre of the territory. and the palestinian health ministry says six people were killed in what it said was an israeli drone strike on a refugee camp in the occupied west bank. israel has not commented on the claim. in his first interview since the war began, the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas, who is based in the west bank, described the conflict as a "grave crime" against his people. graham satchell reports. night after night, for weeks now, the families of those taken hostage take to the streets of tel aviv. they're putting pressure on the israeli government to bring the hostages back alive and stop the fighting. they need to look at other options. they're putting pressure on the israeli government the military pressure will continue. but we see they don't have any results. the head of the israeli army, herzi halevi, said the war could take many more months. "there are no magic solution

hello, i'm lucy hockings.come to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. washington has stepped up its criticism of how israel is conducting its military offensive in gaza. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says there is a gap between the government's declared intention to protect civilians and the results on the ground. israel has ramped up its air strikes across the strip in the last day, saying it hit more than a50 targets in just 2a hours. that's around double the daily figures reported since the truce ended a week ago. the main un agency in gaza says society is "on the verge of a full—blown collapse". but it's hoped the flow of aid will soon improve, after israel agreed to a us request to open its kerem shalom border crossing for the inspection of aid trucks and their cargo. also, images have emerged showing dozens of palestinian men detained by israel — stripped to their underwear — with their hands tied behind their back, in northern gaza. hamas has condemned the

hello, i'm lucy hockings. israel is broadening its ground offensive across the centre and south of gaza. the hamas—run health ministry says more than 210 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours, with 21,320 deaths in the last 11 weeks. there's also been an intensification of fighting across the israel—lebanon border in recent days, sparking fears of a wider conflict. a member of israel's war cabinet has warned that the military will take matters into its own hands if the lebanese government and the international community doesn't stop cross—border attacks by the hezbollah group. benny gantz said time for a diplomatic solution was running out. here's our middle east correspondent yolande knell. bundles ofjoy in a time of anguish. iman tends to three of her quadruplets recently born in one of gaza's overwhelmed hospitals. one remains in intensive care. miles away from their home and with supplies short, iman and her husband fear for the safety of their newborns in this un school turned shelter. "becau

i'm lucy hockings. the centre of the territory. gaza's hamas—run health ministry says at least 241 people have been killed in the past 2a hours. in his first interview since the war began, he will be familiar with this shot of israel looking into gaza. there have been _ of israel looking into gaza. there have been loud _ of israel looking into gaza. there have been loud explosions - of israel looking into gaza. there have been loud explosions heard| of israel looking into gaza. there have been loud explosions heard in the early hours have been loud explosions heard in the early hours of have been loud explosions heard in the early hours of wednesday. have been loud explosions heard in the early hours of wednesday. we know there have

i'm lucy hockings.he israeli military is expanding its offensive in gaza, with troops pushing into the centre of the territory. gaza's hamas—run health ministry says at least 241 people have been killed in the past 2a hours. in his first interview since the war began, he will be familiar with this shot of israel looking into gaza. there have been _ of israel looking into gaza. there have been loud _ of israel looking into gaza. there have been loud explosions - of israel looking into gaza. there have been loud explosions heard| of israel looking into gaza. there have been loud explosions heard in the early hours have been loud explosions heard in the early hours of have been loud explosions heard in the early hours of wednesday. have been loud explosions heard in the early hours of wednesday. we know there have been many strikes by israel, 100 sites hit the israeli military is saying. also reports there will be a ground operation, an impending ground operation starting in the middle of gaza as well. in

i'm lucy hockings. welcome to bbc news now.re are no obvious signs of progress towards a pause in the gaza conflict this hour, despite extensive diplomatic efforts over the past 2a hours. a spokesman for hamas — whose leader, ismail haniyeh, is still in cairo for talks — has said, "we cannot talk about negotiations while israel continues its aggression." fighting in the gaza strip has escalated. people there have described it as some of the most intense israeli bombardment of the war. at the united nations security council, wording of a truce is still being discussed, but timelines have come and gone. the hamas—run health ministry says 20,000 people have now died since the start of the conflict in gaza. 1,200 israelis died, and 240 hostages were taken, when hamas invaded israel on october 7th. here's our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. in khan younis, drones and shelling are the soundtrack of this war. a new day in gaza brings no escape from the relentless bombardment. for little riyan, the attacks have taken a cruel

hello, i'm lucy hockings. russia has launched one of its biggest aerial attacks on ukraine since the war began — killing at least 18 people in a wave of deadly explosions across the country. president zelensky says 114 of 158 missiles and drones fired were shot down by ukrainian defences. ukraine's air force says it has "never seen so many locations targeted simultaneously". cities hit include kyiv, lviv in the west, odesa in the south, and dnipro, kharkiv and zaporizhzhia in eastern ukraine. a maternity hospital and shopping mall were among buildings damaged and destroyed. meanwhile poland says an identified aerial object entered the nato country's airspace at hrubieszow overnight. a polish general says the object, which is likely to have been a russian missile, spent less than three minutes over polish territory, before returning to ukrainian territory. we'll get reaction from poland in a moment. from kyiv, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. it is and always has been the whole of ukraine whi

hello, i m lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction in prague have revealed new details about thursday's mass shooting at charles university. iii people — plus the gunman — were killed. police have linked the massacre to a deadly attack in a czech forest last week. they confirmed that lenka hlavkova — the head of the university's institute of musicology — was one of those shot dead. outside the university, people have been leaving flowers and candles. saturday has been declared a day of national mourning across the czech republic. in a friday morning news conference, police showed bodycam video from their officers. it shows them entering the building to find the gunman. there had been some criticism of their response, but the police said the time between receiving the first emergency call and officers stepping into the building was four minutes. police said the gunman took his own life following the attack. he's been named by local media as 24—year—old student david kozak. let's get more from that news conference where prague's chief p

hello, i'm lucy hockings. russia has launched one of its biggest aerial attacks on ukraine since the war began, killing at least 18 people in a wave of deadly explosions across the country. president zelensky says 114 of 158 missiles and drones fired were shot down by ukrainian defences. ukraine's air force says it has "never seen so many locations targeted simultaneously". cities hit include kyiv, lviv in the west, odesa in the south, and dnipro, kharkiv and zaporizhzhia in eastern ukraine. a maternity hospital and shopping mall were among buildings damaged and destroyed. meanwhile poland says an identified aerial object entered the nato country's airspace at hrubieszow overnight. a polish general says the object, which is likely to have been a russian missile, spent less than three minutes over polish territory, before returning to ukrainian territory. we'll get reaction from poland in a moment. but first, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports from kyiv. it is and always has been the whole of uk

hello, i'm lucy hockings.elcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. the leader of her mass, israel hermia is in gaza right now. israel's price didn't is ready for another humanitarian pause. after tuesdays vote was delayed. nearly 20,000 people are now reported to have been killed in gaza. 240 were taken hostage when hamas attacked israel on the 7th of october. we mentioned the un security council. the text has just been released of a draft resolution on the wall. it is going to be put to the un security council in a few hours�* time. it is all about the wording. the draft is very long, but the keys section talks about extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout the gaza strip for a sufficient number of days to enable full rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access. it remains to be seen if this wedding will be accepted to the knighted states. an extended humanitarian pause, and corridors throughout the gaza strip. no mention of a ceasefire, do you think that me

hello i am lucy hockings welcome to bbc news now is.begin in the us where in colorado, the supreme court has ruled that donald trump cannot run for president next year in the state. the ruling is based on a rarely used provision of the u.s. constitution that bars officials who have engaged in "insurrection or rebellion" from holding office. it says he's in—eligible to appear on next year's ballot because of his role in "instigating violence onjanuary 6 of 2021" — the day of the attack on the us capitol building. the ruling does not stop mr trump running in the other states. in a statement, the trump campaign said the court had "issued a completely flawed decision," adding they "will swiftly file an appeal to the united states supreme court. in a campaign speech, the former president said no one will silence him. every time the radical left democrats, marxists, communists and fascists indict me, i consider it actually a great badge of honour. thank you very much. i appreciate it. thank you very much. because i'm being indicted for you. n

hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now. three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. in what is supposed to be the final day of the cop28 climate conference, there's still no deal to tackle global warming. eleventh—hour talks are taking place after an earlier draft received a storm of criticism because it stopped short of calling for fossil fuels to be phased out. let's take a look at the initial draft. the draft omitted the "phase out" of fossil fuels many nations have demanded, drawing criticism from the united states, europe and climate—vulnerable countries. instead, the text lists various measures that countries could use to cut emissions to achieve net zero by or around 2050. lobbying by members of the oil producer group opec is thought to have influenced the negotiations. in a measure of the challenge facing the talks, the us climate chief john kerry said, "i don't think anybody here wants to be associated with the failure to live up to this responsibility. "not a lot of people in public life are asked to

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hello, i'm lucy hockings.o bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. washington has stepped up its criticism of the way israel is carrying out its military offensive in gaza. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said there is a gap between the government's declared intention to protect civilians and what is actually happening on the ground. israel says it's hit more than a50 targets from land, sea and air in the last 2a hours. the main un agency there says society is "on the verge of a full—blown collapse". but the flow of aid could soon improve, after israel agreed to a us request to open its kerem shalom border crossing for the inspection of aid trucks and their cargo. also, new images appear to show dozens of palestinian men stripped to their underwear, with their hands tied behind their back. those are not those pictures, we will bring those to you, those are funerals taking place today for six palestinians killed by israeli forces in an operation at the al—faraa refugee

hello, i'm lucy hockings.housands of palestinians are moving out of sprawling urban refugee camps in central gaza strip as israeli tanks and troops advance. israeli forces have told them to head south and west into hastily built and already overcrowded tent camps. there's also been an intensification of fighting across the israel—lebanon border in recent days, sparking fears of a wider conflict. a member of israel's war cabinet has warned that the military will take matters into its own hands if cross border attacks by the hezbollah group don't stop. meanwhile, idf says it regrets harm to civilians during christmas eve air strikes. an israeli military official says the use of the wrong munition led to "extensive collateral damage" in strikes targeting the maghazi refugee camp on december 24. our middle east correspondent yolande knell begins our coverage. bundles ofjoy in a time of anguish. iman tends to three of her quadruplets recently born in one of gaza's overwhelmed hospitals. one remains in intensive car