welcome to bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: rockets over gaza through the night as unrest escalates into the worst violence between israel and the palestinians in seven years — more than thirty people have been killed. explosion this was the moment earlier that an israeli airstrike destroyed an apartment block in gaza. missiles also reached a suburb of tel aviv. prime minsiter benjamin netanhayu says palestinian militants will "pay a heavy price". a teenage gunman in russia opens fire at a school, killing at least seven children and two adults. relatives of ten people killed in belfast in 1971, win a fifty—year legal fight to clear their names.

we've got an audience, we've got dancers, we've got popstars — we are back! and no masks, no social distancing, just a negative test is the ticket required for 4000 people at tonight's brit awards in london. hello and thanks forjoining us. it's turning into the worst violence between israel and the palestinians in seven years. and the united nations has warned the conflict is moving towards full—scale war. in the last hours militant group hamas said they'd launched over another 200 rockets towards israel and these pictures from the last couple of hours show

at least some of those missiles being intercepted by the israeli's iron dome missile defence system above the gaza city skyline. you can see the flashes quite clearly. in tel aviv sirens have been heard, warning of rocket fire and several explosions were heard as the hamas rockets reach the city. well, since monday over 30 people, including 10 children, have been killed in gaza following israeli airstrikes. rockets fired into israel from gaza have killed three people there. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman has this report from jerusalem, which contains scenes that some may find disturbing. a street ablaze on israel's normally bustling coastline. people run for shelter. others have a lucky escape.

but in a nearby suburb, a woman was killed as a building took a direct hit. in a single barrage, militants fired 130 rockets from gaza, deep into israel. a clear sign both sides are into a round of steep escalation. translation: hamas and islamicjihad have paid, i and i tell you here, they will pay a very high price for their aggression. i say here tonight, their blood will be on their heads. earlier, israel struck a gaza tower block which had been evacuated. it was home to members of the palestinian militant group, hamas, which warned it would target tel aviv if the building was hit. israeli air strikes have pounded gaza. panic arrives here just after the war planes. inside this block, says israel, three militant

leaders were killed. some of the worst fighting in years is leaving lives scattered. among gaza's victims, ii—year—old hussein hamad. "why did you kill him?", asks hussein's uncle. "they kill and there is no one to make them answer for it, the whole world is watching." israel says hamas is endangering civilians on both sides, with its rocket fire. it follows weeks of boiling tensions injerusalem, always at the heart of this conflict. it spilled over at al—aqsa mosque compound, with further confrontation before dawn today. with the fighting reaching a fierce level of intensity tonight, both sides are vowing to continue their attacks.

that is tom bateman. and in the last few hours, prime minister benjamin netanyahu has declared a state of emergency in the central city of lod, as police accused arab residents of waging "wide—scale riots". lod is an ethnically mixed israeli town, less than 30 minutes south of tel aviv. these pictures show some of the damage from clashes on monday night. the city's mayor told local media, "we have lost control of the city and the streets." and in a few minutes we'll be speaking to a palestinian human rights lawyer, zaha hassan. to state with us for that. ——do stay with us. at least seven children and two adults have been killed in a shooting at a school in russia. more than 20 others were injured, many seriously. some childrenjumped out of third floor windows to try to escape. police have arrested the suspected attacker — a 19 year—old former pupil. he'd been carrying an automatic weapon, and was wearing an explosives vest.

moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. a day of learning turned into a day of bloodshed. school number 175 had come under attack. this cctv footage shows the gunman on his way there, looking completely calm, weapon at the ready. when the shooting began, there was panic. some children barricaded themselves in classrooms, and then escaped this way — down a ladder. there were screaming children running under your apartment. the children were running on the sports grounds and they were running to the fence and getting over the fence, screaming, "oh my god, they're killing us." the little girls screamed. that was the moment i realised that it was not some sort of accident. some of the schoolchildren

waited inside to be rescued. tenth grader, elisa, says she felt stress and panic as she hid in a room. at one point the gunman had banged on the door. the attacker, former student, ilnaz galyaviev, was eventually arrested. under interrogation, he is said to have claimed he believed he was god and consumed by hatred. all day, people have been coming to the school to honour the victims. set up outside, this makeshift shrine. flowers, soft toys and and one russian word — "skorbim" — "we mourn." what happened here has shocked not only the city, but the entire country. in russia, school shootings are relatively rare, and in response to this tragedy, president putin has ordered an urgent review of gun control laws. kazan is struggling to come to terms with this tragedy. the question you hear most here is "why?" steve rosenberg,

bbc news, kazan. alexandra lysova is the assistant professor of criminology at the simon fraser university in vancouver. she talked me through the common psychology of many mass shooters. in many of the mass shootings, the primary motives are revenge and power. so revenge, people feel that they are victims of injustice and they actually look for somebody for the target to get their payback and they sometimes target specific individuals and maybe in this case, we do not know, maybe in the school there was somebody because he was a former student of this school, somebody he was actually trying to attack, or in some cases, it is just a setting, it is just a place, so school was the target for the revenge. and in some cases it is power. some of the marginalized individuals feel that they very much do not

have enough in the world, they feel very angry at everything that happens and they feel that the world is an evil place and they want to take control, so power may be another motive. obviously, it is very early in the aftermath of this appalling incident, nonetheless there have been pictures, some footage of the interrogation of the suspected gunman already. yes, and i have seen that footage and it appears that he declares himself a god. he says that he disowns his own parents. he believes that his mother is not his mother, or his parents not his parents. and expresses a lot of hatred towards everybody. and it appears it could be a manifestation of some kind of mental disorder so we will have to wait and see what the investigation finds out but, yes, that is another important potential explanation for this horrific incident.

president putin has been quick to come out and say we are going to have another look at gun control, effectively. not the first time he has said that. what is your expectation of that might come from a statement like that? some expressed concern it may lead to limitations on gun ownership and the types of guns that are legal in russia but the situation is that gun ownership is not that broad in russia compared to other countries and these incidents are extremely rare so in the experience and research coming from the united states shows it is not always the most effective measure because people in russia often killed with other measures or other means so it is not always the panacea for preventing this type of incident, unfortunately. alexandra lysova there. 50 years after their deaths,

a coroner has ruled that 10 people who were killed in belfast in 1971 — almost all of them by british soldiers — had been "entirely innocent". a catholic priest and a mother of eight children were among those killed during street violence in ballymurphy after an operation by the british army to detain paramilitary suspects. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. northern ireland's past continues to be carried into its present. a fresh inquest into the deaths of the ballymurphy victims was brought about by theirfamilies�* campaign. today marked the culmination of a 50—year search for truth. in 1971, the army went into a housing estate in the ballymurphy area of west belfast to arrest and imprison ira suspects without trial — known as internment. the main target of the present operation is the irish republican army, which has been responsible for recent acts

of terrorism, and whose victims have included protestant and catholic alike. it sparked violent clashes over three days. by the end, ten people lay dead. among them, a local priest, and a mother of eight. soldiers from parachute regiment, now given anonymity, claimed they opened fire after being attacked by ira gunmen and rioters. i saw this chap with a petrol bomb in his hand. i opened my cab door and fired one round from my gun, it's a submachine gun, fired it at him. he dropped. you killed him? i think so, yeah. well, i know so now. ifound out later on. soldiers at the time said those killed were armed. their relatives always maintained they were innocent civilians. these were the people who died. today, the coroner acknowledged the army had come under fire from gunmen in the area, but she concluded in most cases the use of force by

the parachute regiment was disproportionate, and that all of those killed were entirely innocent of any wrongdoing. inside court, relatives had applauded as the findings were read out. you pray and you pray and you ask forjustice. you got all the detail you were hoping for in that verdict? we knew, we always knew. it's just unbelievable. to hear the words. and the world will know they are innocent. all along, people said they were this and they were that, but now it is all cleared up for us all. the findings bring new clarity to one of the most brutal episodes in northern ireland's past. for decades, families felt their loved ones�* names were tarred. today they have been publicly exonerated. today is a great day for our families, but it's also a bittersweet day. today, personally, ithink of my dear brother, frank, whose young life was taken

by british paratroopers. he gave his life helping others, and, as one of our witnesses said, he was very brave. the parachute regiment only had hate in their hearts when they gunned down her and the others. they were not peacemakers, they were not brave soldiers, they were nothing but cowards. the ministry of defence said it will review the findings. the former head of the army suggested it may warrant an official apology. there is no getting away that these ten deaths should not have happened, and it was poor decision—making by a number of soldiers, probably poor leadership at thejunior level, operating at a time of great violence, amidst a poor strategic policy that led to this. and it is shameful. 0n the streets that saw such bloodshed, tonight, celebration. there are still hundreds

of killings from the troubles that remain unsolved. but for the families of ballymurphy now a new sense of vindication. emma vardy there. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we meet the syrian family keeping the ancient tradition of sufi whirling alive. "the pope was shot, the pope will live" — that is the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism has come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail.

the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort. to help the victims - of a powerful earthquake — the worst to hit the i country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, gary kasparov. it is the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. god bless america! this is bbc news. i'm david eades. the latest headlines: rockets light up the sky over gaza as unrest escalates into the worst violence between israel and the palestinians in seven years. more than 30 people have been killed. we will get some more on this,

and the very latest. if we show you the scene. it is 5:15am, and here is the picture over gaza city. just an hour earlier it was very different. hamas say that they have fired about 200 rockets and to tel aviv and bathsheba. come at the moment, but for how long? zaha hassan is a human rights lawyer and a visiting fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace. she was the senior legal advisor to the palestinian negotiation team during its bid for un membership. she's in north virginia. thank you forjoining us. i just wonder how on earth you resolve this issue, especially given what has happened in the last few hours, which is

another 200 rockets being aimed into israel. i another 200 rockets being aimed into israel. . ., ., another 200 rockets being aimed into israel. . . ., ., into israel. i am afraid that we aren't _ into israel. i am afraid that we aren't going _ into israel. i am afraid that we aren't going to - into israel. i am afraid that we aren't going to see - into israel. i am afraid that we aren't going to see this| we aren't going to see this round of escalation why down anytime soon, unfortunately. what is really troubling is just how preventable is or was. this all was. the start of this whole of this whole episode, this latest episode, began in jerusalem, with the provocative actions against a palestinian neighbourhood which is being faced with forced displacement by the state of israel to make room forjewish settlements in a plan which is to maintain a jewish majority — a decisive jewish majority — in the city ofjerusalem, where we have 40% ofjerusalem, where we have 40% of the population of the city is palestinian.— is palestinian. right, it is worth pointing _ is palestinian. right, it is worth pointing out - is palestinian. right, it is worth pointing out that i is palestinian. right, it is. worth pointing out that the supreme court decision was

postponed and an argument being that it was postponed because this is a very tense moment. that — that's rate. it is postponed for 30 days. in the meantime, this family is still looking and staring down the idea that they will become, you know, refugees again, basically. because they — this is not the first time that they faced displacement. they face displacement in 19118, along with 750,000 other palestinians, some of whom were forced out of the country, most of whom were forced out of the country. some are internally displaced within israel. they lost their property. those who became citizens of the state of israel — the palestinians become citizens of the state of israel — they also lost their property and were never able to get it back. property and were never able to get it back-— property and were never able to get it back.- it _ property and were never able to get it back.- it was - get it back. right. it was transferred _ get it back. right. it was transferred to _ get it back. right. it was transferred to jewish - get it back. right. it was - transferred to jewish citizens transferred tojewish citizens of israel. and so this family —

these families are from, you know, descendents and family members of the 19118 displacement, and they are facing displacement yet again. and so you are seeing a lot of angen and so you are seeing a lot of anger, you know, but what is happening in this neighbourhood. all neighbourhood. guess. all across jerusalem. .. - neighbourhood. guess. all across jerusalem. .. sorry l neighbourhood. guess. all. across jerusalem. .. sorry to dro- across jerusalem. .. sorry to drop you. — across jerusalem. .. sorry to drop you. but— across jerusalem. .. sorry to drop you. but i _ across jerusalem. .. sorry to drop you, but i want - across jerusalem. .. sorry to drop you, but i want to - across jerusalem. .. sorry to drop you, but i want to get. drop you, but i want to get another point on, which is there are so many elements now do this conflagration which we have seen in the past few days. —— sorry to interrupt you. where will conclusion come from, and who should be driving it? i from, and who should be driving it? 4' , ., , ., it? i think there needs to be a lot more _ it? i think there needs to be a lot more engagement - it? i think there needs to be a lot more engagement by - it? i think there needs to be a lot more engagement by the l it? i think there needs to be a i lot more engagement by the un security council. unfortunately, security council. u nfortu nately, we security council. unfortunately, we are seeing that the united states has been blocking a statement from the un security council. the us has to show some leadership here.

it - it's - to show some leadership here. it — it's — the new demonstration does not want to get too involved in israel— palestine peacemaking. but there is open conflict and there is open conflict and there will be at more loss of life, i am afraid. there will be at more loss of life, iam afraid. i there will be at more loss of life, i am afraid. i don't said wrapping up anytime soon. sol really think the engagement has to come from the us. there needs to be much more us leadership here.— needs to be much more us leadership here. right. we will see if that _ leadership here. right. we will see if that happens. _ leadership here. right. we will see if that happens. thank - leadership here. right. we will see if that happens. thank you | see if that happens. thank you very much forjoining us. a prominent damascus family that's kept an ancient sufi tradition alive for over 100 years have been thrown a lifeline, thanks to restaurant—goers during the holy month of fasting. the family of dancers are, like many syrians, no longer able to travel to europe and across the arab world, but having a local audience has meant they can continue to perform, as mark lobel reports. surfi welling, where worshipping god. releasing

negative energy of the dance floor, reaching a trancelike state. a tradition past and in this family from father to son for over a century. meet their three—year—old, the youngest dancer in syria, learning to well before he was able to talk, with all the benefits it brings. translation: i benefit from sufi welling, _ brings. translation: i benefit from sufi welling, where - brings. translation: i benefit from sufi welling, where with l from sufi welling, where with conditions are difficult, there is a crisis. when i feel really pressured, i go to my room alone and start whirling. normally a touring troupe, travel restrictions have curtailed that abilities to perform this hypnotic rhythm of prayer beyond syria's war—torn

and cash—strapped waters los tres mad max before the crisis were used to travel the world. even more than the turks. but now our work is limited to within syria and our focus is primarily on the month of ramadan. in primarily on the month of ramadan-— primarily on the month of ramadan. in front of these lucky diners _ ramadan. in front of these lucky diners as _ ramadan. in front of these lucky diners as they - ramadan. in front of these i lucky diners as they consume, the family commune. keeping their strong beliefs and everybody�*s spirit is alive. mark lobel, bbc news. the brit awards have been held at the 02 arena in london in front of an audience largely made up of key workers. the ceremony is being used by the government to test the impact of gatherings on the transmission of covid. colin paterson reports. a dual win for dua lipa. she performed with 50 dancers, gave a nod to geri halliwell with her dress, and won both best female and album of the year

for future nostalgia. released last march during the very first week of lockdown, her modern take on disco became the soundtrack to many people's year at home. in 2018 i said that i wanted to see more women on these stages and ifeel so proud that three years later we are seeing that happen. little mix! it was a night dominated by women, winning four of the five mixed categories. after ten years together little mix became the first female line up in brits�* history to be named best group. it's not easy being female in the uk pop industry. we've seen the white male dominance, misogyny, sexism, and lack of diversity. while a live highlight was eltonjohn�*s duet with 0lly alexander from the channel 4 aids drama it's a sin.

# it's a sin... the brits are part of the government's pilot scheme to help live music return. to gain entry tonight everyone had to provide a negative covid test, both the audience... negative. clear. both: negative! ..and the stars. sticks the swab right down the back of your neck and you go "0h" a little bit. not your normal preparation for the brit awards, is it? no, no, not really. more than 4000 mask—free fans were inside, with half the tickets going to covid frontline staff. these gorgeous faces belong to none other than key workers! cheering. such a pleasure to have you in room tonight. and if this event helps bring about the return of live music to the uk, then all fans will be the winner. colin patterson, bbc news, london's o2 arena. there we are. i will leave you

with a live picture now of gaza city. it is coming up to 5:30am in the morning at the end of a hectic and volatile night again. we will keep your cross developments. hello there. we saw plenty of showers across the country on tuesday. particularly for the midlands, wales and northern england where we had some thunderstorms as well, producing very heavy hailstones like this weather watcher picture shows, in flintshire in north wales. now, for today, it's going to be another one of sunshine and showers, but they shall resume not be quite as intense as what we had on tuesday. but our area of low pressure, which has been sitting on to the west of ireland and the uk for the last few days, will slowly start to fill. weakened as it pushes its way eastwards across the country. so we will start off again, good deal of sunshine around, but then the showers will start to get going. a bit more cloud, though, for the northern half of scotland. we've seen showery bursts of rain here. and this area of rain in the channel is going to bring some wet weather

through the channel islands through the day and start to push northwards into central southern england, southwest england at times. again, temperatures pretty much what they have been the last few days, around the mid—teens celsius for those. a bit colder than that across the northern half of scotland. now, that wet weather across the south pushes further north into parts of wales, the midlands. it could be quite wet through wednesday night across the south. elsewhere, the showers will tend to fade. there will be some clear spells, but also quite a bit of cloud across northern scotland. and again, for most of us, it's going to be another frost free one. so for thursday it could start rather cloudy, quite wet for parts of wales, the midlands into southern england. it will eventually ease away and then it's another one of sunshine and showers, and the odd shower could be on the heavy side again with a rumble of thunder. but a bit more cloud again from the north and east of scotland. temperatures again range from around 14—17 degrees, particularly where we have the sunshine, but the cloudy skies across northern

scotland, there it will feel cooler than that. the airflow turns quite slack on friday. we are almost in between weather systems. and it could be friday will be a cloudier day across. that will inhibit the showers that develop. but where we get some sunshine across northern ireland, wales, southern england, this is where we could see some of the showers there developing which could be on the heavy side again. it is here where we will see temperatures reaching around 15—16 degrees, otherwise a bit cooler across the board where we have the cloud. so that's how was looking for thursday and friday. if i run the sequence on through the weekend and into the start of next week dominated by low pressure. so we are likely to see spells of rain followed by sunshine and showers. and this temperatures remaining around orjust below the seasonal average. notjust for the weekend, but even as we head throughout much of next week.

this is bbc news, the headlines: rockets have been lighting up the sky over gaza as unrest escalates into the worst violence between israel and the palestinians in seven years. more than 30 people have been killed. the united nations has warned the conflict is moving towards full—scale war. earlier, an israeli airstrike destroyed an apartment block in gaza city. residents had been warned to get out. with hamas rockets reaching a suburb of tel aviv, israeli prime minister benjamin netanhayu said they would pay a heavy price. seven school children and two adults have been killed in a shooting at a school

in the russian city of kazan. security forces stormed the school and detained the suspected attacker — a 19—year—old former pupil. he'd been carrying an automatic weapon and was wearing an explosives vest. now it's time for panorama. tonight — county lines drug dealers on the streets of britain. yeah, there you go. under lockdown, it's become bolder than ever. that is how blatant it is. it's a ruthless business that exploits vulnerable children. my phone rings, cj's been shot. and ijust remember being at the hospital, he had bandages on his head and it was blood everywhere. three minutes. panorama spent a year following one of the country's busiest police forces... door crashes in. police! ..arresting street dealers... we found the holy trilogy — drugs, cash, phones. phone rings