this is bbc news. 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 30 people have been killed. 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. the fear of running dry — drivers in the us line up at the pump after a cyber attack on a fuel pipeline brings supplies to a virtual halt.

we have an audience, we have dancers, we are back! no masks, no social distancing — just a negative test is the ticket required for 4000 people at tonight's brit awards in london. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 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 another 200 rockets towards israel in response to israeli airstrikes. 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. some appear to have got through with police in the israeli city of lod saying a man and girl were killed after the car they were in was hit by a rocket. in tel aviv, sirens have been heard warning of rocket fire and several explosions were heard as the hamas rockets reach the city. and earlier in the west bank city of ramallah, there's been clashes near a checkpoint between hundreds of palestinian demonstrators and israeli security forces. we are also getting further reports of clashes injerusalem itself. let's bring you some live

pictures now from gaza city now. we believe there was an airstrike a short while ago just over gaza city. it has been a very volatile and violent night across gaza, israel and indeed those were explosions that just israel and indeed those were explosions thatjust happened a moment ago. we'll be keeping a close tab on that for you in the course of this religion. —— bulletin. 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.

this is israel's normally bustling streets. people are running for shelter and others had a lucky escape. in a nearby suburb, a woman was killed as this building took a direct hit. in a single barrage, militants fired i30 rockets from gaza deep into israel, a clear sign that both sides were escalating. translation: , , escalating. translation: ,, ., escalating. translation: ~ ., , , ., ., translation: high mass and that hamas will pay _ translation: high mass and that hamas will pay a — translation: high mass and that hamas will pay a big _ translation: high mass and that hamas will pay a big price - translation: high mass and that hamas will pay a big price i - hamas will pay a big price i will say to them, their blood will say to them, their blood will be on their heads. . earlier, israel struck a tower block that had been evacuated, home to palestinian militant group hamas, and israeli airstrikes have pounded gaza.

panic arises here just after the war planes. inside this plot, says israel, 3 militant leaders were killed. some of the worst fighting in years is leaving life scattered. among the victims of gaza, an 11—year—old. "why did you kill ii—year—old. "why did you kill him?", says his uncle, and then they kill and then no—one answers for it. the whole world is watching. israel says hamas was endangering civilians on both sides with its rocket fire. it follows weeks of boiling tensions injerusalem, boiling tensions in jerusalem, always boiling tensions injerusalem, always at the heart of this conflict. it spilt over at the 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. earlier, i spoke to human rights laywer zaha hassan from the carnegie center for international peace and ask how this situation can be resolved. i am afraid that we aren't going to see this round of escalation wind down anytime soon, unfortunately. what is really troubling is just how preventable this all was — the start of this whole of this whole episode, this latest episode, began injerusalem, 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% of the population of the city 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 right, it's 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 faced displacement in 1948, 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 who become citizens of the state of israel — they also lost their property, and were never able

to get it back... right. ..it was transferred to jewish citizens of israel. and so this family — these families are from, you know, descendents and family members of the 1948 displacement, and they are facing displacement yet again. and so you are seeing a lot of anger, you know, but what is happening in this neighbourhood. yes. all acrossjerusalem... sorry to interrupt you, but i want to get another point in, which is there are so many elements now do this conflagration which we have seen in the past few days. where will resolusion come from, and who should be driving it? i think there needs to be a lot more engagement by the un 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 — the new demonstration does not want to get too involved in israel—palestine peacemaking. but there is open conflict, and there will be yet more loss of life, i'm afraid. i don't see it wrapping up anytime soon. so i really think the engagement has to come from the us. there needs to be much more us leadership here. za ha hassan there. having one more look over gaza city, and it is six o'clock in the morning and daylight is breaking and that is not a cloud, that is smoke that has emerged from what we understand is an israeli air strike in the last ten minutes or so on the

city. it has been a very active night across gaza and across much of israel as well. moving on to other issues now. 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, i don't know, accident. some of the schoolchildren waited inside to be rescued. 10th 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. to the united states, because the knock—on effect of the on a major fuel pipeline. the knock—on effect of the on a majorfuel pipeline. the major fuel pipeline. the colonial majorfuel pipeline. the colonial pipeline said it hopes

to have substantial operations back up by the end of the week and yet some drivers are alreadyjoining the line, this is tallahassee, in florida, with long lines just in case prices shoot up in the days ahead. the colonial pipeline normally carries pretty much half of the east coast supply of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel and drivers along the pipeline are worried about fuel shortages. it pipeline are worried about fuel shortages-_ shortages. it is unbelievable, it is a catastrophe _ shortages. it is unbelievable, it is a catastrophe coming, i i it is a catastrophe coming, i thought, i saw all the cars parked everywhere and i was just like, 0mg, i have to fill my tank up! it just like, omg, i have to fill my tank up!— just like, omg, i have to fill my tank unl— just like, 0mg, i have to fill my tank up! it was so long up there so i _ my tank up! it was so long up there so i came _ my tank up! it was so long up there so i came down - my tank up! it was so long up there so i came down here. i | there so i came down here. went up to there so i came down here. i went up to two or three more and _ went up to two or three more and they— went up to two or three more and they were _ went up to two or three more and they were all _ and they were all empty, they did not— and they were all empty, they did not have _ and they were all empty, they did not have any. _ and they were all empty, they did not have any.— did not have any. that is what the are did not have any. that is what they are worried _ did not have any. that is what they are worried about, - did not have any. that is what they are worried about, this i did not have any. that is whatj they are worried about, this is

a political energy reporter and he told me how it is down to panic buying rather than supplies. fix. panic buying rather than sunplies-_ panic buying rather than supplies. panic buying rather than su--lies. ., ., , ., supplies. a lot of people are worried a — supplies. a lot of people are worried a few _ supplies. a lot of people are worried a few days _ supplies. a lot of people are worried a few days in - supplies. a lot of people are worried a few days in that i supplies. a lot of people are l worried a few days in that they are going station to station to find fuel and not finding it which means it is a self—fulfilling prophecy when they are buying up the gasoline. they are buying up the gasoline-— they are buying up the gasoline. they are buying up the aasoline. �* , gasoline. and 'ust with the pandemic— gasoline. and just with the pandemic recently - gasoline. and just with the | pandemic recently enough, gasoline. and just with the - pandemic recently enough, the hoarding attitude that many people have, is that really what we're getting now? this panic buying?— what we're getting now? this panic buying? yes it is, i have talked to _ panic buying? yes it is, i have talked to fuel _ panic buying? yes it is, i have talked to fuel traders - panic buying? yes it is, i have talked to fuel traders and - talked to fuel traders and other folks on the ground and they are saying there is basically enough gasoline shipments to be made either out of new york harbour where ships are coming in with fuel or from the midwest to keep supplies going for at least a week. this is more a matter of people hearing the news that a major pipeline is down and thinking they need to get the fuel

straightaway. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we meet the syrian family keeping the ancient tradition of sufi whirling alive, with a twist. "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 world news, the latest headlines: more rockets have been launched from gaza as unrest escalates into the worst violence between israel and the palestinians in seven years — more than 30 people have been killed. 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, 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.

what is going on here, you might ask. 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. sufi whirling — a way of worshipping god, releasing negative energy on the dance floor, reaching a trancelike state — a tradition passing down in this family from father to son for over a century. meet three—year—old anas. his family say he's the youngest dervish dancer in syria, learning to well before he was able to talk, with all the benefits it

brings. translation: i benefit from sufi whirling, - when you know, 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 their opportunities to perform this hypnotic rhythm of prayer beyond syria's war—torn and cash—starved borders. singing. translation: before the crisis we used to travel the world, - across europe and the arab world — even more than the turks. but now our work is limited to within syria and our focus is primarily focused on the month of ramadan. in front of these lucky diners as they consume, the al—karrat family commune, keeping their strong beliefs and everyone's spirits alive. mark lobel, bbc news.

talk about lifting spirits, 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. things are changing there. i want to bring you the latest from israel. there have been, as you will hear, very loud explosions in gaza city as israel says it has launched further as rates on targets in gaza and that is in response to continued rocket fire from palestinian militants. i will show you the live picture now. you get a sense, it is hazy, but this is the vestige of smoke rising above the city.

palestinian militants have been launching garages of hundreds of rockets towards israeli cities throughout the night as well. we will keep across it for you on bbc news. 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: air strikes have been launched on 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.

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