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live from london. this is bbc news. seven people are injured in a car ramming and knife attack in tel aviv. the attacker is shot dead by a passer by. israeli troops continue their operation in the occupied west bank city ofjenin. a man who killed a woman and her two daughters by setting herflat on fire after a dispute about rubbish is found guilty of murder. minister rishi sunak questioned by senior mps on several topics including ukraine, the cost of living, and public services. president emmanuel macron announces emergency reconstruction measures after a week of street unrest across france. hello, i'm maryam moshiri, welcome to verified live,
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three hours of breaking stories, and checking out we start in israel where a palestinan man has injured seven people after driving his car into them in tel aviv and attacking them with a knife. he was later shot and killed. the palestinian militant group, hamas, has welcomed the attack. it suggested the man was responding to an israeli army raid in thejenin refugee camp in the west bank, which has left at least ten people dead. palestinian officials say about 3000 people fled their homes in the camp — after israeli troops moved in on monday. israel said its forces had conducted "an extensive counter—terrorism effort". palestinian leaders have condemned the assault as a "new war crime". 0ur middle east correspondant anna foster is at the israeli west bank barrier and has sent this update. there sent this update. is still activity and where seen there is still activity and where seen videos from inside thejenin cam that show is really shows use
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rating houses where they believed targets, people they are looking for might be hiding. it's also notable but rather they're quite loud enough for my microphone, we can hear the constant sound of drones in the sky. this isjenin you can see behind me, the camp where the activity is taking place. the israeli defence forces, they didn't put a timescale on the operation when they launch it yesterday morning but they have indicated since israel's national security adviser says they have completed most of their key security objectives. perhaps the operation is moving to a close but there is enough happening there, enough military operation in the camp to see the operation is continuing as we speak. see the operation is continuing as we seak. , ,., see the operation is continuing as weseak. , ,. ,. see the operation is continuing as we seak. , , . , . ., we speak. this is a live picture of the jenin we speak. this is a live picture of the jenin camp. _ we speak. this is a live picture of the jenin camp. a _ we speak. this is a live picture of the jenin camp, a little _ we speak. this is a live picture of the jenin camp, a little earlier i we speak. this is a live picture of| the jenin camp, a little earlier we thejenin camp, a little earlier we were looking at pictures, it's late afternoon, early evening there and we were looking at pictures where we saw massively dense smoke in the
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background but things have calmed down a bit. if we can potentially go to the slave pictures ofjenin. there we go, it's near consensus as we can see what's up things a bit quieter and, we can see what's up things a bit quieterand, right we can see what's up things a bit quieter and, right now. about one hour or so ago we sought the plumes of smoke rising in the distance but at the moment the life picture you are seeing shows the sun setting on are seeing shows the sun setting on a slightly calmer picture. we don't know exactly what is going on on the streets in janine. know exactly what is going on on the streets injanine. a bit earlier. lynne elizabeth hastings is the un's resident and humanitarian co—ordinator in the occupied palestinian territory. she gave us an update from jerusalem. the pictures that i have been seen and that our team who is there now i have been reporting on is that things are very grim. there's been significant damage. of course, they have been ten palestinians killed in
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jenin and now over 120 injanine which according to un statistics are the largest numbers of palestinians injured in a single operation by the israeli forces in the west bank since 2005. in addition to those casualties, the infrastructure damage is very serious. to the extent and in particular because air strikes and ground strikes have resulted in not only the destruction of homes but also the significant damage to both electricity and water systems. this means that the majority of people injanine camp, do not have access to electricity and drinking water right now which i'm sure you and your viewers appreciate the seriousness of that. they are also issues emerging because the roads were dug up and destroyed, there are issues emerging in terms of mobility even within the
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camp, not necessarily in and out of the camp. if this operation continues, it will mean a food shortage will be seen and access to medical aid would become more and more difficult. ijust want medical aid would become more and more difficult. i just want to mention that the un agency is on route which supports through social activities in thejenin camp, they usually truck in water once a week to the camp and will be looking at that very closely as well. it in to the camp and will be looking at that very closely as well.- that very closely as well. it in the last minutes _ that very closely as well. it in the last minutes or— that very closely as well. it in the last minutes or so _ that very closely as well. it in the last minutes or so the _ that very closely as well. it in the last minutes or so the un - that very closely as well. it in the last minutes or so the un rightsl last minutes or so the un rights chief has as a financing israel and the west bank must stop. that line, none to us in the last minute. live now to rear admiral daniel hagari. he is spokesman for the israel defence force. he's nearjenin. thank you forjoining us, let me ask you before we move on, what stage are we in terms of this attack by it israeli forces injanine, is it over
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or is there more to come? israeli forces in janine, is it over or is there more to come? thank you for a loan to — or is there more to come? thank you for a loan to speak on _ or is there more to come? thank you for a loan to speak on bbc. _ or is there more to come? thank you for a loan to speak on bbc. i - or is there more to come? thank you for a loan to speak on bbc. i would i for a loan to speak on bbc. i would like to explain this operation is against terror. it is not against the janine against terror. it is not against thejanine camp or against terror. it is not against the janine camp or palestinians forces janine, the janine camp or palestinians forcesjanine, ——janine. i the janine camp or palestinians forces janine, ——janine. i do forces janine, -- janine. i do apologise — forces janine, -- janine. i do apologise the _ forces janine, -- janine. i do apologise the sound - forcesjanine, ——janine. ido apologise the sound they're not good enough. we want to make sure what rear admiral daniel hagari is saying from the israeli defence were. i don't know if we can try to maybe get some better sound quality on what's he saying, whether that would take a few minutes or not but it is important to get the view from both sides and to be able to hear what someone is saying so were going to try and go back. are you going to go back? let's move on for now and try
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to move on to. let's hear from ahmad tobasi artistic director of the freedom theatre in the city who spoke to us from jenin. but i promise you, the israelis a brought us back 20 years. it's not different from 2002. tanks, jeeps, soldiers, snipers, bulldozers who bulldoze all the streets. they cut the electricity, they destroy the water system. there is no internet, no phones to connect people. yesterday, luckily, some of the families a success to move from the camp. the situation it's really a i cannot say it. it's a war. i cannot say it's an invasion.
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it's something more crazy and insane in 2023 or 202a. still, this kind of attacks happened without any security or international. let's watch about how the israelis do their invasions and operations injenin camp. so, people, kids are in the street, family in the streets. there is some people and families stuck in the camp who cannot move all people. some people special needs. nobody allowed to enter the camp now, even the ambulances, the nurses cannot go inside to help this kind of families. and the soldiers from yesterday until now, rockets, bombs, bombing houses, arresting people yesterday, 400 young people being arrested. and today they continue to arrest everyone above 15 years old and they take them to the checkpoint to check their identities and all of that.
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so the situation is not really different from 2002, you're not allowed to walk in the streets. ahmad, i understand. and thank you for for laying it out exactly how you see it injenin right now. but do you not accept that the camp injenin, the camp injenin, which is where the israeli forces say they are targeting, has become under control of armed groups. the palestinian authorities do not have control of security in that camp any more. so the israelis are taking that security into their own hands. i mean, i want to ask you geographically, jenin camp, where is it? it's in west bank. it's supposed to be under the pa control. under the palestinian control. but is it under the palestinian control? yes. it's back to the palestinians to fix this problem. why israelis have
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to enter to the camp? but i'm telling you, the thing is not about military group. that was the perspective from inside janine. the artist directed of the freedom there to. i'm happy to say we can go back to speaking to rear admiral daniel hagari. i apologise for this we had been having some technical difficulties with their life. i am not sure you heard what art that's had to say but the question is why haven't you left it to the palestinian authorities to deal with what's going inside its territories? i deal with what's going inside its territories?— territories? i heard some of the thins territories? i heard some of the things that _ territories? i heard some of the things that were _ territories? i heard some of the things that were said _ territories? i heard some of the things that were said and - territories? i heard some of the things that were said and thank| territories? i heard some of the - things that were said and thank you for a loan me to speak on bbc. i will talk about what was said. i would like to start that israel has no other are tentative but fighting against terror. from the beginning
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of the year, 25 israeli citizens have died from this terror. we have no other alternative. today, why were talking, we had a terror attack in tel aviv where a car was writing into innocent civilians and hurt them. so we have no other alternative but fighting against terror. janine, the city itself is not the target, we are not targeting janine, we are targeting only the camp, the problem with janine camp is thatjenin camp has become a safe haven for terrorists. 50 terrorists asked from the beginning of the year went out from this camp, this camp is a place that nobody enters, even the palestinian forces. this camp is holding gunmen and terrors which also threaten their own population but we are in that camp only because of our problems, fights and against
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terror. the camp has become a huge place for ideas, ideas for terror. so, what we did in this operation we targeted the specific places which we know that they are containing those terror activities i apologise for interrupting you but it's not so much about what you are attacking but it's more how you're doing it. we just heard from the un humanitarian coordinator that said that a people have been injured in janine, the largest numbers of palestinians injured in one go sing 2015 sorry 2005. the majority of the
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infrastructure in the area has also been destroyed there are people who are suffering now who are not combatants in the area, people are having to go out of their homes in the area some people who have been injured, who potentially have nothing to do with these ie these, how are you ensuring that this is a safe operation for those who have nothing to do with being combatants? i would like to show, share with you some facts. we have from the beginning of this operation are using minimum ammunition with precise air attacks. those attacks have only killed nine combatants. there are nine noncombatant set of data from the beginning. there are wounded people, unfortunately, civilians because the terrorists are embedded with the civilians. the roads that you mentioned are only
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two km, 13 km of the roads inside the camp. we know that by entering those roads. those iuds could also be used against the civilians. we only took those two km and we hope that we will co—ordinate it with the palestinian authorities. that we will co-ordinate it with the palestinian authorities.— palestinian authorities. excuse me for interruoting — palestinian authorities. excuse me for interrupting once _ palestinian authorities. excuse me for interrupting once again - palestinian authorities. excuse me for interrupting once again that. for interrupting once again that we've been hurting from agencies that are working within the area that are working within the area that the issues are that people are being denied access to medical care, ambulances are struggling to get in. places like schools are not being able to be opened, places like hospitals are being shot. people are being made to move out. tear gas is been used on people. we are hearing
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the stories that if you look at it go against international military and law which demands respect at the very least during conflicts like this. i very least during conflicts like this. ~' �* very least during conflicts like this. ~ �* this. i think you're saying important _ this. i think you're saying important things - this. i think you're saying important things but - this. i think you're saying important things but i - this. i think you're saying i important things but i would this. i think you're saying - important things but i would like to share with you the facts. and i'm notjust coming back from this place to talk to you. i wanted to see with my own eyes. ambulances are driving freely in the city. in some places we even take them out and take them in so they would drive safely. people can go out from the camp. we have the not denied any people to go out of the camp. we even encouraged it. we are only trying to fight against terror and i think in this operation is very precise. it shows the numbers we have only hit nine combatants in this operation. we are
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fighting only the terrorists and try to minimise the casualties and collateral damage of the publishing unfortunately underneath the road some electricity and water was there some electricity and water was there so we did create a problem in the camp, janine has no problem in itself only the camp. and i want to hear some more information to let you know. today the west bank more than 100,000 palestinians came to walk inside israel. all the passes are open, it's not an invasion and the palestinian authority or forces are not the target. we are only doing a precise operation against the terror injanine camp. i think in the end for the benefit of all, also the palestinian citizens for
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some i'm sorry we would have to it there rear admiral daniel hagari, thank you for taking the time to speak with us here on the bbc. live now to yolande knell who is injenin for us. we've heard their that it's a targeted action in the camp and the specific combatants are being targeted, how easy is it to get the real facts given the situation that is ongoing? we rely on palestinian officials for the numbers that are killed. some 120 people are being treated for injuries. it seems from what we know
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of those who have been killed that they are mostly young men and teenage boys who, some of them have been claimed by different palestinian militant groups and said to have been armed inside the camp. when i spoke to a doctor a short time ago who had been shooting many of those coming out from the camp since yesterday, he told me that there are also at civilians who do get caught in the crossfire that he has also treated other people for shrapnel injuries my different injuries before sending them off to other places in the west bank for treatment in more stable circumstances because inside his hospital you can still see, you can sell here rather, all the sounds of battle going on in the background. the reason why you worry about what's happening insidejenin, is that it's very densely populated
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place. even with precise intelligence, is difficult to avoid civilian casualties that's all. right now in the centre ofjanine emma you are hearing gunshots and loud buds of explosions within the past hour thank you.— loud buds of explosions within the past hour thank you. yolande knell who is currently _ past hour thank you. yolande knell who is currently in _ past hour thank you. yolande knell who is currently in jenin _ past hour thank you. yolande knell who is currently in jenin for - past hour thank you. yolande knell who is currently in jenin for us. - who is currently injenin for us. you can get the latest on that story on our website and also on the news app on our website and also on the news app if you want. there's a lot on there, a life page being updated continuously by our correspondence on the ground and across the world as well. just to bring you some breaking news coming into us in the last few minutes and investigation into tory coronavirus breaches has been announced by the met police. they are reopening a reinvestigation into the christmas party at the
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conservative party headquarters on the 14th of december 2020. if you remember, this is the party which we saw a video of people dancing and singing which was published by the sunday mirror last month, it was theirformer london sunday mirror last month, it was their former london terry mirror candidates who was involved in that party, and there was a picture of people singing at that party, the metropolitan police said they are reopening that investigation. 0fficers said it's had not previously been provided to officers, this video, they're talking about. when they were investigated and that events initially, they have also said they will be investigating another event in parliament on the 8th of december, 2020, allegedly involving the conservative backbencher sir bernard jenkins. that is the latest from the met police, we will try and bring you more as and when we get it here on bbc news. .
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0ur our own world and across the uk this is bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories making headlines here in the uk. plans are expected to be announced tomorrow that will eventually see the closure of most railway ticket offices in england. the industry says sales at kiosks have dropped from 85% in 1995 to an average of 12% today. changing passenger habits have seen more tickets bought online or at machines. three people have been arrested in northern ireland by police investigating the attempted murder of detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell. the senior detective was shot and seriously injured after coaching a youth football team in county tyrone, in february.
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thames water has been fined 3.3 million pounds after pleading the men were arrested under the terrorists attack and are being held in belfast. breaking news from junior doctors who voted to extend strike action untiljanuary 202a. members of the hospital consultants and specialist association in england bolted on to say to extend strike action by another six months with 96% in favour. the new ballot result comes as junior doctors prepare to favour. the new ballot result comes asjunior doctors prepare to mount favour. the new ballot result comes as junior doctors prepare to mount a walk—out forfive days as junior doctors prepare to mount a walk—out for five days from july 13. the new planet dates mean strikes could not take place untiljanuary the 4th 2024. in a letter to the prime minister, rishi sunak, finding these new ballot, the union
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president asked the pm to be brave and low government members the latitude to find a way out dispute. he said the failure to negotiate meaningfully on the real grievances ofjunior doctors is unfathomable of junior doctors is unfathomable and ofjunior doctors is unfathomable and if we are to have any hope of resolution it seems clear your government will need to move its position. here in the uk, a man's been found guilty of murdering his next—door neighbour and her young daughters at theirflat in nottingham last november. the court heard how jamie barrow poured petrol through the letterbox and set it alight. 0ur reporterjo black has more... in november last year, fatoumatta hydara and her two small daughters, fatimah and naeemah, were killed when their flat was set on fire. the bright flash of light on this cctv footage shows the moment the fire took hold. it was started deliberately by this man, jamie barrow, their next—door neighbour. this is him hours earlier in shops buying alcohol, before he went back to fairisle close and poured petrol
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through the family's letterbox. the court was told that screams could be heard coming from the property, but barrow did nothing and casually walked away. when he returned to the scene, he was heard asking about the fire. and he appeared relaxed when talking to officers. it was when he got home that he contacted the police to say that he was the person responsible for setting his neighbour's flat alight. right, jamie. 0bviously what you've said, when we've got here, you said you wanted to tell us something about what's happened and then you said you were going to hand yourself in... barrow admitted to manslaughter, saying he had started the fire but didn't realise there was anybody inside the flat. the prosecution told jurors he had a grievance towards mrs hydara, because he believed she was leaving rubbish in a back alleyway. but barrow dismissed claims there was an ongoing dispute. the court also heard that he struggled with his mental health and believes starting fires helped to relieve his stress. this tragedy has robbed fatoumatta's
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husband of his entire family. he was away in america at the time. arrangements were being made for his wife and daughters to move there with him. plans and lives now shattered by the actions of their neighbour. jo black, bbc news, nottingham. let's ta ke let's take you to live pictures of jenin, the sun setting over the city centre of new activity. israeli forces explained earlier they have targeted who they believe are combatants inside the camps in jenin, but there is infrastructure and innocent people injuries in these latest attack. will bring you more on what's happening here on bbc news throughout the day, i am back in a few minutes' time so stay with us here on bbc.
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hello there. quite a lot of you will have seen some fairly heavy ish rain around through tuesday afternoon. 0n the satellite picture, you can see a couple of bands of cloud. this one for scotland and northern ireland brought some showery conditions. this one in the south was a system that continued to develop and we saw rain become extensive across southern england, southern wales, the midlands and east anglia. this system is going to continue developing through the course of the night. and so we're looking at a band of heavy rain moving its way eastwards. the wettest weather for norfolk and suffolk where we could see around 30 or 40 millimetres of rain by the end of the night.
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and as that low pressure deepens, we've got a swathe of windy weather. so the east coast of england with gusts of wind running into the forties of miles an hour. by the time we get into the first part of wednesday morning. so wet and windy weather to start the day here. then this area of low pressure clears off into north west europe. well, it will be bringing some potentially disruptive winds, perhaps strong enough to bring down a few trees. for us, though, it's a day of sunshine and showers now because it's going to be quite a breezy day. if you do see a shower, it won't last very long, maybe 15 minutes the rest of your day dry with some sunshine. temperatures still a little bit below par for the time of year now at wimbledon compared with the wash—out that we had on tuesday afternoon with rain really curtailing play, we're looking at much better weather for wednesday. there could be a passing shower. it won't last very long and for most of the day, play will get under way. unaffected really could just see a 50 minute delay 01’ so low pressure. there moves in to the west of the uk for thursday and this is going to be bringing some heavy rain, particularly to western counties of northern ireland where there's a risk of seeing some localised surface water flooding, hazy spells of sunshine elsewhere across the uk.
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and given that we should start to see the weather turn a little bit warmer, those temperatures getting close to average for the time of year across england, wales and eastern areas of scotland for friday. still the threat of some heavy rain across the north west of the uk thanks to these wiggling weather fronts. but across more eastern areas we start to get southerly winds drawing in some much warmer weather. and for england and wales, that means temperatures will be surging upwards. and indeed, on friday, we could see highs reaching around 28 degrees celsius in london. so feeling hot and quite humid, warm weatherfor wales, 26 in cardiff and starting to warm up for the eastern side of scotland as well. the weekend more warm if not hot weather across eastern areas of the uk, but otherwise there'll be lots of showers and thunderstorms around through the second part of the weekend and deep into next week as well.
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