israeli warplanes have carried out retaliatory strikes against targets in gaza israel says it was targeting infrastructure of the militant palestinian group hamas that's in response to a palestinian rocket attack that hit a town north of tel aviv in the evening hamas said it had reached a cease fire agreement with israel. british prime minister theresa may has suffered another setback in her effort to get her brakes a deal through parliament lawmakers voted to take control of the brakes

a process that clears the way for a series of votes on possible alternatives to may's deal earlier made acknowledged that her deal would likely fail the third time if put to a vote. much of this way lost electrical power on monday causing shopkeepers to close stores and leaving commuters in the capital caracas stranded the government blamed the blackout on an attack on its power grid earlier this month venezuela suffered widespread blackouts that crippled the country for days. when the american lawyer michael have been that he has been arrested on charges of extortion and fraud evan that he is best known for representing porn actress stormy daniels he's accused of trying to extort money from the sports brand nike.

this is news africa coming up in the next fifteen minutes the mitsu movement in nigeria she's been detained by authorities and attacked on social media we need to the brave woman fighting sexual violence in the country's conservative north she tells us why she won't be silent. and the village in central mali gutted by militia fires over the weekend leaving one hundred thirty people did tell you why the government has gone as far as second senior military officials over this attack . and the hindu festival that brought to synagogue we'll show you how holy was sin abrasives call. i'm christine one goal well come to d.w. news africa i'm glad you're.