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carrying migrants capsized in the english channel. around 50 others were rescued. ♪ caitriona: hello and welcome to world news america. i am caitriona perry. russia carried out its single deadliest attack on ukraine this year, killing at least 51 people and injuring 271 others. moscow launched the missile strike on a military communication institute and a nearby hospital in the central city. ukraine's armed forces confirmed soldiers at the military institute were among the dead. emergency worrs are still working to rescue survivors from the rubble. the regional governors of poltava says 15 people are still believed to be trapped. president volodymyr zelenskyy said those responsible for the attack would be held accountable, and renewed h calls to allies for more air

defenses are the white house condemned the attack and said military assistance would be arriving to ukraine in the coming weeks. will vernon has more. reporter: another ukrainian city battered by russian missiles. scores were killed and injured in what was the deadliest attack in almost a year. just minutes after air raid sirens started blaring, the missiles hit the authorities say many people were still making their way to bomb shelters. >> we were at home at the time. it was 9:00 in the morning and there were two strong explosions. we were very scared. we don't have a basement in our house, so we could only sit and wait. reporter: and this appears to have been the target. the poltava military communication institute, seen here in an earlier photo. program lynn military blogger's, some with links to the authorities, called it a military training center. >> i have ordered a full and

prompt investigation into the circumstances of what happened. all necessary services are involved in the rescue operation. on grateful to everyone who has been saving lives from the first moments following the strike. reporter: poltava is a city that has been largely spared the destruction seen elsewhere in ukraine. it is far from the front line in the east where the russian military says its forces are advancing. and attacks ocities across ukraine have intensified in recent weeks, following kyiv's successful incursion into russian territory. will vernon, bbc news. caitriona: we can speak now with an advisor to the ukrainian minister of defense. thank you for joining us on bbc news. president zelenskyy describes this attack as one of the deadliest on your country since the invasion in february 22. what update can you give us in

terms of the death toll, casualties, the damage caused here? >> good evening. a little clarification, i had -- as for the attack that happened today, it was a very difficult day for ukrainians. for all of us. because 2.5 years into this war, we are still shocked every time something like this happens. as you rightly pointed out in your report earlier, the rescue operation is still ongoing. there are still people, we believe, who were trapped under the rubble. but to see this terrorist attack, it is just one of the chain of terrorist attacks which never stop. because while we are still clearing the rubble from this attack on poltava, about an hour and a half ago, there was another attack on another university in another ukrainian city.

this just continues. during the summer months alone, russia has launched more than 3000 missiles and different drones at ukraine. this is why every time another terrorist attack happens in our country, we ask our -- to expedite the provision to ukraine of air defense systems. and of course to grant us permission to strike russian war infrastructure inside russia. because attacks like the one that happened today, they would not be possible had we d the opportunity to actually destroy the launches for which some ballistic missiles are launched. poltava region is not far from the border with russia. it is within ballistic missiles that fly very fast. people didn't have time to react.

window of responses really short. that's why there were so many casualties. caitriona: you mentioned having permission to use the weapons that you have been given from allies. presumably you are talking about the united states, and the restrictions it puts on some of what it has given to ukraine. what kind of difference would it make if those restrictions were lifted? yuriy: it would make a world of difference. because the vast majority of them missiles and artillery shells and bombs that are launched at ukraine, they are launched from the airfields, from the airplanes that take off from the airfields, which are within the reach of these long-range missiles. you are correct. the united states had provided us with the missiles, and we needed permission to use those long-range. the united kingdom has provided us with the storm shadow missiles, and friends provided us with other missiles paired

all of them can be very useful. it will help us degrade russia's war machinery. it will help us slow down russian attacks. it will help us protect our people. because our people are suffering on a daily basis. our children are going to school but instead of sitting in a class, they have to sit in a bomb shelter. every hour, there is an air raid siren. caitriona: you mention all the attacks that have taken place this summer. it would seem there has been an escalation in the number and the targets since ukraine has made those advances into russia, into the kurisk region. how much do you think this is retaliation for that push? yuriy: marshall's response -- russia's response always is the same. more terror on the peaceful citizens. this is why they have escalated their attacks on their energy infrastructure and we are experiencing, as a country, power outages and blackouts. they have hit, just two days

ago, they had a residential block of our apartments, killing a 14-year-old girl who was sitting at the playground. they have hit poltava today. it is on a daily basis. terror is the only thing that russia is capable of when it comes to responding. as for the military operation of ukraine defense forces, our president said it clearly today, that we will stay there for as long as necessary. at operation should be regarded as part of our larger different strategy. the objective of which is to drive the enemy out and to make sure we restore our territorial integrity and bring the war criminals and terrorists to responsibility. caitriona: in terms of that push, notwithstanding president zelenskyy's words, how prepared is ukraine in terms of weapons we discussed, and in terms of soldiers to be able to sustain that push? yuriy: first of all, our military commander has not

revealed for how long we will stay there. i will say that for as long as it is militarily justified. as for the weapons we need, not just for that operation, but to defend our land along the front lines which is more than 1000 kilometers by no, of course we rely heavily for what we receive from our western partners. we are producing our own weapons. we are producing deep strike drones, and we are striking with them. we have been able to destroy their oil refinery a couple days back, which is 1500 kilometers from ukraine. we are developing our own capabilities, but we need the west and long-range capabilities to make our army more efficient and to bring victory closer for us. caitriona: we will have to leave it there for the moment. yuriy sak, advisor to the

ukrainian ministry for strategic industries, thank you for joining us on bbc news. yuriy: thank you. caitriona: the middle east where israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is facing pressure to strike a cease-fire deal with hamas following -- following a wave of protests over the death of six israeli hostages. demonstrations continued with the latest footage showing protesters scuffling with police in tel aviv. they are demanding prime minister benjamin netanyahu prioritize the les of the remaining hostages and to strike a deal. mr. netanyahu is not backing down from his stance that the war must continue, and that concessions cannot be made with hamas. speaking earlier today about the cease-fire tal from a u.s. state department spokesperson matthew miller said both israel and hamas must be willing to find points they can agree on. >> there are dozens of hostages still remaining in got -- in gaza. still waiting for a deal that will bring them home. it is time to finalize that deal. the people of israel cannot

afford to wait any longer. the palestinian people, who are also suffering the terrible effects of this war, cannot afford to wait any longer. the world cannot afford to wait any longer. over the coming days, the unite states will engage with our partners in the region to push for a final agreement. caitriona: prime minister netanyahu is facing international pressure from the u.k. one of israel's staunch supporters. after it decided to hold arms exports to the country on monday. mr. netanyahu has called this decision shameful and misguided, claiming it would only embolden hamas. emergency shift in the u.k.'s approach to the conflict from the position held by the previous conseative government. for more on the situation, are middle east bureau chief sent this update. reporter: this morning, a very strong statement from the israeli prime minister. he said instead of britain standing next to its fellow democracy, it was encouraging

emboldening mass. with or without british arms, israel was going to carry on this war and when it. the total amounts of british weapons coming to israel are negligible in global terms. a few tens of millions in total. that compares to almost $4 billion worth of weapons every year from the united states. plus another $14 billion coming from washington just this year. in practical terms, it does not really go anywhere. but it is the symbolism from westminster that is what is worrying the israeli government. caitriona: for more on this situation, i have been speaking to israeli opposition politici, member of israel's -- and began by asking him, given the prime minister's position on the court order, but he felt the chances were of a hostage release and cease-fire deal. >> i must say first and foremost, hamas and its leaders

are those to blame for the murder of the six israeli hostages that we buried this week. they have to take the responsibility for that. after saying that, i will say i expect our government, led by netanyahu, to do its best to get to a deal. which is on the table from july. and to continue negotiations until we get to an agreement that will be returning our hostages. the feeling in israel today, and this is the protests have started again, is that netanyahu is not doing his best and is more concerned about keeping h coalition then negotiating and getting to an agreement. and that has led the protests. he said in the conference he made that it is the most

important to our security. i must say, i do agree that holding the borders of the gaza strip is very important to israel's future security. and yet, it does not stop us from negotiating and from doing our best, bringing a good deal to bring back hostages. i think it is not doing a good enough job in that area. caitriona: given the opposition voiced by yourself and also voiced by those people that we are seeing protesting again, the general strike we saw, do you think the prime minister could be persuaded by what he is seeing and hearing from the people in his own country? moshe: i think joint venture of america is doing, putting a deal on the table, or giving it back to israel and hamas, and the protests on the streets.

in the fact that we are doing our best to convince parts of the coalition that this is the only way israel should be going now. i would like to very carefully hope that netanyahu will be persuaded and we will be seeing in the coming weeks a change in israel's decisions and all the leaders of the security organization, the idea from other organizations are saying that we could take a slight risk in getting out of the gaza strip for a few weeks, moving our forces out. yet, we need to go in, then will go in. that is something that i think some very strong voice that the public in israel is hearing now. myself as a colonel in the reserves, in this war, i do see the importance of holding the philadelphia area, and stopping

hamas to rebuild its forces. and yet, the hostages are number one thing today. we don't have any time to waste. because their lives are at risk. caitriona: is there concern among the israeli people for the humanitarian situation of the innocent civilians in gaza as well, that the longer this goes on, e more of them who die also? moshe: of course there is. i can tell you for the first time, we are doing our best, fighting in a very complicated area to keep civilians out of the fire zone. we have moved civilians from area to area in the gaza strip, in order not to hit innocent people. that is an asymmetric war. i do think when we reach an agreement, it will be for the good of the people of gaza, a it will be for the good of the people of israel, as long as we

don't see hamas rebuild its forces and attack israel again as i did so viciously on the seventh of october. caitriona: the u.k. has said it is going to limit its arms sales to israel. and the foreign secretary said it was taking that action because they made a determination that there was a real risk of the arms they are supplying to israel being used to breach humanitarian law, and how they are being used in gaza. what is your response to that? moshe: i think the u.k. made a big mistake. i think it is threatening the wrong side. the terror of the extreme islam, the hamas and its allies. has is looking at this and say, israel is being weakened by one of its important allies, by the u.k. i think this decision is a bad decision made by the u.k. and i think this is not the right path to go by. because we come of western

democratic governments, have to go together and have to fight terror together. and the same extreme come islam is putting the whole world. iran does not look at israel differently than the u.k. or the united states. it sees us all as one big satan, as an enemy. we have to stick together. it means the u.k. has to resend its forces to help israel and to sell its arms as it did before. and i hope there will be a change in the government on this important issue. caitriona: bbc investigation has found there has been a rapid ri in israeli setter outposts in west bank. for over six months, the bbc has been following the activities of settlers living in a legal outposts and support they have received from israel he states. there is no official number of the settlements recorded, but the bbc has established that there are now 196 such outposts

with half of them built over the past five years. bbc correspondent has this report. reporter: here in the occupied west bank, she and her husband say they are being forced from their home. >> [speaking another language] reporter: this is the man she is accusing. a satellite. -- a settler. >> [speaking another language] reporter: he paints a different picture of his presence here. he lives in an unauthorized settlement in the west bank, known as an outpost. illegal under both israeli and international law. illegal but they are rarely removed. and in some cases, they are later legalized. posts like his which are farms often, give settlers access to huge areas of land. it is outposts like these that

are expanding since the beginning of the war in grout -- in gaza, and they are recently associated with violence. they take control of a vast swathes of land. the dci investigations has analyzed data and verified the location of 196 outposts across the west bank. he found almost half were set up in the last five years. we joined him as they return home two months after they were forced to leave. >> [speaking another language] reporter: his son earlier who they say force them out appears again. earlier this year, he was among

a number of settlers sanctioned by the u.k. and the u.s. for violence and end -- and intimidation against palestinians in the west bank. we have discovered how a powerful organization has supported some of the settlers. the world -- it is over 100 years old and it is set on the division, funded by the israeli government. it manages land in the occupied west bank on the state's behalf. >> it runs a very big part of the land which had been expropriated by israeli authorities in north bank to different israeli settlements or settlers. reporter: documents obtained by an israeli ngo and analyzed by the bbc shows how the division has allocated large areas of land in the occupied west bank care they forbid the building of any structures. we found a pattern of settlers who have established their outposts on these lands. neither the worlds zionist

organization nor the israeli government responded to our questions. nor did moshe. so we. went directly to his outpost we spoke to a palestinian woman who says you put a gun to her head. >> [speaking another language] reporter: no, it was you, who sanctioned internationalism. >> [speaking another language] reporter: despite international sanctions of settlers like him, they remain undeterred, and increasingly powerful. caitriona: at least 12 people have died in what is being called the deadliest micro disaster to happen this year in the english channel. a boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized. the french coast guard says the boat got into difficulty off the coast at around 6:00 a.m. with everyone on board ending up in the water. many emergency medical care center has been set up.

at least 51 people have been rescued, but many are in need of medical treatment. our correspondent. . sent this update. reporter: rescue operationreporter: at the harbor here is now over. and little earlier today, the french interior minister visited emergency workers at the key site, praising them for responding so quickly to the incident. further north off the coast, saying 51 people had been rescued from the waves because they wanted so quickly. he did say amongst the 12 were a pregnant woman, and also a number of children. he didn't reveal the nationalities of those involved. he said most of them were from africa. he mtioned some of them, perhaps most of them, could have come from east africa. as for the broader reaction here, there has been shock from the mayor, who was appalled by

this huge disaster that has arrived in his port city. this is the worst incident of its kind along the coast since november 2021, when 27 people drowned. as for the bigger picture in terms of the attempts to end these migrant crossings, while the british authorities continue to focus on the smuggling gangs and on the need to tackle them, to break down their networks and talk of cooperating more closely with french and other european officials, in france, the focus as it has been for a long time is very much on what they believe is the lure of britain's poorly regulated job markets. caitriona: the latest u.k. government figures show the number of migrants crossing the channel on small boats this year was 21,403. that is more than in the same period ithe previous year but fewer than in 2022. for the first six months of this

year, there was an 18% increase in the number of our rivals, compared to the year before -- of arrivals, compared to the year before. it is an average of 51 people per boat. you can keep up-to-date with that story and all of the days news on our website, bbc dot-com/news. you can see what we are doing on announcer: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... financial services firm, raymond james. announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ announcer: "usa today" calls it, "arguably the best bargain in streaming." that's because the free pbs app

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amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. volodymyr zelenskyy renews his call for long weapons from the united states after two russian missile strikes killed dozens in ukraine. geoff bennett sits down with justice ketanji brown