airstrikes on the gaza strip the israeli army said it targeted weapons manufacturing and storage sites in gaza city after a barrage of rockets were fired into israel by hamas militants. the most extensive and strikes on gaza in four years to paint kluge hits in the hopper of gaza city. israel says it was targeting hamas positions in response to a bomb roger brockett fire from the palestinian home plate. it's i and i'm defense system intercepted some rockets that separate israelis were still injured it's thought of early morning when we woke up to a mortar shells and then we have a couple of dogs of mortar shells because some missiles flooded us which is not something that used in the recent times it's not something that is. happening recently as israeli residents begin the cleanup there are fears that the violence could worsen. the escalation comes off the back of months of clashes along gaza's border with israel. over one hundred thirty palestinian demonstrators have been killed by israeli fire in near weekly protests since late march. on such a day a funeral was held for one of the latest fatalit

the airstrike was sort of on the coastal edge of gaza city and that's where those people were killed israel's earlier strikes that targeted mainly hamas facilities israel says many sort of training compounds a lot of them in open fields open areas and nobody had been killed in those attacks it seemed a calculated. targeting by israel essentially to warn off how mass but those strikes have seemed to escalate but as i say maybe we'll see what happens in the coming coming hours and then people just chilling in might be thinking what is provoked this violence what is what is really left is in a situation where there is this amount of violence and people are being killed. well israel says they have launched these specific strikes not only in response to it says rockets coming over from gaza but particularly because of burning kites and burning balloons that have been floating over from garz into israel joy in the last recent weeks of the friday protests burning fear a burning that they say that landed israeli territory and so fire to israeli crops are benjamin that you know has been under

in gaza city, crowdsjoined attacks. two teenagers. the israeli military said they were in a building used by hamas for training. our correspondent injerusalem hamas for training. our correspondent in jerusalem has hamas for training. our correspondent injerusalem has more on how the ceasefire is holding. there are reports of something that has been happening on a near daily basis of palestinians going to the perimeter fence, trying to launch arson attacks on israel with helium—filled condoms. now, the israeli military said it carried out an airstrike against israeli military said it carried out an air strike against people doing that. there are reports that people have been injured in those. of course, this all follows what was a serious escalation on saturday, where israel said it carried out more than a0 strikes against sites in gaza. two palestinian teenagers we re in gaza. two palestinian teenagers were killed in one of strikes. palestinian officials say they were passers by to a building that was hit and we saw up

footage shows a series of loud explosions in gaza city and plumes of smoke rising into the air.y shrapnel from a rocket. the london fire service says a large grass fire near heathrow airport has been brought under control. nearly 100 firefighters had been fighting the blaze on grassland the size of four football pitches in feltham. heathrow airport says flights are not affected. the former pakistani prime minister has begun a ten—yearjail sentence. he arrived back in the country last night from the uk. nawaz sharif was convicted in absentia by an anti—corruption court last week. but he says he's the victim of a political conspiracy that aims to ensure his party loses in the country's upcoming elections. secunder kermani was on the plane back to pakistan with him and has this report. nawaz sherif was met by a crowd ofjournalists as he boarded a flight heading to lahore. he knew that when he landed he'd be arrested. i know that i'll be going straight to the jail, of course. this is a struggle for the restoration of democracy in pakistan, for the restoration of sanity to the vote,

footage show a series of loud explosions in gaza city and plumes of smoke rising into the air.rapnel from a rocket. over 400 items, samples and exhibits have been recovered by police as part of the ongoing investigation into the poisoning of a couple with novichok. detectives say the substance which killed dawn sturgess, and left charlie rowley in hospital, had been in a small bottle found at his house in amesbury. scotland yard says it doesn't know where the bottle came from, and says it can't guarantee that there isn't any more of the substance left. to bring us more details is our correspondent andy moore. has this been a significant breakthrough. no, it is not a significant breakthrough. what we got today was a long and detailed description of just how got today was a long and detailed description ofjust how difficult or time—consuming, dangerous this operation is, especially in this hot weather. we saw some of the pictures of the infrastructure around charlie rowley‘s house and what police have to do is plan their operation in advance, put on those hazmat suit in the foren

shot and killed and four palestinians die in retaliatory asterix and tank fire let's go live now to gaza city charles stratford is the chance what's happened since this cease fire agreement came into effect at midnight local time. it seems once again that we've been brought back from the brink of a full scale conflict in gaza but interestingly in the last how the i.d.f. the israeli military announced that one of their tanks targeted a hammer specific ssion in the northern area of the gaza strip off what it says suspects trying to infiltrate into israel the the army saying that off to that tank attack the so-called infiltrators went back into gaza shows you that although there is calm head calm is always a relative term when speaking about gaza there is this constant risk all of an escalation happening again but certainly with respect to how much his response last night to what israel says were the talks says the targeting of sixty eight have lost positions we understand those positions to have been in three main commerce complexes they want all across gaza indication as to how mass not wantin

footage show a series of loud explosions in gaza city and plumes of smoke rising into the air. a rocket. here, over 400 items, samples and exhibits have been recovered by police as part of the ongoing investigation into the poisoning of a couple with novichok. detectives say the substance which killed dawn sturgess, and left charlie rowley in hospital, had been in a small bottle found at his house in amesbury. scotland yard says it doesn't know where the bottle came from, and says it can't guarantee that there isn't any more of the substance left. our correspondent, jon ironmonger has been in salisbury — earlier i asked him what this means with regard to the safety of the public. well, the bottle is being named as the source of the contamination which poisoned charlie rowley and dawn sturgess, so in that sense it is reassuring for the public because it suggests that there may be no other sources of novichok in the natural environment around here. ijust want to pick up on something you set at the start. there has been an update from the met police which is leading the investigat

were seen targeting several neighborhoods in the gaza strip and smoke could be seen rising above gaza city the military says that it struck dozens of hamas targets meanwhile how mass more than seventy rockets at southern israel overnight israel's on the system intercepted some of them one though exploded near an israeli border community there are no reports of injuries amassed says the attack was meant to stop israeli escalation let's go live now to gaza al-jazeera has been at smith is that for us but what is it that israel is targeting right now that. well it's been quiet adrian for the last couple of hours there have been a couple of explosions in between that we think the iron dome was sounded like the iron dome activating maybe about ten minutes ago but much quieter than it was earlier on in the day when israel hit these forty targets mainly sort of hamas or training facilities blocking two of the armed groups in guards are very carefully targeted it seems most of these open areas one house was injured and one house was hit and two people in the house injured it there was a house of a

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are training grounds outside of major population areas but one of the targets was right here in gaza city a couple of kilometers from where i am it hit a building there were people near the building two teenagers near the building were caught in the eye in that attack and they were killed unfortunately another dozen people were injured so very serious garza but for the last couple of hours calm and you do inch and about the cease fire which we think is now going ahead how did that come account can't ban it. we know that the egyptians also the u.n. were involved in this mediation is mainly gypsy egyptian security forces they mediating between israel and hamas and it's understood that the egyptians are the ones that came up with this deal essentially israel has been infuriated over the last few weeks by an century balloons burning kites drifting over from gaza into israeli territory and setting fire to crops in israel and the prime minister has been under enormous pressure to stop this is threatened how mass with a hard hit harder tally ation if they didn't stop these balloons the balloons

they some of the first pictures which we saw coming out of the strip the smoke seen rising above gaza city israeli army itself says it struck dozens of amass targets meanwhile amasses fired more than seventy rockets into southern israel israel's iron dome defense system intercepted some of them one though exploded near an israeli border. community there are no injuries were reported hamas says the attack was meant to stop israeli escalation here is bernard smithies live in gaza city for us on the newsgroup hi bernard why don't you talk us through what's happened when we say hamas targets and hamas infrastructure what does that mean well israel's put out a statement in the last hour or so saying specifically what it was targeting those hamas training camps in the main now israel tries to make them sound like some sort of major military power that it's targeting hamas is not a military a major military power because it does have weapons and it does have training facilities but these are scattered across gaza often large field or sandy areas walled off sandy areas with some hearts in the manu

of defiance after another friday of chaos the victims of dozens of israeli raids were rushed to gaza city hospital again in the palestinian territory same down the edge of war and only a un brokered cease fire deal prevented a further escalation. of the mouse and the rest of the palestinian resistance are committed to maintaining calm and honoring this agreement. but whether this happens depends on what the israeli occupiers do in the coming days. israel launched the strikes after palestinian gunmen killed an israeli soldier its army believed they dealt a major blow to hamas but that doesn't mean the end of the conflict israeli leaders have repeatedly said they're in a war of attrition with hamas. well mr bloom we are trying to be balanced and responsible but how much has lead is a false news into a situation in which we have no choice but to embark on a broad and painful military operations. and the spock of the said rest is still a blazing gaza the palestinians want the border fence to come down more than one hundred forty of them have died in protest against it since march. and israel

saturday the most extensive airstrikes on gaza in four years they included hits in the heart of gaza city. israel says it was targeting hamas positions in response to a barrage of rocket fire from the palestinian enclave. its iron dome defense system intercepted some rockets but warning sirens sent people running for shelters several israelis were injured. i think of this and i hope hamas has got the message and if not they'll get it later i heard it said that israel has accepted a cease fire that would allow the continuation of terrorism by and sanjoy kinds of balloons this is incorrect we are not prepared to accept any attacks against us and we will respond appropriately. interview that is. the most recent escalation came off the back of months of clashes along gaza's border with israel over one hundred thirty palestinian demonstrators were killed by israeli fire in near weekly protests since late march israel accused hamas militants of using the protests as cover for attacks against israel it said its use of force was necessary to defend its borders. ok on sunday palestinians mourn two

they included hits in the heart of gaza city. israel says it was targeting hamas positions in response to a barge of rocket fire from the palestinian enclave. its iron dome defense system intercepted some rockets such warning sirens sent people running for shelter as. several israelis were injured. after consultations with the defense minister the chief of staff and israel's top security officials we decided on powerful action against hamas terrorism the israeli armed forces delivered the most powerful blow against hamas since two thousand and fourteen and we will increase the intensity of our attacks as necessary she believes. the escalation comes off the back of months of clashes along gaza's border with israel over one hundred thirty palestinian demonstrators have been killed by israeli fire in me a weekly protest since last march. on saturday a funeral was held for one of the latest fatalities a teenage boy. or got a. lot of the fifteen year old child what was he carrying on with the carrying a missile he was standing at the

not since the twenty fourteen war has israel hit a target so close to the densely populated gaza city israel says this building was a hamas urban warfare training facility with a tunnel underneath there were also civilians nearby israel says they were warned in advance of the strike i mean the smaller rocket was fired first at the roof a knock it's called but the people there said they didn't understand this warning instead some rushed to help thinking someone had been injured these two teenagers were among that group they were killed when israel second a much more powerful strike came in since friday evening israel's military has hit more than forty targets across gaza the total to move some of it in consultations with the defense minister the military chief of staff and top security forces we decided on a powerful action against hamas terrorism the israeli army delivered its most painful strike against a mass since the twenty fourteen war it also released a video of what it says was the destruction of a tunnel near the border with egypt. israel has been frustrated for weeks now by c

they included hits in the heart of gaza city. israel says it was talk between hamas positions in response to a barrel of rocket fire from the palestinian own place. it's thought of early morning when we woke up to a mortar shells and then we have a couple of dogs of mortar shells because some missiles a lot of us which is not so i think were used in the recent times it's not something that is. happening recently. as gaza residents begin the cleanup ever fears that the violence could escalate further. with the flare up comes off the back of months of clashes along gaza's border with israel. over one hundred thirty palestinian demonstrators have been killed by israeli fire in the a weekly protest since late march. on saturday a funeral was held for one of the latest fatalities a teenage boy or got upset about a fifteen year old child what was he carrying on with the carrying a missile he was standing at the border fence pushing his foot on the wire and touching the wire fence as soon as he put his hand on the wire they shot him in

for a look at how or if the cease fire can hold, ian lee is joining us from gaza city. e been covering this story for months. and you certainly can appreciate how fragile it is, but it is a ceasefire at least. >> reporter: that's right. let's just call this gaza call, where you do have the cease fires that we hear from the different militant factions in gaza, but usually afterwards, after they make this declaration, there is some sort of tit for tat, although it usually is low level, nothing where you see someone killed or injured. and we saw this last weekend where we had probably one of the highest upticks of violence we've seen for quite some tile when you had over 200 rockets fired and israel responding with the largest bombing campaign since 2014. they had a ceasefire then. and even after that, there were still a few rockets and a few bombs until it really returned to a somewhat of a calm. but this just underlines how fragile this whole situation really is where you do have these upticks in violence that could spiral out of control. and many people here yesterday, w

with thirty more injured in the latest friday protests the teenager was killed in clashes east of gaza city according to the palestinian health ministry and the un security council has voted to impose an arms embargo in south sudan the resolution passed with a minimum backing of nine countries it bans weapons sales and imposes a travel ban and asset freeze a military official up to date with the headlines here on the. if. anybody was. going to let you know. once the most corrupt country in the european union the romanian society is engaged in an unprecedented fight against corruption. on the thirty first of january twenty seventh in the biggest protests since the fall of romania as communist dictatorship broke out in the streets of cook arrest. the newly sworn in government had secretly passed to be creek that would grant its members' immunity from prosecution on some corruption charges. hundreds of officials including businessmen mayors government ministers and members of parliament have been charged and convicted at the center of it all there's an independent judicial body the national an

israeli attack on the money get of hamas targets in the gaza strip in gaza city and we hope i can restore again in gaza. do you believe that these attacks pose any danger palestinian civilians. yes the syrian civilian are very afraid now as i witnessed some a crowding in a front of a car is and the grocery store children of gaza a thread asking if there was ours and their answer what will happen in the next hour shall we witness and as a war similar to the war of two thousand and fourteen. also if. continue attacking some position and sites and gaza strip it might attack something really and so it is very dangerous situation and the coming hours will be critical and we can maybe know if there will be who are against gaza or the situation will be reached. and there will be a ceasefire between the both parties have asked. how do you think this is being viewed internationally she is me how do you think this is being viewed internationally. internationally now where you and on. and off sent messages throughout with our asking this side and have thought a story to stop with the cease fire now

not since the twenty fourteen war has israel hit a target so close to the densely populated gaza city israel says this building was a hamas urban warfare training facility with a tunnel underneath there were also civilians nearby israel says they were warned in advance of the strike i mean just smaller rocket was fired first at the roof a knock it's called but the people there said they didn't understand this warning instead some rushed to help thinking someone had been injured. these two teenagers were among that group they were killed when israel second a much more powerful strike came in since friday evening israel's military has hit more than forty targets across garza. total to move some of it in consultations with the defense minister the military chief of staff and top security forces we decided on a powerful action against hamas terrorism the israeli army delivered its most painful strike against a mass since the twenty fourteen war it also released a video of what it says was the destruction of a tunnel near the border with egypt. israel has been frustrated for weeks now by c

not since the twenty fourteen war has israel hit a target so close to the densely populated gaza city israel says this building was a hamas urban warfare training facility with a tunnel underneath there were also civilians nearby israel says they were warned in advance of the strike i mean just smaller rocket was fired first at the roof a knock at school but the people there said they didn't understand this warning instead some rushed to help thinking someone had been injured these two teenagers were among that group they were killed when israel second a much more powerful strike came in since friday evening israel's military has hit more than forty targets across gaza the total two musudan consultations with the defense minister the military chief of staff and top security forces we decided on a powerful action against hamas terrorism the israeli army delivered its most painful strike against a mass since the twenty fourteen war it also released a video of what it says was the destruction of a tunnel near the border with egypt. israel has been frustrated for weeks now by century burn

be able to go to work the ministry of health will not be able to treat patients that official in gaza city will say tells us that gaza needs around seven hundred thousand liters of gasoline and diesel every day just to meet its basic needs now with these new restrictions by israel that fuel simply isn't coming in any more of course gazans have already suffered twelve years of israel's land and sea blockade and these latest restrictions come after the worst escalation of violence between hamas and israel since the two thousand and fourteen war. israel says it launched dozens of air strikes that have mass targets in the gaza strip in response to palestinian protesters launching kites or balloons carrying molotov cocktails across its goals offense hamas responded by launching around two hundred rockets mortars and incendiary devices and egyptian brokered cease fire was announced on saturday night israel says fires caused by the kinds of destroyed more than ten thousand hectares of crops on private land in recent weeks has also put further restrictions on gaza's fishing industry reducing the a

to the densely populated gaza city israel says this building was a hamas urban warfare training facility with a tunnel underneath there were also civilians nearby israel says they were warned in advance of the strike by means a smaller rocket was fired first at the roof a knock it's called but the people there said they didn't understand this warning instead some rushed to help thinking someone had been injured these two teenagers were among that group they were killed when israel second a much more powerful strike came in since friday evening israel's military has hit more than forty targets across gaza the total to move in consultations with the defense minister the military chief of staff and top security forces we decided on a powerful action against hamas terrorism the israeli army delivered its most painful strike against a mass since the twenty fourteen war it also released a video of what it says was the destruction of a tunnel near the border with egypt. israel has been frustrated for weeks now by century burning balloons and burning kites that drift over the border during frida

not since the twenty fourteen war has israel hit a target so close to the densely populated gaza city israel says this building was a hamas urban warfare training facility with a tunnel underneath there were also civilians nearby israel says they were warned in advance of the strike i mean just smaller rocket was fired first at the roof a knock it's cold but the people there said they didn't understand this warning instead some rushed to help thinking someone had been injured these two teenagers were among that group they were killed when israel second a much more powerful strike came in since friday evening israel's military has hit more than forty targets across gaza the total two musudan consultations with the defense minister the military chief of staff and top security forces we decided on a powerful action against hamas terrorism the israeli army delivered its most painful strike against a mass since the twenty fourteen war. it also released a video of what it says was the destruction of a tunnel near the border with egypt. israel has been frustrated for weeks now by century bur

be able to go to work the ministry of health will not be able to treat patients and official in gaza city will say tells us that gaza needs around seven hundred thousand liters of gasoline and diesel every day just to meet its basic needs now with these new restrictions by israel that fuel simply isn't coming in anymore of course gaza is have already suffered twelve years of israel's land and sea blockade in these latest restrictions come after the worst escalation of violence between hamas and israel since the two thousand and fourteen war. israel says it launched dozens of air strikes at hamas targets in the gaza strip in response to palestinian protesters launching kites or balloons carrying molotov cocktails across its gaza fence hamas responded by launching around two hundred rockets mortars and incendiary devices and egyptian brokered cease fire was announced on saturday night israel says fires caused by the coyotes have destroyed more than ten thousand hectares of crops and private land in recent weeks has also put further restrictions on gaza's fishing industry reducing the area f

not since the twenty fourteen war has israel hit a target so close to the densely populated gaza city israel says this building was a hamas urban warfare training facility with a tunnel underneath there were also civilians nearby israel says they were awarded the bombs of the strike a smaller rocket was fired first at the roof a knock it's called but the people there said they didn't understand this warning instead some rushed to help someone have been injured these two teenagers were among that group they were killed when israel second a much more powerful strike came in. since friday evening israel's military has hit more than forty targets across gaza israel says it's aiming at hamas training facilities it also released a video of what it says was the destruction of a tunnel near the border with egypt. israel has been frustrated for weeks now by century burning balloons and burning kites that drift over the border during friday protests and set fire to israeli crops prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been under enormous domestic pressure particularly from border communities to d

to power in gaza city and love your whores in damages not yourself here who are here taking care for themselves it is there to think about the cardinal keys of the police. not us we are our obligation to take care for all citizens and to punish the attack here we are trying the bellows not to hurt civilians we were before attacking we do a lot of things such as calling by by telephones warming the environment but at the end of the day those who should carry the responsibility for the. hiding down in the tunnels let them people. suffer from the results of their. aggression. or even appreciate coming on to speak to us here and i guess we've been burned out of the first commentator for the newspaper israel today. and to the news now and just as the dusted started to settle on the trumpeted summit in the finnish capitol hill thinking of the white house announced it was inviting the russian president to washington this autumn in an interview donald trump percents confirmed his intention to meet again with light emitting. second meeting potentially with with out of your proof. is that in t

not since the twenty fourteen war has israel hit a target so close to the densely populated gaza city israel says this building was a hamas urban warfare training facility with a tunnel underneath there were also civilians nearby israel says they were warned in advance of the strike i mean just smaller rocket was fired first at the roof a knock it's called but the people there said they didn't understand this warning instead some rushed to help thinking someone have been injured these two teenagers were among that group they were killed when israel second a much more powerful strike came in since friday evening israel's military has hit more than forty targets across gaza the total to move some of it in consultations with the defense minister the military chief of staff and top security forces we decided on a powerful action against hamas terrorism the israeli army delivered its most painful strike against a mass since the twenty fourteen war. it also released a video of what it says was the destruction of a tunnel near the border with egypt israel has been frustrated for weeks now by

on an area in gaza city no casualties there i mean effectively we're seeing here a standoff between hamas and the various factions here in gaza and the israelis hamas say that these people have every right to continue protesting they stay describe this form of protest using these insane dribble loons in these cuts as being peaceful and they say that they will have every right to defend the people of gaza using their weapons and of course after the two largest collations of violence we soar over the last week between hamas and israel you can imagine that the level of tension the level of fear here about a further escalation and trials the longer this goes on i guess it seems increasingly hard to maintain that cease fire one in silence left being made to stabilize things. well we saw a flurry of activity yesterday following that escalation on wednesday when a an israeli soldier was injured in what the israeli minister described as a sniper attack. and shri palestinians were killed as a result of israel's response to that attack yesterday we had the un special coordinator to pull the middle

not since the twenty fourteen war has israel hit a target so close to the densely populated gaza city israel says this building was a hamas urban warfare training facility with a tunnel underneath there were also civilians nearby israel says they were warned in advance of the strike just smaller rocket was fired first at the roof a knock at school but the people that said they didn't understand this warning instead some rushed to help thinking someone had been injured these two teenagers were among that group they were killed when israel second a much more powerful strike came in since friday evening israel's military has hit more than forty targets across gaza israel says it's aiming at hamas training facilities it also released a video of what it says was the destruction of a tunnel near the border with egypt. israel has been frustrated for weeks now by century burning balloons and burning kites that drift over the border during friday protests and set fire to israeli crops prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been under enormous domestic pressure particularly from border communiti

sending burning balloons and kites over the fence several hamas positions were attacked in around gaza city a mass argues that the balloons are a peaceful form of protest at the blockade of gaza hamas says the truce brokered by egypt and the u.n. began at midnight local time one hour from charles stratford who's on the israel gaza border. these men say it's their duty. palestinians to protest against israel's occupation. they put together their kite clipping its tail which they say will keep it balance as it carries the burning cloth over gaza's border fence they soak the sackcloth in petrol and oil because they say it helps it slowly through jamestown are their land we are here to prove to the whole world that we will never leave the island we're going to do with burning kites was that occupied land and i'm not afraid of the israelis i'm only afraid of. sits close by but he has come to support the protesters. i must say the kites and balloons to carry the burning rags into israel are a peaceful form of protest israeli snipers have been targeting balloons that the protesters have been launc

soldier shot and killed and four palestinians die in retaliatory air strikes and tank fire from gaza city traffic reports the israeli military is still targeting hamas positions despite the truce. there are no reports of attacks overnight by either israel or hamas it seems as if this relative calm that is being called full it's a bit too early to call it a ceasefire goes on however in the last hour or so the swarming we understand certainly the i.d.f. the israeli military saying that a tank is ready tank targeted hemis position and north of gaza on the border there off to what the israeli military say were infiltrators from gaza trying to get into israel the israeli army saying that after that attack the so-called infiltrators returned to gaza no reports of casualties meanwhile the protesters say that they will continue to launch their kites their balloons carrying these a century devices across the border fence how mousy yesterday off to guess today's protests announced that next week's protest would be held under the banner of our motto children reference to the many hundreds of childre

not since the twenty fourteen war has israel hit a target so close to the densely populated gaza city israel says this building was a hamas urban warfare training facility with a tunnel underneath there were also civilians nearby israel says they were warned in advance of the strike i mean just smaller rocket was fired first of the roof a knock it's called for the people there said they didn't understand this warning instead some rushed to help thinking someone had been injured these two teenagers were among that group they were killed when israel second a much more powerful strike came in since friday evening israel's military has hit more than forty targets across gaza the total consultations with the defense minister the military chief of staff and top security forces we decided on a powerful action against hamas terrorism the israeli army delivered its most painful strike against a mass since the twenty fourteen war because it also released a video of what it says was the destruction of a tunnel near the border with egypt. israel has been frustrated for weeks now by century burnin

shot and killed and four palestinians die in retaliatory asterix and tank fire let's go live now to gaza city. stratford is that what's been the situation since this cease fire came into effect at midnight local time. but it seems agent that once again full scale conflict has been brought back from the brink it has been calm since that cease fire was cool that restoration of calm was cooled full last night at midnight as you say was the first israeli soldier to have been killed we understand by a sniper fire since the two thousand and fourteen war the israelis responded with so the i.d.f. so the israeli military say by hitting sixty eight targets sixty eight hammers targets in gaza things as i say have been calm overnight we were expecting more of a response from hamas certainly old indications suggest that like israel hamas does not want another war in now we understand that hamas did respond with three rockets before that cease fire was cooled two of which at least were intercepted by the iron dome we also understand that there were around full to be fooled at that call for calm was announc

by sending burning balloons and chis over the fence several hamas positions were attacked in iran gaza city hamas argues the balloons are a peaceful form of protest it says a truce brokered by egypt and the un started at midnight local time. has more from gaza. an effort to restore calm haze seems to be holding however the swarming saturday the israeli army announced it and is ready to tank a targeted a hamas position on the in the northern area of the gaza strip after what it describes infiltrate is trying to cross into israel no reports of casualties there meanwhile the protest to say that they will continue to launch their balloons and kites carrying these incendiary devices that israel says is destroyed so much private land and and crops across the border how mass have announced that next week's protests on friday will be under the banner of our martin children a reference to the hundreds of children that have been killed in this conflict all eyes on israel now as to whether it will lift what it described last week as a temporary ban on oil gas and cooking oil so vital for gaza coming i

injured in the latest friday protests the teenager named as a man how as was killed in clashes east of gaza city according to the palestinian health ministry it means one hundred thirty seven palestinians have now been killed in more than one hundred days since the weekly protest began but it's myth is that the gaza israel border. so the broader protests continue despite israel's decision to close the carom abu salim crossing of the main crossing core industrial goods into gaza israel did it he said because it wanted the protesters to stop sending over in same three burning balloons they float over the border and they end up in some israeli feel some them setting fire to israeli crops israeli snipers have been trying to shoot them out of the skies of the balloons are still going over today but they've not been having much success in israeli snipers and in the meanwhile officials from hamas and other groups in gaza have been in cairo for talks with egyptian security officials hamas said those talks are some of the most successful they've had with the egyptians addressing the humanitarian concerns