hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. gaza continues to be bombed, and hamas says it'll kill hostages if air strikes are launched without warning, and refuse to negotiate about their release. more than 100 isrealis are thought to be being held captive. and coming up — we'll hearfrom white house national security spokesman, john kirby on how the us will response to hamas�* attacks on israel. let's ta ke let's take a priest during that brief break from the news. let's go to the sportscenter. hello from the bbc sport centre. let's start with football, as it's been confirmed today that euro 2028 will be hosted by the uk and ireland. the five nation bid ran unopposed and european football's governing body, uefa, confirmed the selection on tuesday morning in nyon. wembley is set to host the final with cardiff's principality stadium likely to have the opening match. northern ireland's casement park is also included and is the only stadium in the bid to be built from scratch. their chief executive says being involved is a huge mo

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. it's not a war. it's not a battlefield. you see the babies, the mother, the fathers in their bedrooms and how the terrorists killed them. it's not a war. it's not a battlefield. it's a massacre. this is an act of sheer evil. more than 1,000 civilians slaughtered, slaughtered in israel. hamas said they would attack ashkelon starting _ half an hour ago. they were punctual. this is about the fourth series of attacks. - in all honesty, i try not to imagine because it's just too difficult and these are times where i break, and i don't want to break right now because i want to keep pushing for the release of my mum and the release of my brother. we're faced with an explosive powder keg situation. the imposition of sieges that endanger the lives of civilians by depriving them of goods essential for their survival is prohibited under international humanitarian law. good evening. israelis and palestinians in gaza are spending a fourth night being bombarded by rockets and missiles as israeli defence forces and

i'm rajini vaidyanathan in our london studio with the rest of the news this hour. to cut off a vital supply road to a town in the donetsk region. and in her own words, britney spears finally publishes her memoir "the woman in me". hello, i'm katya adler. one of the two israeli hostages freed by hamas on monday night says she "went through a hell she could never have imagined" as she was abducted into what she described as a "spider's web" of underground tunnels. 85—year—old yocheved lifschitz says she was taken from her home

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. i can tell you that we didn't have any intention or decision to kill the civilians. we absolutely know that the death toll continues to rise in gaza. of course we know that. but what we're saying is that we shouldn't rely on numbers put forth by hamas and the ministry of health. our goal is to completely eradicate hamas's capabilities, _ and we will use every means - at our disposal to accomplish this. how can representatives of states explain how horrible it is that 1000 israelis were killed and not feel the same outrage when 1000 palestinians are now killed every day? the hamas—run ministry of health in gaza publishes a detailed list of the more than 7000 people it says have been killed since israel's bombardment began, but tonight, the us government says that while a signifcant number of people have died, it still doesn't trust the figures from hamas. also on the programme, we'll have the latest from lewiston, maine, after a gunman opened fire at a bowling alley and a restaurant, k

i'm rajini vaidyanathan.re watching "the context" on bbc news. >> i can't tell you whave any decision. >> we know that the death toll continues to rise in gaza, we know that. but we shouldn't rely on numbers put forward by hamas. >> our goal is to completely eradicate hamas's capabilities, and we will use every mean at our disposal to accomplish this. >> how can representatives of states explain how horrible it is that 1000 israelis were killed and not feel the same outrage when 1000 palestinians are now killed every day? rajini: the hamas ministry of health in gaza publishes a detailed list after more than 7000 people -- of the more than 7000 people it says has been killed after israel's but marman began. the u.s. government says that while significant number of people have died, it doesn't trust the figures from hamas. in the program we will also be taking a look at the lessons learned from the costly battle from isis -- battle with isis in iraq as israel prepares for the next age of its military operation

i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you are watching "the context" on bbc news. >> it is not a battlefield.ee the babies, the mother, the father, in the bedrooms, and how the terrorist killed them. it is not a war, it is not a battlefield. it's a massacre. pres. biden: it's an act of sheer evil. more than 1000 civilians were slaughtered, slaughtered, in israel. >> they said it they would attack askhalon. this is the fourth series of attacks. >> in all honesty, i try not to imagine. these other times i break come and i don't want to break right now because i want to keep pushing. >> we are faced with an explosive powder keg situation. depriving them of goods essential for their survival is prohibited under international humanitarian law. rajini: welcome. israis and palestinians in gaza are spending a fortnight being bombarded by rockets and missiles, as israeli defense forces and hamas militants continue fighting. we will have the latest from where soldiers have been removing the bodies of residents killed by hamas, including women and children. we will also get an update from our correspond

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. we start in the middle east, where just over 2a hours after palestinian militants launched an unprecedented surprise attack on israel, fierce clashes continue. here are the key developments in the conflict as they stand. people living in gaza have been warned to flee their homes as the israeli army prepares to step up its retaliation. israeli airstrikes on the territory have continued overnight. more than 250 israelis have died, with the toll on the palestinian side put at 313. israel says it is still trying to regain full control of eight areas where hamas militants infiltrated following saturday's attack. the number of israeli civilians and soldiers taken hostage has been put at 100 by the israeli embassy to the us, though some have been freed. in northern israel, hezbollah rockets targeted three military positions, with israel responding with barrages of artillery into southern lebanon. the un security council will meet later on sunday. president biden has vowed "rock solid" suppor

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. the first aid trucks have crossed into gaza after the rafah crossing from egypt partially opened this morning — throwing a lifeline to gazans. it's not known whether foreign passport holders and dual nationals will be allowed to leave. these latest pictures show the first trucks entering, loaded with food, water and medicine, which are desperately needed by civilians inside gaza. it's unclear how long it will remain open. israel has agreed to let just 20 trucks through. but the un says at least 100 aid trucks are needed every day to cover urgent needs there. israel sealed its borders with gaza, imposing a total siege on the strip 12 days ago. the rafah crossing between egypt and gaza is now the only way to allow vital supplies in. our reporter rushdi abualouf has the latest from the crossing. 20 trucks are carrying food, medicine, and we understand operation room for the nasser hospital in khan yunis. this convoy is the first 20 trucks that crossed from coming from the egyptian side t

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan.ed into gaza after the rafah crossing from egypt partially opened this morning — throwing a lifeline to gazans.

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. where we'll bring you the top as the israel—gaza war edges towards its second week, the british prime minister, rishi sunak, has arrived in israel condemning what he described as the "horrific act of terrorism" by hamas. after meeting israel's prime minister, mr sunak pledged to stand with israel in its "darkest hour". he's now travelled on to saudi arabia. in other developments, israeli air strikes in gaza have killed several people, including the head of hamas security, according to reports. in total, more than 3700 gazans have now died. in total, more than 3800 gazans have now died. that's according to the palestinian health ministry. there have calls for more aid to gaza. 20 lorries are waiting to enter from egypt, but aid agencies say that's not enough. israel now says 203 hostages are now being held in gaza. some of theirfamilies have been holding news conferences about their plight. 0veral

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. push to find a diplomatic solution to the israel—gaza war continues. us presidentjoe biden this evening again spoke to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. while france's president, emmanuel macron, and the dutch prime minister, mark rutte are due to also this evening, the israeli military expressed regret for the shelling of an egyptian position near the border with gaza by one of its tanks. it said the incident not far from the rafah crossing, was a mistake and would be investigated. egypt said one of its soldiers suffered minor injuries from shell fragments. it happened as checks were carried out on a second convoy of trucks waiting to take humanitarian aid from egypt to the gaza strip. the seventeen vehicles at rafah were being searched to ensure they were carrying only humanitarian aid. twenty vehicles loaded with medicines and food passed through on saturday, the first since israel tightened its blockade of the territory more than two weeks ago. the rafa crossing is on the

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan.feline to gazans. it's not known whether foreign passport holders and dual nationals will be allowed to leave. these latest pictures show the first trucks entering, loaded with food, water and medicine, which are desperately needed by civilians inside gaza. it's unclear how long it will remain open. israel has agreed to let just 20 trucks through. but the un says at least 100 aid trucks are needed

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan.gain spoke to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. while france's president, emmanuel macron, and the dutch prime minister, mark rutte are due to also this evening, the israeli military expressed regret for the shelling of an egyptian position near the border with gaza by one of its tanks. it said the incident not far from the rafah crossing, was a mistake and would be investigated. egypt said one of its soldiers suffered minor injuries from shell fragments.

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news.o rise in gaza. of course we know that. but what we're saying is that we shouldn't rely on numbers put forth by hamas and the ministry of health. our goal is to completely eradicate hamas's capabilities, _ and we will use every means - at our disposal to accomplish this. how can representatives of states explain how horrible it is that 1000 israelis were killed and not feel the same outrage when 1000 palestinians are now killed every day?

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. it's not a war.r's in their bedrooms and how the terrorists killed them. it's not a war. it's not a battlefield. it's a massacre. this is an act of sheer evil. more than 1,000 civilians slaughtered, slaughtered in israel. hamas said they would attack- ashkelon starting half an hour ago. they were punctual. this is about the fourth series of attacks. - i try not to imagine because it's just too difficult and these are times where i break, and i don't want to break right now because i want to keep pushing for the release of my mum

i'm rajini vaidyanathan.itary has expressed regret for the shelling of an egyptian position near the border with gaza by one of its tanks. it said the incident, not far from the rafah crossing, was a mistake and would be investigated. egypt said one of its soldiers suffered minor injuries from shell fragments. it happened as checks were carried out on a second convoy of trucks waiting to take humanitarian aid from egypt to the gaza strip. the 17 vehicles at rafah were being searched to ensure they were carrying only humanitarian aid. 20 vehicles, loaded with medicines and food, passed through on saturday — the first since israel tightened its blockade of the territory more than two weeks ago. the rafah crossing is on the egyptian border and is the only route not bordering israel, which means it's currently the only potential way to deliver humanitarian aid into gaza. in other developments, iran's foreign minister has accused israel of committing genocide in gaza and warned the situation in the middle east ris

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. we start in the middle east, where just over 2a hours after palestinian militants launched an unprecedented surprise attack on israel, fierce clashes continue. here are the key developments in the conflict as they stand. people living in gaza have been warned to flee their homes as the israeli army prepares to step up its retaliation. israeli airstrikes on the territory have continued overnight. more than 250 israelis have died, with the toll on the palestinian side put at 313. israel says it is still trying to regain full control of eight areas where hamas militants infiltrated following saturday's attack. the number of israeli civilians and soldiers taken hostage has been put at 100 by the israeli embassy to the us, though some have been freed. in northern israel, hezbollah rockets targeted three military positions, with israel responding with barrages of artillery into southern lebanon. the un security council will meet later on sunday — president biden has vowed rock solid support

earlier my colleague rajini vaidyanathan spoke to abdelkader hammad — a doctor at the royal liverpoola on friday. i do kidney transplants in gaza in a project which is a charity project. and i've been doing these transplants for the past ten years in gaza. tell us about the situation where you are and how it's been for the last few days. well, my start on friday afternoon, i arrived on saturday morning where i was supposed to start my surgeries. it started with the rockets and everything. and then because my visits are coordinated by the who, they called me and they said it is better to be evacuated to a un facility, where we are at the moment it is a building me and other foreign nationals who work for international agencies and aid workers. and do you know when you might be able to leave? we don't know. we had a briefing yesterday from the un, and they said that it is unlikely that the crossing is going to open very soon. so probably all efforts will be to evacuate people, foreign nationals from gaza through egypt. but this needs lengthy negotiations with all parties to guarantee a

i'm rajini vaidyanathan.would be investigated. egypt said one of its soldiers suffered minor injuries from shell fragments. it happened as checks were carried out on a second convoy of trucks

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news.o rise in gaza. of course we know that. but what we're saying is that we shouldn't rely on numbers put forth by hamas and the ministry of health. i our goal is to completely eradicate | hamas's capabilities and we will use every means at our disposal to accomplish this. - how can representatives of states explain how horrible it is that 1000 israelis were killed and not feel the same outrage when 1000 palestinians are now killed every day?

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. of an errant rocket fired by a terrorist group in gaza. people are still collecting body pieces from on the ground. people are still in panic, people are still trying to understand what happened. joe biden's presence here will only deepen the conviction among - palestinians and millions of other arabs that america is not just - on the side of israel, - but that it is also complicit in everything israel is doing in gaza. i good evening. the us presidentjoe biden has today pledged solidarity with israel, during a whirlwind eight hour visit. but, his trip was overshadowed by last night's blast at a hospital in gaza.

i rajini vaidyanathan and you're watching the context on bbc news.ondemns him for saying the hamas assault did not happen "in a vacuum". we'll have more on that story in a moment, but first, let's get a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. thank you. straight to another busy night in europe with eight more champions league matches taking place. three british teams in action, including newcastle who are up against german side borussia dortmund. dortmund had an early chance saved by nick pope whilst anthony gordon saw his shot saved moments later. that one is still goalless at the moment. elsewhere manchester city are looking to make it three wins from three in their group — they're up against swiss side young boys. whilst celtic, yet to win a point, are up against atletico madrid. celtic leads two goals to one, but lewis palmer in the last minute or so has put celtic ahead once again. all of tonight's latest scores can be found on the bbc sport website. it's been another day of stunning batting at the cricket world cup as glenn maxwell rewrote the

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. as we come on air this hour, we have some breaking news. sir bobby charlton, who i was saying just then is arguably manchester united' and england's greatest ever footballer, has died at the age of 86. he was diagnosed with dementia in 2020. for england, he will be forever associated with the world cup victory in 1966 and by the time he had retired in 1973, he had scored 245 had retired in 1973, he had scored 2115 goals in 751 games for manchester united. andy swiss takes a look back at his life. maybe a shot from charlton, it is worth trying! he maybe a shot from charlton, it is worth trying!— maybe a shot from charlton, it is worth trying! he was the man who turned scoring _ worth trying! he was the man who turned scoring goals _ worth trying! he was the man who turned scoring goals into - worth trying! he was the man who turned scoring goals into a - worth trying! he was the man who turned scoring goals into a way . worth trying! he was the man who turned scoring goals into a way of| turned scoring goals into a way of life. ., ., ., , .,

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hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. xijingping's global summit in beijing. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. newcastle united have confirmed their midfielder sandro tonali is being investigated by the italian prosecutor's office and the italian football federation in relation to alleged illegal betting activity. it's after tonali was withdrawn from italy's training camp. newcastle say the 23 —year—old is co operating with the inquiry and that he and his family would continue to receive the club's full support. tonali and aston villa's nicolo zani olo recently left italy's training camp for their euro qualifiers against malta and england after being told they were involved in an investigation by italian prosecutors. tonali has been capped 15 times by italy. manchester united women are in the french capital for the second leg of their women's champions league qualifier with paris saint germain later. the tie remains evenly poised after the two sides played out a one one draw at leigh sports village

i'm rajini vaidyanathan in our london studio with the rest of the news this hour. ukraine accuses russian forces of trying to cut off a vital supply road to a town in the donetsk region. and in her own words, britney spears finally publishes her memoir "the woman in me". hello, i'm katya adler. one of the two israeli hostages freed by hamas on monday night says she "went through a hell she could never have imagined" as she was abducted into what she described as a "spider's web" of underground tunnels. 85—year—old yocheved lifschitz says she was taken from her home in southern israel, beaten up and transported by motorbike into gaza. her daughter translated her story just hours after her release, at the hospital in tel aviv where she's being treated. my mum is saying that she was taken on the back of a motorbike with her body, with her legs on one side and her hide on another side. she was taken through the ploughed fields with the men in front on one side and a man behind her. and that whilst she was being taken, she was hit with sticks by shabaab? yes, shabaab pe

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. ahead of a global summit on artificial intelligence, rishi sunak says addressing the risks of the technology should be a global priority. the prime minister rishi sunak says the uk will set up the world's first artificial intelligence safety institute to look at the risks of ai. speaking in london this morning, he said he hoped the institute would be effective in stopping the technology from being exploited by terrorist groups or criminals. it will carefully examine, evaluate and test new types of ai so that we understand what each new model is capable of, exploring all the risks — from social harms like bias and misinformation, through to the most extreme risks of all. the british people should have peace of mind that we are developing the most advanced protections for al of any country in the world. to coincide with sunak�*s speech the government released a series of papers outlining potential threats ai could pose within the next two years. among other things they warn ai could be

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. president biden signs an executive order designed to manage some of the risks linked to artificial intelligence. the order provides guidance on labelling ai—generated content. it's one of the world's most exclusive groupings — the billionaires club. lam i am sadly not a member of. and it has a new member. the former basketballer magicjohnson hasjoined the ranks of the most wealthy — after he was declared a billionaire by forbes, making him only the fourth athlete to join the exclusive club. magicjohnson�*s wealth is estimated to be 1.2bn dollars — that's 990 million quid. johnson has investments in numerous companies including ownership stakes in various sports teams. but forbes says his stake in a life insurance company holds most of his wealth. other athlete billionaires are former nba player michaeljordan, current basketballer lebronjames, and the golfer tiger woods. for more, let's speak to roland lazenby, the author of magic: the life of earvin "magic" johnson. hejoins us now fro

hello, i�*m rajini vaidyanathan. you�*re watching the context on bbc news.re will only deepen the conviction among palestinians and millions of other arabs that america is not just on the side of israel, but that it is also complicit in everything israel is doing in gaza. according to our intelligence, hamas checked the reports, i understood it was an islamichhad i rocket that had misfired and decided to launch a global media campaign to hide what really happened. i us presidentjoe biden has flown in and out of israel today — on a whirlwind eight hour trip. a trip that�*s been overshadowed by last night�*s blast at a hospital in gaza. israel maintains it was not responsible — but not everyone agrees. hamas, palestinian authorities and other arab nations have blamed

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news.t to open the rafah crossing to allow much needed aid to reach guys out from egypt. well, the president is of course on his plane back to washington, dc, but according to this report here, he made an unexpected visit to the press cabin to provide updates. he's been speaking to egypt's president and says here that the egyptian president has agreed to open up the rafah crossing gate to allow up to 20 trucks of humanitarians assistance into gaza. the quote is, if hamas confiscates them or doesn't let them get there, than it is going to end. he goes on to say that the bottom

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. a "glittery" protest disrupts the uk labour leader's big speech to the party faithful, but sir keir starmer "dusts" himself off, pledging to build the next generation of new towns. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has put the theme of rebuilding britain at the centre of his party conference speech this afternoon. he said that the country has been "ruined" by 13 years of conservative rule, and set out plans for a "decade of national renewal" if labour wins power. why labor? because we serve your interests. why labor? because we will grow every corner of our country. why labor? because we have a plan to take back our streets, switch on great british energy, get the nhs back on its feet, tear down the barriers to opportunity and get britain building again. a plan for a britain built to last. a plan to heal the wounds. a plan to turn the page and say in a cry of defiance to all those who now write our country off. britain must, britain can, britain will get its future back. thank you.

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