yolande knell they are reporting on the l knell they are reporting on the latest strikes on gaza from after the weather and before that with the support from the commonwealth games is jane dougal. hello, jane. hello there, welcome to birmingham on day eight of the commonwealth games and in the last few hours there has been another gold for england. it is a shock win in the rhythmic gymnastics. it has come from a 17—year—old, and incredible achievement for her, it was not expected at all, she is the first gymnast from england to ever win gold in the rhythmic gymnastics. also the second commonwealth diving gold in 2a hours forjack lougher, as he and his partner, anthony harding, won the spring board 300 metre title, concealing it in style with a 3.9 difficulty forward to and a half somersault with three twists. that is his third successive games at which jack lougher, who is 27 now, has won this event. he and 22—year—old harding scored a total of a33 points. malaysia were second, australia got bronze. scotland's pairfinished in australia got bronze. scotland's pair finished in fourth. a

yolande knell, bbc news, masafer yatta.— the aircraft carrier, hms prince of wales — has broken down off the isle of wight. the £3 billion warship left portsmouth naval base on saturday heading for training exercises with the us and royal canadian navies. but the carrier broke down and the royal navy says it is investigating the "emerging mechanical issue". now it's time for a look at the weather. 0ver over the next couple of days high pressure remains in charge. by the end of week, things turn unsettled. today we have cloud, the odd sharp shower and the odd rumble of thunder in the highlands. the best of the sunshine in the west, especially the south—west. along the north sea coastline and the english channel coastline and the english channel coast a brisk wind that will peg back temperatures. tonight a fair bit of cloud in northern and eastern areas, producing some showers, showers travelling south across scotland and these are the overnight lows between nine and 13. tomorrow, we start off with this cloud in scotland and

from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports.f for islamichhad's most powerful commander in gaza. "revenge", the mourners shout. and soon it came — the armed group filing barrages of rockets at israeli cities. the death of the veteran militant is a serious blow to the jihadist group. he was killed here with seven others in intense israeli bombing. translation: it was horrifying. they targeted the house with five or six rockets. there were bodies on the ground. and today, the violence also reached jerusalem, as israeli nationalists visited its most disputed holy site for a jewish holiday. israel's air defence system could be seen intercepting at least two palestinian rockets over the city, leaving trails of white smoke. israeli officials say they launched their military operation to prevent attacks by islamichhad on israeli civilians, that they had precise, detailed intelligence of its plans. but for now civilian life is on hold in southern israel, the streets largely empty as air raid sirens leave residents hiding in bomb shelter

that update from yolande knell, injerusalem.de knell was speaking to us, the islamichhad palestinian militants have also announced they will agree to that ceasefire brokered by egypt's, but we are hearing fighting still continues. we will keep you updated. gordon brown says borisjohnson and the tory leadership candidates should agree an immediate emergency budget to tackle the rising cost of living. the former labour prime minister says millions of families may be pushed over the edge when energy bills go up in october. he said failing to act now would condemn vulnerable children and pensioners to a winter of "dire poverty." the first responsibility of government is to those people who are the most vulnerable and the people who are blameless in a crisis, and that's families with children, disabled people and elderly people in this country. we know that 80% of each of these groups are going to be in fuel poverty by the end of the year — in other words they're going to have to pay out far more for their fuel bills they can afford,

yolande knell, bbc news, masafer yatta. in other news...nevitable, even if the world stops emitting greenhouse gases immediately — that's according to a scientific study from denmark and greenland. the research found that global warming to date will cause more than a hundred—trillion tons of greenland's ice to melt, causing a sea level rise of at least 27 centimetres. in brazil, the right—wing president, jair bolsonaro and the country's former leftist leader, lula da silva, have taken part in the first televised debate — ahead of october's general election. the two traded barbs over their respective records. opinion polls suggest lula — who served as president for seven years until 2010 — leads bolsonaro. ukraine's president zelensky says his country is willing to store gas for european countries, to help them through the winter. speaking at an oil and gas conference in norway, he accused moscow of what he called economic terror. as an energy crisis looms, the french energy ministry has started talks with algeria — about potentially increas

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.s nuclear watchdog has called for an immediate end to military action near ukraine's zaporizhia nuclear plant. the international atomic energy agency's chief rafael grossi said he was "extremely concerned" by reports of shelling at europe's largest nuclear power plant. ukraine says parts of the plant have been seriously damaged by russian military strikes. russia blames ukraine for the strikes. we can now speak to mycle schneider who is a nuclear energy consultant and member of the international panel on fissile material. what on fissile material. do we know about the current what do we know about the current state of this nuclear facility? current state of this nuclear facili ? ~ ., , ., , facility? well, to be honest, we know _ facility? well, to be honest, we know that _ facility? well, to be honest, we know that this _ facility? well, to be honest, we know that this facility - facility? well, to be honest, l we know that this facility with six reactors has been attacked by russia o

from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports.chhad's most powerful commander in gaza. "revenge," the mourners shout. and soon it came, the armed group firing barrages of rockets at israeli cities. the death of the veteran militant is a serious blow to the jihadist group. he was killed here with seven others in intense israeli bombing. "it was horrifying. they targeted the house with "five or six rockets," says this man, who lives nearby. "there were bodies on the ground." and today, the violence also reached jerusalem, as israeli nationalists visited its most disputed holy site for a jewish holiday. israel's air defence system could be seen intercepting two palestinian rockets over the city, leaving trails of white smoke. israeli officials say they launched their military operation to prevent attacks by islamichhad on israeli civilians, that they had precise, detailed intelligence of its plans. but normal civilian life has been on hold in much of israel. this evening, warning sirens sent beach—goers in tel aviv rushing to air rai

yolande knell, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc.e programme: as the commonwealth games draw to a close, australia sit top of the medals table — we hearfrom one of their gold medal winners. the big crowds became bigger as of the time of the funeral approach. as the lives of fancy became longer, police prepared for the hugejob of became longer, police prepared for the huge job of crowd control. india men, uganda? brutal formal dictator has died at the age of 80. amin. 2 formal dictator has died at the age of 80. amin.— age of 80. amin. 2 billion --eole age of 80. amin. 2 billion people around _ age of 80. amin. 2 billion people around the - age of 80. amin. 2 billion people around the world i age of 80. amin. 2 billion - people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it ended with the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines: the us senate approves joe biden�*s landmark bill to fight climate change, channeling billions of dollars towards ambitious

yolande knell reporting.acy theorist alexjones has just been ordered to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages after falsely claiming the 2012 sandy hook school shooting was a hoax. the defamation case against the infowars founder was brought by the parents of one of the victims. they say they endured harassment and emotional distress because of the right—wing host's misinformation. 20 children and six adults were shot dead at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal assesses the significance of the verdict. if you think about alex jones, for those people who are not fully aware of who he is, this is a man who for decades has built this huge following on his social media channels, appealing to very angry people in this country, particularly angry men, tapping into their worst fears about the government, saying that the government wants to take away your guns, the government wants to take away your rights, you need to be armed, you need to survive, all this sort o

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.tchdog has called for an immediate end to military action near ukraine's zaporizhia nuclear plant. the international atomic energy agency's chief rafael grossi said he was "extremely concerned" by reports of shelling at europe's largest nuclear power plant. ukraine says parts of the plant have been seriously damaged by russian military strikes. russia blames ukraine for the strikes. earlier i spoke to mycle schneider who is a nuclear energy consultant and member of the international panel on fissile material. i asked him what we know about the current state of this particular nuclear facility. well, to be honest, we know that this facility with six reactors has been attacked by russia on the 4th of march and has been occupied ever since. now, the details of what is going on in this place are obviously highly controversial, there controversial, they are impossible to verify by anybody on the ground, so it is very difficult to say. but we know enough to say that this situation of a milit

yolande knell, bbc news. new mothers and their babies are being affected by acute shortages and a lack of basic services in afghanistan. it comes nearly one year on from the taliban takeover and with much foreign funding suspended. to give birth in remote parts of the country means difficult journeys on makeshift roads, sometimes being turned away from hospital, sharing beds on wards, and little medicine. yogita limaye reports from badakhshan province in the north—east of afghanistan. some viewers may find this report distressing. in afg hanistan�*s maternity wards, women forced to endure unbearable suffering. groans. no drugs to ease the pain. barely any resources for an emergency. 0nly female staff are allowed here. they scramble around a woman in a serious condition. bibi sara's waters have broken too early. the only female doctor helps sara pull through. her baby is rushed to critical care. there is a faint heartbeat but she isn't breathing. to treat the child, a male doctor is called in. these are crucia

yolande knell has the very latest from jerusalem.of israel's new military operation in gaza. this building hitjust minutes after a warning strike. palestinians racing away. a year of relative calm now shattered. this is where one of the first israeli air strikes killed an islamichhad commander, leaving his neighbour in shock. "we were safe in our home. we were thrown out of it by the bomb", says maryam. "why didn't they warn us?" tonight islamichhad fired heavy barrages of rockets in revenge, it said, for its leader's death. most were intercepted by israeli air defences. but earlier a missile hit this israeli home. the family went to their shelter when the air raid sirens went off, this local official said. this is probably what saved them. no one was hurt. israeli forces are targeting what they say are militant bases in gaza. they maintain they're reacting to a direct threat from iran—backed islamichhad. with further deaths in gaza, much now depends on the decisions of the powerful militant group hamas, which governs here. and tonig

yolande knell, bbc news.we'll tell you about this eye—catching volcano in iceland that's causing quite a stir. the big crowds became bigger as of the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later, when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us senate finally backs a massive $430 billion bill to reduce greenhouse gases and usher in cleaner energy. a ceasefire agreement to end three days of fighting between israel and palestinian militants in which more than 110 civilians have been killed appears to be largely holding. pregnant women, new mothers and their ba

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.n's nuclear watchdog has called for an immediate end to military action near ukraine's zaporizhia nuclear plant. the international atomic energy agency's chief, rafael grossi, said he was "extremely concerned" by reports of shelling at europe's largest nuclear power plant. ukraine says parts of the plant have been seriously damaged by russian military strikes. russia blames ukraine for the strikes. earlier i spoke to amy nelson, who's a seniorfellow at strobe talbott centre for security, strategy, and technology at the brookings institution. i asked if she agreed with the iaea's warning. it's definitely concerning stop we have had these concerns throughout the conflict and it highlights how unsettling these incidents are and how little the solution we have in place for managing these kinds of concerns at this time. there are reports _ concerns at this time. there are reports of— concerns at this time. there are reports of several - concerns at this time. there i are reports of several

yolande knell, bbc news, masafer yatta.ied at the age of 78. the french—born confectioner spent 27 years serving five us presidents. he told us tv presenter jeff weeks one of his stories about working for the family of former president jimmy carter. mrs carter had brought with herfrom georgia a recipe of a cheese ring that asked us to have it on every buffet, every time. that was the signature carter dish. and the recipe, you had to use the stinkier cheese that you could find and mix them together, put some anchovy with it and all sort of different things. and then, you made a ring — build it like a ring inside of a mould, and then you unmoulded it. and in the middle, you put strawberryjam. now, the funniest thing, mrs carter always checked if this thing was on the table. it was! but nobody ever touched it. nobody ever ate it? chuckles. what we did, we would just put it back into the freezer and bring it back out every buffet. i think the same cheese ring lasted four years. laughs. and if you would go to the white house tod

yolande knell, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.wborn babies in afghanistan is suffering since the taliban takeover a year ago. the big crowds became bigger as of the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutal former dictator has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later, when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us senate backsjoe biden's bill to fight climate change, channelling hundreds of billions of dollars towards ambitious clean energy goals. the first left—wing president in colombian history is sworn into office, calling for a fresh international strategy to deal with global drug trafficking. pregnant women, new mothers, and thei

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.ing across tel aviv, and fighting continues. there have been three explosions but they may have been caused by rockets being intercepted. six people have been arrested following an altercation at a holiday park in east sussex in which a man died. the incident happened at parkdean resorts in camber sands, just before 11pm on friday. paramedics attended the scene but the man was declared dead shortly after midnight. the effects from a cyber attack on the uk's nhs111 system could take until next week to resolve. it affected the phone lines and electronic referrals to out—of—hours gps. the service helps people get the right advice and treatment when they need it. i spoke to chelsea jarvie about what sort of risks there are to the nhs from using third party contractors. to save hassle developing systems internally, it is useful to us to use different services and suppliers, but that comes with the additional security risk where those supplies have to be maintaining their own cyber security

yolande knell, bbc news. has died at the age of 78. the french— born confectioner spent 27 years serving five us presidents. he told us tv presenter jeff weeks one of his stories about working for the family of former presidentjimmy carter. he shared the recipe of the cheese rang that they would have on every parfait, every time. that was the signature carter dish. the recipe that you had to use, the stink here that she is you could find, mix them together, puts them on all sort different thing, and then you make a ring, make a ring inside of them all, and then you moulded it, in the middle you moulded it, in the middle you put a strawberryjam. the funniest thing, mrs carter would always check if this was on the table. it was! but nobody ever touched it. - nobody it. — nobody ever it. nobody ever aided? laughs. what we did as we would just put it back into the freezer and bring it back out every buffet. i think the same cheese rang lasted for four years. laughs. if you go to the white house today you may stil

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.n's nuclear watchdog has called for an immediate end to military action near ukraine's zaporizhia nuclear plant. the international atomic energy agency's chief rafael grossi said he was extremely concerned by reports of shelling at europe's largest nuclear power plant. ukraine says parts of the plant have been seriously damaged by russian military strikes. russia blames ukraine for the strikes. we can now speak to amy nelson who's a senior fellow at strobe talbott center for security, strategy, and technology at the brookings institution. thank brookings institution. you for being with us. the thank you for being with us. the iaea say there is a risk of nuclear disaster, how worried are you? nuclear disaster, how worried are ou? ~ , nuclear disaster, how worried are you?— nuclear disaster, how worried are h, , are you? absolutely yes. first, thank you _ are you? absolutely yes. first, thank you for— are you? absolutely yes. first, thank you for having _ are you? absolutely yes. first,

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.lled and 32 injured after a polish bus veered off a highway early this morning. the bus was heading in the direction of the croatian capital zagreb when it crashed near the city of varazdin. it was on its way to a well known catholic pilgrimage site in bosnia—herzegovina. three priests and six nuns were among the bus passengers. warsaw's prosecutor's office is to launch an investigation into the cause of the crash. 0ur warsaw correspondent adam easton explained to us what authorities believe happened to the bus. this bus set off from poland yesterday, on friday, and it was travelling southwards to that small southern bosnian town. it was in northern croatia when the crash happened, which took place at 5:40am local time, so round about dawn. apparently, it veered off the highway and rolled into a ditch, causing the deaths of at least 12 of those passengers, and injuring all 32 other people on board. we know there were two drivers, there was some speculation in croatian media about one o

yolande knell. to the uk now.tersbee say his parents have been told his life support will be withdrawn on saturday. christian concern says it follows the exhaustion of all legal routes. the royal london hospital, where the 12—year—old has been treated since april, has not confirmed if or when life support will be ended. saying it is a matter of patient confidentiality. the nhs in england is increasingly reliant on doctors and nurses recruited from outside the uk and eu, analysis by the bbc has found. some 34% of doctors joining the health service last year came from overseas, a rise from 18% in 2014. the government said overseas recruitment had always been part of its strategy. but unions have warned it is an unsustainable way of recruiting in the long—term. our health editor hugh pym has been looking at the figures. lynette is a paediatric nurse. she came to the uk injune from barbados. hi, charlotte. how are you doing today? she moved here to gain new nursing skills and join her husband who already has a job in

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.s nuclear watchdog has called for an immediate end to any military action near ukraine's zaporizhia nuclear plant. iaea chief rafael mariano grossi said he was "extremely concerned" by reports of shelling at europe's largest nuclear power plant. it comes as ukraine said parts of the facility have been seriously damaged by russian military strikes. our correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv, and is following developments. it is really hard to independently confirm those claims coming from both sides, because the zaporizhzhia power plant has been under russian occupation since the beginning of march, even though ukrainian technicians have been operating the facility. yesterday, ukrainian and russian officials have traded accusations, the ukrainians say that russian forces shelled the site and then one of the reactors had to be disconnected from the system as a result of one of those attacks. now, the russians have denied those allegations, they say that the ukrainians are the ones behind

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.killed and dozens injured after a polish bus veered off a highway. the bus was heading in the direction of the croatian capital zagreb when it crashed near the city of varazdin. it was on its way to a roman catholic shrine in bosnia—herzegovina. 0ur warsaw correspondent adam easton reports. they have them in a serious condition. they have them in a serious condition-— they have them in a serious condition. ., ., �*, ., ., , condition. one woman's operation is still ongoing — condition. one woman's operation is still ongoing and _ condition. one woman's operation is still ongoing and will— condition. one woman's operation is still ongoing and will take _ condition. one woman's operation is still ongoing and will take a - condition. one woman's operation is still ongoing and will take a long - still ongoing and will take a long time because she has multiple bodily injuries, and her life is in danger. two of whom are currently in the operating room. the two of whom are currently in the op

thank you, yolande knell injerusalem.e battersbee, who died yesterday after his life support was withdrawn, have said nobody should go through what they did and have called for an inquiry. archie, who was 12, was at the centre of a legal battle over his care, having gone into a coma in april. our correspondent simonjones is at the royal london hospital where archie died. what is it that the family want investigated?— investigated? archie's mother emer: ed investigated? archie's mother emerged tearfully _ investigated? archie's mother emerged tearfully from - investigated? archie's mother emerged tearfully from the i investigated? archie's mother - emerged tearfully from the hospital yesterday to announce that her son had died. the family always wanted his care to continue, saying he should be given a chance, but doctors at the hospital said it was futile, he stood no chance of a recovery. today, the family have issued a statement, and you get a sense ofjust how upset they are filling. they say, we have been forced to figh

from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports. huge crater in southern gaza marks a serious blow by israel to islamichhad. its most important militant commander in the palestinian territory was killed here in a strike with seven others. translation: it was horrifying. they targeted the house with rockets. there were bodies on the ground. and today, the violence reached jerusalem, as israeli nationalists visited its most disputed holy site for a jewish holiday. israel's air defence system could be seen intercepting at least two palestinian rockets over the city, leaving trails of white smoke. israeli officials say they launched their military operation to prevent attacks by islamichhad on israeli civilians, that they had precise, detailed intelligence of its plans. but for now, civilian life is on hold in southern israel, the streets largely empty as air raid sirens leave residents hiding in bomb shelters. 0utside, nobody�*s hurt but some rockets hit. and in gaza, too — we cannot independently verify these pictures, but israel says

from jerusalem, yolande knell reports. gaza, minutes after a warning call. it is only day two of fighting here, and israel's military says its new operation targeting islamichhad militants could last a week. a commander of the group was killed in an early strike. this woman who lived nearby is afraid and angry. translation: we were safe - in our home, we were thrown out of it by the bombing. we were just sitting there. my son is getting married and we were preparing his bride's new clothes. why didn't they warn us that they would bomb? the funeral of the top militant brought huge crowds of mourners onto the streets. islamichhad swore revenge, and afterwards it fired dozens of rockets at israel. many intercepted by its air defence system. but warning sirens still went off in southern towns, sending israelis running to bomb shelters. israeli forces hit back at what they said were missile launch sites in gaza, releasing these pictures. israel carried out a precise counterterror operation against an immediate threat. 0ur fight

yolande knell, bbc news, masafer yatta. stay with us on bbc news.much of europe this summer, just how is climate change driving up food prices? she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in the indian slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies and then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting, wives are waiting. hostages appeared, some carried, some running, i trying to escape the - nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today. described by all to whom she reached out as "irreplaceable," an early morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is bbc news. the main story this hour: pakistan's foreign minister says flooding is a catastrophe on a scale never seen before with millions now in desperate need of shelter. wildfires, heatwaves and droughts have torn through much of europe this summer, with scientists

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.ncreasing concern about a major ukrainian nuclear plant under russian occupation. the un nuclear watchdog said military action at the site posed a threat to people and the environment in ukraine and beyond, and that it needed immediate access to the site. the ukrainian operator says parts of the zaporizhzhya plant have been damaged in russian strikes. our correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv and is following developments. it is really hard to independently confirm those claims coming from both sides because the zaporizhzhia power plant has been under russian occupation since the beginning of march, even though ukrainian technicians have been operating the facility. yesterday, ukrainian and russian officials have traded accusations, the ukrainians say that russian forces shelled the site and then one of the reactors had to be disconnected from the system as a result of one of those attacks. now, the russians have denied those allegations, they say that the ukrainians are the ones behin

from jerusalem, here's our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. explosion.

least 44 palestinians died in the flare—up of violence, including 15 children. 0ur correspondent yolande knelly three days of intense bombardment. in israel, we've seen hundreds of rockets fired at it. people in the south, now restrictions are being used, they are able to return to their ordinary lives. israel launches operation against a counter, a direct threat from the group, and it considers it has dealt a very serious blow to the organisation after killing two of its senior managers. as islamicjihad managers. as islamic jihad disputes managers. as islamicjihad disputes that, and its leader says this was a victory for his organisation, which managed to target israeli citizens as far as tel aviv and jerusalem. help to prevent israeli casualties, and another important point is that israel has reopened its crossings with the gaza strip, after warnings of a potential humanitarian crisis in the past couple of days — food, aid and fuel have now been able to enter gaza and its sole power plant has been turned back on. more than 80,000 tourists have been left stranded. in the popular chinese resor

earlier i spoke to our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, to get the latest on what's been happeningrning. earlier i heard distant blasts as the rockets were fired by palestinians in the gaza strip toward jerusalem, the first time that has happened since the full—scale conflict in gaza last may. they were intercepted by israel's missile defence system, but this was important symbolically. it happened at a time, it's a jewish holiday there are nationalists being allowed to visit the disputed holy site injerusalem known as temple mount for dues. islamichhad also had been promising to rain down rockets, in its words, on the heads of israelis after it lost a second commander in gaza overnight, he was killed in an israeli air strike in the south. this man, khaled mansour, is supposed to be the most senior person that had been left from the islamichhad leadership on the ground in gaza, a real serious blow to the organisation. 0n the military side of this, israel will also claim these are targeted surgical strikes, and then you will hear palestinian voices saying, actually this area is so d

our correspondent, yolande knell, is live injerusalem. another day of israeli air strikes.ond islamicjihad? eeen further beyond islamic 'ihad? even takin: further beyond islamic 'ihad? even taking hamas? h further beyond islamic 'ihad? even taking hamas? that_ further beyond islamic 'ihad? even taking hamas? that is- further beyond islamicjihad? even taking hamas? that is the big fear because hamas is the most powerful militant group that governs gaza, but at the moment because of its own practical considerations it is staying out of the fighting. we have the un, qatarand staying out of the fighting. we have the un, qatar and egypt all involved in efforts to calm things down. theirjob would be much easier if hamas does not get involved as well. what we have seen throughout the day is heavy exchanges between israel and palestinian militants, with israeli warplanes and artillery being used to hit sites in gaza, even some houses being hit, sending a big, black cloud of smoke and debris. we understand some owners were warned that was going to happen. israel says this is a pre—e

least 44 palestinians died in the flare—up of violence, including 15 children. 0ur correspondent yolande knellpalestinians are returning to their homes and clearing the debris left by three days of intense israeli bombardment stop israel, which has seen hundreds of rockets fired at it, people in the southin fired at it, people in the south in particular now that restrictions are being eased there are able to return to their ordinary lives. israel says that it launched its operation against islamichhad to counter a direct threat from the group and it considers that it has dealt a serious blow to the organisation after killing two of its senior commanders. islamic dispute that is —— islamic dispute that is —— islamichhad disputes that. its leader says it was a victory for the organisation which managed to target israeli citizens that make cities as far away as tel aviv and jerusalem. 0f far away as tel aviv and jerusalem. of course the iron dome missile defence system prevented israeli casualties. israel has now reopened crossings with the gaza strip after warnings of a potential humanitarian cr

our correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem.( sot tx) well, we are seeing some dramatic pictures coming building reduced to rubble by an israeli air strike just minutes after people there received a warning call. big plumes of smoke on the gaza skyline, and we've also got reports of the first direct hit on an israeli house in the south of the country where a family was in a bomb shelter at the time. this is day two of an operation that the israeli military says could last for a week, but it is to counter islamichhad militants. islamichhad is the second—biggest militant group in gaza. israel sees it as posing a direct threat, and islamichhad has said that since one of its leaders was killed by an israeli air strike last night, it will avenge him. and since then, it has fired some 200 rockets into israel, most of which have been intercepted by its iron dome missile defence system. now, it is important to note, as the exchange of fire goes on, that hamas, which is the most powerful militant group which governs gaza, has notjoined this round of fighting. and as egypt, who is the traditional

yolande knell our middle east correpondent joins me from jerusalem.has been happening this morning? would it mean starting that again, we cannot quite yet, if you wouldn't mind starting again and bring us up to date. i'm afraid we cannot re—establish the sound there, but obviously it will try and do that and go back to their lives tojerusalem to get the very latest on what has been happening in that escalation of violence but we will come back to that little bit later. to ukriane — where another convoy of ships has set sail from the country's black sea ports carrying grain and sunflower oil. four vessels set off from 0desa and chornomorsk via a safe maritime corridor, heading for turkey where they'll be inspected as part of a deal reached with russia and the un. the agreement is aimed at freeing 20 million tonnes of grain and other essential supplies which have been blocked in ukraine since the russian invasion — causing worldwide shortages. 0ur correspondent hugo bachega joins me from kyiv. this agreement has been signed a while ago and we are now st

we will do whatever it takes to defend our people. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell gave uss update. we have had these dozens of rockets fired by palestinian militants from gaza towards the centre of israel, even warnings silence from tel aviv. —— sirens. at the moment we are not getting reports of a direct hit or injuries on the israeli side, but there has been intense rocket fire, israeli media reporting there were some 70 rockets fired injust media reporting there were some 70 rockets fired in just an hour. we've seen a lot of interceptions by the israeli iron dome defence system. this followed israeli airstrikes and also artillery strikes on gaza. in the south of the gaza strip, that high—rise tower building was hit in the centre of gaza city. we have had the comment by the israeli caretaker pm, yair lapid, in his television address, but he also said he was not allowing militant organisations in gaza, in his words, to set the agenda. this goes back several days to when israel arrested a senior islamichhad leader in the west bank. there was a deadly exchange of fire durin

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yolande knell, our middle east correpondent joins me from jerusalem.ting to happen now? well, at the moment, we still have sirens warning of incoming palestinian missiles, they have been sounding in the past few minutes and some of the big israeli citizens out of the country close to gaza. there are more reports of israeli strikes endows as well with at least one killed there. the military says it is targeting the islamichhad militant group. those letters began firing their rocket after dark ring the funeral of the islamicjihad commander. at one point, the warning sirens were reaching into the suburbs of tel aviv. we are hearing from the israeli ministry that they have intercepted a number of the rockets that were fired from gaza, most of them in fact, the last figure they gave us was about 190 rockets that had been fired. this all adds up really to the most serious flare—up we have seen in the past year between israel and gaza. but so far despite the fighting talk and defiant statements from hamas, the bigger militant group which actually governs gaza

earlier, i spoke to our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, to get the latest on what's been happeningrning. i heard distant blasts as these rockets were fired by palestinians in the gaza strip towardsjerusalem. it is the first time that has happened since the full—scale conflict in gaza last may. they were intercepted by israel's missile defence system. but this was very important symbolically. it happened just at a time because it's a jewish holiday, there are israeli nationalists who are being allowed to visit the disputed holy site injerusalem, known as temple mount to thejews. for palestinian muslims, it's al—aqsa mosque compound, the holiest place for them injerusalem and the holiest place injudaism. so, this is always a sensitive point, always a flashpoint. and itjust fed into all of the other violence that is going on. islamichhad has also been promising to rain down rockets, in its words, on the heads of israelis after it lost a second commander in gaza overnight. he was killed in an israeli air strike in the south, in rafah. this man, khaled mansour, is supposed to be the mos