live now to yolande knell who is injenin for us.ted action in the camp and the specific combatants are being targeted, how easy is it to get the real facts given the situation that is ongoing? we rely on palestinian officials for the numbers that are killed. some 120 people are being treated for injuries. it seems from what we know of those who have been killed that they are mostly young men and teenage boys who, some of them have been claimed by different palestinian militant groups and said to have been armed inside the camp. when i spoke to a doctor a short time ago who had been shooting many of those coming out from the camp since yesterday, he told me that there are also at civilians who do get caught in the crossfire that he has also treated other people for shrapnel injuries my different injuries before sending them off to other places in the west bank for treatment in more stable circumstances because inside his hospital you can still see, you can sell here rather, all the sounds of battle going on in the background. the rea

our middle east correspondent yolande knell is injenin. how do you assess the significance of this big israeli operation? there is still intense fighting continuing, you can hear gunfire, we've got smoke seems to have been started here in the centre ofjenin with tyres being burned to create a smoke screen. we hear loud explosions going on as well, the israeli military are not saying how long they expect this operation to continue, they only call it an extensive counterterrorism. it comes in the context of escalating violence in the west bank with the israeli army saying it is carrying out counterterrorism offensives against palestinian militants who carried out a series of deadly attacks against israelis. in recent months we have seen repeatedly in jenin some deadly israeli military raids and the israeli military is claiming that what has been happening is when attacks have been carried out by palestinians, people have been coming and using thejenin refugee camp as a safe haven. they say it has become a hornets nest for terrorism and that

yolande knell, bbc news, jenin.olice have taken the unusual step of publicly offering rewards for the arrest of eight exiled activists. they're accused of breaking china's national security laws, which came into force three years ago. and if convicted, the pro—democracy campaigners could face life in prison. tonight, this move is being condemned by many nations. the us state department released a statement reading in part: hong kong chief executivejohn lee stood by these actions in a press briefing about the bounties on these activists�* heads. where ever they are, we will go after them as long as they are alive. persons can assist the police in resting these people, all information will be kept confidential. based on the noticed and eventual outcome anybody providing information will be eligible for the reward including relatives and friends of these people. the bbc�*s martin yip sent this report earlierfrom hong kong. police are offering these rewards to any member of the public who can provide information on thos

this report from jenin is by our middle east correspondent yolande knell.s it had begun in jenin with battles raging. the israeli military had used a surprise drone strike in the early hours to target what it said was the headquarters of local militants. armed palestinians began fighting back from inside the city's crowded, decades—old refugee camp. hundreds of israeli soldiers are on the ground. the israeli military says they are seizing weapons and explosives. the israeli prime minister said action was overdue. translation: the minister said action was overdue. translation:— minister said action was overdue. translation: the israeli defence. be . an translation: the israeli defence. bean an translation: the israeli defence. began an extensive _ translation: the israeli defence. began an extensive operation - translation: the israeli defence. began an extensive operation in . began an extensive operation in jenin. in recent monthsjenin has become a haven for terrorism. we are putting in end to it —— and enter it. putting in end to it -- and enter it. . .,

yolande knell, bbc news, jenin.ummings from the middle east institute for more on what's happening. why do you think we are seeing this massive israeli operation right now? it this massive israeli operation right now?— right now? it is good to be with you — right now? it is good to be with you and _ right now? it is good to be with you and to _ right now? it is good to be with you and to have - right now? it is good to be with you and to have a - right now? it is good to be i with you and to have a chance to discuss this. the context of this operation is more than whether there are militants in particular location. being the israeli government, the coalition that bibi netanyahu has been able to form after the election is challenged by its need to both, the gifts that coalition partners want and to also deal with the domestic situation. starting with the israeli domestic context because that does shape any time they decide to take action. netanyahu may be feeling that in the short term he simply needs to have a rally

yolande knell, bbc news, jennin.dent, anna foster, is injerusalem and following developments. one of the problems at the moment is really knowing the impact of this particular military operation, because the idf have talked about the eight palestinians who have been killed, they have talked about finding things like an explosives processing factory, they talked about a command and control centre, which sounds particularly technologically advanced, but bear in mind this is happening within a refugee camp, so it is probably not so much so, maybejust refugee camp, so it is probably not so much so, maybe just a refugee camp, so it is probably not so much so, maybejust a house refugee camp, so it is probably not so much so, maybe just a house or refugee camp, so it is probably not so much so, maybejust a house or a room where people are gathering and planning. at what we really won't know until the operation is over is the civilian toll. exactly how many people may be killed or injured. because this is a densely populated

yolande knell, bbc news, jennin.the hollywood actor kevin spacey has described him as a "predator" and told a court in london today that he was groped so forcefully on one occasion while driving that he swerved across the road. kevin spacey is facing 12 counts of sexual assault against four men — which he denies. 0ur correspondent helena wilkison reports. kevin spacey, arriving at court for the second day of his trial, charged with 12 sexual offences, all of which he denies. today, thejury would hearfrom one of his four accusers. the actor, known for his 0scar—winning performance in american beauty, was also the artistic director of the old vic theatre in london between 2003 and 2015. earlier, inside courtroom one, the american actor was back in the glass dock. he listened as the jury was played a recording of the accuser�*s police interview. during the police interview, the man described kevin spacey as a slippery, snaky, difficult person. he claimed the hollywood actor assaulted him up to 12 times. he said kevin sp

live now to yolande knell, who is injenin for us. watch those pictures of those funerals taking place tell us about what we know about those who died. there were 12 deaths in total on the palestinian side that we know about. the israeli military claim all of those were militants, both palestinian men in their late teens and early 20s, also several teenage boys. what the bbc knows is that at least eight of those who were killed were members of different armed groups. those associated with the palestinian home hamas faction. the number injured is very high, 120 people were injured and when i spoke to a palestinian doctor he said a number of civilians he had treated were among those who had been injured, even with some serious injuries. injured, even with some serious in'uries. , j~ ., ., ., , injuries. this 48-hour operation is now over. — injuries. this 48-hour operation is now over. it _ injuries. this 48-hour operation is now over, it says _ injuries. this 48-hour operation is now over, it says there _ injuries. this 48-hour operati

at least eight people have been killed, and dozens injured. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knelle day ended as it had begun injenin — with battles raging. the israeli military had used a surprise drone strike in the early hours to target what it said was the headquarters of local militants. armed palestinians began fighting back from inside the city's crowded, decades—old refugee camp. hundreds of israeli soldiers are on the ground. the israeli military says they're seizing weapons and explosives. the israeli prime minister said action was overdue. translation: the israeli defence force began - an extensive operation last night against terrorism injenin. in recent months, jenin has become a haven for terrorism. we are putting an end to it. palestinian medics have been struggling to reach the dozens of injured. israel says it's acting on precise intelligence and doesn't seek to harm civilians, but many have been caught in the crossfire. translation: what's going on in the refugee camp is real war. - there were strikes from the sky targeting it. every time we drive in with our ambu

our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, is injenin — and gave us this update. heart ofjenin, not very far at all from jenin refugee camp. but that has been declared as a military zone, a closed zone we cannot enter as a journalist at the moment. but we can see large plumes of smoke that are going up from there and we hear very regularly large bursts of gunfire and explosions as well. and there is this constant sound overhead, this harm from israeli military drones. and that is unusual here in the west bank, just to put things into context. that's something you would associate with military operations in the gaza strip. but apart from on one occasion, we have not really had israeli military drones being used by the military here in the west bank. and they used a drone, they say, for surprise reasons — early in the morning, just after one o'clock local time, when they attacked an apartment that they say was in the core of the refugee camp and they say was being used as a command and control centre by thejenin brigades. now, that is a group of different palestinia

at least nine palestinians have been killed. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latestday ended as it had begun injenin, with battles raging. the israeli military had used a surprise drone strike in the early hours to target what it said was the headquarters of local militants. armed palestinians began fighting back from inside the city's crowded, decades—old refugee camp. hundreds of israeli soldiers are on the ground. the israeli military says they're seizing weapons and explosives. the israeli prime minister said action was overdue. translation: the israeli defence force began - an extensive operation last night against terrorism in jenin. in recent months, jenin has become a haven for terrorism. we are putting an end to it. palestinian medics have been struggling to reach the dozens of injured. israel says it's acting on precise intelligence and doesn't seek to harm civilians, but many have been caught in the crossfire. translation: what's going on in the refugee camp - is real war. there were strikes from the sky targeting it. every time we drive in with our ambula

yolande knell, bbc news, jenin. hong kong have taken the unusual step of publicly offering rewards for the arrest of eight exiled activists. they're accused of breaking china's national security laws, which came into force three years ago. if convicted, the pro—democracy campaigners could face life imprisonment. the extraterritorial application of the beijing—imposed national security law is a dangerous precedent that threatens the human rights and fundamental freedoms of people all over the world. we call on the hong kong government to immediately withdraw this bounty, respect other countries sovereignty, and stop the international assertion of the national security law imposed by beijing. that is from the security department. here's martin yip of bbc news chinese, whose has more on this story from hng kong: police are offering these rewards to any member of the public who can provide information on those wanted people and their related crimes, they say. some of these activists have previously been sought for other

our middle east correspondent yolande knell is injenin and has the latest.und us you have this acrid smell, tires have been set on fire, there were protests here very early in the morning and gun battles continuing through the hour or so that we have been injenin. regular loud sounds of explosions coming from withinjenin refugee camp, which is over to my right. we have seen plumes of dark smoke coming from there as well. it is obvious that this is still quite an intense stage in what israel says is it extensive counterterrorism operation. we are having statements from the janine grades, which is made up from different militant groups inside the camps. ——jenin brigades. there are claims as well from the palestinian militant groups that they have shut down one israeli military drone. it was a drone that was used just after one o'clock in the morning to carry out the first air strike. to put things into perspective, although air strikes are very common in the gaza strip, thatis are very common in the gaza strip, that is not something we see used commonly in the