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Civilian casualties, just a couple of weeks next ago, actually, the israeli military use the same types of munitions that it used in this strike. the gbu-39 small-diameter bomb fragments were found at the scene of this strike. those are the same munitions that they use in that deadly strike in rafah on another camp for displaced palestinians that killed 45 people. the united nations relief agency in gaza, the main agency in gaza saying that this area was sheltering 6,000 people and saying that t...

Experience of service and sacrifice to the generation of soldiers that emet— to the generation of soldiers that exist today and to the youth who may become _ exist today and to the youth who may become soldiers, in the future, that is arr— become soldiers, in the future, that is an opportunity which is our duty to follow_ is an opportunity which is our duty to follow through with. it is is an opportunity which is our duty to follow through with.— to follow through with. it is so stran . e ...

Television. to sum up what we have been hearing so far, this is a hugely poignant at times sad, at timesjoyful hugely poignant at times sad, at times joyful commemoration of those events. on those five beaches of normandy 80 years ago on the morning ofjune the 6th, 1944, and these events will carry on throughout the day and well of course, as always, we will be covering them for you here on bbc news. we have to wait now for president biden. we are, as always, so patient on these new channels wai...

Ambassador. he always said that they were not— ambassador. he always said that they were not heroes, the heroes were the ones on _ were not heroes, the heroes were the ones on memorial, and he was desperately should be remembered. that is— desperately should be remembered. that is our— desperately should be remembered. that is our main task, to pass on the message of what happened in 1944. _ the message of what happened in 1944, white is so important. we have a war— 1944, white is so imp...

We will remember them, words we will hear many times today. events commemorating the anniversary of d—day will continue throughout the day. well be ending our coverage here on breakfast a little earlier, at 8.30 this morning, when our colleagues take over here on bbc one. at 9.30 the king and queen willjoin veterans for the first ever national commemoration here at the british normandy memorial. the british memorial here near the village of ver—sur—mer, at the eastern end of gold beach, pa...

Been open for three years but this is the royal— been open for three years but this is the royal launch of the memorial, 22,442 _ is the royal launch of the memorial, 22,442 names, some veterans still with 22,aaz names, some veterans still with us— 22,442 names, some veterans still with us and — 22,442 names, some veterans still with us and they will be the centrepiece because it commemorates all the _ centrepiece because it commemorates all the comrades who were killed fighting — all th...

This is albert keogh we are looking at, 98. he is a royal navy veteran. do i hear applause? applause look at his face as who takes it all in. he hails from scotland and the smile on his face, because the thing is, he survived, james. he understands what the loss is because he had a life. ~ . , , , life. what must they be feeling, thou~h? life. what must they be feeling, though? the — life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact _ life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact that _ li...

But at dawn today, on the beaches of normandy, they remembered. making their own 80th anniversary normandy landing, a group of royal marines, wading ashore as those before them had done in 1944. but these are now peaceful waters, thanks to the sacrifices made on d—day. archive: this is it, | theyre on the beach. few truly understood the onslaught theyd face. young men, thrust into the brutality of war. 80 years on, those who survived and grew old honoured lost friends. it is all because of gum...

But at dawn today, on the beaches of normandy, they remembered. making their own 80th anniversary normandy landing, a group of royal marines, wading ashore as those before them had done in 1944. but these are peaceful waters, thanks to the sacrifices made on d—day. archive: this is it, | theyre on the beach. few truly understood the onslaught theyd face. young men, thrust into the brutality of war. 80 years on, those who survived and grew old honoured lost friends. it is all because of gummy�...

Overlooking one of the beaches where allied troops first came ashore onjune 6th, 1944. never before or since have so many troops from so many nations landed by sea to liberate an occupied country. the british, american, canadian, and french troops landed on five beaches — sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah — as the airborne troops dropped behind enemy lines to secure the roads and bridges. 156,000 troops overwhelming the germans they had taken by surprise. the main event this afternoon was at...