welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. palestinian militants from the islamichhad faction have fired dozens of rockets into israel in response to israeli airstrikes on the gaza strip. the airstrikes killed a commander of the group, as well as nine others including an infant. islamichhad said 100 rockets had hit tel aviv and other cities. israeli media said there were 70 within half an hour. azadeh moshiri reports. gaza s sky lights up israel s military launches successive air strikes. this is the footage they released of the attack. it lasted hours and claimed several lives including that of a top military commander of palestinian islamichhad, a militant group also known as the pi]. israel carried out a precise counterterrorism response against an immediate threat. our fight is not with the people of gaza. islamichhad is an iran proxy that wants to destroy the state of israel and kill innocent israelis. in response, the militant group fired back more
indiana has bad abortions. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. i m at the firstsite gallery, in colchester, in the east of england. my guests are the contemporary artists the singh twins, who have a major exhibition of their work here. the singh twins combine their dual british and indian heritage to make provocative art that has a strong political message. but sometimes, do these two traditions collide? singh twins, welcome to hardtalk. now, you were born in england, but you took a trip for the first time to india when you were teenagers in 1980, and that s when you were first exposed to indian miniature paintings. you describe that as a turning point in your lives why? well, the trip to india was a turning point in our lives for a couple of reasons, really. we were born and brought up in britain. we were aware of our indian heritage, but i don t think we really felt so deeply attached to it until we went to india
six weeks ago. now on bbc news, the travel show. in the past few decades, the skyline of doha, qatar s capital city, has changed beyond recognition. the discovery of oil in the 1930s, and then natural gas in the early 1970s, marked a seismic change in the fortunes of qatar. and at a turbocharged pace, qatar s hopes, dreams and buildings have risen high above the desert sands. since this small, but mighty gulf nation won the right to host the fifa world cup back in 2010, it has spent billions on state of the art stadia and infrastructure. and with the first match set to kick off this november, all eyes will be on qatar as it makes history, becoming the first ever middle eastern country to host the world cup. and i am here to meet some real players, both on and off the pitch. i asked someone here how much each of these were worth, and his answer was priceless . this is the perspective that players will have as they walk out onto the game for the first match of the tournament h
gets under way. hello and welcome to bbc news. palestinian militants from the islamichhad faction have fired dozens of rockets into israel in response to israeli airstrikes on the gaza strip. the airstrikes killed a commander of the group, as well as nine others including an infant. islamichhad said 100 rockets had hit tel aviv and other cities. israeli media said there were 70 within half an hour. azadeh moshiri reports. gaza s sky lights up israel s military launches successive air strikes. this is the footage they released of the attack. it lasted hours and claimed several lives including that of a top military commander of palestinian islamichhad, a militant group also known as the pi]. israel carried out a precise counterterrorism response against an immediate threat. our fight is not with the people of gaza. islamichhad is an iran proxy that wants to destroy the state of israel and kill innocent israelis. in response, the militant group fired back more than 100 rocket