good afternoon. militants in the gaza strip have fired rockets atjerusalem as intense fighting continues with israel. more than 30 palestinians have been killed, according to local health officials, since israel began its military operation yesterday. israel says it acted to counter what it called a direct threat from the islamichhad group. another senior islamichhad commander was killed overnight. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. a huge crater in southern gaza that marks a serious blow by israel to islamichhad. its most important commanders the palestinian territory was killed here in a stroke with several others. translation: it was horri inc. several others. translation: it was horrifying- they several others. translation: it was horrifying. they targeted several others. translation: it was horrifying. they targeted the - several others. translation: it 1-033 horrifying. they targeted the house with rockets. there were bodies on t
after russia s blockade caused global shortages. the family of archie battersbee, who died yesterday after his life support was withdrawn, has called for an inquiry into the handling of his situation after enduring a lengthy legal battle to try to keep him alive. warnings that millions of children in england could go hungry this summer because councils have reduced or scrapped free school meal vouchers over the holidays. french officials trying to rescue a beluga whale trapped in the river seine come up with a new strategy to free it find out how they plan to return it back to sea. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. hello if you have just hello if you havejustjoined us. welcome to bbc news. talks are taking place on a possible ceasefire between israel and palestinian militants to end the latest fighting which has killed at least 31 palestinians since friday. egypt is r
convoy of ships. warnings that millions of children in england could go hungry this summer because councils have reduced or scrapped free school meal vouchers over the holidays. french officials trying to rescue a beluga whale trapped in the river seine come up with a new strategy to free it find out how they plan to return it back to sea. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. good afternoon. hopes are high of a truce between israel and gaza after three days of violence that s reported to have killed dozens of people. eygyptian mediators are understood to have brokered a truce that s due to start at around 10pm, although the details aren t yet clear. at least 31 palestinians, including children, have reportedly been killed since friday, while israel says around 600 palestinian rockets have been fired over the border. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, yolande
convoy of ships out of ukraine after russia s blockade caused global shortages. warnings that millions of children in england could go hungry this summer because councils have reduced or scrapped free school meal vouchers over the school holidays. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. good afternoon if you have just joined us. welcome to bbc news. israel has reportedly agreed to a truce in gaza to end the latest fighting with palestinian militants, which has killed at least 31 palestinians since friday. the islamichhad militant group is also reported to have agreed to the ceasefire which is due to start in the coming hours. this is the scene. there is some pictures of the funeral of khaled mansour, the islamichhad leader who pictures of the funeral of khaled mansour, the islamichhad leader who was pictures of the funeral of khaled mansour, the islamichhad leader who was k
palestinians since friday. the islamichhad militant group is also reported to have agreed to the ceasefire which is due to start in the coming hours. this is the scene. there is some pictures of the funeral of khaled mansour, the islamichhad leader who pictures of the funeral of khaled mansour, the islamichhad leader who was pictures of the funeral of khaled mansour, the islamichhad leader who was killed pictures of the funeral of khaled mansour, the islamichhad leader who was killed in pictures of the funeral of khaled mansour, the islamichhad leader who was killed in the pictures of the funeral of khaled mansour, the islamichhad leader who was killed in the israeli pictures of the funeral of khaled mansour, the islamichhad leader who was killed in the israeli attack on friday. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports. a huge crater in southern gaza marks a serious blow by israel to islamichhad. its most important militant commander in the palestinian te