This was rafah today, after 15 children from one family were killed in an airstrike. Translation show me one man among them. L theyre all children and women. You can see my identity is completely erased with the deaths of my wife and children. A pregnant woman was among the dead. Her Baby Daughter was saved in an emergency operation. A child born to a mother she will never know. There is the story of everyday death, and the story of what follows for the families caught in the shadows of death. Nawaras husband, abdulrahman, was one of more than 70 civilians killed in an israeli raid to rescue hostages in february. These were the couples children in the aftermath of their fathers death. We went back to see nawara, now eight months pregnant with her dead husbands child, and in grief, awaiting the arrival of a new life. Nawaras words the elegy of a wife and mother for all thats been lost. In central gaza, Israeli Forces hunt hamas. Theyre still launching attacks from tunnels and buildings. And thus the war rages on, sickness and hunger haunt gaza. These children in central gaza are queuing for food to try and feed entire families. Many are weak, listless. The un says less than half the amount of food needed is reaching the population. Translation we have been coming here for six months, l and we are completely dependent on the food charity. We come here to take food, to eat and feed the other children. In the north, where the threat of famine is most acute. Amjad kanu, age three, suffers from Kidney Disease exacerbated by malnutrition. His six year old brother, ahmad, provides comfort for the youngster. Souad has more than one sick child. Her older boy has suspected cancer and in war ravaged gaza cant get the proper treatment. Such are the days and lives of gaza after six months of war. Fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. At least five rockets are reported to have been fired from Northern Iraq towards a Us Military Base across the border in syria. Three of the rockets are believed to have hit the Kharab Al Jir base or nearby, causing minor damage. They were said to have been fired from the town of zummar. Some iraqi media say the attack was launched by the Shia Popular Mobilisation militia, which is backed by iran. They are also saying that a us fighterjet targeted a Vehicle Carrying Rockets in zummar. We speak now to a Research Scholar at the Australian National university in canberra, and former australian ambassador to lebanon. I want to get your take on these latest strikes coming from within iraq and aimed at Us Military Assets in syria. Well, at this stage, Military Assets in syria. Well, at this stage, it Military Assets in syria. Well, at this stage, it does Military Assets in syria. Well, at this stage, it does seem i Military Assets in syria. Well, i at this stage, it does seem to be the Popular Mobilisation forces, the iranian backed group in iraq. There was that explosion that you mentioned on saturday which did some damage to one of their bases, and this may be the retaliation that the Popular Mobilisation forces have launched. But they havent claimed it as yet, as far as were aware. Theres also the possibility that there could be an attack by Islamic State, which has become more active in the region and quite surprisingly, it was able to launch an attack on iran back injanuary this year. The point is that the us forces in Northern Syria are there with, really, two missions. One is to keep the Islamic State under control, but the other one is also to disrupt iranian supplies of weapons going across the border into syria, and from syria into lebanon, to hezbollah. So theyve got a dual mission there. There are about 900 of them. But theyre not very well protected. And they are quite open to attacks from groups that are hostile to them. And in Northern Syria, theres no shortage of groups hostile to the United States you obviously have the assad regime itself, but also the Iranian Forces or iranian influenced shiah elements, but Islamic State as well. So its a very difficult situation for the United States forces, and it well may be that it was a us plane that attacked the so attacked the source of the five rockets. Weve had direct confrontation between iran and israel over the last week, but not a lot of damage reported on either side. Do you expect more direct confrontation . Or will we go back to more Proxy Attacks like weve just seen . I back to more Proxy Attacks like weve just seen . Weve just seen . I think its unlikely well weve just seen . I think its unlikely well get weve just seen . I think its unlikely well get some weve just seen . I think its. Unlikely well get some attacks from iranian territory from iran into israel and vice versa, at this stage. There are a couple of reasons. One is that the iranians have declared the exercise closed now. Theyve retaliated against the attack on the iranian consulate in damascus. They seem to be happy to leave it at that at this stage. I think further attacks on israel from iranian influence will be by its proxies, primarily hezbollah in lebanon, but also through the various iranian influenced Militia Groups in syria and iraq. The other point is, from israels perspective, israel is very determined to get back onto the operation in gaza. It seems that the Hostage Negotiations have broken down irreparably at this stage there just is no way in which it looks as if theyre going to have success at this point. And its important for Binyamin Netanyahu to resume the operation in gaza. Netanyahu to resume the operation in gaza. Sorry, ust cuickl operation in gaza. 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Mi efforts to defeat hamas. All riuht. Efforts to defeat hamas. All right. Well leave it there. Thank you so much for your insight and your perspective today. Former australian ambassador to lebanon, and Research Scholar at the Australian National university in canberra. Weve got a lot more coverage on the middle east tensions on our website at bbc. Com. You can also check it out on our mobile app also check it out on our mobile app as well. President Volodymyr Zelensky says the Military Aid Package approved by the us House Of Representatives will give ukraine a chance of victory in its war against russia. He said it would help it retake the initiative. He pushed back at complaints that the us had spent too much on the war, saying ukraine was protecting freedom and democracy across europe. Our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse, has the latest. A Production Line Waiting for a president ial sign off. Freshly made Artillery Shells in this factory in pennsylvania, usa now almost certain to make their way to a ukrainian battlefield, where there are holes instead of rounds. After america threw its weight back behind ukraine the message here is you make it, well use it. Near kupiansk in the north east, its the russians who are edging closer. Translation its better now if we let them attack and we defend but when we get the shells, joints, and whatever else in this package, we can turn things around. Its hoped this us aid will save ukrainian lives and cities like kyiv but its been a painful wait. Translation our guys need help because they have nothing to protect us. We always need help because without it, our enemy can advance further and can be in the centre of our city. Translation of course it is not too late. In any case, it is needed, and whether it would be later or earlier, in any case it will help. There has been a constant flow of diplomats through kyiv as they have tried to pave the way for this bill to be passed. Better late than never is the reaction we are hearing this weekend. Never would have meant almost certain defeat for ukraine. However, late still means itll be difficult for kyiv to change momentum on the battlefield straightaway. Translation this aid will strengthen ukraine and send the kremlin a powerful signal that it will not be the second afghanistan. The United States will stay with ukraine and it will protect democracy in the world. This is a show of leadership and strength. While the west has wavered, russia has stayed committed to its invasion. Ukraine needs to make americas return count to keep moscow and western doubt at bay. I spoke to the director of research at the United States studies centre. He gave us his assessment on the main takeaway from the bill finally making it through the house this weekend. This is a major change for speakerjohnson. Lets not forget, he did not come to congress expecting to be speaker. He came to congress as a conservative republican. He voted against ukraine aid packages, but it has undergone quite a change in the past few months. The Biden Administration went out of its way to show him the intelligence, to show what they think the kremlin� s intentions are through ukraine and europe more widely, and why they think its in us National Interests to support ukraine and nato more broadly. This is something to see a republican speaker go against the majority of the republicans in congress its no small matter. I think this is a Major Development not only for ukraine, but also for where the Republican Party is in its questions about whether its in the midst of a realignment or not. This shows there is some value or still some perception of value in the reagan esque Republican Party that we may have been more accustomed to in prior decades. Have been more accustomed to in prior decades prior decades. Yeah, this bipartisan prior decades. Yeah, this bipartisan sort prior decades. Yeah, this bipartisan sort of prior decades. Yeah, this bipartisan sort of agreement, if you like, does pose some problems for House Speaker mike johnson, though, doesnt it . He could now find himself in a difficult position . Do you expect now to see attempts to oust him . Expect now to see attempts to oust him . ,. ,. , oust him . Very much so. I think marorie oust him . Very much so. I think Marjorie Taylorgreen oust him . Very much so. I think Marjorie Taylorgreen has Marjorie Taylor green has indicated she plans to do that. This was basically the last vote the house had before they went on a week long recess. I think mikejohnson and his allies including some democrats now are hoping that members of congress go home and focus on the re election campaign, and this sort of news item passes, that the news cycle about ukraine passes and they can start focusing on other areas where they want to vote or support ahead of the 2024 November election. Johnson and democrats who have said now they would vote to keep him if people like Marjorie Taylor green want to oust him theyre saying thatjohnson did theyre saying thatjohnson did the right thing. That they didnt like speaker mccarthy, the prior republican speaker of the prior republican speaker of the house, who was ousted by his own Party Members but at the same time, mikejohnson, in their view, the same time, mikejohnson, in theirview, did the same time, mikejohnson, in their view, did the right thing on these aid packages to israel and gaza, ukraine, and taiwan and gaza, ukraine, and taiwan and the pacific more broadly. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Youre live with bbc news. Lets turn our attention to the maul dvds to the maldives now. The house had been dominated by the pro india democratic party. Some saw saturdays test as a test of the plan for closer economic co operation with china. Since the september election, mr muizzu has been trying to send home a smaller garrison of 89 indians stationed in the archipelago. To ecuador the National Prison agency says they are trying to establish whos behind the death of a Prison Director who died on sunday. His death comes as ecuadorians have been voting in a referendum to bolster security in response to a surge in violence by drug gangs. Measures include an expansion of military and Police Powers that will allow the military to patrol the streets alongside the police. Theyll also significantly boost gun controls and impose harsher Prison Sentences for terrorism and drug trafficking. President daniel noboa also wants to change the constitution so ecuadoreans wanted abroad for organised crime related offences can be extradited. President naboa said declared a State Of Emergency in january declared a State Of Emergency injanuary and sent declared a State Of Emergency in january and sent the army to take control of prisons after a gang leader escaped. This referendum was really all about tightening Security Measures in the country after a wave of violence earlier this year that led to a State Of Emergency being called in the country. This included armed gunmen storming a Television Station while it was live on air, prison riots, and various politicians being killed as well. People in ecuador today were voting on a range of different measures which included enshrining the military� s presence on the streets to help Police Tackle organised crime, but also things like increasing Prison Sentences and allowing extradition of violence criminals as well. Lots of people weve spoken to today in ecuador were voting for these measures, saying that they think it would make them feel personally safer, particularly those who may have experienced some kinds of violent crimes, kidnappings, thefts and robberies themselves but there was also a significant amount of people who were voting no too people who worried that, for example, increasing the powers of the police and military could lead to more arbitrary arrests and potentially even Human Rights Abuses if police or the military were to abuse any of those powers. Our south america correspondent ione wells. Good the us House Of Representatives passed legislation over the weekend by a margin of 360 58 to ban tiktok. President joe biden has previously said he would sign the legislation on tiktok. In other news authorities in Southern China have introduced Emergency Response plans in preparation for severe floods. There have been heavy downpours in recent daysin been heavy downpours in recent days in the guangdong province, which is home to around 127 million people. According to state media, landslides have injured six people and trapped others, with some villages being cut off. Local Officials Say some rivers are hitting water levels, which have a 1in50 water levels, which have a 1 in 50 chance of happening every year. To some Sporting News now a record breaking day at the London Marathon. More than 50,000 people took part in this years event, and Olympic Champion set a new world record for women of 2 hours, 16 minutes, 16 seconds. Our