Its been just over 2a hours since iran came under attack. Us Officials Say israel fired at least one missile into iranian territory, no major damage or casualties were reported. This was a relatively small scale strike by israel. Earlier, the us Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken would not comment on reports the white house was informed in advance about the israeli assault. The United States has not been involved in any offensive operations. What we are focusing on, what the g7 is focusing on and its reflected in our statement and in our conversation is the work to de escalate tensions. And this is why the us and its allies want to calm tensions. Last sunday iran attacked israel with more than 300 missiles and drones causing little damage. The fear in the west is that a cycle of retaliation between israel and iran could ignite a wider war. And there is hope too that the limited nature of the Israeli Attack will allow the iranians to walk away from any further response. Officials in tehran have been downplaying the significance of the israeli strike. The president of iran did not even mention it in his speech yesterday. But tensions are running high in the middle east and diplomats will be working hard behind the scenes on de escalation. The key question now, what will these two well armed adversaries do next . And a reminder you can get much more on the middle east tensions on the bbc news website, including this analysis from our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet who says theres an audible sigh of relief in the region. Check it out online or on the bbc news app. A base used by Pro Iranian Militias In Iraq has been damaged by a large explosion, a day after israels presumed strike on iran. One person was killed in the blast and intense fire at the base, south of the capital baghdad. Iraqi Security Sources have described the incident as a bombing that had hit weapons and vehicles. The base is used by the Popular Mobilisation forces an Umbrella Organisation linking several pro iran militias whove recently attacked us personnel in iraq. The pentagon says it has not carried out any new strike in iraq. The six month long war in gaza continues. Nine people including four children are reported to have been killed in an overnight israeli strike on a residential building in rafah, in the Southern Gaza strip. The Hamas Run Health Ministry says more than 3a,000 people have now been killed in the territory since the war began. An estimated 2. 3 Million People are sheltering in rafah, where israels Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu remains committed to a Big Military Offensive to defeat hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Group by many western governments. The us and other allies have warned mr netanyahu against such a full scale assault on rafah. Ive been speaking to our middle east correspondent wyre davies and he gave this update on the overnight air strikes in rafah. For more than six months, there has been an intense war in gaza, more than 30,000 people killed, most of them, many of them civilians, according to the Hamas Run Health Ministry and there were casualties overnight, israeli airstrikes both in central gaza and most notably in the south, around rafah. Rafah is a big town, a city almost, in Southern Gaza, where israel alleges that hamas, or the remnants of hamas and its leadership, is still based. The israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu has avowed on many occasions that there needs to be and will be a full scale Military Operation in rafah, and americans in particular, even yesterday, were warning israel against that, but those warnings are falling on deaf ears. And i think once this religious holiday of passover has finished in about a week, i think there will probably be a nod towards much greater Israeli Military operations in Southern Gaza, but we saw some of that last night with reports of several civilians being killed. Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in gaza isnt improving either . No, that is one reason and perhaps the main reason for the american and british warnings to israel, because they know a full scale Military Operation in rafah where there are more than i million internal refugees, it will lead to further displacement and hardship and further humanitarian crisis. And there is already a humanitarian crisis in gaza, people dying from injuries because they cannot get the right medical intervention, dying from hunger. More food and more aid is getting through, america acknowledges that, and there was a development with the World Food Programme saying it would get involved with some american Pier Building to bring in aid, so there is positive news on aid getting in, but there is a desperate humanitarian crisis and asjoe biden has said, not enough aid is getting into gaza to alleviate the crisis. Lets speak to ibrahim isbetah. He and his family have managed to get out of raffle. 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The governor of smolensk, just north of the belgorod region, says a Ukrainian Drone hit a fuel depot there overnight, setting it on fire. It comes as the us House Of Representatives has moved a step closer to approving a much delayed 60 billion package of military aid for ukraine. Democrats backed a procedural measure that will allow a vote on the bill later on saturday. The Republican House speaker, mikejohnson, whos long blocked the aid, still faces some resistance from the right of his party. Lets speak to david dunn, a professor of International Politics at the university of birmingham. Thank you forjoining us. I wonder if you could give us an outline of what will happen in the House Of Representatives today and how likely you think that the money will get approved . You think that the money will get a roved . ~. , you think that the money will get auroved . , you think that the money will get auroved . Approved . What has happened here as there is a number approved . What has happened here as there is a number of approved . What has happened here as there is a number of votes approved . What has happened here as there is a number of votes taking there is a number of votes taking place and for israel, asia, and for ukraine, crucially. And what that is about is making sure that democrats are supporting the bill and it would not get through with just republican votes but because they are supporting it across the aisle, that will break the logjam that has been there for six months and as a consequence, allow the aid to go forward. D0 consequence, allow the aid to go forward. , ~ consequence, allow the aid to go forward. I. ~. , forward. Do you think it will go throu~h . Forward. Do you think it will go through . The forward. Do you think it will go through . The biggest forward. Do you think it will go through . The biggest hurdle. Through . The biggest hurdle yesterday. Through . The biggest hurdle yesterday, with through . The biggest hurdle yesterday, with that through . The biggest hurdle yesterday, with that out through . The biggest hurdle yesterday, with that out of l through . The biggest hurdle l yesterday, with that out of the through . The biggest hurdle yesterday, with that out of the way, the democrats have made clear there is enough support for that to go through and it was a small minority of republicans who were holding this up of republicans who were holding this up and they were putting pressure on speakerjohnson and threatening him with hisjob but he responded to that rather skilfully and now he has been assured he will be allowed to see out his tenure until the end of november with democrat support and as a consequence he is acquiescing and allowing this vote to happen. If the bill passes as you suggest how long will it take for the money to get to ukraine . The long will it take for the money to get to ukraine . Get to ukraine . The American Military wants get to ukraine . The American Military wants to get to ukraine . The American Military wants to expedite get to ukraine . The American Military wants to expedite the get to ukraine . The American Military wants to expedite the said, they are sitting in poland and germany with stocks of Patriot Missiles and Artillery Shells waiting for the word from Washington To Supply Ukraine with those. And so we can expect that to happen fairly quickly. This is a massive aid budget, 68 million, in context, thatis budget, 68 million, in context, that is more or less the equivalent of the uk defence budget, and it is a huge injection of cash or supplies. Its also actually it will include new equipment so longer range attack missiles will be part of this. And there is a recognition without american aid and by drip feeding at the way the allies and americans have done over the last two and a half years, russia will win so there has been a realisation that aid needs to be massive and quick and include comprehensive systems and it needs to be delivered to an airport that has been coordinated so america and europe and nato and the eu are looking to see what they can supply to ukraine from their existing water stocks, Patriot Missiles are front and centre of that as a way to make sure that the advance of the rations of late and the actions of the american aid or put right by giving ukraine the material it needs. Professor, thank ou the material it needs. Professor, thank you so the material it needs. Professor, thank you so much. To the United States now, and a man who set himself on fire outside the Manhattan Court where former president Donald TrumpsHush Money Trial is being held has died, according to us media. The man doused himself in a liquid before throwing Conspiracy Theory pamphlets into the air. He was taken to hospital, but later died. As our north america correspondent nada tawfik reports, it happened as the Jury Selection for mr trumps trial was completed. Journalists here had just learned thatJury Selection had concluded slightly after 1 30 in the afternoon, when the man, later identified as a florida resident in his mid 30s, entered the park. He threw coloured pamphlets in the air, doused himself in lighterfluid and set himself on fire. And we here could see the blaze, could feel that heat. Now, officials later said that he wasnt targeting any individual, any group or, in fact, this trial. Their investigation is ongoing, but they believe he was a conspiracy theorist. Now, they say they are going to be reviewing Security Protocols around this courthouse in light of the high profile nature of this trial and whether, in fact, to close that park down to the public. But nevertheless, court resumed. It remained on schedule. And Opening Statements in this trial will now begin on monday. Donald trump leaving the court today again slammed this case as a hoax, as a witch hunt. He is charged with falsifying Business Records to hide a so called Hush Money Payment to the adult film star Stormy Daniels in order to influence the 2016 election to hide a potentially damaging sex scandal. He denies all wrongdoing and the extramarital affair. And again, Opening Statements will begin on monday. And we will have full coverage of that trial on monday. The focus in recent days has been on tensions between israel and iran, but lets take you inside iran now, where the clerical regime appears to again be cracking down on women. Theres been a renewed presence of the Morality Police on the street as videos verified by bbc persian show. Parham ghobadi has more, and a warning that there are vivid accounts of violence contained within his report. Iran is fighting on two fronts simultaneously launching missiles and drones at israel and flooding the streets with police to force women to wear the mandatory headscarf. But could the two campaigns be linked . It seems very likely that they are related because of the timing of the campaign against women, and many believe that the real re