we start in the middle east. palestinian officials have accused the israeli military of carrying out a deadly air strike on an area for displaced people near rafah in southern gaza. dozens of people have reportedly been killed, including children. a spokesperson with the palestinian red crescent society said the death toll was likely to increase as search and rescue efforts continued in rafah s tal al sultan neighbourhood west of the city centre. in a statement, israel s military said an idf aircraft struck a hamas compound in rafah, adding: the idf earlier on sunday, hamas launched rocket attacks towards tel aviv for the first time in months. the israeli military said at least eight rockets were launched from the rafah area of southern gaza. all the projectiles were either intercepted by air defence systems or fell in fields. so very early early days the the gaza authorities are accusing israel of carrying out a strike on what that say was an area where internally displaced
we start in the middle east. palestinian officials have accused the israeli military of carrying out a deadly air strike on an area for displaced people near rafah in southern gaza. dozens of people have reportedly been killed, including children. a spokesperson with the palestinian red crescent society said the death toll was likely to increase as search and rescue efforts continued. about 1.5 million had been sheltering in rafah from the fighting elsewhere in gaza. israel s military began its offensive in the city about three weeks ago. in a statement, israel said the attack targeted a compound where senior hamas officials had gathered. it added. earlier on sunday, hamas launched rocket attacks towards tel aviv for the first time in months. the israeli military said at least eight rockets were launched from the rafah area of southern gaza. all the projectiles were either intercepted by air defence systems or fell in fields. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson has
southampton lead 1 nil to leeds united in the championship play off final at wembley. hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. we start here in the uk and the fourth day of campaigning ahead of the general election on the 4th ofjuly. the home secretary james cleverly says the conservatives plan to bring back a form of compulsory national service if it wins, is about pushing young people out of their comfort zone . the party says it would cost two and half billion pounds a year and would see eighteen year olds join the military for a year or serve the community for a weekend a month for the same period. our political correspondent helen catt has more the return of national service is certainly an eye catching policy but it wouldn t be national service quite like these men experienced between 1949 and 1963. instead all 18 year olds would have to choose between a year of military service or volunteer work in public services. it s about addressing the fragmentation we have seen in socie
Kerala BJP President K Surendran on Monday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for appointing two ministers from Kerala to the Union Cabinet.