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a base used by pro—iranian militias in iraq has been damaged by a large explosion, a day after israel's 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 who've 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.
and a reminder, you can get much more on those israel—iran tensions on the bbc news website, including this analysis from our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who says there's 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 israel's presumed strike on iran. one person was killed and eight others injured in the blast and intense fire at the kalso military base, south of the capital, baghdad. this footage from the scene shows the aftermath of the explosion, which iraqi security sources have described as a "bombing" which hit weapons and vehicles. the base is used by the popular mobilization forces — an umbrella organisation linking several pro—iran militias who've recently attacked us personnel in iraq. the pentagon says it has not carried out any new strike in iraq.
you so much gregory, director of studies at stanford university.— of studies at stanford universi . g , a huge blast has rocked a military base south of the iraqi capital, baghdad, killing at least one person. 0nline video showed an intense fire at the base. security sources reported an airstrike on the facility near the town of iskandariya. the base is used by the popular mobilization forces — an umbrella organization linking several pro—iran militias who've recently attacked us personnel in iraq. but the pentagon says it has not carried out any new strike in iraq. let's take you inside iran now — where the clerical regime appears to again be cracking down on women. there's been a renewed presence of the morality police on the street as videos verified by bbc persian show. parham ghobadi reports. iran is fighting on two fronts, simultaneously. launching missiles and drones at israel,
white house and here in the u.s., if they really wanted to hurt them. you heard an hour or so before the strikes happening, the irani foreign minister landed at the u.n. mission and went on another network cnn and said if israel continues in their adventurous errors, however he put it, there would be a maximum level response, definitive and decisive and regretful to them and overhanging all of this is our intelligence that iran's enriching uranium at about 60%, they're getting close. how are you that iran would be using a nuclear weapon? >> i think they're holding for a while. and if they wanted to go for a bomb next year, and i don't
or on the bbc news app. staying in the middle east. a base used by pro—iranian militias in iraq has been damaged by a large explosion, a day after israel's presumed strike on iran. one person was killed and eight others injured in the blast and intense fire at the kalsu military base, south of the capital, baghdad. this footage from the scene shows the aftermath of the explosion, which iraqi security sources have described as a "bombing" which hit weapons and vehicles. the base is used by the popular mobilization forces, an umbrella organisation linking several pro—iran militias who've 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. these are scenes outside the hospital in rafah, in the south of the gaza strip. nine people — including four children — are reported to have been killed in an overnight israeli strike on a residential building there.
representatives has approved a major new package of aid to ukraine. susan the weapons promoted by allied to destroy russian combat capabilities this makes us all safer in europe and north america. some perspective 95 billion-dollar aid package of biden $7.3 trillion budget for next year. it also comes with some conditions. calls for the present to articulate a strategy to create and 45 days. jokes about two years to see the goal for ukraine to win his press by ukraine journalists at the white house alongside zelenzelenskyy in december many lawmakers want to know what to success in winning look like return to 1991 ports that means crimea and ukraine that goal has never been articulated from the white house with the pentagon. the ukrainians had an seeing all those drones a missile shot out of the sky at last weekends as the russian stepped up its bombardment of ukraine the $61 billion will shore up air defenses to shoot down incoming
were republican concerns about passing more foreign aid to ukraine at a time when they were calling for more stringent border regulations. nevertheless, we saw it pass, it now heads to the senate, president biden has called on senators to sign off on it quickly. there is a vote expected on tuesday so then it can go to his desk. we know that weaponry has been pre—positioned by the pentagon in an effort to try and get those much—needed air defence systems to kyiv in the coming days as opposed to weeks, but this was multipronged as well so also what we saw signs of today, aid to israel, also a provision for more humanitarian assistance when it comes to gaza, and also security aide for taiwan amid concerns about china's intention for taiwan. all of this will be sewed back together, now heads to the senate and the present�*s desk. president zelensky has welcomed this, he has visited washington just
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