it comes as seven un mandated human rights experts have said that they believe that the palestinians in gaza are at grave risk of genocide, and that time is running out to prevent this. the special rapporteurs alleged that israel was planning to decimate the gaza strip. joe inwood reports. israel says it has gaza city surrounded. its ground forces, supported by heavy armour, are pushing into the crowded, urban centre of the strip. but no one thinks this will be quick or easy. they are on hamas s territory. the group put out their own footage, showing an attack on an israeli tank. they said they would make gaza a curse of the place for israel. cursed place of israel. caught in the middle are ordinary palestinians. the un human office has said so many civilians have been killed and wounded in israeli air strikes, it has serious concerns that these are disproportionate attacks that could be war crimes. israel blames hamas. designated terrorists by many governments, includin
good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a powerful storm, with wind gusts of more than 100 miles an hour in places, has swept through the channel islands and across southern england, leaving thousands of homes without power, hundreds of schools closed and widespread travel disruption. this was newhaven in sussex this afternoon. in a moment we ll find out the latest on the situation across england but first danjohnson reports from jersey one of the hardest hit places. just look at the state of it. trees down, roof tiles everywhere, cars smashed, gardens blown to pieces. but then there are the houses. people s homes. we thought these seafront flats had been abandoned, torn apart. but then we heard the voice of bob, sheltering beneath the ruins of his neighbour s home. my word! iz ruins of his neighbour s home. my word!’ ~ ruins of his neighbour s home. my word! ~ ., ruins of his neighbour s home. my word! ~ . , word! 12 o clock, we hear this miah word! 12 o
good evening from jerusalem. israel s prime minister says the country s ground forces are now at the height of the battle as they make advances in the northern half of the gaza strip. this evening the military announced that troops have now encircled gaza city. it comes as the jabalia refugee camp in northern gaza has been hit by a deadly israeli air strike for a third day running. hamas, designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk, say more than 9,000 people have been killed in the gaza strip since the present conflict began on 7th october when it launched a series of deadly attacks on israel. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen has this report. tank rumbles. tonight, israel says it has surrounded gaza city. an army statement said that soldiers were attacking hamas positions. explosion guns fire ..places where it launches rockets, and killing terrorists. israel has increased the tempo of its ground war in gaza. the army said its soldiers needed to be resilient is th
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and have made significant progress. video footage from both sides shows israeli tanks and troops pressing towards gaza city. after the border was open for a second day. the hamas run health ministry says more than 9000 people have now been killed in israeli strikes on the gaza strip. israel began its bombing campaign in response to hamas designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government who murdered moo israelis on october 7th. here s our international editorjeremy bowen. a warning his report contains images many will find distressing. more evidence that nowhere in gaza is safe. israel hit bureij refugee camp. for days, israel has been ordering civilians in gaza to move south for their own safety. bureij is inside the area where they were told to go, and thousands of displaced people were sheltering there. the un human rights office has said that so many civilians have been killed and wounded in israeli air strikes that it has serious concerns that these are dispro