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four other aid workers were killed. otherforeign nationals four other aid workers were killed. other foreign nationals are amongst the seven aid workers killed, came from poland, australia, canada and the us. metropolitan police say three men suspected of being involved in the stabbing of an iranian tv host in south london have left the uk. pouria zeraati was stabbed outside his home in wimbledon on friday afternoon and has since been discharged from hospital. at least 29 people have been killed and one injured in a fire in a nightclub in turkey. the fire broke out just after midday. istanbul s governor has said the cause was unclear. a school shooting in finland leaves one child dead and two seriously injured. police say the suspect and all three victims were just 12 years old. the suspect initially ran off but was eventually detained in a calm manner in the northern siltamaki district of helsinki. we start in gaza, where one of the key aid agencies supplying food to ....
it is not the first time the idf has carried out limited ground raids into gaza, but this comes as benjamin netanyahu insisted a ground invasion of gaza was coming following questions here in israel and abroad about why it was taking so long. the prime minister speaking on prime time television in israel on prime time television in israel on wednesday night said the timing of the offensive was still to be determined and it would be reached by consensus. there are many pressures on israel s political leaders to delay this widely anticipated attack by ground. for the latest here is our correspondent tom bateman. israel s prime minister said in a televised speech that israeli forces are preparing for a ground invasion but did not give any clues as to the timing. translation: we are raining hellfire on hamas. we have already killed thousands of terrorists and this is only the beginning. simultaneously we are preparing for a ground invasion. i will not elaborate on when, h ....
hello, i m samantha simmonds. welcome to the daily global, where we ll bring you the top stories from around the world. we start with the war between israel and hamas which is centre stage at an emergency session of the united nations general assembly in new york. the aim: to agree on a resolution to secure a pause in the fighting to get meaningful aid into gaza. the palestinian ambassador, riyad mansour, called on members of the un to in his words choosejustice, not vengeance and vote to stop the killing in gaza. the israeli un ambassador, gilad erdan, spoke of what he called barbaric hamas terrorists launching an invasion on israel. he said the special un session had nothing to do with peace. hamas is a proscribed terror organisation by both the uk and the usa. we ll hear from both later israel has continued its air strikes have today, this the scene in khan younis. gaza s hamas?controlled health ministry says more than 7,000 people have been killed since the bomb ....
they are trying their best to provide essential services to gazans trapped inside gaza, with very little food, water, medicine and fuel. so this is an important update to bring you. 17 more trucks apparently are carrying aid into gaza through that all important rafah crossing which you can see here. this is controlled by egypt and is often used to bring goods in and is often used to bring goods in and out of gaza. i will keep these live pictures and bringing our guest sarah davies, a public relations officer at the international committee of the red cross. thanks so much forjoining us on bbc news. as we watch these live pictures of the rafah crossing, i want to ask you to give the viewers an insight into how bad things are within gaza. thank you so much for having me. as everyone has really seen over the last more than two weeks now, the humanitarian situation for people in that gaza is dire and only increasing. their needs are increasing. their needs are increasing. pe ....
but israel refused to allow in fuel, which is needed to power hospital generators and water pumping stations. the un says at least 100 aid trucks are needed every day to cover gaza s essential needs. israel sealed its borders with gaza, imposing a total blockade on the strip 12 days ago following the hamas attack on israel in which 1,400 people were killed. the rafah crossing between egypt and gaza is now the only way to get vital supplies in. a warning: this report from wyre davies contains images you may find distressing. two weeks after the start of this war, the first signs of limited progress and relief entering gaza on the back of a truck. some 20 trucks in total, not nearly enough according to aid agencies. bringing in basic supplies, food, water, and medicine. there have been an unprecedented number of israeli strikes against hamas related infrastructure, but palestinian authorities say 4000 people have been killed in gaza, many of them children. a small but sig ....