various cities of gaza strip have people in gaza nervous that this could escalate into a full blown. in two thousand and fourteen. definitely this is one of the toughest wave of violence. experienced twenty fourteen. on the eve of the holy month of ramadan which is tomorrow. you could see that in the people. i talk to some people in industry and they are they have the fear it will be and you wore a new round of. of. a larger scale operation in gaza strip this is what the people don't want trouble that people are you know think this is the way to solve the problem but still the majority they are not happy and they are they are horrified by having a few war the new israeli prime minister has vowed to keep strikes what have mass saying and doing. well how much is trying to abide basing this is the way to break. up by the end of standing that they have reached last month before the general israeli election they think and they say is well didn't come show commitment of. their standings that to ease the trees the blockade on both in gaza and. easing the weekly protest along the border so t

to continue massive attacks against terrorist elements in the gaza strip and. i also ordered the reinforcement of the units around the gaza strip with armor artillery and infantry. people in the gaza strip once again navigate a landscape of rubble authorities here say several people died and dozens of wounded. because the neighbor called me of two o'clock in the morning and told me the building had been destroyed. that i was surprised so i came here and i saw the destruction well of the fire three missiles at the building which is seven floors high and i was shot before one of the myths about welcome aboard the amal. in southern israel air raid sirens wailed as palestinian rockets continued to be fired at the country. israel's iron dome defense system has intercepted dozens of them but this house close to the border shows how some have made it through an israeli father of four was killed when a piece of ricocheting shrapnel launched in his chest several more israelis have been wounded by palestinian fire israel has closed its crossings with gaza for people and

the reinforcement of the units around the gaza strip with armor artillery and infantry. people in the gaza strip once again and navigate a landscape of rubble authorities here say several people have died and dozens wounded. throughout the world but a neighbor called me at two o'clock in the morning and told me the building had been destroyed. but i was surprised so i came here and i saw the destruction well of the first three michel's of the building which is seven floors high and i was shocked for one of the. of them of all the model in southern israel air raid sirens wailed as palestinian rockets continue to be fired at the country. israel's iron dome defense system has intercepted dozens of them but this house close to the border shows how some have made it three. and this radio father of four was killed when a piece of ricocheting shrapnel lodged itself in his chest several more israelis have been wounded by the palestinian rockets israel has now closed its crossings with gaza for people and goods it kathleen negotiate a truce between the two sides has once again pr

various cities of gaza strip has a lot of people in gaza nervous of this could escalate into a full blown. in two thousand and fourteen. definitely this is one of the toughest wave of violence. experienced in the twenty fourteen. on the eve of the holy month of ramadan which is tomorrow. you could see in the people. i talk to some people and industry and they are they have the fear it will be and you wore a new round. of. a larger scale operation in gaza strip this is what the people don't want from all that people are. you know think this is the way to solve the problem but still the majority they are not happy and they are they are horrified by having a new war the new israeli prime minister has found strikes what some ass saying and doing. well hamas is trying to abide by the israeli base think this is the way to break the israelis to apply than the standard that they have reached last month before the general israeli election they think and they say is well didn't come show commitment of. the understanding that. to ease the blockade on both in gaza and. easing the weekly brought this

surrounding the gaza strip with a. forces artillery and troops we are operating and we will continue to do so to restore peace and security to residents in the south of the country and all of this common eights on the fourteenth of may with the us vision song face the whole way some twenty thousand tourists are expected to arrive in the country the festival will be held here in tel aviv so every very very tense situation here on both sides of the border coming as the united nations envoy to the region just calm and course on both sides to lay down. i condemn the continuing to give look at street gaza anough palestinian israeli lives have been lost people injured houses damaged and destroyed it is time to deescalate and return to the understanding is that the past few months before it's too late journalist rami almagro he political analyst mitchell borrowed gave us their views on the latest escalation between israel and gaza. both the hamas and islamic jihad are are excellent in using human shields you know launching th

strip israel says it's targeting what it calls terror elements in the gaza strip pinpointing found buildings. and high rise buildings and down the city. the israeli government insists the strikes are in response to hamas and islamic jihad firing more than six hundred rockets across the border into southern israel many a intercepted while. some land in residential areas destroying homes injuring and killing civilians the violence is escalating raising fears of war. joining me now from jerusalem as our correspondent. tanya you were in southern israel today how are people saying they're feeling about this surge in violence. i think very much concern how the next hours will play out but also i mean people have basically confined this living around the gaza strip and most of the south of his fell very close to gaza they have been confined to their safe rooms at home or very close to public shelters because they don't have much time if a rocket comes in to reach shelter and also of course the high number of casualties and also injured people in israel in a very short time has added to the tension

surrounding the gaza strip with a. forces artillery and troops we are operating and we will continue to do so to restore peace and security to residents in the south of the country and all of this common aids on the fourteenth of may with a you have vision song face to full way some twenty thousand tourists are expected to arrive in the country the festival will be held here in tel aviv so every very tense situation here on both sides of the border coming as the united nations envoy to the region just calm and calls on both sides to lay down. i condemn the continuing to give look at from gaza enough palestinian israeli lives have been lost people injured houses damaged and destroyed it is time to deescalate and return to the understanding that the past few months before it's too late journalist garrie and political analyst mitchell barak gave us their views on the latest escalation between israel and gaza. both the hamas and islamic jihad are are excellent in using human shields you know launching their operations from

israel's prime minister has ordered the military to continue with massive strikes on the gaza strip and to deploy tanks, artillery and infantry forces around the territory. palestinian officials say eight people have been killed in gaza over the weekend. israel says it's responding to hundreds of rockets fired into southern israel. three israelis have been killed in the town of ashkelon and several others wounded by the barrage. the bbc‘s middle east analyst alan johnston reports. on through the night it went, yet another israeli strike on gaza. and the militants there unleashed rocket after rocket. israel's air defence shield worked to try to intercept the missiles, blasting them out of the night sky. and israel struck repeatedly at what it said were militant targets like weapons caches all down the gaza strip. in the light of day the extent of the damage, the impact of the pounding, was clear to see. where people should be shopping and working, coming and going, there is rubble all around. and on the other side of the conflict in the israeli city of ashkelon a similar scene. a man i

strip and i've also asked to buffer the forces around the gaza strip with armored forces artillery and infantry hamas bears responsibility not only for its attacks and actions but also for the activities of the islamic jihad and it pays a very heavy price. for the reality inside gaza shows the impact of israeli attacks . after prayer someone called me and said he is from the occupying israeli army he asked if any members of the media were in my building i told him yes he then told me to document the building within half an hour then they came and hit the building with five rockets exactly half an hour later. area is safe and away from the borders and the military locations so we didn't expect to be told in fact during people from everywhere live their places and came to us what happened proves that all of gaza is not safe there is not a single safe area they used rockets and destroyed everything that. joins us live now from the israeli border so high we just heard from the israeli prime minister a little bit earlier he's been meeting with his cabinet today what else has come out of tha

strip israel says it's targeting what it calls terror elements in the gaza strip pinpointing fun buildings. and high rise buildings and down the city. the israeli government insists the strikes are in response to hamas and islamic jihad firing more than six hundred rockets across the border into southern israel many are intercepted while airborne some land in residential areas destroying homes injuring and killing civilians the violence is escalating raising fears of war. joining me now from jerusalem is our correspondent tiny tiny you were in southern israel today how are people saying they're feeling about this surge in violence. i think very much concern how the next hours full play out but also i mean people have basically confined this living around the gaza strip and most of the south of israel very close to gaza to have been confined to the safe rooms at home or very close to public shelters because they don't have much time if a rocket comes in to reach shelter and also of course the high number of casualties and also injured people in israel in a very short time has added to the t

strip israel says it's targeting what it calls terror elements in the gaza strip pinpointing found buildings. anti rise buildings and down the city. the israeli government insists the strikes are in response to hamas and islamic jihad firing more than six hundred rockets across the border into southern israel many a intercepted while airborne some land in residential areas destroying homes injuring and killing civilians the violence is escalating raising fears of war. joining me now from jerusalem is our correspondent tiny tiny you were in southern israel today how are people saying they're feeling about this surge in violence. i think very much concern how the next hours will play out but also i mean people have basically confined this living around the gaza strip and most of the south of israel very close to gaza have been confined to the safe rooms at home or very close to public shelters because they don't have much time if a rocket comes in to reach shelter and also of course the high number of casualties and also injured people in israel in a very short time has added to to the tension

surrounding the gaza strip with a. forces artillery and troops we are operating and we will continue to do so to restore peace and security to residents in the south of the country and all of this common aids on the fourteenth of may with the you are a vision song faced of all where some twenty thousand tourists are expected to of wives in the country the festival will be held here in tel aviv so every very tense situation here on both sides of the border coming as the united nations envoy to the region urges calm and course on both sides to lay down. i condemn the continuing to give look at street gaza anough palestinian israeli lives have been lost people injured houses damaged and destroyed it is time to deescalate and return to the understanding that the past few months before it's too late so analyst rob me of the guardian political analyst mitchell davis their views on the latest escalation between israel and gaza. both the hamas and islamic jihad are are excellent in using human shields you know launching their

strip israel says it's targeting what it calls terra elements in the gaza strip pinpointing fun buildings. anti rise buildings in gaza city. the israeli government insists the strikes are in response to hamas and islamic jihad firing more than six hundred rockets across the border into southern israel many are intercepted while. some land in residential areas destroying homes injuring and killing civilians the violence is escalating raising fears of war. joining me now from jerusalem as our correspondent. tanya you were in southern israel today how are people saying they're feeling about this surge in violence. i think very much concern how the next hours will play out but also i mean people have basically confined this living around the gaza strip and most of the south of israel very close to gaza they have been confined to their safe rooms at home or very close to public shelters because they don't have much time if a rocket comes in to reach shelter and also of course the high number of casualties and also injured people in israel in a very short time has added to to the tension so the

surrounding the gaza strip with a. forces artillery and troops we are operating and we will continue to do so to restore peace and security to residents in the south of the country and all of this common aids on the fourteenth of may with the euro vision song face the whole way some twenty thousand tourists are expected to arrive in the country the festival will be held here in tel aviv so every very tense situation here on both sides of the border coming as the united nations envoy to the region just calm and cause on both sides to lay down. i condemn the continuing to give look at street gaza enough palestinian israeli lives have been lost people injured houses damaged and destroyed it is time to deescalate and return to the understanding that the past few months before it's too late journalists. political analyst mitchell barak it was their views on the latest escalation between israel and gaza. both the hamas and islamic jihad are are excellent in using human shields you know launching their operations from schools

surrounding the gaza strip with a. forces artillery and troops we are operating and we will continue to do so to restore peace and security to residents in the south of the country and all of this common eights on the fourteenth of may with the us vision song faced a full way some twenty thousand tourists are expected to arrive in the country the festival will be held here in tel aviv so every very very tense situation here on both sides of the border coming as the united nations envoy to the region urges calm and cause on both sides to may down. i condemn the continuing to give look at from gaza anough palestinian israeli lives have been lost people injured houses damaged and destroyed it is time to deescalate and return to the understanding is that the past few months before it's too late journalist robbie oh my god a political analyst mitchell barak gave us their views on the latest escalation between israel and gaza. both the hamas and islamic jihad are are excellent in using human shields you know launching their

strip but once we get past that i think the likelihood of a major is really a soul is on the gaza strip during the summer increases especially. hard to believe eurovision could have been so important in all of this not minor vonnie thank you so much for us i don't appreciate it thank you. to other news in the youngest brother of algeria's ousted president has been arrested. had been algeria's different since his brother suffered a stroke and twenty thirteen to have put of leave his former intelligence chiefs have also been taken into custody weeks of protests forced the ailing longtime president to resign last month after he attempted to run for a fifth term the demonstrations that have continued protesters want the entire board to flee to regime dismantles and inside is preventing prevented from holding more top jobs so i'm a have a kid out this from couple university we spoke to million he says protesters are still seeking that genuine change but that said so one more day want you know to go through a very democracy transition. of the like two three names like doctor looked at him but

surrounding the gaza strip with a. forces artillery and troops we are operating and we will continue to do so to restore peace and security to residents in the south of the country and all of this common aids on the fourteenth of may with the us vision song face the whole way some twenty thousand tourists are expected to arrive in the country the festival will be held here in tel aviv so every very very tense situation here on both sides of the border coming as the united nations envoy to the region just calm and cause on both sides to lay down. i condemn the continuing to give look at street gaza anough palestinian israeli lives have been lost people injured houses damaged and destroyed it is time to deescalate and return to the understanding that the past few months before it's too late journalists rami ahmed gharyan political analyst mitchell. views on the latest escalation between israel and gaza. both the hamas and islamic jihad or are excellent in using human shields you know launching their operations from schoo

israel's prime minister has ordered the military to continue with massive strikes on the gaza strip and to deploy tanks, artillery and infantry forces around the territory. palestinian officials say seven people have been killed in gaza over the weekend. israel says it's responding to hundreds of rockets fired into southern israel. one israeli was killed in the town of ashkelon and several others wounded by the barrage. the bbc‘s middle east analyst alan johnston reports. on through the night it went, yet another israeli strike on gaza. and the militants there unleashed rocket after rocket. israel's air defence shield worked to try to intercept the missiles, blasting them out of the night sky. and israel struck repeatedly at what it said were militant targets like weapons caches all down the gaza strip. in the light of day the extent of the damage, the impact of the pounding, was clear to see. where people should be shopping and working, coming and going, there is rubble all around. and on the other side of the conflict in the israeli city of ashkelon a similar scene. a man in his 50s

strip and the forces around the gaza strip and the forces around the gaza strip and the forces around the gaza strip will be stepped up with tanks, artillery and infantry. powerful explosions had cancer as the warplane struck. israel said it had hundreds of militant sites. the escalation had started on friday when islamicjihad escalation had started on friday when islamic jihad shot escalation had started on friday when islamicjihad shot and wounded two israeli soldiers. the death toll has been rising in gaza. militants are amongst those killed. my high emotions are adding to the political pressure on both sides. israel and her mask for theirfirst pressure on both sides. israel and her mask for their first full—scale conflict five years ago. the un and others are desperately working to avoid a repeat. but for now, neither side seems ready to back down. a 17—year—old girl who was murdered andjoin 17—year—old girl who was murdered and join friday has been named by police. ellie gould was announced that when emergency services arrived at her home in chippenham. 24—year—old

surrounding the gaza strip with a. forces artillery and troops we are operating and we will continue to do so to restore peace and security to residents in the south of the country and all of this common aids on the fourteenth of may with the us vision song face to full way some twenty thousand tourists are expected to arrive in the country the festival will be held here in tel aviv so every very very tense situation here on both sides of the border coming as the united nations envoy to the region just calm and cause on both sides two may down. i condemn the continuing to give look at from gaza enough palestinian israeli lives have been lost people injured houses damaged and destroyed it is time to deescalate and return to the understanding that the past few months before it's too late when journalists rami on the gory political analyst which will bharat gave us their views on the latest escalation between israel and gaza. both the hamas and islamic jihad are are excellent in using human shields you know launching thei

surrounding the gaza strip with a. armored forces artillery and troops we are operating and we will continue to do so to restore peace and security to residents in the south of the country and all of this common aids on the fourteenth of may with the u.n. vision song festival where some twenty thousand tourists are expected to arrive in the country the festival will be held here in tel aviv so every very very tense situation here on both sides of the border coming as the united nations envoy to the region urges calm and calls on both sides to lay down arms. i condemn the continuing to get rockets from gaza anough palestinian israeli lives have been lost people injured houses damaged and destroyed it is time to deescalate and return to the understanding that the past few months before it's too late. for this oil and russian foreign ministers met today and discussed u.s. threats to use military force after an attempted coup by the country's opposition leader one failed the diplomat said the only way out of the crisis is

strip israel says it's targeting what it calls terror elements in the gaza strip pinpointing farm buildings cars and high rise buildings in gaza city. the israeli government insists the strikes are in response to hamas and islamic jihad far and more than six hundred rockets across the border into southern israel this weekend many were intercepted while still arab own but some landed in residential areas destroying homes injuring and killing civilians. hastily declared in the early hours of the morning the latest ceasefire has a verted an all out war but with tensions high it won't take much for the violence to flare up again. let's get more now we're joined by correspondent tanya kramer who is in jerusalem and tanya as we've heard there the cease fire has been in effect for a few hours now how is it holding up. well it has been quiet for the past few hours since to early morning hours have been no rockets incoming rockets from the gaza strip and there have been also no more strikes by the israeli assholes so effectively what we're hearing reports from palestinian sources is that a cease fir

strip israel says it's targeting what it calls terror elements in the gaza strip pinpointing found buildings cars. and high rise buildings and down the city. the israeli government insists the strikes are in response to hamas and islamic jihad firing more than six hundred rockets across the border into southern israel many a intercepted while airborne some land in residential areas destroying homes injuring and killing civilians the violence is escalating raising fears of war. joining me now from jerusalem as our correspondent. tanya you were in southern israel today how are people saying they're feeling about this surge in violence. i think very much concern how the next hours will play out but also i mean people have basically confined this living around the gaza strip and most of the south of israel very close to gaza they have been confined to their safe rooms at home or very close to public shelters because they don't have much time if a rocket comes in to reach shelter and also of course the high number of casualties and also injured people in israel in a very short time has added to t

strip now this will have a diary flicked on electricity inside the gaza don't forget that on monday morning the holy month of ramadan begins and for gazans this is reminiscent of the last gaza wall which saw a large pot of the wall happening during the month of ramadan on sunday night an israeli security cabinet meeting wrapped up with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu telling the i.d.f. soldiers to keep upping their attacks. this morning i instructed the i.d.f. to continue its in terms of turning against terror targets in the gaza strip and to expand its presence surrounding the gaza strip with forces artillery and troops we are operating and we will continue to do so to restore peace and security to resit . in the south of the country and all of this common aids on the fourteenth of may with the us vision song faced a full way some twenty thousand tourists are expected to of wives in the country the festival will be held here in tel aviv so every very very tense situation here on both sides of the border coming as the united nations envoy to the region urges calm and c

strip and i also wanted the reinforcement of the units around the gaza strip with armor artillery and infantry. people in the gaza strip to once again and navigate a landscape of rubble authorities here say several people have died and dozens are wounded. throughout the world but the neighbor called me at two o'clock in the morning and told me the building had been destroyed and when i was surprised when i came here and saw the destruction they fired three missiles at a building which is seven floors high i'm shocked above all. in southern israel air raid sirens wailed as palestinian rockets continue to be fired at the country. israel's iron dome defense system has intercepted dozens of them bunch this house close to the border shows how some have made it three. and israeli father of four was killed when a piece of ricocheting shrapnel lodged itself in his chest several more israelis have been wounded by the palestinian rockets. israel has now closed its crossings with cancer for people and goods mccaffery negotiate a truce between the two sides has once again proved. they've been hav

to continue massive attacks against terrorist elements in the gaza strip. i also ordered the reinforcement of the units around the gaza strip with armor artillery and infantry. people in the gaza strip once again and navigate the landscape of rubble authorities here say several people have died and dozens of wounded. could have been well but a neighbor called me at two o'clock in the morning and told me the building had been destroyed. i was surprised so i came here and i saw the destruction well of the first three mess halls of the building which is seven floors high and i was shocked footballs of the two of them above the law model in southern israel air raid sirens wailed as palestinian rockets continue to be fired at the country. israel's iron dome defense system has intercepted dozens of them bunch this house close to the border shows how some have made it three. and his radio father of four was killed when a piece of ricocheting shrapnel lodged itself in his chest several more israelis have been wounded by the palestinian rockets israel has now closed

reinforcement of the units around the gaza strip with armor artillery and infantry. people in the gaza strip once again and navigate the landscape of rubble authorities here say several people have died and dozens of wounded. could have been well but a neighbor called me at two o'clock in the morning and told me the building had been destroyed. so i was surprised so i came here and i saw the destruction well of the first three mess halls of the building which is seven floors high and i was shocked because of the two of them above the law model in southern israel air raid sirens wailed as palestinian rockets continue to be fired at the country. israel's iron dome defense system has intercepted dozens of them bought this house close to the border shows how some have made it three. and his radio father of four was killed when a piece of ricocheting shrapnel lodged itself in his chest several more israelis have been wounded by the palestinian rockets israel has now closed its crossings with gaza for people and goods it kathleen negotiate a truce between the two sides has

strip and the forces around the gaza strip will be stepped up with tanks, artillery and infantry. powerful explosions hit gaza, warplanes struck, israel said it hit hundreds of militant sites. the escalation had started on friday when one of gaza's smaller militant groups, islamicjihad, when one of gaza's smaller militant groups, islamic jihad, shot when one of gaza's smaller militant groups, islamicjihad, shot and wounded two israeli soldiers. the death toll has been rising in gaza. militants are among those killed. now, high emotions are adding to the political pressure on both sides. israel and hamas were last in a full—scale conflict five years ago. the un and others are desperately working to avoid a repeat. for now, neither side seems ready to back down. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. a russian passenger plane has made a dramatic emergency landing at moscow airport after a fire broke out mid—flight. videos on social media showed the extent of the blaze on the aircraft. initial reports suggest 78 passengers were on board and that they were evacuated from the plane. it'

inside the gaza strip, conditions are dire, people are jobless, there gaza strip, conditions are dire, people arejobless, there is terrible poverty. endemic problems, disease, health problems. the blockade that is put in place by both israel and egypt, they say for security reasons, is one very significant part of that. you have a dynamic where the two sides, israel says it was calm on the boundary, the military leadership of hamas in gaza says it wants an easing of that blockade at the very least. that is where we have had some attempts at negotiation, but there are political pressures from more hawkish elements on both sides that call for an escalation to try and bring things toa escalation to try and bring things to a head. the efforts at least by the un and egyptian staff are happy to try and prevent that sort of flare—up from turning into an all—out conflict. the headlines on bbc news: senior conservatives call for the party to pull together after it suffers its worst results in english local elections for almost 25 years. there's further calls for theresa may to step down as

israel and militants in the gaza strip engage in a deadly exchange of rocket fire, as tensions between the two sides continue to escalate. the newly—crowned king of thailand takes part in a procession through the capital, in a second day of ceremonies to mark his coronation. the illegal puppy trade exposed — the treasury recovers more than £5 million in unpaid taxes, in an operation to tackle the black market trade. labour's shadow chancellor has accused the prime minister of breaking the confidentiality and trust surrounding brexit negotiations between labour and the government. writing in a newspaper today — theresa may has called on labour leaderjeremy corbyn to "put their differences aside" and agree a brexit deal. the uk was due to leave the european union on 29th march, but it was delayed to 31st october after mps failed to agree a deal. our political correspondent, nick eardley reports. the most unlikely of brexit pairings, but could theresa may and jeremy corbyn unite and agree a compromise deal in the coming days? the prime minister hopes so, recovering after her party

strip and the forces around the gaza strip will be stepped up with tanks, artillery and infantry. powerful explosions hit gaza, warplanes struck, israel said it hit hundreds of militant sites. the escalation had started on friday when one of gaza's smaller militant groups, islamichhad, shot and wounded two israeli soldiers. the death toll has been rising in gaza. militants are among those killed. now, high emotions are adding to the political pressure on both sides. israel and hamas were last in a full—scale conflict five years ago. the un and others are desperately working to avoid a repeat. for now, neither side seems ready to back down. a fresh manhunt is under way for joseph mccann after the women were forced into a black fate pintojust before seven o'clock this evening. a 17—year—old girl who was murdered in wiltshire on friday has been named by police. ellie gould was pronounced dead after emergency services were called to an address in calne, near chippenham. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of her murder. a 13—year—old boy has died after getti

strip and the forces around the gaza strip will be stepped up with tanks, artillery and infantry. powerful explosions hit gaza, warplanes struck, israel said it hit hundreds of militant sites. the escalation had started on friday when one of gaza's smaller militant groups, islamic jihad, shot and wounded two israeli soldiers. the death toll has been rising in gaza. militants are among those killed. now, high emotions are adding to the political pressure on both sides. israel and hamas were last in a full—scale conflict five years ago. the un and others are desperately working to avoid a repeat. for now, neither side seems ready to back down. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. a 17—year—old girl who was murdered in wiltshire on friday has been named. ellie gould was pronounced dead after emergency services were called to an address in calne near chippenham. wiltshire police are continuing to question at 17—year—old boy who has been arrested on suspicion of her murder. a 24—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was repeatedly stabbed in the l

one leadership one political body that operates both gaza strip and that really don't see any way. addressing the bigger problem is really blockade and the international. negligence with regard to there without. problem ok so let's talk about the international community i mean there have been calls today escalation it's the usual sort of stuff that we hear from the united nations and other bodies what needs to change there because there is certainly from the likes of the united states an inherent belief that israel has its right to defend itself and that's been all kind of ready going to criticize israel for what it's doing if there any. change. yeah i mean i think the united states basically is is a is a non player for all intents and purposes in terms of conflict management or conflict resolution there's no peace process and certainly get out of states is one of the least relevant parties now diplomatically it is kind of cheerleading from the sidelines whatever israel does really has no this is really no added value united states where those parties that have a direct interest li

strip up to of those militants this morning, there was a barrage of rocket fire from the gaza strip into israel, triggering alarms across powers and cities in southern israel. the is really military says the majority of those dozens were short down, but certainly at least one house was hit and damaged, but no reports of injuries. in response the israeli military has carried out strikes in the gaza strip, killing at least one man, and others injured. at least one home, pictures ofa injured. at least one home, pictures of a home very badly damaged as well in that. we have seen a ratcheting up in that. we have seen a ratcheting up once again of these pensions despite an effort to broker a longer—term truce between the two what about the rocket attacks? this isa what about the rocket attacks? this is a persistent feature of the way hamas strikes back against israel, but they rarely do more than damage property. why are they such a big security concern? they do damage property, they also do cause injuries and deaths. in one of the escalations last year, there was a fatality of a palest

strip they did withdraw their colonists but at the same time they tie in their control over the gaza strip this is gaza's main freight route into israel and normally this road would be bumper to bumper with heavily laden trucks but it's completely closed as is every other border crossing in the country nothing's coming into gaza and nothing is getting out so the idea that israel left is one hundred percent gaza it remains occupied who can come and go is totally at the israeli discretion in gaza there are constant military attacks by the israeli air force by drones. targeted assassinations go on all the time it wasn't really a withdrawal but the conventional shorthand in the media is that. israel was unwilling to give up an enormous amount to the palestinian side and the palestinians responded with violent israel with force since nine hundred sixty seven controlled gaza they gave it to the palestinians in a gesture of peace and all they got a bunch of rockets are you think that is this is the basic frame of israel's p.r. campaign make sure the media stays focused on terrorism and a mo

the gaza strip with armored forces artillery and troops we are operating and we will continue to do so to restore peace and security to residents in the south of the country. now the next two weeks are very busy on the israeli calendar they include the israeli memorial day the independence day the one year anniversary of america moving its embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem nakba day which is commemorated by the palestinians and all of this culminating in the largest song festival year of vision on the fourteenth of may many israelis i speak to say that they believe the israeli prime minister did not go ahead with a full scale invasion of gaza because he doesn't want to detract from the twenty thousand visitors who are expected to descend on israel for the this major show which is a big highlight on the international calendar and of course organizers of the show as well as the israeli foreign ministry have been at pains to say that the show will go on has been ongoing and international bands continue to arrive in the country. this their reporting from tel aviv also the update paula.

israel says it's targeting what it calls terror elements in the gaza strip pinpointing farm buildings cars. and high rise buildings in gaza city. the israeli government insists the strikes are in response to hamas and islamic jihad foreign more than six hundred rockets across the border into southern israel this weekend many were intercepted while still airborne but some landed in residential areas destroying homes injuring and killing civilians hastily declared in the early hours of the morning the latest ceasefire has a verted an all out war but with tensions high it won't take much for the violence to flare up again. let's bring in correspondent tanya kramer who has the latest from jerusalem so tanya we've heard that this cease fire has been in effect for a few hours now how is it holding up so far. well it appears to be holding since the early morning hours there have been no a rockets being fired into southern israel from gaza and also there have been no more israeli airstrikes on gaza a palestinian media have reported that as of four thirty am this cease fire has gone into effec

israeli air strikes on the gaza strip have now killed ten people that's according to the palestinian health ministry that's as israel claims three of its civilians have died following a massive barrage of rockets fired from palestinian territory the sudden spike in violence between the two neighboring states has now seen two days of missiles being exchanged. you can see the impact of the windows on these trucks from outside the three that was flung as a result of the explosion. the i.d.f. also claims a prominent hamas leader was killed as a result of an airstrike his car was apparently hit by a rocket and an attack which also claimed a number of other lives amid the sudden escalation in violence between the two states here's what locals from both sides have to say about the flare up. but there was a lot of bombing the neighbors were affected a lot this street scene was indescribable people were afraid and terrified and running and everyone was looking for their children nobody was able to see others and after the first truck it hit everyone started screaming children and adults in th

the gaza strip with armored forces artillery and troops we are operating and we will continue to do so to restore peace and security to residents in the south of the country. the i.d.f. also claims a prominent hamas leader was killed as the result of an airstrike his car was reportedly hit by a rocket in their attack which also claimed a number of other lives amid the sudden escalation in violence between the two states here's what locals from both sides had to say about the flare up. that there was a lot of bombing the neighbors were affected a lot this street scene was indescribable people were afraid and terrified and running and everyone was looking for their children nobody was able to see others and after the first truck it hit everyone started screaming children and adults in the building collapsed nobody was able to see one another only looked and learn the lives of those bigger than me to the generals that know the situation to do what they know and all we can do is to cross our fingers and that they will succeed him and not call many more we do trust the army we do hope be

the bombardment of rockets from the gaza strip began on saturday morning several residential areas were hit mostly in the south of israel multiple sites in palestine or then targeted in retaliatory strikes falsely or has more. this is the second day that we've witnessed the surge in fighting between israel and gaza now so far four hundred and fifty rockets has been fired at israel of which the israeli defense forces said it intercepted one hundred and fifty israeli air force continues to bombard gaza from the skies the israeli army saying that it's hit some two hundred twenty targets belonging to hamas and islamic jihad militant groups now just south of israel is in a state of high alert people have been ordered to remain near their bomb shelters and at the same time schools remain closed a number of buildings in gaza have been damaged and destroyed including the news agency which was hit by an israeli missile there's a lot of defiance coming off from the palestinian side we're hearing from her mass that they ready to fight until the last moment they say that they have extended the rang

israel says it's targeting what it calls terror elements in the gaza strip pinpointing farm buildings cars. and high rise buildings in gaza city. the israeli government insists the strikes are in response to hamas and islamic jihad firing more than six hundred rockets across the border into southern israel this weekend many were intercepted while still airborne but some landed in residential areas destroying homes injuring and killing civilians hastily declared in the early hours of the morning the latest ceasefire has a verted an all out war but with tensions high it won't take much for the violence to flare up again. especially in correspondent tanya kramer who has the latest from jerusalem so we've heard that this cease fire has been in effect for a few hours now how is it holding up so far. well it appears to be holding since the early morning hours there have been no a rockets being fired into southern israel from gaza and also there have been no more israeli airstrikes on gaza palestinian media have reported that as of four thirty am this cease fire has gone into effect a cease

strip and the forces around the gaza strip will be stepped up with tanks, artillery and infantry. powerful explosions hit gaza, as the warplanes struck. israel said it hit hundreds of militant sites. people's homes and lives were lost too. a tower block was hit. israel said a militant commander was based there. translation: this was a direct hit on a civilian building, nothing to do with militants orfactions. this is what we get from the israeli occupation. this local man said. tonight officials in gaza said residents were among the dead. israel and hamas were last in a full—scale conflict five years ago. militants have been trying to get concessions from israel, which blockades the strip and demands calm on its boundary. but there are signs hamas has been losing its grip on some smaller militant groups, partly what triggered the latest flare—up. it also what makes what happens next hard to control. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. japan has traditionally been reluctant to bring in foreign workers. faced with a dramatically ageing and shrinking population, the country is bein

we come up to six am in the gaza strip palestinian officials and a television station affiliated with hamas have confirmed that the cease fire came into effect at zero one thirty g.m.t. which was about ninety minutes ago but of course not before twenty four palestinians had been killed in israeli airstrikes on the gaza strip these are some of the most recent ones that we have seen watch of these ones are from saturday the initial air strikes and of course the rocket fire that came out of gaza as well which has resulted in the deaths of four israelis as well in southern israeli cities so those are the pictures from a few days ago and this is the scene right now relative calm across gaza as it has been for the past few hours the latest coming up where it has and seek and the rest of the team in just a few moments here on al-jazeera. russia has jeopardized the united states security interests we know what you are doing and you will not succeed perceptions from the outside looking. into the picture from the inside. i think russia's foreign policy is too soft. russian goals to retreat. if

strip, and the forces around the gaza strip will be stepped up, with tank, artillery and infantry. powerful explosions hit gaza as the warplanes struck. israel said it hit hundreds of militant sites. people's homes and lives were lost, too. a tower block was hit. israel said a militant commander was based there. "this was a direct hit on a civilian building, nothing to do with militants orfactions. this is what we get from the israeli occupation", this local man said. but tonight, officials in gaza said residents were among the dead. israel and hamas have come close to all—out conflict of late, but not as close as this. militants have been trying to get concessions from israel, which blockades the strip, and demands calm on its boundary. but there are signs hamas has been losing its grip on some smaller militant groups there, a factor which partly triggered this latest flare—up. it also what makes what happens next hard to control. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. the us national security adviser, john bolton, says a carrier strike group and a bomber taskforce will deploy to t

israel's prime minister vows to continue massive strikes against palestinian groups in the gaza strip after air strikes and walk attacks. this is. also coming up north korea releases new images showing kim jong un overseeing tests of suspected weapons. an influential brother of all genie is out of president does a rest as protesters keep up the pressure to get rid of the old guard. facing major challenges the south africa's ruling a.n.c. party rallies the votes ahead of next week's election. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has instructed his army to continue its attack on gaza a day and night of israeli airstrikes and palestinian rocket attacks have left seven people dead this is the scene in gaza city after israeli warplanes attacked several areas with more than two hundred airstrikes on saturday evening six palestinians were killed in gaza within twenty four hours including a pregnant mother and her fourteen month old baby israeli attacks coincide with palestinian fighters firing hundreds of rockets into southern israel one israeli man was killed fawcett's joining us now l

who are dependent on the one hand it's food services in the gaza strip. now the survival of the rhino is under threat and the w w f the world wildlife fund says more than 8000 have been killed for their horns since 2010 but in south africa staff say they think they've got a new way which could help save the species if you're a reports. south africa is home to the world's largest population of brightness but they're under threat the horns are sort of especially by asian buyers for use as status symbols ornaments and in medicines. ranges at this private in the northern province of limpopo are trying to lies in this one to inject a toxic mixture into its own to make it worthless to poaches what we years is a is a combination of toxins and a colorant die so that the die would would prevent people from using it for. a stated purposes but the toxins with them dissuade them from using it as a medicinal product for the mixture injected as also brazier active which makes the horns detectable if smuggled across borders. the world wildlife fund says illegal wildlife

strip they did withdraw their colonists but at the same time they tie in their control over the gaza strip this is gaza's main freight route into israel and normally this road would be bumper to bumper with heavily laden trucks but it's completely closed as is every other border crossing in the country nothing's coming into gaza and nothing is getting out so the idea that israel less . is one hundred percent guys it remains occupied who can come and go is totally at the israeli discretion in gaza there are constant military attacks by the israeli air force by drones. targeted assassinations go on all the time it wasn't really a withdrawal but the conventional shorthand in the media is that israel was willing to give up an enormous amount to the palestinian side and the palestinians responded with violent israel for since one thousand nine hundred sixty seven controlled gaza they gave it to the palestinians in a gesture of peace and all they got a bunch of rockets are you think that is this is the basic frame of israel's p.r. campaign make sure the media stays focused on terrorism and

that blockade is necessary to stop weapons, and weapons material getting into the gaza strip. hamas, the militant group that runs it, have been seeking an easing of that blockade, amidst the context of that, have been weekly protests at the perimeter fence, becoming increasingly militarised over time. palestinians are seeking the right to return to their ancestral homeland in israel. the israeli troops have shot dead up to 200 palestinians now, in the last year, in those protests. they have, on frequent occasions, provided the backed up to one of the military flare—ups, rockets fired, from gaza as well, responding with waves of air strikes. that was tom bateman injerusalem. the headlines on bbc news. let's do a deal. the prime minister appeals to jeremy corbyn to resolve their differences and help her deliver brexit. police forces in england and wales are urged to rethink their policy of asking rape victims for access to messages and photographs on their phones. thailand's king makes a grand procession in front of large crowds in bangkok, in his first public appearance since

strip and i've also asked to buffer the forces around the gaza strip with armored forces artillery and infantry hamas bears responsibility not only for attacks and actions but also for the activities of the islamic jihad and it pays a very heavy price. but the reality inside gaza shows the impact of israeli attacks . after prayer someone called me and said he is from the occupying israeli army he asked if any members of the media were in my building i told him yes he then told me to document the building within half an hour then they came and hit the building with five rockets exactly half an hour later. area is safe and away from the borders and the military locations so we didn't expect to be told in fact during all wars people from everywhere lived their places and came to us what happened proves that all of gaza is not safe there is not a single safe area they used rockets and destroyed everything iran is vowing to bypass u.s. sanctions on its major oil customers by using the so-called gray market that is legal but i'm official export methods iran's deputy oil minister says oil res