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The Labour Leader said the government will not risk ecOnomic stability when negotiating public Sector Pay deals. The warning On the government � s fiscal positiOn came ahead of a cOntroversial vote in the commOns On its policy to remove the Winter Fuel Allowance from some pensiOners. Sir Keir Starmer said he understood the Pressure Families faced. I said he understood the Pressure Families faced. Families faced. I see the nurses. Families faced. I see the nurses, the families faced. I see the nurses, the teaching nurses, the teaching assistants, the carers, who cant afford to get their boiler fixed. , cant afford to get their boilerfixed. , or buy cant afford to get their boiler fixed. , or buy their kids a new school uniform. I see them. I see the Public Sector demoralised, burnt out in some places. Ripped by a On'>Recruitment And RetentiOn crisis that holds back your ability to do what we all believe in. The service of Working People. Isee believe in. The service of Working People. I see all of that. I guarantee this is not and never will be a government that will sit around the table with you and tell you that black is white. But i do have to make clear from a place of respect that this government will not risk its mandate for ecOnomic stability under any circumstances. And with tough decisiOns On the horizOn, they will inevitably be shaped by that. That candour. And i will tell you why. It is because, as was so painfully exposed by the last government, when you lose cOntrol of the ecOnomy, it is Working People who pay the price and i will never let that happen under a labour government. Sir Keir Starmer addressing the Onference'>Tuc COnference a little earlier. Lets speak to our political corresopndent iain watsOn, who is at the Onference'>Tuc COnference in brightOn. What were the main points that you took from that . You took from that . Yes, basically you took from that . Yes, basically there you took from that . Yes, basically there are you took from that . Yes, basically there are two i basically there are two approaches in put forward almost simultaneously by Keir Starmer, One of after the other. The first was to play to the audience in the room, to tell them that workers rights were On the way and that this was going to be the biggest Levelling Up of workers rights for a generatiOn when we see the new dealfor for a generatiOn when we see the new deal for working for a generatiOn when we see the new dealfor Working People being unveiled next mOnth. He mentiOned two specific bits of cOnservative legislatiOn, One was the Strike Ballast to be valid and also On'>Service Level LegislatiOn and he said he was getting rid of that. That got the biggest cheer in the hall. At he was speaking partly to the Onist'>Trade UniOnist and partly to the wider public when he spoke there about pay and difficult decisiOns which lie ahead because he was criticised when labour came into powerfor giving some uniOns big increases, while also removing the Winter Fuel payments for On'>10 MilliOn pensiOners. He was pointing out that perhaps Ons'>Trade UniOns wOnt get things or their own way during the course of a labour government, and he also said clearly although he did not specifically mentiOn winterfuel, that did not specifically mentiOn Winter Fuel, that he would not apologise for the difficult decisiOns he had to make. He also talked about partnership with business, how he was trying to present himself. This is a party that has attracted people who have maybe never voted labour in his ugly mug of their lives, so he was stressing that this party is pro business that had never voted labour in their lives. It inevitably meant that when he was cheered in some parts of the speech, and other parts there was deadly silence when he mentiOned which some things which may appeal to the Ons'>Trade UniOns. There was cheering for One heck or that came up during the course of the speech when someOne shouted tax the rich. Speaking to someOne from a uniOn later, when the On-sunday'>Tuc First Met On Sunday and they criticise the cuts in Winter Fuel payments, but sharOnS Argument was simply that if you are going to do something like taking away benefits or making benefit cuts, you should also simultaneously ask more of people who are better off, and she was saying that labour should cOnsider a wealth tax. As far as Keir Starmer is cOncerned, and rachel reeves, although some Ons'>Trade UniOns are vocal about differences with the labour covenant, they dOnt seem to be desperately successful in moving that Labour Leadership and whether it is winterfuel or Labour Leadership and whether it is Winter Fuel or wealth taxes or anything else. It it is Winter Fuel or wealth taxes or anything else. It is a completely taxes or anything else. It is a completely different completely different relatiOnship than we have seen with the tuc over the last ia years, as Sir Keir Starmer pointed out. The first time that a Prime Minister has addressed cOnference since 2009. The last time that there was a labour Prime Minister. So it is going to be a difficult working relatiOnship. Yes. To be fair, working relatiOnship. Yes. To be fair. I working relatiOnship. Yes. To be fair, i talked working relatiOnship. Yes. To be fair, i talked to working relatiOnship. Yes. To be fair, i talked to people working relatiOnship. Yes. To be fair, i talked to people at| be fair, i talked to people at the tuc, some people in individual uniOns, and they say already the relatiOnship is so much better than it was under the last government because they are being listened to, they are being listened to, they are being brought in to meet government ministers, there have been discussiOns On railways, orthis there have been discussiOns On railways, or this new dealfor Working People. They have been discussiOns with Onathan'>Business SecretaryjOnathan reynolds. Secretary jOnathan reynolds. There has secretaryjOnathan reynolds. There has been a new approach, and On some issues the government is listening. Equally, their message is that they would like the government to go faster On some things that they want to see, so the On'>Gmb UniOn which is usually loyal to the Labour Leadership said these above inflatiOn increases that some uniOns have seen should just be the start of the process, not the finish. So there will be disappointment if Keir Starmer doesnt stick to some of the words in his speech and says that some of these difficult decisiOns will affect public Sector Pay as well. , ~ affect public Sector Pay as well. ~ ,. , well. Thank you. This, well. Thank you. This, of well. Thank you. This, of course, | well. Thank you. This, of course, comes as parliament prepares to vote On whether to end Winter Fuel payments for all but the poorest pensiOners. The chancellor has urged Fellow Labour Mps to back the plan, which would see the Winter Allowance of up to £300 of become a means tested, meaning milliOns of people would no lOnger be eligible. The treasury says this will save around £i. A billiOn. Joining me now are two pensiOners who are set to lose out financially from the governments planned cut to the Winter Fuel payment. Denise mardell is livid about the plan, while Miranda Phillips supports the change. Miranda, ifi miranda, if i could come to you first. You are going to be losing out On £300 a year, and yet you are happy to do so. I wouldnt say i was ecstatic about it, but i realise that in today � s world, with the harsh realities of what the tory government has left us with, choices are going to have to be made and i am prepared to take it On the chin. It On the chin. Denise, if i could come it On the chin. Denise, if i could come to it On the chin. Denise, if i could come to you. It On the chin. Denise, if i could come to you. What| it On the chin. Denise, if i could come to you. What change is it going to make to you . What difficulty potentially might it put you in . 5 what difficulty potentially might it put you in . As far as i can might it put you in . As far as i can see. Might it put you in . As far as i can see. I might it put you in . As far as i can see, i could might it put you in . As far as i can see, i could no might it put you in . As far as i can see, i could no lOnger. I can see, i could no lOnger afford i can see, i could no lOnger afford to i can see, i could no lOnger afford to run my car so i will have afford to run my car so i will have to afford to run my car so i will have to get rid of that. It means have to get rid of that. It means a have to get rid of that. It means a lot of my independence will end means a lot of my independence will end it means a lot of my independence will end. It is very, very difficult. Will end. It is very, very difficult. I was getting £300, and ii difficult. I was getting £300, and it is difficult. I was getting £300, and it is quite a large Lump Sum and it is quite a large Lump Sum to and it is quite a large Lump Sum to lose, which you almost a Sort Sum to lose, which you almost a sort of sum to lose, which you almost a sort of rely sum to lose, which you almost a sort of rely On to get you through sort of rely On to get you through winter. Thats the main thing through winter. Thats the main thing i through winter. Thats the main Thing Lam through winter. Thats the main thing. I am going to have to et thing. I am going to have to get rid thing. I am going to have to get rid of thing. I am going to have to get rid of my car because i will get rid of my car because i will no get rid of my car because i will no lOnger to be able to run will no lOnger to be able to run it will no lOnger to be able to run it. ~. ,. ,. Will no lOnger to be able to run it. ~. ,. ,. , run it. What do you say to the government run it. What do you say to the government s run it. What do you say to the Government S Argument run it. What do you say to the Government S Argument that | government � S Argument that everybody is going to have to face difficult choices, and unfortunately apart from the very poorest pensiOners, this is going to have to be removed. Would you say that you are One of the poorest pensiOners questiOn what do you think you do need that extra £200 . Absolutely. I cant claim On-credit'>PensiOn Credits because i get full On'>State PensiOn because i worked Life'>All My Life. I will be quite hOnest, i get £10,800 a year. My friend � s mother, who has hardly worked a day in her Life, get £12,000, including her On-credit'>PensiOn Credit which is, in effect, universal credit, and she also gets the Winter Fuel payments. She got all of The Cost Of Living Payments Last year which i did not get. It seems like you are being penalised for actually working all your Life. All your Life. Miranda, you sunported all your Life. Miranda, you supported the all your Life. Miranda, you supported the change all your Life. Miranda, you supported the Change Andj all your Life. Miranda, you supported the change and said you an optically happy about having the mOney taken away from you but do you have any feeling as to why this has been One of the first financial actiOns that the government has taken . Can you think of other ways perhaps that they could have saved mOney, apart from this . I have saved mOney, apart from this . ~ , have saved mOney, apart from this . ~ , this . I think it is the first of probably this . I think it is the first of probably many this . I think it is the first of probably many cuts. I | of probably many cuts. I believe of probably many cuts. I believe the reasOn they have dOne believe the reasOn they have dOne it believe the reasOn they have dOne it so swiftly is that as soOn dOne it so swiftly is that as soOn as dOne it so swiftly is that as soOn as they realised just what a financial soOn as they realised just what a financial mess this country is in, a financial mess this country is in. They a financial mess this country is in, they decided to act swiftly is in, they decided to act swiftly so that pensiOners would swiftly so that pensiOners would have a chance before the winter would have a chance before the winter heads to apply for all the benefits they are able to claim the benefits they are able to claim. �. ,. Claim. But to be fair, there hasnt been claim. But to be fair, there hasnt been that claim. But to be fair, there hasnt been that much claim. But to be fair, there | hasnt been that much time claim. But to be fair, there hasnt been that much time will stop One of the Arguments Being. Stop One of the Arguments Bein . , stop One of the Arguments Being stop One of the Arguments Beinu. ,. ,. , being. They have not been in very lOng very lOng. We very lOng. We have been assured that very lOng. We have been assured that those who do we have been assured that those who do qualify for the benefits will get who do qualify for the benefits will get the benefits. Those of us lucky will get the benefits. Those of us lucky enough to have savings us lucky enough to have savings. I understand the point made savings. I understand the point made by savings. I understand the point made by denise. I, too, have worked made by denise. I, too, have worked all made by denise. I, too, have worked Life'>All My Life and saved hard. Worked Life'>All My Life and saved hard. But worked Life'>All My Life and saved hard, but i do have those savings hard, but i do have those savings. It is not particular fair savings. It is not particular fair but savings. It is not particular fair but we do have that to fall back fair but we do have that to fall back On. Fair but we do have that to fall back On. Denise, do you have some fall back On. Denise, do you have some understanding. Fall back On. Denise, do you i have some understanding that the government is saying there was a £22 billiOn financial Black Hole that needs to be filled. I know that that figure has been disputed, but do you understand the cOncept that savings have to be made and pensiOners will have to take a hit, as will Everybody Else . I understand savings have got to be made but they need to look at their own in house savings. I believe mps recently got quite a large increase in their salary. I mean, people like me, miranda is fortunate to have savings. I have nOne. All these extra benefits you can apply for dOnt apply to me. Because i work. I for dOnt apply to me. Because iwork. I have for dOnt apply to me. Because i work. I have tried a few times since i retired a. 5 years ago to see if i qualify for On-credit'>PensiOn Credits and i dOnt. Every time i try. Because i dOnt get On-credit'>PensiOn Credit and qualify for that, theres an awful lot of other benefits that i cant have, like a free Tv Licence which i believe you can get at 75 if you are On On-credit'>PensiOn Credits. Free nhs dental care. I have to pay privately because i cant get an Nhs Dentist and i have to pay for it anyway. All these other Benefits Miranda speaks about, i cant get these. And thatis about, i cant get these. And that is the galling thing at the Prime Minister is taking my pensiOn that i am entitled to and not allowing me to have any extras whatsoever. You should not have gOne to work On a mountain. You should have stayed at home and not gOne to work and then you might have had all these other hundreds of pounds over the last year. Denise, i appreciate your time. Denise, i appreciate your time. Denise and miranda, both with strOng views On the Winter Fuel payments issue. Lets bring you these Life pictures from the house of commOns because mps are about to vote in the house of commOns On the proposed change to the Winter Fuel payments. We will bring you more On this story as it develops, and of course as that vote takes place. The release of more than 1,700 prisOners has begun across england and wales, as part of an Emergency Bid to ease overcrowding in jails. Beginning this morning, some offenders whove served at least a0 of their sentences will be released. The government says it will free up 5,500 more On-space'>PrisOn Spaces in the next few mOnths. The chief inspector of prisOns, charlie taylor, says the government did not have a choice other than releasing a large number of prisOners. The government large number of prisOners. Iie government had absolutely no choice but to let people out. The bath was in danger of overflowing and they either had to turn the taps off, or let some of the water out. There were far too many prisOners coming in for the amount of space the On-service'>PrisOn Service have and therefore they had to go ahead with this scheme. But, of course, inherently releasing prisOners early does involve some risk. The inspectorate were often critical of the preparatiOn it has dOne for release and this is dOne in a more hurried away than usual, and also far more prisOners are coming out in One day than we would normally expect to see, evenin would normally expect to see, even in a week. Would normally expect to see, even in a week. You can look On our website even in a week. You can look On our website for even in a week. You can look On our website for more even in a week. You can look On our website for more On even in a week. You can look On our website for more On this our website for more On this issue because we are running a live page with cOnstant updates and analysis. We are looking at just how crowded the presents are in britain. That was the Bbc Sport Website where there is also lots of interesting informatiOn. We will keep the website updated. The former leader of the Onist-party'>Democratic UniOnist Party, OnaldsOn'>Sirjeffrey DOnaldsOn, has pleaded not guilty to charges of historical sexual offences. He is charged with rape, four counts of Gross Indecency and 13 counts of indecent assault, against two alleged victims. Live now to newry, where we can speak with our Ondent'>Ireland CorrespOndent sara girvin. Just take us through what has been heard in court this morning. Been heard in court this morning been heard in court this morninu. ,. , morning. Yes, this was the third time morning. Yes, this was the third time that morning. Yes, this was the third time that sir morning. Yes, this was the third time that sirjeffrey i third time that OnaldsOn'>Sirjeffrey DOnaldsOn has appeared here at Newry Court since being charged earlier this year. It was the first time that he has appeared in Crown Court and today was an arraignment hearing, when pleas are entered. He pleaded not guilty to all of those charges against him. Sirjeffrey dOnaldsOn was the leader of the Onist-party'>Democratic UniOnist Party of the dup, the largest uniOnist party in Northern Ireland. He is One of the best known faces in politics here for decades, and he was Northern Ireland � s lOngest serving mp before the last electiOn. Just to remind you of those charges against him, there are 18 in total, One count of rape, four counts of Gross Indecency, and 13 counts of indecent assault. Also in Court Today was his wife and co accused, lady eleanor dOnaldsOn. She is facing five charges which amount to aiding and abetting the charges against her husband. We heard in Court Today that she is planning to challenge two of those charges. We are told they will be a no On'>Bail ApplicatiOn which is when lawyers say there is not enough evidence to proceed with the charge, but the three charges that were put to her today she also pleaded not guilty to all of those. What else we know about these alleged offences are that they are said to have taken place between 1985 and 2008, and they involve two alleged victims. While all those not guilty pleas were given today, and there were a lot of them, we heard at The End that a trial will now be scheduled for next year and the date of that at the moment is 2ath of march, and that is being scheduled to take place the two weeks. All of the Hearing Today in all took around eight minutes. A couple the couple have now left the court here. There was a lot of media interest. The police are clearing up some of the barriers that were in place. Both OnaldsOn'>Lady DOnaldsOn and OnaldsOn'>Sirjeffrey DOnaldsOn have been On bail, and that will cOntinue until the next court appearance, but that trial is due to start in march next year. That was our Reporter Reporting from court in newry. We have been talking about the early release of 1700 prisOners in england and wales, the early Release Programme which started this morning. Our correspOndent is outside wormwood scrubs, a large prisOn in lOndOn. We have been here since the early hours. At first it was pretty quiet, but then there was a flurry of activity as On-staff'>PrisOn Staff arrived, there was an increased police presence. Family and friends started arriving, and then there was a staggered release of some of the prisOners who, of course, spent their last night at the prisOn. We spoke to a number of Family Members and many of them were excited to see their loved Ones, but some did say that whilst the scheme was working for them, they were not sure if they agreed with it in its entirety because it might encourage people to cOntinue committing crimes and not much deterrent, but we also spoke to a couple of the prisOners as well. One man beamed when he left carrying his Plastic Bag of belOngings and said he felt absolutely great, before walking away with some of his friends. Others have very much tried to hide their face with their coats, walking away very quickly with no interactiOns and some leaving completely solo. That is also the cOncern, that many will be released homeless, will have nowhere to 90, homeless, will have nowhere to go, and therefore reoffend quickly. Of course, the government says that this is the solutiOn to the Overcrowding Crisis that we are seeing in prisOns across england, and across wales. Megan outside wormwood On'>Scrubs PrisOn will stop that speak to the president of the western On'>Governors AssociatiOn. Thank you forjoining us here On bbc news. Thank you. What is your view On the cOnditiOn of prisOns in england and wales, and why this early Release Scheme was so badly needed . What cOnditiOn are they in On-mark'>QuestiOn Mark when we talk about overcrowding, what does that actually mean . 50. About overcrowding, what does that actually mean . That actually mean . So, the risOn that actually mean . So, the On-estate'>PrisOn Estate that actually mean . So, the On-estate'>PrisOn Estate was that actually mean . So, the On-estate'>PrisOn Estate was built that actually mean . So, the On-estate'>PrisOn Estate was built to i On-estate'>PrisOn Estate was built to house between 78000 and 79,000 people and there are currently 88,000 people in it so it is overcrowded. In many cases, prisOners are sharing a cell that was designed for One persOn and they have been operating at or near capacity for a significant period of time. Staffing has been an issue, and we have got some significant potential difficulty in terms of our ability to house people. Sorry, i am getting a bit of. Tom weekly. I am getting a bit of. Tom weekly. We i am getting a bit of. Tom weekly, we will i am getting a bit of. Tom weekly, we will try i am getting a bit of. Tom weekly, we will try and i i am getting a bit of. Tom weekly, we will try and get| i am getting a bit of. Tom weekly, we will try and get him back. Its interesting to hear what he has to say. We will try to get that line back up and have a chat to him. But first, The Public Inquiry into the case of serial killer Lucy Letby, who murdered seven babies and tried to kill seven more, is about to get under way. It will look at how she was able to carry out her crimes whilst working as a neOnatal nurse at the countess of Chester Hospital in 2015 and 2016. It will also examine how Hospital Managers respOnded to doctors who raised cOncerns. Ladyjustice thirlwall, who is chairing the inquiry, delivered some short opening remarks before handing over to counsel to the Inquiry Rachel langdale kc, who will spend Today And Tomorrow delivering an opening statement. At the heart of this inquiry are the babies who died, who were injured, and their parents. I do not presume to describe the feelings and emotiOns that those parents have already experienced, nor those that lie ahead. But i will remind you of what has happened since the birth of their children. First, each parent celebrated the birth of each child. Then, when things seemed to be going well for these tiny babies, each One of them collapsed suddenly and unexpectedly. Some of the babies recovered, some survived, but with LifelOng cOnsequences. Some died. Deaths and injuries occurred in 2015 and injuries occurred in 2015 and injuries occurred in 2015 and in 2016. The parents were told that Natural Causes were the reasOn for the death or LifelOng difficulties, and so each parent grieved the loss of a new Life and all that it promised, and lived without profound sorrow. Lets go live to liverpool Town Hall where the inquiry is taking place we can speak to my colleague nick garnett. Those were the opening words from ladyjustice thirlwall. Take us through what has been said today. Take us through what has been said today said today. Well, Lady Justice Thirlwall festival said today. Well, Lady Justice Thirlwall festival explained i Thirlwall Festival explained that this was going to be the thirlwall inquiry, and not named after the killer who killed so many children. She said this had been dOne On behalf of the families so they did not need to hear the name every single time they came to the inquiry, or read about it, or heard about it On the radio. She said that she was going to look at a number of things throughout the next few mOnths, this will last until december at least come up with the final report being put and published in the autumn of 2025. She said she would look at the role of everybody who was involved at the hospital, what the facilities were like at the hospital, where there staff, were any messages, or was Anything Mist that may have stopped Lucy Letby before she carried out the Killings Customer was the hospital capable, she asked, of treating the very preterm babies, some as young as 27 weeks old when they were born, or should they have been looked after elsewhere . And what was the role of the cOnsultants On-mark'>QuestiOn Mark as to who will be called, we will be hearing from the parents and their expenses of what happened. We will hear from the cOnsultants and also from the cOnsultants and also from doctors and nurses, past and present. Remember, this took place nine years ago now, and so an awful lot of Staff Turnover has happened but they will come back to help with the inquiry. Lady thirlwall said the report will be published next autumn but she has criticised speculatiOn about the cOnvictiOns of Lucy Letby that have been going On in the press over the last few weeks and said partial evidence had been highlighted by people who were not at the trial. It has added to the distress of the parents. The cOnvictiOns stand. The parents of the babies have waited years for answers. It is time to get On with it. Thank you. Lets go back to our other developing story, the Oner-release'>PrisOner Release across the uk. The president of the prisOn On'>Governors AssociatiOn joins us. You were just taking us through the state of the prisOns are currently and why this measure is so needed, in your opiniOn. Yes, britOns have been full for a significant period of time. They are notjust a significant period of time. They are not just full, a significant period of time. They are notjust full, they are overcrowded presence. Sending more people to prisOn for lOnger is simply something that we cannot manage to do without significant investment, so we have got to make a choice about whether we cOntinue to do that, in which case we will have to pay for it, or whether we choose not to pay for it and come up with a different way of dealing with punishment. Lets dealing with punishment. Lets ust talk dealing with punishment. Lets just talk about dealing with punishment. Lets just talk about the dealing with punishment. Lets just talk about the type dealing with punishment. Lets just talk about the type of i just talk about the type of Oner-eligible'>PrisOner Eligible for this early release. PrisOner eligible for this early release. So, at the moment early release. So, at the moment it early release. So, at the moment it is early release. So, at the moment it is mostly i early release. So, at the I Moment it is mostly lower early release. So, at the moment it is mostly lower level offenders, so people perhaps serving shorter sentences of under four years. Serving shorter sentences of underfouryears. Certain groups of prisOners are excluded, those cOnvicted of terror offences, some offences linked to Domestic Violence and also sexual offences. But ink encompasses Everybody Else. And encompasses Everybody Else. And it is this enough of a measure . This is an immediate need because prisOns have reached full capacity, but when you think about lOng term what needs to happen to improve prisOners, not Only their lives but also the staff that work in them as well, what would you say it needs to be dOne . LOng term, say it needs to be dOne . LOng term. The say it needs to be dOne . LOng term, the planned say it needs to be dOne . LOng term, the planned building i say it needs to be dOne . Errig term, the planned building of additiOnal On-space'>PrisOn Space still needs to happen. We need to do that notjust needs to happen. We need to do that not just so needs to happen. We need to do that notjust so we can send more people to prisOn, but so that we can deal with the existing prisOn populatiOn, hold people in uncrowded cOnditiOns where staff stand a reasOnable chance of being able to try to help rehabilitate them so they dOnt come back. We should be running a On-service'>PrisOn Service that is able to offer effective rehabilitatiOn in unsafe cOnditiOns that are not squalid. The chief inspector is publishing his annual Report Today and in his inspectiOns in the past 12 mOnths there have been a number of criticisms of the state of our presence and some of that is to do with the built envirOnment, some is to do with stuffing and the way dominique pelicot are being run. We need help to get that right. PrisOns. Thats help should be in the form of investment. Should be in the form of investment. ~. , investment. We will have to leave it there. Investment. We will have to leave it there. Good investment. We will have to leave it there. Good to i investment. We will have to leave it there. Good to talk| investment. We will have to i leave it there. Good to talk to you there. The president of the prisOn On'>Governors AssociatiOn. Thank you. Lets bring you some other news now. Russia has had at least One woman has been killed in drOne attacks by ukraine. Flight Radar Attacker showed an almost empty Moscow Sty earlier today. As a result of the attack, for airports serving moscow had cancelled or delayed flights, according to state media. This is a moment when One of the drOne hits a residential building in the town of ramenskoe, which is in moscow regiOn. Local officials said that the Air Defence units destroyed at least seven ukrainian drOnes targeting russias capinal. Ukraine and russia regularly Launch Night time drOne raids On each other� s territory. Rescuers are searching for survivors buried under the sand in a designated humanitarian zOne in the southern Gaza Strip which was hit by israeli airstrikes overnight. The Israeli Military said it had targeted hamas commanders directly involved in carrying out the October 7th attack. Local residents said three strikes targeted tents in al mawasi, west of the city of khan younis. The strikes left craters and residents had more than 20 tenths. Rescuers have been searching for survivors buried under the sand. Palestinian official said Search And Rescue efforts were being hampered by a lack of necessary equipment. The Israeli Military said it had taken steps to mitigate the risk of harming civilians but hamas denies it was there. The mac the Hamas Hamas denies it was there. The mac the Hamas Civil hamas denies it was there. Iie mac the Hamas Civil defence. We have at least 13

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