And far reaching consequences, which are being felt across ukraine and beyond. This is the story of what happened after kakhovka. As a ukrainian journalist, ive been following russias full scale invasion from day one. When moscow took the area around the Southern City of Nova Kakhovka, i realised it could become a flash point. The city is close to a key reservoir and europes Largest Nuclear power station. Live from london, this is bbc news. Dozens of towns and villages are flooded in ukraine after a major dam is breached. Lets go live now to kyiv, speak to bbc ukrainian s viktoriia zhuhan, whos there. For today, we understand from ukrainian authorities that about 16,000 residents on the banks of ukraine controlled areas are in immediate critical danger. Our team has been investigating for many months. Water supplies are of key importance in the hot and dry south of ukraine, and russia previously targeted the waterways here, along with other civilian infrastructure. Man made flood into
Palestinian islamichhad. Both sides deny responsibility. Lets get more on tuesdays hospital attack. Heres our international editorjeremy bowen. Loud blast the missile hit the hospital not long after dark. Man shouts you can hear the impact. The explosion destroyed Al Ahli Hospital. It was already damaged from a smaller attack at the weekend. The building was flattened. Very soon, video was posted from gaza of bodies laid out near the ruins of the hospital. So many dead and the size of the explosion, together looked to be having a profound impact on what was already the most dangerous crisis in the middle east in a generation. The wounded were taken across gaza city to shifa hospital. The israeli armys First Response said hospitals were highly sensitive and not targets of its military and urged caution about what it called the unverified claims of a terrorist organization. That statement will not be believed by palestinians and by millions of others in the middle east who see these imag
Theres been International Condemnation of the taking of civilian hostages. Israel says some 100 civilians and soldiers have been kidnapped, but both israel and hamas have denied reports of a possible prisoner exchange. So far in this conflict, at least 900 people have been killed in israel, and almost 700 people have been killed in gaza following Israeli Military action. Right now were looking at a live pictures of gaza city, where weve seen many flashes of explosions in the past hour or so. Israels allies, including the us, germany, italy, france and the uk have released a joint statement criticising the weekends surprise strikes by hamas, saying lets get the latest from the ground now. 0ur international editor, jeremy bowen, is in the southern israeli city of ashkelon, just 13km or about eight miles north of the gaza strip, and has this report. Inside gaza, it looks every bit as if palestinians are feeling the full force of Israeli Military power. Israel says hamas is responsible for
House of the United States House Of Representatives is hereby declared vacant. Mccarthys cardinal sin, say his critics, was working with President Biden and the democrats on a last minute Budget Agreement to avoid a Government Shutdown last weekend. Lets take a closer look at the lawmakers who want to take his place. Jim jordan of ohio was first elected to congress in 2007. And on friday morning his bid got a major boost. Former Preident Donald trump Writing On Truth Social jordan is one of trumps biggest congressional allies, receiving the president ial medal of freedom from trump in a closed door ceremonyjust days after the 6 january capitol riot in 2021. Jordan is 59 years old. He currently chairs the Housejudiciary Committee where he launched several investigations into President Biden, his son hunter, and the fbi. He is also a founder and former chairman of the ultraconservative House Freedom caucus and was among more than 100 republicans who voted against 300 million in aid for u