we ll take a look at what this says about the leadership race so far. and what s next for sri lanka after 100 days of protests that brought down the country s president? live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6am in singapore and 5pm in texas where the repercussions of may s shooting at an elementary school in uvalde are still having a huge impact. a preliminary report into the shooting has found systemic failures in the police response. 19 children and two adults were killed when the 18 year old gunmen opened fire. a texas house of representatives committee has been looking into why it took police more than an hour to confront and kill the shooter. for the latest on this, i m joined now by our correspondent rianna croxford in washington. great to get you on the programme and i have to say the findings of this preliminary report are pretty stark. give us a sense of what was said at this press conference. the? said at this press conference. t
Hospitals are struggling. Here, medics use their phones to light the way as a patient arrives, as theres no fuel for generators and theyre overwhelmed by casualties. Israel has banned fuel from entering the territory, saying hamas, designated as a Terrorist Group by many western governments, including the uk, may use it for military purposes. The un agency which looks after Palestinian Refugees has warned it could stop its operation in gaza, as soon as tonight, without it. If we do not get fuel by tonight we will have to halt our operations and that is likely to impact at least 600,000 people currently sheltering in 150 of our schools and other buildings. With plenty of Aid Building Up in egypt, theres frustration about the sluggish relief effort. This is one of the who trucks loaded with the urgent needs for patients inside gaza. There is trauma kits, there is medicine and drugs, there is the disposable, which is much needed now to treat the patients and to manage casualties inside ga
On mobile and desktop today. Im yasmin vossoughian. Were live in israel where there could be a Ground Invasion at any moment. Here is Josh Lederman from the report. This morning, new signs that israels ground war and gaza maybe a minute. Israel vowing to increase attacks as a prepares for the next stage of the war. Releasing video of what it says in an Infantry Brigade practice in the battle plan. Air dropping leaflets warning civilians in Northern Gaza to flee south. As israels Chief Of Staff tell soldiers, we will enter the gaza strip. At the same, time new efforts to get more aid to gaza. Humanitarian organizations are saying that it is still not nearly enough. The u. S. Is increasing its Military Presence in the regions Secretary Of State, anthony blinken, was asked about the fears of a larger conflict. We are concerned. In fact, we expect that there is a likelihood of escalation. Escalation by iranian proxies perpetrated against our forces, against our person. We are taking steps
Irans Supreme Leader has vowed that israel will be punished for the attack, which he said was a strike on iran itself. Bbc verify has found evidence the iranian authorities have given notice to pilots to avoid the tehran area as rocket launches could be taking place between the 10th and 12th of april. Its s also possible an attack on israel could come via irans proxy hezbollah which has forces in lebanon. The israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned his country is ready for what he calls scenarios other than gaza. President biden has pledged iron clad support for israel over iran. So far iran has played no direct role in the conflict but the country does have a network of allies across the region called the axis of resistance , which it says is united in its opposition to israel and the us. The uk Prime Minister rishi sunak has commented on iran s threats. Here s what he s said. The threats from iran are unacceptable and we, like the americans, fully support israel s righ
gymnasium in the southern city of marawi. local media reports say it happened during a catholic mass. we ll bring you more updates on this story as it comes in. it comes after a powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the same island earlier in the day, followed by four major aftershocks that sent residents fleeing from coastal areas amid fears of a tsunami. tsunami warnings issued earlier, including as far as japan, have now been cancelled. meanwhile, in paris, one person has been killed and two others injured in a knife and hammer attack. french president emmanuel macron sent his condolences to the family of a victim, a german tourist. the suspect, who was arrested at the scene, is a 26 year old french national. the french interior minister says the man was known to authorities in france for trying to stage another attack in 2016. french anti terror prosecutors say they will be taking over the investigation. fierce fighting has resumed in gaza after the collapse of a tempo