the source of the leaks that resulted in highly classified documents being released on the internet. in the last hour, the pentagon says they are looking at the impact those leaks could have on us national security and that a criminal investigation has been opened. the bbc s carl nasman is here with more carl, what exactly is the pentagon saying? well, i mean, clearly these documents, which are making the rounds for a few days, they are starting to concern the us department of defence officials were getting in the most recent statement from the pentagon, i want to summarise a bit of that here. depending on saying we have engaged with allies and partners and have informed relevant congressional committees and the department of defence, we also know that a criminal investigation has now been opened into the source of these documents. us government looking to find who may have leaked this, was country may have been behind it if it originated from the us, potentially from russia
i m helena humphrey. good to have you with us. we start here in the us, where thejustice department is investigating the leaking of dozens of leaked intelligence documents which surfaced on social media a few days ago. some officials have suggested the topics point to an american source but they re not ruling out the possibility that pro russian activists or agents might be involved. the bbc s carl nasman is here with more. carl, what exactly is the pentagon saying? well, these documents, they have been circulating online and social media for days now, but clearly us officials are concerned, especially when it comes to security. in a recent statement from the pentagon officials say they re working on verifying the documents to work out if they are the real deal or not. but they say the documents contain classified material, highly sensitive material, highly sensitive material, they also say that they are focused on assessing they are focused on assessing the impact that these
we start here in the us where thejustice department is investigating the leaking of dozens of leaked intelligence documents which surfaced on social media a few days ago. some officials have suggested the topics point to an american source but they re not ruling out the possibility that pro russian activists or agents might be involved. the bbc s carl nasman is here with more. carl, what exactly is the pentagon saying?. these documents have been out there for a few days but us officials are concerned about this, especially when it comes to security, a pentagon statement coming out officials saying they are working to verify these documents but they say they contain classified, highly sensitive material, they say here they are focused on assessing the impact these photographed documents could have on us national security and our allies. a criminal investigation has been opened into this case, it is believed to be one of the biggest and the most serious cases of leaked document
Will meet later on sunday. President biden has vowed rock solid support for israel and warned against other countries taking advantage of the situation. One british citizen, jake marlowe, is missing. He was working as security at an Outdoor Party near the gaza border when the attack happened. And in egypt, two israeli tourists and their egyptian tour guide were shot dead in alexandria, apparently by a policeman. Another british man, nathaniel young, has been killed in the fighting. His family posted a Facebook Post paying tribute to him. So as we know, dozens of israelis have been taken hostage. Let me bring you these pictures, which some viewers might find distressing. Showing a woman in her 20s being abducted by armed men on a motorbike and an israeli man seized by Palestinian Militants. Footage circulating on social media shows the moment an israeli woman begged for her life as she was separated from her partner and driven away by hamas fighters into gaza. They were attending an out
Close your eyes. The kids are crying and screaming. There is no electricity. There is no internet. And so, you feel you could be next. This bomb could be on top of your home, on top of your apartment. And thatis home, on top of your apartment. And that is the latest we are getting from someone who is in gaza city. A doctor who spoke to the bbc earlier. The Palestinian Health authority has said so far, it believes up to 370 palestinians have been killed in the air strikes by the Israeli Defence forces since yesterday. A further 1800 to 2,000 people known to have been injured according to the Palestinian Health authority and are being treated in various areas for the injuries. Retaliatory israeli air strikes are set to continue. The Israeli Government has said that it will be coming down on the hamas militants in gaza city with its full force. We will bring you more on that as and when we get it. But lets talk more about what happened on the other side. Dozens of israelis have been taken