we are expecting in the next little while to get an update from the us coast guard. certainly there s been no significant development, and of course, the submersible bench missing on sunday. these are the pictures of the bay in newfoundland where the coordinating of the rescue operation is being done. but there has been no updates since they lost contacts a minute an hour and 45 minutes into that dive. since then the search has been growing into the concern has been growing. we have been listening to those on bbc to the course of the day, listening to marine experts talking aboutjust the harshest of conditions on the sea bed. the total blackness that they will actually see, the cold the oxygen that is running out. it is a race against time. we are expecting to move a bit, but we are expecting the us coast guard will give us an update, and perhaps we will learn information in terms of where they are in terms of the size of the search operation. they are looking on the surfa
The israeli army has said it has operational control of their rafah crossing here, this is a fellow because mortars were fired from this area killing four other soldiers. We have not verified this ourselves but we have verified several videos circulating on social media of israeli armoured vehicles including this one, which appeared online this morning. It shows a tank ramming into two palestinian flags at the crossing on the gaza side. There is a long shadow stretching on the ground from west to east suggesting it was early in the morning. We have located it to hear by looking at pictures of Satellite Images of the crossing. Overnight, there was continuous israeli bombardment on the border city. We verified this video which was sent to the bbc by someone in khan younis looking towards rafah. You can see some of the players in the sky. Israel claims 20 hamas fighters have been killed but there are also reports of civilian casualties. Israel says it has warned people of it strikes. One
This turning point period, and we will pursue our long term plans and priorities. But first of all, we have to save the people of the country. We have to preserve our values and traditions, and particularly protect voluntary non state and religious organizations and civil society. The measures we take must be targeted and must be realizable. We will be open to cooperation with all countries who see in russia an honest partner. We will not refuse or reject any kind of dialogue with the western world. We are determined to parry aggression and to particularly counter those who are aggressive towards our country. Lets get more now with our russia editor at bbc monitoring, vitaly shevchenko. Good to see you. What stood out for you in president putins address . What happened and what was set as at the kremlin this morning may not be what it really seems. The way Vladimir Putin came to power, a lot of people would hesitate to call it an election after all of his key opponents were barred from