translation: thisi is a complete farce. the united states is violating china s sovereignty under the guise of so called democracy. those who offend china will be punished. there are reports several chinese fighterjets have been entering taiwanese airspace. we ll have the very latest. also on the programme.. parched gardens and lawns will have to wait. a hosepipe ban is coming to parts of southern england. the hospital treating archie battersbee awaits a european court ruling, before withdrawing his life support. and tributes are being paid to roy hackett, one of the country s most influential civil rights campaigners, who s died at the age of 93. and coming up on the bbc news channel. commonwealth gold for england s evie richards in the cross country mountain biking after leading from the start. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. one of america s most senior politicians, the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi, says her controversial trip to t
the hamas run health ministry in gaza says at least 50 people were killed, including women and children. the israel defence forces confirmed it targeted a hamas compound in the area. in a statement, it said: the incident is under review. earlier on sunday, hamas launched a missile attack on israel, for the first time in months. the israeli military said at least eight rockets were launched from the rafah area towards tel aviv. all the projectiles were either intercepted by air defence systems or fell in fields. meanwhile, our partner cbs news is reporting that us diplomatic efforts to broker a deal to release hostages held in gaza by hamas and other allied groups are expected to continue soon. negotiators from qatar, egypt and the united states will be part of the talks. cia director william burns last week travelled to paris to revive talks, after negotiations in cairo stalled earlier this month. joining me now to discuss these developments is drjon alterman, director of the
we start in the middle east. palestinian officials have accused the israeli military of carrying out a deadly air strike on an area for displaced people near rafah in southern gaza. dozens of people have reportedly been killed, including children. a spokesperson with the palestinian red crescent society said the death toll was likely to increase as search and rescue efforts continued in rafah s tal al sultan neighbourhood west of the city centre. in a statement, israel s military said an idf aircraft struck a hamas compound in rafah, adding: the idf earlier on sunday, hamas launched rocket attacks towards tel aviv for the first time in months. the israeli military said at least eight rockets were launched from the rafah area of southern gaza. all the projectiles were either intercepted by air defence systems or fell in fields. so very early early days the the gaza authorities are accusing israel of carrying out a strike on what that say was an area where internally displaced
we start in the middle east. palestinian officials have accused the israeli military of carrying out a deadly air strike on an area for displaced people near rafah in southern gaza. dozens of people have reportedly been killed, including children. a spokesperson with the palestinian red crescent society said the death toll was likely to increase as search and rescue efforts continued. about 1.5 million had been sheltering in rafah from the fighting elsewhere in gaza. israel s military began its offensive in the city about three weeks ago. in a statement, israel said the attack targeted a compound where senior hamas officials had gathered. it added. earlier on sunday, hamas launched rocket attacks towards tel aviv for the first time in months. the israeli military said at least eight rockets were launched from the rafah area of southern gaza. all the projectiles were either intercepted by air defence systems or fell in fields. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson has