the injured have been taken to al aqsa hospital in nearby dair al balah. the health ministry says the strike hit three houses and the death toll is likely to rise given the large number of families living the area. it also says more 20,400 have been killed since the war began in october. our correspondent shaimaa khalil has been following developments from bethlehem in the occupied west bank. what we understand from the hamas run health ministry is that the air strike hit this densely populated residential block. so it s several buildings in very close proximity to one another. as you said, the death toll is likely to rise. that s according to the spokesperson, essentially because of the large number of families living in that block, but also because many, many people are still stuck under the rubble. we ve seen footage of first responders from the palestinian red crescent walk through really narrow areas, trying to navigate the rubble to get to people and try using torch lig
hand. this warning comes just hours before a republican-led committee holds a hearing on the chain knee communist party s threat to america. let s start with cnn s manu rash. tonight will be the first prime time hearing that any he republican has held since january. what are republicans telling you about why this is such a top priority? this is one of the rare bipartisan initiatives in a very polarized institution, the u.s. house. but kevin mccarthy has indicated to me and others that this is a bug priority of his to make sure that both sides are on the same page when it comes to the threat of china. that is the same approach the lady verse the committee, mike gallagher on the republican side, and the democrat both are trying to pursue this on a bipartisan basis. he indicated to me this will be an overall scene setting hearing to try to make clear about the threat from china poses, not just abroad but also here in the united states. we expect to hear from key witnesses, s
all of those buried here, but they expect to be digging at more sites like this in areas recently taken back from the russians. orla guerin, bbc news. india s prime minister, narendra modi, has told the russian leader, vladimir putin, that now is not the time for war . the two men have held face to face talks in uzbekistan on the sidelines of a regional summit. mr modi stressed the importance of democracy, diplomacy and dialogue . the russian leader responded that moscow was doing everything it could to bring the conflict to an end: translation: i know about your stance on the conflict in ukraine. | i know about the concerns that you voice constantly. we will do everything for it to stop as soon as possible. unfortunately, the leadership of our opponents, ukraine, has stated that they refused to hold talks and that they want to reach their goals militarily, or as they say, on the battlefield. drjenny mathers is an expert on russian politics and security at the department of
Battalion in ukraine. g arks tz asked call whether or not he was aware that this actually occurred in the u.s., supplied these weapons. call didn t seem to recognize this or was aware. he cited this global times report from china, call said i don t agree with chinese propaganda. g arks tz said, well, i agree with that assessment. but, jake, this all coming as, you re right, adam smith, the top democrat on the committee, making clear he does not believe supplying fighter jets to ukraine is a wise use of resources, but not all republicans and democrats agree with that. thanks so much. now to china where officials rolled touted red carpet for bella russian president to russian president vladimir putin after beijing solidified its partnership last
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