from more than 800 serving officials in the us and europe denouncing their governments policy on israel and the war in gaza. in a signed a statement, they warn that their own governments policies on the israel gaza war could amount to grave violations of international law . one signatory to the statement a us government official with more than 25 years national security experience told the bbc those who understand the region were not being listened to. the statement warns that their administrations risk being complicit in one of the worst human catastrophes of this century, but that their expert advice has been sidelined. it says israel has shown no boundaries in its military operations in gaza, which has resulted in tens of thousands of preventable civilian deaths. it also calls for the us and european governments to stop asserting to the public that there is a strategic and defensible rationale behind the israeli operation . the statement is signed by civil ser
performance ahead of europe league cups match. there are growing hopes of another truce in gaza with the potential release of more israeli hostages. the united states says serious negotiations are taking place to secure a pause in the fighting between israel and hamas, designated a terror organisation by the uk government. the british foreign secretary, lord cameron, is in egypt today, calling for what he calls a sustainable ceasefire . meanwhile, israeli forces say they ve uncovered of hamas tunnels in the heart of gaza city with entrances connected to the homes of the organastion s leaders. here s our middle east correspondent yolande knell, and just a warning that you may find some of her report upsetting. in khan younis, drones and shelling are the soundtrack of this war. a new day in gaza brings no escape from the relentless bombardment. for little riyan, the attacks have taken a cruel toll. her uncle now cares for her in a local hospital. when herfamily s home was hit
good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering 16 year old brianna ghey in a park near warrington in february. the girl and boy, who were 15 at the time, stabbed her 28 times. they cannot be named for legal reasons. outside court, prosecutors said it was one of the most distressing cases the crown prosecution service has had to deal with . here s our north of england correspondentjudith moritz. brianna ghey s family described her as a ball of energy, funny, brave and one of a kind. the 16 year old was also transgender, though, they say, that did not define her. she was fearless to be whoever she wanted to be. she wanted to identify as a female and she wanted to wear girl s school uniform and yeah, shejust did it. it wasn t a hurdle at all for her. but not everyone wished brianna well. she was targeted as a murder victim by two teenagers who wrote out a plan to stab her in the back and in the stomach. brianna was lured from
at the world darts championship has won again tonight. and stay with the serum bbc news, for considering coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and the world. a student has carried out a mass shooting at the university where he was studying in prague, killing 14 people and wounding 25 others, ten of them seriously. police were already looking for him after his father was found dead this morning in a nearby village. the student, thought to be in his early 20s, began his shooting spree this afternoon, apparently picking off people at random. he was later found dead. our correspondent sarah rainsford is in prague. well, this mass shooting took place just across the bridge from where i am tonight in the building that s lit up at the end, that s charles university, the arts faculty, and that s where the gunman shot so many people, wounding and killing many. there is deep shock of course tonight here in prague and across the czech republic, and there is als