on residents to donate blood. the 6.8 magnitude quake struck in a remote area in the atlas mountains, around 45 miles south of the popular tourist destination marrakesh. tremors were also felt in the capital, rabat, some 350 kilometres away. president biden has said he s deeply saddened by the events. china s president xi has also sent a message of condolence. charlotte wright has this report. collapsed buildings and rubble strewn streets. the aftermath of a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8, leaving many hundreds dead across morocco. this is one of the country s biggest cities, marrakesh, a popular tourist destination, and 45 miles from the epicentre. as emergency workers picked their way through the debris, there are reports of families still trapped and many more injured. the floors were violently shaking, the walls were shaking, things were falling off shelving. i just didn t even know what to think. i then went into slightly more open space, in my bedroom, an
of an extension as hamas offers to release more hostages. dozens of israelis who ve been held captive in gaza have been released by hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government. in return, 117 palestinian prisoners have been freed. president biden said he wants to keep the deal going so all hostages can be brought home and more aid can be sent to gaza. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. free again. 14 israeli hostages released by hamas head home after their long ordeal, along with three foreign nationals. among them were is year olds dafna and ela elyakim, eight, who were finally reunited with their mum, chen goldstein almog, who was released along with her three children, and roni kriboy, released 51 days after being kidnapped from a festival where he was working as sound crew. it followed a weekend of happy reunions. people from kfar aza watched on as news of their friends avigail idan spent her fourth birthday in captivity. the israeli a
great panel to get into it all this evening. first, the latest headlines. israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said that an israeli strike which hit a camp for displaced people in gaza was a tragic incident and was being investigated. dozens of people were killed when fire broke out at the camp in rafah. there has been widespread international condemnation of the attack. aid agencies in papua new guinea say they are unable to reach some of the people buried in friday s landslide because the ground is still moving. as many as 2,000 people are feared to have been trapped under the landslip. at least 21 people have been killed in the us, as storms and tornadoes swept acros several states. among the worst affected areas arkansas, texas, and kentucky. forecasters have issued warnings for a severe thunderstorm on monday around newjersey, new york, and pennsylvania. ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensky, has called on western leaders to put more pressure on russia