Our international editor, jeremy bowen has the latest. A few minutes after the attack, the building in irans diplomatic compound in a well off central area of damascus seems to be on fire. The israeli strike destroyed the iranian consulate. It was a Precision Attack against a Senior Commander who will have worked hard to keep his movements secret. Despite that, Israeli Intelligence must have tracked general Mohamed Reza Zahedi to the meeting he was having in damascus. He was the Senior Iranian general in syria and lebanon two countries iran regards as critical parts in what it says is its system of forward defence, the so called axis of resistance. In damascus the syrian Foreign Minister said the general and others who died were killed by israel. Translation we strongly condemn this Criminal Act L carried out by the zionist enemy. These attacks can only be met by further steadfastness, further support for the Palestinian People and further resistance whether in iraq or in southern leba
Militants. The announcement about his visit was made by the us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken after late night talks in tel aviv. Antony blinken also said the us and israel had agreed on a plan to allow humanitarian aid into gaza. In gaza itself un agencies have warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis. More than 2800 people have been killed by israeli air strikes. Hamas, which is designated as a Terrorist Organisation by governments including in the uk and us, said it fired a barrage of rockets at jerusalem and tel aviv overnight with sirens sending lawmakers into bomb shelters. A Draft Resolution at the United Nations on israel and gaza failed to pass the security council. Western nations voted against it because it failed to condemn hamas. We can show you the scene in gaza, it is just after 11 oclock there. All eyes on the next stages of what happens next. We can talk now about that with our correspondent anna foster in northern israel. Bring us up to date with the night of deve
Is still currently closed. Hamas and israel have denied reports that theyve agreed a truce in Southern Gaza. The us Secretary Of State was in cairo on sunday to persuade egyptian officials to reopen the border point. These are the latest pictures from the Rafah Crossing you can see the crowds gathering there. We understand that un fuel truck s have crossed the border this morning. But as we said, it remains closed for the moment. This is a fast moving story, but here are some of the other main points. The United Nations is warning that Hospital Fuel Reserves in gaza are likely to run out in the next 2a hours which could endanger thousands of patients. Conditions in gaza are worsening with a shortages of food, water and aid. Fuel reserves at gazas hospitals are likely to run out in the next day. At least 2,750 people have been killed. Palestinian sources say israels airforce struck 20 targets overnight in gaza, with the detonations among the heaviest seen in the last nine days. The un c
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Well have the latest. Also on the programme the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, accuses china of interfering in democracy after a parliamentary researcher was arrested in march, accused of spying for china a claim he denies. After repeatedly saying he wouldnt resign, Luis Rubiales finally has, so how has the news going down in spain . And is the shocking footage of an 11 Year Old Girl being attacked by an American Bully Xl Dog goes viral, we speak to a leading Animal Charity about whether the breed should be banned. It isa it is a busy programme, hello to you. We start in morocco, where survivors of the powerful earthquake that struck on friday say the government is not responding quickly enough to help people in remote regions of the atlas mountains. Some villagers have been digging through the rubble with their hands to recover bodies buried under collapsed buildings because heavy Lifting Equipment cant travel on roads blocked by landslides. Nearly 2,700 people are now confirmed to h