good afternoon. first, police in northern ireland are warning that dissident republican groups may try to cause public disorder to draw police into attacks over the easter weekend. extra officers are being drafted in ahead of a visit by president biden next week as part of events to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. our ireland correspondent chris page reports from belfast. in northern ireland this weekend, people are holding events to mark a quarter of a century of relative peace. the agreement signed on good friday, 1998, largely ended three decades of conflict. but there is also a reminder that the threat from paramilitaries hasn t completely pa ramilitaries hasn t completely faded. paramilitaries hasn t completely faded. police have taken the unusual step of warning there could be street violence at a march held by dissident republicans. there is very strong community evidence specifically coming forward in respect of monday s events in derry londond
good afternoon. we start in the middle east, where israel has ordered the mobilisation of reservists in air defence units, fighterjet pilots, and drone operators, as tensions rise in the region. in the latest escalation between israel and palestinians, two israeli women were killed in an attack in the occupied west bank. the authorities say a third person was also seriously wounded in the incident near the settlement of hamra. the israeli military says troops are searching for suspects, who opened fire at a car, causing it to crash. the latest development comes after the israeli military hit targets belonging to the palestinian militant group hamas. the airstrikes targetted areas of the gaza strip and lebanon. israel says they re in retaliation for a major rocket attack on israel launched from southern lebanon, which the israelis blamed on hamas. these images from gaza show the aftermath. they re the heaviest airstrikes that israel has carried out on gaza since last august. w
we start in the middle east where israel has ordered the mobilisation of reservists in air defence units, fighterjet pilots and drone operators as tensions rise in the region. in the latest escalation between israel and palestinians two israeli women were killed in an attack in the occupied west bank. the authorities say, a third person was also seriously wounded in the incident, near the settlement of hamra. the israeli military says troops are searching for suspects, who opened fire at a car, causing it to crash. the latest development comes after the israeli military hit targets belonging to the palestinian militant group hamas. the airstrikes targetted areas of the gaza strip and lebanon israel says they re in retaliation for a major rocket attack on israel launched from southern lebanon, which the israelis blamed on hamas. these images from gaza show the aftermath. they re the heaviest airstrikes that israel has carried out on gaza since last august. our middle e
By an anti tank missile fired by hamas. The raids were also aimed at gaining information on the whereabouts of the more than 200 hostages being held in gaza. A third convoy of more than a dozen aid trucks is at the Rafah Crossing from egypt, waiting for permission to head into gaza. The head of the Main Un Agency Helping Palestinians in gaza says hundreds of truckloads of aid are needed every day, rather the few dozen which have been allowed in so far. The agency has called forfuel to be allowed in, with only a minimal supply left for hospitals, Water Desalination Plants and bakeries. Israel says its not permitting Fuel Deliveries because they could be commandeered by hamas. The Hamas Run Health Ministry in gaza says the israeli bombardment of gaza has killed more than 5,000 people there, including 2,000 children. Attacks by hamas on israel this month killed more 1,400 people. Wyre davies has this report. Its a part of gaza where people should have felt relatively safe. The southern pa
yolande knell reports. when it came, israel s promised retaliation hit the gaza strip hard. the military says it struck targets linked to the palestinian militant group hamas. it blames hamas, which governs here, of not only firing rockets at israel from gaza, but also for yesterday s barrage launched from lebanon. overnight, there were more gazan rockets, most intercepted by israel s defence system. and this morning, after the bombardment, palestinians spoke of a frightening night. translation: my daughters| were crying, and one fainted. that s what happened. i looked around, and everything was destroyed. i checked my vehicle, and it was destroyed. in lebanon too, locals inspected the damage after three israeli strikes near a palestinian refugee camp. this was one of over 30 rockets fired from lebanon a day ago.