if forces entered rafah s population centres or launched a major ground operation. hugo bachega has more. the remarks by the israeli national security adviser appeared to reject the idea that we could be near the end of the war in gaza. he said fighting might continue for at least the rest of the year although he didn t give details about how intense the conflict might be. now all eyes are on rafah, near the border with egypt. the israeli authorities say it is vital to enter the city because they believe four hamas battalions are still operating there. but israel is under a lot of international pressure to limit its operations in the city to minimise civilian casualties, and officials are describing what s happening there as a limited operation . still, scores of palestinians have been killed in recent days, and the un says more than one million people have fled rafah because they are concerned that the israeli military may launch a full scale operation. virtually everyo
Of the crash. as a precaution, all of china eastern s boeing 737 800s like this one have been grounded. boeing said in a statement that the company s thoughts are with those who were on board, and it pledged technical support for the investigation in china. for people in china, today s crash has been extremely unsettling. this is a country with a strong air safety record, so strong that travellers have, frankly, taken air safety for gra nted. not any more. at guangzhou airport, the wait for news of family and friends and family who never arrived. my heart is really heavy , says one man who had to call the family of a colleague to tell them he was on the flight. here, they must know that their loved ones are not coming home. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the british iranian woman
For people in china, today s crash has been extremely unsettling. this is a country with a strong air safety record, so strong that that travellers have, frankly, taken air safety for gra nted. not any more. at guangzhou airport, the wait for news of family and friends and family who never arrived. my heart is really heavy , says one man who had to call the family of a colleague to tell them he was on the flight. here, they must know that their loved ones are not coming home. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. a court has been told the former tennis champion boris becker acted dishonestly when he failed to hand over his trophies to settle his debts. becker, who s 5a, was declared bankrupt injune 2017.
Of the crash. as a precaution, all of china eastern s boeing 737 800s like this one have been grounded. boeing said in a statement that the company s thoughts are with those who were on board, and it pledged technical support for the investigation in china. for people in china, today s crash has been extremely unsettling. this is a country with a strong air safety record, so strong that travellers have, frankly, taken air safety for gra nted. not any more. at guangzhou airport, the wait for news of family and friends and family who never arrived. my heart is really heavy , says one man who had to call the family of a colleague to tell them he was on the flight. here, they must know that their loved ones are not coming home. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. you re watching newsday on the bbc.
For the investigation in china. for people in china, today s crash has been extremely unsettling. this is a country with a strong air safety record, so strong that that travellers have, frankly, taken air safety for gra nted. not any more. at guangzhou airport, the wait for news of family and friends and family who never arrived. my heart is really heavy , says one man who had to call the family of a colleague to tell them he was on the flight. here, they must know that their loved ones are not coming home. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. a court has been told the former tennis champion boris becker acted dishonestly when he failed to hand over his trophies to settle his debts. becker, who s 5a, was declared bankrupt injune 2017.