Put forward by Arab Countries calling for a humanitarian truce. Hello, im anna foster. This is bbc news. Were live in Southern Israel, near the gaza broder, where theres been a significant intensification of israeli airstrikes over gaza, with bright flashes and huge explosions overnight lighting up the night sky above the territory. It comes after the israeli army said that it was expanding its Ground Operations there. A spokesman for the Israeli Government would not confirm it has been a significant escalation overnight. Through the night, we saw bright flashes and loud explosions lighting up the night sky over the territory and this can be heard all around Southern Israel and gaza. A spokesman for the Israeli Government would not confirm that this heralded the start of a much anticipated Ground Offensive against hamas. The armed wing of hamas which is a proscribed Terror Organisation by the uk and the usa has said it is involved in violent confrontations with Israeli Forces in northe
Coast, and we are still following Breaking News out of the state of maine. A Police Source says that at least 22 people were killed in shootings in the city of lewiston, the second largest city in the state. Law enforcement Officials Say some 50 to 60 people were wounded in multiple locations, including a Bowling Alley and a bar and grill. Residents in lewiston, auburn, and lisbon are being urged not to go out, and shelter in place. That is approximately 50,000 people on relative lockdown. Earlier this evening, Police Released photos of a man carrying an ar15 style rifle. Law enforcement says they are currently searching for him. His name is robert card. He is a Person Of Interest in connection with the shootings. They say he should be considered armed and dangerous. It is reported he is still at large. Tonight, the community is justifiably on edge, as this urgent manhunt continues. The police stormed the building when we alerted them to the fact that one of the back doors had been lef
big weekend show fox news alert. i am probably hurt along with mollie and jason chaffetz. tonight, two big stars. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu effectively signaling the start of a ground operation to take up hamas. [background noises] [gun shots] as a small community rocked by deranged killer comes together to remember the 18 lives lost in may minute details are revealed about the shooters possible motive, his final moments and the note he left behind. cb cotton live where the vigil has been held. those who were killed were complete up trying to have fun during the busy workweek. instead, they were gone down. the vigil behind me start this healing process for this community. lost a lot of people and i don t know what to think. it doesn t i m waiting to wake up and pinch me, i m dreaming. this could not have happened here. not in a million years. friday evening police finding the body of the accused mass shooter with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a r
after most communication networks were cut overnight. we are alive in southern israel. this is bbc news. let me show you some live pictures of what is happening and gaza right now. you could normally see the skyline behind me. the buildings of gaza. but the smoke that is really blotting out the skyline at the moment and the fog are making it very difficult to see what is going on there. but our cameras inside gaza can show you the scene after that night of intensifying air strikes that we have seen and heard. you can hear them going on around us all the time. in fact, we are seeing, where we are now, a position very close to the border with gaza, you can hear the explosions. we are being told, people around us, to make sure we are wearing a protective equipment, wearing helmets and body armour because, as you can hear quite clearly around us, there is this rolling intensification of israeli fire on gaza. you can hear the sound of monitors, you can hear the sound of artillery