in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. you re watching bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in gaza, where in a sign of the growing hunger and desperation, crowds of people have scrambled for food from aid trucks entering the besieged strip, through the rafah crossing. for the first time since the war began, israel has also opened one of its crossings into gaza to aid. it s hoped the opening of the kerem shalom crossing will double the amount of food and medicine reaching gazans. until now, aid agencies have only been able to access the territory through the rafah crossing from egypt. israel says the three hostages it mistakenly killed in gaza on friday used leftover food to write signs pleading for help. in a change of tone, the uk and germany havejoined calls for a sustainable ceasefire . the reuters news agency is quoting egyptian security sources as saying israel and hamas are both open to a ceasefire but still disagree ov
this is bbc news. i m rich preston. our top stories hong kong media tycoon, jimmy lai, a critic of the chinese government, is sentenced to five years and nine months forfraud. argentinianjoy lionel messi leads his country into the world cup semi finals, after a dramatic penalty shootout against the netherlands. but heartbreak for their south american rivals, brazil they are out, also after a penalty shootout. croatia s win over brazil puts them into a second successive world cup semi final. the us says russia
this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the hong kong media tycoon and pro democracy activist, jimmy lai, has been sentenced to five years and nine months in prison forfraud. argentina and croatia will meet in the semifinal of the football world cup in doha. both teams prevailed in penalty shootouts in matches against the netherlands and brazil. one of russia s leading opposition politicians has been jailed for speaking out about russian war crimes in ukraine. ilya yashin told his supporters not to worry about him as he was led away for his 8.5 year sentence. from moscow,here s our russia editor steve rosenberg. handcuffed and locked inside a glass cage as if a dangerous criminal. but ilya yashin is a russian politician, a fierce critic of vladimir putin.
this is bbc news. i m rich preston. our top stories: cheering joy for argentina lionel messi leads his country into the world cup semi finals after a dramatic penalty shoot out against the netherlands. cheering they ll play croatia, who pulled off a shock win against one of the tournament favourites, brazil. two more quarter finals on saturday could morocco become the first african team to reach the last four? hong kong media tycoon and pro democracy activist, jimmy lai, is sentenced to five years and nine months in prison forfraud. the us says russia and iran are developing a full scale defence partnership, with moscow offering