the palestinian militant group, islamichhad, says it has agreed to a ceasefire with israel to end three days of fighting, which began on friday. the truce brokered by egypt is expected to come in to force shortly. israel said several hours ago that it had agreed to the ceasefire, but there has since been a further wave of violence. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, sent this report. a crush of grief for islamichhad s most powerful commander in gaza. revenge, the mourners shout. and soon it came, the armed group firing barrages of rockets at israeli cities. the death of the veteran militant is a serious blow to the jihadist group. he was killed here with seven others in intense israeli bombing. it was horrifying. they targeted the house with five or six rockets, says this man, who lives nearby. there were bodies on the ground. and today, the violence also reached jerusalem, as israeli nationalists visited its most disputed holy site for a jewish holiday.
and the islamichhad group after three days of violence and more than a0 palestinian deaths. the bill as amended is passed. cheering and applause. political wrangling and a marathon debate president biden s climate bill has been approved in the us senate. how dozens of english councils have cut back on holiday food vouchers for children on free school meals. commentator: it s gold for scotland. and in birmingham, laura muir becomes the 1,500 metres commonwealth champion. good evening. we re beginning tonight s programme with a special report from afghanistan, showing how pregnant women, new mothers and their babies are being affected by acute shortages and a lack of basic services nearly one year on from the taliban takeover and with much foreign funding suspended. to give birth in remote parts of the country means difficult journeys on makeshift roads, sometimes being turned away from hospital, sharing beds on wards, and little medicine. pregnant women are suffering from a
the us senate passes joe biden s climate plan, channeling billions of dollars towards ambitious clean energy goals. the world will be a better place for my grandchildren because of what we did today, and that makes me feel very, very good. very, very good. and more than 80,000 tourists are stranded in a chinese resort after a coronavirus outbreak sparks a lockdown. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it sneezed at. it s newsday. it s 6am in singapore, and 2:30am in the morning in afghanistan from where we have a special report showing how pregnant women, new mothers and their babies are being affected by acute shortages and a lack of basic services. it comes nearly one year on from the taliban takeover and with much foreign funding suspended. 0ur report was filmed in badakhshan province in the north east of afghanistan by cameraman sanjay ganguly producer imogen anderson and correspondent yogita limaye. some viewers may find this report distressing.
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