israeli air strikes in gaza and focusing on gaza city where israel s defence minister now says that the israeli troops are operating in the heart of gaza city which the minister claims is the heart of terrorism. the area is the one of the most densely populated parts of the territory, and has frequently been hit by the israeli military in the last month it says it is targeting hamas, which israel, along with many other countries, considers to be a terrorist organisation. in this bulletin we will bring you the developments from right across this region, from here in israel, inside gaza and from lebanon as well. but we will start this hour with the latest developments from our middle east correspondent yolande knell. flares hanging in gaza s night sky are ominous warnings of incoming israeli fire. but, increasingly, the israeli prime minister s being pressed for a pause in fighting. i did ask him for a pause yesterday. this is a key moment. israeli troops are now said to be i
british woman at yesterday s marathon. she finished 10th and shades more than two minutes of her previous personal best and was only 14 seconds of the second break second best british time. the performance came only a few months after she was left out of the team gb squad after the olympics in tokyo. figs gb squad after the olympics in to 0. , gb squad after the olympics in to 0. a gb squad after the olympics in to , ,. gb squad after the olympics in to 0. a , ,. tokyo. as soon as the olympic door closed and tokyo. as soon as the olympic door closed and i tokyo. as soon as the olympic door closed and i was tokyo. as soon as the olympic door closed and i was able tokyo. as soon as the olympic door closed and i was able to tokyo. as soon as the olympic door closed and i was able to focus - tokyo. as soon as the olympic door closed and i was able to focus on i closed and i was able to focus on london it was like i ll forget about that now and focus on london cell i m glad i
there were faces some couldn t wait to see again. there were the stars who stood up for more than just their sport, he spoke out for the millions whose voices can t be heard. it s ok sometimes to even sit out the big competitions to focus on yourself, because it shows how strong of a competitor, person you really are. but we should be out here having fun and sometimes that s not the case. the city cannot sleep yet though, the paralympics comes to town two weeks tomorrow. for the olympic games, sport s most iconic arena held against the most challenging of backdrops. we say thank you tokyo, thank you japan. it s arigato, tokyo. ..a bientot, paris. ben croucher, bbc news.
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