the us state department said real progress had also been made in negotiations to open the border to foreign nationals. we are also hearing reports from gaza s largest telecommunications provider saying that all communications and internet services have again been cut off. that news comes as israel confirmed that it carried out an air strike near the jabalia refugee camp in northern gaza. the hamas run health ministry and a hospital director say at least 50 people were killed israel says its strike killed a senior hamas commander and caused the collapse of hamas underground infrastructure. bbc verify have located the exact position of the blast which you can see here and you can see how built up it is. more now from our international editor jeremy bowen. and a warning, his report contains images some may find distressing. israel says the destruction came from air strikes that killed a senior hamas commander and some of his men. it said hamas was using these civilians as huma
the gray fire zone. i would not be surprised if we have more fatalities as we re able to get into areas and investigate. reporter: at last word, that blaze 0% contained. this is one of the most challenging, difficult fires that washington state has seen because of the fuel load, the wind, and the heavy population reporter: the region s fires have already destroyed at least 300 structures, including homes. i started to remember all the treasures from family heirlooms that i ll never get back. reporter: and beyond the fire zone, officials warn smoke from these blazes as well as canadian wild fires are making air quality dangerous in more than half of washington state meanwhile, authorities urging people to evacuate the washington fire zones when told. we know properties can be rebuilt, possessions can be replaced, but lives are irreplaceable. reporter: with the unpredictable fire threat far from over.
and then, we have another situation in the interior of british columbia, both in west kalowna, and firefighters are having a terrible time with a fire that sprung up on tuesday but quickly grew in size and began threatening communities. in fact, people there tell us that several structures, including homes, were destroyed. i want you to listen now to the fire chief of west kalowna and how he described the harrowing night they had and the escapes and the rescues. we fought hard last night to protect our community. somebody described it to me last night in the heat of the battle as it was like a hundred years of fire fighting all at once in one night. thankfully, as of now, no loss of life, and officials are grateful for that although as i said this will be a very long weekend with so many resources pouring into the region. but this is really just another
Click to expand Image Collected remnants of Russian cluster munition rockets that were used to attack the city of Kharkiv, at a storage area in Kharkiv, Ukraine, December 22, 2022. 2022 Evgeniy Maloletka / AP (Washington DC, May 29, 2023) - Greater global efforts are needed to ensure that the international treaty banning cluster munitions achieves its goal of ending the suffering and harm caused by these indiscriminate weapons, Human Rights Watch said today. May 30, 2023 marks 15 years since the Convention on Cluster Munitions was adopted in Dublin, Ireland. "Fifteen years after its adoption, the international ban on cluster munitions is being tested as never before," said Steve Goose, arms director at Human Rights Watch and chair of the international Cluster Munition Coalition. "To prevent further human suffering, governments need to make greater efforts to ensure that the treaty banning cluster munitions succeeds in eradicating these heinous weapons." Cluster mun
tonight, russia s war is increasingly spilling into its own territory. shelling and drone strikes are ramping up, and in russian areas bordering ukraine, even the kremlin calling the situation in belgrade alarming. after numerous buildings, including homes and a school came under attack, several people were injured and some 300 children were evacuated to areas farther inland. a drone also attacked an oil refinery further south, setting it ablaze. this comes just a day after moscow faced several drone attacks. though ukraine has denied direct involvement, the white house today reinforced the stance. we have been very clear. privately, we certainly have been clear publicly, that we do not support attacks inside russia. joining me now is john bolton, former national security adviser and former u.