Of a deepening humanitarian crisis. More than 2,800 people have been killed in israeli air strikes. President biden is expected in israel on wednesday. Mr biden will be briefed on israels aims and strategies in response to the attacks that killed moo people. And he could meet regional leaders as well. In its strongest warning yet, iran, which backs hamas, has said it could take pre emptive action in the next few hours. Faith leaders are among those calling for peace. In london, the archbishop of canterbury joined jewish and muslim clerics in making an appeal. This is the scene across gaza right now. Through the morning there have been a number of missile strikes. The smoke since then has cleared, as you can see in the background, with damaged buildings overlooking the harbour in gaza. We know that the siege of gaza is continuing and our bbc report on the ground has told us that gaza and the area around it is on the edge of catastrophe. Lets go straight to southern israel and our chief
Killed two, enjoyed a third in a rifle attack. That was during a euro 2024 qualifying matches taking place which is important because it means a lot of swedish people were brussels for the match was the police say the gunmen is believed to be of tunisian origin but was in belgium illegally after having his Asylum Application rejected. A few lines we are having sent to us. This is from the swedish Prime Minister, some pretty strong statements from him saying sweden has never been under as big a threat as now. He says sweden and the eu need better border control. He says this is a time for more security, we must not be naive. And as said, the suspected gunman was in brussels illegally but we also know he had been to sweden but was not known to police. The swedish Prime Minister of course recognising the concern many around the world have right now saying i understand many swedes are afraid and angry, particularly at the suspect not being known by Swedish Police and he says, and this coul
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And israel had agreed on a plan to allow humanitarian aid into gaza. In gaza, un agencies have warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis. More than 2,800 people have been killed in israeli air strikes. Hamas, which is designated as a Terrorist Organisation by governments including the uk and us, says it fired a barrage of rockets atjerusalem and tel aviv overnight, with sirens sending people to bomb shelters. At the united nations, a Draft Resolution on israel and gaza failed to pass the security council. Western nations voted against it because it failed to condemn hamas. This is the scene across gaza right now. There across gaza right now. Is nervousness as the humanitarian there is nervousness as the humanitarian situation gets worse. Many thousands of people making the journey from the north of gaza to the south, putting further pressure on already limited infrastructure. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the latest. Israel says it is hitting hamas targets as barrages
This is bbc news, the headlines. The un warns that israels continuing siege and air strikes are leaving gazas Health System on the verge of collapse. The us president Will Visit Tel Aviv on wednesday, reaffirming support for israel as it prepares a Ground Offensive into gaza. Faith leaders in london, including the archbishop of canterbury, call for peace in the middle east. Indias Supreme Court rules against legalising Same Sex Marriage. More now on our main news. Israeli air strikes have continued through the night in gaza before wednesdays visit to israel by the us president , joe biden. Dozens of palestinians are reported to have been killed, including 28 people in one house in the rafah area, close to the crossing into egypt. Mr biden s visit is designed to show us support for israel in its war against hamas, after the deadly attacks in Southern Israel ten days ago. Hes expected to be briefed on israels strategy, as well as how it will try to minimise civilian casualties. Live now