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Ceefax, a name manufactured from seeing facts. And, before we had laptops and mobiles, we had ceefax. Launched 50 years ago, it told us what we wanted to know. On newsnight at 10. 30pm, well bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters, and of course look at what the papers are saying about tomorrows news. Good evening. Fears of an all out regional conflict in the Middle East are growing tonight, as lebanese officials say nearly 500 people have been killed, including 35 children, and 1600 others injured in israeli strikes on the south of the country. The Israel Defence forces say theyve hit around 1300 positions held by the iranian backed group hezbollah. It says its fired dozens of rockets at israel. The Cross Border strikes have intensified after a series of exploding Device Attacks on hezbollah members were blamed on israel. Well hear from our international editorjeremy bowen, whos injerusalem, our diplomatic correspond
As a murder carried out by the netanyahu government. President erdogan said he condemns, what he called, a barbaric attack by israel. The white house says it is deeply disturbed by the incident. Here s us secretary of state, antony blinken. First things first, let s find out exactly what happened owned we will draw the necessary consequences. As you have heard me say, i have no higher priority than the safety and protection of american citizens, wherever they are, something i take the utmost seriousness, so if we have more info, we will share it and, as necessary, act on it. Our international correspondent, mike thomson sent this report. Unknown term had been taking part in a protest in the northern west bank. It was organised, one of many taking place in recent weeks to protest against the increased expansion of settlements in the west bank and it is said by local media israeli police had opened fire on those taking part in the demonstration and also used stun grenades and tear gas to
Turkey has described her death as a murder carried out by the netanyahu government . President erdogan said he condemns what he called a barbaric attack by israel. Elsewhere in the occupied west bank, the israeli army has withdrawn from jenin after an operation lasting nearly ten days. The palestinian health ministry says 36 people were killed in one of israel s largest operations in the west bank in years. Residents were displaced as israeli forces damaged buildings and other infrastructure in the northern west bank. People are now returning home, though water and electricity remain mostly cut off injenin, from where lucy williamson sent this update. Israel s troops and bulldozers have leftjenin camp now but the impact they had is written all across the streets here. This camp was the heart of israel s sweep across the northern west bank. They were here for 9. 5 days and this morning is the first time that residents have been able to leave their homes, see the destruction around them
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