Shot dead tells us America Needs better gun control. And, nearly a0 years after the First Successful separation of conjoined twins at Great Ormond Street Hospital, some of the children its helped meet up and share their experiences like, we obviously do fight a lot. We do scream at each other a lot. We get mad at each other. But then we always have that bond that we know well be sisters forever, and well love each other forever, and well care for each other forever. On bbc london, the mayor sadiq khan calls for a ceasefire in gaza. Stay with us here in bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. Good evening from jerusalem. Large explosions have been seen in the gaza strip tonight as the Israeli Army Says its increasing the number of air strikes on the territory and expanding its ground force operations. Communications in gaza including mobile phone and internet have been cut off. In response to the intensified bombardme
Welcome to the programme, continuing coverage of the escalation of events announced by israel. A spokesperson for the idf the Israeli Defence force is confirming that there will be an increase in air strikes and attacks from the air and an increase and expansion of ground force operations tonight. Mobile phone services and internet in gaza have been cut off. Combined with little power to begin with. Showing you these Live Pictures, which are pretty dark, as i spoke, the power, electricity is low, so the buildings are not to let out. However, every few minutes or so, the sky is lit up by explosions, as you just saw that they are followed often by a cracking sound, that orange flash. We have been witnessing to me just pausing there for the sound, we been witnessing this over the last few hours now since just before the idf made that announcement confirming their operational changes, the increase in bombardment to the outcome of the expansion of Ground Forces. They say they are targeting
Hello, you are welcome. There have been waves of intense israeli air strikes over gaza, much heavier than in previous nights. The Israeli Army Says its increasing the number of air strikes on the territory and expanding its ground force operations. You are watching live picture is now coming to us from guys where sirens are warning of more rocket fire to come. Communications including phone and internet have been cut off, making it nearly impossible for residents to reach anyone. Amid the darkness come explosions are intensifying. The Israeli Defence forces are winning gaza City Residents to move south for their safety. City residents to move south fortheirsafety. Hamas for their safety. Hamas military wing fortheirsafety. Hamas military wing says its clashing with Israeli Forces in Northern Gaza and targeting to southern israeli cities with what it because an intense missile barrage. An overwhelming majority of the Un General Assembly voted in favour of an immediate truce in gaza, ado
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It was unbelievable the casualties that we saw. Israel is at war. We didnt want this war. It was forced upon us. But though israel did not start this war, israel will finish it. That is the path to hell if we are in that zero sum place. Im, like, really in fear. Ijust have the thought of me dying in a bomb in gaza. How do you protect these civilians and also allow israel to respond. The way it wants to respond . This situation didnt come out of nowhere, though. Do i think the west could have done more . Yes. I think arab countries could have done more as well. Why is this happening now and what does it mean for the future of the entire middle east . This is one of the most complex and long running conflicts in human history. So how did we end up here . Hamas is an arabic acronym, its short for harakat al muqawamah al islamiyyah, meaning the Islamic Resistance movement. They are a Palestinian Islamist group dedicated to the destruction of israel. Elected to power in 2006 and fully takin