hello, i m sally bundock. warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the middle east where israeli defence forces have carried out air strikes in gaza strip after they intercepted five rockets they said had been fired from there into southern israel. it comes shortly the idf announced they were withdrawing from the town ofjenin in the occupied west bank, after a two day military operation, which left twelve palestinians and an israeli soldier dead. israel says the action was an attempt to root out terrorists inside the refugee camp, while palestinian leaders accused israel of mounting an invasion . an estimated 3,000 people left thejenin refugee camp since the attacks started. jenin has become a stronghold of a new generation of palestinian militants
a pizzeria was hit. that killed 13 people, when a missile struck in the evening. and in kyiv in the last few hours, there was a memorial service for one of those killed, victoria melina, who had been a novelist who had caused her career to document russian war crimes and herfuneral career to document russian war crimes and her funeral will take place in a few hours time in her hometown of lviv. in the meantime the counteroffensive by ukraine goes on trying to push through those strong russian defences with ukraine still saying it needs more weapon and its allies as it prepares for that nato summit in vilnius next week which looks important to get this kind of commitments. the riots, which erupted in france last week, appear to have subsided for now, but they ve exposed deep divisions in french society. in marseille, where there were violent clashes over the weekend, people living in one of the city s most deprived neighbourhoods say they feel abandoned by politicians.
vital to route out terrorist activity. many of which was operating from there. that was the israeli viewpoint. the israeli military saying it intercepted five rockets fired towards southern israel by palestinian militants in the gaza strip. the us, as we ve mentioned, saying that sided with israel and its military offensive, in its mission to remove terrorists that are a threat to israel but they must not harm civilians in that process. let s get some of the day s other news now. the metropolitan police are reopening an investigation into whether covid regulations were broken during a christmas party at conservative headquarters in 2020. it follows video footage published by the sunday mirror appearing to show people at the gathering drinking and dancing.
0ur correspondentjenny hill sent this report. in this divided country, city of two halves. marseille s port is bright, bustling, cosmopolitan. but come to the northern districts, and no one s surprised that riots broke out. these neighbourhoods are notorious, deprived and dangerous. translation: is like living in a bin. it s not safe. people defecate in the lifts and stairwells. for people defecate in the lifts and stairwells. and stairwells. for the politicians, and stairwells. for the politicians, we - and stairwells. for the politicians, we are - and stairwells. for the - politicians, we are nothing, we are really nothing. are really nothing. omar tells us ounu are really nothing. omar tells us young peeple are really nothing. omar tells us young people here - are really nothing. omar tells| us young people here struggle to find a job or training. and for many, drug dealing is a seductive choice. but it got amin s brother killed. his body
just that people who haven t noticed a difference. this used to be a community noticed a difference. this used to be a community police - to be a community police station. forsome, perhaps, one of the last remaining physical links to the french state. h0 links to the french state. no wonder so links to the french state. no wonder so many here tell us here they feel cut off, left to fend for themselves. and even the mayor of marseilles acknowledges he needs to bring his city together. translation: for too long my town has been divided between people who are poor and people who are not, between those who are considered by the public authorities and those who are not. it authorities and those who are not. , , , , ., , ., authorities and those who are not. ,, ., not. it is supposed to be a fundamental not. it is supposed to be a fundamental french - not. it is supposed to be a | fundamental french value, not. it is supposed to be a - fundamental french value, but here equality is now