The Israel Defense forces have declared a narrow coastal strip at al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no Running Water or proper sanitation. Israel says that since monday, about 300 thousand palestinians have already fled rafah. The us is still urging israel not to mount a full scale assault on the city and today the un says a full scale offensive cannot take place. In the north there are evacuations in the city of jabalia as the idf says that it has been carrying out air strikes. It says hamas fighters are regrouping there. Meanwhile a top eu official, charles michel, has condemned israels evacuation orders, saying people are being directed towards unsafe areas. From jerusalem, paul adams reports. One by one, the people of rafah are leaving. Outlying parts of the city now all but deserted. I wasnt planning on going, hassan says, but since no one is left here, i decided to leave. I have to find out where my wife and daughter are. The un says 300,000 people
Forces have declared a narrow coastal strip at al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no Running Water or proper sanitation. Israel says that since monday, about 300,000 palestinians have already fled rafah. The us is still urging israel not to mount a full scale assault on the city. And in the north, there are evacuations in the city of jabalia as the idf says that it has been carrying out air strikes. It says hamas fighters are regrouping there. Meanwhile, a top eu official, charles michel, has condemned israels evacuation orders, saying people are being directed towards unsafe areas. 0ur middle east correspondent Yolande Knell Reports from jerusalem. Another desperate exodus. Palestinians fleeing in their thousands, as israel signals it is now set to push further into gazas southernmost city, issuing new evacuation orders. What should we do . Hanan asks. Do we wait until we all die on top of each other . Weve decided it is better to leave. Israel has said i
Live from london. This is bbc news live from london. Israel continues to issue Mass Evacuation orders to palestinians as airstrikes on the gaza strip rage on. Meanwhile, the Foreign Office is investigating a hamas claim that british israeli hostage Nadav Popplewell has been killed in gaza it is switzerland cheering after one of the most controversial Eurovision Song Contests, switzerland are crowned this years winners. Emergency teams step up Relief Efforts to those hit hard by devastating flash floods in Northern Afghanistan. The un says more than 300 people have died. This is the scene live in barcelona, where people are voting in regional elections. The un says more than 300 people have died. This is the scene live in barcelona, where people are voting in regional elections. Israel has continued its airstrikes on several parts of the gaza strip even as it continues issuing controversial Evacuation Orders to palestinians. The Israeli Military said its troops had found many tunnels us
Been killed after houses in the central area of the gaza strip were hit. Israel has also sent tanks north of there after a night of heavy aerial and ground bombardments. From jerusalem, paul adams reports. One by one the people of rafah are leaving. Parts of the city now all but deserted. Translation i but deserted. Translation . , translation i wasnt planning on anoin. But translation i wasnt planning on going but since translation i wasnt planning on going. But since no translation i wasnt planning on going. But since no one translation i wasnt planning on going. But since no one is translation i wasnt planning on going. But since no one is left translation i wasnt planning on going. But since no one is left here | going. But since no one is left here i decided to leave. I have to find out where my wife and daughter are. The un says 300,000 people have left already. That is almost a quarter of those sheltering in rafah. Most are heading for the coast to places barely able to sustain
Outfits worn by many celebrities. Well talk to one journalist about the challenges of covering it. Lets start with the Campus Protests in the us. Reporting them is creating a challenge for us journalism, and were going to talk it through with journalists whove been on the ground. But before we meet them, lets remind ourselves whats been unfolding over the past month. So, these protests started at Columbia University in new york in mid april. According to a bbc tally, there have now been demonstrations at nearly 140 colleges across 45 states and washington, dc, too. According to the ap news agency, around 2,500 people have been arrested at campuses across the us. And the protesters are demanding a number of things, including that their colleges financially divest from israel. Now, in some locations, police have been sent in, not least at Columbia University in new york, and that was seen as being hugely significant, not least because its the first time there have been mass arrests on co