live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has arrived in belfast for a four day trip to mark the 25th anniversary of the historic good friday agreement. the landmark deal largely brought to an end the 30 year conflict in northern ireland known as the troubles. president biden says he looks forward to reiterating america s commitment to preserving the peace. my colleague emma vardy has more. air force i arrives at belfast international and northern ireland s first presidential visit in ten years is under way. time for a short hello with rishi sunak on the tarmac before the president was whisked away for the night. a ring of steel is in place in belfast city centre in what is one of the biggest security operations here of recent years. we ve been planning for this for a number of weeks. we ve prepared for all the various contingencies. our style and tone that we ll be delivering around this policing o
Hello, im lyse doucet. The main un agency in the gaza strip is again warning its humanitirian work is becoming more difficult becasue of a lack of fuel in the territory. Unrwa says its having to drastically limit its consumption of fuel, which is seriously affecting what aid it can provide to people in gaza. It comes as the israeli army conducts another Ground Incursion into gaza to target hamas fighters. The idf says infantry and armoured units were accompanied by Helicopter Gunships as they entered eastern gaza city. Its the second Ground Incursion in as many days. Another development the us has carried out airstrikes in Eastern Syria against two facilities used by irans revolutionary guards, hitting weapons and ammunition Storage Facilities. The us says it is not linked to this crisis. More on that later. But first, lets get more on deepening humanitarian crisis in gaza. Unrwas commissioner general Philippe Lazzarini has been speaking. Lets hearfrom him. Gaza on the brink of a Massi
Hello, im lyse doucet. Welcome to our coverage of the israel and gaza war with all the latest updates this hour. Israels army says it conducted a fresh Ground Incursion into gaza overnight to target hamas fighters. It said infantry and armoured units were accompanied by Helicopter Gunships as they entered eastern gaza city. Anti tank guided Missile Launch sites and command and control centres were hit. The army said all israeli troops exited the area with no injuries. This is the second Ground Incursion in as many days. The israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted a full offensive is coming. But he said the date had yet to be determined. The main un agency in the gaza strip is again warning its humanitirian work is becoming more difficult because of a lack of fuel in the territory. Unrwa says its having to drastically limit its consumption of fuel, which is seriously affecting what aid it can provide to people in gaza. But first, lets get more on deepening humanitarian cr
we start in the middle east. palestinian officials have accused the israeli military of carrying out a deadly air strike on an area for displaced people near rafah in southern gaza. dozens of people have reportedly been killed, including children. a spokesperson with the palestinian red crescent society said the death toll was likely to increase as search and rescue efforts continued in rafah s tal al sultan neighbourhood west of the city centre. in a statement, israel s military said an idf aircraft struck a hamas compound in rafah, adding: the idf earlier on sunday, hamas launched rocket attacks towards tel aviv for the first time in months. the israeli military said at least eight rockets were launched from the rafah area of southern gaza. all the projectiles were either intercepted by air defence systems or fell in fields. so very early early days the the gaza authorities are accusing israel of carrying out a strike on what that say was an area where internally displaced