North america correspondent, sean dilley. A community in smouldering ruins. Many homes here in lahaina burnt to charred wrecks. The church and the harbour among the Historic Sites wiped out by the flames that tore indiscriminately through the formerly picturesque tourist town. The us marines and National Guard among the Emergency Workers on the ground. The us president , joe biden, has declared the situation as a major disaster. We are seeing loss of life here. As you know, the number has been rising and we will continue to see loss of life. But we have extraordinary professionals working on this job. We also have seen many hundreds of homes destroyed. And that is going to take a great deal of time to recover from. Lahaina has felt the biggest impact from the wildfires. The death toll is rising. Most fires are under control, but authorities are still working on a number on maui and the neighbouring big island. Here in lahaina, Rescue Efforts are moving more quickly now that winds of up
welcome to bbc news. i m monika plaha. our top stories: protesters take to the streets in tel aviv, including outside the home of prime minister benjamin netanyahu in jerusalem, after he fires his defence minister for condemning his controversial legal reforms. this sacking of israel s defence minister who spoke out against the legislation feels to many people here like a turning point. warnings of more severe weather in mississippi and neighbouring states, after a powerful tornado kills at least 26 people. we saw a trailer go up in the air, bang down like a pancake. it exploded. a migrant rescue ship funded by street artist banksy is seized by italian coast guards. and why people in lebanon have woken up in two rival time zones in a row over daylight saving. hello and welcome. we start in israel, where mass protests have been taking place in several cities after prime minister benjamin netanyahu sacked his defence minister, yoav gallant. mr gall
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marathons in the last year to highlight the issue of water overconsumption. hello, and welcome to the programme. we begin today in israel, where prime minister benjamin netenyahu has sacked his defence minister, yoav gallant, after he called on the government to suspend overhauling the judiciary. these are pictures from tel aviv tonight. you can see there the scale of the protest. you can see there the scale of the protest. it follows months of protests over the plans, which will makes it harder for courts to remove a leader deemed unfit for office. campaigners say they threaten the country s democracy, but mr netenyahu insists they re responsible . i m joined now by barak ravid, who is a journalist and middle east correspondent for the digital news website axios in tel aviv. it s great to get you on the programme today. it s great to get you on the programme today. explain to us exactly what s at stake here why is there opposition to these laws? the scale of the protest i