Of the Chagos Islands, its last african colony, but the us and uk retain control of their military base. Im so missing must iam i am Sumi Somaskanda. We start with Breaking News of israeli Air Strikes in the lebanese capital, beirut, reportedly the Israel Defense forces say they were targeting a hezbollah senior official. The israeli military earlier called on civilians to flee. Were also following another developing story in the region, in the occupied West Bank. An israeli Air Strike on a Refugee Camp on thursday is reported to have killed at least 14 people. The idf confirmed in a Statement that it had carried out a strike in the Tulkarm Region and has just updated to say the strike killed a Hamas Commander they believe was resonsible for planning a number of attacks. Video shows a chaotic scene with people gathered outside a hospital and bodies being carried into the facility, after what palestinian officials said was a strike on a Refugee Camp. Violence has surged in the West Bank
Dozens of rockets into northern israel. On tuesday the israeli military said they d killed a senior hezbollah commander in a strike on beirut. These pictures show the extent of the destruction from that strike. Our senior international correspondent orla guerin sent this report from tyre, where thousands of people have fled their homes. A community in mourning. The village of saksakiyeh in southern lebanon today. Ii were killed here yesterday by israel s massive bombardment. The dead included four women, an infant and a seven year old girl called joury. Herfather, mohammad halal, says she was an innocent child and a martyr. He pledges his support for the hezbollah leader, sheikh hassan nasrallah. Even if they kill us, he says, we are at your service. Also being mourned today, dina darwiche and her son, jad. Killed in their own home by an israeli missile. Here she was at work with the un refugee agency. It says it is outraged and deeply saddened, and civilians must be protected. A mir
Fierce cross border clashes are continuing with israel striking southern lebanon, and hezbollah firing dozens of rockets into northern israel. On tuesday, the israeli military said they d killed a senior hezbollah commander in a strike on beirut. These pictures show the extent of the destruction from that strike. Our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, sent this report from tyre, where thousands of people have fled their homes. A community in mourning. The village of saksakiyeh in southern lebanon today. Ii were killed here yesterday by israel s massive bombardment. The dead included four women, an infant and a seven year old girl called joury. Herfather, mohammad halal, says she was an innocent child and a martyr. He pledges his support for the hezbollah leader, sheikh hassan nasrallah. Even if they kill us, he says, we are at your service. Also being mourned today, dina darwiche and her son, jad. Killed in their own home by an israeli missile. Here she was at work with
welcome to news room. erdogan secures the historic third term as turkey s president. we ll take a look at what it means for the country s relations for washington and we will show you the dramatic video of the moment a driver and passenger fired at each other while on board the moving bus. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. we begin in washington where there is an urgent push for a tentative deal to avoid a default. president biden and kevin mccarthy have cut the deal though they are facing pushback. the bill has to clear the senate. mr. biden says he is confident it will make it to his desk. the speaker and i made clear from the start that the only way forward was a bipartisan agreement. that agreement now goes to the united states house. and to the senate. i strongly urge both chambers to pass that agreement. mccarthy has released the text of the 99 page bill which includes raiseing the debt ceiling two years. increasing spending on defense and veteran is
welcome. more now on monday s devastating earthquake, the biggest in the region since 1939. it s killed over 7,000 people. the border area between turkey and syria is one of the world s most seismically active regions. 0ur correspondent quentin sommerville has travelled to antakya, close to the border with syria, that s been hit by aftershocks. with pickaxe and hammer, determination and hope, they dig for lost relatives in antakya. this backbreaking work falls to these men. their city and country are overwhelmed, and the lives of those trapped in here depend on them. this was a sixth floor apartment block. families on every floor. ten minutes ago, theyjust heard a voice, so they re digging to try and get to whoever it is buried deep inside all of this. they can see a man and a child trapped inside. again, they hear something, so they call for silence. and they wait. they dig more carefully now, but they re too late. both are already dead. with so many still trapped, there s b