Learned that several u. S. Citizens among those dead in israel, that is according to a National Security council spokesperson. They say they are continuing to monitor the situation closely, and the State Department is ready to provide assistance to any u. S. Citizens still in the country. Right now, at least 700 israelis are dead, 2300 injured according to israeli officials. The Palestinian Health Ministry Says their death fulsome that more than 400 without least 2300 injured. Israel has come from that forces have taken both military and non military israeli captives. Israeli media says that number is actually at least 100, and includes, women, children and the elderly. Earlier today Family Members of some of those taken by hamas held a Press Conference where they shared their stories, and pleaded for help. Heres one woman 23 old it was a back to saturday night. She called us and said mom, they shot at us, we cannot drive, everybody here is there were four kids and everybody is 30, eve
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This is bbc news, the latest headlines. the taliban fight for afghanistan s second city kandahar, as the bbc speaks to the militants leaders exclusively. poland s parliament votes to tighten control of the media the us says it s deeply troubled, warning it s a threat to freedoms. the british government says it s seriously concerned about the human rights situation in north west china after allegations of abuse against uyghur muslims. the foreign office has called it a truly harrowing picture and has imposed sanctions including asset freezes and travel bans on senior chinese officials. the chinese authorities have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. an open letter written by a teenage campaigner in london, working with the campaign group burst the bubble, has now been sent to the foreign secretary dominic raab. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell
Kandahar, as the bbc speaks to the militants leaders exclusively. poland s parliament votes to tighten control of the media the us says its deeply troubled warning it s a threat to freedoms. the fast fashion business model has come under increasing criticism for its environmental impact. its critics say the industry pushes cheap throwaway clothes, often made of highly polluting man made fibres. now the boss of online fashion giant boohoo has been responding to these claims, and to allegations of poor pay and conditions at a supplier s factory in england. he s been speaking exclusively to the bbc s sean farrington. boohoo chief executivejohn little is rolling out hundreds of millions of pounds of investment across factories, offices and distribution centres like this in burnley. this is where your order gets put together, is the biggest picking, they are picking in an order that actually it s a different customer, different brands. creating thousands ofjobs but almost more crucial
Everywhere, but there is also the more personal. giving little insights into the lives of those who fell with the plane. these were people from around the world with no connection to the ukraine s conflict. their positions are marked with sticks and white cloth. mo pro-russian militants are in control here. some show curiosity, but there s no obvious intense of recovering the bodies or securing the aircraft. this is a strange eerie experience, walking through the debris field over the passenger jet, the remains of its crew and passengers are everywhere and yet there is no one here trying to work out what happened. no one here to take responsibility for this. the militants leaders say they are not altering the site to it remains intact for investigators