hello, i m anna foster in southern israel. we start in gaza where the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, says there are signs that civil order is starting to break down, following three weeks of war. this is one of the incidents which prompted that warning people breaking into aid agency warehouses, to carry off food and other essential supplies. only a fraction of the usual number of trucks carrying aid have crossed into gaza in the past week. israel s aerial bombardment and ground operation only 80 compared to around 100 a day that usually pass into gaza. israel s aerial bombardment and ground operation inside gaza are continuing. the israeli defence forces have released this video showing tanks and other armoured vehicles inside the territory. the palestinian red crescent says it s received warnings from israeli officials to immediately evacuate gaza s al-quds hospital, adding that raids have taken place todayjust 50 metres away from it. israel says it is respond
international aid agencies say they struggle to contact their teams inside gaza after most communication networks were cut overnight. and the families of some of the hostages being held in gaza call for the government to do more to bring their loved ones home. hello, i m anna foster. this is bbc news. we re live in southern israel, and you can hear the continuing israeli bombardment of gaza, you can hear loud firing, gunfire, artillery fire and mortarfire going on through the morning which marks the intensification of israel s bombardment of gaza which started last night will stop with bright flashes and huge explosions lighting up the night sky above the territory. the israeli army had said it was expanding its ground operations there. a spokesman for the israeli government would not confirm that this heralded the start of a much anticipated ground offensive against hamas. the armed wing of hamas, which is a recognised terror organisation by the uk and the usa, has said it i
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Many front pages look ahead to next week, when the government is expected to begin the formal process of the brexit. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Brexit Secretary david davis has called on mps to back the governments brexit bill when it returns to the commons tomorrow, after the lords twice went against the government. Peers voted to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk, and to ensure that parliament has a vote on an eventual deal. But mr davis said it would not be acceptable for parliament to try to reverse the will of the british people. If mps do pass it, theresa may could trigger article 50 thats the formal process of brexit this week. 0ur chief Political Correspondent vicki young reports. Theresa may wants to get on with it. For months she has vowed to kick start brexit talks by the end of march. But some here in parliament are fighting to get safeguards written into law before the negotiations begin. Today, the Brexit Secretary tried to reassure mps and peer
Many front pages look ahead to next week, when the government is expected to begin the formal process of the brexit. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Brexit Secretary david davis has called on mps to back the governments brexit bill when it returns to the commons tomorrow, after the lords twice went against the government. Peers voted to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk, and to ensure that parliament has a vote on an eventual deal. But mr davis said it would not be acceptable for parliament to try to reverse the will of the british people. If mps do pass it, theresa may could trigger article 50 thats the formal process of brexit this week. 0ur chief Political Correspondent vicki young reports. Theresa may wants to get on with it. For months she has vowed to kick start brexit talks by the end of march. But some here in parliament are fighting to get safeguards written into law before the negotiations begin. Today, the Brexit Secretary tried to reassure mps and peer