live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme- it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin - it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in - it s newsday. welcome to the i programme. we begin in sudan, where the rescue operation to bring british nationals out of the country has made progress. the latest official figure is that 536 people have been rescued so far. tens of thousands of sudanese and foreign nationals have left sudan in the past week, fleeing the violence that s erupted between two military factions. we ll have a report by our special correspondent lucy manning on those arriving back in the uk, but we start with this report from cyprus, and our correspondent there, nick beake. finally, an escape for britons who ve been stranded in sudan. but as the raf carries out more evacuations, there are some concerns the airfield
Its newsday. Singapore, this is bbc news. Its newsda. ,. , its newsday. Hello and welcome to the programme. We begin in israel, where we begin our programme, as israel continues its mass mobilisation of troops, hundreds of thousands, on the southern border with gaza, the widespread expectation that a Ground Offensive across the frontier maybe coming. But the un is calling for Essential Supplies to be allowed into the territory, where the humanitarian situation is deteriorating rapidly, as israel enforces a complete siege. This follows the unprecedented attack, five days ago, in israel, by militants from hamas, a group committed to the destruction of israel, and designated a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk. At least 1,200 people in israel are now thought to have been killed in the multiple assaults last saturday. At least a thousand palestinians have been killed in retaliatory israeli air strikes. Well be inside besieged gaza, with our correspondent, ru
strike on a un run school in northern gaza. israel hasn t commented. if the ceasefire does go to plan, the four day pause in the fighting in gaza will begin on friday at 7:00 in the morning, local time. the first group of israeli hostages 13 from a group of 50 will be released a few hours after that. israel has confirmed it has a list of names and has been contacting the families. and in return, israel will release 39 palestinian prisoners with a commitment to free 150 if things go well. according to hamas, four trucks and 200 aid trucks will be allowed in to gaza. israel has been clear the truce is not the end of its war against hamas, but clearly there are hopes the pause could be extended. orla guerin reports. singing. in tel aviv tonight, friends and campaigners coming together. there is hope here and there is caution. the first israeli hostages should be coming home tomorrow. 13 families should be reunited. but it s bittersweet. many hostages will remain in gaza. onl
and british victory in the opening singles seemed imperative, but miomir kecmanovic was super strong and extremely consistent. he said he felt the pressure well, he thrived. britain s captain leon smith has been through all this before. draper, at 21, not so much. ranked just below his opponent, draper took kecmanovic to two tie breaks, but he lost them both. serbia celebrated as if they knew what was coming. well, here he is. novak djokovic tried to settle it. in the blue corner, cameron norrie. good luck. now, there were some british voices in the crowd trying to hurry djokovic up when he served, but when he won the first set, the gesture was aimed back at them good natu red, probably. djokovic wrapped up the match in straight sets, job done for serbia. then he went to do an on court interview, seemingly near some noisy british supporters. it wasn t broadcast at the time, it was captured on a mobile phone. djokovic suggests they learn how to respect players and behave.
it s newsday. hi singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. hi there. thank ou for it s newsday. hi there. thank you for being it s newsday. hi there. thank you for being with it s newsday. hi there. thank you for being with us. - it s newsday. hi there. thank you for being with us. if- you for being with us. if you re just you for being with us. if you rejustjoining us, here s a quick update on the latest developments on the israel gaza war. forthe developments on the israel gaza war. for the first time since the conflict broke out, more than 400 foreign passport holders and injured palestinians have been allowed to leave gaza. the rafah border crossing, in the south of gaza, until today had only been opening to allow humanitarian aid for palestinians in. elsewhere, there s been another big air strike onjabalia in northern gaza, which israel has declared an evacuation zone. this, a day after an israeli attack killed dozens of peo