Forces have declared a narrow coastal strip at al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no Running Water or proper sanitation. Israel says that since monday, about 300,000 palestinians have already fled rafah. The us is still urging israel not to mount a full scale assault on the city. And in the north, there are evacuations in the city of jabalia as the idf says that it has been carrying out air strikes. It says hamas fighters are regrouping there. Meanwhile, a top eu official, charles michel, has condemned israels evacuation orders, saying people are being directed towards unsafe areas. 0ur middle east correspondent Yolande Knell Reports from jerusalem. Another desperate exodus. Palestinians fleeing in their thousands, as israel signals it is now set to push further into gazas southernmost city, issuing new evacuation orders. What should we do . Hanan asks. Do we wait until we all die on top of each other . Weve decided it is better to leave. Israel has said i
Hello, im rajini vaidyanathan. We beginfrom. The polls have just closed in catalonia, where Pro Independence supporters wanting to break away from spain are hoping to maintain their majority in the Regional Parliament. Catalonia made a failed attempt to break away from spain in 2017, and the election comes as the parliament in madrid is expected to approve a controversial amnesty law for separatist catalans facing legal action. Lets speak to our correspondent guy hedgecoe. If you could just set this into context. Why are these elections so significant . Context. Why are these elections so si. Nificant . , context. Why are these elections so siunificant . ,. , context. Why are these elections so siunificant . ,. , u, significant . They are significant because the significant . They are significant because the cattle significant . They are significant because the cattle on because the cattle on Pro Independence parties have controlled the Regional Parliament for so long, and the National
At al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no Running Water or proper sanitation. Israel says that since monday, about 300 thousand palestinians have already fled rafah. The us is still urging israel not to mount a full scale assault on the city and today the un says a full scale offensive cannot take place. In the north there are evacuations in the city of jabalia as the idf says that it has been carrying out air strikes. It says hamas fighters are regrouping there. Meanwhile a top eu official, charles michel, has condemned israels Evacuation Orders, saying people are being directed towards unsafe areas. From jerusalem, paul adams reports. One by one, the people of rafah are leaving. 0utlying Parts of the city now all but deserted. I wasnt planning on going, hassan says, but since no one is left here, i decided to leave. I have to find out where my wife and daughter are. The un says 300,000 people have left already. Thats almost a quarter of those sheltering i
Israel has also sent tanks north of there after a night of heavy aerial and ground bombardments. From jerusalem, paul adams reports. One by one, the people of rafah are leaving. Outlying parts of the city now all but deserted. I wasnt planning on going, hassan says, but since no one is left here, i decided to leave. I have to find out where my wife and daughter are. The un says 300,000 people have left already. Thats almost a quarter of those sheltering in rafah. Most are heading for the coast, to places barely able to sustain life, where exhausted, hungry people fend for themselves. Zainab and her children have brought their makeshift tent to the beach. Translation they dropped leaflets on us four times. After the fourth time, we came here. When i arrived, i found my tent was worn out. We stayed in it for five months in rafah. I want to try and stitch it, but its no good. Back in rafah, israels Ground Operation is almost a week old. The military says its destroying tunnels, Killing Ha
Hello, im rajini vaidyanathan. Its been described as the new High Speed Railway that will form the backbone of britains transport network. But there are now questions over the future of the h52 project which had planned to connect london, the midlands and the north of england. The uk government says it would be crazy not to review the project given soaring costs due to the war in ukraine and a rise in inflation. Defence secretary, and former transport minister grant shapps told the bbc the government would need to make serious decisions on how affordable it is. The hs2 project was originally due to link london with manchester and leeds, via birmingham. There is speculation that the link between birmingham and manchester may be under threat as costs have increased significantly. The line to leeds has already been scrapped. With more, heres our political correspondent, jessica parker. Hsz hs2 is this enormous rail project, and they actually already scrapped a bit of the leg of the line t