Memorial events are taking place in israel and Around The World to remember the victims of the hamas attacks on israel exactly one year ago in which nearly 12 Hundred people were killed and Two Hundred and fifty ta ken hostage. In israel, shortly after daybreak, president Isaac Herzog joined a Memorial Service at the scene of the Nova Music Festival marking the moment it came under attack. The time was 6 29am when Southern Israel awoke to the sound of sirens along the gaza border. Only a few moments later, sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and nearby cities in central israel. At 6 50am, hamas fighters breached the border fences, entering israeli communities and launching attacks in multiple locations. By 8 04am, the Israeli Army in multiple locations. By 8 04am, the Israeli Army declared a State Of Alert for war, and idf soldiers began deploying to areas under attack. At10 25am, Idf Spokesperson Daniel hagari announced operation swords of iron. Before noon, prime Minister Netanyahu addressed
Afternoon live, im simon mccoy. Could host to much of the events for today at 4. The 19 year old british woman convicted of lying about being raped birminghams Commonwealth Games. I will explain later. And darren with in cyprus is allowed to fly back to the uk after receiving a 4 month the weather. A lot of interest in suspended sentence. The foreign secretary welcomes the news. We will be following up on the the weather. A lot of interest in the weather. A lot of interest in issues in relation to the case. The weather in the uk. Not least because his so mild but it is also i spoke to the Cypriot Foreign windy in some parts of the uk. We minister about that. Will look at that later. Scores of people are killed thanks darren. In a stampede, as iranians flock also coming up. To the funeral of qasem suleimani, killed by the us. Joker leads the way in this years bafta film nominations but theres criticism of the lack a teenager admits killing of diversity with only white newlywed pc Andrew
Israeli fighter planes launched bombing raids across the border, following the shooting down of one of its jets. Israel says its been targetting iranian positions on syrian territory used to fly drones over israeli airspace. Tom bateman reports from jerusalem. What was left on israeli soil of one of the countrys most advanced fighter jets. It crashed after its two pilots ejected, said israel, amid syrian anti aircraft fire. One pilot was left severely injured. Israel said it scrambled the planes in response to this, a drone allegedly sent by Iranian Forces in syria into israeli airspace. It was destroyed. Israel then hit the site it said the drone had come from, before further strikes against what it called iranian targets in syria. Ive been warning for some time about the dangers of irans military entrenchment in syria. Iran seeks to use syrian territory to attack israel for its professed goal of destroying israel. Israel is wary about the threat across its northern border, with the s
Gods sake, just drive and at 11 16pm in the film review, mark kermode joins jane hill to talk about black panther. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Haitis ambassador to the uk has told the bbc he believes oxfam did try to cover up details of the use of prostitutes by some of its aid workers in the aftermath of the earthquake in 2010. The charitys chief executive admits they could have been more open, but insisted there was no attempt to hide the truth. It was an earthquake that devastated haiti, killing more than 200,000 people, affecting millions more. Aid agencies from around the world stepped into the chaos. Oxfam, with more than 70 years experience, had hundreds of staff in the field. But an investigation by the times found that in 2011, four Staff Members were sacked and three others resigned over allegations of misconduct, including paying local women for sex. The n60 says it launched an investigation and kept the Charity Commission fully informed, something the commission n
News. Theres new hope tonight for thousands of families who live with the prospect of passing on inherited diseases to future generations. For the first time, scientists have successfully repaired a faulty gene in Human Embryos. They used a process known as gene editing to correct dna that causes a deadly Heart Condition. But critics are warning that the technique could, ultimately, be used to create so called designer babies. Our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. The goal could not be more ambitious to eradicate inherited diseases. These scientists have taken an impressive first step on a long road, editing dna in Human Embryos. So how is it done . Inside the nucleus of each of ourselves is our genome, billions of pieces of dna. Its the Instruction Manual for life. The scientists were targeting a faulty gene that causes a serious Heart Condition. They fertilised a healthy egg with sperm from a man carrying the faulty gene. They then injected the Gene Editing System known as