Gaza in recent days, and palestinian medics saying 19 people died in israeli air strikes tuesday, with four day old twins, their mother and grandmother, reported to be among the dead. Lucy williamson has more from jerusalem. For four days, mohammed abu alqumsan was a father. This day will haunt him for ever. The day he left his newborn twins, ayssel and asser, at home with their mother, while he went to collect their birth certificates, and returned to find them killed in a strike on their building in deir al balah. Today, he prepared to bury them. A new parent, comforted like a child. I didn t even have time to celebrate them, he said. Gaza s health ministry says 115 infants, including ayssel and asser, have been born and killed during this war. We asked the israeli army why the twins family home was bombed and are waiting for a response. Fighting has continued across the gaza strip, with both israel and hamas under fresh pressure to agree a ceasefire deal to calm spiralling regional
And defend against any future attack and avoid regional conflict. That starts with finalising a deal for conflict. That starts with finalising a dealfor an finalising a deal for an immediate finalising a dealfor an immediate ceasefire with hostage release in gaza. We need to get this over the finish line. At that same meeting, the palestinian ambassador to the un accused the security council of not doing enough and urged those present to impose sanctions on israel. Israel does not care about your condemnations. Let me repeat, israel does not care about your condemnations. It dismisses your resolutions, it does not even listen to your debates. Meawhile, israel s representative accused hamas of using civilians as human targets and demanded more action to be taken on iran. The most unbelievable thing is your inaction to condemn and stop the biggest danger and thread the entire region. Iran, right now, as we speak here now, millions of israelis are preparing for a direct iranian attack. Bu
It had no advance notice of the military operation. Kyiv now claims to control more than 70 communities in the kursk region of western russia, an area of around 1,000 square kilometres. This map shows just how rapid the advance has been in the last seven days, with ukraine claiming to have taken more territory in a week than russia has all year. James waterhouse has our top story, from the front line province of sumy, bordering kursk. We are starting to learn more and more about this operation, which has been months in the planning. The goalfor ukraine was been months in the planning. The goal for ukraine was to target a weak part of the border, make their way through and draw russian forces from other parts of the front line. That is starting to happen, but russia is still advancing in eastern ukraine. Nevertheless, in a war which has become increasingly static in the last year and a half, ukraine has used the element of surprise to devastating effect. Ukrainian soldiers in western ma
have beaten haiti, who were playing in the world cup for the first time. haiti produced a strong performance and the game was decided by a single goal. georgia stanway scoring from a twice taken penalty in the 29th minute. her first effort was saved, but var ordered it to be retaken as the keeper had moved off her line, but she made no mistake the second time. live now to angela walters in surrey. she s the head of girls football at beacon hill fc and she has some of her players with her. thanks so much forjoining us. take us through the game. i understand you watched it. what did you make of it? , ., . ., , you watched it. what did you make of it? , ., a a, , , it? yes, we watched it. it was very excitina. it? yes, we watched it. it was very exciting- the it? yes, we watched it. it was very exciting. the girls it? yes, we watched it. it was very exciting. the girls really it? yes, we watched it. it was very exciting. the girls really enjoyed i exciting. the girls reall
england are facing theirfirst opponents. the european champions are taking on haiti who are playing in the world cup for the first time. they ve been playing for around 65 minutes in brisbane and the latest score is 1 0 to england. georgia stanway scored with a 29th minute penalty. let s cross live now to kevin morris, who is a lioness fan and a girl s football coach. he s watching the game at hereford pegasus football club with his team and their families. thanks forjoining us. what you make of the game so far? it thanks forjoining us. what you make of the game so far? of the game so far? it has been a tou~h of the game so far? it has been a tough opener of the game so far? it has been a tough opener for of the game so far? it has been a tough opener for england, - of the game so far? it has been a tough opener for england, they i of the game so far? it has been a i tough opener for england, they have had a lot of opportunities. a couple of divisions have gone their way,