Or tanks fired on a group of 20 civilians. This is the scene live in gaza. Well bring you the very latest from both sides of the border. Hello. Youre watching bbc news. The conflict between israel and the hamas is intensifying, as it enters its fourth day. All indications seem to be that both sides are preparing for a long, and deadly struggle. This footage was released by israels military, showing their attacks on the gaza strip. Buildings have been levelled and others have been destroyed to the point they will probably have or the torn down. They claim to have hit 200 hamas targets overnight. Israel has ordered a total seige to cut off food, water, and supplies to gaza, prompting criticism from the un chief Antonio Gutterres and calls for a humanitarian corridor to be set up. Almost 195,000 people have been displaced. And half a million are unable to get food rations. Israel says its secured control of its border fence with gaza. And has recovered the bodies of 1,500 hamas militants
Soon as we get them. Meanwhile Palestinian Civilians have started leaving parts of Eastern Rafah in gaza, after israel told A Hundred Thousand people there to leave the area. Officials in gaza say israeli air strikes have targeted parts of rafah, just hours after the Evacuation Order was issued. Pictures weve received show thick smoke rising as displaced palestinians try to flee Eastern Rafah. Those Palestinian Civilians closest to the Israeli Border are being urged to move to what the Israeli Military calls expanded humanitarian zones in the al mawasi and khan younis areas. Back to the live pictures of people in the centre of gaza getting the news that it looks like hamas, who have confirmed that the have accepted the cease fire proposals, no confirmation of that from israel. Lets speak to our security correspondent, Frank Gardner who is in jerusalem. Hamas saying they have accepted the cease fire proposals, we dont know what israel thinks about it, but what israel thinks about it, b
Be on the capital to see if sadik khan can win a third term as london mayor. Rumours have been swirling that the results will be much closer than the polls have suggested. We are expecting results from a handful of councils as well as ten police and crime commissioners. The labour leader has been speaking following a rally this morning to celebrate a clear Warrant A Plasma Collection is the first mayor of the East Midlands. The first mayor of the East Midlands the first mayor of the East Midlands. ,. , midlands. He was asked about the london mayoral midlands. He was asked about the london mayoral contest. Midlands. He was asked about the london mayoral contest. Sadik midlands. He was asked about the l london mayoral contest. Sadik khan was absolutely the right candidate. He has got two terms of delivery behind him and im confident hes got another time of delivery in front of him but, that, if you look across the country, i am standing here in mansfield, in the East Midlands where we fi
Major test of Public Opinion before a General Election later this year. Theres little good news for Prime Minister rishi sunak. At a by election in Blackpool South, his party suffered its Third Largest swing to the Opposition Labour Party since the second world war. At a local council level, the results are no better. The conservatives have lost half of the seats announced so far. Experts say they could be on track to lose a staggering 500 councillors, one of the worst performances at the polls in four decades. Heres our Political Editor chris mason. Cheering. Northallerton in North Yorkshire this afternoon. The Prime Minister lives a few miles away, and look whos turned up to rub his nose in it. York and North Yorkshire, the wider county so often rock solid conservative, has elected a labour mayor. Weve had really good results across the country all day long, but this is a very, very special moment, david, to become the mayor here. And thank you to the team for all the fantastic work
Hammers states right abortion policy after a major ruling in arizona on that issue today well take a look at it. Parents of the Michigan School shooter sentenced to at least a decade in prison for Involuntary Manslaughter. A precedentsetting conviction and now sentencing. Veterans still working in the 45er89 of the Mainstream Media elite about what he calls his employers lef leftist lurch. Bret but, first, breaking tonight horrific terror plot thwarted. Fbi Officials Say a teenager in idaho planned what are described as horrific and violent plots against churches on behalf of the Isis Terror Group is now in custody. What was he planning . Were there others involved . Correspondent david spunt starts us off tonight with this Breaking News from the Justice Department. Good evening, david. Bret, good evening to you. A disturbing story. Fbi agents arrested this 18yearold student one day before they say he planned to attack more than 20 churches killing as many people as possible. The plan