We start in morocco, where Search And Rescue crews are trying to reach people in the areas worst affected by friday nights powerful earthquake. More than 2,000 people are now known to have died. Three days of National Mourning have been declared. This is the small town of asni in the Atlas Mountains about 30 miles or 45km south of marrakesh. Very few buildings have been left undamaged by the 6. 8 magnitude quake in asni. As you can see, very few buildings have been left unscathed. Live now to marrakesh, we can speak to our correspondent anna holligan. Give us a sense of things where you are . ,. ,. ,. , give us a sense of things where you are . ,. ,. , , are . Some good news at last. Help is startin to are . Some good news at last. Help is starting to trickle are . Some good news at last. Help is starting to trickle into are . Some good news at last. Help is starting to trickle into those are . Some good news at last. Help is starting to trickle into those most starting to trickle into
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
..this is bbc news. it s newsday. hi there, thank you for being with us. presidentjoe biden has hailed the diplomatic breakthrough that allowed the first civilians to leave gaza after weeks of being trapped by the conflict. dozens of injured palestinians and hundreds of foreign nationals have been allowed to go. they entered egypt by the rafah crossing on the border, with the injured being treated at field hospitals there. the foreign office says the first british nationals have crossed and more will be taken out in stages over the coming days. people have been trapped in gaza since israel tightened its siege just over three weeks ago after it was attacked by hamas which is classed as a terrorist organisation by the uk and other governments. and in northern gaza, there s been another air strike onjabalia, a day after an israeli attack killed dozens of people at the refugee camp there. israel says its forces killed another hamas commander in the latest strike but un human
injured people have been evacuated jenny hill went to meet some from the gaza strip. stay with us of the families who ve fled here on bbc news. from the east of the country where russia has launched renewed offensives in recent weeks. the full weight of russian aggression continues to bear we are going to live now to the down on this country. covert inquiry set to resume today after hearing evidence yesterday from two the conflict seemingly endless, of boris johnson s more victims every day. hearing evidence yesterday from two of borisjohnson s reform at top aids. out covid inquiry. let s more refugees, too. find out what is in store today. we these families fled their homes near the front line will hear after the government ordered them find out what is in store today. - will hear from helen mcnamara today, she was the second highest serving to get their children to safety. civil servant at the time. she was no one knows when if mentioned yesterday in a rather they ll
hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. all day we have been watching the rafah crossing. official says 76 injured have no left gaza, along with 335 foreign passport holders. this is from egyptian media. they say these are some of the first foreign nationals to leave. they thought 500 could leave in this first phase. the latest figures we are getting is just under 300 first phase. the latest figures we are getting isjust under 300 or so. also injured people. these are pictures from this morning, ambulances crossing there. 76 people we believe you are injured palestinians leaving gaza heading into egypt. heading the other direction, take a look at this, these are aid trucks coming from egypt into gaza. 20 trucks we understand, but that is a tiny percentage of the amount that is actually needed according to eight agencies. hand reduced to come through the crossing, nowjust 20. let s leave t