good evening from jerusalem. israel s prime minister says the country s ground forces are now at the height of the battle as they make advances in the northern half of the gaza strip. this evening the military announced that troops have now encircled gaza city. it comes as the jabalia refugee camp in northern gaza has been hit by a deadly israeli air strike for a third day running. hamas, designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk, say more than 9,000 people have been killed in the gaza strip since the present conflict began on 7th october when it launched a series of deadly attacks on israel. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen has this report. tank rumbles. tonight, israel says it has surrounded gaza city. an army statement said that soldiers were attacking hamas positions. explosion guns fire ..places where it launches rockets, and killing terrorists. israel has increased the tempo of its ground war in gaza. the army said its soldiers needed to be resilient is th
Mainly muslim countries. A rare sea turtle, that washed up thousands of miles off course in wales, is taken to gran canaria to be set free. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, live Cricket Matches will return to Bbc Television for the first time in 21 years, after a new deal was done with the ecb. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Its emerged that the cladding used to renovate Grenfell Tower where Police Believe 80 people died in a fire was changed to a type which cost nearly £300,000 less. Documents obtained by bbc news show officials originally chose a zinc cladding, but then decided upon a less fire retardant aluminium version. Kensington and Chelsea Council says safety would not have been compromised to manage budgets. Since the fire, all 137 buildings tested in england so far have failed fire safety tests. 0ur correspondent nick beake is at Grenfell Tower. When you look at the burnt out shell of g re nfell tower when you look at the burnt out shell of Grenfel
evacuated. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell reports from hebei province. strands and residents are finally getting out. they have had no electricity and no drinking water is the flood rose around them. emergency teams have been entering the submerged town by treating roads as rivers. this is the staging post for the rescue of people who have been stuck in zhuozhou. people who have been stuck in zhuozhom people who have been stuck in zhuozhou. , , ., , zhuozhou. these boats have been crucial because zhuozhou. these boats have been crucial because all zhuozhou. these boats have been crucial because all of zhuozhou. these boats have been crucial because all of those - crucial because all of those flats that have been surrounded by water, it is the only way to reach them. official said they do not have enough boats but reinforcements are here and there are many boats coming in. people arriving at disaster shelters carrying only a few belongings. they may have had professio
in china. typhoon doksuri brought relentless rain to parts here, turning roads into rivers. beijing is recovering from the worst flooding in over a decade, with the storm dumping record rainfall on the city. it s killed at least two, and forced mass evacuations, as our correspondent stephen mcdonell reports. unrelenting rain has brought flash flooding to the suburbs of beijing. cars have been washed away at an alarming speed. it s not known how many people have been trapped inside them or how many may have drowned as a result. a red alert has been issued in the capital, with residents told to stay indoors and employers ordered to allow staff to remain at home. hundreds of flights have been cancelled, as have many trains. some passengers have been trapped mid journey, with rising water surrounding their carriages. rivers here have swollen to such an extent that even houses have been swallowed up. bridges in beijing have collapsed, and many city bus
for wading birds that might be moving north. more than 600 acres of former arable farmland transformed over the past five years into a wildlife haven. the wirth marshes site is among a number of places the rspb have been preparing for new arrivals making space for nature as our climate changes. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you re live with bbc news. until recently in china, it has been extremely difficult for single women to have children. but attitudes are changing, especially in the big cities, where more unmarried women are choosing to become mothers. stephen mcdonell reports. two month old hung hung is being raised by his mother and grandmother. it s a lifestyle still frowned on by many, especially in rural areas or smaller towns where