the hamas run health ministry in gaza says at least 50 people were killed, including women and children. the israel defence forces confirmed it targeted a hamas compound in the area. in a statement, it said: the incident is under review. earlier on sunday, hamas launched a missile attack on israel, for the first time in months. the israeli military said at least eight rockets were launched from the rafah area towards tel aviv. all the projectiles were either intercepted by air defence systems or fell in fields. meanwhile, our partner cbs news is reporting that us diplomatic efforts to broker a deal to release hostages held in gaza by hamas and other allied groups are expected to continue soon. negotiators from qatar, egypt and the united states will be part of the talks. cia director william burns last week travelled to paris to revive talks, after negotiations in cairo stalled earlier this month. joining me now to discuss these developments is drjon alterman, director of the
and reducing bureaucracy in the single market. it s all part of an eu push to strengthen the bloc s economy and help it catch the us and china. rainer riess, is the director general of the federation of european securities exchanges. how much closer are we getting to cmu? and what would that mean? i think not too close, i think we made some progress, but it is a project that is dating back from 2015, lord hill, the last british commissioner, actually, had the vision to bring european capital markets closer together and to catch up with the us to diversify funding sources for business,er specially for small and medium enterprises and the idea behind it is to foster growth innovation and resilience in the eu economy and obviously this would bring a lot of benefits, lowering barriers within the european union, for cross border investments, making funding more available for smes, strengthening the role of the markets to fund the green position. defence is now a big topic. a lot o
fellow at the national bureau of asian research, who laid out his expectations for the summit. obviously it is very important gathering of these three important east asian countries. the first time they have met in a number of years. the summit itself is important just for symbolism and effort on the part of these three countries who had serious differences among them to sit down and meet. my expectations are relatively low. i think it is more symbolism and rhetoric than any actual breakthroughs on serious differences that continue to divide the countries, particularly between china and us allies, south korea and japan on the other. to get your thoughts on trade which is an area that could be mutual benefits for all three parties involved. what are the priorities? that is where the three countries have the greatest self interest for continuing cooperation and they represent a significant proportion of global gdp and global trade. but that will not change, particularly. there
we start in the middle east. palestinian officials have accused the israeli military of carrying out a deadly air strike on an area for displaced people near rafah in southern gaza. dozens of people have reportedly been killed, including children. a spokesperson with the palestinian red crescent society said the death toll was likely to increase as search and rescue efforts continued. about 1.5 million had been sheltering in rafah from the fighting elsewhere in gaza. israel s military began its offensive in the city about three weeks ago. in a statement, israel said the attack targeted a compound where senior hamas officials had gathered. it added. earlier on sunday, hamas launched rocket attacks towards tel aviv for the first time in months. the israeli military said at least eight rockets were launched from the rafah area of southern gaza. all the projectiles were either intercepted by air defence systems or fell in fields. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson has
of japanese seafood during that one on one. let s bring in bates gill, senior fellow at the national bureau of asian research. obviously, it s an important gathering of these three important east asian countries. first time they met in a number of years. i think the summit itself is importantjust for itself is importantjust for its symbolism and effort on its countries that have serious differences among each other. to sit down and meet expectations are relatively low. i think it s good to be more symbolism and rhetoric than any actual breakthroughs on some of the serious differences that continue to divide the country, particularly between china and us allies, south korea and japan on the other. just us allies, south korea and japan on the other.- us allies, south korea and japan on the other. just to get our japan on the other. just to get your thoughts japan on the other. just to get your thoughts on japan on the other. just to get your thoughts on trade. - trade is an