gets under way. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. palestinian militants from the islamichhad faction have fired dozens of rockets into israel in response to israeli airstrikes on the gaza strip that killed a commander of the group, as well as nine others, including an infant. islamichhad said 100 rockets had hit tel aviv and other cities. israeli media said there were 70 within half an hour. azadeh moshiri reports. garzo s skylight are israel s military lodges excessive air strikes. this is the footage that they released at the attack. it lasted hours and claimed several lives, including that of a top military commander of palestinian islamichhad, a militant group also known as the pig. , ., ., ., the pig. israel carried out a recise the pig. israel carried out a precise counterterrorism i precise counterterrorism response against an immediate threat. ourfight is not response against an immediate threat. our fight is not with the people of gaza. i
was a hoax. in the uk, the two candidates trying to become the next prime minister set out their plans to deal with forecasts of an economic downturn. chinese fighter jets fly close to taiwan s coastline, as bejing halts co operation with the us on key issues including climate change in the aftermath of nancy pelosi s visit to taipei. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. israel says it has arrested 19 members of the palestinian group, islamichhad, in raids across the west bank, after carrying out air strikes against targets in gaza yesterday. the raids killed ten palestinians, including a commander of islamichhad and a child. in retaliation, islamichhad militants fired dozens of rockets into israel from gaza. azadeh moshiri reports. gaza s sky lights up as israel s military launches successive air strikes. this is the footage they released of the attack. it lasted hours and claimed several lives including that of a top military commander of pa
Entered southern israel, where a State Of Emergency has been declared. Heres what we know so far these Rocket Attacks have struck tel aviv and areas surrounding gaza. The town of ashkelon saw several major explosions. Israels news is now reporting that at least a0 israelis have been killed, with 740 injured. Details of the palestinian incursions are unclear, but gunmen have been reported in towns near the gaza border and israelis have been warned to stay inside. There are also reports of a number of Israeli Soldiers taken captive by fighters, with hamas saying it has a big number of captives, among them senior officers. Israels military has been striking targets in gaza in response. At least 198 palestinians are confirmed dead there. Lets hear more from Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. He addressed the nation in a video Statement Released on social media. Translation citizens of israel. We are at war. Not an operation, not an escalation, a war. This morning, hamas launched a murderou
Thousands of rockets have been launched, into israel, from gaza. And dozens of militants appear to have entered southern israel. Heres what we know so far. The Rocket Attacks have struck tel aviv and areas that surround gaza. Air raid sirens also sounded in several other towns. Israels Emergency Services have said at least 22 israelis have been killed with around 545 injured. Thats according to the Israeli Health ministry. Details of the palestinian incursions are unclear, but gunmen have been reported in towns near the gaza border and israelis have been warned to stay inside. There are palestinian reports of Israeli Soldiers being captured. Hamas military commander Mohammad Deif announced the start of the operation in a broadcast on hamas media, calling on palestinians everywhere to fight. Israels military is striking targets in gaza in response. We dont have Casualty Figures yet from the israeli strikes. Lets hear now from simonjones who has an update on the latest. Rockets launched
have voted to maintain bank rates at 5.25%. monetary policy remains restrictive. let me be clear, there is absolutely no room for complacency. inflation is still too high. we will keep interest rates high. we will keep interest rates high enough for long enough to make sure we get inflation all the way back to the 2% target. we will be watching closely to see if further increases are needed but even if they are not it is much too early to think about rate cuts. i m going to talk about inflation over the coming months and that i will turn to the outlook for the economy further ahead. and means for monetary policy. to start with the near term outlook for inflation. chart one from the report shows consumer price inflation and its components since 2019. it shows how inflation has continued to fall since the previous report in august. watch as we expected. inflation took a step down in the data forjuly published two weeks after the august report. as you can see in our near term pe