thank you for being with us. we begin in the occupied west bank where the israeli military has launched a major operation against what it claims are militants, based in the sprawling and long established refugee camp injenin. the palestinian authorities say it s simply an invasion and that it should be seen as a war crime. at least nine people have been killed, and dozens injured. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. the day ended as it had begun injenin with battles raging. the israeli military had used a surprise drone strike in the early hours to target what it said was the headquarters of local militants. armed palestinians began fighting back from inside the city s crowded, decades old refugee camp. hundreds of israeli soldiers are on the ground. the israeli military says they re seizing weapons and explosives. the israeli prime minister said action was overdue. translation: the israeli defence force began an extensive operation last night against terro
welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i m mariko oi. the headlines: street battles rage in the occupied west bank as hundreds of israeli soldiers carry out a large scale operation in the city ofjenin. the un s nuclear agency is expected to give its view on japan s plan to release treated waste water from the crippled nucleophilic achievement powerplant into the pacific ocean. police in hong kong offer rewards for the arrest of eight activists in exile accused of breaking national security laws. we will speak to one of the wanted activist. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday.