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Saturday, october 7th, 2023. The day starts peacefully, normally, but as dawn breaks, a massacre unfolds. First, the Palestinian Militant Group hamas fires thousands of rockets into the communities of southern israel. The barrage provides cover for a terrifying, unprecedented second phase. Allahu akbar thousands of members of the group, designated a Terrorist Organisation by the uk, us and other countries, break through the Perimeter Fence and into israeli territory. They film as they stream through. Some are on motorbikes. Many more are on foot. And they begin to run. Just a few miles away, hundreds of people have gathered at a Music Festival. As the rockets fly overhead, palestinian Gunmen Att ....
saturday, october 7th, 2023. the day starts peacefully, normally, but as dawn breaks, a massacre unfolds. first, the palestinian militant group hamas fires thousands of rockets into the communities of southern israel. the barrage provides cover for a terrifying, unprecedented second phase. allahu akbar! thousands of members of the group, designated a terrorist organisation by the uk, us and other countries, break through the perimeter fence and into israeli territory. they film as they stream through. some are on motorbikes. many more are on foot. and they begin to run. just a few miles away, hundreds of people have gathered at a music festival. as the rockets fly overhead, palestinian gunmen attack the party from several directions. it was one of the worst days in israel s history, its people killed in cold blood, hundreds of hostages dragged away, a nation traumatised. i m anna foster, and for the bbc, i spoke to those who survived, who lost loved ones on october 7th ....
samoa, in an opening clash of the titans. 0h, hello. sorry, no wish to be rude, but i m in no fit state to entertain today. they will have to get past fluffy. remembering robbie coltrane. tributes are paid the the actor, who has died at the age of 72. good morning. it is a tale of two halves this weekend. it s a blustery, showery saturday, and then on sunday a slightly quieter story, before more wet weather starts to arrive in from the west. all the details coming up shortly. it s saturday 15 october. our top story: the prime minister is working to shore up her authority today after she announced a second major u turn on her economic plans. some conservative mps are privately discussing ousting liz truss as leader after she sacked her chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, and reversed a key policy to scrap the planned rise in corporation tax. our political correspondent helen catt reports on a turbulent day in westminster. the prime minister with her new chancellor, jeremy hunt. his jo ....
the united nations is leading a global appeal to help pakistan cope with the devastating floods which have left a third of the country under water and killed more than 1,100 people. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. the crisis is not over yet as heavy rain continues and water surges down the indus river. sean dilley reports. in some parts of pakistan, it s been relentless. more than 33 million people have been affected by flooding in the country s heaviest rain for more than a decade. this year s monsoon season has claimed well over 1,100 lives since june. more than 3,500 kilometres of road have been damaged, and over 993,000 homes, too. in the northern city of sukkur, temporary retreat for families washed out of their homes. translation: our houses have i collapsed because of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buri ....