gets under way. hello and welcome to bbc news. palestinian militants from the islamichhad faction have fired dozens of rockets into israel in response to israeli airstrikes on the gaza strip. the airstrikes 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. gaza s sky lights up 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 palestinian islamichhad, a militant group also known as the pi]. israel carried out a precise counterterrorism response against an immediate threat. our fight is not with the people of gaza. islamichhad is an iran proxy that wants to destroy the state of israel and kill innocent israelis. in response, the militant group fired back more than 100 rocket
the conspiracy theorist alexjones has been ordered to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages after falsely claiming the 2012 sandy hook school shooting was a hoax. the defamation case against the infowars founder was brought by the parents of one of the victims. they say they endured harassment and emotional distress because of the right wing host s disinformation. the bbc s nomia iqbal reports. after decades of building a cult following, alex jones is facing the cost of spreading lies. foryears facing the cost of spreading lies. for years he claimed that the deadly school shutting in us history in sandy hook, connecticut, ten years ago, was a hoax. he says it was staged by the government to increase gun controls. 20 children and six adults were killed. his allegations led to families being targeted with death threats. this action was brought by the parents of six year old jesse lewis. the judge already ordered him to pay $4 million for the trauma
this is bbc world news. i m nuala mcgovern. our top stories: at least ten people are killed in israeli air strikes on gaza, inluding a top commander of the islamichhad movement. the group s responded by firing dozens of rockets at israel. conspiracy theorist alex jones is ordered to pay m5 million in punitive damages after falsely labelling the sandy hook school shooting a hoax. in the us, republican controlled state indiana introduces a near total ban on abortions. thousands of performers descend on edinburgh as the world s biggest arts festival
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