will: we are following two major stories this morning, an update on the mass shooting in lewiston, maine. robert card was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a 48 hour manhunt. our community can breathe a sigh of relief mister card is deceased and no longer a threat to the community or any other community. they will continue to breathe and law enforcement officials worked tirelessly through the event to come to a good conclusion. rachel: card was found just miles from the crime scene accused of killing 18 people at a bar and bowling alley. will: is relapse military confirming one of its drones tried launching antitank missiles at the jewish state. the idf arresting a dozen operatives in the west bank as it continues to escalate ground operations in the area. the idf captured 700 hamas terrorists since october. pete: israeli officials confirming idf killed a senior military official. taking out 150 underground hamas sites. let s get to greg palkot with the l
i m anna foster. we re live in southern israel, near the gaza border, where there s been a significant intensification of israeli airstrikes over gaza, with bright flashes and huge explosions overnight lighting up the night sky above the territory. it comes after the israeli army said that it was expanding its ground operations there. it comes after the israeli army said that it was expanding its ground operations there. a spokesman for the israeli government would not confirm that this heralded the start of a much anticipated ground offensive against hamas. the armed wing of hamas, which is a proscribed terror organisation by the uk and the usa, has said it is involved in violent confrontations with israeli forces in northern and central gaza. there has also been rocket fire from the territory into southern israel. this is the scene live in gaza. the united nations has warned of what it described as an unprecedented avalanche of human suffering there and the un general ass
put forward by arab countries calling for a humanitarian truce. hello, i m anna foster. this is bbc news. we re live in southern israel, near the gaza broder, where there s been a significant intensification of israeli airstrikes over gaza, with bright flashes and huge explosions overnight lighting up the night sky above the territory. it comes after the israeli army said that it was expanding its ground operations there. a spokesman for the israeli government would not confirm it has been a significant escalation overnight. through the night, we saw bright flashes and loud explosions lighting up the night sky over the territory and this can be heard all around southern israel and gaza. a spokesman for the israeli government would not confirm that this heralded the start of a much anticipated ground offensive against hamas. the armed wing of hamas which is a proscribed terror organisation by the uk and the usa has said it is involved in violent confrontations with israeli
tonight on the reidout i think that there will be certainly time for that policy discussion to take place. but that s not the place that we re in at this moment. i think with respect to any discussion of legislation, it s premature. there s an ongoing investigation. this is not the time to go back to the same tired saw over gun control. this is not the time to be talking about legislation. we re in the middle of that crisis right now. as the search continues for the lewiston, maine, killer, republicans continue to make excuses, including a familiar phrase used over the years after mass murders. now is not the time to fix the problem. and there are many other shocking but not surprising things that new speaker mike johnson has been saying since he took the gavel. and he s clearly not a big fan of the separation of church and state. plus, three weeks after the hamas terror attack, israel launches an intense new round of air strikes in gauze oz. there s tremend
shot dead tells us america needs better gun control. and, nearly a0 years after the first successful separation of conjoined twins at great ormond street hospital, some of the children it s helped meet up and share their experiences: like, we obviously do fight a lot. we do scream at each other a lot. we get mad at each other. but then we always have that bond that we know we ll be sisters forever, and we ll love each other forever, and we ll care for each other forever. on bbc london, the mayor sadiq khan calls for a ceasefire in gaza. stay with us here in bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening from jerusalem. large explosions have been seen in the gaza strip tonight as the israeli army says it s increasing the number of air strikes on the territory and expanding its ground force operations. communications in gaza including mobile phone and internet have been cut off. in response to the i