carried out air raids in the gaza strip, striking targets belonging to the islamichhad militant group. palestinian sources told the bbc that at least nine palestinians were killed in the air strikes which targeted the homes of three of the top commanders of the al quds brigade, the armed wing of islamichhad. civilians are reportedly among the dead. a bbc correspondent in gaza said explosions were heard throughout gaza city and rafah in the south of the gaza strip, causing panic among residents. we ll have more next hour. we ll be speaking to our correpondent in gaza city. to the us state of texas, where the driver of a car that struck a group of people at a bus stop killing eight, has been charged with manslaughter. it happned in the city of brownsville, texas, it happened in the city of brownsville, texas, which is right near the mexico border. police have identified the driver as george alvarez, a 34 year old brownsville resident with a lengthy criminal history. investigato
hello, i m sumi somaskanda, thank you forjoining us. a day after he was found liable by a new yorkjury for sexual abuse and defamation, donald trump has faced questions in a live town hall in the us state of new hampshire. the frontrunner for the 2024 republican nomination for the presidency demeaned his accuser, ejean carroll, reiterated his position the 2020 election was rigged, and if he returned to the white house, mr trump said would he pardon many of his supporters who have been jailed for taking part in the six january attack on the us capitol. just after the town hall, i spoke to hannah muldavin, who was the spokesperson for the house six january committee, and bryan lanza, who served as director of communications for mr trump s presidential transition team. it is great to see you both. right off the back i want to hear what you thought of what you saw. i hear what you thought of what ou saw. . , hear what you thought of what ousaw. ,, you saw. i was the spokesperson
where a pivotal presidential election is heading to the wire. with more than 91% of ballots counted, neither current president recep tayyip erdogan nor his most fierce rival kemal kilicdaroglu have cleared the threshold to win outright on sunday. the head of turkey s high election board said not long ago that mr erdogan was leading with a9.49%, while kilicdaroglu had 4a.49% of votes. now, if neither can clear 50%, there will be a run off election. our international correspondent orla guerin is in ankara, and has more on what s at stake in this election. people talk excitedly a tense moment in a tight election. here in ankara, voters spotted two people in one polling booth. the police were called in. the ballot box matters in turkey, and the opposition are on the lookout for fraud. this is a pivotal vote which could mean the end of the erdogan era. president erdogan s supporters insist he is going nowhere. this man tells us he will still be president tomorrow because he always