it is not the first time the idf has carried out limited ground raids into gaza, but this comes as benjamin netanyahu insisted a ground invasion of gaza was coming following questions here in israel and abroad about why it was taking so long. the prime minister speaking on prime time television in israel on prime time television in israel on wednesday night said the timing of the offensive was still to be determined and it would be reached by consensus. there are many pressures on israel s political leaders to delay this widely anticipated attack by ground. for the latest here is our correspondent tom bateman. israel s prime minister said in a televised speech that israeli forces are preparing for a ground invasion but did not give any clues as to the timing. translation: we are raining hellfire on hamas. we have already killed thousands of terrorists and this is only the beginning. simultaneously we are preparing for a ground invasion. i will not elaborate on when, how, or
china has started two days of military exercises around taiwan as a strong punishment . the drills come after lai ching te was sworn in as taiwan s new president this week and made an inauguration speech that china denounced as a confession of independence . the late president ebrahim raisi was buried in his north eastern hometown in the last day of state organised funeral ceremonies. the state media have praised the funeral in mashhad, stressing that millions attended the ceremony. good evening. as theyjourneyed into work yesterday, recess looming, the mps at westminster were probably planning for a long bank holiday weekend. so much for that! today they were coming to terms with six weeks of frenetic campaigning, many of them already back in their constituencies, the lucky ones with party leaders alongside. there will be miles and miles of travel before voting day onjuly 4th. even if they re are mostly guided by the maps that lead to target seats, not the same maps tha
from being on the brink of going bust 25 years ago. we re with brighton on their european opening night. a dispute suspended for the world cup, and now settled after it. england s women reach agreement with the fa over bonus payments. and england make 12 changes for their next rugby world cup match owen farrell is one of the changes on a big weekend for all the home nations. we will have the ireland team news, as well. also coming up on sportsday. and not long until this happens for real. we preview the solheim cup and reveal the opening morning s pairings. hello again. welcome to sportsday. just over 25 years ago, brighton were a goal away from going out of the football league. they had no ground and no positive future prospects. today, they re an established premier league team and tonight, for the first time in their history, they re playing in europe, with aek athens at the amex. there aren t many stories without a journey, but there aren t many journeys like brighton s
girl has been injured so far and that light damage was caused to a military base but we do not have details of which base. the idf s spokesman says the 10 year old girl who was injured by schrapnel from falling debris is being treated by paramedics. let s take a look at the world s response to the attack: the united nations secretary general antonio guterres released a statement saying: i strongly condemn the serious escalation represented by the large scale attack launched on israel by the islamic republic of iran this evening. i call for an immediate cessation of these hostilities. i am deeply alarmed about the very real danger of a devastating region wide escalation. i urge all parties to exercise maximum restraint to avoid action that could lead to major military confrontations on multiple fronts in the middle east. that from the chief of united nations. in the us, president biden posted this picture on x, formerly twitter, saying that he just met with his nati