killed two, enjoyed a third in a rifle attack. that was during a euro 2024 qualifying matches taking place which is important because it means a lot of swedish people were brussels for the match was the police say the gunmen is believed to be of tunisian origin but was in belgium illegally after having his asylum application rejected. a few lines we are having sent to us. this is from the swedish prime minister, some pretty strong statements from him saying sweden has never been under as big a threat as now. he says sweden and the eu need better border control. he says this is a time for more security, we must not be naive. and as said, the suspected gunman was in brussels illegally but we also know he had been to sweden but was not known to police. the swedish prime minister of course recognising the concern many around the world have right now saying i understand many swedes are afraid and angry, particularly at the suspect not being known by swedish police and he says, and
something like that ever, that there is something in the world which is more important than even my family, but unfortunately the reality has changed and here we are. and fresh fears the night of the war escalating to the northern border. i m live on israel but northern border with lebanon where the sirens have been sounding and the idf say they are investigating a suspected new aerial infiltration. also on the programme. as the labour party conference comes to a close, sir keir starmer tells our political editor how he plans to build more than a million homes. the blaze in a car park at luton airport last night, flights finally resumed this afternoon. and the handful of dust grabbed from an asteroid nasa reveals what clues it contains about the creation of the solar system. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news we ll get the latest from the scotland camp. tomorrow night in spain, they can become the first side to qualify for next year s european championsh
much of the territory now a mass of broken buildings and rubble. more than 1,000 people have died, many more are injured, after several days of israeli bombing. we ll get the latest on the ground from rushdi abu alouf in gaza city, and anna foster, on the northern border with lebanon, where tensions are rising with the militant group, hezbollah. here, we ll be speaking to people in the uk desperately worried about family affected by the violence in both israel and gaza. also on the programme. labour leader sir keir starmer tells the bbc he s a yimby not a nimby saying yes to house building in his own back yard. in the us, republicans choose a new speaker of the house of representatives after his predecessor was ousted by a revolt from within his own party. and the handful of dust grabbed from an asteroid and the clues it contains about the creation of the solar system. and the newsnight at 10:30, we will go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on to
you may have just seen pictures of secretary of state heading to israel to show the us support of israel, talking about how we stand against terrorism, also confirming that 22 americans have been killed. he said that that number may increase. we have also had the british foreign secretary travelled to israel. he is there to show the uk support for israel. ~ . ., ., , israel. what we saw on saturday was an unprecedented israel. what we saw on saturday was an unprecedented event, israel. what we saw on saturday was an unprecedented event, even - israel. what we saw on saturday was an unprecedented event, even in - israel. what we saw on saturday was an unprecedented event, even in the turbulent history that israel has experienced. a mass terrorist atrocity that we know has taken the lives of over a thousand people, and many more injured. i was here predominantly to show solidarity to the israeli people, to provide support to the israeli government, and also to make sure tha
we will have the latest on the escalating conflict. hello, and welcome to bbc news. we start in israel and gaza, where there has been another night of missile launchers and air raids across the border, while the prospect of an israeli ground invasion appears to be drawing closer. here are the latest developments for you. israel says that more than 1200 israelis are now known to have been killed since her mass since hamas launched attacks. more than 950 people have been killed by israel s embodiment of gaza. the only crossing from gaza into egypt at rafa has been hit by israeli air strikes. all sides of war crimes. israel has accused hamas of torturing babies and hostages. it was said that israel was planning to starvation as a method of warfare. strikes against gaza have continued this morning. this was a blast a couple of hours ago. a huge blast, as you can see. this is the seen live in gaza, very hazy background, because the amount of smoke that has been released by miss