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quote i am horrified by the reported attack in gaza on an ambulance convoy outside al shifa hospital. the images of bodies strewn on the street outside the hospital are harrowing. our international editor jeremy bowen has this report on the aftermath of the attack. and a warning it contains images you may find upsetting from the start. around 4pm this afternoon, an ambulance outside shifa, the main hospital in gaza, was destroyed by an israeli aircraft. in a crowded area, 13 people, including bystanders, were killed and 26 injured, according to the health ministry in gaza. israel said the ambulance was carrying a hamas terrorist cell. hamas said the attack was zionist nazi terror. thousands of palestinian civilians are sheltering at shifa hospital. israel s army says it s a battle zone and they should evacuate south. more dead civilians on al rasheed street, one of only two roads south where israel says civilians must go to be safe. the bbc has located the video ....
once part of the enormous soviet union, uzbekistan is a country of arid deserts, lush mountains and ancient cities. in its long history, it s been home to many civilisations, remnants of which can still be seen today. and now its more recent past is as much of a draw. i m starting myjourney here in tashkent, the biggest city in the whole of central asia. it s dynamic, full of young people with almost half under the age of 30 and it s booming. though wherever you look, you are reminded of its soviet past. so what s this impressive building? incredible. this is our circus. munis nur has been studying the unique blend of soviet and islamic architecture that tashkent is known for. after a massive earthquake in the 60s, the soviets rebuilt the whole city. at that time, as you know, many different architects came from the soviet union, and all the architects tried to build the ideal city here. the circus is one of the many examples of the era s modernist architecture. but ....
hello and welcome to the lebanese capital beirut. this is the famous corniche, still farfrom recovered from the devastating explosion of 2020 and its economy and morale is as badly damaged as its infrastructure. and now it is deeply nervous about the possibility that it might get sucked into yet another war with israel if the present fighting in gaza spreads. but what are the chances that it will? it is tense, it is very volatile and that is the concern, that this could become a new front in this conflict. one crisis tends to wipe out the memory of previous ones. the collapse of western support for afghanistan, for instance, and the victory of the taliban in 2021. a million plus afghans fled illegally to pakistan and the pakistani government is now threatening to throw them out. the government of pakistan has built the narrative that terrorism acts in pakistan, there is always an afghan link. and artificial intelligence, can a conference based at the first home of elect ....
this is the face of battle, modern war in ukraine. a grenade attached to a commercially made drone before being sent on its way. these ukrainian soldiers from the army s 24th mechanized brigade allowed us rare access to a position several hundred metres from their enemy as they hunted them. now they re stepping up the accuracy of their attacks. drone whirs ..with custom made fpv, or first person view drones. we are aiming for big guns like automated grenade launcher and sp6. self propelled guns. yeah, yeah, yes. self propelled gun, something like that. and then comes in the lower priorities, so, just regular troops. two years ago, would you have ever imagined you would be doing this? oh, no, no. god s sake, no. but what can we do? we can only fight and protect our land. i just want it to stop and for our. ..neighbours to go away. 52nd year, but looks like new. it s like second world war. hey! we watched as the 24th brigade s drone company armed a variety of munitions re ....
we start in the middle east. palestinian officials have accused the israeli military of carrying out a deadly air strike on an area for displaced people near rafah in southern gaza. dozens of people have reportedly been killed, including children. a spokesperson with the palestinian red crescent society said the death toll was likely to increase as search and rescue efforts continued. about 1.5 million had been sheltering in rafah from the fighting elsewhere in gaza. israel s military began its offensive in the city about three weeks ago. in a statement, israel said the attack targeted a compound where senior hamas officials had gathered. it added. earlier on sunday, hamas launched rocket attacks towards tel aviv for the first time in months. the israeli military said at least eight rockets were launched from the rafah area of southern gaza. all the projectiles were either intercepted by air defence systems or fell in fields. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamso ....