Within hours. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Riot police have stormed a metro station in hong kong, using batons to beat passengers in the latest round of clashes with pro democracy campaigners. And Police Confirm two officers fired live rounds into the air during operations to clear protesters from the streets. Tens of thousands were marching in defiance of a ban with petrol bombs being thrown at officers who responded with tear gas and water cannon. Beijing has condemned the protests, asjohn sudworth reports now from hong kong. Tear gas from the roof of hong kongs government offices met with utter defiance. Hong kongs political deadlock is growing increasingly violent. The only way, some believe, to secure this citys freedoms under chinese rule. By nightfall, this giant fire was raging in the Central Business district. But with scenes like these, china is also in no mood to compromise. This man is editor of one of beijings ultra loyal communist party run papers. Translation america a
Will all pay the price. They are mortal. I would like to thank our dearfriends from around mortal. I would like to thank our dear friends from around the world, especially the united states. There is a commitment that we all feel to return our hostages home and we will do everything that is possible in order to fight this evil. Over 200 children and elderly are not awarded any humanitarian help. Own people, hamas brought it upon themselves. Justice must prevail and it will. Because i see our troops and our commanders, they are standing steadfast and strong. I trust them full heartedly and whatever happened and what will happen in the future, we are with them. The leadership in the whole state is with them. Churches said, that we would fight wherever we need to fight because we are safeguarding and protecting our home. And that is what we will do wherever it is needed and whenever it is needed. We will never give in and we will not stop. It is a process until we do succeed in winning. I
From the air every single day when we do not know where my cousin is, when we do not know where over 200 hostages are and we dont know if any of our bombs have killed them. Here in london, thousandsjoin pro palestinian demonstrations. Similar protests take place Around The World, calling for a ceasefire. Fresh aid enters gaza, and the un tells the bbc theyve managed to re establish some contact with their teams on the ground. Welcome to the programme. Ijust want to start of some Breaking News brought to us by our correspondent paul adams. We have seen some comments on social media for the first time, seemingly, from hamas leader in the gaza strip. He has offered to release all hostages in return for the release of all hamas prisoners in israeli jails. In a statement on hamas official website, it says this, we are ready for an Immediate Exchange deal that includes the release of all prisoners in the prisoners prisons the zionist enemy in exchange for the zionist enemy in exchange for th
This is the scene live in gaza as israel continues to mass soldiers and hardware close to the border. Hello, im matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live. We start with Breaking News from ashkelon, in Southern Israel, where a hospital has been hit by rockets fired out of gaza. Let me show you the live pictures. That, the hospital, as you can see, the camera crews and reporters already there and some of the damage. This apparently is a Child Development centre at this hospital in ashkelon. It suffered a direct hit, officials are saying, by a projectile from gaza, as the camera just arcs around. We have been reporting just a barrage of missiles being fired out of gaza in the last little while and we saw the pictures from gaza city a short time ago. You could see just the vapour from the latest rockets being fired from gaza, as we now enter their fifth day of the exchanges from gaza. 0f day of the exchanges from gaza. Of course, we have been seeing israel pounding different positions.
Know what you think to it. All. Know what you think to it. All. Yes, indeed. Ive got a lot to get stuck into with you tonight. Paul embry and lord moylan will be keeping me company. But before we get stuck in, lets cross live for tonights latest headlines. Michelle, thank you very much. And good evening from the newsroom. Itsjust much. And good evening from the newsroom. Its just gone 6 00, and we start with the top story tonight that sir keir starmer has claimed labours gains in englands local elections are a direct message to the Prime Minister as he renewed demands for rishi sunak to call a general election. So far, labour general election. So far, labour has gained more than 100 seats and taken control of six more councils in england, while the conservatives have lost almost 300 seats. The liberal democrats, meanwhile , have also democrats, meanwhile, have also made some gains, with Party Leader Sir Ed Davey pledging to make the conservative government history. History. People from