centre of rafah for the first time. the hamas run health authority says at least 21 people were killed on tuesday in west rafah after an explosion in the same deemed saferfor palestinians, coming safer for palestinians, coming two saferfor palestinians, coming two days after israeli bomb swept through a fire in a refugee camp in rafah leaving 45 people dead including women and children. lucy williamson has more on the fallout. there has been no evacuation order from the israeli army. and for many, no sense of where to this is not a lie. this is not a lie. they were packing up, too, in the displacement camp at tal al sultan to the west of the city, still scarred by fires triggered in an israeli air strike on sunday. dozens dead, survivors spent. there s more than one way to lose a life. israel says its operation in rafah is key to defeating hamas and that the strike on sunday on hamas commanders in the camp was carried out with precise munitions that would not, by themselves,
hello there, welcome to bbc news. the un security council will convene for a closed door emergency meeting, after an israeli airstike killed dozens of people in rafah. video shows the aftermath of the strikes, as a massive fire ripped through tents near the southern gazan city. at least 45 people were killed including women and children at a camp for displaced people. that s according to the hamas run health ministry. the israel defense forces say the airstrike killed two senior members of hamas. appearing before the knesset on monday, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it a tragic mishap . 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson has more. morning didn t end the nightmare, but it brought the children, picking through the debris of the dead. the burned remains of shelters mark the place where israel says a top hamas commander was hiding among thousands of displaced families fleeing the fighting in rafah to the south. translation: we were - preparing ou
hello. rishi sunak is promising to increase the tax free allowance for pensioners if the conservatives win the general election. he says the policy would mean retirees are £95 better off from the beginning of the next financial year. in a moment, we ll be on the campaign trail with labour and the reform party. but first, harry farley reports on the new conservative pledge and the reaction to it. the prime minister at a pottery factory in stoke on trent, painting his offerfor pensioners. under current government plans, the tax threshold are frozen, so as the state pension rises under what is known as the triple lock, more pensioners would be dragged into paying tax. now the prime minister is promising the tax free allowance will increase for pensioners, but not everyone else. for will increase for pensioners, but not everyone else. will increase for pensioners, but not everyone else. for people who work hard all not everyone else. for people who work hard all their not ev