Its newsday. Singapore, this is bbc news. Its newsda. ,. , its newsday. Hello and welcome to the programme. We begin in israel, where we begin our programme, as israel continues its mass mobilisation of troops, hundreds of thousands, on the southern border with gaza, the widespread expectation that a Ground Offensive across the frontier maybe coming. But the un is calling for Essential Supplies to be allowed into the territory, where the humanitarian situation is deteriorating rapidly, as israel enforces a complete siege. This follows the unprecedented attack, five days ago, in israel, by militants from hamas, a group committed to the destruction of israel, and designated a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk. At least 1,200 people in israel are now thought to have been killed in the multiple assaults last saturday. At least a thousand palestinians have been killed in retaliatory israeli air strikes. Well be inside besieged gaza, with our correspondent, ru
Israeli forces stepping up air strikes across gaza with a Ground Invasion now imminent the Prime Minister vowing to crush the terrorists behind the brutal weekend attacks, as new and sickening atrocities come to light. This attack was a campaign of pure cruelty not just hate, but pure cruelty. The secretary of state arriving in the region this morning, pushing for the release of american hostages were there live speaker scramble obviously, we still have work to do. House republicans nominate Steve Scalise, but can he find the votes to be elected with his own Party Divided . The very latest from capitol hill breaking overnight, extreme weather. Damaging tornadoes in florida, the threat ongoing this morning. Als tracking the storms and a coasttocoast system set to bring snow to the west and more rain to the northeast this weekend. Uphill battle. Were learning more about the Health Struggles of olympic icon Mary Lou Retton, hospitalized with a rare form of pneumonia. Shes still fighting.
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. Well 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, well 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 hes 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 todays big stories. P
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