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it was unbelievable the casualties that we saw. israel is at war. we didn t want this war. it was forced upon us. but though israel did not start this war, israel will finish it. that is the path to hell if we are in that zero sum place. i m, like, really in fear. ijust have the thought of me dying in a bomb in gaza. how do you protect these civilians and also allow israel to respond . the way it wants to respond? this situation didn t come out of nowhere, though. do i think the west could have done more? yes. i think arab countries could have done more as well. why is this happening now and what does it mean for the future of the entire middle east? this is one of the most complex and long running conflicts in human history. so how did we end up here? hamas is an arabic acronym, it s short for harakat al muqawamah al islamiyyah, meaning the islamic resistance movement. they are a palestinian islamist group dedicated to the destruction of israel. elected to power in 2 ....
intensive aerial bombing of gaza since the hamas attacks inside israel two weeks ago, in which 1,400 people were killed. the palestinian health ministry says about 4,600 gazans, mainly civilians, have been killed in the israeli air strikes. that includes 55 people overnight. israel s military has warned civilians in gaza to keep moving south for their own safety, as it prepares to increase pressure on hamas, which is designated a terrorist origanisation by the uk, us and other western governments. the israeli defense forces said one of its aircraft also targeted a mosque in the palestinian city ofjenin, in the occupied west bank. israel says the mosque was used by a hamas cell as a base to plan and execute attacks against civilians. the un s humanitarian chief hopes a second aid convoy might be able to enter gaza late on sunday. if not tomorrow. but he said 20 trucks, the ones that have arrived so far, was just not enough. on saturday, agreement was reached to allow the ....
the casualties that we saw. israel is at war. we didn t want this war. it was forced upon us. but though israel did not start this war, israel will finish it. that is the path to hell if we are in that zero sum place. i m, like, really in fear. ijust have the thought of me dying in a bomb in gaza. how do you protect these civilians and also allow israel to respond . the way it wants to respond? this situation didn t come out of nowhere, though. do i think the west could have done more? yes. i think arab countries could have done more as well. why is this happening now and what does it mean for the future of the entire middle east? this is one of the most complex and long running conflicts in human history. so how did we end up here? hamas is an arabic acronym, it s short for harakat al muqawamah al islamiyyah, meaning the islamic resistance movement. they are a palestinian islamist group dedicated to the destruction of israel. elected to power in 2006 and fully taking ....
the rafah crossing between egypt and gaza is now the only way to allow vital supplies in. our reporter rushdi abualouf has the latest from the crossing. 20 trucks are carrying food, medicine, and we understand operation room for the nasser hospital in khan yunis. this convoy is the first 20 trucks that crossed from coming from the egyptian side to the palestinian side today. this is a window of hope for 2.3 million people who are stuck without food, medicine or essential water, all of the essential needs, stuck in gaza. today, there is a little bit of hope that this corridor is open and functioning. once the mechanism of distributing this food is in place, more trucks will come from this direction, from the egyptian side. we understand that 4,000 trucks full of food, medicine and some say a field hospital, are on the other side of the border. israel wants to make sure that hamas is not involved in this. the bbc was told by a senior hamas official today that hamas is aware of ....
details. good morning. it s a huge day ahead in the rugby world cup. england aim to upset the odds and reach the rugby world cup final tonight. they ll be hoping their second semifinal against south africa is closer than the one sided affair last night as new zealand good morning. it s saturday, 21st october. two american hostages, who were among around 200 people captured by hamas during the group s attack on israel two weeks ago, have been freed. judith and natalie raanan were released after negotiations with hamas, which is regarded as a terrorist organisation by the uk, in a deal brokered by qatar. it comes as calls grow for the rafah crossing between egypt and gaza to be opened to allow aid into the territory, where key supplies are running low. our correspondent david willis reports. grim images captured by hamas so the moment is thatjudith and her 17 year old daughter natalie were handed over to the international red cross after nearly two weeks in captivity. whisked a ....