In the biggest israeli military it was a message of force, delivered quietly at first. Israeli soldiers seeking their targets, Street By Palestinian street. By morning, hundreds of troops backed by Armoured Bulldozers had arrived in the Refugee Camps of tulkarem, nablus, tubas, jenin. Home to armed palestinian groups and unarmed civilians. At least ten palestinians have been killed. Hamas says six of them were its fighters. Masoud najjar said he was injured when he opened the door of his house to young men asking for water. Translation we felt like something came down on us from the sky and there was an explosion. I was unaware of what was going on. When i put my hand on my chest, it was all shrapnel and blood. Injenin, Army Vehicles surrounded the citys two main hospitals. Ambulances stopped and checked by militaryjeeps. Israels Foreign Minister has urged his government to use gaza as a model for dealing with armed groups, here saying that iran was backing them and that this was a war
Killed what it calls nine palestinian terrorists. Israel has called its attacks a Counter Terrorism operation targeting what it described as a mixture of Terror Groups and terror cells. It claims iran, which backs hamas, is trying to open a new front against israel in the West Bank. The israeli raids took place in the cities ofjenin, nablus, tulkarm, believed to be the first time in some 20 years that several West Bank cities have been targeted at the same time. Lets take a closer look at the West Bank and what It Actually is. Its land on the West Bank of the riverjordan and bounded by israel and jordan. Its been occupied by israel since the 1967 Middle East war, but decades of talks between israel and the palestinians have left its final status unresolved. The international Court Ofjustice has lets cross live now tojerusalem where we can speak to our correspondent yolande knell. Just bring us up to date on this operation. Just bring us uptodate on this operation operation. This is a
And charities are meeting with ministers to discuss the difficult winter ahead. Energy bills will rise again in october, when the Price Cap increases by 10 . Rachel reeves said she had to take difficult decisions in very challenging circumstances. The conservatives are calling for her to scrap the changes. Our political correspondent Iain Watson reports. Energy prices are increasing and so is the pressure on the government to help those who are struggling to pay their bills. We are bracing ourselves for a really difficult winter. We are already seeing Record Numbers of people coming to us with Energy Debt in the height of summer. That is only going to get worse when the energy Price Cap rises. From october, the Energy Regulator Ofgem is allowing prices to rise by 10 , and that represents bills of more than £1700 a year for a typical household. This morning, the government brought together big Energy Companies, the regulator, and Citizens Advice Bureau to discuss what more could be don
On seven october, with the un saying more than 650 palestinians have been killed by israeli soldiers or settlers there. Israeli officials say that during the same period, at least 19 israelis have been killed in palestinian since 1993, control of the West Bank has been divided across three zones where there is either full control by the palestinian authority, partial control shared with israel or where israel is in full control. Unlike gaza, hamas has no control there. Overnight, israeli forces simultaneously went into the cities ofjenin, tulkarm, nablus and tubas, on a scale that hasnt happened for decades. Israel says its been conducting a Counter Terrorism Operation with Foreign Minister, israel katz, describing the situation as a war that must be won. A senior palestinian official has accused israel of trying to escalate the war in gaza, warning of Dire And Dangerous results the Palestinian President , Mahmoud Abbas has cut short a visit to Saudi Arabia because of the attacks. Our
He was speaking after talks with the german Chancellor Olaf Scholz in berlin. Both men are proposing a new bilateral treaty covering science, technology, trade and business, but Sir Keir says he has no plans for a youth mobility scheme, which could have given young people in the eu the right to live and work here in the uk. Henry zeffman is travelling with the Prime Minister. Clearing the way for something new. The Prime Ministers first official visit to germany, with early steps towards greater unity. The launch of talks on a treaty between the two countries, encompassing trade, defence, Migration And Plenty more. A new agreement, a testament to the Depth And Potential of our relationship with deeper links on science, technology, development, people, business, culture. A boost to our trading relations. The german chancellor was to our trading relations. The german chancellor was notably to our trading relations. The german chancellor was notably promising chancellor was notably promis