Live in east jerusalem. The United Nations and the us have expressed concern about israels plans for a military operation in rafah. The city, at the south western edge of gaza, has seen the arrival of hundreds of thousands of palestinians taking refuge from the fighting elsewhere in the strip. The Israeli Military had previously urged civilians to go there but now, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has approved plans for an assault on hamas militants believed to be based there. The un issued this warning. I think the consequences of a Ground Operation in rafah under the current circumstances would be catastrophic for the people of gaza, for the palestinians. It would be catastrophic for the humanitarian situation. It would be catastrophic or around. The us is one of israels most important supporters but it seems that the Israeli Government has not shared details of the planned assault on rafah with officials in washington. Heres Us National Security council spokesman, john kirb
Plus, we take a first look at tomorrows front pages. Hello, good evening. The Prime Minister spoke outside Downing Street tonight in a hastily arranged address, claiming that forces in the uk were trying to tear us apart. It comes after the controversial politician George Galloway won the rochdale by election with a majority of more than 5,000. George galloway said his views have been endorsed by the electorate. Voters turned their backs on the traditional parties, with an independent candidate, david tully, taking second place. Labour had withdrawn support from its candidate, azhar ali, after he was recorded making remarks that the party considered anti semitic. George galloway said his victory in a part of Greater Manchester with a significant Muslim Population was for gaza but one organisation representing britishjews described it as dark day for the uks jewish community. From rochdale, heres our political editor, chris mason. Tonight, from the showroom of a Car Dealership in rochda
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nasa says its attempt and one of the last remaining stars of hollywood s golden age, the actress angela lansbury, has died, at the age of 96. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. president biden and g7 leaders have held an emergency meeting to discuss what more they can do to support ukraine after a second day of russian missile strikes. they condemned the attacks and reassured president zelensky that they were steadfast in their commitment to his country. they said irresponsible nuclear rhetoric risked global peace and security. ukraine s president zelensky addressed the g7 meeting, calling for more help with air defence, and presented his peace formula . from kyiv, here s paul adams. in kyiv, a day of welcome calm after yesterday s storm. air raid sirens did sound briefly, citizens heeding their government s warning to seek shelter. some heading for the metro. transla