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
Something like that ever, that there is something in the world which is more important than even my family, but unfortunately the reality has changed and here we are. And fresh fears the night of the war escalating to the northern border. Im live on israel but northern border with lebanon where the sirens have been sounding and the idf say they are investigating a suspected new aerial infiltration. Also on the programme. As the Labour Party Conference comes to a close, sir keir starmer tells our Political Editor how he plans to build more than a million homes. The blaze in a car park at Luton Airport last night, flights finally resumed this afternoon. And the handful of dust grabbed from an asteroid nasa reveals what clues it contains about the creation of the solar system. Coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news well get the latest from the scotland camp. Tomorrow night in spain, they can become the first side to qualify for next years european championship. Good evening,
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A 6 day strike that has upended hollywood. This does not mean writers are returning to workjust yet. The deal is subject to the final Contract Language and members of the guild will have to approve the deal, and details of the deal were not immediately released. A spokesperson for the writers guild said the guild says picketing is now suspended but they are encouraging writers to continue to picket with sag aftra. Actors are still on strike with no deal. In washington, capitol us lawmakers are in crunch talks to avoid a Government Shutdown due to happen injust seven days time. Live pictures there of capitol hill. The republicans, who hold a slim majority in the house of representatives, are at a deadlock, with members on the right of the party demanding wide ranging spending cuts. Time appears to have run out to pass all the bills necessary in time for the start of the new fiscal year on octoberfirst. The question now is whether lawmakers can pass a Stopgap Measure to buy more time. If