killed and scores more injured in two explosions in southeastern iran, near the grave of a top revolutionary guards commander. state television says the blasts occurred in quick succession in the city of kerman, during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the killing of qasem soleimani. he was iran s most powerful military commander and was killed in 2020 by a us air strike in iraq. local officials say two bags containing explosives were detonated by remote control at the entrance to the burial site. caroline hawley reports. the roads leading to the cemetery were packed with people who had gone to qasem soleimani. officials say the bombs had been planted in bags and were apparently set off by remote control. whoever did this was clearly aiming to cause mass casualties. the iranian red crescent said their efforts to evacuate the injured were complicated by the size of the crowds. and the first bomb was followed swiftly by a second, more deadly explosion. it comes four years t
hello and welcome to the programme. we begin with good news that came in from india in the state of all that i can t wear 41 construction workers who had been trapped in a collapsed tunnel for 17 days have finally been rescued. they are said to be in good health but will now be affordably medically examined at a nearby hospital. similar hudson has the details. this moment more than two weeks in the making. 41 trapped workers finally rescued. cheering. an eruption of cheers from workers and onlookers. people sharing sweets and hugs. these are the ambulances with the first workers that have come out from inside the tunnel. 17 days, they have spent inside that tunnel and now they are finally out and in those ambulances. rescuers spent the last several days pushing an 800 millimetre pipe through 60 metres of rubble and debris. once through, the men were pulled out on wheeled stretchers, one by one. it s been a harrowing experience for the men inside and those working to get them
is live look at the prison where palestinian prisoners are expected to be released in about two hours from now as part of israel wants hostage swap with hamas. we give them they give them prisoners, they get back innocent people. meanwhile in israel, officials are preparing preparing for are preparing for the return of 13 hostages. the first of 50 to be released over the next four days. trey yingst is live at the israeli air base where the exchange is set to take place. take it away, tray. trey. good morning, two hours from now that first group of hostages is expected to be released into the hands of the red cross and then they will be flown to this military base in southern israel. they will be evaluated and then ultimately able to call their loved ones. earlier today. they goal to regional medical facilities one of five different hospitals where they will be hospitalized in separate, secluded wards. remember, this first group. consist of 13 people. all women and chi
says shows its forces going into a tunnel shaft, and along what is says is a 55 metre and along what it says is a 55 metre long tunnel built by hamas, under al shifa hospital. hamas has denied having a command centre there. 31 premature babies who were trapped inside al shifa hospital inside al shifa hospital by the fighting have been moved to a hospital in southern gaza. doctors there say eight other premature babies did not survive. meanwhile, the prime minister of qatar has said only minor obstacles remain in the way of reaching a deal on releasing some of the hostages taken by hamas in its attack on israel on october 7th. and, the fighting continues hamas says more than a0 members of one family have been killed in an israeli air strike israel has not commented. we ll have more on all of those developments in the coming hour. but we begin with the news conference held by the israel defence forces where their spokesman, daniel hagari, outlined details of what he sai