Who already have a presence in doha. To gaza, then, where more than 40,000 people have been killed in the war, according to figures from the hamas run health ministry. The figures dont differentiate between civilians and fighters. The Ministrys Breakdown of identified reported fatalities says a majority are children, women or elderly people. The un has found the figures from gaza in previous conflicts reliable. This month, israels military told the bbc that more than 15,000 hamas fighters had been killed during the war. Israel is not allowing internationaljournalists from media organisations, including the bbc, independent access to gaza, so we are not able to independently verify figures. The war began after hamas fighters stormed into Southern Israel on october the seventh, killing about 1,200 people and kidnapping 251 others. Israel says more than 300 of its soldiers have been killed in the fighting since. Barbara Plett Usher reports now and a warning you may find some details upset
thousands of travelers whose christmas holidays were canceled, disrupted as they were left scrambling at one of the biggest travel times of the year. charles watson is live at one of america s busiest airports, hartsfield jackson in atlanta. hi, charles. reporter: good afternoon. the wave of holiday flight cancellations continues today already airlines canceling more than 2200 flights globally amid the rapid thread of the covid-19 and omicron variants. united and delta airlines lead the pack among american carriers with the most cancellations with the two having a combined 775 flights between christmas day and today and in large part due to staffing shortages. saying in a statement quote, a combination of issues including, but not limited to inclement weather in some areas of the country and the impact of the omicron variant is bringing cancellations and potential delays and it s been quite the nightmare for holiday travelers caught the middle of the wave of cancellations as
police in new york arrest the suspected gunman behind tuesday s subway shooting, bringing to an end a 24 hour manhunt. in the uk, a government minister quits, after borisjohnson becomes the first sitting prime minister found to have broken the law. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. it s 8:00 in the morning in singapore, and 3am in mariupol where russia is claiming more than 1,000 ukrainian troops have surrendered. but kyiv says the beseiged southern port city is still in its control. gaining full control of mariupol would be a major win for moscow, creating a land bridge between crimea which russia illegally annexed in 2014 and areas held by russian led separatists in the donbas region. it would enable thousands of troops to be deployed to the east, for a new offensive planned there. but caught in the middle is mariupol, its mayor says around 21,000 civilians have been killed, and a 120,000 remain trapped. 0ur correspondent tom bateman re
subway shooting, bringing to an end a major manhunt. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it s day 50 of the war in ukraine. russian gains remain limited as they continue to batter the strategically important city of mariupol in southeastern ukraine. it s been under siege for weeks and now russia claims more than 1,000 ukrainian troops have surrendered. but kyiv says the port city is still in its control. if mariupol fell into russian hands, it would create a land bridge between crimea which russia illegally annexed in 2014 and areas held by russian led separatists in the donbas region. more russian troops could be deployed to the east, for a new offensive already planned there. in the battle for mariupol, its mayor says around 21,000 civilians have been killed, and 120,000 remain trapped, in appalling conditions. 0ur correspondent tom bateman reports now from the city of zaporizhia, where some people displaced from mariupol have ended up. a warn
shooting a black man as he lay face down on the ground. and the desperate search for survivors in south africa, the president calls the flooding there a catastrophe of enormous proportions. russian state media are reporting that the most important ship in russia s black sea fleet, the moskva missile cruiser has been badly damaged after ammunition on board blew up causing a fire. the moskva is the flagship of russia s black sea fleet. quoting the russian defence ministry, interfax says the crew had all been evacuated and the cause of the fire was being investigated. earlier, a ukrainian official said the ship had been hit by two missiles, but this has not been confirmed. the moscow gained notoriety early in the war when ukrainian border guards defending an island refused its demand for their surrender. steve fish is a political science professor at the university of california, berkeley and he s there for us now. thank you forjoining us, there are military and psychological im