rafah, as i ve said before, israel has the responsibility and the obligation to do everything possible to ensure civilians are protected and they get the assistance they need in the course of this conflict. any military campaign, military operation that israel undertakes needs to put civilians first and foremost in mind. and i suggested again some ways to do that. and that s especially true in the case of rafah, where there are somewhere between 1.2 and 1.4 million people, many of them displaced from other parts of gaza. so we want to make sure again that in anything that s done, any military operations, the situation for civilians is first and foremost in mind and that necessary steps are taken to make sure that they re protected and they have the assistance they need. you suggested some wa s assistance they need. you suggested some ways to assistance they need. you suggested some ways to do assistance they need. you suggested some ways to do that. assistance they need
Welcome to our viewers joining us in the group and around the world. Im bianca nobilo. Im max foster. It is tuesday, october 17, 11 00 in israel and gaza. U. S. President biden will leave later today for an extraordinary wartime visit to israel. It is a strong show of support for the long time personal lie. T personal lie. Antony blinken has been on a Marathon Mission across the middle east. He is coming here at a critical moment for the region and for the world. The president will reaffirm the United States solidarity with israel and commitment to security. The president will hear what it needs to defend its people as we continue to work with congress to meet those needs. Also following major developments from Southern Gaza, the Palestinian Interior Ministry reports israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 people inkahn hunis. And a video shows a 21yearold talking about an arm injury that was that she was taken to gaza. Cnn decided not to show the video. It is unclear wit was taken or f
Moment. Lets start by bringing you these latest pictures weve just had in from the reuters news agency. These strikes were last night. These are the scenes immediately after those moments. So many times actually we see pictures of skylines. This on the ground giving you an idea of what they are actually dealing with. You can see Palestinian Health and rescue teams operating here. In the next piece second, you will see another strike back hunting. Few seconds. That was the moment of the second strike. They are still trying to ascertain in terms of numbers of casualties. This is one of a number of strikes overnight by the israelis. We know those have continued in terms of gaza health officials. They say overnight 324 people have died in the last 24 hours, another 1000 wounded. According to other reports, those amongst the fatalities include 126 children and 88 women. Some of the latest pictures coming into us from the reuters news agency. In terms of the major developments, lets spend th
The Scottish First minister speaks to the bbc about fears for his Mother In Law and family in gaza. Nobody has said that israel doesnt have the right to protect itself. But collective punishment cannot be justified. Yes, they are going too far. Sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. We will start with football and a busy friday of action in europe. France can their plate at the European Championship if they maintain their 100 record and beat the netherlands in amsterdam later on. That is the pick of the dyes. Belgium, portugaland on. That is the pick of the dyes. Belgium, portugal and the Republic Of Ireland are all in action. England will face australia in a friendly later. It is the first time in seven years the g teams have met and england have won their last six of the last seven encounters. Gareth southgate has warned against any complacency. Southgate has warned against any complacency complacency. Firstly, it is one of the ureat complacency. Firstly, it is one
Recently its warplanes have hit several multi storey buildings in the centre of gaza city. The barrage of rocket fire from gaza into israeli territory began just after dawn, with explosions heard on the streets of ashkelon. Sderot is one of the towns thought to have been infiltrated by militants. With the latest on this fast escalating conflict, heres our middle east correspondent yolande knell, and a warning that you may find some of her report upsetting. Israeli partygoers from an overnight rave running for their lives. Israels Nightmare Scenario armed Palestinian Militants at large in southern israel. It is thought that dozens entered, some cutting through the Perimeter Fence from the gaza strip. In the town of sderot, residents hid as fighters drove in. There was shooting and the israeli casualties began to mount. In a dramatic turn, videos were also shared of israelis being taken into gaza as hostages. The day had begun with intense barrages of palestinian rockets, some reaching a