Been accepted by hamas. From jerusalem, our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell reports you may find some of her report distressing. The panic and confusion as rescuers pull the wounded from the rubble after an overnight israeli airstrike in rafah. And today, another all too familiar scene in gaza, a mother struggling with unbearable loss. After israel seized control of the key crossing with egypt, it says its continuing a limited offensive in gazas southernmost city, battling hamas gunmen in the east of their last stronghold. But for hundreds of thousands of palestinians who fled to rafah to escape the fighting elsewhere, theres renewed fear. Translation last time i they told us to go to rafah, saying theres aid and its a safe place, and look, they came into rafah. For now, i wont go anywhere. Ill stay here. Its enough. Were tired of being displaced, and i dont know where i want to go. World powers have warned israel against a full assault here, saying it would be a humanitarian c
The new package is worth 61 billion, including money to replenish stocks of us armaments, and 14 billion will pay for advanced weapons and Defence Systems. President zelensky said the Military Aid Package will give his country a chance of victory in its war against russia. Translation | think the support for the restraint in the armed forces of ukraine, and we will have a chance for victory if ukraine really gets the weapon is a system which we need so much. Thousands of soldiers need so much, and thus it should not be just spreading a thin layer all over, but it has to end up in tangible weapon systems. Russia says it shows that washington is wading deeper into a war that will end in humiliation. The Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, maria zakharova, said the aid which includes ammunition and air defences was evidence that the us wants ukraine to fight to the last ukrainian. Our ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse is in kyiv and says it cant come soon enough for president volodymyr zel
While the world worried about a wider war between israel and iran, in gaza, the suffering continued. Siren blares. The eyes of the world were on a bigger drama played out in the skies above israel. But in gaza, nothing changed. This was rafah today, after 15 children from one family were killed in an air strike. Translation show me one man among them. L theyre all children and women. You can see my identity is completely erased with the deaths of my wife and children. A pregnant woman was among the dead. Her Baby Daughter was saved in an emergency operation. A child born to a mother she will never know. There is the story of everyday death, and the story of what follows this for the families caught in the shadows of death. Nawaras Husband Abdulrahman was one of more than 70 civilians killed in an israeli raid to rescue hostages in february. These were the couples children in the aftermath of their fathers death. We went back to see nawara, now eight months pregnant with her dead husban
of only three players to win five consecutive lpga events. that s the sport for now. let s get some of the day s other news now. ecuadoreans are voting in a referendum on proposals to tighten security in response to a surge in violence by drugs gangs. the measures includejoint military and police patrols, longer sentences and the extradition of criminals wanted abroad. as he voted, president daniel noboa said the outcome would define state policy in fighting violence, corruption and organised crime. more than 1,000 residents of the serbian city of nis have been evacuated after the discovery of an unexploded bomb left over from the 1999 nato bombardment of the country. the 1,000 kilo bomb was successfully removed from the construction site, where it was found, to be destroyed at a safe location. thousands of people, including
likely to get the results? the first results are expected likely to get the results? the first results are expected in likely to get the results? the first results are expected in about - likely to get the results? the first results are expected in about two| results are expected in about two hours after the polls close, the polls close in about a0 minutes, so we should see the preliminary results but we are all waiting here. i am sure you are. carolina loza leon,, thank you for your time. hundreds of thousands of people have taken part in anti government protests across colombia. demonstrators are angry at president gustavo petro s attempts to nationalise health services and other reforms as well as his government s decision to hold peace talks with armed groups. support for the country s first left wing leader is at an all time low. mr petro said he welcomed the protests. more than 1,000 residents of the serbian city of nis have been evacuated after the discovery of an unexplod