And southern avalon of senior hamas and hezbollah figures. They really want to avoid the escalation of this big original war. The assassination of a senior hamas and hezbollah figures. Gazas Hamas run Health Ministry said thursday that more than 40,000 palestinians have been killed by israeli military action in the enclave since the october 7 Hamas Attack on israel. Because israel blocks international journalists from having independent access to gaza, the bbc has been unable to verify many of the claims made throughout the war by israel and hamas. That includes the number of people killed in gaza and how many of those killed are civilians. But pictures and videos that come into our newsroom on a daily basis, from agencies on the ground in gaza show that women and children are frequently among the victims of israeli air raids. Lucy Williamson filed this report from tel aviv. As the leaders of israel and hamas weigh the price of making peace, nadja is counting the cost of war. After 10
So one of the reasons why there is so much international diplomatic for these talks in qatar to succeed that they really want to avoid the escalation of this conflict into a much bigger regional war. Gazas Hamas run Health Ministry said thursday that more than 40,000 palestinians have been killed by israeli military action in the enclave since the october 7 Hamas Attack on israel. Because israel blocks international journalists from having independent access to gaza, the bbc has been unable to verify many of the claims made throughout the war by Israel And Hamas. That includes the number of people killed in gaza , and how many of those killed are civilians. But pictures and videos that come into our newsroom on a daily basis, from agencies on the ground in gaza, show that women and children are frequently among the victims of israeli air raids. Lucy Williamson filed this report from tel aviv. As the leaders of Israel And Hamas weigh the price of making peace, nadja is counting the cost
A difficult day for the organisers of the Paris Olympics and, indeed, the ceremony. The day started with those train delays, with those attacks on various train lines around france, but it ended with a real bang. The Opening Ceremony that was promised to be a joyful event, an event that would be beautiful theatre in the heart of one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and it really did deliver. We had the french celebrating their culture, their art, theirfashion, their music, but also celebrating a global sense of unity, a global sense of belonging together, and that really is what the olympics are about. The flame, that was also an amazing addition to the ceremony. It was lit on a hot Air Balloon then and flew up into the sky and is now hovering over the Paris Skyline. You can still see the Eiffel Tower is beautifully sparkling behind me. The ceremony has been something to behold and it ended with an icon on an Icon Celine Dion singing the most beautiful song on the first floor
The ceremony went ahead without disruption, despite a string of apparently co ordinated sabotage attacks on frances high Speed Rail Network early on friday, the motive for which remains unclear. More on that in a moment, but first Maryam Moshiri on the dazzling show from the city of light. What a culmination, what an end to what has been at times a difficult day for the organisers of the Paris Olympics and, indeed, the ceremony. The day started with those train delays, with those attacks on various train lines around france, but it ended with a real bang. The Opening Ceremony was promised to be a joyful event, an event that would be beautiful theatre in the heart of one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and it really did deliver. We had the french celebrating their culture, their art, theirfashion, their music, but also celebrating a global sense of unity, a global sense of belonging together, and that really is what the olympics are about. The flame, well, that was also an am
The 81 year old president currently in isolation while recovering from covid was under increasing criticism since a poor debate performance against his republican opponent donald trump in latejune. A number of democrats called for president biden to end his campaign. Democratic donors also threatened to pull funding. Former president trump reacted on truth social, saying. Let s go to our correspondent nomia iqbal. Very good to see you, we see more endorsements trickling in for kamala harris including from some big figures including from some big figures in the democratic party who could have potentially been her arrival. Tell us more about that. You have this group of governors that were suggested as potential contenders tojoe biden s throne. You had the governor of california gavin newsom who has backed kamala harris tonight. You have the governor of pennsylvania josh shapiro. You have the governor of michigan gretchen whitmer who has not explicitly endorsed kamala harris and then