2a palestinians die in israeli air strikes on the gaza strip. israel says it s targetting the militant group islamichhad. rising concerns over the safety of europe s largest nuclear power plant held by russian forces in ukraine. hundreds are taking part in a desperate rescue the two contenders for the leadership of the conservative party and to become prime minister have clashed again on how best to tackle the cost of living crisis. in the week when the bank of england sounded dire warnings on the economy, liz truss reiterated she would immediately cut taxes, and wouldn t be giving handouts. but her rival, rishi sunak, insisted it was wrong to rule out direct support to some households. here s our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. applause. thank you. liz truss in the sunshine in the west midlands, chasing the votes of tory party members. the looming economic crisis is now weighing on this race. ms truss today said if she was prime minister, she would not be giving
the palestinian health ministry says 2a people, including six children, are now known to have died in israeli air strikes on the gaza strip. israel is targeting the palestinian militant group, islamichhad, and says it expects the offensive to last a week. the british foreign secretary, liz truss, said britain stood by israel s right to defend itself, but has called for a swift end to the violence, which has broken more than a year of relative calm. from jerusalem, here s our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. explosion. the full force of israel s new military operation in gaza. this building hitjust minutes after a warning strike. palestinians racing away. a year of relative calm now shattered. this is where one of the first israeli air strikes killed an islamichhad commander, leaving his neighbour in shock. we were safe in our home. we were thrown out of it by the bomb , says maryam. why didn t they warn us? tonight islamichhad fired heavy barrages of rockets in re
territory since friday. the head of the un s nuclear watchdog the iaea says he s increasingly alarmed about the risk of disaster at the zaporizhzya power plant in ukraine. rafael grossi said military action could threaten public health and the environment. the plant is in the hands of occupying russians. cuba has requested help from the us and other neighbouring countries to tackle a major fire in fuel storage tanks, which were struck by lightning in the city of matanzas. i7 firefighters are missing and more than 120 people have been injured. one body s been recovered from the scene. now on bbc news it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur, and this is the stage of the royal shakespeare theatre in stratford upon avon, birthplace of william shakespeare. 400 years and more after his death, his words and stories still resonate around the world, transcending languages and borders. well, my guest today is the just retired artistic director of the royal shakespear
explosion. the full force of israel s new military operation in gaza. this building hitjust minutes after a warning strike. palestinians racing away. a year of relative calm now shattered. this is where one of the first israeli air strikes killed an islamichhad commander, leaving his neighbour in shock. we were safe in our home. we were thrown out of it by the bomb , says maryam. why didn t they warn us? tonight islamichhad fired heavy barrages of rockets in revenge, it said, for its leader s death. most were intercepted by israeli air defences. but earlier a missile hit this israeli home. the family went to their shelter when the air raid sirens went off, local official yaron sasson said. this is probably what saved them. no one was hurt. israeli forces are targeting what they say are militant bases in gaza. they maintain they re reacting to a direct threat from iran backed islamichhad. with further deaths in gaza, much now depends on the decisions of the powerful mil