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hello there, welcome to bbc news. the un security council will convene for a closed door emergency meeting, after an israeli airstike killed dozens of people in rafah. video shows the aftermath of the strikes, as a massive fire ripped through tents near the southern gazan city. at least 45 people were killed including women and children at a camp for displaced people. that s according to the hamas run health ministry. the israel defense forces say the airstrike killed two senior members of hamas. appearing before the knesset on monday, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it a tragic mishap . 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson has more. morning didn t end the nightmare, but it brought the children, picking through the debris of the dead. the burned remains of shelters mark the place where israel says a top hamas commander was hiding among thousands of displaced families fleeing the fighting in rafah to the south. translation: we were - prepar ....
hello, i m tadhg enright. welcome to bbc news. palestinian officials have accused the israeli military of carrying out a deadly air strike on an area for displaced people near rafah in southern gaza. dozens of people have reportedly been killed, including children. israel said the attack targeted a compound where senior hamas officials had gathered. it came just hours after hamas said it launched a big rocket attack in the tel aviv area of central israel, several of which were intercepted by air defence systems, according the israeli military. we will speak in more detail about that story with my colleague mohamed taha in a few minutes time. let s turn to the general election campaigns here in the uk. sir keir starmer will appeal to voters in a keynote speech later, saying they can trust labour with britain s borders, economy and security. the conservatives say he has no clear plan. our political correspondent leila nathoo has more. the first weekend of campaigning and t ....
The lack of aid, technical experts and heavy machinery reaching the stricken village of Yambali is reflected in widely varying estimates of the number of dead, injured and displaced. ....
It is "very unlikely" more survivors of Papua New Guinea's deadly landslide will be found, a UN agency warned Tuesday, as thousands at risk from further slips were ordered to evacuate ....
It is now very unlikely that more victims of a deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea will be found alive, a UN official told AFP on Tuesday. It is not a rescue mission, it is a recovery mission, UNICEF Papua New Guineas Niels Kraaier said. It is very unlikely t .. ....