You are watching bbc news with sarah campbell. You are watching bbc news with sarah campbell. In the last few hours, the Israeli Military has said that more than a million palestinians must leave the Northern Gaza Strip within the next 2a hours ahead of an expected ground operation. In response, the un spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the United Nations considers it impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences. The United Nations strongly appeals for any such order, if confirmed, to be rescinded avoiding what could transform what is already a tragedy into a calamitous situation. That statement has sparked an angry reaction from israel. The countrys ambassador to the United Nations said israel is trying to minimise harm to gazans. He went on to say that for many years the un has turned a blind eye to the arming of hamas and the use of the civilian population and civilian infrastructure in the gaza strip as a hiding place for weapons and murd
Ive made a very difficult decision not to seek reelection to a third term as the district tonight of the city of philadelphia. Embattled top prosecutor, Seth Williams is step ago side after months of controversy and after being slapped with a record fine after an ethics investigation. Its friday afternoon and southbound is off and we are following breaking news from the Philadelphia District attorney. Williams says he made regrettable mistakes and that is why he is not running for a third term in office. John rawlins joins us live now from center city. Reporter williams is dogged with bad news for months. And in and around Financial Issues and then last year an admission by the da himself that there were certain gifts he received that were not disclosed and that generated calls for the da to resign and he said he will not run for reelection. I made the very difficult decision not to seek reelection to a third term as the District Attorney of the city of philadelphia. Last month it was
Abc7 news starts right now with live, breaking news. That breaking news is out of San Francisco where police have detained a person of interest who may be connected to a dismembered body found in a suitcase. The gruesome crime has touched off an intense manhunt and tonight a possible break in the case. Im dan ashley. And im amadaetz. Here it is again video of the person of interest being lead to a police car in the tenderloin district. Sergio is live at the hall of justice with the latest. Just a few hours after Police Released the picture of a person they believe is a person of interest in this case they were called to a Public Housing building in the tenderloin and thats where we saw officers driving two men away in police cruisers. A man wearing a sheet over his head says he has seen him visiting another resident of the building. He called him the help leprechaun because he was short and didnt speak much. Another man nearby recognized the man as a person of interest in pictures rele
Abc7 news starts right now with live, breaking news. That breaking news is out of San Francisco where police have detained a person of interest who may be connected to a dismembered body found in a suitcase. The gruesome crime has touched off an intense manhunt and tonight a possible break in the case. Im dan ashley. And im amadaetz. Here it is again video of the person of interest being lead to a police car in the tenderloin district. Sergio is live at the hall of justice with the latest. Just a few hours after Police Released the picture of a person they believe is a person of interest in this case they were called to a Public Housing building in the tenderloin and thats where we saw officers driving two men away in police cruisers. A man wearing a sheet over his head says he has seen him visiting another resident of the building. He called him the help leprechaun because he was short and didnt speak much. Another man nearby recognized the man as a person of interest in pictures rele