White to make with the problems with automation and pictures. We start with Breaking News in gaza with more details emerging of an explosion at a Un Relief Agency warehouse, in rafah in southern gaza. The Hamas Run Health Ministry says, five people have been killed, with more wounded. These are pictures verified by the bbc filmed at a nearby hospital, where casualties were taken. Israel has not commented so far on the incident. It comes as the us and others continue to urge israel not to launch a full scale assault on rafah where over a million palestinians have taken shelter in recent weeks. Let me show you pictures of the warehouse itself that were talking about. These taken in the immediate aftermath. This the scene inside, a lot of the images are too graphic to broadcast. Unrwas Director Of Communications isjuliette touma. Welcome to the programme. Tell me what you know. Welcome to the programme. Tell me what you know welcome to the programme. Tell me what you know welcome to the p
Horrible day, on holiday in israel for the jewish people. We see from this morning at 6 30am a combined offensive this morning at 6 30am a combined offensive from hamas, from land, air, and offensive from hamas, from land, air, and See Offensive from hamas, from land, air, and see. There is currently, as we speak, air, and see. There is currently, as we speak, two things going on. First of all. We speak, two things going on. First of all, fighting in these moments, in multiple of all, fighting in these moments, in multiple hot links hot points surrounding in multiple hot links hot points surrounding the gaza strip. There has been surrounding the gaza strip. There has been massive deployments approved by the ministry of defence, and thousands of reservists have been and thousands of reservists have been called for duty, because israel has declared a state of war, and we are in has declared a state of war, and we are in a has declared a state of war, and we are in a war has declared a st
Of the projectiles were shot down, with Military Support from the united states, the uk and other countries. In total, modern 300 missiles and drones were launched. More than 300 missiles,. Its the first time that iran has directly targeted israel from its own soil. Iran says its actions were in response to a Missile Strike earlier this month in syria, that killed several of its Military Commanders. With me is kasra aarabi, director of Islamic Revolutionary guard Corps Research at united against nuclear iran. Thank you so much for being here on the programme. Your headline thought into what we have seen over the last few hours . ,. ,. , into what we have seen over the last few hours . ,. ,. , few hours . This was a very well choreographed few hours . This was a very well choreographed attack few hours . This was a very well choreographed attack by few hours . This was a very well choreographed attack by the. Few hours . This was a very well choreographed attack by the Islamic Revoluti
Escalation in the middle east. In a Statement Issued after an online meeting, the groups leaders called for restraint on all sides. Israel says the vast majority of more than 300 drones and missiles launched by iran have been intercepted. The attacks marked the first time iran has targeted israel directly from its own soil. The israeli war cabinet has been meeting to discuss its response to the attack. A senior minister, benny gantz, said israel would exact a price from iran in its own time and fashion. The Defence Minister, yoav gallant, said the confrontation with iran wasnt over, and israel must prepare for every scenario. Iran has warned of a much bigger response if israel retaliates. The white house has said it doesnt want to see the crisis in the middle east escalate. A us security spokesman, john kirby, said washington was not seeking a wider war. Meanwhile the Un Security Council is meeting in urgent session to discuss the situation. There will be pressure at the unied nations
Hello, welcome to the programme. We will be live injerusalem in a moment. First i want to take you through the latest images of what happened. Take a look at this. Air raid sirens these are the sirens blaring over jerusalem, you can see the explosions in the sky. 300 missiles and drones fired towards israel. Israel says that 99 of them were taken down. But it wasntjust over the airspace of israel, this is over jordan, allies including the us, france and uk helped to take objects out the skies. These pictures are from syria, the skies above damascus. Heading back to israel, it used its iron dome defences, they intercept missiles fired from the ground up into the sky to take out missiles and drones. As to the damage done to israel, the idf says there were no deaths, a Military Base suffered minor damage and a young girl was injured and in hospital. In iran, these were some pictures coming out of iran. These are government supporters celebrating the attack. Iran sees this as a response, r