the worst loss of life for the israeli army, since its offensive began. 21 of the soldiers were killed inside buildings they were preparing to demolish, moments before an attack by palestinian fighters. hundreds of people have been attending funerals today. reports from israel suggest the government may be considering a new deal with hamas, which could lead to a two month to a two month pause in fighting while prisoners are exchanged. intense fighting is continuing in gaza, with the israeli army saying its forces have encircled the southern city of khan younis. the hamas run health ministry says nearly 200 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. and a warning, her report contains some distressing images. buried with a prayer and full military honours, this was the first in a series of funerals for 21 soldiers killed in israel s biggest single loss since the start of the ground war in gaza. the israeli m
first it was saudi arabia which announced it was cutting its production by one million barrels per day from august. then russia said it was cutting its production by half a million barrels per day from august too. the cuts mean global supplies will be reduced by around 1.5%. let s go live now to our middle east business correspondent, sameer hashmi. it doesn t sound like a lot, 1.5%, but it could have big implications. explain how important these two players are. explain how important these two players are- explain how important these two -la ersare. , ., ~ ., players are. let s talk about saudi arabia, the players are. let s talk about saudi arabia, the largest players are. let s talk about saudi arabia, the largest export - players are. let s talk about saudi arabia, the largest export in - players are. let s talk about saudi arabia, the largest export in the l arabia, the largest export in the world. these cuts were announced last month and they were not announced as
thank you for being with us. we begin in the occupied west bank where the israeli military has launched a major operation against what it claims are militants, based in the sprawling and long established refugee camp injenin. the palestinian authorities say it s simply an invasion and that it should be seen as a war crime. at least nine people have been killed, and dozens injured. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. the day ended as it had begun injenin with battles raging. the israeli military had used a surprise drone strike in the early hours to target what it said was the headquarters of local militants. armed palestinians began fighting back from inside the city s crowded, decades old refugee camp. hundreds of israeli soldiers are on the ground. the israeli military says they re seizing weapons and explosives. the israeli prime minister said action was overdue. translation: the israeli defence force began an extensive operation last night against terro
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