Backed by iran. Tensions have soared following killing last month of hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh during a visit to tehran. Israel has never confirmed it was behind the assassination. From jerusalem, our middle East Correspondent Lucy williamson reports on the impacts of war in gaza. And a warning, viewers may find some of the content of her report to be upsetting. In gaza, peace is for the dead, not the living not for faras and his five siblings, Laying Theirfather to rest today in khan younis. Majid baraka was killed in israeli artillery strikes, straight they said, as he went to help the wounded. We were just sitting around, faras said, he was playing with us. When the first strike happened, he went to rescue people. In the second strike, he was killed. But this push for a ceasefire is being driven by events outside gaza, by israels growing conflict with hezbollah in lebanon, by threats of iranian retaliation for the assassination of key hamas and hezbollah leaders. A cease
Minister warned other countries in the Middle East to not undermine ongoing efforts to reach a deal. Diplomacy is being stepped up in the region to prevent a wider war between israel and lebanese armed group hezbollah, which is backed by iran. Tensions have soared following killing last month of hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh during a visit to tehran. Israel has never confirmed it was behind the assassination. From jerusalem, our middle East Correspondent Lucy williamson reports on the impacts of war in gaza. And a Warning Viewers may find some of the content of her report to be upsetting. In gaza, peace is for the dead, not the living not for faras and his five siblings, Laying Theirfather to rest today in khan younis. Majid baraka was killed in israeli artillery strikes, they said, as he went to help the wounded. We were just sitting around, faras said, he was playing with us. When the first strike happened, he went to rescue people. In the second strike, he was killed. But th
By the famed grafitti artist. Hello and welcome to the programme. A powerful 7. 2 earthquake has hit haiti authorities say at least 304 people have been killed. Prime minister ariel henry described the situation as dramatic and has declared a state of emergency. Mr henry said the quake had caused huge damage and many casualties across the south of the country. President biden has authorised immediate help from the us. This report from david willis. One of the poorest countries in the world has been dealt another devastating blow. And the people of haiti are once again dealing with the aftermath of a massive earthquake. This one centred on the country s south western peninsula, a less populated area than the capital port au prince, which was flattened by an earthquake 11 years ago, but stronger and closer to the surface. More than 200,000 people died in the 2010 earthquake and haiti s prime minister ariel henry said numerous lives have been lost in today s disaster. Translation: the g
speed train line between the east midlands and leeds. a big expansion to the covid booster programme all over 40s in the uk will be offered one and 16 and 17 year olds will be eligible for a second dose. avoidable deaths, sub standard care and examples of racism a report criticises how some sickle cell patients in england are treated. and adele tells oprah she had terrifying anxiety attacks after her divorce and she was embarrassed her eight year marriage broke down. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. more on the yorkshire cricket racism scandal, as england bowler adil rashid becomes the third player to support allegations against michael vaughan. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one. that explosion in a taxi outside liverpool women s hospital yesterday has been declared a terrorist incident, though police say they don t yet have a clear idea of a motive for the attack. four people have now been arrested under the terrorism act in connection wi
here s sarah keith lucas. a mixed picture, some cloud a grey skies, but other areas see sunshine and that is summed up perfectly by this weather watcher. blue sky overhead and not far away, the strata cumulus cloud and that can be seen nicely from above in the satellite image. quite a lot of cloud for england and wales, but we have the stripe of sunshine in lincolnshire towards bedfordshire and into dorset. and for much of scotland and northern ireland, some sunnier skies after this morning s cloud and rain has cleared to the cell. we still have a very weak lingering weather front, so that is producing a few spots of rain across northern england and wales, you can see it here. but fizzling away and it will be high pressure that winds out and keeps things largely dry and settled for many areas for the rest of today and the next few days for many of us. drizzly rain for northern ireland, wales, mainly over the higher ground, spots into the far south west of england. to the sout