Killed what it calls nine palestinian terrorists. Israel has called its attacks a Counter Terrorism operation targeting what it described as a mixture of Terror Groups and terror cells. It claims iran, which backs hamas, is trying to open a new front against israel in the West Bank. The israeli raids took place in the cities ofjenin, nablus, tulkarm, believed to be the first time in some 20 years that several West Bank cities have been targeted at the same time. Lets take a closer look at the West Bank and what It Actually is. Its land on the West Bank of the riverjordan and bounded by israel and jordan. Its been occupied by israel since the 1967 Middle East war, but decades of talks between israel and the palestinians have left its final status unresolved. The international Court Ofjustice has lets cross live now tojerusalem where we can speak to our correspondent yolande knell. Just bring us up to date on this operation. Just bring us uptodate on this operation operation. This is a
lower but to put that into context it was at zero in europe this time last year. and in the world s largest economy the us, the cost of borrowing is at 5% to 5.25%. but critics point out rising interest rates is a blunt tool that comes with its own set of dangers that can pose further risks to the economy. so what else can be done? well, central bankers are getting together today in portugal to chew over this challenge. joining me now isjennifer mckeown chief global economist at capital economics. good morning to you, jennifer. so it s a lovely location, portugal, you got christine lagarde there, andrew bailey, jerome powell among others, what do you think they will chew on? of course they re all increasing the cost of borrowering and in some places like the uk, so far it s having little effect. little effect. yeah, you re ri . ht. little effect. yeah, you re right. beautiful little effect. yeah, you re right. beautiful location, | little effect. yeah, you rel right. be
And nine fire trucks, had been called to the incident. Thousands of Roman Catholics have begun paying their respects to the Pope Emeritus Benedict xvi, whose body is lying in state at the vatican. Youre watching bbc news. Now, whats killing our rivers . You see herons and dragonflies. You see lots of little fish in the shallow parts, and then, sometimes, youll see a Salmonjumping Out of the water. You start to realise how many people dont have stuff like this, particularly in lockdown, when we were very grateful to have it. These School Friends have made the most of a record breaking summer, like thousands of others. But theres something wrong with our rivers. What a sad sight to see. Its absolutely devastating, what were finding up here today. Look at the water, look at this. Just look at it. This is algae. Its taking over our rivers and waterways. And when human and animal waste gets into a river, not only is it bad for our health, it is also full of nutrients like phosphate which ac
was killed and many injured. north korean state media says the country s leader kimjong un has ordered the development of new intercontinental ballistic missiles. the report also said that there would be increased production of tactical nuclear weapons to counter what pyongyang calls threats from the united states and south korea. now on bbc news: what s killing our rivers? you see herons and dragonflies. you see lots of little shellfish in the shallow parts. sometimes you will see a salmon jumping out of the water. you start to realise that how many people don t have stuff like this, particularly in lockdown, when we were very grateful to have it. these school friends have made the most of a record breaking summer. like thousands of others. but there is something wrong with our rivers. what a sad sight to see. it s absolutely devastating what we re finding out here today. in the water, look at this. just look at it. this is algae. it s taking over our rivers and waterways. a
Included employees of a private Company Involved in the maintenance and management of the bridge. Now, bbc wales investigates whats killing our rivers . You see herons and dragonflies. You see lots of little shellfish in the shallow parts. Sometimes you will see a Salmon Jumping out of the water. You start to realise that how many people dont have stuff like this, particularly in lockdown, when we were very grateful to have it. These School Friends have made the most of a record breaking summer. Like thousands of others. But there is something wrong with our rivers. A sad sight to see. Its absolutely devastating what with finding out here today. In the water, look at this. Just look at it. This is algae. Its taking over our rivers and waterways. And when human and animal waste gets into a river not only is it bad for our health it is also full of nutrients like phosphate which act as a kind of super food for the algae. And as algae gets into the river, it strips the river of oxygen, ki