hello from the bbc sport centre. hello i m chetan pathak with your latest sports news we start at afcon the 34th edition of the africa cup of nations has reached the semi final stage with both matches on wednesday. the hosts ivory coast play the democratic republic of congo but before that it s the other heavyweights nigeria. who play south africa. and they ve been given a massive boost with striker victor osimhen declared fit to play who had been a doubt with an abdominal problem. it s a rematch of the 2000 afcon semi final which nigeria won and was the last time south africa reached the last four. this time their coach is hoping they can go one step further: i think for many people it was unexpected. but we did it, and that means that south africa became a good team. it s also more than 20 years ago that south africa played the semifinal, even more that we play the final. that means that we ve got a lot of motivation. meanwhile, ivory coast have never won the competit
the jenin refugee camp. also tonight: in the uk, the ministry of defence has confirmed for the first time that special forces are at the centre of a war crimes inquiry. king charles has been presented with the scottish crown jewels, marking his coronation as part of national service of thanksgiving in st giles cathedral in edinburgh. and should governments be able to read people s messages? meta s mark zuckerberg is on a collision course with the uk government over that very question, as he continues plans to build super secure messaging into all his apps. but we start tonight in the middle east, where thousands of people injenin in the occupied west bank have attended a funeral procession for 12 palestinians killed since monday during an israeli military operation. that operation has now finished. you can see the damage left behind. thousands of palestinians who left their homes started to go back. our international editor jeremy bowen sent this special report from inside t
steaming? i look forward to hearing from you. that is coming up. and here is the news. tens water is holding urgent talks today to secure extra funding thames water. the government says supplies will not be affected if it collapses. the court of appeal are set to rule today on a challenge to the government plan to deport migrants to rwanda. at least 150 people have now been arrested across france after protests over the killing of a 17 year old boy by a police officer. the teenager was shot in a traffic stop in a paris suburb on tuesday. the committee which found boris johnson repeatedly lied to parliament over downing street party is in lockdown will publish another report today about how it believes the findings were undermined. it is expected to name certain mps and peers. i have hints of some of the anger from you about your water from a couple of callers we took in mp5 panel yesterday. if you feel you want to howl at the moon, we are hear from you, want to howl at the
hello and welcome. in the next few hours, a coordination centre for ukrainian grain exports will be opened in turkey. it s part of the un brokered deal to get supplies moving after the war with russia cut them off. the halt to grain deliveries has seen prices rise around the world. all parties to the agreement will be represented at the new centre. but it s far from certain it will unblock grain exports, as azadesh moshiri reports. ukraine says the first ships carrying vital grain export could leave its black seaports within days. so all eyes are on whether russia will keep its word. despite a landmark deal meant to secure safe passage for the ships, many in the west are still concerned over its success and the russian missiles that have had to the port city of odesa have done little to calm those fears. within ukraine, scepticism over the deal working long term is also high. four ukraine s frontline farmers the only choices to carry on with their harvests despite the dangers
Israel. And it was important to make it very clear that the United States has israels back. We will stand with ed today, tomorrow, and every day. Arthel we do at the fox news alert moments ago Secretary Of State Antony Blinken on the tarmac and cairo, egypt saying we will stand with israel today, tomorrow, every day. Also doubling down that israel has the right to defend itself against Hamas Terrorists this one week sids trend to watch the devastating attack on israel. The fighting between the two inching toward a new phase. Israeli forces are calling for civilians to leave Northern Gaza as they prepare for what is being described as significant Ground Operations in the gaza strip. This is Fox News Live i am arthel neville. Eric im eric shawn thank you for joining us a rating Foreign Ministry meeting with the head of hamas in qatar that suppose s opposite ally since the Terrorist Group has not only killed israelis but also americans. Yet qatar will not touch them. Foreclose that office