loaded houthi missiles. that s according to us central command, which said in a statement: the raids came hours after the us added houthis to its specially designated global terrorist list, citing the group s attacks on ships in the red sea. the iran backed fighters have stepped up their attacks in recent weeks, saying they will continue until there is a ceasefire in gaza. the attacks have disrupted global shipping and raised concerns of a knock on effect for consumer prices. with me is our correspondent will vernon. the statement from the us central command what does that say? the language they have usedis say? the language they have used is quite interesting they mention 1a houthi missiles targeted, sounds like these missiles were primed, the must military describing this as an act of self defence a narrative we have seen several times over the last week. we have seen several times over the last week- the last week. the us and allies when the last week. the us and allies
artillery, rocket systems, armoured vehicles. this package is investment not only in ukrainian security but in european security. and our own security. we are sending ukraine equipment from our own stockpiles and we will replenish those products with new product made by american companies in america, patriot missiles made in arizona, javelins made in alabama, artillery shells made in alabama, artillery shells made in alabama, artillery shells made in ohio, pennsylvania and texas. we are helping ukraine were at the same time investing in our own industrial base and boosting our own industrial base and boosting our own national security, supporting jobs in nearly a0 states across america. the united states is not acting alone, to state the obvious. allies in europe and around the world have constantly been asking me if we will be stepping up, we will not be walking away, are we? a lot of people are very concerned, if we had not stepped up, who knows what would happen? they are
operation against hamas in gaza s biggest hospital al shifa in gaza city where thousands of civilians are believed to be sheltering. in a statement the idf says is conducting a ground operation in gaza to defeat hamas and rescue hostages. israel is at war with hamas, not the civilians in gaza, it says. we re just getting details mark correspondence in gaza who was hearing that israeli soldiers are now inside shifa hospital and eyewitness told us reporter rushdi abualouf saying that is really fight a smoke from that caused people to suffocate. he said soldiers vandalised the specialised surgical department and contact with him was cut off. it comes after the white house and pentagon confirmed there is an intelligent supporting israel s claim that hamas and the palestinian islamichhad are operating from tunnels under hospitals including al shifa. they say they are storing weapons there. hamas denies the claims and his court for an international committee to come in and inspect
mr schumer, the us s highest ranking jewish elected official, released his own statement thursday saying he has clear and profund disagreements with the prime minister. but because america s relationship with israel is ironclad and transcends one person or prime minister ijoined the request for him to speak. the announcement comes as the us urged israel to publicly name the 20 to 30 hamas fighters it said it targeted in a deadly air raid on a united nations school in gaza. hospital medics said at least 37 people were killed in the strike on thursday. while israel often releases the names of hamas fighters it says it has targeted, it is rare for the us to publicly say it expects full transparency. israel s military said it conducted a precise strike on a hamas compound in the school and that it killed many of the 20 to 30 fighters it believes were inside. but gaza s hamas run government says 14 children and nine women are among the dead. our middle east correspondent lucy
at 12 years old, lera has been learning to walk again, after the blast that shattered one of her legs and burned the other very badly. passing over the holes left by shrapnel. ..lera points out where she and herfriend, kseniya, came that morning to sell bracelets they d made themselves. she didn t hear the air raid siren. missile whooshes. the russian missile smashed right into the heart of chernihiv. it was a hot holiday weekend and the streets were crowded. seven people were killed that day, including a child, and dozens were injured. but the missile exploded just metres away from here. ..its shards slicing into buildings and people all around. when russian troops invaded ukraine in 2022, they never took chernihiv but they did occupy much of this northern region. the ruins are a reminder of the weeks when the city was under siege and under constant fire. the russians were eventually forced to retreat, and life slowly returned to the streets. then, last august, the city th