The white house says it is monitoring what it described as haitis rapidly deteriorating security situation. France has become the first country to put a womans right to an abortion in the constitution, almost 50 years after it was first decriminalised in the country. A specialjoint sitting of both houses of the French Parliament voted for the amendment. Representatives of all major and minor parties spoke in favour, saying women would no longer have to live in fear of their rights being rescinded. And the European Commission has fined apple 2 billion for violating the eus anti trust laws. The competition commissioner, margarethe vestager, said the company had, for a decade, abused its dominant position in music streaming apps, and ordered the us tech giant to remove all the restrictions, and to refrain from similar practices in the future. Apple has said it will appeal against the decision. Its going to be a defining week for the 2024 president ial elections. Tomorrow is super tuesday.
The white house also says the president has discussed the war with the leaders of the uk, canada, france, germany and italy. Frances president Emmanuel Macron and the dutch Prime Minister, mark rutte, have also now announced theyll visit on monday and tuesday. And at the rafah border crossing, several trucks from a second convoy carrying humanitarian aid from egypt have crossed into the gaza strip. The convoy had earlier been detained at the rafah crossing for several hours so that they could be searched to ensure they were carrying only aid. The un warns hundreds of lorries are needed every day, to help the more than two million people, living under an israeli siege, and constant air strikes. Israel says the bombing raids, which have intensified, are targeting members of hamas, the Group Responsible for murdering around 1,400 israelis in attacks on october 7th. Hamas has been designated a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk. Palestinian health officials,
Thats according to israels public broadcaster. And on the diplomatic front, us secretary of state, antony blinken, has called for calm and stability in the west bank, during a call with palestinian president mahmoud abbas. And, israels allies have shown their support through displays like this. Heres berlins Brandenburg Gate lit up in white and blue to show support for israel. Lets show you live pictures from gaza now. Morning is breaking there. And weve seen renewed israelis air strikes overnight. It has responded to hamas attack with devastating air strikes including some in the last few hours. The United States is working with other governments to calm the situation and make sure the violence does not spread. Several middle eastern countries, including egypt, saudi arabia and jordan, have been in contact to coordinate efforts to contain the violence. The Un Security Council will discuss the crisis at an Emergency Meeting on sunday. Simonjones has the latest. What israel is describin
Has been put at 100 by the Israeli Embassy to the us, though some have been freed. In Northern Israel, hezbollah rockets targeted three military positions, with israel responding with barrages of artillery into Southern Lebanon. The Un Security Council will meet later on sunday. President biden has vowed Rock Solid Support for israel and warned against other countries taking advantage of the situation. Lets show you the scene live in gaza now. Israeli airstrikes are ongoing in response to hamas s attack including some in the last few hours. Palestinian Health Officials say 20 children are among the more than 300 killed there. They say nearly 1,800 people have been wounded. Lets get the latest from simonjones. Israel is stepping up its retaliation. This is what it describes as its Mighty Vengeance on the Palestinian Militant Group hamas. 0vernight, gaza has been rocked by explosions. Earlier, warplanes hit several buildings in the centre of the city. The Israeli Defence forces released
Alexandria in egypt, that is from the Reuters News Agency which is quoting two Egyptian Security sources, the statement goes on to say a policeman is alleged to have carried out the shooting in one of the districts of alexandria and that policeman is in custody and we will of course bring you more on that update as and when we get it. More now on the middle east, where 2a hours after Palestinian Militants launched an unprecedented Surprise Attack on israel, fierce clashes continue. Here are the Key Developments in the conflict as they stand. People living in gaza have been warned to flee their homes as the israeli army prepares to step up its retaliation. Israeli airstrikes on the territory have continued overnight. More than 300 israelis are now known to have died with the toll on the palestinian side put at 313. Israel says it is still trying to regain full control of eight areas where hamas militants infiltrated following saturdays attack. The number of israeli civilians and soldier