Were also killed when a vehicle was struck near the city of tulkarem. It comes as the us says its stepping up americas military presence in the Middle East, deploying additional warships and fighterjets as regional tension grows. The Department Of Defence says it aims to strengthen protection for us troops in the Region And Israel in response to growing threats from iran and iranian backed fighters. Iran and its allies have promised imminent retaliation against israel. An announcer on iran State Tv said on Friday Night that in the coming hours, the world would witness extraordinary scenes and very important developments. The announcement came after a Funeral Ceremony in qatar for the hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in iran on wednesday. Hamas and iran have vowed revenge for the strike that targeted mr haniyeh. From Tel Aviv, our correspondent Jenny Hill has this update. The us has said that it will send an extra squadron of fighterjets to the region, as well as w
Second games appearance. China pair Hao Yang and Junjie Lian were the clear winners, with canada taking the bronze. Great Britains Adam Peaty was emotional after coming second in the 100 metres breast stroke, just falling short of defending his title for a second time. Peaty won silver behind italys nicolo martinenghi. He had taken gold in the event at both rio and tokyo, but peaty, who holds the world record, missed out by two hundreths of a second. Americas Nick Fink got the same time as peaty and shared silver. If years ago, that was a 12 year investment. To win in real was a very different leg, that was different. This is the one that feels the most. One of the Games Poster Boys Leon Marchand ended frances 12 Year Wait for swimming gold with a superb performance in the aoom individual medley. The 22 year old surged to victory with an olympic record, just shy of his own world record, finishing almost six seconds clear of japans matsushita tomoyuki. The Usas Carson Foster took bronze
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Now on bbc news, three engineers leading The Field in clean Energy Solutions come together for a special event presented by Kevin Fong at the Victoria And Albert museum, london. Hello, im Kevin Fong, and welcome to the engineers clean energy. We are here at the Victoria And Albert museum In London with a socially distanced public audience, a virtual audience from around the globe, and three of the worlds leading engineers. Now, the Climate Catastrophe threatens All Of Us. But these engineers are at the forefront of providing our world with real solutions. Applause. Please welcome henry snaith, professor of physics at oxford, and through of his engineering of low cost photovoltaics, he discovered a thin film of photocells. It could be a hugely significant discovery, as henry hopes it will eventually double the efficiency of Solar Power and halve the cost. Danielle merfeld is an electrical engineer who is chief Technology Officer and Vice President of ge renewables. Ge is the biggest cre