Live in east jerusalem. The United Nations and the us have expressed concern about israels plans for a military operation in rafah. The city, at the south western edge of gaza, has seen the arrival of hundreds of thousands of palestinians taking refuge from the fighting elsewhere in the strip. The Israeli Military had previously urged civilians to go there but now, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has approved plans for an assault on hamas militants believed to be based there. The un issued this warning. I think the consequences of a Ground Operation in rafah under the current circumstances would be catastrophic for the people of gaza, for the palestinians. It would be catastrophic for the humanitarian situation. It would be catastrophic or around. The us is one of israels most important supporters but it seems that the Israeli Government has not shared details of the planned assault on rafah with officials in washington. Heres Us National Security council spokesman, john kirb
Water, adam peaty smashes his way into the record books. Coming up, Greg Rutherford says he is devastated to be out of the championships through injury. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The agony for the parents of terminally ill charlie gard continues with his mother connie yates back at the high court again today. Having abandoned the battle yesterday to keep him alive, she is now fighting to be able to take him home to die. Lawyers for great 0rmond Street Hospital where charlie is being treated say there are practical difficulties. Thejudge has said if charlie can be taken home within reason he would like to achieve that. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh has been following todays developments. The legal battle over this desperately sick boy now centres on where and how soon he dies. Charlie needs a mechanical ventilator to breathe. He is tube fed and cannot move. His parents give up their fight to take him to the United States and agreed no more treatment could
The bbc news at one. A man has been shot dead by police in a pre planned operation near the m62 motorway in huddersfield. He has been named as yasser yaqub. West Yorkshire Police say an officers gun was fired and five people have been arrested. They also say the operation was not related to terrorism. The independent Police Complaints commission has sent investigators to the scene. Well our correspondent danny savage is at ainley top in west yorkshire. It is only in the last few minutes yasser yaqub has been named locally as the man shot dead here last night. We understand he is in his late 20s. He was here last night in one of those vehicles were the shots we re one of those vehicles were the shots were fired. The scene behind me, screens have been put up around the vehicles involved in last nights incident. What is happening is specialist officers are now on site trying to establish the exact sequence trying to establish the exact sequence of events that led to his death. It was abou
Privacy of their home, but nobody is hurt or injured, they have done their thing and gone again, and the children are old enough to understand what happened in that case, surely? understand what happened in that case. surely? case, surely? don t think there s an issue case, surely? don t think there s any issue around case, surely? don t think there s any issue around people - case, surely? don t think there s i any issue around people supporting what the reasons are for protesting and making your point, but the fact is they have gone a step too far. yes, they may explain to their children, and it may be because the prime minister s children are already in an environment where the fact is, those children in that family, any family, go home to the privacy of their home, they close their front door, privacy of their home, they close theirfront door, even privacy of their home, they close their front door, even when they are not there, the majority of people that have their homes broke