words, to prepare the battlefield for future operations. the words, to prepare the battlefield forfuture operations. the israeli military says the number of people confirmed to be held hostage in gaza has risen to 224 and has warned that number could rise. so farfour hostages are known to have been released. we have some pictures for e of paris, you can see the i felt hour. 30 empty pushchairs with the faces of children, a display organised by the council of french jewish institutions to raise awareness and demand the release of children but they say were taken hostage by equity. the un are saying the aid workers has significantly scaled down their operations in gaza. israel serves hamas are storing enough fuel to run hospitals and water pumps for many days but prefers to keep it all for their war fighting capabilities. i have been speaking to tom bateman about this incursion. it speaking to tom bateman about this incursion. . , ., , speaking to tom bateman about this incursi
crispin blunt is suspended by the conservative party after he was arrested in connection with an allegation of rape and possession of controlled substances. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. in the united states, police are hunting a gunman, suspected of a mass shooting which has left 18 people dead and 13 injured america s deadliest this year. several towns in the northwestern state of maine are in lockdown tonight, as police search for robert card, an army reservist, with known mental health issues. they say he s armed and dangerous. the shooting happened in a barand bowling alley in the city of lewiston. let s get the latest from our correspondentjohn sudworth. roads are empty, doors bolted shut. with the urgent manhunt still under way, the shelter in place warning now covers a wide area. the shooting began around 7:00 on wednesday evening, first at a bowling alley, then a bar, as once again ordinary, everyday a
a manhunt for this army reservist, after a mass shooting in the united states that s left 18 people dead. crispin blunt, a conservative mp and former minister, is arrested on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances. and the so called king of crypto testifies before a judge in new york, where he s accused of stealing billions of dollars from customers. 0n newsnight at10:30. another day of death and misery in gaza, and no fuel delivery in sight. and another day of torment for the hostages and their families. can anyone see a way forward? good evening from jerusalem, after the israeli army carried out its biggest incursion so far into gaza last night. it was not the start of a land invasion. instead, israel said it was preparation for the next stages of combat against hamas designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk government. it killed 1,400 people in attacks in israel earlier this month. hamas has said that almost 50 of the hostages it took when it
hello, i m samantha simmonds. welcome to the daily global, where we ll bring you the top stories from around the world. we start with the war between israel and hamas which is centre stage at an emergency session of the united nations general assembly in new york. the aim: to agree on a resolution to secure a pause in the fighting to get meaningful aid into gaza. the palestinian ambassador, riyad mansour, called on members of the un to in his words choosejustice, not vengeance and vote to stop the killing in gaza. the israeli un ambassador, gilad erdan, spoke of what he called barbaric hamas terrorists launching an invasion on israel. he said the special un session had nothing to do with peace. hamas is a proscribed terror organisation by both the uk and the usa. we ll hear from both later israel has continued its air strikes have today, this the scene in khan younis. gaza s hamas?controlled health ministry says more than 7,000 people have been killed since the bombardmen