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Czech president knocks soldier’s hat off with flagpole
Czech President Petr Pavel knocked a soldier’s hat off by accidentally striking him with a flagpole during a commemorative event in Prague. The officer remained standing at attention during the ceremony and did not react. President Pavel later apologised to the officer on X, formerly known as Twitter: “It was certainly not an attempt to…
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Israel Gaza live news: Netanyahu confirms troops in Gaza and warns of ‘long and difficult’ war with Hamas
AFPCopyright: AFP Since the Israel-Hamas war started three weeks ago, the Lebanese group Hezbollah and the Israeli military have frequently exchanged fire along the Lebanon-Israel border. Fears that this could become another front in the conflict are rising, again, as Israel expands its ground offensive in Gaza. Today, the Israeli military said it had launched…
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Israel recalls diplomats from Turkey in Gaza row
By Jemma Crew BBC News Israel has recalled diplomats from Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused it of behaving like a “war criminal”. He made the comments while addressing thousands of demonstrators at a pro-Palestinian rally in Istanbul. The Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen responded by ordering diplomats to return. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
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Tears and relief in Maine after gunman’s death
By Holly Honderich & Eloise Alanna BBC News, Lewiston, Maine For 48 hours, the city of Lewiston in Maine has been on edge as the man accused of fatally shooting 18 people in a bar and a bowling alley was being hunted down. Now the news of his death has released a flood of emotions.…
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Former US Vice President Mike Pence withdraws from 2024 presidential race
By Antoinette Radford BBC News Former US Vice President Mike Pence has withdrawn from the 2024 presidential race. He made the announcement at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon. “We always knew this would be an uphill battle, but I have no regrets,” the Associated Press quoted him as saying. Mr…
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Gaza ‘disconnected from the planet’ – but messages of fear trickle out
By Alice Cuddy & Tom Bateman in Jerusalem BBC News A voice note arrives from a journalist in a city in central Gaza, where lines of communication have been almost completely eliminated. Mid-way through the audio, a loud explosion thuds in the background. “The situation is very dangerous,” he says, adding that many people don’t…
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Gaza sees heaviest night of Israeli bombardment since start of war
By David Gritten BBC News Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have experienced the heaviest night of Israeli bombardment since the war with Hamas began three weeks ago. Hamas-run authorities said hundreds of buildings were destroyed in air and artillery strikes, and that at least 377 people were killed in the past day. Israel’s military said…
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Tanks ‘two kilometres deep’ in northern Gaza
Israel’s bombardment of Gaza has intensified, and the territory’s health ministry, which is run by Hamas, says hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in the past 24 hours The BBC’s Rushdi Abualouf, who is in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, says he understands that tanks are at least two kilometres deep, close to the sea…
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Israel has no plan for Gaza after war ends, experts warn
By Paul Adams BBC Diplomatic Correspondent Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed to “change the Middle East.” Joe Biden has said there’s “no going back.” But as Israeli forces escalate their attacks on the Gaza Strip and issue fresh, urgent warnings to Palestinians to get out of the way, where is the war going,…
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Israeli hostages’ families anxious over military’s Gaza plans
By David Gritten BBC News Israel’s defence minister will meet the families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas, who have expressed concern about the intensifying attacks on Gaza. “This night was the worst of all nights,” said the Hostages and Missing Families Forum after troops carried out raids inside the Palestinian territory. It complained that…