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Israeli strike on school kills more than 90 civilians, Gaza Civil Defence says

The US said it was "deeply concerned" about reports of civilian casualties and was seeking further details.

The death toll of the Israeli air strike on a school compound in Gaza on Saturday is now thought to have killed at around 90 people, according to Hamas officials. The Israeli forces deny this. Israel Defence Forces spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari defended the strike.

On the sixth day of Kyiv's incursion into Russia, dozens of Ukrainian armoured vehicles are said to be heading to the Kursk region. We鈥檒l speak to a Foreign policy and security expert in Kyiv.

There is mounting concern about the increasingly unstable situation in the Occupied West Bank. At least 615 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the war in Gaza.

Also in this hour, the world's sporting elite are heading back home at the end of a spectacular ceremony to close the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

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  • Mon 12 Aug 2024 04:06GMT