03/08/2014 BBC Weekend News

"A moral outrage and criminal act" - condemnation from the United Nations

after a missile strike in Gaza kills ten people, including children.

which had been sheltering people fleeing the fighting.

The United States said it was appalled by what it called today's

"disgraceful shelling" - Israel is investigating the incident.

We'll also be reporting from Israel, where support for continued

France and Germany remember the many dead of World War One - as

Europe commemorates the anniversary of the start of the conflict.

And Kylie closes the show as the Glasgow Commonwealth Games

At least ten people were killed in Gaza today

by a missile strike close to a school run by the United Nations.

The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, called it

The United States called it "appalling".

Israel's military said it was investigating.

More than 1,700 Palestinians and nearly 70 Israelis, most of them

soldiers, are now reported to have died, after 27 days of fighting.

Today's attack happened in the town of Rafah, from where

I must tell you, it contains some distressing images from the start.

Carnage at the school gates. Death rained down on children playing.

Israel says it was targeting militants on a motorbike, but this

was a clearly marked United Nations school where 3000 people had sought

shelter. The UN called it criminal. Its income principle. How can this

continue to happen with all of this information? We have told them 33

times exactly where this shelter is. How does this continue to happen? We

have called for an investigation, we will call again, condemn this

outrageous act but how can it keep happening? But it did happen again

and poor innocent victims were rushed to hospitals that are

overwhelmed. Some were treated in the car park. The UN says Israel has

killed around 330 Palestinian children in under 30 days. One of

the children wounded today is being treated hair. He is a 13-year-old

boy and he is in critical condition. He was at the school gates with his

ten-year-old brother, they were buying chocolates and sweets with

lots of other children, they thought they would be safer. He has struck

goal in his chest. Doctors say he keeps asking for his full brother

Tariq. They haven't told he is dead. His father says they their home

three days ago but could not escape Israel's guns. Trans Asia A there

was random shelling at our house. They don't differentiate between

young or old. We escaped to the UN school to be protected, but there's

nowhere to go. All we can do is throw ourselves in the sea. At the

school, his wife showed me the place where she found ten-year-old Tariq

fatally wounded. She tells me he was a good boy who just wanted a normal

life. Transition macro I want to go to school and learn, he used to

say. I want to live like every child. Why did this happen to my

dear son? Why? Back at the hospital there was no room in the morgue for

all the new dead. Locals insisted to us there were no militants in or

near the school, just defenceless Palestinian civilians.

Israel's military campaign has been going on for nearly a month now,

and during that time public support for it has remained strong.

Our Correspondent James Reynolds assesses the mood there,

amid little sign of a let-up in attacks from either side.

This does not yet look like the end of the war. This afternoon we saw

Israeli armour heading into Gaza. Replacing tanks which are leaving.

Israel is scaling down some of its forces from Gaza. This armoured

personnel carrier is leaving the territory, but Israel's operation is

not finished. The long war against attempt Hamas continues. 90% of this

woman's neighbours have fled their homes. I want all the missiles to

stop. I really want all our people who live now outside of this area to

come back, and we can live quietly. That need for quite causes Israel to

pursue its offensive. This weekend on the border, without a military

unit ready to keep fighting. The motivation is very high, before most

of us came here, we had shooting in our places, I was caught up in Tel

Aviv, in a shelter, there was nothing I could do. So we have to do

something, we have the company and finished a shelter, there was

nothing I could do. So we have to do something, the company and finished

the thing with Hamas. This evening, their fellow soldier was buried. He

was reported captured on Friday but later confirmed killed. Israel cause

his death part of this country's unfinished war of independence.

Here, the Labour Leader, Ed Miliband, says David Cameron

should send what he called "a much clearer message" to Israel

that its actions in Gaza are "unacceptable and unjustifiable".

The Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has today spoken to Israeli

ministers - restating Britain's call for an immediate and unconditional

humanitarian ceasefire. Here's our Political Correspondent,

Chris Mason. They are the images now shaping the

political response to the conflict. Earlier this year Ed Miliband went

to Israel to pay his respects to the victims of the Holocaust. Amongst

them, his grandfather. But he is strongly critical of Israel's

actions now and says it is inexplicable that the Prime Minister

has been silent on the killing of Palestinian civilians.

What I want to hear from David Cameron, is that he believed that

and not justifiable, and we have not heard that from him, but I think

that is what the British public are thinking, as they see these

Tragic events unfolding. Those remarks provoked an angry response.

A spokesman said, we are shocked that Ed Miliband would seek to

misrepresent the position and play politics with such a serious issue.

The Foreign Secretary Dilip Ament told a Sunday newspaper:

-- Philip Hammond. This is a political argument over how best to

describe what we are seeing in Gaza. It's a different of emphasis over

language. All the main parties at Westminster are calling for a

cease-fire. All are critical of Hamas. The disagreement is over how

strongly and explicitly to criticise Israel. In the last few moments we

have heard that Israel has declared a humanitarian truce for most of the

Gaza Strip for seven hours tomorrow morning.

A Royal Navy ship has evacuated around a hundred British people

from Libya, as violence in the country intensifies.

HMS Enterprise was sent to offer a route out of the country,

after the UK urged its citizens to leave and announced

Fighting between rival militia groups has worsened in the country -

more than 200 people have been killed in two weeks.

More than 360 people are reported to have been killed and more than

1,300 injured after a powerful earthquake in south-west China.

The 6.1 magnitude quake struck near Zhaotong in Yunnan province -

destroying buildings and power lines.

A major rescue and relief operation is under way

It is said to be the strongest quake to hit the province in 14 years.

Final preparations are under way for tomorrow's commemorations to

mark the centenary here of the start of World War One.

Today, European leaders took part in events marking Germany's

Britain went to war the following day.

Our Correspondent Robert Hall reports from a Military Cemetery

near Mons in Belgium, where one of the main ceremonies will be held.

On the border which saw the start of a bloody conflict, two leaders

celebrate friendship and mark the loss of life which resulted in past

mystics. 30,000 men died in the fighting which swept through these

mountings -- Mountains. The cemetery contains the graves of 12,000

soldiers who were never identified. Today the French and German

president stood together at the sight of a new memorial to the loss

of life resulting from past mistakes. A century ago the smoke of

war was already gathering in European skies. France and Germany

set on their unalterable course. Britain among the nations mobilising

troops, who still lie on the old battlefields. After the fighting

around Mons, a Belgian of the German commanders this site on condition

they buried the enemies with honour. They agreed and tomorrow the

cemetery will form the backdrop for more joint act of remembrance with

direct links to the past. As many as 90 members of families are coming to

join us, that's a wonderful part of the event and the sum of them it's

going to be the first time they have been to this cemetery, the first

they have visited the grave. A series of ceremonies have been

planned to recall the start of a cataclysmic war. In Glasgow

Commonwealth leaders will gather for a service of remembrance. In

Folkestone Prince Harry will unveil memorial above the port where

soldiers embarked for France. In Belgium, 50 heads of state will

attend a ceremony in Li?ge. The final ceremony will be held in

Westminster Abbey. A century on, towns, villages, families will pause

to remember a war which cost and which changed so many lives. This is

one of the most peaceful cemeteries on the Western front. Men who once

fought each other now my MP side-by-side. That is why Europe

will tomorrow Mark sacrifice and celebrate new friendship.

After 11 days and more than 1,300 medals, the

Commonwealth Games in has just ended with tonight's closing ceremony.

My colleague Clive Myrie watched it all - let's hand over to him now.

Yes, here at Glasgow's Hamden Park, the organisers promised a party to

end all parties, to say goodbye to the Games. With the help of the

Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Kylie Minogue and eight giant

glitter balls, they didn't disappoint.

It is a night for Glasgow to take pride in what it has done and who

better to shout of that prides one of the city's on, known as Lulu.

Pride, to come in the spirit of these Games. The mass public

involvement, the embrace this passionately Scottish city has

extended to its guests. Point has been by universal acclaim

outstanding Games in Commonwealth history. And a chance for Glasgow,

so long associated with industrial decline, to show the world it's

reinvented, rejuvenated 21st-century self. These have truly been the

people's Games. Scotland and Glasgow, you really have delivered

in every aspect, the best Games ever. And so the flag passes to the

Australian city of Gold Coast, hosts in 2018. And a Scottish pipe band

played Waltzing Matilda. But this was the Antipodean

connection Glasgow was waiting for. Kylie Minogue, come to Hampden Park

to spirit the friendly Games to Australia. It has been an

exhilarating 11 day party that Glasgow does not want to end. For

these Commonwealth Games, whose value is often question, are not

questioned tonight. Their impact on the city's reputation in the world

seems to night unmistakable. And then the popular anthem Caledonia.

It is an explicit love song to Scotland. In this most decisive year

for the UK, England fans, too, joined in the chorus. And as the

lights go down at Hampden, Glasgow hands the Commonwealth Games on,

including health and they have ever been. -- in ruder health than they

have ever been. In the last

of the Games' sporting Glasgow action, England won two golds to

finish top the medals table. There was glory too for Wales

as Geraint Thomas rode to victory Our sports correspondent

Natalie Pirks reports now on all the day's action and assesses

the legacy of the Glasgow games. Today marked the end of the road for

the cycling and the Games. A puncture for Geraint Thomas near the

end of the men's race left heart in mouth is in Wales but the lead he

had built up was nothing to become the first Welshman to win a

Commonwealth cycling title. In her final race before retirement, Emma

Pooley wrote a Commonwealth cycling title. In her final race before

retirement, Emma Pooley Road heart out on Lizzie Armitstead, setting a

pushing pace before Armitstead could pull away. An emotional silver for

Pooley. Elsewhere, Chris and Gabby Adcock became the first

husband-and-wife team to win the mixed doubles badminton title, yet

another gold helping England topped the medal table for the first time

since 1986. Exciting times for British sport. It just shows that

the legacy of London 2012 has been inspiring people, getting people

working hard, giving them the extra boost they need. It wasn't just

England to experience success, Scotland revelled in their role as

hosts, sparing them onto unprecedented glory. Never before

had flower of Scotland been sung so many times and with such gusto. One

of those great moments came when Euan Burton won his judo final. He

believed the Games will leave a lasting legacy. We have a great

start with the weather, the opening ceremony, everybody has been raving

about the Games, it can only be positive for sport in Scotland in

the future. The friendly Games moniker began life as a cliche but

ended up being true. The warmth summed up in the smile of a

13-year-old swimmer from Shetland, the poetic leaps of a gymnast who

broke records and the beams of the boxes who joined her in the history

books. The playfulness of a superstar who came, caused

controversy and conquered. And the shock of a Scot who couldn't quite

believe he had beaten the country's biggest star. The Gold Coast up next

has a lot to live up to. So England finish top for the first

time in 28 years, with a total Scotland are fourth with

a record-breaking 53 in all,while Wales are 13th

and Northern Ireland's boxing golds So Glasgow has now officially handed

over the baton for the 2018 Commonwealth Games to the Gold Coast

of Australia. That's all from Hampden Park. Do stay with us, time

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