01/08/2014 BBC News at Ten

More bloodshed in Gaza as Israel promises to respond with crushing

force after an Israeli soldier is captured. A brief ceasefire this

morning allowed residents in Gaza to return to what is left of their

homes. It is unclear who then broke the

ceasefire after just two hours. Dozens of Palestinians have been

killed. The capture of an Israeli soldier

has been condemned by America. If they are serious about trying to

resolve this situation, that soldier needs to be unconditionally released

as soon as possible. With Israeli forces moving deeper into Gaza we

will look at how this latest development will affect the chances

of a truce. Also tonight - a former army intelligence officer tells the

BBC an investigation into child abuse at this home in Belfast was

stopped by MI5. The race to unlock thousands of genetic codes and

transform the treatment of rare diseases and cancers.

The crowd are cheering him on... And Usain Bolt takes to the track at the

Commonwealth Games. Later on BBC London - the failings

at the private school where a paedophile teacher was able to prey

on pupils. Police say the prime suspect of the murder of this

teenager say their prime suspect has fled to Nigeria.

Good evening. Israel has tonight warned of using crushing force,

increasing the misery in Gaza after the collapse of a humanitarian

ceasefire, just hours after it began and the reported capture of an

Israeli soldier by Hamas. It followed a heavy exchange of fire in

Rafah, where 53 Palestinians were killed. 200 were wounded. Two

Israeli soldiers have been killed and one has been captured by Hamas.

He has been named address Hadar Goldin. In a moment Orla Guerin will

have the latest on the search for the soldier. First Ian Pannell has

just sent this report from Gaza City, where both sides are blaming

each other for breaking the truce. There's been little to cheer in

almost a month. But today Gaza woke to news of a ceasefire.

The guns fell silent and families cautiously walked back to their

homes. This is what they found. Whole

neighbourhoods gutted. Israel says it is self-defence against a

terrorist threat. People have come to quickly collect

what they can salvage. But fear is never far away.

Gunshots ring out in the distance. Her husband is in the other room -

what's left of it! 30 people used to live here.

The homes lie close to the border. Israel says militants built tunnels

under the area. For those who live here, it feels

like a collective punishment. A big Vy family.

Where can we live now? We have no shelter. They left us to live in the

streets. Now, please - why, why they punished us by this way? Why they

punished us? We are civilians. We want to live in

peace. We like... We love life. We want to live like them.

With so much destruction, people gathered what little they

With so much destruction, people Under the watchful gaze of the

Israeli military. Many of Under the watchful gaze of the

that had been here pulled back. Out on

that had been here pulled back. Out operating here. What you're looking

at is the Israeli front lines. That is where they put their tanks. We

at is the Israeli front lines. That We have seen infantry troops

appearing to pull back into Israel. For now, they are still holding

their positions here in Eastern Gaza.

their positions here in Eastern have been running away. There have

been a few gunshots have been running away. There have

What people want to know is whether this temporary ceasefire can be

built upon for a lasting peace. It lasted just a few hours.

After two Israeli soldiers were killed and an officer captured, the

ceasefire was over. Both sides accusing the other of

breaking the truce. More than 50 were killed in the town

of Rafah. Tragically familiar scenes unfolded on the emergency ward.

It was supposed to be a good news day for quadruplets born this week.

Some hope for the future on a day of ceasefire. But it wasn't to be.

Tonight, the world they are born to is

The reported capture of an soldier is likely into flame

tensions. Military service is compulsory for most Israelis and the

sense of solidarity and sympathy with the Armed Forces is strong.

Gilad Shalit, the last soldier seized by Palestinian militants was

held for five years. Orla Guerin reports from the Gaza-Israel border.

Early morning near the Gaza border and the guns fell silent.

The ceasefire was supposed to last three days, it didn't last three

hours. At 9. 30am, 23-year-old Hadar Goldin

was captured in Gaza. The soldier was taken by militants who emerged

from a tunnel. Two terrorists came out of the ground, out of a tunnel.

One of them blew himself up T other opened fire with a gun. In the

aftermath of that attack, we realised one of our officers had

been snatched into the ground and abducted. At the captured soldier's

home his family put their faith in his brothers in arms. Trans transwe

want to support the Israeli -- TRANSLATION:

We want to support the Israeli army. We are certain the Army will not

stop and will not leave any stone unturned in the Gaza Strip, or bring

Hadar back home, safe and sound. It took Israel five long years to

secure the release of Gilad Shalit, the last soldier taken in Gaza.

There was a high price - Israel released more than 1,000 Palestinian

prisoners. Eventually Shalit came home, but the deal was controversial

and the nation was scarred by the kidnapping.

Soon after the latest abduction, shells rained down in Rafah, where

the soldier was taken. Israel will be hitting even harder now. The only

question is by how much? When it comes to raging war on Gaza,

Israel has plenty of options. We were taken on board a ship today,

one of the fast attack missile boats. It has been keeping watch

after intelligence warnings that Hamas had a big target in mind.

The mission for this vessel has been to protect the oil rigs. It is also

equipped with a variety of pin-point missiles. These can be used to hit

targets on the Gaza shoreline and inside the Gaza Strip. Israel has

been striking Gaza from air, land and sea.

Back on dry land, the deserted streets. This Israeli kibbutz sit on

the border with Gaza. Most residents have fled. This is a bomb shelter,

so it took most of the impact. You can see nothing actually

penetrated... This is one of the few who remains, after 12 incoming hits

in recent weeks and the constant percussion of outgoing Israeli

artillery. Do you believe in the idea of peace between Israelis and

Palestinians? Do you think it can be achieved? Personally, I think it is

achievable, but obviously not in the coming years. I guess we'll have to

wait for at least one generation before the amounts of suffering,

damage and hatred on both sides of the border allow both sides to reach

some sort of peace agreement. But peace is not on the agenda

tonight, as Israel's Cabinet meets at the defence ministry to plan its

next move. The abduction of one soldier is a nightmare for Israel

and probably a disaster for Gaza. President Obama has called the

crisis in Gaza and Israel heartbreaking and said he will try

and revive the ceasefire but admitted the diplomacy is

challenging and difficult. Our diplomatic correspondent is here.

What chance is there of persuading the two sides to lay down their

weapons? Well, Fiona, in 24 hours, international pressure on each side

of this conflict has been turned upside down. Last night, the White

House was rebuking Israel for attacking civilians. Tonight,

President Obama has switched back to condemning Hamas.

And the ruins of the briefest of ceasefires, the search for peace now

looks harder than ever. For America's top diplomat, today is

a terrible setback. John Kerry has spent the last three weeks trying to

talk the sides down from conflict, only to get a ceasefire that wasn't.

President Obama says it will be hard to put another one together.

Many of us recognise the dilemma we have. On one hand Israel has the

right to defend itself and it's got to be able to get at those rockets

and those tunnel networks. On the other hand, because of the

incredible irresponsible actions on the part of Hamas to oftentimes

house these rocket launches right in the middle of civilian

neighbourhoods, we end up seeing people who had nothing to do with

these rockets ending up being hurt. Israel's Government seems to feel

they assault on Gaza has been vindicated they are in no mood to

think about a longer term settlement. Hamas by breaking the

ceasefire not only killed Israelis. They slammed the door shut on

diplomatic solutions, but Hamas has destroyed the chance of the people

of Gaza receiving humanitarian help they so need. Hamas rejects all

that, pointing to the scale of death and devastation in Gaza and accusing

the world of being more concerned about the fate of one Israeli

soldier, insisting Israel provoked the ceasefire breakdown. The Israeli

enemy is the one that breached the truce. When Special Forces entered

the eastern side of Rafah. The Palestinian resistance clashed with

them. This is our right to defend ourselves.

So, the great divide between the two sides remains. Israel wants the

complete disarming of Hamas, ending all rocket attacks and destroying

its tunnels. Hamas wants an end to Israel's

eight-year Gaza blockade, lifting restrictions on the flow of goods

and opening the border crossings. Today, there was a new gesture of

American support for Israel and its Iron Dome missile system. Congress

is rushing through legislation to restock the defence against Hamas

rockets. For a few hours this morning, it looked as if the United

States might have succeeded in its mission to establish a pause in the

fighting, then a rolling ceasefire and final an end to this conflict.

Things look worse than before. An Israeli soldier held captive. More

deaths on both sides and hopes of peace shattered again.

Orla Guerin is on the Israeli-Gaza border.

Israel has promised to respond with crushing force to the capture

What's your assessment of where this leaves any hopes

I don't know whether you were just able to hear, there was some more

outgoing Israeli artillery. We have been hearing that regularly over the

last hour or so. The latest information is that the Cabinet is

still meeting at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv. Those talks

have been going on for several hours. They will be mapping out the

Israeli military response. There is no doubt anybody on this side of the

border and in Gaza that the response will be severe. We already saw

intensification today, heavy shelling in Rafah soon after the

soldier was taken. The issue is about the degree of the Israeli

response. There will be divisions in Cabinet. Some will want an all-out

offensive, someone will want a larger ground offensive, others will

warn about the casualties Israel could take if it goes that far. But

certainly tonight, particularly on the Palestinian side of the border,

there will be a great deal of fear and anxiety about what the night may

bring. And you can find full analysis

of the conflict, as well as the history behind it,

on our website at bbc.co.uk/gaza. Other news now, and it's a project

which could transform the treatment The goal is to map 100,000 complete

genetic code sequences in England, known as genomes, in

the process making Britain a world The resulting DNA analysis could

transform the treatment of 3 million And it could open the door

for new treatments for cancer. Some scientists say it could even

mean an end to chemotherapy. If you look at the whole population,

one in 17 of us has a rare disease For them, and thousands more

diagnosed with cancer every year, today's announcement could pave

the way for a much better understanding of their condition

and how they might be treated. A major new investment

at this centre Mapping one patient's genetic

structure used to take years. Now, at labs like this,

it is done in days, and that is set to revolutionise

some areas of medicine. This is about a national reservoir

of data that will make this country and the NHS the leader

in designing the drugs of tomorrow The genome is

an individual's personal genetic code, mapped from DNA samples taken

from blood or tissue. Using a person's genome

and comparing it with other members of their family can indicate

whether a condition is hereditary. For cancer patients healthy

and tumour cells can be compared. Long-term,

that could help doctors decide The process has provided peace

of mind to Cath, After tests, she now knows her

affecting her blood pressure. For me, personally,

daughters have not inherited it. For me, personally,

it was really important for my family to know whether I

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at the time, and they were really keen to know

they might carry the gene for it. But patients will want to

the scientific community stored securely

and is not potentially available to There may be a concern about

unknown potential future usage. What needs to be made clear to

people participating is how that will be limited,

that it will be limited to certain For example for health research

purposes, whether Project chiefs say the data will be

anonymised and made available only to accredited medical researchers

and not insurance companies. But they have been urged to do all

they can to ensure that there is trust, and that is vital

if the project is to succeed. The World Health Organisation has

said the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is spreading faster

than efforts to control it. Its Director General, Margaret Chan,

told a summit of regional leaders that failure to contain Ebola could

be "catastrophic" But she said the virus, which has

claimed 729 lives in four West African countries since February,

could be stopped if well managed. Ebola kills up to 90%

of those infected. A former army intelligence officer

has told the BBC that an investigation into abuse at a boys'

home in East Belfast back in the 1970s was stopped by MI5. Five years

later the police discovered evidence of abuse at the Kincora home.

Northern Ireland's First Minister has described the child abuse there

as a "national scandal" that needs to be the subject of a new inquiry.

Here's Chris Buckler. The 1970s marked the height

of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, a period when the security service

sought any information about paramilitaries but a time when

abuse for some reason went ignored. The Kincora boys' home was run

by William McGrath, a leading It is alleged the supposedly good

and the great also used this place to groom boys, but in 1975 the head

of MI5 in Northern Ireland ordered an army intelligence officer to end

his enquiries into allegations made He told me not just to stop any

investigation into Kincora and William McGrath and two other men

were eventually convicted of a series of offences, but decades on,

claims of a wider cover-up remain. There is an enquiry taking place

in Northern Ireland into historical institutional abuse,

and that includes Kincora. However, its powers of investigation

are extremely limited and Northern Ireland's First Minister

has indicated that he doesn't believe it's capable of uncovering

what truly happened here. As a result, he's written to

the Prime Minister and asked for the Kincora scandal to be included

in the abuse enquiry that is being People did take their lives

after having been questioned There are matters which when you put

them together would indicate clearly there was the knowledge of people

in very high positions in Some insist that crimes were

committed by establishment figures from other parts of the UK,

far away from the streets of Belfast, where Kincora is a name

associated with shame and scandal. Paedophile groups in the 1970s

formed very close alliances, purely for protection if nothing else, and

it may well be that some of those links are very important when we

think of why, for example, the army and police were not allowed to

take action. The victims of Kincora Today,

Clint Massey spoke to me outside I have passed it many a time,

and the hairs on the back I just want to see

the building gone. I want to turn up here one day

and just see an empty space. This house had many secrets,

and some still remain hidden. Rolf Harris has applied for

permission to appeal against his The 84-year-old entertainer was

jailed in July for almost six years for 12 indecent

assaults on four girls. A judge will now decide

if his appeal bid should be given Yesterday,

the Attorney General refused to ask the Court of Appeal to increase

the sentence because he did not Police investigating Wednesday's

fire that badly damaged Eastbourne Pier say they are now

treating it as suspicious. Sussex Police say they believe

the fire was "started by someone - either deliberately or

accidentally". They're also warning people to stay

away from the beach around the pier, describing the site as

"very hazardous". Usain Bolt took the track this

evening at the Commonwealth Games. Also in action was Tom Daley

and a 16-year-old gymnast from Bristol who today picked up

her fourth gold medal. With all the details,

Andy Swiss is in Glasgow for us. Yes, Usain Bolt is used to making

the headlines but this week has been a little different. After all the

controversy over what he might have said to a national newspaper, would

he still be the star of these Games? Usain Bolt, seemingly enjoying

himself in Glasgow, as he arrived to warm up for the relay heats. But

after claims he criticised the Games earlier this week, would the cloud

be quite so happy to see him? Of course they were. Usain Bolt, the

show man as ever, cheered to the rafters. For all the controversy off

the track, on it, it was business as usual. Jamaica, safely through to

the final and Usain Bolt, seemingly delighted to be here and only could

-- only too keen to show it. So what does he think of Glasgow? Everything

has been good, just the weather. Everything has been great. The fans

have been wonderful and I am happy to be here. Meanwhile, an English

pole vault soared to new heights, Steve Lewis winning his country's

first ever gold in the event. But it was a Scottish athlete who provided

the most poignant moment, Lynsey Sharp taking a gutsy silver in the

800 metres. She had to battle injury and illness right up to the race,

and the emotions overflowed. This is my everything. This was honestly my

everything. There was no way I was going to go through everything I've

been through not to get a medal today. At other hopes came tumbling

down, Tom Daley having to settle for silver in the synchronised diving

with his partner James Denny. In an event with only four teams

competing, only two medals actually awarded, a bittersweet achievement.

Elsewhere, unadulterated joy. Darren Burnett, normally a police man from

Arbroath, now also the Commonwealth lawn bowls champion. One of two

Scottish gold medals, proof that even the most sedate sport can

inspire raw emotion. Yes, it has been a busy day around Glasgow, and

an amazing day for one particular gymnast. 16-year-old Claudia

Fragapane of England winning her fourth gold medal of the Games, as

Natalie Pirks reports. Her smile sparkles as brightly as

the gold medals she cannot stop winning. Claudia Fragapane today

made Commonwealth Games history at just 16. Her parents' nerves were

severely tested with the first final on her least favourite piece of

apparatus. That is a new dismount she has been

working on, so an element of risk. The crowd loved it but

working on, so an element of risk. judges think? It wasn't enough and

she could only finish fifth. But next it

she could only finish fifth. But she is world-class. Her mother

she could only finish fifth. But not watch and her Cicely and father

she could only finish fifth. But looked on nervously in his Ferrari

shirt. She may be small, but her family is large. They were holding

their breath back in Bristol. Surely, it is a golden floor

routine. When the gold medal was confirmed... The reaction of a

family whose star gymnast has just won the most gold medals of any

British woman in a single games for 84-year-old is. I am only 16. It has

been great, coming out here and getting four gold medals. Absolutely

amazing. Her parents cannot quite find the words. I thought she was

fantastic winning one. Great, winning two. Three and four, word

stunt... I can't believe it. Fragapane had her fans in thrall

that her every leap. This teenager has a big future. Natalie Pirks, BBC

News, Glasgow.