18/11/2012 BBC Weekend News

Tonight - the bloodiest day in Gaza. Reports say 26 people are killed as

Israel steps up its targeting of Palestinian militants. In border

towns civilians flee, as Hamas continues its rocket attacks.

Jaguar Land Rover strikes a deal to make cars in China.

Women facing a stained glass ceiling - the Church of England

prepares to discuss their ordination as bishops. A century

from Alastair Cook, as England try Hello. Good evening. International

pressure for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is mounting after

the deadliest day of violence in the region so far. Reports say 26

people were killed? Gaza by Israeli air strikes and more rockets were

fired into Israel, including two shot down over Tel Aviv.

In a moment, our Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen reports from Israel.

First, Wyre Davies send this report from Gaza. Israel has chosen its

targets in Gaza today, selectively, but with devastating effect.

Across Gaza, the homes of at least seven Hamas military officials were

hit in massive explosions, regardless of who may have been

inside. Israel repeatedly described its attacks as surgical strikes.

This was a family home, in the heart of Gaza City, which was

flattened in an air strike earlier this afternoon. Several civilians

have been killed. Others are missing. Frantically they dug for

survivors. No-one could have come out of this alive.

A senior Hamas official and his entire family of ten were killed

here today. Sure, if they keep doing this, you

will see more people die. Israel is targeting Hamas off

officials it accuses of hiding among civilians. The number of

civilians, particularly children, being killed or injured in the air

strikes enrages Palestinian feeling even more. At this house, in the

north of Gaza City, a one-year-old boy and his three-year-old sister

were killed in an Israeli air strike.

Israel also hit two buildings where international and local media have

their offices. One journalist had his leg blown off. Another

justifiable attack, said Israel, because Hamas was using

communication antennae on the roofs. No-one knows when this will end,

but more people were killed today than on any other day of this short,

brutal conflict. The Israeli Prime Minister,

Binyamin Netanyahu, said the Israel's mill thri was ready, for -

- military was ready for an expansion in Gaza. Today civilians

were fired by rockets fired by mill fapbts. In southern Israel more

alarms, more people running for cover and more concern about how

this is going to end. Bombed out residents in these flats

in Ashkelon, many Russian immigrants had some advice for the

Government. She said Israel should level Gaza,

as Russia levelled Chechnya in their war. Not all Israelis feel

the same. They have seen force used in Gaza before and it has not

stopped rocket attacks. Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister,

said the operation against Hamas will continue and will widen. The

question is whether that will mean invading Gaza again. Allowing

Israeli TV to film troops training for street fighting is the latest

loud signal aimed at re-enforcing Israel's threat. The last invasion,

four years ago, was bloody and the message from Israel's allies,

including Britain, is think hard before doing it again. That came

from President Obama too, who is on a tour of Asia. Though he also gave

Israel the support it expects and needs. We are fully supportive of

Israel's right to defend itself from missiles landing on people's

homes and workplaces and potentially killing civilians. We

will continue to support Israel's right to defend itself. Ehud Barak

inspected the Iron Dome anti- missile system. The Americans

developed it with the Israelis. Iron Dome has shot down almost 300

of the 1,000 or so rockets and missiles launched out of Gaza. With

Israeli attacks killing more Palestinian civilians inside Gaza,

Israel's insisting that the force it is using is proportionate, in

lines with the rules of law. fact Hamas and other terrorist

organisations are targeting Israelis, while we are targeting

only terrorists. Once again, it is a tragedy that there are casualties

on both sides. The next big decision Israel faces is whether to

use the troops and armour it is deployingen the border with Gaza.

The Government here says it wants quiet in southern Israel. Most

likely that means another ceasefire with Hamas. What no-one knows yet

is whether it will take a ground war or diplomacy to make that

happen. Well, we can speak to Jeremy Bowen

in Jerusalem now. You mentioned that notion of a ceasefire. Is that

at all possible at this stage? efforts are going on. There's an

Israeli delegation in Cairo and using the Egyptian Government as

go-betweens, they are indirectly talking to Hamas. I think neither

side will want to give any kind of concession that the other will be

able, that their enemies, will be able to present some kind of a

victory. Now, don't foreget that all of this comes on top of changes

in the region and the violence elsewhere. Diplomacy has never been,

or for a long time, it has not been this hard, or has not been this

necessary. I think the longer that the air strikes go on, without

stopping rocket launches and missiles firing out of Gaza, the

more likely it is that that ground operation will happen. I think the

last time it happened, four years ago, then the Israelis had a good

idea about how their neighbours would react. Because it is a new

Middle East they don't this time around.

Thank you. Jaguar Land Rover has reached a

deal to manufacture cars in China. It is joining forces with Chery, in

a �1 billion joint venture. Our business correspondent has the

details. One of the best known companies in Britain is setting up

shop in China. It is building a new factory there in partnership with

the leading Chinese car maker Chery Automobile. It will produce well

known models and a new line. Why is a car-maker in Coventry so keen to

do business in China. A few years ago it sold hardly any cars there.

But now one in five it produces has a Chinese buyer. Sales have gone up

there by 80%. As the vast population gets richer, there is

plenty of room for growth. Jaguar Land Rover need to grow

dramatically. China should help them do that. It is important for

the firm to make a success of it. When it is built, the new factory

will be the company's first proper manufacturing base outside the UK.

Jaguar Land Rover, which is owned by Tata, rejects suggestions that

it could start to move production away from Britain. We are very much

seen as a British company, a premium British company. In China,

the reason they are buying Jaguar and Land Rovers is because of that

British heritage. We are seen as a premium western brand that people

want to buy. Jaguar Land Rover is not the only leading western brand

looking to China for growth, as traditional markets become crowded

W a population of 1.3 billion and a growing middle class, there is

unlikely to be a shortage of customers there any time soon.

The Labour leader Ed Miliband will adopt a more sceptical tone towards

Europe in a major speech towards business leaders tomorrow. Let's

speak to our political editor. Why this new approach? Ed Miliband says

he has to speak out because it is a dangerous time for Britain. We

would be sleepwalking our way out of the European Union. He say he

wants powers back from Brussels or to withdraw entirely. In the

process Ed Miliband has had to pour cold water on some in his party who

think it would be brilliant if Labour called for a referendum to

pile more pressure on the Prime Minister. So, in the current

climate, he knows he cannot apologise for the EU. He says in

future Labour will not turn a blind eye to the European Union's

failings, but the Conservatives say he has no credibility in this issue

because when Labour were in power they gave money and powers away to

Brussels. Thank you very much. It has been a matter which has

divided the Church of England for years. This week, history could be

made as the General Synod votes on whether to allow women to become

Bishops. A new Archbishop of Canterbury is in favour. The vote

is thought to be on a knife-edge. Its buildings are almost as old as

its traditions. This week, a lengthy debate on

women Bishops will be clarified. Frances Ward the dean of

Edmundsbury Cathedral is one of the most senior women in the Church,

among one of the first women to be ordained in 1994. She says the

issue is one of relevance. The time now is right. We do need to take

this step. We need to be aure thatch is speaking to the issues of

the nation and being there, as the Church of England, in this society

today, and our credibility will be shot through if we don't pass this

on Tuesday. We are fearful too... It is two decades since the Church

of England voted to ordain female priests T retdoric then as now was

sin -- rectoric then as now was scurrilous. The Church is

overwhelmingly accepting of that move. The congregations, at least,

want the General Synod to take another defining decision. Most of

the congregation here and in the wider Church of England are in

favour of England Bishops. The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned

of turmoil in the Church unless the measure is passed and his successor

is supportive. That does not mean that Tuesday's vote will go their

way. Some parishes are opposed to women

Bishops and are fighting for guarantees from the Church. They

I believe that God created men and women equal. I believe he created

us different and we have different roles to play and that the ultimate

leadership of both the family and the Church, which is the family of

God, should be taken by men. complicated voting system,

requiring support ors of women Bishops to give two-thirds of a

majority. Divine intervention is being supplemented by phone calls,

leafleting and online petitions. President Obama arrives in Burma

tomorrow to show support for the country's transition to democracy N

the north-west, I have lens between Buddhists and Muslims has

overshadowed the political process. Tens of thousands have been

displaced. The majority of the Muslim. From rack heen state our

special correspondent -- Rakhine state our special correspondent

sent this report. Thousands of Muslims lived here, until driven

out by their Muslim neighbours. Today pigs are in the ruins. It is

hard to imagine that until a few weeks ago this was a vibrant

community. Hundreds made their living here fishing N a day of

hatred they were driven out. Their presence has been erased.

Some Buddhist villagers looked on as we filmed. The Muslims say that

they were attacked here. He repeated the story you will hear in

many villages, the Muslims burned their own homes.

Political change has allowed old hatreds to flare. The Buddhist ra

hiens have suffered too. But -- Rakhines have suffered too.

We found refugees in a pig shed. With scant medical aid and no

latrines they succumb easily to sickness. These are the prayers of

the outcast and the traumatised, this like woman who saw her husband

and son beaten to death. This woman witnessed a mentally ill man being

cut down with machetes. This woman's elderly mother was burned

alive. This 78-year-old woman is alone

here. "I cannot find my children. I don't

know where they are gone," she told me. The state has deployed police

to restore order, but still discriminates, denying most

citizenship. They have lived here for generations. They are

stigmatised as political migrants. Monks have led calls to exclude

them. They should move to another country. They are not Burmese.

For the generations hoping to see a democratic Burma, Buddhist and

Muslim, the politicals of fear now threaten the prom of -- promise of

freedom. Now the day's sport.

Thank you. We start with Formula One and highlights of the US Grand

Prix follow this programme on BBC One. If you don't want to know what

happened, then it is time to leave the room for a moment. The fight

for this year's title will go to the wire after Lewis Hamilton took

the chequered flag in Texas, ahead of Sebastian Vettel, and Fernando

Alonso. The result means they win the construckor's championship. The

final race is in Brazil next weekend. A stunning performance

from Alastair Cook has restored some pride to England and made sure

the first Test with India will go into the final day. Cook hit an

unbeaten century. In Ahmedabad there was no shortage

of local expertise. Tips for England on how to bat through the

day. It is much harder when there is a bam. Compton fell early. Trott

-- ball. Compton fell early. How to explain Kevin Pietersen and

his effort to prove he can command this sort of bowling, he tied

himself into a knot. Alastair Cook stood tall. An example to all. The

encouraging thing for England is that Alastair Cook's powers of

concentration only seem to be enhanced by captaincy, but he

cannot do it alone. With the score on 199, Yadav took two balls. In

came Prior to give Cook the support he needed. Prior rarely misses a

chance to be positive. England could do with more of him. Cook

kept on being Cook, faultless decision making, leading England

into a lead. While Cook is there, anything seems

possible. On to football now. Match of the

Day 2 and Sportscene follow the news on BBC Two. If you don't want

to know the scores from the Premier League and the SPL, you know what

to do. Sunderland have managed their second league win of the

season after beating ten-man Fulham. A strike from Stephane Sessegnon

sealed a 3-1 victory. Motherwell That's all from me here at the BBC

Sports centre. Thank you very much. Now, just