27/07/2014 BBC Weekend News


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Israel has resumed its military operations in Gaza -

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after a short-term ceasefire ended last night.

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Its carried out more airstrikes and shelling of civilian areas.

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Meanwhile, the Palestinian militant group Hamas has launched

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So far, in three weeks of fighting, 1,061 Palestinians have been killed.

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And 45 Israelis have died - all but two of them soldiers.

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Our international affairs correspondent, Ian Pannell,

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was in the area of Bureij in Gaza when the ceasefire ended.

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Today was supposed to be quiet in Gaza. Israel extended its

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cease-fire. But Hamas did not. This was filmed by the Israeli military.

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They say it shows rockets being fired from a school across the board

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into Israel. And this was the response. It has just gone 10am in

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the morning. We were told Israel was adhering to the cease-fire and that

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we were OK to travel in this area, but we are hearing a fairly constant

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barrage of artillery incoming and smoke rising in a number of

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different locations. EXPLOSION There. An intense bombardment

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followed. Israel had declared its cease-fire over, but many residents

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were simply unaware. The young mother said that she was

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running away with her children because her house had just been

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hit. Now, just now. And while we talked to another resident more

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shells were landing. He says the shelling has become

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normal, it has barely stopped for three weeks. So after a very brief

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lull, the cycle of death and destruction resumed today. EXPLOSION

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It may have become normal for some, but no less deadly.

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It may have become normal for some, been injured. They said they had

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been working on their farm. All of them had shrapnel wounds. Even for

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rescue workers are risks have become everyday. There was hope of a longer

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cease-fire, even a peace process, but this feels far from over.

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Our correspondent Orla Guerin is in Jerusalem.

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Orla, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been

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Jedinak he put the firm blamed Lyon Hamas claiming they had breached

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five cease-fire is that Israel has plummeted including two humanitarian

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pauses. He said Hamas were incapable of even upholding their own

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cease-fire which they said would come into effect at 2pm today local

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time. A total of 30 rockets have been fired out from Gaza. The Prime

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Minister did say he understood that world public opinion might shift

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away from Israel with every Palestinian civilian death. But he

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said the battle for PR was less important than Israel's security.

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Palestinian sources are saying since Israel resumed its missile strikes

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on the Gaza Strip a further 14 people have died. We are back in a

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situation where the cease-fires are over and the blame game continues

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and the killing continues, and any prospect of real, substantive

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negotiations, which might tackle the issues at the heart of this latest

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round of violence, seems to be some considerable distance away. One

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Israeli minister is talking about the need to resume fighting with

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even greater force. Thank you for joining us.

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There are reports of heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine, close to

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the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17 crashed ten days ago.

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Government forces have been mounting an operation

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against pro-Russian separatists in an attempt to regain control

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A team of Dutch and Australian police officers have postponed

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a visit to the site due to the fighting.

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And hear the Prime Minister said he does not support any immediate move

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to strip Russia of the right to host the 2018 World Cup over its backing

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of the rebels in Ukraine. Earlier the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg

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had said it would be unthinkable for the tournament to be staged in

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Russia and less it changed its course, a view supported by the

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former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Menzies Campbell.

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This is a moral question rather than a political one and I believe it

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would be highly inappropriate for the international community, the

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international order, to suggest that it can be business as usual when Mr

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Putin and Russia have behaved as they have in the last few weeks.

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Ross Hawkins is at the Foreign Commonwealth Office. The Lib Dems

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recall the Winter Olympics that became known as Putin's games. What

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they don't want to see, if nothing changes, is a 2018 Putin's World

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Cup. It is true, their exact words and sentiments have not been echoed

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at the Foreign Office or Downing Street. What will happen over the

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next couple of days is EU ambassadors will get together to

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hammer out an economic sanctions programme against Russia but that

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will become Plex and detailed and difficult. The Lib Dems hope this

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sort of line is simple and straightforward and can bring

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pressure to bear. But they know very well that no British politician and

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no British diplomat can force Fifa to change the location of their

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World Cup. They know too, that Fifa show no sign of changing their

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minds. Ed Miliband has said the public should have their own version

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of Prime Minister's Questions. MPs currently put questions to the Prime

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Minister on Wednesday and now Mr Miliband says voters should be

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allowed to do the same in Parliament. Our political

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correspondent Adam Fleming reports. Questions to the Prime Minister. The

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familiar signed of prime list is question is held every Wednesday at

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midday in the House of Commons. And now the Labour leader wants to give

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voters the chance to ask the questions. -- the familiar sound of

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Prime Minister's Questions. I think the Prime Minister should regularly

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submit himself or whole self to questions from the public in the

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Palace of Westminster on Wednesdays -- him or herself. Why is that

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important? To let the public into our politics. Westminster is a

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traditional place so we will not see voters on the traditional green

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benches but what is likely is that PMQs will take place in this hall.

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Would you be first in the queue if PMQs happened? Yes I would, I have

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lots of questions. That is what we vote for, for them to get in there

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and debate things. We got more important things to do. The Prime

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Minister already faces voters at events. The Deputy Prime Minister

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hosts a radio phone in every week. And Ed Miliband is often on his

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soapbox. Is this what the public wants? Voters really want the

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economy to function, crime to be tackled, immigration to be tackled,

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decent schools and decent hospitals. They say they want to be involved,

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but actually what they really want is for these things to go well. To

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make his plan a reality Ed Miliband needs the agreement of the Speaker,

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who is open to the idea and MPs would then vote on whether to let

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the public in four people's PMQs. It's day four of the Commonwealth

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Games in Glasgow and competitors have been battling it out for 24

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gold medals in 13 sports. The first gold of

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the day went to Australia's Michael Our sports correspondent Natalie

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Pirks rounds up the day so far. With the athletics officially

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underway today it was a marathon and not a sprint that started us off.

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Spectators were in good voice and it clearly

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Spectators were in good voice and it Shelley, with a grimace on his face

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the Commonwealth silver medallist from Delhi kicked on to claim gold.

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In the winning's race the Kenyon added Commonwealth gold to her Paris

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Marathon win earlier this year. Over on the track at Hampden Park the

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before tomorrow night's final. before tomorrow night's final.

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England's Adam Jamesie was the fastest qualifier. Up in Carnoustie

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there were smiles all round for England's Charlotte, would who

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there were smiles all round for gold in the women's double trap,

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team-mate Rachel Paris picking up the bronze. And in the men's double

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trap the bronze. And in the men's double

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Scott nailing every target to beat compatriot Matthew French in the

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gold-medal match. And in the last few minutes some great news for

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England's Sophie Thornhill, the parrot cyclist has won gold with her

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partner Helen Scott in the parrot cyclist has won gold with her

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1000 metre tandem time trial. In the Tour de France - Itay's

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Vincenzo Nibali will be crowned By tradition, today's final stage

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allows the holder of the yellow jersey to coast home unchallenged

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sipping champagne along the way. In the new woman's race -

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La Course - England's Lizzie Armitstead crashed on the last lap

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as the Dutch world cycling champion, Cricket and the third Test

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match between England and India England captain Alistair Cook was

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under pressure to perform after facing calls to stand down and it

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seems he's risen to the challenge. He was caught out just five runs

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short of a century. England currently 219-2. Joe Wilson reports.

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Whatever state you are in when the umpire says it starts, it starts.

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Alastair Cook was one metre short of a first ball zero. Cook on 15 and

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there was that tentative push. If he plays for another decade Alastair

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Cook may recall that moment as a defining reprieve. Under Sunday sun

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Cook was starting to look good, seriously, advised by former

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captains to take a break Cook opted to battle against his decline and

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England's. There are others in need of a big score. Sam Robson fell for

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26, 55-1. But after lunch something unseen in 2014. England's captain

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scampering a second run and then greeting the crowd with a 50, a

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career rescued in front of their eyes, it looked that way. Cook knew

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he had to make the most of the opportunity with every sinew and

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seize every run. Gary Ballance was batting fluidly, a partnership with

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Cook past 100. Five runs short of his personal century think touch and

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Cook gone, so that wait goes on. There's more throughout the evening

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on the BBC News Channel, we are back

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