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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaUS restricts travel for employees in Israel amid fears of Iran attackPublished2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A view of the Tel Aviv skylineBy Christy CooneyBBC NewsThe United States has restricted travel for its employees in Israel amid fears of an attack by Iran. The US embassy said staff had been told not to travel outside the greater Jerusalem, Tel Aviv or Beersheba areas “out of an abundance of caution”. Iran has vowed to retaliate, blaming Israel for a strike on its consulate in Syria 11 days ago, killing 13 people.UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has phoned his Iranian counterpart to urge against further escalation.Israel has not claimed responsibility for the consulate attack but is widely considered to have been behind it.Iran backs Hamas, the armed Palestinian group fighting Israel in Gaza, as well as various proxy groups throughout the region, including some – such as Hezbollah in Lebanon – that frequently carry out strikes against the Israelis. Those killed in the consulate attack included a senior commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force in Syria and Lebanon, as well as other military figures.The attack came at a time of continuing diplomatic efforts to prevent the war in Gaza spreading across the region. Speaking on Wednesday, US President Joe Biden warned Iran was threatening to launch a “significant attack” and vowed to offer “ironclad” support to Israel.The commander responsible for US operations in the Middle East, Erik Kurilla, has travelled to Israel for talks with officials on security threats. The Pentagon said the visit had been scheduled previously but had been brought forward “due to recent developments.”Following a call with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Lord Cameron said he had “made clear… that Iran must not draw the Middle East into a wider conflict”.”I am deeply concerned about the potential for miscalculation leading to further violence,” he said.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken to the foreign ministers of China, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey to argue that further escalation is not in anyone’s interest.US vows support for Israel amid Iran attack fears How might Iran seek to hurt Israel after general’s killing?It is not clear what form any reprisal attack would take nor whether it would come directly from Iran or via one of its proxies.On Sunday an Iranian official warned Israel’s embassies were “no longer safe”, suggesting a consulate building could be a possible target.Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant has told his US counterpart that “any direct Iranian attack” on Israeli territory would “require an appropriate Israeli response against Iran”. Asked about the travel restrictions on Thursday, state department spokesperson Matthew Miller said he would not disclose the “specific assessments” behind them, but added: “Clearly we are monitoring the threat environment in the Middle East and specifically in Israel.”The UK Foreign Office has also updated its travel advice for Israel to state that the country’s government has raised the “possibility of an attack on Israeli territory from Iran, and that such an attack could trigger wider escalation”. Since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October, the Foreign Office has warned against travel to large parts of Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. German airline Lufthansa has extended a suspension of flights to the Iranian capital Tehran until Saturday.The October attack saw gunmen kill 1,200 people and take more than 250 hostage after crossing into Israel from Gaza. Israel says that of 130 hostages still in Gaza, at least 34 are dead. More than 33,000 Gazans, the majority of them civilians, have been killed during Israel’s subsequent offensive in Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry says.Related TopicsIsrael-Gaza warHezbollahIranUnited StatesMore on this storyHow might Iran seek to hurt Israel after general’s killing?Published4 AprilIsrael ‘can handle’ threat from Iran, says militaryPublished4 days agoIran accuses Israel of killing generals in SyriaPublished1 AprilTop StoriesUS restricts travel for employees in IsraelPublished2 hours agoUnpaid carers shocked at having to repay thousandsPublished1 hour agoUK economy grew slightly in FebruaryPublished14 minutes agoFeaturesSuicide is on the rise for young Americans. 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![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaBullets and panic – the Moscow concert that became a massacrePublished9 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg visits the scene of the attackBy Paul KirbyBBC NewsIt was just before eight o’clock and the auditorium at Crocus City Hall was filling up, ahead of a Friday night rock concert by veteran band Picnic.”Some people in brown clothing, I don’t know who they were – terrorists, military, whoever – broke into the auditorium and started shooting at people with assault rifles,” said photographer Dave Primov, who saw the attack unfold from an upstairs balcony.Warning: Some of the details of this story are graphicThe gunmen had just walked across the concourse outside the theatre, opening fire at random, killing and wounding members of the public as they walked in. Some 6,200 tickets had been sold for the concert, but security outside the entrance quickly melted away. One of four guards said his colleagues hid behind an advertising board: “Those attackers passed 10m [30ft] away from us – they started shooting randomly at people on the ground floor.”Four suspects arrested, says Russia – follow events LIVENo-one knew how many attackers there were. But video filmed from an upper floor shows four men in camouflage gear, walking separately with a few metres between them across the beige, marble-tiled floor. This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Footage shows gunmen in the lobby of Crocus Concert HallThe lead attacker aims point-blank at people huddled against the windows. These are the first victims of Russia’s deadliest attack on civilians for years.Many of those killed and wounded came from Krasnogorsk, Khimki and other nearby towns on Moscow’s north-western fringe.A second attacker then joins in, while a third calmly follows carrying a backpack. The fourth man hands him his weapon and they walk through the unguarded metal detectors towards the auditorium.One woman was with her 11-year-old daughter, buying ice cream at a café near the entrance, when they heard the noise and someone shouted to get down on the floor.”We rushed to the children, lay down and started setting up barricades from tables and chairs, and several wounded people came running to us,” she told BBC Russian.Inside the theatre, the concert had been due to start in just a few minutes and some thought the noise might be part of the act. This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Footage shows people taking cover inside the venue as multiple shots are heardSofiko Kvirikashvili heard what she initially thought was “some kind of endless burst of firecrackers – I turned around in the hall once, then again. The third time, I realised everyone in the hall had started running away in all directions.”Dave Primov, the photographer, said there was a crush and a scene of panic. Some in the theatre tried to lie down between the seats, but with several gunmen opening fire in the stalls, that offered little protection.Those in the audience who could, headed for the stage. Others tried to find higher exits, only to find some of the doors locked. Eyewitnesses said there were elderly people as well as children there, all caught up in the attack.One woman had been in one of the higher circles and ran down towards the stage, from where she saw a man in the stalls opening fire: “We ran behind the curtain and one of the Crocus employees in uniform told us to run and we ran out into the car park without any winter clothes.”Image source, AFPImage caption, Survivors told of panic inside the building as people tried to escapeMargarita Bunova had just got hold of opera glasses for the show when she heard what she thought were firecrackers, which then turned into rapid bursts that she and her husband identified as gunfire. “Somebody said run downstairs and it was complete darkness… we could still hear bursts of shooting behind us by the time we got out.”One man in a VIP box told how he and others barricaded themselves in only to find smoke billowing through the theatre.Another man, Vitaly, saw the attack unfolding from a balcony: “They threw some petrol bombs, everything started burning.” Whether it was a petrol bomb or another incendiary device, the flames spread rapidly.Image source, VASILY PRUDNIKOV/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockFirefighters could not get near the building because of the attack. The fire soon spread to the roof and could be seen across the skyline in Krasnogorsk. Part of the roof collapsed and the fire spread to the front of the building, gutting the top two floors.Many of those in the auditorium fled through the foyer. One graphic video shows people rushing down escalators past two bodies propped up against a sofa.Another video shows people fleeing as the crackling of gunfire echoes around them. They make it to the relative safety of the back of the building, where some sit huddled and others hold on to each other as they file through corridors.For a moment, a TV monitor shows the chaos on the front of the stage. There is no sign of Russian police or special forces anywhere in the building.The survivors climbed a staircase and reached the Crocus City Hall’s trade entrance. One man was seen retching, while others phoned loved ones and walked away.Eva, an assistant to a dance group, was backstage when the attackers burst into the auditorium. “We were in the dressing room, a crowd rushed past us. We heard noise and people running in the corridor; we grabbed our coats and ran with the crowd.”Initially, all the members of the group, Picnic, were declared safe and well, but later unconfirmed reports suggested one of the musicians was unaccounted for.As the death toll grew beyond 100 and the number of wounded above 200, the scale and indiscriminate nature of the massacre became clearer, both inside and outside the auditorium. The first official list of casualties suggested the oldest victim was in her 70s, while children were also among the dead and wounded.Image source, Ostorozhno Novosti via ReutersImage caption, Russian authorities said the attackers used this car to escape the Krasnogorsk attackA picture of a white Renault car with two occupants appeared on social media channels linked to Russia’s security agencies.Jihadist group Islamic State said in a brief statement that it was behind the attack, without specifying which affiliated branch. That tallied with a US intelligence account indicating IS had wanted to attack Russia. Two weeks earlier, the US had warned of a potential attack targeting “large gatherings” in Moscow, although Russian officials have complained the intelligence lacked specific detail.Ukraine quickly denied any involvement, insisting its attacks were confined to the battlefield.But Russia’s FSB security service claimed the perpetrators had sought to cross Russia into Ukraine and had “relevant contacts” there. A number of people have been detained, including four alleged attackers, says the FSB.Returning to the scene on Saturday, Margarita Bunova and her husband Pavel said the first thing they did when they got back home was hug their children.It was not until Saturday afternoon in Moscow that the president addressed the Russian public, speaking of an entire nation in grief.He compared the killers to the Nazis of World War Two and said no-one could undermine Russian unity. A national day of mourning would take place on Sunday, he added.Related TopicsRussiaMoscowMore on this storyGunmen open fire at Moscow concert hall killing 115Published2 hours agoWitness films escape from Moscow attackPublished5 hours agoMoscow attack: ‘The first thing you notice is the smell’ Video, 00:01:05Moscow attack: ‘The first thing you notice is the smell’Published1 hour ago1:05Top StoriesLive. All suspects arrested after at least 115 killed in Moscow concert attack, Russia saysBullets, a crush and panic: Moscow concert that became a massacrePublished9 minutes agoKate cancer diagnosis rewrites story of past weeksPublished12 hours agoFeaturesWhat is preventative chemotherapy?Kate: We’ve taken time to reassure George, Charlotte and Louis VideoKate: We’ve taken time to reassure George, Charlotte and Louis What Kate video tells us about royal strategyMoscow concert hall attack videos examined. 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![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaNasser hospital in ‘catastrophic’ condition as Israeli troops raidPublished1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: Inside Nasser hospital as Israeli forces launch raidBy Raffi BergBBC NewsIsrael’s special forces have launched a raid on the besieged Nasser medical complex, the main hospital in southern Gaza.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Hamas fighters were hiding inside and that Israeli hostages’ bodies might also be there.A spokesperson for Hamas denied that, calling it “lies”.The hospital’s director has told the BBC that conditions are “catastrophic and very dangerous”. “Since the midnight hours, violent shelling and severe explosions have continued in the vicinity of the complex,” Nahed Abu-Teima told BBC Arabic. He said the patients who had remained at the facility were “piled up in wards” with critical injuries and appealed to the UN and Red Cross to “save” them and the staff.Video footage verified by the BBC shows medical staff rushing patients on stretchers through a corridor filled with smoke or dust.One patient – who is still in their bed – can be seen being moved through a corridor where the ceiling is damaged. Other patients can also be seen, including one person being carried away in what looks like a blanket. In another clip, people can be seen placing furniture and other items against a door as a narrator states in English that Israeli forces are about to enter.A nurse inside the hospital told the BBC that a “large number of dogs” had been released inside the hospital during the operation.Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis, is one of the few still functioning in Gaza. It has been the scene of intense fighting between the IDF and Hamas for days. IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said forces were aiming to reach Hamas fighters inside, “including those suspected of involvement in the 7 October massacre”. Rear Adm Hagari said there was “credible intelligence from a number of sources, including from released hostages” suggesting Hamas held hostages at the hospital, and that there may be bodies of some of them there.He said a number of suspects had been detained at the hospital since the start of the operation.Thursday’s operation came a day after the IDF ordered thousands of displaced people who had been sheltering at the site to leave.Israel’s military said it had assured Nasser hospital staff that patients and staff were not obliged to leave, and that medics could continue treating Gazan patients. Dr Ashraf al-Quadra, a spokesperson for the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza, denied that was the case, saying Israeli troops had forced the hospital management to “keep intensive care patients without medical equipment”.A pharmacist who works in the hospital, Rawan Al-Mughrabi, was among those evacuated by Israeli forces on Wednesday.She told BBC Arabic there was “a state of panic that made people [being evacuated] stand on top of each other and scream. Many people were harmed, and others returned to the hospital. “As soon as we left the hospital gate and reached the checkpoints, the entire hospital and departments were stormed by police dogs, and while we were standing at the checkpoints, many people were arrested.”Most of the medical cases were evacuated from the hospital, and only the very critical cases remained,” she said.On Wednesday, the UN’s humanitarian office said there were allegations of sniper fire at the complex, putting the lives of doctors, patients and displaced people at risk.The medical charity Medicins San Frontieres said those ordered to evacuate faced an impossible choice – to stay “and become a potential target” or leave “into an apocalyptic landscape” of bombings..flourish-container{position:relative;color:#404040;font-family:’Helmet’, ‘Freesans’, ‘Helvetica’, ‘Arial’, sans-serif;font-weight:400;line-height:1.4}.flourish-embed{position:relative}
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Israel launched its military offensive after waves of Hamas fighters burst through Israel’s border on 7 October, killing about 1,200 people – mainly civilians – and taking 253 others back to Gaza as hostages. The Hamas-run health ministry says more than 28,600 people, mainly women and children – have been killed in Israel’s campaign. Israel says its aim is to destroy Hamas and secure the return of the hostages. Israel is facing increasing international pressure to show restraint. On Wednesday France’s President Emmanuel Macron phoned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to say Israel’s operations in Gaza “must cease” and that the human cost of the Gaza operation was “intolerable”.But Mr Netanyahu insisted his troops will advance on the Gazan city of Rafah, which has already come under bombardment. Some 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering in the area.The prime ministers of Australia, Canada and New Zealand issued a joint statement expressing their “grave concern” that a military operation in Rafah would be “catastrophic”.Related TopicsMiddle EastIsrael-Gaza warGazaMore on this story’Catastrophic’ situation at Nasser hospital as Israeli troops carry out raidPublished8 hours agoInside Nasser hospital as Israeli forces launch raid. Video, 00:01:15Inside Nasser hospital as Israeli forces launch raidPublished5 hours ago1:15Top StoriesGaza hospital in ‘catastrophic’ state as Israeli troops raidPublished1 hour agoWhat we can see in video from Nasser hospital raid. VideoWhat we can see in video from Nasser hospital raidPublished2 hours agoUK fell into recession after people cut spendingPublished2 hours agoFeaturesFaisal Islam: Should we care that the UK is in recession?What is a recession and how could it affect me?What we can see in video from Nasser hospital raid. VideoWhat we can see in video from Nasser hospital raidRafah images show huge blast craters close to campsWhy Putin’s backing for Biden is not what it seemsUkraine battles frostbite and shell shortage in ruined townTribute to black women wins at Rio Carnival paradeFace to face with inmates in El Salvador’s mega-jailIncident Room – Measles Outbreak: Why Now? VideoIncident Room – Measles Outbreak: Why Now?AttributioniPlayerElsewhere on the BBCHow did a booming computer manufacturer go bust?Commodore computers were huge in the 1980s, so why couldn’t the business adapt and survive?AttributionSoundsThe sound effect that became the ultimate movie in-jokeIt’s used in everything from Toy Story to Reservoir Dogs, but what is the Wilhelm Scream?AttributioniPlayerThe video game that changed the way we playLouise Hidalgo spoke to Nolan Bushnell, one of the creators of PongAttributionSoundsA paranormal conspiracy, rooted in grisly real-life murderDiscover the dark origins of a legend…AttributioniPlayerMost Read1BBC cuts Apprentice contestant from spin-off show2No DNA test after man mixed sperm with father’s3Tributes paid to young farmer who was shot dead4Gaza hospital in ‘catastrophic’ state as Israeli troops raid5A dispute led to gunfire in Kansas City, police say6Murder accused watched poisoned couple die – court7Pontins discriminated against Irish Travellers – EHRC8Teenager stabbed to death by masked attackers9Why Putin’s backing for Biden is not what it seems10UK fell into recession after people cut spending](https://newsinsightplus.com/wp-content/uploads/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1274B/production/_132659557_nasserhospital.jpg)
