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Israeli PM vows to continue Gaza strikes

Israel has bombed the home of the Hamas leader in Gaza as hostilities continue for a seventh day. Palestinian militants have fired rockets into Israeli territory.

Israel has bombed the home of the Hamas leader in Gaza as hostilities continue for a seventh day. Palestinian militants have fired rockets into Israeli territory.

Also today: Three more Japanese regions start a state of emergency because of coronavirus; and an online scheme in France allowing people to order musicians to perform live in their houses.

Joining Weekend to discuss these and other issues: Moroccan journalist Aida Alami and Peter Frankopan, professor of global history at the University of Oxford here in the UK.

(Photo: The remains of the multi-storey Al-Jalaa tower, which was home to various media organisations. Credit: EPA)

53 minutes

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  • Sun 16 May 202106:06GMT