Nine Palestinians killed in Israeli raid

Nine Palestinians have been killed during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank - the deadliest in years - that's according to Palestinian officials. The Israeli military said its troops went in to arrest Islamic Jihad militants planning "major attacks" The Palestinian presidency accused Israel of a "massacre" in Jenin, which has been the scene of repeated raids in recent months. We hear from the BBC's Tom Bateman who has been to Jenin.

Also Russia launched a wave of missiles at Ukraine on Thursday, a day after Germany and the US pledged tanks to aid Kyiv's fight against the invasion. Eleven people died and 11 others were injured after 35 buildings were struck across several regions, the state's emergency service said. The worst damage was on residential buildings in the Kyiv region. We get the latest from our reporter Zhanna Bezpiatchuk who is in Kyiv.

And earlier this week Japan's prime minister said his country is on the brink of not being able to function as a society because of its falling birth rate. Fumio Kishida said it was a case of "now or never." China's population also fell for the first time in sixty years at the start of 2023. We hear from a couple in South Korea - which has the lowest birth rate in the world. They tell us why they choose not to have children.

(PHOTO: Mourners carry the bodies of Palestinians, including militants, who were killed in an Israeli raid, during their funeral in Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank January 26, 2023. CREDIT: REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman)