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A former US veteran who was employed at a food distribution site in Gaza has accused members of the Israel Defence Forces and American colleagues of deliberately targeting and killing unarmed Palestinian civilians.

Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Aguilar, a former special forces veteran, was recruited to work for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a joint Israeli-US scheme replacing the United Nations food distribution operation in Gaza.

He has told the BBC he witnessed the IDF shooting at the crowds of Palestinians, firing a main tank round into a car carrying civilians and firing mortars at crowds of hungry people waiting for food.

Mr Aguilar told the BBC: “In my entire career I have never witnessed the level of brutality and use of indiscriminate and unnecessary force against a civilian population, an unarmed starving population. I’ve never witnessed that in all the places I’ve been deployed to war, until I was in Gaza at the hands of the IDF and US contractors... Without question I witnessed war crimes by the Israeli Defence Forces, without a doubt. Using artillery rounds, mortar rounds, tank rounds into unarmed civilians is a war crime.”

The United Nations says hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in Gaza while seeking food at the aid distribution points run by the GHF.

Israel insists its forces have not targeted civilians, that it targets Hamas and that its use of force in Gaza is proportionate.

It comes as Israel faces international condemnation over the lack of food supplies reaching civilians in Gaza, with the UN and aid agencies reporting that people are dying of starvation.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by International Editor Jeremy Bowen.

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Today, Adam and Chris takeover the Listening Post at Latitude Festival in Henham Park to discuss the day’s news in front of a live audience.

The government is under pressure as resident doctors begin a five-day strike in England after failing to reach an agreement over pay. The Prime Minister Keir Starmer has urged them not to follow their union down a “damaging road”.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump is arriving in Scotland for a five-day private visit where he will meet with the prime minister in Aberdeen. Adam and Chris discuss what might be on the agenda. And, Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana have officially launched a new party. As politics continues to splinter — what impact might this have on the broader political landscape?

Adam and Chris are joined by BBC legend Martha Kearney, who presents This Natural Life on Radio 4 after leaving the Today programme last year. She tells them about her life after news, or as she calls it — as “a recovering news addict.”

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After the biggest demonstrations since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, is Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidency under threat? Could his short-lived overhaul of Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies undermine diplomatic progress? And are Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin really planning a blockbuster meeting in China?

Lucy Hockings answers all that, and discusses the latest round of bilateral talks in Istanbul, alongside the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg, Lyse Doucet and Vitaly Shevchenko.

To hear more - including on the role of Russian women in the war - listen to the full episode here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0ls3brx

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Nine more people in Gaza have died of malnutrition in the last 24 hours, which brings the total number of deaths to 122, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

Humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières says its teams are "witnessing catastrophic levels of malnutrition”, with one in four young children and pregnant women malnourished.

In response, Israel says it will allow foreign aid drops into Gaza over the next few days - but humanitarian organisations have previously warned they don't get nearly enough supplies to people.

Despite the situation, US President Donald Trump has said that Hamas does not want to make a deal to release hostages and agree a ceasefire.

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At least 73 Palestinians are reported to have been shot dead by Israeli forces in Gaza on Sunday while waiting for food aid, according to the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry.

It reported that Israeli soldiers killed at least 67 people in one incident when they opened fire on people waiting for UN aid lorries delivering food in northern Gaza, where people are reported to be starving.

The UN World Food Programme said its 25-truck convoy "encountered massive crowds of hungry civilians which came under gunfire", soon after crossing from Israel and clearing checkpoints.

The Israel Defence Forces said that they had "fired warning shots" to remove what they described as "an immediate threat" and disputed the number of reported deaths.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Yolande Knell.

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Today, Laura, Paddy and Henry look back at the last parliamentary year with the summer recess on the horizon.

How have the main political parties fared a year on since the general election? And which of them would be top of the class in their school report cards?

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In many countries across Europe, anti-tourist sentiment is growing.

Barcelona locals have sprayed visitors with water guns, and anti-tourism protests in Mexico turned violent.

But tourism holds up the economy of many of these countries, so what has changed to mean it's no longer welcome? And how can we be better tourists when we go abroad?

BBC News's Kirsty Grant reports.

00:00 Intro

00:20 What are the cons of tourism?

01:40 What are the pros of tourism?

03:05 Why have anti-tourism protests become more prevalent?

04:30 What are the solutions to overtourism?

04:55 How can we be better tourists?

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AI is being developed to detect concussion amongst boxers.

The tech is in its infancy, but the team behind it think it could be a game changer for the sport.

Jacqui Wakefield has been to investigate for Tech Now.

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Today, Laura and Paddy ask who is in charge of the UK as the Prime Minister's authority is again in question.

From backbenchers, to ministers to the markets - who is actually driving this government? Laura and Paddy look to find the answers.

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Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil was arrested by US immigration agents on 8 March.

 

The US government wanted to deport him, arguing his activism was detrimental to its foreign policy interests.

 

But in late June, after spending more than 100 days in immigration detention a federal judge ruled that Mr Khalil was not a flight risk or threat to his community and could be released.

 

Mahmoud Khalil sat down with our North America correspondent Nomia Iqbal.

 

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