Tom Bennett

1 week ago | bbc.com | Tom Bennett

'They sang about my family's death': Father's anger exposes divide in Israeli societyTom BennettReporting fromTamra, northern IsraelBBCKasem Abu al-Hija lost his daughter, two granddaughters and their aunt, in Saturday's missile strike"I am so angry," says Kasem Abu al-Hija, 67. On Saturday, four of his family members were killed when an Iranian missile struck their home in northern Israel, collapsing the concrete building on top of them.

1 week ago | terra.com.br | Tom Bennett

Bat Yam, ao sul de Tel Aviv, é há muito tempo um reduto de apoio à coalizão do governo de direita de Israel. Nas primeiras horas da manhã de domingo (15/1), um míssil iraniano atingiu um prédio residencial de 10 andares, matando pelo menos oito pessoas, e soterrando dezenas de outras sob os escombros.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Tom Bennett

'They're weak': Israelis back conflict with Iran in neighbourhood struck by missileTom BennettReporting fromBat Yam, central IsraelBBCVeronica Osipchik, 33, had her home damaged by the blastBat Yam, just south of Tel Aviv, has long been a stronghold of support for Israel's right-wing governing coalition. In the early hours of Sunday morning, an Iranian missile struck a 10-storey block of flats there, killing at least eight people and trapping dozens more under thick layers of rubble.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Tom Bennett

'It's heavy on the heart': Israelis survey damage in city hit by Iran missileTom BennettReporting fromRishon LeZion, central IsraelAnadolu via Getty ImagesTwo people were killed when a missile hit Rishon LeZion early on SaturdayAs sirens rang out across Israel in the early hours of Saturday morning, Ifat Benhaim and her family ran into their basement. "We closed the door, and suddenly there was such a big boom," she says.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Tom Bennett

Video shows crowd of Palestinians climbing fence and rushing to aid siteTom BennettWatch: Video shows crowds rushing for humanitarian aid in GazaFootage shared online shows hundreds of Palestinians climbing over a large mound of dirt - with some seen scaling a metal fence - as they rush to enter an aid site in Gaza run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Palestinians are first seen waiting behind a fence, before a voice - off-camera, with an American accent - shouts instructions.