News Wrap: Israeli tanks push deeper into Gaza as airstrikes on camps continue

Lisa Desjardins:

Good evening. I'm Lisa Desjardins. John Yang is aware. Israeli tanks pushed deeper into the 25 mile long Gaza Strip today, with residents saying airstrikes hit two urban refugee camps. The Hamas run health ministry in Gaza reports at least 165 Palestinians have been killed since yesterday.

Israel has not responded to reporting that it attacked refugee areas. This comes after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken approved a $147 million emergency weapons sale to Israel, bypassing Congress for the second time this month.

Russia says at least 14 people were killed today including two children in more than 100 wounded after Ukraine shelled the border city of Belgorod. A car dashcam caught one of the strikes. Plumes of black smoke were scattered throughout the city center. This after Russian bombardments yesterday killed at least 39 civilians in Ukraine.

Tonight Russia struck the northern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, where the governor says apartment buildings were hit. Several were wounded but no deaths are currently reported.

A rare break in a key passage from Great Britain to Europe. Flooding has forced the closure of a rail tunnel between London and France this after unprecedented flooding around the British capital. Eurostar which operates trains from London to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam canceled all of its services in and out of the city leaving hundreds stranded in railway stations. More travel chaos is expected. A storm Garrett continues to batter the UK with high winds and heavy rain.

And in South Africa, the small town of Ladysmith is still reeling from the flash floods that hit on Christmas Day. The water destroyed 1,400 homes and killed 21 people. That death toll is expected to rise as the search continues throughout the weekend.

And a passing of note, British actor Tom Wilkinson died at his home today. He is best known for films like "The Full Monty," "Michael Clayton" and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel." Wilkinsons career spanned film, TV and theatre earning him two Oscar nominations and six BAFTA nominations. Tom Wilkinson was 75 years old.

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