mourning the dead in israel — a funeral for a soldier killed in ground fighting in gaza, one of 15 the military says have died in the last day. also tonight, a severe storm is crossing the english channel bringing heavy rain and winds that could hit up to 90 miles an hour. this is penzance in cornwall tonight as storm ciaran approaches. large parts of southern england will be hit — there are warnings of severe disruption tomorrow. yes, here in the channel islands the winds are already getting stronger this evening and are expected to peak in the early hours of tomorrow morning at as much as 100 mph. people are braced for damage and potential destruction. life during lockdown — a former top civil servant tells the covid inquiry no covid rules were followed in downing street. and the world's richest man elon musk on the dangers

of artificial intelligence. for the first time, really, in human history with something that's going to be far more intelligent than us. and on newsnight at 10.30, we'll go deeper behind the headlines and on newsnight at 10.30, we'll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today's big stories — plus a first look at tomorrow's front pages. good evening from jerusalem. for the first time since the war between israel and hamas began, people have been allowed to leave the besieged territory of gaza. they included dozens of injured palestinians and hundreds of foreign nationals. they've left by the rafah crossing on the border with egypt — and the injured were treated at field hospitals there.

the foreign office says the first british nationals have crossed and that more will be taken out in stages over the coming days. people who've been trapped in gaza for weeks began crossing the borderfrom late morning, after the territory was closed off by israel when hamas attacked it

over three weeks ago. hamas is classed as a terrorist organisation by the uk government. and in northern gaza, there has been another air strike onjabalia, a day after an israeli attack caused heavy casualties at the refugee camp there. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen has our first report, which contains material that you may find upsetting. at last the gates of the rafah some foreign citizens were allowed to leave gaza for egypt for the first time since israel imposed its siege. though not nearly as many as the un and aid agencies say are necessary. ambulances went in for the seriously wounded. injabalia, at the opposite end of the gaza strip, more israeli raids. this time they said the target was a command centre. the un said gaza civilians were being starved, traumatised and bombed to death. 0n the other side of the border wire, israelis are still in shock over the 7th october attacks. this is kibbutz nirim, directly facing gaza. for the first time, adele was back to look and to grab a few things. her old hopes of peace with her neighbours in gaza gone forever. stopping anything like this happening again is powering israel's determination to see this fight through to the end. adele showed me the place where her son—in—law saved her three granddaughters, all under the age of ten.

tell me what happened here. there, there is their safe room and there is where he shot the terrorists. as kibbutz nirim was under attack, hamas radio messages were intercepted, and the israeli army gave us this excerpt. the fence has been fixed, israel's security has not. so there is no doubt there was a lot of complacency about the risks that hamas posed to israel, and after the war there is going to be an inquiry, but even now the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is under a lot of pressure about his responsibility for the security lapses that led

to hamas breaching the border. i took my pistol... that day, noam, a retired israeli general, drove down from tel aviv to rescue his son's family from hamas. as the hamas gunmen surged forward, his mission was successful. he took a rifle from a dead israeli soldier and, with others, fought his way in. i saw one terrorist, i pointed on him, i killed him, i saw another one, i think i wound him or killed him. so who do you hold responsible for what happened? this is the biggest failure in the history of the state of israel. it was a military failure, it was an intelligence failure and it was the failure of the government. but i think that the one that is really in charge

and all the blame is on him, is prime minister benjamin netanyahu. this was the funeral of 20—year—old lavi lifschitz, killed in combat in gaza. israelis are behind their troops, but increasingly they want to know how so much went wrong, and the pressure on the prime minister is going to increase. jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel. many families are waiting at the rafah crossing desperate to leave gaza. our special correspondent fergal keane, who is based injerusalem, has been working with freelance journalists in the territory filming for the bbc to tell their stories. caught in the borderlands, the small space between war and peace. because whatever is ahead has to be better than what is behind them.

in this place of the list... ..the names of the lucky ones. that's if luck is having to flee your home, to say goodbye to family left behind under bombardment. mona has an australian passport. she told a bbc colleague of her anguish at leaving family behind. i'm not happy at all, that's because i'm leaving my other part, my brothers and sisters, my whole family is still here. iwish, inshallah, they'll all be in safe place. the situation is terrible there. it's very, very bad. many of those who can't get to egypt are crowding into gaza's hospitals, believing they might be safe there.

they bring their wounded and their questions. translation: the patients ask me i if they should go to the south, i but the south is being bombed and the hospitals in the south are crowded. or should they stay in gaza? they ask me if they can stay in the hospital here, but it is also crowded, and we have no place for them. we do not know how we can treat them. we feel sorry for them because we can't provide them with any services, although the hospital is open. yazid abu nahleh suffers from seizures made worse by the terrors of the war. this is the third time his sister tala has tried to get him across the border. every time the situation, when i believe it's got to the worst, itjust keeps getting worse. then, i don't know, it's like we are trying to survive. like we're not sure we're going to make it but we're trying to do anything we can do to survive because i simply don't

want to die at 2a, basically. they waited all day, but tonight tala sent us a message saying they didn't make it out. they were back in the dark of their gaza apartment. i'm not sure how to feel any more. we came back to no electricity, no food for today, no clean water to drink, or even washing water. and one more day closer to my brother running out of medications and we're still here and it's night, so. they'll try again tomorrow. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. israel's leaders have warned of a long war — but what do we know about its military operation so far, and how realistic are its aims? 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale explains.

israel says its goal is to destroy hamas, wipe it off the face of the map. its tanks are now in gaza. what's still not clear, though, is how it will achieve that with military means alone. so what do we know about israel's military campaign so far? this map gives an indication of the focus of israel's attacks on gaza. israel says it's carried out more than 11,000 strikes over the past three weeks. yellow dots show the damage caused to buildings by airstrikes and artillery since the start of the war. the red shows the most recent strikes since ground operations began. now, israel has imposed strict reporting restrictions on both the movement and location of its troops. but we do know that israeli ground forces have entered gaza from three directions — mainly from the north, but also from the east. these satellite images identified

by bbc verify show the build—up of some israeli forces inside gaza. this appears to be a forward operating base with tanks, bulldozers and troop carriers parked up. as you can see, they're protected by berms of sand, the kind of base from where they launch further attacks. remember, israel has called this the second stage of what it says will be a long war, and they'll need much more than this if they're to try to isolate the city of gaza and clear all those hamas tunnels. israel has still not committed all its forces. this week, it released video of more of its tanks and armour massing on the border. that military build—up in gaza will take some time. but remember, israel can'tjust focus on gaza. it's also had to bolster its defences in the north, the borders of syria and lebanon, where it faces another threat from hezbollah.

0verall, israel's military strategy is still relatively opaque, nor is it clear how or even whether it can achieve its objective of destroying hamas. and then there's the question of time. a long war with mounting casualties will test the patience of even israel's staunchest allies. jonathan beale reporting. that's all from the team here injerusalem on a day where there has been huge relief for a very small number of people allowed out of gaza. but for the vast majority, prevented from going anywhere, the war and the fear grind on. now it's back to you in the studio, sophie. thank you. another big storm is sweeping across the english channel towards southern england tonight — storm ciaran is bringing torrential rain and very strong winds with gusts that could reach 80 even 90 miles an hour in some places.

many schools are being closed tomorrow and people are being warned of severe travel disruption across large parts of southern england. in a moment, we will speak to duncan kennedy who's near southampton, but first danjohnson is injersey where there's a red weather warning in place and a major incident is being declared. yes, indeed. people are being warned there is a real danger to life here, particularly in the early hours of tomorrow morning. we had just passed high tide and the worst of the danger has passed for this evening but with another high tide in such strong winds of 90 or even 100 mph winds are expected at around 5am six m tomorrow, people are being warned to stay off the roads, stay at home, stay away from the coast. schools will be closed tomorrow, there is no

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minimise disruption. they reckon it'll be the worst weather they had seen since the great storm of 1987. it is notjust the channel islands which are bunkering down and braced tonight. the wind just keep getting stronger and stronger. the rain isn't as heavy but there are already properties at risk of flooding and the threat is we'll see more of that impact through tomorrow. we are going to take a bit of time tomorrow to assess the damage, see what needs to assess the damage, see what needs to be done and weather they can get the transport connection is reintroduced to the islands on friday, see if they can get the schools reopened but the message that tomorrow is people should batten down, stay at home and keep safe. ., ~ batten down, stay at home and keep safe. . ~ ., ~ let me show you the scene in penzance in cornwall tonight. these images were filmed an hour or two ago now on the promenade as the storm was approaching. the man who filmed this footage says it's the worst storm he has seen

there for ten years and his house on the seafront is shaking. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy is further along the coast in between southampton and portsmouth, which is where the storm is heading. as you can see, the storm is getting really energised in this part of the world, it's pouring with rain, wind gusts about 50—60. that is having all kinds of knock—on effects already. take the isle of wight, they are declaring a major incident tonight so they can free up resources. as far as travel is concerned, ferry services out of portsmouth are cancelled and major disruption tonight full—service as out of dover where they are expecting peaks of eight metres in terms of the waves. also badly affected on the trains, southern trains say there are cancellations tomorrow, south—western say there

will be lots of revisions. we're also hearing there are problems with some flights out of heathrow. for schools, there will be some cancellations tomorrow, many local authorities advising schools close for health and safety reasons although the final decision will be taken by various head teachers across the coast. bournemouth council have said they are providing emergency accommodation for rough sleepers but treacherous conditions right along the south coast. thank ou. a former top civil servant has told the covid inquiry that there wasn't one day during the pandemic when the coronavirus rules were properly followed in downing street. helen macnamara — who used to be the second most senior civil servant in the country — also said borisjohnson's "breezy confidence" at the time jarred with her and that there had been a toxic, macho culture in government. 0ur political editor chris mason reports. closed... ..empty... ..little moving but the escalators.

those bleak memories of 2020. a virus at first distant, then quickly frightening, and a government that was vastly unprepared, as this then senior civil servant told downing street at the time. what she said then, read out today by the lawyer questioning her. "i have come through here, to the prime minister's office, to tell you all i think we are absolutel, i think this country is heading for a disaster. i think we are going to kill thousands of people." is it right that that's an accurate account? yes. it's very striking. yes. no doubt you can still remember that moment of realisation? yes, it was horrible. helen macnamara was herself fined for notjust turning up at a leaving do in westminster when leaving dos were banned, but turning up with a karaoke machine. she reckons in downing street the covid rules were broken nearly all the time.

i would find it hard to pick one day when the regulations were followed properly inside that building. and i know that because, as i've said in my statement, there was one meeting where we absolutely adhered to the guidance, to the letter, and that was the cabinet meeting. and everybody moaned about it. at the inquiry yesterday, a whatsapp message from dominic cummings, borisjohnson's most senior adviser, about helen macnamara, was read out by a lawyer. "we cannot keep dealing with this horrific meltdown of the british state while dodging stilettos from that “ today, this reaction from her. it's disappointing to me that the prime minister didn't pick him up on the use of some of that violent and misogynistic language. she added that a toxic, macho culture led to blind spots on covid policies related to themes such as childcare and domestic abuse. the fact that there were no women contributing to the policy

discussions, problem in itself, because there were some expert women who were not being listened to. and also, women were being looked over. helen macnamara added that the then health secretary, matt hancock, among others, had nuclear levels of confidence, and he regularly told colleagues things which later turned out to be untrue. mr hancock is expected here to give his own evidence in the coming weeks. chris mason, bbc news. and a further development tonight with the publication of helen macnamara's written testimony to the inquiry in which she talks about the period where borisjohnson was ill himself with covid and an acknowledgement in that document that officials sought to obscure just how illness tojohnson was at the time. the argument was made that psychologically for the government on the country, that was important.

she says downing street didn't lie and that he was always conscious but what they did say meant that people were left perhaps with a more positive impression of his health at that point than was actually the case. they also had to work out at the time what to do about it and what they would do if the prime minister had died. after mrjohnson recovered, they commissioned work within whitehall, within government, to make sure that where that to happen in the future government would be better prepared. an investigation into a toxic culture within the raf�*s red arrows display team has found that predatory behaviour directed at women in the team was "widespread and normalised". the report found that there had been a bystander culture which meant such behaviour went unchallenged. the chief of the air staff, sir richard knighton, said he was appalled by the findings and has "unreservedly" apologised.

the eldest son of former us president donald trump has taken the stand in a fraud trial in new york. donald trumer, alongside his father and other trump 0rganization executives, is accused of falsification of business records, insurance fraud and conspiracy. the new york attorney general is seeking a $250 million fine and a ban on the former president doing business in his home state. 0ur north america editor sarah smith reports. donald trump's eldest son and namesake donaldjr arriving at court to join his father as a co—defendant. relaxed and joking, he seems to be enjoying the press attention. i should've worn make—up! he is accused of helping to massively inflate the value of trump properties, like the famous trump tower in manhattan. he and his brother eric took over running the company when his father became president. he testified today, saying they made

the ultimate decisions. donald trump sr has been attending the trial but not today. the judge has already ruled that he lied about how much his properties were worth to get cheaper bank loans and insurance deals. yet he still insists the case is politically motivated. it's a scam, it's political interference. it's a fight against a political opponent that leading into the polls. it's a scam case. addressing the judge in a social media post, he said... in out—of—court testimony last year, donjr was asked about his knowledge of accounting terms, and didn't appear to be taking the case very seriously. you know, i'm sure i could come up with some creative stuff to kill time, but i'd be doing neither of us a favour in terms of educating ourselves. this is a civil trial, so no one is going to jail. but this case does threaten the things donald trump

cares most about — his children, his brand and his claims of personal wealth and business success. the entire family are central to the trump brand and now embroiled in his legal problems. donjr will continue to be questioned tomorrow. eric, who is also a co—defendant, will take the stand after that. ivanka's not on trial but will have to give evidence next week. donald trump and his sons could be banned from running businesses in new york and they could be fined $250 million. sarah smith, bbc news, new york. the world's richest man elon musk says he believes artificial intelligence is one of the biggest threats to humanity. he was speaking at the start of a two day global conference on al that's being hosted by the prime minister at bletchley park, the home of the world war two codebreakers. the focus is on how to minimise some of the risks posed by the fast developing technology. here's our technology

editor zoe kleinman. historic bletchley park was once home to the world war ii codebreakers. no doubt they'd have been very interested in what happened in their workplace today. delegates from around the world, including a member of the chinese government and, yup, elon musk, had agreed on one thing by lunchtime — keeping ai safe was the urgent priority. and here we are for the first time, really, in human history with something that's going to be far more intelligent than us. so, it's not clear to me we can actually control such a thing, but i think we can aspire to guide it in a direction that's beneficial to humanity. the prime minister wants the uk to be a global referee in making sure the tech is developed responsibly. is there a sense, though, that these big us tech giants who have their own commercial agenda are already exerting too much influence over these discussions? i think that's why it's important that countries are the ones in the driving seat. not only are we taking the lead,

we really are developing the capability that we need to do all that testing of what these companies are doing so we can then make sure that people are kept safe. very simply, artificial intelligence is computers working things out in a similar way to the human brain. these tools aren't conscious like we are but, like us, they're excellent at spotting patterns. it can be fed huge amounts of information about a particular subject — more books than a human could ever read, more than there are in this entire library. and it doesn't have to be words. it could be x—rays or data about the weather. then they're able to identify at lightning speed what should come next when prompted, like the answer to a question. generative ai is the type of the tech that produces content, like text, pictures, music and video, and makes me look like this. some delegates today feared the ai summit had the wrong focus. i think it's important to also ask who is talking

about this existential threat? because people who actually work with people in communities are not concerned about that. we're more concerned about whether ai will deny people pensions. demis hassabis, founder of one of the uk's leading ai businesses, google deepmind, says the sector should remain cautious. i don't think we should move fast and break things, the typical silicon valley mantra, in this case. i think that has been extraordinarily successful to build massive companies and provide us with lots of great services and applications, but al's too important a technology, i would say, too transformative a technology, to do it in that way. this time last year, few people had even heard of the ai chat bot chatgpt. there'll be more dramatic milestones to come. time will tell if the bletchley crowd got it right. zoe kleinman, bbc news. football and manchester united's poor run of form continues. they've been knocked out of the league cup after being beaten 3—0 at home to newcastle united. the latest setback comes three days after defeat to neighbours

manchester city and is their eighth loss in all competitions this season. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. we've seen some pretty rough conditions out there but the worst is yet to come. the conditions out there but the worst is yet to come-— conditions out there but the worst is yet to come. the worst is yet to come, is yet to come. the worst is yet to come. safelv- _ is yet to come. the worst is yet to come, safely. it _ is yet to come. the worst is yet to come, safely. it looks _ is yet to come. the worst is yet to come, safely. it looks pretty - is yet to come. the worst is yet to come, safely. it looks pretty wild | come, safely. it looks pretty wild but the winds are going to strengthen, we haven't even started the amber wind warnings yet. this is the amber wind warnings yet. this is the problem. this is the storm and you can see how it's maturing, how the cloud gets wrapped around it. if it moves a bit further south it will take some of the strongest winds away from southernmost parts of the uk but its here we will have the windiest weather overnight and into tomorrow. there's more rain, which could lead to some flooding given how wet it's been over the last month or so. this is where we've got the amber wind warnings, by the early hours this is the gusts that

will be getting to the south—west and through the morning in the afternoon will see those strong winds transferring into coastal areas in the south—east. some very big waves, don't go looking for them. it could be even windier in them. it could be even windier in the channel islands, the winds gusting 90 mph. we've had gusts already brittany of 100. really windy and the far south, it could be quite windy in other areas but around it we've got the showers, spells of rain, it gets wet and windy. hopefully northern ireland will miss the worst of the wet weather and windy weather too. temperatures are nothing to write home about but at least in the afternoon winds in the south—west starting to ease. that's because it will be moving away, it will be heading into the north sea and weakening all the while. by the time weakening all the while. by the time we get to friday, the weather isn't so bad. still quite windy but not as windy. if you blustery showers, some of the wetter windier weather could

continue across eastern