and the lengths thailand is going to — to try and attract back their lost chinese tourists. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin with the war in gaza where the health ministry, which is run by hamas, is now reporting that more than 10,000 people have been killed in israeli strikes in the last four weeks. israel says it's targeting members of hamas, a group designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk and us, which is responsible for killing more than 1,400 people in southern israel, and seizing over 200 hostages,

on the 7th of october. all major un agencies are calling for a humanitarian ceasefire, in israel's armed response. jeremy bowen sent this report from southern israel, near the border with gaza. israel promised mighty vengeance. it thundered across beach camp in gaza city. israel's justification is defending the living as well as avenging its dead. palestinians call this genocide. this girl from jabalia camp is asked what happened to her. she says, "a missile came down on us. bricks fell on us. i asked, where's my dad and where's my mum?" she is asked, "where were you?" "i was here, in the house.

we were at home on the roof came down on us." we looked in on the war this afternoon from sderot, the closest israeli border town. israel has refused an american request to pause military operations to allow time for humanitarian convoys, or talks to free the hostages. israel might be able to break hamas as a military force, but what happens then? history shows israel's army cannot suppress palestinian nationalism and anger. the israelis seem to be making steady progress in terms of territory inside the gaza strip, at the cost of a large number of civilian lives. israel has set itself a very ambitious objective, to make sure that hamas can never again threaten the lives of its citizens. there is a big question.

do prime minister netanyahu and the rest of his war cabinet believe that can be achieved by purely military means? 0r longer term, are israelis prepared to try to get a political deal with the palestinians, to try to end the conflict once and for all? this was beach refugee camp this morning in gaza city, where israeli strikes killed dozens during the night. four weeks of bloodshed has destroyed the illusion that the conflict could be managed. 0ther terrible wars produced peace treaties. 0ptimists hope this might, too. 0ptimism, though, is hard to find in khan younis, where some of gaza's more thani million displaced people are living in their cars, hopes of finding a safe place all gone. translation: our home, where we used to feel - comfort and security, was destroyed by rockets in an instant. we came here in hope to find safety and security. but that doesn't exist.

we survived death to find death again. from flakjackets in baghdad to handshakes in turkey, antony blinken, the us secretary of state, is back in the region. look, we know the deep concern here for the terrible toll that gaza is taking on, palestinians on, men, women and children in gaza and civilians, a concern that we share and that we are working on every single day. we have engaged the israelis on steps that they can take to minimise civilian casualties. the only way out of this for the us, uk and others, is an independent palestine alongside israel, an old idea that two decades of talks could not deliver. the horrors of the last months and those to come will make it even harder to achieve. jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel.

more than a hundred nobel laureates have released a joint statement which calls for the protection of children and a just and lasting peace for all children living in israel and gaza. the statement was conceived by kailash satyarthi, who won the nobel peace prize in 2014 for his work in safeguarding children around the world... and hejoins me now from tokyo. can you tell us why you decided to start this joint statement? thank you. children have never caused wars and armed conflicts. but they are forced to bear the highest cost. they are not responsible for the

crime, but they have to pay the price for all their lives. it's not that their parents or their loved ones are killed, or they are maimed, but the psychological trauma, the m0 soul —— emotional loss, the spiritual loss are long—lasting. i've come across many to such children in the past, in refugee camps, in germany, and england, in jordan, turkey, many places. and i come across many images. the children ask, are we responsible for these things? children asked me that. who is going to give us back our parents? 0ne going to give us back our parents? one child in one of the refugee camps, the boy asked who lost two of his legs, he said that, can i ever play

football? you can give them artificial limbs but you cannot give them childhood emotions. you cannot give them the dreams. so it's a long—lasting impact of wars and they are not responsible, i repeat again. secondly, if you try to find the worst solutions, based on what divides us, perhaps it is very difficult. i think we have to start from the place where theissue to start from the place where the issue could be identified which unifies us, and the cause of children from a very simplistic manner, it could be the starting point. because the concern for children can unite us to think in one way, and that's why... us to think in one way, and that's why. . ._ us to think in one way, and that's why... indeed, i'm sorry to interrupt. _ that's why... indeed, i'm sorry to interrupt. we've _ that's why... indeed, i'm sorry to interrupt. we've been - that's why... indeed, i'm sorry| to interrupt. we've been seeing some horrifying pictures from

both sides. the basic rights of children, one could argue that this enormous impact on children could repeat the cycle of anger and even revenge. are you worried that this conflict is possibly radicalising the whole generation?- is possibly radicalising the whole generation? that is not onl , whole generation? that is not only. you're — whole generation? that is not only, you're right, _ whole generation? that is not only, you're right, that - whole generation? that is not only, you're right, that is - whole generation? that is not only, you're right, that is not| only, you're right, that is not only, you're right, that is not only in israel and palestine. the images that are appearing on the media every day, on social media, it is dividing the minds and sentiments of the young people and that can be very very dangerous i would say. because it is a sense of rebellion is him, a sense of of taking revenge, of hatred. hatred is growing into that. and that is the reason we have to take strong measures right away. and this is a long—lasting thing for the rest of the children in the world.

and in your statement you've said that many protests and leaders have only thought about one group of children. do you have any examples of that, and why that might be happening? actually, when i requested my nobel laureate friends and fellow laureates, i had to speak to a number of them and they had one other position two weeks ago, many of the politicians in the world. and i was asking myself when you go for war, when you go, have you ever asked those children? i was those children at the time of india pakistan wars in the past. i was those children in south sudan, they don't want wars, they don't want armed conflicts, they want a peaceful life. so we have completely denied the existence of those children, those who have no say, they are invisible, they are unheard. and if you ask

them, they will never go for war. and that is the case we are, the so—called wise people, the so—called people in power, people involved in making decisions, the key making the decisions, the key making the decisions without asking the children. without recognising the sentiment, or feeling that sentiment of children who don't want war. . ~ sentiment of children who don't want war. ., ~ , ., sentiment of children who don't want war. ., ~ i. ,., sentiment of children who don't want war. ., ~ i. . want war. thank you so much for “oininu want war. thank you so much for joining us on _ want war. thank you so much for joining us on newsday _ want war. thank you so much for joining us on newsday this - joining us on newsday this morning. joining us on newsday this morning-— donald trump has concluded giving evidence in his civil fraud trial in new york, after repeatedly clashing with thejudge. the former us president was warned to answer the questions put to him, and not to treat his court appearance like a political rally. mr trump, who is the frontrunner to become the republican party's presidential candidate, has described the case as political interference. it is a very sad situation for our country. we shouldn't have this — this is for third—world countries. and it's very unfair,

it's very unfair. but in the meantime, the people of the country understand it, they see it, and they don't like it, they don't like it, because it's political warfare, as you would call it, or political lawfare, another name — i got a lot of names for it, but usually it takes place in third—world countries and banana republics. nobody�*s ever seen that to this extent, we've never seen it here. but we will go along and we will hopefully do very well in every regard, we will win the election and make america great again, that's what we're going to do. we're going to make america great again. gary 0'donoghue in washington has been following the trial. we know that the judge has already reached a summary judgment in this case, finding persistent and repeated fraud on behalf of donald trump's organisations. so in the sense that the legal side of this, in some ways, is a bit wrapped up, this is a political performance

by the former president. we have expected that. but he really did go on the offensive from the stand — attacking the judge, attacking the new york attorney general, pointing at her in court, saying, "you are a political hack." and repeatedly being admonished by the judge, at one point the judge even saying to donald trump's lawyers, "if you don't "control him, i will." so it was a pretty fiery day as we expected, and of course once he came off the stand, afterwards again attacking the whole process, really shaping this as a part of a political attempt to undermine him in election interference. all messaging — key messaging — for his supporters. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines... polish president andrzej duda has said he will give incumbent prime minister mateusz morawiecki the first opportunity to form a new government following elections three weeks ago. his law and justice party faces a difficult search for allies to reach a majority.

led by former pm donald tusk could be given the chance to assemble a government instead. airbnb is facing the prospect of a tax bill worth hundreds of millions of euros following an italian court ruling in a tax evasion case. prosecutors in milan say it relates to an alleged failure to comply with laws that require airbnb to pay italian tax authorities 21% of landlords�* rental income. india's capital delhi remains trapped in a thick, toxic haze of smog. measures to tackle it now include a temporary halt to construction projects, plus a ban on diesel vehicles. half of all employees have been told to work from home. the pollution, which is partly caused by crop burning, is dozens of times the world health organisation's recommended amount. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. villagers who gathered to meet their mp in a pub car park in canton, nottinghamshire, hadjust found out about the latest proposal for a solar park. the great north road scheme plans battery storage for the grid and a chain of what's called solar islands linked by underground cables circling the village. i think that the majority of the community probably isn't against solar, but i think the dimension of this project is just so huge and vast. the proposals that we're seeing cover dozens of villages, thousands of acres, and will have a profound impact on the landscape and the quality of life of people living in this area. the company behind the plan says if it goes ahead, they'll pay £1 million a year to project suggested by the community. this is just the start of a consultation which really gets going next year as a nationally significant infrastructure project. the final decision will be made by the secretary of state for energy. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website.

you're live with bbc news. china's leader, xijinping, has praised his country's improved ties with australia, saying the two sides had �*worked out some problems�*. mr xi made the comments as he met the visiting australian prime minister, anthony albanese, in beijing. mr albanese said progress had been made. in recent years, china and australia have clashed on a number of political issues. beijing imposed restrictions on australian imports, some of which have now been lifted. earlier i spoke to former australian ambassador to beijing, geoff raby. i began by asking him what he made of the meeting. well, the meeting is very significant. it�*s the first visit to china by an australian prime minister in seven years. so it really was an icebreaker. the australian prime minister set out the main

objective was to meet and to re—establish the direct personal contact which had been broken now for such a long time. and there were a number of bilateral issues and broader issues which were discussed. and the reports are that those issues were advanced. and certainly in the run up to this meeting, a number of issues have been cleared away. for example, a lot of the chinese quite unjustified tariff measures on barley, coal, timber, as well as the release of the australian journalist xiang lei, had all happened in the lead up to this meeting. so there�*s been quite a lot of preparation and a lot of that comes even before the leaders met. indeed, there have been some positive progress, but at the same time some of the sticking points, for example, australia asking for that independent investigation on the origin of covid—19 or human rights issues or even security. they haven�*t really

changed, have they say? why is the relationship improving now? well, i think those issues have been have been set aside to some extent. i mean, on human rights, that�*s an enduring issue between australia and china. but what is important, and this is what the australian prime minister has emphasised, is that we return to diplomacy and that we find ways to make our views very clearly known to the chinese leadership. and the best way is direct one on one contact, such as we�*ve seen in the last 36 hours. so i think there has been progress in those areas, something like the former prime minister�*s call for the independent inquiry. and it was something that was very badly misjudged by the australian government at the time and i think that has been set aside. what comes out of this though i think is a

forward—looking agenda on how to cooperate and consult and share views in these contentious areas so they don�*t end up being a subject of conflict but rather can be managed through discussion and resolution. few large countries are as dependent on tourism as thailand. the thai economy was hit very hard by the covid pandemic, and thais had hoped that 2023 would be the year that saw their tourist economy bounce back. that, though, has not happened — largely because the chinese, who made up one quarter of the a0 million foreign visitors who arrived in thailand in 2019, have not come back — at least not in the same numbers. 0ur south east asia correspondentjonathan head has been finding out why. this is 76 garage, where the waiters do rather more than just serve tables.

it�*s long been popular with chinese tourists. abby, a chinese student attending a thai university, often vlogs to her thousands of social media followers about all the fun to be had here. say hi to the camera! but these days, many chinese are staying away. negative publicity about scam centres along thailand�*s borders has put them off. abby says some even believe this restaurant could be luring unsuspecting chinese diners into having their kidneys removed. translation: the comments on my feed used to be very positive. - many said they really wanted to come to thailand, but after these rumors started spreading, the comments changed completely. people would ask me, "are you running the kidney harvesting scam ? "are you sending people

from thailand to myanmar?" the absence of chinese tourists this year has got the thai government worried. it�*s now waived visas for them. and the new prime minister was at the airport to give new arrivals a special welcome. but thailand�*s image took another blow last month after a mass shooting in bangkok�*s most famous shopping mall. one of those killed was a chinese mother of two children. the day after the shooting, the mood at the grand palace in bangkok, one of thailand�*s top attractions, was somber. "0ur government said tourism would recover quickly "after the pandemic," said this guide. "but they�*re dreaming. "if it was normal, like in the past, this place would be packed, "but just look at it."

there�*s always a risk in relying so heavily on chinese tourism that�*s easily buffeted by rumors or unexpected events. yet the market there is so huge thailand can�*t afford to ignore it. but it is now seeing new kinds of chinese tourism that could be very lucrative. these two are on their first visit to thailand and already thinking about living here. both are successful professionals who want to start a family, something that�*s much easierfor a gay couple here than back in china. i think the most important thing is the atmosphere . because it has a better. environment for lgbtq. yeah. respect for each other. and it is very hard l to imagine in china, maybe many, many years later, but our life is short. _

so could this be the future face of chinese tourism in thailand? in smaller numbers, yes, but more independent, more sophisticated, and with more money to spend. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok, thailand. let�*s take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk... a man has been found guilty of the attempted murder of two elderly men whom he set on fire. in two separate attacks in birmingham and west london, mohammed ab—kuhrfollowed his victims from a mosque before spraying them with petrol and setting them alight in february and march this year. british steel is planning to shut down its traditional blast furnace and replace it with two electric arc furnaces, putting up to 2,000 exisiting jobs at risk in the northern english town of scunthorpe. construction is expected to take between two and three years as part of its chinese parent company�*s plan for a �*green and sustainable future�*.

now it�*s been described as the "holy grail of shipwrecks". the spanish galleon — the sanjose — located in 2015 off colombia�*s caribbean coast. and now the colombian president has said its recovery is a "priority" before the end of his term in office. meghan 0wen has the story. pictured here is the sanjose, which became what is known as the "holy grail of shipwrecks". it was carrying the largest amount of treasure ever lost at sea, including silver from bolivia, emeralds from colombia, and around 11 million gold coins. now, the value of all of this is estimated to be at around £16 billion. now, recently, colombia�*s minister for culture has said that there will be a renewed push to bring the ship back to the surface as a priority for the government. but let�*s just go back to 1708

when the ship was travelling from panama to spain. now, in a battle with britain, the ship was sunk and now the wreckage lies off the coast of colombia at cartagena. here�*s some pictures of it there. but the exact location has never been revealed by colombia�*s government. for the last few decades, there�*s been a legal dispute over who actually owns the treasure. here�*s bbc monitoring�*s luis farda. colombia says it belongs mostly to it. however, there is a us company that was involved in a previous rescue attempt several decades ago, which is also claiming part of the treasure. the government of spain says it should belong to humanity because of the cultural importance of it and even communities in bolivia where the mines were. many of these treasures were originally extracted from. they are also saying they have a claim. 315 years after she sank. the wreckage is set to be brought to the surface from 600 metres down.

now, colombia�*s government says that the haul will be put on display in a national museum. but the battle for custody of the sanjose�*s riches remains. that�*s all for now — stay with bbc news. i'll i�*ll be back with business news shortly, thank you so much for watching. hello there. after a day of sunshine and showers to start the week, it�*s not been quite so colourful overnight — there hasn�*t been as much solar activity. we have seen the northern lights earlier in the night though, across northernmost parts of scotland and with clear skies by the morning in the north east of scotland, temperatures will be close to freezing. it will be a chilly start in the clearer skies in south—eastern parts of england as well. tuesday, though, is going to be a day where we see some sunny spells. we see a scattering of mostly light showers in scotland, most

of the showers in the far west. once again, there may be fewer showers than monday in northern ireland. and though showers will get blown eastwards across england and wales, very few are reaching east anglia and the south—east of england on that westerly breeze and temperatures very similar to monday — so 11—13 celsius — and that�*s near normal for the time of year. so leave the showers aside, though, i want to take you back into the atlantic. this was a satellite picture from earlier. this massive cloud really looming large there. and that�*s a band of cloud and rain and that�*s going to whittle its way eastwards overnight in time for wednesday morning. we�*re all getting the rain overnight and it may well have cleared away from northern ireland by wednesday morning. windy first thing through the irish sea. the heaviest rain is going to be over the hills of wales and western scotland, but the rain soon moves away from here in the morning following that band of rain as it chases away eastwards, we�*ll see plenty of sunshine, but then the showers come rattling in on that westerly wind and temperatures may be a bit lower actually in scotland, 8—9 degrees. now, there may not be too much rain in the south east

of england, but the rain could linger into the afternoon. and we have seen quite a number of flood warnings across southern parts of england, but river levels have been dropping. the number of flood warnings has been reducing as well. and after that spell of rain on wednesday, we�*ll get back into sunshine and showers really through the rest of the week. as the weather front is out of the way and the rain band out of the way. we see the low pressure areas that are driving it, drifting down from the north west, bringing the showers, probably bringing some stronger winds as well on thursday, as you can see, the bulk of the showers in the west, but also driving through the english channel and some of those showers will move into eastern areas during the day. the showers could be heavy and there may well be some hail and thunder in there as well. and those temperatures as we head into thursday back to 8—12 celsius.

for australia and china, it�*s time to move on — as the trade partners signal the start of a new era. after ten years — how does china�*s ambitious belt and road project stack up? we speak to an expert who analyses just that. hello and welcome to asia business report.

i�*m mariko 0i. let�*s start in beijing where australia�*s prime minister anthony albanese has met chinese president xijinping. the leaders have expressed a desire to work together and move on from recent tensions. their relationship soured during the pandemic after australia�*s last government called for an investigation into the origins of covid—19. beijing slapped bans on several australian imports — including wheat, coal, and barley. those restrictions were only lifted this year. here�*s the chinese leader. translation: a healthy and stable relationship is in the common interest of our two countries and peoples, and meets the common expectations of countries in the region. we will push forward the development of the china—australia comprehensive strategic partnership. for more i�*m joined by simon baptist, global chief economist

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