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are going to in order to avoid being drafted. and argentina prepares to vote in a new president. we'll look at the key issues. hello, i'm caitriona perry. limited aid and fuel may soon start trickling into gaza. the us state department says isarel has agreed to let in 140 thousand litres of fuel every two days. it follows warnings from the un that gazans face the possibility of starvation linked to the fuel shortage. the us has called for more regular fuel deliveries. aid groups say no aid trucks have reached gaza in the past three days. now, the israeli military says it will allow more humanitarian aid with "no limitation" on the number of trucks. the lack of fuel has also affected communications.
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telecomms firms say phone and internet services are now returning after a 2k hour blackout. meanwhile — israel is still facing backlash over its military operations in al shifa hospital. our correspondent nick beake has more on the situation on the ground. they wait be able to carry out their operations. they say that would have a devastating effect for the people of gaza. a few hours later the israeli war cabinet loud fuel to come into gaza. the israelis said they are very keen that hamas don't get their hands on this fuel. it will be monitored and apparently it will be going towards water supplies, trying towards water supplies, trying to make fresh water available to make fresh water available to people. and also trying to reboot the sewerage system which is apparently failed in recent days. the world health
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organization is really concerned it says about the spread of disease, they say it is a big problem. meanwhile the israeli operations continue at the al shifa hospital, the biggest in gaza. this is the place where israel says hamas has this underground bunker. israel is under pressure to come up with evidence to substantiate this claim, the justification for the continuing operations. tonight the israeli military have said they found more subterranean parts to this hospital. and as of yet they haven't put forward any video or photos along those lines. our correspondent yogita limaye has been working with freelance journalist majdi fathi in gaza to tell the story of one family brought into al aqsa hospital in central gaza, including a young child who later died — and a warning, there are distressing images from the start. monday in central gaza... shouting tuesday...
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he cries wednesday... thursday... and today, another airstrike, all in so—called safer areas, away arom the north where israel is conducting ground operations and had asked civilians to evacuate. this family was bombed in deir al—balah. "we're being killed and no one is doing anything about it," this man shouts. abed is still breathing, in critical condition. doctors scramble to treat the boy. on the floor, by his bed, they check his father for a heartbeat. they can't hear it.
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his family in shock, still finding out... ..who�*s been rescued, who's survived and who hasn't, from 30 members. this is their youngest. injured, but not seriously. the family had fled to deir al—balah for safety from zeitoun in the north. a bit later, brother ali is taken to identify the bodies. four of the family have been killed. little abed didn't make it. "we thought we'd come to a safe place "but no one is safe in gaza," ali says. these were four of thousands of gazans killed. "goodbye, my dear," his mother says, "you're with god now.
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"you were such a good son." grief is one form of suffering in gaza. this is another. hundreds gather outside one of the few flour mills still running. the manager tries to pacify people. "we haven't eaten for two days," some in the crowd shout. translation: we've escaped| death but now are dying slowly because of a severe shortage of food, flour and basic needs. we are a family of eight. i burn discarded paper cups to keep my children warm. people are also struggling to find drinking water and there's not close to enough aid coming in for gaza's 2.2 million. all but a tiny handful of whom can't get out.
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yogita limaye, bbc news, jerusalem. a funeral was held in israel for noa marciano, a 19—year—old solider that israeli troops found dead in a building next to the al shifa hospital. families of the more than 240 people held hostage by hamas have been marching from tel aviv to jerusalem calling for them to be brought home. our senior international correspondent, orla guerin sent this report from the funeral. an israeli hostage, held by hamas, home only to be buried. noa marciano was a soldier. she wasjust i9. the army says she her body was found near al—shifa hospital in gaza. translation: we tried i everything to get you back. for a0 days we turned every
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stone and searched every path. today, we ask for your forgiveness. and no safe homecoming for another hostage, 65—year—old yehudit weiss. she too was found close to al—shifa according to the army. yehudit was a grandmother of five. her family has a message for benjamin netanyahu, the un and the red cross. such tragedies could have been avoided if we only had someone who really cared about all those kidnapped. bring them home now! there are about 240 hostages in gaza. their families and friends are marching towardsjerusalem, heading for the prime minister's office with one
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demand, bring them back, whatever it takes. the marchers have been on the move for days now. they want to keep their loved ones in the public eye. they want to keep up the pressure on the government. hopes have been raised of a deal that might bring some of the hostages home, but for now, all they have is the agony of waiting. i can't stop thinking about it. this is my days. these are my days. tagit zin has two much—loved nieces who are among the hostages. ella is eight and a keen dancer. 15—year—old daphna is into tiktok and make up. hamas livestreamed the attack on their home on october 7th. theirfather, noam, in the black t—shirt, was killed, with his partner and her son, who were
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seated alongside him. tagit believes her nieces saw it all. she says it is clear in a picture of daphna in captivity issued by hamas. you can see the despair in her... ..face. you can see how she is despaired. do you have hope that they will come home? i know that they will come home. i know they will be back. but it takes too much time and our government, they are the only ones that can stop this in this minute. for now, there's no deal and the hostages are at risk, notjust from hamas, but from israel's air strikes on gaza. orla guerin, bbc news, jerusalem. as the violence spills over into the west bank,
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the palestinian red crescent says at least five people are dead and two more injured in an israeli strike at a refugee camp in the west bank city of nablus. but the us has stood firmly by israel, with us presidentjoe biden saying he strongly supports israel's "right and obligation" to eliminate hamas. as the civilian cost from israel's military response gi’ows, mi’. biden he has also been telling israel's government that the way it responds now will determine what is possible in the long term. the bbc�*s barbara plett usher assesses how the president is adapting his message to meet the high—stakes situation. in this unprecedented war between israel and hamas us presidentjoe biden faces in an immense diplomatic challenge. just days after the hamas attack biden came out strong in his support for israel. let there be _ his support for israel. let there be no _ his support for israel. let there be no doubt, the united states has israel's back. it's
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atrocities, it's sickening. such an un—wavering declaration was expected from israel's closest ally but the us also saw the stiff dues attacked different from others. as the worst violence against juices the holocaust but barred his message began to evolve after you heard from arab leaders. they are demanding aid and protected under israeli siege in gaza. their citizens are demanding palestinian rights and freedoms after decades of israeli occupation.— israeli occupation. we're facina israeli occupation. we're facing an _ israeli occupation. we're facing an inflection - israeli occupation. we're facing an inflection pointj israeli occupation. we're i facing an inflection point in history. one of those moments where the decisions we make today will determine the future for decades to come. so today will determine the future for decades to come.— for decades to come. so why is all of this _ for decades to come. so why is all of this so _ for decades to come. so why is all of this so important - for decades to come. so why is all of this so important to - for decades to come. so why is all of this so important to the l all of this so important to the us president? because he wants israel to defeat hamas and he wants to prevent israel's other enemies in the region from joining the fight. the americans are afraid this will become harder as the destruction from the israeli military operation mounts. this issueis military operation mounts. this issue is also crucial for biden here at home where he is facing reelection next year. the
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president solidarity with israel has been echoed by republicans and centrist democrats but not by the left—wing of the party or by vocal groups of young activists. those voices are getting louder as the war continues. the biden administration is now treating humanitarian assistance is not only a moral imperative but a strategic want. and the rhetoric on the need to protect civilians have become more insistent. lt civilians have become more insistent-— insistent. it is my hope and expectation _ insistent. it is my hope and expectation there - insistent. it is my hope and expectation there will - insistent. it is my hope and expectation there will be i insistent. it is my hope and l expectation there will be less intrusive action relative to the hospital.— intrusive action relative to the hosital. , ., , the hospital. the hospital must be protected- _ the hospital. the hospital must be protected. for— the hospital. the hospital must be protected. for biden - the hospital. the hospital must be protected. for biden it - be protected. for biden it isn'tjust be protected. for biden it isn't just about politics, be protected. for biden it isn'tjust about politics, he's long been a passionate supporter of israel. but he certainly israeli leaders that the way they fight this war will determine what's possible after it ends. it's not clear how much influence biden may have on the right wing israeli government but he will be linked with whatever the outcome. reporting for peace. originally prepared for our website bbc .com where you can find all of the days news at
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any time of the day. bbc news has found that many thousands of men have been fleeing ukraine illegally since the beginning of the war with russia — to avoid being drafted. after russia's invasion last year, most men aged between 18 and 60 were banned from leaving. but some have taken great risks to get out. ukraine has borders with seven countries and data obtained from the five countries highlighted on the map here shows that almost 20,000 men have crossed the border illegally since the war broke out. and a further 21,000 have been caught by ukrainian authorities. so how are they doing it? zhanna bezpiatchuk has more now on the men escaping their country at war. shouting. stopped by border police, the men are ordered on to their knees. for ukrainians without a military exemption, crossing the border illegally is the most popular way of escaping the draft. some get caught, but for much of this war, dozens of men have
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managed to flee this way every day. using freedom of information requests, bbc eye has established that the most common route out is over ukraine's border with moldova. in a refugee centre in moldova, we meet erik, a musician who is hoping to go to the us to be reunited with his family. he's arrived from ukraine on foot. translation: ijust looked at the map. i i heard rumours about where to go, took a risk, and it worked out. erik says he has a serious health condition, but wasn't granted a medical exemption, commonly known as a white ticket. translation: i tried to process the documents for six months, l but no—one allowed me to do it. my patience ran out and i decided to leave this way.
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we heard that some men are paying substantial bribes to obtain a white ticket. to find out more, we asked a localjournalist to pretend to be a man who wants to leave ukraine. a quick search reveals at least six groups offering help on the messaging app telegram. our undercoverjournalist contacts one of them and is soon offered a white ticket. officials at these centres work closely with military doctors to decide who can get a medical exemption. they sent me an example of this white ticket. for me, the document looks real. probably they know somebody in that office, so this is corruption. the bbc showed its findings to a senior politician from the ruling party. translation: we are doing our best to reduce the number -
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of corruption cases. those who try to avoid - mobilisation are about 1—5%. they are definitely not critical to the i defence of ukraine. ukraine doesn't release official figures on the size of its army, but says it has over 800,000 troops. as this conflict turns into a war of attrition, ukraine will need all the soldiers it can get. zhanna bezpiatchuk, bbc news, kyiv. to northern india now where forty men have been stuck in a collapsed tunnel since sunday morning. our reporter andrew clarance has more from the rescue site. down that tunnel around 200 to 210 metres inside is a wall of debris. it is around a0 to 50 metres thick and behind that are trapped a0 men. officials say the men are fine, they
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communicating quality of oxygen, food and water but on the ground friends and family of the workers trapped in there are very anxious. attempts to rescue the workers were temporarily suspended on friday. our reporter meghan owen has more on. the collapsed tunnel is located in northern indian state. it's around a.5 km in length. it was constructed to help improve links between pilgrimage sites. on sunday following a landside part of the tunnel collapsed, trapping around a0 workers. it's proving really difficult to help them out. environmentalists have criticised the construction of the tunnel in a particularly fragile in ecology for that whaen told a hindu magazine that when you are aligning a tunnel and close to the fragile himalayas the authorities conducted some geological
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investigation. so how are they hoping to rescue the workers? on wednesday a new drill arrived. and the plan is to drill a passage through the debris, a pipe around three foot will then be inserted through passage and the trapped workers will be able to crawl out to escape. it started pretty smoothly. rescue operation _ pretty smoothly. rescue operation is _ pretty smoothly. rescue operation is at _ pretty smoothly. rescue operation is at full - pretty smoothly. rescue| operation is at full speed pretty smoothly. rescue - operation is at full speed and i can say that the machine is working very well. but i can say that the machine is working very well.— i can say that the machine is working very well. but later on friday the _ working very well. but later on friday the rescue _ working very well. but later on friday the rescue was - working very well. but later on l friday the rescue was suspended and that's because a cracking sound was heard and the drill developed a snag. the workers are receiving oxygen and food and water through a pipe. but that doesn't mean that family members aren't growing increasingly concerned for their loved ones welfare. the uk government is planning emergency legislation to bypass this week's supreme court ruling that sending asylum seekers to rwanda was unlawful. the policy was supposed
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to deter people crossing the english channel in small boats. but would the plan actually stop people from trying to reach the uk? sofia bettiza travelled to dunkirk — from where thousands of people leave for britain. in calais and dunkirk, volunteers prepare a hot meal and bring it here — the largest camp for migrants in northern france. for many of them, this will be their only meal of the day. the hours drag here — every day they wait, hoping for good weather so they can cross the english channel. and how will you get to the uk? by boat. not anything else, we don't have any other way. everyone here told us there's no way that the threat of being sent to rwanda is going to stop them. the living conditions in camps like these are so grim that they just want to get away as fast as they can. and it's taken them months
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of travelling to get here. they are so close to reaching the uk, they'rejust not going to give up. lamin from gambia is a manchester united fan. it took him four years to get to france. if the uk were to send people back to rwanda, would that stop you trying to get to the uk? for me, never. for me, since i was young, i always, you know, dream to be in the uk. this is a lucrative business. local ngos told us these camps are entirely run by people smugglers. the french authorities are cracking down on people smugglers. they've arrested 272 people this year, but small boats continue to set off all year round. sophia bettiza, bbc news, dunkirk. sam altman is departing open alas its ceo. the company announced that its board "no longer has
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confidence" in his leadership. the san francisco—based technology startup released the online chatbot chatgpt, triggering a boom in artificial intelligence investment and development. in a statement on x, altman wrote working there was a tra nsformative experience. the company's chief technology officer will serve as interim ceo. in myanmar — eleven people, including eight children, were killed when an air force jet dropped a bomb on a makeshift school in a remote village in the south of the country. the mountainous region, along myanmar�*s border with india, is a stronghold of resistance to the militaryjunta which seized power nearly three years ago. on sunday, argentine voters will decide which presidential candiate they trust to lead them out of the country's worst economic crsis in the past two decades. the bbc�*s katy watson has more.
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evita still looms large in argentina, the countries most famous politician and the original champion of the war is missed by many. especially in these days of economic hardship. as argentina prepares to vote for a new president the two remaining candidates are promising the world when it comes to improving a country on its knees. but here in one of buenos aires poorest neighbourhoods it's hard to muster enthusiasm for what feels like endless broken promises. in the shadow of the cities port the people struggle daily, loris who runs a corner shops soaring inflation means paying for the basics is impossible. money becomes worthless quickly and people here are tired for a change. translation: i have a little notebook of people who can't make ends meet and i give them items on credit. they can never pay it back because they pay me back and then they end up owing
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again. so it's a vicious cycle. they can't get out of. the candidates _ they can't get out of. the candidates know - they can't get out of. the candidates know this - they can't get out of. the candidates know this all l they can't get out of. the candidates know this all too well, the economy is the number one thing that everyone wants fixing. the argentinians have a choice sergio massa, a man who's in charge of the ailing economy but is part of the political establishment or javier milei, a total outsider whose proposed drastic changes like destroying the central bank and replacing the national currency with the us dollar. the two candidates could be further apart politically as they showed in a final debate. translation: ask yourself if you prefer in placement or stability. if you want to continue supporting this parasitic cast that just destroys our wealth generation and sinks us deeper and deeper. butjavier milei's proposals which should include liberal gun laws in banning abortion make people nervous and that is
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something sergio massa is using to his advantage. translation: i know to his advantage. translation: i know there _ to his advantage. translation: i know there are _ to his advantage. translation: i know there are some _ to his advantage. translation: i know there are some who - to his advantage. translation: i know there are some who are l i know there are some who are voting — i know there are some who are voting for— i know there are some who are voting for me not because they are convinced butjust a way voting for me not because they are convinced but just a way to avoid _ are convinced but just a way to avoid a — are convinced but just a way to avoid a path of violence, hatred _ avoid a path of violence, hatred and harmful to i want to tell all— hatred and harmful to i want to tell all of— hatred and harmful to i want to tell all of them that i will ensure _ tell all of them that i will ensure they feel that they didnt— ensure they feel that they didn't throw away their vote but that— didn't throw away their vote but that they trusted someone. the political style ofjavier the political style of javier milei has captured attention, he's been likened to donald trump and close to home brazil's former leader. for good reasons, he he exerts. because they have this idea that the market sold everything in the state is not necessary a plan, you don't need to have government, you don't need to rule, we know this is not true. there is no counting, there is no country that follows the stupidity. no country that follows the stunidity-— stupidity. but forget the olitical stupidity. but forget the political football, - stupidity. but forget the political football, from | stupidity. but forget the . political football, from here politicalfootball, from here politics hardly feels wrote
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there's little faith that politics will change anything for that they feel safer supporting football heroes instead. well before we go, formula one's long awaited grand prix in las vegas is off to a rocky start after a loose manhole cover causes chaos on the tracks. the first session was postponed after only nine muinutes after only nine minutes when a ferrari driver struck a drain cover on the street circut — causing damage to two cars and a delay on the second round. the las vegas grand prix is a showpiece event more than a0 years and half a billion dollars in the making and we will finally get to see it unfold this weekend. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. friday was a cold start for all of us across the country, but it was certainly a day of contrasts.
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fog lingered in some places, and that had quite an impact on the temperature, particularly in north—east scotland, with temperatures barely climbing above freezing by the middle part of the afternoon. it was a different story further south. some beautiful autumn sunshine to look out for, and we had over seven hours of sunshine in parts of kent. but the weather story is set to change once again as we head into the weekend, with this deep area of low pressure bringing some wet and windy weather with it. the isobars squeezing together, a blanket of clouds and rain pushing its way steadily east. so a spell of wet weather particularly across south—east england during the morning, slowly easing away to sunny spells and scattered showers into the afternoon. so certainly an improving picture across much of england and wales by saturday afternoon. mild with it 1a—15 degrees. a few scattered showers into northern england, more widespread through northern ireland and to scotland, accompanied by blustery winds, gales on exposed coasts here. but the temperatures certainly on the up in comparison to friday.
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double figures, we're looking at 9—12 degrees generally for scotland. now, as we move out of saturday into sunday our area of low pressure slowly drifts his way steadily eastward, so that means plenty of showers spiralling around that low and still strong winds. perhaps stronger winds down to the south. again a relatively mild start, 7—10 degrees, a blustery start in the morning. and that'll drive in plenty of showers from the west, so not everywhere will see those showers, but they are going to be fairly widespread. perhaps drier interludes for scotland and maybe central and southern england as we go through the afternoon. temperatures likely to peak once again between 9—1a degrees. now, through sunday evening into the early hours of monday, we mightjust have to keep a close eye on this little front here. we could see a spell of very wet and windy weather across south—west england for a time. once that clears the way, however, high pressure is going to build across central and southern england as we move
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further ahead into the week. so if you're after something a little drier, a little quieter, we will get that across england and wales. still the risk of some wet and windy weather at times further north and west. take care.
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hey, i'm zof with the catch up. tonight — everton in the relegation zone, more illness amongst young workers and a car park cat. but first, a man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of irish teacher ashling murphy. the 23—year—old was jogging along a canal near tullamore last january, when 33—year—old joseph pushkar repeatedly stabbed her in the neck. ashling's killing cause widespread shock with vigils across ireland and the uk and pressure on the irish government to tackle violence against women. some other stories now. everton are in the relegation zone after being deducted ten points by the premier league, the biggest punishment in the competition's history. it's for breaking profit and sustainability rules. the club are going to appeal, though. next — millions of people are struggling with illnesses that get in the way of work. they include things like mental health issues or heart conditions. the problem's been growing to 16 to 3a—year—olds and now is likely to have a health issue affecting work as a middle aged person was a decade ago.
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