the world health organization leads a high—risk humanitarian mission to gaza's largest hospital — as people flee al—shif. families of hostages held by hamas have been demonstrating outside the residence of prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. and taylor swift postpones her upcoming concert in rio dejaneiro due to extreme heat... after a fan died at friday's show. hello, i'm helena humphrey. we're going to bring you some breaking news now — the world health organization has dubbed — the al shifa —a �*death zone.

let's take a look at some of what the statement says: a statement from the who says the idf has issued evacuation orders to people remaining on the hospital grounds. they accessed the mission was deconflicted with the israeli defenseforces to ensure safe passage. they also said that inside the hospital grounds were medical and waste. the hospital has stopped functioning as a medicalfacility, so if you are justjoining us, that breaking news. hundreds of people have left breaking gaza city's main hospital —— the al shifa —— which the world health organisation has called a �*death zone', calling for a full evactuation as the israeli military has been conducting raids. which that is just coming to us

here. hundreds of people have already left the main hospital which, the who has now been calling a death so. they are calling a death so. they are calling for a full evacuation as the israeli military has been conducting raids there. those fleeing the hospital, include the sick, the injured, medical staff and people who'd been sheltering at the facility, with some seen waving white flags. some medical staff saying the israeli forces ordered the evacuations, something the israeli military denies. the hamas—run health ministry says 120 patients remained at the hospital, as well as an unknown number of premature babies. separately— hamas health officials say two explosions injabilia, in northern gaza have killed 80 people combined. israel tells the bbc it could not confirm it struck a un school—turned—shelter there but is investigating. the head of the united nations agency for palestinian refugees philippe lazzarini said

he had seen "horrifying images" in one of the un's schools that was hit. well, our correspondent has our top story, a warning that it contained images that are distressing. people fleeing the hospital in gaza's north. the israeli military says it acted on a request by the hospital and have facilitated this evacuation. a cameraman working for the bbc found these families today as they arrive past the israeli military checkpoint for people moving from the north to the south of the strip. this man was injured in a bombing in this house and had been in hospital. we in a bombing in this house and

had been in hospital.— had been in hospital. we were caettin had been in hospital. we were getting food — had been in hospital. we were getting food and _ had been in hospital. we were getting food and water- had been in hospital. we were getting food and water at - had been in hospital. we were getting food and water at the l getting food and water at the hospital. the israeli military would enter whenever they wanted and they were shooting as well. today we were able to leave the hospital,.— leave the hospital,. israel sa s leave the hospital,. israel says the _ leave the hospital,. israel says the military - leave the hospital,. israel| says the military targeting leave the hospital,. israel- says the military targeting was of a hamas command centre they believed was there. the situation is very difficult. the bombing are terrifying. this woman was separated from her son while walking. this is then being reunited. —— at them. but it has emerged which shows the aftermath of an explosion at a un run school shelter. the her —— hamas...

this video is from today in the refugee camp area. in central gaza, a so—called safer area, an air strike gaza, a so—called safer area, an airstrike hit. gaza, a so—called safer area, an air strike hit. the number of civilian deaths as per international pressure on israel to pause the fighting. from within the country too, because of anger and frustration are growing. a few days ago, these people started marching from tel aviv. today, they arrived in jerusalem, demanding the release of the hostages taken by hamas. what we are seeing on the streets here is evidence of the growing pressure from people on the government to some movement on the release of hostages, but the release of hostages, but the announcement of some kind of deal that would get done

more than 200 people being held in gaza by hamas safely back to their homes. talking to people here, it's quite clear that the government isn't prioritising that. bring them home now, is what they are shouting. this man was kidnapped from a music festival inside southern israel. they want these images shown so people can see how he is being treated. these videos have been sent by hamas. we met his brother, eli, at the march. i want to tell them, and i will tell them _ i want to tell them, and i will tell them-— i want to tell them, and i will tell them. , , , tell them. this is the message to his government. _ tell them. this is the message to his government. they - tell them. this is the message | to his government. they should understand _ to his government. they should understand there _ to his government. they should understand there is _ to his government. they should understand there is no - to his government. they should understand there is no victory i understand there is no victory if we — understand there is no victory if we do — understand there is no victory if we do not bring them back home — if we do not bring them back home if_ if we do not bring them back home. if they stay there, we lose, — home. if they stay there, we lose, and _ home. if they stay there, we lose, and we don't only lose in that_ lose, and we don't only lose in that war. — lose, and we don't only lose in that war, we are also giving up on our—

that war, we are also giving up on our morals and ourjewish identitx _ on our morals and ourjewish identi . ., ., , ., identity. tonight there has not been good _ identity. tonight there has not been good news _ identity. tonight there has not been good news for _ identity. tonight there has not been good news for these - been good news for these families. israel's prime minister says there is no deal yet for the return of hostages. we just want to go back to that breaking news that we've been bringing that the world health organization says its led a joint humanitarian mission to the main hospital in gaza. it says it's been able to access that area after the israeli military de conflicted the area there, and it said teams have managed to spend around one hour on the ground, surveying the site and they said that what they found essentially was and this is a direct quote, a death zone. they said at the entrance to the hospital, they found a mass grave, with around 80 people buried there and then the statement goes on from the world health organization to

say that essentially, that hospital has stopped functioning and that the grounds are filled with medical and solid waste, raising concerns about an the risk of infection there. there's also a lack of fuel, medicines, food and aid leading the who to say that the hospital has stopped functioning as a medical facility. we've been getting that coming in from the world health organization. we have also heard from the president of the united states regarding the conflict. joe biden wishes to provide a us vision, he says it should be united under a single government structure, led by the palestinian authority which currently governs the west

bank. early i spoke to our editor of volume porous —— foreign policy. ravi, thanks to being with us. before we get to all this detail, i want to touch on the timing here, there is a domestic audience saying that pose face —— make that sayjoe biden faces a... -- make that say joe biden faces a- - -— faces a... the polls also suggest _ faces a... the polls also suggest that _ faces a... the polls also suggest that there - faces a... the polls also suggest that there are l faces a... the polls also - suggest that there are many american sizeable populations of various minority groups are very unhappy in which the way the united states has handled the united states has handled the crisis in the middle east.

that could be one potential constituency their web president biden, if you look at his pace, he's trying to defend what he's done so far, laying out piece by piece how he went to israel after the attacks and what kind of leverage he has used so far and what else is in the pipeline, in terms of policy and that brings me to the second potential constituency and his china reach people around the world. laser the arab world. people across the muslim world and the global south. many of whom are unhappy in a way which the united states stood by israel. critics would say not as been —— more needs to be done and not enough has been done to allow humanitarian aid in, and even the united nation's has

called for that.— even the united nation's has called for that. let's touch on the domestic _ called for that. let's touch on the domestic audience. - called for that. let's touch on the domestic audience. the l the domestic audience. the president said, the world looks to us to solve the problems of our time. that's a duty of leadership and america will lead. do you think the american public is still on board with that? i public is still on board with that? 4' public is still on board with that? ~ .,, public is still on board with that? ~ ~ , that? i think most americans like to think _ that? i think most americans like to think that _ that? i think most americans like to think that united - like to think that united states can lead the world in a sort of metaphorical sense but they don't like to see boots on they don't like to see boots on the ground in arenas around the world. they don't like american entanglement in wars around the world. president biden wanted to get out of afghanistan, for example, and did that, despite it being unpopular at the time. they called it botched and perhaps rightly so but there is

certainly a broader american mood of entrenchment of not trying to get tangled in conflicts around the well and also not to be the world's policeman. if you contrast that with some of the language president biden used and has also been using throughout his presidency, he often uses the phrase, inflection point, the world is at an inflection point. you'll see him say this again at, in a variety of context. there's been so many changes around the world that in a sense, the world looks to america for leadership. however, america hasn't put its money where its mouth is when it comes to that. as i said, it doesn't get entangled, boots on the ground, where it can avoid it, and not only that, it hasn't really led to a multilateral organisation such as the un, which is quite languishing in this kind of moment. the biden

administration would saint mark and be done to secure the multilateral solution he often refers to. —— would say that. do you think it's realistic right now to talk about the two state solution and do you think the us had been fostering that approach consistently before this crisis?— this crisis? now, it hasn't. it's clear— this crisis? now, it hasn't. it's clear that _ this crisis? now, it hasn't. it's clear that leaders - this crisis? now, it hasn't. it's clear that leaders on i this crisis? now, it hasn't. | it's clear that leaders on all sides around the world, leaders have let us down, to allow the events that have taken place over the last few months to get to where they have. leadership is failed and that's why it hasn't been a two state solution for all these years. that said, it's never too late

to try and i think it's important for the united states to say that even in moments of great despair, such as the moment we are in right now, it's important to think ahead, to hope and president biden has written as much. let's think about the alternative, peace, freedom. to that end, one of the areas that the united states has faced the most criticism over from countries in the middle east and around arab countries especially is that it stood by israel, president biden is arguably the most popular man in israel but when is he going to use that leverage to get israel to the table to put terms the palestinians that are acceptable to them. they

would be a crackdown on settlers in the west bank, potentially banning them from travelling to the united states, there are labours the united states can pull if they want to and critics of this administration are going to want to see biden exercising leveraged the us clearly has over israel, having stood by in its moment of dark need. let's ta ke let's take a look at those pictures. you can see, it's a little after tier am, there are, in the morning. there does appear to be a relatively quiet view we can see here but as you know, according to the world health organization, its leading mission there to the main hospital, of course, the largest hospital in the strip

itself and it says the situation is such that in its words, a death zone. it says it found evidence of a mass grave there. people right now, tonight, palestinians have been urged from a number of sources to leave ahead of potentially more strikes and we are looking to monitor the situation in gaza city. we move on to india where workers remain trapped in a partially collapsed rail tunnel. officials say the operation has been hampered by falling debris and continual breakdowns.

the 41 labourers became trapped inside this tunnel last sunday after a nearby landslide caused heavy rubble to fall, leading to the collapse of a section of about 200 metres from the entrance. contact with the man has been established and they are currently being provided with oxygen and food. the tunnel is part of an ambitious national highway project to improve links with pilgrimage spots in the himalayan state of uttarakhand. there have been angry confrontations between rescue officials, relatives and friends of the trapped workers. translation: the authorities are promising us every - day that they will be rescued by tomorrow. it has been four days since we came here and we have been hearing the same thing every day. the arrival of a new drilling machine has created some optimism, but it is yet to become operational. translation: we had| to put the work on hold because there are vibrations when the drilling machine runs.

the surface gets uneven and there are chances that rubble could come down. officials say that if everything goes to plan the rescue of the 41 men could take another four or five days. greg mckenzie, bbc news. let's turn to some important news around the world... the hip—hop mogul sean combs, has reached an out of court settlement with his former—girlfriend — r&b singer, cassie ventura. ms ventura filed a lawsuit on thursday, accusing mr combs of rape and sex trafficking. combs vehemently denied the allegations, and accused the singer of extortion. finland has closed some of its border crossings with russia, in an attempt to prevent the entrance of asylum seekers. in the past week, about 300 people have arrived in finland — most of them from iraq, somalia, syria and yemen. the government in helsinki has accused russia of deliberately channelling migrants to the crossings in retaliation for itjoining

nato earlier this year. and thousands of people joined protests in the spanish capital, madrid — over a controversial deal that saw pedro sanchez win another term as prime minister. after weeks of haggling, mr sanchez won a parliamentary vote, shoring up his position. it was secured through a deal with the catalan nationalist party. it allowed for an amnesty for catalans, involved in a failed 2017 bid to secede from spain. mr altman had not been

consistently candid with communications. the president of the company, resigned after mr altman was fired. more now from our tech reporter. the fallout from this continues and it may sound a little bit like a silicon valley saga but the tech reaction has been extraordinary as you would expect and of course, this matters because we're talking about the company behind chatgpt. a year ago, most of us had never interacted with al, but now, nearly one year later, we've got nearly 100 million users. following the sacking of sam altman, three senior executives have now quit the company, including the research director and someone leading the team assessing the risk of ai. we don't know why they've quit. it does appear to be

in solidarity with their former boss and it follows an outpouring of many senior members in the tech industry. including the former boss of google, who said, sam was a hero of mine and he changed our collective world for ever. we know the co—founder of open ai quit. this influential company is going through quite a big period of turmoil and trouble. the singer, taylor swift, has postponed today's show in rio dejaneiro due to �*extreme heat�* — a following the death of a fan before her show in the city on friday. a 23—year—old member of her audience died after suffering a cardio—respiratory arrest and in a handwritten statement posted on social media, swift said on she was placing the safety and well—being of her fans first. the government has now ordered drinking water be provided and easily accessible at concert venues.

our reporter nicky schiller is in the newsroom with more. taylor swift is in rio on the latest leg of her record—breaking eras tour. some 60,000 concertgoers were in the stadium for the sell—out gig. now, the event organisers say the 23—year—old fan was taken unwell at the stadium, some reports say she fainted. she was taken to hospital but died. an investigation into the cause of her death is under way. taylor, who was seen handing out water bottles to some fans during the gig, posted this message on social media. she said, "i can�*t believe i am writing these words, "but it is with a shattered heart that i say we lost a fan earlier tonight before my show. i can�*t even tell you how devastated i am by this." she went on to offer her condolences to friends and family of the fan. now, there had been due to be another taylor swift concert on saturday night in rio,

but taylor posted this... "i am writing this from my dressing room in the stadium. "the decision has been made to postpone tonight�*s show due "to the extreme temperatures in rio." she goes on to say "the safety and well—being of my fans, fellow performers and crew has to and always will come first." brazil has been in the grip of a heatwave and friday�*s show took place on the same day that rio recorded its highest ever reading of the so—called heat index. that combines temperature and humidity. it measured 59.3 celsius orjust over 138 fahrenheit. now, the government has ordered that water be made available at venues and that fans can carry in their own water bottles. thejustice minister posted, "companies producing shows with high heat exposure must provide free drinking water,"

in what he described as easily—accessible hydration islands." he went on to say, "it is unacceptable that people suffer, faint and even die due to a lack of access to water." now, taylor is due to play another concert in rio on sunday night with further gigs across brazil later in the week. the world of formula 1 has descended on las vegas for the grand prix. the event ran into trouble in its first practice session when a drain cover came loose. the incident severely damaged one of the ferrari driven by carlos sainz. the venue has been praised for its glamour but the organisers have been hampered by issues on the track. before we go, that breaking news, that being the world health organization

leading a joint humanitarian mission into the largest hospital in the gaza strip. once there, it issued a statement calling the situation there, "a death scene." while there, "a death scene." while there, they saw a mass grave at there, they saw a mass grave at the entrance of the hospital. they were told more than 80 people were buried there. the who says they were able to carry out that mission because it was de conflicted with the israeli defence forces who allowed them safe passage. it said the corridors and hospital grounds were filled with medical and solid waste, increasing the risk of infection. we�*ll have more for you at the top of the hour. hello there. we�*ve seen two different sides to autumn over the last couple of days. friday, i�*m sure you�*ll remember, we had lots

of sunshine across the country and temperatures generally near average, although it was a bit cold in scotland. contrast that with the weather we had on saturday, where there was a lot of cloud around but it was a lot milder. temperatures in yeovilton up to 17 degrees celsius. it was also quite windy for some, for example here in west scotland. saturday�*s weather was all due to this area of low pressure. sunday�*s weather will all be due to this area of low pressure too. it�*s not really going anywhere very fast at all. the south—westerly winds we have at the moment will continue to feed in some fairly thick layers of cloud, all thick enough to bring outbreaks of mostly light rain and drizzle, although there could be a few heavier bursts mixed in for west scotland and northern ireland at times. so we are looking at a mild start to the day on sunday. near the centre of this low pressure in scotland, it won�*t be too windy but in contrast to that, the winds picking up across the south coast of england and into southern wales as well. i think towards the south—west coasts, we could see gusts picking up to about a0 mph,

so it will be a noticeably blowy kind of day. some further damp weather working from west to east but you do have a chance of seeing a few glimmers of sunshine pushing through the cloud at times. here�*s our low pressure still with us by monday, slowly slipping away into the north sea and weakening. some further damp weather working from west to east but you do have a chance of seeing a few glimmers of sunshine pushing through the cloud at times. here�*s our low pressure still with us by monday, slowly slipping away into the north sea and weakening. still bringing cloud and patches of rain but again, there should be a few more brighter spells intermingled, particularly across more inland areas. although still mild, those temperatures are just starting to edge down a little bit as we head through the course of monday. heading into tuesday, we start to see a ridge of high pressure moving in off the atlantic and that should give us better breaks in the cloud, particular across scotland and northern ireland, although there could be a few mist and fog patches to start the day here. maybe one or two showers draped around coastal regions of england and wales but otherwise probably largely dry. temperatures coming down, closer to average for the time of year, about 9—12 degrees celsius for most. now, that mild weather lasting for much of the week. it will often be quite windy.

towards the end of the week and next weekend, though, there is a question mark as to how far south we start to see some cooler air moving its way in. what i think we will see is a drop in temperatures and across some of the mountains of northern scotland, it could get cold enough to see some of the showers start to turn a bit wintry.

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