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israel's military says its renewed bombardment of gaza has hit more than 400 targets. the gaza health ministry says nearly 200 people have been killed. and at cop28, at least 116 nations commit frank's emmanuel macron says he's headed to qatar to discuss the truce between israel and gaza. and at cop28, at least 116 nations commit themselves to tripling renewable energy capacity. israel's intelligence body, mossad says there has been an impasse in negotiations for a further temporary ceasefire and that prime minister benjamin netanyahu had ordered his team to leave doha and return to israel. in the past hour, french president emmanuel macron said he would head to doha to push for a new truce.
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he said israel's goal of destroying hamas risked �*decades of war�*. this is the scene looking across northern gaza. we have been talking about how aid has now crossed into gaza for the first time since thursday. palestinian red crescent said it received the convoy. fighting re—started on friday morning after the seven—day ceasefire.. the seven—day ceasefire. both sides are blaming each other for the collapse of the truce. a spokesman for the israeli military said they were now hitting hamas targets all over the gaza strip. there have been israeli air strikes in north—western gaza and khan younis in the south — where hundreds of thousands of people fled earlier in the war to escape fighting. we want to show some more dramatic pictures we've received a short while ago. this is the moment a strike hits a residential complex in khan younis, in the southern gaza strip. you can see smoke in the distance, and people running from the area. as we've been reporting,
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a spokesman for the israeli military said they were now hitting hamas targets all over the gaza strip. our middle east correspondent has more. the night sky lit up by israel's air strikes. in khan younis, in southern gaza, the heaviest bombardment since the start of the war. the day reveals the destruction. israel says it is fighting hamas, palestinians say there were only civilians in this building, no fighters. this woman fled her home when the air strike started and her brother was killed. when we heard the bombing he was telling people to get out, get out and then we heard he was set. out, get out and then we heard he was hit. in central gaza, children were taken to this hospital. the new casualties putting more pressure on a system already
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on the verge of collapse. we do know that there are exerted efforts to renew the delivery of human attendance systems, and we also call for not only going back to the pause, which brought quite some respite to people in gaza, but also, for a humanitarian ceasefire. in southern gaza, people are on the move. the israeli military has dropped leaflets with evacuation orders. here, a qr code, indicating places for residents to go. internet and electricity are limited in gaza. how people will be able to access the information isn't clear. in the north, israel's ground offensive continues. the military released this footage of its soldiers fighting on foot, amid the destruction. efforts to pause the fighting continue. people in gaza still hope for peace but, again, they're counting the dead.
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hugo bachega, bbc news, jerusalem. earlier, mark regev — senior adviser to the israeli prime minister, benjamin netenyahu gave deals of their current strategy as the conflict continues. so, our goal now that the military operation has resumed, is to pursue hamas vigorously. we will destroy hamas�*s military machine and we will end their control over the gaza strip. at the same time, we will in parallel make the maximum effort to do two things. one, to differentiate between the terrorists who are our bitter enemy and the civilian population who are not the target of our operation. we will do everything to safeguard that civilian population. and as well, we will facilitate the entrance into the gaza strip of humanitarian support for the civilians of gaza. so as we move in now to crush hamas, we will in parallel continue.
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to facilitate humanitarian support for the people of gaza. that is part of our credo. that is part of our strategic goal. once again, we will do everything we can to keep gazan civilians outside of the cross—fire between the idf and the terrorists. and we will do everything to facilitate that. that population receives water, medicine, food, shelter. and we urge the international humanitarian organisations to be there on the ground, specifically in the designated safer areas where we expect lots of civilians to congregate for an interim period until the fighting is over. we have also heard from the idf. here was spokesperson peter lerner speaking just a short time ago. from our perspective, we understand that this is going to be a long war, a war that is not bound by time at this as we see it.
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and indeed, the reality is one, where hamas have taken the last 16 years of their governance in order to build an extensive subterranean capability, an extensive rocket array, an extensive drone explosive drone capability. and this is the enemy that we are facing. the type of combat that we are facing on the ground includes urban warfare, close combat, sometimes door to door and especially explosive devices, anti—tank guided missiles, rpgs and sniper fire and machine gun fire. these are the main characteristics of what we're finding on the ground. but i would say that our forces are very effective and in almost every engagement we are. i would definitely identify tens of terrorists that are being killed in the engagements with the idf
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on the ground. we will continue our efforts in order to achieve our goals and uphold and restore safety and security to the people of israel. and with that, i would like to open it to questions. thank you, lieutenant colonel peter lerner. i if there are any questions from i the floor, please raise your hand. if you have any questions on zoom, | please write them in the chat box. | our first question coming - in from paul adams from the bbc. returning to the safe zone subject that was discussed with ambassador regev, - has israel abandoned the idea of a single designated safe zone? the new maps are very detailed, but they do not actually- specify any safe zones. what are the specific designated areas? . thanks, paul. the most remains a core area, a safer zone, an area it remains a core area, a safer zone, an area which can be utilised. unfortunately, we've not seen a huge amount of people going there. and so we are adjusting our operational assessment of the situation on the ground.
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what you have noticed in the maps and as you rightly pointed out, it is very detailed and specific areas that people need to move out specifically to go to safer areas that are not going to be that won't. there won't be operations at that time. hamas has turned the civilian arena into a a fortified position or fortified positions. and it creates a huge challenge for the military. but we are determined to distinguish between the civilians and the non—combatants and the terrorists. and that is why we are asking people to evacuate from specific locations and go to get to out of that area so that they can have, i would say, "what would be there to get them out of harm's way?" live now to our diplomatic correspondent paul as you mentioned, emmanuel macron
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shared his thoughts on the ongoing hostilities and he said israel's right to defend itself does not extend to the right to attack civilian populations. let's listen to what he had to say. translation: to what he had to say. tuna/mom- to what he had to say. translation: ~ ., ., ., translation: we have more than recretted it translation: we have more than regretted it and _ translation: we have more than regretted it and i _ translation: we have more than regretted it and i repeat _ translation: we have more than regretted it and i repeat my - regretted it and i repeat my concerns about the resumption of attacks. we understand israel's right to defend itself but in respect for humanitarian law, it is not a right to attack civilian populations. i hope we can put the weapon is down so we can resume humanitarian work, political discussions and work on freeing hostages. today this work has been suspended. i had a discussion with president herzog yesterday. we need visibility of discussions for release of hostages again. this is an ongoing negotiation. we remain
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very concerned and france's position remains unchanged at this point. live now to our diplomatic correspondent paul adams from jerusalem. you were at both news conferences today where we heard from israeli officials. tell us what they were saying. you from israeli officials. tell us what they were saying.— they were saying. you had that exchanue they were saying. you had that exchange with _ they were saying. you had that exchange with peter _ they were saying. you had that exchange with peter lerner - they were saying. you had that| exchange with peter lerner and they were saying. you had that - exchange with peter lerner and i'm trying to get some sense of how israel is going to behave as it resumes its political activity —— military. he was outlining in essence that israel is no longer pointing civilians in the direction of safe areas, it is merely telling civilians where the areas are unsafe. these maps being dropped from leaflets are being broadcast
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and transmitted in various ways now highlighting where the israeli military intends to focus activities and essentially telling people, get out of those areas and you will be safe. there is one caveat to all that which is that as the israelis admit, they will continue to go after what they consider high profile targets, we saw one being hit in rafa yesterday, and also in khan younis today, those don't come with the same assurances or guarantees. i think palestinians in the southern gaza strip feel nowhere is safe. israelis are making it plain they are determined to carry on their military activity with the twin goals of defeating hamas militarily and making sure it is no longer in political control of the gaza strip. and they are making it abundantly clear they blame hamas
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for the collapse of the week long truce. they say hamas did not provide a credible list of hostages to be released yesterday and that's why the truce ultimately collapsed. of course, you talk about that collapse. we have been hearing that emmanuel macron wants to go to qatar to kick start talks. we have been hearing as i have been speaking to you from us vice president kamala harris that us has an objective against hamas but must do more to protect civilians.— protect civilians. yes, what kamala harris is saying _ protect civilians. yes, what kamala harris is saying is _ protect civilians. yes, what kamala harris is saying is what _ protect civilians. yes, what kamala harris is saying is what antony - harris is saying is what antony blinken were saying when he was here, that israel could not do what we saw in the north of the gaza
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strip during the beginning of this conflict. as for emmanuel macron, he may well want to go to qatar and lent his weight to efforts to get negotiations going again, but we heard from hamas and from israelis that those negotiations had broken down. and emmanuel macron has not been a particular player in the whole negotiation process for hostages so it is hard to see how he can now force himself into it as he has alienated israelis by some of his comments about israeli activity so far. so i wouldn't necessarily play too many hopes on his ability to restart prep the process that was increasingly delicate and difficult. thank you for the latest from jerusalem. earlier i spoke with matt duss, who was president of the foundation for middle east peace
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and is a former foreign policy adviser to us senator bernie sanders. i asked him what it would take to resume negotiation talks. to put real pressure on israel. it has not thus far been willing to do that. he has made numerous trips to israel and the region, he was there just this week when the ceasefire ended. but a just this week when the ceasefire ended. buta big missing just this week when the ceasefire ended. but a big missing piece of this process has been real pressure and its considerable average on israel. that isn't to absolve hamas from responsibility, my understanding is that it was hamas's decision to renege on some of its commitments regarding which hostages were to be released. that was approximate because of the end of
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this ceasefire. but still, the us has much more leveraged to deploy if it should choose to do so. find has much more leveraged to deploy if it should choose to do so.— it should choose to do so. and as civilian casualties _ it should choose to do so. and as civilian casualties rise _ it should choose to do so. and as civilian casualties rise a - it should choose to do so. and as civilian casualties rise a number. it should choose to do so. and as. civilian casualties rise a number as we are already seeing, how do you think the us position will continue to change? think the us position will continue to chance? ~ �* ., ., , think the us position will continue tochanue? �* . ., , , to change? well, we've already seen much stronger— to change? well, we've already seen much stronger warnings _ to change? well, we've already seen much stronger warnings about - to change? well, we've already seenj much stronger warnings about israeli operations regarding the protection of civilians and provision of humanitarian aid. escalating those warnings is important but not enough. we will see, as i said, some real pressure brought to bear. we know that the way israelis are choosing targets, there have been recent reports from israeli news sources about the use of ai recent reports from israeli news sources about the use of al to detect targets and come up with huge target lists, levelling entire apartment blocks because one room was used by hamas, thereby justifying the massive destruction we are seeing. there is no way to
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square this operation with any commitment to civilian protection or international law. we will need to see this administration and president speak much more clearly and act upon it. find president speak much more clearly and act upon it— president speak much more clearly and act upon it. and throughout the so far, president _ and act upon it. and throughout the so far, president biden _ and act upon it. and throughout the so far, president biden has - and act upon it. and throughout the so far, president biden has said - and act upon it. and throughout the so far, president biden has said he| so far, president biden has said he supports israel's right to defend itself which is unlikely to change as a position more broadly. i understand. i support israel's right to protect its people as everyone should. but that does not mean israel gets to choose entirely the manner in which he does so. it is bound by international law. the president has repeatedly stated this. and by the way, hamas is as well. we should neverforget this. and by the way, hamas is as well. we should never forget to mention that hamas commit such acts, it is continuing to hold hostages and fire rockets at israel, these are an egregious violation of those same standards. but going back to israel's defence, that does not
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imply the right to level entire cities, which is what we are seeing in gaza. now to kamala harris where she takes questions about the subject. innocent people have been killed in israel must do more to protect innocent civilians. inaudible. i don't have the details to tell ou inaudible. i don't have the details to tell you exactly _ inaudible. i don't have the details to tell you exactly who _ inaudible. i don't have the details to tell you exactly who was - inaudible. i don't have the details to tell you exactly who was killed . to tell you exactly who was killed but i will say this. we have been very clear about where we stand on this, which is innocent civilians, innocent lives should not be intentionally targeted, and israel must do more to protect innocent
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life in gaza, innocent civilians in gaza. we have been very clear about that and continue to make that point, not only privately but publicly as well. thank you. that a - ears publicly as well. thank you. that appears to _ publicly as well. thank you. that appears to be — publicly as well. thank you. that appears to be the _ publicly as well. thank you. that appears to be the end _ publicly as well. thank you. that appears to be the end of that news conference there from kamala harris, us vice president. she also said there should be security arrangements are acceptable to israel and original parties. she said international parties must allocate regionals resources to support recovery in gaza and support to a post—conflict gaza. those are just some of the comments she made in the news conference. more on that later in the programme. now to the sports centre.
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hello from the bbc sport centre. we start with the football and some big games at the top and bottom of the premier league have just got under way — with league leaders arsenal looking to open up a li—point lead, albeit briefly, at the top of the table. 2-0 2—0 is the current school. burnley look like they will get their first win of the season. united have had burnley sent it off. it's been confirmed that 46 men have been charged — most with a public order offence — after violence broke out before aston villa's home game against legia warsaw earlier this week. five police officers were injured in clashes with away fans near villa park in birmingham on thursday night. police and villa say legia warsaw
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officials' mishandled the distribution of up to 1,000 tickets to away supporters for the game. legia dispute that and blame what they call aston villa's "actions and inactions" for the violence. next to tennis — tallon griekspoor has reached the final of the macau masters in china after beating america's taylor fritz in straight sets. fritz, the world number 10, at the bottom of your screen, lost the first set with a double fault, going down 6—3 and the dutch player griekspoor, who's just outside the world's top 20, proved relentless in the second, wasting no time to win it with the loss ofjust one game. and awaiting him in the final will be croatia's borna coric who beat the home favourite zhizhen zhang in straight sets, 6—1 6—4. on friday — rafael nadal confirmed he'll return to competitive tennis at the brisbane international next month after almost a year out with injury. he's previously said he plans
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to retire at the end of the 2024 season. after his defeat, taylor fritz was asked about nadal�*s comeback in australia next month: he will be unseeded. anyone can play him in the first round. it will be pretty crazy. it's rafa nadal... even if he is a bit rusty, he will still be playing really well and it will be tough for a lot of guys to play early because of him being unseeded. bangladesh's cricketers have made history on saturday — ronnie o'sullivan is through to the final. more for you later but now back to you. let's turn to dubai and the latest from the cop
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28 climate summit. across the day we've been hearing from various world leaders, and the speeches are expected to continue across the day. earlier, it was announced that at least 116 nations have committed to tripling renewable energy capacity to combat global warming.0ur correspondent carl nasman summarised the day for us from dubai.. the pope couldn't make it here to do by. his doctorforbade him from travelling. but it was strong stuff. the destruction of the environment is an offence against... thea;a the destruction of the environment is an offence against. . ._ is an offence against... they need to tackle climate _ is an offence against... they need to tackle climate change - is an offence against... they need to tackle climate change is - is an offence against... they need to tackle climate change is one i is an offence against... they need to tackle climate change is one of| to tackle climate change is one of the key pillars of pope francis. pare the key pillars of pope francis. are we working — the key pillars of pope francis. fife: we working for the key pillars of pope francis. fife: we working for a culture of life or a culture of death? to all of you, i make an appeal. let's choose life, let's choose the future.— make an appeal. let's choose life, let's choose the future. some of the po e's let's choose the future. some of the
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pepe's demands _ let's choose the future. some of the pope's demands are _ let's choose the future. some of the pope's demands are already - let's choose the future. some of the pope's demands are already being i pope's demands are already being addressed by this summit. he said the world must move ahead with greater energy efficiency and more renewable energy. pledges in both of those happened today. we also got a new announcement for 50 of the world's oil companies, saying they would drive down carbon emissions from when oil is refined into petrol, diesel and other products to net—zero by 2050. that could reduce carbon produced by a litre of petrol to 50%. it won't solve climate change but it is better than nothing. —— change but it is better than nothing. “15%. the prime minister of barbados said... is a nothing. "15%. the prime minister of barbados said. . ._ of barbados said... is a death sentence _ of barbados said... is a death sentence for _ of barbados said... is a death sentence for many _ of barbados said... is a death sentence for many and - of barbados said... is a death sentence for many and the i of barbados said... is a death - sentence for many and the reality is unless _ sentence for many and the reality is unless we _ sentence for many and the reality is unless we change course, we ruled see far— unless we change course, we ruled see far more lives lost. the
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unless we change course, we ruled see far more lives lost.— see far more lives lost. the focus moves to — see far more lives lost. the focus moves to climate _ see far more lives lost. the focus moves to climate impact - see far more lives lost. the focus moves to climate impact on - see far more lives lost. the focus l moves to climate impact on health. our correspondent has been at the cop28 summit for us and this was his take on the events. dar; cop28 summit for us and this was his take on the events.— take on the events. day three in dubai and _ take on the events. day three in dubai and appropriately - take on the events. day three in | dubai and appropriately enough, take on the events. day three in - dubai and appropriately enough, word of the day is tripling. we have seen many pledges from countries agreeing to triple their progress towards cutting emissions. there was a deal to triple renewable energy by the end of the decade by 2030. there was a separate deal tripling their nuclear energy capacity by 2050. these are all ramping up ambition to cut emissions and keep that goal of 1.5 celsius by the end of the decade. these pledges arejust
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1.5 celsius by the end of the decade. these pledges are just that, pledges. but what cop28 is all about is coming to an agreement at the end, putting things in writing and getting nearly 200 countries to sign on to take action. we are only on day three. the difficult part of negotiating and poring over every word of the text is still to come. these are big agreements and if they are implemented, that is the next challenge. we could see that goal being held in place and we could see that 1.5 degrees still within reach. canada's ministerfor that 1.5 degrees still within reach. canada's minister for environment and climate change is attending the conference in dubai and told the bbc that canada agreed with phasing out fossil fuels. that canada agreed with phasing out fossilfuels. we that canada agreed with phasing out fossil fuels. ~ : that canada agreed with phasing out fossilfuels. ~ :, :, ., , fossil fuels. we are comfortable with the idea _ fossil fuels. we are comfortable with the idea of _ fossil fuels. we are comfortable with the idea of if _ fossil fuels. we are comfortable with the idea of if you - fossil fuels. we are comfortable with the idea of if you look. fossil fuels. we are comfortable | with the idea of if you look at reports — with the idea of if you look at reports from _ with the idea of if you look at reports from agencies, we will go through— reports from agencies, we will go through a — reports from agencies, we will go through a world consuming one
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hundred — through a world consuming one hundred trillion barrels of oil a day to— hundred trillion barrels of oil a day to a — hundred trillion barrels of oil a day to a carbon neutral world in 2050 _ day to a carbon neutral world in 2050 where we will consume about 25 million _ 2050 where we will consume about 25 million barrels. a sharp decline in our dependencies on fossil fuels, coal wiii— our dependencies on fossil fuels, coal will be out of the picture way sooner_ coal will be out of the picture way sooner than that, we will still have oil and _ sooner than that, we will still have oil and natural gas and for those fuels _ oil and natural gas and for those fuels where we will still be using it, fuels where we will still be using it. we _ fuels where we will still be using it, we need to capture emissions. but the _ it, we need to capture emissions. but the idea of unabated... of abaiing — but the idea of unabated... of abating technologies should not be thought— abating technologies should not be thought of as an open bar. i'm saying — thought of as an open bar. i'm saying that being the fourth larger producer— saying that being the fourth larger producer of oil and gas in the world — producer of oil and gas in the world we _ producer of oil and gas in the world. we understand in canada we have a _ world. we understand in canada we have a greater responsibility compared to many nations to contribute to this discussion and be part of— contribute to this discussion and be part of the — contribute to this discussion and be part of the solution. more contribute to this discussion and be part of the solution.— part of the solution. more on this on the bbc _ part of the solution. more on this on the bbc news _ part of the solution. more on this on the bbc news website. - part of the solution. more on this on the bbc news website. this i part of the solution. more on this on the bbc news website. this is j part of the solution. more on this - on the bbc news website. this is bbc
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news. hello there. we have seen some snow showers and an amberwarning for we have seen some snow showers and an amber warning for cumbria for the snow showers. this line of snow showers has been affecting irish sea coasts overnight as it spreads eastwards. we can see a couple of centimetres north of the m4 corridor, down to lower levels. that will push across eastern england towards the end of the night. very cold across northern scotland, perhaps frost—free across southern england. to start sunday, we will
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have an a wintry mix across eastern areas that will clear away. england will stay rather cloudy with outbreaks of rain at times. far north of england will have a bright day but it will stay cold, especially across scotland but a little less cold across the south, double figures for plymouth and channel islands. this area of low pressure will move in sunday night into monday. the new week will be cloudy, wet and windy across large parts of england and wales with showers moving in off the north sea affecting eastern scotland. these will have a wintry flavour to them so the best of the sunshine will be across the north and west of the uk. a cold day to come despite temperatures being a bit higher in the south because of the winter. it will feel quite four. tuesday, that area of low pressure put that to the north sea, further wintry showers further north and west thanks to high pressure. looks like it will be
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cold but dry and bright with blue skies and plenty of sunshine. cold weather persists into wednesday but after wednesday you will notice blue colours move northwards and we will see orange colours taking over. it will be turning milder towards the end of the week. but with that, more unsettled conditions. low pressure systems will bring spells of wet and windy weather to all areas.
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