a bout 170,00 people have been about 170,00 people have been told to keep moving south. but a un official there says they're running out of places to head to. the bodies of 11 hikers are recovered in indonesia, a day after a volcano erupted, spewing ash three kilometres into the air. the un climate summit president denies that he denies a core part of climate science. hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. israel has again urged people in gaza to move south as ground forces push deeper into the region. warnings are posted on social media on monday morning. a spokesman for the un children's charity unicef says that there is no safe to go. there are claims that they are trying to permanently bash

palestinians out of gaza. khan younis and rafah were struck by strikes on monday. there are reports dozens of israeli tanks have been seen near khan younis. hamas is considered a terrorist organisation by the us and uk governments. israel says hamas fighters are hiding in the south. we says hamas fighters are hiding in the south. ~ , , the south. we pursue them in northern gaza, _ the south. we pursue them in northern gaza, we _ the south. we pursue them in northern gaza, we are - the south. we pursue them in northern gaza, we are now i the south. we pursue them in - northern gaza, we are now pursuing them in southern gaza two. we are operating with maximum force against hamas terrorists and infrastructures while minimising harm to the civilians that hamas places around them as shields.— them as shields. hospitals inside gaza are struggling _ them as shields. hospitals inside gaza are struggling to _ them as shields. hospitals inside gaza are struggling to shake - them as shields. hospitals inside gaza are struggling to shake on | them as shields. hospitals inside i gaza are struggling to shake on the casualties. the un are describing a degree of panic in medical facilities that has not been seen. the un also saying palestinians being told to use areas previously seen as safe are being pushed into a narrow corner of gaza. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell

reports. 0minous warnings — the israeli flares that hang in the night sky over gaza are followed by the thuds of explosions. rumbling explosion. and on the ground, israel's military says its offensive has now expanded to every part of the palestinian territory. it said its operations here will be of no less strength than those that have devastated the north. explosions, shouting. israel's already ordered more evacuations in the south of gaza, crowded with displaced people who were told to move here for their safety. a un official on the spot told the bbc that palestinians are running out of places to go. hundreds of thousands of people on the move, probably for the third orfourth time. some cannot because there's not enough transport to move them. many are well aware that they are moving to a place with no water, no shelter. it's cold, starting to rain.

no... no sanitation. memories of a truce have faded fast, with a return to these all—too—familiar scenes of frantic searches in the rubble left by israeli air strikes. in khan younis, civilian casualties are overwhelming the local hospitals. israel says it will now carry on fighting here until its goals are met. one is to remove hamas from power. while hamas says it will only talk about releasing further israeli hostages it holds if that's tied to a permanent ceasefire. meanwhile, this war — now nearly two months old — continues to take a terrible toll. we have heard an update from the israeli government about hostages: their spokesperson gave this statement. in their spokesperson gave this statement-—

statement. in the last hour, hostages's _ statement. in the last hour, hostages's families - statement. in the last hour, hostages's families have - statement. in the last hour, l hostages's families have been statement. in the last hour, - hostages's families have been new and harrowing details about the abuse of the hostages in the hamas terra dungeons. they describe conditions of salvation, to the point of arguments between hostages over water. point of arguments between hostages overwater. little point of arguments between hostages over water. little girl survivors of hamas a cavity are waking up crying, unable to sleep most nights. little amelia was so traumatised by over 50 days of captivity she refuses to let go of her mother even to let her go to the bathroom at home. doctors are attesting to the consequences for the help of the survivors, saying they have, quote, neverseen the help of the survivors, saying they have, quote, never seen such terrible hygiene as the conditions in which hamas returned to the hostages. having lost 10—15% of their body weight, these are of course the survivors hamas has chosen to return before ending the hostage release caused by holding on to women and children in violation of the framework, and we can only

imagine the state of the hostages hamas is refusing to hand back. those who are still alive, of course. let's talk now to our gaza correspondent rushdi abualouf, who's currently based in istanbul. rushdi abualouf, good to see you. heavy bombardment overnight in the gaza strip. a lot of the focus on khan younis, incredibly crowded there right now in the south of the gaza strip. it has been a key focus of the idf and office campaign. what are you hearing?— are you hearing? yes, about 200 air strikes overnight, _ are you hearing? yes, about 200 air strikes overnight, 60% _ are you hearing? yes, about 200 air strikes overnight, 60% of _ are you hearing? yes, about 200 air strikes overnight, 6096 of them - strikes overnight, 60% of them according to local authorities focused on khan younis, in and around khan younis itself, it was heavily bombed overnight. the hospital where i have been, where i stayed for four weeks, hospital where i have been, where i stayed forfour weeks, i hospital where i have been, where i stayed for four weeks, i talked to the bbc team there, their casualties were arriving overnight from different parts, tens of people, many of them were killed, many of them described in a very severe

situation, children and women were among those who were injured, around 15-20 among those who were injured, around 15—20 targets around khan younis also. the area, which is to the south, to the north of khan younis, that was also heavily bombed last night, the most likely, what is going on in the ground, is the israelis expanding their military operation in khan younis. we have seen witnesses and localjournalists in the area talking about tanks moving from the eastern parts of khan younis. khan younis is two parts, one which is east of seller heading road and one which is west. the one to the east near the border with israel is two main villages, four main villages, and the israelis are asking most of the people in the villages to leave. there was some

artillery fire and air strikes in that area. the problem is that before the ceasefire, abouti million people who were displaced from gaza city in the north were all located in khan younis, so the area is really crowded, there is no space in any place. also, the hospital, the main medical hospital in khan younis, they believe around 10,000 people, they are using the hospital as shelter, and the hospital itself is overwhelmed by the number of refugees as well as the number of people who are being injured and treated inside the hospital. israeli treated inside the hospital. israel sa s it treated inside the hospital. israel says it takes _ treated inside the hospital. israel says it takes measures _ treated inside the hospital. israel says it takes measures to - treated inside the hospital. israel says it takes measures to warn i says it takes measures to warn people to leave and tells them by publishing things like online maps where they can go. it is an incredibly complicated system. i wonder what palestinians in gaza make of those mornings and whether they can even access them, because presumably it requires a mobile phone with connectivity. mast

presumably it requires a mobile phone with connectivity. most of the eo - le, phone with connectivity. most of the people. they — phone with connectivity. most of the people. they are _ phone with connectivity. most of the people, they are not _ phone with connectivity. most of the people, they are not aware - phone with connectivity. most of the people, they are not aware of- phone with connectivity. most of the people, they are not aware of this i people, they are not aware of this map, and even if they are aware of it, they cannot function it because there is no internet. and also, they do not know the meaning of it. sometimes, they publish five or six blocks in the western part of khan younis and say go to the west, i was talking... i still have family in gaza who live in khan younis, i talk to them every day five or six times and all of the time they are asking where to go, and i send them the map and they could not find internet to activate the map. hamas — run authorities are saying new places say. the people who live in gaza say no place is safe, and if we look at the map, 200 targets yesterday, there was no single neighbourhood or a place that was not receiving air strikes or artillery fire, so for the people, this map is one of the... one of the guys in the hospital said it is a joke, the map,

because we do not know where to go. they were displaced in the first time from their homes in gaza city in the north, they came to khan younis because it is safe, and now they are asking them to leave to rafah, which has de mac is a tiny town, khan younis is 1.2 million people, they live in khan younis. now they are asking those people to rafah while tanks now are operating in the south. the situation is really very difficult and very complicated, and also, we have to remember that very little since the ceasefire finished, very little aid is coming in to feed the people who are now struggling to find water, clean water, and devine shelters, and devine food, and with the weather conditions changing from summer to winter, it is also a real struggle. summer to winter, it is also a real stru: ule. �* summer to winter, it is also a real stru: ule. ~ summer to winter, it is also a real stru: ule. �* .,, summer to winter, it is also a real stru~le. �* .,, struggle. also good to see you, rushdi abualouf. _ struggle. also good to see you, rushdi abualouf. we _ struggle. also good to see you, rushdi abualouf. we will- struggle. also good to see you, rushdi abualouf. we will return struggle. also good to see you, i rushdi abualouf. we will return to the middle east shortly.

rescuers have found the bodies of 11 climbers after the marapi volcano erupted in west sumatra on sunday. three climbers were found alive. but 12 more are still missing. dozens of other climbers were evacuated from the area. it was really dramatic. the volcano threw ash nearly 10,000 feet or 3,000 metres into the air. mount marapi is one of the most active volcanos in the region and is one of 130 active volcanoes in indonesia, which sits on the pacific ring of fire. live now to our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, who's in bangkok. what do we know about mount marapi? what do we know about mount marapi? what is the situation on the slopes? we know that the three people found alive were near the top of mount marapi, that is near the rim of where the eruption happened. they were rescued, they were taken to hospital, we understand from authorities that they are big and are suffering multiple burns. in all, there were 75 hikers in the

area when mount marapi erupted, most of them have been evacuated, many of them are being treated for burns. we understand that because of another minor eruption in the area, rescue teams have stopped searching for 12 people who are believed to be missing. i think that shows you the difficult terrain at the rescue teams and workers are contending with. the weather is really bad. we had from authorities there is a lot of fog, they are dealing with fog, ash, and dust. also, lava damage as well. we have seen really dramatic footage of this huge eruption and huge plumes of smoke all the way up to three kilometres in the air. cars that are driving, you could see the roads are covered with ash as well, and cars all around. we've also seen footage of a video shared on social media as a young woman trapped, her face covered with ash, and she was appealing to her mother, asking for

help. right now, the authorities haveissued help. right now, the authorities have issued the second—highest alert in the area, there are 11100 people living on the slopes of mount marapi, they have been told not to get anywhere near the within three kilometres off the area as the rescue team continue to deal with a very difficult and a very unstable situation. it very difficult and a very unstable situation. , , w situation. it is very active, the rim of situation. it is very active, the ring of fire _ situation. it is very active, the ring of fire area. _ situation. it is very active, the ring of fire area. what - situation. it is very active, the ring of fire area. what are - ring of fire area. what are volcanologists saying could happen now? is it clear if there will be more volcanic activity? i now? is it clear if there will be more volcanic activity?- more volcanic activity? i don't think it is, _ more volcanic activity? i don't think it is, i— more volcanic activity? i don't think it is, |think_ more volcanic activity? i don't think it is, | think that - more volcanic activity? i don't think it is, | think that this - more volcanic activity? i don't think it is, | think that this is | think it is, i think that this is part of the difficulty that the rescuers are facing. remember, this is a volcano that has been active since january and february. eruptions back then did not result in any casualties, but it tells you it has been active for a while. some of the hiking routes havejust it has been active for a while. some of the hiking routes have just been openedin of the hiking routes have just been opened injune because of the eruptions. right now, to hiking routes have been closed, and i think that also shows you that it is not

only unstable, it is also unpredictable in the way it is going to act, and they do not want people near it for the time being until they have assessed the situation, and also until they are able to rescue the rest of the people or bring back the bodies of those missing. bring back the bodies of those missini. ., ~' ,, bring back the bodies of those missini. . ~ ,, ., bring back the bodies of those missini. ., ~' ,, ., ., bring back the bodies of those missini. ., ~' ., ., , ., missing. thank you for that update from bangkok. _ missing. thank you for that update from bangkok, more _ missing. thank you for that update from bangkok, more on _ missing. thank you for that update from bangkok, more on this - missing. thank you for that update from bangkok, more on this story| missing. thank you for that update i from bangkok, more on this story on the website as well. bbc dot—com. not only the information about what is happening with mount marapi, but a very good map showing the specific ring of fire and other activity in the region. to remind you: 11 hikers are found dead near the crater of mount marapi, interacted over the weekend, a big rescue effort has been under way. —— it erupted over the weekend. we will continue to update you on the rescue effort. around the world and across uk, this is bbc news. now for other stories.

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0n on day five of the cop28: a video has emerged showing the president of the cop 28 summit in the uae casting doubt on the world's ability to phase out fossil fuels, without, as he put it, going back to living in caves. the guardian newspaper published a video of sultan al—jaber, telling an online event last month that there is no science to say phasing out fossil fuels achieves the climate goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. but speaking today the cop28 the president said we need to reduce global emissions by forty—three percent if we want to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. he emphasised that they are focused on the science. let me say from the outset that everything this presidency has been working on, continues to work on, is focused on and centred around the science. and i have been crystal

clear on that point. in every opportunity i had with many around the world in all of my public engagements, i have always been very clear on the fact that we are making sure that everything we do is centred around the science. live now to our climate reporter georgina rannard. thank you forjoining us. very interesting to listen to sultan al—jaber. 0bviously, he is reacting to the criticism, the fact so many people are talking about this story and the comments he made. he also seems to be saying that they are putting the world's attention in the wrong place. i putting the world's attention in the wrong place-— wrong place. i was in this press conference _ wrong place. i was in this press conference earlier _ wrong place. i was in this press conference earlier when - wrong place. i was in this press conference earlier when the - wrong place. i was in this press . conference earlier when the cop28 president made the comments. the

video that he is responding to shows him saying that there is no science behind the need to reduce and stop using fossil fuels behind the need to reduce and stop using fossilfuels in behind the need to reduce and stop using fossil fuels in order to behind the need to reduce and stop using fossilfuels in order to meet the global goal of reducing temperature rises to 1.5 degrees. remember, that is the core goal that all nations have agreed on. now, in his latest remarks, he says he is fully behind the signs are that he respects the science. he was sitting next to the chair of the ipcc, this body that represents a global consensus on science. the chair of the ipcc said he believes that the president is very attentive to the science of climate change, but, clearly, what is happening is that the cop28 president is keen to move on, he does not want to distract from the ongoing negotiations, but this is a conference very much about the future of fossil fuels, when will they be phased out? at what pace? and the delegates you can see behind us, they are there to make progress on climate change whether they will focus, continue to focus

on the row or move on, it remains to be seen. �* ,., on the row or move on, it remains to be seen. ~ be seen. also under the spotlight with the bbc _ be seen. also under the spotlight with the bbc on _ be seen. also under the spotlight with the bbc on monday, - be seen. also under the spotlight with the bbc on monday, when i be seen. also under the spotlight - with the bbc on monday, when these briefing documents were leaked revealing plans by the uae to discuss fossil fuel deals with 15 other nations. do you get any kind of sense of the legitimacy of the presidency... ? in of sense of the legitimacy of the presidency- -- ?_ presidency... ? in this press conference _ presidency... ? in this press conference a _ presidency... ? in this press conference a short - presidency... ? in this press conference a short while - presidency... ? in this press. conference a short while ago, presidency... ? in this press - conference a short while ago, the cop28 president, he did at times appear to be a little annoyed by the attention on these comments, said some of the reports are an attempt to undermine the presidency. they are clearly wanting to move attention away from that. i think that what we are seeing is some delegate saying that they will hold the president to his comments, so he wants to keep 1.5 degrees as the main goal of this conference, where others say that they do believe the cop28 president wants the same outcome as everyone else, which is to address climate change. what outcome as everyone else, which is to address climate change.- to address climate change. what is the focus today? _

to address climate change. what is the focus today? so, _ to address climate change. what is the focus today? so, aside - to address climate change. what is the focus today? so, aside from i to address climate change. what is. the focus today? so, aside from this row, the the focus today? so, aside from this row. the focus _ the focus today? so, aside from this row, the focus has _ the focus today? so, aside from this row, the focus has been _ the focus today? so, aside from this row, the focus has been on - the focus today? so, aside from this row, the focus has been on finance | row, the focus has been on finance and gender, so, earlier, on the first day of this big meeting here in dubai, there was a major announcement that new money had been promised from rich nations to help poor nations deal with the effects of climate change. that is on the agenda, more finance on the agenda, helping poor nations build up their renewable energy capacity. it is also a day when the delegates are talking about gender at the conference. 0nly talking about gender at the conference. only 34% of the delegates are female, it is an ongoing question at these conferences: what is the role of women in these negotiations? we know that climate change disproportionately affects women, so these delegates want to make sure that women pass needs are addressed —— women's needs are addressed at cop28 and in the results of the

summit. :: :: :: , ., , ., cop28 and in the results of the summit, :: i: i: , .,, ., , summit. 7000 people have been evacuated inprivate _ summit. 7000 people have been evacuated inprivate for _ summit. 7000 people have been evacuated inprivate for a - summit. 7000 people have beenj evacuated inprivate for a cyclonic storm causing torrential rains. this cyclone is expected to make landfall in the next 24—hour us. we have this report. in the next 24-hour us. we have this re ort. , in the next 24-hour us. we have this reort. ~,~ ., in the next 24-hour us. we have this re ort, , . , . ., , in the next 24-hour us. we have this reort. , ., , ,. in the next 24-hour us. we have this reort. , ,. ., report. this cyclone is expected to make landfall _ report. this cyclone is expected to make landfall today. _ report. this cyclone is expected to make landfall today. extreme - report. this cyclone is expected to i make landfall today. extreme heavy rain is expected today, moderate rains continuing for three more days. it is pouring very badly, there are floods. in the city, the streets are... 700 lives were lost in the floods in 2015, many residents are locked up in their houses and high—rise apartments. many people in the low laying area, they were rescued and put in centres. 200 relief centres have been set up in the city. train ceremonies have been suspended,

planes are diverted to nearby states. this cyclone is expected to cross tomorrow with a wind speed of 8200 kilometres per hour. trier? 8200 kilometres per hour. very wor ini 8200 kilometres per hour. very worrying to _ 8200 kilometres per hour. very worrying to see _ 8200 kilometres per hour. very worrying to see parts _ 8200 kilometres per hour. very worrying to see parts of - 8200 kilometres per hour. very worrying to see parts of channel i inundated there with brain and water. the gold coast in australia's eastern state of queensland has pulled out of bidding to host the commonwealth games in 20—26. it had offered a $700 million bid to hold the games jointly with perth, but failed to win government support. it is no longer going to host the 2026 games. it is no longer going to host the 2026 games. the event could now be postponed or cancelled. georgie tunny — a journalist and co—host of the two good sports podcast — has more on this. this has been the longest saga for, really, in the end, no result, because this has all been going on around — trying to secure a host for the commonwealth games, getting a new one after victoria injuly decided that it was not

going to be the host. and still, we're back to that same point — no host. the commonwealth games were meant to be held in regional victoria and melbourne. that wasn't going to happen. so, the gold coast and perth decided to launch this joint bid, i guess you could call it. it was always a very optimistic bid from those two cities. they did have some big money backers if it was going to go ahead. however, this key government, so the state governments and the federal government here in australia never really entertained it, because everyone's thinking about the olympics, which are going to be held in brisbane in 2032. so at the moment we still don't have a host for the 2026 commonwealth games, which leaves so many of the athletes in limbo and everyone, all the organisers, still scratching their heads with what on earth they're going to do. you might remember last week, we told you about the uk's only two

giant pandas getting ready to leave edinburgh zoo where they have lived for 12 years. today, the pandas are heading back to china. our scotland correspondent reports. a final farewell, edinburgh zoo has been home to the pandas for more than ten years. at the weekend, staff help them to acclimatise to these crates which will be used to help transport the animals back to china. staff at the animals back to china. staff at the zoo became attached to the giant pandas and they are very different personalities. they say their departure will be emotional. some have looked after them since they arrived, some will travel with them on their return plane journey. there on their return plane “ourney. there have been ups h on their return plane “ourney. there have been ups and — on their return plane journey. there have been ups and downs _ on their return plane journey. there have been ups and downs and - have been ups and downs and stressful times over the 12 years, but we have all taken to it in good spirits, we have all had a great time doing it, i think it will be

such a change to our lives, to arbor day without them being there. it will definitely be sad and definitely something we will need to get used to. kind of feeding into our new normal without them being here. in our new normal without them being here. ., . here. in scotland, there were eight attem ts here. in scotland, there were eight attempts at — here. in scotland, there were eight attempts at artificial _ here. in scotland, there were eight attempts at artificial insemination l attempts at artificial insemination between the two, but they return home without successfully having a carb. they will be closely monitored on board the plane. i am carb. they will be closely monitored on board the plane.— on board the plane. i am not exoecting — on board the plane. i am not expecting major _ on board the plane. i am not expecting major challenges l on board the plane. i am not. expecting major challenges on on board the plane. i am not- expecting major challenges on the flight, they are healthy. my plan is to feed them plenty of bamboo throughout the flight, i will monitor them very closely of course, and they will also have one of the favourite keepers there, so they should be happy. the favourite keepers there, so they should be happy-— should be happy. the official handover — should be happy. the official handover of _ should be happy. the official handover of the _ should be happy. the official handover of the pandas - should be happy. the official handover of the pandas willl should be happy. the official- handover of the pandas will take place halfway between scotland and china. the keys will be handed over for the crates, officially ending their time at edinburgh zoo.

the oxford word of the year for 2023 has been revealed, and this year it's �*rizz�*. if you have no idea what that means, don't worry, you mightjust be over 30. iam i am lucky that i have teenagers, i know this one. i am lucky that i have teenagers, i know this one. according to the oxford university press, which publishes the oxford english dictionary, �*rizz�* is internet slang mainly used by gen z—ers, and is defined as style, charm, or attractiveness, and the ability to attract a romantic or sexual partner. it topped a shortlist of eight words, which also included beige flag, a character trait that indicates that a partner or potential partner is boring or lacks originality, situationship, romantic or sexual relationship that is not considered to be formal or established, and swiftie, an enthusiastic fan of a certain american pop star. hello again. after some disrupted snow and some low temperatures this week we see

a change in the weather. we start on a cold note but as we head through the mid week period it is going to become wetter and windier, but also milder as the weather comes back in from the atlantic. what is happening at the moment is low pressure is driving our weather and it today will be slowly moving northwards. there is a lot of cloud and rain associated with this, some hill snow, but even some of the snow getting too lower levels at times and it will be cold today and also blustery. the strongest winds will be with exposure in west wales, the southwest and channel islands where we could have gusts to gale force. we have the cloud, the rain and hill snow across england and also wales. some of that getting down to lower levels at times. some snow showers across eastern and northern parts of scotland and on the hills of northern ireland. but we do have that cold feel, especially if you are exposed to the wind. through this evening and overnight the centre of the low pressure pulls away to the near continent but we are still dragging in this north—easterly wind.

so there will still be a lot of cloud and also some patchy light rain and showers and still some hill snow across the southern uplands, northern england on the hills and also the hills of wales. under clear skies for the rest of scotland and northern ireland it is going to be cold, frosty and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. we could start the day with —8 in parts of the highlands. but here it will be brighter. meanwhile in the south for england and for wales the low pressure continuing to drift towards the near continent taking the showers with it and the showers across eastern parts of scotland are likely to be wintry in nature. through the course of tomorrow, our temperature range, three in the north, to about ten as we push towards the south. 0vernight tuesday into wednesday it's going to be cold and during the day on wednesday you can see the milder air starting to pull in from the west pushing across us during the course of thursday. wednesday will start on a cold note with a widespread frost. it could be —10 in parts of the highlands with some freezing fog.

but a lot of dry weather until we see the change in the weather from the west, as some wetter and windier conditions come in. but with that, so do milder conditions.

israel urges 170,000 people to keep moving southwards as it expands its operation in gaza. rescue teams have recovered the bodies of 11 hikers. the us military says a warship in the red sea has gone to the aid of commercial vehicles. the uk's only two giant pandas are on their way back to china. the us military says three commercial vessels operating in the southern red sea have been struck by drones or missiles fired by houthi rebels in yemen. a houthi spokesman said the group's navy had attacked two israeli ships. the israeli military said the vessels had no connection to israel. no casualties were reported.

let's get more from our security correspondent, frank gardner.