live from london. this is bbc news. hundreds gather in tel aviv, calling for the release of the remaining hostages as israel's military says it killed three hostages in gaza by mistake. may be now someone will understand that there is only one way to free the hostages. the aljazeera tv news networks says one of its camera operators has been killed in gaza after an israeli airstrike. italy's prime minister hosts a right—wing festival. rishi sunak and elon musk among the attendees. friends�* actor matthew perry's death was an accident caused by the drug ketamine, according to the medical examiner in los angeles. donald trump's former

lawyer, rudy giuliani, has been ordered to pay $148 million in damages to two election workers he falsely accused of vote tampering. hello, welcome to the programme. i'm lewis vaughanjones. we start with the war in gaza — and the reaction in israel to the news that the country's military mistakenly killed three of the hostages who were taken by hamas, during its operations there. yotam higim and samer al talaky—

seen here left to right — were shot by israeli troops in asha—jiga, in the north of gaza. a spokesperson said they were misidentified as a threat. on friday night, in tel aviv, hundreds of people gathered to call on the israeli government to do more to secure the release of the remaining hostages. they were captured by hamas, which many countries consider to be a terrorist organisation, during the attack in israel on the 7th of october. aljazeera is one of the few networks still broadcasting out of gaza. now, the qatari television networksays one of its camera operators has been killed in the south of the strip as the result of an israeli strike. aljazeera said that samer abu daqqa was wounded either by shrapnel or in a drone strike on a school in khan yunis, in gaza. we begin our coverage with this report from our correspondent injerusalem, lucy williamson. report from our correspondent israel's army is in gaza to kill hamas fighters and bring hostages home. clear targets obliterated in the chaos of conflict. three of those shot dead in the northern district of sharjah. not hamas gunmen, but the captives. not hamas gunmen, but the captives

israel came to save. one of them was yotam hayim, 28—years—old, a drummer with a heavy metal band kidnapped from kibbutz kfar aza. his mother spoke to the bbc last month. they are talking about releasing a few here, a few there. i know that they are playing with us, with our minds, with our hearts. we must have hope. another of those killed was 25—year—old samah al talaq, the eldest son of ten children who worked with his father and brother in a hatchery and loved motorcycles. and alon sharma is kidnapped from kfar aza. israel's army, said yotam. samer and allen were mistakenly identified as a threat. prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it an unbearable tragedy. israel's armed forces are once again bearing the weight of their failure to protect the vulnerable. the idf mistakenly identified three

kidnapped israelis as a threat. the force fired at them and they were killed. after the shooting and immediate suspicion arose about the identity of the dead and their bodies were quickly transferred for examination in israel and there the hostages were identified. the torment expressed by the families of hostages has cut deeper tonight. already angry with israel's prime minister for not negotiating the release of more hostages. they also have his promise ringing in their ears that israel's military campaign in gaza would help bring their relatives home. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. i spoke earlier to lior peri, whose father — haiyem is still being held hostage by hamas in gaza. his family has been pressuring and lobbying officials to facilitate his swift release ever since he was taken from his home in kibbutz nir oz. on 7th of october, lior�*s has also lost his half—brother danny,

originally from manchester. earlier on the programme, he told me he is worried the government's plans might work against the safety of hostages. i was devastated. completely devastated and also the frustration of knowing that we have been shouting _ of knowing that we have been shouting about it ever since the ground — shouting about it ever since the ground attack started. we have been shouting _ ground attack started. we have been shouting about it that this is not the way— shouting about it that this is not the way to— shouting about it that this is not the way to release hostages. the only way— the way to release hostages. the only way to release hostages safely without _ only way to release hostages safely without any casualties on either side is — without any casualties on either side is a — without any casualties on either side is a ceasefire and a negotiation and nobody seems to listen _ negotiation and nobody seems to listen and — negotiation and nobody seems to listen and now, yesterday, we've got the worst— listen and now, yesterday, we've got the worst confirmation for our fears — the worst confirmation for our fears i— the worst confirmation for our fears. , , , ., , the worst confirmation for our fears. , �*, the worst confirmation for our fears. , , ., fears. i suppose there's a sense for many observers _ fears. i suppose there's a sense for many observers with _ fears. i suppose there's a sense for many observers with the _ fears. i suppose there's a sense for many observers with the scale - fears. i suppose there's a sense for many observers with the scale of i fears. i suppose there's a sense for. many observers with the scale of the military operation in gaza, events like we just witnessed, though not inevitable are highly likely, given the intensity of the military

operation? the intensity of the military operation?— the intensity of the military oeration? , �*, ,, ., operation? yes. it's well known. if ou no operation? yes. it's well known. if you go into — operation? yes. it's well known. if you go into a _ operation? yes. it's well known. if you go into a ground _ operation? yes. it's well known. if you go into a ground attack- operation? yes. it's well known. if you go into a ground attack on - operation? yes. it's well known. if. you go into a ground attack on gaza, you go into a ground attack on gaza, you wiii— you go into a ground attack on gaza, you will have — you go into a ground attack on gaza, you will have casualties. so far, we have _ you will have casualties. so far, we have almost — you will have casualties. so far, we have almost 120 soldiers dead, 20% of which _ have almost 120 soldiers dead, 20% of which are — have almost 120 soldiers dead, 20% of which are through accidents of our fire, — of which are through accidents of our fire, what is being called friendly— our fire, what is being called friendly fire. 20%. and now we are looking _ friendly fire. 20%. and now we are looking at— friendly fire. 20%. and now we are looking at hostages. people who have managed _ looking at hostages. people who have managed to survive the 70 days after that horrendous attack, only to be kitted. _ that horrendous attack, only to be kitted. try— that horrendous attack, only to be killed, by accident by the idf. that is horrible — killed, by accident by the idf. that is horrible and that could have been prevented _ is horrible and that could have been prevented if negotiation challenge wouid _ prevented if negotiation challenge would have continued. we prevented if negotiation challenge would have continued.— prevented if negotiation challenge would have continued. we are seeing hundreds of— would have continued. we are seeing hundreds of people _ would have continued. we are seeing hundreds of people out _ would have continued. we are seeing hundreds of people out on _ would have continued. we are seeing hundreds of people out on the - hundreds of people out on the streets of tel aviv, trying to put

pressure on to keep the hostages as the top priority. what would you like to see? the options are a pause in the fighting for negotiations, negotiations while the fighting continues, a full ceasefire. what are the kind of options you would like to see?— like to see? since i'm not a military _ like to see? since i'm not a military expert, _ like to see? since i'm not a military expert, i _ like to see? since i'm not a military expert, i can - like to see? since i'm not a military expert, i can only i like to see? since i'm not a i military expert, i can only say like to see? since i'm not a - military expert, i can only say one thing _ military expert, i can only say one thing to— military expert, i can only say one thing to nry— military expert, i can only say one thing to my government who are the main target — thing to my government who are the main target of my complaints. i have two precisely say, it's not the arnry — two precisely say, it's not the arnry i— two precisely say, it's not the army. i must say to my government, make _ army. i must say to my government, make a _ army. i must say to my government, make a first _ army. i must say to my government, make a first -- — army. i must say to my government, make a first —— make hamas an offer they cannot — make a first —— make hamas an offer they cannot refuse. and make it public, — they cannot refuse. and make it public, of— they cannot refuse. and make it public, of course. only then if hanras— public, of course. only then if hamas refused then you have your legitimacy— hamas refused then you have your legitimacy to keep on with the

fighting — legitimacy to keep on with the fighting but so far the israeli government have done nothing but continue _ government have done nothing but continue it. — government have done nothing but continue it, telling us that putting pressure — continue it, telling us that putting pressure is — continue it, telling us that putting pressure is the only thing that will bring _ pressure is the only thing that will bring down hamas which we can now see does— bring down hamas which we can now see does not bring down anything. we can go live to frank gardner our security correspondent injerusalem. that interview sums up the terrible decisions _ that interview sums up the terrible decisions that need to be made. let's make one thing clear, the ultimate responsibility for those deaths lies with hamas. but this throws a very uncomfortable spotlight on the government because it does seem that its policy is counter—productive. the israeli

government, particularly in the figure of their prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, he is saying that this will get the hostages out. they are not doing it. it's clear there none the —— it's clear that this isn't working. there ground offensive is causing massive casualties among palestinian civilians and failing to get the hostages out. we've seen over 100 hostages released by negotiations brokered by qatar and egypt with encouragements from the us. it took many calls from president biden to get people together. and the hostage families believe which is what you're saying his angry protest in tel aviv, that thatis his angry protest in tel aviv, that that is the best way to get them out. it's always far safer if you want to bring hostages out alive and unharmed then that is to do it by

negotiation. you have to give something up. but this is a very hardcore, hardline israeli government who don't want to give anything in return. they are not keen to release any palestinian prisoners from israeli prisons. they think they can get hamas out by force but that is not working. frank, if we look at the wider diplomatic international picture. can you get a sense of where things will go, particularly with pressure from the us? we've seen a shift in language and in focus in what the us has been saying publicly. what impact do you think that is having if any? it impact do you think that is having if an ? , ., impact do you think that is having if an ? , . ., impact do you think that is having ifan? , . ., if any? it is having an impact. the us and israeli _ if any? it is having an impact. the us and israeli positions _ if any? it is having an impact. the us and israeli positions which - if any? it is having an impact. the| us and israeli positions which were absolutely rock solid together at the beginning have now diverged, in the beginning have now diverged, in the sense that, although officially the sense that, although officially the us say they are absolutely

stunning what is wrong's right to defend itself, they are very uncomfortable with the high casualty rate among palestinians and they have told the israelis that they want this phase, this very intense highly destructive phase of israel's military campaign to be wrapped up by the 1st of january. that still means an awful lot of people are going to die between now and then. the most of the rest of the world would like the military operation to end immediately without delaying. israel's view and, two months ago, this country was very divided but now it's not so divided because of the depth of trauma that israel has suffered on october the 7th after that barbaric raid with the rape and sadistic torture of many on the israeli side of the border, because of that, the country is very united

in removing hamas as a military threat. but the problem is that sensible military heads here are saying, is this the right way to go about it? because you have got 2.3 million people in gaza and you may have killed many hamas fighters but you have now created a generation of haters who are never going to forgive you for what you've done. so is the campaign going well? not really, no. is the campaign going well? not reall , no. ., ~ is the campaign going well? not really. no— is the campaign going well? not reall , no. ., ~' . ~' really, no. thank you, frank. the eaauatin really, no. thank you, frank. the equating leader _ really, no. thank you, frank. the equating leader took _ really, no. thank you, frank. the equating leader took leadership l equating leader took leadership after the death of his half brother. we just were seen in use that he has

died at the age of 86. he has been in charge of the kuwait, the relatively small country, but with the six largest known oil reserves, and is a crucial ally of the us at the borders of their arc and saudi arabia. he took over after the death of his half brother but now has died at the age of 86. the british prime minister rishi sunak is heading to rome today to take part in a political festival hosted by his italian counterpart, giorgia meloni. illegal migration is high on the political agenda in both countries, and the two leaders are expected to discuss the issue during mr sunak�*s visit. live now to rome where my colleague davide ghiglione joins me. what are we expecting today? good

morning, today rishi sunak is very much seen as the special guest at this event in rome. he will be welcomed by italy buzz prime minister and they are expected to discuss the shared efforts to tackle illegal migration. but i think this visit is very significant because it's really telling us that european politics is changing. on the one hand, we've got the shared goal of tackling illegal migration, both in the uk and italy. on the other hand, we have a tele— buzz first female prime minister trying to rebrand herself as a more conservative and plausible leader because she has always been associated with neofascist movements prior to her

election. the far right in poland was effectively defeated him poland so she can no longer consider one of the main allies in europe because she doesn't want to be seen as pro—russia or too extreme. so i think this new alliance forged a symbolically with rishi sunak is reshaping european politics. i think we've caught a glimpse of her on the live pictures were seen from the event but as and when we have a more formal speech from her, we will cross back to italy for those events. the medical examiner in los angeles has ruled the death of the actor matthew perry was an accident from the the acute

effects of ketamine. the actor best known for playing chandler bing in friends was found unresponsive in a pool at his home in october. he was 5a. our culture reporter noor nanji has more on this. matthew perry was found unresponsive in his pool in his house in la in october. at the time, the postmortem was inconclusive but on friday, the la county medical examiner put out a statement, it said he had died from the acute effects of ketamine with contributing factors to his death, drowning and coronary artery disease plus a drug used to treat opioid disorder. the manner of his death was recorded as an accident. at the height of his fame, he had been battling various addictions, painkillers and alcohol, and he attended a rehabilitation clinic on multiple occasions.

in his memoir, he wrote that he had been mostly sober since 2001, save for about 60—70 mishaps. an extraordinary career, and that outpouring of affection for him when the news first broke. i'm sure now, lots of people will be distressed by the details here. that's right. he was well—loved and he rose to fame playing chandler bing in friends, six young people navigating dating and he was one of the key characters. it aired for itaired fora it aired for a whole decade between 1994-2004. there was more to him thanjust friends. he also starred in numerous movies including the whole nine

yards and the sequel. and he wrote a play in 2016 called the end of longing. tributes started flooding in following the wake of his death from his fellow co—stars. jennifer aniston who played rachel in the sitcom said that having to say goodbye to our matty has been such an insane wave of emotions that she's never experienced before and the actor, david schwimmer, who played ross thanked him for his laughter and creativity. hospitals across the uk are struggling to deal with overcrowded wards and long waits outside accident and emergency departments — as nhs leaders warn winter pressures are affecting the service.

the latest nhs england figures show more than a third of ambulances waited longer than 30 minutes when they arrived at a&e last week. meanwhile, the chief executive of nhs wales has warned the system there is likely to be under exceptional pressure this winter. and in scotland, figures show in the first week of december, one in ten ambulances were waiting almost two hours for a space in a&e. our reporter lisa summers has spent one shift with an ambulance crew in edinburgh. can you squeeze my hand? and she's just fallen? started shaking? do you know what

happened to you today? and this woman needs taken to hospital. she's had a seizure. a jogger called 999 after seeing her collapse. she's not spoken to at all since. an hour into their shift and things are looking busy for technician aaron and paramedic david. a and e already full, but a space managed by paramedics has been converted into a holding area for patients so crews can get back on the road. we call it the the corridor, which is just an area that we can take patients into and they'll be sort of assessed and monitored by other ambulance staff. so they will remain there under their care. and then when their space in the main department, they'll then move into the care to the hospital staff. the next 999 call was categorized as yellow. it's been in the system for several hours, but moments later we've been diverted and so we've now gone to a higher priority call to a one year old that's got breathing problems. so, who have we got here? charlie. dee in so, who have we got here? charlie. deep in his — so, who have we got here? charlie. deep in his lungs, _ so, who have we got here? charlie. deep in his lungs, it _ so, who have we got here? charlie. deep in his lungs, it sounds - so, who have we got here? charlie. deep in his lungs, it sounds 0k. - charlie is heading to the hospital,

too, for some further checks. he's developed a chest infection but is now recovering at home. ambulance service. is a patient breathing? i'm going to stay on the line with you for as long as i can in the control room. the picture is of scotland wide pressures. this really is the first test of winter. david and aaron had just returned to base after 7 hours on the road, here they are en route to a high priority emergency call and for a young baby that's currently having a seizure. did she go rigid? it was a priority. we were the _ did she go rigid? it was a priority. we were the closest _ did she go rigid? it was a priority. we were the closest crew - did she go rigid? it was a priority. we were the closest crew is - did she go rigid? it was a priority. we were the closest crew is so - we were the closest crew is so obviously _ we were the closest crew is so obviously we did not get a break. thankfully, when we got there, the baby was— thankfully, when we got there, the baby was alert, bettering herself and all—

baby was alert, bettering herself and all smiles. outside edinburgh royal infirmary saw emergency department ambulances queue up. over half the ambulances on duty are here. demand on services is increasing year on year. today is exceptionally busy. the air ambulance is coming and there are crews waiting outside. we've got a small list of ambulances so we need to balance that with the calls. just because you ordered an ambulance doesn't mean that you'll be seeing any quicker. triads will

look at priorities. it’s be seeing any quicker. triads will look at priorities.— look at priorities. it's coming to the end of— look at priorities. it's coming to the end of the _ look at priorities. it's coming to the end of the 12 _ look at priorities. it's coming to the end of the 12 hour- look at priorities. it's coming to the end of the 12 hour shift - look at priorities. it's coming to the end of the 12 hour shift but| the end of the 12 hour shift but there is no letup in 999 calls. a british teenager who was missing for six years is expected to fly home this weekend. alex batty, who is now 17, disappeared while on a family holiday to spain with his mother and grandfather in 2017. he was found on wedensday morning by a motorist who say him walking through the rain near toulouse. french authorities said he fled his mother because she wanted to take him to finland. our europe correspondent bethany bell is in toulouse with the latest. authorities have been describing a little bit what seems to have happened to alex batty over the last few years. they said he seems to have been constantly on the move with his mother and grandfather initially in morocco. and then they came to the french pyrenees to an area which is popular with people seeking alternative lifestyles. it's understood, according

to the prosecutor in charge of the case, that they were with what he called a spiritual community, a group of a few people. they did odd jobs. they would go around doing gardening and they carried their own solar panels with them. and then, as you say, the point came where we understand that his grandfather had died and then and his mother said she wished to move to finland. and that was when alex seems to have decided that he wished to return to britain. do we know anything about the arrangements for coming back to the uk? we don't have details of that at the moment. the french authorities have said they expect it to take place this weekend. we know that his grandmother in the uk, who is his legal guardian, has said she is extremely relieved that he has been will be returning, but she's also appealed for privacy as they welcome him

back to britain. we will be covering in the next few minutes, we can go live now to italy. the albanian prime minister is there. rishi sunak, is there, joining the italian prime minister. this is a political event, a right wing political event and illegal immigration high on the agenda. we will be coming back their live to rome to listen in a little bit later. i will be back in italy in just a few minutes' time. that's about it from me. thank you very much for your company. i'm lewis vaughan— jones. you are watching bbc

news. hello, there. cloudy out there at the moment but saying that, some decent holes developing in the cloud today but as we go through the weekend really, this was seen earlier this morning in guernsey. quite thick cloud here. but it smoulders well, despite the cloud. the air coming in all the way from the south—west and you can see that's across the united kingdom, those milder conditions. from the north, this weather front which doesn't move very far over the weekend. that will bring significant rain, especially across the far north—west of scotland where there's an amber warning from the weather office. a lot of rain falling by the end of sunday which will produce some disruption. for the rest of today, rain continues across the

north—west of scotland. further south, looking more dry. on the whole, cloudy, coastal areas experience some spots of rain. temperatures 13—14 c, well above average for this year. rain continuing across northern scotland, the breeze picking up here as well, further south, remaining fairly cloudy, through into sunday morning and it will be a mild night. temperatures no lower than about 8-11 c. temperatures no lower than about 8—11 c. throughout sunday, it's like a repeat performance. for many, fairly cloudy but they will be some decent holes breaking through the cloud, giving some sunny spells across england and wales. some of that rain edging its way southwards into northern england for the

afternoon. top temperatures, sunday afternoon, 10—14 c. into next week, afternoon, 10—14 c. into next week, a few weather fronts moving south and eastward. tuesday, a significant amount of rain in england and wales. similarfor the rest of amount of rain in england and wales. similar for the rest of the week which will bring temperatures down, 6-10 which will bring temperatures down, 6—10 celsius. more like the average for this time of year. some wintry showers over the north of the uk. goodbye.

this is bbc news, the headlines after israel's military says it killed three hostages in gaza by mistake — hundreds gather in tel aviv, calling for the release of the remaining hostages held by hamas. aljazeera — the tv news network — says their cameraopertaor has been killed by an israeli airstrike. the network says samer abu daqqa bled to death after a drone strike hit a school in khan yunis. the italian prime minister is hosting a right—wing festival with rishi sunak and elon musk amongst the guests. friends�* actor matthew perry's death was an accident caused by the drug ketamine — according to the medical examiner in los angeles. officials say he drowned in a hot tub at his home after taking the drug.

ajury in the united states has ordered donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani, to 148 million dollars in damages to two election workers he falsely accused of vote tampering in the 2020 election. welcome back to the programme. let's go back now to our coverage of the israel—gaza war. and the israeli military says it is carrying out an investigation into how its forces accidentally killed three hostages in gaza. the three men, seen here at left to right, were shot in israeli troops in the north of gaza. a spokesperson said were misidentified as a threat. on friday night in tel aviv hundreds of people gather to: the israeli government to do more to secure the release of the remaining hostages captured by hamas, which many

countries considered to be terrorist organisation. live now to dr h a hellyer — he's a senior associate fellow in international security studies at the royal united services institute for defence and security thank you so much for coming in the programme. thank you. first of all, your reaction to what we now know happen to three israeli hostages who were mistakenly identified and killed. your reaction to that? what killed. your reaction to that? what we have seen _ killed. your reaction to that? what we have seen over _ killed. your reaction to that? what we have seen over the _ killed. your reaction to that? what we have seen over the past - killed. your reaction to that? twist we have seen over the past two months is a very clear indication that the israeli military effort has loosened the terms of engagement on the rules of engagement tremendously. we have seen military targets being taken out but with tremendous civilian collateral damage. one report indicating that a

single target resulted in the deaths of several hundred palestinian civilians. so unfortunately this does not come as any great surprise. i think it's very clear that the israeli military effort in gaza is causing tremendous civilian damage, targeting civilian infrastructure and we have seen two thirds of the death toll already beat women and children aren't noncombatants so unfortunately it does not come as a great surprise that they have killed three of their own hostages. in three of their own hostages. in terms of the way the fighting is being carried out, israel facing calls for a different phase, less intensity, different type of combat. is that realistic and what are the options when you are fighting in such a dense, urban area with hamas, the people you are targeting, side by side with civilians? sol

the people you are targeting, side by side with civilians?— by side with civilians? so i don't think this is — by side with civilians? so i don't think this is something - by side with civilians? so i don't think this is something terribly l think this is something terribly new. when we have a mass shooting for example in a school surrounded by children, it is not easy for police and counterterrorism officers to enter the school to take out the shutter but we never suggest that we simply bombed the school in order to take out the shooter and unfortunately that seems to be the approach currently utilised. if the terrorist organisation that took these hostages was not present in gaza, but was present in israel being surrounded by israeli civilians, i think we will be looking at a very different military operation and i do not see why we ought to consider things any differently. it ought to consider things any differently-— ought to consider things any differentl . , , ., , differently. it is your fury there are a legitimate _ differently. it is your fury there are a legitimate alternative - are a legitimate alternative military options that the israeli defence forces could use and is not? at the present moment in time, what we have seen, scores of people from

the security establishment not simply in london, but around the world, is the call for a ceasefire and to do that because the continued escalation of the use of military hardware simply means more death and destruction in gaza, or threats to the hostages, and a rationalisation of the conflict that could bring in other actors. of the conflict that could bring in otheractors. none of the conflict that could bring in other actors. none of which will bring peace and security neither to the israelis nor to the palestinians nor to the region as a whole. doctor, thank you for coming on the programme. i'm joined now by said shehata from bbc arabic. where do you think we are right now in terms of international pressure, pressure from the us for israel to change something at the dynamic? i change something at the dynamic? i think one of the signs of a kind of change is the reports about a meeting between the head of mossad

and the qatari prime minister because after the demonstration of the hostage families, putting pressure on benjamin netanyahu and his government in addition to america because they are losing on the international level, support, there's been criticism of them because of their support with israel without any reservation. in america under pressure and joe biden calling for a scaling down of the air strikes in order to do more to protect civilians. so the meeting if it happens, it will pave the way for a truce which allows for releasing some hostages, which may please the families of hostages from one site and at the same time would allow more aid to go inside gaza because the situation there is very bad. hospitals facing problems, children trapped in one of the hospitals, airstrikes in some schools and one of the victims of one of the

casualties of these strikes in a school in khan younis as an al jazeera cameraman so the truce as happened before for a week, it helped to make both the fighting and let more aid in, alleviate the situation because the situation of the killing is more than 18,500, more than 60,000 injured so the casualty toll is more. that is putting pressure on israel to go for negotiations and a truce. is putting pressure on israel to go for negotiations and a truce.— negotiations and a truce. is there 0 timism negotiations and a truce. is there optimism in _ negotiations and a truce. is there optimism in qatar _ negotiations and a truce. is there optimism in qatar or _ negotiations and a truce. is there optimism in qatar or elsewhere l negotiations and a truce. is there i optimism in qatar or elsewhere that this will happen any time soon? from carter, this will happen any time soon? from carter. usually _ this will happen any time soon? from carter, usually they _ this will happen any time soon? from carter, usually they are _ this will happen any time soon? ig�*fr�*fl carter, usually they are very cautious about giving any kind of news because they say we cannot do leaks about the negotiations because it happens in corridors and you cannot reveal them until it happens but all the indicators think that choice might happen within the next few days because there is no way out

of it except a truce which makes like people rethink again from america, israeland like people rethink again from america, israel and the region about the post—war becausejohn kirby, spokesman for the national security council, he is an american, he said the negotiations will be hamas not being part of the negotiations but thatis being part of the negotiations but that is too early, hamas is part of the palestinian fabric so they talk about a two state solution, this will end the problem is according to america, arabs, palestinians, only the government of benjamin netanyahu does not see that. the viability of a two state solution with hamas in there so the situation is about that but it is too early. the first step is reaching a truce between qatar on the one side and the israeli delegations.— the one side and the israeli delegations. the one side and the israeli deleiations. ., ., , ., , . ., delegations. thank you very much for comini on delegations. thank you very much for coming on and _ delegations. thank you very much for coming on and talking _ delegations. thank you very much for coming on and talking us _ delegations. thank you very much for coming on and talking us through - delegations. thank you very much for coming on and talking us through the j coming on and talking us through the situation. we will speak to you

later. leaving a sale and gaza now, and we go to the us. ajury in the united states has ordered donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani, to pay 148 million dollars in damages to two election workers he falsely accused of vote tampering. mr giuliani had already been found liable for defaming the mother and daughter during the 2020 election in georgia. after the ruling mr giuliani slammed the order in comments to reporters. the absurdity of the number underscores the absurdity of the entire proceedings. i am quite confident when this case gets before a fair tribunal, it will be over so quickly it will make your head spin! our north america correspondent nomia iqbal has been covering the story ajudge had already

a judge had already decided ajudge had already decided ready giuliani had shared false information about the mother and daughter and during the civil trial, they both described how their lives had almost been destroyed after december that the 2024 and ready giuliani suggested both women who were election workers and counting ballots that they had somehow taken part in election fraud to try and turn the election result against donald trump in the key swing states of georgia. both women gave a really emotional testimony in which they talked about in detail they had received racist and threatening messages, phone calls, people turning up at their homes: for them to killed and that even a teenage boy was targeted in such a way he could not finish school education and had to do at home. in terms of what ready giuliani had to say, he never actually gave evidence, his

lawyer said he should not their responsibility for the abuse directed towards these women. whether or not he can actually take this huge amount, we do not actually know because during the actual civil trial, he refused to disclose just exactly how much he is worth. the ukrainian air force says there has been another wave of russian drone attacks — apparently aimed at targets in 11 different regions. officials say that 30 of 31 drones were shot down — it's not yet known what damage may have been caused. the air raids, and the realities of the war, continue to disrupt life across ukraine. from kyiv, here'sjessica parker. a school day in ukraine can often end up here. underground, but safer from missile threats that pepper their days and nights. it is very scary when you manage sleep and you heard "boom". 13—year—old ivan dreams of being a pilot — and at peace.

we need in future to build our country, and it will be very hard, but i know that we will do it. teachers�* wages are among the many things that eu aid helps pay for, but fresh funds are stuck. so is new us defence money. we need this help very much now, don't be, you know, just a side. participate, help our children, we do our best, but with the help of other countries, we will do even more. we have been down here for more than an hour now, and of course it is highly disruptive to the children�*s education, they can�*t be taught properly down here. that being said, everyone�*s very calm, they are getting on with it, they are used to it. this is the reality of daily life for ukrainian children. on the streets of kyiv, patriotism can�*t disguise

these difficult days, after efforts to take back territory from russia stalled. an application to join the eu did progress this week, but for elena it is the story of her home, occupied luhansk, which absorbs her. translation: it is very painful for me to watch | what is going on in our territory. do you feel hopeful for ukraine at the moment? i believe ukraine will be free, and willjoin the eu, but i don�*t know when it will happen. getting on the next step of a long ladder to possible eu membership is a boost for morale here, but you also need money, and lots of it, to fight a war. if president zelensky wanted to counter narratives of wavering western support, this hasn�*t been the week he would have hoped for. back in the bunker, the children wait to hear when it is safe to leave.

a generation raised in the exhausting realities of war. jessica parker, bbc news, in kyiv. nearly 2,000 illegal vapes — many up to six times stronger than the legal limit, have been seized from shops in greater manchester in the uk. a team led by police officers and trading standards has been established, to tackle underage vaping and child exploitation. our correspondent abbiejones was given exclusive access to the operation. 3.30pm in the afternoon and children are hanging out after school in rochdale. some of them primary school age are openly vaping. we can�*t show their faces because of how young they are. then we meet this teenager. she turned 18 last month, but has been vaping since she was 16. she says her age has never stopped her. you can just go into any shop and they�*lljust serve you. so it�*s easy. very easy.

it�*s like ten—year—old kids just go to the shops and they�*lljust serve you. you never get asked for id. i�*ve never been once asked for an id. she shows me a social media site where vapes can be ordered online to your door like a takeaway delivery. you canjust message her and be like, drop me an e—cig off here, whatever e—cig you want, and then they�*lljust bring it to you. this is the sunrise team, made up of police trading standards, children�*s services, leading the way nationally in tackling child exploitation. tonight, it�*s targeting shops selling vapes to children. you go in the shop, try and buy a vape, any vape that you want. a teenage tester�*s sent in to a store. minutes later, he�*s back with a vape. they'll give you one ? so they've not asked for id. that seemed frighteningly easy. this is one of our biggest worries. you've got 14, 13, 15 year

old children going in shops, getting vapes. a lot of shops that do sell to these underage children. a short drive away the teenage tester does get another sale. so you've got another one. he did not id you? but the team are also looking for illegal vapes, super strength, potent e—cigarettes that are particularly harmful to children. and in this store, they hit the jackpot. a secret stash in a hidden compartment behind a wall. the sort of sophistication you go to hide it. you can see my colleagues pulling the tap underneath. that's lifted the paneling up where these are hidden. these are 4000 plus puffs, really strong. so that's six times over the legal limit and they're advertising it as skittles as well. how worrying is it if a child gets hold of one of these? very because you don't know what's inside them. it could be anything. they're not being tested.

so these are all the vapes that we�*ve seized this afternoon, as a general rule, we look for compliant vapes being 600 to 800 puffs. some of the ones that we�*ve seized today are 10,000 puffs. so that is incredibly strong. yes, it is. and as you can see from the colours and the flavours, these are all really child appealing. so that�*s what we�*re worried about, that these are getting into the hands of children. as well as being really harmful for children�*s health police say these vapes are also being used for a more sinister purpose to encourage children into criminal and sexual behaviour. vapes now because it�*s so easy to get become a big tool for sexual exploitation and criminal exploitation. young girls have been into shops to buy vapes, but it becomes the case that the shop owners are asking for sexual favours in return for vapes. local drug dealers, they get young males to start by selling vapes to their friends, and they sort of do it as a as a test then. so then it shows if these children are capable of selling, making money, and then that�*s when the drugs take over. the sunrise team can

target physical shops. but what about the online dealers? it is quite challenging. it is one of the challenging areas of our operations. but we can trace offenders from their social media, which can bring us to addresses, names, telephone numbers, anything. more illegal vapes are carried to the van. these are now out of reach of children. but the team know more are out there. it�*s notjust a problem in rochdale, it�*s a nationwide problem. so we�*re going to continue doing these operations to disrupt the exploitation, obviously, and protect the vulnerable children. abbiejones, bbc news, rochdale. this past week�*s cop28 summit again brought into focus the very real impact of climate change, rising sea levels, and the threat many low lying islands face of simply disappearing. now a new study in australia, has found that more than a dozen of the country�*s coral islands are under threat — and that could have an impact on australia�*s maritime jurisdiction.

dr tommy fellowes from the university of sydney is one of the reports authors — he explained his findings. we�*ve just had a piece of research who looked at multiple issues with climate change and we see 25 islands could be at risk and that would have major implications for those living on the islands, or those countries that use them to extend their maritime interests. they have been described as coral islands. can you explain what they are like? you mention people are living on some of them. yes, so low—lying islands are sediment and rubble from the living part of the reef and so they move sediment onto the reef and so they

are only a couple of metres above sea level. but obviously with the rising sea levels, that becomes the major issue for their ongoing stability and being above the sea level itself. for the first time in six years, doctor who is part of the christmas day line—up on bbc one in the uk. and there�*s a new time lord taking control of the tardis. millions are expected to tune in to watch ncuti gatwa take on the role as the 15th doctor. and there�*ll be a global audience too, with the show coming to disney plus at the same time outside the uk. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has been speaking to the new doctor. i�*m the doctor. ncuti gatwa, the new doctor. an anxiety inducing role thanks to the levels of pressure and expectation. hold on tight. exactly that. it�*s daunting taking on a role with a lot of history, which is where my anxiety has came from. because you want to do a good job because the show lives in people�*s hearts, rightfully so. because it�*s a magical show. and it is our show.

it�*s like, it�*s a british show. it�*s part of our family, and you don�*t want to let the family down. so, yeah, i was very nervous to kind of keep this beloved, sacred thing, beloved and sacred. and how often do those little moments of anxiety happen? did they decrease as the series went on? they�*ve never not happened, lizo! it�*s 20 from the moment i wake up to the moment i go to bed, it�*s anxiety. but i mean, people tell me that it means that i care, erm, and i do. i love the show massively and i love the role massively. and it is also hard. it�*s a hard role. it�*s a... it�*s a prestigious role and which means that it�*s complex and difficult. and so i�*m just trying to do my best. hopefully, i�*ve done that. but yeah, you�*re anxious to do a good job. every doctor, of course, brings in particular characteristics to the part.

you seem to bring a real passion, a real energy, and if i can say so, a youthful sexiness. right? dol? cool, i think... i think, i think we�*ve... i think we�*ve all been, i think we�*ve all been sexy in our own way! yeah. i don�*t know. i think i�*ve just tried to bring energy and fun. if this christmas day special is anything to go by... oh, no. what? ..there�*ll certainly be plenty of that with the doctor and his new companion, ruby sunday, battling singing, dancing, goblins. # here's the king. # here's the king goblin!# - no, i know! no, yeah. we�*re bringing a little, a little musicalflair to this christmas special. it will be seen as symbolic, the first black actor to play the lead in the show. what do you think that

will mean to people? i think it means, er, that we�*re here. and we�*re not going anywhere. i mean, doctor who is a show that kind of reflects where britain is at, in a way, at times, because it�*s so quintessentially british, it�*s been on our screens for so long. it�*s a bit of a mirror to where we are in society. and so i think it�*s showing that like, we�*re here and we�*re part of the cultural landscape and we�*re not going anywhere. ncuti was born in rwanda. when he was two, his family fled the country because of the civil war. first settling in edinburgh, then dunfermline. the character he�*s now playing has always felt a sense of displacement. did those kind of experiences help you form a connection to portraying the doctor? yes, i think i...

i at many times in my life have felt a bit like an alien. a kid like me, growing up in scotland, there�*s been many times i�*ve felt like an alien and so i feel like i get it. it�*s always a joy to get a character like that in which you�*re able to draw on elements of your own life, your own upbringing, and deliver them for the character. because fundamentally, itjust comes out more truthfully. and finally, can you give us any non spoilery hints about your first series? uh... can i give any? i can�*t. lizo, please, don�*t get me in trouble now! i�*m so bad with spoilers! don�*t do this to me! how i felt playing it was, yes, joyous and triumphant and i just loved it. quite simply loved it. ncuti gatwa, thank you so much for talking to us.

thank you, lizo. a heads up about what is happening right now and what we are looking to go into a bit more detail. these live pictures, from room, a political festival, live pictures, from room, a politicalfestival, a live pictures, from room, a political festival, a four day event, held by the far right governing party and the guest list includes the albanian prime minister, elon musk, uk prime minister, elon musk, uk prime minister rishi sunak. all expected at this gathering. migration expected to be high on the agenda. certainly the priority for rishi sunak and he heads there is tackling that issue so when we see and hear from elon musk or the british prime minister, we will head back to rome.

stay with us, you are watching bbc news. hello. it was a stunning end to the day across north—east england with some amazing sunsets reported pretty widely. you reported pretty widely. can see the scene here in guernsey, you can see the scene here in guernsey, they are coming all the way from the south—west, right across the uk, mild conditions but in the far north we have a weather front which does not move very far over the weekend, that will bring significant rain especially across the far north—west of scotland, an amber warning from the met office, we could see up to 200 millimetres of rain falling by the end of sunday, that has the potential to cause flooding and disruption. for the rest of today, the rain

continues across the north west of scotland, further south it�*s looking largely dry, as i said some decent breaks in the cloud but on the whole, it�*s fairly cloudy, around coastal areas and the west you see the client continuing, maybe some rain and drizzle, maximum temperatures of 12 or 13, above the average for the time of year. the rain continuing across northern scotland, the breeze picking up, further south it will remain fairly cloudy through into sunday but it will be a mild night, temperatures no lower than 8—11 . throughout sunday, it�*s almost like a repeat performance. for many, fairly cloudy to start but there will be decent holes breaking through in the cloud allowing sunny spells through england and wales but the ring continuing around western scotland, the amber weather warning in force in scotland, some of the rain could edge into northern england. top

temperatures on sunday 10—14. next week, we�*ve got some weather fronts moving south and east, tuesday, we could see quite significant rain pushing through england and wales, we will keep a close eye on that and a north—westerly when setting up as we go through the west of the week. bringing temperatures down, round about 6—10 or 11 degrees, more like the average for the time of year. staying 30 and settled with rain at times, wintry showers as well over the higher ground of the north of the higher ground of the north of the uk. goodbye.

live from london, this is bbc news. hundreds gather in tel aviv, calling for the release of the remaining hostages as israel�*s military says it killed three hostages in gaza by mistake. maybe now someone will understand that only one way to rescue the hostages. the aljazeera tv news networks says one of its camera operators has been killed in gaza after an israeli airstrike. state television in kuwait has announced the death of the country�*s leader, emir nawaf al—ahmad al—jaber al—sa bah. he was 86. italy�*s prime minister host a right—wing festival — rishi sunak and elon musk among the attendees.