this is bbc news, the headlines... the israeli military says it's recovered the bodies of another six hostages in gaza — as blinken arrives in egypt for fresh peace talks. in gaza, hamas officials say at least ten people have been killed in an israeli military attack on a school. myanmar�*s civil war — we report on the rohinga people bombed shortly after this film was taken as they tried to flee. king charles is to visit southport in the north—west of england later — in the wake of the knife attack that claimed the lives of three children. and a rocket engine explodes during a test launch at the uk's new spaceport in shetland. hello, i'm lucy hockings. some latest pictures from gaza. the

civil defence agency telling us several people killed in an attack on a school, hitting the second floor of the building, the buildings in gaza city, many displaced people they are telling us what house there, the idf saying it was a strike that targeted a command embedded in the school of hamas, which hamas denies. the latest pictures, the hamas rand health ministry saying at least ten people have been killed. six hostages recovered from southern gaza. the israeli army has retrieved the bodies of six hostages from khan younis in southern gaza. these are the pictures of the men who had been captured in southern israel during the hamas attacks on october the seventh. five of their deaths had already been announced. but one was previously thought

to have still been alive. meanwhile — the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has been having talks with egyptian president — abdel fattah el—sisi in cairo. mr blinken has been continuing a push for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in gaza. let's speak to alon liel, former director general of the foreign ministry of israel. cani can i first ask you about these bodies of the hostages that have been retrieved today? i have been speaking to a family member whose cousin are still alive, he understands, in gaza, and dissing he is disappointed in benjamin netanyahu forfailing to is disappointed in benjamin netanyahu for failing to secure a ceasefire, felt there were opportunities for it to happen and felt benjamin netanyahu does seem absolutely unable to rectify any of the damage being done politically to him by the hostage families and resist that pressure. it is him by the hostage families and resist that pressure.— resist that pressure. it is a horrible — resist that pressure. it is a

horrible day _ resist that pressure. it is a horrible day here, - resist that pressure. it is a horrible day here, six - resist that pressure. it is a l horrible day here, six bodies brought back from gaza, six funerals. i can describe you the mood, especially of the people that live near gaza. sadness, anger because all these six, some of the anger is channelled towards our government. very sad day. as you described in your opening remarks, unfortunately the horrible pain we are going through with more bombardments all over, more injuries, destruction, really hope it will come to an end very soon. can we talk more about that and the possibility of a ceasefire deal? i would like to step back and get your

perspective because we have had hamas saying the group remains committed to this deal, that presidentjoe biden put forward in may endorsed by the un security council as well. why will israel agree to that deal? the council as well. why will israel agree to that deal? the feeling here is from antony _ agree to that deal? the feeling here is from antony blinken _ agree to that deal? the feeling here is from antony blinken himself- agree to that deal? the feeling here is from antony blinken himself and l is from antony blinken himself and from our prime minister in the few words he said about it, the gap between the americans and israelis has been narrowed including on technicalities regarding numbers of soldiers in the south of gaza, the middle of gaza and so on. we don't have indications yet that israel and hamas has had the gap narrowed. it is very strange to see how enthusiastic, optimistic the americans are and how israelis are.

i am worried the americans see things in a non—realistic way. i am worried the americans see things in a non-realistic way. there is a hue things in a non-realistic way. there is a huge disconnect _ things in a non-realistic way. there is a huge disconnect but _ things in a non-realistic way. there is a huge disconnect but one - things in a non-realistic way. there is a huge disconnect but one of - things in a non—realistic way. there is a huge disconnect but one of the key sticking points always seems to have been the fact is you only seem to accept a deal that allows it to continue with the war despite repeated statements from the us saying they want a ceasefire deal to end the war. how does antony blinken, the us and others involved in the negotiations overcome the very big sticking point? i in the negotiations overcome the very big sticking point?— very big sticking point? i think this really _ very big sticking point? i think this really is _ very big sticking point? i think this really is the _ very big sticking point? i think this really is the key _ very big sticking point? i think this really is the key issue. - very big sticking point? i think| this really is the key issue. the visual will agree and the war in gaza at this stage and i don't see netanyahu agreeing to it. now it is to agree... between phase one and

two there will be negotiations about it, ithink two there will be negotiations about it, i think you cannot get from a promise that the war is over in gaza, especially as long as there is a worry of netanyahu and many of his ministers is that if we stop the war now it will take months or years to recover and we will have this nightmare again and i think part of the israeli problem is having these feelings, is afraid of an incumbent of hamas in a few years. we had from the palestinian national initiative had, expressing something many palestinians feel, i would like to

hear your response, let's listen to what he told us earlier. i think what netanyahu wants is not just the continuation of this war of extermination, but also a new regional war. a horrible regional war, which could affect other countries in the region, and could even drag the united states into a horrible war again and affect the population of the middle east. this is what netanyahu wants. it's his dream — trying to push the united states to be in a war with iran. that has been his dream for decades. what is your view about those words on the intentions of netanyahu? i don't think that netanyahu has such a dream but i think he has a dream that there will never be a palestinian state and this is his promise to the israeli voters and he sees the international situation in which there is growing support for

two states, more recognition of the state of palestine, it worries him very much. i think israel itself is more vulnerable than we were before this war. in the overall region a war is extremely dangerous to the future of asia and i do not think netanyahu wants to future of asia and i do not think neta nyahu wants to take future of asia and i do not think netanyahu wants to take such a risk. thank you forjoining us from tel aviv, alon liel. india's top court has ordered the creation of a national task force of doctors — to make recommendations on their safety in the workplace. it follows the killing of the 31—year—old trainee doctor, who police say was raped and murdered at a hospital in the eastern city of kolkata. the incident has sparked demonstrations by thousands ofjunior doctos across the country, which have disrupted hospital services for almost a week. our correpondent kirti dubey,

from bbc hindi, is in kolkata... take us through what the high court decision means. we seem to be having some problems with our connection to kirti dubey, we might have to come back to her in a moment. we have her now. a decisionjust back to her in a moment. we have her now. a decision just a few hours ago in the top court in india, what does it mean for thejunior in the top court in india, what does it mean for the junior doctors? the it mean for the “unior doctors? the court said it mean for the junior doctors? iie: court said they it mean for the junior doctors? tie: court said they are deeply concerned about the safety and security situation of doctors, that means the court want a central protocol for the country to be followed by all hospitals in the country because as of now there is no central protocol to maintain the security and safety of medical staff. that is the reason the court once nine members of the

panel to suggest what can be the safety measures and model to ensure that medical staff is secure and safe at the workplace. {line that medical staff is secure and safe at the workplace.- that medical staff is secure and safe at the workplace. one of the --eole safe at the workplace. one of the peeple very _ safe at the workplace. one of the people very outspoken _ safe at the workplace. one of the people very outspoken has - safe at the workplace. one of the people very outspoken has beenl safe at the workplace. one of the i people very outspoken has been the father of the 31—year—old trainee doctor who was reportedly raped and murdered that has led to all of these protests. i know you have been speaking to him, let's have a listen. we come from a lower class background and we built up everything by ourselves. and suddenly now, at the age of 62, all my dreams have been shattered. we want the harshest punishment for this. our state, our country, even the whole world is asking forjustice. and i am mentioning the role of the hospital because whenever she used to leave for work, we would remain tense until she called and informed us that she had reached the hospital safely. only then we would feel relieved. but the hospital is the place where something so barbaric happened

to her while on duty. all of our relatives and neighbours used to tell me, "you manage to make your daughter a doctor only by running a tailoring shop". and i used to say, "no, i did not make her. "but she became a doctor through her own hard work". "we just provided some support, the effort was all hers". i have no words. i sense my daughter everywhere. we are not able to enter her room. from 2011 until now, she used to study until 3 or 4 in the morning. it was her challenge that no—one can beat her. i don't feel good repeating the same things again. but what to do? i have to talk about this. you guys, the media, are with us. the whole world has said what has happened is wrong. this should not have happened. and i can only thank you for all this because i cannot thank my daughter any more. a heartbroken father there, moving to hear him talk about what he has

been through and to pay tribute in a way to his daughter, tell us about that interview and what he is calling for. he that interview and what he is calling for-— that interview and what he is callin: for. , ., ., calling for. he is asking for the harshest punishment. - calling for. he is asking for the harshest punishment. the - calling for. he is asking for the i harshest punishment. the mother calling for. he is asking for the - harshest punishment. the mother was so devastated she has not even been able to process what has happened to her. they say their world has crumbled down overnight and cannot even imagine this. phone rings., i am actually sorry. she went somewhere to save people's lives and was not safe there. they are not able to process the grief because from the daily news, the media... it

is difficult for them to process the group. is difficult for them to process the urou -. ., ~' is difficult for them to process the ”rou, ., is difficult for them to process the irou, ., is difficult for them to process the rou. ., , , , group. thank you, kirti dubey. king charles will — group. thank you, kirti dubey. king charles will visit _ group. thank you, kirti dubey. king charles will visit southport - group. thank you, kirti dubey. king charles will visit southport this - charles will visit southport this afternoon to meet victims of the knife attack that claimed the lives of three young girls, live there shortly, stay with us.

let's return to italy now, where specialist italian divers have begun a fresh search for six people missing after a british luxury yacht sank in a freak storm off sicily on monday morning. our reporter nicky schiller is here to tell us more about the timeline we know so far. let's start with where this happened. we know — from its travel history on the tracking site marinetraffic — that the yacht was anchored 700

metres off the port of porticello — just east of sicily�*s capital, palermo before the violent storm hit on monday. you can see from this map how the stormy weather swept through the area in the early hour. local meteorologists say a weather alert had been in place for some four days before the disaster, after searing heat had raised the temperature of the mediterranean to 30c, higher than normal. this video was taken on shore and shows you the strength of the winds. witnesses say the yacht disappeared beneath the water at around 05:00 local time. you can see the strength of the wind from the shore. local fisherman told us he saw a waterspout in the vicinity. you can see one here — it's a form of tornado that occurs over water rather than land and can generate powerful winds.

these eyewitnesses saw what happened. translation: at about 4:15, we saw a flare in the sea. - we waited for this waterspout to pass. after ten minutes, we went out to sea and we saw cushions and all the rest of the boat. all of what was on deck in the sea. but we did not find anyone. this morning we got a very strong orcan gust. and we had to start the engine to keep the ship in an anchor position, and we watched the ship behind us, not to touch them. and we managed to keep this ship in position. and after the storm was over, we noticed that the ship behind us was gone. so what do we know about the luxury superyacht? well, it was built in 2008, was 56 metres long and had won awards for it's design.

awards for its design. it could accommodate up to 12 guests in six suites, and was available for private charterfor up to 195,000 euros — £166,000 — a week. one key design feature is it's mast — one key design feature is its mast — here it is pictures before the storm hit — made of alumunium it's 72 metres tall. witnesses said the force of the storm caused it to snap in half and the boat became unbalanced. matthew schanck, chair of the maritime seach and rescue council, said the catastrophic incident happened very quickly and the fact it sunk so quickly was concerning given it's a "very advanced, modern, commercial vessel". teams of divers are attempting to reach the wreckage of the yacht but the fact that it lies some 50 metres underwater on the seabed and the hull is tilted

at a 90 degree angle, will also make any investigation into what caused the tragedy a lot harder. king charles is visiting southport today — three weeks after a knife attack that claimed the lives of three children. elsie dot stancombe, bebe king and alice dasilva aguiar were stabbed to death at a taylor swift—themed dance class. the king will meet privately with people who were affected — as well as members of the town's community and the emergency services. charlotte gallagher, any sign of the king? trio charlotte gallagher, any sign of the kini ? ., , ., , , king? no sign of him yet but there is a lot of security _ king? no sign of him yet but there is a lot of security suggesting - king? no sign of him yet but there is a lot of security suggesting he . is a lot of security suggesting he is a lot of security suggesting he is on his way and will be here very soon. we are behind a barrier where crowds are being kept, you can't see beyond those buildings over there,

this huge display of flowers, teddies, balloons that have been there for those three girls killed in a stabbing attack. we saw volunteers this morning putting out the teddy's, taking an overnight to be kept dry from the rain, put out this morning. southport looking its best for the visit of the king. reminders everywhere of what happened here, barely a fence or bmp happened here, barely a fence or lamp post that doesn't have a pink ribbon on, locals wearing the pink ribbons, which say southpaw stance together. people welcoming the king today, having a private meeting with the families directly affected by what happened. some of the surviving children. some were injured and in hospital, will be meeting with the king. he will also meet emergency services, police, paramedics, firefighters, who responded and had to deal with violent disorder in the days after. and speak to faith leaders in the area and the

community. who built things, rebuilt things when war not done. free ice cream for children. it feels like southport as a community have come together to support each other here. tomorrow, and at the meeting, another private meeting between the king and families of the three girls killed in the stabbing attack, that as well will be behind closed doors for obvious reasons. irate as well will be behind closed doors for obvious reasons.— as well will be behind closed doors for obvious reasons. we will return to southport _ for obvious reasons. we will return to southport when _ for obvious reasons. we will return to southport when king _ for obvious reasons. we will return to southport when king charles - to southport when king charles arrives. charlotte, thank you. now to edinburgh, we weren't sure if we had it, the edinburgh fringe.

for the next three and a half weeks, artists from 58 countries are putting on more than 52,000 performances — from comedy to caberet, and music to magic. this week is the final week. our reporter meghan owen is there. we are at this theatre in the centre of edinburgh are, the sun hasjust come out, we are meeting a couple of calls from finland. i will take it over to the red nose company. this is doggy hotel. studio: we are having all sorts of

technical problems with edinburgh and the red knows company. we might have to return to meghan owen later. scientists were hoping to see the first full—engine test of a vertical rocket at the uk's new spaceport in shetland last night — but it didn't quite go to plan — as multiple engines exploded on the launch pad. the test was due to be carried out at the saxavord site on unst, the country's northernmost inhabited island. lorna gordon reports. the countdown to what should have been a final engine test on a rocket being readied for space. but moments after the ground—based test started, this. a plume of smoke and large flames shooting out sideways, then loud bangs as the entire structure was engulfed by fire. unst is britain's most northerly inhabited island. when it comes to space and safety, its remoteness is part of the attraction.

saxavord spaceport said all safety protocols were observed and the site evacuated prior to yesterday's test. no staff were at risk. rocket testing and launches can be fraught with difficulty. the first ever satellite mission launched from the uk ended when a virgin orbitjumbo jet flying out of cornwall lost the rocket it released horizontally after it suffered an anomaly. last year, the spacex starship spacecraft exploded minutes after lift—off. elon musk congratulated his team on what he called an exciting launch and said they had learned a lot. these pictures are from earlier ground—based tests that german rocket company rfa carried out successfully here in shetland. the tests involved firing fewer engines at any one time.

the test yesterday was meant to be the final one and the biggest. in a statement, the rocket company said they were aware of the higher risk attached to their approach and that they will take their time to analyse and assess the situation, adding that the goal would be to return to regular operations as soon as possible. sending vertical rockets into space is hard. that is why these tests are carried out. the one here yesterday demonstrating both why these tests are important and how challenging building rockets can be. lorna gordon, bbc news, on unst in shetland. stay with us on bbc news. good afternoon.

some wet weather in the forecast particularly for northern and western areas of the uk as we head through the rest of the week, windy too but even further south and east there will still be showers around at times today. sunny spells but blustery showers, strongest gusts of wind and the squeeze of the isobars across northern ireland in western scotland, up to 50 mph. this is where the bulk of the showers will be and some of the showers will be heavy and thundery, merging at times to feel like longer spells of rain. further south, largely dry, a few more isolated showers towards the west but in the best of the sunshine across parts of south—east england 23 or 2a celsius, a fresher feel behind that front earlier this morning. cloudy night, some showers

across the north and west, cloudy by the end of the night but wind lightening a little on some temperatures could drop back to single figures. a lot is cooler and less muggy and then tomorrow, more rain to come. rain down through north—west england and gusts coupled with high spring tides could cause coastal over toppling in these areas. this could be some showers towards the west and largely dry again, a ridge of high pressure but turning cloudy and temperatures in the mid—to—high teens towards the north and west. the remnants of hurricane ernesto, humid feeling air lasting longer is and the east, strong gusty wind wherever you are across the uk, perhaps 40—50 mph across parts of england and wales with more rain to follow at times, fresher feeling air

behind the cold front, humid air lasting longer is the further east you are. some rain to come on friday, windy weather. a tight squeeze on the isobars here, more weather fronts, probably squeeze on the isobars here, more weatherfronts, probably drying out with some sunshine mostly by the end of the day. further outbreaks towards the south on saturday morning.

today at 1:00pm, an intense search

continues off the coast of sicily for six people missing after their superyacht sank. divers say it's a difficult search operation, with objects blocking their access to the cabins of the ship on the sea bed. also on the programme... king charles travels to southport to meet families affected by the devastating knife attacks three weeks ago. israeli soldiers recover the bodies of six hostages, missing since october the 7th, from southern gaza. i love you! joe biden bids farewell to the democratic convention, as kamala harris prepares to officially accept the party's presidential nomination. and a 350—mile cycle challenge, inspired by former rugby union star ed slater, raises thousands for families affected by motor neurone disease. 2a hours of pain is nothing compared to people with a life of mnd, and we've got to make a change — it's got to change.

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