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>> this is bbc worlds america. secondary blanket is calling for humanitarian aid as hundreds continue to leave gaza. all eyes are on donald trump as he becomes the first u.s. president to testify under oath. and it sam bankman-fried faces decades in jail after a guilty verdict in his criminal trial. >> welcome to world news america. israel continues to launched deadly strikes on gaza, as the u.s. secretary of state made in appeal in israel for humanitarian pauses to help protect citizens and allow aid in. >> we provided advice that only

the best of friends can offer on how to minimize civilian deaths. also finding terrorists and their infrastructure of violence. today i spoke with the prime minister and other officials about concrete steps to do that. president biden has stressed the need to operate according to international law. protecting civilians must take place not just in gaza, but also in the west bank, where extremist violence against palestinians must be stopped. >>'s visit to the region comes as at there are reports of a blast outside of a hospital in gaza on friday. footage verified by bbc shows a damaged ambulce and injured people outside of the hospital. the israel defense force says an aircraft hit an ambulance because it's soldiers assessed it was being used by a terrorist cell, and a number of hamas

operatives were killed in the street. they will release more information, but did not make clear in a statement if they were talking about the same incident. benjamin netanyahu says that there will be no temporary cease-fire with hamas until israeli hostages are released. the u.s. military confirmed for the first time on friday that it is assisting israel in its a search for hostages. brigadier patrick writers says at the u.s. has been flying unarmed surveillance drones over gaza, following the october 7 attack. the new york times reported the story, and it says that drones have been operating in southern gaza. amid this, many continue to try to leave gaza at the egypt border as the airstrikes of the gaza strip intensified. at some airstrikes are in areas -- and some airstrikes earn areas -- we have an update. correspondent: this is a recent airstrike. this is the area were israel is

telling people to go because it is safe. we know 15 people were killed in this building. many others are missing. the palestinian defense are quickly trying to find survivors under the rubble. the people are looking, surgeon and digging with their bare hands. they say that five kids were missing under this building. here. about 50 people were injured and many others are missing. 15 killed. at the airstrike happened in the area that israel asked people to go. about two thirds of the population now are displaced fro m their houses. at the people here, they said that many of thos killed or missing were displaced from their houses in the north in

gaza city. >> our state department correspondent is with us, who has been looking into this. i want to ask you first about what we saw in israel. you have secretary blinken calling for humanitarian pauses, but then we see benjamin netanyahu rejecting those calls. what does it mean? >> it is difficult to get humanitarian aid in. the americans have been focused on intense diplomacy to get as far as we are now, the trucks coming through the border crossing. it is complicated between hamas, egypt and qatar. it has taken a month. at the israelis have made it clear they would not do anything they will benefits hamas. now, mr. blinken said he thought it could be resolved. heaid that teams were talking about practical steps. but he also said it would take time. humanitarian workers say they do

not have time. an official said today that they were not keeping up with the desperate need. he said, we are not keeping up with the progress towards desolation. and that the pauses are needed. >> stark words there. what do you think it means, the message for broader efforts to try to slow the fighting? >> right after those horrific attacks, israelis looked like they were ready for a massive invasion of gaza. it was delayed. then they entered gaza with a smaller or more measured stance. it is possible they were paying attention to u.s. advice about how to conduct this war, it is important because you do not want backlash from the region or to trigger a wider escalation. having said that, the israelis are clear they will do whatever it takes to defeat hamas.this is about protecting the israeli state, restoring iaeli deterrence, and destroying an

underground network that has been built underneath densely populated areas. they will do what they feel they need, and that they will not accept a cease-fire. the americans are not talking about a cease-fire. but what they are talking about is pauses for aid. >> the u.s. has said it stands firmly behind israel, but its rhetoric has changed in the past few weeks. it tell us about that. >> right after the dreadful hamas attacks, the americans came out in support of israel. they are still strongly in support of israel's obligation, they say, they say committed offenderolve -- defend themselves, but rhetoric has evolved with the situation. as we saw incread devastation in gaza, you have heard much more about the need to protect civilians. mr. blinken made the connection

between humanitarian aid and prospects for peace. he said unless you protect civilians, you will not have partners for peace if they are consumed with a catastrophe, if they feel alienated because of a perceived indifference. in other words, he is talking about the recipe for further radicalization. so they are coming out more strongly with that messaging. >> we are hearing that increasingly here in washington. so what about the perspective for what would happen after the war? questions are being asked about that, including here in washington. >> it is something that was discussed and americans are beginning to address it. that is something that mr. blinken will talk about, but he is focused on the immediate issues. what they have been saying is there cannot be a situation where hamas governs gaza again, but there cannot be a situation where israel occupies gaza. so they are talking about a long-term policy, two states

for two peoples. the issue is this is not the policy of the current right-wing government, and it has not been the policy obenjamin netanyahu for years. whatever he might say, his actions have undermined the prospects of a palestinian state. most are thinking it is not even possible because jewish settlements have been built so relentlessly. and you have an authority that is too weak to implement it. i think what mr. blinken is doing is signaling that there must be a palestinian solution that comes out of the ashes of this conflict. this is a way to start the conversation. >> secretary blinken is not going to jordan, correct? >> he is, meeting with king of dolla there. and he ght take further stops in the region. >> ok, our state department correspondent, barbara, thank yo now the situation for those in

gaza remains dire. ou correspondent in jerusalem has been filming for the bbc on the ground to report the impact of the war on civilians. this peace contains distressing images from the start. correspondent: sometimes a face can tell all there is to know. of war in the lives of the young. the brothers came to the hospital in central gaza after a bomb hit their home. [crying] >> [speaking non-english language] >> [speaking non-english language] >> [speaking non-english language]

[crying] correspondent: further north of here, another hospital. more of war's wounded. a crowded floor. who can be saved? who is beyond help? the process of checks that has become all too familiar. this woman's life eating fast. -- fading fast. and then gone. there's stories of escape, told to our cameraman. a five year old at another hospital, pulled from the rubble. she is physically recovering,

but unlikely to forget. with injured children, the trauma stays with them for years, says this dr. children who watch what is going on have ptsd for months. there are now more than 1.5 million displaced in gaza, creating a vast humanitarian crisis, says the u.n. here at gaza beach, they collect salt water for washing. >> [speaking non-english language] correspondent: the children, as children do, find comfort in ch other. because when they leave here, there's only the war. bbc news, jerusalem. >> scotland's first ministers

since his family has left gaza after being trapped there for three weeks. his in-laws traveled to gaza to visit a relative and were unable to leave following the attacks by hamas. he wrote, "we are pleased to confirm that nadia's parents left this morning. we are grateful to those who have assisted our parents, including the scdo crisis team." they are among the 100 people on the u.k. list of those allowed out of gaza on friday. in his first public comments since the conflict began, the leader of hezbollah praised the attack. the leader of the lebanese islamist group said the only way to prevent a regional war is for israel to stop attacking gaza. he did not announce an escalation of fighting but said hezbollah was already doing enough.

he also directed his words at the u.s., saying the americans can stop the aggression against gaza because it is also their aggression. our senior correspondent is following this speech from lebanon. correspondent: we did not hear from the leader a declaration of all out war against israel. his speech was not just listened to carefully here thousands of supporters at the rally we attended, it was also being studied and analyzed in tel aviv, and the white house. because in this past month, the region has become a tinderbox. and one m rk of a regional escalation. today, he said the risk existed. he said it was a real. and the only way to reduce it was for america to make sure the attacks in gaza was brought to an end. but we know that is not the current american policy. the leader talked about what

hezbollah is doing already, a stepped up campaign of cross-border attacks on the israel and lebanon border. the level of tension there is the worst it has been since 2006, when israel and lebanon went to war. critically, he did not signal that hezbollah was going to escalate. he knows there is no appetite here in this country for another war with israel. the last one, people are still living with the damage from that. at this is an economy on its knees. and let's not forget that there are two american aircraft carriers and the waters of the eastern mediterranean. that's a powerful deterrent. we know that hamas wants more from hezbollah. it wanted to be more involved in the battle, but the message today, reading between the lines into listening to what was said, is that basically hezbollah is

sticking for n with the cross-border attacks. and leaving the battles in gaza to hamas. but the organization has said before that what would trigger a change is if it feels hamas is in danger of being beaten. this was not hezbollah declaring peace. but i think there would have been a guarded sense of relief that the statement today did not signal a major escalation. >> our report from lebanon. a universy in new york canceled classes after a student was charged with making anti-semitic threats. a cornell spokesperson said they would observe a community day in recognition of the stress of the past few weeks. the move follows the arrest of a 21-year-old, who allegedly posted comments threatening to kill andarm jewish people. he also threatened to "shoot up a building on campus."

the building was a kosher dining hall, mostly catering to jewish students. now, the university's president released a statement saying, "while we take measure of relief in knowing the author of the anti-semitic posts that threatened our jewish community is in custody, it was disturbing to learn he was a student. we will not tolerate antisemitism. we will not tolerate hatred of any form, including racism or islamophobia." the u.s. secretary of state has announced a new military package of weapons and equipment for ukraine. the u.s. will provide up to $125 million worth of weapons authorized under a previously allowed drawdown. the latest supply of weapons comes as ukraine is expected to receive aid from the u.s. defense department, as they prepare for another difficult winter of fighting. the former u.s. president's son eric trump wrapped up testimony

in a fraud trial against his family. he was a grilled about his involvement in financial statements and steps he took to verify numbers before signing documents. eric said he believed everything in the statements was accurate, and denied wrongdoing. next week,onald trump and his daughter are expected to testify. now, sam bankman-fried, who led one of the biggest crypto exchanges, was found guilty in his crime trial. a jury only took five hours to find him guilty on seven counts of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering. he was accused of stealing $10 billion in money from his trading company, which filed for bankruptcy. he faces a maximum sentence of 150 years in prison. a spokesperson for sam bankman-fried did not respond to a request for comment.

now we can speak to zeke, an investigative reporter at bloomberg. it's so good to see you. thank you for joining us. you have been covering the trial and this story, so were you surprised by the verdict? >> no. the fraud has been ear for quite some time. basically, as soon as ftx failed, it was clear the money was gone and the most likely scenario was he stole it. i flew down to the bahamas, and got there just before he was arrested, and we spent a day going over his excuses about how this was not his fault. even then, it did not seem credible. now we have heard his top three lieutenants, who all pleaded guilty, they all said we committed fraud. and we are really sorry.

we did it with that guy over there. >> that is an interesting part about the case, he has been vocal, speaking to the media. his lawyers say they will fight the decision. from your conversations with him, how is he taking the verdict? >> sam always had a crazy attitude towards risk. if you told him that we are going to flip a coin and heads, you are going to me $100 billion and give it away. tails, you will be bankrupt and you will go to jail. he would have said i will flip it every te. in fact, it is my duty to. now he is facing the consequences, i have to imagine that he is questioning the decisions that led him to this point. >> i imagine. why do you think he was able to rise so high, then fall so far? >> so, there was an insane

amount of money during this crypto bubble. it seem to like every coin was going up and up. it was a slot machine, if you pulled the lever you were going to win. there was big money on wall street looking for a way to get in on it. and one way presented itself, this boy genius who had experience at a top trading firm. even though he presented himself like a slob. kind of like a college kid who had pulled an all nighter he, spoke the language of wall street. he acted like he was just going to create this app where people could trade crypto. he was going to be better than the others, collect small fees, and making a lot of money over time. that was the story investors bought into. and, they did not check too closely into what exactly he was doing with the money that people

sent to the exchange. >> i am wondering how others in the crypto industry have reacted to this and the verdict? >> so, the crypto industry will above to paint him as a bad apple, and say that sam was just really unusual, an outlier. but that overlooks the fact that there have been so many frauds in crypto. after this trial is over, coming up we have one with alex, a cofounder of another company called celsius network. it peaked at $20 billion. if it was not for sam bankman-fried, we would be talking about ex as the face of crypto fraud. a couple days ago the government arrested organizers of safe moon. it is fraud after fraud. the crypto industry will above

to move on and get things going again, but the public, i think, will be more skeptical the next time somebodyitches a hot new coin. >> that is my last question, where is the crypto industry right now? >> amazingly, a bunch of coins have been going up lately. bitcoin had been as high as $59 a coin, now going for $36,000. the industry is hopeful that this is only -- that they have seen boom and bust before, and they want another boom going soon. i think that sam bankman-fried has obtained even the -- tainted even though word crypto. now when you say crypto people will picture the guy who stole everybody's money. >> zeke, the author of "numbers go up." thank you for joining us.

now we turn to other headlines from around the world. a storm hit tuscany on thursday and six people are dead, several others missing, after heavy winds and flooding the ravaged italy. the storm has been linked to 13 deaths in europe, including a five-year-old killed by falling trees in belgium. president biden and jill biden are visiting maine in the wake of a mass shooting that left 18 dead and 13 injured. biden his meeting with survivors, family members and first responders. he has called on congress to pass gun reform legislation, including an assault weapons ban, universal background checks and strengthening red flag laws. a woman is accusing steven tyler of sexual assault over a decade ago, according to a lawsuit. she alleges the singer, who was 27 at the time, kissed and

groped her in 1975 when she was only 17. thbbc has asked tyler's representatives for comment, but he has denied all allegations. before we go, here is a story you may have missed if you are busy with halloween. the hollywood sign celebrated its 100th anniversary. the city commemorated the milestone by declaring october 31 as hollywood sign day. the iconic symbol of the city of angels was originally a marketing ploy for a housing development. it spelled out hollywoodland, but it was later shortened and it came to symbolize a city that is just below. ok, remember you can find more news on our website, bbc.com/news. check us out on your favorite social media sites. i'm in washington, thank you for watching world news america. ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this program

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