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years. no one from above would know what you are up to. anchor: a cleanup operation is underway after a small tornado ripped through greater manchester, damaging about 100 homes. i'm lauren taylor. we start with the latest in the israel-gaza war. palestinians fleeing central gaza, where israeli forces have continued their offensive. over 200 deaths have been reported in the last one he four hours. the u.n. says 100 50,000 people are on the move around central gaza. in other developing's, israel says it regrets the harm caused to civilians in a strike on a refugee camp on december 24. at least 86 people were reported to have been killed. the israeli minister has warned the military will act to remove hezbollah from the lebanon border if attacks continue. our first report -- a warning,

the report contains distressing images from the start. reporter: once again, the child's tells her story of the war. her home was bombed overnight. we were upstairs, she says, and we were hit, and i started running. she tries to comfort her sister, but she has no idea that her mother and brother were killed in the strike. her father sits next to the body bags. he is still in shock. this is my son, he says. this morning, he asked me for biscuits. i went to buy them. and i came back, i found him and my wife dead. the ground offensive continues to deepen in the southern city, where hundreds of thousands have fled from the fighting in northern gaza. israel says it is trying to

protect civilians during its operation against hamas fighters. but it said it has regretted what it called extensive collateral damage in a strike last weekend. the hamas run health ministry says at least 86 people were killed in the strike on a refugee camp in central gaza. israel says it used the wrong type of munition. here in jerusalem, thousands of teenagers march toward the israeli parliament. they chanted "alive now." they want a new deal to retrieve those still in captivity. the war is not going to end anytime soon. that is the message from the israeli government. that only increases the frustration among the young people gathered here, many from communities that are the worst affected by the october 7 attacks. their message -- bring the hostages back home, now. >> i was there on the seventh of

october. and my people were kidnapped. we want them back. >> i really hope it ends for both sides as quickly as possible. war is horrible on either end of it. reporter: in the agony of war, new life begins. three quadruplets. one is still in intensive care. there is little food and not enough formula or diapers. she and her family are sheltering in a school after being forced out of their home in the north. her new babies, born into displacement. bbc, jerusalem. lauren: the israeli military has taken journalists into what it says is the largest underground internal found so far. since the beginning of the conflict, hamas has maintained an underground network, allowing fighters to room -- to move undetected from one part of the territory to another. finding and clearing them has

been difficult. video released by israel shows what it says is part of the tunnel network being destroyed near a hospital in the nassar area of gaza city. a tunnel that our correspondent and camera operator were taken to is not far from the border crossing, each was breached by hamas when it launched its attacks on israel. here is the report. reporter: the main crossing into northern gaza. for the israeli military, progress in the war has been a lot slower than anticipated. the reason -- the vast network of tunnels that hamas is using for hit and run attacks on israeli soldiers, and for hiding. >> the crossing is right behind us. you can see how the entrance was blasted open. reporter: the israeli army took us and a group of other journalists inside gaza on foot to show us the biggest tunnel that they have discovered so far. there were no restrictions on journalists, other than not

showing positions of true concentration. we are just north of gaza. this is what gaza looks like from here -- a devastated shell of a ghost town. we can hear the sound of heavy machine gun fire and drones flying overhead. there is also the occasional blast of an artillery round. this is the mouth of the huge tunnel israelis have discovered just a few hundred meters from the border with israel. a spokesman for the army, originally from iran, spoke to me in persian. >> in this tunnel, you can find anything. you can live in them. you can sleep in them. you can take a bath. you could keep prisoners here for years if you like, and no one from above would know what you are up to. reporter: from here, the tunnel does not look like a major

discovery or a massive engineering feat. but inside, it is clear that this has been a major development project for hamas to be able to quickly move gunmen into the border with israel. the tunnel is wide enough to drive a car through. it is 4.5 kilometers long. it opens into the northern part of the city of gaza. it is wired for electricity and other amenities. it is made of concrete. it must have taken hamas years to build and cost millions of dollars. it begs the question -- how did the israeli intelligence agencies miss something of this dimension? after about 30 meters or so, we were not allowed to go any deeper into the tunnel for our own security. soldiers had their guns and lights pointed at the dark end of the tunnel, just in case. israel discovered this tunnel

over two weeks ago, its mouth hidden in a sand dune. >> of just come out of this tunnel. you can only go down this tunnel for about 20 meters or 30 meters. israeli soldiers stop you from going any further, which means that two weeks after having been discovered, this tunnel is still not completely safe or secure. >> tunnel -- we have been through the whole tunnel from side to side. it branches off in different directions. it goes down. however, you have to understand that these tunnels are very complex. all of a sudden, you can find another tunnel you never knew about. this stretches for kilometers, all the way into gaza city. this goes to gaza city. therefore, cautiously saying that we know every element of this tunnel -- but we are not going to take any chances. reporter: it is not clear that the tunnels have presented the s -- the israeli army with a big

challenge. they say the war may now ask -- last for many months, particularly now, when hamas says it has moved to guerrilla tactics of hit and run attacks using these tunnels. abc, northern gaza. lauren: the united nations has warned the situation in the occupied west bank is rapidly deteriorating. it has called for the end of unlawful killings for palestinians. it shows 4875 palestinians have been detained since october 7 in the west bank. it also find cases of physical and psychological abuse and torture. nearly 300 palestinians were killed due to israeli military operations in the occupied west bank and east jerusalem. it details a sharp increase in airstrikes and incursions i is really security forces on densely populated areas, including refugee camps. an incident -- violent incidents from armed settlers of also increased, putting sexual

assault, beatings, and humiliation. earlier, i spoke to the head of office for the human commissioner for human rights in the occupied palestinian territory. >> this report casts a spotlight on the great human rights violations that have been coming in the west bank, and what we have seen is a market increase in the intensity of violations that have been happening since the seventh of october up until yesterday. we felt it was compelling to draw the attention. first of all, the nature of force used by security forces. it is being used as if there is an armed conflict. but according to international law, they should be dealing with this in the legal framework of law enforcement. so what we see now instead is use of fighter jets, bombs being dropped, drones being used, hundreds of thousands of troops being sent, and use of snipers,

and unnecessary force. this is the highest number of palestinians killed since we started recording in 2005. this year alone, we have seen about 500 people being killed. lauren: tell us about the torture allegations. >> thanks. we have about 4700 palestinians recorded as being detained by the israeli security forces. we do not have access to all detention centers. many of them are inside israel. however, some of them have been released and had access to us, and we have a range of ways of gathering information. based on that, we understand that in many cases, the treatment of detainees has been missed treatment, and in some cases -- lauren: a spokesperson for the israeli prime minister punch of

his office has dismissed the reports as ridiculous, and says it belittles the major security rights to israelis from the west bank. they say we have arrested hundreds of terror suspects and will continue to do what it takes to preserve our security. given that response, how do you think your forces are going to be received by the israeli government? do you think they will respond to you positively? >> unfortunately, i'm not very surprised by the reactions. we did not think they would take our recommendation seriously. but the recommendations are not just for the israelis, before the international community. if they do not take the report seriously and the recommendations, our big concern is this is going too fast deteriorate into even further grave security situations and human rights violations. that is exactly why we thought it was very important to put the report out to raise an alarm. we really hope the israeli

authorities take these recommendations seriously. lauren: we go live to jerusalem for the latest on the israeli-gaza war later. in the u.k., three men have died after their vehicle was recovered from the river ask near glaze dale in england. another man who tried to help those in the vehicle was pulled to safety from the river. it follows heavy rain and flooding caused by a storm. homes have been damaged by a mini tornado which ripped through part of greater manchester. police declared a major incident after roofs were torn off homes, trees were blown down, and walls collapsed. there were no reports of any injuries. areas worst affected included the village of millbrook. the report comes from greater manchester. reporter: the eye of the storm -- so strong that some homes could not even keep the

residents safe. this tree smashed through a roof just meters from where maisie pilkington slept. >> if you were to get a wrecking ball and go through a house -- i opened the door and thought, my god. reporter: in daylight, the damage was clearer to see. glass not strong enough and led not heavy enough to withstand the force of this tornado. >> the trees hit the roof, and went through my bathroom. the whole roof and ceiling of my bathroom is down. the whole tree is being held up by one branch. it started to snap. i've been told if it does not, it's going to go through the whole house. reporter: it was not just maisie's street. look at the devastation of homes and lives ripped apart. this was the village of karl brooks. >> we did not know what to do.

the police, the ambulance, fire -- how do they get around? reporter: tonight, hundreds of residents still have questions that come to be answered. >> we kind of get moving as quick as possible. the properties, we have not got the resources yet to get that quickly. reporter: what people here are still coming to terms with is how so much devastation was caused by something that lasted less than a minute. quick started as can be massively damaging. can see winds in excess of 100 mph concentrated on a very small area. that is enough to bring down parts of houses, trees, because massive amounts of damage. reporter: what is striking is how sudden this was, but also how random it was, the path of the tornado. how could the roof of one house be completely ripped off, and another stay intact?

even those that have been worst affected by this, they say they feel lucky. they say that repairs and replacements are an inconvenience compared to the tragedy that could have occurred. fiona trot, bbc news. lauren: let's get some of the day' as other news. more than 40 people have died after a fuel tanker crashed and exploded in central liberia. officials say it burst into flames soon after people rushed to the site to scoop fuel from the tanker after it overturned on a road about 130 kilometers from the capital, monrovia. because of the crash is unclear. the venezuelan president has ordered the armed forces to hold military exercises in response to a british decision to send a worship to support neighboring guyana. in a tv address, nicholas maduro said 5600 soldiers would take part. earlier this month, venezuela resurrected an old claim to a region which for decades has been part of guyana and its

predecessor, british guyana. a man who died after a car collided with a group of people in sheffield yesterday has been named as a father of two with his wife and young sons when he went to provide first aid to a woman following an altercation between a group of people. police have described him as a good samaritan who lost his life by helping a stranger. cher has reportedly called for a conservative shift of her son due to his alleged substance abuse and mental health issues. court documents seen by u.s. media reported that her son is substantially unable to manage his financial resources. back to our top story. the latest in the israel-gaza were. -- war. we go to our correspondent. i want to ask about reports from egypt that the hamas delegation has arrived and are going to

deliver hamas's response to the egyptian initiative for a cease-fire. can you remind us there it is likely either side is going to agree to it? reporter: that is the big question. it is a big "if" if either side is going to express even initial interest or interest in principle. essentially, this is a three stage proposal by egypt that could see the gradual release of hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners that could see different phases of pauses in fighting that could lead to a cease-fire. essentially, this would aid the livery -- delivery of aid that is desperate needed in gaza. a governing body of experts could take over the administration of gaza after the war. but here is what this plan is up against. it is up against israel's determination to expand its military operation, to expand and deepen its ground into

central gaza. but also, hamas continues to fire rockets into israel. as recently as this week, we hear about reports of firing a barrage of rockets. it is an ambitious plan. it has been thought through with the qataris, the other big negotiators in this conflict, and has been presented to hamas, israel, and the united states. we understand the hamas delegation will give their observations and talk technicalities about this plan. whether or not this is going to go further -- that is really the big question. lauren: in the meantime, powers in the region are concerned about this escalating and spreading with israel suggesting there could be a new front against hezbollah on the lebanon border. reporter: yes, and if you hear, for example, the defense minister or the war cabinet minister, they have all come out with really strong words about what is happening in israel's northern border.

for example, mr. gallant has said that this has to do with the exchange of fire and increase exchange of fire that has been on the up since october 7 between the israeli military and hezbollah operatives. remember, hezbollah's military capability is much more sophisticated than hamas. i think this is really the big concern. mr. gantz said that if the world is not going to control hamas and distance them from the border, israel is going to do it itself. apart from the rhetoric and the increased exchange of fire, no one is expecting a huge up in the fighting, if you will. no one wants another big front to happen in the northern border. you would only have to go back to 2006 and see how destructive that was. what we are seeing tension building on that front. lauren: thank you very much

indeed. now to a criminal case which has gripped the united states. the woman who conspired to kill her abusive mother has been released early from prison. gypsy rose blanchard, pictured on your left, pled guilty to the second-degree murder in 2015. the 32-year-old plotted with her boyfriend, john, to kill her mother following years of abuse. he stabbed dede blanchard to death with a knife her daughter gave him, and the pair fled the scene. on fox 49 news, they explained why the case is so big in the u.s. >> i think because it has been so controversial. anytime you have a murder case, things seem cut and dried with the crime being committed. because of this, with her background, with gypsy -- if you have been following this case,

her mother was suffering from what many people believe to be when chosen syndrome -- muncha usen syndrome, where you faked illness of a child of yours to get attention. you have this controversy. gypsy pleaded guilty to the murder of her mother, but a lot of people thought perhaps she was justified in doing it because she was kept hostage all of those years. here locally, that has been what everybody has talked about back-and-forth, was -- was she justified? was she being abused? did she have a reason to do that? she did commit a murder, according to her own admission in court. that is why you have people on both sides of this. lauren: the boyfriend is still in prison as i understand it. what happens to him? >> he has been placed in prison for life. that is why a lot of people have also wondered how it turns out. to 10 years, adding out early now. she was able to make a plea deal with prosecutors, basically testifying against him.

that sent him to prison for life. he is obviously the one who used the knife and did the actual killing, while gypsy was convicted of planning that. but he will be in prison for the rest of his life. a lot of people wondering, is it fair that he is going to prison for the rest of his life, whereas gypsy is getting out after eight years? that is one thing that is left to the courts to decide. lauren: in the meantime, gypsy has been giving interviews. she had an interview from inside prison. it sounds as though she said she actually regrets what she did. tell us more about what she did say. >> basically, with that, the background of this, from a time when she was an infant, gypsy was held hostage by her mother. they believed that she was made to believe that she had this illness. was able to convince doctors to perform unnecessary treatments and surgeries on gypsy for all of those years. with that, gypsy has said perhaps i should not have killed my mother.

maybe i could have gone to the police. it has been a controversial issue with that as well. this family was -- they lead the entire community to believe that this girl was sick, disabled. and nobody wants to be the person to question that, whether it be a doctor -- nobody wants to call somebody out on a sickness or disability, saying that is fake. gypsy said that had she tried speaking out -- she did try to run away and tell people, but the mother was able to come back and say, gypsy, she is disabled. she is mentally ill. i am the one in charge of her. don't believe her. with that, gypsy said she could have gone and gotten help, but she felt at the very end that that was her only way out to freedom, was unfortunately to end the life of her mother. lauren: finally this half-hour, we wanted to take you to spain to show you these pictures. december 28, residents of the town stock up on flour and eggs

482-year-old festival that takes -- for a 200-year-old festival in which they throw flour and eggs at each other. i understand that 23,000 people took part and it uses about 10,000 eggs and 600 kilos of flour. all of the money goes to charity. do stay with us in bbc news. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪

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