'that ' that that will there are worries for that that will turn into something more significant. when you get past the rhetoric, once israel sends in ground forces you're talking about a reoccupation of gaza israel removed its forces in 2005. you have to go back to 1993 when you're talking about israeli forces on the streets of gaza city, an occupation that sense. after such a heavy bombardment it is very hard to see how that works out on the ground and what exactly is the plan and is this about a reoccupation of the gaza strip and a massive bombardment that tries to crush the infrastructure of hamas, its key leaders which i shall

try to do militarily but what do you do with the population? hamas has been governing gaza a bit under blockade 16 years and what comes next we do not know the answer. benjamin netanyahu has been on the situation _ benjamin netanyahu has been on the situation before in 20212014 and in each case _ situation before in 20212014 and in each case what is your were signals like this— each case what is your were signals like this but— each case what is your were signals like this but in a slightly lesser scale _ like this but in a slightly lesser scale and — like this but in a slightly lesser scale and it wanted to completely degrade _ scale and it wanted to completely degrade the ability of hamas to launch— degrade the ability of hamas to launch attacks again but now they're talking _ launch attacks again but now they're talking about a complete obliteration of hamas and its ability— obliteration of hamas and its ability to— obliteration of hamas and its ability to govern. it sews like reoccupation that is not what is being _ reoccupation that is not what is being said _ reoccupation that is not what is being said publicly and it is not that israel wants to take that on. it is that israel wants to take that on. it is a _ that israel wants to take that on. it is a huge — that israel wants to take that on. it is a huge vacuum but in order to

satisfy— it is a huge vacuum but in order to satisfy the — it is a huge vacuum but in order to satisfy the israeli people, the public— satisfy the israeli people, the public who are incredibly angry about — public who are incredibly angry about the intelligence failures that happen— about the intelligence failures that happen with this and holding benjamin netanyahu of the military responsible, they have seen air strikes — responsible, they have seen air strikes take place, huge marriages in 202i _ strikes take place, huge marriages in 202i -- — strikes take place, huge marriages in 2021. —— barrages. a strikes take place, huge marriages in 2021. -- barrages.— in 2021. -- barrages. a question from roger _ in 2021. -- barrages. a question from roger long _ in 2021. -- barrages. a question from roger long in _ in 2021. -- barrages. a question from roger long in denmark. i in 2021. -- barrages. a question l from roger long in denmark. how in 2021. -- barrages. a question - from roger long in denmark. how do palestinians view hamas? i from roger long in denmark. how do palestinians view hamas?— palestinians view hamas? i have not been in gaza — palestinians view hamas? i have not been in gaza for— palestinians view hamas? i have not been in gaza for a _ palestinians view hamas? i have not been in gaza for a while _ palestinians view hamas? i have not been in gaza for a while but - palestinians view hamas? i have not been in gaza for a while but hamasl been in gaza for a while but hamas took power and won the election in 2006 and would probably win another one but that has not been one. it

uses strong security methods to control and regularly brings the whole of gaza into the situation they are in now. palestinians believe in the right to assistance and their cause and belief did not been listened to and they know how dire the situation is the bit for the palestinians each time want to be put in this situation whether families are being killed and they have to move from place to place and in this you changer is a big question. if you look across to the occupied west bank, what we see there is the main institution of palestinian authority, fatah, no longer has any real support but other groups have been rising, particularly in refugee camps not particularly in refugee camps not particularly affiliated with fatah

or hamas and those elements and forces might develop more in the west bank and begin to show an alternative to both hamas and fatah. you have to remember not all palestinians are muslims and don't necessarily want an islamic state. that is still the ideology hamas is pushing. i think arabs across the world are generally united despite the atrocities that hamas has hit back at israel and the support that but in the long term are more complicated question. another . uestion complicated question. another question is _ complicated question. another question is how _ complicated question. another question is how have _ complicated question. another question is how have this - complicated question. another| question is how have this really complicated question. another i question is how have this really is reacted to the events of the past few days? sign mike i have never seen the scale or sense of shock and numbness in this country. i was out

of the country when the attacks took place on saturday and have just arrived back this morning. there is an unbelievable sense around normal civilian life of emptiness. this is normally an incredibly bustling and busy and noisy place. everywhere is silent. i took a train to the airport and the carriage was nearly empty tojerusalem airport and the carriage was nearly empty to jerusalem and airport and the carriage was nearly empty tojerusalem and you get a senseit empty tojerusalem and you get a sense it feels like what happened through covid knockdowns and normal civilian life is on pause stopped there is a sense at the moment of a lull after the shock. you have this huge bombardment at the moment of the gaza strip with the israeli saying they have cleared militants

from the area in southern israel but still a lot of activity around there and the northern border with lebanon. people are taking a ten and all i have seen is people glued to the forms and watching videos and talking to each others and people in tears and find sense of shock and lost and nothing is happened in the skill and it feels very existential. this question is from jack and he says other bomb shelters and gaza? i believe many times last 20 years large areas had to be rebuilt after it had been bombed. fine large areas had to be rebuilt after it had been bombed.— it had been bombed. one of the reasons given _ it had been bombed. one of the reasons given is _ it had been bombed. one of the reasons given is that _ it had been bombed. one of the reasons given is that is - it had been bombed. one of the reasons given is that is not - it had been bombed. one of the reasons given is that is not the l reasons given is that is not the money for hamas to build them because they have other priorities. also as we know the difficulty of

getting in all the raw material, you need cement for example to do that. there are tunnels in places where weapons are stored which could potentially be used for that they have not been. where people are generally taking shelter in the united nations centres for schools and i think the latest figure was at least 200,000 people taking shelter there. these have signs above them to show they are united nations not to show they are united nations not to be had to buy is by a shirley air strikes stop israel has all the details of where they are so that is about as safe as you could be at the moment. there were not bomb shelters in 2021 and do not seem to be now. this question, if you could answer and maybe 30 seconds. well israel and maybe 30 seconds. well israel and the palestinians negotiate? ida. and the palestinians negotiate? no, the will and the palestinians negotiate? no, they will not — and the palestinians negotiate? no, they will not in _ and the palestinians negotiate? mfr, they will not in this phase. there

are never direct negotiations between israel and hamas and there have been in direct negotiations for quite a long time but around technical security issues around the blockade of gaza but i think there is no question of negotiation other than indirectly over hostages being held in gaza but i don't think we will hear anything until late into the process if anything takes place. i guess from the palestinian side you could give the viewpoint, do you think there will be potential negotiation at any point in the future moving forward? sign mike in the future but what finally take and whether they get any further is a huge question stop sign mike who will do the negotiation? bath huge question stop sign mike who will do the negotiation? both sites have become _ will do the negotiation? both sites have become more _ will do the negotiation? both sites have become more radicalised - will do the negotiation? both sites have become more radicalised and popular— have become more radicalised and popular opinion and the leadership.

-- sites~ _ popular opinion and the leadership. -- sites~ -- — popular opinion and the leadership. —— sites. —— sides. some have tried to take _ —— sites. —— sides. some have tried to take something positive seen this show so _ to take something positive seen this show so terrible the situation as having _ show so terrible the situation as having been left to rot for so long but the _ having been left to rot for so long but the only potential is to get both— but the only potential is to get both sides back around the table and push for— both sides back around the table and push for the resolution and what is left after— push for the resolution and what is left after this may be so horrific that it _ left after this may be so horrific that it could stymie it for years. peoble — that it could stymie it for years. people have it forward the hope we have seen — people have it forward the hope we have seen into the abyss and we have to know _ have seen into the abyss and we have to know start getting out of it. thank — to know start getting out of it. thank you _ to know start getting out of it. thank you so much for talking to us thank you to the viewers at home for sending in your questions keep them coming, we will try to answer as many as we can throughout the day. lucy hockings it's here in a few minutes with all the headlines.

hello. the weather will be feeling much more autumnal for many of us over the next couple of days. we've had that warm air mass with us. but if we look at what's happening with the air mass, it is going to be clearing towards the south, so gradually over the next few days, some colder air into the north. a brief spell of warmer weather again towards the south. but by the end of the week, we are all in the cooler, fresher conditions. three bands of weather today, mostly dry, fairly mild in the far south. this area of rain at times through the central swathe of the uk, and windy with sunshine and showers further north. so the showers quite frequent across the north west of scotland, gales developing up towards the northern isles, but some sunshine for northern ireland into the likes of northumberland and cumbria as well. there's that heavy rain sitting across wales in particular. there could be some flooding impacts. now to the south of the area of rain, 22, 23 degrees possible once again, whereas further north we're looking at temperatures between about 10 to 18.

so still some contrast in temperature out there. the weather front will bring its rain a bit further south into the evening hours through the midlands, east anglia. and eventually there'll be a few spots of rain into southern england through this evening and tonight too. but under the clearer skies further north, could be a touch of frost around for parts of northern england, perhaps northern ireland as well. but we're still holding onto a mild night with a lot of low cloud and drizzle in the south. that's how we start thursday, a real north—south split. sunshine for scotland, northern ireland, northern england, too. further south across england and wales we've got more cloud and outbreaks of rain. they're going to be quite light and patchy i think through the day on thursday, but it will be a bit of a damp day, some low cloud, some murkiness still quite breezy in the north, but not as windy as today. and a really different feeling day in terms of temperature, 10 to 17 degrees, our top temperature tomorrow afternoon. looking towards the latter part of the week, this is into friday, we've got a couple of weather fronts around, so we could well see some spells of fairly heavy, persistent rain, particularly for parts of england and wales, i think, on friday. some showers moving in across parts of scotland in that cooler air as well. but despite the rain in the south and the breezy conditions,

it's going to be quite mild. we've got the flow of air coming in from the southwest. so again, 20 degrees or so towards the london area, but a different story, about ten degrees cooler than that, but more sunshine across the northwest. then into the weekend, it looks like most of the showers clear away. so a predominantly dry picture, but look at those temperatures. they are much cooler than we've seen of late. bye— bye.

live from london. this is bbc news. gaza's health ministry says more than a thousand palestinians have been killed — and more than 5000 wounded. doctors are struggling to cope. i had to take this six or seven—year—old child, a beautiful young girl to the operating room, with horrific facial injuries. her mother, who is also a doctor at the hospital had been killed. while in israel, the military says 1200 people are now known to have died in the attacks by hamas gunmen on israeli soil. israeli ground troops are massing close to gaza in preparation for a ground assault. the israeli prime minister has called this a savage attack of a kind not seen since the holocaust. 17 british nationals, including children, are now understood to be dead or missing after the hamas attack on israel.