after israel warned them to move south. as israeli air strikes on gaza continue, the un secretary—general warns that evacuating more than a million people would be extremely hazardous. and the us secretary of state continues his whirlwind diplomatic mission, saying he's working with israel on a safe passage for the palestinians. hello. i'm helena humphrey. is good to have you with us. the un says tens of thousands of palestinian residents in the northern gaza strip have fled their homes amid a 24—hour deadline to evacuate — issued by israel. the evacuation order says residents should move to the area south of wadi gaza. israeli forces have also ordered the al awda hospital to evacuate by 6am local time.

hamas, has urged residents to stay put. more than one million people are believed to live in the north of gaza. there are warnings that the humanitarian crisis in the territory is deepening, with shortages of food, clean water and electricity strikes from israel are continuing in gaza tonight. these are pictures from the last hour or so. hamas officials say that on friday 70 people, mostly women and children, were killed by israeli air strikes on convoys fleeing gaza city. the palestinian health ministry says israeli strikes have killed at least 1,900 people in gaza, including 614 children in retaliation for the more than 1300 people who have died in israel since the hamas attack on saturday. so those were pictures from a few minutes ago. let's show you the situation in gaza right now. it's a little after four in the morning.

as we've been reporting, fuel and electricity are in short supply. residents in the north continue to flee under israeli evacuation orders. meanwhile, the palestinian authority's representative at the un compared the current situation to the mass palestinian migration after the creation of the state of israel, which palestinians call the "nakba" — or catastrophe. we should not allow, as humans, and others as defenders of international humanitarian and as you and as a security council to allow, after 75 years of our ist nakba another nabbout to be falling on our people by d populating the gaza strip of its 2.3 million and throw them outside to egypt and make it, you know, an egyptian problem. the israeli defence forces have been massing along the boundary ahead of an expected ground

offensive into gaza. and on friday, israel carried out local raids in the gaza strip to try to locate the up to 150 people being held hostage. as many as 1,300 people were killed in last weekend's attacks by members of hamas, a group designated as a terror organisation by many western governments. the israeli ambassador to the un has called on the un to support israel's order to evacuate gaza. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has said israelis are "fighting for the homeland." translation: we are striking our enemies — translation: we are striking our enemies with _ translation: we are striking our enemies with an _ our enemies with an unprecedented power. they emphasise, it isjust unprecedented power. they emphasise, it is just the beginning. 0ur enemies have just begun to pay the price. i can't diebold what comes next, but they can tell you it's just the beginning. —— diebold. meanwhile in lebanon, a journalist from the reuters news agency has been killed in what eye witnesses say was an israeli attack near alma al—shaab, close to the israeli border. reuters has confirmed

the death of videographer issam abdallah, the first civilian death in lebanon. mr abdallah was covering clashes between israeli forces and lebanon's militant hezbollah group. two otherjournalists were also injured in the incident. we have coverage from our correspondents across the region. in a moment we'll hear about the situation inside gaza, but first, here's jeremy bowen from jerusalem. to win a war, a country has to break the will of its enemy to fight. history suggests air strikes alone won't do that, even ones as heavy as israel's in gaza. so israel will have to send troops into the rubble, if as it says it wants to destroy hamas. telling civilians to get out is part of preparing the battlefield. leaflets, a non—lethal airdrop but full of menace, told more than a million people to move south. "it happened to our grandfathers," said this man, "now it's happening to us!

"it raises the ghosts of the past." many gazans trying to escape israel's anger are descendants of almost one million palestinians who fled or were forced out of their homes at gunpoint in israel's independence war in 19118. palestinians call it "the catastrophe". hamas sent their answer — more rockets, and told people to stay put. at the un, the secretary—general told both sides to protect civilians. even wars have rules. international humanitarian law and human rights law must be respected and upheld. civilians must be protected and also never used as shields. refrigerated containers hold bodies awaiting identification, some of more than 1,300 israelis and foreigners killed by hamas.

but israel says hamas will feel its revenge — not civilians. palestinians protested in the west bank. 1a had been shot dead by the israeli army by the evening. almost all the violence between israelis and palestinians before last week's hamas assault was in the west bank. it is very tense and could get much worse. jerusalem was quiet, but not calm. 0nly older palestinians were allowed to pray at al—aqsa mosque by israeli security forces. younger men were banned as potential security risks. the mood injerusalem was grim, full of foreboding. the holy city is at the epicentre of the conflict. palestinians said they feared that israel's anger at the hamas attack could be directed at them.

it feels as if this crisis is going up a gear. extreme pressure on civilians in gaza, tension here in jerusalem. no—one knows where this is going, but it's certain this is a dangerous moment — the worst middle east crisis in a generation. until last weekend, israel believed the long conflict with the palestinians could be contained. that illusion has gone. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. you heard injeremy�*s piece there some comments from the un secretary—general. this evening in new york, russia's ambassador to the un described the situation on the ground as "worrying and appalling". for more on that i spoke with our un correspondent, nada tawfik. great to have you with us.

firstly, we've been hearing that russia has circulated a draft resolution to members of the security council, calling for a humanitarian ceasefire. what more can you tell us about that? that's right, helena. this was the second time since saturday that the security council has met in closed consultations, and we had heard from the secretary general, from the palestinian ambassador to the un, calls for the security council to take up not only a call for a ceasefire but also to set up a humanitarian corridor. now, just as the meeting was getting under way, russia circulated to the 15 members of the security council a draft resolution which is pretty brief in nature. it's one page long. it calls for a humanitarian corridor. it also calls for the release of all hostages, and it calls for safe evacuation for civilians and the distribution of humanitarian assistance. the russian ambassador came out and spoke to the press afterwards and he said that moscow believes it is critical at this moment for the

security council to act. he believes that this is an issue that the root causes of this conflict should have been addressed by the council a long time ago. but what we are hearing from several members when they left the council — china, for example — says they are open to any efforts to try to de—escalate tensions. the uk ambassador to the un, dame barbara woodward, saying that the uk needs time to go over consultations, kind of the serious discussions before it can comment on russia's draft but we have heard from one western diplomat who really doubted the seriousness of russia's proposal because they say they did not consult with others and it does not mention hamas in the draft, which they say will make it unacceptable to certain vested members and others on the council. i just want to ask in this is there anything that the un

can do in this particular situation? well, the security council itself at the moment, you know, the united states is israel's key ally and it has already shielded it from any type of pressure through dozens and dozens of vetoes so the united states is working separately with egypt, with israel, to try to create some safe zones in gaza, it says, but it will see pressure in the security council from the united states. separately, though, the secretary general says he is having nonstop calls with people in the region, notjust diplomats in new york but those in the region, palestinians, israelis, to try to figure out a way to get humanitarian supplies in. as you know, the crossings remain closed. bombings near egypt's crossing makes it extremely difficult and impossible at the moment to get in any fuel, medicine or supplies and that is why the secretary general is saying it is a dangerous new low in gaza at the moment.

also today speaking at the un, families of israeli hostages i understand. what did they have to say? that's right. that was an event that was hosted by the israeli mission and they did that specifically before the security council meeting, saying that the security council needed to put its focus on getting hostages released, and so we heard from families. a woman, for example, had six family members including their gazans and young children who were kidnapped by hamas at a kibbutz. —— cousins. she says that she has heard her family is alive but she really went with a strong plea again for the international community to exert any pressure they can, and we heard from otherfamily members a very similar message. 0ur un correspondent nada tawfik, thanks a lot. more than a dozen americans remain unaccounted for after

hamas' attack on israel. on friday, president biden met virtually with the families of those who are missing. meanwhile, us secretary of state antony blinken says he's working with israel to secure safe areas in gaza as he continues his tour through the region. he's just arrived in saudi arabia, after traveling tojordan, qatarand bahrain, all on friday. our state department correspondent barbara plett—usher has the latest. secretary blinken is basically trying to prevent the conflict from spreading. he is on his largest tour of the region since he took office, is it arab countries. he wants is for them to what condemn hamas clearly and to show patience for israel's response, because of the exceptional brutality of the attack. but he is especially worried that iran may get involved through armed groups it supports in the region. is not been to iran directly by the saudi crown prince is. he had a call with a run�*s breslin last week and i

think they will be a big part of mr blinken�*s discussion in gasserin of mr blinken�*s discussion in gasser in we are going to be manly ferry edges them amy el—keria, is that it was lo voi live does not of the line natalia egypts says it wants to help get aid into gaza but it will not accept a flood of refugees coming out, so americans are trying to negotiate safe passage for palestinians with us citizenship, yarravel 500 or 600 living end gaza adebowale 4 nationals. the americans also going to organise safe zones for palestinians in gaza, there talking to the un and international humanitarian agencies about that. finally, of course, mr blinken is worried about the hostages, americans think hamas is holding a handful of american citizens, qatar has taken the lead on that because it has relations with hamas. although the qatari prime minister didn't have any progress report when mr blinken was there. it seems the israeli military is thinking more about a rescue

than about negotiations. it has said ground troops had already gone into gaza on limited rays ahead of what is expected to be a big incursion and part of that was about trying to locate where the hostages are. let's get more on the situation on the ground in gaza now. the bbc�*sjon donnison has the latest, and a warning, his report contains some distressing images. israel has now been pounding gaza for a week, targeting hummus. 0ur enemies are evil, says this man amid the wreckage of �*s home. they have no

humanity newjobs are more challenging than a first responder. after coming under all of this, some are still alive, for now. "for three days," he says, "i didn't go home, but it never stops." for some, it's all too much, and these paramedics are working while under fire. he says he's just heard a colleague was killed while trying to save others. it's the fourth that day. but they can't stop working. and for gaza's doctors, the stream of casualties is relentless. inside the hospital in the town of rafah, "i want my daddy," she cries. more than 85 persons with injuries are men, women and children. and when i say children, i mean children.

we are dealing with so sophisticated kinds of trauma which we couldn't see ever before. and for many, the injuries are too severe. "it's a massacre," says this father, leaving the hospital with his five—year—old daughter dead in his arms. john donnison, bbc news. zarefeh baroud is a 24—year—old us—palestinian who lives in seattle. she lost six members of her extended family during bombardments in khan younis in southern gaza on monday afternoon. five of them were under the age of 18. she's been speaking with the bbc�*s gary 0'donoghue. is very difficult, i know, to talk about it is my family that was targeted, just a few days

ago were from gaza. do you have any idea what happened?- any idea what happened? there were targeted in _ any idea what happened? there were targeted in the _ any idea what happened? there were targeted in the afternoon, j were targeted in the afternoon, as everyone normally does, they huddled together as families to stay together. sometimes families are split up, so when one party is killed, the bloodline can live on, but at this moment, five of my cousins and their mother, my aunt, were all at home together, just days before, before the war had started, before we could have ever known that what has happened would occur. they were having a party, they had just gotten out of the celebration, my cousin was 18, he had just finished high school, doing his first semester at the university. my other cousin,

who was 15, he had just finished memorising the entire koran, they were very intelligent and motivated, an incredible family. they were altogether when it happened and i think that gives me a little bit solace, that they were with their mum. bit solace, that they were with their mum-— bit solace, that they were with their mum. �* ,, _, , their mum. and your cousin, the eldest, their mum. and your cousin, the eldest. was _ their mum. and your cousin, the eldest, was 18? _ their mum. and your cousin, the eldest, was 18? and the - eldest, was 18? and the youngest _ eldest, was 18? and the youngest was _ eldest, was 18? and the youngest was nine. - eldest, was 18? and the youngest was nine. my | eldest, was 18? and the - youngest was nine. my young cousin, she was nine years old, the rangers were from nine to 18 years old. they were all children. 18 years old. they were all children-— 18 years old. they were all children. ., , ., ., children. how did you find out what had happened _ children. how did you find out what had happened to - children. how did you find out what had happened to them. l what had happened to them. whether other family members close by? $5 whether other family members closeb ? a ,,,,_ whether other family members closeb ? a , , ~ ., close by? as you probably know, israel close by? as you probably know, israel has _ close by? as you probably know, israel has cut _ close by? as you probably know, israel has cut all _ close by? as you probably know, israel has cut all electricity - israel has cut all electricity and basic services like water, food and aid to the strip,

which is not uncommon. 0n which is not uncommon. on average, gaza receives four hours of electricity every day, but israel has officially cut off all electricity services and said earlier that they were going to cut off all internet services to gaza are, so it's incredibly difficult to get a hold of anyone at this moment, so people from gaza in the diaspora are all having the same struggle trying to get hold of people. phone battery is like gold for them right now because they can't charge their phones and if people don't charge their phones, how are people supposed to contact each other if something happens or if they need help or they need to flee? they won't be able to contact their parents or husbands or whoever, so it has been incredibly difficult getting hold of people, maybe every 2a did 48 hours we hear from someone, and on that particular day i was talking

with my cousin, a year younger than me, i am 2a years, a young kid, very intelligent, very sweet person, and i was asking him how he was doing, how the family was, if there were any updates, and if you want i can read the message that he sent me. ., , read the message that he sent me, ., , ., read the message that he sent me. . , ., one read the message that he sent me._ one moment, | me. please do. one moment, sor . me. please do. one moment, sorry- take — me. please do. one moment, sorry. take your _ me. please do. one moment, sorry. take your time. - me. please do. one moment, sorry. take your time. i - me. please do. one moment, sorry. take your time. i asked him, i said — sorry. take your time. i asked him, i said good _ sorry. take your time. i asked him, i said good morning - him, i said good morning cousin, how are you? is the family safe? he said peace be upon you cousin, the only protector is god. there is no safety in gaza, we are cramped and exposed bombardment at every moment. we are in pain with intense fear, there is no water all electricity is not be brave for us, the gaza strip... (inaudible), and then he sent a list of the family maters, a

list of the family maters, a list of the family maters, a list of six people, and this is a role that many young men, you know, boys, are expected to take on, in these incredibly traumatic moments, but it was my cousin, both of my cousins, and my young male cousins and family members that were the ones that have to do the recovery efforts, so the bombing happened around the afternoon, and they were not able to get to the area because of the heavy shelling until around midnight, 11 p:m., and it raining really hard, and they were the ones that were expected to pull the members of their family from the rubble, and what was left of them...

that was a woman speaking about the relatives that she lost in gaza us. more details are emerging of the atrocities committed last saturday by hamas gunmen injewish communities in southern israel. one of the most shocking massacres took place in the village of kfar azar. nick beake has been speaking to one of the survivors. and a warning, his reports contains details some may find distressing. they are the survivors. 22—year—old neta and her boyfriend, santiago, escaped from hamas's massacre in their village. she was shot six times in the legs. we start to hear gunshots for all the, they start... 0ne apartment, one apartment, one apartment, start to break the windows, break the doors, and start to shoot.

you hear sounds, people screaming. the killers filmed themselves on the loose, murdering dozens in thejewish community of kfar aza. with no israeli army to be seen, neta realised the only person who could save her was her dad, who she hadn't spoken to in six years. she managed to message him. "they are close," she wrote. "lock the doors," her dad replies. "please, answer, please. " but the gunmen found them. they started to shoot like... like we are nothing. i fell down on the ground and santiago scream at me, "neta, please, stand up, start to run. "if you don't stand up, we're going to die." hiding under a pile of rubbish, she texted her dad again. "dad, they shot me. "help." "i'm coming," he replies.

my heart stops, and my brain start to work. you know, i was mad. when shimon, a plain—clothes policeman, arrived at the village, he came under attack. i took my gun, and they start to shoot at me. i shot at them. and four people get from their houses over there and, with ak—47s, start to shoot me. eventually, shimon found neta near their burnt—out home and took them to safety. neta says israel must now respond in the strongest possible way. i don't want the hamas any more in my life. they need destroy them, one by one. have you been thinking about what may happen to civilians in gaza if there is a big ground operation by the israeli military there? my country didn't want to hurt the civilians. i want they be safe.

i don't think they need to die, like i don't need to die. they are like me. but civilians are being killed in this war, in ever—increasing numbers. nick beake, bbc news, tel aviv. and you can get more stories like that, plus all the latest from the situation in israel on our website — bbc.com/news — or the bbc news app. we have a live page that is constantly being updated, with news and analysis from our teams on the ground in israel, gaza, and around the world. that's all from us for now, i'm helena humphrey. i'll be back in 30 minutes with a special look at the crisis. stay with us here on bbc news.

hello. a big change in the feel of the weather this weekend. it's been unseasonably mild and that mild weather has brought quite a bit of rain during the day. on friday, it brought half a month of rain to places like santon downham but already, the changes were with us further north, and that's all courtesy of the wind direction. now, that rain, having cleared away, has allowed this blast of north—westerly winds to sweep southwards. now, really tightly packed isobars mean we've got severe gales in some northern parts of scotland but it's the wind direction coming down from the arctic that will affect all parts this weekend and make it feel much colder — even colder because of the wind chill, which is bringing through wintry showers across the hills, notjust for scotland, perhaps the sperrin and antrim mountains and into cumbria eryri as well, snowdonia, so a much colder night. some frost to hit across north—east england and the glens of scotland. enough wind to prevent a widespread frost or, indeed,

any mist and fog problems, really, but this weekend starts colder and windy. the wind should ease down a bit by sunday but it's certainly a feature of the weather as we go through the first part of saturday. those showers coming through thick and fast, adding to the chill feel, and they're around the irish sea coast first thing but they will migrate inland, so nowhere exempt from getting a shower but always more prevalent in the north and west. but there will be heavy rumbles of thunder and some hail, as well as the wintriness over the hills and only ten to 13 or 1a in the south — that's six to eight degrees below where they have been, particularly in the south this week. now, the showers and the winds ease a little bit during sunday but they keep pestering northern and western areas but there will be a more widespread ground frost — probably our coldest night of the autumn so far. in fact, this is the coldest blast of the autumn so far. but it does mean, again, a good deal of sunshine first thing. mind you, at this time of year, there will be a few pockets of fog around which can take till mid—morning to clear to watch out for if you're travelling. showers or perhaps more cloud in the north and

the west of scotland. temperatures, though, a little lower than saturday's but with lighter winds and a bit more sunshine, fewer showers. i should imagine not feeling quite as chilly. and then later into next week or at the early part of next week again, we've got the chilly nights, the frosty and foggy mornings but temperatures do pick up later in the week as the unsettled weather returns. there's more online.

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