for the south of gaza — as israel extends the deadline for over a million people to get out. israel's army says, it's already launched raids inside gaza. they say, a senior hamas commander has been killed by an air strike. diplomacy intensifies — the us secretary of state is in saudi arabia — which says — it's suspended talks on normalising ties with israel. this is the scene live in gaza — as israel continues to build up military personnel and hardware for a major ground incursion. hello, i'm mattthew amroliwala. more on those headline stories in a

moment. let's start by bringing you these latest pictures we've just had in from the reuters news agency. these strikes were last night. these are the scenes immediately after those moments. so many times actually we see pictures of skylines. this on the ground giving you an idea of what they are actually dealing with. you can see palestinian health and rescue teams operating here. in the next piece second, you will see another strike back hunting. —— few seconds. that was the moment of the second strike. they are still trying to ascertain in terms of numbers of casualties. this is one of a number of strikes overnight by the israelis. we know

those have continued in terms of gaza health officials. they say overnight 324 people have died in the last 24 hours, another 1000 wounded. according to other reports, those amongst the fatalities include 126 children and 88 women. some of the latest pictures coming into us from the reuters news agency. in terms of the major developments, let's spend the next few moments just going through where we are. israel has set a new deadline of 4pm local time — that's two hours from now — for civilians to leave northern gaza. it's specified two roads which can be used by palestinians heading south. let me show you more of the pictures. more than a million people were told on friday — to relocate before an expected ground offensive. israel's prime minister has said his country's bombardment of gaza is "just the beginning".

more rockets have been fired into israel, and israeli air strikes are continuing across gaza. military sources in israel say, a senior hamas commander is among those killed. israeli forces are continuing their build up near the boundary with gaza. in the north, israeli troops killed several people they identified as "terrorists," who were trying to cross the border from lebanon. 0vernight, israel's military, exchanged more cross—border fire with the iranian—backed lebanese group, hezbollah. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is in saudi arabia on the latest stop of a tour of the middle east. jordan's foreign minister has accused israel of flagrant breaches of international law and warned the displacement of civilians in gaza was pushing the whole region towards conflict. this is the scene live from gaza — the latest information is that more

than 2,200 people have been killed in gaza, with 9,000 wounded. at least 1300 israelis were killed by hamas gunmen last weekend. those are some of the key developments. 0ur reporter nickjohnson has the latest details. fleeing for their lives. those living in the north of the gaza strip heading south. 1.1 million people, roughly the same size as the entire population of birmingham, were told by israel they had 24 hours to leave their homes. "it happened to our grandfathers. now it's happening to us," mohammed says. "it's raising the ghosts of the past." the bombs still fall, tearing buildings and families apart. "i want my daddy," this little girl cries.

explosions israel says it's already launched some localised ground raids inside gaza. while it readies its next move, a warning from prime minister benjamin netanyahu. translation: we are striking our- enemies with an unprecedented power. 0ur enemies havejust begun to pay the price. i can't divulge what comes next, but i can tell you this isjust the beginning. the un secretary—general urged 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. it's exactly a week since hamas gunmen rampaged through southern israel. families still coming to terms

with the lives lost. this memorialfor tom godo, killed while protecting his wife and three children during the attack on a kibbutz. at least 150 israelis were kidnapped — families of the victims leaning on each other for support. katia's son among those missing. translation: we are very anxious. our hope is that our child comes back. we cannot think otherwise. 0ur child has to come home. a deep sense of foreboding, the ratcheting up of this crisis seems inevitable. nickjohnson, bbc news. live now to idf international spokesperson, lieutenant colonel richard hecht.

hejoins me now live from tel he joins me now live from tel aviv. thank you so much for your time, joining me here on bbc news. the israeli army says it has killed a hamas commander who orchestrated last week's attack. tell me more about that, where and when. fix, last week's attack. tell me more about that, where and when. a map with the orchestrated _ about that, where and when. a map with the orchestrated this _ about that, where and when. a map with the orchestrated this attack - about that, where and when. a map with the orchestrated this attack is l with the orchestrated this attack is a man and we are taking out his commanders slowly. we will not forget what happened on saturday. i know you are now focusing on gaza. this attack, one of the terrorist groups that came in, it is an isil flag. this is an unprecedented event, not something regular. we are talking about gaza campaigns confesses something different. we went and took out last night one of

the senior commanders, air defence commanders. we will slowly get to all of them. they are all now hiding underground, like they do, hiding behind their people and telling the people we notify to leave south midday are telling them to stay. a very cynical isil style enemy. h0 very cynical isil style enemy. no one is doubting the barbarity of the attacks we saw last weekend. in terms of what is happening on the ground, let me try to clarify the current position. there is a new six—hour window for people to leave. two roads, i gather, they are being instructed to actually use. tell me what you are saying currently about the instruction for people to leave. we are issuing, we have said on twitter, we have an arab spokesperson. we are also using

leaflets and other means to tilt to the community and ask them to leave on the two main road south, won the coastal road and won the road through the strip. again, sadly, hamas is issuing orders for them to stay and not to move. i5 hamas is issuing orders for them to stay and not to move. is a hamas is issuing orders for them to stay and not to move.— stay and not to move. is a fact he had extended the _ stay and not to move. is a fact he had extended the deadline, the l stay and not to move. is a fact he i had extended the deadline, the fact you are talking about two roads, is that an acknowledgement about what the un and many others said, instructing 1 million or more people to get out within 24 hours was simply impossible. it is an acknowledgement of that, is it? we have acknowledgement of that, is it? - have never stated the number, it came from the un. we understand it will take time. we notified the public, we know it will take time for them. we know it is a substantial number. we do not want to hurt civilians. that is the difference between us and hamas.

they targeted our civilians and we are notifying them to move civilians. . , ., are notifying them to move civilians-— are notifying them to move civilians. ., , ., , . , civilians. can you expect hundreds of thousands _ civilians. can you expect hundreds of thousands of _ civilians. can you expect hundreds of thousands of people _ civilians. can you expect hundreds of thousands of people to - civilians. can you expect hundreds of thousands of people to leave i civilians. can you expect hundreds l of thousands of people to leave with no cars, the injured in hospital, they'll have to get out within a certain period of time? you started this answer by saying you did not say a time. how long have those people got to get out? are you expecting all of the people ijust mentioned are those in hospital and many others to actually get out there and whatever the timeframe you are laying out? i there and whatever the timeframe you are laying out?— are laying out? i am looking at the coveraue are laying out? i am looking at the coverage by _ are laying out? i am looking at the coverage by the — are laying out? i am looking at the coverage by the isr _ are laying out? i am looking at the coverage by the isr coverage, - are laying out? i am looking at the coverage by the isr coverage, the | coverage by the isr coverage, the pictures. hamas have a lot of cars. i am seeing them moving around doing a lot of stuff with their cars. they are responsible. the roads are not the deadline, the roads are the access routes. we had not announced the deadline. we are watching the movements. we understand it will

take time. we are encouraging the non—involved people to move, north of wadi gaza. non-involved people to move, north of wadi gaza-— non-involved people to move, north of wadi gaza. does it make sense to wait for safe — of wadi gaza. does it make sense to wait for safe zones _ of wadi gaza. does it make sense to wait for safe zones to _ of wadi gaza. does it make sense to wait for safe zones to exist - of wadi gaza. does it make sense to wait for safe zones to exist as - wait for safe zones to exist as opposed to huge numbers of people being dumped somewhere, anywhere, with nothing available to them? or the humanitarian agencies are warning it would be an absolute catastrophe. d0 warning it would be an absolute catastrophe-— warning it would be an absolute catastrohe. ~ ., catastrophe. do you think after we said to all the _ catastrophe. do you think after we said to all the civilians _ catastrophe. do you think after we said to all the civilians to - catastrophe. do you think after we said to all the civilians to move - said to all the civilians to move north, we would come to attack civilians who had done what we have asked them to do? that will not happen. i asked them to do? that will not ha en. . asked them to do? that will not ha en, ., asked them to do? that will not ha en. ., ., happen. i am saying waiting till the infrastructure _ happen. i am saying waiting till the infrastructure has _ happen. i am saying waiting till the infrastructure has been _ happen. i am saying waiting till the infrastructure has been set - happen. i am saying waiting till the infrastructure has been set up - happen. i am saying waiting till the infrastructure has been set up in i infrastructure has been set up in safe sense where people may actually go. is it sensible to wait till that is in place in terms of whatever timeline you are talking about? we are timeline you are talking about? - are monitoring the south. we

understand what is needed. i am sure they will find places to stay. it is not... going back to where we started a week ago. they attacked us, they started this. they attacked civilians. we are telling the civilians. we are telling the civilians to move south, go and stay with relatives, take a tent, whatever they need to do. we do not kill civilians, matthew. g, whatever they need to do. we do not kill civilians, matthew. pa. 11th whatever they need to do. we do not kill civilians, matthew.— kill civilians, matthew. a lot of civilians have _ kill civilians, matthew. a lot of civilians have died _ kill civilians, matthew. a lot of civilians have died in _ kill civilians, matthew. a lot of civilians have died in there - kill civilians, matthew. a lot of civilians have died in there so l kill civilians, matthew. a lot of i civilians have died in there so far. i know what you are saying. someone involved in the oslo accord facilitating talks between israel and the palestinians, he told the bbc what you are doing another. transfer of people, he considers, a war crime. i transfer of people, he considers, a war crime-— war crime. i think what we saw last week this is — war crime. i think what we saw last week this is something _ war crime. i think what we saw last week this is something we - war crime. i think what we saw last week this is something we have - war crime. i think what we saw last i week this is something we have never experienced as a nation, since the holocaust. what we saw happening on saturday morning, that is the war crime we should talk about.

everything has changed. as the idf, acting according to international law. we are not all gloves of going all out. we are going after military targets. he all out. we are going after military taraets. , . ~ all out. we are going after military taraets. , ., ~ ., targets. he is talking about the forced transfer _ targets. he is talking about the forced transfer of _ targets. he is talking about the forced transfer of people. i targets. he is talking about the forced transfer of people. he . targets. he is talking about the i forced transfer of people. he says that crosses the line. we forced transfer of people. he says that crosses the line.— that crosses the line. we are not -auttin that crosses the line. we are not putting people — that crosses the line. we are not putting people interact. - that crosses the line. we are not putting people interact. we i that crosses the line. we are not putting people interact. we are i putting people interact. we are saying to the civilians, please move south. hamas can move them if they cared about their people. that is their responsibility. you cared about their people. that is their responsibility.— their responsibility. you talked about what _ their responsibility. you talked about what happened - their responsibility. you talked about what happened last i their responsibility. you talked i about what happened last week. their responsibility. you talked - about what happened last week. every detail of that is shocking. we have learned through their last seven days and we have had our reporters talking to people caught up, talking to those who have loved ones as hostages, it is barbaric and excruciating, all of that detail. let me put to you a quote from a member of peace now, that leave men

in israel. he says there is a risk as a victim here that you lose your values. do you recognise that is a risk here, as you consider what your response is over the coming days and what already has happened? i had been a soldier— what already has happened? i had been a soldier for _ what already has happened? i had been a soldier for many, - what already has happened? i i—f. been a soldier for many, many years. we will never lose our values. we are different from the people we are fighting against. again, i am always pulling out this flag. this is who we are up against. we will not lose our values. we will go after targets only. we will notify who needs to be notified and we will not lose our humanity. we are not then. we are not then. in humanity. we are not then. we are not then. , ., ., , not then. in terms of the hostages, i not then. in terms of the hostages, i mentioned — not then. in terms of the hostages, i mentioned then _ not then. in terms of the hostages, i mentioned then just _ not then. in terms of the hostages, i mentioned then just now. - not then. in terms of the hostages, i mentioned then just now. there i i mentioned then just now. there were reported earlier that a number of bodies of missing israelis have been recovered after the ground incursions, limited though they

were, last night. there are queries about those reports. can you just clarify, in those crossings into the gaza strip yesterday by the israeli military, did you recover any israeli bodies? we military, did you recover any israeli bodies?— military, did you recover any israeli bodies? ~ ., , ., israeli bodies? we have been doing small contained _ israeli bodies? we have been doing small contained rates, _ israeli bodies? we have been doing small contained rates, mainly i israeli bodies? we have been doing small contained rates, mainly on i israeli bodies? we have been doing. small contained rates, mainly on the area of the border because there was area of the border because there was a lot of chaos and mayhem. it is still not clear, there may be some of them who are hostages and also a lot of terrorists. it is still not final. . , lot of terrorists. it is still not final. ., , ., lot of terrorists. it is still not final. ._ ., , lot of terrorists. it is still not final. ., , , ., , final. there may have been israel is amon: final. there may have been israel is among the — final. there may have been israel is among the people _ final. there may have been israel is among the people you _ final. there may have been israel is among the people you found - final. there may have been israel is among the people you found great l final. there may have been israel is| among the people you found great is that what you are saying?— among the people you found great is that what you are saying? again, the numbers we — that what you are saying? again, the numbers we have, _ that what you are saying? again, the numbers we have, not _ that what you are saying? again, the numbers we have, not big _ that what you are saying? again, the numbers we have, not big numbers, | numbers we have, not big numbers, one, two, three. i do not remember the exact number. we have 120 people, numbers we already recognise. it could be more than 120. the official number is 120

people missing. it is not soldiers, it is babies, children, grandmothers who are ridiculed and driven through the streets of gaza. we still the faces on the tracks parading them. girls with blood on their trousers. is the objective now to free those hostages militarily or is it to negotiate their release? which is it in terms of the basic objective for israel? in terms of the basic ob'ective for israel? ,., , . in terms of the basic ob'ective for israel? ,.,, . .,, . in terms of the basic ob'ective for israel? ,., , . ., , . ., israel? the basic ob'ective for israel? the basic ob'ective for israel is destroy i israel? the basic objective for israel is destroy the _ israel? the basic objective for israel is destroy the capability israel? the basic objective for i israel is destroy the capability of hamas to ever do it again. hostages are handled in other channels and it is a very sensitive issue. as a military person, i will stay in that name. we will dismantle and destroy the capabilities of hamas to ever do this, all the way up to their kingpin and leader, who is a dead man walking. we will get to them,

every single one of them. the guy on the pick—up truck all the way to the top. in the pick-up truck all the way to the to -. , the pick-up truck all the way to the to . _ , ., the pick-up truck all the way to the to -. , ., ., , ., , top. in terms of the military, delay and ou top. in terms of the military, delay and you said _ top. in terms of the military, delay and you said it _ top. in terms of the military, delay and you said it wanted _ top. in terms of the military, delay and you said it wanted to _ top. in terms of the military, delay and you said it wanted to talk i top. in terms of the military, delay| and you said it wanted to talk about me every indication on the border is that the hardware has been built up in personnel, a ground incursion looks imminent. in terms of the objective you just laid out to destroy hamas completely as an organisation, in terms of the difficulty of that, do you think it is realistic as an objective, given the tightly packed streets, the booby traps, the tunnels, the way in the past israeli forces having had heavy losses when you have gone into gaza? , , ,., ' gaza? this is something different. what we experienced _ gaza? this is something different. what we experienced here - gaza? this is something different. what we experienced here was i what we experienced here was unprecedented. the mindset right now is different altogether. it is funny, i am talking to a lot of reporters and getting questions from

gaza. this is something different. we are very determined on goal, determined. this we are very determined on goal, determined-— we are very determined on goal, determined. as regards what you mi . ht face determined. as regards what you might face if— determined. as regards what you might face if you _ determined. as regards what you might face if you go _ determined. as regards what you might face if you go in, _ determined. as regards what you might face if you go in, it - determined. as regards what you might face if you go in, it may i determined. as regards what you | might face if you go in, it may not be that different. are you ready for the potential large loss of life from israeli forces, as well of course from palestinians if there is a major ground incursion? brute course from palestinians if there is a major ground incursion?- course from palestinians if there is a major ground incursion? we will do eve hint a major ground incursion? we will do everything we _ a major ground incursion? we will do everything we can- — a major ground incursion? we will do everything we can. that _ a major ground incursion? we will do everything we can. that is _ a major ground incursion? we will do everything we can. that is our- everything we can. that is our obligation, to make sure this thing never happens again. we obligation, to make sure this thing never happens again.— never happens again. we have to leave it there. _ never happens again. we have to leave it there. grateful _ never happens again. we have to leave it there. grateful for - never happens again. we have to leave it there. grateful for your l leave it there. gratefulfor your time talking to us here on bbc news. thank you for being with us on our programme. thank you for being with us on our programme-— lets try to get a feel on what is happening on the ground. 0ur correspondent nick beake, has been reporting from southern israel near the boundary with the gaza strip. he gave us the latest information about israeli troops build—up in the area.

the focus that the biggest part of the activity is near where i am now. we are aobut seven miles away from gaza. we have been told over the past week or so, 300,000 troops have been called up. this is a country where you have to do military service. israel has put together a huge fighting force, which it says will be sent in at some point to gaza as part of a major ground operation. 0vernight, we know israeli jets have been continuing to hit gaza. interestingly, in the past 45 minutes or so, a new way of people moving from the north of gaza to the south has been opened, according to the israelis. they are saying there are two specific roads that they are urging people to make the journey down. already, we know that 10,000... tens of thousands of people according to the united nations, have started to move from the north of gaza to the south. the authorities in gaza say that in doing that, at least 70 people had been killed. so clearly it is not a safe journey and israel today saying there is a six hour window

for people to make the journey. i think we will have to see whether or not people do commit to this and exactly what happens to them. that is what has been happening overnight in terms of the latest here. that is the situation in the south of israel. live now to our correspondent, hugo bachega, who joins us from tyre — near the border in southern lebanon, where there have been renewed exchanges of fire between israel's military and hezbollah. just take us through what has been happening overnight and in the early hours of today. happening overnight and in the early hours of today-— hours of today. there were two incidents this _ hours of today. there were two incidents this morning - hours of today. there were two | incidents this morning according hours of today. there were two i incidents this morning according to the israeli military. they said hours ago they had killed a number of people they described as terrorists, who are trying to infiltrate israel from southern lebanon. this happened hours after

the israeli military said it had struck the position belonging to his brother in southern lebanon. we have seen these incidents happening along the lebanese israeli border. this is where palestinian factions have also been very active. yesterday we had the first civilian death since the beginning of the war between hamas and israel. he was a reuters video janus, working in a village not far from our position here, just an hour away to the south. six other journalists were also injured. we had one of them also a video journalist from reuters, giving his account of what happened. he said the journalists were filming what he described as missile fire coming from the israeli direction and one

missile hit a car used by these journalists. we had reaction this morning from the israeli defence forces. a spokesperson said the army deeply regretted the incident and he also said that the military was actively investigating what happened in this village, although he did not confirm that he did not say whether this journalist had been confirm that he did not say whether thisjournalist had been hit confirm that he did not say whether this journalist had been hit by the israeli military. today, also today, we had reaction from the lebanese government. lebanon is saying it is going to send a formal complaint to the united nations security council on what the government here is saying was israel's deliberate killing of a lebanese janice. it shows how tense the situation is along the lebanese— israeli border. internationally there is so much

concern about the conflict widening. they have 100,000 fighters. worrying words from the deputy leader yesterday about potentially entering this conflict at some stage. exactly. we have been visiting some villages along the border. many residents have left because they fear lebanon could be dragged into this conflict. yesterday we had from the number two saying the group was ready, it was prepared, it was following everything that was happening moment by moment. what was interesting he also said has but i would not be intimidated, warning them to stay away from this conflict. has bella —— is that it is

a powerful organisation. it has a vast arsenal of weapons. 0bviously, vast arsenal of weapons. obviously, i think everybody is looking at them to see what the group will do next. thank you very much indeed. thank you. we have been looking at the situation in southern israel and on the border with lebanon. let's look at what is happening on the ground in gaza. we played those pictures right at the beginning of the hour. the united nations estimates tens of thousands of palestinians have fled from the north of the gaza strip to areas in the south. mahmoud shalabi is in gaza and is gaza director for medical aid for palestinians. he spoke about what life is currently like on the ground there. life is really miserable and dire. the situation is really tense where i live, i live in the north of gaza, in one of the governorates that the israelis have asked people to flee from yesterday.

i am one of the people who did not flee their home and i refuse to do so because there is no place that is safe in gaza. even in the southern parts of gaza, where many of my colleagues have went, and where many internally—displaced people are located right now, it is really unsafe. just yesterday around 4pm, one truck full of internally—displaced people was directly targeted by the israelis and 71 people were killed in that direct hit of internally—displaced people. so, there is no place that is currently safe right now. i am talking to you because i have a generator that we bought years ago and i've managed to have some fuel — left over fuel — from, like, the fuel station where i live. so i am one of the few ones, who can actually connect to the outside world and tell you about the situation right now in gaza. we do believe that it is unsafe

to move right now to any place in the southern parts of gaza. as i told you, there have been many air strikes since yesterday and early this morning. one of the safe areas in the south of gaza strip is khan yunis. a colleague of mine lives there, he has hosted six families of internally—displaced people. this morning at 7am, an air strike happened next to his home and they are trying to extract dead bodies from under the rubble. so, as i told you, there is no place that is safe right now. yesterday, we were also given as palestinians, safe passage from, like the early sunlight until like, around, like, 6pm orsomething. that happened during that time. in addition, if you also see what is happening during the night in those areas in the southern parts of gaza, there have been many air strikes, and many houses destroyed over

the top of the residents. there have been no warnings, such as like in previous escalations, where they would throw a drone missile on top of a building to warn citizens they had to flee their homes. nothing. yesterday, one of my colleagues at medical aid for palestinians, his name is muhammad, his house was destroyed while he was in there with his six children and wife. they managed to escape miraculously but they lost some extended family members. he lost his cousin and the situation has been really dire. he stayed in a shop, like the neighbours opened the shop for them to stay there during the night. and at early sunlight, he went to shifa, the largest hospital in the gaza strip. he described the situation for me. the hospital itself is full of internally—displaced people because they don't find any other place that is safe to go to.

these are the live pictures from gaza. 1 million people have been displaced injust gaza. 1 million people have been displaced in just one week. i will quickly show you the pictures in central london, outside the bbc, a pro—palestinian march from the bbc heading to whitehall. i am back with more headlines in a moment or two. do not go away. you may have noticed already it is much colder than recent days. we have had cold air from the north throughout the night. you can see from the air mass picture, all of us under the influence of cold arctic air. 0ver under the influence of cold arctic air. over the weekend, under the influence of cold arctic air. 0verthe weekend, noticeably colder. the first proper autumn chill. and with that, there will be some sunshine as well.

quite windy conditions towards north—eastern areas in particular. still some gales affecting the far north—east of scotland. those should tend to ease off later in the day. we will see some sunny spells, those showers coming in on that north—westerly wind, particularly around northern and western areas but they will drift their way into the south—east of england as well during this afternoon. bear in mind that yesterday we got to 21 celsius. this afternoon, 11—14, it will be only 5 or 6 celsius in the north—east. with that, some wintry showers as well. 0vernight, we could still see some snow accumulating over the higher ground of scotland. some showers coming down the irish sea into parts of wales, where again there could be some winteriness over the higher ground. and look at that! 0vernight tonight into tomorrow morning, a frost expected across northern england, into scotland, perhaps even a local frost around southern areas as well. but it should be a lovely, sunny start to sunday, crisp sunshine to start off the day. further showers coming in across northern areas of scotland, one or two around the irish sea but, generally speaking, fewer showers around on sunday, so a drier day with that sunshine. lighter winds as well. but again, those temperatures, 10, 11 celsius. if anything, that is below

the average for the time of year. into next week, higher pressure dominates at least for a time, so i think on monday again it will be quite a chilly start to the day but there will be plenty of dry weather with some sunshine. gradually, throughout the week, temperatures will start to rise. but, as we go through into sunday night, you can see clear skies once again, still further showers coming in across the far north of scotland into monday morning. 0vernight temperatures once again down to about 1—3 celsius. once again, there will also be a local frost as we start off the new working week. and through monday, plenty of sunshine again, into tuesday as well. later in the week, you notice those temperatures do creep up a little bit, 13—15c. there will be some showers cropping up as well. bye— bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines... un officials estimate tens of thousands of palestinians have fled to southern gaza after israel's after the orderfor after the order for people to leave. the security council has been discussing calls for a humanitarian ceasefire. tanks are on the move in southern israel and some raids have already been launched.

the palestinian health ministry says at least 2,200 people have been killed in the past 24 hours. at least. this is the scene live in gaza. israel says it's continuing to monitor the evacuation of people from the north. take the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is in saudi arabia, antony blinken, is in saudi arabia, which says it's suspended talks on normalising ties with israel. those are the main headlines so let me take you through where we are, a week since those hamas attacks. israel is still urging civilians to leave northern gaza as soon as possible. it's specified two roads which can be used by palestinians heading south. more than a million were told on friday to relocate before an expected ground offensive. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said his country's bombardment of gaza is "just the beginning". more rockets have been fired into israel, and israeli airstrikes

are continuing across gaza. military sources in israel say a senior hamas commander is among those killed. israeli forces are continuing their build—up near the boundary with gaza. while in the north of the country, israeli troops killed several people they identified as terrorists who were trying to cross the border from lebanon. 0vernight, israel's military exchanged more cross—border fire with the iranian—backed lebanese group, hezbollah. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is in saudi arabia on the latest stop of a tour of the middle east. jordan's foreign minister has accused israel of flagrant breaches of international law and warned the displacement of civilians in gaza was pushing the whole region towards conflict. at least 2,200 people in gaza have been killed in strikes, after the killing of at least 1,300 israelis by hamas gunmen last weekend.

ijust want i just want to return to the quote ijust want to return to the quote i was telling you about a moment or two ago because those sources on the ground from the un say that1 million people have been displaced in just one week. this is the latest tweet, as you can see, talking about the exodus and they sate 1 million people have been displaced inside seven days and in the past 12 hours alone, hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced. they say the exodus continues as people moved to southern parts of the gaza strip. that is some of the latest information coming in before we move on, i want to take you to pictures in central london outside the bbc and you can see huge crowds going down regent street as pro—palestinian demonstrators gathered here at the bbc before they

will start moving towards whitehall. we have seen similar scenes across different parts of the world as people come out, and those are pictures from a slightly different area around the back of the bbc as more and more people assemble here for the start of that much down to whitehall. —— that march. that is a glimpse of what is happening with that pro—palestinian demonstration and march. but back to what is happening on the ground in gaza. i was giving you some of the latest details coming from the un. jan egeland is secretary general of the norwegian refugee council. he was involved with the oslo accords and facilitated talks between the palestinians and israel. he gave his assessment of the humanitarian situation in gaza. the are hundreds of thousands of people fleeing for their life.

there is, not something that should be called an evacuation, it is a forcible transfer of people from all of northern gaza which is, according to the geneva convention, a war crime. there is a siege on gaza which means that people are starved. there was a bombing at the rafah crossing which everybody is pointing to as the only way corridor, possible humanitarian corridor into an area so i think really, the uk, the us, the eu, all who have rightfully said, we are with israel in fighting terror, after the worst terror in israel's history, i hope they have not given a green light to smash a million children, because that is what is happening now. there has been significant diplomatic fallout from the war. saudi arabia says it has paused talks on normalising relations with israel.

lord malloch—brown is a former deputy secretary—general of the united nations. he gave us his thoughts on the decision. well, i think this was anticipated, it would have been impossible for saudi arabia to have continued them at this time. in recent years, it has been quite quiet on the issue of palestinian rights. but when the events of this week unfolded, it raised its voice much more clearly in defence of the palestinian people. and it would be, just in terms of the optics and politics of the region, impossible to press on in any effort to normalise relations with israel at the very same time that israel was seen as attacking palestinian arab civilians in gaza. but i don't know whether in the longerterm, i mean,

i think this is now up to israel, whether it wants to close that door forever, which would be the result, which will happen, i think, if it makes a long—term occupational, long—term military intervention into gaza, or whether it recognises the need to contain its military action in as surgical and brief a form as possible so that it can get this back on track. because for both israel and saudi arabia, the stakes are high. it would be a reordering of the middle east in a dramatic way. and i think there will be a desire to try, once the fighting dies down, to try and recover this negotiation. us secretary of state anthony blinken is now in saudi arabia for talks. it is the latest stop of his middle east tour. here's what he's had to say.

no country can or should be expected to tolerate what israel has just been on the receiving end of, which was an attack that almost defies description in words in which more than 1300 of its people were slaughtered, along with the nationals of more than 30 other countries by hamas. hamas is not representative of the palestinian people or their legitimate aspirations for the future. hamas is a terrorist group. its only agenda is to destroy the state of israel and to murderjews. and it is important that the entire world see it as such. at the same time, as israel pursues its legitimate right to defending its people and to try to assure that this never happens again, it is vitally important that all of us look out for civilians and we are working together

to do exactly that. in particular, working on establishing safe areas in gaza, working on establishing corridors so that humanitarian assistance can reach people who need it. none of us want to see suffering by civilians on any side, whether in israel or gaza or anywhere else and we are working together to do our best to protect them. i think at the same time it is vitally important and i note that our countries agree that we work together to make sure that, to the best of our ability, this conflict does not spread to other places in france i look forward to discussing that. antony blinken. with me now is our middle east regional editor, mike thomson. give me your assessment of this latest leg of this middle east tour and generally, as he has moved from capital to capital, what antony blinken has been trying to do. he is t in: to blinken has been trying to do. he is trying to get — blinken has been trying to do. he is trying to get together _ blinken has been trying to do. he is trying to get together a _ blinken has been trying to do. he: 3 trying to get together a concerted anti—hamas grouping here amongst

arab countries but he is having a difficult time. because with the number of deaths, as we have been hearing, more than 2200, and this imminent ground offensive that will begin fairly soon, many arab people arejust begin fairly soon, many arab people are just outraged by this. and begin fairly soon, many arab people arejust outraged by this. and not just of court in the region but also, as we have seen on our television screens, right across the world. and this is turning people, most notably saudi arabia, is with at the moment, a key ally who he has been encouraging to normalise relations with israel, now saudi has said, as we have heard, that talks on that have stalled. this is what hamas wants, they want to drive this wedge. it hamas wants, they want to drive this wed . e. . , hamas wants, they want to drive this wedae. ., , ., hamas wants, they want to drive this wedae. ., ., , , wedge. it was one of the series in terms of a — wedge. it was one of the series in terms of a white _ wedge. it was one of the series in terms of a white hamas _ wedge. it was one of the series in terms of a white hamas has i wedge. it was one of the series in i terms of a white hamas has actually done this, —— and of the series. as we edged closer to bachmann normalising deal, saudi arabia are

crucial players and it was to destruct and dismantle that. but in terms of the wider goings—on and reaction in the region, interesting comments as well from thejordanian foreign minister talking about the abyss being approached.- foreign minister talking about the abyss being approached. indeed, and the secretary — abyss being approached. indeed, and the secretary of _ abyss being approached. indeed, and the secretary of state _ abyss being approached. indeed, and the secretary of state had _ abyss being approached. indeed, and the secretary of state had talks i the secretary of state had talks with king abdullah ofjordan, and the country is very concerned about this abyss, as you mentioned. and jordan is a nation which has had a strong relations with the us so in some ways this has been quite surprising and very disappointing for mr blinken that this should be happening but it is really part and parcel of the attitudes that are sweeping the whole region. find parcel of the attitudes that are sweeping the whole region. and the jordanian foreign _ sweeping the whole region. and the jordanian foreign minister - sweeping the whole region. and the jordanian foreign minister also i jordanian foreign minister also talked about the displacement of people and only last night i was watching a seniorformer people and only last night i was watching a senior former military forget suggesting people should go over, palestinians should go into

egypt and that is a real concern, that potentially here the movement of palestinians out of the gaza strip completely?— of palestinians out of the gaza strip completely? indeed, they are auoin into strip completely? indeed, they are going into areas — strip completely? indeed, they are going into areas which _ strip completely? indeed, they are going into areas which come - strip completely? indeed, they are going into areas which come in i strip completely? indeed, they are going into areas which come in the | going into areas which come in the main, a quite agricultural in the south, there is very little to support and shelter people and egypt has made very clear that it does not want refugees across the border. it has about 280,000 people that fled the war in sudan, for instance, so it does not feel able to deal with that. that could of course change under a lot of international pressure because at the moment, people are being expelled into nothingness in a way. critically those who are injured and amongst the many children.— those who are injured and amongst the many children. presumably that is why antony _ the many children. presumably that is why antony blinken _ the many children. presumably that is why antony blinken continues i the many children. presumably that is why antony blinken continues to l is why antony blinken continues to talk, and we saw it yesterday in qatar, about the safe zones, discussions around that to try to set up somewhere with a bit of infrastructure to people —— for

people to actually go to so where are we in terms of the ability to do that? it are we in terms of the ability to do that? , , , .,, ., ., that? it is still very obligated to know quite _ that? it is still very obligated to know quite where _ that? it is still very obligated to know quite where you _ that? it is still very obligated to know quite where you would i that? it is still very obligated to know quite where you would do | that? it is still very obligated to i know quite where you would do that. there could be an area inside gaza in the south, or more likely, in egypt but as i said, egypt is very worried about having temporary refugees that it fears would be permanent. the other option of course is on the borders of gaza inside israel and in a way, that might be easiest because israel can oversee the situation. and as it is also responsible for the barrage and what looks like the coming land offensive, that would make sense. aha, offensive, that would make sense. a final thought, offensive, that would make sense. a finalthought, because offensive, that would make sense. a final thought, because we are a week since those dreadful attacks from hamas, and just about everything in the region has changed fundamentally, and we know we are only at the beginning.— only at the beginning. indeed, and those were — only at the beginning. indeed, and those were the _ only at the beginning. indeed, and those were the words _ only at the beginning. indeed, and those were the words that - only at the beginning. indeed, and those were the words that israel i only at the beginning. indeed, and i those were the words that israel has used, prime minister netanyahu is used, prime minister netanyahu is used, that this isjust used, prime minister netanyahu is used, that this is just the beginning. and you can see the

widespread concern and outrage in the arab world, the outrage in israel of course to those atrocities on saturday. but these are likely to deepen and deepen significantly as soon as that land assault happens. because this is a very crowded area, there will be an awful loss of life on both sides.— there will be an awful loss of life on both sides. thank you for going throu~h all on both sides. thank you for going through all of— on both sides. thank you for going through all of that. _ we showed pictures of those events last saturday and we will look at the hostage situation in more detail in a moment or two. we can head back north. there are fears a new front could open in this war if the iranian—backed group hezbollah becomes involved and attacks israel in support of its palestinian allies. the group's deputy leader told a rally in lebanon that they were "fully prepared" to join hamas "when the time

comes" anna foster sent this report from the israel—lebanon border. loaded and ready, these winding roads are home to thousands of soldiers and they had been sent north to reinforce the border. if a second front in this war opens here, the outcome could be catastrophic. there is escalation in the north, but we know what to do and we will. we say all the time. if we have the war with lebanon but i got each time there is an exchange of fire over there is an exchange of fire over the border, tensions rise. this reserve unit — the border, tensions rise. this reserve unit tell— the border, tensions rise. this reserve unit tell me _ the border, tensions rise. this reserve unit tell me they are on high alert right now. there are people here from right across the country, people who work in the tech industry, tour guides, even a fitness instructor and it'll dropped everything to come here and to face this huge threat on the northern border. —— they all dropped everything. israeli forces have been preparing to repel a hezbollah

attack for years ponder these border communities are vulnerable and that is why we are now emptying out. 75% of families here have left town. this is one of the few who state. there is no one here. my mother lives here in the place i take you. the house is empty and they take all the clothes and run home. it is the house is empty and they take all the clothes and run home.— the clothes and run home. it is soon clear why people _ the clothes and run home. it is soon clear why people have _ the clothes and run home. it is soon clear why people have fled. - the clothes and run home. it is soon clear why people have fled. and i the clothes and run home. it is soon clear why people have fled. and the | clear why people have fled. and the bombs is coming. _ clear why people have fled. and the bombs is coming. explosions i bombs is coming. explosions you hear that? _ bombs is coming. explosions you hear that? you _ bombs is coming. explosions you hear that? you need i bombs is coming. explosions you hear that? you need to i bombs is coming. explosions. you hear that? you need to run, bombs is coming. explosions - you hear that? you need to run, 0k? these women think the war will come here next. l’m these women think the war will come here next. �* h. these women think the war will come here next. �* m, ., ., ., these women think the war will come here next. �* ., ., ., ., here next. i'm scared now to go to an lace here next. i'm scared now to go to any place in _ here next. i'm scared now to go to any place in israel. _

here next. i'm scared now to go to any place in israel. i'm _ here next. i'm scared now to go to any place in israel. i'm scared - here next. i'm scared now to go to any place in israel. i'm scared to l any place in israel. i'm scared to come there. i'm scared.- any place in israel. i'm scared to come there. i'm scared. there are diplomatic— come there. i'm scared. there are diplomatic efforts _ come there. i'm scared. there are diplomatic efforts to _ come there. i'm scared. there are diplomatic efforts to try _ come there. i'm scared. there are diplomatic efforts to try to - come there. i'm scared. there are diplomatic efforts to try to hold i diplomatic efforts to try to hold off an escalation here. but in this underground shelter the hope of peace feels far away. with me now is bbc arabic correspondent, issam ikirmawi. thank you for being with us. i know you are monitoring the situation on the ground in gaza and trying to talk to our bbc teams and other people on the ground. give us a sense of the latest. unfortunately, we have lost _ sense of the latest. unfortunately, we have lost contact _ sense of the latest. unfortunately, we have lost contact with - sense of the latest. unfortunately, we have lost contact with people . sense of the latest. unfortunately, l we have lost contact with people we have been talking to over the last few days and getting updates about the situation in gaza. because there is no internet and no electricity so people are not able to charge their phones so they can talk to us and give us an update. but from what we have gathered so far, the situation

on the ground is pretty bleak. some people have been moving to the south, trying to stay away from the fighting, the bombing. others have decided not to move and they wanted to stay in their homes and they are prepared to die rather than move from their dwellings. i prepared to die rather than move from their dwellings.— prepared to die rather than move from their dwellings. i know in the oriainal from their dwellings. i know in the original order _ from their dwellings. i know in the original order to _ from their dwellings. i know in the original order to leave _ from their dwellings. i know in the original order to leave that - from their dwellings. i know in the original order to leave that part i from their dwellings. i know in the original order to leave that part of| original order to leave that part of the gaza strip, the 1.1 million people, it includes hospitals, two refugee camps. in terms of any of that, as any of that movement started? we have seen pictures of people on the road, those centres, hospitals, for example, where there are injured, what is that it is you are injured, what is that it is you are hearing about whether they are even attempting to shift people? figs even attempting to shift people? sis you even attempting to shift people? s you know, even attempting to shift people? sis you know, people in hospital, they are very ill and they need treatment at the moment because there is no

electricity generators to treat them so practically it is impossible to move them without risking their lives. so it is very difficult for the medical services in gaza to cope with the high number of injured who had been brought into the hospital is. now, in light of the latest escalation, it has become virtually impossible. irate escalation, it has become virtually impossible-— impossible. we were talking diplomacy — impossible. we were talking diplomacy here _ impossible. we were talking diplomacy here a _ impossible. we were talking diplomacy here a moment . impossible. we were talking | diplomacy here a moment or impossible. we were talking - diplomacy here a moment or two ago with mike thompson and about what antony blinken was doing and his round of stops within the middle east. you have of course also in the last 2a hours of the iranian foreign minister having trips of his own so tell me about that because it is a significant. tell me about that because it is a siunificant. tell me about that because it is a significant-— significant. the iranian foreign minister has _ significant. the iranian foreign minister has been _ significant. the iranian foreign minister has been talking - significant. the iranian foreign| minister has been talking about significant. the iranian foreign i minister has been talking about a volcano, an earthquake, if things were to escalate further which he meant by an israeli incursion, a ground incursion into the gaza strip. the iranians have said all

along that that is a red line for them. so if that medline is to be crossed, nobody knows what is going to happen. —— red line. put a secondary blinken is touring the middle east, in doha yesterday and going to saudi arabia and uae and egypt today to try to drum up support for the american position in the middle east. the news from the region suggests that arab countries have refused the demand by the israelis to let people go to egypt or move south, or even repay treat some of these refugees in arab countries that even repatriate. exactly on that point, the border crossing at rafah into egypt, that was one of the places where, just some people were able to cross, not many this week. there are attempts and hopes from the americans that

they can open that border crossing for a while to get american citizens out. is that likely to happen and what are the numbers we are talking about potentially? the what are the numbers we are talking about potentially?— about potentially? the egyptians talked about _ about potentially? the egyptians talked about letting _ about potentially? the egyptians talked about letting foreigners i about potentially? the egyptians i talked about letting foreigners who are trapped in gaza and united nations employees through the crossing, howeverthey nations employees through the crossing, however they said they would not let gazans go through unless there were some real emergencies like needing urgent medical treatment. emergencies like needing urgent medicaltreatment. in emergencies like needing urgent medical treatment. in egypt there is this fear that the iterator trying to export the problem to the sinai, to export the problem to the sinai, to the egyptians, getting rid of 1.2 million persons from the gaza strip ljy million persons from the gaza strip by encouraging them and giving them corridors to go to egypt, that is one way of the israelis trying to exploit the problem —— export of the problem to egypt. exploit the problem -- export of the problem to egypt-— problem to egypt. thank you very much for the _ problem to egypt. thank you very much for the latest _ problem to egypt. thank you very much for the latest assessment. l problem to egypt. thank you very i much for the latest assessment. we will have plenty more from the region, all of our bbc teams that are there on the ground in southern

israel, in gaza, to the north as welcome on the borders with lebanon and we will also talk to more of the key players and show you more of the live pictures coming in all the time. ijust want live pictures coming in all the time. i just want to pause from that story that is of course dominating the last seven days to bring you one more important story has been developing from another part of the world. voters in australia have rejected a proposal to recognise indigenous people in the constitution. the prime minister said many would find the referendum result hard to bear, but he said it did not mark the end of the road. this was an expected result. referendum was brought about with the idea of uniting australia but many felt it did the opposite, those who wanted it to pass felt it would empower indigenous communities, many of whom struggle with inequalities

including education, health and poverty but those who did not want the referendum to pass, they said this was a divisive, would give too much power to particular groups in australia. there was also a part of the indigenous communities who felt this did not go far enough and actually it was a distraction from more important issues like trying to get a treaty for aboriginal and torres straight islander people. just because the result has come in does not mean that the narrative, the discussion here in australia will stop. i think there will be quite a lot of reflection in the coming weeks and months. the prime minister said it was a referendum that not only would define how australia saw itself as a nation but also how the world sees australia. katy watson in sydney. i am back with all the headlines from gaza and israel in just a moment.

will there has been pushing southwards, some snow in the scottish mountains, nothing unusual about that but this month has been warm so we haven't seen it so far. the biggest drop in temperatures between yesterday and today was across southern england and wales, 12 celsius in hereford today compared to 22 degrees yesterday so a drop of 10 degrees as the cooler north—westerly winds continue to spread in. at those north—westerly winds are bringing plenty of shells to northern and western areas and they will continue through the rest of today, again with some snowfall over the tops of scottish mountains, and it will continue to be very windy for the northern isles, gusts up windy for the northern isles, gusts up to 65 mph and more in the 40s across the north of mainland scotland. temperatures for many still in double figures but these temperatures are actually just a few degrees below average for this time

of year. overnight tonight, showers will continue to affect areas on the coast, clear skies inland allowing to quite a widespread frost to develop in rural areas with the lowest temperatures down to around minus two celsius, something that gardeners might want to take note of. it will be much colder overnight. on to sunday, overall, a similar kind of day, public rather than showers in northern and western scotland, a spell of more prolonged rain for a scotland, a spell of more prolonged rainfora time scotland, a spell of more prolonged rain for a time and away from that, plenty of sunshine across inland areas and again, temperatures continuing to be below average for the time of year, looking at highs of around 11 or 12 degrees pretty widely. similarweather of around 11 or 12 degrees pretty widely. similar weather conditions on monday although we will probably start off with some more mist and fog practice first thing they could take a while to clear but then sunshine for most, a few showers in northern scotland and similar temperatures overall, 11—13 , still below average for october. but we

then see further changes in the weather pattern deeper into next week as a low pressure moves from the bay of biscay, and ultimately this will return temperatures back to normal, it will turn a bit windier and we will see some rain coming up from the south which could end up being quite heavy for a time but temperatures are moving back closer to average for the time of year. that's your latest weather. bye bye.

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the flight from northern gaza. the un relief agency says hundreds of thousands of palestinians have been displaced in the past 12 hours, nearly a million in a week. israel's army says it's already launched raids inside gaza. they say a senior hamas commander has been killed by an air strike. these are some of the pictures from gaza we've received overnight — the palestinian red crescent warns of a catastrophe unfolding on the ground. this is the scene live in gaza. a blast in the last few seconds. israel contines to urge anyone left there to leave as soon as possible. diplomacy intensifies. the us secretary of state is in saudi arabia, which says, it's suspended talks on normalising ties with israel.