at destroying hamas. at a gathering of faith leaders in london, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, calls for israel's evacuation order for hospitals in northern gaza to be reversed. and police in belgium have shot and killed a man suspected of killing two swedish football fans in brussels on monday. india's supreme court has ruled against — india's supreme court has ruled against petitions seeking to legalise same—sex marriage. the us presidentjoe biden will visit israel on wednesday in a show of support after more than m00 people were killed by hamas gunmen last weekend. mr biden will be briefed on plans for war against hamas militants. the announcement about mr biden�*s visit was made by the us secretary of state antony blinken after late

night talks in tel aviv. mr blinken also said the us and israel had agreed on a plan to allow humanitarian aid into gaza. in gaza itself, un agencies have warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis, and more than 2,800 people have been killed by israeli air strikes. meanwhile, hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organisation by governments including the uk and us, says it fired a "barrage of rockets" atjerusalem and tel aviv overnight, with sirens sending lawmakers to bomb shelters, at the united nations, a draft resolution on israel and gaza failed to pass the security council. western nations voted against it because it failed to condemn hamas. this is the scene across gaza right now. the humanitarian situation is worsening. there are bids to improve

access to allow some aid into the territory to allow those for whom food is running out and medicines are in short supply. even electricity is unavailable in many health facilities in gaza. international pressure to allow more aid to access the territory and get to the people who need it. with the latest... our middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest. israel says it is hitting hamas targets as barrages of rockets are still fired from gaza. but a world leader is heading this way. on wednesday, president biden will visit israel. he is coming here at a critical moment for israel, for the region and for the world. with its military might already on show nearby, the us is worried that events here could spiral into a regional crisis. overnight, israel was also fighting against powerful hezbollah militants in lebanon. it welcomes the us support. translation: the visit of -

the president of the united states has strategic importance, for the entire middle east and influence in that the most seniorfigure in the united states is coming to israel at a time of war, getting a review of the war situation. also, the different scenarios in the middle east and the steps that will need to be taken. there is also the hostage crisis to discuss, with hamas now saying 250 people are being held in gaza. it is believed they include americans and maybe some of the ten british nationals still missing. the bbc doesn't generally publish hostage videos, but the family agreed pictures from the video could be shown. and the clock is ticking to come up with plans to alleviate the immense suffering of ordinary palestinians. israel put gaza under siege and told one million people to evacuate from the north to the south. this un school is now a shelter. there are a severe shortages of water and food.

the un says the situation is desperate. we have seen about a million people move from the north to the south due to the possible threat of israeli intervention in the north. arising out of the taking of those hostages. we need to get aid to those people for two reasons. number one, to make their movements safe to where they want to go, voluntarily. and two, to sustain them while they are there. the hope is that aid can be brought in through egypt's rafah crossing on gaza's southern border. already lorry loads are ready to enter. and on the other side there are crowds of palestinians with foreign passports, including british families, waiting to exit. meanwhile, israel continues its plans for a wider operation, which it says will eliminate hamas. its forces are expected to launch a ground offensive in gaza soon. the stakes forjoe biden�*s trip couldn't be higher. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem.

live now to southern israel and our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. there are 300,000 reservists now massed on the border but for now they wait. massed on the border but for now the wait. , ., ., , , they wait. yes, and of course this must be a — they wait. yes, and of course this must be a concern _ they wait. yes, and of course this must be a concern to _ they wait. yes, and of course this must be a concern to military - must be a concern to military commanders, to maintain a state of readiness, morale, for the troops for when they go in. they have been at that board now for many days. there had been hints that the ground incursion was about to begin when prime minister netanyahu a few days ago visited the troops, most of them reservists, asking them if they were ready. we knew about the operations, nonstop bombardment for most of the last 11 days and also reconnaissance missions into the north of gaza. whether or not this is a delay or

whether they are still undergoing preparations, we know there has been bad weather, heavy rain here. and also this urging and face to face a urging of allies of israel, saying that, yes, you have a right to defend yourself but you must also take every measure possible to reduce, to ease the suffering of civilians and to protect innocent gaza civilians who will come under fire and under attack, who will be in a harm's way when your forces go in a harm's way when your forces go in by land, sea and air. and with president biden coming in, it will be highly unlikely for them to launch a ground attackjust as he lands, but this is a whole new day here in israel. i lands, but this is a whole new day here in israel.— here in israel. i wanted to ask about the _ here in israel. i wanted to ask about the significance - here in israel. i wanted to ask about the significance of - here in israel. i wanted to ask - about the significance of president biden�*s visit. we know diplomatic efforts have been going on quite publicly, but also one would assume behind the scenes. what difference will his arrival make?—

will his arrival make? president biden knows — will his arrival make? president biden knows that _ will his arrival make? president biden knows that when - will his arrival make? president biden knows that when it - will his arrival make? president | biden knows that when it comes will his arrival make? president. biden knows that when it comes to israel it is a domestic issue for the united states and it is very possibly the most important foreign policy issue for the united states. not only does america have to do something, and it has been doing a lot in terms of military support, intelligence support, moral support, but it has to be seen to be doing something. it's a high—risk visit but it seems to be a very biden—esque visit. he knows how important it is for america to play its part. in the same way he became personally involved in the prosecution of the war in ukraine, mustering support, leading the campaign forfinancial and economic campaign for financial and economic and campaign forfinancial and economic and military support for ukraine, and military support for ukraine, and once again he wants to do that for israel. even after he made his first public statement expressing israel's right to defend itself, a huge billboard went up in tel aviv

saying thank you, mr president. this will be highly appreciated in israel. next door injordan he will speak with the king there, and also the egyptian leader and the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas, who leads the palestinian authority. america will say it is for all sides in the war, and israel is its most important ally, but america will say it also stands by the arab states too in a search for the way out of this crisis and most of all to ensure it doesn't spread. what's our ensure it doesn't spread. what's your assessment _ ensure it doesn't spread. what's your assessment of _ ensure it doesn't spread. what's your assessment of the - ensure it doesn't spread. what's your assessment of the warning | ensure it doesn't spread. what's - your assessment of the warning from iran, the foreign minister saying israel would not be allowed to act in the gaza strip without consequences. they have warned of pre—emptive action in the coming hours. how is that being seen and viewed where you are? iran hours. how is that being seen and viewed where you are?— hours. how is that being seen and viewed where you are? iran also has to be seen — viewed where you are? iran also has to be seen to _ viewed where you are? iran also has to be seen to be _ viewed where you are? iran also has to be seen to be standing _ viewed where you are? iran also has to be seen to be standing up - viewed where you are? iran also has to be seen to be standing up for - viewed where you are? iran also has to be seen to be standing up for its| to be seen to be standing up for its allies. it is an important partner of hamas. it has major proxies in

lebanon and syria, who are watching. not just watching lebanon and syria, who are watching. notjust watching closely, we have been reporting the intensifying clashes along the lebanon border. when this crisis first erupted ii when this crisis first erupted 11 days ago it was generally assumed iran did not want to get drawn in, lebanon didn't want to get drawn, they hoped it would be contained. but the longer this goes on and the more images of palestinian suffering, iran sees itself as a standard bearerfor suffering, iran sees itself as a standard bearer for muslims worldwide and for palestinians. whether this is just rhetoric, worldwide and for palestinians. whether this isjust rhetoric, it still has to be taken seriously. joe biden is not the only president doing promo c. vladimir putin has been on the phone to iran, syria and lebanon and will be meeting xi jinping today. anyone who is anyone wants to be involved in this crisis. with every day this crisis and these concentric circles get bigger and bigger, drawing in more countries and other wars. it is a really dangerous tangle.—

and other wars. it is a really dangerous tangle. lyse doucet, alwa s dangerous tangle. lyse doucet, always good _ dangerous tangle. lyse doucet, always good to _ dangerous tangle. lyse doucet, always good to have _ dangerous tangle. lyse doucet, always good to have your - dangerous tangle. lyse doucet, - always good to have your assessment and think you're being with us, our chief international correspondent in southern israel. 0ur correspondent rushdi abualouf is in the city of khan younis in the southern area of the gaza strip. we know you made the jersey from the north of gaza to the south where you are now. we hear of the humanitarian crisis worsening. what's your assessment of what you are seeing as many thousands of people move into that area? ., many thousands of people move into that area? . , ., that area? yeah, it is on the edge of catastrophe. _ that area? yeah, it is on the edge of catastrophe. the _ that area? yeah, it is on the edge of catastrophe. the local - that area? yeah, it is on the edge| of catastrophe. the local authority here described the situation with a shortage of almost every day essential need for people. there is a severe shortage of water. 0nly a severe shortage of water. only this morning a couple of trucks were secured from the south of gaza city to hear in younis, but this is not at all enough for overi

to hear in younis, but this is not at all enough for over i million people who are desperate for water. here in the hospital in khan younis, this is the medical centre. it used to serve 400,000 people, the original people who lived in khan younis, but now there are 600,000 more. 0veri million people are getting their medical service from this relatively small hospital which now they are threatening, not threaten, they said we only have an amount of fuel that can run to the end of this day, and they said we are going out of service by midnight. there are so many parties trying to secure any sort of fuel, buying it from gas stations, if there is any left, buy it from companies. they are trying to find any sort of fuel just to get to the hospital. they might be able to secure fuel. as long as the fuel is

coming and available they should be functioning, but even functioning, we are functioning only 30%, which is the life—saving treatment for people. all nonessential treatment, any sort of surgery, not necessarily life—saving, they will not get to do it. what about people with kidney dialysis, people suffering from other diseases not related to the war? so the situation is really catastrophic in this hospital. the hospital also has to take some of the refugees who came to the area. i'm in the courtyard of the hospital and theirfamilies i'm in the courtyard of the hospital and their families around i'm in the courtyard of the hospital and theirfamilies around me i'm in the courtyard of the hospital and their families around me sitting on the ground, getting nothing, almost, very minimum, a little bit of water and a little bit of food in this place. this city is exhausted by the shortage of everything, and by the shortage of everything, and by the shortage of everything, and by the number of people who are

taking this city as a shelter after they were forced to flee their homes in the north in gaza city. and now they have to deal with the fuel shortages and they believe this hospital might go out of service after 12 hours. we hospital might go out of service after12 hours.— after12 hours. we know international _ after12 hours. we know international efforts - after12 hours. we know- international efforts continue to try to get some aid through the rafah crossing. you were saying last night that came under fire from israeli strikes once again. we also hear this morning that israel says 600,000 people have made thejersey from the north of gaza to the south, where you are. they say there are a few hundred thousand people still remaining. —— have made thejourney. some are wondering why people would stay in the north of gaza, but there is concern that even if they leave their homes in the north, where they are going to is not much better. that is exactly what my father told me this morning. why do i have to

leave? he said people are sleeping in the street. he said at least we have water in gaza city. because when most of the people left, there are more goods and food in gaza city left by people who had to make this jersey, so many people, about half a million people, the local estimate here is around half a million people, they are still in the area where israel asked people to leave, simply because this city, the entire city, is overwhelmed. there is no way to get any more people. also one of the significant, if we are looking this morning, hamas said israel hit three different targets, killing 100 people. 90 of them are from gaza city and the north who are displaced in this city. the israelis are asking people to come here, but it is not safe here. we are being

bombed all night. most of the casualties, most of the people killed overnight, they were killed around the rafah crossing and khan yunis, the place israel told people to go because they said it was safer. i5 to go because they said it was safer. , ., , ., , to go because they said it was safer. , . , ., , safer. is there any thought they too da there safer. is there any thought they too day there are _ safer. is there any thought they too day there are about _ safer. is there any thought they too day there are about a _ safer. is there any thought they too day there are about a looming - safer. is there any thought they too l day there are about a looming ground invasion or is the priority right nowjust invasion or is the priority right now just staying alive, invasion or is the priority right nowjust staying alive, given the worsening humanitarian situation, getting access to food, water and medicine. has anyone they're given any consideration as to what could happen next militarily?— happen next militarily? look, especially _ happen next militarily? look, especially the _ happen next militarily? look, especially the city _ happen next militarily? look, especially the city of - happen next militarily? look, especially the city of khan - happen next militarily? look, . especially the city of khan yunis, it has experienced a ground invasion twice, but the biggest one was back in 2014 when the tanks advanced into highly populated areas and there was a street to street fighting, serious fighting in the area. many people were killed, many civilians were

affected by this, and israel destroyed hundreds of houses in this area. so those people here in this hospital who have fled from the eastern part of khan yunis, they have experienced this. 0lder eastern part of khan yunis, they have experienced this. older people talk about this. i met a young guy a couple of days in the hospital, and he told me his house was destroyed backin he told me his house was destroyed back in 2014 and he said he was taken hostage by israeli soldiers on the ground here, and his family. we couldn't verify his story but he said he was taken hostage for hours by israeli soldiers will stop some of the people in this place know what is the meaning of ground incursion. yes, there is a ground incursion. yes, there is a ground incursion in a place that now accommodates two thirds of the population, and a place that is overcrowded, one of the most densely populated areas. of course, the civilian cost, the human cost will

be high. people are really worried about this ground invasion because it is not the first time they have ever heard of it. no, they have lived it a couple of times before. thank you for your reporting, please stay safe, rushdi abualouf, our correspondent inside gaza. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. uk wages are outstripping inflation for the first time in nearly two years, according to official figures. the office for national statistics said that regular earnings rose by a near record 7.8% in the three months to august. that means that wages are now rising faster than prices for the first time since october 2021. rolls—royce has announced plans to axe up to 2,500 jobs globally to create a "more efficient and effective" company. that's about 6% of its global workforce. the company, which makes engines for aircraft, is based in derby.

it employs 42,000 people around the world with about half based in the uk. humza yousaf is to pledge an extra £300 million to help cut nhs waiting lists by 100,000 patients by 2026. the first minister will make the announcement during his keynote speech to the snp conference in aberdeen. it comes after delegates agreed a new independence strategy based on winning the majority of scotland's 57 seats at the next general election. you're live with bbc news. we can return to events in brussels. a man has been shot dead there by police. authorities have confirmed his identity as a 45—year—old man. police have confirmed the gunman opened fire in brussels on monday evening, killing two swedish internationals. prosecutors are treating the attack as terrorism. a euro 2024 qualifying football match in the city was abandoned at

half—time. supporters were temporarily held inside the stadium for their safety. authorities raised the alert level in brussels to its highest level. let's get more from sofia bettiza in brussels. we can confirm that one man has been shot dead by belgian police. it happened just a few metres from where i'm standing in a cafe in that street, which as you can see has been cordoned off. there is quite a big police presence in brussels this morning. the authorities have confirmed the identity of the man who was shot dead. he is a 45—year—old man of tunisian origin who currently was living in belgium, in this neighbourhood, illegally. just to remind you about what happened here last night, the gunman opened fire at around seven o'clock at night. he had an assault rifle

and he shot dead two people in the street and injured a third person. we have seen a video where the man is filming himself speaking in arabic, saying that he killed people in the name of god. the belgian federal prosecutor has seen that video and they say they believe that was the gunman. they are treating this as a terrorist attack and they believe the man was inspired by the islamic state group.— islamic state group. that's the latest from _ islamic state group. that's the latest from our _ islamic state group. that's the latest from our correspondent| islamic state group. that's the i latest from our correspondent in brussels. we can go to stockholm and this is the swedish prime minister holding a news conference related to events in brussels on monday evening. we don't have a translation but we are getting a few lines through about what he is discussing. 0f getting a few lines through about what he is discussing. of course, referencing many swedish people are afraid and angry. this is a time, in

his words, for more security. we cannot be naive. that from the swedish prime minister. as severe but it so was telling us from brussels, police in brussels have shot dead the man who killed two swedish nationals on monday evening because of the 45—year—old man was shotin because of the 45—year—old man was shot in a cafe in the neighbourhood close to where the qualifying match for the euro 2024 football tournament was taking place between belgium and sweden. there were a lot of swedish football fans in brussels for the evening. we know the city of brussels has raised its terror level to the highest ever. we are starting to the highest ever. we are starting to get more details about the gunmen, believed to be a man of tunisian origin in belgium illegally. that was after having his asylum application rejected. in this news conference from the swedish prime minister, he says the suspect had also been to sweden but was not known by swedish police. those are the latest lines we are getting from

that press conference. quite clearly a lot of concerns around the world. we have been speaking to correspondence earlier about the numbers of attacks related to events in the middle east but going on right around the world, particularly a rise in anti—semitism, which has been the focus of a speech, and appeal this morning by a number of religious leaders here in london, a joint statement calling for peace and reconciliation. at the same time, while these threats remain, the swedish prime minister telling us we must counter threats with more security, this related to the shooting of two swedish people in brussels. we will leave the press conference there and if there are further details we will take you back live. it is worth flagging that a resolution drafted by russia... a resolution, drafted by russia,

calling for a ceasefire in the war between israel and hamas, has failed to secure the votes needed to be adopted by the un security council. the uk, the us and france all voted against. russia has complained that the council is being held hostage by western countries. the result of the voting is as follows. five votes in favour, four votes against, six abstentions. the draft resolution has not been adopted, having failed to obtain the required number of votes. why did it not to get the votes it needed? after the vote, the us ambassador explained that the draft�*s failure to condemn hamas was indefensible. unfortunately, russia's resolution presented today does not meet all of these responsibilities. russia's resolution, put forward without any consultations, make no mention of hamas — none. by failing to condemn hamas, russia is giving cover

to a terrorist group that brutalises innocent civilians. we will continue to urge our israeli partners to work to minimise the risk of civilian casualties. the latest state of play as far as diplomatic efforts are concerned around the world. that was the un. the attention is focused now clearly on the humanitarian situation worsening by the hour in gaza. 0ur correspondent was earlier telling us about the worsening situation particularly in hospitals that are still struggling to get water, electricity, medicine, to care for those moving from great numbers from the north of the country. a few developments, to remind you that the us presidentjoe biden is set to visit israel tomorrow. the idea is to hear about its plans for a ground

offensive against hamas. that is seen by some as a suggestion that a ground invasion will not yet begin. the much touted invasion that some suggest might be caused by the weather, but with so many troops massed on the board, there are questions about why that has not begun yet. president biden also set to discuss with israel how they can carry out that operation while also minimising a loss of life for civilians. we will have the latest lines for you in a few moments. stay with us on bbc news. hello again. it was a cold and frosty start to the day across northern areas this morning, but it will turn milder in the next few days. today essentially we are looking at hazy sunshine and a mainly dry day but as storm babet show its hand across our shores from tomorrow it's going to turn windier,

there will be heavy rain and it will turn milder as well. so what's happening tuesday into wednesday, this is storm babet coming up from the bay of biscay, moving across our shores. you can see from the weather fronts and isobars it is bringing wet and windy conditions with it. this is the rainfall accumulation chart, it runs wednesday to saturday. there is going to be a lot of rain. the keys here, widely we're looking at 30—50 millimetres. but where we see whites across angus and the south—east grampians, the met office has a yellow weather warning out at the moment for as much as 200 millimetres of rainfall on higher ground that could lead to some disruption. today, though, a lot of dry weather, a lot of sunshine, albeit hazy. showers moving from south—west england into south—west wales, and temperatures, 11—17 north to south. up a touch on yesterday. through this evening and overnight the rain continues to advance through north wales, clipping north—west england, moving through northern ireland and getting into scotland. there will be some further heavy showers coming in across southern england and it will be a blustery

night but it won't be a cold night. as we go through tomorrow, storm babet moves across our shores, look at the isobars, the winds picking up and rain particularly in the west and south will be heavy, but we have rain moving northwards across scotland which will clear and then some heavy downpours, some of which will be thundery, but still a lot of dry weather. the wind picking up, widely we are looking at gusts of between the low 30s and mid 40s. temperature—wise, up a touch again, looking at ten in the north to 19 in the south. as we move into thursday, some heavy rain coming in across north—east scotland in particular, some heavy rain across northern england. heavy downpours for the rest of england, wales and northern ireland, and it's also going to be windy. gales, even severe gales, across the far north of scotland. windy in areas adjacent to the north sea. even on friday, it's going to be wet and windy. the northern isles and the east coast seeing gales or severe gales, and also large waves,

and then it turns cooler.

this is bbc news, the headlines... us president biden will visit tel aviv on wednesday... reaffirming support for israel as it prepares a ground offensive into gaza. with israel continuing air strikes

aimed at destroying hamas, the un warns gaza's health system is on the verge of collapse. a 13—year—old british girl — missing since the hamas attacks — has been murdered. her mother lianne was also killed. and police in belgium shoot dead a man — suspected of killing two swedish football fans in brussels. just returning to a story we brought you a few minutes ago. this is stockholm and the swedish prime minister addressing a press conference talking about events in brussels. wejust conference talking about events in brussels. we just heard about police shooting dead a man who killed two swedish nationals on monday evening, killed two, enjoyed a third in a rifle