now safe at home after narrowly escaping the attack on israel. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. in the last few hours, news came in of two hostages being freed by hamas — yokhefed lifshitz and nurit cooper. the family of yokhefed lifshitz, who live in north london, said they were delighted and have spoken to her, saying yokhefed is well. but there are concerns about more than 200 others who still remain in captivity. meanwhile, officials in gaza say hundreds more palestinians have been killed in israel's intensified bombardment

of the territory, many of them in the south, where they had fled for safety. 20 more lorries carrying food, water and medical supplies have crossed the border with egypt, but aid agencies say without deliveries of fuel, their humanitarian work will stop. the airstrikes are in response to attacks by hamas, a designated terrorist organisation by the uk and other western governments which killed over 1,400 israelis. with the latest, here's our middle east correspondent lucy williamson. released after more than two weeks in captivity, yocheved lifshitz at nurit cooper were taken out of gaza into egypt. freed on health grounds, no longer hostages but survivors. both were kidnapped by hamas gunmen in nir oz, the scars of

looting and destruction still mark the empty kibbutz. this was what they lived through. the vision of home they took to gaza just three miles away. and this was what they lived through there. israeli air strikes, more than 300 a day, caught between their army and hamas. many palestinian civilians feel the same. gaza's hamas run government said israeli strikes killed more than 400 people in a single day. hope, draining from the chance of peace, still surfaces in the chance to save a life. ibrahim from blackpool is trying to leave gaza with his mother and three siblings. they have been living here for a

year. have been living here for a ear. �* , , . have been living here for a ear. �* , _, ., year. building is very close to us on our _ year. building is very close to us on our street, _ year. building is very close to us on our street, destroyed. l year. building is very close to i us on our street, destroyed. we had to flee the house, our flat where we were living, and go to khan younis and stay with family members. 43 of us staying in one flat. fin family members. 43 of us staying in one flat. on the israeli side _ staying in one flat. on the israeli side of _ staying in one flat. on the israeli side of the - staying in one flat. on the israeli side of the border, | israeli side of the border, they have already left. in the town of sderot, 90% of the residents have gone. the rocket attacks in recent weeks, early warning signs of a wider war. shalom has ptsd from a rocket attack on a building here in 2005. seeing hamas gunmen running through the streets here was unreal, he says. translation:— here was unreal, he says. translation: it's like a bad dream and — translation: it's like a bad dream and i _ translation: it's like a bad dream and i want _ translation: it's like a bad dream and i want to - translation: it's like a bad dream and i want to wake . translation: it's like a bad dream and i want to wake upj translation: it's like a bad - dream and i want to wake up and not be here. i am frozen. i don't want to be here. the whole building was shaking last

night and we spent all night in the safe room, again. it's the same thing over and over again. as we were speaking, a taste of what life is like here now. translation: it what life is like here now. translation:— what life is like here now. translation: it was a rocket attack. translation: it was a rocket attack- now — translation: it was a rocket attack. now you've _ translation: it was a rocket | attack. now you've experienced it live. it happens all the time. ,, ., , ,, ., ., time. sderot is less than a mile from _ time. sderot is less than a mile from the _ time. sderot is less than a mile from the border, - time. sderot is less than a mile from the border, so l time. sderot is less than a - mile from the border, so close you can see the explosions from israeli air strikes inside gaza. the geography here is local, the politics are global. as israel's prime minister juggles visits by world leaders, his army is waiting to go in. rockets were still being fired into israel today. israeli air strikes fired in. hostages can placate a ground offensive. pawns in a conflict

that israel vows it will end. —— complicate a ground offensive. harrowing stories of how people were killed in the hamas attacks are still emerging. one teenager, who had just celebrated her 18th birthday, was shot dead while sheltering in the saferoom of her home in nahal oz, close to the gaza border. her father was taken hostage. our correspondent anna foster has been speaking to her mother. a warning — although the family have given consent, anna's report contains distressing images of the family being held captive. the terrified family. held at gunpoint by hamas. they are shooting us? no. it's shocking and upsetting to watch. but they wanted us to show their ordeal. just out of this picture, lies the lifeless body of 18—year—old mayan.

her father's hands are still covered with her blood. translation: it was always the nightmare of nightmaresj and suddenly it was real. a war is going on around my house and they're inside. gunfire. the family isn't whole any more. sachi is being held hostage in gaza. and mayan is dead. # from the moment i could talk, i was ordered to listen... - # and i know that i have to go away.

as the same song from that happy day plays, she is laid to rest. but her beloved dad is miles away. translation: he is broken. he saw his daughter die. - he saw her getting shot in her head and die. next to him, his daughter that had just celebrated turning 18, the house is full of balloons and congratulations and blood. she invited us to be here and filmed this. she wanted you to see this moment. but also the message behind it. that she is doing one of the hardest things she has ever had to do — burying her daughter miles from home and without her husband here by her side.

what was he doing, he was in his pyjamas and it is covered in his daughter's blood. i don't think he has the opportunity to mourn. i want them all to come back here, now — not tomorrow, not the day after tomorrow, i want him here now. tsachi is one of more than 120 people still held in gaza and the message is simple — in their family's darkest moment, they need him. the israeli army says it's carried out limited incursions into gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive. our gaza correspondent rushdi abualouf is one of the few journalists working in the territory. he's now in khan younis in the south, and has been reporting on the worsening

humanitarian situation there. there is still some sort of a negotiation going on with israel on how in which ground and who is going to handle... the little fuel that came from an oil tank near the border and also about 40 or 45 trucks carrying medicine, food, water. distant explosion. yeah, there's been intense air strikes tonight as well. this is the third or fourth one just close to the hospital. so another night of heavy bombing in southern gaza, khan younis. this is the area where israel asked 1.2 million people to come in. they said it's safer for you to be south. but as you can see, every night, there is airstrikes here in this area. but in gaza city, i think tonight, hamas local

authority said that israel is committing massacres. as they said, they destroyed three houses over the heads of their people. more than 20 people killed and dozens other injured. when we talk about a humanitarian situation, things are getting worse and worse here as the people are watching the trucks coming in. but there is no aid being distributed. very little aid goes to the shelters, the un shelters. they are talking about 130 shelters for the more than half a million people who are staying, who are displaced from their houses in gaza city and the north. and they came south. they are now staying in the un schools, un shelters. meanwhile in the uk, prime minister rishi sunak has told mps the british government has concluded that the explosion at the hospital

in gaza was likely to have been caused by a missile, or part of a missile, launched from within gaza, towards israel. the violence in israel and the palestinian territories is complicated in terms of its history, its causes, and in the reality of what is happening right now. understandably, it's sparked many questions from viewers. we've been putting your queries to our bbc news experts. the idiot spot for this war were the horrific events of october the 7th when hamas massacred... inaudible. this unprecedented attack on its sworn enemy was months if

not years in the planning. for many palestinians and many across the arab world, it was yet another painful chapter in a decades—long conflict with israel, overtheiraspiration for an independent palestinian state. well, yes, chris, hamas would have known they would get a huge military response from israel given the scope of what was carried out inside israeli territory and the massacres that were carried out against israeli civilians. israel and hamas have fought several wars in the past, they have a clear sense of the capabilities and likely responses of the other. israel's calculation was always that they effectively had hamas contain, that they were deterred within gaza. but all of that has changed completely. so israel is now saying it will destroy hamas notjust as an

armed organisation, but as the governing power in gaza. after 2007 when hamas took full control of gaza, israel and egypt put it under a tight blockade by land, and in israel's case, by sea as well. israel's case, by sea as well. israel wanted to stop weapons being struggled to hamas, it said, and also to stop the kind of attacks by hamas is vital that we saw to deadly effect on october the 7th. right now, israel has its warships just off the coast, and the rafah crossing remains the better option for aid to enter. if you think about it like this, there is a big fault line through the middle east, on one side friends of iran. on the other,

friends of americans. hamas is one side, israel the other. if it was to heat up into a regional war, there would be trouble, and there already is trouble, army and hezbollah, who are an iran—backed very powerful militia. the most powerful force in lebanon. they would come to blows and it would spread from there. it is a nightmare scenario. it might not happen. jeremy bowen answering that viewer's question from richard. we also heard from our correspondents lyse doucet, tom bateman and yolande knell in israel. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. ministers have set out plans to tackle the rise in shoplifting, after official figures showed a 25% annual increase in offences

in england and wales. the proposals include a police commitment to attend crime scenes, pursue more evidence and use facial recognition to target prolific offenders. a tube driver who appeared to lead a pro—palestinian chant on a london underground train has been suspended, according to tfl. footage posted online showed the chant being led over the train�*s speakers. it happened on saturday as about 100,000 protestors took part in a pro—palestinian demonstration in central london. the actress amanda abbington has withdrawn from strictly come dancing, the show has announced. the 51—year—old, who has starred in sherlock and mr selfridge, missed last week's show for medical reasons. she was expected to return next week. strictly come dancing said they "wish her all the best for the future". you're live with bbc news. 30 people from thailand were among

the 235 foreign nationals killed in the hamas attack. they were working on israeli farms and orchards — a relationship between the two countries which goes back to the 1980s. our south east asia correspondentjonathan head has this report from north east thailand. chanting. with the traditional chant the elders of the village invites the spirits which may have deserted him during his recent ordeal to return to his body. they're celebrating the 34—year—old's narrow escape from the hamas attack. translation: we jumped over a wall and they shot at us. - bang, bang, bang, he recalls. wearing only a pair of shorts he had to hide all night in the orange orchard where he worked. for him, there's now no going back to israel.

translation: it was so terrible what we experienced. _ that day death was just seconds away. all of us who escaped made the same decision, we don't want to face that again. he left his wife and six—year—old son last year to go and work in the nir oz kibbutz close to gaza. on the morning of the 7th of october, he and his colleagues recorded themselves watching rockets being fired from gaza. that's him sitting and smoking. they didn't realise how serious it was. he then phoned his wife, nerissa. she's had no news of him since then. translation: he said - there was shooting and that he was running away. he told me the attackers were disguising themselves to come in to shoot the israelis, then he disappeared. when i called back, i couldn't reach him.

one out of four people living in nir oz is believed to have been killed or kidnapped in the attack. nerissa's only hope is that perhaps he was taken as a hostage. like most of the thai workers' families, she still has debts to pay from the cost of sending him there. it may all look very verdant and fertile here, but this is one of the poorest provinces in thailand, and there are very few sources of income. so even some of those who experienced those terrible attacks in israel feel they have little choice but to go back. for a full day harvesting rice, for example, these women get paid around $10. in israel, they could earn seven or eight times as much. this man's trip to israel was paid by his mother, who took out a mortgage on her rice fields. he's just got home after a frightening few days, but he's already thinking of going back.

working here won't get me anywhere, he said. it's enough to eat and live. but that's all. he's not alone. young people like him have always moved away from this part of thailand. whatever the risks overseas, there's just not enough work to keep them here. jonathan head, bbc news, northeastern thailand. argentina is one of the biggest economies in south america, but after many financial crises, it's now experiencing inflation of almost 140%. against that backdrop, it's holding a presidential election. sergio massa, the current economy minister in the centre left government, unexpectedly won the first round against his populist right wing rivaljavier milei. they'll face each other again

in the second round next month. our south america correspondent katy watson reports from buenos aires. a chance to kick back and celebrate. this wasn'tjust a victory for leftist sergio massa, but for all that came before him. peronism, kirschnerism, the faces of the political movements that define argentina, as well as football of course. translation: our country| is going through a complex, difficult situation full of challenges and difficulties. i know that many of those who voted for us are the ones who are suffering the most. i will not fail them. his supporters happy that their politician prevailed. what matters is this is the only candidate that has a serious project for the country so basically the other candidates were, like, criticising him, and they were, like, offering things that were, like, not possible. even for sergio massa's fans

here it was a bit of surprise. you might wonder how a man in charge of an economy with inflation running at nearly 140% could win this, but perhaps that says less about massa and more about the alternative. this was definitely a plot twist in argentina's election drama. many saw far right javier milei as the star of the show after his shock victory primaries just months ago. no longer, but he is not giving up. translation: two years ago, if you had told us we would be| completing in the second . round with kirschnerism for the presidency of the nation, i we would not have believed it. we really are witnessing an historic event. - when people want to vote on sunday, the economy was the main thing on their minds. few believe, though, that politicians can solve it. translation: there are more and more millionaire _ politicians and people are getting poorer and poorer. we need to change that equation. it's worrying that we can't...

we have to really, really think about it and we don't have a really good option. i didn't come here and say, "i know who i am going to vote". i was like, "i don't really know," because nothing... i believe that nothing is good. the party continues and the hard work starts again later this week. there will be another month of uncertainty until argentina chooses a new leader. what is clear, though, is whoever wins will have a hugejob on their hands turning around an economy and a population in crisis. katie watson, bbc news, buenos aires. more heavy rain is forecast for large swathes of england already hit by flooding after storm babet. over 100 flood warnings are still in place across england, and the environment agency says water levels may stay high for days. across the uk, at least five people are now known to have died because of the storm.

our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie reports from brechin in angus. scotland's first minister came to brechin to meet those impacted by the severe weather. he spoke to kim fowlie. she lives by the river south esk. her house has been flooded four times, but she said this time was the worst. a tremendous lot of water came in. i mean, at one stage, i came downstairs and it was up at my shoulders, at the bottom of the stairs. so if it hadn't have been for that stairs, you know, i probably wouldn't be here. what did you ask of the first minister? what are you hoping that he is able do for you? just sort of make it a better environment. just sort ofjust make the walls secure. just fix everything up. the water level was above the roof. humza yousaf promised that the scottish government will help as much as possible. i do have to say it

will take time. we know that the recovery is going to be long, because i've seen myself the scale of the devastation in some of the houses, in some of the businesses here. but the government is here for the long haul, with our partners in local government. three people have died in scotland. a body has been found in the search for a man said to be trapped in a vehicle in floodwater in aberdeenshire. john gillan died on thursday, when a tree struck his van. and tributes have been paid to wendy taylor, who was swept away in a river in angus. in catcliffe, in south yorkshire, 250 houses were flooded at the weekend. some people had to be rescued from their homes. now, the difficult and emotional task of clearing up has begun here, too. we're here to support you and the residents as much as we can. in angus, the first minister acknowledged that the need was great, but didn't confirm how much financial aid would be provided.

alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, brechin. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there. we've started this week off on a fine note, but things are turning more unsettled now for tuesday onwards, and by the end of the week, it'll be turning windier with plenty of blustery showers. so, rain at times over the next few days, but there will be some drier, brighter, sunnier moments at times. the pressure chart for tuesday is pretty complicated. we've got a mess of weather fronts across the country, so generally cloudy, i think, today with variable amounts of rain. i think most of the rain, persistent at times, will be across northern and eastern england — areas that really don't need any more rainfall, so we have a met office yellow warning in here in force for tuesday up until around 4pm. elsewhere, there will be

some sunshine around, best of it, scotland, maybe southern england, but even, here there'll be a few showers as well. temperatures 10—15 degrees and winds will remain light and variable for many. now, as we head through tuesday night, that area of low pressure starts to push back in towards the northeast and we could see some rain for eastern scotland, northeast england — again, areas that don't need the rain. another pulse of rain running across southern britain thanks to another area of low pressure. but in between, drier spells with clear skies, variable cloud, but a milder night to come — temperatures 5—8 degrees. for wednesday, again, we're in between weather systems. with light winds, we'll start off with some rain perhaps across the southeast. it could linger here through the day and that's where the fronts across the northeast will still push some cloud and rain in towards eastern scotland, maybe northeast england — again, areas that really don't need any more rainfall. but elsewhere, from northern ireland, down through much of england,

wales, we should see some sunshine around. the highs of 14 or 15 degrees, but then it starts to turn wetter and windier in the southwest later in the day, and that's because this much larger area of low pressure will dominate the weather scene for thursday and friday and even into the weekend, bringing plenty of showers and strong winds, particularly towards the south and the west. so, the winds picking up across western areas through thursday. band of rain spreads northwards again, bringing rainfall to areas that don't need it. but for much of the country, northern ireland, the rest of england, wales, sunny spells, scattered showers. some of these will be heavy and thundery in places, particularly towards the southwest. temperatures reaching 15 degrees. if we factor in the wind, might not feel that mild. similar story on friday and into the weekend — low pressure sticks nearby with further showers or even longer spells of rain. take care.

more rumbling in the us auto sector of strikes escalate. some of america's car—makers reported earnings this week. and how one tech company plans to tackle the creepy problem of bedbugs. hello and welcome to asia business report. this week, we will be finding out more on how some of america's biggest car—makers are faring. general

motors and ford will both be reporting third—quarter earnings. but production has all but stopped and the plants with the strikes we have been reported out. aaron delmore reports. reported out. aaron delmore reorts. �* , . reported out. aaron delmore reorts. , , ., reports. it's a surprise in an excavation- _ reports. it's a surprise in an excavation. the _ reports. it's a surprise in an excavation. the united - reports. it's a surprise in an | excavation. the united auto workers union called on 6800 workers to walk up a plant outside of detroit for the company makes its pick—up trucks. it's the largest us plant. in total, some 40,000 workers are now on strike apps to lantus, ford and gm. that's more than a cover of the membership employed by the big three auto—makers. the auto—makers have laid off thousands of workers. this strike is historic for targeting all three auto—makers at once. union members are asking for pay increases as well as better benefits for retirees and others. this is the first escalation since the uaw ordered nearly 9000 workers to walk out at ford's largest