by hamas. you are more hostages by hamas. you are looking at pictures of their arrival at the hospital in tel aviv after they were handed over to the israeli military. soldiers carried their women into the medical facility on stretchers. they are nurit cooper and yocheved lifshitz, who were taken hostage just over two weeks ago. this is the moment they were transferred to ambulances at the rafah border crossing with egypt. yocheved lifshitz�*s daughter confirmed her release. their belief brings the total number of hostages freed by hamas to four, but israel says more than 200 are still being held. released by hamas after more than two weeks in captivity, yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were taken out

of gaza into egypt. freed on health grounds, hamas said — no longer hostages but survivors. both were kidnapped by hamas gunmen from their homes 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 says 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. buildings very close to us on our street, destroyed. we had to flee the house, flee our flat where we were living, and go to khan younis and stay with family members. there were 43 of us staying in one flat. 0n the israeli side of the border, they have already left. in the town of sderot, 90% of the residents have gone. rocket attacks here in recent weeks, early warning signs of a wider war. shalom already has ptsd from a rocket attack on a building here in 2005. seeing hamas gunmen running through the streets

was unreal, he says. 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 was - a rocket attack from gaza. now you've experienced it live. it happens all the 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. and israeli air strikes fired in. hostages complicate a ground offensive — pawns in a conflict that israel vows it will end. the us state department said it is gratified that the two women were released and say they are working to get all hostages out. ~ ., ., , ., , out. we have no higher priority than the safety _ out. we have no higher priority than the safety of _ out. we have no higher priority than the safety of americans i than the safety of americans being held around the world, and we will continue around the clock to get them home with their families where they belong. it is literally an hour by hour effort at the white house and the state department to find out where these folks are and to make the effort to

get them out and get them back. as those negotiations continue to free more hostages, we spoke to free more hostages, we spoke to a former senior intelligence officer in the middle east who helped secure the release of israeli soldier gilad shall eat in a prisoner swap, we got his take on what might happen next. inaudible. concerning a benign outcome in the short and middle term... we are possibly seeing a kind of release of maybe three dozen hostages possibly. the rumours point to that. it won't solve the basic issue of still 150, 170 hostages. theirfate 170 hostages. their fate hinges, 170 hostages. theirfate hinges, depends on the further development on the military

grounds. development on the military rounds. ,, ., , grounds. our state department correspondent... _ correspondent... inaudible. state department officials have said as far as they know, hamas has not been getting anything in return for releasing the hostages. hamas reportedly asking for a ceasefire in order to set free more hostages. there have been reports that the us has asked israel to delay its ground invasion of gaza to give more time to get more hostages released. administration officials have not confirmed that there has been a direct request, and we understand that if it was made, it probably would have been done through military channels. the us is advising israel on its military operations and on its military operations and on its concerns... inaudible. if the tanks start rolling into gaza, the window of opportunity to get more release will almost certainly close.— certainly close. another big concern is _

certainly close. another big concern is the _ certainly close. another big concern is the attacks - certainly close. another big concern is the attacks on i certainly close. another big | concern is the attacks on us interest in the region. us troops in iraq have come under attack from militant groups backed by iran. about 2500 us troops in iraq. and 900 in syria. us is concerned about this escalating, notjust into a wider war, but into more attacks against american targets. they want more time to prepare. they are sending more missile systems, they have redirected an aircraft carrier strike group to the central command, which covers the persian gulf. and they have also ordered families and nonemergency staff in diplomatic missions in iraq to depart. diplomatic missions in iraq to de art. �* , diplomatic missions in iraq to deart. v . ~ diplomatic missions in iraq to deart. �*, ., ~ ., depart. let's talk more about the concerns _ depart. let's talk more about the concerns about _ depart. let's talk more about the concerns about a - depart. let's talk more about the concerns about a threat l depart. let's talk more about| the concerns about a threat to us troops abroad. with me as a military analyst. 0n us troops abroad. with me as a military analyst. on that point, the recent attacks, the moving of the military infrastructure, how do you perceive the threat to the us

at the moment? it perceive the threat to the us at the moment?— perceive the threat to the us at the moment? it seems iran, which backs — at the moment? it seems iran, which backs hamas _ at the moment? it seems iran, which backs hamas and - which backs hamas and hezbollah, and terrorist group, has put out... has been waging a slow and sneaky war against israeli and us interests in the middle east. what they are trying to do is provoke, i believe, the us into overreacting, to create a david versus goliath situation that they can live off through propaganda. by attacking american troops through their properties in iraq and perhaps other places, they are trying to widen the war in the middle east for their own gains. i5 east for their own gains. is there a likelihood that might happen? it’s there a likelihood that might ha en? �* , . there a likelihood that might ha en? �*, ., ., there a likelihood that might hauen? v . ., ~ ., happen? it's hard to know. the onl law happen? it's hard to know. the only law of _ happen? it's hard to know. the only law of warfare _ happen? it's hard to know. the only law of warfare is _ happen? it's hard to know. the only law of warfare is the law i only law of warfare is the law of unintended consequences. whether it is the peloponnesian war, 2500 years ago, world war i or the iraq and afghanistan

wars, they all started small, we'll get it done quickly and efficiently, and it expands into a quagmires that kills a lot of people. there is always the possibility that it will become a regional conflict that sucks in iran, israel, the us and the middle east, into a wider conflict. that's the worst case scenario. not necessarily the most probable scenario. if necessarily the most probable scenario. ., ., ~' necessarily the most probable scenario. ., scenario. if we look at israel's _ scenario. if we look at israel's plays - scenario. if we look at israel's plays in - scenario. if we look at israel's plays in all. scenario. if we look at israel's plays in all of| scenario. if we look at - israel's plays in all of this, obviously the atrocities committed by hamas two weeks ago, the retaliation bombing since and the mass loss of life in gaza. —— israel's place. what strategy is israel employing?— what strategy is israel employing? what strategy is israel emlo in? _, ., , employing? israel has a deep conviction _ employing? israel has a deep conviction to _ employing? israel has a deep conviction to uproot - employing? israel has a deep conviction to uproot hamas . employing? israel has a deep i conviction to uproot hamas once and for all. and the only real way to do that is to go in, to pound the gaza strip and go in,

boots on the ground like stalingrad, and clear it out. and because hamas is disguising itself as civilians, that means there will be lots of potential collateral damage, a lot of civilians dead. if that happens, what we are seeing strategically around the region is a duality between the united states, eu and israel on the one side, and middle eastern countries on the other side. as we saw this saturday in the cairo peak summit, where middle eastern countries are saying, hey, us, israeland the eu, eastern countries are saying, hey, us, israel and the eu, you are hypocrites. —— peace summit. when putin does this in ukraine, you say it's a human rights abuse. but when israel does it in gaza, that's self defence. so we are seeing the fissures in the middle east start to take place right now. the question is, can it be contained and controlled? you

mentioned _ contained and controlled? you mentioned the _ contained and controlled? you mentioned the ground operation. we have heard from prime minister netanyahu that the treats are ready to go in. that would likely mean further bloodshed and a further rising of emotion in that region. —— troops are ready to go in. would that set out what israel are trying to do?— are trying to do? israel, despite _ are trying to do? israel, despite the _ are trying to do? israel, despite the 200 - are trying to do? israel, i despite the 200 hostages, are trying to do? israel, - despite the 200 hostages, and it's deeply against the grain to sacrifice them, i think there is an overwhelming concern that israel needs to go into gaza and squared it away, once and for all. and yes, where that leaves that is the question we are all discussing right now. question we are all discussing right nova— right now. any possibility of a ceasefire. _ right now. any possibility of a ceasefire, do _ right now. any possibility of a ceasefire, do you _ right now. any possibility of a ceasefire, do you think? - right now. any possibility of a ceasefire, do you think? i - right now. any possibility of a ceasefire, do you think? i am j ceasefire, do you think? i am not optimistic _ ceasefire, do you think? i am not optimistic that _ ceasefire, do you think? i am not optimistic that there - ceasefire, do you think? i am not optimistic that there can l not optimistic that there can be a political settlement at this stage. be a political settlement at this stage-— be a political settlement at this stage. be a political settlement at this state. , ., . this stage. given how much the biden administration _ this stage. given how much the biden administration has - this stage. given how much the | biden administration has backed israel, and as we mentioned earlier, that kind of moving around of the us military troops, do you see any situation where there could be

american troops on the ground in israel? ~ , ,., , ,, in israel? absolutely. the us has already _ in israel? absolutely. the us has already mobilized - in israel? absolutely. the us has already mobilized troops| in israel? absolutely. the us. has already mobilized troops to go in that region. they have put two aircraft carrier groups. you will remember in the 0bama administration, the infamous red lines in syria... the problem is, if you go to a fight and you pull a gun and they don't or i will shoot you, and somebody does it, then you've got to shoot them. does that mean we are going to take aircraft planes and bomb lebanon, syria, iran? and if we do that, what does that leave? but if we don't do it, where does that lead? when the secretary antony blinken says we put all these military weapons in the region, for deterrents, what happens if somebody calls the us�*s bluff? that can suck in a war, because

americans, again, if they see 300 marines get killed... in an election year, could that force more mobilization? this election year, could that force more mobilization?— more mobilization? this is a ve hot more mobilization? this is a very hot situation. _ more mobilization? this is a very hot situation. is - more mobilization? this is a very hot situation. is there l very hot situation. is there any chance of a de—escalation based on what you are saying? the past weekend in cairo, several world leaders met for a de—escalation brief, but tellingly, there is nojoint document signed. so i think there's a lot of intention and desire for it, so i wouldn't lose hope that it's a foregone conclusion. irate lose hope that it's a foregone conclusion.— lose hope that it's a foregone conclusion. we will leave it on that note. _ conclusion. we will leave it on that note, thank _ conclusion. we will leave it on that note, thank you - conclusion. we will leave it on that note, thank you very - conclusion. we will leave it on | that note, thank you very much forjoining us. as israel prepares for a ground invasion of gaza, as we have been discussing, ongoing air strikes have left entire neighbourhoods flattened. the gaza health ministry says more than 5000 people have been killed since israel began bombing territory in response to the attacks on

october the 7th. the continued strikes in places like khan younis have left many displaced, injured and living in fear, as they comb through the rubble. tom bateman takes us into gaza for a look at the human toll of the ongoing war. in gaza, nearly1.5 human toll of the ongoing war. in gaza, nearly 1.5 million people have fled their homes. but nowhere is safe. in the north, israel's air strikes are relentless. injabalia refugee camp, they rushed to save those they can. rescuers tried to protect this man's face as they chip away at the wreckage that has trapped him. one life saved, but at least 1000 more remain under the rubble in gaza, says the un. the hospitals are already packed, not just with the hospitals are already packed, notjust with the wounded, but with those sheltering from air strikes. as israel's siege goes on, they are nearly out of

electricity to help. in gaza city's main hospital, those born into this war face the toughest struggle to to survive it. the neonatal intensive care unit is down to just ten ventilators. this doctor working with just three others, saying they face a total power blackout. translation: ~ .., blackout. translation: ., translation: we call on everyone _ translation: we call on everyone to _ translation: we call on everyone to send - translation: we call on everyone to send medical| everyone to send medical supplies for this vital department or we will face a huge catastrophe. if the electricity goes out, where there are 55 babies, we will lose all of those who need electricity within five minutes.— electricity within five minutes. , ., minutes. israel says it has intensified _ minutes. israel says it has intensified its _ minutes. israel says it has intensified its air - minutes. israel says it has intensified its air strikes . minutes. israel says it has| intensified its air strikes to target hamas, whose rocket fire from gaza goes on. israel's repeated its evacuation order for the north. but in the south, there is no refuge either. a finaljourney south, there is no refuge either. a final journey for this family, bringing their own children to the grave. in gaza,

the threat from the air is inescapable, while on the ground, each day brings more burials. the humanitarian crisis in gaza could get worse, as many of the key suppliers, fuel, is not getting through. the united nations relief and works agency says it will exhaust its fuel reserves in the next two days. aid trucks are crossing into gaza through rafah, the latest update says 20 crossed on monday, half of which were carrying medicine, food and water, on top of 3a truck that passed over the weekend. the update also says the number of internally displaced people in gaza is now estimated at 1.4 million. shelters won by the eu have reached two and a half times capacity. rushdi abualouf brings us more from within the territory. 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. this is bbc news. let's look at other stories making the news. an off duty pilot in the us has been charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after allegedly trying to bash and alaska airlines passengerjet on sunday night. according to a company statement, joseph emerson was in the cockpit and try to shut down the engines. —— tried to crash. he was subdued by crew members. members of a militia in brazil have set fire to 35 buses after one of their leaders was killed by police. the second—in—command of the largest paramilitary group in rio state. they were originally formed to combat drug gangs but have evolved into organised crime groups. swedish efforts tojoin

crime groups. swedish efforts to join nato crime groups. swedish efforts tojoin nato are crime groups. swedish efforts to join nato are a step closer after the bid was submitted for approval. recep tayyip erdogan has dropped his opposable after sweden dropped plausible kurdish separatists living in sweden. two presidential candidates are heading to a run—off in argentina with the deciding vote scheduled for november. sergio mattarella finished first in the first round of voting, beating his right—wing rival. —— matter. it comes at a time of economic crisis, as inflation is its highest in three decades at 140%. 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 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

in 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. 0ur scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie reports 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 of 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. a note from mother nature. a new study said antarctica's ice shelves over the coming decade, humans have lost control of the state of the ice sheet and sea level rises will be greater than previously assumed. floating tonnes of ice extend from the ice sheet into the

ocean. they are vital to preventing a further rise in sea levels. thank you for watching. back in 30 minutes with the latest headlines. stay with the latest headlines. stay with us on 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 weather front 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, as strikes escalate. some of america's car—makers report earnings this week. and report earnings this week. polluted air returns to suffocate and polluted air returns to suffocate some of india's cities including its capital, delhi. how will the government tackle the pollution this time? hello and welcome to asia business report. striking unions have expanded

their strike in the united states. workers at the largest plants at chrysler and stellantis have joined the walk outs and it comes as two other car—makers affected by the strike, general motors and ford, prepared to report their third—quarter earnings. it is ford, prepared to report their third-quarter earnings.- third-quarter earnings. it is a sur-rise third-quarter earnings. it is a surprise and _ third-quarter earnings. it is a surprise and an _ third-quarter earnings. it is a surprise and an escalation. i the united auto workers union called on 6,800 workers to walk out of a stellantis plant outside detroit, where the company makes its pick—up trucks. it's stellantis's largest us plant. in total, some 40,000 workers are now on strike at stellantis, ford and gm. that's more than a quarter of the membership employed by detroit's 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

9,000 workers to walk out at ford's largest plant in mid—october.