mps vote to suspend the former conservative minister peter bone from parliament for six weeks — it could lead to a by—election. good chance of a goal. dortmund dent newcastle's progress in europe, as they beat the home side 1—0 in the champions league. on newsnight at 10.30 — the un says its aid operations in gaza will start winding down tomorrow for lack of fuel. the brinkmanship of trading humanitarian aid for the release of hostages continues. good evening from jerusalem. 18 days after hamas killed 1,400 people in israel, benjamin netanyahu gave a trenchant

defence of his bombardment of gaza and insisted preparations for a ground invasion were under way. at the same time, the united nations says hospitals and other services in gaza — which is under an israeli blockade — are running out of fuel, and that its aid agency there may have to stop working tonight if it doesn't get a fresh supply. but israel has accused hamas — designated as a terror group by the uk government — of stockpiling hundreds of thousands of litres. israel has allowed limited supplies of food, water and medicine in but charities say vast amounts more are needed. and all this takes place amid a bitter diplomatic row between israel and the un. 0urfirst report tonight is from our special correspondent, fergal keane, who is injerusalem and has been working with teams on the ground in gaza. and a warning — his report contains some distressing images. each climbing cloud

a marker of destruction. relentless airstrikes. thousands of bombs dropped. hamas started this war. israel responds with devastating force. it is a story of stunned aftermath and desperate searching. the man was away from his home when the bomb fell. he speaks to his lost loved ones. "i wish we'd stayed with you." and then a child who survived. "they're all gone", he tells her. bbc cameras in gaza captured medics collecting the wounded. the man shouts, "nasser!

"his head is open", speaking of the child in his arms. mahmoud badawi daily faces the killing inflicted from the skies. but there isn't time to stop, much less show his feelings. from one scene of carnage to another. there are the survivors to care for. translation: there are many hard situations. . as an ambulance driver, you get accustomed to what's happening, whether its hands, heads or bodies that are cut. in many families now, there's the need to familiarise their children with the morbid practicalities of life in a warzone. translation: i have seen bodies blown apart. - you can't identify anyone. so, in case anything happened

and they were blown up, i would know them from this bracelet and i can collect their bodies. it is not knowledge any parent wants to impart. in gaza's hospitals, there are acute shortages, struggling to keep services going as fuel supplies dwindle. 12—year—old ahmed barahem suffers from kidney failure and he's exhausted. well, i'm fully laying on the ground now. what happened to me? actually, i need the door closing. sometimes in the heart of it all, there's good news. "she's ok, but she's scared", they call out. her father is being freed from the rubble. first the names, then

the medics' reassurance. "they're all out, i swear." the emergency workers like mahmoud are overstretched, exhausted, knowing that, however much they do, in gaza now, it cannot be enough. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza now says almost 6,500 people have been killed since the start of the conflict. the bbc�*s gaza correspondent, rushdi abu alouf, has remained working there, despite the conditions. he is in khan younis in southern gaza, and earlier this evening described the situation there. yeah, tonight, there was really bombardment around this hospital. this is nasser hospital in khan younis. it's the hospital that is the only medical centre that serving half of the population now, and it's at the edge of catastrophe, as the director of the hospitaljust

told me that they have shut most of the operations and only the operations room and the life—saving place and facilities are working. they are struggling to cope with the situation with the shortage of fuel, no fuel coming to this hospital for about 20 days. just about half an hour ago, air strike this direction, about 200 metres from the hospital, destroyed a three—storey building. about 50 people in one go they rushed to this hospital. imagine, doctors have to deal with 50 casualties in one go and some of them were dead, some of them were severely injured, so i went to this operation room and i saw how they are struggling to cope with the situation and no guarantee for how long they can keep doing this result without supplies and fuel.

our correspondent in gaza. there's been a blistering row between israel and the un over comments by its chief, antonio guterres, that the attacks by hamas on october 7th "did not happen in a vacuum". israel reacted with fury, saying it would deny visas to top un officials and calling on mr guterres to resign. he spoke today of being misrepresented. i spoke of the grievances of the palestinian people. and, in doing so, i also clearly stated, and i quote, that the grievances of the palestinian people cannot justify the appalling attacks by hamas, unquote. this evening, israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, made another public address to the nation, insisting a ground invasion will happen. we are raining hellfire on hamas. we have already killed thousands of terrorists and this is only the beginning. simultaneously, we are preparing

for a ground invasion. i will not elaborate on when, how or how many. let's speak now to our international editor, jeremy bowen, who is in southern israel for us. what should we read into the timing of this statement? why say this now? first and foremost, i think, it was aimed at a domestic audience, as you'vejust seen. it aimed at a domestic audience, as you've just seen. it was on israeli prime time and he was speaking in hebrew. i think that he was trying to reassert to people that he is in control. the one, if you like, sort of new thing in it was the fact that he did say there would be a ground invasion. because there been many delays, people expect to have started already, some were even saying that netanyahu is hesitant,

he has a reputation for that, and that he might not even go through with it. well, he said he is going through that and he used a very strong language, and strong language as well at the united nations. the israeli ambassador there condemned what the secretary—general was saying and he didn't accept the clip, the sentiment in the clip you played there, he said he was misrepresented, that the israelis effectively only took part of his statement and criticised that and not the other part. having read the whole thing, i think i tend to agree with the secretary—general stop i think right now the israelis do not want any criticism. and they've been getting it from the un, notjust the secretary—general but from un agencies, and it's something they don't want, because their message is they are respecting international law and the un is basically saying that they are not, and at a time when they are aware that the

legitimacy of what they are doing is increasingly being questioned, i think this means they are going to continue pushing back very hard. one more thing, since mr netanyahu spoke, there's been an awful lot of she“ spoke, there's been an awful lot of shell noise coming from gaza, another one there, i don't know if the microphone picked it up, which is about ten kilometres that waived up is about ten kilometres that waived up it's really being hammered tonight and it started, artillery and airstrikes, tonight and it started, artillery and air strikes, just about the time mr netanyahu was speaking. 0k, jerem , mr netanyahu was speaking. 0k, jeremy. many — mr netanyahu was speaking. 0k, jeremy, many thanks, our international editor, jeremy bowen. the funerals of two british teenagers and their mother has taken place near the border with gaza this afternoon. noiya and yahel sharabi, and their mother lianne, died in the hamas attack earlier this month, in which more than 1,400 people were killed. lucy manning reports. opposite the pomegranate trees,

in a quiet corner so at odds with the manner of their deaths, three fresh graves have been dug. for a mother and her two daughters — lianne, noiya and yahel sharabi — the contrast between this time of celebration and this day of mourning could not be starker. the sound of teenagers sobbing filled the small cemetery. lianne, the mum, came to israel from bristol aged just 19 to work on a kibbutz. she built her life, herfamily, here, until hamas decided to take it away. you gave value to my life, li, my friend. i'll always cherish your memory. the land of israel envelops you and your girls today. but so does the heart of your beloved england. rest in peace, lovey.

her bristol family sent tributes they had recorded. we will miss our girl to the end of our days and keep her in our hearts forever. noiya loved to sing and dance. she worked hard at school and always got good grades. a beacon of light extinguished too soon. all we know is that there is a yahel—shaped hole in our lives that can never be filled for her british family. the family gave us permission to film here, to show that of the 1,400 people killed in israel, one was lianne, one was noiya, and one was yahel. a nation's grief. hundreds came to this triple funeral, including other british israelis who didn't know the sharabis but wanted to pay their respects. too many are dead from kibbutz be'eri. children can't mourn parents.

parents can't grieve their children. hamas tried to obliterate this family, and the sharabis can't even rest in peace. the girls' dad, eli, is still missing. their uncle yosi kidnapped. dead, missing, kidnapped. the horror of that day for this country in one family. british roots now covered in israeli soil. lucy manning, bbc news, kfar harif. so tonight, after the prime minister's insistence that a ground invasion is coming, it's an uneasy state of watching and waiting — and, for the people of gaza, who are being made to suffer for the actions of hamas, it is a fight for survival. we'll have more for you from

jerusalem tomorrow, but for now, it's back to you, jane, in the studio. thank you. the prime minister has said there needs to be �*specific pauses' in the fighting in gaza — to allow people out and aid in. but rishi sunak emphasised in prime minister's questions that this was distinct from a ceasefire. it comes as the labour leader sir keir starmer has been meeting muslim mps in his own party to try to smooth tensions around his stance on israel and gaza. our political editor chris mason is at westminster. explain more about what is going on inside labour?— inside labour? this is about language — inside labour? this is about language and _ inside labour? this is about language and also about. inside labour? this is about - language and also about numbers so on the question of a ceasefire and indeed this idea of a humanitarian pause to allow the aid in and people out, the labour leadership and the government or in the same place, the scottish national party has a more distinct position to say that there should be a ceasefire. and within

the labour movement, there is a sense of unease for some, even anger amongst some, about keir starmer�*s position. let us look at some of the numbers, 150 labour muslim councillors look to keir starmer saying he should advocate for a ceasefire and by our calculation 19 councillors have resigned from the party, there is about 6500 councillors in total. and this meeting that took place today, muslim labour mps went along to see keir starmer and members of the leadership team to make their views clear. when you speak to keir starmer and those around him, they make the argument that he is behaving as he would as prime minister, that of course this is a pretty —— an issue that prompts huge concern on all sides and he is willing to listen but the challenge for him is that as this conflict escalates, the prospect of that fish

are within the party could grow and there is talk of the potential of resignations amongst shadow ministers. that has not happened but let us see what happens.— let us see what happens. thank you for now, let us see what happens. thank you for now. chris _ let us see what happens. thank you for now, chris mason. _ social media has been awash with hate and false claims about the situation in the middle east, with some of the most brazen posts downplaying the violence committed against children. when two four—year—old boys were killed — one palestinian, one israeli — their deaths were denied on social media. their stories are emblematic of the information war being waged. and its impact. the bbc�*s disinformation correspondent marianna spring has been investigating. thanks, jane. as part of my work for bbc verify, i have been taking a look at the stories of two four—year—old boys. i've tracked down family, friends and witnesses. in both cases they tell a tragic story. omar bilal al—banna and omer siman tov lived around 14 miles apart, on either side of the israel—gaza boundary. their faces appeared on my social media feed

in the past couple of weeks — but not for the reasons you might expect. omar was killed in an airstrike by israeli forces. i spotted posts about his death being shared — like the screenshot you see here — by pro—israeli profiles, including from the state of israel's official account. a video of a small child's body wrapped in a white blanket in a hospital in gaza — falsely suggesting this was not a real baby but a doll. i tracked down the original clips and photos, taken by two palestinian photo—journalists who proved they were there. when i spoke to them they confirmed the child was called omar, sharing additional photos and videos, which i then matched up with the footage and location to verify the child's identity. including this clip of omar�*s older brother, majd. translation: we went out to the street to play. - a strike happened and my brother had gone to buy something. the strike hit our neighbours' house, and the rubble fell on him and he died. the two photo—journalists also put me in touch with omar�*s mum, yasmeen. i verified her identity through social media.

she said she was shocked, adding... "they have no right to say he is a doll." "they — the israeli government — are lying and evading their crimes." a spokesperson for the israeli embassy in the uk told us "it is very important to review instances of disinformation" — but also accused the bbc of spreading misinformation. they did not comment directly on the posts or circumstances of omar�*s death. meanwhile, four—year—old omer siman—tov — the little boy in the middle, seen here with his mum and sisters — was killed with his family when hamas attacked their home on the 7th of october. but — along with support and shock — i was surprised by some of the comments i saw under photos and videos of them. several accounts said that omer had been a "paid actor" because hamas "didn't kill kids". others said this was "jewish propaganda at its finest." these were not accounts with huge followings, but the cumulative effect of their posts seemed to bolster false narratives online. i spoke with a close family friend who confirmed omer�*s parents had been shot,

and that omer was killed with his sisters when their house was set on fire. she has been shocked by the reaction online. how can i respond to that? like, do i need to prove that they died? why were five graves needed to be filled yesterday with their beautiful bodies? this is notjust about omar and omer — rather, their stories illustrate the broader battle being waged online to control — and often distort — how this war is perceived. jane. thank you. we will look at the rest of the day's news... mps have voted to suspend the former conservative minister peter bone from parliament for six weeks. an investigation found he'd bullied and was sexually inappropriate around a member of his staff. he denies the allegations. the vote could lead to a by—election in mr bone's wellingborough constituency. his now former assistant says he suffered physical and psychological abuse.

he's been speaking exclusively to our political correspondent hannah miller. the interview has been revoiced. peter's behaviour was erratic. his temper was often explosive. like a pendulum. he'd go from one type of kind of personality to another. they call it a siege mentality in terms of the relentless shouting, the screaming, the hitting. peter bone has been the mp for wellingborough since 2005. earlier this month, he was found to have subjected a former staff member to a pattern of abuse that the assistant says led to him being diagnosed with post—traumatic stress disorder. i entered parliament with a lifelong dream of wanting to be in politics. and then it became this horrid, brutal, dark experience that left me a broken shell of the young man i once was. after resigning from the job, the staff member filed an official complaint with the conservative

party. five years later, their investigation was still open when borisjohnson promoted peter bone to become a minister. how do you think we come to a point where a prime minister can promote someone who's got these allegations going on against them? it's politics. i believe it was purely self—serving. i don't believe they thought about me. this evening, peter bone's suspension from the house of commons went through without discussion... ...say aye. aye. ..triggering a recall petition in his constituency, which will be open for six weeks. if 10% of peter bone's constituents sign the recall petition, that will then lead to a by—election. it would be the tenth by—election that rishi sunak has faced since becoming prime ministerjust a year ago. the conservative party acknowledges that there were delays to its investigation and says its processes have since changed. peter bone didn't respond to a request for comment, but has

previously denied the allegations. hannah miller, bbc news. a police officer who blackmailed and threatened more than 200 young girls into sending him explicit images of themselves over snapchat has beenjailed for life, with a minimum term of 12 years. lewis edwards groomed girls aged between 10 and 16, and forced them to send him videos that he secretly recorded. daniel sandford reports. are we going to find evidence of you engaging in sexual communication with children? no comment. when first interrogated by officers from his own force, pc lewis edwards refused to answer questions about his sexual abuse of girls as young as ten. no comment. but he later had to admit to 160 offences. thejudge said he'd psychologically manipulated his victims and jailed him for life. it is clear that he not only gained

sexual gratification from his offending, but that he also enjoyed the power and control that he had over these young girls. his reaction to their distress can properly be described as cruel and sadistic. edwards ran his cruel campaign from the front room of his parents' house. he posed as a teenage boy on snapchat, befriended girls aged 10—16, and then, by threatening to post their naked images online, he blackmailed them into sending him more and more explicit videos of themselves. he messaged one girl, "it's either you help me right now, or get everything shared all over and have your life ruined." in desperation, one 12—year—old replied, "no, i'm not being internet raped any more," but in the end she still sent more pictures. the superintendent who oversaw the case recalls vividly the moment she discovered the suspect was a policeman. i still have goose bumps when i think about it now, because this sort of criminality

in any event is just despicable, but to find out it was potentially being committed by one of your own — because he was a serving police officer at the time — makes it all the more dreadful. the court was played videos of edwards' victims crying and begging him to stop, but still he asked for more pictures. for almost all of the time that he was blackmailing and abusing the girls, pc lewis edwards was working for south wales police. detectives have checked his shift pattern, and yes, he was carrying out some of the online abuse while he was on duty. lewis edwards is the 18th officer in england and wales to be jailed for child sexual abuse since january last year. another 13 were convicted but not sent to prison, making a total of 31. more than 200 of edwards' victims were tracked down by painstaking detective work, but there are hundreds more who have not yet been identified. daniel sandford, bbc news,

at cardiff crown court. the republican congressman mike johnson, a close ally of former president donald trump, has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives. he was the fourth candidate to be put forward by the republicans after a turbulent three weeks. the previous speaker was ousted by the right wing of the party earlier this month, leaving the chamber unable to respond to the middle east crisis or carry out basic duties. the former boss of natwest breached nigel farage's privacy rights in sharing information about his banking, the uk's privacy watchdog has concluded. dame alison rose resigned injuly after admitting she had made a mistake in speaking to a bbc journalist. the information commissioner's office said her action was "unacceptable" — but it would not take any further action as she had resigned and natwest had launched an investigation. two metropolitan police officers

have been sacked after being found guilty of gross misconduct following the stop and search of two black athletes in 2020. the team gb sprinter bianca williams and her partner, ricardo dos santos, said they were racially profiled when officers pulled over their car in west london, handcuffed them and searched them on suspicion of having drugs and weapons. none were found. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports. what did i do? wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. 0k, calm down. this is the video that went viral on social media. bianca williams and ricardo dos santos are handcuffed and detained while police search their car for weapons and drugs. nothing is found. you made a definite attempt to try land avoid us, ok, the driver has. i which makes us suspect there's something in the car— there shouldn't be, ok? all of this happens while their three—month—old baby is crying in the back of the car. after a six—week hearing,

the couple say they're disappointed only two of the five officers accused of gross misconduct were sacked after they lied about smelling cannabis coming from their car. speaking exclusively to the bbc, bianca williams says it's been a long wait. it shouldn't have taken three years to get to this result, but i'm happy that this is the result, and this is, like i said, a huge step in the right direction for people who continue to get stopped by the police and have that same old excuse about smelling of cannabis when nothing's been found. how much has all of this affected you, notjust your professional life but also on a personal level as well? when people want to bring it up, ijust kind of, like, just change subject, because itjust fills me with so much emotion. even now. sorry. it's just...it�*s just really hard. and, like, evenjust driving the car, whenever i see a police car, i'm always just looking.

i'm always, like, on edge because who knows what they're going to do? who knows if they're going to follow me now? she's now hoping for a better future for her son. how did you explain to him what had happened? you know, he sees mummy and daddy on tv for running and us being happy and getting medals for our country. he doesn't expect to see us on tv in tears, being in handcuffs, pulled out of the car. bianca williams speaking to our correspondent, adina campbell. football, and on a busy night for british clubs in the champions league, celtic drew 2—2 against atletico madrid. manchester city continued their winning form in the competition with a three—one win against young boys in switzerland. but newcastle suffered their first defeat — 1—0 — at the hands of borussia dortmund. nesta mcgregor watched the action. another clear sign, after a 20 year absence newcastle united are determined to enjoy every step along their champions league journey. after one point in italy and three

against the champions of france, the next test would be getting past the team from germany. and not for nick pope, not once but twice, borussia dortmund would have scored inside ten minutes. but on the stroke of half—time he was beaten, felix mitchell, powerand half—time he was beaten, felix mitchell, power and position putting the germans in front. manager eddie howe sent on sandro tonali, was currently being investigated for allegedly betting offences, but it was the substitute callum wilson who almost grabbed headlines. so close but the first hiccup on their european adventure. in group e, celtic, looking for the first point of the campaign, make the perfect start. and even when atletico madrid equalised from the spot, the scottish champions showed resilience. lewis palma, even with the angle against him. after the break the spanish side equalised for

a second time, a writer with the goal and the game would finish level, one point each other result for celtic to take some confidence from. pep guardiola's man city travelled to young boys of switzerland aiming to make it three from three, mission accomplished with two goals from erling haaland and another routine victory for the reigning champions of europe. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear.