live from london. this is bbc news. the israeli military carries out a targeted raid, sending tanks into gaza, to prepare for future operations. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says more than 7,000 people have now been killed there. as un agencies on the ground warn again about the consequences of running out of fuel. the latest from the un general assembly, as members meet a lockdown is extended in the us state of maine as police hunt a gunman who has killed at least 18 people. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live — three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them.

the hamas—controlled health ministry says more than 7,000 people have now been killed there — almost 3000 of them children. these pictures are from a street that's right in front —— in the heart of the gaza strip. the israelis have said just in the last 24 israelis have said just in the last 2a hours they have hit 250 different hamas sites but this just the central part of gaza city and you can see just the scale of the destruction and of course i was reading out the latest health ministry figures there from the hamas run ministry, saying more than 7000 people have been killed and in

terms of the breakdown, they are saying nearly 3000 of those are children. and of course the israelis disputing those figures, pointing out that they are coming from hamas. but that is certainly what health officials in gaza are saying. so those are just some of the latest pictures there on the screen. i also want to show you next the satellite images from maxar technologies that showing the area around 0ctober seven, that's what it looked like three weeks ago, let's switch from those before october the 7th two these pictures therefrom afterwards, during the continued bombardment from the israelis and some of the aftermath. and just the extent of the damage. some of the latest pictures, also the satellite imagery. can you also show you the pictures from the israeli military,

it carried out ground forces a significant incursion into gaza overnight. takings and armoured bulldozer crossing that perimeter fence. the military also raised the number of people confirmed to be hostages in gaza, saying it's 224 and that number could rise further. four hostages have been released by hamas which has been designated a terrorist organisation by the uk and many other countries. a spokesman for the armed wing of hamas claimed as many as 50 of the hostages have been killed and is really air strikes. there is no evidence to verify that claim but that is the number that they are saying. at least 1400 people were killed in the october seven attacks.

meanwhile, un aid workers say they've begun to significantly �*scale down�* their operations in gaza — as fuel reserves have almost run out. israel says hamas is storing enough fuel to run hospitals and water pumps for many days, but is keeping it all for its war fighting capabilities. we've heard both from the israelis and the palestinian ambassador there at the un, let's start there and hear what he had to say a little earlier. you are setting us back 80 years by trying to justify what israel is doing now. how naive one has to be or how hypocritical to pretend they don't know israel is voluntarily, voluntarily killing palestinian civilians. who can believe that those killed by israel are for 70% children and women and that entire families were killed while israel is trying

to minimise civilian death? they kill all of us. they kill thousands of us. and they say they are trying to minimise killing civilians. how would it look like if they were trying to maximize killing palestinian civilians? if killing 7,000 is to minimise, killing 700,000 would be possible to maximise. we don't need you to offer us semantic reassurances about israel and protection of civilians. we need you to honour these norms,

honour these norms. not recall them only to justify their breach seconds later. this selective outrage is outrageous and needs to stop and need to stop now. the israeli delgate gilad erdan spoke next — here's what he said. (take sot) here's what he said.

hamas is genocidal ideologyjust like isis, al-qaeda, or the ayatollah regime of iran is notjust about destroying israel. you all know it, it is ultimately about world domination, world. it's about ringing thejihad warto world domination, world. it's about ringing thejihad war to the world domination, world. it's about ringing the jihad war to the soil of each and every one of your countries. they will not stop until they murder all of the infidels as they murder all of the infidels as they call us. colleagues for the past 16 years the international community and the un have been complacent to hamas�* terrible build up complacent to hamas�* terrible build up in gaza. complacent. the world has kept its head in the sand as they buried their rockets deep within and under the civilian population of gaza. it excepted an absurd reality that the law—abiding

democracy could live side by side with genocidal terroristic fire, tens of thousands of missiles indiscriminately at our civilians, unprovoked. we have seen that nothing can change hamas�* genocidal ideology. that nothing can change hamas' genocidal ideolo . . nothing can change hamas' genocidal ideolo. . �*, ideology. that was israel's ambassador _ ideology. that was israel's ambassador at _ ideology. that was israel's ambassador at the - ideology. that was israel's ambassador at the un - ideology. that was israel's - ambassador at the un general assembly. let's head to our correspondent paul adams. we've seen overnight those targeted raids, in the last half hour or so. protest by hostage families, just give me your assessment of the sort of pressure that benjamin netanyahu who is actually feeling both from home and abroad. ., ., , , ,, ., abroad. enormous pressure, and you would not want _ abroad. enormous pressure, and you would not want to _ abroad. enormous pressure, and you would not want to be _ abroad. enormous pressure, and you would not want to be in _ abroad. enormous pressure, and you would not want to be in his _ abroad. enormous pressure, and you would not want to be in his shoes. i would not want to be in his shoes. 0n the one hand you've got people demonstrating here in israel and they are in tel aviv again tonight, relatives of the missing saying they are running out of patience and its

time is running out, and they want the government to be seen to be doing everything in its power to bring hostages home. we've had similar calls from joe biden, it's not one of his highest priorities, the return of us hostages. so that is one absolutely huge pressure and just to kind of add to that pressure, hamas today, said that as many as 50 of the hostages had been killed as a result of israeli air strikes. now we have absolutely no way of verifying that, but of course the hostages we know from the testimony of lifshitz who emerged just a few days ago those are being held in tunnels, and that is the very tunnels that the israeli air force is bombing, so it is possible what they are saying about the hostages is true. but we can't be certain. of course there's all this pressure that the government really has set itself this an enormously

ambitious agenda, to uproot hamas altogether from the gaza strip, some here in israel questioning whether that's even possible. and you've got veterans of iraq and afghanistan, who are reportedly here offering their advice and perhaps trying to suggest to the israelis that they need to be a little careful about identifying precisely what their objectives are and the methods they use to achieve them because this mounting death toll among palestinians is just impossible to ignore. palestinians is 'ust impossible to more. �* . palestinians is 'ust impossible to ianore. �* ., ., palestinians is 'ust impossible to ianore. ., ., , ignore. and paul, of course, the other issue _ ignore. and paul, of course, the other issue that _ ignore. and paul, of course, the other issue that is _ ignore. and paul, of course, the other issue that is dominating i ignore. and paul, of course, the | other issue that is dominating the agenda, of fuel supplies and they un agency saying they are running out. and of course that is intertwined with some of what you've been talking about with reports that hamas talking about potential hostage releases but linking it to that issue of fuel.— hostage releases but linking it to that issue of fuel. everything gets aned that issue of fuel. everything gets

linked here- _ that issue of fuel. everything gets linked here. cease-fires, - that issue of fuel. everything gets l linked here. cease-fires, hostages, linked here. cease—fires, hostages, fuel, aid, humanitarian corridors. it's a real kind of tangled web of competing interests and competing demands. 0n the fuel, while the un said they would have run out by last night, it seems as though they haven't quite, though un officials are now saying that they are deciding which services they can continue to maintain and which they can't. the israelis are saying there's plenty of fuel in gaza, but that hamas are controlling it and if the un want fuel they need to go to hamas and ask them. again, we can't verify that. we don't know the extent to which hamas is being able to hold fuel for itself. it is perfectly possible that that is the case. but regardless of whether or not hamas is maintaining secret supplies of fuel, it is clear that from the un's point of view, the situation there is becoming almost untenable. such vast numbers of

people in need of care and attention. hundreds and hundreds of people being killed every day, hundreds and hundreds of people losing their homes every day. so with each passing moment this humanitarian crisis just gets worse and they un's ability to cope with it is not improving at all. paul adams there _ it is not improving at all. paul adams there in _ it is not improving at all. paul adams there in jerusalem, i it is not improving at all. paul adams there injerusalem, thanks very much, thank you. we'll get more on the fuel situation in a moment or two, but another important development here in this time in lebanon. hamas were holding a news conference there, they are groups spokesman talking about those attacks on october seven and are correspondent hugo pacheco has sat down with that groups spokesman and interviewed him. let's hear a little bit about that exchange. it interviewed him. let's hear a little bit about that exchange.—

bit about that exchange. it was a military operation, _ bit about that exchange. it was a military operation, it _ bit about that exchange. it was a military operation, it was - bit about that exchange. it was a | military operation, it was directed for military sites... but military operation, it was directed for military sites. . ._ for military sites... but hundreds of civilians _ for military sites... but hundreds of civilians were _ for military sites... but hundreds of civilians were killed. _ for military sites... but hundredsj of civilians were killed. collective punishment _ of civilians were killed. collective punishment against _ of civilians were killed. collective punishment against our - of civilians were killed. collective punishment against our people, | of civilians were killed. collective i punishment against our people, and of civilians were killed. collective - punishment against our people, and i think from the first moment we declared that this operation was not directed to the civilians. but i can confirm and assure again and again that there was no command to kill any civilians. that there was no command to kill any civilians-— any civilians. you say this was a military operation _ any civilians. you say this was a military operation but _ any civilians. you say this was a military operation but the - any civilians. you say this was a | military operation but the result of it is that hundreds... military operation but the result of it is that hundreds. . ._ it is that hundreds... civilians were killed _ it is that hundreds... civilians were killed because _ it is that hundreds... civilians were killed because the - it is that hundreds... civilians were killed because the areal it is that hundreds... civilians l were killed because the area is it is that hundreds... civilians - were killed because the area is very wide and there are many people there and there was clashes, and confrontations. it and there was clashes, and confrontations.— confrontations. it wasn't a confrontation _ confrontations. it wasn't a confrontation you - confrontations. it wasn't a confrontation you invaded | confrontations. it wasn't a - confrontation you invaded houses... i can tell you that we didn't have any intention or decision to call the civilians.— any intention or decision to call the civilians. ., , ., ., the civilians. you said you were not tarauetin the civilians. you said you were not targeting civilians. _ the civilians. you said you were not targeting civilians. yes. _ the civilians. you said you were not targeting civilians. yes. you - targeting civilians. yes. you already have more than 200 hostages, many of them civilians, why don't

you just released the civilians? we you 'ust released the civilians? we are you just released the civilians? we are trul you just released the civilians? - are truly and positively, with highly positive range, and it will declare this. but i think we have to find circumstance circumstances for this, we are not planning from the first moment to have the hostages there, as you said basically this. i think this is a military operation, it's a military operation. but how does it advance _ it's a military operation. but how does it advance the _ it's a military operation. but how does it advance the palestinian l does it advance the palestinian cause? i does it advance the palestinian cause? ., ., , does it advance the palestinian cause? ., ., ., u , ., ,., cause? i want to accept it from you that we told _ cause? i want to accept it from you that we told the _ cause? i want to accept it from you that we told the sicilians _ cause? i want to accept it from you that we told the sicilians that - that we told the sicilians that you... —— civilians. bi; that we told the sicilians that you... -- civilians.— you... -- civilians. by killing peeple--- — you... -- civilians. by killing peeple- -- we _ you... -- civilians. by killing people... we are... - you... -- civilians. by killing. people... we are... people... you... -- civilians. by killing - people... we are... people... is real, people... we are... people... is real. as— people... we are... people... is real. as a _ people... we are... people... is real, as a country, _ people... we are... people... is real, as a country, as _ people... we are... people... is real, as a country, as a - people... we are... people... is real, as a country, as a state, i people... we are... people... is. real, as a country, as a state, they supply the occupation. they supply it with money, with weapons. this israeli state occupation. israeli

state of occupation. {iii israeli state occupation. israeli state of occupation. of massacres. how do you — state of occupation. of massacres. how do you justify _ state of occupation. of massacres. how do you justify killing _ state of occupation. of massacres. how do you justify killing people i state of occupation. of massacres. | how do you justify killing people as they sleep, you know, families? haifa they sleep, you know, families? how do ou they sleep, you know, families? how do you justify- -- _ they sleep, you know, families? how do you justify- -- i— they sleep, you know, families? hm" do you justify... i want to they sleep, you know, families? han-o" do you justify... i want to stop this interview. i want to stop this interview. police have arrested a... a man was arrested yesterday morning on the 25th of october and released on unconditional police bail pending further inquiries. that news just coming into us, i'll repeat it. it is significant news. surrey police saying they arrested a conservative mp in his 60s on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances. the arrest happened yesterday morning on the 25th of october and released on conditional

police bail, pending further inquiries. so that coming in from surrey police. if there isn't any more we will obviously return to that big breaking story. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories making the headlines... constance marten and her partner mark gordon have pleaded not guilty to charges over the death of their two—month old baby. victoria's body was discovered on 1st of march in a brighton shed after a weeks—long police search for the family. ms marten and mr gordon appeared at the old bailey on thursday and pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. the government could face a judicial review after excluding some health workers from a one—off bonus. it was part of a pay deal that recognised the pressure of the covid pandemic on staff. but thousands of outsourced staff, such as community nurses and physiotherapists, will not receive it — a decision described as an "injustice".

for the first time in years, the remembrance poppy has undergone a change. the new flowers for the royal british legion's annual appeal are entirely plastic—free, and can be recycled. there have been more than ten versions of the poppy since the first appeal in 1921. you're live with bbc news. un agency is talking about the running out of fuel, the hospital and other relief supplies and of course we've heard from the israeli saying that hamas is hoarding fuel and that's where it should be coming from rather than letting any more more of fuel into the gaza strip. refugee aid agency, thank you so much for being here on the

programme. iwonder much for being here on the programme. i wonder if he could start byjust describing what your group is doing in terms of trying to get aid in. group is doing in terms of trying to getaid in. how group is doing in terms of trying to get aid in. how successful you've been, how unsuccessful you been. thank you for hosting us. the situation in gaza since the beginning of the war have been, especially the humanitarian situation has been very very dire. and we've been responding for the crisis, supporting civilians, you know, so far been able to distribute meals and... supporting 25 schools clean to prevent the spread of disease because of the displacement. 15,000 hygiene kits distributed. health supplies the patient, i'm here in cairo working with egyptian authorities, with the un, with other

stakeholders. we are trying to navigate the system, to get aid into the borders, into the rafah borders. the fuel is running out. rafa h rafah borders. unrwa warned that 60% of gaza is displaced. we are talking about 1.4 million people, forced from their homes, over 500,000, and 90,000 sheltering in un schools. we cannot cope. we're talking about 16,000 people in gaza have been injured in the war, but the health care system is barely functioning without fuel supplies. tell care system is barely functioning without fuel supplies.— without fuel supplies. tell me in terms ofyour— without fuel supplies. tell me in terms of your experience, - without fuel supplies. tell me in

terms of your experience, with . without fuel supplies. tell me in i terms of your experience, with the fuel situation, what the limited amount of fuel, how that is actually impacting a group like yours? we. amount of fuel, how that is actually impacting a group like yours? we, we have been local _ impacting a group like yours? we, we have been local a _ impacting a group like yours? we, we have been local a working _ impacting a group like yours? we, we have been local a working with - impacting a group like yours? we, we have been local a working with local. have been local a working with local organisations. we have access to food we can distribute when all shelters and affected areas in gaza, supporting the reducing of the spread of disease. the aid to these shelters to give it to the people, we need fuel coming in from rafah borders so we are not able not only here but other international organisation to continue to operate and give basic life needs for these displaced people. we're talking about 60% of gaza right now and fuel is necessary. about 6096 of gaza right now and fuel is necessary-— is necessary. you've heard what the israelis is necessary. you've heard what the israelis have — is necessary. you've heard what the israelis have said, _ is necessary. you've heard what the israelis have said, there _ is necessary. you've heard what the israelis have said, there doesn't - israelis have said, there doesn't seem to be any doubt in their mind in terms of their position for any

change in their position. they are saying that hamas is hoarding the fuel, there is fuel in the gaza strip, but aside from that just tell me how frustrating is it being in your position that, wanting to get more aid and but being unable to and are you hearing anything in terms of any of the discussions that you are having that the number of trucks currently going across the border crossing point will increase in any significant way in the coming days? what we are saying, two things. unrwa and of course other international organisations within cows that we have a no contact policy. this allows us to be entrusted by the international community but also by the local community. second, unrwa, we have our staff who are trusted by local vendors, local people inside gaza. the situation is dire even on our own staff. our own staff are being

displaced. we are here in cairo, we are in clusters working with the un, the egyptian red cross, and we want more aid. it's been 19 days since the war, and we are talking about only 70 trucks that have gotten through the unrwa border —— rafah border. we are looking into a catastrophe. if we don't intervene, if the international community does not intervene and support trusted international organisations like unrwa, we are looking into a humanitarian catastrophe. we are looking into a spread of disease, looking into a spread of disease, looking into a hospital that cannot serve patients. that information that we are receiving, it's, it's mind blowing. we are talking about 1000 patients dependent on does a

dialysis. 130 premature babies who need a range of care. we're talking about also people who are requiring surgery dependent on a staple and uninterrupted supply of electricity and this can only be done if fuel is allowed in. allowed in through the un, through trusted international organisations similar to unrwa who continue to operate and respond to the displacement of people. we have to leave you — the displacement of people. we have to leave you there _ the displacement of people. we have to leave you there but _ the displacement of people. we have to leave you there but thanks - the displacement of people. we have to leave you there but thanks for - to leave you there but thanks for being with us. thanks for your analysis in terms of your reflections on what your agency is actually able to do on the ground as we speak, thanks so much for your time. we are keeping an eye on what the un general assembly, obviously will return to it, let's break away from that story that's dominated throughout the course of the day, dominated through the course of the last three weeks. turn to that story that's developed overnight in america. that shooting in the us state of maine.

the authorities have confirmed that he at least 18 people have died when a gunman opened fire at a bowling alley in lewiston, maine. the suspect has been named as 40—year—old robert card. many americans have had a family member killed by the result of gun violence. let's go to know mia iqbal who is there for us. really distressing detail we were hearing from that governor and the various emergency authorities when they spoke about an hour or so ago. just to live spoke about an hour or so ago. just to give you — spoke about an hour or so ago. just to give you a _ spoke about an hour or so ago. jut to give you a sense of where i am, not far behind me you won't be able to make it out, is the bar and

grill. the restaurant where the shooting happened. so we understand that the gunman went to the bowling alley just that the gunman went to the bowling alleyjust before 7pm eastern time last night, and an open gun there and then make his way to this bar and then make his way to this bar and grill restaurant behind us. of course everything is cordoned off. you mentioned there is a locked on a place, shelter in place, basically people are told to stay indoors while they search for this fugitive gunman. this is a small city. and it's almost 40,000 people here, it's a northeastern, northeastern state in the us, it borders on canada. you often hear this that people just didn't expect something like this to happen here. the authorities are on alert because of course the gunman is still loose. we mentioned his name there, he is been identified as robert card, there is an arrest warrant out for him for multiple counts of murder. canadian officials are also on alert to keep the borders with canada safe as well. thank you for that update, we'll

talk to her throughout the next couple of days, we are going to take a short break. when we get back we will have all the elements from the middle east and all of our main stories. stay hello there. it's been a very wet october for some of us, not for all of us, but especially wet across central and eastern areas of england, and particularly for eastern scotland. now, low pressure is out towards the west of the uk on thursday. it's not really moving anywhere over the next few days, so again, it stays unsettled for the end of october. there will be heavy showers, longer spells of rain and once more, it is looking particularly wet for eastern scotland. in fact, there are still met office weather warnings in place for eastern scotland, valid until sunday. the rainfall totals are once again likely to stack up here, as you can see on our rainfall accumulation chart. and of course, that rain is going to be falling on already very saturated ground. this is the picture in aberdeenshire today. the rain feeding through on a south—easterly wind, but it is not raining everywhere. there is some sunshine around, it is best out towards the south

and west, but expect some heavy showers here, and possibly one or two heavy showers across the isle of wight. again, falling on saturated ground, but it is certainly a drier day here than yesterday. the heaviest of the rain here across the afternoon in eastern areas of england, particularly the north and the south east scotland. temperatures once again peaking between 11 and 15 and 16 between 11 and 15 or 16 celsius in the south, just slightly above the seasonal average. 0vernight tonight, we will still see some outbreaks of rain across north—eastern areas of england, this front very slow—moving, again, that rain into eastern scotland. elsewhere, some clear spells, a few showers, we could see some mist and fog patches forming, particularly across central and southern england, temperatures down to between seven and nine celsius. so, a frost—free start to friday, when again not a lot is set to change. we've still got low pressure out towards the west, these showers spiralling around it, some of the showers could be heavy and thundery in nature. again, we still got this south—easterly wind feeding those showers through into eastern scotland. more showers moving in from the south west, further south, but also some sunny intervals as well.

temperatures once again between ten and 15 celsius for most of us. things could start to change a little as we head into saturday. still plenty of wet weather around, heavy, thundery showers towards the south, and this will turn into heavy, more persistent rain, i think, just pushing into the south of england as we head through the afternoon, especially into the evening. so, there are localised weather warnings in force here. that heavy rain is likely to be further north as we head through saturday night and into sunday. so staying very unsettled.

this is bbc news, the headlines. the israeli military carries out a targeted raid sending tanks into gaza, to prepare for future operations. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says more than 7,000 people have been killed there as un agencies on the ground warn about the consequences of running out of fuel. in other news. the first chartered flight of afghan refugees stranded in pakistan heads to the uk, days before islamabad's deadline for illegal immigrants to leave. and ahead of a global summit on artificial intelligence, rishi sunak

says addressing the risks of the