tonight at 6:00 — the un warns that gaza feels abandoned fresh strikes and reports of rockets being fired into israel. israel has mounted more air strikes on gaza — and also launched further targeted raids by ground troops. in gaza, the grief mounts with the loss of life — the hamas—led health ministry says over 7,000 have been killed in the devastation. the israeli soldier preparing to go back to war after being ambushed by hamas fighters when they launched their assault. one of the grenades hit me in a few different spots. i had a couple of pieces of shrapnel in my head, one on my chin, one in my leg.

i won't lie, i had a lot of adrenaline, so i was a lot more focused on the mission. and our other main stories here tonight: a manhunt is in its second day in the us state of maine, after the shooting dead of 18 people. police send divers into a local river. we know what you want, and who you want. hi, folks. borisjohnson here. former prime minister borisjohnson is the latest conservative to sign as a presenter with gb news. and, nearly a0 years after the first successful separation of conjoined twins at great 0rmond street hospital, some of the children it's helped meet up. like, we obviously do fight a lot. we do scream at each other a lot. we get mad at each other. but then we always have that bond that we know we'll be sisters forever, and we'll love each other forever, and we'll care for each other forever. also this hour: the mayor of london weighs in on the conflict in israel and gaza,

calling for a ceasefire. we also look at the impact of the conflict on londoners. good evening from jerusalem, where israel says its ground forces have conducted more targeted raids in central gaza. there are reports of rockets being fired into israel. israel say they struck dozens of high mass targets, including, they say, killing the deputy head of the group's intelligence wing. hamas attacked israel on october 7th and killed moo civilians and soldiers. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says that 7,000 people have now been killed there in israeli air

strikes, 40% of whom are children — the world health organization says these figures are reliable. israel has also increased its estimate of the number of hostages held by hamas — designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk government — to 229. i'm joined now byjeremy bowen. fresh strikes tonight, what more can you tell us?— you tell us? very heavy strikes, on the coast of _ you tell us? very heavy strikes, on the coast of gaza. _ you tell us? very heavy strikes, on the coast of gaza. the _ you tell us? very heavy strikes, on the coast of gaza. the internet - the coast of gaza. the internet connections have been severed so not much information is getting out. it is clear this is happening, even by the standards of the last three weeks, apparently it is very heavy. i think there is a number of reasons for this. i think there is a number of reasons forthis. it i think there is a number of reasons for this. it might not be the prowl you to a full—scale invasion, though thatis you to a full—scale invasion, though that is a possibility. at the moment, there are talks going on in doha, sponsored by the qataris, the gulf oil state, trying to get a

release of hostages, and some kind of humanitarian ceasefire or pause, or find some word for it. it might be that if israel believes those talks might bear fruit, be that if israel believes those talks might bearfruit, they are going to really push hard on the military front, before that. however, things are so volatile in the middle east, and the americans as well have renewed concern about the spread of a wider war. they have been sending messages to the iranians, both direct messages and also in the form of air strikes on iranians sites in syria. which they believe will send the message to tehran that they must not get involved in what is going on here. so, things are still very much on edge. so, things are still very much on edae. , , ~' ., so, things are still very much on edae. , ~' ., . so, things are still very much on edae. , ~ ., ., ., edge. jeremy, i know that you have been in the — edge. jeremy, i know that you have been in the south _ edge. jeremy, i know that you have been in the south of _ edge. jeremy, i know that you have been in the south of the _ edge. jeremy, i know that you have been in the south of the country - been in the south of the country over the last few days. how would you assess the mood of the people in israel? i you assess the mood of the people in israel? ~' ., ., ., israel? i think the mood of the --eole israel? i think the mood of the people in _ israel? i think the mood of the people in israel— israel? i think the mood of the people in israel at _ israel? i think the mood of the people in israel at the - israel? i think the mood of the | people in israel at the moment israel? i think the mood of the i people in israel at the moment is

very delicate, i think they have gone through this massive national trauma. it continues to be a huge national trauma, because stories are still coming out about what happened. the families of the hostages have a vigil, pretty much nonstop in tel aviv. they demonstrate regularly. i think there is a real desire to get even with hamas, to remove hamas, but also there is a lot of criticism, growing criticism, of the government and benjamin netanyahu, with people saying that they would not be in this mess if he hadn't... if they thought... if he thought more about their survival, and their safety, than his own political needs. jeremy, many thanks. the united nations says that many more people will die from catastrophic shortages in gaza unless israel lets more in.

the un has condemned the attack on israel, mounted by hamas close to three weeks ago. these are the areas that have been damaged in the territory since israel began launching retaliatory strikes against hamas. the yellow areas show those hit in the first five days up to 0ctober12th, with the red areas showing those affected since then. although the vast majority of the places hit are in the north around gaza city, israeli forces did tell civilians to move south, but continued to strike areas there including khan younis and rafah. today the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees said history willjudge those who allow, what he called, a mounting humanitarian catastrophe to happen. there are some palestinians who've been refugees since they lost their homes in 1948. fergal keane reports by any means possible. precious water, borne towards the thirsty and the tired.

here, seeking shelter in schools, confined in a place the un says is becoming a hell. my husband suffers from a stroke." with a merciful eye." samira is from a refugee family. like many palestinians whose children and grandchildren were born in refugee camps. for nearly 75 years the un has been working to meet the welfare needs of palestinian refugees. if we look back over our shoulders, this is a timeline. now its representatives in the region are calling

for a ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid into gaza. what's happening now in gaza isjust a horrific slaughter. 2.2 million people in a tiny patch of land, it's called the strip for a reason. it's 45 kilometres long by about 20 at its largest point, so it's a strip and there's nowhere for those people to go. there's nowhere for them to flee. many have tried to find sanctuary in the schools. all teaching has stopped in gaza. generations are crowded together here. still the customary civilities are observed. fatima was also displaced in 1948. gaza back then was a refuge. today it is a trap. it's very hard, i live next to the toilets. i'm very sick and more than 13 members of my family have been killed. there's not much in life she hasn't seen or any choice about what she must now endure.

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. well, the bbc�*s rushdi abu—alouf is in the city of khan younis in southern gaza. a short while ago, communications and the internet were lost to gaza. earlier, he gave us this update. air strikes continue across the gaza strip, but in khan younis, it is the area where israel asked 2.1 million people to leave their houses in the north and come here and they were about 25 air strikes overnight and about 25 air strikes overnight and about 25 air strikes overnight and about 25 people were killed. today, the rescue team are continuing to search under the rubble of the entire neighbourhood in gaza city.

israel, two days ago, bombed the place. about 20 buildings were buried, levelled to the ground according to the local authority here, run by hamas. 132 people were killed. today, another ten trucks from egypt went into gaza. but what is also more significant is about ten doctors to help the hospitals here. their staff are struggling, their staff are overwhelmed by the number of casualties that they are dealing with everyday. when ten doctors isn't enough, they said we need more and more people to come from all around the world and help the medical team is here to overcome this crisis. this is a little hope for people struggling for days that there might be a sustainable humanitarian corridor that could open from egypt and be a life pipe

for the people in gaza. let's get more from our international editorjeremy bowen. here is his report. a moment of quiet settled in khan younis hospital in southern gaza, in time for the noon prayer. after another deadly night. israel released a video of its naval commandos raising targets on the gaza coast. somewhere hidden inside gaza coast. somewhere hidden inside gaza are more than 200 hostages taken by hamas. 0ne gaza are more than 200 hostages taken by hamas. one reason why israel is restricting itself to raids and air strikes, instead of a full invasion, is because of talks to free them. palestinian civilians have not been spared by israel holding back from an invasion. she had writes, my heart, my heart beat come on the shroud of his baby,

stillborn after his wife was killed in a strike onjabalia, garzo's biggest refugee camp. palestinians say they are victims of israel's desire for revenge. israel says this is an attack on the hamas tunnel network. israeli military commanders say hamas uses palestinian civilians as human shields, even at gaza's main hospital.— main hospital. this is an illustration _ main hospital. this is an illustration of _ main hospital. this is an illustration of the - main hospital. this is an i illustration of the hospital, main hospital. this is an - illustration of the hospital, and the underground facilities. i want to repeat, this is only an illustration. we will not share here the true material. terrorists move freely in the hospital, under the hospitals in gaza. we have concrete evidence that hundreds of terrorists flooded into the hospital to hide there, after the massacre of october there, after the massacre of october the 7th. ., , , , ., y

the 7th. volunteers sign up for duty with the israeli _ the 7th. volunteers sign up for duty with the israeli police, _ the 7th. volunteers sign up for duty with the israeli police, about - the 7th. volunteers sign up for duty with the israeli police, about ten i with the israeli police, about ten kilometres from gaza. they were issued with brand—new american assault rifles, arming the civilian population is a pet project of the national security minister. he is an extreme jewish national security minister. he is an extremejewish nationalist national security minister. he is an extreme jewish nationalist with a conviction for inciting racism. israelis who see him as a dangerous extremist believe he neglected security at the gaza border. but he was popular here at the police station, and the volunteers believe this is the best way to protect their families. this is the best way to protect theirfamilies. fin this is the best way to protect their families.— this is the best way to protect their families. ., , their families. on the other side, their families. on the other side, the are their families. on the other side, they are not _ their families. on the other side, they are not humans, _ their families. on the other side, they are not humans, they - their families. on the other side, they are not humans, they are i their families. on the other side, i they are not humans, they are mark blue monsters. we need to take gaza. gaza belongs to us. we need to take gaza belongs to us. we need to take gaza and then we can transfer it to the palestinian authorities. at first we need to take gaza. in israel they wait what happens next. it is a national trauma. it is the

same as the years after the holocaust for the parliamentary speaker. holocaust for the parliamentary seaker. ,, ., , ., speaker. sentimentally and emotionally, _ speaker. sentimentally and emotionally, people - speaker. sentimentally and emotionally, people are - speaker. sentimentally and l emotionally, people are back speaker. sentimentally and - emotionally, people are back to 45 and 48. we have no state economic socially, and we have no answer what to do with the next—door neighbour. so of course there is a need for a new paradigms. it's a very, very difficult trauma. but a very promising renaissance and rebirth. that comes to the world with a lot of pain and blood. the that comes to the world with a lot of pain and blood.— of pain and blood. the immediate future, though, _ of pain and blood. the immediate future, though, is _ of pain and blood. the immediate future, though, is fighting - of pain and blood. the immediate future, though, is fighting this i future, though, is fighting this war. a hamas rocket beat israeli defences in ashkelon, in southern israel. if, when, israel invades gaza, the dangers of more civilian casualties on both sides, perhaps a wider middle east war, will be

acute. tomorrow among those attack was a 21—year—old soldier on a military base. he was 15 days from finishing his compulsory military service, and was planning a trip to thailand to celebrate, when hamas fighters attacked his unit. this is his story. yair is packing to return to duty. before the war started, he had been in combat, but he'd never seen anything like the 7th of october. as i ran outside through the front gate, immediately we were opened fire at, around ten to 12 terrorists. we opened fire back at them. we then were in a battle of between an hour under an hour and a half. how many of you were there? we were five.

they were 12. one of us also got shot off the bat. so you were four? we were four, yeah. during the intense fighting, yair was wounded. one of the grenades hit me in a few different spots. i had a couple of pieces of shrapnel in my head, one in my chin, one in my leg. i won't lie, i had a lot of adrenaline, so i was a lot more focused on the mission. i felt ready to fight... despite being wounded? despite being wounded. i couldn't abandon my friends. elite troops from the israeli defence forces came to reinforce the base where yair was. this footage is from them. both sides suffered heavy losses. a lot of my friends were killed. my officer, a high—ranking officer in my unit, was killed. actually, 17 overall were killed in my unit. very, very good people. it is the sort of thing that i've decided to try as much as i can

to put aside right now. this present war was sparked by these attacks by hamas on you and on civilian israelis. now people in gaza are being bombed by israel. do you think this is the right way to proceed? if i didn't believe this, i wouldn't fight for this country. all we want is peace. that's all this country's interested in. i don't like seeing children in gaza die. children in israel die. it seems so clear to me that the only factor, the only problem here, is hamas. he's prepared to fight to achieve the peace he says he wants, but the conflict has cost the lives of many he was close to. it's awful. it sucks. but... it's just reality. right now, i can kind of decide to curl up in my bed or...

i don't know. but it's time for action. i'm sure that i'll have a lot to deal with once this is over. it's just the reality. the story of one israeli soldier. that is it from us injerusalem, we will be back at ten. back to jane in the studio. here, seniorfigures in the labour party have joined calls for a ceasefire in gaza, increasing pressure on the leader sir keir starmer to change his stance on the conflict. the leader of scottish labour, and the mayors of london and greater manchester have broken ranks to challenge sir keir�*s position on the issue. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo is in westminster. this is putting keir starmer in an increasingly difficult position? you are right. the voices from

within labour calling for the party to back a ceasefire are getting louder and growing in number and the seniority matters as well. today you had in quick succession three very prominent labour leaders, sadiq khan, and moran were the scottish labour leader and andy burnham the mayor of greater manchester on top of other labour mps who have backed a ceasefire, around a fifth of the parliamentary party, more backing it privately under pressure from constituents, and you are starting to see a trickle of labour shadow ministers declaring their support for a ceasefire without any disciplinary action. officially the labour position is to support like government humanitarian pauses recognising israel's right to try to stop hamas from carrying out any future attacks. the question is if labour leaders continue to speak out, how long keir starmer can hold

the line with the threat to the unity he has worked so hard to cultivate. or whether this internal debate ends up being overtaken by events. in debate ends up being overtaken by events. , ., ., ., y�* , events. in the rest of today's news- -- _ police searching for a us army reservist suspected of shooting dead 18 people in the state of maine say police divers are trawling a river, after the man's car was found near a boat launch site. people are still being urged to stay in their homes in the town of lewiston, and schools and businesses are shut for a second day, as the search is widened for 40—year—old robert card. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports from maine. a family grieves for the loss of a son. arthur strout was one of those shot dead at this bar. his father had leftjust moments before the gunmen arrived. the crazy part isjust being with him before it happened. minutes, i mean, ten minutes before it happened, just knowing that i was there that few minutes and thinking in the end he was by

himself, no family. but there are still no signs of the suspect. overnight, police surrounded his home. using loudspeakers to urge him to surrender. it turns out he wasn't there and the heavily armed search teams moved on. police, the armoured units, are all pulling out. we appear to be no closer to tracking the suspect. robert card, an army reservist, is reported to have been behaving erratically earlier this year and to have threatened to carry out a shooting, but officials refused to be drawn on whether those warning signs could be acted on. i am not going to talk specifically about who, what and when. we are still actively involved in a very dynamic situation here and we are focused on an individual that currently has eight warrants out for murder. we are trying to figure that part

out, trying to bring him into justice as well as investigate this crime. there will be a time... can you confirm warnings were issued? i cannot. the tragedy here has once again brought the politics to the fore. the calls for more controls and the arguments against. i wouldn't have felt so safe last night if i did not have my guns and ammo. i wouldn't have. maine is a state on edge but with swathes of open country, finding the suspect is no easy task. john sudworth, bbc news, lewiston. the decision by natwest group to close nigel farage's coutts bank account showed �*serious failings' in its treatment of the politician, according to an independent inquiry. dame alison rose resigned as natwest�*s chief executive injuly, after she was found to have leaked information about mr farage's bank account to the bbc — though the inquiry describes this as an �*honest mistake'. nigel farage maintains his account wasn't closed purely

on commercial grounds. the former prime minister borisjohnson has signed as a presenterfor gb news. the channel says he'll start in the new year and that he'll offer frank opinions on world affairs. gb news is currently the subject of several investigations by the media watchdog ofcom, after complaints from viewers. shaun dilley reports. we know what you want and we know who you are. hi we know what you want and we know who you are-— who you are. hi folks, boris johnson here. i'm excited _ who you are. hi folks, boris johnson here. i'm excited to _ who you are. hi folks, boris johnson here. i'm excited to say _ who you are. hi folks, boris johnson here. i'm excited to say that - who you are. hi folks, boris johnson here. i'm excited to say that i'm - here. i'm excited to say that i'm shortly— here. i'm excited to say that i'm shortly going to be joining you on gb news — shortly going to be joining you on gb news. 14 shortly going to be “oining you on gb news. ' ., , ., , gb news. 14 months after being forced from _ gb news. 14 months after being forced from office _ gb news. 14 months after being forced from office boris - gb news. 14 months after being forced from office boris johnsonj gb news. 14 months after being - forced from office boris johnson has forced from office borisjohnson has a new home. the former prime minister says he is excited to be joining an insurgent channel promising to share his frank opinions. gb news is farfrom his only platform, injanuary he signed a deal with harpercollins to write a

memoir about his days in downing street. injune he picked up a weekly column with the daily mail. it will be completely unexpurgated stuff _ it will be completely unexpurgated stuff. �* . , it will be completely unexpurgated stuff. �* ., , , , it will be completely unexpurgated stuff. ~ , ., , stuff. and he has picked up millions of ounds stuff. and he has picked up millions of pounds for _ stuff. and he has picked up millions of pounds for speaking _ stuff. and he has picked up millions of pounds for speaking events - stuff. and he has picked up millions of pounds for speaking events since j of pounds for speaking events since leaving office. gb news is thrilled to share its happy news. the channel has had a difficult time recently after a series of high—profile incidents. dan wootton was suspended and laurence fox dismissed after sexist comments were broadcast about a female journalist in september. thousands of people complained to the media regulator ofcom which already found the broadcaster broke rules in other areas. borisjohnson is not the first high—profile conservative to host a show on gb news but he is the most recognisable. forthe news but he is the most recognisable. for the channel, news but he is the most recognisable. forthe channel, hopes of higher ratings. for the former pm, exposure and the fee that is likely to be significant. shaun dilley, bbc news. with the government planning

to add american xl bullys to the list of banned dog breeds, the bbc has learned that there are 3,500 dogs from the four breeds which are already banned living legally with their owners — and the number is increasing. our correspondent danny savage explains why banning a breed may not necessarily be a straighforward solution to the issue of dangerous dogs. an xl bully—type dog with a temperament problem. this animal was handed to police after it attacked its owner. it can never be rehomed and will be put down. i'm a dog lover. i don't want to see dogs put down, but i'm also a dad and i've got to think about public safety, you know? and is it right for a dog that has done that to someone who is strong themselves, you know, physically capable, is it right that that dog is then rehomed? what's this? police assess dogs to see if they're a banned breed. so, we can go in here... this is a pit bull. the decision is made on looks and measurements. there's another xl bully here, too. she's a bit uncomfortable, aren't you, darling? they aren't banned yet, but owners will be able to apply for an exemption when they are. we will look at the

home environment the dog's kept in, we will speak to the dog owner. we will obviously look at research into them, whether they are a fit and proper person. come on. this is how exempted dogs have to live. lola the pit bull has to comply with strict rules. what this? it's a muzzle. she's got to be on lead in every public place, and muzzled, which includes our own car. 0h! anita doesn't believe banning a type solves the problem of controlling dangerous dogs. banning a breed to start with makes them more attractive to the wrong owner, and it's these people that the government should be targeting, not innocent family dogs that have been well brought up, trained, from loving families. there willjust be another breed of dog that they are attracted to. good girl. the bbc has found that 3499 animals are on the index of exempted dogs, meaning they can still live with their owners. and 99% of them are pit bulls like lola. just sprinkle a few...

the government wants to add xl bullies to the banned list $0011. some owners are taking the initiative and getting their xl bullies ready to be assessed, like zoomer here. he's a family pet whom the owner completely trusts with their children. people are a bit more wary about him now. they don't want their dogs to come close to him. they don't want their children close to him. they even don't want themselves close to him. if he's ever off the lead, they'll start walking in the opposite direction. he's a good boy, and i'd be really sad if he was ever taken away or anything like that. a ban doesn't necessarily mean these dogs will disappear, but it should clamp down on irresponsible owners. danny savage, bbc news. it was in 1985 that london's great 0rmond street hospital for children performed its first successful separation of conjoined twins — in all, the hospital has cared for 38 sets of twins. and it's just brought together six of them to share their experiences. our medical editor

fergus walsh was there. a special day for six very special sets of twins — all born conjoined, and all treated at great 0rmond street hospital in london. among them were brothers zion and zayne, aged six months, separated when just a few weeks old, and 19 month old sisters annie and izzy. hassan and hussein from cork in ireland have never let physical disability hold them back. the 13—year—olds take part in a huge range of sports, including athletics and climbing. they were born joined from chest to pelvis and were separated when four months old. but it was just the first of multiple operations. from the very first scan, at 12 weeks pregnant, giving no hope of survival, to see them almost 14 years on, over 60 surgeries later,

and that's still ongoing. but to not let that define them. but separation is not always possible. marieme, on the left, and her sister ndeye are seven and live in cardiff. theirfather, ibrahima and the surgical team at gosh decided separation was just too risky because the girls share so many vital organs. they couldn't be separated because they support each other. so if you try to separate them, one will certainly not make it after the separation. but possibly also the other twin. so these are difficult decisions, because we know they are struggling together, but they also have a joyful life that we couldn't guarantee with the separation. by contrast, ruby on the left and rosie were separated when they were just 24 hours old. now 11, the twins from south east

london said they always get the same reaction when they tell people they were once conjoined. they're like, "really?" "what! 7 " because we're separated now and they wouldn't really think that we were conjoined like that as well. are you proud of being conjoined? yes. like, we obviously do fight a lot. we do scream at each other a lot. we get mad at each other. but then we always have that bond that we know we're sisters forever, and we'll love each other forever, and we'll care for each other forever. all these twins have an enduring connection with gosh, something they and the hospital are happy to celebrate. fergus walsh, bbc news. and that takes us to look at the weather. stav danaos is here. it staying unsettled, and autumnalfeel to the weather, sunshine and showers

with longer spells of rain and also