the from voting altogether. the resolution calls for even immediate, durable and sustained you manage your interests and calls that all party comply with humanitarian law. it also calls for the flow of essential aid into gaza and the release of all civilian hostages. jordan's resolution makes no mention of the unprecedented attack on israel by hamas on october two. ——7. it's passing comes is inside gaza residents are lacking aid, now lacking communication. the director—general of the world health organization posted on x, formerly twitter.

the israeli ambassador after the resolution was passed released a statement condemning it. ., ._ released a statement condemning it. ., , ., released a statement condemning it. today is a day that will go down in infamy. _ it. today is a day that will go down in infamy. we - it. today is a day that will go down in infamy. we have - it. today is a day that will go down in infamy. we have all| down in infamy. we have all witnessed the un no longer holds even one ounce of legitimacy or relevance. this organisation was founded in the wake of the holocaust for the purpose of preventing atrocities. yet, this spectacular we just saw proves beyond a doubt that the un is committed, sadly, tragically, not to preventing but insuring further atrocities. that not to preventing but insuring further atrocities.— further atrocities. that was the israeli _ further atrocities. that was the israeli ambassador - further atrocities. that was the israeli ambassador to l further atrocities. that was i the israeli ambassador to the united nations and the palestinian ambassador has also been speaking, reacting to the resolution. metabolism. the general assembly _ resolution. metabolism. tue: general assembly prevailed and sent the appropriate message not only to the palestinian people that there is justice

and fairness and international humanitarian law upholding by the general assembly but also, its sending the message to it's sending the message to everyone enough is enough. this war has to stop. carnage against our has to stop. and humanitarian assistance should begin to enter the gaza strip with at least 100 truckloads of humanitarian assistance and to stop the crime against humanity of forced transfer.— of forced transfer. against the backdro- of forced transfer. against the backdmp of — of forced transfer. against the backdrop of diplomacy - of forced transfer. against the backdrop of diplomacy at - of forced transfer. against the backdrop of diplomacy at the i of forced transfer. against the i backdrop of diplomacy at the un gaza's controlled health ministry said 7326 people have now been killed in the strip since thomas attacked israel on those of almost three weeks ago. more than 40% of casualties there have been children. fergal keane has been reporting on the situation there. diplomats were voting as

israel had expanded its aerial and ground assaults resolution stand with a round of applause and overwhelming number of nations in the un general assembly supporting it, some noting that the world is watching how the general assembly would act after four failed resolutions in the security council they describe how palestinians were living a hell on earth because of the bombardment and siege and they pleaded for life—saving supplies to get in unhindered, including water and fuel and basic medicines and food supplies. they also had wanted to see a ceasefire. this issue has divided western nations, we saw the us, israel's staunchest ally, vote against this resolution. the uk, canada and some other european nations

abstained. they argued there was not a direct condemnation of hamas in the resolution for the 7 october attack. but the authors had argued that the resolution was strictly humanitarian, didn't blame either hamas or israel, and it did mention the 7 october attacks. in the text. but several european members did vote in favour of this, including france, ireland, spain and belgium, whose ambassador remarked after the vote but even warhead rules. israel had opposed it, saying that they had a right to self—defence, that would stop their ability from protecting their ability from protecting their citizens to the threat posed by hamas and in the chamber they attacked the legitimacy of the united nations, and they claimed that there was no humanitarian crisis in gaza. this draft put forward by arab nations is not legally binding and so it is

unlikely to cause israel to change its course, but it does carry the weight of world opinion. that was our un correspondent there who has been following there who has been following the day's events in new york. a senior un official is warning that many more will die from catastrophic aid shortages in gaza because of israel's siege of the strip. the bbc�*s voegele kayn reporting on the situation. by any means possible. precious water borne towards the thirsty and retired. —— the tired. here, seeking shelter in schools. confined in a place the un says is becoming a hell. "you can see the pain we live in, my

husband suffers from a stroke", says this woman. "i plead to the world to look at the palestinian people with a merciful eye". she is from a refugee family.— merciful eye". she is from a refugee family. rescue what few belon . in . s refugee family. rescue what few belongings they _ refugee family. rescue what few belongings they can... _ refugee family. rescue what few belongings they can... like - belongings they can... like many palestinians - belongings they can... like many palestinians whose palestinian —— whose children and grandchildren were born in refugee camps. nearly 75 years the un has been working to meet the un has been working to meet the welfare needs of palestinian refugees. hf the welfare needs of palestinian refugees. if we look back _ palestinian refugees. if we look back over _ palestinian refugees. if we look back over our - palestinian refugees. if we - look back over our shoulders... now its representatives in the region are calling for a ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid into gaza.— ceasefire to allow humanitarian aid into gaza. what's happening now in gaza _ aid into gaza. what's happening now in gaza is _ aid into gaza. what's happening now in gaza isjust, _ aid into gaza. what's happening now in gaza isjust, it's - aid into gaza. what's happening now in gaza isjust, it's a - now in gaza is just, it's a horrific slaughter. 2.2 million people in a tiny patch of land, it is called the strip for a reason, it is 45 kilometres long by 20 at its widest point, it is a strip and there is no evidence people to go, nowhere for them to flee.—

for them to flee. many have tried to find _ for them to flee. many have tried to find sanctuary - for them to flee. many have tried to find sanctuary in - tried to find sanctuary in schools. all teaching has stopped in gaza. generations are crowded together here. still, the customary�*s abilities are observed. fatima was also displaced in 1948. gaza back then was a refuge, todayit gaza back then was a refuge, today it is a trap. translation: it today it is a trap. translation: , , ., translation: it is very hard. i live next to _ translation: it is very hard. i live next to the _ translation: it is very hard. i live next to the toilets, - translation: it is very hard. i live next to the toilets, i - translation: it is very hard. i live next to the toilets, i am i live next to the toilets, i am very sick. more than 13 members of my family have been killed. there is not much in life she hasn't seen, or any choice about what she much now —— what she must now endure. here in washington the biden administration says it supports administration says it supports a pause in israel's military operation to enable aid to get

in, john kirby, told reporters" temporary specific pause on the battlefield were an idea worth exploring". our state department correspondent barbara plett usher has more. us officials are not commenting about the expanded israeli ground incursion and about the escalation in the air strikes. they say that is what the israeli military should talk about, it would not be appropriate talk about it from washington, they would not want to say anything that affected the security of israeli military operations. they repeat that they support israel's right to defend itself, that they will supply it with the security assistance that it needs. they are not drawing any redlines in terms of the execution of the operation. having said that, they are very clear about their concerns. john kirby, the white house spokesman, in his press briefing, talked a lot about their concerns, about the need to get humanitarian aid in,

fuel, about the need to continue negotiating about hostages, their concerns about the conflict spreading to the region. he said that they were having these conversations with the israelis, they were asking them hard questions about where is this going, how will it end, what is your strategy, what are your aims, how they conduct the operations. he said, at the end of the day, it was up to israel to have the answers to those questions, about the soundness of its planning and the effectiveness of the execution of those plans and it is something that the americans have very much connected themselves to because they support israel so strongly but they are also very aware of how complicated it is and what the consequences could be and they are clearly conveying that to the israelis. saturday marks three weeks since the hamas assault on israel and it was soldiers and civilians near the gaza border who were attacked. one of them were 21—year—old soldier on a military base. he was 15 days from finishing his military service when hamas gunmen attacked his unit. this is his

story. attacked his unit. this is his sto . . , , story. he has never seen anything — story. he has never seen anything like _ story. he has never seen anything like october - story. he has never seen| anything like october the seventh. anything like october the seventh-— anything like october the seventh. . , seventh. immediately we were 0 en seventh. immediately we were open fire- _ seventh. immediately we were open fire. around _ seventh. immediately we were open fire. around 10-12 - open fire. around 10—12 terrorists. we opened fire back at them — terrorists. we opened fire back at them. we then were in a battle — at them. we then were in a battle of— at them. we then were in a battle of between one hour and 1.5 battle of between one hour and 15 hours — battle of between one hour and 1-5 home-— battle of between one hour and 1.5 hours. ., ., , ., i. 1.5 hours. how many of you were there? we _ 1.5 hours. how many of you were there? we were _ 1.5 hours. how many of you were there? we were five, _ 1.5 hours. how many of you were there? we were five, they - 1.5 hours. how many of you were there? we were five, they were l there? we were five, they were 12. one there? we were five, they were 12- one of— there? we were five, they were 12- one of us — there? we were five, they were 12. one of us also _ there? we were five, they were 12. one of us also got _ there? we were five, they were 12. one of us also got shot. - there? we were five, they were 12. one of us also got shot. sol 12. one of us also got shot. so ou 12. one of us also got shot. so you were _ 12. one of us also got shot. so you were four? we _ 12. one of us also got shot. so you were four? we were - 12. one of us also got shot. so you were four? we were four. | 12. one of us also got shot. so i you were four? we were four. in the intense _ you were four? we were four. in the intense fighting, _ you were four? we were four. in the intense fighting, yair - you were four? we were four. in the intense fighting, yair was i the intense fighting, yair was wounded. ., the intense fighting, yair was wounded-— the intense fighting, yair was wounded. ., ., , wounded. one of the grenades hit me, i had _ wounded. one of the grenades hit me, i had a _ wounded. one of the grenades hit me, i had a piece _ wounded. one of the grenades hit me, i had a piece of- wounded. one of the grenades hit me, i had a piece of travell hit me, i had a piece of travel in my head, one on my chin, one of my leg. i had a lot of adrenaline, ifelt ready of my leg. i had a lot of adrenaline, i felt ready to fight. adrenaline, i felt ready to fiuht. , , , adrenaline, i felt ready to fiht. , , , , adrenaline, i felt ready to fiuht. , ,, , ., fight. despite being wounded? desite fight. despite being wounded? deepite being _ fight. despite being wounded? despite being wounded. - fight. despite being wounded? despite being wounded. i- 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 footages from them. both sides suffered heavy losses. abs. both sides suffered heavy losses. �* ., ., both sides suffered heavy losses. ., ., , , losses. a lot of my friends were killed. _ losses. a lot of my friends were killed. my— losses. a lot of my friends were killed. my officer, i losses. a lot of my friends were killed. my officer, a| were killed. my officer, a high—ranking officer in my unit was killed. actually 17 overall were killed in my unit. very good people. it is the sort of thing that i have decided to try as much as i can to put aside right now.— try as much as i can to put aside right now. this present war was sparked _ aside right now. this present war was sparked by - aside right now. this present war was sparked by these - 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? tit israel. do you think this is the right way to proceed? th the right way to proceed? ifi didn't the right way to proceed? ti i didn't believe this the right way to proceed? ti l didn't believe this i wouldn't fight for this country. all we

want is peace. all this is interested in. i don't like saying —— seeing children in gaza died, i don't like seeing children in israel die. the only factor and only problem here is hamas. he only factor and only problem here is hamas.— only factor and only problem here is hamas. he is prepared to fiuht here is hamas. he is prepared to fight to _ here is hamas. he is prepared to fight to achieve _ here is hamas. he is prepared to fight to achieve the - here is hamas. he is prepared to fight to achieve the piece i to fight to achieve the piece he says he wants but the conflict has cost the lives of many he is close to. it conflict has cost the lives of many he is close to.- many he is close to. it is awful, — many he is close to. it is awful, it _ many he is close to. it is awful, it sucks. - many he is close to. it is awful, it sucks. but... i many he is close to. it is. awful, it sucks. but... it's just reality and right now i can decide to crawl up in my bed or i don't know. but it is time for action, to show —— i am sure i will have a lot to deal with once this is over, it's just the reality.

one soldier's story there. meanwhile more than 200 hostages are still being held in gaza, among them are believed to be these three israeli children and their mother. theirfather israeli children and their mother. their father has travelled to washington to petition us lawmakers to help secure their release, and that of other children being held hostage in gaza by hamas. my colleague alina humphreys spoke with him earlier. i understand it must be difficult to talk about what happened to your wife and children when they were taken hostage on your kibbutz, but can you tell me a little about what happened? sure, that's what i'm here for and thanks to having me. on the day, on 7 october, we live in a

kibbutzjust by the border with the gaza strip, my house is the first one on the fence, it is the closest to gaza, i opened my bedroom window and i see the gaza strip. i have to say, we neverfelt gaza strip. i have to say, we never felt threatened or anything by anything actually, we have a beautiful kibbutz and we have a beautiful kibbutz and we have a good, peaceful life. we are a peaceful people, on the day, 7 october, there were very large bombings and rockets coming our way. it was something very unusual, because we are used to things like that, but not that intensive. it took a few minutes, and a girl came running to our house, my wife took her in, she was a

neighbour's girl, we later learned that her parents were killed. so she came running away from the shootings, and my wife took her in to the shelter in our house, we have a safe room so they were hiding over there. for4.5 room so they were hiding over there. for 4.5 hours, room so they were hiding over there. for4.5 hours, i room so they were hiding over there. for 4.5 hours, i was not home, and at around 11 i got, i was texting my wife, around 11 i got the last message, it was "they are coming in, that is the last message i got, and that's it. i kept texting and getting no message back. i was sure they were dead. everybody asked me where my family was and if they were safe and i told them they are dead, i am alone in this world. but then a

day later i heard news from somebody in that kibbutz that they were seen walking out alive. being led by someone, and heading over to the gaza strip. now, in usualtimes and heading over to the gaza strip. now, in usual times this is terrible news, but at that time, when i thought they were dead, this was the best news i ever got. ifelt like i got my family back. and, you know, i am still living on the same news, because i have no real need —— new news since then. it has been three weeks. and, you know, i have no information, nothing at all, but my family and this other girl, it is my wife, my three kids, l3 kids, and my friend's daughter. tell me about _ and my friend's daughter. tell me about your _ and my friend's daughter. tell me about your family. what are they like, and how do you think they like, and how do you think they are holding up?—

they are holding up? well, you know, i they are holding up? well, you know. i live — they are holding up? well, you know, i live in _ they are holding up? well, you know, i live in hope _ they are holding up? well, you know, i live in hope right- they are holding up? well, you know, i live in hope right now. | know, i live in hope right now. that is why i am here. and, you know, my wife and i, we have been together for 22 years, so she is everything to me, and she is everything to me, and she does everything at home, everything to me. so i know she is strong. if i pick anyone in this world to be with my kids, you know, obviously it would be my wife. i believe in her and i know she is doing everything she can for them, wherever they are, you know, i hope they are together. my little one, my youngest, he is four and a half years old. he is really great, you know, he makes a lot of mess around the house, you know, but i really miss him. i wish you could make a big mess

right now, you know, usually i am really angry at him, but now i guess ijust let him do whatever he wants. you said that ou whatever he wants. you said that you are _ whatever he wants. you said that you are living _ whatever he wants. you said that you are living on - whatever he wants. you said that you are living on hope i that you are living on hope right now, but ijust wonder how you are doing personally, i understand you sustained injuries in the attack as well, how are you?— injuries in the attack as well, how are you? well, i am doing aood. i how are you? well, i am doing good- i came _ how are you? well, i am doing good. i came all— how are you? well, i am doing good. i came all the _ how are you? well, i am doing good. i came all the way - how are you? well, i am doing good. i came all the way over. good. i came all the way over here to washington to try and persuade the world to listen to me, and to do the obvious thing. which is, you know, let the family speed together, our children, innocent, my wife is innocent. you know, it is such an obvious thing. everybody knows it. i have come here and i got so much support from people over here in washington, beard and senators, just people, they come and recognise

me and give me big hugs. you know, a lady came today to the hotel and she prayed for us. so we all prayed together. so i think everybody knows this very basic thing about innocent children, that they should be with their dad, and that my wife, you know, she would be at home with me, sleep alone right now, with my wife, with my kids nearby playing. so i am doing well, i am alive and well, you know, physically. but inside, i am a wreck. i am just a wreck. of am a wreck. i am just a wreck. of course, i can imagine. you mentioned there about meeting with lawmakers here on capitol hill, a range of them, including senator chuck schumer, i know. what kind of messages have they been giving you, what kind of support? we 'ust not, you, what kind of support? - just got, you know, brilliant

support from everyone. i think this issue isjust an issue in humanity, it is not even an issue of conflict, it is just, we have got so much support and everybody said they would do everything they can for us, trying to move things around, this is america, they can do a lot, we know that. and i think they are doing the maximum they can, but we need to move around, you know. the israeli government, my government, we have to make them do the right thing, and you know, there, i think they also have the same beliefs —— you know, hamas, to have the same beliefs as us about keeping women and children out of this conflict. so i really don't know why it has been three weeks and nothing has been done with the

children, with my kids and my wife, still keep the fight going on. wife, still keep the fight going on-_ wife, still keep the fight auoin on. ., ., i. wife, still keep the fight auoin on. ., . ., going on. you are here, you are fiuuhtin. going on. you are here, you are fighting- i _ going on. you are here, you are fighting. i know— going on. you are here, you are fighting. i know you've - going on. you are here, you are fighting. i know you've also - fighting. i know you've also been meeting with a senior representative from the qatari government, qatar being the middleman in some talks, negotiations, when it comes to hamas. now, iappreciate negotiations, when it comes to hamas. now, i appreciate that it is delicate, but can you tell me about how that meeting went, with the negotiations are still ongoing?— still ongoing? well, that i can tell ou. still ongoing? well, that i can tell you. what _ still ongoing? well, that i can tell you. what i _ still ongoing? well, that i can tell you. what i can _ still ongoing? well, that i can tell you. what i can say - still ongoing? well, that i can tell you. what i can say is - tell you. what i can say is that the ambassador, he is a really great man, and i came out of the meeting with a really hopeful feeling. out of the meeting with a really hopefulfeeling. he has just, you know, got this presence in him. he is a really strong man, and i think very influential. so he gave me really great hope. i do hope

that everything is being done and i really believe in it, to set the hostages free and the children free. so i think we have made a really big step in that sense, going over there to this great man and i really hope that, you know, in a very short time this problem will be solved. this short time this problem will be solved. �* , ,, short time this problem will be solved. a ~ ., , solved. as you know, there is the possibility _ solved. as you know, there is the possibility that _ solved. as you know, there is the possibility that we - solved. as you know, there is the possibility that we could l the possibility that we could be seeing the start of the next phase of israel's operation going into the gaza strip. what are your thoughts on that, cognisant of the fact that your wife and three children could likely be in gaza?— likely be in gaza? well, you know, i likely be in gaza? well, you know. i hope _ likely be in gaza? well, you| know, i hope that everybody likely be in gaza? well, you i know, i hope that everybody is doing the right thing, and, you know, but i know they are not, because it has been three weeks and it is a horrible three weeks for my family and all the

other hostages over there. somebody is not doing the right thing. that isjust somebody is not doing the right thing. that is just obvious, you know? so i really hope that, you know, doing the right thing, it isjust, bloodshed is never the right thing. so i hope they are thinking about my children, you know. in israel and over here is all they have put up posters on the walls of the children and all the hostages, i think that when they sit down in their war room they sit down in their war room they should put the pictures over there, you know? so when they make the big decisions, put their heads up and see my kids, you know, looking back at them, when they wake up in the morning i want them to think about my kids, you know. which forces specifically, _ about my kids, you know. which forces specifically, which - about my kids, you know. which forces specifically, which war i forces specifically, which war rooms? israel's?—

rooms? israel's? yes, of course- _ rooms? israel's? yes, of course- and _ rooms? israel's? yes, of course. and hamas i rooms? israel's? yes, of. course. and hamas knows rooms? israel's? yes, of- course. and hamas knows they are there. on both sides, you know. but whoever makes these decisions, if it is to use children as bargaining chips or to do all sorts of horrible things with children inside this conflict, it is horrible, all these people making all these decisions, on both sides, you know, iam these decisions, on both sides, you know, i am talking about both sides, they should look into my kids' eyes and think very well what they are doing. but, you know, iam not a military strategist. i know nothing about diplomacy, i am a farmer, in i study nursing. in nursing, in israel, there is i would say 50% arabs. studying nursing, you know, practising nursing. muslims. so, you know, when it comes to healing, we know we are all the same. you

know, we heal dues and we heal muslims. but when it comes to killing, we are just so different. —— heal dues and we heal muslims. but doesn't make any sense. when it comes to children we are all the same. so it still doesn't make any sense why they are over there for three weeks. somebody is doing something very wrong. thank you so much for talking to us, and i am hoping for a swift and safe reunion with you and your wife and their three children. tanks for talking to us. . ~' children. tanks for talking to us. . ~ , ., y children. tanks for talking to us. . ~' , ., , . children. tanks for talking to us. . ~ , . and children. tanks for talking to us. . , . anda us. thank you very much. and a reminder. _ us. thank you very much. and a reminder. you _ us. thank you very much. and a reminder, you can _ us. thank you very much. and a reminder, you can get - us. thank you very much. and a reminder, you can get more i reminder, you can get more stories like that, plus all the latest news of the israel— gaza war on our website, bbc .com/ news. we have a live page continuously being updated or you can download our news up and stay up to date when you are away from your tv. that is all from us in washington. thanks so much for watching. plenty more coming up at the

top of the hour. stay right here. hello, there. it's remaining unsettled this weekend with low pressure sticking close by. we'll see showers or longer spells of rain, some sunshine, too — it's not going to be a complete wash—out — but winds will be quite blustery, particularly close to the coast, all thanks to this pretty vigorous area of low pressure which has been with us for a while now, anchored to the west of ireland, bringing all these showers, even longer spells of rain and stronger winds with little areas of low pressure running around it, one such system moving across the country during saturday night. saturday itself starts off with a fine note through the midlands. a bit of some low cloud, some sunshine but showers from the word go across the south and the west. they'll spread their way northwards and we'll continue to see some more persistent rain affecting eastern scotland with stronger winds here. but some brightness, i think, for western scotland with some shelter from the easterly breeze.

temperatures 10—16 degrees. now, later in the day, we'll start to see one of these little areas of low pressure bring some wet and windy weather to southern england and south wales. that'll spread northwards through the course of the night, ending up across parts of scotland and northern ireland. to the north of it, it stays very windy and it'll stay quite blustery for the second half of the night across england and wales with clear spells and scattered showers. those temperatures nowhere particularly cold — 9—11 degrees. but don't forget early on sunday morning, the clocks go back one hour so, for many of us, it is an extra hour in bed. but sunday does look unsettled — particularly scotland, northern ireland. it will be wet with some of the heaviest of the rain towards eastern scotland. could see some flooding issues here, strong winds as well. england and wales will see a mixture of sunny spells, scattered showers. most of the showers towards the south and the west. some of them could be heavy and thundery again. temperatures a little bit cool across northern scotland. otherwise, it's the mid teens further south. little change, really, as we head into monday. that area of low pressure starts to fill, begins to weaken, but it's still close by enough to bring further

unsettled weather and i think for most, it's going be a mixture of sunshine and showers again and most of the showers towards the south and the west, where they could be quite heavy. blustery winds across the south—west. for northern and eastern scotland, persistent rain continuing. a little bit of wintriness over the tops of the cairngorms. it'll be chilly here. further south, again, it's the low to mid teens. and it stays unsettled as we head into the first week of november with low pressure systems moving across the country. there is a chance towards the end of the new week we could see some severe gales with some deep lows, so stay tuned to the forecast.

live from london, this is bbc news. israel steps up its airstrikes on gaza, as the army says it's expanding ground operations. the un general assembly votes to adopt a resolution, put forward by arab countries, calling for a humanitarian truce. the man suspected of killing 18 people in a mass shooting in the us state of maine has been found dead. hello, i'm lucy grey. we'll start in the middle east, where there's been a significant intensification of israeli airstrikes over gaza, with bright flashes and huge explosions lighting up the night sky above the territory. it comes after the israeli army

said that it was expanding its ground operations there.