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this is bbc news, the headlines. the un warns civil order may be breaking down in gaza — as thousands of residents break in to warehouses for food and other basic items. people are getting frustrated, they are getting hungry, as the siege, the three—week long siege continues. israel is continuing with its military operation — moving more tanks and infantry into gaza. jordan's foreign minister warns the world must act now. if we allow this war to continue, then not only have we failed our international standards, but we have failed the right of all our people to live in peace and i think all of us need to take a deep pause and that we have all failed the palestinian people, the israeli people. our other main story — matthew perry — one of the stars of the hit tv show friends — is found dead at his home in los angeles.
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welcome back. let's bring you up—to—date on our top story and that is the ongoing war between israel and her mass.— is the ongoing war between israel and her mass. ~ ,, .,, ., ., and her mass. darkness has fallen on gaza and the — and her mass. darkness has fallen on gaza and the surrounding _ gaza and the surrounding territories. you can see that the scene is extremely dark. a lot of electricity lacking in parts of gaza. we now know that the intensification of israeli bombardment has continued. we saw huge plumes of smoke rising from the horizon not too long ago. i think you can probably see them now even through the darkness. the hamas run health ministry says 8000 people have been killed in gaza since the beginning of the retaliatory strikes since. 0ver3000
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beginning of the retaliatory strikes since. over 3000 of those people killed our children. important to take a moment and think about the regional implications of what is happening. we talk about that quite often. it is a big priority for america but also for regional leaders around the arab world. my colleague lyse doucet — currently reporting for us from jerusalem — interviewed thejordanian foreign minister ayman safadi who shared firstly what his greatest worry is with israel's expanding ground invasion. the thousands of lives that are being lost, the complete inhumanity that that we're seeing being played out. you just said israel entered the second stage. so at the first stage, we lost about 7000 palestinian lives. so are we going to lose more, another 8000, 10,000 in the second stage? and where is this taking us? it will not take us to the peace and security that we all want for everybody. this war is utterly inhumane.
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when is enough? how many innocent lives so far? almost 4000 children have been killed. almost 8000 palestinians have been killed. when do we say this war has to stop this war not getting us anywhere? and and the shocking images that we see coming out of gaza just challenge all of our humanity. this has got to stop. that is our biggest concern right now. but what would what would jordan do if an attack on the scale of october 7th happened in jordan? look, what we would do is that we we recognise the pain of october seven on israel. we will not be human if we did not. but this humanity has also to be shown by all of us. yes, it was it was terrible. it was tragic. but do we sink deeper into the abyss
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of killing more lives? will killing more palestinians bring back those who are sadly and tragically lost? it will only make things worse. you know, you covered the region for years. the amount of hatred that will come out of this, the amount of misery will not lead to peace. whatjordan would do is to say, let's learn from what has happened. let's really pause and ask why are we here? and let's all work together to render any tendency towards towards violence rejected by the people. and that we do by giving people hope by bringing about peace, by creating conditions that would allow palestinians and israelis to recognise the humanity of the other. in short, we will create peace on the basis of the two state solution so that both palestinians and israelis live in peace and never again have to suffer the pain and the misery and the death that we're seeing now. do you agree with queen rania ofjordan that there is, in her words, a glaring double standard, including on the part
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ofjordan�*s key allies, the western states, which either abstained or voted against the resolution you sponsored in the un general assembly? i think what her majesty said and what we say is that international law has to be applicable to all. no country is above the law. we all need to come out strongly, firmly on the side of the charter of the united nations, the international law on the side of our our humanity. we've seen a resolution adopted by the general assembly afterjordan presented one on behalf of the arab group. that resolution was supported by the majority of people on this earth, if you count the numbers. that's a step in the right direction. we need all of us to come and say international law has to apply equally and fairly. no life is of lesser value than the other. we valuejewish life, we value israeli life, we value palestinian life.
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and we hope everybody will come from this moral, moral ground. and we say and everybody says that life matters, no matter what the nationality, what their religion, what the race is. and again, make sure that everybody is convinced that western law applies to all. but are you deeply disappointed by your key allies, including the united states, britain, other western states, who very publicly came to israel and said they are on israel's side in this war? you know, at least what we what we told everybody is like, support israel. but you're not supporting israel by supporting this war. you support israel by supporting peace because only peace will bring the security and safety to every palestinian and every israeli. supporting this war is only going p to push this region deeper
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into the abyss, carries the risk of of regional war. how many wars have we had before? how many violent operations have we had before? if we want to defeat the narrative of violence, we have to offer a narrative that convinces people that you have you're your right that you have your right to live free from occupation, free from oppression within you and what's standing between you and that is violence. and unfortunately, we haven't seen that. we have seen the palestinian issue reduced to a question of creating a job here or a job there, thinking that you canjump over the palestinian issue to to make peace in the region, which is a fallacy as events have sadly and and terribly shown us. but that is the lesson for all what we want injordan. what we want in the arab world is for to live in peace. that war is not helping. 0nly peace would would do that and again, prevent us from being reliving again. president erdogan of turkey has said that hamas is not a terrorist organisation. do you agree?
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look, i think nobody�*s going to benefit from characterisations. everybody stands where they are. right now, everybody is navigating different. do you agree with israel's war aims to destroy hamas? aims to this time to destroy hamas? jordan has had its own problems with hamas. lyse, we have to ask the question what are the conditions that produce hamas? unless we change those conditions, the same conditions, the same misery will produce hamas. and what other than hamas, what we're trying to say, let us all convince all people on both sides that the adoption of violence as a strategy, as a means to get the peace is the wrong way. let us offer people an alternative. and people then, people themselves, palestinians and israelis, will come and say, we don't want violence because peace negotiations are getting us what we want, which is a life of decency, a life of safety, a life of promise. but we need to anchor
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things in realities. and again, let me be very clear, if i may. putting things in context is not in any way justification. we're notjustifying what happened on october seven, no human being will. but at the same token, no human being willjustify what's happening in gaza now. so let's be clear. let's put things in context. learn from why we are facing this terrible moment in our very sad and tragic history in this part of the world, and all work together and say, enough, enough, enough, and move forward to a stage and follow an approach that is peaceful, that will bring peace to all. you obviously want to focus on the future. you've mentioned it many times. what is the future of gaza after this military operation is over? isjordan already part of the discussions behind the scenes? and does it include hamas? the focus now is on stopping this catastrophe that we see unfolding minute in, minute out. after that, we all need to come together and go back to the drawing
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board, which is only a comprehensive peace. that what is the drawing board? what is the future, what is the future of hamas in gaza? that will be determined, i believe, by reality on the ground. do we create a reality that will convince people that you have a future and then people themselves will stand against any other approach, whether by hamas or others? let me be frank here. you want hamas out of the picture? prove that hamas is doing wrong, that hamas will not get palestinians the future that they want. war has has failed to do that repeatedly. 15 years of security. we've already seen the tactics used by hamas. yeah, but we've already seen... we have to ask the question we have to ask the question is why? why are we here? what can we do to make sure it doesn't happen again? i'm telling you, the wasteland that gaza is being turned into right now is going to produce conditions
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of misery that will take us all into this very spot which we never wanted to be in which we worked so hard to avoid. and again, let's call things as they are in order to on both sides, in order to get rid of the villages and small ticks who call for wiping palestinians out from the face of the air, to call them animals and to get rid of everybody, including hamas, who are believing that that violence is the path. what we need to do is to give people an alternative. the only alternative is a meaningful peace process that will simply give palestinians and israelis what any people on this earth want, which is to live free, to live with hope, and to make sure that their kids are not the risk of at the risk of losing their lives, the end. it seems quite unlikely... israel has made it clear it will not accept the calls for a cease fire if this war continues, what will arab states do?
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you you have israeli diplomats in your countries. you have a peace treaty with israel. what kind of levers can you use if the calls for a cease fire continue to be rejected? look, i think notjustjordan, notjust the arab world. i think the whole world will have to do whatever it takes to stop this war. if israel continues with its war, then canjordan do? what can jordan do? what pressure do you have that you could use against israel? because israel is not listening and its allies are not listening. jordan did not start this war. jordan is trying to stop this war. jordan have been for years saying that the only path is giving the palestinians their rights so that palestinians and israelis live in peace. right now we're working with other arab countries, with the international community in a way that we hope will be able to get us to the end of this ugliness that we see. and we will do whatever it takes at the right time, at the right moment, whatever we believe will help end this war, we will do it. that is thejordanian foreign minister talking to lyse doucet.
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pope francis has called for a ceasefire in the israel gaza war, and appealed for the release of all hostages. he was speaking in his weekly address in st peter's square translation: let us not give up. let us continue praying for ukraine and for the dramatic situation in palestine and israel, and for other regions at war. in gaza in particular, let us open humanitarian aid spaces, and let the hostages free immediately. let no one abandon the possibility to stop weapons. stop, brothers and sisters. war is always defeat. always, always. lets ta ke lets take you to the live page. as
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always, this is updated regularly by correspondence, not only on the ground but also here in london, with the very latest facts, pictures, video and reports from our bbc correspondence and reporters around the area. do go there if you can. let's move on and take you to some other news. tributes are being paid to the friends actor matthew perry, who's died at the age of 5a. the star — who played chandler bing in the globally successful sitcom, which was one of the biggest shows of the 90s and noughties — was found dead at his los angeles home. 0ur arts and entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. each of friends�* six stars brought unique characteristics to the show. matthew perry's chandler was the funny one. someone at work ate my sandwich. well, what did the police say? i'm sorry, we don't have your sheep. i went to that tanning place your wife suggested. was that place the sun?
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supremely talented at delivering sometimes self—aware one—liners. i'm chandler, i makejokes when i'm uncomfortable. i'm not great at the advice. can i interest you in a sarcastic comment? but during his time on the comedy hit, he was struggling with addiction between the end of one season and the start of the next. losing more than 20 kilos, something he often spoke candidly about. it became a very public issue, which in hindsight was quite good. i mean, i'm happy that it was because it ultimately helped me in the long run because i had to go through those struggles publicly, i get to help a lot more people. in the early hours of this morning, us media reported that the actor had been found dead in his hot tub. the los angeles police department confirmed to the bbc that a man in his 50s was unresponsive in a water emergency at perry's home. we go way back before monica made an honest man...
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among those paying tribute have been maggie wheeler, who played janice, a previous girlfriend of chandler's. she said... what a loss, the world will miss you, matthew perry, the joy you brought to so many in your two short thejoy you brought to so many in your too short lifetime will live on. i feel so very blessed by every creative moment we share. i got her machine. her answering machine? interestingly enough her leaf blower picked up. with roles spanning tv and film, matthew perry's career was more than just friends, but chandler bing is the role that will define him for millions. that is matthew perry, who has died at the age of 5a. lets talk more about his life, work and legacy. lets talk more about his life, work and legacy. joining me now is entertainmentjournalist, caroline frost. thank you forjoining us. the reaction really has been so strong for his passing. i wonder whether it is because he transcends generations. friends was big in the
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90s when i was a young woman. now it is as big as ever, a lot of teenagers, young adults watching it and enjoying it still.— and en'oying it still. that's right. it has and enjoying it still. that's right. it has never _ and enjoying it still. that's right. it has never gone _ and enjoying it still. that's right. it has never gone away. - and enjoying it still. that's right. it has never gone away. it - and enjoying it still. that's right. it has never gone away. it ran i it has never gone away. it ran between 1994 and 2004 and went out with a massive bang, not a whimper. its finale episode was watched by more than 50 million people in the us alone. you would have thought perhaps that would be it. like so many comedies and once of its time. but not friends. it has been shown on reruns ever since and we had locked down when people were desperate for escapist television. it enjoyed a renaissance during that time, fresh generations, friends of mine watching it with their children, rediscovering it for themselves but also watching their children find the humour in it. while lots of comedies are dated, and friends does have its critics for certain jokes that clearly wouldn't be written 20 years later, it still finds its punch. it is that effortless chemistry between the six lead members of the cast that really
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made it hit the spot every single time. ~ . , a, made it hit the spot every single time. ~ . , time. we are seeing matthew perry's continued success _ time. we are seeing matthew perry's continued success on _ time. we are seeing matthew perry's continued success on the _ time. we are seeing matthew perry's continued success on the screen - time. we are seeing matthew perry's| continued success on the screen now. we see his theatre performance, treading the boards in the west end and other films that he has been involved in. he has had a in. he has had a really quite amazing career. we will talk in a moment about his troubles, but career—wise, he has a everywhere. the troubles, but career-wise, he has a everywhere-— everywhere. the first thing you say is friends. — everywhere. the first thing you say is friends, but _ everywhere. the first thing you say is friends, but he _ everywhere. the first thing you say is friends, but he was _ everywhere. the first thing you say is friends, but he was also - everywhere. the first thing you say is friends, but he was also in - everywhere. the first thing you say is friends, but he was also in the l is friends, but he was also in the west wing. the great writer derek sorkin snapped him up. he was in ali mcmeel, he was under big screen twice with bruce willis. when you have such comedic chops, he could do the poignant stuff, the serious stuff, but his talent was in that patter. he said chandler came out of his own creation, he felt as though somebody had been following him
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around and taking notes on his adolescence. he was able to bring it to screen. it is all about friends today, but there are other roles to celebrate him for. i today, but there are other roles to celebrate him for.— celebrate him for. i think we have about 30 seconds _ celebrate him for. i think we have about 30 seconds or _ celebrate him for. i think we have about 30 seconds or so, - celebrate him for. i think we have about 30 seconds or so, but - celebrate him for. i think we have about 30 seconds or so, but if. celebrate him for. i think we have| about 30 seconds or so, but if you could just tell me a little bit about the troubles he faced in his life with drugs, with addiction, and how he helped so many other people through that. how he helped so many other people through that-— through that. because of this huge latform through that. because of this huge platform people — through that. because of this huge platform people listen _ through that. because of this huge platform people listen to - through that. because of this huge platform people listen to what - through that. because of this huge platform people listen to what he l platform people listen to what he had to say. he said that you have a choice when you go through that, that you either succumb or fight back. he chose to fight back and became a passionate advocate for understanding drugs offenders, he argued on newsnight. he sorted out a home, rehab institute out of his own house in malibu. he walked the walk and made his sobriety the main focus of his life in the last two decades. all his friends, who spoke out in the shocking weekend, have spoken about how he was in a new place of peace, of contentment, and that they had hoped only good things for him. it is such a shame that his come
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now, when he seemed on the brink of a happier chapter. at least we have his great work and his advocacy. caroline frost, so good to talk to you. thank you for talking about and remember matthew perry. let's take you back to our main story and that is the israel gaza conflict. i want to take you to tel aviv. these are live pictures we are getting now. the people you are seeing other friends and family of the hostages, the 230 hostages being held in gaza buy one. they have been meeting the israeli president to demand some sort of resolution to the hostage crisis. there are a number of people, ages ranging from people in their 80s, to young babies, being held by hamas. there has been a lot of criticism over the last few weeks from some of these people, towards
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the israeli government, saying that they don't believe enough has been done to help get these hostages back to their friends and family. that vigil being held now in tel aviv. we willjust vigil being held now in tel aviv. we will just show those pictures for a seconds more. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. to the cricket world cup first, where england are playing india, . india have beaten england and it is six wins out of six of the tournament hosts. england won the toss, elected to bowl... and the hosts struggled with the bat on a tricky pitch in lucknow. captain rohit sharma provided the foundation of their innings with 87 runs, as they got to 229—9 off their 50 overs. england thought they could do
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something with the bat but they really struggled. all out for 129. india winning. england are all but out of the tournament, not officially mathematically but not going well for the defending champions. india remaining and looking formidable. colombian forward luis diaz was left out of liverpoool�*s squad that are winning 3—0 against nottingham forest this afternoon after his parents were kidnapped. the colombian president says that diaz's mother has been rescued but his father remains in the hands of his abductors. in a statement, liverpool said "it is our fervent hope that the matter is resolved safely... elsewhere, the manchester derby kicked off about 20 minutes ago at old trafford. both sides are heading into the match on the back of champions league wins in midweek. brighton and fulham are drawing 1—1.
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3-0 to 3—0 to liverpool against nottingham forest. and a goalfrom dominic calvert—lewin ensured everton secured a vital premier league victory in theirfirst game since the death of chairman bill kenwright. are very tough week for different reasons. very sad week in many ways many people. it would be fitting today to get results for the chairman, who sadly passed away. i5 chairman, who sadly passed away. is a feeling amongst the camp that that was for— a feeling amongst the camp that that was for bill kenwright. we a feeling amongst the camp that that was for bill kenwright.— was for bill kenwright. we didn't make a big _ was for bill kenwright. we didn't make a big deal _ was for bill kenwright. we didn't make a big deal about _ was for bill kenwright. we didn't make a big deal about it - was for bill kenwright. we didn't make a big deal about it but - was for bill kenwright. we didn't| make a big deal about it but yes, was for bill kenwright. we didn't i make a big deal about it but yes, i think the underlying thing is that a lot of players spent a bit of time here and know him and they are sad as well as i am. when you play thursday to sunday it is never _ when you play thursday to sunday it is never an _ when you play thursday to sunday it is never an easy schedule. we are pleased _ is never an easy schedule. we are pleased we — is never an easy schedule. we are pleased we have got it. we have won some _ pleased we have got it. we have won some and _ pleased we have got it. we have won some and lost some after coming back on a thursday. today was really tight _ on a thursday. today was really tight and — on a thursday. today was really tight and in the main we have been pretty— tight and in the main we have been
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pretty good at that stadium. a difficult — pretty good at that stadium. a difficult one to take. two matches in scotland this sunday afternoon — rangers are in action against hearts..... goals from kyle vassell and marley watkins either side of half—time gave kilmarnock the victory.. kalle rovanpera clinched his second successive world rally championship afterfinishing runner—up in the inaugural central european rally. the rally in czech republic, austria and germany was won by belgium's thierry newville. rovanpera's success looked inevitable after his sole rival and toyota team mate elfyn evans crashed yesterday. second place saw the finn increase his lead to an unasailable 44 points with just one round of the season to go. jorge martin won a thrilling thailand motogp to close the championship gap
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on francesco bagnaia to 13 points. they had a titanic tussle over the closing laps with brad binder with the lead changing hands several times before pole—sitter martin won. italy's bagnaia took second place from binder after the south african was penalised for exceeding track limits on the final lap. you can stay up—to—date on all the latest _ you can stay up—to—date on all the latest football happening this sunday on the bbc sport website. it sunday on the bbc sport website. [it is back sunday on the bbc sport website. is back to sunday on the bbc sport website. it is back to marion for now. before we go let's take you to the bbc�*s live page. i want to direct you to there if you are step away from the television. it is updated minute by minute _ from the television. it is updated minute by minute by _ from the television. it is updated minute by minute by our - minute by minute by our correspondence, both on the ground and here in london but the very latest on the israel hamas war. i am back at the top of the hour. thank you for watching bbc news.
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hello, the week ahead promises to bring yet more wet and very windy weather. in fact, we now have a named storm from the met office, storm ciaran, set to arrive through wednesday night and into thursday. so we could see a very blustery spell of weather indeed. as we end sunday afternoon, still some very heavy rain falling across parts of southern scotland and northern england with lots of showers elsewhere. as we head through the night, this area of weather will pull out into the north sea, but we will keep showers going, particulary around southern and western coasts, some of those could still be on the heavy side. 0vernight temperatures between five and 11 degrees. it may get a bit chillier than that in some spots in northern scotland. low pressure with us to start monday. but this area of low pressure tending to weaken a little, so it won't be as windy on monday, and actually, for scotland, it should be a predominantly dry day. we will see some pretty heavy
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showers across parts of northern ireland, wales, the south of england, the midlands, east anglia. probably not seeing too much in the way of wet weather. it will stay quite cloudy across much of northern england. temperatures north to south between eight and 15 degrees. into tuesday, we will see further showers particulary across northern ireland, england and wales. some could be on the heavy side, with a band of heavy, thundery rain pushing into north—western england and south—west wales by the end of the day. much of scotland will be dry — highs of 9—15 degrees. through tuesday night and into wednesday, this frontal system will push its way northwards and eastwards. this will bring some pretty heavy rain, perhaps some snow on its leading edge over high ground in scotland, at least for a time. some of the rain could contain some flashes of lightning, some rumbles of thunder and it will be particularly windy for wales, the south—west of england and the north of scotland. temperatures again generally between eight and 15 degrees. but it's as we move through wednesday night and into thursday, that this deep area of low pressure approaches our shores,
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and it has been named storm ciaran by the met office, and it is likely it will bring some very heavy rain, there could be enough rain for some flooding, but also some strong winds. the exact positioning of this still open to question, but it looks like southern parts of england and the channel islands at risk, particularly along the coast, of seeing gusts of 80, possibly 90 mph.
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live from london, this is bbc news. international aid agencies express alarm at reports israel is ordering the evacuation of the al-quds hospital in gaza. 400 patients are reportedly being treated inside. we'll speak live to the palestinian red crescent in the next few minutes. israel is continuing with its military operation, moving more tanks and infantry into gaza. jordan's foreign minister warns the world must act now. if we allow this war to continue, then not only have we failed our international standards, but we've failed the right of all our peoples to live in peace, and i think all of us need to take a deep pause and say that we all have failed the palestinian people, the israeli people. the un warns civil order may be breaking down in gaza, as thousands of residents break in to warehouses for food and other basic items. people are getting frustrated.

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