health workers report shelling near to the al-quds hospital in gaza hours after israel gives an order to evacuate. the palestine red crescent says it's requested urgent clarification. this decision affects the lives of 1a,000 people, plus our patients. they are putting us in a corner. we don't really know what to do. 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. that we all have failed, failed

the palestinian people, the israeli people. our other main story... matthew perry one of the stars of the hit tv show friends has died. he was 5a. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. international agencies have expressed concern about reports of an israeli evacuation order for the al-quds hospital, in northern gaza. hundreds of patients are receiving treatment at the hospital, with a reported 14,000 gazans sheltering there. both the world health organization and international federation of the red cross have raised deep alarm over the evacuation order, saying hospitals in gaza must be protected. the palestine red crescent says the israeli military has repeatedly bombed around the al-quds hospital, causing damage and putting civilians at risk. these images show smoke billowing from what appears to be an israeli strike nearby.

health workers there have reported shelling just 50m away. the al-quds hospital is in northern gaza, the focus of the israeli military�*s operation against hamas. israel has not confirmed the evacuation order. the palestine red crescent says it is urgently seeking clarification. jordan's foreign minister has told the bbc that israel must respect the international rule of law. these are the latest pictures from the israel defense forces of their ongoing ground offensive in gaza, what they describe as the second stage of the war. the idf say they've hit a50 military targets belonging to hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments. it's in retaliation for the 1,400 israelis killed in hamas raids on southern israel on october 7th, in which more than 220 were taken hostage.

the united nations relief agency for palestinians, unwra, is warning that civil order is starting to collapse in gaza after three weeks of israeli bombardment. warehouses containing flour and other basic supplies have been ransacked by thousands of people. this is the scene live in gaza. through the darkness we are seeing occasional flashes of light. and i think we can hear it as well. hamas health officials say more than 8,000 people have now been killed since israel launched its offensive. we'll bring you all the latest developments over the course of the next hour. 0urfirst report, from lucy williamson, contains images you may find distressing. with so much in gaza broken, the rules governing daily life are starting to crack.

israel says there are no food shortages there. at a un aid warehouse in the centre of gaza, palestinians displaced from their homes further north broke in yesterday, to grab whatever food was there. translation: we had no flour, | no aid, no water, not even toilets. 0ur houses were destroyed, no—one cares about us. we appeal to the people of the world, all international powers are against us. we needed aid, we wouldn't have done this if we were not in need. israel says it sent more troops into gaza overnight. its long expected ground offensive gradually expanding. it says its forces were fighting hamas gunmen in the north. hamas rockets continue to target towns in israel. gazans describe israel's

continued bombardment of their territory as the most intense they have ever seen. israel's leaders and army have a lot to prove and there is growing pressure over the fate of more than 200 hostages in gaza, too. isreal�*s prime minister says this will help get the hostages out. many of the families need convincing. hamas demands for a prisoner swap with palestinians in israeli jails is difficult political territory, but the hostages are a powerful symbol of israel's failure to protect. this man was taken hostage along with six other members of his family, including his wife and two children. a neighbour in kibbutz be'eri close to the gaza border said he saw tal being put into the boot of a car by hamas gunman, of a car by hamas gunmen,

alive, fully clothed, his hands tied behind his back. the house where the family were staying, gutted but empty. no sign of their bodies. tal�*s father gilad says hope is a dangerous feeling. maybe they don't come back. maybe they come back dead. maybe one comes back dead. i don't know. he says now isn't the time to set limits on what israel can do. we can pay everything, and i want they pay everything. if hamas, i don't know. i think we need to take out what ever we take. i don't know, i don't care, i want my family back and i want everybody, the civilians, the children, and the wife — out. these attacks united israel, but there are growing divisions over whether hamas or the hostages should

determine israel's response. the government insist that there is no conflict in its priorities and that the destruction in gaza will help bring the hostages home. lucy williamson, bbc news, southern israel. there are thousands of people displaced and living in tents in gaza. as we heard in lucy's report they are struggling to find water, food and bathrooms, and there is very little medication for those who need it. our special correspondent fergal keane is injerusalem and he has been speaking to some of those trapped in gaza. in the bombed districts of gaza... shouting and screaming. ..it seems as if the world is broken. a trauma shared across generations. women cries. "my daughter, my daughter," a voice calls out. children caught

in an escalating war. the israelis say they're targeting hamas, the killers of their citizens. explosion. in these densely packed areas, civilian casualties are mounting. "i was about to do my afternoon prayers," he says, "and suddenly the missile fell on our house." men shout. they've known war before, but nothing like this. who lives, who dies, a matter of chance. and their stories only reach us through the courage of a few. hello, mahmoud, how are you? hello. mahmoud bassam is one of the journalists inside gaza reporting the tragedy for the bbc.

his images, a daily record of a people's agony. he said that as hard as things are and as much as he tried to deliver the message he's trying to deliver, sometimes from behind the camera he would stand and cry and the only thing that he would do is just being silent. more than 1.4 million people have fled their homes. such shelter as they can find is rudimentary. access to the basic essentials of life, severely restricted. translation: we've reached a state where we wish we'd i died under the rubble, just to find some rest. our life is torture. we wait in line for three hours to use the toilet. can a child like this wait for three hours for a turn to go to the toilet?

can a child wait for bread? it's catastrophic. the questions accumulate. the war offers only pain in reply. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. our gaza correspondent rusdhi abualouf sent us this update on what he knows about the situation in gaza city. it's quieter in khan yunis compared with previous days but in gaza, al-quds hospital, run by the palestinian icrc, is making headlines night as isrtael is pushing hard to the hospital. hundreds of air strikes in the last couple of days but today they are very close, damaging some of the hospital properties. we received a video from one of the people trapped inside the hospital showing huge smoke inside and dust

inside the hospital. the medical team are distributing masks to the people as about 1,400 people — 14,000 people, according to the director of the hospital, are taking the hospital as refuge because earlier footage showed the scale of destruction around the hospital is huge, but now they are pushing hard to the hospital, damaging some of their properties, but it's still not direct hits on al-quds hospital, only very close to it. let's get more now from our diplomatic correspondent paul adams who's in jerusalem. paul, can i ask you first of all about the issue of the al-quds hospital, these evacuation orders. we are not quite clear about the nature of them and what is going on. are we any clearer now? h0. nature of them and what is going on. are we any clearer now?— are we any clearer now? no, we're not. all

are we any clearer now? no, we're not- all we — are we any clearer now? no, we're not. all we know _ are we any clearer now? no, we're not. all we know is _ are we any clearer now? no, we're not. all we know is that _ are we any clearer now? no, we're not. all we know is that the - not. all we know is that the hospital itself and the palestine red crescent that runs the hospital, say that they had been told repeatedly, including several times today, that they should evacuate the hospital. we have not had that confirmed by the israelis. but i think it's worth remembering the broader context here, which is that the israelis have been warning everyone, for days, everyone in gaza city, that they should leave, and by that, they mean everyone. so, that includes hospitals. hospitals have been saying that it's almost impossible to evacuate a place full of wounded people, some of them on life support, while there is a war going on. so, the hospitals are very, very reluctant to obey this instruction from the israelis. and also, we know that thousands upon thousands of people are sheltering around hospitals and schools and other places where they think they might be safe. clearly something

that has been going on in the last 24 hours in the vicinity of the al-quds hospital has got everyone there fearing that the hospital itself could be targeted. at the moment, all that we can see by the evidence of the images that are coming out is that strikes nearby have broken windows and have sent clouds of dust into the hospital itself. at the moment we have no reason to believe that the hospital is being targeted, and we don't know what it is that the israelis are targeting nearby, but it is clearly causing panic. find targeting nearby, but it is clearly causing panic— targeting nearby, but it is clearly causing panic. targeting nearby, but it is clearly causina anic. �* ., , ., causing panic. and more broadly, on the military — causing panic. and more broadly, on the military operation, _ causing panic. and more broadly, on the military operation, we _ causing panic. and more broadly, on the military operation, we are - causing panic. and more broadly, on the military operation, we are now. the military operation, we are now in phase two, do we know exact what that phrase means? h0. in phase two, do we know exact what that phrase means?— that phrase means? no, the israelis are not diverging _ that phrase means? no, the israelis are not diverging their _ that phrase means? no, the israelis are not diverging their plans - that phrase means? no, the israelis are not diverging their plans to - that phrase means? no, the israelis are not diverging their plans to us, i are not diverging their plans to us, and you would not really expect them to do that. i think that what we are seeing is a gradual evolution of israel's operation, bearing in mind their overall objective, which is to

completely destroy hamas, politically and militarily, which may or may not be possible. but in order to achieve that, they are going to have to move further and further into the gaza strip, beyond the rather rural areas where we've seen them operating so far and into some of the most densely populated places on outcome including gaza city, where these hospitals are located. that is why they want everyone to leave. but we know that tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of people, are still there in gaza city and the surrounding areas. they are afraid to leave, for don't want to leave, some of them have gone south, they found that it was not safe down there so they have come back. so it is highly likely that if and when the israelis do eventually decide to move into urban areas, they are going to encounter a lot of civilians. going to encounter a lot of civilians-—

live now to appleton, wisconsin, from where we're joined by retired colonel liam collins, who has served in a variety of operations in afghanistan and iraq. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme-— thank you very much for coming on the programme. thanks for having me. can away about — the programme. thanks for having me. can away about some _ the programme. thanks for having me. can away about some of— the programme. thanks for having me. can away about some of the _ the programme. thanks for having me. can away about some of the strategic. can away about some of the strategic challenges here, the idf, israel defence forces, have released images today of tanks, of boots on the ground in gaza, they say, what risk, what challenge, does that pose? yeah, i mean, operating in an urban environment like gaza is probably the most challenging environment. you've got the 3d nature of the terrain, the tunnels, which neutralises many of the advantages that advanced militaries have, you can't engage from far away because you can't see the enemy until you are up close and so it is a street fight. the other big military and political challenge the civilians. even when you try to evacuate them historically 10% remain because they have nowhere else to go, and in gaza city you are talking 50,000 to

60,000 civilians minimum are expected to remain there, which really complicated operations when you are trying to minimise civilian casualties. we you are trying to minimise civilian casualties. ~ ~' ., you are trying to minimise civilian casualties-— casualties. we know about this network of _ casualties. we know about this network of underground - casualties. we know about thisl network of underground tunnels casualties. we know about this - network of underground tunnels which hamas operate through, what is the idf's hamas operate through, what is the idf�*s tactic here, is it to go physically inside the tunnels, or is it to locate them and then blow them up? what are the options? i it to locate them and then blow them up? what are the options?— up? what are the options? i mean, ou 'ust up? what are the options? i mean, you just listed _ up? what are the options? i mean, you just listed the _ up? what are the options? i mean, you just listed the two _ up? what are the options? i mean, you just listed the two primary - you just listed the two primary options and the last thing you want to do is to go into a tunnel, when you go down there the enemy has got the advantage, they might be booby—trapped, they can engage you from a four and so your best option when you discover the tunnels is to just destroy them, but again that is complicated by the fact that it is suspected that a good number of hostages are being held down in the tunnels, so that complicates the israeli operation significantly. from a broader, more strategic, point of view, how do armies in this situation factor in the risk of

civilian casualties? because as you have outlined right at the beginning, the challenges of this environment are immense, and when deciding on specific operations or strikes, are the civilian casualties discussed at that stage, at that level? ., ., discussed at that stage, at that level? . . , ., . ., level? yeah, at the strategic all the way down — level? yeah, at the strategic all the way down to _ level? yeah, at the strategic all the way down to the _ level? yeah, at the strategic all the way down to the tactical - level? yeah, at the strategic all. the way down to the tactical level. it determines the use of force that they are going to do and typically it will constrain them and put the israeli forces at greater risk because they want to minimise civilian casualties and so it is going to limit what kind of firepower they are going to use inside a building to engage a building at the tactical level but then also the political risk, they recognise that it is warfare and often times you have got a terrorist organisation which ignores or violates the laws of warfare and uses things like mosques, schools and hospitals, either them or in their proximity for protection, putting their own civilians at risk, and then when you respond because

they turn it into a valid military target, there is a very big political risk with that from the international community. fin political risk with that from the international community. on that, we've not international community. on that, we've got the _ international community. on that, we've got the al-quds _ international community. on that, we've got the al-quds hospital, . international community. on that, l we've got the al-quds hospital, like you just mentioned those kinds of sites, we are unclear at the moment about whether or not this has been a specific evacuation order from israel or it is a more general, everyone in the north head south, we don't have complete clarity on that, but from an operational point of view, given your experience, is it possible to carry out your operations around a hospital like that, with that many people there, and successfully not damage the hospital? and successfully not damage the hosital? ., and successfully not damage the hosital? . ., , ., hospital? yeah, i mean it is going to be hard, _ hospital? yeah, i mean it is going to be hard. it _ hospital? yeah, i mean it is going to be hard, it depends— hospital? yeah, i mean it is going to be hard, it depends on - hospital? yeah, i mean it is going to be hard, it depends on where l to be hard, it depends on where hamas is occupying in the vicinity of that hospital, and then hamas will determine how much risk that hospital is at. if they are adjacent to it, the hospital is going to be at grave risk because they are a valid military target and there is

going to be potential collateral damage, which really cupcakes things. but in urban battles, if you look, upwards of 80% to 90% of structures are damaged or destroyed. appreciate your time, retired colonel liam collins. my colleague lyse doucet is currently reporting for us from jerusalem, she interviewed thejordanian foreign minister ayman safadi. she asked whether he agrees with queen rania that, in her words, there is a glaring double standard by the west in failing to condemn the deaths of civilians. 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 humanity.

no life is of lesser value than the other, we valuejewish life, we value palestinian life, we hope everyone welcome from this moral ground, and we say, and everybody says, life matters no matter what the nationality, the religion, the race. and again, make sure that... 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, lyse, what we told everybody is, like, support israel. but you are 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 to push this region deeper into the abyss, carries the risk of regional war. this is the skyline of gaza which we are monitoring. they are couple of hours ahead of uk time. plenty more coverage coming up a little later. next... tributes have poured in for the actor matthew perry, who has died at the age of 54. he became famous around the world for playing chandler bing in friends, one of the biggest tv shows of the �*90s and noughties. he was found dead at his home in los angeles yesterday. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. each of friends' six stars brought unique characteristics to the show.

matthew perry's chandler — he 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? 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 out of him... 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, i got her machine. her answering machine? no, interestingly enough her leaf—blower picked up. laughter. 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. the friends actor matthew perry,

who's died at the age of 54. here in the uk, a player with the ice hockey team the nottingham panthers has died after suffering a serious cut to his neck during a game yesterday. adam johnson was injured during his team's fixture against the sheffield steelers. philip norton reports. a city in mourning for one of its young sports stars. adam johnson was a forward for the nottingham panthers ice hockey team. commentator: he scores. he has previously played in north america's national hockey league, playing 13 games for the pittsburgh penguins. last night he was involved in a challenge cup match against sheffield steelers when he suffered a serious cut to his neck from a skate in a freak accident on the ice. i managed to meet him on friday, i sponsor one of the players and just overall, he was a really, really nice guy. sombre, tragic. such a freak accident.

fans of both teams have been paying their respects. around 8,000 witnessed the incident at sheffield arena. once it became obvious he was receiving cpr the sheffield steelers captain, robert dowd, got all the players around adam while he was being attended to, formed a kind of circle around him and then the arena were able to put screens in place while he received medical attention. but as we now know, sadly he has passed away. this afternoon adam's team—mates joined fans to lay flowers and promised supporters they'd all get through the tragedy together. as a mark of respect all elite ice hockey league games across the country have been postponed today and in a statement, nottingham panthers ice hockey club said... "it would dearly miss adam and neverforget him." it said that... "their thoughts are with all of adam's family, friends, fans and his partner." philip norton, bbc news, nottingham. stay with us here on bbc news.

hello. rain has dominated the weather story over the last couple of weeks and there is more unwanted rain to come through the week ahead. but also of concern, the risk of damaging winds, particularly through wednesday night and thursday, as i'll show you in a moment. in the shorter term, still some outbreaks of rain, certainly some showers as we go through tonight, some clear spells as well. temperatures maybe dropping to three degrees in the highlands, 11 there in the south—west of england, but low pressure still very much in charge of our weather as we head into monday morning. this low will be weakening somewhat, so it won't be as windy on monday, but there will still be some showers. some really hefty showers actually across parts of northern ireland, the isle of man and some scattered showers across england and wales. some of these still heavy, thundery, still with the potential to bring some localised flooding and disruption, some sunny spells in between. scotland having a much drier day, just the odd shower,

but most places will be fine and temperatures north to south, 8 to 15 degrees. into tuesday, more showers in the forecast. a band of showers likely to be pushing northwards and eastwards across northern ireland, parts of england and wales. scotland again largely dry. south—west england later in the day will see a band of heavy thundery rain, our next frontal system, and that will drive its way northwards and eastwards during tuesday night and into wednesday. very heavy rain for the middle part of the week. some snow for a time over high ground in northern scotland, also turning quite windy for coasts of wales, south—west england and in the north of scotland. those temperatures again, 8—15 degrees. and then we have a deep area of low pressure that is expected to approach our shores on thursday. this has been named storm ciaran by the met office. the exact track of this low may change a little bit between now and then, so it is worth staying in touch with the forecast as we firm up on the details. certainly, though, it looks

like many of us will see some very heavy rain. and down towards the south of england and south wales, there's the chance for inland spots to see gusts of up to 60mph. but if this forecast comes off as is currently expected, we could see gusts of 80—90mph for exposed coasts in the south. that would bring damage and significant disruption, there will also be a lot of rain.

the headlines: health workers report shelling it near the al quds hospital in gaza, hours after israel gives an order to evacuate. the palestinian red crescent says it has urged urgent clarification. this decision affects the lives of 14,000 people, plus our patients. they are putting us in a corner. we don't really know what to do. israel is continuing with its military operation, moving more tanks and infantry into gaza. jordan's foreign minister warns the world must act now. our other main story, matthew perry, one of the stars of the hit tv show friends, has died. he was 54.

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