the headlines: israel says it has expanded attacks in the gaza strip, hitting a further 600 hamas targets and claiming to have killed dozens of fighters. staff in a hospital in gaza city say it is impossible to evacuate, despite claims by the palestinian red crescent that they have been told by israel to do so. around 60 people have been arrested in dagestan, russia after a large mob, some shouting antisemitic slogans, stormed an airport looking for people who'd landed from tel aviv. fifa bans spain's former football boss luis rubiales from all football—related activity for three years in the wake of a scandal over kissing a female player in spain's world cup—winning team. more now on the situation in the middle east. israeli air strikes have continued near a key hospital in gaza,

which has been ordered to evacuate. the palestinian red crescent say it's impossible to move the hundreds of patients being treated there, including babies in incubators. the un's main relief agency has warned that the social fabric in gaza is starting to break because of a lack of basic supplies. this is the live camera shot from israel looking into gaza where the missile strikes have continued for another day, heading into past three weeks now since this war on hamas started. dr 0mar abdel—mannan, a paediatric neurologist who has worked in gaza and the west bank since 2011 as part of medical delegations carrying out training and surgery. he's also co—founder of gaza medic voices and has been in close contact with doctors in gaza since the fighting broke

out, he described what doctors in gaza have been saying. we've been in contact with doctors and surgeons on the ground since the first day of the escalation, so it is now more than three weeks. what i've had this morning, and we have to remember this in the context of 30 hours of a complete media and communications blackout, and then messages started trickling through yesterday morning and all through the day. the last message i received just before coming out of this programme this morning was from my surgical colleagues, who wanted to make clear a few things that they've seen. they have said to me currently the surgeons are operating without anaesthetic, with no painkillers. they have no antibiotics to be able to treat infection. they have no clean water to be able to properly clean patients before and after their operations. they are overworked, horrified, heartbroken and completely devastated. they are working with an unthinkable burden on improper surgical conditions, and the who stipulates that if you want to perform surgery, you need to follow a very

specific checklist. they are unable to do that. they are treating patients on the floor, they are amputating limbs without anaesthetic. they have said this is horrifying and inhumane, in theirwords, and the lack of medical supplies and the continual bombing of health care facilities or threats to health care facilities is essentially for then hell on earth as they have described it. save the children came out today with a statement saying children have died in droves. in the last three weeks, more children have died in gaza are in conflict than in any other conflict around the world in every year since 2019, and this is save the children quoting that. on top of that, health professionals are being targeted, and we have seen the deaths of over 35 health care professionals, medical students, colleagues and friends of mine, people i have worked with and we have worked with, who have been targeted and their families have been wiped out. this is happening.

you talk about targeted bombing of hamas terrorists. this is essentially targeted bombing of health care professionals and health care facilities. in any international court of law, there is a very clear guidance on warfare, which means you cannot target health care facilities. this is completely unacceptable. this is a new level that is unprecedented, and the israeli government has a lot to speak for itself. let's go kive now to our correspondent rushdi abu—aluf who is in gaza. bring us up to date about the order for the patients in the hospital to evacuate. . , ., for the patients in the hospital to evacuate. ., , ., ., , for the patients in the hospital to evacuate. . , ., ., , evacuate. yeah, the israeli army has called the director _ evacuate. yeah, the israeli army has called the director of _ evacuate. yeah, the israeli army has called the director of the _ evacuate. yeah, the israeli army has called the director of the hospital- called the director of the hospital and some of the people in the

hospital, four times, five times, last time was last night asking the people in the hospital to leave. the hospital told the bbc last night about 14,000 people are in the hospital taking refuge. they have 100 patients in the hospital, eight of them are connected to the life—saving machines. they said about ten buildings are completely or partially destroyed. all of the roads around the hospital were destroyed. last night there was very intense shelling close to the hospital, within ten, 20 metres, damaging some of the external wall of the hospital and people inside had to put masks on for about two hours because of the dust and the flames. the decision by the palestinian red crescent and the director of the hospital is that it's almost impossible to move these

patients who are connected to the life—saving machines and the 111,000 people with no access road around the hospital so their decision as they will not leave.— they will not leave. we've been re ortin . they will not leave. we've been reporting on — they will not leave. we've been reporting on the _ they will not leave. we've been reporting on the last _ they will not leave. we've been reporting on the last two - they will not leave. we've been reporting on the last two hours| they will not leave. we've been . reporting on the last two hours the suggestions of israeli armoured vehicles on the main road running from north to south gaza. what do you understand to be the latest on that section of this military operation by the idf? the israeli arm are operation by the idf? the israeli army are expanding _ operation by the idf? the israeli army are expanding its _ operation by the idf? the israeli army are expanding its military l army are expanding its military operation in the north. the focus is on gaza city and the north part of gaza. it's about a third of the gaza strip. it has been cut off for a bit of time. the tanks removed from the eastern part of gaza with israel down about three or four kilometres for about an hour or two, so know the road is partially open but there

is a conflicting report about where the israeli tanks are. some say there is a lot of operation around there is a lot of operation around the area but a freelance cameraman managed to film at least one tank and bulldozer in the middle—of—the—road. since then, the local authority have said that the tanks were pulled out from the area and there is no more danger. there is another road called beach road which leads to the coastal area, i've just met an ambulance driver who came back from gaza city and he was driving on the beach road, he said it's almost deserted. he was alone in taking this very risky journey back because the israelis keep sending messages and calling on people who live in the north of gaza to leave further south where it is safer. there are about 600,000

people still in the area where israel is focusing its ground, air and sea shelling for the last a50 targets which were hit in that area last night. shani louk, the 22—year—old german tourist who went missing when hamas stormed a music festival on october 7th, has now been confirmed dead, her family have said. speaking to german media, her mother ricarda louk, said she received news on sunday from israeli military that some remains of her daughter's body had been found. it had been thought shani had been kidnapped by hamas gunmen while at the supernova music festival, near the gaza border, where 260 people were killed. let's cross now to the newsroom and our correspondent frankie mccamley. many people might be familiar with herface, there many people might be familiar with

her face, there was video circulating on the hours after the attack. yes, many people will recognise this photo of 22—year—old shani louk, and is really german tattoo artist and social media influencer —— israeli german. she was at the festival which was stormed by hamas and left 250 people dead. as friends and relatives try to find out what had happen to loved ones who were at the festival, video emerged of what appeared to show shani louk in the back of a truck being driven through the streets by hamas. we had to blur some of these images because they are too distressing to show but people were identifying shani by the tattooed on her leg, saying that this was her. it was unclear what happened to shani but many news outlets were reporting her death.

shortly after that, her mother released a video to german media to say that she believed her daughter was alive and was in a hospital in gaza, being treated for a serious head injury. as israeli troops have continued this extensive ground offensive into gaza, as they have continued these searches of kibbutz in the surrounding areas, they are finding more and more bodies and delivering that heartbreaking news to families who have been waiting to find out what happened to their loved ones, whether they had been taken hostage, whether they had been killed. today, shani louk�*s family have released a statement to say that they have heard from the israeli foreign ministry that shani is dead and her sister posted this on social media which translates to "with great sorrow, we announce the death of my sister." it's important

to say we don't know exactly what happened to shani louk, how or where she was killed or when she was killed, but this really outlines yet again the complexity of this situation surrounding hostages taken by hamas, finding out exactly what happened to them, but alongside that outlines that painful agonising wait, more than three weeks on, that these families have had to wait to find out what happened to their loved ones and whether they will be returned. western diplomats say they're conducting intense discussions with israel about the future for gaza, trying to find a political solution to this war. uk foreign secretary james cleverly is in abu dhabi in discussions on trying to get aid into gaza and foreign nationals out. well, of course, there is a risk that this escalates and spreads across the region. it is in nobody�*s interest for that to happen.

i've spoken extensively with the political leadership in all the countries around israel's border — including with lebanon — and we are working to try and make sure that this does not become a regional conflict. and to iran, we've made it clear it would be completely against their own interest to see this escalate. we do not want to see the militia groups or terrorist organisations that we know they fund to get involved in this. we need to de—escalate. we need to get the humanitarian aid to the people of gaza. and we need to make sure that this terrible, terrible situation does not get any worse for the people in the region. for more on this we go live now to anna metveeva, conflict and security expert from kings college london.

what do you think is happening behind the scene is? how important is the work that's going on right now? i is the work that's going on right now? ~ . is the work that's going on right now? ~' ., ., , , now? i think we have to distinguish two things. — now? i think we have to distinguish two things. one _ now? i think we have to distinguish two things, one is _ now? i think we have to distinguish two things, one is crisis _ two things, one is crisis management, i think that's what western politicians are essentially doing, getting hostages out, but we also need to look at the political solution in the bigger sense, we need to see what comes forward and what has happened in the past. if people do not see a positive way out, a political trajectory in the bigger sense, they will continue to fight and continue to resist. a statement by the un secretary—general has been crucially important, that's what we should follow, we should take the whole picture. the two—state solution has to be back on the agenda. we need to

say that both states should have a claim to existence and entitlement to security but not at the expense of others. 0therwise, to security but not at the expense of others. otherwise, we would not move out of this stalemate and this horror would continue in different reincarnations, and certainly there is... i reincarnations, and certainly there is... ., ., reincarnations, and certainly there is... i want to ask you about going forwards in — is... i want to ask you about going forwards in the _ is... i want to ask you about going forwards in the quest _ is. .. i want to ask you about going forwards in the quest for- is... i want to ask you about going forwards in the quest for peace . is... i want to ask you about going | forwards in the quest for peace and a two—state solution. we've heard from the palestinian authority, they want an emergency arab summit to put that on the agenda to discuss how they can work together for a future palestinian state. how important our other arab countries in coming together and trying to progress this aim, this goalfor a palestinian

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correspondent guy hedgcoe. this saga has been going on for months. was this expected? i think to a ureat months. was this expected? i think to a great extent _ months. was this expected? i think to a great extent it _ months. was this expected? i think to a great extent it was _ months. was this expected? i think to a great extent it was expected i to a great extent it was expected because fifa had suspended luis rubiales provisionally back in augustjust a rubiales provisionally back in august just a few days after that. —— a few days after that infamous kiss that he gavejenni hermoso. it said it was going to investigate and since then we have been awaiting the result of the investigation by fifa. now we have that result which is that he is banned for three years. i don't think people will be surprised by that. i think obviously the spanish women's team, particularly jenni hermoso, will probably be pleased with this outcome, as will many others across spain who wanted luis rubiales to step down initially after that kiss, triggering that kind of stand—off that he had with his own federation for so long. hagar

his own federation for so long. how much of an — his own federation for so long. how much of an impact _ his own federation for so long. how much of an impact has this controversy had notjust on football but amongst the general population because it was such a huge story around the globe for many days. it was a huge story and it seems to go beyond football very much. in terms of the football, as a result of it, women's team managed to see major cause major changes at the top of spain's football federation. they basically went on strike and they weren't going to play any more until they were major personnel changes, notjust luis rubiales but others as well. those changes did happen but many people feel there have been other shifts in society as well and that this whole episode has fed into a broader debate about sexual consent and the way that women are seen as notjust in football but the way that they are treated in general

in spanish society so there is a feeling that it has had an impact beyond football certainly. let's turn to the uk covid inquiry. senior government advisers involved in the response during the pandemic are speaking to the covid—19 inquiry this week. the inquiry began last year and was announced by mrjohnson, it covers the decision—making during the pandemic by the uk government and in northern ireland, scotland and wales. although, scotland is holding a separate inquiry. it is split into different parts, and has already covered four areas — resilience and preparedness, core uk decision—making and political governance, the impact of covid on healthcare systems, and vaccines, therapeutics and anti—viral treatment. well, among those giving evidence is boris johnson's former private secretary martin reynolds, who has been questioned on the transparency of text messages exchanged during the pandemic. why did you turn on the disappearing message function around the time

that the prime minister announced a public inquiry into the covid pandemic? i cannot... i mean, i can guess or i can speculate, but i cannot recall exactly why i did so. but as i say, my explanation is this whatsapp group was very different from any other whatsapp group on my phone in that it was essentially funnelling information into the prime minister and all of that was recorded separately in hard copy or in an emailform, including the prime minister's comments. so that flow of information of updating him on developments was was recorded properly on our systems. now i cannot... i can speculate as to why i might have done it. i...as i...as i said at the start, i've kept all my other whatsapp for the relevant period and handed them over. so i don't believe it was intended to prevent the inquiry from having sight of this.

it could, for example, have been because i was worried of someone screenshotting or using some of the exchanges and leaking them. portuguese police have told bbc panorama they have apologised to the parents of madeleine mccann for the way they handled the case. three—year—old madeleine went missing during a family holiday in portugal in 2007. her parents were initially questioned as suspects. richard bilton reports. the summer of 2007 was dominated by a missing girl. words cannot describe the anguish and despair that we are feeling as the parents of our beautiful daughter, madeleine. how do you feel, kate? and an investigation that shifted towards her parents, paraded in front of a police station on the portuguese algarve. kate and gerry mccann have both been today declared arguido,

with no bail condition. her parents have long been cleared of their suspect status, but 16 years later, madeleine remains lost. now the policia judiciaira, the investigative branch of the portuguese police who accused madeleine's parents of staging an abduction and hiding their daughter's body, have said sorry. the bbc has been told that officers from the pj travelled to the united kingdom. they met madeleine mccann's father, gerry, and they apologised face to face. the pj told panorama the apology is for the way portuguese detectives handle the case and treated the family. it was an apology for the past. this pj is very different from the pj that was in charge in 2007. i'm sure they are trying to do their best. this story is a story of a family that was destroyed in portugal and has the right to live their life even without their daughter the best way they can.

the portuguese officers also told the mccanns they think this man is the prime suspect. christian brueckner, who's already in jail for rape, is under investigation by german prosecutors. they've been building a case against him for five years, but he hasn't been charged. from what you've seen, you're sure she's dead? yeah. where was she killed, do you think she killed in portugal or elsewhere in portugal? she died in portugal. so the portuguese police have apologized to the mccann family for the way they treated the mccann family and for the way they carried out the investigation in the early days. what do you think about that? that's a good sign. christian brueckner has denied murdering madeleine mccann. his lawyer says the case against him is lacking in substance. there has been no comment from the mccann family. they now have an apology from the force that accused them, but still no resolution

to their search. richard bilton, bbc news. before we go, this is the scene lies from guys i wear the israeli bombardment has been continuing. you can see the scenes of devastation in the foreground with some buildings still standing behind. israeli vehicles have been seen on the road running from the north to the south of the gaza strip, close to gaza city. the israeli military have said they are not commenting on the location of their forces but it comes as israel expands its ground offences and guys i a military spokesperson saying troops have killed dozens of terrorists during overnight clashes.

storm ciaran is likely to affect the uk from wednesday into thursday, widespread heavy rain. in the short term, a met office amber warning has been issued. rain overnight and into the first part of tomorrow could cause further flooding and disruption. rain across those eastern and south—eastern parts of northern ireland through the rest of today, some patches of rain across parts of northern england, quite a few showers across wales, the southwest, some heavier rain into southeast england. a lot of scotland will be dry, just the odd shower towards the north. the rain really sets in across southern parts of northern ireland tonight with that risk of flooding. some outbreaks of showery rain elsewhere, largely clear skies across scotland and in

the high lines, it will drop to freezing on a touch below —— in the highlands. forthe freezing on a touch below —— in the highlands. for the channel island, showery rain. across northern ireland in two parts of england and east anglia. a band of heavy rain works back into the southwest of england later in the day. all the while, scotland is largely dry with temperatures of 8 celsius to 15 celsius into wednesday, this frontal system will push northwards and eastwards, bringing heavy rain and perhaps know for a time over high ground in northern scotland but only briefly. it will turn windy across western coasts and in the north of scotland, temperatures north to south generally between 8 celsius and 1a celsius. as we move into thursday, this low pressure brings cause for concern. this is storm ciaran, still some uncertainty about the exact track of this low but many

areas are going to see the renewed threat of flooding and it will be windy. at this stage it looks like the strongest winds will be in south wales and southern england. inland spots could see winds of up to 60 mph and up to 90 mph for the channel islands.

today at one, the israeli army say it's expanding its ground offensive in gaza.

the israelis say they have hit 600 hamas targets overnight — israeli armoured vehicles are now seen on the main road running from from north to south of the gaza strip. the un agency for palestinian refugees warns hundreds and hundreds of patients are stuck in hospitals in the north of gaza, as israeli air strikes continue in the area. and our other main stories this lunchtime... the cause of friends star matthew perry's death remains unknown, as officials wait for the results of toxicology tests. portuguese police tell the bbc they've apologised to the parents of madeline mccann for the way they handled her disappearance. and with a flood warning is still in force, there is yet more rain in the forecast. not only that though — the threat of damaging winds as storm ciaran approaches. and coming up on bbc news, former spanish fa president

luis rubiales is banned from all football—related activities for three years after kissing a player on the lips