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 out at the women's world cup final. good afternoon. this is the bbc news from jerusalem. israel says it's expanding its ground offensive in the gaza strip. it says it hit a further 600 hamas targets in gaza in the past 2a hours, killing dozens of fighters barricaded in buildings and tunnels. witnesses say an israeli tank and armoured vehicle briefly cut a key road from the north to the south of the gaza strip, entering close to gaza city. israel has been bombing gaza since the attacks

on october 7th by hamas — designated as a terror group by the uk — that killed 1,400 people and saw over 200 people taken as hostages. meanwhile, the un agency for palestinian refugees says hundreds of patients are stuck in hospitals in the north of gaza. it comes after doctors say israel told staff to evacuate the hospital on sunday, but, with many patients in intensive care — including babies in incubators — that was an impossible task. the hamas—run health ministry say more than 8,000 people have been killed since israel's retaliatory bombing began. we'll be talking to our reporters in southern israel and in khan younis in the south of gaza. but our first report

today is from wyre davis. after three weeks of attacks from the air, israel says it is significantly expanding its military operations on the ground in gaza. 0ver operations on the ground in gaza. over and i did send more tanks and troops into the palestinian territory, where they remain. —— overnight. they say they have killed dozens of terrorists. no new footage showing to have so far into gaza israeli armour has reached. an israeli armour has reached. an israeli tank firing on a car reportedly near a strategic road junction in central gaza. a military spokesman wouldn't be drawn on specific details. translation: ~ ., h, ., translation: we have expanded our activi , translation: we have expanded our activity, armoured _ translation: we have expanded our activity, armoured activity, _ activity, armoured activity, inventory activity, fans of activity, expanding to make the two goals for the war. one, to defeat hamas. and the other to bring home the hostages. ii

hamas. and the other to bring home the hostages-— the hostages. if israel moves armoury to — the hostages. if israel moves armoury to central _ the hostages. if israel moves armoury to central areas - the hostages. if israel moves armoury to central areas it i the hostages. if israel moves i armoury to central areas it could cut gaza in two. that would isolate the hamas stronghold in the north but making it harder for civilians to escape south. that includes more than 50,000 internally displaced people who have fled from their sheu people who have fled from their shell damaged homes to the grounds of a hospital in the heart of gaza city. israel has accused hamas of deliberately basing itself near or even within public buildings like hospitals. that is why it is targeting areas around the hospital. these people have been previously urged by israel to leave and head south. with more than 700 injured patients, that is an impossible demand. translation: ., , ., demand. translation: ., ., translation: threats do not frighten the --eole translation: threats do not frighten the peeple of— translation: threats do not frighten the people of gaza _ translation: threats do not frighten the people of gaza because _ translation: threats do not frighten the people of gaza because we - translation: threats do not frighten the people of gaza because we are - the people of gaza because we are strong people. we were born drinking salty water, now there is no water and we drink salty water. but we are steadfast on this land. we are not moving.

steadfast on this land. we are not movinu. , ,, ., steadfast on this land. we are not movin-. , ,, ., , steadfast on this land. we are not movin. , ,, ., , moving. desperate people take deserate moving. desperate people take desperate measures. _ moving. desperate people take desperate measures. reading i moving. desperate people take l desperate measures. reading un stories for flower or desperate measures. reading un stories forflower or and desperate measures. reading un stories for flower or and other bases. around 30 trucks carrying aid were allowed into gaza yesterday through the border with egypt, but nowhere near the hundreds of trucks needed each day i say aid agencies. and there are other considerations for israel. the plight of more than 220 hostages held by hamas, israelis and internationals, is impossible for the government to ignore. the voices of the family is calling for the government to focus on their return are increasingly loud. i am 'ust a return are increasingly loud. i am just a granddaughter— return are increasingly loud. i —n just a granddaughter begging to get her grandma back home. i will start believing, if i will start hoping, then there is nothing, no reason to wake up in the morning. i need to have this hope. so, even though i might have a different opinion with the government, i have to believe they are doing their best. many

the government, i have to believe they are doing their best.- they are doing their best. many of they are doing their best. many of the victims _ they are doing their best. many of the victims of _ they are doing their best. many of the victims of the _ they are doing their best. many of the victims of the brutal _ they are doing their best. many of the victims of the brutal hamas i the victims of the brutal hamas incursion on october the 7th where young people at a music festival in the south. among them was a 22—year—old german international. the abuse she suffered at the hands of hamas is shocking. today her mother confirmed after dna identification she is dead. when a davies, bbc news, jerusalem. our correspondent anna foster is also in southern israel, fairly close to that border with gaza. what have you been hearing and seeing here this morning? —— there. there has been at least once again a huge amount of activity after the israel defence forces really stepped up israel defence forces really stepped up their operation in gaza on friday evening. we hear it all through the night and we see it all through the day. when we arrived here in the early hours of the morning one of the first things we saw was a rocket barrage being released from gaza

into israel, being intercepted, as we see so often, by the iron dome. we have seen and heard the constant sound of artillery fire, air strikes, drones you can probably hear about me. it has been noisy and it has been a real visual and audible expression of what israel is doing inside gaza right now. it's infantry troops and its artillery have moved deep into the northern part of the strip and they are continuing with one of their main objectives, which they have been very clear about throughout, which is to destroy hamas and remove them entirely from the gaza strip. and in southern gaza, some reports this morning that more aid will be going in? this morning that more aid will be auoin in? ., v �* this morning that more aid will be auoin in? . �*, ~ , ., going in? that's right. a small amount of— going in? that's right. a small amount of aid, _ going in? that's right. a small amount of aid, about - going in? that's right. a small amount of aid, about 30 i going in? that's right. a small amount of aid, about 30 or. going in? that's right. a small amount of aid, about 30 or so | going in? that's right. a small i amount of aid, about 30 or so trucks came through yesterday evening. they say is of course what we see when we look at the israeli military action in the north, leading to this

humanitarian crisis, growing humanitarian crisis, growing humanitarian crisis, growing humanitarian crisis, in the south, more than a million people have been moved into the southern part of the strip, many displaced from their homes. we know humanitarian aid is in short supply. we saw pictures coming out of the weekend after the communications blackout of people actually breaking into a un warehouse, desperately carrying away bags of wheat, bags of flour, simple things like basic hygiene and sanitation kits, because they are now in such short supply in gaza. the number of trucks coming in is still very, very small. in the tens per day. that is why there is so much diplomatic war going on in the background. discussions with egypt, of course, because the rafah crossing, the only way in and out, comes from egypt. the us telling israel it wants to see more humanitarian aid being allowed into gaza. anat foster in southern israel close to the border with gaza. our correspondent

rushdi abualouf, who has been reporting all these weeks from gaza, is in the southern gazan city of khan yunis. what is the situation in khan younis this morning? well, we notice israel is focusing more on gaza city and the north where the ground operation is going on in four different areas, south, west, south east end of the middle. today we understand tanks were moved and will block the access to a road where the tanks are filled. it is on the edge of gaza city. it is considered part of gaza city. it is close to the highly populated area. backin close to the highly populated area. back in 2014, we saw the tanks moving, standing in this area, and they moves to invade most of the

western, southern part of gaza city. this is one of the people are worried about most because we still have about 700,000 people within gaza city and the north, the area that israel asked the people to leave, but why people are not leaving, we understand, is because there is no space in this area. this southern part, around 1 million people are displaced. and in this area there is no is even in the hospital for area there is no is even in the hospitalfor any more area there is no is even in the hospital for any more people to come. also, the humanitarian crisis is getting deeper and deeper with very little aid coming. today, some little hope, a little hope that egypt might increase the number of trucks coming. we understand they might allow 60 today. the un said they need 100 at least every day. thank you for your reporting and do take care. thank you forjoining us from khan younis in the south. a little glimmer of hope in this dark

time. so many communities affected. at special church services, palestinians in the occupied west bank have been praying for peace in the gaza strip. many christians in the west bank have relatives and friends who are directly affected by the fighting. some were among the 18 killed just over a week ago, when an israeli air strike hit an historic church where people had been sheltering. as our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports there are now growing fears for the future of gaza's christian community. and a warning that you may find her report distressing. a prayerfor peace... ..that isn't being answered so far. palestinian christians at bethlehem's nativity church say they feel solidarity with everyone's suffering in gaza. all people are equal for us. we live like brothers here, sisters here. we have to pray. we have to be one hand,

one country with each other. it's not their problem, it is our problem, all of us. in gaza, it is over a week since an israeli air strike hit the compound of saint porphyrius, the site of one of the oldest churches in the world. israel says it was targeting a hamas command centre nearby. many of the 1000 christians living in gaza were sheltering here. they were left feeling nowhere was safe. there was despair at a mass funeral outside the church. four of the 18 killed were small children. they were deeply mourned here, but also by relatives living in the west bank. sherine lost her aunt. she said her family had stayed in gaza through successive wars. every time we asked them

if they want to leave, they would say no, this is our roots, this is where we were born, and all these kind of commitments to them. but this time they don't know if they want to stay. that is if they actually survive. just months ago in gaza, during the orthodox easter, saint porphyrius was packed with worshippers. christians here are deeply connected to their church. gaza is one of the oldest christian communities in the entire world. of course we are concerned about every human life. but after all is done, one of our biggest concerns and fears is that this long, long tradition of christian presence in gaza might come to an end. since the war foreign pilgrims have deserted bethlehem. and decades of violence and occupation have already seen many christians leaving the holy land. now, on top of all the other human tragedies of the past three weeks, some locals here are worried there could be yet another loss. the last remaining christian community in gaza. yolande knell, bbc news, bethlehem.

awar a war with far—reaching repercussions. israel has urged russia to protect "all its citizens and alljews" after a large mob shouting anti—semitic slogans stormed a dagestan airport in the majority muslim region. video footage on social media showed an angry crowd running through the airport in makhachkala seeking people arriving on a flight from tel aviv. some of the crowd ran onto the runway and surrounded aircraft there. russian news agencies say 60 people have now been arrested. the government has held an emergency cobra meeting amid fears the israel—gaza conflict has accelerated the threat of terrorism in britain. ministers have met with police and national security officials. let's get more on that from our political correspondent iain watson.

thank you very much indeed. yes, a cobra meeting has been held today. it has been an emergency one. ministers have met police and government officials. let's get more from iain watson. what more do we know about that meeting? the meeting ended less than _ know about that meeting? the meeting ended less than an _ know about that meeting? the meeting ended less than an hour _ know about that meeting? the meeting ended less than an hour ago. _ know about that meeting? the meeting ended less than an hour ago. it - know about that meeting? the meeting ended less than an hour ago. it was i ended less than an hour ago. it was chaired by the prime minister himself. i'm told the reason he chaired it is because he is concerned about rising tensions in the uk as a result of the middle east conflict. he wanted the government to be fully prepared for any deterioration following some of the recent protests we have seen. the meeting focused on a couple of issues in particular. in particular the effect on community relations in the effect on community relations in the uk. perhaps more worryingly, the threat of terrorism. the person talking about the threat being accelerated was none other than the metropolitan police commissioner,

sir mark rowley. he was one of the attendees at the meeting. and clearly he wants to make sure there are enough anti—terror measures in place should have the situation deteriorate further. but he has also talked about the dangers of policing extremism. the difficulties of policing extremism. he says there is legislation on hate crime, for example, but when it comes to dealing with extremism, the sort of thing we have seen the recent protests, he wants more clarity from the garment. downing street have confirmed a review of the definition of extremism is currently under way. —— the government. government insiders say this will be a longer term project. it will not be a quick fix for the protests. the home secretary, also present at the meeting, has also been exploring whether existing counterterrorism legislation could be tightened up some more action could be taken against those who vocally support hamas. but i think the fact this meeting has taken place this morning underlines just how meeting has taken place this morning underlinesjust how much underlines just how much the government is concerned about the effect of the conflict in the middle

east spilling over onto the streets of the united kingdom. the time is 1.17. our top story this afternoon. the israeli army says it is expanding its ground offensive in gaza, hitting hundreds of hamas targets. warnings that foreign care workers coming to the uk are becoming a cash cow for the unscrupulous. we have a special report. coming up in sport on bbc news: after wins over england and pakistan, can afghanistan now beat sri lanka and cause another upset at the cricket world cup? the covid inquiry has heard that a key aide to borisjohnson turned on the "disappearing messages" function in a whatsapp group of top officials in 2021. martin reynolds, who was the head of the then prime ministers's private office during the pandemic, said he may have turned

on the function because of concerns about messages being leaked to the media. he was being questioned by the council for the inquiry. why did ou turn the council for the inquiry. why did you turn on — the council for the inquiry. why did you turn on the _ the council for the inquiry. why did you turn on the disappearing i you turn on the disappearing function around the time the prime minister announced a public inquiry into the pandemic? i can speculate, but i cannot — into the pandemic? i can speculate, but i cannot recall _ into the pandemic? i can speculate, but i cannot recall exactly _ into the pandemic? i can speculate, but i cannot recall exactly why i i but i cannot recall exactly why i did so — but i cannot recall exactly why i did so as — but i cannot recall exactly why i did so as i _ but i cannot recall exactly why i did so. as i say, my explanation is this whatsapp group was very different from any other whatsapp group _ different from any other whatsapp group on _ different from any other whatsapp group on my phone in that it was essentially— group on my phone in that it was essentially funnelling information into the _ essentially funnelling information into the prime minister and out, and all of_ into the prime minister and out, and all of that_ into the prime minister and out, and all of that was recorded separately in hard _ all of that was recorded separately in hard copy or an e—mail form, including— in hard copy or an e—mail form, including the prime minister's comments. including the prime minister's comments— including the prime minister's comments. ., ., comments. lets speak now to nick ed lei . h who comments. lets speak now to nick ed leigh who has — comments. lets speak now to nick ed leigh who has been _ comments. lets speak now to nick ed leigh who has been listening - comments. lets speak now to nick ed leigh who has been listening to i comments. lets speak now to nick ed leigh who has been listening to the i leigh who has been listening to the inquiry. how significant are those deleted messages? it matters because for a _ those deleted messages? it matters because for a long _ those deleted messages? it matters because for a long time _ those deleted messages? it matters because for a long time there i those deleted messages? it matters because for a long time there has i because for a long time there has been a question about exactly what was being made available to this

inquiry and whether it was going to have access to all the conversations that were happening in government at the time. what we have discovered this morning is that this group was set up gold prime minister updates to funnel information to boris johnson and to some of his key aides. it was an april 2021 that this disappearing messages function was turned on, a month before boris johnson announced that this public inquiry would take place. martin reynolds has insisted that these things were not related. it was not turned on because they did not want those messages to be available to the public inquiry. mr reynolds, as you heard, is insisting all of this stuff is available elsewhere, on e—mail or hard copy. but the truth is, we have only got his word to take for it. we will not know for sure that that is the case because there is messages just sure that that is the case because there is messagesjust do not exist any more. it adds into some of the

questions that have been asked about whether everything that could be available was going to be available to this inquiry. more broadly, mr reynolds has been asked that question about how prepared the government was for the government in early 2020. i have got to say, the picture he has painted has not been a particularly organised one. he said, the cabinet office failed to get on top of the problem, the government machine was not properly prepared. there was a ten day period in vibrate 2020 when borisjohnson was not sent any e—mails or other correspondence about the discussions in government about the pandemic. it is up to this inquiry to decide how prepared are otherwise the government was, but the picture that has been painted this morning is not a comfortable one at all. hick. a comfortable one at all. nick, thank you _ a comfortable one at all. nick, thank you very _ a comfortable one at all. nick, thank you very much. - the postmortem of friends star matthew perry has so far been inconclusive on the cause of death while officials await the results of toxicology tests. the actor was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his house on saturday — according to the la times and tmz,

which first reported he had died. lizo mzimba reports. since the news about matthew perry broke in the early hours of sunday morning, investigations into his death had been under way, trying to discover the exact events at his home in the pacific palisades region of los angeles. a postmortem examination was carried out yesterday. its results were inconclusive, and officials are now awaiting toxicology reports after the actor was found dead in the hot tub at his home. his role as the wisecracking chandler brought him worldwide fame. i’ee wisecracking chandler brought him worldwide fame.— wisecracking chandler brought him worldwide fame. i've got pants that need to be altered. _ worldwide fame. i've got pants that need to be altered. when _ worldwide fame. i've got pants that need to be altered. when you i worldwide fame. i've got pants that need to be altered. when you see l need to be altered. when you see frankie colm _ need to be altered. when you see frankie colm tell— need to be altered. when you see frankie colm tell him _ need to be altered. when you see frankie colm tell him joe - need to be altered. when you see frankie colm tell him joe says i frankie colm tell him joe says hello — frankie colm tell him joe says hello he _ frankie colm tell him joe says hello. he will tell —— you will know what _ hello. he will tell —— you will know what it _ hello. he will tell —— you will know what it are you sure he will be able to crack_ what it are you sure he will be able to crack that — what it are you sure he will be able to crack that code? how what it are you sure he will be able to crack that code?— what it are you sure he will be able to crack that code? how long do you want the cuffs? _ to crack that code? how long do you want the cuffs? at _ to crack that code? how long do you want the cuffs? at least _ to crack that code? how long do you want the cuffs? at least as - to crack that code? how long do you

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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, gerry? 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 acquitted _ with no bail condition. her parents have long been cleared of their suspect status, but 16 years later, madeleine remains lost. now the policia judiciaria, 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 apologised face to face. the pj told panorama that the apologies for the way —— the pj told panorama that the apology is for the way portuguese detectives handled 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 am 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 is already in jail for rape, is under investigation by german prosecutors. they have been building a case against him for five years, but he hasn't been charged. from what you have seen, you are sure she is dead?

yeah. where was she killed, do you think? was she killed in portugal or elsewhere? in portugal. she died in portugal? yes. so, the portuguese police have apologised 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 is 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. prime suspect: who took madeleine mccann? is on bbc one at 8pm tonight and it's available on iplayer now. the motoring organisation, the rac, is urging fuel retailers to cut prices. it says petrol prices should be cut by 5p a litre by the biggest fuel retailers to reflect their lower

wholesale costs. the price of oil spiked after russia invaded ukraine last year, but wholesale prices are now lower. immigration changes which have allowed thousands of foreign care workers to come to the uk have become a cash cow for the unscrupulous, according to the national care association, which represents social care providers around the country. it says some people are being duped into handing over large amounts of money to get here, and certain agencies are sending untrained new arrivals to look after vulnerable elderly people. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. helen smith's mum, mary, is having care at home organised by her nhs support service in the west midlands. mary's family were immediately concerned about some of the staff from one of the agencies sent by the nhs. one of them was very new to the country, and had had no

training whatsoever. i had to use videos that i found on youtube to show them how to use the equipment. we could see that the care workers were working seven days a week. we are also trying to look after our mum and she is obviously our priority. at the same time, i can't turn my back on the people that were taking care of her. the company involved, santos, based in wolverhampton, strongly rejected the criticisms. they told us their staff were fully trained and were not forced to work excessive hours. in a statement, the nhs area responsible for assigning santos to the family told us... these cctv pictures show stuff sent

to one care home by another agency. these workers had recently arrived in the uk, they had visas but none of the required training. in a corridor, one is eating food meant for residents and another ignores a resident needing help. the home's full—time staff raised the alarm. this care provider is not alone. raj from the national care association says the system which allows care workers to come in from overseas has been seized on by scammers. solicitors, agents, agencies, and the government has sort of, you know, opened the doors, really, to immigration into the care sector, and they have seen an opportunity. for them, it is a cash cow. it was very difficult... in another part of the uk, this young women is one of the thousands to arrive since the government opened up the care worker route. she wants to remain anonymous and is using the pseudonym susan. she had some training

at home in southern africa. she expected, but didn't get any more, from the care agency which brought her over here and charged her £3000. we have seen the e—mails. we had to sell furniture and stuff, we had to sell our businesses, as well. the agency told her the money was to cover the cost of her visa and certificate of sponsorship. in fact, they should have paid for the certificate, and the cost of her visa was just under £250. the national care association says the sector needs to be better protected, with tighter controls on companies allowed to sponsor workers. a government spokesperson said there was found operating unlawfully —— a government spokesperson said those found operating unlawfully could face prosecution and removal from the sponsorship register. june kelly, bbc news. a major military and police search is under way in colombia after the father of liverpool forward luis diaz, with authorities offering a

£40,000 reward for information leading to his rescue. more than 120 soldiers and police have been searching northern colombia after reports of armed men had taken him and his wife. the player's mother has since been found, but lewis diaz missed liverpool's premier league match against nottingham forest on sunday. the former spanish football association president luis rubiales has been banned from all football—related activities for three years. mr rubiales kissed forward jenni hermoso on the lips following spain women's world cup final win over england. at first he refused to resign, before eventually stepping down in september. in a moment, we'll have the latest weather forecast, but over the weekend heavy rainfall caused flooding in several places. in lanchester, county durham, ten homes were evacuated and local shops were damaged. in hastings, a shopping centre was evacuated and the fire service warned people to avoid the area. and in the cornish town of looe, residents waded through knee—deep water. the environment agency has 56

flood warnings in place ahead of storm ciaran on wednesday.