ladies and gentlemen, the bible says that there is a time for peace and a time for war. i that there is a time for peace and a time for war-— that there is a time for peace and a time for war. i am personally asking ou, time for war. i am personally asking you. president _ time for war. i am personally asking you, president biden, _ time for war. i am personally asking you, president biden, please - time for war. i am personally asking you, president biden, please do - time for war. i am personally asking i you, president biden, please do any and everything in your power to bring _ and everything in your power to bring everyone home now. two thirds ofthe bring everyone home now. two thirds of the imputation _ bring everyone home now. two thirds of the population are _ bring everyone home now. two thirds of the population are in _ bring everyone home now. two thirds of the population are in this _ of the population are in this southern _ of the population are in this southern part— of the population are in this southern part of— of the population are in this southern part of gaza, - of the population are in this southern part of gaza, a - of the population are in this| southern part of gaza, a city of the population are in this - southern part of gaza, a city where they are _ southern part of gaza, a city where they are living _ southern part of gaza, a city where they are living for— southern part of gaza, a city where they are living for 23 _ southern part of gaza, a city where they are living for 23 or _ southern part of gaza, a city where they are living for 23 or 24 - southern part of gaza, a city where they are living for 23 or 24 days - they are living for 23 or 24 days now _ they are living for 23 or 24 days now without _ they are living for 23 or 24 days now without water, _ they are living for 23 or 24 days now without water, without - now without water, without electricity _ now without water, without electricity and _ now without water, without electricity and without - now without water, without l electricity and without proper now without water, without - electricity and without proper food. the flow _ electricity and without proper food. the flow of— electricity and without proper food. the flow of aid _ electricity and without proper food. the flow of aid into _ electricity and without proper food. the flow of aid into gaza _ electricity and without proper food. the flow of aid into gaza will- electricity and without proper food. the flow of aid into gaza will fail. the flow of aid into gaza will fail unless there is a concerted effort on humanitarian needs. israel says it's rescued a female

soldier who'd been held since october the 7th. three other hostages appear in a video released by hamas. all that is the situation on the ground in gaza continue to escalate, as israeli tanks are seen on a key highway outside gaza city. tonight we will bring you the latest from our correspondents on the ground in israel and gaza. we also will have the latest from the uh security council, which is once again meeting to discuss the situation in israel—gaza. and as israel ordered the evacuation of a number of hospitals in gaza, we focus in on the desperate situation of thousands of people and patients there. we come on air tonight as israel says its ground offensive has led to the rescue of one of its soldiers who was held in gaza by hamas. these pictures show private ori megidish

back with herfamily pictures show private ori megidish back with her family again. she has had medical checks and said to be doing well, and has met herfamily. word of her release comes as israeli forces have seemingly cut off one of the main roads running north to south, as their expanded ground operations against hamas continue. witnesses there have reported seeing tanks and bulldozers on the salah al—din highway, which connects gaza city to the rest of the territory. this footage from social media — which our colleagues at bbc verify have geolocated — shows an israeli tank firing at a car travelling towards the city. but as one hostage is rescued, more than 230 are still believed to be trapped in gaza. today we heard from three of them. this is a still from the hostage video. from left to right you see rimon kirsht, danielle aloni and lena trupanov. we don't know anything about the conditions under which it was filmed, but the three women appear to be in reasonable health with no obvious signs of injury. prime minister benjamin netanyahu

slammed the video as cruel psychological propaganda. and the strikes on gaza continue. the israeli army says it has hit 600 hamas military targets in the territory in the past 24 hours and killed dozens of fighters. hamas says over 8,000 people have been killed since israel's retaliatory bombing began. the hamas attacks on october 7th killed 1400 people and saw at least 230 people kidnapped as hostages. we will hear from our colleague inside gaza shortly. but first, our international editor jeremy bowen has this report. there is good news for one family at least. private 0ri megidish was rescued by the israeli army last night. she had been held in gaza since the 7th of october. for the rest of the hostage families, the agony of waiting goes on. in the centre of tel aviv, the families of the hostages have set up a vigil opposite the ministry of defence. these are the faces of many

of those who are missing. there is a table set for a jewish sabbath dinner, empty places for those who are held in gaza. and along with the concern, more of the anger at the actions of hamas, which is powering the response of israel. so it won't happen again. never again. you cannot butcherjews joyfully, send messages to your parents, "i killed ten israelis, i am using the phone of one of them." after the video was released by hamas on social media, the israeli government said it was hugging the families of the hostages. but some of those families blame the prime minister and his government for not listening to their warnings about border security.

in the hostage video, daniela aloni calls for a deal to free the hostages and free palestinians in israeli jails. prime minister netanyahu's response was a ringing call to support israel in this war. victory over these enemies begins with more clarity. it begins with knowing the difference between good and evil, between right and wrong. the images of the 7th of october torment israelis. the prime minister has not accepted personal responsibility for the failure to protect the border. the body of a german tattoo artist has been recovered by israeli soldiers inside the gaza strip. herfamily recognised her in a video of gunmen celebrating her capture, and they had hoped she was a hostage.

life is on hold here in the israeli towns close to gaza. most people have moved to somewhere safer, with no end in sight to this war. how must it hostages in the first place to gain leverage over israel. when the israelis launch their grand operation, when talks to release those hostages were still going on, they said they would not grant hamas any kind of impunity for what they have done. but now by making this video, hamas has hit back with psychological warfare directed at the prime minister. the israeli military have released video of its tanks moving into gaza. somewhere out there of the rest of the hostages. israel has declared a clear objective to wipe hamas off the face of the earth. assuming they can do that, israel has not spelt out what comes next.

israel continues to inflict pain and death on palestinian civilians. throughout all the wars in gaza, israel's assertions that it targets hamas and not civilians have been dismissed here by palestinians as lies. this war is no different. in the grounds of this hospital in gaza city, another palestinian couple mourn their dead children. israel claims there is a hamas bunker under the hospital. this looks as if it will be a long war, with cruelty heaped on cruelty. jeremy bowen, bbc news, and southern israel. meanwhile the situation in gaza is dire. the un agency for palestinian refugees says "hundreds and hundreds" of patients are still stuck in hospitals in northern gaza. doctors say israel told staff

to evacuate al-quds hospital in gaza city on sunday but that moving patients, many of whom are in intensive care, is impossible. our special correspondent fergal keane has been speaking to freelance journalists inside gaza about the difficult situation there, including mahmoud bassam. this is his report. and you may find it distressing. they were living here in rafah when the war came. the rescuers found them in the rubble... ..and rushed is—month—old julia to el—najar hospital. it is hard to imagine consolation in this place until this moment. when her sister learns littlejulia has survived. "my sister, my beloved,"

sasturi, aged five. "this is my sister," she tells the nurses. the girls' physical wounds can be treated. but how is it possible to heal the trauma of being a child in such a war? their dad bilal has a minor head wound but consoles the girls' uncle, mohammed. for he and wife lena have lost their six—month—old daughter, selah. witnesses to the grief of adults, the baby's sister fatima, her brother suleiman and her cousins, the two sisters julia and juri.

"one hour ago i was playing with them," says mohammed. go to any hospital in gaza, and the flow of casualties is relentless. those who can be treated, and those who join the growing list of the dead, many of them refugees who sought shelter in crowded buildings after being forced to flee their own homes. so when these air forces strike the building, at least 20 or 30 persons will be killed. the sisters will sleep in another crowded building tonight. there is no safety. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. the latest from garzo there. we have

just heard from the white house spokesperson that the us says it is hopeful of getting 100 aid trucks a day into gaza. that has just come from the white house news briefing. i don't have any more context on that, orwhen i don't have any more context on that, or when they believe that that aim of getting 100 aid trucks a day will begin, but we will of course bring you more on that as we get it. now let's cross live tojerusalem. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is there. we have heard from a number of senior israeli officials, not least from the prime minister himself. what indication are we getting about what comes next in terms of that ongoing offensive? just one quick thing before i answer that question. you were just talking about the number of aid trucks, and while you are reading that, i was just reading a message from one of our colleagues who said that 26 aid trucks of the 59 or 60 that were

bound for gaza made it in today, making a total of 144 in the last three weeks. that gives you just some idea ofjust how far we have to go before we get even close to the kind of numbers that the americans are talking about. in terms of today, for israel this was all about hostages. it was about the three hostages. it was about the three hostages who we saw in that harrowing video, one of them expressing anger and a kind of fury at what she said was the israeli government's refusal to get her and her fellow hostages out, and a plea to do more. then we heard about another hostage, a soldier, who had actually been rescued. the first we have heard of any of the hostages being rescued by the israeli ministry during their operations in the gaza strip last night, and then earlier in the day we heard that the

remains of shani louk, the israeli german tattoo artist seized at that music festival on october the 7th, that her remains have been found in the gaza strip, so it was a day of extremely mixed emotions for so many families here and abroad as the number of hostages being held in gaza remains so terribly high. stand gaza remains so terribly high. and let's ao gaza remains so terribly high. and let's go back _ gaza remains so terribly high. and let's go back to the other point you are making initially about aid crossing through. are we getting any more indications that the goal from the white house could be met? you are saying their 26 aid trucks have just gone through, and the white house is saying that they expect hundred today. find house is saying that they expect hundred today.— house is saying that they expect hundred toda . �* , ,._ hundred today. and they were saying that yesterday _ hundred today. and they were saying that yesterday and _ hundred today. and they were saying that yesterday and possibly - hundred today. and they were saying that yesterday and possibly even - hundred today. and they were saying that yesterday and possibly even the | that yesterday and possibly even the day before, but certainly yesterday the white house were saying that after a conversation betweenjoe biden and benjamin netanyahu that there was an agreement that the

figure should be a hundred. israeli officials have said that they are trying to facilitate aid. at one point today benjamin netanyahu was saying to the cameras that israel is providing aid in the gaza strip, which is an absolutely astonishing thing to hear, because israel is providing precisely no aid to the gaza strip at the moment. any aid thatis gaza strip at the moment. any aid that is getting in is coming across the borderfrom egypt, not getting across the border from the borderfrom egypt, not getting across the borderfrom israel, but it is up to israel obviously, and the egyptians, to try and create a situation in which aid trucks can go in. obviously hamas who control the ground inside the gaza strip have a say in that too, and that is partly why this is proving so difficult, because israel is determined that nothing that goes in should fall into the hands of hamas, but for all of these reasons, the bottom line for the aid agencies who are working desperately on the ground, it is just not enough. it's not even close

to enough. it needs to be hundreds of trucks a day if it is to meet even the most basic needs. pauli even the most basic needs. paul adams in jerusalem, _ even the most basic needs. paul adams injerusalem, thank you very much for bringing us up—to—date. and we will have more on the situation on the ground in gaza later. let's turn now to the united nations, where the security council has gathered again today to address the situation in gaza. the request was made by the united arab emirates, which has "condemned the ground operations by israel". last week, there were a number of failed votes for action. for more on all of that, we can join our un correspondent nada tawfik who is in new york. bring us up—to—date on what is happening right now. well, rajini, another sobering day of briefings by un officials who remember have been pleading for weeks now for a number of things. a humanitarian ceasefire, the unimpeded and continuous delivery of aid at scale, a reiteration of the

need to protect civilians under international humanitarian law and the release of all hostages. and we have just heard from the head of the agency that supports refugees, and they said that the situation and fold it was unbearable. they characterise the israeli siege, the bombardment and evacuation orders that israel has put in place as forced displacement and collective punishment. he said that 3200 children had been killed in gaza in just three weeks, surpassing the number of children killed annually across the entire world's conflict zones since 2019, and he said that could not be collateral damage. those asks there for a ceasefire, etc, and we also heard from unicef, saying that israeli children,

palestinian children, they were going to be suffering a lifetime consequences from the trauma that they were facing. she said more that 420 children were being killed or injured in gaza each day, a number that should shake the security council to their core, so as i mentioned, these are briefings going on from un officials, and we're hearing from the humanitarian office, and it is a very clear plea for the security council to act. they have failed to do so on for attempts to reach a consensus on a resolution. nada tawfik, thank you very much. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the fiancee of an ice—hockey player who was fatally injured during a match has paid tribute to her "sweet angel" as police

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return to our top story, the ongoing conflict between israel and hamas. as we have been reporting, the israeli military is has rescued a female soldier, and hamas has released a video of three hostages being held, and israel continues its ground offensive in gaza as the humanitarian situation on the ground deepens. to discuss this further, joining the life now is david makovsky. he worked in the office of the us secretary of state as a senior advisor to the special envoy for israeli—palestinian negotiations in the obama administration. he's now a ziegler distinguished fellow at the washington institute. good to talk to you, welcome to the context. it has been a day of many developments. how significant is that rescue of an israeli soldier which happened earlier today? it could be potentially significant on

a few fronts. it is clear that the israeli security establishment is not releasing details because maybe they want to replicate it, but i think it is a shot in the arm for them. they were devastated by being so unprepared on october the 7th. this shows they still have some good intel in knowing where these people are, despite this being a very closely held secret. i think it is also important in terms of sending a sense of morale to the public that these hostages are not lost and that israel, if they find one, they could find others. and i think it also sews some doubt in hamas that they are able to keep secret where everyone is in the tunnels. it doesn't mean israel is going to be able to replicate this over 230 times, whatever the number of hostages is, but i think it is

something that was very timely in terms of israel and in terms of israel's capabilities. irate terms of israel and in terms of israel's capabilities.— terms of israel and in terms of israel's capabilities. we heard from prime minister _ israel's capabilities. we heard from prime minister netanyahu - israel's capabilities. we heard from prime minister netanyahu to - israel's capabilities. we heard from prime minister netanyahu to date | prime minister netanyahu to date dismissing any talk of a ceasefire, reiterating his goal of wiping out hamas. where do you see things next now? i hamas. where do you see things next now? ~ . hamas. where do you see things next now? ~' . . ,., now? i think when he talks about, i don't know— now? i think when he talks about, i don't know the _ now? i think when he talks about, i don't know the exact _ now? i think when he talks about, i don't know the exact phrase, - now? i think when he talks about, i don't know the exact phrase, may l now? i think when he talks about, i l don't know the exact phrase, may be wiping out. i think he is referring to trying to disarm them, trying to topple their leadership. and that is going to be a high bar. it is different than the four other times where israel had rounds with hamas from 2008, all the way through to 2021. that was more about restoring deterrents. here he set the bar much higher in toppling them from power, and so this is a tall order, because they are hiding in tunnels. the ground operation looks different, and i think some of the pundits expected it is not a massive blitz across the border, it is more about

trying to consolidate zones in the north right now, and israel will also bejudged by its promise, which the prime minister reiterated today of saying that people in the south, in a sense they are out of harm's way, and it is at least 850,000 out of 1.1 way, and it is at least 850,000 out of1.1 million, so way, and it is at least 850,000 out of 1.1 million, so let's hope more find safety there. of1.1 million, so let's hope more find safety there.— of1.1 million, so let's hope more find safety there. sorry to stop you there, find safety there. sorry to stop you there. david _ find safety there. sorry to stop you there, david makovsky, _ find safety there. sorry to stop you there, david makovsky, but - find safety there. sorry to stop you there, david makovsky, but thankl find safety there. sorry to stop you i there, david makovsky, but thank you very much for bringing us your insight. we have to move on, because we are nowjoined by another guest. let's talk to tuqa nusairat from the rafik hariri center and middle east programmes at the atlantic council think—tank. she is an expert on us policy in the middle east. let's turn to the ongoing concerns about the humanitarian situation in gaza. they say they think they can get 100 aid trucks a day across the border. we had a figure of i think it was less than 25 that have

crossed today. there has not even been 150 that have passed since that rough crossing has allowed some trucks through, so what hope do feel there is for the goal to be achieved? i there is for the goal to be achieved?— there is for the goal to be achieved? ~ , . . , achieved? i think it is a really important _ achieved? i think it is a really important move _ achieved? i think it is a really important move for— achieved? i think it is a really important move for the - achieved? i think it is a reallyj important move for the white achieved? i think it is a really - important move for the white house to make sure that the us is gaining credibility in the region, and attempting to ensure that the humanitarian corridor is allowed in the aid is allowed in. the us role is not seen as a positive one at the moment, and so this would help mitigate some of that. we know there were 300 trucks coming in daily before october the 7th, and that was still barely reaching the minimum needs, and you said less than 50 a day, that is not good enough. it needs to be way over what it was

before, because as you have seen, three weeks of a complete siege has left a huge population in gaza very desperate. it has been described by un officials is catastrophic in terms of the humanitarian situation. to clarify the numbers, our colleague injerusalem said 26 aid trucks have passed through today and the white has's aim is to get 100 a day. just before we leave, just very briefly i wanted to ask you what regional players can do in terms of ensuring that aid gets through, and in terms of de—escalation. ensuring that aid gets through, and in terms of de-escalation._ in terms of de-escalation. jordan and e: -t in terms of de-escalation. jordan and egypt have — in terms of de-escalation. jordan and egypt have an _ in terms of de-escalation. jordan and egypt have an important - in terms of de-escalation. jordan and egypt have an important role in terms of de-escalation. jordan i and egypt have an important role to play, of course egypt has a role in terms of the rafah crossing and helping to keep it open, but ultimately this is an israeli decision in collaboration with the egyptians. but a lot of the israeli decision has to do with us pressure, and so there is a huge role for the

us to play in making this happen. and in terms of the negotiation, this war has reignited this sense of affiliation with the palestinian cause, and so people are seeing these images broadcast into their homes and television screens, and demanding that these governments take a stronger stand. i think jordan and egypt have some leverage with the parties, and ultimately it needs to come from a strong statement from the us and western powers, and a ceasefire possibly and a humanitarian pause at a minimum to allow... sorry to stop you there. we are running out of time, but thank you very much for bringing us your insight. this is the context, and i will be back after a short break, so do stay with us here on the bbc. hello. this week's big weather story

is likely to be storm ciaran, named by the met office, expected to bring widespread heavy rain, exacerbating the risk of flooding. also the damaging wind most likely in the south of england and the channel islands through wednesday night and it is thursday. in the shorter term, a met office amber warning across parts of northern ireland to take us through tonight and into tomorrow. heavy and persistent rain could well bring the risk of further flooding. you can see that wet weather really setting and as we head through the night. a band of showery rain also moving its way across wales and the midlands, up into parts of northern england and east anglia as we go towards the end of the night. behind that band of rain we will see some slightly clearer skies developing, and also across parts of scotland, which will allow temperatures to drop below freezing in some sheltered parts of the highlands. but here we should see some sunshine during tomorrow, albeit with a scattering of showers in the north, where you are exposed to that north

or north—easterly breeze. this band of showery rain across northern ireland in north england will tend to weaken as that goes on, and then another band of rain into south west of england, another frontal system pushing its way north eastwards as we had through tuesday night and into wednesday. outbreaks of heavy rain with that, could briefly be some snow over high ground in the north of scotland, it is going to turn windy as well for the coast of wales, the south—west of england and also in the north. temperatures 6 degrees in lerwick, 14 for plymouth, london, norwich and santelli. and through wednesday night and into thursday, this is where we have real cause for concern, this very deep area of low pressure, named storm ciaran, still some uncertainty about the track of the system. it is most likely to pass across the south of england and wales, certainly in terms of the centre of the low, but the rain will be quite widespread for many areas. the strongest winds looked most likely to be down

towards the south, and 80 mph gusts for english channel coast possibly touching 90 mph in the most exposed parts and perhaps more especially across the channel islands, with the risk of damage and disruption, and it does stay very unsettled as we head towards the weekend.

hello, i'm rajini. you're watching the context on bbc news. the un says all ten hospitals in the north of gaza have received evacuation orders. thousands of people are being treated in these facilities, and doctors there say moving patients — many of whom are in intensive care — is impossible. a quick break now for the sport. live to the bbc sport centre to join gavin. we'll start with the cricket world cup, and afghanistan are the surprise team of the tournament. they've beaten sri—lanka by seven wickets in pune — to world cup teams but something in common. did you beat england? yeah, i steal. captain is often crucial to sri lanka's batting, only made 39.