israel confirms an strike on the jabalia refugee camp. hamas says 50 people were killed. israel says a senior hamas commander was killed. secretary of state antony blinken will head to israel later this week. we will look at the broader us support for israel. israel's military has confirmed itsjets carried out an attack on the jabalia refugee camp in gaza in order to kill a senior hamas commander. the overall number killed in the strike is unclear, with estimates from 25 to well over 100. the blast occurred injabalia, a camp in northern gaza, a densely built—up area, home to more than 100,000 people. it's an area the israeli government told people to leave for their safety.

images show craters and levelled buildings. the bbc can't verify most battlefield claims immediately but the idf say the target was ibrahim biari, a senior hamas battalion commander that the idf describes as pivotal to the planning of the october 7th attacks. more now from our international editorjeremy bowen — and a warning, his report contains images some may find upsetting. israel says the destruction came from air strikes that killed a senior hamas commander and some of his men. it said hamas was using these civilians as human shields in a cruel and brutal manner, and that the air strikes caused the collapse of underground hamas bunkers. israel ordered civilians to leave this area. many did. many others did not. the un said some people even returned to their homes because conditions further south were so desperate.

an unknown number of people are buried under the rubble. they were pulling out children. he says, "oh, god, my three children are gone. three kids. i hope i can find one of them alive. i didn't bid them farewell." jabalia camp coversjust over half a square mile. 116,000 refugees were registered here with the un before the war. he says, "it's a massacre. 30 to a0 homes blown to pieces, bodies everywhere. everyone�*s looking for their beloved ones." the local hospital was overwhelmed with casualties. the surgical director sent the bbc this video. he said they'd done 15 to 20 amputations. patients, he said, arrived packed into ambulances with the wounded alongside the dead.

dr elron told me around 120 dead from this afternoon's attack are at the hospital. they ran out of space inside the building. hamas released these pictures of their men emerging from part of their extensive tunnel network. it's hard to work out with any precision what's happening in the ground war. both sides claim to have killed their enemies. hamas will try to use hit—and—run guerrilla tactics against a much more powerful army. israel released these pictures. it seems clear they're pressing forward. some reports say they're closer to gaza city without entering it yet.

moving through relatively open villages is much less of a military challenge than advancing into a city. on their side of the gaza border, israel has plenty of force in reserve and, it says, a long fight ahead. we don't have much detail about what the israelis are doing inside gaza. they are working very hard to control the information battlefield, which is a big part of modern war. they are releasing some video and some generalised communiques about success, but they are minimising access. jabalia will fuel the controversy about killing palestinian civilians — unintentional casualties, israel says, in a just war. america warned israel not to be blinded by rage. and palestinians believe israel is inflicting another catastrophe on them.

jeremy bowen, bbc news, southern israel. us secretary of state antony blinken returns to israel on friday and will meet officials, and make other stops in the region. it will be his second time in israel since the war began. let's look at some other diplomatic developments. the us senate confirmed jack lew as ambassador to israel, a post empty since the summer. bolivia and colombia cut diplomatic ties with israel over its military operations. the outgoing un human rights commissioner said the un is "failing to prevent genocide". in his final letter as an official, he was stepping down already having reached retirement age. we spoke to a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for peace. he was adviser to a number of secretaries of state. very good to see you.

there has been condemnation of this strike. israel says a senior hamas commander was killed. hamas infrastructure was targeted. but it was a refugee camp as well. what do you make of israel's response here, its defence? the people of israel, the psychology of israel, to a completely different level. on october 6th, israel was one country, on october 8th, they were another. it's clear, it's painful, it's cruel. but it is israel's policy. to the degree the israelis are able to abide by international humanitarian law, distinction, proportionality, the avoidance of civilian casualties, i think they will. i don't think this is an intentional effort to kill

thousands of palestinians, but they are committed to eradicate hamas, not just the military arm. but to undermine its sovereignty and capacity to govern. the key question, the sooner they are able to accomplish it militarily, all these gains will amount to nothing if the underlying reasons for gaza being the way it is, the absence of security and prosperity... if those things aren't addressed, and tethered frankly to a comprehensive effort to make significant progress towards ending... right. i know it seems... i suspect this is just a brutal, cruel and painful round. the secretary is heading to israel and other visits in the region.

he wrote an op—ed speaking about the imperative of defending israel and also aiding civilians in gaza. do you think he will be putting more pressure on israel? i think he will be reminding israel in the strongest terms possible, the question of humanitarian assistance in southern gaza, and perhaps the need for a humanitarian pause. remember, the humanitarian catastrophe is notjust displaced gazans in the south, it is the breakdown or social and economic order in and around gaza city. but the real question is clear. the administration made it clear on october 10th when the president gave that incredibly emotional and powerful address. he is prepared to give israel the time, space and support to do what they think they need, in the wake of october 7th, against hamas.

as the israeli minister of defence said several days ago, we will listen to our friends, but we will do what is right for us... we have also heard us officials have been pressuring israeli officials to give them some sort of insight into the plan for the day after this military operation, if hamas can be toppled. we saw secretary blinken say in the senate that he thinks a revitalised palestinian authority could have governance and security responsibility for gaza. is that realistic? right now, the palestinian authority fecklessly observing, not able to do anything protecting palestinians in gaza. the palestinian authority right now in its current form couldn't punch its way out of a paper bag. mahmoud abbas is in the 18th year of a four—year term. it's got very little

credibility with palestinians. in order to revive the palestinian authority, you need tremendous help from israel, you need credible elections, probably for a president and a new legislature. but above all, you need some sense, some hope, some way forward to end the israeli occupation and to work towards, i would argue, the least bad solution in this conflict. so one of the options put out, from the secretary of state, gaza's neighbours could govern it when hamas is out. president biden spoke with king abdullah ofjordan as well. what role do you think the neighbours in the region can play? i think the arab states could play a key role. 2.3 million people require, according to the peacekeeping rule, a force of 10,000 peacekeepers. it's hard to imagine

that arab gendarmerie, let alone military forces, would be deployed in order to create law and order, and perhaps even be forced into doing some counter—insurgency work, if in fact hamas is able to maintain some residual presence. i find it hard to believe that an arabic peacekeeping force would be put in a position where they are not necessarily protecting, but maintaining law and order against a population, a percentage of which is going to be extremely angry. thank you so much forjoining us. the war in the middle east has set off a funding debate in us congress. secretary of state blinken and secretary of defence lloyd austin made the case for more

aid to israel and other national security issues in the senate. they pushed senators to agree with president biden�*s request for a $106 billion package including $14.3 billion to support the israeli military and more than $9 billion for humanitarian relief for israel and gaza. the package also asks for aid to ukraine, the indo—pacific and the southern border. but the newly elected speaker wants to separate funding for israel and ukraine. president biden had said he would veto any legislation some house republicans that provides funds to israel while cutting money for ukraine. king charles and queen consort camilla are on the second of a four—day to kenya. he addressed crowds

during a state banquet in the east african country, his first visit to to a commonwealth nation since he became the king. today, mr president, you and i stood by the mighty tree which marks the spot where almost 60 years ago, the kenyan flag was first raised. it seemed to me that the tree is thriving, strong and deeply rooted, just as this great republic and her people continue to thrive. the monarch acknowledged the, quote, painfulaspects of the uk and can your�*s shared history but stopped short of the uk and kenya's shared history but stopped short of a full apology for one of the british empire's bloodiest insurgencies. more than 10,000 kenyans were killed and others tortured during the struggle for independence. in 2013, the uk compensated more than 5,000 people in a deal worth $24 million. you are watching bbc news.

the bbc understands they will open the rafah border crossing on wednesday morning to allow 81 severely wounded palestinians to cross. it remains the only open crossing point into gaza after the others were shut following the hamas attack. as thousands of civilians went south, hundreds more are getting caught in the crossfire each day. aid groups are raising alarm at the number alarm at the number of children killed. i spoke with the head of humanitarian policy and advocacy at save the children international. israel's military has confirmed it carried out the air strike on the jabalia refugee camp in gaza. the idf say the strike was aimed at a hamas militant commander and they were able to kill him. at the same time, it's a refugee camp — what does your organisation know about civilians

on the ground, and children who have been impacted? the situation in gaza over the last few weeks has been truly shocking. what's worse is that we know it can always get worse. we are hearing from jabalia camp it's truly horrifying, dozens of people were killed, we hear. presumably many children. earlier this week, save the children reported that the total number of children killed in gaza over the last three weeks is higher than the annual number of children that have been killed in conflict zones all over the world since 2019. so the numbers we are seeing are truly unprecedented. we know that one child is killed every ten minutes in gaza. children make up nearly half of the total number killed. most of the people who have been killed in the last few

weeks have been killed in their own homes. so this is truly horrifying. what has made this conflict in particular so deadly for children? as i mentioned, most of the attacks have taken place in homes. but also, gaza is a very densely populated area, so we are seeing the use of explosive weapons in residential areas. this really disproportionately impacts children. children's bodies are not like the bodies of adults, they are more fragile. so we are seeing more children being killed every single day. it's truly horrifying. in addition to the number of children killed, we know around 1,000 children are feared to be missing or under the rubble. you will have seen many images, which are very hard to watch, of people pulling out bloodied children from under the rubble with their own hands,

with their bare hands. gaza doesn't have the equipment to save people from under the rubble, so with their bare hands. if you look at the children living in gaza right now, in terms of aid, what do they need most at the moment? in addition to the number of children killed, around 6,000 children are injured. they are not able to get the medical treatment they need. they don't have access to clean water. there is no electricity. over the last couple of weeks, we have seen aid trickle in, but the only thing in these trucks are food, water and limited medical supplies. what we need now is fuel to come in. hospitals can't operate without fuel. water pumping stations can't resume pumping clean water without fuel. so we are hearing that

children are dying out of severe dehydration, because they don't have access to clean water. this is one of the most important things we need to see coming in at this moment. how does the trauma of witnessing the violence on the ground affect these children in the short—term and the long—term ? children in gaza have seen, have witnessed and experienced several escalations of violence in the last ten years. if you are ten years old in gaza, you have experienced at least three escalations of violence. a severe blockade. so these experiences remain with children in gaza. we conducted research into the mental health of children in gaza prior to the escalation, in 2021, and we found most children sufferfrom anxiety, nightmares, bedwetting. heartbreakingly, we found most children aren't able to dream or hope for the future.

this will remain with them for a very, very long time. what we need right now is an immediate ceasefire. the only way to ensure the preservation of human life. i'm calling on world leaders to immediately call for a ceasefire and allow aid to come in, allow people to grieve and mourn their loved ones, this is what we need right now. one last question, how is your organisation one last question, has your organisation or others like unicef, been able to find out anything about the plight of children held captive in gaza right now? we haven't been able to get in touch... what we know from families and media reports is that we've heard children have been held captive. we have called for their immediate release. and we have called for the immediate release of all civilian hostages. no child should be a target.

it's really important that we reiterate that civilians must be protected. including children. thank you so much for your time today. public pressure is mounting on the israeli prime minister to secure the release of the hostages held in gaza. hamas said it would release foreign hostages in the coming days. the israeli military say they notified the families of the 240 people kidnapped during the hamas attack. the israeli government said 33 children at least are missing, the youngest only nine months old. 121 foreign citizens are among the hostages. lucy's family have been taken captive and says israel should do whatever it takes to free them.

kibbutz be�*eri, three miles from gaza, never felt like the front line of a conflict. wow. look at this. it looks like one now. my god. no way. seven members of gilad's family were taken from this house. let's see the shelter. look at this. no way. it's the first time he's seen it since the attack. the front door, riddled with bullet holes. look at this. how they hate us. how. in the charred remains of the house, no sign of bodies. the door to the safe room held fast, but the steel shutters outside were blown open — the family gone. horror movies from the hamas attack here on the 7th of october were filmed in the street outside. gilad has watched them again and again for signs of his son, daughter

in law or grandchildren. explosions. now the sounds of israel's bombardment of gaza land in the empty street. what's really difficult is just the scale of this destruction, taking it all in, walking around this house, looking for any scrap of normal life. it's really difficult to find. there's a few burnt—out kitchen appliances here, but really, that's about it. and not only have the walls been shattered and knocked through, but there seems to be wanton violence peppered over this house, bullet holes on this wall, seemingly with no purpose. looking at this, what's striking is that people felt safe living here, so close to gaza. and what's been broken is not just the veneer of peace and their own family home, but also the promise that was made to them by the israeli government

to keep them safe. i think a lot of people will not return, even because the memories. do you think it was a fantasy, the feeling of safety here, an illusion? for 25 years, yes, it was illusion. i mean, this is what everybody thought about safety. and we are strong. there are those in israel who say getting the hostages out of gaza is worth paying any price, including releasing palestinian prisoners from israeli jails. 0thers point out that the man israel says planned this attack was himself released in a previous prisoner exchange. the question facing prime minister benjamin netanyahu is whether to gamble with israel's future security to get gilad's family home. lucy williamson, bbc news, be�*eri.

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night into thursday thanks to storm ciaran — this storm named by the met office. it will bring widespread heavy rain, but in the south of the uk and the channel islands, there is the threat of damaging winds. on our earlier satellite image, you can see that storm just beginning to develop, this hook appearing in the cloud. that's an area of low pressure that is deepening, and will continue to deepen as it pushes in our direction. in the short term, this frontal system pushing its way north—eastwards through wednesday. that's going to bring some outbreaks of pretty heavy rain, some squally, gusty winds across the south—east corner first thing as this band of showers works its way eastwards. a band of heavy rain pushing out of northern ireland and northern england and then up across scotland, briefly some snow over high ground in northern scotland, then turning back to rain, windy in the north and in the west of scotland. sunshine and showers developing for northern ireland, england and wales. temperatures of 7—14 degrees in most places. and then, as we head into the evening and overnight, this is where storm ciaran

starts to make its move. very heavy rain swinging its way across the south of the uk and some really strong winds. see the isobars here on our pressure chart really squeezing together. there are met office amber warnings that have been issued for parts of south—west wales, more especially south—west england, and then along the english channel coast and up into parts of east anglia. inland gusts of around 70mph. coastal parts likely to see gusts of 70—80mph. and not covered by met office weather warnings, but the channel islands could see the worst of the weather — gusts here could well touch 90mph. with those strong winds, some very heavy rain across many parts of england, wales, southern and eastern scotland, perhaps fringing into northern ireland as we go through the day on thursday, and temperature—wise, 10, 11, 12 degrees. so that rain could cause some issues with flooding, those strong winds bring the risk of damage and disruption. and our area of low pressure will still be with us as we move on into friday,

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