�*of �* of life, hie] of life, and elusive. .. for the first and elusive... for the first time. in an exclusive interview with the bbc has urged israel to stop killing women and babies in gaza. reiterating his call for a cease—fire in the war. he said there was no reason for vulnerable people to be bombed and killed, and that israel's actions had no legitimacy. he called on the us in the uk to support a cease—fire but france clearly condemns what he called the, quote, terrorist attacks of hamas. we've had weeks of aid organisation sounding the alarm about gaza. in humanitarian pauses in fighting aren't enough and there needs to be worked towards a cease—fire. are you disappointed that other

world leaders are not joining you in that call, like the us or the uk? no, i hope they will. and let's be clear, i mean, i was one of the first leaders to call the prime minister and president of israel after the terrorist attack on the 7th of october. we clearly condemn this terrorist attack by this terrorist group and recognise the right of israel to protect itself and react. but day one, we say that this reaction, the fight against terrorism, because it is led by a democracy, should be compliant with international rules. rule of war and humanitarian international law. and day after day, what we saw is permanent bombing of civilians in gaza. and i think it is very important to say the whole story. but i think this is the only solution we have, the ceasefire. because it is impossible to explain, we want to fight against terrorism by

killing innocent people. you have talked about the fight against terrorism needing to be merciless, is the word you used, but not without rules. and you have just referred there to the high loss of civilian life in gaza. do you think israel is respecting those rules, the international rules you are referring to? look, in the very first days, it is clear that the emotion, the compassion created a situation where everybody was just close to israel and backing them and sharing their pain. and we do share their pain and we do share their willingness to get rid of terrorism. we know what terrorism means in france. but i think there is no justification precisely to attack civilians. what i would like to

just clarify with you, are you saying that israel is guilty of breaking international humanitarian law, potential war crimes? no, iam here, look, i think it is not the proper way to approach the question. we do recognise their right to protect themselves. and one month after this terrorist attack, i think it would be not the right way to deal with a partner and friend is to say, you will be condemned and you are guilty. de facto, today, civilians are bombed. de facto, there is babies, ladies, older people are bombed and killed. there is no reason for that and no legitimacy. we do urge israel to stop, i'm not here tojudge, i'm a head of state, ijust remind

everybody international law, i call for a cease—fire, and i will urge them for a cease—fire, many times cease—fire. it cease-fire, many times cease-fire.— cease-fire, many times cease-fire. , , ., cease-fire. it says these are laces cease-fire. it says these are places that _ cease-fire. it says these are places that hamas _ cease-fire. it says these are places that hamas is - cease-fire. it says these are places that hamas is hiding. the purple areas here showed were israeli troops are. they have encircle gaza city now. this footage is from the hospital in the city, you can see the tanks in the narrow street right there. people have been told they must leave unless they are medical staff or patients. israel said hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by the uk, or in the tunnels underneath which hamas denies. there is fighting around three other hospitals close by and at least one other, the l siva. those inside say it is surrounded, and of the indonesian hospital has said to have no electricity, internet or water. lucy

williamson's report contains sims distressing images. israel says this is where hamas has its underground headquarters, it's now surrounded by israeli troops. translation: we were staying on the fifth floor, and then - we found bombs falling on us. my niece was killed. she was already wounded from before, but now she's dead. tanks filmed inside this children's hospital, a sign that the battle between israel and hamas is closing in. the streets around these places of refuge now so dangerous that even those who want to leave sometimes can't. tonight, the director of

al—shifa hospital said shooting had started again there. there seemed to be used several incidents at the hospital today, and tonight the director said the shooting had started again with hundreds of critically ill patients too ill to be moved. israeli forces are now deep inside gaza. the bombed—out buildings say as much about the difficulty of reaching their enemy as about israel's military might. translation: the army has started employing i new methods against those inside the tunnels and to i destroy the tunnels. all our forces are working to find unique solutions, i working and succeeding. israel's overwhelming military force has put tanks in the heart of gaza city, but military control of the territory is just the first step. and the closer israel gets to its dual goals of hamas and the hostages, the more delicate this

operation becomes. negotiations over how to get more than 200 hostages out of gaza have faltered before. today, amid new hopes of a deal, talks between qatar and egypt. i hear all the news, and i hear the news about qatar, the egyptians. it's better not we have any opinion on it. and it is very difficult because for us, every small, every small news, it's a light. hope continued draining from gaza city today. more than 100,000 people have fled south. after the promises of hamas and the promises of international law. lucy williamson, bbc

news, southern israel. 4000 children have been killed since the start of the war and thousands more left injured with lifelong disabilities. israel disputes the figures but the world health organization says the numbers are credible. finance journalists in gaza to bring us this report. what must it take for a mother to comfort her child... ..when reality is so devastating? two—year—old fatima was stuck under the rubble of a bombing in gaza three weeks ago. nehad and her husband had tried for 14 years to have a baby. and then fatima was born. translation: what is her fault? what did she do wrong? we have to constantly give her painkillers. as soon as the effect of one wears off, i give her another. her life revolves around painkillers, and every other

day she undergoes surgery. laughter might seem out of place here. it's a way of coping. asif abu mazen in his football uniform, goalkeeper for the neighbourhood club. he says he was playing the game with his friends when a bomb struck, destroyed his home and permanently changed his life. "i wanted to become a football player but that dream has "been destroyed. "i was quite good. "you can check with my coach if you want", asif says. "my uniform is buried under the rubble of my home. "my socks are gone, my shoes and the football i had. "they've all turned to dust."

trapped in gaza, under the constant threat of being bombed. hospitals fill up with more wounded children. amira al—badawi, 13. seven of her brothers were killed and her mother too. her father says they'd fled to southern gaza for safety. that's where they were bombed. amira has spinal injuries. "i want peace and security. "i want to be treated and go back to normal life, "to my home", she says. "i want to feel safe." it's not clear if amira will be able to walk again. yogita limaye, bbc news, jerusalem. the toll of the conflict has

led to growing anger and unrest in the wide reaching and now the biden administration reportedly received stark warnings from american diplomats in the arab world that strong support for israel's military campaign in gaza is, growing anger against the united states. earlier i put those concerns to former us ambassador to turkey and iraq, jamesjeffrey. we are seeing these for our daily pauses in bombings. do you see this as the first step to somehow slowing or stopping this conflict?— slowing or stopping this conflict? ., . , conflict? not necessarily because _ conflict? not necessarily because i _ conflict? not necessarily because i don't - conflict? not necessarily i because i don't understand conflict? not necessarily - because i don't understand what the focus is on stopping this conflict. the most important thing in the middle east today is that hamas be destroyed as a governing and particular military force in gaza, that's

not only the view of the israelis it still is the view of the united states, of our european allies and i think many arab capitals. the horrendous humans cost of this struggle is something that needs to be brought under control but we shouldn't left the whole purpose of this fighting be dismissed because of the real concerns about the humanitarian situation.- humanitarian situation. more than 10.000 _ humanitarian situation. more than 10,000 people - humanitarian situation. more than 10,000 people have - humanitarian situation. morel than 10,000 people have died humanitarian situation. more than 10,000 people have died in gaza during this fight, and so how can israel carry out this operation as you have said, you see it is absolutely necessary to eradicate hamas, how can the israelis do so without such an incredible loss of life? we experience _ incredible loss of life? we experience that, - incredible loss of life? we experience that, i - incredible loss of life? , experience that, i was involved in the attack on fallujah, 2018, i visited in the attack on fallujah, 2018, ivisited both

afterwards, and when an enemy terrorist force digs into a city and uses the civilian population as human shields, there is tremendous destruction and there's unfortunately very high civilian casualties. fortunately they can be reduced and that's what were pushing israel to do. we and that's what were pushing israel to do.— and that's what were pushing israelto do. ~ . ., israel to do. we have also come at the bbc. — israel to do. we have also come at the bbc, spoken _ israel to do. we have also come at the bbc, spoken to _ israel to do. we have also come at the bbc, spoken to family - at the bbc, spoken to family members of those who have been taken hostage inside gaza. they have also said, somehow these air strikes in gaza are not helping the aim of getting hostages released, what's your response to that?— hostages released, what's your response to that? that may be, but again. _ response to that? that may be, but again, what _ response to that? that may be, but again, what i _ response to that? that may be, but again, what i have - response to that? that may be, but again, what i have not - but again, what i have not heard it's been many days since antony blinken, secretary of state has said it either, the whole purpose of this fighting is to defeat the hamas threat to the existence of israel. that's a real fear on the part of the year israeli people and for good reason. and i don't know how they are going to do that if they stop fighting. so ambassador, what about the analysts that make the point that defeating hamas politically and militarily is

going to be extremely difficult to meet achieve.— to meet achieve. that's what i call the clan's _ to meet achieve. that's what i call the clan's sick— to meet achieve. that's what i call the clan's sick terrorism . call the clan's sick terrorism argument, it has a lot of validity but it's wrong. and it's wrong because it's exactly what we did not do in the obama and trump administrations against the islamic state. we took them on as a military force, the primary goal with the attacks into muzzle, into iraq and syria and other battles was to destroy it as a governing and military force capable of threatening literally the existence of iraq. and the existence of our syrian democratic forces, friends in northeast syria. there 15,000 of them, ideology is still there, i'm sure that will be the case with hamas. undoubtedly, i'm sure it won't be able to do in the future what it did to israel on the 7th of octoberjust like the

islamic state was not able to roll over half of a rack like it did in 2014 and it will not be able to. that's the purpose the israelis are trying to accomplish. i the israelis are trying to accomplish.— the israelis are trying to accomplish. the israelis are trying to accomlish. . ., ., ., accomplish. i also want to ask ou accomplish. i also want to ask you about _ accomplish. i also want to ask you about the _ accomplish. i also want to ask you about the region. - accomplish. i also want to ask you about the region. we've l you about the region. we've seen cnn reporting that the biden administration has received stark warnings from american diplomats in the arab world that its strong support for israel's military campaign in gaza is turning arab public away from... what do you think of that? i away from... what do you think of that? ., , , ~ ., away from... what do you think of that? . , , . ., , of that? i appreciate my colleagues _ of that? i appreciate my colleagues providing - of that? i appreciate my - colleagues providing honest intro reporting. i will have to say, however, that i never thought we had the arab public�*s support and when i was in iraq and this was well after the fighting had ended, we were down around ten or 15% of the population indicated something positive about us. we've seen these same reactions, they are more severe now for sure but we saw them in 2003, we saw them

in 1991 with the first gulf war, and we even sought after 2001 with our actions in afghanistan. i don't want to belittle these, these are very important developments and they are of concern. but that should not be the primary driver of washington decision—making. ambassador, if there is a push for peace, is there is to be an end to the conflict can the us, given what you just said, be an honest broker in the region? we made a honest broker in the region? , made a huge mistake with strategically devastating effects on the region in 2003, going into iraq, and you remember how we were condemned. yet look at the role we have played in the region and elsewhere, such as mobilising the whole east asian community against china's threat to taiwan, look what we've done in the ukraine. i think that we will take some hits politically. i would point out two things. number one, the six

arab countries that have diplomatic relations, and southern lebanon that has of course a recent offshore gas deal with israel, none of them have broken off any of their ties. they've pulled ambassadors and other things but they are still maintaining a relationship.— but they are still maintaining a relationship. ambassador will have to leave _ a relationship. ambassador will have to leave it _ a relationship. ambassador will have to leave it there, - a relationship. ambassador will have to leave it there, thank i have to leave it there, thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. now to some other news. the us and china dead they are leaders will meet next week in the san francisco bay area. the summit will take place on the sidelines of the asia—pacific economic conference. it will be their second face—to—face meeting during biden's presidency. us officials say the main goal of the meeting is to manage the relationship by ensuring communication channels are open, especially between their root militaries. china cut off communication channels after then house speaker nancy pelosi visited taiwan in 2022. the

biden administration have pressed it to restore them after the us shut down and alleged chinese spy balloon backin alleged chinese spy balloon back in february. earlier i spoke to our state correspondent barbara pallotta sure about what could come out of it. a, , , of it. maybe this communications j of it. maybe this - communications between of it. maybe this _ communications between those two militaries will be restored, that something that has been pushed for, we there'll be some more, cooperation on narcotics fighting announced, especially reducing the flow of functional thatis reducing the flow of functional that is produced in china. but none of the fundamental disagreements has changed. no one has shifted on them, for trade, technology, territorial disputes in all sorts of other thing. so don't think either thought side is exciting a breakthrough or reset and relations, it's really all about managing the relationship to prevent conflict. that means the two sides talking to each other. notjust at the two sides talking to each other. not just at the the two sides talking to each other. notjust at the highest level, the highest level for sure as we are seeing, but also at the institutional level and there has been some progress in that. in there has been some progress in that. . ., , ~

that. in recent months. all riaht, that. in recent months. all right. let's _ that. in recent months. all right, let's look _ that. in recent months. all right, let's look now- that. in recent months. all right, let's look now at i that. in recent months. all. right, let's look now at some other headlines. the united nations said floods in somalia and neighbouring parts of east africa are a once in a century event. after months of severe drought, october brought heavy rain inundating towns and villages. more than 300,000 people have been forced from their homes across somalia and kenya and the un warns that number could pass 1.5 million. australia is offering climate refuge of the citizens of the pacific island nation of tupelo after a landmark agreement. people will be granted new visas, allowing them to live, work and study in australia fulton it's the first time australia will offer residency to foreign nationals because of the threat of climate change. the island is most at risk for rising sea levels. the role of policing in demonstration could come to this weekend, thousands of people are expected in london for a pro—palestinian

protest, as people also gather for armistice day or remembrance day in the us. called into question the metropolitan police's handling of pro—palestinian protests. now it was thought to be extinct but a creature named after sir david attenborough has been captured on film for the first time. our environment correspondentjonah fisher reports. 12 seconds of camera trap footage a reminder that there are still places on earth that humans have not disturbed. it’s humans have not disturbed. it's absolutely _ humans have not disturbed. it�*s absolutely astonishing. it's in echidna. and you can tell that it's a mammal because it's got

hair. b. it's a mammal because it's got hair. �* ., ., ., ,, it's a mammal because it's got hair. ., ., ., ,, hair. a favourite of sir david, it's called _ hair. a favourite of sir david, it's called attenborough's i hair. a favourite of sir david, l it's called attenborough's long beak echidna. here's sir david with its much easier to find cousin, the short beak echidna. thought to have lived alongside dinosaurs, echidna's are only one of two mammals to lay eggs. it may look a little bit like a run—over hedgehog, but until now, this unique specimen was the only proof that the attenborough long—beaked echidna actually existed. and that's because these echidna live in one of the most remote places on earth — the cyclops mountains in indonesia.

previous efforts to find the echidna failed due to a combination of opposition from local villagers, and the brutal conditions. you got it? yeah. it wasn't all about the echidna. my colleagues and i were chuckling all the time. "oh, this is new — nobody has seen this!" other scientists in the four—week—long expedition found new discoveries — in particular of insects — at every turn. it was a truly monumental expedition. and you think you found lots of new species? several dozens, for sure. what extraordinary new species

are there to be discovered by science? having notified him by letter, sir david is said to be absolutely delighted that his echidna has been found. jonah fisher, bbc news. the actors union sag aftra, send it to mentorship for a final ratification vote. the separate writers strike paralyse the industry, cost the industry more than $6 billion. chief negotiator later said the majority of the board voted in favour of the deal with netflix, walt disney, discovery and other companies.— netflix, walt disney, discovery and other companies. today, the board voted _ and other companies. today, the board voted to _ and other companies. today, the board voted to approve _ and other companies. today, the board voted to approve the i board voted to approve the tentative agreement that the negotiating committee reached.

phenomenal solidarity and support. for their negotiating committee and we are exceedingly grateful for all of the support from the entertainment industry unions who have rallied behind us throughout the strike. this victory is everyone's victory. in this age of artificial intelligence technology potentially changing the entertainment landscape, protections for performers mean the preservation of tens of thousands ofjobs. craft thousands of jobs. craft services, thousands ofjobs. craft services, customers, set builders, camera crews, drivers coming after us, and so many many more. coming after us, and so many many more-— coming after us, and so many man more. ~ ., ., ., many more. and more one more item before _ many more. and more one more item before we _ many more. and more one more item before we go, _ many more. and more one more item before we go, taylor- many more. and more one more item before we go, taylor swift. item before we go, taylor swift has become the most nominated songwriter in grammy history. for songwriter to score seven nominations in the category, and that puts her ahead of icon sir paul mccartney and lionel richie who have six each. swift is also nominated in the album and record of the year categories alongside olivia rodrigo miley cyrus, six nomination in this category and

entice her with barbra streisand for the most nominations for a female artist, if she when she will become the first artist to win alvin of the year four times. thank you for watching bbc news. hello there. for many of us, friday was a day to get out and enjoy some of the beautiful autumn colour. but at this time of year, clear skies by day, well, if we keep them through the night, it can cause other issues with frost and fog. and yes, those two components are going to play quite a major role in the weather story this weekend. saturday will be the driest of the two days. there's some rain around on sunday. more details on that injust a moment. but it will be a chilly start. quite widely we'll see low single figures, particularly in sheltered central and eastern areas. this weather front will start to push in by the end of the day. but before it, we've got this brief ridge of high pressure which will keep things quite quiet and with light winds as well. so a few isolated showers

on exposed coast, not amounting to much. frost and fog will lift away. sunny spells come through by the middle part of the afternoon and temperatures, well they will recover after that chilly start, we're expecting to see highs of 7—11 degrees. maybe 12 down to the southwest, but you can see that rain gathering perhaps into the isles of scilly by the end of the afternoon. so that weather front is going to start to push its way into cornwall and eventually into south wales. there's that weather front and ahead of it, it will push in a little more moisture. so we're expecting more fog around for the start of sunday. remembrance sunday could be quite a drab, dreary affair with some widespread fog at times. the rain down to the south, but it may well stay dry at 11:00 in scotland. a murky morning certainly, but the rain light and patchy into northern ireland, perhaps into northern england, heavier bursts through wales and south west england, perhaps for london to the cenotaph it should stay dry during the morning. but then we'll see outbreaks

of showery rain drifting move its way steadily northwards throughout the day. it'll stay dry for scotland here and seven or eight degrees underneath the cloud and the rain it's going to feel rather cool and disappointing, i'm afraid. then as we move out of sunday into monday, we start to see the wind direction swinging back to more of a westerly or a south—westerly, and that's going to introduce milder, but unfortunately, once again, it's going to introduce some wetter weather. so our week ahead, a little more unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain at times.

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