now more on our top story here in london, where tens of thousands of demonstrators are marching in support of palestine. these are live pictures of the march, which began at noon at hyde park and is heading to the us embassy. the met expects the demonstration to be the largest since weekly marches began in early october and has deployed nearly 2,000 officers across central london. it comes on the same day armistice day commemorations are taking place, and police say "while the two—minutes silence was marked respectfully and without incident on whitehall,

officers have faced aggression from counter—protestors, who are in the area in significant numbers". scuffles broke out as police attempted to stop them from reaching whitehall, but the group pushed through as officers hit out with batons. we have just had to retreat from the mayor of london, talking about the situation in central london. he said that the scenes of disorder that we witness from the far right are at direct result from the home secretary's words. he says the job of the police has been made much harder. the met have made full support and take action against anyone found spreading air from breaking the law. let's speak to perry benton, a former detective chief inspector for the met police. what is your assessment looking at the scale of it, the number of people they are, and what we have

heard already, with scuffles with counter protesters near at the cenotaph and police trying to form some sort of defence around that central area. we know that accordion is in place. it highlights the difficulty of the police having to be in a lot of different places at the same time.— be in a lot of different places at the same time. first off, i think sir mark rowley _ the same time. first off, i think sir mark rowley should - the same time. first off, i think sir mark rowley should be - the same time. first off, i think- sir mark rowley should be applauded for standing sir mark rowley should be applauded forstanding up to sir mark rowley should be applauded for standing up to the politicians who have had in public. we have seen disturbing images from the cenotaph with groups clashing with the police, carrying st george's flags. those groups will try to seek out other groups throughout the day and cause more disorder and more violence. the policing operation at the moment is going well. it is going to be very challenging. i would like to praise the officers who are out there who have been asked to keep the streets of london safe today. they will be put into very difficult positions. every move

will be recorded, out about the media or the public, and i think it will be challenging. i thought they will be challenging. i thought they will keep a cool head and try to keep the streets of london safe today. keep the streets of london safe toda . ~ ., ,., ., keep the streets of london safe toda. ~ ., ., . ., today. the metropolitan police have been t in: today. the metropolitan police have been trying to _ today. the metropolitan police have been trying to manage _ today. the metropolitan police have been trying to manage expectationsj today. the metropolitan police have i been trying to manage expectations a little bit about what we might see. as we talk we have a helicopter over central london and we are watching this play out in real time. the map to say they have 2,000 officers on duty but have warned it could be challenging and tense. talk to me a little bit about the strategy here, that we might see scuffles and skirmishes and some disruption, but thatis skirmishes and some disruption, but that is about trying to keep a lid on minor offences before it escalates into anything significant. the police will be robust and look to stamp out any disorder that escalates. but they need to be very careful that even trying to arrest

one or two individuals today is going to be challenging because it could lead to further disorder, further outbreaks of violence. we have seen previously the way the police have been criticised in the past for handling protests. we saw the way black lives matter was policed. they will be mindful that they want to keep the streets of london safe, they want to keep any damage down to a minimum, but there will be elements today that will look to hijack today to cause violence and to use it almost as a springboard just to fight the police and sent a message to the government. we have seen that the protest at the moment is very peaceful and i hope that remains. the primary objective is to keep the groups as far away as possible, but today will be a very long day for all of those officers on the streets, notjust from the mat but throughout the uk. officers have been drafted in. my thoughts and thanks to them because they will be faced with a lot of provocation and

they need to rely on the senior police officers to support them, to back them up. after today and after the weekend, the comments by the home secretary, i think i've really stoked up that hatred and division. i think she has put too much pressure onjust the i think she has put too much pressure on just the police around whether the protest should go ahead. i know it is a difficult decision and a lot of people think even over this weekend that the demonstration should go ahead. what this weekend that the demonstration should go ahead.— should go ahead. what is your assessment _ should go ahead. what is your assessment of _ should go ahead. what is your assessment of the _ should go ahead. what is your assessment of the disruption l should go ahead. what is your| assessment of the disruption if should go ahead. what is your - assessment of the disruption if this march had been banned in the first place? could it have provoked more disruption and violence? bier? place? could it have provoked more disruption and violence?— disruption and violence? very much so. —— as we have seen throughout the week with all the politicians, there is no way this march could have been stopped. the commissioner came out

and said they could not find this march under the law. the police met with the demonstrators at the beginning of the week and they tried to persuade them to maybe change the day, but they have looked at the roots and come up with the plan as best they can to keep the streets of london safe. however much criticism they make get faced with after the events today on the weekend, the reality is they are doing the best they can in the circumstances to keep the streets in the public safe. how will the police determine if today has been a success? how do you work out if today is a success in terms of the policing response? in reality it is keeping the public safe. it is minimising any injuries to any persons, minimising any damage. it is not about the arrest numbers are things like that. if people are committing offences and they can be prosecuted, they will

be. it may be that they are not arrested today. with the volume of footage and images from the media, cctv, that people are committing offences that arrest could be held later on. i have no doubt, as we have seen were disorder has taken place, the police put a team together to look at the images, look at identifying individuals committing offences and they will prosecute them. just because they arrest numbers today may not be what other people expect, i fully expect the police to still investigate the events today, look at the events as being committed and subsequently prosecute them.— being committed and subsequently rosecute them. ., ~ ~ , ., prosecute them. thank you. we should 'ust prosecute them. thank you. we should just reiterate — prosecute them. thank you. we should just reiterate that _ prosecute them. thank you. we should just reiterate that tweet _ prosecute them. thank you. we should just reiterate that tweet from _ prosecute them. thank you. we should just reiterate that tweet from the - just reiterate that tweet from the mayor of london, saying that the scenes of disorder that we have witnessed by the far right at the cenotaph this morning he says are a direct result of the home secretary's words. it says the job of the police has been made much

harder. the met has made full support to take action against anyone found spreading hate and breaking the law. so that is the latest line from the mayor of london. lots of responses coming in as today unfolds. let's take you to graham satchell, who is at that march in central london. we have been talking as the marchers have been talking as the marchers have been gathering in the park and making their way to the city. give us a sense of the numbers you are seeing there. you will get a sense of what is happening on the ground. here on the ground it feels huge. we have just here on the ground it feels huge. we havejust made her way here on the ground it feels huge. we have just made her way out of hyde park. this is the back of buckingham palace. the roots down you to victoria. they will eventually cross vauxhall bridge to make their way to

the us embassy. there is a constant stream of people, a sea of people is the only way describe it. i think it will take, i have no idea how long will take, i have no idea how long will take, i have no idea how long will take the mould to make their way out of hyde park, but there are hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people here. it does illustrate the strength of feeling that there is in some parts of the community, we know how divisive this issue is, but this is a demonstration of the strength of feeling on one side of that argument about what is happening at the moment in gaza. people are carrying placards, calling for free palestine, and their main focus on today and has been over the previous marchers is to call for our full and permanent ceasefire in gaza. the mood on the ground i would say is peaceful. we have not seen any trouble, we are not seeing huge numbers of police. there are children here, young

people here, there are people in prams and pushchairs. on the ground it doesn't feel like a threatening situation. ~ ., ., it doesn't feel like a threatening situation. . ., , ., situation. what are people there had been sa in: situation. what are people there had been saying about _ situation. what are people there had been saying about their— been saying about their determination to be there today. you are telling me earlier that people have travelled from long distances just to be part of this march today and we have been discussing some of the comments from those in government and also the policing response as to whether this march should have gone ahead. many people it seems determined to have been there today. i it seems determined to have been there today-— there today. i think it is interesting. _ there today. i think it is interesting. of- there today. i think it is interesting. of all- there today. i think it is interesting. of all the l there today. i think it is - interesting. of all the people i have spoken to here, they completely understand and respect the fact there are sensitivities around armistice day. they completely understand also the commentary that there has been from some who are nervous about holding a protest like this today because some to feel as though it should be a quiet, sacred

day of reflection on those who gave their lives in two world wars. having said that, i think there is a significant determination here to prove a couple of points. one is that entire terms, these are their words, the people who died in those waters died for freedom of expression, died forfreedom. most clearly i think they draw a direct comparison between armistice day and what they are calling for here, which is a ceasefire in the middle east. they say that this is a peace march and that that is what armistice day is all about. that is the view of the protesters here. they completely understand that there is another side of this argument that would feel that this is entirely inappropriate for a day like today. rishi sunak: a

disrespectful. suella braverman going much further. i think the commentators are potentially right, that had there not being such a huge debate, political debate, he would not have seen such enormous numbers today. as we knew there is potentially nothing more divisive than the conflict in the middle east and people feel hugely strongly on both sides, and this is one side of it. ., ~ both sides, and this is one side of it. . ~ , ., ., both sides, and this is one side of it. thank you. i want to take you back to that _ it. thank you. i want to take you back to that helicopter _ it. thank you. i want to take you back to that helicopter shot. - it. thank you. i want to take you | back to that helicopter shot. this is the american embassy with the end of that march will be. protesters making their way from central london, in hyde park, making their way out of the park, past the back of buckingham palace, taking them down and out over the bridge to here, this is the new american embassy, just close the nine elms

south of the river. this is where the march will end up. those marchers calling for, demanding a ceasefire in the conflict between israel and gaza. we will stay right across that story for you and bring you the latest if there are any further developments. a two—minute silence has been held across the uk to mark armistice day, including at the cenotaph in london. hundreds of military veterans formed a square around the memorial to the war dead. but as we've shown you there's also huge police presence in whitehall today. helena wilkinson reports on this morning's ceremony. at the cenotaph in london, the focus of the nation's remembrance, they gathered to remember those who have served and sacrificed, marking the end of the first world war on the 11th hour,

on the 11th day of the 11th month. big ben strikes the hour. after the two—minute silence,

wreaths were carefully placed at the foot of the monument. then the poem perhaps by vera britton, who was a nurse in the first world war, was read. perhaps some day, the sun will shine again and i shall see that still the skies are blue and feel once more i do not live in vain, although i feel bereft of you. and autumn harvest fields are rich delight, although you are not there. as the service was taking place, close by, far right protesters were involved in scuffles with the police. later, the king and queen will attend the festival of remembrance at the royal albert hall, ahead of tomorrow's remembrance sunday service. helena wilkinson, bbc news.

we have been shown you the pictures of the massive march through central london that does coincide with armistice day. let me run you through some of what's the met police have been saying. they are saying that they are reviewing footage and will identify those involved in earlier disorder within the group detained at bridge street. halfway down whitehall is where the cenotaph at the centre of today's... they say they will identify those arrested and continue to use their powers to remove weapons and takeaway face coverings. they set the two arrests have been made so far, one for assaulting a police officer, the other for having a controlled substance. they said both suspects are en route to custody at

this time. they also highlight the challenge of policing this massive protest, this massive march through london. they said the pro—palestinian demonstration has set off, there is a large turnout, there has been no incidents relating to this part of the protest. this has significant police operation continues. you get a sense of the number of police officers out in london. we are told the police numbers could be as high as 2,000 today, to keep people safe. they highlighted some of those officers were met with violence and abuse by counter protesters who threw bottles and missiles at them. they say they will respond robustly to unacceptable aggression and disorder. that is the latest we have right now from the metropolitan police. will keep an eye on events there. that is how things look in

central london right now. the hamas—run health ministry says gaza's largest medical facility, al—shifa hospital, has been forced to suspend operations because it has run out of fuel. it comes amid reports of intensified fighting close to a number of hospitals in the territory overnight. the bbc has heard from a doctor at al shifa, who says its intensive care unit had been hit. he says, separately, because of fuel shortages two patients on ventilators have died, one a baby. according to the world health organisation, there are currently 130 babies on incubators in gaza. 45 of them are believed to be at the al—shifa hospital. the gaza health ministry say 39 of them are now at serious risk of death, given the lack of fuel and power.

israel's latest attack on gaza overnight, an unrelenting barrage like most nights over the past five weeks. israeli forces have now surrounded gaza city's major hospitals. some palestinians waving white flags desperate to reach safety. israel claims hamas have built a control center under gaza's biggest hospital, making it a legitimate military target. inside the wards of the al—shifa hospital, chaos. patients fill the beds and the floors. many cannot be saved. one surgeon told the bbc this morning it was becoming impossible to operate. shooting and bombardment everywhere. you hear it at every second here around the shifa hospital and no one can get out from the shifa hospital. no one can come to the shifa hospital. the situation is very, very dangerous. there is no water, even in the main building, no electricity, no food even, and no fuel. the israeli defense forces released this footage of what it said

were its latest assaults on hamas positions. israel maintains it's doing all it can to avoid civilian casualties. translation: hundreds of thousands of gaza's residents have already moved south and hamas is doing everything in its power to prevent them from doing so. hamas uses civilians as human shields. it is ready to endanger the lives of children of gaza to protect itself. it has no limits. hamas, isis, hides in hospitals. it hides in humanitarian facilities. it hides in schools. it does all these actions that are a war crime and against international law terror. israel says over the past few days, more than 150,000 palestinians have followed its order to leave northern gaza. but many families cannotjoin the evacuation and remain trapped on the front line. nick beake, bbc news, jerusalem.

the french president, emmanuel macron, has told the bbc that israel must stop killing babies, women and the elderly in gaza. in an interview at the elysee palace, he said israel had the right to respond to hamas's attack, but warned that the country could not fight terrorism by killing innocent civilians. he spoke to our europe editor katya adler we clearly condemn this terrorist attack and terrorist group and recognise the right of israel to protect itself and react. but, day one, we say that this reaction and 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 a permanent bombing of civilians in gaza. we worked very hard

to try to protect people, our people there, because unhappily we we lost more than a0 french nationals and we still have hostages. and when i speak about it first, i think about our families. but what happened during the past weeks is that we clearly saw that a lot of civilians were killed. and there is no justification for that. and the clear conclusion of everybody yesterday during the humanitarian conference, from united nations to ngos to all the governments being present, is that there is. being present, is that there is no other solution than first going to a cease fire which will allow to protect these people, to take care of people being in hospitals and to protect babies, ladies, old people, all the civilians having nothing to deal with these terrorists.

and i think it's it's very important to say the whole story. but i think this is the only solution we have. this ceasefire. because it's impossible to explain, we want to fight against terrorism by killing innocent people. as you say, president macron, you've been very clear right from the beginning about israel's right to defend itself. you've talked about the fight against terrorism needing to be merciless is the word you used, but not without rules. and you've just referred that to the high loss of civilian life in gaza. you've got the united nations secretary general saying gaza is turning into a graveyard for children. do you think israel is respecting those rules, the international rules that you're referring to? look, in the very first days, it's clear that the emotion, the compassion

created a situation where everybody was just close to israel and backing them and sharing the pain. and we do share the pain and we do share the willingness to get rid of terrorism. we we know what terrorism means in france. but i think there is no justification precisely to attack civilians. there is no justification to make a distinction between the different lives — palestinian lives do matter. and very clearly today these humanitarian rules are not properly respected. this is gaza city right now. we have been watching further plumes of smoke rise throughout the city

throughout the morning. israel are accusing hamas of operating from tunnels underneath a medical facilities. the headlines for you at the top of the hour. the headlines for you at the top of the hour. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. after that misty and frosty start, it's actually turning out to be a very nice day across most of the uk — crisp with sunshine. it's not going to last, though. tomorrow we are expecting thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain, at least across some parts of the country. you can see the weather front approaching our neck of the woods here. the weather map showing that weather front later on today nudging into south—western parts of the uk, but ahead of it, as i say, a lot of fine weather. this is what it looks like for the rest of today. clear conditions across the bulk of the country, temperatures of around ten degrees, but come the evening we are expecting that rain to reach cornwall, devon. it will nudge into wales as well late in the evening,

then overnight possibly reaching northern ireland and also the midlands, as well as southern england. to the north of that, clearskies, light winds, a touch of frost widely across scotland and northern england. with that, also some mist and fog through the lowlands, maybe the vale of york. out towards the west and the south—west, a different picture. we're stuck underneath that weather front, so it's going to be a gray and rainy story. let's have a look at the forecast at ii.00am on remembrance sunday. sunshine for inverness and for aberdeen, newcastle too, but then here's that weather front and it's raining from belfast through liverpool, manchester, birmingham, possibly in london. now notice that the rain isn't heavy at all. in fact, some drier slots there in the south of the country before another sort of clump of showers arrives later on in the afternoon. i think the rain will come and go in the south, perhaps being more persistent a little bit further north. but in the north of scotland, sunshine all through

the day on sunday. monday onwards, it's a big low pressure parked in the north atlantic. the weather fronts zipping our way. a really wet picture and also very, very windy. gale force winds are possible, particularly around these western coasts, but blustery inland too. again, it won't be raining all the time. i think later in the day on monday that rain will transfer northwards. relatively mild at 13 to 15 degrees celsius. looking at the outlook for the week ahead, a lot of these rain icons. perhaps a glimmer of hope of something brighter towards the end of the week, but that's still a long way off. wherever you are, have a good day.

live from london, this is bbc news. thousands take to the streets of central london in the largest pro—palestinian rally of its kind since the war in gaza began. police confirm officers have faced aggression from counter—protesters — a number of arrests have been made. doctors inside the biggest hospital in gaza say one baby's died and more than 30 are at risk, as electricity is cut. the israeli military says the main road through gaza has been opened for evacuations — with a "tactical pause" in fighting under way. the french president, emmanuel macron, calls for a ceasefire and tells the bbc israel must stop killing civilians in gaza.

hello. we begin here in london where a pro—palestinian march is under way. where a pro—palestinian these are pictures of the march, which began a couple of hours ago at hyde park and is heading towards the us embassy. the metropolitan police says there has been a very large turnout and they have a significant ongoing police operation. but there have been no incidents related to this match so far. it's deployed nearly 2,000 officers across central london. it comes on the same day as armistice day commemorations. we know two arrests have been made. earlier group tried to push through to get to the cenotaph and threw objects at officers. police say the two minutes' silence

was marked respectfully and without incident on whitehall.