it's the biggest rally of its kind since the start of the israel—hamas war. police say some counter protestors, including right—wing groups around the cenotaph, were intent on causing trouble. the met says more than 100 of them were arrested. it follows days of controversy about today's march taking place on armistice day, and comments from the home secretary who said the police are biased in favour of pro—palestinian demonstrators. here's our home editor, mark easton. despite or perhaps because government ministers were encouraging people to stay away, this afternoon's pro—palestinian march brought more than 300,000 people onto the streets of central london, easily the largest protest since the current israel—gaza conflict began. it's 11. it's 11, says one demonstrator, as groups marked the armistice with a two—minute silence.

quite a number of protesters were wearing poppies. it's an important day to remember those who died, but amongst them, the 10,000 palestinians whojoined the british army. the atmosphere as the rally began was relaxed and good—natured, but from early in the day, police had been concerned about what they categorised as a right wing counterprotest. there were scuffles a short distance from the cenotaph. the met commissioner, sir mark rowley, paid a visit to his command team as riot squads in the field work to keep the two protest groups apart. here in the met police�*s operations centre, officers are monitoring every aspect of the protest, and they've got fixed cameras and also they've got evidence gatherers, offices on the ground, who are taking pictures they can beam back live from the scene so the commanders here can decide where to deploy and went to arrest. we watched as the senior commanders instructed their teams

in the field to arrest some of the counter protesters. from what we can see, they came intent on confrontation, intent on violence and intent on causing trouble. we have made a number of arrests within the counterprotest, including for possession of a knife, possession of a bat on, possession of class a drugs and assault on emergency worker. as police rounding up the far right demonstrators, the mayor of london, sadiq khan, claimed the home secretary, suella braverman�*s criticism of the met had emboldened the far right groups. the scenes of disorder we witnessed by the far right at the cenotaph are a direct result of the home secretary's words, he said. the police�*sjob has been made much harder. across the whole footprint we are monitoring very closely if anyone is committing offences, either within the main march or within the counterprotest. police have arrested around a dozen pro—palestinian demonstrators, allegedly for making anti—semitic chants or showing support for hamas, a proscribed terrorist group.

the main march is now dispersing, but officers are keeping a close eye on smaller breakaway groups with darkness having fallen across the capital. mark easton reporting. our news correspondent frances read is at the israeli embassy, where the protest is finishing. good to get on the programme. darkness falling, as mark said at the end of his package. what is the situation on the ground right now where you are?— situation on the ground right now where ou are? ., , , ,, where you are? yeah, mostly everyone has now disbursed. _ where you are? yeah, mostly everyone has now disbursed. i _ where you are? yeah, mostly everyone has now disbursed. i can _ where you are? yeah, mostly everyone has now disbursed. i can see _ has now disbursed. i can see behind me at the moment we have quite a big police presence at the moment, so we did just see a big group of police come down the road here in front of the embassy, they were wearing helmets and protective gear and they have now gone back up the route where the demonstrators came from in the first place. the vast majority of demonstrators, i have to say,

have now dispersed. there are still a few people here who police are speaking to at the side of the road, there is a far larger police presence now i think then i was earlier, i think that's sad to say. i can see down here there are a couple of police every few metres, you can see behind me there are still people here, there was a dispersal order at five o'clock. 300,000 people, more than a hundred people arrest, much of that concentration particular areas. with their scuffle is where you are at their scuffle is where you are at the israeli embassy? fist their scuffle is where you are at the israeli embassy?— the israeli embassy? at the us embassy. _ the israeli embassy? at the us embassy. no. _ the israeli embassy? at the us embassy, no, not— the israeli embassy? at the us embassy, no, not many- the israeli embassy? at the us l embassy, no, not many scuffles. the israeli embassy? at the us - embassy, no, not many scuffles. just embassy, no, not many scuffles. just people peacefully protesting. there are people around, i've not seen any scuffles personally here, it has been more of a family feel throughout the day. 0bviously been more of a family feel throughout the day. obviously it has been daylight, not getting into night time. there are more people

here now and i think police will be moving on relatively soon, but so far no scuffles. find moving on relatively soon, but so far no scuffles.— far no scuffles. and talk to us about what — far no scuffles. and talk to us about what some _ far no scuffles. and talk to us about what some of - far no scuffles. and talk to us about what some of the - far no scuffles. and talk to us | about what some of the people who you've been talking to have been saying there today. why have they felt it necessary to come out today? we've seen a slogan that said peace for palestine, peace for israel, peace for the world, and i think that's what people wanted to do. they wanted to wear my kmaa, cis, some people were wearing poppies and carrying palestinian flags as well, i think that's what they wanted to get across, and largely, there are people out as you can see behind me still protesting still holding up slogans and things like that, but it has been largely peaceful. outside the us embassy, _ has been largely peaceful. outside the us embassy, thank _ has been largely peaceful. outside the us embassy, thank you - has been largely peaceful. outside the us embassy, thank you for- has been largely peaceful. outside i the us embassy, thank you for that. there's growing concern for staff and patients at gaza's largest hospital — al—shifa — which has been surrounded by israeli forces.

the israeli military says it is not targeting the hospital and that it is keeping corridors open for people who want to leave. a surgeon at the hospital sent the bbc a voicenote saying they had run out of water, food and electricity — and that the intensive care unit has been hit. israel has repeatedly accused hamas of operating from tunnels underneath the hospital. hamas denies that. let's get an update from gaza now and our correspondent rushdi abualouf is in khan younis in the south. good evening tea there. what is the latest picture when it comes the hospitals? latest picture when it comes the hos - itals? ., latest picture when it comes the hositals? ., ., ., hospitals? yeah, good evening. the situation remained _ hospitals? yeah, good evening. the situation remained the _ hospitals? yeah, good evening. the situation remained the same, - hospitals? yeah, good evening. the situation remained the same, very l situation remained the same, very tense situation around the al—shifa hospital, the biggest medical centre for the entire of gaza, fighting intensified around the hospital with thousands of people still trapped inside, people who are fleeing from

nearby refugee camps, taking hospital the shelter, they were about 50,000 people, but now the number i think it's down to less than 10,000 according to some people who are inside the hospital. most of them left when the corridor was opened. today the situation is very dangerous throughout the day, so leaving the hospital was quite risky, but very few people who made it out of the hospital here, thousands of people continue to take this journey into the south area, the area that is realised 1.2 million people to go south, very few of them were from shifa hospital, i met someone who was last night in the hospital, he described the situation to me that it was really tense, there was a lot of shooting, a lot of bombing, air strikes around the hospital, and also people

trapped inside are suffering from the lack of food, medicine and water. ., , . ~ water. there was excitement, i think as if i were — water. there was excitement, i think as if i were to — water. there was excitement, i think as if i were to use, _ water. there was excitement, i think as if i were to use, when _ as if i were to use, when humanitarian aid was allowed into gaza a few weeks ago, even though its recording very slowly. you say people are running out of food, hospitals are running out of power. how much is there in terms of supplies on the ground for these people travelling to the south? look, most of the 500 600 trucks you made it through the humanitarian corridor are focused on the south, because no more than 85% of the population are in the south, but those suffering the most, those still in gaza city on the north, about 300,000 people, estimated, are still in the area that the focus of the israeli ground opposition in the northern gaza city, those are now

getting little of the aid coming from egypt, most of the 80s helping the people in the south, who are also struggling. we've seen people here in the hospital, hundreds of people, thousands of people, sleeping on the ground, begging water, begging food and waiting for more aid to come in. what is allowed is considered from the point of the palestinian point of view is a drop in the ocean, they need a sustainable humanitarian corridor that allows hundreds of trucks every day to be able to help, hundreds of thousands of people who are taking the sales as a shelter now. this thousands of people who are taking the sales as a shelter now.- the sales as a shelter now. as we look to the _ the sales as a shelter now. as we look to the week _ the sales as a shelter now. as we look to the week ahead, - the sales as a shelter now. as we look to the week ahead, we've i the sales as a shelter now. as we i look to the week ahead, we've seen arab and muslim leaders gathering the middle east, we seem protest marches certainly across the uk. is there any hope in gaza, for the people of gaza, that the meetings who have been held by arab leaders will make any difference of the next seven days? to

will make any difference of the next seven days?— seven days? to be honest, most of the people — seven days? to be honest, most of the people were — seven days? to be honest, most of the people were talking _ seven days? to be honest, most of the people were talking to - the people were talking to yesterday, was on the road waiting for people to come from north to south, they were all criticising the arabs for their reaction, the arabs, the muslims, were angry of everybody, and with the leadership, and grieves the world, there was screaming and shouting, where is the arab? they need to help us. people have lost hope of their own leadership and lost hope of the arabs who are half to 36 days holding a meeting. some people today who came from gaza told me today that after 36 days they are making this summit, we are almost like 11,000 people died, hundreds, thousands of housing units destroyed, the aid is coming from our neighbouring egypt, it is very

little concerning with what the people need. very few people care about this summit today, i was trying to get the sense of it, people who are cooperating following the summit, most people here in the camp are living in survival, they want food and water and medicine, and they want more from the arabs all the time, they complain about the lack of help from arabs and muslims. this the lack of help from arabs and muslims. �* , ., , the lack of help from arabs and muslims. �* , . , ., ~ the lack of help from arabs and muslims. �* , ., ., ~ _, the lack of help from arabs and muslims. �* , ., ,, the lack of help from arabs and muslims. . , .,, ., ~ i., . muslims. as i was, thank you so much for makin: muslims. as i was, thank you so much for making the — muslims. as i was, thank you so much for making the time _ muslims. as i was, thank you so much for making the time for— muslims. as i was, thank you so much for making the time for us. _ muslims. as i was, thank you so much for making the time for us. we - muslims. as i was, thank you so much for making the time for us. we will. for making the time for us. we will get more from our security correspondent in the next few minutes, he is at the arab summit in riyadh. gaza's main hospital is now the eyes of this military storm. staff here say they have been under constant fire for the past 2a hours. the dead tracked here along with the living. we would like to bury their bodies. we tried yesterday to make a bigger

grave shifa hospital, a mass grave, but israel attacked all the caterpillars who arrive to shifa hospital. we don't want to have any outbreaks due to these dead bodies who are outside the main refrigerator. 0ne doctor there said patients were so frightened some left with serious injuries untreated. the hospital lost power yesterday. doctors without borders has accused the israeli military of signing the death warrant of civilians trapped in al—shifa. shooting and bombardment everywhere, you hear it at every second here around the shifa hospital. no one can get out of the shifa hospital, and the people who tried this morning to evacuate from the hospital, they have been shot. elsewhere, doctors report carrying out surgery by the light of mobile phones. they say the lack of electricity is threatening the lives of newborn babies and those in intensive care. some, they say, have already died.

israel says its ground offensive has so far captured 11 hamas bases. it says its enemy hides behind hospitals like al—shifa, but that it is not targeting the complex. there is no shooting at the hospital and there is no siege. the east side of the hospital remains open, additionally we coordinate with anyone who wants to leave the hospital safely. a few miles from gaza, soldiers reconnect with parents who themselves fought here in similar wards. some of the soldiers gathering for a weekend break here a lost friends and comrades in the hamas attack. they are now under growing pressure from israel's public and politicians to finish their mission. israel's leaders are facing questions over the plan for gaza once the military operation ends. this family has sent three generations to fight in israel's army. the shabbat family picnic snatched on the roadside has become a tradition of its own.

the father said israelis didn't want to fight but that they and their neighbours were like fire and water. the talk here in israel is often a call for peace, backlit by the sounds of war. let's ta ke let's take you to tel aviv with some live pictures. just gone 8:15pm there. this is via video four people killed in the attack on october seven. 200 people were taken hostage, and that is what prompted israel's military operation in gaza. you the placards people are holding their calling to these hostages to be brought home. israel has said its military operations will continue until there is hospitals have been

released by hamas. leaders from arab and muslim countries have rejected israel's claim that its offensive in gaza is in self defence. the final statement from an emergency summit in saudi arabia called for an immediate ceasefire in gaza as well as for humanitarian aid to be allowed into the territory and for a freeze on arms exports to israel. during the summit, the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, demanded that the us should act to stop what he called israeli aggression against gaza. translation: we hold - the united states of america, which has the greatest influence on israel, responsible for the absence of a political solution. we call on it to halt the israeli aggression and work on ending the israeli occupation of our land and people and sanctities. live now to riyadh with our security correspondent frank gardner. good evening. we heard from mahmoud abbas there. who else is at the summit and why does it matter?

pretty much everybody from 57 islamic nations, including all the arab league countries, and that includes some pretty strange bedfellows. this is saudi arabia, and yet its historic rival in this region, iran, sent its president, and really this was a tale of two halves. you had countries pushing for concrete punitive measures to not so much to punish israel but to punish israel's backers, primarily the united states. some were the closure of american bases. some cultural severing of diplomatic relations with israel, and places like bahrain, the uae, all of that was refused. what we have had is a really resounding condemnation not

only of israel's actions in gaza but those who support it, those who give it the green light, in their words. i would say this summit isn't so much aimed at israel, it's aimed at the united states. there have been a lot of accusations of double standard saying, look, the west is a very quick to condemn rocha for its killing of civilians in ukraine, but has been pretty muted about what's going on in gaza, and the saudi foreign minister, for example, he who is after all the us ally, and saudi arabia is a close strategic and defence partner in the united states, he said, maybe it's time actually free complete review of security of the way does its business, because the un security council had failed in its responsibility to hold israel to account. �* , ,,

responsibility to hold israel to account. , ,, ~ , account. briefly, as the us likely to -a account. briefly, as the us likely to pay attention _ account. briefly, as the us likely to pay attention to _ account. briefly, as the us likely to pay attention to what - account. briefly, as the us likely to pay attention to what these i to pay attention to what these islamic leaders are saying? i think it will, because _ islamic leaders are saying? i think it will, because the _ islamic leaders are saying? i think it will, because the white - islamic leaders are saying? i think it will, because the white house l islamic leaders are saying? i think. it will, because the white house and us state department are already really uncomfortable at the way this war has been conducted, far deeper and further in more damaging than they expected. yes, i think this is united message. 0k, there might not be any concrete punitive measures against the us, but this is a measure, this is a communique and a strong message coming from a quarter of the un's members. they probably will take notice of that. would it change anything? who knows? it could just be long on words, short on action. . ~' ,, just be long on words, short on action. ., ,, i. . just be long on words, short on action. ., ,, . ., live now to our diplomatic correspondent paul adams in jerusalem. i presume you are able to hear frank on the line. this gathering of arab leaders, how will this be heard by israeli officials? i leaders, how will this be heard by israeli officials?— israeli officials? i doubt many of them will have _ israeli officials? i doubt many of them will have been _ israeli officials? i doubt many of them will have been listening i israeli officials? i doubt many of. them will have been listening very hard, to be up to be honest. they

are much too busy fighting a war on gaza, and it is only when the united states gets on the phone and says that its unhappy that there will be any real sense of disquiet here. 0bviously, these are countries, some of them, with whom israel has recently established relations, and saudi arabia, where the meeting was taking place, as a country that untiljust taking place, as a country that until just a taking place, as a country that untiljust a few days before the attacks of october the 7th, there was a sense of expectation that israel and saudi arabia are about to normalise their relations. all that was then, israel is dealing with a very different reality now, and it its present business is the destruction of hamas in gaza. you are talking — destruction of hamas in gaza. you are talking about _ destruction of hamas in gaza. you are talking about attacks on hospitals and attacks on hospitals in gaza have continued. how has

israel defended its activities there? , . israel defended its activities there? ., , there? israel has denied that it is attackin: there? israel has denied that it is attacking hospitals, _ there? israel has denied that it is attacking hospitals, they - there? israel has denied that it is attacking hospitals, they say - there? israel has denied that it isj attacking hospitals, they say they are targeting hamas fighters around these areas, because they consider these areas, because they consider these hospitals in some cases to be hamas stronghold, they have identified structures underneath shifa hospital, for example, which they say were used by hamas, they say in the case of another hospital which is evacuated a day or so ago, they said while the evacuation was taking place is so hamas fighters in the hospital and in the crowd outside the hospital, so they are in that sense targets of israel's military operation, but the israelis are adamant they are not going to fire on hospitals where civilians were sheltering and patients are being treated, and they are trying through the application of very

overt and sometimes blood pressure to compel everyone to leave so they can get on with confronting hamas without dealing with civilians. we had these humanitarian poses which israel has promised just a few hours a day, is there any hope these will be extended to allow civilians to leave areas that is says it is targeting?— leave areas that is says it is taruuetin? , ., , ., , targeting? they only have been, we are lookin: targeting? they only have been, we are looking at _ targeting? they only have been, we are looking at four, _ targeting? they only have been, we are looking at four, five, _ targeting? they only have been, we| are looking at four, five, sometimes six hours a day, each day they make it clear which areas of gaza city and the expanding air as these will be applied to. today it was a refugee camp, with them say, get to the main highway down to the south and carry on down that road. these are kind of rolling day by day slightly changing in terms of the geography within the city of gaza, but the whole point is to get as

many civilians out as quickly as possible to allow israel to carry on with its military business. thank ou ve with its military business. thank you very much- _ 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. 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 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 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 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. a reminder of our top story — police here in london say more than 300,000 people have taken part in the pro—palestinian protest. it's one of the biggest demonstrations in britain in recent years and there is a heavy police presence. almost 2000 officers were deployed across the capital. police faced aggression from some of the counter—protesters — who include some far—right groups. they say over 100 people have been arrested. earlier hundreds of people gathered to mark armistice day, the end of the first world war. they observed two minutes of silence and commemorate the uk's war dead

there is much more on the website and the news app. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. there is a pretty good chance of observing the northern lights, particularly across northern parts of the uk, where the skies will be clear. in the south it is a different story. an advancing weather front means thick cloud and outbreaks of rain, and indeed tomorrow it is a wet one for many of us. but not everywhere, i think, in the north the best of the weather. 0n the satellite picture, here is the weather front approaching the british isles. thick cloud already in place across many western and south—western areas. a wet evening here and the skies will remain clearest for the longest the further north and east you are. the forecast then — this evening shows clear skies in the north, but thickening cloud across ireland, outbreaks of rain, rain reaching wales, the south west,

central and southern england too. where the skies that have been clear over night, and with light winds, a touch of frost and some mist and fog forming here as well through the lowlands. the vale of york as well, but to the south of that where we have the stronger winds, and that weather front is, it's a wet story here, really murky and drizzly. let's have a look at the picture around late morning. we can see sunshine and clear skies across much of scotland, sunshine for edinburgh, fine weather for newcastle and most of the north sea coast. further west and south it is a cloudy picture with rain at times. you can see it is not a coherent area of rain, farfrom it. you can see pulses of rain here, one in the north and another one here approaching wales in the south—west. if anything, towards the end of the afternoon, we might see a return of some bright, if not sunny weather to south—western parts of england and wales, just in time, and before sunset. let's have a look at

the forecast for monday. a large area of low pressure across the north atlantic. a weather front crossing the uk. look at all of that rain, strengthening winds as well, risk of gale force winds around some of these western coasts. it really could be very windy for a time, say in the irish sea. i think the wettest of the weather in the second half of the day will be in the north there, anywhere from northern ireland to scotland i think, a fair amount of rain to come. the outlook for the week ahead is a very unsettled one. most places most days are in for some rain. perhaps towards the end of the week something a little bit drier and brighter. goodbye.

something a little bit more dry and bright. goodbye. this is bbc news — the headlines. an estimated 300,000 people have been marching through central london calling for a ceasefire in gaza. it's believed to be the biggest such demonstration in britain since the israel—hamas war broke out. around 2000 officers were deployed — and police say they've arrested more than 100 people they describe as counter—protesters. doctors at gaza's biggest hospital say two babies have died — and other patients are at imminent risk of dying — amid the israeli offensive. a palestinian surgeon at al—shifa hospital says most of the civilians there — including patients and some medical staff — have now left the hospital. the french president has said israel must stop killing babies, women, and the elderly in gaza. speaking to the bbc emmanuel macron

said that while he condemned hamas and recognised israel's right to defend itself there was "no legitimacy" or "justification" for israel's killing of civilians. now on bbc news — time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. wolves come from behind to stun spurs — we'll have a round—up of all of saturday's games. david willey goes out in style for england as they end their world cup with a consolation win over pakistan. and harlequins return to the top of the rugby union's premiership beating leicester — their start to the season continues to stutter. also coming up on sportsday... we'll bring you details of all the medals for great britain at the world trampoline and tumbling world championships.