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live from london, this is bbc news israeli air strikes in southern gaza — our correspondent says there've been eight air strikes around khan younis, with 23 people killed. the world health organization says it lost all contact at gaza's main hospital, and has grave concerns for staff and patients. seven people are charged after violence during armistice day protests in london. the home secretary thanks the police. and in france, thousands of people gather in paris to march against anti—semitism. hello, i'm samantha simmons.
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israeli air strikes have continued across southern gaza today. our correspondent on the ground says there've been eight air strikes in and around khan younis today, with 23 people killed and around 200 injured. israeli forces have repeatedly told palestinians to leave northern gaza for the south. the bbc�*s rushdi abualouf witnessed one of the air strikes while he was buying supplies for his children in the village of bani suhaila. four bombs fell around him in quick succession. he took these pictures, and says a block of about ten houses had been destroyed. rushdie told us he saw four dead bodies, and more than 100 injured people in that particular incident. it comes as the us national security adviser, jake sullivan, said washington does not want to see firefights in hospitals in gaza. conditions in the two biggest are said to be desperate with patients, staff and the displaced — all trapped. one hospital, the al-quds medical centre, says it has now ran out of fuel and stopped accepting patients. lucy williamson reports. the new map of gaza can't be trusted. safe places becoming
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empty spaces overnight. this was near khan younis this morning, in the south of gaza. our correspondent there heard people screaming for help under the rubble. israel has told people to move south to avoid the fighting in the north. but the search for shelter here is still a deadly gamble of daily life. samira fled south from the bombardment at the al—shifa hospital, in gaza city. translation: we thought the hospital was a safe place, but it wasn't. - if we'd stayed there another five minutes, we would've been killed. my son got injured, so i left him behind. doctors have been sending desperate messages, describing the constant bombardment and working without food, water or electricity. the hamas—run health ministry says three hospitals have shut down. in al—shifa, premature babies have been moved to a surgical unit after their incubators failed. yesterday, israel's army
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said it would help move them somewhere safer. we will help the babies in the paediatric department to get to a safer hospital. today, we exchanged messages with a doctor inside al—shifa, who said he was afraid all the babies in the unit would die. unfortunately today, we lost another baby. yesterday in this unit, it doesn't look_ yesterday in this unit, it doesn't look like — yesterday in this unit, it doesn't look like an_ yesterday in this unit, it doesn't look like an icu. it's one big open space for these babies. israel says hamas uses tunnels under hospitals like al—shifa to plan and launch attacks. but the clock is ticking louder on its military operation, as the toll on gaza's civilians grows, and negotiations continue over whether to pause the fighting to secure the release of hostages held by hamas. before the war, yael helped transport sick gazan children to hospitals in israel.
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her team has continued to ferry sick palestinians in from the west bank, despite growing calls here to pick a side. it's tricky because my sister's sons are there now, and my best friend's sons are there now, and i'm afraid of the soldiers — the soldiers like my kids, you know? so i'm praying for the soldiers to come back safe. and i'm praying for the gazan kids to be safe — and i think this war should stop as fast as it can. gaza is locked in a daily spiral. international concern over gazans' struggle to survive is turning irael�*s military campaign into a race against time. lucy williamson, bbc news, israel. seven people have been charged by police in london following violence during protests on saturday, armistice day. we now know 145 people were arrested, the vast majority from, what the met police describe, as right—wing groups. around 300,000 people also took part in a pro—palestinian march calling
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for a ceasefire in gaza. the home secretary mrs braverman has been accused of inflaming tensions before the march after she branded pro—palestinian protesters "hate marchers". in the last few hours, she's tweeted about the protest... let's talk to our political correspondent helen catt, whojoins me from the newsroom. good to see you, what do you make of the content of miss braverman�*s tweet, especially as it comes in
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relation to her article in the times newspaper which caused so much controversy?— controversy? this is interesting, it's a weekend _ controversy? this is interesting, it's a weekend would _ controversy? this is interesting, it's a weekend would we've - controversy? this is interesting, | it's a weekend would we've heard suella braverman be talked about a lot, but we hadn't, up until this evening, heard from her since the article on thursday that you've talked about their where she talked about the police having double standards and talking about pro—palestinian mobs. we then had a source close to her on friday night rolling back a little bit, suggesting the police had herfull backing. but this is the first time we've heard from her since. and it's quite interesting that she does think the police, saying it was an outrage that multiple officers had been injured doing their duties, it is notable i think that most of her words were reserved still for the pro—palestinian marches, and some of the language she uses about that, she's clearly not stepping back from that, this urging of further action. very little in their by way of condemnation be on that first
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original tweet for the far right protesters who, as you said, formed the majority of those who were arrested in connection with the violence that we saw yesterday in london. so interesting that she does seem to be doubling down on that language, certainly not stepping back from the language she's used, she does want further action to be taken against those who have been suspected of hate crimes or intimidation. so quite an interesting set of comments from her, i think. interesting set of comments from her, i think-— interesting set of comments from her, i think. , . , ., her, ithink. helen, since she wrote the article — her, ithink. helen, since she wrote the article in _ her, ithink. helen, since she wrote the article in the _ her, ithink. helen, since she wrote the article in the times _ her, ithink. helen, since she wrote the article in the times on - the article in the times on thursday, there's been a lot of speculation about whether or not she may stay in her role, especially given that article wasn't authorised by number ten — in fact, they asked for edits which didn't go into the published article. what's your assessment three days on as to whether or not she'll hang on to her job as home secretary? to whether or not she'll hang on to her job as home secretary?— whether or not she'll hang on to her job as home secretary? to be honest, i think it's job as home secretary? to be honest, i think it's still — job as home secretary? to be honest, i think it's still wide _ job as home secretary? to be honest, i think it's still wide open _ job as home secretary? to be honest, i think it's still wide open at this - i think it's still wide open at this stage. the defence secretary was sent out to the tv studios to speak
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on the government's behalf, and what he said really left it wide open for rishi sunak as to what decision he will make. grant shapps, the defence secretary, said he wouldn't have used the words that suella braverman had used, but he did defend her right to make those comments, saying he denied that she'd stirred things up, that she was discussing the protests. so he left a pretty open as to what rishi sunak will do. and there's two issues here, really, there's two issues here, really, there's the language and the impact of her words — this is in the first time she's said something that's turned out to be pretty controversial, but there is also that issue around the fact that it went to print without changes that downing street had made. downing street said it would look into how that happened. so that raises questions there of the prime minister's authority, so there are two things being looked at here. her
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fate has been on hold for the past few days while the government has been focusing on those protests, on making sure the remembrance weekend events went on without a hitch. now that's past, i think the pressure will increase on rishi sunak to make a clear decision on what will happen with her. and there's a real political risk here for him and whatever he does. if you decide to build back her, that will frustrate the conservative mps who are getting tired of her neck for controversy, and feel it's damaging the conservative party brand. but she does have supporters among the conservative party who see her, particularly on the right of the party, as their champion in government. so if he decides he'll sack her, he risks angering them and creating a rallying point against him on the back benches. so there's a lot for him to take into account and think about. we know he had been considering doing a wider reshuffle of his top team — we hadn't really known when that would happen, there
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were rumours swirling that may come forward to tomorrow and she may be moved as part of that. i think we'll just have to wait and see what happens then. just have to wait and see what happens then-— just have to wait and see what happens then. helen, thank you very much for updating _ happens then. helen, thank you very much for updating us _ happens then. helen, thank you very much for updating us from _ much for updating us from westminster. let's speak to mark regev, senior adviser to the israeli prime minister and former israeli ambassador to the uk. thanks very much for being with us. first of all, i want to ask you about the situation at the al shifa hospital. here at the bbc, we've heard from medics and people inside the hospital who say it is being directly targeted by israeli missiles. is that the case? i directly targeted by israeli missiles. is that the case? i don't believe s0- _ missiles. is that the case? i don't believe so. you _ missiles. is that the case? i don't believe so. you must _ missiles. is that the case? i don't believe so. you must or - missiles. is that the case? i don't believe so. you must or member| missiles. is that the case? i don't - believe so. you must or member that the head of the hospital was appointed by hamas, and if hamas is still controlling the hospitals, people are restricted in what they can say, they can only follow the hamas line, that's unfortunately the reality. i hamas line, that's unfortunately the reali . . , hamas line, that's unfortunately the reali . . hamas line, that's unfortunately the reali. . ., reality. i want clarity on that, you sa ou reality. i want clarity on that, you say you don't _
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reality. i want clarity on that, you say you don't think _ reality. i want clarity on that, you say you don't think so _ reality. i want clarity on that, you say you don't think so - _ reality. i want clarity on that, you say you don't think so - is - reality. i want clarity on that, you say you don't think so - is that i reality. i want clarity on that, you say you don't think so - is that a l say you don't think so — is that a no, that the de bie hospitals not being directly targeted? ladle no, that the de bie hospitals not being directly targeted? we don't directly target — being directly targeted? we don't directly target hospitals, - being directly targeted? we don't directly target hospitals, we - being directly targeted? we don't. directly target hospitals, we target hamas and hamas positions, that is our policy. but hamas and hamas positions, that is our oli . �* , ., our policy. but if they are operating. _ our policy. but if they are operating, as _ our policy. but if they are operating, as you - our policy. but if they are i operating, as you contend, our policy. but if they are - operating, as you contend, from our policy. but if they are _ operating, as you contend, from that hospital, then would you say you are directly targeting hamas within the hospital? i directly targeting hamas within the hosital? ., �* , ., �*, hospital? i don't believe that's correct also — hospital? i don't believe that's correct also i _ hospital? i don't believe that's correct also i haven't - hospital? i don't believe that's correct also i haven't been - hospital? i don't believe that's - correct also i haven't been updated of exactly what's going on on the ground, but will him what i've previously expensed, we don't target hospitals, we target hamas positions. hamas has turned the area of the hospital into a war zone by establishing their military headquarters directly underneath the hospital, that's been proven, everyone in gaza that to be true. so how do you target hamas if they operate underneath that hospital? how do you target them directly without indirectly impacting other people, patients, doctors, medical staff in the hospital? you people, patients, doctors, medical staff in the hospital?— staff in the hospital? you send in our staff in the hospital? you send in your grand _ staff in the hospital? you send in your grand forces _ staff in the hospital? you send in your grand forces and _ staff in the hospital? you send in your grand forces and be - staff in the hospital? you send in your grand forces and be as - staff in the hospital? you send in i your grand forces and be as surgical as you can be in a difficult combat
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situation. at the same time, there's an exit available to people who want to leave. israel has not surrendered the hospital in a way that nobody can leave, they can leave through the east, and they have a safe corridor were there. and people who are patients, we've also said we are willing to take people in ambulances to help them to leave. it's a very difficult situation because as you know, hamas has deliberately built its military infrastructure under the hospital, it's using the whole medical structure as a civilian shield, as a human shield for its military machine. 50 shield, as a human shield for its military machine.— shield, as a human shield for its military machine. so as far as you know, i military machine. so as far as you know. i have _ military machine. so as far as you know, i have people _ military machine. so as far as you know, i have people been - military machine. so as far as you know, i have people been able . military machine. so as far as you know, i have people been able to| know, i have people been able to make use of that offer to leave that hospital safely, to be evacuated via ambulance that's put on by the israeli defence forces? correct, we've had _ israeli defence forces? correct, we've had people _ israeli defence forces? correct, we've had people leave - israeli defence forces? correct, we've had people leave and - israeli defence forces? correct, we've had people leave and i. israeli defence forces? correct, i we've had people leave and i think it was yesterday, we had 70,000 people, or50,000 it was yesterday, we had 70,000 people, or 50,000 people the day before was 70,000 people. what we've discovered is, as we are taking apart hamas's control of that part
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of the gaza strip, people who were kept there by force, who couldn't leave are now more than happy to leave, and they are moving out of our corridor. the civilian population, we've asked them to leave for over three weeks now, we've suggested that they leave, and most of them voted with their feet and left, they wanted to get out of the combat zone. hamas had the opposite policy, they wanted to keep them there as human shields, forced at compute the gunpoint... infant them there as human shields, forced at compute the gunpoint. . ._ at compute the gunpoint... want to seak to at compute the gunpoint... want to speak to you _ at compute the gunpoint... want to speak to you specifically _ at compute the gunpoint... want to speak to you specifically about - at compute the gunpoint... want to speak to you specifically about this | speak to you specifically about this hospital, because many people in hospital, because many people in hospital are babies in incubators are not able to be kept alive because there's not enough fuel to keep those incubators going. nearly 24 keep those incubators going. nearly 2a hours ago, the israeli government told the bbc they would help the movement of babies, help facilitate it from that hospital to keep them alive. has that happened, can you confirm? and if so, how new babies, and how, where are they going? i
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and how, where are they going? i cannot confirm but i was told there were ambulance is provided for moving babies. obviously we want to do everything we can to keep babies alive. but isn't that ultimately the real story here? though israel is perceived as being the enemy of the palestinians, we are making every effort to safeguard palestinian civilians while hamas is doing the exact opposite? they are using babies as human shields? we shouldn't be surprised they are taking babies from israel is hostage. what sort of barbarians take babies hostages and take them back to some dungeon in gaza and uses their own babies, palestinian babies as shields for their war machine? 50 babies as shields for their war machine?— babies as shields for their war machine? ,, .. _, ., machine? so you can confirm that the israeli government, _ machine? so you can confirm that the israeli government, the _ machine? so you can confirm that the israeli government, the idf _ israeli government, the idf are doing everything they can to help evacuate those babies and keep them alive? .. , evacuate those babies and keep them alive? , but evacuate those babies and keep them alive?- but you _ evacuate those babies and keep them alive?- but you don't - evacuate those babies and keep them alive?- but you don't know . alive? exactly. but you don't know how many and _ alive? exactly. but you don't know how many and if— alive? exactly. but you don't know how many and if it's _ alive? exactly. but you don't know how many and if it's happened? i i how many and if it's happened? i don't have the details because the operation is ongoing. we probably would only announce something once it's been successfully completed. if it's been successfully completed. if its ongoing, we wouldn't talk about its ongoing, we wouldn't talk about
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it for fear hamas will try to obstruct it, as they have in the past, they've shot at these humanitarian corridors to try to prevent people leaving. isn't it absurd that hamas once gazan civilians to die to protect their military machine? it really is an inversion. in normal countries like britain, you just commemorated rememberance day, and normal countries thejob of rememberance day, and normal countries the job of the military is to prevent people leaving. isn't it absurd that hamas wants gazan civilians to die to protect their military machine? it really is an inversion. in normal countries like britain, you just commemorated rememberance day, in normal countries thejob of rememberance day, in normal countries the job of the military is to protect the civilians. fiee to protect the civilians. five weeks on _ to protect the civilians. five weeks on from _ to protect the civilians. five weeks on from the _ to protect the civilians. five weeks on from the mission to destroy hamas, militarily what have you achieved? , ., , , �*, hamas, militarily what have you achieved? , ., _ hamas, militarily what have you achieved? , ., , , �*, , ., achieved? obviously it's still a work in progress, _ achieved? obviously it's still a work in progress, but - achieved? obviously it's still a work in progress, but we've i achieved? obviously it's still a - work in progress, but we've achieved a lot. the mere fact we are at the centre of the hamas military machine in gaza city is a sign we are making substantial progress. and the fact that the civilian population of gaza is now free from hamas rule and is free to flee out of the combat zone where hamas was keeping them, i
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think that shows we are making progress. it won't be over tomorrow, it'll take time, but we will destroy hamas's military machine and their political control in gaza. and in doing so, it's notjust good for us, for israel, that we don't have to live in fear of this terrorist enclave, but good for the people of gaza who deserve better than this radical extreme terrorist regime that doesn't give a hoot about the world. in that doesn't give a hoot about the world. ,., , ., , world. in the past few moments, the hamas government _ world. in the past few moments, the hamas government in _ world. in the past few moments, the hamas government in gaza - world. in the past few moments, the hamas government in gaza have - hamas government in gaza have released the latest death toll, saying 11,180 people have been killed there in the past five weeks. a few days ago, the us secretary of state, your staunchest ally, said that far too many palestinians have been killed, far too many suffered. do you agree that too many have been killed in this operation? ladle do you agree that too many have been killed in this operation?— killed in this operation? we didn't want to see _ killed in this operation? we didn't want to see a _ killed in this operation? we didn't want to see a single _ want to see a single palestinian civilian killed, that's why we repeatedly ask people to leave combat zones. we urge people to leave and the vast majority did
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leave. every civilian killed is a tragedy, we don't want to see a single one killed. we didn't want to see people caught up in the crossfire between the idf and the hamas terrorists. on that number you mentioned at the beginning, you correctly said these are figures put out by the hamas controlled ministry of health in gaza. you have no idea how many of them are civilians and how many of them are civilians and how many of them are civilians and how many were hamas terrorists, combatants. as you know, they don't wear uniforms, so i suppose from hamas's point of view, everyone killed is a civilian. but hamas's point of view, everyone killed is a civilian.— killed is a civilian. but you do understand — killed is a civilian. but you do understand and _ killed is a civilian. but you do understand and acknowledge | killed is a civilian. but you do - understand and acknowledge that killed is a civilian. but you do _ understand and acknowledge that many children are being killed? you may dispute the number but we see footage every day of children being pulled from the rubble, children dying in hospitals. you do acknowledge that many innocent children are dying in this conflict? very sadly, one child killed is more than we should have. we don't want to see a single child killed in the crossfire. but you said correctly that children are pulled from the
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rubble and you see pictures of that, and that's because hamas controls the visual image coming out of gaza. have you seen a single killed hamas terrorist pulled from the rubble? not one, and the reason is hamas controls the visual images coming out, just as they control the voices coming out of the hospital. why is it you have not seen on the bbc or anywhere else frankly a single hamas terrorist who's been hit by an israeli strike? not one. is it because we've not had a single person, a single combatant? or is it because hamas is hiding those images for its own reasons. you because hamas is hiding those images for its own reasons.— for its own reasons. you talk about eo - le for its own reasons. you talk about people being _ for its own reasons. you talk about people being urged _ for its own reasons. you talk about people being urged to _ for its own reasons. you talk about people being urged to move - for its own reasons. you talk about | people being urged to move south, again we have testimony from many people in the south of gaza, just from our own correspondent there in the past few hours, of military strikes where he was in supposedly a safe zone. he saw dead bodies personally himself, a bbc correspondent, and this is supposed to be a safe zone where, as you say, israel has urged civilians to move to for their own safety. do
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acknowledge that at this point, nowhere in gaza is safe? i don't acknowledge — nowhere in gaza is safe? i don't acknowledge that. _ nowhere in gaza is safe? i don't acknowledge that. it's - nowhere in gaza is safe? i don't acknowledge that. it's a - nowhere in gaza is safe? i don't acknowledge that. it's a matter| nowhere in gaza is safe? i don't l acknowledge that. it's a matter of calculating risk. and obviously to be in the centre of a war zone, a zone of intense conflict like northern gaza, like gaza city, that's much more dangerous than being in the south. in the south, hamas is still firing rockets at israel, so we are striking back, but there are areas where there isn't a hamas infrastructure, specifically an area on the mediterranean coast in the southern part of the gaza strip which is safe, we are urging people to go there, we are urging ourfriends and allies, people to go there, we are urging our friends and allies, and neighbours to establish their field hospitals, the french are bringing a hospitals, the french are bringing a hospital ship close to the coast to take in people. we are trying to do a major humanitarian effort there in the south. but once again, and places like khan younis where there's a strong hamas infrastructure, they are shooting at us and we will fight back. let infrastructure, they are shooting at us and we will fight back.— us and we will fight back. let me ask ou us and we will fight back. let me ask you about — us and we will fight back. let me ask you about the _ us and we will fight back. let me ask you about the hostages, 240 us and we will fight back. let me - ask you about the hostages, 240 it's ask you about the hostages, 240 its not taken on the 7th of october into
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gaza, they've been there for five weeks. we hear very little from the government about operations and the explanation is that you need to keep any negotiations secret. but the reality is many israelis fear that these people are possibly going to pay with their own lives at the cost of this military operation. can you say one way or another whether you believe that is happening right now? i think as we increase the military pressure on hamas, we are increasing the chances of getting her hostages out. do the chances of getting her hostages out. , ., , , the chances of getting her hostages out. , , ., ., out. do you believe they are alive? we don't know _ out. do you believe they are alive? we don't know they _ out. do you believe they are alive? we don't know they are _ out. do you believe they are alive? we don't know they are all- out. do you believe they are alive? we don't know they are all life, - we don't know they are all life, but our assumption is that the overwhelming majority are life, and as a result the only way to get them out is to beef up the pressure on hamas. and if there will be an agreement to release hostages, we have course are ready to do that in the framework of a cease—fire. and we think it's a matter of there being pressure on hamas. d0 we think it's a matter of there being pressure on hamas. do you see a cease-fire — being pressure on hamas. do you see a cease-fire happening _
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being pressure on hamas. do you see a cease-fire happening in _ being pressure on hamas. do you see a cease-fire happening in the - a cease—fire happening in the immediate future? it a cease-fire happening in the immediate future?— a cease-fire happening in the immediate future? . , , ., immediate future? it all depends on if there be a — immediate future? it all depends on if there be a release _ immediate future? it all depends on if there be a release of— immediate future? it all depends on if there be a release of hostages - immediate future? it all depends on if there be a release of hostages or| if there be a release of hostages or not, because we want to see our people released. 50 not, because we want to see our people released.— not, because we want to see our people released. so you need to see them released _ people released. so you need to see them released before _ people released. so you need to see them released before you'll - people released. so you need to see them released before you'll agree i people released. so you need to see them released before you'll agree to stop on gaza? this them released before you'll agree to stop on gaza?— stop on gaza? as you said correctly, there are 250 _ stop on gaza? as you said correctly, there are 250 people _ stop on gaza? as you said correctly, there are 250 people kidnapped, - there are 250 people kidnapped, abducted and taken to gaza, of them, 32 children emma babies and infants. we have no illusions about hamas, they won't release the people suddenly because they became humanitarians. they'll release them if they're under the matters democrat immense pressure. think ou. democrat immense pressure. think you- thanks — democrat immense pressure. think you- thanks for— democrat immense pressure. think you. thanks for having _ democrat immense pressure. think you. thanks for having me. - tens of thousands of people have marched through central paris in a demonstration against anti—semitism. the speakers of the two houses of parliament called for a display of solidarity after a steep rise in anti—semitic actions following the october 7th attacks by hamas and the israeli response. for the first time, a march attended by representatives of the major parties also included the far—right�*s marine le pen. our correspondent high
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schofield has the details. difficult to put a number on how many people have turned out here in central paris for this march against anti—semitism — let's just say that the big space is chockablock and they're moving off behind me now in the direction of the river, along to the senate building on the other side of town. i've spoken to many people here — it's a diverse mix, there are of course manyjews here, but many other people who are not jewish here who turned up the express their solidarity with thejewish community, and to make it clear that from their point of view, the kind of targeting ofjews as a people, as a religion in france is not something which they as good republicans can support. among jews you speak to here, there's a very sombre feeling, a feeling that things have changed in the last few weeks — a lot of people were saying to me that, yes, it's always been pretty bad, they've lived on their nerves at these moments of crisis in the middle east, but it's far worse now than it was in the past.
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the king has led the remembrance day service at the cenotaph in central london. thousands of members of the armed forces marched past the monument to remember those who died in the two world wars, and other conflicts. around the uk, a two—minute silence was held at 11am with numerous services to remember the fallen. our royal correspondent nick witchell reports. at a time of turmoil and division, a pause for reflection and remembrance. at 10.59am, the king led senior members of the royal family to their positions in readiness for the national two minutes' silence for those who lost their lives in the world wars and other conflicts are remembered. big ben chimes the hour
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in whitehall, after the sounding of the last post, the king laid his wreath on behalf of the nation to stand upright against the cenotaph's northern face.
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the political leaders laid their wreaths followed by the high commissioners and the military chiefs. and then the veterans, some 10,000 men and women and among them a 98—year—old who landed on d—day. all with their own memories of service and many with memories of loss. nick witchell, bbc news. a dinner menu for first class passengers on board the titanic has sold at auction for 83,000 pounds. it's believed to be the only one in existence from 11 april, 1912 — three days before the ship hit an iceberg and sank. the menu shows signs of water damage and reveals that passengers dined on shellfish, salmon and victoria pudding. a real piece of history there. that's it from me for the moment,
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stay with us here on bbc news, plenty more coming up shortly. hello. a damp, if not wet picture across many parts of the country this evening. and tomorrow, the met office warns a spell of stormy weather brought by storm debi, a fast developing weather system. it still hasn't fully formed yet. and in fact, keep track of the weather forecasts because weather warnings across parts of the country may be upgraded over the coming hours. now, this is the satellite picture. you can see the rain—bearing cloud here across the uk, and then to the southwest, that's developing storm debi moving across ireland, and then into the irish sea, and across northern britain through the course of monday morning and into the afternoon. and the rain will reach ireland through the early hours. it'll sweep into many parts of western britain here. by the end of the night, i think it's still dry in scotland, around 7—8 celsius, but that milder air and strengthening winds in place
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across many western and south western parts of the uk. so it's a really nasty area of low pressure, a lot of isobars there. so very big pressure gradient and strong winds blowing around it. now in scotland, it will be windy, but i think the worst of the weather will be a little bit further south. so heavy rain, strong winds, gales inland, 60, maybe even 70mph, but particularly around the irish sea, could approach 80mph, and places like lancashire could bear the brunt of that stormy weather. and very windy inland as well, 60—70mph gusts, damaging, disruptive, dangerous for a time. as i say, keep track of the weather forecasts. this storm could really bring a punch across northern parts of the uk. to the south of that, it won't be quite as blustery, but windy enough. and in fact, there'll be some sunshine during the day across, say, the midlands and southern parts of england. so after a stormy monday, here's a look at tuesday's weather map. as one area of low pressure pulls away, another weather front takes its place. and it will be a very showery picture on tuesday, so there will be some sunny spells
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around as well. temperatures will be in the range of around 10—13 celsius on tuesday. now, i want to pick up on the rainfall — it is going to be a wet week. where you see the darker blues, you get more rainfall, typically 20—40 millimetres of rain. in some spots, quite a bit more than that. but i think in the short term, it's storm debi that you have to bear in mind that it's going to bring some very nasty weather across many parts of northern britain first thing in the morning and indeed through the afternoon on monday as well. bye— bye.
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