concedes defeat. and former us first lady rosalynn carter dies two days after entering hospice care. hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. we start with several key developments on the war in the middle east. the israeli military has released cctv footage it says shows two hostages being taken by hamas to gaza's biggest hospital. the idf also released footage which it says shows a 55 metre—long tunnel, beneath al—shifa hospital. here you can see the tunnel shaft entrance among the rubble of the hospital complex. also on sunday, 31 premature babies were evacuated from al—shifa, after the world health organization described it as a death zone. they're expected to be transferred to egypt via the rafah crossing on monday. meanwhile there are indications

of progress on a deal, to free some of the 239 israelis, being held hostage in gaza by hamas. orla guerin has this report from jerusalem, and a warning it contains distressing images from the beginning. every day, more dead in gaza. some who barely started living. this footage was filmed for the bbc today in khan younis, in the south. israel told people to flee here, to be safer. the bereaved get one last look. and a father, one last embrace. the agony of samirjamil aga, cradling his five—year—old son, mohammed. then, his other son is brought to him. six—year—old samir.

he can't bear to let him go. pa rted forever. palestinians say the boys were among 30 people killed when israel bombed several houses in khan younis. but finally, hope for about 30 premature babies. doctors in southern gaza, working to stabilise them, ahead of a transfer to egypt tomorrow. eight others have died. these are the survivors of war and of the horrors of al—shifa hospital. "even the water used for their formula "was contaminated," says doctor mohammad zaqout, "and there was no proper sterilisation. "they suffered from vomiting, diarrhoea and weight loss.

"some had blood poisoning and severe infections." back at al—shifa, israel has issued this video, as it comes under pressure to justify its raid on the hospital. it says this tunnel leads to a blast proof door, of the kind used by hamas for its command centres. and more video, this time cctv, which israel says shows two hostages being bundled into al—shifa on october 7, one of them wounded. at this stage, we can't verify any of the army video. in israel, many are still enveloped by grief, still mourning those killed by hamas. among the dead, a passionate peace campaigner. vivian silver was a canadian—israeli activist. if palestinians were allowed into israel for medical

treatment, she drove them to hospital. after hamas attacked her kibbutz near the gaza border, there was little of her left to bury. her son, jonathan, said her peace movement had been orphaned by her death. her clear voice had been silenced. but fellow campaigners told us they will keep going. it's very hard to us, but the way of vivian give us the hope for all of us here, to see all these people, that we must work in the way of the peace. do you think that is still possible now, with israel and the palestinians? we must, we must believe in this way, because this is the solution. but israel's peace camp has been dwindling for years.

since october 7, it is reeling. another war is under way in gaza — something vivian silver hoped would not be repeated. the grief here is for a beloved mother and grandmother, but also for a vision of a different future. orla guerin, bbc news, jerusalem. qatar says only minor obstacles remain in the way of reaching a deal on releasing some of the 239 hostages taken by hamas on october 7. qatar's prime minister spoke to reporters in doha on sunday. it's not really about a specific thing that i can comment yes or no about it. but the challenges that remain in the negotiations are very minor compared to the bigger challenges. they are more logistical, they are more practical,

and i believe that with the willingness of both parties to engage and to have this deal moving, we can reach a deal. we have been focused in the past four or five weeks now in these negotiations, we tried every way, all possible ways, in order to ensure that civilians are released. and we treat all human beings all the same. civilians are civilians, whether they are from the israeli side or the palestinian side. as we mentioned in several occasions, ourfocus is to make sure that the release is happening safely and there are also the humanitarian issues of the gaza strip to be addressed in that deal. joining me live is laila baker, the regional director for the arab states regional office of the united nations population fund.

very good to have you tonight. i want to start with the news that 31 premature babies have been evacuated from the al—shifa hospital. can you tell us more about what kind of care they will need when they are brought as expected in egypt? first of all, evacuating 3i first of all, evacuating 31 babies out of a hospital that is being bombed and has been under siege is an constable first and foremost. —— unconscionable. i am a woman, health professional, human being, put yourself into the place of the doctor that has to make the decision to move premature babies that are striking formula that is contaminated because for six weeks they have not been able to get hygiene or water or medicine clean enough to care for them. we fear not only for those 31 babies who have to

move to yet another hospital thatis move to yet another hospital that is under siege at the moment and where it is understaffed and overwhelmed, but we also fear for the lives of the 2.2 million palestinian civilians who have also been under siege. we urge the international community very strongly for a ceasefire to allow us not to just care for those 31 babies who we are desperately seeking to save their lives but to also preserve the sanctity of revise of those of our most vulnerable and in danger.— and in danger. among those vulnerable _ and in danger. among those vulnerable are _ and in danger. among those vulnerable are also - and in danger. among those| vulnerable are also pregnant women receiving treatment in the al—shifa hospital. can you tell us what they are facing right now? it tell us what they are facing right now?— tell us what they are facing right now? it is very difficult for me to — right now? it is very difficult for me to speak— right now? it is very difficult for me to speak and - right now? it is very difficult| for me to speak and describe the situation my colleagues around the world health organization saw. when they went two days ago. they

described and i quote that al—shifa hospital had been turned into a death zone. if you are a pregnant women, sick, injured, a hospital is a place of refuge. men and women have sought to care whether that is prenatal care to take care of their unborn children and certainly to go for safe delivery. i cannot describe to you the situation we have seen and heard from our colleagues on the ground where women arrive to the hospital overflowing with patients, with thousands of people trying to take refuge in a place that is protected. not only under international humanitarian law but as human beings. a hospital is a place of refuge. of those women who have to deliver without anaesthesia, and you can only imagine the fate they

face. even if they could survive this physically. the anguish and turmoil. it is unimaginable _ anguish and turmoil. it is unimaginable to - anguish and turmoil. it is unimaginable to consider those conditions for women giving birth. one more question to you on women and girls who are administrating at the moment, not something talked about much, but can imagine with contaminated water that hygienic conditions have made that particularly difficult as well. . ~ , ., ., that particularly difficult as well. . ., well. thank you for your question- _ well. thank you for your question. i _ well. thank you for your question. i think- well. thank you for your question. i think we - well. thank you for your i question. i think we often overlook many people vulnerable in situations of war and conflict. forthe in situations of war and conflict. for the adolescent girls trying to grow into young women, dignity, hygiene, privacy, all necessary and products like sanitary pads. imagine you are an overcrowded shelter and by overcrowded,

that could mean 50,000 people where there are six toilets. can you imagine what it is like for a woman even if she had access? the us asking for a complete ceasefire and order not to only to provide all those humanitarian aid unhindered and accessible to the bonneville population but restore civilian infrastructure, the local markets that would allow women and girls of gaza to live in peace and dignity.- and girls of gaza to live in peace and dignity. very quick final question, _ peace and dignity. very quick final question, if _ peace and dignity. very quick final question, if you - peace and dignity. very quick final question, if you could, l final question, if you could, what is your message to the international community on what needs to be done for women and girls in particular?— girls in particular? please, humanitarian _ girls in particular? please, humanitarian a _ girls in particular? please, humanitarian a complete l humanitarian a complete ceasefire that will allow us to get to the most critical women and girls. that includes the elderly who have mobility

issues. to access the mother is trying to take care of themselves and their babies. and allow them to go home, allow them to have water, food, medicine and protect the infrastructure and people who are caring for them. hospitals cannot be a target. schools cannot be a target. schools cannot be a target. schools cannot be a target. shelters cannot be a target. shelters cannot be a target. shelters cannot be a target. please. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. moving on to some other news now. voters in argentina have picked their next president, far—right libertarianjavier milei. the election comes as the country's worst economic crisis in two decades as argentina faces some of the highest levels of inflation in the world. mr meili has vowed to put an end to the decline of argentina. he's an economist whose anti—establishment rhetoric has gained him a loyalfollowing, especially among young

voters disillusioned with traditional politics. he has promised to replace the local currency, the peso, with the us dollar, and said he would "blow up" argentina's central bank. his opponent, sergio massa, the country's left—wing economy minister, had won the first round of voting. here's mr massa conceding earlier. translation: obviously, the results are not - what we expected and i have contacted javier milei to congratulate him and to wish him luck because he is the president that the majority of argentines elected for the next four years. and i did it convinced that the most important thing we have to leave with the argentinians tonight is the message of coexistence, dialogue and respect for peace. in the face of so much violence and disqualification, it is the best path we can take. the white house congratulated mr milei on his win. and in the region, brazil's president luiz inanacio lula da silva posted on x: adding:

colombia's president gustavo petro said: live now to bbc mundo's veronica smink. very good to see you. we mentioned some of the reactions from the region. what have you been seeing in argentina? people here, you know, it is the third time they have voted. they voted in the primaries in august, in october and now, and people werejust super august, in october and now, and people were just super anxious to know what the results were going to be. obviously, supporters of milei after he came in second in the general elections in october with a 7% advantage from massa were not hopeful that he was going to do that well so they were really, really surprised when the election results were so staggering with about a i2% difference between them. on the

other hand, supporters of massa were really worried, are worried about what is happening next. 50 worried about what is happening next, ., , worried about what is happening next. ., , next. so what is coming next? what can _ next. so what is coming next? what can we — next. so what is coming next? what can we expect _ next. so what is coming next? what can we expect from - next. so what is coming next? what can we expect from a - what can we expect from a heavier malay presidency? figs heavier malay presidency? as ou heavier malay presidency? sis you mentioned, heavier malay presidency? is you mentioned, he's promised really radical reforms but many are questioning whether he will be able to take them to fruition, especially as he has a minority in congress ——3. and many things he is proposing like dollar rising all shuttering the central bank requires supporting us and have so one thing we will have to wait to see is how many of these radical reforms he would be able to actually accomplish. we know he has been compared to the former us president donald trump and has been congratulated by brazil's formally the jair bolsonaro as well. what you think this victory means or tells us about pyrite populism in latin america?—

pyrite populism in latin america? ., , america? malay has actually expressed — america? malay has actually expressed admiration - america? malay has actually expressed admiration both l america? malay has actually i expressed admiration both for trump and bolsonaro and many people compared him to donald trump. they are both eccentric figures, polarising with extreme views so they have that in common —— milei. there are also differences. it's hard to pull them together. milei is an anti— system, he says, he believes political parties on both sides were responsible for the economic crisis in argentina and he is a complete outsider. this is very different to donald trump, who has stayed within the republican party. trump has also very often talked about his nationalism where milei has referred to the argentine peso as excrement and as you say he wants to block the central bank and depend on the us dollar so there are similarities but also they are very different. find they are very different. and ante system, _ they are very different. and ante system, that's - ante system, that's interesting, what do you think it will mean for foreign policy and how argentina interacts with the rest the world? well,

this is one _ with the rest the world? well, this is one of _ with the rest the world? well, this is one of the _ with the rest the world? well, this is one of the things - this is one of the things people who voted against milei were concerned about because what he says is the state should not get involved. it should not get involved. it should just be a free market and companies should just sell to whoever they want to but the government should not get involved and he said in particular he would not get involved if he were to be elected president with china, because it is communist, and with brazil because he considers an arceo desilva to be a socialist which you know many argentines expressing these argentina's two main commercial partners and what are we to expect. i think the fact that louis desilva was one the first to congratulate the decision and to accept it means probably is going to be a way to move forward with the relationship but it's one of the main concern is that many have about milei and how things will move forward. find

have about milei and how things will move forward.— will move forward. and 'ust veryquicklmfi will move forward. and 'ust very quickly. we fl will move forward. and 'ust very quickly, we have h will move forward. and just j very quickly, we have about will move forward. and just - very quickly, we have about 40 very quickly, we have about a0 seconds from what we saw the president reacting in columbia, saying it is sad for latin america. saying it is sad for latin america-— saying it is sad for latin america. , ., , ., america. yes, he has a view, one of the — america. yes, he has a view, one of the leftist _ america. yes, he has a view, one of the leftist presidents i one of the leftist presidents have the same view but on the other hand, the chileans will be looking at the result with hope of what may come in chile. two years ago he lost to gabrielle boric, leftist president two years ago and this could change now that there is a new movement towards there is a new movement towards the right. there is a new movement towards the riuht. ., u, there is a new movement towards the riuht. ., ,, ~ the right. veronica smink, thank you _ the right. veronica smink, thank you for _ the right. veronica smink, thank you for talking - the right. veronica smink, thank you for talking to . the right. veronica smink, thank you for talking to us| thank you for talking to us tonight. thank you for talking to us toniaht. ., ~ thank you for talking to us toniaht. . ~ i. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. russell brand has been questioned by metropolitan police detectives in relation to allegations of historical sex offences. an investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel a's dispatches revealed allegations of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse against the comedian and actor. brand denies the claims.

the british chancellor jeremy hunt says any tax cuts in this week's autumn statement to parliament will be done in a responsible way that won't risk fuelling inflation. mr hunt wouldn't comment on speculation he may cut inheritance tax but said there would be changes to the benefits system. a bottle of whisky has become the most expensive spirit ever sold, afterfetching $2.7 million at auction. the macallan adami 1926 single malt is one of the world's rarest bottles of scotch with only a0 ever produced. and tickets for the glastonbury festival next year have sold out within an hour of going on sale. the festival's organisers said demand had greatly exceeded supply. none of the headline acts have announced yet. you are watching bbc news. in the us, formerfirst lady rosalynn carter has died. mrs carter was a champion of mental health, elder care, and women's rights who helped propel her husband jimmy carter to the white house.

rosalynn and jimmy married in i9a6. injuly, the pair celebrated their 77th wedding anniversary extending their run as the longest—married presidential couple in the nation's history. rosalynn died peacefully at her home in plains, georgia with her family by her side, she was 96 years old. mrs carter leaves behind a legacy of firsts. my colleague helena humphrey spoke to journalist and author kate andersen brower, who has written multiple books on america's first ladies. kate, thank you so much for being with us on bbc news. rosalynn carter has passed away at the age of 96. as first lady, she was very much someone who paved her own legacy. tell us about that legacy. well, she was a remarkably active first lady. she was the second first lady to ever testify before congress — eleanor roosevelt was the first. she testified on behalf of mental health reform. rosalynn carter was really ahead of her time in that way because, you know we talk about mental health today and this was the i970s. people were not talking about mental health in the same way. she believed it should be treated as any other disease. and she cared

passionately about it. she was also the first first lady to work on her east wing office and before her, first ladies would work in the residence upstairs in the white house and she also one of the first first ladies to insist on a private lunch with her husband every week, so she could talk to him about problems she was seeing when she was out campaigning. so, she was incredibly involved and i think underappreciated because she paved the way for activist first ladies like hillary clinton. a remarkable legacy. i want to touch on something that her husband jimmy carter said about her. he said, "rosalynn was my equal partner in everything "i ever accomplished. "she gave me wise guidance and encouragement when "i needed it." they are the longest—married presidential couple. tell us about that partnership. it was a beautiful thing to see. i interviewed them at their home in plains in 2018, and they sat next to each other on kind of lounge — you know, comfy chairs,

like anyone would have in their living room. this is a tiny town in georgia and it's where they both grew up and the house is just a ranch house, completely unassuming. and the two of them could finish each other�*s sentences. and i thought one of the interesting things about our conversation was president carter was very guarded. he was not a grudge holder — it was rosalynn who was the grudge holder in the family. she always thought it was the biggest mistake that her husband didn't win re—election. and so, when i asked them about donald trump, president carter said, "well, ronald reagan lied, too". and rosalynn at one point kind of playfully tapped him on the arm and said, "jimmy, this is totally different." you know, so she had a way of being blunt and outspoken and it's really incredible because she was a shy girl growing up in the south.

you would never have thought she would rise to prominence and the level of self—confidence that she ended up having, and just how politically astute she was. and talking about that shy girl growing up — i mean, she was nicknamed the �*steel magnolia,�* wasn't she, by the press? she came from humble beginnings and yet nevertheless was also involved in political campaigning off and on solo trips. she was. when the president was dealing with the iran hostage crisis, it was rosalynn who was out on the campaign trail tirelessly for him. she actually liked campaigning it more than he did. but yeah, neither she nor president carter grew up with much money. the steel magnolia nickname she actually grew to like because she said, "steel is tough and magnolia "is southern and i'm both of those things". she was at camp david. she was often in cabinet meetings at the white house. at camp david, she actually sat in on meetings. she was kind of a note taker often.

she took more than 200 pages of notes. she befriended sadat�*s wife, so these kind of personal relationships she built — and it was that idea to have that famous summit at camp david because she thought it would be a private place for the israeli and egyptian leaders to meet and that's one of the most historic, you know, lasting peace accords in that region ever, so she deserves an awful lot of credit. and she entered hospice care earlier this month after being diagnosed with dementia in may. of course, president jimmy carter also in hospice care right now. that's something that's important to them both, isn't it? yeah. i mean, she has worked a lot on caregiving. she took care of her father when she was young and he passed away and then of her mother, and i think that the two of them are so very close that they were there together until the very end says a lot and i think the work that the carter center has done, you really can't overstate her dedication to the carter center.

a hat worn by napoleon bonaparte when he ruled the french empire in the 19th century has sold at auction in france for $2.1 million, which is around 1.9 million euros. the sale price was considerably higher than the auction house had estimated. wearing a hat became a central part of napoleon's image with the military commander famously wearing his headgear sideways to make him recognisable on the battlefield. staying in france, we leave you with some pictures of festive lights out of paris. this is the moment the french capital lit up in celebration of the holiday season. crowds gathered along the champs—elysees to witness the event. the lights will stay up into the new year. thank you for watching bbc news. hello there. the weekend has been pretty cloudy, but mild — temperatures of 15 degrees in the warmest spots on sunday. we had some rain as well. you can see some of that working across the skies here in gower, near swansea. and a bit more rain to come as well. the same area of low

pressure's still with us, so damp weather for northern england, southern and central scotland, northern ireland. the rain not particularly heavy here but some heavier rain pushing across southern wales and southern counties of england over the next few hours. a mild start to the day on monday and we pick up that band of rain working into the south—east quickly monday morning before clearing out of the way. what follows again is quite a lot of cloud. the winds coming in from a northwesterly direction and they'll be bringing some showers into wales and south west england with more persistent outbreaks of rain across the north—east of scotland. in between, it does stay quite cloudy but some breaks in the cloud every now and then. a bit of sunshine, particularly for east anglia, south east england and probably brightening up in northern ireland through the afternoon as well. temperatures still on the mild side at 12 or 13. for wednesday, we start to see a ridge of high pressure build in from the north and with that comes the prospect of some bigger breaks in the cloud, particularly across southern and central scotland, northern ireland, north west england, north—west wales as well. elsewhere, quite a bit of cloud. the thickest cloud for the far north of scotland,

where a weather front will start to move its way back in. our temperatures close to average, though, on tuesday. it will be a slightly cooler kind of day. wednesday, we've got some warmerair coming around the top side of our area of high pressure behind this warm front and with fronts crossing scotland, it's here where we'll have the thickest cloud. outbreaks of rain. it's going to be quite windy as well. the heaviest rain for western scotland. the rain probably not amounting to too much across eastern scotland. drier further south for southern eastern wales, the midlands, east anglia, southern counties of england — that's probably where we'll see the best in the breaks in the cloud in the cloud, the best of the day's sunshine. temperatures around 11—1a degrees so, again, it's mild. now, towards the end of the week, we are going to see some more significant changes as a cold front dives southwards and starts to introduce some much colder air. question marks how far south this cold air gets and exactly how cold it will be when it arrives. however, it does look like we'll all see a significant drop in temperatures and it could get cold enough to see some snowfall over the mountains of northern scotland, so one to watch.

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after this programme. welcome to hardtalk from washington, dc. i'm stephen sackur. this place is roughly 6,000 miles from gaza, but the aftershocks of the deadly israel—hamas war are being felt right here. joe biden says he has israel's back. but as the palestinian death toll mounts, so too do the president's political difficulties. he is now under enormous pressure in the middle east and in ukraine, too, to show what american leadership really means. my guest today is democratic party senator and loyal biden ally, chris coons. is president biden capable of rising to the challenge? senator chris coons, welcome to hardtalk.