in other news... argentina veers from left to far right, as the self—styled "anarcho—capitalist" javier milei wins the presidential runoff, with radical plans to reboot the economy. it's a significant week at the uk covid inqury, with the appearance of the government's former chief scientific adviser — sir patrick vallance. and microsoft announces it's hiring sam altman following his ousting from openai. a warm welcome. we are coming live

from jerusalem. the weather is changing, conditions will worsen for the hundreds of thousands displaced inside gaza. there have been reports of an israeli airstrike on an indonesian hospital, the hamas run health ministry says the number is 12. israeli forces have not commented on a specific operation but maintain their forces are targeting what they say are terrorists and terrorist infrastructure. in another development of the last few hours the israeli defence forces have released sets of videos which they believe will bolster their argument that hamas have been using the largest hospital al—shifa hospital as a command centre.

it released cctv images, which it says show two hostages being taken by hamas into al—shifa, after they were abducted from southern israel on the 7th of october. one is injured and wheeled in on a trolley. the bbc has not been able to verify the video. the idf also released video which it says shows a 55 metre—long tunnel, beneath the hospital complex. the israeli defence forces said the hostages shown in the video were from thailand and nepal. 31 surviving premature babies evacuated from al—shifa, in a joint operation by the un and the palestinian red crescent,

are expected to be transferred today to egypt via the rafah crossing. meanwhile, hopes are growing that some of the israeli hostages seized by hamas last month could soon be freed. from jerusalem, yolande knell reports. a glimmer of hope. the plight of these premature babies has symbolised the suffering in the devastating war between israel and hamas. they're the smallest survivors of the standoff at al—shifa hospital. now they're to be taken to egypt. doctors in southern gaza have been working to stabilise them. several others have died. "even the water used for their formula was contaminated," says this doctor, "and there was no sterilisation. "they suffered from vomiting and diarrhoea and weight loss. "some had blood poisoning and severe infections." back at al—shifa, israel released 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 from security cameras, which israel says shows two hostages being taken to al—shifa on the 7th of october, one of them wounded. at this stage, we can't verify any of the military footage. for the families of the hostages each day is an ordeal. but qatar—brokered talks to try to free at least some of them in exchange for a humanitarian pause in fighting, are increasingly said to be showing signs of progress. we are hopeful that we can get a significant number of hostages freed in the coming days. i don't want to go into the details of these talks. they are obviously very sensitive. the less we go into the details, the better the chances of such a deal. but they are very serious

efforts, and i'm hopeful that we can have a deal in the coming days. and for gazans, any break in this war can't come soon enough. some 1.7 million are now displaced, most of the population. to add to their misery, the territory is now being lashed by strong winds and rain. and this is just the start of the wintry weather. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. let's speak to brandon friedman, director of research at the the moshe dayan center, tel aviv university. thank you for being with us. the law is in its seventh week, it seems israel is preparing to extend its military operations into the south of gaza but what do you believe is the endgame for israel and what would victory look like? i

the endgame for israel and what would victory look like?- would victory look like? i would like to make — would victory look like? i would like to make three _ would victory look like? i would like to make three break- would victory look like? i would | like to make three break points, there are still a way to go in this war, hostages have still not been released including a ten—week—old baby and a mother who has recently given birth so until hostages are released is a long way to go and as well as facing unrelenting attacks north. on saturday 50 rockets and projectiles launched into israel, yesterday dozens of drones across the border entered the north of israel and the israeli owned vessel was hijacked by the houthi is in the red sea and you had the former head of the revolutionary guard in iran as well as the iranian foreign minister threatening to open additionalfronts minister threatening to open additional fronts against israel so whatever the endgame might be i think there is still a long way to go before we get there. fascinating

that the attacks _ go before we get there. fascinating that the attacks are _ go before we get there. fascinating that the attacks are still— that the attacks are still continuing in such volume given that we are talking about one of the superpowers of the middle east versus a far inferior force in hamas and yet they are capable of resistance. i wonder if i could ask you something quite specific about the tunnels... itruiith you something quite specific about the tunnels. . ._ you something quite specific about the tunnels... with your permission, let me just — the tunnels... with your permission, let me just sharpen _ the tunnels... with your permission, let me just sharpen that _ the tunnels... with your permission, let me just sharpen that point. - the tunnels... with your permission, let me just sharpen that point. the l let me just sharpen that point. the attacks israel are facing are from hezbollah, the iranian partners and the houthi is in the south are based in yemen and both of them are partners with the run so it is not israel against hamas, it is israel against hamas, the houthi is, and hezbollah, and in addition those who have been attacking american forces. understood. the israelis have released footage of what they say is

a very deep tunnel underneath al—shifa hospital, ten metres deep, 55 metres long which they believe could connect to other branches to constitute a command centre. i've been reading about one report which says back in the 80s when israel still controlled gaza israel itself built one bunker and one operating room beneath the ground. is that correct? i'm not suggesting that this could be necessarily the same of course but is there choice in the report that israel actually itself built one part of an underground structure underneath al—shifa hospital? structure underneath al-shifa hosital? �* ., ., ., structure underneath al-shifa hosital? ., ., ., ., hospital? i'm not in a position to confirm that _ hospital? i'm not in a position to confirm that but _ hospital? i'm not in a position to confirm that but the _ hospital? i'm not in a position to confirm that but the factors - hospital? i'm not in a position to l confirm that but the factors hamas has dramatically expanded what infrastructure might have been present before over the last 15 years and they've done that with the of iran. they have done it at the expense of the population of gaza and so many people had been talking

about them recently. one of the senior members of hamas was even publicly giving an interview saying the tunnel infrastructure that hamas has built as for hamas and not the civilians of gaza. hamas could have used their resources to build bomb shelters and infrastructure to protect the civilian population and they chose not to because it is their strategy to use civilians as human shields. whatever infrastructure exists underground in gaza, hamas needs to take responsibility for it and for how it is used. ., ., r' responsibility for it and for how it is used. . ., ,~' ,, responsibility for it and for how it is used. . ., ,, ., responsibility for it and for how it is used. ., ., ., is used. can i ask you about the day after when — is used. can i ask you about the day after when the _ is used. can i ask you about the day after when the guns _ is used. can i ask you about the day after when the guns fell _ is used. can i ask you about the day after when the guns fell silent, - after when the guns fell silent, whenever that will be. it seems there is no general consensus on the international community about who or what could govern gaza but what in your view looks like being a feasible option that could gain traction in the international community? i

traction in the international community?— traction in the international communi ? ~ , ., community? i think it is important to recognise _ community? i think it is important to recognise is _ community? i think it is important to recognise is in _ community? i think it is important to recognise is in 2006, _ community? i think it is important to recognise is in 2006, at - community? i think it is important to recognise is in 2006, at the - community? i think it is important| to recognise is in 2006, at the end of the israeli war against hezbollah, israel agreed to a ceasefire that resulted in un security council resolution 1701 which was supposed to disarm hezbollah and keep it from the israel border in the north and neither of those two things happened so they cause for a ceasefire at this point, the israeli attitude justifiably as we do not want to end “p justifiably as we do not want to end up with what we had in 2006 which did not do anything it was supposed to. in terms of the day after i think what is needed is a massive commitment of resources to help rebuild gaza so that the people of gaza can have a normal life in the aftermath of removing hamas and i think i sent needs to be demilitarised and there's probably several layers to that process, there probably needs to be palestinian authority forces there,

some combination of arab forces, the gcc, there should be some european and us representatives there and obviously israeli oversight because this is israeli security so i think it's probably a complex combination of international aid to rebuild gaza and then a combined solution of security layers to demilitarise gaza. �* ., ., ., ~ security layers to demilitarise gaza. �* ., ., ., ,, security layers to demilitarise gaza. �* ., ., ., . ~ gaza. brandon, thank you so much. a comlex gaza. brandon, thank you so much. a complex debate _ gaza. brandon, thank you so much. a complex debate as _ gaza. brandon, thank you so much. a complex debate as he _ gaza. brandon, thank you so much. a complex debate as he was _ gaza. brandon, thank you so much. a complex debate as he was laying - gaza. brandon, thank you so much. a complex debate as he was laying out| complex debate as he was laying out about who or what could run gaza and further at this whole thing could breathe life into the moribund idea of a two state solution or for that there needs to be some kind of international body taking control of gaza after. we'll continue to bring new developments from across the region and inside gaza, the health ministry they're saying the death toll has risen to about 13,000 since

the conflict began. gareth, now back to you in london. mark lohan, thank you so much. now to argentina, where right—wing outsider javier milei has pulled off a major upset, with a resounding win in the presidential election. provisional results show the self—styled "anarcho—capitalist" won with 55.7% of the vote, compared to 44% percent for his rival, the candidate of the governing peronists, sergio massa, who rapidly conceded defeat. javier milei has promised a new dawn for a country ravaged by debt and inflation, pledging to do away with the central bank and replace the peso with the us dollar. katy watson reports. for argentina, this was a political earthquake. javier milei won by a large and expected margin and his victory sent a clear message. argentinians wanted change. translation: the situation is critical. j the changes our country needs are drastic. there is no crew for

gradualism, there is no room for half measures. mr milei was a relative unknown until a few months ago but his brash manner including wielding a chainsaw at campaign events got him noticed. in a country where annual inflation is now at 1a0% and two in five argentinians now live in poverty, a drastic move to base economic forms was a clever move. argentina needed a change and that is why i bet on this new proposal. we are doing and as a country and i hope milei doesn't disappoint. with this current government we have gone from bad to worse. the campaign was divisive as his rival acknowledged when he conceded defeat. the most important thing for us

argentinians tonight is to remember that working together and respect for peace rather than violence is the best path to take. it won't be easy for milei. on sunday it was clear many are disappointed with politicians and empty promises of change. i am a bit sad about the whole situation. i don't know how this will help us move the country forward. at least we are voting and exercising democracy but i am not happy with either candidate. mr milei also pledged to losing gun laws and abandon abortion and he and his vice president have repeatedly been accused of lacking respect for democracy and calling into question the official number of victims during the country's dictatorship. all told, his victory has been a shock for argentina �*s traditional political scene. javier milei said he would deliver change for argentina but few understand what that will look like. one thing is clear, it will be unlike anything that has come before. let's cross live to

the newsroom, where mimi swaby : how much of a surprise was this result?tell us more some weeks agojavier milei was an unknown but how much of an upset is this? �* ., unknown but how much of an upset is this? �* . , , this? argentina finds itself in unknown waters, _ this? argentina finds itself in unknown waters, a _ this? argentina finds itself in unknown waters, a political. this? argentina finds itself in - unknown waters, a political people of the status quo as the left nationalist movement and the right—wing party have dominated argentine politics for decades. but javier milei the far right libertarian former economist, tv pundit has enjoyed a runaway victory with nearly 56% of the vote. he is now another politician to ride this wave of antiestablishment populism promising to make argentina great again, very similarto promising to make argentina great again, very similar to the rhetoric of us former president donald trump, one of his main inspirations on someone who has congratulated him on this shocking and huge win which has

shocked pollsters and the country. lots of the focus has been on the economy, to give us context i was in argentina a couple of weeks ago on £500, roughly 600 us dollars got you half a million argentine pesos, the economy has been a key sticking point for several years but it's not just economics that javier point for several years but it's not just economics thatjavier milei has promised to revolutionise, let's be honest? ., . _ honest? economic policy has dominated — honest? economic policy has dominated this _ honest? economic policy has dominated this present - honest? economic policy has dominated this present race| honest? economic policy has - dominated this present race from start to finish and many have seen javier milei as this lightning rod for voters anger has been pointed to because of the economic crisis, soaring inflation, 40% of the population in poverty but he has some pretty drastic social policies or propositions and will have to get them through congress. firstly banning abortion which was legalised backin banning abortion which was legalised back in 2020 and he wants to legalise the free trade of human

organs as well as loosen gun laws so some very controversial social policy and some interesting economic policy and some interesting economic policy as well as ditching the peso, eliminating the central bank, he wants to get rid of the culture and sport ministries and were controversially the ministry of women. some very controversial and radical policies on all fronts here so he has been a very divisive figure but we are still lacking a lot of details of his propositions which we will hopefully punt out more in the three weeks before he takes the keys to the presidential palace in the capital and buenos aires on the 10th of december. irate aires on the 10th of december. we will follow his premiership closely. thank you. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news.

london's metropolitan police have questioned russell brand in relation to allegations of historical sex offences. an investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel 4's dispatches revealed allegations of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse against the comedian and actor. brand has previously denied the claims. people in west cornwall woke to earth tremors in the early hours of sunday, when a 2.7 magnitude quake hit the area. one local said the impact felt "like a juggernaut had hit the house". seismologists at the british geological survey say the epicentre was in the mounts bay area on the south coast. anyone who felt the quake is asked to fill out an report to help seismologists better understand the event. police have arrested a 35—year—old man on suspicion of murdering a woman in a "domestic—related incident". a woman in her 20s was found seriously injured on sunday evening. she died a short time later in the ravensthorpe area of dewsbury in west yorkshire. you're live with bbc news. here in the uk, one of the most recognisable faces of the covid pandemic —

sir patrick vallance — will testify before the covid inquiry today. here is sir patrick arriving in central london in the last hour. diary entries written by the government's former top science adviser have already been released in which he calls the former prime minister boris johnson a "flip—flopper" and describes "chaos as usual" in number ten. our health reporter jim reed has more. patrick, over to you. thank you very much. numbers are increasing and they're increasing across europe and in the uk. sir patrick vallance was up there at the downing street podium in some of the darkest days of the pandemic. we're also recommending increased social distancing. that's the phrase that you hear. already the inquiry has heard extracts from his private notes or diaries, written in what lawyers described as a brain dump at the end of a stressful day. sir patrick vallance notes in his evening notes, - "number 10 chaos as usual.

"on friday, the two—metre rule meeting made it abundantly clear that no one in number 10 - or the cabinet office had really | read or taken time to understand| the science advice on two metres. "quite extraordinary." sir patrick starts what is a busy week of scientific evidence. tomorrow, his colleague at the podium, sir chris whitty, will give evidence, followed by the deputy chief medical officerfor england, sirjonathan van—tam, perhaps best known for his covid football analogies. it's a bit like being 3—0 up in a game and thinking, well, we can't possibly lose this now. and later in the week, the government's current chief scientific adviser, dame angela mclean, and the head of the health security agency, damejenny harries. so we will follow the science. we'll be guided by the science at all times. . and that's why we're following the scientific advice in the way that we are. that mantra was heard again and again as covid spread. whether the government really did follow scientific advice,

and how that influenced crucial decisions from facemasks to lockdowns, will now come under intense scrutiny as this inquiry continues. jim reed, bbc news. viewers in the uk can follow the inquiry live on our website. live now to our correspondent ellie price in central london. what can we expect today? sir patrick vallance was a key fixture of the press conferences every night in the uk during the pandemic and he became a bit of a household name and we have heard at the inquiry over the last few weeks plenty from his personal diaries. as the report mentioned he talked about boris johnson being weak and indecisive and he flip—flopped on decisions and described the situation of number ten downing street at war with itself, different factions within

top level of government so i think you will hear more about what he meant about that and how that influenced decisions. i think questions for the now prime minister, but then chancellor rishi sunak under a scheme he launched in the uk shortly after the first lockdown which was known as eta to help out, everyone was given £10 towards the cost of a meal to help the hospitality industry going. we heard at the inquiry that was a scheme that was essentially dreamt up scheme that was essentially dreamt up by scheme that was essentially dreamt up by the treasury, was not really run past any officials or the scientists so i think probably some questions to be answered by patrick vallance about that which could well have an influence on the existing prime minister but yes, a big day for the science, but exactly how the government followed the signs or indeed did not in those crucial faces of the pandemic.- indeed did not in those crucial faces of the pandemic. thank you so much. the former boss of openai, sam altman, willjoin microsoft after being sacked from his position last friday.

mr altman had helped make the company the world leader in generative ai with the release of chatgpt, but was dismissed after the board said they'd lost confidence in him. his departure triggered several resignations at the firm, and the company is reported to have appointed its second chief executive in three days. microsoft this morning confirmed it's hiring mr altman. david waddell has the latest. it's been a tumultuous few days at openai. this is a tweet sent by sam altman on sunday. "first and last time," he said, "i ever wear one of these." what's that? it's a guest pass for the offices of openai. he was back there on sunday having been dismissed just on friday. he was back with a view to having his leadership restored, but it was not to be. many current and former staff were concerned at his departure, the upheaval would lead to a loss in valuing the company. one key shareholder is microsoft. microsoft owns reportedly 49% of the company. now, microsoft said that they were concerned that his departure would lead to the departure of the key staff, among them greg brockman. he was the president of openai.

he has stepped down. microsoft have since said the two men, mr altman and mr brockman, would join the tech giant to lead a new advanced ai research team. on friday, when the announcement of mr altman's departure was made, the company, openai, released a statement. they said mr altman was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability, they said, to exercise its responsibilities. the board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading openai. he was replaced by mira murati, an interim ceo. she lasted two days. she has since been replaced by this man, emmett shear. emmett shear is the former ceo of twitch. when that announcement was made, according to the tech news site the information, when that announcement was made, distressed employees were seen leaving the openai headquarters.

some breaking news commentaries, we are hearing that shakira has reached are hearing that shakira has reached a deal with tax authorities in spain to avoid a $15 million tax fraud trial, according to the judge. to avoid a $15 million tax fraud trial, according to thejudge. she had arrived at court in barcelona about 9am this morning, an hour or so ago following spain ensuring top stars pay their full tax so ago following spain ensuring top stars pay theirfull tax burdens including the footballer lionel messi. developments to come. stay with us and thank you for watching. hello again. it has been quite mild over the weekend and a mild day to day. looking at the temperature profile you see how this mild air is replaced briefly by blue and we see a return to yellow a number

indicating it will stay mild for much of the week until friday, the black colour returns indicating the weather will turn colder. now, we've got a couple of weather fronts with us today. they are all sinking south. we've got rain currently pushing away from the south—eastern corner, and the weak weather front sinking south across england and wales producing a bit more cloud, the odd spot of rain, but more persistent rain coming in across scotland. now, in between all of this, there will be some brighter breaks. it's going to be windy in the north, through the north sea and irish sea, with temperatures 7—14. through this evening and overnight we start off with a fair bit of cloud. again, some spots of rain, but as a ridge of high pressure builds in, things will clear across scotland and northern ireland with some mist and fog patches forming, and quite a sharp frost across many parts of scotland, especially in sheltered glens. into tomorrow, then, we still have this ridge of high pressure and a weak front sinking south. another one coming in later in the day. so we start off on a cold and frosty note across scotland and northern ireland. mist and fog lifting and the cloud

breaking through the day as we push further south with just one or two showers. but the cloud will come in across western scotland and northern ireland courtesy of a weather front and you could see the odd spot of rain coming from that. then as we head on from tuesday into wednesday, we still have the high pressure with us but it's sinking south, allowing weather fronts to come in from the north, introducing windy conditions across the northern half of the country and also some rain. across england and wales, it will still be fairly cloudy but we will see some brighter breaks develop. temperatures widely11—13, quite mild in stornoway, for example, with that high of 13. on thursday, another weather front moves in across the north of scotland. it sinks slowly south through the course of the day. it will be accompanied by gusty winds. for england, wales and northern ireland, it will remain fairly cloudy. you could see the odd spot in some western areas with highs up to about 1k degrees.

this is bbc news, the headlines... as weather conditions worsen across gaza, reports of an air strike on the indonesian hospital in the north. we have a special report from the west bank, which has seen a recent escalation in israeli settler violence.

it's a significant week at the uk covid inqury, with the appearance of the government's former chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance. plenty more to come in the coming half an hour. first, let's cross live tojerusalem to my colleague mark lowen for the latest in the israel—gaza war. thank you. as this conflict enters its seventh week... israeli tanks are moving in on the indonesian hospital in gaza. the hospital director has told the bbc at least 10 people were killed in an air strike. the hamas—run health ministry says the number killed is actually 12 — and accuses israel of putting thousands of lives at risk through, what it called, the "direct and repeated targeting" of the hospital. the israel defense forces have not commented specifically on any operation involving the indonesian hospital, but says it continues to target what it calls "terrorists"

and "terrorist infrastructure". as