this is bbc news. the headlines... hamas claims three members of the family kidnapped and taken hostage have died in an israeli air strike. israel say they are investigating the claim. hopes a truce between israel and hamas can be extended for a second time, talks continue in qatar. counterclaims over an israeli military operation. israel says to members are dead, the health industry says two children have died. just a reminder of the news that has

broken in the last half hour, the armed wing of hamas says the youngest is ready hostage, a ten—month—old baby, and his four—year—old brother and their mother were killed in and air strike. the bbc has not be able to verify the claim. the family was one of the highest profile hostages yet to be freed. the children and their parents were not included in the group freed on thursday. president biden has said any continuation of the war will play into hamas ideology. he posted this message on his personal account.

let's get all the latest on the negotiations on the extension for a truce. the fighting has stopped, but the suffering in gaza continues. this is a chance to assess the damage and save whatever is possible, anything. with a temporary ceasefire holding, desperately needed aid is getting through. still, it is not enough. we suffer from lack of _ still, it is not enough. we suffer from lack of food _ still, it is not enough. we suffer from lack of food and _ still, it is not enough. we suffer from lack of food and all - still, it is not enough. we suffer from lack of food and all basic . still, it is not enough. we suffer. from lack of food and all basic this is at ease. we go to the shops and they are all empty. there is nothing in the market. in they are all empty. there is nothing in the market.— in the market. in the occupied west bank celebrations _ in the market. in the occupied west bank celebrations last _ in the market. in the occupied west bank celebrations last night - in the market. in the occupied west bank celebrations last night to - bank celebrations last night to welcome palestinians freed from israeli jails. almost 200 women and

children have been released so far as part of the israel hamas deal. translation:— as part of the israel hamas deal. translation: indescribable 'oy, i feel like we — translation: indescribable 'oy, i feel like i've escaped * translation: indescribable 'oy, i feel like i've escaped by h translation: indescribable joy, i feel like i've escaped by death - feel like i've escaped by death after spending a month in the cell. the prison was harsh and thank god i was released from the prison. we left behind many prisoners and i hope they will be released. there was still violence, _ hope they will be released. there was still violence, though. - hope they will be released. there was still violence, though. this i hope they will be released. there l was still violence, though. this was the palestinian city in the west bank overnight, as the israeli military carried out a large operation. military carried out a large operation-— military carried out a large oeration. , ., ., operation. there is no way for them to reach the — operation. there is no way for them to reach the hospital, _ operation. there is no way for them to reach the hospital, and _ operation. there is no way for them to reach the hospital, and no - operation. there is no way for them to reach the hospital, and no way i to reach the hospital, and no way for us to reach the people. there is nothing worse for a doctor to know there are people needing our care and they can't get it. in there are people needing our care and they can't get it.— and they can't get it. in israel, more hostages _ and they can't get it. in israel, more hostages should - and they can't get it. in israel, more hostages should return l and they can't get it. in israel, - more hostages should return later. last night, ten israelis and two thai nationals were freed, including

this 84 you're the woman. a mother and daughter release with their dog bella. as hostages are freed, some details are starting to emerge about how they were treated in captivity. translation:— how they were treated in captivity. translation: today we heard the shockin: translation: today we heard the shocking testimonies _ translation: today we heard the shocking testimonies of _ translation: today we heard the shocking testimonies of how - translation: today we heard the shocking testimonies of how a - shocking testimonies of how a 12—year—old was forced to watch gold videos from october seven and was beaten by terrorists. he's only 12 years old. beaten by terrorists. he's only 12 ears old. �* ., ' ~:: beaten by terrorists. he's only 12 years old-— years old. around 160 hostages remain in gaza. _ years old. around 160 hostages remain in gaza. the _ years old. around 160 hostages remain in gaza. the wait - years old. around 160 hostages i remain in gaza. the wait continues for an extended deal, and for them to come home. we are expecting the release of further israeli hostages this evening. we can now speak to efrat machikawa. four members of herfamily four members of her family were release but her uncle is still being held. thank you for talking to us.

thank you for keeping this story in your news. it is a real catastrophe. can you tell those about how they are now? i can you tell those about how they are now? , , , ., ., can you tell those about how they are now? ,, i. ., , ., are now? i guess you have started heafina are now? i guess you have started hearing the _ are now? i guess you have started hearing the testimonies, - are now? i guess you have started hearing the testimonies, and - are now? i guess you have started hearing the testimonies, and i - are now? i guess you have started hearing the testimonies, and i can just share. it is very, very difficult. i understand people around the world feel very far from what is happening here, but the disaster on october seven has influence all of us, those who were taken, those who are still there and should come back and he will come back. and hearing their stories and understanding the immense pain and fear, it is really, really... i keep

saying it, it is beyond human being imagination. it is really something thatis imagination. it is really something that is just so scary. i think everybody around the world should be very, very scared. very scared of any terror army war, terror group or any terror army war, terror group or any terror army war, terror group or any terror threat. it’s any terror army war, terror group or any terror threat.— any terror threat. it's absolutely terrifying- _ any terror threat. it's absolutely terrifying- are — any terror threat. it's absolutely terrifying. are you _ any terror threat. it's absolutely terrifying. are you able - any terror threat. it's absolutely terrifying. are you able to - any terror threat. it's absolutely terrifying. are you able to tell. any terror threat. it's absolutely| terrifying. are you able to tell us about your family? terrifying. are you able to tell us about yourfamily? it terrifying. are you able to tell us about your family? it was your cousin and two daughters who were taken hostage. they are aged five and two, aren't they? teiiii taken hostage. they are aged five and two, aren't they?— taken hostage. they are aged five and two, aren't they? tell us about them. and two, aren't they? tell us about them- they — and two, aren't they? tell us about them- they are _ and two, aren't they? tell us about them. they are three _ and two, aren't they? tell us about them. they are three and - and two, aren't they? tell us about them. they are three and five, - them. they are three and five, actually. they were kidnapped. she was my uncle's... they were murdered

in front of her eyes. one of the babies was taken. they were release, but i haven't personally seen them. i have seen my and, he was released. they need time, and they all need time. you can see me hugging my auntie. it was really wonderful to breathe the same with her in the same room and hugging her and seeing my cousins back with their mother. it's a really gratefulness you feel. but, you know, it isn'tjoy, it is notjoy but, you know, it isn'tjoy, it is not joy and but, you know, it isn'tjoy, it is notjoy and happiness we can think. it is gratefulness, and i feel we were very lucky. there are so many others, 160 more that aren't that lucky, yet. ithink

others, 160 more that aren't that lucky, yet. i think we should all work very hard to bring them back. and among them, it is my uncle, my very dear uncle, who has worked all his life in peace movements and as someone helping people around the world, helping them from agricultural crisis and poverty. he's been everywhere around the world. he has been in arab countries, he's been in north and south and east and west, everywhere. i always told him i want to put me inside his suitcase and take me around papa new guinea orjordan or anywhere else. he is there, he has been devoting his life to saving other lives, and he is now down, down, down in those terrible tunnels we hear of. i think it is so unfair,

andi we hear of. i think it is so unfair, and ijust think we hear of. i think it is so unfair, and i just think the world should really wake up and understand. this is a global catastrophe. my uncle, like many others, is a chronically ill patient, and they have nothing, nothing at all. we don't even have proof of life from them. how could he survive after two months without his medication? i have no idea. i think the lives of those innocent people, taken morning, fading away. lives are fading, they are dying. we need our governments, and your government, and all the world governments that we have trust in to bring them back home alive, tonight, tomorrow, at the least. �* ,

the least. are you hopeful these truce extensions _ the least. are you hopeful these truce extensions will _ the least. are you hopeful these truce extensions will continue? l truce extensions will continue? we've seen a couple, and there is positive noises coming out about a further one after today. what positive noises coming out about a further one after today.— positive noises coming out about a further one after today. what do you feel? i think — further one after today. what do you feel? | think that — further one after today. what do you feel? i think that we _ further one after today. what do you feel? i think that we should - further one after today. what do you feel? i think that we should do - feel? i think that we should do anything we can to bring them back alive, anything, anything. suffering is hard everywhere. but i think that all of us need to concentrate now on those who have been abducted so brutally and taken away from their bedrooms on that saturday morning. they should all be back. and, you know, the echoes or ripples of the pain also great, there is a lot of destruction and there is a lot of pain and a lot of trauma. it's not

only the closer circles, it is a whole nation, and i think it is a whole nation, and i think it is a whole world. i think humanity got to one of historical lowest points of history, in the history of humankind. it is one of the lowest. and we should make sure they are back, because if they aren't back, all of them back, that will be shame, shame, shame on our world, all of them back, that will be shame, shame, shame on ourworld, on our morals, on our destiny. in shame, shame, shame on our world, on our morals, on our destiny.— our morals, on our destiny. in terms of our our morals, on our destiny. in terms of yourfamily. _ our morals, on our destiny. in terms of your family, the _ our morals, on our destiny. in terms of your family, the ones _ our morals, on our destiny. in terms of your family, the ones coming - our morals, on our destiny. in termsj of your family, the ones coming out, of yourfamily, the ones coming out, are they getting any support? it mostly so hard for you to know what to talk to them about, whether you whose ask them what has happened, and how you should talk to them. they all getting support in terms of

how to deal with it? an. they all getting support in terms of how to deal with it?— they all getting support in terms of how to deal with it? how to dealwith it? oh, yes, we are so grateful — how to dealwith it? oh, yes, we are so grateful because _ how to dealwith it? oh, yes, we are so grateful because we _ how to dealwith it? oh, yes, we are so grateful because we have - how to dealwith it? oh, yes, we are so grateful because we have so - how to dealwith it? oh, yes, we are| so grateful because we have so much support, and we were told what to say or not. there aren't any manuals, the word history had never had experience of such an event, a catastrophe. but we have the professionals to was and we know what to do, and we are strong and hopeful, and we do cling on this moment gratefulness. and my auntie is a hero, she is amazing. she used to be amazing, but i'd tell you, she is a lesson for me, for all of us, for the world, of what it means to be a strong lady, which is in strong physically, but strong in spirit, and her optimism and the fact she

held everyone she saw around her for whatever she could, either helping them rise. they are very old and ill. just even standing up from the floor was an issue, and she helped, and she helped talking and she was doing her best. i admire her. ijust hope that this strong spirit is within each and everyone of the 160 kidnapped that are there in this dark, dark, dark hell. and that they will be strong enough to come back home and to try and reconstruct their lives with their families and their lives with their families and their communities. we have a very long way to go. the world has a long

way to go. because this will take a long time. i think it is an historical catastrophe that will be heard of for many, many, many years. a very sad moment for humanity, indeed. �* , ., ., i. a very sad moment for humanity, indeed. �* , ., ., ,, , , indeed. and in terms of how you guys co ed, ou indeed. and in terms of how you guys ceped. you know _ indeed. and in terms of how you guys ceped. you know a — indeed. and in terms of how you guys coped, you know a lot _ indeed. and in terms of how you guys coped, you know a lot of— indeed. and in terms of how you guys coped, you know a lot of people - indeed. and in terms of how you guys coped, you know a lot of people in . coped, you know a lot of people in the community from where they were taking. i suppose that's one thing that comes out, this sense of community that is rallying around everyone and trying to get everyone through theirs. you everyone and trying to get everyone through theirs-_ through theirs. you know, we lost one of four _ through theirs. you know, we lost one of four members. _ through theirs. you know, we lost one of four members. think - through theirs. you know, we lostj one of four members. think about through theirs. you know, we lost - one of four members. think about the average british family of four people. that means each family loses one member of the family. it is so hard to understand, but if you think of your own family, who would you

choose to lose? it is a terrible question, right? this year and this grief is hitting us daily. and i think what is so important is the support, and the people here, the peaceful, so modest and beautiful people are helping each other. most of them are still now together at the hotel, and they are just being together. this togetherness, this feeling of family and friends and community is really very strong. i think that this warmth is a source of power that turns to a source of

hope, that will turn into a source of hope. we cherish life and we shall overcome.— of hope. we cherish life and we shall overcome. ~ . ., shall overcome. bank you so much for talkin: to shall overcome. bank you so much for talking to us- — shall overcome. bank you so much for talking to us- l— shall overcome. bank you so much for talking to us. i appreciate _ shall overcome. bank you so much for talking to us. i appreciate your- talking to us. i appreciate your time. thank you. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. cyber technology has become embedded in our daily lives our phones, our cars, how our data is processed. it's constantly evolving, but brings security risks as well to the public businesses. the northwest is now at the heart of the cyber economy, and at this career�*s event, schoolchildren have been practising the skills needed to develop cyber technology and take on the threats it poses. it was a lot of fun, but the skills that we need is to persevere and to communicate. do you think something like this would be good as a job later on?

yeah. the north west is becoming a cyber corridor stretching from manchester through to preston and onto lancaster. manchester has the government's intelligence agency hub, while preston has businesses like bae systems and will have the national cyber force protecting the country from cyber attacks. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. new figures show that pilots of opt—in blood tests, where people have automatically been checked for certain conditions, have identified more than 3,500 previously undiagnosed cases of hiv, hepatitis b and c. and the bbc has learned that sir eltonjohn will address mps this evening where he'll talk about what more the government could do to hit its 2030 target of eliminating new hiv cases. our political reporter jack fenwick has the story. jackie was diagnosed with hiv after many years of ill health. if i had been tested early,

i would never have got to the point where they asked my children to spend time with me before i passed. sorry. that's ok. take your time. sam, not his real name, is one of 580 people who've been diagnosed with hiv via opt out testing. it's made me look at life in a completely different way. ijust feel grateful that i got the test because i was quite happily going through life, feeling fit and healthy. had that test not happened, i may not be here today. conservative mp steve brine set the government's target to eradicate all new hiv cases in england by 2030. if we want to finish the job and get it over the line, we need to roll out this opt out testing into many, many more settings. if you pick up hiv very early, you can get the anti—virals in early. you lead a very, very normal, healthy life. now ijust take one tablet a day, i get a six month blood test and health check, and that's it, really.

the rest of my life is completely as it was before. i don't know for a fact that i would have said yes or no to that test, so i'm really glad it happened. sir eltonjohn, whose aids foundation largely pioneered opt out testing, will be speaking about this to mps here later. and while government talks are still ongoing about whether or not to expand the pilots, a senior nhs figure said this morning that he hopes an announcement could happen shortly. jack fenwick, bbc news, westminster. a new book about the royal family has been pulled last year a report found emotional abuse in gymnastics. new rules mean coaches can't weigh young gymnasts. i am joined for coaches can't weigh young gymnasts. iamjoined foran coaches can't weigh young gymnasts. i am joined for an campaignerfor gymnasts for change. what d make of the new rules? i gymnasts for change. what d make of the new rules?— the new rules? i think the new olicies the new rules? i think the new policies are — the new rules? i think the new

policies are a _ the new rules? i think the new policies are a step _ the new rules? i think the new policies are a step in _ the new rules? i think the new policies are a step in the - the new rules? i think the new policies are a step in the right| policies are a step in the right direction, howeveran policies are a step in the right direction, however an immediate issue we've been experiencing is without robust investigations procedures that result and deliver resolution of the complainant, these policies will be meaningless. since the white review was published and since the independent complaints process was rolled out, which is a process was rolled out, which is a process set up to handle the serious complaints emerging through the white review, to date no coaches have been banned. as a campaign group, we have had around five cases against coaches in the last six months involving tens of complainant and gymnasts. and non—have resulted in a sanction against a coach. so we don't have any faith in their ability to roll out these reforms and deliver the real reform and

change the sport needs. thea;r and deliver the real reform and change the sport needs. they say it is continuing _ change the sport needs. they say it is continuing to _ change the sport needs. they say it is continuing to strengthen - change the sport needs. they say it is continuing to strengthen the - is continuing to strengthen the complaints process and improve communications and support for those involved. can you just explain to us about the way to management and why it is such an issue? one of the new policies is not being allowed to way children. why is it such a thing? the weighing of young gymnasts as young as six, seven years old in gymnastics clubs around the country has been going on for the last 40 years. gymnastics is anaesthetics sport in which you are judged and given point on how skinny you are and what your body five percentages. lower body fat percentage is considered better. == lower body fat percentage is considered better.— lower body fat percentage is considered better. -- body fat percentage- — considered better. -- body fat percentage. are _ considered better. -- body fat percentage. are you _ considered better. -- body fat percentage. are you saying i considered better. -- body fat| percentage. are you saying you considered better. -- body fat- percentage. are you saying you would be given more points for being thinner? , ,

thinner? yes, the way the sport operates. _ thinner? yes, the way the sport operates, their _ thinner? yes, the way the sport operates, their guidelines - thinner? yes, the way the sport operates, their guidelines and l thinner? yes, the way the sport - operates, their guidelines and codes reward gymnasts who have more elegant lines, meaning are skinnier. it has always been preferable to coaches that the gymnasts maintain a very low body fat percentage which in any other context would be underweight, and in fact leads to the delayed, the delaying of the maturation process. many gymnasts at the age of 14 don't get their periods until much later, after they have retired from gymnastics. it changes bone density and messes with your home owns and causes life limiting injuries to gymnasts —— your it is an important step forward, but i represent gymnasts who today are

in hospital because of the anorexia they suffer from as a result of training in the sport and abuse that has been perpetrated by particular coaches. those coaches have been through the independent complaints process and not been sanctioned. thank you for talking to us. i knew book about the role of family has been pulled from shops in the netherlands. it's reported to name a family member who's said to have raised questions about the skin colour of prince harry and meghan's first child. the duke and duchess of sussex have previously said a royal asked about their child's skin colour while meghan was pregnant with their son archie. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more it is the seemingly never—ending soap opera of the sussexes and what purports to be their view of the world and harry's family. though it must be noted, of course, that the sussexes deny having had anything to do with it. but what sets this particular

episode apart is the suggestion that a publisher's error has named the royalfamily member who is supposed to have made comments about the skin colour of the sussexes�* then unborn first child. this is eindstrijd. that's the dutch version of a book called endgame, and in it the name of a senior royal appears to be given as the supposed origin of the supposed remark. the dutch edition of the book is now being pulped. this is the book's author. his name is omid scobie, a former showbiz journalist who made his name with a previous book about the sussexes�* bid to break free from the royal family. his latest work is a confection of purported revelations about who thinks what about whom, sympathetic to the sussexes, hostile to just about everyone else. it is particularly scathing about the prince and princess of wales, william and catherine. royal officials, unsurprisingly, are saying nothing, though through teeth,

which one imagines, will be gritted. as for mr scobie and his publishers, they will doubtless be relishing the prospects of another bestseller. nicholas witchell, bbc news. just a reminder of the breaking news in the last hour, claims coming from hamas saying the youngest hostage being held in gaza, a ten—month—old baby, and his four—year—old brother and mother have been killed, they say it happened in a previous israeli bomb of the gaza strip. israeli bomb of the gaza strip. israel said it was checking the claim and the bbc has not yet been able to verify it. this is a picture of the family. that is the mum there and the baby and brother. the father is there in the picture, he was also taken hostage but we have not had any word about him. these are claims

from hamas at the moment. israel says it is investigating. do stay with us on bbc news. hello. many of us are used to wearing the hats and the gloves. now there's every indication it's going to stay cold for the rest of the week and into the weekend. sharp night frosts and occasional wintry showers here and there. now, let's have a look at the satellite picture and you can see the distribution of cloud today. the clearer spells are in the centre of the country here, and this is where it's going to be coldest through the evening hours. temperatures barely above freezing in some areas. the milder spot there in plymouth at around about eight and in the channel islands, nine. so the forecast then for the late afternoon and into the evening hours shows some wintry showers across scotland, the northeast of england, icy conditions also forming along that north sea coast, possibly into east anglia as well. elsewhere, clear spells and cold below freezing pretty much across most of the country.

but notice there's a weather front here bumping into that cold early in the morning. so there is a possibility of some wintry showers, for example, across dartmoor and exmoor through the early hours of thursday and through thursday morning itself. so it could be quite wintry here for a time. but for most of us, we're talking about rain, pretty chilly as well. and in fact, it could end up being pretty cloudy, gray, rainy across most of southern england. sunshine for the midlands, for wales, for northern ireland, many western parts of the uk. but again, some wintry showers, mostly of rain but occasionally sleet or snow across eastern areas of the uk and every bit as cold, three or four degrees celsius. and then thursday evening, a really chilly evening will follow. and we're approaching the peak of the cold really through thursday and friday. the wind is coming out of the east northeast. so from a cold direction, freezing cold currently across many parts of scandinavia and the baltic, plentiful snow there. and here's the forecast

then for friday. so occasional showers there, some of them wintry. again, that gentle east, north easterly wind and those temperatures perhaps even lower. some spots literally barely above freezing. one in glasgow, one in aberdeen, about five expected further south. so here's the summary then for the week ahead or the rest of the week, add into the weekend staying cold perhaps perhaps turning a little less cold into next week. bye— bye

hello. live from london, this is bbc news. hamas claims the youngest is really hostage, ten—month—old kfir bibas, as well as his brother and mother, have died in an israeli air strike. strike. israel is investigating. hopes the truce between israel and hamas can be extended for a second time. talks continue in qatar. heavy fighting in the occupied west bank leaves several dead. israel says it killed two militant commanders. the palestinian health ministry says israel killed two micro—children. and nato foreign ministers discussed the ukraine war. the us insists there is no sense of fatigue in their support for ukraine. the answer here today at nato is clear and unwavering. we must and we will continue to support ukraine.