issue new evacuation orders for parts of southern lebanon. it's as israel continues its offensives in lebanon and in gaza almost one year on from the october 7th attacks by hamas. and hurricane milton heads for florida just days after hurricane helene tore through the south—eastern united states. hello, this is bbc news. we begin in the middle east, where there are developments on several fronts. more israeli strikes have been reported in beirut after israel issued further evacuation orders in parts of southern lebanon. this footage of a huge explosion is from just the last couple of hours. these are live pictures from the lebanese capital. last night, the city experienced one of its most intense bombardments so far in this conflict.

authorities say at least 25 people were killed. earlier, the israeli military said it had killed a senior hezbollah commander, although the group has not yet commented. the israeli military says it's investigating why five rockets fired from southern lebanon on sunday night managed to penetrate israel's air defences and explode in the northern port of haifa. several people were injured. meanwhile in gaza, israeli attacks are continuing. the hamas—run health ministry says 26 people were killed in strikes on a mosque and a school housing displaced palestinians. the idf says it believed hamas was re—grouping in the area. and in southern israel, a 19—year—old female sergeant with the israeli border police was killed in a shooting. at least ten others were injured in what police have called a suspected terror attack. all of this comes as israel prepares to mark the one—year anniversary of the october 7th attacks by hamas and other palestinian armed groups in which around

1,200 people were killed and more than 250 others taken hostage. 97 people are still being held captive. we begin our coverage with this report from our international editor, jeremy bowen — who has travelled to kibbutz kfar aza close to israel's border with gaza. the survivors of the attack on kibbutz kfar aza have not come back to live here. the ruins have not been touched. kfar aza, right on the border, was one of the first targets of hamas. they killed 62 people here and took 19 into gaza as hostages. that buzz is from an israeli drone heading for gaza. later we heard air strikes. bereaved families and a grieving nation were promised total victory over hamas by their prime minister. a year on, hamas are still fighting. the ground around one house has been excavated. it was the home of a man man and his fiancee, both killed by hamas.

his father spent weeks looking for his son's head. he didn't find it. a neighbour said there was a nightmare on every corner. we are still inside the trauma. we are not in post—trauma, like people said. we're still here. we're still... we're still in the war. my victory, i will be here with my son and daughter, with my grandchild and living peacefully. for israelis, kfar aza and all the other places that hamas attacked on the 7th of october have become repositories of very deep and still raw national trauma. and the horror that happened here has, for the vast majority of israelis, absolutely justified everything that israel has done since then. a year ago, israeli troops were still fighting hamas

when they let us into kfar aza three days after the attack. the year of war since then ripped away any illusion that the middle east could be peaceful without resolving deep—seated conflicts. hamas fighters lying where they were killed were seen by israelis as enemies funded by iran to destroy their state. and the sight of dead israelis being carried out of the ruins brought back the nazi holocaust that killed six millionjews. these soldiers were being deployed north to the border with lebanon. a year later, israel and iran are in direct conflict, plummeting towards all—out war. israel's prime minister, netanyahu, promised a mighty vengeance. his defence minister said they were fighting human animals in gaza

and would act accordingly. this was gaza city before last october. hamas told the bbc they attacked israel to put palestinians back on the world's agenda. israel has damaged or destroyed nearly 60% of all gaza's buildings, according to satellite analysis. as the war in lebanon deepens, in beirut there are fears they might face something like this. almost 42,000 palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed. 10,000 are missing, thought to be under the rubble. the estimate is that 40% of casualties are children. israel insists it follows the laws of war, spares civilians, and it rejects and condemns the accusation of genocide made by south africa at the international court of justice. more than two million gazans,

the un says, are trapped in a humanitarian catastrophe, without food, water and medical care. as families are displaced repeatedly on israel's orders, bbc verify has tracked how quickly improvised camps spring up. the israelis say they're protecting civilians. the un says nowhere is safe. israel does not allow journalists into gaza, so trusted palestinian colleagues filmed this woman and herfamily in al mawasi, a supposedly safe area hit by at least 18 israeli air strikes. she and her family have had to move 15 times. translation: we were walking on salahadin street when a car | was hit and we saw it burning. on the left, there were people killed. on the right, there were people killed. even the donkeys were thrown

around in the bombing, and we said, "that's it, we're done. "the next rocket will be for us." on the west bank, the other side of the palestinian territories, violence and killing have increased sharply. this isjenin, where many israeli raids have not deterred or destroyed local armed palestinian militias. the cemetery is filling up with their dead. the war in gaza has radicalised both sides. the west bank is already part of the pile—up of serious conflict in the middle east. there could be a bigger explosion here if israel and iran continue to accelerate into all—out war. the nightmare of the war that started in gaza spreading and igniting the middle east is happening. a ceasefire deal in gaza might just cool the crisis and create a space for diplomacy. perhaps the war can end in gaza, too.

or perhaps it's too late for that. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. amid fears that the conflict could turn into a wider regional war, reuters is also reporting that the commander of iran's quds force who travelled to lebanon following the killing of hezbollah�*s leader last month has not been heard from since israeli strikes hit beirut last week. this is the scene there live. as attacks continue in parts of lebanon, here's our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega. overnight, and the most intense israeli air strikes in this war. explosions. in the morning, more air strikes. this video appears to capture secondary explosions, a possible sign that weapons were being stored there. this place was hit about 12 hours ago, and there's still smoke coming out of the rubble.

there is a heavy smell in the air and there is destruction all around, including some buildings farfrom here. i can count at least three underground floors. it's all destroyed. israel accuses hezbollah of hiding weapons among civilians, an accusation hezbollah denies. this building, residents told us, included a sweet shop. we found a bag with the name of the shop on the right, next to the tail fin of a mortar unlikely to have been used by the israeli military. we couldn't stay long. you can go from here right now, please. a group of men arrived, ordering us to leave. in gaza, israel's war against hamas continues. israel bombed another school housing displaced residents, saying hamas had set up a control centre in the building. a nearby mosque was also attacked. israel said hamas

was operating there. the two strikes killed at least 26 people, according to gaza's health ministry. this woman lost her daughter and grandchildren. translation: please, | god, defeat netanyahu. please god, defeat israel. i hope god defeats you, america. you have made us cry over our children, grandchildren and loved ones. my heart is breaking. back in lebanon, the missiles come, not only at night. israel is not backing down in its war against hezbollah. and in beirut, there's no respite. hugo bachega, bbc news, beirut. i've been speaking to tommaso della longa, spokesperson for the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies — the world's largest humanitarian network.

always good to speak to you, thank you for coming on the programme. we are approaching a milestone, one year of suffering, can you paint a picture of what your teams are seeing on the ground at this stage? seeing on the ground at this staue? , . ~ seeing on the ground at this staue? , ., ~ i. ., stage? yes, thank you for havin: stage? yes, thank you for having me _ stage? yes, thank you for having me today. - stage? yes, thank you for having me today. what i stage? yes, thank you for| having me today. what we stage? yes, thank you for - having me today. what we are seeing after 12 months of conflict is really a year of suffering. and suffering just increasing day after day, i would say, hour after hour. we are seeing humanitarian aid not entering enough in the gaza strip. people inside gaza having issues getting the basics — food, water, health. we are seeing hostages that are not able to go back to their families. and sadly what i would say is that in the last 12 months our calls are just unheard.

so we never really change all that. humanitarian aid is needed now. you just said humanitarian aid is not getting in, what are the barriers to that making its way into the areas that need it most? in the last months, since the rafah border was closed, of course the situation has become worse. and then we can say that the kerem shalom gate is still sometimes open but this is not enough. and i would say that the main issue here is the conflict. when the conflict is going on it's very difficult for aid to get in. and even if and when a gate is open, which of course i don't want to underestimate the importance, you need to clear the condition to distribute aid inside the gaza strip and this condition is simply not there. one thing i wanted to ask you about is specifically with the red cross and also

the red crescent, it's an organisation that so often relies on volunteers and of course, many of these volunteers are civilians caught up in this conflict. they are trying to navigate their lives in a war zone. what does that mean for aid efforts, one year on? thanks a lot for this question, it's very important to us. i would sayjust the worst nightmare you can think about. we are talking about women and men who decided to simply support the others, support their own communities. and these women and men are also themselves impacted by the conflict, just to give you an idea, i mean, colleagues of the palestinian red crescent are living in tents themselves, without food or water, one colleague told me every morning i need to wake up early and walk a few kilometres to get my vest washed and then i will be able to go on an ambulance. and of course this

is deeply complicated, without mentioning colleagues who lost their wives, kids, sisters, friends and still are serving humanity. and i think if there is any positive side, it's this icon of hope that our volunteers have. and now we are of course witnessing a crisis that is expanding, expanding in lebanon. i wonder what you think that means for humanitarian efforts across the region, are they stretched? absolutely, they are. but i think what it means, and your question again is very well posed, it means there are no humanitarian solutions if there are no political solutions. humanitarians cannot substitute the international community, the diplomatic efforts and the dialogue amongst parties. what we are seeing now in lebanon is absolutely concerning and worrying. we are talking about

almost1 million people displaced and then of course the lebanese red cross, the red crescent at the border with syria are doing their utmost but the problem here is the violence, is the escalation. bombs must stop for aid and then we need to find a way to scale up humanitarian aid. but again, it's not up to the humanitarians, it's up to the international community to finally find dialogue and a decision to get aid to people. finally, on a more personal note, your team has been working on this crisis day in, day out, for a year we have been speaking throughout this conflict, and you were mentioning the diplomatic solution doesn't appear to be immediately imminent. this must be, i imagine, difficult for you and your teams to deal with. it you and your teams to deal with. , ., , , you and your teams to deal with. , i, with. it is absolutely, yes, difficult. _ with. it is absolutely, yes, difficult, it— with. it is absolutely, yes, difficult, it is _ with. it is absolutely, yes, difficult, it is very - difficult, it is very complicated. i would say the biggest feeling of course is

sadness but also frustration. there is a growing frustration, day after day, in the humanitarian sector. but when i talk with colleagues in palestine, asking if everyone is ok, when i am talking to my colleagues in beirut that are experiencing the bombardments, of course, it is a feeling again frustration that all our calls are... basically, no one is really sometimes listening to it. and again, what we took for granted, that civilians must be protected, these international laws that are taken for granted by everyone is an illusion in this respect. it is simply shocking for us and it is something that we are continuing to say day after day. but hope is still there, there is a possibility to get aid for one person.- there is a possibility to get aid for one person. thank you

forjoining _ aid for one person. thank you forjoining us. _ gatherings and marches have been held in cities around the world on the eve of the anniversary of the hamas attacks — to call for the return of the 101 hostages. this vigil was held in paris. more than 3,000 members of the jewish community took part — with pictures of some of the hostages taken by hamas held up. next to glasgow in scotland, here you can see israeli flags and small red heart balloons held by the people who took part in the vigil to remember the victims of the hamas attacks. and in germany, hundreds of people rallied in the capital berlin under the slogan "united against the crimes of hamas against israelis and palestinians". the protest began at the brandenburg gate and made its way to the site of the first nazi book burnings in 1933. this is the scene there in beirut. they have been once again more strikes on the

lebanese capital today. there, you can see columns of smoke hanging in the air. similarly, if we take a look at the view from the northern israeli border looking into lebanon there, also reports of an exchange of fire between both sides today. and going over now to look at the view from israel into gaza, once again reports of strikes there in gaza on areas housing displaced palestinians. the idf said it was concerned hamas was regrouping in the area. for the very latest on this, you can go to our website where we are running a live page of the latest on the situation in the middle east and of course our coverage will continue in light of the october the 7th anniversary. around the world and across

the uk, this is bbc news. we are having problems finding the right page, just bear with me. 973 migrants crossed the channel on saturday — the highest daily total so far this year. four people, including a child, died while attempting the crossing. according to home office figures, more than 26,000 people have made thejourney in more than 500 boats since the start of the year. that's now higher than at the same point last year. bbc radio presenterjohnnie walker says he is stepping back from the microphone because of ill health. the 79—year—old, who has pulmonary fibrosis, will present his final sounds of the 70s and the rock show on radio 2 at the end of this month. he's been in the industry for 58 years, starting at pirate station swinging radio england in 1966. and of course, we will have much more of a uk's news coming

up much more of a uk's news coming up later in our broadcast here on bbc news. you're live with bbc news. it's just ten days since storm helene tore through the south—eastern united states. now another storm looks likely to strike again this week. hurricane milton is currently off the coast of mexico but the us national weather service says it's expecting the storm to strengthen rapidly as it approaches florida over the next few days. a state of emergency has been declared in parts of florida, where helene left at least 1a dead. governor ron desantis issued the emergency warning for 35 counties and said preparations were under way to restore power and clear roads ahead of milton's arrival. shortly before coming on air, i spoke to mike brennan, director of the us national hurricane center. mike, good to see you, thank you for taking the time. taking a look at the picture, milton appears to be gaining speed, what kind of threat does it pose? what kind of threat does it ose? ~ ., , ., ., .,

pose? milton is going to pose a significant _ pose? milton is going to pose a significant threat, _ significant threat, particularly on the west coast, where we will see damaging winds and heavy rainfall in the winds and heavy rainfall in the wind and the flooding, the risk for that will extend across interior portions of the state, as well as the east coast, those conditions will begin through the night on tuesday and too much of wednesday. what and too much of wednesday. what implications _ and too much of wednesday. what implications could _ and too much of wednesday. what implications could this _ implications could this potentially have, of course, keeping in mind this is coming right after hurricane helene. we had seen scenes of people in the process yes, we are expecting milton to affect some of the portions of florida affected by halyna. the mbaye reaion, affected by halyna. the mbaye region, further _ affected by halyna. the mbaye region, further south. - affected by halyna. the mbaye region, further south. we - affected by halyna. the mbaye| region, further south. we could see life threatening storm surge down through places like port charlotte, sarasota, down to fort myers, and the attention —— potentialfor attention —— potential for hurricane attention —— potentialfor hurricane force winds in a

vulnerable area where they were recovery efforts under way. the heavy rainfall will also fall from tampa to orlando where there is a high population of very urbanised areas. would we be correct _ very urbanised areas. would we be correct in — very urbanised areas. would we be correct in thinking _ very urbanised areas. would we be correct in thinking that - be correct in thinking that potentially it could be the heavy rainfall, the storm surge that might actually cause greater problems than say those winds? ~ ., , greater problems than say those winds? m, ., greater problems than say those winds? ., ., ., , winds? most of the fatalities we see in — winds? most of the fatalities we see in tropical _ winds? most of the fatalities we see in tropical storms - winds? most of the fatalities| we see in tropical storms and hurricanes in the united states do come from water. storm surge has the potential to kill a large number of people is it in a nice large parts of the coastline, especially in populated areas like in florida and the west coast, and then on the rightful front, and the west coast, and then on the rightfulfront, we are expecting to see this area here that has the highest risk of flash flooding during the day on wednesday and that includes the population up to jacksonville. rainfall flooding has killed more people than any other hazard in tropical storms

and we are certainly see that play out in helene. and it can happen well inland from the coast. ~ �* ., ., , ., coast. we've got a few days to prepare. _ coast. we've got a few days to prepare. what _ coast. we've got a few days to prepare, what should - coast. we've got a few days to prepare, what should people | coast. we've got a few days to l prepare, what should people be putting in place right now? when a storm threatens your area, you want to know what your brisk —— risk is, know if your brisk —— risk is, know if you live in evacuation zone, be ready to leave if you are asked to do so. he will have much of the day on monday and tuesday to get ready. otherwise, if you are going to shelter in place, but your shutters up, cover your home, you are also going to want to have multiple days of food, nonperishable food, water, medicine, batteries, any other medical needs you might have, be ready to be self—sustaining in the aftermath of the storm. self-sustaining in the aftermath of the storm. every take a look — aftermath of the storm. every take a look at _ aftermath of the storm. every take a look at the _ aftermath of the storm. every take a look at the picture - aftermath of the storm. every take a look at the picture on l aftermath of the storm. every take a look at the picture on a larger scale, and you continue to track these dorms, the devastation from helene was clearly severe, are serious storm is becoming more frequent?— storm is becoming more freruent? ~ ., . frequent? well, not so much more frequent _ frequent? well, not so much more frequent but _

frequent? well, not so much more frequent but we - frequent? well, not so much more frequent but we have l frequent? well, not so much . more frequent but we have seen many hurricanes affecting the us this year, this will be our fifth hurricane landfall, there are signs that we are seeing heavier rainfall with some of these storms, higher rainfall rates, and we are seeing sea levels rise, and that contributes. let's turn to some other news around the world. election officials in tunisia sayjust over a quarter of eligible voters cast their ballots in sunday's presidential election. it appears to have been won by the incumbent, kais saied. he has assumed almost complete control of the country over the past five years. the presidential ballot had been seen as a formality — many of mr saied's opponents had beenjailed or disqualified, and the election commission has been stripped of many of its powers. police in pakistan say there's been an explosion close to the international airport in karachi. local media report at least one person was killed and several others injured. a separatist group, the balochistan liberation army, said in a statement that it had attacked a convoy of chinese engineers and investors.

authorities in bosnia and herzegovina say at least 20 people have died following friday s floods and landslides. on sunday, search and rescue teams found the bodies of two more people in the worst—affected location, donja jablanica. a number of people are still listed as missing. rwanda's health minister says vaccinations are starting against the deadly marburg virus, after the delivery of 700 doses of a trial vaccine. more than a0 infection cases have been recorded since the outbreak began last month. officials say 12 people have died. now in the philippines, a special mass has been held especially for animals. pet owners in manila brought their dogs, cats and even rabbits to be blessed by the local catholic priest. many even put on their sunday best outfits for the occassion. the event for the four legged friends was to celebrate world animal day which happened during the week. stay with us here on bbc news.

hello there, good evening. a very messy and unsettled picture weather—wise as we head through the next few days. but it was a pretty start earlier on this morning. lots of red skies as captured by our weather watchers. and of course, the heaviest downpours today were out towards the west, some of the showers pushing further eastwards at times. not as much sunshine as we saw yesterday, but still the chance of some more bright and sunny spells as we go through the next few days, accompanied by some rather blustery showers. brisk southerly winds so the air is mild, warm for the time of year, even. and it's unsettled because low pressure is the dominant force. it's out towards the west of ireland. of course, all of these bands of rain showers swirling around it — that sets the scene for the rest of tonight. there will be further bands of rain just gradually pushing northwards and eastwards, but some long clear spells across northern areas of england and through the southern half of the uk as we head towards dawn tomorrow. here, temperatures could potentially drop back into high single figures. otherwise a mild start, double figures pretty much across the board. now, tomorrow, the low pressure

remains out towards the west. again, there will be furthershowers, longer spells of rain at times. it's quite a cloudy picture across scotland, for example, and there will be rain on and off here throughout the day. the early rain clears away from northern ireland, moves into north—west england, and there could be some heavy, possibly thundery, downpours across south—west england into southern wales as we head through the afternoon. but you could catch a shower almost anywhere. a little less frequent out towards the east. some sunny spells and the best of the sunshine. temperatures will peak 16—19 celsius. that's above the seasonal average. now, the low pressure sinks a little further southwards as we head through tuesday so some of the focus of the heaviest downpours could be across the southern half of the uk. there'll be quite frequent showers here, but again some bright and some sunny spells in between. another band of rain just pushes northwards into scotland. again, there will be quite a lot of cloud here, but once again in the best of the sunshine, it will feel warm for the time of year. temperatures generally 14—18 celsius. now, wednesday's weather needs watching. this deep area of low pressure

contains the remnants of hurricane kirk, and at the moment, we think that the worst of the weather will be across northern france, moving into the low countries, heavy rain and strong winds. but some of that rain could move into kent, perhaps. we're likely to see some very blustery winds down the north sea facing coasts as that low pulls away, and then it turns a lot colder. bye— bye.

straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i'm allan little. what is it like to grow up in the shadow of a parent who was the world's most revered political prisoner, and an iconic champion of democracy and human rights? aung san suu kyi has two sons whom she left behind in britain when they were children, placing what she saw then as the needs of her native myanmar above those of herfamily. my guest today is kim aris, the younger of those sons who, after decades of silence, has finally decided to speak out.