this is bbc news. further strikes in beirut, after israeli forces 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 southeastern united states. hello. 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. ninety—seven people are still being held captive. we begin our coverage with this report from our international editor, jeremy bowen — who has travelled to kibuutz kfar azr — close to israel's border with gaza. the survivors have not come back. the ruins have not been touched. kfarazr on back. the ruins have not been touched. kfar azr on the border was one of the first targets of hamas. they killed 62 people here. they took 19 into gaza as hostages. that but is from an israeli drone heading to gaza later. briefed 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 was

rated. the home of a man and his fiance, both killed by hamas. his father spent weeks looking for his son's head, he did not find it. a neighbour said there was a nightmare on every corner. still, we are not in post trauma. we're still here. we are still in the war. my victory, i will be here with my son and daughter, with my grandchild and living peacefully.— grandchild and living eacefull. ., , grandchild and living eacefull. ., peacefully. four israelis and all the other _ peacefully. four israelis and all the other places - peacefully. four israelis and all the other places that - peacefully. four israelis and i all the other places that hamas attacked, have become repositories of a deep and still raw national trauma and the horror that happenend here has, for the vast majority of israelis, justified everything that israel has done since

then. a year ago, israeli troops were still fighting hamas when they led us into kfar azr three days after the attack. any illusion was ripped away there could be peace without resolving conflicts. hamas were seen by enemies funded by iran to destroy their state. the sight of dead israelis carried out of the ruins brought back the nazi holocaust that killed 6 million jews. these soldiers were 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 vengence. his defence minister said they were fighting human animals in gaza and would act accordingly. this was gaza city bushfire 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 businessings, according to satellite analysis. as the war in lebanon deepens, in beirut there are fears they may 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 40% of casualties are children. israel insists it follows the laws of war, spares civilians and rejects and condemns the accusation of genocide made by

south africa at the international court ofjustice. more than 2 million gazans, the un says rtrapped in a humanitarian catastrophe, without food, water and medical care. as families are displaced repeatedly on israel's orders, bbc verify tracked how quickly improvised camps spring up. the israelis say they are protecting civilians. the un says nowhere is safe. israeli does not allowjournalists into gaza. so trusted palestinian colleagues filmed a woman and herfamily, a supposedly colleagues filmed a woman and her family, a supposedly safe area hit by at least 18 air strikes. insa and herfamily have had to move 15 times. translation: we were walking when a car was hit. we saw it burning. on the left there were

people killed. on the right there were people killed. even there were people killed. even the donkeys were thrown around in the bombing. 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 is janin where many israeli raids have not deser theed militias. the cemetery is filling 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 mightjust cool the crisis and create is a space for diplomacy. perhaps the war can end in gaza, too. or perhaps it's too late for that. 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. explosion. in the morning, more air strikes. this video appears to capture secondary explosions, a possible sign that weapon also

be 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 far from 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. refound 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. 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 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 grandchildren, and loved ones. my heart is breaking. my heart is breaking. my heart is breaking. my heart is breaking-— is breaking. back in lebanon, the missiles _ is breaking. back in lebanon, the missiles come, _ is breaking. back in lebanon, the missiles come, not - is breaking. back in lebanon, the missiles come, not only | is breaking. back in lebanon, | the missiles come, not only at night. israel is not backing down in its war against hezbollah. in beirut there's no respite. 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. tommaso, always good to speak to you. thank you for coming on the programme. we are approaching a grim milestone in this conflict. one year of suffering. can you, if you wouldn't mind, paint a picture of what your teams are seeing on the ground at this stage? yes, absolutely. first of all, thank you helena for having me here today. what we are seeing, what we define after 12 months of conflict is a year of suffering. and suffering 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 are having issues in getting food, water and health. they are seeing hostages that are not able to go back to their families. sadly i would say in

the last 12 months our calls are just unheard, the last 12 months our calls arejust unheard, so the last 12 months our calls are just unheard, so we never really change. the hostage must go back home. bombs must stop falling. humanitarian aid needs to go. the people are in need now. ., . y to go. the people are in need now. ., ., , to go. the people are in need now. ., now. to many, masso, you were sa in: now. to many, masso, you were saying aid _ now. to many, masso, you were saying aid is _ now. to many, masso, you were saying aid is not _ now. to many, masso, you were saying aid is not getting - now. to many, masso, you were saying aid is not getting in. - saying aid is not getting in. what are the barriers to that humanitarian aid making its way in in the last 12 months? we saw the border _ in in the last 12 months? - saw the border was closed. the situation become worse. then we can say that the gate is sometimes of, but that is not enough. i mean, the main issue here is the conflict. the moment the conflict is going on, then it would be difficult to get humanitarian aid in and then even if a gate is open and when a gate is open, which of course, i don't want to underestimate the importance of having it, you need to create the conditions to distribute aid inside the gaza strip.

these conditions are simply not there. ., ., there. one thing i wanted to ask ou there. one thing i wanted to ask you about _ there. one thing i wanted to ask you about specifically, i ask you about specifically, with the red cross and also the red cents is it is an organisation that so often relies on volunteers. 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?— one year on? well, thanks a lot, one year on? well, thanks a lot. helena _ one year on? well, thanks a lot, helena for _ one year on? well, thanks a lot, helena for this - one year on? well, thanks a | lot, helena for this question, very important. i would say that it's the worst night mayor you can think about. we're talking about women and men who decided to simply support the others, who support their own communities. these women and men are also themselves impacted by the conflict. to give you an idea, i mean, colleagues of the red crescent are living in tents without food, without water. there is a colleague who told me, "every morning i need to wake up very early and walk for a few

kilometres to get my vest washed and then i will be able to go in an ambulance." of course, this is deeply complicated, without mentioning colleagues who lost their wives, kids, sisters, friends and still they are serving humanity. i think this if there is any positive side of in my case, there is this hope that our volunteers have. we case, there is this hope that our volunteers have. we are now witnessing _ our volunteers have. we are now witnessing a _ our volunteers have. we are now witnessing a crisis _ our volunteers have. we are now witnessing a crisis that _ our volunteers have. we are now witnessing a crisis that is - witnessing a crisis that is expanding, expanding in lebanon. what do you think that means for humanitarian efforts across the region — are they stretched? across the region - are they stretched?— across the region - are they stretched? ~ , ,., , ~ stretched? absolutely. i think that what it _ stretched? absolutely. i think that what it means _ stretched? absolutely. i think that what it means - - stretched? absolutely. i think that what it means - your- that what it means — your question, agains very well posed — it means that there are no humanitarian solutions. if there are no political solutions, humanitarians cannot substitute the international community, the diplomatic effort and the dialogue among parties. what with reseeing now

in lebanon is absolutely concerning and worrying. we are talking about almost a million people displaced. then, of course, the lebanese red cross, the red crescent on the border with syria are doing their utmost. the problem here is the violence, is the escalation. bombs must stop and we need to scale up humanitarian aid. again, it's not up to the humanitarians, it's up to the international community to finally find dialogue and proper decision to get aid to people. proper decision to get aid to eo - le. ., , proper decision to get aid to --eole. . , ., proper decision to get aid to --eole. ., , ., ., proper decision to get aid to --eole. ., , ., . ., people. finally, on a more personal— people. finally, on a more personal note, _ people. finally, on a more personal note, of - people. finally, on a more personal note, of course, | people. finally, on a more - personal note, of course, your team has been working on this crisis day, in day out for a year now. we've been speaking frequently throughout this conflict. you were mentioning there that diplomatic solution doesn't appear to be immediately imminent. this must be, i imagine, difficult to dealwith be, i imagine, difficult to deal with for you and your teams. it's absolutely, yes, difficult, it's very complicated. i would say the

biggest feeling is of course, is sadness, but frustration. there is a growing frustration day after day in the humanitarian sector but when i talk with police many palestine, asking them, is everyone ok, no—one was killed overnight? when i talk to my colleagues in beirut experiencing the same bombardment, of course, it's a feeling again, of frustration that all our calls, i mean, basically no—one is really sometimes listening to it. again, what we took for granted, the humanitarians must be protected, civilians must be protected — these international laws that are taken for granted ijy laws that are taken for granted by everyone, this erosion of this respect — it's simply shocking for us and it's something that we are continuing to see day after day, but hope is still there. until there is dialogue, until there is a possibility to even get aid for one person.

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 one hundred and one 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 virgal to remember by the people who took part in the vigil to remember and in germany, hundreds of people ralled 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. these are live pictures. it is the middle of the night. you can see two columns of smoke

hanging in the air after israeli strikes on saturday. with ecan look at the israel—lebanon border, looking into lebanon. we know in that area there's been an exchange of fire on saturday between the idf and hezbollah and then also the pictures of israel into gaza, where once again, also strikes taking place including on a mosque, which according to hamas, the hamas run health ministry, led to casualties, was housing displaced palestinians. the idf said it was concerned that hamas was regrouping in the area. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. 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. a new multimillion—pound research programme has been launched into why immunotherapy fails to benefit more than half of patients who receive it. the revolutionary treatment uses the body's own immune system to fight cancer. but many patients suffer a relapse, or significant side effects. academic institutions, nhs trusts and health boards, alongside bio—science and tech firms, are now going to investigate why. bbc radio presenter, johnnie walker, says he is stepping back from the microphone because of ill health. the 79—year—old, who has pul—monary 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. you're live with bbc news. it's just 10 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, governor ron desa ntis 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. thanks for your time. mike, good to see you. thanks foryourtime. milton mike, good to see you. thanks for your time. milton appears to be gaining speed. what threat does it pose? milton will pose — threat does it pose? milton will pose a _ threat does it pose? milton will pose a threat _ threat does it pose? milton will pose a threat to - threat does it pose? milton will pose a threat to the - threat does it pose? milton i will pose a threat to the west peninsula, particularly on the west coast, where we will see storms and rainfall and flooding and winds, 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—time tuesday and into much of wednesday. mike, something i want to ask is, what implications could this potentially have, keeping in mind it is coming right after hurricane helene. we saw scene of a lot of people in the process of clearing up. yes, we are expecting milton to unfortunately affect some portions of florida affected by helene we could see life threatening storm surge from tampa bay to the north, down through port charlotte, down to fort meyers and the potential for hurricane winds in a vulnerable area where there are recovery efforts under way. that heavy rainfall will fall likely somewhere near the corridor from tampa to orlando, high population, urbanised area. ~ ., , .

area. would we be correct in thinkin: area. would we be correct in thinking potentially - area. would we be correct in thinking potentially the - area. would we be correct in | thinking potentially the heavy rainfall and the storm surge may cause greater problems than the winds? ~ w may cause greater problems than the winds? ~.,, ., ., , the winds? most fatalities in tro - ical the winds? most fatalities in tropical storms _ the winds? most fatalities in tropical storms in _ the winds? most fatalities in tropical storms in the - the winds? most fatalities in j tropical storms in the united states come from water. storm surge has the to to kill large numbers as it inundates large portions of the coastline, particularly in populated areas, even down to naples. on the rainfall front, we expect to see this area in red has the highest risk of flash flooding, during day on wednesday. that includes that populated eye four corridor from tampa, orlando, jacksonville. rainfall has killed more than any other hazard in storms in the last ten years, we saw that play out in helene. it can happen well inland from the coast. a few days to prepare. what should people put in place right now?— should people put in place riaht now? ~ ., , ., right now? well, when a storm threatens _ right now? well, when a storm threatens you _ right now? well, when a storm threatens you warrant - right now? well, when a storm threatens you warrant no - right now? well, when a storm threatens you warrant no know| threatens you warrant no know what your risk is. know if you live in a storm surge

evacuation zone. be ready to leave if asked by your local officials. you will have the day on monday, much of the day on tuesday to get ready. otherwise, if you will shelter in place, you put your shutters up, coveryour home, make in place, you put your shutters up, cover your home, make sure you your loose items outside are secure. you want to have multiple days of food, not perishable food, water, medicine, batteries. any other medical needious might have. be ready to be self—sustaining for several days in the aftermath of a storm. several days in the aftermath of a storm-— several days in the aftermath of a storm. mike, if we take a look at the — of a storm. mike, if we take a look at the picture _ of a storm. mike, if we take a look at the picture on - of a storm. mike, if we take a look at the picture on a - of a storm. mike, if we take a look at the picture on a larger scale — of course you have been — you continue to track these storms — the devastation from helene was clearly severe. are serious storms becoming more frequent? serious storms becoming more freuuent? ~ ., serious storms becoming more frequent?— frequent? well, well not so much more _ frequent? well, well not so much more frequent, - frequent? well, well not so much more frequent, but . frequent? well, well not sol much more frequent, but we frequent? well, well not so - much more frequent, but we have seen many hurricanes affecting the u is year. in is ourfifth handfall. there are sign west are seeing heavier rain with the storms, higher rates and we are seeing sea level rise contribute to worsening storm surge impacts.

sir keir starmer�*s chief of staff has resigned from the post, saying she risked becoming a distraction. sue gray's resignation follows rows about her salary, and controversy surrounding donations to the uk prime minister and members downing street says she will take up a new role as the pm's envoy for nations and regions. the conservatives said her resignation showed the government is in chaos. 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 seven hundred doses of a trial vaccine. more than forty infection cases have been recorded since the outbreak began last month. officials say twelve 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. the next couple of days will bring some big shower clouds. downpours with thunder and lightning possible but also some decent sunny spells all because of this low pressure which will hang around for a while and give us this changeable weather. here is a snapshot of the morning on monday. temperatures hovering between 8—11 celsius. for some of us it will start dry but other also have rain, particularly in and eastern scotland. then it is difficult to sum up the day. it will be changing. some areas will have heavy showers. for others it will be generally dry, with prolonged spells of sunshine. where the sun comes out for any lengthy period, temperatures could get to 18 or 19 degrees. but don't be caught out by the heavy showers. take a brolly just in case. more of the same on tuesday. this slow moving area of low pressure, so the weather is not really changing an awful lot but the distribution of the showers is going to be different between

one day and the next. temperatures again, about the high teens in the south of the country, but further north, around 12 celsius and quite a bit colder. midweek we are watching hurricane cook in the atlantic. this is the satellite picture from now on. as the storm moves north wards and becomes the next hurricane it will be caught in the jet stream and propelled to western parts of europe. we are increasingly confident that the worst of the storm will track to the south of us but as the storm reaches western europe it will sharply curve towards the left, northwards and mayjust clip south eastern parts of the uk, but it's a small chance. let's have a look at wednesday. showers and cool weather across many northern and eastern areas, with some sunshine out towards the west. here you can see the edge of the rain associated with kirk, that ex hurricane, with gust which winds moving across france. in northern scotland, 9, and 17 in the south—east of england. through the course of wednesday evening to thursday, look how

close that low pressure is to south eastern parts of the country and gale force winds are possible around east anglia, the south—east of england for a time, particularly coastal areas as the low pressure pulls away towards, say, germany. so, here is the outlook then for the week. really showery picture, first half of the week. then we are watching possibly kirk brushing us midweek and then end of the week, brighter but quite a bit colder. bye—bye.

voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. hello, and welcome to unspun world. it's good to have you with us. in this edition — in the wake of israel's attack on hezbollah, what will iran's strategy be now? there will be those who will be saying in iran, "we can'tjust stand by and watch our entire axis "of resistance crumble". within israel itself, is benjamin netanyahu's position improving as a result of the attacks on hezbollah? people who are quite critical of netanyahu,