it says it operates only against era targets. india and canada spell one another�*s top diplomats after the dispute over the execution of a sick separatist and canada escalates. withjust separatist and canada escalates. with just three weeks ago until the presidential election kamala harris and donald trump hold duelling rallies in the battleground state of in sylvania. hello, i'm steve lau. we begin in the middle east — where there's been more intense fighting throughout the region. we will have the latest on the strikes in northern avalon. let us see what is happening in gaza, increasing condemnation by the united nations of the israeli operation in northern gaza. tens of thousands are

trapped with little access to food and supplies. at least 62 people have been food and supplies. at least 62 people have been killed food and supplies. at least 62 people have been killed into attacks in the last 24—hour is. one and a camp next to the lx hospital and a second on a food distribution centre in northern gaza. israel is not allowing independentjournalists into gaza. however, there is a team of freelance journalists filming for the bbc there. our special correspondent feargal keane sent this report on the last 2a hours in gaza — and a warning, it contains upsetting images. people are burning. the israeli strike set the refugee tents on fire. helpless to stop the flames spreading. gas canisters exploding. a figure enveloped by the inferno. too distressing to show here, but all of it witnessed by the refugees.

translation: it was around 1am and we were sleeping in our tent. i have eight daughters. we woke up to the fire over our heads. our daughters are all burned and our sons are injured. israel says it targeted a hamas command centre next door to the hospital. the eu's top diplomat said violations of international law, disregard for civilian casualties, wouldn't make israel safer. this 11—year—old, carried by a relative, was wounded along with her mother, father and six other family members. we first met her eight months ago, when she was seeking food for herfamily. a confident child then, but terrified of the bombing.

last night, the bombing came to her. small wounds on her body. to her spirit, the wounds that last. the dozens of casualties in central and northern gaza are being treated in hospitals already under huge strain. among them, al—ahli hospital, run by the anglican church. a senior british cleric said he's alarmed by the escalating violence. i met him injerusalem. i'm terrified by where they are at the moment. i mean, the level of suffering is unprecedented. we don't know what the ultimate aim is for the civilian population. you know, what are they supposed to do? where are they supposed to go?

in gaza, no safety — not in hospital grounds or un schools. a grandmother mourning 18—month—old yamam. "i'm the one who raised you, yamam," she says. "i'm the one who raised you." to the north, the children killed by a strike in the al—shati camp. among the casualties, boys who were playing marbles at the time. wael naim was grieving his 14—year—old son, rami. translation: he wasn't holding a weapon or anything else unless children's toys have become a threat to them. that's something else. in this place, childhood vanishes fast. fergal keane,

bbc news, jerusalem. israel denies it's carrying out a plan to force civilians out of jabalia. speaking in the last few hours to the bbc, idf spokesperson retired lieutentant colonel peter what hamas was planning on the anniversary of the massacre of last year was to conduct another launch and attack israel from northern gaza specifically from the areas of joe bali. we are currently locating the effort of dismantling and preventing them from regrouping and it is happening in northern gaza, that is where we are operating and we will continue to operate anywhere we need to in order to protect israeli lives.—

protect israeli lives. wyre davies is _ protect israeli lives. wyre davies is following - davies is following developments from jerusalem. israel and is fighting a conflict on two fronts,. the north in lebanon after that hezbollah attack in the drone attack on israeli military yesterday in which four israeli military personnel were killed, israel has continued attacking various points in lebanon at the village of a christian village in northern lebanon, the israelis said they discovered large hezbollah tunnels, heavily equipped tunnels in the south of lebanon and of course, dozens of rockets are still being fired into israel by hezbollah from lebanon. no end in sight in the war theatre in southern lebanon between hezbollah and no and inside and no peace agreement either. for more on this i am joined by andrew thomas a lecturer in

international relations at deakin university in melbourne. i want to get your thoughts on gaza but your reaction to what we have seen in lebanon on of late. what is your overriding thought when you see how the conflict is developing there? i think it's clear and emblematic of the connection between both gaza and lebanon on the wider regional conflict that appears to be developing, there does not seem to be a clear strategic objective from the israeli side. it's not entirely clear what they want to achieve or what they wish to achieve in southern lebanon on, it's not even entirely clear what they want to achieve within gaza. this lack of strategic direction is not only contributing to chaos on both fronts, but it is confusing and alarming adverse series in iran, in hezbollah, and other actors in the region. and that is causing tensions, that is causing rising tension and an

escalation in the conflict so as you said we are unlikely to see a resolution any time soon. in fact we are probably looking at things ratcheting up even further. , . ., ., further. israel might want to sa the further. israel might want to say they are _ further. israel might want to say they are trying _ further. israel might want to say they are trying to - further. israel might want to say they are trying to make | say they are trying to make sure hamas and hezbollah are unable to be a quick two conflict time on israel, would that not be a clear objective on their part? it’s that not be a clear ob'ective on their partlfi on their part? it's a clear objective _ on their part? it's a clear objective to _ on their part? it's a clear objective to state, - on their part? it's a clear objective to state, it's i on their part? it's a clear. objective to state, it's still objective to state, its still unclear how they are trying to do that. hezbollah is a complicated organisation, it is woven into lebanese sovereignty, they are also part of the government in lebanon on. so does that mean israel is attempting to overthrow parts of the government in lebanon on? does that mean that they simply trying to secure the south? but that is also putting aside the morality of any parts

of the conflict, lebanon on his under international law, the ability to defend its sovereign borders, and we have seen through some of the controversy happening with the peacekeeping force in lebanon on, who says they do not recognise the resolution any more that created unifil. that is a un security council mandated peacekeeping operation and it is not the choice of israel, they are not moving because their mandate is to stay and prevent precisely this from happening. while israel says it wants to move the threat to the north, cannot actually do that through its ground operations? is it violating some of the core international principles that the un security council is trying to protect with a mandate there.-

trying to protect with a mandate there. ., ., mandate there. you mentioned unifil the _ mandate there. you mentioned unifilthe un _ mandate there. you mentioned unifil the un peacekeeping i unifil the un peacekeeping force there. the un has been outspoken about israel's activities in lebanon on and gaza. do they have any influence on what israel is doing? influence on what israel is doinu ? ,, �* , influence on what israel is doin? ., �* , ., doing? quite little, it's a problem. _ doing? quite little, it's a problem, it's _ doing? quite little, it's a problem, it's been - doing? quite little, it's a problem, it's been a - doing? quite little, it's a - problem, it's been a problem with the un since the un was conceived, that the un is basically simply a representation or a collection of member states but some member states at the un have more importance on others, depending on where the conflict is or where the issue is. in this case really, the un has significantly less influence than the united states does, the united states sits on the un security council which obviously has an inordinate amount of power compared to the general assembly. amount of power compared to the generalassembly. but amount of power compared to the general assembly. but the general assembly. but the general assembly. but the general assembly in terms of a voting block has been correct —— pretty consistently critical of israel since to tim — matt dec 23, and some of the allies

in the united states have been quite critical of israel, but it seems to be in the hands of a small group of states, america and its allies in terms of exerting another pressure on israel, especially in lebanon on. although that has happened before under the reagan administration, there was significant push from the united states to stop israel schelling beirut, and that was quite successful, that did result in a withdrawal from israel. it is possible by the united states has not quite signalled they are putting that pressure on israel.— signalled they are putting that pressure on israel. thank you, andrew thomas _ pressure on israel. thank you, andrew thomas lecturer - pressure on israel. thank you, andrew thomas lecturer in - andrew thomas lecturer in international relations at deakin university. to the us, we are three weeks out from the presidential election day and efforts to woo voters in the key swing states is ramping up, mondays focus was pennsylvania, harris and donald trump holding

duelling campaign events in the battleground states, when they're seen as crucial for either party �*s potential victory. in the last hour president harris was rolling out plans to boost economic opportunity for black men, recent poll show a possible enthusiasm gap among black voters compared to past elections, she also announced an interview later this week with fox news, donald trump looks to boost support with suburban woman, voters with a appearance in philadelphia. i am joined by peter bowes. let's start with the vice president harris and the message she was trying to get across, i understand she even played clips of donald trump rallies at her rallies?— at her rallies? yes, in fact that is a — at her rallies? yes, in fact that is a tactic _ at her rallies? yes, in fact that is a tactic donald - at her rallies? yes, in fact i that is a tactic donald trump is used as well to play clips of kamala harris, both doing similar things at these events, donald trump at a town hall setting this evening was, harris was at a more traditional rally and in terms

of the message — the messages have heard before they are trying to hone in on interestingly the same section of voters who are still undecided. you mention in terms of black voters, that has been seen as a potential weakness in carmel harrison's campaign, she has been trying to focus a message there. as is traditional she attacked donald trump several times as being incapable of taking the presidency seriously. she kept saying is a serious man. with his political message. i think what was interesting about kamala harris in terms of where she was, in pennsylvania often described as a purple area, not especially red or blue in terms of the two political parties but an area where there are significant numbers of democrats and republicans who perhaps are still undecided. those other voters that both

candidates had to focus on, small number of people in this vast country who still have not decided who they will vote for. if we just turn attention to the former president donald trump holding a tall —— town hall, how did that go from? it didn't go well largely through some problems sadly a number of members of the audience were taken ill during this event. this should have been a question and answer session with questions from the audience, that is how it started for 30 minutes then someone took ill and someone else and someone else, it seems donald trump blamed the air—conditioning or lack of air—conditioning or lack of air—conditioning in the room and asked his people behind the scenes to play some music, he seemed to enjoy the music and asked them to play some then everything petered out. in terms of getting a message across and addressing the issue it wasn't a particularly successful night for him. peter

thank you _ successful night for him. peter thank you for— successful night for him. peter thank you for that, _ successful night for him. peter thank you for that, north - thank you for that, north american correspondent, peter bowes. you're live with bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. ajury�*s heard a recording of a phone call to police made by the father of a ten—year—old girl in which he confessed to killing her. sara sharif�*s body was found at herfamily home in surrey last year. herfather, urfan sharif, her step—mother and uncle are all charged with murder and causing or allowing the death of a child. they deny the charges. the british government has hailed a major conference on investment opportunities in the uk as a "vote of confidence" in the country. ministers says almost 38,000 jobs are likely to be created by projects, worth about 63 billion pounds, that have been announced by companies during the event and in the run up to the talks. local authorities across the uk responsible for services from adult social

care to bin collections and pothole repairs are planning additional cuts to services. the bbc found they are making around 3 billion pounds worth of savings this financial year alone. but there'll still be a total shortfall of more than 5.5 billion pounds by 2026. you're live with bbc news. india and canada have expelled each other�*s top envoys, along with other diplomats. it comes afterjustin trudeau's government accused india's ambassador and other agents of homicide and other acts on canadian soil. the canadian prime minister addressed the evidence that indian agents were directly involved in the killing of a sikh separatist leader — hardeep singh nijjar, a canadian citizen. they have clear and compelling evidence that agents of the government of india have engaged in and continue to engage in activities that pose a significant threat to public safety. this includes clandestine

information gathering techniques, coercive behaviour targeting south asian canadians, and involvement in over a dozen threatening and violent acts including murder. this is unacceptable. the foreign ministry in delhi described the allegations as preposterous. last year, india briefly curbed visas for canadians and forced ottawa to withdraw diplomats. on monday, delhi threatened further