the world health organization warns of a "catastrophic" situation at gaza's medical facilities. we can't just sit around we can'tjust sit around and complain. no, we've got to do something! ten days to go until the election — michelle obama campaigns with kamala harris in michigan, as donald trump hits the other battleground state of pennsylvania. hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. welcome to the programme. we begin with reaction to israel's airstrikes on iran. it's an attack world leaders have been bracing themselves for. while iran is downplaying the scale of the strikes — saying they caused limited damage — its army said the raids killed four of its soldiers. israel, on the other hand, says three waves of fighter jets targeted 20 military sites, with some reports

saying that up to 100 aircraft were involved. israel says the attacks were in response to missiles that were fired by iran earlier this month. according to iranian officials, military sites in the capital, tehran, were hit, as well as bases in the provinces of ilam and khuzestan. iraq, qatar and saudi arabia are among countries in the region that have condemned the israeli raids, while hezbollah — which is backed by iran and designated a terrorist organisation by the us and uk — has called this a dangerous escalation. but there's been a different message from here in the us. speaking in the last few hours, as he boarded a plane, presidentjoe biden said he hoped this signaled an end to the direct attacks between the two countries. i was on with the intelligence community for the last half—hour. it looks like they didn't hit anything other than military targets. my hope is this is the end. did you get a heads—up

from israel on the iran strike? did you get any heads—up? yes. the office of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said israel chose its targets "in accordance with its national interests, and not according to american dictates". our north america correspondent rowan bridge has more on what us officials are saying on the strikes in iran. i think there will be a sense of relief within the white house as to the nature of the attacks that israel carried out. they were described by a senior official as precise and proportionate. i think there had been concerns, america had been pressuring the israelis publicly and privately not to go after iranian nuclear or oil facilities for concerns that that could escalate the situation. and they are clearly, from the language used, hoping to draw a line under this at this stage. they are warning, a senior american official said there would be consequences for iran, if they do decide to strike back.

echoing president biden, the uk, france and germany have called on all sides to show restraint. russia says it is concerned about the escalation in hostilities. the bbc�*sjeremy bowen has been getting reaction from jerusalem and sent us this report. israeli pilots set out for the long flight to strike iran. israel and the whole middle east has been waiting for this since iran attacked with around 180 ballistic missiles on the 1st of october. this was tehran in the early hours of the morning. israel said it hit military targets in the capital and the provinces. iran's leaders now face a hard choice. do nothing and risk looking weak, hit back and risk a bigger israeli attack. if the regime in iran were to make the mistake of beginning

a new round of escalation, we will be obligated to respond. 0ur message is clear — all those who threaten the state of israel and seek to drag the region into wider escalation will pay a heavy price. the israeli military released silent, blurred video from the war room. they agreed to president biden�*s request not to hit iran's nuclear, oil and gas facilities. if iran retaliates, they are likely to be the next targets. tel aviv this morning. most israelis believe war in gaza and lebanon as well as iran isjustified and unavoidable. so i think it was a good action. but we need to keep it calm. we don't need to get an escalation going. the message is through. i hope things will be calm right now. we need to respond very hard, very quick, and that they will understand that we are into it. iran has played down

the damage done by the raids, releasing very little video. for the citizens of tehran, it is still the first direct attack on their capital since war with iraq in the 1980s. he says, "we heard cannon fire and an explosion, the sound echoed across the sky, it was terrible and horrifying. we're worried the war in the middle east is going to affect us too. why should we live without peace? why can't we just be happy? it's really worrying me." "war," she says, "is frightening." "everyone's worried about what a war might do to us. but i don't believe a terrible war will happen in iran." israel has released video of another huge strike on hezbollah positions in lebanon. the israelis have set the pace of escalation since early summer. it's hard to stop tit—for—tat strikes when both sides fear looking weak and deterred if they don't respond, and that is how wars spin out of control.

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. for more, i've been speaking to bbc persian�*s parham ghobadi, who told me more about what we know so far. iranian armed forces released a statement a few hours ago and they said israeli fighterjapes they said israeli fighter japes actually they said israeli fighterjapes actually used iraqi's airspace —— fighterjets. to launch attacks against iran. and the used airborne missiles to attack iran. and the distance was about 100 kilometres from the iranian border, and that's why they managed to target kemi badenoch, which is a western iranian province, and also south western province of 57 occur. however, they managed to attack tehran as well. the other thing they mentioned is the part of iraq they used was controlled by the american forces. so they also laid the

blame on americans to assist israelis in this strike. in just a few hours ago, the iranian foreign minister again reiterated that iran has the right to defend itself and to respond to this. but it is too early, i think, respond to this. but it is too early, ithink, to respond to this. but it is too early, i think, to speculate whether iran is going to take any actions to further escalate this conflict or not. but any actions to further escalate this conflict or not.— this conflict or not. but the us has said _ this conflict or not. but the us has said very _ this conflict or not. but the us has said very clearly - this conflict or not. but the | us has said very clearly that they were not involved in the attack, they said they were given a warning it was happening. what have you heard in terms of how iranians are reacting to what has happened? last night, when the sounds of explosions were heard in tehran, i posted on my social media and people started messaging, many it was after 2am local time. many of the message me and they said they woke up to the sound of explosions in iran. at first,

later on, they realised it was the first wave of the attack. so it was mostly western and south western tehran. but then later on, when the second and the third wave of attacks were carried out, then images and videos surfaced on social media and even iranian media publish some of them, and we realised that the eastern part of tehran is being targeted. and the videos were quite surreal, showing the skies of iran, tehran and the msl systems in tehran and the msl systems in tehran were activated. there was continuous shots being fired —— air missile systems. projectiles were seen in tehran. and it has been over 36 years that scenes were like that have not taken place in tehran. after the iran and iraq war in the 1980s. parham ghobadi.

from the bbc. well, meanwhile in gaza, the united nations says it's had reports that nearly all of the male staff at a hospital have been detained by israeli forces. israeli troops have now left the kamal adwan hospital injabalia, after a raid yesterday. hundreds of patients and displaced people were sheltering there at the time. the bbc and otherforeign media organisations are prevented by israel from entering gaza to report independently, but our special correspondent fergal keane sent this report from jerusalem. and a warning. some of the scenes are distressing. this is the story of a doctor... allahu akbar. ..who became a grieving father. hossam abu saifa worked to save the lives of others... allahu akbar. ..but today, mourned his son. ibraham was killed in the hospital grounds, shot by the israeli army, his father says. since the renewed offensive onjabalia, the doctor has made repeated appeals for help.

translation: we are talking about collective punishment l for the health system in the gaza strip. consequently, we urge the world to intervene and impose their humanity over the israeli army. the army raided yesterday. dr abu safiyyah, with his staff, waiting. then the people forced out. fear holds them. they're made to line up. men separated from the women. translation: we moved patients to the reception area. _ then they said to dr hussam, the director of the hospital, to evacuate patients

who could walk. among those with catheters and those with central lines, some could not walk long distances because of internal injuries. however, they insisted on them exiting on foot. the damaged hospital compound this afternoon. the israelis say they were seeking terrorists and their infrastructure. wrecked ambulances. three soldiers were killed in jabalia yesterday. hamas published these images of a stricken israeli tank. dr abu safiyyah mourned his son. and he was comforted by the small group of men still left around the hospital. well, let's show you some images that have been coming through of blasts

in lebanon's capital, beirut. we know that earlier this evening, israeli military issued fresh evacuation orders. a spokesperson for the israel defense forces says all residents in bourj el—barajneh — a southern suburb of beirut — should evacuate immediately, for their own safety. the spokesperson said the israeli military would be targeting specific buildings it says are hezbollah facilities. let's look at the situation live in beirut. and you can see some smoke coming from around the middle of that skyline. we will continue to monitor the situation and bring you more information as soon we have it. well, here in the us, it's only ten days to go until the presidential election and the campaigns are rolling on in full force, as millions of americans have already cast their ballots in the early voting process. now, donald trump hasjust finished his campaign event at a pennsylvania university, after campaigning in michigan earlier on saturday.

at a rally near detroit, muslim leaders endorsed the former president onstage, saying they believe he can bring peace to the middle east. the conflicts in gaza and lebanon are top issues there in michigan. but in pennsylvania, energy and manufacturing top the list. at his rally, trump promised to reduce energy prices for pennsylvanians. under kamala's high—cost energy policies, pennsylvania electricity prices are already up 50% and are projected to more than double in the years ahead, year and a half, they expect to be double. not only are they not going to be double, your energy prices — that's car, gasoline, because we're going to end the electric mandate immediately, ok? applause. immediately. your energy prices will be cut in half within 12 months

from january the 20th, which is when we would take over. meanwhile, in the last hour, kamala harris finished rallying in kalamazoo, michigan. former first lady michelle obama introduced the vice president to the crowd, in herfirst campaign appearance since the democratic national convention in august. in a fiery speech, the former first lady criticised donald trump repeatedly, and argued kamala harris is being held to a higher standard than her opponent. this was her message to voters in michigan. right now, as you know, this race is close. it's too close for my liking. and i came out here to michigan because i am someone who takes her own advice to heart. i know that if we want to help this country finally turn the page on the politics of hatred and division, we can'tjust sit around and complain. no, we've got to do something. if we want to usher in the next

generation of american leadership, we have got to do something. our digital reporter bernd debusmannjr recaps the day of campaigning from harris�* rally in michigan. we heard both from vice president kamala harris and from first lady michelle obama, who made herfirst appearance on the campaign trail in support of harris. they both took swipes at donald trump during their remarks, but mostly, they focused on abortion access issues. they believe and the democratic party believes that that is one of the issues in which they might be able to woo undecided voters in michigan, where harris and trump are in a very tight race. on the other side of the state, former president trump met with arab—american and muslim leaders including the mayor of dearborn, a town with a significant arab—american population. the mayor formally arab—american population. the mayorformally endorsed arab—american population. the mayor formally endorsed him saying that he believes he would bring peace to the middle east. with ten days left in this campaign, both parties will hope to mobilise as many

voters as possible and hopefully, for them to reach any undecided voters given how tight the margins are, in battleground states such as michigan, arizona, nevada. both parties clearly see mobilising voters as the key to victory here. bernd debusmann jr. well, with the polls in the election still so close, there are concerns that if donald trump loses, he will refuse to accept the result — as he did in 2020. our analysis editor ros atkins has been looking at why these concerns have emerged and what might happen this time. the polls in this election remain incredibly tight. trump could win, harris could win, and what could happen if trump loses? we can expect legal challenges, there's concern about violence, and we know what happened last time. we were getting ready to win this election. frankly, we did win this election. trump would repeatedly and falsely claim the election had been stolen, his allies

launched multiple legal challenges, trump pressured his vice president not to certify the result, and onjanuary 6th, some of his supporters stormed the capitol. none of this work, the result was certified, but trump has never accepted his defeat, which brings us to this election. if, for some reason, i lose — and i think if i lose, this country will go into a tailspin the likes of which it's never seen before, the likes of 1929. but if i do and it's free and fair, absolutely, i will accept the results. but the last election was free and fair and we know what followed. to avoid a repeat, lawmakers passed a new law to make it harder for congress to challenge the results. that's here in washington. then there are the states themselves. as politico reports, since 2020... and critics of trump see disruption ahead.

so you're seeing a growing movement of legal fights about whether local boards of election can refuse to certify election results because of conspiracy theories about voterfraud or undocumented immigrants voting. senior republicans, though, deny that trump and his supporters want to undermine the electoral process. his great concern is election security, and it is mine as well, it is all of ours. we are really, seriously concerned about this and we've got to do everything that we can to ensure it. whatever the motives, legal clashes are already beginning. in georgia, a crucial swing state, the election board with a pro—trump majority ordered the hand counting of ballots — in theory, to ensure accuracy, but a judge blocked this, saying it...

but legal challenges are now a feature of us politics and in this battle for the white house, both republicans and democrats are ready for court battles if they feel there is wrongdoing. the washington post reports that the harris team has... if trump loses, it seems certain this will end up in court, but what about the possibility of political violence? to assess that, it's helpful to consider the circumstances in which it can happen. it's countries that have presidential systems with winner—take—all elections, they're countries where the political parties are deeply divided and distrustful of each other. america ticks those two boxes — division and distrust are woven into us politics. and there's more. it also happens in countries where the party that loses believes that the election was stolen, and it's particularly likely if the losing party has lost a second consecutive election. and if you think about those four factors, it perfectly

describes the united states if trump loses. that doesn't mean violence is inevitable, but it's possible. one survey found 68% of americans are... and as election day approaches, trump continues to attack america's electoral system. we did great in 2016, a lot of people didn't know we did much better in 2020. we won, we won. we did win. it was a rigged election. the 2020 election wasn't rigged, he didn't win, but one poll found that over 60% of republicans think that the election was stolen. trump lost the presidency, but he succeeded in normalising the rejection of election results for some americans. if he loses again, we shouldn't be surprised if he rejects defeat again, with all the risks that entails. and there is plenty more in the

election on our bbc news website. let's turn to another election now — partial results from parliamentary contests in georgia suggest the ruling party is set to beat its pro—western opposition. the elections are seen as the most important since georgia won independence from the soviet union in 1991. the ruling party has been accused of moving the country away from the west and back into russia's orbit. after voting ended, georgia's pro—european president, salome zourabichvili, warned of attempts to rig the elections, and some georgian opposition parties reject "falsified" election results. from the capital, steve rosenberg reports. after this election, where will georgia move now? closer to the west? or will it look to moscow? when the polls closed, both sides claimed victory — the pro—western opposition, and the increasingly authoritarian ruling party, georgian dream.

the power behind georgian dream is reclusive billionaire bidzina ivanishvili. his critics say that long before this vote, he was backsliding on democracy, and realigning georgia with russia. outside the polling station, he announced he would not take any questions... ..and he meant it. in this election, there was evidence of ballot box stuffing. and there was violence. at polling station 7a, this is what happened to an opposition official investigating reports of vote rigging. later, we visited him in hospital, and he agreed to tell us what happened. he says that after he had called the police to report election fraud, a local

town councillor had stormed up to him. translation: | told him l i was waiting for the police. he started hitting me. then another ten men joined him. i heard him saying that my party is a terrorist group of europe and america. tonight, the pro—eu opposition is trailing in the count. it's claiming the election was stolen. celebrations for the ruling party. it may treat this as a mandate to distance the country further from the west. steve rosenberg, bbc news, tbilisi. in the uk, footage has emerged on social media appearing to show the labour mp for runcorn and helsby, mike amesbury, swearing at a man on the ground. yes, iam.

yes, i am. yes, yes, iam. yes, iam. and you won't threaten the mp ever again, will you? it's not clear what happened before the video was taken in frodsham, in north west england. cheshire police say they were contacted early on saturday morning with a report of an assault. mr amesbury said on social media he had felt threatened after an evening out with friends, and would cooperate with any police enquiries. japanese voters are heading to the polls in a snap election. it was called only days after new prime minister, shigeru ishiba, was selected as the leader of the governing liberal democratic party. mr ishiba held his final rally on saturday night, but faces strong headwinds. the ldp has been in charge in japan for the vast majority of its post—war history, but recent years have seen it rocked by a series of corruption scandals. the latest saw mr ishiba's predecessor kicked from office. with polls now open, many analysts are predicting large losses for the ldp, which could see it lose

powerforjust the third time in 70 years. but it's not clear whether the ldp's closest rival, the constitutional democratic party, could form a government. taiwan's annual pride march has taken taking place in taipei — it's the biggest in east asia. more than 100,000 people took to the streets of the capitalfor the 22nd parade. they were joined by the territory's vice president and the current winner of rupaul�*s drag race, the taiwanese—american drag performer nymphia wind. the island is known for its progressive stance on lgbt rights. stay with us here on bbc news. there is plenty more to come. hello. we've had a real mixture of weather to start off the weekend. across east anglia, south—east england, a lot of cloud, an odd spit of drizzle. we had a weather front that brought some rain to northern ireland and scotland, delivering 22

millimetres into the highlands, the wettest place in the uk, but then we had this slice of sunshine stretching from east scotland down towards south—west england, where we had eight and a half hours of sunshine in camborne in cornwall, and an 18 celsius heat in dorset in bournemouth. now, looking at the weather picture at the moment, week weather fronts are moving south—east, just a lump of cloud by the time it reaches east anglia. that cloud keeping temperatures up at around seven degrees 01’ so. otherwise, it's going to be quite a cold start to your sunday morning, with temperatures three to five degrees pretty widely. it might be chilly, but it's going to be a lovely start to your sunday morning as well. now, we'll keep the sunshine all day across england and wales, but for scotland and northern ireland, a weather front is on the way through the afternoon, bringing cloud and rain in. it's also going to turn quite windy, with gusts running into the 40s of miles an hour. our temperatures on sunday afternoon running close to average for the time of year, ranging from around 11—15 degrees, north to south. now, that rain across northern

areas of the uk through sunday night pushes southwards, whilst weakening those fronts again, moving in towards higher pressure. and so, as we look at the forecast for monday, it's going to be quite a dull and damp day for england and wales, some mist and fog patches up over the high ground. a bit of drizzle to start the day in scotland and northern ireland, with extensive cloud, but it should turn at least a little bit drier and perhaps a few bright spells around. a bit milderfor northern areas, temperatures coming up to 15 in belfast and glasgow, but not a great deal of sunshine around. now, into tuesday, high pressure starts to move in across the uk. it's quite weak initially, and there's going to be extensive cloud beneath that area of high pressure. so for tuesday, it's a grey day, a few spots of morning drizzle. in the afternoon, one or two brighter spells, but predominately, it's a cloudy looking day on tuesday. temperatures, 14—16 degrees, and so on the mild side of things for this time of year. that area of high pressure continues to build across the uk through wednesday and thursday, so there should be a few more breaks in the cloud developing, particularly close to

the centre of the high pressure towards england and wales, so the weather turning a bit brighter. across northern areas of the uk later in the week, it is set to turn colder. we might even see some rain or wintry showers across the far north of scotland.

this is bbc news.

we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. hello from new york. i'm tom brook and welcome to talking movies. in today's programme, highlights from one of the most prestigious cinema events in north america, the 62nd annual new york film festival. it was two weeks of powerful cinema. a new film from pedro almodovar starring julianne moore and tilda swinton. the film is about bearing witness. that reliance on fellowship, i think, is something really important. also on offer, veteran british film—maker mike leigh's new picture, hard truths, in which he collaborates once again with marianne jean—baptiste.

festival goers thought she gave a brilliant portrayal.