hezbollah has announced that naim qassem will be its new leader, replacing hassan nasrallah. i will be reporting live from jerusalem where israel has carried out it says more air strikes in lebanon, according to the lebanese authorities, some 60 people have been killed in the eastern beqaa valley. ahead of the budget the uk chancellor gives the nhs extra funding to help deliver extra appointments and with just over appointments and with just over a week to go before the us presidential election kamala harris and donald trump address voters in key battleground states. welcome to the programme.

hamas emergency officials in gaza say an israeli strike on the northern town of beit lahiya has killed at least 60 palestinians. just a warning that the pictures we are about to show contain some graphic images of the aftermath of the attack. footage shows bodies wrapped in blankets alongside the rubble of the multistorey residential building — others remain buried. rescuers say that locals and displaced people were killed, including many women and children. there's been no immediate comment from israel's military, which began a new offensive in the area this month, saying hamas had been regrouping there. it comes as the united nations secretary general has warned israel that its decision to ban the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, from operating in the country could have "devastating consequences" for gaza and the west bank. the laws which come into effect within three months bar unrwa from operating in israel

and annexed eastjerusalem, and severely curtail its ability to work in the occupied west bank and gaza. israel has objected to unrwa for decades, with this intensifying over recent years. it alleged that some unrwa employees were involved in the seven 0ctober attacks. the bbc�*s ben brown is injerusalem. thank you. well, this move was pushed through the israeli parliament here last night, the knesset, two separate votes but they both passed overwhelmingly in defiance of international pressure on the israeli parliament, not to go ahead with what is effectively a ban on israel working with the un's refugee agency unrwa, now unrwa is an agency, it has been round since i949 helping millions of palestinians, especially in gaza, and the west bank with education, with health care, and crucially, in gaza at the

moment, with aid, with food, with shelter, with medicines, and unrwa have said this will have devastating consequences on their work. but what israel saysis on their work. but what israel says is that unrwa, the united nations refugee agency has been colluding with happen mass and some staff took part in the october 7th attacks. we have been hearing from sharren haskel a member of the israeli parliament who proposed one of the pieces of legislation in the pieces of legislation in the parliament. she has been talking to my colleague. i think that even in london, if an international organisation would have participated in a massacre of english people in london, i don't believe it would take more than 2a hours until the british government would kick them out of the country. when hamas has stolen more than 50% of the humanitarian goods and sold it in the market, to people who couldn't afford it, that is when the humanitarian crisis really started. we need reorganisation

with real capability, with the logistics capability, like the real un agency who are looking after the disaster areas, in syria and in sudan, and with millions of people who are affected by it. they have the logistics, they have the capabilities, they have the resources to actually provide humanitarian aid. that is sharren haskel, a member of the israeli parliament. speaking earlier on. the un secretary—general has said it will have devastating consequences, unrwa has said it amounts to an breach of international law and we have been talking to sam rose, senior deputy director of unrwa and he is in gaza. he said israel is making a big mistake with this legislation. we're not an intelligence operation, we have investigatory capability but we have taken immediate and strong and direct action against any allegations that we have received. this is proven in terms of the actions that the unrwa

commissioner general has taken, and the actions that have been referred to other bodies within the un. i refute any claim we do not take these actions seriously and that we have not taken action. i mean, what we have seen in this conflict over the past 13 months is all sorts of red lines crossed, in terms of the brutality that has been meted out on a civilian population here, as a result of the horrific events the bbc�*s yolande knell has more details about what the israeli government is doing. well, the israeli prime minister's office is underlining that it says there will be three months before this takes effect, and it will work in that time, it says, with world partners to try to sort out this aid situation, but if you look at the legislation, there are two parts to it.

one, which basically bans unrwa in israel and in israeli annexed territory — that is in east jerusalem, and then there is another part which bans the israeli authorities from really having anything to do with the organisation, and that is where it will have a big impact on gaza, and the west bank under israeli military occupation, because in order to get aid into those places, in order for international staff to move around, that all requires co—ordination, especially with the israeli military, and if you look at gaza in particular, well, that is where unrwa is the biggest un agency on the ground, so we have seen during the war, that it has become the biggest distributor of aid, and it is also of course running these wartime shelters with so many premises in gaza, turning them over to displaced people. so that is why, you know, this is really causing such a lot of alarm.

yolande knell. they are saying they will work with united nations agencies like unicef, the un children's fund and other independent ngos, charity, working to fill the void left by unrwa. we have been talking to a journalist based here injerusalem and asking her why she thinks the israeli government, the israeli parliament pushed through these two pieces of legislation, so overwhelmingly.— two pieces of legislation, so overwhelminul . , overwhelmingly. this government has very successfully _ overwhelmingly. this government has very successfully turned - has very successfully turned unrwa into a kind of bete noire of the entire mishandled situation in gaza over the last many year, and i have to say that in some respect, unrwa has not done itself any favours, because it does appear that they accommodated hamas and

have taken very lightly some of israel's accusations, that said, israel has provided little evidence for all of its accusations against unrwa, so we find ourselves in a situation in which unrwa has become a kind of de facto governing authority, for palestinians, notjust in gaza, also in lebanon, palestinian refugees every where in the west bank, injordan, it is the one refugee agency, the only one refugee agency, the only one that doesn't resettle refugees, it simply maintains them, so israel has increasingly complained against it. let us take a look at what unrwa does, the un refugee agency, and with more than 30 though though people working for it it is one of the largest un's programmes, the united nations relief and works agency for palestinian as it is known,

was founded by the united nations, and straight after the second world war, actually in 1949, it is a relief and human development agency for refugees injordan, in lebanon, in syria, the gaza strip so important at the moment, and the west bank and it means that some 5.9 million people today are using unrwa services. well, let us just switch away then from events here in israel and look at what has been going on in israel, more israeli air strikes overnight but let us tell you that hezbollah in lebanon has announced that hassan nasrallah will become the new head, replacing hassan nasrallah. that was last month. the elatest israeli air strikes in lebanon have hit five areas

in lebanon have hit five areas in the baalbek region, north east of beirut. the local governor there calls the attack the most violent in area since israel escalated the conflict against hezbollah, the valley has been a stronghold for hezbollah, another seven people were killed in israeli strikes on the coastal city in lebanon. i have been getting the latest on a that from our middle east correspondent in beirut. those attacks happened with no warning by the israeli military, there hasn't been reaction from the israeli army explaining those attack, what was beings targeted with those air strikes last night, but the lebanese health ministry saying at least 60 were killed including two children and images posted on social media

show widespread destruction in some of the area, also fires that were sparked by those air strikes, and the head of the civil defence in baalbek said that those air strikes happened at the same time last night, that residential buildings were hit, and in one village residents overnight pleaded on social media for heavy equipment to be sent to the area to help, so that gives you area to help, so that gives you a sense of the desperate situation there, following those air strikes, and this morning, in another village rescue efforts continued for five people who are still missing following the air strikes, this is an area of the country has the been repeatedly hit by the israeli military, it is an area where hezbollah has a very strong presence, it's a strategic route connecting hezbollah to its allies in iraq, syria and also to iran which is obviously hezbollah�*s main supporter, but as you

mentioned in the introduction, the governor of baalbek saying that the attacks last night were the most violent in the region since the beginning of the conflict. not surprisingly, given that level of military activity, in lebanon by the israelis, a lot of lebanese civilians on the move, who have been displaced, who have had to get out of their various towns and cities to seek safety.— to seek safety. exactly, 1.2 million people _ to seek safety. exactly, 1.2 million people have - to seek safety. exactly, 1.2 million people have been l to seek safety. exactly, 1.2 - million people have been forced to flee their homes because of this conflict since the escalation of this conflict, five weeks ago, and many of these people have left the south of the country, where we have seen this massive campaign by the israeli military against hezbollah, not only with intense air strikes but also with an ground invasion so sophie ridges occupied by the israeli military, also a huge displacement of residents from the east of the country from

the east of the country from the beqaa valley and also from the beqaa valley and also from the southern suburbs here in beirut, once hezbollah�*s beating heart here in the capital, where hezbollah is based, again now a ghost town because of those israeli air strikes, and also, a number of evacuation orders by the israeli military, so, this has obviously put a lot of pressure on the local authorities here, on the local authorities here, on public service, has exacerbated sectarian divisions in this country, and again, the authorities are saying that if there is no ceasefire, this, and if this conflict continues this is going to obviously put more pressure on the authority, and on cities and towns across the country, having to absorb this huge waive of —— wave of residents displaced because of the conflict. the latest there from beirut. we will monitor the development throughout the day and the fall out from that highly controversial move by the israeli parliament last night

to effectively cut off all ties with the united nations refugee agency unrwa and that has caused an international outcry. that is it from jerusalem, back to you in the studio. thank you ben for that. the covid inquiry is continuing with public hearings this week, with evidence from doctors and patients groups. this part of the inquiry is focusing on health care systems across the uk and how medical staff and patients were affected. today it will hear from experts in long covid. let us take a listen. between the northern ireland boards as well. but some hospitals would listen and take the guidance and have an overall flexible attitude, that

if the patient needed somebody, and it was essential to their health, then the essential person would be welcomed, whereas other hospitals would say no, and it could go down to a really micro level, you could, we had a distressing incident in one of the hospitals i would have thought was one of our best campaign hospital, one who had really taken on the idea of patient centred visiting, but there was a gentleman and he was non—english speaking, elderly, and he had had, living with dementia, being cared for by his son and daughter—in—law, was taken in to a hospital with no provision made for the fact he didn't speak english, and he got to the end of life state and they were now no contact, no support at all. he was moved

then, into a different ward, in then, into a different ward, in the same hospital, for his end of life care, and the nurse the same hospital, for his end of life care, and the nurse said but we are a john's said but we are a john's campaign hospital, he has campaign hospital, he has dementia, you could have been dementia, you could have been coming in all through this coming in all through this time. think how those people time. think how those people felt. and of course, in that felt. and of course, in that case, he did revive, he did case, he did revive, he did start to eat, which he hasn't start to eat, which he hasn't been able to eat before, but been able to eat before, but sadly, it was too late and they sadly, it was too late and they kept him betterfor a kept him betterfor a sadly, it was too late and they sadly, it was too late and they kept him better for a week or kept him better for a week or so and then he died.- so and then he died.- kept him better for a week or so and then he died. where do ou kept him better for a week or so and then he died. where do ou so and then he died. where do you think _ so and then he died. where do you think the _ so and then he died. where do you think the flexibility - so and then he died. where do you think the flexibility in - you think the flexibility in guidance should be built in, it so and then he died. where do you think _ so and then he died. where do you think the _ so and then he died. where do you think the flexibility - so and then he died. where do you think the flexibility in - you think the flexibility in guidance should be built in, it could be more than one level, could be more than one level, should it be those creating the should it be those creating the guidance, trust level, board guidance, trust level, board level or ward level? where do level or ward level? where do you think is the best place for you think is the best place for that flexibility to be build in that flexibility to be build in given your experience o given your experience o assisting people? assisting people? given your experience 0 given your experience 0 assisting people? actually i think, i assisting people? actually i think, i think— assisting people? actually i think, |think_ assisting people? actually i assisting people? actually i think, | think | _ assisting people? actually i think, i think i _ assisting people? actually i think, i thinki am - assisting people? actually i think, i thinki am not - assisting people? actually i think, i thinki am not sure| think, i thinki am - assisting people? actually i think, i thinki am not - assisting people? actually i think, i thinki am not sure|

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think, i think i am not sure flexibili1 covid itirely think, i think i am not sure flexibili1 covid inquiry the ongoing covid inquiry in the uk, we will stay across that and have more on it when it comes. this is bbc news.

here in the uk the government has announced more details of what is in this week's budget for the national health service. the funding is part of the government's overall pledge to increase the number of nhs hospital appointments and procedures in england by 40,000 per week. here's our health editor, hugh pym. 0ur chief political correspondent henry zeffman has more on what tomorrow's budget could mean for the nhs. we will find out the specifics of what money is going to be spent on and how lit with raised, that is tax rises but they are using the run up to that by talking to where the money will be spent and today, the government is out there talking about how it is going

to invest more in the health service, and that is because they know that for many voters, they know that for many voters, the reason they won so big in july was because lots of voters in england were not happy with the state of the nhs, which the uk government is responsible for. wes streeting, the health secretary has been insisting things can't change that quickly but as a result of this investment he believes the government can stick to a key pledge which 40,000 more appointments in the nhs per week, he explaining that to our colleagues earlier. indie week, he explaining that to our colleagues earlier.— week, he explaining that to our colleagues earlier. we have got crack teams _ colleagues earlier. we have got crack teams of _ colleagues earlier. we have got crack teams of top _ colleagues earlier. we have got crack teams of top clinicians - crack teams of top clinicians going — crack teams of top clinicians going into hospitals this week, in areas — going into hospitals this week, in areas where both high levels of waiting but also, high numbers of people who are off work. — numbers of people who are off work. off— numbers of people who are off work, off sick, because by doing— work, off sick, because by doing that we can get people notjust— doing that we can get people notjust back to health but back— notjust back to health but back to _ notjust back to health but back to work, which is obviously good for them and good — obviously good for them and good for— obviously good for them and good for the economy, and on scanners— good for the economy, and on scanners what the chancellor will set — scanners what the chancellor will set out in the budget

tomorrow, are some of the funding _ tomorrow, are some of the funding that will be necessary to double the number of diagnostic scanners over the course—parliament which means course— parliament which means we course—parliament which means we wiii— course—parliament which means we will deliver an extra 1.25 million _ we will deliver an extra 1.25 million scans, these aren't just— million scans, these aren't just more _ million scans, these aren't just more scanner, these are ai enabled — just more scanner, these are ai enabled scans.— enabled scans. note there that the health _ enabled scans. note there that the health minister _ enabled scans. note there that the health minister secretary l the health minister secretary was talking about spendingen on equipment, and buildings, all of this is capital expenditure or investment, as the government keeps calling it and keir starmer the prime minister gave a speech yesterday in which he used the words invest or investment 15 times, what the government is trying to do is say, before you find out the details of the ways in which taxes are going to rise, be aware they are rising notjust to plug the so—called black hole they say they inherited from the conservatives but to invest in public services, in general, and the health service in particular, they are trying to pre—empt criticism by saying these are tax rises for a purpose, for a purpose of

investment. whether that argument washes i think will be determined in large part by what the tax rises amount to, and we will find out tomorrow. the election commission in georgia says it will recount some ballots following saturday's disputed election. it said polling stations would be selected at random in each district. it comes after thousands of opposition protestors rallied outside of parliament on monday. they accuse the governing party, georgian dream, of rigging the vote something it denies. 0ur correspondent in tbilisi, rayhan demytrie gave us this update. i think it remains to be seen whether this proposal by the central election commission to randomly select some of the polling stations where they will conduct the recount of ballots, whether this will address those concerns that were raised by local and international observers, and namely the use of id cards,

there were allegations that id cards were taken from people, in large number, and votes were cast in that manner, so we have to see whether this will satisfy those concerns that were raised by local observer its. ., , , , a huge maya city has been discovered centuries after it disappeared underjungle canopy in mexico. archaeologists found pyramids, sports fields, and amphitheatres in the southeastern state of campeche. the discovery is down to new technology, including a type of laser survey that maps structures buried under vegetation. georgina rannard reports: deep in the central american jungle, the trees are hiding treasures. radar fired from a plane peers through the canopy to search for ruins. this is in guatemala, but archaeologists have now discovered another huge city — this time in mexico. they're calling it valeriana.

now, we don't have any pictures of valeriana — that's because no—one's been there for hundreds of years — so we thought we'd show you what it might have looked like, here in this virtual studio. this is a mayan pyramid temple, similar to the ones that would have been found in the city. people worshipped here, brought riches like jade masks, and even buried the dead. in total, the team found almost 7,000 buildings in an area of the jungle about the size of edinburgh. up to 50,000 people may have lived in this area at its peak in the ninth century. alongside houses, the archaeologists found evidence of amphitheatres, plazas, and even a sports field for an ancient ballgame. it would have been a very colourful, very lush, and i think very striking environment to move through. things like palaces and temple pyramids — all of those would have been covered in lime plaster and then painted red, pink and yellow and black. there would have been clusters of buildings where people mostly spend their time making ceramics, or mostly spend their time shaping stone tools.

this part of the world, there's some evidence for marketplaces. it took centuries, but war, climate change, and the spanish invasion caused the collapse of the mayans. but their descendants still live in campeche today, and at the new site — just 15 minutes from a busy road — their ancient relatives lie beneath their feet. georgina rannard, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. the weather that we've had for the last couple of days is very similar to the weather that we're going to see in the next few days, with perhaps a bit more in the way of sunshine coming our way. it will be mainly dry, though, some patchy rain around at times and mild. and we're also going to see large areas of cloud. but you can see how mild it's going to be, as represented by the ambers and yellows.

this goes forward four days. you can see a brief hint of something cooler in the north and then we return to the milder conditions for the time of year once again. so today, fairly cloudy, the cloud thick enough for some patchy light rain and drizzle. some sunshine coming out across eastern scotland and northeast england. elsewhere, we could see some glimmers of sunshine as well. light winds and temperatures 11 to 16, or maybe 17 degrees. the average at this time of year, just to give you an idea, if we pick on aberdeen today, we're looking at 15. the average is 11. london 16 today, the average is about 14 degrees. so we're a couple of degrees above where we'd expect to be late october. now, as we head on through the evening and overnight, once again there'll be areas of cloud around, some clear skies, some patchy mist and fog forming. and temperaturewise we're looking at 6 to about 11 degrees. so a little bit cooler than it was last night, but still pretty mild for the time of year. into wednesday then, high pressure is right across us, effectively keeping that weather front at bay. so, we start off in wednesday

for england and wales with mist, fog and low cloud. that will clear, we'll see some sunny spells developing. for scotland and northern ireland it will brighten up, but later in the northwest we will see a bit more cloud coming in, and temperatures 11 to 16 degrees. heading on into thursday, the high pressure driftsjust a little bit further east. you can see in the north it's going to be windy, with gales across the very far north of scotland. here, too, we will see some rain, some rain coming into the northwest. but on thursday, generally, we're looking at some breaks. perhaps the brighter skies will be in the east. temperatures 12 to 16 degrees. and if you're going out trick or treating, well, it's going to be a mild evening for that as well. mostly dry, a fair bit of cloud around, but some mist and fog might make it feel that little bit more spooky. so then, moving on through the rest of the week, for friday we've got some wind easing in the north. still be fairly cloudy, then

settling down for the weekend.

this is bbc news, the headlines... dozens of palestinians are reported to have been killed in an israeli strike on a residential building in northern gaza.

israel's parliament votes to ban the un's palestinian refugee agency from operating in israel and the occupied west bank, drawing international condemnation and concern. hezbollah has announced that naim qassem will become its new leader, replacing hassan nasrallah, who was killed in an israeli strike last month. the covid inquiry hears from physiotherapist and experts today, with a focus on the impact of long covid. ahead of tomorrow's budget, chancellor gives the nhs extra funding for new equipment to help deliver 40,000 extra appointments per week. the covid inquiry is continuing with public hearings this week, with evidence from doctors and patients groups. this part of the inquiry is focusing on healthcare systems across the uk — and how medical staff and patients were affected. today it will hear from experts in long covid. 0ur health reporterjim reed has been following the inquiry.