let's return to them middle east where the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says an israeli air strike in the northern town of beit lahia has left at least 93 palestinians, killed or missing, including 20 children. many are said to be under the rubble of a four—storey residential building. witnesses say neighbours have been trying to drag bodies from the debris. the victims are reported to include families displaced by the renewed israeli offensive in northern gaza, which has claimed hundreds of lives. israel's military says its looking into the incident. it comes after a vote in the israeli parliament on monday banning the un's palestinian refugee agency unrwa from working within the country. israel alleges that some unrwa employees were involved in the october the 7th attacks.

with me is our reporter richard irvine—brown from bbc verify. if you have been looking at this strike aside, tell me more about the scene.— about the scene. 0k, as you have been — about the scene. 0k, as you have been using _ about the scene. 0k, as you have been using at - about the scene. 0k, as you have been using at the - about the scene. 0k, as you have been using at the top | about the scene. 0k, as you | have been using at the top of the piece, we have been looking at the video that agencies have been filing, we have been looking at what local arab media have been reporting, and we can see a scene where we can count at least 13 bodies wrapped in blankets on the street. we can see a lot of rubble and we can see an adjacent building still standing and the body parts of at least two other people. so when these agencies filed these photos, we want to look at them and say, can we tell a bit more about the same? so for instance, the northern half of beit lahia is quite rural and the southern half is hugely densely packed with buildings. if 93 people are missing and dead from one incident, is it close to the south? in this instance, we can look at all this footage that has been

filed but without an address and say, this is definitely on this road which is definitely in the southern half.- this road which is definitely in the southern half. now, is it getting _ in the southern half. now, is it getting harder— in the southern half. now, is it getting harder to - in the southern half. now, is it getting harder to actually i it getting harder to actually be able to identify various areas within gaza given everything we have seen that has happened?— everything we have seen that has happened? yes, definitely. the last satellite _ has happened? yes, definitely. the last satellite image - has happened? yes, definitely. the last satellite image we - the last satellite image we haveis the last satellite image we have is from the 17th of october and about a third of the buildings we are looking at are now in ruins. it might sound glib, but very often we are being asked to distinguish one collapsed building from another in some circumstances, but what we can do is we can take those small details we see in agency footage or user generated content and say in this instance we know the neighbourhood grid and we see a building at 45 degrees angle which gives us a rough area, then we can look at the tiny detail, the alcoves, arches, balconies, decorations on windows and say, yes, this is definitely the spot where this

was filmed.— definitely the spot where this was filmed. ~ . ~ ., ., was filmed. what we know more aenerall was filmed. what we know more generally is _ was filmed. what we know more generally is that _ was filmed. what we know more generally is that the _ was filmed. what we know more generally is that the situation i generally is that the situation in the north of gaza is absolutely catastrophic. absolutely. we have seen hundreds of people over the last ten days, maybe two weeks, being evacuated out of beit lahia and neighbouring jabalia. the thing about today's strike is it is only 325 metres from the strike we identified nine days ago and in which the ministry of health was saying then that 87 people are missing or dead. that prompted the un special envoy on the middle east peace process to say nowhere is safe in gaza. your well, richard, thanks very much for taking us through that. let's turn the situation of the various un agencies talking to the bbc. martin griffiths have been talking to the bbc, he was talking to the bbc�*s world at one programme and talking about

the decision yesterday from the israeli parliament to ban unrwa actually operating on the ground. iwant actually operating on the ground. i want tojust some of that interview, because he has been talking to my colleague sarah montague. have a listen to what he said.- a listen to what he said. these allegations _ a listen to what he said. these allegations that _ a listen to what he said. these allegations that unrwa - a listen to what he said. these allegations that unrwa is - allegations that unrwa is somehow complicit in the activities of hamas, it is very important to allege and even more important to provide evidence it is true. and i think when the commissioner general suspended or terminated the deployment of the nine people you are referring to, that was a brave act and one that was a brave act and one that we can all understand. but i am not sure it was something that the courts would approve of, because there wasn't any evidence, still isn't.-

evidence, still isn't. what is the evidence _ evidence, still isn't. what is the evidence on _ evidence, still isn't. what is the evidence on the - evidence, still isn't. what is| the evidence on the ground? evidence, still isn't. what is - the evidence on the ground? you unicef_ the evidence on the ground? you unicef said — the evidence on the ground? you unicef said it was a new way to kill children. is that how you see — kill children. is that how you see it? _ kill children. is that how you see it? |_ kill children. is that how you see it? ., ~ ., , ., see it? i do. god knows that traced see it? i do. god knows that tragedy for— see it? i do. god knows that tragedy for children - see it? i do. god knows that tragedy for children in - see it? i do. god knows that tragedy for children in gaza | see it? i do. god knows that. tragedy for children in gaza is one that we all see day—to—day and it is getting worse and worse and worse. this is a new way to kill children. it is a also new way to take away hype from the people of palestine and as we all know, and i know it from my own experiences as a mediator, if you remove hope from people and they start to die, because they have no horizon for their family. die, because they have no horizon fortheirfamily. so die, because they have no horizon for theirfamily. so it is a new way to end the aspirations of the palestinian people and it must be challenged. the implementation must be stopped.

we have seen international condemnation of the israeli decision in the parliament. you are watching bbc news. 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's hearing from experts in long covid. julia jones is the co—founder ofjohn's campaign. it's a national campaign which recognises the important role of family members who care for people living with dementia and people with complex needs. msjones described how unclear communication and restrictions affected people in hospital and their loved ones. a very distressing incident in one of the hospitals i thought was one of our best, jon's at machen campaign hospitals, one that had really taken on the idea of patient centred

visiting. —— john's idea of patient centred visiting. ——john's campaign. a gentleman was non—english—speaking, elderly, and he had been living with dementia, being cared for by his son and daughter—in—law, she was taken into a hospital with no provision made for the fact that 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 the same hospitalfor his different ward in the same hospital for his end—of—life care and the nurse said, but we are ajohn's care and the nurse said, but we are a john's campaign hospital, you have dementia, he could have been coming in all this time. think how those people felt. and of course, in that case, he did revive, he did start to eat, which he had not been able to eat before. but sadly, it was too late and they kept him betterfor a

sadly, it was too late and they kept him better for a week or so and then he died. juiia so and then he died. julia jones talking _ so and then he died. julia jones talking earlier - so and then he died. julia jones talking earlier today at the covid inquiry. a remembrance day memorial featuring poppies donated from around the world has gone on display in skegness. after appealing for people to create the flowers, the local branch of the royal british region was inundated, receiving over 37,000 poppies, some sent from as far as hong kong and canada. the women behind the campaign have been speaking to the bbc about the contributions. it has been the most emotionaljourney ever. we asked for poppies to be made because we had an idea we might

have a little small display, and itjust grew and grew, and we've ended up with 37,082. they've come from the skegness community themselves, but thanks to social media, they've come from spain, sweden, tasmania, newfoundland, bermuda, hong kong. we've had primary school children, we've had the secondary school. the youngest was two, the oldest was 98. the 98—year—old was knitting me a poppy a day. what's been more incredible is the stories behind them and why people have done it. a lot of people needed some sort of community to be part of, and we've been having little notes put in the bags that they've donated. so there's not a day went by where one or other of us wasn't in tears. it's notjust about the world wars. it's about the constant conflicts that we are involved in, from falklands through to iraq, bosnia, all of those. there are a lot of younger veterans now and they need

to know that we remember them. thank you is two words that doesn't seem... it doesn't cover it. butjust thank you so much. thank you for remembering the fallen. we will take a short break and have the weather details in the moment, and when we are back will have all the latest from the middle east. we will also be live in the us where we are a week out from the us election, we will hear from our correspond in on the ground. we will also hearfrom a correspond in on the ground. we will also hear from a speech writer for bill clinton, because in the coming hours we have already heard from donald trump earlier today, but we have a major speech, what is described as a closing argument to the country from kamala harris right there in the capital. all that is coming up, but as i say, let's hear the weather first.

hello. for most of us, it's been quite a cloudy, gloomy day, but relatively mild. in eastern scotland, where the sun came out in aberdeen, the temperature reached 16 celsius, five degrees above the average, and about that further south in cardiff and london, despite the cloud. now the outlook for the next few days — very little change. it is going to stay mainly dry and mild. now we say dry, it'll still be quite damp in the morning, especially where the mist forms and you get thicker drizzle from thick, low—grade cloud. now not much real rainfall on the way. in fact, if we look at the rainfall accumulation across parts of europe, you can see how that rainfall pattern follows where the jet stream moves and brings weather fronts. we're in the middle of an area of high pressure, hence little appreciable rain on the way. now here it is, that high pressure over us on wednesday. that means very calm, gloomy conditions first thing in the morning. and in fact, you can see through the night, quite a rugged area of cloud on top of us. but where the clouds do clear and you get lengthy clear spells, temperatures will dip to single

figures, so perhaps central parts of scotland around four or five degrees, but for most in the range of around, say, eight to ten celsius. so not quite as mild on wednesday morning as the last couple of nights have been. tomorrow a very similar start, so grey skies, mist and drizzle in places, but then come the afternoon there will be some sunshine developing. favourite spots across parts of scotland, almost anywhere, really, could see some sunshine, but other areas will be stuck underneath the grey clouds. on thursday, the high pressure still with us, but it is slipping a little bit further to the south and changes shape. that also means that weather fronts are nearing the north of scotland, with stronger winds, too, even gale force winds around the western isles, with some damp weather here. elsewhere, for northern ireland, wales and england, we're expecting a dry day with some sunny spells, mild, too, with the south—westerly winds, and of course we have halloween on thursday, so for the trick or treaters in the evening, it's not looking bad at all. and again every bit as mild — those temperatures could still be hovering around 15 celsius.

and then next on the list, the fireworks. if you're celebrating over the course of the weekend, it's looking mostly dry across much of the country. and then the weekend itself again, more of the same. temperatures around the mid—teens.

live from london. this is bbc news hamas officials say 93 palestinians are killed a week to go until the us presidential election, participants address voters in key battleground states. donald trum has key battleground states. donald trump has been _ key battleground states. donald trump has been speaking - key battleground states. donald trump has been speaking in - key battleground states. donald. trump has been speaking in mara lago and, like harris is set

to, donald trump has been speaking in mara lago, set to address a crowd here in washington, dc tonight. at, address a crowd here in washington, dc tonight. a man accused of _ washington, dc tonight. a man accused of stabbing _ washington, dc tonight. a man accused of stabbing three - washington, dc tonight. a man | accused of stabbing three young people in southport... accused of stabbing three young people in southport. . ._ people in southport. .. mainly a pdf file entitled, _ people in southport. .. mainly a pdf file entitled, "military - pdf file entitled, "military studies in thejihad against the tyrants. the al-qaeda training manual." i the tyrants. the al-qaeda training manual."- the tyrants. the al-qaeda training manual." i would like to emphasise _ training manual." i would like to emphasise that _ training manual." i would like to emphasise that there - training manual." i would like to emphasise that there has i to emphasise that there has been — to emphasise that there has been no _ to emphasise that there has been no evidence of ricin poisoning and anyone involved in or— poisoning and anyone involved in or connected to this incident. hamas officials say 93 palestinians are killed or missing in an israeli strike on beit lahiya or missing in an israeli strike in northern gaza. international condemnation after israel's parliament votes to ban the un's palestinian refugee agency from operating in israel and the occupied west bank. i'm ben brown injerusalem. we will be getting more reaction to that highly controversial

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