jeremy bowen, dreadful, dreadful time. jeremy bowen. our— dreadful, dreadful time. - dreadful, dreadful time. jeremy | bowen, our international editor. that is the situation. tonight, the third night of a ward that tonight the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu, has what it is onlyjust beginning. we continue our special coverage from israel and the gaza strip, but for now i will hand you back to the studio for the rest of today's news. here in the uk, there's intense concern for more than ten britons who are feared dead or missing. more than 50 to 60,000 british nationals are believed to be in israel or gaza. this evening, the prime minister addressed an audience at a synogogue in north london saying that he stands with israel. and the home secretary is asking the heads of police in england and wales to step up patrols to prevent any disorder driven by anti—semitism. more from our special correspondent, lucy manning. they sang the israeli and them. 0thers prayed. some sat in tears. 0thers prayed. some sat in tears. 0thers inquired, sad thought. across the

jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel.plant still operating in the gaza strip has now stopped working after running out of fuel. and as we've been hearing, more than 200 targets were hit by israeli airstrikes overnight. and these images show the level of destruction. this is the al rimaal area before the strikes. and this is a satellite image of the same neighbourhood, which came through yesterday and has been located by our colleagues at bbc verify. more than 1,000 people are now known to have died, and 250,000 have left their homes. gaza is, of course, under siege — and communications are extremely difficult. but we can talk to our correspondent, rushdie abu alouf, who's live in gaza city for us tonight. just tell us what the last few days have been like living in an area under siege and under constant bombardment from the air. yes. under siege and under constant bombardment from the air. yes, i can sa i have bombardment from the air. yes, i can say i have been _ bombardment from the air. yes, i can say i have been witne

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jeremy bowen, _ of that. indeed. jeremy, thank you for that. jeremy bowen, reporting | for that.hings stand, there's no escape from gaza for those trying to flee israeli air strikes. the hope is that they can shelter somewhere in the south, trying to avoid the bombing. petrified, tired, with supplies of food and fuel running out, diplomatic efforts to get the border crossing open into egypt, will continue. israel says it's justified in its bombing campaign, targeting hamas. but america maintains, israel's response to last week's atrocity, must be proportionate. that's it from our team here injerusalem, now back to you, reeta, in london. clive, thank you. in brussels, the terror threat has been raised to its highest level after two people were shot dead this evening in an attack being treated, say the authorities, as terrorism. the gunman fled the scene and is said to be still at large. let's cross to our correspondent sophia bettiza who is in brussels for us now — what more do we know? well, what we know so far is that a gunman opened fire here in central brussels at around 7pm.

indeed. jeremy, many thanks for that, jeremy bowen in southern i for that, jeremy bowen in southern israelministration's commitment to peace between israel and the palestinains. one area where both live and work together is eastjerusalem. under international law, it is considered a part of the west bank and therefore palestinian territory. so it is occupied. i've been to find out what both communites think about the events of the last few days. in occupied eastjerusalem, some palestinians and jews living here prefer to keep a wide berth. but cheek byjowl, they live. to reach the western wall, a sacred site in thejewish faith, you went to the old city ofjerusalem through the damascus gate, an important cultural icon for palestinians. and in between, along al—wad street, competing narratives of who owns the ancient stones beneath their feet and beyond. hyatt ali is 78, watching events in gaza with sorrow. translation: we can't doi anything, just pray and cry. there is nothing, nothing... god help us all. moshe knobel, who works in a synagogue on al—wad street, says he knew in his heart israe

jeremy bowen, _ worry about a lot. indeed. thank you. jeremy bowen, reporting i worry about a lot.e for us there. america's show of solidarity today for israel is total, more us arms will come, to help in the fight against hamas — there are no redlines for washington. but america also wants what it calls a proportionate response, as israel defends itself. with a land invasion looming, and israel's trauma being so deep, some believe its military might could test american concerns. that's it from us here injerusalem. now it's back to you, reeta, in london. other news now, and as figures show the economy grew marginally by 0.2% in august, a member of the bank of england committee that sets interest rates has warned that higher rates could ultimately hit younger people and those on lower incomes the hardest. the slight economic growth has fuelled expectations that rates might be left unchanged again next month at 5.25%. dr swati dhingra spoke exclusively to our chief economics correspondent dharshini david. it's full steam ahead for this cafe, but with rent hikes, soaring energy and fo

jeremy bowen has more.inister came, he said, because israel faces its darkest hour. israel is welcoming its allies. it will need their support in the next few weeks. waiting injerusalem was benjamin netanyahu, israel's prime minister, a day after he welcomed joe biden. we absolutely support israel's right to defend itself in line with international law, to go after hamas, to take back hostages, to deter further incursions and to strengthen your security for the long—term. now, i know that you are taking every precaution to avoid harming civilians, in direct contrast to the terrorists of hamas, which seek to put civilians in harm's way. we have here two forces. one is an axis of evil led by iran, through hezbollah, hamas and others, that want to bring back the middle east of the middle ages, to an age of bondage and war and slavery and annihilation. and the other force is the forces of progress and humanity that want to push the middle east into a world of peace and prosperity. in southern gaza, united natio

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.his intensification with israel and the ongoing negotiations on the hostages held by hamas. my ongoing negotiations on the hostages held by hame— held by hamas. my information is the are held by hamas. my information is they are not _ held by hamas. my information is they are not ongoing _ held by hamas. my information is they are not ongoing any - held by hamas. my information is they are not ongoing any more, i held by hamas. my information is - they are not ongoing any more, these negotiations. the qataris had been acting as an intermediary between israel and hamas and egypt has been helping out as well, and we were getting information actually earlier in the day that things were moving in the day that things were moving in those talks, they were hoping they might get a positive result, some kind of hostage release, perhaps even a humanitarian pause, a ceasefire of some sort in the next few days. and then all of this happened and my information is that the talks had been stalling an

let's go back tojeremy bowen and southern israel.s coming from the americans with the secretary of state flying into tel aviv today? wholehearted support, offers of more military aid, some sophisticated weapons. some people speculated about some kind of bunker busting bomb capability, but it was interesting that the secretary of state echoed the kind of sentiments that came last night from the presidentjoe biden where he said the us is 100% behind israel, we have got your back. but be careful how you fight this war because preserving civilian lives is all—important. that is also an international legality. don't forget the americans and western countries have been saying regarding the war in ukraine that the rules —based order, the international legality and what is important about that, and what is important about that, and that russia has violated it. they are not making a comparison, don't get me wrong here, but it is interesting they are trying to be quite consistent in the things they are saying. i think the israelis throughout a

jeremy bowen, our international _ gaza. jeremy bowen, our international editor, - gaza. our| international editor, many gaza. jeremy bowen, our - international editor, many thanks. more harrowing stories of how people were killed in the hamas attacks are still emerging. one teenager who had just celebrated her 18th birthday, celebrated her 18th birthday died after being shot while sheltering in the safe room of her home in nahal oz, close to the gaza border. her father was taken hostage. our correspondent anna foster has been speaking to her mum who wants the world to see what they've been through. her report contains some distressing footage of the family being held captive. they want you to see this footage, but it is upsetting. a terrified family. held at gun point by hamas. they are shooting us? no. it is shocking and upsetting to watch, but they wanted us to show their ordeal. just out of this picture lies the lifeless body of 18—year—old mayan, their oldest daughter. her father's hands are still covered with her blood. translation: it was always the nightmare of ni

jeremy bowen in southern — it. jeremy, thank you. jeremy bowen in southern israel. _ it.. jeremy, thank you. jeremy bowen in southern israel. we will— it. jeremy, thank you. jeremy bowen in southern israel. we will have - in southern israel. we will have more for you from here injerusalem in the news at ten. but now it's time to return to sophie in the studio in london. clive, thank you. the prime minister, rishi sunak, is expected to travel to israel shortly. today in the house of commons, he told mps that they should not rush tojudgement about the hospital explosion. and that british intelligence is working rapidly to analyse the evidence and establish the facts. 0ur political editor chris mason is in westminster. what more are downing street saying? publicly, sophie, there is no announcement about the prime minister's travel plans. clearly, there are lots of security considerations to weigh up and diplomatic considerations too about where they visit and when. such is the nature of the events on the ground, as we havejust the nature of the events on the ground, as we ha

thanks to jeremy bowen thanks tojeremy bowen with that.p to where we are right now. i want to take you back just a few hours earlier. look at these pictures in the gaza strip. this is some of the intensification of air strikes from israel into gaza that we saw as evening fell earlier today. it was just a couple of hours later that we got the formal announcement from the israelis, the idf, that they were stepping up their operations in the air and from their operations in the air and from the ground. ground forces are expanding their operations tonight. so, we first got news of this intensification from our colleagues intensification from our colleagues in southern israel. then came the official statement from the idf. let's take you to the live pictures right now. it's coming up to the 2am in gaza. the blackness has been lit up in gaza. the blackness has been lit up with sporadic orange air strikes from israel. we can hear the crack of those missiles, too. buildings without power, without lights, which is why that scene is oblak. let's tak

but first, here's jeremy bowen.o win a war, a country has to break the will of its enemy to fight. history suggests air strikes alone won't do that, even ones as heavy as israel's in gaza. so israel will have to send troops into the rubble if, as it says, it wants to destroy hamas. telling civilians to get out is part of preparing the battlefield. leaflets are non—lethal airdrop but full of menace, told more thani million people airdrop but full of menace, told more than i million people to more thani million people to move south. translation: it more than1 million people to move south. translation:— more than 1 million people to move south. translation: it happened to our grandfathers _ south. translation: it happened to our grandfathers and _ south. translation: it happened to our grandfathers and now _ south. translation: it happened to our grandfathers and now it's - our grandfathers and now it's happening to us. it our grandfathers and now it's happening to us.— our grandfathers and now it's happening to us. it

here's our international editorjeremy bowen.blast the missile hit the hospital not long after dark. man shouts you can hear the impact. the explosion destroyed al—ahli hospital. it was already damaged from a smaller attack at the weekend. the building was flattened. very soon video was posted from gaza of bodies laid out near the ruins of the hospital. so many dead and the size of the explosion, together looked to be having a profound impact on what was already the most dangerous crisis in the middle east in a generation. the wounded were taken across gaza city to shifa hospital. the israeli army's first response said hospitals were highly sensitive and not targets of its military and urged caution about what it called the unverified claims of a terrorist organization. that statement will not be believed by palestinians and by millions of others in the middle east who see these images. the wounded and the dying pouring into shifa from al—ahli arrived at a hospital already overwhelmed by thousands of casualties from israeli airst

jeremy bowen, - after they leave? a new world. indeed. jeremy bowen, our - indeed.nd waits for israel's next move, with the people of gaza the most anxious about what tomorrow may bring. that's it from the team here injerusalem. now it's back to you, reeta, in the studio in london. thank you, clive, and to everyone on the team. the attack on israel, and the response in gaza, has had a huge impact on britons in the region and on people in the uk with family there. david barr was born in leeds and lives in israel with his family. his sister—in—law was murdered and his home attacked. ali alaqad is a chef in london, who has lost contact with his wife and son in gaza. our correspondent lucy manning reports. david barr and his sister—in—law, naomi, flying the flag of the team where he grew up. naomi, she was loved by herfamily and she'll be missed by all of us. that's just one story out of 1,300. we're all finding it hard to just mourn for our own because we're mourning for everybody. gunfire and rockets piercing the tranquillity of the agricultural kibbutz alumim, near g

but first, here's jeremy bowen.ar, of words, has started over who is responsible for the suffering of palestinian civilians in gaza. israel is dropping the bombs. it says blame hamas for killing and kidnapping and, says israel, hiding behind civilians. gazans crowded into un schools after israel told them to move south towards the egyptian border. they are supposed to be protected by the laws of war. america has felt it necessary to deliver repeated reminders of that to israel, along with military aid. this grandmother blames israel, then speaks of tragedy, hunger, death, fear, horror and destruction. in rafah, at the closed border with egypt, palestinians with foreign passports are hoping to get out, to escape the pressure israel has imposed on civilians, despite its legal obligations. you cannot ask people to move out of harm's way without assisting them to do it, to go to places of their choice where they want to be safe and where the humanitarian aid that they need to make that journey safely. and right now, the

jeremy bowen the sent this update from southern israel.ter: britain's prime minister came, he said, because israel faces its darkest hour. israel is welcoming their allies. it will need their support in the next few weeks. waiting in jerusalem was benjamin netanyahu, one day after welcoming joe biden. >> we absolutely support israel's right to defend itself and go after hamas and take back hostages and deter further incursion and strengthen your security long-term. i know you are taking every precaution to avoid harming civilians, indirect contrast to the terrorists of hamas, which seek to put civilians in harms way. >> one force is an axis of evil that want to bring back the middle east of the middle ages to an age of bondage and war and slavery and violation. the other force is the force of progress and humanity that want to push the middle east into a world of peace and prosperity. reporter: in southern gaza, u.n. workers were among the wounded. more than one million palestinians have fled south on israel's instructions. gaza civilians,

jeremy bowen in southern i you. jeremy bowen in southern israel. days ago now say she was murdered. yahel�*s mother, lianne, was also killed. her 16—year—old sister, noiya and herfather are missing. lucy manning has more. 13—year—old yahel, just a few months ago, celebrating the moment a jewish girl enters adulthood. the future that she now won't realise. murdered ijy that she now won't realise. murdered by hamas, her older sister, by hamas, her oldersister, noiya missing. her british family shared these pictures. they said yahel was beautiful, full of adventure and mystery. a bundle of unbridled energy and joy. cheeky and sharp. we will forever miss her, they said. yahel truly lived her life. brave enough to jump out of a plane, with the family on a skydiving trip. she made them laugh before she jumped. this family hamas tried to obliterate. yahel murdered. british mother leanne also murdered. sister noiya and father ellie —— eli, also missing. noiya and father ellie -- eli, also missinr. ,, ., , , ., ,, missing. she was the funny one. she was ver

jeremy bowen, bbc news, and southern israel.run health ministry says of the nearly 8500 palestinians killed there since the war began, nearly 3500 have been children, and hospitals across gaza are inundated with casualties. this is the story of one family in southern gaza, filmed by freelancejournalist mahmoud bassam. our special correspondent fergal keane has sent this report from jerusalem. you may find it distressing. sirens wail. they were living here in rafah when the war came. the rescuers found them in the rubble. and rushed 18—month—old julia to el—najar hospital. it is hard to imagine consolation in this place until this moment. when her sister learns littlejulia has survived. "my sister, my beloved," sasturi, aged five. "this is my sister," she tells the nurses. the girls' physical wounds can be treated. but how is it possible to heal the trauma of being a child in such a war? their dad bilal has a minor head wound but consoles the girls' uncle mohammed. for he and wife lena have lost their six—month—old daughter, sela

jeremy, thank you, jeremy bowen in southern i thank you, jeremy bowen in southern israel.nnocence of civilians on both sides that has been taken away throughout this war, victims who were simply living their lives but had been dragged into a conflagration beyond their control. the devastating explosion tonight in gaza, the latest example, leaving families grieving over the dead. for now, as israel readies to invade, the work continues to try to improve the work continues to try to improve the conditions of more than a million people in the territory and thatis million people in the territory and that is a crucial part ofjoe biden�*s mission here tomorrow but complicated by tonight's latest tragedy. and while he may not be able to see many of the arabs in the region, perhaps something can come from the meeting with benjamin netanyahu. that is this is the situation for our viewers, air force one awaiting the arrival ofjoe biden, the backdrop to this visit could not be worse. an attack on a hospital in gaza city this evening which has killed 500 people, many more injured and

jeremy bowen, many thanks, as alwa s.ikes on gaza, including the one injabalia today, are targetting hamas tunnels and bunkers. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera takes a closer look now at hamas' underground network. the aftermath of today's strike on jabalia. israel claimed that as well as killing a leader of hamas, they also destroyed underground hideouts, collapsing them beneath the wreckage. so what do we know about these tunnels? back in 2015, the bbc was shown these tunnels in the south of gaza, run by a group allied to hamas. back then, they were being used to hide mortars, which could be fired into israel. in the years since, the tunnel network has grown enormously, as we can see from this footage released by hamas. you can see here the size of the tunnels with reinforced concrete to protect them. they have lighting and electricity and even what appears to be communication systems. images like this, issued by israeli forces, but said to be from hamas footage give a sense of the scale. for years, hamas used

that was jeremy bowen joining that wasjeremy bowen joining us with his thoughts. hello and welcome. has seen rockets hitting israel from gaza. let me take you through the live pictures we are receiving from the middle east at the moment. many of the israeli cities are under lockdown at the moment. people are staying inside. they have been told to do that. this isjerusalem we are seeing now. the streets are empty. but in cities like tel aviv, people who were out on the streets have been told to go home. restaurants, cafe is, everything is lockdown, a huge sense of shock unsurprising many israeli cities at the audacity of this attack. palestinian attacks seeing hundreds of rockets hitting israel from gaza and look at these pictures we are receiving now. this is the retaliation from israel happening as we speak. rockets hitting the gaza strip, smoke rising in the air. thousands of rockets launched from gaza into israel and now we are seeing the retaliation from the israeli security forces. we will stay with these pictures. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, saying his country is a

jeremy bowen, we do with 200? indeed. jeremy bowen. thank— we do with 200? indeed.nk you. _ 0ur north america editor, sarah smith, is live in washington. the two hostages released are american citizens, and tonight we've heard from the white house? president biden has put out a statement saying he is overjoyed at the release of these two americans and he has in fact spoken directly to theirfamily here in and he has in fact spoken directly to their family here in the and he has in fact spoken directly to theirfamily here in the us. he has mentioned working around the clock to try and secure the release of all the american hostages. there has clearly been a lot of activity. this bit of good news comes at the end of a week of extraordinary diplomatic focus on the middle east from america. we had that dramatic trip to israel from president biden on wednesday, and an unusual live televised address from the white house last night. i think it is really important and interesting to note, asjeremy really important and interesting to note, as jeremy was really important and i

jeremy bowen, bbc news in southern israel.uation in gaza and the israeli situation i spoke with our correspondence paul adams injerusalem. i want to start by touching on the situation at the al quds hospital because according to the palestinian red crescent they are saying they are being told to evacuate that hospital, not something israel has confirmed at this stage, are we any clearer as to understanding situation there? i'm afraid we are not, when you put together the repeated warnings which the palestine red crescent says it has received to evacuate that hospital and the fact there was some kind of artillery or air strike nearby, causing windows to shatter and dust and smoke to enter the corridors of the hospital, you can understand the sense of anxiety bordering on panic among the staff there and also the thousands of people who have been sheltering in the hospital and in the hospital grounds. they believe the hospital is in imminent danger of being attacked but the hospital is saying with people in intensive care and bab

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.als say at least 700 people have been killed in the last 2a hours. it means, according to those officials, that the total number killed in this war is now more than 5,700, including more than 2,300 children. our special correspondent, fergal keane, who is injerusalem, has been working with teams on the ground in gaza to file this report. some of the footage is hard to watch, and a warning — it is distressing from the very beginning. what war would take away, they raced to save. the young life of yazam al—aydi. the adult hand on the child's heart. it could not save him. this boy did survive airstrikes doctors at al—nasr hospital say killed 166 people. the little boy asks if his family is ok. of the nearly 6,000 said by gaza health authorities to have been killed so far, around 40% are reported to be children. sharif al—lakras came with his wounded son. to our camera he asked, were the children the enemies? the ones who had kidnapped and killed? there are the other wounds — what war does

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.illion residents of gaza, the wait for humaitarian aid goes on. israel cut electricity, most water supplies and stopped deliveries of food and medicine following the attack by hamas on october 7th. asjon donnison reports, conditions in the territory are dire. a warning, his report contains some distressing details. this morning, a funeralfor fatima. she never knew life. "stillborn," he says, after her mother was killed along with two of her other daughters, aged 10 and 14. "they were sleeping peacefully," a relative tells us, "when israel bombed a neighbour's house in rafah," he says, "after the family had fled from the north." the un says there are 50,000 pregnant women in gaza, with more than 5,000 due to give birth over the next month. medicines are in short supply, and people are being asked to donate blood with the border still closed to foreign aid. volunteers are cooking on wood fires. fuel is scarce. there's food, but it's running out. "most getjust one meal a day or sometimes

our international editor jeremy bowen reports.ning, it contains very distressing images. >> after the doctors have examined her, she came out of the hospital in tel aviv saying she went through hell in gaza. from the moment how mass took her as a hostage -- from the moment hamas took her as a hostage. >> i was playing on a motorcycle. my body on one side and my legs on the other, and the hamas men beat me on the way. they did not break my ribs but they hurt me very much. >> like so many israelis, she is astounded by the failure of her country's army and intelligence to protect them. >> the army was not prepared. they were the government scapegoats. hamas warned us three weeks ahead. i burned our fields and the army somehow did not take it seriously. >> and how mass -- and hamas's detailed planning extended to hostage taking. >> they seemed ready for this. they have prepared for a long time and had everything the hostages needed, even shampoo and conditioner. >> running this war is getting complicated for the israeli government. th

jeremy bowen, bbc news, kfar aza.ith israel's orders of complete siege of gaza there are little resources for the 2.3 million residents, including our correspondent. he has lived there his entire life and has reported on the conflict for decades. he gave us this update from the strip. correspondent: very quickly if we can see the scale of disruption in this neighborhood, it is the economic hub for gaza that has been completely targeted yesterday. many buildings were destroyed. behind me is an 11 story building that was not down. the destruction in this area has been targeted. israel says it carried out 200 airstrikes targeting the hamas infrastructure. they hit many government buildings related to the hamas authority, but look to the scale of destruction and how the civilians were completely affected. some of them were completely destroyed. >> i lost everything. my house. my shop has been destroyed completely. where do we go? we have become homeless. correspondent: this gentleman just told us we have to leave the area

dear mei bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. in gaza, the ministry of health says more than 5700 people have been killed, including at least 700 and the last one for hours. it is becoming increasingly difficult to report from gaza due to safety concerns and a lack of communication. are special correspondent has been speaking to people there. some of the footage in his report is hard to watch. but those who are there want the world to see it. reporter: what war would take away they raced to save. the young life of this person. the adult hand on the child's heart. it could not save him. this boy did survive airstrikes, doctors say killed 166 people. the little boy asks if his family is ok. of the nearly 6000 sent by gaza health authorities to have been killed so far, around 40% are reported to be children. sharif came with his wounded son. he asked if the children were the enemies. where they the ones who kidnapped, the ones who had killed? there are the other wounds, what war does. to the spirit of a child. salma is nine. israel

rajini: our international editor jeremy bowen there. take you live to gaza and show you the scene there. a few moments ago we saw an explosion across the sky. you can see the aftermath of that, the smoke hanging in the air. we will be keeping across the scene from gaza throughout the show, and we have been seeing regular intervals, flashes of missiles exploding across the skyline. 900 people have been killed, including 260 children and 230 women, along with 4600 wounded in the gaza strip since saturday. those figures have come to us from the health ministry there. they have come into us in the last few minutes. other breaking news that also has come into the newsrom in the last few moments, and that is from america, where we are hearing that u.s. secretary of state antony blinken will travel to israel in the coming days. now, let's go back to our international editor jeremy bowen earlier. he gave us the latest on the claims from the israeli military that what happened was a massacre with women and children and babies killed by hamas. je

jeremy bowen, bbc news, southern israel. in gaza continues to be one of concern for the civilian population. there's once again limited phone and internet connection in parts of gaza. my colleague rushdi abalouf, who has been reporting from gaza, was also forced to move with his family from the north towards the south after israel's warning for all to relocate. he sent us this update from a hospital in khan younis, in the south of gaza. the humanitarian situation is deteriorating, reaching the level of catastrophic as the director of this hospital in khan younis told me. he said, we have as little as 200 litres of fuel to run all the essential operation for the hospital, and they expecting tomorrow midnight, should all the generators in the hospital here will stop. this hospital is providing services for not only 4,000 people who originally lived in khan younis, but for another half million palestinians who are displaced from their homes in gaza city and the north. the hospital now is supposed to be treating, working to help

our international editor, jeremy bowen.ncil has been holding america editor sarah smith. there's been bitter criticism of israel's bombardment of gaza by a un refugee agency — what more has been said? he gave a very passionate briefing to the security council about the situation as he sees it in gaza. he said the tragedy unfolding is unbearable. the level of destruction, he said, is unprecedented. he said that in his opinion, palestinians in gaza are being subjected to forced displacement and collective punishment. he said that civil order is breaking down, accelerated by the communications blackout over the weekend and that if it continues this way, the un simply won't be able to do its work in trying to assist some of the palestinian refugees. he was talking about the un buildings in which hundreds of thousands of refugees are sheltering, very short of clean water and he said no place in because i will say. he was giving a very stern warning about the conditions and said in terms, and immediate humanitarian ceasefire is r

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. crisis there and warning, his report contains some distressing images. israel has now been pounding gaza, targeting hamas, it says, for almost a week. only when the dust settles does the devastation become clear. "0ur enemies are evil. "they're cowards killing children," says this man amid the wreckage of his home. "they have no humanity," he goes on. fewjobs are more challenging here than that of a first responder. under all this, somebody is alive... ..for now. "for three days," he says, "i didn't go home, but it never stops." for some, it's all too much, and these paramedics are working while under fire. he says he's just heard a colleague was killed while trying to save others. it's the fourth that day. but they can't stop working. and for gaza's doctors, the stream of casualties is relentless. inside the hospital in the town of rafah, "i want my daddy," she cries. more than 85 persons with injuries are men, women and children. and when i say children, i mean children. we are deal

here'sjeremy bowen, here's jeremy bowen, in jordan. israel here'sjeremy bowen, injordan. going through this historical, awful trauma. and as you've been hearing in the military response, it will be considerable. in the past, there is an pressure on leaders like benjamin netanyahu to deal with hamas once and for all, to get in there, kill their operatives and their leaders, kill their desks match their infra— structure. but he's resisted doing that, and the reason is they thought they had a better way, which was effectively to contain hamas inside gaza, and they've done that since hamas took over there in 2007. the way they've done is kept under a tight state of steege, by israel, which doesn't like hamas either, and have their military capability, and the events of yesterday have shown very clearly that all those assumptions were wrong, and that paradigm has been shattered. so what happens next? well, a large military operation, israel is a very powerful country, very powerful military, and perhaps it can go in and deal, as they say, once and for all with hamas. but assum

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. fears that this is a crisis, a deepening crisis that can so easily spread. humanitarian crisis is on the minds of so many. hospitals in gaza are having to scale back the services they provide because of fuel running out. some have already shut down. let's go live now to tarikjasarevic — a spokesperson for the world health organization. what is the latest update on the gaza strip hospital situation? how many hospitals have had the shot, on the point of shutting down? well. many hospitals have had the shot, on the point of shutting down?— the point of shutting down? well, 12 out of 35 hospitals _ the point of shutting down? well, 12 out of 35 hospitals in _ the point of shutting down? well, 12 out of 35 hospitals in gaza _ the point of shutting down? well, 12 out of 35 hospitals in gaza had - the point of shutting down? well, 12 out of 35 hospitals in gaza had to . out of 35 hospitals in gaza had to shut down either because they were damaged or simply because of a lack of fuel and mater

an international editorjeremy bowen - progress. an international- editorjeremy bowen reporting.ng us now from kentucky is lauren whitney god breath. lauren, welcome to you and good to see you. i do just want to start by getting your reaction to what we appear to be seeing unfold over the course of the day. unfold over the course of the da _ “ unfold over the course of the da . ~ ., day. so, we knew that eventually _ day. so, we knew that eventually something | day. so, we knew that i eventually something of day. so, we knew that - eventually something of this magnitude was likely going to happen. every single day we were assessing, we thought they might be a bigger incursion. obviously the israelis are saying at the moment this is not the big ground invasion necessarily, however, what we are seeing now obviously is incredibly unprecedented, the bombardment on gaza, in the fact there are no communications for palestinians in gaza, so, on the one hand, you are sort of expecting at least something every single day but on the other hand, i'm not entirely sure a lot of people fully u

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.r from our diplomatic correspondent paul adams, in jerusalem. canl can ijust can i just start can ijust start by can i just start by asking can ijust start by asking you about where we are right now with the aid situation, getting into gaza? absolutely no eta got in at all today, louis, iunderstand absolutely no eta got in at all today, louis, i understand that the latest convoy of trucks has been stuck at the crossing between egypt and the gaza strip between ten hours, that's where all the inspections take place that israel demands to make sure nothing is getting in that could be of use to hamas, and that the trucks carry on the food, water and medicine. we don't know what the nature of the holdup is, but the other thing that's causing the un grave concern is the fact that they say they will run out of fuel tomorrow — the fuel they need to transport the aid, for hospitals to function. the israelis hit back on that, saying they posted on social media a satellite image of a dozen fuel t

jeremy bowen, bbc news, kfar aza.ar, has come from the air, with strikes on targets in gaza, reducing already battered and poor neighbourhoods to smoking ruins. this footage, released by the israeli military, shows, building after building reduced to rubble. palestinian health officials say the number of people killed in gaza, has now risen to more than 900 with well over four thousand injured. getting in and out of gaza is not possible as israel controls the border and they have been sealed. the eu foreign policy chief josep borrell says the eu opposes a total siege of gaza. but the bbc has a rare insight into the situation on the ground because our correspondent, rushdi abu alouf is inside. he has infact lived there his entire life. it's too dangerous for rushdi to report live for us at this point, so he sent us this update. very quickly, we can see the scale of destruction in this neighbourhood. it's called rimal neighbourhood. it's an economic hub for gaza that has been completely targeted yesterday. many building

jeremy bowen, bbc news, kfar aza.far has come from the sky, with air strikes on targets in gaza, reducing already battered and poor neighbourhoods to smoking ruins. this footage released by the israeli military shows building after building reduced to rubble. palestinian health officials say the number of people killed in gaza since the weekend has now risen to at least 830, with well over 4,000 injured. getting in and out of gaza is almost impossible. the borders are sealed, but the bbc has a rare insight into the situation on the ground with our correspondent, rushdi abualouf. he's lived there his entire life and, while it's just too dangerous for him to be reporting live, he has sent us this update. we can see the scale of destruction in this neighbourhood. it's called rimal neighbourhood. it's an economic hub for gaza that has been completely targeted yesterday. many buildings were destroyed, behind me an ii—storey building was knocked down two days ago but the destruction in this area has been targeted last night

jeremy bowen, bbc news, ashkelon.spoke with jeremy bowen on his reporting, from southern israel. i asked about the skill of the crisis for the middle east and what the significance would be for the region. what the significance would be forthe region. —— what the significance would be for the region. —— scale. the for the region. -- scale. the significance _ for the region. -- scale. the significance is _ for the region. -- scale. the significance is that _ for the region. -- scale. the significance is that her - forthe region. —— scale. tue: significance is that her mass as inflicted a grievous blow on israel. —— hamas. israel is in the process of inflicting a series of massive blows against the palestinians in gaza and in abroad because this evening, benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister, said they hadn't reached full intensity on that and they would do things that would essentially deter their enemies for generations. there are also concerns, of course, that the scale of what is happening could lead to wider troub

i am joined again byjeremy bowen.listening to the from gaza it is clear there are some very tough decisions for israel.— decisions for israel. there certainly _ decisions for israel. there certainly are, _ decisions for israel. there certainly are, and - decisions for israel. there certainly are, and the - decisions for israel. there l certainly are, and the most decisions for israel. there _ certainly are, and the most imminent one is do they send their ground troops into gaza, the troops have been been ready for quite a long time and armies can't stay at that stage of readiness forever. the prime minister mr netanyahu has been just this afternoon talking to the troops and saying the next stage is coming, you are part of the spearhead. he said that one unit. i think highs fighting at the moment pretty effective psychological warfare. by releasing two hostages then two more, and then voices in israel including an editorial of one of the leading newspapers has been saying that israel should not take further ground acti

from our international editor, jeremy bowen, who has been to that village, kfaraza, where jeremy bowenwho has been to that village, kfar aza, where the bodies are being recovered. lucy williamson has been to the area near re'im where hundreds were murdered in a music festival. and we will be inside gaza itself, under siege, with our correspondent rushdi abualouf. but our first report tonight is withjeremy, and a warning, you may find some of the images in his report distressing. the first few days of war at this small israeli community called kfar aza are a microcosm of israel's trauma and a glimpse of what might come next. israeli troops only seized back full control of the kibbutz this morning. it is one of a series of small israeli villages along the gaza wire. when we arrived they were still firing on houses across on the gaza side. israeli combat soldiers only started their fight back here at around six o'clock on saturday evening, around 12 hours after hamas attacked. these men are experienced soldiers, combat reservists. they said fighting their way back in against a determined

what was - reported by jeremy bowen today is reported byjeremy bowen today is unspeakable.ehead some of them, is beyond understanding. i havejust come behead some of them, is beyond understanding. i have just come this evening from the labour friends of israel event that was almost absolutely packed as we held a minute's silence and the solidarity with the people of israel, their right to defend themselves from this sort of atrocity, the attack that they had been under, is unshakeable. and ijust simply do not understand what those who have committed this atrocity is a think they are doing. lets turn out to keir starmer�*s speech. the promise of the obliteration of nhs waiting lists. new towns. 0ne obliteration of nhs waiting lists. new towns. one and a half million homes, real living wage, abolition of house of lords, what level of growth would you need to achieve to

also our international editor, jeremy bowen, who is injerusalem. don't know how events in gaza and israel will unfold in the coming hours, much less days. but as soon as hamas attacked on october 7th, there was no doubt that israel would respond. so let's start with this question. hello, this is david - from sydney, australia. i've just listened to your gaza question podcast,| but for me the most interesting question wasn't asked at all. i given that hamas would have known their barbaric attack i would result in a massive reaction, why did they do it? _ was it to provoke an overreaction that would lose israel— the support of its allies? and lyse, we'll come to you for that one. it's a very difficult question to answer because we are not really hearing from the people in charge of this operation, and that's the military wing of hamas, the izzedine al-qassam brigades. but what we have heard from some of the political leaders who, by their own accounts, they were not involved in it, they were taken by surprise by it. they speak of how even the gunmen

in the next few minutes, i will talk to jeremy bowen, with us.our international editor. and to david petraeus for his latest thoughts. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. we start at the cricket world cup, where australia held off new zealand in a thrilling group game in dharamsala. the black caps won the toss and put australia into bat first — a century from travis head helped them to 388 all out. despite a century from rachin ravindra and a quickfire 50 from jimmy neesham, new zealand's hopes were ended when neesham was run out in the final over. australia winning by five runs, moving them to fourth in the group stage table. very important to get over the line. i'm not sure what the standings are at the minute, the way it looks. but yeah, rather be on the winning side than the losing side, especially dropping a couple of games. to get the close one is very important at this stage of the tournament. 0bviously disappointing when it gets obviously disappointing when it gets that close, chasing such a big tot

jeremy bowen, bbc news in southern israel.uation in gaza, and palestinian media say the only power plant serving the gaza strip has run out of fuel, as israel continues its bombardment. this was the rimal area, in the centre of gaza city, before the strikes. this is a satellite image of the same neighbourhood after the strikes, located by our colleagues at bbc verify. in khan younis in southern gaza, palestinian officials say many people are trapped under rubble and may be impossible to rescue. 0ur correspondent, rushdi abu alouf is in gaza. he sent this update. yeah, i was in this neighbourhood that night when the israelis hit 25 targets in the area, within 250 air strikes in the place. i was among families who live in this residential building. it was chaos all night. kids screaming. today, it's 08:00. well, usually israel is starting the night time, like, night wave of air strikes. i could hear the israeli f—16s buzzing over overhead and maybe ready for carrying out more air strikes. today, the power authority decided to st