hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. have been growing calls for a humanitarian corridor into gaza, as the un says over 300,000 people in the territory have been forced to leave their homes. 0vernight, we've seen flashes over the skies of gaza, as israel continues to carry out air strikes, saying it is targeting hamas fighters, not civilians. but air strikes have hit civilians , the palestinian health ministry says at least 51 people were killed on wednesday night. the world food programme has distributed some aid, but the un has warned that israel is in breach of international law by denying civilians access to essential supplies of food, fuel and water. ii of its own staff there have been killed since saturday. bbc verify is continuing to monitor the impact of the strikes in gaza. one was on the islamic university of gaza, targeted between tuesday and wednesday. several videos, released by the israel defense forces have shown their attacks. meanwhile, hamas fighters continue to fire rockets into israel. many have been

i'm caitriona perry.ast 50 people are reported to have been killed and many more injured in a blast at a refugee camp in northern gaza. those are figures from the hamas run gaza health ministry. a french news agency says it's reporter was at the scene and their footage shows at least 47 bodies recovered from the rubble , people digging in with their hands and a crater searching for survivors and pulling bodies from the rubble. the camp was home to more than 100,000 people. it was in an area that civilians had been told to leave. bbc has located the exact position of the blast. israel has claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was meant to kill a hamas senior commander and collapse underground infrastructure. our international editor jerry b bone has the latest. a warning come of this report has images you may find distressing. reporter: the attack on jabalia camp looks to be one of the biggest single palestinian losses of life so far in this war. jabalia is in the far north of gaza where israel

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.ther evidence has emerged of the violent attacks on civilians by hamas gunmen during their surprise incursion into southern israel from gaza on saturday. efforts are under way to recover the bodies of those killed by the attacks. the death toll in israel has reached 1,000. presidentjoe biden has described the attack on israel as an act of sheer evil. he confirmed 14 americans were killed and pledged full us support to israel. meanwhile, the health ministry in gaza says that 900 palestinians have now been killed during israel's recent airstrikes — with around half of these women and children. and we're keeping an eye on the skyline over gaza city, where israeli airstrikes have been continuing each night since the initial incursion by hamas. let's go on the ground now, to kfar aza, israel, where the bbc�*sjeremy bowen has been reporting on the carnage some israeli forces are confronting there. a warning — you may find some of the images in his report distressing. the first few days of wa

well, earlier my colleague caitriona perry spoke with doctor natalia kanem, executive director of theons population fund about the effect this humanitarian crisis is having on pregnant women. we are seeing images coming out of gaza of small babies in intensive care units in hospitals that are under evacuation orders or almost out of fuel and supplies. what is the latest situation on the ground as you are aware of it? terrible humanitarian catastrophe in the making. the big concern, especially for unfpa that works with pregnant women is opening the humanitarian access corridors and ensuring the people who are really in distress that may be in hospital are protected and they are safe and they don't have to move. what is the situation like at the moment for pregnant women in gaza? working within gaza, we know there are well over 50,000 women who are pregnant. about 5500 of them are expected to deliver in the next coming days. weeks, months. about 160 deliveries a day. at this point, the uncertainty around where to deliver is what women are reporting to us. we have had some pretty grippin

i'm caitriona perry.srael's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has told parliament that difficult days await at the swearing in of his new war cabinet. those comments come as israeli forces continue to strike targets in gaza. israel has cut off fuel, water and electricity supplies to more than 2 million people in an effort to force hamas to release some 150 israeli hostages. amid the destruction on the ground, the un also warns some 50,000 pregnant women in gaza are unable to access essential health services or clean water. israeli tanks were seen gathering thursday along the boundary with gaza — signs of a possible ground invasion. meanwhile, the confirmed death toll continues to rise: gaza's health ministry says at least 1,537 palestinians have been killed in israel's retaliatory air strikes so far. that number includes 276 women and 50 children. another 6,612 palestinians have been wounded. and in israel, more than 1,300 people have been confirmed dead from hamas�* surprise attacks over the weekend. us

he spoke to my colleague caitriona perry after the news of their release.ays every week in our congregation, for every sabbath, every holiday, and we miss her. and she's been a part of our congregation in such an important way, and as a family friend, someone who would come to our home every sabbath, parade around the house with our baby and bring over gifts for the children. really, our hearts are filled with gratitude to almighty god for this miracle. and again, we continue to pray and ask everyone to pray for the release of the other 200—plus hostages in the hands of hamas terrorists. and what more can you tell us aboutjudith and natalie? as you say, they're members of the congregation there. what kind of women are they? what kind of role do they have in the community there? judith and natalie are really special people. judith is the most kind, giving, sharing, generous person, someone who is always first to be there for other people in their time of need. she is a woman who would, as i said, come over and bring gifts for the children. she's someone who

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.alls for a humanitarian corridor into gaza, as the un says over 300,000 people in the territory have been forced to leave their homes. overnight, we've seen flashes over the skies of gaza, as israel continues to carry out air strikes, saying it is targeting hamas fighters, not civilians. but air strikes have hit civilians ,

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.of the violent attacks on civilians by hamas gunmen, during their surprise incursion into southern israel from gaza on saturday.

hello, i'm caitriona perry.g calls for a humanitarian corridor a humanitarian corridor into gaza, even as violence continues on the ground. we've seen flashes over the skies of gaza,

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you are very welcome.hostages. both american, mother and daughterjudith and natalie raanan had been held hostage for nearly two weeks in gaza. this is the first image the government of israel shared of them after they were freed by hamas. they were handed over to the red cross in the gaza strip on friday. both hamas and president biden have said that qatar played a role in mediating their release. israeli officials say the pair are now in israel and are being being reunited with theirfamilies. the mother and daughter were kidnapped during the surprise attack by hamas on the 7th of october from the nahal 0z kibbutz. originally from illinois, they were in israel visiting family. hamas said the pair were freed for "humanitarian reasons".

i'm caitriona perry.told parliament that difficult days await at the swearing in of his new war cabinet. those comments come as israeli forces continue to strike

i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.rian situation in gaza as dire. these are pictures of israeli strikes hitting buildings

he walked through his rationale with my colleague caitriona perry earlier.iden administration's approach has been an impulsive reaction built on confirmation bias, political convenience, intellectual ba nkru ptcy and bureaucratic inertia. can you explain what you mean by that? surely. so, impulsive — i think everyone was shaken and shocked by the horrific attacks of hamas on october 7 — and let's not make any bones about it, those were absolutely an outrage and should be condemned forthright — but there was an impulse there to say, ok, this something horrible has happened. what is israel asking for? let's do everything we can. i say that there was bureaucratic inertia because, again, this has been the trend for many years, that when israel asks for something, we give it. and rather than pausing to think about what we're doing, that's how we move forward. confirmation bias in the sense that we see an attack, it confirms our bias that this is an enemy that must be defeated. and — and there is certainly an argument to be made there — but rather than standing ba

i'm caitriona perry. you are very welcome.amas attack on israel and reports from russian media say that efforts are underway for the palestinian president mahmoud abbas to visit moscow. it is not yet confirmed when the trip will take place, the bbc has not confirmed the visit, and there's been no official confirmation from the kremlin. meanwhile, prime mister benjamin netanyahu says that israel will use enormous force against hamas. the israeli defense force reports that more than 1,200 targets were hit in the gaza strip between saturday and monday morning, with more strikes continuing through the day and night. israel's defence minister ordered a complete siege of gaza, which would cut off food, fuel, electricity, and water supplies. the bbc�*s diplomatic editor paul adams reports if israel wants to deal hamas a decisive blow, the ground operation will complicate matters for civilians and hostages in gaza. the white house says it has no plans to send troops into israel, but pledged support for it as it fights

hello, i'm caitriona perry.s of a mass shooting in lewiston, maine. at least 16 people have been killed. police in the city of lewiston released this photo. lewiston released this photo. it shows the suspect after the row for entering a bowling alley. authorites say there were two "active shooter events", and warned people to shelter in place. schools in the city will be closed in the wake of the shooting. us officials say president biden has been briefed on the situation. police also released a photo of this car, and asked the public to call with any information they may have. we are waiting on a police press conference to begin with updates for the story and we will have more details as it develops. we are looking there at the scene at city hall in lewiston in maine where we expect authorities to hold a press conference shortly. we also have pictures coming to us from central maine medical centre in lewiston and

i'm caitriona perry. you are very welcome.srael. prime mister benjamin netanyahu says that israel will use "enormous force" against hamas. the israeli defence forces report that more than 1,200 targets were hit in the gaza strips between saturday and monday morning, with more strikes continuing through the day and night. israel's defence minister ordered a complete siege of gaza, which would cut off food, fuel, electricity, and water supplies. the bbc�*s diplomatic editor paul adams reports that if israel wants to deal hamas a decisive blow, the grouund operation will complicate matters for civilians and hostages in gaza. the white house says it has no plans to send troops into israel, but pledged support for it as it fights back against hamas, releasing a statement along with four other nations condemning the attacks and calling for peace in the middle east. in other developments, the armed wing of hamas has threatened to kill israeli hostages if palestinian civilians are not warned about impending air strikes.

earlier, my colleague caitriona perry spoke to bushra khalidi, west bank policy lead for oxfam, who is said, "the situation is getting worse day after day. "finally, i managed to get bread forfive shekel, "but it will only last for half a day. "when i was walking to the bakery, i saw people "who came from gaza sleeping in their car because they "were not able to find shelter. "i saw people sleeping in shops, in the streets, "on the asphalt, without any mattresses nor blankets. "it's a terrible situation they're suffering. "on my way back home, i found two children alone. "they were crying. "they told me they were in an unrwa shelter, "but their parents went to get food and didn't come back. "we're looking for them. "we can't find them. "i was afraid to lose those children, so i took them to a shop owner from khan younis who knows the area and maybe could help them. "we don't have electricity, we don't have water. "we're buying fuel at double its costs. "we rented a generator at a high costjust to pump "water for two hours. "we were able to buy water for double the price, "but it can on

. >> i am caitriona perry in washington, d.c. thank you for watching world news ameri. take care.rator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ geoff: good evening. i'm geoff bennett. amna: and i'm amna nawaz. on "the newshour" tonight -- over a million people are displaced and hospitals face a critical lack of supplies as gaza prepares for an israeli invasion aimed at destroying hamas. geoff: house republican infighting stymies efforts to

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i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. we want to show you live pictures of gaza at this hour. 900, amid intensifying israeli air strikes.

. ♪ >> i am caitrÍona perry in washington.i forces rescue one of the female soldiers from hummus captivity in gaza. hamas releases a video of three hostages still being held in the gaza strip. israel intensifies the assault as a humanitarian crisis inside gaza deepens. hello. you're very welcome to "world news america." we are tracking developments in the middle east as israel warns it is intensifying attacks on the gaza strip sending more infantry and artillery. into the territory as israeli defense forces says it has freed a soldier. she said to be doing well and reunited with her family. it is the first known rescue of a hostage since hamas seized more than 200 people from israel earlier this month. these are pictures of celebration outside her home earlier at the local community welcomed her release. more than 200 hostages are still held inside gaza. on monday, hamas released a video of three. benjamin netanyahu described the video as cruel propaganda and said his government was doing all it can to bring hostages home. the

. ♪ caitriona: hello and welcome to world news america, i am caitriona perry.l says it is expanding its operations at the gaza strip as large explosions have been seen coming from israel. the israeli defense forces are warning people to move south for their safety. all communication networks have gone down in geiser -- gaza, meaning no one can be contacted. they say the emergency workers will now default to traditional ways of working to help address the unfolding humanitarian disaster in gaza. the hamas-run health ministry in gaza says 7000 people have died since israel started retaliatory strikes after hamas killed them -- attacked them, killing 1400 people. the u.n. general assembly adopted a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian truce in gaza but that is not a legally binding resolution. israel estimates hamas is holding 229 hostages in gaza and it is not clear where they are being held. an adviser to the israeli prime minister netanyahu said hamas will feel our wrath tonight and the israeli defense forces had this to say about the operation. >>

i am caitriona perry. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by...tor: financial services firm, raymond james. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ amna: good evening. i'm amna nawaz. geoff: and i'm geoff bennett. on "the newshour" tonight. scores of civilians are killed and injured in a strike on a hospital in gaza as the war between israel and hamas worsens. amna: house republicans fail to choose a leader again in a first round of voting, leaving the

caitriona: i am caitriona perry and this is world news america. >> the office of speaker of the housethe u.s. house of representatives is hereby declared vacant. caitriona: kevin mccarthy becomes the first speaker in u.s. history to be voted out of his position following a forced motion from the hard-line members of his party. ukraine's western allies say they are running out of ammunition to give the country as it prepares for its second winter at war. at least 20 people including two children are dead after a bus falls off a bridge in venice. ♪ you are very welcome to world news america. we start with breaking news. the u.s. house of representatives voted to oust speaker of the house kevin mccarthy. this is the first time this has happened in u.s. history. eight republicans joined democrats to vote to remove him from his position. this boat comes one day after florida republican congressman matt gaetz introduced the motion to vacate. he has made no secret to his intentions to try to oust mr. mccarthy. he just became speaker of the house in january after 15 rounds of voting and many

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hello, i'm caitriona perry. text reading this text you are very well this text you are the united nations says that israel has warned all palestinians in the northern portion of the gaza strip to relocate to the south of the territory in the next 2a hours. a spokesman for the un says the military warning was directed at more than a million palestinians. and it comes as israeli forces say they have dropped 6,000 bombs on targets within in gaza since fighting broke out. israel has cut off fuel, water and electricity supplies to more than 2 million people in an effort to force hamas to release some 150 israeli hostages. amid the destruction on the ground, the un also warns some 50,000 pregnant women in gaza are unable to access essential health services or clean water. israeli tanks were seen gathering thursday along the boundary with gaza — signs of a possible ground invasion. meanwhile, the confirmed death toll continues to rise. gaza's health ministry says at least 1,537 palestinians have been killed in israel's

i'm caitriona perry. white house — lit up in blue and white as a show of support to israel. you're watching bbc news. hello again. monday felt like another warm, summer's day — except, of course, it wasn't summer. no, its october. it's meant to be a lot colder than this. these blue, sunny skies sent temperatures soaring, particularly across england and wales — the warmest spot, east malling in kent, 26 degrees celsius. now, average for these cities at this time of the year is 15 or 16 degrees, so ten degrees above average. even the temperatures we had on monday were in excess of what we'd see in a typical july day, so that's why it felt like summer. now, you can see the clear skies that we had across england and wales, but lurking out in the atlantic, we've got more rain—bearing cloud around, and that's not good news for scotland, where we still have the bulk of the flood warnings in force across the nation. it's here where, of course, we saw torrential rain and flooding over the course of the weekend, an

context of what the assistance will look like for those in gaza and the west bank, my colleague caitriona perryi, former political advisor to the palestinian authority and current senior fellow at the washington institute. he celebrated the aid deal. first of all is definitely a very important development. people and gaza do need those basic necessities. i think this is a triumph for us diplomacy at the end of the day it was president biden who pushed for it. and also a triumph for egyptian diplomacy that has been very insistent and frankly very firm when it comes to this issue. it is a great first step but as we all know the need for more than 2 million palestinian civilians in gaza need to be met. the gaza strip was already in a bread by humanitarian situation, it is teetering on the edge. more is needed but this is definitely a welcome first step. this is definitely a welcome first step-— this is definitely a welcome first ste -. , �* ., , first step. president biden was also due to _ first step. president biden was also due to meet _ first step. president biden was also due to meet arab - f

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.of the violent attacks on civilians by hamas gunmen during their surprise incursion into southern israel from gaza on saturday. efforts are under way to recover the bodies of those

earlier, my colleague caitriona perry spoke with catie edmondson, congressional reporter with the newwe have two names in the ring now. are we expecting any others? i think we will have to wait and see. obviously representative kevin mccarthy, the former speaker, was ousted just last night. there are a number of lawmakers waiting to see if he might try to run again for that leadership post, and once he formally announced that he would not seek to become speaker again, the gates really opened but again, we are less than 2a hours out from that announcement, so more people could throw their hat in the ring but i think the bottom line is that no—one is really expecting a quick and easy election of a speaker next week. if you remember, it took kevin mccarthy 15 rounds of votes in order to win the speakership back injanuary so we potentially have a very long saga ahead of us still. will it be a similar process then? just what is going to happen next week? it will be a similar process. we understand that on tuesday lawmakers are going to come back from their districts, they will return to wa

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.e. reports said that at least 22 people have been killed. police in the city of lewiston released this photo. it shows the suspect armed with a rifle entering a bowling alley. authorities initially said there were two active shooter events, they had warned people to shelter in place. schools in the city will be closed on thursday in the wake of the shooting. us officials say president biden has been briefed on the situation. police also released a photo of this car and asked the public to call with any information they had about it. we are waiting in a police press conference to get updates on the story and we will bring that to you as soon as it gets under way and we will bring you all the details. with me now is helena humphrey. what is the situation has been known so far? ., , , situation has been known so far? . , , ., ., far? the latest is that we now confirmed _

i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. we want to show you live pictures of gaza at this hour. the health ministry there says the palestinian death toll has now reached 900, amid intensifying israeli air strikes. it says 4,500 more have been injured. dozens of buildings have also been damaged. hamas, which has been designated a terrorist organisation by several governments, responded with rockets into southern israel, tuesday. it comes as gaza braces for what could be a full—scale israeli ground invasion. in israel, efforts are under way to recover the bodies of those killed by hamas attacks. more than 1,000 israelis are dead. but israeli forces say they've successfully rescued 30 trapped people in the southern kibbutz of ein hashlosha, after following distress calls. speaking at the white house, president biden accused hamas of "pure unadulterated evil". he said at least 14 americans were among those killed. mr biden has pledged more aid to israel, as the uss gerald r ford carrier strike group arrives in the eastern mediterraean. the israeli military also says that the first p

earlier, my colleague, caitriona perry, spoke to former us secretary of defense bob gates.hen you look at what some would call the chaos we are seeing in congress today and over the past weekend, what impact does that have on the perception of us leadership abroad? i think it has a very negative impact. it basically calls into question the constancy of american commitments, whether we are prepared to — be in support of ukraine for the long haul, but, more broadly, can the government govern? can we do something as simple as get a budget? and, clearly, that is being called into question. you have been writing in foreign affairs about how this sort of dysfunction renders the us uncapable of delivering a strong and coherent response to threats. when we look at perhaps the situation in ukraine, regarding russia, we look at china as well, and then we see that the only way for congress to be able to keep the government open is to remove that funding from ukraine from a temporary bill. how is that received? i think it does send a signal that it is going to be very difficult to get

i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.'s start with live pictures at this hour of gaza, as people brace for a possible land invasion by israeli troops. israel continues to carry out air strikes, saying it is targeting hamas fighters, not civilians. explosion but air strikes have killed and injured civilans. doctors without borders says hospitals in gaza have only have a few days�* fuel left in their generators. the world food programme has distributed some aid, but the un has warned that israel is in breach of international law, in denying civilians access to essential supplies of food, fuel and water. ii of its own staff there have been killed since saturday. bbc verify is continuing to monitor the impact of the strikes in gaza. one was on the islamic university of gaza, targeted between tuesday and wednesday. several videos, released by the israel defense force, have shown their attacks. meanwhile, hamas fighters continue to fire rockets into israel. many have been intercepted by the country's iron dome defence system, b

that's all from us for now, i'm caitriona perry. thank you for watching.re it gets better, not least in eastern scotland, where we have this new red warning from the met office. further rain through the day on saturday, falling on top of what we've already had. this is friday's rainfall radar. the rain was pretty relentless across eastern scotland and also northern england, parts of east anglia, the north midlands, north wales — huge amounts of rain. we've seen widespread flooding, and this met office amber warning remains in force through the first parts of saturday morning. but of greatest concern, i think, is this red warning covering parts of angus and southern aberdeenshire, a further 100 millimetres of rain, further significant flooding and a danger to life. amber warnings covering larger parts of eastern and northern scotland, as this rain just keeps on coming through the day tomorrow. for england and wales, broadly speaking, a drier day. this band of showery rain will push eastwards. could see hefty downpours skirting the south east corner. norther

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.urther evidence has emerged of the violent attacks on civilians by hamas gunmen, during their surprise incursion into southern israel from gaza on saturday. efforts are under way to recover the bodies of those killed by the attacks. the death toll in israel has reached 1,000. the health ministry in gaza says that 900 palestinians have now been killed during israel's recent air strikes, with around half of those women and children. presidentjoe biden has described the attack as an "act of sheer evil". he confirmed 14 americans were killed and pledged full us support to israel. we'll examine all those developments, but first, let's go on the ground to kfar aza israel where the bbc�*s jeremy bowen has been reporting on the bodies recovered from attacks there. 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 is israel? trauma and a glimpse of what might come next. israeli troops o