and this is why we must invest in our defence. that is— why we must invest in our defence.50 billion a year for the first— asked seated £50 billion a year for the first time ever. —— has exceeded _ the first time ever. —— has exceeded. and conference, that is why we _ exceeded. and conference, that is why we will— exceeded. and conference, that is why we will maintain our leading position— why we will maintain our leading position in— why we will maintain our leading position in nato by increasing the defence _ position in nato by increasing the defence budget when conditions allow _ defence budget when conditions allow. we know that the world is changing — allow. we know that the world is changing. as a result, we are working — changing. as a result, we are working ever closer with our allies. developing — working ever closer with our allies. developing the latest naval technology to protect our commonwealth in the pacific of a rapidly— commonwealth in the pacific of a rapidly expanding chinese navy. two of the _ rapidly expanding chinese navy. two of the world's most adva

of course, the right to self-defence _ simply self-defence?the right to self-defence enshrined in i right to self—defence enshrined in international law, naturaljustice, but again, it is not a licence to go and do that, conduct a war in a way that causes huge suffering to the other side. that causes huge suffering to the otherside. many that causes huge suffering to the other side. many civilians right now, while everyone understands while israel wants to eliminate hamas, it is almost unacceptable that the result of which would also be many thousands of palestinians killed in the process. yes. be many thousands of palestinians killed in the process.— killed in the process. yes, and if that happens. — killed in the process. yes, and if that happens, sorry _ killed in the process. yes, and if that happens, sorry to _ killed in the process. yes, and if| that happens, sorry to interrupt, killed in the process. yes, and if. that happens, sorry to interrupt, if that happens, sorry to interrupt, if that happens, sorry to interrupt, if that happens do

defence >> our our operations.ion and us support in the pentagon in the white house, in the congress, and sure freedom of operation and enforce our capabilities . to receive the our capabilities. to receive the second aircraft carrying a sensual munition to the idf . sensual munition to the idf. >> us deployment of assets on land in air. >> well, apologies that we do have a problem with the microphone there in tel aviv with the feed we're getting from there. but we'll update you on what's being said between the two defence ministers on another key meeting. just to remind you, we have the us secretary of state, antony blinken, having gone qatar. also on his way gone to qatar. also on his way to bahrain and saudi arabia . so to bahrain and saudi arabia. so there a this last minute there is a this last minute flurry of diplomatic activity. we'll try and dip back in and see if we can get a better sound for you. our neighbours . for you. our neighbours. >> is hamas the isis of gaza , an >> is hamas the isis of gaza, an

earlier the defence minister announced what he described as the complete siege of israel's defence ministeruld be denied food, water, and fuel. we are enforcing a total blockade on gaza. ihla we are enforcing a total blockade on gaza. ., . . , ., we are enforcing a total blockade on gaza. ., . ., ., gaza. no electricity, no food, no water. gaza. no electricity, no food, no water- no _ gaza. no electricity, no food, no water- no gas- _ gaza. no electricity, no food, no water. no gas. we _ gaza. no electricity, no food, no water. no gas. we are _ gaza. no electricity, no food, no water. no gas. we are fighting l water. no gas. we are fighting beastly people and are acting accordingly. joining us now on the line from gaza is dr khamis elessi, he's a neurorehabilitation and pain medicine consultant based in gaza. we will speak to him on the phone. thank you for speaking to us doctor. firstly, i hope you are in a safe space. are you able to tell us where you are, at home or in a shelter, let us know? doctor, i hope you can hear me? unfortunately it looks like thatis hear me? unfortunately it loo

and the minister of. defence, to shake the world so that people _ defence, to shake the world so that will know what is being - defence, to shake the world so that| people will know what is being done to our— people will know what is being done to our children _ people will know what is being done to our children and _ people will know what is being done to our children and the _ people will know what is being done to our children and the hostages. i to our children and the hostages. these _ to our children and the hostages. these are — to our children and the hostages. these are crimes _ to our children and the hostages. these are crimes against - to our children and the hostages. . these are crimes against humanity. these _ these are crimes against humanity. these crimes— these are crimes against humanity. these crimes against _ these are crimes against humanity. these crimes against children, - these crimes against children, elderly— these crimes against children, elderly people. _ these crimes against children, elderly people, men, - these crimes against children, elderly people,

us secretary of defence meets with the israeli defence minister in tel aviv vowing that us support for israel is iron we stand together and we stand strong. the israel is iron we stand together and we stand strong.— we stand strong. the united states has israel's — we stand strong. the united states has israel's back _ we stand strong. the united states has israel's back and _ we stand strong. the united states has israel's back and that - we stand strong. the united states has israel's back and that is - we stand strong. the united states has israel's back and that is not. has israel's back and that is not negotiable. has israel's back and that is not negotiable-— negotiable. israel's military dro - ed negotiable. israel's military dropped leaflets _ negotiable. israel's military dropped leaflets telling - dropped leaflets telling palestinians to leave their homes and an ground operation. deputy head of the powerful lebanese militant group his brother wants rejects calls to keep out of the conflict in gaza. —— lebanese militant group his brother. and the un relief agency warns that ga

the difference though between our legal aid defence and a privately paid defence is significant and,ly aided defendant will receive very limited assistance from a solicitor between the complaints and our charge, if there is a charge. the only thing a solicitor will be paid for during that period of time is to attend the police interview. on the other hand, a privately paid solicitor at the very outset will begin by interviewing relevant witnesses, by considering what expert evidence there may be needed. collating evidence. consulting experts if necessary. considering the character and antecedent history of any complainant. and, most important of all, before the matter goes to the crown prosecution service, the solicitor will prepare a document setting out all the reasons why are prosecution should not result. {lilia prosecution should not result. ok, so ou're prosecution should not result. ok, so you're saying — prosecution should not result. ok, so you're saying that the quality of legal help that someone gets if they are getting legal aid is inferior, so if you are someone who is u

defence minister yoav gallant.will bring that to you when it happens. palestinian president abbas has told us secretary of state antony blinken "rejects the forced displacement" of palestinians in gaza. the un relief agency warns gaza is fast becoming a hell hole and is on the brink of collapse. these are the live pictures. and in other news — a teacher has been killed and several people injured in a knife attack in a school in northern france. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. there has been plenty of reaction to the announcement from israel for a million people to effectively move from the north of the gaza strip, down to the southern end. we were to use in pictures now from inside gaza in the last, these are live pictures right now, the scene looks relatively calm, very different picture at times overnight with air strikes continuing. we can show you some pictures from inside gaza. some of the latest images we have from the streets.

appropriations bill, farmville, defence — appropriations bill, farmville, defence bill, we have a brokena broken and all of— defence bill, we have a broken and all of this will go on hold and all of this will go on hold and it— and all of this will go on hold and it is— and all of this will go on hold and it is a _ and all of this will go on hold and it is a bad day for america but a — and it is a bad day for america but a good _ and it is a bad day for america but a good day for a russian or chinese — but a good day for a russian or chinese communist and you are probably. — chinese communist and you are probably, they are probably smiling _ probably, they are probably smiling again giving high—fives to matt — smiling again giving high—fives to matt gaetz. smiling again giving high-fives to matt gaetz.— to matt gaetz. what is your reaction to _ to matt gaetz. what is your reaction to that? _ to matt gaetz. what is your reaction to that? i - to matt gaetz. what is your reaction to that? i think- to matt gaetz. what is your i reaction to that? i think there is a lot of _ reaction to that?

israeli defence minister yoav gallant.eanwhile, us state secretary antony blinken has landed injordan to meet with palestinian president abbas. and this is the scene live in gaza as the conflict enters a seventh day. you are watching bbc news with sarah campbell. you are watching bbc news with sarah campbell. in the last few hours, the israeli military has said that more than a million palestinians must leave the northern gaza strip within the next 2a hours ahead of an expected ground operation. in response, the un spokesman stephane dujarric said the united nations considers it impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences. the united nations strongly appeals for any such order, if confirmed, to be rescinded avoiding what could transform what is already a tragedy into a calamitous situation. that statement has sparked an angry reaction from israel. the country's ambassador to the united nations said israel is trying to minimise harm to gazans. he went on to say that for many ye

we have seen israeli defences. missiles shelling , mortaring and rockets shelling, mortaring and rockets being fired over from southern lebanon in the last 72 hours. and again , also shelling from and again, also shelling from syria. and so there are fears that this situation could spill over into a wider region conflict. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said yesterday know he reaffirmed the president of the united states is warning that anyone thinking of joining in this conflict, he offered one word don't. and america has been providing munitions and diplomatic support to shore up israel's defence and to shore up israel's defence and to limit the cause that anyone might have to join in in this conflict. but on the ground, israelis are very concerned about that. in tel aviv, there is an atmosphere of mild terror . is an atmosphere of mild terror. i would say as people from southern israel come up here for shelter, but also as soldiers prepare to be deployed and mobilised to the front lines across their c

this is between lloyd austin, the secretary secretary of state for defence and the israel defence forceare certainly looking like me going towards that point so we will bring you that as soon as we have it. let's take you to the weather. hello. our first chill of the autumn heading our way this weekend. some of you are already feeling it across parts of scotland and northern ireland today. the blue colours on this chart show where temperatures are below normal, reds are where they are significantly above, including southern parts of england and wales today. but notice into the weekend how the blues deepen for all of us. all of us will notice those temperatures drop. the colder conditions are waiting to the west of this area of low pressure. it's that and especially these weather fronts that have produced heavy rain so far today across parts of england and wales. it's shifting southwards through this afternoon. there will be some sunshine at times in the far south before that rain arrives. one or two heavy showers in the east of the english channel. it's quite windy here, but scotland, n

the israeli iron dome missile defence system in action, intercepting rockets overhead.a strip. but some lockets have indeed hit and caused enormous damage in ashkelon, and injured some people as a result. —— some lockets. we and injured some people as a result. -- some lockets.— -- some lockets. we are seeing ictures -- some lockets. we are seeing pictures of— -- some lockets. we are seeing pictures of ashkelon _ -- some lockets. we are seeing pictures of ashkelon in - -- some lockets. we are seeing pictures of ashkelon in the - pictures of ashkelon in the aftermath of the rockets hitting. how have they said they are going to counter any further attacks? certainly they say they are still in gun battles going on. small pockets where there are armed palestinians, somehow remarkably still holding out. we passed on the way here places like sderot, the road is closed off as the israeli military is going through trying to check and clear outbuildings that they were not militants hiding among homes so can go back into their homes. many areas close to the gaza strip have been e

the defence minister was talking about how i is actually imposing? the defence.eaction, this response which he claimed was justified would change the middle east, would be our watermark, really, in relations, and in terms of what has been happening here. in terms of how that will work will wait and see, but he was talking about fuel, about food, the basics for life. outside of israel that has caused huge concern, also among some israelis, about what that will mean for the people in gaza. lots of people are saying, where do we go, where are safe places if they leave gaza? people in gaza talking about a lack of tunnels and bomb shelters, a lot of people have been going to un school is hoping to seek shelter there, to be safe and discontinued attack. the scale of it today has been extraordinary. all the while there have been rockets coming from gaza. we heard them earlier. we went to a district earlier. we went to a district earlier that had been hit with reports of some injuries, there was damage on the street, but no deaths in a particular location. just damage on

in a statement, the us secretary of defence, lloyd austin, described them as �*precision self—defenceonse to a series of ongoing and mostly unsuccessful attacks groups that began on october 17." the pentagon said at least 16 attacks have injured more than 20 us military personnel in recent weeks. earlier, us defence officials said they were in the process of moving some 900 troops to the region, amid fears the gaza conflict could spread into a regional war. let's get a perspective on the us moves and thinking. security correspondent frank gardnerjoins me now from our london newsroom. the us says that these strikes in eastern syria were not connected to the israel— gaza front and said they did not inform israel, but in sense they are linked in a way, are they not? ,, . , they are linked in a way, are they not? ,, ., , , ., ., , not? the us has been at great pains to sa this not? the us has been at great pains to say this is — not? the us has been at great pains to say this is a _ not? the us has been at great pains to say this is a complete _ not? the us has been at great pains to say

we are at the ministry of defence. at the moment.e plans are continuing, that thousands of troops, hundreds of thousands of troops, hundreds of thousands of troops are now making their way towards gaza. and if you listen to top officials, if you listen to the defence minister here, he says it is not a question of if they go into gaza but when. and so these preparations are under way. the top military generals, the commanders say they had been given this mission by the government and in their word thatis by the government and in their word that is a mission to make sure that hamas is unable to harm or kill israeli civilians in the future. so thatis israeli civilians in the future. so that is the words coming out of the israeli ministry of defence. of course, at the same time, there are concerns, deep concerns about what a ground invasion, a ground operation would mean for lots and lots of people, but certainly that is what we are hearing from the top israeli generals, that it is a matter of time. . ~ ., generals, that it is a matter o

the defence secreta , has been happening. the defence secretary, grant _ has been happening.has been happening. the defence| secretary, grant shapps, speaking from washington. the british museum has announced plans to digitise its collection, following the theft of some items. around 2,000 treasures — including gold jewellery, semi—precious stones and glass — are thought to have been stolen. the museum says digitisation will take five years, and will mean the entire collection becoming accessible online to anyone wanting to explore it. the chairman of the british museum trustees, george osborne, has apologised for the recent thefts. he's been speaking to mps. they want to minimise the damage that has been done, and the shock to the members of staff, who have given their lives to the museum, and are very upset at what has happened. there is a police investigation, there is an independent review, but essentially we were the victims of an insidejob, by someone, we believe, who, over a long period of time was stealing from the museum, and to the museum had put trust in. 0bviously

what we know is that our flood defences that were installed as part of our river flood defence schemehich protect houses upstream at the city centre and into the city centre really didn't work exceptionally well. and did protect 2000 properties in the city. however, that was just package one of those works. we really need to move forward now with package two of those works, which would complete defences, to the city centre downstream.— defences, to the city centre downstream. ~ ., ., downstream. what sort of funding would be required _ downstream. what sort of funding would be required for _ downstream. what sort of funding would be required for that - downstream. what sort of funding would be required for that project| would be required for that project to be completed? what would be required for that pro'ect to be completed?i would be required for that pro'ect to be completed? what is standing in the wa ? to be completed? what is standing in the way? we're _ to be completed? what is standing in the way? we're still _ to be completed? what is standing in the way? we're still working

an update there from the israeli defence forces, bringing - israeli defence forces, bringing people up—to—datewe saw for the third night in a row, israeli ground troops are moving in with tanks and artillery. we saw an intense bombardment of gaza overnight from the air and if we look at pictures of what is happening now, you can see the smoke on the horizon. you'll be able to hear as i'm speaking to you the regular sounds of mortar fire and artillery fire. you can see the damage which is evident now after three weeks of bombardment across gaza. we will continue to bring you those life pictures but i to speak to the israeli justice minister —— former israeli justice minister. let's speak to yossi beilin who was israel'sjustice minister from 1999 to 2001. he's now a peace negotiator who co—founded the geneva initiative — an israeli—palestinian initiative to help end the conflict. he also instigated the oslo peace process. thank you for being with us. when you see what is happening here now and what's happened in the last three weeks, it must feel a world away from the optimism that so many peopl

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of defence, by people sending it over there. - biden department of defence, byl people sending it overd to know- people sending it over there. thatl is a concern. we need to know that it is going — is a concern. we need to know that it is going into— is a concern. we need to know that it is going into the _ is a concern. we need to know that it is going into the right _ is a concern. we need to know that it is going into the right hands - it is going into the right hands across— it is going into the right hands across the _ it is going into the right hands across the could _ it is going into the right hands across the could end - it is going into the right hands across the could end up- it is going into the right hands across the could end up in- it is going into the right hands i across the could end up in places that are — across the could end up in places that are not _ across the could end up in places that are not in _ across the could end up in places that are not in the _ across the could end up in places that are not in the interests - across the could end up in places that are

we have seen how important the defence — we have seen how important the defence is.t— defence is. the team with the best defence always ends up winning _ best defence always ends up winning. the higher up you go is less. — winning. the higher up you go is less. the _ winning. the higher up you go is less, the low things become more — is less, the low things become more important. we believe we can improve day by day, let alone — can improve day by day, let alone game by game. so that's the ambition, thus the belief within— the ambition, thus the belief within this team. well, also on saturday, scotland and ireland go head to head with scotland needing to beat the world's top side by at least eight points to reach the knock—out stages. i think everyone in rugby knows at the moment they are the in—form team, the team everyone is trying to knock over full like i said, we have done a lot of work and we have belief in our squad. we think we've got the game and the place to go and beat them if we can make it work on the night. we are, again, not trying to focus too much an

peter lerner, defence forces.joining today on the camilla joining us today on the camilla tominey show. what are israel's war aims ? war aims? >> christopher, thank you. in the aftermath of last week's massacre of israeli families and the abduction of over 120 people, the government has instructed the idf to destroy hamas's capability , to destroy hamas's capability, to destroy and target its leaders and make sure that they can never, ever again target and butcher our babies in their beds. >> so israel will withdraw for when that war aim is completed . when that war aim is completed. and if it's completed , we are and if it's completed, we are determined to destroy hamas's capability and we will absolutely deliver the goods. but but are you fearful, though, that israel could could be engagedin that israel could could be engaged in a propaganda war and a prolonged battle here with with with gaza, with with with hamas in gaza ? hamas in gaza? >> we're already seeing hamas propaganda efforts. that's i think, you know

. ., ~' ., ., , defence minister.— defence minister. you know our deep commitment to _ defence minister. you know our deep commitment to israel's _ defence minister. you know our deep commitment to israel's right, - defence minister. you know our deep commitment to israel's right, indeed | commitment to israel's right, indeed its obligation, to defend itself. and to defend its people. and in that you have and have always had the support of the united states. thank you. thank you very much sir. joining us now on the line is sami abu salem. he is a palestinian journalist in gaza. he has made his way south from gaza city to the al—maghazi refugee camp. hello to you, thank you so much for joining us. can you just tell me first of all, where you are and what conditions are like where you are? im...we im... we seem to i m... we seem to be having some auali i m... we seem to be having some quality with — i m... we seem to be having some quality with the — i m... we seem to be having some quality with the sound _ i m... we se

force have shown their attack, israel defence force have shown theirattack, one israel defence forceown their attack, one was on the islamic university of gaza, targeted between the 10th and 11th of october. now this is a satellite image of what the university looked like before the university looked like before the strike, bbc verify matched the distinctive shapes to know this image was taken after the strike. you can see the damage there, now israel says hamas was using the university as a training camp for weapons development and military intelligence. that is a claim we haven't been able to independently confirm. now these images show an area before the strikes, and then this is the satellite image of that same neighbourhood, which came through yesterday, and has been located by our colleagues at bbc verify, again the damage clearly visible there. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in gaza rushdi abualouf and he told me about the continuing bombardment by israeli forces. . ., , ., continuing bombardment by israeli forces. . ., ., forces. . overnight there was no air strikes and

netanyahu's defence comes as _ just war. netanyahu's defence comes as a — just war.yahu's defence comes as a group _ just war. netanyahu's defence comes as a group to _ just war. netanyahu's defence comes as a group to warn - just war. netanyahu's defence comes as a group to warn the | comes as a group to warn the humanitarian situation in gaza is dire. surgeons at hospitals described the situation as horrifying. the gaza health ministry says more than 8000 people have been killed since israel's retaliatory bombing began. 239 people are still hostages of hamas, this is a still image from a video released by hamas showing three hostages held in gaza. the mother of one hostage says she will do her best to bring her home, saying she is really anxious after seeing the video. 0ne hostage was freed. the israeli military released on megidish during a ground operation and she is doing well, it's the first known hostage rescue since the conflict began. there's good news for one family at least. private 0ri megidish was rescued by the israeli army last night. she had been held

_ simply going to overwhelm the flood defences that are here, just so give you a _ defences that arere i am, down that road there, another 500 yards is where _ road there, another 500 yards is where the — road there, another 500 yards is where the river is and there is is a flood _ where the river is and there is is a flood defence there, there is is a barrier— flood defence there, there is is a barrier that — flood defence there, there is is a barrier that is about four metres high _ barrier that is about four metres high welt, _ barrier that is about four metres high. well, the flooding at its peak was about— high. well, the flooding at its peak was about five metres high so it overwhelmed it and came into the housing _ overwhelmed it and came into the housing estate that was there. some people _ housing estate that was there. some people thought they are used to flooding — people thought they are used to flooding here, we have seen it before, — flooding here, we have seen it before, we don't need to leave, and they were _ before, we don't need to leave, and they were caught by sur

that will be hard for the israeli defence forces.nd indeed they typically try and avoid going down into them and try and deny them without going into them by destroying the entrances, using robots. that is definitely an added factor. then you've got the real complicated factor of the hostages, who may themselves be down in the tunnels. the israeli military will be striking a very careful balance in the plan between going off to hamas, the primary objective of self defence, of destroying hamas, was also trying to get their hostages back. , , , ., �* ., back. given everything you've gone throu:h, back. given everything you've gone through. what _ back. given everything you've gone through, what would _ back. given everything you've gone through, what would be _ back. given everything you've gone through, what would be your - back. given everything you've gone through, what would be your guess back. given everything you've gone i through, what would be your guess as to any sort of timescale of how long can operation like that lasts? wei

the russian defences have been more sophisticated and deeper i think than had been expected.through the winter, although that makes the use of heavy equipment much more difficult because of mud and so on. i think that the objective of the counteroffensive, at least initially, should be breaking through the russian defences and getting to the town of melitopol. that would break the russian land bridge to crimea and also give the ukrainians access to the sea of azov. that might be the opportunity for some kind of negotiation at that point, but i think that is still going to be a heavy lift for the counteroffensive because that's probably another 50 miles beyond where they are now, and it has been very tough going, but they have been making some progress. we have one more item for you. an inspiring story. she left her walker on the ground and off she went and made the 13,500—foot tandem jump. born and raised in chicago, dorothy hoffner, now a spirited 104—year—old, has achieved a remarkable feat by becoming the oldest person in the world to tandem skydive from an airplane. she h

, it is a problem for defence, it is a problem for them.hat. we leave you with the seen live across gaza. this is bbc news. hello. some fresh autumn weather on the way. chilly even for some of us in northern parts of the uk, but certainly nothing out of the ordinary. it's been so mild across so many parts of the country so far this month, so we're back to really where we should be this time of the year. so, this is what's happening on thursday. this is the air mass, the temperature of the atmosphere. so, still some warmth and humidity across the south. in fact, temporarily, thursday into friday, we'll see a resurgence of that warmth as the wind direction changes temporarily from the southwest. but then, come saturday and sunday, it's a northerly, and that autumn chill arrives, a touch of frost across northern areas by night, even a little bit of wintriness across the scottish hills. so let's have a look at the forecast then through the early hours, really quite cloudy and wet across some southern parts of the uk, but to the north of that, i

bbc defence correspondence - that long. bbc defence l correspondence jonathan that long.an beale. israel's intelligence services have long been considered one of the world's most sophisticated. but hamas's attack caught israel completely by surprise and was the worst breach of the country's defences in about 50 years. new york times staff writer ronen bergman has been investigating how this could have happened and who was involved in the planning. bergman is also the author of rise and kill first: the secret history of israel's targeted assassinations. hejoined me earlier from tel aviv. thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us. we are one week on from the attacks. talk us through what appears to be a massive failure of intelligence on the part of israel and according to your reporting what appears to have gone wrong?— reporting what appears to have gone wrong? there is nothing on the israeli side _ gone wrong? there is nothing on the israeli side that _ gone wrong? there is nothing on the israeli side that did - gone wrong? there is nothing on the israeli si

the russian defences have been more sophisticated and deeper than expected.icult because of mud and so on. i think the objective of the counteroffensive at least initially should be breaking through the russian defences and getting to the town of melitopol, that would break the russian bridge to crimea and give the russians access to the sea of a soul. that might be the opportunity for some cut of negotiation but i think that is still going to be a heavy lift for the counteroffensive because probably another 50 miles beyond where they are now and it has been very tough going but they have been making some progress. sea of azov. and before we go, a squeamish tale from the city of light. a plague of bedbugs has hit paris and other french cities, leading top politicians to propose laws to combat the spread of the unwelcome insects. they've decided to make it a priority, less than a year before paris hosts the olympics. there have been increasing reports of the blood— sucking bugs being found on public transportation, cinemas and even at a paris airport. it is es

the americans are now sending air defence systems to the region.the military equipment that the americans have deployed to the middle east in response to those attacks carried out by hamas. there is concern the violence could spread and that we could see an escalation of the conflict. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster is in northern israel. she was talking about the evacuation of israeli citizens. another swathe yesterday morning where evacuated from this part of northern israel. they started right along this border, more than 100 kilometres of it evacuating the towns and villages within two kilometres of the border because of the continuing anti—tank fire coming in from hezbollah from southern lebanon. yesterday they extended the even further, more than 100,000 people on the israeli side that the government has evacuated from these areas. in their place they have moved in similar numbers of troops and we see them as we travel along the border. we see large areas where the artillery is dug in, we see checkpoints along the road and the israe

they are acts of self defence and — militancy? they are acts of self defence and it _ militancy?hey are acts of self defence and it has nothing i militancy? they are acts of self defence and it has nothing to i militancy? they are acts of self| defence and it has nothing to do militancy? they are acts of self i defence and it has nothing to do to do with revenge. when americans were attacked with 9/11, they went to hunt al-qaeda because they understood al-qaeda was a danger to american people and when the western countries started hunting isis that is because they realised it was dangerous to europe, and the same here, hamas is dangerous to israelis. we have seen the most horrifying photographs. iwas israelis. we have seen the most horrifying photographs. i was with james cleverly the foreign secretary today, and we walked in a house that was still having spots of blood and we saw the house and it looked like a ward zone and this is just one house, from thousands of houses which have been invaded by hamas and targeted, only innocent people, people have no ability to defend themse

the israel defence militants.rious of several blasts, various compounds overnight, confirming that they've now hit 320 targets in the last 24 hours. there are unconfirmed reports that a third convoy of aid has now left for gaza. explosions can be seen across the rafah border in southern gaza as the israel—hamas war continues. it comes after a second convoy of 14 trucks carrying humanitarian suppues 14 trucks carrying humanitarian supplies went through the rafah crossing last night . the met crossing last night. the met police commissioner has told the home secretary the government may need to toughen the law on hate crime and terrorism. it comes after sir mark rowley met with suella braverman to discuss the force's decision not to arrest protesters calling for jihad against israel at demonstrations over the weekend , demonstrations over the weekend, sir mark said horrific and gruesome attacks by hamas have aggravate did our own terrorist threats in the uk with hate crime against jewish communities, up 13 fold comp

we can hear israeli defence forces striking targets in gaza.ing and overnight that they managed to strike seven hamas command posts, one command post belonging to palestinian islamichhad. and crucially, they do say that there are communities here in southern israel where there is still fighting going on, areas that they're still trying to clear, perhaps seven or eight of them. they're looking to see whether there are tunnels underneath that are still enabling hamas militants to come in. and it really shows you that the size of this situation that still even now, more than 48 hours after it began, israel still is saying it doesn't quite have full control of these southern israeli communities bordering gaza. a lot of people have maybe friends or relatives in different parts of the country that they're able to go and stay with. some people are in hotels because they feel that the area that they live in is just not safe at the moment. some people are having to to stick it out, especially in this area of ashkelon. it's one of the poorer areas and it

and what about the israel defence forces, they normallyj israel defence forces, they normally do a morningonal update letting people know how things are going, what have they had to say? yeah, i think there have been some significant military develop manceau overnight, this ground offensive, which is phase two of the military operation, remember, for two or three weeks we had almost exclusive bombardment from tanks outside gaza and from the air pummelling positions in gaza, tunnels, specific hamas commanders, according to israel, and in the last couple of days that has moved to a ground offensive and we've now got the spectre of israeli tanks and israeli soldiers inside gaza and staying inside gaza. there have been some suggestions this morning that tanks have been seen near or around a critical road junction in central gaza, the inference there could be that israel is slowly but surely moving into gaza, getting ready to encircled some of the major population areas, where this battle would again enter a new phase. but certainly this morning there is considerable evidence of israeli tanks w

this is happening in the last few minutes, another israeli defence for striking on the city. have been hearing about the number of dead in israel but also about the number of those who have died in the palestinian gaza city. we know now from the defence for children international palestine, a nonprofit organisation it said that 33 children have been killed in gaza since saturday morning. that on top of 1100 since saturday morning. that on top of 400 palestinians who have lost their lives since the hamas militant attack on saturday morning and the retaliatory strikes by the israeli defence force. 2.2 million people live in this territory. it's a tiny strip. it's not very big, 140 square miles very densely populated territory. you can imagine any military strike is going to have an impact. not only on that specific target and israel are saying that it is targeting hamas targets but also the areas around it. this is the situation in gaza right now. that is what is happening in gaza. i think we will leave that livestock because there has been some movement over there has been som

well we - passed a grim milestone today, the ministry of defence here saying more than 1200 israelisat the same time and gaza health officials saying more than 1000 palestinians have lost their lives. joe biden the us president described the actions of hamas is a sheer evil and dispatched the top diplomat antony blinken to israel and in the past 30 minutes or so we've heard that the british foreign secretary james cleverly has arrived in as well. we have a short statement from the british government saying that he has come to demonstrate the unwavering solidarity of the uk with the israeli people following the terrorist attack by hamas. he goes on to sayjames terrorist attack by hamas. he goes on to say james cleverly will meet survivors of the attack and also senior leaders in israel to outline uk support for its right to defend itself. as we know as well so the attack on gaza that is continuing as attack on gaza that is continuing as a direct consequence of the actions of hamas and at the same time as well has been accused of breaking international law, people pointing to the siege

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overnight, the israeli defence forces said one of its aircraft attacked a mosque injenin, in the west bank. israel said their intelligence revealed that the mosque was used by a hamas cell as a centre to plan and execute attacks against civilians. the strikes in the west bank come as the israeli military warns civilians in gaza to keep moving south for their own safety, as it prepares to increase pressure on hamas militants there. the idf says the campaign is intended to reduce the risk to israeli forces when they enter the next phase of the war. greg mackenzie reports. yesterday, the rafah crossing that egypt to the southern gaza strip open since the first time since hamas launched its assault on israel to allow 20 trucks to carry 18. today, the humanitarian chief of the un for the second convoy of 20—30 trucks could enter the region, delivering much—needed aid but admits the un and israel are having tough but fair discussions about how trucks will be inspected. meanwhile, israel has confirmed increased attacks in gaza, and is urging civilians still on the north to move south. transl

as a us secretary of defence, i am terrible days. as a us secretary of defence, iam here terrible days. as a us secretary of defence, i am here in person to make something crystal—clear. america's supporter israel is ironclad. i extend my deepest condolences to the israeli people, for those killed or wounded by the terrible slaughter of her mass. i'm also here in solidarity with other families still sing living, the waking nightmare of not knowing the fate of the fate of their loved ones. we will continue to coordinate closely with israel to help secure the release of the innocent men, women and children in the clutches of her mass. including american citizens. israel is a small country, a place where everybody knows everybody. in times of trial, the intimacy of your society deepens the intimacy of your society deepens the intimacy of your society deepens the intimacy of your grief. that's not a weakness, it is a profound strength. in times of testing, israel is not to do. over this awful week, we have seen israeli hotels and homes t

sam bankman—fried, known better by spf, has testified in his own defence.aces several charges including defrauding his customers as much as $10 billion. charges that he has denied. my colleague erin delmore has the latest. it was a stunning beginning. this is the most eagerly awaited moment in this trial. we expect that he would take their trial in front of a jury today. that was surprise number one. judge lewis kaplan dismissed the jury, saying there is something they need to work out. he then told the rest of us that there were topic areas that the defence wanted to introduce. he admitted it was an unconventional way to move forward. he said his solution was to hear it for his ears only, so they did put sam bankman—fried on the stand. he answered questions from his own defence lawyers, but the jury wasn't in the room. a lot focused on what advice from lawyers made mr bankman—fried think his company's actions were legal. they got to the research of customer funds and the loans that alameda research doled out to mr bankman—fried and other members. tomorrow,

bankman—fried has testified in his own defence in court.ormer chief of the now collapsed ftx faces several charges, including defrauding his customers by as much as $10 billion — charges that he has denied. my colleague erin delmore has been following the trial and has the very latest. it was a stunning beginning sam bankman—fried's testimony. this is the most eagerly awaited moment in this trial. we expected he would take their trial in front of a jury today. that was surprise number one. judge lewis kaplan dismissed the jury. he told them simply there is something we need to work out here, we will see you tomorrow morning at 9:30, and then he told the rest of us in the court room that there were topic areas that the defence wanted to introduce that the prosecution objected to. he admitted it was an unconventional way to move forward but he said his solution was to hear it for his ears only. so they did put sam bankman—fried on the stand. he answered questions from his own defence lawyers, and through cross with prosecutors, but thejury wa

, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, 36 straight to breaks new us from israel, the defenceces there have said an israeli soldier has been released from gaza, they said private 0ri megidish was released during id f ground operations, she was kidnapped by hamas on october 7th. she has had apparently medical checks, and is said to be doing well, and has met herfamily. we are expecting to hear from well, and has met herfamily. we are expecting to hearfrom israel's prime minister, binyamin netanyahu shortly, we will go to him just as soon as he starts talking, the family of the three hostages who appeared in that video released earlier by hamas are expected to be speaking publicly to, that has been delayed. we expected to start in the next couple of minutes but that has been pushed back but as soon as that started we will carry that here on bbc news. now the bbc does not normally broadcast hostage videos but through is a still from today's video that has been released from left to right. you you can see rimon kirsht, danielle aloni, and lena trupanov. we don't know anything abou

and that's the flood defence? and that's the flood defence, yeah.he moment is it? were you frightened ? er, yeah, i was pretty scared. i didn't think it was going to be like this. storm babet has been dangerous as well as disruptive. in the aberdeenshire village of marykirk, police search for a man reported to have been trapped in his vehicle. near forfar, a 56—year—old man was killed when a falling tree hit his van, and in glen esk, a 57—year—old woman was swept her death. police advice — stay at home. over the next few hours and into tomorrow we're going to see a significant amount of rainfall across all parts of the country. and i think really, all drivers should be mindful about making journeys at this time. plan ahead, think about, do you really need to make thatjourney? in some of the areas i have seen there has been exceptional amounts of rain in the last 2a, 36 hours. that includes dundee, wherejenna and darlene had a lucky escape. tried to evacuate earlier on this morning, but i nearly drowned, the current took us and i grabbed on to somebo

self defence?30 babies in incubators now because they are running out of fuel in hospitals, is the right to self defence? forcing 1 million people out of their homes and then bombarding them in the south, is that the right to self—defence? this is self defence? and what about the warning by the international community that infectious diseases are breaking out in gaza because of the sewage system in the streets, because people are drinking contaminated water and sea water? this an act of self defence? all of this is war crimes — and the world is watching, everyone is watching. nobody denies... the west is applying the rules on their foes, but not on their enemies. this is a dark moment. well, nobody can deny the darkness of the moment for palestinians. the images are there, we have been reporting every day on the suffering, the rising death toll in gaza, what the united nations describes as a humanitarian catastrophe, but we saw yesterday at the un security council, israel underlining, and that cry

israeli defence ministers. fiur israeli defence ministers.s — israeli defence ministers. our neighbours is _ israeli defence ministers. oi" neighbours is hamas, the isis of gaza, an organisation enjoying the iranians payroll. i cannot let the world forget the brutal attacks hamas terrorists conduct against israeli children, israeli women, israeli children, israeli women, israeli elderly and entire families. washington wants to stop this war from spreading, from engulfing the wider region, but israel's attempts to push one —— to push1 million palestinians south in gaza are also risks greater instability because it puts them closer to the border with neighbouring egypt, and the egyptians have made it clear they won't accept refugees. there are many ways this crisis can now slip much further out of control, and the israeli tanks are still lining up on gaza's perimeter. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. nearly a week on, grisly details are emerging of atrocities carried out by hamas gun men as they rampaged through southern israel on saturday. on

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