the israel defence force due to give — limitless. defence force due to give a _ limitless. the israel defence force due to give a press _ limitless. the israel defence force due to give a press conference - due to give a press conference shortly. we may hear more about why specifically they are ordering this but so far we have heard this is for gardens�*s safety and protection. but gardens's safety and protection. but it is not a gardens's safety and protection. pm it is not a voluntary evacuation, it is an enforced, involuntary order to relocate with no safety, no means of transportation, no obligation to have them return as they should. it is a violation of international law, the geneva conventions. it is what would be criminal under international law. i never saw them relocate the legal settlements on the west bank because there were terrorists going from there and killing palestinian civilians. you cannot punish an entire population for the horrors, the terror, the massacres done by some of the armed men. ., ., , ,., massacres do

israel defence _ is at the minute. and what about the israel defence forces, _ is at the minute. about the israel defence forces, they - is at the minute. and what about the israel defence forces, they normallyj israel defence forces, they normally do a morning operational 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 t

the israel defence force said they targeted it because it was being used as a training camp for weaponsprominent building struck is this one, the palestine tower. the idf, that's the israel defence force, said it housed hamas radio stations and that they warned occupants to evacuate before their attack. it was hit on the weekend. the moment of impact was caught on camera by a bbc journalist filming nearby. next, let's take a look at this, it's a northern part of gaza called al rimaal, the sands. as you can see, the housing is very densely packed and here it is getting hit by an israeli air strike. again, we're able to locate the area using the position of the buildings and the road patterns — and this is what it looks like now. the israeli air force says it was a terrorist hub being used to launch attacks on israel. and finally, places of worship have also been hit. this is the al gharbi mosque before the attacks — and now after. the israelis have targeted a number of masks because they say hamas has been using them to hide weapons in. this all gives you just some idea of the sheer scal

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

israel defence _ to survive. also, we heard earlier from the israel defence forces, . to survive. nts and staff as human shields. we know that in some cases the palestinian red crescent says that israel asked for the al-quds hospital to be evacuated, which they said was impossible. top because through how you would begin to evacuate patients and civilians from a hospital like that —— talk us through. it is that -- talk us through. it is impossible. _ that -- talk us through. it is impossible. first _ that -- talk us through. it is impossible. first of- that -- talk us through. it is impossible. first of all- that -- talk us through. it is impossible. first of all the l impossible. first of all the patients connected to life—saving machines, we don't have that right now. ambulances to move these people, some ambulances have been targeted, many are down. also the lack of fuel again. it is impossible, the lack of electricity to move all these machines with the people connected. this would be highly, highly not recommended. what is needed protect those facilities as stated in internati

now, we haven't been able to find a statement from the israel defence forces on this particular hospital they have intelligence that shows that hamas hides inside hospitals. we haven't been able to independently verify that. israel defence forces say they notify gazans when an air strike is imminent. we can't verify whether that is happening right across the territory, but this is one of the ways they do that. so sometimes they drop letters. these little white specks that you can see here, that is them dropping letters so that people know when strike is imminent. this was sent to us by our correspondent in gaza, and he sent us this video from this area, and this is what this letter says. this says in arabic... she speaks arabic. so it says, there is an attack coming imminently, make sure you evacuate quickly and go to a shelter. israel has consistently said that their bombs target military locations, but as pictures continue to emerge from gaza of entire neighbourhoods reduced to rubble, it is clear that it is causing widespread damage. that was our bbc verify team. i want to bring you u

the israel defence forces say that since that intensification started they have managed to attack, they, more than 600 hamas targets. you can see these pictures now from the israel defence forces showing their troops now firmly inside gaza. they have infantry soldiers on the ground and artillery that has been moved in and artillery that has been moved in and stayed in over the weekend marking a significant step forward for the israeli military campaign, and what the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called the second stage of what will be a long and difficult war. i can also show you these live pictures now, this is the skyline of gaza as you can see an can hear as i am speaking the sound of israeli artillery fire, we're very close to an israeli artillery point just very close to an israeli artillery pointjust here so even as i am speaking to you we can hearjust like that the bangs and explosions in the background heading towards gaza and when you look at those live pictures as well, you can really see the damage that has been wrought on those buildings in gaza, that is the nort

we know the israel defence force has said there have been ongoing evacuations in various areas in theety, as the israel defence force tries its best to sweep through those areas in southern israel which have been infiltrated by hamas militants, to try and make sure there are no more hamas militants there who pose potential danger to people who are living in those areas. further evacuations according to the military will be done according to the assessment of the situation. we are waiting for hamas to publish the number of captured israelis. we think it is in the dozens but we are not entirely sure, waiting for them to give us that figure. in the meantime, we will leave you with these live pictures of gaza city. stay with us on bbc news, plenty more to come on this developing story. this is bbc news. the headlines... a day after hamas militants stormed into israeli territory — the death toll from the fighting has risen to more than a thousand. israel's military says residents near gaza will be evacuated within the next 24 hours — as it intensifies its response to saturday's attack. the

in the last couple of hours we heard from the idea, israel defence forces, spokesperson, with a significantround forces are expanding their operations tonight. secondly, bombardment is increasing in intensity in gaza. we've got airstrikes have been witnessed by our teams in southern israel. and they have been talking about increasing vacancy in here. and we heard from the idf that the strikes are focusing on underground hamas targets and terrorist infrastructure. but we are continuing to get reaction to that statement and to the intensification of those airstrikes. i think we can take a look at a social media post now. so, this is antonio guterres, who is of course secretary—general of the united nations. he says... so, let's go announ to a spokesperson for the idf, i talked a little about what he said, it was a statement delivered straight down the barrel of the camera, just a couple of hours ago, and many interpreting it as a significant shift in this war. take a listen. translation:— shift in this war. take a listen. translation: _, ., ., ., shift in this war. take a listen. translation:

as we have heard, the israel defence forces have been massing along the boundary, ahead of an expectedfriday, israel carried out local raids in the gaza strip. military officials said the soldiers collected evidence that will aid them in locating the up to 150 people being held hostage. live now to dan halutz, who is the former chief of staff of the israel defence forces and commander of the israeli air force. thank you forjoining us. can you take us through there logic of carrying out local raids into gaza? what is the objective there? and what are those — those small groups of soldiers on the look—out for? first of all, good morning. the objective of the entire campaign in gaza is to secure israel. secure the civilians of israel, after the brutal attack of the hamas, which is equal to isis. isis is very familiar to the western world, hamas less so. they massacre, they slaughter, they kill civilians. but can you take us through the strategy of what the israeli military is trying to achieve with the start of these local raids? why notjust send in the full ground offensive? the local ra

the israel defence forces say they also carried out a targeted strike, which killed a senior hamas militaryr. the idf claims asem abu rakaba took part in planning the attacks in israel on the 7th of october. hamas has not confirmed this. hamas says its fighters have been clashing with israeli troops in two parts of gaza, beit hanoun in the north east, and al bureij in the central area. and the palestinian red crescent says israeli bombardments have led to phone and internet services being cut off overnight. rescue workers in gaza say hundreds of buildings were destroyed by overnight israeli air strikes. our correspondent in gaza, rushdi abualouf, has described the scene as total chaos, saying there's panic everywhere. we'll hear more from him in a moment. our correspondent wyre davies begins our coverage. the night sky over gaza lit up by what israel says is an intensification of air strikes against hamas positions. a relentless barrage from the air and according to hamas it was fighting israeli troops on the ground as well. israel says these are targeted attacks against specific hamas posi

we have seen pictures released by the israel defence forces of infantry forces a nd defence forces ofe gaza targeting hamas and that underground network. also, you will have seen in the last 24 hours, pictures from dagestan. officials in the russian republic of dagestan say 60 people have been detained after hundreds of anti—israel protesters stormed an airport in the muslim majority region. the crowd ran through the airport on sunday, looking for passengers arriving from israel. video footage shows the crowd surging through security gates, some waving palestinian flags. the airport in makhachkala is expected to reopen on tuesday. the governor of dagestan has condemned the behaviour as outrageous. live now to riga and speak to sergei goryashko, correspondent at bbc russian service. what more do we know? the pictures are dramatic but what more do we know about the planning of this? we know about the planning of this? - know about the planning of this? - know that this was a spontaneous event, inspired by posts on social media channels and different channels which are quite popular in t

this morning the lebanese militant group hezbollah fired an anti—tank missile towards the israel defence forcesth a warplane which targeted hezbollah infrastructure on the other side of this border. i also want to show you this hill over here and on top of that is a white and red observation point for hezbollah and locals showed me videos of an infiltration that happened yesterday. you can hear the sounds of firing and you can see on the hillside hezbollah militants you'll come across the border and people in villages like this have their own rapid little groups of people back to try to defend them and that was significant yesterday, three israel defence force members were killed including a battalion commander. there is concern on this northern border that the war could spread further across the region. clearly rising tension here in southern israel on the border with gaza. and as we have been saying in this news rising number, death tolls on both sides of this thank you so now the there have been no flights in and out of luton airport all day, and they are unlikely to resume until at least mi

the israel defence forces said they targeted it because it was camp for prominent building struck is estine tower. the idf - this one — the palestine tower. the idf — the israel defence forces — said it housed hamas radio stations and they warned occupants to evacuate before their attack. occupants to evacuate before theirattack. it. occupants to evacuate before their attack. it. the moment of impact was caught on camera by bbc next, let's take a look at this — it is a northern part — the sands. as you can see the housing hit by an israeli air strikes. again, we are able to locate dog location of the pattern. that is what it it is said it was a terrorist attack being used to launch attack. places of worship has this is a mosque before. the israelis have targeted a number of mosques because they say hamas has been using them to hide weapons. this gives you some idea of of the destruction we hundreds of presses on with its plan to destroy the hamas leadership, which in turn seeks given what you just saw, diplomatic corridor to gaza after five days of his rally bombardment. the us says i

let's hear now from the israel defence forces, whose spokesperson daniel hagari has been talking to theion: in gaza, we are l continuing with the objectives of the war. last night, the ground forces entered and continued expanding the ground force operations. infantry, engineering and artillery are accompanied by heavy gunfire. they're all participating. this serves the objectives of the war. the idf is continuing with its evaluation in an ongoing way. continuing massively with air strikes and also the sea. during the night, our general security services and the idf targeted killing various senior members of hamas, including one who was a serious, senior official who was responsible for the preparation of the massacre and we have continued killing various brigade officers and others. they are literally the spearhead of the hamas operatives. and we see this as good progress for what we are aiming for against a much more weakened enemy. live now to gaza, where we can speak to our correspondent rusdhi abualouf. i correspondent rusdhi abualouf. took no communit all, i took no communications

meanwhile israel's defence forces say they have conducted strikes on hamas targets in central gaza overnightour middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest. israel says it will keep fighting until it eradicates hamas. it says its ground troops have continued carrying out limited raids in gaza ahead of a wider invasion, which adds to fears for palestinian civilians. and there are more worries about hostilities spreading, after the us said it hit iranian targets in syria, not long after warning tehran against targeting its forces in the region. as israel's continued its strike from the air, hamas claims nearly 50 hostages have been killed. we can't verify that. every day, hundreds of palestinians are being killed — mostly civilians crushed in the rubble of their homes or shelters, and hundreds of thousands are now displaced and suffering. yet aid is only trickling into gaza. european leaders are among those now calling for safe corridors and pauses in fighting to get help to those in need. there is no contradiction between showing solidarity to israel and, of course, acting on the n

israel defence forces have confirmed they were behind the attack, claiming the strike killed a key hamaser. israel says the strike is a part of its wider operation— with idf forces striking targets in all parts of gaza — with �*fierce battles�* being reported with hamas near gaza city. these pictures are from the israel defense forces — and they show the troops carrying out ground operations. the idf says, it has encountered anti—tank missiles and machine gun fire as they advance into gaza. we start our coverage tonight with this report from our international editorjeremy bowen. and a warning you may find it distressing. the attack onjabalia 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 been pushing forward. israel ordered civilians to leave this area. many did. many others did not. the un said some people even returned to their homes because conditions further south were so desperate. an unknown number of people are buried under the rubble. they were pulling out children. he says, "oh, god, my

for all these reasons, we are calling on the israel defence forces to spare civilians and to spare thestructure. in terms of the un labelled premises, tell me where you are. we had the original deadline on friday. -- un had the original deadline on friday. —— un labelled premises. have they been trying to get people out of their own premises and shelters, the un labelled? how that happened? mi; un labelled? how that happened? iii colleagues, the un labelled? how that happened? m1: colleagues, the international staff of unrwa, based on our headquarters in gaza city, moved to the south to our logistical base. we have been very, very concerned and very worried about the rest of our colleagues. 0ur palestinian colleagues. 0ur palestinian colleagues from gaza. for a variety of reasons, they might have chosen not to leave. some of them did leave, some of them are in —— are in our shelters, leave, some of them are in —— are in ourshelters, but leave, some of them are in —— are in our shelters, but many have families in that community and don't want to leave. we in that community and don't wan

israel defence forces has accused iran of ordering these attacks.ent this update. they sing. a family says goodbye to theirfallen soldier, murdered by hamas. this woman's grief at her nephew's death is still raw. and now, she's packing to leave home, too. it isn't safe here any more. translation: we can't stay here now, the bangs are very serious. _ it is really scary. i have to get out of here. i've prepared my suitcases and i'm ready. nearly 30 israeli towns and villages along the lebanese border are being evacuated. even the government doesn't know what lies ahead. mr gantz, bbc. you're concerned enough to move lots of people from the border, do you think there will be a war with hezbollah here in the north? i hope for them that not, but we do all of precautions needed. thank you very much. most people didn't wait for the order to leave. as the firing intensified, day after day, they fled. you can see how empty it is and that is why communities right along the northern border look like this. all way from west to east, people are being told they a

the israel defence force said they targeted it because it was being used as a training camp for weaponst building struck is this one, the palestine tower. the idf, that's the israel defence force, said it housed hamas radio stations and that they warned occupants to evacuate before their attack. it was hit on the weekend. the moment of impact was caught on camera by a bbc journalist filming nearby. next, let's take a look at this, it's a northern part of gaza called al rimaal, the sands. as you can see, the housing is very densely packed and here it is getting hit by an israeli air strike. again, we're able to locate the area using the position of the buildings and the road patterns — and this is what it looks like now. the israeli air force says it was a terrorist hub being used to launch attacks on israel. and finally, places of worship have also been hit. this is the al gharbi mosque before the attacks — and now after. the israelis have targeted a number of mosques because they say hamas has been using them to hide weapons in. this all gives you just some idea of the sheer scale of t

it is worth saying, that was a serious moment because three israel defence force soldiers were killedents like this here on this border that are causing really serious anxiety right now. even this morning, hezbollah fired an anti—tank missile into israel. again, the israel defence forces responded, thereby to get targeted hezbollah positions inside there. a lot of the focus at the moment is on gaza and the perimeter of gaza and what is likely to happen there but there is really worldwide concern that if there were something here that were to suddenly escalate, you are then getting into a huge, potentially regional war. you will remember back in 2006 when israel and lebanon fought a devastating war over a month or so and i think particularly if you look to the us, they have moved ships into this region, moved an aircraft carrier into the mediterranean. a lot of that is to do with what is happening in gaza but a lot of it is to do with the fear that a new front could open up here. there were also overnight missiles fired from syrian territory and these are a lot of the things that may b

there has been at least once again a huge amount of activity after the israel defence forces really steppeded up their operation in gaza on friday evening. we hear it all through the night and we see it all through the day. when we arrived here in the early hours of the morning one of the first things we saw was a rocket barrage being released from gaza into israel, being intercepted, as we see so often, by the iron dome. we have seen and heard the constant sound of artillery fire, air strikes, drones you can probably hear about me. it has been noisy and it has been a real visual and audible expression of what israel is doing inside gaza right now. it's infantry troops and its artillery have moved deep into the northern part of the strip and they are continuing with one of their main objectives, which they have been very clear about throughout, which is to destroy hamas and remove them entirely from the gaza strip. and in southern gaza, some reports this morning that more aid will be going in? this morning that more aid will be auoin in? ., v �* this morning that more aid will be auoin in?

what is the idea is the israel defence forces there to defend jews, to defend israel. 0n defend jews, israel. on one side it is a war against civilians, every man woman and child, innocent civilians are on the front line of this war. as far as israel is consigned to concerned all at once to his protected civilians and attacked the murderers wherever they might be. at the beginning of they might be. at the beginning of the book which we now commence, pc, that darkness has transformed into light. chaos and confusion is transformed into order and peace. and in addition, beastie reality is transformed into humanity. 0ur transformed into humanity. our history shows that periods of darkness do become great periods of light. that periods of confusion and chaos do pave the way for order and for peace. and that is our prayer right now that the darkness we are enduring will lead to light. that the chaos the confusion, the bitterness, the morning and the grief will be replaced by peace. and that the beastie reality of some others will be tracked by the humanity that we show that all decent human

we heard from the israel defence forces spokesperson making a significant announcement, twofold, firsthe ground forces are expanding their operations tonight. secondly erica intensification of airstrikes from israel into gaza. we have a number of live feeds, live cameras, pictures coming into us here at the building, there are three of them, let's start with this one. the darkness of gaza, you will know that fuel is in such short suppty, know that fuel is in such short supply, electricity, power, the light effectively there coming from the explosions of the strikes. over the explosions of the strikes. over the last couple of hours we have seen a real intensification of these airstrikes. with that comes things like a lack of communications in gaza. we've heard from the head of the world health organization saying he has lost touch with his team, communications are down there in gaza. next, let's go to the united nations in new york, a significant moment there in the last 20 minutes, they have backed what they have passed a resolution put forward by jordan, it got the votes required, sig

comes as israeli military say its ground forces have now mounted limited raids into gaza and launched air strikes targeting palestinian militants . the israel defenceblasts , various 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 1

israel defence forces combat. over 250 hamas targets, including infrastructure and tunnel shafts. the health ministry in hamas controlled gaza says the death toll from israeli strikes is now over 7000, and that includes , we're 7000, and that includes, we're told, almost 3000 children in well in the us. a manhunt is undennay after up to 22 people were killed by a gunman . police were killed by a gunman. police in the state of maine have named 40 year old robert card as a person of interest, describing him as armed and dangerous. local media is reporting that he's a trained firearms instructor and a member of the us army reserve . the shootings us army reserve. the shootings occurred in at least two locations, owns a restaurant and a bowling alley in the city of lewiston. businesses have been asked to close and people told to stay at home. and as we've been hearing , the prime minister been hearing, the prime minister has warned that artificial intelligence poses a risk of human extinction. on the same scale as glob

on the ongoing military operations from the ongoing military operations from the israeli defence forces. the israeler update — here's their spokesperson daniel hagari. translation: , during the night we transferred forces into the gaza strip. based on our plan. of course there are reasons for this. we will do our utmost to ensure the safety of thousands. reaction from lebanon, we attacked areas, targeted infrastructure, an organisation that continues to act against us. and we are eliminating all of those who attack us. anyone who breaches our security fence will be eliminated. we will continue to assess the situation in order to protest our neighbours or our routine. please adhere to all instructions and directives and we will update you about anything that should possibly happen and you can also see it on the hour. please be aware and not everything that is happening because it is life saving. we have no defined between 305 and ii it is life saving. we have no defined between 305 and 11 family members of the fatalities of the idf and... we will continue updating them the whole time. and we are exe

israel . its defence forces israel. its defence forces claiming more than 4500 rockets have been launched by hamas since saturday. the israeli embassy to the united states says more than 1000 of its citizens have been killed in the violence so far . and those violence so far. and those latest attacks come in response to an unprecedented barrage of israeli airstrikes on gaza, forcing nearly 200,000 people to flee their homes . israel is flee their homes. israel is continuing to bomb the enclave. these pictures from the port city of gaza on the coastline from earlier on this afternoon in port buildings and vehicles on fire. black smoke pluming from the centre of the fire. we know apartment blocks, schools and a united nations building among those hit by hundreds of attacks. and the un has warned israel its siege of gaza is illegal under international law, adding that the abduction of hostages by hamas is also forbidden . here. the prime forbidden. here. the prime minister, rishi sunak, says the uk will continue to support

israel has confirmed that 212 people are being held hostage in gaza. defence officials said israeli strikes overnight killed dozens of palestinian fighters, including the deputy chief of hamas rocket forcesel has been carrying out intensive aerial bombing of gaza since the hamas attacks inside israel two weeks ago, in which 1,400 people were killed. the palestinian health ministry says about 4,700 gazans, mainly civilians, have been killed in the israeli air strikes. israel's military has warned civilians in gaza — to keep moving south for their own safety, as it prepares to increase pressure on hamas, which is designated a terrorist origanisation by the uk, us and other western governments. the israeli defence forces said one of its aircraft also targeted a mosque in the palestinian city ofjenin, in the occupied west bank. israel says the mosque was used by a hamas cell — as a base to plan and execute attacks against civilians. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has met soldiers at the israel—lebanon border. he reiterated his support for the troops in their fight against the iranian—backed hezbollah, a group that — like hamas — is considered a terrorist organisation by the uk

the israel defence forces released this video of air strikes over gaza. we can't independently verify when this was shot. gazais gaza is the south but to the north, israel has also launched fresh air strikes. this time at iran backed hezbollah inside lebanon. this is a video of it firing at hezbollah. 34 3a aid trucks has so far managed to get into gaza. the main un agency there says hundreds of trucks of aid are needed every day. the rafah crossing is currently the only route into gaza because it's the only one that doesn't border israel. this means that it is the only entry point for aid as it stands. here is our middle eastern correspondent yolande knell with the latest. a sleepless night in gaza. from afar, the flashes of successive israeli air strikes in gaza city as israel steps up its bombing campaign. and amid more and more destruction, and a mounting death toll, the un is warning of a catastrophic humanitarian situation. over the weekend, more than 30 lorry loads of aid were allowed into gaza from egypt, carrying food, water and medicines. it's ju

israel. defence enclave with israel. defence forcesn the past few days. airstrikes have also been reported near gaza. hospitals with israel accusing hamas of hiding military infrastructure either in medical facilities . in either in medical facilities. in other news, artificial intelligence tools will be rolled out in classrooms across england . the prime minister says england. the prime minister says the technology will help reduce teachers workloads , with al teachers workloads, with al designing lesson plans and quizzes. it's part of a £2 million investment in new classroom technology, which is equivalent to employing around 40 teachers . more wet weather is 40 teachers. more wet weather is set to bring disruption to several parts of the country ahead of the arrival of storm karen this week. heavy rain is expected in southern and southeast england, as well as northern ireland. the environment agency has issued 72 flood warnings ahead of the storm on wednesday the storm on wednesday night. the met office is warning of gusts of to 90

israel . its defence forces israel. s defence forces claiming more than 4500 rockets have been launched by hamas since saturday. the israeli embassy to the united states says more than 1000 of its citizens have been killed in the violence so far . and those violence so far. and those latest attacks come in response to an unprecedented barrage of israeli airstrikes on gaza, forcing nearly 200,000 people to flee their homes . israel is flee their homes. israel is continuing to bomb the enclave. these pictures from the port city of gaza on the coastline from earlier on this afternoon in port buildings and vehicles on fire. black smoke pluming from the centre of the fire. we know apartment blocks, schools and a united nations building among those hit by hundreds of attacks. and the un has warned israel its siege of gaza is illegal under international law, adding that the abduction of hostages by hamas is also forbidden . here. the prime forbidden. here. the prime minister, rishi sunak, says the uk will continue to support br

the israel israeli government and israeli defence forces with absolutely deny that they see they taket up in those strikes . indeed, israel. strikes. indeed, israel. i think, is the only defence force in the world that i know of that actually says needs either leaflets down warning people to get out of an area or sends these percussion devices down onto the rooftops of buildings, is set off an explosion but don't damage the building. it is a warning to get out of that building as a strike is imminent. so they do try to do that. according to imminent. so they do try to do that . according to the imminent. so they do try to do that. according to the idf and according to the israeli government . but it is extremely government. but it is extremely difficult , they say, given the difficult, they say, given the built up nature of what is occurring in gaza, the fact that hundreds of thousands of people, despite being told to clear the area and to head south, have not done so either. unwilling to cede ground to an eventual israeli invasion or being prevented from moving out of that area by ha

israel's defence force says it's killed a senior hamas commander, who helped plan the attacks on october the 7th. giving birth amid shelling and power cuts, we hear what life is like for pregnant women inside gaza. hello, i'm lyse doucet. welcome to our coverage of the israel and gaza war with all the latest updates this hour. israel's army says it conducted a fresh ground incursion into gaza overnight to target hamas fighters. it said infantry and armoured units were accompanied by helicopter gunships as they entered eastern gaza city. anti tank—guided missile launch sites and command and control centres were hit. the army said all israeli troops exited the area with no injuries. this is the second ground incursion in as many days. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has insisted a full offensive is coming. but he said the date had yet to be determined. the main un agency in the gaza strip is again warning its humanitirian work is becoming more difficult because of a lack of fuel in the territory. unrwa says it's having to drastically limit its consumption of fuel, which is se

warning israel's defence forces.e distressing . earlier this distressing. earlier this morning, the idf pursued dozens of terrorists along the southern maritime area as they tried to enter israeli territory via the water. soldiers opened fire on the militants successfully destroying four vessels. hamas terrorists were also stopped as they tried to cross into israel

it wouldn't be the first time israel's defence force has entered gaza.rael is to achieve its objective of crushing hamas. that time the decision was to have containment, to deter them, to weaken them. it's not like today. today, we are facing on facing unprecedented threat to israel itself. if we tolerate what has been done this would be our dramatic mistake. more than 100 israeli hostages snatched by hamas, now held in gaza, will make any assault more difficult. the expectation is now for action. hundreds of thousands of reservists have dropped everything to join units camped near gaza's border and they're ready to fight. when i heard about it, the exact second, i took myself israel has been massing its forces on the border here with gaza. if israel is to achieve its objective of destroying hamas, it will involve a land assault. but recent history shows invasions don't always go according to plan. from vietnam to iraq and afghanistan, even the world's most advanced militaries and get bogged down. jonathan beale, bbc news, southern israel. a glimpse of w

israel's defence force says it carried out a strike on a hezbollah target in lebanon.ructure including a military compound. it comes as the un says more than 19,000 people have been displaced in southern lebanon. inaudible. as cross—border attacks continue, top officials in the us and israel have warned neighbouring countries in the region against intervening in the conflict. israel has also evacuated several communities bordering lebanon. it was another violent day with cross—border attacks between groups in lebanon, including hezbollah and the israeli army. it intensified in the last week, but so far the violence has been contained. during the day we visited villages along the border, many residents we might have left, one village were completely deserted, which gives you a sense of how tense the situation is, how concerned people are, many still remember the devastation of the 2006 war between hezbollah and israel. in lebanon, all eyes on hezbollah, this powerful military, social and political group, supported by iran. it is considered a terrorist organisation by th

also know he spoke to president biden again tonight, and then we had this statement from the israel defence forcet they are preparing for a wide range of offensive operations from air, land and sea, and is the important bit — with a significant emphasis on ground operations. and it will have to be significant if israel is to achieve its goal of crushing, of destroying hamas. so, you get the feeling something is going to happen soon. we don't know the timings. we don't know if it's hours, days away, but certainly the preparations, the rhetoric suggests something is fairly imminent. and to further complicate the situation, we do, of course, believe more than 100 hostages are currently being held by hamas, potentially inside gaza. how does it seem that the hostages may affect or change any plans for an invasion by the israeli military? well, i was speaking to the sister of one of those who she believes — well, she is either dead, her sister, or she has been taken hostage — and she said she hoped she had been taken hostage so that she had a chance of being returned, and their hope, the families of th

israel's defence forces telling residents around in the gaza strip to stay inside while the people inouthern and central areas must remain next to shelters. it says it is conducting what it calls a situational assessment, promising hamas would face the consequences and responsibility for these events. israel's prime minister is preparing to meet his top security officials. in gaza, these pictures are said to show hamas militants with a captured israeli army vehicle. people have begun fleeing their homes as retaliatory strikes are being fired into the gaza strip. a morning that has erupted into violence. hamas says its operation has only just ordered while israel has declared a state of readiness for war. simon jones, bbc news. let's hear from our security correspondent, frank gardner. i started by asking him how this was able to happen. i put exactly that question to an israeli government official a few minutes ago, and he didn't have an answer. he said, don't know. some people may have some ideas, but it is coming right at the end of a jewish holiday. this is not the first time that

it wouldn't be the first time israel's defence force has entered gaza. in 2014, were short and limited. veterans say this time it could prove more costly if israel is to achieve its objective of crushing hamas. that time the decision was to have containment, to deter them, to weaken them. it's not like today. today, we are facing on facing unprecedented threat to israel itself. if we tolerate what has been done this would be our dramatic mistake. more than 100 israeli hostages snatched by hamas, now held in gaza, will make any assault more difficult. the expectation is now for action. hundreds of thousands of reservists have dropped everything to join units camped near gaza's border and they're ready to fight. when i heard about it, the exact second, i took myself and come to here to join my troops. where were you? in sri lanka. you were in sri lanka but you got on a plane straight away? yeah. we would love to have peace. unfortunately that's not a possibility and we enjoy living, so we need to fight for the right to live. the new unity government has ye

it wouldn't be the first time israel's defence force has entered gaza. short and limited. veterans say this time it could prove more costly if israel is to achieve its objective of crushing hamas. that time the decision was to have containment, to deter them, to weaken them. it's not like today. today, we are facing on facing unprecedented threat to israel itself. if we tolerate what has been done this would be our dramatic mistake. more than 100 israeli hostages snatched by hamas, now held in gaza, will make any assault more difficult. the expectation is now for action. but its tanks and troops are ready and awaiting orders. israel has been massing its forces on the border here with gaza. hundreds of thousands of reservists are ready to fight. when i heard about it, i came tojoin the troops. when i heard about it, i came to join the troops.— when i heard about it, i came to join the troops. where were ou to join the troops. where were you came _ to join the troops. where were you came in — to join the troops. where were you came in sri _ to join the tro

several videos, released by the israel defence force, have shown their attacks.f gaza, targeted between 0ctober10 and ii. this is an satellite image of what the university looked like before the strike. bbc verify matched the buildings�* distinctive shapes to know that this image was taken after the strike. israel says hamas was using the university as "a training camp for weapons development "and military intelligence. " that's a claim we haven't been able to independently verify. and these images show the al—rimal 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. gaza is of course under siege and communications are extremely difficult. but our correspondent rushdi abu alouf sent us this update on what it's been like in gaza city. i couldn't say the heaviest strike in my 20 years covering this, it was by far the happiest i have ever seen. the destruction in this neighbourhood. this neighbourhood. this neighbourhood has been the safe haven for most o

gaza and he spoke with president biden again tonight and then we had a statement from the israel defence forcees that they are preparing for a wide range of offensive operations from air, land and sea and is the important bit with a significant emphasis on ground operations and it will have to be significant if israel is to achieve its goal of brushing, destroying hamas. you get the feeling something is going to happen soon. we don't know the timing is, if it is hours, days away but certainly this makes it seem something is imminent. we believe more than 100 hostages are being held by hamas potentially inside gaza. how does it seem that the hostages may affect or change any plans for an invasion by the israeli military?- the israeli military? well, i was speaking _ the israeli military? well, i was speaking to _ the israeli military? well, i was speaking to the - the israeli military? well, i was speaking to the sisterl the israeli military? well, i l was speaking to the sister of one of those who she believes — well, she is either dead, her sister, orshe well, she is either dead, her sister,

foreign forces, the us for example, any specialised hostage teams trying to move in with the israel defence forceshat. but understand, gaza is not like any place on the planet to pull off a hostage rescue mission. it has been done in iraq and afghanistan in the past, but even in mosul, probably parallel... hamas has had 15 years to plan and prepare for all kinds of things, for an incursion. there will be challenges around every corner. the fact that israel was caught so blindsided by this attack, it calls into question how strong is their intelligence? do they know where the hostages are being held? there could be 200 locations. this is probably the most challenging hostage rescue environment i have seen in my 20 odd years tracking international kidnappings, especially withjihadist groups. this will be a formidable challenge, and the very best special operations forces on the planet are probably doing their best to plan for this mission, but the risk against a successful operation will be very challenging. and i want to pick up about the risk of going in, because as you point out, about the intell

the israel defence forces have confirmed the death of a soldier.kesperson, rear admiral daniel hagari, says an israeli soldier was killed by an anti—tank missile on sunday, during a raid in gaza. three other soldiers were injured. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has met soldiers at the israel lebanon border. he reiterated his support for the troops in their fight against the iranian—backed hezbollah, which, like hamas, is considered a terrorist organization by the uk, us and others. and had a strong warning for the group. translation: we are now in a double battle. - one here, at the lebanon—israel border, to make sure hezbollah back off. and the other battle, there, in the south, to ensure a decisive victory that will crush hamas. if hezbollah decides to enter the war, it will miss the second lebanon war. it will make the mistake of its life. we will strike it with a force it cannot even imagine. and the significance for it and the state of lebanon will be devastating. with more, here's our correspondent wyre davies injerusalem. isra

with me is noam 0stfeld, who previously worked for the israel defence force intelligence wing and ist company sibylline. we know there are thousands massing of the border. how would a ground invasion take shape? we of the border. how would a ground invasion take shape?— of the border. how would a ground invasion take shape? we always need to contextualise _ invasion take shape? we always need to contextualise it _ invasion take shape? we always need to contextualise it with _ invasion take shape? we always need to contextualise it with what - invasion take shape? we always need to contextualise it with what we - invasion take shape? we always need to contextualise it with what we saw i to contextualise it with what we saw in 2014. there was a lot of criticism for the grand entrance back then it was slow and allowed hamas to amass forces. in 2014 the air strikes were more aimed at hamas ammunition depots and know we see them, the targets are at the underground tunnels of hamas. haw underground tunnels of hamas. how difficult is it — underground tunnels of hamas. how difficult is it fi

tanks and troops are pressing into the enclave with israel defence forces, saying that more than 600 al facilities . in other in medical facilities. in other news, artificial intelligence tools will be rolled out in classrooms across england . the classrooms across england. the prime minister says the technology will help reduce teachers workloads , with al teachers workloads, with al designing lesson plans and quizzes. it's part of a £2 million investment in new classroom technology , which is classroom technology, which is equivalent to employing around 40 teachers. more wet weather is set to bring disruption to several parts of the country ahead of the arrival of storm kieran this week . heavy rain is kieran this week. heavy rain is expected in southern and southeast england as well as northern ireland. the environment agency has issued 72 flood warnings ahead of the storm on wednesday night. the met office is warning storm kieran gusts of up to 90 miles is expected in some areas when storm karen hits in southern parts of england and wales. storm karen hits in southern parts of eng

israel has deployed tanks on gaza's boundaries. in a statement released after a sixth night of air strikes, the israeli defence forces accused hamas using civilians as human shields. there's tension too on israel's border with lebanon. after a meeting with iran's foreign minister, the deputy head of the powerful lebanese militant group hezbollahrejected calls to keep out of the conflict in gaza saying the group is fully prepared and ready to enter the war against israel. we the war against israel. have been seeing in this las hour we have been seeing in this last hour more selling in border territories and we will be live with our corresponded in a moment or two. i also want to show you pictures from gaza city, the skyline there, because although it has been relatively quiet in this last hour, of course you can still see plumes of course you can still see plumes of smoke, so more israeli strikes and earlier in the day we sought rockets going out from the gaza strip. we will be alive with our corresponded in a moment but let's get a round—up of the day. some civilians are heading south from gaza city, already suffering a humanitari