you, jeremy bowen reporting from - running riot. 0k, jeremy, thank you, l jeremy bowen reporting fromthe world's attention has been on the situation in southern israel and gaza in recent weeks, lives are also being lost here in the west bank, which has been occupied by israel since 1967. the united nations says at least 150 palestinians have been killed since the october 7th hamas attacks. the majority are civilians, including at least 44 children, with some dying at the hands of armed jewish settlers, whose presence is illegal under international law. this evening, israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, condemned such attacks by settlers, saying they were being carried out by a tiny handful of people who were damaging israel's international reputation, and they would not be tolerated. the un says three israelis have also been killed in palestinian attacks. jon donnison now reports from tulkarm in the northern west bank. and a warning — there are scenes in his report some of you may find distressing. gunfire this war is not only being fought in gaza. gunfire this funeral, in the

jeremy bowen joins us now. jeremy, thank you so much for coming on newswatch. talk very clearly about there were terms on your being embedded with the israeli defence force. can i ask, have they confiscated or blocked any of your filming while you while you were there? no, not at all. they had certain rules, not showing the faces of all but a few nominated officers, not showing positions, not showing screens inside their rather advanced military vehicles. and so we...when the cameraman, fred scott, was filming, he was aware of those rules and sort of worked around them. and then when we had put together the the edit, the completed edit, the producerfilmed it on her phone and sent it via whatsapp — without the commentary t— o the idf who had a look at it and about five or ten minutes later and said, we don't have a problem with that. so, yeah, it was important to mention that we had had to abide by israeli censorship regulations, but they weren't particularly onerous, i'd say. because some people might be wondering whether the bbc should be agreeing to such term

now on bbc news, behind the stories: on the front line: jeremy bowen. gunfire, yelling jeremy! 0k?on't get scared. i've covered many wars over many years. what we were seeing was an absolutely enormous story. i think someone who spends many years going to tough stories around the world, if they say they haven't been affected by it, they're not telling the truth. i'mjeremy bowen. i'm the international editor of bbc news. ijoined the bbc on september 24th, 1984. jeremy bowen explains. airships blimps, as they're known, seem to be coming back into fashion. and 2005, i got thejob of middle east editor and in a way i'm still middle east editor, but i'm also international editor. where were you on october 7th? well, i woke up that morning in kyiv, in ukraine. i woke up and, you know, i reached for my phone to see what had been going on in the world, and the first thing i saw on whatsapp was a message to thejerusalem whatsapp group chat, saying, "something incredible is happening." rocket fires alarms sound at that time, what it was was hundreds and hundreds of rockets being fired into is

let's talk to our international editor, jeremy bowen, whojoins us this morning live from kyiv. eremy, you know this region well, what's your assessment of what's going on right now? what's going on is really unprecedented in terms of the actions that hamas have taken against israel. and i think that israel may well now be planning an unprecedented response. i was away from home... from leaving for ukraine to coming back today, i was away for six weeks. what's it like? do you get scared? no, i don't get scared. i've covered many wars over many years. and, in some of them, there are moments where you get very scared. if something suddenly flares up, you're suddenly face—to—face with some madman at a roadblock, who's armed to the teeth, or there's an explosion very close to you, or... but, no, i didn't think this was going to be something that would be directed at me, i didn't think that i was going to be in any serious danger. so they came in on those bikes. very early on, we were able to get to two of these border communities, kibbutzes. newsreel: the first few days of war at thi

— that's the last message. jeremy bowen reporting fair back - that's the last message. jeremy bowen reportingt the role of women fighting in the middle east with cynthia and lo, has at clark university. professor, thank you forjoining us. i want to start with the death toll we are seeing in gaza right now. 67% of those killed women and children. but if we take a look at women in political leadership in the israeli can sit and in the war cabinet right now and also in the hamas run gaza leadership, when it comes to women, it is disproportionately low. and now we are facing a war. so at times like this, how important is female leadership? it is alwa s is female leadership? it is always important. - is female leadership? it is always important. it - is female leadership? it is always important. it is - always important. it is important in peacetime, it is important in peacetime, it is important in peacetime, it is important in wartime, it's always important, and it is not just women as a category. it is women who have actually been knowledgeable who are organised, who are part of civil society an

jeremy bowen, thank you.lla braverman says the prime minister's new plan to try to send migrants to rwanda amounts to "tinkering". writing in tomorrow's daily telegraph, mrs braverman sets out how she believes the law needs to change to ensure the policy can go ahead. 0ur political editor, chris mason's, been reading her article. what does she say, chris? by my by my reckoning this is the third time injust eight nights by my reckoning this is the third time in just eight nights that suella braverman�*s words have made news but it is telling tonight that they are shorn of the anger and animosity of the first two interventions. it is instead a a policy solution to the bind the government find itself in. yesterday there plan a for rwanda and migrants was rejected by the supreme court and we got the beginnings of the plan be fleshed out by the prime minister and this is a suella braverman�*s reaction to that and she think it immense to tinkering, that it will not be enough to ensure flights set off before the gen

let's speak to jeremy bowen, who's in southern israel. the day with israeli forces actually inside gaza. jeremy, what did you see? first of all, clive, we went to the edge of the gaza strip, where there is a really massive build—up of israeli troops, tanks, forces, and special forces going israeli troops, tanks, forces, and specialforces going in. you can see the dynamism of their military operation. they took us in armoured vehicles into... part of the deal was i had to agree to not say exactly where it was, but it was on the approach to gaza city. on the way there, while i was at the destination, i did not see one building that was not either destroyed or badly damaged. i did not see one palestinian civilian. the whole place is essentially a wasteland. they wanted to show us components for drones, offensive drones that could drop bombs, that they said they had founded a workshop. two floors of workshops, and a family apartment at the top, including what is obviously a kids bedroom, and they said that showed that hamas used civilians as

that is the last messaue. , message. jeremy bowen reporting back in october. _ message. jeremy bowenin october. that ski - back in october. that ski analysis now of a professor of clark university. helena humphrey spoke to her earlier about the importance of women in peace dealing. , it is not about biology, it is about roles in society and knowledge about society that make women particularly less invested in military solutions. it is not like all men are pro— military solutions. they are not. a lot of men have taken part in peace movements all around the world. but it is true that women have much less of a stake in seeing any conflict, any profound difference in militarised terms. that is true and that is why so many women feel — not feel they believe that they are being excluded from senior decision—making posts in these difficult times. it is making it much harder to come to realistic, sustainable peace. i want to ask about some of the impacts on this walk, possess, specifically on women on seven 0ctober specifically on women on seven october when hamas carried out its attack, we

jeremy bowen reporting their back in — message.r back in october. earlier i spoke about the role of women in fighting for peace in the middle east with a professor at clark university. i want to start with the death toll we are seeing in gaza right now, 67% of those killed women and children, but if you take a look at women in political leadership in the israeli knesset and the war cabinet right now, and also in the hamas run gaza leadership, when it comes to women is disproportionately low. now you are facing a wall. at times like this, how important is a female leadership? it is always important. _ female leadership? it is always important. it— female leadership? it is always important, it is _ female leadership? it is always important, it is important- female leadership? it is always important, it is important in i important, it is important in peacetime, it is important in wartime, it is always important. and it is notjust women... as a category. it is women... as a category. it is women who have actually been knowledgeable, wh

jeremy bowen in israel.he conflict has seen unimaginable violence, with so many children being affected. of the more than 10,000 people that gaza's hamas—run health ministry says have been killed in the last four weeks, more than half are youngsters. the united nations says on average for every ten minutes of the war a child has died and two have been injured. fergal keane now looks at the children suffering in gaza. a warning that some of you may find his report highly distressing. they cannot choose what they witness. the deaths of others... ..and the grief of their elders. thousands have died. farah hassan was two and a half years old and was killed by an air strike on october 27th. she came late in the life of her parents, abir and mohammed — reaching now for the comfort of memory. this translation: for four week's now ourjournalists and gaza have recorded the impact of the war on its children. those who survive live with the trauma. but there is another story that speaks of gaza's children and the longi

let's get more from our international editor jeremy bowen. ning that his report contains imagery that you may find distressing. jeremy: the attack on jabalia looks to be one of the biggest single palestinian losses of life in this war. jabalia his in the far north of gaza, where israel has been pushing forward. israel ordered civilians to leave this area. many did. many others did not. the u.n. said some people even returned to their homes because conditions further south were so desperate. an i know number of people are buried under the ash an unknown -- an unknown number of people buried under the rubble. they were pulling out children. he says, "oh, god, my three children, are gone three kids. i hope i can find one of them alive. i didn't bid them farewell." jabalia covers just over half a square mile. 116,000 refugees were registered here with the u.n. before the war. he says, "it's a massacre. 30 to 40 homes going to polices --homes blown to pieces, bodies everywhere, everyone looking for their loved ones." dozens of bodies were taken to

let's get up-to-date with this report from our international editor, jeremy bowen.es start with those distressing images. >> around 4:00 this afternoon, many people were killed close to schieffer, gaza city's main hospital. the health ministry, controlled by hamas, said israel attacked a convoy of ambulances. thousands of civilians have been sheltering hoping it would be safer. israel says hamas has a command bunker under the hospital. more dead civilians along the street were only two roads south, where israel says civilians must go to be safe. the bbc has located the video to a stretch of road sev kilometers southwest of gaza city. the man is saying, oh god, a litt girl, woman, a girl. this doctor said he was shot at by israelis and the same place yesterday. he says over a stretch of 1.5 kilometers, snipers were shooti at the cars. they hit a donkey cart. the donkey was cut to pieces, along with the cart and everyone on it. this is abraham, a british doctor strandewithout power in his family -- with his family in northern gaza. the doctor from north london was tol

more on the heavy price being paid by youngsters in this war a little later, but first let's join jeremy bowenouthern israel, close to the border with gaza. jeremy. well, of course, let's not forget on the 7th of october, more than 11100 people, mostly israeli civilians were killed. since then the health ministry in gaza saying that 10,000, as a point of comparison, since the full—scale invasion of ukraine by russia, different place, different war, but around 10,000 civilians the un says have been killed there. the israelis, the americans don't trust the figures coming out of gaza because hamas runs the health ministry, though in the past their estimates have not been so far different from international organisations. hamas say of that 10,000, 4000 were children. this is important notjust because of individual tragedies of civilians being killed. the americans particularly are worried because they believe an increased number of palestinian casualties would lead to even more volatility in the middle east, which is already a very fragile part of the world. but in gaza, not very far from here, fr

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.llages who gathered to meet their mp in a pub car park in nottinghamshire have just found out about the latest proposal for a solar park. the great north road scheme plans battery storage for the grid, and a chain of what's called solar islands, linked by underground cables circling the village. i think that the majority of the community probably isn't against solar, but i think the dimension of this project is just so huge and vast. the proposals we're seeing covered dozens of villages, thousands of acres, and will have a profound impact on the landscape and the quality of life of people living in this area. the company behind the plan says if it goes ahead, they'll pay £1 million a year to projects suggested by the community. this is just the start of the consultation, which really gets going next year. as a nationally—significant infrastructure project, the final decision will be made by the secretary of state for energy. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news web

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.d some of the chanting and the placards at saturday's march in london, where protestors called for a ceasefire in gaza. she said some of them were "sick, inflammatory, "and clearly criminal". 145 people were arrested, the vast majority described by police as right—wing counter—protestors. seven have been charged. here's our political correspondent helen catt. in the face of violence and aggression from protesters and counter protesters, and said it was an outrage somewhere injured. but she said... she went on to say... a question mark has been hanging over suella braverman�*s political future. labour has ratcheted up the pressure for her to go. it is undoubtedly the case that the home secretary made the job of the police harder this weekend. she inflamed tensions, she also attacked the police, undermined respect for the police at a really important time. a statement by the met, which said the intense debate about protest and policing in the run—up had increased contributed to increased

jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel.ntony blinken has travelled from the middle east to japan for the summit of g7 foreign ministers. mr blinken called on the g7 to speak "in a clear voice" about the israel—gaza war. his japanese counterpart yoko kamikawa says she wants a "candid and deep discussion". earlier i spoke to dr stephen nagy who's a visiting fellow at the japan institute for international affairs. i began by asking him about the calls for a possible humanitarian pause. at this stage i think the united states supports israel's right to defend itself, but at the same time it understands it's important to deal with humanitarian side of israel's response to hamas' brutal assault. the question is, when will israel feel confident enough with its defence to move into a period where they can pause, allow humanitarian aid to move forward, and again, at least temporarily, be on the same page of the book as the united states and the other g7 members who also support israel's right to defence. secretary blinken flew from

jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel.israel claims to have reached the heart of gaza city tonight. let's speak to our correspondent, paul adams, who's injerusalem. this potentially is a significant moment in this conflict? we this potentially is a significant moment in this conflict? we can say that the battle — moment in this conflict? we can say that the battle for _ moment in this conflict? we can say that the battle for gaza _ moment in this conflict? we can say that the battle for gaza city - moment in this conflict? we can say that the battle for gaza city has - that the battle for gaza city has definitely begun. we have seen images in the last few days that show israeli military is all around the city, all the way down the coast, they have cut it off from the southern gaza strip, so their attention is focusing ever more closely on that very built—up area of gaza city and its nearby refugee camp and i think they will mount operations from their positions on the edge into gaza city to tackle what they regard as one o

jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel.e of lines to bring you about british people brought up in this conflict. the foreign office is at the first british nationals have left gaza. the first british nationals have crossed the border crossing into egypt. we know it is open for a limited time today to allow some of those injured in gaza to leave, to get help in egypt, but also foreign nationals able to make the crossing across the border. the statement goes on to say we'll continue to work with partners to ensure that the crossing is opened again, allowing vital aid, as we have discussed, into gaza and for more foreign nationals to leave safely. they say the crossing will be open for a controlled and time—limited period to allow specific groups of foreign nationals and serious wounded to leave. the first british nationals have been amongst those able to leave the territory. at the same time of course those hamas attacks has left many families still without answers. 14 many families still without answers. 1a britons were kill

jeremy bowen, bbc news, southern israel.gaza are at least 30 children who are thought to make up the more than 200 hostages still being held by hamas. among the youngest are two sisters from the asher family — kidnapped together with their mother more than three weeks ago. their father yonnee has been speaking to our correspondentjon donnison. # happy birthday... two sisters — raz four and aviv, just two. a birthday sing song for their dad earlier this summer. but the girls, along with their mother, doron, are now hostages in gaza. and he is home alone. how can you hate a child? it's painful to see a child getting hurt anywhere in any situation. children needs to be off limits. i can't hate not even the children of my so—called enemies. yonnee wasn't with the girls when they were taken on october the 7th. they were along with their mum. they'd been staying with their grandma efrat for the holidays in the near us kibbutz. efrat was killed. i have two small children, fourand eight. i mean, i can't imagine what the last three w

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. france has steep rise in anti—semitic attacks.e. there's a very sombre feeling, a feeling that things have changed in the last few weeks. a lot of people were saying to me that, yes, it's always been pretty bad. they've lived on their nerves at these moments of crisis in the middle east. but it's far worse now than in the past. a lot of people saying that they've done things like removing their mezuzahs from the front of their doors. they wear hats instead of kippahs when they go to the synagogue for shabbat. there is a real sense of anxiety among thejewish community here, and therefore a satisfaction that there's been a big turnout here. another big topic on everyone�*s minds is the presence of the far—right here, or the hard right, the nationalist right, marine le pen. all thejews i have spoken to here today say, we've had our problems with her party. but anyone who lends their voice to the fight against anti—semitism, is, as far as we're concerned, welcome. this is bbc news. the uk home secretary suella braverman has described

jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel.e than a hundred nobel laureates have released a joint statement which calls for the protection of children and a just and lasting peace for all children living in israel and gaza. the statement was conceived by kailash satyarthi, who won the nobel peace prize in 2014 for his work in safeguarding children around the world... and hejoins me now from tokyo. can you tell us why you decided to start this joint statement? thank you. children have never caused wars and armed conflicts. but they are forced to bear the highest cost. they are not responsible for the crime, but they have to pay the price for all their lives. it's not that their parents or their loved ones are killed, or they are maimed, but the psychological trauma, the m0 soul —— emotional loss, the spiritual loss are long—lasting. i've come across many to such children in the past, in refugee camps, in germany, and england, in jordan, turkey, many places. and i come across many images. the children ask, are we responsible for

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. france is reporting a steep rise in anti—semitic acts.i—semitism in paris on sunday. politicalfigures including the prime minister and former presidents headed to the march holding a banner with the march holding a banner with the slogan, for the republic against anti—semitism. the slogan, for the republic againstanti—semitism. far against anti—semitism. far right leader marine againstanti—semitism. far right leader marine le pen was also there, as was our correspondence. there's a very sombre feeling, a feeling that things have changed in the last few weeks. a lot of people were saying to me that, yes, it's always been pretty bad. they've lived on their nerves at these moments of crisis in the middle east. but it's far worse now than in the past. a lot of people saying that they've done things like removing their mezuzahs from the front of their doors. they wear hats instead of kippahs when they go to the synagogue for shabbat. there is a real sense of anxiety among thejewish community here, and therefore a satisfaction that there's been

ourfirst report tonight is from jeremy bowen.he streets of gaza. they know that they can't win a pitched battle, so they're using hit and run tactics. that will intensify as israel's tanks and troops move deeper into gaza city. after an israeli strike in khan younis, southern gaza, they were digging for survivors. the town is in the area israel has told palestinians to go to stay safe. but nowhere is safe. israel says this is self—defence. palestinians call it genocide. ahmed had 27 members of his family inside the house when it was hit. this is the... of israel. they show their might and power against civilians. babies inside, kids inside! it is the mighty vengeance promised by israel's prime minister when hamas attacked a month ago. in tel aviv, at the empty table set for the hostages in gaza, friends and families are mounting a 24—hour vigil. the national trauma israel suffered a month ago is not lessening. in fact, they are reassessing everything, notjust relations with the palestinians, but also with arab countries they thou

jeremy bowen, bbc news, southern israel.t four weeks into the war in gaza and thousands of palestinians have been killed, wounded or are missing. the death toll and the emotional toll is growing for those trapped inside. our special correspondent fergal keane has been working with journalists on the ground in gaza to file this report from jerusalem. all of their days, the war follows them. exhausted and scared, wherever they flee. nearly 1.5 million displaced, living under a threatening sky. it can take away parents in an instant. ahmed jaber, aged 16, was maimed and lost his mother and father as they were fleeing from north to south gaza during an israeli air strike. "i wish that my life could go back to how it was," he told the bbc. "to have my life and the lives of my people go back to how it was before." but in many places, there's nothing to go back to. tools strike the rubble. only the sounds in the stillness... ..of the men searching for neighbours, forfamilies... men shout. ..somewhere beneath this. translation: ther

jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel.worsening, with facilities overwhelmed by the growing number of refugees and casualties. there have also been developments on the diplomatic front. the french ambassador to the un called for a "humanitarian truce" in gaza after a closed door meeting of the security council on monday. south africa has recalled all diplomats from israel, following israel's intense air strikes on gaza on sunday night. presidentjoe biden spoke with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on monday and raised the possibility of a "tactical pause" in the fighting. and the un secretary general is continuing to call for a ceasefire, saying the case for one is becoming more urgent as fatalities rise. for more on the situation in gaza, here's the latest from our correspondent there, rushdi abualouf. for the second night israel has been intensifying its airstrikes on gaza city targeting areas north—west and southwest of gaza, i've seen footage of real destruction in buildings, flames of fire rising out of a hug

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem., the us military confirmed for the first time on friday that it is assisting israel in its search for hostages. a pentagon spokesperson says the us has been flying unarmed surveillance drones over gaza following the october 7 attack by hamas. the new york times first reported the story and writes that the drones have mostly been operating in southern gaza. this comes as hundreds of civilians have been continuing their attempts to leave gaza through the rafah border crossing with egypt. for more on the situation in gaza, our correspondent rushdi abualouf sent us this update from khan younis. day and night, they are looking under the rubble of this. this is the recent air strike in khan younis. this is the area where israel is telling people to go, because it's safe. about 15 people were killed in this building and many other were missing. the palestinian civil defence are working hard and quickly, trying to find any survivor under the rubble. people were looking, searching, digging wit

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. well, the situation for civilians in gaza remains dire.pecial correspondent fergal keane who is based injerusalem has for days now been working with journalists filming for the bbc in the territory to report the impact of the war on people there. a warning — his piece contains distressing images from the start. sometimes, a face can tell all there is to know... ..0f war, in the lives of the young. the brothers came to al—aqsa hospital in central gaza after a bomb hit their home. crying. further north, in beit lahiya... ..another hospital. more of war�*s wounded. a crowded floor. who can be saved, who is beyond help? the process of checks that's become all too familiar. this woman's life, fading fast. and then gone. there are stories of miraculous escape, told to our bbc cameraman. of five—year—old, tuleen abu alros, at al—nusrat hospital, pulled from the rubble of her bombed out home. she's physically recovering, but she's unlikely to forget. translation: the children who are injured, the psychological trauma stays with them for years. and

jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel.ore than half of the victims are thought to be children. the united nations has said, on average, a child has been killed and two injured for every two minutes —— ten minutes of the war and the un secretary general has described gaza as a graveyard for children. fergal keane reports on the children suffering in gaza. apologies. that report wasn't running but hopefully we can bring it to you later. more than 100 nobel laureates have released a joint statement, which calls for the protection of children and a just and lasting peace for all children living in israel and gaza. the statement was conceived by kailash satyarthi, who won the nobel peace prize in 2014 for his work in safeguarding children around the world. he told me more about this initiative.— he told me more about this initiative. u, , ., , initiative. never caused wars and armed — initiative. never caused wars and armed conflicts, - initiative. never caused wars and armed conflicts, but - initiative. never caused wars | and

jeremy bowen, bbc news, southern israel.y of state antony blinken returns to israel on friday and will meet officials, and make other stops in the region. it will be his second time in israel since the war began. let's look at some other diplomatic developments. the us senate confirmed jack lew as ambassador to israel, a post empty since the summer. bolivia and colombia cut diplomatic ties with israel over its military operations. over its military operations in gaza. the outgoing un human rights commissioner said the un is "failing to prevent genocide". in his final letter as an official, he was stepping down already having reached retirement age. we spoke to a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for peace. he was adviser to a number of secretaries of state. very good to see you. there has been condemnation of this strike. israel says a senior hamas commander was killed. hamas infrastructure was targeted. but it was a refugee camp as well. what do you make of israel's response here, its defence? the framework was set on

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.ory attacks on gaza, there have been large protests in support of palestinian people. last week, the malaysian prime minister said his country will maintain ties with hamas, a stance which is likely to be popular with the muslim majority country, which continues to not recognise israel diplomatically. since israel diplomatically. since israel began its retaliatory attacks... sorry, i'm going to go to our next guest, a former malaysian ambassador. thank you forjoining us on the programme. in terms of what the malaysian leader has said, do you agree with his remarks? well, you have to look at it within the context of malaysian politics. the islamic dimension has a lot to do with our strong support for fellow muslims in palestine. but i think also the unprecedented scale of killing and destruction we have seen in gaza has a strength and support in malaysia across racial and religious lines. it's notjust the muslims in malaysia, but muslims across the world, in fact people from all over th

jeremy bowen, bbc news, gaza., antony blinken, says there should be no israeli occupation of gaza, when the current conflict comes to an end. speaking after a meeting of g7 foreign ministers injapan, he called for the territory, and the west bank, to be united, under the palestinian authority. it is also clear that israel cannot occupy gaza. now, the reality is that there may be a need for some transition period at the end of the conflict but it is imperative that palestinian people be central to governance in gaza and in the west bank as well. the road to peace between israel and gaza feels further away than ever — but one man says he did all he could to try to stop the seemingly endless conflict between the two sides. for ten years, rami aman has been organising virtual calls between gazans and israelis. he calls it �*skype with your enemy'. the aim was to promote peace. he was arrested several times for this — most recently in 2020,when he was imprisoned by hamas for 6.5 months. the pictures you see here are of

jeremy bowen reports from israel.t their homes — moving along salah al—din street, the road to southern gaza, after israel said they would not be attacked if they left the battle zone to the north. pauses in israeli combat operations were welcomed by the americans. all this raises the ghosts of 1948 for palestinians, when more than 700,000 of them fled or were expelled byjewish troops as israel won its independence. israel never allowed them home. two of the gaza hostages were in new videos. hanna katsir blamed benjamin netanyahu, israel's prime minister, for their plight. so did yagil yaakov, who's 13. hostage videos are usually made under duress, so the bbc is not broadcasting them. and across the west bank, the other side of the occupied territories, more palestinians were killed as armed groups fought israeli raids. the gaza war is igniting the west bank. the israeli army's reprisals included the destruction of roads and infrastructure. existing tension and hatred have been deepened. the danger remains of the war

jeremy bowen. bbc bbc news, israel. "unfolding catastrophe". it's estimated that more than 1.4 million people have been forced to leave their homes. since the start of the war, people inside gaza have been documenting their life for our colleagues in bbc news arabic. khalid had been living injabalia, caring for his young cousins. and english teacher farida is from gaza city. they've been keeping their gaza diaries, and their story begins two days after hamas launched its attacks in israel killing 1,400 people and taking more than 200 hostage. a number of house of were targeted khalid stays in north gaza, he is caring for his cousins. just before we came on air, farida sent another message, which you can hear at ten. and you can keep up to date with all the events in israel and gaza across the bbc. the time is 18.20. our top story this evening. the home secretary under pressure after accusing the met police of bias over pro—palestinian protests. coming up. england coach sarina wiegman talks about grief, success and men's

jeremy bowen, bbc news, southern israel.g you some breaking news — we're getting reports that the israeli military has said nine soldiers had died in gaza fighting, without immediately providing details on where or when. that is just being reported now, quoting the israeli military saying that nine soldiers have died. with me in the studio my colleague said shehata from bbc arabic. if we start with this news that today the rafah crossing could be opened to let the seriously injured in. this would be the first time since it has started that people would be able to get out? that people would be able to net out? , ., ., , get out? the first time to open today since _ get out? the first time to open today since the _ get out? the first time to open today since the seventh - get out? the first time to open today since the seventh of- today since the seventh of october. it was confirmed 0ctober. it was confirmed yesterday on a channel in egypt, which is close to the state, and confirmed two other sources in egypt that it was open

jeremy bowen, bbc news, southern israel.to our correspondent, shingai nyoka, in washington. i wonder if you could start with what we know of the details of these pauses? is it clear? , ., ., . ., clear? yes, to a certain extent _ clear? yes, to a certain extent. the _ clear? yes, to a certain extent. the state - clear? yes, to a certain - extent. the state department held a briefing earlier, where they said the first corridor actually opened a few days ago. it allowed thousands of people to move from the north to safer areas. a second corridor has now been negotiated, and that will open along the coast to allow more people to move. but i think it has to be stressed that no area, really, in gaza is safe, but what the us is saying is that israel need to abide by some of these rules of international law. what we understand is this agreement came after weeks of pressure from the us, weeks of negotiations with president biden saying that he really stressed the importance to israel of opening up this humanitarian corridor. what he

jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel.er premised of the palestinian authority on the latest in gaza and how the region can be stabilised once the war stop. the gaza health ministry won by hamas is at least 10,300 people have died stop that since the war began. israel maintains it is defending itself. it's been a month since hamas's attack. what you think we are seeing? i wonder whether limits are to israel's right to defend itself. i don't think there is anything like this were under the pretense of defending oneself, we talk about the state care, israel is allowed to commit actually what on the face of things is basically carried out. of war crimes. we are looking at definitely endangerment of civilians, we're looking at civilians actually being put harm's way knowingly and that is a crime under international law, it is obvious. so there are no such things as absolute right. what is at stake here is this massive loss of life and i know that's what they've been saying and unfortunately that a lot of what has been parroted

jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel.umanitarian situtation is worsening, with the al—shifa hospital in gaza city overwhelmed by the growing number of fatalities. 0ur correspondent in gaza, rushdi abualouf, has sent this update from there. for the second night israel has intensified the air strikes. they're targeting mainly an area north—west and south—west of gaza. i have seen footage of real destruction in buildings, flames of fire arising out of huge building in central gaza as the ground operation has been expanding and israel seems to be pushing hard by air strikes to the area around the gaza city, tightening the blockade around gaza city. but here, also, in this southern area, that's the area that israel asked 1.2 million people to flee south, also air strikes were intensified. we heard one in rafah — two air strikes in rafah — and khan younis. but also in gaza, 250 people — the death toll according to the health ministry is over 10,000 people. but tonight they say about 2700 people more are missing. they said most

jeremy bowen, bbc news, southern israel.n and aid groups in gaza have repeated their calls for a ceasefire. the world health organization says 0rganization says providing health care has become increasingly difficult, with almost half of hospitals in gaza no longerfunctioning. the director—general says they are running out of words to describe the horror that is unfolding. an our ability to meet those needs is plummeting. 23 hospitals have been ordered to evacuate in gaza city, and north gaza. it to evacuate in gaza city, and north gaza-— north gaza. it would put the lives of hundreds _ north gaza. it would put the lives of hundreds of - north gaza. it would put thej lives of hundreds of patients in a life—threatening situation. in a life-threatening situation.— in a life-threatening situation. �* , situation. aid has been trickling _ situation. aid has been trickling in _ situation. aid has been trickling in through - situation. aid has been trickling in through the | situation. aid has been - trickling in through the rafah

jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel.opments across the day, as we cross live to our correspondents in the region. in the uk, labour mp imran hussain has quit sir keir starmer�*s shadow ministerial team, over his desire to "strongly advocate for a ceasefire" in gaza. imran hussain, who has been an mp in bradford since 2015, said a ceasefire was essential to ending the bloodshed. he said he remained committed to labour's agenda but his view on gaza differed "substantially" from the position sir keir had adopted. sir keir has called for humanitarian pauses in gaza but has not supported calls for a ceasefire at this time. to the united states now. voters in ohio have approved a constitutional amendment, which guarantees the right to abortion in the state. ohio is the seventh state to back the right to abortion, following the supreme court's decision last year to remove it nationally. there have been elections across several states. the "deep red state" of kentucky, where donald trump won with a 26—point lead in 2020, has re—

jeremy bowen, bbc news, southern israel.ave been forced to leave their homes. since the start of the war, people inside gaza have been documenting their lives for our colleagues in bbc news arabic. khalid was living injabalia, caring for his young cousins. and english teacher farida is from gaza city. they�*ve been keeping their gaza diaries and their story begins two days after hamas launched its attacks in israel killing 1,400 people and taking more than 200 hostage. on the ninth of october israeli fighterjets carry out a deadly air strike onjabalia, north of gaza city. israel says that it�*s targeting hamas infrastructure. translation: as i'm speaking to you now, air strikes. - a number of houses were targeted, as i speak to you. i�*m sorry i won�*t be able to speak for long because of the massacre. israeli planes bombed a number of buildings. on 13th october the israel defence forces warn 1.1 million people in north gaza to move to the south. and you can keep up to date with all the events in israel and gaza on the daily

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.tiations on the release of the hostages it's holding because of israel's actions around al—shifa hospital in gaza. reuters news agency is quoting a palestinian official briefed on the talks. but this is what prime minister benjamin netanyahu said overnight, when he was asked about reports of a potential hostage deal by our us news affiliate cbs. the minute we started the ground operation, things began to change. i5 ground operation, things began to chance. , ., ground operation, things began to change-— to change. is there a potential deal? there _ to change. is there a potential deal? there could _ to change. is there a potential deal? there could be, - to change. is there a potential deal? there could be, but - to change. is there a potential deal? there could be, but the| deal? there could be, but the less i say. _ deal? there could be, but the less i say, the _ deal? there could be, but the less i say, the more _ deal? there could be, but the less i say, the more i - deal? there co

but first, jeremy bowen sent this report from southern israel, near the border with gaza.ised mighty vengeance. it thundered across beach camp in gaza city. israel's justification is defending the living, as well as avenging its dead. palestinians call this genocide. this girl from jabalia camp is asked what happened to her. she says, "a missile came down on us. "bricks fell on us. "i asked, where's my dad and where's my mum?" she is asked, "where were you?" "i was here, in the house. "we were at home, and the roof came down on us." we looked in on the war this afternoon from sderot, the closest israeli border town. israel has refused an american request to pause military operations to allow time for humanitarian convoys, or talks to free the hostages. israel might be able to break hamas as a military force, but what happens then? history shows israel's army cannot suppress palestinian nationalism and anger. the israelis seem to be making steady progress in terms of territory inside the gaza strip, at the cost of a large number of civilian lives. israel has set itself a ve

jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel.ng at the rafah crossing desperate to leave gaza. our special correspondent fergal keane, who is based injerusalem, has been working with freelance journalists in gaza filming for the bbc — to tell their stories. caught in the borderlands, the small space between war and peace. because whatever is ahead has to be better than what is behind them. in this place of the list, the names of the lucky ones. that�*s if luck is having to flee your home. to say goodbye to family left behind under bombardment. mona has an australian passport. she told a bbc colleague of her anguish at leaving family behind. i�*m told a bbc colleague of her anguish at leaving family behind.— at leaving family behind. i'm not ha - at at leaving family behind. i'm not happy at all— at leaving family behind. i'm not happy at all because _ at leaving family behind. i'm not happy at all because i _ at leaving family behind. i'm not happy at all because i am - at leaving family behind. i'm not| happy at all because i am

jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel.at's over a million people — have now moved to the south after being warned by the israeli military to leave their homes in the north. but earlier, dozens were reported killed by air strikes in the southern gazan cities of khan younis, rafah and deir al—balah. and the humanitarian situation is growing more urgent by the hour. the international committee of the red cross says a humanitarian convoy delivering lifesaving medical supplies has come under fire in gaza city. on tuesday, the world health organization said doctors are performing operations, including amputations, without anaesthesia, with some hospitals out of fuel. our gaza correspondent, rushdi abualouf, sent this report. the deadliest air strike in khan younis. more than 30 people were killed in khan younis, rafah and deir al—balah — all of these areas in the south. it's the area that israel asked people to flee here, they said it's safe. today, we are having more people coming from gaza city into the southern part. in fact,

jeremy bowen, bbc news, southern israel. un and aid groups are continuing their calls for a ceasefire. the world health organization says providing healthcare has become increasingly difficult with almost half of its hospitals no longerfunctioning. the director—general says longer functioning. the director—general says they longerfunctioning. the director—general says they are running out of words to describe the horror that is unfolding. figs describe the horror that is unfolding-— describe the horror that is unfolding. describe the horror that is unfoldin. a ., , unfolding. as health needs saw our ability _ unfolding. as health needs saw our ability to — unfolding. as health needs saw our ability to meet _ unfolding. as health needs saw our ability to meet those - unfolding. as health needs sawi our ability to meet those needs is plummeting. 23 hospitals have been ordered to evacuate in gaza city and north gaza and evacuation in these circumstances would put the lives of hundreds of patients in a life—threatening situation.

jeremy bowen, bbc news, southern israel.the war in gaza, thousands of palestinians have been wounded, killed or missing. the death toll in the emotional toll is growing for those trapped inside. 0urspecial inside. our special correspondent fergal skene inside. 0urspecial correspondent fergal skene has been working with janice on the ground to file this report from jerusalem. all of their days, the war follows them. exhausted and scared, wherever they flee. nearly 1.5 million displaced, living under a threatening sky. it can take away parents in an instant. ahmed, aged 16, was maimed and lost his mother and father as they were fleeing from north to south gaza during an israeli air strike. "i wish that mine i could go back to how it was", he told the bbc. "to have my life and the lives of people i know go back to her was before". but in many places, there is nothing to go back to —— go back to how it was before. 0nly back to —— go back to how it was before. only the sounds in the stillness of the men searching for neighbours,

jeremy bowen reports from israel.ns left their homes — moving along salah al—din street, the road to southern gaza, after israel said they would not be attacked if they left the battle zone to the north. pauses in israeli combat operations were welcomed by the americans. all this raises the ghosts of 19118 for palestinians, when more than 700,000 of them fled or were expelled byjewish troops as israel won its independence. israel never allowed them home. two of the gaza hostages were in new videos. hanna katsir blamed benjamin netanyahu, israel's prime minister, for their plight. so did yagil yaakov, who's 13. hostage videos are usually made under duress, so the bbc is not broadcasting them. and across the west bank, the other side of the occupied territories, more palestinians were killed as armed groups fought israeli raids. the gaza war is igniting the west bank. the israeli army's reprisals included the destruction of roads and infrastructure. existing tension and hatred have been deepened. the danger remains of t