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for the latest, my colleague katya adler. hello.atya adler injerusalem with our continuing coverage of the israel—gaza war. us presidentjoe biden has delivered a rare night—time address from the oval office, following this week's visit to israel. he linked the russia—ukraine and israel—gaza conflicts, and he urged congress to approve a giant aid and defence package. he argued it was in america's interest to defeat those who, he said, sought to annihilate neighbouring democracies. more than 100 trucks with humanitarian supplies are waiting on the egypt side of the rafah crossing. it's hoped the first 20 will start moving into gaza soon. but it is still unclear when. the entry of aid trucks was part of an agreement president biden brokered. during the night, israel continued its aerial bombardment of gaza. the united nations has warned that the initial supply of aid trucks would be nowhere near enough to help the more than a million displaced palestinians. it says at least 100 trucks will be needed each day, because supplies of food,

hello, i'm katya adler. hamas on monday night says she "went through a hell she could never have imagined" as she was abducted into what she described as a "spider's web" of underground tunnels. 85—year—old yocheved lifschitz says she was taken from her home

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hello and welcome to our viewers around the world and those in the uk, i'm katya adler and we're broadcasting live from jerusalem from this region gripped by violence and death with fears the situation could well escalate. the us presidentjoe biden has arrived in israel. this was always a diplomatically risky visit — a us president arriving in the middle of a fast paced war but his role here and what he can hope to achieve today has been hugely complicated by the devastating deaths last night of hundreds of civilians in gaza in an explosion in an overcrowded hospital. that has raised a number of people killed since hamas attacked to 3,500, according to palestinian health minister. president biden has been meeting benjamin netanyahu. the two leaders made these comments before going into closed—door talks. i want to thank you for coming here today and for the unequivocal support have given israel during these trying times. support that reflects the overwhelming will of the american people. i have seen your support everyday and the depth and breadth of cooperation that we have had since the begi

hello, i'm katya adler with bbc news now, live injerusalem.s had been told to go for their safety. also, israel and the united states said aid would continue to be allowed into the territory. western leaders are stressing the need to protect civilians. these are the main developments in the conflict so far today. israel says it has attacked 320 more targets in air strikes in the past day. this blast in gaza was shot today from southern israel.

hello, i'm katya adler.he french president emmanuel macron is the latest world leader to make a visit to israel as an act of solidarity. president macron has been meeting with president isaac herzog, and said releasing hostages must be the �*first objective�* in israel's war in gaza. he also expressed — once again — france's support in the fight against terrorism. it is our duty to fight against these terrorist groups. without any confusion, without, i would say, enlarging this conflict. and i share the warnings you passed, but targeting clearly these terrorist groups, organising targeted operations is a necessity. i want you to be sure that we stand shoulder to shoulder with you and your nation. and we will do whatever we can to restore peace, security and stability for your country and the whole region. president macron was speaking there too israel's president isaac hertzog. joining me now is the bbc reporter helene daouphars. right now president macron is with israel's prime minister. we know he came and

hello, i'm katya adler. the united states says israel has agreed to continue a flow of aid into gaza — this comes as it intensifies its aerial bombardment of the gaza strip — aimed it says at hamas infrustucture. israel says it hit dozens more targets overnight. israel's military says its aircraft struck two cells of the hezollah militia, supported by iran, operating over the border in southern lebanon. israel says hezbollah were planning to launch anti—tank missiles and rockets towards israel. there have been increased exchanges of fire at the israel—lebanon boundary in recent days — with fears the conflict could spread into the wider region. back in gaza 14 more aid trucks crossed the rafah border from egypt overnight. this after an initial convoy of 20 trucks the previous day. the united nations has warned of a humanitarian catastrophe among paletsinian civilans — with no access to fresh water, food aid or medicines. israel tightened its blockade on gaza 15 days ago following an unprecedented massacre of

hello and welcome to our viewers around the world and those in the uk, i'm katya adler and we're broadcastingwith fears the situation could well escalate. the us presidentjoe biden has arrived in israel.

i sought the views of the bbc�*s europe editor, katya adler.held parliamentary elections this weekend and who got the biggest number of votes? robert fico. what's he known as? a defender of vladimir putin. what did he campaign saying? that military aid for ukraine should be stopped. at the same time, you had a big row in congress over a short—term funding — government funding bill. it's bipartisan. and the only way it could get passed was by dropping this next tranche of aid for ukraine, which was being discussed. that is a worrying sign from washington. we've got us elections coming up next year and there is a very real possibility that donald trump could be returned to office as president. and what will that mean for support for ukraine? up until now, the us has donated the largest amount in terms of military aid for ukraine, but europe is surpassing that in terms of financial support and other support. so, is it going to have to fill a shortfall in the us at a time when we know that populations in europe, they're worried about the cost of li

hello, i'm katya adler with bbc news now, live injerusalem. israel's bombing of gaza has continued, including in the south of the territory, where palestinians had been told to go for their safety. also, israel and the united states said aid would continue to be allowed into the territory. western leaders are stressing the need to protect civilians. these are the main developments in the conflict so far today. israel says it has attacked 320 more targets in air strikes in the past day. this blast in gaza was shot today from southern israel. as israel intensifies its air strikes before its widely expected ground strike, palestinian homes have been hit without warning. these pictures are from rafah where locals pulled victims from the rubble of a house that was hit overnight. and these images are from khan younis in southern gaza. israel had asked palestinian civilians to move south for their own safety as it said it was focusing its air strikes on hamas infrastructure. the israel defence forces released this video of air strikes over gaza. we c

he spoke to my colleague katya adler.ership of hamas. they have failed the people of gaza. our responsibility, primarily, is to ensure and secure the people of israel once more. we can't live in a situation where we are afraid that somebody will come over into our bedrooms and butcher our babies. that is unacceptable and it won't happen. unfortunately, unfortunately, we need to try and be persistent that hamas can never have this, wield this sword of death against our heads. we know what will happen if we do not destroy and dismantle hamas. we're not willing to raise a white flag to terrorism. we can't bow our heads to these terrorist organisations because, if we do, they will chop it off. if we have a look at international law, while there is a right to defend yourself, there is also obligations to respect the rules of law, taking care of the civilian population. you say that you're listening to the united nations. they are calling for a humanitarian ceasefire. they are saying that the gaza civilians are suffering dispro

hello, i'm katya adler. israel says it's struck more than 300 targets in gaza in the past 2a hours. it says it is stepping up its aerial campaign ahead of a widely expected ground offensive. the palestinian authorities say there were a large number of casualties and homes were hit "without warning". it says the death toll over the last two weeks inside the gaza strip is more than a600. we have been receiving this footage from israel's military. it says its aircraft struck two cells of the hezbollah, supported by iran. this is to the north of the country and hezbollah operates out of the north of the region. hezbollah said it was preparing to launch missile strikes against israel and that has been increasing exchanges of fire on the boundary in recent days with civilians being evacuated on both sides. back in gaza, ia moore atrix crossed over rafah border overnight, this in addition to the previous 20 trucks. the un is warning of a sibling catastrophe with no access to water, food supplies or medical supplies. israel increased its attack over gaza after its unprecedented massacre of

katya adler, in jerusalem.

hello, i'm katya adler. one of the two israeli hostages freed by hamas on monday night says she "went through a hell she could never have imagined" as she was abducted into what she described as a "spider's web" of underground tunnels. 85—year—old yocheved lifschitz says she was taken from her home in southern israel, beaten up and transported by motorbike into gaza. her daughter translated her story just hours after her release, at the hospital in tel aviv where she's being treated. my mum is saying that she was taken on the back of a motorbike with her body, with her legs on one side and her hide on another side. she was taken through the ploughed fields with the men in front on one side and a man behind her. and that whilst she was being taken, she was hit with sticks by shabaab? yes, shabaab people. until they reached the tunnels. there. there, they walked for a few kilometres on the wet ground. there are huge network of tunnels underneath, it looks like a spider web. ms lifschitz also described clean co

katya adler, in jerusalem. british prime minister rishi sunak has arrived in israel starting a two—day visit to the wider middle east. mr sunak is expected to meet his israeli counterpart benjamin neta nyahu and israeli president isaac herzog for what he said, on arrival here, he hoped would be very productive meetings. this, after urging regional leaders to "avoid further dangerous escalation". this is what rishi sunak had to say on his arrival. good morning, prime minister. good morning. i'm very pleased to be able to be here. it's an important time. it's important for me to be able to express my solidarity with the israeli people, following what was a horrific terrorist attack. productive meetings ahead of us today. i'm looking forward to seeing the prime minister and president. there's lots of work for us to do. that is rishi sunak who arrived in israel this morning. in gaza, meanwhile, egypt has agreed to let humanitarian supplies in, via the rafah crossing. an initial convoy of 20 trucks of aid are expect

i'm katya adler — and we're broadcasting live from jerusalem, from this region gripped by violence

i'm katya adler, and we're broadcasting live from jerusalem. in the south of the gaza strip in the last half hour. it says it has been targeting hamas infrastructure. with the latest, here's our correspondent wyre davies. as trucks carrying aid queue on the egyptian side of gaza's southern border, the un and international aid agencies have become increasingly alarmed at the unfolding humanitarian crisis. on a visit to israel that lasted barely a day, while reaffirming his steadfast support, joe biden also pressed the case for aid for gaza's 2.5 million palestinian citizens, many of whom are struggling to get access to food, water and medical supplies. then on the plane home, the president told reporters that a deal had been reached. egypt had agreed to let an initial 20 trucks in through the rafah crossing. this has been a very blunt negotiation i have had, and so, we want to get as many of the trucks out as possible, there's i guess 150 or something there, not all of them will go. the first tranche, if there's a second tranche, see how it goes

i'm katya adler, and we're broadcasting live from jerusalem. this is bbc news.

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i sought the views of the bbc�*s europe editor, katya adler.should be stopped. at the same time, you had a big row in congress over a short—term funding, government funding bill. it's bipartisan. and the only way it could get passed was by dropping this next tranche of aid for ukraine, which was being discussed. that is a worrying sign from washington. we've got us elections coming up next year and there is a very real possibility that donald trump could be returned to office as president. and what will that mean for support for ukraine? up until now, the us has donated the largest amount in terms of military aid for ukraine, but europe is surpassing that in terms of financial support and other support. so is it going to have to fill a shortfall in the us at a time when we know that populations in europe, they're worried about the cost of living, we're heading into a winter where people are worrying about heating bills again. there's talk of migration and things that need to be done about that. that is putting pressure on governments, it's putt