last monday would have been najla's second birthday. "who am i going back for?" he said. me dad." lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. a woman who live—streamed herself killing a cat before fatally attacking a man and leaving him to drown in a river has been sentenced to life in prison. scarlet blake, who's 26 and a transgender woman, targeted jorge martin carreno as he walked home from a night out in oxford injuly 2021. she is to be held in a men's prison. duncan kennedy reports. scarlet blake was, said the judge, someone who had an obsession with harm and death. it wasjorge martin carreno who would be her prime victim, a 30—year—old spaniard living in oxford. injuly 2021, he'd been on a night out and was walking alone. blake, who the court was told lived for violence and sexual gratification, was also out, prowling for someone to kill. she walked up tojorge, who was sitting on the floor, and led him away towards the river cherwell. when they got here, scarlet blake hitjorge over the head, strangled him and pushed him into the river where he drowned. blake thought she g

last monday would have been najla's second birthday. "who am i going back for?" he said.one to call me dad." lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the story there of the more than 100 members of one family killed by israeli strikes in gaza. tens of thousands of people have been killed in gaza by the israelis in retaliation for the 1200 people killed by hamas in the october 7th attacks. it would appear though that a ceasefire, albeit a temporary one is in the offing. earlier i spoke to aaron david miller, middle east analyst and former negotiator, now senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace. that point aboutjoe biden is saying about he expects a ceasefire within the next week or so, what's changed, do you think, we heard not long ago from prime minister netanyahu that what hamas has put on the table was delusional. it's a combination of things. i think that hamas, senior leadership were below ground or maybe even rafah is feeling pressure with the campaign. they have softened their demands. at least in this stages that of asking for hundreds if not

last monday would have been najla's second birthday. "who am i going back for?" he said.e to call me dad." lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the story there of the more than 100 members of one family killed by israeli strikes in gaza. tens of thousands of people killed in gaza by the israelis in retaliation for the 1200 people killed by hamas in the october 7th attacks. it would appear though that a ceasefire, albeit a temporary one is in the offing. let's talk some more about that now with aaron david miller, middle east analyst and former negotiator, now senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace. thank you for being with us. what, what on the table is delusional. i what, what on the table is delusional.— what, what on the table is delusional. ~ , ., delusional. i think the senior leadership — delusional. i think the senior leadership below _ delusional. i think the senior leadership below ground, . delusional. i think the senior l leadership below ground, even in rougher is feeling pressured from the israeli military campaign and soften their d

last monday would have been najla's second birthday. "who am i going back for?" he said.e left there to call me darling, no one to call me dad." lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. when the conflict in gaza began, the bbc had severaljournalists working inside the territory, including our correspondent rushdi abu alouf. conditions were difficult and dangerous, but he and his colleagues continued working for several months before having to leave. we will hear from him in a moment. first, let's look back on some of his reports. this was the 16th of october, nine days after the hamas attack on israel. this long queue is people waiting to just buy bread. the bakery resumed opening this morning after a sole shipment of wheat arrived from southern gaza. hundreds of people are waiting to get some. i asked some of them, and they believe not all of them will have the chance to get bread. they only give each person five pieces of bread. every one of those have two, three, five families fleeing from the north and the south, everywhere, and they are taking khan younis. that report w

last monday would have been najla's second birthday. "who am i going back for?" he said.ll me dad." lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. when the conflict in gaza began, internationaljournalists weren't allowed into the territory — they still aren't. so we relied on the expertise and bravery of our local colleagues on the ground to tell us what was happening. one of them was rushi abualouf — who, along with his team worked for several months, facing difficult conditions to bring us the story. he's now left gaza. we'll speak to rushdi injust a moment — but first, not long after that, rushdi and his colleagues had to leave gaza for safety reasons. i'm pleased to say, rushdi joins me now. 0ne one thing 0ne thingi one thing i remember is how you are balancing your own safety and that if your family, as well as bringing the story to our viewers —— that of your family. the story to our viewers —— that of yourfamily. it the story to our viewers -- that of your family-— your family. it has been very hard to do this balance _ your family. it has been very hard to do this balance

last monday would have been najla's second birthday. "who am i going back for?", he said. there to call me darling, "no one to call me dad." lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. as pa rt of as part of our special coverage, it is called life in gaza today, we have been sent this audio diary from a gaza resident detailing challenges faced by people on a daily basis. wherever it is in gaza, it is hurt, pain, starvation, everything bad. there is no life in gaza, particularly in the north of gaza. people there are starving, have been starving since last week. they don't have any food, they don't have any water. i can see children with some spelt flour over the ground and other people trying to mix flour with sand so they can make as much bread as possible. i can see also in the north of gaza, people can't really afford or even have one can of food. send now nutrition, food and water shortages are at their extremist maximum level in the north of gaza. we have reported many numbers killed, and they have been dying because of the malnutrition and the food and water shortages, so

last monday would have been najla�*s second birthday. "who am i going back for?" he said.g on our brave reporters who have been facing difficult conditions to bring us the story. it has been very hard to do this balance especially when you have to leave three times the place, first my house, and then gaza, you were then told to go to khan younis, and then we were displaced a few times because of air strikes, this is very hard to explain to a nine—year—old girl, why she has to wake up overnight and pack up her stuff and to leave to an area, and why she has to do it again and again, it was difficult to explain this to the kids, and also try to keep them safe. i was trying to report my story because i lived the story like 2 million people, 2.3 million people in gaza, living in the same situation, and when i did thisjourney from gaza city into khan younis, my family were with me in the car and my wife was filming me and i was trying to explain to the bbc audience, this journey and how hundreds and thousands of people, some of them walking, their animals and cars, trying to get

took a split second, one winter evening, to destroy it. 10-year-old talah, five-year-old nala, and najlayet two, killed with his wife in a strike in gaza city. >> along with his mother, four of his brothers, their families, and dozens of aunts, uncles and cousins. 103 relatives in all. a family obliterated. >> [speaking another language] >> i feel i am in a dream. i still can't believe what happened to us. my daughters are little birds to me. reporter: ahmad sriraja because he was 50 miles away in the occupied west bank, stock outside gaza since the start of the war, working in tel aviv to fund the couple's dream of owning their own home. he was on the phone to his wife when the attack again. >> she knew she would die and she asked me to forgive her for anything bad she might have ever done to me. i told her there was no need to say that and that was the last call between us. reporter: the hou he built with his tel aviv salary inse just. the homes around it flattened. including his uncles house meters away, where the family fled for safety. >> that was a fire belt. there were strikes on

ten—year—old tala, five—year—old lana, and najla, not yet two, killed with ahmad's wife in a powerful

ten—year—old tala, five—year—old lana, and najla, not yet two, killed with ahmad's wife in a powerful 103 relatives in all, a family obliterated. translation: i feel i am in a dream. i still can't believe what happened to us. my daughters are little birds to me.

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