hurt by this war, their houses destroyed and people among them, ilt others from sagui's kibbutz, nir ozangeles injanuary. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. here in the us, the oscars are set to begin in less than an hour and the stars have been hitting the red carpet ahead of the awards ceremony. the main contenders include films like the brutalist, conclave, anora and the bob dylan biopic, a complete unknown. but many critics believe there's no standout front—runner for best picture this year. the show is also expected to honor emergency workers who battled the wildfires that devastated los angeles injanuary. let's go to our north america correspondent, peter bowes. he's following the events from a watch party at the roosevelt hotel in los angeles. what does the scene where you are there in hollywood?— there in hollywood? welcome to hollywood. _ there in hollywood? welcome to hollywood, sunday _ there in hollywood? welcome to hollywood, sunday afternoon, i hollywood, sunday afternoon, certainly the city looks forward to every year, the back drop is a little bit different this time