today, shani louk�*s family have released a statement to say that they have heard from the israeli foreignister posted this on social media which translates to "with great sorrow, we announce the death of my sister." it's important to say we don't know exactly what happened to shani louk, how or where she was killed or when she was killed, but this really outlines yet again the complexity of this situation surrounding hostages taken by hamas, finding out exactly what happened to them, but alongside that outlines that painful agonising wait, more than three weeks on, that these families have had to wait to find out what happened to their loved ones and whether they will be returned. western diplomats say they're conducting intense discussions with israel about the future for gaza, trying to find a political solution to this war. uk foreign secretary james cleverly is in abu dhabi in discussions on trying to get aid into gaza and foreign nationals out. well, of course, there is a risk that this escalates and spreads across the region. it is in nobody�*s interest for that to happen. i've spok

her daughter is shani louk. she was at that music festival where a man i spoke to earlier made it out alive. but at least 260 people were slaughtered at that festival. many were taken hostage as well. you probably have seen or heard about the video of shani louk that we're going to show you that emerged shortly after the attacks. we have blurred it out. it is just horrific to look at unblurred. it's bad enough blurred. the video shows her seemingly unconscious in the back of a truck being displayed like some slaughtered trophy by these thugs, sitting on her. one gunman's leg draped over her waist. people are spitting on her. the crowds are charting "god is great." another holds a clump of her dreadlocks. the crowd, as i say, cheering, spitting. it is sickening. but it happened. and it's real. i spoke to her mother, ricarda louk, just before air. ricarda, thank you so much for talking to us. the last time i spoke with you, you had seen your daughter shani in the back of that truck being driven through the streets

when people are talking about the 7th october attacks, and that is the 22—year—old german woman shani loukl, her mother has now told the german news agency dpa that sadly milkarek is known to have been killed. ricarda louk was told by the israeli military that a dna sample was taken from a skull fragment and which proved to be that of shani. herfamily had been assuming which proved to be that of shani. her family had been assuming that she had been taken hostage by hamas but they have just received the news this morning, that she adds to that death toll of more than 1400 people who were killed in those hamas attacks on israel on 7th october. joining me now is ehud barak. he was the prime minister of israel from 1999 to 2001. thank you so much forjoining me live on bbc news. i know that you have been paying particularfocus to what is happening, this military operation that is happening now, but also what might happen afterwards, israel have said that the intent here is to destroy hamas, what do you think will happen to gaza? look first of all we _ you think will happen to gaza? look first o

also taken from the festival, shani louk, a tattoo artist from germany, pictured here on holiday in mexicoher family recognised her in a video of palestinian gunmen celebrating her capture on a pick—up truck. the images are too graphic to show. on the road next to where the festival was taking place, this footage from the day after shows burnt—out vehicles. we don't yet know what happened to all of those who came in these cars to party and celebrate, but there were shellshocked reunions with those who survived. and, as more videos of hostages taken into gaza emerge, israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, makes this statement. translation: since this morning, j the state of israel has been at war. our first objective is to clear out enemy forces that infiltrated and restore the security and quiet to communities that have been attacked. the second objective, at the same time, is to exact an immense price from the enemy within the gaza strip too. the leader of hamas watches the unfolding news from overseas. he promises to expel israelis from their land. translation: we are on the verge

we know the fate of one of the hostages, shani louk, confirmed dead. reports say she was beheaded after being taken from a music festival. hamas released a propaganda video showing three hostages. one criticizing israeli leaders. the humanitarian crisis inside gaza worsens by the day. thousand trapped without food, no shelter or electricity and they are on the run and told to evacuate were israel is believed to be planning a deeper an intense ground invasion in the coming hours. those are your top stories. >>> daytime highs for our halloween forecast on nice and mild through the bay area. 70s widespread throughout the bay which is 5 degrees above average for this time of year. upper 70s in the santa clara valley. were 70s in antioch, stretching to the coastline , were temperatures are hand-in-hand. 74 in san francisco. let's take a look at what we can expect around the corner. we have to take a look at the trick-or-treating forecast. later tonight the 60s turn into 50s into the 7:00 or 8:00 hour. get prepared with layers . it will be cool. it is clear

hostage during the deadly multiple assault on most communities, but for the family of 23-year-old shani louk there's heartbreak. the israelis determined the young german israeli's dealt after she was among those taken from the music festival. it shows three hostages, one criticizing israeli leaders. officials say it was likely filmed under duress. family and friends of the three women shown are breathing a slight sigh of relief. >> it's a strange feeling, okay. so we're happy that she's alive. >> reporter: it all comes as israeli forces have expanded their campaign deeper into gaza, on the ground, and in the air. the fighting has intensified since the weekend. we've heard artillery, bombs, and machine gunfire targeting hamas in gaza. >> the current siege on gaza is collective punishment. >> reporter: united nation officials warn of the worsening humanitarian conditions in gaza and called for a cease-fire yesterday. >> israel did not start this war. israel did not want this war, but israel will win this war. >> reporter: but israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has dismissed those calls

but for the family of 23-year-old shani louk, there's heartbreak.onfirm the young german israeli woman's death after she was among those taken by hamas from a music festival. hamas also releasing a video condemned by the israeli government as cruel propaganda. it shows three hostages, one criticizing israeli leaders. officials say it was likely filmed under duress. family and friends of the three women shown are breathing a slight sigh of relief. >> it's a strange feeling, okay? so we're happy that she's alive. >> reporter: it all comes as israeli forces have expanded their campaign deeper into gaza on the ground and in the air. the fighting has intensified since the weekend. we've heard artillery, bombs and machine gun fire targeting hamas in gaza. >> the current siege imposed on gaza is collective punishment. >> reporter: united nations' officials warned of the worsening humanitarian crisis in gaza and repeated calls for more aid and a cease fire yesterday. >> israel did not start this war. israel did not want this war. but israel will win this wa

reporter: a chilling reminder of the chilling brutality of hamas' terror attack israel announcing shani louk last seen being carried into gaza has been found dead israel's government says she was beheaded her mom saying this is not an act of war, this is just pure terror, cruel and brutal shani was one of more than 250 young israel eys murdered by hamas. those flyeeing from the music festival reached this bomb shelter, thinking they would be safe here, but hamas threw a grenade inside and it turned into a death trap. the goal is to topple hamas. polls before the terrorist attack showed just a quarter of the population supported hamas but with a million more displaced, palestinian critics warn that israel's military response is creating the conditions for the group's ideology to survive. >> hamas equals people's frustration. if palestinian people are frustrated more, that means hamas is more popular. >> reporter: while palestinian civilians desperately struggle for basic necessity, hamas is well supplied and refusing to give it away arab and western officials say the group has stockpiled hund

shani louk. she is confirmed dead this morning. reports say she was beheaded after being taken from a music festival. hamas also released propaganda videos showing three other hostages. one criticizing israeli leaders. the word today is that perhaps it was filmed under duress. this is the reality though in gaza. humanitarian crisis there. worsening by the day. thousands without food, shelter, electricity, all told to evacuate areas where israel is believed to be planning a deeper ground invasion in the coming hours. to lewiston, maine. >>> the tough lessons learned after a mass shooter killed 18. police knew the shooter robert card was mentally unstable. they were asked for help by people around him in the week before the violence and some reportedly asked local police to do a welfare check on him. what was the response? we've learned last month the statewide alert for the gunman was issued but right now, it is unclear if anything more was done to find card before he killed and wounded so many people. card by the way was found dead

today also brought tragic news about 23-year-old shani louk.of many young people kidnapped at a music concert, later seen paraded on the back of a hamas pickup truck. investigators identified a piece of her skull matching her dna. the fate of the rest of more than 230 hostages remains in the balance as israeli troops advance. video on social media showed an israeli tank in gaza city blocking the territory's main north-south highway and apparently opening fire on a vehicle. and yet even under intense bombardment, hamas has still managed to fire rockets into israel today, with one hitting this apartment. this doesn't compare to the level of destruction in gaza, but the israeli government says as long as hamas is capable of launching attacks like this, the fight in gaza will go on. with netanyahu declaring tonight that international calls for a cease-fire are a call for israel to surrender to hamas, the toll is growing for those trapped inside this bloody conflict. the u.s. state department said today that the release of the american hostages rema

also taken from the festival, shani louk, a tattoo artist from germany, pictured here on holiday in mexico video of palestinian gunmen celebrating her capture on a pick—up truck. the images of shani herself are too upsetting to show. we were sent a video in which i could clearly see our daughter unconscious with the palestinians and them driving around the gaza strip. i ask you to send us any help or news. jake marlowe's family and friends are also desperate for news. he's a 26—year—old british man who was working at the festival. he's reported to have told his mother he loved her and promised to keep her updated, before his phone began ringing out. 0n the road next to where the festival was taking place, the aftermath. we don't yet know what's happened to all those who came in these cars to party, to celebrate. shellshocked reunions with those who survived. but the brutality of the attack, the terror of it, will now be seared into the psyche of a nation. caroline hawley, bbc news. 0ur middle east bureau chief jo floto gave us the latest. zaka organisation — which is a group of volunteers

also taken from the festival, shani louk, a tattoo artist from germany, pictured here on holiday in mexicoo of palestinian gunmen celebrating her capture on a pick—up truck. the images of shani herself are too upsetting to show. we were sent a video in which i could clearly see our daughter unconscious with the palestinians and them driving around the gaza strip. i ask you to send us any help or news. jake marlowe's family and friends are also desperate for news. he's a 26—year—old british man who was working at the festival. he's reported to have told his mother he loved her and promised to keep her updated, before his phone began ringing out. 0n the road next to where the festival was taking place, the aftermath. we don't yet know what's happened to all those who came in these cars to party, to celebrate. shellshocked reunions with those who survived. but the brutality of the attack, the terror of it, will now be seared into the psyche of a nation. caroline hawley, bbc news. it's a conflict that goes back decades, and the developments unfolding today are a result of that. the bbc�*s midd

israel announcing 23-year-old shani louk, last seen in this video being carried into gaza by hamas terrorists, has been found dead. israel's president said she was beheaded. her mom tonight saying, "this is not an act of war. this is just pure terror, cruel and brutal." shani was one of more than 250 young israelis murdered by hamas at the supernova music festival many of them tried to escape along road 232, now referred to in israel as the road of death. israeli civilians fleeing from the music festival reached this bomb shelter they thought they'd be safe here. but israel's military says a hamas terrorist threw a grenade inside and it turned into a death trap as israeli forces push deeper into gaza, their goal is to topple hamas polls before the terror attack showed just a quarter of the palestinian public supported hamas. but with thousands of gazan civilians killed and a million more displaced, even palestinian critics of hamas warn israel's military response is creating the conditions for the group's ideology to survive. >> hamas equals people's frustration if the palestinian people are

shani's mother, ricarda louk is with us this morning.ou very much for being here to share a bit about your daughter as we all remember her and honor her life. you, as every mother would, have been holding on to hope, any hope you had that, she had survived. but you got the news that she did not. what do you want the world to know about her? >> maybe just try to remember her as she was, as a beautiful, lovely person. she liked to travel and music and dancing and she was traveling and had many friends all over the world. and she just enjoyed laughing and experiencing life. so it was just cut too short. >> you can see in -- >> but yeah. >> you can see in the pictures of her really how full of life she is. she loved music. i mean, the fact that was a festival also to celebrate peace and look what happened is just striking. and an artist as well. is that right? >> yeah. she's very arttistic. she always painted. she designs clothes. she's a true artist doing tattoos for others. and, yeah. it just came from a celebration to a nightmare. yeah, i

today also brought tragic news about 23-year-old shani louk, the german israeli, one of many young peoplet a music concert, later seen paraded on the back of the hamas pickup truck. investigators identified a piece of her skull matching her dna. the fate of the rest of more than 230 hostages remains in the balance as israeli troops advance. video on social media showed an israeli tank in gaza city blocking the territory's main north-south highway and apparently opening fire on the vehicle. and yet even under intense bombardment, hamas has still managed to fire rockets into israel today, with one hitting this apartment in netivot. this doesn't compare to the level of destruction in gaza but the israeli government says as long as hamas is capable of launching attacks like this, the fight in gaza will go on. with netanyahu declaring tonight that international calls for a cease-fire are a call for israel to surrender to hamas, the toll is growing for those trapped inside this bloody conflict. the u.s. state department said today that the release of the american hostages remains a top priority

a fragment taken from a skull proved to be that of shani louk. nobody has not been found yet.hamas. tributes are continuing to pour in for the actor matthew perry, who's died at the age of 5a. he became famous around the world for playing chandler bing in friends, one of the biggest tv shows of the �*905 and noughties. louisa pilbeam reports. i went to that tanning place your wife suggested. was that place...the sun?! a5 chandler, matthew perry was the friend with the driest sense of humour who often got the biggest laughs. someone at work ate my sandwich. well, what did the police say? the actor was found dead in his hot tub at his la home by emergency services on saturday. those who worked with him posted tributes on social media. hank azaria, who played phoebe's love interest david, saying perry was even funnier than his character. you know, a girl calls you by her ex—boyfriend's name, that's not a good thing, right? david, let me... let me stop you there, because i think i see where this is going. i'm not very good at giving advice. azaria said, unlike chandler, perry was

operations in the gaza strip last night, and then earlier in the day we heard that the remains of shani louk seized at that music festival on october the 7th, that her remains have been found in the gaza strip, so it was a day of extremely mixed emotions for so many families here and abroad as the number of hostages being held in gaza remains so terribly high. stand gaza remains so terribly high. and let's ao gaza remains so terribly high. and let's go back _ gaza remains so terribly high. and let's go back to the other point you are making initially about aid crossing through. are we getting any more indications that the goal from the white house could be met? you are saying their 26 aid trucks have just gone through, and the white house is saying that they expect hundred today. find house is saying that they expect hundred today.— house is saying that they expect hundred toda . �* , ,._ hundred today. and they were saying that yesterday _ hundred today. and they were saying that yesterday and _ hundred today. and they were saying that yesterday and possibly - hundred today. and they were sa

and today, officials confirming the death of shani louk. the 23-year-old german israeli who was kidnapped from that music festival. it comes after hamas released video today claiming to show three more women hostages, seen here in this image. a abc news won't show the full video. in it, the women plead for their release. the father of 44-year-old danielle aloni, seen in the middle, saying his heart almost stopped when he saw the video, but he felt relief to see her alive. speaking to abc news, former israeli ambassador to the u.s. ron der ma, who sits on the israeli war cabinet as an observer, telling me u.s. military planners have helped shape the battle plan. >> we can learn from them, have a better operational plan, but we're doing it very, very deliberately, very carefully, because we know the dangers of that type of urban war fair. >> reporter: israel today pushing deeper into gaza, deploying additional forces, include you infantry. palestinian journalists reporting israeli tanks are now near gaza city. one reporter filming as what app

. >> now, shani louk was just 20 years old going to the music fet festival, and now she has passed and she has been killed. and now, we go to jim sciutto on the border of israel and lebanon. what is happening there? >> well, you might have heard that boom. as you are traveling along the border here as we have been doing for several days, you will encounter this with regularity, the smoke rising, and flames, and we have heard two booms within seconds, and the top of the ridgeline is the lebanon border there, and we believe that the explosion on the opposite side, and not clear whether it is outcoming artillery fire, and we do know that there was a short time ago an extraining this way in a town that we visited the other day, the zigzag pattern there marks the border of israel and lebanon, and it is this kind of the regular exchange of the rocket fire and artillery that we have been seeing with reg lairty, and something is under way, because again, we are hearing booms in the last couple of minutes, and that is the low grade conflict here, hezbollah firing in and attempting to cross that

. >> and that was ricarda louk, mother of shani louk, a hostage, speaking to anderson cooper.ior columnist for the jewish post and he is joining us now from jerusalem. good morning, yaakov. deeply distressing accounts we've been hearing these past two days. the human costs obviously huge. how are people processing what happened? >> i think israelis are still very much in a state of shock, laila. you walk down the streets, they're empty. there is like this eerie silence outside to all of the cities i've been to talking to it's like this paralysis that has gripped the nation and the state of israel as we wait to see what's coming, right? we think that the worse is behind us. but let's remember that israel came into this suffering huge losses. almost a thousand people dead and that number is still going up. a couple hundred taken as hostages a in gaza, but there is still going to be a battle, but it is going to come. so there is more to come and israelis are with great anxiety even on this day of monday. >> and let's talk a little bit more about that because obviously everybody i

operations in the gaza strip last night, and then earlier in the day we heard that the remains of shani loukisraeli german tattoo artist who was seized at that music festival on october the 7th, that her remains have been found in the gaza strip, so it was a day of extremely mixed emotions for so many families here and abroad as the number of hostages being held in gaza remains so terribly high. let's speak to our panel now, stefanie bolzen who was a journalist in germany, and carwynjones, former first minister of wales and leader of the welsh labour party. they are hoping to get 100 trucks a day from egypt into gaza, america, today there have been less than 2a and there have been less than 2a and there has been less than 50 overall since the rafah crossing has been reopened. and still according to aid agencies, that wouldn't be enough. of course it is not going to be of course it is not going to be enough, but it is very important for the white house to be seen as helping in this very difficult situation in gaza city, and in gaza. sojoe biden has from the beginning when he went to israel, t

and the complexity of this ever—changing situation has been highlighted again in the case of shani loukrtist from germany. she was at the supernova music festival which was stormed by militants, who killed at least 260 people and kidnapped many others. news outlets were initially reporting that she had died after this footage emerged of her in the back of a pick—up truck, which we've edited because it's too upsetting to show. but after, her mother released a video to german media to say she believes shani is in hospital and alive, which is the desperate hope for so many other families. but this is a war with no end in sight. frankie mccamley, bbc news. several countries including egypt, qatar, turkey and russia have indicated they would take part in mediation talks to release the hostages. but it is a complex operation. lukwesa burak has more from the newsroom. now, what took place on the 7th of october, saturday the 7th of october, was unprecedented, when hamas fighters entered southern israel. they took 120, perhaps more people as hostage and took them into gaza. so, as israel prepare

and the complexity of this ever—changing situation has been highlighted again in the case of shani louk at least 260 people and kidnapped many others. news outlets were initially reporting that she had died after this footage emerged of her in the back of a pick—up truck, which we�*ve edited because it�*s too upsetting to show. but after, her mother released a video to german media to say she believes shani is in hospital and alive, which is the desperate hope for so many other families. but this is a war with no end in sight. frankie mccamley, bbc news. and in the past few hours, we�*ve heard from some of the families of israelis abducted by hamas. in a news conference, they demanded the establishment of a humanitarian corridor for the transfer of medicines and humanitarian aid to those abducted. next you�*ll hear from adva. her sister tamar was taken from the supernova festival. she is 27 years old and is now missing. tamar sufferes from crohn�*s disease. it is an inflammatory bowel disease. she uses humera. it�*s a medication. i�*m sorry... it is a biologic medication and she needs i

and the complexity of this ever—changing situation has been highlighted again in the case of shani louk desperate hope for so many other families. but this is a war with no end in sight. frankie mccamley, bbc news. more details are still emerging of the atrocities committed last saturday in jewish the atrocities committed last saturday injewish communities in southern israel. messages on an israeli mothers whatsapp group in the be'eri buts followed everything terrifying moment as their community came underfire from gunmen terrifying moment as their community came under fire from gunmen who killed 100 people. —— kibbutz. kibbutz be'eri in southern israel. a week ago, this was a community of around a thousand men, women and children living normal lives. mothers here shared a whatsapp group last saturday as the hamas gunmen came in. this, their whatsapp group's first message, warning of the unfolding horror. some of the women and their families ran to their safe rooms, fortified areas in their homes. "moments later, we have a terrorist on the stairs. "call someone." "there's an attack all

also taken from the festival, shani louk, a tattoo artist from germany, pictured here on holiday in mexicoer in a video of palestinian gunmen celebrating her capture on a pick—up truck. the images of shani herself are too upsetting to show. translation: we were sent a video in which i could clearly _ see our daughter unconscious with the palestinians and them driving around the gaza strip. i ask you to send us any help or news. jake marlowe's family and friends are also desperate for news. he's a 26—year—old british man who was working at the festival. he's reported to have told his mother he loved her and promised to keep her updated, before his phone began ringing out. on the road next to where the festival was taking place, the aftermath. we don't yet know what's happened to all those who came in these cars to party, to celebrate. shellshocked reunions with those who survived, but the brutality of the attack, the terror of it, will now be seared into the psyche of a nation. caroline hawley, bbc news. let's get the very latest now from our correspondent anna foster who's in southern isra

and the complexity of this ever changing situation has been highlighted again in the case of shani louks this morning, but also you can get more news and analysis on the ongoing situation on the new bbc podcast conflict. it is presented by our chief international correspondence, lease doucet. —— lyse doucet. that is available wherever you get your podcasts. mike, can you do me a favour. can you set the scene for me in france. two cities will see a lot of sporting action today while we are all on our sofas, glued to the screens. it all on our sofas, glued to the screens. , all on our sofas, glued to the screens-— all on our sofas, glued to the screens. , , ., ., ~ screens. it is hibernation weekend, literally edge _ screens. it is hibernation weekend, literally edge of _ screens. it is hibernation weekend, literally edge of your _ screens. it is hibernation weekend, literally edge of your seats, - literally edge of your seats, because as you say, these two huge matches today and tomorrow, wales, ireland and england all involved, no talk about bonus points anymore, no getting big scores,