that was sharone lifshitz, translating for - about them. as sharone i lifshitz, translating for yocheved lifshitz, translating for yocheved lifshitz, one of two elderly israeli hostages released overnight from gaza. her husband, sharone lifshitz�*s father, oded, remains as one of the hostages still in the gaza strip. in an attempt to contain the conflict, trying to stop it from spreading across the region, emmanuel macron visited israel today. speaking alongside his israeli counterpart isaac herzog, he said the first objective of the war should be to secure the release of all hostages. president macron added that it was israel's duty to fight against hamas "without enlarging the conflict." he's also due to visit the palestinian president mahmoud abbas in the occupied west bank today. if i'm here with my delegation, it is to express our support and solidarity. we share your pain. what happened on the 7th of october is an awful terrorist attack against your people, your nation, it is right. and, it was an immense shock for the whole planet, es

sharone lifshitz has heard nothing from her ill mother and peace activist father since this israeli communitybout reprisals if she even shows their pictures. there is a lot of forces that try to make us feel that the others are not human. and i think we have to go back to remembering that these are humans. this is my mum, but she could be your mum, you know, and she could be anyone's mum. and i don't wish that on anyone. sharone is still clinging to the hope her parents will be returned to safety. aleem maqbool, bbc news. and here in the uk, david lammy, a labour mp and a shadow foreign secretary has been speaking at the labour friends of palestine event in liverpool. have a listen. i think of the children facing the reality of war in a place that was already bereft of hope. organisations for the palestinians are doing essential and life—saving work to support people on the ground. a pay tribute to your staff working in the most difficult of conditions to help save lives. i agree with president macron when he said we must not confuse the fight against terrorism with the most elementary humani

sharone lifshitz has heard nothing from her ill mother and peace activist father since this israeli community pictures. there is a lot of forces that try to make us feel that the others are not human. and i think we have to go back to remembering that these are humans. this is my mum, but she could be your mum, you know, and she could be anyone's mum. and i don't wish that on anyone. sharone is still clinging to the hope her parents will be returned to safety. aleem maqbool, bbc news. find more updates on the bbc website. that's all for now. thanks for watching. hello there. so far this october, we've been building in some pretty big contrasts in terms of rainfall. parts of the south haven't even had a single drop of rain yet, whereas across northern scotland, aboyne in aberdeenshire, we've already had 113 millimetres of rain. that's already more than an average 0ctober. and of course, we're only a third of the way through the month. then we had these temperature contrasts on tuesday — 26 degrees in writtle near chelmsford in essex, just 13 in lerwick, behind a cold front across the far north

sharon lifshitz is living a nightmare.ng from her parents since this israeli community was attacked and burnt to the ground, where entire families were gunned down and from which dozens have gone missing. she's worried about reprisals if she shows pictures of her mother and her father, who spent his retirement driving palestinian patients from the gaza border to hospitals. there is a lot of forces that try to make us feel that the others are not human. and i think we have to go back to remembering that these are humans. this is my mum, but she could be your mum, you know, and she could be anyone's mum. and i don't wish that on anyone. sharon is still clinging to the hope her parents will be returned to safety. aleem maqbool, bbc news. today we are in the clinical skills lab. as you can see here we have a couple of the mannequins that we use to learn basic life support. i will demonstrate some cpr. we have two different manikins with two different manikins with two different skin tones. we've got two different manikins of t

sharone lifshitz has heard nothing from her ill mother and peace activist father since this israeli communityshe even shows their pictures. there is a lot of forces that try to make us feel that the others are not human. and i think we have to go back to remembering that these are humans. this is my mum, but she could be your mum, you know, and she could be anyone's mum. and i don't wish that on anyone. sharone is still clinging to the hope her parents will be returned to safety. aleem maqbool, bbc news. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has promised a decade of national renewalfor britain. he told the labour party conference in liverpool that if elected he would introduce reforms to the nhs, invest in education and build 1.5 million new homes. sir keir�*s speech was briefly interupted at the start by a protester who poured glitter all over him. a 28—year—old man was arrested. our political editor, chris mason, reports from liverpool. whatever you do, don't get your placard upside down. careful control of choreography, a big part of any party conference. a big part, that is, until the unex

sharone lifshitz has heard nothing from her ill mother and peace activist father since this israeli communityothers are not human. and i think we have to go back to remembering that these are humans. this is my mum, but she could be your mum, you know, and she could be anyone's mum. and i don't wish that on anyone. sharone is still clinging to the hope her parents will be returned to safety. aleem maqbool, bbc news. let us take you to gaza and the glimpse at what it is looking like and we have been seeing a few instances of explosions and splashes of oranges, evidence that the bombing continues there for days after hamas began their assault in the death has reached 1000 and more than 900 people have been killed in gaza. hello there. so far this october, we've been building in some pretty big contrasts in terms of rainfall. parts of the south haven't even had a single drop of rain yet, whereas across northern scotland, aboyne in aberdeenshire, we've already had 113 millimetres of rain. that's already more than an average 0ctober. and of course, we're only a third of the way through the month.

sharon lifshitz is living a nightmare.d and burnt to the ground, where entire families were gunned down and from which dozens have gone missing. she's worried about reprisals if she shows pictures of her mother and her father, who spent his retirement driving palestinian patients from the gaza border to hospitals. there is a lot of forces that try to make us feel that the others are not human. and i think we have to go back to remembering that these are humans. this is my mum, but she could be your mum, you know, and she could be anyone's mum. and i don't wish that on anyone. sharon is still clinging to the hope her parents will be returned to safety. aleem maqbool, bbc news. you can get more news and analysis on the ongoing situation with a new bbc podcast. the conflict: israel—gaza is presented by our chief international correspondent lyse doucet and is available now on the bbc sounds app or wherever you get your podcasts. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has put the theme of rebuilding britain at the centre of his p

wrightjust hearing there from sharone lifshitz, the daughter of one of the two hostages released overnights this morning, they confirmed that they have kept up heavy bombardment over the gaza strip overnight, targeted, they say, at hamas infrastructure and members of hamas. we are also hearing about the huge impact on palestinian civilians stuck inside gaza, suffering the aerial bombardment as well as the siege with the lack of water, food, and medical supplies. joining me now is a palestinian journalist, based right now in amsterdam. taghreed el—khodary, you have family and friends still in gaza. . , , you have family and friends still in gaza. ., , , ., ., ., gaza. family, friends, and i have no internet, gaza. family, friends, and i have no internet. i — gaza. family, friends, and i have no internet, i cannot _ gaza. family, friends, and i have no internet, i cannot contact _ gaza. family, friends, and i have no internet, i cannot contact them. - internet, i cannot contact them. today, i managed to call them directly from my mobile. they are extremely terrified, they are talking about h

lifshitz describing living through hell. sitting in her wheelchair, frail. her voice faint. her daughter, sharon, translating, describing the moment hamas terrorists stormed her kibbutz and kidnapped lifshitz and her husband. >> she was taken on the back of a motorbike with her body, with her legs on one side and her head on another side. while she was being taken, she was hit by sticks. >> reporter: we have reported here on the vast network of tunnels hamas has built under the gaza strip. and lifshitz describing being taken into those tunnels with the other captives. >> there are a huge, huge network of tunnels underneath. it looks like a spider web. >> reporhe activist who helped palestinian civilians in the past, getting them medical care in israel, describing how hamas kidnappers took her jewelry, her watch, but she say, they fed her bread, cheese, and cucumbers, even game her medicine. describing the ground as moist, the air humid. she said the israeli government didn't take warning sewns seriously, and all day today, israel launching one of the most intense aerial attacks on gaza. over 400

lifshitz. i spoke to sharon, the interpreter, before that press conference. here's some of what she told me. >> the nurse said she'd very sharp and very communicate and she wants to tell everybody what she knows. she's really the first person that has been with other people there. i think she's very aware that she can pass on information. >> she was with other people? >> yes, she was with other people. there was medical care to some extent. i know that she was with some children, i think. then she would have done quite a lot of work with them. i don't think she kept sitting in a corner. >> she was very careful, both her daughter and mom were careful not to give any details about who her mother had contact with. that's something she wants -- would want to do privately with families because there are so many families desperate for any information about their loved ones. so she will certainly be wanting to communicate through -- both with the idf and other family members about what she saw, who she saw, specific names of family members, and particularly any chil

once in gaza, lifshitz says her treatment improved. her daughter sharonew in from london, translated her remarks. >> my mom is talking about coming there. when they arrived, they arrived into a large hall in which about 25 hostages were gathered. after two or three hours, those hostages, five have them, she among them, were taken into separate rooms. my mom is saying they were very friendly towards them and took care of them, that they were given medical -- they were given medicine and they were treated. one of the men weighed them. have been badly injured from a motorbike accident on the way. the paramedic was looking after his wounds. he was given medicine and antibiotics. so the people were friendly, they kept the place very clean. >> we were very hurt -- with the scapegoats. warned us three weeks prior with people who came for the road and burned fields, incendiary balloons to burn our fields. they did not address this seriously. saturday morning when everything was quiet, there was a heavy bombardment of the communities. and with that, the masses inf

yocheved lifshitz�*s husband is still in captivity. yocheved's daughter sharones in london, spoke exclusively to the bbc on a flight to tel aviv. i am very excited. ijust saw pictures of my mum with ourfamily. they are all in the hospital. i'm very worried for my dad, so it's a very mixed emotion. it's wonderful to see my mum and her grace — it comes across, she's quite something. i'm so proud of her. the international red cross helped secure the release of the hostages. we have called repeatedly for access to those that remain detained, that remain as hostages, and we will continue to do so. right now, our goal is to be glad that these people will be able to make it safe home safely to their families. across gaza, there's widespread destruction, as israel's military has continued to pound targets from the air. it says it's preparing unrelenting attacks to dismantle hamas. but most of the more than 5,000 palestinians who've been killed are civilians. the united nations says 20 lorries of aid entered via the rafah crossing yesterday with food, water and medicine,