The hamas fighters broke through the border fence from gaza at these points marked in green, and then reached these areas in red. Israel says 700 of its citizens have been killed, with many others taken hostage. Israel has compared it to the 9 11 attacks and in retaliation, its launched a wave of air strikes on gaza, where nearly 500 palestinians have died. Live now to my colleague anna foster, whos in ashkelon, close to the gaza border. We are only a few kilometres from the border and i can hear an israeli plane overhead and the regular sound of explosions, which have continued notjust of explosions, which have continued not just through the of explosions, which have continued notjust through the night but through the morning. We were in ashkelon this morning as people they are dived for cover, the Commander A Barrage of missiles that had been fired in from gaza. It is something the people here are used to, but sites like this feel very different. You can see Israeli Military vehicle is starting to mass here ahead of a potential ground operation. Nobody knows whether they are here for security or whether they are preparing to attack but for people here, there is a real sense of nervousness. Can also possibly here in the background, the sound of loud pumping music. Some israelis have brought a vehicle, they have decorated it, they are flying the flag and they are sending the music presumably across to the troops who are on The Other Side of this field. It is an enormously tense time for people here in southern israel and in gaza. A middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the latest. The heavy bombardment continues. Volleys of palestinian rockets being fired from gaza. And israel is hitting back hard, saying hamas will pay the price for its Surprise Attack. The most deadly day the country has ever known. Im attack. The most deadly day the country has ever known. Im really Sor Ou Country has ever known. 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It is by far the worst day in israeli history, never before have so many israelis been killed by one single thing, let alone Enemy Activity on one day. If you are americans and want to compare this to something in american history, this could be a 9 11 or a pearl harbor wrapped into one. find this could be a 9 11 or a pearl harbor wrapped into one. And in gaza, harbor wrapped into one. And in gaza. Which harbor wrapped into one. And in gaza, which has harbor wrapped into one. And in gaza, which has seen harbor wrapped into one. And in gaza, which has seen repeated i harbor wrapped into one. And in gaza, which has seen repeated rounds of deadly fighting with israel since hamas took over 16 years ago, this conflict feels dangerously intense. Translation more . Conflict feels dangerously intense. Translation conflict feels dangerously intense. 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Perhaps as many as 130. 300,000 reservists have been drafted into the Israeli Military, in possible preparation for a Ground Offensive on gaza to try to free those hostages taken back there. Questions growing about why Israeli Intelligence didnt know these attacks were being planned and failed to stop them. Heres our security correspondent, gordon corera. A Music Festival in the desert that turned into a scene of slaughter. As many as 260 people are thought to have been killed here on saturday morning, and some others taken. This footage shows a hamas gunman who appears to lead away a hostage. The exact number of hostages seized across israel is unknown, but estimates put it at around 100. Amongst them are thought to be ada, thought to have been taken from a kibbutz on saturday, as her son told the bbc. Our understanding is that she is kidnapped. You know, we didnt identify her yet on The Other Side, and no one contacted us to say, hey, we have your mum, lets talk. That didnt happen. Hamas headquarters in gaza has already been destroyed by israel, but the hostages will have been dispersed in tunnels and hideouts. They are an important bargaining chip. In the past, theyve been used to negotiate the freeing of hamas prisoners from jails, and their presence may also complicate Israeli Military plans. Israeli tanks have been massing near gaza, reservists called up. And now the question is whether Israeli Forces will enter the Densely Populated territory. We are already seeing a massive israeli response to this attack. I think we will see more over the coming days. There will be a big question around a Ground Invasion of the gaza strip. That would, of course, be incredibly costly, probably very bloody. The number of hostages in gaza makes a Special Forces raid to free them near impossible. And it would require the type of intelligence that israel seemed to lack when it was caught by surprise, leaving fewer options. Gordon corera, bbc news. In a moment well speak to our North America correspondent, nomia iqbal, in washington, but first to jon donnison our correspondent injerusalem. We have been able to hear them, even as i am presenting the programme today, you can hear the sound of air strikes continuing on gaza as they have been for the last few hours, whats the latest you are hearing . I whats the latest you are hearing . I think the sense here is that israels offensive in gaza is only just beginning. It carried out strikes on more than 500 hamas targets overnight it says and then around lunchtime, the last years, air strikes have again intensified. Palestinian Health Officials say at least 15 people were killed in a strike on the Densely Populated refugee camp in the north of the gaza strip. Meanwhile israels Defence Minister has ordered a complete blockade of the territory, saying no food, no water, no electricity must pass in, and the un says that 120,000 people from gaza have been displaced with many seeking shelter in un schools. Meanwhile, more than two days after that unprecedented attack by hamas, the border area around where you are, according to israeli officials, is still not completely secure. An Israeli Military spokesman said they had now taken back full control of israeli communities in Southern Israeli Communities in southern israel which had been attacked by hamas but he said that some hamas militants may still be at large. Thank you, jon. Nomia iqbal is also with us. Nomia, if its rail have asked the us, one of the key allies, for extra support to add to this battery operation. Israel have asked. What response are they getting from the us and from President Biden . Getting from the us and from President Biden . Well, the uss resonse President Biden . Well, the uss response is. President biden . Well, the uss response is, to President Biden . Well, the uss response is, to quote President Biden . Well, the uss response is, to quote the President Biden . Well, the uss i response is, to quote the defence secretary. Response is, to quote the defence secretary, ironclad and its been really secretary, ironclad and its been really swift. Already the americans are sending huge firepower to the mediterranean to help israel. They are sending an Aircraft Carrier decked are sending an Aircraft Carrier decked with warplanes, with destroyers, cruisers, also extra military destroyers, cruisers, also extra Military Systems such as ammunitions, this is because it underlines ammunitions, this is because it underlines a fear that the americans have which underlines a fear that the americans have which is that this conflict could have which is that this conflict could spill out into the region and draw could spill out into the region and draw in could spill out into the region and draw in other groups such as the powerful draw in other groups such as the powerful hezbollah militant group. It powerful hezbollah militant group. It has powerful hezbollah militant group. It has not powerful hezbollah militant group. It has not been confirmed but there are reports it has not been confirmed but there are reports that americans have been taken are reports that americans have been taken hostage. We can confirm that americons taken hostage. We can confirm that americans have been killed, but we dont americans have been killed, but we dont Know Americans have been killed, but we dont know the numbers, we dont know dont know the numbers, we dont know the dont know the numbers, we dont know the full details. President biden know the full details. President biden is know the full details. President biden is also trying to shore up support biden is also trying to shore up support for israel in the region. Specifically trying to get it from saudi specifically trying to get it from saudi arabia. He is trying to normalise relations between the two countries, normalise relations between the two countries, saudi arabia and israel, it is the countries, saudi arabia and israel, it is the heart of his middle east policy, it is the heart of his middle east policy, but saudi arabia hasnt condemned hamas and appears to be blaming condemned hamas and appears to be blaming israel instead. 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Lots of things at play but its worth remembering, the us is israels biggest remembering, the us is israels biggest diplomatic and military hacker, biggest diplomatic and military backer, so israels war and by extension backer, so israels war and by extension is a huge priority for America Extension is a huge priority for america. ,. ,. , ~ extension is a huge priority for america. ,. ,. ,. , extension is a huge priority for america. ,. ,. , ~ ,. America. Nomia, thank you very much. Those discussions america. Nomia, thank you very much. Those discussions are america. Nomia, thank you very much. Those discussions are still america. Nomia, thank you very much. Those discussions are still going those discussions are still going under the very highest level. Heads of state level. The Un Security Council also met last night. But of course while this is all happening, while those talks are going on, it is all about ordinary people here on the ground. When we were in ashkelon this morning in the aftermath of the missile attack, people had been cowering in their homes, hearing the sound of missiles exploding above their heads. We talked to one young family, children in their arms, standing next to the windows of the building, they had seen the windows smashed, they were breathless and frightened and i think that really sums up for people who live here the mood and the emotion right now. Many thanks indeed. Anna foster reported from southern israel a few miles from the gaza border. Our top story this afternoon israel says its troops are back in control of all the communites that were attacked by hamas militants over the weekend. And still to come jake jarman takes Great Britains first vault title at the world gymnastics championships. Coming up on bbc news after hammering england in their opening game, new zealand are on course for a big score against the netherlands at the Cricket World Cup in india. Labours shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, has promised to Get Britain Building if the party wins the next general election. In a speech at labours conference in liverpool, she said the party would speed up the Planning Process by Fast Tracking Priority Decisions on infrastructure and appointing 300 new planning officers. Our deputy political editor, vicki young, reports from liverpool. What should be the top priority for a Labour Chancellor . Rachel reeves has had a long to think about it and shes playing safe. Much of her messages about reassurance, trying to persuade voters she can be trusted with their money. And there was a surprise message of support from this former Bank Of England governor. From this former Bank Of England rovernor. ,. From this former Bank Of England rovernor. , from this former Bank Of England rovernor. ,. ,. , governor. Rachel reeves is a serious economist governor. Rachel reeves is a serious economist it governor. 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While allowing the wealthiest to avoid taxes, keeping loopholes open and letting government waste spiral. Taxpayers money government waste spiral. Taxpayers money should be spent with the same care with money should be spent with the same care with which we spend around money~ care with which we spend around money so care with which we spend around mone. ,. , care with which we spend around mone. ,. ,. ,. , money. So labour would target tax rises on nondorms, money. So labour would target tax rises on nondorms, energy money. So labour would target tax rises on nondorms, Energy Companies rises on non dorms, Energy Companies and. In rises on nondorms, Energy Companies and. , ,. , and. In my first budget as chancellor and. In my first budget as chancellor of and. In my first budget as chancellor of the and. In my first budget as| chancellor of the exchequer, and. In my first budget as i chancellor of the exchequer, i and. In my first budget as chancellor of the exchequer, i will end the chancellor of the exchequer, i will end the tax loophole which exempts private end the tax loophole which exempts private schools from paying vat on Business Private schools from paying vat on business rates. And, conference, we will put business rates. And, conference, we will put that business rates. And, conference, we will put that money into helping the 93 of will put that money into helping the 93 of our will put that money into helping the 93 of our children who are in our state 93 of our children who are in our state schools. She 93 of our children who are in our state schools. 93 of our children who are in our state schools. ,. ,. ,. , state schools. She promised to clamp down on ministers state schools. She promised to clamp down on ministers use state schools. She promised to clamp down on ministers use of state schools. She promised to clamp down on ministers use of private down on ministers use of private jest, Consultancy Spending on those who profited from prop during the pandemic. Privatejets. Speeding up pandemic. Privatejets. Speeding up the Planning Process would Get Britain Building, she said. Britain building, she said. Labour is the Party Britain building, she said. Labour is the party of britain building, she said. Labour is the party of the britain building, she said. Labour is the party of the builders, britain building, she said. Labour is the party of the builders, not l is the party of the builders, not the blockers, the party of Economic Growth the blockers, the party of Economic Growth and the blockers, the party of Economic Growth and it is now beyond doubt, it is labour growth and it is now beyond doubt, it is labour that is the party of home it is labour that is the party of Home Ownership in britain today. With a huge lead in the opinion polls, many believe labour is closer to power than it has been in years, and that brings an excitement and energy to this gathering. But there are nerves in the top team too. No one wants to put a foot wrong. Is there a danger in being too timid in there a danger in being too timid in the economic offered to voters . So the economic offered to voters . Sr what the economic offered to voters . 5r what im saying is that we need to look at the economy differently, we need to do some big ticket ideas, and the renationalisation of energy is one of those ideas. Is one of those ideas. Labour insiders insist is one of those ideas. Labour insiders insist they is one of those ideas. Labour insiders insist they are is one of those ideas. Labour insiders insist they are not i insiders insist they are not complacent about their lead in the polls, but the announcement that they will fight the next election on they will fight the next election on the economy is a sign of a new confidence. Vicki young, bbc news, liverpool. Lets get some analysis of that speech from our economics editor. She has been outlining her Economic Vision for britain. How different is it from the governments . It is vision for britain. How different is it from the governments . It from the governments . It is a difference it from the governments . It is a difference in it from the governments . It is a difference in approach it from the governments . It is a difference in approach from it from the governments . It is a difference in approach from someone who wants to be the first female chancellor potentially within a year. The detail on policies wasnt there, but i think there was an attempt to communicate to the public that she will be an iron chancellor who will hammer down on unnecessary spending and be off on taxes too. She sort of looked toward some changes in the Global Economy where people make things closer to where they are rather than buying them from east asia, but where those changes have happened around the world, you tend to have got more borrowing to support the economy. She didnt sort of confirms that there would be more borrowing. The most extraordinary thing, which we havent seen before, was the endorsement from former bank of England Governor Mark carney, who went out of his way to say he supported her approach. We havent seen that before from the Bank Of England governor quite so candidly. Thank you very much. The governments controversial plan to send some Asylum Seekers to rwanda will be scrutinised by the Supreme Court today. Back injune, the Court Of Appeal ruled that rwanda could not be considered a safe third country to send people to. But now the Supreme Court is hearing the governments appeal against that ruling. Our home and Legal Correspondent Dominic Casciani is at the Supreme Court for us now. Dominic, explain the significance of whats happening there this week . Quite simply, this is make or break for the government. We have a situation where the Court Of Appeal has blocked the rwanda plan, saying that the legal test the Home Secretary effectively went through to decide if rwanda was a safe country to send people was completely flawed because there was a risk that migrants could be sent from there back to their Home Countries and there face persecution, torture, Inhumane Treatment or worse. That is the key issue at the heart of this today. Today, this morning, the governments lead lawyer told the five justices here at the Supreme Court there is every reason to conclude that rwanda will want this set of arrangements to work. There is no flaw in the Home Secretarys analysis that this deal is safe and lawful and can be made to work. And there is every incentive on rwanda to comply. He went some of the issues. He said there was independent monitoring in place, so anyone who is sent to the country, basically their treatment will be tracked in the months that follow. There will be unofficial on the ground to try and deal with problems as they emerge. There will be reports the government. He said there was nothing conceivably to suggest that people would be ill treated or would be sent back to their Home Countries. The Critical Question is, can the government when . If it doesnt, the policy is deadin when . If it doesnt, the policy is dead in the water. If it does, we are into a Ticking Clock as to when the first flight could leave the uk. Back to you. About 17,500 women in Northern Ireland are to have their smear tests re checked as part of a major review of Cervical Screening Dating back to 2008. It follows a highly critical report by the Royal College of pathologists. Lets get the latest ont his from our ireland correspondent, chris page, whos in belfast. This major review affects women who had Cervical Smear Test between 2008 and 2021, carried out by the Southern Health trust, which is based in craigavon in county armagh. The medical director of the trust has already apologised for what he said was the stress and anxiety caused to thousands of families. That very critical report by experts from the Royal College of pathologists found that several staff working on the Southern Trust Cervical Screening Programme were underperforming, and that action taken by management was inadequate over many years. The college found that a majority of negative results issued by the Southern Trust laboratory were correct, but a significant number of these would likely have been identified as potentially abnormal if they had been carried out by other laboratories. It is understood the trust is in contact with the family of a woman who recently died from cervical cancer, and with another woman who is now receiving palliative care. The Northern Ireland parliament have said what has happened is clearly unacceptable, that the women should be reassured that the Cervical Screening Programme across Northern Ireland is effective. The women affected by this review will find out by letter, arriving by tomorrow morning. Chris, thank you very much. Metro bank has struck a deal with investors to shore up its finances. It has raised £325 million in new funding, and refinanced £600 million of debt, in a move the lender says will secure its future. Shares in the bank plunged last week amid concerns over its balance sheet. Our business correspondent, theo leggett, has more. It opened with a fanfare in 2010. Metro bank was the first new lender to hit the high street in more than 100 years. It promised a new approach, with branches open seven days a week, free biscuits for customers dogs, and lollies for the kids. It was popular with customers and investors. But then the shine came off. An Accounting Scandal revealed in 2019 helped to send its share price tumbling, while losses mounted up. Its struggled to recover ever since. The Accounting Scandal of 2019 caused investors to lose confidence in managements ability to run the bank. Investors argued that if management cant be trusted to produce the accounts properly, can they really be trusted to run a complicated business like banking . Matters came to a head last week amid reports metro bank urgently needed to raise hundreds of millions of pounds. Its share price plummeted once again. But now it has the money it needs after agreeing a major new funding package. Metro bank set out to do things differently to other banks. For example, by concentrating on having lots of branches and doing Business Face To face when its rivals were closing down branches and concentrating on online services, which are cheaper. Its fundraising means it has now bought itself more time to prove that its Business Model can work and hopefully win back the confidence of investors. People people banking. Its banking by people who get people. So metro bank now has another chance to sell its peoples Banking Model to the people. But the question now is whether it can make the numbers add up. Theo leggett, bbc news. Gymnastjake jarman has made history for Great Britain becoming the first World Champion on the vault. That was britains only medal in antwerp whilst the american superstar simone biles ended the championships with four. Olly foster reports. At the end of the runway and hurtling towards take off, jake jarman is the only current gymnast in the world who has this particular vault in their routine. What about that a Head Spinning 3. 5 twists and named the yonekura. It was close to perfect. One of the legacies in the sport is the great gymnasts get vaults and dismounts named after them. This one is the dragulescu. A Front Double Somersault with a half twist, it wasnt as clean as his first landing but was good enough to keep his name at the top of the scoreboard. This means everything to me. I was nervous today, i was nervous because i put a lot of. I dont know why, i put a lot of expectations on myself to do well, but somehow i have managed to keep my cool. Jarman celebrated last night with a slice of pizza. Why not . He is now european, commonwealth and World Champion. What next . Well, the Focus Is Paris next year, as it is for simone biles. She has given her name to five different gymnastics elements, and signed off from the championships with five medals. Striking gold on the beam. Oh, absolute class and the floor on the final day. She now has 23 world titles. And to think it could have been more if she hadnt taken a two year break for her mental health. At the beginning of the year i wasnt sure i would be competing, and i actually wasnt supposed to be competing. So to end up here at worlds at the end of the year, its just like i keep amazing myself. Biles will be the main draw in the Olympics Gymnastics Arena next year, but Injake Jarman Great Britain will also have a name to watch out for. Olly foster, bbc news. A hoard of coins thought to be around 330 years old has been found, hidden under a stone fireplace in glencoe in western scotland. They are believed to have belonged to a Highland Clan Chief who was murdered in the Glencoe Massacre. Our scotland correspondent, alexandra mackenzie, has more details. 36 silver and bronze coins dating from the late 1500s to the 1680s. They were found in glencoe by an Archaeology Student on her very first dig. After removing it from the floor, the dirt shifted inside, so you could see some coins. You couldnt see how many or what they were. You just saw the glimmer in the sun. Then the magnitude of the discovery began to dawn on her. It was kind ofjust blank. You just had the excitement, and you were shaking a little bit, because you realised what you had in your hands, and that you were the first one to touch it in quite a while. Its thought that the coins were hidden for safekeeping in the clan chiefs summerhouse during the Glencoe Massacre of 1692. Whats really important about this, and the kind of human story that we can tell from this, is that whoever buried it clearly didnt return to recover it, and so we can suggest that they probably died as a result of the massacre, whether it be by Direct Action or by the kind of flight over the hill passes in that kind of snowy blizzard. Its believed the coins were less about currency and more of a precious status symbol. It would be very interesting to know how they did show them off. Obviously, buried under the fireplace, its the totally opposite idea, but its interesting that three of them have got little piercings in them. And they were old. They are old now, obviously, but even then, some of them were 100 years old, so its like this really quite grand collection. And these ones with a hole in, thats so that you can hang them round your neck. The team said this was the first major excavation of the scattered rocks in glencoe. The discovery has revealed a little of the secrets held by these mountains for generations. Alexandra mackenzie, bbc news. Lets return to our top story now and get the latest from our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, injerusalem and our correspondent anna foster whos in ashkelon, near the border with gaza. Anna, first of all to you. Two days after the Surprise Attack by hamas fighters that has left some 700 israelis dead, there must still be a real sense of shock there where you are in southern israel. There is, ben, and this is something that people here, many of them have not seen something of this size and scale in living memory. They knew that their skies were not safe. People who live in the Southern Israeli Communities are used to missiles being fired from gaza, used to the sound of them exploding in the sky, used to be in close enough to gaza to hear when the idf respond with their own air strikes, but they were used to their land being said, not used to people breaking through the fence. They have never before had to process something on the scale of a massacre of young people at a Music Festival, dancing, enjoying themselves, cut down by hamas militants breaking through onto israeli soil in this way, and it has generated a huge amount of fear and uncertainty in people. They are asking questions of their leadership, asking why the Israeli Intelligence services didnt know this was going to happen and didnt stop it. The fear here is palpable, ben. Anna, thank you very much indeed. As i say, 700 israelis dead and more than 500 palestinians dead in gaza after israeli retaliatory strikes. Lets go to lyse injerusalem for us. We heard earlier in the programme and Israeli Security spokesman described these hamas attacks as pearl harbor and 911 combined. The question is, how does israel respond . Combined. The question is, how does israel respond . Israel respond . Israel has for the First Time Since israel respond . Israel has for the First Time Since 1973, israel respond . Israel has for the First Time Since 1973, the israel respond . Israel has for the First Time Since 1973, the yom First Time Since 1973, the yom kippur war, First Time Since 1973, the yom kippurwar, has First Time Since 1973, the yom kippur war, has formally declared that this is a war. We knew that from Prime Minister netanyahu when this unprecedented assault started. Extraordinarily, today they are still trying to track down palestinian gunmen who are still in kibbutzes and towns along southern israel. They were able to penetrate a fence which was regarded as impenetrable, regarded as one of the formidable defences. They broke through it and they are still breaking through today in the areas where they breached it. That is where they breached it. That is where they breached it. That is where the focus is now. Israel has called up 300,000 reservists who are heading to the border with the gaza strip and to other sensitive points. The focus is on striking as hard as they can, as often as they can in they can, as often as they can in the gaza strip. 500 strikes overnight. More throughout the day, and a complete siege imposed. This isjust the beginning of and a complete siege imposed. This is just the beginning of a very long and painfuland is just the beginning of a very long and painful and very dangerous operation. And painful and very dangerous oeration. , and painful and very dangerous operation and painful and very dangerous oeration. ,. , operation. Lyse doucet, thank you very much. Operation. Lyse doucet, thank you very much. With operation. Lyse doucet, thank you very much, with the operation. Lyse doucet, thank you very much, with the latest operation. Lyse doucet, thank you very much, with the latest from i very much, with the latest from jerusalem. Let mejust let me just tell you, we have learnt from an official uk source that more than ten british citizens are now feared dead or missing in israel after those attacks over the weekend by hamas full stop we will have much more on that development in our programmes throughout the day. Time for a look at the weather. Heres helen willetts. In the uk, a tale of contrast in the weather this weekend. Over 180 millimetres in the wettest spot, argyll and bute, more than a months worth of rain, contrasted with 26 ounces further south, where we have not had a drop of rain in some parts so far this october, but