For a humanitarian corridor. More details emerge from the Music Festival attacked by hamas where 260 people died. Imagine yourself using a rocket that is meant to fire on houses or tanks, fired on a group of 20 civilians. This is gaza now, still plumes of smoke rising from the horizon as israeli missiles continue to strike. Well have the latest from both sides of the border. Israeli air strikes israel air strikes have continued strikes through the night in gaza israel says it has struck around two and a half thousand sites linked to hamas. This is the scene live in gaza on tuesday morning. The on tuesday morning. Latest lines coming in are tha we the latest lines coming in are that we know that 900 people have died on the israeli side, and we think more than 700 people have been killed in strikes on gaza, according to palestinian authorities. The Un Childrens Agency is calling for a humanitarian corridor in and out of gaza, but israel has cut supplies of fuel, electricity and water. The pollen Palestinian Red Crescent society has tried to help victims. We asked a spokesperson what they had heard about conditions in gaza. Since the beginning of the escalation, teams are working tirelessly to deal with casualties in gaza strip. We have witnessed a significant increase in the number of israeli air strikes on residential buildings and homes. This has resulted in a large number of casualties. After midnight, we have dealt with around 255 fatalities, as well as 1200 injuries, while according to the Ministry Of Health of palestinians who have lost their lives is around 687. 140 of them are children, and 105 are women. The situation in gaza is really catastrophic. Last night also we we are witnessing great destruction for infrastructure and major roads surrounding. For example, the one that led to the al kuds hospital, and Emergency Centre as well. Everything around there was also destroyed, which is another challenge for the medical teams, regarding the movement and a rival for the wounded people. The armed win of for the wounded people. The armed wing of hamas for the wounded people. The armed wing of hamas has for the wounded people. The armed wing of hamas has threatened for the wounded people. The armed wing of hamas has threatened to i for the wounded people. The armed | wing of hamas has threatened to kill hostages it is holding gaza if israel bombs what the group says are civilian houses without prior warning. Israel says it is only targeting the mass and warnings are being sent to the civilian population. Many of the hostages were taken from a Music Festival attacked by gunmen on saturday. As many as 260 people were killed there. This video shows members of hamas capturing people at gunpoint. Hamas capturing people at gunpoint. Hamas claims 100 soldiers and civilians have now been taken. The fate of those captives is not known but hamas says that israeli air strikes you can see the aftermath of one here have led to the deaths of some of them. Lets hear now from a witness to the attack on that Music Festival israeli soldier ephraim mordechayev. Israeli soldier ephraim when we saw the terrorists, the panic starts, because we understood that we are in a situation thats much, much bigger than we thought. And in a situation that there is someone is that is 20 10 metres from you with guns and trying to kill you. The car was driving. We saw cars driving with dead people in the car. So in this situation we understand that we need to escape and do anything that we do. And there was a couple of guns that i saw with my eyes. The first one was ak, kalashnikov. They were shooting this gun with an automatic stage. I didnt see the snipers, but i heard the snipers. 100 . Again, i was a sniper commander. I know how its heard. Rpgs. 0k, imagine yourself using a rocket that is meant to fire on houses or tanks fired on a group of 20 civilians and a machine guns with some. I saw machine guns on the vehicles and there were parachutes from the sky. There was rockets that came on us. And this is what i saw. It wasnt just people at the festival who were taken by hamas militants. A kibbutz, close to the border with gaza, was also attacked. This footage was posted on social media. And it shows yaffar adva, an 85 year old woman who lived there, being taken into gaza. Her granddaughter spoke to us about the kidnapping. She sent as a message, saying that there was a Terrorist Shooting and shouting in the street. That is the last message we got. We have other family in the kibbutz. We heard from them about the horrible things that were going on there, that terrorists were going on there, that terrorists were getting into houses and killing people, hurting them, burning their houses while they were sitting there, taking them hostage. And we couldnt reach my grandmother. We tried to find some videos, because we heard that some terrorists from gaza posted videos of people they kidnapped. And we found the video of her being taken away to gaza, with four armed men around her. Its heartbreaking. It hurts in every part of our body. We are crazy worried about her. My grandmother is ill, and she takes medicine every day. We dont know how long she can survive without her medicine. We do know that every day without her medicine she suffers from a lot of pain. We arejust medicine she suffers from a lot of pain. We are just praying that she will be back home with us. We will have more on the situation in israel and gaza later. Lets look at some of the stories making headlines. Labour leader sir keir starmer is due to speak at the partys conference this afternoon and it is expected that he will talk about his plans for a decade in number 10. He will call for a decade of national renewal, suggesting he is aiming for at least two terms in power. Live now to our corresondent nick eardley in liverpool. We had a taste of what we are expecting from keir starmer. What are the main headline is going to be from today . I are the main headline is going to be from today . From today . I think keir starmer will talk a lot from today . I think keir starmer will talk a lot about from today . I think keir starmer will talk a lot about the will talk a lot about the House Building issue you just mentioned, about trying to recalibrate the way that planning is Donein Recalibrate the way that planning is done in england, to make sure more houses can be built, more easily, in areas where it works. You have brownfield and greenfield sites. At the moment, labour want to change that and figure out more ways of finding extra areas where you can build homes. Ithink finding extra areas where you can build homes. I think keir starmer will talk about targets as well, how to vastly increase the number of homes that are being built in england. It is part of labours pitch to be seen as a party of aspiration, allowing more people to own their own house. I think, more broadly, keir starmer has a pretty big challenge this afternoon. To sell a vision to the country. We know that labour are quite a bit ahead in the polls at the moment, they have a definite spring in their step in liverpool, because there are a lot of people in the party who think they are on course to win the next general election. But some of the polling also suggests that support for labour is pretty thin, that the conservatives are unpopular with parts of the electorate, but they are not necessarily fully endorsing or totally getting behind keir starmer. 0ne endorsing or totally getting behind keir starmer. One of the challenges that keir starmer is going to have in his speech is to say to voters, this is my big plan. This is the thing that i think can excite the electorate and make people more enthusiastic about the labour party. So far, as leader, i think it is fair to say that he has failed to capture the political imagination and grab the initiative, and come up with a big agenda that has set the political will delight. That is the challenge this afternoon. He will move on from saying, this is why we think the other guys are bad, to this is why we think the public should believe that we are good. He talks of a decade of national renewal, which sounds ambitious and expensive. Where do they say the money is going to come from . That a Reall Aood Money is going to come from . That a really good question. Money is going to come from . That a really good question. The money is going to come from . That a really good question. The honest really good question. The honest answer is that we dont know for sure where the money will come from. One of the curious things about this conference season, tories last week, labour this week, there is not a lot of cash to be spent on big Public Spending pledges, because the public debt is so high. Theres been so much concern about public finances after a pandemic. There isnt a lot of money for parties to spend at the moment. The argument that labour might be making over the last 48 hours or so is that if they can get the economy growing quickly, it will increase the size of the pie and that will mean there is more money to spend on things like the nhs and other big priorities with the labour party. But that is potentially a year, potentially longer, growing the economy doesnt happen overnight. It will probably take months to happen, and even at that point it is not going to be a massive increase right away. So, thatis massive increase right away. So, that is another key question. Can labour excite the public imagination, excite its core vote and bring over other voters, without having those big spending pledges that sometimes are really attractive to voters . Labours pitch is that, actually, it thinks people are less interested in those big spending commitments and more interested in Hearing Labour say we will be sensible and cautious with the public finances. That is what we have heard time and time again from the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, that is what we are going to hear again today from keir starmer. But you make a really important observation. Forsome but you make a really important observation. For some people in the labour party, that is not that exciting. Its not the bold vision they want to hear, and i suspect so will want to hear a bit more from keir starmer this afternoon about how he is going to grab the public attention. ~ how he is going to grab the public attention. , ~ ,. , how he is going to grab the public attention. ~ ,. ,. Attention. Thank you very much indeed. The Covid 19 Inquiry has heard that the government failed to consider the government failed to consider the needs of disabled people, who were more likely to live in care homes, exposing them to the virus on top of having physical vulnerabilities. We can speak to ellie price. What have we been Hearing Today . Ellie price. What have we been Hearing Today . Ellie price. What have we been hearin toda . ,. ,. , Hearing Today . This morning, we have been hearing Hearing Today . This morning, we have been hearing from Hearing Today . This morning, we have been hearing from gus Hearing Today . This morning, we have been hearing from gus odonnell, Hearing Today . This morning, we have been hearing from gus odonnell, the| been hearing from gus odonnell, the former top Civil Servant, if you like. It is important to say he was not the top Civil Servant during the pandemic, but i think his expertise is being called on this morning. A bit of context on how cabinet here, during a major crisis, how decisions should be made. It was interesting he was referring to his time when he was basically at the top table, helping politicians make decisions. Bearing in mind he was there during the tony blair and gordon brown era, in the 2010s, and well into the David Cameron time. He said there were obviously disagreements at that time during senior politicians, better known, it would seem, comparable to what happened during the pandemic. We heard last week from patrick vallance, the then chief scientific 0fficer here in the uk, who talked about how it was, in essence, chaos in downing street, decisions were so difficult to come by. There was a number 10 at war with itself, really comparing his time, saying nothing was as bad as that. A look at how decisions were made during the pandemic, how they should have been made and maybe how they were not. Should have been made and maybe how they were not they were not. Thank you very much for that, ellie they were not. Thank you very much for that, ellie price. They were not. Thank you very much for that, ellie price. We they were not. Thank you very much for that, ellie price. We will they were not. Thank you very much for that, ellie price. We will have i for that, ellie price. We will have more on that story, as always, and bbc news. Lets return to our main story, the conflict between israel and hamas, it has entered its fourth day. Almost 190,000 people have been displaced. We can cross live to a Reserve Member of the Israeli Defense force, currently based in the uk, where he is studying. Let me ask you first of all, what have you been hearing from israel . Do you have any friends or family involved in what is happening . Unfortunately, it is very sad. In what is happening . Unfortunately, it is very sad. I in what is happening . Unfortunately, it is very sad, i have in what is happening . Unfortunately, it is very sad, i have eight in what is happening . Unfortunately, it is very sad, i have eight friends it is very sad, i have eight friends that i lost in the last few days, including many that i still cannot contact that have been at the festival, about 250 people were killed. We are hearing very hard stories about women that had been raped, and their kids were killed next to them, and elderly people that were shot in the head. Some things that the will has not seen since world war ii, when the nazis were in europe. I since world war ii, when the nazis were in eur0pe were in europe. I am so sorry for our were in europe. I am so sorry for your losses were in europe. I am so sorry for your losses and were in europe. I am so sorry for your losses and what were in europe. I am so sorry for your losses and what has were in europe. I am so sorry for. Your losses and what has happened were in europe. I am so sorry for your losses and what has happened to your losses and what has happened to your friends. Your losses and what has happened to yourfriends. Talk me your losses and what has happened to your friends. Talk me through what has happened. And where does israel go from here . It is a difficult time . It go from here . It is a difficult time . ,. ,. , ~ time . It is a horrible time. I think most of the time . It is a horrible time. I think most of the israelis time . It is a horrible time. I think most of the israelis have time . It is a horrible time. I think most of the israelis have siblings| most of the israelis have siblings and friends right now on the border, people they lost, or people in captivity. I also have families and friends. I heard very hard stories. Right now, israel, they have just got control of what has been one of the most horrible Terror Attacks that has happened in the world in the last century. I hope what will happen right now, and at the end, until this war, is that we will be able to defeat hamas and make sure that this Terror Organisation will not be able to invade, and make these horrible images happen again in the future, not in israel and not elsewhere around the world. Horse elsewhere around the world. How worried are elsewhere around the world. How worried are you elsewhere around the world. How worried are you about that, this is unprecedented what has happened . It is horrible. And i think this is one of the biggest catastrophes israel had. I am sure that israel will be able to stand back and make sure that although it was a very difficult few days, they will be able to recover. But it will take some time. More than that, we do understand that this war started by hamas, ijust want understand that this war started by hamas, i just want to correct, understand that this war started by hamas, ijust want to correct, a Terror Organisation, not militants, because they are not a military. Military does not kill babies in their beds, military does not rate women. This is something we should say clearly, like british unit, the Prime Minister of the uk said yesterday, and hope that we will be able to stop it as soon as we can, and the whole world will stand against hamas. And the whole world will stand against hamas. And the whole world will stand auainst hamas. ,. ,. ,. , against hamas. Talk to me about the international against hamas. Talk to me about the international community. Against hamas. Talk to me about the international community. There against hamas. Talk to me about the international community. There has L International community. There has been a lot of support for israel. How much support have you been getting in the uk . 0bviously how much support have you been getting in the uk . Obviously you are not back home, you are studying here. What support have you been getting from the communities we get wide su ort getting from the communities we get wide support right getting from the communities we get wide support right now. Getting from the communities we get wide support right now. I getting from the communities we get wide support right now. I think getting from the communities we get wide support right now. I think what l wide support right now. I think what we should do, in the international community, persons that are not related to israel, concern for humanity, we need to make sure these images will not happen again. I heard you before calling hamas militants, i want to correct you, they are not militants. Militants do not do this horrible picture. This is not a war between armies. It is a Terror Organisation similar to isis, similar to the nazis in world war ii. It is a global war that started in ukraine and is continuing in israel. We have seen iranians and russian support. It is israel. We have seen iranians and russian support. Russian support. It is so good to talk to yom russian support. It is so good to talk to yom i russian support. It is so good to talk to you. I know russian support. It is so good to talk to you. I know it russian support. It is so good to talk to you. I know it is russian support. It is so good to talk to you. I know it is a talk to you. I know it is a difficult time for you, i appreciate you to take the time to come and speak to us. Paul adams told me about the International Support shown for israel. It International Support shown for israel. ,. ,. , International Support shown for israel. ,. ,. , israel. It is a moment similar to ones we have israel. It is a moment similar to ones we have seen israel. It is a moment similar to ones we have seen before, israel. It is a moment similar to i ones we have seen before, where israel. It is a moment similar to ones we have seen before, where gaza is the focus, where israel feels the need to act. Of course, the events of saturday made this so much bigger, so much more significant. Of course, for the supporters of israel, the ones you mentioned in your introduction, it is also a much, much more complex situation, because most of those countries have national is among the hostages being held inside gaza. That number of hostages is anywhere between 100 and 150. The fact that at the moment we still dont know exactly how many is an indication of the complexity of the situation the israeli covenant is facing right now, and the complexity of those foreign governments who know their nationals are being held on must be deeply apprehensive that the events that are likely to unfold in the coming days, with a widely expected Israeli Ground invasion, courtesy all the fate, frankly, all those people who are undoubtedly being held in hamas buildings and facilities throughout the gaza strip. We buildings and facilities throughout the gaza strip. The gaza strip. We heard the us secretary of the gaza strip. We heard the us Secretary Of State the gaza strip. We heard the us Secretary Of State antony the gaza strip. We heard the us. Secretary of state Antony Blinken discussing support for israel with the foreign minister, eli cohen. Doctor support from the us, we are not sure what form it may take. How are the various allies of israel offering support . What they say they are going to do, other than the Verbal Support so far . I are going to do, other than the Verbal Support so far . Are going to do, other than the Verbal Support so far . I think it is frankly mostly Verbal Support so far . I think it is frankly mostly that. Verbal support so far . I think it is frankly mostly that. Take Verbal Support so far . I think it is frankly mostly that. Take a Verbal Support so far . I think it is. Frankly mostly that. Take a country like uk, there have been lots of expressions of solidarity and support, offers of assistance of various kinds. The United States is the only country the israelis will really take much notice of. Of course, they will be pleased, relieved to see such heartfelt expression of support around the world, with the israeli flag eliminating Capital Cities throughout the west. But it is american support is crucial. Illuminating. Sending a fleet to the mediterranean is an indication that. Perhaps a warning, to the pro uranium hezbollah in lebanon, and states that america could play a role if hostilities widen. 0ffers and states that america could play a role if hostilities widen. Offers of supplies of ammunition. We are not being given much of the way of detail here. Israel is about to extend a vast quantity of ammunition. It is already doing that, with hundreds of air strikes across gaza. The United States, not surprisingly, is saying we are with you and you can have pretty much anything you need to deal with this process. Anything you need to deal with this rocess. ,. , anything you need to deal with this rocess. ,. ,. ,. , process. Paul, the bombardment of gaza continues. Process. Paul, the bombardment of gaza continues. There process. Paul, the bombardment of gaza continues. There are process. Paul, the bombardment of gaza continues. There are air gaza continues. There are air missiles falling all the time. There is a siege, no food and water going on, no humanitarian corridor. The United Nations and who have both urged for some kind of humanitarian corridor. How likely is if that is going to be heeded and that the israelis will listen . I going to be heeded and that the israelis will listen . Going to be heeded and that the israelis will listen . I would say at the moment israelis will listen . I would say at the moment there israelis will listen . I would say at the moment there is israelis will listen . I would say at the moment there is zero israelis will listen . I would say at the moment there is zero chance | israelis will listen . I would say at l the moment there is zero chance of that happening. Look up the confusion surrounding the instructions to Palestinian Civilians to leave its. 0ne Instructions to Palestinian Civilians to leave its. One moment, the israeli saying they should head down to the rafah crossing and try to cross into egypt, a short time later, saying, no, no, that crossing is closed. Palestinians in gaza, 2. 4 million people, are being told to be on the move, but they have no idea where they can go that is safe. This has happened before. I watched in gaza years ago, when one of the israeli incursions was taking place, and gradually people moved further and gradually people moved further and further away from the front lines, particularly once the Israeli Ground troops started to come in. Its an overcrowded place, there is no way to go. So humanitarian situation can only deteriorate. This is a blockade, the likes of which we have not really seem to quite this extent before, the cutting off of electricity, water, food supplies. This is a collective punishment against an entire civilian population, to attempt to deal with the threat posed by hamas and what happened on saturday. It is going to be grim. Forthe happened on saturday. It is going to be grim. For the time being, israel will enjoy a wide degree of question support. The longer it goes on and the more civilian casualties mount, the more civilian casualties mount, the more civilian casualties mount, the more we will start to hear calls for restraint. For restraint. The Us Defence Department for restraint. The Us Defence Department described for restraint. The Us Defence Department described the i for restraint. The us defence i department described the actions for restraint. The Us Defence Department described the actions by hamas as isis level savagery. In a briefing to reporters, a Senior Defence official added that the us is working to expedite israels requests for more munitions and air defence. The official added that planes had already taken off to deliver some of the support requested. Additionally, the uss Ford Strike Group is expected to arrive in the area very soon. Capabilities range from intelligence gathering to long range strikes. It includes the carrier, accompanying cruisers and destroyers. Us Officials Say they have not seen the cooperation of iran being directly involved in the planning of the attack. Howd it Israeli Intelligence agencies seemingly failed to detect the attack . General Mark Schwarzer served as the us Security Coordinator for israel until 2021. Security coordinator for israel until2021. He Security Coordinator for israel until 2021. He spoke to us about the serious failure of intelligence. I think what the assessment is now after 72 hours post attack, the level of discipline that hamas exercised in staying off technical communications, to plan this operation, this raid, that the conducted, the incursion into israel, and the terrorist acts that followed. I think that this key. They are an enemy and terrorist organisation that learns from Terrorist Organisations in the region, but also from their own experience. They knew that by communicating and planning, using any type of technical means, in my assessment, based on what i have heard, that is the most likely way that they successfully pull that off. In that they successfully pull that off. ,. ,. , that they successfully pull that off. ,. ,. , that they successfully pull that off. In about an hour, bbc middle east analysts off. In about an hour, bbc middle east analysts will off. In about an hour, bbc middle east analysts will be off. In about an hour, bbc middle east analysts will be here off. In about an hour, bbc middle east analysts will be here with i off. In about an hour, bbc middle| east analysts will be here with me to answer some of your questions about the conflict. Do you get in touch with us. Send in any questions you might have. Hello again. Although some of us will have a dry, sunny and warm day, for others, weve got Weather Fronts coming in from the northwest, introducing rain, exacerbating the flooding risk, particularly so where the ground is already saturated. And the met office has a yellow Weather Warning out for Western Scotland for this rain. Weve Showery Rain Moving Out of Northern Ireland into Northern England and north wales. But south of that, a lot of dry and sunny weather away from the coasts. The irish sea coast and the English Channel coast prone to hang onto some mist and murk through the day. Top temperatures up to 24 or 25 somewhere in south east england. As we head through the evening, and overnight, this band of rain moves south as a weakening feature. But as it crosses england and also wales its going to rejuvenate. Some patchy fog ahead of it, blustery showers behind it. And under clear skies were looking at a chilly night in sheltered glens with temperatures falling away to four or six but mild across england, wales and Northern Ireland. Through tomorrow, our band of rain slowly sinks southwards. Wont get into the far south till after dark. 0n the other side of it, were looking at sunshine, blustery showers. Still windy across the far north of scotland, but fresher conditions will be following behind that weather front. So temperatures 10 to about 17 degrees for most of us. Its the south thats still clinging on to the warmer conditions at this stage. So wednesday into thursday, our front lingers in the south as a weak feature, but then it will develop a wave in it, so it will rejuvenate later in the day. So to start with, across Southern England it will be cloudy, therell be some drizzle around. Its later heavier rain will come in. Pushing north of that, a lot of dry weather. Therell be some sunshine around, some outbreaks of rain and windy conditions across the far north of scotland. Temperature wise, were looking at ten in the north to perhaps 20, maybe 22 in the far south east. Then for friday, what weve got are Weather Fronts which are going to be pushing northwards once again from the south, and southwards from the north. So basically what that means is its going to be wet at times, especially across england and wales. But this could change, the position could change and the timing. It may clear away a bit faster than this chart shows. And there will still be blustery showers across Northern Scotland in between some Sunshine Feeling cooler. And that leads us into a cooler weekend. Live from london. This is bbc news. Israels Prime Minister warns the gaza action has onlyjust begun and it will use enormous force against hamas. The Israeli Army Warns hamas militants there is � nowhere to hide. It says it has recovered the bodies of 1500 fighters and secured the border barrier. These are the latest pictures from gaza. 0ur correspondent there is staggered at the scale of the destruction. The heaviest, i think, ever air strikes that i have ever seen in my life and in my 25 years of working as a journalist. No food, water or electricity, with the crossing to egypt closed, calls for a humanitarian corridor. More details emerge from the Music Festival attacked by hamas where 260 people died