Its seven in the morning in singapore, and two am in israel where we begin our programme as israel continues its mass mobilisation of troops, Hundreds Of Thousands, on the southern border with gaza. The widespread expectation, that a ground offensive, across the frontier, maybe coming. But the un is calling for Essential Supplies to be allowed into the territory where the humanitarian situation is deteriorating rapidly, as israel enforces a complete siege. It follows the unprecedented attack five days ago on the country, by militants from hamas, a group committed to the destruction of israel and designated a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk. At least 1200 people in israel are now thought to have been killed in the multiple assaults last saturday. At least a thousand palestineans have been killed in retaliatory israeli airstrikes. Well be inside besieged gaza, with our correspondent, rushdi abu alouf. But we begin with a report from our International Editor jeremy bowen on the mass israeli troop build up. And just a warning, his report contains details and images some viewers may find distressing and upsetting. In the fields and farms on the border wire, israels combat soldiers are creating jumping off points to invade gaza. Late this afternoon at kibbutz berri, regular units and some of more than 300,000 mobilized reservists were preparing for the order to move in that most israelis believe will come. The buildup that were seeing here is certainly the clearest evidence that ive witnessed that israel is preparing for a Ground Operation in gaza. And if you add this to the formation of a war cabinet, you can see the direction they must be going in. Israels allies are gathering. Antony blinken, the us Secretary Of State, is flying in overnight from washington. American support includes weapons and moving an Aircraft Carrier battle group closer to deter irans allies in lebanon from joining the war. The United States has israels back. We have the back of the israeli people. We have their back today. Well have it tomorrow. We will have it every day. James cleverly, britains foreign secretary, was already here in israel at a frontline town near gaza. Im not going to speculate on what support we might want to give. Im here to find out. Bring it out. Im here to find out what practical support we can give to israel. The foreign secretary was hustled into a shelter when the sirens went. Israel has the foursquare support of its allies after the massacres perpetrated by hamas. In this safe rooms, millions of israelis are praying, waiting, often frightened now that assumptions they had about their safety have crumbled. Their government says what its doing in gaza is defending them, but only a few miles from this family in ashkelon. Israels onslaught raises questions about whether its breaking the laws of war in gaza. Israel has caused immense damage in only five days. International humanitarian law obliges belligerents to protect civilian lives. Israel says all this is legitimate self defense against hamas. But its also cut off supplies of water, food, fuel and power to more than 2 Million People and killed hundreds of civilians. Outside the main hospital in gaza city, Alaa Al Khafaji sits with the bodies of his entire close family. Theyd moved twice to escape the airstrikes until one hit their borrowed apartment at four this morning. Translation ive lost my father, my brother, | my uncle, two cousins, two other Family Members and my pregnant wife. Im the only survivor. He said, weve done nothing. Israel insists hamas is to blame for the suffering of palestinians. But accusations that israel is answering the war crimes of hamas with ones of its own have started. Back in israel, videos are still emerging from the hamas attack last saturday. Security cameras showed two women trying to escape a hamas gunmen. Somehow, he misses them. Armed israelis arrive. And the man who wanted to murder them either retreats or is killed. And at a hospital near tel aviv, signs of the tension in israel. A visiting Government Minister gets a furious reception. A nurse yells, theyve been helped by every kind of civilian, but the government has given them nothing. The Military Buildup might steady israeli nerves, and the Defense Minister said tonight we will wipe hamas off the face of the earth. Jeremy bowen, bbc news in southern israel. Palestinian media say the only power plant still operating in the gaza strip has now stopped working after running out of fuel. As weve been hearing, more than 200 targets were hit by israeli airstrikes overnight. And these images show the level of destruction. This was the al rimaal area before the strikes. And this is a Satellite Image of the same neighbourhood, which came through yesterday and has been located by our colleagues at bbc verify. More than a thousand people are now known to have died and a quarter of a million have left their homes. Gaza is of course under siege and communications are extremely difficult, but our correspondent, Rushdie Abualouf has been able to send us this update. Yeah. I was in this neighborhood, neighborhood that night when the israelis hit 25 targets in the area, within 250 airstrikes in the place. I was among families who live in this residential building. It was chaos all night. Kids screaming. Today, its 8 00. Well, usually israel is start the night time like might wave of of airstrikes. I could hear the israeli f i6 buzzing over overhead and maybe ready for carrying out more airstrikes. Today, the Power Authority decided to stop to the only Power Station because the fuel is running is running out, and that would affect Essential Services such as hospital, as the Palestinian HealthMinistry Said that they are going to stick to stick only to essential soil, a lifesaving treatment, and they will not treat anybody who is not a life saving issue. Im joined now by the former Us Ambassador to bahrain, from 2007 2011, adam ereli. What will the challenges be for Secretary Blinken . What do you expect will be his main objectives in israel . You laid it out pretty well. I think the big problem is this. Two big problems. One, how do you go after hamas and eliminate the threat without a lot of Collateral Damage . Joe biden has been clear, anthony has been cleared and pressing upon the israelis the need to obey the laws of war. It is. I. 2 is the other big concern is that when you talked about this previously and your insurance of this conflict not escalate and if they do not take advantage of what is going on in gaza to open up a second front in the north. Front in the north. Talking about the front in the north. Talking about the escalation, front in the north. Talking | about the escalation, they appear to be getting ready for appear to be getting ready for a wider round of offensive and what are the implications of that, in your opinion . The other thing that, in your opinion . The other thing that that, in your opinion . Tue other thing that struck that, in your opinion . Tte other thing that struck me is listening to american officials is, Jake Sullivan said, yesterday and he said it today, and in the Air Force Base before leaving in the middle east was, working with the israelis and the egyptians and for some to develop some kind of mechanism to offer some sort of mechanism to offer some sort of relief and escape from the palestinians in gaza. For the palestinians. And theyre more concerned with trying to help them and second of all, it is a complicated problem and the third is that this is a part of the thinking, planning and tactical manoeuvring of the United States and israel as they pursue this campaign. Haw they pursue this campaign. How difficult is it they pursue this campaign. How difficult is it to they pursue this campaign. How difficult is it to have they pursue this campaign. How difficult is it to have these corridors and safe passage and also the rougher crossing has come under attack against the counteroffensive and how this is going to be put into force . Funny because blinken was asked that before getting on the plane and what is taking so long, and its really complicated. Look you have Hundreds Of Thousands of men, women and children who are not hamas, palestinians were not hamas, palestinians were not hamas and have nothing to do with the atrocities going on in israel and they are in the light of fire, how do you get them out and do it in time because clearly, the Ground Invasion is imminent. And it reminds me, frankly of trying to get people out of trouble before the taliban took over and we are not very good at that, right and this is that tens of thousand in terms of complexity and size and so, it does not look good and i will say this. How does i200 does not look good and i will say this. How does 1200 israeli deaths justify israel Killing A Bunch Of Palestinians and it does not. It does not. The differences, israel isnt deliberately targeting the civilians, because that is what everyone says. Civilians, because that is what everyone save civilians, because that is what everyone says. Thank you very much for everyone says. Thank you very much for your everyone says. Thank you very much for your inputs everyone says. Thank you very much for your inputs and everyone says. Thank you very| much for your inputs and views on the developing story. Israel is believed to have identified most of the hostages taken by hamas gunmen into gaza. Israels ambassador to the United Nations says those captured number between 100 and 150. Its an anxious wait for families who havent heard from relatives since saturday, as Caroline Hawley reports. Twins 0sher and michael organised the Music Festival that became a massacre. 0sher is dead, michael missing. Their sister ausa still cant fathom whats happened. Family by family, the horrifying scale of saturdays atrocities is being revealed. At this stunned gathering of relatives and friends, 0sher� s widow, who went to try and find him. Translation we thought he was alive, we had hope| but finally i found our car and it was covered in blood. All the front windows shattered by bullet holes, everything covered in blood everything. The bodies of 260 people were found at the festival site. Some survived by playing dead, others, we still dont know exactly how many, were abducted. Karim giorno loves dancing and went to the festival with a broken leg. She couldnt run from the gunmen and herfamily havent heard from her since saturday. The last time we talked to her it was saturday morning, 8. 42, Something Like that. She sent us a message to the family group in whatsapp and she told us, i love you and, if something will happen to me, know that i love you. Several agonising days on, esther is also waiting for news of her son 0had and 12 year old grandson ethan, kidnapped from their kibbutz. Translation i dont know if hes had any food because hes being held captive by some madmen. I dont know if theyve fed him. If theyve given him enough clothes. It was cold yesterday. I dont know if they gave him a jacket. I am worried about my son but he is big and can handle it. A small child cannot do that. Her Daughter In Law and granddaughters somehow escaped, when five gunmen stormed into their home. Inside my heart, im very hurt. Worried. I want to hope i want to be in hope. The us Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken is currently travelling to israel discuss measures to bolster its security. It follows a Speech On Tuesday by president biden, in which he said hed make sure israel had everything it needed to defend itself against attacks by hamas. He described saturdays assault as an � act of sheer evil�. A short time ago the white house said 22 americans are known to have been killed, with 17 americans unaccounted for. We want to make it real clear. Were working on every aspect of the Hostage Crisis in israel, including deploying experts to advise and assist with recovery efforts. Now the press is going to shout to me and many of you are that what are you doing to bring these get these folks home . If i told you, i wouldnt be able live now to Shingai Nyoka in washington. We speak is a blinken is on his way to tel aviv and what more information is coming out of the us . It information is coming out of the us . , information is coming out of theus . ,. , the us . It really shows the wa s the us . It really shows the ways that the us . It really shows the ways that the the us . It really shows the ways that the us the us . It really shows the ways that the us is the us . It really shows the l ways that the us is throwing its full weight or demonstrating its support for israel. Secretary blinken set thatis israel. Secretary blinken set that is a number priorities in this visit and he will deliver a message that the us has israels back and also talking with a Hostage Situation and their hundred 50 hostages and some of them understand they are americans and even though the Us Government is saying that it the Us Government is saying thatitis the Us Government is saying that it is a handful of people, the us is understandably concerned and trying to get those hostages released and among the members of this delegation, to israel, hostage experts, also present biden spoke earlier to thejewish Community Leaders and expressed his support for israel and a very distinct statement saying that he had urged Benjamin Netanyahu on wednesday to follow the rules of law and after the israeli Prime Minister vowed to destroy hamas, and what were seeing is the message of constant support is there but it is been toned for the first time with a message urging some restraint in obviously, there were a lot of concerns of the international community, the United Nations as pointed it out as well as the european union, they are afraid about what this planned Ground Attack will mean for the palestinians that are trapped inside gaza. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Bringing different stories from across the uk. Fully trained beekeepers in the Yorkshire Dales are getting out of the classroom and is close to the candy nature. The teacher and parents want them to learn first hand about the Great Outdoors in the be vital place on their doorstep. T outdoors in the be vital place on their doorstep. Outdoors in the be vital place on their doorstep. I wanted to have a beehive on their doorstep. I wanted to have a beehive and on their doorstep. I wanted to have a beehive and then on their doorstep. I wanted to have a beehive and then lori l have a beehive and then lori and joe came along and said they would train the children and the idea of actually allowing children to do the beekeeping itsjust allowing children to do the beekeeping its just such a fantastic experience for them. 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She was working for Chinese State television at the time, and the charges against her were never made public until now. Courtney bembridge has more. Cheng lei worked as an anchor for chinas state run tv station cgtn. Here she is speaking in a profile my name is cheng lei. Im a tv anchor based in beijing, china. But in august 2020, she was arrested. For the first six months, she was held without charge in solitary confinement. But eventually, she was accused of spying and she was charged with illegally supplying State Secrets overseas. Her plight gained a lot of attention in australia and she was allowed some contact with australian diplomats. It was through one of those conversations that in august this year, she dictated an open letter to the australian public in which she said, i miss the sun in my cell, the sunlight shines through the window, but i can stand in it for only 10 hours a year. Most of all, i miss my children. Well, her release was announced by the australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, who said it came after a series of meetings with chinese leaders. This is an outcome that. The Australian Government has been seeking for a long i period of time and her return will be warmly welcomed notl just by her family and friends, but by all australians. Cheng lei was met at the airport by australias foreign minister penny wong and a short time later a statement was released on her behalf in which she said. Well, we also know that chinese authorities have spoken about this. This is Chinas Foreign Ministry spokesperson, wang wenbin. And heres a little of what he said, i would like to emphasize here that the chinese judicial organs heard the relevant cases and handed down their sentences in accordance with the law. The rights enjoyed by the person concerned in accordance with the law have been fully guaranteed. Chinese Authorities Say cheng lei pleaded guilty to the charges, but her supporters maintain her innocence. We know that the trial was held in secret in a Chinese Court and that australias ambassador to china was not allowed to witness those proceedings. We also know that china has a Conviction Rate of more than 99. 8 . Also important background to this case is that her arrest came at a time of frosty relations between beijing and canberra during the pandemic and those have just started to thaw. This year when a ban on australian exports to china was lifted. Well, now australian Prime MinisterAnthony Albanese has suggested he could very well visit china before the end of the year. Disney is celebrating its centenary with the release of the animated Musical Comedy Wish a movie co written byjennifer lee, whos also the chief Creative 0fficer of Walt Disney Animation studios. She won an oscar for frozen making her the first woman to direct a feature film that grossed more than ibillion. But disneys celebrations come as the hollywood actors strike approaches its third month. Our Culture Media editor, Katie Razzall metjennifer lee at the london film festival. Wait for me. Cinderella. Isnt it lovely . A disney classic. A tale of good and evil. Oh, no. Repeatedly watching this film as a child through three years of severe School Bullying inspired jennifer lee to become one of the most powerful women in hollywood. When a child is bullied, they tend to eventually believe the bullies and cinderella didnt. And then her life got better. These beautiful things happened. It helped me persevere through it, and i look back on it now, and i think it helped drive me towards what i do now. Let it go. Jennifer lee isnt simply a disney executive. She also wrote and directed the oscar winning hit frozen, a modern story of Sisterly Love and a move away from the more Traditional Disney Films of the past. Snow white in 1937 needed a handsome prince to save her. What we really want to do with frozen was was recognize tropes and flip tropes. So theres a lot of tropes youll see, like just even the love at first sight. My philosophy, good advice might be get to know him, meet his family, you know . Disneys celebrating 100 years. The early days were all about mickey mouse. Once upon a time, the centenary year is about its latest wish. Wishing is one of the most important concepts in disney. That idea of possibility, hope, wonder your imagination. But hollywood is struggling. Striking writers have reached a deal with the studios, but the actors have been on the picket line for nearly three months. So in your part of the business, have you not had so far to put any movies on hold . Not yet. No. How long do you think youve got . Until youd have to change things . Probably the end of the year, probably. Jennifer leighs husband is the actor alfred molina, a member of a union taking on the big studios, including disney. Your boss, bob iger, described the strike as demands, is very disturbing, not realistic and is coming at the worst time in the world after covid. Did that feel like a mistake . Oh, im not here to question bobs choices at all. I think theres a recognition for all of us that a lot of people go through a hard time for a long time. And i think that the best thing thats happening right now is that people are back at the table, that people are talking and getting. And i 100 believe theres going to be a fair deal. Disneys faced challenges over its 100 years now, with streaming subscriptions falling and cinema going still patchy, it may need a little more magic as it heads into its next century. Katie rozelle, bbc news. A glimpse of gaza and what its looking like at the moment because we have continued to hear and see some instances of explosions there in the region but it is a story that we are continuing to track as troops continue to gather along the border and this is a big story that we are tracking on bbc news you can find all of these updates as you can see on the bbc news website as well and do get all of your updates on that and that is it for now. Please stay with us. Hello. Some fresh autumn weather on the way. Chilly even for some of us in Northern Parts of the uk, but certainly nothing out of the ordinary. Its been so mild across many parts of the country so far this month. So were back to really where we should be this time of the year. So this is whats happening on thursday. This is the air mass, the temperature of the atmosphere. So still some warmth and humidity across the south. In fact, temporarily thursday into friday, well see a resurgence of that warmth as the Wind Direction changes temporarily from the southwest. But then come saturday and sunday, its a northerly and that autumn chill arrives touch of frost across Northern Areas by night, even a little bit of wintry ness across the scottish hills. So lets have a look at the forecast then through the early hours, really quite cloudy and wet across some southern parts of the uk. But to the north of that its generally clear and chilly. In the glens of scotland, temperatures barely above freezing, but most of our northern towns and cities around three to four degrees celsius in the south, on the south coast, its still really quite mild sort of remnants of that warmth leftover, but a lot of cloud during the day, little dribs and drabs of rain. And then i think across much of yorkshire, Northern Ireland, the bulk of scotland, a bright if not sunny day, just scattered fairweather clouds, 13, 1a, still 18 in the south. But then come the evening, widespread heavy rain sweeps into many parts of england and wales, a really wet thursday night into friday. Really complicated weather map here. 0n the one hand, we have a Weather Front coming in, a low pressure from the south and weve got a cold front coming in from the north. You can just about see it here. So i think for a time wet in the morning on friday, temporarily, that warmth, it literally clips the southeast with temperatures up to 20 in london, 19 in norwich. But the colder autumn air arrives in scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England as well. So its a northerly temporarily or northern, but northerly, but then into next week, High Pressure builds and were right in the middle in the centre of this area of High Pressure. So that means the winds will be generally light, therell be a lot of sunshine around. So its going to feel very, very pleasant indeed. I think a lot of crisp autumn sunshine on the way. Thats it for me. Bye bye. The Federal Reserve strikes a cautious tone as they navigate and the certain and uncertain path for the worlds biggest economy. India rests a chinese employee in delhi as tensions flared between the two countries. Welcome to Asia Business report. Lets start with global markets. Despite uncertainty caused by the israel hamas crisis, the mood on trading floors across asia, europe and the United States has improved compared to the beginning of the trading week. 0il compared to the beginning of the trading week. Oil prices have fallen more than 2 as fears of disruption to supplies due to the conflict calmed down a day after top 0pec