It is vital to be clear on principles, starting with the fundamental principle of respecting and protecting civilians. I have condemned unequivocally, the horrifying and unprecedented 7th Of October acts of terror by hamas and israel. Nothing can justify the deliberate killing, injuring and kidnapping of civilians, or the launching of rockets against civilian targets. All hostages must be treated humanely and released immediately and without conditions. And i respectfully note the presence among us of members of their families. I am deeply concerned about the clear violations of International Humanitarian law that we are witnessing in gaza. Let me be clear, no party to an Armed Conflict is above International Humanitarian law. The un Secretary General also reiterated his support for a two state solution. Even in this moment of grave and immediate danger, we cannot lose sight of the only realistic foundation for the true peace and stability, a two state solution. Israel must see the need for security materialised and palestinians must see their legitimate aspirations for an independent state realised in line with United Nations resolution, International Laws and previous agreements. And finally we must be clear on the principle of upholding human dignity. Polarisation and humanisation are being fuelled by a tsunami of this information. We must stand up to the forces of anti semitism, anti muslim bigotry and all forms of hate. Live now to nada tawfik who is at the un for us. In new york. Really clear statement aimed at both sites. Aimed at both sites. Absolutely and weve now heard aimed at both sites. Absolutely and weve now heard from aimed at both sites. Absolutely and weve now heard from the weve now heard from the Secretary General condemning the killing of un staff, of civilians by israeli air strikes. He said he had to do that for the families who are expected as much but he reiterated again his condemnation on the attacks by Hamas On October Seven and demanded the release of hostages, calling for the release of hostages, calling for the release of hostages without any preconditions so as you say there, and ongoing call for the Secretary General for both sides to work equally to world peace, calling again for a ceasefire, because of which had failed in the Security Council but weve also heard a lot about how the latest escalation of these events in the middle east cannot be divorced for a hit from the greater context of the palestinian occupation, hearing that from several officials in the debate so again calling for political talks saying this violence will continue until it is resolved and referred passionate appeals from the Palestinian Foreign minister as well as the Israeli Foreign minister talking about the suffering that people are facing with one saying children in gaza are now having to write their names on their bodies so they do not become unknown corpses. As well, the Israeli Foreign minister talking about the children who are still hostages and the pain of the families so this council has been divided in terms of calling for even humanitarian causes with the International Community, certainly the west isolated from greater calls for a ceasefire so we have this debate in the Security Council about whether we get any other action that the United States is proposing, whether it comes to a voter has any success here remains to be seen. Thank you very much. Let me show you some of the latest pictures coming into the bbc from the west bank because that was the meeting we were talking about a little earlier with the palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas about to meet president macron and that has happened but the sum of the first pictures of that meeting and of course Emmanuel Macron had earlier met with benjamin netanyahu. Injerusalem. We had those comments earlier and he was the convoy in terms of the pictures and of course are worth underlining this is in the west bank, the Palestinian Authority rivals in the gaza strip. The french president continuing with his diplomaticjourney president continuing with his diplomatic journey to try to repeat the messages weve heard from so many of the Western Leaders over the last few days, starting Withjoe Biden then rishi sunak follows last few days, starting Withjoe Biden then Rishi Sunakfollows in the german chancellor and all very much saying the same things to the israeli Prime Minister and palestinians that met in a flurry of meetings so that the start of the meeting, if there is work from that meeting, if there is work from that meeting, details of it, we will return to it but those are the latest pictures coming into us. One of the two Israeli Women Released Last Night after being taken hostage by hamas has spoken about her ordeal. Yoheved lifschitz, whos 85 said shed been through hell. Her husband who is 83 is still being held. Israel estimates 220 hostages are still in gaza, after being abducted in the attacks of october 7th. Hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Group by the uk, said the release was for � humanitarian reasons. At least 700 people were killed in gaza in the past day, according to hamas officials. They also say the total number killed, is now more than 5,700 including more than two thousand children. She said she was taken on a motorbike, and while she was taken, she was hit with sticks by shabbab people. Untilthey she was hit with sticks by shabbab people. Until they reach the tunnel, there they walked for a few kilometres on the wet ground and there are huge network of tunnels underneath and it looks like a our diplomatic like a correspondent paul adams is injerusalem. Spider web. An incredible account from that 85 year old. All that detail about the tunnels they were taken down into including one quite a large hall i think she described as and in the treatment they got while there, quite a contrast between the brutal abduction with these references to being hit with sticks by people as she was driven past on that motorbike and then once they got into captivity, how according to her, they were reasonably well treated, fed, provided with medical attention, a doctor coming every few days so she did not appear to have any real complaints about her treatment, even though she described the whole situation is hell. Its worth remembering her husband is still in captivity and perhaps it was not. Would not have been appropriate for her to maybe criticise hamas too much. She obviously desperately wants to get your husband back but it felt like a very rational, calm, reasoned assessment of what must have been a horrendous experience. We were just showing viewers pictures of those latest pictures of president macron this time meeting Mahmoud Abbas. What do you make of the visit, is he bringing any different message from what weve heard from other Western Leaders . I would say substantially not, all about solidarity with israel and making sure israels responses sort of within International Rules, saying the fight must be merciless but not without rules. We are democracies which fight against terrorists and democracies which respect the law of war and ensure humanitarian access and he did talk about the need to restore electricity in places like hospitals in the gaza strip so he went a bit further on that front perhaps in some of his predecessors in your speaker so but he did say, this was intriguing, we dont know what he meant but that francis prepared for the International Coalition against Islamic State to also be conducting the fight against hamas. What did he mean by that . Is he talking about a Military Coalition which somehow could be involved in that . I doubt it. Was it a reference to internationalising the Battle Against Second Batch . In which case wed be talking about something in the future that he feels the International Community which many would argue have taken their eye off the Arab Israeli Conflict for far too long, whether this is the moment for the International Community to insert itself and try to salvage something which at the moment seems irredeemably bleak. That number of palestinians killed in the past day more than 700, according to hamas is the highest 24 hour Palestinian Death toll of the war. Our correspondent Rushdi Abu Alouf is inside gaza. He gave us this stark assessment of the situation. I think this is the largest number of death within 2a hours i have ever seen covering this conflict for the last 25 years. That was our correspondent on the ground. We can now speak to dr abdelkader hammad, a surgeon in Gaza Whojoins us now on the phone. Thank you for being with us, could you start by describing what it is like any hospitals you are actually working on at the moment and where any gaza strip you are . Well, we have lost that line. Obviously communications to gazza very difficult so apologies for that but we will try once again in the next few minutes but we will try to re establish the line, i can hear it is still ringing out so we will try to return to that in the next couple of minutes. Meanwhile. Here in london, a vigil has been held to mourn the children killed in gaza during the recent conflict. Around 60 people gathered for the event, which was organised by the charity medical aid for palestinians. Each person had the name of a palestinian child killed in the conflict written on the palm of their hand something the children in gaza have started to do as a means of identifying their bodies, should they be killed. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. The cap On Bankers Bonuses will be lifted at the end of october as part of a post brexit shake up of financial rules. The plan was announced by former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng last year, as a way of making london a more attractive place to do business one of the few policies to remain from mr kwartengs mini budget. As a way of making london a more attractive place to do business one of the few policies to remain from mr kwartengs mini budget. Victims of sexual, and other violent crimes, are calling for the price of Court Transcripts to be cut saying the cost is unaffordable. One woman said she was quoted seven and a half thousand pounds for a transcript. The Ministry Ofjustice said, victims could request a transcript at public expense, but added cases were not routinely transcribed. The comedian rhod gilbert has received his first clear � cancer scan� since having treatment. He had surgery for metastatic cancer of the head and neck followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Mr gilbert announced he had the disease last year and cancelled all tv work and tours, he� s planning on touring again next year. You� re live with bbc news. We� ve been focusing this week on the flow of aid into gaza. Un agencies say they are on their knees asking for more. They also say a third of hospitals in the gaza strip are no longer functioning because of a desperate need for supplies. Let� s speak to the un agency which runs the largest humanitarian operation in gaza. Tamara al rifai is the spokesperon for unrwa. The Secretary General set the bar, i think, for where we all stand as humanitarians, with a very, very urgent call for a humanitarian ceasefire and for the application of International Humanitarian law. That is particularly relevant to my colleagues at unrwa. The fact that unrwa, the largest un agency in gaza, has already lost 35 staff members, women and men, doctors, engineers, nurses, you name it, it is devastating, it is shocking and it is appalling. So, we stand behind the un Secretary General� s call for respect for all civilians, those who have nothing to do with this conflict, including aid workers, including my own colleagues at unrwa. Now, your agency spoke to the bbc only a couple of hours ago, issued a warning today about how much longer you can keep going. What are you saying . Be very clear about what that warning is. The warning is if we do not get more fuel into gaza, we as unrwa, the largest aid agency in gaza, will not be able to carry out any humanitarian operations. And that is because we need the fuels for our trucks. That whole conversation about convoys coming in from rafah. We need fuel so that our trucks can pick up that aid. We need fuel for our water desalination plans, so that people can have access to clean water. Hospitals need fuel for life saving machines, without which people can die. So, fuel is a top urgency. My colleagues in gaza have confirmed that we have enough fuel for about two to three days. After that, we will not be able to work, neither will the bakeries that need fuel for electricity, neither will the Water Desalination Plants or the life saving machines in hospitals. Just be very clear, because one of your colleague said you had enough fuel to last till tomorrow night. Is that what you are saying, and also, just tell me the consequences if you get no more fuel, the consequences if you have to halt operations. If we get no fuel, we cannot work and people can die. People can die because they will no longer be electricity in hospitals for life saving machines. People will no longer have access to bread. That is almost the only thing people are eating now and that is because unrwa and the World Food Programme have been distributing wheat flour to bakeries. In those bakeries, in order to make bread, we need electricity and water for the wheat. The water, we get it through our Water Desalination Plants that work through a generator that is powered with the fuel, so if we don� t get the fuel, there is no water, there is no bakery, and there is no machines in hospitals, and there will be no trucks to pick up the humanitarian supplies from the borders. That was the latest from unrwa. Back to new york in the pictures there because that session still going on with the israel spokesman holding the flow at the moment. Antony blinken is there and we continue to monitor that. Live now to robin wright she is a journalist for the new yorker. You have written that unlike confrontations in previous decades that followed a pattern, this one is different. Different how . In that followed a pattern, this one is different. Different how . Different. Different how . In the ast different. Different how . In the past there different. Different how . In the past there have different. Different how . In the past there have been different. Different how . In the past there have been confrontations between israel and hamas that have played out repeatedly and in each occasion, there have been provocations five hamas and israel responding with air strikes and eventually in days or sometimes weeks, qatar and Egypt Have Mediated Temporary Ceasefires but this one looks like it is all out on both sides with hamas spending its military ward, as they say, and taking hostages, killings were the kind of atrocities it has never engaged in before and israel is now pledging to eliminate hamas. This is not like the idea of a temporary ceasefire is kind of Out Of The Question is a solution to this. You think it is completely unpredictable where we are at the moment. I dont think it is unpredictable where we are at the moment. I dont think it is unpredictable but where we are at the moment. I dont think it is unpredictable but it where we are at the moment. I dont think it is unpredictable but it is think it is unpredictable but it is different from the past and we are on the precipice of a potential wider war that brings in proxy Islamic Extremist Groups around the region, we� ve seen probings in yemen and as well as by his brother. And even attacks on forces in syria and iraq. In hezbollah. I� m not sure any of the parties are looking for a wider war but there is something about the momentum and pace of war that ends up in an Unintended Consequence and wider engagements which i think is where we are kind of looking at and worrying about right now. White might be dangerous you could slip into a wider conflict and you have the french president warning about that and i will come back to those meetings in a while but in terms of a delay, eight or nine days ago we saw israel� s Prime Minister meeting with israeli troops, assessing their readiness so what is your assessment as to why we� ve seen a delay in terms of any sort of Ground Offensive . This weve seen a delay in terms of any sort of Ground Offensive . Sort of Ground Offensive . This is a moment where sort of Ground Offensive . This is a moment where the sort of Ground Offensive . This is a moment where the human sort of Ground Offensive . This is a moment where the human drama| sort of Ground Offensive . This is a l moment where the human drama of sort of Ground Offensive . This is a moment where the Human Drama Of Cut Hostages moment where the Human Drama Of Cut Hostages plays out. We have seen warnings hostages plays out. We have seen warnings are taken hostages can have extraordinary impact in terms of concessions on adversaries so this is a moment concessions on adversaries so this is a moment of the United States particularly as pressuring israel to ive particularly as pressuring israel to give more particularly as pressuring israel to give more time to allow the release of innocent give more time to allow the release of innocent civilians abducted by hamas of innocent civilians abducted by hamas and to open up humanitarian quarters hamas and to open up humanitarian quarters from egypt so that civilians quarters from egypt so that civilians do not die of a lack of water, civilians do not die of a lack of water, food and medicine that i think water, food and medicine that i think there is a lot of diplomacy playing think there is a lot of diplomacy playing out when it comes to military playing out when it comes to Military Conflict and also the easing Military Conflict and also the easing of the initial. That might have easing of the initial. That might have been easing of the initial. That might have been unleashed and played out on the have been unleashed and played out on the ground if there is a Ground Assault on the ground if there is a Ground Assault from day one. As on the ground if there is a Ground Assault from day one. Assault from day one. As youre talkin assault from day one. As youre talking we assault from day one. As youre talking we see assault from day one. As youre talking we see live assault from day one. As youre talking we see live pictures assault from day one. As youre| talking we see live pictures from the un, the Security Council meeting and we heard about an hour or so ago, is the un effectively a sideshow in terms of what they focus upon . Sideshow in terms of what they focus u on . ,. ,. , sideshow in terms of what they focus uon . ,. ,. ,. ,. , upon . Elie youan has lost a lot of the leveraged upon . Elie youan has lost a lot of the leveraged and upon . Elie youan has lost a lot of the leveraged and the upon . Elie youan has lost a lot of the leveraged and the five upon . Elie youan has lost a lot of the leveraged and the five permanent members of the Security Council with a veto on issues so that plays out in ukraine are now israel and it� s very doubtful we will get the kind of movement that will make any movement on the ground. I5 of movement that will make any movement on the ground. Is there an hint movement on the ground. Is there anything in movement on the ground. Is there anything in terms movement on the ground. Is there anything in terms of movement on the ground. Is there anything in terms of your movement on the ground. Is there anything in terms of your visit movement on the ground. Is there| anything in terms of your visit from Manuel Macron and others that offers A Glimmer Of Hope . The Manuel Macron and others that offers A Glimmer Of Hope . A glimmer of hope . The presence of Western Leaders A Glimmer Of Hope . The presence of Western Leaders is A Glimmer Of Hope . The presence of Western Leaders is a A Glimmer Of Hope . The presence of Western Leaders is a way A Glimmer Of Hope . The presence of Western Leaders is a way of A Glimmer Of Hope . The presence of Western Leaders is a way of saying l Western Leaders is a way of saying israel has a right to protect itself and act against its enemy but it is also in some ways a message to israel to follow the International Rules of conflict and to make sure it does not lead to the deaths of vast numbers of civilians or any civilians and i think we� ve lost a million lives already so there is a twofold message that every foreign leader has. White like you spent time at the start of the interview talking about the dangers of the conflict and macron has said the same with another warning to hezbollah in the comments he was making with israel� s Prime Minister but in terms of a Ground Offensive, as and when we see that, that potentially will be the most dangerous moment in terms of triggering some sort of response. Won� t it . Triggering some sort of response. Wont it . , ,. ,. Wont it . Probably the rhetoric in the reuion wont it . Probably the rhetoric in the region has wont it . Probably the rhetoric in the region has been wont it . Probably the rhetoric in the region has been very wont it . Probably the rhetoric in i the region has been very worrisome in terms the region has been very worrisome in terms of the region has been very worrisome in terms of what happens if a Ground Assault in terms of what happens if a Ground Assault begins but what is really interesting is the probing weve seen interesting is the probing weve seen so interesting is the probing weve seen so far has been limited and that if seen so far has been limited and that if any seen so far has been limited and that if any of them wanted a wider scale that if any of them wanted a wider scale war. That if any of them wanted a wider scale war, they could engage much earlier scale war, they could engage much earlier with scale war, they could engage much earlier with much more impact and weve earlier with much more impact and weve seen earlier with much more impact and weve seen in some ways a signal of the dangers weve seen in some ways a signal of the dangers down the road but we have not the dangers down the road but we have not got to the point that hezbollah has engaged in what it could do and it has a engaged in what it could do and it has a vast engaged in what it could do and it has a vast arsenal, much bigger than hamas has a vast arsenal, much bigger than hamas has has a vast arsenal, much bigger than hamas has. In has a vast arsenal, much bigger than hamas has hamas has. In terms of the avowed obective hamas has. In terms of the avowed objective to hamas has. In terms of the avowed objective to wipe hamas has. In terms of the avowed objective to wipe out hamas has. In terms of the avowed objective to wipe out hamas, hamas has. In terms of the avowed objective to wipe out hamas, do. Hamas has. In terms of the avowed | objective to wipe out hamas, do you think it is possible . Ha. Objective to wipe out hamas, do you think it is possible . Think it is possible . No. The roblem think it is possible . No. The problem in think it is possible . No. The problem in conflict think it is possible . No. The problem in conflict as think it is possible . No. The problem in conflict as you i think it is possible . No. The problem in conflict as you cannot eliminate an idea and at the end of the day, all wars end with some kind of political navigation or agreement. That is true of every major war and the idea that israel could eliminate hamas or a Successor Group because the basic problems of Palestinian Statehood or dignity and freedom are living under an economic blockade will still be there. The idea that israel could govern gaza is Out Of The Question of long term. They tried that once and it did not work and opened them up as a target which could happen again. We work and opened them up as a target which could happen again. Work and opened them up as a target which could happen again. We are out of time. Which could happen again. We are out of time ltack which could happen again. We are out of time. Back with which could happen again. We are out of time. Back with more which could happen again. We are out of time. Back with more in which could happen again. We are out of time. Back with more in a which could happen again. We are out of time. Back with more in a moment| of time. Back with more in a moment or two. Hello there. Well, the week ahead looks fairly unsettled, with low Pressure Systems bringing outbreaks of unwelcome rain, Weather Fronts, and that wet weather persistent at times. Turning windy by the end of the week, as well. Earlier today, we� ve had outbreaks of rain working their way northwards through parts of the midlands, in towards the north of england. We do have a met Office Yellow warning for heavy rain through parts of the east midlands, in towards yorkshire and the humber. Whilst in itself that wet weather not particularly heavy, it� s falling on already saturated ground, so the potential for some further issues with flooding as a result. South of that band, drier with some sunshine through wales, in towards the South Midlands and the south east. Wet weather pushing in towards the south west later on. Sunshine and showers for Northern Ireland and parts of scotland. Brightest in the west through the highlands and islands. As we head into this evening, the wet weather across parts of the midlands clears and then Heavy Rain Pushing in towards parts of the south of wales, in towards devon and cornwall and tracking east through dorset, hampshire, the isle of wight, in towards sussex and kent. A further met Office Yellow warning in force because of that. Elsewhere, dry with clearest conditions in the west. Chilly in glasgow at three degrees. Perhaps a bit of mist and fog around as well under clear skies. Looking ahead to midweek, this is wednesday, you can see that area of low pressure pulling away, taking the overnight rain with it. Then, for many, it� s a quieter day on wednesday. It� s a dry day for many, certainly through parts of wales, the midlands, in towards western scotland, Northern Ireland, as well. Drying up in the south. Cloudier skies across scotland compared with elsewhere, with some light and patchy outbreaks of rain in the east. Temperature wise, around about ten to Ia Celsius North to south. Then looking ahead towards thursday, that broad area of low pressure i showed you right at the start is still with us. Further Weather Fronts bringing yet more unwelcome rain. That wet weather persistent in nature at times, particularly in areas where we don� t want it, so late on thursday into friday becoming concentrated across parts of the east of scotland. Elsewhere, showery outbreaks of rain almost anywhere, really. Temperatures around about nine to 15 celsius north to south. Certainly, a very unsettled picture through the course of the week. Temperature wise, well around about ten to 15 celsius north to south, but certainly rain at times. That� s the forecast for now. This is bbc news. The headlines the un Security Council meets to discuss the israel gaza war. The Secretary General calls for an immediate ceasefire. Even war has rules. We must make sure parties respect the obligation in humanitarian law. As hamas reports more than 700 people have died in the past day, the un tells verified live its Gaza Operation will end tomorrow if Fuel Supplies don� t arrive. If we do not get more fuel into gaza, we as the largest aid agency in gaza, will not be able to carry out any humanitarian operations. An israeli woman, abducted by hamas and now set free describes the hell she experienced. Whilst she was being taken she was hit by sticks by shabab . Shabab. Yeah, shabab people. Following his earlier meeting with israeli president benjamin netanyahu, french president Emmanuel Macron travels to the west bank to meet with palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. More on all of those stories. Time for a look at the Business News now with lukwesa. Good afternoon, welcome to the business used. Good afternoon, welcome to the business used. The Us Auto Workers Union has announced in the past hour that it has extended its strike to a giant General Motors truck plant in texas,
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