Said they are encouraging to released to students to carry weapons. Lets go to gaza now where fuel is running out. Some hospitals are halting life saving operations. Un aid agency that helps palestinians in gaza says it will have to stop working on some of its work. If fuel does not arrive. We can see pictures of the Fuel Shortages in gaza. Israel says hamas is Stockpiling Hundreds Of Thousands of litres of fuel. Hamas is designated a terror group by countries including the us and uk. Meanwhile air strikes continue, you can see the aftermath here, this is khan younis in the south. Hamas officials in gaza say a Record Number of palestinians 756 killed in the past 2a hours. The Hamas Run Health Ministry says more than 6,500 people have been killed in israeli strikes since the war started. Lets ta ke lets take a look of where those pictures are, there is khan younis in the south, it has been heavily hit by air strikes. You will remember, israel is asking people to move from the north of the gaza strip there to the south. Later we will get the latest on the diplomatic route. In new york, the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has said he is shocked by what he said were misinterpretations of his statement on tuesday. He said his words were not justifiying Acts Of Terror by hamas. More on that later this half hour. Our special correspondent fergal keane, who is injerusalem, has been working with teams on the ground in gaza to file this report on the growing humanitarian crisis there. Each climbing cloud, a marker of destruction. Relentless air strikes. Thousands of bombs dropped. Hamas started this war. Israel responds with devastating force. It is a story of stunned aftermath and desperate searching. The man was away from his home when the bomb fell. He speaks to his lost loved ones. I wish wed stayed with you. And then a child who survived. Theyre all gone, he tells her. Bbc cameras in gaza captured medics collecting the wounded. The man shouts, nasser, his head is open, speaking of the child in his arms. Mahmoud badawy daily faces the killing inflicted from the skies, but there isnt time to stop, much less show his feelings. From one scene of carnage to another. There are the survivors to care for. Translation there are many hard situations. As an Ambulance Driver you get accustomed to whats happening. Whether its hands, heads or bodies that are cut. In many families now there is the need to familiarise their children with the Morbid Practicalities of life in a war zone. Translation i have seen bodies blown apart. You cant identify anyone. So in case anything happens, either we are blown up, i would know them from this bracelet and i can collect their bodies. It is not knowledge any parent wants to impart. Sometimes in the heart of it all theres good news. Shes ok, but shes scared, they call out. Her father is being freed from the rubble. First the names, then the medics reassurance. Theyre all out, i swear. The Emergency Workers like mahmoud are overstretched, exhausted, knowing that however much they do, in gaza now it cannot be enough. Fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. We will head to Southern Israel with jeremy bowen. Lets get your reaction to those comments on that televised address by Benjamin Netanyahu talking about the preparations for the Ground Incursion of gaza. In preparations for the Ground Incursion of gaza. ,. Incursion of gaza. In essence it did not move things incursion of gaza. In essence it did not move things on incursion of gaza. In essence it did not move things on a incursion of gaza. In essence it did not move things on a Great Incursion of gaza. In essence it did not move things on a great deal, l incursion of gaza. In essence it did not move things on a great deal, i | not move things on a great deal, i think he said anything we were enormously surprised by but the Reader Ration was very important of their determination to absolutely hammer and kill all of the hamas people they can get their hands on. The way that he declared that they would be having a big win at the end of this, the way that he said, emphatically, because there have been a few stories knocking about that maybe he was going off of the idea, that there would be a ground offensive. Here Something Else which is interesting, almost since he stopped talking, there has been, which has been about 45 minutes, there have been a lot of very loud explosions coming out of gaza. I am farfrom being on the border here, i am about ten miles from the northern part of the gaza strip here in israel will stop there have been some very heavy sounding air strikes happening and happening regularly. I can hear the thump very loudly and clearly here. 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No sign of that, but the fact i that he said there would be a ground offensive, but he did not say we would do it tonight or anything like that, it will be at a time when the war cabinet decides to do it. There is between the statement there that there may be more time to get humanitarian aid in men and more importantly for the israelis, getting some hostages out. I spoke to the un today they told me they have no Relief Trucks getting in at all. When the President Biden of the us was here he met netanyahu and subsequently in phone calls agreed that there would be a continuous flow of aid, but at no time hasnt looked anything, other, really, than a token flow of aid because it is barely a drop in the bucket compared to what the un says the people of gaza require. To what the un says the people of gaza require to what the un says the people of gaza require. Jeremy, thank you so much for that. Live now to tel aviv where we can speak to gideon levy, a columnist for the haaretz newspaper. Thank you for coming the programme. We had that confirmation that i was talking about there with jeremy bowen from Benjamin Netanyahu, a Ground Incursion will happen, what you make of that . I Ground Incursion will happen, what you make of that . You make of that . I would not say an hinu you make of that . I would not say anything else. You make of that . I would not say anything else, but you make of that . I would not say anything else, but more you make of that . I would not say anything else, but more time you make of that . I would not say anything else, but more time passes, the more Question Marks there are. Where we need to be, when we need to be in above all when we say ground operation, it has all kinds of expressions. It does not mean all over the territory, it can be smaller scale, over the territory, it can be smallerscale, nobody over the territory, it can be smaller scale, nobody knows. Over the territory, it can be smallerscale, nobody knows. It over the territory, it can be smaller scale, nobody knows. It is very clear that netanyahu holds up now for certain reasons that not all of them we know. Of them we know. Lets talk about this idea of of them we know. Lets talk about this idea of a of them we know. Lets talk about this idea of a humanitarian of them we know. Lets talk about this idea of a humanitarian pause | this idea of a humanitarian pause which people are differentiating from a cease fire, those calling for a cease fire to get humanitarian aid in and there are others calling for a Human Attorney and paused to get aid in, is there a chance of either of those happening . I aid in, is there a chance of either of those happening . Of those happening . I doubt it unless there of those happening . I doubt it unless there would of those happening . I doubt it unless there would be of those happening . I doubt it unless there would be a of those happening . I doubt it i unless there would be a massive release of hostages but what gaza really needs is a cease fire. If you see the news from gaza you understand that no convoy can save the people of gaza, you can send 20 trucks, a0 trucks, its as you said before, a drop in the ocean and gaza need something much more massive because the scenes are really heartbreaking. Ive never seen such scenes from gaza and i saw so many wars and gaza. This is the worst of all. ,. ,. , wars and gaza. This is the worst of all. ,. ,. All. The worst of all and, it does not, and all. The worst of all and, it does not. And your all. The worst of all and, it does not, and your assessment all. The worst of all and, it does not, and your assessment lookl all. The worst of all and, it does i not, and your assessment look like it will be drawing to a conclusion anytime soon. Where does all of this leave the long term politics of the region . Leave the longterm politics of the re. 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And that is concerning because he go for such an operation without an objective. Such an operation without an objective such an operation without an obective. , ~ ,. ,. , objective. Thank you very much for aaivin objective. Thank you very much for giving your objective. Thank you very much for giving your opinions objective. Thank you very much for giving your opinions and objective. Thank you very much for giving your opinions and for objective. Thank you very much for| giving your opinions and for coming onto the programme. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making the headlines. A man has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 23 years behind bars for murdering his girlfriend just eight weeks into their relationship. Christopher mcgowan was out on bail when he attacked Claire Inglis at her home. He was found guilty at the high court in stirling last month. One of the two killers Ofjames Bulger has been granted a private hearing to decide whether he should be released from prison. The board will decide Ifjon Venables is safe to live in the community or whether he must remain injail. He was ten years old when he and Robert Thompson murdered two year old james bulger. Four uk astronauts could soon be heading into orbit on an all british mission. An American Company that organises visits to the International Space station is developing the plan. Houston based axiom has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Uk Space Agency to try to make it happen. Youre live with bbc news. Next more on the war between israel and hamas and the bombardment of gaza from israel. In his statement in the last hour or so, the israeli Prime Minister repeated his call for civilians in gaza to move to the south. Lets go live now to loay elbasyouni, whose parents are currently stuck in gaza city. Thank you very much for coming onto the programme. Could you just tell us what you know about what is going on . , us what you know about what is going on . ,. , us what you know about what is going on . , , on . Just mass destruction, every sinale on . Just mass destruction, every single angle. On . Just mass destruction, every single angle, every on . Just mass destruction, every single angle, every single on . Just mass destruction, every| single angle, every single street, is randomly punishing civilians, its like random attacks. Ive just barely got hold of my parents they said last night was extremely devastating, the bombing was so intense that all of my cousins and everyone staying with them packed up, but they have no idea where to go. Leaving my parents behind, my parents would not have been able to go anywhere, they can barely walk. Its just devastating. Theres go anywhere, they can barely walk. Itsjust devastating. Theres no food, no water, the phones work randomly, we keep trying to call them, hours and hours me and all my brothers. We have no idea what to do. Nothing is happening, none of the foreign governments are doing anything, everyone is watching this genocide that has been happening in palestine at this moment and the world is accountable for this. We are encouraging violence, we are actually using the most advanced sophisticated weapons in the world and i am an engineer talking about technology that could decide in ten metres the target. Without hearing how many hamas members died, and someone in the media answer that . How many militants have been killed . What are Military Targets . Yall want to talk about these things, we know what a Military Target is, and humanity today with the most advanced sophisticated technologies cannot decide what is a Military Target and they are just killing people as an act of revenge trying to hit as many civilians as possible, as many children as possible. I dont even know. Honestly, i dont even know. Any second could be the last second of life or my parents. They are german nationals and i dont think the German Government cares about them. Were they there visiting, is that right . And are now clearly cannot get out . Right . And are now clearly cannot aet out . , right . And are now clearly Cannot Netout . , ,. , get out . Yes, my parents left gaza because they get out . Yes, my parents left gaza because they are get out . Yes, my parents left gaza because they are trying get out . Yes, my parents left gaza because they are trying to get out . Yes, my parents left gaza because they are trying to get i because they are trying to get closer to us living in the west and my mum had not been to gaza for 12 years and my dad had been there for five or six years ago and i had not been for 23 years because it is extremely difficult to get in. It has been under siege this entire time it even before hamas, everyone said it is the fall of her moss but even before hamas there was a seizure in gaza siege. My dream is in gaza to have an rc car in gaza, there are so many things that are not allowed. Palestinians are not being treated equally, as humans. Israel has the power, they could give every civilian the right, but they refused to do this. This is me witnessing as a child living there in moving to palestine as a german born person and the first day in gaza, im just running away from is really military. Im in gaza, im just running away from is really military. Is really military. Im afraid that the leave it is really military. Im afraid that the leave it there is really military. Im afraid that the leave it there thank is really military. Im afraid that the leave it there thank you i is really military. Im afraid that the leave it there thank you so l is really military. Im afraid that i the leave it there thank you so much for talking to us. I appreciate it does a very difficult situation and difficult to talk about this book so i really appreciate you giving us your time to do that. Thank you for coming onto the programme. Thank you. Next. The funerals of two british teenagers and their mother have taken place in jerusalem. They were killed in the hamas raids on Southern Israel earlier this month. More than i,a00 people were killed. Lucy manning was at the funerals. Opposite the pomegranate trees, in a quiet corner so at odds with the manner of their deaths, three fresh graves have been dug. For a mother and her two daughters, lianne, noiya and yahel sharabi. The contrasts between this time of celebration and this day of mourning could not be starker. The sound of teenagers sobbing filled the small cemetery. Lianne, the mum, came to israel from bristol, aged just 19, to work on a kibbutz. She built her life, herfamily, here, until hamas decided to take it away. I always cherish your memory. The Land Of Israel envelops you and your girls today. But so does the heart of your beloved england. Rest in peace, lovey. Her bristol family sent tributes they had recorded. We will miss our girl to the end of our days and keep her in our hearts forever. Noiya loved to sing and dance. She worked hard at school and always got good grades. A beacon of light extinguished too soon. All we know is that there is a yahel shaped hole in our lives that can never be filled for her british family. The family gave us permission to film here, to show that of the i,a00 People Killed in israel, one was lianne, one was noiya, and one was yahel. A nations grief. Hundreds came to this triple funeral, including other british israelis who didnt know the sharabis but wanted to pay their respects. Too many are dead from kibbutz beeri. Children cant mourn parents. Parents cant grieve their children. Hamas tried to obliterate this family and the sharabis cant even rest in peace. The girls� dad, eli, is still missing. Their uncle, yosi, kidnapped. Dead, missing, kidnapped. The horror of that day for this country in one family. British roots now covered in israeli soil. Lucy manning, bbc news, kfar harif. We will return now to the us congress where House Republicans have elected a new speaker and just the past hour or so. Mikejohnson is a social conservative and served as the donald trump impeachment defence team. His elections and a three week long vacuum that has brought all legislative activity in the chamber to a halt. Lets go live notes washington our correspondent david willis is there. David, finally a new speaker. Willis is there. David, finally a new speaker willis is there. David, finally a newseaker. ~ ,. , ~ ~ new speaker. Absolutely and mike johnson of the new speaker. Absolutely and mike johnson of the 217 new speaker. Absolutely and mike johnson of the 217 votes new speaker. Absolutely and mike johnson of the 217 votes that i new speaker. Absolutely and mike johnson of the 217 votes that he i johnson of the 217 votes that he needed to cross the finishing line a short while ago. To become the 56th speaker of the House Of Representatives to the relief of many particularly those in his own party who have endured three very fractious weeks. Weeks of infighting, name calling and at times what came close to physical altercation by all accounts as they wrestled to solve this problem of who could basically come together and represent the whole party. A party that is deeply divided at the moment between those on the right and those in the mainstream. When it comes to the mainstream, mike johnson is perhaps the ideal candidate in the sense that he is conservative, but a low key conservative. He is very conservative, however, he opposes Abortion Rights and Same Sex Marriage and he is a close ally of donald trump. Many are saying that he is likely to be the most conservative speaker of the lower house in many decades. Just remind us of the chaos, house in many decades. Just remind us of the chaos, i house in many decades. Just remind us of the chaos, i suppose, us of the chaos, i suppose, that went on before this. Absolutely, there was all went on before this. Absolutely, there was all of went on before this. Absolutely, there was all of this went on before this. Absolutely, there was all of this infighting i there was all of this infighting with members of the can bully Republican Party unable to agree there were numerous ballots Behind Closed Doors in many cases to try and get a nominee. There were four in the end, mikejohnson being the fourth and before him, steve scalise, jim jordan fourth and before him, steve scalise, jimjordan and fourth and before him, steve scalise, jim jordan and tom emmer who only was the nominee Forjust Overfour who only was the nominee forjust over four hours yesterday, lewis. His plans for the speakership were scuttled after donald trump took to his Social Media Platform to basically attack mr amber and to say that he would be a very poor choice. Ijohnson by comparison, does have the backing of the former president who remains something of a kingmaker in the Republican Party these days. He is not able to get a favoured candidate elected as proven by the failure ofjim jordans candidacy but he can quash the hopes of candidates as we saw with mr tom emmer. ~ ,. , candidates as we saw with mr tom emmer. ~ ,. , candidates as we saw with mr tom emmer. ~ ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. , emmer. Absolutely fascinating and of course there emmer. Absolutely fascinating and of course there is emmer. Absolutely fascinating and of course there is now emmer. Absolutely fascinating and of course there is now a emmer. Absolutely fascinating and of course there is now a lot emmer. Absolutely fascinating and of course there is now a lot of course there is now a lot of work for them to be getting on with. Lets just quickly for them to be getting on with. Letsjust quickly dip for them to be getting on with. Lets just quickly dip into what is happening in the white house just to keep you across exactly what is happening. Lets take a look at President Biden there, just walking off in australia fielding questions about the situation in the middle east as well as other things to do with their visit so just to let you know what is happening there. Lets go live now to the house. I believe mikejohnson, the Speaker Of The House has just mikejohnson, the Speaker Of The House hasjust got mikejohnson, the Speaker Of The House has just got up to the right position, lets switch there. We will bring you to those live pictures and just a moment because we are in the formal procedural bit after that vote for the speaker has taken place. There are some speeches we have been hearing from the democratic leader Akeem Jeffries who of course voted with the democrats but he is of course welcome to this man who you may not recognise, but this is mikejohnson, he has been elected as the 56th speaker of the us house. Lets take a quick listen. Applause i want to express my great thanks for our speaker emeritus, kevin mccarthy. Applause kevin has dedicated over two decades of his kevin has dedicated over two decades of his life kevin has dedicated over two decades of his life to selfless public service, of his life to selfless public service, 16 of those years in this house service, 16 of those years in this house and service, 16 of those years in this house and you would be hard pressed to find house and you would be hard pressed to find anyone who loves this institution more or has contributed more institution more or has contributed more to institution more or has contributed more to it institution more or has contributed more to it. He is the reason we are in this more to it. He is the reason we are in this majority today. Applause his impact can never be overstated and i his impact can never be overstated and i want his impact can never be overstated and i want to thank him for his leadership, his friendship and the selfless leadership, his friendship and the selfless sacrifice that he is made for so selfless sacrifice that he is made for so many years, you helped Build It Kevin for so many years, you helped Build It Kevin and for so many years, you helped Build It Kevin and we owe you a great gratitude it kevin and we owe you a great gratitude i it kevin and we owe you a great gratitude i want to think that dedicated and overworked staff of this beleaguered house. Applause they accept praise so stoically but our house they accept praise so stoically but our House Reading clerk. Applause all of the clerks and all of the staff, all of the clerks and all of the staff, they are terribly overworked and this staff, they are terribly overworked and this has been a grueling process, and this has been a grueling process, but they have served an integral process, but they have served an integral role in keeping our republic and we thank them for that Service Republic and we thank them for that service i republic and we thank them for that service. I know we all do. I want to think service. I know we all do. I want to think rny service. I know we all do. I want to think my dedicated wife of almost 25 years. Think my dedicated wife of almost 25 years, kelly, shes not here, we cannot years, kelly, shes not here, we cannot get years, kelly, shes not here, we cannot get a flight in time. This happened cannot get a flight in time. This happened suddenly. But we will celebrate soon. She spent the last couple celebrate soon. She spent the last couple of celebrate soon. She spent the last couple of weeks on her knees in prayer couple of weeks on her knees in prayer to couple of weeks on her knees in prayer to the lord and she is a bit worn prayer to the lord and she is a bit worn out, prayer to the lord and she is a bit worn out, we prayer to the lord and she is a bit worn out, we all are. I want to make our children. Worn out, we all are. I want to make our children, Michaeland Hannah and abby and our children, Michaeland Hannah and abby and jack and well. All of our children abby and jack and well. All of our children sacrifices and we know that children sacrifices and we know that. There are not a lot of perks to he that. There are not a lot of perks to he a that. There are not a lot of perks to be a member of congresss kids so i to be a member of congresss kids so i want to be a member of congresss kids so i want to to be a member of congresss kids so i want to think all of your families as well i want to think all of your families as well for i want to think all of your families as well for what theyve had to endure as well for what theyve had to endure last few weeks. We have been here a endure last few weeks. We have been here a while. Applause i want to think my faithful mother, jeannie i want to think my faithful mother, Jeannie Johnson who bore me at the ae Jeannie Johnson who bore me at the age of Jeannie Johnson who bore me at the age of i7 Jeannie Johnson who bore me at the age of 17 and my brothers, chris and joss and age of17 and my brothers, chris and joss and my age of 17 and my brothers, chris and joss and my sister laura and all of their joss and my sister laura and all of their families and all of our extended family and louisiana family is a big extended family and louisiana family is a big deal. I will especially want is a big deal. I will especially want to is a big deal. I will especially want to thank all of the Extraordinary People of the great state Extraordinary People of the great state of Extraordinary People of the great state of louisiana. Weve never had a speaker state of louisiana. Weve never had a speaker of state of louisiana. Weve never had a Speaker Of The House hail from our state a Speaker Of The House hail from our state so. A Speaker Of The House hail from our state. So, they have been living this out state. So, they have been living this out i state. So, they have been living this out. I think the people of louisiana this out. I think the people of louisiana for the opportunity to serve louisiana for the opportunity to serve you louisiana for the opportunity to serve you in congress and i am humbled serve you in congress and i am humbled by your continuous support. We will humbled by your continuous support. We will make you proud. To my colleagues. We will make you proud. To my colleagues. We will make you proud. To my colleauues. , ~ , colleagues. That is mike johnson, he has been colleagues. That is mike johnson, he has been elected colleagues. That is mike johnson, he has been elected as colleagues. That is mike johnson, he has been elected as the colleagues. That is mike johnson, he has been elected as the 56th i he has been elected as the 56th speaker of the us house. They got there eventually. Three weeks, they have had no speaker, three weeks they have been trying to get to this moment. They have finally done. To stay with us, plenty more to come, this is bbc news. Hello there. We did have some sunshine today through the midlands and wales in particular. The earlier heavy rain across southern parts of england cleared away, but it was rather cloudy in scotland and that cloud likely to linger into this evening and overnight. Same, too, across parts of the North East Of England with some showery outbreaks of rain, a brisk east wind. At the same time, a Weather Front moving in towards Northern Ireland bringing some heavier outbreaks of rain, also in towards wales, the south west of england. And as we approach midnight and the early hours of thursday morning, that wet weather pushing in towards the midlands, the north west of england and in towards the far south east. Temperatures here overnight, a rather chilly four degrees in norwich. Not as cold in scotland compared with last night, and mild in the south west at around 11 celsius. Into thursday, a low pressure situated to our west once again bringing Weather Fronts, showery outbreaks of rain and some brisk winds around the South West Coast and the north and north east coast of scotland. Through the day, weve got the overnight rain continuing to track its way northwards towards the North East Of England and further showery outbreaks of rain through scotland as well. Some of this wet weather could well become fairly stagnant across eastern areas through the end of the week. Elsewhere on thursday, weve got some sunshine, but also a number of sharp showers and temperatures around 11 15 celsius. On friday once again, low pressure situated to the west, sending Weather Fronts, showery outbreaks of rain our way. There will be some brighter skies in the mix at times, too. You can see, though, certainly across parts of scotland, outbreaks of rain consistently pushing in from the north sea on those brisk east, south east winds. Elsewhere for much of england and wales, its a bright friday, plenty of sunshine around, but also a number of heavy showers. Same, too, in towards parts of the Northern Ireland. Temperatures similar. And then into the weekend, that area of low pressure still with us, so further Weather Fronts and outbreaks of rain. And at the same time, were starting to see a bit of a north wind developing, bringing some cooler conditions to the far north of scotland. At the same time, in between, weve got this area of rain, which could cause a few issues through parts of eastern scotland. Elsewhere on saturday, weve got outbreaks of rain and some sunshine through the midlands, east anglia and the North East Of England. So a rather unsettled outlook, and it stays that way through the tail end of the weekend and into the start of next week, too, with some sunshine but also showers or longer spells of rain at times. Thats the forecast