These are pictures from the Israeli Military as tanks entered gaza on wednesday. Israel says it was a targeted raid and not the start of a delayed ground invasion. Inside gaza, the humanitarian situation is going dire as fuel and supplies are running low. 7000 people have been killed since israeli air strikes began according to the hamas run gaza health ministry. Hamas says 50 hostages have been killed of the 220 as a result of israeli bombardment. For hours, we could hear the explosions around ten kilometres away in israel. It was the biggest israeli raid into the gaza strip so far in this war. The army released this video, it said of the battlefield being prepared, presumably for the invasion of gaza that the government says is coming. The soldiers pulled back into israel sometime before dawn. In khan younis in southern gaza, more raids and death in a place where israel told palestinians to go to be safe. We want to live beautiful lives, said this girl, not have rockets hitting our heads. The building fell on our heads. The un says nowhere is safe in gaza and the siege violates the laws of war. Israel has killed thousands of palestinian civilians. Just a few miles away in israel, Sally Partush lives in one of the Communities Hamas attacked. This is me, this is one of my friends, gil, and he was murdered. Im all the time thinking how they. What they did to them, how they suffered. With so much loss, whole families, she is furious that israels response has been questioned. This time we realise that, after that, its us or them. If it is, as you say, us or them, is it ok to ignore International Humanitarian law . Im tired of it, of what the law, the International Law said. The International Law didnt prevent these murders, these brutal murders. Where was the world . People were happy about it. Along the gaza border, civilian volunteers are bringing home comforts to the troops. The soldiers� commanders say theyre ready and that its a waiting game until the War Cabinet Orders them into gaza. The men i spoke to are certain that israels actions since hamas attacked were legal, morallyjustified and vital for the security of their families. Most of the soldiers here were reservists, called out of civilian life. You said youre a social worker. You must deal with people with trauma. How long will it take israelis to process this national trauma, if ever . Generations. I think something is broken here. We want to protect. I we dont want to fight. We dont want to kill. But if we need to do it, so here we are, here we are. Do you want to side with people like you . We are the same, we have the same values of freedom, free speech, womens rights, lgbtq rights. Ahead is complex urban warfare. When might depend on the success or failure of talks to free the hostages. Israelis get behind their soldiers, especially at times like this. Almost everybody has been in the military or has a son or a daughter in uniform. Its a different thing when it comes to politicians. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes carefully choreographed appearances, but he avoids his Many Political enemies who say he left israel vulnerable to hamas. Israelis, though, are united in their fight against hamas, but their country faces big challenges, and their leader is under crushing pressure. Jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel. Eu leaders have called for a pause in fighting in gaza to allow aid to come in. The 27 Member States expressed their gravest concern in brussels for the deteriorating humanitarian situation. That call came as the General Assembly held an Emergency Session after deadlock in the security council. The General Assembly is debating a draught resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. Assembly resolutions are not legally binding but do hold the weight of world opinion. The permanent observer on the State Of Palestine to the un criticised those standing by israel. Is this the war that some of you are defending . Can this war be defended . These are crimes. This is barbarism. If you do not stop it for all those who were killed, stop it for all those whose lives we can still save. But israels ambassador reiterated israels position that it was not the time for a ceasefire. The Resolution Calls for an immediate ceasefire, a ceasefire means giving hamas time to rearm itself, so they can massacre us again. This is not speculation. They will do so. You all know this. He also repeated his condemnation of the un secretary general Antonio Guterres who has repeatedly called on to resign the way he has described the war between israel and hamas. Has described the war between israeland hamas. He has described the war between israel and hamas. He said he stood by his remarks. I spoke to the president of the un un General Assembly. We saw a war of words erupted this week between the secretary general and israel. Was the secretary general right in what he said . The secretary general has sought to explain his intention when he made this statement in the council. He stands by what he said. And has sought to explain it. Er, that is as far as i would like to go on this matter. Do you agree with what he said . Er, i think that. I think that perhaps. There has been a lot of focus on that issue. Where i would like the focus to be is where it really matters. And that is on the people in gaza. The conditions under which, the difficult conditions under which they are having to exist. With the inadequate humanitarian and medical supplies. And food and water. The lack of electricity. The potential, therefore, for Public Health issues to become really concerning in gaza. And the need to save civilian lives. For me, those are the key and pre eminent issues that should be occupying us at this time. On that point, mr president , the world is watching, as you outlined there, thousands being killed by bombs, hundreds of thousands starving, without water, without access to medicine. Over a Million People displaced, nowhere safe for them to go. It begs the question, what is the point of the United Nations, if in times like these, the International Community is failing, is unable to persuade israel, in this instance, to allow a humanitarian pause, to allow aid into those people who, as you have outlined, so badly need it . Well, the first thing is that the General Assembly is sitting on the matter. The question you pose is based on the premise that there has already been an outcome of the discussion and debate in General Assembly. There has not yet been an outcome on that matter. We have to wait to see what course of action, if any, the assembly will take. But let me say this. The United Nations have had a long track record of success in matters of this nature in the past. Clearly, the situation before us is a difficult one, for a number of reasons. I think we need to be patient. The pervasive concern being to stop the bloodshed and to save human lives. And spare civilians from suffering, pain and harm. Mr president , sorry to interrupt, when you are talking there about saving those civilians from pain and harm, you are using words like patience, waiting to see what course of action should be taken. Those individuals dont have time like that, and we have heard that from un workers in gaza, they dont have time, they dont have fuel, medicine, they dont have aid, they dont have time to wait. Yes. That is a fact. So what more can the United Nations do . Well, it can continue to press the case. As i have, and others. For there to be a humanitarian ceasefire. It can continue to press the case for there to be an unconditional release of the hostages. As i have. It can continue to press the case for the israeli authorities to facilitate the provision of humanitarian assistance and support, at scale, in order to effectively address the humanitarian needs in the gaza strip. Those are all legitimate concerns that the un has, and that the General Assembly has expressed itself on. That is why the General Assembly will reconvene tomorrow morning, to take up the issue as to what needs to be done in gaza in order to save lives, and to bring the bloodshed to a halt. That is the top priority. 0k, thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. You are very welcome. The pentagon says us President Joe Biden has ordered what it called Self Defence Strikes against two facilities in syria used by irans revolutionary guard. The Defence Secretary said it was a response to a series of attacks on us personnel in iraq and syria. Chinas former premier li keqiang has died at 68, as per the state media. He died of a sudden heart attack in shanghai. He was known for his pragmatic economic policies and rose through the party ranks despite not having a power base and at one point he was even earmarked for the top role as president. With more on his legacy, i spoke with the chief geo economic analyst at bloomberg, who served as National SecurityCouncil Director with china and taiwan. Li keqiang was premier for ten years, retired earlier this year. What do you see as his legacy . Thank you so much for having me. This news is certainly a shock that he passed away at a relatively young age. Li keqiang leaves behind a legacy of being seen as a premier to xi jinping but also a senior official in his own right, someone who many believe was working to help keep the economy on good footing, a reformer, and a man of the people, as some are calling him. What was the relationship like between li keqiang and president xi jinping . Many think they came from rival political backings in terms of li keqiang coming up through the Chinese Communist youth league, and xijinping coming from a slightly Different Group of folks known as princelings. Its common to have various representations at the highest levels of leadership. Li keqiang was seen as close to the former chinese president hujintao, being one of his main proteges. So a lot of speculation, especially early on in xijinpings tenure, of xijinping essentially moving past li keqiang to take the top leadership role. And then obviously Xi Jinping Being A Major leader, looking to have full control over the reins of power, questions about whether that was shifting roles that are traditionally leveraged by the premier, in particular when it comes to the economy. When li keqiang retired earlier this year, he gave a retirement speech. There was a lot of commentary at the time, reading between the lines of what he said, that hed been frustrated that he hadnt managed to carry out a lot of those reforms, and in fact power had shifted back to the party during his time. Thats right. It was a really remarkable speech. He was giving it in a very windy atmosphere, and commented on that being emblematic of some of the headwinds he had faced as well. It was seen by many as very careful, very quiet and subtle criticism, but also i think in many ways an attempt by li to frame his career and the accomplishments he had, notjust as premier, but in the many senior roles he had played before that point. How do you think his passing will be marked in china . He will obviously get, ithink, a majorfuneral. It will be very interesting to watch the public reaction to this. Again, it came as quite a surprise. I dont believe people had seen li as having any health conditions. Hes relatively young. A little bit of a shock to the system, so to speak. It is not without precedent that there have sometimes been occasions when senior officials passed away suddenly, and that becomes a moment of broader political and public mourning for them, and a reflection not just on their tenure, but what they represented. It will be very interesting to watch the public reaction to his death. This is bbc news. He was once called the king of crypto, and now 31 year old Sam Bankman Fried Has testified before a judge in new york in a trial where he and his associates are accused of stealing billions of dollars. He could face decades in prison but denies wrongdoing. Uk Prime Minister rishi sunak has announced the uk is creating the worlds first Artificial IntelligenceSafety Institute to test new types of ai and new types of risk. He said ai would bring new opportunities for economic growth, but that it would be easier to build chemical and biological weapons. The Supreme Court in nigeria has upheld the president s Election Victory in february. His second and third challengers had sought to overturn the result, alleging irregularities. Thejudgment by seven Supreme Courtjudges, which is final, follows the pattern seen in previous challenges to president ial election results, none of which have been successful. A major manhunt is under way in maine as police searched the home of the gunman suspected of a mass shooting which left 18 people dead. Police consider ao year old robert card to be armed and dangerous. Local residents are still under a shelter in place order with the coastguard and fbi involved in the search. Nomia iqbal has more. The latest is we still dont know where the suspected gunman is. More than 2a hours since the shooting in the town of lewiston, nearby. I am in the town of bowden, 20 minutes away, where the suspected gunman is from. As yet, police still dont know where he is. The Us Coast Guard has confirmed to the bbc that they are involved in a search, also officials at the canadian border, given maines proximity to canada, also involved and issuing alerts. People here still very much in lockdown while the manhunt continues. It is more than 2a hours that people have been in lockdown in that region. What is it like there at the moment . At the moment, its really quiet. When you drive through, and its pretty easy to kind of drive through, because its a small town, the communities in lockdown are pretty close to each other. It almost feels like it was during covid time, it was eerily quiet. Shops are closed, businesses are closed, schools are closed. So it kind of feels really eerie, and on top of that, you know there is a suspected gunman on the loose. People are obviously in huge grief. Earlier today, we spoke to a woman who said she had to tell her two children that their dad was no longer coming home. He was one of the people that died in the shooting. I spoke with the former head of the department of homeland security. You have unfortunately worked on the federal response to Mass Shootings during your time in the trump administrations. Lewiston and surrounding areas dealing with the death of 18 people, still in lockdown. What is likely to be going on there at the moment . The priority right now is finding the suspect and preventing more danger and more death. What Law Enforcement is doing at this moment is trying to figure out as much as they possibly can, as quickly as they can, about this subject. They are asking themselves, who is this guy . Where does he go . What is his pattern of life . What are his motivations . Who are his associates . Where does he go . When does he do it . To try to piece together where he might be right now, and try to ensure, again, that no one else gets hurt. That is rapidly becoming a sprawling Law Enforcement operation, what we call inter agency coordination. Thats why the coastguard is involved, the fbi is involved, and a range of different agencies. They are trying to put out their feelers and create tripwires to find the suspect as soon as humanly possible. Life and safety are the first priority, and then, as you know, legislation, mistakes, Recriminations That will come later. At this point, still very much a hot situation. Is it unlimited, the number of resources that would be provided to the folks on the ground locally . This is the type of moment where you really see an extraordinary response, that gets elevated to the us federal level, and you have those federal departments and agencies that have capabilities that state and local Law Enforcement dont have. I dont want to specifically name some of those capabilities, but there are technical and electronic methods that the federal government can access, that its hard for state and local authorities to get access to. The types of things that might help track down the subject, or figure out where he was in the hours ahead of this attack, or potentially understand motivations and planning in the lead up. All of those things could help identify and arrest this subject. This has inevitably again raised the debate over the gun laws in this country. A new speaker in the house now. Do you expect any legislative changes in the near to medium future . I dont, and i think the speed of my response should show you how deep the divide is on this subject. Regardless of whether the specifics of a yellow flag law should have been triggered in this case or not, it is evident that an individual like this, that had Mental Health red flags months ago, probably should have been investigated more deeply. Probably should have been prevented from accessing firearms. And that didnt happen. You would think that would be likely to lead to change, given the magnitude of tragedy we have seen here. But given the division on capitol hill in washington between republicans and democrats on gun laws, unfortunately, i dont expect to see any progress. Miles taylor, thank you joining us. Beatles fa ns beatles fans im counting down to the release of whats been called the bands song. The track, now and then, Will Premiere Next thursday november the 2nd. Its based on a 1970s demo recorded by the latejohn lennon. Paul mccartney and ringo starr used Artificial Intelligence to freshen up the sound from an old Cassette Tape john had left behind. In a statement, the surviving beatles said hearing jons voice was quite emotional, and they went on to say the tune is a genuine beatles recording. Thats all from cars in washington. Stay with us on bbc news. U nsettled unsettled with rain at times, especially wet for Eastern Scotland. Its down to low pressure to the west of ireland, a huge area of low pressure with showers of rain spiralling around and even some little low pressure systems, such as this one, which could impact england and wales on Saturday Night with a spell of very wet and windy weather. Watch out for dense fog patches across the East Midlands and eastern england, lincolnshire, through the morning rush. They should lift into low cloud, we start with some sunshine and then showers developed across southern and western areas, quite breezy in the south west, showers could be heavy. It stays wet in Eastern Scotland with persistent rain, may be a bit of brightness across the highlands and islands. But it stays windy here. Overnight, the win keeps coming east of scotland, further south plenty of showers in southern and western areas. Again parts of the midlands could stay dry with a low cloud, mist and fog and lighter winds. Temperatures 711. And lighter winds. Temperatures 7 11. Saturday morning a similar story, windy across the north and east of scotland, with persistent rain. Elsewhere, sunshine and then showers into the afternoon, some heavy and thundery. Later in the day, more persistent rain pushing up from the south. Temperatures 10 15. The area of wind and rain will spread north on Saturday Night, sunday looking particularly wet in the north of the uk. Even into monday, the last day of october, low pressure close by to bring further showers at times. Sunday looking particularly wet across northern england, scotland, particularly Eastern Scotland. Some colder air from some colder Airfrom Scandinavia over some colder air from scandinavia over the some colder Airfrom Scandinavia over the high ground. Another day or sunshine elsewhere, mostly towards the south and west. A better chance of staying dry in the east. Top temperature 14 15, but much colder up north. The first week of november, things staying unsettled as low pressure continues, showers and longer spells of rain with strong winds too. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The victorians coined the phrase the mother of pa rliaments to boast that the Westminster Parliament was a model for the world. Would anyone make such a claim today . In recent years, british politics has been characterised by chaos and crisis. Through brexit and covid, Prime Ministers have come and gone with alarming frequency. Public trust in politicians has plumbed new lows. My guest is speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle. On his watch, is parliament properly serving the people