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Hello and welcome to verified life. The United Nations has warned that catastrophic shortages of essential goods in gaza could result in many more deaths. The head of its agency for Palestinian Refugees described the amount of aid allowed in so far as � crumbs�. Philippe lazzarini says basic services are crumbling, with streets starting to overflow with sewage. A World Health Organization official says patients are being operated on without anaesthetic, with bodies lying everywhere in hospitals. The Un Human Rights Office says it has warned israel that cutting off food, fuel and electricity constitutes collective punishment. Israels military says it carried out another ground raid in gaza overnight to target hamas fighters. These pictures, supplied by the idf, are said to show a Hamas Tunnel Being struck by a guided missile. Launch sites for anti tank missiles and command and control centres were also reportedly hit; the army said it killed a senior hamas commander. As tension continues to rise across the region, the United States has carried out air strikes against targets in syria, linked to irans revolutionary guard. The us insists they are not related to the conflict between israel and hamas, and said it was a response to attacks on us forces in iraq and syria, by iranian backed militia groups. In the next hour, well hear from our correspondents in the region, from the israeli ambassador to london, and to a former adviser to barack obama on middle east security. But our first report is from yolande knell. Waking up to another day of death in gaza. The bodies piled up after the latest israeli strikes. Translation at ten oclock, the apartment they were staying at was bombed. 14 people were killed. They were all females, among them a two month old baby and my niece, who was one year old. I dont know what to do. Aerial photographs show gaza before and after israels intense bombardment. These are neighbourhoods in the north. Amid the unprecedented destruction here, thousands have been killed and hundreds of thousands are homeless. Yet a top un official complains only crumbs of aid are getting in. Basic services are crumbling. Medicine is running out. Food and water are running out. The streets of gaza have started overflowing with sewage. Gaza is on the brink of a Massive Health hazard and the risk of diseases are looming. Israels military says it is continuing to hit hamas targets, again, sending limited Ground Troops into gaza overnight. But growing calls for a pause in fighting to let in aid and the presence of 200 plus hostages could yet delay a full ground invasion. There are also fresh worries about a regional escalation. This morning, the us said it had struck iran linked sites here in eastern syria, after complaining of attacks on its forces. And there was an explosion and a suspected Missile Interception on egypts red sea coast. Translation in recent hours, an Aerial Threat was spotted In The Red Sea region. Combat helicopters were scrambled in response to the threat and this matter is now being investigated. To our understanding, the strike that took place in egypt originated in this threat. With towns in southern israel virtually empty, normal life is on hold and gaza remains underfire. Across the middle east, much depends on what happens in this war. Yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. Straight is coming in. We are hearing an update on hostage negotiations, so lets head straight to our middle east correspondence. What we know is that a source close to the discussions said that the negotiations are in their words, accelerating, towards a potential agreement over a ceasefire and a deal to release hostages. That is a single line, that is all we have, it should be said we have had similar kind of alerts over the course of this week, so we should be careful how much we read into it. This diplomacy and mediation that continues. Joe biden said there was no higher priority than the release of hostages. Another sense that the discussions are going on, more sense that there may be more imminent, but only that line that discussions accelerating. What weve been hearing over the last 2a hours is that as far as one hamas official was concerned, delegation has been in moscow, it would have to be in exchange for a ceasefire. What does that mean . A Grander Mission is held off, a pause in the israeli bombardment, we simply dont know the details around that. One of the early demand from hamas had been around, there should be a release of Palestinian Prisoners in exchange for hostages. We have seen so far, far out of the 220 being held being released last friday, so its possible that there may be more. What this tells us is that discussions are still on. Thatll be affecting the Military Calculation to buy israel for now, anyway. 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I want to make sure that we started the press conference. I want to make sure that we take started the press conference. I want to make sure that we take a started the press conference. I want| to make sure that we take a moment to make sure that we take a moment to acknowledge the victims, their families and how this is negatively impacting the state of maine, the city of lewiston, the entire country. We know when these things occur, we are all so incredibly focused on what happened, and we try to get to the why. Theyre certainly times where we cant figure out why. Everyone of the situation is so tragic, so outside of the norm, it makes it difficult for Community Members of all types, in all locations, east coast, west coast, it doesnt matter, to fathom how these kinds of things can occur. The greatest country in the world. We are going to continue to work towards that, and is a piece of this, i wanted to come in and really speak to the pattern a ship that we are committed to having with you, and as we start to really flow into and as we start to really flow into an operational period, we have more of a pattern to see what we doing day in, day out. Im going to commit you to have a Morning Briefing with you to have a Morning Briefing with you every day, 10am, in this location. As you can imagine, some of those briefings will be longer than others, but i want you to know you will see it in the morning. We are going to go over what happened overnight and talk about what the plan of the day is. I will speak that plant of the day here in just a second. I would also say that we are certainly considering afternoon briefings, as well. If something new came up, something we believe would be helpful for you to know, came up, something we believe would be helpfulfor you to know, and the community to know, we will get back to you. Either way, you will receive communication from our team saying if we are going to have a briefing on that. You can have some idea of what your day and afternoon is going to look like, as well. I would also say, these daily briefings, as you can imagine, will be more operational in nature. Families, communities, were loved ones are always going to be at the forefront of our minds and hearts. We want to talk to you about, this is what we are going to do, because i know that is incredibly important to you, and you are going to share that appropriately with your viewers, with your readers, and that is going to help everyone start that healing process. I know that information is power, you also know that theyre going to be times where i cant give you all the information you need, or certainly that you want, that wont be done from a tactical standpoint where they are safety concerns, so please keep that in mind. I will go back to a q and a period, we want to allow that opportunity, and we are going to do the best we can, but if in my mind, the mass starts leading to start asking ten questions and i can only answer nine of them, that is counter productive. We are going to off load as much information as we can. That is the plan moving forward, and to speak to you todays a briefing in particular, iwould tell you that the overnight hours, that we are on 2a seven, until the suspect in this case is brought to justice. Overnight, our officers and investigators, i say hour, im talking about local, county, state, federal, all of our State Partners to continue to work 530 plus tips coming in from the general public, from different communities. As you can imagine they vary greatly depending on that individual� s knowledge of what happened and what they want us to do about that. We are continuing to check those of the list as we go, we are also continuing to do searches at the two primary venues here, the one being the bar and grill, the second being the bar and grill, the second being the bowling alley. I will tell you that there is going to be thought of, what is taking him so long . Everything is being taken care off, but in orderfor us everything is being taken care off, but in order for us to do everything is being taken care off, but in orderfor us to do ourjobs, to be professional about what we do, in a process in which we work, we have to take our time, we are going to be processing every square inch of these facilities. Not only do you have the victims in question, but all the rounds that were fired need to be investigated. Other cartridges that are on the floor need to be investigated. The vehicles in the car park, we need to be careful and professional. Im committed to this. We days away completing those particular investigations, the particular investigations, the particular crime scenes. You will continue to see us at those locations without question, and because of that, there are also affidavits, the first step in a search or arrest warrants, so we are continuing to draft them for any kind of Digital Media that we are hoping to attain or investigate, that can be phones, computers, video from any location. Our offices are continuing to investigate that material. There is a lot of that stuff overnight, as well as using the three, four oclock in the morning time frame to plan out what the next day is going to look like. We are trying to get people rotated through our operational periods, so they can also rest, and also plan out what the day is going to look out. The Morning Briefing will tell you what is going to happen, who the team leads are and what they will be doing and to the process. We let those folks go to do the good work. We are going to share some of that information with you. As we discussed that, we have some maps and other Additional Information appear with us right now. We are auoin to appear with us right now. We are going to leave appear with us right now. We are going to leave that appear with us right now. We are going to leave that briefing. Appear with us right now. We are going to leave that briefing. Go appear with us right now. We are going to leave that briefing. Go to | going to leave that briefing. Go to the bbc website if you want more, but the hunt continues for the gunmen. 530 tips that have come from various members of the public as they continue also to search the two venues, they were to be there completing those activities for a number of days at the crime scenes. No additional news on the man they are hunting. Those are some of the latest details on that hunt for again in maine. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. Southmead was the first hospital to use this artificial birthing model to put midwives through their paces before they try it out for real. Since it was introduced, it has reduced type of injury from Shoulder Dystocia dramatically. Shoulder dystocia happens when the baby being born but one of the shoulders gets stuck behind the mothers pubic bone, delaying the birth of the babys body. According to a study by Southmead Hospital looking over a four year period from 2008, not a single baby suffered long term damage from Shoulder Dystocia, where they normally expect three or four cases. What we dont want to do in this situation, even if you really feel you want to, is to pull hard on the babys head. Midwives and obstetricians across the world are now being trained using this model. So it seems this project could save tens of thousands of babies from a lifetime of paralysis. For more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. Youre live with bbc news. With me now is the israeli ambassador to london, tzipi hotovely. Thank you, forjoining us here on bbc news. It is almost three weeks since the October The 7th attacks, those attacks, they were shocked, bewilderment, fury at the time. Give me a sense of where you are now, three weeks on. Me a sense of where you are now, three weeks on three weeks on. First of all, you are right three weeks on. First of all, you are right. This three weeks on. First of all, you are right. This is three weeks on. First of all, you are right. This is the three weeks on. First of all, you are right. This is the most three weeks on. First of all, you i are right. This is the most shocking attack to happen in israel. Unfortunately, the atrocities being exposed slowly and the world just this week, to all the serving in israel and reporting on this war, the Horrific Documenting that hamas created for its own atrocities. I must say, some of the journalists couldnt watch it. It was so horrific. All those debates about where their babies being burnt or beheaded, this is the situation, and we have the videos, documenting all those atrocities against children. War crimes that hamas committed against innocent people, and this is now our time to protect ourselves. I spoke at length to one of the journalists there, they had their head in their hands watching it, he gave graphic, horrifying accounts of what he saw in those videos. There is no question about that. What i mastered, every detail is terrific. But, the majority of people that have been killed in the israeli response have not been hamas. They have been civilians. I response have not been hamas. They have been civilians. Have been civilians. I have a very clear answer have been civilians. I have a very clear answer for have been civilians. I have a very clear answer for that, have been civilians. I have a very clear answer for that, whoever. Have been civilians. I have a very clear answer for that, whoever loses his life in the gaza strip after israel gave the opportunity for everyone, every civilian, man, child, man to go to a safe shot in the south of gaza, israel is now making sure that the service will be a safe place while in office being under Israeli Attack in order to dismantle hamas capabilities. Whoever didnt go there, because hamas prevented it, that is on hamas. Ive been watching the bbc, i have been watching the cover, i have a question. Not yourself, your colleagues, your interview with senior people of hamas, why do you not ask them those questions . Why are you not preventing your population to get humanitarian aid. ~. , population to get humanitarian aid. ~. ,. ,. , aid. We have at every stage, questioned aid. We have at every stage, questioned those aid. We have at every stage, questioned those people. Aid. We have at every stage, l questioned those people. Senior officials talking to us and giving their response, but you have constantly said, you are not targeting civilians. We are. We are not. You are minimising casualties. You see the pictures, you see the accounts from doctors, you see the accounts from doctors, you see the pictures, at what point do you reassess at all, whether what youre saying is effectively what is happening on the ground . I youre saying is effectively what is happening on the ground . Youre saying is effectively what is happening on the ground . I think you are a journalist happening on the ground . I think you are a journalist long happening on the ground . I think you are a journalist long enough happening on the ground . I think you are a journalist long enough to happening on the ground . I think you are a journalist long enough to knowl are a journalist long enough to know how wards look like. 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Southern airings of gaza. I want to make it clear. On a specific point about being make it clear. On a specific point about being safe make it clear. On a specific point about being safe in make it clear. On a specific point about being safe in the make it clear. On a specific point about being safe in the south, i make it clear. On a specific point about being safe in the south, it i make it clear. On a specific point about being safe in the south, it isj about being safe in the south, it is not. They have been bombings around khan younis, and other places, they have been many deaths, and people even saying, i have moved south like the israeli told me, they are now bombing there, so perhaps i should move back north. That is partly what is happening. I move back north. That is partly what is happening is happening. I highly recommend eole not is happening. I highly recommend people not to is happening. I highly recommend people not to be is happening. I highly recommend people not to be in is happening. I highly recommend people not to be in the is happening. I highly recommend people not to be in the north, i is happening. I highly recommend| people not to be in the north, this is where we bomb, and we send alerts. No other army in the world is doing this. We are targeting only the military targets. Look at the problem, this is where we need to be together to fight hamas and giving israel the support. They have invaded hospitals, in schools, they are stealing fuel, this underground atrocity, they are giving themselves atrocity, they are giving themselves a safe shelter that takes litres of fuel is in order to preserve light, air conditioning inside, Everything Hamas is doing, its presenting its own people. Iii hamas is doing, its presenting its own people hamas is doing, its presenting its own people. In the last few hours, the us have own people. In the last few hours, the us have said own people. In the last few hours, the us have said hamas own people. In the last few hours, the us have said hamas and own people. In the last few hours, the us have said hamas and not i the us have said hamas and not stealing fuel from the us. Hour the us have said hamas and not stealing fuel from the us. How do ou think stealing fuel from the us. How do you think the stealing fuel from the us. How do you think the underground stealing fuel from the us. How do | you think the Underground Terrorist City is functioning . We have got Satellite Documents from the idf, showing half a million litres in gas are being used by hamas, its presenting it from that population. Whatever claims you have, blame hamas and ask hamas. They are in charge of preventing their population and using them as human shields. This is where we need to be together. I shields. This is where we need to be to. Ether. Shields. This is where we need to be to i ether. , shields. 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I know they are trying very hard. I about any movements . I know they are trying very hard, i know about any movements . I know they are trying very hard, i know its about any movements . I know they are trying very hard, i know its a trying very hard, i know its a government priority to bring these innocent people back on. We are using International Community. They need to be back home. I know the qatar involvements, but i must say that most of the things are confidential. That most of the things are confidential. There is qatar involvement, confidential. There is qatar involvement, and confidential. There is qatar involvement, and its i confidential. There is qatar involvement, and its confidential. We were talking to a formal qatar Intelligence Officer where he was saying that he was hopeful that could be movements on hostages. Everything is relative and currently, was making it more difficult. You also have the poll in an israeli newspaper today, half the israeli population think you should pause the consideration of around offensive while you look at the Hostage Situation and try to sort it out. � , Hostage Situation and try to sort it out. � ,. , Hostage Situation and try to sort it out. � ,. , out. Its very obvious, the israeli hat oies out. Its very obvious, the israeli hat goes to out. Its very obvious, the israeli hat goes to the out. Its very obvious, the israeli hat goes to the hostages. Out. Its very obvious, the israeli hat goes to the hostages. I i out. Its very obvious, the israeli hat goes to the hostages. I am l out. Its very obvious, the israeli hat goes to the hostages. I am aj hat goes to the hostages. I am a mother, and any Family Member thinking about other people there. We were hosting the delegation of the hostages families, and you see these people for three weeks, not getting a single sign of life. They forgot to bring the red cross delegation. 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We work closely with i next . We work closely with our| allies. We work closely with the next . We work closely with our i allies. We work closely with the uk and american governments. You know the thrust of and american governments. You know the thrust of what and american governments. You know the thrust of what im and american governments. You know the thrust of what im asking and american governments. You know the thrust of what im asking you . I i the thrust of what im asking you . I will give you the answer, it goes back to safety and security. The first obligation of every government in the world, and im sure itd be the same when the uk was attacked by isis on your doorstep. You had of done the same thing, you would dismantle isiss abilities, and this is why we must do the same. 9 million israelis are looking at the Prime Minister and asking one thing, defend our children so that the 7th Of October will never repeat again. In order to do that, we must dismantle hamas capabilities. They have no political horizon to the region, wejust have no political horizon to the region, we just want to prevent war. This has to be brief, do you think you could wipe out hamas, so many people think its an impossibility. We cannot ideology, but we can wipe out ability. We dont want people to kill innocent children again. Thank ou so kill innocent children again. Thank you so much kill innocent children again. Thank you so much for kill innocent children again. Thank you so much for coming kill innocent children again. Thank you so much for coming in kill innocent children again. Thank you so much for coming in to i kill innocent children again. Thank you so much for coming in to talk| kill innocent children again. Thank i you so much for coming in to talk to us on bbc news. Stay with us here on bbc news. Hello. Good afternoon. Some very autumnal scenes earlier on this morning, particularly across northern and eastern areas of england with some patches of mist and fog, such as here in sheffield. Its now largely lifted and cleared. It wont be quite so much of a problem overnight tonight or indeed for the next few days because the winds are set to pick up. Therell also be some more heavy downpours of rain, generally staying very unsettled. And if we take a look at the rainfall accumulation chart, through the weekend and into monday, you can see the area of most concern again is eastern scotland, with another 50 to 100 millimetres of rain, especially over the higher ground. Of course, all of this falling on already saturated ground. That rain just feeding through in a constant stream of showers on the south easterly wind for the rest of today. Also some heavy, frequent, even thundery showers across eastern areas of Northern Ireland could possibly cause some issues here. Some showers further south, but also some more sunshine developing from the south by the end of the day. Top temperatures 10 to 15 degrees celsius, a little lower than they were yesterday for most. Overnight tonight, again, weve got this constant feed of showers into eastern areas of scotland. Still some more showers across Northern Ireland. Well start to see heavy, more persistent showers start to approach the south coast of england where, also, the winds are set to pick up into tomorrow morning. Its mild and its frost free as we begin the weekend. Now, we look towards the south coast on saturday morning. Again, some heavy, thundery showers always likely. Some strong, gusty winds of around 50 miles an hour, perhaps, in places. Windy, too, across the north of scotland. The rain continues towards the east. Heavy, persistent rain approaching the South West Of England and wales by the time we get to the end of the day on saturday. Some of that rain likely to be very heavy across south east england, too. Another sign of autumn, the clocks due to go back by one hour on saturday night into sunday. Now, as we head through saturday evening, then that rain will gradually push its way further northwards across to southern scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland