reportedly killed over a four—week period than in any conflict in at least three decades. more united nations aid workers have been killed than in any comparable period in the history of our organisation. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen has more from southern israel. and a warning that some images may be distressing. israel promised mighty vengeance. it thundered across beach camp in gaza city. israel's justification is defending the living, as well as avenging its dead. palestinians call this genocide. this girl from jabalia camp is asked what happened to her. she says "a missile came down on us. "bricks fell on us. "i asked, where's my dad and where's my mum?" she is asked "where were you?" "i was here, in the house. "we were at home, and the roof came down on us." we looked in on the war this afternoon from sderot, the closest israeli border town. israel has refused an american request to pause military operations to allow time for humanitarian convoys, or talks to free the hostages. israel might be able to break hamas as a military force, but what happens then? history shows israel's army cannot suppress palestinian nationalism and anger. the israelis seem to be making steady progress in terms of territory inside the gaza strip, at the cost of a large number of civilian lives. israel has set itself a very ambitious objective, to make sure that hamas can never again threaten the lives of its citizens. there's a big question — do prime minister netanyahu and the rest of his war cabinet believe that can be achieved by purely military means? 0r, longer term, are israelis prepared to try to get a political deal with the palestinians, to try to end the conflict once and for all? this was beach refugee camp this morning in gaza city, where israeli strikes killed dozens during the night. four weeks of bloodshed has destroyed the illusion that the conflict could be managed. 0ther terrible wars produced peace treaties. 0ptimists hope this might, too. 0ptimism, though, is hard to find in khan younis, where some of gaza's more than one million displaced people are living in their cars, hopes of finding a safe place all gone. translation: our home, - where we used to feel comfort and security, was destroyed by rockets in an instant. we came here in hope to find safety and security. but that doesn't exist. we survived death to find death again. from flakjackets in baghdad to handshakes in turkey, antony blinken, the us secretary of state, is back in the region. look, we know the deep concern here for the terrible toll that gaza is taking on, palestinians on, men, women and children in gaza, innocent civilians, a concern that we share and that we are working on every single day. we have engaged the israelis on steps that they can take to minimise civilian casualties. the only way out of this for the us, uk and others is an independent palestine alongside israel, an old idea that two decades of talks could not deliver. the horrors of the last months and those to come will make it even harder to achieve. jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel. in gaza the humanitarian situtation is worsening, with the al—shifa hospital in gaza city overwhelmed by the growing number of fatalities. 0ur correspondent in gaza, rushdi abualouf, has sent this update from there. for the second night israel has intensified the air strikes. they're targeting mainly an area north—west and south—west of gaza. i have seen footage of real destruction in buildings, flames of fire arising out of huge building in central gaza as the ground operation has been expanding and israel seems to be pushing hard by air strikes to the area around the gaza city, tightening the blockade around gaza city. but here, also, in this southern area, that's the area that israel asked 1.2 million people to flee south, also air strikes were intensified. we heard one in rafah — two air strikes in rafah — and khan younis. but also in gaza, 250 people — the death toll according to the health ministry is over 10,000 people. but tonight they say about 2700 people more are missing. they said most of them were buried under the rubble of their building. and the — the medical crew and the rescue team, they couldn't find them, they couldn't dig, because there's a lack of equipment. the humanitarian situation is also getting worse in gaza here in the south, but also in the north, where none of the 500 trucks come from egypt reached the area in the north and people are struggling to find clean water. some people are saying they're drinking unclean water and they're begging to find food and bread for their kids. we can get more analysis of the situation on the ground, now. our diplomatic correspondent 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams is on the ground in israel and i spoke to him earlier. paul, israeli forces have said they have essentially cut gaza in two. what more are they saying about their operations today? they're saying they're pressing forward in the northern part of the gaza strip into the most densely built—up and populated part of the gaza strip, gaza city and the surrounding area, including two refugee camps. what we've seen in the last couple of days is some scenes of pretty intense urban fighting. as they gradually push in. and the problem the israelis are going to face more and more is the fact there's still 300,000, maybe 400,000 civilians trapped in the northern part of the gaza strip. and they're going to be very much in the way. and so, as the israelis push in, they are going have to deal with this problem that in all sorts of strategic locations around hospitals and un schools, places where the israelis believe that hamas are hiding, using civilians as human shields, there's this large population of palestinian civilians. that's going to be incredibly difficult for the israeli military to manage. at the same time, paul, we're seeing the hamas—run health ministry in gaza saying more than 10,000 palestinians have been killed. we've seen the calls for a ceasefire are growing, or humanitarian pauses. is any of that having an impact on how israel views its operations? not obviously — not yet, no. these figures are just mind blowing. i think viewers may think, well, it's the middle east, it's the gaza strip, they've been to war before. it's never been anything like this. 10,000 palestinians killed. that's a figure from the hamas—run health ministry, but it's a figure that most observers here think is probably credible, and when you look at the images that come out from the gaza strip day by day, it's hard not to think that many, many, many thousands of people have indeed been killed. but we're still not seeing any moves towards a ceasefire. not even the humanitarian pauses that antony blinken and other us officials have been talking for days, little windows, for a short period of time, in a specific location, the fighting may stop so that aid could get in. there was one small example of that last night, when thejordanians managed to air drop some aid to a jordanian hospital in the gaza strip and there was apparently a brief lull while that happened. but that's pretty much the only sign of that so far. paul, very good to get your insights from the ground. thank you. more than 11100 israeli families were told that at least one of their relatives was killed in the hamas attack four weeks ago. one of those families included thomas hand, who was informed his eight—year—old daughter emily had died in the massacre at kibbutz be'eri. at the time, he was relieved she hadn't been taken hostage but now he's been told that she could in fact be alive. clive myrie reports. innocent little angel. losing a child is a loss _ innocent little angel. losing a child is a loss like _ innocent little angel. losing a child is a loss like no - innocent little angel. losing a child is a loss like no other. i child is a loss like no other. yes,...— yes,... agree so profound. when, three _ yes,... agree so profound. when, three weeks - yes,... agree so profound. when, three weeks ago, i yes,... agree so profound. - when, three weeks ago, thomas hand was told his daughter emily had been killed in the hamas attacks of october seven. his response was that of a loving father. wanting nothing but the best for his dear child. ~ , ., ., child. weirdest thing for a arent child. weirdest thing for a parent to _ child. weirdest thing for a parent to hear _ child. weirdest thing for a parent to hear that - child. weirdest thing for a parent to hear that that i parent to hear that that child's dead and you are relieved. ijust — i knew she wasn't in gaza. i knew she wasn't in gaza. i knew she wasn't terrified out of her life. i knew she wasn't going to be in any more pain or stress. it was all over for her. the majority of us are here. her. the ma'ority of us are here. , ., ., ~ ,, here. getting all the darkness there is light. _ here. getting all the darkness there is light. thomas - here. getting all the darkness there is light. thomas has - here. getting all the darkness| there is light. thomas has now been told there is no proof that emily is dead, with all evidence suggesting that she was taken to gaza. the flame of hope that you might be home one day now banishes all fears. a heartbreaking moment. and you said a number of things. how do you feel about that now? in some ways i regret having that view. ., some ways i regret having that view._ because l some ways i regret having that| view._ because of view. you regret it? because of some of things _ view. you regret it? because of some of things said, _ view. you regret it? because of some of things said, yes. - view. you regret it? because ofj some of things said, yes. some things that might have put her in danger. but we move on. now the strong possibility that she is in gaza being held captive, now it's hope. we can only hope that we get her back alive. it is a birthday this month. 17. she isn't even going to know it's her birthday. she won't know it's her birthday. there will be no cake or party or friends celebrating. she will just be there living in terror every day. we just want her back. we want to see her again. we want to love her again. hug her again. we want to love her again. hug heragain. kiss heragain. never let her out of my sight again. and we have the latest on the israel gaza war on our website, bbcnews.com. it's being updated regularly with all the latest news and analysis from our teams on the ground. you can also find it on the bbc news app. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a man with advanced parkinson's is now able to walk much more easily with the use of a special implant. the technnology stimulates the nerves in his spine. for years, marc gauthier of bordeaux, france would fall several times a day due to the severity of his illness. but now his walking is almost back to normal. translation: getting - into an elevator sounds simple. for me, before, it was impossible. it allows me to walk better. it allows me to do five kilometres without stopping. the stimulator sits on the lumbar region of the spinal cord, which sends messages to the leg muscles. marc is still in control. his brain gives the instructions. but the epidural implant adds electrical signals for a smoother end result. the team treating marc described the advances in his treatment in he journal nature medicine. they will now try the device in six more parkinson's patients, using funding from the michaelj fox foundation, which is based here in the us. you're live with bbc news. it's been a fiery day in the new york court where donald trump took the witness stand. he repeatedly clashed with the judge over the value of his properites, and his role in their appraisals. the former president is facing a civilfraud trial that threatens to upend his real estate empire. he's denied all wrongdoing. during the testimony, the former president — now running for office again in 2024 — drew multiple warnings for veering off topic. mr trump waived his right to a jury, so the judge has the power to decide mr trump's fate. at one point, thejudge asked mr trump's lawyers to control their client. speaking outside the courtroom, mr trump called the trial "unfair." everything we did was absolutely right. to think we're being sued and spending all this time and money and you have people being killed all over the world that this country could stop. inflation and all the other problems that this country has, i think it is a disgrace. the $250 million lawsuit was brought against mr trump and his family by the new york attorney general�*s office. the judge already ruled that mr trump is liable forfraud. the trial is now exploring what he'll have to pay in damages. after court, new york attorney general letitia james defended her case, and said mr trump engaged in "distractions" while on the stand. he rambled. he hurled insults. but we expected that. at the end of the day, the documentary evidence demonstrated that he falsely inflated his assets to basically enrich himself and his family. he persistently engaged in fraud. live now to our washington correspondent, gary 0'donoghue, who's been covering the trial in new york. he has the latest. good to see you. what was the day in court like with these heated exchanges? it like with these heated exchanges?— like with these heated exchanaes? ., ., . exchanges? it was dramatic. unquestionably _ exchanges? it was dramatic. unquestionably be _ exchanges? it was dramatic. unquestionably be it - exchanges? it was dramatic. unquestionably be it was - unquestionably be it was dramatic. we don't normally see people in the witness box behaving like donald trump did and he really took his attacks that he made outside the court repeatedly over the last few weeks and months, took them right to the witness stand. attacking the judge, attacking the attorney general, really kind of making speeches, political speeches from the witness box as well to the extent that the judge got so exasperated that he told the lawyers, control your client or else i will. lawyers, control your client or else i will-— else i will. what is at stake here for — else i will. what is at stake here for mr _ else i will. what is at stake here for mr trump - else i will. what is at stake here for mr trump and - else i will. what is at stake here for mr trump and hisl here for mr trump and his business if he loses? there is a lot of money _ business if he loses? there is a lot of money at _ business if he loses? there is a lot of money at stake. - business if he loses? there is a lot of money at stake. $250 million is the kind of signs that the attorney general is looking for. but i think perhaps more significantly, they are also looking for the revocation of business license to operate in the state of new york. that would severely restrict donald trump's abilities to do what he has always done which is be a businessman. it may also mean breaking up some of those businesses that control the most iconic properties, trump tower, on fifth, or on wall street, which have beenjewels in the crown of the trump business empire. he may lose control of all that and i think thatis control of all that and i think that is something that he will, that's what made him really angry over this. but of course he has got bigger legal jeopardy is that this coming down the line next year. criminal cases, this being a civil one, and four of those terminal cases could all come to court before the presidential election. we are expecting — presidential election. we are expecting ivanka _ presidential election. we are expecting ivanka trump - presidential election. we are expecting ivanka trump the l expecting ivanka trump the former president's ordered just take the stand wednesday. what will we see from her testimony? it is interesting because she not actually defended in the case, unlike donald trump and his two sons, donald jr and eric. she managed to get her status changed because of the statute of limitations. so the defence, the prosecution rather will ask a lot of questions about the trump business arrangements, and she may take the same track as her siblings because they are effectively said we had nothing to do with that, one said we just pour the concrete and others are set we just left or to the accountants. we will see if she takes the kind of attack but her evidence will be interesting and that will be the big, the end of the prosecution, if you like, case. now the defence has got a list of 120 plus odd witnesses but it said it might call them, it might not want any of them, it might not want any of them, it might not want any of them, it might not offer a defence. as you pointed out at the beginning, thejudge has already come to summary judgement on a key finding in this case that there was repeated and persistent fraud and now really what we're looking at is how much is going to have to be paid and he was responsible for it and what will be the business consequences.- will be the business consequences. will be the business conseuuences. ., , ., consequences. one more question on broader — consequences. one more question on broader picture _ consequences. one more question on broader picture her _ consequences. one more question on broader picture her as - consequences. one more question on broader picture her as we - on broader picture her as we mentioned, none of this seems to have an impact on the political future of donald trump, does it?- political future of donald trump, does it? no, this reinforces _ trump, does it? no, this reinforces donald - trump, does it? no, this| reinforces donald trump's trump, does it? no, this - reinforces donald trump's base. he raises money of these legal actions as well. exquisitely sending out emails saying thanks for your support and by the way, send me some bucks. so this is in some ways helpful to his case. the difficulty is that some of the polls recently have started to show that in some of the key swing states where small margins matter, some of those independent voters, some of those softer republican voters, are not too sure about what they want to elect someone to the white house began who may be, may be a convicted felon by the time the election happens.- the election happens. gary o'donoghue _ the election happens. gary o'donoghue reporting - the election happens. gary o'donoghue reporting for i the election happens. gary o'donoghue reporting for us in new york. thanks so much. to asia next, and we're focusing on tourism in thailand. the thai economy was hit very hard by the covid pandemic, and thais had hoped that 2023 would be the year that saw their tourist economy bounce back. but that has not happened, largely because the chinese, who made up one—quarter of the a0 million foreign visitors who arrived in thailand in 2019, have not come back, at least not in the same numbers. 0ur southeast asia correspondent, jonathan head, has been finding out why. this is 76 garage, where the waiters do rather more than just serve tables. it's long been popular with chinese tourists. abby, a chinese student attending a thai university, often vlogs to her thousands of social media followers about all the fun to be had here. say hi to the camera! but these days, many chinese are staying away. negative publicity about scam centres along thailand's borders has put them off. abby says some even believe this restaurant could be luring unsuspecting chinese diners into having their kidneys removed. translation: the i comments on my feed used to be very positive. many said they really wanted to come to thailand, but after this, rumors started spreading, the comments changed completely. people would ask me, "are you running the kidney " ha rvesting scam ? "are you sending people from thailand to myanmar?" the absence of chinese tourists this year has got the thai government worried. it's now waived visas for them. and the new prime minister was at the airport to give new arrivals a special welcome. but thailand's image took another blow last month after a mass shooting in bangkok's most famous shopping mall. one of those killed was a chinese mother of two children. the day after the shooting, the mood at the grand palace in bangkok, one of thailand's top attractions, was somber. "0ur government said tourism would recover quickly "after the pandemic," said this guide. "but they're dreaming. "if it was normal, like in the past, "this place would be packed, but just look at it." there's always a risk in relying so heavily on chinese tourism that's easily buffeted by rumors or unexpected events. yet the market there is so huge, thailand can't afford to ignore it. but it is now seeing new kinds of chinese tourism that could be very lucrative. these two are on their first visit to thailand and already thinking about living here. both are successful professionals who want to start a family, something that's much easier for a gay couple here than back in china. i think the most important thing is the atmosphere because it is have a better environment for lgbtq. yeah. respect for each other. and it is very hard to imagine in china, maybe many, many years later, but our life is short. so could this be the future face of chinese tourism in thailand? in smaller numbers, yes, but more independent, more sophisticated, and with more money to spend. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok, thailand. in poland, it's been three weeks since elections failed to produce a clear winner. now, the country's president has given the incumbent prime minister the chance to form a new government. the offer from andrzej duda to his ally comes after mr morawiecki's law and justice party won the most votes in the poll, but fell far short of a majority. if mr morawiecki fails to secure enough allies, the former prime minister donald tusk could be given the chance to assemble a majority instead. and before we go, parts of england were treated to a spectacular display of the northern lights over the weekend. and even if you've seen these images already, they're worth another look. this scene greeted st mary's lighthouse in whitley bay in the north—east of england. in kendal in the lake district, scout scar was bathed in a green glow. finally, dunstanburgh castle in northumberland was the scene of other—worldly skies. an amazing reminder of the wonders of mother nature. thank you for watching bbc news. do stay with us. hello there. after a day of sunshine and showers to start the week, it's not been quite so colourful overnight, there hasn't been as much solar activity. we have seen the northern lights earlier in the night though, across northernmost parts of scotland and with clear skies by the morning in the north—east of scotland, temperatures will be close to freezing. it will be a chilly start in the clearer skies in southeastern parts of england as well. tuesday, though, is going to be a day where we see some sunny spells. we see a scattering of mostly light showers. in scotland, most of the showers in the far west. once again, there may be fewer showers than monday in northern ireland. and those showers will get blown eastwards across england and wales, very few are reaching east anglia and the southeast of england on that westerly breeze and temperatures very similar to monday, so 11—13 celsius — and that's near normal for the time of year. so leave the showers aside, though. i want to take you back into the atlantic. this was a satellite picture from earlier. this massive cloud really looming large there. and that's a band of cloud and rain and that's going to whistle its way eastwards overnight in time for wednesday morning. we're all getting the rain overnight and it may well have cleared away from northern ireland by wednesday morning. windy first thing through the irish sea. the heaviest rain is going to be over the hills of wales and western scotland, but the rain soon moves away from here in the morning following that band of rain. as it chases away eastwards, we'll see plenty of sunshine but then the showers come rattling in on that westerly wind, and temperatures may be a bit lower actually in scotland, 8—9 degrees. now, there may not be too much rain in the south—east of england, but the rain could linger into the afternoon. and we have seen quite a number of flood warnings across southern parts of england, but river levels have been dropping. the number of flood warnings has been reducing as well. and after that spell of rain on wednesday, we'll get back into sunshine and showers really through the rest of the week. as the weather front is out of the way and the rain band out of the way, we see the low pressure areas that are driving it, drifting down from the north west, bringing the showers. probably bringing some stronger winds as well on thursday. as you can see, the bulk of the showers in the west, but also driving through the english channel and some of those showers will move into eastern areas during the day. the showers could be heavy and there may well be some hail and thunder in there as well. and those temperatures as we head into thursday, back to 8—12 celsius. in the past hour, co— working giant wework has filed for bankruptcy protection in the us. a metric fall for what was once the united states' most valuable start—up. —— meteoric. and for australia and china, it's time to move on, as the trade partners signal the start of a new era. we will also have the australian interest—rate decision out in a couple of minutes. hello. welcome to asia business report, with me, mariko 0i. in news out in the past hour, flexible workspace provider wework has filed for bankruptcy protection in the united states. according to the court file income customary estimate its assets and liabilities are in the range of 10— $50 billion. wework was once synonymous with the rise of coworking but has been grappling with losses and debts since 2019. let's get the details with monica miller. this was riveted reported last week so it was somewhat expected but still comes as a shock. it expected but still comes as a shock. ., , , shock. it does. this company became synonymous - shock. it does. this company became synonymous with - shock. it does. this company| became synonymous with the shock. it does. this company - became synonymous with the idea of a shared workspace and really disrupted the way that the commercial real estate