ceasefire. instead, the pauses are intended to allow humanitarian aid in. and to help civilians move south to avoid the air strikes and fighting in the north. two humanitarian corridors will open. there are growing concerns about the conflict spreading, bringing in countries like yemen. jeremy bowen reports from israel. more palestinians left their homes — moving along salah al—din street, the road to southern gaza, after israel said they would not be attacked if they left the battle zone to the north. pauses in israeli combat operations were welcomed by the americans. all this raises the ghosts of 19118 for palestinians, when more than 700,000 of them fled or were expelled byjewish troops as israel won its independence. israel never allowed them home. two of the gaza hostages were in new videos. hanna katsir blamed benjamin netanyahu, israel's prime minister, for their plight. so did yagil yaakov, who's 13. hostage videos are usually made under duress, so the bbc is not broadcasting them. and across the west bank, the other side of the occupied territories, more palestinians were killed as armed groups fought israeli raids. the gaza war is igniting the west bank. the israeli army's reprisals included the destruction of roads and infrastructure. existing tension and hatred have been deepened. the danger remains of the war spreading across the middle east. in yemen, the houthi regime, an ally of iran, posted more videos of attacks on israel with missiles and drones. so far, they've all been intercepted by american and israeli air defence systems. muhammed ali al—houthi, a senior man in the regime, gave the bbc an interview from yemen's capital, sana'a. he said islam legitimized attacks on israel, which he called "the entity". do you think the war here in gaza and israel can spread elsewhere in the region? translation: if the americans and the british and the french l continue backing this entity, or to participate in the war alongside this entity, this would be a normal response and result of the american and european attacks and movements. there are people who say that you're attacking israel because iran told you to. translation: we in yemen en'oy freedom and democracy more b than the british people are given these days, jeremy. the british people these days are unable to express themselves freely. the secretary of state, ie home secretary, is calling to stop all demonstrations that back palestine. where is the freedom and the democracy that you enjoy in britain? not a straight answer. they were digging through the ruins in khan younis, part of the area of gaza israel has ordered civilians to get to. what is certain is the dispossession and loss suffered by palestinians caught up in israel's war to crush hamas. they might have dreams of home. many already know that israel has turned their homes to rubble. jeremy bowen, bbc news, southern israel. more reaction to those humanitarian pauses in gaza. my colleague spoke to the white house national security council spokesmanjohn kirby. we are seeing there will be daily four—hour pauses, butjoe biden has asked for a pause longer than three days. why are we seeing these limited timeframes? i seeing these limited timeframes?- seeing these limited timeframes? i think it's important _ timeframes? ithink it's important to _ timeframes? i think it's| important to remember, timeframes? i think it's - important to remember, each pause will be localised and specific for various purposes. we are constantly talking to our israeli partners about the importance of humanitarian pauses, and each will depend on the purpose, and on the conditions on the ground. yes, we would like to see more pauses, we would like to see longer pauses to get aid in and people out, we will keep having that conversation with our israeli partners. president biden was _ israeli partners. president biden was asked - israeli partners. president biden was asked if - israeli partners. president biden was asked if he - israeli partners. president biden was asked if he was i biden was asked if he was frustrated with prime minister netanyahu, and he said, it has taken a little longer than i had hoped. what exactly is he asking for, from the israeli prime minister? we asking for, from the israeli prime minister?— asking for, from the israeli prime minister? we have been talkin: to prime minister? we have been talking to them _ prime minister? we have been talking to them since - prime minister? we have been talking to them since the - talking to them since the beginning of the conflict to make sure they have what they need to go after hamas, and we are continuing to provide security systems, and also, we are urging them to conduct operations in the most careful, deliberate and cautious way possible so that the visually civilian casualties can be minimized. that is why the announcement is so important, to make sure that civilians can get out of harm's way, they are not in the line of fire, between hamas and the israeli defence forces. the humanitarian pauses will go a long way to helping with that. even with these four—hour windows, and the humanitarian pauses, the aid coming in will not include fuel. we have talked to many aid organisations on the ground, the fuel is absolutely critical, especially for hospitals to function. is that going to be included? we are auoin to going to be included? we are going to continue _ going to be included? we are going to continue to - going to be included? we are going to continue to talk- going to be included? we are going to continue to talk to i going to continue to talk to our israeli partners about that. we agree that fuel is a critical commodity, notjust for the hospitals, but certainly a primary requirement for the desalination plants, to create fresh drinking water. and so much more. we know that and we are working hard to make sure we can get more fuel in there. it sure we can get more fuel in there. ., , , sure we can get more fuel in there. . , , ., ., ., there. it has been more than a month of— there. it has been more than a month of fighting, _ there. it has been more than a month of fighting, why - there. it has been more than a month of fighting, why is - there. it has been more than a month of fighting, why is it - month of fighting, why is it taking so long?— month of fighting, why is it taking so long? there are some concerns. _ taking so long? there are some concerns, certainly _ taking so long? there are some concerns, certainly from - taking so long? there are some concerns, certainly from our. concerns, certainly from our israeli partners, about hamas being able to abscond with that fuel and use it for their own nefarious purposes. we understand that, it's a legitimate military concerns. we wouldn't want our enemies to get access to fuel to continue to kill our forces. get access to fuel to continue to kill ourforces. so it's a legitimate concern, we are working through that with our israeli counterparts. it also has a critical counterpart to alleviating the suffering of the palestinian people in gaza, and we are going to keep working really hard to find a mechanism to get fuel in and make it available to those who really need it, and deserve it, for humanitarian purposes, and be able to limit and prevent hamas from getting their hands on it. ~ u, hamas from getting their hands on it. ~ ., hamas from getting their hands onit.~ ., ., ., on it. we can cross to kuala lumpur _ on it. we can cross to kuala lumpur in — on it. we can cross to kuala lumpur in malaysia - on it. we can cross to kuala lumpur in malaysia to - on it. we can cross to kuala| lumpur in malaysia to speak on it. we can cross to kuala i lumpur in malaysia to speak to the palestinian ambassador there. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. first, your reaction to the news of the humanitarian pause, will it help the plight of the palestinian people? help the plight of the palestinian --eole? , palestinian people? very good mornin: , palestinian people? very good morning, everybody. - palestinian people? very good morning, everybody. thank. palestinian people? very good | morning, everybody. thank you very much for having me this morning. to answer your question, i have to reemphasise and clarify that history never starts on october the 7th. if we have to be realistic, we have to look to the root of the whole struggle. i mean, i know international community is very much concerned, and i sympathise with these hostages who have been taken on the 7th of october... but unfortunately, gaza, with 2.3 million palestinians, has been under siege, and they were hostages by the israeli government for the last 16 years. i am glad you mention through your report the suffering of palestinians in the west bank. yesterday, the whole city injenin or suffering because of the israeli offensive. all palestinians, whether on the west bank or injerusalem, in gaza, are suffering. it is the responsibility of the international community to prioritise what is needed, emergency needs of the palestinians. if emergency needs of the palestinians.— palestinians. if i could interrurtt _ palestinians. ifi could interrupt you, - palestinians. if i could i interrupt you, apologies palestinians. if i could - interrupt you, apologies for interrupting you, but since you mentioned those attacks in jenin, are you concerned that the violence is spiralling out of control and spilling into the west bank?— of control and spilling into the west bank? ., . ., ., the west bank? violence and war will never be _ the west bank? violence and war will never be the _ the west bank? violence and war will never be the solution - the west bank? violence and war will never be the solution of - will never be the solution of this struggle. 0ur struggle of the israeli occupation, the main challenge is the israeli occupations. when palestinian people can exercise their freedom and get rid of the israeli occupation, and when the israelis are willing to implement the un security council resolutions, and to get palestinians to exercise their freedom, and an independent palestinian state... this is the responsibility of the international community. you mentioned the humanitarian. when we have 2.3 million palestinians suffering, the basic needs of the humanitarian items... gaza, before october the 7th, used to have at least 100 containers of humanitarian needs. since this crisis started on the 7th of october up started on the 7th of october up until now, not more than 500 containers have been sent to gaza. people are suffering without drinking water, lack of food and medicine, the whole system in gaza is collapsing because of no food or electricity, and the international community unfortunately trying to force the israeli government to stop the israeli government to stop the transfer of 1.5 million palestinians from north to south, and even those who moved were targeted and struck by the israeli forces. the were targeted and struck by the israeli forces.— israeli forces. the israelis will say — israeli forces. the israelis will say they— israeli forces. the israelis will say they are - israeli forces. the israelis| will say they are defending themselves against attacks like themselves against attacks like the one on october the 7th. and since you mentioned that, malaysia has not condemned that attack, and is continuing to talk to hamas. you represent the palestinian government, which has been at odds with hamas in the past. do you condemn the attacks on october the 7th? fist condemn the attacks on october the 7th? �* ., the 7th? at the moment, let me 'ust be the 7th? at the moment, let me just be clear. — the 7th? at the moment, let me just be clear, the _ the 7th? at the moment, let me just be clear, the issue - the 7th? at the moment, let me just be clear, the issue is - the 7th? at the moment, let me just be clear, the issue is not. just be clear, the issue is not hamas, the israeli rocket do not differentiate between hamas. all palestinian peoples at the moment under the strike of israeli attacks. so the issue of hamas, it is israeli propaganda to convince the world that they are countering hamas. the issue is not hamas, the israeli occupation is the main issue. do the israeli occupation is the main issue.— the israeli occupation is the main issue. do you condemn the attacks that _ main issue. do you condemn the attacks that hamas _ main issue. do you condemn the attacks that hamas launched - main issue. do you condemn the attacks that hamas launched on | attacks that hamas launched on october the 7th?— october the 7th? listen, i am auainst october the 7th? listen, i am against the — october the 7th? listen, i am against the killing _ october the 7th? listen, i am against the killing of - october the 7th? listen, i am against the killing of all - against the killing of all civilians regardless. the issue is not hamas, the issue of innocent palestinians... why the international community never condemned the killing of palestinians injenin, in ramallah, even in gaza... how many times palestinians were frustrated? how many times the international community were unfair to palestinians? we are victims of double standards. international community has to look through two eyes, not one eye. i5 look through two eyes, not one e e. , . ., , look through two eyes, not one e e. , , . ~' eye. is the community talking to hamas. — eye. is the community talking to hamas. if— eye. is the community talking to hamas, if so, _ eye. is the community talking to hamas, if so, what - eye. is the community talking to hamas, if so, what is - eye. is the community talking to hamas, if so, what is it- to hamas, if so, what is it saying?— to hamas, if so, what is it sa in? . , ., ,, saying? hamas is not the issue at the moment, _ saying? hamas is not the issue at the moment, the _ saying? hamas is not the issue at the moment, the issue - saying? hamas is not the issue at the moment, the issue is i saying? hamas is not the issue | at the moment, the issue is how can we stop the state against our people? how can we put an end to this suffering? palestinians are suffering more than the israelis are suffering. this has to have an end. because everybody is suffering. end. because everybody is suffering-— end. because everybody is sufferinu. , �*, ., ~ suffering. ok, sir. let's talk about what— suffering. ok, sir. let's talk about what happens - suffering. ok, sir. let's talk about what happens next. l suffering. ok, sir. let's talk. about what happens next. the suffering. ok, sir. let's talk- about what happens next. the us says it wants to see the palestinian authority take over the governance of gaza after the governance of gaza after the conflict. is the p a willing to do that? international community recognises the representative of the palestinian people. representing palestinian people is plo, the umbrella to represent palestinians. between them and hamas in gaza... we have been responsibility, on a daily basis, the p a is responsible... 57% of our budget spent on gaza, so we know our responsibility, we know our responsibility, we know what we should do for our people. know what we should do for our --eole. , ., know what we should do for our neale, , ., know what we should do for our n-eole. , ., ., people. israel has said that it does not want _ people. israel has said that it does not want hamas - people. israel has said that it does not want hamas to rule | does not want hamas to rule gaza after the war, who will do it after this ends?— it after this ends? israel is lookin: it after this ends? israel is looking to _ it after this ends? israel is looking to have _ it after this ends? israel is looking to have an - it after this ends? israel is - looking to have an occupation. they do not want to take responsibility, and they do not allow palestinians to exercise on their own territories with their own people what they should enjoy, and actually exercise, what they should do to our nation. 0ur exercise, what they should do to our nation. our people are suffering. please, convince all international communities to convince israel, to force israel, to accept the two state solution, because it's the only solution, because it's the only solution which will enable israelis and palestinians to enjoy peace and to live in peace. enjoy peace and to live in eace. ., , ., peace. the palestinian ambassador _ peace. the palestinian ambassador to - peace. the palestinian i ambassador to malaysia, peace. the palestinian - ambassador to malaysia, that is all the time we have, thank you forjoining us. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. villagers to gather to meet their mp in a pub car park have just found out about the latest proposal. the great north road scheme plans battery storage for the grid and a chain of what's called solar islands, with underground cables around the village. underground cables around the villaae. ., ., , ., village. the ma'ority of the community — village. the majority of the community probably - village. the majority of the community probably isn't l community probably isn't against solar, but the dimension of this project is so huge and fast. the dimension of this pro'ect is so huge and fasth huge and fast. the proposals, dozens of— huge and fast. the proposals, dozens of villages, _ huge and fast. the proposals, dozens of villages, thousands | dozens of villages, thousands of acres, _ dozens of villages, thousands of acres, and will have a profound impact on the landscape and the quality of life of— landscape and the quality of life of people living in this area _ life of people living in this area. . ., , life of people living in this area. , , area. the company behind the lan area. the company behind the plan says. _ area. the company behind the plan says. if— area. the company behind the plan says. if it _ area. the company behind the plan says, if it goes _ area. the company behind the plan says, if it goes ahead, i plan says, if it goes ahead, they will pay £1 million a year to projects suggested by the community. this isjust the start of the consultation, which gets going next year. a nationally significant infrastructure project. the final decision will be made by the secretary of state for energies. you are with bbc news. colombian rebels has freed the father of the liverpool footballer luis diaz nearly two weeks after he was abducted. he was kidnapped along with the footballer�*s mother at a petrol station. she was released same day. translation: first of all i want to thank god for having given me this second chance and for being back home. i want to thank all the people at barrancas, the families, and colombia for the great support they have given my family. thank you all. i love you all very much. very soon i will have the opportunity to hug you all. thank you so much, my people, thank you. thousands of miles away, his famous son luis — affectionatey nicknamed lucho — was playing for liverpool in france. the result was a 3—2 defeat but it was a night he will no doubt remember forfar happier reasons. it was almost two weeks ago that his parents were kidnapped at gunpoint at a petrol station in barrancas in north—east colombia. his mother, cilenis, was rescued that night, he is but his father was abducted. police and the military had focused their search on a difficult—to—reach area on the border between colombia and venezuela. the group holding diaz, the national liberation army, known as the eln, had called his kidnap a "mistake" and had agreed to release him. but it wasn't until today, when a team including un officials and those from the catholic church, met with rebels to bring diaz senior home... ..much to the delight of his family who had been glued to the news channels. translation: it is| immensely exciting. we are very excited. we've spent many days with uncertainty, sleepless nights. we are happy today. for a country well versed in kidnappings, this story has been big news, not least because it involves a famous player. the colombian government had been in the midst of negotiating a road map to peace with the eln. that process may now pause, but the party has already begun for a town united in itsjoy at the return of one of its most respected residents. natalie pirks, bbc news. hollywood actor robert de niro's production company has been ordered to pay his former assistant more than $1.2 million in damages. a new york court found that canal productions engaged in gender discrimination and retaliation against de niro's long—time employee graham chase robinson. earlier i spoke to entertainmentjournalist kj matthews about the reputational impact of this lawsuit. what's interesting is, i think people are getting lost in translation. she wasn't fired. she quit robert de niro's production company. and then he filed suit first — after he filed suit, then she filed suit. so her verdict is coming before his. but, yes, it is some some sort of reputational damage. they did not find him personally liable, but they said his company, canal productions, was liable for the gender discrimination. so, yes, i think people forgot these different trials were going on, because they've been going back and forth for a number of years. but it is a surprising verdict with her walking away with $1.2 million, ruled against him for him to pay her in two payments. and $1.2 million. what does that tell you about the judgment and the allegations as well? and did any details come out in thejudgment? yeah, you know, they probably did. there were some... it appears to me that perhaps the jury found that there was some truth to what she was saying. remember, she did initially request, i think, around $12 million. so she actually requested more than $1.2 million, but was only awarded $1.2 million. but both sides actually made accusations. she said during the trial that there were many times that she was asked to do stuff that she shouldn't be doing. she said at one point that he asked her to scratch his back and she said, "why can't you just use a back scratcher?" he said, because i want you to do it. 0n the other side, you had robert de niro testifying and his new his girlfriend, who is a mother of his youngest child, six—month—old baby, basically saying that they bumped up her income from $100,000 to $300,000 and that she misappropriated funds and used thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars of frequent flyer miles that weren't hers, and that she had aspired to do more and go further than what her position was. so both sides were making allegations at one another. and at one point, i'm told that robert de niro actually raised his voice and kind of screamed when he was on the stand testifying. so it's been quite a tense situation, testifying all week long. and finally, we have this verdict today. in iceland thousands of minor earthquakes have led to the closure of attractions. this is iceland's blue lagoon, a geothermal spa in the south—west of the country, about 50 kilometres from the capital reykjavik. it attracts thousands of guests every year for the turquoise hot springs. but dozens of guests are reported to have left the resort after a large number of earth tremors. the resort says it's going to remain shut until november 16th, as concerns of both guests and staff. 0ver both guests and staff. over 20,000 tremors have been reported since late october. this graphic from the icelandic met office shows the sheer number of tremors in 2a hours until midday on thursday. in fact, there were 1400, the largest was 5.0 in magnitude. a nearby town has been told to prepare for a potential evacuation, as the earthquakes could foreshadow a volcanic eruption. experts say the risk of eruptions increases as climate change melts glaciers. the current d glaciation occurring in iceland is affecting our volcanoes and magma bodies beneath these volcanoes in three ways. firstly, more melt is being generated at great depth, because of this effect. affecting migration pathways in the upper crust. thirdly, it could be changing the stress field around magma bodies in the upper crust, which could mean even more frequent and large eruptions.— large eruptions. iceland has around 30 _ large eruptions. iceland has around 30 active _ large eruptions. iceland has around 30 active locations, | large eruptions. iceland has. around 30 active locations, the latest tremors are in an area that had been dormant until 2021 for 800 years. injuly 2021 for 800 years. in july this 2021 for 800 years. injuly this year, and eruption drew tourists to an area known as the world's newest baby volcanoes. the iceland experts are monitoring magma and molten rock underground but they say there is no risk of a giant eruption like this one in 2010, which caused european airspace to be shut down for days, causing widespread chaos for travellers. footage from japan has captured a rare moment when a volcanic eruption gives birth to a new island. the unnamed undersea volcano started its latest eruptions on 210ctober. earlier this month, the island measured roughly 100 metres in diameter and was as high as 20 metres above the sea. experts say the new island, which is just over half a kilometre off the southern coast of the island of iwojima, has already shrunk because its crumbly formation made it vulnerable to erosion. you can find more on our top story, the israel gaza war, and those humanitarian corridors, on our website. there is a lie is paid at the moment. more details and reaction there. thanks for watching. —— there is a live page at the moment. the weekend is just around the corner and it could be cooler, but quieter. more details on that injust a moment. but for friday, we still got some showers around and they'll be a real nuisance first thing in the morning across wales and south west england, driven along by some strong to gale force gusts of winds on exposed coasts. the good news is that'll push those showers through at quite a pace, moving south of the m4 corridor during the early morning and probably clearing the kent coast before lunch. behind it, quite a clearance, some sunny spells coming through. the winds still coming from a northerly direction, that'll drive in a few showers across exposed coasts of scotland, northern ireland and maybe running down through the irish sea. but temperatures generally a little bit more subdued than of late. we're looking at 7—12 degrees as the overall high. now, into the start of the weekend, it looks likely that saturday will be mostly fine and dry — there'll be some sunshine around. there will be some rain on sunday, but into the west and it will take its time. frost and fog could be an issue, too. so with this little ridge of high pressure building on saturday, hence the reason the quiet start, the wind direction still coming from the north — a cooler source. so temperatures are going to be struggling a little, but there will be plenty of sunshine. early morning fog will lift, sunshine come through and highs again peaking between 6—11 celsius, generally, across the country. now, as we move out of saturday into sunday, that frontal system starts to push in from the atlantic. it's going to take its time in doing so, but it will throw in a little bit more moisture into the atmosphere. so there's a greater chance of some more dense fog which could linger. so early on sunday morning, if you're heading out for remembrance services, it's certainly worth bearing in mind that it could be chilly and it could be pretty murky. widespread fog, some of that pretty stubborn to clear away. and if that does happen, the temperatures really will be impacted. there will be some rain by the end of the afternoon out to the west as well, highs of 6—11 degrees once again. now, as we move into monday and tuesday, we're back to more of a south—westerly wind and more frontal systems pushing in from the atlantic, which means it will get that little bit milder once again. but unfortunately, there's going to be showers or longer spells of rain returning for most of us. that's it. have a great weekend. the us treasury secretary and chinese vice premier meet in san francisco — ahead of the two countries' leaders meeting in the coming days. and why investing in green tech in emerging markets might be the way forward. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm suranjana tewari. us treasury secretary janet yellen is holding a two day meeting with her chinese counterpart, vice premier he lifeng, and a range of economic issues are likely on the agenda. it comes ahead of a meeting between presidentjoe biden and chinese president xijinping next week on the sidelines of the apec summit in san francisco — an annual event that brings together top government and business leaders from the 21 economies in the pacific rim. from new york, here's the bbc�*s north america correspondent michelle fleury. the us is hosting this year's asia pacific economic cooperation summit, an annual event to promote trade between its members. ahead of the gathering in san francisco there has already been a flurry of diplomatic activity including a meeting between america and china's top finance officials. at a time of intense competition between the two nations, janet yellen had this message for china's new economic tsar, mr he. the united states _