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The operation was to secure just a tunnel by the israeli forces found and live hostage last week. 50 forces found and live hostage last week last week. So the israeli forces were last week. So the israeli forces were just last week. So the israeli forces were just trying l last week. So the israeli | forces were just trying to clear the tunnel and they found the so they did not go there upon intelligent information or something, theyjust found them while they are searching the tunnel. So they said the circumstances around the killing, the israeli. There is an exchange of accusations. The Israeli Army saying that How Massa killed them intentionally and the Israeli Minister Benjamin netanyahu just issued a statement a few minutes ago saying we will continue to feel the hostages and israel will not rest until we reach the killers, saying that the Military Operation in gaza would continue. But hamas issued also a statement and they said that they were killed in an israeli shelling, and they said that what they described as Practising Genocide In Gaza and the support of president by dint of israel, as they said, the deaths of these hostages. So there is this exchange of accusation between two parties. And how much does this Add Pressure on to the Prime Minister . We heard there the comment from the hostages families forum. They have also said that prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should take responsibility for abandoning the. ,. , responsibility for abandoning the. , the indeed. Today is a Big Day for israel the indeed. Today is a Big Day for israel. As the indeed. Today is a Big Day for israel. As it the indeed. Today is a Big Day for israel. As it is the indeed. Today is a Big Day for israel. As it is sunday. For israel. As it is sunday. Everybody comes for the sabbath. We saw last evening, a big demonstration, asking the prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike a deal. There was a call by families of the hostages for a general strike in israel. There is already a strike on the secondary school, supposed to start today and it did not start today and it did not start and they are calling the Labour Syndicates or unions to call for a wide strike to try and make this moment where they found the bodies of these hostages a Turning Point to try convince the israeli government to do some action. The israeli Prime Minister cancelled the annual. Sorry, the weekly meeting of the israeli government that happened every sunday morning. He cancelled this meeting and there will be a meeting at 4pm local time to address the issue. This meeting was called by the Defence Minister who already was vocal about his disagreement with the Prime Minister, the israeli Prime Minister, the israeli Prime Minister, the israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus approach of insisting having a permanent Military Presence of the israeli forces in gaza. So the situation now in the israeli territories is really in high tension and, as you mentioned, there is a tension in the West Bank and in gaza. Jotam confino, correspondent for the telegraph is in israel and has more on the fallout of this news inside israel. I think there will be immense pressure on netanyahu. The fact that the Hostages Forum have now called for a day of paralysing the country, Pa Ralysing the country, announcing paralysing the country, announcing several demonstrations both in Jerusalem And Tel aviv. Of course, for israel, it means that they are fed up with the situation and you also hear from Opposition Figures calling on the public to go demonstrate. It is becoming abundantly clear that netanyahu abundantly clear that Neta Nyahu has abundantly clear that netanyahu has chosen to defeat hamas as his main priority over the hostages. This is what we are left with, concluding, when we see the decisions made in the Security Cabinet early this week where it was voted on that israel will remain in control of the corridor separating gaza from egypt. Now, if the government wanted to get these hostages out through a deal they would compromise on this issue as the Defence Minister has also said. But this is simply not the case and that is why people going on the streets now because they see the hostages coming out are killed. More hostages are coming out dead than alive and that is why they are taking to the streets now. � , y. , they are taking to the streets now. M ~ they are taking to the streets now. As you say, Mr Netanyahu has stated now. As you say, Mr Netanyahu has stated that now. As you say, Mr Netanyahu has stated that his now. As you say, Mr Netanyahu has stated that his aim, now. As you say, Mr Netanyahu has stated that his aim, in now. As you say, Mr Netanyahu has stated that his aim, in the i has stated that his aim, in the past, has been destroying hamas. And, with that, rescuing the hostages. But do you think there is this change in tone . In stated priority, that has been forced na way . Because we had that statement from him where he has said, just in the past half hour, that he and his government are permitted to achieving a deal to release the remaining hostages. How much do you think that reflects a real shift in his approach or how much do you think that is rhetoric in attempt to appease . Mr netanyahu is a master of rhetoric. A master of pushing back messages to the public and is probably the only Prime Minister in the world right now that could potentially continue to survive a massive tragedy simply because it is a way of pursing messages is astonishing. He keep saying that he is committed to releasing the hostages through a deal but he keeps saying another thing that is at the detriment of a Ceasefire Deal which control of the corridor. Hamas has said over and over that for a ceasefire to be, israel needs to fully withdraw from gaza. Not partially but fully. And were left with the conclusion that Mr Netanyahus priority. Another thing. Ijust spoke to a senior israeli official a couple of minutes ago and that person said that three of the hostages that were found killed today or yesterday, rather, they were actually on a list of those said to be released in a potential ceasefire which was presented Byjoe Biden injuly. And that why the Defence Minister said that Keeping Control of the corridor is not more important than getting the deal which is the only way to get out the remaining hostages alive. Here in the uk, mps will return to parliament on monday. The government is promising to deliver what it calls the most � packed legislative agenda for a change of administration in decades. But the union � unite is already warning that the uk needs change, not cuts. Sir Keir Starmer this week gave a speech in which he said things will get worse before they get better. Our political correspondent Damian Grammaticas explained why the Governments Message has been so bleak. Youve had over the sum of this pretty gloomy messaging. Keir starmer, Rachel Reeves the chancellor, all talking about the inheritance that they say they have received from the last government, from the conservatives, saying they looked into the books and there is this huge deficit overspend, Unbudgeted Items and they need to take action. So warnings about what may come in the budget that is coming at The End of october, and the likelihood of tax rises. And of course also saying that difficult decisions have already been taken, like cutting the Winter Fuel Allowance for millions of pensioners making those limited to those on pension credit. What we have had today interestingly is the leader of the commons, Lucy Powell, who has been asked exactly about this, and about whether the government is being too gloomy, lets listen to what she said. What we have inherited was much worse not just what we thought it was going to be, but what the office for budget responsibility, the institute for fiscal studies, much worse in terms of the in Year Situation for the countrys finances. So we have had to take some really difficult decisions that we would not have wanted to have taken around things like targeting and the Winter Fuel payments. The reason we do that is because the deficit was much higher than anyone thought, and the spending was higher than anyone thought, if we hadnt taken that action we would have seen a run on the pound, the Economy Crashing and the people who pay the price for that of the poorest and pensioners and those on fixed incomes. That was mp Lucy Powell a little bit earlier. But is there a positive that the government is trying to highLight . There are certainly labour mps who want to see that, they want more of a positive message because they worry there is too much gloom. Part of the job of Lucy Powell is timetabling the agenda of parliament and what she was to say is that there is this packed agenda of legislation that the government is going to bring in, the biggest one day same of any government in decades and theres going to be all sorts of measures on rail franchising, measures to do with tougher action on water bosses, the energy markets, so setting up gb energy. They want to say there will be measures to lower Energy Bills in the long term, but also in the short term they want to have a campaign to encourage pensioners, if they are eligible, many people who are eligible are not yet getting pension credit, and that would be a way to then access help with Energy Bills. So theres that sort of thing that they are talking about. What Lucy Powell was saying there is it is all about fixing the foundations of the economy. What the government will find when they come back is that the opposition parties, the conservatives and others, are going to start questioning them about their choices, saying are they making Trade Offs here, that we have seen that already. Giving pay rises to Public Sector workers, Junior Doctors and the like, at the expense of pensioners. That will be one Trade Off Being pointed out. One thing the government may find is that the opposition parties, particularly the conservatives, are a bit wrapped up with their internal arguments, Leadership Campaign is being launched this week. There will be that process starting to whittle down their contenders and that is all going to consume quite a lot of their time. Staying with politics, and the labour Mpjas Athwal has sacked the agency that manages his rental flats, after the bbc found black Mould And Ant infestations in some of the properties. Mr athwal is expected to appoint a new Managing Agent within the next two days and said he will be issuing each tenant with a personal apology and meeting them urgently. Three days ago, Mr Athwal defended the agency, telling the bbc it had been selected for its quick response times and excellent customer service. But on sunday, Mr Athwal said i am shocked and sickened by the series of problems that have come to Light. I will be reimbursing every tenant that is out of pocket for repairs or renewals they have had to undertake. Scotlands first Ministerjohn Swinney will promise to focus on � the peoples priorities in his Keynote Speech at the Snp Conference today. The party is trying to find a strategy for recovery after heavy losses in julys general election. Heres our political correspondent andrew kerr. John swinney wants to reconnect with the scottish people after the Election Defeat. He wants to put that behind him with a pledge to focus on what is being described as the peoples priorities in his Keynote Address today. Speaking to delegates yesterday, stephen flynn, who now leads a much reduced band of Snp Mps at westminster, took the Election Defeat on the chin. In this room we all know and understand that hiding from that harsh reality will fix nothing because the right response never lies in easy excuses, the only right response is rooted in reflection and responsibility. Flynn also attacked the new Labour Government in westminster, saying they were opposing austerity. He said the snp has to reroute itself in the priorities of the scottish people, priorities and we believe the party has moved away from. John swinney will take that on when he takes the stage, he also wants a less polarised national debate, claiming he wants to intertwine the Snps Independence Campaign with those priorities. Andrew kerr, Bbc News. We will be hearing that Keynote Speech at the Snp Conference Infill at around 3 30pm this afternoon. In full. In full. Derbyshire Fire And Rescue service say a Light-aircraft'>Light Aircraft has crashed near chesterfield. Its come down on sheepbridge lane, a largely industrial area on the outskirts of the town. FLightradar data suggests it is a two seater evektor sportstar, typically used by fLight schools. It appears to have taken off from Coal Aston Airfield before reaching around 2,000 feet, and then making a sharp descent over chesterfield. People on Social Media report hearing a Loud Bang and seeing black smoke shortly afterwards. The us Vice President , kamala harris, has accused her republican rival, Donald Trump, of Disrespecting Sacred Ground during his recent visit to arlington national cemetery. In a post on Social Media, the democratic president ial candidate accused Mr Trump of carrying out a political stunt at the Military Cemetery on monday. Trumps visit was filmed and used on Social Media for Election Campaign purposes. The Us Army has already criticised the Trump Campaign team. It said one of Mr Trumps staff had pushed an official trying to enforce rules barring political campaigning at the site. Richard painter, the former chief White House ethics, said it was absolutely wrong to make a visit to a cemetery a political event. Well, this is a breach of long Standing Precedent in the united states that there is to be no politicisation of the military in any way, and certainly no politicisation of the memorial services for the Deadin The Memorial Services for the dead in wars. And i was the chief White House Ethics Lawyer under President George W bush when this country was at war in Iraq And Afghanistan and over those who wanted to politicise the War On Terror and those engagements. And we made it very clear that that was unacceptable for anyone, of any political party. A president , a former president , No One is to be allowed to do that and arlington cemetery, of all places, is somewhere that you would never even think of having a political commercial film and this was explained to everyone before this event, as this is explained to everyone and always has been before similar events. We had, during the bush administration, and the bush administration, and the Trump Campaign people just decided to float the policies. They knew that this was wrong. And then, to make matters worse, apparently, there was a physical altercation at the cemetery. We really cannot tolerate this in the united states. If Donald Trump wants to be president again he needs to be president again he needs to understand that we have laws, we have social norms in this country. He has breached them so many times and this is yet one more example where Donald Trump and the people around him really think they can do whatever they want. That was the former can do whatever they want. That was the former chief can do whatever they want. That was the former chief White House Ethics Lawyer. I want to take you straight to the Venice Film Festival because, there you go. A bit of hollywood sparkle. There is George Clooney and Brad Pitt there. Wearing very coordinated outfits as they arrive at the Venice Film Festival the and you probably know that it is a world famous Film Festival world famous Film Festival there. World famous Film Festival there. Arriving at the Press Conference and photocall ahead of their new film. Met with lots of very happy fans as you can see. There you go. We will leave George Clooney and Brad Pitt went there screaming and adoring fans at the Venice Film Festival there. Adoring fans at the Venice Film Festivalthere. Live, live pictures from venice there. Live, live pictures from venice there. The american Rapper And Broadcast Personality Fatman Scoop has died after collapsing on stage in connecticut on friday. 12 famous for his booming voice and his energy on stage, famous for his booming voice and his energy on stage, fatman scoop, whose real name was isaac freeman, was an influential figure in new York Citys hip Hop Scene in the 1990s. The cause of his Death Isnt yet known. Fatman scoops publicist, michael birch, aka pure cold, shared his experiences of working with the rapper. So, working with him, i was his dj, producer, his tour manager, and honestly, i dont think i could have asked for any better mentor in the entire world. Like, it is still sinking injust everything that has happened. It is such a big shock, not only to me and to the fans, but on a global scale. I have had calls all day from the far east, from australia, china, americas, it is just so global. What is beautiful about it is every single person has a different story about scoop which isjust so heart warming. It is not always i have a good memory, it is always like we were backstage and He Saw a Glass Collector and he was treating them as the ceo of The Club. He saw everybody as an equal, everybody as a person and he made you feel that as a person. I was a nobody taking pictures in a nightclubjust down the road in chester and he came to perform one night and was like, could you do some of that for me . All of a sudden i was doing the video, then the music, then djing. Eight years later, you know, i am sat here with the greatest blessing that was touring with fatman scoop. Every Phone Call and everything that people have been saying i have tried to be as positive as i can, and one thing i have found myself echoing across all calls was youve got to remember it is sad, yes, its a big loss. He was 53. Thats no age at all. But what he achieved in that lifetime is absolutely inspirational. He died doing what he loved. Like, he died onstage with a microphone in his hand and an audience in front of him that loved him as well. It is what any performer would dream of. As you were describing that impact that he has had, and saying how global he was, you know, that worldwide impact, one thing i was thinking about is so often he has been described as the voice of The Club anywhere Around The World so that really is quite phenomenal. Talk to us a little bit more about that, and what you believe his legacy will be on Hip Hop and beyond. Honestly. It is wild. I was four years old when that song first came out in 1999 and i grew up with that. My commute to school, to school discos, to nightclub days, i see that across the World And Notjust here in the united kingdom, i see it everywhere. People coming up to him and saying i listened to you as a kid. It is great because it is so real with him, you know . You hear an artist on a song he might go. But when you meet him in real life hes different. Absolutely not the case with fatman scoop. With him, if you asked him how he was doing, you wont get how are you doing back in a soft voice, he will say it is so good to meet you it was so nice to have him around. That impact touched every genre from dance to edm to Hip Hop, like he was so dynamic, it was beautiful. Often when people toured together it is described as something of a family and as you put it he died doing what he loved, but of course it may seem shocking, we have got 20 seconds left, but how is everyone doing . 0k. We are ok. We are hearing all your condolences and all your wishes, just please keep scoop in your prayers. It is the fans he loved. It is you guys that will keep his legacy going. Its not unusual to see popstars surrounded by bodyguards, but a historical site with links to Harry Styles has become so popular, it now requires its own security arrangements. Fans travel from All Over The World to scratch messages onto an 183 year old viaduct in the musicians Home County of cheshire. Our reporter Lindsey Prosser has been finding out how the structure is being protected. He is a global Pop Star from a village in cheshire. Under a viaduct near his home, fans from Around The World including denver, colorado, come to write messages of love to Harry Styles. I feel like if youre a fan you know about it and so its become this really big thing that everybody wants to come and see. It means not everybody because everything written on right is very nice, like i love you, we love you, everything is so happy. Weve been fans since 2011 and we were friends because of one direction, we met Freshman Year of high school, we were both. We found out that we were living friends ever since. Here, we planned a trip to london and then we were all of the uk, we had to see the wall of course. It is something that we wanted to do a whole lives. The viaduct is so important as he is to come here with his girlfriend and, its here that he had his first kiss. He wrote his namel and ever since then people have been writing on the Wall And Everything like that. I its been great. People feel a connection here, were notjust fans, we are, we make some new friends its so incredible. I cant explain why its like. We couldnt find his signature but that doesnt deter the fans. There are thousands of messages, but the brickwork is being damaged. Network rail have put up boards for fans to write on. They come messages in support of harry however some things they use damages the brickwork and people are taking breaks out or report about which damages the structure. We dont want that. So, we created this war for people to leave messages on in a safe environment. Where he once walked, organised tours of fans has along the same path. Just a short space of time, these wars have started to fill it. It is clear that Network Rail are going to have to add more. I was like oh my gosh i shed a tear. I cried a little when i got here. Seen it in person, that is like actually real. Now its time for a look at the weather. Hello. Its a new month and that means meterologically speaking a new season. We have gone into autumn. Whilst it may have looked a little Light at first thing this morning in herefordshire missed that we have Summer Storms in the forecast. We have seen this plume of cloud moving north out of france across the English Channel bringing us some very warm and humid air and some thundery downpours. Those storms will continue to move north across Southern England into the midlands and parts of Northern England again downpours and frequent Lightning-and-hail'>Lightning And Hail and gusty wind and may be the risk of localised flooding and heavy showers and thunderstorms in eastern areas. Further north northmore Drive Temperature is 15 to 21 degrees but very warm in the south east, the temperatures here reaching 29 celsius. Through tonight those storms will continue for the time and drift northward and you may see further downpours develop to some parts of wales and south West England and the midlands and the Odd Rumble of thunder could roll out. Another warm and humid night across southern areas with temperatures around 17 or 18 degrees and even across Scotland A little more mild compared to the last couple of nights. Into monday, low pressure across the uk and the fact you can see a couple of Weather Fronts bringing some very unsettled weather so there will be showers and longer spells of rain and storms again moving north and eastward so a lot of rainfall through the course of the day which could lead to localised flooding particularly through Northern England in central eastern scotland. Some sunny spells in the South Eeast with a few showers here and temperatured still up in the Mid 20s across the South Rast but in the north highs on monday 17 degrees to 19 degrees. For the rest of the week we have High Pressure in the atlantic and High Pressure into scandinavia. In between the stop at low pressure across europe which will give us unsettled weather particularly towards southern areas of the uk. Further north High Pressure further north High Pressure tends to hold on a little bit though it will be largely fine across scotland through the week and for the south a bit more than with rain at times and temperatures 17 degrees to 22 degrees. Tends to hold on a little bit live from london. This is Bbc News israels prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the killing of six hostages shows hamas doesnt want a Ceasefire Deal. Unicef tells the bbc that the Mass Polio Vaccination programme in gaza Vaccination Programme in gaza is progressing well. Is progressing well. People in Eastern Germany are people in Eastern Germany are voting in regional elections voting in regional elections with a far right with a far right anti immigration party anti immigration party on track for a landmark win. On track for a landmark win. And back to the old rule book. And back to the old rule book. European airports that scrapped carry on liquid restrictions European Airports that scrapped carry on liquid restrictions are made to reintroduce are made to reintroduce them today. Them today. Hello. Hello