then begin to carry out retaliatory air strikes in gaza. at around 11:30am, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu declares, we are at war, in a video posted on x. the enemy will — at war, in a video posted on x. the enemy will pay _ at war, in a video posted on x. the enemy will pay a heavy price on a scale _ enemy will pay a heavy price on a scale it_ enemy will pay a heavy price on a scale it has— enemy will pay a heavy price on a scale it has never known. i call on all citizens — scale it has never known. i call on all citizens of israel to listen to the home _ all citizens of israel to listen to the home front command instructions. we are _ the home front command instructions. we are at_ the home front command instructions. we are at war_ the home front command instructions. we are at war and we will win. shortly— we are at war and we will win. shortly after, at 12:30pm, we hear from the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. he says his people have a right to defend themselves against what he calls settlers and occupation troops. as the death toll rises throughout the day, there's lots of international reaction, including from western leaders such as prime minister rishi sunak. he says, i'm shocked by this morning's attacks by hamas terrorists against israeli citizens. he says, israel has an absolute right to defend itself. we also hearfrom has an absolute right to defend itself. we also hear from the french president emmanuel macron. he strongly condemns what he calls the current terrorist attacks against israel and expresses his full solidarity with the victims and their loved ones. we hearfrom presidentjoe biden, who says, israel has a right to defend itself and its people. more and more videos are emerging throughout the day. we see there are more casualties and the hospitals are getting overwhelmed in israel. hamas also claims it has captured israeli soldiers, including in a city and a kibbutz. at 11:30pm on saturday, in a televised speech, israeli pm benjamin netanyahu says, the attacks have never been seen before in his country. he warned he would take mighty vengeance for what he described as a black day. in the early hours of sunday morning, the israeli army tells residents in the gaza strip to shelter. this is because of strikes which happened overnight. we can see here some of the dramatic footage. the next morning, we see what the damage has been. we see a mosque has completely collapsed in gaza. several buildings have completely destroyed. at around 7:30am on sunday, 11 becomes involved. this footage here is of some of the strikes launched by militant group hezbollah which fired missiles into three israeli military positions. the israeli military then launched strikes back to leben on. on sunday, we saw air strikes continuing in gaza, as israel desperately tries to regain control. the un security council has been meeting in new york, behind closed doors. the permanent representative of israel to the united nations, gilad erdan, has spoken to the media. the past days have been devastating for each and every israeli. israel's suffered an unprecedented attack and the number of casualties is catastrophic. truly unfathomable. over the past two days, following hamas�*s surprise attack on israel, my country has suffered hundreds of fatalities. yesterday, in the early morning of the jewish sabbath — and on a jewish holiday — savage hamas terrorists fired thousands of rockets into israel. but this was only the beginning. as rockets rained down indiscriminately upon israeli towns and cities, hundreds of hamas terrorists infiltrated israel and began a barbaric pogrom. a barbaric pogrom of unparalleled magnitude. ruthless terrorists gunned down innocent israeli civilians in the streets, murdering anything that moved. as the security council prepares to meet today, israel has one sole demand — hamas�*s war crimes must be unequivocally condemned. this unimaginable atrocity must be condemned. israel must be given steadfast support to defend ourselves, to defend the free world. israel will not accept any false, false, immoral comparisons between a savage terror group that targets innocents and the democratic state of israel, this is not the comparison that the un or the security council can do. there is no reconciling with genocidal terrorists. israel will exact a heavy price on hamas, so that what we witnessed will never repeat itself. also, the permanent observer of palestine to the united nations gave his speech earlier. we know only too well that the messages about israel's right to defend itself will be interpreted by israel as licence to kill. to pursue on the very path that led us here. 370, and the number is rising by the moment, of palestinians that have been killed already in one day, including children, some barely a few months old. entire families were killed in their sleep. will this bring security? will this advance peace? where is the international protection the palestinian people is entitled to when the occupying power violates international law and harms those it is obliged to protect? aren't palestinians' lives worth saving? the palestinian civilians killed, the palestinian children killed in occupied palestine could have been spared. isn't that a moral and legal obligation and a contribution to peace? why nothing is done when those killed are palestinians? we need to think hard of what logic we want to see prevail here. if this is about vengeance, then many palestinians will feel they have much to avenge. if this is about peace, then the way to it is not through further entrenching oppression and occupation, but by ending it. you cannot say nothing justifies killing israelis and then provide justification for killing palestinians. we are not sub—humans. the un security council has been meeting in new york, behind closed doors. according to a un official, pleaded with countries able to do so to exert diplomatic efforts to try to restore calm in the region. he said he has been in touch with both parties and that he is urging maximum restraint. council members didn't even attempt to reach a statement on this unprecedented attack. but according to one diplomat, there was a real sense that this was a game changing moment. in fact, the uae�*s ambassador came out and told reporters the briefing had been sobering and that there was a concern about regional spill—over and inflammation, and that the concern at the moment, the priority is about the safety of civilians. and also the unconditional release of hostages. 0n the issue of resuming peace talks, the two state solution, she said there was a real understanding that that was needed to prevent further violence, but that the point to resume talks haven't arrived quite yet. before this briefing or consultation i should say got under way, we heard from both the israeli and palestinian ambassadors to the un. the israeli ambassador said this was israel's 9/11, and he showed graphic photos of civilians being dragged off into gaza. he said those images would be seared in his mind. the palestinian new un ambassador said that he would be calling for an emergency meeting of the league of arab states in the coming days in cairo. he urged the security council to try to address the root causes of this conflict, and to end the israeli occupation of palestinian territories. he said that was the only way to ensure peace in the future. ~ . , ., ., future. we have been hearing from world leaders _ future. we have been hearing from world leaders as _ future. we have been hearing from world leaders as the _ future. we have been hearing from world leaders as the conflict - world leaders as the conflict unfolds. rishi sunak gave a statement about the situation in the middle east following a conversation he had with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the the israeli prime minister ben'amin netan ahu. ,. , ., , netanyahu. the scenes we have seen in israel over— netanyahu. the scenes we have seen in israel over the _ netanyahu. the scenes we have seen in israel over the past _ netanyahu. the scenes we have seen in israel over the past 36 _ netanyahu. the scenes we have seen in israel over the past 36 hours - netanyahu. the scenes we have seen in israel over the past 36 hours are l in israel over the past 36 hours are truly horrifying. i want to express my absolute solidarity for the people of israel. now is not a time for equivocation and i am unequivocal. hamas and the people who support hamas are fully responsible for this appalling act of terror, for the murder of civilians and the kidnapping of innocent people including children. i have spoken with prime minister netanyahu to assure him of the uk's steadfast support as israel defends itself against these appalling attacks. we will do everything we can to help. terrorism will not prevail. this is a dangerous and fast living situation and i know there are families anxious about their loved ones. the foreign office and the government here is in close contact with our israeli counterparts to establish the status of any british nationals on the ground. in the meantime, people should follow all the foreign office advice and the advice from the israelis on the ground, and contact the foreign office if you have any concerns or need any assistance. my colleague maryam moshiri spoke with amit parpara from tel aviv. he's a friend of noa argamani, the israeli woman who was abducted by hamas fighters on the motorbike. she was at that music festival with her boyfriend avinatan 0r. both her and her boyfriend are missing. mr parpara told maryam about his last contact with noa. my first contact with noa was around 6.30, when the missiles started. there were missiles all over israel. that's what woke us up, all of us. and then we started messaging all the people that are still now in the music festival, which happens to be all morning. what did she say in those messages? we're seeing them now, but they're obviously in hebrew. can you explain what she's saying to you? yes, she's sending a live location and asking for someone to save her, save her boyfriend. she was hiding in a hole near the festival. they were searching for some place to hide because they didn't have any car, that's also what she wrote, she doesn't have any car. and they came in a group, i guess. so they hid when the terrorists came. at around 8.30 to 9.00, the terrorists broke through the gaza borders and they came in, that's when we started hearing about the horrors going on in the festival. and that's when we started to really get nervous about noa and her boyfriend. of course, for other people as well that are still missing. and around 8.30 was the last message that i got from her, saying that she doesn't have any car. i tried to tell her to stay low. try to maybe contact the police and the military, so that they'll know their location. maybe they'll find them. about half an hour after, i found that video that was seen here before of her on a motorcycle, taken away from her boyfriend, avi natan. you can see clearly the terror going into the gaza strip. you must be really, really worried, amit. yeah. really. really bad. you know, this is the largest event that we can remember in our lifetime. we've been through a few operations, but a surprise attack of this scale and magnitude on israel, i cannot recall. the exact number of people who were kidnapped are yet to be exact. that means we don't know, but maybe near 100. they are most of them civilians. young people, friends, children, women, elderly that were kidnapped from their homes and the music festival. so it's notjust about what happened to noa and avi natan, it's about everyone that is kidnapped right there to gaza at this time, which hasn't been something like this in the whole history. amit, what have the government or officials been telling you about their ongoing search, or how they're going to try and get these hostages back? there was no official contact from the government with us. that contacted noa's family and avi natan�*s family. there has been no official contact that something is ongoing. and that's most of our purpose here, is to make use of the network, to understand that a quick force might have a chance to get them out safely right now. time is of the essence, and this is our main priority right now, getting the people back home safely as soon as possible, before it's too late. all of the acting up that is now happening is from civilians. private groups that are combined together to help the people get back together. and this is the most, there's no official contact and it's all what we do. we right now have authorities in the government that we are in contact with to help find all of the people that are kidnapped. but it has to happen now. and someone can still save the situation. we must act fast and with the back—up from other nations. this reality cannot be tolerated in any other country. amit, what do you think has happened to noa? i hope to think that she's waiting. waiting with other people, waiting for her to be saved. she was taken to the gaza strip. we hope that it's not too late until they separate them, or hide them in other places. we really don't know. there's no official update. there's no videos, nothing that we can maybe get a leak or something. it's just us waiting and hoping, really hoping and praying that everything is good, that she will come back home safely, her and her boyfriend and everyone that is in captivity now. dr laura james is a senior middle east analyst at the geopolitical analysis firm 0xford analytica. she gave her analysis on hamas's strategy. the tactic i think has been to get these hostages as bargaining chips. there are certain things hamas has achieved which can't be undone. firstly, they have shown themselves as the prime mover here. they have launched a devastating attack that israel didn't expect, that nobody thought was possible. hamas has been taking all the credit for this, in terms of competition for leadership of the palestinian people, leadership of the resistance against israel, hamas has made a very strong move. and now they have the hostages, so whether they want to go for using them in the immediate conflict or using them as a negotiating tool going forward, they have those tools, and i simply don't see how israel could rescue 100 hostages in this gaza situation. and israel takes hostages very seriously. 0nce captured soldier was once exchanged for 1000 palestinian prisoners. —— one captured soldier. so the numbers are enormous. most arab countries that have good ties with the us and would like to improve ties with israel would have to deal with popular feeling that is pro—palestinian. countries like egypt and qatar are mobilizing and talking to hamas and trying to change hamas's incentives. they have back channels to go through to israel and they are trying to see how this can be turned back into a negotiating situation. so that will be happening, but at the same time, israel has not begun what it is going to do as a military operation yet. we have only seen the very beginnings of what israel is going to do. and hamas certainly has plans for how things are going to proceed from here. the question is also perhaps what is going to happen in lebanon with hezbollah, and how long the west bank can stay relatively quiet. pl. the west bank can stay relatively cuiet. �* , ., a short while ago, i spoke to jason lee, country director at save the children palestine. he told lewis more about the humanitarian aid mission that they are delivering to people affected in the area. in gaza we have over 1800 people injured. in gaza we have over 1800 people in'ured. :: :: :: , ., , ., injured. 74,000 people have fled their homes _ injured. 74,000 people have fled their homes and _ injured. 74,000 people have fled their homes and are _ injured. 74,000 people have fled their homes and are sheltering i injured. 74,000 people have fled their homes and are sheltering inj their homes and are sheltering in schools. these people need immediate access to basics such as food, water, medicines to ensure they can continue to survive for the next couple of days. continue to survive for the next ample of dam-— couple of days. you talk about --eole couple of days. you talk about peeple leaving _ couple of days. you talk about people leaving their _ couple of days. you talk about people leaving their homes. i couple of days. you talk about i people leaving their homes. talk couple of days. you talk about - people leaving their homes. talk us through that process. when there are strikes, israel does give warning, but where exactly do people go? civilians within gaza are fleeing to the designated shelters in emergency. it is a perilous journey. when there are air strikes falling, families arejust moving when there are air strikes falling, families are just moving wherever they can, taking the risk, putting all their loved ones, belongings, whatever they can carry and moving to these shelters. there have not been any cessations in the fighting, so the transportation route of these families is gravely dangerous, and the numbers of people injured and killed in gaza so far... 0ver the numbers of people injured and killed in gaza so far... over 400 have been killed by the air strikes. so what exactly is the priority when it comes to aid? what kind of things that people who have left their homes need most urgently? it’s homes need most urgently? it's really about _ homes need most urgently? it�*s really about provision of life—saving assistance. critical things that everyone needs. bedding, food, water, having somewhere to stay, shelter, access to medicines. there are inherent protection risks for children as well. imagine over 74,000 people cramming into schools. the risks for children, protection risks, the risk of being separated from parents, being subject to possible sexual and gender—based violence. critical humanitarian needs that must be met in order to keep children safe. the needs that must be met in order to keep children safe.— keep children safe. the focus also on humanitarian _ keep children safe. the focus also on humanitarian aid _ keep children safe. the focus also on humanitarian aid and _ keep children safe. the focus also on humanitarian aid and the - keep children safe. the focus also l on humanitarian aid and the counter offensive continues to be launched and unfolds on the ground in israel and unfolds on the ground in israel and palestine. israeli tanks have moved along the border with lebanon — as tension mounts between israel and lebanon's powerful armed group hezbollah. the israeli military says it fired artillery into an area of lebanon where cross—border fire was launched. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin somerville is on lebanon's border with southern israel. there is a warning that came with the attack today, that this was an act of solidarity with the palestinian people, hezbollah said, and the palestinian resistance. later we heard from a senior hezbollah official who said the group would not remain neutral in this conflict. he gave a warning to the united states and israel to stop. he said if they continued to escalate this conflict, it could end “p escalate this conflict, it could end up involving the entire region. and of course, that is a very real concern, a very real threat. it doesn't seem we saw an attempt at that today. of course, worth remembering that while hezbollah is a powerful militant group in lebanon, it is not lebanon, it doesn't represent all of lebanon. and this is a country still in chaos, still suffering from an economic crisis, whether it is huge unemployment, political gridlock, this is a country that has suffered a series of crises and can't face another. ., ~ a series of crises and can't face another. ., ,, , ., ., ., ., another. let me take you again to the skyline _ another. let me take you again to the skyline in _ another. let me take you again to the skyline in gaza, _ another. let me take you again to the skyline in gaza, as _ another. let me take you again to the skyline in gaza, as we - another. let me take you again to the skyline in gaza, as we have i another. let me take you again to i the skyline in gaza, as we have been tracking the images there for a while now. we have been monitoring the situation over the last several hours and there have been the sounds of explosions in the distance. it is a story we will be tracking very closely. lots more coming up on bbc news, stay with us. hello. the weekend weather brought some extremes to the uk. we had the very wet weather in scotland, and then on sunday, it was exceptionally warm across so many other parts of the country. in northern ireland, 22.6 celsius — the warmest 0ctober day since the �*60s. about 24 in wales — that's the warmest in over a decade. and in london, nearly 26 celsius — about the warmest day in october since 2018. now the rain from scotland is petering out, some areas have had about a month's worth of rainfall recently. and the overall weather pattern is still showing a dip in the jet stream here, which is shunting that warmer atmosphere from the south. so once again, it will be exceedingly warm, notjust here in the uk, but across many parts of western and also central europe this week. so the headline is one of a warm start this week — but not completely dry, there is some rain on the way — particularly where we don't want it in western parts of scotland, but that's not until tuesday. so here's the forecast, then, for the early morning. a lot of bright weather around little dribs and drabs perhaps in the western isles. still relatively cool in the north of scotland, around 13—15, but look at that — northern ireland, wales, england, widely into the 20s, perhaps even the mid—20s, again in london and the southeast. now a cold front is approaching and will bring some fresher weather, but again, rain to parts of scotland on tuesday. look at that rain reaching the northwest first, then it spreads into central scotland. but still very mild, 17—18 here, snd we're still talking and we're still talking about the low—to—mid—20s on tuesday widely across the uk. and then, tuesday into wednesday, we'll start to see a change coming in from the north. so a weather front will spread southwards across the uk. it will bring some rain, stronger winds for scotland and much fresher, much cooler, if not even colder conditions in the very far north of scotland — temperatures here barely making ten degrees in lerwick, 11 in stornoway, 14 in newcastle, but still warmth with some cloud and rain on wednesday in the south, about 20—23 celsius. the temperatures will return to close to the seasonal norm, at least towards saturday, sunday, but it's stilljust the other side of average. so warmer than average, i think, over the coming days. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji. the headlines... the number of palestinians and israelis killed during two days of intense fighting continues to climb, up up to 700 israelis are now feared dead and one of the darkest days in the country's history. among them, 250 were reportedly killed at an israeli music festival that came under attack. the israelis are retaliating with air strikes across gaza. more than 400 people have been killed, thousands injured. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. 0ur big focus remains on the conflict unfolding between israel and palestine. more than 700 israelis are now feared dead following attacks by hamas militants, the biggest loss of life in a single day in the country's history. hamas, designated as a terror organisation by many western governments including the uk, is still holding out in locations in the south of the country. in response, israel has carried out air strikes on the gaza strip, killing more than 400 and wounding over 2000, according to palestinian authorities. and there is growing concern for around a hundred israeli civilians and soldiers taken hostage. 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