Says its preparing for a major Ground Offensive into gaza. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a Cabinet Meeting of the countrys expanded Emergency Government and has promised to destroy hamas, the group designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk, which was behind last weeks massacre of nearly 1,500 israelis. The Military Response from israel has already seen more than 2,600 People Killed in gaza, according to the Health Ministry there. The United Nations says gaza is now witnessing an unprecedented human catastrophe. Along the border, it looked like the eve of battle. In the next few days, israel will send its armed forces into the gaza strip. Israel declared its war aims even before the tanks arrived here. First, demolishing hamas, so it can never be a threat again. And avenging more than 1,300 people, mostly its own civilians, massacred by hamas. In the last few days, the border has become an armed camp. Israel says its offensive is anchored in justice, security and morality. It has mobilised 360,000 reservists. Border communities, like kibbutz kfar aza, that were barely defended when hamas stormed in, are now staging areas for the offensive. 0ne certainty is that, when israels soldiers move forward, many more Palestinian Civilians will die. Gaza was pounded again the eighth day in a row. Mohammeds sons, daughter and cousins have been killed, eight of them, with three bodies still trapped in the rubble. They were children, he said, they didnt carry guns. Many palestinians see the body bags and believe israels campaign against hamas is also aimed at forcing them out of gaza for good. The price of losing, said this hard line israeli politician, is for gaza to get smaller, that is the language palestinians understand. The hamas massacres, and the response from israel they have unleashed, destroyed what seemed to be the status quo. Fear is already a winner. The soldiers look like theyre ready for whatever comes next. In tel aviv, the war cabinet has been meeting at the ministry of defence, finalising details, making decisions. There are big questions, though how long the operation will take, and what happens afterwards. This afternoon, israeli troops patrolled the gaza boundary. Very soon, they will cross it, and this long conflict hurtles into its next destructive chapter. Jeremy bowen, bbc news, Southern Israel. The situation in gaza continues to be one of concern for the civilian population. Fuel is expected to last in the region for only 2a more hours. My colleague rushdi abalouf, who has been reporting from gaza, was also forced to move with his family from the north towards the south after israels warning for all to relocate. He sent us this update from a hospital in khan younis, in the south of gaza. The humanitarian situation is deteriorating, reaching the level of catastrophic as the director of this hospital in khan younis told me. He said, we have as little as 200 litres of fuel to run all the essential operation for the hospital, and they expecting tomorrow midnight, should all the generators in the hospital here will stop. This hospital is providing services for not only 4,000 people who originally lived in khan younis, but for another half million palestinians who are displaced from their homes in gaza city and the north. The hospital now is supposed to be treating, working to help one Million People. Since last weekend, ever since last weekends unprecedented attack by hamas, weekend, attack by hamas, israel and egypt have not allowed journalists to enter gaza. 0ur former gaza correspondent, jon donnison, has been speaking to one young woman who, over the past week, has been documenting her daily life there. We are evacuating, we are leaving our houses. Bisan 0wda is a 25 year old film maker in gaza. Shes been posting a video diary about life under fire. And other safe places, but theres no safe places in gaza. Last monday, israel warned people in her neighbourhood to flee their homes. Bisan decided to head for shelter at a nearby hospital. Pray for us. And later that night, israel did bomb the ramal district of gaza city, reducing much of it to rubble. This is the first bottle of water that im going to drink from it. With a complete Blockade Of Gaza in place, bisan, like millions of others, has been running out of basic necessities. There is no food, there is nothing. Then on friday, another warning from the skies israel dropping leaflets, telling more than a Million People in the north of gaza to flee to the south. And so they went, in their hundreds of thousands. But not bisan she and her family decided to stay put in the north, and later that day, another update from the hospital. Do you remember when i said that they did push people to evacuate from the northern to the Southern Areas Via a safe route, as they said . Ok, that was a trick, that was a trick. They targeted ambulances, cars and buses. Israel says its investigating what happened in an apparent air strike on the main road heading south. 0utside, look, theres no electricity at all. As bisan waits to see what the night will bring, she gives her own sign off. Its now 10pm. I collect my stuff to my bag in case we need to evacuate as fast as we can, if there was bombing around us or on us during the night hours. This is my daily routine. What about yours . Tell me. Jon donnison, bbc news. Pray for us. Joe biden says he is confident israel will act under the Rules Of War In Pursuit of hamas militants in gaza. He has been speaking to 60 minutes. Would ou speaking to 60 minutes. Would you support speaking to 60 minutes. Would you support israeli speaking to 60 minutes. Would you support Israeli Occupation l you support Israeli Occupation of gaza you support Israeli Occupation of gaza at this point . I you support Israeli Occupation of gaza at this point . Of gaza at this point . I think it would be of gaza at this point . I think it would be a of gaza at this point . I think it would be a big of gaza at this point . I think it would be a big mistake. It would be a big mistake. Look, what happened in gaza in my view is hamas and the extreme elements of hamas dont represent all the Palestinian People. And i think that it would be a mistake for israel to occupy gaza again. But going in and taking out the extremists, the hezbollah up north, but hamas down south, is a necessary requirement. [to north, but hamas down south, is a necessary requirement. A necessary requirement. Do you believe hamas a necessary requirement. Do you believe hamas must a necessary requirement. Do you believe hamas must be believe hamas must be eliminated entirely . Yes, i do. But there eliminated entirely . Yes, i do. But there needs eliminated entirely . Yes, i do. But there needs to eliminated entirely . Yes, i do. But there needs to be eliminated entirely . Yes, i do. But there needs to be a but there needs to be a palestinian authority. There needs to be a part to a palestinian state. Needs to be a part to a palestinian state. And you believe israel palestinian state. And you believe israel would palestinian state. And you | believe israel would pursue that believe israel would pursue that after whats occurred . Not now, not now. That after whats occurred . Not now, not now. But that after whats occurred . Not now, not now. But i that after whats occurred . Iirrt now, not now. But i think israel understands that a significant portion of Palestinian People do not share the views of hamas and hezbollah. The United Nations Secretary General has made two direct humanitarian appeals to both hamas and israel. Antonio guterres issued a statement, saying it was his duty as we are on the verge of the abyss in the middle east. He called on hamas to immediately release the hostages it was holding, without conditions. And urged israel to allow rapid and unimpeded access for humanitarian aid into gaza. 0ur Diplomatic Correspondent Caroline Hawley has more now on the International Efforts to head off a deeper conflict in the middle east. Doubt all the middle east, a second american aircraft carrier. Bound for the middle east. It is meant as a warning, to deter anyone minded to open up another front in the war, to try to prevent this conflict spilling over. The american Secretary Of State Antony Blinken has been on a frantic tour of the region all week. Behind every handshake, the horror of the hamas attack, and now its deadly repercussions. In every arab capital, alarm at what israel is doing in response. Leaving cairo, he had this message. The way israel cairo, he had this message. The way israel does cairo, he had this message. Tue way israel does this cairo, he had this message. Tte way israel does this matters. It needs to do it in a way that affirms the shared values that we have. For human life and human dignity. Taking every possible precaution to avoid harming civilians. Harming civilians. There is. Rowinu harming civilians. There is growing international harming civilians. There is i growing International Concern at the ever mounting casualties in gaza. The human cost of israels retaliation. At a hospital in khan younis, a desperate race to save lives after overnight israeli strikes. Children among the injured. And this is the south of the gaza strip, where palestinians in the north have been told to go to keep safe. Israel works within the framework of International Law, the rules of armed conflict, and by asking civilians to leave the territory, we are making our effort to avoid Civilian Casualties. Civilian casualties. These lies, Civilian Casualties. These lies. Live Civilian Casualties. These lies, live on Civilian Casualties. These lies, live on camera, Civilian Casualties. These| lies, live on camera, that israel lies, live on camera, that israel sticks to the rules of International Law, seriously . Culling International Law, seriously . Cutting food, electricity, targeting schools, churches, mosques, cutting people off from mosques, cutting people off from any humanitarian assistance is International Law . Assistance is International Law . � ~. , ~ , law . Anger in arab and muslim countries at law . Anger in arab and muslim countries at the law . Anger in arab and muslim countries at the suffering law . Anger in arab and muslim countries at the suffering of. Countries at the suffering of Gaza Civilians is growing. This was a protest in pakistan in support of the palestinians. There have also been anti israel demonstrations in tunisia as well as turkey, yemen, iraq and jordan. This afternoon, King Abdullah of jordan came to london to meet rishi sunak, the first stop on a tour of europe to rally support to stop what the kingdom has called the war on gaza. Last wednesday, the foreign secretary James Cleverly visited Southern Israel and had to take shelter as simon is one of incoming rocket fire from hamas. Today he urged restraint on israel but declined to say it was committing war crimes. As sirens warned of incoming rocket fire. Rocket fire. The point im saying. Rocket fire. The point im saying. The rocket fire. The point im saying, the uk rocket fire. The point im i saying, the uk government rocket fire. The point im saying, the uk government is committed to the adherents of International Human law. And when we see breaches of that, we raise that, including with israel. ,. , israel. Tonight, israeli bombs continue to israel. Tonight, israeli bombs continue to rain israel. Tonight, israeli bombs continue to rain down israel. Tonight, israeli bombs continue to rain down on israel. Tonight, Israeli Bombsl continue to rain down on gaza. There were british hostages held somewhere here by hamas as well other terrified population. This is bbc news. The Snp Conference in aberdeen has approved humza yousaf� s plan to use the next General Election result to push for Independence Negotiations with the uk government. It voted through a motion which said winning a majority of scottish seats at the next election, which would be at least 29, would be a mandate for holding a new referendum. Hundreds gathered at a vigil in Central London on sunday to commemorate israeli victims killed in the hamas attack. Many were draped in israeli flags carrying posters which said bring them home with names and faces of the hostages captured by hamas. It comes a day after tens of thousands of people took to the streets across the uk in a show of solidarity with palestinians in gaza. Rail services in and out of euston in Central London have suffered severe disruption today. A signal points failure caused all lines to shut for several hours. Some delays are continuing. Network rail has apologised to all customers. Youre live with bbc news. The israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has promised to destroy hamas, and his Defence Forces seem set for a major Ground Offensive into gaza. But what are the challenges israels forces will face . 0ur defence correspondent Jonathan Beale has this assessment. This is who israels now at war with. Hamas, who last week crossed the border, solely focused on taking life, murdering women and children. For most, it was, in effect, a suicide mission. The left side of my head was hit with shrapnel from an rpg or a grenade, hard to say exactly what. Got shot in my finger on my left hand, and a bullet got wedged in the left side of my neck. Yoav, who grew up in london, was among the first Israeli Military casualties of this war. He wont be the last. Weve been asked to hide his identity. He says israels fighting an enemy unlike any conventional army. They have only one interest, which is to to killjews. There was no preservation of their ability to go home afterwards. They were going to die doing whatever they wanted to do, and that meant killing as many people along the way, theyd die doing it. This isjust some of their arsenal. Israel today displaying to journalists weapons theyve seized. They say this is just 20 of the Weapons Hamas brought into israel, and it is just a fraction of what Israeli Forces will face when they go into gaza. Israel says many of these are built in factories inside gaza itself. Are you worried about Israeli Forces going in if theyve got factories producing this . Im not worried. The idf can deal with everything that stays in that room and more. But this is only a fraction of what they have. The tightly packed streets of gaza is where israel could soon be fighting, which hamas knows best. It could be littered with booby traps and roadside bombs, and their network of Hidden Underground tunnels. Brutal urban warfare can favour the defender. Hamas still has one Bargaining Chip more than 100 israeli hostages. 0ne israeli, whos helped negotiate Prisoner Exchanges in the past, is once again working his hamas contacts. Theyre still talking, but hes noted a dramatic change of mood. In the first days, they were boasting their bravery and their heroism and how they surprised israel. And in the last few days, the tone is very different. Their tone is, were going to fight to the death, were not afraid of dying. Israel is preparing for a major offensive. But invasions are often easier to plan than to execute and getting out harder than going in. Jonathan beale, bbc news, Southern Israel. Tactics could evolve quickly. With drones and the fate of the hostages. 0ur guest joins 0ur Guestjoins us from michigan to explain his views. Thank you for your time on bbc news. The Ground Invasion by israeli Defence Forces seem imminent, what do you anticipate in terms of how this is likely to play out in Military Tactics and strategy . Thank you for having me. The last segment from jonathan did a really good job explaining the complexity that is likely to unfold. In the coming days, if not even sooner. I think israel has three key military objectives, kill or capture as many hamas fighters and leaders as they can, destroy the infrastructure of terrorism that enables hamas to conduct attacks in israel and elsewhere, but the third factor which may complicate the first two is the recovery of hostages. How that plays out dynamically in this urban intense combat is going to be very difficult. Very difficult. Given the final challenge very difficult. Given the final challenge you very difficult. Given the final challenge you mentioned. Very difficult. Given the final. Challenge you mentioned about the lies hostage situation, does that limit israels Military Strategy and it goes ahead and plans this massive Ground Incursion . Tt ahead and plans this massive Ground Incursion . Ground incursion . It may not limit the Ground Incursion . It may not limit the strategy Ground Incursion . It may not limit the strategy but Ground Incursion . It may not limit the strategy but it Ground Incursion . It may not limit the strategy but it will i limit the strategy but it will make things even more complicated. In traditional hostage recovery missions. This is unlike anything any country has faced before. But Evenin Country has faced before. But even in a traditional hostage recovery mission, for even one person, it requires an inordinate amount of deliberate and careful planning. The same amount of intelligence to enable that planning. And then a very specialised Military Team that can precisely move and operate to recover safely the hostage first and foremost. So now there may be dozens of hostages scattered in multiple locations in gaza, and they may be, the hostages, in some of these Key Facilities where hamas think israel may strike. So this is going to be a challenge on the Israeli Military in terms of planning and how they execute all these operations simultaneously. The us Secretary Operations simultaneously. The us secretary of operations simultaneously. The us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken has been touring arab nations. He is due to head back to israel. He wants this not to escalate. How worrying is the possibility of other players getting involved . T possibility of other players getting involved . I definitely think there getting involved . I definitely think there is getting involved . I definitely think there is a getting involved . I definitely think there is a serious getting involved . I definitely think there is a serious risk l think there is a serious risk of escalation based on what happens once the Ground Campaign kicks off, if not even from the strikes that have happened from the air over the past week, as other reports show that there is growing domestic unease about whats been happening over the past several days in gaza. That could also spill over domestically in all these different arab and muslim countries. And then there is the potential threat, what if hezbollah gets involved in the north . What if iran somehow tries to get involved, encouraging different proxies and groups it supports across the region . How would israel respond in these multiple plants even be on gaza . The potential for escalation is significant, but how and when it happens, no one knows right now. , ~ , it happens, no one knows right now. , ~ ,. , it happens, no one knows right now. , ~ ,. , now. This is likely to be a lona , now. This is likely to be a long, drawnout now. This is likely to be a l long, drawnout operation, now. This is likely to be a long, drawnout operation, what long, drawn out operation, what is likely to be the scale and the impact on civilians . Unfortunately already, as everyone knows, the toll on palestinians has been very, very significant. 0nce Palestinians has been very, very significant. Once the Ground Campaign kicks off. However many palestinians remain in gaza and get caught between the two warring sides, the hamas fighters that have dug in, jonathans story, and the idf treats that are going to be pouring in. The civilians are going to be trapped in the conflict and unfortunately there will probably be more Civilian Casualties as a result. Irate casualties as a result. We appreciate casualties as a result. We appreciate your casualties as a result. We appreciate your time and your thoughts and inputs on this developing story. Thoughts and inputs on this developing story. A developing story. Thank you. A civilian killed in israel by a missile fired from lebanon. That might a civilian has been killed. The Group Hezbollah which has links to iran said it carried out the attack. Israel says it is retaliating by striking targets in southern lebanon. Anna foster is on israels border with lebanon and sent this report. Israel said it has responded to multiple attacks from lebanon through the day. In a week that has seen daily exchanges, this is the largest. Its been nearly an hour now that we have heard continuing fire going overhead. From both directions. Most of it seems to be going from the israeli side to the lebanese, but we are hearing some return fire as well. We have taken cover in a forest area, its a bit more solid and offers a bit more protection. We are continuing to hear these things going overhead all the time. Earlier, the first civilian was killed on the northern border during this conflict. A builder, he was working on a home in a village when an anti tank missile from lebanon exploded nearby. Taste missile from lebanon exploded nearb. ~. ,. , missile from lebanon exploded nearb. ~. ,. ,. , , nearby. We are in our houses, there was nearby. We are in our houses, there was no nearby. We are in our houses, there was no alert nearby. We are in our houses, there was no alert when nearby. We are in our houses, there was no alert when the l there was no alert when the missile is coming out, there was no alert. It was very fast, we heard the whistle. And then its one minute, less. Hezbollah and its allies have claimed todays attacks. Israel says the blame goes to the highest levels. Translation ,. ,. , translation the state of lebanon bears translation the state of| lebanon bears responsibility for the firing conducted from its territory. Its territory. Both sides have reiterated its territory. Both sides have reiterated that its territory. Both sides have reiterated that they its territory. Both sides have reiterated that they dont its territory. Both sides have l reiterated that they dont want an escalation here. But after a day of constant exchanges, actions may speak more loudly than words. Its a dangerous moment. Lets switch focus to the other big story we have been tracking. Exit polls following the General Election in poland suggest the governing law and Justice Party has lost its majority in parliament. The numbers suggest that Opposition Parties might be able to form a coalition to take power. Vote counting is still under way, but the former European Council president , donald tusk, who leads the civic coalition, has already declared victory for the opposition bloc. Christopher luxon is set to be the new Prime Minister of new zealand. According to provisional results. Our zealand. According to provisional results. 0urfocus remains on the conflict unfolding in israel and gaza. Stay tuned, thanks for watching. Hello. There are big changes happening weather wise again this week, but at the moment, still feeling very much like autumn. Temperatures below the seasonal average, lots of dry weather, blue sky and sunshine, pretty Autumn Colours over the weekend, and High Pressure still dominates as we head through monday. It will push ever so slowly further eastwards, eventually allowing low Pressure Systems to push in from the south west. Its another chilly start to the day on monday, bit of patchy frost again possible across england and wales in particular. Temperatures a little milder across Northern Ireland and scotland with more in the way of cloud. But that cloud will tend to break up, i think, as the day wears on. So some brightness and sunshine emerging, especially through the afternoon. Maybe a few isolated showers. Well see some showers towards north sea facing coasts for england and wales. Its a sunnier start to the day, but more cloud will build through the afternoon. Temperatures likely to peak again a little below the seasonal average, 11 to 1a degrees celsius. Its still windy across the Northern Isles on monday and it will turn windier towards these Channel Coasts too, as we head towards the end of the day. Why . Well, this area of low pressure pulls in from the south west. Its going to turn pretty unsettled for much of the rest of the week. But on tuesday, again, it is largely dry, quite blustery, with a brisk easterly wind, especially towards the south therell be outbreaks of rain edging into parts of cornwall, western wales, i think by the time we get to the end of the day. Further north, largely dry, top temperatures peaking between 11 and 15 degrees celsius, starting to draw some milder air in along with these weather fronts. And theyre due to push further northwards and eastwards as we head throughout the night on tuesday and into wednesday. So turning much more unsettled across the border, brisk easterly to south easterly wind blowing. Therell be outbreaks of rain. Some of that rain likely to be heavy at times, especially across the south west of england, wales, those showers pushing up through to parts of scotland as well. But in the milderfeeling air, temperatures will rise as high as perhaps 18 or 19 degrees celsius across the south west and the channel islands. But then the focus of that rain will change as we head through thursday and friday. And its quite likely that well see some of the heaviest downpours across central and eastern areas of scotland. And there are already met Office Weather warnings in force. There could be some exceptionally heavy rain in these areas. Severe gales, too, towards the east coast. Heres the outlook for our capital cities, turning milder but much more unsettled. Bye bye. A Coalition Government headed by the former of Air New Zealand chris luxon is going to take over as Voter Anxiety of The Cost Of Living looms large. And the author of a new book on The Rise And Fall of ftx says Sam Bankman Fried was given too much power too quickly. He was pulling strings in american politics, the global media, philanthropy, one thing after another. Welcome to Asia Business report. Lets start with news from new zealand where the National Party is now working to form a Coalition Government after provisional results showed saturdays General Election ousted the labour party which had been in powerfor six years. The man expected to be the countrys next Prime Minister, christopher luxton, leader of the National Party is also a former ceo of Air New Zealand and has