ahead of the world cup semifinal with south africa. freddie steward is in, as marcus smith misses out. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc�*s news at one from southern israel, where this war edges closer towards its second week with no sign of the crisis easing. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has arrived in israel and condemned what he called the horrific acts of terrorism by hamas which sparked this latest crisis, when more than 1,300 israelis were killed 12 days ago. his arrival comes amid some diplomatic success by us president biden yesterday. he has reached a deal with israel and egypt to allow a first convoy of aid, 20 trucks, to enter gaza, possibly as early as this evening. i eat, food, water, medicine, but not fuel, will enter gaza through the southern rafah crossing from egypt —— that aid. the gazan health ministry has said that at least 3,000 gazans have been killed in retaliatory air strikes by israelis, and the un said the humanitarian access is urgently needed. it has urged instant access to aid. 0n the 13th day of the war, israel has continued its military operations with air strikes and artillery fire into the gaza strip. we can hear and see some from our position less than a mile from the border with gaza. israel says it has had hundreds of targets overnight in the gaza strip with the aim it says of destroying hamas regarded as a terrorist organisation by many countries including the uk. the first report is from our corresponding wyre davies and i should warn you some of the images... the uk military flight today brought rishi sunak to tel aviv, the prime minister here to meet israeli leaders and british israeli victims of the brutal violence of the 12 days ago. on the well travelled road tojerusalem, mr sunak�*s trip is a symbolic show of solidarity after one of the worst events of modern israeli history. his visit here and that of world leaders before and afterwards is to show as well its allies have it's back. there may well be some calls for 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young children. wyre davies, jerusalem. we have momentarily lost the line to lyse doucet, working in extremely difficult circumstances, we hope to have her back with us. we stay with events in the middle east. this visit by rishi sunak to israel follows president biden's visit yesterday, and he was unambivalent, showing that the uk government stood behind israel. 0ur poltiical correspondent, damian grammaticas, joins us now from westminster. give us a sense of how important it was full rishi sunak to go to israel. it was full rishi sunak to go to israel. . ., , was full rishi sunak to go to israel. . . , was full rishi sunak to go to israel. . , israel. it clearly was very important _ israel. it clearly was very important for _ israel. it clearly was very important for him - israel. it clearly was very important for him to - israel. it clearly was very important for him to be l israel. it clearly was very - important for him to be seen to be there understanding there making his declaration of support. you could tell it was the thing the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu seized on, he talked about the group of leaders, president biden, chancellor 0laf scholz of germany and rishi sunak, how important it was notjust they and rishi sunak, how important it was not just they stood with and rishi sunak, how important it was notjust they stood with israel but that they stood in as well. rishi sunak clearly wanting to demonstrate that. prime minister netanyahu talked about the fact it would be a long war, he said, and israel would need support throughout that. rishi sunak saying the uk would stand with israel, very much a message he was taking which we had here yesterday in parliament, a unified message from rishi sunak and keir starmer, the labour leader as well, both saying they back israel and its right to take action to defend itself. the leader in the uk who has called differently for a ceasefire is the scottish first minister humza yousaf, he has relatives, his wife's parents in gaza, he wants a ceasefire. interestingly rishi sunak talked about the importance of aid flowing in, we did not hear the commitment to anything more coming from prime minister netanyahu. a sign of how important it is for the uk, the first visit by a british prime minister to israel since 2014 and david cameron, a sign of how urgent and significant the uk views the events in the middle east right now. damian grammaticas, at westminster, thank you. israeli air strikes targeted two villages in southern lebanon in the early hours of this morning. it comes after iran threatened pre—emptive action against israel ahead of any possible ground incursion into gaza. it's likely to involve the lebanon—based group hezbollah. 0ur correspondent anna foster joins us now from the israel—lebanon border. give us a sense of the situation there this lunchtime. this border has always _ there this lunchtime. this border has always been _ there this lunchtime. this border has always been tense _ there this lunchtime. this border has always been tense but - there this lunchtime. this border has always been tense but never| there this lunchtime. this border. has always been tense but never for a long time active the way we have seenin a long time active the way we have seen in the last two weeks, since the massacre in the south of the country, we have seen a steady building and exchanges of fire between lebanon and israel. hezbollah, the powerful military and political group in lebanon, like hamas designated a terrorism organisation by the uk government and others, firing multiple times a day anti—tank missiles across into israel and the israelis respond, they use attack helicopters, fighter jets, artillery fire, to target hezbollah infrastructure in lebanon. i can hear the constant sound of a drone in the sky and it shows how tense things are here, many people have been evacuated from communities along the border and instead they have been replaced by soldiers and military vehicles. israel is fortifying the northern front because of the huge concern that war could spread here and open up on this border between israel and lebanon. i think you also see in the visit the foreign secretary james cleverly is making to the region as well the impact and importance of that for the british government. he will travel to qatar, turkey and egypt with a clear aim to try and stop it becoming a regional war which would elevate the tensions and make this whole scenario far more serious than it already is.- make this whole scenario far more serious than it already is. anna. on the israel-lebanon _ serious than it already is. anna. on the israel-lebanon border. - serious than it already is. anna. on the israel-lebanon border. in - serious than it already is. anna. on the israel-lebanon border. in fact. the israel—lebanon border. in fact we can rejoin lyse in southern israel. back to you. apologies to the viewers, we had to take cover because there was a siren and rockets landed here where we are close to the border with gaza. the crisis in which the prime minister rishi sunakflew crisis in which the prime minister rishi sunak flew into. crisis in which the prime minister rishi sunakflew into. what crisis in which the prime minister rishi sunak flew into. what can crisis in which the prime minister rishi sunakflew into. what can he hope to achieve on the short visit? we canjoin our hope to achieve on the short visit? we can join our diplomatic correspondent paul adams in jerusalem. what do you think is at the top of his agenda aside from showing public support for israel at what he called its darkest hour? yeah, an absolute given, lyse, but in terms of practical achievements, clearly he wants to build on the progress the modest progress left behind byjoe biden at the end of his visit yesterday, with the prospect of the beginnings of the flow of humanitarian assistance across the border from flow of humanitarian assistance across the borderfrom egypt flow of humanitarian assistance across the border from egypt into the southern gaza strip. as early as tomorrow. probably only a handful of trucks, maybe 20. kind of experimental. they have to repair the roads first because they are full of potholes. then we will see whether a small group of trucks can get into the designated point the israelis have identified on the mediterranean coast very close to rafah where they say humanitarian aid can be distributed. it will be “p aid can be distributed. it will be up to the palestinian red crescent and the un and other agencies to oversee the distribution of the aid. it will not be very much at the moment. there is an infinitely greater quantity of aid required and crucially these shipments will not include fuel which the un says is absolutely critical for a number of hospitals and water treatment facilities and so forth in gaza. i think that is probably the main practical focus of think that is probably the main practicalfocus of mr think that is probably the main practical focus of mr sunak�*s visit. paul adams, jerusalem, thank you for the update. of course it is the first day of rishi sunak�*s visit, we understand he will also visit some arab capitals, at a time when we have been reporting unseen in this programme the military activity is intensifying on both sides of the border. let's bring you the latest images we've just received from the southern part of the gaza strip, near khan younis, where hundreds of thousands of people who fled the north had been taking refuge, the scene of an attack there this morning. hamas is saying there was an israeli air strike which killed a number of people including children. this is an attack, the latest attack, in southern gaza strip, and of course it is not far from the rafah crossing where gazans are hoping against hope the crossing will finally open to allow desperately needed aid to enter. it will be seen as a rare diplomatic success by the american president joe biden and a wide glimmer of hope for gazans. —— rare glimmer of hope. we will continue special coverage of this war between israel and hamas but for now i will hand you back to jane in london. and you so much, take care, thank you to lyse doucet and the team. let us take a look at the rest of today's news. people in parts of eastern scotland are preparing for what's been described as an unprecedented weather event, as storm babet moves in. a rare red warning has been issued because up to two months' worth of rain is expected to fall in some areas. angus and aberdeenshire are expected to be the worst affected with people being urged to stay at home from six o'clock this evening. live now to perth and our reporter steven godden. what are people saying and doing? it hasjust eased briefly what are people saying and doing? it has just eased briefly but what are people saying and doing? it hasjust eased briefly but it has has just eased briefly but it has been raining for several hours here in perth, perth within the amber rain warning that kicked in at six o'clock this morning, extending up a large part of the north—east of scotland. you can see behind me the river and the natural barriers are the flood gates which have been closed since yesterday —— the metal barriers. they will remain closed until the worst of the weather has passed to try to protect homes and businesses around here. more concern here than there was a couple of hours ago because the environment agency has extended the right weather warning. initially the area of concern was to the north in angus and south aberdeenshire but it has been extended to cover dundee and perth as well. what it means is they are talking about exceptional levels of rainfall which could mean a threat to life, danger to life, because of flood water, whether fast flowing or deep floodwater. at the moment, they authorities are considering whether or not people need to be evacuated, a particular area of concern is the town of brechin, those decisions will be made this afternoon. as for the warnings, in the red warning period which kicks in at six o'clock tonight until tomorrow lunchtime, people have been told, do not travel, stay at home. for now they are trying to make preparations in the hope the sandbags and flood barriers are enough over the next couple of days which are likely to be difficult. couple of days which are likely to be difficult-— be difficult. thank you so much, steven godden, _ be difficult. thank you so much, steven godden, and _ be difficult. thank you so much, steven godden, and of- be difficult. thank you so much, steven godden, and of course . be difficult. thank you so much, steven godden, and of course a| be difficult. thank you so much, . steven godden, and of course a full weather forecast coming up at the end of the programme. the time is 13:17. our top story this afternoon: rishi sunak is in israel, meeting prime minister benjamin netanyahu, describing the hamas attacks as a "horrific act of terrorism". coming up: welsh water admits illegally releasing untreated sewage from dozens of treatment plants for years. coming up on bbc news: india search for wickets against bangladesh at the cricket world cup, who make a strong start, putting on 93 for the first wicket. india looking to make it four wins out of four at the tournament. a group of asylum seekers have arrived back on the barge moored off portland, in dorset, which was evacuated in august when legionella was found in the water system. the home office says the bibby stockholm is now safe, and will eventually house 500 people. the ship is part of government attempts to reduce accommodation bills. housing migrants in hotels is costing £8 million a day. 0ur south—west england correspondent jenny kumah reports from dorset. asylum seekers leaving their hotel in devon this morning. some told the bbc they were worried and afraid to return to the barge, saying it had felt like a prison. it was back in august when the first group of men were taken up the gangplank of the bibby stockholm, but legionella was found in the water system and, just five days later, they were sent to live in a devon hotel. embarrassing, given the home office's intention to reduce hotel bills. how are you feeling about going back to the barge? it feels scary. it's good to be here, not on the barge. earlier this week, i spoke to this man. he's among the group returning today. accommodation is offered on a no—choice basis... he received a letter from the home office last week telling him he has to return. how would you say the barge compares to living here? this is like heaven and, that, like hell. it was living like we were alone. we were feeling lonely, loneliness. and now here, we are attached to the people. and there's different clubs, like cricket club. the feeling like we are living in a society. suella braverman... hear us say, take your prison barge away! this has been a hugely contentious and divisive issue. this morning, campaigners gathered at portland port, protesting against the barge, but not against the men. just want to say hello, welcome. and we've got welcome packs and good wishes for them. i we want them to see friendly faces. the barge is not a practical solution. it's not humane, we don't believe it's safe, but it's also costing a fortune. we want them to be able to come to this community, add to the community what they can and be embraced by our community, because it is a beautiful community here on portland. the government says sites like this barge are more affordable and better for communities, as health care and catering facilities are on—site. some of those returning today worry about what it will be like when the barge reaches its capacity of 500 men. now, we see that there will be 400 or 500 people. very small area and it will be crowded. if there is a single virus, single disease and, you know, everyone will be affected. this lunchtime, the men arrived back on the barge, around 20 were on board this coach. the bbc understands that dozens more men from across the country are due to be moved on—board in coming days, meaning the bibby stockholm can finally start fulfilling its role. jenny kumah, bbc news, portland. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy is in portland. are there people now on board, duncan? , ., , , duncan? yes, we have 'ust seen them in the ast duncan? yes, we have 'ust seen them in the past few— duncan? yes, we havejust seen them in the past few minutes _ duncan? yes, we havejust seen them in the past few minutes go _ duncan? yes, we havejust seen them in the past few minutes go on board. | in the past few minutes go on board. we saw the coach go past and a few moments after that, we saw them going up the gangplank back on board. there was that small group of campaigners who shouted as the coach went past. they say it is inhumane to use a barge like this, these migrants shouldn't be treated like this, they should be put into other forms of accommodation. but the home office say it is costing £8 million 0ffice say it is costing £8 million a day to house them in hotels and that costas got to come down. and they also say the accommodation on board the bibby stockholm is perfectly adequate. —— that cost has to come down. they say more migrants will arrive here in the next day or so, rising to a total of 500 over the next few months, all of them single men, all of them aged between 18 and 65. duncan kennedy. in dorset, thank you. welsh water has admitted illegally releasing untreated sewage from dozens of treatment plants for years. it came after the bbc presented the company with analysis of its own data. one of the worst—performing facilities is in cardigan, in west wales, where raw sewage has been discharged into an environmentally protected area near a rare dolphin habitat for at least a decade. 0ur environment correspondent jonah fisher reports. so the sewage treatment works is over behind us here. peter hammond is the water industry's worst nightmare. a mathematician and retired professor, he requests the water companies' data and then analyses it, to find out if they're doing something wrong. if you get their data about what they're doing at the sewage treatment works, they can't argue with it. here in cardigan, in west wales, he obtained flow—and—spill records from the local treatment plant. they showed that in the last five years, it's been regularly discharging untreated sewage, when it should have been treating it. for more than 1,100 days, it wasn't treating the sewage. it was actually dumping it out here, when it should have been treating it. were you shocked by what you found? totally shocked. this is the worst sewage works i've come across, in terms of illegal discharges. is it that bad? it's that bad, and i've looked at hundreds of sewage works in detail and thousands in sort of minor detail, and this is... i would say this is the worst, in terms of illegality. oh, it's bubbling. and there it goes! at the other end of the pipe, inside the sewage plant, they don't dispute professor hammond's analysis. it's a really unfortunate thing. but as it turns out, cardigan is not unique. the regulator, natural resources wales, tells us they're looking at 100 more treatment plants in wales who may also be spilling illegally. is that a number that you recognise? no, that's higher than i recognise, but as i said... how many would you say? i'm in the 40—to—50 mark. but that's still illegal, though, and a breach of permit. we're not proud of this at all. in fact, you know, for somebody who really cares about the environment, it's a very uncomfortable position to be in. the untreated sewage spills into an estuary, which flows into cardigan bay — home to one of europe's largest populations of bottlenose dolphins. to the frustration of environmental campaigners, the regulator has known about cardigan's problems for at least eight years and has issued warnings, but no fines. they should be subject to a prosecution. and it concerns us because cardigan, we do not feel, is a unique site with this issue in wales. welsh water says it will start work on a new treatment plant for cardigan in 2025. that's likely to mean four more years of untreated sewage bubbling out. jonah fisher, bbc news, in west wales. the mother of a black 13—year—old boy says she feels "betrayed", after he was surrounded by armed police when his water pistol was mistaken for a gun. the boy was handcuffed and confronted by officers in hackney, east london, injuly. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell joins me from east london. this was back injuly, what more do we know? it this was back in july, what more do we know? . , ., we know? it was, and the metropolitan _ we know? it was, and the metropolitan police - we know? it was, and the metropolitan police saysl we know? it was, and the| metropolitan police says it we know? it was, and the - metropolitan police says it has defended its actions after what we now know was a deeply traumatising encounter for the 13—year—old boy at the centre of this. a press conference has been taking place here in east london with members of the local community and legal representatives on behalf of the family, who say they are shocked and appalled. a statement was read out on behalf of the boy's mother, who says that she feels completely betrayed and that this would not have happened if the boy had been white. this incident dates back to july this year, when an unarmed officer reported seeing a male on a bike. a firearms team was then deployed and they used special tactics to knock the boy over. that is when he was handcuffed and detained. it later became clear a mistake had been made, he was indeed playing with a water pistol and not a handgun. the metropolitan police say it treats all firearms incidents as real and until proven otherwise. and the detective chief superintendents says that he has issued a statement to the family, safeguarding support has been offered. the police watchdog the independent offers for police conduct has reviewed the behaviour of the officers, it says no misconduct had taken place, the independent 0ffice misconduct had taken place, the independent office for police conduct. complaint of racial bias has been made, that is being looked into. adina campbell. thank you. now a look at a few other stories in brief. people in two constituencies in england are voting for new mps today. the mid bedfordshire by—election was triggered when the conservative nadine dorries resigned in august. and a few weeks later, another conservative, chris pincher, stepped down, sparking the by—election in tamworth. polls are now open, and a full list of candidates for both seats is available on the bbc website. a towering sweet chestnut, renowned for its beauty, has been voted the uk's tree of the year. it is apparently 484 years old, having stood since the reign of elizabeth i. the competion — run by the woodland trust — aims to celebrate ancient and veteran trees in urban spaces. now, these are just a handful of the portraits painted by the artist grahame hurd—wood. and he's got a lot more to do because he set himself the task, ten years ago, of producing an invidual portrait of every resident of his city. now, fortunately, he lives in st davids, in pembrokeshire — the smallest city in the uk. but that still means completing about 1,800 paintings. 0ur wales correspondent tomos morgan reports. putting life on canvas is an artist's work, but even for the closest of friends, getting your portrait painted is a surreal experience. grahame's asked me i don't know how many times and, you know, you bump into each other... you turned him down? well, ijust say, "yeah, yeah. one day. one day, grahame." it's good to do it because now i feel comfortable as well doing it. you just don't know what to expect, do you? you don't know if it's going to be all stiff and... no, no. but it's lovely. it's very relaxing. katie's picture will be the next piece in grahame's city of portraits project. the idea was to get maybe 80 on a big canvas, onto a board, and have it as a sort ofjust one piece of work. sort of an abstract painting from a distance and, as you get closer, you could actually see all the personalities. but the project grew when the artist lost his love, debbie, a decade ago. i sort of fell in love with my tattoo artist and, unfortunately, she had breast cancer and it went to her brain and she didn't have a chance, really. so i was with her throughout the whole process of her passing, really, until she passed, which was very powerful. but she... i talked about doing the portraits and the idea, she sort of said to me, if you can do 80, you can do 200 and, you know, it's quite feasible to paint the city of st davids. the landscape artist by trade moved to st davids — the uk's smallest city — around 40 years ago, falling in love with pembrokeshire after finishing his training at the royal academy in london. but it's through this enormous body of work that he's become even closer and learnt more about the city's inhabitants. i've got one of this dear old, this dear old gentleman who was a refugee in the war, and he sat looking through the window and just gently talked about what he'd been through, and it was eight hours. it's therapy for me, it's a focus, it's a sense of purpose. it's, erm... does it help you deal with the grief of...? yeah, initially, it did, very much so. and it was... i'm privileged to be able to do it. might have another sitting, but you're welcome to look at it, if you want. yeah, sure, i'm excited. 0k. here we go. let's have a look. wow, grahame, that's so good! well, people will definitely know that's me, i think. ten years down — with half of st davids' locals painted — and, eventually, the final touch will hopefully see these works displayed in the city hall. i tell you what, i'm going to... i'm just going to keep doing them. paint until the brush drops out of my hands. he laughs tomos morgan, bbc news, st davids. we are heading up to look at the weather prospects. before we do