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Us President Joe Biden spoke with the two women after their release on friday, telling them that their government will fully support them as they recover and heal. And Secretary Of State Antony Blinken said hes relieved the women have been released, but reminded reporters that many others are still being held. Theres still ten additional americans who remain unaccounted for in this conflict. We know that some of them are being held hostage by hamas, along with an estimated 200 other hostages held in gaza. They include men, women, young boys, young girls, elderly people from many nations. Every single one of them should be released. Our correspondent Barbara Plett usher brings us more from inside the State Department. The release of the hostages disrupted the day here at the State Department. We were sitting down for the Daily Briefing and then we were told that it would be delayed for two hours because of Breaking News. Now, they didnt say what the Breaking News was, but we knew what it was. And so when we returned to the briefing room, there was another delay and then Secretary Of State Antony Blinken came out to speak. And this was an important moment for him, because he has really been pressing for the release of the hostages during his recent trip to the region, engaging in Shuttle Diplomacy between israel and the arab states. He was pressing for this, especially in qatar, which has taken the lead in trying to negotiate the release of the hostages because it has relations with hamas. There is a hamas office in doha, so qatar has been working very hard on this. The Foreign Ministry there released a statement saying there had been days of continuous communication to get to this point with all parties, and saying that the qataris would continue talks with hamas and with the israelis to try to get the rest of the hostages released, and hopefully that would help to de escalate the situation. Hamas said that it was releasing these hostages for humanitarian reasons, but it also said that it was in talks with qatar and egypt to talk about releasing the rest of the civilian hostages if the Security Arrangements or if the Security Environment allowed and reports suggest that they were saying that if the air strikes would stop, this could be a possibility. Mr blinken was asked whether he saw this as a window of opportunity to follow up. He didnt really go there. He said that the us position was all hostages should be released immediately and unconditionally, and he said he would not take at Face Value Anything that hamas said. Many have expressed relief at the release of the hostages. Rabbi meir hecht knows both judith and Natalie Raanan personally. Judith prays every week in our congregation, for every sabbath, every holiday, and we miss her. And shes been a part of our congregation in such an important way, and as a family friend, someone who would come to our home every sabbath, parade around the house with our baby and bring over gifts for the children. Really, our hearts are filled with gratitude to almighty god for this miracle. And again, we continue to pray and ask everyone to pray for the release of the other 200 plus hostages in the hands of hamas terrorists. Live now to javed ali, a former white house Counter Terrorism official, now a professor at the university of michigans Gerald Ford School of public policy. Hejoins us now he joins us now from hejoins us now from michigan where it Hasjust Hejoins us now from michigan where it has just gone at midnight. Thank you so much for staying up late for us. Lots of expressions of belief there at these two hostages being released but as the Secretary Of State said, this is true of many. What ill be likely to see in the coming days about the potential release of other hostages . The potential release of other hostaues . , hostages . Nice to be with you this morning. Hostages . Nice to be with you this morning. As hostages . Nice to be with you this morning. As you hostages . Nice to be with you i this morning. As you mentioned and as other commentators on the clip that you showed, this is a significant achievement, but it is still unclear what will happen to the fate of the 200 other hostages that are being kept in gaza by hamas and will hamas continue to release hostages in small amounts like what we saw today . Is this a ploy to try to forestall what a lot of folks thought would be inevitable is really Ground Campaign . Will the Ground Campaign . Will the Ground Campaign not commence at all until all hostages are released . These are some of the factors that are in play right now but nobody knows for sure what is going to unfold over the coming days. What is going to unfold over the coming days. Involved in this relieved the coming days. Involved in this relieved negotiation the coming days. Involved in this relieved negotiation has| this relieved negotiation has been the red cross but also the government of qatar. What role has qatar played in this . Has qatar played in this . Qatar has qatar played in this . Qatar has played has qatar played in this . Qatar has played an has qatar played in this . Qatar has played an important has qatar played in this . Qatar has played an Important Role i has played an Important Role and in these Hostage Negotiations there are always multiple parties involved, at the state level or ngo level like the red cross because you want to try and get as many points of leverage as you can as a government who has got a national kidnapped or taken hostage overseas to get that person or those persons back so in this case you have the government of qatar where, as your reporting indicated before, the hamas officials reside in qatar, so that must have been an important channel if not directly indirectly for the united states, past communications to hamas officials through the qatari government and then have the other points of influence likely red cross and the egyptian government, so this was a multipronged, complex negotiation but this only resulted in the release of two americans. We still have several other americans amongst the other pool of up to 200. What will the state Department Planning now . Planning now . One would think the are planning now . One would think they are going planning now . One would think they are going to planning now . One would think they are going to continue planning now . One would think they are going to continue to i they are going to continue to work this work of they are going to continue to work of communication through the qatari government because hamas officials are in qatar but there are other foreign governments whose nationals are also part of this larger pool of hostages trying to do the same thing and may be working with the State Department to execute a similar programme. The Israeli Government obviously is calling a lot of the shots here to because the release would not have happened had they not consented to it as well, and there is still the question of what happens with the Ground Campaign and Prime Minister netanyahu � s promise to destroy hamas because of the attacks two weeks ago. Is that completely off the table . Nobody knows how that is going to factor into these Hostage Negotiations. Negotiations. Tells us more about what negotiations. Tells us more about what this negotiations. Tells us more about what this Hostage Negotiations. Tells us more about what this Hostage Release means for the Israeli Government as it plans this potential Ground Invasion which it has been talking about now for over a week. I it has been talking about now for over a week. For over a week. I have been sa in for over a week. I have been saying that for over a week. I have been saying that there for over a week. I have been saying that there is for over a week. I have been saying that there is probably three Interlocking Objectives on the Israeli Military campaign. One is to kill or capture as many hamas fighters as they can and that is something Prime Minister netanyahu said from the beginning after the aftermath of the attacks. Number two is to destroy the infrastructure for terrorism that has enabled hamas to conduct attacks but iii factor that is probably complicated the ability to pursue objectives one and two is the hostages so while there are hostages in gaza it will be difficult for israel to go forward with this Ground Campaign and that at some point the Israeli Government makes the Israeli Government makes the decision that despite the fact that there still might be a significant number of hostages in gaza that they are going to move forward with this Ground Campaign and that could be days if not weeks from now. Great to get your insights. Thank you forjoining us. Turning to the humanitarian situation in gaza, and several trucks loaded with food, water and medicine are still stuck in egypt. The un Secretary General visited the rafah crossing on friday. He said aid should be moving in the next day or so. The bbc� s Andrew Harding sent this report from al arish in northern egypt, close to the gaza border. High above the egyptian desert, a consignment of humanitarian aid on its way towards the besieged territory of gaza. This Military Plane from nearby jordan has brought medical equipment, including bandages and syringes. Theyjoin other supplies being off loaded here in egypt, just a few kilometres from the Border Crossing into gaza. And inside gaza today, more signs of growing hunger and desperation, people scrambling to buy a few remaining chickens in crowded cities that remain entirely cut off from the outside world. No wonder theres such pressure to get this aid in. This is an operation fraught with risk. The aim is to channel vast amounts of humanitarian aid into gaza through one narrow Border Crossing, amid continuing israeli air strikes, amid genuine israeli fears that this route could be used by their enemy hamas to smuggle in more weapons and amid the constant risk that, at any moment, an Israeli Ground offensive could put a stop to all of this. But first, the border itself needs to open a logjam of over 100 trucks packed with aid still stuck on the egyptian side as negotiations drag on. So when the United Nations Secretary General arrived at the border this afternoon, he did not hide his frustration. Behind these walls, we have 2 Million People that is suffering enormously, that has no water, no food, no medicine. Nearby, an angry crowd demanding the border be opened and the siege of gaza lifted. Andrew harding, bbc news, egypt. In Northern Israel at the border with lebanon, there have been regular exchanges of gunfire with the group hezbollah. It, like hamas, is designated a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk and the us, and is backed by iran. The Israeli Military is now evacuating thousands more residents from the vicinity, this time from the city of kiryat shmona. Its the Largest Community forced to move out as concerns grow that the Israel Gaza Conflict could spread. Anna foster reports from Northern Israel. A threat so close you can see it. This hezbollah Observation Post is metres from an israeli town. And thats why even more of this border is now emptying out. Today, kiryat shmona, a community of 20,000. But leaving isnt easy. In the shelter, zehavit waits with a husband and three children. She has cancer, but since the war began all her medical appointments have been cancelled. Translation theyre evacuating today and i asked them to take i the sick people first. I know they evacuated others, but no one has reached out to me. The feeling is very scary. Thats why i want them to evacuate my family as soon as possible. Even underground, efrat doesnt feel her twins are safe. She says the law bans locking the door of these public shelters and she fears another massacre, like the one in the south. This is israels defence. Thousands of soldiers digging in as the people move out. This is whats been happening all the way along the border. Fields turned into Forward Operating bases, Artillery Shells are being prepared, armoured vehicles are being readied. Israel has been doing as much as it can to strengthen and fortify this border. These Reserve Forces know that everything is different now. Not my first war, and i have never have seen such massive amounts of of units, all across israel, trained on scales weve never seen before at least not in my lifetime. These are some of israels darkest moments, and here, they hope there arent even harder days to come. Anna foster, bbc news, on the israel lebanon border. Egypt will host an International Conference later to discuss the war. The cairo peace summit will bring together several arab and european Heads Of State and government, alongside foreign ministers. The un Secretary General, antonio guterres, is expected to meet egypts president , Abdel Fattah Al sisi, and other egyptian officials. The president of the Palestinian Authority, mahmoud abbas, says hell also be there. Other attendees include South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and the uk foreign secretary, james cleverly. In sydney, around 10,000 people are expected to take part in a pro palestinian rally today. Many more are also expected to attend similar events in perth, hobart and brisbane. Previous demonstrations have been met with a heavy Police Presence after videos emerged of a group Chanting Anti Jewish Slogans at last weeks rally. We can now speak to our correspondent phil mercer, who is in sydney. What are we expecting today . Well, on the streets of sydney and the cbd, the Central Business district, there is rage, fear and uncertainty. Thousands of people have turned out to show solidarity with the palestinian people. There is, as you indicated, a very heavy Police Presence. This rally was only authorised by State Authorities here in New South Wales on friday. And organisers of the rally are urging those in attendance to show discipline, saying that anti semitic, anti jewish chants and the burning of flags will not be tolerated. And clearly the conflict in the middle east is reverberating all around the world. Cities in many countries are witnessing the scenes that we are seeing here in sydney today. Thousands of people showing solidarity and, as you say, other pro palestinian events are planned today for the cities of perth, hobart and brisbane. Tomorrow, sunday, similar events in the australian cities of melbourne and adelaide. So certainly this is a conflict affecting many, many communities. We have in the last couple of weeks seen a very large demonstration here in sydney, Organised Byjewish Groups and supporters of israel. So this is clearly, although a very long way away in the middle east, clearly a conflict that is affecting many, many people here in australia. This many, many people here in australia. Many, many people here in australia. As you say, a long way away australia. As you say, a long way away from australia. As you say, a long way away from the australia. As you say, a long way away from the middle i australia. As you say, a long i way away from the middle east where you are. Can you give us a sense of the make up of these groups and the communities in australia that resonate with what is happening in israel and the President Joe Biden<\/a> spoke with the two women after their release on friday, telling them that their government will fully support them as they recover and heal. And Secretary Of State<\/a> Antony Blinken<\/a> said hes relieved the women have been released, but reminded reporters that many others are still being held. Theres still ten additional americans who remain unaccounted for in this conflict. We know that some of them are being held hostage by hamas, along with an estimated 200 other hostages held in gaza. They include men, women, young boys, young girls, elderly people from many nations. Every single one of them should be released. Our correspondent Barbara Plett<\/a> usher brings us more from inside the State Department<\/a>. The release of the hostages disrupted the day here at the State Department<\/a>. We were sitting down for the Daily Briefing<\/a> and then we were told that it would be delayed for two hours because of Breaking News<\/a>. Now, they didnt say what the Breaking News<\/a> was, but we knew what it was. And so when we returned to the briefing room, there was another delay and then Secretary Of State<\/a> Antony Blinken<\/a> came out to speak. And this was an important moment for him, because he has really been pressing for the release of the hostages during his recent trip to the region, engaging in Shuttle Diplomacy<\/a> between israel and the arab states. He was pressing for this, especially in qatar, which has taken the lead in trying to negotiate the release of the hostages because it has relations with hamas. There is a hamas office in doha, so qatar has been working very hard on this. The Foreign Ministry<\/a> there released a statement saying there had been days of continuous communication to get to this point with all parties, and saying that the qataris would continue talks with hamas and with the israelis to try to get the rest of the hostages released, and hopefully that would help to de escalate the situation. Hamas said that it was releasing these hostages for humanitarian reasons, but it also said that it was in talks with qatar and egypt to talk about releasing the rest of the civilian hostages if the Security Arrangements<\/a> or if the Security Environment<\/a> allowed and reports suggest that they were saying that if the air strikes would stop, this could be a possibility. Mr blinken was asked whether he saw this as a window of opportunity to follow up. He didnt really go there. He said that the us position was all hostages should be released immediately and unconditionally, and he said he would not take at Face Value Anything<\/a> that hamas said. Many have expressed relief at the release of the hostages. Rabbi meir hecht knows both judith and Natalie Raanan<\/a> personally. Judith prays every week in our congregation, for every sabbath, every holiday, and we miss her. And shes been a part of our congregation in such an important way, and as a family friend, someone who would come to our home every sabbath, parade around the house with our baby and bring over gifts for the children. Really, our hearts are filled with gratitude to almighty god for this miracle. And again, we continue to pray and ask everyone to pray for the release of the other 200 plus hostages in the hands of hamas terrorists. Live now to javed ali, a former white house Counter Terrorism<\/a> official, now a professor at the university of michigans Gerald Ford School<\/a> of public policy. Hejoins us now he joins us now from hejoins us now from michigan where it Hasjust Hejoins<\/a> us now from michigan where it has just gone at midnight. Thank you so much for staying up late for us. Lots of expressions of belief there at these two hostages being released but as the Secretary Of State<\/a> said, this is true of many. What ill be likely to see in the coming days about the potential release of other hostages . The potential release of other hostaues . , hostages . Nice to be with you this morning. Hostages . Nice to be with you this morning. As hostages . Nice to be with you this morning. As you hostages . Nice to be with you i this morning. As you mentioned and as other commentators on the clip that you showed, this is a significant achievement, but it is still unclear what will happen to the fate of the 200 other hostages that are being kept in gaza by hamas and will hamas continue to release hostages in small amounts like what we saw today . Is this a ploy to try to forestall what a lot of folks thought would be inevitable is really Ground Campaign<\/a> . Will the Ground Campaign<\/a> . Will the Ground Campaign<\/a> not commence at all until all hostages are released . These are some of the factors that are in play right now but nobody knows for sure what is going to unfold over the coming days. What is going to unfold over the coming days. Involved in this relieved the coming days. Involved in this relieved negotiation the coming days. Involved in this relieved negotiation has| this relieved negotiation has been the red cross but also the government of qatar. What role has qatar played in this . Has qatar played in this . Qatar has qatar played in this . Qatar has played has qatar played in this . Qatar has played an has qatar played in this . Qatar has played an important has qatar played in this . Qatar has played an Important Role<\/a> i has played an Important Role<\/a> and in these Hostage Negotiations<\/a> there are always multiple parties involved, at the state level or ngo level like the red cross because you want to try and get as many points of leverage as you can as a government who has got a national kidnapped or taken hostage overseas to get that person or those persons back so in this case you have the government of qatar where, as your reporting indicated before, the hamas officials reside in qatar, so that must have been an important channel if not directly indirectly for the united states, past communications to hamas officials through the qatari government and then have the other points of influence likely red cross and the egyptian government, so this was a multipronged, complex negotiation but this only resulted in the release of two americans. We still have several other americans amongst the other pool of up to 200. What will the state Department Planning<\/a> now . Planning now . One would think the are planning now . One would think they are going planning now . One would think they are going to planning now . One would think they are going to continue planning now . One would think they are going to continue to i they are going to continue to work this work of they are going to continue to work of communication through the qatari government because hamas officials are in qatar but there are other foreign governments whose nationals are also part of this larger pool of hostages trying to do the same thing and may be working with the State Department<\/a> to execute a similar programme. The Israeli Government<\/a> obviously is calling a lot of the shots here to because the release would not have happened had they not consented to it as well, and there is still the question of what happens with the Ground Campaign<\/a> and Prime Minister<\/a> netanyahu \ufffd s promise to destroy hamas because of the attacks two weeks ago. Is that completely off the table . Nobody knows how that is going to factor into these Hostage Negotiations<\/a>. Negotiations. Tells us more about what negotiations. Tells us more about what this negotiations. Tells us more about what this Hostage Negotiations<\/a>. Tells us more about what this Hostage Release<\/a> means for the Israeli Government<\/a> as it plans this potential Ground Invasion<\/a> which it has been talking about now for over a week. I it has been talking about now for over a week. For over a week. I have been sa in for over a week. I have been saying that for over a week. I have been saying that there for over a week. I have been saying that there is for over a week. I have been saying that there is probably three Interlocking Objectives<\/a> on the Israeli Military<\/a> campaign. One is to kill or capture as many hamas fighters as they can and that is something Prime Minister<\/a> netanyahu said from the beginning after the aftermath of the attacks. Number two is to destroy the infrastructure for terrorism that has enabled hamas to conduct attacks but iii factor that is probably complicated the ability to pursue objectives one and two is the hostages so while there are hostages in gaza it will be difficult for israel to go forward with this Ground Campaign<\/a> and that at some point the Israeli Government<\/a> makes the Israeli Government<\/a> makes the decision that despite the fact that there still might be a significant number of hostages in gaza that they are going to move forward with this Ground Campaign<\/a> and that could be days if not weeks from now. Great to get your insights. Thank you forjoining us. Turning to the humanitarian situation in gaza, and several trucks loaded with food, water and medicine are still stuck in egypt. The un Secretary General<\/a> visited the rafah crossing on friday. He said aid should be moving in the next day or so. The bbc\ufffd s Andrew Harding<\/a> sent this report from al arish in northern egypt, close to the gaza border. High above the egyptian desert, a consignment of humanitarian aid on its way towards the besieged territory of gaza. This Military Plane<\/a> from nearby jordan has brought medical equipment, including bandages and syringes. Theyjoin other supplies being off loaded here in egypt, just a few kilometres from the Border Crossing<\/a> into gaza. And inside gaza today, more signs of growing hunger and desperation, people scrambling to buy a few remaining chickens in crowded cities that remain entirely cut off from the outside world. No wonder theres such pressure to get this aid in. This is an operation fraught with risk. The aim is to channel vast amounts of humanitarian aid into gaza through one narrow Border Crossing<\/a>, amid continuing israeli air strikes, amid genuine israeli fears that this route could be used by their enemy hamas to smuggle in more weapons and amid the constant risk that, at any moment, an Israeli Ground<\/a> offensive could put a stop to all of this. But first, the border itself needs to open a logjam of over 100 trucks packed with aid still stuck on the egyptian side as negotiations drag on. So when the United Nations<\/a> Secretary General<\/a> arrived at the border this afternoon, he did not hide his frustration. Behind these walls, we have 2 Million People<\/a> that is suffering enormously, that has no water, no food, no medicine. Nearby, an angry crowd demanding the border be opened and the siege of gaza lifted. Andrew harding, bbc news, egypt. In Northern Israel<\/a> at the border with lebanon, there have been regular exchanges of gunfire with the group hezbollah. It, like hamas, is designated a Terror Organisation<\/a> by many western governments, including the uk and the us, and is backed by iran. The Israeli Military<\/a> is now evacuating thousands more residents from the vicinity, this time from the city of kiryat shmona. Its the Largest Community<\/a> forced to move out as concerns grow that the Israel Gaza Conflict<\/a> could spread. Anna foster reports from Northern Israel<\/a>. A threat so close you can see it. This hezbollah Observation Post<\/a> is metres from an israeli town. And thats why even more of this border is now emptying out. Today, kiryat shmona, a community of 20,000. But leaving isnt easy. In the shelter, zehavit waits with a husband and three children. She has cancer, but since the war began all her medical appointments have been cancelled. Translation theyre evacuating today and i asked them to take i the sick people first. I know they evacuated others, but no one has reached out to me. The feeling is very scary. Thats why i want them to evacuate my family as soon as possible. Even underground, efrat doesnt feel her twins are safe. She says the law bans locking the door of these public shelters and she fears another massacre, like the one in the south. This is israels defence. Thousands of soldiers digging in as the people move out. This is whats been happening all the way along the border. Fields turned into Forward Operating<\/a> bases, Artillery Shells<\/a> are being prepared, armoured vehicles are being readied. Israel has been doing as much as it can to strengthen and fortify this border. These Reserve Forces<\/a> know that everything is different now. Not my first war, and i have never have seen such massive amounts of of units, all across israel, trained on scales weve never seen before at least not in my lifetime. These are some of israels darkest moments, and here, they hope there arent even harder days to come. Anna foster, bbc news, on the israel lebanon border. Egypt will host an International Conference<\/a> later to discuss the war. The cairo peace summit will bring together several arab and european Heads Of State<\/a> and government, alongside foreign ministers. The un Secretary General<\/a>, antonio guterres, is expected to meet egypts president , Abdel Fattah Al<\/a> sisi, and other egyptian officials. The president of the Palestinian Authority<\/a>, mahmoud abbas, says hell also be there. Other attendees include South African President<\/a> Cyril Ramaphosa<\/a> and the uk foreign secretary, james cleverly. In sydney, around 10,000 people are expected to take part in a pro palestinian rally today. Many more are also expected to attend similar events in perth, hobart and brisbane. Previous demonstrations have been met with a heavy Police Presence<\/a> after videos emerged of a group Chanting Anti Jewish Slogans<\/a> at last weeks rally. We can now speak to our correspondent phil mercer, who is in sydney. What are we expecting today . Well, on the streets of sydney and the cbd, the Central Business<\/a> district, there is rage, fear and uncertainty. Thousands of people have turned out to show solidarity with the palestinian people. There is, as you indicated, a very heavy Police Presence<\/a>. This rally was only authorised by State Authorities<\/a> here in New South Wales<\/a> on friday. And organisers of the rally are urging those in attendance to show discipline, saying that anti semitic, anti jewish chants and the burning of flags will not be tolerated. And clearly the conflict in the middle east is reverberating all around the world. Cities in many countries are witnessing the scenes that we are seeing here in sydney today. Thousands of people showing solidarity and, as you say, other pro palestinian events are planned today for the cities of perth, hobart and brisbane. Tomorrow, sunday, similar events in the australian cities of melbourne and adelaide. So certainly this is a conflict affecting many, many communities. We have in the last couple of weeks seen a very large demonstration here in sydney, Organised Byjewish Groups<\/a> and supporters of israel. So this is clearly, although a very long way away in the middle east, clearly a conflict that is affecting many, many people here in australia. This many, many people here in australia. Many, many people here in australia. As you say, a long way away australia. As you say, a long way away from australia. As you say, a long way away from the australia. As you say, a long way away from the middle i australia. As you say, a long i way away from the middle east where you are. Can you give us a sense of the make up of these groups and the communities in australia that resonate with what is happening in israel and the Palestinian Territories<\/a> . I think, for example, the pro palestinian rallies that we have seen here in australia have seen here in australia have brought together a very broad range of groups. There are radical groups, there are people from jewish communities who are angry about what is going on in their name in israel. And it is worth noting as well that we did here in the last day or so from the former government minister, former Australian Government<\/a> minister, Josh Frydenberg<\/a> talking about his fears and hisjewish faith, his fears and his jewish faith, saying that the attacks from hamas in the last couple of weeks had left such deep psychological scars that the Jewish Community<\/a> might never recover from. Jewish community might never recoverfrom. The Jewish Community<\/a> might never recover from. The australian Prime Minister<\/a>, anthony albanese, has said that israel has the right to defend itself, and it is worth noting as well that his foreign minister, penny wong, is urging all sides in this conflict to show restraint in protecting civilians. Certainly those will be sentiments echoed all around australia and beyond from people with all sorts of different views, that protecting the lives of civilians at this awful, awful time. , ~ ,. Lets look at some other stories making news the British Medical Association<\/a> says it will hold talks with the government to try to resolve the ongoing pay dispute involving junior doctors. The union says talks with the Department Of Health<\/a> will take place next week. The government has said pay would not be on the table at any talks. Recycling is looking like it will become easier in england under new government proposals, allowing everyone, whether at home or work, to recycle the same materials. Weekly collections of food waste will also be introduced for most households across england by 2026. There will also be a standardised list, meaning all councils will have to recycle the same items. The influential moodys Credit Rating<\/a> agency has dropped its negative outlook on the uk, revising its status to stable. The agency says the uks Policy Predictability<\/a> had been restored following last yea r\ufffd s mini budget, which had caused the uks outlook to be downgraded to negative. It follows a similar move by the s p global Credit Rating<\/a> agency, which dropped its negative outlook on the uk in april. There has been rising violence in the occupied west bank since israel began bombarding the gaza strip. As Israeli Forces<\/a> have also been exchanging fire across the border with lebanon, it is raising fears of a possible third front in a wider war. Recent days have seen deadly confrontations between Israeli Soldiers<\/a> and settlers and palestinians. More than 80 palestinians have been killed in the west bank since the deadly hamas raids on southern israel two weeks ago. The situation poses a challenge to both israel and the internationally recognised Palestinian Authority<\/a>, which governs parts of the west bank. From ramallah, here is our middle east correspondent yolande knell. Medics rushing in after is really snipers shoot at palestinian teenagers hurling stones, unleashing their anger. Already this had been the deadliest year in years for palestinians in the west bank, and since the war in gaza started, violence has really surged. At rallies, palestinians here shout in support of gaza, but also worry for their nationalist cause, because of israels order for people to leave the northern half of the strip. He people to leave the northern half of the strip. Half of the strip. He decided to displace half of the strip. He decided to displace the half of the strip. He decided| to displace the palestinians. Palestinians have no choice except to defend their existence. Except to defend their existence. ~. , , except to defend their existence. ,. , existence. What matters is that our peeple existence. What matters is that our peeple stay existence. What matters is that our people stay on existence. What matters is that our people stay on their existence. What matters is that our people stay on their land, l our people stay on their land, this woman says. We fear evacuation. As israel promises to eradicate hamas in gaza, these green flags are a reminder that it remains a force in the west bank. And while the groups political rival, president mahmoud abbas, has met us officials during this crisis, protests against him have shown the dangers for his Palestinian Authority<\/a> if it looks like it intends to take over gaza after the war. Officials denied that is the plan. Officials denied that is the. Ian. ,. , officials denied that is the lan. ,. , officials denied that is the lan. ,. ,. ,. , officials denied that is the plan. Israel wants to discuss the future. Plan. Israel wants to discuss the future, america plan. Israel wants to discuss the future, america wants i plan. Israel wants to discuss| the future, america wants to discuss the future, but the Palestinian Authority<\/a> will not come to control gaza and the people of gaza on the back of an israeli tank. An israeli tank. The past two weeks have an israeli tank. The past two weeks have seen an israeli tank. The past two weeks have seen scores an israeli tank. The past two weeks have seen scores of. Weeks have seen scores of funerals in the west bank and hundreds of arrests by Israeli Security<\/a> forces. Israeli settler violence has also reached a new high. Here, establish its palestinian, seriously injuring him. Israeli police say are investigating. And east of ramada, some 200 bedouin villages were driven from their homes of over 20 years. Now broke, abu bashar picks olives for money. He sees an israeli plot to take over more Land Palestinians<\/a> want for a state of their own. Translation when the war broke out, i took advantage of it. The problem is the settlers came this time with guns and escorted by army vehicles. They committed this crime to force us. ~. , committed this crime to force us. ~. ,. ,. , committed this crime to force us. ~. ,. ,. , us. Well World Attention<\/a> is inevitably us. Well World Attention<\/a> is inevitably focusing us. Well World Attention<\/a> is inevitably focusing on us. Well World Attention<\/a> is| inevitably focusing on what us. Well World Attention<\/a> is i inevitably focusing on what is happening in gaza, tensions are also spiralling in the west bank, and the threat of a wider conflict is growing. The second red danger to life Weather Warning<\/a> this week has come into force in Eastern Parts<\/a> of scotland, with torrential rain and high winds forecast across much of the uk. Storm babet has already claimed at least three lives. Hundreds of flood alerts are in place, and travel is expected to be badly disrupted. The wind and the rain have already been relentless, and there is still much more to come. Furtherflooding is expected today. Some areas of scotland could see another 100 millimetres of rain, meaning lives could be in danger. Please do listen to the advice thatis please do listen to the advice that is being given by all the local partners, by our Emergency Services<\/a> and by the government. If you are in those worst impacted areas under the red warning, there is a potential risk to life, so do not travel. Stay at home or if you are told to evacuate then please evacuate. Please evacuate. Brecon was under its please evacuate. Brecon was under its second please evacuate. Brecon was under its second red please evacuate. Brecon was under its second red alert i please evacuate. Brecon was under its second red alert in | under its second red alert in as many days in the local council has said it is ready to ask for Military Support<\/a> if the situation worsens dramatically. Many people remain in temporary accommodation. I many people remain in temporary accommodation. Accommodation. I dont know if were going accommodation. I dont know if were going to accommodation. I dont know if were going to get accommodation. I dont know if were going to get back accommodation. I dont know if were going to get back into were going to get back into the house today or tomorrow or the house today or tomorrow or the next day. I dont know. Nobody has said. The next day. I dont know. Nobody has said. John kavanagh is now staying nobody has said. John kavanagh is now staying with nobody has said. John kavanagh is now staying with relatives is now staying with relatives but fear is what further damage may be caused today. Its may be caused today. Its totall may be caused today. It\ufffd s totally unforgiving, and you see it on the television, but its not until you are standing at the welcome at the river, and you remember what it looks like normally, and you see there is a huge volume of water. It really is quite scary, the kind of destructive potential of it. Potential of it. This Weather Warninu Potential<\/a> of it. This Weather Warning<\/a> map potential of it. This Weather Warning<\/a> map tells potential of it. This Weather Warning<\/a> map tells the potential of it. This weather| warning map tells the story. The Red Alert One North East Scotland<\/a> came in at midnight. Other met Office Warnings<\/a> for wind and rain covering huge swathes of england and wales have been in place overnight, and that has already claimed at least three lives. Chesterfield was one of the areas worst hit in england, leading to a Major Incident<\/a> being declared in derbyshire, along with South Yorkshire<\/a> and suffolk. Before we go, lets take a look at the picture in the middle east. These are live shots looking across the border into lebanon. Tensions have been rising between Israeli Forces<\/a> and the Militant Group<\/a> hezbollah. Meanwhile, lets take a look at the shot over into gaza, where aid trucks are still queued up on the egyptian side of the border, waiting to get into gaza. Hamas has released its first hostages two american citizens. We are waiting to see whether more Hostage Release<\/a>s are to come. Stay with us on bbc news. Hello. For some places, the flooding situation could get worse before it gets better not least in Eastern Scotland<\/a>, where we have this new red warning from the met office. Further rain through the day on saturday, falling on top of what weve already had. This is fridays rainfall radar. The rain was pretty relentless across Eastern Scotland<\/a> and also northern england, parts of east anglia, the north midlands, north wales. Huge amounts of rain. Weve seen widespread flooding, and this met Office Amber Warning<\/a> remains in force through the first parts of saturday morning. But of greatest concern, i think, is this red warning covering parts of angus and southern aberdeenshire a further 100mm of rain, further significant flooding and a danger to life. Amber warnings covering larger parts of eastern and Northern Scotland<\/a> as this rain just keeps on coming through the day tomorrow. For england and wales, broadly speaking, a drier day. This band of showery rain will push eastwards. Could see hefty downpours skirting the south east corner. Northern ireland probably having some of the best of the weather largely dry, just the odd shower, some spells of sunshine. Windy in the South Of England<\/a> and the channel islands. Still windy in north east scotland. But for many northern parts of the uk, not as windy as it has been. Temperatures north to south 8 16 degrees. Now, this heavy rain continues into saturday evening but it will clear northwards overnight, this band of Showery Rain Pushing<\/a> away from eastern england, and then things do turn drier. Yes, a few showers. I think therell be some mist patches around as well, but a drier start to Sunday Morning<\/a> as an area of low pressure tends to swirl away north eastwards. And this very, very weak ridge of High Pressure<\/a> you cant see much of it here on the weather chart, but there is some slightly higher pressure just toppling through, and that means drierweather, more in the way of sunshine. Yes, there will be some showers, but certainly not as wet as it has been. Lighter winds, temperatures of 12 16 degrees, so a much calmer day to end the weekend. But then, as we head into next week, well, another area of low pressure looks set to push up from the south. This one probably not as potent, but it will still bring further rain in places where we really do not need it. So the outlook for next week is pretty unsettled. There will be some heavy rain around at times. It will be quite windy, but with some drier interludes. This is bbc news. The headlines President Biden<\/a> says hes overjoyed at the release of an American Mother<\/a> and daughter who were abducted along with 200 people from southern israel by hamas. Thousands are expected to take part in pro palestinian rallies across australia over the weekend. Previous demonstrations have been met with a heavy Police Presence<\/a>. Storm babet continues to rage across the uk, with Eastern Scotland<\/a> enforcing its second red Weather Warning<\/a> this week. At least three people have died since the storm first took hold on thursday. It has just it hasjust gone it has just gone to 5 30am. A very good morning. Now on bbc news, the travel show. This week im in turkey where theyre gearing up for the countrys 100th anniversary. 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