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Her husband is still being held. Israel estimates more than 200 hostages remain in gaza abducted in the attacks of october seventh. Hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Group by the uk and many other western nations, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. At least 700 people have been killed in gaza in the past day, according to hamas officials. They also say the total number killed is now more than 5,700 including more than 2,000 children. Including 2,000 children. Heres our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. I should warn you you may find on the images and details in her report distressing. The moment of release. After two weeks being held hostage. In a video sent out by hamas, they were handed over to representatives from the International Red cross. But then yocheved, who is 85, turns, shaking the hands of a masked gunman and saying, peace. Soon the women were whisked out of gaza to egypts rafah crossing and flown to israel. As they arrived at a hospital, yocheveds daughter, was on her way from london. She spoke to the bbc. Anger doesnt help at the moment. I feel very determined to move on and anger will come. Hate . No. I think that is the problem, hate. We cannot afford to hate, we cannot afford to turn it into hate. What needs to be done, needs to be done. But hate is an emotion but mine after an emotional reunion, Yocheved Lifschitz was brought out to speak to journalists, talking about her capture and how she was held in gaza. My mum is telling the horrific stories. She is saying many, many people, a swarm of people came through the fence. The fence cost 2. 5 billion shekels and it didnt help that even a little bit. My mum is saying she was taken on the back of a motorbike with her legs on one side. But she was taken through the ploughed fields with the men in front on one side, a man behind her and while she was being taken, she was hit by sticks. My mum is saying they were very friendly towards them and they took care of them, they were given medicine. Today, the french president , Emmanuel Macron, arrive, Meeting French israelis whose loved ones were killed by hamas, or are still missing. This was a trip of wartime solidarity, but the message was also about the need for peace with the palestinians long term. Let me express once again, my solidarity and my friendship and that france stands with you in this awful terrorist act. In gaza, where israels military says it is keeping up relentless attacks to crush hamas, the situation grows more and more desperate with severe shortages of food and water and the lack of shelter for more than a million homeless people. There is still not enough aid getting in. To make sure we are reaching as many people are possible, we have to reduce the ration of food we were providing per person, to make sure it is stretching out to as many people. Children are paying a heavy price in the fighting. Atjust over a year old, this girl and her twin brother survived an overnight israeli air strike in Southern Gaza but their relative says how their mother did not. Translation my sister was protecting the boy, ahmed, said he wasnt injured. But the girl, as you can see is injured. What did they do to deserve this . Ahmed is at home, im sure he misses his sister. Twins are connected, he is always crying at home and she is in the hospital. With the death toll rising dramatically and more than 200 hostages from israel still held captive, the suffering in gaza has never been greater. A short while ago we spoke to our middle east correspondent yolande knell, from jerusalem. The families of other hostages there, more than 200 people still being held in gaza listening to every word of that News Conference earlier, wanting to know and a further Strong Families what conditions were like for the loved ones, are even able to use the bathroom . Were they able to get food . Some of the medical care. Some of those questions were answered and politically also what we are seeing in the course of the day is a focus back on the hostages because we have had the french president Emmanuel Macron meeting there. When he was arriving at the airport, began by meeting the families of some of those french citizens who have been at the heart of all this and said again it was the First Priority to get the hostages released when he was meeting the israeli president. Reports say yesterdays death toll over the last 2a hours is 700 people and is the highest yet. 0ur Correspondent gave us the latest on the continuing air strikes. It correspondent gave us the latest on the continuing air strikes. The continuing air strikes. It was completely the continuing air strikes. It was completely flattened the continuing air strikes. It was completely flattened to the continuing air strikes. It was completely flattened to the the continuing air strikes. It was completely flattened to the ground, the rescue team struggling to drag people from under the rubble, 20 people from under the rubble, 20 People Killed in this strike including father and a woman in the Emergency Room now and she delivered a baby goal in the hospital. This is the latest of 700 People Killed overnight in the last 2a hours according to the Health Official and i think this is the largest number of death within 2a hours i have ever seen covering this complexity of the past 25 years. Covering this conflict for the past 25 years. 45 trucks crossing between egypt into gaza yesterday on the day before and they are distributed into schools sheltering i. I they are distributed into schools sheltering 1. 1 Million People who are displaced from the house is in the north and in gaza city. Hospitals here are not getting any aid since yesterday or today. Ive been to the Emergency Room of the hospital and they were treating people in the corridors saying people in the corridors saying people are dying because of the lack of kit to save their life and they said they have no capacity in the icy units or the Emergency Room and noticed a in any beds in the icu units. No capacity in the icu units. No capacity in the icu units. They say they want egypt to reopen the crossing fully and i allow those in danger to hospital in egypt and a sustainable humanitarian corridor that allows Hundreds Of Thousands of shipments in the other side of the world, as much as 5000 we understand from the egyptian sources now in the other side of the world and waiting for this mechanism which can blames israel for delaying this hamas blames israel for delaying it. The check of them takes lots of time and they can only process 20 every day which is a drop in the ocean and what we need is at least 30,000 trucks to be able to reach the area that is most affected. We are talking about severe shortages of water, fuel to the hospitals so they can keep operating and also a big shortage of food here. The Israeli Military has dropped leaflets in northern gaza. They ask for information about hostages being held. Some of them are landing here in the hospital. They say it is written in arabic and they ask people if anyone has any intelligence and information about the hostages they can call this number and we can guarantee the safety of their homes and property and also give some money. Hamas said this is part of the propaganda and said not to deal with this and said israel is pushed to the corner, the event of any information about the hostages and now they are trying to get it from the people and they are asking people not to deal with these leaflets. The asking people not to deal with these leaflets. ,. , leaflets. The plight of these hostages. Leaflets. The plight of these hostages, more leaflets. The plight of these hostages, more than leaflets. The plight of these hostages, more than 200 i leaflets. The plight of these j hostages, more than 200 is leaflets. The plight of these hostages, more than 200 is the leaflets. The plight of these hostages, more than 200 is the known total so far on the minds of so many. The Israeli Embassy today in london had a Press Conference with some of the Family Members of the british israelis who had been kidnapped, taken hostage by hamas. Three immediate Family Members of those killed or taken hostage have been sharing their stories. 0ne those killed or taken hostage have been sharing their stories. One said she was speaking with her brother jordan at the very moment they were being held hostage along with his wife and their two young children, a four year old and a nine month old. He texted me and my parents and he said i love you all. I never called him because i was afraid his phone would make noise. Itold him, dont say that, shut up. I didnt write that i loved him back, i was sure everything would be ok. Ten minutes later he said they were coming inside. Meaning they were coming inside his house. And that was the last text i got from him. A few hours later, we got a photograph, we did not know what was going on. A few hours later we got a photo of him and the children being kidnapped, surrounded by terrorists. Later, a few hours later, we got also the video of the kidnapping, and the video of them breaking inside my brothers house. The agony of Family Members distressed about the fate of their loved ones desperate for any news and putting pressure on the israeli political and military leadership to do Everything Possible to bring the hostages home. Their voices have beenjoined by many hostages home. Their voices have been joined by many world hostages home. Their voices have beenjoined by many World Leaders including the us President Joe Biden who has asked the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay the Ground Attack in order to delay and get more space for the hostages to be brought home. Israel says hamas is exploiting this very tragic humanitarian situation to try to delay any Ground Attacks by the Israeli Military. The Israeli Military say there is no letup in its strikes and we can show you now the image of a life of the scene in gaza as it continues to be under aerial bombardment night and day. There is also, according to the Israeli Defence forces, limited night raids taking place. In a Military Campaign that the Defence Minister has warned it could at last as long as three months. We will follow all the latest developments here in Southern Israel and across israel, and in the gaza strip but back to you with the rest of the news. Thank you, we will be back with you later. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. The cap on Banker Bonuses will be lifted at the end of october as part of a brexit shake up. It was announced by Quasi Courting last year as a way of making london a more attractive place for people to do business. It was announced by kwasi kwarteng. Hundreds of thousands of uk workers will see a 10 pay rise from today if their employers are signed up to the voluntary real living wage scheme. Employers can choose to pay the real living wage, Whicih Isjust over £13 an hour in london, and £12 an hour elsewhere in the uk. Victims of sexual, and other Violent Crimes are calling for Court Transcript prices to be cut, saying the cost is unaffordable. One woman said she was quoted £7,500 for a transcript. The Ministry Ofjustice said victims could request a transcript at public expense, but added cases were not routinely transcribed. Youre live with bbc news. A bbc investigation has found authorities failed to act on warnings from coroners about a website that promotes suicide. At least fifty people in the uk have taken their own lives after visiting the pro Suicide Forum. But as Angus Crawford reports the site remains active. You may find parts of his report upsetting. The sad, the lost and the lonely. At least 50 people in the uk weve identified who ended their lives afterjoining a pro Suicide Forum. One was immy nunn. Yeah, ifeel terrible. A Deaf Mental Health campaigner, immy had millions of views on tiktok, but she was finding life increasingly hard. Immy bought poison and in january ended her life. Itsjust heartbreaking to know that she had to result to go in on a site like this. But weve discovered the authorities have known about the site for years. Weve seen multiple reports to the government from coroners warning the forum gives detailed instructions on how to end human life. And is breaking the criminal law. I think, why is nothing being done . Why . When will something be done about it . How many lives have got to be lost . Former home secretary sajid javid. His own brother died by suicide. Surely this can be stopped. Just consider what the intent is, how dangerous it is. I mean, it must be countless lives that the site has already cost globally, notjust here in the uk. So it would require action. Catherine and melanie know that only too well. The government are failing people. Police are failing. Theyve been campaigning to shut the forum down for years. Catherines son joe ended his life in 2020. And this is the man they hold responsible, an american, Lamarcus Small, one of the forums founders. Thats lamarcus, isnt it . What id love to do to that smile on that face. We managed to track down Lamarcus Small to huntsville in alabama. One of the reasons the site is still up is because the Authorities Say they dont know who is behind it. But we know that lamarcus helped set it up and he lives just there. We wait into the night and for two more full days. Hi, lamarcus. Im angus from the bbc. I want to talk to you about the Suicide Forum you set up. You know hundreds of people have died after going on that . Children are even going on that. Have you got anything to say to the relatives of the dead . The government says the new 0nline safety bill should tackle these kinds of sites, but the forum has already said it wont comply, and for now it remains up, preying on the vulnerable. Angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama. If youve been affected by any of theissues if youve been affected by any of the issues in his report, you can visit. The addresses on a screen now and you can call for recorded information on there. Ukraine has accused Russian Forces of trying to cut off a vital supply road to a town in the donetsk region. The last remaining residents of Avdiivka Have told the bbc theyre under near constant attack, as russia continues a major assault on the town. 0ur Correspondentjenny hill reports from ukraine. Moscow really wants to take this town, the people who are living there are really paying the price. From moscows perspective, this has such military, strategic, but also symbolic value. The town itself sits pretty close to the city of donetsk, which has been occupied by russia and its proxy forces since 2014. If Russian Troops can take the town, it would make it much harder for Ukrainian Forces to attempt to retake the city of donetsk. Some Military Experts also make the point that it would also give anyone who occupies the town the advantage of height over the surrounding land. Symbolically, too, they say that Vladimir Putin has not really been able to present the russian population with a victory in recent months. This would enable him to do so. But, of course, for the people who are trapped in the town, life has become very, very difficult indeed. Before the full scale invasion there were 35,000 People Living in avdiivka. That has shrunk to around 1500. The fighting has intensified in recent days. Russia launched a major offensive against the town a few weeks ago. While people have been tried to get out, evacuations are increasingly difficult. People we have spoken to talk of near constant bombardment and air strikes. Its an extremely dangerous place to be. Lets go back to our top story and the ongoing Diplomatic Mission in the ongoing Diplomatic Mission in the middle east as frances President Macron is in israel, meeting israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and he is also due to meet with the leader of the Palestinian Authority as well on that visit. We can now go live to jerusalem and to our Terrorist Group<\/a> by the uk and many other western nations, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. At least 700 people have been killed in gaza in the past day, according to hamas officials. They also say the total number killed is now more than 5,700 including more than 2,000 children. Including 2,000 children. Heres our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. I should warn you you may find on the images and details in her report distressing. The moment of release. After two weeks being held hostage. In a video sent out by hamas, they were handed over to representatives from the International Red<\/a> cross. But then yocheved, who is 85, turns, shaking the hands of a masked gunman and saying, peace. Soon the women were whisked out of gaza to egypts rafah crossing and flown to israel. As they arrived at a hospital, yocheveds daughter, was on her way from london. She spoke to the bbc. Anger doesnt help at the moment. I feel very determined to move on and anger will come. Hate . No. I think that is the problem, hate. We cannot afford to hate, we cannot afford to turn it into hate. What needs to be done, needs to be done. But hate is an emotion but mine after an emotional reunion, Yocheved Lifschitz<\/a> was brought out to speak to journalists, talking about her capture and how she was held in gaza. My mum is telling the horrific stories. She is saying many, many people, a swarm of people came through the fence. The fence cost 2. 5 billion shekels and it didnt help that even a little bit. My mum is saying she was taken on the back of a motorbike with her legs on one side. But she was taken through the ploughed fields with the men in front on one side, a man behind her and while she was being taken, she was hit by sticks. My mum is saying they were very friendly towards them and they took care of them, they were given medicine. Today, the french president , Emmanuel Macron<\/a>, arrive, Meeting French<\/a> israelis whose loved ones were killed by hamas, or are still missing. This was a trip of wartime solidarity, but the message was also about the need for peace with the palestinians long term. Let me express once again, my solidarity and my friendship and that france stands with you in this awful terrorist act. In gaza, where israels military says it is keeping up relentless attacks to crush hamas, the situation grows more and more desperate with severe shortages of food and water and the lack of shelter for more than a million homeless people. There is still not enough aid getting in. To make sure we are reaching as many people are possible, we have to reduce the ration of food we were providing per person, to make sure it is stretching out to as many people. Children are paying a heavy price in the fighting. Atjust over a year old, this girl and her twin brother survived an overnight israeli air strike in Southern Gaza<\/a> but their relative says how their mother did not. Translation my sister was protecting the boy, ahmed, said he wasnt injured. But the girl, as you can see is injured. What did they do to deserve this . Ahmed is at home, im sure he misses his sister. Twins are connected, he is always crying at home and she is in the hospital. With the death toll rising dramatically and more than 200 hostages from israel still held captive, the suffering in gaza has never been greater. A short while ago we spoke to our middle east correspondent yolande knell, from jerusalem. The families of other hostages there, more than 200 people still being held in gaza listening to every word of that News Conference<\/a> earlier, wanting to know and a further Strong Families<\/a> what conditions were like for the loved ones, are even able to use the bathroom . Were they able to get food . Some of the medical care. Some of those questions were answered and politically also what we are seeing in the course of the day is a focus back on the hostages because we have had the french president Emmanuel Macron<\/a> meeting there. When he was arriving at the airport, began by meeting the families of some of those french citizens who have been at the heart of all this and said again it was the First Priority<\/a> to get the hostages released when he was meeting the israeli president. Reports say yesterdays death toll over the last 2a hours is 700 people and is the highest yet. 0ur Correspondent<\/a> gave us the latest on the continuing air strikes. It correspondent gave us the latest on the continuing air strikes. The continuing air strikes. It was completely the continuing air strikes. It was completely flattened the continuing air strikes. It was completely flattened to the continuing air strikes. It was completely flattened to the the continuing air strikes. It was completely flattened to the ground, the rescue team struggling to drag people from under the rubble, 20 people from under the rubble, 20 People Killed<\/a> in this strike including father and a woman in the Emergency Room<\/a> now and she delivered a baby goal in the hospital. This is the latest of 700 People Killed<\/a> overnight in the last 2a hours according to the Health Official<\/a> and i think this is the largest number of death within 2a hours i have ever seen covering this complexity of the past 25 years. Covering this conflict for the past 25 years. 45 trucks crossing between egypt into gaza yesterday on the day before and they are distributed into schools sheltering i. I they are distributed into schools sheltering 1. 1 Million People<\/a> who are displaced from the house is in the north and in gaza city. Hospitals here are not getting any aid since yesterday or today. Ive been to the Emergency Room<\/a> of the hospital and they were treating people in the corridors saying people in the corridors saying people are dying because of the lack of kit to save their life and they said they have no capacity in the icy units or the Emergency Room<\/a> and noticed a in any beds in the icu units. No capacity in the icu units. No capacity in the icu units. They say they want egypt to reopen the crossing fully and i allow those in danger to hospital in egypt and a sustainable humanitarian corridor that allows Hundreds Of Thousands<\/a> of shipments in the other side of the world, as much as 5000 we understand from the egyptian sources now in the other side of the world and waiting for this mechanism which can blames israel for delaying this hamas blames israel for delaying it. The check of them takes lots of time and they can only process 20 every day which is a drop in the ocean and what we need is at least 30,000 trucks to be able to reach the area that is most affected. We are talking about severe shortages of water, fuel to the hospitals so they can keep operating and also a big shortage of food here. The Israeli Military<\/a> has dropped leaflets in northern gaza. They ask for information about hostages being held. Some of them are landing here in the hospital. They say it is written in arabic and they ask people if anyone has any intelligence and information about the hostages they can call this number and we can guarantee the safety of their homes and property and also give some money. Hamas said this is part of the propaganda and said not to deal with this and said israel is pushed to the corner, the event of any information about the hostages and now they are trying to get it from the people and they are asking people not to deal with these leaflets. The asking people not to deal with these leaflets. ,. , leaflets. The plight of these hostages. Leaflets. The plight of these hostages, more leaflets. The plight of these hostages, more than leaflets. The plight of these hostages, more than 200 i leaflets. The plight of these j hostages, more than 200 is leaflets. The plight of these hostages, more than 200 is the leaflets. The plight of these hostages, more than 200 is the known total so far on the minds of so many. The Israeli Embassy<\/a> today in london had a Press Conference<\/a> with some of the Family Members<\/a> of the british israelis who had been kidnapped, taken hostage by hamas. Three immediate Family Members<\/a> of those killed or taken hostage have been sharing their stories. 0ne those killed or taken hostage have been sharing their stories. One said she was speaking with her brother jordan at the very moment they were being held hostage along with his wife and their two young children, a four year old and a nine month old. He texted me and my parents and he said i love you all. I never called him because i was afraid his phone would make noise. Itold him, dont say that, shut up. I didnt write that i loved him back, i was sure everything would be ok. Ten minutes later he said they were coming inside. Meaning they were coming inside his house. And that was the last text i got from him. A few hours later, we got a photograph, we did not know what was going on. A few hours later we got a photo of him and the children being kidnapped, surrounded by terrorists. Later, a few hours later, we got also the video of the kidnapping, and the video of them breaking inside my brothers house. The agony of Family Members<\/a> distressed about the fate of their loved ones desperate for any news and putting pressure on the israeli political and military leadership to do Everything Possible<\/a> to bring the hostages home. Their voices have beenjoined by many hostages home. Their voices have been joined by many world hostages home. Their voices have beenjoined by many World Leaders<\/a> including the us President Joe Biden<\/a> who has asked the israeli Prime Minister<\/a> Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> to delay the Ground Attack<\/a> in order to delay and get more space for the hostages to be brought home. Israel says hamas is exploiting this very tragic humanitarian situation to try to delay any Ground Attack<\/a>s by the Israeli Military<\/a>. The Israeli Military<\/a> say there is no letup in its strikes and we can show you now the image of a life of the scene in gaza as it continues to be under aerial bombardment night and day. There is also, according to the Israeli Defence<\/a> forces, limited night raids taking place. In a Military Campaign<\/a> that the Defence Minister<\/a> has warned it could at last as long as three months. We will follow all the latest developments here in Southern Israel<\/a> and across israel, and in the gaza strip but back to you with the rest of the news. Thank you, we will be back with you later. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. The cap on Banker Bonuses<\/a> will be lifted at the end of october as part of a brexit shake up. It was announced by Quasi Courting<\/a> last year as a way of making london a more attractive place for people to do business. It was announced by kwasi kwarteng. Hundreds of thousands of uk workers will see a 10 pay rise from today if their employers are signed up to the voluntary real living wage scheme. Employers can choose to pay the real living wage, Whicih Isjust<\/a> over \u00a313 an hour in london, and \u00a312 an hour elsewhere in the uk. Victims of sexual, and other Violent Crimes<\/a> are calling for Court Transcript<\/a> prices to be cut, saying the cost is unaffordable. One woman said she was quoted \u00a37,500 for a transcript. The Ministry Ofjustice<\/a> said victims could request a transcript at public expense, but added cases were not routinely transcribed. Youre live with bbc news. A bbc investigation has found authorities failed to act on warnings from coroners about a website that promotes suicide. At least fifty people in the uk have taken their own lives after visiting the pro Suicide Forum<\/a>. But as Angus Crawford<\/a> reports the site remains active. You may find parts of his report upsetting. The sad, the lost and the lonely. At least 50 people in the uk weve identified who ended their lives afterjoining a pro Suicide Forum<\/a>. One was immy nunn. Yeah, ifeel terrible. A Deaf Mental Health<\/a> campaigner, immy had millions of views on tiktok, but she was finding life increasingly hard. Immy bought poison and in january ended her life. Itsjust heartbreaking to know that she had to result to go in on a site like this. But weve discovered the authorities have known about the site for years. Weve seen multiple reports to the government from coroners warning the forum gives detailed instructions on how to end human life. And is breaking the criminal law. I think, why is nothing being done . Why . When will something be done about it . How many lives have got to be lost . Former home secretary sajid javid. His own brother died by suicide. Surely this can be stopped. Just consider what the intent is, how dangerous it is. I mean, it must be countless lives that the site has already cost globally, notjust here in the uk. So it would require action. Catherine and melanie know that only too well. The government are failing people. Police are failing. Theyve been campaigning to shut the forum down for years. Catherines son joe ended his life in 2020. And this is the man they hold responsible, an american, Lamarcus Small<\/a>, one of the forums founders. Thats lamarcus, isnt it . What id love to do to that smile on that face. We managed to track down Lamarcus Small<\/a> to huntsville in alabama. One of the reasons the site is still up is because the Authorities Say<\/a> they dont know who is behind it. But we know that lamarcus helped set it up and he lives just there. We wait into the night and for two more full days. Hi, lamarcus. Im angus from the bbc. I want to talk to you about the Suicide Forum<\/a> you set up. You know hundreds of people have died after going on that . Children are even going on that. Have you got anything to say to the relatives of the dead . The government says the new 0nline safety bill should tackle these kinds of sites, but the forum has already said it wont comply, and for now it remains up, preying on the vulnerable. Angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama. If youve been affected by any of theissues if youve been affected by any of the issues in his report, you can visit. The addresses on a screen now and you can call for recorded information on there. Ukraine has accused Russian Forces<\/a> of trying to cut off a vital supply road to a town in the donetsk region. The last remaining residents of Avdiivka Have<\/a> told the bbc theyre under near constant attack, as russia continues a major assault on the town. 0ur Correspondent<\/a>jenny hill reports from ukraine. Moscow really wants to take this town, the people who are living there are really paying the price. From moscows perspective, this has such military, strategic, but also symbolic value. The town itself sits pretty close to the city of donetsk, which has been occupied by russia and its proxy forces since 2014. If Russian Troops<\/a> can take the town, it would make it much harder for Ukrainian Forces<\/a> to attempt to retake the city of donetsk. Some Military Experts<\/a> also make the point that it would also give anyone who occupies the town the advantage of height over the surrounding land. Symbolically, too, they say that Vladimir Putin<\/a> has not really been able to present the russian population with a victory in recent months. This would enable him to do so. But, of course, for the people who are trapped in the town, life has become very, very difficult indeed. Before the full scale invasion there were 35,000 People Living<\/a> in avdiivka. That has shrunk to around 1500. The fighting has intensified in recent days. Russia launched a major offensive against the town a few weeks ago. While people have been tried to get out, evacuations are increasingly difficult. People we have spoken to talk of near constant bombardment and air strikes. Its an extremely dangerous place to be. Lets go back to our top story and the ongoing Diplomatic Mission<\/a> in the ongoing Diplomatic Mission<\/a> in the middle east as frances President Macron<\/a> is in israel, meeting israels Prime Minister<\/a> Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> and he is also due to meet with the leader of the Palestinian Authority<\/a> as well on that visit. We can now go live to jerusalem and to our Diplomatic Correspondent<\/a> paul adams to discuss that a little further. How significant do you think is the french president s intervention . He is french president s intervention . He isjust the latest in french president s intervention . He is just the latest in a french president s intervention . He isjust the latest in a long line of is just the latest in a long line of International Leaders<\/a> and diplomats who have come here and try to do two things. 0n the one hand to express complete solidarity with the state of israel as it faces the consequences of what happened on activity seven, saying to Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> this cause is just and that france was prepared in his words for the International Coalition<\/a> which fought against Islamic State<\/a> to also be the coalition that fights against hamas and its not at all clear what he meant by that, does he actually mean that western forces should somehow be militarily engaged in the fight against hamas or was he talking about Something Different<\/a> . Not at all clear what he meant by that but he also, as have other leaders, made a point of saying the fight in his word should be merciless but not without rules and he urged the government of israel to ensure that humanitarian aid could get into the gaza strip and in the context of that, he said that electricity for hospitals was crucial, without allowing it to be used to wage war. The israelis say they will not allow fuel in because that is inevitably going to end up in the hands of hamas and what a Manuel Macron<\/a> has said as he seemed to be urging a slight relaxation of this really tight blockade that the israelis have around the gaza strip to allow fuel to be allowed in to generate electricity and Power Generators<\/a> and hospitals in all of that kind of thing which is a real bone of contention now between israel and the International Aid<\/a> community who desperately want fuel to be part of the deal. Just desperately want fuel to be part of the deal. , , desperately want fuel to be part of thedeal. , , , the deal. Just briefly, President Macron<\/a> is also the deal. Just briefly, President Macron<\/a> is also going the deal. Just briefly, President Macron<\/a> is also going to the deal. Just briefly, President Macron<\/a> is also going to be the deal. Just briefly, President Macron<\/a> is also going to be meeting Mahmoud Abbas<\/a>, that is a meeting President Biden<\/a> did not manage to have any end. President biden did not manage to have any end have any end. That was because president mahmoud have any end. That was because president Mahmoud Abbas<\/a> have any end. That was because president Mahmoud Abbas<\/a> boycotted the meeting that was due to take place in the capital ofjordan at a time when there was an explosion at the hospital in gaza and at that point Mahmoud Abbas<\/a> really was not in the mood for a meeting. Yes, i Manuel Macron<\/a> has gone to where the Palestinian Authority<\/a> has its headquarters and well Mahmoud Abbas<\/a> is, trying to engage him and maybe discuss what the future might be for the Palestinian Authority<\/a>, may be in gaza when all of this is over, all highly speculative. There is supposed to be a demonstration to coincide with the visit of President Macron<\/a>. Many palestinians feel the International Community<\/a> as a whole is giving israel far too much a licence to kill palestinians in the gaza strip with the death toll down their continuing to sort was number is quite staggering, well over 5000, approaching 6000 palestinians now killed in the last 2. 5 weeks so in some ways, the influence of macron on the ground as limited as he is regarded as a rather marginal figure even by his own people but he wants to at least give the impression, macron, that they are not being counted out of this discussion. For the moment, thank you very much. Your back after a short break. Do stay with us here on the bbc. Hello. The week ahead looks fairly unsettled with low Pressure System<\/a> is bringing outbreaks of unwelcome rain. Whether france and that wet weather persistent at Times Turning Wendy<\/a> by the end of the week as well. Earliertoday, wendy by the end of the week as well. Earlier today, weve had outbreaks of rain working their way northwards through parts of the midlands, into north of england and we do have a met Office Yellow<\/a> warning for heavy rain through parts of the East Midlands<\/a> and towards yorkshire and the humber while in itself that wet weather not particularly heavy, following an already saturated ground, there is a potential for further issues with flooding as a result and south of that band, dryer with sunshine through wales and towards the South Midlands<\/a> and the southeast with wet weather pushing towards the south west later on in sunshine and showers for Northern Ireland<\/a> and parts of Scotland Brightest<\/a> in us three highlands and islands. As we head into the evening, the weather across parts of the midlands clears and heavy rain pushing through parts of the south of wales through devon and Cornwall Tracking East Through Dorset<\/a> and hampshire and then going into sussex and kent with a further Weather Warning<\/a> in force because of that. Elsewhere dry with Clear Conditions<\/a> in us, chile and glasgow at three celsius with and fog around as well under clear skies. Looking ahead to next week, wednesday you can see the area of low pressure pulling away bringing the overnight ring with it and for many a quieter day on wednesday, a dry day for many and certainly through parts of wales, midlands, in towards western scotland, Northern Ireland<\/a> as well drying up at the south with cloudy skies compared with elsewhere and some outbreaks of rain in the east. Temperature wise10 14 c north to south. And then looking to thursday, that broad area of low pressure i showed you right at the start still with us. Further Weather Fronts<\/a> bringing yet more unwelcome rain and that wet weather persistent and nature at times, particularly in areas where we dont want it so late on thursday and friday, becoming concentrated across parts of the east of scotland and elsewhere shall we outbreaks of rain almost anywhere really and temperatures of around about 9 15 c north south and certainly a very unsettled picture through the course of the week with temperature wise around about 1015 c north temperature wise around about 10 15 c North And South<\/a> but certainly rain at times. Thats the forecast. General motors reports better than expected profits but uncertainty over workers strikes continue to weigh on the car maker. And women in iceland, including the Prime Minister<\/a>, are striking over the gender pay gap. Welcome to World Business<\/a> report. Im lukwesa burak. Lets start in the us where the automaking giant, general motors, hasjust reported its latest quarterly results, showing better than expected profits, thanks to strong sales and crucially, what seems to be a limited impact from the United Auto Workers<\/a> strike thats been going on for several weeks now. General motors has however withdrawn its full year forecast due to uncertainty over the strike, which is nearing its sixth week, and costs relating to the strike have jumped to 200 million a week during october. Lets speak to our north America Business<\/a> correspondent, michelle fleury, in new york. Theyve exceeded wall street forecasts, or expectations. Take us through the numbers. What does it mean . ,. ,. , mean . Revenue, the overall money it made was un mean . Revenue, the overall money it made was un 5 mean . Revenue, the overall money it made was up 596. 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