is still being held. israel estimates 220 hostages are still in gaza, after being abducted in the attacks of october 7. hamas, which is designated a terrorist group by the uk, said the release was for "humanitarian reasons". meanwhile, israel is continuing its aerial bombardment. at least 700 people were killed in gaza in the past 2a hours, according to hamas officials. they also say the total number killed is now more than 5,700 — including more than 2,000 children. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen reports — and a warning, it contains some very distressing images. after the doctors had examined yocheved lifschitz, she came out of the hospital in tel aviv saying she went through hell in gaza, from the moment hamas took her as a hostage. translation: l was laying _ on a motorcycle, my body on one side and my legs on the other, and the hamas men beat me on the way. they didn't break my ribs, but hurt me very much. like so many israelis, she's astounded by the failure of her country's army and intelligence to protect them. the army wasn't prepared. we were the government scapegoats. hamas warned us three weeks ahead. they burned our fields and the army somehow didn't take it seriously. and hamas�*s detailed planning extended to hostage—taking too. translation: they seemed ready for this. _ they had prepared for a long time and had everything the hostages needed, even shampoo and conditioner. running this war is getting complicated for the israeli government. the northern border with lebanon is heating up. thousands of troops have been sent there and border towns evacuated in case of war with iran's lebanese ally, hezbollah. prime minister netanyahu has visited the troops near gaza, but he hasn't ordered them to invade yet. so without a ground war in gaza to define the state of this crisis, other things are, starting with the hostages. in tel aviv, ehud barak, former prime minister and army commander, saw painful choices ahead. is it possible for israel to invade the gaza strip with ground troops if there are still hostages in the hands of hamas? if there is no other way, we'll have to do it, because the alternative is to provide those barbarian crimes against humanity get impunity due to the fact that they massacred, slaughtered probably 1,500 people. and a very painful and tough decision might have to be made. 0n the west bank, the other side of the palestinian territories, israel has settled hundreds of thousands ofjews in defiance of international law. the hardest core ofjewish settlers who've seized remote hilltops are seen by many israelis as isolated extremists. but now their effective leaders are in the israeli cabinet. on this hilltop near hebron, the settlers who believe they're here by god's will are armed, and say the hamas massacres mean more mainstream israelis will agree with them. they said that weapons were for self—defence, but that now must change. translation: in a war, - you have a gun and a trigger. and for those who don't understand yet, we are at war. a war where the other side shows no mercy. and we need to be the same. there's no choice. for palestinians on the west bank, these are violent days. mohammad, aged 20, was one of two young men killed in an israeli army arrest operation at jalazone refugee camp near ramallah. 95 west bank palestinians have been killed by israeli security forces since hamas broke out of gaza. as they waited for the funeral, it was quiet and tense. people are talking about anger at what the israelis have done and a sense of uncertainty and fear about what might be happening next. this is a long and intractable conflict, but it had some certainties. it had a certain shape, a status quo. that's all changed. 0n the way to the cemetery, the flags were from the main palestinian factions — fatah, hamas and islamichhad. significantly, we couldn't see any armed palestinians at the funeral, perhaps because israel is tight control over the west bank for now. but the danger that a serious incident could ignite the west bank is real. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. andyjeremy told us more about the hostage released and what more information she could share with the authorities. i5 information she could share with the authorities. , , , , ., authorities. is pretty useful to them. authorities. is pretty useful to them- i'm _ authorities. is pretty useful to them. i'm sure _ authorities. is pretty useful to them. i'm sure she _ authorities. is pretty useful to them. i'm sure she has - authorities. is pretty useful to them. i'm sure she has talked authorities. is pretty useful to - them. i'm sure she has talked about a spider web of tunnels, she talktv hostages were being looked after. what was interesting as well, in that, was that this operation, the attack on israel, was very carefully planned and she said that when they arrived at the place where they were being held, they had only necessary for the trees, including shampoo and conditioner —— necessary for the trees. she felt they had been preparing for their presence that she had been through hell. she looked absolutely exhausted, but clearly came out after she had seen the doctors to talk about her experience. i the doctors to talk about her experience-_ the doctors to talk about her exerience. ., ., , ., ,., experience. i thought it was also interesting _ experience. i thought it was also interesting what _ experience. i thought it was also interesting what she _ experience. i thought it was also interesting what she said - experience. i thought it was also interesting what she said about i experience. i thought it was also i interesting what she said about how she had complained of in the area, they played about their area there it in fires in the fields where they lived, and the criticism that the authorities had not taken them seriously in the run—up to the attack taking place. some criticism of the israeli authorities in which he said as well. hat of the israeli authorities in which he said as well.— of the israeli authorities in which he said as well. not 'ust from her, there has been _ he said as well. notjust from her, there has been massacred - he said as well. notjust from her, there has been massacred is - he said as well. notjust from her, there has been massacred is in - there has been massacred is in israel from all sorts of people, from former prime ministers downwards, saying that there was a huge military and intelligence failure, which was why hamas were not just able to failure, which was why hamas were notjust able to break a fence and gate and intimidated but to prepare for it all and to get there people ready, flood over the border so the accusation is that the government of mr benjamin netanyahu, so obsessed with its own internal affairs, with the vaccines health has been on, is on trial for various corruption charges —— the fact that he himself is on. enormous division, gender division inside israel. the accusation to put it mildly with tape prepare i'll people in a very big way and she feels she is not the only one. meanwhile, the diplomacy goes on. huge efforts going on all over the place, all different people, and president macron of france has been talking about a possible coalition of countries fighting against hamas stopped you have understanding of what he meant about that? hale i stopped you have understanding of what he meant about that? hole i am not sure what — what he meant about that? hole i am not sure what she meant, _ what he meant about that? hole i am not sure what she meant, but - what he meant about that? hole i am not sure what she meant, but it - what he meant about that? hole i am not sure what she meant, but it is - not sure what she meant, but it is clear there is been a lot of support. there is generalised support. there is generalised support for israel. i do not think he suggesting he is going to send french troops over here to fight in gaza, but the americans have sent an aircraft carrier strike group and a second one is going on his way to the golf. the british have sent a warship and surveillance planes and i think the french, permanent members of the security council of the members of nato, want to contribute to this. what has been interesting, practically from the americans, is adding a reminder, politely put, from an ally to a friend, is that they need to respect international military and law. they don't want to get out there in state it is very critical way, but they opted out i think have accepted the position that they are targeting carefully, using intelligence and going after hamas people —— up until now. they have killed over 12,000 5000 palestinians —— 5000 palestinians. something like 65% are believed to be moving or children, so by definition not hamas operatives, and so i think even the israelis are aware that the legitimacy of what they are doing is being reduced with every civilian that gets killed, and that is also the countries of their allies as well as their enemies. jeremy: for us in jerusalem. _ the main un agency in the gaza strip has warned it will stop work on wednesday night if it does not receive urgent deliveries of fuel. a spokeswoman for unrwa said this would have a devastating impact on the palestinian population. 0ur correspondent fergal keane reports. a warning that this report contains scenes viewers may find distressing. what war would take away, they race to save. the young life of yazan al—abadi. the adult hand on the child's heart. it could not save him. this child did survive airstrikes which doctors at al—nasr hospital say killed 80 people. the little boy asks if his family is ok. of the nearly 6,000 said by gaza health authorities to have been killed so far, around 40% are reported to be children. sharif came with his wounded son. he asked if the children were the enemies. were they the ones who'd kidnapped, the ones who had killed? there are the other wounds. what war does to the spirit of a child. crying. salma is nine. crying. israel says it's only targeting the men who brought terror to its people. over 400 airstrikes in the last day, unleashing the power of high explosive by night and by day. this was khan younis in the south of the gaza strip at 12:30 today, filmed by a bbcjournalist. the war has displaced 1.4 million people. in the tented camp at khan younis, cleanliness is part of the struggle to preserve dignity. | translation: at night, it's cold | and there aren't enough blankets. we are sleeping on dirt. the children are all sick. where are the rights of our children? where are our human rights? the fun and the friendship of childhood. they grasp what they can, knowing how brutally it can be lost. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. from the white house, president biden has been asked about the aid situation in gaza and asked whether humanitarian aid was getting into gaza fast enough. his response was, no, not fast enough. that's when he was asked walking out of an event at the white house the united nations have said that 20 trucks which had been due to cross the border into gaza to deliver aid from crossing over to egypt have not been able to do so. it was expecting 20 trucks to cross over from egypt into gaza but hasn't been able to do so the hope is they will be able to get in tomorrow. the latest lines we have tomorrow. the latest lines we have to bring you. the worsening humanitarian situation in gaza is evident — and despite it, rushdi abu alouf, the bbc�*s gaza correspondent, remains there, one of the few journalists still working in the territory. he sent this report from a hospital in khan younis, in southern gaza. she was badly injured, doctors rescued the baby was six syrian operation end. her husband was killed. the same family, the mother is inside fighting for her life and for her baby. the hospitals are struggling to comp did not cope with the injured. people in the corridor as people are treated in the courtyard of the hospital today was one of the attacks done by israel so far. this hospital is among 3—4 hospital in the is the area where 1.2 million people in the north but this is the biggest one and it struggling. and also, they said they have to cancel all nonessential operations and they are only treating people with life—threatening injuries. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. everton chairman bill kenwright, an acclaimed west end theatre and film producer, has died at the age of 78. he was also know for playing gordon clegg in coronation street between 1968 and 2012. in a statement, everton said they lost a chairman, a leader, a friend and an inspiration. three �*just stop 0il�* protesters have been sentenced to 12 month community orders after briefly interrupting play during an ashes test at lord's cricket ground. they must complete 60 hours of unpaid work and pay about 400 pounds in legal costs. they said their aim was to create headlines for their climate change protest. the cap on bankers' bonuses will be lifted at the end of october — as part of a post—brexit shake—up of financial rules. the plan was announced by former chancellor kwasi kwarteng last year, as a way of making london a more attractive place to do business, one of the few policies to remain from mr kwarteng's mini budget. you are watching bbc news. israel's foreign affairs minister has cancelled his meeting with the un secretary—general, saying he's focused on defeating hamas and getting the israeli hostages home. we say clearly and loudly — bring them home. they are civilians. right now, while we are here, there are children, two years old, as hostages by the hamas. hamas is worse than isis, and like chancellor scholz says, they are the new nazis. there is not two sides at this moment. there is only one side to support... ..in front of the aggression of isis. therefore, i decided to cancel my meeting with the secretary—general later on today, since we need a clear and loud voice in regards to what happened. live now to nada tawfik, who is at the un for us. talk us through what the un chief antonio guterres said. eli cohen was extremely angered by it. i antonio guterres said. eli cohen was extremely angered by it.— extremely angered by it. i think we've seen _ extremely angered by it. i think we've seen that _ extremely angered by it. i think we've seen that israel - extremely angered by it. i think we've seen that israel has - extremely angered by it. i think| we've seen that israel has really sharply criticised anyone who tries to tie hamas attacks on october seven two its occupation of palestinian land, the longest in the world. what we saw in the security council was a clear message from the secretary—general that while palestinian grievances cannot justify the killing of innocent civilians by hamas on october seven that so two that cannot justify the collective punishment of 2 million palestinian civilians in gaza. the secretary—general did what un officials often do, they put the conflict in context, saying that the attack did not happen in a vacuum. it was the result that night because palestinian people have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation. he went on to say their lands have been to evolve by settlements of a plagued by violence homes demolished, the hopes of a political solution banishing. the secretary generals comments, we heard that response from the israeli delegation, they went as far as carling on the secretary—general to resign. they've also cancelled the foreign minister meeting with the secretary—general. although we've also heard from family members of those taken hostage by hamas, they are here at the un, they are pleading for their relatives to be released. they are meeting with the secretary—general later this afternoon along with a member of the israeli delegation although not as we heard the foreign minister himself. . , ., himself. the palestinian prime minister was _ himself. the palestinian prime minister was also _ himself. the palestinian prime minister was also talking - himself. the palestinian primel minister was also talking earlier today, talking about accusing israel of massacres in gaza. yes. although the palestinian _ of massacres in gaza. yes. although the palestinian foreign _ of massacres in gaza. yes. although the palestinian foreign minister- the palestinian foreign minister really appealed to members of the security council he said that we see now several resolutions fail in the security council. calling for humanitarian cease—fire by russia and another put forward by brazil calling for humanitarian pauses, which also condemned hamas as a tack. the united states of that resolution. the united states put forward another one and we're waiting to see if that will come to a vote and if that will pass counsel. russia, which holds veto powers as they will not support the us draught which they view as political. we heard the palestinian foreign minister saying to council members that the only thing that should have their unconditional support is international law in finding a peaceful solution. clearly referencing the united states, the west continued support of israel for all of this. he talked about the fact that palestinian children were writing their names on their bodies so they won't be unknown corpses, saying 2 million people there are barely making it day by day. antony blinken, us — barely making it day by day. antony blinken, us secretary _ barely making it day by day. antony blinken, us secretary of _ barely making it day by day. antony blinken, us secretary of state - blinken, us secretary of state talking about how pauses must be considered for the purposes of getting humanitarian aid and. thank you very much. the hostages released by hamas are likely to be debriefed to learn any information they might have gathered during captivity. that could include intelligence about other hostages still held in gaza. i'v e i've been speaking with us former bureau chief was held by iranian authorities for 540 for days. he gave me his reactions to the developments in israel. quite harrowing _ developments in israel. quite harrowing to _ developments in israel. quite harrowing to hear— developments in israel. quite harrowing to hear her- developments in israel. quite | harrowing to hear her account, developments in israel. (iii ta: harrowing to hear her account, while i imagine they'll be a rush to information from her. in the situation you have to think about the human person and the trauma they've been through. of course they are in the midst of a conflict, the war is raging in the area. but the inside she can offer could be invaluable to the safety and security of other people currently being held hostage.— security of other people currently being held hostage. we've a little sense of what _ being held hostage. we've a little sense of what she _ being held hostage. we've a little sense of what she been _ being held hostage. we've a little sense of what she been eligible i being held hostage. we've a little| sense of what she been eligible to offer, some of how she said she had to walk through wet ground and had to walk through wet ground and had to walk through several kilometres of this spider web of channels as she talked about. in terms of a debrief, i know your experience is very different but how did these things go in —— different, but how do these things go, in terms of a debrief? well, i think, first and foremost, you have to let the person know that they're in safety again. you'd think that automatically, once you've been saved, you default back to your normal ways of thinking, but it takes some time. and i think that mapping out — to the best that you can — the things that you experienced, the things that you saw, this is what the debriefings are going to look like. what are some signposts? are there some places that you can remember pathways? but when you hear the term spider web, you imagine that this is going to be a much bigger challenge than simply piecing together the narratives of a handful of people who might be released in the coming days. in terms of your experience, 544 days, you were held, in terms of how you begin to process that and how you start the trained rate a life for yourself again, after that, are you able to tell us anything about how you went about that? i tell us anything about how you went about that? ., ,., tell us anything about how you went about that? ., ., tell us anything about how you went about that? ., ,., ., , about that? i went about a very urinerl . about that? i went about a very gingerly- i _ about that? i went about a very gingerly. i realise _ about that? i went about a very gingerly. i realise this - about that? i went about a very gingerly. i realise this was - about that? i went about a very gingerly. i realise this was not l gingerly. i realise this was not something that was going to disappearfrom my something that was going to disappear from my psyche. something that was going to disappearfrom my psyche. it something that was going to disappear from my psyche. it was something that was going to disappearfrom my psyche. it was not going to heal itself, but the psychologist waiting for me on the other side of tech tenancy, one of the first people i spoke with told me, he said, healing is possible but it's not guaranteed. i am almost eight years past the end of my prison ordeal in iran. some elements of it are still with me and always will be, but i feel as though i have pieced together a pretty good life, and one way that has really helped me has been trying to shine a spotlight on the hostage cases, in the hopes that this fate multiple fall others, unfortunately the phenomenon has gotten worse in recent years rather than better. jason rezaian, talking to mea me a little earlier. do stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. the last week of october is looking fairly unsettled weather—wise, with showers or longer spells of rain — driven by areas of low pressure — moving in off the atlantic, with associated weather fronts bringing the wet weather and some strengthening winds through the channel by the end of the weekend. let's take a look at this evening. you can see we've got some outbreaks of rain across the north—east of england clearing away, but actually all attention down towards parts of south wales, in towards devon and cornwall, and wet weather drifting east through dorset, hampshire, the isle of wight, towards sussex as well and into kent. and it's here that we have a met office yellow warning force for that heavy rain overnight. drier elsewhere, under clear skies through west wales, north—west england, northern ireland. western scotland, chilly at times — 3 degrees there in glasgow, colder in the countryside. to wednesday, and the overnight rain in the south—east beginning to clear away. and for many, wednesday is a reasonable day — plenty of dry and bright weather around, but also some large areas of cloud and some showery outbreaks of rain. the wet weather in the southeast eventually clears mid—to—late morning, and then some sunshine through the midlands and wales begins to extend further east towards east anglia. cloudier skies through northern ireland and indeed across scotland. outbreaks of rain pushing in across eastern scotland from the north sea and into the central belt at times too. and then towards thursday now, that broad area of low pressure sticking with us, its associated weather fronts bringing further showery outbreaks of rain, and some of that weather will be persistent at times. in between, though, there will be some brighter skies through parts of wales, the midlands and parts of south—east england. that wet weather, though, becoming confined towards the north—east of england and across central and eastern scotland. just seeing those accumulations of rain totting up exactly where we don't want them. temperature—wise, around 9 to 15 celsius north to south. it's a similar picture on friday. you can see the swirl of the cloud and rain associated with that area of low pressure, so it remains unsettled. a keen east wind through scotland, and some of that rain becoming confined and slow—moving through eastern parts of scotland as well. elsewhere, some sunshine and some showers or longer spells of rain. temperatures once again around 9 to 15 celsius. and as we approach the last weekend of october, it remains unsettled. indeed, it remains unsettled into next week, too. that's the forecast for now. room followers at the time (ani) room this is bbc news, the headlines. home tuesday's expected humanitarian delivery to gaza is delayed if you with hopes it might enter tomorrow. but the un warns its aid operations will end on wednesday if fuel supplies don't arrive. if we do not get more fuel into gaza, we, as unrwa, the largest aid agency in gaza, will not be able to carry out any humanitarian operations. emmanuel macron visits israel, meeting benjamin neta nyahu before heading to the occupied west bank for talks with palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas. the environmental cost of expanded european club football. bbc sport finds teams and fans will travel an extra 500 million air miles each season — producing tonnes of greenhouse gases. donald trump has returned to new york, where the former president is hearing his former lawyer michael cohen testify against him in a civilfraud case. as he went into court mr trump called michael cohen "a proven liar", while mr cohen told reporters that "this is about accountability, plain and simple.