Across eastern areas of scotland. A cold northerly wind. Very blustery conditions for northern scotland. Sunshine and showers again for much of england and wales throughout the day. Temperatures here, 11 to 15 degrees celsius. Theyre not due to move very much. Now, low pressure stays close by as we head into the start of next week, so more bands of showers spiralling around, certainly a lot more wet weather. Heres the outlook for our Capital Cities as we head through the week possibly stormy conditions again on wednesday into thursday. Hello, im lewis vaughanjones. Youre watching the context on bbc news. Explosions light up the sky over gaza, as the Israeli Military announces its ramping up its air and Ground Operations. Ground forces are expanding their operations this evening, acting forcefully in all dimensions to achieve the goals of the war. Straight to the live feeds here in the bbc. This is the darkness of the gaza and it is facing tonight and intensification of air strikes from israel. We have been watching these feeds for the past few hours now and theyve been big orange explosions in the sum because of that in a southern israel has been monitoring the and they have noticed intensification too. Inside gaza, there is a hospital and people have been asked to move from gaza city in the north of gaza down and to the southin the north of gaza down and to the south in this hospital, there have been strikes in the south as well and i should say, hospital struggling with power and struggling with supplies as many People Struggle with the basics of food and water, as well. In the third and final live feed, the is a southern israel and their firing to and from the gaza strip into southern israel in towns according to hamas as well. Three live feeds across for you and this is our panel with us for the past half an hour and speaking first, lets go to tom bateman and tom, keeping across the latest development, this intensification, talk as to whats been happening. Theres been this very intense aerial bombardment of her gaza which is been seen from the life pictures and the statement of daniel, the Idf Spokesperson live pictures. He saysin spokesperson live pictures. He says in his words, they were carrying out a very significant attacks and targeting underground networks and also pretty he called Terrorist Infrastructure and that the same time, he said they were expanding the Ground Operations and thatis expanding the Ground Operations and that is the part harder for us to know about because we do not see it in those pictures and we do not have a sense on the ground at all, really because the communications blackout, it is taking place across the gaza strip and is telling you earlier, the i have been trying to Contact People in gaza by whatsapp and mobile phone, nothing getting through, when message is sent, before we knew about this, this was unrelated to this latest development in the message is sent to 6 1i0pm local time and that is five hours ago now and still, this is a single tick which is not been received by the Persons Phone and lots of other people at the same issues they cannot Contact People in gaza and referred from quite a few groups and others saying they cannot reach their teams on the ground and they cannot contact each other internally as well. And of the rear window weve had inside gaza is the live shot that we are getting from one of our new suppliers outside the hospital which is showing people milling about and waiting for the wounded to come in and it looks relatively calm there in the south at least in the location and the reason why we can get those pictures is it would be a Satellite Feed feeding those pictures out and that is one means where communications can take place for generally, organisations are still able to do that and its a very challenging time and people are able to do this if they have four and some cards and egyptian, turkish or others or egyptian, turkish or others or egyptian, that is another way and some dark sky line and building and we dont have a real information from outside gaza. From outside gaza. Blackness in terms of the from outside gaza. Blackness in terms of the most from outside gaza. Blackness in terms of the most striking from outside gaza. Blackness in terms of the most striking thing because the power of electricity and its just not there, they were lit up its just not there, they were lit up a couple weeks ago when this war started and air strikes to be been witnessing and has been in a reaction to that Un Resolution and in new york, the resolution passed for immediate durable and sustainable humanitarian troops and i wonder what your thoughts are there any reactions to that and secondly, the likelihood of that. I think he expected something along those lines and its the United Nations General Assembly and table by thejordanians nations General Assembly and table by the jordanians but crucially, its not only the Un Security Council and they ask resolutions in this issue has been almost impossible as well because even at different positions by the us and its allies as opposed to russia in china who were calling for a full cease fire in the us and its allies were calling for this humanitarian pause to see if they can get anything to the Security Council and it is important in thejordanian for his Ministry Foreign Ministry Said was a moment in history and he described it as a Ground Offensive by the israelis and this would be his interpretation and we simply do not know if this is the start of an official or invasion by israelis and all we have is this an expansion of Ground Operations you can see the very dark sky line there from like shots and in terms of. Very dark sky line there from like shots and in terms of. Very dark sky line there from like shots and in terms of. Thank you for referencing shots and in terms of. Thank you for referencing again, shots and in terms of. Thank you for referencing again, the shots and in terms of. Thank you for referencing again, the pictures| for referencing again, the pictures to explain because it is crucial to explain that yes, it is a very black and dark picture but the reason we are keeping across and monitoring it is because the intensification of the air strikes of the last couple of hours. We will be for the moment and thank you very much for that and tom, talking about the statement from the spokesperson in the Israel Defense forces that came out on camera and the teams notice and intensification of air strikes from israel into gaza in the early part of the evening and then, we have this statement in front of the cameras. Take a listen. Translation good evening and good sabbath. Over the last few hours, we have intensified our air strikes in gaza and the idf has extensively carried out raids to underground targets and terror infrastructure in a substantial manner. As a continuation of our offensive strikes over the last few days, the Ground Forces are expanding their operations this evening, acting forcefully in all dimensions, to achieve the goals of the war. Earlier on today, we exposed to the world the Shifa Hospital with the underground expanse, how they have converted the hospital for terror activities, hamas cynical usage of the hospital. We revealed this to the world and we will continue to do so. We will continue attacking gaza and its surroundings. And again, south to the gaza river, there are better conditions. We have called upon them and reiterated the call to the to the people of gaza to move. This evening we were attacked in the north, and we, of course, returned this. We are continuing with these activities, trying to thwart all those attacks with terror cells, so many of them that have been actually been carried. That they were trying to carry out. Anyone who dares intimidate us and threaten us will be immediately. This will be curbed immediately. We are following the regional developments very closely. This morning the air force intercepted an air threat over the red sea. Israel will continue working with the United States and others in order to ensure this security. Were working in all the arenas in order to preserve the Security Interests of the state of israel. In the home front. Im calling upon you to truly adhere to all the information and all the directives of the home front command. Please continue listening to all this information. It saves lives if you go into the shelters and the shielded places. There have been calls upon us that there have been complaints that there are delays on our app and we will continue trying to improve that app. Im trying to explain that this is just but one tool that updates you about what is actually going on and warning you. There are additional tools in this tool box. Please continue using all of them. That is get some reaction now. Ameshia Cross Political Commentator and democratic strategist. Paul waugh Political Editor of the i newspaper. Your reaction and what is been happening. Its your reaction and what is been happening your reaction and what is been haueninu. � ,. , happening. Its been devastating. Israel absolutely happening. Its been devastating. Israel absolutely has happening. Its been devastating. Israel absolutely has the happening. Its been devastating. Israel absolutely has the right happening. Its been devastating. Israel absolutely has the right to | israel absolutely has the right to defend itself and i think most americans will stand behind that most people across the globe will stand by that but what were seeing is a Full Throttle Forcefulness against innocent civilians and the Palestinian People did not attack israel, hamas did there were several innocent people who not only do not have electricity or water or food in there getting bombed left right and sideways and its hard to watch that happen and not acknowledge it for what it appears to be. War crimes and genocide. There has to be more accountability for israels usage of its war tactics against civilians. I think that is demonstrably horrible will be seen with the moves in the idf today only showcase further retribution against innocent civilians and again, israel is a right to defend its of its defending itself against innocent civilians and it is not defending itself against hamas right now and thatis itself against hamas right now and that is one of the most tragic things about this. That is one of the most tragic things about this. Because the and asked a despicable things about this. Because the and asked a despicable minutes things about this. Because the and asked a despicable minutes ago, l asked a despicable minutes ago, orange flash which is what we were monitoring for that feed and paul, your thoughts . You monitoring for that feed and paul, your thoughts . Monitoring for that feed and paul, our thou~hts . ,. ,. , your thoughts . You have to remember wh israel your thoughts . You have to remember why israel is your thoughts . You have to remember why israel is doing your thoughts . You have to remember why israel is doing this, your thoughts . You have to remember why israel is doing this, the your thoughts . You have to remember why israel is doing this, the reason why israel is doing this, the reason why israel is doing this, the reason why it treats it as such an existential why it treats it as such an existential threat, the massacre was because existential threat, the massacre was because it existential threat, the massacre was because it revived all the ancient fears because it revived all the ancient fears on because it revived all the ancient fears on behalf of the jewish people that they fears on behalf of the jewish people that they heard about it and passed on to that they heard about it and passed on to generations through many years that took on to generations through many years that took place in Eastern Europe and took that took place in Eastern Europe and took place in at this 200 years ago. And took place in at this 200 years ago. More and took place in at this 200 years ago, more than 70, and that is why its a ago, more than 70, and that is why its a safe ago, more than 70, and that is why its a safe haven in this attack which its a safe haven in this attack which was its a safe haven in this attack which was planned for two years as we understand it, deliberately targeted civilians by hamas, it was mediaevai. Targeted civilians by hamas, it was mediaeval, their beheadings with shovels mediaeval, their beheadings with shovels and this is called the context. Shovels and this is called the context, the context of tonights event context, the context of tonights event and context, the context of tonights event and that is exactly why the israeii event and that is exactly why the israeli people feel so strongly it can never israeli people feel so strongly it can never happen again and that is why theyre can never happen again and that is why theyre going to see the mititary why theyre going to see the military go and in the us will certainly military go and in the us will certainly not intervene on the ground certainly not intervene on the Ground Offensive and they will advise Ground Offensive and they will advise the humanitarian and International Law should be abided by is much International Law should be abided by is much as possible but this is a war zone by is much as possible but this is a war zone and it is worth mentioning that ultimately, people are talking about that ultimately, people are talking about a that ultimately, people are talking about a cease fire, the only ceasefire about a cease fire, the only cease fire theyll probably happen is what cease fire theyll probably happen is what israel decides it wants to cease is what israel decides it wants to cease fire is what israel decides it wants to cease fire and that is an interesting question, how long will this take interesting question, how long will this take and surely it will not have this take and surely it will not have his this take and surely it will not have his troops bogged down in gaza are administered gaza but will probably are administered gaza but will probably want to go in and try to spend probably want to go in and try to spend as probably want to go in and try to spend as much time Dismantling Hamas as possible spend as much time Dismantling Hamas as possible and creating some kind of security as possible and creating some kind of Security Buffer Around Gaza and only then, of Security Buffer Around Gaza and only then, be prepared to look at the future only then, be prepared to look at the future. That is the context of what the future. That is the context of what is the future. That is the context of what is happening tonight. Will be back with you what is happening tonight. Will be back with you later. What is happening tonight. Will be back with you later. Three what is happening tonight. Will be back with you later. Three main i what is happening tonight. Will be | back with you later. Three main live feeds that we have that we are monitoring in the blackness that you can see to the gaza skyline, this is where there have been those orange flashes over the last couple of hours. The next live feed is in gaza itself. In the south, the outside of a hospital there and we been hearing how aid trucks, only ten have been allowed in the final live feed that we have is southern israel, hamas claiming it into israel as well as the strikes happening in the opposite direction. Live now to omar shakir, the Israel And Palestine director at Human Rights Watch who calls us from chicago. Your reaction to the announcement by the idf, the Israeli Defence force of this expansion of air and Ground Operations. It of this expansion of air and Ground Operations operations. It looks agreed we descend deeper operations. It looks agreed we descend deeper and operations. It looks agreed we descend deeper and deeper i operations. It looks agreed we i descend deeper and deeper into darkness and every day, more and more and at a level that is unprecedented in the modern history of Israel And Palestine. We are seeing hundreds of civilians and hundreds of people, civilians included chilled every day in more than 100 children and the population is been nearly three weeks of that electricity and without water and only a trickle of aid coming in and now, we see effectively a cut off of all communications in total darkness, there is a real risk of further mass atrocities being committed in the current context and it is difficult to express the level of concerns last in the israeli army invaded, gaza, we documented serious war crimes including intentional targeting of civilians theres a real concern. Targeting of civilians theres a real concern. ,. ,. ,. , real concern. They are intentionally tar etinu real concern. They are intentionally targeting terrorist real concern. They are intentionally targeting Terrorist Infrastructure. Targeting Terrorist Infrastructure was that phrase in the israeli army invaded, gaza, we documented serious war crimes including intentional targeting of civilians theres a real concern. They are intentionally targeting Terrorist Infrastructure was their phrasing it is targeting hamas, the underground targets and asking hamas, the underground targets and askin ,. ,. , asking when you reduce entire city blocks and neighbourhoods asking when you reduce entire city blocks and neighbourhoods to asking when you reduce entire city. Blocks and neighbourhoods to rubble, is difficult to understand how that could be accomplishing any sort of military objective. Human rights of document air strikes for years in gaza on documented numerous strikes that wipe out entire civilian high rise buildings with no apparent Military Target and erase entire families or any Military Target and recent threats taken against the hospital and the laws of or have special protection for hospitals and its not enough even if there is a Military Target there, and Palestinian Armed groups should not be using these as Military Targets, cannotjustify be using these as Military Targets, cannot justify an attack for them on that basis and we have a track record in gaza of Movement Restrictions for 16 years and abusive occupations for more than half a century and apartheid and persecution against palestinians in this violence is not happening in a vacuum. �. , this violence is not happening in a vacuum. 1, z z this violence is not happening in a vacuum. , ~ vacuum. Bose 1400 People Killed in israel, the response vacuum. Bose 1400 People Killed in israel, the response from vacuum. Bose1400 People Killed in israel, the response from israel vacuum. Bose 1400 People Killed in| israel, the response from israel was to defend itself in this operation we are seeing now is its attempt to defend itself by Dismantling Hamas stability attacks that hamas carried over heinous and amount to war crimes that have no justification, there is no justification to deliberately kill civilians and take civilians as hostages and they should be unconditionally released. Of the obligation of International Humanitarian law are not as your previous speaker noted where possible. Previous speaker noted where ossible. ,. ,. ,. , possible. This is not a deal between a fi. Hter, possible. This is not a deal between a fighter. This possible. This is not a deal between a fighter, this is possible. This is not a deal between a fighter, this is humanity possible. This is not a deal between a fighter, this is humanity and possible. This is not a deal between a fighter, this is humanity and they| a fighter, this is humanity and they cannot be thrown another door that we have decades of International Rule based order created precisely to protect spare civilians from war and those very principles are being thrown out the window and its risk not only to civilians in Israel And Palestine to the very international order. ~ palestine to the very international order. , ~ ,. , palestine to the very international order. ,. ,. , palestine to the very international order. ,. ,. , order. Thank you for coming on The Programme order. Thank you for coming on The Programme we order. Thank you for coming on The Programme. We been order. Thank you for coming on The Programme. We been keeping order. Thank you for coming on The Programme. We been keeping an l order. Thank you for coming on the i programme. We been keeping an eye order. Thank you for coming on The Programme. We been keeping an eye on the United Nations General Assembly. It has passed a resolution and where the key sentences said that it calls for an immediate durable and sustainable humanitarian truths and that was passed in the last hours prin the last hour the Palestinian Ambassador rin the last hour the Palestinian Ambassadorto the un in the last hour the Palestinian Ambassadorto the un has been speaking. Lets take a listen. You would like the small, the poor in the wrist and the rich, it was the president ofthe and the rich, it was the president of the general and the rich, it was the president of the General Assembly, and the rich, it was the president of the General Assembly, he and the rich, it was the president of the General Assembly, he wasj of the General Assembly, he was a brave man and in morning and he defended traditions and norms of the General Assembly with issues related to the International Peace and security that require two thirds majority in the General Assembly prevailed and sent the appropriate message not only to the Palestinian People that there is justice and fairness in International Humanitarian law appointed by the General Assembly but also, it sends a message to everyone that enough is enoughin a message to everyone that enough is enough in this world has to stop the carnage against our people has to stop and humanitarian assistance should begin to enter gaza strip with at least 100 truckloads of humanitarian assistance and to stop the crime against humanity of forced transformer. Transfer. This the crime against humanity of forced transformer. Transfer. Transformer. Transfer. This day will no transformer. Transfer. This day will go down transformer. Transfer. This day will go down in transformer. Transfer. This day will go down in infamy. Transformer. Transfer. This day will go down in infamy. We transformer. Transfer. This day will go down in infamy. We have l transformer. Transfer. This day. Will go down in infamy. We have all witnessed the un no longer holds one ounce of legitimacy or relevance. This organisation was founded in the wake of the holocaust for the purpose of preventing atrocities and yet, the spec spectacle we have solved that the trade not to prevent but to ensure further atrocities. Israeljust endure the largest massacre of jewish people since the holocaust and according to the majority of the so called family of nations, israel has no right to defend itself. Entire families and communities have been exterminated by Genocidal Hamas whose sole goal is to annihilate the jewish state. And there is no reasoning with evil like this. There are no talks or discussions to be held. We saw what they dreamed of doing that every israeli and jewish person and we will not sit idly by to let them rearm and committed such atrocities again. We wantjustice every single other member state in this room wouldnt. That was the event in new york, a quick think your tour panel this evening. Ameshia Cross Political Commentator and democratic strategist. Paul waugh Political Editor of the i newspaper. We wa nt we want to bring you this quick update. We are hearing from aid agencies and charities working in gaza. We are deeply concerned that this is the msf and we are deeply concerned with the situation. Accusing hamas of Taking Shelter and medical facilities Accusing Hamas Of Taking Shelter and medicalfacilities in Accusing Hamas Of Taking Shelter and medical facilities in the msf is not the only Aid Organisation which says it is lost communications with their teams on the ground of the World Health Organization said similar kinds of things we know communications in gaza are down at the moment. Plenty more to come. This is bbc news. Hello there. Good evening. The unsettled conditions will continue as we head through this weekend and into next week. It wont be raining all the time but, of course, the ground pretty saturated in many areas, particularly here in central and eastern areas of scotland. For the next few days, heavy, thundery downpours across quite a wide area of the uk again. Blustery winds, too. And if we just take a look at the Rainfall Accumulation Chart for the next few days, you can see just how extensive that wet weather is likely to be. Drier, though, for western scotland, but where we see those bright colours again for Eastern Scotland over the high ground, there could be another 50 to 100 millimetres of rain. Why is it happening . Well, low pressure is centred out to the west of ireland, sending bands of showers spiralling around it. Brisk south easterly winds again overnight tonight, just pushing these showers on shore into Central Eastern areas of scotland. A constant stream of showers here. Clearer spells further south, and the winds will start to pick up, with another rash of showers approaching the south coast of england by the end of the night. Overnight lows of around seven to 11 degrees celsius. Another mild start to saturday morning. There could be a bit of mist perhaps over the pennines tomorrow morning and for North Eastern areas of england, but the mist and fog wont be as extensive as it was earlier on this morning. Thats simply because its a lot windier. So some more showers feeding into Eastern Scotland through the day tomorrow. Showers further south. Heavy, persistent rain moving into South West England and south wales by the time we get to the end of the afternoon. Some squally gusts of wind, too, developing east of the isle of wight, across the kent and sussex coasts. There could be some gusts of 50 60 mph along with some very wet weather on saturday evening. That rain pushing further northwards as we head through Saturday Night and into sunday morning. So its a wet start to the day on sunday for northern ireland, Northern England and southern scotland. Some more rain, as you can see, across eastern areas of scotland. A cold northerly wind. Very blustery conditions for northern scotland. Sunshine and showers again for much of england and wales throughout the day. Temperatures here, 11 to 15 degrees celsius. Theyre not due to move very much. Now, low pressure stays close by as we head into the start of next week, so more bands of showers spiralling around, certainly a lot more wet weather. Heres the outlook for our Capital Cities as we head through the week possibly stormy conditions again on wednesday into thursday. Explosions. Tonight at ten large explosions are seen in gaza, as israel says its intensifying its bombardment. Translation over the last few hours, we have intensified our bombing over gaza. The Ground Forces are also extending their operations this evening. Hamas retaliates with a series of rockets fired at cities in southern israel in the last few hours. Im injerusalem, where our international Editorjeremy Bowen will have his analysis of this step change in the conflict. And our other stories on The Programme tonight. As hundreds of us Police Continue their search for a gunman in maine, the wife of one of the 18 people shot dead tells us America Needs better gun control
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