the world health organization has described the al shifa hospital in gaza as a "death zone" after a visit by a un team. international doctors spent an hour at the site, and reported evidence of shelling and gunfire. they say there is a mass grave at the entrance. the palestinian red crescent has evacuated 31 premature babies by ambulance from the hospital, in coordination with un agencies. the head of the world health organization posted this picture of one of the babies on x — he said they were �*very sick�*. the israeli military remain inside the complex. last week, benjamin netanyahu said they had found a hamas command and control centre underneath the hospital. hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments, deny they have a base at al shifa. on saturday, hundreds of people — including some patients — left the hospital on foot. but 20 health workers and about 300 critically ill patients remain at al shifa. meanwhile, the prime minister of qatar has said only �*minor obstacles remain�* in the way of reaching a deal on releasing some of the hostages taken by hamas in its attack on israel on october 7th. his comments came after the washington post said that israel, hamas and the united states were close to an agreement on the release of women and children. mark lowen reports. gaza is running out of energy to grieve. food, water, family. what is left to lose? childhood innocence? it�*s already gone. khan younis is in southern gaza, where they were told to head for safety. hundreds of thousands have, but israel is striking here too and they don�*t know where else to flee. but thousands more are on the move from al shifa hospital, no longer a place of healing but of horror. as the israelis comb the site looking for the hamas nerve centre they claimed, those sheltering say they were forced out. israel says the hospital requested evacuation. the wounded are in very bad conditions there, says dr ramez radwan, with a lack of staff and medicine, bacteria are growing in their wounds. it�*s a miserable situation. the more than 30 premature babies left without vital incubators have now been moved, too, fleeing a war into which they�*ve been born. and in gaza city, the battle is still there. this footage released by the israelis shows them advancing on the ground, from the air and at sea. one of the middle east�*s most powerful armies held back by a force far inferior in numbers but still capable of resistance. israelis, too, have been on the move, but in protest, pressuring the government to prioritise the release of hostages, almost 240 still in hamas captivity. they walked from tel aviv tojerusalem, their own and their nation�*s trauma deepening with each step. qatar is among those mediating a hostage deal that could see dozens released from both sides, and today its foreign minister sounded hopeful. the sticking points honestly at this stage are more practical, logistical, not really somehting that represents core of the deal. for how long can this continue before some deal, any deal, is reached? 32 members of the same family were killed in this strike. a nightmare seen on constant loop. for gazans, it�*s their everyday. mark lowen, bbc news, jerusalem. qatar�*s prime minister has spoken to reporters in doha about the prospect of a deal to release some hostages. it�*s not really about a specific thing that i can comment yes or no about it. but the challenges that remain in the negotiations are very minor compared to the bigger challenges. they are more logistical, they are more practical, and i believe that with the willingness of both parties to engage and to have this deal moving, we can reach a deal. we have been focused in the past four or five weeks now in these negotiations, we have tried every way, all possible ways, in order to ensure that civilians are released. and we treat all human beings are the same. civilians are civilians, whether they are from the israeli side or the palestinian side. as we mentioned in several occasions, ourfocus is to make sure that the release is happening safely and there are also the humanitarian issues of the gaza strip to be addressed in that deal. that is the prime minister of qatar. sebastian usher who is our middle east analyst summarised what�*s known about the potential hostage deal. what we were hearing from the qatari prime minister who also served as foreign minister is more upbeat than we have heard for several days in public, at least, about what is going on, at least, about what is going on. he is saying the challenges that remain about trying to get this deal done and this is only a partial deal, this is not a deal for the full number of hostages to be released, but they are now logistical and practical details, they are very minor. in such a sensitive deal as this, even logistical and practical details, i would suggest, could still be a major block. what he is saying, i think also the timing of it is interesting, we had a washington post article just in the past 2a hours suggesting that a deal is almost done — that essentially the way that it will be managed will be 50 hostages, women and children, will be released, and in return israel would provide a five—day ceasefire. in previous leaks we have had about what the deal might be, with the qatari mediation with several parties involved, had been for a lesser amount of time for the ceasefire, three days was the previous, and also hamas had been demanding that there would be an exchange of prisoners that israel has as well, palestinian women and children. that doesn�*t seem to be the case at the moment. he didn�*t say that it is imminent. he didn�*t say expect news of this in the next day or two, but i think this all looks, the choreography looks, even after a white house denial saying there is no deal that has been done yet, but they are working towards it, and the israeli prime minister netanyahu also in essence talking it down. i think we are inevitably moving towards this. i think everything kind of is merging to make this seem the british chancellorjeremy hunt says any tax cuts in this week�*s autumn statement to parliament will be done in a �*responsible way�* that won�*t risk fuelling inflation. mr hunt wouldn�*t comment on speculation he may cut inheritance tax but said there would be changes to the benefits system — with extra support for those with health issues who are looking for work, but tougher sanctions for those who turn down jobs. with inflation now falling, our political correspondent hannah miller looks at his options. mortgage rates have hit their highest level for 15 years... we have had months and months of record hikes. rising food costs and soaring energy bills... all those price rises are now slowing down and as the economy turns a corner, could the chancellor do it, too? he�*s said he wants to set a path to cutting taxes out in his autumn statement, but it is far from clear which ones, or when. i will only do so in a responsible way. i�*m not going to sacrifice the progress we�*ve made bringing down inflation. translate that, it means no income tax cuts this week. you will have to wait, and you are very experienced, laura, you know i will not give you any indication of my measures. i note you always used to say i won�*t cut income tax because it might fuel inflation. if you say i will not do anything that will fuel inflation, our viewers can hear you clearly hinting that means no income tax cut. what i can tell you is the approach i will take on tax, which is that we will be responsible. he would normally be expected to put up benefits in line with september�*s inflation figure of 6.7% but the chancellor is thought to be considering saving money by putting them up less and this morning he refused to commit. can you confirm that you will follow the tradition and raise benefits at the rate of inflation in september? you know i�*m not going to say this morning what i�*m going to announce to parliament on wednesday and it�*s right i should announce it to parliament first. but let me tell you what i�*ve been saying about our welfare system, is that we are going to give support to more than a million people, to help them get well enough to work, and, yes, there will be people who are not sick or don�*t have a disability, have been out of work for a long time, we say if you�*re not engaging with the process, if you don�*t engage for six months, then we are going to close your case and stop your benefits. labour say they would put up benefits in the conventional way. in government, i will use the inflation rate that is traditional, - the september inflation, to uprate benefits. so whatever happens, it always is connected to the september... i think that's - the right thing to do. if you pick and choose from year to year which inflation number. is the cheapest thing to do, - then what he see is the gradual erosion of people's incomes. and as the chancellor works out what to do to keep within his budget, over the coming year his decisions will have a huge impact on how much we all have to spend. hannah miller, bbc news. the bbc understands air traffic control restrictions have been put in place at heathrow airport, limiting the number of flights that can take off and land. our business reporter peter ruddick has this update. when news of this first broke, there were some suggestions this could be down to staff shortage at air traffic control, or perhaps due to high winds at heathrow. we now know the answer appears to be both. within the past hour orso, nats, which operates a traffic control at heathrow airport, telling us due to short—notice staff absence in the tower and strong winds at heathrow, temporary air traffic control restrictions are currently in place. they do say we expect the situation to improve this afternoon. they are also saying they�*re working hard to minimise disruption and that restrictions like this are only ever applied to ensure safety. we know british airways, the largest airline operating out of heathrow, of course, has had to make minor changes to its short—haul schedule. they tell me this amounts to a handful of delays and cancellations. to put this into a bit of context, ba generally operates around 175 short—haulflights into heathrow a day. we know of one flight that was due to land at heathrow couldn�*t, had to divert to stansted, refuel and then head to heathrow, so obviously a significant delay for passengers on that flight. we have also seen reports of passengers in other airports, gibraltar, manchester, quite a few others, essentially waiting on board to take off because of the delays at heathrow. the advice from ba and nats is to check before you travel. but as i say, some hope that things may ease this afternoon. peter, we always hear that advice, check before you travel, it�*s often not very helpful, how big a problem could this be? yeah, i have to say it! remember back in september, nats imposed caps on the number of flights at gatwick because of staffing issues so it may well sound familiar to people. that time there was 100 or so flights cancelled over the course of a week. early days, it doesn�*t yet appear to be on that scale, certainly nowhere near the scale of during the summer when we had the nats data issue. my understanding is the situation is being assessed on an hourly basis by nats. they are hopeful that things will improve later. another big headache, though, for the air traffic control operator, and of course a massive headache if you are a passenger, those delays, diversions and sometimes missed connections as well. let�*s go to south america now. voting is under way in the second round of argentina�*s presidential elections. the poll has been dominated by an escalating economic crisis, with inflation running at more than 140%. polls suggest it will be a tight race between the left—wing economy minister, sergio massa, and a far—right outsider, javier milei. mr massa won the first round with 36.7%, ahead of mr milei with 30%. earlier we heard from natalio cosoy an argentinian journalist who is at one of the polling stations. the economy in argentina is in severe crisis and it�*s been like this for months and months and some people may doubt, years. inflation is above 140% annually, there is more than 40% of people living in poverty and these are the main issues informing the voters to decide who they�*d prefer. but that�*s not the only key issue. security is another big issue and there are other democratic principles being discussed in argentina currently. mainly because mr milei and his partners�* positions regarding democracy in argentina and their relationship to democracy and how they see the institutions of argentina. remember that he said he wants to close down the central bank, he wants to review the law that allows women to have abortions. so all these discussions around certain liberties and rights might make some people decide towards one or the other side. it�*s a very polarised election, though. mr massa, who is peronist from the peronist party, he�*s more of a centre peronista than a left—wing one, but he�*s in a more left—wing government currently as minister for the economy. he�*s seen as a continuation by some of the current government that has this severe crisis ongoing. some others see milei as a very risky bet because he hasn�*t got experience as a politician. he hasn�*t got experience running the country or a municipality or a province in argentina and that brings huge questions towards how able he will be to govern the country should he win the election. now it�*s time for a look at today�*s sport with chetan. rich, thank you. we start in india — where australia are on top in the cricket world cup final in ahmedabad. looking to win a record extending sixth title it is going their way as things stand. huge frustration for the hosts and most of the 130,000 fans in the stadium in ahmedabad, not to mention the other billion plus watching. india were put into bat earlier and made 240 from their 50 overs. rohit sharma hit 47 off 31 balls — but was dismissed by glenn maxwell short of a half century. looking 0k early doors. virat kohli entered the fray when india were three wickets down, he steadied things with a half century before being bowled by pat cummins. mitchell starc was the pick of the aussie bowlers though with 3—55 including the wicket of kl rahul, india�*s top scorer with 66. the tail offered little so australia have been left with a target of 241 to win. i mention him, a magnificent innings from travis head, a century from him, that�*s why australia currently in charge of this final in india�*s pace attack did its job for a while, mohammed shami took the first organic, cricket, david warnerwent, bumrah grid of two wickets. dogged resistance from travis head, alongside marnus labuschagne leaving the australian 192 — three after 35 overs. they are looking very good, and there is silence in the stadium in gujarat. and after all the hype — the las vegas grand prix lived up to its billing — with the lead changing seven times, before champion max verstappen took the honours. ferrari�*s charles leclerc started from pole, but there was chaos at the first corner as verstappen pushed him wide taking the lead and earning him a five—second penalty. two drivers failed to finish, the most dramatic exit was that of britain�*s lando norris, he was taken to hospital as a precaution. further crashes cost the british drivers lewis hamilton and george russell any hope of a podium finish. verstappen�*s time penalty saw him drop to 11th place after his first pit stop, but he fought back to win for the 18th time this season. denmark�*s nicolai hojgaard won the dp world tour championship by two shots in dubai, despite starting the final day two shots off the lead. hojgaard shot a final round of 64 — which included no fewer than nine birdies — as he pushed his way to victory. there was a three—way tie for second place with viktor hovland, matt wallace and tommy fleetwood finishing on 19 under. novak djokovic says he�*ll do everything he can to try and win a record seventh title when he plays the final of the atp finals in turin later. he delivered a masterclass to carlos alcaraz on saturday, winning in straight sets. awaiting him will be the home favourite jannik sinner. he�*s the first italian to make the season—ending final and djokovic believes the 22—year—old has a big future in the sport. italy has a great tennis tradition and deserves to have a player like jannik, who is very young, and he has got a very bright future, no doubt, ahead of him. he has had the best year of his career, and i�*m sure that we can expect him to fight for big grand slam trophies in the years to come. that djokovic — jannik sinner to come. australia 195—3 after 36 overs, head and labuschagne continued to keep the stadium in ahmedabad very quiet. india�*s world cup looks to be heading to an anti—climax. what a performance from india and what a win that this would be. i will have more for you later. for now, back to you, rich. thanks. more now on the men�*s cricket world cup final — taking place in ahmedabad. i am joined now by south asia correspondent — is looking quite tense, what is the dog on the street?— is looking quite tense, what is the dog on the street? there is lots of enthusiasm _ dog on the street? there is lots of enthusiasm and _ dog on the street? there is lots of enthusiasm and lots _ dog on the street? there is lots of enthusiasm and lots of— dog on the street? there is lots of enthusiasm and lots of hope. - dog on the street? there is lots ofl enthusiasm and lots of hope. there is a lot of cheering happening. that said, it is looking very good for india. they came into this tournament, world cup championship final match, undefeated. they had not lost a single game this entire tournament. they are going up against australia which is a very strong team. that is basically what you are seeing on the scoreboard. at the beginning lots of people were cheering and full of excitement. you can hear some of it behind me but that slowly dissipated as the scoreboard has made it very clear that it scoreboard has made it very clear thatitis scoreboard has made it very clear that it is certainly not a done deal for india. figs that it is certainly not a done deal for india. �* , ., for india. as i mentioned, undefeated _ for india. as i mentioned, undefeated through - for india. as i mentioned, undefeated through this l for india. as i mentioned, _ undefeated through this tournament so far. what will it mean for india if this is the point at which they do face defeat? this if this is the point at which they do face defeat?— do face defeat? this is the strongest. _ do face defeat? this is the strongest, one _ do face defeat? this is the strongest, one of- do face defeat? this is the strongest, one of the - do face defeat? this is the - strongest, one of the strongest cricket teams india has seen in a very long time. and remember, they are the host country this year, so it would mean a great deal to be able to win in their home country, in not only narendra modi�*s stadium, the stadium that is named after the prime minister, it is the largest cricket stadium in the world. it would be an incredible win for the country. it would meanjust would be an incredible win for the country. it would mean just so would be an incredible win for the country. it would meanjust so much. talk to us about how big a deal cricket is for people across the country. cricket is for people across the count . . ~ , , country. cricket is huge here. this is a cricket — country. cricket is huge here. this is a cricket crazy _ country. cricket is huge