of gaza for a third day — having told more palestinians to leave areas in and around khan younis immediately. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says more than 15,500 people have now been killed there since the start of the conflict between israel and hamas, which is considered a terrorist organisation by the uk government. these pictures from earlier today. children are among those being driven to the hospital, carried inside by family and friends. a senior adviser to the israeli prime minister has insisted israel is doing all it can to minimise the number of civilian deaths in gaza — after the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, said israel had a moral responsiblity to minimise casualties not linked to hamas. a short time ago — the israel defense forces held a briefing, on the back of the news of the new ground operation. take a listen. translation: the idf continues. where there _ translation: the idf continues. where there is _ translation: the idf continues. where there is a _ translation: the idf continues. where there is a hamas _ translation: the idf continues. where there is a hamas centre - translation: the idf continues. | where there is a hamas centre the idf is operating. the forces are fighting face—to—face with terrorists and killing them. meanwhile — israel says it's new maps — which show a grid of specific blocks in danger of being attacked should make it easier for civilians to find safety. for more on this, i spoke with our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, who's in jerusalem. this has been a problem throughout the past two months. israel believes and says that it is giving as much notice as it possibly can to the civilian population to leave certain areas where the fighting is most concentrated and they believe that these new maps, with this detailed grid, numbered grid, should help that process because they are saying to people in certain numbered areas these are the areas you have to leave. the trouble is people do not know where they should leave to. and it is also the case that even though israel may be concentrating on one particular set of areas they are also hitting targets elsewhere. outside of those demarcated areas. anything that the israelis regard as a high—value target where hamas might have some of its infrastructure or where a hamas commander might be living, those places are also in danger of being hit. people, frankly, do not know, and this has been a problem for the last two months, they do not really know where they can go to get out of harms way. we know where they can go to get out of harms wa . ~ . ., know where they can go to get out of harms way-— know where they can go to get out of harms wa . ~ . ., ., h, harms way. we are hearing about the round harms way. we are hearing about the ground operations _ harms way. we are hearing about the ground operations that _ harms way. we are hearing about the ground operations that have - harms way. we are hearing about the | ground operations that have resumed. what can you tell us about that? we are what can you tell us about that? - are beginning to see evidence of israeli forces moving in on the ground in the southern two thirds of the gaza strip. you will recall that the gaza strip. you will recall that the fighting until ten days ago was mostly concentrated in the north, the northern third of the gaza in and around the city, well, now we are seeing reports of israeli tanks and troops moving closer to the city of khan younis. this does suggest they are beginning to launch some kind of operation to break up the southern gaza strip into certain manageable areas. it is early days. we don't quite know what the movement is. the israelis aren't saying anything about it but it is evidence of a ground operation on the way in the south too. what two what you think that in terms of —— what you think that in terms of —— what you think that in terms of —— what you think that means in terms of aid agencies trying get through? it'll make life difficult. during the truce that lasted for a week that ended on friday the aid agencies were able to get quite a lot in. we were looking at anywhere between 150 and 200 trucks a day and that was starting to make a difference. it has been more problematic since friday. on friday and saturday no aid was getting in and saturday no aid was getting in and we began to see a little bit. the reports i saw earlier suggested that as many as 100 trucks had crossed today. we need to check those figures but aid agencies will say that as fighting moves down to the rafah crossing further south it'll be more difficult to get aid in, and once it is in even more difficult getting it to the people who are sheltering. here in the uk, an interfaith peace vigilfor israel and gaza has been held in central london opposite prime minister rishi sunak�*s downing street office and residence. our reporter meghan owen was there — speaking with two of those attending. hundreds gathered to listen to speeches by faith leaders including the archbishop of canterbury who talked about love and forgiveness. he also said we won't let islamophobia or anti—semitism have a place on our streets. there were also speeches from politicians from all parties and bereaved families, as well. this was organised by together for humanity and the aim of the vigil today was to promote peace and to mourn people who have been killed in the conflict on both sides. i am joined killed in the conflict on both sides. iamjoined by killed in the conflict on both sides. i am joined by two of the speakers, hams who is a palestinian peace activist, and megan who is an israeli peace activist. how did you feel it went today? it israeli peace activist. how did you feel it went today?— feel it went today? it went really well. feel it went today? it went really well- many _ feel it went today? it went really well. many people _ feel it went today? it went really well. many people showed - feel it went today? it went really well. many people showed up. i feel it went today? it went really - well. many people showed up. people were keen _ well. many people showed up. people were keen to hear such visions and such_ were keen to hear such visions and such stances — were keen to hear such visions and such stances in these times because people _ such stances in these times because people don't know how to deal with this conflict. how to not choose a side of— this conflict. how to not choose a side of hate and still be involved. and we _ side of hate and still be involved. and we showed them. we showed them that it _ and we showed them. we showed them that it is _ and we showed them. we showed them that it is good we are paying attention to this conflict but they should _ attention to this conflict but they should never let hate come in the way because no amount of hate will assure _ way because no amount of hate will assure any— way because no amount of hate will assure any family back home. if they can come _ assure any family back home. if they can come together then this gives hope _ can come together then this gives hope to— can come together then this gives hope to people that one day there will he _ hope to people that one day there will be peace there. you hope to people that one day there will be peace there.— hope to people that one day there will be peace there. you both have very personal _ will be peace there. you both have very personal reasons _ will be peace there. you both have very personal reasons for - will be peace there. you both have very personal reasons for being . very personal reasons for being here. we both had family members killed in the conflict. what drives you to be here today? he killed in the conflict. what drives you to be here today?— killed in the conflict. what drives you to be here today? he has a son who is six and _ you to be here today? he has a son who is six and a _ you to be here today? he has a son who is six and a half. _ you to be here today? he has a son who is six and a half. my _ you to be here today? he has a son who is six and a half. my son - you to be here today? he has a son who is six and a half. my son is - who is six and a half. my son is almost — who is six and a half. my son is almost seven. _ who is six and a half. my son is almost seven. what _ who is six and a half. my son is almost seven. what drives - who is six and a half. my son is almost seven. what drives mel who is six and a half. my son is. almost seven. what drives me is wanting — almost seven. what drives me is wanting them _ almost seven. what drives me is wanting them not— almost seven. what drives me is wanting them not to _ almost seven. what drives me is wanting them not to grow- almost seven. what drives me is wanting them not to grow up- almost seven. what drives me is i wanting them not to grow up hating anybody— wanting them not to grow up hating anybody and — wanting them not to grow up hating anybody and not _ wanting them not to grow up hating anybody and not hearing _ wanting them not to grow up hating anybody and not hearing anybody, i wanting them not to grow up hating i anybody and not hearing anybody, and be able _ anybody and not hearing anybody, and be able to _ anybody and not hearing anybody, and be able to play— anybody and not hearing anybody, and be able to play together _ anybody and not hearing anybody, and be able to play together like _ anybody and not hearing anybody, and be able to play together like any - be able to play together like any human _ be able to play together like any human beings _ be able to play together like any human beings. play— be able to play together like any human beings. play football- be able to play together like any human beings. play football andj human beings. play football and enjoy— human beings. play football and enjoy each— human beings. play football and enjoy each other's _ human beings. play football and enjoy each other's company. - human beings. play football and i enjoy each other's company. that human beings. play football and - enjoy each other's company. that is what _ enjoy each other's company. that is what drives — enjoy each other's company. that is what drives us _ enjoy each other's company. that is what drives us. for— enjoy each other's company. that is what drives us. for that _ enjoy each other's company. that is what drives us. for that to - enjoy each other's company. that is what drives us. for that to happen i what drives us. for that to happen we need _ what drives us. for that to happen we need to— what drives us. for that to happen we need to make _ what drives us. for that to happen we need to make the _ what drives us. for that to happen we need to make the bridge - what drives us. for that to happen we need to make the bridge todayj what drives us. for that to happen i we need to make the bridge today so they will— we need to make the bridge today so they will have — we need to make the bridge today so they will have a — we need to make the bridge today so they will have a better— we need to make the bridge today so they will have a better future. - we need to make the bridge today so they will have a better future. we - they will have a better future. we love our— they will have a better future. we love our kids _ they will have a better future. we love our kids and _ they will have a better future. we love our kids and that _ they will have a better future. we love our kids and that is- they will have a better future. we love our kids and that is the - they will have a better future. we | love our kids and that is the world we want _ love our kids and that is the world we want to— love our kids and that is the world we want to grow— love our kids and that is the world we want to grow up _ love our kids and that is the world we want to grow up —— _ love our kids and that is the world we want to grow up —— we - love our kids and that is the world we want to grow up —— we want i love our kids and that is the world i we want to grow up —— we want them to grow— we want to grow up —— we want them to grow up — we want to grow up —— we want them to grow up in. _ we want to grow up -- we want them to grow up in— to grow up in. you flew to the uk especially — to grow up in. you flew to the uk especially for _ to grow up in. you flew to the uk especially for this _ to grow up in. you flew to the uk especially for this vigil. _ to grow up in. you flew to the uk especially for this vigil. what - to grow up in. you flew to the ukj especially for this vigil. what was so important for you? in especially for this vigil. what was so important for you?— especially for this vigil. what was so important for you? in these dark times it is easy _ so important for you? in these dark times it is easy to _ so important for you? in these dark times it is easy to lose _ so important for you? in these dark times it is easy to lose hope - so important for you? in these dark times it is easy to lose hope and i times it is easy to lose hope and want _ times it is easy to lose hope and want to— times it is easy to lose hope and want to escape. the amount of hatred you see _ want to escape. the amount of hatred you see the — want to escape. the amount of hatred you see. the amount of bloodshed you see. you see. the amount of bloodshed you see you _ you see. the amount of bloodshed you see you are _ you see. the amount of bloodshed you see. you are looking for hope. it is not an— see. you are looking for hope. it is not an easy— see. you are looking for hope. it is not an easy thing to find hope and when _ not an easy thing to find hope and when i _ not an easy thing to find hope and when i heard about this happening i knew— when i heard about this happening i knew this _ when i heard about this happening i knew this was where i belonged. because — knew this was where i belonged. because if— knew this was where i belonged. because if anything would help my people _ because if anything would help my people and the israeli people that i know very— people and the israeli people that i know very well, that i am close to, it is so— know very well, that i am close to, it is so important. people are coming — it is so important. people are coming for peace. for the future of humanity — coming for peace. for the future of humanity in— coming for peace. for the future of humanity. in israel, in palestine, and all— humanity. in israel, in palestine, and all around the world because humanity— and all around the world because humanity is one. here i know i am not harming — humanity is one. here i know i am not harming anybody. any other stance _ not harming anybody. any other stance won't help my people, won't help the _ stance won't help my people, won't help the other people, and i'm not going _ help the other people, and i'm not going to _ help the other people, and i'm not going to waste my energy there. one of the _ going to waste my energy there. one of the things that was most striking about— of the things that was most striking about today's vigil was the lack of placards~ — about today's vigil was the lack of lacards. ~ , , ., about today's vigil was the lack of lacards. ~ , ,, u. . placards. why were you encouraging --eole not placards. why were you encouraging people not to _ placards. why were you encouraging people not to bring _ placards. why were you encouraging people not to bring them _ placards. why were you encouraging people not to bring them today? - people not to bring them today? talking about our kids again. you don't _ talking about our kids again. you don't educate _ talking about our kids again. you don't educate a _ talking about our kids again. you don't educate a child _ talking about our kids again. you don't educate a child to - talking about our kids again. you don't educate a child to have - talking about our kids again. you don't educate a child to have the| don't educate a child to have the core _ don't educate a child to have the core values _ don't educate a child to have the core values you _ don't educate a child to have the core values you want _ don't educate a child to have the core values you want of- don't educate a child to have the l core values you want of respecting other— core values you want of respecting other human — core values you want of respecting other human beings _ core values you want of respecting other human beings and _ core values you want of respecting other human beings and people i core values you want of respecting. other human beings and people from other human beings and people from other backgrounds, _ other human beings and people from other backgrounds, you _ other human beings and people from other backgrounds, you don't- other human beings and people fromi other backgrounds, you don't educate a child _ other backgrounds, you don't educate a child with _ other backgrounds, you don't educate a child with placards— other backgrounds, you don't educate a child with placards or— other backgrounds, you don't educate a child with placards or a _ other backgrounds, you don't educate a child with placards or a slogan. - a child with placards or a slogan. it a child with placards or a slogan. it takes — a child with placards or a slogan. it takes time _ a child with placards or a slogan. it takes time and _ a child with placards or a slogan. it takes time and effort. - a child with placards or a slogan. it takes time and effort. you - a child with placards or a slogan. i it takes time and effort. you have to move _ it takes time and effort. you have to move step—by—step. _ it takes time and effort. you have to move step—by—step. you - it takes time and effort. you have to move step—by—step. you havel it takes time and effort. you have i to move step—by—step. you have to -et to move step—by—step. you have to get the _ to move step—by—step. you have to get the support— to move step—by—step. you have to get the support of— to move step—by—step. you have to get the support of your _ to move step—by—step. you have toj get the support of your community. in get the support of your community. in the _ get the support of your community. in the same — get the support of your community. in the same way, _ get the support of your community. in the same way, if— get the support of your community. in the same way, if we _ get the support of your community. in the same way, if we want- get the support of your community. in the same way, if we want to - in the same way, if we want to achieve — in the same way, if we want to achieve peace, _ in the same way, if we want to achieve peace, any— in the same way, if we want to achieve peace, any kind - in the same way, if we want to achieve peace, any kind of- in the same way, if we want to achieve peace, any kind of a i in the same way, if we want to - achieve peace, any kind of a clever slogan _ achieve peace, any kind of a clever slogan isn't — achieve peace, any kind of a clever slogan isn't going _ achieve peace, any kind of a clever slogan isn't going to _ achieve peace, any kind of a clever slogan isn't going to do _ achieve peace, any kind of a clever slogan isn't going to do it. - achieve peace, any kind of a clever slogan isn't going to do it. we - achieve peace, any kind of a cleverl slogan isn't going to do it. we need to work— slogan isn't going to do it. we need to work hard — slogan isn't going to do it. we need to work hard day— slogan isn't going to do it. we need to work hard day in, _ slogan isn't going to do it. we need to work hard day in, day— slogan isn't going to do it. we need to work hard day in, day out, - slogan isn't going to do it. we need to work hard day in, day out, put i to work hard day in, day out, put time _ to work hard day in, day out, put time and — to work hard day in, day out, put time and effort, _ to work hard day in, day out, put time and effort, if— to work hard day in, day out, put time and effort, if we _ to work hard day in, day out, put time and effort, if we want - to work hard day in, day out, put time and effort, if we want to - to work hard day in, day out, put l time and effort, if we want to have a solution — time and effort, if we want to have a solution and _ time and effort, if we want to have a solution and we _ time and effort, if we want to have a solution and we want _ time and effort, if we want to have a solution and we want to - time and effort, if we want to have a solution and we want to have - a solution and we want to have peace — a solution and we want to have peace again, _ a solution and we want to have peace. again, thinking - a solution and we want to have peace. again, thinking about. a solution and we want to have i peace. again, thinking about our kids, _ peace. again, thinking about our kids. that's — peace. again, thinking about our kids, that's the _ peace. again, thinking about our kids, that's the way _ peace. again, thinking about our kids, that's the way forward. - kids, that's the way forward. step-by-step _ kids, that's the way forward. step-by-step i— kids, that's the way forward. step—by—step. i hope - kids, that's the way forward. step—by—step. i hope it - kids, that's the way forward. step—by—step. i hope it is i kids, that's the way forward. i step—by—step. i hope it is going kids, that's the way forward. - step—by—step. i hope it is going to come _ step—by—step. i hope it is going to come sooner— step—by—step. i hope it is going to come sooner rather— step—by—step. i hope it is going to come sooner rather than _ step—by—step. i hope it is going to come sooner rather than later- step—by—step. i hope it is going to come sooner rather than later but| step—by—step. i hope it is going to. come sooner rather than later but it is going _ come sooner rather than later but it is going to — come sooner rather than later but it is going to come _ come sooner rather than later but it is going to come. it— come sooner rather than later but it is going to come. it is— come sooner rather than later but it is going to come. it is inevitable. i is going to come. it is inevitable. it is is going to come. it is inevitable. it is a _ is going to come. it is inevitable. it is a powerful— is going to come. it is inevitable. it is a powerful image _ is going to come. it is inevitable. it is a powerful image seeing - is going to come. it is inevitable. | it is a powerful image seeing both of you stood alongside each other. what message does this send to the world? ., , what message does this send to the world? . , ,.,,, , ., what message does this send to the world? . , , ., , world? that it is possible. that is our du . world? that it is possible. that is our duty- lt's _ world? that it is possible. that is our duty. it's not _ world? that it is possible. that is our duty. it's not easy _ world? that it is possible. that is our duty. it's not easy but - world? that it is possible. that is our duty. it's not easy but it - world? that it is possible. that is our duty. it's not easy but it our i our duty. it's not easy but it our duty. _ our duty. it's not easy but it our duty. as — our duty. it's not easy but it our duty. as he _ our duty. it's not easy but it our duty, as he said, for our children. my family— duty, as he said, for our children. my family grew up in conflict, i grew— my family grew up in conflict, i grewup— my family grew up in conflict, i grew up in— my family grew up in conflict, i grew up in conflict, now i see my son is— grew up in conflict, now i see my son is growing up in an even way worse _ son is growing up in an even way worse conflict than we have seen in the past _ worse conflict than we have seen in the past if— worse conflict than we have seen in the past. if we don't do these things — the past. if we don't do these things if_ the past. if we don't do these things. if we don't remind ourselves of humanity— things. if we don't remind ourselves of humanity then what are we telling our children? we are betraying them. i our children? we are betraying them. i don't _ our children? we are betraying them. i don't know— our children? we are betraying them. i don't know if his future will be idon't know if his future will be better— i don't know if his future will be better but — i don't know if his future will be better but he will know that his father— better but he will know that his father did something unusual hoping for a better future. the iranian—backed houthi movement in yemen says it's attacked a number of commercial ships in the red sea. in a statement, the houthi movement said it attacked what it described as two israeli ships in the red sea — one with a missile and the other with a drone. but a spokesman for the israeli defense forces says the two ships have no connection to the state of israel. and in the last few minutes we have had an update from the pentagon. it says one of its warship has engaged and shot down a drone launched from houthi —controlled areas in yemen. they said the uss carney was responding to attacks from commercial vessels in the red sea. live now to washington — and our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal. this is going to be of huge concern to the us. this will be seen as an escalation, no doubt about it. you read parts of the pentagon statement that came out a short while ago. what they say happened, this maritime battle lasting for nearly eight hours, they say it's all four attacks against commercial vessels which represent nations such as the uk. they say nobody was hurt. you mentioned the uss carney, no clarity as to whether it was targeted but it did engage in battle, essentially, it did shoot down a drone. it is worth remembering the houthi rebels declared war on israel and said they were doing it in support of palestinians in gaza. they said they attacked israel's ships but israel said they were nothing to do with them. this is happening in one of them. this is happening in one of the most important parts of the world. this is a crucial waterway, incredibly important to global shipping, which is reflected in the statement by the pentagon. this is going to be a concern to the us. i also want to add that last month the pentagon expressed confidence that the israel hamas war would be contained, it wouldn't spill out into the region. in the last month we have seen us attacks in iraq and syria and now this. i think this will be, as i say, a huge concern to the us. one of theirfears has always been that this conflict could spread further.— always been that this conflict could spread further. what can we expect the next moves _ spread further. what can we expect the next moves from _ spread further. what can we expect the next moves from the _ spread further. what can we expect the next moves from the us - spread further. what can we expect the next moves from the us to - spread further. what can we expect the next moves from the us to be? well, the us has made it clear also in the statement from the pentagon that the houthi rebels are fully enabled by iran. the houthi rebels are backed by iran. this militant group that controls large swathes of yemen, they've been carrying out attacks ever since they declared war attacks ever since they declared war at the end of october. it is worth mentioning that the houthi rebels and america haven't really engaged in this sort of direct confrontation for many years. they haven't really targeted america in this way. the fact they are doing that is concerning. in terms of what america will do, well, we don't know what the response will be yet. the white house official earlier did almost play it down a little bit but this statement by the pentagon is pretty strong and they ended it by saying, the united states will consider all appropriate responses in full coordination with its international allies and partners. exactly what that response will be, we don't know yet. that response will be, we don't know et. ., that response will be, we don't know et. . , . anti terror police in france say the man suspected of killing one person and injuring two others in a knife and hammer attack in central paris — had pledged himself to the islamic state group. social media video shows armed police approaching a suspect in paris. the attacker targeted tourists close to the eiffel tower. our reporter pierre antoinne denis has more from the newsroom. we know a bit more now about what exactly happened on saturday night. because of the details that have been told in this press conference that happened around 7pm in paris with the french prosecutor. he explained that the attacker, armand rajabpour—miyandoab attacked a group of three people of filipino origin before giving them two hammer blows and four stab wounds to one of them. one of the victims, the person who got stabbed, died from his injuries pretty much straightaway. this is a man with dual nationality of filipino and german, aged 23. straight after that as he was pursued by police officers the attacker crossed the bridge and on his way he gave two blows to two passers—by. one man of british nationality. these two people are now in good health and back in their homes. as we've been mentioning, the motives of the attacker have been revealed in this press conference and armand m, as he has been called all day, has pledged allegiance to the islamic state. let's listen to what the french police prosecutor had to say today with regards to how the investigation is going and what we know so far. translation: our initial— investigation has concluded that the attacker stabbed his victim three times and forth with a hammer and told police officers he was wearing an explosive belt. the perpetrator had recorded a video before his action on saturday evening. in this clip in arabic language he pledged allegiance to the islamic state. the attacker was known from secret services as he was found guilty of terror related incidents back in 2016. he was closely monitored until april this year. at the end of the month in october his mother had signalled to the authorities saying she was worried for her son. in the last sentences, the french prosecutor admits that the perpetrator was known by the secret services, was in fact actually judged for terror—related offences and actually served a jail term of several years. that is a key detail here in this developing story because that means ultimately that this because that means ultimately that this is the very first attack in france by an individual that has been alreadyjudged by a french criminal court in relation to terror offences and who served time in prison came out and acted again. that is a very important detail that is making the rounds in all french media that have been monitoring in the last few hours. everyone is saying the same thing, how is this possible that secret services all across the country have been monitoring the individual and have let him off the hook so that he could act up again and many, many people, many people who have been talking about this are saying that even the perpetrator has managed to play a double card with the police in the last few months or there was a gap in the system and with eight months to go before the olympics a lot of doubts are being cast upon the french ability to ensure security ahead of a massive event like the olympics. police in new york city have shot dead a man suspected of killing four people, including two children, before attacking two officers with a knife. the victims were found at a house in queens that had been set on fire. police say they were called to the house by a woman who said her cousin was killing family members. the suspected attacker was a 39—year—old man who'd previously been arrested for domestic violence. police held a briefing earlier. police held a briefing earlier. police observed a male walking out with luggage. the officers engaged in casual conversation and said, did you hear anything, do you know what is going on? the male nodded and then he withdrew a knife and immediately attacked both offices, one officer in the neck and the other in the head. —— attacked both police officers. snow, ice and plummeting temperatures are causing problems across large parts of the uk. heavy snow in cumbria caused havoc on the roads, leaving hundreds of drivers trapped in their cars and more than 2,500 people without electricity. police declared a major incident and are still advising people to avoid the county. yellow weather warnings from the met office covering large areas of england, scotland and wales are in force until midday monday. yunis mulla has this report severe weather left a blanket of snow. in some areas, as much as 30 centimetres fell. motorists were caught out and stranded. this is ambleside. kerry abandoned her trip home to kendal and slept at work. i stayed at my work because they have a flat upstairs, so a few of us just stayed there for the night, which was also really helpful, because a lot of us couldn't get home. the snow was just unprecedented. we didn't expect this amount, so it has been chaos. antony harrison has lived here for 35 years, and opened us his house to give a friend a bed for the night. a friend who rang me at lunchtime yesterday said he couldn't get home, and said, "can i come round to your house for lunch?" so he came at 12 o'clock yesterday, and he left at 10 o'clock this morning. he stayed with us last night. there was lots of people stuck, and people putting people up, and just doing what we can to help. few have witnessed these scenes in recent years. this was the m6. motorists were stuck for hours. drivers were told to leave their cars and go to an emergency refuge. it is difficult for everyone to get out. i eventually got as far as elterwater, but i left the car at elterwater, and me and the dog, we ran into ambleside. at the parish centre in ambleside there were more than 100 people, including children. lots of bedding, lots of the local people brought in food, clothes. shops provided food and clothing as well. and the people are just so grateful to have somewhere out of the weather, not sleeping in their cars. this was ant brett's view on the a595 on his way to a family wedding. he was stuck for 19 hours without food or water, or, he says, help from the emergency services. cumbria police declared this a major incident, and at one stage around 7,000 homes and businesses were without power. a met office yellow warning for ice is in place for much of northern england, midlands and north wales, and will be in force until tomorrow. with snow turning to ice, most major routes here in cumbria are passable with care. but the advice to motorists is to stay indoors, and not go out unless it is necessary. but for many the cold weather has left its impact, and will be felt for a number of days. yunis mulla, bbc news, ambleside. scotland's first minister humza yousaf has accused sir keir starmer of insulting scotland — after the labour leader praised margaret thatcher in a newspaper article. sir keir said she — along with tony blair and clement attlee — had brought about "meaningful change" in britain. mr yousaf said many communities in scotland still bore the scars of what he called mrs thatcher's disastrous policies. the home office says more than 500 migrants crossed the channel in eleven small boats yesterday. the french authorities rescued a further 190 people after they got into difficulty at sea. the home office says the numbers making the crossing this year though are down by around a third compared with last year. baroness glenys kinnock of holyhead, a former minister, european parliament member and the wife of the former—labour leader lord kinnock, has died at the age of 79. she'd been suffering from alzheimers. our political correspondent peter saull looks back at her life. neil and glenys kinnock. a formidable partnership. from a teacher to a minister, hers was a life of service to family, party and country. i knew i would bejudged because who i was, and who i was married to, and what my background was, so in a way i kind of felt i always had to justify what i was doing, by being, you know, working hard, at being better, being more conscientious than anybody else. the youngest child of a railway signalman, the then glenys parry joined the labour party at the age of 16. it was at cardiff university that she met her political soulmate. neil kinnock, elected as leader of the labour party... she often shared the limelight with him, there for his triumphs... ..and there to pick him up after things didn't go to plan. but she had forthright views of her own, campaigning for nuclear disarmament at greenham common. and after neil kinnock lost the general election, she embarked on her own political career. glenys elizabeth kinnock. .. she was elected to the european parliament in 1994, and represented wales for 15 years. can i see how heavy that is? she was later appointed as foreign office minister by gordon brown, who today paid this tribute. where ever there was an injustice, where ever there was poverty and inequality and, where ever women and girls were being denied their basic rights, there was glenys standing up for them. she campaigned hard for britain to remain in the eu, another political battle ultimately lost. in her final years she suffered from alzheimer's, but according to her husband she never lost her sense of merriment. the labour leader keir starmer said she would be remembered as a pioneering woman. glenys kinnock who has died today aged 79. let's ta ke let's take another look at our main story as we look at these live pictures from this hospital in southern gaza. the head of the israeli military has said that its ground operation has begun following the breakdown of a week long truce. troops in southern israel have been told the operation will be no less powerful than in the north of the anglais. israeli bombardments in khan younis and rafah in the south have continued. stay with us here on bbc news. plenty of wintry scenes recorded by our weather watchers across the uk throughout the weekend, such as here in derbyshire with the lying snow but further south across much of england and south wales. then it turned milder on sunday, with outbreaks of rain moving northwards. and for all of us, the current cold spell will be coming to an end. as we head through it this week, it will be turning milder, but the payback is it's also going to be wetter and windier. for much of the time now, we've seen this deep area of low pressure just roll its way northwards and eastwards strong, gusty winds towards channel coast through the night. still some heavy downpours of rain around snow over any elevation. this is how we're starting of monday morning. cold and frosty still towards the north, but milderfurther south, five to seven degrees celsius here. but let's just zoom in on the north of england and north wales where we could see some icy conditions, tricky travelling conditions, i think, particularly over the higher passes of the pennines and across north wales with some of this rain turning to snow with any elevation. but most of this will be falling as rain, maybe wet snow to lower levels though at times with any intensity. and there's a brisk northerly wind blowing. we'll see some strong gusty winds, particularly across western wales and to the south west of england. it's going to feel cold in that wind, despite the fact that in theory temperatures will be higher than yesterday. largely dry for northern ireland and much of scotland away from the east with perhaps a few isolated showers around. so still feeling pretty raw with the briskness of the winds on monday. the same still true on tuesday, but our deep area of low pressure is gradually pushing its way further eastwards. it's very slow moving. there'll still be some patchy outbreaks of rain i think across much of northern england. again, with any elevation, this could be falling as snow. still some rain too, just feeding down from west wales towards the south west of england. but elsewhere i think it will tend to turn a bit drier, particularly away from east anglia as we head through the afternoon. largely dry for scotland, but still temperatures struggling to get above freezing over any lying snow but a drier, brighter day, particularly out towards the west. and it's going to be a very cold night on tuesday. again, a widespread frost with some patches of freezing fog developing. then we've got another lowjust working its way in from the south west and this is going to drag with it some much milderfeeling air. so just look at those temperatures go up. by the time we get to thursday, we're back up into double figures across the board. but it will be wet and windy at times with perhaps some transient snow in the north. bye— bye. this is bbc news. the headlines: the head of the israeli military says its ground operation is expanding in southern gaza. he told troops in southern israel that the operation would be no less powerful than in the north of the enclave. one person is killed and two injured in a knife and hammer attack in central paris near the eiffel tower. anti—terror police says the suspect had pledged himself to the islamic state group. weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued in places across the uk, after heavy snowfall caused major disruption in cumbria. firefighters have been rescuing people from their cars and some people had to spend the night in community centres. first, the head of the israeli military says its ground operation has begun in southern gaza and that it will be no less powerful than the offensive in the north. it comes as an adviser to israel's prime minister told the bbc today that israel was making the "maximum effort" to avoid killing civilians. and there are rising tensions in the west bank too. our international editorjeremy bowen reports on the situation in the west bank and gaza. i should warn you — the report contains footage, from the very beginning, that is distressing. lost boys, brothers, looking for their father — "my dad's been killed. "i swear he's been killed." they're lost in the mighty vengeance promised by israel. then they found their father and brother were dead. the strike, filmed by a freelance journalist, destroyed the home of this family in northern gaza. these are the latest israeli army pictures. they're pushing forward into southern gaza. the american defence secretary says he's warned israel repeatedly that if its troops don't stop killing so many palestinians, they will drive civilians into the arms of hamas, turning a tactical victory into a strategic defeat. in khan younis, civilian casualties are overwhelming the hospital. israel insists civilians are getting warnings and time to get to designated safe areas. a un official on the spot says that's not happening. everything's broken down, the war on children has resumed and with a ferocity, at least here in southern gaza, that has not been seen before, during this war. another narrative is so dangerous, this idea of "what happened "in the north will not be allowed to happen in the south." well, i can bear witness to it happening. on the west bank, this village was mourning a man. local people said he was killed last night by armed israelis from a nearbyjewish settlement. palestinians said jewish settlers entered the village late on saturday afternoon, protected by the israeli army. settlers, they said, opened fire when local men rushed to stop them burning cars and a house. it was dark by the time they found the body of ahmed. they prepared the father of six for burial. attacks byjewish settlers on palestinians are repeatedly condemned by the american, british and other allies of israel. around noon, after the funeral, the men of the village paid their respects to ahmed's family. settler violence against palestinians has risen sharply since hamas attacked on october 7th — it is rarely prosecuted. among the mourners was the dead man's eldest son. the settlers are violently opposed to a palestinian state alongside israel. and they have powerful allies in the the israeli government. "the lack of security has helped them act like this," say ahmed's brother. "the army are protecting them, not stopping them, but the future will be good as god promised us." "this land is ours, this country is ours," he said. one things come out very strongly in the last couple of days of talking to palestinians in the west bank. something has changed since october 7. the settlers are more aggressive, they're better armed and they're pushing harder. the increase in violence is a direct result of the gaza war, making international protests that the settlements are illegal even less important to those who believe god gave this land to the jews. you speak about the law, the law, ok, the international law. it does not exist here, because arabs, all the time, break the international law. what about these videos of young men — settlers — with guns, intimidating palestinians? we're not happy to carry weapons. ok, i don't like weapons. but if we not carry weapons, the arabs destroy all the jewish people. after this war, the americans want an independent palestinian state alongside israel, to secure the future, but rising violence in the west bank shows that might be impossible. jeremy bowen, bbc news, at least 47 people have died in severe floods and landslides in tanzania, according to local authorities. 85 others — near the slopes of mount hanang in the country's north — were reportedly injured. 100 houses are believed to have been destroyed, with trees and crops also washed away. tanzania's president samia hassan has ordered security forces to help with the rescue efforts. it's 30 years since nelson mandela was awarded the nobel peace prize alongside the last white president of south africa, fw de klerk. now, nelson mandela's party — the african national congress — could be facing its biggest electoral challenge since the end of apartheid. it's bedeviled by corruption scandals and accusations of poor public services. and in one key region of the country, infighting rooted in corruption has led to a surge in political murder. our special correspondent fergal keane, who covered the fall of apartheid, has this report. a violent conflict once spread out from these hills to threaten the future of south africa. it seemed nowhere was safe. as we interviewed this british peace monitor, a sniper intervened. in the end, apartheid was defeated. but we shall all live like the children of paradise. free elections happened. but 30 years later, a deadly new struggle is under way in the hills of kwazulu—natal. lombo thembinkosi, a councillor with the ruling anc, was one of over 20 local politicians murdered in the last year. "it was people from the anc fighting for a position," says mrs lombo. "that's why he was killed." you're working with us as a journalist here, and translating, but your own grandfather was killed in political violence recently. what do you feel when you hear what mrs lombo has to say? it hurts. it hurts a lot, because my grandpa was killed right at the gate in my house, about six, seven, eight bullets. 60% of people here live in poverty. billions that could have helped them, stolen by corrupt politicians and officials. fuelling the infighting that's tarnished africa's oldest liberation movement. this memorial to nelson mandela in the hills of kwazulu—natal is a reminder of the long history of violence and repression in south africa. but when democracy came 30 years ago, millions hoped for a land where human life would have more value. in the old colonial city hall of pietermaritzburg, capital of kwazulu—natal, we met up with the anc mayor. he blames much of the present decline on apartheid's legacy of inequality. with respect, mayor, you're the ones who've been in powerfor 30 years. we do have challenges, and some of those challenges are the corruption you're talking about. but we are saying the effect is undoing what has been done and created for over 300 years can not only take 30 years to repair. so as you can hear, i have lost my voice because of the absolutely incredible event that we have here at the durban exhibition centre. but with elections looming, a popular opposition leader is fighting corruption. chris pappas, white, zulu speaking and gay, was elected mayor of a socially conservative rural area with a black majority population. obviously, you know, issues of racism and issues of identity do feature in our country strongly. but i think when it comes to just moving the needle forward, in terms of service delivery and progress, peoplejust want to get things done. the hope for a peace hangs in the balance, with fear, in a place all too familiar with mourning. fergal keane, bbc news, kwazulu—natal. at least four people have been killed and more than a0 injured in an explosion at a catholic mass in the southern philippines. the bomb attack took place at a university in the country's largest muslim city of marawi. the government in the philippines had staged a crackdown on islamist extremist groups in recent days, as simonjones reports. members of the congregation helped carry the wounded to safety. the explosion took place in a university hall where people had gathered for sunday mass. you can see smoke in the air. these pictures from inside show chairs strewn across the floor by the force of the blast. the police say they have recovered fragments of a mortar bomb. many worshippers were taken to hospital in a state of shock. translation: we - attended mass at 7am. then during the first reading, there was a sudden explosion. it was really sudden and everyone ran. when i looked behind me, people were lying on the floor. the president described the attack as senseless and heinous. he blamed what he called foreign terrorists. the authorities believe it may have been carried out in retaliation for the killing of 12 suspected members of an islamist militant group by the military on friday. the public is being urged to remain calm. our focus now in the face of this incident in marawi will be to not only address the security dimension, but also the wellness dimension of the community. the university where the attack took place has called in additional security staff. all classes have been suspended. the authorities have vowed to bring the perpetrators of what they're calling this ruthless act to justice. simon jones, bbc news. ukraine's prosecutor general has begun investigating a video that appears to show the extrajudicial killing of two ukrainian soldiers by russian forces. the incident reportedly took place near the embattled eastern town of avdiivka, which russian forces have been trying to surround. our correspondent in kyiv, jessica parker, has more. this is a video that emerged on saturday, and a ukrainian soldier says that it shows two men from his unit being shot by russian soldiers as those two men were surrendering. it is alleged to have happen in a village near the town of avdiivka, where there has of course been fierce fighting in the region of donetsk. what this video appears to show is two men emerging from a dugout. the first comes out with his hands on his head, he lies down on the ground. a second man comes out of the dugout as well, he also lies down on the ground. then the soldiers who have been staking out that position then appear to open fire. the video is pretty grainy, you can't really see what's going on in the surrounding area either. the ukrainian military say it is a ukrainian—filmed video and the general prosecutor's office here has launched an investigation. russia hasn't commented, but it has previously denied allegations of war crimes in this conflict. let's look at dubai now and the latest from the united nations climate summit — cop28. sunday is the first time any climate summit has focussed on health. experts say global warming is already having a "profound effect" on global health. our correspondent carl nasman is there and gave us this update. day four in dubai was significant, the first time in the history of these climate summits there has been a focus specifically on health. that comes at a time where the health impacts of climate change are becoming ever clearer. 2023 now the hottest year on record. we saw those hot record temperatures affecting cities around the world and some shocking statistics as well. we already know that one in four deaths around the world are linked in some way to climate change. on this day, more pledges, more cash being thrown at climate action. the first announcement today, a partnership to combat climate and health, $450 billion pledged by more than 120 countries towards that cause. and the second one, $770 million pledged towards eliminating neglected tropical diseases. as always at these conferences, the devil is in the details. none of these agreements mentioning what many scientists say is the root cause of the problem, and that is our use of fossil fuels like oil and gas. still, these pledges adding more momentum to what we have seen already at the beginning of a very busy cop 28. carl nasman there. to india now, where prime minister narendra modi's party, bjp, is poised to win three of the four key state elections in these areas. the results are a big boost for mr modi ahead of a general election, due within six months. here's our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan. the hindu nationalist bjp party, the governing party in india, have until reading in major cities in india after the commendable victory in three states —— have been celebrating. they are very key states are politics in india and they won comfortably, and there are a few more seats to be counted in their poise to capture power in the two of the states, and in one state, they are retaining power, so this is a big victory for the governing bjp and for the prime minister narendra modi, who addressed party supporters a short while ago, celebrating their success, and these three states which you mentioned, they lie in the hindi heartland of northern india. because indy is going to parliament elections in the next six months' time, admin people the state elections as some sort of a semifinal of a world cup match, this was setting the tone, how they are going to take the campaign issues and what the strengths and weaknesses are of these various political parties, and many people thought the main opposition congress party, which won a key state election in may this year, could make a comeback, could do pretty well in these elections, could set the tone for an opposition alliance, and that was the main issue for congress party. now, the election results are seen as a setback mainly for the congress party, even though it won one of the bosporus states in the southern india, with a comfortable majority, but they lost out to the bjp in other states —— prosperous states. so, people see this is a big boost to mr modi, who is aiming to return to power for this is a big boost to mr modi, who is aiming to return to powerfor a third consecutive term when the elections are held between april and may next year, and for the congress party, they need to go back to the drawing room and find out where they got it wrong. also, they need to keep their allies together. one ally is the india alliance, and what went wrong for them. that is why these elections were considered very crucial and mr modi with his popularity, and energetic campaign, managed to win these elections. venezuelans are voting in a referendum that will help determine whether the country should create its own state within neighbouring guyana. the region is disputed. it's a move denounced by guyana as a step towards annexation, raising concerns in the region of a possible military conflict. people will vote on whether they agree with creating a new state in thejungled region, and providing its population with venezuelan citizenship. for more, here's mimi swaby from the bbc world service. it is a large area in guyana, the esequiba region, which is really rich in oil and minerals. now it's a jungle, thickjungle area which is about the same size as portugal and roughly makes up two thirds of guyana, which is a very small country. now it has, like i said, really rich oil supplies. and this has sparked a new interest by the socialist government of president nicolas maduro, who is therefore using this referendum to try and claim this territory out of zone, —— referendum to try and claim this territory as his own, which both countries view as theirs. and again, this is a highly controversial referendum, but one which is not been anything new. it's just the latest development in this long standing dispute. it's a five—question referendum in which voters will decide whether they agree with incorporating this 160,000 kilometre square area into the creation of a new state, guyana esequiba state. now, one of the questions also includes whether to approve or reject the un's highest international court ofjustice itsjurisdiction. on friday, this international court ofjustice responded to guyana's appeal to halt this referendum. it ordered venezuela not to take any action which could alter or upset the status quo of the border of guyana. although it didn't explicitly say that this vote today should not happen now, both parties viewed this ruling as backing their own positions. however, the government of venezuela has said that this vote today will confirm its outright claim and sovereignty over this area, saying it's unquestionable that this is what has been needed for a long time and it's hoping to take away this land from the guyanese government, who have really taken a warlike narrative. the president actually this week went to the disputed area, only metres away from the border of venezuela, put the national flag on a hill and stayed the night there with the military, who have also increased their presence in the area. mimi swaby there. wetter and warmer conditions, brought about by climate change, mean mosquitoes can survive in more places around the world. and that can have a "profound effect" on global health according to experts. in fact, cases of tropical diseases are now being seen in europe — but scientists are investigating ways to predict where outbreaks will happen. victoria gill has more. tiny and troublesome — these mosquitoes are one of the two species known to transmit the dengue virus. scientists say that as our climate becomes warmer and wetter, it's helping these insects to spread into new areas. if you'd told that, when i started many years ago, i would be focusing on the uk for mosquito—borne diseases, that would've really surprised me. however, what we're seeing in other countries has given us a warning that this could be something that could be a significant problem for us in the future. climate change is not the only driver, but it's helping to fuel a global surge in this tropical disease. there has been a huge increase in the number of cases of dengue globally in the past two decades. it's now spreading in new areas, including europe. in the year 2000, 500,000 cases globally were reported to the world health organization. in 2023, 4.5 million cases have been reported. the mosquitoes breed in stagnant water. not everyone the insects bite will develop the virus and for most that do, the fever lasts about seven days and the majority of people fully recover. but in developing countries where it's already widespread, dengue is taking more of a toll. in bangladesh, earlier this year, an outbreak killed nearly 1,000 people. it was linked to the hotter, wetter monsoons. that's why scientists, funded by the wellcome trust, are working to stay a step ahead of this disease. with a combination of on the ground surveillance for mosquitoes and new technology, researchers are developing tools to predict where outbreaks are most likely to happen. we're gathering data from global climate products, from satellite images, from field campaigns to collect data from drones and weather sensors and when we combine all this information, we can develop models that can then allow us to predict the risk in advance and help target those interventions. sunday is the first health day of the cop28 un climate talks. experts hope this official recognition of how our health is linked to climate change will help strengthen the ambition to slash global emissions quickly. climate change has a profound impact on our health and we must ensure that climate action is designed with both health and justice at the heart. mosquitoes have no regard for international borders. here in the uk, traps for the insects are set at sites where they're most likely to arrive, like ports and airports, so they can be quickly eradicated. it's just a little black bucket with a polystyrene block and some water. so, an invasive aedes will come in and she will lay her eggs just on the polystyrene block above the water. ok. and then, you pick up the block, see if there's any eggs on it. if there are, then we can look to identify them. what do the eggs look like? you can see how tiny and inconspicuous they are. they look like dust. they do — they're easy to miss. wow. the problem is not going to go away, so more attention, more funding and more focus on these type of issues is welcomed. victoria gill, bbc news. now to a couple from wales who say it's like they've lost an "old friend" after a bomb disposal team blew up a hundred year—old shell the husband and wife thought was a garden ornament. sian and jeffrey edwards say the device — which weighed nearly 30 kilos — had been outside their home all their lives. with more, here's our reporter david grundy. this all started on wednesday evening. the couple were at home in south—west wales. a police officer who was walking pastjust happened to spot this thing in their garden and decided he did not like the look of it. he knocked on their door and said he would have to alert the mod. an hour later, they were told the bomb squad would be there in the morning to get rid of it. i spoke to the couple earlier. jeffrey told me he did not have time for me to see him today because they are too busy putting up their christmas decorations. we had a bit of a chat, and what he told me was that wednesday night was a sleepless night because they were told that the whole street might have to be evacuated. the bomb disposal unit from gloucestershire, about 160 miles away, three hours by road, they arrived the next morning and they did tests on what the couple thought was a dummy and it was actually a live bomb that had a tiny amount of charge. jeffrey told me that he told the bomb disposal unit, "we're not leaving the house, we are staying here. "if it goes up, we go up with it." this thing they had been using as an ornament was actually a 64 lb naval projectile. sian, a keen gardener, used to bang her trowel on the bomb to get the soil off it. it was taken to a disused quarry about five miles away, covered in sand and detonated. i like that — two busy to speak to the bbc, putting up christmas decorations up. you can read a lot more about that amazing story on our website, and amazing story on there. a photographer who has decided to put bond villains in the spotlight rather than the cereals. you can see much more on the website —— more than the heroes. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. plenty of wintry scenes recorded by our weather watchers across the uk throughout the weekend, such as here in derbyshire, with the lying snow, but further south across much of england and south wales, it turned milder on sunday, with outbreaks of rain moving northwards. and for all of us, the current cold spell will be coming to an end as we head through this week. it will be turning milder, but the payback is it's also going to be wetter and windier. for much of the time. now, we've seen this deep area of low pressure just roll its way northwards and eastwards, strong, gusty winds towards channel coasts through the night. still some heavy downpours of rain around, snow over any elevation. this is how we're starting of monday morning. cold and frosty still towards the north, but milderfurther south, five to seven degrees celsius here. but let's just zoom in on the north of england and north wales, where we could see some icy conditions, tricky travelling conditions, i think, particularly over the higher passes of the pennines and across north wales, with some of this rain turning to snow with any elevation. but most of this will be falling as rain, maybe wet snow to lower levels, though, at times with any intensity. and there's a brisk northerly wind blowing. we'll see some strong gusty winds, particularly across western wales and to the south—west of england. it's going to feel cold in that wind, despite the fact that in theory temperatures will be higher than yesterday. largely dry for northern ireland and much of scotland away from the east, with perhaps a few isolated showers around. so still feeling pretty raw with the briskness of that wind on monday. the same still true on tuesday, but our deep area of low pressure is gradually pushing its way further eastwards. it's very slow—moving. there'll still be some patchy outbreaks of rain, i think, across much of northern england. again, with any elevation, this could be falling as snow. still some rain too, just feeding down from western wales towards the south—west of england. but elsewhere, i think it will tend to turn a bit drier, particularly away from east anglia, as we head through the afternoon. largely dry for scotland, but still temperatures struggling to get above freezing over any lying snow. but a drier, brighter day, particularly out towards the west. and it's going to be a very cold night on tuesday. again, a widespread frost with some patches of freezing fog developing. then we've got another lowjust working its way in from the south west, and this is going to drag with it some much milder—feeling air. so just look at those temperatures go up. by the time we get to thursday, we're back up into double figures across the board. but it will be wet and windy at times, with perhaps some transient snow in the north. bye— bye. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm arunoday mukharji. lets get you the headlines. the head of israel's military says ground operations have begun in southern gaza. french prosecutors say a man accused of a deadly attack on tourists in central paris had pledged allegiance to the islamic state group. weather warnings for snow and ice are in place across large parts of the uk after heavy snowfall caused major disruption. we begin in gaza, where the israel defense forces have announced the beginning of a new ground operation in the south — just north of the city of khan younis. israel has continued its renewed bombardment