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hello and welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. everyone s dreaming assumption anand max as welell. i m kim brunhuber. our soldiers have been operating in gaza city for the past few days surrounding it from several directionss deepening the operation. our forces are in very significant areas of gaza city. the israeli military chief of staff there are, describing expended idf ground operations in gaza to keep up pressure on hamas. players overnight lit up north and gaza, and one of the most intense periods of his really bombardment since the e war began. the idf says 23 of its soldiers hahave died in t the gaza strip. primary objective now is located in and the tunnel network and locating explosives and other obstacles. the biden administration is increasingly concerned about the civilian death toll in gaza, and warns that could undermine international support for israel. secretary of state anthony blinken is d ....
of a wider conflict. it s mr blinken s second visit since the war began. he s thought to be talking to israeli officials about how to pursue their military and security goals in gaza while limiting civilian casualties. meanwhile, the israeli military says its ongoing ground offensive has now completed the encirclement of gaza city , the most densely populated part of the palestinian territory before the war began last month. the israel defense forces says close quarter combat has seen fighting with gunmen as they target outposts, headquarters and other hamas infrastructure. with the fighting intensifying there s been strongly worded criticism of the humanitarian situation emerging from the united nations. seven human rights experts have said that they believe that the palestinian people in gaza are at risk of genocide, and that time is running out to prevent this. israel accused them of repeating hamas propaganda. and people across the region are waiting to hear from t ....
the past 12 months have seen a big rise in the number ofjellyfish around the uk coastline. i am of the sea life london aquarium to find out more about these mysterious creatures. and why there has been an increase. good morning. it s friday, the 3rd of november. israel says its army has completely encircled gaza city and is engaged in close combat with hamas fighters. the israeli military says it s targeting hamas infrastructure, including tunnels and rocket launchers, and is minimising civilian deaths. the us secretary of state is due to arrive in israel and his second regional trip since the war began. human rights experts have repeated calls for an immediate ceasefire amid a warning that humanitarian situation in the gaza strip has reached a catastrophic tipping point. joe inwood has this report. israel says it has gaza city surrounded. its ground forces, supported by heavy armour, are pushing into the crowded urban centre of the strip. but no one thinks this will be quick ....
we also need to be focused on the day after. and so in conversations that we ll be having through the course of this weekend, i expect you ll see a focus there, and particularly how we can get over time two states for two peoples, which in our judgment remains the best guarantor and maybe the only guarantor of a secure jewish and democratic israel and palestinians with the state that they are entitled to. so, these roadway the things that we are focused on. these are challenging times. these are intensely difficult issues. but i m convinced that american diplomacy can make a difference in moving everyone to a better place, that s what we ll be working to do. thank you, mr. secretary. do you assess that israel has shown restraint up to this point in their offensive in gaza and what are the concrete steps you ll be pushing them on, are you confident you ll be able to get them to make movement on this, given the positions we have seen from israelis? as we said and it s ....
are blocking the roads. people there have told the bbc there are still very strong winds in the area. let s get more from graham satchell. storm ciaran hit the channel islands with a bang, thunder and lightning and massive hailstones. the power of the storm, remarkable. winds reached more than 100 miles an hour, ripping rooves from buildings. this terrifying moment was caught on a baby monitor. the woman grabs her baby and makes her escape. the emergency services injersey said they responded to hundreds of calls overnight. they worked through horrendous conditions to clear roads and rescue people. there s been a lot of structural damage, a lot of roofs and chimneys down, trees down obviously, a lot of roads are blocked, there is a lot of debris on the roads. at first light, people ventured out to assess the damage. there are trees down all over the island. some buildings have been almost completely destroyed. the power of the wind has blown walls down. that was my car, ....