Thousands of athletes from Around The World set to compete across 22 sports, with the first events starting tomorrow morning. We start in the middle east, where at least nine people have been killed in the biggest israeli operation in the occupied West Bank for 20 years. Last month, the international Court Ofjustice ruled that israels continued occupation of the area, captured in 1967, breached international law. Violence has been increasing in the occupied West Bank since hamas s deadly attack in israel on seven october, with the un saying more than 650 palestinians have been killed by israeli soldiers or settlers there. Attacks have also been launched from the occupied West Bank against israelis. Since 1993, control of the West Bank has been divided across three zones where there is either full control by the Palestinian Authority, partial control shared with israel or where israel is in full control. Unlike gaza, hamas has no control there. Overnight, israeli forces simultaneously w
reported that president biden had urged the israeli prime minister to halt a pre emptive strike against his brother forces in lebanon, days after hamas militants october 7th assault on southern israel, warning that such an attack could spark a wider regional war. further north, this is the view across the israel lebanon border. in the past couple of hours, we ve seen a thick plume of black smoke in the sky there. in our continued hostilities in that border area. in our continued hostilities in that borderarea. in our continued hostilities in that border area. there are continued hostilities. we ve been hearing from the israeli prime minister today here s a little of that. translation: last night, - i talked again with president biden. i do appreciate us steadfast position at the security council a position which backs our war effort. yesterday, i told president biden that we will fight until total victory, as long as it takes. the us understands this. i saw false
With longer spells of rain and also blustery winds. A big area of low Pressure Setting to the west of ireland, smaller Low Pressure Systems around it, one that spreads northwards through the country on Saturday Night bringing some areas a lot of rain but the Rainfall Totals will be totting up for all areas but especially for the east of scotland which has already seen severe Flooding Problems so any more rain could be bad news and could be quite a lot, up to 100 millimetres of rain even into the start of november. Through tonight, the rain keeps on coming across eastern scotland, strong winds and elsewhere clear spells and scattered showers. The temperature ranging from 5 11 c. Into the first part of the week, little change, holding on to the rain across eastern scotland, sunshine and scattered showers, some of them heavy and thundery. Later in the afternoon we see the area of low pressure pushing on to the south bringing more consistent rain and strong winds. Saturday night and early
Bringing heavy rain and winds to the north and east of uk and this shows the storm moving northwards on wednesday, parking itself across the north of the uk on friday but low pressure is close by and brings further heavy rain even further south so it will be a very unsettled week for the rest of the week and into the weekend and rainfall totals mounting up, you can see on the scale, the brighter echoes in Eastern Scotland and North East England is where we have concerns for the risk of localised flooding but because of the heavy rain which we have seen in scotland in the past week or so, the ground is saturated so the met office have an Amber Warning in force but this could be extended further south but that caters for the persistent heavy rain and the risk of localised flooding. Heading through tonight, many places will be dry, central, northern and eastern areas have a strong outhwaite south easterly wind. Temperatures, no problems with frost, 9 12 point we start the day on a fine no
The United Nations Secretary General, antonio guterres, is due to speak on the conflict this hour. We will carry that come alive, here on bbc news. Meanwhile, israel has intensified their attacks on hamas. These some of the latest pictures coming into us. Military Officials Say israel has struck more than 1,000 targets in gaza. 560 palestinians are reported dead. A hamas spokesman claimed that four israelis whohad been taken hostage had been killed in the air strikes, a claim that hasnt been verified. The Israeli Military says its regained control of all southern communities attacked by hamas though it warned isolated pockets of fighters could still remain. Hamas has continued to Fire Missiles into israel, targeting jerusalem, Ben Gurion Airport near tel aviv, and ashkelon. Israels Iron Dome Defence System has intercepted many of the rockets. At least 700 israelis have been killed, including at least 260 at a Music Festival. Its believed about 100 israelis are being held hostage in gaz