good morning. for england and wales we are looking at rain at times, some hill snow that even some of that getting to lower levels at times. and the risk of ice. the scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers, drierand scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers, drier and brighter in the west, but wherever you are it will be blustery and cold. i will have all the details later. it s monday the 4th of december. our main story. israel says its ground offensive has now expanded to every part of the gaza strip following days of intense bombardment. the united nations says palestinians are being squeezed into a corner of the territory worsening the already dire humanitarian conditions. yolande knell has this report. ominous warnings the israeli flairs that hang in the night sky over gaza are followed by the thuds of explosions. rumbling explosion. and on the ground, israel s military says its offensive has now expanded to every part of the palestinian territory
for another day, as negotiations continue for more hostage prisoner swaps. the wall streetjounal is citing egyptian officials as saying the truce has indeed been extended for a day. but neither israel or hamas has commented. without an extension, israel could resume its military operation in gaza. it s been 55 days since hamas launched its deadly attacks, and another six israeli hostages, who have been held in gaza since then, have now been freed. mia schem, the 21 year old woman, kidnapped from a music festival on october 7th, was among them. she s been reunited with her mother. but as one family celebrates the return of a loved one, another is facing fresh anguish. this is shira bibas and her two young sons hamas claims they died in an israeli missile attack on gaza, and released a hostage video of her husband yarden. the israeli government said again that it hasn t yet verified what has happened to the family. meanwhile, the white house has condemned what it called a te
it is good to have you with us. we start in israel, where a temporary truce with hamas is set to expire in the coming hours, unless a deal is reached to extend the agreement. six more israeli hostages held in gaza have now been handed over to the red cross. mia schem, the 21 year old woman kidnapped from a music festival on october 7th was among those just released by hamas. she s been reunited with her mother. but as one family celebrates the return of a loved one, another is facing fresh anguish. this is shira bibas and her two young sons. hamas claims they died in an israeli missile attack on gaza. the organisation, designated a terrorist group by the us and uk, released a hostage video of her husband, yarden. the israeli government said again that it hasn t yet verified what has happened to the family. meanwhile, the white house has condemned what it called a terrorist attack by hamas gunmen at a bus stop injerusalem earlier on thursday. three people were killed in the