thanks. live from london. this is bbc news. the hamas?run health ministry in gaza says more than 7,000 people have now been killed there 7 as un agencies warn again, about the consequences of running out of fuel. the israeli military carries out a targeted raid — sending tanks into gaza, to prepare for future operations. the israeli and palestinian ambassadors to the united nations make passionate speeches at an emergency un general assembly. surrey police have arrested the conservative mp crispin blunt on suspicion of rain, and possession of on suspicion of rape, and possession of controlled substances. a gunman described as armed and dangerous is on the loose in the us state of maine 7 after killling at least 18 people in a bowling alley.

hello, i'm samantha simmonds. welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. we start with the war between israel and hamas which is centre stage at an emergency session of the united nations general assembly in new york. the aim: to agree on a resolution to secure a pause in the fighting to get meaningful aid into gaza. the palestinian ambassador, riyad mansour, called on members of the un to — in his words — choosejustice, not vengeance and vote to stop the killing in gaza. the israeli un ambassador, gilad erdan, spoke of what he called barbaric hamas terrorists launching an invasion on israel. he said the special un session had nothing to do with peace. hamas is a proscribed terror organisation by both the uk and the usa. we'll hear from both later israel has continued its air strikes have today, this the scene in khan younis. gaza's hamas?controlled health

ministry says more than 7,000 people have been killed since the bombardment began — an increase of 500 since wednesday. and hamas says it estimates that 50 of the hostages it took have been killed as a result of israel's bombing, in retaliation for hamas�*s brutal attacks on southern israel on october seven. this has not been verified by the bbc. taking a look at the overall scale of destruction. this satellite image from maxar shows an area in northern gaza before october 7th. this is the same area a few days ago. you can see the extent of the damage. our first report is from our international editorjeremy bowen. for hours, we could hear the explosions around ten kilometres away in israel. it was the biggest israeli raid into the gaza strip so far in this war. the army released this video, it said of the battlefield being prepared — presumably for the invasion of gaza that the government says is coming.

the soldiers pulled back into israel sometime before dawn. in khan younis in southern gaza, more raids and death in a place where israel told palestinians to go to be safe. "we want to live beautiful lives," said this girl, "not have rockets hitting our heads." "the building fell on our heads." the un says nowhere is safe in gaza and the siege violates the laws of war. israel has killed thousands of palestinian civilians. just a few miles away in israel, sally lives in one of the communities hamas attacked. she has photos of some of the friends hamas killed. this is me, this is one of my friends, gil, and he was murdered.

i'm all the time thinking what they did to them, how they suffered. with so much loss, whole families, she is furious that israel's response has been questioned. this time we realise that, after that, it's us or them. if it is, as you say, us or them, is it ok to ignore international humanitarian law? i'm tired of it, of what the law, the international law said. the international law didn't prevent these murders, these brutal murders. where was the world? people were happy about it, people celebrate it, not only in gaza, along the gaza border, civilian volunteers are bringing home comforts to the troops. the soldiers�* commanders say they're ready and that it's a waiting game until the war cabinet

orders them into gaza. the men i spoke to are certain that israel's actions since hamas attacked were legal, morallyjustified, and vital for the security of their families. most of the soldiers here were reservists, called out of civilian life. you said you are a social worker. yes. you must deal with people with trauma — how long will it take israelis to process this national trauma? generations. i think something is broken here. we want to protect, we don't want to fight, we don't want to kill. but if we need to do it, so here we are, here we are. if you're truly a western person, if you believe in human rights and freedom, then it's very obvious that you should side with israel. i mean, do you want to side with people that are like you, we are the same, we have the same values of freedom of free speech, women's rights, lgbtq rights, equality, freedom of the press, whatever you want,

it is the same, we are the same. and they choose to side with the palestinians, with the aliens, those who literally oppose every western value that we hold as holy. ahead is complex urban warfare. when might depend on the success or failure of talks to free the hostages. israelis get behind their soldiers, especially at times like this. almost everybody has been in the military or has a son or a daughter in uniform. it's a different thing when it comes to politicians. taking israel to war is a new experience for the prime minister. benjamin netanyahu's tough talk — he said hamas were dead men walking — will not impress as many political enemies. israelis, though, are united in their fight against hamas,

but the country faces big challenges, and their leader is under crushing pressure. jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel. we'll go live now, carol was in the kibbutz that was attacked on that morning. tell us what happened that morning. tell us what happened that morning. it morning. tell us what happened that morninu. . , ., ., morning. it was the morning, a sunday morning, _ morning. it was the morning, a sunday morning, supposed - morning. it was the morning, a sunday morning, supposed to i morning. it was the morning, a i sunday morning, supposed to be morning. it was the morning, a . sunday morning, supposed to be a nice quiet morning. i got up about 6:30am, made myself some coffee. all of a sudden we heard rockets coming over and we heard the alarms, and the last few years it's been quite, it's happened quite a lot. so it wasn't really surprising. but then it just wasn't really surprising. but then itjust didn't stop. so we went into

the strong room, then we heard like machine guns outside the windows. and we opened the tv and turned on phones and we started hearing what was going on all around us in the other kibbutz. and we realised we were also being attacked. it was very very frightening. i have four children, out of the four children, three live there. i have seven grandchildren. they were in different houses and we were trying to keep in contact with each other for 2h hours, 25 hours even, we were in the strong room. it was just terrifying, we couldn't go out. if you went outjust to go to the bathroom, just to maybe get some water or something, you had to be

very quiet because we could hear them running around outside. and shouting. but we didn't even realise the extent, even when we were in there which is may be a good thing because if we had realised we would have been more frightened i think. and karen, you were in there 2a hours, 25 hours. you are rescued by the idf, tell us what you saw when you came out. the idf, tell us what you saw when you came out-— the idf, tell us what you saw when you came out. what happened was, we were sent messages _ you came out. what happened was, we were sent messages by _ you came out. what happened was, we were sent messages by the _ you came out. what happened was, we were sent messages by the kibbutz - were sent messages by the kibbutz that the army are going to come round and knock at the doors. but only to open if they give the password because the hamas terrorists were trying to get people out of their houses by dressing up as israeli soldiers. so when they came round they knocked on the door and give the password and we came out. we were given an hour to get

organised and just leave. so i of course ran to my son, my husband, ran to my daughter to help them with the children. and as we were leaving the kibbutz, i mean, we could see houses that had holes in them from the shooting and at the gate of the kibbutz where the real fighting had happened, there were bodies, there were cars burnt out. there were, like, plastic gloves on the ground that people had tried to take care of the people, and it was really, really horrific. all the cars were burnt out. there were bodies there, it was just really horrific when we left. it was 'ust really horrific when we left. . . , it was 'ust really horrific when we left. . ., , , ., it was 'ust really horrific when we left. . .,, ,, it was 'ust really horrific when we left. . left. karen, as you said, you left the kibbutz, _ left. karen, as you said, you left the kibbutz, you _ left. karen, as you said, you left the kibbutz, you are _ left. karen, as you said, you left the kibbutz, you are now- left. karen, as you said, you left the kibbutz, you are now in - left. karen, as you said, you left the kibbutz, you are now in a - the kibbutz, you are now in a different part of israel. what is happen to you and your family? itrefoil happen to you and your family? well we have been _ happen to you and your family? -ii we have been evacuated by the army

to a hotel in the centre of israel. we had no time to take, you know, take much with us. we are instead of being in our home we are in a hotel room. we have meals, we have our basic comforts taken care of, but it is really, really difficult to be uprooted from your home. at least myself and my family, we are all here together. but the worst thing is also is not knowing how long it will take, how long we would be there. when will we see our home again, when will we see our home again if at all, it's not an easy situation. again if at all, it's not an easy situation-— again if at all, it's not an easy situation. ., ~ , ., . ., situation. thank you so much for tellin: us situation. thank you so much for telling us about _ situation. thank you so much for telling us about what _ situation. thank you so much for telling us about what happened l situation. thank you so much for. telling us about what happened to you, karen hellerjoining us there from israel, thank you.— from israel, thank you. you're

welcome- _ i am nowjoined by harpinder collacott, executive director for mercy corps in europe. her team is on the ground in gaza. i don't know when the last time you are able to talk to any of your team in gaza but what is the latest your hearings? we in gaza but what is the latest your hearinas? ~ . ., ., hearings? we are hearing that the situation on _ hearings? we are hearing that the situation on the _ hearings? we are hearing that the situation on the ground _ hearings? we are hearing that the situation on the ground is - situation on the ground is incredibly dire. there is little food, little safe drinking water in parts of gaza, and there is nowhere safe for civilians to flee for safety. so ultimately, things have deteriorated exceptionally bad. we need now a cease—fire to basically prevent a humanitarian catastrophe, and that is really critical for agencies like ourselves, we can't get in on the ground at the moment due to the situation on the ground, so we need a cease—fire to be able to provide desperate assistance to some of the citizens who are in dire need of assistance. 50 some of the citizens who are in dire need of assistance.— need of assistance. so you're not manaiiin need of assistance. so you're not managing to _ need of assistance. so you're not managing to access _

need of assistance. so you're not managing to access any - need of assistance. so you're not managing to access any of- need of assistance. so you're not managing to access any of the i need of assistance. so you're not - managing to access any of the people who need help. do you have any stocks left, and he stores, and you just can't reach them because of the bombing? just can't reach them because of the bombin: ? ~ , ., ., , ., bombing? while the situation is that we can actually _ bombing? while the situation is that we can actually get _ bombing? while the situation is that we can actually get any _ bombing? while the situation is that we can actually get any assistance i we can actually get any assistance into gaza. mainly because the rafah is not functioning as a root in, and there are no other roots and at the moment. as you know, we only have 75 trucks being allowed into, into the southern part of gaza. and actually, what the situation was previously, we needed to have around 100 trucks going in per day with critical supplies, and unfortunately were not able to get those supplies in at the moment because there is no safe route into the country, and therefore people are in dire need of essential supplies. do therefore people are in dire need of essential supplies.— essential supplies. do you have trucks at that _ essential supplies. do you have trucks at that rafah _ essential supplies. do you have trucks at that rafah crossing, l essential supplies. do you have - trucks at that rafah crossing, we've seen days and days of them in those cues, it is your age and some of the

structs? ., �* , cues, it is your age and some of the structs? . �* , .,, cues, it is your age and some of the structs? . �* , , ., structs? that's right, most of the situation with _ structs? that's right, most of the situation with the _ structs? that's right, most of the situation with the un _ structs? that's right, most of the situation with the un agencies i structs? that's right, most of the| situation with the un agencies but also organisations like mercy corp., we are waiting to know if there is going to be inability to get humanitarian assistance and, if we can, we will be ready and mobilising to get that assistance in.— to get that assistance in. thank you ve much to get that assistance in. thank you very much for— to get that assistance in. thank you very much for telling _ to get that assistance in. thank you very much for telling us _ to get that assistance in. thank you very much for telling us about - to get that assistance in. thank you very much for telling us about the l very much for telling us about the work you're trying to do, as you aid waits on the border at the rafah crossing, thank you. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories making the headlines... constance marten and her partner mark gordon have pleaded not guilty to charges over the death of their two? month old baby. victoria's body was discovered on the first of march in a brighton shed after a weeks?long police search for the family. ms marten and mr gordon appeared at the old bailey on thursday and pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. a charter flight bringing afghan

refugees to the uk who've been stranded in pakistan, is due to arrive here later this evening. the plane took off from islamabad this afternoon. thousands of people who worked with or for the british government in afghanistan and then fled the taliban with their families, are still waiting to be relocated here. for the first time in years ? the remembrance poppy has undergone a change. the new flowers for the royal british legion's annual appeal are entirely plastic—free — and can be recycled. there have been more than ten versions of the poppy since the first appeal in 1921. you're live with bbc news. in the last hour, it's emerged that surrey police have arrested the conservative mp crispin blunt on suspicion of rape, and possession of controlled substances. let's get more on this from our political correspondent nick eardley.

what more can you tell us? it was yesterday afternoon that surrey police confirmed they had arrested a man in his 60s on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances. it was confirmed this afternoon that crispin blunt, confirmed that it was him. he had spoken to police, he had concerns about extortion, and he was confident that this wouldn't lead to any charges. since his statement came out, we understand that he has been suspended by the conservative party, he is had the whip suspended. so that basically means he will remain an mp but he won't sit as a conservative mp for the time being. he's also been asked by the conservative party whips to understand to stay away from parliament while police investigate. but at the moment, he remains unconditional bailfrom but at the moment, he remains

unconditional bail from surrey police. . ~ unconditional bail from surrey police. ., ~ unconditional bail from surrey police. ., , police. 0k, nick, thank you very much. now to another developing story: us presidentjoe biden has called again for a ban on assault weapons, following a mass shooting in the state of maine — the deadliest such attack in the country this year. 18 people were killed and 13 others injured after a gunman opened fire at a bar and bowling alley on wednesday. a manhunt continues for the suspect, ao—year—old robert card — who the authorities say is armed and dangerous. the shooting happened in lewiston, a small city of about 38,000 people it's currently still in lockdown, as are several neighbouing communities. 0ur correspondentjohn sudworth reports from there. first, it was a bowling alley, then a bar. around seven o'clock on a wednesday night, mobile—phone footage shows people fleeing in panic as, once again, ordinary, everyday america is torn apart by another mass shooting. hejust came in, there was a loud pop, i went down the line,

i slid into where the pins are, climbed up into the machine, i was up on top of the machines until the cops got there. hundreds of police officers, including weapons and explosive experts, are now involved in an urgent manhunt, with residents across a number of towns and cities in this state urged to stay inside and lock their doors. the police have released these images of the suspect, ao—year—old us army reservist robert card, holding what appears to be a semiautomatic rifle. 0ur reality for today is that they suspect is still at large, and we want to provide community support— for the victims, for the families, and in communities across the state, but we also have an incredibly strong, laser—like focus on bringing the suspect into custody, and ultimately tojustice. lewiston is a small

community of some 40,000 people in the largely rural state of maine that once saw itself as relatively unscathed by the scourge of gun violence. the city did not deserve this terrible assault on its citizens, on its peace of mind, on its sense of security. no city does, no state, no people. no words can truly or fully measured the grief of the people today. this latest shooting will once again put america's gun control laws in the spotlight. the man the police are looking for is reported to have a history of mental—health issues and of threatening to carry out a shooting. live now to our correspondent nomia iqbal live in lewiston. welcome to you, what's the latest from the authorities? the authorities _ from the authorities? the authorities are _

from the authorities? the authorities are still - from the authorities? tue: authorities are still searching from the authorities? tte: authorities are still searching for the man that they suspect was behind these shootings. we do get these phone alerts, warning people to stay indoors. so when we were driving through you lewiston, it was incredibly quiet. the city is in lockdown along with other communities. it reminded me what it was like during coven times. lots of businesses have closed, a very famous liberal arts college here in lewiston, that's been closed, schools and other parts of maine have also been shut down while police try to find the suspect. we also understand that canadian officials are on on alert because maine is the northeastern most state in the us, and it does border canada, it's probably about three hours drive to canada. so a fishes in canada have said they are also monitoring what's happening. this

becomini monitoring what's happening. this becoming the deadliest mass shooting in the us this year. t becoming the deadliest mass shooting in the us this year.— in the us this year. i covered mass shootinis in the us this year. i covered mass shootings here _ in the us this year. i covered mass shootings here in _ in the us this year. i covered mass shootings here in the _ in the us this year. i covered mass shootings here in the us, - in the us this year. i covered mass shootings here in the us, what - in the us this year. i covered massj shootings here in the us, what you get is the media horror, the reaction, the great, and people often say to me, the shootings that i've covered before, don't make this ka political, don't turn it into politics. but guns are political, we know they are. this state has a very low rate when it comes to gun related murders, actually most gun related murders, actually most gun related deaths are to do with suicide. having said that, maine does have something called a yellow flag law. basically that means that police and prosecutors, they can, you know, if they suspect someone who is not mentally well has in their possession guns, they can petition to have that removed. now thatis, petition to have that removed. now that is, according to a lot of lawmakers, not hard enough. president biden last year past his

bipartisan legislation which included red flag laws, this is when family members or friends can petition the courts to have guns removed from someone they think could harm themselves or harm others, the state senator here, susan collins who is republican, in favour of the yellow flag laws, a junior senator here named angus payne, he is from the democratic party, is in favour of red flag laws. that gives you a sense of where this could go. president biden �*s reaction, he has asked forflags. the american flag to be lowered to half mast until october 30 to honour the victims. ~ �* half mast until october 30 to honour the victims-— the victims. we'll meet you back live there if _ the victims. we'll meet you back live there if there _ the victims. we'll meet you back live there if there are _ the victims. we'll meet you back live there if there are any - the victims. we'll meet you back| live there if there are any updates of the mass shooting. pa rt part of a pay deal for more than 1

million nhs staff this year. thousands of workers who are outsourced such as community nurses and physiotherapists will get the notice because they are not directly employed by the nhs. the department of health says it's looking into the issue. are you using it at higher level than the concentrator? t are you using it at higher level than the concentrator?- are you using it at higher level than the concentrator? i use it at five. the contract _ than the concentrator? i use it at five. the contract has _ than the concentrator? i use it at five. the contract has been - five. the contract has been transferred to a nonprofit employer. she's on the same pay and conditions deal as before but she is one of thousands who have missed out on a separate extra payment to nhs staffs. t

separate extra payment to nhs staffs. ., �* , ., �* staffs. i don't understand when i'm workin: staffs. i don't understand when i'm working with _ staffs. i don't understand when i'm working with nhs _ staffs. i don't understand when i'm working with nhs patients, - staffs. i don't understand when i'm working with nhs patients, doing l staffs. i don't understand when i'm i working with nhs patients, doing nhs work, working throughout co—vivid, tirelessly seeing those patients, how suddenly when it comes to this, we are not counted as nhs. the deal in encland we are not counted as nhs. the deal in england involved _ we are not counted as nhs. the deal in england involved a _ we are not counted as nhs. the deal in england involved a 596 _ we are not counted as nhs. the deal in england involved a 5% pay - we are not counted as nhs. the deal in england involved a 596 pay rise, i in england involved a 5% pay rise, and a one—off payment ranging from £1700 tojust under and a one—off payment ranging from £1700 to just under £3000. employers are making legal action to extend the payment to health workers like julie. union workers are campaigning for others excluded from the bonus payout because of their status. nurses, caretakers, staff right across the nhs are involved and no one should be left out. everybody does the same job. there is one should be left out. everybody does the samejob. there is no reason by one porter does get the payment and the other reporter doesn't get the payment. they said the work of all staff was valued and

they were considering the position of funding payments for those in non—nhs organisations. back on the road, julie has this message for ministers. t road, julie has this message for ministers. ., ~' ministers. i would like the government _ ministers. i would like the government to _ ministers. i would like the government to recognise l ministers. i would like the - government to recognise that we ministers. i would like the _ government to recognise that we work as hard as anybody else. that we are in the nhs. hugh penn, bbc news. let me show you some life pictures coming in in southern israel. this is the scene not far from the border with gaza where hundreds of thousands of israeli troops are mast, waiting to see if they are going to be sent in, that much anticipated ground incursion. in the past few hours, the home asked controlled health ministry issued a document issued a document with names and id numbers of more than 7000 palestinians killed in israeli air strikes. they came after president biden suggested that there was doubt over the casualty figures. in new york there is an emergency

meeting of the un general assembly taking place, we are waiting to hear from the us ambassador there and we will take you life to that when it happens. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. good evening. well, it's been a very wet 0ctober so far. not for all of us, but certainly for many of us, especially across eastern areas of scotland, such as here in aberdeenshire. more wet weather here today and there'll be higher rainfall totals to come as we head through the next few days yet again. so not a lot set to change for the rest of the month. it stays unsettled across the uk with more heavy showers to come and also some longer spells of rain, too. and if we just take a look at the rainfall accumulation chart over the next few days, you can see those bright colours starting to emerge again in eastern scotland. parts of the higher ground could see as much as 50—100 millimetres of rain. it's falling on saturated ground. could cause some more problems, maybe. why is it happening? well, low pressure is out towards the west, which is where it's going to stay. more showers spiralling around it. a southeasterly wind brisk

towards the east coast of scotland just driving those showers further onshore. and then overnight tonight, there will be some clear spells developing, i think further south for england and wales, some mist, some low cloud possibly forming showers out towards the west. so not completely dry in temperatures to start the day. it will be on the mild side, certainly frost free, 6—10 celsius and then into friday, again, nothing much changes. the low pressure still out towards the west, the showers spiral around it. we've still got that brisk southeasterly wind for eastern scotland, acting as a sort of conveyor belt, just a constant stream of showers. a lot of the rain will tend to be quite light and patchy, but it'll be pretty relentless i think as we head through the day and the rainfall totals will start to rack up once again further south, there will be a lot of dry weather, some sunny intervals, but also some heavy, possibly thundery showers, maybe a flash or two of lightning, temperatures once again peaking between 10—15 celsius — a little above the average towards the south. and then on saturday, well,

it's more of the same. we'll still see the showers across eastern scotland driving a little further westwards perhaps the wind picking up towards the south coast of england. by the end of the day, expect to see some heavy, persistent outbreaks of rain. by the time we get to the end of the afternoon here, there are localised weather warnings in force and that rain is going to be pushing further northwards. as we head through saturday night and into sunday, again, falling on saturated ground in some places. still some uncertainty on the timing — low pressure still with us into next week, staying unsettled. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says more than 7,000 people have now been killed there, as un agencies warn again about the consequences of running out of fuel. the israeli military carries out a targeted raid — sending tanks into gaza, to prepare for future operations. the israeli and palestinian ambassadors to the united nations make passionate speeches at an emergency un general assembly. here, the mp crispin blunt is suspended by the conservative party after he was arrested in connection with an allegation of rape. a gunman described as "armed and dangerous" is on the loose in the us state of maine — after killling at least 18 people, in at least two locations.