"of battle" has been reached in the north of the gaza strip. israel's bombardment of gaza continues. the un's agency for palestinians says 20 people have reportedly been killed in an air strike near a un school. and more foreign passport—holders have been able to cross into egypt from gaza. but many describe a traumatising experience. the situation is very chaotic and unpredictable. we are here waiting for the foreign office to send us clear instructions to send us clear instructions to move ahead for the crossing border. �* , , ~ , border. besides keeping you up-to-date _ border. besides keeping you up-to-date on _ border. besides keeping you up-to-date on the _ border. besides keeping you - up-to-date on the developments up—to—date on the developments of the war, we have a lot more in the programme, including the disgraced crypto currency moghul sam bankman—fried is found guilty of fraud and money laundering. # now and then, msu... �*

# now and then, msu. .. and the final song — # now and then, msu. .. and the final song from _ # now and then, msu. .. and the final song from the _ # now and then, msu. .. and the final song from the beatles, - final song from the beatles, now and kay then, is released. we will hear it and talk to theirs by this incredible project. theirs by this incredible -ro'ect. ., theirs by this incredible ro'ect. ., ., , ., pro'ect. live from our studio in project. live from our studio in singapore. _ project. live from our studio in singapore, this _ project. live from our studio in singapore, this is - project. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc - project. live from our studio i in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. thank you for being with us. here are the key events we are covering on day 27 of the war in israel and gaza. israel's military says it has completed the encirclement of gaza city, and has been attacking hamas infrastructure. the refugee camp in northern gaza has been hit by another israeli air strike for a third day in a row. the un says four schools—turned—shelters

in the gaza strip have been damaged in the past 2a hours, with more than 20 people feared dead. hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organisation israel's military says it is targeting hamas tunnels with rocket launchers and trying to minimise civilian deaths. but hamas has more than 9000 people have been killed in the strip since the 7th of october. meanwhile, a limited number of citizens have been able to leave gaza through the rafah crossing near the egyptian border, which opened yesterday. we will get to that later in our programme but first the bbc�*s international editor jeremy bowen has this report. tank rumbles. tonight, israel says it has surrounded gaza city. an army statement said that soldiers were attacking hamas positions... explosion. gunfire. ..places where it launches rockets, and killing terrorists. israel has increased the tempo of its ground war in gaza. the army said its soldiers needed to be resilient

is the coming weeks, and a ceasefire was not on the table. the troops have been visited by israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. translation: icall- on the uninvolved, get out - get out, move south — because we will not quit our efforts to eliminate the hamas terrorists. we will advance, we will advance and win. hamas has released its own video, it said, of an attack against an israeli tank in the zeitoun area east of gaza city. hamas said it would make gaza a cursed place for israel and send more of its troops home in body bags. israel hit bureij refugee camp as its prime minister once again ordered palestinian civilians to move south for their own safety. bureij camp is inside the area where he'd told them

they should go, and thousands of displaced people were sheltering there. the un human rights office has said that so many civilians have been killed and wounded in israeli air strikes that it has "serious concerns" that these are disproportionate attacks that could be war crimes. a girl was pulled out alive. she asks the stretcher bearers, "are you taking me "to my grave?" the men try to reassure her that she's not dead. across gaza, unknown numbers of dead are buried under the rumble. in bureij camp, he's asked who he's looking for. "my four children, my four children," he says. "oh, god, why did you leave me and die?" israel says it wants to destroy hamas.

civilians, it says, are killed because hamas uses them as human shields. this is jabalia in northern gaza — hit three days running. israel defends its targeting vigorously, but it also knows that pictures like this every day make it harder for its allies to push back demands for a ceasefire. the boy is saying, "we didn't do anything wrong, we didn't "do anything wrong." the un says 22 people sheltering in four of its schools were killed today. it isn't clear what hit this one injabalia. what is clear, from the evidence and un statements, is that nowhere is safe in gaza. jeremy bowen, bbc news, southern israel. almost four weeks into the war in gaza, thousands of

palestinians have been wounded, killed or missing. the death toll in the emotional toll is growing for those trapped inside. 0urspecial inside. our special correspondent fergal skene inside. 0urspecial correspondent fergal skene has been working with janice on the ground to file this report from jerusalem. all of their days, the war follows them. exhausted and scared, wherever they flee. nearly 1.5 million displaced, living under a threatening sky. it can take away parents in an instant. ahmed, aged 16, was maimed and lost his mother and father as they were fleeing from north to south gaza during an israeli air strike. "i wish that mine i could go back to how it was", he told the bbc. "to have my life and the lives

of people i know go back to her was before". but in many places, there is nothing to go back to —— go back to how it was before. 0nly back to —— go back to how it was before. only the sounds in the stillness of the men searching for neighbours, for families. somewhere beneath this. translation:— families. somewhere beneath this. translation: there is a house here. — this. translation: there is a house here, seven _ this. translation: there is a house here, seven floors, - this. translation: there is a house here, seven floors, two| house here, seven floors, two apartments in each. many people lived here, going about their daily life, eating and drinking. tens of people have been killed and injured and there are many still under the rubble. ., , rubble. some few of gaza's besieged — rubble. some few of gaza's besieged have _ rubble. some few of gaza's besieged have been - rubble. some few of gaza's besieged have been told i rubble. some few of gaza's l besieged have been told they can leave. foreign passport holders and some of the wounded are being allowed to cross to

safety. this was the scene at rafah border crossing with egypt today. yesterday, we found tala and her disabled brother ya said. turn back because their names were not on the list of the fortunate. and today again they failed. we managed to reach tala iphone tonight. managed to reach tala iphone toniaht. �* �* , ., tonight. and i'm 'ust wondering for ou, tonight. and i'm just wondering for you, emotionally, _ tonight. and i'm just wondering for you, emotionally, it - tonight. and i'm just wondering for you, emotionally, it is? -

day 27, nearly a month of war, and no end in sight. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. in gaza are at least 30 children, who are thought to make up the more than 200 hostages still being held by hamas. among the youngest are two sisters from the asher family, kidnapped, together with their mother, more than three weeks ago. theirfather, yonnee, has been speaking to our correspondent, jon donnison. # happy birthday... this two sisters — raz four and aviv, just two. a birthday sing song for their dad earlier this summer. but the girls, along with their mother, doron, are now hostages in gaza. and he is home alone. how can you hate a child? it's painful to see a child getting hurt anywhere in any situation. children needs to be off limits. i can't hate not even the children of my so—called

enemies. yonnee wasn't with the girls when they were taken on october 7th. along with their mum, they'd been staying with their grandma efrat for the holidays in the near us kibbutz. efrat was killed. i have two small children, mine are four and eight. i mean, i can't imagine what the last three weeks have been like. i seriously considered to offer myself instead of them in order to exchange specifically me in exchange to my family. how can i sleep when i don't know if they are cold or hot? but all yonnee can do is wait and tell their story. jon donnison, bbc news, in central israel.

as israel continues with the air and ground offensive into gaza, many experts are questioning what their next move might be, especially if they do remove hamas and take control of gaza. for more on this, i am joined control of gaza. for more on this, iamjoined in control of gaza. for more on this, i am joined in the studio by david kilcullen from the university of new south wales. he was a senior counterinsurgency adviser to the us military during the iraq war, and became special adviser for counterinsurgency to us secretary of state conor leahy rice. thanks for coming into the studio this morning. firstly, if i could get your thoughts on some of the latest of elements we are getting for both israel and gaza.— both israel and gaza. well, it is very clear _ both israel and gaza. well, it is very clear that _ both israel and gaza. well, it is very clear that the - both israel and gaza. well, it is very clear that the israeli l is very clear that the israeli defence force is are trying to, if you like, bite off a chunk of the northern gaza strip, in order to isolate some of the heavier hamas concentrations, while simultaneously trying to evacuate civilians from there. so they are obviously trying to

do this in stages, and i think the images that you have just been sharing are going to put increasing pressure on the israeli government for a humanitarian cause, as the americans have talked about, or for an actual ceasefire, so time is of the essence, i think, as far as the idf commanders are concerned. yes, calls for ceasefire _ commanders are concerned. yes, calls for ceasefire or _ commanders are concerned. yes, calls for ceasefire or a _ commanders are concerned. yes, calls for ceasefire or a pause - calls for ceasefire or a pause have been growing as you say, but from a tactical sense, if israel does cut off northern gaza, what happens next? 50 israel does cut off northern gaza, what happens next? so the wa that gaza, what happens next? so the way that an _ gaza, what happens next? so the way that an urban _ gaza, what happens next? so the way that an urban conflict - gaza, what happens next? so the way that an urban conflict like - way that an urban conflict like this works is typically you first encircle a given area, which they've done. then you break into that area, and then you would see an advance to secure and clear particular objectives, and in this case it could be house—to—house, building to building, room to room, but also in the case of gaza, we got a very extensive underground tunnel system, as you're aware, so that adds a whole additional area of

complication.— whole additional area of complication. whole additional area of comlication. ., . , . , complication. how realistic is their aim _ complication. how realistic is their aim of _ complication. how realistic is their aim of doing _ complication. how realistic is their aim of doing that, - their aim of doing that, especially as as you mentioned a mass �*s defences, but also tunnels, and also the fact that civilians and also hostages are still being held there? indeed, and i still being held there? indeed, and i think— still being held there? indeed, and i think that _ still being held there? indeed, and i think that the _ and i think that the possibility of the idf actually securing that area is extraordinarily high. i think they would succeed in the actual military objective, but the question is how many civilians may be killed in that process, and indeed how many israeli hostages might be held in the town also in the buildings, so it is going to be a trade—off between military progress in the battle, and the political and humanitarian backlash that's going to come from that. if backlash that's going to come from that-— backlash that's going to come from that. , ., ., ., ., from that. if they do manage to take control _ from that. if they do manage to take control of _ from that. if they do manage to take control of gaza, _ from that. if they do manage to take control of gaza, what - take control of gaza, what happens, because, as we've been seeing, people living there, they've just lost loved ones and so on. how would they try and so on. how would they try and rule the area?— and rule the area? that's a treat

and rule the area? that's a great question, _ and rule the area? that's a great question, and - and rule the area? that's a great question, and i - and rule the area? that's a great question, and i think| great question, and i think it's a little too early to say. i think it is pretty clear that the israeli objective is for civilians to leave the area so that it would only be hamas fighters remaining, and then it become, if you like, a sort of battle of mosul style pitch battle of mosul style pitch battle in those ruins. but it is clear that civilians are not living there would still be a very heavy civilian presence, whatever happens, so that will be an extraordinarily difficult challenge, even if we don't see the war wide into, say, the lebanese hezbollah front, or into the west bank. so it is an extraordinarily difficult set of circumstances.- extraordinarily difficult set of circumstances. ., ., of circumstances. you mentioned hezbollah and _ of circumstances. you mentioned hezbollah and we _ of circumstances. you mentioned hezbollah and we are _ of circumstances. you mentioned hezbollah and we are about - of circumstances. you mentioned hezbollah and we are about to i hezbollah and we are about to hear from hezbollah and we are about to hearfrom its leaderfor hezbollah and we are about to hear from its leader for the first time since the war started, at around midday. how significant do you think that could be, and what will you be watching for?— watching for? yes, this will be very significant. _ watching for? yes, this will be very significant. the _ watching for? yes, this will be very significant. the leader- very significant. the leader has yet to speak about the hezbollah attitude to this

particular round of conflicts. there is some frustration on the part of hamas that hezbollah has not taken a stronger hand yet from the north. hezbollah seems to be holding back. now, whether that is through coordination with hamas or iran, or whether it is to do with their own concerns, is a bit unclear, but one of the things that people are very worried about is that once the israelis are fully committed to a ground invasion of gaza you may then see hezbollah opening a second front in the north, and i think the speech later today will give us a strong clue as to what could happen there. i clue as to what could happen there. ., ., ., ., there. i want to ask about antony blinken _ there. i want to ask about antony blinken who i there. i want to ask about antony blinken who is i there. i want to ask about antony blinken who is in i there. i want to ask about i antony blinken who is in the middle east once again. we saw some powerful pictures of protesters with hand—painted in red while he was speaking a couple of days ago. what can he do, because he has been voicing very strong support for israel, but at the same time due to growing civilian casualties

there have been growing criticisms towards israel and the us. i criticisms towards israel and the us. ., criticisms towards israel and the us. ~' ,, , ., the us. i think the us is in a bit of a pickle _ the us. i think the us is in a bit of a pickle here, - the us. i think the us is in a bit of a pickle here, because on the one hand it is continuing to support israel and talking about not imposing redlines on israel but offering support. 0n the other hand, there is a significant domestic political concern within the united states about that and you have seen antony blinken and others say we are looking for a humanitarian pause, rather than a ceasefire. that might be a distinction without a difference was the battle actually start. and, of course, you have very significant us naval assets in the eastern mediterranean which are in range of russian aircraft in the black sea. there is a chinese taskforce in the region as well. it's getting quite dangerous from an international escalation standpoint. david kilcullen, from the university of new south wales, thank you forjoining us on newsday

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chai is here to stay. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. euahlayi would bbc news. to australia now. a woman in australia accused of poisoning herformer in—laws and two other people at a family lunch, by serving them deadly mushrooms, has been charged with murder and attempted murder. erin patterson has always maintained her innocence, and said she bought the mushrooms from a supermarket. sharon barbour reports. it's a story that's gripped australia, one that began with a lunch at this home in leongatha, near melbourne. it had been cooked up by erin patterson for her former husband's family. 0n the menu, beef wellington. but the recipe contained deadly, poisonous death cap mushrooms.

both her former parents—in—law and their relative died. another was left critically ill. today's arrest is just the next step in what has been a complex and thorough investigation by homicide squad detectives. herformer husband, simon patterson, was invited to lunch, but he was unable to make it at the last minute. the police identified erin patterson as a suspect after she and her children appeared unharmed after lunch. today, the police searched her house with specially trained dogs to look for possible hidden electronic devices. speaking to reporters last week, ms patterson maintained her innocence. i'm devastated. i loved them. she's now been charged with three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder. sharon barbour, bbc news.

to china now. a memorial service has taken place for the former premier of china, one of the country's most senior politicians, who died suddenly last week at the age of 68. lee keqiang was once tipped to be china's future leader, but he lost out to president xi. his death has prompted an unusual outpouring of public grief. 0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonell reports. she sobs the eve of li keqiang's memorial service started off peacefully where he grew up, with mourners paying their respects. but when people tried to speak positively about him... ..they were quickly interrupted by officials, saying "we should all move on".

and yet they did want to talk. translation: when people had difficulties or hardships, - premier li went to the place to try to understand the situation, not like the current premier. he is a sycophant. but any criticism of china's leadership is very risky. so as you can see, we've had a bit of chaos here, with government officials trying to prevent this man from speaking. he's very keen, though, to give us his thoughts about li keqiang. and we have this woman here, sort of ordering the bloke, telling him to be quiet. and this just gives you an idea of the sensitivity of the situation. and with that, his interview forcibly came to an end. an hour away in a little village, the home of li keqiang's ancestors, it's more serene.

this has also become a place of public mourning. that he was born into a simple farming community has added to the belief that he understood the struggles of ordinary people. a party member of 60 years said mr li was one of the country's best leaders ever. translation: i think | he was actually the best leader we've had. so, will it be hard to find another just as good in the future? translation: that depends how they perform. _ when his funeralfinally happened in beijing, it was modest and not carried live on chinese television. in the past, the deaths of popular leaders have led to political upheaval, so xi jinping will be wanting this time to pass quickly. back in mr li's home town, his service prompted an even tighter crackdown.

hundreds of police, plain clothes officers and party volunteers were organised to block filming and be on the lookout for troublemakers. you wonder what li keqiang would make of this today. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, hefei. now to new york, where the disgraced cryptocurrency mogul sam bankman—fried has been found guilty of money laundering. he ran ftx as as an investment fund. both went bankrupt last november, leading to their founder's arrest. he now faces decades in prison. we will have more on that story in a few minutes on asia business report. join us for that. it's been more than 60 years since the beatles released their first single. but today they've released another one. it's called now and then

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and showers, but a lot more sunshine around than what we've had of late. there it is, storm ciaran continuing to fill and weaken in the north sea. it's still influencing our weather enough to bring us another blustery day, certainly across more northern and eastern areas. and it's here where we'll see most of the showers or longer spells of rain — northern, eastern scotland. elsewhere, sunny spells, scattered showers, the odd heavy, maybe thundery one, but we'll see some lengthy sunny spells around in places. but the winds quite fresh coming in from the west or the northwest. temperature—wise, generally be around 10—13 degrees, but it'll feel a bit chillier with the strength of the breeze. as we head through friday evening and overnight, we hold on to further showers across scotland. but elsewhere, lengthy, clear skies before the next frontal system starts to work its way in from the southwest, bringing some rain, southwest england and wales, so temperatures recovering here. otherwise, it's pretty chilly elsewhere — low single figures. now, this feature once again will be impacting france in the biscay area more. it looks like, for england and wales. winds will be lighter, but the weather front could bring some very unwelcome rainfall. some of the rainfall could be quite heavy, so a wet morning saturday for large parts of england and wales.

skies brightening up, though, across the south behind it, but a scattering of heavy, maybe thundery showers continuing here, with more of a breeze. far north of england, scotland, northern ireland having a pretty decent day — sunny spells, a few showers and generally temperatures in the low teens at best. that area of low pressure pushes through again, the low countries into the north sea. and then we're in a run of west—northwesterly winds, but we're in between weather systems on sunday. so, certainly part two of the weekend, at this stage, does look better. in fact, many central, southern and eastern parts of england and scotland will stay dry all day, with sunny spells continuing. most of the showers will be peppering western coasts, the odd heavier one. but at least there'll be plenty of sunshine around, temperatures 10—13 degrees. monday and tuesday next week look pretty decent with quite a bit of sunshine around, but thereafter, looks like it could turn a bit more unsettled once again. see you later.

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is guilty on all counts of fraud for the former head of ftx, the collapsed crypto exchange. and the australian prime minister heads to china this weekend in an apparent thaw in the frosty relations between canberra and beijing. hgppy happy friday. welcome to asia business report. our top story begins in new york where the disgraced crypto currency voegele sam bankman—fried has been found guilty of fraud as well as money—laundering. he was convicted by a 12 member jury was convicted by a 12 member jury in manhattan federal court afterjust four jury in manhattan federal court after just four hours jury in manhattan federal court afterjust four hours of deliberation. in a statement to the press, his lawyers said they respected the jury �*s decision but maintains mr bankman—fried's innocence, adding that they will the charges. the former head of the now collapsed crypto exchange

ftx was accused of a series of missed doings about a