human eye transplant. welcome to bbc news live from southern israel close to the gaza strip where ms well closes and we understand from one of the main hospitals in gaza, al—shifa hospital, the largest hospital in the city. we will come to that and military developments in a moment. to start this hour, let's talk about how president biden has been welcoming announcements by israel a four hour humanitarian pause to come in daily into some areas of northern gaza with advance warning from the

israeli military. the gaza with advance warning from the israeli military.— israeli military. the israeli defence — israeli military. the israeli defence minister - israeli military. the israeli defence minister says - israeli military. the israeli defence minister says the | defence minister says the humanitarian poses of an order for people to access food and water and would not interfere with israel's military objectives. the pauses are in some areas of gaza city, we understand in some areas around the salah al—din road, two humanitarian corridors being set up, which hundreds of thousands have already used to head south, as well as on the coastal road. many of the people heading out of gaza city are having to do so on foot. they have left their homes and are heading to refugee camps in the south of gaza. talks continued to free more than 240 hostages still being held in gaza. the palestinian group islamic jihad released a video of hostages

it claims to be holding. the hamas run health ministry has accused israel of directly targeting the al—shifa hospital this morning with missiles. we have received very graphic interviews purporting to show injured people around the al—shifa hospital with reports of up to 60,000 people still sheltering around the hospital. 0ur gaza correspondent rushdi abualouf is hearing israeli forces are on all four sides of the hospital and 250 metres away from al—shifa hospital. the israeli forces maintain the hospital and sheltering hamas tunnels, hamas command centres and hamas fuel. we have been speaking to rushdi abualouf who told us this update on what is happening around al—shifa hospital. very serious exchange of fire near shifa hospital.

shifa hospital is the biggest medical centre in the entire of gaza strip. it's not a medical centre but now it's thousands of people taking this hospital as shelter. they are fleeing from the nearby beach camp which was under heavy bombardment from the israelis for the last ten days. the israelis are almost in control of this camp where about 80,000 people live inside the camp. now we understand the tanks are from four directions around shifa hospital within metres of the hospital. snipers are taking up high buildings around the place and also we are just getting reports that people, hundreds of people, are fleeing, escaping the fight, and now they are heading to the east side of the city where the israelis are not controlling. but we understand from... communication is very difficult, but we managed to talk to a couple of people and receive some messages from people. we can say the israelis are now controlling 20% of gaza city with tanks and about 35%

of gaza city are within the firing range of the israeli tanks and israeli troops in the area. this is the biggest advance of tanks since 1967. the israelis were inside gaza before 1994, but not in tanks. gaza was under occupation at that time. they also came in 1994 and the israeli soldiers. since then this is by far the biggest. we are talking about the east of gaza now is completely, this strip of land east from the border of gaza city up until the israeli border, which is about 15km, it is all under israeli control. this is the biggest ever advance of tanks since hamas took over 17 years ago. tanks are stationed in the main road. yesterday we were talking about the tanks were about 300, 400 metres from the hospital. today i think they are close.

the main street at the edge of the west part of the city, tanks are deployed there. now the tanks are outside another two hospitals, nasser hospital and... and since yesterday we were sure tanks were outside al-quds hospital which also in the south west of gaza where israel were calling the director of the hospital and the people in hospital many times to leave the hospital. but yesterday the palestinian red crescent, which controlled this hospital, said, we lost control, we lost contact with the people inside the hospital. since yesterday, nobody can make any phone calls or know exactly what is going on inside the al-quds hospital. we are talking about 14,000 people are sheltering in the hospital, about 100 patients there connected to life—saving machines. last call i made to the director of the hospital, he said that we are running the smallest generator and we have fuel for 24

hours and there is a risk for the lives of the patients there and also for the people who flee because israel has been bombing every building around the al-quds hospital and all of the roads around the hospital were damaged. very serious developments, very serious situation in gaza city, something that most of this generation, young generation, have never seen, tanks in this place before. 0ur correspondent rushdi abualouf in southern gaza telling us israel military control in gaza is the largest since 1967 when it seized gaza in a war. the latest now on the views of what is happening in gaza, we can speak live now to andrew gilmour, former un assistant secretary generalfor gilmour, former un assistant secretary general for human rights, ceo of the burkle foundation, joining us from berlin. thank you for being with us on bbc news. can i

ask you first about the reports of attacks on hospitals? any of you, can these attacks be justified? —— in your view. in can these attacks be 'ustified? -- in your went can these attacks be 'ustified? -- in your wont in your view. in the sense that hamas on _ in your view. in the sense that hamas on the _ in your view. in the sense that hamas on the 7th _ in your view. in the sense that hamas on the 7th of— in your view. in the sense that hamas on the 7th of october. in your view. in the sense that - hamas on the 7th of october carried out absolutely abominable war crime and acts of terror, acts of self defence are of course justified. but however awful some of the initial crimes are, does not mean the rules of law do not apply and quite clearly it seems to almost any objective human rights expert around the world the rules of law are not being observed. there were systematic war crimes being carried out since the 7th of october. i know everyone... i lived in gaza and israel for a while, at the israelis often bomb in gaza, but the scale of

this attack, massive ground offensive, something i have not encountered before and i have been going to gaza for 40 years. it is huge. there is a very distinct pattern of war crimes covering a whole range of issues, cutting off fuel, water, hospitals and everywhere else, whether it is the forcible relocation of tens of thousands of civilians, that is a war crime too. collective punishment. incredibly heavy bombing of what are clearly civilian targets, homes, hospitals, everything else. what your correspondent is describing... just to be clear. _ correspondent is describing... just to be clear, you would agree with the assessment by your colleague, the assessment by your colleague, the current un human rights chief, who accused both sides in this war of committing war crimes? i would absolutely accuse _ of committing war crimes? i would absolutely accuse and _ of committing war crimes? i would absolutely accuse and i _ of committing war crimes? i would absolutely accuse and i do - of committing war crimes? i would absolutely accuse and i do not - of committing war crimes? i would l absolutely accuse and i do not think anyone who is not a propagandist for

one side or another, nobody could deny both sides have committed war crimes. hamas festival in this round and israel ever since, so i agree with that. and israel ever since, so i agree with that-— with that. -- hamas first of all. can i with that. -- hamas first of all. can i ask _ with that. -- hamas first of all. can i ask you — with that. -- hamas first of all. can i ask you about _ with that. -- hamas first of all. can i ask you about moving - with that. -- hamas first of all. - can i ask you about moving forward, there is speculation, a lot of discussion of course about who could run gaza if and when hamas is obliterated? talk even of some kind of un body, some kind of international body to run gaza so the israelis do not we occupy it and the israelis do not we occupy it and the palestinian authority do not haveit the palestinian authority do not have it on their own. do you feel thatis have it on their own. do you feel that is a feasible role for the un moving forward? it that is a feasible role for the un moving forward?— moving forward? it would be feasible. _ moving forward? it would be feasible, but _ moving forward? it would be feasible, but israel- moving forward? it would be feasible, but israel will - moving forward? it would be feasible, but israel will say l moving forward? it would be i feasible, but israel will say the moving forward? it would be - feasible, but israelwill say the un feasible, but israel will say the un is against it. this is the pattern always and it will be the criticism against him as well, austrian citizen, so was hitler, all of the

lines will come out, and the un will be accused of being anti—israel. it will not be given that well, i can be almost certain. if i may, you say once hamas is obliterated, i need to point out, please, it is notjust a matter of human rights and morality to say this huge level of destruction by israel is wrong, i would say it is also wrong in terms of realpolitik, it is not the way. hamas was created after israel's very harsh response to the first intifada in 1987 and it came to power after israel's even more harsh response in the second intifada. the same with hezbollah, they came to power after the israeli invasion of 1982 and became the most powerful player in lebanon after the israeli attack on lebanon in 2006. as yesterday, a military man, usjoint chiefs of staff, he said every

civilian in gaza killed by israel will lead to new hamas recruits, it is not the way to obliterate hamas. andrew gilmour, former un human rights chief, thank you. assistant secretary general for human rights. thank you for talking to us, live from berlin. andrew gilmour alluding to the suffering, humanitarian plight, worsening ever more on the ground with the world health organization this morning morning of 0rganization this morning morning of the rapid spread of disease and a huge rise in respiratory infections and diarrhoea and chickenpox as there is a lack of course of water, clean water, and food on the ground. let us get a sense of what aid agencies are seeing. we can speak to the spokesperson for the international federation of the red cross and joins us live from geneva. thank you for being with us on bbc

news. the announcement of the localised humanitarian pauses that israel apparently will start doing daily, does it give you help for increased aid delivery?- daily, does it give you help for increased aid delivery? thank you for havinr increased aid delivery? thank you for having me _ increased aid delivery? thank you for having me today. _ increased aid delivery? thank you for having me today. i _ increased aid delivery? thank you for having me today. i have - increased aid delivery? thank you for having me today. i have to - increased aid delivery? thank you| for having me today. i have to say we need to assess exactly what does it mean and what are the terms of the pauses? and of course whatever effort to bring some more humanitarian aid, more access to the people in gaza, it is welcome. but again, we need to understand on the ground operationally what it means and how long it will last and also how this access will be granted to humanitarian agencies. the israeli office for coordination _ humanitarian agencies. the israeli office for coordination of _ office for coordination of activities and the palestinian territories, they maintain in their words there is no humanitarian crisis in gaza. what is your

response to that?- crisis in gaza. what is your response to that? well, i can use the words — response to that? well, i can use the words and _ response to that? well, i can use the words and stories _ response to that? well, i can use the words and stories that - response to that? well, i can use the words and stories that our . the words and stories that our colleagues of palestinian red crescent were telling us, a few minutes ago, your correspondent from gaza was talking about the very difficult, i would say catastrophic on the situation of al-quds hospital. we lost communication, we don't know exactly what is going on there, but we knew in the last hours they switched off the name generator, using a smaller one to avoid finishing fuel more quickly. at the moment or at least yesterday they were using the small generator to give electricity to infants in incubators and patients in intensive care, this is what we heard in the north and what we are hearing in the south people are struggling to find water and food, bakeries are not any more there. also hearing people are

putting... in salty water so it is more drinkable —— putting sugar in salty water so it is more drinkable. the health system is almost collapsing. the humanitarian needs of more than 2 million people in gaza are growing day by day, hour by hour. the only way to stop this is to have more access, more humanitarian aid, to make sure we can reach all the people in need including in the north. can can reach all the people in need including in the north.— including in the north. can i ask ou including in the north. can i ask you specifically _ including in the north. can i ask you specifically about _ including in the north. can i ask you specifically about what - including in the north. can i ask you specifically about what is i you specifically about what is happening inside the hospitals, the reports of israeli troops closing in on shifa hospital? what are your fears about what is happening for medics in terms of supplies with lack of anaesthetic, already lack of supplies and hospitals, what are you hearing from inside the remaining operational hospitals? what hearing from inside the remaining operational hospitals?— hearing from inside the remaining operational hospitals? what we are heafinr operational hospitals? what we are hearing from _ operational hospitals? what we are hearing from doctors _ operational hospitals? what we are hearing from doctors and _ operational hospitals? what we are hearing from doctors and nurses i operational hospitals? what we are hearing from doctors and nurses of| hearing from doctors and nurses of palestinian red crescent in al-quds hospital, they are talking about

empty shelves, running out of medicine, medical equipment. feeli think is a priority at the mall because without fuel, no electricity and without electricity... impossible choice of switching off incubators for infants. already the surgery was closed two days ago because of electricity, lack of fuel. the situation, it is really catastrophic. again i don't think any doctor or nurse should be put in front of this dilemma on how to treat people because medicines are lacking. i want also to underline the situation of medical personnel. they are palestinians affected themselves, lost relatives, they don't have and sells access to food and water, still working 20 47 —— they don't have themselves access to food and water. they should get as

much as possible the help of the entire international community. from the international _ entire international community. from the international federation of the red cross, thank you very much for your thoughts on the spiralling humanitarian conflict on the ground in gaza. the medical chief of al—shifa hospital, the largest hospital in gaza, coming apparently under attack, hospital in gaza, coming apparently underattack, has hospital in gaza, coming apparently under attack, has said, we will not evacuate the hospital. they are staying put and thoughts of up to 10,000, tens of thousands of civilians still sheltering in the courtyard of the hospital. these pictures now are live of the gaza skyline just showing the continued offensive over gaza as israeli troops pushed further into gaza city. apparently surrounding the shifa hospital on four different axes. 0ur correspondent on the ground saying israeli military control about 20% now of gaza. we

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are live with _ he will live with bbc news. -- you are live with bbc— he will live with bbc news. -- you are live with bbc news. _ an american from arkansas has become the first recipient of a whole human eye transplant. aaron james suffered life—changing injuries at work more than two years ago. doctors from new york university performed pain—staking surgery last may to attach the donor eye and parts of his face. the procedure has granted partial sight to mice, but this is the first time it has been attempted on a human. 0ur correspondent sean dilley has more. this is a medicalfirst. aaronjames is the first human recipient of a whole transplanted eye. they told me, they said, "honestly, we never expected it to make it "to the transplant, you know?" i mean, never expected it to work at all. and they told me that from the get go. but just the fact that it's allowed... i mean, you know, that's... that's the first step. surgeons here in new york spent 21 hours removing part

of their donor's face and left eye, including the optic nerve, then skillfully grafting them onto their patient. this is a day that could so easily have never come for aaron james. the 46—year—old electrical worker from arkansas suffered life—changing injuries injune 2021 after his face contacted a 7,200 volt live wire. the accident cost him his left arm, nose, lips, front teeth and left eye, as well as his chin and part of his cheek. do you have any pain at all? no. it's been six months since the experimental surgery. so far, the transplanted eye sees nothing, but surgeons are positive about what this means for the future. well, i'm pretty impressed with what we're seeing this early on. at this point, the mere fact that the eye is alive and looks healthy is pretty special. for aaronjames, the cosmetic benefits are plain for others to see, even if his new left eye can't.

but doctors say the first whole human eye transplant offers real hope that what they've learned here could one day restore sight to those who cannot see. sean dilley, bbc news. now to the uk. one of the uk's most senior police officers says policing cannot be influenced by politics. his comments were in response to an article the home secretary wrote for the times newspaper. the prime minister is under pressure to sack suella braverman for the article, which hadn't been cleared by government. in it, she accused the metropolitan police of playing favourites by treating pro—palestinian marches differently to demonstrations by right—wing groups. more on this from hannah nella in westminster. before we talk about the events tomorrow, let us focus on the events tomorrow, let us focus on the article by suella braveman that has caused controversy with calls for her not to go. there are rumours

that could be a cabinet reshuffle. how likely is that? we have been hearing rumours of a cap on —— cabinet reshuffle for months, the timing keeps slipping, very likely to happen at some point, but i cannot give you any more clarity about when exactly or what exactly will happen to suella braveman. it is being pointed to as one option that she may be reshuffled out of her current role. the article that was published yesterday has provoked enormous anger among conservative mps. it is fair to say opinion really is split from those who we are hearing from publicly. there is only one i am aware of who has publicly called for the prime minister to sack suella braveman. 0thers minister to sack suella braveman. others have disagreed with her on the substance of what she is saying, suggesting she is wrong to criticise

the police and the way she has. i think we can hearfrom the police and the way she has. i think we can hear from the chancellorjeremy hunt who has been speaking in the last few minutes. regs speaking in the last few minutes. as many other cabinet ministers have saidr _ many other cabinet ministers have said. the _ many other cabinet ministers have said, the words she used are not words _ said, the words she used are not words i _ said, the words she used are not words i myself would have used. but i words i myself would have used. but i have _ words i myself would have used. but i have a _ words i myself would have used. but i have a productive relationship with her— i have a productive relationship with her as a colleague and i have always— with her as a colleague and i have always given her the money she needs to fund _ always given her the money she needs to fund the _ always given her the money she needs to fund the police, bring down crime can fund _ to fund the police, bring down crime can fund the — to fund the police, bring down crime can fund the immigration and asylum system _ can fund the immigration and asylum s stem. . ., i. can fund the immigration and asylum s stem. . ., ., system. would you get away with doinr what system. would you get away with doing what she _ system. would you get away with doing what she has _ system. would you get away with doing what she has done? - system. would you get away with doing what she has done? the i system. would you get away with i doing what she has done? the prime minister has — doing what she has done? the prime minister has said _ doing what she has done? the prime minister has said he _ doing what she has done? the prime minister has said he has _ doing what she has done? the prime minister has said he has full- minister has said he has full confidence in her and i have nothing further— confidence in her and i have nothing further to— confidence in her and i have nothing further to add. i confidence in her and i have nothing further to add.— further to add. i think you heard there the tension _ further to add. i think you heard there the tension between i further to add. i think you heard| there the tension between those further to add. i think you heard i there the tension between those like jeremy hunt who do not necessarily agree with exactly what has happened but will not go so far as saying, yes, she should be sacked on the because it is so controversial between conservative mps. hannah, ou between conservative mps. hannah, you mentioned _ between conservative mps. hannah, you mentioned the _ between conservative mps. hannah, you mentioned the tension - between conservative mps. hannah, you mentioned the tension within i between conservative mps. hannah, | you mentioned the tension within the political party, the conservatives, but tomorrow there is a huge police

operation planned, there are concerns tensions are high, crowds expected in central london, and pressure on the police will be high tomorrow, all eyes on them, what is the met police saying?— the met police saying? there was articular the met police saying? there was particular pressure _ the met police saying? there was particular pressure on _ the met police saying? there was particular pressure on the - the met police saying? there was particular pressure on the police l the met police saying? there wasl particular pressure on the police in the sense everyone is hoping this goes well tomorrow. i havejust the sense everyone is hoping this goes well tomorrow. i have just been out by the cenotaph and there are visible... a number of police around there already. the met police have said there are no reasons to ban the march, hoping it can be contained. important to say the pro—palestinian march that is set for tomorrow isn't actually due to go past the cenotaph itself which i think is an important part of the arguments going on here. it is also worth saying of course the pro—palestinian march tomorrow which is important, it is armistice day of course, very significant day,

but remembrance sunday is the day after the march is planned.- after the march is planned. hannah, our correspondent _ after the march is planned. hannah, our correspondent in _ after the march is planned. hannah, our correspondent in westminster, l our correspondent in westminster, thank you for that update. the headlines are coming up. stay with us on bbc news. plenty of dry weather to come as we go through the next couple of days and there will be some sunshine including today, sunny spells for many, watch out for showers in places. feeling a little chillier, the coldest night of the autumn so far in parts of scotland, freezing fog in the north, further south, heavy thundery showers this morning from wales across southern england, coastal gales in the south—west, the winds are now lighter. this afternoon, could still be showers lingering in kent, some cloud here. otherwise sunshine developing. 0therwise sunshine developing. blustery showers, sunny spells for

northern ireland, rain moving into the far north of scotland by the end of the day, some could be wintry perhaps on the tops of hills. this evening and overnight, the low pressure moves east, between weather systems, the winds will be light, some frost forming particularly in the east. temperatures could drop a little below freezing, mist and fog as well that could be slow to clear. for lots, blue sky and sunshine for armistice day, showers running down the north sea coasts. turning cloudier in the south—west, windy here, eventually whacked by the end of the day with the next by the front running northwards through remembrance sunday —— eventually turning white. more moisture sunday morning, many could wake up to scenes like this with mist and fog around. 0nce scenes like this with mist and fog around. once again slow to lift and clear. anotherfrost around. once again slow to lift and clear. another frost particularly in the east. a bit sharper than

saturday. the rain moves across wales into the far north of england, patchy rain perhaps in london for the service at the cenotaph late morning. many places particularly scotland and north—east england could stay largely dry until the very end of the day perhaps, issues with mist and fog. in summary, mostly dry on saturday, rain for some on saturday in the south and west, but again low pressure system clears east, some heavier rain on monday and tuesday. lots of unsettled weather across the capital cities through the start of the new week. goodbye for now.

this is bbc news, the headlines... the hamas—controlled health ministry in gaza says israel is carrying out air strikes on or near at least three hospitals. the us welcomes israel's agreement for daily military pauses — allowing civilians to leave northern gaza along two humanitarian corridors. there are growing calls for the uk prime minister to sack his home secretary — who accused police of bias over pro—palestinian marches.

live now to our correspondent mark lowen in southern israel. wear about three kilometres from gaza into southern israel. we have heard the continuing military offensive going on inside the gaza strip as israeli troops push on deeper into gaza city, it appears, targeting among others the pickles, a couple of hospitals that we are sharing have sustained very heavy military attack this morning. the israelis say that the hospitals are shielding and being used by hamas for panels and command centres. amidst this spiralling conflict there is also the growing concern of there is also the growing concern of the fear of escalation into the wider region. we have seen clashes in the west bank yesterday,

cross—border fire into in the west bank yesterday, cross—borderfire into lebanon in