from al—shifa hospital — palestinian doctors say eight other children died because of lack of care. meanwhile — the prime minister of qatar suggests israel and hamas could be close to a deal to release some of the hostages taken in october. also this hour — the actor russell brand has been questioned by metropolitan police detectives in london, in relation to allegations of historical sex offences. hello i'm gareth barlow. you are watching bbc news. we start in gaza — where there have been several key developments in the conflict in the last few hours. the israeli military has released footage which it says shows its forces going into a tunnel shaft, and along what is says is a 55—metre long tunnel built by hamas, under al shifa hospital.

by hamas, under al—shifa hospital. hamas has denied having a command centre there. 31 premature babies who were trapped inside al shifa hospital back by the fighting have been moved to a hospital in southern gaza. doctors there say eight other premature babies did not survive. doctors there say eight other premature babies did not survive. meanwhile the prime minister of qatar has said only �*minor obstacles remain�* in the way of reaching a deal on releasing some of the hostages taken by hamas in its attack on israel on october 7th. and the fighting continues — hamas says more than a0 members of one family have been killed in an israeli air strike — israel has not commented. we'll have more on all of those developments in the coming hour. but we begin with the news conference held by the israel defence forces — where their spokesman, daniel hagari, outlined details of what he said the israeli military had found at the al—shifa hospital — and which, he said, showed that hamas had killed one hostage, and held two others there. i will now share concrete evidence

of hostages, one from nepal, one from thailand, taken from israel during the hamas massacre on october 7th. after ruthlessly massacring and taking people hostage, the terrorists fled to shifa hospital. they went to the hospital to hide. here, you can see hamas terrorists drove back from the massacre. this is an israeli militaryjeep they brought into the hospital. i want to repeat and just to make everybody understand, they're bringing an israeli jeep, a militaryjeep, into the hospital compound. a place terrorists should not enter their entering anotherjeep, another israeli vehicle, military vehicle entering into the shifa hospital, using the shifa hospital as a human shield shelter to hamas terrorists,

bringing military equipment to the vicinity of the hospital. click. this is 7th of october. 10:55 a.m. the evidence i will share was sent by israel to diplomatic channels to the countries of those civilians. here, you can see hamas taking a hostage inside the vicinity. he doesn't look even... he even doesn't look to need a treatment. but they're taking him inside the hospital. i will now share this video that shows the same hostage entering into the hospital with the gunman. terrorists inside the hospital. this is the main entrance of the hospital. click.

this is 10:55 a.m. they're entering another hostage. gunmen are entering another hostage from those countries i mentioned into the vicinity. the terrorists are guarding the room. we have not yet located both of these hostages and rescue them. of these hostages and rescued them. we have not yet located them. we do not know where they are. they are still hostages. we need to rescue. earlier i spoke to our correspondent nick beake injerusalem. it told me more about the information israeli defense forces are releasing. i think that israel is slowly, methodically, it would say, building evidence which, it claims, justifies the operation at the al—shifa hospital. to give this in context: this

was a really big military operation the israelis have been carrying out at gaza's biggest hospital. the reason they did this, bringing in tanks, having a fierce battle, even though thousands of civilians has gone to the hospital to seek safety, the argument was that hamas had transformed it from hospital into a legitimate military target. that is why you hear the idf chief spokesman talking about hamas bringing militaryjeeps, which he said had taken from the israelis, why he showed cctv footage which he said showed hamas fighters armed, why he also said that hostages have been kept at the hospital, and also why he says that hostages were actually murdered there within the grounds of the al—shifa hospital.

this is evidence that, bit by bit, israel says it has collected and is now putting forward both in video form and other material as well. it is worth stressing: this has come out tonight, there is no way that we can immediately verify this, but, certainly, israel is saying that this is the evidence it has been talking about for a long time now, that the hospital is being used as a place where hamas are taking hostages and also using it for human shield purposes. i want to show our viewers here on bbc news footage of the israeli military has released a what it says is a tunnel underneath al—shifa hospital. the bbc has not been able to independently verify this video either, but the israelis say that this is the entrance of the tunnel underneath the hospital complex. the idf says on the troops have exposed 55 metres of length and it lies about ten metres underground. the idf says the shaft was uncovered in the area of the hospital beneath a shed alongside a vehicle containing numerous weapons

including rpgs, explosives, and kalashnikov rifles. the idf claims that the entrance includes a blast proof door and a firing hole. hamas have not commented, they have previously said , that there is no command based in al—shifa. nick, this has been a key area of focus, we are unable to verify the footage are where we are working to do so, what argument will be israelis be putting forward alongside the footage that they are showing? yes, there are two parts to what the israelis have been saying, firstly, that hamas have been using the hospital as a place to keep hostages, using it as a military zone, or control command centre, but also, the bigger claim that beneath the floors of the wards of this big medical complex, they say there is an extremely large hamas control centre, a headquarters which is a really

significant operation. previously, the israelis have put forward a video simulation which they said may well resemble what this operation would look like. it is very intricate, you have different tunnels, different rooms in which operatives, hamas presumably, work detected as working and moving around. as it stands, the tunnel that has been exposed tonight, the israelis say, the video that has been put forward, does not resemble that video simulation. i think that the israelis would say this takes time and that they are, piece by piece, hour by hour, day by day, presenting the evidence that they are showing. a it is worth noting that the americans have said that their own intelligence backs up what the israelis say about hamas using hospitals... sorry, backs up what the israelis say about hamas using hospitals for military purposes,

including al shiva. including al—shifa. i think that the americans used the phrase: command node, that would be a small operation and a vast headquarters. tonight, the israelis have said that the americans are able to substantiate their claim. hamas have said all along that they have not he is that they do not have a headquarters there. it is a contested claim, but israel is a night are once again providing what they say is compelling evidence that hamas have been using al—shifa hospital and are holding hostages there. that was nick being injerusalem. i've been speaking to tahani mustafa who is a senior palestine analyst at the international crisis group. i asked her about the images of the tunnel israel has released. i mean, israel has a serious credibility issue in this war at the moment. you know, the images we're seeing,

again, they haven't been verified. and your correspondent made that very clear. we haven't had any independent third party verify them. but even then, you know, we know that hamas has a significant tunnel system underneath gaza that stretches hundreds of kilometres. that's no secret to anyone. now, with israel claiming that they've been using shifa hospital as a command center, you know, that really does change the dynamics here, because if israel cannot produce any verifiable evidence that really does put into question the way that israel has justified its actions in order to violate international law here, hospitals are meant to be safe places. they are meant to be places that are meant to be safe from military activity. now, israel has justified this on the basis of hamas using this as a command centre. again, hamas has explicitly refuted this claim. doctors themselves have not verified this. they themselves have said that they've seen no evidence of this. and to assume that to say no evidence of this means that, yes, that that that is definitely for sure they're using it is absolutely absurd.

so, i cannot disagree on that points more strongly. but more importantly, again, israel's evidence that they have produced about this has been completely debunked and discredited. even the bbc stated that a lot of the images that had come out over the last few days had been doctored. so, you know, it really does look like a serious intelligence failure on the behalf of both israel and the us. 31 premature babies have been moved from the al shifa hospital from the al=shifa hospital in northern gaza to the emirati hospital in rafah, in the south of gaza. a warning, viewers may find the following images distressing. these pictures have emerged today, showing the children being cared for. doctors say 31 have survived, but eight passed away. teams are now working to stabilise their condition. here's the director general of the palestinian health ministry in gaza. translation: we found that even i the water with which their baby l

formula was made was polluted. it wasn't sanitised because sanitisation was not available, and that caused vomiting, diarrhoea and weight loss. instead of gaining weight, they lost weight, and that caused them severe harm. some of them had sepsis and severe inflammation. we began a quick resuscitation process for them as soon as they arrived at the hospital. translation: they also had low temperatures. . they hadn't been kept warm. we usually assign one nurse to every two or three babies, but the medical staff was greatly reduced due to the siege around the al—shifa hospital and the staff's inability to change shifts. there were severe shortages in medicine, like antibiotics, other solutions and food, and that was banned by the occupying powers from reaching the al—shifa medical complex. translation: it took hours of work and coordination. i the medical staff — that's one doctor and the four nurses who were with — them finally arrived. the final number who came to us was 31 babies. there had originally been 39,

but eight babies died, the final two of which died in the al—shifa medical complex. some of the babies are in critical condition. one of them is on ventilator. there are some who are in critical, others in medium conditions, some who are stable, whose health condition allows them to be fed directly with baby formula or through tubes. let's turn our attention now to the hostages being held in gaza. earlier today, qatar's prime minister spoke to reporters in doha and said only �*minor obstacles remain�* in the way of reaching a deal on releasing some of the hostages taken by hamas. his comments came after the washington post said that israel, hamas and the united states were close to an agreement on the release of women and children. it�*s not really about a specific thing that i can comment yes or no about it. but, the challenges that remain in the negotiations are very minor compared to the bigger challenges. they are more logistical,

they are more practical, and i believe that with the willingness of both parties to engage and to have this deal moving, we can reach a deal. we have been focused in the past four or five weeks now in these negotiations, we tried every way, all possible ways, in order to ensure that civilians are released. and we treat all human beings all the same. civilians are civilians, whether they are from the israeli side or the palestinian side. as we mentioned in several occasions, ourfocus is to make sure that the release is happening safely and there are also the humanitarian issues of the gaza strip to be addressed in that deal. hamas says that israeli airstrikes have continued across gaza. in one incident, it says 41 members

of the same family died in the zeytoun district. and thirteen more people died in what palestinian sources say was an israeli attack on a refugee camp, in central gaza, shown here. the united nations has reiterated warnings by aid officials that nowhere in gaza is now safe. if you want to keep up with that you can on the app now it�*s time the app for a look at today�*s sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. what a year it�*s been for australia�*s cricketers, they retained thre ashes, won the world test championship and now they are one—day world champions for the sixth time. they stunned the hosts india in ahmedabad, travis head�*s century helping them easily reach their target of 241 to win by six wickets. put into bat, india never really got going.

after all his heroics in their unbeaten run to the final, virat kohli made a half century. he was bowled by pat cummins. pick of the australia bowlers mitchell starc removed india�*s top scorer rahulfor 66. australia lost three early wickets but head then took the match away from the hosts — his brilliant 137 coming off 120 balls. almost made it to the end. australia extend their record as the most successful side in the 50—over world cup. that is huge, i think that that is the pinnacle of international cricket, winning a one—day world cup, especially in india in front of a crowd like this. it has been a big year for everyone. but, you know, our team has been here in india, the ashes, the world championship, these are the moments you will remember for the rest of your life. time for a look at sunday�*s euro qualifiers, belgium were already sure of being at next year�*s

tournament in germany, but they signed off with a 5—0 win over 10—man azerbaijan in euro 2024 qualifying. romelu lukaku scored four first half goals. they finish that group unbeaten and top ahead of austria. sweden beat bottom side estonia 2—0 in the group�*s other game. hungary were already through, they beat montenegro and serbia came from behind against bulgaria to draw, which also sees them qualify. there are plenty of matches under way — not much to play for in groups a and] with scotland and spain already qualified. the top spot is at stake. spain hanging onto that with both sides drawing. spain 21 up against georgia. toure has put the spanish ahead. group] are in action. can portugal make it ten wins out of ten? they are beating iceland. slovakia have already qualified

as well, they are away in bosnia herzegovina. they are 2—0 up now. and after all the hype — the las vegas grand prix lived up to its billing — with the lead changing seven times, before champion max verstappen took the honours. ferrari�*s charles leclerc started from pole, but there was chaos at the first corner as verstappen pushed him wide taking the lead and earning him a five second penalty. two drivers failed to finish, including britain�*s lando norris — he was taken to hospital as a precaution after crashing but has since been released. further crashes cost british drivers lewis hamilton and george russell any hope of a podium finish. verstappen�*s time penalty saw him drop to eleventh place after his first pit stop, but he fought back to win for the 18th time this season. novak djokovic has won the end of season atp tour finals for a record seventh time the serb comfortably beat home favourite jannik sinner in straight sets in turin.

the italian had beaten him in the group stages but the world number one was always in control of the final. the serb had shared the record of six titles with roger federer but now holds it outright. one of the best seasons i have had in my life, no doubt. to crown it with a win against the home town hero, jannik sinner, who has played amazing tennis this week, it is phenomenal. i had to, you know, when the matches and not wait for them to hand me the victory. that is what i have done. i have played tactically different today to how i did in the group stages againstjannik sinner, overall, even our normal week. fix, overall, even our normal week. a straight sets victory for this doubles pair. they also won the us open title earlier this year for the

third time in a row. lots more on the bbc sport website, that is all from me. some developing news — russell brand has been questioned by metropolitan police detectives in relation to allegations of historical sex offences. an investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel 4�*s dispatches revealed allegations of rain, sexual assaults of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse against the comedian and actor. brand has previously denied the claims. for more on this, i spoke earlier to our culture reporter, noor nanji. well, the metropolitan police has confirmed that a man in his 40s attended a police station in south london on november the 16th — so that�*s last thursday — as first reported by the times newspaper. now, the police force said it was he was interviewed under caution by detectives in relation to allegations of three non—recent sexual offences, and it said that inquiries were continuing. now, the met police has not named the individual, but it is understood to be russell brand.

now, the met said in september that it would investigate allegations of non—recent sexual offences. that was after receiving a number of allegations. and earlier that month, of course, the sunday times and channel 4 dispatches programme had said that four women had accused brand, who is a8, of sexual offences, including a rain alleged to have including a rape alleged to have taken place between 2006 and 2013. now, the bbc has approached russell brand for a comment, but has not yet heard back. it is important to say that he has previously denied those claims and said that his relationships have always been consensual. the former first lady of the us — rosalynn carter — has died — she was 96. rosalynn was married tojimmy carter, who was president in the 1970s, for 77 years. her family say she died peacefully at her home in plains, georgia. jimmy said that rosalynn was his equal partner in everything he accomplished. the british chancellorjeremy hunt

says any tax cuts in this week�*s autumn statement to parliament will be done in a �*responsible way�* that won�*t risk fuelling inflation. mr hunt wouldn�*t comment on speculation he may cut inheritance tax but said there would be changes to the benefits system — with extra support for those with health issues who are looking for work, but tougher sanctions for those who turn down jobs. with inflation now falling, our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, assesses the chancellor�*s options. the biggest fall in half a century in the value of the pound against the dollar. that was just over a year ago. chancellor, what are you going to do about the turmoil in the markets this morning, sir? a tax—cutting mini budget caused chaos. i won't make any comment now. the government�*s budget watchdog worried about inflation. it warned of a big drop in living standards over the next two years, the sharpest since records began. last month, the chancellor said it wasn�*t time for tax cuts. we must grow the economy, be more efficient in how we spend money, then we can start to bring down taxes.

now, though, jeremy hunt thinks things are changing. price rises are slowing. the bank of england�*s interest rate hikes have seen to that, and we are a year, perhaps less, from an election so his priorities are shifting, he is now considering tax reductions. i will only do so in a responsible way. i'm not going to sacrifice the progress we've made bringing down inflation. if you�*re saying today, "i�*m not going to do anything that will fuel inflation," our viewers can hear you pretty clearly hinting that means no income tax cut. what i can tell you is the approach i will take on tax, which means we will be responsible... another thing he is considering limiting, the amount that benefits rise in the coming year. usually, september�*s inflation, 6.7%, would dictate how much they go up but he may use a lowerfigure and toughen the rules for some. let me tell you what i've been saying about the welfare system. we will give support to more thani million people to help them get well enough to work and yes,

there will be people who are not sick, don't have a disability, been out of work for a long time. we say if you are not engaging with the process, if you don't engage for six months, then we are going to close your case and stop your benefits. labour say that limiting benefit rises is the wrong approach. in government, i will use the inflation rate that is traditional, . september inflation, to increase the rates. so whatever happens you would always commit to that? it's the right thing to do. if you pick and choose _ from year—to—year what inflation number is the cheapest thing to do, then you see the gradual erosion i of people's incomes. the chancellor knows his party remains far behind in the polls, without too much time to turn things around. damian grammaticus, bbc news. voting has closed for the second round of argentina�*s presidential elections. the poll has been dominated by an escalating economic crisis,

with inflation running at more than 140%. polls suggest it will be a tight race between the left—wing economy minister, sergio massa, and a far—right outsider, javier milei. mr massa won the first round with 36.7%, ahead of mr milei with 30%. we should find out the result in the next few hours. we will follow that closely here on bbc news and on the website, bbc dot—com. thank you for watching. hello there. sunshine was certainly in short supply earlier today. we�*ve had more rain around. snowdonia, actually, by far the wettest part of the country. and we�*ve got some more rain, actually into the night, all rotating around that particular area of low pressure. and we may well find more rain affecting northern england,

southern scotland for a while. a spell of rain moves down across northern ireland. this rain in the south—west here could be quite heavy, gusty winds too, which will drive that rain eastwards across southern parts of england, some breaks in the cloud through the midlands and it will be a little bit chillier than it was last night. now, we should see that rain in the south—east moving through, and things sort of even out a little bit. there�*ll be a lot of cloud around. there�*ll be a few showers to come on monday. sunshine for a while in the midlands before it clouds over, and then we get the sunshine in east anglia in the south — the sunshine and showers for northern ireland. but a colder, stronger northerly wind picking up, as it will do, across other western areas and temperatures won�*t be as high as they were over the weekend. but after what showers there are, really, i think on monday, the rest of the week is looking really quite dry. there may not be a great deal of sunshine. once again, it�*s cloudier skies heading our way. the low pressure itself takes the rain away. instead, pressure builds from off the atlantic. but we�*ve still got a northerly breeze, i think on tuesday, maybe not quite as strong,

but it will bring in more cloud and showers to england and wales during the morning. should get a bit more sunshine later in the day. sunshine for a while across scotland and northern ireland before the cloud increases from the north—west. temperatures will continue to just drop away a little, typically 9—10 degrees on tuesday. and it could get quite chilly actually for england and wales in particular for a while with clearer skies on tuesday night. further north, those temperatures may recover because here we�*re going to start to draw in the air from the atlantic. we�*ve got that colder air across england and wales for a while, but it�*s this atlantic air, westerly winds, that will come to dominate around the middle part of the week and a bit later on as well, to the north of that area of high pressure. we�*ve got the stronger winds across northern areas — this is where we�*re going to find most of the rain. northern and western scotland. again, further south looks mostly dry, but again it looks quite cloudy out there, bit of sunshine for sheltered eastern areas and those temperatures lifting to a high of 1a degrees in scotland. we�*ve got milder air in place wednesday and through thursday, south of that weather front which is bringing the rain. but by the end of the week, we may start to see some colder air

just starting to dig down from the far north. good—bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines... israel releases footage which it says shows hostages captured by hamas on the 7th of october were taken to the al shifa hospital in gaza. israel defence forces have also

released this video. they say they�*ve found a 55 metre tunnel under the hamas—run al—shifa complex in gaza. meawhile 31 premature babies are evacuated from the al—shifa hospital which the world health organization describes as a "death zone" — palestinian doctors say eight other children died because of lack of care. meanwhile — the prime minister of qatar suggests israel and hamas could be close to a deal to release some of the hostages held in gaza. and the actor russell brand has been questioned by metropolitan police detectives in london, in relation to allegations of historical sex offences. now on bbc news — influential with katty kay: wendell pierce. wendell pierce is one of the most accomplished actors in america today. you probably know him from the wire, suits, his role injack ryan. we flew down to new orleans to talk to him about what it takes to become a great actor, but also his love of that