it comes as seven un—mandated human rights experts have said that they believe that the palestinians in gaza are at grave risk of genocide, and that time is running out to prevent this. the special rapporteurs alleged that israel was planning to "decimate" the gaza strip. joe inwood reports. israel says it has gaza city surrounded. its ground forces, supported by heavy armour, are pushing into the crowded, urban centre of the strip. but no one thinks this will be quick or easy. they are on hamas�*s territory. the group put out their own footage, showing an attack on an israeli tank. they said they would make gaza a curse of the place for israel. —— cursed place of israel. caught in the middle are ordinary palestinians. the un human office has said so many civilians have been killed and wounded in israeli air strikes, it has serious concerns that these are disproportionate attacks that could be war crimes. israel blames hamas. designated terrorists by many governments, including the uk, saying they are using civilians as human shields. the only way out of gaza is through the rafah crossing and to egypt, but that is only open to a few dozen severely injured palestinians and a few hundred with foreign passports. susan made it out on her fifth attempt. made it out on her fifth attempt-— made it out on her fifth attem t. �* ., . attempt. i'm not even excited to leave gaza, _ attempt. i'm not even excited to leave gaza, because - attempt. i'm not even excited to leave gaza, because we - attempt. i'm not even excited i to leave gaza, because we have so many people that we live and care about, we love and care about, so right now and between ice and fire. i don't know if i'm ever going to be able to see the family that i left behind, orthe see the family that i left behind, or the friends that i left behind. people are dying. for many in israel, the anger over the massacre of october sevenis over the massacre of october seven is undimmed, as is the determination to get back more than 240 hostages taken by hamas. i than 240 hostages taken by hamas. ., ., ., . , ., hamas. i have on ancestors of my friends- — hamas. i have on ancestors of my friends. we _ hamas. i have on ancestors of my friends. we need - hamas. i have on ancestors of my friends. we need them - hamas. i have on ancestors of i my friends. we need them home now. we need them home now. those demands for the release of hostages have the full backing of israel's allies, but there are also increasing calls for israel to minimise harm to ordinary gazans, including from the us secretary of state, as he heads to the region. the united states _ he heads to the region. the united states is _ he heads to the region. tue: united states is committed he heads to the region. tte: united states is committed to making sure everything possible is done protect civilians. at the same time, we are determined that this conflict not spread, and we'll be talking to both the israeli government and partners in the region about what all of us are doing to prevent that from happening. doing to prevent that from happening-— doing to prevent that from haueninu. ., ., , ., , happening. for now, this war is mostly confined _ happening. for now, this war is mostly confined to _ happening. for now, this war is mostly confined to gaza, - happening. for now, this war is mostly confined to gaza, as - mostly confined to gaza, as israel's assault continues and the death toll rises, there are growing fears that could soon change. joe inward, bbc news. almost four weeks into the war in gaza, and thousands of palestinians have been killed, wounded, orare missing. the death toll, and the emotional toll, is growing for those trapped inside. our special correspondent fergal keane has been working with journalists on the ground in gaza 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 jaber, 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 my life could go back to how it was," he told the bbc. "to have my life and the lives of my people go back to how "it was before." but in many places, there's nothing to go back to. tools strike the rubble. only the sounds in the stillness... ..of the men searching for neighbours, forfamilies... men shout. ..somewhere beneath this. translation: there was a 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 rumble. some few of gaza's 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 filmed tala and her disabled brother yezid, turned back, because their names were not on the list of the fortunate — and today again, they failed. we managed to reach tala by phone tonight. and i'm just wondering foryou, emotionally, how it is... day 27, nearly a month of war, and no end in sight. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. live now to los angeles, and dr benjamin radd, a lecturer on global studies, and a senior fellow at the ucla's burkle centre for international relations. thank you very much forjoining us today, dr radd. how would you describe what's been happening in the last 24 hours in gaza? this encirclement of what israel says it is hamas's headquarters.— what israel says it is hamas's headquarters. yes, thank you for having _ headquarters. yes, thank you for having me. _ headquarters. yes, thank you for having me. we _ headquarters. yes, thank you for having me. we are - headquarters. yes, thank you for having me. we are seeing j for having me. we are seeing the decision by the adf to pursue more close quarter combat. they are using air strikes, targeted air strikes, to clear out space and then go in to do this sort of hand—to—hand or face—to—face combat, with the awareness that thatis combat, with the awareness that that is really the only way to fight this kind of barella urban warfare situation. and asking as the united states for pauses for humanitarian aid and the refugees fleeing the conflict to find safer quarters. conflict to find safer quartere— conflict to find safer quarters. conflict to find safer auarters. , ., the inevitability is that these strikes are killing civilians, which is incredibly awful, regrettable, and from israel's perspective, it doesn't find a way to be able to isolate and eliminate the hamas terrorist leaders without having to go into these very densely populated areas. they cannot seem to find a solution that achieves both the military objective and yet minimise civilian casualties. it has been a struggle. civilian casualties. it has been a stru: ule. , ., been a struggle. indeed, israel frequently _ been a struggle. indeed, israel frequently talks _ been a struggle. indeed, israel frequently talks about - been a struggle. indeed, israel frequently talks about hamas l frequently talks about hamas using human shields, and if they are right, that is indeed wrong. but of course is it not just as wrong to target these areas of hamas infrastructure if there is an inevitable loss of civilian and children's lives? of civilian and children's fives? of civilian and children's lives? ., , ., ., lives? under the laws of war, it is not incumbent _ lives? under the laws of war, it is not incumbent upon - lives? under the laws of war, it is not incumbent upon a - it is not incumbent upon a nation fighting a war to completely prevent or forestall the killing of civilians. that is accepted as a very, very unfortunate inevitability. what israel needs to do is make sure it is taking every means it can to minimise the risk to civilian life. at this time, it is too difficult weather they have or have not met that standard. we can see nevertheless the consequences of when missile strikes are conducted in densely populated areas. , ., , , areas. the un, its rapporteurs have talked — areas. the un, its rapporteurs have talked about _ areas. the un, its rapporteurs have talked about the - areas. the un, its rapporteurs have talked about the risk - areas. the un, its rapporteurs have talked about the risk of l areas. the un, its rapporteurs have talked about the risk of a j have talked about the risk of a potential genocide in palestine. antony blinken is on his way to israel. we know he will be meeting with benjamin netanyahu, calling for neta nyahu, calling for humanitarian netanyahu, calling for humanitarian pauses in the fighting. still, though, pledging the us's support for israel. i wonder if sometimes what you think the us says in public about its support for israel is not the same as what is likely to be set in private. where do you see washington's support right now? the? where do you see washington's support right now? they support riaht now support right now? they support right now is _ support right now? they support right now is very _ support right now? they support right now is very strong. - support right now? they support right now is very strong. it - support right now? they support right now is very strong. it is - right now is very strong. it is strong both in the white house and in both houses of congress where you start to see divisions are when and where the support alliance with us interest in supporting let's say ukraine, which will be at a second war, is nevertheless part of the us's foreign aid package to these countries, and secondlyjust package to these countries, and secondly just a touch package to these countries, and secondlyjust a touch on the use of the word genocide, which we have to be very careful with that time, it has a very strict legal definition and it does imply an intent by the grass or to want to carry out the aims of genocide. the intent at yet has not been revealed but that does not absolve any nation or sidle party from the innocent killing of civilians, so absolutely it is something that should be paid attention to. indeed, dr radd, thank you for joining us. the disgraced cryptocurrency mogul, sam bankman—fried, who once ran a major cryptocurrency exchange, ftx, has been found guilty of fraud and money—laundering. prosecutors said mr bankman—fried had used money stolen from ftx to prop up his investment fund and fund his lavish lifestyle. our north america business correspondent erin delmore reports from new york. sam bankman—fried was a towering figure in crypto. a self—made entrepreneur who promised customers worldwide that his ftx crypto exchange was the safe and easy way to get into crypto currencies. his businesses brought him great wealth. at one point, he was worth $26 billion, and propelled him into an a—list social network of celebrities, some of whom he paid to endorse ftx. ~ some of whom he paid to endorse ftx. with ftx i have everything i need to buy. _ ftx. with ftx i have everything i need to buy, sell— ftx. with ftx i have everything i need to buy, sell and - ftx. with ftx i have everything i need to buy, sell and trade i i need to buy, sell and trade crypto safely. my i need to buy, sell and trade crypto safely-— i need to buy, sell and trade crypto safely. my goal has been to find ways _ crypto safely. my goal has been to find ways to _ crypto safely. my goal has been to find ways to have _ crypto safely. my goal has been to find ways to have a _ crypto safely. my goal has been to find ways to have a positive | to find ways to have a positive impact — to find ways to have a positive impact on _ to find ways to have a positive impact on the world. he charmed washington _ impact on the world. he charmed washington politicians _ impact on the world. he charmed washington politicians by - washington politicians by calling for greater regulation in the crypto industry and made donations to their campaigns will stop he also adopted the mantle of a responsible leader in an industry rife with misconduct. but it turns out the fortune, the business, the image were built on a lie. the great success story was, in fact, a great fraud. bankman—fried now faces decades in prison. during four weeks of testimony, prosecutors told jurors that the 31—year—old bankman—fried's apparent success belied a pyramid of deceit. they said he used stolen money to prop up the investment fund he founded, and to purchase real estate and fund his lavish lifestyle. three of his close friends and business partners, including his ex—girlfriend, pleaded guilty to financial crimes and testified against him.- guilty to financial crimes and testified against him. what you have to say _ testified against him. what you have to say to _ testified against him. what you have to say to sam? _ have to say to sam? bankman—fried pleaded not guilty to all charges and took the stand in his own defence, to no avail. the stand in his own defence, to no avail-— to no avail. the government when this — to no avail. the government when this case _ to no avail. the government when this case by _ to no avail. the government when this case by putting i to no avail. the government when this case by putting a | to no avail. the government i when this case by putting a lot of pressure on cooperators, getting deals with them very early on, and trying this case in a very streamlined way, instead of over complicating the case, turning it into some complicated crypto case, they tried it as a garden variety fraud in a very streamlined manner, and i think that ultimately led to the conviction.— ultimately led to the conviction. , .,., ., , conviction. this extraordinary fall from grace _ conviction. this extraordinary fall from grace may - conviction. this extraordinary fall from grace may be - conviction. this extraordinary fall from grace may be more | fall from grace may be more thanjust fall from grace may be more than just personal. fall from grace may be more thanjust personal. sam than just personal. sam bankman—fried's thanjust personal. sam bankman—fried's gilt could severely damage the reputation of the wider crypto sector worldwide. erin del mar, bbc news, new york. the tech billionaire, elon musk, has said artificial intelligence will one day take away the need to work, and the biggest challenges in the future will be how to find meaning in life. at a public event with britain's prime minister might turn against us. our political editor chris mason reports on the ai summit at bletchley park. the world of artificial intelligence... i'm standing in front of a picture of parliament, a real picture of parliament. but here is the twist. if we zoom out, this technology, ai, has the capacity — of its own accord — to fill in the blanks. now, i can tell you, that is not what parliament actually looks like, but it is believable. and we can also choose what to add, so how about we spruce up this place? well, we could add a flower bed, for instance. and the possibilities are endless. this is just a very small example of the power of this technology, being discussed a few stops away from here, in buckinghamshire. some reckon artificial intelligence will mean another industrial revolution — shaking up the workplace, healthcare, education — but the focus here at bletchley park, once the home of the world war ii codebreakers, is on the potentially massive risks ai poses to us all if computers can design new diseases or weapons. the prime minister's invited folk from around the world, the un secretary general and the vice president of the united states among them. the late stephen hawking once said, "ai is likely to be "the best or worst thing to happen to humanity". if we can sustain the collaboration that we have fostered over these last two days, i profoundly believe that we can make it the best. the world is still working out what on earth to do about al, what international rules might be needed. some say the technology has in—built problems already, but the government has said it won't rush to regulate. i think that that's wrong. i think there's plenty of evidence of the risks and the harms that are happening here and now to people, and the government should be regulating right now and could be moving faster, if it had the political will to do so. rishi sunak reckons ai can help grow the economy overall, but where will it leave ourjobs? do leaders need to be more candid about the consequences of ai revolutionising workplaces — bluntly, potentially, putting lots of people out of work? we should look at al much more as a co—pilot than something that necessarily is going to replace someone's job. you know, ai is a tool that can help almost everybody do theirjobs better, faster, quicker, but that does mean jobs can change. technology has long been revolutionary. this next wave, ai, terrifies some, excites others. chris mason, bbc news, at bletchley park. let's hear more about the conversation tonight between rishi sunak and elon musk. the footage was provided by downing street. this is a flavour of what they said. there will come a point where nojob is needed. there will come a point where no job is needed.— there will come a point where no job is needed. no “0b is needed. you can have a no job is needed. you can have a 'ob if no job is needed. you can have a job if you _ no job is needed. you can have a job if you wanted _ no job is needed. you can have a job if you wanted to - no job is needed. you can have a job if you wanted to have - no job is needed. you can have a job if you wanted to have a i a job if you wanted to have a job, for personal satisfaction, but the ai will be able to do everything. so, i don't know if that makes people comfortable or uncomfortable.— around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. news. let's look at some other stories making news. the former head of nhs england has told the covid inquiry that the former health secretary, matt hancock, thought he should decide who lived and who should die if the health service became overwhelmed. in his witness statement, lord stevens said it was fortunate that what he described as that "horrible "horrible "dilemma" never crystallised. the number ofjellyfish spotted in uk waters and beaches increased by almost a third in the past year. the marine conservation society said the most commonly spotted were huge, barreljellyfish — but that rarer warm—water jellyfish were also seen. a marine heatwave injune increased uk water temperatures by about three to four degrees. the sale of tickets for next year's glastonbury festival has been delayed by two weeks, after some people said they didn't realise their registration profile had expired. customers must provide details of their identities in advance, as part of efforts to prevent ticket touting. you're live with bbc news. an australian woman suspected of poisoning and killing three people after serving them a lunch containing deadly mushrooms has appeared in court. erin patterson faces three counts of murder and five of attempted murder. she says she didn't intentionally poison her former in—laws and their relatives. our reporter, simon atkinson, is in korumburra in victoria. that is where the appearance has happened _ tell us more about what happened in court. the cord case took place about an hour ago from where i'm in a town called modern wall and thatis town called modern wall and that is where erin patterson spent a night in a police station, and a police cell there, after she was arrested on thursday. she made a very brief appearance in court, an administrative hearing, where they set out what was happening next. that if she will be held in custody until her next court appearance which will not be until may next year. wonder the things we learn today, the reason for that is the police think it will take them that long to start sifting through material, things like computers, which they when they searched the home yesterday. this is all in the investigation, as you said, into this very strange and tragic case, which saw the death of three people who all lived in this town here where i am, when they aid that meal, which it looks like it contain poisonous mushrooms. thank you for bringing us up—to—date on that. clear—up operations are taking place across much of southern england and the channel islands, after storm ciaran brought winds of up to a hundred miles per hour. hundreds of schools were closed and thousands of homes were left without power. sharon barbour reports. storm ciaran crashed into southern and south west england and the channel islands with winds gusting to 100 miles an hour. it created huge waves. and it damaged homes and businesses. trees were brought down, this one narrowly missing a home. it down, this one narrowly missing a home. ., , ., a home. it fell in a straight line. there _ a home. it fell in a straight line. there was _ a home. it fell in a straight line. there was major- a home. it fell in a straight| line. there was major travel line. there was ma'or travel disruption. h line. there was ma'or travel disruption. vows _ line. there was major travel disruption. vows saw - line. there was major travel disruption. vows saw their i disruption. vows saw their power cut and hundreds of schools were closed. injersey, damage to property saw some residents seeking refuge in a hotel. ~ , , hotel. we spent the night movin: hotel. we spent the night moving people _ hotel. we spent the night moving people and - hotel. we spent the night - moving people and evacuating people from their homes and moving them into hotels. and giving them shelter at the parish hall. are still doing that. the fire brigade and various agencies are going into houses and giving professional opinions as to the availability of people moving back in. it is not happening. more of them are being evacuated even now. in cornwall, katie marshall was woken when her roof blew off. t woken when her roof blew off. i screamed quite loudly and i tried to grab my laptop and my electronics, just in panic really. i have a lot of university work saved and i was worried about that. the fire alarm was blazing, that ripped off the wall and there was darkness and wind and rain screaming. darkness and wind and rain screaming-— darkness and wind and rain screaminu. ~ , ., , screaming. while this was the destruction — screaming. while this was the destruction at _ screaming. while this was the destruction at a _ screaming. while this was the destruction at a holiday - screaming. while this was the destruction at a holiday park. destruction at a holiday park in the village of burton bloodstock on the dorset coast. my bloodstock on the dorset coast. my wellingtons are still wet. i left them outside but what was up left them outside but what was up to my thighs, easy. that was a surge that did not move the caravan. �* , ., ., caravan. and there is more to come, caravan. and there is more to come. with — caravan. and there is more to come, with the _ caravan. and there is more to come, with the met _ caravan. and there is more to come, with the met office - come, with the met office morning of heavy rain across the uk. ~ ., , ., , morning of heavy rain across the uk. ~ ., , .,, ., the uk. we would urge people to rip remain _ the uk. we would urge people to rip remain vigilant. _ the uk. we would urge people to rip remain vigilant. the _ rip remain vigilant. the weather remains unsettled as we move into the weekend. so therefore, the risk of flooding does remain and we are still very much keeping a close eye on the situation. aha, very much keeping a close eye on the situation.— on the situation. a warning that comes _ on the situation. a warning that comes as _ on the situation. a warning that comes as some - on the situation. a warning that comes as some river. on the situation. a warning - that comes as some river levels are already high and the ground saturated. sharon barber bbc news. as their state visit to kenya continues, king charles and queen camilla have spent their third day marking britain's close defence cooperation with the country. they visited a naval base and watched kenyan marines carry out a training exercise in the port city mombassa. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. variety is always a feature of royal visits in the military component is generally strong. on a beach near canyon's second city mombasa, the canyon marine corps demonstrated what was described as a beach landing. not that there was anything terribly covert, ones they got ashore. watching from a distance, king charles, captain general of britain's royal, donna brantz who trained the canyons and queen camilla. colourful welcomes also tend to feature strongly on these tours and then there are the events which address the king's long—standing interest. the fact that he is now on the throne, ratherthan fact that he is now on the throne, rather than enter the throne, rather than enter the throne, has curtailed his freedom to canvas on issues that to him. but on anything to do with the environment his interest is undiminished and here, people are trying to save the coral reefs. the king was shown ways in which local people are encouraging the coral to grow again, after the damaging impact of pollution and the uncontrollable two uncontrolled collection of coral. concrete blocks and other structures are fitted with fragments of coral which will help the brief to regenerate. and then on a beach on the edge of the indian ocean, the king gave the signal to float one of the blocks, with its coral fragments, to float one of the blocks, with its coralfragments, out to the brief and to sink it. 1's small gesture among many others taken with royal approval to protect the natural environment. i will be back with the business news in a few moments of time. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. storm ciaran brought some disruption and damage to the far south of england, and certainly through the channel, the channel islands bearing the brunt of the storm. friday, though, looks a lot quieter. we've seen the back of the storm now. it will remain quite blustery and we'll see sunshine 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, clearer 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. live from london, this is bbc news. fall of the crypto king — a jury finds former ftx boss sam bankman—fried guilty of one of the biggest financial frauds on record. also coming up — pressed apple — the iphone maker's sales it isa it is a warning, this case, to every single fraudster out there who think they are untouchable. also coming up — pressed apple — the iphone maker's sales are down for the fourth quarter in a row, as consumers tighten their belts. plus — the bank of england keeps interest rates on hold again. but the governor warns the cost of borrowing — the steepest in 15 years — won't be coming down any time soon, and will stay high enough for long enough. and — a damp squib on guy fawkes night — councils across the uk cancel firework displays this weekend, because their budgets have gone up in smoke. hello and welcome to bbc news. know your top business stories. 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