tank, the progressive policy institute. no doubt she will have some thoughts on rishi sunak�*s legislative plan, unveiled today in the king's speech. and we get miles taylor's thoughts on the vote today in a number of key states, which could give us some clues to the big one next november. good evening. 500 trucks in a month, to feed two million people. the un says says that is a "drop in the ocean" compared to the overwhelming needs of those who are trapped. the who said today there are doctors performing operations, including amputations, without anaesthesia. half the hospitals are out of action, some of them some of them without fuel. there has been a full electricty blackout since the 11th october. of 1.5 million people internally displaced, half of them are in the grounds of hospitals, schools, and un shelters. more than 10,300 people have been killed according to the hamas—run health ministry in gaza, of which 4,000 are children. they write names on their legs so their parents can identify them. but the israeli government said today it doesn't believe there is a humanitarian crisis in gaza. it doesn't believe there is a shortage of food and water. and there is no appetite injerusalem for a humanitarian pause, nor a ceasefire, says the israeli prime minister, until all the hostages have been released. i spoke today to ask them to immediately work in the direction that they will release all the hostages, it is a war crime and i will ask them to immediately release all or hostages to make sure our health and well—being. i convened on the ambassador to in israel yesterday and i said that i am calling upon them to ensure that this war crime will not continue and that they will bring back and make sure that all our hostages come home. let's speak to faris al jawad, injerusalem. he is the spokesman for the palestinian branch of medicines sans frontieres. like you do this but the hospitals? ijust like you do this but the hospitals? i just want to state something that he overheard before that there wasn't a humanitarian crisis is what would take to make one of the spokespersons said which is where the most alarming things i've heard in the time. going through a daily and nightly nightmare in the situation is absolutely horrific and there are no words in the english dictionary to describe to you what we are hearing and seeing on the ground. the hospitals are absolutely bursting at the seams and people cannot even walk through the operation theatres because their patients on the floor in the corridors and sometimes the doctors about to perform amputations without anaesthesia on children. there is a lack of absolutely everything you can imagine that is needed to run a hospital and children are coming in with horrific burns and we don't even have the right types of materials to prevent them from excruciating pain to do the relative care for them and as i said, the description of the situation is not true because it's not perfect enough. when my colleagues at the other day that this wouldn't even be possible to be seen in a horror movie because it's too graphic. everyone is working around like zombies, they're not sleeping in the do not know what's going to happen in the next 2a minutes and 2a hours and he needs to stop now, we need an immediate cease—fire. if he and he needs to stop now, we need an immediate cease-fire.— immediate cease-fire. if he thought it was a humanitarian _ immediate cease-fire. if he thought it was a humanitarian crisis, - immediate cease-fire. if he thought it was a humanitarian crisis, they i it was a humanitarian crisis, they would allow in more than 500 trucks that have gone in the month, they would see a necessity but that is not what is happening in the prime minister, according to his interview, doesn't see the need for humanitarian cause of this moment. why? humanitarian cause of this moment. wh ? ., humanitarian cause of this moment. wh 2 z, y z, humanitarian cause of this moment. wh 2 z, _, , humanitarian cause of this moment. wh 2 z, , z, humanitarian cause of this moment. wh? ., , z, z, z, why? could you be more out of touch with reality could _ why? could you be more out of touch with reality could be _ why? could you be more out of touch with reality could be my _ why? could you be more out of touch with reality could be my response - with reality could be my response to that or you simply oblivious? the reality on the ground is abysmal. remember, most of the patients coming into the hospitals are children with horrific burns and fractures and crushed bones, speaking to my medical coordinator and she told me that for normal cases, critical cases, that could be saved in a normal scenario are not just being triaged never to make the horrific decisions to let these people die because if the tried to save the moderate cases. these are the people dying on the spot don't forget to hundred babies are being born daily and there is no food for them. no food for them to be able to produce milk to feed the newborn babies. this is what we have come to, house is not a humanitarian crisis where you can even feed your child because you're starving and your baby is dying because you don't have enough milk to give your baby. if anyone can tell me that that is acceptable and not a humanitarian crisis and looked me dead in the it, i would like to see that person because it's absolutely ludicrous. what would you say to the western leaders who support israel's were objectives?— leaders who support israel's were ob'ectives? , , ., , ., objectives? this needs to stop now and ou objectives? this needs to stop now and you have _ objectives? this needs to stop now and you have been _ objectives? this needs to stop now and you have been too _ objectives? this needs to stop now and you have been too slow, - 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could be months. i think is the human stories, we are just i could be months. i think is the i human stories, we are just seeing news _ human stories, we are just seeing news att— human stories, we are just seeing news all the time of these absolutely heartbreaking stories and 'ust absolutely heartbreaking stories and just last _ absolutely heartbreaking stories and just last night on the bbc, we heard from a _ just last night on the bbc, we heard from a father who thought his daughter was killed as a hostage and now it _ daughter was killed as a hostage and now it transpired that she may not have _ now it transpired that she may not have them — now it transpired that she may not have them return to palestinian parents — have them return to palestinian parents who have lost their children and just— parents who have lost their children and just the sheer scale of what is happening — and just the sheer scale of what is happening in this is not an earthquake or natural disaster, this is something with which humans are intiicting _ is something with which humans are intiicting on— is something with which humans are inflicting on one another and we 'ust inflicting on one another and we just have — inflicting on one another and we just have to make sure we have to have _ just have to make sure we have to have a _ just have to make sure we have to have a moral compass about us where this is— have a moral compass about us where this is and _ have a moral compass about us where this is and as — have a moral compass about us where this is and as you say, this seems to he _ this is and as you say, this seems to he a _ this is and as you say, this seems to be a solution and it seems to be the israeii — to be a solution and it seems to be the israeli government strategy now is to use _ the israeli government strategy now is to use military force for the longer—term and a sultanate us administration is that they do not support— administration is that they do not support that her see that as a viable — support that her see that as a viable option and so, i think miles is red. _ viable option and so, i think miles is red. the — viable option and so, i think miles is red, the private and public pressure _ is red, the private and public pressure mr brent up in the israeli government particularly governments to see _ government particularly governments to see as _ government particularly governments to see as friends to change course. in the past 24 hours, benjamin netenyahu has suggested that, when the war is over, israel will have the "overall security responsibility" for an "indefinite period". gaza should be governed, he says, by "those who don't want to continue in the way of hamas". his strategic affairs minister told the bbc that mr netanyahu did not mention 'reoccupying' gaza — and had no desire to 'control�* the palestinian territories. that would be a relief for the white house, who made it clear today they do not think israeli occupation is the way forward. these are two men that have known each otherfor a long time, and i don't think it's any shock to anybody that, on a political spectrum, they're not exactly always in the same place on every issue. but one thing they do agree on is that israel has a right to exist as a country, and they have a right and a responsibility to defend that country and their citizens against the threat that was posed to them on october 7th. de didn't have a plan for this war is over and do you think they'll have the power to enact it —— do you think they will have a plan? ? having said that those meetings in the white — having said that those meetings in the white house _ having said that those meetings in the white house situations, - having said that those meetings in the white house situations, you i having said that those meetings in| the white house situations, you do often _ the white house situations, you do often go _ the white house situations, you do often go through _ the white house situations, you do often go through an _ the white house situations, you do often go through an array- the white house situations, you do often go through an array of- the white house situations, you do often go through an array of plants| often go through an array of plants and policy— often go through an array of plants and policy options _ often go through an array of plants and policy options but _ often go through an array of plants and policy options but at _ often go through an array of plants and policy options but at this - and policy options but at this nronrent, _ and policy options but at this nronrent, is— and policy options but at this moment, is largely- and policy options but at this moment, is largely centred i and policy options but at this i moment, is largely centred on the conflict _ moment, is largely centred on the conflict in — moment, is largely centred on the conflict in the _ moment, is largely centred on the conflict in the white _ moment, is largely centred on the conflict in the white house - 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continue very well to the next year, if not beyond and i cannot say- continue very well to the next year, if not beyond and i cannot say thati if not beyond and i cannot say that many _ if not beyond and i cannot say that many departments _ if not beyond and i cannot say that many departments and _ if not beyond and i cannot say that many departments and agencies . if not beyond and i cannot say that i many departments and agencies the white _ many departments and agencies the white house — many departments and agencies the white house have _ many departments and agencies the white house have been— many departments and agencies the white house have been able - many departments and agencies the white house have been able to - many departments and agencies the white house have been able to put. white house have been able to put much _ white house have been able to put much time — white house have been able to put much time into— white house have been able to put much time into that _ white house have been able to put much time into that lifting more i much time into that lifting more immediately, _ much time into that lifting more immediately, there _ much time into that lifting more immediately, there focused - much time into that lifting more immediately, there focused on. much time into that lifting more i immediately, there focused on the toss _ immediately, there focused on the loss. , immediately, there focused on the loss. thousands are expected to take part in a pro—palestinian march in london this weekend, which has some politicians concerned. the metropolitan police has urged organisers to postpone the event, and warned of a "growing" risk of violence from breakaway groups linked to the protests. but the met did say it can't ban the demonstration altogether, and right now, it looks like it's going ahead. here's what one of the march organisers said about their plans. 2—3 weeks ago, because we were planning weekly marches, we'd indicated that on 11 november, we would want to march away from the centre of london, away from the cenotaph. we knew that the major commemorations don't take place till the sunday, but we didn't want to disrupt any preparation for those, so that was agreed with the police. it's not the time and people have strongly held opinions of what's happening in israel in gaza and now it is not the time for march. ultimately, the police have to make a judgment call and what is within the law and dancing tonight that there is not an immediate security threat which is good news but what a gamble and i think the organisers really need to think again and in terms of public opinion, there is a lot of support for peace in the middle east but i really do think this is not the way to win people over and i think the organisers should think again and leaving the police should absolutely act if they need to so that march is banned in seville have the intelligence. —— until they have the intelligence necessary. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. more now from gaza, our correspondent rushdi abulaouf told us about further israeli air stirkes. one month on, still able to fire rockets and going in a different friends and gaza especially in the north and south west of gaza and the operation has been expanding in the group is been there in the humanitarian situation is catastrophic and i was starting to a father of my people and communication is very hard and we catch someone there and he says i have no food, no money and no water and there is no clean water because all of the aid coming from egypt which is very little, according to them not reaching and people who have been in gaza city and in the south, the situation is less air strikes in the struggle to find food and water entering defined medicine is also continuing. you're live with bbc news. we have been keen this past few weeks not to lose sight of what is happening in ukraine. but we are concsious, as gaza dominates the news agenda, that we might be losing track of where the war has got to. so i wanted to step back tonight and remind you of how it has evolved up to the present day. so going right back, this is what military control of ukraine looked like in february last year, before the invasion. here's what it looked like in march 2022, after russia's rapid advance. at that point russian forces were bombarding kharkiv, they had taken territory in the east, and south as far as kherson, and that port city of mariupol. but since then, we have witnessed some extraordinary ukrainian resistance. this is the map from november last year. as russian troops became disjointed, bogged down with logistical problems, completely withdrawing from the north. which brings us to this map in september. not much movement in recent weeks since then. which is really part of the story. because for months through the summer you'll remember we were talking about the expected counter—offensive. and in truth, apart from some modest gains in certain areas in the east, that has stalled. there are growing concerns now that the war has reached a stalemate. joining us to discuss is patrick bewery, a senior lecturer in security at the university of bath. he is also a former british army captain and nato analyst. good with us and bring us up dispute in the past four weeks and what and what if we missed and now is the battlefield picture changed? {line what if we missed and now is the battlefield picture changed? one of the bi est battlefield picture changed? one of the biggest things _ battlefield picture changed? one of the biggest things we _ battlefield picture changed? one of the biggest things we have - battlefield picture changed? one of the biggest things we have missed | the biggest things we have missed and barely made a report was the largest russian attempt an attack we have seen since january which in the east in the area and were essentially intact with at least a hundred armoured personnel in a major attack of artillery and air support and ukrainians were able to basically beat it and this was one of the larger text that is happened and it is still resulted in very minimal gains and hundreds of metres of the russians, but significant attempt that came days after the hamas attacked that was planned or not, and being the attention diverted, i think over in the region for ukrainians managed to cross the river and establish a breach at that. they're pushing in that region and in the offensive, it was really about tackling towards the regions and mariupol but it stalled and there's not much movement there but it's all come to a head with the commander of ukrainian armed forces said recently in an interview that the warfare is becoming very positional and essentially is still made at the moment. the positional and essentially is still made at the moment.— positional and essentially is still made at the moment. the point he made at the moment. the point he made with the _ made at the moment. the point he made with the colonists _ made at the moment. the point he made with the colonists were, - made with the colonists were, previous road wars eventually the work comes to a stalemate because of technology and each latest technological advances and they cancel each other out, is that what you're seeing on the battlefield at the moment? i you're seeing on the battlefield at the moment?— you're seeing on the battlefield at the moment? i think the assault is really interesting _ the moment? i think the assault is really interesting in _ the moment? i think the assault is really interesting in that _ the moment? i think the assault is really interesting in that regard - really interesting in that regard because it is the first time russia tried to attack and was really well—prepared ukrainian defences well—prepa red ukrainian defences rather than well—prepared ukrainian defences rather than ukrainians trading space for time and using small groups to ambush them and is the first and they're going up against well—prepared ukrainian defences and just like ukrainians found out in the summer, and doing sin against the summer, and doing sin against the russians, it's very difficult, especially in terms of camouflage you can see it is very difficult to hide the amount that you need to break through because of the drugs and the abilities and position through these tanks and in this case, trying to break through and resolve this in the first war, machine gun training method is much more difficult to break through because you gets a place quickly to the front line and machine guns could slow down and infantry attack and this is the longer the world goes on, they were flat out to try to break that.— to break that. that break will de-end to break that. that break will depend on — to break that. that break will depend on american - to break that. that break will depend on american funding| to break that. that break will. depend on american funding and to break that. that break will - depend on american funding and here an interview we did last week with mike lee was opposed to spending more on ukraine. i the debate will start with the senate minority leader, because mitch mcconnell approves of the package which includes ukraine, support for taiwan, israel, spending for the southern border... yeah, and he's wrong on that, and he's outnumbered — - not only amongst his republican colleagues in the senate, - i believe he's outnumberedi among the american people who don't want that. we should point out that senator mike lee, he is in the might take to make minority, their support for ukrainianfunding. find make minority, their support for ukrainian funding.— make minority, their support for ukrainian funding. and 'ust about a week and a — ukrainian funding. and 'ust about a week and a half, h ukrainian funding. and just about a week and a half, funding _ ukrainian funding. and just about a week and a half, funding is - 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going to pressure the bidenl administration to cut funding going to pressure the biden- administration to cut funding for ukraine — administration to cut funding for ukraine and _ administration to cut funding for ukraine and make _ administration to cut funding for ukraine and make no _ administration to cut funding for ukraine and make no mistake, i administration to cut funding for. ukraine and make no mistake, this administration to cut funding for- ukraine and make no mistake, this is very real-world — ukraine and make no mistake, this is very real—world implications - ukraine and make no mistake, this is very real—world implications and - ukraine and make no mistake, this is very real—world implications and i- very real—world implications and i think— very real—world implications and i think that — very real—world implications and i think that a — very real—world implications and i think that a lot— very real—world implications and i think that a lot of— very real—world implications and i think that a lot of these _ think that a lot of these republicans _ think that a lot of these republicans are - think that a lot of these republicans are willing| think that a lot of these l republicans are willing to think that a lot of these - republicans are willing to shut think that a lot of these _ republicans are willing to shut down the government— republicans are willing to shut down the government over— republicans are willing to shut down the government over this— republicans are willing to shut down the government over this issue - republicans are willing to shut down the government over this issue if- the government over this issue if you're _ the government over this issue if you're in— the government over this issue if you're in the— the government over this issue if you're in the biting _ the government over this issue if you're in the biting white - the government over this issue if you're in the biting white housei you're in the biting white house right— you're in the biting white house right now. — you're in the biting white house right now. you _ you're in the biting white house right now, you are _ you're in the biting white house right now, you are thinking - you're in the biting white house| right now, you are thinking what can we trade _ right now, you are thinking what can we trade and — right now, you are thinking what can we trade and what _ right now, you are thinking what can we trade and what can _ right now, you are thinking what can we trade and what can we do- right now, you are thinking what can we trade and what can we do to - right now, you are thinking what can. we trade and what can we do to make sure we _ we trade and what can we do to make sure we don't— we trade and what can we do to make sure we don't end _ we trade and what can we do to make sure we don't end up _ we trade and what can we do to make sure we don't end up in _ we trade and what can we do to make sure we don't end up in the _ sure we don't end up in the worst-case _ sure we don't end up in the worst—case scenario- sure we don't end up in the. worst—case scenario because genuinely. _ worst—case scenario because genuinely, ukraine's- worst—case scenario because genuinely, ukraine's ability. worst—case scenario becausei genuinely, ukraine's ability to worst—case scenario because - genuinely, ukraine's ability to win this war— genuinely, ukraine's ability to win this war depends— genuinely, ukraine's ability to win this war depends on _ genuinely, ukraine's ability to win this war depends on western - genuinely, ukraine's ability to win i this war depends on western support and that— this war depends on western support and that support _ this war depends on western support and that support right _ this war depends on western support and that support right now— this war depends on western support and that support right now is - and that support right now is politically— and that support right now is politically imperiled - and that support right now is politically imperiled in - and that support right now is politically imperiled in the i and that support right now is - politically imperiled in the united states— politically imperiled in the united states and — politically imperiled in the united states and there's _ politically imperiled in the united states and there's not _ politically imperiled in the united states and there's not a - politically imperiled in the united states and there's not a clear- states and there's not a clear pathway _ states and there's not a clear pathway at _ states and there's not a clear pathway at the _ states and there's not a clear pathway at the resolution. i pathway at the resolution. ukrainians_ pathway at the resolution. ukrainians would - pathway at the resolution. ukrainians would say- pathway at the resolution. ukrainians would say that i pathway at the resolution. i ukrainians would say that the weapons are coming and they say we do not have enough and republicans say we do not have the money but thatis say we do not have the money but that is for each of the mind of the kings speech and they work closely with international partners to support ukraine and strengthen nato and the present security channels, one line in the kings speech, do you think people are pulling on the idea of supporting ukraine and debbie want to start moving towards p solutions? i want to start moving towards p solutions?— want to start moving towards p solutions? ~ , ., , . . , solutions? i think people certainly want p solutions _ solutions? i think people certainly want p solutions but _ solutions? i think people certainly want p solutions but also - solutions? i think people certainly want p solutions but also they - solutions? i think people certainly i want p solutions but also they think the case _ want p solutions but also they think the case is — want p solutions but also they think the case is moved in the hamas attacked — the case is moved in the hamas attacked and there's still a great support— attacked and there's still a great surmort in— attacked and there's still a great support in the uk for vladimir stiwinski _ support in the uk for vladimir sliwinski and —— president zelensky and the _ sliwinski and —— president zelensky and the clashes between the british labour_ and the clashes between the british labour opposition and the current conservative government and unity across _ conservative government and unity across att— conservative government and unity across all of them to say that the uk has _ across all of them to say that the uk has done more than play its part and has _ uk has done more than play its part and has been a solid supporter in the ukrainians and continuing to send _ the ukrainians and continuing to send forth— the ukrainians and continuing to send forth what we're seeing that we getting _ send forth what we're seeing that we getting more generally in addition, data set. _ getting more generally in addition, data set, if you do not see breakthroughs, does weariness is creeping — breakthroughs, does weariness is creeping through? $0 breakthroughs, does weariness is creeping through?— breakthroughs, does weariness is creeping through? 40 seconds left, does the statement _ creeping through? 40 seconds left, does the statement from _ creeping through? 40 seconds left, does the statement from the - creeping through? 40 seconds left, i does the statement from the general, does the statement from the general, does this undermine what president zelensky wants? i does this undermine what president zelensky wants?— zelensky wants? i think the big cuestion zelensky wants? i think the big question really _ zelensky wants? i think the big question really of— zelensky wants? i think the big question really of the _ zelensky wants? i think the big question really of the next - zelensky wants? i think the big question really of the next few| question really of the next few months is what is the strategy, going on the defensive and try to build up yourforces going on the defensive and try to build up your forces with the help of the west or do you just keep going and keep trying to attack next year, it might be better to do the former. he year, it might be better to do the former. ., , year, it might be better to do the former. . , ,. , ., year, it might be better to do the former. ., ,. , ., , .,, former. he has disciplined and stop ress and former. he has disciplined and stop press and being _ former. he has disciplined and stop press and being on _ former. he has disciplined and stop press and being on message -- - former. he has disciplined and stop press and being on message -- his| press and being on message —— his top brass. thank you very much for coming on the programme and getting an up to date version and we are going to talk about the kings speech what is in the legislative programme and it is election day in the united states. 20 going on. stay with us. hello there. we've had good spells of sunshine today, a few rainbows close to the scattered showers which are now tending to ease away ahead of this mass of cloud. our next weather fronts and the attendant low pressure, which will bring all parts some wetter weather through tonight and into tomorrow and for a time, for a couple of hours, some strong winds, possibly gales in places. so the showers should continue to ease through the rest of this evening. temperatures fall away. touch of frost developing across the glens of scotland, and then the rain arrives in northern ireland before midnight crossing to scotland, wales and western england as we go through the small hours of wednesday morning, finally reaching southern and eastern areas towards dawn. so, eventually, temperatures rise again after that early dip. so, some quite miserable conditions for the morning rush across scotland, england and wales in particular. as well as the heavy rain, there'll be a spell of strong winds, hill fog as well. behind it, brighter skies follow quite quickly in northern ireland and then to scotland, much of england and wales through the afternoon, the rainjust drags its heels in southern and eastern areas. now, some showers will follow and they will be heavy. could be the odd rumble of thunder, wintry over the hills. it will feel a bit cooler with some blustery winds as well. but of course, the concern is with another 20—30 millimetres of rain or an inch thereabouts, we could see the current flood warning levels starting to rise once again. now, as we go through thursday, that weather front moves out the way and then this area of low pressure moves lots of showers across our shores. so, it looks as if in southern parts with the strong winds, they'll move through quite briskly, but they'll still be heavy. that could become slow moving further north, and again, it's a slightly cooler air mass across the united kingdom, so it will feel a bit chillier, particularly with the winds. but there will be some wintriness in the showers over the hills through the night on thursday into friday. that low pressure pushes eastwards, taking shower activity with it, changing our wind direction for a time down to a north or northwesterly. so, even chillier, i think, for many of us on friday, but perhaps with fewer showers later on in the day as a ridge of high pressure starts to build — building in time for the weekend, which means there'll be quite a lot of dry weather, some sunny spells, but increasing amounts of fog and early frost. that fog takes a time to clear at this time of year, and then, before the end of sunday, it looks like we'll have more rain moving in and an unsettled spell into next week. hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. us voters head to the polls — with key issues like abortion at the forefront of their minds rishi sunak has set out what his government will hope to achieve before of the genetral election next year. today's king's speech contained 21 new pieces of legislation including proposals to introduce tougher sentencing laws, there is a measures