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We re were taking them to the town of lewiston were taking them to the town of lewiston in maine. There was a shooting at two locations in lewiston. There was a shooting at two locations in lewiston. There is a lockdown there. Locations in lewiston. There is a lockdown there. And locations in lewiston. There is a lockdown there. And the locations in lewiston. There is a l lockdown there. And the Gunman Locations in lewiston. There is a. Lockdown there. And the gunman is very very active right now. This is one of the streets where weve seen a lot of activity. We have seen a police drone going up there. 38,000 people, all on lockdown. People have been told to stay at home and businesses are shut as well. Police have named Robert Carter was a0 years old is a person of interest. Saying he is Armed And Dangerous as well. The latest from the police as they are going to be having a Press Current Conference in about three hours time which will be bring you here on bbc news. They have actually expanded the sword of the people to stay at home, in the town of bowden, about half an hour from lewiston. Stay at home, in the town of bowden, about half an hourfrom lewiston. It is under lockdown at the moment. People have been told to stay at home and the detail they have given us is that hundred and 50 investigators both local and federal are looking to locate Robert Carter who is a suspect in the shootings. 0n x, they describe robert card as being a resident of lewiston. In the update from there, we will bring it straight for you. We know that the manhunt for this man, robert card is still under way. Lets return our focus to the middle east, because the Israeli Military says its carried out a significant incursion into the gaza strip to attack hamas positions. It released this Video Showing Tanks and armoured bulldozers crossing the perimeter fence. An Israeli Defense forces spokesman told the bbc soldiers carried out the tactical raid towards central gaza to in his words prepare the battlefield for future operations. 0ur our special correspondent fergal keane has been working with teams on the ground in gaza. I do have to tell you, its a warning really, it just contains of distressing images. Each climbing cloud, a marker of destruction. Relentless airstrikes. Thousands of bombs dropped. Hamas started this war. Israel responds with devastating force. It is a story of stunned aftermath and desperate searching. The man was away from his home when the bomb fell. He speaks to his lost loved ones. I wish wed stayed with you. And then a child who survived. Theyre all gone, he tells her. Bbc cameras in gaza captured medics collecting the wounded. The man shouts, nasser his head is open, speaking of the child in his arms. Mahmoud badawi daily faces the killing inflicted from the skies. But there isnt time to stop, much less show his feelings. From one scene of carnage to another. There are the survivors to care for. Translation there are many hard situations. As an ambulance driver, you get accustomed to whats happening, whether its hands, heads or bodies that are cut. In many families now, theres the need to familiarise their children with the morbid practicalities of life in a warzone. Translation i have seen bodies blown apart. You cant identify anyone. So, in case anything happened and they were blown up, i would know them from this bracelet and i can collect their bodies. It is not knowledge any parent wants to impart. In gazas hospitals, there are acute shortages, struggling to Keep Services going as fuel supplies dwindle. 12 year old Ahmed Barahem suffers from Kidney Failure and hes exhausted. Well, im fully laying on the ground now. I what happened to me . Actually, i need the door closing. Sometimes in the heart of it all, theres good news. Shes ok, but shes scared, they call out. Her father is being freed from the rubble. First the names, then the medics reassurance. Theyre all out, i swear. The Emergency Workers like mahmoud are overstretched, exhausted, knowing that, however much they do, in gaza now, it cannot be enough. Fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. Live now tojerusalem where we can speak to Lynn Hastings who is a un Assistant Secretary General and the humanitarian co ordinator in the occupied palestinian territory. It is very good to see you. Can you clarify for as firstly the situation around fuel . Does the lack of fuel mean that the un is having to scale down its operations . Down its operations . There are a number of down its operations . There are a number of factors down its operations . There are a number of factors obviously number of factors obviously impacting the operations, and one of courses fuel, which i will get to in a moment. But the other is the lack of supplies going in and of course the continuing bombardment, which makes it very, very difficult for our staff who are still trying to deliver humanitarian assistance. The fuel of course is directly related to hospitals working, and i heard your reporter theyre talking about the situation in the hospitals. If i mayjust the situation in the hospitals. If i may just give you the situation in the hospitals. If i mayjust give you a few statistics, there are 1000 patients who are supposed to be receiving dialysis treatment, 130 premature babies who are in incubators, and patients in intensive care, and of course all of them rely on electricity or fuel in order to receive their health care. Fuel also drives desalination, and most of the water in gaza is ground water, and therefore it needs to be desalinated. So there is very, very little clean Drinking Water available now, so people are resorting to drinking dirty oil cell and heated water or both. There is no electricity to be able to pump sewage into the sea, which means we are expecting the streets to be having Sewage Overflow onto them imminent li. Then of course we need our trucks to be able to deliver assistance to where people are in need. , , need. Fuel is being diverted by hamas for need. Fuel is being diverted by hamas for it need. Fuel is being diverted by hamas for it to need. Fuel is being diverted by hamas for it to use, need. Fuel is being diverted by hamas for it to use, it need. Fuel is being diverted by hamas for it to use, it is need. Fuel is being diverted by hamas for it to use, it is said. | need. Fuel is being diverted by. Hamas for it to use, it is said. Is it possible to know how much this is happening . Ida. It possible to know how much this is ha enin . , it possible to know how much this is haueninu . ,. , ~. , ~. , happening . No, it is not. We do know that there was happening . No, it is not. We do know that there was a happening . No, it is not. We do know that there was a fuel happening . No, it is not. We do know that there was a fuel station happening . No, it is not. We do know that there was a fuel station at happening . No, it is not. We do know that there was a fuel station at the. That there was a fuel station at the border with. That there was a fuel station at the borderwith. Between that there was a fuel station at the border with. Between egypt and gaza, called rafah, which we have been able to access, but we dont have enough fuel available to know what hummus is able to access. Its something we are trying to address with the israelis to be able to bring in enough you fuel for the humanitarian operations to be able to continue to run and scale up while addressing those Security Concerns and ensuring that fuel is not diverted to hamas. You may have seen a bit of a patchwork this week where 20 trucks were slated to come in. It did not happen every single day. I think we are up to around 60 or 70 trucks. There should be some trucks going on today. It is truly a drop in the bucket. Ijust want to remind viewers that before October The 7th and the horrendous events that took place then, the amount of commodities that could go into gaza was quite restricted already. Now were down to less than a of what is going into gaza before October The 7th. So 20 trucks today is not sufficient to provide water, fuel, medication and food to 2. 2 Million People. Let medication and food to 2. 2 million eole. ,. , people. Let me briefly mention their what is happening people. Let me briefly mention their what is happening with people. Let me briefly mention their what is happening with waterborne l what is happening with Waterborne Diseases and the fact people are having to drink dirty water. What are the particular concerns, especially for children, if this of course, Waterborne Diseases are a significant concern because that is the number one concern of child because of Child Mortality in the world. If because of Child Mortality in the world. ,. ,. , ~ because of Child Mortality in the world. ,. ,. , world. If we are looking at water that is going world. If we are looking at water that is going to world. If we are looking at water that is going to be world. If we are looking at water that is going to be causing that is going to be causing diarrhoea, we are looking at a very significant increase in Child Mortality rates. Then, we are also seen things like Skin Diseases that are breaking up because the water is so dirty, and never mind drinking salivated water. I believe it causes Kidney Diseases and they heard one of your reporters interviewing a boy with Kidney Disease previously. Hagar with Kidney Disease previously. How is it for you with Kidney Disease previously. How is it for you and with Kidney Disease previously. How is it for you and your team at the moment working in dangerous situations, but also in such a contentious and emotional environment with the Un Under Attack by israel in the last few days as well . ,. ,. ,. , well . They are the real heroes, obviously well . They are the real heroes, obviously. The well . They are the real heroes, obviously. The staff well . They are the real heroes, obviously. The staff that well . They are the real heroes, obviously. The staff that are well . They are the real heroes, i obviously. The staff that are trying to deliver amidst all of this, most of them are displaced themselves. 0ur of them are displaced themselves. Our staff are sheltering side by side with palestinians. But as i say, they have truly been heroes. They are not going to stop to try and deliver to their fellow palestinians, and i think wejust really need to recognise the horrific situation they are rolling. 0ur horrific situation they are rolling. Our thoughts are with them. Thank you very much. We will have more from israel and gaza shortly, and it is to show you the live pictures that we have because we are keeping a close eye on what is having happening there. The Health Ministry in gaza, 7000 people in gaza have been killed since the 7th of october, laying out concerns on the 0ctober, laying out concerns on the ground in terms of the humanitarian issues, Waterborne Diseases really coming at concern and a desperate need for more fuel. It is really running low right across gaza at the moment. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. For generations, people in wellingborough have walked through these lined trees. In february, protesters ducked contractors felling the trees to make way for an access road to a housing development. 16 were chopped down, and a5 were temporarily spared. Now campaigners have been told by a high courtjudge that their protest can go to a fulljudicial review. Go to a full udicial review. These are our go to a fulljudicial review. These are our heritage. Go to a fulljudicial review. These are our heritage. It go to a fulljudicial review. These are our heritage. It is go to a fulljudicial review. These are our heritage. It is the go to a fulljudicial review. These l are our heritage. It is the heritage of wellingborough. Wellingborough walks is a natural immunity, and a natural monument within our town. The Developers Say they have paused work while the legal challenge takes place but cannot comment until it is resolved. Thats expected to be next year when campaigners hope these trees still have a bright future. For more stories across the uk, head to the bbc news website. Your life with bbc news. Wevejust to the bbc news website. Your life with bbc news. Weve just been speaking to the un about the concerns about the humanitarian crisis in the gaza strip. Earlier my colleague lyse doucet spoke to husam zomlot, head of the Palestinian Mission to the uk about the humanitarian crisis in gaza and what should happen next. After the unprecedented assault into southern israel by hamas on October The 7th, and what you would know would be an unprecedented Israeli Military response, what are you calling for israel to do now . What is happening now has nothing to do with October The 7th. What is happening. Well, it was sparked by October The 7th. Nothing justifies this mass murder of civilians, live in your cameras. More than 6500, 2700 of them are children, nothing, nothing justifies the Carpet Bombing of entire civilian areas. Nothing justifies cutting water, food, electricity, fuel from hospitals. Nothing justifies that we still have 1000 people under rubble. People are hearing the cries of people under rubble and we have no rescue teams, they have been targeted, our medical sector is collapsing, nothing justifies this, so please let us not refer to this 7th of october, what is happening now could not be justified by any standards. Thats number one. Number two, we are calling for an immediate ceasefire since this began. Ceasefire for these war crimes, crimes against humanity, and this is such a dark moment for our humanity, for all of us, a dark moment for our international system. When the world fails to call for a ceasefire and we hear some western governments including the us and the uk calling for a pause. Pause for war crimes and crimes against humanity, really . We cannot enforce now, right now . And we still hear leaders like the uk Prime Minister saying israel has the right to defend itself after all that we have seen in the last 21 days. Self defence . Is threatening the lives of 130 babies in incubators now because they are running out of fuel in hospitals, is the right to self defence . Forcing 1 Million People out of their homes and then bombarding them in the south, is that the right to self defence . This is self defence . And what about the warning by the International Community that Infectious Diseases are breaking out in gaza because of the Sewage System in the streets, because people are drinking contaminated water and sea water . This an act of self defence . All of this is war crimes and the world is watching, everyone is watching. Nobody denies. The west is applying the rules on their foes, but not on their enemies. This is a dark moment. Well, nobody can deny the darkness of the moment for palestinians. The images are there, we have been reporting every day on the suffering, the rising death toll in gaza, what the United Nations describes as a humanitarian catastrophe, but we saw yesterday at the un security council, israel underlining, and that cry by israel is being repeated by western leaders, saying that israel has a right to reply because it was attacked and it feels it needs to protect its citizens and protect its borders. Really . By what we just had from the War Criminal Netanyahu announcing in his televised message that he has killed thousands of hamas fighters . Liar. A liar. You know, everybody in the world knows that he has killed thousands of our children. Lets have a. Yes. Of our children, of our families, he has wiped out entire families, he has targeted hospitals, churches. Our entire civil structure. We understand. So the conversation should not be about the cemetery, there is no equity between the occupier and the occupied, and there is no equity between a non state actor like hamas and a state like israel, that should be held to a different standard. The world has failed. The world has failed yet again. And what is this talk about the right to self defence . Dont we have a right to defend ourselves . Look what is happening in the west bank. You are youre injerusalem now, you are reporting, they may have the carnage by the settler militias, more than 100 palestinians were killed. Yes, we understand. Do we have the right to defend ourselves . We understand. Do we have the right. . Should we sit in the west bank waiting for these settlers to come and attack us . Should we defend ourselves or not . Lets have a conversation, rather than. We understand your anger, that anger has gone around the world, there have been protests filling the streets in many cities, anger at what is happening to the palestinians, but you are a representative of the palestinian authority, what can be done, because these are the discussions behind the scenes as you know, israel will not accept a ceasefire, what is the best possible option now . We have heard at the Un A Proposalfor a pause for a humanitarian ceasefire, a number of pauses may be discussed at the eu meeting in brussels. In many capitals, many leaders are trying to find a way to ease the suffering of palestinian civilians. What at this time is the best available option to protect the civilians, to get aid to the civilians . Number one, immediate unconditional ceasefire of these atrocious murderous air strikes against our people, civilians. Numbertwo, immediate and immense global operation, humanitarian, to relieve the suffering. We have no rescue teams, people are still alive and shouting. We need humanitarian en masse from all directions to elevate this unprecedented human suffering. Number three, we need to turn this tragedy into a moment of hope for the millions of people in palestine and worldwide. I have seen the hundreds of thousands here in the uk calling for justice. Ijust looked at the opinion poll this morning that 76 of the british people call for an immediate ceasefire we need to do that. We need to focus on the root causes, turn this into a momentum for peace, end this illegality and injustice once and for all, call for an International Peace conference to implement international resolutions, not negotiate them. Pakistan leg giving a last warning to all Illegal Immigrants to leave the country or they will be removed. Refugees from pakistan to the uk is due to leave to go. Thousands of people who risk their lives for the uk in afghanistan have been stuck in pakistan for over a year with their families. fix. Pakistan for over a year with their families. �. , pakistan for over a year with their families. ~ ,. , pakistan for over a year with their families. ~ ,. ,. ,. , families. A couple of Relocation Programme families. A couple of Relocation Programme is families. A couple of Relocation Programme is that families. A couple of Relocation Programme is that the families. A couple of Relocation Programme is that the uk families. A couple of Relocation Programme is that the uk government runs that as you say words where for the uk government in afghanistan. Many of those individuals were asked to come to pakistan because the uk government Cannot Process Visas for the uk and afghanistan. 0nce government Cannot Process Visas for the uk and afghanistan. Once they were accepted onto the skin, they were accepted onto the skin, they were asked to come here, and they thought they would be here for a few weeks. Many have been now for many months, and we have heard from charities to support these individuals, that many are here for a year. We heard from translators who used to support the british army as well as teachers for the british council. All of these individual, in total, we know there are over 3000 of them and their families currently living in Islamabad Hotels and guesthouses paid for by the uk government. Add to all of this backdrop is the fact that as you say, pakistan has plans to deport Illegal Migrants from the country on the 1st Of November. Some of these individuals on this uk Relocation Programmes have arrived, and on their visas that were only for a few months have expired and they are worried about what will happen to them next. I was speaking to the Interior Minister here in pakistan earlier about it. He said those individuals will be facilitated in exit and leave to go to the uk. We also know that because there have been documents revealed in a court case in the uk, it shows that the uk authorities have done a Risk Assessment on what happens to those individuals whose visa has expired and they are at risk of deportation. Weve also heard about the fact that there are these charter flights that have restarted again. The first one we know has just left pakistan going to london. We know there are more planned, but of course, there are 3000 of these individuals that are still here in pakistan, waiting to be relocated. What is not clear is how quickly those can get out and how quickly those can get out and how quickly those can get out and how quickly they can be processed and how many will leave the country before that deadline of the 1st Of November. Before that deadline of the 1st Of November before that deadline of the 1st Of November. ,. , november. Some have been there for over a year november. Some have been there for over a year why november. Some have been there for over a year. Why have november. Some have been there for over a year. Why have they november. Some have been there for over a year. Why have they been over a year. Why have they been stuck in pakistan . This over a year. Why have they been stuck in pakistan . Over a year. Why have they been stuck in pakistan . This court case that i mentioned stuck in pakistan . This court case that i mentioned earlier stuck in pakistan . This court case that i mentioned earlier sheds stuck in pakistan . This court case that i mentioned earlier sheds a l that i mentioned earlier sheds a little bit of light on some of the decisions made in government that got to this point. This court case has brought up an e mail chain from the Prime Minister rishi sunak back in november 2022, suggested that individual should not be brought overfrom pakistan individual should not be brought over from pakistan to the uk until there was more suitable accommodation for them, there was more suitable accommodation forthem, Longerterm Accommodation for them, longer term accommodation, accommodation forthem, Longerterm Accommodation, rather than putting them into hotels. The end result of that, also mentioned in these e mails, is it is very difficult to find a large amount of accommodation for these individuals. So a lot of people were not taken out of afghanistan because they could not find suitable accommodation pakistan. We now know that from speaking to different sources, there is more flexibility from the British Government about that accommodation. We still dont know exactly where these individuals will be put up backin these individuals will be put up back in the uk when they arrive. Its good to have you with us here on bbc news. Its been a better cover, especially Circus Eating Areas of england and particularly Eastern Scotland. Low pressure out of the west of the uk on thursday, not really moving anywhere for the next few days so again, sting settled for the end of october, heavy showers and longer spells of rain. Particularly wet for easter in fact, still Weather Warnings in place for Eastern Scotland valid until sunday. The Rainfall Totals are likely to stack up here on the Rainfall Accumulation Chart and that wayne will be falling on an already very saturated ground. This is the pressure in aberdeenshire today. The rain feeding through on a South Easterly there on a South Easterly is some sunshine around. It is certainly there is some sunshine around. It is certainly a dry day here than yesterday. Certain southern areas of england, and into south east scotland. Temperatures again peaking between 11 and 15 and 16 celsius in the south. Just slightly above the seasonal average. 0vernight the south. Just slightly above the seasonalaverage. 0vernight tonight, seasonal average. 0vernight tonight, we seasonalaverage. 0vernight tonight, we will still see some outbreaks of rain across eastern areas of england. Slow moving and that rain into Eastern Scotland. We could see some mist and fog patches form, particularly across south and seven england. A frost free start to friday when not a lot is set to change. Weve got low pressure out towards the west and the shower is spiralling around. Some could be thundery in nature. Weve got the south east when feeding their showers through into Eastern Scotland. My show is moving into the south west and some sunny intervals as well. Temperatures between ten and 15 celsius for most of us. Things could start to change a little as we head into saturday, is still plenty of wet weather around. Thundery showers towards the south. This could turn into heavy and persistent rain putting into the south of england as we head through the afternoon and into the evening. There are localised Weather Warnings and false here. That rain is likely to move further north as we head into Saturday Night and to sunday. 16 very unsettled. Today at one. A manhunt in the United States for the gunman whos shot dead around 20 people in americas Deadliest Mass Shooting this year. Survivors in the state of maine ran for cover, after the attacks in a Bowling Alley and a bar. And at this point theres a significant amount of shock going on with people that were actually witnesses. 0bviously, when i was bringing people in they were looking for their loved ones. There is fear, there is panic. Of course, theres worry, understandable. Police investigating the shootng are still hunting a0 Year Old Army reservist and firearms expert robert card they say he is Armed And Dangerous. Well have the latest from the United States, and our other main story this lunchtime israel sends tanks and bulldozers into Northern Gaza in a raid against hamas. The Israeli Army Say its their biggest Ground Operation inside the territory since the current conflict began almost three weeks ago. All this as the humanitarian crisis inside gaza grows well be live injerusalem. Artificial intelligence a saviour or a threat . The uk sets up the first Ai Safety Institute to look at the risks it poses. And pulped Fiction Why A British artist has turned thousands of copies of the da vinci code, into a limited edition of 198a. And coming up on bbc news englands defence of the Cricket World Cup relies on beating sri lanka in bangalore, but with early wickets already fallen, they face a tough task