latest pictures coming in of jake sullivan, his meeting there with israel's defence mr and as i was saying, president biden only a couple of days ago making his strongest comments yet of camera but talking about the indiscriminate bombing and his concern about the numbers of civilian casualties and we know that jake sullivan going there again to tel aviv with that message and also a message about what america sees as the timeline for this war compared to what israel apparently once. also, that area in the last 36 hours hit by a terrible weather that is making everything so much more difficult distressing pictures there but these are the scenes around khan younis where people are struggling with the weather as well as all of the displacement. there you see just what the conditions are like for people who have been displaced, asked to move three, four or five times now to the south of khan younis. those are some of the latest pictures. those displaced people in gaza have been speaking to the bbc about their struggles, gaza have been speaking to the bbc about theirstruggles, due gaza have been speaking to the bbc about their struggles, due to the weather we are seeing in those pictures. these are voices of some of the people in the camps. translation:— of the people in the camps. translation: , ~ ., , ., translation: only god knows what we are auoin translation: only god knows what we are going through- _ translation: only god knows what we are going through. we _ translation: only god knows what we are going through. we don't _ translation: only god knows what we are going through. we don't have - are going through. we don't have clothes or water. we are tired from going back and forth and moving water. it is a never—ending process. there is no electricity and water has entered the tents. we don't have any clothes for the winter. _ we don't have any clothes for the winter. nor— we don't have any clothes for the winter, nor do we have any bed sheets— winter, nor do we have any bed sheets or— winter, nor do we have any bed sheets or blankets. we are struggling a lot due to the weather. i am constantly moving and working and trying _ i am constantly moving and working and trying to cover the tent and the nylon _ and trying to cover the tent and the nylon keeps blowing away because of the weather. our children are very sick, _ the weather. our children are very sick, they— the weather. our children are very sick, they have high fever and influenza _ influenza. i - influe nza. i have influenza. i have also been speaking to influenza. — i have also been speaking to the emergency coordinator who is helping the hospital in gaza that is overwhelmed with triple the number of patients it can actually cope with. we have that full interview later in the programme but that is here a little of what they have said about the horror of the situation currently on the ground at the hospital. we see a lot of people very badly injured, we see a lot of burns, a lot of wounds from explosions. our surgeons are operating sometimes on children as young as two years old who have been amputated. our surgeons are also operating on patients who have no more than 40% of their body with secondary burns so it is really critical cases. at the same time, it is very difficult for these patients, difficult to continue to find beds for these patients. it is difficult to find space because the hospital is also now a shelter for people and we have thousands of people staying in the hospital. a graphic account of footage dislike in that hospital. that is go straight tojerusalem in that hospital. that is go straight to jerusalem and in that hospital. that is go straight tojerusalem and our middle east correspondence. we were showing the pictures of jake sullivan there on the ground, he comes with the toughest message yet from washington. how is that likely to be received? we washington. how is that likely to be received? ~ , ., ., washington. how is that likely to be received? ~ , . ., , ., received? we 'ust had a statement from the italy— received? we just had a statement from the italy government - received? we just had a statement from the italy government with - received? we just had a statement i from the italy government with some points that had been discussed during the meeting betweenjake sullivan and the italy defence minister and the israeli minister said that it would take more than several months to destroy hamas and that hamas had built infrastructure that hamas had built infrastructure thatis that hamas had built infrastructure that is not easy to be destroyed and that is not easy to be destroyed and that this would require a period of time. the words there from the is really defence minister. i think the americans would like to talk about weeks, not months, for the end of this war. amid growing calls, international calls for a ceasefire international calls for a ceasefire in gaza and again, amid this worsening humanitarian crisis in gaza. it is very interesting that this meeting, this visit from a jake sullivan is happening just days after president biden made his strongest comments yet about the situation in gaza. he said that israel was losing international support because of what he described as indiscriminate bombing of gaza and again, we are seeing countries around the world expressing discontent with the situation in gaza, not only because of the widespread destruction caused by those israeli attacks but also because of the worsening humanitarian crisis with widespread shortage of basic supplies and still very limited humanitarian aid being allowed to enter the territory. before the visit, the expectation was that jake sullivan was going to press for a timeline for the end of this war and also for more precision in those is relate strikes targeting hamas positions across gaza. briefly, they don'tjust disagree on the tactics or the way this war is actually being conducted on the timeline, there is also no agreement about what happens after the military part of it, and that is a big problem, isn't it?— military part of it, and that is a big problem, isn't it? exactly, so the biden administration - big problem, isn't it? exactly, so the biden administration has - big problem, isn't it? exactly, sol the biden administration has been big problem, isn't it? exactly, so - the biden administration has been in favour of the control of gaza being transferred to the palestinian authority, which is the body that governs part of the occupied west bank. benjamin netanyahu and some senior is really officials have been expressing opposition to this plan so some disagreements have emerged between the americans and the israelis about what is going to happen in post—war gaza. i think some is relate commentators believe that the prime minister is trying to score some points with his right—wing supporters by expressing these oppositions and opposing this plan that has been shared by the biden administration. obviously this is the most hardline, most religious government in is really history and many members of the italy government opposed the creation of an independent palestinian state. they want is really settlement that have been built in the west bank to be legalised and some believe that by taking this position, that goes against the plans that have been expressed by the biden administration that the prime minister is trying to score simply to go points. thanks very much. a little later, i will speak to the former foreign ministerfor the will speak to the former foreign minister for the palestinian national authority and yasser arafat's nephew. that is coming up in a five or ten in its. another really important story because in his first major news conference since russia launched its first scale invasion of ukraine, vladamir putin is insisting the work is going well. when asked about normalising relations between europe, he said he was open to the idea but it is not up to us, we did not ruin relations, they did that. they have always tried to push us back. we believe us is a necessary country for the world. unless they want to come to terms peacefully, we have to take some action, including military action. you were listening to the hours of vladamir putin taking all of those questions. your headline thoughts? i think he seemed as confident as he has since almost two years ago when he ordered the invasion of ukraine, that it was going to go russia's way. he set his goals had not changed, they are vaguely worded because his tactical ambitions have shifted over the course of the war but they mean the complete surrender of ukraine, total capitulation and many in the sphere of russia's influence. if you look at what he said about the battlefield itself, he seems more confident than ever that russia will win out. he said the ukrainian counteroffensive had failed. he seemed very emboldened by the recent clinical issues in the uk —— us, getting more military support to ukraine and he seemed to think that would lead to the inevitable victory for russia. he does not look like someone who is prepared for any kind of peace talks and negotiations. he seemed very confident that russia is going to win this war. confident that russia is going to win this war-— win this war. that confidence is based on his — win this war. that confidence is based on his belief _ win this war. that confidence is based on his belief he - win this war. that confidence is based on his belief he can - win this war. that confidence is i based on his belief he can outlast the west? ~ , ,., , based on his belief he can outlast the west? ~ ,,., , ,, based on his belief he can outlast the west? ~ ,,., , i. ., ., ~' based on his belief he can outlast the west? ~ , , i. ., the west? absolutely, if you look at it from his perspective, _ the west? absolutely, if you look at it from his perspective, b _ the west? absolutely, if you look at it from his perspective, b is - the west? absolutely, if you look at it from his perspective, b is a - it from his perspective, b is a lens, hejust went it from his perspective, b is a lens, he just went to washington earlier this week. he met withjoe biden and spoke to centres but the latest usa package of military support for ukraine is still stuck in the senate. there are ulcers of arguments with the republicans who are imposing various clinical roadblocks and both ukraine and the white house have said that if ukraine does not get more military support from the us and other western countries, that they will lose this war. vladamir putin seems very much to agree with them, he said ukraine does not produce almost anything of its own and what they get is for free from the west and the free stuff is running out, he said. i think there is a lot to embolden him going on with the faltering western support for ukraine at the moment. americans estimate 300,000 _ ukraine at the moment. americans estimate 300,000 russians - ukraine at the moment. americans estimate 300,000 russians have i ukraine at the moment. americans - estimate 300,000 russians have been killed in this war. he did not talk about casualties although he did talk about over 600,000 russians now fighting in ukraine. that number is mushrooming over the two years, does that create any additional pressure on vladamir putin? he that create any additional pressure on vladamir putin?— on vladamir putin? he was very clear, it on vladamir putin? he was very clear. it is _ on vladamir putin? he was very clear. it is a _ on vladamir putin? he was very clear, it is a stage-managed - on vladamir putin? he was very i clear, it is a stage-managed event clear, it is a stage—managed event and he was clay trying to appear sensitive to the ways of the war is impacting society, there were lots of questions from people involved in the war effort, a patchwork quilt of volunteer groups as well as regular soldiers and even a call in from the front line in a trench with vladamir putin's face and you could hear gunfire in the background. mostly they were complaining about not having supplies that they were promised but it was striking that vladamir putin, he didn't really seem to be on top of these issues. he would say things like, oh, yes, there may be supply issues, we are not perfect but generally, everything is going fine. also, it was a four hour press conference and theissues was a four hour press conference and the issues of the war were mostly done and dusted after the first hour and a half so he spoke about a lot of other social and economic topics. he seemed keen to say that the war was just one of the things happening in their lives but the war has come to dominate every facet of russian society and the message is seeking to normalise the war but he has every thing under control and everyone can keep, and carry on, i think would be his message to russians. iiis think would be his message to russians. , , ., , , ., , russians. his grip on power seems as secure as it — russians. his grip on power seems as secure as it has _ russians. his grip on power seems as secure as it has always _ russians. his grip on power seems as secure as it has always been. - russians. his grip on power seems as secure as it has always been. just - russians. his grip on power seems as secure as it has always been. just a l secure as it has always been. just a quick question about that badge you are wearing, the usjournalist quick question about that badge you are wearing, the us journalist held in russia, there was a question about that, do you get sense that perhaps there is some sort of swab that may come about in the coming weeks and months? i that may come about in the coming weeks and months?— weeks and months? i really cannot seak weeks and months? i really cannot speak about _ weeks and months? i really cannot speak about becoming _ weeks and months? i really cannot speak about becoming extant - weeks and months? i really cannot - speak about becoming extant months. today was the first time we heard vladamir putin say anything about ivan, thejournalist vladamir putin say anything about ivan, the journalist arrested vladamir putin say anything about ivan, thejournalist arrested on absurd charges back in march. vladamir putin said they are discussing a possible release which would be presumably kind of prisoner exchange act they did last year with the basketball star who was arrested in russia for another american who has been in prussia jailforfive years. he said the dialogue is difficult and we don't know what is going to happen. we knew that the white house recently said they made in recent weeks, and over to russia that they thought was a substantial offer but russia said no, we do know russia is keen on extracting a high price from the us for the release of its citizens. this was a very interesting comment that he acknowledged the talks were happening and russia is understood in some kind of revolution. thank ou for in some kind of revolution. thank you forjoining — in some kind of revolution. thank you forjoining us _ in some kind of revolution. thank you forjoining us on _ in some kind of revolution. thank you forjoining us on bb - in some kind of revolution. thank you forjoining us on bb news. . you forjoining us on bb news. staying with all of that because european union leaders have been meeting in brussels, a summit dominated by divisions between hungary and the rest of the block over ukraine. high on the agenda or a huge package of financial and military support in the opening of formal entry talks with kyiv but hungary is threatening to veto both. earlier, president zelensky addressed the european council remotely, warning that now was not the time for half measures or hesitation. ten years ago, it was a symbol of truth for them and it should remain so and i ask you one thing today. do not betray the people and their faith in europe. if no one believes in europe, what will keep the european union alive? evil in europe will not see any benefit if moscow receives a pass from brussels in the form of negativity towards ukraine. vladamir putin will surely use of course these against you personally. and against all of europe. going on to say, don't give vladamir putin his first victory of the year. that is go to our europe correspondence. how deep to these divisions run? {line correspondence. how deep to these divisions run?_ divisions run? one eu official described _ divisions run? one eu official described it _ divisions run? one eu official described it to _ divisions run? one eu official described it to me, _ divisions run? one eu official described it to me, the - divisions run? one eu official described it to me, the way l divisions run? one eu official. described it to me, the way he divisions run? one eu official - described it to me, the way he feels at the moment is, 26 european countries against one and that will be hungry. to give you context, the man who chairs this meeting has called this a pivotal european council and he has urged eu leaders to take bold decisions when it comes to take bold decisions when it comes to ukraine. they have been talking for hours and at the moment, they are discussing ukraine during the european union. but there is no agreement on that yet that is because we understand there is quite a lot of drama behind—the—scenes of the hungarian prime minister. he has said that he is very much against ukrainejoining the said that he is very much against ukraine joining the block and said that he is very much against ukrainejoining the block and he said that if that were to happen, it would have devastating consequences for the eu. he points to the fact that ukraine is a country that is at war and one of the most corrupt countries in the world. so we expect this to be quite a long and complicated negotiation and of course, it is important to also remember why this matters so much for ukraine. president zelensky has said that a strong message from brussels today when it comes to ukraine being able tojoin brussels today when it comes to ukraine being able to join the brussels today when it comes to ukraine being able tojoin the eu at some point in the future would send a powerful message of hope for the ukrainian people and for his troops that are currently fighting against russia. just a reminder that even if there is just russia. just a reminder that even if there isjust one russia. just a reminder that even if there is just one country, hungary, thatis there is just one country, hungary, that is against all of this, that matters quite a lot because all of these decisions, any decision about a new countryjoining the eu needs to be unanimous so you have one small country that has the power to veto the whole thing and to derail months advance of work. around the world and across the uk, you're watching bbc news. mps from the uk's committee on standards have recommended the member for blackpool south scott benton should be suspended for 35 days after being caught in a lobbying scandal. if the house of commons agrees with the recommendation, it will triggera recommendation, it will trigger a recall recommendation, it will triggera recall petition which could lead to a by—election in his constituency. the father, stepmother and uncle of ten—year—old sara sharif who died at her home in woking and august have pleaded not guilty to her murder. they appeared at the old bailey by video link and also pitted not guilty to a second charge of causing or allowing the death of a child. the wealth minister has declared his candidacy to lead welsh labour and become the next first minister of wales. he has had on social media that he had strong support from right across the party. mark drakeford announced on wednesday he was quitting as welsh labour leader. you are life with bbc news. we return to remain story because president biden's national advisor