A21 a 21 day ceasefire along the israeli lebanese border will generate significant support from europe as well as the arab nations. I will have more to say tomorrow. There's been no indication yet from israel or hezbollah if they will agree to the terms of the proposed ceasefire. It all comes as israel continued deadly air raids in southern lebanon on wednesday, killing at least 72 people, according to lebanon's health ministry. It brings the death toll from israeli strikes in lebanon to nearly 600 just this week. Lebanon says a quarter of those killed have been women and chlidren. Israel's military chief has told troops that israel's air strikes could pave the way for a possible ground invasion into lebanon. Israel said wednesday it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by hezbollah towards tel aviv — the first such rocket to target the city. The un secretary—general warned wednesday that hell is breaking loose in lebanon. Antonio guterres made the remarks at an emergency security council meeting convened as world leaders and diplomats gathered in new york for the 79th un general assembly. Hell is breaking loose in lebanon. As i told the general assembly yesterday, we should all be alarmed by the escalation. To all sides, let us say with one clear voice, stop the killing and destruction, tone down the rhetoric and threats, step back from the brink. An all—out war must be avoided at all costs. It would surely be an all—out catastrophe. At that same meeting, the prime minister of lebanon told the council israel was violating his country's sovereignty and called for a wider ceasefire, including in gaza. Translation: today i would like i to call upon the council to act l seriously and immediately to guarantee the withdrawal of israel from all of the occupied lebanese territories and end the violations that are repeated on a daily basis. The failure to reach a solution will further complicate the situation. The ongoing violation will only lead to further escalation, which does not serve the interests of any party in this complex formula. Israel's envoy to the united nations then spoke, arguing israel's strikes against hezbollah had been precise. He said that israel does not not seek a full—scale war. We will take all necessary steps within our rights and in accordance with international law to neutralise that threat. Israel does not seek a full—scale war. We have made our desire for peace clear, to all those who are not blinded by hatred and political agendas. However, israel is under attack. Joining me live, javed ali, associate professor university of michigan's gerald r ford school of public policy, and former fbi and member of the national security council. Thank you forjoining us on bbc news. We have thisjoint statement from the us, the european union, nine other countries, calling for this 21 day ceasefire to allow space for talks towards a diplomatic settlement. Will this deal be acceptable to israel and to hezbollah?— acceptable to israel and to hezbollah?. , ~. ,. , hezbollah? thank you for having me this evening, _ hezbollah? thank you for having me this evening, and _ hezbollah? thank you for having me this evening, and based hezbollah? thank you for having me this evening, and based on l me this evening, and based on the terms of the deal that have been put forward, it doesn't look like that is going to be put into place in the next day or two, put into place in the next day ortwo, because put into place in the next day or two, because both on the israeli side and the hezbollah side, they continue to attack each other, previous reporting showed the scope of the attacks today and then hezbollah has also stepped up its attacks against israel and today launched for the first time and actual ballistic missile that was i believe headed towards tel aviv but intercepted. So both sides seem to be eager for a fight and there doesn't seem to be any appetite at least right now for either side to accept a ceasefire. Right now for either side to accept a ceasefire. This “oint statementfi accept a ceasefire. This “oint statement is i accept a ceasefire. This “oint statement is very * accept a ceasefire. This joint | statement is very specifically about the conflict that we've seen the last week or so along the border between israel and lebanon, but hezbollah has said from the 8th of october when it began firing rockets at israel that it was doing so in solidarity with gaza, looking for a ceasefire there. Separating out these two issues, does thatjust make this completely unpalatable to hezbollah? fist this completely unpalatable to hezbollah?— hezbollah? at this point hezbollah _ hezbollah? at this point hezbollah is _ hezbollah? at this point hezbollah is trapped hezbollah? at this point hezbollah is trapped in l hezbollah? at this point hezbollah is trapped in another conflict with israel that perhaps now is completely independent of the war between israel and hamas, and if independent of the war between israeland hamas, and if in some perfect world there was a ceasefire tomorrow between israel and hamas and all the conditions that have been discussed for the past year would be acceptable to both terms, based on what israel has done to hezbollah over the past week with what we saw, the walkie—talkie in the pager explosions and now these really intense air and missile strikes the last few days, i don't believe that hassan is rather would be any —— would be in any mood to turn the other cheek. I think that hezbollah is planning some some —— planning some form of retaliation which may not even occur in israel or in the region and that is in line with jitch makes in the region and that is in line withjitch makes me in the region and that is in line with jitch makes me worry that this conflict is spiralling into a different direction that even if you get to a ceasefire in the gaza strip, it will not make a difference. Is strip, it will not make a difference. — strip, it will not make a difference. ,. ,. , difference. Is there a way for the israeli — difference. Is there a way for the israeli prime _ difference. Is there a way for the israeli prime minister difference. Is there a way for the israeli prime minister to | the israeli prime minister to agree to this deal in any form? that's an interesting question, but even prior to the events of the last week to ten days, there were some very tough talk from the prime minister, the defence minister, that hinted that israel was planning to take serious action against hezbollah if the rocket attacks from hezbollah did not stop on northern israel. There is reporting to suggest that the walkie—talkie and the pager attacks actually were not part of a broader design, attacks actually were not part ofa broader design, but attacks actually were not part of a broader design, but those devices were activated because mossad and other israeli services were concerned that hezbollah is going to discover the fact they had been tampered with, and perhaps that created this opportunity for the idf to step in and launch the series of strikes we've seen over the past few days, and others also reporting there is potentially a ground phase that could begin in the next few days, so there doesn't seem to be any concrete indicators that on the israeli side of the hasbro macro side that either side is ready for a ceasefire right now. This statement _ ceasefire right now. This statement and _ ceasefire right now. Thisl statement and everything ceasefire right now. This statement and everything we've heard in the other countries of the un today is all about finding a diplomatic solution, the escalating and so on. Is there a role here for the us in terms of flexing whatever influence it may still have in the region to reach a solution beyond what's being offered? the us has been trying very hard over the past year to get to a ceasefire between israel and hamas, and even with all that effort and the countless trips and countless negotiations, and reporting that a deal was close, nothing has happened. And here we are now with separate war between israel and hezbollah and whatever influence the us can bring to bear, at least right now it doesn't seem like it's going to lead to a ceasefire. I could be completely wrong on that but i suspect over the next few days, instead of a ceasefire we're going to continue to see heavy fighting, and again, israel might launch and again, israel might launch a ground into southern lebanon and you will see a scenario that looks like the very short war between israel and hezbollah in 2006 which was basically a stalemate so i think things will get worse before they get better. Thank ou for before they get better. Thank you forjoining _ before they get better. Thank you forjoining us _ before they get better. Thank you forjoining us with before they get better. Thank you forjoining us with those i you forjoining us with those thoughts, javed ali. Next month will see commemorations across israel, marking one year since the october 7th attacks. More than 1,200 people died and well over 200 others were taken hostage, when hamas gunmen crossed the border from gaza, killing indiscriminately. They attacked many dozens of sites, including kibbutzim communities, army bases and the nova music festival, attended by 3,500 young people, hundreds of whom were murdered, while others were tortured and raped. A team from the bbc documentary series storyville has been speaking to some of those who survived, trying to piece together what happened. A warning, some of the material you're about to see was filmed by hamas. That footage, along with the eyewitness accounts, is distressing. The festival itself was amazing. The energy of people just wanting to dance and enjoy themselves and then going at it with all that they have. It was beautiful. We were all students starting our fourth year. We all liked going to parties and the second the nova tickets came out, they were really cheap. It seemed like a perfect thing to do right before the year started. I came to the nova party for work. I brought a dj from hungary. Myjob was to take him to the party, let him play his set and then take him back home. The last video i took from my phone was at 6. 28 in the morning. It was the last drop that he played. And the moment that i stopped filming, someone grabbed my hand and showed me the sky. Shouting we yelled into the crowd. Everyone scattered. It was like a screen coming up from the sky of rockets, just like. . . The most rockets i've ever seen in my life. I went to the dj and i told him, listen, there's no time for goodbyes. There's no time for waiting. We're running to the car and we're leaving. We stop at the side of the road. We see a concrete structure on the side of the road that is supposed to be as close to a bomb shelter as possible. And it seemed like the smartest move to make, to go in. Explosion gunfire i looked in the back mirror, i could see the car behind me that had stopped. The driver and the guy that were next to him were shot in the head. And i saw them slaughter people. A group of people jump out, screaming in arabic. Allahu akbar, allahu akbar. And then i see anaeljust pick them up and toss them out. He does that once, and then they throw another one in. Every time they threw in a grenade, he just grabbed it, tossed it out. Thinking to myself, oh, my god, this kid is throwing live grenades. I don't think that i've ever heard of anyone ever doing that. There was a really big explosion and i flew back. Someone flew on me. And when i finally got up, iremember, um, anael wasn't standing any more. He wasn't with us. They came back in. . . . . And then they started shooting everyone inside. They left and i thought everyone was acting or playing dead so that they wouldn't get kidnapped. But after a minute or two, when people weren't lifting their heads or waking up, i realised that i was sitting in a pile of bodies. Gunfire we both got into an army jeep and they told us to put our heads down. But i—i couldn't look away. I've kind of understood that i'm never going to be the person that i was before the 7th of october. And i'm trying to figure out who i'm going to be now. Every single person that i lost on that day would have made the hell out of this life. I close my eyes for a moment and i picture my friends that aren't with us any more and hoping that. . . That wherever they are, they're partying like crazy. For viewers in the uk, the full documentary, storyville: we will dance again, will be available on iplayer from thursday night. And the film forms part of a group of programmes marking one year since the october 7th attacks, and the war between israel and hamas. Another bbc storyville documentary, life and death in gaza, will be broadcast next month. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Let's look at some other stories making the news. Delegates at the labour party conference have voted for the government to reverse its decision to cut winter fuel payments. Ten million pensioners stand to lose the benefit, after the chancellor announced she was planning to restrict payments to only those older people receiving pension credit. The conference vote, however, is non—binding. Animal welfare inspectors have been sent into more than 200 farms amid claims one of the uk's largest food certification schemes is failing to enforce legal standards. Rspca assured's labels are supposed to inform shoppers that food they are buying has been produced to higher welfare standards. But campaign organisations say their investigations found issues at around a0 farms. Rail workers belonging to the rmt union have accepted a pay deal, ending a long—running dispute which has led to multiple strikes. Staff at network rail and at train operators agreed to an increase of 4. 5%. Train drivers at scotrail have also voted to accept a pay offer. Aslef union members are expected to get a backdated rise. You're live with bbc news. Vladimir putin says russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons if attacked by any state. Speaking at a meeting of his national security council, the russian president also said aggression by a non—nuclear country that was backed by a nuclear power would be considered a joint attack. It came after ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky addressed the un general assembly in new york. In his speech, he warned countries against supporting a peace proposal that would allow the continuation of russian aggression in ukraine — and said his plan to end the war would be the only way to bring lasting peace. I want peace for my people, real peace and justice, and i am asking for your support, from all nations of the world. We do not divide the world. I ask the same of you, do not divide the world. Be united nations. And that will bring us peace. The speech comes a day before president zelensky is due to meet president biden, and other leaders here in washington. On wednesday, the us announced a further $375 million worth of military aid for ukraine, including precision rocket launchers — with more expected on thursday. Our correspondent in kyiv, jessica parker, has this analysis of what else the ukrainian president is hoping to achieve during his trip to the us. I think president zelensky is trying to refocus the world's attention on the russian invasion. He used his address at the un to issue some stark warnings, including this claim by kyiv that russia has been assessing ukraine's nuclear power plants and it even may be planning to attack them, to disconnect them from the power grid — that is what president zelensky claimed in his speech. He is due to meet us president joe biden on thursday, and one ukrainian official i spoke to very recently said they are hoping mr biden will choose to make history by taking some decisions, i think, in ukraine's favour during his last few months in office. Top of the agenda quite likely to be this request, so far denied by ukraine, that they might be able to use western made long—range missiles on military targets deep inside russia. I think there is an added urgency as well to this meeting, as donald trump, the republican nominee for the white house, has again suggested he could curtail aid to ukraine if he were to be elected once again as president. And interestingly, we have been hearing that president zelensky and donald trump might meet during mr zelensky�*s trip to the us. It is now less clear as to whether that meeting will happen. Vice president and democratic presidential nominee kamala harris has given her first one—on—one interview of her presidential campaign. Msnbc host stephanie ruhle focused on ms harris�*s economic plans — challenging just how realistic her spending plans are. Expanding that child tax credit, or you mentioned housing before, giving extra money for a first home, if you cannot raise corporate taxes or if the gop takes control of the senate, where do you get the money to do that? do you still go forward with those plans? we are going to have to raise corporate taxes, and we are going to have to raise. . . We are going to have to make sure that the biggest corporations and billionaires pay theirfair share, that's just it. Ms harris�*s opponent donald trump is also on the campaign trail. The former president has been speaking in the battleground state of north carolina, where he touched on the war in ukraine — repeating his opinion that the conflict would have never happened if he was president. Mr trump also spoke about the economy and immigration — criticising his opponent kamala harris on those issues. Our economy is doing really, really badly. Kamala goes to work every day in the white house, families are suffering now, so if she has a plan, she should stop grandstanding and do it, just do it. You have a few months left, do it, do it. You have plans for the border, do it now. You don't need anything at the border, all you need is the president of the united states to say the border is closed. The mayor of new york, eric adams, has been indicted on federal criminal charges, according to the new york times and local media reporting. He will become the first mayor in new york city history to be charged while in office. The charges are not known at this stage, as the indictment is sealed. Federal prosecutors are expected to announce the details of the indictment on thursday. The move comes in the wake of several investigations involving the mayor and members of his administration. Eric adams was elected as mayor three years ago, pledging to reduce crime and bring professionalism to the city government. Earlier today, representative alexandria ocasio—cortez called for mayor adams to resign for the good of the city. And the bbc has obtained this statement from mayor adams, saying. . . Let's turn to some other important news around the world. The new sri lankan president, anura kumara dissanayake, says his government will restart talks with the international monetary fund immediately — over a $2. 9 billion bailout loan. In his first televised address to the nation, the left—wing president said he also wanted a deal to restructure sri lanka's debt. The imf loan approved last year helped end shortages and revive the economy — but it also imposed painful austerity. And preparations are under way in parts of florida and georgia for hurricane helene — which is expected to make landfall in the gulf as a potential category three storm on thursday. Forecasters are warning it could bring a life—threatening storm surge, as well as strong and damaging winds to a large portion of florida and the southeast us. Parts of mexico have already seen severe flooding as a result of the storm. You can keep up—to—date on the progress of that storm and all of the day's news on our website. I'm caitriona perry, thanks for watching. Stay with us here on bbc news.