Of hamas, and the two sides have exchanged fire since then. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin reports from lebanon on the children caught up in israel's bombardments. A warning you may find elements of this report distressing. Firefighters rushing to another air strike. This one in nabatieh. They carry out the wounded. Not fighters, but children. Israel says it's targeting hezbollah sites. But it's bombing many residential areas. How old are you? he asks. Three fingers are raised. A young generation, now threatened by a war that has already killed at least 50 children this week, like the members of this family, who died together in a strike in beirut. Ali, jalal, fatima and farra, all gone. And iman and talia nasser, who took their last breaths together, also killed by israel's bombardment. But some have made it to safety, having run for their lives. My name is mehdi ahmad and my years old is ten years old. And what has been happening in the last two days? you had to leave your house. The war is very big and very scared and i cry. How did you feel, having to leave your home? were you sad? yes, i was very sad, he says. We left behind half our belongings. A missile landed near us. We went quickly so we wouldn't be hit. His biggest fear, he tells me, is losing his family. Instead of going to school, many lebanese children, like mehdi, are now living in schools and colleges. This could be home for some time. International calls for a ceasefire came to nothing today. 0rla guerin, bbc news, sebline, lebanon. The uk's prime minister keir starmer has stepped up his call for an israelhezbollah ceasefire, despite israeli ministers* rejection of the international proposal for a three week pause. In his first speech to the united nations* general assembly, sir keir called war a catastrophe made by human hands and said the uk was returning to a place of responsible global leadership. I call on israel and hezbollah to stop the violence. Step back from the brink. We need to see an immediate ceasefire. To provide space for a diplomatic settlement. This is intimately linked to the situation in gaza where, again, we need to see an immediate ceasefire. It shames us all that the suffering in gaza continues to grow. The answer is diplomacy. Here in washington, president volodymyr zelensky has met presidentjoe biden and vicepresident kamala harris at the white house to outline his plan for a ukrainian victory against russia. Ahead of the visit president biden announced around $8 billion worth of military assistance for ukraine. The package includes a new air defence system and longrange weapons. President biden did not appear to signoff on one of kyiv*s key requests, however, to use us missiles to hit targets deeper inside russia. The two leaders spoke briefly after the meeting emphasising the importance of their partnership. Let me be clear. Russia will not prevail in the war. Russia will not prevail. Ukraine will prevail and we will continue to stand by you every step of the way. Today we have a new support package. $7. 9 billion. This will be a great help and i raised with president biden a plan of victory. Today we are preparing to discuss the plan. Meanwhile, donald trump has said that he will meet president zelensky on friday in new york. It comes after some confusion as to whether a meeting between the two would take place after mr trump reportedly rejected an earlier invitation. There was ire from some republican lawmakers on thursday after a visit by president zelensky earlier in the week to an arms in the week to an arms factory in pennsylvania factory in pennsylvania where he was joined by multiple where he was joined by multiple democratic lawmakers. Democratic lawmakers. Speaker of the house mike speaker of the house mike johnson said mr zelensky*s johnson said mr zelensky*s visit was, quote, designed visit was, quote, designed to help democrats to help democrats and that it amounted and that it amounted to election interference. To election interference. He then demanded ukraine he then demanded ukraine fire its ambassador to the us. Fire its ambassador to the us. Separately, at an event separately, at an event in north carolina on wednesday, in north carolina on wednesday, donald trump said he didn't donald trump said he didn't understand why ukraine did not understand why ukraine did not cede territory to russia. Cede territory to russia. With me now is congressman gabe with me now is congressman gabe amo a democrat who sits amo a democrat who sits on the house committee on the house committee on foreign affairs and on foreign affairs and the subcommittee on europe. The subcommittee on europe. Thank you forjoining us. Thank you forjoining us. Residence zelensky in residence zelensky in washington today met the washington today met the president, the vice president president, the vice president and met a bipartisan group of washington today met the president, the vice presi* and logjam between yourself and republican congress people and if donald trump should be elected he has made certain comments about ukraine that have been interpreted as perhaps that support not being there. . perhaps that support not being there. . , ,. ,. , there. That is states of these elections _ there. That is states of these elections are _ there. That is states of these elections are so _ there. That is states of these elections are so high. There. That is states of these elections are so high. I elections are so high. I hesitate to get into electoral politics for this particular pressing matter but it does have consequences. This november. So i note that voters across this country will be making their voices heard as to their support which, you see in opinion polls, americans are supportive of this engagement and support of ukraine against vladimir putin and russia's illegal invasion. I vladimir putin and russia's illegal invasion. illegal invasion. I want to ick illegal invasion. I want to ick u illegal invasion. I want to pick up on _ illegal invasion. I want to pick up on something illegal invasion. I want to | pick up on something you illegal invasion. I want to pick up on something you said a moment ago which you are in support of lifting restrictions on these longrange sales which is what president zelensky desperately wants. He wants it that way he asks every time he comes to the country and president biden has yet to do that. Why have he not done that yet? that. Why have he not done that et? y ,. That. Why have he not done that et? g ,.. , that. Why have he not done that et?.. that. Why have he not done that et?. , yet? myself and many of my colleagues _ yet? myself and many of my colleagues in _ yet? myself and many of my colleagues in congress yet? myself and many of my colleagues in congress have| colleagues in congress have made the case on why we believe this is necessary. We want ukraine to achieve victory. I think that the white house and the administration will continue to hear our appeals, as well as the appeal from president zelensky himself and this is something that i believe we will reach a solution on. believe we will reach a solution on. Do you have a sense that _ solution on. Do you have a sense that the _ solution on. Do you have a sense that the president l solution on. Do you have a i sense that the president may change his position on this? i am not certain. But i do know that my voice along with the voice of many other lawmakers is encouraging a change in that position and time will tell. Is it a case the situation is getting to a point where it is an imperative for president biden to change? my belief in the strategy that the ukrainians would pursue would be greatly benefited by this approach and to complement that military package that the president put forward today, that $8 billion including the longrange missiles. If we are able to unlock that ability that will be pushed ukraine closer towards victory. Talking about lifting closer towards victory. Talking about lifting restrictions closer towards victory. Talking about lifting restrictions when | about lifting restrictions when it comes to another part of military aid that the us is providing this time to israel there are calls from some quarters for restrictions to be put in place there, that it is time for the us to exert that level of influence over israel as it tries to reach a ceasefire deal with gaza and also with lebanon. What is your view of what should happen? we have view of what should happen? 7 have duelling situations right now, both in terms of hezbollah and israel. Iam now, both in terms of hezbollah and israel. I am supportive of the ceasefire proposal that has been put forward. I am hopeful that israel and hezbollah can come to an agreement there for an immediate action to reduce the impact on civilians. Similarly i encourage an immediate ceasefire with this situation between hamas and israel and gaza. We need an end, we need to have hostages returned. We need humanitarian responses that meet the moment. So i am hopeful that as part of all those discussions we consider the human impact, first and foremost and that is what i am hopeful we will be able to achieve. [30 what i am hopeful we will be able to achieve. what i am hopeful we will be able to achieve. Do you think that conditions _ able to achieve. Do you think that conditions should able to achieve. Do you think that conditions should be that conditions should be attached to the military aid that the us is providing? i think those conditions are part of the ongoing conversation between the united states and israel in both the military strategy and also achieving humanitarian means. So i believe it is a component of what needs to be achieved. What what needs to be achieved. What is our what needs to be achieved. What is your view. _ what needs to be achieved. What is your view, just _ what needs to be achieved. What is your view, just to _ what needs to be achieved. What is your view, just to answer? what needs to be achieved. What is your view, just to answer? i i is your view, just to answer? i firmly believe that we have to use our influence over israel to achieve the most, the least harmful, rather, set of response to what is a certain situation that exists with the war but i do believe that that is part of an overall. . . . Does using that influence amount to conditioning the aid? i think it can be a component of that, certainly. It can be a component of that, certainly it can be a component of that, certainly. Congressmen, thank ou so certainly. Congressmen, thank you so much certainly. Congressmen, thank you so much for certainly. Congressmen, thank you so much forjoining certainly. Congressmen, thank you so much forjoining us certainly. Congressmen, thank you so much forjoining us on | you so much forjoining us on bbc news. Right now, florida is feeling the impacts of the massive hurricane helene as its expected to make landfall in the next few hours. It's now a category four storm, with sustained winds of more than 200 kilometres or nearly 140 miles per hour and it's already causing major flooding in flordia. Officials have warned of a potentially catastrophic and unsurvivable storm surge when it makes landfall in the big bend area, south of the capital, tallahassee in the coming hours. This footage just this footagejust coming this footage just coming in now from tampa. And while it is not expected to take a direct hit it is still seeing a lot of trouble from the outer bands. This is taylor county that is expected to take a direct hit from the storm when it makes landfall. 0n from the storm when it makes landfall. On that image we can see high wind and a lot of rain there already. 0fficials warn of catastrophic and un survivable storm surge when it makes landfall in the big bend area south of tallahassee. Florida's governor, ron desantis, said conditions were going to be too dangerous to navigate. Airports at tampa and tallahassee are already closed and mass evacuation orders are in force. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Let's look at some other stories making news. A labour plan to toughen up the abolition of nondomicile tax status is be reconsidered by the treasury. 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The sudanese army has launchrf a major offensive against their rivals the paramilitary rapid support forces. This was the scene in khartoum, thursday. The country has been embroiled in vicious civil war for nearly 18 months, when the rival military forces who had been ruling jointly fell out over the path back to democracy. The un has said the conflict has created one of the worlds largest humanitarian crisis, with 150,000 people killed and ten million displaced. The bbc*s barbara plett usher has been given rare access, by the army to the front line and sent this report from the city of 0mdurman. Woman cries. Sudan is at breaking point. Just outside the capital