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Gaza refugee camp blast

Dozens have been reported killed after a blast at the Jabalia refugee camp.

Multiple deaths and injuries have been reported after an explosion at the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. We get the latest from the BBC's Middle East regional editor, Youssef Taha.

More than 50,000 displaced Palestinians have taken refuge at the al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza strip. Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah, a British-Palestinian surgeon who went to Gaza just before the conflict began, sends us a voice message of desperation from the hospital.

We hear a conversation between Elana, a mother in Israel, whose son, Yannai, died in the Hamas attack and Magen, whose parents, Yakov and Bilha, were killed after their home was hit by a Hamas shoulder rocket.

King Charles and his wife Camilla are on a four-day state visit to Kenya - the BBC's Anne Soy gives us the latest from Nairobi. We also hear messages from Kenyans for their thoughts on the visit and whether King Charles should apologise for the past actions of the British Empire when Kenya was under colonial rule.

Thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan have rushed to the borders just hours before a deadline for undocumented migrants to leave the country. Saher Baloch, Bilingual Correspondent at BBC World’s Urdu Service, explains more and we hear again from two Afghan refugees who have been living in Pakistan, who have previously spoken on the show.

In Colombia, a major military and police search is under way for the father of Liverpool football striker, Luis Diaz who was recently kidnapped by armed men. BBC Mundo's Daniel Pardo is in Bogota with more on the rescue operation.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(PHOTO: Palestinians search for casualties at the site of Israeli strikes on houses in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Abed Sabah)

50 minutes

Last on

Tue 31 Oct 202317:06GMT

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  • Tue 31 Oct 202317:06GMT

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