This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Paul Moss and in the early hours of Sunday, the 27th of October,

these are our main stories.

Calls again for restraint in the Middle East, with President

Biden saying he hopes Israel's airstrikes on Iran mark the end of retaliation.

As we record this podcast, preliminary results from elections in Georgia put the

governing party in the lead, amidst allegations of violence and voter intimidation,

and in Sudan the paramilitary rapid support forces are accused of killing more than a

hundred people during an attack on a village.

Also in this podcast they sent to the director of the hospital to evacuate patients,

some could not walk long distances because of internal injuries.

What happened when Israeli troops stormed a Gaza hospital.

President Biden has said he hopes that Israel's attack on Iran will mark the end of hostilities.

And there have been similar calls from just about everyone else.

The United Nations called for restraint.

Britain, France and Germany said there should be no further escalation.

Even Saudi Arabia which

explicitly condemned Israel's airstrikes Saudi Arabia also said

escalation was something it rejected. But what are the chances given that the past year since the events of October 7th have seen more and more fighting on more and more fronts.

These Israelis on the streets of Tel Aviv perhaps expressed a common attitude, support for what their

government had done, but combined with a certain resignation. I'm not scared of

anything anymore. I lost being scared in the last year since 7 October.

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