israel's foreign minister, has sharply criticised mr guterres, saying his tenure was a "danger to world peace." it comes as the un's human rights chief says palestinians are living in �*utter, deepening, horror�*. israel has carried out more heavy aerial bombardment across gaza in its fight against hamas. and the fighting on the ground has intensified in the south — particularly around khan younis. israeli officials said the idf had surrounded the home of hamas�*s chief, yahya sinwar, in the city. our international editor jeremy bowen reports now on the growing humanitarian crisis — and you may find some of the images in his report distressing. more palestinian civilians fled south towards the egyptian border after israel declared a brief pause in combat operations. almost two million gazans have fled their homes. israel says it is killing fewer civilians, as the us has requested. the un says nowhere in this tiny territory is safe. this person offers people lifts. he says he has seen casualties in the streets with legs or heads blown off, and no—one can reach them. the stream of misery entering the hospital in khan younis does not stop, and neither is growing condemnation from international relief agencies of the pain and death israel is inflicting on gaza's civilians. it's one of the worst assaults on any civilian population in our time and age, according to the norwegian refugee council. as israel's forces push south, their leaders reject that outright. the damage and death, they say, is the fault of hamas for starting this war. israel has given out video of captured weapons it says were found near schools and clinics — more proof, the army insists, that hamas uses civilians as human shields. injerusalem, lynn hastings, a senior un official, said hamas attacks on israel were horrific and atrocious, but now israel has obligations. there are allegations that the un isn't doing enough, but it's up to the government of israel to let us do enough. and right now, the conditions inside of gaza are not permitting us to do ourjob and to deliver humanitarian assistance. should the israelis examine their conscience? i think we should all be examining our consciences in terms what's going on in gaza. and you will have heard many people say, "have we actually lost our humanity in this crisis?" do you think we have? i think some of us have, maybe, yeah. i think the world is not doing enough to end this. israel could end it tomorrow. they could indeed. and in gaza, another dead child gets a last kiss. the bbc freelance who filmed this mass funeral reported it followed an israeli strike on deir al balah which killed a7, including 15 children. nine people are still under the rubble. israel says only force will destroy hamas and save its hostages, but the americans have warned israel that fighting the war this way, killing so many civilians, risks driving palestinians into the arms of hamas — and for israel, that would be a strategic defeat. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. live now to james der derian, director of the centre for international security studies at the university of sydney. welcome to the programme. your area of speciality is security, as this effort we are seeing on the part of israel to eliminate hamas. give us your take on their progress and their strategy?— their progress and their strategy? it's one of the toughest _ strategy? it's one of the toughest wars _ strategy? it's one of the toughest wars to - strategy? it's one of the toughest wars to wage, | strategy? it's one of the l toughest wars to wage, it strategy? it's one of the - toughest wars to wage, it is urban war there, it is simon tony slee counterinsurgency or counter terrorism and you also have civilian population in the middle of the battlefield. but the battlefield is not confined to gaza, this is also as you will know on social media, to top, and the battle space is global. israel is fighting a war on multiple fronts, and now it is facing the prospect of fighting it underground as well. by any means, of any past wars, this is something horrific, something relatively new, and it is going to take a lot to end this war, it will take more thanjust lot to end this war, it will take more than just a ceasefire. take more than 'ust a ceasefirefi take more than 'ust a ceasefire. . ., , ceasefire. in the meantime many civilians are _ ceasefire. in the meantime many civilians are dying _ ceasefire. in the meantime many civilians are dying on _ ceasefire. in the meantime many civilians are dying on a _ ceasefire. in the meantime many civilians are dying on a daily - civilians are dying on a daily basis which our international correspondence points out, that the pressure now is coming from washington and many other places for that matter on israel to change its strategy, given the impact?— israel to change its strategy, given the impact? again, the olitics, given the impact? again, the politics, someone _ given the impact? again, the politics, someone said - given the impact? again, the politics, someone said war. given the impact? again, the politics, someone said war isj given the impact? again, the i politics, someone said war is a continuation of politics by another means, you have get the politics right you are struck with a total war, politics can constrain the violence of necessary and look towards what is the endgame? what is victory with this case? bouncing the rubble isn't a victory, it is a recipe for occupation, devastated population, it is going to be penry for both sides if you carry on in this matter. —— in this manner. if you get to this point of near exhaustion, have seen negotiators have to intervene and say this is it, you have to stop now, or this is going to be endless, permanent violence. you said they have to fight underground, something that we have become accustomed to the miles of tunnels underneath gaza, which makes obviously the process extremely difficult on all sides, process extremely difficult on allsides, clever on process extremely difficult on all sides, clever on the side of hamas you could argue, what does that mean from the point of view from israel's next move stopping there is discussions about them flooding these tunnels. talk us through what could happen?— tunnels. talk us through what could happen? well, you go for historical parallels, _ could happen? well, you go for historical parallels, there - historical parallels, there have been other instances both in israel previous conflicts with hamas, where the option was considered and rejected, when you talk about 300 miles of tunnel, and possibly around 1300 actual tunnels themselves, i300 actual tunnels themselves, thatis i300 actual tunnels themselves, that is an enormous volume, and are less hamas is not learned the lessons of previous wars, there are ways to divert water to make sure even gas is prevented from spreading to all aspects of it. right now that's what i do not think this is a war that can be one underground, it is going to take some sort of negotiation before that moment, i think the whole thread of seawater is that, a form of compliance, to get hamas out of the tunnels and the hostages, then it might work, i doubt now that any country has the capacity, it would take we have indeed what hamas leadership said about these tunnels is true for these tunnels to be flooded to the extent everybody would have to evacuate. so it is a tough situation especially with the hostages, hostages are innocents and they should protected by both sides and this is something that at the height of war, a war in which the strategy was started by rage on both sides, it is very difficult to dial back and see human being as the primary victims now on both sides. and thatis victims now on both sides. and that is notjust moral equivalency it is human equivalency it is human equivalency right now, a lot of people in gaza do not support hamas, and many people have said, it is a way to drive people into the arms of hamas. thank you for giving us your perspective on what is happening in gaza, directorfor the scent of international security studies at the university of sydney. the uk prime minister rishi sunak is considering who to appoint as the immigration minister after robertjenrick�*s dramatic resignation last night. he left in protest at new legislation designed to give the government the power to send migrants to rwanda. mrjenrick says the bill still allows people arriving in small boats to challenge their deportation at the european court of human rights. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticus reports. the answer is simple. and it makes this a moment of peril for rishi sunak. do you think the prime minister will be able to stop the votes? is immigration minister hamas vowed to see asylum seekers deported to rwanda even after the supreme court ruled the plan unlawful. this was tuesday on breakfast praising the new rowenta treaty.— rowenta treaty. that coupled with a strong _ rowenta treaty. that coupled with a strong piece _ rowenta treaty. that coupled with a strong piece of- with a strong piece of emergency legislation we will be bringing to parliament shortly will enable us to get the scheme up and running. at the scheme up and running. at that moment the home secretary was in rwanda signing the deal by the time he made it back to deal robertjenrick who was supposed to present accompanying legislation to parliament was nowhere to be seen. in his resignation letter he said his approach was a triumph of hope over experience. adding... the new legislation mr sooner monster clears rwanda a safe country despite what the supreme court found and it prevents uk courts from using some sections of human rights law to stop deportations, that is not far enough for robertjenrick and others on the right of the conservative party like suella braverman. in his reply rishi sunak said he could not go further and block any role or the courts. adding. what we are now watching is a split between people who believe in the rule of law, and people who do not actually believe in the rule of law at all. because the policy being pursued by suella braverman and indeed robertjenrick is not about the rule of law stop is in fact about a form of parliamentary tyranny. danger for mr sooner _ parliamentary tyranny. danger for mr sooner because - parliamentary tyranny. danger for mr sooner because while . for mr sooner because while something his approach goes too far in overwriting some aspects of rights law, conservative mps on the right—thinking is not done enough in some of them even wonder if a confidence vote could happen. damian grammaticus, bbc news. in washington, an emergency funding package which would have provided billions of dollars in new security assistance for ukraine and israel has been blocked by republican senators. the failed vote comes after republicans had been demanding more funding and stricter restrictions at the us—mexico border. president biden had pleaded with congress to approve the additionalfunding. 0ur north america correspondent shingai nyoka sent this update from washington. many republicans have accused president biden of not focusing enough on domestic issues. they say there is a record number of unauthorised migrants passing through the border from unauthorised migrants passing through the borderfrom mexico and before they pass this emergency spending bill, they want to see included in this package, tighter asylum policies as well is greater border control. the fact the vote failed the senate is a huge blow to president biden, who had pledged a generous package for ukraine and for israel and he has warned that if the us walks away from ukraine, that president putin will win this war and he says russia will not stop there, that it will move potentially into other nato countries. and he believes the republicans are stalling on this boat, using the border issue is a red herring. live now to white house reporter daniel lippman. he is the white house reporter for politico. good to have you on the programme, will you not surprised at this outcome, what is your take on what happened? there is a lot of scepticism in washington that ukraine can win this war, that it has been a stalemate for a number of months, that counteroffensive as an one that much land back, and even the top general for ukraine has admitted so much in that editorial he had in the economist magazine. 50 i that editorial he had in the economist magazine. so i think there is a _ economist magazine. so i think there is a sentiment _ economist magazine. so i think there is a sentiment on - economist magazine. so i think there is a sentiment on capitol| there is a sentiment on capitol hill mostly among republicans that we want to see more progress to be made and they don't want a ten year war where we have to keep funding them billions of dollars every single year.— billions of dollars every single year. billions of dollars every sinale ear. ,, ~ single year. do you think the fact that the _ single year. do you think the fact that the war _ single year. do you think the fact that the war in _ single year. do you think the fact that the war in ukraine | single year. do you think the | fact that the war in ukraine is currently not really in front of us in the same way that it was, because of what is happening in gaza, because of the war between israel and hamas, that has meant that in the minds of those in congress, it's not so much their, does that make a difference? i think it definitely _ that make a difference? i think it definitely does _ that make a difference? i think it definitely does that - that make a difference? i think it definitely does that for - it definitely does that for americans and americans talk to their members of congress frequently, you can hear them in constituent calls, and the launch of the war by russia and ukraine was almost two years ago, and so it has the feeling that this is going to be endless and there are more pressing issues facing americans, like the economy and inflation, and so it is a matter of priorities. i think even before israel hamas conflict, ukraine was receding from the front pages, and so it is not the top issue for most americans. most americans do not vote on foreign policy and so ijust coughed —— distant conflict in a land many of them can't find on a map and that they have never been to feels pretty remote. they have never been to feels pretty remote-— pretty remote. quickly, what will happen next, _ pretty remote. quickly, what will happen next, do - pretty remote. quickly, what will happen next, do you - pretty remote. quickly, what. will happen next, do you think estimate could this be resolved before christmas are we looking at is rolling into the new year? i at is rolling into the new year? ~ , at is rolling into the new year? ~' , ., . ,, year? i think they will go back to negotiating _ year? i think they will go back to negotiating and _ year? i think they will go back to negotiating and see - year? i think they will go back to negotiating and see if - year? i think they will go back to negotiating and see if the l to negotiating and see if the biden administration can give more concessions on the border deal in exchange for ukraine, because the biden administration doesn't want to leave ukraine defenceless. goad leave ukraine defenceless. good to talk to you. _ leave ukraine defenceless. good to talk to you. thank _ leave ukraine defenceless. good to talk to you. thank you - leave ukraine defenceless. good to talk to you. thank you for - to talk to you. thank you for your time. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a woman who was shot dead in hackney in east london on tuesday has been named as 42—year—old lianne gordon. police said a 20—year—old man and a 16—year—old boy who also sustained gunshot wounds are not in a life threatening condition following the attack which happened on vine close ataround 6:30pm. the coroner in the inquest into ruth perry's death is expected to deliver her verdict today. ruth, who had been a head teacher for 13 years, took her own life injanuary whilst awaiting a report from 0fsted about caversham primary school. 0n the first day of the inspection at the school in november last year, mrs perry told her husband jonathan she thought her career could be over. the british retail consortium says the use of cash rose last year after 10 years of decline. the industry body says many people find that using cash helps them manage their tight budgets. we will have more on that and the other business growth in around ten minutes. you're live with bbc news. borisjohnson is returning to the covid inquiry for a second day of questioning about his handling of the pandemic. it's thought he'll be asked to explain his decisions during the resurgence of the virus in the autumn of 2020. yesterday, he admitted that his government had made mistakes, but some people whose family members died from the virus described his apology as meaningless. ellie price reports. just a warning — there is flash photography in her report. he left under a bobble hat and a chorus of birds from protesters. clearly feeling the cold, despite a day's worth of grilling. borisjohnson started as we thought he would, with an apology. as we thought he would, with an a olo: . . . as we thought he would, with an a-uolo , ., , as we thought he would, with an a-aolo . ., , ., apology. can i 'ust say how lad i apology. can i 'ust say how glad i am _ apology. can i 'ust say how glad i am to _ apology. can ijust say how glad i am to be _ apology. can ijust say how glad i am to be at- apology. can ijust say how glad i am to be at this - glad i am to be at this enquiry, and how sorry i am for the pain and the loss and the suffering... sit the pain and the loss and the suffering- - -— the pain and the loss and the suffering. . ._ please| suffering... sit down. please sit down- _ suffering... sit down. please sit down. of _ suffering... sit down. please sit down. of the _ suffering... sit down. please sit down. of the covid - suffering... sit down. please i sit down. of the covid victims. sit down. of the covid victims. ushers, please ask them to leave — ushers, please ask them to leave. . ., leave. these were the four women thrown _ leave. these were the four women thrown out - leave. these were the four women thrown out for - women thrown out for interrupting. they said they never would accept mrjohnson�*s apology. never would accept mrjohnson's aholo _ ., , never would accept mrjohnson's aolo: . ., , .,�* apology. personally i don't want to hear— apology. personally i don't want to hear empty - apology. personally i don't want to hear empty words | apology. personally i don't- want to hear empty words from him. i would like him to tell the truth. i would like the enquiry to be given the opportunity to find out is actually what went wrong. back inside, actually what went wrong. back inside. he _ actually what went wrong. back inside, he admitted _ actually what went wrong. back inside, he admitted his - inside, he admitted his government was slow to realise the threat of the virus in 2020. i the threat of the virus in 2020. ., ., 4' the threat of the virus in 2020. ., ., ~ ., ., , the threat of the virus in 2020. ., ., , , , 2020. i look at all this stuff in which we _ 2020. i look at all this stuff in which we seem _ 2020. i look at all this stuff in which we seem so - 2020. | look at all this stuff | in which we seem so oblivious with horror now. we should have... we should have twigged, collectively have twigged much sooner. i should collectively have twigged much sooner. ishould have collectively have twigged much sooner. i should have twigged. he said mass gatherings including the cheltenham festival in the rugby match he went to in early march should have been banned earlier. whether or not long covid was to be... ~ ., , whether or not long covid was tobe... ., , ., ., to be... apologised for not takin: to be... apologised for not taking long _ to be... apologised for not taking long covid - to be... apologised for not taking long covid seriously| taking long covid seriously from the start. crawling profanity in the margin of a scientific document. i profanity in the margin of a scientific document.- profanity in the margin of a scientific document. i am sure they have _ scientific document. i am sure they have caused _ scientific document. i am sure they have caused hurt - scientific document. i am sure they have caused hurt and - they have caused hurt and defence to huge numbers of people who do indeed suffer from that syndrome, and i regret very much using that language. regret very much using that language-— language. boris johnson is scheduled _ language. boris johnson is scheduled for _ language. boris johnson is scheduled for another - language. boris johnson is scheduled for another full| language. boris johnson is i scheduled for another full day of reeling here at the enquiry later today. there is obviously plenty to get through. i look at this afternoon for questions from lawyers presenting bereaved families. with apology to them was clearly not enough. ellie price, bbc news. from the covid enquiry in london. police in las vegas say at least three people have died and one has been injured in a shooting at a local university campus. the gunman is dead. the metropolitan police department did not elaborate on the circumstances of the incident in the us state of nevada. they say they are still investigating the incident. the sheriff of the las vegas metropolitan police department, kevin mcmahill, gave this update at a news conference. importantly, importa ntly, there was importantly, there was a gathering just outside of the building where the students were playing games and eating food. there were tables set up for the lego, and if it hadn't been for the heroic actions of one of those police officers who responded, that could have been countless additional lives taken. armed confrontation of the suspect by law enforcement stopped the suspect�*s further actions. let us stay in the us. the gloves were off at the fourth and final republican presidential debate hosted by the tv network newsnation. the event at the university of alabama featured the smallest group of candidates to qualify for a debate so far — just four — former un ambassador nikki haley, florida governor ron desantis, entrepreneur vivek ramaswamy and former newjersey governor chris christie. once again, leading contender former president donald trump skipped the debate. the candidates came out swinging against nikki haley, launching a range of verbal attacks on her record and against each other. nikki, you were bankrupt when you left the un, after you left the un you became a military contractor, you actually started joining service on the board of boeing who back you scratched for a long time. that mass does not add up. it adds up mass does not add up. it adds up to the fact that you are corrupt. there is nothing to what he is saying — there is nothing to what he is saying in— there is nothing to what he is saying. in terms of these donors— saying. in terms of these donors supporting me, they are jealous. — donors supporting me, they are jealous, they wish they were supporting them, but i am not going — supporting them, but i am not going to — supporting them, but i am not going to sit there... that gives you a taste of that debate. a film set in south korea and new york is making strong headway in the emerging 0scars race. it is called past lives and it is being widely tipped as a best picture contender. it is partly based on the life of its writer—director celine song. last week herfilm picked up a top award in new york. in recent days she's been in london for the british independent film awards. alan moloney reports. he wasjust a he was just a kid he wasjust a kid in my head for such a long time.- for such a long time. past lives focuses _ for such a long time. past lives focuses on - for such a long time. past lives focuses on two - for such a long time. past - lives focuses on two childhood friends over a 2k year period. we first meet them as children in seoul before she moved with her family to canada. story picks up 12 years later on separate continents as they reunite over social media before again dropping in on them 12 years later. it is a film about relationships, missed connections and identity, delicately told by playwright and first—time director celine song. she has been widely praised for the confidence and restraint treat displays in her direction. how did you finally make the jump and be able to take this on? i can't really talk about it as falling in love because i think a few weeks into my making the movie, i think i have this feeling that i was... i have just met the love of my life and it is filmmaking and i know i will do this forever, till i die. . ., ., die. crucial to the film whether _ die. crucial to the film whether conflicting . die. crucial to the film - whether conflicting narratives and duality of self that comes from being a part of an separate from a culture. having herself moved away from korea at a young age before settling in new york, it is a deeply personal subject. song. the personal sub'ect. song. the movie is — personal subject. song. the movie is about _ personal subject. song. the movie is about a _ personal subject. song. the movie is about a self - movie is about a self revelation of a woman and i really had a bit of a self revelation of myself. as a self —— filmmaker and somebody who was also going to some of the things that the character in the film is going through. it really the truth is that it came from this really personal moment. what i really love recently is the movie is coming out globally is that this object thatis globally is that this object that is now a film is now entering the lives of the audience and the people who are watching the movie and made personal again. the watching the movie and made personal again.— personal again. the film debuted _ personal again. the film debuted almost - personal again. the film debuted almost a - personal again. the film debuted almost a year l personal again. the film i debuted almost a year ago personal again. the film - debuted almost a year ago at the sundance film festival. in that time, it has been picking up that time, it has been picking up admirers around the globe with many critics naming it as their movie of the year. to me, i am their movie of the year. to me, i am just _ their movie of the year. to me, i am just thrilled _ their movie of the year. to me, i am just thrilled by _ their movie of the year. to me, i am just thrilled by it _ their movie of the year. to me, i am just thrilled by it more - i am just thrilled by it more than anything, and of course it is such a... just an amazing thing. iam is such a... just an amazing thing. i am so happy. i wish i had something weird to say something, but i really think it is nothing but a wonderful thing. while past lives may be understated, its intricate examination of complex relationships certainly doesn't lack impact stop its powerful and mature debut, and while it may face stiff competition from the likes of 0ppenheimer and killers of the flower moon, it is rapidly emerging as a genuine awards contender. alan moloney, bbc news. the business stories are next. hello there. while wednesday was a pretty chilly day for many of us, again, we had some blue skies and sunshine, especially towards northern and eastern areas of the uk. a lovely scene there in perth and kinross, but it wasn't quite as sunny as that further south and west, where we had rain spreading in all courtesy of these weather fronts pushing in from the southwest. now, we could see a spell of snow in the central lowlands into thursday morning. that could be disruptive, just one to keep an eye on first thing on thursday, and maybe a touch of frost here. but elsewhere, you can see temperatures above freezing. so a frost—free night. as we go through thursday, though, we will see further heavy rain moving in from the west. notice these green colours here. really quite intense rain for a time, and a windy day, really, for many of us. those winds really picking up, particularly around the irish sea coast. gales here, severe gales in the far northeast of scotland. but it's through thursday that we'll see that milder air, really spread to all parts. so temperatures a bit higher, 7 or 8 celsius for many, but double figures towards northern ireland, wales and the southwest of england. but the rain could be a little bit disruptive. we could see some localised flooding as we go through thursday. into the evening, that rain does spread away to the east, but some really quite high rainfall totals for some of us. but the milder air firmly with us because it'll be a frost—free night into friday morning. temperatures no lower than about 5 to 7 or 8 celsius. and there's that milder air i've been talking about. you can see the colder condition is just limited to the very, very far northeast of scotland. the southwesterly winds bring those milder conditions or less cold conditions, i should really say, because it's not exactly mild. but we do have on friday further pulses of rain moving its way in from the west, all linked in with that area of low pressure. just situated across northern ireland. some sunny spells, especially towards the southeast of england during the day, and many more of us will see temperatures getting up into double figures. how about the weekend then? well, it's going to stay unsettled. there'll be further bouts of rain coming their way in from the atlantic. you can see this southwesterly airflow moving those weather fronts in. now, the weekend isn't going to be completely wet. there will be some sunny spells in between some spells of rain. but you notice those temperatures will stay up in double figures for many of us with rain at times. bye— bye. live from london, this is bbc news. the 400 billion euro question. china's massive trade imbalance with europe looms large as beijing hosts eu leaders for talks. also coming up — more pain on the way. the bank of england says the full effect of higher rates has yet to be felt but households and businesses