nato leaders descend on brussels for a key summit, with support for ukraine a central topic of conversation british foreign secretary lord david cameron has called on members to ensure they spend at least 2% of their gross domestic product. and we will be live in the capital of haiti with a state of emergency set to lapse today, there are concerns an already dangerous situation could spiral out of control again. we start in the middle east and israel is under growing international pressure after the deaths of seven aid workers, three of them british, killed in an israeli air strike on gaza. president biden has said he s outraged and heartbroken by what happened. the british foreign secretary lord cameron called it a dreadful event, and he paid tribute to those killed, saying they were brave, humanitarian workers . their charity, world central kitchen, released these pictures of the aid workers, who died when their convoy was hit on monday. the seven staff were from
both admired and hated. kissinger provided playing multilevel diplomatic chess. the house is set to vote this saturday, expelling republican congressman george santos. a growing number of republicans say they re going to support this effort. i personally have reservation. if they re confident this is constitutional, god bless their hearts. good morning, and welcome. new this morning, a pause between israel and hamas, it s going to last at least one more day. the question, though, this morning, how long will this pause last. an israeli official says the pause could be extended only if hamas releases ten living hostages each day. hamas said it had initially offered a different deal last night, seven women and children hostages and the bodies of three more who were dead. israel rejected that offer. israel says it has a new list of hostages expected to be released today. and new this morning, israel says there are 145 hostages who remain in gaza. that includes 11
the authorities in papua new guinea now say more than 2,000 people were buried by a devastating landslide in a remote village. south africa has seen far fewer electricity blackouts in the last few months. critics say it could be an attempt to buy more votes for the forthcoming general election. welcome to verified live three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. we start here, where the uk s general election is in full swing and rishi sunak has been defending his plan for mandatory national service for 18 year olds. the prime minister was on the campaign trail in buckinghamshire, defending the proposal as a bold move that ll foster a culture of service. under the tory plan, all 18 year olds will be legally required to take up either a 12 month placement in the armed forces or cyber defence or give up the equivalent of one weekend a month to volunteer in their communities. i believe this is the right thing to do because this is how we will del
not be apathetic about it. you are welcome back not be apathetic about it. you are welcome back anytime. we ll be speaking to the conservative party deputy chairman before 2.00pm. remember, you can follow the latest election coverage. just head to the bbc news website we have a live page running with plenty of updates and analysis from the campaign you can also find it on the bbc news app. let s turn to the israel gaza war and there s growing condemnation of an air strike near rafah, which palestinian officials say killed at least 45 people including women and children at a refugee camp. an israeli government spokesman says the initialfindings of its investigation are that an air strike against a hamas compound nearby set off a fire which killed the palestinian civilians. the palestinian presidency in the occupied west bank described the strike as a massacre and accused israel of deliberately targeting displaced people. egypt has also condemned the attack and call
that more than 2,000 people were buried by a devastating landslide in a remote village. palestinian officials say that at least 45 people have been killed at a refugee camp in rafah. israel describes the air strike as grave and says it will investigate. we take a look at indian administered kashmir, in the first general elections since the modi government took away the region s special status. hello, i m geeta guru murthy. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. we start here in the uk, at the beginning of the first full week of campaigning for the general election on july the 4th. the labour leader sir keir starmer has focused on security in his first major campaign speech. he s been telling undecided voters in west sussex in south east england that his party will deliver stability. the labour party says if elected it will carry out a 100 day national security review, looking at all the threats facing britain. sir keir starmer said