Travel bubble with australia . Hello and welcome. The deadly conflict between Israeli Forces and palestinians has continued overnight. Palestinian militants fired more rockets into israel in response to heavy israeli air strikes in the densely populated gaza city. 67 palestinians and seven israelis have been killed since the violence flared this week. Courtney bembridge has this report, and a warning there are some flashing images. It was another Night Explosions in gaza city as heavy is airstrikes and Palestinian Rocket Fire continued. In the west bank, palestinians threw stones at Israeli Forces and were met with bullets. In the tel aviv suburb of lod, Palestinian Protesters torched a synagogue and confronted motorist. A synagogue and confronted motorist a synagogue and confronted motorist. � , � , a synagogue and confronted motorist. � , ~ ,. , motorist. Translation they had motorist. Translation they had m accent motorist. Translation they had my accent was motorist. 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Im joined now by hagit ofran, an expert on Israeli Settlements in the west bank and East Jerusalem and director of the settlement watch project at peace now, which is an organisation that supports the establishment of a Palestinian State alongside the state of israel. Thank you for being on the programme. First of all, tell us what you have experienced in the last few days. The last few days. Horrible situation. The last few days. Horrible situation, of the last few days. Horrible situation, of course, the last few days. Horrible situation, of course, the i the last few days. Horrible l situation, of course, the war on gaza and the rockets that are coming in, me personally i am injerusalem so we only had symbolic attacks, but others in my family around the country, are under attack and of course the palestinians in gaza are under much stronger attack with less protection, but there is also the civil war in the streets that is really is, israelis attack palestinians, it is very concerning and it seems that they are all lunatics, they think they can go out in the street and it is legitimate and unfortunately our government, instead of coming down the situation, is trying to inflame it. Pare coming down the situation, is trying to inflame it. Trying to inflame it. Are you surprised trying to inflame it. Are you surprised by trying to inflame it. Are you surprised by the trying to inflame it. Are you surprised by the intensity i trying to inflame it. Are you j surprised by the intensity of the violence that we are seeing in the last few days . Given the combination of events in the last week, as in the end of eid and the other events that have taken place, and the possible eviction of palestinians from their homes. Your thoughts on all of these events coming together and the intensity of the reaction on both sides. I think it is a reminder that the occupation is still here, and the tensions are all the time under the surface, and you just need the match to make the fire go off. The eviction, or the Displacement Threat in East Jerusalem is a serious thing that never before did we have the intention to displace a whole community with settlers, and thats what the settlers are doing with the help of our government, based on the discriminatory laws, and it brought to an increase in tension, and it seems now that things are getting out of control. ,. , control. So from your perspective, control. So from your perspective, what control. So from your. Perspective, what needs control. So from your perspective, what needs to happen to enable piece to return and perhaps even talks in the near future as to how they can be piece long term . First of all, those who have the power should try to calm things down, not retaliate to everything, try to constrain, to call for calm, our police could act much less strongly against the demonstrations, et cetera, so that they will bring more quiet to the streets, and in terms of longer term solutions, this will only happen if israels ducks the occupation, and i dont see a reason to bring decides talk when there is no possibility that the government is ready to come to any agreement, the talks must be only short term arrangements and if we want to end this conflict we must stop the occupation and have a two state solution. State solution. Thank you for talkin state solution. Thank you for talking to state solution. Thank you for talking to us state solution. Thank you for talking to us on state solution. Thank you for talking to us on bbc state solution. Thank you for talking to us on bbc news, l state solution. Thank you for i talking to us on bbc news, and these are life pictures coming from gaza city after another very volatile night of extreme violence, seen in both gaza city and in parts of israel. There is plenty of analysis on our website, take a look, including the very latest on what is happening there from our middle east editor, so do take a look at Coronavirus Infections in england are at their lowest since august, but Boris Johnson has warned that the highly infectious indian variant is of increasing concern. The governments Scientific Advisory group for emergencies will meet today to discuss the rising number of cases linked to the variant particularly in some areas of the north west. Our reporter Charlotte Wright has the details. Coronavirus cases in the uk are at their lowest since august. As we prepare to take more steps back towards normality, the governments Scientific Advisory group for emergencies will meet today to discuss a variant that is causing growing unease. ,. , unease. The threat of this fire remains real unease. The threat of this fire remains real and unease. The threat of this fire remains real and new unease. The threat of this fire remains real and new variants pose a potentially lethal danger, including the one first identified in india which is of increasing concern here in the uk. ~ ,. , increasing concern here in the uk. , mutations contributing to indias deadly second wave, and although rates here are relatively low, more than 500 cases have been found in the uk, a Market Increase over the previous week. Many of these are in bolton, in greater manchester, where Search Testing has been carried out. They have been linked to travel back from india before it was put on the red list for hotel quarantine. There is also been a sharp rise in under 25, Prompting Calls at the Prime Ministers questions for faster distribution of the vaccine for younger age groups in the area. A high prevalence of the indian variance among the highest Infection Rates in the uk at 150 plus per 100,000. Infection rates in the uk at 150 plus per100,000. Can Infection Rates in the uk at 150 plus per 100,000. Can the Prime Ministerjoined me in pushing for most of bolton to be vaccinated as soon as possible. Be vaccinated as soon as possible be vaccinated as soon as ossible. ~ , possible. The Prime Minister sa s he possible. The Prime Minister says he is possible. The Prime Minister says he is looking possible. The Prime Minister says he is looking at possible. The Prime Minister says he is looking at all possible. The Prime Minister says he is looking at all the i says he is looking at all the potential solutions for these searches, but that is not top of the list at the moment. Is not yet known of this variant will have any impact on the vaccination programme, but Scientists Say vaccines can be tweaked. There are plans for a third booster dose in autumn if required and the government is playing down any concerns that it could delay the next step on the roadmap out of lockdown. Lets get some of the days other news. Republicans in the us House Of Representatives have sacked liz cheney, a vocal critic of donald trump, from the partys third highest position. Ms cheney had been chair of the House Republican conference, but her vote to impeach the former president and her continuing criticism over mr trumps false claims that the 2020 election was stolen has made her unpopular in the party. Hungary will begin vaccinating 16 18 Year Olds today, provided they have permission from their parents. Young people have been warned that they wont be allowed to attend parties or Music Festivals this summer unless they can prove they have had the jab. The Colonial Pipeline in the United States has restarted operations after being forced to shut down following a cyber attack last friday. The company, which supplies forty five percent of the east coasts fuel supply, says the process will take several days to complete. 0ur North America correspondent peter bowes reports panic buying at petrol stations, rising prices at the pumps, and states of emergency in several parts of the country, to blame, the most destructive cyber attack ever on the us energy infrastructure. 15 on the us energy infrastructure. 15 or 20 minutes infrastructure. 15 or 20 minutes ago, infrastructure. 15 or 20 minutes ago, clearly i infrastructure. 15 or 20 i minutes ago, clearly this ransom where attack on the pipeline has made gas impossible to get in atlanta right now. Impossible to get in atlanta right now impossible to get in atlanta riahtnow. H , u,. , right now. Its been crazy and i have right now. Its been crazy and i have to right now. Its been crazy and i have to admit right now. Its been crazy and i have to admit im right now. Its been crazy and i have to admit im not right now. Its been crazy and i have to admit im not even. I have to admit im not even panic i have to admit im not even panic buying, i have just been getting panic buying, i have just been getting a panic buying, i have just been getting a little over the past couple getting a little over the past couple of days and i knew i should couple of days and i knew i should have filled up a week ago, i was overdue anyway. The states of virginia, ago, i was overdue anyway. Jug states of virginia, georgia and North Carolina were the worst affected. The Us Government said there was no shortage of fuel, just a supply crunch, and it appealed the motor is not developed their cars, but they did anyway. B, developed their cars, but they did anyway developed their cars, but they did anyway. A lot of people are regulars. Did anyway. A lot of people are regulars. They did anyway. A lot of people are regulars, they are regulars, they are understanding that some people are not. � are not. The fbi said the criminal are not. The fbi said the criminal company are not. The fbi said the criminal company down i are not. The fbi said the i criminal company down the largest gasoline pipeline. It said it would not pay the ransom demanded by the hackers. Pre empting the announcement that the pipeline is now back in business, President Biden said his administration had taken measures to ease the crisis. I taken measures to ease the crisis. ,. , crisis. I have in the meantime made it easier crisis. I have in the meantime made it easier for crisis. I have in the meantime made it easier for us crisis. I have in the meantime made it easier for us to crisis. I have in the meantime made it easier for us to lift i made it easier for us to lift some of the restrictions on the transportation of fuel. Has some of the restrictions on the transportation of fuel. Transportation of fuel. As the field to begins transportation of fuel. As the field to begins flow transportation of fuel. As the field to begins flow again, i transportation of fuel. As the | field to begins flow again, the question is, what can be done to prevent it happening again. The apparent ease with which hackers were able to wreak havoc has shocked many americans. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come the race for Champions League places reaches its final stages across europe. Well bring you the latest results. The pope was shot, the pope will live that is the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon that, as an Italian Television commentator put it, terrorism has come to the vatican. The man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. Winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. The judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. The Chinese Government has called for an all out effort i to help the victims of a powerful earthquake the worst to hit the i country for 30 years. The computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, gary kasparov. It is the first time a machine has defeated a reigning World Champion in a classical chess match. Americas first legal same sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. God bless america this is bbc news. The latest headlines heavy israeli air strikes and Palestinian Rocket Fire continues through the night. President biden says he hopes the violence will end soon. A major pipeline in the us Restarts Operations after being forced to shut down by a cyberattack. At least 27 people have been killed in colombia, where thousands of demonstrators clashed with police over the past two weeks. The protests, initially against a proposed tax reform, soon morphed into broader Anti Government rallies in a country battling ongoing violence and Economic Hardship made worse by the pandemic. 0ur correspondent, daniel pa rdo, travelled to the city of cali in the south west of colombia, which has seen the worst of the violence. He sent this report. Police grappling with protesters in colombia. For two weeks now, the country has seen the worst outbreak of protests and violence in its recent history. They kill him, they kill him, people shout. They curse at the policemen who has just gunned down two protesters. This is how it starts with a massive protest of students, Indigenous People and workers. Then the police come, and takes over this area, they start shooting. They are investigating at least 1,000 cases of police brutality. This is also the most violent wave of protests in recent history in colombia. It all started because the government tried to introduce a tax reform which caused outrage among many colombians who say they are already struggling to feed theirfamilies during the pandemic and find jobs. The government quickly withdrew the tax proposal no longer against tax reforms but against police brutality, inequality, and the lack of opportunity in a country lacerated by decades of Armed Conflict and drug trafficking. In response, the government has sent the army to the streets. People are enraged at the actions of riot police who are using live ammunition to disperse protesters. Dozens of people have died. Amidst all this violence and division, colombians are turning against each other. Here the people dressed in white who live in this Exclusive Residential Complex say they were being attacked by Indigenous People. Here you can see one of those same people in white shooting fire guns. Against a backdrop of violence, the colombian president says the police have a right to defend themselves. People say they will continue to protest even if it puts their life in danger. Because for them, colombia needs a fundamental change. Now, we promised you results in the football, so, here it is. Hello, im Austin Halewood with your latest sports news. Chelsea missed the chance to go third in the English Premier League on wednesday night. They were beaten 1 0 at home to arsenal, which means a few other teams will still fancy their chances of finishing in the top four. The only goal of the game was a nightmare one to concede for chelsea as well a mix up in Defence Betweenjorginho and goalkeeper kepa left Emile Smith Rowe the victory takes arsenal up to eighth in the table and its fair to say chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel wasnt impressed. Iama bit i am a bit angry that we had so many interchanges. This is on me. So, not so happy in the end with the line up, but i did not know what would have happened with another line up. But they did not feel it today in the sideline like i normally feel us, and thats why we cannot expect to win games if we are not 100 for everybody. Like, if you say, we did not have a shot, and then of course we had that big one. Still, its ridiculous, but, 0k, that big one. Still, its ridiculous, but, ok, maybe we deserved it today. Itsjust another lesson to learn. The title race is still very much alive in spain, but a crucial win for Atletico Madrid on wednesday means they are now just two wins away from lifting the trophy. Yannick carrasco set them on the way to a 2 1victory over real sociedad, that extends their lead at the top of the table. Angel correa got the other for atletico, who are now four points clear of barcelona and five ahead of real madrid, who do have a game in hand. In italy, juventus maintained their push for a Champions League place with a 3 1win at sassuolo. Cristiano ronaldo was among the scorers with his 34th goal of the season in all competitions. Juventus are now a point outside the top four, with two games to play. But the big winners of the night were ac milan, who thrashed torino 7 0. Croatian international ante rebic scored a hat trick inside 12 minutes late in the second half. Milan are up to third in the table, level on points with atalanta, two ahead of napoli, and three ahead ofjuventus in the battle for the Champions League places. Now, to tennis and former champion simona halep looks set to miss the french open after she was forced to retire in rome on wednesday. She suffered a calf injury during her second round match of the italian 0pen against angelique kerber. Halep, who was the defending champion, won the first set 6 1, and the score was 3 3 in the second when she sustained the injury. Halep later revealed that shes torn a calf muscle and says shes unlikely to be fit in time to play at roland garros. And on a day of upsets in rome, there was a shock defeat for the number two seed, naomi 0saka. The reigning us and Australian Open champion was beaten in straight sets byjessica pegula. The unseeded american won 7 6, 6 2. You can get all the latest sports news at our website, thats bbc. Com sport. But from me Austin Halewood and the rest of the sport team, bye for now. To austin and the team, we appreciate that. Its great to be up to date in sport. New zealands Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the government is exploring opportunities for quarantine free travel as she tries to formulate the reopening of the country. Recently, a Travel Bubble reopened with australia. Some say its the Perfect Moment to rethink how tourism can be made more environmentally responsible. From queenstown, new zealand, the bbc� s Shaimaa Khalil reports. Yelling its the kind of high octane Adventure New Zealand is famous for a mix of dramatic scenery, adrenaline rush, and a whole lot of cold water. Yeah its fairly busy here today because of School Holidays which is a Welcome Change but still, nothing like it was before covid 19 hit. Pre pandemic, operators ran eight boat rides an hour. This past year, it was down to only one. Dont start sticking your arms out the side of the boat, its not good. In this tourist town, some operators have gone out of business since the country closed its borders. 0thers got by, relying on locals. We went from a business that was very accustomed to taking 1,200 people a day, having a lot of people on the ground to do that, to suddenly having to really enjoy the fact that we might have 200 in a day. Before the pandemic, there were worries new zealand was getting too popular, risking the pristine environment which so many came to see. Now, there are calls to use this lull as a chance to curb tourisms heavy carbon footprint. Proposals presented to the government include limiting Visitor Numbers and a Departure Tax to help offset tourisms climate impact. Its a difficult prospect for an industry that has suffered so badly. It does feel a little bit like the dogs already down and were having somebody step on our throats. But Everybody Needs to look at themselves environmentally, because this is the product that we purvey. When you do compare it to the other Major Industries in the country, which are categorically larger carbon producers, is tourism really the appropriate thing to be looking at right now . Theres never a right time to make change. But long term, we need an industry which is more sustainable. Asking travellers to contribute a small amount as they leave our shores is the most constructive thing we can do. People are starting to say ive got choices. Where can i go, to a place which is responsible and takes this seriously . Polluting Jet Boat Operators know they have to adapt. Here, theyre planning to use electric engines to cut Carbon Emissions and noise. Worldwide, new zealand is seen as a Success Story for how it handled covid 19. And despite its reliance on tourism, it remains reluctant to open its borders beyond the Travel Bubble with australia. With more visitors eventually returning, they will find a country taking a fresh look at how to protect the natural wonders that millions have come to enjoy. Shaimaa khalil, bbc news, queenstown. The business of tourism. And we will have all of the top Business Stories here next for you on bbc news. So, dont go away. Including insect apparently, its the next praise and very sustainable and environmentally friendly. We will have a company on to talk about that. We have asked you to send us your pet pictures. And you have sent many. The producer of this programmes cats, his two lovely cats have come in. We will have all the top Business Stories in a moment. Hello there. The weather is in a very unsettled mood, notjust for the next few days, even as we head on into the weekend and into next week. Thats because weve got low pressure nearby. For the next few days, it looks like it will stay showery, some heavy downpour in places with some hail and thunder, but also some warm sunshine around, too. Now, low pressure sitting on top of the country on thursday. This Weather Front bringing some wet weather to start the day for wales, up to the midlands, into the south and south west of england. But it will tend to clear away through the day. Away from the north and east of scotland, which will be rather grey through the day today, northern ireland, Southern Scotland and the rest of northern and Eastern England will see some sunshine. But then the showers will get going again into the afternoon. And like the last few days, some will be heavy with a mix of hail and thunder in places. Temperatures reaching 111 15 celsius for most, but rather cool again across the far northeast of scotland. Now, as we head through thursday night, it looks like the showers will tend to fade away from most areas, and that Weather Front will clear away completely. So, many places will be turning dry, but we will start to see some Cloud Rolling into northern and eastern areas, so that should stop temperatures from falling much below 6 7 celsius, so another frost free night for most. As we head on into friday, we are in between weather systems, low pressure to the east, a new area of low pressure slowly encroaching in off the atlantic. And you will also notice the blue colours across the north of the uk. This colder air tries to get into the north east of the country but doesnt get too far, but it will bring enough chill to the north and east of scotland, and in northeast england it will be quite noticeable there. But a rather grey, cloudy day for most, away from northern ireland, wales, the West Midlands and the south west where we will see some sunny spells. And that will set off a few showers again here, again, some of them will be on the heavy side. Temperatures in the sunny spells 111 15 celsius, but noticeably cooler, like i mentioned, across the north east. Then as we move into the weekend, we see this Weather Front sweep across the country to bring a band of rain, and then our new area of low pressure starts to push across the uk for the rest of saturday and into sunday. So its back to square one with sunshine and showers once again. Now, some of the showers again over the weekend will be heavy, there will be the risk of hail and thunder, and there will be some sunshine in between these showers. And the sun, of course, this time of year is strong, so it will feel fairly warm. Low pressure, though, wants to hold on into next week too, so unfortunately, its looking pretty unsettled for much of the country, further showers at times. Those temperatures below the seasonal average. This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Fed alert the Wall Street Slump continues, after the biggest jump in inflation for more than a decade. Today than a decade. Is a perfect example of everybody today is a perfect example of everybody pushing cell and having really no Strategic Value to it because they are selling everything crypto car crash bitcoin plunges as much as 17 after elon musk says tesla will no longer accept it for environmental reasons. Double trouble. 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