That that is not the case. Us President Biden has spoken to leaders on both sides expressing his Grave Concern. Well have the latest from the Region and will be crossing live to washington for analysis. Also in the programme. Extra testing is being carried out in 15 locations across the uk for the variant of the coronavirus first detected in india. Fa cup winners for the very first time. Leicester celebrate beating chelsea in front of the uks biggest Football Crowd since the Coronavirus Pandemic began. And china makes space history, becoming only the second country to successfully land a rover on mars. Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or Around The World. President biden has expressed Grave Concern about mounting civilian casualties in the Middle East, in Phone Calls to the israeli and palestinian leaders. He urged prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the palestinian President Mahmoud abbas to end the escalation between the two sides. On saturday, after a warning, the Israeli Military destroyed a Tower Block Housing the offices of some foreign news operations. Earlier, palestinian officials said israeli Air Strikes killed 14 people, including five children, in a densely populated refugee camp. Meanwhile, israeli police say one man has died in fresh Hamas Rocket attacks on southern israel. From jerusalem, heres our Middle East editorjeremy bowen. They made desperate attempt to find survivors in the remains of a flattened 3 Story House in gaza. But ten civilians were killed. 0h Flattened 3 Story House in gaza. But ten civilians were killed. Oh god, he saying, take your revenge. Mohammed Al Dede lost his wife and four small sons. Mohammed Al Dede lost his Wife And Foursmall sons. Only Mohammed Al Dede lost his wife and four small sons. Only his five month old son survived with a broken thigh. His mother was buried with herfor dead boys, with her Sister In Law and four of her children. They had been visiting them for The End of ramadan. A journalist from the american. Pleaded with the Israeli Military for time to get equipment from their gaza office. But after a warning to evacuate, the building, also used by aljazeera tv, was destroyed. Israel said its other tenants included hamas. Both News Organisations condemned the attack. A Hamas Missile killed an israeli man in his 50s near tel aviv. He didnt get to the shelter like his neighbours. Gunn we went out in the living room, the bedroom. , said the attacks on israel would continue. Hamas. Palestinians injerusalem palestinians in Jerusalem Commemorated Palestinians injerusalem commemorated what they called Israels Independence in 1948. In that war, more than 740,000 palestinians were expelled, which is considered the Original Sin in this conflict. ,. ,. ,. , conflict. You cannot blame hamas for attackin , conflict. You cannot blame hamas for attacking. For conflict. 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The truth is that all the hatred, challenges and dangers that have blighted the lives of generations never went away. Jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. Israels Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, has reiterated in the past couple of hours in a televised speech that the military is doing what it can to keep palestinian civilians out of Harms Way as he put it. Jeremy bowen gave us his assessment. Yes, maybe it is because they know that civilian casualties give it bad headlines all Around The World. But they werent trying very effectively in a camp in gaza, last night, about 20 hours back from where we are now. When they put a missile into a house, a three Story House, flattened it, killed ten civilians, two mothers and their children, and other civilians were killed in the locality, as well. Ive been to that camp many times, its very, very crowded. The alleyways between it are so narrow in some places, you could reach out with both hands and touch other side and two people struggle to pass each other in those alleyways, so they found it difficult to get mechanical equipment in to lift it out, to try and rescue survivors. But, you know, the thing about these weapons is they are very accurate and very powerful. So, i dont know if they were trying not to kill civilians but the point is, they succeed in doing it, and it happens every time that these Military Operations take place. So, the israelis say and Mr Netanyahu repeated this line that its a moral operation, they always call their army the most moral army in the world, and that is something which palestinians reject 100 when they look at the levels of civilian casualties that occur when israel mounts its operations. Lets focus now on those calls from President Biden to the leaders of both sides. Our correspondent in washington, will grant, told us more about the nature of the conversations. I think, in essence, its a message of diplomacy particularly to mahmoud abbas. This was the first call between those two men since President Biden took office injanuary. An dlooking at some of the detail in there, he conveyed us commitment to strengthening us palestinian partnership, the Desire Forjerusalem to be a place of Peaceful Coexistence for people for people of all faiths, and updated president abbas on us diplomatic engagement on the ongoing conflict. So, you know, in a sense, his hand has been forced by whats been happening on the ground. But clearly, hes trying to underscore, ahead of a meeting by the un Security Council On Sunday, that there is diplomatic effort under way, the united states is trying to push that and find a diplomatic solution to this crisis. Im joined now by hussein ibish, senior Resident Scholar at the arab gulf States Institute in washington. Thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. I would really like your take on the uss role in De Escalating the conflicts in the Region. Qm. On the uss role in deescalating the conflicts in the Region. The conflicts in the Region. Ok, i thinkfirst the conflicts in the Region. Ok, i think first of the conflicts in the Region. Ok, i think first of all, the conflicts in the Region. Ok, i think first of all, the the conflicts in the Region. Ok, i think first of all, the us the conflicts in the Region. Ok, i think first of all, the us is the conflicts in the Region. Ok, i think first of all, the us is the i think first of all, the us is the main logical brokerfor think first of all, the us is the main logical broker for all this. Egypt will play a role, as well, those who can talk directly to hamas but the us still holds sway in the Region and is the only country that the israelis trust. Now what the united states has usually done and Joe Biden is trying to return to what they call regular order and the traditional way of doing things in these wars between hamas and his brother, following a three stage process, at the rack drama. Act one is the initial phase where the us doesnt initially Say Anything or criticise israel, and fends off criticism, calls for Cease Fires, etc from multilateral institutions, the un, etc. Phase two, which we are now well in today, is when the us becomes uncomfortable and calls more openly for a Cease Fire and for calm, talking to people other than the israelis like president abbas, and eventually willjoin some kind of call in the Security Council for restraint in the Cease Fire. Phase three is when either washington put its foot down and or the israelis think theyve done enough. Unfortunately, that very often follows a pretty heinous atrocity, and your correspondent was just describing something that doesnt quite reach that, but these things do happen, as he said, the impact as they are, whatever the intent was. And thats usually the three stages that play out. So we are well into stage two, and the next stage is phase three. Its stage two, and the next stage is phase three stage two, and the next stage is phase three. Its interesting that ou said phase three. Its interesting that you said the phase three. Its interesting that you said the us phase three. Its interesting that you said the us does phase three. Its interesting that you said the us does have phase three. Its interesting that you said the us does have a phase three. Its interesting that. You said the us does have a Place Phase three. Its interesting that you said the us does have a place in De Escalating what has taken place, it holds sway in the Region, you said. Many people are saying, why doesnt the uk obviously have a role to play . Obviously they were key in creating israel. How close that relationship between the two countries . Is a just economic, or does it go deeper . It countries . Is a just economic, or does it go deeper . Does it go deeper . It goes much dee er. Does it go deeper . It goes much deeper. Israel does it go deeper . It goes much deeper. Israel not does it go deeper . It goes much deeper. Israel not uniquely, does it go deeper . It goes much deeper. Israel not uniquely, but| deeper. Israel not uniquely, but remarkably is a domestic clinical issue in the united states. Its not just foreign policy issue. There is an element of that with britain, canada and mexico, but israel, this tiny little country in Middle East, has a huge array of passionate supporters in the us jewish americans, neo conservatives, evangelical christians, many groups who are passionate about israel. Its a political question, notjust a foreign policy question. How close is israel to the united states . Israel is the single biggest recipient of us aid since World War ii, a huge chunk of money, and they are very close. But the us also has are very close. But the us also has a major presence in the Middle East a major presence in the Middle East a huge military presence, commercial presence, its the main supplier of aid to egypt, tojordan. So it is uniquely positioned. You aid to egypt, to jordan. So it is uniquely positioned. Aid to egypt, to jordan. So it is uniquely positioned. You talk about the aid, for uniquely positioned. You talk about the aid, for example, uniquely positioned. You talk about the aid, for example, the uniquely positioned. You talk about the aid, for example, the us uniquely positioned. You talk about the aid, for example, the us gives| the aid, for example, the us gives israel around 3. 8 billion in military aid. I would just like to talk about issues and how, when you said this is a domestic issue in the united states, what sort of feeling is there to discussions around israel up moving towards being an Apartheid State . Jimmy carter brought this up in 2006 is this really how this is being seen now . 0k, really how this is being seen now . Ok, so the discourse has become much more diverse. It used to be between The End of the Cold War and the beginning of the trump administration, there was a very strong consensus about being pro israel but wanting a palestinian state, not liking the occupation and the settlements, but taking it easy on the israelis, trying to push things forward. That has really changed during the trumpet era. Trump era. Anti palestinian in an aggressive way and Pro Greater israel. On the democratic left, people like bernie sanders, aoc, the Palestinian American Congresswoman Rashida to leave an ill Han Omar from minnesota, these people are much more critical of israel. They would seriously discuss the question of whether israel maintains an Apartheid Regime in the occupied territories. In the level of criticism you see, even from long term supporters of israel like Bill Menendez from newjersey, or Evenjerry Nadler Today Bill Menendez from newjersey, or even Jerry Nadler Today from Bill Menendez from newjersey, or Evenjerry Nadler Today from new even Jerry Nadler Today from New York Evenjerry Nadler Today from New York signed on a letter that even Jerry Nadler Today from New York signed on a letter that was really critical of some of Israels Behaviour after initially supporting them. The discourse is changing, but its changing on both the left and the right. Its changing on both the left and the riuht. ,. , its changing on both the left and the riuht. ,. The right. Fascinating chatting with ou. Thank the right. Fascinating chatting with yom Thank Yom youre watching bbc news. In london, thousands of people have gathered to march in solidarity with the palestinian people. A large crowd moved through Hyde Park to the israeli Embassy Calling for an end to the violence. Meanwhile in france, more than 40 people have been arrested following an unauthorised pro palestinian demonstration in the capital, paris, with police using Water Cannon and Tear Gas to disperse crowds. One officer was injured in the scuffles as missiles and stones were thrown. The national Unity Government in myanmar which represents those opposing the Military Government has appealed for international intervention to save the population of a small town under siege by Ju Nta forces. It says government forces are using heavy Artillery And Helicopter gunships on the besieged town of mindat, in northwestern chin state. Its residents took up arms against the military last month. The islamic State Group says it carried out Fridays Attack on a mosque in the afghan capital, kabul, in which at least 12 people were killed. The explosion, inside the mosque during friday prayers, also killed the imam. The attack happened during a three Day Ceasefire between the taliban and the government over the eid holiday. The taliban had condemned the attack. Chinese media say two tornadoes have struck central and eastern china, killing at least 12 people including four in the town of shengze, in the Eastern Province ofjiansu. Chinas commercial hub, shanghai, was put on alert after powerful thunderstorms rolled through. Here in the uk, testing for the indian variant of the coronavirus is being carried out in parts of scotland, london and the North West of england. Cases of the variant have more than doubled in the past week, according to figures from public health england. The government says the army will be deployed to help with Surge Test efforts. Meanwhile, the doctors union, the british medical association, has voiced concern that the easing of coronavirus restrictions in england is going ahead On Monday while the variant from South Asia continues to spread rapidly, while many wait for a vaccine. Our political correspondent Chris Mason says Government Scientists first revealed their doubts in a series of documents released last night. They were looking at the available data that they have now, which they acknowledge is limited, to try and work out how transmissible, how easy it is spread, this new indian variant. And the early evidence and it is only early evidence suggests it is only 40 50 more transmissible than the Kent Variant, thats been the dominant variant which, by the way, was put in much more quickly than the previous incarnation of the virus. Now what the scientists say is if the data in the next couple of weeks maintains that transmissibility in other words, its continuing to spread much more quickly than the Kent Variant then they fear the unlocking thats happening in england On Monday could mean, if nothing else is done, that the Hospitalisation Rate could be round and about, or even greater than what We Saw at the turn of the year and that very bleak period injanuary. Now they acknowledge there are mitigations the government could implement like, for instance, local or Regional restrictions around the hotspots and the government has concluded, on the balance of the evidence it has now and on the balance of risk, because of course they have to weigh up situations that arent exactly epidemiology, like the social and economic consequences of not reopening On Monday, as they promised that they will press ahead. But we wont know for a couple of weeks if that Balance Ofjudgment turns out to be wise, given that we await additional data as far as the spreadability, the transmittability of this indian variant is concerned. Chris, have you got a sense of the appetite amongst political parties, for example, across the spectrum for a much cooler and cautious approach to, say, mondays easing, and then, comejune, to continue with this when there are these warnings coming out . There are. We saw yesterday the Prime Minister openly acknowledging that that final hoped for step of the Road Map to normality, in 21june next month could be vulnerable, depending on how the Data Pans out as far as the indian variant is concerned. Whats really striking is that last year, the government was frequently criticised for occasionally indulging in rather optimistic language about hoped for returns to normality, which were then punctured by the reality of spikes in the virus. Since the turn of the year and in particular since february and the publication of that so called Road Map, the Plan Plenty have said, ah, the government seems to be a bit more cautious in managing our expectations. And actually, its faced heat from some who said, actually, the data looks quite good. Can we not speed up the relaxation of these measures . And the government has not bowed to that pressure. Now were confronted by a situation where, On Monday, as they promised, they gave us a weeks noticed that yes, the next stage, step three of Lockdown Easing would happen and then, the building up of this evidence from its scientific advisers that says, well, how might things be in a scenario where this virus is spreading at the same rate that the early evidence suggests that it might be . So its a very, very difficult Balance Ofjudgment. And of course, this is thejudgment that the government has faced all the way through trying to make a Judgment Call based on partial data. Americas world famous museums are starting to open up again, as covid cases decline. Next week, new York Art galleries can open at 100 capacity. In washington, The National Museum Of African American History and the national Portrait Gallery, have opened their doors for the first time in over a year. The bbc� s Larry Madowo was on the scene. Americas capital has felt a little deserted this past year. Its time to spruce up, though, as the city slowly rolls back to normal life. Check out a monument, or go all in and visit a museum again. The national museum of african american History And Culture even got a guest from the white house. We are opening up. Culture and beauty coming back to dc. First lady drjill biden. Hi, how are you all . Good, how are you . Im doing well. So you have two tickets . Yes. The national Portrait Gallery has also reopened to some early demand. Tickets are free, but they are fully booked for the next two weeks. The green spaces are great, and especially since they are a little bit more empty right now, its nice to be able to see everything more clear. But i think museums are pretty much the sole of most your most touristy cities like this. One of the new additions is a temporary display of former president trump. The official Post President ial portrait has not been commissioned, but the gallery is in talks with trump and his team. Even though this one is temporary, lets see how they portray him after such a controversial president. Museums are happy to have guests wandering the halls again after the pandemic forced most programming to shift online. It brought in new audiences, especially internationally. But Theres Nothing like actually being here. We are a museum about people, by people, for people. So obviously, we are missing the people and we are excited for them to come back to complete the Portrait Gallery experience. There are still capacity limits, but this is another step forward as america balances the urgency to reopen the nation with some hesitation to give everyone healthy. The museum had to shut down again after its initial reopening last year because covid cases increased. This time, more americans are vaccinated and cases are down, so the doors might stay open. Larry madowo, bbc news, washington. China has successfully landed its first rover on mars. The Tianwen I Lander touched the Planets Surface after surviving the treacherous descent by parachute. Chinas President Xi called the landing an outstanding achievement and said the scientists had placed china in the advanced ranks of planetary exploration. Michael bristow reports. Only two other nations have reached the red planet the united states and russia so there was understandable apprehension among chinese scientists. The Landing Craft entered the martian atmosphere in a protective capsule and parachuted towards the surface. Earth is too far away to control this delicate process. The rover was on its own. Rockets slowed the descent further before the final part of this ten month journey. Touchdown. The six wheeled Landing Craft, named zhurong, then opened its solar panels and sent back a signal to earth. Back in china, there was relief, joy and celebration. This is the countrys first mission to mars. Translation it should be said that this was not an easy task. I it is our first time down this path and we have met many difficulties. The rover will spend three months collecting data. China is now undoubtedly one of the worlds leading nations in interplanetary exploration. But the chinese are not the only ones interested in mars. In february, the us Rover Perseverance made a successful landing there. Competition between these two leading nations now extends millions of kilometres into space. Michael bristow, bbc news. Leicester city have won the english Fa Cup for the first time, after beating chelsea 1 0. The match at Wembley Stadium In London was attended by 21,000 fans the largest official crowd in the uk since the Coronavirus Pandemic hit more than a year ago. The government has allowed some mass gatherings to go ahead to gauge how larger events can take place safely, as the country comes out of the lockdown. Heres how two of the Fearless Foxes Faithful from Around The World have been reacting. Well, no, because i watched the games from 12 30am in hong kong. Ive been thinking about it all day, and i never thought we could win especially because chelsea has been performing so well in the previous couple of matches. So its unreal to be here, to be talking to you, to be winning this thing and witnessing them celebrating at the pitch. Its been unreal. It wasntjust that we were underdogs. Its the years of history, weve never lifted this trophy. And it was just the remarkable way the game played out where we almost had some divine intervention like some great saves and that marginal var decision. It felt special, it felt like that Magic Day that Lester City have been looking for in the Fa Cup for so long. Leicester city. It really shows that the magic of the cup, the romance of the Fa Cup is still alive and kicking. Here in the uk, a herd of wandering cows who turned up on a Housing Estate in East Yorkshire has been rounded up and returned to their home. The cows escaped from their pasture in beverley this morning and were seen grazing in peoples gardens and eating hedges. Debenhams has closed its remaining Shops Today after more than 240 years on the high street. It went into administration in 2019 after several years of falling sales. Our Business Correspondent Emma simpson reports. The final few hours. Not much left for the Bargain Hunters now. These stores reopened after lockdown to allow the remaining stock to be cleared. The last 28 shops closed today. The end of an era. Debenhams roots can be traced back to 1778, with a draper� s store in West London selling fabrics, hats and umbrellas. By the 1950s it was the uks biggest Department Store and it continued to expand, pulling shoppers in with its famous Blue Cross sales. But it failed to keep up with the competition. Its problems were years in the making. It first collapsed in 2019. The pandemic then finished it off as it failed to find a buyer. By christmas, The Business was being wound down, with 12,000 job losses. Its one of the biggest Retail Failures since woolworths, emblematic of the Retail Shakeout as shopping habits change. The chain was an Anchor Store in many town centres, and its demise will leave large gaps for landlords and local authorities to fill. Emma simpson, bbc news. Now its time for a look at the weather with ben rich. Hello there. If youre trying to make outdoor plans, you cant really rely upon the weather at the moment. Its the kind of weather where one minute, youll have sunshine overhead, the next, a drenching downpour. Some of the showers On Sunday will be really very heavy indeed with Hail And Thunder, but always with some of those sunny spells in between. This is how the first half of the weekend panned out, with showers and longer spells of rain for many, and sunday is set to bring those showers back with a vengeance as this area of low pressure drifts slowly eastwards across the uk. Under the influence of that low, the air will be very unstable. Big shower clouds will develop quickly and readily. In fact, well have showers from the world go across the southwest of england and wales. Band of cloud and patchy rain for some areas of Northeast England and southern scotland, and through the Day Forjust about all of us, it turns into a sunshine and showers day, but some of the showers really heavy with Hail And Thunder and some quite squally winds. And it will be generally quite windy for southern coasts of england and the channel islands. Now, there will always be some places that avoid the showers and stay dry, and in any sunshine, it wont feel too bad with highs of 15 16 celsius, although these temperatures are below par for this time of year. Many of the showers will fade during Sunday Night into the early hours of monday, but some will continue. Therell be some patches of cloud, some clear spells as well. Temperatures could get down to around 4 6 celsius. I think we should just about avoid a frost monday morning. For monday, low pressure will still be in charge. Not quite centred on top of us by this stage, but still close enough to bring further showers and thunderstorms. Many places will be off to a dry start with some sunny spells, but there showers will become increasingly widespread through the morning and into the afternoon. Again, some will be heavy with the potential for Hail And Thunder. It may well be that some western areas start to dry out a little bit with fewer showers by The End of the afternoon. Temperatures again between 13 16 celsius. And as we head deeper into the week, the weather remains very fickle, very changeable. There will be spells of sunshine, but more of these heavy, thundery downpours and temperatures will remain below where they should be at this time of year. Hello