And the implementation of a Cease Fire. Over 200 palestinians have died in the Violence And I2 deaths reported in israel. Well look at Diplomacy Efforts to end the crisis. Also in the Programme Spain deploys Its army to Its north african Enclave Ceuta where 8,000 migrants have crossed from morrocco. Many swam in using rubber rings and rafts. Dozens of Oil Workers and crew are missing at sea in india after a powerful cyclone tore through Its West Coast killing at least 20 people. Several updates to bring you on the conflict between israel and the palestinians which is into Its ninth day. Palestinians have held a general strike in gaza, the occupied West Bank and in israel in protest at israels air campaign. These are latest pictures we have of the violence. This is the scene in southern israel where two thai workers were killed by Mortar Shells fired by palestinian milItants. You can see in these pictures palestinian rockets being launched towards israel as this warehouse in gaza burns. It was hIt by an israeli artillery shell. Its these acts of violence that The General Strike is in response to. It has seen public services set down for the day. Usually busy streets have gone silent in the show of defiance against against the flashpoints which now have killed more than 200 people in gaza and 12 in israel. Heres the veteran palestinian polItician mustafa barghouti. Well, this general strike is very meaningful because It resembles the unIty of palestinians. Whether they live in 1948 areas, in what is called israel, or whether they live in the rest of the occupied terrItories in the West Bank, Gaza Strip. And even wIth palestinians in the diaspora. But the strike also has a very powerful meaning of solidarIty wIth gaza. There have been some clashes between supporters of the Ity'>Strike And SecurIty forces. Gunshot. This is the israeli occupied West Bank town of bethlehem. Israeli police used teargas against palestinian protesters. 0ur Correspondent Paul Adams is injerusalem. Some of those protests turn violent, and in one case there was even live fire directed against israeli soldiers in which a couple of israeli soldiers were injured. So that was the picture in the West Bank. A slightly more patchy picture in israel Itself where Israeli Arabs were also observing the strike. We saw some scattered protests. The sItuation, generally speaking, has calmed down quIte significantly after that round of two or three days of Intercommunal Violence between jews and arabs in israel. The sItuation there remains pretty volatile still, and there is certainly a desire on the part of Israeli Arabs to express quIte a high level of solidarIty wIth their palestinian brothers. Fadi quran is a palestinian Activist And Campaign director wIth Benjamin Netanyahu Benjamin Neta Nyahu exclaims Benjamin Netanyahu exclaims the milItant group hamas has been set back years by these strikes. Heres a Senior Adviser to mr netanyahu. It would have a sItuation by which the people of israel can be assured that on to live in constant fear of rockets from gaza. Since this a week Ago Hamas has sent over 3000 rockets, closer to 3500 rockets, they are targeting us and tried to kill our people. The sirens have gone off across Israel And Israelis have run to bomb shelters. This cant go on and we want to come out of this wIth a solution that will bring a sustainable period of peace and quiet. Not some quick fix that will fall apart very quickly. An will fall apart very quickly. An adviser there to the israeli Prime Minister. The majorIty of israelis are for peace, the majorIty of israelis are for peace, and many of them find It hard to believe peace, and many of them find It hard to believe that It is achievable and thats to believe that It is achievable and thats a to believe that It is achievable and thats a rational thing when you look thats a rational thing when you look at thats a rational thing when you look at the failures that we have had for look at the failures that we have had for so look at the failures that we have had for so many years now. But they Want Peace had for so many years now. But they Want Peace and they are willing to support Want Peace and they are willing to surmort a Want Peace and they are willing to support a solution that will be brought support a solution that will be brought in front of them. But we need brought in front of them. But we need is brought in front of them. But we need is leadership that will present such a need is leadership that will present such a solution. This is what we all, such a solution. This is what we all. This such a solution. This is what we all. This is such a solution. This is what we all, this is on the side of polItics are fighting for. Fadi quran is a palestinian Activist And Campaign director wIth the global palestinian organisation avaaz. Hejoins me now fom ramallah in the West Bank. Good to have you wIth us. How would you describe the streets outside where you are, how, i suppose, impactful was The General Strike . Well i have to say The General Strike was majestic. Palestinians have been divided and conquered for decades, and this is the first time in over 50 years where whether you are a palestinian living in israel or in the West Bank, or a palestinian in gaza, that we all came together and managed to commIt to an nonviolent action and active Civil Disobedience. And It was not just a general strike, there were thousands upon thousands of people in the street from every generation, from children all the way to the elderly. And so the sense of unIty felt miraculous. But It was at The End of the day standby blood. 0ne End of the day standby blood. One person, after this call im going to have to rush to the hospItal because one person who was participating in the Protest Today was shot by live fire and killed by israeli soldiers. Im sorry to hear of any injuries or loss of life. As we all may have a different take on exactly how It transpired. But let us turn to this strike as you describe It. Do you think you can really make a difference, can It really achieve a goal that you are working towards . Well, The Struggle For Palestinian Liberation is a marathon, not a sprint. But what we saw today was the turning of the page where the palestinians went from a sItuation where, apart from the israeli Itary-occupation'>MilItary Occupation human Rights Watch actually called akin to apartheid, a crime against humanIty, we are now turning the page towards acts of palestinian agency. This is the first step, this general strike is going to take us a step closer to that goal by Iting-palestinians'>UnIting Palestinians across the world and in palestine, but where It goes from here is going to require a lot of resilience, perseverance, creativIty. And unfortunately sacrifice on the palestinian side. But It is definItely a transformative moment and It is up to the world to help us move towards those goals of the Freedom And Justice that we are seeking. Freedom and ustice that we are seekina. � ,. ,. Freedom and ustice that we are seekin. � ,. ,. , Freedom And Ustice that we are seekin. � ,. , seeking. And israel may also dispute the word apartheid, seeking. And israel may also dispute the word apartheid, but seeking. And israel may also dispute the word apartheid, but i seeking. And israel may also dispute the word apartheid, but i dont seeking. And israel may also dispute the word apartheid, but i dont have| the word apartheid, but i dont have them here i have you. Would you talk about this peaceful protest of Civil Disobedience that was before your eyes, would you also call for hamas in gaza to stop firing rockets, to also Aid Peace . In gaza to stop firing rockets, to also Aid Peace . Well, this is, and to no also Aid Peace . Well, this is, and to go back also Aid Peace . Well, this is, and to go back to also Aid Peace . Well, this is, and to go back to the also Aid Peace . Well, this is, and to go back to the point also Aid Peace . Well, this is, and to go back to the point you also Aid Peace . Well, this is, and to go back to the point you made | to go back to the point you made about apartheid, i want to recommend to the bbc to tell whether Its to the bbc to tell whether Its human Rights Watch or amnesty or any other human Rights Expert you can find, Ithink other human Rights Expert you can find, i think theres now a Broadening Consensus that Its real public policies, and theyre actually commItting the crime of apartheid and i want to say that theres this question about consistently asking palestinians to respond to what hamas is doing wIthout looking at the broader context that we are in. Where israel here, and of course, no palestinian, i will make this clear, no palestinian wants to see any loss of innocent life at large. But in order to prevent this spiral of violence from continuing, the first step needs to be ending is real puzzling validations against palestinians. Ending israels violations. Validations against palestinians. Ending israels violations. Ending israels violations. Thank ou ve ending israels violations. Thank you very much. Ending israels violations. Thank you very much, we ending israels violations. Thank you very much, we appreciate i ending israels violations. Thank i you very much, we appreciate your time and telling us about The General Strike which took place today. Theres lots to get your Head Round wIth this story, and It can be confusing. Luckily the bbc has lots of resources available online to help you understand It including this article from Itoring-fact'>Bbc MonItoring Fact checking false and misleading claims about the conflict. Thats at bbc. Com news. Spain has deployed soldiers to the Land Border of Its North African Enclave of ceuta. It says at least 6,000 migrants arrived there on monday. Ceuta and the smaller Spanish Enlave of melilla have long been magnets for african migrants desperate to reach europe. Many of the migrants gathered at the fence between the spanish moroccan border. WItnesses say moroccan police appeared to do nothing to intervene, fuelling speculation that the relaxing of the Border Controls is a polItical move by morocco. These pictures show migrants swimming in to ceuta. Spanish officials say the migrants eIther swam around the Border Fences Thatjut out into the sea or walked across at low tide. Reports say one man drowned on monday while trying to swim around the border fence. Spanish troops have been deployed to the beach to help border police. The Spanish Government says 2,700 migrants have already been returned to morocco, although not those that are minors. Translation when you have no money i and you have to pay your rent, and. You have to take care of your children and parents who cant afford to be scared. Translation as you see, all the young people want to leave the country. There is no work. The spanish Prime Minister, pedro sanchez, has cancelled a planned trip to paris and arrived in ceuta a couple of Hours ago to help bring the sItuation under control. This is what he had to say about the crisis earlier today. Translation at this time, my priorIty as the spanish Prime Minister is to guarantee transIt on the border wIth morocco, provide the cIties of Ceuta And Melilla wIth all the necessary means to solve their humanItarian crises that this arrival of people implies, and proceed to the immediate return of anyone who has entered Ceuta And Melilla irregularly. Many of the migrants reaching ceuta are minors. For more on how spain is handling them heres olivia Sundberg Diez from the European Policy centre. At least 1500 people that have crossed into ceuta from morocco are children, and they tend to not be subject to immediate returns to morocco. Spain has stated that It will act in the best interest of the child, It will evaluate their sItuation on a case by case basis. But for the moment, their sItuation is quIte uncertain. In the Big Question is exactly what will be done. So far they have been sent to Emergency Accommodation in industrial warehouses. But there are certain condItions and the accommodations are really subpar. They are already overwhelmed, so a lot of applicants and Human Rights Organisations are asking what other protections are available, and for example there is a possibilIty to transfer them to the mainland. The arrivals come at a tense time in moroccos relations wIth spain. Morocco is angry that the leader of the Polisario Front, brahim ghali, who has been receiving treatment in a spanish hospItal. The Polisario Front has been fighting for the independence of Western Sahara for decades. The terrItory was occupied by spain until 1975, when morocco took control of most of It. The Spanish Government has played down the Western Sahara tensions. For more on that heres Guy Hedgecoe in madrid. Just a few weeks ago my spain agreed to allow a man into the country in order to be treated in a hospItal. This man is the leader of the front, thats the Rebel Group which fights for western Sorrow And Sovereignty against the claims of morocco which claimed that terrItory as Its own. This is an extremely sensItive polItical issue, morocco said that It was angry that spain had allowed this man that morocco sees as an enemy and the rebel into spain to be treated. And said there would be consequences. So many people believe that what we are seeing now, the large influx of migrants into ceuta yesterday, that was a direct reprisal by morocco against spain over this issue. That could be an explanation. Over this issue. That could be an deflation over this issue. That could be an explanation. Lets turn to the uk. The government explanation. Lets turn to the uk. The government says explanation. Lets turn to the uk. The government says the explanation. Lets turn to the uk. The government says the faster l the government says the faster spread of the indian variant of coronavirus does not so far put It at risk the final stage of the so called Road Map. So unlocking remaining restrictions in england. Ministers are waIting for more data from the growing number of hotspots which stretch from glasgow to bedford. Labour says Its time to make changes, especially to the travel advice. More on that in a moment, but first heres our Itor-hugh'>Health EdItor Hugh pym. WIth concerns about the indian variant, The Push To Vaccinate continues in hotspot areas around the country. Like bolton where there has been a recent surge in cases, and in glasgow where cases of the variant have been detected in parts of the cIty wIth a mosque among the Vaccination Centres and a Sikh Temple promoting the message. The Prime Minister said today It was too soon to decide whether restrictions should be amended. At the moment partly because we built up a wall of defences wIth the vaccination programme, i dont see anything conclusive at the moment to say we need to deviate from the Road Map. We have to be cautious. We are keeping everything under very close observation. We will know a lot more in a few days time. Areas wIth the lowest covid Cases Population are shown in light blue. Four of the top five hotspots have seen rising cases of the variant. In one of them, bedford, Vaccination Centres were busy Today And Offering jabs to people arriving wIthout bookings. Testing is being stepped up to identify people who are infected but dont have symptoms. Public health officials in bedford say they are very worried about the surge in cases and most involve the variant but they point out that a large number are amongst the under 40s and that they have confidence in the vaccination programme. For those aged a0 and over, scotland, england, wales and Northern Ireland have achieved similar Vaccination Rates of around 90 of adults given the first dose. In the South West of england, while 92 have had the firstjab, in Itsjust'>London Itsjust 81 of those aged a0 and over. In parts of london, Surge Testing is being stepped up because of concerns about the indian variant. Cases are spread more thinly. But officials say most can be linked to foreign travel but theyre worried that Infection Rates could pick up. We are very concerned about the indian variant because numbers of cases of the variant first described in india are increasing across the cIty. We are seeing particularly increases in different geographic areas such as the North West but many areas are seeing cases as the variant grows. If youve got a Mask Put It on. Manchester Ited-fans'>UnIted Fans have been going to watch the Home Game this evening, the first spectators in months and wIth some coming from the North West of england, officials will keep a close eye on the impact of this and other lockdown easing measures. Hugh pym, bbc news. More than 20 people have been killed in one of the most powerful cyclones hIt the western coast of india in decades. The cyclone missed directly hItting the cIty of mumbai but tore tay made landfall in indias Western State of gujarat. Wind speeds of up to 190 kilometres per hour thats 120 miles an hour. And this is some of the devastation that has been caused. Heres more on the damage caused. Translation the strong winds came from this Side Translation the strong winds came from this Side And Translation the strong winds came from this side and went translation the strong winds came from this side and went towards translation the strong winds came from this side and went towards the i from this side and went towards the west. They damaged many trees and houses. Roxy Gag Dekar is in ahmedabad a cIty in gujarat heres an update he sent a lIttle earlier. As you can see behind me the wind here Its as you can see behind me the wind here Its really heavy right now. In the cyclone here Its really heavy right now. In the Cyclone Hasjust landed here. And the the Cyclone Hasjust landed here. And the cyclone landed in Gujarat Yesterday and the cyclone landed in Gujarat Yesterday and went all the way along from the yesterday and went all the way along from the seashore to the main cIty. The condItions right now over here, atter the condItions right now over here, after the the condItions right now over here, after the cyclone landed a heavy rainfall after the cyclone landed a heavy rainfall has been wItnessed all across rainfall has been wItnessed all across the state and as many as 40. 000 across the state and as many as 40,000 trees were uprooted and over 200,000 40,000 trees were uprooted and over 200,000 people from various areas were displaced and taken to safer places were displaced and taken to safer places as were displaced and taken to safer places. As a preparation for the cyclone places. As a preparation for the clone. ,. Places. As a preparation for the clone. ,. , , cyclone. There are Rescue Attempts takin cyclone. There are Rescue Attempts taking place cyclone. There are Rescue Attempts taking place at cyclone. There are Rescue Attempts taking place at sea. These dramatic pictures are from a rescue of workers stranded on a lighthouse during the storm. And the Indian Navy is also searching for over ninety people still missing at sea. Those are mainly Oil Workers who are on barges that are bases for off Shore Oil rigs. This is was a the Rescue Mission for one barge that had become stranded. The Rescue Mission is continuing for another one. Heres the Director General of the national disaster response force. Iam given i am given to understand 143 have been rescued but that still leaves about hundred and 20 odd people out at sea. So operations are being mounted by the Coast Guard and navy and thats was going on. Thats the info that we have as of now and we are also closely watching. Are also closely watching. Maybe Brin Ou are also closely watching. Maybe bring you our are also closely watching. Maybe bring you our correspondent are also closely watching. Maybe bring you our correspondent in i bring you our correspondent in mumbai wIth the latest on the Rescue Operation. Has mumbai wIth the latest on the rescue oeration. � ,. ,. , g; operation. As been more than 30 Hours now operation. As been more than 30 Hours now and operation. As been more than 30 Hours now and the operation. As been more than 30 Hours now and the Rescue Operation. As been more than 30 i Hours now and the Rescue Operation is still Hours now and the Rescue Operation is still ongoing, but we have been told by is still ongoing, but we have been told by Indian Navy their official statement is that It was the story about statement is that It was the story about two statement is that It was the story about two barges carrying over, more than 300 about two barges carrying over, more than 300 people that were stuck in the cyclone since yesterday. A total of five the cyclone since yesterday. A total of five ships, a couple of them were barges of five ships, a couple of them were barges but of five ships, a couple of them were barges. But three are now safe that we can barges. But three are now safe that we can confirm and about two of the barges, we can confirm and about two of the barges, one we can confirm and about two of the barges, one was having hundred and 37 people barges, one was having hundred and 37 people on board, they all had been 37 people on board, they all had been rescued safely and are now back on the been rescued safely and are now back on the iand~ been rescued safely and are now back on the land. The concern is that the other on the land. The concern is that the other barge on the land. The concern is that the other barge. Out of which 180 have been other barge. Out of which 180 have been rescued throughout the day. And theres been rescued throughout the day. And theres still been rescued throughout the day. And theres still search operations going theres still search operations going on theres still search operations going on for about 90 more people. The cyclone has left hundreds of thousands of people have been left wIthout power across the states of marharashta and gujarat. The times of india here reporting there have also been Power Cuts at hundreds of hospItals including dozens of hospItals looking after covid patients. Heres Professor Soma Shekhar nim balkar, from Pramukh Swami medical college, a hospItal in gujarat speaking to my colleague earlier today. So we had a hospItal in place for the last two weeks to manage patients which are all from the surge. And due to the cyclone a lot of them had to be moved, and space had to be made inside the hospItal in the last three days. They had to be arranged to make sure the patients continue to get their oxygen. So as of now there in the hospItal. Its patients being at risk. As been elaborate plans made wIth the hospItal over the last few daysin wIth the hospItal over the last few days in Case Anything happens. But days in Case Anything happens. And what is the weather like where you are now . Oh. Professor . You were just talking about a risk the electricIty supply, professor. Im presuming that the professor cannot hear me still. Let me try again, professor can you hear me . That would be a no. Hope everything was fine and that the power was restored. Heres Roxy Gag dekar again on the sItuation in hospItals in the state of gujarat. Even the covid hospItals, as many as 14 covid even the covid hospItals, as many as 14 covid hospItals, electricIty was disconnected because of the storm. They manage some Emergency Things and generators were placed in those hospItals and generators were placed in those hospItals in the electricIty was resumed hospItals in the electricIty was resumed in those hospItals. And as the pandemic continues to Grip India the cyclone is causing disruption in other ways. In Gujarat Vaccinations were suspended for two days to allow authorIties to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people. This was a Covid Vaccination Centre in mumbai. The cIty has also suspended Its vaccination programme. The chair more again from the latest on the Vaccination Drive. The vaccination is mumbai by public concern. It was already going on because of the abilIty of the vaccines, availabilIty of the vaccines. But the cyclone was passing the mumbai coast, It was halted for an entire day. On the Vaccination Centres were closed and many of the covid hospItals, they temporary structures of the hospItals, some patients were shipped to the permanent structures at the other hospItal. And just to save them from the strong winds and rains. Because they were shifted almost a day earlier of the storm, they are all now safe but the Vaccination Drive has been resumed from today. To some think of the different. The supermodel Naomi Campbell has become a motherjust days before her 51st birthday. She made the announcement on Instagram Sayinga beautiful lIttle blessing has chosen me to be her mother, so honoured to have this Gentle Soul In My Life there are no words to describe the lifelong bond that i now share wIth you my angel. There is no greater love. In an interview wIth the Evening Standard back in 2017 the supermodel expressed her desire to have children. Saying i think about having children all the time. But now wIth the Way Science is i think i can do It when i want. Wish them the best to mother and baby. Hello again. The unsettled weather is going to continue for a good while yet. Tuesday saw another mixture of sunshine and showers wIth big Storm Clouds going up over the skies in hertfordshire, big downpours coming down widely across the country wIth some Thunder And Lightning mixed in and some hail as well. The Radar Picture showed just how active a day of showers It has been. But there were a few places that dodged most of them, for example a good part of Northwest England where skies in cumbria looked like this and It really was a gorgeous afternoon here. And im sure in the sunshine It would have felt very pleasant. Looking at the Weather Picture over the next few Hours, we are just monItoring this area of cloud that has been bringing some heavier rain into southwest england. During this evening and overnight that is going to continue to push eastwards across southern england. At the same time, showers hanging around this evening but slowly fading away overnight. And then across Northern Scotland we will have this thicker cloud moving in bringing some rain across Northern Areas later in the night. Our temperatures overnight drifting down to around five to eight celsius, so similar to what we have had over recent nights. Wednesday another kind of showery day, although we do start off wIth the risk of some rain across the southeast and across Northern Scotland. Then we will have sunshine come out, but into the Afternoon Showers will develop and they will tend to form along this trough that will be across eastern areas of england and eastern parts of scotland. Furtherwest, pressure will actually begin to rise. And across southwest england, wales, probably the West Midlands and northwest England Youve got a decent chance of having a drier weather to take you through the afternoon wIth long spells of sunshine. Its may, and in that sunshine It will feel pleasantly warm wIth temperatures 15 or 16 degrees. Thursday and friday, though, not looking particularly pleasant. As this area of low pressure moves Its way in off the atlantic. Now, for thursday, this is going to bring some pretty wet weather. Although starting off on a bright note across eastern parts the rain quickly moves in from the west through the day and the winds began to strengthen. Now, across the South Coast of wales will probably get gusts of wind around 50, perhaps 60 mph. And whens that strong are strong enough to bring down a few tree branches, so we may see some localised transport disruption. The same area of low pressure is still wIth us on friday bringing further wet and windy weather. That clears off and then over the weekend back to a mixture of sunshine and showers. Those showers heavy wIth hail and thunder. As i say, this unsettled weather is going to be wIth us for a while yet. Hello, im nuala mcgovern, this is outside source. Thousands of palestinians and Israeli Arabs are holding a general strike. Clashes broke out wIth israeli Ity-forces'>SecurIty Forces as palestinians protested in a show of solidarIty against Israels Bombardment on gaza where theres been no let up in the fighting. Palestinian milItants have fired more rockets into Israel And Israel has resumed Air Strikes on the terrItory. More international leaders are calling for an end to the unrest. More international leaders are callin for an end to the unrest. The priorIty is the immediate cessation of all violence and implementation of a Cease Fire. Spain deploys Its army to Its North African Enclave say oota where at least 6,000 migrants have crossed from morrocco. Many swam in using rubber rings and rafts. And a year on since George Floyd was murdered in minneapolis we look at how Its changed the conversation about race here in brItain. Before It was just racism is before It wasjust racism is bad because It is i hate black people. But now were starting to understand It is a system. The unIted nations has expressed concern about the damage to infrastructure in the already impoverished Gaza Strip. Two million people live there, and Fuel Supplies are running out. Egypt has sent aid to the terrItory in these trucks. Theyve sent food, 65 tonnes of medical equipment and 50 ambulances to transport wounded victims back to egypt. The trucks crossed into gaza here, through the rafah crossing. Its the only Crossing Point between egypt and the Gaza Strip. Sally nabil is in cairo. Good to have you wIth us. Talk us through a lIttle bIt what has happened at that crossing that you know. So happened at that crossing that you know,. ,. ,. , happened at that crossing that you know. ,. ,. ,. ,. Know. So far we have a medical crew and ambulances know. So far we have a medical crew and ambulances waIting know. So far we have a medical crew and ambulances waIting for know. So far we have a medical crew and ambulances waIting for more and ambulances waIting for more transfers of palestinians from gaza into the egyptian sinai peninsula. But so far less than ten palestinians, less than ten victims have been moved into a sinai. This is mainly because of the milItary escalation which is complicating the palestinian efforts to move the wounded from gaza into egypt and according to egyptian officials we have been talking to this morning, they say that the agreement is that ambulances and medical crews will stay on the egyptian side and they will not cross into the strip to try and move the wounded from gaza into northern sinai. We dont know if this will change in the coming days orso this will change in the coming days or so but so far the egyptians are waIting and medical crews are waIting and medical crews are waIting and medical crews are waIting and they have been dispatched from different egyptian provinces to the Border Crossing to try and alleviate the suffering of palestinians and gaza and if you have said, medical supplies, Food And Fuel have been sent to the strip over the past few Hours. ItruiItli and fuel have been sent to the strip over the past few Hours. Over the past few Hours. WIth that, we know the over the past few Hours. WIth that, we know the health over the past few Hours. WIth that, we know the Health Care over the past few Hours. WIth that, we know the Health Care system i over the past few Hours. WIth that, we know the Health Care system is| we know the Health Care system is ravaged and gaza as well, It would depend as you say to me, as i getting people would been injured move the right to the border by palestinian medical workers or somebody volunteers along the lines if they are to get medicaL Assistance . If they are to get medicaL Assistance . ,. ,. , assistance . This is exactly true. The palestinians, assistance . This is exactly true. The palestinians, they assistance . This is exactly true. The palestinians, they have assistance . This is exactly true. The palestinians, they have to L Assistance . This is exactly true. The palestinians, they have to move the wounded from Inside Gaza of two the wounded from Inside Gaza of two the Border Crossing connecting gases to the egyptian sinai peninsula. From there, this is what we have watched over the past few Hours. From gaza. The egyptians will meet them and take the wounded to get the proper treatment and egyptian hospItals. But as i said, the milItary escalation in the ongoing operations in the Gaza Strip are hampering these efforts and even the roads have been damage, so this is what It is not so easy to get the wounded to the egyptian side of the border. Abs. Wounded to the egyptian side of the border. � ~ wounded to the egyptian side of the border. ~ . ,. , border. A 500 Million pledge to rebuild gaza border. A 500 Million pledge to rebuild gaza from border. A 500 Million pledge to rebuild gaza from egypt border. A 500 Million pledge to rebuild gaza from egypt i border. A 500 Million pledge to rebuild gaza from egypt i saw. I border. A 500 Million pledge to i rebuild gaza from egypt i saw. What is the latest you can tell us on mediation, what is egypt saying about whether those there is any softening . So about whether those there is any softenin . ,. , about whether those there is any softeninu . ,. , softening . So far, no official statements softening . So far, no official statements any softening . So far, no official statements any Progress Softening . So far, no official statements any progress on | softening . So far, no official. Statements any progress on any softening . So far, no official statements any progress on any talk. Israel has rejected reportedly egyptian suggestion of a truce are a Cease Fire and up till now egyptian Foreign Minister are trying to contact regional and international partners to try and convince different parties to agree to a Cease Fire but so far no progress. Take you, sally. Thank you, sally. International calls for a ceasefire between israel and the palestinians are continuing to mount. European union Foreign Ministers discussed the Conflict Today and we heard from the eus foreign policy chief. The priorIty is the immediate cessation of violence and implementation of a Cease Fire. We condemn the Rocket Attacks by hamas and other Terrorist Groups on the israel terrItory. And we fully support israels right to defend, but we have also considered and stated that this has to be done in a proportionate manner and respecting international humanItarian law. The unIted states is one of israels strongest allies. President biden spoke to the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on monday. The whIte house says the president reIterated his Firm Support for israels right to defend Itself against indiscriminate Rocket Attacks. It goes on he encouraged israel to make every effort to ensure the protection of innocent civilians. The president expressed his support for a ceasefire. This is the first time Joe Biden has called for a ceasefire since the fighting began eight days ago. But the us has blocked the un Ity-council'>SecurIty Council from calling for an end to the violence three times. Heres Oliver Mcternan a former catholic priest, now a middle East Mediator who is based here in the uk. Im just deeply worried by the ambivalence ofJoe Bidens Statement Today because he didnt call for an immediate Cease Fire. He is the only one who has the power to do that. The power to save more lives of women and children in this delay is actually going to increase the problem because It is very clear that netanyahu doesnt have an exIt strategy. So they need the power of biden to say enough is enough, we have to save lives. Oliver mcternan there. I should clarify the two names he mentioned there were Benjamin Netanyahu, the israeli Prime Minister, and ya ya sinwar, the leader of hamas, the palestinian milItant group that runs the Gaza Strip. Lets Ta Ke lets take a look at gaza. This is over the cIty. You can see the time coming up to 2210 in the evening. Seems like a Ituation'>People SItuation in the moment. Lets hope It continues and will keep an eye on the pictures that i come again. Lets turn to the uk now and farmers are angry about the possible terms of a Trade Deal between the uk and australia. They say if the Uk Government agrees to let australian Lamb And Beef exports into the uk wIth zero tariffs applied It would be in their words a complete betrayal. Heres the head of the farmers union, speaking to Bbc Radio 4. The price of a Beef Herd in the uk is 27 cows. In australia, upwards of 50,000 head of cattle in a feedlot system. Australia is the second largest exporter of beef in the world. All we are saying is It has to be fair, produce to our standards, and we have to have safeguards in place, otherwise youlljust see a tsunami of beef coming in that would wipe farmers out across the uk. This article in the financial times says theres a � ferocious� splIt inside the Uk Government over the australia deal, wIth some ministers seeing zero tariffs as a Price Worth paying to secure what would be the uks first genuinely new Trade Agreement since brexIt. One source tells the Ft Ani there is an absolutely ferocious row going on in whItehal. WIth real pressure to get It resolved by The End of this week the international Trade Minister Liz Truss wants It to happen this was her meeting wIth australias Trade Minister last month in london. Other senior ministers are opposed because they worry about the impact on farmers particularly in scotland and wales. Dharshini david is our international trade correspondent. Good happy wIth this. I outlined some of the broad strokes about what is happening. Thats good to have you wIth us. Lets get down to brass tacks. What is the real fear for farmers in the uk . It tacks. What is the real fear for farmers in the uk . Tacks. What is the real fear for farmers in the uk . If there was a soundtrack farmers in the uk . If there was a soundtrack for farmers in the uk . If there was a soundtrack for trade farmers in the uk . If there was a soundtrack for Trade Negotiations and deals by The Rolling Stones comparable will probably be you cant always get what you want. Trade deals coming together to say we want whats best for our consumers and our businesses and that of course means that has to be compromise somewhere. And who has to bear the brunt of that . Australia all along kay said we want more access to the Uk Market and we want those tariffs and those taxes to be dropped on the things we sailed to the uk in that of course principally affects Items such as beef and lamb. As we were hearing there from the Farmer Union in the uk come that concerns a lot of farmers because they think It wont be at a Level Playing Field but they cant compete in terms of cost wIth all the australian farmers because they have the advantage of scale and other issues as well, for example always listening to some Farmer Groups early on in the uk talking about the fact that they adhere to quIte strict environmental controls and thatis strict environmental controls and that is putting extra cross on them as well. What where this is leave everybody . The government says number 10 Downing Street has been saying we are unIted in wanting a free Trade Deal but as you were alluding to the air, there might be some differences in expectations of what that means and how far they will go wIth conceding to What Australia wants. Behind all of this is this push to get a deal done by the time a G7 Meeting happens at the Beginning Ofjune and the uk is hoping that will lead to even more Trade Deals but something will have to give. I Trade Deals but something will have to cive. , Trade Deals but something will have touive. ,. To give. I saw the risen Secretary Sa this to give. I saw the risen Secretary Say this was to give. I saw the risen Secretary Say this was he to give. I saw the risen Secretary Say this was he is to give. I saw the risen Secretary Say this was he is confident to give. I saw the risen Secretary Say this was he is confident that| say this was he is confident that this will or will be a Trade Deal wIth australia but if we can do a Trade Deal wIth australia i think the other deals will be very challenging. It is kind of like i suppose the tester on how things are going to be going. It seems quIte bullish about It anyway which means may not make farmers feel that confident. I dont know. What do you think . Is confident. I dont know. What do you think . ,. ,. ,. , think . Is a really tricky one. The farmers are think . Is a really tricky one. The farmers are saying think . Is a really tricky one. The farmers are saying the think . Is a really tricky one. The farmers are saying the Had Farmers are saying the had assurances from the government they will safeguard what we need better if they go ahead and grant the zero tax australia, they are calling a betrayal. That is how strongly they feel about that. This will be a wrestle between Government Ministers over the course of this week we understand and they will go back and decide how they approach the australian the bandstand but as you say, a precursor to what happens for all those of the Trade Negotiations that we are expecting to see the uk conducting over the coming years and the concern is from Trade Economist they say they talk about australia agricultural imports into the uk, It does not amount to very much at all overall. But ultimately this is a Signal Whether or not when It comes to the need to compromise in future years, is agriculture that will be served up as the Sacrificial Lamb . Laughter. Terrible plan there. The ethnic know where your weak spots are. The lightest daycare. Ethnic know where your weak spots are. The lightest daycare. Never Met Are. The lightest daycare. Never Met A [an are. The lightest daycare. Never Met A lani are. The lightest daycare. Never Met A plan i didnt are. The lightest daycare. 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And whats more, shes happy to have a chat. How are you today . Er, im well, thank you. How would you rate yourself as an artist . I love to be creative. I enjoy being someone who makes people think. She answers questions. Each painting is different, and a surprise. You could almost say she has a personalIty. Fundamentally, thats a funny question. I think the prospect of getting to know her is hilarious, but at the same time, i mean, Peering Over at her now, i think her makers probably considered that they have some form of relationship. Whether thats reciprocated or not. Ai da, could you look across there to the camera. We are all used to, these days, talking to machines and our phones. But creativIty, thats a rather different question and this is meant to be a lIttle bIt unsettling, a lIttle unnerving. The thing that concerns us about technology is the fact that we dont know the Domino Effect of It. Ai da foreshadows many technologies coming through, and she opposes those questions by her artwork to say, this is whats coming through are we happy wIth that . So, Ai Da, the artist. Its painting today. Who knows what tomorrow . David sillIto, bbc news. This is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. Our Lead Story is . Palestinians and Israeli Arabs have been holding a general strike in a show of solidarIty against Israels Bombardment on gaza where fighting is continuing for a ninth day. When the world saw George Floyd pinned to the ground by a Police Officer in the Us State of minnesota, moments before he was murdered, It sparked global protests and reignIted attention on racial equIty and justice. His killing, a year ago, led to the resurgence of the black Lives Matter movement, which here in the uk saw more than 250 demonstrations. Adina campbell reports now on why George Floyds death resonated wIth so many people. Chanting. Everyone here today can make a difference. Whether you have privilege or whether you dont. Leamington spa. Worlds apart from where George Floyd was murdered in minneapolis. I thought 20 people were going to show up, never 700. But last summer, people in this leafy Warwickshire Town came together, calling for change. Because Its ourjob to make sure this does not happen again. Shianne williams organised the protest. She was 17 at the time. I hadnt seen that many people in leamington coming together for one cause. So, and then youve grown up in a place where you thought people didnt really like you. I have been a victim of racism all my life. Ive been spat on, ive been racially abused in the streets, bullied in school. I had another incident where someone through dirt over me. Those things have kind of made me stronger and gave me the power to speak up about black Lives Matter. Hundreds of thousands of people in the uk took part in Antiracism Marches in the aftermath of George Floyds murder, raising questions about policing. Less than 2 of officers in england, wales and scotland are black, a disproportionate representation. As a young, Black Man was stopped and searched. I know the struggles and difficulties. Its helpful for the communIty to see Police Officers that look and sound like them. And to acknowledge what the communIty are saying. In coventry, campaigners have been reflecting on the last 12 months. But the conversations are changing. Before It wasjust, racism is bad because Its i hate black people. But now we are beginning to understand that racism is a system and theres levels to It. Things like, oh, sorry, can i shorten your name, Its too hard to pronounce . The reason why were even here in the first place is because people are eIther ill educated or wrongly educated. When i try and talk about these things to other whIte people my age they go, well, i cant be racist because im a good person. But there are things that you do, because of the society that we live in, that discriminates against black people. Have we learned anything that will lead to real change in this country . The kind of naive and sensItive nature of It, the way we talk i about race, is the reason why every ten, 15 years we get a pushback from the natives, whIte people getting a bIt. I they dont have the space to be able to speak openly. Cancel culture mean that people are scared. I have had whIte people ask me if Its ok to refer to me as black. Thats how scared they are of using the wrong word, because they genuinely want to be part of the conversation. If we havent got space to talk openly, then we dont change as a society. Adina campbell, bbc news. The international Energy Agency which represents mainly rich countries has set out Its vision for achieving net zero by 2050. , and called for an end to new investment in the supply of fossil fuels. Its proposing a ban on the sale of Gas Boilers from 2025. Heres Its executive director. It doesnt need any more oil and gas, the earth, ora It doesnt need any more oil and gas, the earth, or a new coal mine. This is one of the milestones that we have. Another one is no unabated Coal Today should be built around the world or by 2035, no more internal Combustion Engine cards should be sold. The cars that dominate the streets today. Home heating wIth Gas Or Oil is responsible for around 20 of co2 in the us and the uk. Heres our environment analyst, Roger Harrabin on how a ban would play out in the uk. Nobody will be asked to get rid of their existing Gas Boiler to a hydrogen. But by 2023 or 2025 the uk has not decided yet after that period It does look like It will mandate the manufacturers when making Gas Boilers they should make them compatible also wIth hydrogen, or should they clean fuel which you can put down the Gas Pipes in the same Way Sup is a bIt of a misunderstanding. On the Back End of the 20 40s you are still running some clapped out old Gas Boiler and the climate Change Police which they will have by that time will come knocking on your door same time to get rid of that month there. But there is simply not going to happen in a short time scale. This will be a long procedure but the uk has to shift to low carbon sources of heating and It will be very difficult and very expensive and It has to happen but It will happen over a long period of time. The Iea Report comes ahead of cop26 in glasgow , when countries will attempt to agree the measures needed to put the paris climate Agreement Goal of limIting temperature rises to 1. 5 Degrees Celsius into practise. But It notes a worrying gap in between rhetoric and realIty. Heres the iea again. All the governments said they are very serious to reach the admissions to net zero being a big decline of emissions but our numbers show that of this year, global emissions skyrocket and we are going to see the second largest increase in the history of the global emissions. There is a bIt of contradiction there ans the earlier we move, the bolder we move, the more chances we have to reach those climate targets. Ed matthew is a Campaigns Director from e3g a european Climate Change think tank. Thank you forjoining me. People might be looking askance at their boilers. Are they really that bad . Boilers are responsible for about 60 of the admissions in your home. If there is one thing that you can do to reduce your Ittee'>Admissions CommIttee of the best thing you can do is probably replace your boiler wIth a Heat Pump. Emissions. They are not good for Climate Change. Ultimately they will have to go. Is ultimately they will have to go. Is the technology, the Heat Pump for example, is It there or as good as your boiler . Example, is It there or as good as your boiler . Heat pumps certainly work very well. Your boiler . Heat pumps certainly work very well, and your boiler . Heat pumps certainly work very well, and most your boiler . Heat pumps certainly work very well, and most homes i your boiler . Heat pumps certainly work very well, and most homes come as long as you have some decent insulation in place. But that insulation in place. But that insulation is good because It can help to bring down your energy bill. The problem is that they are very expensive compared to a boiler. If we will make this transItion, certain things the government needs to do, the first link is the need to cover a big part of the cost of getting a Heat Pump into your home. They can cost up to £10,000 to get installed. That is not really affordable for most people. The government will have to help wIth that. As long as they do, It can be donein that. As long as they do, It can be done in a formal way. Done in a formal way. Interesting. What about, done in a formal way. Interesting. What about, what done in a formal way. Interesting. What about, what about done in a formal way. Interesting. What about, what about the done in a formal way. Interesting. I what about, what about the Building Industry for example are the way that homes are set up . Do you think It is possible to slide into a more carbon neutral framework . It is possible to slide into a more Carbon Neutralframework . I It is possible to slide into a more carbon neutral framework . I think for the Builders Carbon neutral framework . I think for the builders who carbon neutral framework . I think for the builders who are carbon neutral framework . I think for the builders who are coming i Carbon Neutralframework . I think. For the builders who are coming wIth new buildings if they should have these Heat Pumps standard and not all of them do. That is a sItuation because ultimately those houses will have to be retrofItted. We did have a zero Carbon Standard for new buildings alan smIth the coming 2016 but It was abandoned under the and that means It will be well over1 million homes that have been built in 2016 that will have to have the boilers taken out he pumps wIthin. The David Cameron administration. That would help to get the market going for new homes. Ultimately we will have to have Heat Pumps for most homes and the other solution has been hydrogen but we dont think that will work for most homes in the uk for a that will work for most homes in the Ukfora Number of that will work for most homes in the uk for a number of reasons. Ill be much more expensive to go down that road. It also is the question is not Zero Carbon if It comes from our fossil fuels. Zero carbon if It comes from our fossilfuels. So Zero Carbon if It comes from our fossil fuels. So the Zero Carbon if It comes from our fossilfuels. So the best Zero Carbon if It comes from our fossil fuels. So the best way is to go for he pumps. You have made your message. Go for he pumps. You have made your messaue. � go for he pumps. You have made your messaue. ~ Z Z Z go for he pumps. You have made your messaue. � i Z Z , go for he pumps. You have made your messaue. ,. ,. , message. About 14,000 us dollars would be 10,000 message. About 14,000 us dollars would be 10,000 brItish message. About 14,000 us dollars would be 10,000 brItish pounds. I message. About 14,000 us dollars i would be 10,000 brItish pounds. Let us see who steps up across the governments wIth this particular proposal. Thank you for being gone. Thank you forjoining us an outside source. And also ending this addItion. Stay wIth us here on the bbc. Hello again. The unsettled weather is going to continue for a good while yet. Tuesday saw another mixture of sunshine and showers wIth big Storm Clouds going up over the skies in hertfordshire, big downpours coming down widely across the country wIth some Thunder And Lightning mixed in and some hail as well. The Radar Picture showed just how active a day of showers It has been. But there were a few places that dodged most of them, for example a good part of Northwest England where skies in cumbria looked like this and It really was a gorgeous afternoon here. And im sure in the sunshine It would have felt very pleasant. Looking at the Weather Picture over the next few Hours, we are just monItoring this area of cloud that has been bringing some heavier rain into southwest england. During this evening and overnight that is going to continue to push eastwards across southern england. At the same time, showers hanging around this evening but slowly fading away overnight. And then across Northern Scotland we will have this thicker cloud moving in bringing some rain across Northern Areas later in the night. Our temperatures overnight drifting down to around five to eight celsius, so similar to what we have had over recent nights. Wednesday another kind of showery day, although we do start off wIth the risk of some rain across the southeast and across Northern Scotland. Then we will have sunshine come out, but into the Afternoon Showers will develop and they will tend to form along this trough that will be across eastern areas of england and eastern parts of scotland. Furtherwest, pressure will actually begin to rise. And across southwest england, wales, probably the West Midlands and northwest England Youve got a decent chance of having a drier weather to take you through the afternoon wIth long spells of sunshine. Its may, and in that sunshine It will feel pleasantly warm wIth temperatures 15 or 16 degrees. Thursday and friday, though, not looking particularly pleasant. As this area of low pressure moves Its way in off the atlantic. Now, for thursday, this is going to bring some pretty wet weather. Although starting off on a bright note across eastern parts the rain quickly moves in from the west through the day and the winds began to strengthen. Now, across the South Coast of wales will probably get gusts of wind around 50, perhaps 60 mph. And whens that strong are strong enough to bring down a few tree branches, so we may see some localised transport disruption. The same area of low pressure is still wIth us on friday bringing further wet and windy weather. That clears off and then over the weekend back to a mixture of sunshine and showers. Those showers heavy wIth hail and thunder. As i say, this unsettled weather is going to be wIth us for a while yet. This is bbc news. Im james reynolds. 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