There against hamas. The Israel Defense forces have declared a narrow coastal strip at al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no Running Water or proper sanitation. Israel says that since monday, about 300,000 palestinians have already fled rafah. The us is still urging israel not to mount a full scale assault on the city. And in the north there are evacuations in the city of jabalia, as the idf says that it has been carrying out air strikes. It says hamas fighters are regrouping there. Meanwhile, theres new fears of the humanitarian Situation Gaza worsening. Ru abbass reports on the case of one child who is hoping to make it out and is currently in a hospital that is running out of fuel. This girl is ten years old and suffering with pain in her abdomen. She is in an overwhelmed hospital. Israel has directed 100,000 people from rafah to relocate around the city. The idf says it is chasing down hamas fighters. She was at her home when the impact of truck nor from an israeli strike On The House Next Door severed her left arm. Her doctors say her recovery is slow due to a lack of staff and medical equipment. Despite her obstacles, she remains hopeful about her future. And dreams of receiving medical treatment in the united arab emirates. With no prospect of a ceasefire, such freedoms remain out of reach, notjust for somaya but so many other children like her. Ru abbass, bbc news. Earlier, i talked about the war with Senior Adviser for the us program of the International Crisis group and a former state Department Lawyer brian finucane. Id like to start with that us report with regards to israels conduct, how its been prosecuting the war. Washington conclusion saying that israel has most likely violated International Standards in failing to protect the billions in gaza but has not found specific instances that would justify the withholding of military aid. What did you make of that conclusion . The military aid. What did you make of that conclusion . Of that conclusion . The report, as ou of that conclusion . The report, as you note. Of that conclusion . The report, as you note, avoids of that conclusion . The report, as you note, avoids reaching i as you note, avoids reaching specific legal conclusions. About particular incidents, there are general characterisations of israeli conduct and descriptions of attacks lodged by the idf in gaza. But they report a conclusion that could limit the flexibility of the white house to continue providing us arms to continue providing us arms to israel and that is because us law and policy impose limitations and conditions on arms transfers to all countries including with respect to whether the weapons are used in violation of the law. [30 whether the weapons are used in violation of the law. Violation of the law. Do you think that violation of the law. Do you think that this violation of the law. Do you think that this report violation of the law. Do you think that this report could | think that this report could have gone further . Think that this report could have gone further . Yes. In several respects. Have gone further . Yes. In several respects. One have gone further . Yes. In several respects. One is i have gone further . Yes. In i several respects. One is there is additional Tax Gathering that the government could have taken, there are important of difficulty of making assessments of compliance because of the nature of such inquiries. There is will evidence the Us Government even conducted the investigation is that Human Rights Organisations or Media Organisations have been doing in gaza and the us, and has a Intelligence Community to that information. The report ignores whole categories of israeli conduct, Notjust In Gaza but also in the west bank with respect to the west bank with respect to the settlements, demolition of homes, both of which i let the Fourth Geneva Convention and also strikes into syria which likely violate the un charter in which it used us origin war plans. The report turned a blind eye to certain violations of the law of war and more generally by israel. Of the law of war and more generally by israel. The Biden Administration generally by israel. The Biden Administration for generally by israel. The Biden Administration for its generally by israel. The Biden Administration for its part generally by israel. The Biden Administration for its part and is conducting the report we should say says israel is not sharing complete information that they can use in the verification process. Do you think that this is something that the Biden Administration should be pushing for to obtain . ~ , , should be pushing for to obtain . ~ , ,. , obtain . Absolutely. This is a co out obtain . Absolutely. This is a cepout of obtain . Absolutely. This is a copout of the obtain . Absolutely. This is a copout of the us obtain . Absolutely. This is a | copout of the Us Government obtain . Absolutely. This is a. Copout of the Us Government to say that and again the us is not a media organisation, not like a Human Rights Watch or an ngo, it has the tools to gather these information even if the israelis dont want to share it. I israelis dont want to share it. ,. ,. , ~ israelis dont want to share it. I want to talk about the potential it. I want to talk about the potential for it. I want to talk about the potential for fullscale it. I want to talk about the potential for fullscale Ground Potential for full scale Ground Operation in rafah, there seems to be some momentum that gaining pace. We know about 300,000 palestinians have moved out of that area and a lot of them have gone to a place called al mawasi which the un says does not have proper sanitation and clean Running Water. You are an expert in International Humanitarian law. If there were to move to that area, is that compatible with International Humanitarian law . Well, i do have expertise in humanitarian law but i want to take a step back. The Biden Administration hinted at a red line with respect to a full scale operation in rafah. More fundamentally the red line needs to be a continuation of the war at all. The rest is to use its leveraged including through arms transfers to israel to bring about a ceasefire. Ratherthan israel to bring about a ceasefire. Rather than trying to adjudicate individual Law Of War Violations as the report tries to do to some degree, the focus should be on the conflict overall, bringing a ceasefire to stop the killing while allowing aid to get in and releasing the hostages held by hamas. , r releasing the hostages held by hamas. ,. , hamas. Let me ask you this. The Biden Administration hamas. Let me ask you this. The Biden Administration has Biden Administration has specifically set up at that redline would be an unfettered Ground Offensive bear in rafah and the potential for more harm to civilians. Benjamin netanyahu is adamant there will be a operation there. I would washington do if that redline is breached . Washington do if that redline is breached . Washington do if that redline is breached . ,. , is breached . What would they do . It would is breached . What would they do . It would be is breached . What would they do . It would be the is breached . What would they do . It would be the case is breached . What would they do . It would be the case at do . It would be the case at israel will try to slice the salami to some degree but take some action in rafah but short of what they perceive of the white house is redline to be. It will be a test about how serious the Biden Administration is about pushing back on the israelis and whether they will finally use us leveraged for rafah but they should be using the leveraged for the bigger target of bringing the conflict as a whole to a conclusion. Brian, a Senior Advisor whole to a conclusion. Brian, a Senior Advisor for whole to a conclusion. Brian, a Senior Advisor for the whole to a conclusion. Brian, a Senior Advisor for the us Senior Advisorfor the us programme of the International Council and state Department Lawyer, thank you for being with us. ~ , lawyer, thank you for being with us. Y ,. , lawyer, thank you for being with us. G ,. , ~ with us. My pleasure, thank ou. Ukraines president , volodymyr zelenskyy, says his forces are now fighting to defend seven villages in its Kharkiv Region. His comments come a day after russia launched a Surprise Incursion across the border. Mr zelenskyy claimed none of the villages have been lost. But the institute for the study of war, an independent think tank, says its likely russia now controls at least five. The local government says least 1,800 people have been evacuated. Kyiv has been expecting a russian Summer Offensive for some time including a possible attempt to capture kharkiv, ukraines second city. Our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse, has more. It creates for ukraine an unwanted new North Eastern access to the front line and this is a front line at the moment which is more than 1000km long and it is a front line which Ukrainian Forces are struggling to contain, with the delays of the arrival of american ammunition and weaponry and with russia continuing to make its size count and taking ukrainian territory further south. Crucially for kyiv, it is having to redeploy already stretched personnel to the Kharkiv Region to contain this incursion which we are told is being contained for now. There has been heavy fighting really for the past 2a hours and i think while few think they are able, even with the gathering of Tens Of Thousands of Russian Troops across the border, few think they are able to take cities like kharkiv because they failed the first time around. But it appears for now to be russia trying to form a buffer zone, try to extend the distance between russian territory and the fighting it is waging in ukraine, because Ukrainian Forces have been increasingly shelling targets inside russia. So the question really, as president zelenskyy admits, is what is going to happen next, we are containing it for now but is this russia building for something more . In georgia, protestors have taken to the streets to take part in pro european demonstrations, against the governments plan to adopt a controversial law which critics say would push it farther from joining the eu and silence dissent. Earlier our South Caucasus and central asia correspondent Rayhan Demytrie in tbilisi sent this update. People are marching from different directions, just take a look, on that side of the river there are thousands of people with the eu and georgian flags all marching towards tbilisis europe square. And on this side, its the same. Its the same story. Look at this sea of people. These protesters oppose this controversial bill, which the georgian government says it will adopt no matter what, on the transparency of foreign funding, dubbed by the protesters as the russian law because of the similarities that exist with the legislation that exists in russia. And they are saying that with its adoption, it would damage georgias democracy, it would silence critical voices, but most importantly, people are worried that if this law gets adopted, georgia will lose its once in a lifetime opportunity tojoin the european union. After protests and controversy, the winner of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in sweden has been announced. Representing switzerland, nemo took the title with their song the code. They came top of the leaderboard, followed by frances slimane in second place and croatias baby lasagna landed third. The event hosted in the city of malmo has seen divisions over israels involvement, Sparking Pro Palestinian Demonstrations and a last minute disqualification of the netherlands. 0ur arts correspondent, david sillito, reports from malmo. At the beginning of the contest, malmo unlike any other. ~ u, contest, malmo unlike any other. ~ ,. ,. , other. Welcome to the grand final of the other. Welcome to the grand final of the eurovision other. Welcome to the grand final of the Eurovision Song L final of the Eurovision Song Contest 202a. Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. Fans who had to file into the contest 2024. Fans who had to file into the arena contest 2024. Fans who had to file into the arena is contest 2024. Fans who had to file into the arena is a contest 2024. Fans who had to file into the arena is a small. File into the arena is a small melee of police and protesters, the presence of israel in the final has provoked demonstrations and discomfort from some of the competitors. But when israels performer took to the stage, all passed without incident. The israeli Prime Minister said she already won, There WerejeersPrime Minister said she already won, there were jeers from some parts of the crowd. For eurovision, always actions to keep the event politics free, there was a close eye on what appeared on stage. Bambie thug was told to remove the word ceasefire from her body writing and pulled out a rehearsal but her three minutes on stage in the end was politics free. And spectacular. Forthe the end was politics free. And spectacular. For the uk, the end was politics free. And spectacular. Forthe uk, 0lly alexanders performance was definitely dizzying. The chair at the end whatever the voters thought the uk brought. And then, this. Rim tim tagi dim had been a standby song, by the time it got to malmo it was the odds on favourite. He time it got to malmo it was the odds on favourite. Odds on favourite. He done it switzerland odds on favourite. He done it switzerland have odds on favourite. He done it switzerland have one odds on favourite. He done it switzerland have one the odds on favourite. He done it switzerland have one the 68 l switzerland have one the 68 eurovision. Switzerland have one the 68 eurovision. Eurovision. And then the votinu , eurovision. And then the voting. The eurovision. And then the voting, the politics eurovision. And then the voting, the politics of eurovision. And then the voting, the politics of the l voting, the politics of the evening lead to last minute changes to presenters but by the end it was switzerland heading for a runaway victory with nemos spending the code and it was down to creation versus switzerland. With victory for switzerland. The uk came 18th but a contest marked by protest and a disqualification and deep discomfort by some competitors and it braved victory of a song truly duration. Normality or what for normality appears to be restored. Live now to william lee adams, author of wild dances my queer and curiousjourney to eurovision, whojoins us live from malmo. Thank you so much for taking the time to be with us. It was tight at the top but switzerland prevailed what pushed them to victory . Great to be here. I think switzerland brought a really unique product, the song spans different genres from Drum And Bass to r b to rap. It had beautiful staging to match. It tells the story of a Young Persons journey to discovering they are non binary. They set they are non binary. They set they are non binary. They set they are neither male nor female and that balancing act, figuring that out is brought to life on stage with the Singer Balancing on a guess you could call it a satellite dish, some kind of space plate. There is a lot of balancing going on, to experience strong Thigh Muscles but you can sense a struggle and people connected with that, the sense of struggle certainly to professionaljury did. They put this first, the public put it down in fourth but a good showing in both parts of the judging. It showing in both parts of the uduuin. , showing in both parts of the uduuin. , judging. It was certainly quite tense leading judging. It was certainly quite tense leading up judging. It was certainly quite tense leading up to judging. I