Although she insisted she did not deal in deception. But she was accused by lawyers for some of those affected of living in la la land and being in a Cloud Of Denial about her role. Emma simpson reports from the inquiry. Celebration three years ago as the first wrongful convictions are overturned in court. Now, hundreds more former Sub Postmasters are having their names cleared. Lee williamson was given a suspended sentence for fraud in 2014 which is now being quashed. Sentence for fraud in 2014 which is now being quashed. Theres always been delay or now being quashed. Theres always been delay or frustration now being quashed. Theres always been delay or frustration to now being quashed. Theres always been delay or frustration to delay l been delay or frustration to delay the process. So to hear it is relief. Maybe other emotions will come to light when it settles in. So, who is to blame. Did come to light when it settles in. So, who is to blame. Come to light when it settles in. 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I was too trusting, crucial information wasnt shared. So i dont think there was that big gotcha moment that a lot of people were hoping for and with everything were hoping for and with everything we have heard, some postmasters are saying, how could she not have been aware of what was really going on . And a business that ran its own prosecutions and put so many of them in jail. Prosecutions and put so many of them injail. Of Course Prosecutions and put so many of them in jail. Of course we have prosecutions and put so many of them injail. Of course we have more witnesses after the half term break. Thank you. The united nations� top court has ruled that israel Must Immediately halt its Military Offensive in rafah in southern gaza. The International Court ofjustice, which rules on disputes between countries, said The Catastrophic Situation in gaza had deteriorated and described humanitarian conditions in rafah as disastrous. Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahus office on friday rejected allegations of genocide by israel, calling them false andoutrageous, and said its campaign in rafah has not and will not lead to the destruction of the palestinian civilianpopulation. Lucy williamson reports from jerusalem. Israels soldiers have been ordered to push into rafah. Israels leaders have been ordered to stop. Footage from both sides shows the fighting as israeli troops edged closer to the city centre. But the Uns Highest Court today focused on civilians, those still there, and the 800,000 who have fled. Israel Must Immediately halt its Military Offensive. And any other action in the Rafah Governorate which may inflict on the Palestinian Group in gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part. Israel says this is a precise and limited operation, but Satellite Pictures of rafah show the destruction less than two weeks after the assault. Today, israels army said it had recovered the bodies of three hostages from northern gaza. One member of the war cabinet said israel had to keep fighting to return its hostages and safeguard its citizens and would continue to act according to international law. Foreign criticism of israels actions in gaza is growing. But Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu, or bibi, as hes known, is comfortable being seen as the staunch defender of israels security under siege. I dont like bibi. To say the least. I dont think hes a war criminal. Its very easy to sit miles away and criticise whats happening. Do we have a better alternative . I dont really care about what people are thinking about us. You can see that if we do care about what people think, so we should stop the war. No, we are here. We are israel. Therefore, its really important for us to have a support and we dont get it. The Rafah Offensive has blocked key aid routes through southern gaza. Supplies brought in via a new us pier, quickly looted. The court today ordered israel to reopen the Rafah Crossing. Two sides driven by promises to protect civilians, gaza ns and israelis. Lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. Our home and Legal CorrespondentDominic Casciani has been following the Court Proceeding in the hague. What happens now . Well, not a lot necessarily, because when you break this down it is complicated to see how it could be enforced. The court said israel should halt the offensive, because it may bring about the physical destruction of palestinians. The important word is may. Keep the Rafah Crossing open. Make sure investigators can get in and report back. But none of that is enforceable. There is no world police force to back up the ruling. The practical route for south africa in this case is to go to un and seek a Security Council resolution. This becomes a political question, because it is less about how israel itself necessarily acts and more about what other nations may do. So the real question is what will President Biden do and what will the uk do and other countries . Will that Pile Pressure on israel . There is a sense from one israeli accuse democrat academic i spoke to that the court is bending in the wind of Public Opinion, rather than something that isjust Public Opinion, rather than something that is just and fair. Thank you. Whatever happens in the fourth july General Election, the next parliament will be new look in more ways than one, with more than 100 sitting mps standing down. That includes over 70 conservatives more than in 1997, when labour won a landslide victory. Today rishi sunak, campaigning in northern ireland, faced questions about a pledge made to the mother of one of the victims of the 2017 manchester bombing. Our Political Correspondent nick eardley was with him what is this about . Martin hett was one of those killed in the manchester bombings in 2017 and his mother has been campaigning for stricter laws on public venues. She walked 200 miles to meet rishi sunak on wednesday and said she was promised a law would be passed by the summer. She now feels misled, because that law has not been passed before parliament was wound up. We asked the Prime Minister about this on his Campaign Plane this afternoon. And he says he is still fully committed to passing that law by the end of the summer and that he didnt mislead. He can only deliver that if he remains the Prime Minister and whips the General Election. It is an unwelcome row for rishi sunak. He has been touring the uk and trying to get on the front foot, but it hasnt gone completely to plan. Two other promises have had to plan. Two other promises have had to be delayed, getting flights to rwanda with some Asylum Seeker and the smoking ban, banning people born after 2009 to ever legally buy cigarettes. In the midlands today, the Prime Ministers car was rushed by pro gaza protesters. We ask rishi sunak how he was feeled. He said that he was pumped up for the fight. I asked him was he going to win, he said, damn right. Remember, the conservatives are behind in the polls. Rishi sunak has a mountain to climb and at the moment not everything is going to plan. Thank ou. Labour leader sir keir starmer has been campaigning in scotland, where he said children were Paying The Cost of snp failures there, and of conservative failures in westminster. Both labour and the conservatives are hoping to capitalise on the snp� s recent troubles. From glasgow, our scotland editorjames cook reports. Cheering for half a century, labour ruled the roost in scotland. When sir keir starmer was a boy, the party routinely sent dozens of mps to westminster. At the last General Election, it sent one. I want scotland to send a government a Labour Government. That means persuading voters that labour, not the snp, can bring about real change. You want to stick to tory spending plans. You, too, want limits on immigration to bring it down. And you want to stick to some tory welfare plans. Arent you just a tory in disguise . Whats unforgivable in politics for any Political Party is to leave your country worse than when you found it. A worse economy, worse public services, Everybody Feeling that theyre not as well off as they were 14 years ago. That is unforgivable. I am not prepared to have a Labour Government come in and cause that sort of pain and suffering for working people, hence the stability