the war in gaza lacked a long—term plan. the resignations from the demands from too far right ministers in the governing coalition tojoin the cabinet instead, including the security minister, ben gvir. meanwhile, benjamin netanyahu has criticised an israeli military plan that will pause fighting to allow more aid into gaza. yolanda nel is at the crossing into gaza and was given access to the area by the israeli military and the comments you are about to hear from military representatives. we are about to hear from military representatives.— representatives. we are at the most southerly _ representatives. we are at the most southerly point - representatives. we are at the most southerly point of - representatives. we are at the most southerly point of israel, next to gaza, and this is the main entry point, the kerem shalom crossing. you have these lorries making their way across right now but far fewer supplies are getting in then were in the past. that is really adding to the dire humanitarian situation. the issue we — humanitarian situation. the issue we are _ humanitarian situation. the issue we are seeing - humanitarian situation. the issue we are seeing right now issue we are seeing right now is one — issue we are seeing right now is one of— issue we are seeing right now is one of distribution. we have taken — is one of distribution. we have taken steps to increase inspection, by opening crossings and improving capabilities within crossing. the — capabilities within crossing. the israeli military says it has started a tactical pause during daylight hours along a stretch of road just extended from here inside gaza, to improve the distribution of the humanitarian aid. when it was announced in israel, there was announced in israel, there was a political backlash with far right ministers saying that the idea was foolish. i asked the israeli military spokesman if that been political approval. we are a democracy. we get our orders _ we are a democracy. we get our orders through the cabinet, through— orders through the cabinet, through the minister of defence, to the idf, by the chain— defence, to the idf, by the chain of— defence, to the idf, by the chain of command. our order was cleai’, _ chain of command. our order was clear. to — chain of command. our order was clear, to make sure humanitarian aid is getting into— humanitarian aid is getting into gaza and we are preventing famine, — into gaza and we are preventing famine, preventing the people of gaza — famine, preventing the people of gaza not to get the aid. the un has welcomed _ of gaza not to get the aid. tue: un has welcomed this of gaza not to get the aid. tte: un has welcomed this pause. close to the crossing. it is also calling for more concrete steps such as easing the cumbersome procedures at the israeli checkpoints inside. we're waiting to see what difference it makes in terms of the of aid. i have been speaking about the flow of aid and other matters besides with unicef spokespersonjames elder, who spokesperson james elder, who is spokespersonjames elder, who is in gaza. good to speak with you again. james, you are back in gaza having been out for a couple of weeks. what changes have you noticed? tt is couple of weeks. what changes have you noticed?— have you noticed? it is dire. everything _ have you noticed? it is dire. everything has _ have you noticed? it is dire. everything has gotten - have you noticed? it is dire. | everything has gotten worse. have you noticed? it is dire. i everything has gotten worse. it is incredulous to imagine. but it should be unsurprising in the two months since i have been here it has been relentless bombardment caitriona in the two months i've been here that has been a rather offensive, the limited offensive, that meant a million more people had to forcibly evacuate, going from rubble to rubble. i walk in hospitals and it is like it was in november, children with broken bones, burns, head gashes, on the floor. and now, of course, it is summer, and you havei million people who previously would have enjoyed summer in their homes, with their fans, and ventilation, intense, in the sand, with a legal lack of water. —— lethal lack. i did somebody�*s temperature the other day and it read above 50 celsius in the tent. people are hanging on. physically, psychologically, they are on a precipice. psychologically, they are on a --reciice. psychologically, they are on a precipice-— precipice. the israeli military said it was — precipice. the israeli military said it was going _ precipice. the israeli military said it was going to - precipice. the israeli military said it was going to put - precipice. the israeli military said it was going to put in . said it was going to put in place a daytime pause and fighting in order to get humanitarian aid in. have you seen that?— humanitarian aid in. have you seenthat? ., . ., �* , seen that? no. we haven't seen that change- _ seen that? no. we haven't seen that change. even _ seen that? no. we haven't seen that change. even if _ seen that? no. we haven't seen that change. even if it _ seen that? no. we haven't seen that change. even if it were - seen that? no. we haven't seen that change. even if it were to i that change. even if it were to be limited it is in a tiny, tiny portion. any pause in the bombing of children would be incredible. but firstly we haven't seen that take root, but secondly it is in a very small access route for aid. we need more aid in but we need to address the problems. more adn means more access routes, more entry points, more crossings. areas in the north are close. the pier isn't answering right now. rafah, the life later humanitarian aid, hasn't worked since may. in may, half as many humanitarian trips came in as april. this is the evidence. these are the things that need to be addressed for a population that is under attack from the sky, has a lethal, lethal lack of water, so, as i say, they are hanging on as one cousin said to me today, "we just need to breeze." how much more evidence of the world need as to what is being done here? are you managing to get any adn at the moment, james? yes. at the moment, james? yes, unicef still _ at the moment, james? yes, unicef still is. _ at the moment, james? yes, unicef still is. aid _ at the moment, james? yes, unicef still is. aid agencies l unicef still is. aid agencies are. but it isn't enough. unrwa, the backbone of humanitarian aid, has been unable to lead a convoy to the north since january. i was only convoy that had denials on wednesday. denials, displays, distractions. —— delays. this been the language of the entire time. the evidence speaks to the nutritional state of children speaks to that. so in a way it isn'tjust aid. there is also community members who are realfrontline here. are real frontline here. caitriona, i have seen families open their doors to six or seven families, now opening their doors to the tent, because the home has been bombed. the community spirit remains in the same weight agriculture is under attack, culture is under attack, the economy is under attack, the human spirit that keeps pushing through and trying to persevere, that, too, is under attack right now. do persevere, that, too, is under attack right now.— attack right now. do you have any guarantees _ attack right now. do you have any guarantees about - attack right now. do you have any guarantees about safe . any guarantees about safe passage for convoys for what you do manage to get into gaza? yes and no. they're meant to be de— conviction sides. guarantees are — the safety depends on where we move. —— deconfliction. guarantees are made. whether they are implemented is different. whether we can take the 18 is a different matter. we need to look at the evidence of the ground. —— take the adm. unicef does an incredible amount of work, notjust food and work, not just food and medicine, work, notjust food and medicine, but water, which is a critical element right here. it is hard to overstate when you have people living on a couple of litres of water today. people are showering every two weeks. a grandmother will cue all day. there are guarantees united nations will keep working at the highest levels, unrwa, who, world food programme, unicef, but there remain so many obstructions. and let's not forget the bombardments are continuing. there will be bombardment tonight. most nights since i've been here in the last week have been here in the last week have been sleepless. it is like somebody banging a pot next yeari somebody banging a pot next year i had all the drones, attack drones or surveillance drones, i don't know, a lawnmower or wind blowing next to your head. what that is doing to the psychology of children and of civilians, you know, as one woman said to me at some point, you know, if there was a ceasefire, she could finally promise her daughter she would wake up next morning. parents can't do that. children begin parents' eyes and know that their parents have lost the ability to protect them and parents know that they have lost the ability to protect their son or daughter. these are harrowing moments for children and adults alike to learn. the us as it is deeply troubled by the supply of north korean missiles to russia for its war effort. the white house expressed concern about russian president vladimir putin's upcoming trip to north korea for talks with leader kim jong—un. the kremlin describes the meeting as a friendly state visit while russian media reports that vladimir putin and kimjong—un would sign a security pact. john kirby, national security advisor, warned that russia could provide military assistance to pyongyang. what we are concerned about, however, is the deepening relationship between these two countries. notjust because of the impacts it will have on the ukrainian people — because we know north korean ballistic missiles are still being used to hit ukrainian targets — but because there could be some reciprocity here that could affect security on the korean peninsula. nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg echoed the concern in a visit to washington on monday. before meeting president biden, mr stoltenberg told the bbc that nato's ongoing nuclear deterrence was key to countering threats from the growing relationship —— alliance between russia, north korea and china. he said the us and europe may need to impose economic costs on beijing if that continues. it comes after stoltenberg told britain's daily telegraph newspaper: while the kremlin called an escalation of tension, jens stoltenberg said nato's position had not changed. he discussed the upcoming nato summit with president biden. the war in ukraine will be a key topic during the gathering. speaking to the bbc before the talks with the president, jens stoltenberg said the efforts in ukraine affect the asia—pacific. what we have seen is they have provided unprecedented support to ukraine, but this winter we saw serious delays and gaps in our support, and we need to do whatever we can to ensure that we prevent those kind of gaps in the future. because we know that the stronger our support to ukraine, the sooner the wall can end. because the quicker vladimir putin will understand he cannot wait us out. and therefore i hope that allies can agree a more long—term pledge, support to ukraine, and also to give nato more strength in providing that support. i strongly believe it will not be in the security interests of the united states if president putin wins in ukraine, because that will send a message to him, but also to president xi that when violating international law, when they invade another country, they get what they want. so this is not only about ukraine, this is also about sending a message to president xi that he shouldn't use military force against taiwan or in any way in the asia—pacific. so therefore it is in the us security interest to ensure that ukraine prevails. we have to remember that european allies are matching what the us is doing. it isn't the us doing this alone. european allies are providing as much material support to ukraine as united states. during the visit, then stolberg said the path to peace was through more weapons from the west. —— said the path to peace in ukraine lies through more weapons from the west. but as russia stepped up its offensive in ukraine, the ukrainian army desperately needs to enlist more troops. it is struggling to find willing volunteers, as our correspondentjim mckenzie reports from the city of odesa. and a warning: this report contains flashing imagery. at sergey�*s wedding, it wasn't just the weather that didn't go to plan. half of the guests didn't show up. going out in public is now too risky for men who don't want to enlist. but the bride, tanya, understands why her friends and family don't want to fight. her father was killed on the front line. are you afraid that you might be caught and sent? yes, i'm afraid. i also afraid. of course, i afraid, too, and don't want it. it happened twice in my family. public transport has become a no—go for those trying to avoid the draft. conscription officers have a fearsome reputation for dragging people off buses and taking them to conscription centres. these officers are on the hunt for draft dodgers. it's hard to find willing soldiers these days, so now it's the law for men to register so they can be called up. are you part of the problem? because people are hiding from you, they're scared of you? translation: look, some people react aggressively towards us. - others run away from us. this happens often. i don't think these people have been well brought up. these guys are having a pretty difficult time finding people who are eligible to serve, and they do accept that some people are hiding from them. but they are urging men to come forward because, they say, everybody has to play their part in defending this country. behind these walls, men are hiding at the very moment the ukrainian army needs them the most. russia, with its superior manpower, is on the offensive. this is vova. he won't leave the house without checking these social media groups, which tell him where the officers are. translation: i don't. walk outside at all now, unless i'm with my daughter, because they don't take people with their children. the ukrainian army says that it needs people like you to fight if it is to win this war. translation: i'm not a military person. - i've never held a weapon. i don't think i'd be useful on the front line, but i know if i get drafted, this is where i'll be sent. translation: these men who are hiding, i don't - consider them men. what are they waiting for? vlad was badly injured, serving on the front line. translation: if we run out of men, the enemy l will come to their homes. they will rape their women and kill their children. recruitment posters line the streets of odesa. the message, �*together to victory�*. but ukraine is now divided between those who are prepared to fight, and those who would rather run or hide. jean mackenzie, bbc news, odesa. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's have a look at some other stories making the news in the uk. the actor so ian mckellen has been taken to hospital after falling off stage has been taken to hospital afterfalling off stage in london's west end. the theatre says he is in good spirits and is expected to make a speedy and full recovery. the 85—year—old was taking part in a fight scene in a performance of player kings, an adaptation of player kings, an adaptation of shakespeare's henry iv parts one and two. a third company has recalled some of its lunch wraps from whsmith due to e. coli concerns. the recall is for this vegan chicken bacon wrap. more than 200 people have fallen ill after eating products from other major supermarkets across the uk. the escaped calf deliberately hit ijy escaped calf deliberately hit by a police car in a residential street in surrey is recovering. the animal is back with her heard after the accident which caused widespread upgrade. the officer driving the car was removed from frontline duty. the national farmers' union said that while it was unfortunate, the officer had no other option. you are live with bbc news. firefighters in california are working to contain wildfires that have burned more than 15,000 acres of land over the weekend. the fires are mostly burning north of the city of los angeles. over 1000 campers were evacuated as the combination of high temperatures and windy conditions fuelled what is being called the post— fire, the state's largest of 202a. as of monday just 20% the state's largest of 202a. as of mondayjust 20% of the state's largest of 202a. as of monday just 20% of the fire was contained, with nearly 1200 firefighters on the scene. earlier i spoke to benjamin hatchett, meteorologist at an institute for research at colorado university. he lives in sonoma county, california. benjamin, you aren't too far from the wildfires at the moment. what is it likely you are right moment. what is it likely you are rich- ., ., ., are right nowright now we have aood air are right nowright now we have good air quality. _ are right nowright now we have good air quality, i'm _ are right nowright now we have good air quality, i'm looking - good air quality, i'm looking out the window, and i can see the smoke plume from at least one wildfire that is within 100 one wildfire that is within100 kilometres of where i am in sonoma county, california. 1m} sonoma county, california. 100 kilometres _ sonoma county, california. 100 kilometres sounds like a lot but it isn't in terms of wildfires, is it?- but it isn't in terms of wildfires, is it? ., . wildfires, is it? no, in recent ears wildfires, is it? no, in recent years we _ wildfires, is it? no, in recent years we have _ wildfires, is it? no, in recent years we have seen - wildfires, is it? no, in recent years we have seen fires - wildfires, is it? no, in recent years we have seen fires and j years we have seen fires and these kinds of conditions being able to run 20—1l0 more kilometres in hours if not a day or two. kilometres in hours if not a day or two-— kilometres in hours if not a day or two. we hope you stay safe where — day or two. we hope you stay safe where you _ day or two. we hope you stay safe where you are. - day or two. we hope you stay safe where you are. how - safe where you are. how difficult is it for firefighters to tackle these places in california?- places in california? right now, places in california? right now. some _ places in california? right now, some of _ places in california? right now, some of the - places in california? right now, some of the main i now, some of the main difficulties are the very difficulties are the very difficult terrain that they are working in. luckily the temperatures of late have been cooler but they have been several fires where he has cooler but they have been severalfires where he has been a big concern for the safety of firefighters and others in the areas. but the conditions have been very windy and so that makes it very difficult to put the fire out, because the fire wants to keep moving, and the very windy conditions have caused it to be extremely challenging to get the fires under containment quickly. so those are the conditions to bring the fires under control. one of the conditions that led to the fires in the first place? to the fires in the first lace? to the fires in the first place?— to the fires in the first lace? . ., ., , ., place? the conditions that led to the more — place? the conditions that led to the more recent _ place? the conditions that led to the more recent outbreaks| place? the conditions that led i to the more recent outbreaks of fires is correlated with the extremely dry and windy conditions that we have been seeing in recent days. prior to those conditions we have seen a number of very windy and dry overall very little precipitation, and several heatwaves that have dried out many larger fuels. heatwaves that have dried out many largerfuels. we have many larger fuels. we have fuels, many largerfuels. we have fuels, mostly dead fuels, coming into alignment with being ready to burn quickly and ignite if a spike reaches them. you are an expert in this field. is what you have seen so this yet normal for this point of the year? t this yet normal for this point of the year?— this yet normal for this point of the year? i think the most art this of the year? i think the most part this is — of the year? i think the most part this is a _ of the year? i think the most part this is a rather - of the year? i think the most part this is a rather is - of the year? i think the most part this is a rather is a - part this is a rather is a rather timely we start seeing an uptick in fire activity. it depends on the longer term climate conditions, the fuels of the area of interest, and, in many of these grassy systems, with a lot of oak savannas or lots of invasive grasses in many of these places, may and june is when the start to dry out and become readily available to burn if an ignition source is present. we haven't had lightning yet this year which is good. lightning is also an ideal mechanism from which to ignite fires in summertime in california. otherwise it is human ignitions. as we move through the summer, we will see a lot of these other, heavier fuels and the live fuel moisture is of larger trees and shrubs, becoming lower, and making those available to burn. that will increase the likelihood of more frequent fires. for the most part, this is all the start of fire season and not an outrageously different want to normal. �* ., , normal. are there any preventative - normal. are there any | preventative measures normal. are there any - preventative measures that can be taken at this point? you mentioned how everything is drying out and obviously there are extremely hot temperatures, of course, across much of the united states, at the moment. in california we aren't having as hot temperatures as we have had in the past. the temperatures combined with low relative humidity is make any spark, whether it is from just an accident, with tools, or driving around, or really any source of fire can cause a fire to start easily and grow rapidly. and so preventative measures include being very careful with the kinds of work you are doing, the time of day that you are doing that work, the kind of tools you are using, and making sure you have the right equipment and training available to extinguish any fire, should one start. �* , ., extinguish any fire, should one start. �*, ., ., start. let's turn to some other important — start. let's turn to some other important news _ start. let's turn to some other important news now— start. let's turn to some other important news now from - start. let's turn to some other. important news now from around the world. tens of thousands of malawi and is attended the funeral service for the late vice president, who died along with nine others want a military plane crashed on monday. some members of the congregation at the funeral food the president when he spoke. calm was restored after priests intervened. at least eight people were killed when a freight train crashed into the back of a passenger train in india. about 50 others were hurt in the crash which occurred in the state of west bengal. officials say the good strain might have missed a signal. the route is often used ijy signal. the route is often used by tourists to reach darjeeling, located in the foothills of the himalayan mountains. 11ljordanians died during the hajj pilgrimages saudi arabia due to intense heat, according to the jordanian foreign ministry. it said 17 others were missing a step has exceeded 46 celsius, nearly 115 degrees fahrenheit. hajj. nearly 115 degrees fahrenheit. hajj, religious requirement for all muslims, is one of the largest mass gatherings in the world. it is expected to be attended by more than 1.8 million people. to france, where campaigning is in full swing. candidates were on the street on monday with less than a fortnight before the country votes for a new parliament. according to local polling, the far right national rally is on track for 33% of the vote. mr macron called the snap election after the national rally took a large portion of polling. three blocs have emerged. on the right, marine le pen's national rally. the left—wing coalition. and in the centre, emanuel macron and his allies. hugh schofield has more. with two weeks to the first round, we have a picture which is basically three blocs. there is president macron's centrist grouping, his own party and a few allies, and on the left, you have an alliance of parties who normally have nothing to do with each other and hate each other, going all the way from the social democrats, the former president, francois hollande, all the way to the far left, people who hate the police and are on the streets protesting about gaza and so on. this bigger alliance has come together purely opportunistically in order to try to keep up the far right, and they are putting only one candidate up in each constituency, which should give them a good leg up. and then on the right you have the bouyant, confident national rally, fresh from its big victory in the european elections. it has managed to attract to its side some of the mainstream conservatives. macron's tactic is to try to portray the other two as unnatural groupings. on the left he says, you know, you have the far left allied with, you know, ordinary socialists — you know, it is not normal, you can't vote for them. on the right he is saying you have the hard right, the far right national rally forming an alliance with conservatives, and again that isn't right, it is unsustainable, so you have to vote for me. it is logical, it has worked before him. the problem for president macron is that now he is so unpopular that it is far from clear that people are going to listen. hugh schofield reporting from paris. you can keep up—to—date with everything happening with those elections and all the other news in the world on our website, bbc.com/news. you can also follow us on your favourite social media platform. i'm caitriona perry. thank you for watching. stay with us on bbc news. take care. hello. we have a spell of slightly more settled june weather and temperatures a little bit warmer than they have been, certainly compared to the first few weeks of the month. through the day on tuesday there will be some sunshine for many of us, a few showers around, not as many as we have seen over recent days. we have high pressure trying to build in from the atlantic. low pressure clearing away to the east. another area of low pressure moving in from the near continent, that will be close to the southeast of england sitting through the english channel, it could bring a bit of rain at times. many of us start the day on a dry note. we have got more cloud and a cool northerly wind blowing across northern scotland with a few showers, also some showers cropping up for northern england. let's take a look through the english channel, there is that rain perilously close to kent and east sussex. a bit of wet weather possible here. should clear away during the afternoon. sunny spells for wales up towards east anglia. variable cloud as we move across into northern ireland. but a bit more brightness here than in recent days. still fairly cloudy for scotland with that northerly wind bringing a few rain showers, but they will be fairly light and patchy as they clear through the day. one or two sharp showers for southern scotland, and northeast england down the pennines as well. some sunshine to the south of that lifting temperatures to about 21—22 degrees in the warmer spots. typically looking at the mid to high teens for most, coolerjust 12 or 13 across the northern half of scotland. moving into the middle of the week into wednesday, this ridge of high pressure moves its way in and squeezing the weather fronts away. so most of us having a fine, dry day on wednesday with some longer spells of sunshine, maybe some cloud bubbling up through the day so not looking at wall—to—wall blue sky. a bit of a cool breeze blowing for east anglia and the far southeast end it will also cloud over with a few sparks of rain for the, spots of rain in the far northwest. again, coolerfor the north and northwest of scotland. 12-14. most of us, 17—21 degrees. so more typical for the time of year. strong sunshine as well this time of year. into thursday, still a lot of dry weather, could be some showers close to the south—east of england once again, low pressure not too far away across the near continent. perhaps a bit more cloud in rain in the far northwest of scotland. in between, a fair amount of dry weather, 18—22. a touch colder than that for the northern isles and the western isles, too. most of us dry, through into friday but more of a chance of a bit more unsettled weather initially in the northwest and then perhaps a little bit more widely some spells of rain as we head on into saturday. bye for now. voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. this week, lara looks at the elemental solution to cleaning up carbon emissions from aircraft. we travel to the remote faroe islands to look at the latest ways to harness tidal energy. it's sort of like kitesurfing, but on the water. if it moves, it's a controller — paul's en route towards more accessible games. if ijust raise my eyebrows, i'm making the carjump. and we look at how generative technology could revolutionise the moviegoing experience. it can make approximately 52 quintillion versions of the film.