the security minister. meanwhile, benjamin netanyahu has criticised an israeli military plan that will pause fighting to allow more aid into gaza. he is facing pressure from the far right to reject any pauses until hamas is totally defeated. our middle east corresponded jon donnison has more from jerusalem on the situation. i don't think the disbanding of the war cabinet is going to have a significant impact, really, on israeli strategy in the war in gaza. but it is significant because the war cabinet was set up in the days following the october 7 attack really as a symbol of political unity. that political unity has evaporated. so you have prime minister netanyahu looking increasingly isolated, with the resignation last week of benny gantz, the centrist opposition leader, and his ally, gadi eisenkot, both of them relatively moderate figures, both men with vast military experience. and, in particular, someone who i think the americans were keen to hear their views. so now, mr netanyahu will be calling the shots and making the decisions with regard to the war, while talking to his closest ministers and advisers. so, as i say, no real change in the strategy in gaza, but we are getting a bit of a picture of the discord between the politicians and the military. so this tactical military pause that was announced yesterday by the military that would occur daily between the hours of 8am and 7pm, affecting the main road leading in from the keren shalom checkpoint at the border between israel and gaza, that was announced by the military to allow more aid to pass into gaza. well, we had prime minister netanyahu calling that decision to have a tactical pause unacceptable, yesterday. some of his ministers even more critical — yet the military are going ahead with it anyway. so i don't really think the israeli politicians or the military are really speaking with one voice over strategy in gaza at the moment. as we heard that that 11 hours a day will only apply to the road leading from the kerem shalom crossing. but unrwa told the bbc that volatile conditions on the ground have not allowed aid workers to take advantage of the brake inviting. earlier i spoke to james elder, unicef spokesman in gaza, and asked if he had seen a pause in fighting yet. no, we haven't seen the change and even if it was to be implemented, it is in a tiny tiny portion. any pause in 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 aid in means more access routes, more crossings, more entry points. areas in the north are closed. the pier isn't functioning right now. rafah, the lifeline of humanitarian aid, hasn't worked since may. in may, half as many humanitarian first came in as in april. this is the evidence and 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, yes, as i say, they are hanging on. one cousin said to me today "wejust are hanging on. one cousin said to me today "we just need to breathe" — how much more evidence is the world need as to what is being done here? let's talk about these _ being done here? let's talk about these developments | being done here? let's talk i about these developments in israel. we go live to laura bloom and feld who served as a senior policy advisor on the us israeli—palestinian negotiating team. thank you forjoining us. that development today with the war cabinet being dissolved, what was the thinking or reasoning behind that? look at the war cabinet _ reasoning behind that? look at the war cabinet is _ reasoning behind that? look at the war cabinet is dead, - reasoning behind that? look at the war cabinet is dead, long l the war cabinet is dead, long live the war council. it is mostly symbolic. he still will rely on his key advisors. but he was trying to elbow out the too far right extremist ministers from saying we would like tojoin ministers from saying we would like to join the cabinet, so the best thing to do is to shut it down and say there is no spot for you because the war cabinet no longer exists. what im act cabinet no longer exists. what impact will _ cabinet no longer exists. what impact will that _ cabinet no longer exists. what impact will that have - cabinet no longer exists. what impact will that have on - impact will that have on benjamin netanyahu domestically?- benjamin netanyahu domestically? benjamin netanyahu domesticall ? , domestically? israel is facing its biggest — domestically? israel is facing its biggest military _ domestically? israel is facing its biggest military challenge j its biggest military challenge in its history with the list military experience in the government. and benjamin netanyahu has lost not only his domestic political legitimacy but also internationally because it is clear the biden administration and other world leaders prefer to deal with guns benny gantz and ashkenazy. where there is vulnerability for netanyahu, there is also opportunities. you can make concessions, show some flexibility — resort with the hostage till a few weeks ago when he was under threat from the icc - i when he was under threat from the icc — i imagine there was some negotiating behind the scenes with benjamin netanyahu to sate show some vulnerability or concessions and we will see how we can protect you. for netanyahu it is a bit of a get out ofjailfree card. netanyahu it is a bit of a get out ofjail free card. he netanyahu it is a bit of a get out ofjailfree card. he is facing corruption charges at home and is under threat at the icc abroad for, you know, committing genocide or war crimes, and, right now, he is just trying to navigate it would seem from this move anyway that the ceasefire talks are at somewhat of an impasse. does this change in the circumstances make it potentially easier or more difficult for prime minister netanyahu to make a compromise, to make concessions? right netanyahu to make a compromise, to make concessions?— to make concessions? right now, i mean, to make concessions? right now, i mean. all _ to make concessions? right now, i mean, all parties _ to make concessions? right now, i mean, all parties can _ to make concessions? right now, i mean, all parties can say, - to make concessions? right now, i mean, all parties can say, in - i mean, all parties can say, in the words of mickjagger, you may not always get what you want, but you have what you need. benjamin netanyahu has what he needs right now. he has the time to continue to drive into rafah and clean up what he considered to be terror tunnels and the final remaining brigades of hamas fighters. the leader of hamas, sinwar, has what he wants. his heart is still beating and they are still beating and they are still a viable force. and president biden has shown he is in charge and is with initiative, and has given what i would call a prebuttal to netanyahu's upcoming speech to congress. they wish there were somewhere else, but it is just a holding pattern and that is where we are today. mi a holding pattern and that is where we are today.- where we are today. all the meanwhile, _ where we are today. all the meanwhile, hostages - where we are today. all the l meanwhile, hostages remain where we are today. all the - meanwhile, hostages remain in captivity and the humanitarian situation remains horrendous from the reporting we have heard. we saw the israeli military say they were going to put this pause in daylight hours, something that benjamin netanyahu said he had not signed off on or agreed to — are we seeing cracks appear there in the chain of command? there is a lot of sort of confusion and mixed messages are not only with that with regard to the fighting but also with regard to the ceasefire itself. the united states is speaking for benjamin netanyahu, saying he is accepting it, but he can say publicly. it is so hard to do all of this publicly, these hostage negotiations on military orders, when you have 70 different competing voices and pressures. he is trying to hold onto power. but the administration is very conscious of the human suffering. ijust came back from the white house. makes so different voices. kamala harris was speaking about sexual violence in the context of war. there was a female hostage who spoke and both president harris said every single person suffering, woman, child, civilian, in gaza and israel, breaks our hearts. and that is why she said hamas needs to accept the ceasefire. right now hamas is on the hook, which is where netanyahu would rather be. ~ ., ., ., ., where netanyahu would rather be. ., ., ., ., ., be. without a deal, without a noticeable — be. without a deal, without a noticeable pause _ be. without a deal, without a noticeable pause inviting, - be. without a deal, without a l noticeable pause inviting, with the dire situation there, all the dire situation there, all the while we are seeing recent intensification is an exchange of fire on the border with lebanon, with hezbollah, they are. is there now and enhanced risk of this conflict spreading?- risk of this conflict spreading? risk of this conflict sreadin: ? ,~' ., risk of this conflict sreadina? ., , spreading? the risk of this calculation _ spreading? the risk of this calculation is _ spreading? the risk of this calculation is so _ spreading? the risk of this calculation is so high. - spreading? the risk of this calculation is so high. on | calculation is so high. on october seven, calculation is so high. on octoberseven, hamas calculation is so high. on october seven, hamas called this the al—aqsa flood. it was supposed to be a flood of fire from all the nations that support hamas, or the radical groups that are backed by iran, including hezbollah, but instead of a flood it has been a steady drip drip, a leaky faucet on the northern border. but this is increasing every day. israel took out a key leader, hezbollah responded with 400 rockets, which was unprecedented since october seven. so yes, any moment they could be a miscalculation. israel says, look, we need to escalate to de—escalate, show them that we have deterrent power, following october seven — that has been that main concern: can we deter future aggression? hamas, october seven was considered the warmup, the rewards to the north. ~ ., ., north. we have to live there. laura blumenfeld, _ north. we have to live there. laura blumenfeld, thank- north. we have to live there. laura blumenfeld, thank you north. we have to live there. . laura blumenfeld, thank you for joining us on bbc news.- joining us on bbc news. thank ou. the us as it is deeply concerned by the supply of north korean missiles to russia for its war effort. the white house has expressed concern about vladimir putin's upcoming trip to north korea with leader kimjong—un. equipment kim jong—un. equipment describes the kimjong—un. equipment describes the meeting is friendly state visit while russian media reports that vladimir putin and kimjong—un would sign a security pack. john kirby, national security advisor warned that russia could provide military assistance to pyongyang. what we are concerned about 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. mr stoltenberg told the bbc that nato's ongoing nuclear deterrence was key to countering threats from the growing relationship 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 afterjens stoltenberg told britain's daily telegraph newspaper "we will remain a nuclear alliance, because a world where russia, china, north korea have nuclear weapons, and a coat does not, is it more dangerous world." but the consul called an escalation of tension and jens stoltenberg said nato's position had changed. he discussed the upcoming summit with president biden. the war in ukraine will be a key topic during the gathering. speaking to the bbc before the talks, jens stoltenberg said the efforts in kyiv affect the asia—pacific. there have been serious gaps in our support and we need to ensure we do we can prevent those gaps in the future. �* , ~ ., future. because we know that the stronger— future. because we know that the stronger our _ future. because we know that the stronger our support - future. because we know that the stronger our support to i 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 vladimir putin wins in ukraine because that will send a message to him, but also to president xi jinping that violating international law, invading another country, they can get what they want. so this is not only about ukraine, this is also about sending a message to president xijinping also about sending a message to president xi jinping that he shouldn't use military force against taiwan or in any way in asia pacific. so it is in the us security interest to ensure that ukraine prevails. you have to understand that key allies are matching what the us is doing. it isn't the us doing this alone. european allies are providing as much support to ukraine as united states. around the world across the uk, this is bbc news. this look at some of the news making headlines in the uk. sarina kilham has been taken to after falling off stage in london's west end. the he is in good spirits and is excited to make a speedy and full recovery. the 85—year—old was taking part in a fight scene in player kings, an adaptation of shakespeare's king henry iv parts one and two. there's a recall for big and chicken and bacon wraps for e. coli. that ten—month—old calf deliberately hit by police in a residential street in surrey is recovering. she is back with a herd. the officer driving the car was removed from front—line duties. the national farmers from front—line duties. the nationalfarmers union from front—line duties. the national farmers union said that while the situation looks horrendous, the officer was back options were limited and they probably did the right thing. you are live with bbc news. now, as we mentioned earlier, the nato secretary general visited washington, dc and said the path to peace in ukraine lies through more weapons from the west. but as russia stepped up 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: idon'tl 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. a bbc investigation has found the greek coastguard has caused the greek coastguard has caused the death of dozens of migrants in the mediterranean. the deaths are said to have happened over a three—year period. witnesses say nine people were deliberately thrown in the water, others said to have died because they were forced out of greek waters or taken back out to sea. the greek coastguard strongly rejects all allegations of illegal activity. with more on this, here is paul adams. and a warning: viewers the content upsetting. —— and a warning: viewers may find the content upsetting. for more than ten years, migrants looking for a better —— for years, the greek authorities have been accused of taking a sometimes uncompromising attitude towards asylum seekers attempting to reach the islands. the bbc has documented some of these episodes, and heard stories of other practices which appear to breach international law. and now, video of one such episode. on the island of lesbos, a group of migrants — including women and children — are taken back to the shore and escorted by masked men to a waiting coastguard ship. the boat heads out to sea, out of greek waters. the migrants are put into a tiny life raft and set adrift, found later by the turkish authorities. greece says it's investigating. doesn't seem like it's forceful. the footage is shown to the former head of the coastguard's special operations. he says he sees nothing wrong with the video, but during a break, he takes a different line. the documentary contains other shocking allegations. ibrahim says he was shot at after coming ashore on the island of samos, taken back out to sea with two companions and thrown overboard. the two others drowned. let's turn to some other important news around the world. tens of thousands of malawi and is attended the funeral service for the late president, who died along with nine others when a military plane crashed on monday. some members of the congregation at the funeral food the new president when he spoke. calm was restored after priests intervened. for people in malawi died in a crash on sunday, caused by a car is swerving to avoid a convoy carrying the late vice president. at least nine people were killed when a freight train crashed into the back of a passenger train in india — about 50 others work injured in the crash, which occurred in west bengal. one of the trees may have missed a signal. 14 jordanians died during the hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia due to intense heat, according to thejordanian foreign ministry, the jordanian foreign ministry, but thejordanian foreign ministry, but said 17 others were reported missing as temperatures exceeded 46 celsius. that is nearly 150 degrees fahrenheit. hajj, an obligation for muslims, is one of the largest mass gatherings in the world, and is expected to be attended by 1.8 million people. firefighters in california are working to contain a wildfire that but more than 24 square miles or 63 kilometres of land over the weekend. over1000 kilometres of land over the weekend. over 1000 campers were evacuated as the combination of high—temperature damages and windy conditions field what is being called the post— fire, the state's largest of 2024. as of monday, just 8% of the fire was contained, with nearly 1200 firefighters on the scene. to france, where campaigning is in full swing. candidates were on the streets with less than a fortnight before the country was for a new parliament. according to local polling, the far right is to make a large portion of the vote. mr mcmahon called the snap election after the national rally. three blocks have emerged. on the right, mirroring the pen's national rate, left—wing coalition, and in the centre, emanuel benny gantz and his allies. hugh schofield has more. with two weeks to the first round, we have a picture which is basically three blocks. , , blocks. there is president macron's _ blocks. there is president macron's centrist - blocks. there is president i macron's centrist grouping, blocks. 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 long, two to the left, people who hate the police and are on the streets protesting about quys the streets protesting about guys and so on. —— allonde. this bigger as it has come together purely opportunistically in order to try to keep up the far right, they are putting only one candidate up in each constituency, which should give them a good leg up. and then on them a good leg up. and then on the right you have the void, confident national rally, fresh from its big victory in the european elections. it has managed to attract woodside some of the mainstream conservatives. emmanuel macron's tactic is to try to betray the other two as unnatural groupings. on the left he says, you know, you have the far left allied with, you know, ordinary socialists — it is normal, you can't vote for them. on the right 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 emmanuel macron is that now he is so unpopular that now he is so unpopular that it that now he is so unpopular thatitis that now he is so unpopular that it is far from clear that people are going to listen. before we go, if ou going to listen. before we go, if you are _ going to listen. before we go, if you are a — going to listen. before we go, if you are a brie, _ going to listen. before we go, if you are a brie, camembert i going to listen. before we go, l if you are a brie, camembert or roquefort addict in france, you can now satisfy your craving at any hour of the day. these vending machines are popping up along the country. officials hope the machines will promote local quality projects. some cheesy news for you there. 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. after a series of scandals, the world's top car—maker toyota holds its annual general meeting today. we discuss what to expect. boeing ceo david calhoun gears up for a grilling on capitol hill, amid a slew of issues at the plane—maker. hello and welcome to business today. i'm arunoday mukharji. we start injapan, where toyota's annual meeting begins let's start injapan where toyota's annual meeting is currently under way. shareholder support will be closely watched. although akio toyoda will likely be re—elected as chairman, any fall in support for him could drive change in the company. it was recently at the centre of an industry scandal, where it admitted to providing incorrect or manipulated data for safety certification tests. i spoke to neil newman from astris advisory japan about his outlook for the world's top car—maker. typically, this time of year, the shareholder meetings peak and it is usually an occasion to hear good things from a company and basically to please shareholders going ahead, but of course with toyota they will be on the defensive, particularly because of the so—called scandal involving not just toyota but toyota, honda, mazda, suzuki, yamaha motor, whole number