we have this coverage. across france, yet more rage. streets under siege, a dramatic outpouring of anger, after a 17 year old, nahel, was killed by police during a traffic stop. many of the rioters are teenagers, out despite a plea from france s president to parents to keep their children at home. as the protests have intensified, so too has the police presence. across the country from friday into saturday morning, more than 16,000 officers were deployed and it s the police that s driving people onto the streets in the first place. many here accuse officers of discrimination, and even the un says france needs to address its deep rooted issues of racism in the police force. chanting: justice for nahel! it s a concern crowds at this protest share. the country s foreign ministry says the un s claims are unfounded, but the french police have long been plagued by accusations of racism. many see this violence as a wake up call, but for the government, containing it is a challenge
a very warm welcome to the programme. we begin in the middle east. the israeli army has launched an operation. palestinians have been killed and more than 20 injured in israeli air strikes on a refugee camp. the israeli army says at least seven palestinians have been killed in military operations. the operation is one of the biggest rates in two decades. the israeli defence minister said security forces have been working in recent hours with a concentrated effort against what he called the centres of terrorism in jenin. the islamist group hamas called the operation a barbaric aggression. the palestinian prime minister, muhammad shtayyeh, says what is happening is a new attempt to destroy the camp and displace its people. israel s foreign minister reiterated the message that forces had only been targeting what he called terrorism hubs injenin. we are striking the terrorism hub with a great strength. i want to emphasise that we don t have a fight with the palestinians, actually
and trump administration. and the immigration law is taking effect into florida. we could have extreme consequences. just one of 200 new laws in the state that could change peoples lives. that is coming up. lgbtq rights advocates are condemning one of yesterday s key decisions from the supreme court. the court sided with a colorado web designer who said she had a first amendment right to refuse service to same-sex couples. in the majority opinion justice gorsuch wrote the tolerance, not coercion, is our nations answer. the first amendment envisions the united states of a rich and complex place where all persons are free to think and speak as they wish, not as the government demands. in her dissenting opinion justice sotomayor called the decision heartbreaking. compared it to discrimination that blacks faced before the civil rights movement. she writes, quote, the immediate symbolic effect to the decision is to marquise and that means for a second class status. in this way, th
has been charged with voluntary homicide. let s get the latest now from paris and speak to our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan. as you say, it has been another night of unrest. the as you say, it has been another night of unrest. as you say, it has been another night of unrest. the authorities say that the violence night of unrest. the authorities say that the violence lessened - night of unrest. the authorities say that the violence lessened friday . that the violence lessened friday into saturday compared with the previous few nights. but crucially, more arrests were made. than the previous night. more than 1300 people arrested, the authorities say, more than 400 happened here in the capital paris. a few hundred police officers were injured. it doesn t look like the violence shows any signs of abating. as we discussed already in the last few days, the deep rooted cause of this violence is the death of 17 year old nahel, who was killed at a traffic stopped by police, by
under way on bbc two, the news continues here on bbc one , as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team it s goodnight. across france, protests, riots and looting run into a fourth night. president macron closes transport networks, blames social media but what can he do to end the unrest? one further fatality reported tonight after violence sparked by a police killing of teenager of north african origin in the french suburbs on tuesday. we ll hear from someone who knows her way round the activist movement. also tonight. rwanda is being condemned by the un, the us and the eu for supporting the m23 rebels in the democratic republic of congo. the last time this happened, the uk pulled aid to rwanda. the conservative aid secretary responsible for that 2012 decision tells newsnight the uk approach to human rights atrocities risks being downgraded. we speak to the former un assistant secretary general for