hello i m matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. the un secretary general has said nothing justified what he called the collective punishment of the palestinian people in gaza. speaking at the un s human rights council in geneva, antonio guterres accused member states of turning a blind eye to international law, the geneva conventions and even the united nations charter. his comments came, hours after israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said a ground invasion of rafah where 1.5 million palestinians are sheltering would go ahead, whatever happens in hostage negotiations. the israeli military has now presented the war cabinet with a plan for the evacuation of palestinian civilians from rafah. the us has previously warned israel that an offensive, without proper planning, would be a disaster . one of the development. the palestinian government which administers parts of the is
says an assault on rafah will go ahead as the un secretary general says nothing can justify what he called the collective punishment of palestinians in gaza. chaotic scenes in brussels. police fired water cannon as protesting farmers bring parts of the belgian capital to a standstill. relief for everton as their points reduction for breaching premier league financial rules is reduced from ten points to six after an appeal. and how is this for a trojan horse? undercover police officers in the north east of england come up with an unusual way of tackling anti social behaviour. more on all of those stories, first at head to the bbc sport centre, battery is here and i m sure you are looking at the evident sports story as well. i am indeed, yes, that is where we are going to start. everton have had their ten point deduction reduced to six, moving them up from 17th to 15th in the premier league table. the club were referred to an independent commission in march for alleged breaches