hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in poland where president zelensky of ukraine has made his first official visit to the country since russia invaded ukraine. the polish president, andrzej duda, has told his ukrainian counterpart that poland will urge nato to give kyiv additional security guarantees. ukraine s leader has been welcomed by president duda at the presidential palace and he s expected to thank the polish people at the royal castle in warsaw later. poland has been one of the most outspoken and generous supporters of kyiv since the war started in february last year. it s taken in millions of refugees and sent more than 300 tanks. it was also one of the first countries to send fighter jets to ukraine. this is the shot we are getting live from poland of the president zelensky and the commentary is in polish and ukrainian but i can tell you they are about to give a statement to the cameras imminently. this is a hugely important and symbolic visit for president ze
around 500 migrants this is what the barge looks like. it is called that bb stockholm and it has 222 rooms. let s take a look inside. this is what it looks like. it s been refurbished since it was criticised as an oppressive environment when the dutch government used it for asylum seekers. it now has ian suite rooms, a tv and games remanded gym. the home office as it will be significantly cheaper than using motels. the prime minister has defended the use of the barge, insisting it would save taxpayers money. as part of stopping the boats, we have got to reduce the price on hotels and motels of the country. we are spending £6 million a day housing illegal asylum seekers and hotels. i can t be right. i ve committed to reducing that number, moving those figures out of hotels and we need to find alternative sites, including barges, like the one we brought forward today, that s going to save the taxpayer money, reduce pressure on hotels and part of our broader plan to stop th
shouting but in gaza, nothing changed. this was rafah today after 15 children from one family were killed in an air strike. translation: show me one man among them. l they re all children and women. you can see my identity is completely erased with the deaths of my wife and children. a pregnant woman was among the dead. her baby daughter was saved in an emergency operation. a child born to a mother she will never know. there is the story of everyday death, and the story of what follows for the families caught in the shadows of death. nawara s husband, abdulrahman, was one of more than 70 civilians killed in an israeli raid to rescue hostages in february. these were the couple s children in the aftermath of their father s death. we went back to see nawara, now eight months pregnant with her dead husband s child, and in grief, awaiting the arrival of a new life. nawara s words the elegy of a wife and mother for all that s been lost. in central gaza, israeli forces hunt hamas
There after last night s events. joel, we talked very briefly about this a second ago, butjust explain to viewers, why is this site so important? well, again, this site has really been the flashpoint of the israeli palestinian conflict because it combines both the political conflict and the religious significance of the area. as you mentioned, it s known tojews as the temple mount, the site of ancientjewish temples. to muslims, it is the third holiest site in islam. and al aqsa mosque is, of course, a focus of worship. and now is the month of ramadan, which is about to coincide with thejewish holiday of passover, which is a combination that many here are concerned would lead to heightened tensions. let s talk about other tensions. there has been political tension in israel over the past few weeks. there have been protests on the streets against the government. what kind of role does that play