israel pulls its negotiators out of talks with hamas as it bombards southern gaza with airstrikes. there are children in the car park with bad, bad injuries, breaks and shrapnel. i saw a young man with his mother, holding him as he bled to death. three people have been killed and nine wounded in an explosion at a catholic mass in the philippines. and venezuela holds a controversial referendum on the sovereignty of a region that's contested by its oil—rich neighbour. hello, i'm helena humphrey. police in the philippines say three people have been killed and nine wounded in an explosion at a catholic mass. it happened on sunday morning local time

in the gym of mindanao state university in the southern city of marawi. it's unclear what caused the explosion. the government of the lanao del sur region has posted several images of the governor visiting the site of the explosion, and people who are wounded beaing treated in a nearby hospital. in a statement, the university said: they added they will introduce additional security and will be suspending academic activities for now. the explosion comes just a few days after nearly a dozen suspected members of the terrorist group dawlah islamiyah and their leader were killed in air and ground assault military operations in a nearby mountainous region. the french president emmanuel macron has referred to a deadly incident in paris as a terror attack. a german tourist was killed and two people injured after a stabbing and hammer attack near the eiffel tower,

in central paris. president macron sent his condolences to the family of the victim. the suspect, who was arrested at the scene, is a 26—year—old french national. the french interior minister says the man was known to authorities in france for trying to stage another attack in 2016. here's what the minister, gerald darmanin, has said about the suspect. translation: he told police officers he was angry - about what happened in gaza and he said that france is complicit in what israel is doing, and that he was fed up of seeing muslims dying. in gaza, fierce fighting has resumed after the collapse of a temporary ceasefire between israel and hamas. israel has ramped up airstrikes on gaza, telling residents to evacuate to other areas — but aid groups say nowhere is safe. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has warned the war is far from over. translation: we will continue the war until we achieve -

all its goals, and it's impossible to achieve those goals without the ground operation. the ground operation was necessary to bring the results until now, and it is necessary to bring the results moving forward. israel's been carrying out intense air strikes on khan younis in southern gaza. israel says hamas leaders are in the city, but it's also where hundreds of thousands of palestinians have been sheltering after being told to flee from the north. residents are describing it as some of the heaviest bombing of the war so far. people in the eastern areas of the city have been told to evacuate further south. khan younis was one of the places they were told to flee to in the earlier stages of the war. hospitals in gaza are operating with very limited resources after weeks of fighting. unicef spokesmanjames elder is in khan younis and has been visiting hospitals there, and in northern gaza. this is his assessment. they are utterly overwhelmed,

the medical system here, despite heroic — i know it's an overused word — but the most brilliant selfless people around the clock, putting themselves in harm's way, without the things that a doctor should have, like anaesthetics and light to do surgery on. the medical system is in a critical condition. i've been in the north. now that shifa's gone, i've been to a referral hospital. it should be a referral hospital — it is now the primary hospital for people with battleground injuries, with the wounds of war. it's so not set up for that. there is blood all over the floor. there are multiple people — there children in the car park with bad, bad injuries, breaks and shrapnel. i saw a young man with his mother, holding him as he bled to death. the doctors don't have that capacity. the biggest hospital now is nasser, where i've been to almost every day. it's at 200% capacity. it's scattered with children, again, with amputations. there's no way if your child is very sick with diarrhoea,

which we see a lot of, you will not be able to get attention. so, it's a war zone and these hospitals cannot function. the view ofjames elder from unicef. the us secretary of defense lloyd austin has warned israel that it should be shielding civilians. you see in this kind of a fight, the centre of gravity is the civilian population. and if you drive them into the arms of the enemy, you replace a tactical victory with a strategic defeat. so, i have repeatedly made clear to israel's leaders that protecting palestinian civilians in gaza is both a moral responsibility and a strategic imperative. it's unclear if israel will heed that warning. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson has this report. explosion khan younis, gaza's southern capital, once labelled safe.

explosion america says this new phase of israel's war in gaza must look different to before — two days in, it looks and sounds the same. explosion residents say the bombing of khan younis is the heaviest since the conflict began. this city where senior hamas leaders are said to be hiding. israel has told people to move to shelters further south. nader abu warda and his three children fled here from the fighting in the north. translation: the israelis told us that khan younis was a safe | zone, which led us to flee here. now, even khan younis has become a war zone. where are we supposed to go? our children are stranded on the streets. israel says "military pressure" on hamas helps free hostages. 110 women and children were released

before the truce broke down. really, today was my worst day. yarden gonen�*s sister romi is still there. the negotiation and the releases and everything gave me hope that i will win the lottery the next time. i just know that my sister is waiting, and she saw the other ones get released and she knew that she could be the next one. tonight, families and their supporters held a rally in central tel aviv. the strain of the last two days colouring the mood. the star speaker, yelena. released by hamas but forced to leave her son behind. translation: ii�*tii happy and excited to stand here in front of you. i came to say thank you because without you, i wouldn't be here. and now we had to go back and get my sasha. the stories of hostages and their families

are starting to diverge. after a week in which more than 100 women and children were released, there is now an effort to keep up pressure on the government not to leave anyone behind. negotiations to release more hostages seem to have stalled. some here worry that military goals are now the priority. israel has said bombing and bargaining can take place together — something for families to cling to. lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. the israeli air strikes on gaza's south are making it difficult for civilians to protect themselves. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams is injerusalem with more on this. i want to start with the leaflets that we know israel has been air dropping over the gaza strip as it has renewed its bombardment. do people receiving them understand where to go, where the safe areas are? well, leaflets in general have caused confusion and uncertainty in the past.

what we are seeing at the moment is a slightly new iteration of this policy, with this detailed map of the gaza strip broken down into numbered grid squares. the idea being now, not that israel will direct people towards safe areas, but they will direct people away from unsafe areas. the maps that are being dropped have areas shaded which show where the israeli military is planning to conduct its military operations, and it's urging people to leave those areas. so, that is a different approach, and one has to assume that from day to day, those unsafe areas will change as israel's military priorities shift and change. so, we won't know perhaps for a few days whether this new strategy is working any better than the old one, which was a rather blunter form of warning for people in whole areas just to move south

or to get out of the way. this is more precise, but we don't yet know whether it's more effective. and another thing that's worth bearing in mind is that even outside that defined area, israel still reserves the right to conduct what it calls attacks on "high—value targets", and those can be — as palestinians have found to their cost, — anywhere and any time. i also want to speak about the negotiations as well which, of course, had been under way in qatar — benjamin netanyahu now saying they are pulling their team from qatar. what does this mean for the potential of a further temporary truce, and also, of course, that question when it comes to those hostages who still remain inside gaza? well, at the moment, it means there are no negotiations and, therefore, no prospect of any immediate resumption of that truce. the israelis pulled their delegation out. benjamin netanyahu, speaking

on television tonight, said that "only military force" had secured the release of the 100 or so hostages who were released over the past week, and that that is what israel is about to do again in the gaza strip. hamas said that there would be no further releases of any hostages until there was a complete ceasefire, so at the moment, you see the two sides very, very far apart on this. whether the various negotiators who have been involved in trying to get this ceasefire up and running can pull it off again, i don't think so — not in the short—term. it feels at the moment as if israel is determined to pursue military pressure for the time being. and on that point with regards to continuing that military pressure, that was something that mr netanyahu touched on in the press conference that he was giving, essentially saying that that aim to "eradicate hamas" continues. ijust wonder, weeks

now into this conflict, do we have a clearer idea as to what the idf has been able to achieve in pursuing that aim? well, they said that even before the ceasefire a week or so ago, they were making "very significant progress" in the northern part of the gaza strip. they had defeated a number of the hamas fighting battalions. they still have work that they want to do there, so we are seeing some pretty intense street fighting in parts of gaza city — that is likely to continue for some time, until they feel they have the whole of that northern area under their control. then, attention — in terms of ground forces — attention will probably turn to the south. we're already probably some ground operations in the south but in terms of a major push into the south, that may be still some time away. and then, israel will essentially be trying to achieve the same thing, which is to go after the hamas infrastructure — the tunnels, the command and control centres — searching for the leaders and continuing the search also for hostages.

all of that presents the prospect of a military conflict that has got weeks, probably months, still to run with some reporting suggesting that basically, we're going to be seeing military action of one form or another throughout the coming year. paul adams, thanks, as ever, for your reporting. venezeulans are voting in a referendum over whether the country should create its own state in a disputed region with neighbouring guyana. it's a move denounced by guyana as a step towards annexation, raising concerns in the region of a possible military conflict. voters will be expected to say whether they agree with creating a new state in thejungled region, and providing its population with venezuelan citizenship. the region itself has long been the subject of a territorial claim by venezuela, but the leftist government under nicolas maduro has taken heightened interest in it after oil deposits were discovered offshore in 2015 — which has boosted guyana's economy.

although the vote isn't binding, the referendum is being seen as possible litmus test for maduro, ahead of next year's presidential election. i asked our latin america correspondent will grant what the impact is of the vote, and how likely it is to pass. i think it's pretty sure to pass, helena, because there isn't any real meaningful no campaign going on. i think what the litmus test you mentioned will be is whether the maduro administration can really mobilise their support in large numbers still. i think if we see a big abstention rate, that will show that people simply cannot be bothered to engage with this, that they maybe see it as simply a nationalistic move by mr maduro and his government ahead of next year's collections. the impact, of course, if it is passed — and particularly if it is passed with a large backing — is the echo of the sabre rattling to the neighbour guyana. people there are feeling very uneasy and dismayed about what's going on.

you, again, you mentioned the word �*annexation�* — i think that is their greatest fear, that this could descend into some kind of falklands malvinas—style conflict and this dispute that has been in place for almost 200 years turns military — that there will be some kind of attempt to reclaim the territory by venezuela. and could it spread further as well? i mean, you mentioned there the prospect of sabre rattling. if we look at what has happened in recent weeks, we also have brazil announcing that it was increasing its military presence on its northern border with venezuela and guyana. you know, really, could there be the widening of conflict in the region? i think the nerves are jangling and i think that people are looking at the rhetoric used by mr maduro about reconquista, he said, to reconquer it, to take it back. when i lived in venezuela, the map of venezuela

amd it always a region region greyed out, the esequiba region. the decision now with this new wealth and these oil deposits thatis wealth and these oil deposits that is boosting the economy, hugely, some 60% growth in the gdp last year. it could lead to less a friction and potentially conflict. the defence minister in venezuela, for the time being, has said that this isn't a military conflict for now, that the dispute will be, you know, diplomatically resolved, but they don't recognise what is being said by the international court ofjustice, that have urged venezuela not to do anything that could alter the status quo on the ground. you brought up the oil deposits. to what extent do you think that oil here is playing a role? i think it is very important. venezuela is hugely oil rich already.

this particular region is home to about 300,000 inhabitants. it is three times the size of costa rica. it is generally portrayed as very dense, very thickjungle. but with the oil deposits found offshore, and venezuela is also arguing its maritime borders with guyana, it really changes the debate. it has given a massive shot in the arm to the economy in guyana last year, and is expected to do the same this year, with at least 25% growth. venezuela could do with that help. but this is perhaps more political than just the oil, that it comes at a time when mr maduro faces a serious challenge in next year's election if indeed his opponent is allowed to stand. critics would say the timing is suspect. they are suddenly interested in the place when it has oil ahead of next year's election. let's bring this out internationally. we have had a warning from the international

court ofjustice in the hague warning against further action in the dispute. but say the referendum does pass, what happens then? what could we hear from the hague and the icj? venezuela doesn't recognise the jurisdiction over this. what they go on to say i don't think will make much difference in caracas. but in georgetown they are interested in that ruling. the government was clear to point out it ruled in their favour and they feel they have international backing on this issue. certainly guyana's allies, i don't think would ever allow this, necessarily, to reach a situation of conflict. but we are talking about a tense situation. i think if the referendum is passed, ultimately it is about venezuela being able to say,

look, we have the backing of the people, to essentially incorporate this region, turn it into a new named state of guayana esequiba, they suggested would be called, and therefore incorporated into venezuela. exactly what that will mean on the ground isn't clear yet. and certainly the people of guyana and of this particular region don't like the sound of it one bit. saturday marks the international day for the abolition of slavery. it was established by the un and focuses on eradicating modern forms of slavery worldwide, including human trafficking, sexual exploitation, child labour, forced mariage, and forced recruitment of children use in armed conflict. let's continue the conversation and turn to the legacy of slavery here in the us. joining me now isjustin hansford, the executive director of the thurgood marshall civil rights centre and an elected member of the un permanent forum on people of african descent.

crater have you back here with us on the bbc. justin, today is the international day for the abolition of slavery. including modern—day slavery as well. in this country, the legacy of slavery is still being felt, talk us through some of the ways that it is being felt in impacting on people every day? the being felt in impacting on people every day? the legacy of slave is people every day? the legacy of slavery is racism. _ people every day? the legacy of slavery is racism. many - people every day? the legacy of slavery is racism. many people i slavery is racism. many people do not really comprehend the extent to which the idea and concept of racism itself was created to justify the system of human trafficking and enslaved africans which we recognised today as a crime against humanity and are something that we remember with sadness, but i always say this

should be a day notjust of remembering the past but also a day marking our continued dedication to making sure that we fight against legacy and everything that we do when we fight forjustice and the future. fight for 'ustice and the future. ., , fight for 'ustice and the future. . , ., future. that is something that our future. that is something that your work _ future. that is something that your work focuses _ future. that is something that your work focuses on. - future. that is something that your work focuses on. in - future. that is something that your work focuses on. in a - your work focuses on. in a number of ways but also through your appointment to the permanent forum on a people of african descent with the united nations and when you were appointed to the role us secretary of state antony blinken said the us has made advancing racial injustice a top priority. has progress been made? ., , ., top priority. has progress been made? . , . ' . made? that is a difficult question- _ made? that is a difficult question. certainly - made? that is a difficult question. certainly hasl made? that is a difficult - question. certainly has been steps backwards since 2021, for example, we can think about in the state of florida the banning of black history in our schools, it is a prime example of people trying to ignore that legacy but at the same time we know that over the past two or

three years we have also had continued efforts to recognise that the holiday ofjuneteenth, continued efforts to ensure that racialjustice is that racial justice is discussed that racialjustice is discussed even as we interact with growing reparations campaigns that have been sprouting all across the country and all across the world. i country and all across the world. ., ., ., ., world. i want to ask you more about the _ world. i want to ask you more about the issue _ world. i want to ask you more about the issue reparations i about the issue reparations because they understand you just got back from chicago where you were talking about that. i know was a lawyer you have been engaged with others in the legal profession to try to draft a legislation on that. i wonder if you feel what extent you feel you feel you also face challenges in that regard? i was looking at polling and 60% of californians according to a university of oklahoma study say they 0klahoma study say they acknowledge that continuing human suffering caused by the legacy of slavery and yet at the same time a majority they're also being against cash

reparations. do you see that changing? i reparations. do you see that changing?— changing? i do see changes happening- _ changing? i do see changes happening- we _ changing? i do see changes happening. we are - changing? i do see changes l happening. we are discussing how over the past ten years support for reparations has doubled in the united states from 15% to 30% and myself as an attorney, i continue to work to build an army of lawyers to help with drafting legislation, filing lawsuits, lobbying, doing everything that we can from our professional perspective to help this growing movement, which at this conference, we had 26 seats represented where there were over 70 movements for reparations that are happening on the state level, on the city level, we have universities like harvard university, georgetown university, that have dedicated funds, dedicated over $50 million for reparations, businesses are in the discussion as well.

churches have been in the discussion. this is an issue thatis discussion. this is an issue that is continuing to develop in many different small ways, maybe not the united states federal government. we have got in the progress we want to see on that level but essentially on that level but essentially on every other level including on every other level including on the international level we have seen a great deal of progress. have seen a great deal of progress-_ have seen a great deal of rouress. . ~' . ., progress. thank you so much for cominu progress. thank you so much for coming on _ progress. thank you so much for coming on speaking _ progress. thank you so much for coming on speaking to _ progress. thank you so much for coming on speaking to us - progress. thank you so much for coming on speaking to us this i coming on speaking to us this evening. we appreciate it. major kevin mccool has passed away. he is a british soldier and was 32 years old. he was from northern ireland and was killed in the cannula while he was off duty. it was on a motorcycle trip face when he was attacked with the ministry of defence is not releasing any more details at this stage. the

defence secretary says that he was an exceptional soldier and his death was a tragic loss. officials in the northern italian city of bologna have begun constructing a barrier around a medieval tower because of fears it might collapse. the garisenda tower leans just as much as its famous counterpart in pisa, but recent inspections have found changes in the direction of its tilt. metal containers and wire mesh around the building are supposed to catch possible falling debris. the city council estimates that the barrier alone will cost more than four million dollars and has begun a crowdfunding campaign to fund restoration work. you are watching bbc news. thank you for your company and you can always get the latest on our website. good night from us here in washington. hello there. there really are some treacherous

traveling conditions around as we head into sunday morning. a major incident was declared in cumbria. there's been over a foot of snow falling in some places and we've got a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow pushing eastwards across other parts of england and wales at the moment, leading to some icy conditions given how cold it's been. and some areas will see some snow as well, particularly here across england and wales, 1 to 3 centimetres, but 5 to 10 centimetres over the hills of wales and into the peak district. further north, scotland and northern ireland, clearer skies, a bit of mist and fog, and it will be a really cold and frosty start, but not quite so cold by the morning across southern areas where we've got the rain and wintry moves away from eastern most parts of england early in the morning. and then england and wales look quite cloudy. some further rain coming into the southern areas, a risk of some snow over the welsh hills. further north, we'll have some sunny spells for scotland and northern ireland. a few showers coming onto some eastern coasts. some parts of scotland remain below freezing all day, probably cumbria as well.

but further south it is getting a little bit mild at eight degrees, perhaps double figures in the far southwest. heading into monday this area of low pressure will bring more wet weather and some windy weather as well, particularly for england and wales. most of it is going to be rain, but there's the threat of some more snow, particularly over the hills of wales and also into the pennines, too. but we'll also find as the wind picks up, more wintry showers coming into eastern scotland. much of northern ireland likely to be dry with some sunshine. temperatures are slowly creeping up a little bit, five, six degrees widely for england and wales and also for northern ireland. still cold, though, for much of scotland. now that area of low pressure is going to hang around for a while. it does slowly start to pull away as we head into tuesday. still some windy conditions, though, around some of these north sea coasts and we still have some rain. it looks like it will be mostly rain. and as that pulls away, we'll see more sunshine arriving during the second half of the day, signalling a cold night probably on tuesday night. and for many parts of scotland,

those temperatures onlyjust getting above freezing, whereas further south, those temperatures are at sixes and sevens. now, as we head further on into the week, we are going to find those temperatures rising as it turns wetter and also it turns windier. goodbye.

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