the us defence secretary warns israel it risks driving civilians into the arms of the enemy. glenys kinnock, the former british minister and wife of the former labour leader neil kinnock, dies, aged 79. a german tourist has been killed and two people injured — including a british man — in a knife and hammer attack in central paris. heavy snow causes major disruption in england's north. police urge people to stay away. hello i'm maryam moshiri. we begin with the latest developments on the israel—gaza war. my colleague anna foster is injerusalem.

intensifies its many operations on the south of the gaza strip. hamas officials have said hundreds of palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours. it's considered a terror organisation by the uk and us governments among others. we've seen fresh pictures from khan younis in the southern gaza strip and the scene at some hospitals, an area that has been under frequent assault. we've also seen further southin assault. we've also seen further south in the strip in the area near rafa at least seven palestinians killed by an israeli strike in the early hours of sunday morning. israel says hamas fighters are hiding in the south of the strip and thatis hiding in the south of the strip and that is why the military operation is now focused in that area. you can see both inside and outside the hospital, showing people traumatised by these ongoing strikes. these are from reuters news agency and formed earlier today. children among those

driven to hospital and carried inside by family and friends. many of those, the hospitaljourney came too late. show you this picture because we are keeping an eye on what is happening further north. this is the live view from southern israel across to gaza. it's misty but you can see the smoke rising from those repeated strikes as the fighting renewed on friday morning after seven days of the ceasefire. israel is coming underfresh pressure from top figures in the us administration. joe biden�*s administration. joe biden�*s administration said israel is driving the civilian population into the arms of the enemy and that would be a strategic defeat. also today, the international criminal courts chief prosecutor has wrapped up a visit to israel and the occupied west bank. he called for a release of hostages and said civilians in

gaza have to be given access to food, water and medical supplies without delay. he said that international law did not allow for any doubt on the matter. he also said the killings and abductions represented some of the most serious international crimes and shocks the conscience of humanity. in khan younis, this was a city the palestinians considered safe. now, it's a target for israel's bombs. at nasser hospital, chaos. doctors unable to save everyone. after pounding northern gaza, the israeli military is turning its focus to the south. this is where israel believes the hamas leadership is hiding. residents have been told to evacuate. the situation in khan younis right now is beyond catastrophic. we're being told, here's a map, you need to look out for your number somehow and leave, just leave. and it's a very, very cynical approach by the israeli military

because they know that people will not all be able to leave. from israel's main ally, the united states, a clear message — more needs to be done for the population of gaza. 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. in central gaza, prayers for more victims of this war. the death toll is rising fast, but israel says it's working hard to protect civilians. we're making a maximum effort. i said before, i used the word "unprecedented", to try to keep civilians out of harm's way. to avoid them getting caught up in the crossfire. that is not our goal. that's why we've actually sent out maps, a few days ago, which designated the safer areas for people to go to. talks between israel and hamas have collapsed.

hamas says no more hostages will be freed until there's a permanent ceasefire. the families of the captives still hope for a deal for them to come home. in gaza, people still hope the guns will once again fall silent. life now to former ambassador of iran and libya. thank you for joining us. let's talk about some of the international response to this renewed military operation. we've heard the us in the last few days saying the icc chief prosecutor publicly saying israel needs to follow international humanitarian law. do you think they are saying this explicitly because they have concerns this is not happening at the moment?— concerns this is not happening at the moment? ~ , , _, .

the moment? absolutely. the concern has been clear— the moment? absolutely. the concern has been clear since _ the moment? absolutely. the concern has been clear since the _ the moment? absolutely. the concern has been clear since the first - has been clear since the first troops entered gaza and indeed before that under the weight of israeli bombardment. this is savagery, butchery by israel directed at the civilian population as well as at alleged military targets. it must stop, it must up through a ceasefire as has been called for by so many people. along. the question of accountability is international law is live and will take a long time to gather evidence but this matter of using overwhelming force way beyond the necessity of self defence must be examined at the right time. israel are pointing _ examined at the right time. israel are pointing to — examined at the right time. israel are pointing to things _

examined at the right time. israel are pointing to things like - examined at the right time. israel are pointing to things like this - examined at the right time. israel are pointing to things like this new map they have produced that show civilians in gaza where they can move to safer areas. do you think they are trying to address some of those issues? they say they are trying to combine that with this stated promised aim by benjamin netanyahu to remove hamas from girls altogether. netanyahu to remove hamas from girls altoaether. , ., ., . ~ altogether. they are not making the maximum effort _ altogether. they are not making the maximum effort as _ altogether. they are not making the maximum effort as they _ altogether. they are not making the maximum effort as they allege, - altogether. they are not making the| maximum effort as they allege, they are making a minimal effort. they are making a minimal effort. they are doing what they intended to do with one or two tiny concessions to the united states, knowing those concessions will have virtually no effect on reducing the butcher's bill for the destruction of civilian infrastructure, civilian buildings, civilian lives, women and children. it's good to see the americans at last saying that israel risks or is

probably already creating a strategic defeat while may be able to move towards a tactical victory a little way, that strategic defeat has been evident in other israeli campaigns in the middle east where they have used overwhelming force and it has never worked. it won't work again in israel. when people are in distress which is now being inflicted on the people of gaza, naturally they turn to religion in the same way that we heard mr netanyahu allude to the biblical precedent, biblicaljustification for slaughter of women children. that is what happens, that is human nature. the idea of resistance, the idea of religiouslyjustified resistance is going to be passed down to subsequent generations of

radicals, extremists and fighters within the palestinian community. that is my colleague reporting live from jerusalem. we will bring you more as and when we get it. let's move on. baroness glenys kinnock of holyhead, a former minister, mep and wife of ex—labour leader lord kinnock, has died. in a statement, her family says she died peacefully in her sleep with her husband of 56 years beside her. baroness kinnock of holyhead had also served as a minister in the house of lords under the last labour government. our political reporter tony bonsignore told me more about her life and influence. for those of us of a certain age, glenys kinnock was a very familiar figure over an extended period. there was a period after 1983 where her husband neil kinnock who she met at cardiff university in the �*60s became leader of the labour party. a very tumultuous time

for the labour party, he led it for 14 years and she was very visible during that period. she was during that period very politically active in her own right, she campaigned for nuclear disarmament, something which caused political issues for her husband. he famously gave a press conference where he said, look, she's an independent woman who is allowed her own views. we work as a partnership. and then overlapping, in the mid—90s she became a politician in her own right. from 1994 to 2009 she was a member of the european parliament. from there, she became a minister under gordon brown until labour lost the election in 2010 and then 0pposition spokesman for three years after that. a very full life, a full political life and aside from that, she was a teacher, a committed teacher, something she remained interested in her whole life. and we know she battled

alzheimer's disease. she was diagnosed with alzheimer's in 2017 and her husband neil had spoken movingly about the challenges that posed. it was not the way i'm sure any of them would have wanted such an active life, a political life, to end. she suffered from alzheimer's for the last six years of her life. it's notjust her husband who survives her, she has two children, one another prominent member of the current labour party, a frontbencher. as i say, those of us of this age know she was such a prominent politicalfigure, both as the wife and partner of the labour leader but also within her own right. she was an active politician

for nearly 20 years untiljust around 16 or 17 years ago. to france now — where one person has been killed and two others, including a british man, have been injured, in a knife and hammer attack in central paris. the french interior minister gerard darmanin said the attacker targeted tourists around quai de grenelle, which is close to the eiffel tower. the man who was killed was german. authorities in berlin described his death as an �*abominable crime'. 0ur paris correspondent hugh schofield has more on the status of the injured british man. there was a statement from the health ministry saying that he and another man, a frenchman, who were injured in the sort of second phase of this attack, are both in good health. there's nothing particularly to worry about. they were attacked after the initial phase of this attack,

which happened at about 9:15 last night, very near the eiffel tower, so you can imagine an area full of tourists or people wandering around, even though it was a very cold night. it was on the bridge right by the eiffel tower. and the first attack was with a knife. and this man lunged ata man, a german man, of german—filipino origin, we're told, who was a male nurse and killed him with the knife. his partner was with him, was going to be attacked but a taxi driver stopped the man carrying out the attack on the woman. the man then went off across the bridge to the north side and that was where now with a hammer he attacked separately these two men. the second of them was was the british man aged 66. and by then the police obviously were by this point swarming, and he was cornered and overpowered with a taser.

more on the website. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. five fixtures in the english premier league on sunday — four are well under way, let's bring you the latest. it's1—1 in bournemouth�*s match against aston villa — antoine semenyo for bournemouth, but leon bailey with the equaliser for villa. chelsea are 2—1 up against brighton, but they're a man down connor gallacher sent off — enzo fernandez and levi colwill with the goals for chelsea, facundo buononotte getting one back for brighton. four goals at anfield already — liverpool against fulham. trent alexander—arnold and alexis macalistair with liverpools goals — but harry wilson and kenny tete scoring for fulham. mohammed kudus has put west ham ahead against crystal palace mohammed kudus had put west ham ahead against crystal palace at the london stadium. in the late kick off, manchester city face tottenham, with pep guadiola says spurs will still be a challenge — despite their injuries. if you ask me, the games they lost,

if you ask me, the games they lost, i would say no. it's quite similar to win they were winning but, unfortunately, is different, of course, because ourjob depends on the players. they are a very good football side. it's a _ they are a very good football side. it's a great — they are a very good football side. it's a great test for us and where we are _ it's a great test for us and where we are out— it's a great test for us and where we are out as a group and a team and a meet— we are out as a group and a team and a mm of— we are out as a group and a team and a project of trying to become a team that plays _ a project of trying to become a team that plays the game session way. nothing _ that plays the game session way. nothing better than playing against the hest— nothing better than playing against the best and that's a strong test. we are _ the best and that's a strong test. we are looking forward to it and i'm certainly— we are looking forward to it and i'm certainly looking forward to it. in the scottish premiership, celtic came from behind to win at stjohnstone.

but three goals in the second half for celtic, ensured they took the three points, extending their lead at the top of the table to 11 points. rivals rangers have just kicked off against st mirren. plenty of fixtures across europe today... le havre lost 2—0 to psg where keeper gianluigi donnarumma was sent off in just the tenth minute. feyenoord lost to psv 2 — 1. and coming up later — some big games in italy, germany and spain. after a poor world cup england are in the west indies playing the first of three 0dis in antigua. it's the first game forjoss buttler�*s white—ball side after failing to defend their world cup title in india recently. england won the toss and elected to bat at the sir vivian richards stadium. they've made a good start and are 129 for 3. phil salt, willjacks and ben duckett losing their wickets. meanwhile, the world cup winners, australia are still in india, playing the final game in their five match t20 series in hyderabad. the aussie's won the toss and elected to bowl.

india made 160—8. india have already won the series 3—1 with one to play. tiger woods says he's been pleasantly surprised by his return to action after he got a one—under—par 71 in the third round of the hero world challenge. woods had a mixed round with five birdies and four bogies, but still produced some glimpses of brilliance, to give him hope as he continues his comeback from injury. the 15—time major winner is tied for 16th. he is however 16 shots behind leader scottie scheffler. the world number one got a 7—under par 65 to lead england's matthew fitzpatrick by three shots. it could have been a little bit better than the score indicates. i think i could have shot something in the high 60s today, which would have been nice. but i think it was cleaner than it was yesterday. and the final of the uk snooker championship is under way. england's ronnie 0'sullivan is leading china's ding jun hui — aframes to 1.

you can follow that match on the bbc sport website. and that's all the sport for now. let's look at dubai now, and the latest from the united nations climate summit cop28. the focus today is health, recovery and peace. experts say global warming is already having a "profound effect" on global health. today is the first official "health day" of any climate summit since they began in 1995. the first climate—health ministerial at cop aims to set out a road map and opportunities to address the rapidly growing burden of climate change, on health care systems. the group is expected to announce significant new health—climate finance and programmes, and look at targets set by governments,

international organisations and the private sector. the talks are addressing how climate—health finance can support equitable health outcomes around the world. it will also look at health targets in ending diseases such as polio, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases. joining me live in dubai is drjane ruth aceng, the minister of health for uganda. it's a pleasure to have you on the programme. thank you. it must be a busy schedule for you at cop28. what are your priorities for this climate summit? ., ~ , ., ., summit? thank you. indeed, we are excited as health _ summit? thank you. indeed, we are excited as health ministers, - summit? thank you. indeed, we are excited as health ministers, after i excited as health ministers, after 27 years, for us to have a health day to discuss climate change and

moving forward, we are optimistic that climate change and health will be a big issue in every cop. in uganda we have had a profound impact on climate change on the entire health system with temperatures rising to about 1.3 degrees. the impact includes floods, landslides, mudslides, we have had health facilities washed away, disease is increasing, and all the money borrowed to set up health facilities, we see it going down the drain. therefore, we are here with hope that even as we sit on this and discuss aspects of climate change, there will be more money put into addressing the issues that we have

so elaborate delayed on the table. and one of them includes the need... please go ahead. please finish. yes. please go ahead. please finish. yes, i want to emphasise _ please go ahead. please finish. yes, i want to emphasise the _ please go ahead. please finish. yes i want to emphasise the need for debt relief for countries like uganda that contribute very little to climate change but are feeling the impact of what has been created by the more developed countries. therefore, we need support for us to address the challenges we are meeting in the country. [30 address the challenges we are meeting in the country. do you feel ou have meeting in the country. do you feel you have been _ meeting in the country. do you feel you have been getting _ meeting in the country. do you feel you have been getting enough - you have been getting enough support? i was reading about what has been happening in uganda and is worrying that these high temperatures are leading to a rise in malaria, a disease that affects

so many children in uganda. have you had enough support up until now? what makes you think things will change? what makes you think things will chance? ,, . :: :: ., ., change? since 2020, uganda has been havin: a change? since 2020, uganda has been having a malaria _ change? since 2020, uganda has been having a malaria epidemic. _ change? since 2020, uganda has been having a malaria epidemic. it _ change? since 2020, uganda has been having a malaria epidemic. it first - having a malaria epidemic. it first affected over 77 districts within the country. we have been trying to respond in a very rapid manner and in an elaborate and robust manner. we have reduced the number of districts affected by it down to three but we are cognizant of the fact that as temperatures get warmer, more hospitals will have breeding places and malaria cases will rise up again. therefore there is need to strengthen the interventions and scale them up to the entire country. the support we

have been having from globalfunds and the initiative together of government is not adequate to relieve the malaria burden. many people will be aware that uganda is one of the high burden countries that contributes enormously to the malaria burden in the world. all the interventions that we are employing underground art never brought to scale because of lack of adequate resources. yet again, we have challenges because of climate change, we have resistance to medicines, we have challenges with a rapid diagnostic test kit, we having delays and are unable to detect malaria parasites. we have resistance to chemicals used for indoor sprays and yet no new

chemicals are coming up and no new drugs for malaria are coming up. because of this, we are worried that mortality to malaria will rise. therefore, there is need for concerted efforts to address malaria not only in uganda but in the entire east africa and african continent. 0therwise, because of climate change, we may see more catastrophic effects of malaria.— effects of malaria. doctor, we haven't got — effects of malaria. doctor, we haven't got a _ effects of malaria. doctor, we haven't got a lot _ effects of malaria. doctor, we haven't got a lot of _ effects of malaria. doctor, we haven't got a lot of times - effects of malaria. doctor, we haven't got a lot of times if i i haven't got a lot of times if i could ask you to be brave, what is your message to international countries, global emitters who emit so much and yet countries like your own are the ones that suffer the most? ., ._ , ., , most? for the few days we have been here, we most? for the few days we have been here. we are — most? for the few days we have been here. we are not _ most? for the few days we have been here, we are not hearing _

most? for the few days we have been here, we are not hearing a _ most? for the few days we have been here, we are not hearing a lot - most? for the few days we have been here, we are not hearing a lot that. here, we are not hearing a lot that is being talked about with regards to financing for climate change. we have had about the loss and damage fund that has been approved and yet very little has been mobilised so far. we have not heard about how to access funds and how they will reach the lower developed countries without bureaucracy steps around it. we have heard it will be channelled through the world bank. we want to know that countries that contribute very little to the current climate change what is going to be given to us. ., ~' change what is going to be given to us. ., ~ , ., y change what is going to be given to us. ., ~' , ., , . change what is going to be given to us. . ~' i., , . ., change what is going to be given to us. thank you very much for “oining us. thank you very much for “oining us. i'm us. thank you very much for “oining rm afraid fl us. thank you very much for “oining us. i'm afraid we're * us. thank you very much for “oining us. i'm afraid we're out h us. thank you very much for “oining us. i'm afraid we're out ofh us. thank you very much forjoining us. i'm afraid we're out of time. - us. i'm afraid we're out of time. you are watching bbc news. hello there. today has been a little bit quieter compared to yesterday afternoon and through the overnight period

where we saw substantial amounts of snow spread across parts of england and wales, leading to some disruption. the rest of this afternoon, it does stay cold, maybe not quite as cold as the last few days for england and wales. and we'll see further rain moving up from the south with some sleetiness over the higher ground. so that rain coming and going for the rest of the afternoon through the evening. but we'll start to see some more substantial heavy rain pushing up from the south as we move through tonight. and as that bumps into the colder air lying across the northern half of the uk, we'll start to see some snow with the higher ground of wales into northern england. so less cold across southern areas through tonight, but another cold one to come with the widespread frost and some ice to watch out for across scotland, far north of england, northern ireland. now for the monday morning commute, we could see some tricky conditions with this rain likely to see some snow over the high ground of the welsh hills, the peak district, the pennines, even some wet snow down to lower levels. so just watch out for that, could cause some disruption. for most though, across england and wales, it's going to be a cloudy morning and afternoon with outbreaks

of rain coming and going. that rain pushing its way northwards. wintry showers feeding into eastern scotland. these could give some accumulations at times. but the best of the sunshine, western scotland, parts of northern ireland, just the odd shower here and there, quite breezy, feeling chilly. even though the temperature is a little bit higher, you factor in the wind, it will feel pretty cold and raw wherever you are. that area of low pressure starts to pull out into the near continent during monday night. so for tuesday, it's more eastern parts of the country affected by this low pressure system with north, north—easterly winds, which will be quite a feature, making it feel really cold down the east coast of england. a few wintry showers. a few wintry showers in northern eastern scotland. 0therwise, further north and west that you are under a ridge of high pressure, the calmer it will be. blue skies, some sunshine and the winds a little bit lighter. but it will be a chilly day wherever you are on tuesday, 2 to 7 degrees, feeling better in the west with some sunshine. wednesday, another cold day to come. a quiet day, but then notice beyond wednesday, thursday, friday,

it's looking much milder, but low pressure taking charge. so it will be unsettled. so we do start the new week off on a cold note. by midweek it starts to turn milder. but with that comes the wet and windy weather at times.

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israel has intensified bombing campaign across gaza, showing no signs of letting up. a gaza health ministry says more than 15,500 palestinians have been killed over the course of the war. 0ne the course of the war. one person is killed and two injured in a knife and hammer attack in central paris. the french interior minister says the attack targeted tourists close to the eiffel tower. in a first for the un climate summit, world leaders discuss the impact of climate change on health. experts say it has a profound effect. gle nys effect. glenys kinnock, former british minister and wife of the former labour leader neil kinnock has died at the age of 79. police declare a major incident in the north of england as heavy snowfall causes disruption and challenging conditions on the roads. people are being urged to stay at home. police have declared a major incident in the north of england, after heavy snowfall caused huge disruption and challenging

conditions on the roads. people are being urged to stay away from cumbria and only travel if it is absolutely necessary. a yellow weather warning has been issued across the midlands, northern england and wales. scotland has also been hit. with more on the situation, here's louisa pilbeam. the north—west of england has seen up to 15 centimetres of snow in the last 2a hours. in kendal, cars came to a standstill. 0n the motorway near tebay, drivers were stuck for hours. in gracemere, more people were stranded in their vehicles. and in ambleside, these scenes meant drivers were told to leave their cars and make their way to an emergency refuge. paul smith was one of those stuck there for hours. the snowjust came down and as you can see now, the road all the way down is still blocked. we're still about a mile and a half from ambleside and it's just been,

like, literally moving ten yards, stopping again. this was ant brett's view from his car on the a595 in cumbria on his way to a family wedding. he said he was stuck for 19 hours without food or water or any help from emergency services. cumbria police and the area's fire and rescue service urged people not to take to the roads. communities have been opening local centres for people to stay. many of our communities have got that cumbria spirit where they will crack open hotels and bed and breakfasts and help people out there who are tourists or even just visiting just for the day or even on holiday. with the snow, ice and cold disrupting transport, there is also an amber cold health alert issued by the uk health security agency that remains in place forfive regions in england, including the north west. louisa pilbeam, bbc news.

some breaking news coming to us from queens, new york. four people including two children have been killed and three others injured in a stabbing. you can read about it on our website. stabbing. you can read about it on ourwebsite. police stabbing. you can read about it on our website. police were called to the neighbourhood and found the victims in their home which had been set on fire. the male suspect stabbed two police officers before being shot by one of the injured officers. the suspect was taken to hospital but declared dead on arrival. we have all the latest on that story on our website if you want to get the very latest, but four people including two children have been killed in this incident in queens, new york. to india now, where prime minister narendra modi's bharatiya janata party, known as bjp, is poised to win three of the four key state elections today. the bjp has a commanding lead in the states of madhya pradesh,

rajasthan and chhattisgarh. the congress party is comfortably ahead in the southern state of telangana. with more on this, let's speak to our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan. bring us up to date with what we know about these elections and what they mean what narendra modi and the bjp. the they mean what narendra modi and the bjp. ., , ., ., bjp. the governing party of india have been celebrating _ bjp. the governing party of india have been celebrating in - bjp. the governing party of india have been celebrating in major. have been celebrating in major cities in india after a commendable victory in three states. they are very key states for politics in india, and they were won comfortably, very few more seeds to be counted, and they are poised to clutch power in two of the states and in one state, madhya pradesh, they are retaining power. so this is a big victory for the governing bjp and for narendra modi. he addressed

party supporters a short while ago celebrated their success. these three states, which you mention, rajasthan, chhattisgarh and madhya pradesh, they are in the hindu heartland of northern india. india is going to parliament elections in the next six months many people describe these state elections, provincial elections as some sort of semifinal of a world cup match. because this was setting the tone, how they are going to take the campaign issues and what are the strengths and weaknesses of these various political parties. and many people thought the main opposition congress party, which won the keene state election in may this year, could make a comeback, they were doing pretty well in these elections. that would set the tone for an opposition alliance and that was the main issue for congress party. now the election results are seen as a setback for the congress party even though it won one of the prosperous states in southern india,

telangana, with a comfortable majority. but they lost out to the bjp in the states of chhattisgarh and rajasthan. so people see this as and rajasthan. so people see this as a big boost for mr modi who is aiming to return to powerfor a third consecutive term when elections are held between april and may next year. for the congress party, they need to go back to the drawing board and find out where they got it wrong, and also they now need to keep their alliance together, and what went wrong for them, that's why these elections are considered very crucial, mr modi with his own popularity with an energetic campaign, managed to win these elections what's up thank you very much indeed for that. some breaking news coming to us from the idf. we breaking news coming to us from the idf. ~ ~ ., ., , breaking news coming to us from the idf. ~ ~ ., ., ., , idf. we know in the last few hours or da s or idf. we know in the last few hours or days or so _ idf. we know in the last few hours or days or so they _ idf. we know in the last few hours or days or so they have _ idf. we know in the last few hours or days or so they have been - or days or so they have been concentrating a lot of their attention in southern gaza,

particularly the area around khan younis. the belief by the idf is that the hamas leadership are hiding in the city, in specific areas around there. we have had this news from the idf, it says that the idf have begun to operate on the ground using ground forces, also in the south of the gaza strip, north of khan younis. their armoured forces in the area that have begun to operate and to target hamas targets. these are live pictures from khan younis hospital. we have also heard the idf saying that in the future of the idf saying that in the future of the idf saying that in the future of the idf is expected to expand its forces in the region and expand its ground operations. so we know that residents of khan younis have already said that yesterday they experienced the heaviest bombardment since the start of the more and it looks like that very heavy

bombardment came just ahead of what is now a ground operation, ground forces in the area of khan younis. we will bring you more on that as and when we get it here on bbc news. let's take a although to venezuelan now. venezeulans are voting in a referendum that will help determine whether the country should create its own state within neighbouring guyana. the region is disputed. it's a move denounced by guyana as a step towards annexation, raising concerns in the region of a possible military conflict. people will vote on whether they agree with creating a new state in thejungled region, and providing its population with venezeuelan citizenship. the region itself has long been the subject of a terriorital 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 a possible litmus test for maduro, before next year's

presidential election. 0ur latin america correspondent, will grant, is following the story. in fact, we can cross live now to a reporter for bbc world service. sorry about that! you are in the newsroom. if you can first of all, just talk to me a little bit about this dispute, because it isn't a new one, is it?— one, is it? now, this area has long been declared _ one, is it? now, this area has long been declared or— one, is it? now, this area has long been declared or to _ one, is it? now, this area has long been declared or to be _ one, is it? now, this area has long been declared or to be the - one, is it? now, this area has long been declared or to be the subject| been declared or to be the subject of territorial claims by venezuelan. it's a large area in guyana, it is really rich in oil and minerals. it is a thickjungle area, by the same size as portugal. it roughly makes up size as portugal. it roughly makes up two thirds of guiana, which is a very small country. it has really rich oil supplies and this has sparked a new interest by the

socialist government of nicolas maduro, who is there using the referendum to try and claim this territory, which both countries view is dares. again, this is a highly controversial referendum but one which has not been anything new, just the latest development in a long—standing dispute. what just the latest development in a long-standing dispute.- long-standing dispute. what is venezuelan — long-standing dispute. what is venezuelan asking _ long-standing dispute. what is venezuelan asking voters - long-standing dispute. what is venezuelan asking voters to i long-standing dispute. what is - venezuelan asking voters to decide? it is a five question referendum in which voters will decide whether they agree with incorporating this 160,000 kilometres square area into the creation of a new state. one of the creation of a new state. one of the questions also includes whether to approve or reject the un's highest international court jurisdiction. 0n highest international court jurisdiction. on friday the international courtjustice responded to guya na's international courtjustice responded to guyana's appealed to halt this referendum, and ordered venezuelan not to take any action which could alter or accept the status quo of the border of guyana.

although it didn't explicitly say that this vote today should not happen and both parties viewed this ruling is back in their own positions, howeverthe ruling is back in their own positions, however the government of venezuela have said that this vote today will confirm its outright claim and sovereignty over this area, saying it is unquestionable that this is what has been needed for a long time and is helping to take away this land from the guyanese government who have really taken a warlike narrative, the present —— but the president went to the disputed area on the metres away from the border, put the national flag on a hill and stayed the night with the military have also increased their presence in the area. ~ ., ~' increased their presence in the area. ~ ., ~ i. , increased their presence in the area. ~ . ~ y . area. mimi, thank you very much. some other _ area. mimi, thank you very much. some other news _ area. mimi, thank you very much. some other news now. _ local authorities in the southern philippines say four people were killed and at least 42 injured in an explosion in a university gymnasium in the city of marawi. the regional police director, brigadier—general allan cruz nobleza said the blast occurred as people met for mass.

the uk foreign secretary, lord cameron, will travel to washington dc next week to discuss the war in ukraine. he says he wants to reassure us leaders that the united kingdom will "stay the course, and galvanise allies too". british train drivers continue their strike action as part of a long—running dispute over pay. the avanti west coast, chiltern, great northern thameslink, and wmt train companies are affected on sunday. the aslef union has also imposed an overtime ban over the strike period. the government of peru has announced its increasing the number of tourists allowed at the 15th century inca citadel, machu picchu, its most famous historical site. the move is aimed at helping tourism rebound, after the decline suffered during the covid pandemic. finally — a couple from milford haven, in wales, say it's like they've lost an "old friend" after a bomb

disposal team blew up a 100—year—old shell the husband and wife thought was a garden ornament. sian and jeffrey edwards say the device, which weighed nearly 30 kilos, had been outside their home all their lives. live now to david grundy, who is in cardiff for us. please if you can explain what this is and how it found its way into somebody�*s lovely garden. this is and how it found its way into somebody's lovely garden. this all started on wednesday _ somebody's lovely garden. this all started on wednesday evening. i somebody's lovely garden. this all. started on wednesday evening. shana jeffrey edwards were at home in havenin jeffrey edwards were at home in haven in south—west wales. a police officer who was walking past happen to spot this thing in their garden and decided he didn't really like the look of it so he knocked on their door and told them he would have to allow the ministry of defence. 0ne have to allow the ministry of defence. one hour later they were told the bomb squad would be there in the morning to get rid of it. i spoke tojeffrey sian. he told me he didn't have time for me go and see him today because they are far too busy putting up their christmas decorations. we did have a bit of a chat and what he told me was that wednesday night was a pretty

sleepless night because they were told the whole street might have to be evacuated. the bomb disposal unit from ash church in gloucestershire, about 160 miles, three hours away by road, their arrived the next morning and they did test what the couple had thought was a dummy and they found it was actually a live bomb which had a tiny amount of charge. jeffrey told me that he told the bomb disposal unit, we're not leaving the house, we are staying here. if it goes up, we go with it. so this thing they have been using as an ornament was actually a £61; each —— by a £64—mac —— naval projector. these to bank the trawl on the bond to get often. it was taken to a disused quarry about five miles away where it was covered in five tonnes of sand and then detonated.— five tonnes of sand and then detonated. , ., �* ., five tonnes of sand and then detonated. , ., �* . , detonated. they wouldn't have been very nebular— detonated. they wouldn't have been very pepuiar with — detonated. they wouldn't have been very popular with their _ detonated. they wouldn't have been very popular with their neighbours i very popular with their neighbours if they had had the whole street evacuated! i mean, that is an amazing story. thankfully, nothing happened, it all ended up well.

david, good to talk to you, thank you very much indeed. live now to our reporter meghan 0wen at downing street where there is an interfaith peace vigilfor israel and gaza this afternoon. let's cross live now to our reporter. tell us a little bit about who the people behind you are and what they are doing today. the seeches what they are doing today. the speeches are _ what they are doing today. tia: speeches are going what they are doing today. tta: speeches are going at what they are doing today. tt2 speeches are going at the moment. actually as we are live, the archbishop of canterbury has just spoken. he said we will not let islamophobia or anti—semitism have a place in our streets. he talked about love and forgiveness. this event, organisers say, is the biggest mass event of its kind. that's because it is focusing on the pain of both israelis and palestinians. it is led by bereaved

families whose loved ones have been killed in the conflict. but here too we have politicians from all parties, we have people of all ages, from all backgrounds and i've been speaking to many people who are in attendance and they say that they want to focus on both sides of the conflict and to mourn together. it is ultimately a vigil, everyone has been given candles to light, and there are many speeches from those bereaved families talking about the pain they have gone through but also a shared sense of unity and also a push for peace. just a shared sense of unity and also a push for peace-— push for peace. just give us a little bit more _ push for peace. just give us a little bit more detail- push for peace. just give us a little bit more detail about i push for peace. just give us a i little bit more detail about what people have been saying to you, because interestingly, the people who have organised this, i believe they are called together for humanity, really keen to get across that they want all faiths to be involved in what's happening here. exactly. i've been speaking to a

peace activist from gaza but also from israel, they say that actually they want to build bridges and i have spoken to many families, many older people and younger people, teenagers and they say that they want to focus on building community cohesion. there is also a focus here on standing up against islamophobia and anti—said the —— anti—semitism. we have seen a rise in hate crime in the uk in recent months. so here is a chance for people to call out hate crime and to remember those who have been killed in the conflict. i think what's interesting as well is that there are not any placards here today and that's because the event organisers have encouraged people to come without them. they say that they don't believe that slogans will change anything, they want positive discussions to be had by think it's

just really striking that there are so many different faiths here, some many different backgrounds. it feels very peaceful. it feels sombre but peaceful and people are very as you can see, very attentive to the speeches happening today. meghan, thank ou speeches happening today. meghan, thank you very _ speeches happening today. meghan, thank you very much. _ speeches happening today. meghan, thank you very much. let's _ speeches happening today. meghan, thank you very much. let's come i speeches happening today. meghan, l thank you very much. let's come back to a breaking story that we brought you a few minutes ago. this is regards to the idf operation in southern gaza. we have reported extensively on the bombardment of southern gaza over the past 2a hours, that residents of khan younis, in southern gaza, yesterday said the city had experienced its heaviest bombardment since the start of the war. in the last half an hour, the idf has said it is updating us on its operation in the south. it said that it has started a ground operation, ground troops for the exact wording i will give you

the exact wording i will give you the second, it has begun to operate on the ground using ground forces, also in the south of the gaza strip, north of khan younis. they are armoured forces in the area that have already begun to operate and attack hamas targets. it also said that during a temporary truce, 240 palestinian prisoners were released by israel in exchange for hostages held by hamas, but even more palestinians were arrested, they say, these are the israeli authorities, during the truce than were released, according to... excuse me, according to the palestinian prisoners club, more hostages, more palestinians, excuse me, were arrested during the truce than were released, that's according to the palestinian prisoners club. more on that story later. but first, a special report.

translation: he's sick. he has rheumatism. that's why i'm worried about him. this palestinian mother of six is desperate for news. her 12—year—old son, kareem, is in israeli custody. translation: he's 12 years old. what do they want from him? armed troops raided karim's uncle's house at dawn. they had seen a video of him playing with a gun that he says a friend of his brother's found under a tree. biden... what... what netanyahu and all... all of israel wants from a child 12 years old? he needs his mother. midway through our filming with karim's family, the phone rings. translation: hello. karim? what's happening to you?

translation: nothing yet. i'm still in the interrogation room. they're still interrogating a child who's 12 years old. this is the law. when will he be released? after the call, she passed out for a minute. there are similar scenes across the west bank. despite the recent prisoner releases, israeli prison service figures show over 700 more people are being held for reasons of security, compared to last month. translation: we are a normal people. i ask everyone to look at the reality of this conflict and see these prisoners as freedom fighters. karim was let go after seven hours and his family ordered to pay a fine. he says he was manhandled,

slapped and beaten. translation: i was afraid. all i wanted was to get out of there. . i was so bored, the last two hours when they kept me i in the room on my own, it felt like four months. | i was all alone and they blindfolded me tightly. | according to the israeli human rights group, almost 40% of palestinian prisoners are now held in administrative detention, meaning without charge or trial. the israeli prison service says all prisoners are held in accordance with the law. israeli police told us they couldn't comment on kareem's particular case due to a lack of details. karim was released later that evening, but he and other palestinians say they feel resigned to the risk of arrest. muhannad tutunji, bbc news arabic, ramallah.

some breaking news, coming to us from israeli army radio, they are reporting that the idf have begun to operate on the ground using ground forces also in the south of gaza stops so this is basically in and around north of khan younis, the southern gaza city. they say they are armoured forces in the area that have already begun to operate and attack hamas targets. they also say that in future, the idf is expected to expand its forces in the region and expand the ground operation. as i've told you about five minutes ago, they have been increasing bombardments in the khan younis southern gaza area. we've also been hearing from people that the israeli authorities believe that members of the hamas leadership are potentially hiding in the city. but it is also

an area where hundreds of thousands of people have been sheltering after fleeing the north of gaza in the early stages of the war. so that coming in to us from israeli army radio. ukraine's prosecutor general has begun investigating a video that appears to show the extrajudicial killing of two ukrainian soldiers by russian forces. the incident reportedly took place near the embattled eastern town of avdiivka, which russian forces have been trying to surround. 0ur correspondent in kyivjessica parker has more on the story. this is a video that emerged on saturday, and ukrainian soldier says that it shows two men from his unit being shot by russian soldiers as those two men were surrendering. it is alleged to have happen in a village near the town of avdiivka,

where there has of course been fierce fighting in the region of donetsk. what this video appears to show its two man emerging from a dugout, the first comes out with his hands on his head, he lies down on the ground. a second man comes out of the dugout as well, he also lies down on the ground. then the soldiers who have been sticking out that position didn't appear to open fire. the video is pretty grainy, you can't really see what's going on in the surrounding area either. ukrainian military say it is a ukrainian military say it is a ukrainian filmed video and the general prosecutors here have launched an investigation. russia hasn't commented but it has previously denied allegations of war crimes in this conflict. if you get all the very latest on the bbc website. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. today has been a little bit quieter compared to yesterday afternoon and through the overnight period

where we saw substantial amounts of snow spread across parts of england and wales, leading to some disruption. the rest of this afternoon, it does stay cold, maybe not quite as cold as the last few days for england and wales. and we'll see further rain moving up from the south with some sleetiness over the higher ground. so that rain coming and going for the rest of the afternoon through the evening. but we'll start to see some more substantial heavy rain pushing up from the south as we move through tonight. and as that bumps into the colder air lying across the northern half of the uk, we'll start to see some snow with the higher ground of wales into northern england. so less cold across southern areas through tonight, but another cold one to come with the widespread frost and some ice to watch out for across scotland, far north of england, northern ireland. now for the monday morning commute, we could see some tricky conditions with this rain likely to see some snow over the high ground of the welsh hills, the peak district, the pennines, even some wet snow down to lower levels. so just watch out for that, could cause some disruption. for most though, across england and wales, it's going to be a cloudy morning and afternoon with outbreaks

of rain coming and going. that rain pushing its way northwards. wintry showers feeding into eastern scotland. these could give some accumulations at times. but the best of the sunshine, western scotland, parts of northern ireland, just the odd shower here and there, quite breezy, feeling chilly. even though the temperature is a little bit higher, you factor in the wind, it will feel pretty cold and raw wherever you are. that area of low pressure starts to pull out into the near continent during monday night. so for tuesday, it's more eastern parts of the country affected by this low pressure system with north, north—easterly winds, which will be quite a feature, making it feel really cold down the east coast of england. a few wintry showers. a few wintry showers in northern eastern scotland. 0therwise, further north and west that you are under a ridge of high pressure, the calmer it will be. blue skies, some sunshine and the winds a little bit lighter. but it will be a chilly day wherever you are on tuesday, 2 to 7 degrees, feeling better in the west with some sunshine. wednesday, another cold day to come. a quiet day, but then notice beyond wednesday, thursday, friday,

it's looking much milder, but low pressure taking charge. so it will be unsettled. so we do start the new week off on a cold note. by midweek it starts to turn milder. but with that comes the wet and windy weather at times.

live from london. this is bbc news. israel begins its ground operation in the south of gaza, according to israeli army radio.

it says armed forces are there and expect to expand its offensive. the us defence secretary warns israel it risks driving civilians into the arms of the enemy. glenys kinnock, the former british minister and wife of the former labour leader neil kinnock, dies, aged 79. one person is dead and two injured in a knife and hammer attack in central paris — a british national is among those injured. and heavy snow causes major disruption in england's north. police urge people to stay away. we begin with this breaking news... israel army radio says the israel defence force has

begun its ground offensive in southern gaza, north