israel has condemned brazil's president, after he accused israel of committing genocide in gaza. president lula da silva also compared israel's actions to the holocaust. he was speaking at the african union summit in addis ababa. translation: what is happening in the gaza strip with the palestinian i people has parallel with other historical moments. in fact, it only existed when hitler decided to kill thejews. his comments have sparked strong criticism from israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu called them "shameful and grave", and a little earlier this evening said the israel defense forces were going to lengths to prevent civilian deaths. today the president of brazil by

comparing israel's war in gaza against hamas, a genocidal tariff side of an organisation, he has disgraced the memory of 6 million jews murdered by the nazis and has demonised them. you should be ashamed of himself. paul adams is injersusalem for us — he spoke to me earlier and explained more about how the brazilian president's words are taken by the israeli government. he was clearly very offended. as were other israeli ministers. the brazilian ambassador is likely to be called into the foreign ministry to explain his president's actions both benjamin netanyahu said comparisons between israel and the nazis and hitler was crossing a red line. it is profoundly offensive to all israelis to suggest what is happening in gaza today has any connection or comparison to what the nazis did to 6 millionjews in world war ii. and the israelis are clearly not in the mood to let these remarks pass.

he is not alone in expressing concern about the israeli operation in gaza. he is not, and of course, this comes on the heels of a move by south africa to press the case at the international court ofjustice that israel is committing genocide in gaza. that is a case where the court has given israel another ten days i think before it needs to respond to a series of provisional measures to prove that it is not committing those sorts of offences. you have in south africa and brazil two influential members of the so—called brics, including russia and china and india, who are essentially making a similar argument and that is a measure of the kind of international pressure and probing that is building up. for all israel's protest

and revulsion at these remarks, these are clearly worrying signs. benjamin netanyahu spoke in a press conference yesterday and reiterated as he saw it his case for the assault on rafah. however, it appears preparations are being made in egypt to receive palestinians. this remains a bit of a mystery because it is hard to see what else those preparations can be for, but egyptian officials including the foreign minister who has spoken about this at the munich security conference, have been a little bit coy. on the one hand they say this is not what they are doing but on the other hand, they are indicating that if there is a humanitarian area need, they will be there for any palestinians who need them. but what we're seeing is a kind of provisional arrangement, an enclosure in the desert, right next to the rafah crossing, which the egyptians are preparing for the possible arrival of a significant number of palestinians in the event

of an assault by israel on rafah, but of course at the same time, the israelis are saying, we're not to force anyone to cross that border. israeli officials still say they are working on a plan to get that 1.3, 1.4 million civilians who are in rafah out of harms way ahead of any kind of offensive but there is no indication of what that plan will actually be and in the absence of a plan and with these constructions going on just across the border, of course palestinians are deeply apprehensive. meanwhile, the world health organization says the biggest hospital in southern gaza is now no longer functioning, after a raid by israeli forces. the head of the who said a team from the organisation had not been allowed to enter the nasser hospital in the city of khan younis to assess the condition of the 200 remaining patients.

scores of people remain inside the building — but there is said to be no power and not enough staff to look after them. the israeli military says it has killed about 20 hamas fighters and seized numerous weapons in the area. here in the uk, the labour party is considering backing a motion by the scottish national party calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. the shadow foreign secretary says the party will "scrutinise" the motion ahead of a vote in parliament on wednesday. it comes three months after ten labour front bench mps resigned to support a previous snp motion on the issue. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, explains the challenge for labour leader, keir starmer. there was a vote like this back early in this conflict, back in november, and in that, the same scottish national party pressed for a vote then on an immediate ceasefire. the labour leadership position then

was that there only needed to be humanitarian pauses but that caused real angst within the labour party, deep divisions, of the labour mps, 56 of them did not follow his call to just abstain on that issue then, they backed the call for immediate ceasefire, and including ten of his top team who had to resign their posts. the question now, what happens here? what is we are seeing a gradual move in the position of keir starmer. we are a lot further into the conflict. there are many many more casualties and he is now calling which he has for a few days, for this fighting must stop now, he is quite close to that position of an immediate ceasefire but is not using exactly the same words. the issue for the labour leadership is they are saying they want to look

at what is tabled in parliament this week and take a decision of how they will instruct mps to vote. it could still cause quite a lot of difficulty for them. and it is definitely a tricky issue, the most difficult issue he has in managing his party. more than 400 people have been arrested across russia for laying tributes to alexei navalny, president putin's most prominent political opponent, who died suddenly in a jail in the arctic on friday. navalny�*s team believes the opposition leader was murdered but that's been rejected by russia's foreign ministry. his family has accused authorities of trying to cover their tracks by refusing to hand over his body. mr navalny�*s death has sparked international condemnation with memorials and vigils held in a number of countries. the us and british ambassadors to moscow have laid flowers too. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has this report. ever since the death of alexei navalny, russians have

been leaving tributes, pausing to remember a man who dared to stand up to vladimir putin, and who died in prison for his politics. this woman describes navalny as a hero. she says he fought for russia to be free, a democracy, she says, not a dictatorship. screaming. they are strong words in a country that does this when people come to lay flowers. since alexei navalny died, several hundred people have been arrested across the country. the kremlin doesn't want sorrow turning into anger and into mass protest. so in moscow one memorial has now been fenced off, access restricted. and up in saint petersburg men clear away the flowers so the scale of support for navalny isn't obvious. but each time there are more

people and fresh tributes. these are the last known images of navalny on a video link from prison to a court. his cheerfulness is an act of defiance in itself. he died the next day. we still don't know the cause. his mother travelled to the arctic region to get her son's body and to find answers. so far, she has neither. navalny�*s team are accusing the authorities of hiding something. they have reason for suspicion. three years ago the politician was poisoned with a nerve agent. the risk of returning to russia after that were always clear. and that is true for others who have spoken out as well, like vladimir kara—murza, also poisoned and then arrested for condemning the war on ukraine.

his wife says the death of alexei navalny underlines the immense cost of dissent. i was horrified but not surprised because the use of political assassination as a method of dealing with opponents has been there for, well, for the entire rule of vladimir putin. navalny was putin's loudest challenger. his sudden death leaves many questions unanswered, and it leaves a family and followers to grieve. this evening his wife posted a single image, the caption just says, i love you. a little earlier, i spoke to daniel roher, director of the osar—winning "navalny" documentary. the film follows navalny as he and his team unravel a plot to poison him with deadly nerve agent novichok. i asked mr roher what he thought mr navalny would make of the reaction to his death.

if navalny were here today he would probably have a smile on his face and tell everyone to stop crying take a shot of vodka and get back to work. navalny is essentially a guy who is a man on a mission to install democracy in russia. democracy is fragile and it takes all of us as actresses as means to safeguard it. that is a fascinating thing that comes across in your movie, he's a maverick, fearless. he never seems to express doubt. is that because that is what you choose to capture or isn't how he is? even the last shots we saw, he is in prison, his images projected into court, he is laughing. he has this resoluteness that is superhuman. if there is one superpower that i think navalny has above all others it is his ability to infuse humour into all of the darkest situation something i will take away, whatever life throws at you have a smile on your face, and you will be ok. that is how he lived his life and i will never forget that part of him.

what do you think his death and this removal of flowers we are seeing at memorials by russian police, what do you think that will do in terms of the impact on his following? that reminds me of the adage, the night is darkest just before dawn. it seems like an incredibly dark moment and where do we go from here? the answer seems unclear. but i think solace is navalny designed an organisation for there to be continuity in the event of his death. he loved life and he did not want to die, but he understood the possibility in lieu of that reality, he designed the organisation to be able to continue even if this tragedy was realised. so in that sphere, i know there is a well of talent in the russian opposition and i hope that they are galvanised and everyone finds common purpose and putin, the murderous thuggish tyrant who murdered my friend, i hope he gets what is coming to him

sooner rather than later. during filming, we hear you asking navalny what his message would be to the russian people in the event of his death and listless listen in on what he said. my message for the situation when i am killed is very simple. not give up. answer this one in russian.

so in his final words in that clip, that is what he wishes his followers to take away from it. without question. i am reminded today especially in the spirit of navalny that the rise of authoritarianism is notjust in places like russia. it is all over the world. in the united states there are factions that are seeking to embrace authoritarianism. there are right—wing elements in the uk that are insidious and have already in the political landscape there as we well know. what navalny would say is, do not be inactive. every citizen has to participate. democracy is challenging and it is like air, you don't miss

it until it is gone. everyone has to be active citizens and participate however that means, in the context of where they live. i hope that is what navalny�*s name and memory reminds people. now it's time for a look at today's sport with hugh ferris. hello from the bbc sport centre. a huge win for india in the third test has given rise to more questions about england's approach to cricket's oldest format. it's brought ben stokes�* side some famous moments. but the asa—run margin of defeat in rajkot is their largest in terms of runs since 193a, and india's biggest win that way in history. day four started with yashasvi jaiswal matching the record for 12 sixes in a test innings — he ended unbeaten on 214 as india declared on 430—4. that set england a total of 557, which they never even got close to. bowled out for 122, india now lead the five match series 2—1 before the fourth test on friday.

it's a really good feeling to win a game like that with such a young team. you know, not a lot of test matches, playing the 11 as well, a lot of credit to these young boys who have come in and shown a lot of character. it looks like they actually belong here and they want to stay here as well. losing england games are not where we want _ losing england games are not where we want to— losing england games are not where we want to be. ijust made sure all the emotion— we want to be. ijust made sure all the emotion and disappointment their old voc— the emotion and disappointment their old voc would be in the dressing room _ old voc would be in the dressing room at — old voc would be in the dressing room at the moment, make sure it stays— room at the moment, make sure it stays here — room at the moment, make sure it stays here because we have two games at and _ stays here because we have two games at and i _ stays here because we have two games at and i want _ stays here because we have two games at and i want us to think about is the series. — at and i want us to think about is the series, 3—2.

manchester united scored afterjust 36 seconds and went on to win for a third time in a row in the premier league. rasmus hojlund got that early goal, and then a second six minutes to give united an eventual 2—1 victory at luton. the danish striker has now scored in six straight games, with his team staying sixth in the table. we have to stay focused, the whole game. when you switch off, i will not even say switch off, but do a little bit less, you get punished. we can't afford this so we have to be all the time 100% focused, do the job, work together in and out of position, then you can control the game, otherwise you give what could have been uneasy when, now it was a difficult one. sheffield united have now conceded five at home for three consecutive matches, with brighton the latest to subject the bottom side to a hammering at bramall lane. sheffield united had mason holgate sent off when it was 0—0, and brighton were unstopppable after that.

a week after winning the africa cup of nations, simon adingra got two in a 5—0 victory which moves them up to seventh. you have to accept these things might happen. it has happened to other teams over the weekend. no however pointing fingers. time to analyse and look at the goals and things nice and's part of that will be worked out and he will understand especially with his attitude to what it has been in the change afterwards, he understands he has made it doubly difficult for us to get a result. in germany's bundesliga, bayern munich lost for the third time in a row as they went down 3—2 at bochum. they hadn't suffered three successive defeats since 2015, but are now eight points behind leaders bayer leverkusen. after scoring bayern�*s second, harry kane missed a chance to rescue a point late on. freiburg and eintracht frankfurt drew in the other game on sunday. and esapekka lappi won his first world rally championship event in six—and—a—half years at rally sweden.

the finn held a lead of over a minute heading into the final day — and despite the best efforts of british driver elfyn evans, lappi hung on to win by 29 seconds and claim the record for the longest gap between wins on the wrc. and that's all the sport for now. a 42—year—old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the deaths of three children in bristol. police say they made a welfare check at blaise walk in sea mills overnight on sunday. officers believe it was an isolated incident with no further risk to the wider community. our reporter dickon hooper has been at the scene and sent this update. yeah, i am in the very quiet suburb of sea mills in north—east bristol. local residents i have been speaking to here said the police arrived at about 20 to one this morning, quite a lot of police, and went into one of the houses you can see behind me. in the last hour or so,

avon and somerset police have released a statement and they have confirmed as you said that a 42—year—old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is now in police custody in hospital. they also said that three young children inside the house have been pronounced dead at the scene. the chief inspector in charge of this inquiry said it was a tragic and heartbreaking incident and sent her condolences. she also stressed, though, that this was an isolated incident and that there were no further risks to the community. that said, we are expecting an increased police presence here over the next few days. we have seen forensics behind me, we've seen officers go door—to—door, and that presents is expected to continue. we have had some local reaction, the mp and the mayor of bristol have also expressed their condolences. president biden has blamed russia's capture of a front line town in eastern ukraine on the failure

of us lawmakers to approve a huge package of military aid for kyiv. president biden spoke to president zelensky after ukrainian forces pulled out of avdiivka. mr biden told him he was confident politicians in congress would approve the billions of dollars in additional war aid. president putin has congratulated the soldiers who captured the town. our correspondent simon jones has this report. withdrawal. ukrainian soldiers forced to retreat from avdiivka, a key town in the east of ukraine. although they are still fighting, a shortage of supplies and ammunition has been blamed for giving russia one of its biggest military victories for months. the white house is warning the stakes for ukraine and for the entire world remain high. president biden is calling on american politicians to pass the latest package of military aid for kyiv, which has been blocked by congress.

look, the ukrainian people fought so bravely and heroically, they put so much on the line, and the idea that now, they're running out of ammunition, we walk away, i find it absurd, ifind it and unethical, ifind itjust contrary to everything we are as a country. so i'm going to fight to get them the ammunition they need. the ukrainian president was in munich, where senior defence officials and world leaders have been gathering a week before the two—year anniversary of russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine. president zelensky repeated his appeal for more weapons to avoid what he called a catastrophic situation in europe. translation: we are very much counting on this positive - decision of congress. for us, this package is vital. we are not considering alternatives today because we count on the united states

as our strategic partner, and that it will remain a strategic partner. as russian flags are raised in the centre of avdiivka, president putin has congratulated the russian military on what he called an important victory. but the conflict goes on. to the west of the town, ukrainian troops have been digging trenches to reinforce their defensive lines. the sound of war is never far away. ukraine insists its people have the spirit to win but it knows it needs international help to force russia to retreat. simon jones, bbc news. now, just before we go let me show

you these pictures... showing king charles and queen camilla arriving for the morning service at st magdalene church in sandringham. the king has been receiving cancer treatment in london and is now recovering at his sandringham estate. he postponed all public duties for the duration of his cancer treatment. the bafta film awards have been taking place in london — and, as expected, it's been an explosive night for the historical bio—pic �*0ppenheimer�*. it pretty much swept the board, picking up seven awards — including best film. cillian murphy was named best actor and robert downeer was best supporting actor. the mastermind behind it, christopher nolan, won the bafta for best director — the first time he's won. but it wasn't the only film that enjoyed success this evening. the surreal comedy �*poor things' won five baftas — including best actress for emma stone. �*the zone of interest�* was named outstanding british film. stay with us here on bbc news.

hello there, good evening. some very mild air across the uk at the moment. and some sunshine today. it felt rather springlike in the best of the sunshine. lots of blue sky here in belfast but a wet start to the day for many with heavy downpours of rain. a lot of surface water around already with the ground already saturated. there are a number of flood warnings in place across the midlands and down into somerset. more rain to come as we head through next week. staying very unsettled and wet and windy at times. temperatures will also be dropping back down to the seasonal average. a bit more rain to come in the forecast for some of us tonight. that comes courtesy of this cold frontjust sinking down from the north—west.

a short spell of possibly quite heavy rain across many north—western areas of scotland, down through northern ireland and into north west england. that band of rain fizzling out as it sinks southwards and eastwards. reaching the midlands by the time we get to tomorrow morning. this is how we start off the day tomorrow. temperatures are a little bit lower than they have been. still mild for the time of year. that band of rain continues to push further southwards and eastwards as we head through monday morning but it is fizzling out as it goes. just cloud, a few showers perhaps for the south—east of england and east anglia and then these will brighten up. for most of us it will stay dry through the day tomorrow with sunny spells. showers edging into western scotland and northern ireland by the end of the day. temperatures are just a little bit lower by a couple of degrees. some slightly fresher feeling air behind that weather front. some cooler conditions behind the next cold front that will be sinking again southwards and eastwards on tuesday, bringing some heavy rain across north—western scotland through northern ireland and again into northern england and potentially western wales by the time we get into the afternoon. cooler feeling conditions behind. a band of showers moving into western scotland.

ahead of the front, it's still very mild, 13—14 celsius with a southwesterly wind and possibly some brighter skies. but we will see some heavy rain as we head through wednesday. strong, gusty south—westerly winds. and another cold front introducing some chillier conditions as we head into thursday. some of the showers could be wintry over higher ground, particularly across scotland, as we head through the end of the week. bye— bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines... israel has condemned remarks by the president of brazil, after he accused israeli troop of committing genocide in gaza and compared the israeli assault to the actions of adolf hitler. the world health organization says gaza's second biggest hospital is now completely out of service, following an israeli raid. the who said it believes at least 11 patients died due to interruptions in the supply of electricity and oxygen. a 42—year—old woman's been arrested on suspicion of murder, following the deaths of three children in bristol. police say they think it was an isolated incident,

and there's no risk to the wider community and it's been an explosive night at the baftas for oppenheimer, as the bio—pic about the father of the atom bomb, picked this is bbc news. now on bbc news, our world: pakistan — journalists under fire. in pakistan, journalists say they are being assaulted... they started hitting my elbows, i've never had such pain in my life. ..abducted... what do you know about the people that took you? everyone knows everything in pakistan. ..and killed, just for doing theirjob. i think they have stopped him and then they shoot him. sharif met his death on sunday night.

press freedom campaigners say 140 journalists were threatened