israel's military says it is withdrawing most of its troops from southern gaza. the defence minister claims israel's weeks long attack on the city of khan younis means hamas is no longer functioning as a military organisation there. the israeli military says troops will now prepare for another assault including on the city of rafah, where an estimated 1.5 million palestinians are sheltering. it is now six months since hamas attacked israel, killing some 1200 people, taking more than 250 hostages and triggering the war. the prime minister and jimmy netanyahu insists the group will be eliminated but as jeremy bowen reports, an israeli victory looks far from certain. 0ver six months, gaza has been ravaged by war, disease, death and now imminent famine, caused by israel's siege. the un calls it "a betrayal of humanity." kibbutz nir oz, right on israel's border with gaza,

feels like a time capsule — stuck in the horrors of the 7th of october. hamas broke in at dawn. they killed and took hostage a quarter of the 400 or so israelis who lived here. sayed was laying there dead, nearthere. you could see that he was trying to hold the door closed, and actually, the door was locked. the army opened the door later. ron behat and his family survived in their safe room. then he recovered dead friends and neighbours, some in pieces. in this house, you know, that was the first time that we realised that we are not looking for only bodies, because the beginning, you know, we took a lot of bodies. the interrupted, terminated lives — laundry neatly folded the night before the attack give israelis a sense of moral clarity. going around this place,

you can understand why israelis believe very strongly that they're fighting a just war in gaza. of course, their allies feel the same. their quarrel is with the methods that israel has been using, that have cost so many innocent palestinian lives, and as for the family who lived here in this house, they're dead. israelis support the war. many are also back on the streets, demanding the resignation of the prime minister. netanyahu's stated war aims — total victory over hamas, as well as freeing the hostages — have not been achieved. the demonstrators say that's because they come second to his own political survival. nava rosalio leads a movement called shame. netanyahu has an interest to lengthen the war as much as he can, because as long as the war is still going on, he can say that now is not the time to new elections. now is not the time to look for who is responsible, which is he.

everyone here faces uncertainty, sometimes fear and a forbidding future. israelis and palestinians look at each other with horror since the 7th of october. the old city ofjerusalem, the heart of their conflict, has been mostly quiet. during ramadan, many palestinians under 55 need police permission to join the crowds moving to the holy mosque. palestinians were already convinced that their lack of rights under israeli occupation amounted to apartheid. israel denies that allegation, and another — considered plausible by the world court — that it is committing genocide in gaza. both sides believe that the other has carried out inhuman, unforgivable crimes since the 7th of october. new wounds on a century of scars. dimitri diliani, a palestinian christian activist, says israelis are in denial.

killing children is killing children. it doesn't matter who is the child that's being killed, it doesn't matter who is doing the killing. i do sympathise with the holocaust. i recognise the holocaust. but that does not mean a green light for israel to commit genocide against my people or any other people. this is ramallah, on the west bank. polls show palestinians have strong support for the hamas attacks, but like most israelis, they deny that their side commits atrocities. what happened on october 7th wasjust one, one... what's the word? one thing that happened in a long... many years of oppression. so, again, i'm going to repeat myself that our struggle will continue until we are free. that's what any people under occupation, under oppression, under colonial settlers will do. we can report first—hand here on the occupied west bank, just as we can from israel.

but foreign journalists are not allowed into gaza by israel or egypt. the bbc commissioned a palestinian freelance in rafah to film 11—year—old rima getting food for her family. translation: if we get - there early, we get some food. but if we're too late, the food runs out, so we won't have anything to eat. the food we bring is only enough for one meal. this has become a daily ritualfor the children, like rima, who fled to this part of rafah with theirfamilies. much less aid reaches northern gaza, where famine is imminent. israel, under us pressure, is letting more food in, but it's also insisting that it can't finish off hamas without attacking this town, where1.4 million palestinians, including rima, are sheltering. she says getting her family food makes her happy. but rima's pot is all seven people have to eat

in a single day. six months on, the gaza war is not over. a wider middle east war threatens. this could get worse. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. the anniversary of the hamas attacks of october seven also marks six months of captivity for the 133 people still believed to be held hostage in gaza. their family members want benjamin netanyahu to make a deal to free them. those calls are coming not only from israel but from the jewish diaspora. six months in, frustration is mounting. on sunday, here in washington, protesters gathered at the lincoln memorial. their message was — bring them home. meanwhile, the uk's foreign secretary is warning that the uk's support for israel is not unconditional. writing in the sunday times, lord cameron said there is no doubt where the

blame lies, warning it must never happen again, after three british men were among seven charity members killed when their convoy was hit in gaza last week. however the deputy prime minister 0liver dowden has defended the uk's continued arms sales to israel. he has rejected calls for the government published legal advice it has had whether israel's conduct in the war has breached international law. representatives of hamas, israel, qatarand representatives of hamas, israel, qatar and the united states met for ceasefire talks in cairo on the united states. on sunday. bill burns attended. he is seen here meeting with egypt's president al—sisi. 0ne egyptian news agency is reporting the qatari and hamas delegations are on their way home and could return to egypt within days to attempt to finalise the deal. more now with aaron david miller, a long—term negotiator and adviser at the us state department, now a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace. we thank

you for being here. i would start with protest we saw. not only in the us but also in israel, calling for the hostages to be brought home. there was some anger at the israeli government as well. some families of hostages even accusing the prime list of prolonging the war to maintain political power essentially. what you make of all that and do you think israel is prioritising freeing the hostages to the extent it should be?— hostages to the extent it should be? ., ~' ., ~' should be? you know, i think hostages _ should be? you know, i think hostages for _ should be? you know, i think hostages for most _ should be? you know, i think hostages for most israelis . should be? you know, i think| hostages for most israelis are their most critically important issue but not the time sensitive. 134 humans, 25% of israelis now believe were killed on october seven, their bodies brought to gaza to trade or died in captivity. so there is clearly a time issue here. i'm not sure the public protests are what will sway the current israeli government. i

think internal deliberations, the putative successor to netanyahu, benny gantz, and man whose son was killed tragically seven months ago, they are pushing netanyahu to be as flexible as possible and you know the president and his phone call and in subsequent communications from other senior us officials are pushing hard to see whether or not this round, and there is a us proposal on the table, will prove to be more successful than the last. so i think the israeli objective is still to fundamentally make it impossible for hamas to function as an organised military force, let alone pull off another 0ctober seven. that is competing obviously, has completed with the priority of getting the hostages home. let's talk about those negotiations taking place in

cairo. we are hearing reports from egyptian media that there has been some progress toward some sort of ceasefire agreement. how hopeful are you that these talks could be successful?— successful? you know, negotiations, - successful? you know, negotiations, i- successful? you know, negotiations, i have i successful? you know, i negotiations, i have been around negotiations for a long time between arabs and israelis, israelis and palestinians. undertwo palestinians. under two circumstances they palestinians. undertwo circumstances they have two speeds, slower and slower. this is an extraordinary negotiation where the key decision makers since 20 or 30 metres below ground in rafah or khan younis in some tunnel, and the israelis are negotiating indirectly through with hamas through qatari and egyptian mediatorss, with the cia director and mossad playing key roles in these negotiations. so is it possible? yes. the real question in my mind is whether or not there is sufficient urgency on the part of the

government of israel and hamas, and remember this is not one hand clapping. we have to remind ourselves that israel is not a lone actor here. hamas has a vote, and israelis are withdrawing their forces from khan younis, you could argue that hamas would look at this and say, you know, it is working in our favour. and say, you know, it is working in ourfavour. why and say, you know, it is working in our favour. why make the deal? let's press for more advantageous terms. that could be a complicating factor, but again, negotiations are so opaque that only those actually involved in the intimate details of a real sense of how close we are, or not, to a limited deal that is still going to leave... limited deal that is still going to leave. . .- limited deal that is still auoin to leave... ., ., going to leave... you mentioned this withdrawal _ going to leave... you mentioned this withdrawal from _ going to leave... you mentioned this withdrawal from southern i this withdrawal from southern gaza by most of israel's troops there, what do you think that says about the state of the current battlefield right now?

i think the israelis have deployed initially 100,000 troops in a major ground campaign, comprehensive air strikes, huge kinetic activity. they have withdrawn most of those forces from northern gaza. they have one brigade left, which is straddling the east west road, which they control, which more or less splits gaza in half. so i think it is part and parcel of what the israelis had planned all along, that at some point the pace of this would shift to more mobile operations, continued air strikes, but intelligence driven operations, designed to locate hostages, to show hamas's senior leadership and essentially to eliminate whatever residual capacity, rocket launchers, which are still a potential threat. that i think is a downshift. aaron david miller, _ i think is a downshift. aaron david miller, a _ i think is a downshift. aaron david miller, a long-term . david miller, a long—term negotiator and adviser of the us state department, now senior fellow at the carnegie

endowment for international peace, thank you much for your perspective. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's take a look at another story making news. police in bradford have released the name of a man wanted in connection of a murder on saturday afternoon. he is 25 and from the 0ldham area. he is wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 27—year—old woman, who was pushing her baby in a pram in bradford city centre. a knife has been recovered from the scene of the incident. judith moritz has more. detectives are casting their nets wider than just here in bradford. the man is said to have links to places including in 0ldham, burnley and chester, and so west yorkshire police say they are lazing with neighbouring forces, as well as those further afield, who may be able to help. witnesses say after stabbing the woman multiple times, the man ran off before anyone could stop him. detectives say they have had a

good response from witnesses, are following up on a number of lines of enquiry but are asking drivers with dash cam footage orany drivers with dash cam footage or any other information on that case to come forward to authorities. you are alive with bbc news. sunday marks 30 years since the start of one of the most brutal episodes in world history, the genocide against ethnic tutsis and moderate hutus in rwanda. injust 100 hutus in rwanda. injust100 daysin hutus in rwanda. injust100 days in 1994, extremis killed 800,000 people. during a commemoration ceremony in the capital, rwanda's president said the international community failed his country. earlier, i spoke to one survivor, jacqueline, who was also the founder of the genocide survivors foundation. you were nine years

old when this took place, you lost six of your siblings and your parents, most of your extended family. how have you been able to deal with that? is it even possible to come to terms with what happened? it has been difficult. it has been 30 years but for those who live through the genocide it may as well have been yesterday, because the horrific memories of that time, the images, the loss of ourfamilies, ourfriends, our neighbours living in an environment where each day we got up not knowing whether or not we would survive to see the next day, these are memories that still, even 30 years later, are a part of our lives. i always tell people that genocide is something you can never get over. so the thing that time heals, i believe it's not true. time alone does not heal. healing is a journey, and when you speak to even

holocaust survivors who are in their 805, they will tell you that the memories and the loss still very real. so it is an ongoing battle that survivors continue to fight. what about rwanda itself as a country? these are deep wounds there. how effectively do you think it has been able to deal with that and move forward now, three decades on? i think there has been tremendous progress, you can't deny that, in terms of political progress, economically, socially. we have a government that has been very much committed to coexistence between all of rwanda's citizens, and people have to realise that the 1994 genocide against the tutsis did not happen overnight. it arose from years of indoctrination, from years of a cult, where it was made ok for tutsis to be killed, and always with impunity. so prior to the genocide, we had a government that was very much committed to divisive politics, which man applies power by pitting one group of citizens against another, and fortunately since the genocide, we have had

a government as i said that is committed to the unity of rwandans, that ya says yes, you are tutsis but you are also rwandans, who have more in common than differences. i always say that as long as you have a leadership committed to unity and peaceful coexistence of all rwandans, then the future of rwanda is bright. but as a country that has gone through genocide, any post—genocide country always needs to be vigilant, because the ideology of genocide is not one that dies overnight. so there is a constant need again to remind rwandans that the unity of rwandans is the only thing that is going to ensure a peaceful future, and that there is no good that extremism and violence, but that only leads to death and destruction, and i think given what happened in 1994, rwandans generally want to make

sure that we never sink back. since 1994, looking globally, how much progress do you think has been made to create a world where genocide won't happen again in any country? you know, i would like to say that 30 years after the genocide, i would like to say that the lessons of the genocide have been learned, but unfortunately, when you look at the state of the world today, extremist motivated violence, we are seeing it everywhere, literally in every continent.

so a lot of the lessons that should have been learned 30 years ago unfortunately have not been learned. we still live in a world where our governments privatise political interests, economic interests over saving innocent civilian lives from being systematically murdered. so while there has been some progress in terms of education and awareness about genocide, there are still very much, most governments still lack the political will to prevent genocide. so there's still a lot of work to be done, and this is why i do the work that i do with the genocide survivors foundation and that i'm speaking to you today, because again, as survivors of the genocide we lost our families, i lost my entire family, as you said. we want to use our experiences and voice to keep speaking out. it is important work. thank you very much

forjoining us. russia says ukraine has carried out a drone attack on the nuclear power station, and that plant is on the front line fighting between russian and ukrainian forces. both sides regularly accuse others of shelling it and risking nuclear disaster. it was taken from ukrainian control shortly after russia's full scale invasion in 2022. experts at the international atomic agency confirmed damage at one of the plant's six reactors had damage. 0ne one was reported. russia said three people were wounded when a canteen was hit. the director general of the iaea urged both sides not to jeopardise nuclear safety. the us aviation regulator says it is investigating why the casing of an engine ripped off a

boeing seven 300, as it began a flight from denver. the casing, also known as the engine cowling, disintegrated during take off. it was headed to houston, forced to return to denver international airport. no injuries were reported. well vernon has been following those developments. it vernon has been following those developments.— developments. it seems this incident happened _ developments. it seems this incident happened as - developments. it seems this incident happened as the - developments. it seems this i incident happened as the plane were reported. while vernon has been following those developments. it seems this incident happened as the plane was still taking off. it had left denver international airport and was en route to william p hobby airport in houston, texas, when according to the federal aviation authority, the crew reported that part of the engine cowling, that's the casing, fell off, and struck the wingclap. the faa said it would open an investigation. video posted on social media shows mangled sheets of metal around the engine, flying and flapping in the wind before some of it breaks off. now, there were no injuries reported, and southwest airline sent us a statement, saying flight 3695

landed safely after expensing a mechanical issue, which was being reviewed by the airlines maintenance teams. this isjust the latest in a bizarre series of incidents involving parts falling off boeing aircraft here in the us. fix, falling off boeing aircraft here in the us.— falling off boeing aircraft here in the us. �* ., here in the us. a look at some ofthe here in the us. a look at some of the stories _ here in the us. a look at some of the stories making - of the stories making headlines. more than 90 people are dead after an overcrowded shift ferry sank over the north coast of mozambique. the official said the converted fishing boat was carrying 130 people and was headed off an island. many children are believed to be among the victims. exit polls suggest the nationalist party came first in poland has met local elections. if confirmed, the results will be a blow for prime minister donald tusk, who hoped his civic coalition would secure a clear winner ahead of its partners in poland plasma three party government. while law and justice appears to have the most votes, the ruling coalition is expected to hold

power in most regions. final results are expected on monday. a man was charged sunday with setting a fire outside the vermont office of us senator bernie sanders. security video show a liquid being sprayed on the door and setting it alight. the building's the door and setting it alight. the buildings in damaged but no one was hurt. mr sanders was not in the office of the time. motive remains unclear. the crime carries a maximum penalty of 20 in prison. a british man hasjust become the of 20 in prison. a british man has just become the first person to run the entire length of africa. 27—year—old russ cook, an ultra marathon runner, who calls himself the "hardest geezer", has finally reached the finish line, after a year on his feet. his epicjourney had some pitfalls along the way. ellie price reports. only the hardest geezer could do it. cheering. russell cook has just run nearly every day for 352 days, covering more

than 10,000 miles. let's go! day three... day four... day six... the heavens have opened. he's run through deserts, rainforests, savannas, mountains, and 16 countries. and he's so far raised nearly £700,000 for the running charity and sandblast. bit windy. soon enough, we'll all be in tunisia, sipping strawberry daiquiris on the beach. he's had complications with his health, visas, the weather... sneezing. highs of 39 degrees out here today. twisting me up! ..and other man—made threats. they said we should go more to the main track. we're going to get blown up over here. really? but he's taken it all in his stride. i'm too damn ferocious, boys and girls! in this final stretch, the 27—year—old had a little help from his friends — a few more running mates

than he's used to. he has achieved something no—one else in this world has ever managed — and that strawberry daiquiri. ellie price, bbc news. 352 days of running, i think a drink is well deserved that. stay with us. plenty more coming up right here on bbc news. hello, there. it certainly was a windy weekend, but the winds are going to be a lot lighter on monday, and that's because storm kathleen, to the north of scotland, is weakening and moving away. but we are seeing more cloud coming in from the south across england and wales, and this area of low pressure is taking a bit of rain northwards, as well. clearer skies, scotland and northern ireland, will mean a chilly start here. we've got the early rain in north wales and northern england moving northwards and largely petering out across southern scotland. later in the day, we'll see some rain arriving in northern ireland. this rain in the south—west of england pushes back

into wales, and some showery bursts of rain arrive in southern england and later into the midlands. but ahead of that, we'll get some sunshine for a while in the midlands and eastern england, so temperatures back up to a healthy 17 or 18 degrees. now, if you're hoping to get a view of the partial solar eclipse in northern and western parts of the uk — well, it could be spoiled by all this cloud that's coming in, and the outbreaks of rain, as well. now, we've seen the back of one area of low pressure, but there's another one arriving. this is one that's going to sit around overnight and into tuesday, and it's going to take the rain northwards, all the way into scotland by tuesday morning. the rain, curving back into england and wales around the low, turning to drift away eastwards into the north sea, allowing brighter but more showery weather to come into southern and western areas, and the winds will be picking up, as well. we're looking at gale force winds around some southern and western coasts of england and wales, and with the winds picking up, and that cloud and showery rain around, temperatures are going to be a lot lower. it's going to be a cooler day on tuesday. our top temperatures are only 11 or 12 degrees, and that's because we're seeing this north—westerly wind picking up on tuesday, into tuesday night. but i don't think that cool air

is going to last long. out in the atlantic, there is milder air, and that's following this weatherfront, which is going to bring cloud and rain in from the west. ahead of that, though, eastern areas starting dry on wednesday, with some early sunshine, but soon clouding over. rain in the west pushes eastwards, heavier rain for a while, northern ireland, the hills and north—west england and also into scotland, lighter rain as you head further south across the uk. but it's gradually getting a little bit warmer on wednesday despite all that cloud — 14, maybe 15 degrees. but the wind direction is changing — we're getting a south—westerly wind. that is going to bring warmer weather back across the whole of the uk towards the end of the week, and temperatures could be back up to around 20 celsius at best.

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