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 1,200 people, taking more than 250 hostages and triggering the war. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, insists the group will be eliminated, but as jeremy bowen reports, an israeli victory looks farfrom certain. over 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 october 7. 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 october 7. 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 october 7. 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 7 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 ii—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 ritual for 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, where 1.4 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 there are. the anniversary of the hamas attacks of october 7 also marks six months of captivity for the 133 people still believed to be held hostage in gaza. theirfamily members want benjamin netanyahu to make a deal to free them. those calls are coming not only from israel, but those in the jewish diaspora. six months in, frustration is mounting. on sunday, here in washington, protesters gathered at the lincoln memorial. their message — bring them home. 0ne one of the hostages still believe to be a give, i spoke to his fatherjonathan to understand how his family continues to cope the

uncertainty. it's a living nightmare, quite honestly, for us. both our immediate family, as well as our kibbutz family. we are from kibbutz oz, where that morning exactly six months ago hundreds of palestinian terrorists and looters descended on our kibbutz, leaving behind a0 murdered civilians, 80 hostages were taken from our community, our homes destroyed, looted and our way of life all but eradicated. so every morning that we get up, we have to sort of put our lives together again. and all of this of course is the background for our fear about the fate of our loved ones, including my son. have you heard anything about your son's fate? do you know if he is still alive or what kind of condition he might be in? the only thing we know is that in the end of november,

early december, about 100 hostages of the total 240 were released. of those 100 released hostages, about a0 were from our kibbutz community, and are a number of them, women and teenagers, had seen my son and other people from our community in the tunnels under gaza. we know that in the end of november, therefore, that he was alive, he was wounded, but we have heard absolutely nothing since then, and that has been the same for all of the other hostages. so the last sign of life we had was in the end of november, and we already knew that the conditions in the tunnels were horrific for those people who remain there. you were at a rally in washington, calling for the release of the hostages. you have been meeting with some lawmakers. what is your message for americans and for the us government? well, my message here to your audience and my message today

at the rally, on the footsteps of the lincoln memorial, is that — and it is not just for us lawmakers, it is for all parties involved, so the intermediaries, if �*sthat the united states, egypt, qatar, i mean, there's not much to be said for hamas, but for my government as well in israel — that the first step for any kind of future for israelis and palestinians to stop the cycle of violence and cruelty is to get our hostages back. that is the first step. without that, this war doesn't end, and without that, i fear that this multi—generational, what is already a multi—generational conflict that only grows hatred, there are no victories here. we can only begin to heal on both sides of the border with gaza if the hostages are released from hamas captivity. without that, there really is no future.

so i would implore not just the us government, but moreso the intermediaries from the middle east to do all that they must to get hamas to release these hostages. last question for you. there have been large protests in israel as well, many of them critical of the israeli government. how much confidence do you have in prime minister netanyahu to bring your son home? it is not a question of my confidence or anyone else's, it is his moral, national responsibility to get them home, or as many of them who are still alive, to get them home and the bodies of those that we know already are dead. the southern part of israel was abandoned by our government on october 7. oursons, our daughters, fathers, mothers, children were sacrificed on that day. it is utterly incomprehensible and unacceptable that our government, whomever is seated in the government, would allow those

who are still left behind, those 133, 134, to die in hamas captivity. we were notified yesterday of one of our people from near our kibbutz, who was found dead by israeli troops, and we know for sure that he was alive, he was forced to record the hostage videos by hamas and the islamichhad. we know he was alive. he died in captivity. therefore, our demand of our government, without giving out grades, our demand is that it do all that it must to get the hostages home. it we will be painful. negotiating with a terrorist organisation is a painful thing, but there doesn't seem to be any other alternative to get them home alive. i think we can all agree that hamas must be eradicated, but that must not — must not come with the sacrifice of those people who have already been sacrificed once by our government.

jonathan, whose son is one of those still being held hostage by hamas now, six months on, we thank you very much forjoining us. representatives of hamas, the united states had ceasefire talks in cairo. the director of the cia is seen here meeting with egypt's president. one egyptian newsagency is reporting the delegations are on their way home and could return to egypt within days to attempt to finalise the deal. russia says that ukraine has carried out a drone attack on the nuclear power station. the bladders on the frontline of the fighting. both sides regularly accuse each other of selling it and risking nuclear disaster. it was taken from ukrainian control in 2022. experts at the agency confirmed damage of one of the plants�*s six rafah of from drone attacks and one casualty was reported.

russia said three people were wounded and a canteen was hit and what they describe as an unprecedented series of drone attacks. the director—general of the iaea urged both sides not to jeopardise nuclear safety. 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 who's wanted in connection of a murder of a woman on saturday afternoon. he is 25 and from the oldham 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 net wider. he is said to have links

to burnley, oldham and chester, and west yorkshire police are liaising with neighbouring forces and 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 and are following up a number of lines of enquiry but are asking drivers with dash cam footage or any other kind of information to come forward. sunday marks 30 years since one of the most brutal episodes in world history. genocide in rwanda. in 100 days in 1994, extremist killed 800,000 people during a commemoration ceremony in the capital, the rwandan president said the international community had failed his country. earlier i spoke to one of the survivors

of that genocide who is also the founder of the genocide foundation. you are nine years old when this took place and you lost your parents, six of your siblings, you lost your parents, six of yoursiblings, most you lost your parents, six of your siblings, 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 to the worlds but for those of us who lived through the genocide it may as well have been yesterday because the memories of that time, the horrific memories and images and lots of our families and friends and neighbours living in an environment where each day we did not know if we would survive to see the next day, these are memories that even 30 years later are part of our lives. i always tell people that genocide is something that you cannot get over. so saying

that time heals, i believe it is not true. time alone does not heal. healing is a journey and when you speak to survivors in their 80s now they will tell you that the memories are still very real. so it is an ongoing battle for survivors who continue to fight.- battle for survivors who continue to fight. and what about rwanda _ continue to fight. and what about rwanda itself - continue to fight. and what about rwanda itself is - continue to fight. and what about rwanda itself is a - about rwanda itself is 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 old? i with that and move forward now three decades old?— three decades old? i think there has _ three decades old? i think there has been _ three decades old? i think. there has been tremendous progress. you cannot deny that. they have made tremendous progress in terms of political progress, economically, socially. we have a government that has been very much committed to coexistence between all of the rwandan

citizens. the 1994 genocide against the tutsi did not happen overnight. it came from years of propaganda and indoctrination, from years of a culture where it was made ok for tutsis to be killed and with impunity. prior to the genocide we had a government that was very much committed to divisive politics which monopolised power by pitting one group of citizens against another group of citizens and fortunately since the genocide we have added government, as we set that is committed to the needs of rwandans. that everyone is a rwandan who has more in common than differences. i save it as long as we have a leadership committed to peaceful coexistence than the future of rwanda is bright. but as a country that has gone through

genocide, any post— genocide country is always a little vigilant because the idea of genocide is not an ideology that dies overnight. so there is again a constant need to remind the people of rwanda that acceptance of all rwandans is the only thing that will ensure an peaceful future. is the only thing that will ensure an peacefulfuture. hate motivated violence is not good, it only leads to death and destruction and given what happened in 1994, rwandans generally wanted to make sure that they would never sink back. ,, . " ' that they would never sink back. ,, . "' ., that they would never sink back. ,, . ., back. since 1994 and looking . loball back. since 1994 and looking globally how— back. since 1994 and looking globally how much _ back. since 1994 and looking globally how much progressl back. since 1994 and looking l globally how much progress do you think has been made to create a world where genocide will not happen again in any country? i will not happen again in any count ? ., ~' will not happen again in any country?— country? i would like to say that 30 years _ country? i would like to say that 30 years after - country? i would like to say that 30 years after the - that 30 years after the genocide i would like to say that lessons have been learned

but unfortunately when you look at the state of the world today, hate motivated violence and extremists, we see it everywhere. nearly every country. so of the lessons that should have been learned 30 years ago, unfortunately they have not been learned. we still live in a world where government prioritises political interest, economic interest over saving innocent civilian lives from being systematically murdered. so while there is progress in terms of education and awareness about genocide there is still very much, most government still lack the political will to prevent genocide. there is a lot of work that still needs to be done and this is why i do the work that i do with the genocide survivors foundation and i am speaking to you at

gain because as survivors of the genocide we lost our families. we feel motivated to use our experiences to keep speaking out about the need to do more. it speaking out about the need to do more. , ., ., ~ do more. it is important work. and thank— do more. it is important work. and thank you _ do more. it is important work. and thank you for _ do more. it is important work. and thank you for speaking . do more. it is important work. | and thank you for speaking with us. the bbc has learned that hundreds of displaced rohingya are being conscripted from internally displaced people's camps in by the military ready to fight against opposition groups. the militaryjunta that seized power denies using rohingya and its war against the opposition but multiple interviews with rohingyas in the kind state confirmed they are being thrown into battle. seven years ago hundreds of thousands of rohingya were driven out of myanmar by the military. let's get more on this with our southeast asia correspondentjonathan head.

jonathan, correspondent jonathan head. jonathan, what correspondentjonathan head. jonathan, what do we know about this conscription. walker through some of your reporting. —— walk us through. through some of your reporting. -- walk us through.— -- walk us through. systematic from what _ -- walk us through. systematic from what the _ -- walk us through. systematic from what the rohingya - -- walk us through. systematic from what the rohingya we - -- walk us through. systematic i from what the rohingya we spoke to in rakhine are telling us. these people cannot move. they are trapped because they are viewed as non— citizens, as illegal settlers even though they have lived there for generations and of course they were subject to the dreadful operation in 2017 when tens of thousands died, more than 10,000. it is bizarre they are now being used by the military in its battles against other armed opposition. whatever the military government says, the hinge and we spoke to say they were taken off for two weeks of systematic training and given no choice and in some cases theirfamilies were no choice and in some cases their families were threatened and after that they were thrown into very, very violent battles going on. remember, since the military seized power three years ago when a coup recently it has been driven back by an

increasingly co—ordinated and effective armed opposition group. many groups around the country have taken up arms and in rakhine there is an effective group that has taken control of much of the state and military is losing post off the post. many soldiers have been wounded and many have surrendered or defected. it needs more soldiers and it now takes the most vulnerable and the poorest people in the country who are trapped in these camps and forcing them into the fight. they do not want to do this, they are terrified but they are not being given a choice. and we think this involves many hundreds of rohingya. 15 to—25 being taken each time from several different camps in the military is gone back and demanded new lists of possible recruits. , , ., ., recruits. this is a well armed military. _ recruits. this is a well armed military, speaking _ recruits. this is a well armed military, speaking of- recruits. this is a well armed military, speaking of the - military, speaking of the ruling hunter. what does this then say about the state of the conflict that is going on? we

see a change _ conflict that is going on? - see a change in the dynamics of the conflict in the last six months. the military is strong. the armed opposition groups, some are long—standing ethnic insurgent armies that are out on the borders and have been fighting for decades against the central government. many other volunteer armies, people who participate on the street after the coup and have taken up after the coup and have taken up arms. they have no experience in very few weapons in the military definitely has the upper hand. they inflict massive casualties and destroy but lately these groups have more weapons and a much better co—ordinated. they've been driving the military back. the army is very demoralised and finding it difficult to recruit people and that is why we think they have resorted to getting hold of the hinge. the very people they deny citizenship too. they said they do not belong in the country and they now say you have to come and fight for us. this is a catastrophic consequence for the wreckage. they are trapped in these camps with very little food going on now because of the conflict but also it risks igniting another ethnic

conflict inside rakhine state because the non— muslim pop elation are backing the insurgency and they do not like the idea that the hinge are now being forced to fight against them. it looks at the military, apart from trying to fill depleted rank is staring up further ethnic conflict in this part of myanmar.— part of myanmar. fantastic reporting _ part of myanmar. fantastic reporting there, _ part of myanmar. fantastic reporting there, thank - part of myanmar. fantastic reporting there, thank you | part of myanmar. fantastic - reporting there, thank you very much. have a look now at some other stories making headlines. more than 90 people have died off the north coast of mozambique, when an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank on sunday. the converted fishing boat was carrying about 130 people, near nampula province. many children are believed to be among the victims. exit polls suggest the law and justice party came first in local elections. the prime minister had hoped that his coalition would secure a clear

win. law and justice appears to have the most votes but the coalition is expected to hold power as most region's final result are expected on monday. that is all from our team here. we hand over now to our colleagues in london. plenty more 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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for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk from edinburgh. i'm stephen sackur. for most of the 21st century, scottish politics has been dominated by the scottish national party, the pro—independence party seeking a divorce from the united kingdom. but right now, well, storm clouds hang over the snp. they're facing a police investigation of their financial affairs, their polling numbers are down and they stand accused of breaking a host of political promises. my guest is the leader of the snp and first minister of scotland, humza yousaf. has his party lost its way?

first minister humza yousaf, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. by any measure, first minister, it's been a pretty difficult first year for you as first minister. why do you think the going is so tough? look, we've been in government for 17 years. over 17 years, you have challenges, of course, as a government. but in the last year... i often get asked that question about challenges. i prefer to look at the opportunity. and in the last year, we've had modelling that shows we'll lift 100,000 children out of poverty, we've had statistics just last month showing that we've had record numbers ofjunior doctors joining the nhs, we've had statistics that show that school leavers, record levels are going to positive destinations. and just in february, at the turn of this year, we've seen that private sector employment growth is outstripping any other nation or region of the uk

here in scotland. so challenges — plenty.