will not provide russia with weapons to use against ukraine. the red carpet with fashions biggest night of the year. israel has attacked hamas targets in the eastern part of rafah, the groups last gaza stronghold. the armed palestinian islamichhad faction, which operates alongside hamas, fired rockets at southern israel after reports of the israeli operations. the strikes followed a rollercoaster of diplomatic activity after a ceasefire proposal by qatar and egypt was accepted by hamas but quickly rejected by israel. the day had begun with orders for the evacuation of 100,000 residents and refugees in rafah.

the israeli army dropped thousands of leaflets over the city informing the palestianians the idf would soon be expanding its operation against what it says are terrorist operations in the eastern parts of the city. around 100,000 people were warned they would need to relocate to al mawasi, an expanded safe zone, as they described it, east of khan younis. but then hours later, hamas announced, that the ceasefire had now been revived and accepted. outside the al aqsa hospital in gaza there were celebrations at the news. but israel did not react warmly to the deal. prime minister netanyahu said it did not meet israel's demands and they will continue their operation in rafah, in southern gaza. five people have been reportedly killed in israeli air strikes on rafah. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardner, who's injerusalem, says that even though israel hasn't agreed to the deal, the proposal has had some effect.

they have at least agreed to do with they did not do it the weekend which is to send a delegation of mediators, experts to try to thrash out a deal. it set the terms that hamas have agreed to are very far from what meets their needs but not ruling it out and i think there's a degree of optimism here at the same time as i mentioned, they're continuing to push them in military against the wishes of the americans in rafa and that is controversial because the agencies are saying this could be a catastrophic result for the civilians there. if you had to sum up the position, it would be keep talking but keep fighting. earlier the us state department spokesman matthew miller gave its response to the hamas announcement. ican i can confirm that hamas is issued a response and we are reviewing that response now discussing it with our partners in the region. as you know,

director burns is in the region working on this in real time and will be discussing this response from our partners over the coming hours we continue to believe that a hostage deal is in the best interest of the israeli people in the best interest of the palestinian people which will bring an immediate cease—fire was would allow increased movement of humanitarian assistance will continue to work to try to reach that. i spoke to our north america correspondent, david willis who told me more about washington's response cautious reaction as you might expect, the white house national security telling reporters that united states was, evaluating the deal from hamas or word from hamas and went on to say that it was a highly sensitive time and did not want to say anything that might up and the ongoing

negotiations when we heard from matthew miller from the state department spokesman and a deal was achievable, all this after president biden that spoken by phone into the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, that before word came down that hamas had accepted a cease—fire deal and president biden, according to the white house readout, reinforced his opposition of military operations and rafah, nonetheless, such an operation going ahead is a sign of how limited the united states leverage is as far as the israeli government of benjamin netanyahu is concerned. a hard—line government that has yielded to a very little by way of requests from the us for a cease—fire and for greater access to humanitarian aid and so on as far as gaza is

concerned, steve. president biden has — concerned, steve. president biden has been _ concerned, steve. president biden has been pushing - concerned, steve. president biden has been pushing forl concerned, steve. president| biden has been pushing for a cease—fire but they're continuing to attack rafah and this is only going to increase pressure on the us president, isn't it? ~ , , ., , isn't it? absolutely and it is very much _ isn't it? absolutely and it is very much a _ isn't it? absolutely and it is very much a political- isn't it? absolutely and it is very much a political hot. very much a political hot potato here and of course, an election year in less than six months to go before americans go to the polls here and president biden of course, seeking reelection, he has come under criticism in his own party forfailing to under criticism in his own party for failing to curb israel's invasion in gaza and the gathering and growing death toll there and progressives have called on him to do more but he has really been very limited and the influence he has been able to exert on benjamin netanyahu. we have

seen a nationwide protest at the universities and college campuses over the course of last week or so. and indeed, there is a report by the news agency that the united states last week decided to curtail military shipments to israel and an attempt to gain some sort of leverage over benjamin netanyahu and his cabinet. and we'll be bringing you a report from our special correspondent fergal keane later in the programme which has more on the reaction to hamas agreeing to a proposed ceasefire and the evacuation beginning in rafah. now to a developing story and there has been a significant data breach, involving the uk ministry of defence. 0ur correspondent, alex forsyth has more what we know so far is that a third party has accessed in an unauthorised —— and, a payroll

used by the ministry of defence and the system is run by an external contractor. this is not the main ministry of defence computer and operational details of been obtained but what has been accessed his personal details of serving members of the armed forces, mostly names a bank account details but also very small number of cases, some addresses and these are people that are currently serving in the royal navy in the raf but also some veterans as well and we are not sure yet but has not been confirmed yet who was behind this and with the date is being used for but it's a very significant breach and the defence took immediate action to the system is been taken off line and there are clearly investigations going on to ascertain the scale of this and any more information behind it. the ministry of defence in the process of contacting the people who were involved, whose

information was accessed and each mrc style information that was accessed and they are looking at ways they can support and advise those individuals also talking to veterans groups because number of people involved were former members of the armed forces of interest in the uk defence secretary is due to updated mps on the house of commons on this tomorrow and set out a plan, an action plan, response plan and action plan, response plan and a plan to ensure the protection of all serving men and women in the armed forces. i think this is clearly a very significant development and there's a lot to be learned or what happened and we are likely to hear much more about it in the house of commons but we suspect a lot of questions from mps who were concerned of what is happened and what more information. and want more information. xijinping's first trip to europe in five years has kicked off in paris, with trade tensions and the war in ukraine topping the agenda. french president emmanuel

macron and the eu commission's chief ursula von der leyen warned that chinese overprroduction was �*flooding' the european union with industrial goods and electic vehicles. earlier during a press conference, chinese president xijinping spoke about the ongoing war in ukraine. we have not stood idly by and i've always played an active role — i've always played an active role in _ i've always played an active role in achieving peace. the chinese _ role in achieving peace. the chinese government special representatives for eurasian affairs — representatives for eurasian affairs has begun his diplomacy. at the same time, we are opposed to this crisis being _ are opposed to this crisis being used to shift blame onto a third — being used to shift blame onto a third country, tarnished its image — a third country, tarnished its image and incite a new cold wan — cindy yu is the assistant editor at the spectator. she gave me her reaction to mr xi's comments. it is very much what china has always— it is very much what china has always said when it comes to the war— always said when it comes to the war in— always said when it comes to the war in ukraine that this is a war— the war in ukraine that this is a war in— the war in ukraine that this is a war in a _

the war in ukraine that this is a war in a different continent and— a war in a different continent and whilst the rest and especially america have this kind — especially america have this kind of— especially america have this kind of ethical view of international relations, china has no — international relations, china has no interest in this war. that— has no interest in this war. that is— has no interest in this war. that is what it is said and it has — that is what it is said and it has made _ that is what it is said and it has made this kind of moves to make _ has made this kind of moves to make peace keeping operations with his — make peace keeping operations with his convoy into point peace _ with his convoy into point peace plan in the early stages of the — peace plan in the early stages of the war. what europeans and americahs— of the war. what europeans and americans worried about is the fact that — americans worried about is the fact that china has continued to sell— fact that china has continued to sell dual technology to rush of. to sell dual technology to rush of and — to sell dual technology to rush of. and that means basically things— of. and that means basically things like drones or silica and — things like drones or silica and ships that can be made for military— and ships that can be made for military use and this happened before — military use and this happened before the war and this is not stop— before the war and this is not stop happened since then, of course, — stop happened since then, of course, when it comes to the west, _ course, when it comes to the west. they— course, when it comes to the west, they feel that china is making _ west, they feel that china is making this war last longer than — making this war last longer than it— making this war last longer than it needs to.— making this war last longer than it needs to. bringing our attention back _ than it needs to. bringing our attention back to _ than it needs to. bringing our attention back to france, - than it needs to. bringing ourj

attention back to france, why has he picked francis his first stop on this tour of europe? yes, it is really interesting and — yes, it is really interesting and that— yes, it is really interesting and that is because francis ian is one — and that is because francis ian is one of— and that is because francis ian is one of the most sympathetic countries — is one of the most sympathetic countries in europe to china. i use _ countries in europe to china. i use that — countries in europe to china. i use that term because i don't think— use that term because i don't think francis pro china at all but i — think francis pro china at all but i think— think francis pro china at all but i think france compared to other— but i think france compared to other european actors like the european _ other european actors like the european commission is more willing — european commission is more willing to _ european commission is more willing to keep its mind open his sympathetic ear to the chinese _ his sympathetic ear to the chinese cause. he saw that they visited _ chinese cause. he saw that they visited china and afterwards, president macron said taiwan was not — president macron said taiwan was not the west bosporus problem. france says stuff to distance _ problem. france says stuff to distance itself from america and maybe have this strategic autonomy with china. and china wants— autonomy with china. and china wants to — autonomy with china. and china wants to see how far it can push — wants to see how far it can push that, how far it can pull paris — push that, how far it can pull paris towards itself. there problems the relationship because the electric vehicle was — because the electric vehicle was truly damaged france's domestic industry and that is of the — domestic industry and that is of the two leaders have to figure _ of the two leaders have to figure this week.—

of the two leaders have to figure this week. and once he leaves france, _ figure this week. and once he leaves france, the _ figure this week. and once he leaves france, the chinese i leaves france, the chinese leader will be in headed to serbia and hungary, tell us about the significance of this. china has been fancying serbia and hungary for a decade now and hungary for a decade now and what _ and hungary for a decade now and what is happening is basically china is charging of historical grievances with serbia _ historical grievances with serbia and in 1999 there was a bombing — serbia and in 1999 there was a bombing of the chinese embassy in belgrade which basically united _ in belgrade which basically united the two countries at the end of— united the two countries at the end of nato and they're going to be — end of nato and they're going to be trudging that up an anniversary is tomorrow and otherwise it's about money, it's a — otherwise it's about money, it's a huge amount of investment in china is one of the single _ investment in china is one of the single biggest investors in serbia — the single biggest investors in serbia and hungary and their allies— serbia and hungary and their allies to _ serbia and hungary and their allies to china in the fight in china's_ allies to china in the fight in china's corner and the eu and the serbian president kisses the serbian president kisses the chinese flag when china

deiivers _ the chinese flag when china delivers vaccines, all of the stuff — delivers vaccines, all of the stuff is _ delivers vaccines, all of the stuff is positive pr for china and — stuff is positive pr for china and he _ stuff is positive pr for china and he really values that kind of friendship when it comes to a road — of friendship when it comes to a road that seems to be getting ever— a road that seems to be getting ever hostile. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

let's return to the situation in the middle east. as we mentioned earlier a hundred thousand rafah residents and refugees have been told to move to what israel is calling an expanded �*humanitarian zone, near khan younis, but gazans say the area, is already overcrowded. fergal keane, has more details. they haven't had reason to dance for a long time. but they haven't forgotten how. even amid uncertainty about israel's position, hope springs.

across gaza, bbcjournalists captured the reaction. of those convinced, perhaps prematurely, that a ceasefire will happen. translation: the feeling is indescribable. _ we are so happy we are going back to our home in gaza city. we are refugees from the north and we fled here, this young man says. we are so happy there is a ceasefire. israelis are still absorbing the news. it came late on of this society's most important days, it came late on one of this society's most important days, when across the country sirens bring the nation to a halt in the memory of the dead of the holocaust. a day of reflection in a country traumatised by the hamas attack last october. chanting tonight, on the streets of tel aviv, those who believe healing that trauma can begin with a ceasefire deal and the release of israel's hostages.

we expect the israeli government to take this deal, to save all the remaining hostages who are still alive. but after seven months of a war in which israel's army pledged to destroy hamas, a ceasefire deal that fails to accomplish that risks breaking israel's wartime coalition government. israel will send negotiators to talks but will not stop fighting yet. translation: we examine every proposal very seriously _ and we review every possibility on the issue of negotiations and the return of the hostages to their homes as quickly as possible and as a central task. at the same time we carry on with our operations in the gaza strip and will continue to do so. this morning the people of eastern rafah awoke to leaflets telling them to evacuate. many have been displaced

before, but still they were told to leave. everyone, no matter how old, how young, or how vulnerable. to al—mawasi, israel says, and other desolate places beyond rafah. to al—mawasi, israel says, and other desolate places beyond rafah. the so—called humanitarian zones were to be expanded. but they have never been safe from sickness, hunger, orwar. this is the aftermath of raids on rafah last night. people hope these may have been some of the last air strikes if the ceasefire can be made to work. news of the hamas announcement was still hours away.

nisreen rajah, mother and refugee. for seven months this has been the daily reality. this orphan, grieved by his relative. his family was killed during the war, she says. even he was killed. so many here are grieving and exhausted. late tonight israel attacked eastern rafah, where they told people to leave. celebration had turned to fear. and the hope that tomorrow might bring peace. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. former us president donald trump has been held in contempt of court for violating a gag orderfor the 10th time in his hush—money trial in new york. justicejuan merchan issued his most serious warning yet

to mr trump, saying further violations could mean jail. this is the second gag order ruling of the trial. earlier in the hush—money proceedings, judge merchan sided with the prosecution and fined mr trump $1,000 each for nine violations. later the starliner, a brand new spacecraft will make its first crewed test flight. two nasa astronauts, will be heading to the international space station as pallab ghosh explains. ready for launch. right on top is boeing starliner spacecraft. it's the latest private sector launch to the international space station. this is starliner�*s first test flight with a crew. it's five metres high and four and a half metres wide. it can carry up to seven astronauts into low earth orbit, but this time it'll be carrying just two. during the mission, the crew will test the spacesuits and seats, assess the onboard life support and navigation

systems, and evaluate the system that moves cargo to the international space station. if all goes to plan, starliner will be certified for regular supply missions and lift off its first uncrewed test flight in 2019. missions. its first uncrewed test flight in 2019 didn't make it to the space station because of a software fault. a second attempt in 2022 did make it, but there were issues with some of the thrusters and the craft�*s cooling system. and on earth, boeing has been facing growing scrutiny because of faults with some of its aircraft. this is the big one. this is the first test flight with humans on board. they've had a few problems on earlier test flights, i think it's fair to say. so there's a lot riding on this one. the astronauts in their new blue lightweight suits have reassured those close to them that the faults have been fixed and the spacecraft is safe to fly. we're here because

we're all ready. and, you know, ourfamilies and friends have heard about it along the way. you know, we've talked about all these the issues that we've encountered. and i think they're happy and proud that we've been part of the process to fix it all. the astronauts will dock 2a hours after liftoff and return after ten days. they'll experience sta rliner�*s landing system, which will touch down on land in the deserts of the south—western united states. pallab ghosh, bbc news. it's one of the most glamorous nights on the new york social calendar an evening for celebrities to test theirfashion boundaries, producing a red carpet full of outrageous, daring and dazzling outfits. the met gala ball is being held in manhattan tonight. and this year's theme is "the garden of time". i spoke to fashion journalist and author amy 0dell about why the event is so important. it is the super bowl of red

carpets. it is the most biggest most lavish and recognised event of the year that is includes the oscars in terms of cultural significance and they've been planning it since 1995 in the capacity of chief and editor of vogue magazine and editor of vogue magazine and she landed with a mixed serial attention to detail down to the ingredients of the food garlic, parsley and onions are banned from the food because she believes that it makes casts breath smell and get stuck in their teeth and also pays attention to everything her guests are doing inside the party and she doesn't want people to be on their cell phones and when kim kardashian attended wearing a dress so tight that she could not sit down, and i was asking her staff why isn't she sitting. she certainly has nine the details but tell us about the theme and what we can expect.

this dress code is interestingly, hannah apologised on television for the confusion i was caused by this and sleeping beauties and the exhibition i saw at the museum is beautiful and showcases around 250 items of fashion from the costume institute and the reasons caught sleeping beauties because some of the gowns are so fragile that they have to be exhibited lying down in glass cases but many of the looks and the show are inspired by nature and we will see a lot of people on the red carpet tonight in the gardens, plants and may be birds and things like that. band birds and things like that. and the tick-tock _ birds and things like that. and the tick-tock cso _ birds and things like that. and the tick-tock ceo is _ birds and things like that. and the tick—tock ceo is a chair at this event but why is a tech ceo involved in the event

surrounded by fashion? the chair of this _ surrounded by fashion? the chair of this event _ surrounded by fashion? the chair of this event is - surrounded by fashion? tie: chair of this event is raising money to find the sponsors and she has been going in recent years to attack titans because that's where the money is and she approached sam bateman freed and tried to get him to sponsor one met gala and he ended up never doing it and we have seen tech people like elon musk and jeff basals will be at attending with his fiancee and this would be herfirst attending with his fiancee and this would be her first met gala and everyone's curious as to when she will be wearing at this is how she has been able to raise the amount of money that she's able to pull into make this event really special and elaborate. brute make this event really special and elaborate.— make this event really special and elaborate. we have some of the latest pictures _ and elaborate. we have some of the latest pictures at _ and elaborate. we have some of the latest pictures at the - and elaborate. we have some of the latest pictures at the met. the latest pictures at the met gala agency area on the ground a in her dress and guests arriving and this is fashions biggest night —— arianne grande

and at the metropolitan museum of art and tickets are up to 70,000 us dollars and you can see a lot of it the arrivals of this event. we will see you soon. hello. well, your bank holiday monday probably came with a rain interruption at some point. it was pretty unsettled. some lengthy spells of rain across the south—east of england, but plenty of showers elsewhere. 0thers, though, managed some sunshine. and in lincolnshire, we had 11 hours of sun, so it wasn't so bad there, whereas others had the downpours. and across parts of northern england, we had a couple of funnel clouds spotted — one over saddleworth moor and another one in the derbyshire area. the weather is going to be improving, though, over the next few days as a ridge of high pressure starts to move

its way in and that will tend to settle the weather down. a slow process. we've still got a bit of rain left over across south—east england, one or two showers elsewhere, but these will tend to fizzle over the coming hours. and temperatures as we start off tuesday morning, generally around 8—10, the coldest spots down to about 5 degrees. and that's probably where we'll have the best of the early morning sunshine. now, what you do start off the day cloudy, and particularly around some of these north sea coasts, it could be quite grey. some mist and fog patches around, a few spots of drizzle, but it is an improving picture for the majority. cloud will thin and break up, with sunny spells becoming widespread into the afternoon. 0utside chance of a shower? yeah, it's possible, perhaps across the hills of wales and south—west england, one or two elsewhere, but not as many as we've seen over recent days. the vast majority of you will have a dry day and it will feel warmer when the sunshine comes out. the high pressure continues to build in for wednesday, but we do have weather fronts that will try to sneak in from the north—west. so wednesday, again, it should be a fine day for the vast majority of the country.

certainly england, wales, most of northern ireland looking dry with spells of warm sunshine, probably quite hazy sunshine. there will be some high cloud in the sky. but across the hebrides, highlands, 0rkney and shetland, it will turn cloudy, quite windy with outbreaks of rain moving in. in the sunshine, though, temperatures more widely climbing into the low 20s, so feeling progressively warmer. thursday, you've still got a risk of a few showers, this time for scotland. 0therwise, some broken cloud and sunny spells. should be another dry day for most areas of northern ireland, england and wales. and again, those temperatures continue to climb. we're up to 19 in belfast. the warmest weather probably across eastern england, where temperatures will reach around 22, possibly 23 degrees celsius. that is going to feel warm in the sunshine, and there is more of that sunshine as we finish the week and head into the weekend, albeit probably with an increasing risk of seeing some showers moving in. that's your latest weather. bye— bye.

more trouble for boeing as it faces a new investigation in the united states, this time over the 787 dreamliner. plus, we'll look at how the boycotts against israel are affecting companies like starbucks and mcdonald's. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm steve lai. the us regulator has opened a new investigation into boeing. it comes after the plane—maker acknowledged that some

employees may have failed to carry out proper quality inspections on 787 dreamliners. from new york, the bbc�*s michelle fleury has more. boeing's work is once again in the spotlight. america's air safety regulator, the federal aviation authority, has opened a new investigation into boeing after the company came forward and said some employees had committed misconduct by claiming certain tests had been completed when, in fact, they hadn't. now, the faa is investigating whether boeing completed inspections to confirm adequate bonding and grounding, where the wings join the main body of the plane, on certain 787 dreamliner aircraft. bonding and grounding is vital on a plane because it prevents static build up. think of it as electrical safeguards. boeing credited a south carolina worker who saw something they felt was wrong on the production line and came forward and reported it. cutting corners at work is something that many of us may have been guilty of at various times in our lives. but given the frequency with which quality control

issues keep coming up at boeing, the airline has