israel orders the evacuation of tens of thousands more people from rafah — in the gaza strip — to a humanitarian zone — which the un says lacks basic infrastructure. it comes as washington says israel may have used american—supplied weapons in breach of international humanitarian law in gaza. the netherlands is out of the eurovision song contest — after dutch singerjoost klein is disqualified. almost 2,000 people have been evacuated from ukraine's kharkiv region — a day after russia sent troops across the north east border. and the most powerful solar storm in 21 years — triggers spectacular celestial light shows in many parts of the world.

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. we start this with the order by the israeli military for more residents in the city of rafah in the southern gaza strip to leave neighbourhoods in the east. washington has warned israel not to mount a full offensive in the city, but there were further israeli strikes overnight. this is where people have been told to go, al—mawasi, which has been described an �*expanded humanitarian area' by the israel defence forces. it now says 300,000 gazans have moved towards there since the first evacuation orders on monday. last night, a long—awaited us government report criticised israel's use of american—supplied weapons in the gaza war, saying it's reasonable to assess they have been used in breach of international humanitarian law in some instances. this report from our middle east correspondent, yolande knell.

now a ghost town. parts of rafah that were crammed full of people just days ago are emptying out. palestinians fleeing in their thousands as israel signals it is now set to push in further from the east, issuing new evacuation orders. there is no choice, we have to go to the coast like everyone else, ahmad says. israeli air strikes and artillery shelling have caused panic and palestinian casualties. israel says it is taking action against hamas, once of its last strongholds, here, attacking a launch site for rockets fired at an israeli city. but with israel's capture of one main border crossing and another blocked off by fighting, this is the fifth day with no aid getting into southern gaza. there are severe shortages of food, clean water and fuel, deepening the humanitarian crisis.

so far, israel's military is describing its offensive in rafah as limited, but the world is watching to see if this turns into the full scale invasion that the country's allies have warned against. and as israeli tanks and troops await orders near the gaza border, there has been another strong statement from washington. it says that with some of its strikes on gaza such as this attack on a residential building late last year, reportedly killing over 100 people, many of them children, israel may have used american supplied weapons in breach of international law. israel has consistently denied any violations. and yet, the new report may yet have an impact on plans back here in rafah where there is already a growing sense of emergency. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. let's cross over to herzliya in israel to speak tojotam confino, the foreign editor atjewish news uk.

thank you forjoining us on the programme. i want to ask you about the new israeli incursions or prospects of incursions into rafah. what is the reaction, the attitude and is drill to those moves by the israeli army? it and is drill to those moves by the israeli army?— and is drill to those moves by the israeli army? and is drill to those moves by the israeli arm ? , , ., ,, ., israeli army? it depends who you ask in israel, israeli army? it depends who you ask in israel. many _ israeli army? it depends who you ask in israel, many of _ israeli army? it depends who you ask in israel, many of the _ israeli army? it depends who you ask in israel, many of the families - israeli army? it depends who you ask in israel, many of the families of- in israel, many of the families of the hostages are demonstrating every single day in tel aviv and jerusalem and other cities who are worried about this invasion of rafah. they say it is going to endanger the lives of the hostages simply because the hostages might get killed in the crossfire between hamas and israel. many of them have called the prime minister to stop these operations and instead engage with hamas and strike a deal. actually, the majority of israelis according to a recent survey prefer a deal with hamas to get the hostages out instead of going in to rafah. there

are those who actually believe the only way to get the hostages out is through military pressure, they have long advocated for the army to go in there. several of the ministers and there. several of the ministers and the security cabinet have said for months now that it is long overdue for israel to go in and get rid of hamas in rafah and try to get the hostages out. it depends on who you ask the majority of israelis prefer to strike a deal with hamas to get the hostages out.— to strike a deal with hamas to get the hostages out. these moves come as the years — the hostages out. these moves come as the years has _ the hostages out. these moves come as the years has decided _ the hostages out. these moves come as the years has decided to _ the hostages out. these moves come as the years has decided to pose - the hostages out. these moves come as the years has decided to pose the | as the years has decided to pose the deployment of some military weapons to israel because of its offensive in rafah. what this reaction there in rafah. what this reaction there in israel to the news from the us? are people worried about increased pressure from the united states? yes, i think that's a fair conclusion. most israelis see this as a in the face. they also seejoe biden playing politics. but they

hold benjamin netanyahu the prime minister responsible for the spat between the us, he has not been able to lead israel in an efficient way in this war. therefore, we see these clashes between him and joe biden over and over. benjamin netanyahu said if israel has to stand alone, it well. in other words, it will go into rafah despite the us holding arms to israel. i do not think it is entirely true. i think we have to look at what has happened in the past couple of months. benjamin netanyahu is not saying no tojoe biden, he is listening to him, he has changed the policy in gaza in the past seven months, one example to give you, one of my searches to the government said that he called off the assassination of the hezbollah leader four days after october the seven becausejoe biden told him not to do it. when he says israel will stand alone if it has

to, that's not true, israel will have to listen to the united states. thank you very much. let's speak to aleema shivji, a spokesperson from 0xfam. thank you forjoining us. what is your reaction to these orders are far more to leave rafah? we your reaction to these orders are far more to leave rafah?- your reaction to these orders are far more to leave rafah? we are very concerned. — far more to leave rafah? we are very concerned, this _ far more to leave rafah? we are very concerned, this is _ far more to leave rafah? we are very concerned, this is one _ far more to leave rafah? we are very concerned, this is one of _ far more to leave rafah? we are very concerned, this is one of the - far more to leave rafah? we are very concerned, this is one of the only - concerned, this is one of the only safe places left in the gaza strip. we have just heard 300,000 people have fled. it is a huge, huge blow to the people of gaza. it is women and children, older people, and people are not been given time to flee. i was talking to my colleague on the ground, they were given orders to three and 30 minutes later, the bombing started. people are not being able to flee in safety. they are going to places where the humanitarian aid is not getting there. there is not enough aid. 0ur

getting there. there is not enough aid. our biggest concern is looking at the uk. we know that the deputy foreign secretary has made it clear that this offensive in rafah is likely to be a breach of international humanitarian law. for us, the key thing is that the uk is complicit in that as long as they sell arms to israel. there is a risk those arms are being used to injure and kill civilians. you those arms are being used to in'ure and kill civilians.�* and kill civilians. you have published _ and kill civilians. you have published a _ and kill civilians. you have published a statement - and kill civilians. you have| published a statement with and kill civilians. you have - published a statement with other organisations urging the uk government to do what it can to stop these offensives. what do you expect these offensives. what do you expect the uk government to do? it has spoken out and warned israel not to carry out any further incursions into rafah. carry out any further incursions into rafah-— into rafah. speaking out is not enou~h, into rafah. speaking out is not enough. they _ into rafah. speaking out is not enough, they need _ into rafah. speaking out is not enough, they need to - into rafah. speaking out is not enough, they need to use - into rafah. speaking out is not enough, they need to use all. into rafah. speaking out is not l enough, they need to use all the levers, they need to suspend and revoke all arms licences to israel knowing there is a chance that they are being used today to kill and

injure civilians.— injure civilians. looking at the humanitarian _ injure civilians. looking at the humanitarian situation - injure civilians. looking at the humanitarian situation in - injure civilians. looking at the l humanitarian situation in rafah, tens of thousands more people are moving out of rafah and into another area, a humanitarian zone, watching people face when they make this move? ., , people face when they make this move? . , , ., , ., move? the reality is that it is a sace move? the reality is that it is a space that _ move? the reality is that it is a space that is — move? the reality is that it is a space that is already _ move? the reality is that it is a space that is already crammed | move? the reality is that it is a i space that is already crammed full of people, there is nowhere left on gaza that are safe. everybody is crammed into increasingly smaller spaces, they will not be enough water, food or fuel. spaces, they will not be enough water, food orfuel. people are facing the risk of famine as we have heard for the past few weeks, it's only going to make it worse, particularly as they have closed the borders and the eight is not getting in. this is a real, real, real serious danger to the civilians of gaza. untilthere serious danger to the civilians of gaza. until there is a prominent ceasefire, people are not going to be safe and hostages are not going to be released.— be safe and hostages are not going to be released. thank you very much for “oininr to be released. thank you very much forjoining us— to be released. thank you very much forjoining us on _ to be released. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc— to be released. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. -

russian forces have launched a surprise new ground offensive in ukraine — crossing the border into the northeastern kharkiv region. for months fighting has been focussed in the east — where russia occupies large areas. friday's attack may be an attempt to open a new front — and intensify pressure on kharkiv, which is the country's second largest city. small groups of russian troops with armoured vehicles pushed through the frontline — military sources say they advanced a kilometre, before being pushed back — amid reports of sustained russian shelling. these are pictures of volunteers helping people in settlements around kharkiv evacuate — getting out before the fighting gets worse. let's speak to francis farrell, a reporter for the kyiv independent he isjoining us from kharkiv. thank you forjoining us on the programme. you have been to areas that have been under sustained russian shelling. can you tell us what you

have witness?— shelling. can you tell us what you have witness? ., ,, , ., ., have witness? thank you, today, we were in a town _ have witness? thank you, today, we were in a town next _ have witness? thank you, today, we were in a town next to _ have witness? thank you, today, we were in a town next to kharkiv, - have witness? thank you, today, we were in a town next to kharkiv, five | were in a town next to kharkiv, five kilometres from the state border of russia, it was liberated in september 2022, russia, it was liberated in september2022, but russia, it was liberated in september 2022, but since then, because it is so close to russian territory, it has been constantly sheued territory, it has been constantly shelled since then. now there is a distinct clear escalation of the attacks on this town. 0nly distinct clear escalation of the attacks on this town. only one hour that we were there, there were about 15 huge lighting bombs landing on the town. there were civilian casualties and reports that russia could now be attempting to take that city back, to occupy it again, that is why the police are upping their efforts to get out of there. some people are staying at home, sticking to whatever they have, even if it is in ruins. ~ in ruins. when you were there, you came under— in ruins. when you were there, you came under shelling _ in ruins. when you were there, you came under shelling yourself. - in ruins. when you were there, you came under shelling yourself. can l came under shelling yourself. can you describe what happened. thea;r

came under shelling yourself. can you describe what happened. they are ulide you describe what happened. they are alide bombs you describe what happened. they are glide bombs that _ you describe what happened. they are glide bombs that russia _ you describe what happened. they are glide bombs that russia has _ you describe what happened. they are glide bombs that russia has been - glide bombs that russia has been using, they are huge 250 or 500 kilograms bomb switch the attached glide takes two to make them fly further. you can hear them from a long way away. 0nce further. you can hear them from a long way away. once they arrive, the sound is huge, the ground shakes, it doesn't matter if you're in a house or a basement, doesn't matter if you're in a house ora basement, nothing doesn't matter if you're in a house or a basement, nothing can save you at that point if it does hit. thankfully, the closest ones were about 400 metres away. even then, feel the ground shake and you can see the destruction it is wreaking on the town. irate see the destruction it is wreaking on the town-— see the destruction it is wreaking on the town. ~ . , , . , on the town. we have seen pictures of residents — on the town. we have seen pictures of residents of _ on the town. we have seen pictures of residents of the _ on the town. we have seen pictures of residents of the town _ on the town. we have seen pictures of residents of the town and - of residents of the town and surrounding areas being evacuated. can you describe how many people were still there considering this is a part of the country that had previously been under russian occupation. that previously been under russian occupation-_ previously been under russian occuation. �* ., ., ., occupation. at the moment, from a re-war occupation. at the moment, from a pre-war pepulation _ occupation. at the moment, from a pre-war population of— occupation. at the moment, from a pre-war population of 17 _ occupation. at the moment, from a pre-war population of 17 to - occupation. at the moment, from a l pre-war population of 17 to 20,000, pre—war population of 17 to 20,000, there are only about 1500 people

left in the city. the police told us to do that yesterday hundreds of people were evacuated the town. and more, dozens were coming through just constantly today. unfortunately, there are still children they are. there are always people who try and stay no matter what. they hold onto their house and their animals. they are afraid, frozen in shock, but slowly, more and more as the attacks intensified, more and more of them have been convinced. i5 more and more of them have been convinced-— convinced. is this all happened overnight. _ convinced. is this all happened overnight. you _ convinced. is this all happened overnight, you witness - convinced. is this all happened overnight, you witness what i convinced. is this all happened i overnight, you witness what was convinced. is this all happened - overnight, you witness what was an incredible scene as other people in other parts of the world so, the northern lights, explain what it was like seeing them so close to the front line. i like seeing them so close to the front line. ., like seeing them so close to the front line-— like seeing them so close to the front line. ., ., , front line. i saw that last night in the east of _ front line. i saw that last night in the east of ukraine, _ front line. i saw that last night in the east of ukraine, a _ front line. i saw that last night in the east of ukraine, a very - front line. i saw that last night in i the east of ukraine, a very intense part of the front line. it's a natural phenomenon, but the reason we can see it so well in the middle

of the city was because we are in a country at war where there is complete blackout that night and it perfused. it was really beautiful. you could see soldiers posting pictures all over social media. i don't know, you can attach some poetic meaning to it if you want. it was a brief moment of peace and calm in this horrible time.— in this horrible time. thank you very much- _ in this horrible time. thank you very much. the _ in this horrible time. thank you very much. the reporter - in this horrible time. thank you very much. the reporter for - in this horrible time. thank you j very much. the reporter for the in this horrible time. thank you - very much. the reporter for the kyiv very much. the reporterfor the kyiv independent. we have been watching now across the world has been the northern lights. the most powerful solar storm in more than two decades has been hitting the earth, triggering spectacular celestial light shows in many parts of the world — and bringing possible disruptions to satellites and power grids. such storms occur when the sun emits large clouds of particles —— with scientists expecting this one to persist into the weekend.

it means people across britain have been able to see the northern lights — a phenomenon which isn't normally visible to people in southern england. this was the scene in the skies over 0xford. and in the east of england, this is ipswich. but these scenes in switzerland may have trumped the skies over the uk. these are pictures of the northern lights over swiss alps. helena wilkinson has more. a tantalising glimpse of the spectacular light show that was about to unfold across the uk. at crosby beach in liverpool, people gathered to witness the breathtaking sight, a burst of colour lighting up the clear overnight sky. the northern lights made a rare appearance across the uk. this was manchester, the city bathed in a bright, colourful glow. clear conditions meant parts of the country were treated to dramatic displays. this was the dazzling scene

in hornsey in yorkshire. liam james, who captured the moment, described it as the best display he'd ever seen. even more southerly areas like basingstoke in hampshire were treated to the spectacle. the northern lights are caused by the earth's atmosphere reacting to charged particles from the sun. this is sort of a huge explosion that can be associated with the flare. but basically what happens is part of the sun actually lifts off the surface. so this plasma, the charged particles, the magnetic field that makes up the sun, part of it actually lifts off the sun and streams away into space. if you missed last night's display, there might be a chance to capture it this evening. helena wilkinson, bbc news. now it's time for a look at today's sport. it's the penultimate weekend

of the english premier league season and manchester city are returning to the top of the table in the lunchtime kick off at fulham. arsenal can overtake them tomorrow but city are easing to victory with goals from josko gvardiol and phil foden. 3—0 with a few minutes to go in that one. this the first of seven games on a pivotal afternoon, with two more teams still to be relegated and european places to be decided. if a win for nottingham forest against chelsea in the late kick off will be enough to send burnley down and all but relegate luton town too. we'll have plenty of time to talk about what the season has been for us, good or bad, but right now i don't think we have to play out any scenarios. the only thing i know is we will keep going, that i guarantee you. no matter what, you just keep going and rewards don't get distributed in life because you've done something exceptional in that one given season, it is because you have prepared yourself for a long time to have that one moment. we'll concentrate on ourselves and yeah, obviously we will need

help, but we all know how difficult it is to win in the premier league and we have got to try and do that and see, yeah, forest, burnley, have got difficult games as well, but they are all tough, but without us doing our job it doesn't matter what anyone else does. in scotland — celtic look on course to retain their premiership title — leading are rangers. matt 0'rielly fired them ahead, beforejohn lundstrum scored an own goal and was then sent off to compound a difficult after for phillipe clement's side at celtic park. the result would put celtic 6 points clear with two games to play — but with a far superior goal difference. only a couple of minutes ago and just as i speak, celtic have the ball in the back of the net but it has been ruled offside. james anderson — england's all time leading wicket taker — has confirmed he will retire

from test cricket next month. the 41—year—old is third on the all time list with 700 scalps and has the most test wickets of any seam bowler. the decision comes after he held talks this week with test coach brendon mccullum who told anderson england want to build an attack for the future. in a statement anderson says, it's been an incredible 20 years representing my country, playing the game i've loved since i was a kid. i'm going to miss walking out for england so much. but i know the time is right to step aside and let others realise their dreamsjust like i got to, because there is no greater feeling. i'm excited for the new challenges that lie ahead, as well as filling my days with even more golf. england's international summer gets under way in the next 15 minutes with the women's t20 side taking on pakistan in birmingham. it's the first of a three match series with the one dayers to follow. prepared here last year and the crowd was unbelievable. we are not even going back to the commonwealth

games, i've had so many positive experiences here in terms of the crowd getting behind us, so i'm really excited, so focused on how well you're doing and stuff, but with the crowd there, you remember what you are doing it for which is to inspire and entertain, 0k, we are here to entertain this crowd, so it's really special to us. rafa nadal has been beaten in the second round of the italian 0pen, as he continues his return from a long standing hip injury. he lost in straight sets to seventh seed hubert hurkacz. iga swiatek — top seed in the women's draw and two—time champion in rome — had no such problems, breezing past yulia putinseva 6—3, 6—4 to reach the last 16. it extends her winning streak to eight matches. and that's all the sport for now. the taliban in afghanistan say more than three hundred people are now known to have died in devastating flash floods in the north of the country.

a spokesman for the interior ministry told the bbc that most of the casualties were in the province of baghlan. emergency teams have been sent to rescue those stranded by the floodwaters. on friday, a massive torrent of water swept away hundreds of houses in several villages. dozens of people are still missing. the dutch artistjoost klein has been disqualified from the eurovision song contest final after a backstage incident. the performer has been sent home after an allegation of intimidation was made to swedish police by a female member of the production crew. the organisers of tonight's event are also readying themselves for more pro—palestinian protests against the israeli entry. 0ur arts correspondent, david sillito, reports from malmo. joost klein and europapa. with just hours to go, his eurovision dream is over. his team says they are shocked by his disqualification. fans realised something was wrong when it was announced he wouldn't be taking part

in yesterday's rehearsal. it's now been confirmed he won't be competing tonight after a complaint from a female member of the production team about an incident on thursday. it's been an eventful build—up to this yea r�*s contest. the presence of israel has provoked protest from those angry about events in gaza. the song, however, is second favourite to win. the uk's 0lly alexander is at number 11 in the odds. the hope is that on the night it will be all about what happens in the arena, with its giant cross stage and 200 tonne lighting keeper. people in charge of the spectacle? florian and fredrik. i've got one word for this, wow! the new design with all the lights and technical wizardry is there to give countries more options were something which ireland

has truly embraced. i think this is what makes the year's show so difficult and complex and challenging for the entire team because there are so many different options of what you can potentially do with this. each act, how long have they got to get on stage and get sorted? it's a very short time frame. 40 seconds. have you said no to stuff? i have said no to stuff. what? i'm not going to tell you. and the odds—on front runner... rim tim tagi dim by croatia's baby lasagna. there may have been politics and drama in the run—up but the hope is that tonight the eurovision spirit will prevail in all its cheerful, moving, daft, crowd pleasing glory. david sillito, bbc news, malmo.

prince harry and meghan are in nigeria this weekend as part of the duke's promotion of the invictus games. harry played a seated volleyball match, many of them who were winded, harry's team took on a squad led by the chief of defence staff, the country's top commander. his team took an early lead but lost the match 25—21. 0ur africa correspondent simi jola—oso has following the visit. they have been getting a really warm welcome here in abuja. prince harry went to the ministry of defence headquarters where he received a military salute and they are the department behind their visit. and as you mentioned, they went to a school here in abuja where they were greeted by a group of really excited and enthusiastic schoolchildren there. they spoke about mental health and prince harry told the students

to promise to be open about their mental health and not to lock in their emotions and also to kind of kick the stigma around mental health into the long grass, he said. he also told them that he wants them to remember that it's ok to not be ok. after their visit, i spoke to a couple of the students. one girl told me that she was left really inspired by their message, especially having such a high calibre couple come to visit their school and that she herself had suffered or struggled with anxiety and depression. and now she feels the courage to be able to speak out about her mental health. prince harry continues his visit, we expect him to give a speech during his meeting with the army. we will bring you that on bbc news. you are watching bbc news, stay with us.

hello. let's start with a space weather forecast, hello. let's start with a space weatherforecast, there is a hello. let's start with a space weather forecast, there is a very high chance of the sky is let up once again by the aurora borealis. perfect conditions for many of us with clear skies and the advice is to keep watching the sky from late evening onwards. you need to get your eyes used to the dark sky because the aurora is not as bright as some of those photographs suggest. this is the probability of seeing the aurora, the raid indicates 90 to 100% probability and further south, closer to 50—50. indicates 90 to 100% probability and furthersouth, closerto 50—50. it will be right above our heads, even people way to the south of this colourful area will see it somewhere along the horizon. if you're not interested in that, here is the

weather forecast, interested in that, here is the weatherforecast, very interested in that, here is the weather forecast, very one for the rest of the weekend. dry for most of today but tomorrow we have scattered thunderstorms, some of them could be torrential. the forecast for the rest of the day and into the second half of the afternoon. scattered showers, may be some thunder in the forecast for the highlands, one or two in the lowlands and southern uplands. 0n the whole, it is a very warm and sunny day for most of us. temperatures widely into the low to mid 20s in a few spots as well, coastal areas will see 20 or more. winds are light, if you're unlucky, you might be underneath a thick cloud on the north sea coast. this evening, not completely clear, let's hopeifs evening, not completely clear, let's hope it's not too cloudy, the aurora could hang around for an hour or two. there is plenty of opportunity to go out and catch a glimpse of the light spectacle. remember, it's not

quite as vivid, you have to get used to it. they forecast for sunday shows the weather going downhill, high—pressure slipping away, high pressure that has been on top of us giving us the settled weatherjust on time for the northern lights. 0n on time for the northern lights. on sunday, we will see storms developing across the west of the uk, some of them will be torrential, chance of flash flooding out towards the west. temperatures tomorrow, perhaps as high as 26 celsius. bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines: israel orders the evacuation of tens of thousands more people from rafah, in the gaza strip, to a humanitarian zone, which the un says lacks basic infrastructure. the netherlands is out of the eurovision song, after dutch singerjoost klein is disqualified. police are investigating a complaint made against the singer, by a female member of the production team. almost 2000 people have been evacuated from ukraine's kharkiv region as clashes continue, a day after russia sent troops across the border to break through defensive lines. this comes as president biden gives the go ahead for more aid to ukraine. the most powerful solar storm in more than two decades hits the earth, triggering spectacular celestial light shows in many parts of the world. these storms occur when the sun emits large clouds of particles.