africa's call for an end to israeli military action in rafah and across gaza. a, military action in rafah and across gaza. ., , , ., ., gaza. nor is it interested in law or 'ustice. gaza. nor is it interested in law or justice- once _ gaza. nor is it interested in law or justice. once again, _ gaza. nor is it interested in law or justice. once again, it— gaza. nor is it interested in law or justice. once again, it is— justice. once again, it is exploiting the court and its authority to issue provisional measures. it is in no rush to reach the merits of this case when it will have to substantiate its baseless claims with evidence that simply does not exist. israel for its part has shown nothing but respect for the judicial process. as the court will recall, on the 28th of april 2024 israel provided the court with a lengthy report detailing interrailing the numerous steps that israel actively and effectively had taken to address the humanitarian situation in the gaza strip consistent with the

court's previous orders. —— detailing inter alia. south africa then rushed to submit another request for provisional measures, it's forth, for fear that hamas's last significant stronghold would fall. hamas itself has repeatedly rejected every offer for a ceasefire. on the 25th of april 2024, 18 states called upon hamas to release immediately the hostages still being held in gaza. they said, and i quote, we emphasise that the deal on the table to release the hostages would bring an immediate and prolonged ceasefire in gaza that would facilitate a surge of additional necessary humanitarian assistance to be delivered throughout gaza and lead to the

credible end of hostilities. wattle days ago, on the 13th of may 2020 for the united states national security adviser noted in the same vein that, and i quote, there could be a ceasefire tomorrow if hamas simply released women, wounded and elderly hostages. israel put a forward leaning proposal on the table. the world should be calling on hamas to come back to the table and accept a deal. south africa spoke yesterday about rebuilding a viable palestinian society. yet south africa's actions speak louder than its words. by its actions it is clear that south africa wishes to see hamas remain in control of the palestinians in gaza and subject

them to misery. it is israel that wishes to see a different future to gaza, one in which palestinians and israelis can both live in peace. hamas, the genocidal organisation, will stop at nothing to prevent that. mr president, members of the court. this brings me to the fourth fact that the court must not lose sight of. as is the case with all armed conflicts, incidents involving alleged violations of the rules regulating the conduct of hostilities may occur. this reality is not unique to israel. no estate is not unique to israel. no estate is infallible. israel's independence and robust legal system addresses all allegations of misconduct, including in the current hostilities. they must not be thrown before this court in the form of and

as evidence of something they are not. armed conflict is not a synonym for genocide. south africa mentions some individual incidents reported in the media and attempts to present them as evidence of unlawful policies. yet exceptional incidents are just that, exceptional. policies. yet exceptional incidents arejust that, exceptional. they policies. yet exceptional incidents are just that, exceptional. they do not evidence a policy of illegal behaviour, let alone a policy of genocide. and also cannot be cited as fact until appropriate examination is carried out. not every media report reflects facts or incidents correctly or in their full context. israel has been and remains committed to acting in accordance with its international legal obligations, including those under

international humanitarian law and the genocide convention. israel has in place the necessary mechanisms to examine and investigate allegations of wrongdoing by its military forces and ensure accountability for violations of the law. information about these mechanisms and the activities since the commencement of hostilities has been provided by israel in both the report of the 26 february 2024 and the report of the 28 april 2024. it bears repeating before the court today that since the beginning of the hostilities 55 criminal investigations have been opened by the military advocate general with respect to incidents that raise prima facie reasonable suspicion of criminal misconduct. in addition, the fact—finding and

assistant mechanism, a permanent and independent mechanism charged with finding exceptional incidents, is in the process of addressing hundreds of incidents from the current conflict. this of incidents from the current conflict. thi- of incidents from the current conflict. thi ,, , . conflict. this studio: we can turn our attention _ conflict. this studio: we can turn our attention now _ conflict. this studio: we can turn our attention now to _ conflict. this studio: we can turn our attention now to other - conflict. this studio: we can turn our attention now to other news, | our attention now to other news, turning to france. the interior minister there says police have shot dead a man who attempted to set fire to a synagogue. in the city of rouen. according to reports officers were confronted by a man wielding a knife and an iron bar when they arrived at the scene in the north—western city. when the suspect appeared to advance on them, one of the police officers shot him dead. rouen's mayor said the entire city was "bruised and in shock" following the attack. like many other countries france has

seen a rise in anti—semitic incidents since the beginning of the war in gaza. rouen is where two prison guards were killed last week. let's speak to our correspondent hugh schofield, in paris. it all started with a tweet from gerard darmanin about an hour ago saying this incident had taken place but the police had neutralised, in his words, a man who had been trying to set fire to the synagogue in the centre of rouen, the main synagogue in rouen. the sketchy detail that has come out sense is that at around 6.45 local time there was smoke seen coming from the synagogue. police were called out when they arrived at the scene shortly afterwards they found this man with a knife and iron bar. he was apparently with hostile intent, advanced on them and then

one of them used their weapon and killed them. that's about all we know. the investigation is under way and the area is sealed off as you would expect. i suppose the first thing they want to find out is, is it true, as their minister says, that this was a man who had tried to set fire to the synagogue. the minister said it quite clearly that that was the conclusion that police were drawing but we will need to... they will want to flesh that out and find out more about who this man wasn't what his intentions were. hugh schofield, our in paris. soldiers in israel's army are showing footage of palestinian detentions in the occupied west bank. legal experts say the filming and posting of such footage may breach international law. merlyn thomas reports. soldiers from the israel defence

forces have posted images of palestinian detainees in the west bank on social media. the west bank is home to 3 million palestinians and is partially run by the palestinian authority but there has been an israeli military presence there for decades was that we have tracked and analysed over 45 social media post by 11 idf soldiers operating in the west bank. it shows them arresting men, posing next to detainees with israeli flags, kneeling and blindfolded, and posing in front of what appear to be children with their mothers. a lot of the footage is taken indoors so it is difficult to locate, but some of it, like this one, is outside. in this video we see a detainee being led into a shop. and this building in the background, which is the same building, a mosque, as you can see in this video. by comparing these sorts of details with satellite imagery we can see the same mosque and shop here in the village of lydia. the soldiers uploading the content don't hide their identities.

they are tagging each other and naming their battalion. these are four soldiers from one of the reserves battalions, the 93, who have been filming and showing videos on social media. we have mapped out some of their operations in northern areas of the west bank. the most prolific of these soldiers shared several videos across instagram, facebook and tiktok following deployment to the west bank which he says lasted i32 deployment to the west bank which he says lasted 132 days. his videos, most of which appear to be bodycam footage of patrols often show the men breaking into homes at night, detaining, binding and blindfolding several people at once. the israeli army told us today that in the event of unacceptable behaviour soldiers were disciplined or even suspended from reserve duty. they said additionally soldiers were instructed to avoid uploading footage of operational activities to social media networks will stop legal expert said filming and

publishing such footage on social media may be a war crime. doctor mark ellis, chair of the un created advisory panel on international criminal tribunals said the footage we showed him might violate the recognised rules for treating prisoners of war, which specifies they mustn't be exposed to unnecessary humiliation or public curiosity. the israeli army said they take action after a previous bbc verify to gaze into the conduct of those in gaza. despite the israeli army's pledges to change, there soldiers have continued to post these videos. now all eyes have beenin post these videos. now all eyes have been in gaza, social media gives us unique access to the conduct of some israeli soldiers in the west bank. studio: merlyn thomas with that report. tiktok confirmed that the videos we highlighted have been removed for violating their guidelines which "make clear that we do not tolerate content that seeks to degrade victims of violent tragedies". meta explained

that it is reviewing the content and will remove any videos that violate its policies. almost a week after the deadly flash floods in north east afghanistan, families are still searching for the bodies of their loved ones. the northern province of baghlan is the worst affected, with an estimated 300 people dead and 2,000 homes destroyed — and the number of casualties is expected to rise. let's speak to caroline davies, who's in afghanistan's baghlan province. what's the latest? we followed the trail of devastation for miles, following where that body of water had come down destroying homes, livelihoods, wheat crops, livestock, and finally we reached one of the villages that had been the worst affected. some of these villages further up in the mountain side are still entirely cut off because the roads to reach them have been swept away. the longer we spent with people they are the more we were able to get more information and details about what exactly what had happened, when that water hit.

we were able to find out about some truly incredible rescues. friday afternoon, the main street of this village is a raging torrent. on the roof nur ahmed and his family barely visible. minutes later, the building collapses. translation: when the wall fell i remember thinking, _ "i have lost everything. we are all finished." i was underwater and hoping, "oh, god, please take my life so my problems will be over." nur survived, clinging to an almond tree. his ten—year—old daughter had disappeared downstream. a few kilometres away, abdul ahad showed me where he spotted her, caught in the branches of an uprooted tree. his son pulled herfree. translation: my father and mother said don't go there, _ you will be taken by the flood. but my heart fell for her. there was a feeling i had

in myself that i could do it. i took her on my back and i got her to our house. most parts of her body were injured. shaken, muddied, but alive. she is now recovering at a relative's house with no home yet to return to. this is the first time her father has seen the family that saved her. would you like to meet him? how do you feel now, meeting the people who saved your daughter's life? translation: right now i don't have anything. - if i give them the whole world it won't be equal with what they did for us. one corner of one village, those who did what they could

to save others from the waters. one of the ongoing concerns here, we have been speaking to charities including the save the children, are that it including the save the children, are thatitis including the save the children, are that it is difficult to get clean water to many of these villages, as well as try to continue to get aid into people who really need it. but there are also longer term questions as well about afghanistan's as well about afg hanistan's resilience as well about afghanistan's resilience to these sorts of incidents. resilience to these sorts of incidents-_ resilience to these sorts of incidents. ., ., , incidents. caroline davies reporting from baghlan _ incidents. caroline davies reporting from baghlan province _ incidents. caroline davies reporting from baghlan province in _ from baghlan province in afghanistan, thank you. here in the uk, south west water says a faulty valve in a field containing cattle has been identified as a possible source of a parasite that's contaminated water supplies in south devon. 22 cases of cryptosporidiosis have been confirmed. aru na iyengar reports. the queue for bottled water

stretched all the way down this road, 130,000 were handed out by south west water by 5:00 yesterday. we have got two children that have been ill last week because we're in the actual affected area, sort of high brixham. just keep being informed will be good, just about where it's going, how long it's going to be. it's not very good, really, is it? do you know what i mean? but the fact they're giving water out is a start i suppose. people here are angry about what they say is a lack of clear communication. for over a week, people in the fishing town of brixham have been falling ill with diarrhea and vomiting. on tuesday, south west water said the drinking water was safe. but by wednesday there was a u—turn when tests showed water found near this storage site was contaminated. south west water said they'd found traces of cryptosporidium, a microscopic parasite which can be carried in water. the company said an air valve possibly contaminated with animal

faeces could be the problem. we've identified that there's a damaged valve on part of our network, which could be the cause. we're doing further work to make sure we're absolutely confident that's the cause and the only cause. we're working through operational procedures. in the meantime, we're also doing further sampling to make sure we're really confident in that cause. it's told 16,000 households and businesses not to use tap water for drinking and brushing teeth without boiling and cooling it first. jess blake was enjoying her holiday in brixham last week until she fell ill. you expect that when you go abroad, to have to boil water and drink bottled water, but you don't expect it when you go on holiday to devon in your own country. so, yeah, i think the water board need investigating. some schools have been forced to shut. eden park primary was one of them. some pupils were allowed in, but only to take their sats exams and then leave. they've got no drinking water, so i totally understand that they've got to close. but it's not really an acceptable situation for south west water to leave the school in.

south west water says it did deliver water to all schools and it's offered to pay £115 in compensation to customers. but its chief executive admitted the service had fallen significantly short of what customers should expect. it could be a week before tap water here is back to normal. aruna iyengar, bbc news. let's speak to our climate and science reporter esme stallard who's in paignton in devon. a huge amount of bottled water crates behind you. how are local people coping? i crates behind you. how are local peeple toning?— crates behind you. how are local people coping? i am at one of what were two water _ people coping? i am at one of what were two water distribution - people coping? i am at one of what were two water distribution centres will stop we heard in the last half an hour from south west water there is no a third one. this centre was open until 9pm last night. it was meant to open again at seven o'clock but at six o'clock there was a queue around the corner so they opened early. it has been a hive of

activity or morning as people are coming to collect their 12 litres of water that they are allowed per household. forsome water that they are allowed per household. for some people that might not be enough to get you through more than a day so they will have to come back tomorrow morning as well to refill.— as well to refill. there has been an a olo: as well to refill. there has been an apology from _ as well to refill. there has been an apology from the _ as well to refill. there has been an apology from the water _ as well to refill. there has been an apology from the water company. | as well to refill. there has been an - apology from the water company. what are they saying in terms of things getting back to normal and how soon that might be. last getting back to normal and how soon that might be— that might be. last night the head of south west _ that might be. last night the head of south west water _ that might be. last night the head of south west water said - that might be. last night the head of south west water said she - that might be. last night the head of south west water said she was| of south west water said she was truly sorry for what was happening here but people here are saying it's just not good enough. as mentioned first of all there was confusion about whether there was even an issue with south west water saying early in the week there was nothing to worry about after many people were reportedly coming down with a stomach bug and they acknowledge there was a problem. last night the local mp for the area said south west water needed to communicate better with businesses and

vulnerable people who were expecting deliveries yesterday and didn't get anything. this morning i spoke to a couple of business owners who have been coming in here to collect water and they said they haven't had any deliveries as promised, they had to come to the collection point. they say it's not good enough. for them it is really impacting trade. this is a massive tourist town and actually they are seeing trade down about 40%. significant disruption for locals notjust in sickness but own business as well.— for locals notjust in sickness but own business as well. thank you for talkin: us own business as well. thank you for talking us through _ own business as well. thank you for talking us through all _ own business as well. thank you for talking us through all of _ own business as well. thank you for talking us through all of that, - own business as well. thank you for talking us through all of that, our. talking us through all of that, our climate and science reporter in devon. we will keep across that. we will pause for a second to say goodbye to people watching all around the world. a cross—party group of mps has said government should invest more

to address what it's called a "crisis" in teacher recruitment and retention. the education select committee said english schools are facing worsening staff shortages, with their report identifying 10 key subject areas where the department for education missed its own recruitment targets last year. our reporter nathan standley has more. this is you on your first day as a teacher. the government says there are more teachers in english schools than ever before. but a new report by a group of mps says, even though there are more teachers, there's even more pupils, especially in secondary schools and colleges. the education select committee says recruitment targets have been missed, which has seen teachers taking classes outside their specialist areas. some schools have dropped certain subjects entirely. these are the subjects where the government missed its recruitment targets by the biggest margin in the last academic year. in physics, just over 17% of the government's target number of new teachers started a postgraduate training course. modern foreign languages was 34%. and in maths, which the government

wants to be compulsory until the age of 18, the target was missed by more than a third. what is the novel saying about society then? but what needs to be done? well, the report says there needs to be more money going specifically towards those subjects struggling to recruit, as well as more advertising of the different routes into teaching. union bosses say more needs to be done. what we need to do is make sure that we reduce the bureaucracy, make sure that the flexibility and the love of teaching that can come out, and really make sure that our profession is highlighted as a place that you can make a difference to young people's lives and have an opportunity to contribute back to society. the department for education says it has delivered on its commitment to pay all new starting teachers £30,000 per year, and is taking steps to ease workload pressures. with a general election on the horizon, labour leader sir keir starmer says one of his top priorities, if he were to become

prime minister, would be teacher recruitment. for whoever lands the top job, they're going to have to look at the numbers and find the solution to how best to recruit and retain teachers. nathan standley, bbc news. thousands of children with complex needs across england are missing out on vital support, because some councils are not providing care plans quickly enough. local authorities say they're facing growing demand and insufficient funding, but the children's commissioner has described the situation as a crisis. our correspondent charlie rose has the story. like all five—year—olds, freddie should be getting a full time education. but last year, a rare complication from chickenpox resulted in freddie having a stroke. following the stroke he has a lot of fatigue. obviously he's now got a brain injury, which has affected his emotional regulation. he can be quite

disregulated emotionally. one minute he's up here, the next minute he's down there. he did have a speech delay before but that's just been exacerbated by the stroke. he was fully potty trained. he is now sadly back in nappies. sarah says freddie's needs mean he's limited to 16 hours a week at his local primary school near stoke—on—trent. she says to access full time education, freddie needs a legal document called an education health and care plan, or ehcp, setting out the support he should receive. the process for getting an ehcp should take no more than 20 weeks. but after applying for one for freddie lastjuly, the family are still waiting. i'm so amazed and shocked by how difficult it is to get an education for a child, who through no fault of his own needs additional support. staffordshire county council apologised to the family for the delays.

it said a significant increase in requests for education, health and needs assessments had been made worse by a shortage of educational psychologists and it had now recruited more. unfortunately sarah and freddie's situation is not unique. right across the country there are heartbreaking tales of how children are struggling because they can't access vital education. data obtained from local education authorities across england suggest that between april and december last year at least 12 councils managed to finalise ehcps within 20 weeks in fewer than 10% of cases. in essex and portsmouth, fewer than 1% of plans were issued on time. the average across england isjust under 50%. both essex and portsmouth councils said there had been a huge rise in requests for ehcps as well as a shortage of educational psychologists. they said they were working to tackle delays. i showed my findings to robin walker, chair

of the education select committee, a group of mps who scrutinise the government's work. it's your government, isn't it, the conservative government, that's overseen this issue getting worse over the past five years. i don't deny that there are challenges, but i think it's important to recognise that the government has increased funding both for mental health and the health service and for schools to deliver high needs. there have been investments in this space. one of the things, though, that we called for on the education select committee, is an audit of what resource every local authority has in this space. because we want to make sure that they do have the resource that they need. it absolutely is a crisis. it's really shocking that it's getting worse, especially at a time of such a great need post—lockdown, where children had actually had, particularly children with send, had had a period of time where they were completely out of services and support and really need it.

it's complicated, it's difficult. there are workforce issues. but nothing is more important than childhood and a child getting their needs met in a timely manner. the local government association said delays are a result of increasing demand and insufficient funding. the department for education said since 2019 funding for those with complex needs has risen by more than 60% to more than £10.5 billion this year. meanwhile, sarah says she's been told to expect a draft education health and care plan for her son freddie injune, almost a year after she asked for one. charlie rose, bbc news. you're watching bbc news.

claims with evidence that simply does not exist. live from london. this is bbc news. us officials say trucks carrying aid have begun moving ashore via a temporary pier in gaza, amid concerns over humanitarian access.

lawyers acting for israel speaking at the un top court in response to south africa's called for an end to israeli military action in rafah. this is the scene live in the hague, israel has complained the court is being exploited by south africa. police in france have shot dead a man who tried to set fire to a synagogue in central rouen. the authorities were called after smoke was seen rising from the building. the head of uk firm south west water has apologised for the outbreak of a diarrhoea—type illness in south devon due to a parasite found in the water. we begin in the middle east where us officials say trucks carrying aid have begun moving ashore via a temporary pier in gaza. washington is urging israel to do

more to provide sustained humanitarian access and says it's deeply concerned