alexei navalny tells the bbc he'll "never give up" fighting president putin after a brutal hammer attack in march. he asked us and to continue our work and to build and defeat vladimir putin and built this beautiful rush of the future. putin and built this beautiful russia of the future. and — a boil water notice has been lifted for most residents after a parasite outbreak in devon. hello. the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees says more than eight—hundred—thousand people have been forced to flee rafah in southern gaza due to the ongoing israeli offensive. philippe lazzarini said all were having to do so without any

safe passage or protection and were fleeing to areas with little water or sanitation. more than a million palestinians had taken refuge there after it was designated a safe zone early on in the conflict. the us has warned israel not to launch an all—out offensive there for fear of huge civilian casualties, but israel insists it's necessary to route out hamas. this development comes as israel's military says it's recovered the body of another hostage inside gaza. the body is of ron binyamin who the military says was killed in the october the 7th attack on israel by hamas. his body has now been returned to israel to be buried. this is the fourth body found in 2a hours. this is the scene live in tel aviv, where the relatieves where the relatives

of the hostages are among those protesting against benjamin netanyahu's government and demanding new elections. they are asking for more government action to release their loved ones. and in a further development — israeli war cabinet minister, benny gantz, is threatening to bring down prime minister benjamin netanyahu's government if he doesn't agree to a gaza six—point plan byjune the 8th. let's speak to paul adams injerusalem let's start first with the fourth hostage body. i’m let's start first with the fourth hostage body-— let's start first with the fourth hostage body. i'm afraid i don't have anything _ hostage body. i'm afraid i don't have anything more _ hostage body. i'm afraid i don't have anything more to - hostage body. i'm afraid i don't have anything more to tell- hostage body. i'm afraid i don't have anything more to tell you | hostage body. i'm afraid i don't - have anything more to tell you about the recovery and are you mentioned, he is the fourth of the full bodies as recovered yesterday including that of luke and there was a delay

in identifying the body and we do not know the circumstances and where in the gaza strip these bodies were recovered and is likely they were all recovered together but once again it's another reminder that the longer this war goes on, the bleaker the prospects are for the remaining hostages or still thought to be living in gaza. we do not know of any of the four survived beyond october seven. we know that luke did not and she was killed that day and it's likely that the other three were also killed at the time. but as families and friends gather once again in tel aviv tonight demanding the government do more to release their loved ones, this isjust or bad news. we their loved ones, this is 'ust or bad mi their loved ones, this is 'ust or bad news. ~ . , .,

bad news. we have this image coming live from tel — bad news. we have this image coming live from tel aviv _ bad news. we have this image coming live from tel aviv and _ bad news. we have this image coming live from tel aviv and supporters - bad news. we have this image coming live from tel aviv and supporters of. live from tel aviv and supporters of families of hostages that have gathered for yet another protest and the pressure really is coming on prime minister benjamin netanyahu and what do you make of benny's intervention this evening? still catchin: intervention this evening? still catching un — intervention this evening? still catching up with _ intervention this evening? st ll catching up with what he's actually been saying and it's been a long address that was trailed ahead of time but he is essentially threatening to walk byjuly the 8th, july or notjhun if they do not adopt a series of measures that he is outlining, including bringing hostages home, including ending hamas rule and establishing, and this is the best that he is and not like talking to here. establishing a

administration that will administer the gaza strip in a civil manner and lay the foundation for future alternative, which he says will not be hamas or a reference to the palestinian authority leader in the west bank. so, he is setting a deadline and laying out an ambitious agenda and he does not himself have the power to bring the government down, he can walk in the government will survive by coming on the top of the remarks made by the defence minister the other day who urged benjamin netanyahu to lay out a plan for the future, these are just the latest signs of tension right at the heart of the war cabinet.- heart of the war cabinet. talking about the four _ heart of the war cabinet. talking about the four bodies _ heart of the war cabinet. talking about the four bodies that - heart of the war cabinet. talking about the four bodies that have | heart of the war cabinet. talking - about the four bodies that have been retrieved and they have been retrieved and they have been retrieved from southern gaza within

the area of this is what lead to any credence to the benjamin netanyahu saying he has to go to rafah because hostages are being held in the awful thing is at the moment, we are retrieving the bodies of some of those hostages and houses being reported in israel itself? i those hostages and houses being reported in israel itself?- reported in israel itself? i have not seen a _ reported in israel itself? i have not seen a report _ reported in israel itself? i have not seen a report suggesting . reported in israel itself? i have i not seen a report suggesting that the bodies were recovered in southern gaza and if you have, please let me know and as far as i'm aware, the israeli army has not said where the bodies were recovered and it is worth noting that the army is fighting heavy battles in two parts of the gaza strip at the moment and rafah were their posies on the city but also in the refugee camp where there has been fierce battles now for several days it is possible to bodies recovered in one or other or both of those locations and yes, it

is part of the justification laid out by the prime minister for is part of the justification laid out by the prime ministerfor an assault on rafah and part of what he calls total victory and also primarily, the destruction of hamas and the fighting in the north has served as a reminder that you might think you have dealt with hamas in a certain part of the gaza strip be find yourself several months later confronting them again and perhaps israel is looking at some kind of long—running insurgency rather than a war that can be worn as prime minister benjamin netanyahu would appear to want people to believe in appear to want people to believe in a quick and efficient way. the appear to want people to believe in a quick and efficient way.— a quick and efficient way. the un has said that _ a quick and efficient way. the un has said that some _ a quick and efficient way. the un has said that some people - a quick and efficient way. the un has said that some people have l a quick and efficient way. the un - has said that some people have been forced to flee rafah but where on earth are they going? i5

earth are they going? is absolutely staa uterin earth are they going? is absolutely staggering number— earth are they going? is absolutely staggering number and _ earth are they going? is absolutely staggering number and those - earth are they going? is absolutely staggering number and those who | earth are they going? is absolutely - staggering number and those who have fled injust staggering number and those who have fled in just the last two weeks since the israeli operation and rafah was beginning, they're going to a number of places and along the coast, some of them are heading towards tom eunice and an absolutely devastated city where people are finding bombed out buildings they can set up makeshift shelters —— khan younis. and around this area, the pictures that we have seen in the pictures that we have seen in the past week to the sprawling tent cities that have been getting bigger and bigger along the coast and some of the aid that is coming in around the american maritime corridor yesterday shelter equipment by the numbers involved are pitifully small

and barely able to scratch the surface of the huge numbers of people who have had to pack up and leave and some of them carrying their own shelter with them and these are people who fled from other parts of the gaza strip earlier on in the conflict but all of whom are extremely dependent on what international and little international assistance can reach them. ~ ~' ., , them. we know if there been assurances — them. we know if there been assurances that _ them. we know if there been assurances that this - them. we know if there been assurances that this will - them. we know if there been i assurances that this will remain open i know it's assurances that this will remain open i know its american and it's not going to enter the territory itself but have that assurances from the idea from benjamin netanyahu that the aide will continue to go no matter how small it is? thea;c that the aide will continue to go no matter how small it is?— matter how small it is? they say the arrangements _ matter how small it is? they say the arrangements running _ matter how small it is? they say the arrangements running security - matter how small it is? they say the arrangements running security from| arrangements running security from the pier and the marshalling area on the pier and the marshalling area on the beach in gaza, all of those are

in place with extensive consultations of the israelis and the whole mechanism, the pier, the floating platform, all this is regarded as a temporary arrangement probably unlikely to last much beyond when the sea state may make the whole route unviable and it is designed to relieve the age situation for the coming months and of course, it's one thing to bring ada sure and safely into an area where the israeli military has secured, it is another to distribute that age where it is needed in some cases, that means taking into places where there is active fighting and they have learned to their cost and tragically in recent months, they cannot be sure that when they try to do these distribution runs, they are going to be safe and american officials were talking about the

maritime corridor receiving the d confliction of arrangements that are needed to be conducted safely are still not where they need to be. thank you very much. now to ukraine, where president zelensky says his country only has about a quarter of the amount of air defences it needs to fight off russian attacks. he said ukraine needed up to 130 fi6 fighterjets. dozens are due to arrive sometime this yearfrom european donor countries — and ukrainian pilots are currently being trained. mr zelensky also said the military was still short of manpower and russia could increase its attacks in ukraine's north east following its recent gains near the city of kharkiv. we need to staff the reserve. it is a serious number of brigades which a large number of them are empty. we

need to do this so guys can have a normal rotation and then demerol be improved. —— morale. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse outlined how desperate this need is for air defences. well, he always plonks air defences at the top of his wish list, that's been the case for the last year or so, because of two things — russia has continued to launch missile attacks on cities across ukraine, but russia has become more dominant in the air, right across the front line. so that means that when you have exhausted, thinly stretched ukrainian troops trying to defend cities, you have russian fighter jets flying in and dropping missiles and glide bombs, and as in the situation in the north—east with this incursion, we hearfrom authorities around the town of vovchansk on the border, they are saying

thousands of glide bombs have been dropped, which reflects, i think, russia's ability to mount these strikes unchallenged. so president zelensky has been quite specific on what he needs and lacks. he wants more air defence systems, he says he's only got a quarter of what he needs. he's also specified how many f—i6 fighterjets he would like. despite ukrainian pilots being trained and thejets being promised, not one has been used operationally by ukraine. it has not happened, we are halfway through 2024 and no fighterjets, but he's not giving up on that, clearly. the former chief of staff to the russian opposition leader alexei navalny has vowed to never give up fighting against president putin. mr navalny died in february in a russian prison. leonid volkov said the fight to change the country must go ahead despite his death.

mr volkov was badly beaten in a hammer attack in march in lithuania which he believes was ordered by president putin's regime. in his first interview since that attack, he also backed mr navalny�*s widow yulia to lead the opposition campaign against mr putin. he was speaking to the bbc�*s laura kuensberg. it was like he was a close friend, a great guy and inspiring personality. a true hero, and a great and very capable political leader. there is no substitution for him, and this loss will always be just like an open wound in our hearts, in the hearts of his colleagues and friends. but we also know that he asked us to never give up and to continue our work and to build this to defeat putin and to build this beautiful

russia of the future that alexei dreamed of for so many years, is the only practical way to preserve his legacy and to make his ultimate sacrifice not to be in vain. yulia is also a very strong personality and a charismatic leader. she never wanted to be in this public role, and she was always a very close political advisor to alexei, and for us, as navalny�*s organisation, the teams that navalny organised, gather together, its very clear and natural that our task in this situation is just to support yulia and all her endeavours in everything that she does. and that's what we are doing now, of course.

leonid volkov speaking there. and viewers in the uk can watch the full interview on sunday — with laura kuenssberg — on bbc one at 9am. georgia's president has vetoed a controversial new law on foreign funding that's sparked weeks of mass protests. salome zourabichvili says the legislation was an obstacle on georgia's path to eu membership. here she is speaking a short time ago. today, a view toward the russian law. this law in its essence and in that spirit is a russian law which contradicts our standards and represents an opposition on the european path. the veto is correct and will be submitted to parliament. acknowledging however, salome zourabichvili acknowleged her veto was merely symbolic, as the governing party can overturn it with a simple majority in parliament.

critics say the �*foreign agent�* law, which was passed on tuesday, will stifle democracy. it would oblige ngos and media organisations to register if they receive more then twenty percent of their funding from abroad. thousands of people who were having to boil their water in devon due to a parasite outbreak are being told they no longer have to. south west water said it was no longer advising some households in part of brixham to boil their water, after a parasite in the local supply left at least 46 people sick with crypto—spirid—iosis, an infection that causes diarrohea. the water company said around ia,500 households in the alston supply area can now use their tap water safely, although some 2,500 properties in hillhead, upper parts of brixham and kingswear should continue to boil their supply before drinking it. local mp anthony mangnall says the company's response has been "contemptible".

our climate and science reporter esme stallard is in paignton, devon and shared this update. it will be a massive relief for those living here behind me and the surrounding areas and for those living over there, there was to be boiling their water for at least a few days will still be coming to water collection points like this to pick up and there are people who were still sick in the community at are angered by the response from southwest water and the lack of communication early in the week and he denied there was a contamination to worry about and part of their statement in which they explained what happened, they said a damaged valve on private land has been identified as a possible cause of contamination and has since been isolated from the network and

repaired. it's something they're pretty confident and where the leak came from and they will continue investigations to make sure the rest of the network is clean. flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 50 people in afghanistan. officials in the province of ghor in central afghanistan say thousands of houses have been damaged or destroyed and about two— thousand shops are under water. many key roads have been cut off. the un says more than three— hundred people died last week after flash floods caused by the unusually heavy seasonal rains devastated villages in the north. flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 50 people in afghanistan.thousands of homes were destroyed. my colleague charliejones is here with more. just a week after floods killed hundreds of people in northern afghanistan,

another part of the country has been devastated by unseasonably heavy rain. this was ghor in central afghanistan yesterday, where dozens of people were killed, key roads cut off, and buildings submerged, thousands of which remain underwater. today people in the region are dealing with the loss of homes, businesses, and family members. this man says the floods have destroyed property, cattle, sheep, villages, trees, everything.another resident cattle, sheep, villages, trees, everything. another resident talks about how there's no food or drink left for anyone, even the children. last week, the un estimated 300 people were killed when floods tore through villages in the north of the country. while stories of heroism emerged, this girl taken by the water was rescued by a stranger, half a million people are still estimated to be dealing with the devastation.

charities say they're particularly concerned about women and girls, because the taliban's restrictions on their freedom may mean they don't get the life—saving services they need. the un says afghanistan is one of the lowest emitters of greenhouse gases and one of the country's hardest hit by the impacts of climate change. it's also got few defences, and still faces a boycott by some aid agencies because of the taliban. after four decades of war, the un is warning that these latest disasters are only adding to an already dire humanitarian situation. the allied troops who fought german forces in italy were known as the d—day dodgers — mocked for sunbathing on beaches and missing the normandy landings in 1944. yet the battles for catholic monastery of monte cassino situated above the hill town of cassino —

were some of the most bitter and brutal of the second world war. they took place over four months in appalling conditions, with the allies sustaining 55,000 casualties. german losses were estimated at around 20,000 — prompting some to describe the battles as a pyrrhic victory for the allies. but by taking the historic italian monastery from the nazis, allied forces opened the road to rome — critical in ending the german occupation of italy. this weekend, commemorations taking place mark the last milestone anniversary for the few remaining veterans well enough to take part. for more on this, let's speak to peter caddick—adams. he�*s an historian and author of �*monte cassino: ten armies in hell.�*

think you welcome back to the programme knows numerous battles, wasn�*t it? programme knows numerous battles, wasn't it? ., , programme knows numerous battles, wasn'tit? ., , ., wasn't it? four battles from january until may 1944. _ wasn't it? four battles from january until may 1944, none _ wasn't it? four battles from january until may 1944, none of _ wasn't it? four battles from january until may 1944, none of which - until may 1944, none of which we anticipate fighting without the germans with full and this is on the road to rome and we expected to be in rome and early 1944 and the germans held us up for five in rome and early 1944 and the germans held us up forfive months as you reiterated. i think we saw also these battles are significant and underscoring the importance of coalitions during conflict and explain that to us. it was run by the americans, the canadians and the british and the free french and the

polish. and those who send attachments in field marshal alexander said he reckoned he had 21 different coalitions partners under his command for the italian theatre. that is a very modern residents because those of the sort of numbers of coalition partners event in bosnia where iraq or afghanistan as a learning about to work together and cooperate was extremely important and that was really derisive or allied of the end of the day. derisive or allied of the end of the da . �* .,, derisive or allied of the end of the da . �* , , ., day. and those will be attending this anniversary, _ day. and those will be attending this anniversary, it _ day. and those will be attending this anniversary, it will- day. and those will be attending this anniversary, it will be - this anniversary, it will be significant and important especially the last one for the remaining survivors of world war ii the last one for the remaining survivors of world war lithe survivors of world war ii the interesting _ survivors of world war ii tie: interesting thing survivors of world war ii tie: interesting thing is survivors of world war ii t“i2 interesting thing is that i have survivors of world war ii t i2 interesting thing is that i have the equivalents of unesco world heritage site and it was the journalists who removed a lot of the church before

hand and put them in the vatican, whether very few battles of the germans come out with an enhanced reputation and thought of well in the vatican for their efforts to preserve all of these treasures. the commemoration is equal on both sides. i, ., commemoration is equal on both sides. i, ~' , 2, , commemoration is equal on both sides. i, ~' , . commemoration is equal on both sides. . ~ , . ., commemoration is equal on both sides. . , . ., ., sides. thank you very much for that and i sides. thank you very much for that and i think— sides. thank you very much for that and i think we _ sides. thank you very much for that and i think we have _ sides. thank you very much for that and i think we have learned - sides. thank you very much for that and i think we have learned a - sides. thank you very much for that and i think we have learned a lot. and i think we have learned a lot there. thank you. this is bbc news and to stay with us. good afternoon. there�*ll still be a lot of dry weather to be enjoyed throughout the rest of the weekend, but there are complications. we�*ve got low pressure close by. this weather front has brought some patchy rain, and now we�*re seeing some storm development. and we�*ve got a weak weatherfront towards the north—west as well.

now those storms will bring the majority of the rainfall throughout the rest of this afternoon and this evening. slow—moving, because there�*s little wind to move them on. so certainly, the possibility of flooding, and there is a warning out for it. you can find more detail on the website. most likely, though, those storms across the south—west and wales, but also through the central highlands, the south—west of scotland. one or two elsewhere, perhaps, later on across east anglia and the south—east. so those, obviously, will bring the temperatures down. but for most of us, it�*s another pleasantly warm day, away from the sea fog, which is around in some eastern areas and around the irish sea coast. and there�*s more cloud, anyway, in the north—west of scotland today and for northern ireland, and that creeps further in overnight. the storms ease away. the sea fog returns quite widely to central and eastern areas.

one or two patches still for the irish sea coast. so a fresher night, i think, and a rather murky start to our sunday morning. but again, that mist and that murk should clear away quite readily. and i think it looks like there�*ll be a lot of dry and sunny weather for many and fewer showers. probably more cloud, on balance, across scotland, and again, across the west of northern ireland. we start with lots of mist and fog and even some lowland fog elsewhere, which will take a while to clear away. and it mightjust persist for some parts of north—east england and eastern scotland. sea haar and sea fret. but you can see elsewhere, fewer showers. there will be the odd one, particularly as the sun�*s strong, and we�*ll get temperatures perhaps a little higher than today across england and wales as a result, still in eastern parts of northern ireland. the central belt a little bit lower than today as well. same sort of story as we get into monday. the misty, murky weatherfirst thing slow to clear away. just very isolated showers. just a bit of a northerly drift coming in, so temperatures won�*t be quite so high. but do bear in mind, even if it isn�*t quite as warm, it�*s still strong. the sunshine is just as strong. and then as we head towards the middle of next week, well, this low pressure mightjust bring in something more

significant wind and rain—wise. but obviously, the devil�*s going to be in the detail that far away. but it does look as if, at that stage, it will turn more unsettled once again, after today�*s storms, and a bit windier too.

this is bbc news. our headlines. the israeli military said they recovered the body of a fourth hamas hostage in gaza for the he is now been returned for burial. the military believes he was killed in the october seven attack. president

zelensky says ukraine only has about a quarter of the air defences it needs to fight off russia, warning that the country could increase strikes in the northeast of ukraine following recent gains they are cocky. a close ally of the late russian opposition leader alex navalny tells the bbc he will never give up fighting put in month after brutal hammer attack outside his home and lithuania where he lives in exile. thousands of people having to boil the water in devon due to a parasite outbreak are being told they no longer have to do so for the traces of the parasite were identified on wednesday. bbc news, it is sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me olly foster. chelsea make it five in a row as they pip manchester city to the women�*s super league title on goal difference.