of the camp here, and it stretches all the way down here. complete destruction. all these buildings have been mowed down, the roads have been razed. you can see some israeli military vehicles up there. erm, it really does seem like the whole city is on lockdown. gunshot 0k. so we're just with the paramedics and they're trying to get to some of the injured people. the israeli military are here. they seem to be blocking the way. i'm not sure we're going to get past. it seems like they're stopping them from going through. we're at gunpoint. we're at gunpoint? they'll shoot. they've got guns pointed to us. british media! british press! journalist! they're pointing guns at us. british press. journalists. british press.

soldier: television. british press. journalists. step outside, please. 0k. come. stand over here. thank you. reporters: israelis woke up today to find their worst - nightmares had come true. ..qui s'infiltrait en plusieurs endroits du territoire israelien... this marks the most significant hit in israel in decades. families were killed, - revellers at a music festival were shot and civilians were terrorised. - an unprecedented attack by palestinian militants on israeli territory. president biden: in this moment

of tragedy, i want to say _ to them and to the world and to terrorists everywhere that the united states stands with israel. october 7th, 2023, was the bloodiest day in israel's history. armed palestinian gunmen launched a brutal attack, killing around 1,200 men, women and children. over 250 more were taken hostage. prime minister netanyahu: israel is at war. we didn't want this war. it was forced upon us in - the most brutal and savage way. we will exact a price that -

will be remembered by them and israel's other enemies for decades to come. - the attack was carried out by hamas, a designated terrorist group. in response, the israeli military invaded gaza — the small strip of palestinian land that's controlled by hamas. but the international court ofjustice has ordered israel to take all measures within its power to prevent its forces from committing acts that violate the un convention on genocide. more than 3a,000 palestinians have been killed so far and a famine is said to be imminent. israel's commitment to international law. is unwavering. the charge of genocide levelled against israel is not only- false, it's outrageous. while the world has been focused on the actions

of the israeli military in gaza, there's another section of palestinian territory that's had far less scrutiny — the west bank. it's partially run by the palestinian authority but the israeli military has been here for decades, known as "the occupation". since october 7th, that military has drastically increased its operations here. israel says it has the most moral army in the world. but now record numbers of children have been killed here. gunshot. violence is surging. so how is that army conducting itself in the west bank? so the israeli soldiers stopped us at gunpoint and they're

saying that we can't go any further right now. erm, they do not want press entering any closer to any of the activities that they're doing. for the next 45 hours, the israeli military continues their operation in tulkarm camp. eventually they withdraw. injured civilians begin to emerge, some carrying the flags of armed groups, including hamas. the palestinians are here to bury their dead. gunfire. so there's this funeral procession through the camp right now.

it seems like most of the guys in camp... gunfire. ..have come here to come and bury the seven people who died in the last couple of days whilst this israeli raid is going on. and they're now heading to the cemetery to go and bury them. away from the funeral, this is our first chance to get inside tulkarm camp to see the aftermath of the operation. what was it like waking up and seeing your street like this this morning? everything's gone. there is nothing left. they came to the... they came to the house, break the screens and the televisions. your tv�*s gone?

yeah. your games? they shot everything. there was another soldier, he had a knife and he was threatening us and telling us to look the other direction. that must have been really scary. yes. what was going through your mind? nothing. i wasjust scared. just scared, holding my brother's hand, telling him there's nothing to be afraid of. he's telling me and i'm telling him. i just... they make me so mad. oh, wow. inside one home, a family tells us their mural of al—aqsa mosque, one of the holiest sites in islam, has been defaced. the adjoining wall has october 7th sprayed on it, all, apparently, by israeli soldiers. were you in here when they came in?

we sent the israeli military pictures of the graffiti. they said it's contrary to what they expect from their soldiers. they also said they would review any complaints about civilians being threatened. there's widespread destruction in house after house. it's all part of what the israeli military says was a counterterrorism operation, where they claim hidden explosives were present. an israeli soldier was seriously injured in the fighting and a video was released showing what they said they seized — weapons and hundreds of explosive devices. they said they searched a thousand buildings

and interrogated hundreds of suspects. but what's also clear is civilians are being impacted. palestinian fighters see their role as resisting israeli military occupation. they confronted the army in the camp. this guy witnessed... ..the killing of one of the fighters down here. he doesn't want to show his face cos he's a bit nervous but i'm going to follow him and see what he's got to show us. 0k... 0h, there's a lot of blood. this must have been where he was shot. the man who was killed here is being talked about throughout the camp. some claim he was being abused by the soldiers. so, someone who was nearbyjust showed me these photos that they took, where you can see he's here...

his body looks like at this point they've used these brown and black bits of fabric here to tie his feet together. now his body appears to have been dragged further down the stairs with a cable attached to his feet. so we don't know exactly what's been going on here. we're going to go and talk to some of the people inside. they greet each other. so what happened here? you were here the last couple of days? they peed on it? we asked the israeli military about the treatment of the body. they said upon examining the body, explosives were found and that they had to restrain his hands and feet

to ensure their own safety. they didn't comment on allegations of him being urinated on, beaten and dragged. while the fighter likely posed a threat, there are serious questions about the behaviour of the israeli soldiers in this incident. many palestinians here say they're being subjected to a campaign of revenge by the israeli military for the hamas october 7th attacks. israel built a barrier to separate itself from the west bank but its military still operates inside as part of an occupation. to understand why, you need to go back generations. in 1917, the british government declared public support for creating a home for the jewish people from across the world in palestine. it was known as the

balfour declaration. the british would occupy palestine for almost 30 years before handing the matter over to the un. in 19118, following the horrors of the holocaust, the state of israel was born. archive: palestine lies- shattered by bombs and strewn with death. victorious haganah troops have driven the arabs out _ of the beleaguered city. hundreds of thousands of palestinians, who made up the majority of the population here, were displaced from their land. well, these people, i as the result of the war in palestine, have either fled or been expelled . from their homes - and their livelihoods. generations then grew up in neighbouring countries and in refugee camps like tulkarm and others. today, these camps look like concrete slums and some have become a hotbed for palestinian fighters. but it wasn't until 1967, during what's known as the six—day war, that the israeli military would take control of

the west bank, starting the military occupation. but the takeover has not been without incident. . there were demonstrations by palestinian arabs. - in the �*90s, american president bill clinton hosted the signing of the oslo accords, which saw both sides formally recognise each other for the first time. many palestinians hoped this would lead to the establishment of their own state, and israel promised a staged withdrawal from some of the areas it occupied. but the peace process collapsed. today, the israeli military has expanded its control over most of the west bank and regularly enters areas that are meant to be run by the palestinian authority. this has a lasting impact on the everyday lives of palestinians and their ability to be free and equal. for months, we tried to meet and speak with the israeli

military about their role in the west bank, but they repeatedly declined to be interviewed. former soldiers, some of whom believe wholeheartedly in the mission of the israeli military, and others who actively question it, have decided to talk. what they have to say is an unvarnished account. understanding the west bank is really understanding the conflict in many ways. some fear reprisals for speaking to us so they've asked to conceal their identity. i want these former soldiers to help me understand the israeli military�*s conduct and how that might affect palestinians. the lives of palestinians i are affected by the military so severely. i think it would be hard i to feel like you can safely walk around in your village, . knowing that there are soldiers there or that they could be there. i

any building and any house, in theory, is hostile to you, and you can't really trust anyone. and it's a horrible feeling. i do trust the intelligence that i was given. there are threats in places that you wouldn't have thought and you can't be naive. jo hundreds of thousands of kids grew up with this experience. the treatment of the israeli citizens is going to be very different to the treatment of potential terrorists. the fundamental obligation of the idf is to protect the citizens of israel. which, in the west bank, is the settlers. which is, in the west bank, the settlers. there are over half a million jewish settlers living inside the west bank. they're said to control

40% of the territory and that's increasing. the settlements they live in are considered illegal under international law and an obstacle to peace. they sit on land that could be used to form a palestinian state. what used to be a fringe movement has now reached the highest levels of government, influencing not only the role the military plays but also the future of this conflict. many here want to expand settlements and the government is supporting that. since the start of 2024, more than 2,500 acres of land in the west bank has been seized. some of that may be used to build settler homes. it'll be the army's job to protect them. others want to go even further and build settlements inside war—torn gaza.

all the arabs will go... ..all over the world. arabs will not stay. after the 7th of october, no arab can stay here. what is yourjustification for calling for the total erasure of an entire population and the replacement of that population with jewish settlers? when you saw the massacre that took place, and you saw it, then your heart felt pain, and now you forget it. for this massacre, they will pay. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is dependent upon religious nationalists and the settler community for his own survival. singing it's brought him international criticism, including from his biggest ally, the united states. a major obstacle to peace is israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who has all too frequently bowed

to the demands of extremists and the settlers in the west bank. since october 7th, thousands of settlers have been armed and drafted into the army. at the same time, there's been a rise in attacks on palestinians by settlers, some wearing military uniforms and carrying military—issued guns. these attacks are particularly common here in the south hebron hills. on one hilltop sits a settler outpost away from their more established communities, and a man who lives here with his family has agreed to meet us. what was here? what is it? aruin or...? since october 7th, he's been patrolling the area with a weapon issued by the military. wow.

did you build this yourself? so how many of you live out here? ok, so there's three of you guys? three families? three families in one. so you're here for ideological reasons, to keep the arabs out? there has been a big spike in settler attacks, violent settler attacks towards palestinians recently.

i mean, including here, right? there's been a massive spike. and especially since october 7th. i mean, last year was the most violent year on record for settler attacks. this is according to yesh din, the israeli human rights group. it's also according to the un. is that not slightly racist rhetoric, to say that it's their culture that believes in...? can you understand why, i mean, you know, palestinians around

here might feel scared ? they know you have the military in your pocket, you can call them at any point. for shem—tov, living on this land is about maintaining an israeli presence here. he sees his settlement as a front line in the defence of the israeli state. but his ability to live here is dependent on the israeli military. two days later, we return to meet palestinians near the settlement. they say they've held and cultivated this land for generations. so we've just got here to the point where the shepherd and the other palestinians are in, erm... it seems like the military has also arrived. and this is the settler we were with just the other day.

things have gotten quite tense here. the israeli military is in between the settler that we were with, who claims that this is his land, and these palestinians, who are saying that they have the right to work this land themselves. you called the military? why? they're saying that you stole all their olive trees. they're also saying that according to the courts, this land belongs to them. according to the army, it's yours? they're shoving them. stop! what's happening with this guy?

i think it's because he's in pain. it seems like you're only arresting and getting rid of the palestinians who say that this is their land. as the majority of soldiers leave, our producer sara gets a phone call from a palestinian family nearby. they say they're being attacked by settlers. what's happened ? it seems like they've disconnected. the line's cut. he's there. isee him. what are you doing? this guy's got a metal pole in his hand. this guy's got a gun. what's happening? don't touch me. don't, don't. give my phone back! hey! give my phone back! can i have my phone?

please, this is my phone. give my phone back. i'm going, i'm going. i'm going. we're going! can you ask them to start walking away? are you 0k? what was happening just before we came? 0k, guys, they're still behind us. get everyone in the car, please, quickly as possible. everyone in the car. come on. we've realised that two of the men from shem—tov�*s settlement are coming after us with weapons. everyone in the car. guys... hello. just as they get closer, a soldier pulls up in his car. 0k? hi. we've just been attacked by settlers. he goes to confront

the two men. you can't do anything cos they're israeli civilians? but theyjust came up and started harassing these guys and then snatched my phone and threatened us with a metal pole and a gun. if that had been a palestinian, would you arrest them? there's a difference?

as an israeli soldier operating in the west bank, what's the relationship like between the military and the settlers? the idf is there to protect the citizens of israel, whether they're settlers or not, and also to maintain law and order, but not to protect the palestinian community.

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this is bbc news. israel criticises an order from the un's top court, that it halt its offensive in the southern gazan city of rafah. the us announces another major package of military aid for ukraine, as president zelensky claims gains along the frontlines near kharkiv. and kenya's president william ruto sits down with the bbc as he wraps up his state visit to washington. confirming the police force will arrive in haiti in time. hello, i'm caitriona perry, you're very welcome. the united nations�* top court decided on friday that israel

must "immediately halt its military offensive" in rafah in southern gaza. the international court ofjustice, which rules on disputes between countries, described humanitarian conditions in rafah as "disastrous." the case was originally brought to the court by south africa, which has applauded the ruling. however, the icj has no enforcement powers and it's up to states to comply. when asked about the ruling, the us, a key ally of israel, says it has been "clear and consistent" on its position on rafah. 0ur correspondent, anna holligan, sent this update from the hague. this is a hugely striking order. it goes further than any other provisional measures issued in this case by these judges. and it seeks to significantly alter the course of the conflict in gaza. so let's just have a look at what the judges are ordered israel to do. 0ne, hold the military offensive in rafah immediately, allow unimpeded access forfact—finding missions,