the european union's top diplomat says the bloc will have to make a choice between supporting israel, or international institutions and the rule of law. josep borrell was speaking after the un's highest court ruled that israel had to halt its military offensive in rafah in response to a case brought by south africa. they've accused israel of violating the un genocide convention in gaza. israel has said no power on earth will stop it going after hamas. lucy williamson reports from jerusalem. gunshots. israel's soldiers have been ordered to push into rafah. israel's leaders have been ordered to stop. footage from both sides shows the fighting, as israeli troops edge closer to the city centre. but the un's highest court today focused on civilians, those still there, and the 800,000 who have fled.

israel must immediately halt its military offensive and any other action in the rafah governorate which may inflict on the palestinian group in gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part. israel says this is a precise and limited operation, but satellite pictures of rafah show the destruction, less than two weeks after the assault. today, israel's army said it had recovered the bodies of three hostages from northern gaza — michel nisenbaum, 0rion hernandez and hanan yablonka. one member of the war cabinet said israel had to keep fighting to return its hostages and safeguard its citizens, and would continue to act according to international law. foreign criticism of israel's actions in gaza is growing. but prime minister benjamin netanyahu, or bibi, as he's known, is comfortable

being seen as the staunch defender of israel's security under siege. i don't like bibi, to say the least. i don't think he's a war criminal. it's very easy to sit miles away and criticise what's happening. do we have a better alternative? i don't really care about what people are thinking about us. you can see that if we do care about what people think, so we should stop the war. no, we are here. we are israel. therefore, it's really important for us to have support and we don't get it. this woman, sheltering in a tent on the coast north of rafah, had little faith in the court's power to change her situation. translation: implement this on the ground. - they shouldn't say one thing and do something different. | today, they say they want to - stop the war, but the massacres are only increasing. the rafah offensive has blocked key aid routes through southern gaza.

supplies brought in via a new us pier, quickly looted. the court today ordered israel to reopen the rafah crossing. gaza ns and israelis. new battle lines in this war driven by promises on both sides to protect civilians. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. let's speak to benjamin radd, a senior fellow at the burkle center for international relations at ucla. hello relations at ucla. and welcome to the programme, hello and welcome to the programme, benjamin. put hello and welcome to the programme, benjamin. programme, ben'amin. put this into context, — programme, benjamin. put this into context, has _ programme, benjamin. put this into context, has significant - into context, has significant is it? the court has no jurisdiction, no ability to impose anything on the israeli government and israel has indicated that they will not be bound by any pressure from external sources, with may be the exception of

the united states, which provides a huge source of military and funding for its operations. so this will have no material impact, i believe. there is a lot of talk about this adding to israel's growing isolation. diplomatic isolation doesn't seem to be a concern for benjamin netanyahu. h0. for benjamin netanyahu. no, because of— for benjamin netanyahu. no, because of it _ for benjamin netanyahu. no, because of it alters _ for benjamin netanyahu. iifr, because of it alters the trajectory of what he is trying to accomplish domestically then it begins to matter, and by that i mean he is susceptible to a very fragile coalition thatis to a very fragile coalition that is holding his power in place currently in the government, so that coalition fractures and waivers, that for him becomes a bigger liability than international pressure. we have already see him make statements with regards to the icc arrest warrant that were discussed and possibly issued that these events, these external pressures don't seem to sway his decision—making whatsoever. however, they do have an impact on members of

his candidate who are wavering and pushing back against his decisions. and pushing back against his decisions-— decisions. israel has questioned - decisions. israel has questioned the - decisions. israel has - questioned the language of decisions. israel has _ questioned the language of this order, i think the us also pushing back on some of the arrest warrants, many people are saying are not helping. what could possibly happen next? ~ _, next? well, if the court decides _ next? well, if the court decides to _ next? well, if the court decides to a _ next? well, if the court decides to a formerly i next? well, if the courtj decides to a formerly of next? well, if the court - decides to a formerly of rishi —— issued the arrest warrants and netanyahu in the defence minister are subject to arrest if they are in any country with theirjurisdiction, absolutely that becomes a nonstarter, that of the dramatic, be a dip lad except back, it does isolate the government further. however, i am the government further. however, iam not the government further. however, i am not convinced entirely that the court will go that far and formally issue these warrants, number one, and number two, these warrants, number one, and numbertwo, again we these warrants, number one, and number two, again we see that there is enough domestic pressure from within his own war cabinet that might pre—empt any further action by the icc orany any further action by the icc or any other court.—

or any other court. 0k, benjamin _ or any other court. 0k, benjamin rad, - or any other court. 0k, benjamin rad, thank . or any other court. ok, i benjamin rad, thank you or any other court. 0k, - benjamin rad, thank you very much indeed. here, candidates standing in the general election are entering their first weekend of campaigning, after the parliamentary session was officially closed on friday night. however, around 100 former mps, including high—profile conservatives michael gove and dame andrea leadsom, have announced they won't be contesting their seats. 0ur political correspondent, hannah miller, has the latest. through the brexit campaign, borisjohnson�*s friend, but at times his greatest foe, michael gove, wasn't afraid to make enemies, pushing through education reforms and serving underfour prime ministers over nearly 20 years in parliament. but he says he's now concluded, "there comes a moment when you know "it's time to leave that a new generation should lead. "rishi has the plan our country needs," he added, "i will do everything i can to support him."

but as rishi sunak toured the titanic quarter in belfast, the list of mps jumping ship continued to grow. among more than 100 other mps standing down, the former prime minister theresa may, the former leader of the house of commons, andrea leadsom, and former defence secretary ben wallace. while the conservatives are now seeing more mps walk away than in 1997, labour's losses are less substantial. keir starmer took his campaign to glasgow, hoping scotland will pave his way to a win. after mps lined up to mark the close of parliament last night, the campaign is well and truly under way, with both potential prime ministers constructing their arguments to the country as they try to build up support to win. hannah miller, bbc news. i don't want to promise you that. families of the victims of the uvalde school massacre in texas two years ago are taking legal action against several major companies. they accuse the social media firm, meta, the maker of the "call of duty" video games, and a gun manufacturer

of promoting dangerous weapons to teens like the attacker. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes sent this update. this was one of the worst school shootings in us history. and these are wrongful death lawsuits targeting not only the gun manufacturer — daniel defense — the 18—year—old responsible for this shooting had one of their guns, but also in these lawsuits targeting the developers of the video game call of duty and instagram. and the claim being that, in effect, these three organisations collaborated to market assault—style weapons to teenage boys, that these adolescent boys were, in effect, groomed to carry out the violent video game experiences, things that they had watched, but they were carry out those fantasies in real life. that is the claim. and instagram's parent company, meta, are accused of having lax oversight of this process.

now, these lawsuits are quite separate to another one, a $500 million lawsuit that has been filed against almost 100 law enforcement officers, the police officers who went to the scene of this shooting. but as has been now widely reported and criticized in a justice department report, it was a response that was lacking in urgency. it took more than an hour, 77 minutes, for those officers to eventually move in to the part of the school where the gunman was and where indeed young children had been dying. so a widely criticised response now the subject of this huge lawsuit. and what is happening here is that this is the accountability, accountability on the part of individuals or organisations that the families of the victims have been calling for for much of the past two years. rescuers have arrived at the site of a massive landslide in papua new guinea. hundreds of people

are feared dead after the disaster struck whilst people slept in the country's remote highlands yesterday. a rapid response team of medics and military personnel have reached the site of the landslide, around 600 kilometres from the capital, port moresby. a united nations official in the region said at least four bodies have been recovered from the rubble. let's get the latest now from chris jensen. he's the national director for the charity, world vision. he joins us from the capital, ports moresby. hello, welcome to the programme, chris. now that teams have reached the site, what are they finding on the ground? what are they finding on the round? , . , what are they finding on the round? , ., , . ground? yes, thanks very much. look, it ground? yes, thanks very much. look. it is _ ground? yes, thanks very much. look. it is a _ ground? yes, thanks very much. look, it is a really _ ground? yes, thanks very much. look, it is a really tragic - look, it is a really tragic scene there. we've got approximately 60 households that have been impacted directly by really large

landslides. as you have said, there have been a few bodies found at the moment we are just assessing that and looking at further actions that need to be taken. 0bviously, search and rescue continues, as best we can, and we are also looking at what medical interventions as well as looking at recovery around shelter, food, and other items that will need to be required in the coming days and weeks. i required in the coming days and weeks. ~ �* , required in the coming days and weeks. ~' �* , ., ., weeks. i think we've 'ust got a sense of the h weeks. i think we've just got a sense of the highland - weeks. i think we've just got a sense of the highland area - sense of the highland area where this hut landslide struck from those images on screen, but i wonder if you can tell us the type of challenges that rescuers and those that were affected by the landslide are facing stop what exactly is the area like? . ~ facing stop what exactly is the area like? ., ~ , ., facing stop what exactly is the area like?— facing stop what exactly is the area like? . ~' ,, , . area like? thank you very much. one thing _ area like? thank you very much. one thing to _ area like? thank you very much. one thing to be _ area like? thank you very much. one thing to be said _ area like? thank you very much. one thing to be said is _ area like? thank you very much. one thing to be said is that - one thing to be said is that papua new guinea is an incredibly beautiful country, and amazing landscape and diversity from coastal areas to the highland areas. in this

part of papua new guinea, there is really steep topography and we have it in the past had a number of earthquakes flood events that have triggered landslides and other natural disasters. we have also seen el nino recently impacting with drought considered in some areas. so there are a whole lot of natural kind of disasters that do impact this area. it is incredibly remote, as you have said it is 600 kilometres from the capital city here where i am in port moresby so accessing this area the best of times is a challenge. this area the best of times is a challenge-— this area the best of times is a challenge. and, chris, very cuickl , a challenge. and, chris, very quickly. i— a challenge. and, chris, very quickly, i know— a challenge. and, chris, very quickly, i know there - a challenge. and, chris, very quickly, i know there have i a challenge. and, chris, very. quickly, i know there have been issues in trying to work out how many people have been affected by this because population census statistics are very difficult to come by. do we have a sense of family people have been affected and how many people will need help? where will they go?—

where will they go? yes, that's ri . ht. where will they go? yes, that's right- you _ where will they go? yes, that's right. you are _ where will they go? yes, that's right. you are absolutely - right. you are absolutely right, there is a challenge in getting accurate handle on population figures. another factor is there has been trouble, fighting in a province recently, and this is also affected movement of people, so it is very likely that while there are 60 households impacted, these people are probably hosting other families from surrounding areas, so there is challenge their command as you have mentioned, sentient —— census data is also incredibly challenging. people who live in a traditional setting, 85% of the population living traditional homes amongst their tribes and clans and there is a vast movement of people around that area and coming and going between two provincial centres, so it is a real challenge to get a grasp around the numbers of impacted people, but absolutely tragic, devastating scene. if you have a look at some of that footage, we have seen rocks as large as

houses, how do we grasp exactly, you know, the amount of people impacted by that, incredibly challenging scenes. 0k, kristensson, thank you so much for that update. the white house is calling for the swift deployment of a kenyan—led multinational force to haiti after a us couple was named among three missionaries killed in the caribbean nation. a missouri state politician confirmed that his daughter and son—in—law, natalie and davy lloyd, were killed by gang members in the capital, port au prince. president biden has pledged to support the "expedited deployment" of kenya's forces in talks with the kenyan president on thursday. president william ruto has been in washington this week on a state visit and sat down with my colleague caitriona perry. she began by asking mr ruto about the plans for kenyan forces in haiti. i have a team already in haiti as i speak to you. i spoke to them this morning. they are finishing a mission tomorrow. that will give us a frame

of what things look like on the ground, the capabilities that are available, the infrastructure that has been set up. and once we have that assessment that we agreed with the haitian police and the haitian leadership, we are looking at the horizon of between three weeks and thereabout for us to be ready to deploy once everything on the ground is set. what is the situation on the ground like in terms of those preparations? us officials were helping prepare base, for example. i think the base that was being prepared is, i think i was given that is maybe 70% complete. my team met with the transitional presidential council yesterday. they also met with the leadership of the police the day before. i think they are meeting with other groups just to make sure that we all, we have all the you know, all

the items in place for us to facilitate the deployment because there are many actors, you know, we are working under a un resolution that gives kenya the mandate to lead. and we're going to be working with others who will be contributing different capabilities to facilitate this because we're doing it for the people of haiti. black majority rule in south africa is three decades old this year — a period in which the african national congress party, has dominated politics. but next week, in a nation where the hopes and dreams of so many haven't materialised, millions will head to the polls. president, cyril ramaposa, and the anc, are in danger of losing their majority for the first time. fergal keane, who reported on the end of apartheid, has returned and sent

this report. it was one of those rare shining moments. archive: the end of the order of racial discrimination, - of segregation, the end of the age of pain and humiliation for millions of black south africans. an extraordinary story unfolding... archive: white rule _ on the continent of africa came to an end at 7:00 south african time this morning. ..when history shuffled forward with the promise of equality and justice for all. 30 years later, loud and energetic, democracy has endured. the ruling anc talks of promises delivered on housing and services, but it's presided over a massive corruption. archive: it is dawn _ on the margins of existence... back in 1994, they hoped for a very different south africa.

hopes i heard from the poor of the squatter camps. i want to live in a nice house with my children, because i'm suffering. i want to be the same like the white people. a single mother, cynthia mthebe scavenged on a dump for tin cans which she sold to feed her seven children. if you don't work, you can't eat. you must work very hard. now, as south africa prepares to vote, i've come back to find out what's happened to cynthia and her hopes. i'd meet her again in a rural area, where she'd come to escape the squalor and crime of the squatter camps. i'm so happy to see you. but cynthia, now 78, is blind and ill. it's so lovely. yeah. it's yourfigure. it's me. you can't see me at

the moment, can you? but you can hear me. there we go. she has a house — but built by her children, not the state. no running water, frequent power cuts. what do you think of how the country is now? 0h, south africa. there's no life. there's no life in south africa. cynthia escaped from this, but apartheid's legacy of poverty and anc corruption have hurt. son amos was shot by criminals and is lame. he can't find a job. daughterjoyce, also among the more than 30% of unemployed people. they survive because daughter doris set up her own small shop and helps everyone else. 0k, guys, i'm going to show you something here that you've never seen. the mthebes asked us to see the old film of their lives. you must work very hard. do people get sick?

in their reaction, the measure of what's been endured. on laptop: fergal keane, bbc news. things are better now, but still we're still pulling hard. so my mother, i want to thank this lady. because of her, i'm who i am. i really, mum, i love you. and i want to be like you. back in 1994, cynthia's shack was demolished in the last days of apartheid. forward to now, a few kilometres from where ifirst met her. the destroyed shacks of a new generation. the homeless, in the world's most unequal society, where the top 10% own 86% of the wealth. this land is slated

for development, including houses for the poor. but the waiting is long. in the meantime, shotguns keep trespassers at bay. there's people suffering. but they can say, "vote for me, vote for me," always. that's why i was saying, i'm not going out to vote. i'm staying at home. singing. the generations of mthebe women, like so many other of this nation's poor, who, when elections have come and gone, will be holding theirfamilies and their country together. fergal keane, bbc news, klipgat, south africa. let's speak to the political analyst sanusha naidi, who's in cape town.

hello, welcome to the programme. what is at stake with this election for the country and of course for the anc? ,., ., ., ., ., ., anc? good morning and good mornin: anc? good morning and good morning to — anc? good morning and good morning to the _ anc? good morning and good morning to the viewers. - anc? good morning and good morning to the viewers. i - anc? good morning and good| morning to the viewers. i think it is a very, very important election, particularly because of what you saw in the insert, in the number of people uncertain or unwilling to go out and vote and that will have an impact on the anc, and all other political parties. i think this election has been in the sense that you've got more than 50 parties contesting the national ballot and also i think for the first time we are looking at the fact that they won't be a clear winner at this election, may be the anc will get 50% but some of the poles that are suggesting they could get around a5, a0 6%, means we will have a coalition government at the national level, so it is notjust the anc that this election is pivotal for, anc that this election is pivotalfor, in how it consolidates his political footprint, but i think all

political parties, including the democratic alliance. i am wondering. — the democratic alliance. i am wondering, what _ the democratic alliance. i am wondering, what is _ the democratic alliance. i am wondering, what is the - the democratic alliance. i am wondering, what is the greatest threat for cyril ramaphosa? is it the opposition, you've got the da and eff, the main opposition, orvisit the da and eff, the main opposition, or visit the anc �*s failures? opposition, or visit the anc 's failures? ~ ~' ., failures? well, i think to answer— failures? well, i think to answer your— failures? well, i think to answer your question . failures? well, i think to answer your question in | failures? well, i think to . answer your question in two parts, the first part is the opposition doesn't necessarily create that threat for the anc, i think it kind of comes back to the question of where the anc has not been able to sustain itself with both its policies but also in terms of its delivery. i have to also put out a disclaimer and say that when you look at the last 30 years, you cannot also ignore that they have in successes, but at the same time, i think the scale and depth at which people had not been able to find those services etc also has to deal with structural conditions that have not been met. so, i think at the end of the day, even the da, the democratic alliance, is going out in full force, in

full context to say that you cannot allow yourself to become complacent in this election, they are pushing out and saying this is the last weekend of political rallies. i this is the last weekend of political rallies.— this is the last weekend of political rallies. i was trying to “um political rallies. i was trying to jump in _ political rallies. i was trying to jump in really _ political rallies. i was trying tojump in really quickly, i i political rallies. i was trying i tojump in really quickly, i am so sorry we are pushing you, we are running out of time, this has been a dialogue about the anc as well, hasn't it? the reputation for liberation, firefighting, racism, has that halo of liberation are slipped? because certainly the eff have argued that a part i did not end in 199a. argued that a part i did not end in 1994.— argued that a part i did not end in 1994. ~ , . ~ end in 1994. well, yes, i think it depends _ end in 1994. well, yes, i think it depends who _ end in 1994. well, yes, i think it depends who you _ end in199a. well, yes, i think it depends who you speak- end in 1994. well, yes, i think it depends who you speak to. | end in 1994. well, yes, i think| it depends who you speak to. i think people are becoming much more mature about the post—199a period, you've got a section of youth who are also very disaffected, and they don't really see that level of loyalty, whether to the anc or any other political party that comes from that generation, i think the eff has well also has to become mindful of whether or not they are going to get the

votes. �* ,., ,., , ., votes. i'm so sorry to interrupt, _ votes. i'm so sorry to interrupt, this - votes. i'm so sorry to interrupt, this is - votes. i'm so sorry to interrupt, this is a . votes. i'm so sorry to i interrupt, this is a huge subject, not enough time combat thank you for yours this morning here in bbc news, thank you, do stay with us, coming up shortly. hello, there. the weather's looking pretty mixed this bank holiday weekend, although saturday looks to be pretty decent for many with a lot of sunshine around. sunday and bank holiday monday will see some heavy thundery showers developing, some local torrential downpours, but there'll still be some sunshine in between. now for saturday, we've got two frontal systems approaching — one across the east, one across the west. this one will arrive quite early through the morning across east anglia, eastern england and spread westward — so skies turning cloudier here. this one will arrive late in the day for south west england, south wales. but in between, plenty of sunshine around after a chilly start, and we should see sunny spells into the afternoon. could see just a few showers developing. most places should stay dry, and it'll feel warmer again with top temperatures of 20 or 21 degrees. now, as we head through saturday night, this weather front across the east peps up,

brings outbreaks of rain to much of northern england, pushing into scotland, and this one across the south—west pushes northwards across england and wales, so it'll be turning cloudier, breezier and wetter through saturday night — so, as a result, it'll be milder with double—figure values for most to start monday morning. but sunday's pressure chart looks quite messy — these couple of weather fronts pretty much across the country will bring a more unsettled day. so we'll have that first weather front bringing outbreaks of rain to scotland and northern ireland through the morning. some sunshine for northern scotland. and then for england and wales, the sunshine will emerge, and when the sunshine comes out, that'll set off scattered, heavy and thundery downpours — these could be quite slow moving, particularly through the midlands in towards wales and north west england. if you catch one, you'll certainly know about it. but sunshine in between, maybe not quite as warm — 17—19 degrees. for bank holiday monday, the weather fronts push their way northward, so it's in the north where we'll see the focus of the heaviest and most frequent showers, i think. they'll pop up pretty much anywhere again — it's going to be another day of sunshine and showers —

but it is northern and eastern areas, i think, which will see most of those thundery downpours. and later in the day, something a bit drier pushing into western areas. temperatures, again, a degree or so down — so 15—17 celsius — but not feeling too bad in the sunshine. as we head into tuesday and beyond, it looks like low pressure starts to take over our weather — it turns breezier — we'll see showers or longer spells of rain. but high pressure waits in the wings, so it could turn a bit more settled as we move into next weekend. but certainly into next week, it will be quite unsettled — showers or longer spells of rain, with a bit of sunshine in between.

this is bbc news — the headlines. the european union's top diplomat says the bloc must choose between supporting international law, or israel. josep borrell was speaking after the un's highest court ordered the israeli military to halt its offensive in rafah. israel signalled it would ignore any order to halt its operation. mps michael gove and andrea leadsom announce they won't stand at the next election — the highest—profile figures to quit out of nearly 80 conservatives. that comes as the candidates who are standing in the general election onjuly ath are entering theirfirst weekend of campaigning. relatives of the victims of the uvalde school massacre in texas two years ago are taking legal action against several major companies.

they accuse the social media firm, meta, the maker of the call of duty video games, and a gun manufacturer of promoting dangerous weapons to teens. now on bbc news, the travel show. my name is francis bourgeois. i'm a railway enthusiast, and i use my social media to share my passion with the world. train horn blows. what a legend. i have 5.a million followers in total. it's been a pretty wackyjourney. as the uk prepares to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the world's first passenger railway, i've taken on the challenge to travel from the southern coast of england... did your ears pop? ..to the northern coast of scotland. we just passed the highest point of the uk network. i've decided to only use trains made here.

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