live from london, this is bbc news. papua new guinea says more than 2,000 people have been buried alive by a landslide in a remote village. the uk's general election campaign continues, with the labour leader sir keir starmer due to make a speech aimed at undecided voters. the israeli military says it's reviewing an air strike near rafah in southern gaza, which palestinian officials say has killed at least a0 people in a refugee camp. and the fbi says it is investigating the sale of hundreds of treasures that could have been stolen from the british museum. we start this hour in the pacific island of papua new guinea, where the government there now says more than 2,000 people

have been buried alive in a landslide that hit on friday. the country's disaster management agency said in a letter to the united nations that the landslide caused major destruction to buildings and has damaged the economy. unstable terrain is making work dangerous for rescue teams. the figure is substantially higher than the last estimate by the un, which put the number of missing at 670. the disaster hit a remote village in enga province, nearly 600 kilometres north west of the capital port moresby. let's go live to katy watson in sydney, where she is monitoring developments on papua new guinea. in the last couple of hours, we have had the news of this big increase in the numbers of people that are believed to have been buried alive? that's right. a lot of people feared that the death toll would rise, but

it's important to emphasise that this is an estimate. it comes from the national disaster centre, who said the landslide buried more than 2000 people alive. as of sunday, about five bodies had been recovered, so it is early days with the rescue mission. as you said, the un has given an estimate of around 670 people who died. that is based on the number of houses in the area that were destroyed, as well as those expectations of how many people were living in those buildings. it happened at about three in the morning on friday at a time when most people were of course fast asleep. so it will be a long time before we get the final numbers of those who died.— of those who died. explain how remote this — of those who died. explain how remote this area _ of those who died. explain how remote this area is _ of those who died. explain how remote this area is and - of those who died. explain how remote this area is and how . remote this area is and how difficult it is for people to get there to help? figs difficult it is for people to get there to help?— difficult it is for people to get there to help? difficult it is for people to get thereto hel? a , , there to help? as you said, this is 600 kilometres _ there to help? as you said, this is 600 kilometres from _ there to help? as you said, this is 600 kilometres from the - there to help? as you said, this is 600 kilometres from the capital. | 600 kilometres from the capital. it's a highland area in the north of

the island. there is one road to get you to the area. some debris has fallen across that road, and that is a concern. there is also tribal violence nearby that has hampered the rescue effort. security issues surround the sight. it's an area thatis surround the sight. it's an area that is no stranger to that violence. there was a massacre a few months ago in the region. it's also no stranger to landslides. there is subsistence farming. it's a very rural, remote area. all of these issues make the recovery much more difficult. and it's also a concern that the landslide looks like the land still might be moving. there is a lot of water and rubble and insecure rock, so the concern is making the situation worse while trying to carry out a rescue and recovery mission.— trying to carry out a rescue and recovery mission.

trying to carry out a rescue and recove mission. . , ~ ., . ~ recovery mission. katy watson, thank ou. samuel bariasi is from the international committee of the red cross — he's in papua new guinea. you are in port moresby, quite a way from where the land had happened. but what are you hearing from underground?— but what are you hearing from underuround? . ~' ,, ., ., underground? thank you for having me. at underground? thank you for having me- at the — underground? thank you for having me. at the moment, _ underground? thank you for having me. at the moment, it's _ underground? thank you for having me. at the moment, it's too - underground? thank you for having me. at the moment, it's too early. underground? thank you for having l me. at the moment, it's too early to give a detailed assessment of the impact of the landslide. 0ur teams do not have access to the area at the moment. as mentioned, we hear that more than 100 houses have been buried with people inside. at the moment, we cannot give a full estimate of the situation on the

ground. we might be able to give an account of the situation on the ground as soon as our teams are able to access the area. we ground as soon as our teams are able to access the area.— to access the area. we have heard some harrowing _ to access the area. we have heard some harrowing stories _ to access the area. we have heard some harrowing stories of - to access the area. we have heard some harrowing stories of locals l some harrowing stories of locals using what they can to move the rubble and boulders. how difficult is it to get communications there and get your teams in?— is it to get communications there and get your teams in? where the landslide is, _ and get your teams in? where the landslide is, it _ and get your teams in? where the landslide is, it is _ and get your teams in? where the landslide is, it is quite _ and get your teams in? where the landslide is, it is quite far - and get your teams in? where the landslide is, it is quite far from i landslide is, it is quite far from the nearest town. we recently assisted communities there that were affected by tribal violence. it is difficult to communicate with people in the area. they either have no access to electricity or there is no mobile coverage there. we access to electricity or there is no mobile coverage there.—

access to electricity or there is no mobile coverage there. we have heard that the government _ mobile coverage there. we have heard that the government has _ mobile coverage there. we have heard that the government has asked - mobile coverage there. we have heard that the government has asked for- that the government has asked for international help. what is going to be needed to help the people who have been affected?— have been affected? people will definitely need _ have been affected? people will definitely need food, _ have been affected? people will definitely need food, because i have been affected? people will. definitely need food, because most gardens have been destroyed. they will need access to clean water. as it is now, most communities around the area that has been damaged are traumatised. they will need assistance to help them move on in the long run from the disaster. are the long run from the disaster. are ou the long run from the disaster. are you optimistic that you will be able to get to those people in the next few days, or are we talking about weeks? ., , ., ., ., , few days, or are we talking about weeks? ., , ., , ., weeks? right now, it is too early to sa until weeks? right now, it is too early to say until we — weeks? right now, it is too early to say until we have _ weeks? right now, it is too early to say until we have a _ weeks? right now, it is too early to say until we have a full _ say until we have a full understanding of the impact of the disaster. w,

understanding of the impact of the disaster. ,,., �* ., ., , understanding of the impact of the disaster. .. �* ., ., , ., disaster. samuel bariasi from the international _ disaster. samuel bariasi from the international committee - disaster. samuel bariasi from the international committee of - disaster. samuel bariasi from the international committee of the l disaster. samuel bariasi from the i international committee of the red international committee of the red cross who is in port moresby in papua new guinea, thank you for joining us. you can get more on that story on the bbc news website or app. here, it's the start of the first full week of campaigning for the general election onjuly the 4th. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, will attempt to appeal to undecided voters later in a keynote speech. the labour party says if elected, it will carry out a 100—day national security review in government, looking at all of the threats facing britain. the conservatives say sir keir starmer has no clear plan. it comes after a weekend that saw the tories unveil a plan that would bring back mandatory national service. let's speak to trevor kavanagh, a political columnist. and he is a veteran of many general election campaigns, i hope he doesn't mind me saying. i wonder if

i could get your initial thoughts of how the campaign has started and what we can expect from both the main political leaders this week? well, it's gone off like a damp squib for the tories so far, not entirely through their fault, but the rain—soaked debut of the prime minister as he announced the election day took the entire country and his cabinet by surprise. that didn't start it off with a bang for the tory party. didn't start it off with a bang for the tory party-— didn't start it off with a bang for - the tory party._ labour the tory party. and labour? labour is meetin: the tory party. and labour? labour is meeting today — the tory party. and labour? labour is meeting today to _ the tory party. and labour? labour is meeting today to try _ the tory party. and labour? labour is meeting today to try to _ the tory party. and labour? labour is meeting today to try to tell - is meeting today to try to tell people who they are, which is significant in itself. keir starmer has been leader of the labour party for more than four years and nobody seems to know what he stands for. there are good reasons for this. he has somersaulted and you turned on just about every position that he took during his period injeremy

corbyn�*s shadow cabinet, and everything from climate change through to university tuition fees, reform of the house of lords, you name it, he has reversed it. so the big problem for labour if there were to be a realfight big problem for labour if there were to be a real fight going big problem for labour if there were to be a realfight going on, if the tories were fighting back as they should be, keir starmer would be much further back in the polls than he is. he much further back in the polls than he is. , ., ., ., he is. he is going to target undecided _ he is. he is going to target undecided voters. - he is. he is going to target undecided voters. in - he is. he is going to target undecided voters. in any . he is. he is going to target - undecided voters. in any election, they are the ones who win and lose it for the parties. what is his offer? forsome it for the parties. what is his offer? for some people, we look at it and go, i am just fed up with the governing party, so that is why i am going to maybe vote for the current opposition. going to maybe vote for the current o- osition. ., , , .,' opposition. that is his offer. the whole point _ opposition. that is his offer. the whole point about _ opposition. that is his offer. the whole point about the _ opposition. that is his offer. the whole point about the labour- whole point about the labour campaign so far is change. every spokesperson for the labour party, in the first sentence they are so in any interview, you will hear the sound, change. it comes up every two

or three sentences. the conservatives have been in office for 1h years and time for change would resonate at any point, but particularly after the last three or four years and the tumultuous changes in leadership, the defenestration of borisjohnson, who was very popular with the grassroots, and indeed won a landslide at the 2019 election. now we have the situation with the conservative party of literally dozens if not hundreds of mps leaving parliament, quitting politics altogether and leaving the conservative party headquarters scrambling to find replacements. fin scrambling to find replacements. on that point, we still have dozens if not hundreds of places without prospective parliamentary candidates, don't we? , ., ., candidates, don't we? yes, and that is a bad look — candidates, don't we? yes, and that is a bad look at _ candidates, don't we? yes, and that is a bad look at any _ candidates, don't we? yes, and that is a bad look at any time, _ candidates, don't we? yes, and that is a bad look at any time, but - is a bad look at any time, but particularly when you are 20 points behind in the polls. the image of a

shambles just accentuates day by day. it began on the day that rishi sunak called the election while being drenched in the rain, and it has gone that way since. even perfectly sound ideas like national service, which is far less draconian thanit service, which is far less draconian than it sounds, are rubbished by everybody including conservative supporters, simply because it's a conservative policy. this is a very difficult situation to recover from for the tories.— difficult situation to recover from for the tories. ., ., ., ., for the tories. trevor kavanagh, the olitical for the tories. trevor kavanagh, the political columnist, _ for the tories. trevor kavanagh, the political columnist, thank— for the tories. trevor kavanagh, the political columnist, thank you. - let's go live to our political correspondent, iain watson, who is on the bus with the labour leader. for security reasons, we can't say exactly where the speech will be, but it is in the south east of england. we were talking about how circular is going to target undecided voters. what else is he going to say in this first major speech of the campaign?

it is his first major speech of the campaign and we don't expect any new policy from him. i can be a bit more specific about where we are. we are in west sussex, and it's interesting that he chose this area because in the recent council elections in may, labour did very well. historically, they have had virtually no presence. in one of the local council is here that was controlled by the conservatives for more than 20 years, it was the lib dems people tend to locally, but now they are turning to labour. so that is why he is coming here to say to people who may need to be convinced that he would make a prime minister they can trust that he can be trusted on key priorities which the electorate has. that is national security, immigration and the nation's finances. it's no mistake on keir starmer�*s part or no coincidence that those other issues where people

lacked confidence as swing voters, those who might defect from the conservatives. they lacked confidence in the last labour leader jeremy corbyn, who is now standing as an independent at this election. they worried about national security and how much he would borrow and spend. so labour are doing almost the anti—corbyn approach this time and saying that they will only spend within their means and they won't increase income tax or national insurance. they will increase defence spending, although only as resources allow, because their overarching theme is that they can be trusted with the nation's finances. so the conservatives are saying they are committed to increasing the defence budget stop they say they have a plan to pay for it and they are asking labour when that defence budget would go up. that is one area that keir starmer will be addressing in his speech. the other area is immigration, because labour of course opposes the rwanda plan. it looks like there won't be any flights sent to rwanda before the general election, but they have to convince people they

have a plan to deal specifically with illegal immigration. within the first 100 days, if they are elected, they say they were set up a new security command and more cooperation with our neighbours. that is partly what keir starmer has to do. the other thing he has to do is to convince people that he can personally be trusted as prime minister. it's interesting that after four years as labour leader, he still feels he has to reintroduce himself to a section of the electorate on whom he has clearly not made a big enough impression. that was iain, following the labour leader in sussex. we will have coverage of that speech on bbc news. we have a live page up and running on the bbc news website and app with the latest from the general election campaign. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

let's get the latest now on the israel—gaza war. the israeli military says it's reviewing an air strike

near rafah in southern gaza, which palestinian officials say at least a0 people have been killed in a refugee camp. women and children are among those killed. israel said its forces targeted a hamas compound nearby and killed two senior members of the group, but it was aware of reports that civilians had also been harmed. the palestinian presidency in the occupied west bank described the strike as a massacre and accused israel of deliberately targeting displaced people's tents. egypt has also condemned the bombardment and called on israel to implement the order by the international court ofjustice to halt its military offensive in rafah. it came just hours after hamas said it launched a big rocket attack on tel aviv on sunday, several of which were intercepted by air defence systems, according the the israeli military. let's speak to our news correspondent injerusalem, danjohnson.

let's start with what the idf are saying has happened? it let's start with what the idf are saying has happened?— saying has happened? it says it conducted _ saying has happened? it says it conducted an _ saying has happened? it says it conducted an air _ saying has happened? it says it conducted an air strike - saying has happened? it says it| conducted an air strike targeting two senior hamas figures who were killed in the air strike. but it acknowledges that there was a fire resulting from that strike which seems to have spread to a nearby displacement camp where palestinian refugees were sheltering in tents and temporary shelters. that fire spread through part of that camp. the pictures of the aftermath are pretty horrific, but it shows why there are so many casualties. the death toll is rising and around 70 people were injured, including women and children. the idf has been clear that it believes this was a legitimate strike using precision weapons. it says it was in line with humanitarian law. but hamas has accused israel of conducting an air strike in an area that had been declared safe humanitarian zone, somewhere that people had moved to seeking shelter, and that's why so

many civilians were affected and have lost their lives. in terms of the impact that this is going to have, there was condemnation from nations around the world that there is more loss of palestinian life in israel's military campaign in gaza. qatar has said this could set back negotiations towards a ceasefire which were hoped to restart tomorrow. those talks mediated by qatar and egypt. israel was looking to get back to a deal to agree the return of hostages and end the fighting, but qatar is saying that could now be delayed because of this loss of life. this could now be delayed because of this loss of life. �* , could now be delayed because of this loss of life. ~ , , ., ., could now be delayed because of this loss of life. ~ , i. ., , loss of life. as you have been speaking. _ loss of life. as you have been speaking, there _ loss of life. as you have been speaking, there is _ loss of life. as you have been speaking, there is a - loss of life. as you have been| speaking, there is a newswire loss of life. as you have been - speaking, there is a newswire saying the israeli military advocate general says they are still investigating "the grave rafah incident and regrets any harm to civilians in gaza". you mentioned that the hamas—run health ministry said this was supposed to be a safe humanitarian zone. what is the latest on where the people who were in rafah are heading and which camps

are up and running outside of rafah? we know thousands of palestinians, around a million in total, had been forced to leave rafah in the last two or three weeks since the israeli military offensive stepped up there. some of them had moved to this camp in the north—west of rafah that was housing thousands of palestinians. 0thers housing thousands of palestinians. others have moved further north in gaza. some have tried to return to where they first came from when this conflict started, more to the north of gaza. but moving around the gaza strip is difficult and dangerous. finding a place that is actually safe to shelter has been almost impossible for palestinians who are struggling to find a safe place and struggling to find a safe place and struggling to find medical supplies and enough food and fuel. the aid situation remains desperate because even though israel was ordered on friday by the international court of justice to cease the military offensive around rafah and reopen the aid routes the, the rafah

crossing remains closed. the aid can't really get into gaza and if it can, ratherthan can't really get into gaza and if it can, rather than issues distributing it, so a really tough situation. benjamin netanyahu is under renewed pressure, with protests in tel aviv over the weekend. lian pressure, with protests in tel aviv over the weekend.— pressure, with protests in tel aviv over the weekend. dan johnson, thank ou. we can now speak to shaina low from the norwegian refugee council — she joins us live from jerusalem. i wonder if i could first get your reaction to this incident? irate i wonder if i could first get your reaction to this incident? we are 'ust as reaction to this incident? we are just as shocked _ reaction to this incident? we are just as shocked as _ reaction to this incident? we are just as shocked as everyone - reaction to this incident? we are i just as shocked as everyone seeing the images coming out of gaza late last night and early this morning. this is a clear sign of why the implementation of the icj's order last week about halting military operations in rafah is so necessary. it's unconscionable to think that it's almost eight months into this and we are still seeing images of

women, children, civilians being targeted and killed in such a way. you have staff on the ground in rafah. what is it like day by day for them? are you managing to get any supplies in? irate for them? are you managing to get any sunplies in?— any supplies in? we have got very little if any _ any supplies in? we have got very little if any supplies _ any supplies in? we have got very little if any supplies in _ any supplies in? we have got very little if any supplies in over - any supplies in? we have got very little if any supplies in over the i little if any supplies in over the last several weeks since the rafah operation began. it's very difficult for us to be able to distribute the limited aid we do have because of the difficulties in accessing communities and ensuring that our staff are as safe as we can ensure when they are going out on their missions. we have dozens of trucks waiting in egypt to cross into gaza and provide life—saving assistance to palestinians. but not only are the delays and closures of crossing

preventing us from doing that, but it's also at a cost of thousands of dollars a day that should be spent on providing more aid to people rather than paying for storage fees in egypt. rather than paying for storage fees in e: t. , rather than paying for storage fees in e: -t. , , 4' rather than paying for storage fees in e: t. ,, ~' ., rather than paying for storage fees in . -t. , , 4' ., ., in egypt. this strike overnight, do ou have in egypt. this strike overnight, do you have workers _ in egypt. this strike overnight, do you have workers there _ in egypt. this strike overnight, do you have workers there and - in egypt. this strike overnight, do you have workers there and if- in egypt. this strike overnight, do you have workers there and if so, | you have workers there and if so, had they told you what they witnessed? i had they told you what they witnessed?— had they told you what they witnessed? ., �* , . , witnessed? i haven't spoken directly to our staff this _ witnessed? i haven't spoken directly to our staff this morning. _ witnessed? i haven't spoken directly to our staff this morning. our- witnessed? i haven't spoken directly to our staff this morning. our staff l to our staff this morning. our staff are not staying in the area, but they are travelling to that area every day. as you know, the site that was targeted was close to un facilities. that was why people remained there. many had fled the area, but those who were closer to the un facilities stayed thinking it would provide some degree of protection. so our staff are travelling daily there meetings with the un in order to collect fuel to run our trucks so we can carry out

deliveries. now we are having to be particularly careful. instead of just notifying the israelis of our plans to move, we are having to coordinate with them to ensure that our convoys and staff will not be targeted during their transits, and that can take a much longer time, adding even more overheads and depletion of our resources where we are trying to go about our work in gaza. ,, ., ., ., ., ., ., gaza. shaina low from the norwegian refu~ee gaza. shaina low from the norwegian refugee camps. _ gaza. shaina low from the norwegian refugee camps, 90. _ gaza. shaina low from the norwegian refugee camps, 90. -- _ gaza. shaina low from the norwegian refugee camps, 90. -- thank- gaza. shaina low from the norwegian refugee camps, 90. -- thank you. - parliament in georgia will today review the president's decision to veto a "foreign influence" bill that's sparked mass protests in the country. the president vetoed the legislation last week, describing it as "russian in spirit". it requires non—governmental organisations and independent media that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as acting in the interest of a foreign power. for more on this, i'm joined now by our south caucasus

correspondent rayhan demytrie, who's in tblisi. what are we expecting to happen today at parliament?— what are we expecting to happen today at parliament? well, we are stunned at — today at parliament? well, we are stunned at the _ today at parliament? well, we are stunned at the back _ today at parliament? well, we are stunned at the back entrance - today at parliament? well, we are stunned at the back entrance to i stunned at the back entrance to parliament. you can see police behind me guarding the entrance and some protesters are gathering in a park nearby. inside parliament, mps are now debating this controversial law on the transparency of foreign influence, the so—called foreign agents law. it was passed by the parliamentary majority about two weeks ago. then it was vetoed by the country's president, and today is the last hurdle before the final vote on tuesday by the governing party. 0n vote on tuesday by the governing party. on sunday, georgia was marking its independence day and we had a speech from the country's prime minister in an official ceremony, and he accused the president of georgia of betrayal. later on sunday, the president of

georgia adjust the people and she came up with quite ambitious plan on how to move georgia forward to europe. she called it the georgian charter and she invited all opposition parties to sign it. in essence, it offers sweeping reforms in georgia, but first and foremost repealing the so—called foreign agents law and other laws that, as she said, harm georgia's european future. ., . she said, harm georgia's european future. . , , she said, harm georgia's european future. ., , , , , future. rayhan demytrie in tbilisi, thank you- — just a line on our top story from papua new guinea, that landslide where 2000 are feared buried alive. the who has said it is ready to support papua new guinea after that landslide. they are trying to get international aid into that area.

stay with us on bbc news. as we go through this week, it looks like temperatures are going to be roughly where we would expect at this time of year. there will be some heavy showers in the forecast, but it looks like it's going to turn drier later in the week as low pressure loses its grip on our weather and high pressure starts to take over. low pressure is in charge today. we have a weather front to the north—east, enhancing the showers, especially later in the day. for most, it's a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers. slow—moving showers across the north of scotland. they can be heavy and thundery with some hail stub later, the cloud thickens across the isles of scilly in cornwall, bringing some rain. if you are in the sunshine and the light breezes, temperatures will

feel quite pleasant. this evening, the showers fade quickly. we have clear skies. the showers fade quickly. we have clearskies. 0urweather the showers fade quickly. we have clear skies. 0ur weather front towards the west continues to bring rain in, pushing northwards and eastwards. underthe rain in, pushing northwards and eastwards. under the cloud and rain, it's going to be relatively dry, but cooler than last night in the east. this is the weather front coming our way. there is another one on its heels, all connected to this area of low pressure. although we start off on a dry and sunny note in eastern areas, you can see where we have our two weather fronts. they are going to push northwards and eastwards through the day. you may hear the rumble of thunder coming out of this as well. as they clear from the south—west, it's a return to sunshine and showers. these are our temperatures, similar to today. on wednesday, we still have low pressure with us, pulling steadily eastwards. 0n pressure with us, pulling steadily eastwards. on wednesday itself, we will have showery outbreaks of rain moving southwards across england and

wales. but through the afternoon, some of the showers are turning heavy. furtherwest, it some of the showers are turning heavy. further west, it will be jaya. the driest conditions look like being in northern ireland. then as we go towards the latter part of the working week, that low pressure pulls away, allowing high pressure to move in, at least for a time. that means the weather will start to settle down. on thursday, we have sunshine and showers, fewer showers on friday and then it's looking drier into the weekend.

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