welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines... international condemnation of israel after at least 45 people are killed at a refugee camp in rafah. the israeli prime minister says the strike was a "tragic mishap". in papua new guinea — it's feared more than 2,000 people were buried by a devastating landslide in a remote village. in the uk — the election campaign is gathering pace. rishi sunak says his plan for a "modern" national service will strengthen national security — while sir keir starmer says his party will deliver stability and, above all, change. there's no doubt that the labour party now is fundamentally different to the labour party of 2019, when we lost so badly. this modern form of national service will mean the younger people get the skills and opportunities that they need, which will serve them very well in life. and cheese—lovers are

on a roll, as they enjoy one of the english countryside�*s more eccentric traditions. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said an air strike which killed dozens of people in gaza was a "tragic mishap". the hamas run health ministry said at least 45 people, including children, were killed when a strike hit a camp for displaced people in the tal al—sultan area of rafah. the united states said the killing of innocent palestinians was "heartbreaking" and warned that israel must take every precaution possible to protect civilians. the un chief has condemned the strike and has called for the "horror" to end. the israeli army said it had been targeting two senior hamas leaders. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson is injerusalem. a warning — some viewers

may find some of the images distressing. morning didn't end the nightmare, but it brought the children, picking through the debris of the dead. the burned remains of shelters mark the place where israel says a top hamas commander was hiding among thousands of displaced families fleeing the fighting in rafah to the south. translation: we were - preparing our children's beds for the night and we heard a very loud noise and fire erupted all around us. all the children started screaming, the shelter was shaking and our room was full of shrapnel. the air strike hit an area seen as outside israel's current military assault. shouting israel says it used precise munitions, intelligence, and aerial surveillance to reduce the risk to civilians — but that the strike ignited

fires across the camp. local reports suggest there was a fuelling station nearby. gaza's hamas—run government says dozens were killed and injured, many of them children. hospitals starved of supplies now flooded with patients, the barely alive. the emotionally dead. shouting israel's army says it has launched an investigation. last night, the idf targeted two hamas commanders in rafah whose hands were drenched in israeli blood. civilian casualties are desperately sad, but this is the war hamas wanted and started. yesterday, hamas rockets were fired from rafah towards tel aviv and surrounding

israeli towns. all those heading for urban areas were intercepted. gaza's civilians can't rely on their government's defences. a family car, today a makeshift hearse for his only sister. where israel and hamas talk of victory, families count their losses until all that is left are the people and then even they are gone. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. for more on this, let's bring in middle east scholar andrew thomas, from deakin university, in australia. i want your reaction, what's your main thought when you see these images of what's taking place, these many people reported dead in a shelterfrom israeli actions — and you hear words from the israeli prime minister, calling it a tragic mishap? minister, calling it a tragic misha? , ., _ minister, calling it a tragic mishap?—

mishap? obviously it's horrific, _ mishap? obviously it's horrific, it's _ mishap? obviously it's horrific, it's probably l mishap? obviously it's l horrific, it's probably the worst that's happened that we've seen so far. it also, it shows us a couple of other things. it shows us something that was echoed by the court last week — the israeli government and israeli military seems to be losing some sort of control over its operations, and some sort of discipline over its military personnel. but also, the words of benjamin netanyahu, that this was a mistake, ring pretty hollow to the international community, the international community, the ring pretty hollow to gazans and civilians in the area — because the international community, through the icj, urged, ordered arguably israel not to attack rafah, and this is what happened. this is what happens when you conduct operations in such a densely populated area.

and now we are seeing the consequences for israel — they are turning into an international pariah in some ways, to some, not all obviously. but they are losing quite a lot of moral legitimacy here, and a lot of it is quite unforced. here, and a lot of it is quite unforced-— here, and a lot of it is quite unforced. they do still have su - ort unforced. they do still have support from _ unforced. they do still have support from the _ unforced. they do still have support from the us - unforced. they do still have | support from the us though, despite president biden still speaking against israel's actions in rafah. do you think these events will change anything?— these events will change anything? these events will change an hina? ., ., anything? not in the long term. i think possibly _ anything? not in the long term. i think possibly in _ anything? not in the long term. i think possibly in the _ anything? not in the long term. i think possibly in the short - i think possibly in the short term, biden has of course said that an attack or invasion of rafah is a red line, and that it may necessitate a condition of military aid to israel. but i don't see that going very far also, given the comments the biden administration have made about the icc arrest warrants

for benjamin netanyahu and yoav gallant, the defence minister. it also, the context of the united states's view of the rules —based order will be giving them quite a lot of pressure here. there is a perception from a lot of states around the world that don't support the united states, that see their leadership of the international community is quite cynical, as this being proof in point of that — that the united states punishes its enemies when they do wrong and supports its friends when they do wrong. and that'll have some pretty long—term consequences, i think, for the international community, international cohesion, and future humanitarian operations, future conflicts in this context in which civilians are harmed. there are reports that hamas

also was firing rockets at israel too, from what we've seen, this conflict won't be coming to an end anytime soon, will it? ., ., �* will it? no it won't, especially - will it? no it won't, especially given - will it? no it won't, | especially given that will it? no it won't, - especially given that both parties seem to be quite reluctant to come to a deal. but also, its quite clear that evenif but also, its quite clear that even if they do come to a deal — to release the hostages, at least — israel is not ruling out that it will continue its operations to destroy hamas, and hamas is not ruling out its operations to continue what it calls resistance against israel. �* ., ., israel. andrew, thanks for your time today- _ just want to bring you some breaking news out of papua new guinea — because the authorities there say they're evacuating nearly 8,000 people who are under threat of new landslide. thousands are still buried after a landslide hit a remote village in the north

of the country on friday. aid agencies say they're unable to reach some of the people because the ground is still moving. the landslide took place in yambali village, in enga province in the early hours, while most of the community were asleep. entire communities have been left devastated. one woman has been unable to find several members of her family. translation: l have 18 - of my family members buried under the debris and soil that i'm standing on, and a lot more family members in the village i cannot count. i am the landowner here, but i cannot retrieve the bodies, so i'm here helplessly. there are various challenges hampering rescue efforts. here's the country director of the care international ngo, justine mcmahon. the biggest difficulty at the moment is that the ground is still unstable. so, the png defence force is actually leading the recovery of survivors to move them to safer ground. but, because of the

instability, they have to work with great urgency — but also caution. so that's one issue. the other issue isjust the accessibility due to their damaged load. the united nation's humanitarian adviser in papua new guinea has spent the day at the location of the landslide, and has given this update to the bbc. we were just back today from the landslide location, from the landslide location in enga, in papua new guinea. retrieval operations are ongoing, search and rescue for potential survivors, or bodies of people who were victims of this landslide. so it's difficult to estimate the total number of victims. so right now, the priority is, on the one hand, to continue the search and rescue — or rather retrieval operations — of the bodies, and on the other, to provide shelter, food, wash, humanitarian assistance to the survivor populations. and also, another priority is to ensure that the safe zone

is created and other surrounding populations who might be at risk can be a evacuated to safer zones, because the landslide is still progressing and the entire zone is dangerous. we'rejoined by serhan aktoprak, of the international migration office for an update, on the next steps. but let's get your reaction to what you've heard from the authorities in png, saying that an evacuation is under way, nearly 8000 people, out of concern for more landslide. i think the suggestion is that, as has been mentioned, the debris landmass that is sitting on the initial disaster is continuing to move. the fear is that this can continue going towards the lower areas, and then completely crash whatever comes along its way. hence we

are estimating that approximately 6000 people already have been affected, and more than 1600 people have been displaced, and that the work should be continued to make sure that no other lives are her at this stage —— hurt at this stage, as we are four days and seven hours into the disaster since the first —— since the disaster first struck. it since the disaster first struck. , . , since the disaster first struck. , ., , ., struck. it is a very remote area of— struck. it is a very remote area of png, _ struck. it is a very remote area of png, talk- struck. it is a very remote area of png, talk to - struck. it is a very remote area of png, talk to us i area of png, talk to us about the challenges of getting to this area and bringing with it relief and rescue efforts. i think a major concern now emerging that's not been mentioned, although we have been highlighting it and it has been highlighting it and it has been acknowledged, is that water that is stuck between the ground and the debris is flowing, and the babies are

starting to decay. so you can imagine more than 2000 people buried under this land unable to be removed —— the bodies are starting to decay. the health situation i think is something that will be coming to people's minds. as we speak, the disaster management team of a country that brings together national and international develop partners, donors in papua new guinea and government entities are meeting, they are meeting and shelter cluster operations and now raising a couple of concerns. but of course, the key needs at the moment are to be able to deliver the much needed assistance as soon as possible, but we should also bear in mind, midterm and long—term consequences that this will have on the society, in terms of social economic terms and how we can understand. we are focusing on relief efforts at

the moment, but we should also follow a holistic approach, and that's basically what we will be working on as we move along. we understand tribal strife and fears of looting and violence has also played a role in the pace of the response along with cultural traditions — help us understand that better. yes, of course. cultural traditions start with it, you must�*ve seen in videos that people are trying to move huge boulders and rocks, using only spades, simple gadgets. it is because of the culture of sensitivities involved. there was an excavator but it was sent back, the government is sending and excavators, heavy machinery — but there are downsides with the provision last night who confirmed they need to work out with the communities how the removal of the debris that is already

covering significant portions of the highway which is the lifeline of the enga province, which is inaccessible to various locations, including the gold mine and towns that are surrounding the area, not letting supplies be delivered — that will be one major issue. and as people continue morning, until they get to make her give their consent to give excavators moving, that can lead to another tribal war, and we think that this one could be quite a massive problem. i’m quite a massive problem. i'm afraid we _ quite a massive problem. i'm afraid we have _ quite a massive problem. i'm afraid we have to leave it there, but thanks for giving us that context in helping us understand that better. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

you are watching newsday, here on bbc news. in the uk — the labour leader has pledged to "stop the chaos" and "rebuild the country" in his first major speech of the election campaign. sir keir starmer appealed to undecided voters, and urged people to trust him to deliver economic stability and protect national security. rishi sunak, also out campaigning today, dismissed the speech as "waffle," saying it does not contain "a single plan for the future". here's our political editor chris mason on keir starmer�*s speech. a man waiting — waiting for his moment, waiting, he hopes, to be prime minister. if you've ever wondered what this man is all about, today was his attempt to give you an answer. the leader of the labour party, keir starmer. - applause this, the village hall in lancing, in west sussex, as sir keir spoke of his own background. if you're working class, you're scared of debt.

you're scared, my mum and dad were scared of debt. so they would choose the bill that they wouldn't pay rather than go into debt. and they chose the phone bill. they would have the phone cut off rather than pay the bill because it was the easiest one to do without. the labour leader is also acknowledging he has plenty of persuading to do. whatever the polls say, i know there are countless people who haven't decided how they'll vote in this election. they still have questions about us. "has labour changed enough? "do i trust them with my money, our borders, our security." my answer is, yes, you can! applause the challenge for him is, can he convert disillusionment from some with the conservatives into votes for him, even enthusiasm for him? do you accept that there is

perhaps an enthusiasm deficit, a lack of enthusiasm for you? we have to ask why people are looking to labour, and i think they're looking to labour because they can see a changed labour party, which is absolutely country first, party second. they might be looking, but are they enthusiastic? are you concerned about a lack of enthusiasm for labour? i do think there's an underlying issue here, which is over the last 1a years, i think the government's probably beaten the hope out of many people. and i want to restore the idea that politics can be a force for good. would you describe yourself as a socialist? look, yes, i would describe myself as a socialist. i'd describe myself as a progressive. how would you describe your socialism? because that word to some people might be scary, off—putting, but you're happy to answer that question directly, you just did. let me just explain exactly what i mean by that, because for me, this is about, politics is about putting the country in the service of working people. there are only two people

who can be prime minister after this election. here is the verdict of his opponent. there's a clear contrast in choice at this election. it's another day, we've had another speech from keir starmer, who you just asked me about, another half—hour speech — not a single new idea. he's taking the british public for granted. keir starmer talked today of this road in hurst green, in surrey, where he grew up. he claims its about as english as it gets. those who seek to govern us seek too to attempt to personify, however imperfectly, the country they seek to lead. biography, background, beliefs — it's all under scrutiny. chris mason, bbc news. russian forces say they have taken two more ukrainian villages in the east of the country — one village in the kharkiv region, and another one in donetsk. ukraine is battling a russian ground offensive which began nearly three weeks ago. meanwhile ukraine's president, volodymyrzelensky, has been visiting spain,

which has promised to give ukraine a billion euros' worth of military aid. translation: the biggest. problem we have now is that russia's using more than 3,000 bombs per month towards civilians. we predict that russia could use 3,500 bombs next month. this month, they've used 3,200 — and these bombs will fall over the heads of civilian people who have no weapons. it doesn't matter how much protection the soldiers have, they will not be able to resist. rescue crews in the us state of texas have told the bbc they've witnessed an unprecedented rate of drownings over the last year—and—a—half, as rising numbers of people have tried to make a deadly river crossing over the borderfrom mexico. undocumented migration figures into the us hit record highs last year, with the issue a major one ahead of november's presidential election. 0ur correspondent tom bateman reports from the border town of eagle pass. his report contains distressing images. where the deadly waters

of the rio grande meet the razor wire of america's southern frontier, a woman has waded her way from the mexican side, finally reaching the safety of us soil. she pleads to cross the fence. she has gone back into the water. oh, my goodness, oh, my goodness, oh, my goodness. an activist films the scene as the woman met by us guards returns to the river, which is notorious for the numbers killed trying to cross. herfate is now unknown. directly on the other side, it goes slower, you can see through and you can see the river right there. we joined a volunteer who saw the scene unfold. here, at the ground zero of america's bitter feud over immigration. in texas, drownings have risen dramatically in the last 18 months, as the numbers of people trying to cross into the us hit record highs. i felt very helpless there, and i felt like there was nothing that i could do.

and i remind myself that telling her story, telling what i witnessed, that words have power. this is one person, one story, but this is happening hundreds of times on our border. we are out with a rescue crew. geared up to fight fires, these days, they are the first responders to a global surge of movement, as people fleeing conflict or seeking work in america encounter its hidden dangers. people don't understand when they cross, right now, it looks slow, but as soon as they get in, they are going to feel the power of the river, and it is always in the middle area, and they underestimate it. a border patrol brings its boat in, but the rescue team's hopes quickly fade. they pull the body of a man to the shore. no—one knows where hisjourney started, only how it ends, a fate these teams see

here every day. this man's pockets have been checked. they found no documentation, no id, so at the moment nobody knows who he is, where he has come from, which country he has come from. we have heard so many of the political rows about this issue of immigration, but in the end, this is the human cost. there are no recent official figures on the numbers killed in the river. hundreds drowned last year. the republican governor of texas says his troops and razor wire deter crossings — a claim activists reject, saying they have made it more dangerous. tragedy keeps flowing into this riverside town. immigration is now a decisive election issue at home, but one they know here along the border also needs global answers, in the town where they bury the dead with no names. tom bateman, bbc news, eagle pass, in texas.

just a couple more stories before we go. bette nash, the world's longest—serving flight attendant, has died aged 88 after nearly 70 years of airborne service. she had never officially retired from her role with american airlines, but had recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. american airlines said she started in 1957 and held the guinness world record for longest—serving flight attendant. in a statement, the airline said, "bette inspired generations of flight attendants. fly high, bette," its tribute read. and finally — a taste for you now of the uk's famous annual cheese—rolling competition in gloucestershire. competitors from all over the world ignored warnings about potential dangers. there were a number of injuries last year, but again today, people willingly threw themselves down cooper's hill, in a tradition that began two centuries ago. the prize for the winners? appropriately, a large wheel of double gloucester. kudos to those brave enough to take part. bye for now.

hello. the weather over the bank holiday weekend was quite changeable for many of us, and more of the same in the days ahead. tuesday for many will be a rather cloudy day, rain at times, a bit of sunshine, i think, later on in the afternoon. now, the weather front that's approaching us is already visible on the satellite picture. it's not particularly big, it's not going to be particularly wet, but i think enough of the low pressure to give us a fairly dreary day, at least for a time. now, through the night, cloud and rain will approach western parts of the uk, but towards the east, it's generally clear. so, from norwich to newcastle and aberdeen, i think here, first thing in the morning, some sunshine and temperatures around 8—9 — a bit milder out towards the west where we've got these atlantic winds. so, here's all of that cloud and some rain spreading across the country. later in the day, sunshine developing. certainly, i think the afternoon is looking brighter in northern ireland,

and there'll be sunny spells in wales and the midlands. and in fact, through the course of the evening, i think there'll be some late brightness as well as that weather front slowly drifts into the north sea. so, that's tuesday. the low pressure still with us on wednesday. you can see these weather fronts are dragging their heels, and i think on wednesday, it's going to be more of a day of sunny spells and heavy showers. some of the showers will be thundery in parts of scotland and i think along these eastern counties, so the further west you are on wednesday, the drier and sunnier it'll be. in fact, some of these western coasts could end up having a beautiful day — for example, in northern ireland and the welsh coasts. here's thursday — a northerly breeze, so a little on the cool side, and i think showers may become frequent in other areas, so no two days are going to be the same in the week ahead. temperatures 16—18 celsius, so really more of the same, something that we've been used to for days now. that's thursday. now you might be thinking about the weekend already. it's not long now.

the high pressure is expected to build across the uk and last all through the weekend, so that does promise some settled weather, and i think a lot of sunshine on the way as well. in fact, if you look at your apps, they should be already pointing to plenty of sunshine for friday, saturday, and sunday, and the temperatures pretty decent — as long as we get those sunny spells. that's it for me, bye—bye.

china launches a brand new investment fund to propel its domesic chip industry, and avert us restrictions. that friction between the us and china has allowed malaysia to step in as a new hotspot for semiconductorfactories. hello and welcome to business today. i'm steve lai. to our top story — china has launched a brand new semiconductor investment fund, its largest one to date. the fund is worth over $47 billion, and comes as china tries to boost development of its domestic chip industry, amid us restrictions on beijing's access to advanced chips. china's finance ministry is the largest shareholder of the fund, along with investments from various government enterprises and state—owned banks. those tensions between washington and beijing trade and technology have encouraged businesses to look beyond china for their factories. malaysia for one, is hoping get a larger slice of the semiconductor manufacturing pie. intel and globalfoundries are some firms that have recently expanded their operations in malaysia.

according to some official estimates, malaysia hopes to double its share of the global chips trade