the un security council calls an emergency meeting, after an israeli air strike killed dozens of displaced palestinians in rafah. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says it was a "tragic mishap." the conservative party promises to reduce taxes on pensioners, if they win the uk general election. local authorities in papua new guinea says almost 8,000 people are at risk after a deadly landslide which buried more than 2,000 people. an alert has been put out for potential evacuation. a bbc world service investigation has uncovered the use of child labour in the supply chains of some of the world's most luxurious perfumes.

hello there, welcome to bbc news. the un security council will convene for a closed—door emergency meeting, after an israeli airstike killed dozens of people in rafah. video shows the aftermath of the strikes, as a massive fire ripped through tents near the southern gazan city. at least 45 people were killed — including women and children — at a camp for displaced people. that's according to the hamas—run health ministry. the israel defense forces say the airstrike killed two senior members of hamas. appearing before the knesset on monday, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it a "tragic mishap". 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson has more. 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. with me is now is said shehata, from bbc arabic. thanks for being with us. benjamin that yahoo describing this air strike and the consequences as a tragic mishap —— netanyahu. but despite the international criticism there's been of the israeli operation in rafah, not least from the un's top court, he says he will carry on regardless? i un's top court, he says he will carry on regardless?— un's top court, he says he will carry on regardless? i think mr netanyahu _ carry on regardless? i think mr netanyahu made _ carry on regardless? i think mr netanyahu made it _ carry on regardless? i think mr netanyahu made it clear - carry on regardless? i think mr netanyahu made it clear that l carry on regardless? i think mr. netanyahu made it clear that he would carry on the offensive in gaza until he achieves what he calls total victory over hamas.

but indicators on the ground since more than seven months ago, the israeli army couldn't dismantle hamas. even if there is no damage, according to the israeli authorities, there are still indicators on the ground that show that mr netanyahu could not so far dismantle hamas. that's one thing, another thing is the repercussion of that on the deal between the two sides since hamas and their leaders said it's obvious there's no way to go to a negotiation with israel after the air strike in rafah. so a repercussion on the future and piece of the hostages in addition to that, the ability to dismantle hamas so far —— inability. the the ability to dismantle hamas so far -- inability.— so far -- inability. the un security — so far -- inability. the un security council— so far -- inability. the un. security council announcing so far -- inability. the un - security council announcing its having a closed—door meeting with the us as its main ally, it's inconceivable they'd say

anything publicly to clamped down on this, but privately, what will they be saying behind closed doors?— closed doors? america, since october 7th, _ closed doors? america, since october 7th, has _ closed doors? america, since october 7th, has supported i october 7th, has supported israel all the way, even from time to time urging israel to be cautious in order to protect civilians. at the same time, clearly the white house, the state department, all american officials are saying that israel has the right to defend itself. with the problem is the repercussions of that. at least 40 repercussions of that. at least a0 people were killed and dozens injured in rafah — so even with the precise operation done by israel, there are still casualties from that. somewhat se arate casualties from that. somewhat separate to _ casualties from that. somewhat separate to this, _ casualties from that. somewhat separate to this, there's - casualties from that. somewhat separate to this, there's been i separate to this, there's been an incident on the border with egypt, soldiers have been killed — what more can you tell

us about that and the potential impact this could have on israel's management of the situation?— situation? there's tension between _ situation? there's tension between israel _ situation? there's tension between israel and - situation? there's tension between israel and egypt | situation? there's tension - between israel and egypt since october 7th, since they met with a limited military operation, a crossing between egypt and gaza. as the incident happened, the latest about that is, according to egyptian officials, their primary investigation mentioned that there's fighting between palestinian militants in the israeli army, and the egyptian forces intervening to control the border. but there is still an investigation from both sides to decide what's happening exactly. thank you forjoining _ happening exactly. thank you forjoining us— happening exactly. thank you forjoining us with _ happening exactly. thank you forjoining us with that - forjoining us with that analysis. the conservatives have promised to save older people from paying tax on their state pension if they win the uk general election, describing it

as a "triple lock plus". the tories say it would amount to a tax cut worth £275 a year for every pensioner by 2030. 0ur political correspondent ben wright has this report. what do you love about it? there's one particular reason politicians like to present themselves as the pensioner�*s friend — older people tend to go out and vote. in recent years, the state pension has been protected, rising in line with earnings, wages, or by 2.5% — whichever is the highest. it's called the triple lock, and the conservatives, labour, and lib dems are committed to keeping it. but now, rishi sunak has promised to raise the pensioners�* tax—free personal allowance in the same way. mr sunak said he believes... ..and claimed... the conservatives say the policy would amount to a tax cut for pensioners

of almost £300 a year by the end of the next parliament. why? because the government has frozen income tax thresholds since 2021. that has meant more pensioners with income are being dragged into paying tax. and by 2027, the state pension is forecast to be higher than the personal allowance — so millions more pensioners are set to pay tax. the tories�* new plan, using the same formula as the triple lock, would mean the pensioners�* tax—free allowance would always be higher than the level of the state pension. the government had told us that they were going to freeze tax thresholds, rather than increase them in line with inflation. now we hear that pensioners are not only going to get an inflation increase in their allowance, they're going to get a triple—locked increase — that's more generous than inflation. so, about half of the giveaway that the conservatives announced in this package is actuallyjust not doing that tax rise, not doing the freeze that they previously told us about for the pensioner population. the other half is going further, being more generous

than inflation indexing, and will benefit pensioners and cut their taxes in the next parliament. the conservatives claim this policy would cost almost £2.5 billion. almost £2.5 billion a year by 2030 — funded, it says, by a clampdown on tax avoidance and evasion. how are you doing, you all right? labour pointed out the old—age related personal allowance was scrapped by the former tory chancellor george osborne, and accused the conservatives of making another uncosted spending commitment. but labour hasn't said if it will match this policy or not. ben wright, bbc news. to papua new guinea now — where australia is sending technical experts to help deal with the aftermath of last week's landslide. authorities say that almost 8,000 people from villages in enga province are being taken away because there are fears of more landslides. the original incident happened in yambali village, in enga

province in the early hours, while most of the community were asleep. entire communities have been left devastated. this 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. let's speak to nicholas booth, undp resident representative of papua new guinea. thanks forjoining us. we've actually heard in the last few moments a grim assessment from colleagues of yours that it's unlikely we will find any more survivors. unlikely we will find any more survivors-_ unlikely we will find any more survivors. , ., , survivors. yes, look, of course is not impossible _ survivors. yes, look, of course is not impossible and - survivors. yes, look, of course is not impossible and we - survivors. yes, look, of course l is not impossible and we always hold out hope. as you know, the

landslide happened at 3am last friday — it is now tuesday afternoon — quite obviously the hope is getting dimmer as time goes on. hope is getting dimmer as time noes on. h, ., hope is getting dimmer as time noes on. ,., ., ., goes on. ok, so how would you describe the _ goes on. ok, so how would you describe the nature _ goes on. ok, so how would you describe the nature of- goes on. ok, so how would you describe the nature of the - describe the nature of the other operation that's been going on? we've been speaking about the difficulties that search and rescue operators have in actually getting to this area — what progress has been made in the last 2a hours? as you say, it's an extraordinarily complex operation, and it's particularly complex notjust particularly complex not just because particularly complex notjust because of the extent of the landslide, but the terrain is still moving. so my team who are actually on the ground at the site yesterday told me you could feel and see the ground very slowly move around them. we don't know how long that will continue — that's one of the reasons why the extent has gone beyond yambali, the original village, and one of the reasons for the revised estimate of the number of people affected. that's not a casualty estimate, just an

estimate of the people affected in total. some aid has been able to be given over the weekend, more yesterday and more again today, essentially food and clean water— but of course, the aide needs to go much further than that, there is the need for medical, shelter, food and water, and many other things. it's a profoundly traumatised population, you can imagine everybody is affected by this tragedy, you are heard from the report there, everybody is traumatised and there's a huge need for psychosocial support, as well. fist need for psychosocial support, as well. �* ,., as well. at the same time, concern — as well. at the same time, concern that _ as well. at the same time, concern that as _ as well. at the same time, concern that as you - as well. at the same time, concern that as you try - as well. at the same time, concern that as you try to i as well. at the same time, i concern that as you try to sift through the rubble and help people that you perhaps, how big is the risk... causes or contributes to further landslides?— contributes to further landslides? ., ., ~ �* , contributes to further landslides? �*, ., landslides? look, there's no question _ landslides? look, there's no question at _ landslides? look, there's no question at the _ landslides? look, there's no question at the moment - landslides? look, there's no| question at the moment that landslides? look, there's no - question at the moment that the land to make a rescue site at the moment is dangerous, that's

one of the factors complicated recovery. you have defence forces there, engineers from around the country have been deployed, more coming today. there is heavy earth moving machinery on the way — the difficulty at the moment is how to deploy that safely. i think you've seen in other reports that the villagers themselves have virtually been starting the painful work of recovery and trying to remove the debris. we say debris, but we are talking huge boulders, up to 6-8 are talking huge boulders, up to 6—8 metres thick. so we need to 6—8 metres thick. so we need to understand the scale of what they are doing, and up to now villagers have been using sticks and shovels, even by hand trying to actually displace this. so at the moment, it's going very slowly, but of course we have to bear in mind safety and practicability. but still something the defence force on the ground are trying to assess. the ground are trying to assess-— the ground are trying to assess. . ., ., , �* ., ~ assess. nicholas booth, thank ou for assess. nicholas booth, thank you forjoining _ assess. nicholas booth, thank you forjoining us _ assess. nicholas booth, thank you forjoining us and - you forjoining us and continued good luck with the rest of that operation. thank ou rest of that operation. thank you very _ rest of that operation. thank

you very much- _ around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

welcome back. a bbc world service investigation has uncovered the use of child labour in the supply chains of some of the world's most luxurious perfumes. the bbc�*s evidence can reveal that, during the 2023 jasmine—picking season, children in egypt — some as young as five — were working in dangerous conditions throughout the night, often earning as little as a $1 a day. heba bitar reports. knocking it's 3am in the morning, and heba is waking her children to pickjasmine. it's hard work that must be done at night in order to catch this delicate flower�*s fragrance. the mosquitoes and pesticides are overpowering.

translation: i only have one head lamp, and my children i won't be able to see in the dark. the strong smell from the jasmine gives me a chest allergy. some of my children have skin allergies, and they keep scratching their skin. after a night's work, heba takes what she's gathered to a collection point. about a third of what she'll earn will go to the owner of the jasmine field. it's not enough to live on, so she needs her children to work at her side. she's not alone. in egypt, it's illegal for children to work between 7pm and 7am. despite this, during the 2023 jasmine harvest season, the bbc filmed on farms in four different locations in the al gharbiya region — the centre of egypt's jasmine trade — and witnessed children, some as young as five, working in the jasmine fields that were supplying

l'0real�*s lancome and estee lauder�*s hair and beauty through factories in egypt. both l'0real and estee lauder have signed a letter of commitment to the united nations, pledging to abide by their guidelines, promoting safe working practices, and eliminating child labour. we took our evidence to professor tomoya 0bokata — the united nations special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery. looking at this footage, they are not actually doing things that they are promised to do. there's no safety consideration, and their mental and physical well—being are affected as a result of that. all of these are quite clear indicators of the hazardous work which may constitute the worst form of child labour. we put ourfindings to l'0real and estee lauder. l'0real told us...

estee lauder said... heba bitar, bbc news. you can watch the full bbc eye investigation — perfume's dark secret — on bbc iplayer if you're in the uk, or on the bbc world service youtube channel outside uk.

a court in argentina has ordered presidentjavier milei's government to release stockpiles of food meant for the poor. it is being held in storage because aid for community kitchens was frozen after mr milei took office, vowing to slash spending and fight corruption in the social welfare system. he ordered an audit of tens of thousands of soup kitchens on which many people rely. with more on this, mimi swaby from bbc world service, joins me now. milei is no doubt a controversial figure, milei is no doubt a controversialfigure, whether it be posing for photos with chainsaws or crocodiles — putting a freeze on a food pile seems incredible though, what reason has he given for it? many of the social organisations, the movements who are running these soup kitchens, these community kitchens, these community kitchens are individuals opposed to a demonstration of presidentjavier millet, and

president javier millet, and their accusations flying presidentjavier millet, and their accusations flying around that people relying on this valuable aide who are forced to take part in antigovernment protests in exchange for food. no some of the soup kitchens have been completely cut off by the government and are largely relying on private donations so far, so a judge granting the request brought forward by eight organisations over this 5000 tonnes of aid being stored in this warehouse awaiting an audit — that being released with immediate effect will be extremely valuable, 60% of the population are currently living in poverty as inflation is running nearly at 300%. thank ou ve running nearly at 300%. thank you very much _ running nearly at 300%. thank you very much for _ running nearly at 300%. thank you very much for providing i running nearly at 300%. thank you very much for providing usj you very much for providing us with that update, thank you. the second day of the who health assembly starts in geneva later this morning, where officials are expected to provide an update on talks to sign a so—called "pandemic treaty". ministers from the agency's member states are seeking

to wrap up more than two years of negotiations on new rules for responding to pandemics. the pandemic accord aims to ensure that the world is better prepared for future pandemics, after covid—i9 killed millions of people worldwide and disrupted economies. let's speak to dr esperanza martinez, head of global health and human security at the australia national university. shejoins me now, thank you for joining us today. so that treaty yet to be agreed, officials morning it could take several years — what are the disagreements that are standing in the way of finding a way forward?— in the way of finding a way forward? ., ,, i. ., ., forward? thank you for having me. forward? thank you for having me- they _ forward? thank you for having me. they don't _ forward? thank you for having me. they don't know - forward? thank you for having me. they don't know the - me. they don't know the specific disagreements, but the fact that negotiating an agreement of this nature is extremely complex, not only the technical aspects need to come together, but also the political aspects. there are

19a state members, so it's a long process, but i'm confident we can get some kind of agreement in the near future. it's very much near needed, if we are not better prepared for the next pandemic, we will go back to the same pains we had during covid—i9. back to the same pains we had during covid-19._ back to the same pains we had during covid-19. which the goal here? how _ during covid-19. which the goal here? how can _ during covid-19. which the goal here? how can we _ during covid-19. which the goal here? how can we quantify - during covid-19. which the goal here? how can we quantify howj here? how can we quantify how much better eve future pandemic could be managed, avoiding the mistakes of covid—i9? i could be managed, avoiding the mistakes of covid-19?_ mistakes of covid-19? i think the first lesson _ mistakes of covid-19? i think the first lesson that - mistakes of covid-19? i think the first lesson that we - the first lesson that we learned early on with covid—i9 was that no country is an island when it comes to pandemics. we are all interconnected — therefore, weaker health systems around the world are basically not going to be in a position to provide access to medicines and vaccines if that's the case —— equitable access. there needs to be an agreement between countries across the globe to help us get to a point where we are better coordinated to identify and manage very early on a pandemic. states will also

be able to identify when a situation is serious enough to raise up the level of alert within their own countries. so in general, more investment and the time that we get to a better agreement, the time that we get to a betteragreement, it the time that we get to a better agreement, it will be very important to have this coordination across the world. what are the issues standing in the way of agreement? of course, a sense of sovereignty, no one country wants to feel they are subject to the whims of another. what are the kinds of another. what are the kinds of cross—border laws, rules, regulations that you think are worthwhile including in a treaty like this? i worthwhile including in a treaty like this?- worthwhile including in a treaty like this? i think the first aspect _ treaty like this? i think the first aspect that _ treaty like this? i think the first aspect that you - first aspect that you mentioned, the issue of sovereignty and autonomy of countries, is this information that has been circulated quite widely over the weeks. it basically deals with the fact that one country will tell another country what to do — the reality within agreement of this nature that all countries will agree what they want to do. so it won't be one country

imposing on another — i think that's an area that needs to be clarified. the second is that who will play a coordinating role, but its mandate is given ijy role, but its mandate is given by a state. so this mandate actually really enhances international coordination between and across countries, and i think that's the most important one. but what's hindering progress as well as the fact that over the last two years, governments and domestic agendas have had many other priorities that need to be dealt with — worsening climate change, the cost of living is felt across the world, and many different wars also taken place in different countries.- in different countries. doctor, we have to — in different countries. doctor, we have to leave _ in different countries. doctor, we have to leave it _ in different countries. doctor, we have to leave it there, - in different countries. doctor, we have to leave it there, butj we have to leave it there, but thank you forjoining us with your thoughts today. stay with us here on bbc news.

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 from me, bye—bye.

signals of intent — two leading european central bankers give strong hints that they will cut the cost of borrowing next week. as the eu prepares to tighten its border controls, we report from the british border crossings where millions are being spent to get ready. and china in pole position. we'll assess whether its car manufacturers are taking over the world of evs. welcome to business today, i'm tadhg enright. we begin in europe, where there is rising speculation that the european central bank will start cutting its interest rate next week, reducing it from a% — the highest level in the eurozone's 25—year history. two of the bank's policymakers have been speaking about it and given strong hints that a rate cut is imminent.