palestinian health workers in gaza have started vaccinating some babies against polio, a day before a mass immunisation programme is due to begin. palestinian health workers carried out the vaccinations in nasser hospital in khan younis. unicef says the vaccinations will take place for six and a half hours every day until wednesday. israel and hamas have agreed to three localised pauses in fighting to enable the vaccination of more than 600,000 palestinian children. the parents of the first two children to be vaccinated at the hospital in khan younis both expressed their relief. translation: i was worried and afraid because this is scary, - the polio disease. it makes children not able to move or drink and it's stays with them all their life.

this is scary. translation: as soon as i heard about the start of the polio - vaccination campaign, i came. my son was the first child to get the vaccine. today, there was one shot and another in four weeks. by that time, he will have another full dosage which will prevent him from getting the infection and any disease in the coming years. this is how the polio vaccine will be distributed throughout gaza. the world health organization campaign will be split across the territory's five governates, from north gaza through to rafah in the south. deir al balah and khan younis have the greatest number of children under 10 — more than 200,000 in each region. the who plans on having more than 200 vaccination sites in each of those regions. with more from jerusalem — here's our correspondent, jon donnison.

the official polio vaccination campaign doesn't start until sunday morning. it is being coordinated by the united nations but we do understand that the first babies have been vaccinated today in khan younis in the south of gaza. what it's going to involve and get under way as a series of three—day, area specific pauses in fighting that both israel and hamas have agreed to. the key words there are "area specific", so we not talking about the formal ceasefire that diplomats have been pushing for for weeks and months, we are talking about pauses in fighting in specific areas. so we understand that the first area that they are going to proceed in is in the centre of the gaza strip. presumably, after three days, they will move on to other areas. but we are talking about a lot of children and babies. 6a0,000, the united nations is saying, so that is going

to be quite a big operation and i think particularly in the north of gaza, it could be challenging. because in the north, israel has in effect cut the gaza strip in two and it controls this corridor which cuts across the gaza strip and that could make access to the north a bit more challenging. but, it is a rare bit of positive news on the humanitarian front coming out of gaza which has been welcomed by everyone watching this conflict that has now been going on for ten months. the vaccination roll—out is happening while doctors work to treat patients with minimal access to medical resources. an american doctor — mimi syed — has sent us this update on the situation from nasser hospital in southern gaza. hi, this is dr mimi syed. i'm here at nasser hospital in gaza.

i have been here since august the 8th providing medical relief to the people of gaza at nasser hospital. the situation here is pretty unfortunate. we have seen many injuries, including paediatric ones. there is an incredible lack of supplies for medical relief, for the care that we need to provide, which is gauze, disinfectant agents. the hospital is overcrowded with people because of the evacuation orders. many people are just congregating around the hospital and around the hospital there is no space to take care of patients. the number of casualties were seeing every day is astounding. there are penetrating wounds with shrapnel, gunshots, burns, all sorts of injuries that are devastating, and complicating wounds. things are difficult to manage even after intervention.

palestinian families have been leaving jenin refugee camp in the occupied west bank, which was sealed off for four days during a major military assault by israel. the uk foreign office says it's "deeply concerned" about israel's methods and "reports of civilian casualties and the destruction of civilian infrastructure." loud explosions and sporadic gunfire could still be heard from inside the camp, as israeli drones and helicopters circled overhead. israel says the raids in the occupied west bank — which have killed at least 20 people — are aimed at preventing attacks. in the uk — police have said that two people who were seriously injured in separate attacks during the notting hill carnival have died. cher maximen, who was 32, was with her 3 year—old daughter when she was stabbed — and mussie imnetu, who was visiting from dubai, was found unconscious with a head injury outside a restaurant on monday night. helena wilkinson reports. she has been enjoying the carnival on sunday

with her three—year—old daughter and family and friends. but celebration turned to tragedyjust before six in the evening, when she was stabbed. the 32—year—old was taken to hospital in a critical condition. she died this morning. earlier this week, a man from west london was charged with attempted murder. westminster magistrates' court heard that she had tried to intervene in a fight when she was stabbed. in a separate incident, a chef who was visiting london from dubai was found unconscious with a head injury on monday night. these cctv images show him earlier that afternoon. he has also since died. man has been charged with grievous bodily with intent. both guests

are being treated as murder. these debts are devastating for both families. my thoughts are with them, they will continue to be the metropolitan police say the families are being supported by specialist officers. we ask that their privacy be respected at this time. police are extremely keen to speak to anyone who might have been at this restaurant late on monday night and who intervened during the attack on the victim. the whole area would have been extremely busy with people who attended the carnival. today, organisers of the carnival said they are shocked by the deaths. in a statement, they said that we stand together against all violence and condemn these acts which are against all carnival values and the millions of people who come in celebration of them. over 2 million people attended the celebrations over the bank holiday, but in the carnival�*s 56th year, police are now investigating two separate murder investigations.

the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has released a statement. he said his thoughts were with the victims families and friends at what he described as a truly terrible time. he also condemned the violence, saying. "it is heartbreaking that cher maximen and mussie imnetu have died after being attacked in separate incidents. it is shocking, completely unacceptable and a betrayal of the values carnival was founded to celebrate." reports from ukraine say at least eight people have been killed and many more hurt in a barrage of russian attacks in the east of the country. ukrainian officials say five men were killed when a house and apartment block were shelled in the city of chasiv yar in donetsk. three people also died in russian strikes in the kharkiv region. separately, the defence ministry in moscow says its forces have gained control of yet another ukrainian settlement in donetsk region. russia's troops have been making incremental but steady gains in the area, while ukrainian troops

have sought to advance in russia's kursk region. brazil has begun blocking elon musk�*s social media platform, x, in a dispute about the spread of disinformation. the ruling was made after the company missed a deadline to name a new legal representative there. a supreme courtjudge ordered the "immediate and complete suspension" of x until it complies with all court orders and pays existing fines. x removed its legal representative from brazil, claiming thejudge had threatened her with arrest. elon musk says: �*free speech is the bedrock of democracy and an unelected pseudo—judge in brazil, is destroying it for political purposes.�* the us vice president, kamala harris, has accused her republican rival, donald trump, of "disrespecting sacred ground" during his recent visit to arlington national cemetery. in a post on social media, the democratic presidential candidate accused mr trump of carrying out a political stunt at the military cemetery on monday. trump's visit was filmed

and used on social media for election campaign purposes. the us army has already criticised the trump campaign team. it said one of mr trump's staff had pushed an official trying to enforce rules barring political campaigning at the site. china and the philippines have accused each other of deliberately ramming coast guard vessels in a disputed area of the south china sea.it�*s the second such event in two weeks at the sabina shoal. the philippines claim a chinese ship "directly and intentionally rammed" its vessel, while china accuses the philippines of "deliberately" crashing into a chinese ship. the sabina shoal is the latest flashpoint in an ongoing territorial battle between beijing and manila in the south china sea. the bodies of three children and a man have been found at a property in staines—upon—thames,

in surrey. an investigation is being carried out to establish the circumstances of their deaths. at this stage, police believe this to be an isolated incident with no third—party involvement. now it's time for a look at today's sport with chetan. we dominated in the first half. we dominated in the first half. we should have scored several goals — we should have scored several goals i — we should have scored several goals. i don't care, in the end we work — goals. i don't care, in the end we won. the last thing i'm going _ we won. the last thing i'm going to _ we won. the last thing i'm going to focus on is anyone else —

going to focus on is anyone else we _ going to focus on is anyone else. we got the three points. i'm not— else. we got the three points. i'm not going to think about crosses. to think about i'm not going to think about it. it. two other teams who went two other teams who went into the weekend with a perfect into the weekend with a perfect record met each other record met each other at the emirates and now at the emirates and now neither do any more. neither do any more. arsenal and brighton arsenal and brighton drew 1—1 to at least drew 1—1 to at least maintain their unbeaten starts. maintain their unbeaten starts. the game turned in the second the game turned in the second half when declan rice was sent half when declan rice was sent off for a second yellow card off for a second yellow card protested afterwards by arsenal protested afterwards by arsenal manager mikel arteta. manager mikel arteta. his side conceded an equaliser his side conceded an equaliser less than ten minutes later. less than ten minutes later. elsehwere, ipswich elsehwere, ipswich got their first point got their first point of the season but the two other of the season but the two other promoted teams lost. promoted teams lost. leicester to aston villa leicester to aston villa and southampton at brentford. and southampton at brentford. while everton were 2—0 while everton were 2—0 up in the 87th minute up in the 87th minute but conceded three times but conceded three times to lose to bournemouth. to lose to bournemouth. it is a big thing for me. it is a big thing for me. you have to pay you have to pay to the last breath to the last breath in every game. in every game. they never had a kick they never had a kick all day really. we didn't stop the cross. we did not work hard enough to stop the ci’osses.

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the italian will never one is trying to win. lando norris has given himself another chance of whittling down formula one championship leader max verstappen�*s advantage in the standings by qualifying on pole position for sunday's italian grand prix. after winning in the netherlands last weekend, the mclaren driver took top spot on the grid at monza ahead of team—mate 0scar piastri. george russell qualified third. while max verstapped called his red bull shocking as the world champion could only finish seventh. with nine rounds of the season to go, he has a 70 point lead over norris. south africa beat new zealand. they led by ten points. it was a 31 to 21 point victory.

and that's all the sport for now. the american rapper and broadcast personality fatman scoop has died after collapsing on stage in connecticut. the cause of his death isn't yet known. 53—year—old fatman scoop was known for his booming voice and his energy on stage. he came to worldwide attention in the early two thousands after his song, be faithful, became a sleeper hit.

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popular record and blend it with another one. that became what he was mainly known for. that booming voice would permeate through every party and every stereo. he permeate through every party and every stereo.— permeate through every party and every stereo. he has had a very long _ and every stereo. he has had a very long career. _ and every stereo. he has had a very long career. tell - and every stereo. he has had a very long career. tell us - and every stereo. he has had a very long career. tell us about| very long career. tell us about that. . , ~., ., that. he had hits with mariah care , that. he had hits with mariah carey. missy _ that. he had hits with mariah carey, missy elliott. - that. he had hits with mariah carey, missy elliott. he - that. he had hits with mariah carey, missy elliott. he wasl that. he had hits with mariah| carey, missy elliott. he was a bit of an ambassador. he connected a lot of people. he was way before many other djs turned producers. he was doing it way before. he was always working with big artists. i'm

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absolutely. _ dramatic way to die. yes, absolutely. when - dramatic way to die. yes, absolutely. when an - dramatic way to die. yes, | absolutely. when an artist passes, it is our inclination to make it about as. as if we really know these people. that is the way music, particularly hip—hop, is based on. it resonates on such a deep level. however, it is important for us to carry his legacy on and let people know what is up. my prayers and the priority is with the family. that he had his untimely demise on stage, although that is tragic, it was probably terrifying to everybody there, it is an oddly poetic poignancy to him dying doing what he love the most. as tragic as it is, there is

almost a silver lining. not to take away from the tragedy of the moment.— the moment. thank you for reflecting _ the moment. thank you for reflecting on _ the moment. thank you for reflecting on the _ the moment. thank you for reflecting on the life - the moment. thank you for reflecting on the life and i reflecting on the life and career of fatman scoop. researchers say they believe a drug used to treat obesity and type—2 diabetes could also help people with certain health conditions to live longer.studies on the effectiveness of semaglutide — which is sold under the brand names 0zempic, and wegovy — found that the drug could be used to treat a wide range of illnesses linked to heart failure, arthritis, alzheimer's and even cancer. earlier i spoke to mikhail kosiborod, cardiologist at saint luke's mid america heart institute, and lead author of several pieces of research on the effects of semaglutide. i asked him, what exactly the new research show. we need to know about

scientific studies. it has clearly expanded now. we have clear data that these medications reduce the risk of heart conditions such as heart attack and strokes and potentially reduce the risk of dying from cardiovascular causes. we also know that it helps the debilitating symptoms of heart failure. it now shows that it may reduce the risk of serious heart complications such as having to be hospitalised. we established earlier this year that it is good for people with diabetes. it has a wide range of benefits for people with heart and kidney problems.

the ageing process is a very complicated issue. one could say that if people with heart or kidney disease can live longer and feel better, in a way, that problem but he is a good thing. but slowing down the ageing process is a complex scientific concept. all oasis tickets in the uk and ireland have now sold out, according to the band. it comes after the advertising standards authority in the uk had said quoted ticket prices must not mislead , after fans of oasis complained about the hike in cost of some tickets for the band's reunion tour. tens of thousands of people spent hours waiting in a queue on provider websites. here's our culture reporter noor nanji. 0asis, one of the biggest british bands of all time. often seen as the poster boys of the britpop era. # so sally. ..# it's the day

that many dreamed of, - a chance to see 0asis live once more. but hundreds of people have been left feeling frustrated. you would have thought that with today's technology that they could handle the amount of demand, but clearly they can't and these websites, the apps crash, but it's the lack of information. you're just guessing what's happened. fans have also been venting their anger at so—called in demand pricing on ticketmaster which resulted in a hike to some prices. ticketmaster says it does not set ticket prices. meanwhile, tickets on resale websites were listed at inflated prices. 0asis said those tickets would be cancelled. rachel from devon said... the only tickets you can buy at the overinflated price once with no perks.

here is one who got lucky, though. a big group of us that were high school friends and massive 0asis fans, we're all sat on a whatsapp chat this this morning, brought out phones, ipads, laptops, refreshing like mad. and it was actually one of my friends who was on holiday in spain who managed to get the tickets in the end. you might be struggling to understand why a band from the �*90s has sent so many people into a frenzy, but 0asis was always about so much more than just the music. it's about the attitude, the swagger, and even the haircuts. # you've got to roll with it # you've got to take your time # you've got to say what you say # don't let anyone get in your way. ..# more dates could still be added - to the tour, so if you've not been lucky this time, there could be more chances later down the line. noor nanji, bbc news, manchester. you can catch up with all the

stories on our website. . we also have a special page for the paralympics in paris. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. according to meteorologists, saturday, 31st of august was the last day of summer. how did we get on? well, across most of the country, we had these lovely sunny skies and it felt quite nice in the sunshine with light winds. however, across southern areas of england and to a degree the far south of wales, we had a lot of cloud. and talking about cloud, tatest satellite picture shows a complex of thunderstorms forming across west france. low pressure is forming here, and that's ultimately going to drag in some increasingly humid airfrom belgium, netherlands, luxembourg. move it into the uk and that will set the scene for some thundery downpours, i think later on sunday and into sunday night. for the time being, though, it's relatively quiet out and about.

you could see an odd spit of rain falling from the cloud as it advances across northern areas of england. it will turn a bit cloudy across parts of scotland and northern ireland through the day, but still bright or sunny spells here. the cloud thinning and breaking across england and wales, and as that increasingly humid air gets drawn in, that sets the scene for one or two thunderstorms to pop up into the afternoon. and to be honest, they could be just about anywhere. i'm sure most places in england and wales will stay dry, but where those storms happen could bring heavy enough rain to cause some localised surface water flooding. and the same sort of thing goes on through sunday night as well. a few random storms popping up, with outbreaks of rain moving into western areas on into monday's forecast. well, we still got that humid air down at the earth's surface, but at higher elevations in the atmosphere, the air is starting to cool down, so that makes the air increasingly unstable. in other words, monday you're much more likely to see heavy, thundery showers or even some lengthy outbreaks of rain around on monday. some of it could be heavy enough to cause one or two problems. still, humid airaround, particularly across the eastern

half of england with temperatures up to 26. the fresher air across western portions of the uk on into tuesday. it's another rather showery day. again, some of those showers could be quite heavy, maybe thundery and potentially slow moving. so again, one or two issues possible, but it won't be raining all day everywhere. of course not. there will be some pleasant spells of sunshine breaking through the clouds at times. temperatures for most 18 to 23, and then later into the week we may well see rain or thundery. showers tend to become confined to southern areas of england, with the weather tending to become drier with more sunshine across northern portions of the uk. bye for now.

this is bbc news, the headlines... palestinian health workers in gaza start vaccinating some babies against polio a day before a mass immunisation programme is due to begin. israel and hamas agree to three localised pauses in fighting to enable the delivery of vaccines. a man and woman die from injuries sustained in separate incidents at the notting hill carnival. the metropolitan police say cher maximen died on saturday morning and swedish national mussie imnetu died on friday. brazil begins implementing a block on elon musk�*s social media platform x in a dispute about the spread of disinformation. a supreme courtjudge ordered the suspension. some brazilians report that their access is already blocked.

tickets have now sold out for the oasis reunion tour, the band have announced on the social media site x. thousands of fans face lengthy waits with official websites quickly overloaded. hello, this is bbc news. injanuary, the un's top court, the international court ofjustice, ruled that israel must take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in gaza, including public statements that could incite genocide. it was an interim ruling in a case brought by south africa accusing israel of committing genocide, which israel strongly rejects. bbc news arabic has been investigating what's been said publicly in israel since then, and what action the state has taken to prevent incitement. here is the full report. israel has a genocidal intent against the palestinians in gaza.

the charge of genocide levelled against israel is not only false, it's outrageous. the highest court of - the united nations has ruled that israel must take i all measures to prevent genocidal acts in gaza. the court's january ruling also included this provision for israel. to prevent and punish the direct and public incitement to commit genocide. but israel has been accused of allowing controversial statements to continue. since hamas's attack on israel in october 2023 and israel's subsequent military campaign in gaza both sides have used inflammatory language. bbc news arabic asks what action has israel taken since the ruling at the international court of justice? we investigate what's been said publicly since then by israeli leaders and in the media, and examine what israeli

soldiers in gaza have been posting online. could these statements reach the level of inciting genocide? the icj case is against israel, a signatory to the genocide convention, so that is the focus of this film. but what about hamas? why aren't their leaders who are accused of war crimes being taken to the icj? genocide is defined as acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group. the convention outlines five punishable acts, one of which is the direct and public incitement or call to action to commit genocide. this crime is also illegal under israeli national law. the deputy speaker, a member of the prime minister's likud

party made these comments weeks after the ch's order. he'd previously called to burn gaza in a post on x. he said he deleted it following a request from the platform, but he didn't apologise. and controversial comments have been made even by members of the government team. this call by israel's national security minister was made just two days after the icj ruling. before becoming a minister, mr ben—gvir was convicted on eight charges, including inciting violence and supporting a terrorist organisation. the minister has been calling for palestinians to leave gaza since 7th october, saying israelis should settle there and that this is the right thing to do

according to the torah. a similar sentiment was also echoed by israeli soldiers on the ground in gaza before the icj order. a human rights organisation has been collecting cases they argue are inciting genocide and include minister ben—gvir�*s speeches. we consider the calling to displacement of the gaza population as part of the ethnic cleansing that is ongoing in gaza, that is part of the genocide. ethnic cleansing has not been recognised as an independent crime under international law. the un defines it as using force or intimidation to remove persons of giving groups from the area. the commission of experts say such acts could also fall within the meaning of the genocide convention. certain statements, let's say, by itamar ben—gvir and others, you know, i'm definitely not going to defend such

statements, but they do not rise to the level of genocide. certainly. in a lobby meeting at the knesset, minister ben—gvir set out plans for settlements in gaza and the emigration of palestinians who live there. the voluntary migration plan, which would involve resettling gazans, a population of more than two million, reportedly to the congo, among other countries, has seen support from dozens of cabinet ministers, members of the knesset and some from the prime minister's likud party. mr ben—gvir and mr vaturi did not respond to the bbc�*s request for comment.

there have been videos since 7th october by idf soldiers mocking and celebrating the destruction of gaza. we can see that it's impossible to return gaza to what it was, because 70% of it has been destroyed. because over 33,000 people have been killed, 111,000 of whom are children. so the incitement against the people of gaza has translated, in fact, into concrete actions. so there is a direct link. i mean, it cannot be missed. the idf told the bbc that it handles videos posted by soldiers with command and disciplinary measures, and that in some of the examined cases, it is concluded that the expression or behaviour

of the soldiers in the footage is inappropriate. during the icj hearing injanuary, south africa claimed... israel's political leaders, military commanders and persons holding official positions have systematically and in explicit terms declared their genocidal intent. and these statements are then repeated by soldiers on the ground in gaza. and gave this example... this speech was addressing soldiers before the ground offensive in gaza. amalek comes from a biblical story where israelites are ambushed by the amalek people and god commands their destruction, women and children included. the war against amalek is described as a mitzvah war underjudaism. it includes defending jewish life and sovereignty. it is a war commanded by god

and it's obligatory to fight. i think netanyahu's reference to amalek in the modern context of this war was highly problematic, because it was, in a way, kind of dog whistling. in a way, it was using a term that's vague and could be understood in different ways in order to rally support, especially among the religious camp. prime minister netanyahu's office says he was talking about hamas in connection to amalek and not palestinian civilians. to understand the reach of the term amalek, the bbc investigated online mentions since the start of the war, filtering those to ones associated with gaza war, and narrowing that down further to mentionsjust in hebrew. we collected over 3,600 mentions and found they reached a total of six million users. within a time frame of september 2023 tojune 2024, mentions peaked around the time of mr netanyahu's speech, and again at the beginning of december, when this

video went viral. this religious language and ideology has become part of the messaging within israel, at least in some communities. in march, an annual conference took place for all zionist yeshivas — jewish religious schools in israel. rabbi eliyahu mali gives a lecture which he describes as being about the treatment of civilians in gaza. the following clip went viral and has been watched over a million times. we have added our own verified translations.

0ne description of a mitzvah war, which rabbi mali discusses in his lecture, includes a commandment that states do not allow a soul to live. can the mitzvah war be a genocidal war? well, i mean, it's a bit anachronistic to talk about genocide when you're referring to texts that are 3,500 years ago. back then, the term genocide wasn't applied. taking verbally and literally ancient wars and applying those standards to today could be considered genocide. the original video posted by the yeshiva conference was taken down, but by that time clips have been copied and shared. we contacted rabbi eliyahu malhi about his lecture. his legal representative replied saying that the rabbi's lecture had been grossly misrepresented, and that he made it very clear that anyone following the biblical

commandment today would be causing the army and the nation extreme harm. the rabbi said that it is forbidden to harm the civilian population from a child to an old man. we asked for a copy of the full 47 minute video but did not receive a response. we managed to track down the whole lecture from a different source, and rabbi malhi does conclude the following. however, earlier in the lecture, he discusses the position ofjewish texts in relation to civilian populations and says this.

this unsubstantiated claim was followed by a question from the audience. the rabbi also recounts a conversation he had with his son, who went to fight after the attacks by hamas on seventh 0ctober.

after examining open source information, the bbc found that rabbi mahli is the head of a yeshiva that is part of a network receiving funding from the israeli government, specifically the ministry of defence. the yeshivas have a combined total of over 10,000 students who mix torah study with military service, and many are active in the israel defense forces. israeli authorities are considering whether to open a criminal investigation into rabbi mahli's lecture on suspicion of incitement to genocide, violence and terrorism. israeli media outlet haaretz reported that police are recommending the case be dropped, and that a final decision will be made by the state prosecutor. the bbc has not been able to verify this. the case application was made by itai mach, a lawyer representing an israeli anti—racism organisation, who gave

us this update. we are waiting for the state prosecutor to decide if the police should open a criminal investigation into rabbi malhi. if they don't, it will be a message to the far right in israel that they can continue the incitement not only regarding civilians in gaza, but also in the west bank and non—jews inside of israel. israel sas long accused hamas in many palestinian and arab leaders of using language that is anti—semitic and sometimes with genocidal intent. calls for violence against israelis and dues are also shared on arabic language social media. ——calls for violence against israelis and jews are also shared on arabic language social media. the bbc analysed online posts in arabic since october 7th, and found at least 6,000 posts using the term kill thejews or israelis, which reached around four million users. hamas calls for the end of israeli military occupation

in gaza and the west bank, and for israel to be replaced by an islamic state. they used the language of militantjihad, which, like the mitzva war injudaism, is a form of religiously sanctioned warfare. the annihilationist language of hamas's charter is repeated regularly by its leaders. since the attacks on 7th october, when around 1,200 people were killed, the majority civilians, and 252 were taken hostage, some hamas officials have said they will repeat the acts. and there are widespread calls for hamas, proscribed as a terrorist group by the us,

uk and other western countries, to be held to account. it's quite clear that they do have genocidal intent, and we hear very little about investigating hamas, and i think that's a real missing piece in this entire conflict. hamas cannot be taken to the icj because it is a group governing a territory not legally recognised as a state, though its leaders have been accused of crimes against humanity by the separate international criminal court. when assessing genocide, one is to look at the words spoken uttered by leaders, but also other two elements — the capacity to commit genocide, which hamas per se doesn't seem to have. israel is a signatory to the genocide convention and says it upholds international standards. its prime minister and defence minister also have arrest warrants being sought against them at the icc.

israel has conducted this war by fighting hamas. hamas hides behind civilians and inevitably some of those civilians have regrettably and tragically been harmed. hamas did not respond to the bbc�*s request for comment. broadcasters and the media shape public opinion. as such, what they say is significant. here is one post january exchange. the patriots is a popular current affairs talk show broadcast daily on israel's right wing channel 1a. it's seen viewership skyrocket since october seventh.

these comments were broadcast after hamas reported that dozens of civilians in gaza were killed in an operation to assassinate a senior member of hamas. prime minister netanyahu has continued to give interviews to channel 1a, despite reportedly boycotting most israeli channels since the start of the war in gaza. controversial comments have also been broadcast on israel's most watched commercial tv channel, channel 12. in israel, as in many countries around the world, media organisations are held to account. regulators, which is the state, have to make sure that public

broadcasting is not exploited. it's not calling for genocide. it's showing a, you know, disturbing lack of empathy for people in gaza and what they're going through right now. the bbc contacted state regulators, both broadcasters and journalists, for comment, and only received a response from yehuda schlesinger, who highlighted the atrocities on october 7th, and the civilians, including children who were killed or taken hostage by hamas and other militant groups. two days before the court hearing injanuary, israel's attorney general said any statements calling for intentional harm to civilians contradicts the policy of the state of israel and may amount to a criminal offence, including the offence of incitement. currently, several such cases are being examined by israeli law enforcement authorities.

the icj ordered israel to submit a report within one month, detailing the action it has taken to investigate and prosecute possible instances of incitement. the court confirmed that the report was received in february, but nothing else has been made public. we have been very worried that israelis are exposed to such incitement without any law enforcement reaction, and that israelis who incite to genocide or use genocidal rhetoric, are even today immune from prosecution. whether there are investigations, of course, depends on whether in their view any arguable incitement to genocide has happened. israeli media is reporting an investigation into mr ben—gvir for incitement has been opened. mr ben—gvir reacted to the report saying, "unbelievable.

the state attorney is trying to indict an israeli minister for inciting against enemy state citizens who danced on the blood of our soldiers on october 7th". the bbc contacted israel's state attorney, police commissioner and ministry ofjustice for comment. only the ministry ofjustice replied, saying they have to balance the constitutional right to freedom of speech while safeguarding against harmful incitement, and that law enforcement authorities constantly act to curtail incitement offences, and these efforts have been prioritised by israel's attorney general in recent months. what happens if israel does not comply with the icj? it's not a criminal court, so it doesn't sentence anyone to jail. it makes rulings which are usually ignored by the countries against whom they go. the icj only issues orders, but enforcement falls to the un security council and member states. so if israel does not comply, it could theoretically face economic and trade sanctions,

arms embargoes and travel bans. but this could be vetoed by its allies at the un, in particular the us. contrary to allegations against israel made by the international court ofjustice, what is happening is not genocide. we reject that. however, more countries have come out in support of the case against israel. 13 countries and territories, including those of spain and ireland, intend tojoin south africa in accusing israel of genocide in the gaza strip. 0nce part of the case, those countries will be able to make submissions and speak at public hearings. i think it's really time for accountability at the international level, and i say so in the interest of both palestinians and israelis. the icj issued the interim order because the final verdict will take years. and while there is no end in sight to this deadly and long standing conflict between israelis and palestinians, inflammatory language from both sides continues.

it's unclear what gaza will look like or how it will be governed once a final ruling is eventually issued. thousands of demonstrators have been taking part in rallies in the eastern german states of saxony and thuringia on the eve of elections in which the far—right is expected to poll strongly. in the city of erfurt, protesters denounced the anti—immigrant alternative for germany party, or afd, as fascists. at an afd rally, one of the party leaders, alice weidel, told supporters that germany needed controlled borders and the expulsion of illegal migrants. it's thought the party could emerge as the largest in thuringia in sunday's vote. the three parties of germany's governing coalition are likely to perform poorly. 0ur correspondentjessica parker explains more. these are regional, not national, elections. nonetheless, they could be seismic. here in thuringia, the far right alternative for deutschland has been leading the polls and

running a close second in neighbouring saxony. however, because many view the party as extremist, something they reject, they may struggle to find coalition partners in order to actually take power. the man who heads up the afd here in thuringia is a highly controversial figure called bjorn hocke. he is a talisman of the party's hard right and has twice been fined this year for knowingly using a nazi slogan, something he denied. this vote may also deliver a major repudiation of the government in berlin under chancellor 0laf scholz and his traffic light coalition. it is a litmus test here in the country's east a year ahead of the federal elections. the wedding of a norweigan princess and american self styled shaman has taken place. princess martha louise married durek verrett at a hotel in the town of geiranger on a fjord on norway's west coast. the princess, who is 52, relinquished royal duties two

years ago after using her title to make money by running an alternative therapy centre with mr verrett. the couple have also been criticised in norway for selling the rights to their wedding to hello magazine and netflix, and marketing a �*wedding gin�*. hello. according to meteorologists, saturday, 31st of august was the last day of summer. how did we get on? well, across most of the country, we had these lovely sunny skies and it felt quite nice in the sunshine given light winds. however, across southern areas of england and to a degree the far south of wales, we had a lot of cloud. and talking about cloud, tatest satellite picture shows a complex of thunderstorms forming across west france. low pressure is forming here, and that�*s ultimately going to drag in some increasingly humid airfrom belgium, netherlands, luxembourg, move it into the uk and that will set the scene for some thundery downpours, i think later on sunday and into sunday night.

for the time being, though, it�*s relatively quiet out and about. you could see an odd spit of rain falling from the cloud as it advances across northern areas of england. it will turn a bit cloudy across parts of scotland and northern ireland through the day, but still bright or sunny spells here. the cloud thinning and breaking across england and wales, and as that increasingly humid air gets drawn in, that sets the scene for one or two thunderstorms to pop up into the afternoon. and, to be honest, they could be just about anywhere. i�*m sure most places in england and wales will stay dry, but where those storms happen could bring heavy enough rain to cause some localised surface water flooding. and the same sort of thing goes on through sunday night as well. a few random storms popping up, with outbreaks of rain moving into western areas. 0n into monday�*s forecast, well, we still got that humid air down at the earth�*s surface, but at higher elevations in the atmosphere, the air is starting to cool down, so that makes the air increasingly unstable. in other words, monday you�*re much more likely to see heavy, thundery showers or even some lengthy outbreaks of rain around on monday. some of it could be

heavy enough to cause one or two problems. still humid air around, particularly across the eastern half of england with temperatures up to 26. the fresher air across western portions of the uk. 0n into tuesday, it�*s another rather showery day. again, some of those showers could be quite heavy, maybe thundery and potentially slow moving. so again, one or two issues possible, but it won�*t be raining all day everywhere, of course not, there will be some pleasant spells of sunshine breaking through the clouds at times. temperatures for most 18 to 23, and then later into the week we may well see rain or thundery showers tend to become confined to southern areas of england, with the weather tending to become drier with more sunshine across northern portions of the uk. bye for now.

she live from london. this is bbc news. health workers in gaza begin vaccinating babies against polio, a day before a mass immunisation campaign is due to start. this disease makes the children not able to move, eat, or drink, and it stays with them all their life. a woman and man die from injuries suffered at the notting hill carnival. police open two murder investigations. tickets for the oasis reunion tour are officially sold out , as fans complain about tech trouble and a surge in prices. and the american rapper fatman scoop dies

after collapsing on stage during a performance. hello, i�*m lauren taylor. palestinian health workers in gaza have started vaccinating some babies against polio, a day before a mass immunisation programme is due to begin. palestinian health workers carried out the vaccinations in nasser hospital in khan younis. unicef says the vaccinations will take place for six and a half hours every day until wednesday. israel and hamas have agreed to three localised pauses in fighting to enable the vaccination of more than 600,000 palestinian children. the parents of the first two children to be vaccinated at the hospital in khan younis both expressed their relief. translation: i was worried and afraid because this is scary, - the polio disease. it makes children not able to move or drink and it�*s stays with them all their life. this is scary.