he said he believed pyongyang when it said the country was not firing missiles any more. mrtrump said that a proposed meeting with the north korean leader, kim jong—un, could lead to the greatest deal for the world. government forces in syria are reported to have advanced into rebel—held enclave of eastern ghouta, splitting it in three. the rebels have denied the claims. monitors say that more than a thousand civilians have been killed in the three weeks since the government launched its offensive. the bbc understands that traces of a nerve agent poison used to attack a former russian spy and his daughter in a british town have been found in a restaurant the pair had visited. the education secretary says he wants to resolve a recruitment crisis in england's schools by cutting the work load of teachers. damian hinds told a conference of head teachers, that the government would strip away pointless tasks

so their staff can focus on what actually matters. here's elaine dunkley. this is passmores academy in essex and, like so many schools, it's struggling to recruit teachers. it's had to use innovative ways to attract staff. we even offer housing. that's one of our school houses over there. so you can come and live cheaply at passmores while you pay off your student loan. the difficulty in recruiting means many classrooms around the country now rely on agency supply teachers to cover permanent vacancies. government keeps missing targets about recruitment into the profession. we've got 4,000 less teachers than we need, and especially in the shortage subjects, you know, key subjects in the curriculum — english, maths, science, all those sorts of things. the issue isn't just about recruiting new staff but stopping existing teachers from leaving the profession. over the next five years in england, the pupil numbers are expected to increase, along with pressures and demands on teachers. jake rusby left the profession after three years.

i would work 65—, 70—hour weeks with planning, marking, the assessments you're doing. the actual teaching part of it probably took up the least time of everything! so that was one major factor, but for me, i got out of the education system, thinking and feeling that the whole thing needed to be turned on its head for me. today at a conference for head teachers, the government promised to address these issues, but there was little talk of extra funding. for the rest of this parliament, there will be no new additional statutory tests or assessments for primary schools, no further changes to the national curriculum, and no more reform of gcses and a levels. stability in schools was the message. the government accepting it needs to work harder to reduce pressure in the classroom. you've got 3x. is it plus or minus 21? but head teachers say extra funding is the missing part of the formula. elaine dunkley, bbc news. now on bbc news, bbc arabic‘s murad shishani travels to israel and gaza to unravel

a complex web of desperation and exploitation in our world. it has been called the world's largest open prison. the gaza strip. penned in by walls, barbed wire and gun turrets. the 1.8 million people living here can only get into israel with special permission. and even if their lives depend on it, they have to enter through here. the erez crossing, the main gateway into israel. this is the story of the desperate choices people have to make.

it's the story of how the israeli state seeks to protect its citizens. i wouldn't rule out that 9,000 people are still alive, they don't even know they were about to be killed. and of those who now live tortured by shame and regret. this is a film about palestinians who collaborate with the israeli state. those who would work for the enemy. in may 2017, the ruling hamas government in gaza released this video

to a shocked public. some palestinian men had apparently been caught working for israel in gaza. they were explaining how they were recruited. each had been cleverly targeted according to their needs and beliefs. they were then recruited by israeli agents to kill a senior leader of the hamas military wing, a man called mazen fuqaha. fuqaha was one of those behind a series of bombings in 2002,

killing and wounding israeli citizens. he received nine life sentences for murder. but he was released in a controversial prisoner exchange in 2011. mahmoud is one of the founders of hamas. he had known fuqaha for years. but somebody seemed to think that fuqaha was still active. ashraf abu laila received his instructions

on the 24th of march, 2017. he outlined the plan in the hamas confessional video. hamas officials say that this is ashraf, caught on cctv as he walks past the hospital, into the yard, and towards his target's parking lot. fuqaha had spent a family day on the beach. he was alone in his car. the gunman followed him, knocked on his window and shot him five times. ashraf‘sjob was done. hamas had lost one of its key assets and there was an outpouring of grief at fuqaha's funeral. soon after, ashraf and his suspected accomplices were arrested.

in their confessions, they warned the audience not to fall for israeli recruiters. days after these confessions were filmed, all three men were executed as traitors and as a warning to others. we cannot verify the testimonies in the video. hamas would not share their evidence. but collaborating with israel is not such a rare thing here. working for israel, the security forces is a matter of taboo here among palestinians. i'm on my way to a prison

to speak to an inmate who knows a lot about this subject. according to prisoners at this gaza jail, a quarter of the inmates are convicted collaborators. this inmate runs a support group for prisoners who have worked for the israeli state. ibrahim told me that israeli recruiters prey on the needs of people in gaza. the israeli authorities told us they don't try to recruit people in these vulnerable situations. most of those in prison for collaboration have been prosecuted for simply

giving information to the israelis. but ashraf, and others convicted for killing mazen fuqaha, went much further. hamas say they committed murder. what could have made a palestinian like ashraf kill a leading hamas militant? and how might the israeli security forces have found and recruited such a man? the fuqaha murder confession wasn't the first time ashraf was noticed. he was active in the violence that erupted after hamas took power here in 2007. it turns out that ashraf was a member of hamas security forces. he was heavily involved in fighting against hamas opponents. then, back in 2007, he started to adopt more radical views. in 2007, ashraf kidnapped

and murdered the owner of a christian bookshop in gaza. when rami's body was recovered, it was disfigured by multiple stab and gunshot wounds. ashraf was a brutal killer. i wanted to find somebody who could explain his motivation. jihadists aren't welcomed here by hamas authorities in gaza, but i have managed to contact one of them who is very influential among these circles. i hope he will be able to tell me more about ashraf. did ashraf share his plans with other radicals here? jihadis had been arrested in gaza, and even killed.

the hamas authorities have attacked their mosques. was ashraf motivated by revenge? i'm hoping my contact will give me some answers. so, i met him. he don't want to be filmed. but he told me very interesting stuff. ashraf approached the jihadists, claiming he's a member of the so—called islamic state, but thejihadists rejected him. as a loner, ashraf might have been easier to control. but would the israeli security forces really recruit a jihadi? someone dedicated to the violent destruction of israel? it seemed an extraordinary risk. the seafront in nearby tel aviv feels like a different world from gaza. these swimmers, joggers and holidaymakers seem to take their safety and protection for granted. but i have come to meet a man

whose job was to guarantee this protection. forfive years, avi dichter was the director of shin bet, israel's secretive internal security services. he now heads the foreign affairs and defence committee of the israeli parliament, the knesset. if i ijust take three years, and during those three years, ‘01,'02,'03, we have lost 900 people. mainly civilians. mainly in suicide bombings. in many cases, we've succeeded to foil those terror attacks. so if the number of people that got killed is 900, then i wouldn't rule out that 9,000 people, if not more, are still alive, they don't even know that they were about to be killed. i asked him how easy it was

to recruit reliable informers. when you are interested in someone you try to map, what are his skills? what are his weaknesses? but above all, what is his usefulness? otherwise, you don't need him, you can take another one. would you recruit a jihadist to kill a hamas operative? everything is possible in the fight against terrorism. everything. there is one very strong principle in my eyes. i always used to tell it to my people. if you decide to become a terrorist, you'd better know that the israeli shin bet, military, police, mossad, never mind, any israeli, one way or another, will not rest until you get to yourself in prison, or your grave in the cemetery. in a tel aviv park, i am

meeting a reserve officer from israeli military intelligence. we are protecting his identity and he has to be careful about what he says, in order to avoid arrest. the role of his unit was to recruit informers among the palestinian population in places like gaza. and that meant mass covert monitoring — phones, e—mail and social media. translation: people's lives are like an open book for us. we know so much about people's personal lives — their romantic affairs, their sexual affairs, their health problems, everything. so, if you want to gain co—operation from people, it's obviously best if we can blackmail this person. in some basic courses of arabic in the unit,

you learn specific words, like different synonyms for homosexual in arabic, such as "luti". so you will tell this guy, let's say, for instance, "you are luti", in order to break him. or, why? that's a possible method of action, yes. you practically put this person in a lose—lose situation. either way, his life is in great risk. but it is notjust sexual orientation that makes people targets. if someone‘s daughter has cancer, for example, and he wants to get treatment in one of the israeli hospitals which is known to have better treatment than palestinian hospitals, and if we know about it, maybe we can stop him and tell him, "ok, you can have this, but only if you co—operate." this woman knows all

about this coercion. today, she is with her grandchildren. a year ago their mother, kholoud, needed urgent treatment for cancer. the israeli authorities granted her permission to go to a hospital injerusalem. it was 6am and barely light went she arrived here at the haaretz crossing one morning in january 2017. the officers wanted information about a man married

to kholoud's cousin. she said he was an olive tree farmer. she says her daughter was not able to give any information about the man. but the israeli authorities did not allow kholoud to board the bus. three weeks later, kholoud died. the israeli authorities told us that entry to israel is not conditional

on providing information or cooperation, and they denied any irregularities in their dealings with kholoud. some palestinians work with israel because they genuinely believe this is the right way to protect their own people. i have come to a tiny village in the far south of israel. it is the home of a bedouin community of around 20 families that were moved from gaza, where they had devoted their lives to working with the israeli state. hassan is a community leader here, a role he inherited from his father, a bedouin sheikh from the sinai desert. his father sided with the israeli state after the palestinians were defeated in the 1967 arab—israeli war, and israel occupied his land.

but israeli counter—terror operations have also been far more aggressive. over the last 15 years, more than 300 palestinian militants have been targeted and killed in gaza. how often have collaborators helped in these killings? in a side street in a provincial israeli town, i found someone who might be able to tell me. we have to protect his identity. i could now understand why this man wanted his identity concealed. he told me he had worked in gaza for the israelis from the age of 17. but that was before he had to get out. this bird told me his testimony had

ensured many hamas cell mates remained behind bars for decades, but it has taken its toll. normality, more than anything, is what people in gaza crave. but, for most here, it is out of reach. constant scrutiny, suspicion and human need mean collaboration will keep shaping and poisoning lives, and some will continue to work for the enemy. well, despite the rain,

what most people noticed on saturday was how mild it got through the afternoon once the rain band continued to clear northwards and given some sunshine across parts of england and wales, we saw temperatures touch the mid—teens celsius fairly widely, but thoroughly wet across many northern areas. that rain was persistent and heavy at times later in the day across parts of scotland with some snow on the hills. as we head through the early part of sunday, this was the area of low pressure responsible for bringing the milder air to our shores as the weather front continues to move northwards. continuing to bring a bit of snow to the higher ground of northern scotland to the end on sunday

morning and becoming confined to the northern isles and the far north of the mainland by the end of the night. a few showers running into southern counties of england, this feature bringing some rain to east anglia and the south—east, but elsewhere, a dry and chilly start to sunday. don't be surprised if you see scenes like this with some mist and fog patches around, some of which could be quite dense and stubborn to clear. but eventually, they should do. the rain as well across east anglia and the south—east, back to the london area, gradually easing away through the course of the morning. we should see the rain clearing away from the far north of scotland as well. the northern half of the country should stay dry with some sunshine around but for england and wales, scattered showers will develop into the afternoon, some could be heavy, maybe thundery. not quite as mild across england and wales, ten or 11, but a milder day for scotland, temperatures here ten or 11. as we head on into monday, this area of low pressure comes into play across england and wales and will influence the weather quite a lot through the day, bringing more cloud around,

more breeze and also outbreaks of rain. does mean it's going to be a fairly cool start again in many northern parts of the uk. northern ireland probably getting away with seeing the best of the sunshine through monday. for scotland, variable cloud, a few sunny spells. england and wales generally cloudy with outbreaks of showers or even longer spells of rain at times and a cooler feel across the board, temperatures of 7—10 degrees. tuesday promises to be a better day — in fact, we've got a ridge of high pressure coming in, so after a chilly start, maybe a bit of mist around, a fine, dry day for most of us, sunny spells, variable cloud, one or two showers developing in wales and the south—west and cool, eight or ten or maybe 11 celsius. then beyond tuesday, it looks like things turning more unsettled. more cloud around on wednesday and thursday with outbreaks of rain and it also looks like the winds will start to pick up from the east or the south—east. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories — north koreans want to make peace.

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