this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm david eades. our top stories: the un pleads for peace in the middle east conflict but israel's prime minister says the military campaign on gaza will continue with "full force". cheering. civilian casualties continue to rise with children and the elderly among those killed and injured. previous wars between israel and hamas have ended with mediation, generally with egypt involved, leading to a ceasefire. now, contacts have been made but it is a difficult process. india faces a shocking truth: the death from coronavirus of up to 1,600 teachers instructed to help with last month's elections.

and the us envoy for climate change defends america's record on reducing carbon emissions after admitting 50% of its reductions will come from technologies that don't yet exist. hello and thanks forjoining us. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has brushed off international appeals for an immediate ceasefire in gaza, saying it will take time to restore calm. he says the military operation against palestinian militants will continue with full force. in the past few hours, israeli warplanes have launched 80 air strikes in several areas of gaza city, shortly after hamas militants fired a barrage of rockets at southern israel. the un secretary—general has appealed for an immediate end

to the fighting but in gaza, health officials say 42 people were killed in the latest israeli bombardment, among them 10 children. meanwhile, israel says hamas has launched 3000 rockets in the last week, killing 10 israelis. 0ur middle east editor jeremy bowen reports. not much is left of this street in the heart of gaza city after the heaviest israeli strikes since this war started, and the deadliest day for palestinians. he says, "raise your voice so we can hear you. are you 0k?" not many were found alive. families escaped with children who won't forget this day. translation: when i was carrying my small boy, - he told me, "dad, i don't want to die". what more do you want from him? there is no safety in the city.

benjamin netanyahu, israel's prime minister, convened his security chiefs. a cabinet meeting did not discuss a ceasefire. 0n the way down to the gaza border are some of the communities the government here says must be saved from rockets before it will stop its attacks. israel's leaders said the same thing during the other wars with hamas. the israeli army showed off their anti—missile system, iron dome. they say it shoots down around 90% of the missiles fired out of gaza. previous wars between israel and hamas have ended with mediation, generally with egypt involved, leading to a ceasefire. now, contacts have been made, but it's a difficult process because each side needs to get to the point where they can say to their people that the sacrifices — the damage, the killing — were worth it. if israel takes this

to the next level with a ground invasion of gaza, that process gets knocked on further into the future. the 2014 war lasted for nearly two months. iron dome is one reason why israel suffers fewer casualties than gaza. another is the weight of israel's firepower. well, civilians, of course, aren't our target. they never are. but you do kill them. and any loss of life on both sides of this conflict, any loss of civilian life is tragic. but it does happen an awful lot in gaza. and i hear that. and, again, any loss of civilian life is tragic. it happens here as well. while we were there, they launched. a volley of missiles was heading out of gaza, north towards the israeli town of ashkelon. iron dome didn't

stop all of them. but this wasn't a fatal attack. in gaza, a six—year—old girl was pulled out of the rubble. her mother, two sisters, and two brothers were killed. until he saw susie, her father thought he was the only one left. "thank god," he said, "because one day she might recapture the smiles of all his daughters. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. the sun is beginning to rise again in gaza city and let's show you the latest, these are clouds rather than dust and smoke clouds, it is a calmer picture as we have seen in sometime in gaza itself and of course those impressions really can belie the truth on the ground after further air

strikes, we understand as many as 80 is rarely air strikes in the last period. in india, as many as 1600 teachers have died from covid—i9 after being drafted in to help run polling stations during local elections last month. their union says many begged to be released from election duty, fearing for their health as india's ferocious second wave took hold. from the state of uttar pradesh, our international correspondent 0rla guerin reports now, they must stand alone, without their father to guide them and with their grandmother rajvati crushed by grief. she tells us the election killed her son, sushil kumar. he was forced to attend election training. by voting day, he was gasping for breath. that night, he was dead.

it was the very picture of a superspreader event — an election in a pandemic in uttar pradesh, a state with more than 100 million voters. critics say for prime minister narendra modi, votes count more than lives. this 21—year—old says her family lost its guiding light. my father was like the god of us. he was everything for us. i can't forget him in my entire life. i love him, and my mum also. her mother, vimlesh, is gone too. she watched her husband die.

two hours later, she had a heart attack, leaving another empty space that cannot be filled. and across the state, the death toll is growing — lives not lost, relatives say, but squandered. the primary teachers�* union claims 1,600 of its members died because of election duty. we've just arrived at another house where another family is in mourning. the teacher who lived here became ill when he had to go for training before polling day. by the time the election came around, he was in critical condition. he was rushed to hospital, but died a few days later. lokesh kumar left behind a five—year—old daughter and infant son. his wife smriti says he lived for teaching and was their sole breadwinner.

his was a death foretold, like so many more here — victims of covid, but also of negligence. the teachers�* union tried hard to get the election postponed but in the end, it was powerless, like its members. 0rla guerin, bbc news, uttar pradesh, india. temporary seating has collapsed at a crowded synagogue in an israeli settlement in the occupied west bank, killing two people and injuring nearly 170 others. gareth barlow reports. what began as a service to mark thejewish holiday of shavout became a scramble to rescue the injured. this the moment the temporary seating collapsed, sending people plummeting to the ground. around 650 ultra0rthodox

worshippers were in the synagogue, which police describe as being "partially co nstru cted". officials said organisers had been warned the building was unsafe and the event had taken place, despite a lack of permits. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said he was praying for the injured, while a local police chief blamed negligence and promised arrests. the incident comes just weeks after 45 people were killed in a crush at an ultra0rthodox festival in northern israel. two celebrations that rapidly turned into tragedies in little over two weeks. gareth barlow, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. let's go to myanmar. myanmar�*s military has entered a small town in the west of the country after local residents took up arms against them three weeks ago. activists from the volunteer chinland defence force say they have retreated from the town of mindat to spare it further bombardment. the group also said that six of its members were killed

in clashes with the military, and several more were injured. security forces are reported to have deployed live ammunition against civilians, many of whom have fled to the surrounding mountains. earlier, i spoke with manny maung from human rights watch. i started by showing her this video that has been filmed in the town. gunfire. 0k, ok, the pictures don't tell us a huge amount of the rapid gunfire tells us something. what do you understand has happened there? basically, since february1 and the coup that took place, the situation is fast escalating. it doesn't appear that either side wants to back down or can back down in terms of the civilians, but the resistance and the armed

resistance from people has grown, so it is very clear that we are really looking at a civil war situation that is rapidly escalating right now. but what we can hear there is artillery fire and rapid shelling of a village, the town of mindat. where, basically, we are really concerned that over the weekend, crimes against humanity and civilians have happened. the military are using military—grade weapons to attack civilians who are basically defending themselves with home—made weapons and they really don't have anywhere to escape because, again, as you mentioned, this area is very remote, it is surrounded by mountains and forests, and there's very little help that can get there either. —— that can get there quickly, either. right, the message we're getting from the chinland

to save those in it. but there also reports of people looking for shelter where ever they can find it, it seems. it is really disturbing because it seems a lot of the men have left the town and essentially they were trying to flee because they were worried that they would be part of these arbitrary round—ups and sweeps of arrests that have been conducted. so although the men left, that left a lot of women and children in the towns and now we are hearing very worrying allegations of sexual violence and rape against the women there. these are tactics that are commonly seen and enacted by the military. we have documented it thoroughly in other parts in rakhine state. these are worrying, but they are coming

up very quickly. we've also heard allegations of human shields being used. so again, people were fleeing because the military was arresting people — up to 18—20 people — who they then used as human shields before attacking the village. manny muang. now, back to gaza. it has gone six o'clock in the morning, dawn is breaking. 0ur correspondent rushdi abualouf is in gaza. i was saying is a scene or a picture it looks as calm as perhaps it has been for some time but of course, a picture of a skyline can be very misleading. what is it like at the moment? it has been quiet for the last hour or so but it has been another difficult night for the people in gaza. the israelis have attacked 20—30 targets. 80

airstrikes since midnight. the western part of gaza city was hit intensely. local saying they are targeting streets, electricity supplies and many security compounds for hamas, police stations and military training facilities. this night, there were no casualties according to the health ministries but the scale of destruction caused by the attacks was really huge. shortly before the israeli airstrikes, hamas said they fired a barrage of rockets towards the city of sderot. in retaliation to the killing of 42 people on sunday morning

were palestinian use sang 42 people were killed in that attack. —— saying. that has taken the number since the beginning of the fighting we could go to 179. we understand that things _ could go to 179. we understand that things like _ could go to 179. we understand that things like supplies - could go to 179. we understand that things like supplies are - that things like supplies are very low indeed and we were hearing earlier in the night that roads to hospitals seem to have been particularly badly damaged. the truth would seem to be that the people still in gaza can expect, frankly, a tougher time to come? yes, that is true. central— tougher time to come? yes, that is true. central gaza _ tougher time to come? yes, that is true. central gaza city, - tougher time to come? yes, that is true. central gaza city, the - is true. central gaza city, the heart of the city, you hardly can drive your car. many roads were hit, especially those close to the shifa hospital. buildings were destroyed close to the hospital. it was difficult moving casualties.

all that yesterday, they were searching under the rubble for any survivors from the attack. since the beginning also of the fighting, the border with israel is close, where most of the supplies for gaza, including fuel are being brought from israel and egypt and the two main commercial rates are close and local authorities are wanting a severe shortage of fuel and many supplies.— severe shortage of fuel and many supplies. thank you very much indeed. _ many supplies. thank you very much indeed. don't _ many supplies. thank you very much indeed. don't let - many supplies. thank you very much indeed. don't let the - many supplies. thank you very l much indeed. don't let the calm of the morning deceive you, it is pretty desperate times in gaza city again. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come: the red carpet returns to hollywood as the mtv movie & tv awards

honours the best in pop culture taking place. this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so, it's become the first country in the world to approve the change in the national referendum. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it's been a peaceful funeral demonstration so far! - but suddenly, the police - are tear—gassing the crowd — we don't yet know why! the prelaunch ritual is well—established here. helen was said to be in good spirits, butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least,

it is time to celebrate. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the un pleads for peace in the middle east conflict, but israel's prime minister says the military campaign on gaza will continue with full force. the us special envoy for climate change, john kerry, has defended america's record on reducing carbon emissions, saying president biden is leading the charge to get to net zero. but he's been criticised by scientists for telling the bbc that 50% of carbon reductions will have to come from technologies that don't yet exist. you don't have to give up a quality of life to achieve some of the things we know we have to achieve — that is the brilliance of some of the things that we know how

to do and will do. i am told by scientists — not by anybody in politics — but by scientists that 50% of the reductions we have to make to get to net zero by 2050 or 2045, as soon as we can, 50% of those reductions are going to come from technologies that we don't yet have. he was quite categorical there as well. earlier i spoke to michael mann, author of the new climate war and director of the earth system science center at pennsylvania state university. he told me why he was disappointed byjohn kerry's comments. it is unfortunate framing on the part ofjohn kerry. the biden administration, john kerry as the special envoy on climate, thus far have really done a greatjob on climate. they've put forward a very bold agenda, we've re—established leadership — the united states is one of the leaders when it comes to addressing the climate crisis on the world stage — all that is to be lauded.

it is good. but, here, that is a very misleading statement that he has made. we have the technology now, in the form of existing renewable energy and storage, and efficiency measures that we can put in place. right... ..we have the technology now to de—carbonise our climate. we do not need a miracle as bill gates has claimed or new tech asjohn kerry is saying here. no but i think what he is saying — and i wonder if it is that point about the 50% yet to be discovered technology or the fact that he's saying, look, you do not have to change your way of life to reach these figures because it is true, isn't it, michael, there will be new technologies developed in the course of the next 5, 10, 13, 20 25 years which are extraordinary, probably, and make huge leaps forward? absolutely. that is certainly the case but what is also the case is that we can actually achieve 80% of our projected energy demand by the end of this decade, by 2030,

from renewable energy, from existing renewable energy, and 100% by 2050 and that is the conclusion of several independent teams of scientists who have looked at this. and so it is not the case that 50% of those reductions have to come from new, as yet unverified or demonstrated technology. we have the technology now. now, when it comes to lifestyle changes, sure, we need to put in place incentives that lead people to to make more climate—friendly choices, but do not need a draconian change in lifestyle to accomplish these reductions. what we need are incentives, we need policy, we need leadership — michael mann there. this is not what he meant but it is a lifestyle change. the glitz and glamour of the red carpet made a return at the mtv movie & tv awards.

the annual ceremony, which honours the best in pop culture, took place at the hollywood palladium, in los angeles, complete with an in—person audience, as the industry continues to recoverfrom the pandemic. let's get more on this — our correspondent david willis is in los angeles. david, good to see you and interesting to see people milling right so readily and casually, that is the first thing that strikes me. absolutely and these awards were postponed last year because america was at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. as you point out, the mtv movie & tv awards are different from things like the oscars and golden globes in a number of different ways, chiefly because they are voted on by fans of the shows and films and contains some wacky categories, best fight, best kiss. they are less stuffy than

the oscars and golden globes and they do not go on as long, i must add. tomorrow night there is a show dealing purely with reality tv series. this was a good night for superheroes and fans of marble comics. 0ne division, the tv miniseries, with the most nominations going in, sweeping best show and best villain, starring some of the mother, characters and of course the new captain america, anthony mackie, and he was named best movie hero for his role in the falcon and the winter soldier. another mumble star, scarlett johansson was named the mtv generation award winner and sasha baron cohen picked up the

comedic genius award.— comedic genius award. above all other things. _ comedic genius award. above all other things, the _ comedic genius award. above all other things, the rat. _ comedic genius award. above all other things, the rat. good - comedic genius award. above all other things, the rat. good to i other things, the rat. good to see you, david. —— barat. what have i got to show you now, a little bit of a rare living job opportunity. it is in a castle accessible only by vote or low tide. someone has to look after it and is other 30 residents. many people use to visit it but that number has been reduced by the pandemic. people who suffer from seasickness need not apply as well as those who cannot leave without fast food being

delivered to your door. that is bbc news, thank you for being with us. hello. it may come as a shock to those of you who sat under sunny skies on sunday, but elsewhere, there was some severe storms, some flash flooding and also this was sent into us from one of our weather watchers, a funnel cloud, the early stages of a tornado, on the west coast of somerset. and the turbulent atmosphere which brought those conditions still with us through the next few days. more thundery downpours to come, nice in the sunshine where you've got it, but overall, rather cool and then potential for something much wetter and windier later in the week. now, out there into the start of monday, the area of low pressure that was with us on sunday moves a bit further eastwards. that allows a bit more of a north—westerly flow across the country and a subtle shift in where we will see some of the heaviest of the showers. now, some of the showers will continue through the night into the morning.

a fair bit of cloud around to start your monday, but it will be frost free, temperatures around 5—8 degrees celsius. best of the brightness will be in the west, and in fact, in western areas, it will be a drier day overall. one or two showers though in the west to begin with, but notice how they are tracking their way eastwards and, as we go into the afternoon, as temperatures rise, it's eastern parts of scotland, eastern england where we are most likely to see some severe thunderstorms, hail and potentially some gusty winds, with the risk of flash flooding in one or two spots. western areas, though, as i said, always that bit drier compared with yesterday. nice enough in the sunshine. it will be cooler where the showers occur. the showers will last into the evening, gradually fading away, for the vast majority. there will be one or two around, particularly for coastal areas as we go through the night and into tuesday morning. and with some clear skies around, perhaps cooler through the night into tuesday morning. an isolated chance of a frost for southern scotland, northern ireland, but most places will be frost—free. the details for tuesday, then — we'll begin with some sunshine, a few early mist and fog patches. cloudier and breezy are to the north of scotland, a greater chance of showers in northern scotland. showers return, though, to northern ireland,

wales, south—west england. wales, south—west england. this is where the heaviest will be. fewer showers in southern scotland, northern and eastern england, compared with monday. nice in the sunshine, cool out of it. that showery story continues into wednesday. shower risk pushes a bit further north. then through thursday into friday, it all depends on how quickly an area of low pressure will start to push its way in. there is the potential thursday could be dry, but this deepening area of low pressure will push in with some extensive rain and some strong winds, with gales possible in many areas. stay tuned to the forecast to keep up—to—date with that. bye for now.

this is bbc news. the headlines:

palestinian officials in gaza say it's been the deadliest day since the fighting with israel began nearly a week ago, but israel's prime minister says the military campaign will continue with "full force". the united nations secretary general has appealed for an immediate end to the fighting. india is facing international criticism after the death from coronavirus of up to 1,600 teachers ordered to help with last month's elections. the indian teachers' union says many begged to be released from election duty, fearing for their health as india's ferocious second wave took hold. the us special envoy for climate changejohn kerry has defended america's record on reducing carbon emissions after telling the bbc 50% of its reductions will come from technologies that don't yet exist. those are your main headlines.

now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur.