this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm martine croxall. counting the cost in gaza — as the new ceasefire takes hold, tens of thousands of palestinians inspect the damage after 11 days of conflict. but clashes injerusalem after friday prayers at the al aqsa mosque compound — raise questions about the ceasefire�*s durability. britain's prime minister expresses sympathy for prince william after the royal voiced his anger at the way his mother was deceived in a bbc interview. and it's back — getting ready for eurovision�*s return tomorrow night after it was cancelled last year because of the pandemic. just hours after a ceasefire between israel and hamas came

into force on friday morning, there were clashes between israeli police and palestinians around the al aqsa mosque in occupied east jerusalem. violence at the holy site was one of the flashpoints that led to the 11 day conflict, which has ended with both sides claiming victory. in gaza at least 215 people were killed, among them more than 100 women and children. 12 people were killed in israel by rockets fired by palestinian militants. our middle east editorjeremy bowen reports from gaza. at two in the morning the cease fire started. in gaza, time to celebrate survival. and to swear allegiance tojerusalem, the holy city only 60

miles away that most gazans have never visited. israel forbids it. we sacrificed everything forjerusalem, he is saying. and injerusalem, palestinians were up late, delighted that hamas declared they were fighting for palestinian rights in the city. israel sasterusalem is the eternal capital of the jewish people and will not be divided again. first light in gaza, was not a new start, the conflict with israel runs deep. but no air strikes and time to reflect. men from islamicjihad which fought alongside hamas have no regrets. they paraded in one of gaza's town is to bury nine men from their unit. they were killed in a strike on a tunnel on the fourth day of bombing.

hamas thought the tunnels were safe, locating and hitting them from the air was a significant achievement for israel. thousands came to honour the dead men. here in gaza, as well as in israel, there is no sense they have come to the end of their fight. the bodies could only be recovered after the ceasefire. they are digging for others. high morale here will infuriate israeli nationalist politicians. one said israel had surrendered to terrorism. this is a huge demonstration of support for the armed wing of hamas. they are sending a message as well that despite the hammering they have taken from the israelis, but they are still here, they are still ready to fight and they are talking as well about jerusalem. that has been the theme

of many of the chanting here. and injerusalem, more violence between palestinian worshippers and israeli police at the al aqsa mosque. the holy places in the city are charged with national, as well as religious significance for israelis and palestinians. in gaza, hamas claimed victory as israel did, too. the ceasefire stops the killing until the next time. it doesn't settle the conflict or even freeze it. but it has transformed gaza's streets. the people are out of hiding. a day ago, going out could get you killed, now there is a chance to feel alive. mark regev is a senior advisor to the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he explained how confident

he was that both sides would continue to observe the ceasefire. we hope this cease—fire holds, that truth is we have hit their military machine hard and we took out their command we eliminated, they had this vast underground network of tunnels and bunkers which we destroyed. we took out also some of their senior commanders. they paid a heavy price and i hope it ends. heavy price and i hope it ends. it's not in their interest to shoot rockets at israeli civilians because he will act to protect our people. i would like a solution, hamas is opposed to any reconciliation. they don't believe in peace. they say and arab who makes a peace treaty is a traitor and should be killed. and here's the view from the international spokesperson of hamas in gaza, basem naim. we are not preparing or willing

to see another time our people are killed by air strikes but at the same time as the only say, without soaking and tackling the root of the problem which is the political conflict, we are occupied people, we are oppressed and we are defending ourselves and we are fighting for the rate of that is the means and the right of the listing is not to be forcefully evicted from their homes without guaranteeing the right of palestinians to peaceful worshipers not to be attacked by israeli police and everything will escalate again. i'm joined now by hussein ibish from the arab gulf states institute in washington. thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. how confident are

you that the cease—fire will hold? i'm fairly confident it will hold for the meanwhile. i think both sides achieve their aims by the time of the cease—fire. i think hamas achieved its political aims of seizing the agenda not only from the demonstrators injerusalem and demonstrators in jerusalem and inside demonstrators injerusalem and inside israel and the west bank. and making it all about them and posing as the defenders of palestine and jerusalem and islam. i think that was done within the first 3a hours. the israelis wanted to show that they could kill a bunch of hours and blow up a bunch of hamas assets. —— 24th. mow the lawn as they put it. and they to probably achieve whatever they think they can from the air without going on the ground which they don't want to do and without toppling hamas which they don't want to do. since they achieve

their aims, vis—a—vis each other, and their political gains, i think they are satisfied. it works so well for both the israeli far right and for both the israeli far right and for hamas politically. that they are likely to do it again and again and again. likely to do it again and again and aaain. , likely to do it again and again and a.ain_ , , . ., , likely to do it again and again and a.ain_ , , , ., likely to do it again and again and aaain. , , , ., ., again. yes, because how have the fundamentals _ again. yes, because how have the fundamentals change _ again. yes, because how have the fundamentals change at _ again. yes, because how have the fundamentals change at all? - again. yes, because how have the fundamentals change at all? not. again. yes, because how have the. fundamentals change at all? not at all. in fact, — fundamentals change at all? not at all. in fact, what _ fundamentals change at all? not at all. in fact, what has _ fundamentals change at all? not at all. in fact, what has happened - fundamentals change at all? not at all. in fact, what has happened is l all. in fact, what has happened is as with the last four words it has been reinforced. whenever this happens the inbred sunak israelis get to have a free hand to settle in the west bank to say they have no partner, that a major part of the other side is a dangerous terrorist organisation and the settlements are a forward defense. in settling the west bank and eventually annexing it is just offensive and there's nothing anyone can say about it. and hamas gets to claim to be the champion and to outbid fatah and outbid protesters and outbid everyone. and score points that way. so it works brilliantly for both of

them. they are likely to continue this horrible dance, it's the height of cynicism. this horrible dance, it's the height of cynicism-— this horrible dance, it's the height of nicism. ~ . , , of cynicism. what was different this time was those _ of cynicism. what was different this time was those classes _ of cynicism. what was different this time was those classes we - of cynicism. what was different this time was those classes we saw - of cynicism. what was different this i time was those classes we saw among civilians on the streets of various cities. , , ., civilians on the streets of various cities. , , . ., �* , cities. inside israel, that's right. that's the _ cities. inside israel, that's right. that's the difference. _ cities. inside israel, that's right. that's the difference. the - that's the difference. the difference was the fighting between palestinians and israel and jewish citizens of israel inside israel cities. what happened is, the old green line, supposedly separating israel from the occupied territories has vanished. for a long time dave treated as if it wasn't there for their purposes and for settlements or whatnot. their purposes and for settlements orwhatnot. but their purposes and for settlements or whatnot. but i think as hopes for an independent palestinian state have died, palestinians and a lot of the world and human rights groups are increasingly saying this is one integrated state with different degrees of discrimination against

palestinians, second—class citizens inside israel come up kind of apartheid in the west bank, this open air prison in gaza was up about seven or eight different categories inside this greater israel. it's just unacceptable. that makes the palestinian struggle much more integrated, i think at least in theory. integrated, i think at least in theo . ., ~ integrated, i think at least in theo . ., integrated, i think at least in theo . . , integrated, i think at least in theo . ., , . let s get some of the day s other news. india's national air line, air india, says it has suffered a cyber attack leading to a data breach. the airline says millions of its customers around the world are affected. it says the personal and passport details, ticket information and credit card data of 4.5 million passengers have been compromised. nigeria s chief of army staff, lieutenant general ibrahim atta—hiru, has been killed in an aeroplane crash. the nigerian air force said one of its aircraft crashed near kaduna airport. an unknown number of the general�*s aides were also killed. the cause of the crash is under investigation.

the uk prime minister borisjohnson has said he's very concerned about the bbc�*s handling of a 1995 interview with princess diana, after a highly critical report about the interview was published yesterday by a formerjudge. the independent inquiry was launched by the bbc after princess diana's brother raised concerns that reporter martin bashir had obtained the interview deceitfully. this report from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell contains some flash photography. failed by a rogue reporter and, he feels, by the leaders of a national institution, the bbc. prince william was getting on with royal duties today while his excoriation of the bbc rang through the corporation's corridors. the fact is that, pretty much from the moment the panorama interview with his mother was screened in november 1995, william, who was then aged 13,

has suspected that his mother was deceived into doing it by the panorama reporter martin bashir. the choice and intensity of william's words last night was devastating. it is my view that the deceitful way the interview was obtained substantially influenced what my mother said. the interview was a major contribution to making my parents�* relationship worse and has since hurt countless others. it brings indescribable sadness to know that the bbc�*s failures contributed significantly to herfear, paranoia and isolation that i remember from those final years with her. the bbc is facing tough questions. this was the prime minister on a visit to the hms queen elizabeth. well, i am obviously concerned by the findings of lord dyson's report. i'm very grateful for him for what he has done. i can only imagine the feelings of the royal family, and i hope very much that the bbc will be taking every possible step

to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again. eton college, the 6th of september, 1995, 12 days before diana had her first meeting with martin bashir, at which he produced bogus documents and made far—fetched claims. before that meeting, the family unit was still functioning. according to william last night, the panorama interview caused a sharp deterioration in his parents�* relationship. this is how the troubled decade of the 1990s unfolded for charles and diana. injune 1992, the book diana: her true story had been published. it later emerged diana had cooperated closely with the author. in december 1992, it was announced the couple were to separate. injune1994, prince charles gave an interview to itv in which he admitted to adultery.

by mid—1995, diana was actively considering doing an interview for the bbc�*s panorama programme. it was in november 1995 that martin bashir, after weeks of secret contact with diana, conducted the interview. a few weeks later, in december 1995, the queen gave permission for the couple to seek a divorce. in august 1997, diana died in a car crash in paris. in his written statement last night, prince harry said the media's culture of "exploitation and unethical practices" had ultimately killed his mother. harry continues to be open about his own mental health, issues which have their roots in the events of the �*90s. in a new series for a us—based tv company, he describes the effect it all had on him. i wanted to drink, i was wanting to take drugs. i wanted to do the things that made me feel less like i was feeling.

but i slowly became aware that, ok, i wasn't drinking monday to friday, but i would probably drink a week's worth in one day on a friday or a saturday night. at the time, it was hailed as the scoop of the decade. more than 25 years later, we finally know the truth about an unscrupulous reporter, an at—times vulnerable woman and the hurt that is still very real. nicholas witchell, bbc news. stay with us on news, still to come... spain sets out plans to reopen to all foreign holidaymakers — as long as they're fully vaccinated — from earlyjune. 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 p0p singen _ it's been a peaceful funeral demonstration so far! - but suddenly, the police i 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 news, the latest headlines... fresh clashes have erupted at the al—aqsa mosque

compound injerusalem, hours after a ceasefire came into effect between israel and the palestinian militant group hamas. britain's prime minister expresses sympathy for prince william after the royal voiced his anger at the way his mother was deceived in a bbc interview. its nearly one year to the day since a pakistan international airlines flight crashed in karachi. some ninety—seven people on board were killed as well as one person on the ground. the crash shone a spotlight one year on, many families are still seeking justice, as the bbc s umer nangiana reports. this passport is all she has left of her father. she doesn't even know if they even buried the right person. he was on board the pakistan international airlines flight pk 8303 that crashed in karachi last may. his nails were very finely trimmed

with my sister did the day before. that's why we came to... and this part of his face was intact. but when she went to claim the body after dna testing it was someone else. she went ahead with the funeral to comfort her mother. i thought father is left so i should keep my mum, i should save her life. exact 21 days of my father's crash my mum left us. the initial inquiry into the crash blamed it on human error. the plane came in too high and too fast on its first landing attempt. 0n the second, the badly damaged aircraft crashed in a residential area. the ill—fated pi air flight collided with these houses and they crashed in the streetjust metres short of the runway.

panic ensued. only two on board survived. she hasjoined dozens of families who are refusing to take the insurance money, around $65,000 each. they say pia wants them to sign this document in return for the compensation. they say they will be signing away their legal rights for future prosecution before the final crash report comes out. the families have a right to know that, whose responsibility it was that, whose fault was that? it's a right to know, it's a basic human right. this is where we want the investigation report to come out as soon as possible and made public. pia says there is no link between the insurance claim and the investigation. insurance claim is not related to the outcome of the investigation. it is an independent claim independent claim that has been processed and being provided

to the family members. there is no blackmailing as such. it is their right to claim and it is again they're right not to claim. and wait for the investigation to be completed. pakistan has a poor safety record. but through her campaigning, she is hoping to change it. no money can ever replace her loss but she hopes to spare other families. the world health organization says the number of deaths from the global covid pandemic is as much as three times higher than official figures suggest. the current official number of global deaths from the coronavirus is around 3.4 million. but after analysing what are known as �*excess deaths' — by comparing the number of deaths to the predicted average — the world health organization says a more realistic figure would be between six and eight million. dr samira asma is assistant to the who director general — and a leading specialist

on data and analytics. she explains the key reasons why deeaths are under reported. there are many reasons for not getting the actual count at the moment and the fact is are many because of the lack ——factors of testing in the early days of the pandemic because tests were not available. but also how one diagnosis that due to covid—19 directly and indirectly because of shutdowns or lockdowns and lack of access to essential services as well. so, there are reasons but also the underlying reason is that four out of ten deaths arereported globally. so there is a lot of already pre—pandemic and we don't have a good account of death which is a fact of life and every country must have good systems to track births and deaths and causes of deaths.

germany's health authority has declared that anyone coming to the country from the united kingdom will need to quarantine for two weeks on arrival in an attempt to keep out new variants. german authorities say they've added the uk to the list after the recent increase in cases of the indian variant — claiming that it want�*s to �*play it safe' in stopping new mutations from spreading into germany. spain has set out its plans to reopen to foreign holidaymakers, saying tourism will be key to its pandemic recovery. 0ur madrid correspondent guy hedgecoe has more details. for these countries that were in maine today, ——named for example japan and the uk, we are told that they would be no restrictions at all when you arrive in the country from japan or the uk. you want have to present a negative pcr.

you won't have to quarantine, you want have to present any vaccination certificate. you make that a health form but all the red tape is being done away with. that's the idea behind these measures and nancy k and onjune measures and k and onjune the 7th we are told that other countries outside the eu, for example the united states which is a big terrace in market for spain people from there will be able to come into spain but they really need some kind of proof of vaccination and spain is very much hoping this is the beginning of some kind of attention automatically when it comes to the summer tourism season. the eurovision song contest is back. after being cancelled last year because of covid�*s it's back tomorrow in the netherlands. anna holligan is in rotterdam. limbering up after a year in lockdown for the chance to join an elite club. a victory at eurovision will secure them not just a place in history, but the opportunity for their homeland to host next year's event. look at my glorious outfit, this glorious outfit.

what are you talking about? i feel totally ready, so i am just excited to be on the stage. i've been practising in my hotel room loads, so i'm ready to get on that stage and go for it. but how do you host the biggest singing contest on the planet during a pandemic? so, testing plays a big part in this. every 48 hours this is where we come. journalists, artists, crew, anyone working in eurovision needs to make sure they have not caught covid. and the audience too need a negative test along with their ticket to get inside. but despite this rigorous testing regime, there are still some concerns and some of the local hospitals have warned if there is an emergency here they won't necessarily be able to help because they are still inundated with covid patients. here are your hosts for this evening. it's hoped the rules and protocols implemented here in rotterdam could be used as a blueprint for the global revival

of live events. now especially a lot of people are longing for normalness, the good old days, and ifeel like our shows do give you a sense of that, and we do it under such strict regulations. which allow us to be here. so, who are the ones to watch in the final? my top favourite is definitely france, a beautiful french chanson about stepping out of the shadows and into the light. my second is italy. this is a real rock vibe. it is all about being with people, it's edgy, it's dirty, but it's also classy and sophisticated. my third favourite is probably malta. this is very much about the power of saying no. it's about a woman in a bar and men offer to buy her a drink and she is a like, "no thank you, i'm not your honey. " covid has made eurovision�*s mission to bring people together complicated, but more coveted than ever. anna holligan, bbc news, rotterdam.

you're watching pvc news. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ martinebbc. -- bbc. well, friday, for many of us was an absolute write off. blowing a gale, heavy rain, surely the weather is going to improve. and, yes, it is. the low pressure is finally moving out into the north sea. it brought some really heavy rain to wales, for example, and some ferocious gusts of wind. here's an example, 89 mph in exposed places in the isle of wight. more typically it was around 60mph or more, so very windy for the time of year, and of course, very wet. you can see where low pressure is early in the morning on saturday. pretty stormy out to sea there. but for many of us, it is calming down. in fact, so much so that across parts of scotland and northern ireland, with clearing skies, there will be a touch of frost. anyway, here's the important bit,

saturday's headline — drier, brighter and less windy for all of us. and this is what it looks like for the morning onwards. it will brighten up across many western areas right from the word go. there will be some showers around, particularly in the east of the country, maybe in the south, and there will still be a keen wind blowing out of the northwest, and it'll be chilly — 11 celsisus in newcastle, 1a or 15 degrees elsewhere. you know what? we'll take it after that nasty friday. now, here's the forecast saturday night into sunday — so the skies are clearing again, it's going to be a chilly morning on sunday. you can't miss this, the winds spinning around behind me. that's the next area of low pressure heading our way. here's the headline for sunday — you may want to look away now — here it is — rain and wind again. so, this unsettled weather continues. here's the good news, across some eastern areas there will be sunshine in the morning. probably into the afternoon as well.

and this weather front won't reach western areas until later on in the day, but the rain will be accompanied by gale force winds as well. so, not a great second half of the weekend. eventually, that weather front will sweep towards the east later on in the afternoon and into the evening hours. that low pressure is here to stay, it will park itself over us on monday and tuesday, and that means that the weather will remain unsettled into next week. so, you guessed it, showers to come and remaining cool into next week.

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there have been clashes between israeli police and palestinians at one ofjerusalem's most sensitive sites, the al aqsa mosque. around 20 palestinians are reported to have been injured as police used stun grenades. thousands of displaced palestinians have begun returning to their damaged homes in gaza, as the ceasefire takes hold after 11 days of deadly fighting. israel has temporarily opened two crossings into gaza to allow in un humanitarian aid. the british prime minister has expressed sympathy for prince william after he voiced his anger at the bbc for failing to properly investigate complaints about the way journalist martin bashir secured an interview with his late mother, princess diana. the world health organisation says the real number of coronavirus—related deaths is likely to be much higher than the three point four million officially reported. it says between six and eight million is a more realistic figure.