you're watching bbc news with me, tim willcox. our top stories: international aid starts arriving in gaza as the damage from 11 days of fighting on both sides is assessed. gunfire. but will the truce hold? palestinians throw petrol bombs and israeli police respond with stun grenades at friday prayers injerusalem. the world health organization warns the number of deaths from the global covid pandemic could be three times higher than officialfigures. committing to keeping temperatures down: global leaders set ambitious targets ahead of the g7 summit in glasgow. # whoa!

# el diablo! and, it's back: getting ready for eurovision's return after it was cancelled last year because of the pandemic. hello and welcome to bbc news. the first un aid convoys have arrived in gaza after israel temporarily opened two border crossings. palestinian officials say reconstruction costs will run to tens of millions of dollars. president biden has promised international help in rebuilding homes and businesses. earlier, there were clashes between israeli police and palestinians around the al—aqsa mosque in occupied eastjerusalem. 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. our middle east editor

jeremy bowen reports from gaza. at first light in gaza was not a new start with the conflict with his role running deep. but no air strikes and time to reflect. men from islamicjihad who fought a long hamas have no regrets, they marched to bury nine men. 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 with a significant achievement for israel. call to prayer. thousands came to honour the dead men. here in gaza as well as in israel, there is no sense that 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 israel politicians, one third israel politicians, one third israel had surrendered to terrorism. this is a huge demonstration of support for the armed wing of hamas, the al-qassam brigades, and they are sending a message as well that despite the hammering they have taken from the israelis, 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 chance microform chants in gaza. and fighting at the alach some mosques, the holy places in the city are charged with national as well as religious significance for israelis and palestinians. the israelis are keeping a close eye on what is going on here, the whole time i

have been standing here i can hear a military have been standing here i can heara military drain have been standing here i can hear a military drain in the airabove buti hear a military drain in the air above but i think they are pretty confident the ceasefire is going to hold. on the way down from jerusalem i could see them packing up their iron dome anti—missile system, at least from some of the batteries, and taking it away on a lorry. now southern israel was absolutely paralysed by the attacks, even though there was that big disparity in casualty levels and here in gaza there is a lot of rebuilding to do. people have lost their homes but as well as that, the militant groups will be rebuilding their smashed up positions, probably their titles, and most of all their titles, and most of all their arsenals. their titles, and most of all theirarsenals. in their titles, and most of all their arsenals. in gaza, their titles, and most of all theirarsenals. in gaza, hamas claimed victory as israel did too. the ceasefire stops the killing, until the next time. it does not settle the conflict or even freeze it. but it is transformed gaza's streets. the people are out of hiding. one

day ago going out could get you killed. now, there is a chance to feel alive. jeremy bowen, bbc news, gaza. we hope to be live in gaza in a moment because as we were reporting un aid has gone into the gaza strip and we're going to be speaking to someone there who will be telling us about the reconstruction that is needed and how much it is going to cost. some of the world's biggest economic powers have raised their ambitions on tackling climate change. g7 environment ministers say they'll now aim to keep the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees celsius — a much more demanding target than the two degrees celsius they are currently committed to. it'll mean they'll need to work much harder to cut emissions now, rather than putting things off for the future. so what action will they take? our chief environment has been taking a look.

the uk is due to host a landmark international climate conference in glasgow in november. so here are the key commitments made today. first off, coal. india and many other developing countries receive subsidies for polluting coal plants from foreign donors, including japan. today, the environment ministers of the uk, the us, canada, japan, france, italy and germany said they will stop any new funding for coal—fired power stations in poorer countries by the end of the year. now, that isn't a big move in itself, but they say they will eventually phase out such support for all fossil fuels. the ministers said they'd safeguard 30% of land for nature by 2030. the idea is to give space for wildlife and to help soak up carbon emissions. and they agreed much more cash is needed to build solar and other clean technologies in fast—growing economies like india and indonesia. they restated a promise

to provide $100 billion a year to help developing countries make the transition to low—carbon technologies. the meeting was hosted by the uk's environment minister george eustice. we've been doing huge amounts of engagement with countries all around the world. we want all of them to raise their ambition in their nationally determined contributions to reducing climate change, getting their carbon emissions down, and we want all of them, as well, to do more to recognise the value and the importance of nature and the role that nature can play in tackling climate change. todayjohn kerry the us�*s climate envoy called on the nations of the g20 to adopt the same commitments. now, that would include china, the whole european union and russia and thatis european union and russia and that is the point. the g7 countries are some of the biggest economies but if they can encourage the rest of the world to raise its common cutting game in glasgow in november, now that could be a game changer. our chief environment

correspondentjustin rowlatt reporting. back to the main story, the situation in gaza. we were discussing some un aid had already been allowed in, let's see how bad things are. we can now speak to refaat alareer who's an author and journalist in gaza. thank you for staying up so late to speak to us and presumably this has been one of the first days you have been able to really have a look around in gaza over the last 2a hours or 12 hours or so. how bad things in terms of the smashed up infrastructure? it is almost total destruction in so many areas of the gaza strip and outskirts of, mainly in gaza city and the outskirts. i went to visit my family today in the eastern part of gaza city at the border and utter devastation, especially to infrastructure and to homes and buildings in certain areas. it

is unprecedented, i'm not sure how many years this is going to be. how many years this is going to be, ,, , �* how many years this is going to be, ,, ,, �* ., ~' how many years this is going to be. ,, ,, ~ ., ~ ., ,., be. crosstalk. talking about sewa . e be. crosstalk. talking about sewage plant. _ be. crosstalk. talking about sewage plant, hospital, - be. crosstalk. talking about. sewage plant, hospital, school, everything?— everything? the reports are there are — everything? the reports are there are about _ everything? the reports are there are about 20 - everything? the reports are there are about 20 schoolsl everything? the reports are - there are about 20 schools that were hit, we speak about more than 15 clinics that were damaged, some of them hugely damaged, some of them hugely damaged, even gaza's only covid—i9 testing centre was also damaged, largely though it could be seen back on track. sewage, water, freshwater, internet access, electricity lines, they have been damaged in so many areas.— in so many areas. crosstalk. israel says _ in so many areas. crosstalk. israel says that _ in so many areas. crosstalk. israel says that hummus - israel says that hummus deliberately destroyed some of the power cables —— hamas. to make it look as if israel had done that so have you been able to find out what actually did

happen there? we to find out what actually did happen there?— to find out what actually did happen there? to find out what actually did ha en there? ~ ~ ., ., happen there? we know that the truth is always _ happen there? we know that the truth is always the _ happen there? we know that the truth is always the opposite - happen there? we know that the truth is always the opposite of i truth is always the opposite of what israel says. israel says palestinian rockets build palestinians but also palestinians but also palestinian rockets kills israelis but also palestinian rockets can easily be intercepted by the iron dome which functions at 95% so this cacophony of contradictions is what israel got crosstalk. i5 what israel got crosstalk. is it fair to say though, is it fairto it fair to say though, is it fair to say that conditions in gaza are worse under hamas because hamas is using civilians as a shield to fire its rockets and the people perhaps are frightened to criticise hamas publicly? we have heard _ criticise hamas publicly? - have heard this life of many years from israel. it is a racist live at palestinians want their kids killed. refaat alareet. when they say this

they are trying to whitewash... crosstalk. i'm not saying that palestinians want their children to be killed but what i'm saying is our people in gaza reluctant to criticise hamas publicly for firing rockets out of civilian areas? hamas does not, no palestinian movement fires rockets out of civilian areas. these are israeli fabrications. the massacres today, there was an american journalist who tweeted that israel lied about the particular massacre that palestinian rockets destroy this house and he, the same journalist, said we did not see the same amount of structure in israel from the hamas rockets so what israel has been doing all the time is it kills palestinians and it blames palestinians and it blames palestinians for dying and tries to deflect the lies in

order for people to just at least to confuse many however, most of the people are currently not taking the news from israel or the mainstream media, remain independent on social media which is also cracking down on palestinian content by the way, alice unions have done an amazing work, especially the activists and journalists to expose israel —— palestinians have done. they are showing them to be a racist regime that kills alice unions and children as they slept in the safety of their homes. —— palestinians. and these massacres are not covered because some of them... crosstalk. forgive me, we are out of time but thank you very much indeed for the update from gaza. in other news, 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 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. as of today, we have about 3.4 million deaths that are currently reported which is close to, as you said, 2— three times higher. and this is likely a significant undercount and the world health organisation, along with the un and many exploits around the world, are looking for experts around the world are looking at it very closely and gathering data and it is challenging to get the true count, the human toll of the pandemic even

before the pandemic it was a challenge to get the cause of death and register deaths. there are a lot of underlying reasons for us not to have a true count at the moment but countries are working hard to submit the data to the who and we are hoping by the end of this year we will have a true global count but also, countries's estimates of the pandemic, both direct and indirect, the reason that we have data for latin america and europe, including americas and europe, including americas and europe, is because we have good underlying data systems at the moment. but we are working with other regions to gather the data that is needed. one year on from a crash involving a pakistan international airlines flight in karachi, many families are still seeking justice. 97 people on board were killed, as well as one person on the ground. the crash shone a spotlight on pakistan's airline safety record, 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, which my sister did the day before. that's why we came to know. 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 has 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. on the second, the badly damaged aircraft crashed in a residential area. the ill—fated pia flight collided with these houses and they crashed in the streetjust metres short of the runway. panic ensued — only two of those on board survived. zarqa 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 would 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 was that, whose fault was that? it's a right to know, it's a basic human right. so this is where we are putting it in, we want the investigation report to come out as soon as possible and be 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 that is being 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 report to be complete. pakistan has a poor safety record. but through her campaigning, zarqa is hoping to change it. no money can ever replace her loss, but she hopes to spare other families.

our main headlines: a day after the ceasefire in gaza commenced, isrealis and palestinians have been assessing the damage. but tensions are still high. after friday prayers, fresh clashes erupted at the al—aqsa mosque. the official global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic is around 3.4 million — but the world health organization says the number of deaths from the pandemic is as much as three times higher. one of the most shocking aspects of the middle east violence has been its impact on children. let's take a look now at the conflict through the eyes of two children — one palestinian, one israeli. here's our middle east correspondent yolande knell. edan and nadine. their young lives have been consumed by conflict. this week in gaza, nadine saw her neighbours' homes reduced to rubble. with school cancelled, she has been making videos for social media, documenting the destruction by israeli air strikes.

one clip of her, distraught, went viral. i don't know what to do, i'm just ten. i'm just ten. it captured the mental trauma of children, who make up half of gaza's two million people. instead of playing games, nadine's been worrying about life and death. me and my brothers are scared for each other, so we always try to be together, because if we die together, that would be the best thing, because we can still see each other when we go to heaven. just a few miles away, edan, who is 11, lives here in southern israel, with his parents and three dogs. they relax me when there's bombs. he rarely leaves the house, so that he stays near the family's bomb shelter inside. at least twice a day, warning sirens have been going off because of rockets and mortars fired by militants in gaza.

we have to run to the bomb shelter, and it's so dangerous, �*cause we can die and we only have 15 seconds. we try to get there as fast as we can and close the door so we don't die. so it's really scary, but we try to... we're getting used to it. the latest violence has left widespread devastation, but as palestinians and israelis pick up the pieces of their lives, the damage that has been done to the next generation may be hardest to mend. in other news, presidentjoe biden and his south korean counterpart moon jae—in have stepped up their attempts to engage north korea over its nuclear weapons programme. at a white house news conference, mr biden and president moon said the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula is their goal. mr biden saying he would meet north korean leader kimjong—un

under the right conditions. my my team consulted closely with president mervyn's team throughout the process of our dprk review and we are both deeply concerned about the situation. —— president mo. —— president two. we are also committed to working with dprk to reduce tensions as we work toward our ultimate goal of denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. 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 four—point—five—million passengers have been compromised. nigeria's chief of army staff, lieutenant general ibrahim attahiru, has been killed in a plane crash. nigeria's military said one of its aircraft came down near kaduna airport. an unknown number of

the general�*s aides were also killed. the cause of the crash is under investigation. nato has set out how it plans to support afghanistan after withdrawing 10,000 troops from the country over the coming months. secretary—generaljens stoltenberg said nato would concentrate on providing advice, training, and financial support to afghan security institutions, and ensure the safe operation of kabul airport. the international olympics committee says the tokyo games will go ahead this summer, even if a state of emergency is announced. opinion polls injapan suggest the vast majority of people are opposed to the games being held — as much as 80% in some polls. the eurovision song contest is back. after being cancelled last year because of covid, it will go ahead tomorrow in the netherlands. anna holligan is in rotterdam amid the sequins

and sparkles. 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. which glorious outfit? what are you talking about? i feel totally ready, so i am just excited to be out on 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 at 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're 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 are what 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 barand men want to buy her a drink and she's like, "no thank you, i'm not your honey." covid has made eurovision's mission but more coveted than ever. and, before we go, this will be sacrilege to a lot of spanish people. spanish engineers have created the first paella—cooking robot. the robotic paellero only requires measured ingredients and a recipe to make the traditional spanish dish. look at this... actually they are doing it too badly. just patting the rice down with the vegetables and garlic and everything else, then of course the stock, and normally you would leave thatjust to simmer on a stove. i think there is a bit too much spooning going on

here. anyway, the proof is in the pudding. 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 the low pressure is early in the morning on saturday. 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 north—west, and it'll be chilly — 11 in newcastle, 14 or 15 degrees elsewhere. but 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. but you can't miss this, the winds spinning around behind me. yep, that's the next area of low pressure heading our way. so 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.

this is bbc news. the headlines:

24 hours after the ceasefire came into effect in gaza, the first un aid convoys have arrived after israel opened two border crossings. officials say reconstruction costs will run to tens of millions of dollars. president biden has promised international help rebuilding homes and businesses. the strength of the truce has been tested. there have been violent clashes between israeli police and palestinians at one ofjerusalem's al—aqsa mosque. 20 palestinians are reported to have been injured as police used stun grenades to disperse protesters, who threw rocks and petrol bombs. some of the world's biggest powers have raised their ambitions on tackling climate change. g7 environment ministers say they'll now aim to keep the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees celsius — a more ambitious target than the two degrees celsius they are currently committed to.