live from london, this is bbc news. i'm lucy grey. jewish worshippers converge at the western well for the passover blessing injerusalem. a short distance away, hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside al—aqsa mosque — as a tense stand—off with israeli police continues. tens of thousands of catholics gather in saint peter's square in rome — as pope francis celebrates easter sunday mass. to france, where at least five people have been injured after a building collapsed in the southern city of marseille.

jewish worshippers have been gathering at the western wall for passover prayers this morning. the event draws tens of thousands of worshippers, with crowds spilling out from the walls plaza into the surrounding areas. there is a heavy security presence today and officials are concerned there could be violence. just a short distance away, hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside al—aqsa mosque injerusalem. these are the latest images from the mosque. police said they were bracing for violence, but so far it has been calm. jordan — which manages the religious complex — has warned of catastrophic consequences if police storm the mosque. our correspondent in jerusalem yolande knell has more on that. there are palestinian muslim worshippers who have remained in the mosque overnight. they have now located themselves on the courtyard there and have been conducting their prayers as israeli police continue to conduct visits around the site,

escorting several hundred jewish visitors, religiousjews in the main, who have come to the western wall for the priestly blessing later and also wanting during this passive during this passover pilgrimage occasion to go to the site they call temple mount, temple mount is the holiest place injudaism, as well as being the al—aqsa mosque compound haram al—sharif for muslims the third holiest place in islam. that is often a flashpoint for violence here. at the moment we have for the second time in just three decades the overlapping of the passover and ramadan holidays and that has really, we have seen in the past week, pushed up tensions here are very high indeed. yolande knell. this fragile security situation didn't stop the turnout of thousands of israelis who've been

regularly protesting against the government's planned reforms of the judificary. they've been on the streets for the 14th consecutive weekend. this is a minute's silence the protesters held for those killed in the attacks in tel aviv and the west bank in the last few days. funerals take place later for the two british—israeli sisters who died in a shooting on friday. they were named as 20 year old maia and 15 year old rina dee. our correspondent lucy williamson injerusalem spoke to their father. a warning her report contains details some viewers may find upsetting. maia dee was 20 years old and volunteering for national service in a high school. her younger sister rina dee was 15. theirfather told me they were beautiful, popular and wonderful. they died on friday when their israeli car came under fire as they travelled from their west bank settlement to the sea of galilee for a family holiday. their mother is still unconscious and seriously ill in hospital. theirfather, a rabbi

who was travelling separately, heard the news of an attack on the road before realising it involved his own family. last night i couldn't sleep at all, every time i had a nightmare i woke up, and then the reality was worse than the nightmare so i went back to sleep. i was having recurring nightmares. that's how it worked, that how it went. hours after maia and rina died yesterday another attack in tel aviv. holiday crowds became targets when a car rammed pedestrians on the busy promenade. this is the moment when police surrounded the attacker and then shot him dead. gun shots. you can hear the fear of people filming nearby. the driver was a 45—year—old man from a nearby town. he killed an italian national named as alessandro parini, and injured seven others, three of them british. we heard gunfire. we saw shots and then we saw people

sprinting across the street, then we heard sirens and we decided it was time to get out of here. the car's journey through the grass now marked with flowers and candles. tributes to the tourist who died. this is where the attack happened last night, right on tel aviv�*s promenade. hours afterwards you've got locals and tourists already gathering here. on a warm weekend evening this place would have been packed with people. one of the doctors treating the injured said some had broken bones, and one, a fractured spine. but an event like this leaves psychological wounds too. i think that nobody is prepared ever for this type of situation. you know, it's impossible, ithink, to understand the fact that somebody one day decides to take the life of another person. israel's prime minister says attacks will only unify the country. last night in tel aviv another protest against his

divisive judicial reforms. divisive judicial reforms stopped for a minute's silence to remember the victims of these latest attacks. politics and religion may divide people here. grief and loss is familiar to all. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. israel says its warplanes have attacked syrian military targets, including radar and artillery positions used by the syrian army. the israeli military has released these images of drone strikes in syria — syrian state media has reported explosions near damascus. israel said it was responding to rocket fire from southern syria into the israeli—controlled golan heights. i'm joined now by akiva eldar in tel aviv. he is a political analyst and contributor to haaretz newspaper. hello to you. good morning. hi. so

much going — hello to you. good morning. hi. so much going on _ hello to you. good morning. hi. so much going on in — hello to you. good morning. hi. so much going on in the _ hello to you. good morning. hi. so much going on in the region - hello to you. good morning. hi. so much going on in the region at - hello to you. good morning. hi. so much going on in the region at the | much going on in the region at the moment. let's talk about the air strikes i was just mentioning. moment. let's talk about the air strikes i wasjust mentioning. i suppose the concern is that this escalates further in the region. what is your take on that? i escalates further in the region. what is your take on that? i can say in one word — what is your take on that? i can say in one word it _ what is your take on that? i can say in one word it is _ what is your take on that? i can say in one word it is unprecedented, - in one word it is unprecedented, intu words, it is frightening and unprecedented because i hardly have enough fingers on both my hands to list the multi—fronts that israel is facing right now. and what you just mentioned isjust facing right now. and what you just mentioned is just one of them. we have got the lebanese front which is hezbollah connected directly to hamas. we have the radical islamists. at the same time

netanyahu doesn't enjoy the dramatic support that israel used to get from washington and some countries in europe, who are watching israel with great anxiety. and now i go to the domestic front, where you have every week hundreds and thousands of israelis protesting against this government. there is an open letter from former generals and chiefs of staffjust published and they say netanyahu is held captive by messianic elements and ulterior motives, and he is deteriorating israel into a dangerous security situation. figs israel into a dangerous security situation. �* , israel into a dangerous security situation. a ., ., ., , situation. as you say, on all fronts here, situation. as you say, on all fronts here. there _ situation. as you say, on all fronts here, there are _ situation. as you say, on all fronts here, there are international - here, there are international issues, but as you say 14 weeks

these protests about the planned judicial reforms. i suppose the question is, how capable is the government to deal with what is going on? we have seen that it is not united in its stance with these judicial reforms. people having... it was the defence minister, wasn't it, who disagreed with him, very high profile person in the government. so what is your take on how united this government can be in the face of all of these challenges? the government is united behind personal interests and partisan interests of their members and fear. the dismissal of the defence minister was a kind of deterrence move, look what i can do, mr netanyahu, if one member of the parliament or a member of the

cabinet dares to criticise my judicial reform, or as the opposition calls it, it is a dictatorship reform. israel has never been facing so many fronts being so far from consensus. even members of the luke wood were in the demonstrations. the chief of staff, former chief of staff of netanyahu, and a close ally of netanyahu was seenin and a close ally of netanyahu was seen in one of the demonstrations in tel aviv, and he was quoted in haaretz saying netanyahu will not rest until he will see the entire judicial system on the floor. —— likud. judicial system on the floor. -- likud. h, ., judicial system on the floor. -- likud. ., i. judicial system on the floor. -- likud. ., ,, ., , likud. good to get your thoughts, akiva eldar, _ likud. good to get your thoughts, akiva eldar, thank _ likud. good to get your thoughts, akiva eldar, thank you _ likud. good to get your thoughts, akiva eldar, thank you very - likud. good to get your thoughts, | akiva eldar, thank you very much, from tel aviv.—

akiva eldar, thank you very much, from tel aviv. . ., ~ from tel aviv. have a quiet weekend. thank you- — the collapse of a four—storey buiding in the southern french port city of marseille — has injured five people — but rescue workers fear there could be many more trapped under the rubble. the building in central marseille's la plaine district collapsed on sunday. rescue workers say a fire is hampering their search for more possible victims. so far 11 have been evacuated from two neighbouring buildings damaged by the collapse. now to italy. pope francis has been presiding over easter mass at the vatican. he missed the good friday procession because of what officials said was extremely cold weather in rome, but he has resumed his regular easter schedule. tens of thousands of people have gathered in st peter's square where the service is being held. aleem maqbool has the latest. after that cold snap here in rome, it is a stunning, warm easter sunday morning. pope francis is leading the mass here at saint peter's square.

there were doubts, of course, as to whether he would be well enough to take part in any of the events during this holy week, the busiest week in the vatican calendar, because, just over a week ago, he was admitted to hospital suddenly with breathing difficulties and it was then determined that he had bronchitis. but, actually, since he left hospital, he has fulfilled most of his commitments during the week. he led mass on palm sunday and also maundy thursday and good friday. he did skip one event, on the evening of good friday, the procession, the ceremony around rome's coliseum marking the stations of the cross, commemorating the final hour ofjesus's life. but we were told that was because of the cold and he did lead mass during saturday night's vigil inside saint peter's basilica. during the week, there have been moments where he has looked breathless all week but other

moments, like this morning, he has looked much stronger. after this mass, we expect that he will present himself to the crowds in his vehicle and then finally appear for the moment that many of the people who have come from all over the world here are anticipating, he will appear on the balcony of saint peter's basilica to bless the crowds. aleem maqbool was in rome. these are the live pictures of st peter's square. tens of thousands of people in the sunshine to watch proceedings. as aleem maqbool was saying, the pope will appear on the balcony a little later to present himself to the ground and to bless them. i will be his only it is translated from latin "to the city and to the world" it means. he is apparently in fine voice you wouldn't know that just a week ago he was in hospital with bronchitis.

matt is still going on in rome and we will be back there a little later on. —— the mass. here it the uk, health secretary steve barclay has accused the doctors' union the bma of taking a "militant stance" and pressing ahead with strikes that he says "carry a considerable risk to patient safety". mr barclay accuses the union of timing the four—day strikes to cause "maximum disruption". the national medical director of nhs england has also warned that the industrial action will cause "unparalleled levels of disruption" to the health service — as simon jones reports. chanting: one, two, three four! we can't take it any more! - junior doctors in england are set

to walk out again on tuesday. that's straight after the easter holiday bank weekend, when many staff are on leave, and those four days of action will lead into next weekend, meaning the nhs is facing ten days of reduced services. in a statement, the national medical director of nhs england, professor sir stephen powis, said: the nhs confederation, which represents hospital managers, is warning that up to a quarter of a million appointments and operations may have to be postponed if the strike action goes ahead, and professor sir stephen is warning the ongoing impact of industrial action is making it more difficult to keep key services going, and ultimately reschedule those cancelled appointments. the nhs says it will continue to prioritise emergency and neonatal care, as well as maternity and trauma services. but nhs providers, which speaks for hospital trusts, is warning that even in those areas, there are real concerns of an increased risk to safety. this strike is long in duration and falls at a critical time during the holiday season, where securing alternative cover

is proving challenging for trusts. so they are deeply concerned. it's not too late for unions and government to come to the table to open negotiations and to avert this action next week. the british medical association, which represents junior doctors, is calling for a 35% pay rise to compensate for what it describes as more than a decade of salary erosion. but the department of health says it will only agree to talks to try to settle the dispute if the bma calls off the strike and significantly reduces its pay demand. the two sides appear as far apart as ever. simon jones, bbc news. today marks 20 years after the fall of the regime of the late iraqi president saddam hussein. in 2003, then us president george w bush launched 0peration iraqi freedom with a ground invasion by thousands of us and british troops, under

the pretext of destroying iraq's alleged arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. having ruled iraq with an iron fist since 1979, saddam went to ground until his hiding place was discovered by us troops eight months afterwards. he was later tried, convicted and hanged on the morning of december 30, 2006. to discuss the significance of the event and the wider impact of the conflict on the lives of iraqis today, as well as us foreign policy, i'm joined now by renad mansour, director of the iraq initiative at chatham house. just tell me feel for iraq 20 years now. :: just tell me feel for iraq 20 years now. $1 , . , just tell me feel for iraq 20 years now. $1 , . ., just tell me feel for iraq 20 years now. i, ., ., ., , now. 20 years ago iraqis were promised — now. 20 years ago iraqis were promised democracy, - now. 20 years ago iraqis were promised democracy, to - now. 20 years ago iraqis were promised democracy, to be i now. 20 years ago iraqis were l promised democracy, to be free now. 20 years ago iraqis were - promised democracy, to be free from dictatorial rule, and a lot of them sort of wondered what would happen. but i think it is safe to say 20 years on and most iraqis don't feel

they have democracy, they don't feel they have democracy, they don't feel they have democracy, they don't feel they have a kind of freedom and stability and prosperity that was promised. instead they have seen the last 20 years civil wars, the rise of groups like isis, genocides, and their everyday lives are very problematic, it is a struggle for many iraqis across the country. so many iraqis across the country. so many of them don't really feel the fruits of what was promised to them 20 years ago yet. fruits of what was promised to them 20 years ago yet-— 20 years ago yet. let's take ourselves — 20 years ago yet. let's take ourselves back _ 20 years ago yet. let's take ourselves back 20 - 20 years ago yet. let's take ourselves back 20 years - 20 years ago yet. let's take | ourselves back 20 years that 20 years ago yet. let's take - ourselves back 20 years that iconic image of saddam hussein? statue being toppled was on the 9th of april 2003 talk about the significance of the falling of saddam hussein, why was it such a turning point? it was the end of saddam husseinand as president he

had driven iraq into many different, the iran—iraq war, the invasion of kuwait, sanctions, so any iraqis, we forget this today, many iraqis, as i say, were cautiously looking to see, can the americans and allies give us democracy? indie can the americans and allies give us democracy?— can the americans and allies give us democra ? ~ ., �* ., ., . ., ., democracy? we don't want a dictator. we want freedoms, _ democracy? we don't want a dictator. we want freedoms, we _ democracy? we don't want a dictator. we want freedoms, we want - democracy? we don't want a dictator. we want freedoms, we want a - democracy? we don't want a dictator. we want freedoms, we want a better| we want freedoms, we want a better standard of living. but for all the trappings of democracy, elections, constitutions, what ended up giving to the iraqis was actually a corrupt political system that has harmed them in so many ways leading many of them in so many ways leading many of them to even regret wanting something different.- them to even regret wanting something different. them to even regret wanting somethin: different. ~ ., ., something different. what about the criticism over— something different. what about the criticism over the _ something different. what about the criticism over the increasing - criticism over the increasing radicalisation and therefore the threat of terrorism that may have achieved? a , threat of terrorism that may have achieved? a, , , ., , threat of terrorism that may have achieved? , , ., achieved? many people point to the rise of grouos _ achieved? many people point to the rise of groups like _ achieved? many people point to the rise of groups like isis _ achieved? many people point to the rise of groups like isis which - achieved? many people point to the rise of groups like isis which took i rise of groups like isis which took over a third of iraq 2014, to

decisions and mistakes made in 2320 years ago. the state was destroyed in 2003 found many parts of the country were not governed, providing a vacuum for groups like isis, and before that al-qaeda to have the grounds to launch insurgencies against the us but also against iraqis. and so iraqis are still living with the legacy of what happens when you think bombings can somehow lead to democracy. just a brief and i suppose _ somehow lead to democracy. just a brief and i suppose a _ somehow lead to democracy. just a brief and i suppose a difficult - brief and i suppose a difficult question, do you feel that any lessons have been learnt? it’s question, do you feel that any lessons have been learnt? it's hard to sa . lessons have been learnt? it's hard to say- certainly — lessons have been learnt? it's hard to say. certainly the _ lessons have been learnt? it's hard to say. certainly the iraq _ lessons have been learnt? it's hard to say. certainly the iraq war - lessons have been learnt? it's hard to say. certainly the iraq war and i to say. certainly the iraq war and the invasion was such a monumental part of foreign policy in our lifetime many subsequent conflicts in the region, america, us interventions in libya and others,

the iraq war has guided many policy makers and people in the region, evenif makers and people in the region, even if you look at sort of ukraine conflict right now, certainly what went wrong in iraq is guiding them. but if the point was that democracy can be achieved through military means, i don't think that, i think that lesson has quickly evaporated. thank you very much for sharing your thoughts with us, i appreciated, dr renad mansour from thoughts with us, i appreciated, dr renad mansourfrom house, thanks. plans to make it more difficult for children to illegally buy e—cigarettes in england are to be laid out by the government next week. an �*enforcement squad' will be set up to clamp down on shops selling vapes to under—18s. victoria bourne reports. with their sweet flavours and brightly coloured packaging, there has long been concern that e—cigarettes and vapes are becoming increasingly attractive to youngsters.

and despite it being illegal, government data shows nearly 10% of all under—18s in england have either tried or are regularly using the devices. but there are hopes a range of new measures set to be announced by the department for health next week could help reduce the number of young people taking up the habit. £3 million funding will support a new team targeting rogue retailers. it will be led by trading standards to carry out more test purchases in stores, to expose those failing to carry out age verification with customers. authorities will also have increased powers to remove illegal devices from sale. while welcoming the action, some charities have questioned whether the new measures go far enough. it's about making these products less affordable and less appealing to children. they are available for pocket money prices on every street corner, for under a fiver. this announcement on vaping is part of a broader announcement by the government, reinforcing its commitment to achieve

a smoke—free 2030. but at the moment, it is ten years off—track and that is where we really need to see far more action. current nhs guidance suggests that while not risk—free, vapes can be a helpful tool for adults wanting to quit smoking, and a less harmful alternative to traditional cigarettes. it's hoped these measures will help deter young people from taking up vaping, the long—term health implications of which remain unknown. victoria bourne, bbc news. for centuries, potters in the english county of staffordshire have been making ceramics for royal events — and with just a month to go until the king's coronation, they are getting ready to mark the event in style. from tankards and trinket boxes, to commemorative mugs and gifts fit for a king, the region has been producing all sorts of souvenirs. 0ur reporter liz cooper has more.

the company was started by my father. we have been in business for 75 years nearly. we mainly produce china beakers, china plates, commemorative ware for celebrations. it's a special occasion and it's an honour and a privilege to do something for the coronation and for the king. and it is a souvenir, something to keep forever, really. i'm john french, i've been a ceramic craftsman for nearly 40 years. - i decided to make for the coronation a piece that incorporates _ all the skills i've usedl over the last 40 years. the picture here that i've actually painted on, - this is actually the welsh guard - uniform, i thought it would be quite good to get the transition from him being the prince of wales to now. becoming the monarch. it's a part of history. i think that's the thing - about ceramics, it marks those special occasions in history, so it's a great chance for us| to produce these beautiful pieces.

we are in middleport pottery. we are the last transfer printers in the world. and in 2010, one of his majesty the king's charities stepped in to preserve, regenerate this building, using millions of pounds of funds that were gathered, so the king really did save this pottery back then and it's so important to us, and that's why we are so grateful. for the coronation we are producing a book which is going to be a gift to give to the king himself. that book is a transferrers decorator's book, a bit like a pattern book that our decorators would have in the factory over there. each one tells a story of our unique historic patterns, where to cut them and where to place them, and it acts as a bit of a guide for them. we have been making coronation designs since 1902, with the very first piece dating back to king edward vii, king charles�*s great—great—grandfather. the pieces go through to 1937

to the coronation that never was for king edward viii. and then in more contemporary times, under the design stewardship of walter moorcroft, to 1953 with the coronation of queen elizabeth ii. we use a technique called tube lining. everything's made by hand. each piece takes at least a week to make from start to finish. it's an honour, every piece of moorcroft that i work with and the people we work with, it's an honour, but for the king, i mean, that is an amazing achievement and something i will remember for the rest of my life. the weather stories on the change for our week ahead but for many today we should see some sunshine and warmth. that sounds a little bit odd if you woke up to the skies like this in aberdeenshire, lots of low

cloud, mist and fog, the best sunshine first thing in the morning was out to the west in bigbury—on—sea in devon, beautiful start here. we will keep some sunshine here but there is rain on the way with this swell of cloud, this area of low pressure bringing rain into northern ireland through the middle part of the afternoon. cloudy conditions through the day, eventually wetter, a brisk southerly breeze starting to pick up and that should help to lift any low cloud as we go through the day. sunny spells for many across the country today. we could see the warmest day of the year so far. in orderfor we could see the warmest day of the year so far. in order for that to happen we have to see temperatures above 17.8 degrees. we mightjust see that, but unfortunately with that sunshine and warmth, the pollen across england and wales, and it is tree pollen this time of year, looks high or very high. as we go through the rest of the evening and overnight, the rain moves out of northern ireland and into scotland, the trailing weather front will

bring a blanket of cloud as well across england and wales. that will clear away first thing on easter monday, and then tightly packed isobars drive in plenty of showers from the west. so, a grey and wet start across eastern england, the centre of the lowjust start across eastern england, the centre of the low just to start across eastern england, the centre of the lowjust to the start across eastern england, the centre of the low just to the west of scotland where we will see the most frequent showers, and some of these showers as we go through the afternoon could be quite heavy, may be with the odd rumble of thunder. not everywhere will see the showers and if you do manage to escape them you could see highs of 18 degrees, but it will be a slightly cooler day, sharper showers with temperatures struggling at around 12 or 13 celsius and a frequent rash into the far north of scotland, here at 9-12 into the far north of scotland, here at 9—12 the high. as we move out of easter monday into tuesday, low moves in bringing yet more wet and windy weather. the winds remain a feature, and then another frontal system and an area of low pressure is set to move on from the atlantic. 0ur week ahead looks unsettled, showers or longer spells of rain, the winds will be a feature at

times, and those temperatures just a little bit below par for the time of year.

this is bbc news. the headlines: jewish worshippers converge on the western wall for the passover blessing injerusalem. a heavy security presence is being carried out as officials fear violence could breakout. a short distance away, hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside the al—aqsa mosque injerusalem.

tensions remain high, as israeli police stopped