welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines. israeli troops begin to leave thejenin refugee camp after an assault on the occupied west bank in which 12 palestinians were killed. israel says one of its soldiers has died. meanwhile — 7 people are injured after a car ramming attack in the israeli city of tel aviv. the un says japan can release water from the fukushima plant into the pacific — but south korea and china maintain their objections. in britain, police re—open an investigation into whether covid rules were broken during a party at conservative party headquarters. and as monday was the world's hottest day on record — the un warns countries need to start preparing for

the effects of an el nino weather event. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the middle east where israeli forces have begun to withdraw from the city ofjenin, in the west bank, after carrying out one of the biggest military operations there in years. israel says the action was an attempt to root out terrorists but palestinians have described it as a war crime. the refugee camp was set up after the arab—israeli war in 1948. thousands of people have left the camp since the operation began. in this latest violence,

at least 12 palestinians have been killed and dozens of people injured. israel's defence forces say one soldier has died during the assault. and today seven people were also injured in an attack in tel aviv by a palestinian from the west bank. our international editor, jeremy bowen is in jenin with the latest. the israeli military released these pictures. their message? israel's enemies can expect no mercy. rapid gunfire families caught in the crossfire managed to get out overnight. the impact on civilians is alarming un agencies, what they call the loss of life and the scale and

severity of injuries. this morning, the israelis said they were working systematically to locate and destroy weapons. palestinians had tried to make this part ofjenin a no—go area for israelis. on the edges of the refugee camp, theirfury and frustration overflowed. more families came out of the combat zone. the un says israeli strikes cut much of the camp's power and water. he said they'd been held by the army in a room. he said drones were shooting at them. "we've just got out. we're all exhausted. "nothing to drink or eat this morning. "what a mess!" as for emergency services, the un says destruction makes access hard. tear gas was used repeatedly next to the hospital on the edge of the camp — another un concern. but it seemed to be aimed

at crowds of angry palestinians who gathered near there. loud boom some had homemade bombs, potentially loud boom some had homemade bombs, potentially deadly close up. here they are, crude devices. israel's firepower is very different. loud explosion seriously ill patients were evacuated. some ambulances, the un said, were stopped from reaching other casualties by the army. the crowds were nervous, excitable. this conflict dominates their lives. there is every indication the israeli army wants to keep all this confined to the camp because they're worried about escalation. and there's also every sign they want to declare victory and get out.

but victories for the israelis here are always temporary because these people, the palestinians, feel that just their presence here is victory in itself. and violence, more violence is guaranteed in the absence of a political process, in the absence of any hope for peace. at the same time, a palestinian rammed his car into civilians in tel aviv on israel's coast. he was shot dead by a passer by. a hard—line government minister said their war was injenin and tel aviv and everyjew was a target, he said, for bloodthirsty murderers. loud blasts back injenin, with drones still patrolling overhead, the israelis were keeping up the pressure until the final order to withdraw.

young palestinians, some with guns, confronted israeli army units pushing into the town. it went on all evening. gunfire jenin, the israelis insist, is no longer a terrorism factory. when the camp opens up, the price paid by palestinian civilians will be clearer. jeremy bowen also gave us his analysis of where the events of the last 48 hours leaves the conflict. the conflict continues and the great scheme of things probably doesn't make a great deal of difference. without question, the armed groups who controlled that camp have had a serious dent in their ambitions — a defeat. but in the bigger scheme of things here, when this sort of thing has happened

in the past, what have they done? they've rearmed and they've gone back to where they were before. on the israeli side, they're expressing a lot of satisfaction with the amount of weapons that they have taken and destroyed, explosives as well. they say that they have reduced they've taken away a source of danger for their own citizens, a nest of terrorists. but there's a political dimension in israel as well, because there are hardliners there who are pushing very, very persistently for a military operation in the west bank against particularly the armed groups who are here. now, will they be satisfied by this? what happens if there is another incident? the fact is this has been a very nasty episode, but it's just another one in this very long and difficult conflict. and some breaking news, the afp news agency is reporting that the israeli amy is saying

five rockets have been fired from gaza. this is the scene injenin right now. jeremy wasjust jeremy was just telling us that things are starting to get: there but of course we will bring you more updates as we get them, as we have set five rockets have been fired from gaza according to the afp news agency. the japanese government is reportedly looking to start releasing treated radioactive waterfrom the fukushima power plant as early as next month, after plans were approved by the un's nuclear watchdog. the facility is running out of space to store the contaminated water, which was used to cool the nuclear reactors. its plans have provoked sharp criticism from china and south korea.

but speaking in tokyo, the director general of the international atomic energy agency said he believes releasing the treated water will have little impact on the environment. a final approval from japan's national nuclear agency is still pending. here's the head of the iaea speaking earlier. the plan as it has been proposed and devised is in conformity with the agreed international standards... ..and its application. and if the government decides to proceed with it, would have negligible impact on the environment, meaning the water, fish and sediment. it all started in 2011 when the nuclear plant in fukushima was hit by a huge earthquake and tsunami —— destroying its cooling systems.

1,000 giant tanks now stand near the former plant, full of water. this final report comes as a blow to those who opposed the plan: china, south korea and pacific islands — and fishermen in the region who believe it will decimate their industry — yet again. back in 2011, no one wanted to buy their produce — here s haruo ono who spoke to the bbc last year? translation: our fish from fukushima is popular again. | people know we check every fish for radiation so they feel safe. but now the government wants to release this contaminated water into the sea. we do not trust them and we do not feel safe. let's hear now from professsor robert richmond from hawaii university, who has been part of a pacific island forum, advising island leaders on this

water release and has met japanese officials numerous times over this issue. it was made a while ago. and everything that we've heard from japan and iaea has been towards pushing this forward. as i mentioned, china and south korea have been vocally against the plan, but according to the japanese government, their nuclear power plants also release water with higher levels of tritium. is that true? and if so, why should fukushima be treated differently? there's no question that bad behaviour on behalf of one group does not justify bad behaviour by another group. and that's been a source of frustration for myself and other scientists on the panel that the idea that other nuclear power plants released tritium into the ocean is not an excuse. this is a bit different than a regular nuclear power plant operation. there are three reactors that are in meltdown that are in direct contact with the water.

tritium is a concern because it can be organically bound and along with the other radionuclides, they can get into the environment, they can be taken up by organisms, they can be trophic, transferred from one part of the food web to the other, and they can be bio—accumulated, hence our concern about it. and so we're not dealing with a blank canvas here. the ocean is already affected by lots of stressors, as are the people who depend on the ocean, the fishers, the people of the pacific, and particularly the islanders who depend on the ocean for their food, for their culture, for their ecology. what we see is a situation where major questions remain on whether or not the radionuclide — not just tritium. tritium is a concern because of the way in which it interacts with other organic materials and organisms as well. but there is a suite of others caesium, strontium, cobalt, ruthenium—106. we've seen an inadequate radiological ecological impact assessment that makes us very concerned that not only willjapan be unable to detect

what's getting into the water, the sediment and the organisms, but when it does, if it does, there is no recourse to be able to remove it. once it does. there's no way of getting the genie back in the bottle, so to speak. so what else would you suggest that the japanese government to do if not to release into the pacific? because as we mentioned, they are running out of storage space. yeah and that's a very important question. first and foremost, this was a tragedy, and our hearts go out to the people who were affected by it. it was a totally preventable tragedy. and all one has to do is google was fukushima preventable? and the answer is absolutely yes. tepco is irresponsible. they missed many opportunities to do the right thing to prevent this in the first place. we can't go back. we can only go forward. but our group actually did a very detailed analysis and calculation on an alternative that we think is much better, and that is using the accumulated water to make concrete to be used on site, to raise that seawall against future large tsunamis,

to be able to replace the ice barrier that's underground trying to keep the ground water out of the melting down reactors and to be able to stabilise the radioactive soil that surrounds the area as well. they're planning, the japanese, are planning to release this water over the next 30 years. so this is not only transboundary, which is an issue legally, but it's also transgenerational. that's my generation, my daughter's generation and any grandchildren that might come along if we go with this concrete option number one, it takes away the biological concerns immediately. there's no way for this getting into organisms or to the food chain. numbertwo, it's a way of being able to store it for periods of time where the half life in the case of tritium is 12.3 years. over 50 years, you'll be down to less than 6% of the original ionising radiation. and it's also one that will take away concerns of having to go on for 30 years. they would use up that water in a fraction of the time. in the uk — the metropolitan police

are reopening an investigation into breaches of covid regulations at a christmas party at the conservative party headquarters. that's after a video emerged of a gathering, where aides were invited to "jingle and mingle". the video was published by the sunday mirror. it's also examining claims that lockdown rules may have been breached at a separate event in parliament six days earlier. but police say they will not investigate alleged gatherings at the prime minister's country home, chequers, during the premiership of boris johnson. our politcal editor chris mason reports. are you filming this? the answer, yes, and are the police are now looking again at this bash at conservative party headquarters? yes, they are. at the time, london's covid restrictions and indoor socialising. it's notjust the video detective can consider, this wasn't an impromptu

get—together. the save the date invite called it a "jingle and mingle". "jingle and mingle," how is that acceptable? it isn't. the party was held on behalf shaun bailey, tory candidate for mayor of london. he was awarded a seat in the house of lords by borisjohnson last month. the second police investigation involves an alleged birthday get—together here in parliament, also in december 2020. one mp has ready admitted being there and apologised. it's also alleged this man, conservative mp sir bernard jenkin was there. he was on the committee that concluded borisjohnson lied to parliament. why did you not take proper advice. this is complete nonsense. mrjohnson has accused him of hypocrisy. sir bernard jenkin told the bbc tonight it is not appropriate to comment

on a continuing investigation. this second police inquiry into what happened in parliament appears particularly loaded with the potential for fresh political jeopardy. who was there and where might it leave their reputation? but borisjohnson, so often the centre of these partygate rows, isn't facing new investigations into potential breaches of the covid rules. either here at chequers, the prime minister's country in buckinghamshire, or downing street. all this is awkward once again for the current resident here, rishi sunak. whenever he tries to move on, the ghosts of the conservatives�* recent past return. chris mason, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. a man who killed his neighbour

and her two daughters by setting their flat on fire has been found guilty of murder. jamie barrow had admitted to their manslaughter, but denied three counts of murder. the trial heard he had poured petrol through the flat�*s letterbox, and set it alight. jurors were told he was unhappy about bags of rubbish being left by the family nearby. thames water has been fined just over 3 million pounds after pleading guilty to four charges, relating to polluting rivers. the court heard how millions of litres of undiluted sewage caused rivers to turn "black" and kill more than 1,000 fish near gatwick airport in 2017. there've been calls to nationalise the firm after its boss quit last week. plans are expected to be announced on wednesday — that will eventually see the closure of most railway ticket offices in england. the industry says sales at kiosks have dropped from 85% in 1995 to an average of 12% today. passenger are buying more tickets online or at machines.

you're live with bbc news. a prominent russian investigative journalist and a lawyer have been badly beaten by masked men who stopped their car while travelling in the russian republic of chechnya. elena milashina had fingers broken and her head shaved. she reports for novaya gazeta, an independent newspaper which was stripped of its licence by the russian authorities. the lawyer travelling with her, alexander nemov, has reportedly been stabbed. here's what elena milashina said following the attack. translation: the assailants to -ull the taxi driver out of the car, they put our heads done, they charted tying the hands behind my back and looked at that time they stabbed him because blood

started pouring out of his leg. they drove a certain distance in the car spotted out. they were not able to turn it back on so they pulled us into some ditch and started beating us. they were explicitly saying, you are protecting way too many here, go defend them at home. there is no need to defend anyone here. i heard that and thought was scary because they wanted him to move his arm from his face so they could hit him harder with their feet. now to afghanistan, where the taliban have ordered hair and beauty salons to close within a month. the ruling is yet another blow for women's freedoms, which have been dramatically limited since the taliban returned to power two years ago. since then, girls have been banned from attending secondary schools, women have been prohibited from going to parks, travelling without a male campanion — and attending university. our south asia correspondent yogita limaye has more. late last year, i remember

going to a salon in kabul with two of our female colleagues. it wasn't for a news report. we just wanted to be in a casual space with afghan women where we could interact with them away from the scrutiny of the taliban. i remember we chatted, we laughed, we had a cup of tea. we got manicures done. we took a photo of of what our nails looked like afterwards. we saw a bride getting ready for her wedding. for that one hour, ifelt like i could be anywhere in the world away from the reality that awaited these women when they stepped outside of the salon into a world where girls are barred from secondary schools. in most provinces where women can't attend university, where women can't work for domestic or international ngos, they are barred from parks, swimming pools, gyms, public baths, where if they have to travel long distances, they have to be escorted by a male relative where they're expected to wear clothing with only their eyes visible. and for this latest restriction, the taliban aren't even giving a reason, especially in women are asking this was a female—only space. there's no interaction between men and women in a salon. why was it banned?

the taliban said they're not giving the reason now they will give it at a suitable time. the women i've spoken to are devastated. one said she was shocked. one said she felt like she was trapped in a cage, which kept shrinking every minute. you know, usually what i've seen is when a couple of months go by, after one restriction is announced, women start beginning to hope that the taliban will ease at some stage. that's the only way they can survive and go from day to day. and then you have another restriction being announced, which is a blow to those hopes. they've talked about feeling like they've been plunged into darkness. they believe that the taliban's eventual intentions are to confine women into their homes. they've talked about feeling like they've been plunged into darkness. they believe that the taliban's eventual intentions are to confine women into their homes.

monday was the world's hottest day on record. that's according to a us government agency. it comes after the united nations said the naturally occuring el nino weather event was underway and countries should start preparing for its effects. our reporter nicky schiller is in the newsroom with more. us researchers say for the first time the average global temperature topped 17 celsius on monday. indeed it actually hit 17.01 degrees. that has broken a record that has stood since august 2016 of 16.92 celsius. the record figure has been affected by recent heat waves in china, north africa and the southern us. these are pictures from phoenix, arizona where temperatures hit over 46 celsius on monday. researchers have blamed climate change for the new global average temperature hike. coupled with the start of

a natural whether event known as el nino that is typically associated with increased heat worldwide. the united nations has warned that it has set persists throughout 2023. what we might see in the next month from july to september which will have a third of dryness area over australia and the continent and another part of south america. since the start of the year researchers have been concerned about rising temperatures at land and at sea. indeed one scientist is described monday's milestone as a death sentence for people and ecosystems. it's well over 500 years since the islands of orkney were handed over to scotland from norway. apologies some technical issues. that is

it's well over 500 years since the islands of orkney were handed over to scotland from norway. but on tuesday, local councillors voted to explore whether to loosen ties with the rest of the uk. they've played down suggestions that orkney could become part of norway again, but one councillor praised the relationship of denmark with its self—governing faroe islands. here's what two other okrney councillors had to say. the autonomy to excel where they are and that is a hugely empowering way and i think the uk government should think about that. the option there being that we returned to norway or become a self—governing territory from norway or denmark, i think it was a bit of a red herring. that's it for this edition of the programme will be back with

business news shortly thanks for watching. hello there. conditions improve for much of the country for wednesday. we're in between weather systems. so again, it's going to be one of sunshine and showers, but nowhere near as wet as what we had across the south of the country on tuesday. now, that's tuesday's area of low pressure clearing off into the near continent. this area of low pressure will enhance showers across scotland, northern ireland. but we're generally in between weather systems with lighter winds as well. now, it could still start wet and windy across the far east of east anglia first thing, but then that'll clear away. then it's a day of sunshine and showers. you could catch a shower pretty much anywhere, but i think the majority of them will be across scotland and northern ireland because the winds will be lighter. we should see more sunshine around, particularly across the south. we could be up to 20 or 21 celsius, otherwise it's the mid to high teens again in the north. so there is a threat of a passing shower or two for wimbledon. but wednesday's weather looks a lot better. we should get to see some play

in the outside courts. so as we move through wednesday nights, most of those showers fade away and then it's drier and clearer for many of us. but breeze and clouds starts to pick up out west ahead of this area of low pressure temperature wise, ranging from 7 to 12 celsius. this is the pressure chart for thursday. we've got high pressure building over the near concert will keep things fine and settled for england and wales. this area of low pressure will park itselfjust to the west of ireland. that's going to bring cloud strong winds and outbreaks of some heavy rain across northern ireland pushing up in towards western scotland. but the rest of the country should stay largely dry and good spells of sunshine start to pick up a southerly breeze. so temperatures will be picking up 22 or 23 celsius on friday. we have low pressure to the north and the west of the country, higher pressure to the south and the east. and we're drawing up some warm and humid air at this point from the south. so much of england and wales will have a dry, sunny and a very warm day. chances of showers or thunderstorms, particularly for western scotland and northern ireland, where it will also be windier.

so it could be the mid to high 20s for england and wales on friday. noticeably warmer with increased humidity. but for the weekend low pressure sits out to the west of the uk and influences the weather pretty much across the whole country. so although it'll stay quite warm across the south on saturday as an increasing threat of showers and thunderstorms as we move through the weekend, temperatures dropping a little bit again on sunday.