tonight at ten: an outpouring of grief and protest on the streets of israel — as prime minister benjamin netanyahu begs forgiveness for the six hostages found dead in gaza at the weekend. in tel aviv and jerusalem, emotions running high — as protesters try to force the government to secure a release dealfor the remaining hostages with hamas. here, the government announces a partial ban on arms exports to israel. we'll speak to chris mason about how significant the government's move is — and tojeremy bowen about the wider implications of today's events. also on the programme: the wife of a conservative councillor pleads guilty after calling for attacks on asylum seekers during the riots last month. warnings from the german chancellor to mainstream parties

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as protests continue injerusalem and tel aviv, aimed at forcing the government to agree a hostage release deal with hamas. 97 hostages taken on october 7th remain in gaza. 33 of them are believed to be dead. here, the government announced the immediate suspension of around 30 arms export licenses for military equipment to israel because of a risk that it might be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law. more on that in a moment, but first let's hear from lucy williamson who's injerusalem. tens of thousands of people have protested again in cities across israel, including in tel aviv, but benjamin netanyahu has doubled down on a key red line in these negotiations, saying he didn't believe us presidentjoe biden or anyone serious about freeing the hostages would ask him to make more concessions. israel's protesters and their prime minister are old acquaintances.

calls for a hostage deal have brought long established opponents onto the streets, but the shooting of six hostages in a gaza tunnel last week has broadened this movement, they say. and the mass demonstrations in tel aviv last night were a turning point. i think the news of the six hostages, the fact that they were alive and murdered right before they could have been saved, that broke it. after last night's mass protest, people are back on the streets again. there are growing public and political demands on israel's prime minister to make a deal, but benjamin netanyahu, protected by his parliamentary majority, isn't listening. tonight mr netanyahu defied anyone to ask him to compromise now. these murderers executed six of our

hostages, _ these murderers executed six of our hostages, they shot them on the back of the _ hostages, they shot them on the back of the head~ _ of the head. that's what has changed. and now after _ that's what has changed. and now after this— that's what has changed. and now after this we are asked to show seriousness, we are asked to make concessions? what message does this send hamas? it says killed more hostages, — send hamas? it says killed more hostages, murder more hostages, vow“— hostages, murder more hostages, vow“ get — hostages, murder more hostages, you'll get concessions. mr netanyahu isn't listening. _ you'll get concessions. mr netanyahu isn't listening, but _ you'll get concessions. mr netanyahu isn't listening, but then _ you'll get concessions. mr netanyahu isn't listening, but then much - isn't listening, but then much of the country isn't protesting. the one—day general strike today, largely unobserved, even in left—leaning tel aviv. these protests are part of the well—established opposition to israel's prime minister, analysts say, and so far little threat to him. i think that netanyahu knows better than i do. the best thing is to let it play as a safety valve. to do some ventilation, and let people

say, "we hate you, you are a murderer, enough is enough." two of the protest�*s most vocal activists were not in the street today, but in the cemetery — parents of a hostage, burying their son. for 23 years, i was privileged to have the most stunning honour to be hersh's mama. i will take it and say thank you. ijust wish it had been for longer. tonight they carried the burden of their prime minister through israel's streets. empty coffins waited with responsibility. but mr netanyahu is used to public protests. his speech tonight became instead at the defence minister, the us president. their demands for a

deal much harder to ignore. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. well, as you heard, the british government earlier announced the partial suspension of arms exports to israel. around 30 export licences out of about 350 are being suspended. the equipment includes components forfighterjets, helicopters and drones. the uk exported £18.2 million worth of arms to israel last year. that is small compared to the us — it is israel's main arms supplier, and sends around £3 billion in military aid per year. the foreign secretary david lammy said today's move did not amount to an arms embargo and britain continued to support israel's right to defend itself. we'll be talking to our international editor jeremy bowen in a moment, but first our political editor chris mason is here. chris, not an arms embargo on israel, the government says, but significant nonetheless. it does feel significant in the uk

context, the new ish government acting differently than its predecessor. as you said, the uk not a massive export to israel anyway, and the government sought to temper its actions with its words today, saying it is doing this with regret, that its support for israel is solid and unyielding, as it was put to me tonight. they say the uk export licensing criteria, the rules around export, they say that if the government fears there is a clear risk items might be used to commit serious violations of international law then they have to stop those licenses. they have concluded there is that risk and so they say they are legally obliged to act. the conservatives say this is a government doing something to please those on its back benches and those on the wider left who might be sceptical about israel. it is the third decision we have had from this new government that is different from what went before. we saw the dropping of the plan of the right for the international criminal court

to seek arrest warrants of the israeli prime minister, restoring funds to the un agency that supports palestinian refugees, and labour over the last year has felt the pressure from some within its own movement and some within communities with some substantial muslim populations around what those critics feel has been a too unquestioning approach to israel. now we see a number of examples showing a different approach. jeremie, more widely, we have seen international pressure on israel, we have seen a general strike and protests there. will it make any difference? are we any nearer a deal? i difference? are we any nearer a deal? ~' ., , ., difference? are we any nearer a deal? ~ ., ,~ , difference? are we any nearer a deal? ~ ., , ., deal? i think netanyahu is good at ridin: out deal? i think netanyahu is good at riding out all— deal? i think netanyahu is good at riding out all sorts _ deal? i think netanyahu is good at riding out all sorts of _ deal? i think netanyahu is good at riding out all sorts of pressure. . riding out all sorts of pressure. the accusation against him by his opponents — the accusation against him by his opponents in israel is really very serious — opponents in israel is really very serious. they are saying he is prepared _ serious. they are saying he is prepared to sacrifice the lives of hostages — prepared to sacrifice the lives of hostages to save his own political skin by— hostages to save his own political skin by staying in power and that is because _ skin by staying in power and that is because he — skin by staying in power and that is because he has depended on ultra nationalistic extremist groups who

say there — nationalistic extremist groups who say there must be no concessions, no deal, _ say there must be no concessions, no deal. or— say there must be no concessions, no deal. orthey— say there must be no concessions, no deal, or they will topple his government. one of those ministers actually— government. one of those ministers actually suggested today reportedly in the _ actually suggested today reportedly in the cabinet meeting that instead of making — in the cabinet meeting that instead of making a ceasefire deal, instead to take _ of making a ceasefire deal, instead to take territory permanently for every _ to take territory permanently for every hostage killed. he supports putting _ every hostage killed. he supports putting jewish settlers into gaza. those _ putting jewish settlers into gaza. those are — putting jewish settlers into gaza. those are the people who are supporting netanyahu. netanyahu himself. _ supporting netanyahu. netanyahu himself, as you saw in lucy's peace, is doubting _ himself, as you saw in lucy's peace, is doubling down very much on his positions, — is doubling down very much on his positions, lots of tough talk, pushing _ positions, lots of tough talk, pushing back very hard against suggestions there should now be concessions. as he put it, you killer— concessions. as he put it, you killer hostage and you get a concession, what kind of message is that? _ concession, what kind of message is that? but— concession, what kind of message is that? but many of his security chiefs— that? but many of his security chiefs and _ that? but many of his security chiefs and his defence minister, mr gatante, _ chiefs and his defence minister, mr galante, they believe there should now be _ galante, they believe there should now be prioritised a ceasefire deal, very important they say because they say if _

very important they say because they say if necessary israel can push back— say if necessary israel can push back into — say if necessary israel can push back into gaza —— his defence minister. _ back into gaza —— his defence minister, mr gallant. butjoe biden, he has _ minister, mr gallant. butjoe biden, he has really made a political art over— he has really made a political art over the — he has really made a political art over the last year of defying joe biden's— over the last year of defying joe biden's wishes and ifjoe biden does not attach— biden's wishes and ifjoe biden does not attach a cost to watch netanyahu does he _ not attach a cost to watch netanyahu does he will continue doing that. jeremie. — does he will continue doing that. jeremie, thank you very much, and you as well, chris, thank you. here the wife of a conservative councillor has pleaded guilty to stirring up racial hatred on social media after three girls were stabbed in stockport. meanwhile the trial of a teenage boy in manchester has been adjourned after his mother went on holiday to a beta instead of attending court. daniel sandford reports. a childminderfrom northampton, lucy connolly is also the wife of a conservative county councillor. in the aftermath of the southport stabbing, she wrote on x, "mass deportation now.

"set fire to all the hotels," along with two expletives. and then, "if that makes me racist, so be it." in the days after the stabbings, there were riots across the country, including at hotels housing asylum seekers. near rotherham, rioters set fire to a bin pushed against a door of the hotel, though this can't be directly linked to her posts. today, she pleaded guilty to inciting racial hatred. she appeared from prison by video link, leaving her conservative councillor husband to express her regrets. it'sjust a moment of, you know, an upset housewife really just seeing children... um, and the reports with all the misinformation and then just got dragged into it, and obviously she... obviously, she regrets. last month, tyler kay was jailed for three years, two months for a similar offence. and lucy connolly has been warned to expect a substantial prison sentence.

so far more than 230 people have been jailed in cases linked to this summer's riots. in manchester a judge postponed the sentencing of a 12—year—old boy involved in the riots because his mother had left the country yesterday for a holiday in ibiza. on being told the mother wouldn't be back until thursday, districtjudgejoanne hurst said, "i'm frankly astonished. boys like you need their mums in their lives. i need your mum here." the 12—year—old has pleaded guilty to violent disorder in manchester on two separate days. first at a hotel housing asylum seekers, then four days later in the city centre. thejudge ordered the boy's mother to return to court next week. daniel sandford, bbc news. the government's changing the information parents get about school inspections in england. ofsted will no longer give these one or two—word overall grades to schools — like outstanding, or inadequate.

although this school year parents will still see grades on aspects of school performance — such as quality of education, behaviour and leadership. it comes after the death of the primary headteacher ruth perry, who took her own life — an inquest found an ofsted inspection contributed to her death. the government said today it will still step in if schools are failing, and a new schools "report card" will be developed by next september. our education editor branwenjeffreysjoins me now. what's been the reaction? head teachers welcome these changes. they said these one or two word assessments were simplistic. when we spoke to parents today they said there was a simplicity to simple overalljudgments but they there was a simplicity to simple overall judgments but they also there was a simplicity to simple overalljudgments but they also want more information, and at the moment they are getting that elsewhere. they would welcome a richer and fuller report. we

they would welcome a richer and fuller report-— fuller report. we will hear more about this _ fuller report. we will hear more about this issue _ fuller report. we will hear more about this issue tomorrow? - fuller report. we will hear more about this issue tomorrow? we | fuller report. we will hear more - about this issue tomorrow? we do. the new chief— about this issue tomorrow? we do. the new chief inspector _ about this issue tomorrow? we do. the new chief inspector sir - about this issue tomorrow? we do. the new chief inspector sir martin i the new chief inspector sir martin oliver wilson set out the steps for the changes he wants to make to ofsted. ofsted will also publish an independent review —— sir martin oliver. a review into how it responded to the suicide of ruth terry and i expected to say it was complacent and defensive cover that it didn't truly reflect on the lessons it could learn or admit it got things wrong.— lessons it could learn or admit it got things wrong. thank you very much, branwen _ got things wrong. thank you very much, branwen jeffreys - got things wrong. thank you very much, branwen jeffreys there. i let's hear about what will be on victoria shortly... we will hear what kemi badenoch stands for and we talk to a relative of one of the israeli hostages killed in recent days. dojoin us on newsnight at half past ten.

bbc two and iplayer. thank you, victoria. it's been another successful day for britain's paralympic athletes at the games in paris. there were golds in the men's and women's triathlon and this evening, there was victory in the pool, as andy swiss reports. a perfect parisian morning for another gold rush. the triathlon events and britain's dave ellis chasing redemption. ellis, who's visually impaired, was denied by a broken bike chain at the last games but this time, he and his guide, luke polla rd, were unstoppable. ellis is the champion. richly deserved. wonderfully celebrated. from heartbreak in tokyo to euphoria in paris. there was also triathlon triumph for megan richter. representing great britain. her dream, she said, had come true. a successful day here for britain's triathletes then and there was soon plenty more gold medals, as the swimmers once again turned on the style. enter ellie challis, just 20 years old, been her backstreet final in a league of her own.

and it is gold in paris for ellie challis! after silver at the last games, this time it was gold and for her and herfamily, just look what it meant. there was gold, too, in the breaststroke for louise fiddes. there was more magic in the archery. jodie grinham is seven months pregnant. she says her baby kicks while she is competing. but it was gold with team—mate nathan mcqueen. grinham says she wants to prove anything is possible. there was british brilliance in the boccia, a sport similar to bowls. stephen mcguire at his fourth games, winning his first gold. stephen is delighted. meanwhile, italy's valentina petrillo became the paralympics first transgender track athlete. the 50—year—old runner, who is visually impaired, made it through the heats in her 400 metres but failed to qualify for tomorrow's final. the night's highlights on the track featured jonnie peacock in the 100 metres.

what a sense of anticipation. but although he began well, the star of london 2012 was overtaken and another name grabbed the glory. and guity guity is going to take it. costa rica's sherman guity guity with the win. peacock only fifth but this was still another day with plenty to celebrate. andy swiss, bbc news, paris. some blocks of flats where work is being done to remove dangerous cladding could still have flammable materials left on the building, despite repairs costing millions of pounds — the bbc has discovered. residents say they are worried about the safety of their homes and are unable to move, with estate agents warning high rise flats are virtually unsellable because of high insurance costs. the revelations come ahead of wednesday's publication of the inquiry report into the grenfell tower fire in london that killed 72 people. phil hendry has this exclusive report.

some of the hundreds of residents at royal artillery quays in london who have waited six years for their flammable cladding to be removed. finally, their developer barratt has agreed to spend £13 million to do the work, having signed up to the government's developer contract. but there is a problem. well, you see those panels in between the windows going right up the building, we don't know what they're made of. when they take off the exterior wall we don't know if fire can spread right up the building. the developer contract legally binds house—builders to fix fire safety issues, but it does allow some flammable materials to stay on blocks up to 18 metres. residents here are concerned that includes the grey corner panels on the only stairwells and means of escape. it doesn't make sense to go through that amount of work and upheaval not to make our homes completely safe. i don't think it's too much to ask. it's very hard. it's ourjob to keep her safe. barratt say they're acting

on an independent fire engineers report and complying with the safety standard in the developer contract. there are a500 blocks covered by the contract. all the big developers have signed up. of the blocks barratt have independently assessed so far, over a third have had fire safety defects that need fixing. bellway have faults with more than 40% of the blocks they've looked at. crest nicholson, nearly 70%. and taylor wimpey has reported issues on nearly 80% of the buildings it has had tested so far. taylor wimpey, who built these wooden clad flats in manchester, and the other developers, told us their blocks met building regulations when constructed and they're now spending billions of pounds to bring them up to post—grenfell standards. the recent dagenham fire is a timely reminder of what happens when they don't. but even when cladding is replaced, the body representing 17,000 uk estate agents say problems persist.

when cladding is being replaced it's still not being replaced to a high enough standard. as a result, insurance premiums remain high. this puts off buyers and estate agents are finding that these flats just remain basically unsellable. for their part, insurers say premiums are unlikely to fall to pre—grenfell levels unless standards are made tougher. the current standards still allow for combustible cladding to be on the outside of a building and combustible material around windows, etc. we would like to see it be non—combustible. sir keir starmer visited royal artillery quays three years ago while in opposition, and said this... everybody who understands the situation here, - once they know about it, _ they say, "that is obviously wrong." well, if it's obviously wrong, do something about it. - tonight his government said it will hold developers to the highest possible standards — a message residents here and the half million across britain still trapped in dangerously—clad flats will welcome ahead of wednesday's grenfell report. phil hendry, bbc news.

the german chancellor olaf scholz has urged mainstream parties not to lend their support to the far—right alternative for deutschland party, which he called extremist and divisive. his warning came after the afd�*s recent success in regional elections. it isa it is a watershed moment in modern german history asjessica parker reports. an the evening in weimar, known as the city of poets. these men have lived here all their lives, but it's in recent years they turned to the far right alternative for deutschland. "the party represents the interests of the little man," they say. "and it's a defender of german sovereignty." for this woman, it's immigration. "i have nothing against foreigners," she says, "but the number of migrants are becoming a burden on the welfare system." theyjoin a march.

these supporters reject frequent allegations that the afd is extremist. often it's the state they don't trust. drive not far from weimar and you will see this, a reason why many find the rise of the far right so disturbing. this is the buchenwald memorial site, once a nazi concentration camp. there's something called the culture of remembrance in germany, and that's notjust about remembering the holocaust but also about taking responsibility for what happened. and over time, that's become part of germany's national identity. but the afd�*s leader in this state, bjorn hocke, once described berlin's holocaust memorial as a... and called for a... the director of the buchenwald site says the afd�*s success is alarming.

i wouldn't say that the afd is a nazi party 2.0, but we have experienced in the last years a lot of attacks against the culture of memory in germany against our work here at the memorial. these halls hold the echoes of past horrors. this election brought record success for the far right in the postwar era — a path that germany had left untravelled. until now. jessica parker, bbc news. joining me now is our europe editor katya adler. what would you say these election results, what do they mean for germany as a whole? we results, what do they mean for germany as a whole?— results, what do they mean for germany as a whole? we have to remember _ germany as a whole? we have to remember these _ germany as a whole? we have to remember these are _ germany as a whole? we have to remember these are regional -

remember these are regional elections. germany holds a general elections. germany holds a general election in a year's time and most germans suggest they will vote for the more mainstream parties but clearly, these votes cannot be taken for granted. germans are worried about migration, the safety on the streets, they are worried about the cost of living crisis so not unlike the uk and many other european countries. but a lot of germans feel the powers that be in berlin are not listening. olaf schultz is right to be spooked by the success of the afd. so many see the spent too much time squabbling than paying attention to public concern. what we are seeing in germany, like in france, is an apparent crisis in public confidence in the more traditional political parties and of course, that goes to the advantage of those more to the extreme, the far right but also the far left. in fact, after our election here in the uk, european media for the first time in years have been highlighting

our party politics and system as stable and assured compared to the volatility we are seeing in france and germany. volatility we are seeing in france and germany-— ukraine says it's continuing to seize more land in russia, following its surprise incursion a month ago. but the operation has failed to ease pressure on ukraine's eastern home front — — and kyiv now faces tough strategic choices about where to commit its troops next. our europe correspondent nick beake has travelled to the regions bordering russia to meet the latest ukrainian army recruits at a secret training camp. the military asked to view our footage to protect the secrecy of their location, but did not have editorial control over nick's report. the soldiers of the 22nd mechanised brigade. the first ukrainian troops to break into russia a month ago. they rapidly seized more than 100 settlements and 600 russian prisoners of war, according to kyiv. the men here filmed in action,

are now back in ukraine, regrouping. we met them just a few miles from the russian border. translation: we went far into the kursk region. - we were alone as the forward team. we were on foreign soil and we felt like foreigners. do you know how long you'll be on russian territory when you go back? translation: we'll be - there as long as we are told to. if we have an order to move forward, we can get to moscow and we'll show what ukraine is all about, what our guys are like, real cossacks. ukraine may be on the attack, but says it's still waiting for vital back—up from the west. these latest recruits at a secret training camp are in their 40s and 50s, having spent their lives far from the trenches. but with the country now desperate for troops, they're being fast—tracked to the front line. ukraine is on the back foot in key parts of the battlefield at home,

but the recent incursion into russia has given a big morale boost and it's also given this war a new dimension. more troops are being recruited and trained, but at the same time, ukraine now faces tough strategic decisions. should they be deployed to the east of ukraine, where moscow is seizing more land by throwing tens of thousands of soldiers into battle? or should they go into russia to hold the recent gains? these men told us they backed the kursk incursion. translation: i think this is the right thing to do. i look how long they've been on our land. you can'tjust sit there while they are capturing our territory. what will we do then? what will we do then? will we become their slaves. will we become their slaves. through taking the fight through taking the fight into russia, ukraine initially on yet another front into russia, ukraine initially galvanised its public. galvanised its public. but president zelenskyy but president zelenskyy has taken a gamble. has taken a gamble. his troops now fighting his troops now fighting

on yet another front and without the additional western firepower he says they desperately need. nick beake, bbc news in northeastern ukraine. jack draper produced a dazzling display to reach the us open quarterfinals with a straight—set win over tomas machac. the 22—year—old briton stormed to a 6—3, 6—1, 6—2 victory, and booked his place in the last eight of a grand slam for the first time in his career. a british endurance swimmer is thought to have set a new world record for the fastest female swim across lake geneva. 31—year—old sam farrow from wigan, completed the 45 miles in 22 hours and 48 minutes, though the time is yet to be ratified.

see how far you can get before sunset because the more you get done before sunset, the easier it's going to be going into the night. the last 15k i was in agony. i just trying to appreciate where i was. it was pitch black, the water was beautiful, still, calm, like glass and i was just trying to tell myself how lucky i was to be there. 4am in the middle of lake geneva, my best friend's on the boat watching me. so ijust put my head down and kept turning until my hand touched the bottom. and then, yeah, got to my feet, managed to get out onto the beach, stood up and just collapsed into a pile. i've never felt such relief to be on dry land. this programme continues on bbc one.