in exchange for the release of 30 palestinian prisoners. it could pave the way for israel to allow tens of thousands of palestinians to return to their homes in northern gaza. jordan rejects president trump's suggestion that arab nations take in 1.5 million gazans, calling the strip "a demolition site". i would like egypt to take people and jordan to take people, you are talking about probably 1.5 million people and we just clean out that whole thing. lebanon says israeli troops have killed 22 people, as thousands of villagers tried to return to their homes in the south. and exit polls give alexander lukashenko 87% of the vote in a belarusian presidential election dismissed as a "sham" by the us and eu.

hello, i'm leila nathoo. a senior officialfrom the palestinian militant group islamichhad has told the bbc an agreement has been reached with mediators for the release of an israeli civilian hostage. on saturday, israel accused hamas of breaching the terms of the ceasefire deal by not releasing arbel yehud, along with the four female israeli soldiers. the islamichhad official said she will be freed on friday in exchange for the release of 30 palestinian prisoners. that paves the way for hundreds of thousands of displaced palestinians to return to their homes in northern gaza. many have gathered in central gaza — waiting for the israeli military to allow them to head to the devastated north. gazan hospital officials say one person was killed and several injured when israeli soldiers opened fire on the crowd.

that news comes after president trump said he'd like to see 1.5 milion of gaza's residents taken in by other arab nations — including jordan and egypt. he's told journalists the strip was "literally a demolition site" and suggested it be �*cleaned out'. in response, jordan's foreign minister said his country "firmly rejects" any displacement of palestinians from gaza — where israeli bombardments have reduced large areas to rubble. but the us president's comments are already being welcomed by far—right israeli politicians, some of whom want to restore jewish settlements there. let's take a listen to what president trump told reporters on air force one. i'm looking at the whole gaza strip right now- and it's a mess. you would like jordan to house people? i'd like egypt to take people. i'm talking to general el—sisi .

tomorrow sometime, i believe. and i'd like egypt to take people. l and i'd like jordan to take j people, because, i mean, you're talking about probably a million and a half— people, and we just clean out that whole thing. - it's... over the centuries, it's many, many conflicts on that site. i and i don't know, it's, - something has to happen, but it's literally a demolition site right now, almost- everything is demolished . and people are dying there. so i'd rather get involved with some of the arab i nations and build housing at a different location - where they can maybe live in peace for a change. - could be temporarily or long—term. - my colleague nick beake has the latest from jerusalem. just a few days ago, president trump was talking about the gaza strip as if it

were a piece of prime real estate. he said it was a phenomenal location by the sea with the best weather. now, though, he's describing it as a demolition site and says it's over and that it needs to be cleaned out. and that has sparked a lot of concern today. critics saying that this sounds like language which is tantamount to ethnic cleansing, if palestinians have to leave gaza. mr trump was suggesting that the likes of egypt and jordan could take in more palestinians, and that people would be able to live in peace there. jordan has already got more than two million registered palestinian refugees, and the foreign minister has been saying that they've got this unwavering commitment to palestinians remaining in gaza while there is, of course, reconstruction of the place, which has been so badly damaged in the past 15 months. egypt has said previously that any sort of forced displacement of palestinians from gaza could jeopardise the peace deal that was signed back in 1979 between egypt and israel.

in israel, there has been reaction from far—right politicians. they have welcomed the comments from president trump because ultimately they would like to see jewish settlers return to gaza to live there in the years to come. so i think many people will be looking now to see if president trump says more about this idea he seems to have come up with. he was asked specifically whether he saw this as a temporary suggestion or a more permanent thing. he said either plan could work at this point. so i think a lot of people waiting to see what more he has to say. staying in the middle east. the lebanese health ministry has accused the israeli army of firing at residents trying to return to their homes in southern lebanon, killing at 22 people and injuring dozens more. israel's military missed today's deadline to leave the area, as a 60—day ceasefire deal expired. it has not said how long its forces will stay in lebanon. both israeli troops and hezbollah fighters

were supposed to have completed their respective withdrawals. our correspondent in beirut is hugo bachega. he sent this update. what we saw today is that thousands of residents tried to return to their homes in the south of the country, despite warnings from both the lebanese and the israeli armies and the united nations that it wasn't safe to do so. this happened after the end of a deadline for the withdrawal of all israeli troops from the south, also for the removal of hezbollah fighters and weapons from there. now, israel says lebanon hasn't really fully implemented the deal, which also includes the deployment of thousands of lebanese soldiers to the south of the country. so the situation now is that israeli soldiers remain in the country, today they opened fire. they say that they had fired warning shots. they didn't really explain those incidents that happened today. we still don't know how many israeli soldiers remain here in lebanon, how long they're planning to stay, but this is a country

with memories of past foreign occupation. so the presence of israeli soldiers here is seen as unacceptable and a source for concern. meanwhile, our bbc world service correspondent in beirut — carine torbey — has been to one of the towns which people headed to from their villages in defiance of israeli occupation. here is her report from tyre, the historic lebanese port city. people gathered here are among those who tried to cross into their occupied villages further in the south. they are here to hear news about others who were injured after the israeli army opened fire to disperse them. they were brought to this hospital. translation: we were heading to our village and we found - the israelis there. we remained there. they started firing in the air, but they didn't scare us.

then a drone threw sound bomb on us and the soldiers started firing at us. a guy standing next to my brother got shot. people started panicking, not knowing in which direction to head. one of the villages where people tried to go to is just two minutes' away from where we are standing here, on top of this hill over there. basically, people who were trying to cross today knew that they were taking a big risk, but they told me this didn't stop them. translation: i was just standing there and the i israelis fired at us. i wanted to stay, even if it meant we'd be martyred. i it's our land we're going to. should we leave it to the israelis so they. blow up our homes? how is that acceptable? it is so dead the scale of the destruction in the villages that are still under israeli occupation and that are off limits, is massive. as the israeli army continues to detonate houses

and to bulldoze homes. now the lebanese army is deploying in many areas in the south. it is here in bint jbeil and further. the idf says the lebanese army hasn't done a good job deploying all over the south. but the lebanese army says it is the stalling of the israelis and their delay in withdrawing that is preventing it from deploying all over the place. president trump says he will impose wide—ranging sanctions and tariffs on colombia after it refused to allow two us military aircraft deporting migrants to land. he posted on the social media site truth social that he will slap emergency 25% tariffs on all colombian goods in the us, rising to 50% in a week.

mexico has also refused to let us military aircraft deporting migrants land on its territory. but on friday, two deportation flights each carrying around 80 migrants were allowed to land in guatemala. donald trump has made removing unlawful migrants from the us a cornerstone of his immigration policy and is promising "mass deportations". downing street said a short time ago that keir starmer spoke to him on the phone and stressed the importance of working for security in the middle east and issues relating to trade on the economy, and according to a statement, the two leaders have agreed to meet soon. un chief antonio guterres has called on rwanda to withdraw its forces from eastern democratic republic of congo and halt support for m23 rebels, who are trying to capture the city of goma. at a special session of the un security council there has been widespread condemnation of the escalating violence. m23 fighters are closing in on goma — which is eastern congo's largest city and home to more than one million people.

government forces are battling to stop them seizing the city. in the last week, 13 soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces have been killed — most of them south african and malawian. the un says several sites on the outskirts of goma which were sheltering more than 300,000 people displaced by the recent fighting have completely emptied in just a few hours. our reporter emery makumeno is in the drc�*s capital, kinshasa. he gave me the latest on what's happening in the east of the country. the m23 have closed in. i've talked to some residents. they've told me, and they are in the north of the city, and they can hear gunshots and heavy artillery being fired from the morning up till now. many residents are now, hiding in their residences. the governor of the north kivu, who took office just two days ago, has come out and said that, all the forces in goma and all the patriots in goma should take arms and be

ready to defend, goma not to fall under the control of the m23. so the situation is tense and of fear inside goma as we speak. hello from the bbc sport centre. the problems continue to mount for tottenham and manager ange postocoglou. they were beaten, at home, by strugglers leicester — themselves desperate for a win. spurs are without a win in seven league games, a run stretching back to last year. they opened the scoring through richarlison — but goals from jamie vardy and then bilal el—khannouss saw leicester city come back into the game — and hold on — for theirfirst win in the premier league for nearly two months, the victory moves them out of the relegation zone. tottenham stay 15th. there is of course relief and

a celebration in the dressing room altogether with players and all staff, everybody involved. we were really looking for this moment and it took a long time. so now, we can enjoy this for a day or two. and then it is back to work because, i said at the beginning, since my arrival, it is going to go right till the end. it is going to go right till the end for us and let's prepare and take momentum of this win. the supporters are feeling it as well, _ the supporters are feeling it as well, and, yes, it's not an atmosphere where it is easy at the moment. and one follows the other_ the moment. and one follows the other and — the moment. and one follows the other and we need to sort of breakthrough that and try to give — breakthrough that and try to give them something to sort of -et give them something to sort of get behind the team for, so they— get behind the team for, so they can _ get behind the team for, so they can create the atmosphere we have — they can create the atmosphere we have. you know, it wasn't long — we have. you know, it wasn't long ago— we have. you know, it wasn't long ago we beat liverpool here and it _ long ago we beat liverpool here and it was — long ago we beat liverpool here and it was a great night, so you — and it was a great night, so you have _ and it was a great night, so you have to keep these things in context.

the final game of the weekend in the premier league is underway between fulham and mancheter united. united are down in 14th place whle fulham are in 10th and are targeting a top half finish this season. start of the second half at craven cottage and it's 0-0. earlier brentford ended crystal palace's unbeaten run thanks to a 2—1 win at selhurst park. while west ham managed to hold aston villa to a 1—1 draw at villa park. plenty of interesting games happening across europe on sunday too. earlier in scotland, rangers beat dundee united. they trail celtic by 10 points. in serie a, ac milan had a 3—2 win over parma to move upto sixth place in the table. second placed inter milan had a 4—0 win in spain's la liga, athletic club are in third place after a goalless draw with leganes.

while barcelona are playing valencia at the moment — they are 15 minutes into that match and it's 0—0. and barcelona now have a 2—0 lead. chelsea introduced their world record signing naomi girma before kickoff in their women's super league clash against arsenal. the usa international witnessed her new side strengthen their grip on the title with a 1—0 win against their london rivals. the only goal of the game came from the penalty sport from subsitute guro reiten. chelsea are now nine points clear of manchester city who are in second place. arsenal, who finished the game with 10 players after katie mccabe was sent off, lost for the first time under new coach renee slegers. top seed jannik sinner has retained his australian open title beating alexander zverev in straight sets. it was a battle between the world number one and world number two, with sinner comfortably coming out on top in straight sets. zverev didn't get a single break point in the match. sinner becomes the first italian to win three grand slam singles titles.

it was a very high quality match from my side. the second set, got a bit lucky on the tie—break, as we saw but all things considered, amazing run again in australia. i'm extremely happy and sharing this with the team here and the family and the people i love, its amazing. the nfl season has reached its penultimate stage with four teams just one win away from a place at super bowl 59 in new orleans. the kansas city chiefs have set their sights on winning a third straight title. but they will have to see off josh allen and the buffalo bills first, in the afc championship game. in the nfc championship, the philadelphia eagles take on a washington commanders side who have surprised many this season. that game is just under way and is 3—0 to the commanders xxxx and that's all the sport for now. to belarus now, and

the first exit poll in the presidential election the eu has branded �*a sham' — shows alexander lukashenko on course to win a seventh term with 87.6% of the vote. he was up against four other candidates — one of whom ran under the slogan "together with lukashenko". his fiercest critics and most serious rivals are either in prison or have been forced into exile. as people voted, mr lukashenko sparred with the world's media at a news conference lasting more than four hours, and said some of his political opponents had "chosen" to go to prison. translation: someone chose a jail, someone i chose exile, as you say. we did not expel anyone from the country, and moreover, we opened the country. and i have probably already stated five times that we're not vindictive people, not malicious. everyone will be given a chance. our russia editor steve rosenberg is in minsk and was at the president's impromptu press conference.

well, i've never experienced anything quite like this before on an election day. so alexandar lukashenko came to the polling station behind me, he cast his ballot, and then he proceeded to give a four hour long press conference from the polling station live on state television, while people were voting. that's the kind of airtime that the other four candidates who've been allowed to run against him simply don't enjoy. about the other candidates, by the way, i met two of them earlier this week. one of them said he actually supports alexandar lukashenko. the other one was full of praise for the current leader of belarus. and when i put this to mr lukashenko at the press conference, he told me, "well, this is a new experience for you, steve." the leader of belarus faces no serious challenge in this election. all his most vocal critics, his staunchest opponents, are either in jail or they're in exile. which is why the european

union's foreign policy chief described this as a sham election. tatsiana kulakevich is associate professor of instruction in the school of interdisciplinary global studies at the university of south florida. i spoke to her a little earlier and she gave me her assessment of events. it is the seventh election in a row and the six out of seven had over 80%, some of those were over 90, so the expectation was that he would prefer something around 80. 88 is again expected. if you look positively at this number is that he himself confirms that there is no real opposition, real opponents running against him. so it was not a choice for voters. what have you made

about how the process of the election has unfolded? there were no independent alternative candidates, all four candidates at one point supported lukashenko in the past. observers, the belarusian media were looking at the presidential service they had questionable past and lukashenko looked on during that press conference and was actually you are ready showed, a bit dismissive of the bbc�*s steve rosenberg by saying, well, it is expected in belarus and a new experience for the western people. what is the seventh term going to bring for the people of belarus? for the people of belarus, continued crackdowns, we know over 1200 political prisoners at the moment

in the country, no independent media inside of the country, if we look at the democracy scores of the country, looking at the freedom house scores, they are the worst and belarusian history, let's not forget that it is not just domestic consequences, internationally the consequences are also bad. for example, lukashenko is very well known that he supports russia's military machine by producing optical equipment, ammunition and the united states sanctioned this effort so it is widely recognised. let's not forget that he has been weapon icing the nato border by instigating middle eastern migrants, sending them there, conducting military drills with russia and china there. so that also is expected. presumably, lukashenko's fortunes will depend somewhat in terms of how the russian war

with ukraine unfolds. definitely. the change in belarus will not be from inside, inside everything is suppressed. people fear him so that is why we don't see any protests and no opposition. abroad, the polling stations were not organised, only 61 people voted from abroad, actually coming into the country. so all changes are going to come from outside because he has outside support from russia and if something happens in russia, then there will be a window of opportunity for belarusian people, not before, unfortunately. a third runway at london's heathrow airport could be given government support this week after

the chancellor hinted she was in favour of expansion, as part of plans to grow the economy. rachel reeves said a third runway at heathrow — which is already the world's busiest two—runway airport — would mean that instead of circling london, flights could land more quickly. our political correspondent iain watson reports. growth is our number one mission. the number one mission to grow the economy. gi’ow oui’ economy. so you get the message by now, the drive for growth is rachel reeves's number one priority. but critics are questioning whether reality matches the chancellor's rhetoric. with taxes on business rising, and floomy messages and gloomy messages from government about the public finances. so today she talked up the economy and promised to help developers. my optimism has never burned brighter than now and that is why we are going further and faster in removing those things that are blocking investment. that means ministers using powers to approve big projects and simplifying the planning system with fewer legal challenges and less consultation.

in a speech this week, the chancellor will back further airport expansion. while she hasn't confirmed support for a third runway at heathrow, it sounds as if it has been cleared for take—off. the third runway will mean instead of circling london, flights can land at heathrow. some in her own party, including the mayor of london, are against expanding heathrow and some opposition politicians are circling. so there is no economic case for expanding heathrow and we know how damaging it will be to the environment and the noise impact on everyone living all across west and south—west london. economic growth matters because it can help fund public services without the need for tax increases but the rate of growth has been glacially slow some members of of growth has been glacial so some members of rachel reeves's own party are now worried big and unpopular spending cuts could be on the horizon. and some labour mps are concerned that the government's green agenda will be downgraded in the pursuit of elusive

growth, but the chancellor insists there should be no conflict between boosting the economy and protecting the environment. the conservative leader says labour doesn't have a credible plan for the economy. your hearing announcements, not plans. when you say what people want to hear without saying how you will deliver it, then you run into trouble after you win. the chancellor hopes that if the economy grows then so also will labour support but she may face opposition to her plans before voters reap any of the benefits. plenty more detail on this story and all of the others we have brought you on bbc news on the bbc�*s website. we are currently running a live page on president trump's comments about colombia and the threat of imposing tariffs. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. a deep area of low pressure

has again taken charge of our weather during today. another storm system, this one named by the spanish weather service for impacts it is having in spain. but storm herminia also bringing impacts here. met office yellow warnings for wind and rain remain in force through the rest of today into tomorrow. the satellite picture shows this storm, the centre of the storm, well out to the west of us, but through today we've been watching this development here, a hook of cloud appearing along the line of this weather front. actually, we've spun up another very small scale area of low pressure, and that will be shifting northwards through this evening and tonight, bringing a spell of very heavy rain. the risk of flooding. yes, across england and wales, increasing the risk of flooding. but also as this little feature works its way northwards just on the southern edge, see the little hook in the rainfall pattern there? we could have some very squally conditions for a time. a few places could see gusts of 60—70, maybe 80mph,

but that will be quite a localised feature, in other places it willjust be a blustery night. and these small—scale features are always hard to predict in terms of the exact track they will take, but it may well be that we see some heavy rain first thing across eastern scotland. if it gets a little bit further west, well, it could turn to snow over high ground. another band of rain driving out of northern ireland, northern england into southern scotland. again some snow over high ground, some blustery heavy downpours into wales, the southwest of england. very windy around these southern and western coasts. gusts of 60—70mph, a sustained period of strong winds, pretty brisk winds inland across the south as well. so another rather disturbed day weather wise on monday. as we look ahead to tuesday, well, our area of low pressure will still be with us, but it will be weakening, it will be filling. and so while we will continue to see some showers or longer spells of rain, the weather generally looking a little bit calmer with more in the way of dry interludes around, some spells of sunshine and temperatures of around seven to ten degrees.

now, as we look a little bit further ahead on wednesday, southern parts could see another dose of heavy rain, another area of low pressure moving through. a little bit drier further north and it does look a little bit calmerfor the end of the week.

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the headlines. the militant group palestinian islamichhad — has told the bbc they've agreed to free the israeli civilian hostage arbel yehud — on friday — in exchange for 30 palestinian prisoners. president trump says he'd like to see a—million—and—a—half of gaza's residents taken in by other arab nations — including jordan and egypt. he is calling the strip "a demolition site" where "something needs to happen". lebanon accuses the israeli army of firing at residents trying to return to their homes in the country's south. officials say at least twenty—two people have been killed and over a hundred wounded. alexander lukashenko is on track to win a seventh term as belarusian president with 87.6% of the vote in sunday 5 election, according to an exit poll. lukashenko, has dismissed speculation that he might hand over to one of his three sons. now on bbc news —

the president's path.