time for as you said please politics of course that the reference to the legal troubles of mr netanyahu he always said during the campaign you want to unify the country but of course his politics also will depend on how the question would look like if mr khan would be the one forming the next question government. keen government netanyahu is facing corruption charges in three separate cases what implications will this have in gacy's to form the government. well from a legal point of few there's nothing to prevent mr netanyahu at this point either from being a candidate or to become a prime minister again some months ago when the attorney general made that announcement he said he intends some intention of indictment pending a hearing so from a legal process this will happen in a couple of months time there will be a hearing and on the. hearing the attorney general make a decision whether to indict mr netanyahu or not and that it will be a legal process but of course i mean if you talk to voters over here especially those who would like to see a change they said you know not only that mr

if you look at the exit polls i mean they're all a bit in favor of mr netanyahu but you have to say i mean they both want to probably take the momentum but also within the likud i mean it's not really the sense of the victory here tonight i think it'll be a very long night for them to see you know what the actual results be yeah because we know that it's not just about which party could win or which candidate can you know garner the most favor from the voters it's about who can put a governing coalition together that's going to be stable and that's going to work at this point which candidate which saw i can we say is more likely to be able to do that. that's right i mean at the moment it looks like i mean if you're looking we only have those exit polls and these are not the final results so the exit polls say that you know three out of four of them say that it's a slight lead for the right wing blocks meaning that they could with a smaller writing parties but at the same time there's some of those smaller writing parties that might not have made it over the threshold and that could be

you know he's tanya kramer who filed that report joins us now from jerusalem tanya mr netanyahu has made a last minute election promise to annex settlements in the west bank could that tip the scales in his favor. well i think he's trying to reach out to this nationalist base and basically saying that rather than voting maybe for some of his potential smaller coalition partners smaller parties set up an extension they should rather vote when he could to the extent that these parties might not then make it over the election especially because every vote that goes to a smaller party would be lost for than he could and he's a bit under pressure because in all of the polls leading up to election day at the blue and white party house that the polls actually if he tossed all those polls that have not always been accurate having said that most pollsters predict that benyamin netanyahu has more possibilities in wider fighting bloc to form a coalition but i think mr netanyahu doesn't want to take an actual census to do is any wrote what can you tell us about some of nessun yahoo's challengers in

mr gantz has a slightly larger party, it will not necessarily manner. and even if netanyahu'sen if netanyahu's block still has a majority, he still needs those parties to recommend him to the president so as you alluded, we still have a process of the parties making the recommendations to the president. so far in israel's history, the president's judgement was mainly symbolic. the president never really needed to exercise his judgement. we are entering potentially the first time in our history a situation whereby if nobody has more than 61 recommendations, that the president will have to exercise his judgement and then who has the largest party will play as a factor. if these broad projections in these exit polls are correct, what else does it tell us about the political landscape in israel? so far it looks as though some of the new far right parties having to cross the threshold to make it into the israeli knesset. two right-wing parties, one of them ran a very un—israeli libertarian agenda and it seemed they might be able to cross and they didn't. and they also had the combi

mr netanyahu is a controversial figure.each of trust in connection with three cases. he denies all the allegations, saying it's a political witchhunt. we go live now tojerusalem and our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. nearly all the votes have been counted, but what does this tell us about where israel is heading, politically? this probable result? there was really only one issue in israel's election, the leadership of benjamin netanyahu. election, the leadership of benjamin neta nyahu. but it election, the leadership of benjamin netanyahu. but it was a test about whether country heading, shifting steadily to the right in one election after another. and with likely indictment on corruption charges seeming to matter far less than the strong economy, strong security credited to mr netanyahu. but there are israelis who worry about the direction of the country, and the extraordinary rise of a political newcomer, former army chief benny gantz, he presented that have this political challenge to mr netanyahu in a d

within hours, mr netanyahu is also due to hear details of corruption charges, which he denies.olande knell sent this report from tel aviv. at the end of the voting came the first predictions, this poll giving political newcomer benny gantz a narrow lead over the prime minister. but both men have now claimed victory. translation: the largest party is the one that needs to be mandated by the president and form the government. translation: i want to thank you, from the bottom of my heart. you have brought an amazing, almost inconceivable achievement. it is an almost unimaginable achievement, in the face of hostile media, and the likud has actually grown dramatically. benjamin netanyahu, who has corruption charges looming, has been fighting a tough campaign to win a fifth term in office. his rival has gained popular support, with his strong military record and promise of change. some in israel vote along religious lines, others on key issues like security. in this poll, there were more than a0 parties to choose from. the next prime minister will have to build and lead a coalition g

i am here among mr netanyahu's supporters.s still high hope that he will stay in power, with help from smaller right—wing parties. this vote has been a referendum on his leadership, and it has shown a country that is deeply split. even if we had a clearer picture of which party has won the election, we would not necessarily know who would be the next prime minister, as both would have to form a coalition with smaller parties. the bbc‘s chief international correspondent lyse doucet is injerusalem. yes, well, this was an election being described as one of the most closely fought in israeli history, and now it is still being described as too close to call. we have two of the main challenges saying they have both won. benny gantz, the former army chief, the biggest challenge to prime minister netanyahu for a decade, has done well. but benjamin netanyahu decade, has done well. but benjamin neta nyahu says that decade, has done well. but benjamin netanyahu says that he also won, or at least the right wing block, as he calls it, led

mr. netanyahu also using a last-minute tactic as well.ced on saturday that he will be annexing the west bank settlements if he gets re-elected. let's go live to jerusalem. our michael holmes is on the story. michael, help explain the difference here between winning the role of prime minister, but also being able to build an effective coalition. >> reporter: yeah, it's a complicated system here, george, and it's worth sort of going back to basics in a way. you can't become prime minister in israel without a coalition. no major party's going to get enough votes for that. to form a government, a candidate's got to get 61 seats in the knesset, but that takes coalition-building. now for netanyahu's likud party and his chief opponent benny gantz in the blue and white party, that means courting enough of the other smaller parties. the last polls before the election, as you pointed out, they were friday. they show the gantz slightly ahead in the head-to-head with netanyahu, but netanyahu likely with the support of enough of those other smaller pa

the polls suggest mr netanyahu is on course to edge to victory, but after an unpredictable campaign, lem. so it is about binyamin netanyahu this time, they call it is bb ballot but tomorrow it will be about more the former boss of nissan, carlos ghosn, who is being held in prison accused of financial misconduct, has said the charges against him are part of a conspiracy. in a video statement made before his re—arrest in japan last week, mr ghosn blamed what he called "back—stabbing" by former colleagues. our business correspondent, theo leggett, is here. it is what you would expect. carlos ghosn was one of the most powerful people in the global car industry, a hugely influential businessman. he has gone through humiliations since his arrest five months ago and now he is fighting back. he denies the charges of financial misconduct. we can't question him on the detail, because he is injail. but the point he wants to make comes across clearly, he was planning a merger between renault and nissan, and he thinks managers at nissan felt that would undermine their own positions, reduce their a

this is what mr netanyahu had to say.ou that extract from the interview of mr netanyahu. extract from the interview of mr neta nyahu. but we extract from the interview of mr netanyahu. but we will bring it to you again in a subsequent hour. three uk children's commissioner is have asked the un to investigate the use of restraint in schools. government guidelines say teachers can use ‘reasonable force' to control children, but campaigners say restraint is often being used inappropriately. the government says it has consulted on reducing restraint, and will announce its next steps soon. an app that enables hand car wash users to report concerns over workers has received nearly 1,000 reports of potential human trafficking in the first five months. the safe car wash app was launched by the church of england's anti—slavery arm, the clewer initiative, and the catholic church last year, and users of the app have flagged up fearful workers, lack of protective clothing and workers living on site — just some of the signs people mig

mr. netanyahu and mr.re claiming victory tonight, but who is in the better position to form a government? lyse: people are doing the numbers. the magic is in the numbers, not only which party has the greater number of votes -- we will have to wait until the morning to see whether that is the likudmi pary of ben netanyahu or the blue and white alliance of benny gant but people ask what is the best chance -- what is the political color of the brlader politicascape. right now people are saying that perhaps benjamin netanyahu stanza better chance, and that is w statement that it was a victory for him, but the right-wing bloc led by lud. but as is often the case in israeli elections, we get projections when the polls close and things will bee clear in morning. now officials party's we always know we are a winner by the morning and the polls will confirm our ascendancy. ifthere's a lot ofrent ways in which these numbers can add up in differentesays, and the ent of israel, who has the task of deciding who should

mr. netanyahu made a campaign pledge to make jewish said -- mr. ahu made a campaign pledge to make jewish ments in the west bank. israelisupermarket, made their election picks, expecting a new approach to solving a decades-old conflict. >> yes, it is very important who wins this election and who will bei handlolng thae process. yolande: excitement among backersnt of benny ga when exit polls came through. but these have to be treated with caution among netanyahu supporters, there is still hope he will stay in power with help from smaller right-wing parties. this vote is seen as a referendum on his leadershi and a country that is deeply split. news, telell, bbc aviv. laura: for the latest we c cross live to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who is in jerusalem. both mr. netanyahu and mr. gantz are claiming victory tonight, but who is in the better position to form a government? lyse:eoe are doing the numbers. the magic is in the, numbet only which party has the greater number of votesve -- we will to wait until the morning to see whe

here among mr netanyahu's supporters, there's still high hope that he'll stay in power with help fromight—wing parties. this vote has been a referendum on his leadership and has shown a country that's deeply split. yolande knell, bbc news, tel aviv. and you can keep up to date with the election results as they come in, by going to the bbc website. you'll also find profiles of the main candidates — and a guide to ‘key things to know about israel's election system. that's all at bbc.com/news. you can also download the bbc news app. also making news today, robert mueller‘s report into russian interference in the 2016 us election will be made public within a week. us attorney general william barr told a congressional committee that he plans to release a redacted version of the report. a four—page note summarising its conclusions was released last month, sparking demands for the report to be released in its entirety. new protests have broken out in algeria after an interim head of state was appointed to replace president abdelaziz bouteflika, who was forced to resign last week. abdelkader

mr. netanyahu. mr. netanyahu, as i understand this, wants to remain in power, and his analysis of israeli politics that in order to be so, he needs to continue to align with the right-wing small or bigger parties and with the ultra religious parties. therefore, he will never give up the territories, he will never concede to the two-state solution, unless he believes that this will be a better political career, that there's a better promise for a sixth term that he might survive the prosecution, if he choose such a political concession with the palestinians. >> let me ask you. i have very little time, but i want your vote on this. with israeli voters, there is iran is an issue, there is the rough neighborhood is an issue. there are some domestic economic concerns that every voter has. where does the issue with palestine fit in for the average israeli voter? >> reporter: unfortunately, regrettably, ali, i must say it doesn't. it does not exist. and not just because of netanyahu putting it away, shutting it

reaching out to right—wing voters, mr netanyahu made a campaign pledge to make jewish mr netanyahu madekejewish settlements in the west ba n k to makejewish settlements in the west bank into part of israel. they are widely seen as illegal and palestinians want for slander for a future state. but in this settlement supermarket, israelis made their election picks, expecting a new approach to solving a decades—old conflict. it's very important who wins this election and who will be handling that whole process. white micro excitement among backers of benny gantz when exit polls came through. but these have to be treated with proportion. here among mr netanyahu's supporters, they are still hopeful he will stay in power with help from smaller right—wing parties. this vote has made a referendum of his leadership and the country is deeply split. for the latest, let's join our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who is in jerusalem. what are the latest signals you are getting and what are the implications if the exit polls are correct? numbers are the magic ingredients in any election

achievements so that's what some of the voters thought and this is the scene among supporters of mr netanyahu is challenger benny gantz now although the exit polls suggest it's a bit too close to call at this stage it seems that if their accuracy is to be believed mr gans is edging it with one or two maybe up to four seats in this general election but his cab is already declaring victory maybe a little premature especially given things are so close in the exit polls but they certainly feel they've got a reason to celebrate after this challenge to a long time prime minister benjamin netanyahu who had put up for a difficult campaign to try and get that fifth. and was perceived of making a few geo political gifts by the united states with moving the u.s. embassy to jerusalem recognition of the golan heights as israeli territory among other things as well but also at home mr netanyahu has faced possible indictment by the justice ministry over alleged corruption activities in the past so at this stage it's difficult to see what has come out of the israeli election neck in neck at best or possibly

mr. netanyahu has a trump card in his pocket, almost literally. g as if trump is his running mate. yesterday, mr. trump handed him a gift by designating iran's revolutionary guard as a terrorist organization. the polls say mr. netanyahu has the best chance of putting together a coalition and winning a fifth election victory. >>> coming up, how go fund me is fighting the phonies. first, caught on camera. a wild crime spree in the streets of salt lake city. you are watching "early today." that's "gentle by design". with an extra purified active ingredient that's gentle enough for even young pups, like rosie here. boop. but tough on ticks and fleas. oh yeah. nope. not today! [grunt] sliced it. use with caution in dogs with a history of seizures. credelio. gentle on dogs, tough on ticks and fleas. it cstill polishingearth every grain of sand. ♪ (splash noise.) ♪ charting our direction. from where we go to where we gather. (splash noise.) ♪ shaping our daily lives. (water noise.) (water coming out of faucet.) water designs our life. who designs for wate

s in effect try to sabotage anything that mr netanyahu wants to do. well actually as you said we just heard from benny gantz and the other co-chair of the blue and white this year left the then you know you started by saying that he doesn't want to talk about the two thousand and nineteen election but he's already preparing for the two thousand and twenty election sort of hinting that benjamin netanyahu will not be around by then since he is facing corruption charges and could very well be inducted come july they both made it very clear that they will be make their voices very loud within that there will be a very strong opposition actually benny gantz the words of we will make. benjamin netanyahu as life a living hell so that gives an indication that they have no intention to. retreat he accused benjamin netanyahu of aligning himself with the extremists of this country but he said benny gantz said that he won't let that happen and he will make sure to be very strong opposition and to stop them at every movement holder thanks very much. white house co

if you're on that boat between those two camps those who are released don't support us and say mr netanyahu be able to form another men should be the prime minister and mr gunson as an alternative to him ok so those are the two main parties in this election what other parties are running. but israelis have a huge range of party sacred to say from there's a record number of parties wanting to get into the knesset but not all of them will pass the electors special you have the left wing bloc you have those parties representing the arab israeli community you have to religious parties and you have many. on the right side the right wing bloc of many of those smaller parties are also a couple of them that you cardis and also this one far right party that has drawn a lot of criticism that they are might be able to come back into the knesset we've been looking at one of these smaller new writing parties this a good party and ask people why they would work for them. one of them is the new ultra right national religious the who party of mushy feiglin a former likud politician fake leins advocates for

mr. netanyahu says he will annex west bank settlements if re-elected.s seen as a bid to win over more right-wing voters. >>> in sudan, app opposition group says at least six people have been killed over the weekend during anti-government protests. dozens more were reportedly hurt during clashes with security forces. the sea of protesters started gathering outside the president's compounds on saturday, calling on him to resign. >>> uganda says its security forces have rescued kidnapped american tourist kimberly endicott with intelligence support from the u.s. military. endicott and her tour guide were taken hostage at gunpoint april 2nd while on a game drive at gene elizabeth national park. >>> the u.s. homeland security secretary has resigned. a source says kirstjen nielsen was pressured to quit. she was the face of the trump administration's hard line on immigration policy. the u.s. president thanked her for her service but was said, rather, to be unhappy with her efforts to secure the southern border. >>> the u.s. house speaker was unsparing in her re

mr. netanyahu face in forming a coalition? when it became clear that even though benjamin netanyahu came to a time with his main challenger, benny gantz, 35 seats each for the parties in the knesset, but that he would right-wing and the religious parties to form the government, many asked whether that would be easy, cause he created so much anger among some of these right-wing pties when during the election, 48 hours before the polls, he panied that benny gantz was leading in the polls, he basically urged israeli voters to throw all their support behind likud, to leave their backing for the smaller parties. but now after the votes haveen ounted, one right-wing religious leader after another is pledging support to the primi ministwaiting and saying they will join his coalition government. laura: lyse doucet in jerusalem, thank u. you are watchin"bbc world news erica." still to come on tonight's program, voting is set to begin yacross india with votersoung and old and even the oldest ready to cast their ballots. jack shepherd, a

mr. netanyahu making sure he is victorious on tuesday taking that final stance. what about netanyahu fatigue? is that something that he has to be concerned with? he has certainly been leading israel for some time. >> yeah, 13 years as prime minister if he wins this election, by mid year he'll be the longest serving prime minister ever. it's interesting, he has faced corruption allegations and scandals for a long time now, and he's proved to be his usual master of deflection, kind of houdini like. he's waiting for a hearing to see if he'll be indicted over breach of trust and bribery and fraudulent intent and things like that. he has used those allegations to rally his base. he borrowed the phrase witch hunt from donald trump. what is interesting in terms of the fatigue angle with benny gantz whose main opposition is, yes, it's time for netanyahu to go. he's only interested in himself. he's been pushing the fatigue angle, but at the moment the polls make it look like in a head-to-head sense too close to call. the polls open tuesday. >> one to watch closely. michael

here among mr netanyahu's supporters, there is still high hope that he will stay in power, with helpng parties. this vote has been a referendum on his leadership, and it has shown a country that is deeply split. eu leaders will hold an emergency summit in brussels later to consider british prime minister, theresa may's request for a delay to brexit. mrs may wants a further, short, postponement to the end ofjune. but the european council president, donald tusk, has written to the 27 eu leaders suggesting a flexible extension of up to a year, with conditions. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. it was first in bell and yesterday when the prime minister tried to get support for her brexit plan. the diplomatic bush continued in paris with theresa may convincing eu leaders to sign a short delay to brexit. ladies night all the eu countries will gather here in brussels to discuss her request. what will happen is far from certain. a draft version of what they might agree suggest they will back an extension to the brexit process to stop the uk leaving without a deal on friday. b

maybe is sometime in the summer and then there will be a final decision whether mr netanyahu will be indicted and then it's a totally different question when if he's a prime minister. but i think what's in the back of the mind of voters and a lot of people i talked to you said east among those who actually want to see a change in government they said they have some problems with you know thinking about having a prime minister. you know running a country like is about and also having to do you with legal troubles that's why they say they would like to say to see a change of government of course and it's announced or to see that completely different and they would like to have him as a prime minister in another term. voting is continuing where you are kind of came in jerusalem thank you very much for that update. and that's the story of a woman who was seven months pregnant when she was kidnapped by radicals and imprisoned janina. went to syria friend who'd become a jihadist in doing so she took risks she now regrets phin dozens child was born in captivity. not a day goes by without. t

maybe is sometime in the summer and then there will be a final decision whether mr netanyahu will be indicted and then it's a totally different question when if he's a prime minister. but i think what's in the back of the mind of voters and a lot of people i talked to is that the east among those who actually want to see a change in government they said they have some problems with you know thinking about having a prime minister. you know running a country like is about and also having to do you with legal troubles that's why they say they would like to say to see a change of government of course nothing else or to see that completely different and they would like to have him as a prime minister in another term. voting is continuing where you are tiny or came in jerusalem thank you very much for that update didn't go to hong kong where nine leaders of the pro-democracy movement have been handed. a court has charged them with incitement in two thousand and fourteen this so-called movement shut down the city center for months in a battle for more political rights just before the verdic

numbers might at the moment still favor probably right wing coalition we also understand that mr netanyahu has started to talk to party leaders now it's all up also to become and ations who could form the next condition and the president will then task you know this person gets the most recommendations then to form the coalition so it's all a bit premature i think we have to wait and see you know for the final results coming here overnight and those results will probably come in early on wednesday morning is it possible though to talk about a candidate who is better positioned to form a governing coalition tanya or is it possible to say that they both you know equal chances of doing that right now. i mean pulses have always said that the right wing bloc has more chances to form a coalition and it all depends now also on some of the smaller writing parties there too especially it's not right clear whether they have pasta specials then of course it comes to some of the parties that might change their mind maybe whether they want to go with mr netanyahu or maybe join the blue and why it's not

maybe at some time in the summer and then there will be a final decision whether mr netanyahu will be indicted and then it's a totally different question when if he's a prime minister. but i think what's in the back of the mind of voters and a lot of people i talk to. those who actually want to see a change in government and they have some problems with you know thinking about having a prime minister. you know running a country like is about and also having to do you with your troubles that's why they say they would like to state just to see a change of government of course nothing else or to see that completely different and they would like to have him as a prime minister in another term meanwhile voting is continuing where you are tiny of came in jerusalem thank you very much for that update now precious mounting on libyan military strongman khalifa haftar to hold his advance on the capital tripoli forces lowered to half a dozen strike into but he's only function what on monday reports say the strike hit a run baby dot causing casualties how far is trying to seize tripoli from the u

this is what mr netanyahu had to say.g question, whether we are moving onto the next stage, the answer is, yes. translation: this means, during your next government, you are going to extend settlement? i am going to extend israeli sovereignty and i don't distinguish between settlement blocks and the isolated settlements. in my opinion, each block is an israeli area and is under israeli control. i won't move these blocks to the palestinian authority. that was the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu. that was the israeli prime minister binyamin neta nyahu. thousands that was the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu. thousands of demonstrators across sudan have taken part in what appears to be the biggest series of rallies since protest began in december. in the country's capital, khartoum, demonstrators reached the army headquarters for the first time. the building lies close to the presidential compound. security forces used tear gas and made several arrests. so far, the army has not intervened in the protests.

maybe is sometime in the summer and then there will be a final decision whether mr netanyahu will be indicted and then it's a totally different question when if he's a prime minister. but i think what's in the back of the mind of voters in a lot of people i talked to among those who actually want to see a change in government they said they have some problems with you know thinking about having a prime minister. you know running a country like is about and also having to do you with legal troubles that's why they say they would like to say to see a change of government of course and nothing else or to see that completely different and they would like to have him as a prime minister in another term. voting is continuing where you are kind of came in jerusalem thank you very much for that update. international community is urging a libyan general khalifa haftar to quarters advance on the capital tripoli forces to which the general carried out an air strike on tripoli's only functioning airport on monday a security source said the strike kid a runaway with double causing any casualties

this is what mr netanyahu had to say.ether we are moving onto the next stage, the answer is, yes. translation: this means, during your next government, you are going to extend settlement? i am going to extend israeli sovereignty and i don't distinguish between settlement blocks and the isolated settlements. in my opinion, each block is an israeli area and is under israeli control. i won't move these blocks to the palestinian authority. the israeli prime minister. eight yea rs the israeli prime minister. eight years after the toppling of colonel gaddafi in libya, there is new fighting on the outskirts of the capital, tripoli. rebel forces are advancing on the city, they are reported to be within 15 miles, forces loyal to the rebel military commander khalifa haftar are continuing their offensive despite international calls to stop the fighting. on the way towards tripoli, there've been heavy clashes with forces supporting the internationally recognised government. ramzan karmali has more. they are on the move with a purpose

mr. netanyahu voted for.r bringing us the latest >>> i want to go back and reiterate the flashes we got from reuters because these are some interesting developments with respect to brexit just to reiterate, angela merkel seemingly is willing to put a five-year limit on the northern ireland backstop, and we've just heard from a brexit supporting lawmaker, according to the bbc, that if merkel did indeed put that five-year limit on the backstop, then it would be difficult to reject may's brexit deal, but it would need some extra assurances you can see that the currency has bounced on that. we're up about .3% up through 131. i think that juliana, you know, with everything that we've been discussing, sylvia was talking about the developments domestically and also the developments with the e.u. council. for once we're getting some sort of a tangible concession perhaps or tangible government from the e.u. side and from angela merkel herself. >> this is exactly away we were discussing earlier with simon french about

mr. netanyahu.t's very interesting to note in spite of the fact these are very early results coming out of the polls, this is a tight race to call the numbers are very close 37 seats for the blue and white and 36 for prime minister benjamin netanyahu's likud party. there are 120 seats in the knusset. this is a parliamentary system whether or not mr. gantz will do that remains to be seen. mr. netanyahu has managed to do that time and time again if he held on to the leadership position by july he'll be the longest serving in the country people are saying this isn't just about security. they are decided on the basis of security but you have two hawks holding the lead between mr. netanyahu and mr. gantz. this against a backdrop of a booming economy. folks on the ground are concerned about things of daily life, higher cost of living, making paychecks go as far as they can they feel they are the lead but when it comes to the economy may be voter fatigue for mr. netanyahu. >> hadley, thank you very much fo

this is what mr netanyahu had to say.ation: this means, during your next government, you're going to extend settlement? i'm going to extend israeli sovereignty and i don't distinguish between settlement blocks and the isolated settlements. in my opinion, each block is an israeli area and is under israeli control. i won't move these blocks to the palestinian authority. three children's commissioner is in the uk have asked the united nations to investigate the use of physical restraint in uk schools. government guidelines say teachers can use "reasonable force" to control children, but campaigners say restraint is often being used inappropriately. the government says it has consulted on reducing restraint, and will announce its next steps soon. an app that enables hand car wash users to report concerns over workers has received nearly 1,000 reports of potential human trafficking in the first five months. the safe car wash app was launched by the church of england's anti—slavery arm, the clewer initiative, and the catholic c

this is what mr netanyahu had to say.ng an interesting question, whether we are moving onto the next stage, the answer is, yes. translation: this means, during your next government, you are going to extend settlement? i am going to extend israeli sovereignty and i don't distinguish between settlement blocks and the isolated settlements. in my opinion, each block is an israeli area and is under israeli control. i won't move these blocks to the palestinian authority. the israeli prime minister, there. commemorations are taking place in rwanda, 25 years after the genocide in which 800,000 people, or a tenth of the entire population, was killed. president paul kagame, who led a rebel army that ended the fighting, lit a remembrance flame at the kigali genocide memorial, where many of the victims are buried. charlotte gallagher has this report. this is the light! a flame to remember and reflect, a quarter of a century after one of the world's worst genocides. the people carrying the flames are all aged 25, too young to remember

mr netanyahu's likud party is expected to finish with roughly the same number of seats as that of thete alliance, led by former military chief of staff, benny gantz. the campaign was overshadowed by corruption allegations against mr netanyahu, who claims he's the victim of a political "witch hunt". our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is injerusalem. history looks set to be made in this election which will shape the future of israel, the region and far beyond. benjamin neta nyahu of israel, the region and far beyond. benjamin netanyahu looks to beyond. benjamin netanyahu looks to be on course to become israel's longest serving prime minister. but the politician whose support has called him the magician faced his toughest challenge in a decade. a man more used to fighting on the battlefield, but then at the ballot box. the polls closed last night and both men immediately announced they had won. this morning in the cold political light of day they both had one with the same number of seats. but in israel voting day can sometimes match a less than the weeks of horse trading

reaching out to right—wing voters, mr netanyahu made a campaign pledge to makejewish settlements in thert of israel. they are widely seen as illegal and palestinians want this land for a future state. but in this settlement supermarket, israelis made their election picks expecting a new approach to solving a decades—old conflict. yes, it's very important who wins this election and who will be handling that whole process. excitement among backers of benny gantz when exit polls came through. but these have to be treated with caution. here among mr netanyahu's supporters, there is still high hope that he will stay in power with help from smaller right—wing parties. this vote has been a referendum on his leadership and has shown a country that's deeply split. yolande knell, bbc news, tel aviv. the department store group, debenhams, has fallen into the hands of its lenders, as part of an administration process. debenhams has 166 stores, which will initially continue to trade, although about 50 branches had already been earmarked for closure in the future. the department store rejected last—d

a father donald trump's recent recognition of israel's annexation of the golan heights boosted mr netanyahu his campaign. look mainly elections in israel as about security and you can add to this the palestinian issue which less and less israelis believe that there is any possible peace between israel and palestinians because we are more and more convinced with the years the police want to establish their side by side with us we are more and more convinced that the palestinians once want to establish a state instead of us to kick us out on this place altogether so the moral is there is believe in it and the palestinians unfortunately give israel too many reasons to believe that they don't want any peace with israel but a peace without israel so more and more people believe in the right wing ideas and ideologies rather than the left which led israel until twenty years ago which were people still hoping to find some how to live along with the policies ok well sonny get a clearer picture this time tomorrow when some results proper come in but for now dr mordechai coulda but least expert i thin

term as israel's prime minister despite the passing of his main rival winning as many seats but mr netanyahu is expected to get the support of smaller right wing parties to form a coalition government. the u.n. security council is meeting to discuss the deepening crisis in venezuela with the u.s. vice president mike pence taking part venezuela has been hit by another huge power cut with reports of twenty to twenty three states being affected the opposition leader. wants people to come out and protest against the ongoing public service failures president nicolas maduro is blaming u.s. sabotage for the power cuts in a moment we'll speak to jamal sheil who's in caracas but first let's go to the u.n. and my colleague mike hanna so mike when it comes to this issue of venezuela what's the the difference between the different stances on the part of the united states and the united nations. well within the united nations security council as on so many occasions there's deep division on this particular issue the council has been briefed on the humanitarian situation that is indeed dire some seven mil

this has in effect become a referendum on mr netanyahu's decade in office. le but it's really getting too much. you know? in what way? there is an atmosphere of corruption. mr netanyahu has pledged himself to voters as the only one who can guarantee the security of israel but he's been dogged by looming corruption charges. if he is worried about forming another government he wasn't showing it. translation: this is a sacred act, the essence of democracy and we shall be thankful for that. you need to choose well but i cannot tell you for whom. or i can. but i'm not going to. the current leader is facing his toughest challenge yet, a former army chief benny gantz who has positioned himself firmly in the political centre ground. you choose whoever you believe in, respect each other and let us all wake up to a new dawn, a new history, a new beginning. the election has been dominated by the issue of security. a flare—up between israel and palestinian militants in gaza saw mr neta nyahu's opponents brand him ineffective. the israeli leader made a controversial pledg

correspondent benjamin hammer in tel aviv so this is a neck and neck race as we've heard how does mr netanyahu announcement influence the campaign over all. well one thing is for sure this is raising the tension in an already tense situation and almost everybody in israel agrees that this is a tactical move when he was so close to the elections he's done this before he's doing it now and he's clearly aiming for right being voters who could vote otherwise for other right wing parties polls show that the center right parties are probably going to be able to form a government but the polls at the same time show that netanyahu is likud might not be the strongest party the strongest party according to polls could be any guns. lou why this worries me to yahoo because this could mean that israel's president will task any guns with forming a government and not on yahoo he wants not he wants that not to happen and this could explain his move if we look at any guns is definitely putting him into an uncomfortable position because the benny gantz is aiming for both right wing center voters and on the cent

this is what mr netanyahu had to say.interesting question, whether we are moving onto the next stage, the answer is, yes. translation: this means, during your next government, you are going to extend settlement? i am going to extend israeli sovereignty and i don't distinguish between settlement blocks and the isolated settlements. in my opinion, each block is an israeli area and is under israeli control. i won't move these blocks to the palestinian authority. that was the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. europe's only jewish—muslim women's conference is underway today in london, with 100—200 jewish and muslim women from all around the country expected to attend. one of the overall goals of the day is to produce a list of demands for what government and political parties need to do to tackle antisemitism and islamaphobia. we can talk now to the tv presenter rachel riley who is at the conference in central london. good afternoon. tell us a bit more about what the conference is trying to achieve. we have got 250 l

mr. netanyahu knows what the risks, implications and dangers of former annexation of most of these -- 60%y control of the west bank. >> as you know better than me, through the years, u.s. policy has opposed settlements in the west bank. obama had a resolution toward the end of his term. both push presidents they opposed, they sometimes bristled when israel ignored u.s. demands or opposition to those settlements. where is u.s. policy on this now? will the u.s. listen and say no, we won't stand for this, or has it moved so in line with israeli policy that netanyahu knows it's a distance he can go to? >> a couple things. this is the most acquiesce sent pro israeli and anti palestinian administration certainly in the history of the u.s.-israeli relationship. it would not surprise me at all if mr. kushner's peace plan implicitly assumes, as previous administrations have also assumed, that the large settlement blocs which play contain a quarter of a million israelis who live beyond the 1967 borders, that those would, in fact, be annexed to israel. but this administration has gone beyond that. i

on friday but mrs may wants to move that to june thirtieth. benjamin netanyahu looks set for a fifth term as israel's prime minister despite the party of his main rival winning as many seats he's expected to get the support of smaller right wing parties to form a coalition government. the u.n. security council is meeting to discuss the deepening crisis in then as whaler with the u.s. vice president mike pence demanding the group recognize the opposition leader john quiet though as the just him at president venezuela has been hit by another huge power with reports of twenty out of twenty three states affected john wants people to come out and protest against the ongoing public services failures the president nicolas maduro is blaming u.s. sabotage for the power cuts mike hanna joins us live from the u.n. so might the chances of the u.n. security council doing something meaningful here must look pretty unlikely. very unlikely indeed as on so many other issues the security council deeply divided on the issue of venezuela president trump to the extreme measure of se