strikes in rafah have killed 13 people. protesters in georgia demand the government revokes a controversial "foreign agents" bill. and we're on the road in india as the world's biggest election continues. hello. a very warm welcome. i am sally bundock. we start in gaza, where palestinian health officials say israeli air strikes on the crowded town of rafah have killed 13 people. medics said many more were wounded. this comes as israel's military says aid deliveries will be ramped up across new corridors and border crossings. the white house says us president biden stressed the need in his latest phone

call with the israeli prime minister. a delegation from hamas is travelling to cairo for further peace talks as pressure to reach a cease—fire grows. the negotiators, along with qatari and egyptian mediators, will look at the latest ceasefire proposals. and it's also been announced that us secretary of state, antony blinken will visit jordan and israel after a stop at the world economic forum summit in riyadh. as we just mentioned, the israeli defense force chief spokesperson, daniel hagari has said aid going into gaza has increased in recent weeks. let's listen to what he said. over the last few weeks, the amount of humanitarian aid going into gaza has significantly increased. in the coming days, the amount of aid going into gaza will continue to scale up even more. food, water, medicalsupplies, shelter equipment, and other aid. more aid is

going into gaza than ever before. ~ . , ., ., before. we have “ust heard that neaative before. we have “ust heard that negative state _ before. we have just heard that negative state antony _ before. we have just heard that negative state antony blinken l negative state antony blinken has arrived at the world economic forum in riyadh. in the meantime, the aid organisation world central kitchen, which provides meals for hundreds of thousands of people in gaza, has announced that it will resume operations there. it suspended its work after seven of its workers were killed in israeli air strikes, at the start of this month. world central kitchen says it has 276 trucks, with the equivalent of almost eight million meals, ready to enter through the rafah crossing. the organisation's ceo, says that they have no concrete assurances about the safety of their staff, but had to make a choice — to either stop feeding people during one of the worst hunger crises ever, or continue, knowing that aid workers and civilians are being intimidated and killed. erin gore signs off by saying "we must continue our mission."

with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. good morning to you, mohamed. a new week begins. let's start with the talks that have resumed once again. what are you hearing about the talks? fix, you hearing about the talks? delegation from hamas went to cairo, at the moment, to discuss the latest israeli proposal. all the proposals are centred around whether the ceasefire would be a pause in fighting or a permanent ceasefire, and whether israeli forces would withdraw completely from gaza or not and whether, also, the — of the — they will allow the people who left their homes to return back to their homes, especially in northern gaza. lots of really difficult points on the table. 0k. and difficult points on the table. ok. and huge amounts of pressure on benjamin netanyahu

within israel to see the hostages released as soon as possible. as far as aid is concerned, we heard from the israeli defence force that they have really increased the amount of aid coming into gaza and yet, of course, we are hearing horrific stories of children dying from famine. indeed, it gaza in a state of famine as the un organisations are saying. they need a massive amount of — of aid. as you said in your introduction, 13 people died in a shelling in rafah. this is happening all the time. there is no fully functioning hospital in gaza and this is really needed. we saw over the last days the opening of a crossing allowing more aid into gaza. there is that temporary port that americans are building. and also the ships that are coming from cyprus to

gaza started to come back again after the announcement. find after the announcement. and world central— after the announcement. and world central kitchen, - after the announcement. and world central kitchen, just briefly, are moving back in. they are saying 8 million meals. this will make a significant difference, waited? indeed. they played a central role in gaza, pausing up to seven officials died. now they are continuing this effort. now it looks like israel is keen to do that as they are accused of violating the humanitarian international law by not allowing aid into gaza. that is why we are seeing this action is that are happening. qm. is that are happening. 0k, thank you _ is that are happening. 0k, thank you very _ is that are happening. 0k, thank you very much, - is that are happening. 0k, thank you very much, i - is that are happening. ok, thank you very much, i could do, for giving us the latest. —— ok, thank you very much, mohamed, for giving us the latest. as the diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire

continue, the united nations is warning of looming famine in northern gaza, as mohamed was saying, where it says 70% of the population is facing "catastrophic hunger". the bbc isn't allowed to report from inside gaza, but bbc news has obtained exclusive access to footage filmed by an american doctor recently returned from northern gaza, where the crisis is most acute. fergal keane sent this report. you may find parts of it distressing. this is the story of a doctor who travelled to hell. desperate voices cry out sam attar went to help people trapped by war. he usually works in a hi—tech hospital in chicago. in gaza, his skills and mental strength will be tested to their limits. immediately upon crossing the border, we were met with the familiar stench ofjust millions of people packed on top of each

other, living together. in some pockets, the air you breathe, you feel like you're decaying, just breathing it, because there are just so many people. the crisis is constant. lives in the balance. the wounded and the lost. woman cries the mother who will not leave the side of her dead boy. amin, amin! you have no ct scans? no ct scans. so you just watch them and hope for the best? yes. rami, with shrapnel in his brain, but no equipment to properly investigate the damage. you ok? long day. it is the great paradox of all war that, in the midst of slaughter, so many will risk their lives for humanity. the doctor whose daughter was killed

comforts rami's mother. but sam attar must now travel north, where the un human rights chief alleges israel may be using starvation as a weapon of war. israel rejects this, saying un figures are wrong, and blames delays and distribution on the un and aid agencies. in kamal adwan hospital — the desolation caused by hunger. baby nahed, three months old. a 22—year—old woman, malnourished and sick, photographed just after she died. this boy is dead — a victim, his mother says, of disease and malnutrition. those who already had serious medical problems are now acutely vulnerable.

jena, before the war, learning the alphabet. she already had a condition that made it difficult for her to absorb nutrition. now she's bed bound by sickness and the trauma of what she's seen. so this isjena. she presented, you said, as a skeleton? due to malnutrition. so she's just skin and bone. a child sam had to leave behind, like so many others in this war. jena's mom came to me, and she was saying, "i thought we were coming with you. "what's happening? "why are you going and we're staying?" and it's because the convoy was only approved for the delivery of food and fuel and not for taking any patients back. but memories of war have their own way of following, as sam knows well. i left a piece of my soul in gaza, and i do hope to go back.

i'd say it's the best time of my life but the worst time of my life. the best time because of the people, but the worst time because of all the horrors you witness. child cries sam managed to organisejena's evacuation to the south. today, our cameraman visited and found a child whose sickness made worse by war has left her mother feeling hopeless. translation: what can i do? she can't be treated and her mental state is very difficult. she doesn't talk at all whenever anyone talks to her. her situation is bad, and as a mum, i cannot do anything. in all of this, it is hard to speak of hope, except to know that gaza's medics keep going — the steady light of decency. fergal keane,

bbc news, jerusalem. now, let's talk about what is happening in ukraine. the commander—in—chief there says the situation on the frontline there has worsened in the face of multiple russian attacks. oleksandr syrskyi confirmed that ukrainian forces had withdrawn from positions close to the town of pokrovsk in the eastern donetsk region, where there has been fierce fighting. he also said russia had what he called "partial successes" near kupyansk, but said ukrainian forces had stopped their advance. russia is trying to take advantage of its current superiority in manpower and artillery before ukrainian forces get much—needed supplies of us weapons. meanwhile, ukrainian military intelligence has released a video it says is of a drone strike on an advanced russian radar station.

let's get some of the day's other news now. tornadoes have left a trail of destruction in the us state of oklahoma, killing at least four people. the storms flattened buildings and flipped over cars in the town of sulphur. power cuts have affected about 30,000 people. thousands of supporters of spain's prime minister, pedro sanchez, have been protesting in madrid in the hopes to persuade him not to resign. on wednesday he cancelled official engagements after a court opened a corruption investigation into his wife's business dealings. sanchez denies the allegations, but said he would take a few days to decide whether to continue leading the government. he is set to announce his decision today. over the weekend, protesters gathered in front of spanish parliament, waving flags and chanting "pedro, don't give up". a british man seriously injured in a shark attack in tobago is "aware of what is happening" and "able to communicate".

the wife of 64—year—old peter smith also says two of the friends they were visiting the caribbean island with stayed in the water to "battle the shark" during the attack on friday. he is now in a stable condition in intensive care in hospital — his wife says he suffered damage to his left arm and leg, puncture wounds to the abdomen and injuries to his right hand, the full extent of which are still being evaluated. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

thousands of people have gathered in georgia's capital, tblisi, demanding the government revoke a controversial "foreign agents" bill. the caucasus nation has been gripped by mass protests since mid—april, when the ruling georgian dream party reintroduced

plans to pass the law — which would require any independent ngo or media organisation that receives more than 20% of funding from abroad to register as an "organisation pursuing the interests of a foreign power." critics says it mirrors a russian law on "foreign agents" — which they say has been used to silence media outlets critical of the kremlin. the european union has warned that the bill would undermine the country's european aspirations. let's speak to tinatin khidasheli, who is chairperson of the georgian think tank civic idea and former minister of defence in georgia. welcome to bbc news. you have been at the protests, i understand. talk us through why this law is a bad idea.— this law is a bad idea. thank ou for this law is a bad idea. thank you for having _ this law is a bad idea. thank you for having me _ this law is a bad idea. thank you for having me here - this law is a bad idea. thank you for having me here and | this law is a bad idea. thank l you for having me here and by having this discussion. as you mentioned, the main reason is

that it mentioned, the main reason is thatitis mentioned, the main reason is that it is a replica of the russian law which is meant to raise all the free voices, all the independent voices. unfortunately the goals of my government are exactly the same as vladimir putin's goal, when in 2012 he introduced this law. but if you go into the legislation itself, into the concrete provisions of the legislation is, it is more troubling because it requires from all of us, dozens of patrons of this country, to go to the ministry ofjustice and register as agents of foreign states. word by word the law requires anything we do if it is supported by the foreign donors then it is serving the interests of other states and we need to declare ourselves as agents of those nations. obviously, particularly for the

government, there is no single self—respecting present in this country who will go with this procedure and register. —— person in this country. they put this law forward last year and tens of thousands of people were in the streets pressuring the government to withdraw. and it worked. last year they were forced to withdraw the legislation. and here is another problem with the law — the fact that they reinitiated it again this year speaks a lot about this government. basically the idea is that they want to take full revenge of the people. this is why the draft bill also has a provision that says it has attractive force, which means it will be in force from 2003. the government is saying to people that due to the very peaceful demonstrations on the streets last march force them to withdraw the legislation, they are telling to all of us that it didn't matter, and the

government will do whatever they plan to do in the first place, already. d0 they plan to do in the first place, already.— they plan to do in the first place, already. do you expect this to be _ place, already. do you expect this to be forced _ place, already. do you expect this to be forced through, - place, already. do you expect this to be forced through, the j this to be forced through, the bill? to expect that it will become law in georgia, then? there are two options in this kind of situation. if the government will go ahead regardless of the huge protests, last year was the 12th day of protest. and it will go all the way through up until mid june, before the bill becomes law. if government decides to ignore the protests, then they are losing at all, because we have elections in october, parliamentary elections, and if they withdraw legislation, if they understand how desperate, had definite people are about their understanding of the legislation, about the danger it brings to the country, about

us bringing back to the russian backyard and putting distance between us and european union, then i hope they will withdraw then i hope they will withdraw the legislation and not pass it, which is going to happen, actually, second time today, this morning, our parliament will discuss by second reading this draft. i will discuss by second reading this draft. , will discuss by second reading this draft-— this draft. i wish we had more time, tinatin _ this draft. i wish we had more time, tinatin khidasheli, - this draft. i wish we had more time, tinatin khidasheli, butl time, tinatin khidasheli, but we don't, but thank you for explaining what is happening in georgia, what is at stake. we will keep a close eye.- will keep a close eye. thank ou. the bbc is on the road covering indian elections as the country continues to hold its seven—phase parliamentary elections. almost1 billion people are eligible to vote — nearly half of those are women. prime minister narendra modi hopes to win a third successive term, but opposition parties says indians face the loss of many freedoms if he stays in power. let's speak to our south asia correspondent samira hussain in patna.

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will encourage others, too. translation:— will encourage others, too. translation: , ., , ., translation: yes, that is what ou need translation: yes, that is what you need to _ translation: yes, that is what you need to do. _ translation: yes, that is what you need to do. boat _ translation: yes, that is what you need to do. boat and - translation: yes, that is what you need to do. boat and make | you need to do. boat and make others — you need to do. boat and make others vote, too. for you need to do. boat and make others vote, too.— you need to do. boat and make others vote, too. for more than a month now — others vote, too. for more than a month now these _ others vote, too. for more than a month now these women - others vote, too. for more than | a month now these women have been going door to door in their community, encouraging people to go out and vote in the elections. —— vote and make others vote, too. that is despite the intense heat. the country is in a heatwave and it is currently a2 celsius. the oppressive heat will not deter these women, firm believers in their civic duty to vote. translation: their civic duty to vote. tuna/mom- their civic duty to vote. translation: .,. ., , , translation: each vote is very im ortant translation: each vote is very important to _ translation: each vote is very important to us. _ translation: each vote is very important to us. if— translation: each vote is very important to us. if one - translation: each vote is very important to us. if one person i important to us. if one person doesn't vote, then their vote will not be represented. that is why we take it upon ourselves to educate all women that voting is your duty. your responsibility as a citizen of india. we are doing this to get as many women out to vote as

possible. as many women out to vote as ossible. as many women out to vote as possible-— possible. the democratic process _ possible. the democratic process is _ possible. the democratic process is a _ possible. the democratic process is a festive - possible. the democratic - process is a festive occasion, full of colour and a belief that every vote matters. that's something that we really sought universally across the country as we have been travelling to different cities and towns. this real importance placed on voting, that this is one's civic duty. you certainly heard it from that woman, you have heard it from all kinds of people. later in the week we will be hearing from first—time voters and what is remarkable is that is also something that we have really heard a lot — they are happy to exercise their democratic right and looking forward to being able to vote and just how important it is. but i will add one thing — it continues to be hot. the heat continues right across india. so, just so you know, it is already in the high 30s and will hit the mid— a0s by later this afternoon. we

will hit the mid- 40s by later this afternoon.— this afternoon. we better let ou aet this afternoon. we better let you get in — this afternoon. we better let you get in the _ this afternoon. we better let you get in the shade. - this afternoon. we better let you get in the shade. thank| this afternoon. we better let. you get in the shade. thank you very much for now, samira. speak to you later. now to ireland. the taoiseach there has asked hisjustice minister to bring forward legislation that would allow them to send asylum seekers who arrive there back to the uk. irish ministers say that around 80% of recent arrivals have come to the country via northern ireland but the uk government says it won't accept any asylum returns from the eu via ireland. our political correspondent helen catt reports. the border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland is designed to be easy to cross. but the irish government says it has recently seen an influx of asylum—seekers coming over it because they are fearful they will be sent to rwanda if they stay in the uk. and ireland can't return them. the irish high court ruled last month that would be unlawful because of the existence of the rwanda scheme. the irish government is now planning to pass new laws to enable it to

do so. ., do so. the uk government, inducing — do so. the uk government, inducing brexit, _ do so. the uk government, inducing brexit, chose - do so. the uk government, inducing brexit, chose to i do so. the uk government, | inducing brexit, chose to go do so. the uk government, i inducing brexit, chose to go it alone on migration. what they have seen since then is an increase in people seeking asylum in their country. their policies are there policies. my objective as minister of justice is to ensure that we have a structure and a migration system that works. that is why i will be bringing forward emergency legislation this week to ensure that we have as effective a returns policy as possible. but have as effective a returns policy as possible.- have as effective a returns policy as possible. but a uk government _ policy as possible. but a uk government source - policy as possible. but a uk government source said - policy as possible. but a uk| government source said that until the eu except the return to france are people that cross the channel, he won't be taking returns from ireland. a planned meeting between the home secretary and ms mcentee have been proposed. the secretary and ms mcentee have been proposed-— been proposed. the deterrent, accordinu been proposed. the deterrent, according to — been proposed. the deterrent, according to your— been proposed. the deterrent, according to your comment, i been proposed. the deterrent, according to your comment, is | according to your comment, is really having impact. because people are worried about coming here and that demonstrates what i'm saying. if people come to our country illegally but know that they won't be able to stay, they are much less likely to stay. stay, they are much less likely to sta . ,, . stay, they are much less likely to sta. ,, ., stay, they are much less likely

tosta. ,, ., , to stay. small boat crossings have been — to stay. small boat crossings have been made _ to stay. small boat crossings have been made in _ to stay. small boat crossings have been made in record i have been made in record numbers this year. the latest figures showed 7000 people arrived this way before the end of april. labour says this shows the planners are working. the home office said it was in the final stages of making the rwanda scheme operational. several papers suggest that migrants will be detained this week before the first flight is due to depart in 10—12 weeks time. helen catt, bbc news. the bbc has been told that scotland's first minister humza yousaf is considering stepping down. he's been struggling to secure support for his minority government after he terminated a power—sharing deal with the scottish greens last week. the first minister is now facing two confidence votes. a source close to mr yusaf said resignation had become an option, rather than letting the votes go ahead. i will be back with the top business stories here, next.

hello. expect a different feel to the weather over the next few days. some warmer weather on the way this week, but with that, we will still see some outbreaks of rain at times, so don't be expecting blue skies and sunshine all the way. and certainly low pressure in charge of the scene for monday, this frontal system pushing in from the west. that'll make for a really soggy start to the day across northern ireland. conversely, central and eastern parts of england and a good part of scotland starting with some sunshine. a touch of frost first thing across parts of scotland. outbreaks of rain spreading from northern ireland, into southern and central scotland, northwest england, wales and the south—west as we go through the day. but for central and eastern parts of england, where we hold on to some brightness, temperatures could climb to 18 degrees. more generally, 11 to 1a. now, through monday night, this first band of cloud and patchy rain pushes a little bit further eastwards and northwards. we'll see further heavy rain returning to western parts by the end of the night. some clear spells, too, but temperatures between seven and 11 degrees — much milder than recent nights.

we should be frost—free as we start tuesday morning, but still with low pressure in charge, this frontal system bringing another dose of rain to western parts. and this front creeping in from the east, that is going to bring a band of clouds and perhaps some heavy, thundery showers into parts of eastern england as the day wears on. but in between our rain bands, a slice of sunshine across central parts of england, up into southern and eastern scotland. the warmth a little more widespread on tuesday, highs of16,17,18 degrees. the odd spot may be up to 19. now, by wednesday, levels of humidity will be climbing a little. that'll mean more in the way of low clouds, some mist and murk, particularly for eastern coasts. outbreaks of rain also likely to develop across many parts of central and eastern england. those temperatures, 16,17 or 18 degrees. as we head towards the end of the week, low pressure still fairly close by, so there'll still be some bouts of rain, but the winds coming from the east will feed some rather warm air from the near continent in our direction.

now, the highest temperatures of all for the end of the week may be across western scotland — could be looking at temperatures up to 20 degrees. as we head into the weekend, looks rather mixed. some dry weather, some rain at times, but staying just a little warmer than it has been of late. just

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elon musk hopes to reverse tesla's fortunes on a surprise trip to china. breaking records: can the uk stock market keep on climbing on the back of last week's highs? and counting the cost of your favourite cuppa: we take a look at the impact of soaring tea and coffee prices. hello. i'm sally bundock with all your latest business news. we start in beijing where tesla boss elon musk landed on sunday on something of a surprise visit. in his second trip in less than a year, the tech billionaire met with china's number two official, premier li qiang, who is reported to have described tesla's business in the country as a "successful example" of economic cooperation. mr musk said tesla is looking

for "more win—win results".