mr schumer, the us�*s highest—ranking jewish elected official, released his own statement thursday saying he has "clear and profund" disagreements with the prime minister. "but because america's relationship with israel is ironclad and transcends one person or prime minister ijoined the request for him to speak. the announcement comes as the us urged israel to publicly name the 20 to 30 hamas fighters it said it targeted in a deadly air raid on a united nations school in gaza. hospital medics said at least 37 people were killed in the strike on thursday. while israel often releases the names of hamas fighters it says it has targeted, it is rare for the us to publicly say it expects full transparency. israel's military said it "conducted a precise strike on a hamas compound" in the school and that it killed many of the 20 to 30 fighters it believes were inside. but gaza's hamas—run government says 14 children and nine women are among the dead. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson has the latest. and a warning, some viewers may find images in her report distressing. torchlight barely reveals the bodies. who they were, why they were here, can take even longer to expose. israel says this strike hit a hamas compound inside a un shelter. but an israeli human rights group said if that were true, the harm to civilians could still make it a war crime. a hamas official said women and children were among the dead. in daylight, survivors mined the rubble for scraps of security. the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees said 6,000 people were sheltering here and that there had been no warning of the strike. ibrahim's cousin, mohammed, was killed. translation: i was sitting here with my brothers - and friends when, suddenly, there was an explosion. the mattress protected me because i was sitting against the wall. but all the bodies here are dismembered and torn. israel said it had targeted a group of 20 to 30 fighters. tonight, it named nine it said it had killed. we stopped a ticking time bomb. 0ur intelligence indicated that the terrorists were operating from inside these three classrooms, three classrooms. we delayed our strike twice because we identified civilians in the area. israel began a new offensive in central areas of gaza this week. medics say more than 100 people there have been killed. the rapid surge in activity, a sign that pressure to end this war isn't working, or a sign that before too long, it might. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. families are in mourning in central sudan after at least 150 people were killed in a massacre in a village in gezira state, on wednesday. hundreds of people gathered in wad—al—noura village square, where they prepared bodies for a mass burial service. the un children's agency says at least 35 children were among those killed. local pro—democracy activists are blaming on the paramilitary rapid support forces. the rsf has fought sudanese government forces for well over a year, in a war that has killed more than 15,000 people and forced about nine million people from their homes. 0ur deputy africa editor anne soy has more. this is not an unusual occurrence in sudan in this war and its been going on for 13 months and there had been allegations of massacres in the past and they had been accused on different sides but mostly the rapid support forces that is fighting against the national army in sudan. it has not commented on this particular incident but it issued a statement to say it had conducted attacks near the village, in targeting positions that are held by the military and said that it killed eight soldiers. in the western side of the country in the western darfur region some of the most intense fighting had been witness, people continue to flee in tens of thousands and we understand they are trying to flee towards the west and southin to flee towards the west and south in the north of west the last city still held by the army and the fighting is intense in the region now and i spoke to the medical charity msf saying that they shut down one of the hospitals they were running and that was shelled and that is the daily reality of people, they are fleeing from the shelves on the bombing and this is a war that has been going on since last year with the political fallout between the political fallout between the generals in charge of the national army and the paramilitary units. at least 50 people are said to have been killed in myanmar, where a rebel military seized power three years ago. since then, there have been frequent accounts of torture and murder. the bbc has also seen evidence of brutal violence against young protesters, specifically in chin state, where our correspondent yogita limaye, gained rare access. her report contains descriptions of torture, which some may find distressing. a land where a fragile democracy was crushed by a coup. now the militaryjunta has been pushed out of parts of myanmar by an armed resistance. we're driving into the western chin state to see how the military has tried to suppress a people's uprising. it's accused of burning and bombing tens of thousands of homes. in this village, we saw evidence of it. fighting here — farmers, students, truck drivers, labourers. this isn't a professional, well—equipped army. it's propelled by the courage of ordinary people in the face of a savage conflict. how does your family feel about you being on a front line? sometimes they are so worried about me, but i must do thisjob, for my son, my family, for our people, for our country. this 17—year—old convinced her parents to let herjoin the armed movement. in an essay at school, she explained why. "myanmar is broken now. "the soldier of burma are enemy for me because they have no mercy. "my future is people's defence force." the teenager loved dancing and tiktok. captured during a military ambush in august 2022, her body was found two days later. tortured, raped, bludgeoned to death. also killed, her brother, just 15. described as a gentle, obedient boy. he had signs of torture on his chest and genitals, his face disfigured. their family has shown us evidence of the torture. translation: it's hard to think of what my children went - through, but we will not be discouraged by their death. people in the coming generations do need freedom. it is a fight worth sacrificing one's life for. i'm very proud of them. thousands who worked for the burmese state have switched sides. this woman told us her son, a policeman, chose to join the resistance. his wife was pregnant with their child when he was killed. "my son was stabbed here and here. "he was brutally assaulted and even his leg was cut off. "it's hard to talk about it," she said. for all the lives that have been lost, a few miles away we find a sign of what has been gained. this used to be a base of the myanmar military up until november 2023. we are a few miles from my myanmar�*s western border in its chin state and the rebel group, the resistance forces that pushed the military out, are called the chin national army. you can see behind me there the flag that's been hoisted that belongs to the chin national army, and the nearest myanmar military base is about 30 or a0 miles from here, so that's how far back the junta has been pushed from here. it took multiple offensives by resistance forces to take this camp and it won't be easy going forward. i met this man, of the chin national army. the groups and the tribes that are fighting together right now, traditionally have had infighting between each other. are you going to be able to keep it together? translation: yes, there are | numerous tribes within the chin people and we expect there to be disagreements, but we are fighting as one. our success is because we know every corner of this intimately. from new front lines every day, more people arrive at shelters. millions are displaced across the country. this baby's family fled from their home two weeks after she was born. many here have endured decades of military persecution before. this time, what's evident among them is a strong belief they can win. yogita limaye, bbc news, western myanmar. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. greek police and a drone are searching the greek island of symi, north of rhodes, to locate missing bbc health and science presenter michael mosley. mr mosley was last seen early on wednesday afternoon, when he went for a walk alone. he presents a range of programmes on health that often see him experiment on himself. the bbc�*sjoe inwood reports from rhodes about the concern of extreme heat in the area. it is expected to get very hot, as hot as 48 degrees tomorrow on the isle of symi, a beautiful but unforgiving place which will make it more difficult for people trying to search for michael mosley and more difficult for his family. mr mosley�*s books on intermittent fasting for weight loss, called the 5:2 diet, have sold millions of copies worldwide. the 67—year—old's phone was found in the place he was staying with his wife, who reported him officers are also searching cctv footage for any sign of mr mosley. world leaders gathered in france to mark the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings in normandy. 0njune 6th, 1944, tens of thousands of soldiers landed on five beaches in northern france. it was the largest seaborne invasion in the history of warfare, and played a crucial role in the defeat of nazi germany and the liberation of europe. while commemorating a key moment in the war in europe 80 years ago, leaders also spoke about the threat to ukraine today. hosting a centerpiece event near 0maha beach, french president emmanuel macron said western support for ukraine will not waver. us presidentjoe biden also delivered an address in which he warned that democracy is facing a greater threat than at any time since the second world war. 0ne world leader was notably absent from the events — russia's vladimir putin, who did attend the 70th anniversary commemorations 10 years ago. from normandy, our europe editor katya adler reports. the proud anthem of the french resistance. sung in normandy today by the students who could be the great, even great—great grandchildren of those who fought and died here forfreedom. at this international d—day ceremony, heads of state and government, representatives of europe's royal families stood shoulder to shoulder. hearts full of gratitude. translation: they were afraid. but they knew that they were fighting a just war. and that every step they took, brought them closer to restoring freedom to the world. but a new war in europe hung heavy over today's commemorations. russia was crucial in the defeat of nazi germany. but while ukraine's president was invited here... you're a saviour of the people! was invited here... ..vladimir putin was not. was invited here... this is the us military cemetery in normandy. final resting place for well over 9,400 us soldiers. earlier today, joe biden made it clear why russia's president wasn't welcome. to surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators is simply unthinkable! applause. were we to do that, it means we'd forgetting what happened here on these hallowed beaches. us veterans were presented by president macron with the legion d'honneur, france's highest honour. modern—day geopolitics loom really large over these d—day commemorations, but the world leaders gathered here don't mean any disrespect. those valiant veterans who have managed to come here to normandy know all too well the dangers of aggressive nationalism and the politics of hate. the freedom and peace they fought so hard for is fracturing. normandy resident danielle boucherie was five years old on d—day. her village amongst the first to be liberated in the early hours the morning. translation: i went to sleep under german rule and woke l up with the americans. danielle's mum made her a star—spangled dress out of us service men's parachutes found in a field. she became a symbol in pigtails of their everlasting gratitude. translation: if it hadn't been for the americans, l what would have become of us? since the second world war, europe has relied on the us to have its back in terms of security. these brave men helped forge the transatlantic alliance — their president today said it was stronger than ever. but with us elections around the corner, europe knows it can't take anything for granted. katya adler, bbc news, normandy. earlier, i spoke to retired colonel brendan kearney, a former chief of staff of us marine corps forces in europe and africa. during his tour, he worked extensively with the us european command and nato. we are marking the 80th anniversary of d—day. a time when there was war in europe and marking it at a time when there is war in europe again. what is the significance of that for you?— that for you? sadly it exemplifies - that for you? sadly it exemplifies the - that for you? sadly it exemplifies the fact l that for you? sadly it. exemplifies the fact that humanity never seems to learn. you think we'd learn something and profit from the mistakes of the past but seemingly not. do ou the past but seemingly not. do you think the freedom that the veterans there that they fought so hard for is indeed fracturing?— so hard for is indeed fracturing? so hard for is indeed fracturina? , ., ., ,, fracturing? yes and no. i think it's been under— fracturing? yes and no. i think it's been under great - fracturing? yes and no. i think it's been under great stress i it's been under great stress but at the same time i think what russia has done, they made a terrible mistake a couple of years ago. nato was on the rocks and looking for a mission and not doing well, lacking public support and political support through the member nations and the european union writ large and vladimir putin, i give writ large and vladimir putin, igive him writ large and vladimir putin, i give him tremendous credit, he reinvigorated nato with the invasion of ukraine. europe has come together to beautifully to repel russian aggression. we beautifully to repel russian aggression-— aggression. we heard from president _ aggression. we heard from president biden _ aggression. we heard from president biden saying - aggression. we heard from i president biden saying today that if the us and its allies backed down in ukraine that all of europe would be threatened and the illegal russian aggression as he put it cannot go unchecked, do you agree? i agree with him and to be honest with you i am not often in agreed with president biden but he spot on in this case. the united states has to support europe. we have treaty obligations, not only the one with nato but individual countries and we have friendships and alliances that go back decades and we have i believe a moral obligation. unfortunately in washington, dc the words moral obligation don't carry as much weight as they used to but for some of they used to but for some of the sea in the united states, we believe that if you shake hands with somebody and so you will support them, you must do it, underall will support them, you must do it, under all circumstances so i'm very hopeful that no matter who becomes the elected president of the us that the senate, the house, the congress of the us that they will come together and make sure whoever the executive is that we will fulfil the obligations we have. world war ii didn't enter another 11 months after d—day but d—day is looked at as the turning point of the conflict. what could be a turning point with the russian invasion in ukraine? i with the russian invasion in ukraine? ~ with the russian invasion in ukraine?— ukraine? i think there's a coule ukraine? i think there's a coume of _ ukraine? i think there's a couple of things - ukraine? i think there's a couple of things that - ukraine? i think there's a l couple of things that could ukraine? i think there's a - couple of things that could be turning points that could happen either immediately with vladimir putin going away and may be being replaced with somebody with common sense, but we don't know who that all who will be on the line of succession if it happens. the other thing is if there is increasing ukrainian success on the battlefield, that will put a lot of pressure on russia. and i think with all of the arms flow and the new weapon systems coming in, the f—i6s which the friends around some of the miragejets which the friends around some of the mirage jets that were increased ordinarily good aircraft, they will be hitting the ukraine, and i think we are going to see some changes, but the russians have suffered over half a million casualties and they don't seem to be wanting to quit anytime soon but hopefully reality will set in and will see that this is that they have pushed too far and they have pushed too far and the west, along with ukraine, will simply not allow them to succeed. in one of the most stunning upsets in the history of cricket, the united states defeated pakistan in a super over in the t20 world cup. the americans were on home turf in dallas, texas for their first world cup. pakistan is a cricket powerhouse, having won the t20 tournament in 2009 and finishing runner—up in 2022. after scoring a major upset on thursday, the us now needs one more win against india or ireland to advance to the next round. there's hope that the landmark win could help cricket could see a surge in popularity in a nation where it trails sports like baseball, basketball and american football. i spoke about that with one of team usas star cricketers aaronjones — on board a plane to new york for the next match. thanks forjoining us on bbc news on this night of all nights. congratulations to you and the team. how are you all feeling with this massive victory? thank you so much. we are feeling great right now and it was a great achievement to beat pakistan and we always wanted to be them, when we saw the fixtures, to be honest and we came out on top today and we are very happy. so you had targeted the game as one you felt you could win? we think we could win every game and we have a good team and the confidence of the group is high right now, having played cricket in the last couple of weeks and we believe we can beat anyone to be honest. put into context, there are many americans who are possibly not aware there is a us cricket team. how big is this for the sport of cricket in the us? it's really big. and it's bypassed a lot of american people a lot of fans are from pakistan, india, caribbean, bangladesh and from various areas in the us but we want to show people about the sport and they don't know much about cricket and may the world cup being in the us has really opened up some new avenues. is this what sporting dreams are made of? yes, definitely. i think a lot of people didn't believe we could be pakistan but i knew that the boys are really confident and really truly think we could take on any team right now. it was a hard—fought match and went to the super over. how were you feeling during the game? i think there was a bit of pressure on both sides to be honest. for me, personally, right in pressure situations, i do well under pressure. with this win, its getting a lot of headlines and coverage. do you expect there will be more support for you and the team for the rest of the world cup? yeah, it's good for us cricket to be honest. the media are getting on it and stuff and they've been saying a lot of people are getting on it and move up we have a really good cricket team and we can beat any team in the world. how will you all be celebrating tonight? i don't have much to do, to be honest. we are on the plane right now and we are going to chill have a little morning session and then we get back to work tomorrow. that's it for the moment. stay with us here on bbc news. all week the weather story has been stuck in repeat. it's been cool and showery to the far north—west — further south we've seen some sunshine and we had that on thursday, a maximum of 20 degrees with some sunny spells and lighter winds in london. but further north and shetland, a brisk west to north—westerly wind at times, sharp showers, just a maximum of ten celsius, 50 fahrenheit. now we're going to see more widespread rain to start the day on friday with this weather front sinking its way south and east. it'll be clearing scotland during the morning rush hour, leaving a trail of sharp showers following on behind. there's our weather front moving out of aberdeenshire, across the scottish borders, leaving northern ireland as well. so there will be a little more in the way of drier, brighter weather for northern ireland as we go through the day. starting off fine and sunny once again across england and wales. the cloud will develop as we go into the afternoon. there'll be a few isolated showers ahead of that front, but the front will think its way steadily south and weaken as it moves into northern england and north wales. sunny spells blustery showers accompanied by that brisk west wind in scotland, making it feel once again disappointingly cool forjune — ii to 14 degrees at the very best. highest values in the south and east once again, 19 or 20 degrees. so is this where the front continues to sink its way steadily south, the cooler air will always sit in place across scotland and perhaps northern fringes of northern ireland. with clouds sinking south to begin with on saturday morning we mightjust start off with double digits, but that means it is going to be a cloudy start across the midlands, stretching down into south wales with outbreaks of light showery rain. that will push its way into the south and east during the afternoon. sunny spells blustery showers, particularly across north and west facing coasts. so we were stuck in a rut. and again, those temperatures, similar values to what we've seen all week, 11 to 1a degrees in the north, perhaps 17 or 18 in the south and east. don't expect that much in the way of significant change as we move into sunday. again, the wind direction, in fact, strengthening more showers to come. high pressure is desperately trying to build, but it is going to keep us waiting. so no significant change for the second half of the weekend either. best of the sunshine likely for england and wales. welcome to hardtalk. i'm sarah montague. my guest today is a singer—songwriter who was propelled to global fame when her protest song, kelmti horra, became the anthem of the arab spring more than a decade ago. emel mathlouthi combines the traditions of her native tunisia with western influences to create compelling and original music that addresses themes such as identity and justice, as well as freedom. she's just released a new album featuring an all—female line—up of musicians and producers. she feels a responsibility to use her music to shake people, but resists being called political. so what drives her creative vision? emel mathlouthi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you.