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BBCNEWS Newsday July 2, 2024



would have overall security responsibility in gaza for "an indefinite period", once the war ends. washington says it opposes what it calls a "reoccupation" of gaza by israel, and that the territory must remain palestinian land. here's what both parties had to say on the matter. we see what happens when we don't have that security, what we see is a eruption of hamas on a scale that we haven't seen before. the president maintains his position, that a re—occupation by israeli forces is not the right thing to do. we'll let them speak to their intentions but we are definitely having conversations about what the post—conflict environment ought to look like, and what governance in gaza will look like. one thing there is absolutely no daylight on is hamas cannot be part of that equation. in gaza itself, the israeli defence minister says his troops have now battled their way into gaza city, thought to be the stronghold of hamas — designated by several western countries as a terrorist organisation. israel's bombing raids have itensified in recent days. more than 20 people are reported to have been killed in two southern cities. our international editor jeremy bowen reports. hamas released video of their men fighting on the streets of gaza. they know they can't win a pitched battle, so they're using hit and run tactics. that will intensify as israel's tanks and troops move deeper into gaza city. after an israeli strike in khan younis, southern gaza, they were digging for survivors. the town is in the area israel has told palestinians to go to stay safe. but nowhere�*s safe. israel says this is self—defence. palestinians call it genocide. ahmed had 27 members of his family inside the house when it was hit. this is the bravery of the so—called israel. they show their might and power against civilians. babies inside, kids inside! it is the mighty vengeance promised by israel's prime minister when hamas attacked a month ago. in tel aviv, at the empty table set for the hostages in gaza, friends and families are mounting a 24—hour vigil. the national trauma israel suffered a month ago is not lessening. in fact, they're reassessing everything, notjust relations with the palestinians, but also with arab countries they thought they were getting closer to, and who are now condemning everything they're doing in gaza. and there's the issue of the safety ofjews in places around the world where the palestinians get a lot of support. so even though israel is more secure than a month ago — many more people are out and about — a real sense of threat, notjust from gaza, remains. israel insists that force, not negotiations, will bring the hostages back. shani louk�*s family hoped she was a hostage until she was confirmed dead a week ago. friends filled her family home with her portraits. she was at the music festival that was attacked. we got this horrible video that was shown all over. a friend of ours sent it to us and he said, "i recognise shani. "this is shani on the pick—up truck." this is where she was face down? yes, she was in a weird position, looks unconscious, blood on the head and the pick—up was driving inside the gaza strip and people were shouting and celebrating and spitting on her, and it was terrible, and we were just in shock. do you think israel's doing the right thing now? i don't know what in the end will be, because there are really many innocent civilians also there in gaza and they shouldn't suffer, but there needs to be something radical with the terrorists to be done, because if not, we will be back in this in the next few years. they will get the weapons again and they will train again. israel's pounding of gaza has not stopped. neither has its rage diminished. jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel. the us secretary of state antony blinken has travelled from the middle east to japan for the summit of g7 foreign ministers. mr blinken called on the g7 to speak "in a clear voice" about the israel—gaza war. his japanese counterpart yoko kamikawa says she wants a "candid and deep discussion". earlier i spoke to dr stephen nagy who's a visiting fellow at the japan institute for international affairs. i began by asking him about the calls for a possible humanitarian pause. at this stage i think the united states supports israel's right to defend itself, but at the same time it understands it's important to deal with humanitarian side of israel's response to hamas' brutal assault. the question is, when will israel feel confident enough with its defence to move into a period where they can pause, allow humanitarian aid to move forward, and again, at least temporarily, be on the same page of the book as the united states and the other g7 members who also support israel's right to defence. secretary blinken flew from the united states and japan, but are they united, japan did not condemn the attack, and true as traditionally provided a lot of aid to palestine.— aid to palestine. japan suworts _ aid to palestine. japan supports the - aid to palestine. japan supports the two - aid to palestine. japani supports the two state aid to palestine. japan - supports the two state solution and it wants to find an outcome in which the palestinians in their humanitarian needs in particular this time are really met, but at the same time, japan supports israel's right to defence, it has great concerns about this abuse spreading into a broader region of war, and how this will impact not only energy supplies that japan relies on impact not only energy supplies thatjapan relies on its economy but middle eastern conflict would lead to, not only on the agenda thatjapan has for global development and an order, but about the developing world in how they can support other areas of conflict, like russia's invasion of ukraine. i wanted to ask you — invasion of ukraine. i wanted to ask you about _ to ask you about russia's invasion of ukraine, because president zielinski has said that the focus on the israel gaza war has taken focus off of the ukraine war. it’s gaza war has taken focus off of the ukraine war.— the ukraine war. it's high on the ukraine war. it's high on the agenda. _ the ukraine war. it's high on the agenda, from _ the ukraine war. it's high on the agenda, from japan's i the agenda, from japan's perspective and the g7 perspective and the g7 perspective authoritarian states are trying to change the global order and global institutions, there russia has done this by forcing ukraine, hamas has done this by forcing israel, also south korea and southeast asian countries political entities such as taiwan, great concerns that the lessons that are being learned in the middle east and on the ukrainian border could be applied by china. in the end of pacific region and in particular across the taiwan straits. they are trying to push back against authoritarian states and rushes the invasion of ukraine, the question is how they, disputed resources in a way that helps them deal with all these different conflicts that are coming at the same time. , , ., ., time. yes indeed, you mentioned taiwan and _ time. yes indeed, you mentioned taiwan and also _ time. yes indeed, you mentioned taiwan and also the _ time. yes indeed, you mentioned taiwan and also the territorial- taiwan and also the territorial dispute in the south china sea. do you think those issues are getting even possibly less attention than ukraine and obviously gaza?— attention than ukraine and obviously gaza? behind closed doors, obviously gaza? behind closed doors. these _ obviously gaza? behind closed doors, these issues _ obviously gaza? behind closed doors, these issues are - obviously gaza? behind closed doors, these issues are front l doors, these issues are front and centre injapan�*s security calculus but growing in the calculus but growing in the calculus of other countries within the indo—pacific, about 5.5 trillion us dollars of trade have into the south china sea and the taiwan straits, the arteries of transport for imports and exports and energy resources, if there is a conflict or friction like we are seeing in ukraine, fundamentally obstructed to the global economy as well, they are investing heavily in resilience, deterrence, diplomatic engagement with china and other countries that are interested in changing the status quo. are interested in changing the status qua-— status quo. you mentioned behind closed _ status quo. you mentioned behind closed doors, - status quo. you mentioned behind closed doors, but . status quo. you mentioned i behind closed doors, but in terms of loot news headlines coming out of this meeting, what kind of announcements are you expecting? i what kind of announcements are you “petting?— you expecting? i think the g7 is auoin you expecting? i think the g7 is going to — you expecting? i think the g7 is going to be _ you expecting? i think the g7 is going to be united - you expecting? i think the g7 is going to be united in - you expecting? i think the g7i is going to be united in terms of israel's right to defend itself, at the same time there's going to be calls for humanitarian aid and trying to find the right formula for a pause. there is a realisation that this could spiral out of control, and that without a concerted effort to deal with theissue concerted effort to deal with the issue of palestine that japan and the g7 members really could lose broader support by developing countries for and engaged west and international institutions. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines... striking workers in bangladesh's clothing industry have rejected a government pay rise of more than 50%. the minimum wage was raised to over $110 a month. but they've called for their pay to be increased almost threefold. the workers have been staging protests for more than a week. the taliban authorities in afghanistan say at least seven people were killed and 20 others injured in an explosion in the capital, kabul. the explosion was on a bus in the neighbourhood — dominated by the shia muslim hazara community. the islamic state group said it carried out the attack. the prime minister of portugal has resigned over a corruption scandal that's engulfed his government. antonio costa said he had not been named as a suspect, but believed the inquiry was incompatible with him staying in office. prosecutors are investigating concessions awarded for lithium mines and hydrogen production. a former director of engineering at the technology company meta, whose job once involved maintaining user safety on instagram, has told us politicians he believes the platform has failed to tackle the levels of sexual harassment that teenagers are exposed to on the app. arturo behar testified this afternoon in washington — saying he knew it meant he wouldn't work in the tech industry again. our technology editor zoe kleinman reports. the hours spent scrolling, posting stylish photos and messaging mates, the friendly face of one of the world's most popular social media apps, instagram. if you would stand, please? today, one of the developers behind the app, arturo bejar, told us lawmakers he had raised concerns with the firm's top bosses about the amount of harassment and unwanted explicit content sent to young teens. alarm bells rang when he saw first—hand the experiences will of his own daughter and herfriends. of his own daughter and herfriends. it is unacceptable that a 13—year—old girl gets propositioned on social media. we don't tolerate unwanted sexual advances against children in any other public context. and they can similarly be prevented on facebook, instagram and other social media products. he claims that data about the amount of unwanted sexual and misogynistic content sent to 13 to 15—year—olds has been ignored by the tech giant. he showed me e—mails to meta founder mark zuckerberg, flagging his concerns. you have to tap and hold a message to report it. arturo bejar thinks there should be a simpler way to flag anything you get that makes you feel uncomfortable. meta says, "working with parents and experts, we have also introduced over 30 tools to support teams and theirfamilies in having safe, positive experiences online." one thing you can do right now is check your privacy settings. i would suggest that people constantly check the privacy, check your settings there, because that is always where there will be some information about how the information is shared, what content you want to see. but don'tjust do it once. keep doing it because these settings change. in the uk, the new online safely act has tough penalties for firms which fail to protect children, and there are already lawsuits in the us about the impact of social media on teen mental health. meta says its work in this area is ongoing. zoe kleinman, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a murder investigation has been launched after a 15—year—old boy was stabbed near a school in leeds. emergency services were called to town street in horsfoth, near st margaret's primary school, just before three o'clock this afternoon. the boy, a former student at nearby horsfoth school, later died in hospital. police say two teenage boys have been arrested in connection with the incident. at the covid inquiry, lord udny—lister, a former chief of staff to boris johnson, confirmed that early in the pandemic, the then prime minister offered to be injected with covid—i9 on television to "demonstrate "to the public that it did not pose a threat". the family of captain sir tom moore have lost their planning application appeal, meaning they have to demolish an unauthorised spa building in their garden. hundreds of people have attended a memorial service for bbc news presenter george alagiah, who died in july. colleagues and family members paid tribute to one of british television's best—loved figures. you're live with bbc news. king charles has delivered his first king's speech to parliament, outlining the uk government's priorities. among the announcements there was a focus on crime, with tougher sentences for those who commit the worst crimes, and more rights for victims. new licences will be awarded for oil and gas projects in the north sea. there'll also be a law to allow driverless cars on britain's roads. but the king warned of difficult decisions ahead — as our political editor chris mason reports. hats and stockings, precedent and custom. a spectacle long before there were cameras to capture it, wherever they now hover. this, the fanciest fancy dress party you will ever see, illustrates something vital about how we're governed. the pageantry of monarchy, yes, but ultimately, the power of parliament. the commons speaker's outfit quite the assembly. are we ready? at every ritual, there are those performing their role for the first time. today, that was true of the prime minister and the king and the queen. the playlist at the state opening of parliament sounds and looks like this — fanfare and symbolism. the door to the commons slammed in the face of an official to underline its independence. close the door! and look closely if you're a good lip—reader. political adversaries share small talk as they walk to the house of lords to listen. the king began by reflecting on the loss of his mum, and then read out the government's plans, including inviting companies every year to apply to drill oil and gas under the north sea. this bill will support the future licensing of new oil and gas fields, helping the country to transition to net zero by 2050 without adding undue burdens on households. a central theme of today was crime. in england and wales, there'll be whole life sentences for the worst murders, rapists won't be released early, and reasonable force will be justified to try to make sure defendants turn up to hear their sentencing. my government will act to keep communities safe from crime, anti—social behaviour, terrorism and illegal migration. the government also wants to ban young people from smoking. the scottish and welsh governments agree, and there's support for it in northern ireland, too. my government will introduce legislation to create a smoke—free generation by restricting the sale of tobacco so that children currently aged ia or younger can never be sold cigarettes. order! hours later, the roaring return of familiar politics, and a tussle over the rightful owner of a powerful word. and above all, this king's speech delivers change. change in our economy, change in our society, change in our communities. it takes long—term decisions for a brighterfuture. the labour leader claimed recent by—election wins show it is he who represents change. victories that have reduced the party opposite, now nearly 14 years in power, to the desperate spectacle of claiming it offers change away from itself. today's address shows just how ridiculous that posturing is. the debate over the king's speech is just beginning, and will dominate the coming days here. what we so badly need to see is the powers over our economy, the powers over energy policy, the powers over employment law, transferred from this place to holyrood. when you speak to people on the street, you know what is worrying them. it is the cost of living crisis. of inequality in the uk crisis but that wasn't what this government wanted to talk about. the arguments are on as the ornate outfits are taken off, the ceremonial sand swept, the king's horses and carriage now gone. for others, more modern transport home, and leaving those hats on for a few moments more. while king charles was opening parliament, his son, the prince of wales, was right here in singapore, handing out awards in the earthshot prize. five environmental innovations have each won awards worth £1 million — that's about $1.2 million. a warning, this report from our royal correspondent, daniela relph, from the ceremony, contains flashing images. this way, please. when it's an environmental prize, the red carpet becomes a green one. nominees mixed with celebrity guests ahead of the awards ceremony. while we wait for political solutions and for targets to be met, its important to remember that there are so many people out there of all age groups and demographics, from all cultures, actually doing things within their own communities, in their own regions, to tackle issues caused by the very rapidly changing climate. you know what we all need and the climate space has both action and hope. and the finalists that we see, they provide both. you know, these are tangible ideas to accelerate climate action and action to restore and repair our planet. inside, the prince of wales warned that the climate crisis can't be ignored. our winners and all our finalists remind us that no matter where you are on our planet, the spirit of ingenuity and the ability to inspire change surrounds us all. five projects, each one £1,000,000, for their environmental solutions. they included a new way to build and recycle lithium batteries, a forest protection scheme in the andes and ocean conservation across the americas. it's just really hopeful. it's really... it can be really lonely to do this work. and it makes you feel supported and...lifted up. for the winners, the power of the earthshot prize is about much more than just the money. they also get access to the contacts and influence of prince william, and that can be invaluable. and that royal support begins straightaway for the million—pound winners who the prince says offer hope and optimism. daniela relph, bbc news, singapore. wine production around the world is expected to fall this year to its lowest level in more than six decades. so what's behind the decline? meghan owen has been finding out. it's been a pretty bad year for the grape harvest. now, although there's been 244.1 million

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