In israel last october. Several groups were named in parliament as possibly facing restrictions under the new definitions. But concerns have been raised that it could be seen as unfair and undemocratic. This has become a regular sight at weekends in our cities, thousands of people taking to the streets in protest at israels actions in gaza. The current conflict in the middle east has prompted a political debate notjust about the fighting there, but about the impact on Community Cohesion here. In recent weeks and months, we have seen a shocking increase in extremist disruption and criminality. In a surprise speech two weeks ago, the Prime Minister warned that extremists were trying to tear us apart. Who exactly are these so called extremists . Well, today the government has published a new definition of extremism. It is described as the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance that aims to negate or destroy the fundamental rights and freedoms of others, and undermine the uk system of democracy and democratic rights, or intentionally create a permissive environment for others to do that. It is the brainchild of the community secretary. Michael gove told the commons that groups that fall foul of the term will in effect be blacklisted, excluded from Government Meetings and funding. We are in no way intending to restrict freedom of expression, religion or belief. But the government cannot be in a position where, unwittingly or not, we sponsor, subsidise or support in any way organisations of individuals opposed to the freedoms we hold dear. He proceeded to name some of those organisations. The British National socialist movement and patriotic alternative, who promote neo nazi ideology, argue for forced repatriation, a white ethno state, and the targeting of minority groups for intimidation, are precisely the types of groups about which we should be concerned and whose activities we will assess against the new definition. He also said some muslim groups gave rise to concern. Labour, though, want more. Todays statement does not go far enough. Regardless of how workable and effective this new definition and centre of excellence is, this announcement will not be enough. And some organisations already feel got at. Communities are very concerned at this time as to how the government is going to apply this consistently and equally, given it is not a Legal Definition but one that they have arbitrary power to choose. All of this is pretty fundamental to our democracy. We expect our politicians to defend peoples right to speak out, no matter how unpalatable their views might be, but we also expect them to protect the values that most of us hold dear. Those currently in power hope they have struck the right balance. Ilyas ill yass nag dee is the Racialjustice Director for Amnesty International uk, hejoins me now. Iam i am looking at your Press Release and you are disguising describing it as a smash and grab on human rights. What is your problem with what michael gove announced today . I think the starting point for this conversation has to be the conversation has to be the conversation about this. We find in our research that the current definition of extremism and captured people who were in trade Union Organisation or and i is in and around environmentalism. By broadening this definition there is widespread concern that the government is politicising this area of extremism in the year of a General Election. General election. Has it been significantly General Election. Has it been significantly broadened . General election. Has it been l significantly broadened . Most organisations say its not that different to the 2011 definition. The difference as far as were concerned is that in the year of a General Election we are seeing this, what the government has been accused of doing as politicising the concept of doing as politicising the concept of extremism. The introduction and use of, michael gove using parliamentary privilege to name certain groups is incredibly concerning. We think that this is in response to the largely peaceful protests that have been recurring in recent weeks mean that the government is determined to silence those who disagree with their policy. The new definitions today alongside the introduction of new regulations on protests fall in line with the patchwork of legislation that we have seen introduced in recent years. That we have seen introduced in recent yew that we have seen introduced in recent veere that we have seen introduced in recent ears. A. ,. ,. ,. Recent years. Michael gove announced a list of initial recent years. Michael gove announced a list of initial groups recent years. Michael gove announced a list of initial groups that recent years. Michael gove announced a list of initial groups that they a list of initial groups that they are going to look at to see whether they go against this definition of extremism. Do you agree that there are some groups across the uk that need to be looked at more closely . That there are groups that need to have their Taxpayer Funding removed if they are found to be extreme as . I think if the government believes that groups have broken the law then there are a whole host of laws in place that they can use to investigate this. There are bodies like the Charity Commission and others that can investigate this. This new standard of using parliamentary privilege to label groups is simply lowering the evidential standard. This could be extended to other groups in the computer and is concerning other groups in the future. What computer and is concerning other groups in the future. Groups in the future. What is Amnesty Internationals groups in the future. What is Amnesty Internationals view groups in the future. What is i Amnesty Internationals view on whether there has been an upsurge in extremism since october of last year . Is that something you recognised and that needs to be tackled . ~. , ~ , recognised and that needs to be tackled . , ~ , i,. , i, tackled . What Amnesty International is particularly tackled . What Amnesty International is particularly concerned tackled . What Amnesty International is particularly concerned about tackled . What Amnesty International is particularly concerned about is is particularly concerned about is the rhetoric that we are seeing from the rhetoric that we are seeing from the government, in particular we saw the government, in particular we saw the Prime Ministers speech outside Downing Street and the introduction of further anti protest measures. It looks like the government is set on shrinking the space for dissenting views on the right to protest and is using this moment of Community Fear to pass these measures, which is deeply cynical and inappropriate. Will have to leave it there, thank you very much. The Us Senate Majority leader, chuck schumer, has called for new elections in israel, saying the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, risked making israel a � pariah. Senator schumer said it was a � Grave Mistake for israel to reject a two state solution. The Israeli Military says it plans the obstacle to peace is Benjamin Netanyahu. To move nearly 1. 5 million displaced palestinians in rafah to what it described as humanitarian islands in the middle of the gaza strip. Aid agencies have insisted that safely moving such a large number of people in a war zone would be almost impossible and an assault on rafah could prove disastrous. Merlyn thomas from verify has been looking at where israel might try to move the people in rafah. The israeli army has said it plans to move palestinians out of the city of rafah in Southern Gaza to what it describes as humanitarian islands. It comes ahead of a planned Military Offensive in rafah, and rafah is at the southern border with egypt. Over a million displaced palestinians are currently sheltering there after being forced to leave their homes because of the Israeli Offensive elsewhere. And this is the Satellite Image from before in december. Look at this road and this area. And this is one from late february. And you can see just how many people are there. Tents are everywhere, even on roads. So where will people go from rafah . We dont know. The israeli statement doesnt specify exactly where, but there are already questions of where in the rest of gaza has the infrastructure and buildings still intact to shelter people coming from rafah. Take a look at this map. This is the gaza strip. And this is a map of all of the areas that have been damaged. Thats the red patches that you can see. Those are areas that have been damaged or destroyed since the beginning of the war. After all, the people who came to rafah came because they were fleeing much more intense bombing in the rest of gaza. One of the most heavily affected areas is khan younis. Its a city in Southern Gaza, some seven kilometers north of rafah. This is a Satellite Image from december and this is from february. And you can see how some of those neighborhoods have been completely flattened there. And again, central gaza. Again, this is from october and this is from march. And you can see just how extensive that damage is. And getting anywhere in gaza is a huge challenge. Theres only one main road from the south to the north thats fully operational right now and thats being used to transport aid. Its the coastal road here, this orange one called al rasheed road. So in order to move over a Million People out of rafah, safe routes will likely have to be created. Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari has said this planned evacuation of palestinians to so called humanitarian islands would be carried out in coordination with international actors. But last night us secretary of state Antony Blinken has said hes not seen any details of an Evacuation Plan and any evacuation of over a Million People will take time. But the plans for how exactly that will happen is unclear. We have just had a statement from the white house saying they cannot confirm whether israel has a plan for evacuating people out of rafah. Lets speak to eyal ben ari, senior fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for strategy and security. Although this plan has been announced, how logistically could that happen in effectively a war zone . ,. ,. , that happen in effectively a war zone . ,. ,. ,. , that happen in effectively a war zone . , i, zone . Good evening. I would say it is a hue zone . Good evening. I would say it is a huge Logistical Zone . Good evening. I would say it is a huge logistical undertaking zone . Good evening. I would say it is a huge logistical undertaking we | is a huge logistical undertaking we are talking at least about two major areas. One would be pushing the civilians in the rafah area towards the coast and up towards the north, towards the southern part of central gaza. That is one possibility. The other is that we have been having consistent reports about egypt creating a humanitarian area just on the border of rafah. In the egyptian area. The which would be two major areas. But one must realise that the very act of establishing the infrastructure, which includes tents, sewage, running water, public facilities for Health Government etc. Is something that would take months to carry out. That etc. Is something that would take months to carry out. Months to carry out. That is interesting months to carry out. That is interesting that months to carry out. That is interesting that you months to carry out. That is interesting that you bring i months to carry out. That is | interesting that you bring up months to carry out. That is interesting that you bring up the matter of timing. With that amount of people and logistics, that will take time. , � , of people and logistics, that will take time. , � ,. , , take time. Thats right. Obviously, certainly in take time. Thats right. Obviously, certainly in the take time. Thats right. Obviously, certainly in the gaza take time. Thats right. Obviously, certainly in the gaza area, take time. Thats right. Obviously, certainly in the gaza area, to certainly in the gaza area, to control and establish the infrastructure. As you said before, there are no actual plans that have been published to the general public. We have been told by israel that the whole campaign will take months to complete. People are talking about 2025 or 2026. This effort will take a long time but does fit with the overall idea of the campaign in gaza. Does fit with the overall idea of the campaign in gaza. What do you think of the the campaign in gaza. What do you think of the statement the campaign in gaza. What do you think of the statement from the campaign in gaza. What do you think of the statement from the. Think of the statement from the white house saying they have no idea of the plans, they are not aware of the plans. It seems there has been more pressure from the white house to find out what is going on, what israels plans are. At to find out what is going on, what israels plans are. Israels plans are. At this stage i a. Ree israels plans are. At this stage i agree completely israels plans are. At this stage i agree completely with israels plans are. At this stage i agree completely with the israels plans are. At this stage i agree completely with the idea l israels plans are. At this stage i i agree completely with the idea that Benjamin Netanyahu is completely beholden, because of the structure of his collation, to the radicals and others. Knowing him, according to his track record, his holding the cards very close to his chest. Based again on precedents, he will perhaps wait for even greater American Pressure On Israel and coming out with certain plans. We have seen this time and again during this campaign. The us would say, more humanitarian aid. Netanyahu prevaricate and then finally capitulate. It is quite a porous institution in israel and so we are getting media reports about humanitarian islands. I dont have any idea about concrete plans. {line any idea about concrete plans. One ofthe any idea about concrete plans. One of the objectives of the idf is to get rid of any hamas operatives. When you potentially are moving more than 1 when you potentially are moving more than1 Million People from one area to another, how do you separate, identify those hamas operatives . How would it do that logistically . This is one of the would it do that logistically . In 3 is one of the things that will take time. To create various checkpoints, roadblocks, etc. They would have to check each individual. There are two big worries from the idf point of view. With hamas operatives seeping into the humanitarian islands. The other hand, the idf is worried that the hamas will potentially start to control these islands. Dominating or controlling all the access to food, medicine and so on. Just as it has done and is doing in gaza. 0ne medicine and so on. Just as it has done and is doing in gaza. One more point which may interest the International Audience is that we are hearing in the last month suggestions about creating a governmental or military government, the kind of government through which Israel Occupied and controlled the west bank and gaza before 2005 and before the oslo accords. In every one of these humanitarian islands you would have a Military Governor and an apparatus under him. Irate you would have a Military Governor and an apparatus under him. We will have to leave and an apparatus under him. We will have to leave it and an apparatus under him. We will have to leave it there. And an apparatus under him. We will have to leave it there. We and an apparatus under him. We will have to leave it there. We really have to leave it there. We really appreciate your time. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. 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