we have been analysing social media posts from the west bank by soldiers in the israeli army. legal experts say this footage may constitute a war crime. the ukrainian military says heavy battles are looming as russia pushes on with its assualt near kharkiv. police charge the world's number one golfer scottie scheffler before his appearance at the pga championship in kentucky. people in afghanistan search for the bodies of family members almost a week after deadly floods hit the country. we speak to the world food programme operating in affected areas. and the first guidance for the vatican in 40, on the reporting of �*apparitions�* and supernatural phenomena. hello, i'm matthew amroliwola.

let's start in gaza, because us troops have, for the first time, used a temporary pier, to deliver humanitarian aid. these pictures from us central command show the structure. the first consignments were brought ashore a few hours ago. it comes, as israel has accused south africa, of distorting reality, in its attempt to get the international court ofjustice, to force a halt to its military campaign in rafah, in southern gaza. here's dan johnson. this is a floating lifeline bringing aid direct to gaza's shores, built by the us military, so larger ships can deliver additional supplies under the supervision of the world food programme and israel's military. the americans stress, this is humanitarian work, there are no us military boots in gaza. listen to the insistence this should

only supplement aid by road. the pier is temporary and not meant to replace land routes into gaza. there is british aid heading from cyprus, and the royal fleet auxiliary ship cardigan bay has helped open the new route. aid has been restricted since the main border crossing from egypt was closed last week when israeli soldiers moved into rafah. we have very little food and fuel coming through the border crossings in the south and we are always trying hard but failing, currently to bring in consistent volumes of food. hundreds of thousands of palestinians have been further displaced and the un warns of dwindling food and impending famine. getting aid to people in need into and across gaza cannot and should not depend on a floating dock far from where needs are most acute. land routes are the most viable, effective and efficient

aid delivery method, which is why we need all crossing points to be opened. at the international court ofjustice, israel again has defended its conduct in the war, responding to further claims by south africa that its latest military action in rafah amounts to genocide. israel is engaged in a difficult and tragic armed conflict. south africa ignores this factual context, which is essential in order to comprehend the situation, and also ignores the applicable legal framework of international humanitarian law. it makes a mockery of the heinous charge of genocide. military actions built in rafah over the last week but stopped short of an all—out assault. the prime minister told soldiers yesterday the operation was a vital part of the campaign against hamas. translation: the battle for rafah is critical. - it is notjust the rest of their battalions, it is also their oxygen pipes

for escape and resupply. this battle, of which you are an integral part, is a battle that decides many things in this campaign. israel supported this construction to help ease palestinian suffering but there is a clear warning, it is still not enough to feed gaza's people. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, is injerusalem. well, we we think that israeli troops are pushing further and further towards the centre of rafah. we do not know exactly what the military or the government's intentions are. do they intend to launch an all out offensive on the heart of rafah itself? something that the british and american governments have been urging benjamin netanyahu not to do for weeks and weeks and weeks. or are they content with this slightly gradual process in which large numbers of people are fleeing and getting out of their way, and they're able to concentrate on the business of demolishing hamas infrastructure, taking on gunmen

as and when they find them. at some point, a decision will have to be made. and we know from the comments made earlier in the week by the defence minister, yoav gallant, that there is a real sense of uncertainty about where this campaign is going, notjust in rafah itself, but when that battle is over. at what point does israel say, "we've done enough damage, we now need to start to think and plan properly for the day after"? more on the aid situation now. sam rose is the director of planning at unrwa and is in rafah. we welcome all efforts to get more aid flows into the gaza strip given how desperate the situation here is, but when this pier was set up, it was intended to be

complementary to land routes. it was not supposed to be the solution. we are now in a situation where those crossings, the land crossings, have all but closed so we welcome it. we hope that it can as your correspondence said, be effectively scaled up, but it is no substitute for a proper opening of borders. it is expensive and it is inefficient, but we hope that it will work. give me an idea of the difference there is between what is getting in and the need, in terms of what is actually required. absolutely. people need everything here. we've got 1.8 million people below the wadi gaza line. they cannot survive on 90 trucks, on 150 trucks. people cannot survive in trucks of id, period. people need proper services, they need proper infrastructure. they need access to health care, water, toilets, sanitation, they need homes, so any amount of aid getting in is no substitute. it is positive, but it is cold comfort to the people of gaza who remain under complete blockade, and remain under

constant bombardment is. just a brief word in terms of aid workers, people still trying to get out. what is the latest that you are seeing? people trying to get out in terms of aid workers? that is not possible. the land borders have been closed for aid workers for some time now. we are concerned about that, but were more concerned about the 600,000 people in rafah now who are on the move, who have left and moved to the coast, to barren agricultural land or sand dunes or back into the bombed out ruins of buildings and literally have nothing. there is nothing there in terms of the conditions are squalid, they are inhuman. so we call for entry of crossings to allow aid to flow, to allow people to get in and out.

0ur correspondent in ratho. coming up here on bbc news: bbc verify investigate israeli troops continuing to post "abuse footage" from the gaza conflict despite a pledge to act. they will give us the latest. french police have shot dead a man after a synagogue was set on fire in the north—western city of rouen. he reportedly approached police armed with a knife and an iron bar. the city's mayor says the attack on the synagogue didn'tjust affect thejewish community but the entire city is "battered and in shock". ukraine's top commander has warned heavy battles are looming on the north—eastern front after russia's surprise advance a week ago today. the kharkiv region has come under sustained attack. vladimir putin says the country is trying to carve out a buffer zonein the area that borders russia. moscow says it seized 12 villages in the past seven days.

this video is from the town of vovchansk which is facing the brunt of these intense russian attacks. guillaume ptak is a freelance journalist based in ukraine just back from some of the areas under russia attack around kharkiv. so, it was about three weeks ago with my colleague. we set out towards vovchansk which lies about three kilometres from the russian border, to the north east of the city of kharkiv, to the regional capital. and the closer we got we could tell that the intensity of the fighting was pretty heavy, in the sense that you could make out huge plumes of black smoke over the horizon. you could see a lot of equipment, of troops, of ammunition being

ferried back and forth from kharkiv. initially intended to rally a small village about 15—20 kilometres away from vovchansk which was used as an evacuation part to evacuate civilians from areas. we took a route that would have brought us closer to vovchansk so those at the checkpoint there said we recommend you do not take that and take another instead. and my colleague, an artillery shell landed 300 metres away a from the checkpoint and drove to the point that we shall go through that route so we took another one and you could see a lot of buses with people being evacuated. you could see this incessant back—and—forth of police cars evacuating people. in one village, volunteers and the police had set up this kind of hub where civilians would be first brought from vovchansk and the front line areas to be taken care of, to be taken in charge first by psychologists. then take into a processing centre in the city itself where they were given food and clothing and financial help

if they needed it and provided with temporary accommodations if they did not have family members to take care of them. it a pretty grim situation especially when you see that those residents, many of them did not leave because up until that point, the other wanted to stay because they consider that this is their home, their houses, are some of their role old, some of them are handicapped, some of them which is not in any shape or able to leave on their own volition so they had to be taken care of by the police. description of what is happening on the ground there a week into this russian offensive. let's go live to our correspondent. 0ur correspondent azadeh moshiri is there. as you know, the former chief

executive is going to be appearing at this inquiry next week over the course of several days. i came in today and there were dozens of chairs added to the inquiry rooms in anticipation of the sub—postmaster, the victims, of course, he will be attending. and on the run up to that, we heard of several obstacles that, we heard of several obstacles that the inquiry has faced. 0ne that, we heard of several obstacles that the inquiry has faced. one of them is the appearance you just mentioned there. they have revealed that the former general counsel for the post office, he was there during the post office, he was there during the latter part of the scandal, during the famous high court case that alan bates brought forward, she is no longer cooperating with the inquiry. she was meant to be appearing injune and instead is abroad. she previously said that she supported the ongoing inquiry and was assisting it but, either way, thatis was assisting it but, either way, that is clearly no longer the case. now, we have also heard that the inquiry has heard from a legal

representatives, that she has found 50 further documents to be disclosed and that they are expecting to receive those later today. the inquiry has said that they are going to be examining those urgently. now, theissue to be examining those urgently. now, the issue of timely disclosure has been remarked upon several times since i spoke to a lawyer for the victims who reacted to that and he said that it was outrageous that at this incredibly late stage, further important evidence is going to be disclosed. it is worth mentioning that she has said that she is cooperating with the inquiry and is truly sorry for the devastation caused. �* , ., truly sorry for the devastation caused. �* , . ., ~ ., caused. briefly, i gather that alan bates has been _ caused. briefly, i gather that alan bates has been offered, _ caused. briefly, i gather that alan bates has been offered, again, i caused. briefly, i gather that alan i bates has been offered, again, new offer around compensation. tell me more about that.— more about that. yes. he says that it is a third — more about that. yes. he says that it is a third of _ more about that. yes. he says that it is a third of what _ more about that. yes. he says that it is a third of what he _ more about that. yes. he says that it is a third of what he had - more about that. yes. he says that it is a third of what he had asked i it is a third of what he had asked for and it is worth mentioning that this is the second time he has rejected an offer in terms of

financial redress. they say financial redress. they say financial redress. they say financial redress because several victims over the course of the past few weeks, said they are not comfortable with the word compensation. they say when it comes to everything they have been through, with their financial, health implications, just general health implications, just general health implications, just general health implications as well, they have said that the word compensate doesn't cut it and of course the post office minister has also acknowledged that this is not a process that has been going smoothly. he said he has been looking at ways to revise it and speed the process is up but alan bates told bbc it has been an extremely difficult experience with him and other postmasters. let me tell ou him and other postmasters. let me tell you what _ him and other postmasters. let me tell you what is _ him and other postmasters. let me tell you what is coming _ him and other postmasters. let me tell you what is coming up - him and other postmasters. let me tell you what is coming up here - him and other postmasters. let me tell you what is coming up here in l him and other postmasters. let me tell you what is coming up here in a moment or two. more on that extraordinary story. the world number one, scottie scheffler has been charged with assaulting a police officer. this is the mugshot

that has been released and it was hours before he was appearing in the second round of the pga championship in kentucky. it really is an extraordinary developing story. get the latest from the bbc�*s golf correspondent. all of that coming up in a moment or two. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

world number one golfer scottie scheffler is back on course at the pga championship in kentucky after police handcuffed and arrested him before the start of the second round. these are the pictures of him being led away. scheffler was attempting to get to the course to prepare for his round. police were dealing with a fatal road accident not involving the golfer and had stopped traffic.

louisville police issued this mugshot of him and charged him with four offences including assault of a police officer and reckless driving. scheffler has since been released and has described his arrest as "a big misunderstanding" following "a very chaotic situation". the bbc golf correspondent iain carter told me more about the incident. to bring you right up to date, scottie scheffler is here, he is already playing in his second round. he arrived at the course round about an hour before his tee time. these golfers usually have plenty of time to prepare for a round of golf. they will visit fitness trainers and the range and that sort of thing. it was a very hurried preparation and, obviously, in the backdrop of an extraordinary morning in which he was arrested, led away in handcuffs, and, as you say, now facing four charges, including, as his attorney has accepted, a felony charge of second—degree assault on a police officer. we have heard a statement from scottie scheffler shortly before he teed off here.

he said "this morning i was proceeding as directed by police officers. it was a very chaotic situation. understandably so, considering the tragic accident that had occurred earlier, and there was a big misunderstanding of what i thought i was being asked to do. i never intended to disregard any of the instructions. i'm hopeful to put this to the side and focus on golf today. of course, all of us involved in the tournament express our deepest sympathies to the families of the man who passed away in the earlier accident this morning. it truly puts everything in perspective". so that is the very latest from here at valhalla. iain, as you are talking were obviously looking at those pictures from last night around that fatal road accident, and then seeing at the golfer being led away. we also saw the pictures of him that we are all so accustomed to, on the golf course. and then you see a mugshot that has been released of golf�*s number one.

i mean, what is the thought that, in terms of these four offences, what is likely to happen next? well, his attorney has said this morning that will now go through the usual kind of court procedures, and who knows what the timetable for those will be? scottie scheffler�*s hope will be to continue to concentrate on the golf as best he can. it is worth putting into context that not only is he the world number one, he is the masters champion. he has one of the most wholesome reputations of any of the leading

golfers in the world. he is regarded as a gentle giant and, actually, the dominant way in which he plays the game and shuts out tournaments almost flies in the face of what is an otherwise a very generous demeanour. so there is a big feeling of shock among the golf community that he finds himself in the situation that he does right now. a p pa re ntly apparently he is doing well out there on the course. another birdie in the past few minutes. that is the very latest on that story which is developing all the time. we'll keep an eye on that and bring more from correspondent a little later on today's verified live. almost a week after the deadly flash floods in north east afghanistan, families are still searching for the bodies of their loved ones. the northern province of baghlan is the worst affected, with an estimated 300 people dead and 2—thousand homes destroyed, and the number of casualties is expected to rise. 0ur correspondent caroline davies is there, and filed this report. we are grateful for your time here.

just describe to me what you actually witnessed in some of those areas. ., ~' actually witnessed in some of those areas. ., ~ , ., y . actually witnessed in some of those areas. . ~ , . ., areas. thank you very much for havin: areas. thank you very much for having me- _ areas. thank you very much for having me- i— areas. thank you very much for having me. i was— areas. thank you very much for having me. i wasjust _ areas. thank you very much for having me. i wasjust in - areas. thank you very much for having me. i wasjust in the - having me. i was just in the affected area today and it is really devastating. i woman that i met with in one village, one third of women said their homes had been destroyed. there wasn't a single person that i met who hadn't been affected. it might be partially destroyed, they have lost so much. just might be partially destroyed, they have lost so much.— might be partially destroyed, they have lost so much. just in terms of the searches _ have lost so much. just in terms of the searches that _ have lost so much. just in terms of the searches that are _ have lost so much. just in terms of the searches that are going - have lost so much. just in terms of the searches that are going on, - have lost so much. just in terms of i the searches that are going on, what did you see? it all happened so quickly and hundreds of people are still missing, i wouldn't they? yes. reau still missing, i wouldn't they? yes. really family _ still missing, i wouldn't they? yes. really family member _ still missing, i wouldn't they? yes. really family member still - still missing, i wouldn't they? jazz really family member still searching for their loved ones. there are parts of that area. two, three, four

feet wide and so they are still finding people and so you can imagine how difficult it is. if you've lost a loved one are you desperately searching for them. we are seeing some of the latest pictures on the screens but what sorts of numbers you are hearing about because i updated casualty figures and we talked about their villages affected and those people still missing. what are the sort of numbers that you are dealing with here. right now, over3000 homes have been destroyed or partially destroyed. the have been destroyed or partially destro ed. .., . . , have been destroyed or partially destro ed. , ., , ., destroyed. the casualty and engine numbers we _ destroyed. the casualty and engine numbers we will _ destroyed. the casualty and engine numbers we will see _ destroyed. the casualty and engine numbers we will see as _ destroyed. the casualty and engine numbers we will see as it _ destroyed. the casualty and engine numbers we will see as it is - destroyed. the casualty and engine numbers we will see as it is likely l numbers we will see as it is likely to increase over time. and it is something that, i think it is also the devastation going forward and the devastation going forward and the fears around disease, for

example, and of course, hunger. what example, and of course, hunger. what is the infrastructure _ example, and of course, hunger. what is the infrastructure like? what are the taliban like when it comes to dealing with catastrophes like this? well, the infrastructure is quite minimal. homes are often times, most of them, mud huts. and a lot of the roads have often been destroyed. every single day. i see news reports around this additional road has been closed, that road has been closed, but there has been also a lot of effort to try to leave open roads and, in addition to reopening roads, to try to get to victims in time so, for example, we are working with any possible means to get food to people in need including through use of donkeys. in in need including through use of donke s. . in need including through use of donke s. , ., in need including through use of donkes. ,,, , donkeys. in terms of those supplies, donkeys. in terms of those supplies, do ou donkeys. in terms of those supplies, do you have — donkeys. in terms of those supplies, do you have enough _ donkeys. in terms of those supplies, do you have enough in _ donkeys. in terms of those supplies, do you have enough in the _ donkeys. in terms of those supplies, do you have enough in the area? - donkeys. in terms of those supplies, do you have enough in the area? is l do you have enough in the area? is this simply a logistics issue you

are facing or do you need to actually ship food, materials, tents, medicines and?- actually ship food, materials, tents, medicines and? well, i think we actually — tents, medicines and? well, i think we actually had _ tents, medicines and? well, i think we actually had some _ tents, medicines and? well, i think we actually had some resources - tents, medicines and? well, i think| we actually had some resources that we actually had some resources that we were able to deploy immediately. what we were able to do was deploy emergency biscuits so that victims have something to eat right away thatis have something to eat right away that is highly nutritious. then we also got dispatch wheat flour to work with local bakeries. as you can imagine, homes don't really have the facilities any more, they've lost access to their parts, their pans, their burners. and so we are working with local bakeries to actually then deliver brads as an immediate measure. then we are looking at a more holistic response. 0ne measure. then we are looking at a more holistic response. one that involves a full set of food rations, together with other humanitarian actors who are providing non—food items and cooking facilities, tense. that way families can start setting

up that way families can start setting up their own homes again, and these to be able to cook. so it is a process as we respond. good luck. sor . process as we respond. good luck. sorry- the — process as we respond. good luck. sorry- the main — process as we respond. good luck. sorry. the main challenge, - process as we respond. good luck. sorry. the main challenge, of- sorry. the main challenge, of course, is resources. while we had immediate resources to respond, for wfp, we are faced with a catastrophe across the country in many ways. we had returns from pakistan, many people across the country who are still food insecure. and we face a funding challenge of $650 million. i got to cut across you and apologies for that but i don't think... hello. it was a bit of a misty, murky start for some of us, but for most places, the sunshine has broken through and there's a lot of dry weather on the cards for the rest of today. this was the picture in freshwater on the isle of wight a little bit earlier on.

we can see that cumulus cloud that's bubbling up, and for some places, that willjust spark off one or two showers, but many of us are seeing some dry and sunny weather. now, to the south of the uk, we've got a couple of nondescript areas of low pressure here, so they are going to throw a little bit of rain our way at times through the course of the weekend. but for the rest of the afternoon, a few showers, particularly so for the west of scotland, the odd thundery one here. one or two further south across parts of england and wales, but many of us avoiding them. temperatures for most of us between 20 to perhaps 23 celsius, warmest across the west of scotland, a little bit colder around this east coast where we've got a little bit of lingering low cloud and fog. through this evening tonight, we'll start seeing more of that sea fog rolling in, becoming more extensive for parts

of northern, eastern england, down the east coast. further inland we've got some clearer spells, but there could be some patchy fog almost anywhere to start saturday morning. fairly mild first thing, we've got those light winds around. low pressure close to the near continent on saturday morning, though. we can just see this warm front moving through and that could very well bring some outbreaks of rain to parts of kent and sussex, essex, for instance, first thing in the morning. down towards the channel islands, some of that rain could be quite persistent. sea fog still lingering for parts of eastern scotland, perhaps northeast england, burning back during the day, but as those showers drift westwards, there could be the odd thunderstorm, perhaps wales and southwest england for instance as well, but any of the showers are fairly hit and miss on saturday. a good deal of dry, settled weather if you've got outdoor plans. temperatures again a little above average, but always a few degrees cooler close to that northeast coast. similarly, on sunday, we've got low cloud again moving in from the north sea. scotland is a little bit cloudy. i think one or two showers, not quite as warm, but for the rest of the uk, any showers are fairly few and far between, so some good spells of blue sky and sunshine, light winds after early mist and fog clears, and top temperatures around

22 celsius, but cooler around that east coast where we keep that low cloud and murk. head on into monday and tuesday, we've got low pressure starting to try and approach, so although the next few days relatively dry, it looks like things turn more unsettled from mid week onwards. a touch cooler, but perhaps drier again towards the end of this coming week. bye— bye.

tesla elon musk a pay package

worth $56 billion. boeing hunts for a new boss to rebuild its reputation. shareholders are gathering for a tense meeting today. china makes a big move to stabilise its property market, pledging to buy unwanted apartments. welcome to business today. the chair of tesla has acknowledged that it will be like mount everest to convince shareholders to back a controversial plan to move the car—maker's headquarters so it can award its chief executive elon musk a pay package worth $56 billion. robyn denholm was speaking to the financial times ahead of a shareholder meeting next month. she said the vote was notjust important to the company but also to corporate america. the reason for the vote is that musk�*s pay deal has been blocked by a court in the state of delaware where the company is incorporated so tesla is now asking shareholders to support its relocation

to texas.