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A group of older Swiss women have won the first ever climate case victory in the European Court of Human Rights. The women, mostly in their 70s, said that their age and gender made them particularly vulnerable to the effects of heatwaves linked to climate change. But will it set a precedent? We'll hear a legal view.Also in the programme: We ask Hamas if they can account for Israeli hostages held in Gaza; and the parents of a school gunman are sentenced for manslaughter, Newshour speaks to the father of one of the boys killed. (Photo: Rosmarie Wyder-Walti and Anne Mahrer, of the Swiss womens group Senior Women for Climate Protection, attend the hearing of the court for the ruling in the climate case Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland, at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France April 9, 2024. Credit: Reuters/Christian Hartmann

A group of elderly women from Switzerland, demanding that their government do more to tackle climate change, have won a landmark climate case at a top European court. We hear from a 76-year-old change-maker. Also on the programme: Israel says that more than 400 aid trucks were allowed in on Monday; and Simon Harris becomes Ireland's youngest ever leader at the age of 37. (Photo: Women from the group Senior Women for Climate Protection talk to journalists after the verdict. Credit: Reuters)

Excitement spreads from the Pacific Islands across Mexico and the United States as the sun disappears behind the moon: we hear from some of those who have been watching. Meanwhile, residents of Khan Yunis in Gaza return to find utter devastation after the Israeli withdrawal. And what's happening with the talks between Israel and Hamas that have been taking place in Cairo? We also look at a report that has criticised the British foreign ministry for being 'elitist and rooted in the past'.(Photo: The eclipse passes through totality at Sugarbush ski resort in Warren, Vermont, U.S. April 8, 2024. Credit: REUTERS/Lauren Owens Lambert)

As Israeli troops pull out of Gaza's biggest city in the south, former residents of Khan Younis contemplate a return.Also on the programme: Rescuers in Mozambique search for survivors from a ferry carrying passengers fleeing a cholera outbreak; and a total solar eclipse - where the Moon fully blocks the Sun – which will be seen across parts of North America. (Photo: Palestinians walk past damaged buildings in Khan Yunis on April 8. Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has insisted that it will complete the elimination of Hamas in Gaza, including in Rafah where 1.4 million Palestinians have sought refuge. He said Israel was ‘one step away from victory’. We speak to former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, a US congressman calling for arms sales to Israel to be halted, and a Palestinian lawyer involved in previous peace negotiations.Also in the programme: We reflect on the genocide in Rwanda that began 20 years ago; and why a small town in Canada is gearing up for a big celebration for tomorrow's eclipse. (Picture: People hold pictures of victims during a demonstration marking the six month anniversary of the attacks on Israel by Hamas near the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Credit: Kena Bentancur/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

A new round of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas are due to begin today in Cairo, exactly six months after the Hamas attacks that triggered the current conflict. The Israeli military says it has withdrawn all ground troops on active operations from southern Gaza, after months of fighting in the Khan Younis area.Thirty years after the killings began in Rwanda, President Paul Kagame has said the international community failed his country either through contempt or cowardice during the genocide which led to the deaths of eight-hundred-thousand people.Also in the programme: we’ll hear about the newly elected Ukraine-sceptic president of Slovakia; and a camera hidden in an Indonesian national park has captured footage of a very rare Javan rhinoceros calf - giving hope for one of the world's most endangered species.(Photo: Memorabilia and pictures of the hostages kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack Credit: REUTERS/Hannah McKay)

The Israeli military has recovered the body of a hostage in Gaza. It accused the Islamic Jihad group of murdering Elad Katzir, who was snatched from a kibbutz in southern Israel during the Hamas attacks in October. His sister blamed the Israeli government for his death, saying it had failed to strike a second ceasefire deal to allow his release. There have also been protests in Israel demanding the release of all the remaining hostages in Gaza. It’s six months since the beginning of the war in Gaza – we speak to our chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet in Jerusalem. Also on the programme: Ecuador sparks international outrage by storming the Mexican Embassy in Quito; and why boxing icon Muhammed Ali's shorts might sell at auction for six million dollars.Picture: People attend protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, calling for the release of the hostages in Gaza. Credit: Hannah McKay/Reteurs)

The Israeli army has recovered the body of a hostage held in Gaza, during an overnight operation in Khan Yunis. It accused the Islamic Jihad group of murdering the man, who's been identified as Elad Katzir. Also in the programme: Mexico severs ties with Ecuador after police storm the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice-President Jorge Glas; and we hear an impassioned case against women becoming surrogate mothers from an activist born of surrogacy. (Photo: A man sits in a cage with portraits of Israeli hostage Elad Katzir, during a protest in Tel Aviv on March 26, 2024, organised by relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the October 7 attacks by Hamas militants. Credit: Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)

Aid organisations have stressed the need for an independent investigation into the deadly Israeli drone strike on an aid convoy after the IDF published its first account of the event.Also in the programme: The BBC's analysis of Israel's evacuation warnings in Gaza; we remember the Nirvana singer, Kurt Cobain, thirty years after his death; and will a new currency stabilise Zimbabwe's economy?(Photo: Clothes of members of the NGO World Central Kitchen (WCK) inside their destroyed car in southern Gaza Strip. Credit: EPA).

The Israeli military has sacked two senior officers after seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers were killed in a strike in Gaza on Monday. The inquiry into the incident says some workers survived initial air strikes, but were killed when a third car was hit.Also in the programme: The Arsenal footballer who says he's ready to swap fighting for the league title for fighting for his country; and the scientists who say they've discovered a whole new process behind the damage asthma causes. (File Photo: A person looks at a vehicle where employees from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip April 2, 2024. Credit: Reuters/Ahmed Zakot//File Photo)