israel says eight of its soldiers were killed in an explosion during an operation in gaza's southern city, rafah. and south african lawmakers put together a new coalition government which faces some of the country's biggest challenges in decades. hello, i'm carl nasman. the g7 summit of the world's richest nations came to a close saturday, with leaders gathered in italy signing off a communique covering a range of pressing issues. the document covers migration, artificial intelligence, chinese trade policy, and the us's proposed israel—gaza ceasefire deal. but the main focus was on the war in ukraine, with leaders pledging $50 billion of loans to ukraine secured on the interest of assets seized from russia. the final communique says:

meanwhile, world leaders from some 100 countries are in switzerland this weekend, by invitation of president volodymyr zelensky, to discuss how to bring an end to the war in ukraine. at the end of day one, the group released a draft communique reaffirming ukraine's territorial integrity and rejecting any nuclear threat to it. russia and china are notably absent from the international meeting, which is designed to pave the way for a future peace process in which russia takes part. but some countries have reservations — saudi arabia's foreign minister said difficult compromises will be needed to reach a peace agreement

that ends the war. and the leaders of italy and germany strongly rejected ceasefire terms laid out by russian president vladimir putin on thursday, in which he said kyiv would need to withdraw its troops from four regions that russia partially occupies. uk prime minister rishi sunak said it is important to find a peaceful path to end the war. we must set out the principles for a just and lasting peace, based on international law and the un charter. that is a path to permanent cessation of hostilities, showing that we will always protect the right of all nations to determine their own future. and this summit is a chance to start down that path. at the switzerland summit us vice president kamala harris met with president zelensky, discussing the delivery of a $1.5 billion us aid package. during the event, ms harris voiced herfull support

for mr zelensky. russia's aggression is not only an attack on the lives and the freedom of the people of ukraine. it is not only an attack on global food security and energy supplies. russia's aggression is also an attack on international rules and norms and the principles embodied in the un charter. on the front lines, ukrainian forces in the country's north—east are struggling to prevent russian troops from advancing towards kharkiv. in burgenstock, our correspondent sarah rainsford has been following zelensky�*s latest push towards peace. shattering the peace of a swiss mountainside for the cause of peace in ukraine. volodymyr zelensky came to meet delegations from all over the world, coming together here to begin seeking out a path towards ending the war waged by russia. talking peace is new territory for kyiv, but now, it's seizing

the initiative, hoping for a broad global alliance that can help push for a settlement on ukraine's terms. 101 states and international organisations are now at this summit. this is a tremendous success, our success, the common success of all those who believe that a united world, united nations, are stronger than any aggressor. russia wasn't at the summit because ukraine believes scenes like this show vladimir putin's not interested in peace, just destruction and domination. only this week, he called on kyiv to capitulate if it wants a ceasefire. do you think that the west has been too scared of vladimir putin to actually help ukraine defeat him? well, i'm pleased that the uk has played a leading role in providing support to ukraine, the first country to provide lethalaid, more recently, under my leadership, main battle tanks, long—range weapons, to train air force pilots. that demonstrates the strength

of support for ukraine. ukraine's close allies will have to go on doing all that, even as they support the stirrings of a peace process that would have to involve russia, too, at some point. we are looking. for the possibility, if thisjoint plan will be ready, l it will be possible to invite a representative of russiaj and represent this plan. but this is very important, l together with all countries, maybe just more, and it will be open dialogue. l the gulf is huge. the chances of bridging it seem so remote. but far from the devastation in ukraine, perhaps there's a faint glimmer of hope. sarah rainsford, bbc news, lake lucerne. israel's prime minister has vowed to continue the war against hamas after eight soldiers were killed in a blast in southern gaza. the incident happended during what the idf called �*operational activity�* in the city of rafah in southern gaza. it identified one captain and said the names of

the others would be released later. israeli forces have been attacking rafah for weeks, saying hamas�*s last remaining battalions are based there. meanwhile, the hamas—run health ministry in gaza said 30 palestinians have been killed by israeli forces in the past 2a hours. and in tel aviv on saturday evening, thousands gathered demanding a deal to secure the release of the remaining hostages held by hamas since the 7 october attacks. our correspondent hugo bachega is injerusalem and gave us this update. this is the deadliest incident involving the israeli military since january and one of the deadliest in this war. the israelis said the armed vehicles was hit by large explosion early saturday and it seems that this explosion sparked the detonation of explosive material about the soldiers were carrying. earlier the armed wing of hamas said it

had carried out an attack on and israeli convoy in gaza with anti—tank missile after setting up anti—tank missile after setting up an ambush. for some, this will raise questions of the israeli strategy in gaza but this is another indication of how hamas is more reliant on insurgent tactics when fighting the israeli military. reacting to what happened on saturday the israeli pragmatist benjamin netanyahu described this war is difficult, but he said despite the heavy price, the country must cling to the goal of destroying us back�*s military capabilities in gaza and retarding the hostages who remain in captivity. in tel aviv, thousands of people enjoyed yet another protest demanding a deal with hamas for the hostages to be freed. major differences between israel and hamas remain in these negotiations. negotiations based on a proposal that was

let up by president biden who described it as an israeli proposal. this plan would see the release of hostages and would pave the way for a permanent ceasefire in gaza. hamas wants guarantees that the war will finish before agreeing to any deal and this is a contentious point is israel so there is no indication of any breakthrough in this talk. meanwhile, tensions have also been escalating this week between lebanon's hezbollah movement and israel along israel's northern frontier. on wednesday an israeli strike killed one of hezbollah�*s senior commanders. in retaliation, the group then fired multiple barrages of rockets into northern israel. for more, i spoke with colin clarke. he is the director of research at the soufan group — a global intelligence and security consultancy. it is getting to the core of something i warned about in my februrary essay for foreign affairs titled the counterinsurgency trap, warning against idf mission creep in gaza.

the israelis in many ways are playing right into hamas�* hands. they want the israelis to get bogged down. they want them to get stuck into this quagmire. there is no political end goal in sight there. yet israeli troops are still dying, and unfortunately, that's what we've just seen. at the g7 which just took place yesterday, we heard this plan laid out by france and the us and israel as well. this is meant to help reduce tensions to the north of israel with hezbollah. we've seen plenty of fire going back and forth between the two sides. what did you make of that announcement and whether or not that's something that can be affective? there's a real sense of urgency in terms of getting some kind of deal done to reduce tensions between israel and hezbollah. and it is important. if you think about what the israelis have been facing against hamas in gaza, a second theatre on the northern front against

hezbollah would make what's going on with hamas look like child's play. hezbollah is one of the, if not the most capable violent non—state actor in the world. it's a state within a state, is a group with an arsenal about 150,000 precision—guided rockets and missiles. so the israelis know the stakes are high. the us, the french do, international communities trying to broker some kind of deal to roll back tensions here. it felt like this deal, which was laid out at the g7, politicians in south africa are hammering out the details of the country's next government — the first since the end of apartheid not to be exclusively run by the african national congress, the party once led by nelson mandela. last month's elections saw incumbent president cyril ramaphosa lead the anc to its worst result since the end of white minority rule 30 years ago, the first time it's held less than half the seats in the national assembly. mr ramaphosa was re—elected by the legislature friday, but only thanks to the support

of the democratic alliance, the anc�*s traditional opponent, alongside two smaller parties. negotiations are under way to decide the shape a new national unity government in which cabinet posts will be shared among its four member parties. for more on this unprecedented moment in south africa's politics, i spoke to wilmotjames, former chairman of the democratic alliance. it's a pleasure to have you on bbc news. these two parties really don't see eye to eye. the da has historically been the biggest critic of the anc. now that they'll be partners in the government, how do you think this is going to work? can these parties work together? yes, they certainly can. if you think about the national interest at this moment of time, and the fact that the da, the democratic alliance — which i know quite well — is a centre party and the anc needs to move to the centre as well.

i think there's grounds for cooperation and serving the interest of the country. and sharing in the future of the country. i know you've been party to some of those discussions behind the scenes. can you give us a sense of what those discussions have been like? so, what we need to understand is that the anc has fallen below 50 to 40% for the first time. what it needs to do is find common ground with the population. we would like to see a better economy, we would like to see a more effective set of government policies and we'd like to see some progress when it comes to resetting foreign policy in a range of other issues. so, the discussion is a good one because for the first time, the anc does need the cooperation of other parties. so we need to see an early alignment of policies,

and i think it's a very productive discussion. the attitude is good on the part of the anc, on the part of the democratic alliance, the other parties as well. there are of course major divisions emerging that are new and we need to deal with in this country. critics of the democratic alliance have labelled the party as the one that is there to represent the white minority in south africa — is that fair criticism? the fact is it is a party of minorities. at the same time it represents a major population in the centre that includes everybody. it is nonracial. if you look at the diversity of its elected representative, it is very diverse. certainly a lot of people of colour.

so it needs more work in that respect, but it has major strengths, and those strengths are very important make this country a successful one as the coalition progresses. cyril ramphosa will continue as the president. what mandate do you think you will have to leave the country? what sorts of concessions or compromises will have to make another da has a seat at the table? the fact is there has to be in agreement to make the economy grow and do a lot better. unemployment is way too high. so we need to review things like the tax policy, fiscal policy, we need to review the powers of municipal governments. in terms of its ability to run an effective show. and so the economy has to grow and unemployment has to decrease.

so the compromises have to do with managing a far more open economy, that is far more competitive and is distinctive, and so there has to be a compromise made on essentially how this economy is run. the second series of compromises has to do with how this country deals with good governance and corruption. and to have a far more effective police system, to have a far more effective system of national prosecutions, and two in fact make sure that we are able to reduce the insecurity that so many south africans face when it comes to their lives. you think having the da in this unity will change how south africa is on the world stage?

absolutely. the big issues to deal with in terms of consistency and foreign policy. if you want to focus on human rights, you have to have an evenhanded policy when it comes to palestine as well as what happens in ukraine presently. the big questions about south africa's relationship with russia, it is a major trading partner and has a similar tie with russia, clearly south africa has to be unaligned, pastorellis is interested in terms of who trades with, so there has to be a realignment in terms of foreign policy which has to be reset clearly. former us president donald trump is in detroit michigan to seek support from both black voters and a group that has sought to appeal to the far—right. earlier on saturday mr trump spoke at a roundtable held by an african american church. he then headlined the turning point action conference — a gathering attended by far—right activists and several republican politicians. turning point usa describes itself as a non—profit

organisation whose mission is to identify, educate, train and organise students to promote freedom. but the group has been criticised for promoting inflammatory conspiracy theories, often using misogynistic and racist rhetoric. mr trump is not the only high profile republican attending the convention. south dakota's governor kristi noem is at the event, as well as vivek ramaswamy, who ran against mr trump in a failed bid to secure the republican presidential nomination. mr trump's son donald trumer is also a listed speaker at the convention. earlier, i spoke with our bbc reporter mike wendling. great to have you. give us some background here. why would trump be speaking at the conference and what's the significance of the conference? there are hard—core conservatives from the hard right, they're real trump fans and he's going to get a really good reception. turning point is a youth

activist group. these are close would do grassroots organising, things like registering voters. that's really important because there's been a lot of infighting within the republican party. michigan, where it's happening, is a classic example. there has been a vicious battle in the state party that's been reading for months, signs that have affected organising. the democratic party say they have 32 field offices on the other hand. outside groups like turning point are really key to the trump campaign. it is an interesting split screen, trump catering to the far right and making a visit to a black church in detroit for a roundtable discussion. trying to appeal to african—american voters. to appeal to african-american voters. ~ , ., ., voters. absolutely. two are crucial constituencies - voters. absolutely. two are crucial constituencies for i crucial constituencies for donald trump. i have listened

to some of the speeches and it is a mix of some very redmeat, normal conservative staff, it would be hard on immigration and to aid ukraine, traditional families, but also very friendly staff, candace owen, a key turning point activist took to the stage and started to talk about how schools are deliberately keeping students illiterate because they want to recreate slavery and plots by the us government to destroy the us government to destroy the traditional family. that was not even sort of the most wild believes that she has expressed in the last few weeks. it is a real mix of that, so more mainstream staff and french stuff. donald trump will appeal to this crowd and get a good reception but also is trying to build different constituencies like african—american voters. constituencies like african-american voters. this is all happening _ african-american voters. this is all happening in _ african—american voters. this is all happening in michigan which is going to be a crucial swing state, that presidential election in november. it is absolutely. _ election in november. it is absolutely. it _ election in november. it is absolutely. it can - election in november. it is

absolutely. it can be - election in november. it 3 absolutely. it can be really hard donald trump to win without warning michigan, it can be virtually impossible for joe biden to be re—elected without michigan. i've been there a few times recently and had a lot of exasperation from voters, definitely a lot of frustration about inflation and the economy, by the president has his fans there for sure. but i've had a lot of descent and a lot of negative reaction to both main gathered people considering third—party candidates like robert f kennedy candidates like robert f kenneder. there's a lot of playing and moving parts, lipstick, as of the last time you hear about michigan before november. meanwhile, presidentjoe biden has arrived in los angeles california to attend a fundraiser with top hollywood celebrities and former president barack obama. the biden campaign says the event has already raised $28 million, making it the largest democratic party fundraiser in its history. tv hostjimmy kimmel will interview mr biden and mr obama in los angeles. george clooney and julia roberts will also be at the fundraiser, which hopes to galvanise support for mr biden amid concerns over his low public approval ratings and his age.

to some developing news now in the us state of michigan — at least nine people including an eight—year—old child have been wounded in a shooting. the incident happened in rochester hills, a city about 34km or 2a miles from michigan's biggest city detroit. local police say a male suspect showed up at a children's water play area and began shooting randomly. the 8—year—old child hurt in the attack is in a critical condition. the county sheriff says the attacker fired up to 28 times. the suspect is believed to be barricaded in a home near the site of the assault. we will bring you any updates on the situation as we get them. let's turn to some important news around the world. hundreds of thousands of people have been marching against french far—right leader marine le pen. the country's interior ministry estimates a quarter—million people have taken part in the demonstrations across the country. opponents to le pen worry

she and her allies could secure a parliamentary majority in upcoming snap elections. sweden has released iranian judicial official hamid nouri. it was part of a prisoner exchange between tehran and stockholm, mediated by oman. nouri was arrested in sweden in 2019 and sentenced to life in prison for involvement in the mass execution of political prisoners in iran in 1988. an iranian opposition group called his release �*shameful and unjustifiable.�* iran freed a swedish diplomat and a dual national. china�*s premier li qiang is in australia for a four—day visit — the first in seven years by a high—ranking chinese official. arriving in adelaide, mr li said bilateral relations with australia were back on track, based on mutual respect and cooperation opportunities. the australian foreign minister penny wong said mr li�*s visit was really important in stabilising bilateral ties. china is australia�*s biggest trading partner.

thousands of people lined the streets of london for the trooping the colour parade where catherine princess of wales made herfirst official public appearance since announcing she was being treated for cancer. the princess joined the rest of the royal family at the annual event to mark the king�*s official birthday. the king — who is also having cancer treatment — travelled by carriage instead of riding on horseback as he has done in the past. charlotte gallagher reports. a much—anticipated moment — the princess of wales back in the public eye. all eyes on her for her first appearance since she announced her cancer diagnosis. she was a huge draw for the crowds in central london today. this is a day full of tradition and spectacle, but it�*s also about family. the king and queen in their carriage. it�*s his first trooping the colour since his own cancer diagnosis and he chose not to travel on horseback.

national anthem plays the troops taking part in this annual celebration of the king�*s official birthday have been rehearsing for months. every step, drumbeat and musical note has to be perfect. the irish guards led the event this year, and their colour, or regimentalflag, was on full display. their royal colonel, the princess of wales, looked on with her children, as the king took the salute from the parade ground, next to his son and heir to the throne, prince william — himself, the royal colonel of the welsh guards. the princess of wales only announced she was attending the parade yesterday and it�*s a welcome sign about her progress. but this isn�*t a return

to full public duties. although the weather wasn�*t ideal, the pageantry of trooping the colour was the same, with the king braving the elements outside buckingham palace. cheering and as if on cue, the torrential rain stopped just in time for the traditional end to the day — a balcony appearance and fly—past. the king and princess of wales stood next to each other as they took in the red arrows display. a family united, after what�*s been an incredibly difficult six months. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. saturday brought more than ourfair share of heavy, thundery downpours. for some of us on sunday,

there probably won�*t be quite as many showers, particularly across england and wales, whereas for scotland and northern ireland, we�*ll see cloud and outbreaks of rain sinking southwards. on the earlier satellite picture from saturday, you can see clumps of cloud all rotating around the centre of an area of low pressure. this low still with us for sunday, but loosening its grip a little bit — so the winds will be easing, especially down towards the south. some showery rain first thing across some central and eastern parts of england. that should clear. then we will see some spells of sunshine, a scattering of showers, but not as many as we had during the first half of the weekend. conversely, for scotland and northern ireland, cloud will sink its way southwards, with some outbreaks of showery rain. quite breezy across the western side of scotland, down into the north coast of northern ireland, lighter winds down towards the south. temperature—wise, well, 13—14 degrees in the north of scotland, 19 or 20 in parts of south wales and southern england. now, as we head through sunday night, we�*ll see this band of increasingly light and patchy

rain sinking into northern england, parts of north wales. a lot of cloud filtering into western scotland and northern ireland. that�*ll hold the temperatures up — 11 degrees there in belfast, a little bit chillier where we do see any lengthy, clear spells. we will see some spells of sunshine on monday, perhaps the best of those across parts of wales, the midlands, down towards the south of england, the channel islands could just see one or two showers, and then we will see some showers breaking out once again through the day, always with a fair amount of cloud across the western side of scotland and northern ireland. temperatures north to south, 13—21 degrees, so not far off the average for the time of year. this clump of showers likely to move across the channel islands, perhaps clipping into southeast england on tuesday. some showers popping up elsewhere. a decent amount of dry weather. temperatures still in that range between 12—13 in the north — 21 degrees down towards the south of the uk. now, this ridge of high pressure is going to try to settle things down through the middle part of the week, but there�*s still a bit of uncertainty about how long it will hold on. this frontal system trying to push in from the south,

this one trying to push in from the west. either or both of those could bring the return of some rain later in the week. there are some tentative signs that things could turn a little bit warmer later next weekend.

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israel�*s war cabinet fragments but does that mean there�*s any chance for washington�*s efforts to get peace in gaza? biden said to the israelis, "you have effectively won this now. "hamas can�*t do again what they did on the seventh of "october. "it�*s time for this war to stop." the american economy is doing pretty well at the moment. so, why doesn�*tjoe biden get more credit for it? they�*re calling it the �*bad vibes�* economy. while the numbers are good on the economy, the vibes — the feeling that people have — according to polls, is much more dour. and india — what does prime minister modi do now that he�*s failed to get the kind of majority he was hoping for? they�*re not only going to have to keep their allies together, they�*re also going to have to see if anyone from opposition will come on board.