launches a prom shop to ensure students shall go to the ball without breaking the bank. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. welcome to the programme. an israeli military strike in southern gaza has killed at least 25 civilians and injured 50 others — that's according to the palestinian red crescent. israeli forces fired at tents for displaced people in the designated humanitarian zone of al—mawasi, near the city of rafah. and the international committee of the red cross says its office in gaza — which is surrounded by hundreds of displaced people in tents — was damaged when heavy—calibre missiles landed nearby. israel says their troops were conducting �*precise, intelligence—based actions�* in the area, where an estimated half a million displaced palestinians are sheltering. the raid comes as a simmering conflict between israel and the lebanese armed group hezbollah risks turning

into a wider regional war. the two sides have exchanged fire across the lebanon—israel border in recent weeks. hezbollah says it is fighting israel to support hamas in gaza. israel's military said that operational plans for an offensive in lebanon had been "approved and validated". the un secretary—general antonio guterres has warned there is a real risk that the crisis on the israel—lebanon border could escalate. one rash move, one miscalculation could trigger a catastrophe that goes far beyond the borders and, frankly, beyond imagination. let's be clear — the people of the region and the people of the world cannot afford lebanon to become another gaza. with me now said shehata

from bbc arabic a from bbc arabic strike near the icrc compound, a strike near the icrc compound, what more can you tell us about it.— tell us about it. the international - tell us about it. the - international committee of tell us about it. tue: international committee of the red cross on the x platform said 20 people were killed and 45 people injured because of shelling which was targeted near the offices of the red cross in al—mawasi which is meant to be a safe area. the israeli army said there was no indication israel carried out an attack on the incident is under review for hamas officials and authorities inside gaza say israel has launched a strike there but the result is many people are around taking shelter close to the offices of the red cross and that is supposed to be a self area but people were

killed and it shows how this is affecting people on a daily basis and there are more than 37 killed since the war in gaza started, so it is catastrophic is a situation and it puts pressure on israel and all of the international community to stop orfind a the international community to stop or find a way to get a deal and reach peace in order to avoid casualties every day. to avoid casualties every day and over the past week we have seen the israeli army carrying out what it calls tactical pauses in limited areas in gaza to allow more aid to reach people in the territory. what is the assessment of how it is going? is the assessment of how it is auoin ? . ., . , is the assessment of how it is oiiin? ., ., . , going? the aid agencies say they were — going? the aid agencies say they were targeted - going? the aid agencies say they were targeted by - going? the aid agencies say| they were targeted by israeli air strikes and the lorries, trucks, they don't enough to distribute the aid. according to statistics there are only 18 trucks of aid that went in and

in may it was 97 and 42% less than the months before, so there's less aid going in but there's less aid going in but the united nations agencies say as there is lawlessness and no order there are gangs and some people because of hunger, there is no order, so they need security and there is no security and there is no security and the hamas officials were eliminated, so the environment under which the united nations is working is not healthy and israel are blaming the agencies for not having sufficient staff to do that but the aid only and sees no they have but the environment is not helping to deliver the aid and the losers are the people dying from hunger. are the people dying from huner. ~ . , ., are the people dying from hunier. ~ . , ., ., hunger. we are seeing a warning from the un _ hunger. we are seeing a warning from the un is _ hunger. we are seeing a warning from the un is secretary - from the un is secretary general about a possible escalation across the border

from israel and lebanon so how likely is it we will see an escalation in the conflict. the escalation — escalation in the conflict. the escalation since _ escalation in the conflict. the escalation since the - escalation in the conflict. tie: escalation since the start of the war in gaza is collated in the war in gaza is collated in the last few weeks and there is danger and a warning from the international community with him saying that the region cannot afford to have another gaza in lebanon and if there is a war against lebanon it will be using the ground and everything in order to defend and the mission said that his brother had the capabilities to defend themselves against israel. the israeli officials thinking about the war against lebanon but there's israel cannot fight on different fronts and there are clashes on gaza and lebanon and they are attacking ships in the red sea

and some strikes on drones and cannot afford to have war on different fronts and even the acting iranian foreign minister warned that if israel attacked lebanon there would be a front of war against israel so it would be more pressure and more catastrophic in the region. es, catastrophic in the region. a worrying situation, thank you for bringing us that. now to the uk general election campaign — and there's been criticism of nigel fargage — the leader of reform uk — after he claimed that russia's invasion of ukraine was provoked by europe and nato. he told nick robinson for bbc panorama that he'd previously said he admired vladimir putin as a political operator — but disliked him as a person. the home secretary, james cleverly, accused mr farage of echoing mr putin's own justification for his invasion. 0ur political correspondent

leila nathoo reports. it's more like a police interview! time for tough questions for a man who's in charge of a party, standing to be an mp, and sees himself as a future leader of the opposition. nigel farage was asked about his views on president putin. he'd said he disliked him personally but admired him as a political operator, and what about his reaction to russia's invasion of ukraine, which he described as a consequence of eu and nato expansion? we provoked this war. of course it is his fault... but we provoked the invasion of ukraine? yes, and very interestingly, once again, ten years ago when i predicted this, by the way, i'm the only person in british politics that predicted what happened. and of course everyone said i was a pariah for daring to suggest it. mr farage insists he has been consistent in his views. i stood up in the european parliament in 2014 said, and i quote, "there will be a war in ukraine." why did i say that? it was obvious to me that the ever eastward expansion of nato and the european union

was giving this man a reason to his russian people to say, they are coming for us again, and to go to war. labour's shadow defence secretaryjohn healey said the comments were disgraceful and accused mr farage being a putin apologist. the former tory defence secretary ben wallace claimed mr farage was refusing to see vladimir putin for what he is. as a leading champion of brexit, that subject also came up tonight. the cab driver who brought me here said, "you tell nigel, voted leave and i regret it because people like me are no better off". i'm afraid that is what the conservatives have done with it, and that's why... it's always someone else's fault. if you put me in charge it would be very, very different, but of course, they didn't do that, did they? let's imagine you in charge. and the conservative party never believed in brexit, they never believed in it,

they picked it up as a political opportunity and they failed to deliver. deregulation and immigration were the gains that we could have had, we haven't had them because of the conservatives. at the helm of reform uk, and with an eye on a seat in parliament, nigel farage can expect plenty more questions like these. leila nathoo, bbc news. families around the world are waiting to hear whether their relatives are among more than a thousand pilgrims who have been reported to have died — at the annual hajj pilgrimage — killed by the stifling heat. while saudi arabia hasn't released official figures, more individual countries have confirmed the deaths of their citizens including egypt. the egyptian government has pledged to investigate local brokers, who sent thousands to the holy city of mecca, without the required permits. a saudi official has defended the gulf kingdom's management, telling the afp news agency that the �*state did not fail, but there was a misjudgement on the part of people who did not appreciate the risks,". well, the bbc�*s sally nabil visited the northern province of mennoufiya, and met a bereaved family.

a family in mourning over the loss of their mother. this 70—year—old woman went to the muslim holy city of mecca for hajj, a lifelong dream to fulfil her religious duty, a duty that led to her death. she was among hundreds of egyptian pilgrims who lost their lives while performing rituals in the unforgiving saudi heat. her children believe she died of exhaustion. translation: i screamed and couldn't believe it. - she phoned my brother and told him she felt her soul is leaving her body. i wish i was with her. pilgrims who didn't want to pay fees or tackle that bureaucracy made use of a visitor's visa, but this route has turned out to be very costly. she was one of these unregistered pilgrims. selling herjewellery to pay for the trip, she used a local broker. he promised her a flawless service, but reality was different. translation: when i called her,

she was pouring water over her i head because of the heat. she could barely open her eyes. she told me the bus dropped her 12 kilometres away from mount arafat and she had to walk all this way on foot. translation: the broker took advantage of her passion - to go and made promises. when i called, her facei was as red as a tomato. they made a tent out of bedsheets. - they had no accommodation. official pilgrims - have air—conditioned tents and meals. my mum's death broke me. many egyptian pilgrims come from poor villages like this one, mostly old people who put their lifetime savings to make this ritualjourney. for them, it is a dream to go to mecca. they didn't know that they will never come back. families here have been telling me they have no idea who will be held accountable for this tragedy. the egyptian authorities now say they are going to investigate the tour companies that offer unofficial hajj trips.

most of the dead are said to have been unofficial pilgrims. the saudi authorities have initially banned them from joining hajj, but they eventually changed their mind. it appears no preparations have been in place to handle this overflow of people. fears are growing that the death toll will rise even further and more egyptian families might be paying farewell to their loved ones. sally nabil, bbc news, mennoufiya, northern egypt. let's get some of the day's other news now. three people have been killed and 10 wounded in a mass shooting outside a grocery store in the us state of arkansas. two law enforcement officers were among those injured, but their conditions are not life—threatening. a suspect was injured and has

been taken into custody, a volunteer firefighter has died battling wildfires fanned by gale—force winds in southern greece. wildfires are common in greece but the authorities have warned of growing risks due to dry conditions, strong winds and temperatures reaching highs of a0 degrees celcius. several villages have been evacuated as a precautionary measure. four balkan countries suffered simultaneous power cuts lasting several hours on friday as the region sweltered in a summer heatwave. albania, bosnia, montenegro and croatia were hit by the afternoon blackouts, brought on by surging demand for power. the authorities in paris have postponed a rehearsal for the olympics opening ceremony because of the high levels of the river seine. the rehearsal involving a fleet of boats was due to take place on monday, with the ceremony itself due in five weeks' time.

the us supreme court has upheld a law that prevents people with — domestic violence restraining orders from owning a gun. this is the first major ruling on gun rights since 2022, when the court expanded the right to bear arms. friday's ruling passed with an eight to one majority, in a rare legal victory for those in favour of restrictions on firearms. president biden welcomed the decision. here's our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal. but ina but in a majority ruling by the

court, the court said it didn't. she got a restraining order against him. and that restraining order led to his gun license being revoked and also him being disarmed. so his guns were taken away from him. and he argued that that was a violation of his right to bear arms, the second amendment. but in a majority ruling by the court, in an 8—1 ruling, the court said, no, it didn't. that actually the constitution does permit laws that strip guns from people that are deemed dangerous. it's worth mentioning that this was one of many challenges that was brought towards to the supreme court after they ruled in 2022 on a major ruling in which they — it was a new york ruling — and it basically put strict limits on guns outside the home. and so in some respects, this case really tested the scope of that law and how far the supreme court would go. so in many respects, this is a victory for gun rights advocates.

there was one dissenting voice. it was the conservative justice clarence thomas, who's very pro—guns. and he said that, just to quote him, that not a single historical regulation justifies the statute at issue. but as you said, this big federal law does stay in place now. and, of course, the whole issue is a big one ahead of the election. it is. and president biden released a statement shortly after i've got in front of me in which he basically welcomed this decision. he said no one who's been abused have to worry about their abuser getting a gun. and also in the in the statement, he talked about the major legislation that he passed a couple of years ago, the bipartisan safer communities act, which is probably one of the most major sort of bipartisan deals that has been struck in recent years when it comes to to to gun rights. just, you know, to also mention gun control groups are really happy about this ruling. they said that the supreme court got it right. they point out to statistics which suggest 20 women a month on average are shot and killed by their partners. and for many of those who've survived domestic violence or those who have lost people to domestic violence, they say that this is just common sense. and, again, they they say that the supreme court got the ruling right today. thanks for that. a us family is seeking more

than 80 thousand dollars in compensation from nasa after a piece of space debris smashed into their florida home. the falling object — weighing less than a kilogram — tore through the roof and two floors of the otero family's house in march. it was later confirmed to be a part of the international space station that had been jettisoned three years before. lawyers for the family say the case is groundbreaking and will set a precedent for how the issue of falling spacejunk is handled in the future. so how common is this problem: let's speak to professorjohn crassidis — a space debris expert from the university at buffalo, who formerly worked for nasa. it was going to be brought back in a more — it was going to be brought back in a more safe and so so nasa decided — in a more safe and so so nasa decided to— in a more safe and so so nasa decided to let them re—enter and unfortunately there was not the plan — and unfortunately there was not the plan that some of them would — the plan that some of them would get through but unfortunately it happen that wax — unfortunately it happen that wa . �* unfortunately it happen that wa . ~ ., unfortunately it happen that wa .~ ., ., unfortunately it happen that wa . ~ ., ., , unfortunately it happen that wa. ., ., , in way. and how common is this? it is common _ way. and how common is this? it is common that _ way. and how common is this? it is common that stuff _ way. and how common is this? it is common that stuff gets - is common that stuff gets through the atmosphere but it is uncommon that it actually goes through a home. theirs was a case in 1997 where piece of debris hit a person but it's very rare people are hurt by this stuff. it very rare people are hurt by this stuff-— this stuff. it is rare that i-eole this stuff. it is rare that peeple are _ this stuff. it is rare that people are hurt - this stuff. it is rare that people are hurt by - this stuff. it is rare that people are hurt by this| this stuff. it is rare that - people are hurt by this stuff. what would you say the concerns are when something unprecedented like this happens?— unprecedented like this hai ens? . ., . , unprecedented like this hai iens? . ., . , happens? the concern is when it will happen _ happens? the concern is when it will happen again _ happens? the concern is when it will happen again in _ happens? the concern is when it will happen again in the - happens? the concern is when it will happen again in the near - will happen again in the near future — will happen again in the near future and that is something that— future and that is something that as — future and that is something that as we put more space objects, — that as we put more space objects, objects into space, will it— objects, objects into space, will it he _ objects, objects into space, will it be a bigger concern as we go — will it be a bigger concern as we go in _ will it be a bigger concern as we go in the future. that's what — we go in the future. that's what l'm _ we go in the future. that's

what i'm worried about. what do ou what i'm worried about. what do you expect _ what i'm worried about. what do you exoect from _ what i'm worried about. what do you expect from nasa? - what i'm worried about. what do you expect from nasa? what - you expect from nasa? what would they do when an incident like this happens? you have worked for the organisation in the past. worked for the organisation in the iast. , ., ., the past. they will have to re-evaluate _ the past. they will have to re-evaluate things - the past. they will have to | re-evaluate things because the past. they will have to - re-evaluate things because when re—evaluate things because when they did the calculations and they did the calculations and they do extensive calculations to see the probability of an object getting through the atmosphere and it will burning up, they were our and as an engineeri up, they were our and as an engineer i would go back and say, what did i do wrong in trying to correct it and maybe was not putting enough safety factor in and there's a number of issues to look out and nasa will do their ownjob. of issues to look out and nasa will do their own job. the will do their own “0b. the lawyersfi will do their own “0b. the lawyers for_ will do their own “0b. the lawyers for the h will do their own job. the lawyers for the family - will do their ownjob. the lawyers for the family say it should be an unprecedented case, but what you think will come of it and how successful you are it to be. i come of it and how successful you are it to be.— you are it to be. i think nasa will 'ust you are it to be. i think nasa willjust pay _ you are it to be. i think nasa willjust pay it _ you are it to be. i think nasa willjust pay it because - you are it to be. i think nasa willjust pay it because it's . willjust pay it because it's clear it was their fault, so i think though willjust pay it and it's not a lot of money for their budget, so get paying it and get it done with.-

and get it done with. thank ou, and get it done with. thank you. and — and get it done with. thank you, and joining _ and get it done with. thank you, and joining us - and get it done with. thank you, and joining us on - and get it done with. thank you, and joining us on bbc| you, and joining us on bbc news. a court in switzerland has sentenced four members of britain's richest family — over exploitation and illegal employment. it was alleged the hinduja family imported workers from india and paid them as little as seven pounds a day. the family were acquitted on a charge of human trafficking. the prosecutor has called for their immediate arrest. they were not in court to hear the verdict. speaking outside the court, one of the defence lawyers for the hinduja family gave this reaction to the conviction, iam i am shocked, shocked, obviously but i am relieved that the case that was totally excessive has been dismissed. that said, we have the impression that the same sentence has been handed down even though the trafficking has been ruled out so we will obviously appeal. it is a judgment that i would say is moral and not very legal and we

will fight it to the bitter end. boeing and nasa are again postponing the return of the starliner spacecraft from the international space station, in a mission which has been dogged with problems. starliner took off from cape canaveral with two astronauts on board in early june, on a mission expected to last a week. but the test flight suffered from thruster problems and helium leaks. nasa says the further delay will prevent starliner�*s undocking and landing from coinciding with a series of planned spacewalks, and allow mission teams to review propulsion system data. boeing has long been developing starliner to become the second commercial operator to ferry crews to the iss, along with elon musk�*s space x. tiktok has confirmed it did offer the us government a so—called �*kill switch�* as part of its case against a us push to ban the app in america. tiktok is owned by the chinese company bytedance and america has threatened to ban the app unless it�*s sold to a us company. this kill—switch would�*ve given us officials the power

to temporarily disable the app in america. football, and poland have become the first team to be eliminated from the men�*s european championship after france and the netherlands played out a goalless draw. the result all but guarantees both countries will progress. the french coach didier deschamps decided not to risk his captain and star player, kylian mbappe, who broke his nose in the opening match. he was seen training with a face mask on thursday. france had won both meetings when they played the netherland in qualifying, with mbappe scoring four of his team�*s six goals in those games. it�*s an occasion in the school calendar typically full of glitz and glamour, but sorting something to wear to prom can come with a bumper price tag. at one school in the south—west of england, pupils who could have been priced out of their big day can now go — thanks to the family of a teenage girl who sadly died before her prom. our reporter, rachel stonehouse, has the details.

students from broderick academy getting ready for prom night. and for lots of them, they�*re only able to go thanks to a shop set up at the school. oh, wow! that�*s so pretty. more than 500 outfits were donated — dresses, suits, bags, shoes and loads of other accessories, including from the family of lucy ellis, who died of sepsis before her exams started. lucy didn't get to go to prom. she didn't get to wear her dress and show everyone how beautiful she was. we thought that maybe we'd want everyone else to feel beautiful on their own prom day and get everyone else the opportunity that lucy never got to have. around 40% of the students at broad oak are on free school meals. that�*s compared to the national average of 23%. research by the child poverty action group has found some teens are being priced out of events like prom because of the cost of living.

there were two students in a spanish class talking about prom at the end of the lesson and they said one said to the other, are you going to prom? she said, no, it�*s pointless even asking. i know my parents wouldn�*t be able to afford it. and then from that we were like, we need to do something to make a difference and we need to make an impact. around a quarter of the students are wearing outfits from the prom shop. i had picked out, ithink, four dresses and they were all of different styles. like you had one really glittery one and then i felt really overwhelmed with them. "this is my dress." and on the first appointment i left and found my dress. so it was perfect. at first i was a bit l like, no, like i want a more expensive dress. but then i was like, - it's more easier for my mum as well because then it's too much money for my mum. l it�*s so beneficial. like i struggled a lot with finding like the money to afford all of my prom things and having the prom shop was so helpful to just know that you could 100% afford it and have so many options to choose from. it's very good for the

environment, i'm pretty sure. yeah, i'm just glad that stuff gets reused and it goes back to them straight away. it means that other people can use them as well. maybe people that are less advantaged than other people and everyone's got like an equal spread for the clothes. and while lucy never made it to her prom, her legacy is now helping other students go to theirs. rachel stonehouse, bbc news. almost 90,000 fans have attended wembley stadium for the first of eight london shows by taylor swift. the crowd reportedly included the prince of wales and his three children. swift�*s billion—dollar mega tour takes fans through her back catalogue. the revamped set list, which she first unveiled at the paris shows, also includes songs from her latest offering the tortured poets department. have a listen to this. the military band at buckingham palace performed a rendition of taylor swift�*s hit shake it off

as the superstar brought her eras tour to london. a video of the performance, titled changing of the guard — taylor�*s version — was posted on x, formerly twitter, by the official account of the royal family to celebrate the singer�*s arrival in the city. the superstar will play three nights of her blockbuster show at wembley stadium this weekend, returning to london for five more shows in august. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. the next few days are set to bring some summer warmth, but there is still some uncertainty about just how long it might last. the weekend will bring some warm sunshine, but it�*s not all plain sailing. a little bit of cloud and rain in the forecast as well. in fact, some rain through saturday morning thanks to this frontal system, a weak weather front that�*ll be moving its way eastwards, but it will bring more in the way of cloud across some central and southern parts of scotland, northern england, into the midlands, eastern england as well, and parts of east anglia and the south—east could see

the odd sharp shower breaking out through the afternoon. then, a slice of sunshine, but more cloud rolling into northern ireland and western scotland with the odd spot of rain. temperature—wise, well, 15 degrees for stornoway, 23 there in london. and — no surprise for hay fever sufferers, i�*m sure — very high pollen levels across most parts of the uk, away from the northern half of scotland. now, as we head through saturday night, we will see clouds and a few spots of rain and drizzle for northern ireland and scotland. monday could be a very warm day indeed, a fair amount of sunshine, but some cloud too. and it might be a bit misty and murky again for some western coasts and hills. but those temperatures widely up into the 20s — 2a, 25 degrees in parts of northern scotland, 27 or 28 in south—east england. of northern scotland, now, the big uncertainty is aboutjust how long that warmth might last, either because of a frontal system from the west or an area

of low pressure spinning up from the south. we will see areas of cloud across _ we will see areas of cloud across england and wales and the odd — across england and wales and the odd rogue shower but misty and murky conditions but northern ireland and scotland sin- northern ireland and scotland sing sunshine and east anglia and the — sing sunshine and east anglia and the south—east holding on to sunny— and the south—east holding on to sunny skies. the and the south-east holding on to sunny skies.— to sunny skies. the air turning warmer. to sunny skies. the air turning warmer- 25 — to sunny skies. the air turning warmer. 25 degrees _ to sunny skies. the air turning warmer. 25 degrees in - to sunny skies. the air turning warmer. 25 degrees in london to sunny skies. the air turning i warmer. 25 degrees in london on the surge of humid air works north across the uk as we head into monday. monday could be a very warm day indeed and a fair amount of sunshine but some cloud and it might be a bit misty and murky for some western coasts and hills but the temperatures widely up into the temperatures widely up into the 20s, the temperatures widely up into the 205, 2425 the temperatures widely up into the 20s, 2425 degrees in northern scotland on 27 or 28 in south—east england. the big uncertainty is how long the warmth might last. either because of a frontal system from the west or an area of low pressure spinning up from the south. it looks set to turn more unsettled late in the week but a lot of doubt about exactly when that might happen and some warm weather between now and then.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the international committee of the red cross says 22 people have been killed in shelling near its offices in gaza. it says hundreds of displaced palestinians were sheltering in tents around its compound — including icrc staff. there�*s been criticism of the leader of the nationalist reform party here in britain for remarks excusing president putin�*s invasion of ukraine. in a pre—election interview,

nigel farage said president putin had been provoked in 2014 by nato�*s eastward expansion. a us family is seeking more than 80 thousand dollars in compensation from nasa after a piece of space debris smashed into their florida home. the falling object — weighing less than a kilogram — tore through the roof and two floors of the family�*s house in march. now on bbc news — the travel show. i�*m reece parkinson and i�*m on a journey across the caribbean. in this programme, i�*m heading to the bahamas. it�*s considered one of the most beautiful places in the world, with dazzling marine life, breathtaking coral reefs and stunning white sands.

renowned as a magnet for billionaires,