and the runaway donkey living his best life with a herd of new friends. hello, i'm martine croxall. the international committee of the red cross says its offices in gaza have been damaged by shelling, which killed 22 people who'd sought shelter around its compound. it said all parties had an obligation to take precautions to avoid harm to civilians and humanitarian facilities. the icrc did not say who had carried out the attacks, adding that it was the most recent incident to have endangered civilian lives. an israel defense forces spokesman told the bbc that initial inquiries suggested there was "no indication" that it had carried out a strike in the area — but added that the incident was "under review". let's cross over to rafah and speak to william schomburg, head of office in rafah for the international committee of the red cross.

thank you forjoining us. tell us exactly what has happened. thank you ve much. exactly what has happened. thank you very much- as — exactly what has happened. thank you very much. as you've _ exactly what has happened. thank you very much. as you've already - very much. as you've already mentioned yesterday afternoon there were several very loud explosions and extremely close proximity to our offices of the international committee of the red cross in rafah which led to very high loss of life. there were many wounded, the scenes were horrific, frankly and nothing i've ever seen before. we had an influx of children, women, young men, all of whom had been extremely badly injured as a result of these explosions and we were able to transfer them to the nearby located red cross field hospital where we have dedicated teams working to save lives and to meet the needs of

civilians during this conflict who have consistently lacked access to health care and we were able to receive 22 dared as well as 45 injured amidst reports of further casualties that did not come to us. how clear in your mind is the expectation that this particular area near to your office would be a safe place for people to gather? i think it's fair to say that after nearly nine months of horrendous conflict across the gaza strip that there is nowhere safe within gaza today. nevertheless, the red cross has been operating in this area for many months and there are many other humanitarian organisations that deliver services to civilians in the

nearby zone located close to where we are operating out of and our locations are well known, i believe, to everybody and it is well understood that this is where our operation is coordinated out of. from your point of view, how likely is it that people with a lack of anywhere else to go for safety will continue to gravitate towards organisations like yours? there are man idp organisations like yours? there are many idp is — organisations like yours? there are many idp is located _ organisations like yours? there are many idp is located near _ organisations like yours? there are many idp is located near our - many idp is located near our offices, not least to mention the camp next to where i am located in which we have many of our staff members who have been displaced multiple times as a result of the conflict and are living in tents with their family members and the most difficult circumstances and continue day in, day out, despite this, to continue working for the

red cross to try and meet the needs of other civilians. and as a result of other civilians. and as a result of the intensifying hostilities in and around rafah in recent weeks there have been many it internally displaced people who have once again been on the move and have left the area that we are located in but there are still many others around us who desperately seek safety and security it is the responsibility under international humanitarian law to provide the protection that civilians deserve and need. haw civilians deserve and need. how important _ civilians deserve and need. how important is _ civilians deserve and need. how important is it _ civilians deserve and need. how important is it to _ civilians deserve and need. how important is it to you _ civilians deserve and need. how important is it to you that you find out where the shelling came from? i think what is important for us is not to lay blame but to meet the consequences of the hostilities and

for us to do everything we can to ensure that there is not a repetition that puts lives at risk. we are shedding light on the situation today because it is a serious security incident and one of many near misses we have had in recent weeks. we need a clear security guarantees from all sides that we are able to operate safely, otherwise we risk putting into jeopardy our entire operation which is doing everything we can to meet the health and other needs of civilians who are tired from nearly nine months of war.— civilians who are tired from nearly nine months of war. thank you for takin: nine months of war. thank you for taking time _ nine months of war. thank you for taking time to _ nine months of war. thank you for taking time to talk _ nine months of war. thank you for taking time to talk to _ nine months of war. thank you for taking time to talk to us. - there are concerns that the 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 borderfor months. 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". our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson, has been to the israeli side of the border this week, and sent this report. war empties neighbourhoods. here on israel's northern border, many say war is also the way to get residents back. david has refused to leave. even when rockets landed right in front of his house a few weeks ago. shrapnel slicing through the walls, missing him by inches. it has made him even more determined to stay. every day, every night, bombs, and i was born here. if you live here one night, you will go crazy. very, very strong problem. bombs, rockets.

why? rockets hit this area every week. this slipped past israel defences last friday, hitting a street outside the mayor's office. the us is pushing hard for a diplomatic solution here but the mayor says full—scale war is the only way out. translation: sitting - here like lambs to slaughter, just waiting for the day they attack us like we saw in the south, it is unacceptable. everyone understands the choices between the war now or later. i don't think there is any country in the world that would accept daily firing against its citizens. israel has been striking back across the border and talking up preparations for a full—scale offensive against his brother, who have vowed that nowhere in israel would be spared.

preparations for a full—scale offensive against hezbollah, who have vowed that nowhere in israel would be spared. tough talk is a part of both sides's deterrence but it can also spotlight the path to war. it looks like they shot it. tom was out when a rocket hit his house right on the border. what a rocket can do to one house! everything isjust ruined, it is crazy. he says israel's leadership has failed. they lost it. they need to quit, all of them. the biggest failure of our army and our country was not on the 7th of october, the day of the leaders. there is growing pressure in israel for a ceasefire in gaza. that would likely calm tensions in the north as well. but israel's prime minister is keeping both conflicts going, mortgaged by his promise to far right government allies to destroy hamas before ending the gaza war. playing for time is his specialty. but the longer this conflict goes on, the more it turns into playing with fire.

there's been criticism of nigel farage here in the uk for making remarks excusing president putin's invasion of ukraine. the leader of reform uk, who will be familiar around the world for formerly leading the pro—brexit uk independence party claimed that russia's invasion of ukraine was provoked by europe and nato. in a pre—election interview, 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. our political correspondent jack fenwick reports. nigel farage chose to step into the role of party leader in the middle of this campaign,

and that comes with further scrutiny about his ideas and his political record. it's more like a police interview! laughter. he was asked about views he'd expressed in the past about vladimir putin. he'd previously said he disliked the russian president but admired him as a political operator, and that the invasion of ukraine was a consequence of western expansion. the reform uk leader said he had predicted the war ten years ago. i stood up in the european parliament in 2014 and i 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're coming for us again," and to go to war. home secretary james cleverly accused him of echoing putin's vile justification for the invasion, and there was criticism too from labour. the only aggressor in ukraine is vladimir putin, and it is shocking that nigel farage

chooses to align himself with putin. he's become a putin apologist. mr farage said last night that putin was wrong to invade, the eu was wrong to expand eastwards, and "the sooner we realise this, the closer we will be to ending the war and delivering peace. " he was also challenged on his views around climate change. he said he wasn't arguing the science, but called the government's net—zero plans "mad," and he was asked about comments he once made about king charles. the king — i mean, he wasn't the king then — and i can't speak ill of the monarch, obviously! but he did used to say... you said he was stupid. he did used to say that carbon dioxide was a pollutant, which i thought was a very stupid comment. and it's the issue of the environment which is likely to dominate campaigning this morning. sir ed davey has put the state of britain's waterways front and centre of the lib dem campaign. today the party says it would protect chalk streams from environmental disaster, with tougher regulations on sewage dumping. labour are also talking about water cleanliness, with a pledge to introduce

new powers that they say could make law—breaking water bosses face criminal charges. the conservatives said they'd already taken clear action to tackle the issue, with further investment and a quadrupling of inspections. jack fenwick, bbc news, westminster. so what does ukraine make of mr farage's comments? our security correspondent, gordon corera is in kyiv. one source in the presidential office did tell the bbc that, in their words, the virus of putinism unfortunately affects people and can be even worse in its consequences than covid, and that that virus needs to be nipped in the bud. and i think you can hear from the tone of those comments, the kind of weariness here, the sense that they've heard this before and they associate that those kind of comments with the language of vladimir putin and of russia — the idea that somehow it was ukraine and its allies which provoked russia rather than ukraine having been subject to an unprovoked attack first in 2014 and then a full

scale invasion in 2022. so i think there is a wariness. having heard these kind of comments and an annoyance, but not necessarily an on the record reaction to them at this point from ukrainian officials. tell us more, gordon, about the latest russian missiles that have been directed at ukraine. yes. overnight, another barrage of ukrainian russian missiles and drones targeting ukraine. 29 in all. 13 of the drones were shot down, but four of the missiles did get through and hit in lviv in the west and in the southeast. and in those cases, the target was clearly energy facilities. and this is part of an ongoing russian campaign to target those critical energy facilities and power transmission. it is having some effects. there are already scheduled blackouts in parts of the country because of this long running campaign. and these new attacks have certainly done some damage. and it looks like there will be some

changes to those schedules. so a clear emphasis here in ukraine on the both the need to protect those facilities. and that requires more air defense, more air defense missiles which have been promised but which are very much needed and work to repair those facilities. but clearly, a sense here that western support remains vital in order to protect ukraine from that ongoing russian campaign targeting energy facilities. the labour leader sir keir starmer

has called nigel farage's comments on the invasion of ukraine "disgraceful", and emphasised that russia is the aggressor. he was speaking during a campaign visit in london and added that anyone standing for public office should be committed to nato and defending ukraine. putin bears sole responsibility for aggression in ukraine and we've always stood behind them and supported them and so far we've done it united across parliament and i made it my business to show the opposition stood with the government on this issue as did our nato allies and anybody who wants to stand to be and anybody who wants to stand to be a representative in our parliament should be really clear whether its russian aggression on the battlefield or online that we stand against that aggression. standing behind ukraine but also standing up for our freedom. let's speak to samir puri, visiting lecturer in war studies at kings college london and author of the book �*russia's road to war with ukraine.

thank you forjoining us. how well—informed do you think nigel farage is about ukraine and russia? thanks for me. nigel farage is speaking in his numeral way to provoke a reaction and i think he has not given the issue of the russian war on ukraine a great deal of thought and he might have mentioned it before in 2014 and the european parliament as he reminded us but he will be annoyed that his main talking points on immigration and domestic issues have been eclipsed by this amazing, and he has made about russia being provoked into its war with ukraine which is simply untrue. ii into its war with ukraine which is simply untrue-— into its war with ukraine which is simply untrue. if he's more focused on a domestic— simply untrue. if he's more focused on a domestic agenda _ simply untrue. if he's more focused on a domestic agenda why - simply untrue. if he's more focused on a domestic agenda why do - simply untrue. if he's more focused on a domestic agenda why do you i on a domestic agenda why do you think you felt compelled to comment at all? ., ,., , at all? there are some interesting thins at all? there are some interesting thin . s to at all? there are some interesting things to consider _ at all? there are some interesting things to consider and _ at all? there are some interesting things to consider and it _ at all? there are some interesting things to consider and it should i at all? there are some interesting| things to consider and it should be dismissed acts clap trap because there is a growing movement amongst populist with donald trump being around the idea of the nato provoked invasion of ukraine so it's another issue where he can expresses a hatred of the eu but i would

disentangle the two because the eu point with regard to ukraine is a bit of a red herring. to be fair to nigel farage the issue of whether ukraine come have a green light into nato membership is about to become a really big and vexed issue again at the nato summit in washington next month so it's not an irrelevant issue to bring up i think. but how much more _ issue to bring up i think. but how much more or— issue to bring up i think. but how much more or less _ issue to bring up i think. but how much more or less likely - issue to bring up i think. but how much more or less likely has - much more or less likely has membership of ukraine —— membership of nato begun for ukraine? it’s a of nato begun for ukraine? it's a vexed issue _ of nato begun for ukraine? it's a vexed issue and _ of nato begun for ukraine? it's a vexed issue and we _ of nato begun for ukraine? it's a vexed issue and we don't - of nato begun for ukraine? it�*s —. vexed issue and we don't know and zelensky will say that if we join 15 years ago this would never have happened and in the media, the daily telegraph reported a disagreement where joe telegraph reported a disagreement wherejoe biden is saying we do not want to green light ukraine's members in straightaway on the uk was pushing a bit harder. i think it is a scant chance the nato alliance will have a unified position but it's an important point for domestic british politics because in the future will the uk and other nato

allies, will their soldiers be obligated to fight in ukraine to defend ukraine against future instances of this aggression and thatis instances of this aggression and that is a real talking point. hoop that is a realtalking point. how much more _ that is a real talking point. how much more inflammatory would that make situation from the point of view of the kremlin, as you suggest might be a consideration in the future, that nato troops are required to be in country? hugely inflammatory _ required to be in country? hugely inflammatory and _ required to be in country? hugely inflammatory and i _ required to be in country? hugely inflammatory and i think - required to be in country? hugely inflammatory and i think there i required to be in country? hugely inflammatory and i think there is | required to be in country? hugely i inflammatory and i think there is of the many motivations, wars don't have one, but the motivation for putin to perpetuate it is to prevent that and it has a motivation to protect to a tick further if what comes out it is nato says ukraine canjoin when comes out it is nato says ukraine can join when the war is over but then what incentive does he have to ever end the war if keeping it going will keep ukraine on a permanent antechamber of membership with nato? you mention the fact that there is a view expressed by nigel farage is held in other parts of the world on both sides of the atlantic. how then do those with the opposing view that this is entirely down to russia

counter that suggestion? there is risin: counter that suggestion? there is rising populism — counter that suggestion? there is rising populism in _ counter that suggestion? there is rising populism in european - rising populism in european countries on the us and this is not the highest issue that they bring up but it is one that unites a lot of them. countering it will be difficult because the invasion of ukraine is horrific and unprovoked in its immediate run—up and cause such loss of life that those who support ukraine verge a little bit towards black and of what can be done to solve the war that ukraine should win orjoin nato but implementing those wishes is extremely difficult and ukraine probably can't win on the battlefield and i think there will be a bit of a dialogue between the differing sides in western countries over how to move the situation forward so ukraine stabilises in the future and it may be full nato membership which is not off the thank you for your time.

iran's supreme court has overturned a death sentence against the popular rapper, toomaj salehi. he was jailed for backing the nationwide protests which were sparked by mahsa amini's death. she died in police custody in 2022 after being arrested for violating dress rules for women. mr salehi's lawyer says the supreme court has ordered a retrial. the rapper became a symbol of resistance, with artists including coldplay and sting joining the international campaign to save his life. let's turn now to the euros. plenty of exciting action today. first up, georgia take on the czech republic. both teams hoping to get points on the board after defeats in their opening games. after that, it's turkey vs portugal. a win for either would secure their place in the knockout stages. andd then this evening, belgium take on romania. with belgium suffering a shock defeat in their opening game, the red devils will hope to turn their poor start around. let's speak now to portugal football fan, andre veiga, who is in dortmund.

what are you hoping for, but against turkey tonight? how different will it be to the match that portugal won against the czech republic? thank ou so against the czech republic? thank you so much _ against the czech republic? thank you so much for— against the czech republic? thank you so much for having _ against the czech republic? thank you so much for having me. - against the czech republic? thank you so much for having me. i - against the czech republic? thankj you so much for having me. i think it's going to be really different. i think turkey have a lot of confidence and they will come to try and win the game whereas i think czech republic were trying not to lose the game and it led to a cagey match so i think it will be a really exciting one and live up to the many other exciting matches we've had so far. ., ., ,. ~ other exciting matches we've had so far. ., ., ,., ~ . far. how do you think the current portuguese _ far. how do you think the current portuguese national— far. how do you think the current portuguese national side - far. how do you think the current| portuguese national side compare with those of the past? i’zre portuguese national side compare with those of the past?— with those of the past? i've been watchin: with those of the past? i've been watching portugal _ with those of the past? i've been watching portugal at _ with those of the past? i've been watching portugal at major - watching portugal at major tournaments since the golden generation in euro 96 and i think this is the strongest team we've ever had. there are two plays in every position and there is no real weak spots so i'm really excited and i've never been more optimistic about was potentially going all the

way, and that would be the second time after euro 2016. talk way, and that would be the second time after euro 2016.— time after euro 2016. talk to us about rinaldo, _ time after euro 2016. talk to us about rinaldo, an _ time after euro 2016. talk to us about rinaldo, an absolute - time after euro 2016. talk to us - about rinaldo, an absolute superstar and even people like me who don't follow football know who he is. how valid is his place in the side these days? valid is his place in the side these da s? , , ., ., ., valid is his place in the side these das? , ., ., .,~ valid is his place in the side these da s? , ., ., ., ~'., days? yes he gets a lot of talk and in the past — days? yes he gets a lot of talk and in the past because _ days? yes he gets a lot of talk and in the past because we've - days? yes he gets a lot of talk and in the past because we've not - days? yes he gets a lot of talk and in the past because we've not had | days? yes he gets a lot of talk and | in the past because we've not had a stronger team he's got a bit frustrated and he was the star with a weaker team and i think this is the most at peace i've ever seen ronaldo in the national team and he realises he has a team that can help them win an international trophy and you saw it in the first game. i've never seen him celebrate quite as much or someone else scoring as the winning goal came in at the end. i think this is probably the most at ease ronaldo has ever felt in the national team.— national team. thanks to our excellent _ national team. thanks to our excellent research _ national team. thanks to our excellent research as - national team. thanks to our excellent research as i -

national team. thanks to our excellent research as i am i national team. thanks to our i excellent research as i am told that portugal has an impressive record against turkey, winning seven out of nine matches. what are your predictions for tonight? nine matches. what are your predictions fortonight? i nine matches. what are your predictions for tonight? i think we are auoin predictions for tonight? i think we are going to _ predictions for tonight? i think we are going to win. _ predictions for tonight? i think we are going to win. i _ predictions for tonight? i think we are going to win. i think _ predictions for tonight? i think we are going to win. i think it - predictions for tonight? i think we are going to win. i think it will. predictions for tonight? i think we are going to win. i think it will be| are going to win. i think it will be are going to win. i think it will be a pulsating match with lots of colds, something like 2—1 or 3—2 and i do cs winning and hopefully rubber—stamping our way through to the next round but i see a win and lots of excitement. p, the next round but i see a win and lots of excitement.— lots of excitement. a very big turkish population _ lots of excitement. a very big turkish population in - lots of excitement. a very big | turkish population in germany lots of excitement. a very big i turkish population in germany and you will have to sing your hearts out to drown them out, aren't you? yes, i arrived out to drown them out, aren't you? yes, iarrived in out to drown them out, aren't you? yes, i arrived in dortmund earlier today and the atmosphere was already electric at 10am. there are turkish flags everywhere and i think i was told that this is the largest turkish community outside of turkey and you really feel it. thankfully there are lots of portuguese fans so there are lots of portuguese fans so the atmosphere in the stadium will be absolutely on fire and it should make for a really exciting game

later today. make for a really exciting game later today-— make for a really exciting game later toda . �* ., ~ , ., , later today. andre, thank you very much. later today. andre, thank you very much- thank— later today. andre, thank you very much. thank you _ later today. andre, thank you very much. thank you so _ later today. andre, thank you very much. thank you so much. - 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 earlyjune, 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. a pet donkey that escaped his owners five years ago in california has been found "living his best life" with a herd of wild elk. a hiker spotted diesel the donkey and posted this clip on his social media. his owners terrie and dave say they're relieved he's safe and have decided to let him run free

with his new found family. he is hard to spot in their undies blending in pretty well. i didn't know donkeys were known for their camouflage. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. some of you have woken up to grey conditions today and thought, �*where has summer gone again'? but it is there. it will still be around over the next few days. more sunshine developing as we go through this weekend and it will be warm too. just a little bit of rain to deal with, particularly today. this is the weather front which brought the mist, low cloud, particularly across scotland and england to begin with. still there eastern counties

through this afternoon. so it's here there's a chance of a few showers. a bit more cloud around the coast compared with the morning. inland, a bit more sunshine breaking through and certainly plenty of sunshine elsewhere, although these western fringes, more especially northern ireland, western scotland — plenty of cloud at times. a few spots of rain late in the day, 15 to 19 here. around 20—22 celsius across some eastern counties of scotland and england. but pollen levels will be continuing to climb as the grass pollen season really ramps up. very high levels across most parts of the uk. this evening, a fine end to the day, even in eastern areas some of that cloud will break up. but western parts of scotland, northern ireland, cloud outbreaks of rain drizzle pushes its way in across scotland, northern ireland to northern england, wales and the southwest later in the night. not a cold night, though. temperatures in double figures for most towns and cities as we start sunday. but these are the areas across northern england, wales, south west where there'll be mist, low cloud to begin with. some sea fog around the coast, in the southwest, on and off throughout the day. the cloud breaks up, sunshine comes through here. a bit more cloudy, east anglia, southeast through the afternoon after a sunnier start compared with today. but northern england, scotland, northern ireland, a lovely afternoon and for all temperatures up

on today's values, maybe up to 26 degrees in the south east corner. and there's even warmer air on the way as we go through into the start of next week with increased humidity as well. by day and by night. suddenly track of winds coming up for the mid—atlantic. does mean around some of these western areas there could be some mist, low cloud and drizzle in the morning. still some sea fog potentially during the afternoon. fairweather cloud elsewhere, but a hot day on monday — 25 degrees northeastern parts of scotland. 27—28 to the southeast of england. similar sort of temperatures on tuesday. there will be a few changes though, from midweek onwards, it'sjust a question how quickly they happen. there's low pressure going to come in from the west or the south and that determines how quickly the temperatures will drop away. but after another hot day on tuesday for many. increasing risk of showers — don't take the symbols too literally at this stage, but temperatures will drop back to where they should be for the time of year. take care.

this is bbc news, the headlines... nigel farage faces criticism, after he tells the bbc that europe and nato provoked russia's invasion of ukraine. the international red cross says 22 people were killed in shelling near its offices in gaza. no sign of british teenagerjay slater missing in tenerife as the search

enters its sixth day. the enters its sixth day. search enters its six day today and marking the 76th anniversary of windrush as commemorations take place across the country. they recognise the contribution made ljy they recognise the contribution made by the british caribbean community, and to commemorate the scandal of the windrush generation. let's focus in now on all the days news from the campaign trail. the conservative party says it will slash red tape for pubs, restaurants and music venues if it wins the election. plans include looking at licensing laws and planning restrictions, to see how changes could boost the night time economy. the prime minister is meeting with nighttime economy leaders in central london this morning, to discuss the conservative party's pledge to boost pubs, restaurants and music venues

if they win the election. he is promising a review of licensing laws and planning