to flee their homes. i'm helena humphrey. glad you could join me. the israeli army has confirmed its forces strapped a palestinian wounded man onto the hood of a military jeep during what they're calling a "counterterrorism operation" in west bank's jenin on saturday. viewers may find the video we're about to show distressing. in this footage from the reuters news agency, the wounded man can be seen lying on the hood of a jeep as it drives past two ambulances. we've decided to blur the image. the israeli army confirmed the incident, saying it "violated orders", adding that the "conduct of the forces in the video of the incident does not conform to the values" of the idf and the incident would be "investigated and dealt with accordingly". the military said the injured man was transferred

to medics for treatment. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell has more on saturday's strikes. there have been more deadly strikes on different neighbourhoods of gaza city. in al—shati camp, large strikes there. you can see these dark plumes of smoke in social media videos, several homes flattened, shocked people rushing to help the casualties who are at the scene. and there has been speculation in isreali media that a senior hamas commander was being targeted, but the official israeli military statement only talks about hamas structures being targeted. the israeli military has also put out a statement saying that there was not a direct attack on an international committee of the red cross facility in rafah, a day ago. that is where at least

23 people were killed according to the red cross, when there was shelling on a tent camp for displaced people, and the red cross office nearby was also damaged. israel's army carried out a drone attack on a moving vehicle in lebanon's beqaa valley, aokm north of the israel—lebanon border. israel's military said it targeted ayman al ghatma, who is accused of supplying weapons to hamas. lebanese media carried video footage showing a fire engine trying to douse the flames that engulfed the car. the raid comes as israel and lebanese armed group hezbollah exchange fire across the frontier. the bbc�*s lucy williamson has more on concerns about war spreading to lebanon. war empties neighbourhoods. here on israel's northern border, many say war is also the way to get residents back. were you hurt, did it hit you? yes, i was here, i stood here. 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. you see the wall? it's made him even more determined to stay. every day, every night, bomb — problem. and i born here. what i say? look, hezbollah. kill hezbollah. rockets hit kiryat shmona every week. this slipped past israel's 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's unacceptable, and everyone understands the choice is between war now oi’ war later. israel has been striking back across the border and talking up preparations for a full—scale offensive against hezbollah. hezbollah has vowed that nowhere in israel would be spared.

tough talk is part of both sides' strategy of deterrence, but it can also spotlight the path to war. looked like a missile. i don't know. it looks like they shot it to the middle... tom was out when a hezbollah rocket hit his house in kibbutz malkiya, right on the border. look what one rocket can do to a house. it just. .. everything ruined. it's c r azy , n 07 he says israel's leadership has failed. they lost it. they need to quit. all of them. yeah. the biggest failure of our army and our country was on the seventh of october, and they were the leaders. protests for a ceasefire in gaza that would also calm tensions in the north aren't working on israel's prime minister. mortgaged by his promise to far right government allies to destroy hamas before ending the gaza war.

playing for time is his speciality, but this, many say, the longer it goes on, is playing with fire. lucy williamson, bbc news, the israel—lebanon border. to the war in ukraine now, where local officials says a russian attack on ukraine's second—largest city of kharkiv has killed at least three people and injured nearly a0 others. meanwhile, ukraine's energy facilities endured a massive overnight attack. it's the eighth time russia has targeted the country's energy infrastructure in the past three months, ukraine's energy minister said. the attacks come as a new report by the advocacy group human rights watch says russian authorities are violating the laws of armed conflict by imposing a russian curriculum and propaganda in ukrainian schools in occupied areas. the report alleges that russian officials have retaliated against school workers who refuse to make changes to curriculum — with threats, detention, and even torture. to speak more about the report, i spoke to rachel denber. she's the deputy director of the europe and central asian

division at human rights watch. we know that russian language has been brought in, part of the curriculum, in schools and areas. but also specific history textbooks. tell us more about that, what ukrainian schoolchildren are being taught in that regard. the russian authorities are imposing the russian state curriculum in areas — in schools and areas that russia is occupying, and that includes the use of textbooks and other materials that include just blatant falsification of history, distortions of history, about ukraine's history, that deny the existence of ukraine as a state, that deny, basically, the existence of ukraine as a culture, the ukrainian language. it was all kinds of distortions about the current — the ongoing war. it denies that russia has invaded ukraine. it includes maps and other representations that show

occupied areas — areas that russia is occupying of ukraine — as parts of russia, and other distortions. and so, rachel, among all of those different areas, if — if staff say they don't want to comply, i understand that in your report you have been speaking to them, and they face retaliation. what have they been telling you about what they have had to face? well, staff who refuse to co—operate in any way with the — russian authorities in — in occupied areas face detention, harassment, beatings, torture, and expulsion. we spoke to a number of teachers — a number of education workers who were just outright expelled from these occupied areas after they were detained and — and severely threatened. we talked to one school principal who tried to prevent the occupation authorities from getting hold of the school data, you know, he was trying to protect the students and teachers,

and they tortured him for days, with beatings and electric shocks and the like. and it's important to point out with regards to education, there are also international laws on this when it comes to conflict, isn't it? just tell us more about that. that's right. so there are two things. first, by imposing the russian state curriculum, russia is actually violating laws of armed conflict, which says when one state occupies another warring party, they are not allowed to change the laws, and that is what russian has done here. they changed the laws. and they're also denying ukrainian children their rights under several international conventions — the right to language, to national language and culture, and national values. the russian occupation authorities are also banning, you know, ukrainian parents from having their children studying ukrainian state curriculum online, banning them

and threatening — threatening them that if their children studying the ukrainian curriculum online, that they will take the children away from them, they will take them to an orphanage, or — and other threats like that. now, what i found interesting in your report is that it also details children undergoing military training, as part of the curriculum. tell us more about that. is that with a view to them being drafted into the russian military? well, it's — it's with a view — they're trying to indoctrinate these children into having certain feelings about duty to — to russia, which is, of course, completely in violation of international law — not to mention just vile. and they are — in some classes they are — they offer, you know, training, particularly in the upper classes, for boys, especially training in the use of weapons. and whether it — whether it's —

whether they plan to conscript these children or not, eventually, russia has been conscripting ukrainian people who are ukrainian citizens into the russian military in areas that they are occupying. they have been occupying crimea since 2014 and they have been conscripting people, many people in crimea, to serve in the russian military, and other areas where russia is occupying their play all other kinds of pressure to get people who are ukrainian citizens to serve in the russian military. egyptian prime minister mostafa madbouly has ordered 16 tourism companies to be stripped of their licences over illegal pilgrimages to mecca. more than 600 egyptians died on such tours this year, amid extreme heat. bbc news correspondent caroline hawley reports on the difficultjourney.

it's a sacred duty for muslims to perform the pilgrimage once in their lifetime, if physically and financially able. and it's a colossal logistics operation for the saudi authorities. they've been criticised in the past for the way they've handled the hajj, for deadly stampedes. but this year, the danger came from blistering heat. there was water on hand, large sprinklers and some air—conditioned areas for the more than 1.8 million pilgrims. but it was more than 50 degrees in the shade and the scorching temperature took a terrible toll. ather hussain is imam of leicester's central mosque. he'sjust returned home from saudi arabia, scarred by what he saw. it was undoubtedly a traumatic experience. you would walk and you simply wouldn't know where to look. because everywhere you turned, you would see someone struggling in some way or the other. people completely drowned in sweat. it's not just the frail and elderly who were affected. i saw perfectly fit individuals, who were struggling just to make 50 yards. as—salamu alaykum.

in a village in northern egypt, a family mourns. 70—year—old effendiya sold jewellery to pay for the pilgrimage. she had a tourist visa and, like many others, wasn't officially registered for the hajj. her children say she was left to walk for miles, taken advantage of by an unscrupulous tour operator. she called home as she was dying. translation: i screamed and couldn't believe it. - she phoned my brother and told him she felt her soul was leaving her body. i wish i was with her. the casualties come from many countries, and there are fears that climate change will, in future, make the hajj even more dangerous. the charity islamic relief has called for urgent steps to inform pilgrims of the risks and to ensure that their safety is paramount. caroline hawley, bbc news. gang violence in haiti has now displaced more than half a million people. that's according to a un report released this week, highlighting what it

calls "spiralling violence" in the caribbean nation. armed gangs control large parts of the capital port—au—prince — but clashes are also on the rise in the country's north.the un says many of the displaced are living in areas with limited access to basic services like clean water. the un's migration agency says nearly 580,000 people are now internally displaced across haiti — that represents a 60% increase since march of this year. and finding safety outside haiti's borders is a challenge. the neighboring dominican republic has built a 250—mile border wall, while its government deported at least 175,000 haitians last year alone. for more i've been speaking with philippe branchat with the un's international organization for migration in haiti. philippe branchat, welcome to the programme. describe, firstly, if you will, the impact that you're seeing of the violence right now. well, the violence has been quite traumatic since end of february, march, beginning of march, with an increase of synchronised attacks

from the gangs, which generated massive displacement. already, the situation was already bad. we have 360,000 displaced. and what has been significantly different is the widespread idps, the displacement throughout the country, putting a lot of pressure on public services, on education, schools. so the — the people in the south are now supporting half of the idp population, and they do not have the capacity to support longer. and so our concern is to see the capacity to absorb such populations being severely eroded in the coming weeks, coming months, and the situation not improving.

philippe, if i could just ask you, what kind of conditions are people living in, those who are internally displaced, when they go to other provinces? over 90% of the idps are living with families, or with — with with communities, so the — the level of exposure is much less than the idps that are now in sight of the biggest majority in port—au—prince, where they are being exposed to all the violence you can imagine. violence from the gangs, violence from — any kind of violence. sanitation, hygiene, also, and — and food. and we are entering the hurricane season. so and the south — haiti, in general, but the south, particularly — has often been hit by natural disasters. and this year will be a tough

one, because all the forecasts are announcing a twice more events — significant events for this coming season. so, situation is dramatic. the situation of the idps can be even worse in the coming weeks, months, if we do not all together — development and humanitarian actors — work to increase the capacity of the state services. philippe, i do just want to ask you, there is a change in haiti's leadership, a transitional government which has been installed. do you think that will change the situation at all? what are the prospects of bringing the situation under control? it's a complex situation. we are talking about decades of crisis. of development crisis. and governance crisis, also.

so the situation will notjust improve with the arrival of the multinational support to security. it will take time, and we — we are concerned that there will be more displacement generated by the increase capacity of the hnp to be able to engage the gangs. so there are positive signs — like the establishment of the new government, as you said, new leadership — that could give some kind of big enthusiasm within the ranks of the hnp, and this is very much needed. let's turn to some other important news around the world. swiss police say at least three people are missing after severe flooding in the alpine town of zermatt. a combination of heavy rain and melting snow has led to rivers bursting their banks. trains in the area have been suspended. in france, a rehearsal for the paris 0lympics opening ceremony planned for monday has been postponed due to heavy rain. authorities say the river seine is currently flowing at a level five times stronger than its normal summer reading. the rehearsals have been highly anticipated as paris 2024

will be the first olympics in history to take the opening ceremony out of its traditional setting of a stadium. all health centres and hospitals in bangladesh have been ordered to stock antivenom after reports of a surge in snake bites across the country. hospitals in rural areas say bites — especially by the russell's viper, pictured here — are becoming more frequent. a recent study said around 7000 people in bangladesh die each yearfrom snake bites. to the uk election campaign now, and a fourth conservative is reportedly being looked into by the gambling commission over bets allegedly placed on the date of the uk general election. now, the sunday times is reporting that a senior conservative party official allegedly placed dozens of bets, which, the paper says, could have generated winnings worth thousands of pounds. here's our political correspondent helen catt. now, the paper is saying that a

spokesman for the official has denied any wrongdoing. two party candidates and an election official also be looked at. previously a spokesperson for the party has told the bbc it had been contacted by the gambling commission about a small number of individuals and as the gambling commission is an independent body, it wouldn't be proper for the conservative party to comment further until any process is concluded. domestic violence experts say a us supreme court ruling preventing abuse suspects from owning guns will save thousands of lives. this week the court upheld a law that stops people with domestic violence restraining orders from owning a firearm. the case was brought by a texas man who argued that the confiscation of his guns after a restraining order was imposed on him violated his second amendment right to bear arms. for more on this, i spoke to crystaljustice, the chief external affairs officer at the national domestic violence hotline. crystal, thank you for being with us on bbc news. of course, as you know,

yesterday, the supreme court ruled to uphold a law disarming domestic abusers. what was your reaction to that news? well, we were relieved at the decision and that the supreme court overturned the fifth circuit court's ruling, and upheld this constitutionality of ensuring that firearms is not in the hands of abusive partners when there is a protection order in the situation. and so, with this ruling, the supreme court has saved thousands of lives and protected survivors, so we are relieved and we also affirm they should have never been up for debate in the first place. relief, but i'm sure the work at your organisation and the hotline goes on. just sketch out to us the number of people calling, the prevalence of people who face the risk of domestic violence, including being threatened with a weapon in their own homes? it's important to know domestic violence is a public health crisis.

it impacts ten million americans every year. it's a global crisis as well. and so we are deeply concerned. we are experiencing a record inbound calls, texts from people experiencing domestic violence every day — nearly 3000 calls a day. and we are seeing the rise of domestic violence both in the escalation and severity of abuse and the frequency of abuse. we not only need to see protections like this upheld, we need to see better protections in the united states and a call for the end of domestic violence in the us. that is troubling, the fact you say there you're seeing a rise in domestic abuse. do you and your colleagues have any idea why that might be? i think domestic violence has always been prevalent but i think you — we see — like the fifth circuit court ruling or attacks on reproductive rights

or the rights of survivors and protections being rolled back, which creates barriers for survivors to access safety and actually emboldens abusive partners and puts more tools in their tool box to cause harm and control and harass their victims. so from what you're saying, there appears to be a link here between key court rulings on what people are experiencing behind closed doors. absolutely. and in the months that followed the fifth circuit court ruling on rahimi, we experienced a 40% increase in those reporting being harassed or the use of firearms in their abusive relationship to control or harm them. that was across the united states. in the three states impacted, it was even more significant. when we saw with the reversal of roe, in the dobbs decision, we saw almost a doubling of those reporting reproductive

coercion, which is abusive partners attempting to control the reproductive futures and health of their victims. and so yes, these decisions that are being made by scotus and courts across the country are having a deep and profound impact on those who are experiencing domestic violence. crystal, you called this, at the beginning of this interview, a public health emergency, a crisis. what needs to happen? we need to do more. we are greatly underfunded in the united states. the response to domestic violence is under—resourced, the demand for services is overwhelmed. we have seen an overreliance on law enforcement, we need more community solutions. we need to see better laws and protections, we need congress to close the boyfriend loophole. you know, this — scotus protecting — reversing this decision and taking firearms out of the hands of abusive partners is important. congress can take this even further by closing the boyfriend loophole.

there is a loophole in the law where we basically aren't defining what an intimate partner or boyfriend is, and so through this loophole, we see that an intimate partner labelled a boyfriend could access a firearm, because it doesn't fit the definition of that in the bill, it would be a very simple change. we have been calling on this for many, many years, the field has been demanding that congress close the boyfriend loophole. we saw it partially closed with the safer communities act, but it needs to be fully closed. lastly, if people do find themselves in this situation, what advice would you give them? what should they do? first of all, if you are impacted by domestic violence, you are never alone. the hotline is always here for you, call the hotline 21w. we are here to support you wherever you are on your

journey to safety. and congratulations to wild thang, the eight—year—old pekingese, crowned winner of this year's world's ugliest dog competition. he's competed five times before, but this is his first win. the contest has been held for nearly 50 years and "celebrates the imperfections that make all dogs special and unique," according to its website. and is proof that every dog has their day. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. the next few days look set to bring the warmest weather of the summer so far. 2a degrees was our top temperature on saturday, but over the next few days, as this warm and rather humid air surges northwards, we can expect higher temperatures than that, perhaps into the high 20s celsius. some good spells of sunshine, but not necessarily clear blue skies all the time.

there will be some areas of cloud. indeed, on sunday mornings, some areas of cloud, mist and murk for parts of western england and wales, particularly over some of the hills and around some of the coasts. we'll keep some patches of cloud through the day on sunday. sea breezes developing around some of the coasts. northern ireland having a nice—looking day, spells of sunshine. similar story for scotland, although a little bit breezy in the western isles — i6 celsius for stornoway, but more generally 19 to 25 celsius, a very warm—feeling day. and quite a warm night, actually, sunday night into monday. still some areas of cloud, a bit of mist and murk here and there, but those temperatures in the centre of london, no lower than 15 degrees, maybe getting down to ten in aberdeen and glasgow and in newcastle. but with this area of high pressure in charge for monday, it's going to be mainly dry and actually even warmer. this frontal system out to the west — we'll have to keep an eye on that — will start to bring a little

bit more cloud, i think, into parts of northern ireland and western scotland with just a small chance for a shower. but elsewhere, some spells of sunshine, a bit of patchy cloud at times. but look at the temperatures — 2a for parts of northern ireland, 26 in northern scotland, across england and wales, widely into the mid—20s, 27 or 28 across the southeast corner. now through monday night into tuesday, that weather front in the west will start to make inroads — more cloud, perhaps some outbreaks of rain across northern ireland, parts of scotland, maybe into the north of england as well. so here a little bit cooler for tuesday, but further south and east, if anything, those temperatures climbing further, 28, perhaps 29 celsius. now, the big uncertainty in our weather story is about how quickly things will change, because it looks like our area of high pressure will loosen its grip, fronts pushing in from the west, low pressure drifting up from the south. one or both of those features will bring something more unsettled and a little bit cooler by the end of the week, but there is huge uncertainty about how quickly that change will take place and before it does some very warm weather on the way.

voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. welcome to the media show with ros atkins and katie razzall. this week, we've been talking about news podcasting,

how the industry has changed, and what the secret to the success is. and we've been hearing about what's happening at the washington post. there's an awful lot of pressure on its ceo and publisher, will lewis. we'll find out why and about the issues that it raises — not just about what's happening at the washington post but about american journalism and the differences between us and uk journalism. let us introduce you to our guests this week, and we've got some big hitters from the news podcast world. nick hilton is from the production company podot. also with us is lewis goodall from the news agents podcast, and tony pastor, the man behind goalhanger, which is the podcast production company he set up with gary lineker and makes all sorts of hit podcasts, including the rest is history, the rest is politics. there's something very intimate about listening to a podcast. i mean, in many ways, a bit like radio, where people

have their headphones on, they're cooking, they're