we begin with breaking news from the middle east — where israeli medics say at least ten people have been killed and many others injured after an attack that hit a football pitch in the town of majdal shams in the israeli—occupied golan heights. these are the latest pictures from the scene of the attack. the israeli military said a rocket fell on the pitch and blamed hezbollah for the strike. the lebanese hezbollah movement has denied responsibility. in the last hour, a spokesman for the israel defense forces said israel was preparing a response, and insisted there's no doubt about who launched the attack. the hezbollah terrorist organisation in lebanon fired a rocket at children playing soccer in a soccer field in majdal shams in northern israel.

hezbollah then lied to the whole world and claimed they did not carry out this attack. this is a lie. we can confirm that hezbollah murdered ten children in this brutal attack and injured more than 20 were injured in this brutal attack. all were aged between 10 to 20 years old. let's speak to our correspondent barbara plett usher injerusalem. let's start with those comments. what do you make of the fact that the idf is clearly saying they think hezbollah carried out this attack? they have said their assessments, intelligence and observations are that it was a lebanese hezbollah

attack, they were asked whether it could have been somebody else, an armed group from syria and had been quite categorical in saying that it is hezbollah. the israelis are carried out air strikes in lebanon earlier in the day and killed four militants. in response to that hezbollah did fire a barrage of rockets and claimed responsibility for striking several targets, including one that is geographically including one that is geographically in this area. then when it became clear what had happened, hezbollah category deny any of its rockets had hit majdal shams. multiple statements, including to the bbc, said these were the lies of the enemy. he had these two positions now but the israelis clearly believe that it now but the israelis clearly believe thatitis now but the israelis clearly believe that it is hezbollah and the other thing the spokesman said as there will be a response that israel is going to act. we will be a response that israel is going to act-— will be a response that israel is auoin to act. ~ . ., .,

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the concerns are growing. you have the israeli prime minister who has been visiting the united states saying he is coming home early and he will be in touch with his security officials. you also have an unusual statement from lebanon, their government, which very rarely comments on the tensions and cross—border attacks of hezbollah. it came out and said it condemned the attack and all acts of violence and aggression against civilians, but these were a violation of international law which may give you an indication of the concerns in beirut at this point of where this could lead, so things are quite tense at the moment. can could lead, so things are quite tense at the moment.- could lead, so things are quite tense at the moment. can you 'ust cive us tense at the moment. can you 'ust give us an — tense at the moment. can you 'ust give us an update i tense at the moment. can you 'ust give us an update on i tense at the moment. can you 'ust give us an update on why i tense at the moment. can you 'ust give us an update on why this h tense at the moment. can you just give us an update on why this area j give us an update on why this area of golan heights is significant and why it might be being targeted? the area of why it might be being targeted? tue: area of goal why it might be being targeted? tte: area of goal that was hit, it hit a

village and i are a number of villages and golan heights. it was taken from syria during the 1967 war occupied by israel, annexed in 1981. at that time the arabs who were syrians refused to accept an israeli offer of citizenship, so in fact they are not israeli citizens. this is one factor i think that would alarm hezbollah if they felt they were being accused of something like this. this is the context for the golan heights. also hezbollah said it had been targeting idf bases, bases of the israeli military, and there are military bases in the golan heights.— in gaza, the health ministry says at least 30 people have been killed in an israeli strike on a school

which was sheltering displaced people. israeli missiles hit the kha—dija school compound in deir al—balah in central gaza, it had been housing palestinians who'd been forced to flee their homes since the war began. the israeli army says the strike targeted a hamas command and control centre which was inside the school. ambulances brought those killed and injured, including children, to a nearby hospital in deir al—balah. early we spoke to akram al—satary, a freelance journalist who joins us from khan younis. yes, as a matter—of—fact according to the medical sources, 31 palestinians were killed and around 100 others were injured according to the palestinian medical sources. the ones bearing the brunt of

the incident are women and children. the place that was targeted is a medical point inside khadija school, used by the displaced palestinians and that explains the extremely large number of women and children killed and another place targeted. those places are used by the population of the school and that's why the number of people is extremely high. what does it mean for the displaced people? we have stories of people having to move more than five times. what does this mean for people who were seeking refuge there? some of the people in gaza have been already moved for the 32nd or 33rd time. most are 1a or 15 times. the ones in gaza are moving more

than ones in the central area. that means more death and more unsafety. they have been seeking safety in areas under the flag. they were surprised by the fact they were targeted by that flag. around nine or ten schools were targeted. three government schools were targeted. people lost their homes and livelihoods and were chasing the hope that they would stay safe in any area or in the north or south, but in the areas that were described as humanitarian zones. that still continues. the incidents are still taking place, people are still dying, if not in the schools then the way to schools or between gaza north and south. that has been reduced by the way.

the humanitarian zone in gaza has been reduced from 45 kilometres down to 25 by the recent developments in khan yunis. people in eight different areas in the very south of khan yunis were asked to leave their homes and head to the humanitarian zone in the al—mawasi area, that is also seen the bloodiest attacks in the nine or ten months, around 100 people and others were injured. it's the first full day of competition at the paris olympics. australia won its first gold of this olympics — grace brown taking out the win in the women's cycling time trials. great britain's anna henderson won silver. china won the first gold medal of the olympics in the mixed team air rifle shooting. china also took out gold in the women's 3m synchronised diving. britain's yasmin harper and scarlett mewjensen has won team gb�*s first medal of paris 2024

with diving bronze in the women's synchronised 3m springboard final. meantime, fifa has deducted six points from the canadian team at the women's football tournament, following the flying of a drone to spy on new zealand's training session on monday. maryam moshiri is in paris. the excitement is still continuing here in paris on day one of the olympics. it's not been easy to get here. the weather has been terrible. it's been raining for about 36 hours and that rain has had an impact on some olympic events. the skateboarding, for example, has been delayed and also authorities who are organising the olympic games have actually said they're going to work out whether or not they should carry on with trials in the river seine. for the triathletes, who are, of course, competing on tuesday. they do promise, though, that the tuesday triathlon will go ahead as previously planned. so it's been a heady day of sport with many medals given out today. the excitement continues.

parisians are very, very excited about what's going to happen today, but tomorrow is also a big day to watch. plenty of events to go, including 20 medal events which will happen on day two. we have rowing, badminton, we have skateboarding amongst other things. plenty of swimming as well to look forward to here at the paris olympics. one slight fly in the ointment, though, is the problem with the trains, that continues on sunday apparently, it won't be resolved completely until monday and the investigation by french authorities into who was behind those coordinated attacks which have caused so much delay to trains coming in and out of paris, causing problems for tourists and for visitors alike and also for french people within the capital wanting to get out. we don't know who is behind it, the investigation continues, but that is still going to carry on, in terms of disruption until monday at least. but as i said, it's all about the sport now. the rain has stopped at last. it's forecast to be really hot

over the next few days, so it will be great conditions for all the sports we have to look forward to for now. from paris, back to you in the studio. it's a country which has faced a string of political and economic challenges — which is about to go to the polls in what's being seen as a pivotal presidential election. on sunday voters in veneuzuela go to the ballot box. president nicolas maduro, who's been in office since 2013, is seeking a third consecutive term. he has told voters they have a choice between war and peace and warned of a bloodbath if he loses. the opposition candidate, edmundo gonzalez, said he fears the vote won't be free and fair. he says it's time to re—establish democracy and prosperity in the country after a quarter of a century of socialist rule. new york times journalist anatoly kurmanaev gave us this update from caracas. the main opposition candidate,

edmundo gonzalez who is practically an acolyte for the opposition leader, has refused to participate in elections for many years. telling voters the process is not a fair solution. this time she has changed tack and joined the process to be able to get a lot of support throughout the country in this movement to change the government. i think people are very apprehensive but they also believe this is perhaps their last opportunity to peacefully change the government, to live in a different country so very much motivated to participate in the polls tomorrow, we expect very high turnout. you have recently reported on the voters who want change in the government. what are they telling you?

this government, of president nicolas maduro has been in for more than 25 years and early on it has lifted millions of people out of poverty by using revenue from oil. it has been a tremendous factor for social change in the country but in the last ten years that has gone into a very dramatic reverse. we have seen that largest economic contraction outside of the war in modern history. voters very much want to change. they no longer believe in government promises that the situation will improve. they want to bring back theirfamilies, millions of venezuelans have migrated in recent years and the government today appears to be the sclerotic leak of rulers that it overthrew 25 years ago. you mentioned a couple of topics but what are the main issues that will be at the front of people's minds when casting their ballot? i think by far the main issue will be whether

the vote will be counted. again, if the will of the people will be made. both sides expect results the same night, sunday night, and the electoral council is controlled by government supporters. at the same time, thus far, there has been a lot of, this election is not free or fair because the level playing field, the playing field is tilted so heavily towards government but up until now, the electoral authority has broadly followed the steps that lead to a fair election or at least fair casting of votes. everyone is very apprehensionto see if votes will be transmitted in a transparent and credible way. now it's time for a look at today's sport with olly foster.

france have made a dream start to the paris olympics, with three medals, including gold in the rugby sevens at the stade de france. they beat the two times olympic champions fiji 28—7. inspired by antoine dupont who came on at half—time with the scores level. his break down the wing and pass to aaron grandidier nkanangset saw them take the lead, and he then scored two tries himself to send a packed stade de france into delirium, with the watching president emmanuel macron in the stands. earlier, south africa won bronze by beating australia. there were treacherous conditions on the streets of paris for the first cycling event of the games. the time trial. the rain has hardly stopped but australia's grace brown mastered the conditions over the 32.11 kilometres, finishing over a minute and a half clear of britain's anna henderson to take her first olympic gold. the world champion chloe dygert took bronze, less than a second behind, despite a nasty fall.

belgiums remco evenepoel took gold in the men's race. the current world champion finishing 15 seconds ahead of italy's filippo ganna, and another belgian wout van aert took bronze. britain's josh tarling missed out on the podium by two seconds after an early puncture. china have claimed two golds so far to top the early medal table. they are looking for a clean sweep in diving. chen yiwen and chang yani, world champions for the past three years in the women's synchronised three—metre springboard, have their first olympic title, finishing as long way clear of the americans, and team gb took bronze with yasmin harper and scarlett mewjensen, who had a nervous wait to find out that they had also made the podium. the reigning olympic champions canada have been given a six point deduction in the women's football tournament after they were charged with using a drone to spy on their first opponents new zealand earlier this week.

canada's head coach beverly priestman, who had already been sent home from the games, has also been banned from any football—related activity for a year — along with two of her assistants. canada have also been fined 175 thousand pounds. they are now on minus three points in their group and are unlikely to qualify for the knockout stages. ferrari's charles leclerc will start the belgian grand prix on pole for the second year in a row, despite not being the quickest in qualifying. that was championship leader max verstappen, who dominated the wet track at spa. he put his red bull at the top of the time sheets by more than half a second. but because he's used too many engines this season he's been given a ten place grid penalty and will start from eleventh. leclerc will start at the front for the first time since monaco, with the other red bull of sergio perez alongside him. it was a very positive day for us. i know it is not how it will be

tomorrow, so we optimise everything from our side for tomorrow. i hope the tyres will hold up and then hopefully at least we can fight with ferrari and mercedes. mclaren, i don't know, they might be a bit out of reach but we will find out tomorrow. england's cricketers had to dig deep on the second day of the third test against west indies. they were wobbling on 54—5 in theirfirst innings but a sparkling 95 from jamie smith, and half centuries from joe root, captain ben stokes and chris woakes saw them reach 376 and with west indies 33—2 at the close in their second innings england still have a 61 run lead. it is not commiserations at all. slightly gutting when you miss out on a milestone but i feel like the way i played i am very pleased with it. obviously had some good partnerships there between myself and joe and myself and chris woakes that have brought us from 50—5 to a very positive day in the end.

and that's all the sport for now. to the united states, where donald trump plans to continue holding outdoor rallies, disregarding safety advice after he survived an assassination attempt two weeks ago. the former president said the us secret service would give him increased protection. but he said nobody could "ever be allowed to stop or impede free speech or gathering". opinion polls suggest his lead in the presidential election campaign has narrowed since kamala harris became the democrats' likely candidate. but the vitriol between the two has escalated, with donald trump calling ms harris the most far—left vice president in us history. she was a bum three weeks ago, she was a bum. applause a failed vice president in a failed administration with millions of people crossing and she was the borders czar. kamala's spokesperson hit back, describing the speech as the "bizarre and backward—looking delusions of a criminal."

millions visit the beautiful parks in the canadian rockies every year — but wildfires are currently raging across the region. entire streets in the historic town of jasper have been affected by the blaze, with homes turned to rubble. our correspondent will vernon has more. far back as you can see. in the town of jasper, entire streets have been consumed by fire. homes, businesses reduced to smouldering ruins. officials say around a third of the town has been destroyed. this is an area famous for its tourism, visited by millions of people each year. we share the sense of loss with all of those who live in the town, who care for it, and who have helped build it. emergency services evacuated the town quickly,

which officials say saved lives. 20,000 tourists and 5,000 residents sought refuge in neighbouring areas. i'm kind of frustrated for sure by lack of communication - or the communication that we did get not being accurate, but i don't know. . i'm just trying not to stress. fires also burned in nearby british columbia. in this footage, filmed earlier in the week, you can see the scale of the inferno — tens of thousands of acres of land destroyed in an area renowned for its natural beauty. back injasper, rain and cooler temperatures over the past 2a hours have helped firefighters battle the flames. but the fire is still burning and it's not yet safe for people to return to the area. will vernon, bbc news. if your garden is full of what looks like weeds we might have just the excuse you need to leave them be. some are needed by the many insects and animals that live amongst them. in south devon, it's hoped a project

to improve the habitat of the coastal path mightjust help john ayres reports. to some people, these plants look like weeds, but in reality, they are a hugely important habitat for the insects and animals that live here. what is this project all about? at its core, it is about creating, restoring and enhancing species in costal grasslands like this for rare and endangered insects where this is their stronghold in the country. and then involving lots of people, communities, landowners, farmers, in helping us achieve that vision. we need more meadows that have lots of different wildflowers in them because the insects all need different things and actually, somewhere like this is perfect. it looks beautiful for all the colours, but it has the different heights and types of flowers that are needed and then we need tojoin them up, so what we want to do is create these corridors, if we only have little patches of wild flower meadows, these insects haven't got

anyone to go. we need to join them up to make corridors so that they can really get a hold, on south devon, moving along the coast, there are places for them to go along these corridors, they can go up and down the estuaries. this looks amazing to us, but some people think, it is a load of weeds. the education and awareness part of it is really important, to say to people, your lawn might look beautiful, green and pristine, but it hasn't actually got many flowers — what is there, what is there for the insects to feed on? in this part of the world, it is going to be along the coast path. is there a conflict here between people that will use the paths and what you are trying to achieve? not at all. the coast path is an amazing way for people to get out and see these places. i guess what we need to do is look at how we work with the farmers who are managing that land alongside the coast path. we will be providing advice, specialist advice that will actually help them get into schemes, help them get paid for doing this really important nature conservation work as part of the farming business.

the project lasts five years. it is hoped it will help address the biodiversity crisis along this part of south devon. that is all for the half hour. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. most of had a decent day weather today, a little cloudy across some parts of the country. also a few showers around and even the risk of one rumbles of thunder, particularly across north—eastern parts of the uk. the skies will be clearing a little bit later on. here is the satellite picture and the radar earlier on. we can see a few showers across wales, the midlands but more especially in northern england, northern and eastern scotland. the temperatures made evening still hovering around 20 celsius across

the south—east and east anglia, but more typically around 17 degrees. present enough out there through the evening. tonight the skies will clear. the winds will be light, very quiet and relevant. early morning temperatures ranging from around the mid—teens in london and the south—east to about 10 celsius in more rural spots in central scotland. lots of sunshine right from the word go tomorrow. through the morning into the afternoon a few clouds will bubble up. fairweather cloud. but in scotland and northern ireland perhaps turning hazy, the afternoon, withjust ireland perhaps turning hazy, the afternoon, with just a ireland perhaps turning hazy, the afternoon, withjust a bit ireland perhaps turning hazy, the afternoon, with just a bit closer to afternoon, with just a bit closer to a weather front at the atlantic. warmer tomorrow. also more humid. temperatures in merseyside around the mid 20s, much of yorkshire seeing temperatures well into the 20s. come monday it will turn even hotter, starting to see warm air streaming in from the southern climes. in france temperatures will climb through the course of this week. it will turn quite repressive for the olympics in paris. in the uk

lots of sunshine on monday. temperatures not far from 30 in london at the south—east but more typically we are talking about the low mid 20s right across, but the weather front just putting low mid 20s right across, but the weather frontjust putting the north—west. abuse spots of rain on monday. that hot herbal continue to stream in from the south across france towards the uk, sparking off big thunderstorms across france, but here in the uk a dry day on tuesday but a hot one. 30 certainly on the cards, made or high 20s across parts of northern england and well into the 20s in scotland and northern ireland. here is the outlook. next week it could be thundery for a time mid week, certainly by wednesday, but it looks as though those high temperatures won't last very long. we should be back into the mid 20s by midweek.

this is bbc news, the headlines... at least ten are thought have been killed and many others injured in a rocket attack that hit the town of majdal shams in the israeli—occupied golan heights. it's the worst single attack on israel's northern border since the start of the gaza war. former president trump and kamala harris sharpen their remarks on each other, with donald trump calling ms harris the most far—left vice president in us history. it comes as polls tighten in the race for the white house. the cinema chain cineworld has announced plans to close six branches in the uk, which could put hundreds

ofjobs at risk. cineworld entered administration injuly last year. china wins the first gold of the olympics in the 10—metre mixed team air rifle event while team gb bags bronze in women's synchronised 3—metre springboard. a investigation has found that half of gaza's water sites have been damaged or destroyed. the world health organization has warned of a "high risk" of polio spreading in gaza and beyond, after the variant type 2 polio virus was detected in sewage. there are fears that it may already be spreading undetected amongst the population in khan younis and deiral balah, where it was discovered. our reporter, ru abbass, takes a look at the struggles of two families living there in dire conditions.