for firefighters battling wildfires in the town of jasper. eleven teenagers and young adults have been killed and 19 injured after an attack that hit a football pitch in the israeli—occupied golan heights. the israel defense forces said a rocket fell on the majdal shams area of the territory — and described the attack as the deadliest in the area since october 7th. these are the latest pictures from the scene. the israeli military blamed the strike on hezbollah, but the movement has denied responsibility. israel's prime minister said in a statement that hezbollah will pay a heavy price. earlier, a spokesman for the israel defense forces had this to say about the attack. we will finish our assessments and we will act.

this attack shows the true face of hezbollah, a terrorist organisation, that targets and murders children playing soccer on a saturday evening. we will act to restore full security on our northern border for all the citizens of the state of israel. our correspondent barbara plett usher is injerusalem. here's her assessment of israel's claims that hezbollah is behind the 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 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 in this area. then when it became clear what had happened, categorically denied any of its rockets had hit majdal shams. multiple statements, including to the bbc, said these were the lies of the enemy. you have these two positions now but the israelis clearly believe that it is hezbollah and the other thing the spokesman said is there will be a response, that israel is going to act. we heard that, it was a strong response from daniel hagari. what do you think are the wider implications of this incident? this is the deadliest attack in northern israel since october, so hezbollah and israel have been exchanging fire across the border since then.

hezbollah said it was acting in solidarity with the palestinians because of the gaza war but there has always been real concerns in israel and also israel's allies that this could flare into quite a severe war because hezbollah is very well armed and behaves like a professional army and it would be deadly for both lebanon and israel if this were to escalate into a major war. hezbollah has been holding back to a degree as of the israelis under great pressure from various parties including the americans, but now that there have been ten civilians killed including children, i think 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 had 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, that 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 you just give us an update on why this area of golan heights is significant and why it might be being targeted? the area of golan heights that was hit, it hit a village and there are a number of villages in 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 khadija 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. earlier i spoke with 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.

here in the uk — another conservative has thrown their hat in the ring to become leader of the party. the former home secretary priti patel has launched her bid for the leadership, saying it is time to "put unity before personal vendetta, country before party, and delivery before self—interest." for more on this, earlier i spoke to our political correspondent helen catt. she was one of the names that had been bandied around for quite some time as someone who might put themselves forward for the leadership. this evening she has come out and confirm that. she posted on the social media site x to announce she was going to run for leader. it is the first time she has put herself forward for the leadership. she hasn't done so in the past and she is the first woman in this race to put her name forward. she is of course former

home secretary, under borisjohnson, she introduced things like the points—based immigration system and the rwanda plan which the labour government has now scrapped. she was very close to borisjohnson and left government when he did, but she has also been conspicuously quite quiet since then. she has not really come out and criticised his successors, rishi sunak or liz truss, in the way that others have. now we have got from her tonight this call for unity. she is a leading voice on the right of the conservative party. she was a leading voice in the vote leave campaign, but she has written a piece for the sunday telegraph and in it she said it isn't about attacking left or right but about competent, grown—up, experienced and strong politicians putting authentic conservative values into practice. she called on the party to put unity before personal vendettas. she has also interestingly made a very clear pitch to the conservative membership and it is the membership who get the final choice

between the candidates, they get whittled down by mps to two and that is up to the membership and she is promising them more power to help shape policy and has called them heroic and has blamed the election loss on what she called politicians who fell out and fell short. the first woman to enter the race, maybe not the last? the other names that have been circulating around westminster is an expectation that kemi badenoch, the former business secretary, might put herself forward. we haven't heard any more from her in recent days. yet another home secretaryjust in case there aren't enough in this race because james cleverly, another former home secretary, has put himself forward. another name that was doing the rounds was suella braverman who was a home secretary under liz truss and then later rishi sunak. again no word yet from her as to whether or not she will be she will be standing, others who have confirmed they are running, lots of home office or former home office representation, the former immigration minister robertjenrick, the former security minister tom tugendhat, and also

the former work and pensions secretary mel stride. new footage has emerged tonight of the violence at manchester airport on tuesday. earlier this week, video was widely shared showing a man who'd been arrested being kicked and stamped on, while he was lying on the ground, by a police officer. the officer has since been suspended and is facing a criminal investigation. now, new footage has been obtained showing the minutes before. phil mccann has the latest. it's a video which has flashed around the world, sparking debate and protests. a flashpoint in manchester airport as police are involved in an altercation with two members of the public. amid the chaos, these shocking scenes. move back! that prompted demonstrations across the north west. the greater manchester mayor andy burnham called for restraint, stressing that the incidents leading

up to the footage that went viral was complex. i've seen the full footage that others have not seen. what is clear is that it was a fast—moving situation that escalates, there were issues on both sides and it is not clear cut. however, i do not step away from my initialjudgment that this was a disturbing incident. now we can see just what did happen beforehand. in this cctv footage obtained by the manchester evening news, and not verified by the bbc, three officers can be seen appearing to try to apprehend a man. a man who was next to them approaches the officers and punches are thrown. the man being apprehended breaks free and punches are thrown between him and the female officers who end up on the ground. he runs towards the male officer who is pointing his taser at the other man and pulls that officer down too. one of the other officers has got up and she tasered him. the male officer gets up and as the footage ends,

we see him kick the man's face before, as we know, the original video shows him stamping on his head. greater manchester police says all three officers were taken to hospital, one with a broken nose. four people were arrested afterwards and released on police bail. one of the officers is now facing a criminal investigation and has been suspended from duties. tonight, the mayor andy burnham has repeated that the situation is complex with two sides to it. many evacuees from the fires in jasperin many evacuees from the fires in jasper in canada have been seeking shelter. let's speak to jackie clayton, the mayor of grande prairie. can you tell us how your city has been offering support? fir can you tell us how your city has been offering support?— been offering support? or city is the largest _ been offering support? or city is the largest city _ been offering support? or city is the largest city in _ been offering support? or city isj the largest city in north-western the largest city in north—western alberta and with that we become of

the regional hub for many municipalities in support of the town of jasper. we municipalities in support of the town ofjasper. we have municipalities in support of the town of jasper. we have one of the three evacuation points in alberta where evacuees come and check in and they get situated with hospitality, accommodation and from there they get settled to what their next steps are. right now in our city we have about 240 evacuees and in edmonton there is about double that, and in addition to being an evacuation check—in point we are also sending resources to the fire department and equipment. resources to the fire department and ea-uiment. ~ ., resources to the fire department and ea-uiment. ~ . ., resources to the fire department and eu-uiment.~ . ., , equipment. what are those evacuees tellin: ou equipment. what are those evacuees telling you about _ equipment. what are those evacuees telling you about the _ equipment. what are those evacuees telling you about the situation - equipment. what are those evacuees telling you about the situation they i telling you about the situation they have left behind?— telling you about the situation they have left behind? unfortunately when ou see the have left behind? unfortunately when you see the images _ have left behind? unfortunately when you see the images and _ have left behind? unfortunately when you see the images and speak- have left behind? unfortunately when you see the images and speak to - have left behind? unfortunately when you see the images and speak to the | you see the images and speak to the jasper residents that have checked in, they are in a dire state, it is very emotional. many of them have lost their houses or businesses. we know about 33% of all buildings in that town have been decimated from

fire. it is very emotional. jasper is a mountain town that is sort of our mountain getaway. somewhere you go for recreation or holidays or weddings. it is known across the world is such a beautiful mountainous community. it is very emotional and really we are just here to support those as they get situated to find out the next steps. many are finding on a regular basis if their houses or not and unfortunately it is really sad day for not only the jasper residents but also the people that know them and community as well. i but also the people that know them and community as well.— and community as well. i believe our own and community as well. i believe your own city _ and community as well. i believe your own city is _ and community as well. i believe your own city is at _ and community as well. i believe your own city is at risk _ and community as well. i believe your own city is at risk of - and community as well. i believe your own city is at risk of wildfire danger. how challenging is it to help others while still protecting your own citizens?— help others while still protecting your own citizens? absolutely. you miaht your own citizens? absolutely. you might have — your own citizens? absolutely. you might have heard _ your own citizens? absolutely. you might have heard the _ your own citizens? absolutely. you might have heard the alberta - your own citizens? absolutely. you might have heard the alberta and i might have heard the alberta and canadian government calling in resources from other countries because it is a dry season in canada and in particular north—western alberta. we probably in a normal

this time of year might have been able to send more equipment or resources but it is very dry in our area. there is also significant fires north of grande prairie towards north—west territory border stop the regional hub so facilitating and supporting people come at last year we the north—west territory and had 2000 people moved to our committee for a period of time so we are happy to support those in the time of need but as you mention it is a very dry season and we have to be cognizant of what is happening in our own region as well. thank you and wish you all the very best. ., thank you and wish you all the very best. . a, thank you and wish you all the very best. . ,., . venezuela has faced a string of political and economic challenges — and on sunday voters there are going to the polls in what's being seen as a pivotal presidential election. 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. it's the first full day of competition at the paris 0lympics. australia has enjoyed its usual dominance in the pool this evening — winning two golds and two silvers — and they lead the medal tally with three gold medals in total. ariarne titmus won gold in the women's 400m final — defending her title from tokyo 2020. the australia women's 4x100m relay team took out gold — beating out the united states who grabbed silver. it was a reversal in the mens 4x100m relay — the us taking gold, australia settling for silver. the final swimming gold this evening went to germany — with lukas maertens taking out gold in the men's 400m. in other sports — australia's grace brown taking won the women's cycling time trials.

great britain's anna henderson won silver. earlier, 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. belgium took out gold and bronze in the same race in the men's cycling time trial. japan's natsumi tsunoda won gold in the women'sjudo. in the men'sjudo — kazakhstan took home their first gold medal of these games. and last but not least for day one of the games — hong kong's man wai vivia took out gold in fencing. 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 0lympic 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 0lympics. 0ne 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. before we go, a couple of paddleboarders said they won the jackpot when they came across these whilst out on the water in dorset in southern england. ben felton and his friend nick woods were enjoying the water when they were joined by the small

pod of dolphins. they said they had "never experienced anything like it before" after 12 years of paddling. plenty more still to come but there is also more on our website but for now stay with us here on bbc news. hello. the weekend started with more showers but those have moved away now and for the next three days we can look forward to some dry weather and some sunshine. temperatures will be rising thickly across england and wales. the reason for the change in the weather, high pressure building across the uk. giving us the clear skies overnight. it will be a little chilly first thing on sunday morning. it will warm up quickly in the sunshine. some cloud will affect the sunshine. some cloud will affect the far north—west of scotland. 0therwise just a bit of fair weather

cloud bubbling up. not much of that. lots of sunshine to come. the winds will be quite right. gentle southerly breeze developing. some sea breeze as possible but it will be a warmer day on sunday than it was on saturday. 2 degrees warmer generally for scotland and northern ireland and for many parts of england wales temperatures will be 4 degrees higher than saturday. the high pressure is still around as we move into monday thickly across england and wales. there is this where the front approaching the north—west and it means the sunnier skies will be for england and wales. the far north of england, more especially scotland and northern ireland will see more cloud and breeze and at weather front bring a little bit of rain but my vices will be drivers some sunshine coming through. in scotland and northern ireland are going to change too much. crossing it and wales the heat will build. it could be getting close to 30 in the south—east. 0n close to 30 in the south—east. on monday afternoon. generally across western parts of europe temperatures are on the rise. that heat is putting up from iberia. into paris for the olympics as well and also

across the uk. temperatures rising quickly again bring a band wales on tuesday. could be over 30 degrees across the south—east of england. temperatures aren't going to be as high for scotland and northern ireland. 20 or 21 quite widely. there will be a bit more cloud round here. still some sunshine. it looks like being ripe are plenty of sunshine bring a wales. more cloud threatening to move in from northern france across the channel may be bringing one or two showers. this is where things start to change because the pressure will be following as we head into wednesday. some heavy showers moving out from the south heading northwards overnight. then this is when the weather changes. we have showers and more cloud and slightly lower temperatures i think through thursday and friday. the start of the week will be very warm with hot places.

hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than an interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week is the new work and pensions secretary, liz kendall. she's at the heart of a row about one of the most important dilemmas facing this new government

— how can you alleviate poverty on the one hand, while at the same time boosting growth by getting more people into work and off the benefits bill? she's something of a fighter, from her early days at school, to taking onjeremy corbyn about the future direction of the labour party. liz kendall, welcome to political thinking. lovely to be here. it's often said that the home secretary, any home secretary, has the toughestjob in government. i wonder if, after this week, you're a bit tempted to say, "hold on, maybe myjob should be up there as well." i mean, there's a lot of tough jobs in government. honestly, i think it is a brilliantjob. it is. it touches the lives of millions, millions of people. and it needs big change, big reform if it's going to improve people's lives, that will be difficult, but there's so much potential there. so i feel determined and optimistic

and very, very lucky to be in thejob.