un officials in lebanon have urged restraint along the lebanese—israeli border after a rocket attack in the israeli—occupied golan heights. at least 12 people were killed and many others injured when a rocket hit a soccer field in the town of majdal shams. many of the casualties are thought to have been children who were playing at the time. the israeli military described the attack as the deadliest in the area since 7 october and blames hezbollah, a lebanese armed group. hezbollah has denied responsibility. israel's foreign affairs minister, israel katz, said the country is approaching a moment of all—out war with hezbollah. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is flying back early from his trip to the us and has warned that hezbollah will pay a heavy price. israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu spoke earlier.

translation: since i was updated about the disaster, i have been holding continuous security consultations and i have directed that i will return —— are returned to israel be brought forward. as soon as i write, i will immediately convene the security cabinet. i can say that the state of israel will not let this pass in silence. we will not overlook this. mark lowen sent this report. early evening in the israeli—occupied golan heights, and the warning of an incoming threat about to become deadly and dangerous. a rocket struck a football field where children and teenagers were playing. several were killed in the deadliest strike since the cross—border fire between lebanon and israel began last october. the anguish of loved ones at young lives cut short, in a conflict that could be about to escalate sharply. a rocket barrage today which lit up

the sky was claimed by the lebanese militant group hezbollah, but it denies firing the deadly strike onto the football field. that, the israeli army spokesman says, is a lie. 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. and the question is how israel's government will react. benjamin netanyahu is returning early from the us to chair his security cabinet, where he will face calls to hit back hard. as the young injured were rushed to hospital, fear is growing that all—out war with hezbollah, a proxy of iran, could now be drawing closer.

south in gaza, the other front of this war, palestinians too were scrambling to save lives, this time after israeli strikes killed dozens. here, too, it's children paying the price in a nightmare with no end. the missiles tore into a school housing displaced gazans. israel says it targeted a hamas command—and—control centre inside, but from the rubble came those simply seeking shelter. mustapha says the blast threw him into the air and he fell to the ground. "i didn't know where to run forfear," he says, "so i fled inside the school, thinking it was safe. but then i saw heads, hands and feet." the spark from 7 october ignited gaza and now golan. the question tonight is will it start an inferno. mark lowen, bbc news, jerusalem. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is injerusalem with more. i was with a western diplomat

when news of the attack broke, and he expressed the concern that everyone here is feeling tonight, which is that this is precisely what people of been worried about, have been fearing, for the past ten months — that the simmering conflict along israel's northern border with lebanon would result in a mass—fatality event which would trigger a much bigger conflict. i think it is inevitable that israel will reply, will respond. if you think back to the attack by up by a yemeni houthi drone on tel aviv a week or so ago that killed one civilian, israel's response to that attack was pretty quick and pretty severe, so i think we can expect something of the same. obviously, this was a disaster for the community in majdal shams, but it was also a disaster for hezbollah. if hezbollah fired the rockets that cause those deaths, then it wasn'tjust killing

citizens in the occupied golan heights. it was also affecting the community in its own country. they will be furious at the suggestion, the possibility, that hezbollah, which claims to defend the rights of all lebanese civilians, has been responsible for killing their kinfolk across the border. so this is potentially a political disaster for hezbollah. we're still in claim and counterclaim territory. hezbollah said it did not fired the rocket in question, but at roughly the same time as the first reports of casualties came, hezbollah's media wing was claiming an attack on an israeli military base less than two miles away. that was possibly a misfired hezbollah rocket. it is also possible that this was intercepted by israel's

iron dome system and that somehow fragments of that fell to the ground and caused this. but questions remain to be answered. unless this was somehow a mistake, we're likely to see likely to see quite a significant israeli response. 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 had 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. also, an 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 deir al—balah, where it was discovered. our reporter ru abbass takes a look at the struggles of two families living there in dire conditions. this family know that their lives will never be the same again. they have been displaced from jabalia in the north, and their grandmother works hard to create a sense of normality for the children. but living in such squalor means the kitchen and the toilet are in the same room. although the sanitation challenges inside are not their biggest problem. due to desperation and a lack of available space, they there have been forced to set up their tent next to a sewage canal. sewage that the world health organization has identified as containing the highly infectious type two poliovirus. here in deir al—balah,

the stench has been hard to bear. enduring life in tents made of plastic sheets amid soaring temperatures has taken its toll. translation: there is nothing to protect us from insects - and the diseases they cause, including allergies to the children and diarrhoea. all night we try to get rid of them, and they are so big. they keep coming back. what can we do? we keep killing them, but then others keep coming at us. theyjust don't die. the un says an estimated 100,000 tons of rotting waste is piling up in gaza. the inability to maintain hygiene amidst the filth exposes many to infectious diseases, leaving them highly vulnerable. the world health organization says that over 150,000 people have contracted skin diseases due to living in poor conditions. in al—mawasi this desperate

father uses mud in hopes of healing his little girl's skin, since medical care is unavailable. some doctor advised me to put it on my daughter's back to help her. he has relocated his heavily pregnant wife and children to the beach. there is no privacy here, or any kind of sanitation infrastructure, but he has found his own way to create a makeshift toilet. this curtain may offer some privacy, but it provides scant protection from flies who travel from the sewage, spreading diseases — an invisible danger to those forced to dwell. we live as the cavemen. we use salted water for drain and we bring it from the sea. now, only i'm thinking,

you know, only to evacuate my family and to reach a safe place. but no place is safe in gaza. unable to turn to the fragile health care system collapsing under the strain of the war, the people of gaza have no choice but to navigate the turbulent tide that lies ahead. ru abbass, bbc news. to venezuela now, where voters will head to the polls on sunday in what is being seen as a pivotal presidential election. the country has been facing years of political and economic challenges. president nicolas maduro, who had been in office since 2013, is seeking a third consecutive term. he has asked voters to support him in order to secure peace and stability, a week after saying there would be a bloodbath if he lost. the opposition candidate, edmundo gonzalez, is leading most opinion polls. he says it's time to re—establish democracy and prosperity in the country after a quarter of a century of socialist rule. he has also said he fears the vote won't be free and fair. meanwhile, president maduro has defended the decision not

to allow severalformer latin american leaders into the country to observe the presidential election on sunday. he described their attempt to fly into caracas as ridiculous. a short while ago i spoke to tamara taraciuk broner. she is the the director of the rule of law programme at the inter—american dialogue think—tank. thank you so much for being here. just from where you are, what's the sense that you're getting right now? how pivotal is this election for venezuela? good evening. this election is going to be a critical political moment for the country. the conditions are certainly neither clean norfair, but none the less, people are very eager to go out and vote. every poll, every reliable poll, indicates a lead

in favour of the opposition, and what we're expecting is massive mobilisation. people are tired of having lived through three simultaneous crises for many years. there is a humanitarian emergency, dissent, and a huge exodus of the nearly 8 million people who have left the country. and people don't have the energy to take to the streets and protest, but they're saving the energy to go and vote on sunday. and the expectation is massive mobilisation, and we're going to have to see how far the government is willing to go, legally and illegally, to narrow that margin of expected victory. that's the question, isn't it? is this an election that might actually change things in the country? you don't expect this to be a free and fair election. could this then be tipped towards

maduro, despite the lead for the opposition? if this is not free and fair, it's an opportunity to start the transition towards democracy. it's the first time in many years that the opposition is united, that people are willing to mobilise massively to vote, and this can change the game. the question now is not only what's going to happen on sunday during the election, but what is going to happen afterwards. how is the government willing to have a conversation about a negotiation between the election and january, when the next government is supposed to take office. and equally as important is to see what is the international community going to do? after the results are announced, whatever they are. and power is not monolithic in venezuela today. it's not that it will be a monolithic decision one way or another. in venezuela you have a lot of people within the judiciary,

the security forces, the electoral authorities that can see a better future for themselves in a transition towards democracy in venezuela. and these are the key people that we're going to have to see how they play the game after the elections on sunday. here in the us, republican presidential nominee donald trump has said that he plans to continue holding outdoor rallies, disregarding safety advice, after he survived an assassination attempt two weeks ago. he is holding a rally in minnesota this evening with his running mate, jd vance. 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 two have sharpened their attacks against each other, with mr trump calling ms harris the most far—left vice president in us history.

she was a bum three weeks ago. she was a bum. a failed vice president in a failed administration, with millions of people crossing, and she was the border tzar. donald trump made those comments at a speech to religious conservatives late on friday, and to clarify, while the vice president led a diplomatic effort to reduce migration from three countries, she was not tasked with managing security at the border. well, other comments during that speech have been making headlines. former president trump told attendees that if they voted him into office, they would not need to vote again. take a listen. but with voting, one of your most important things you can do — maybe in many ways your most important — they don't want to approve voter id.

that's because they want to cheat. but until then, republicans must win. we have to win this election, the most important election ever. we won a landslide that's too big to read. if you want to save america, get your friends, get your family, get everyone you know and vote. vote early, vote absentee, vote on election day. i don't care how how, but you have to get out and vote. and again, christians, get out and vote. just this time. applause you won't have to do it anymore. four more years, you know what? it'll be fixed, it'll be fine. you won't have to vote anymore, my beautiful christians. i love you christians, i'm a christian. i love you, get out, you got to get out and vote. in four years you don't have to vote again, we'll have it fixed so good you're not

going to have to vote. joining me now is rina shah, political strategist and analyst, as well as a 2016 republican national convention delegate. donald trump about to address his supporters in minnesota along with his running mate, jd vance. how do you rate the way that this trump campaign has switched gears now that they are no longer running against joe biden, they are running against kamala harris? i think this ast against kamala harris? i think this past week? _ against kamala harris? i think this past week? pivot - against kamala harris? i think this past week? pivot of- against kamala harris? i think this past week? pivot of the i this past week? pivot of the trump campaign has been actually pretty disastrous, and largely due to the running mate pick. jd vance has proven to not only be milquetoast but to be somebody who is not capable of saying the right thing when it needs to be said. so i have to be honest with you, i think republicans are coming off of a no good, terrible, very bad week, and i'm not sure how they turnit week, and i'm not sure how they turn it around in this next week. ~ . �* , turn it around in this next week. ~ ., �*, ., turn it around in this next week. ., �*, ., , week. well that's, of course, after a really _ week. well that's, of course, after a really strong - week. well that's, of course, after a really strong week. i week. well that's, of course, l after a really strong week. we saw this very united republican national convention, and of course, with all the emotional events surrounding the assassination attempt against donald trump, really seeing a bump in the polls. but but do you think now that potentially

donald trump has a bit of buyer �*s remorse, then, in terms of pickingjd vance �*s remorse, then, in terms of picking jd vance as his running mate? ~ ., ., ~ ,, i. mate? well, look, the yo-yo feelin: mate? well, look, the yo-yo feeling of — mate? well, look, the yo-yo feeling of this _ mate? well, look, the yo-yo feeling of this past _ mate? well, look, the yo-yo feeling of this past two - mate? well, look, the yo-yo i feeling of this past two weeks, i don't think anybody could have predicted. this past two weeks in washington has felt like two years, and it's not just because of the bump that trump got from surviving that assassination attempt. but you saw four nights of complete unity from republicans on stage there in milwaukee. coming off of that, nobody could have guessed biden�*s timing of dropping from this race. there was so much within that three to four weeks of acrimony, spilling out into the public, that democrats had — i think that democrats had — i think that donald trump thought he was getting gift after gift after gift, but biden�*s timing couldn't have been better for the democrats. essentially, donald trump, i think, is having buyer �*s remorse, i think, about vance, because he probably would have picked a woman. there were so many rumours saying that haley was summoned he was considering until the very last moment, and of course it has been said many

times over that this picture of jd vance has been a legacy pic and one that his sons were very influential with. {iii and one that his sons were very influential with.— influential with. of course, it's only — influential with. of course, it's only been _ influential with. of course, it's only been a _ influential with. of course, it's only been a few- influential with. of course, | it's only been a few weeks, there is time forjd vance defined his footing here. let's talk about kamala harris now. of course, there's lots of speculation about who she will pick to be her running mate. there's a few names being bounced around here— arizona senator mark kelly, pennsylvania senatorjosh shapiro, among others. what do you make of this shortlist, as they say, of potential vp �*s for harris? they say, of potential vp 's for harris?— they say, of potential vp 's for harris? ~ , for harris? well, i was struck, number one. _ for harris? well, i was struck, number one, by _ for harris? well, i was struck, number one, by how - for harris? well, i was struck, number one, by how very - for harris? well, i was struck, | number one, by how very male for harris? well, i was struck, i number one, by how very male it was, and how much whiteness there was. truth be told, everybody on that list is white, and here you have a biracial woman for the first time, the major party's presumptive nominee. d0 time, the major party's presumptive nominee. do you think that _ presumptive nominee. do you think that is — presumptive nominee. do you think that is a _ presumptive nominee. do you think that is a deliberate - think that is a deliberate strategy, then, from kamala harris? i strategy, then, from kamala harris? ~ �* , strategy, then, from kamala harris? ~ �*, ., , harris? i think it's a strategy that were — harris? i think it's a strategy that were not _ harris? i think it's a strategy that were not quite - harris? i think it's a strategy that were not quite sure - harris? i think it's a strategyj that were not quite sure who harris? i think it's a strategy i that were not quite sure who is really steering the ship on

yet. i don't know if it is her, but i'll tell you talk about shapiro, the governor of pennsylvania, and senator mark kelly, you've got to look at their states. pennsylvania and arizona, two different places, but we know that seven states other swing state that are essentially going to determine the outcome of this election. so do you pick the guy who is very popular and seems to be in a very red state? mark kelly enjoys support even from people on the other side of the aisle than him. as a popular democrat and astronaut, the husband of a former congresswoman, gabby gifford �*s, who was shot while she was on duty as a congressperson, he is somebody who has mass appeal and could have it's notjust in arizona but across the board. pennsylvania governorjosh shapiro has been looked at by numerous republicans and is lauded in many ways, but also, do you want to take that chance given how influential pennsylvania is? buti given how influential pennsylvania is? but i would say this: i had hoped the pic would not be kelly, because democrats have such a razor thin margin in the senate. do they really want to put that in

play? do they want to risk that? so i'm not really sure who would be the best one right now, but one thing is for sure. it doesn't seem a woman, governor gretchen whitmer, from michigan, who isjust michigan, who is just incredible, michigan, who isjust incredible, doesn't seem like that will be a two woman ticket, if i may go so far. it would have been exciting. we have about — would have been exciting. we have about 30 seconds left, but i want to ask you, how long do you think this harris honeymoon might last? the democrats very excited, but it's only been a couple of weeks.— excited, but it's only been a couple of weeks. well, i don't think anybody _ couple of weeks. well, i don't think anybody could _ couple of weeks. well, i don't think anybody could have - think anybody could have predicted this much energy about kamala harris? what seems to be nominee not now. she is going into the dnc with what looks like a coronation. but this energy could be a mixed bag. they were so many people that were frustrated that biden wasn't dropping out, and when he finally did, perhaps a lot of that money was sitting out there in weight and wasn'tjust fully given to her because it was her and because of who she is as a person but also because

people now feel this sense of relief and feel good about the democrats' chances now. i don't want to diminish her in any way by saying that, but i mean to say it was unpredictable, this past week. the honeymoon could extend for another two to three weeks. it's been a wild and wacky week in washington. anything is possible. we've got 100 days exactly to go. people need to stay informed, make sure they got their voting plan and, more important than anything else, pay close attention every day. that's the name of the game for american voters now. it name of the game for american voters nova— voters now. it has been a wild ride in the _ voters now. it has been a wild ride in the past _ voters now. it has been a wild ride in the past few _ voters now. it has been a wild ride in the past few days, - ride in the past few days, hasn't it? thank you very much, rina shah. hasn't it? thank you very much, rina shah-— france have won the men's rugby sevens on day one of the paris olympics — the first gold medal for the hosts. led by their star player antoine dupont, france beat fiji 28—7 in the final in front of 70,000 fans. australia are on top of the medals table after dominating the swimming events, including gold in the women's 4x100 metres freestyle relay. maryam moshiri is in paris.

well, 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 co—ordinated 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'll 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 we can take you back to that rally in minnesota where former president donald trump is expected to be taking the stage. we see the live images there, awaiting the address by the former president. this is, of course, an indoor rally. the first one where he will be appearing alongside his new running mate, jd vance. we will have some highlights of that coming up at the top of the hour on bbc news. hello there. the weekend started with some more showers around, but those showers have moved away now, and for the next few days at least we can look forward to some dry weather and some sunshine. temperatures are going to be rising, particularly across england and wales. the reason for the change in the weather — well, high pressure that's building across the uk, giving us the clear skies overnight. it will be a little chilly first thing on sunday morning. it'll warm up quickly, though, in the sunshine. some cloud will affect the far north—west of scotland. otherwise it's just

a bit of fair weather cloud bubbling up. not much of that, really. lots of sunshine to come and the winds will be quite light. a gentle southerly breeze developing. some sea breezes are possible, but it's going to be a warmer day on sunday than it was on saturday. two degrees warmer generally for scotland and northern ireland, and for many parts of england and wales, temperatures will be four degrees higher than they were on saturday. the high pressure is still around as we move into monday, particularly across england and wales. there is this weather front, though, approaching the north—west. it does mean 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. that weather front bringing a little bit of rain. but many places will be dry. some sunshine coming through. temperatures in scotland and northern ireland aren't going to change too much. it's across england and wales that the heat will be building. we could be getting close to 30 degrees in the south—east on monday afternoon. and generally across western parts of europe, temperatures are on the rise. that heat is pushing up from iberia into paris for the olympics as well,

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

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