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. mark lowen sent this report. sirens 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. mustafa 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 in 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 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. now, obviously, this was a disaster for the druze community in majdal shams, but it was also a disaster for hezbollah. if hezbollah fired the rockets that caused all of those deaths, then it wasn'tjust killing druze citizens in the occupied golan heights. it was also affecting the druze community in its own country. there are druze people living in lebanon, and 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 disasterfor hezbollah. now, we're still in claim and counterclaim territory.

hezbollah says that it did not fired the rocket in question, but at roughly the same time as the first reports of casualties came from majdal shams, hezbollah�*s media wing was claiming an attack on an israeli military base less than two miles away. so that does point in the direction of some kind of 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. a lot of questions remain to be answered. but unless this was a complete mistake, i think we're 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. 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 has been in office since 2013, is seeking a third consecutive term. he says it is 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. live now to our south america correspondent ione wells, who is in caracas, venezuela.

i know you have this election closely. what sense have you been getting from voters on the ground about whether or not this vote could bring about some sort of change in the country?— in the country? well, there is one thing _ in the country? well, there is one thing that _ in the country? well, there is one thing that a _ in the country? well, there is one thing that a lot _ in the country? well, there is one thing that a lot of- in the country? well, there is one thing that a lot of people j one thing that a lot of people here have been saying, and people have been speaking to me even before arriving here, which is that something this time feels different. and by that i think they mean that, for the first time in years, the opposition has been very, very organised. they are united around a single candidate, who has actually not been allowed to run. she was banned from standing as a candidate, but has really rallied behind her replacement, edmundo gonzalez, who as you mentioned there has had huge amounts of momentum behind him. they have managed to sort whipped up massive rallies on their campaign trail around the country, and there is also this question about whether after the last elections were widely dismissed as neither free nor

elections were widely dismissed as neitherfree norfair, with such momentum behind the opposition, that would be something which the president would be able to get away with this time. now, there are efforts by the government that have already happened to try and suppress the opposition to and suppress the opposition to an extent, including things like this inviting eu election observers to be here. also, the fact that millions of venezuelans who live abroad now, who have migrated abroad, have been unable to register to vote, and also, as we have talked about already, the banning of opposition candidates, but also even the detention and arrest of some of the team, as well, around the opposition. so there has been a sort of active effort by the government to try and certainly hamper the chances of the opposition, but there is generally a sense that this time things could well be different.— different. yes, some 5.5 million _ different. yes, some 5.5 million voting _ different. yes, some 5.5 million voting age - different. yes, some 5.5 - million voting age venezuelans do live abroad, so presumably many of those would have liked to cast their vote against nicolas maduro. but speaking about the opposition and edmundo gonzalez, he is ahead, isn't he, in these polls, head of the election. what more do

we know about him and the way that he has been going about his campaign?— that he has been going about his campaign? well, he was a relatively _ his campaign? well, he was a relatively sort _ his campaign? well, he was a relatively sort of _ his campaign? well, he was a relatively sort of unknown - relatively sort of unknown figure, really, untilfairly figure, really, until fairly recently. figure, really, untilfairly recently. a former diplomat, but somebody who, as i say, ended up being the opposition candidate because of the fact that the main opposition leader was banned from running. having said that, the opposition has really kind of united behind him as a figure, and he has managed to sort of whip up momentum, as you say, has been well ahead in many sort of surveys around this. now, having said that, the government disputes that significantly. president nicolas maduro and his team claim that that is not the case and that they are ahead and that they have lots of momentum behind them. and certainly if you arejust walking behind them. and certainly if you are just walking around caracas, you would think that that may be the case. there are photos of president nicolas maduro everywhere in the streets. his campaign is incredibly visible, and that is partly because of the fact his party has such a dominance in the country and has done for so long. he is able to put that

resource, that money, into campaigning so heavily given that he controls both the electoral authorities but also the judicial authorities as well. as i said before, i think the opposition certainly feel like they have the people on their side. the question will be whether the government accepts that, if the result does suggest so.- accepts that, if the result does suggest so. briefly, about 30 seconds _ does suggest so. briefly, about 30 seconds left _ does suggest so. briefly, about 30 seconds left here, _ does suggest so. briefly, about 30 seconds left here, but - does suggest so. briefly, about 30 seconds left here, butjust l 30 seconds left here, butjust remind us what is at stake here. this is a country that has really gone through some struggles in recent years. well, there is so much at stake. forvenezuela well, there is so much at stake. for venezuela it is the economy, it is democracy, it is if this is finally a free and fair election that is recognised internationally. for the international community, as well, there was a lot at stake here as well. venezuela has the largest known oil reserves in the world. will its markets be opened up again, and how does that affect the price of oil? but also, i've mentioned the migration process. nearly 8 million venezuelans have fled, many to the us, and there are so many questions about whether, if nicolas maduro wins another term, will more people

follow? ,., ., another term, will more people follow? ., ., ., . ., , follow? reporting from caracas on the eve _ follow? reporting from caracas on the eve of— follow? reporting from caracas on the eve of the _ follow? reporting from caracas on the eve of the venezuelan i on the eve of the venezuelan election, thank you very much. 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. that was donald trump speaking earlier on friday to religious conservatives. 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, most important election ever. we want a landslide that's too big to rig.

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. a short while ago i spoke to rina shah, political strategist as well as a 2016 republican national convention delegate. joining me now is rina shah, political strategist how do you rate the way that this trump campaign has switched gears now that they're no longer running againstjoe biden, they're running against kamala harris? i think this past week's 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 turn it around this next week. well that's, of course, 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 do you think, now, that potentially donald trump has a bit of buyer's remorse, then, in terms of picking jd vance as his running mate? well, look, the yo—yo feeling of this past two weeks, i don't think anybody could have ever predicted. this past two weeks in washington has felt like two years, and it's notjust 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 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 someone he was considering until the very last moment. interesting. and, of course, it's been said many times over that his pick ofjd vance has been a legacy pick and one that his sons were very influential with. of course, it's only been a few weeks, and there is time forjd vance maybe to find 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 governorjosh shapiro, among others. what do you make of this shortlist, as they say, of potential vps for harris? well, i was struck, 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 ever, as the major party's presumptive nominee. well, rina, do you think that is a deliberate strategy, then, from kamala harris? i think it's a strategy that we're not quite sure who's really steering the ship on yet. i don't know if it's her, but i'll tell you what. when 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 are the swing states that are essentially going to determine the outcome of this election.

so do you pick the guy who's very popular in what seems to be 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 an astronaut, the husband of a former congresswoman, gabby giffords, who was shot while she was on duty as a congressperson, he's somebody who has mass appeal, and could have it not just 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? but i would say this: i'd hope the pick 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 incredible — it doesn't seem like that will be a two—woman

ticket, if i may go so far. it would have been exciting. rina, we've got about 30 seconds left, but i want to ask you, how long do you think this harris honeymoon might last? the democrats are very excited, but it's only been a couple of weeks. well, i don't think anybody could have predicted this much energy about kamala harris�*s what seems to be nominee nod right now. she is going into the dnc with what looks like a coronation, but this energy could be a mixed bag. you know, there 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 wait, and wasn'tjust fully given to her because it was her, and 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've 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 has been a wild ride in the past few days, hasn't it? rina shah, political strategist and analyst, thank you very much. thank you. an order issued this week by california's governor, gavin newsom, could see homeless encampments dismantled across the state. the move follows a us supreme court ruling allowing cities to ban people from sleeping in outdoor public places. mr newsom said in a statement that the executive order directs state agencies to move and urgently address dangerous encampments, while supporting the individuals living within them. the order does not force local authorities to remove encampments but his admistration can potentially withhold state

great to have you here. what's your response to the recent move by california's governor? is this a productive approach, do you think? thank you so much for having me. no, this approach is deeply harmful to unhoused residents across the state of california. this is a move that unquestionably puts the lives of homeless californians at risk, who truly have no place to go but to sleep outside, in the most expensive state in the country. governor newsom's order unquestionably will have a terrible impact on unhoused residents, particularly unhoused residents of colour. we already know in the state of california that unhoused residents of colour are disproportionately affected by encampment destruction and by tickets and fines and arrests. and this is a state that has around 180,000 homeless people

there. this is a long—standing issue. how would you like to see california, cities there, the governor, going about finding either places for people to live or dealing with communities that do have these large encampments? yes, we are calling on all elected officials to provide housing and services which are proven solutions to homelessness. this has been well documented for decades. that housing and supportive services for anyone who needs it are the ways to end homelessness, not destroying encampments. unquestionably, and we know this from jurisdictions including in california, that have been destroying encampments for years, that does nothing to actually end homelessness. it only causes more people experiencing homelessness to disconnect from services

and makes it harder to connect folks to housing. you mentioned housing in california is incredibly expensive. there was just a proposition passed in california, very narrowly, providing billions of dollars towards finding that sort of housing for the unhoused population, but it will take time. in the meantime, what would you like to see happen? how do you bridge that gap between building more shelters and more spaces for people to live, and finding a place for people to be in the meantime? well, first, we are calling on the federal government to respond to this humanitarian crisis of homelessness by making a downpayment investment of $356 billion to provide housing and services to respond to the immediate housing crisis in the country that exists today. and while we are making that request, we are asking elected

officials like governor newsom to respond to the needs of houseless residents in theirjurisdictions by identifying emergency housing resources in their communities so that people can move safely out of tent communities and into safe homes. this comes, of course, on the heels of that supreme court decision which upholds a ban on sleeping outdoors. how do you see that ruling by the supreme court, and now this move by california, affecting the way that states or cities across the country deal with homelessness? well, we certainly hope that no other elected officials follow gavin newsom's actions here, and instead decide to follow proven solutions to homelessness like housing and services.

but governor newsom has been very clear that he hoped the supreme court would take up the case of the city of grants pass versusjohnson. this was a case that interpreted whether a local ban on public camping was constitutional under the eighth amendment of the constitution's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. and the supreme court found that the eighth amendment does not render the local law unconstitutional and allowed it to go forward on those grounds. but, as the supreme court referenced in its majority opinion, there are other legal claims that continue to stand to this day that people

who are unhoused, who have no other place to go, can make. these claims include the right to notice before property is destroyed, the right to a hearing and the right for property to be retained and protected if an encampment is destroyed. governor newsom and all other elected officials need to continue to follow those legal requirements. stay with us for more 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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