live from washington. this is bbc news. israel launches one of the largest assaults on militants in the occupied west bank in more than 20 years, leaving at least 10 people dead. in the us, the fbi says there appears to be no motive for the gunman in the assassination attempt of former president trump. opposition protest against venezuelan president nicolas maduro have re emerged in the capital of caracas. at least 10 people have died

in the biggest israeli military it was a message of force, delivered quietly at first. israeli soldiers seeking

their targets, street by palestinian street. by morning, hundreds of troops backed by armoured bulldozers had arrived in the refugee camps of tulkarem, nablus, tubas, jenin. home to armed palestinian groups and unarmed civilians. at least ten palestinians have been killed. hamas says six of them were its fighters. masoud najjar said he was injured when he opened the door of his house to young men asking for water. translation: we felt - like something came down on us from the sky and there was an explosion. i was unaware of what was going on. when i put my hand on my chest, it was all shrapnel and blood. injenin, army vehicles surrounded the city's two main hospitals. ambulances stopped and checked by militaryjeeps. israel's foreign minister has urged his government to use gaza as a model for dealing with armed groups, here saying

that iran was backing them and that this was a war for everything that israel must win. the idf and our security forces are operating in tulkarem, jenin and other places from which murderous attacks have been launched. we will fight to eliminate terrorism wherever it emerges. almost 600 palestinians have been killed in the west bank by israeli forces since the hamas attacks. but fighters here are still presenting israel with new tactics and new threats. israel's army has been targeting the same areas in the same cities, week after week for the past ten months, determined to dismantle the armed palestinian groups based here. now it's launched a wider, more coordinated operation across the west bank on a scale not seen for 20 years.

in al—far�*a camp, near tubas, mobile phone footage showed red crescent staff lined up against the wall of their compound in front of israeli troops. arriving injenin today, the west bank head of the red crescent. you've had ten months of these sorts of incursions. how worried are you by what's happening today? i'm very much worried because it seems there's a new stage. there's a new, er... they are escalating, scaling up their operation. when they talk about evacuating civilians and using the air force to bombing the camps, this reminds us of gaza. explosion. as night fell, explosions and gunfire from jenin�*s refugee camp. dusk can be a signal to test the army's control. the war in gaza is changing this conflict. an old front creating new fears in the face of a regional war.

lucy williamson, bbc news, jenin. these strikes come against a backdrop of rising violence by extremistjewish settler groups against palestinians in the occupied west bank. today, the united states launched another round of sanctions targeting one of those groups. hashomer yosh is an israeli non—governmental organisation that provides support to a settlement outpost. the us accuses the organisation of forcing palestinians to leave the village of khirbet zanuta, and then fencing it off to block their return. a civilian security coordinator in the west bank was also sanctioned for attacking and expelling palestinians from a separate settlement. in response, israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu said "israel takes very seriously the imposition of sanctions on israeli citizens." "the issue is under intense discussion with the united

states. " let's get more from our state department correspondent, tom bateman. what can you tell us about these sanctions and crucially that response from the israelis?— that response from the israelis? , , ., , israelis? this is the latest raft of sanctions - israelis? this is the latest raft of sanctions that, - raft of sanctions that, remember, something new this year. only been in the last few months the us government started to impose sanctions on is really individuals and entities like we have seen today. what is interesting about today is these are among the very first, the target, this organisation that basically sends out volunteers with grazing animals to take over palestinian land and in some cases we have seen cases with that kind of activity in which palestinians are attacked, harassed and eventually forced out of their homes. also an individual, you

mentioned security co—ordinator at the extremist and ideological sentiment. at the extremist and ideologicalsentiment. in at the extremist and ideological sentiment. in many cases there are israeli public funds involved because the organisation received a lot of funding from the israeli government and also ministerial support in some cases. the individual sanctioned also is effectively a public employee because those kinds ofjobs and settlements come are salaried the israeli public funds. that is to me and a pleasant acknowledgement by the american government of the connection between the israeli state and settled violence. that feels like a slight shift forward in terms of what they are archly doing. that said, what we have not seen is what some observers of this mechanism have been calling for which is for sanctions to be applied against israeli government ministers because there are some israeli government foreign ultranationalist who in effect have his ideological leaders of individuals and entities being

sanctioned, being called effectively for wrapping up further of the sanctions themselves.— further of the sanctions themselves. . ., . «a themselves. on the attacks we saw in the _ themselves. on the attacks we saw in the west _ themselves. on the attacks we saw in the west bank, - themselves. on the attacks we saw in the west bank, the - themselves. on the attacks we saw in the west bank, the 170 | saw in the west bank, the 170 general condemned the large—scale military operations is really engaged in but what do they mean for the us and its support, given international courtjustice has already bought the israeli occupation as a legal. ill make an important question because the dynamics in the occupied west bank are different from the way things are unfolded in gaza for many reasons. and many different elements devoured. the us position on what happens to the occupied west bank is in effect a more nuanced. in particular because of the international environment in which we are seeing a growing sense among international organisations. you mentioned the international court of justice, it is prepared to say

the occupation itself, israel's military operation breaches law. ~ ., military operation breaches law. ~ . ., ., g law. we heard that from the icj this year- _ law. we heard that from the icj this year. when _ law. we heard that from the icj this year. when you _ law. we heard that from the icj this year. when you see - law. we heard that from the icj this year. when you see very i this year. when you see very intensive military rates for that we saw israeli extracts on refugee camps in the occupied west bank. this week alone. in one case killing two teenagers, according to the un. i put the question to the us, what does it mean about this and they said effectively they support israel's right for counterterrorism operations but called for an end to instability.- called for an end to instability. the here the us, the fbi says it hasn't been able to find a motive for the attempted assassination of donald trump last month. it said the gunman thomas crooks had searched extensively online for events that involved both the former president and joe biden, before settling on the trump rally in pennsylvania. officers said crooks' online activity showed a mixture of ideologies and there

was no evidence of any co—conspirators. john sudworth reports. the fbi has come in for intense criticism. first and foremost for its failure to protect the former president on the day of the shooting but more recently over its handling of the investigation and evidence. this briefing was in part an attempt by the fbi to push back on some of the more recent criticisms, saying the protocols of evidence have been followed and it is doing all it can to get to be bottom of the motives of the attack. what is interesting is despite hundreds of hours of video footage they have trawled through, despite hundreds of interviews carried out, despite the intense scrutiny on the social media use and internet footprint of thomas crookes, they are no

clear to establishing a motive. he remains something of an enigma. they say his social media use shows a mixture of years, no real clues as to motive. although there was intensive planning, leading up to the event, the evidence shows thomas crookes was searching both republican and democrat events. on the campaign trail, the democratic presidential nominee vice president kamala harris, and her running mate, minnesota governor tim walz, are again on the campaign trail. they're on a two—day bus tour in the battleground state of georgia. the duo is venturing into rural parts of the state to win support in what are traditionally republican strongholds. in 2020, presidentjoe biden won georgia over republican rival former president donald trump by a little over 12,000 votes, that's only

a 0.3% margin. and in 2024, analysts say the election race will again be tight. the harris—walz tour of georgia is an effort to convince voters in the rural regions as well as the state's biggest city atlanta. the tour will end with a rally in savannah on thursday, before harris and walz sit down with cnn. it will be harris�*s first formal media interview since president biden stepped down as the democratic candidate for president. republican presidential nominee donald trump and his runningmatejd vance are continuing to focus on battleground states as well. vance courted voters in pennsylvania today. meanwhile two of mr trump's campaign staff are accused of having a "verbal and physical altercation" with an arlington national cemetery official during a wreath—laying ceremony that the former president attended earlier this week. that's according to the media outlet npr. the trump campaign denies the allegations — saying they had received permission to film there. and on tuesday, the us justice department filed

new charges against donald trump over his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. special counseljack smith filed the revised indictment after the supreme court made a landmark decision injuly that grants presidents immunity for �*official acts�*. in an exclusive interview with our us partner cbs news, supreme courtjustice ketanji brown jackson said she was �*concerned' about the top court granting trump broad immunity. take a listen. i was concerned about a system that appeared to provide immunity for one individual under one set of circumstances. when we have a criminaljustice system that had ordinarily treated everyone the same. us national security adviser jake sullivan remains in china for another day of talks with senior chinese diplomats. as the two sides look

to settle differences. mr sullivan has been working with chinese foreign minister wang yi to set up a call between presidentsjoe biden and xijinping. on wednesday the white house said both sides "welcomed ongoing efforts to maintain open lines of communication, including planning for a leader—level call in the coming weeks." and on china's influence in the indo—pacific region, the white house said "mr sullivan underscored the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the taiwan strait." that's also been a key topic at the pacific island forum in tonga. as china's security footprint grows, leaders in the region are backing a plan to build four police training centers and create a regional policing unit. the $271 million plan will be funded by australia. prime minister anthony albanese says it will grant the islands more independence. a first task of any national leader is to look after the security and safety of our

residents. that is what this is about. making sure by working together, the security of the entire region will be much stronger and looked after by ourselves. uk prime minister sir keir starmer says he wants to "reset" relations with the eu, after meeting the german chancellor olaf scholz. a new treaty between the uk and germany is expected to be signed by the end of the year, covering areas such as science, technology, business and culture. sir keir starmer says a reset of relations with the european union, doesn't mean reversing brexit. henry zeffman is travelling with the prime minister. clearing the way for something new. the prime minister's first official visit to germany, with early steps towards greater unity. the launch of talks on a treaty between the two countries, encompassing trade, defence, migration and plenty more. a new agreement, a testament to the depth and potential

of our relationship with deeper links on science, technology, development, people, business, culture. a boost to our trading relations. the german chancellor was notably promising too. and said better relations could be the way for the whole of eu. translation: i am happy about the announcement l by keir starmer to seek a reset in the relations to the european union. we want to take this hand which has reached out to us. the uk has always been an indispensable partner when it comes to solving the big issues affecting all of europe. both the centre—left leaders who entered office after long periods of conservative dominance, keir starmer and olaf scholz are comfortable and each other�*s company. the mood music here unquestionably good, sir keir starmer talking again about a reset

with the relations with europe in general and germany in particular. how much is possible without altering the fundamentals of the post—brexit settlement? a quick visit to siemens energy this afternoon. the prime minister adamant that on the single market and customs union, nothing will change. free movement, too, even though some in europe are pushing for a deal to make it easier for young people to move between the uk and the eu. olaf scholz lamented a massive decline since brexit in contact between germans and brits. and then to paris, not just the paralympics but president macron too. for our political leaders at least, contact between britain and europe is only intensifying. the press conference between sir keir starmer around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the uk's largest water company, thames water, says it will not survive unless it is allowed to increase water bills

by almost 60% over a five year period. ofwat, the water regulation authority, proposed a 23% rise. however, thames says a 23% rise in bills would be neither financeable or investible, leading to a stand off between the regulator and the water company. the british medical association is calling for swift action from the government to ban flavoured and disposable vapes. doctors say that children are being targeted with colours, branding and flavours and the so called vaping epidemic, could lead to a nicotine addiction in children. the uk vaping industry association agrees that stronger measures are needed, however, they warn that bans could supercharge the black market. 28—year—old, josh greally, the man seen on camera throwing objects towards reform leader, nigel farage, during his general election campaign, was given a six week prison sentence suspended for 12 months, meaning that mr greally will not have to serve time in prison. you're live with bbc news. the founder and chief executive

of the messaging app, let's turn now to venezuela opposition supporters have once again revived protests against the re—election of president nicolas maduro. protest have been on and off since the disputed presidential election one month ago, in which mr maduro was declared the winner despite evidence that opposition candidate edmundo gonzalez won by a nearly two to one margin. opposition leader, maria corina machado, who went into hiding following the election, re—emerged to attend the rally. she said the opposition movement would be strategic about calling for additional demonstrations moving forward and acknowledged the challenge of forcing maduro from power. joining me live is mimi swaby, bbc seniorjournalist. the opposition says it is going to be strategic about forcing him from power but what is expected to happen now? the

venezuelan — expected to happen now? tue: venezuelan opposition expected to happen now? tte: venezuelan opposition have continued its fight in the streets, despite increasing the mentation from the mundoora government. mentation from the mundoora government-— mentation from the mundoora government. much harder came out of hiding — government. much harder came out of hiding to _ government. much harder came out of hiding to address - government. much harder came out of hiding to address dozen l out of hiding to address dozen people that attended a rally on a car roof, she alongside crowds waving flags and chanting freedom never really if i respect and in that speech she said protests will not stop until he accepts he lost last month �*s election. until he accepts he lost last month 's election.— month 's election. the opposition _ month 's election. the opposition are - month 's election. the opposition are callingl month 's election. the i opposition are calling for unity, calling for the van wasn't —— venezuelan people to stand united against what they see as dictatorship for that they want transparency. a word that comes up over and over again, kong for the government to publish the vote tallies from the presidential elections. the opposition so they won the vote by a landslide. and that gonzales should be the president of an

as well as he achieved more than, nearly 70% of the vote. however, nicolas maduro has called for the arrest of both much harder and gonzales and said truth and love have triumph and accuse the opposition of forming, and his word a satanic pact with the gringos. , that being non—hispanic people or particular the us. non-hispanic people or particular the us. opponents and his brother— particular the us. opponents and his brother in _ particular the us. opponents and his brother in tragic- and his brother in tragic sensing cabinet ministers and surrounding themselves with loyalists, what is happening? they have been many digital changes. they have been many digital chances. a they have been many digital chanes. z, ., they have been many digital chances. ., changes. balsam has government, ut on changes. balsam has government, put on more _ changes. balsam has government, put on more hard-line _ put on more hard—line politicians, galvanising his control. it controls the military and the army already and the supreme court also endorsed this when for him. another institution he controls. it is notjust political changes we have seen

as a way to manipulate and ensure he stays in power, there is a huge intimidation campaign going on across the country. it includes ngos that suppress opposition and also civilians, from monitoring social media to kidnapping individuals. we have them huge intimidation campaigns in the country that is causing, making many people think they should leave venezuelan right now. pavel durov is sometimes described as the mark zuckerberg of russia. he has been sent to jail and allowed to leave french territory for suppressing multiple charges including failing to grab extremist and illegal content on the up and complicity. his lawyer described the allegations as

absurd and say here's our technology editor, zoe kleinman. pavel durov is sometimes described as the mark zuckerberg of russia. he was born in the country, but he left in 2014 and these days he's a citizen of both france and dubai. the messaging app that he founded is called telegram. and what sets it apart from something like whatsapp is that these enormous groups of up to 200,000 people can share content and information on it. now, the accusations that mr durov is facing are extremely serious, and they include running a platform to enable illicit transactions by an organised gang, failing to communicate with the authorities, refusing, in fact, to communicate with the authorities, and complicity in the organised criminal distribution of sexual images of children. now he's under formal investigation. this doesn't mean that he's guilty, or even that there will necessarily be a trial, but it's absolutely unprecedented for the founder, the owner of a social network, to be arrested like this because of the content that's being shared on his platform.

and it sparked a really fierce debate online about freedom of speech and accountability. elon musk, who's the owner of x, which used to be known as twitter, has leapt to his defence. he thinks that he should be completely freed, and he says that censorship isjust moderation under another name. but the president of france, emmanuel macron, said earlier this week that france remained committed to freedom of expression. protesters gathered to much against an announcement by presidentjavier milei that he president javier milei that he would presidentjavier milei that he would be to an approved pension increase. my police fire tear gas and pepper sprays and beat retirees. members of the opposition condemned the police action seen it amounted to

repression for that one of the world �*s biggest carmaker toyota is suspending production at all of its factories in japan because of an approaching paper and. japan because of an approaching paperand. it is japan because of an approaching paper and. it is heading for the island in south—western japan. the boat is issued emergency alerts for the area warning of high waves and unusually violent storms. the 2020 for paralympics officially kicked off on wednesday, thousands gathered to watch the opening ceremony at the heart of the french capital. you press prolific opening ceremony held outside the stadium, a so—called people's parade passed some of the cities most iconic landmarks. all the it will see a record number of delegations and female athletes wasn't more than 2 million tickets to the event have been sold. that is at the moment.

keep up—to—date the bbc website. i will be back shortly. stay with us. hello again. wednesday brought us some big contrasts in the weather across the uk. now, for the north and west of the country, we did have a lot of cloud, and that brought some outbreaks of rain at times. you can see that on the combined satellite and radar picture. some of the heaviest rain went into western scotland, where we also had some of the lowest temperatures. for example, in harris, we only had temperatures of 1a degrees. in sharp contrast to that, skipping across these various weather fronts, we actually had plenty of sunshine and quite hot weather across east anglia and south east england, with temperatures peaking at 30 degrees in cambridge. confirmation, then, that the weather did indeed look a lot cheerier for some. now, looking at the weather picture over the next

few hours, we've got a cold front whizzing its way eastwards across the country. what that's essentially doing is it's bringing cooler and fresher air in across the uk, so it won't be so hot across eastern areas of england as we look at the forecast in detail for thursday. and for many of us, it's going to be quite a fresh start to the day. temperatures even in single figures across parts of eastern scotland. now for scotland and northern ireland, this weather front will bring a zone of thicker cloud, outbreaks of rain for a time, followed by some showers into the afternoon. there could be a few showers at times across the northwest of england, maybe across parts of wales, but these few and far between, i think across the midlands, east anglia, southern england, it's a largely dry day. still warm in the sunshine, 23 degrees. not bad, but it's not going to be as hot as it was. we're not going to see temperatures of 30, for example. then for friday and the weekend, this area of high pressure is set to move across the uk. the other thing we've got to watch out for is the risk of a few showers coming up from france, but for the time being, it looks like they'll stay away.

so friday, plenty of sunshine, just a few showers for orkney and shetland, where it will continue to be quite breezy. otherwise, temperatures generally in the high teens to low 20s for scotland and northern ireland, and about 20 to 23 widely across england and wales. it then starts to get a bit warmer for scotland and northern ireland as we start to get a southerly drift, so temperatures more widely will reach the 20s as we go through the weekend. there'll still be a lot of dry and sunny weather for england and wales. just an outside chance of a shower working in to the coast of southern england. our temperatures, well, coming up to about 22 in glasgow, so feeling quite a bit warmer here. and a fine weekend, sunday looks good as well. could see 25 across parts of eastern england, but then some showers around next week.

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