the, the, you're watching g, w new was coming to live from berlin. the middle east, on a knife edge after israel accuses has the law of a deadly attack on the golan heights. the is riley air force says it's struck, has the lot targets and 11 on overnight calling those strikes retaliation for a rock. the tap on a roof count that killed 12 children, and teenagers. also coming up on our show today, venezuelans vote in a tightly contested presidential election with many people fed off with continual economic crises, and seeking change. president nicholas, my daughter ro face has the biggest challenge to socialists. in that case the,

i'm quite richardson. thank you so much for joining us. fears of an escalation in fighting along the israel 11 on board, our following saturdays, rocket stripe on the is really occupied. golan heights, at least 12 children, and teenagers were killed and thousands wounded after rockets hit a football field. any drew's community, as well as blaming has the law for the attack. but the iran back to militant group denies any involvement. the fuel efficient the streets of most of shown this 1000 strong. the rocket strikes that killed 12 people on a soccer field was the deadliest attack in months. since then, exchanges a fire with the lebanese militant group. hezbollah have escalated for the local drew's community in israel occupied golan heights. it's

a shock and that new little cubby, we all know precious. even children like you all killed anywhere else in the country. oh no. then the and this one killed himself in the lab and all the children killed him, gone on children other no mean precious and, and i'm human being, i really my lives, the how you see trying communication advice you pressure, i know that we look to so strongly assigned a deal and i don't this guy end up with someone come out today if we don't want to dine in the future. launching them despite regular cross border hostilities has bullet denies attacking the football pitch where the victims were playing. but israel's army chief says they have evidence proving otherwise. we'll look at the fifty's, but this is the whoever thought smoke is like being sent to an, an area that wants to kill civilians on spit out. so what i mean is really defense forces reactive just hours later, they say this footage shows air strikes against hezbollah,

military targets in southern and central 11 on the road. we are a significantly increasing already in the next stage of flight to the middle off on at the same time we on lighting and got as we are also able to tackle very far away towards taking this route. that will be more challenging. i mean, we would increase the readiness, we will actually go back 11 on has warned that a significant attack by israel would lead to a regional war. so israel saying it has evidence that has the law carried out the of tackle hezbollah denying any involvement military analyst frank leverage gave us his view, of which scenario seem likely as the number is strange, this is about this, this attack. first of all, as you saw on the report, is the drew is community that receive the 2nd mix in the golan heights. and the delano say colder tongue, this area inside and it's internationally syrian territory. similarly on the

israeli side it's difficult to say any alternative done this thing has blo talk, the only possible of talking to the only other possible explanation i can think of . it's a non to cost me, so i'm going arrive, but i don't think not squares with the evidence we see. so i can see the play pops, a rogue group or some full of accidental targeting. either way we see a mass casualty event, the possibility now of, of some degree of escalation. as i said, it is the 1st time that hezbollah has the night and a talk of the many hundreds of attacks they made on the as well over the past few months, which, which set something i suppose that is a mistake. no question about it did as a either way, israel has vowed to strike back heart against has the law. what do you expect? but this might look like what do you sold on some that some strikes or some footage of the strikes and that's been going on now that kind of activity for the last, nearly a year, isn't it now 9 months or so?

and you started the source of told me that they have calles about a quarter of senior hasbrook has been a leadership and strikes like that. so the kind of escalation we're likely to see, i think is not most escalation. we don't, i don't think we're going to see a huge or wrapped up in a simple reason that it's a night assigned to interest. i don't night, aside with such a will have support. but what we will see is an increasing rhetoric. and in the scaling, the intensity of his way the arrow tax must be remember the last a potion. on the other hand, all these rated here's why the on poses all deployed to the northern border of no data told that if i short notice, they could, they could conduct major operations in slick and nothing to that would be disastrous and catastrophic. i think for all sides and all sorts of notes. so if it is and neither sides interest, as you say, i'm curious why you think we are now in response to this specific attack, seeing israel valley such as quick and, and hard retaliation against husband law or not, they'll be

a quick and hard retaliation. but i don't think it will take the full months that kind of attack, we saw him in the other and essentially and 2006 with 4 um and divisions into the country. although the spanish could certainly do that. what we'll see is an increase in intact intensity on the tax on pre or pre pre targeted or a pre identified target such as come on does. and most importantly miss are launching sites. and we have to remember these ladies have an identifying the sites not for financing, about 7050. is that that's what a way of what many of them off and a made threat posed by his police and the 50000 dose of troops that they have. well trained and experienced that they all, it's the mist solve for 2nd deployed, which is why it is acknowledged that could would cause major casualties. it is right what to be deployed, but it's essentially a one shot deal that has blonde. they know that to. so yeah, we'll see it continuing to talk some high body targets on miss all sides. but no, so i think a huge intervention such as a con, we see the other the central well,

thank you. as always for your analysis, that is military analyst, frank language of speaking to me. and we can bring you up to speed. now, as some other world news headlines in the united states, a wildfire that's raging in california has rapidly grown to be one of the biggest ever in the state. the so called park fire has now burned an area of $1.00 times. the size of new york city's 5 borrows firefighters are continuing to try and bring the plays under control. at least 15 people have been killed in a mudslide and southeastern china, triggered by heavy rain. it's the tail end of ty, phone k. me that brought torrential downpours to remote areas. it passed through the philippines and taiwan earlier this week, leaving over 40 dead multiples to and molly's northern, tamara gravels say they have killed and injured thousands of soldiers. and wagner mercenaries, in days of intense fighting, intends a watchin near the algerian border. the separatists. they seized armor vehicles and

trucks during the fighting smalling, armies as at last at least 2 soldiers, but killed some 20 revels. voting is underway in venezuela and the countries most closely for election in decades. president nicholas madura was facing a close race against political newcomer and former diplomat, edmondo gonzales, the head of a coalition of venezuela's opposition parties. the election presents the biggest challenge yet. nicholas, my daughter is quarter century of socialist party, rule finish feelings are on the bones. many lining up hours before the centers even opened the face of choice between income and nicholas monroe and his tribal edmondo gonzales. many here are desperate for change. estimate here today is a real electro, a celebration because the citizens have decided to take the reins of this country and to set the rights. this is as far as we have come. we've had enough and will

not accept the situation any more madura who is seeking a could 6 year term, also gassed his ballot at the bowling station in caracas. joe, showing me what else i am nicholas my doodle. models were president of the people. he and i recognize and will recognize the electro media, the, the official bulletins rope and i will ensure that they are respect that it gets sorted. fits in the mind. taking one would do room is a bundle gonzales, his main rival and a form would diplomats minivan has been ends up spinning their hopes on to him to oust window from office and did of a respite from the economic crises most any then today more than ever venezuelans are showing that we one nationwide,

and they see the blue. they look at the democratic spirit, venezuelans is today more alive than ever. the only important news is the millions, the venezuelan says, throughout the country, exercising their rights to the side. so that a to obviously the tensions a high as opinion folds indicate the possible loss from a do role. who has a highly questionable human rights record and has threatened violence if you lose is would most international observers. bod concerns about the elections fan as are growing. if i'm a do real loses, it's good and 25 years of socially screwed in venezuela. we have to have these correspondent, aust, gosh, think our reporting in caracas. i asked him what 11 years of my daughter will have done to venezuela? i know i would still a bit farther than that because the regime has been in power 25 years starting with we'll try to send in that time. we have seen that as while ago from the richest

country in the region to the pores. but in the last 11 years, things have gone from bad to worse mass protest in 20142017 resulted in a much more repressive government underneath. oh, that's my daughter. weird pending international investigations of crimes against humanity and human rights violations. but it has been the worst name, living conditions and lack of opportunity that has led almost 8000000, but his way was to leave the country and the largest migration, the region that has ever seen. we are just getting out of a consecutive years of hyper inflation in a country without any ongoing worse. so correction is rampant, and the military still show support for my daughter. so despite all this, there is still a tight grip on power. and we've seen long lines outside the polling stations today . how important is vote or turn out to the outcome of the selection as well. yeah,

definitely. voter turnout is key to make these elections different from uh before from 2018 back. then many political parties boycotted the elections because most of ministration banned. many of the opposition candidates just like this time. uh, but through negotiations, international pressure and with due credit to my vehicle, you know, my child is perseverance. this election will be very difficult to steal. when so many people are going out to vote, defending opposition. witnesses in the body centers and whatnot. level that that's down. we have also seeing the military for serving the piece and responding accordingly and some acts of violence and the regularities. however, it's always more is predictable. and until the electronic council doesn't give their results, we will not know for sure what the outcome of this election will be. also tell us a little bit more about the off position here and their vision for the future of venezuela. well,

the vision is to rebuild them as well from the ground up. that means working with communities at the base level to get things running into it cannot make we the officers and proposals to open markets. and whole thing is when we start, i've left what we turn hydra united with our families. there's a strong push to free political prisoners and to begin the process of amnesty and traditional justice to regain government institutions that are currently loyal to the virginia. thank you. so much for that update that is data is oscar. thank you very much. appreciate your time. it's the, let's get an update on the paris 2024 olympics and day to solve the much anticipated return of us superstar gymnast simone biles, getting a ticket was mission impossible for most people. but celebrities like tom cruise weren't going to miss out. the top gun star was joined by lady got off fresh from her opening ceremony appearance. and by the grammy award winning singer songwriter

john legend. so they got to see the return of simone biles and it was a return not without drama. the american superstar was competing in the qualifying rounds for the team and individual disciplines. her returns, the vault was typically spectacular bringing the crowd to its feet. but focus soon shifted to an injury, she picked up the warm up incredibly the 4 time gold medalist still talked the all round standings in surfing at the various 2024 games. the star of the show is arguably the location the south pacific island of tahiti is hosting the events. and that is where one of the deadliest waves in the world and breaks on to our reef. surfers call show food, which ominously means place of skulls. usa is caroline marks had the best score of the day in women's qualifying johns on florence was the best for men's. and that

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