this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. air strikes are launched on gaza as unrest escalates into the worst violence between israel and the palestinians in seven years. more than 30 people have been killed. in the israeli city of lod, a state of emergency has been declared after rocket attacks that killed a man and a girl. worried us drivers line up at the pumps after a cyber attack on a fuel pipeline brings supplies to a virtual halt. the southern italian island of lampedusa has seen a new uptick in migrant arrivals. more than 2,000 have landed

there from north africa since saturday as fears grow that sea crossings are once again increasing. this is the third straight day of arrival. the question is this a spike or a sudden rush to the shores. and the night dominated by female artists as they dominated the brit awards. hello and welcome to the programme. it's turning into the worst violence between israel and the palestinians in seven years and the united nations has warned the conflict is moving towards full—scale war. 35 people have now died.

0vernight, the militant group hamas said they'd launched another 200 rockets towards israel from gaza. police in the israeli city of lod saying a man and girl were killed after their car was hit by a rocket. israel has launched more airstrikes on gaza city skyline too with loud bangs heard there as dawn broke early this morning. there are reports police headquarters there have been destroyed. in tel aviv, sirens have been heard warning of rocket fire and several explosions were heard as the hamas rockets reach the city. and earlier in the west bank city of ramallah there's been clashes near a checkpoint between hundreds of palestinian demonstrators and israeli security forces. there's also reports of further clashes injerusalem.

0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman has this report from jerusalem, which contains scenes that some may find disturbing. a street ablaze on israel's normally bustling coastline. people run for shelter. others have a lucky escape. but in a nearby suburb, a woman was killed as a building took a direct hit. in a single barrage, militants fired i30 rockets from gaza, deep into israel. a clear sign both sides are into a round of steep escalation. translation: hamas and islamicjihad have paid, i and i tell you here, they will pay a very high price for their aggression. i say here tonight, their blood will be on their heads. earlier, israel struck a gaza tower block which had been evacuated. it was home to members

of the palestinian militant group hamas, which warned it would target tel aviv if the building was hit. israeli air strikes have pounded gaza. panic arrives here just after the war planes. inside this block, says israel, three militant leaders were killed. some of the worst fighting in years is leaving lives scattered. among gaza's victims, ii—year—old hussein hamad. "why did you kill him?", asks hussein's uncle. "they kill and there is no one to make them answer for it, the whole world is watching." israel says hamas is endangering civilians on both sides with its rocket fire. it follows weeks of boiling tensions injerusalem, always at the heart of this conflict. it spilled over at al—aqsa mosque compound, with further confrontation

before dawn today. with the fighting reaching a fierce level of intensity tonight, both sides are vowing to continue their attacks. sagi karni is the israel's ambassador to singapore and hejoins me from there now. welcome to the programme. first of all, your reaction to the intensity of the fighting over the last few days? . intensity of the fighting over the last few days?— the last few days? . good morning _ the last few days? . good morning and _ the last few days? . good morning and welcome - the last few days? . good . morning and welcome having the last few days? . good - morning and welcome having me. it is quite a severe situation. 0ur cities are under attack and we have to keep more than a million kids at home today, they cannot go to school, they have more casualties as we have reported in israel. it seems like it is getting worse and worse. , , ,

worse. this time yesterday, we were talking about how the international community is calling for calm. as you say, it is getting more intense and more violent and volatile by the day. where do you see this going? at what point will someone make a move to bring calm in the situation? i someone make a move to bring calm in the situation?— calm in the situation? i mean, we have called _ calm in the situation? i mean, we have called for— calm in the situation? i mean, we have called for calm - calm in the situation? i mean, we have called for calm for. calm in the situation? i mean, we have called for calm for a l we have called for calm for a long time but unfortunately, weeks of incitement by the palestinian authority and hamas have led to this terrible violence. so we expect the international community to call on hamas and the islamichhad and other organisations to cease fire and stop fighting and shooting at israeli towns and shooting at israeli towns and cities and we definitely encourage international community to engage in the palestinian authority to stop

the incitement and secondly the violence. we hope this would bring this round of violence to an end. ., ., ., an end. the international community _ an end. the international community has _ an end. the international community has been - an end. the international. community has been calling an end. the international- community has been calling for both sides, the un in particular, to cease fire, but where is the resolution going to come from and when we say international community, he should be driving it? is this a job for the united states? well, the united states of course is the most important element but i believe that other countries can influence and call for the stop of terror activity on behalf of the hamas islamichhad and whoever is going to be able to make them cease fire, is welcome. in terms of _ cease fire, is welcome. in terms of arab states being helpful in this situation, your

thoughts on that?— helpful in this situation, your thoughts on that? well, israel has enjoyed — thoughts on that? well, israel has enjoyed good _ has enjoyed good relations with many arab countries and if they can influence, they will be blessed. we need to be realistic here. we do not see at the moment that hamas is inclined to stop and take responsibility for this deterioration. it seems like at the moment they enjoy and think that they have support, contrary to perhaps what we see. it seems to me that in their perception they are enjoying quite a lot of support and this is of course wrong and leading to more violence. in terms of this situation, the political instability on both sides is making things difficult, isn't it? in israel,

several elections in the last year, the government of benjamin netanyahu not stable, by some peoples perceptions, in palestine they have cancelled elections there. this is all come to a real head at this point, hasn't it? i think the fact that the palestinians . fact that the palestinians decided to postpone the elections and they have not had elections and they have not had elections since 2006, we are talking about 15 years without elections, this is definitely they are under the legitimacy of the palestinian authority but nevertheless, they are there and their responsibility and they have to stop this incitement and stop and put an end to the violence. when it comes to hamas, they are a team fascist organisation. this is not an organisation we can negotiate with the white we appreciate your time, ambassador, on bbc news.

let's bring you some live pictures now from gaza city now and there has been a series of strikes through the night and it is a very volatile situation across gaza and israel as well, where a state of emergency has been declared. more details on our website and including a detailed report from jeremy bowen. do take a look. let's get some of the day's other news: a 19—year—old man is being questioned by police after seven children and two adults were killed in a shooting at a school in the russian city of kazan. 21 other people, mostly children, were injured. ajudge in the united states has dismissed a bankruptcy case involving the national rifle association, meaning it will now face a lawsuit that could see the organisation dissolved. the nra described the move as a "baseless, premeditated attack". it declared bankruptcy

in january. a former soldier who has confessed to killing an eight—year—old girl in france has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges of murdering another man. police were initially looking again at a0 unsolved disappearances and cold cases but nothing has emerged to back the theories that nordahl lelandais was a serial killer. the australian airline qantas has delayed its plans to resume international flights. the firm had been selling tickets for flights from october, but now says the re—start has been pushed back to december. the australian government has suggested the border could remain closed until the middle of next year. the knock—on effects of last week's cyberattack on a major us fuel pipline, have become all too real for some americans. the colonial pipeline says it hopes to have substantial

operations back underway by the end of the week, but some drivers are already panic—buying fuel. this was a scene in tallahassee, florida earlier on tuesday, with long lines of cars, as customers try to fill up their tanks in case prices rise in the days ahead. the colonial pipeline normally carries nearly half the east coast's supply of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel. drivers in the states along the pipeline are worried about fuel shortages. it's unbelievable. when i was riding today i thought that it was a catastrophe coming. i'm like what's going on? i seen all these cars parked everywhere and i was just like, 0mg i have to fill my tank up. well, i went down to exxon station but the line was so long so i came down here. i tried two or three - more and they was empty. they didn't have any. we will have more on that in our business coverage. still to

come. the british singer demanding pay rises for the in hs nurses. as she wins at the awards. "the pope was shot, the pope will live" — that is the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism has come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort. to help the victims - of a powerful earthquake — the worst to hit the i country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, gary kasparov. it is the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts.

god bless america! the latest headlines: air strikes are launched on gaza as unrest escalates into the worst violence between israel and the palestinians in seven years. 35 people have died this week. a state of emergency has been declared in the israeli city of lod, after rocket attacks killed a man and a girl. the southern italian island of lampedusa has seen a new uptick in migrant arrivals. more than 2000 have landed there from north africa since saturday as fears grow that sea crossings are once again increasing.

italy's prime minister has scrambled a government task force to respond. 0ur correspondent mark lowen sent this report from lampedusa. shadows seeking the light of europe. after days at sea, each step on the land is controlled. they risked a perilous crossing from libya, buffeted by high winds. and even though they are detained here in italy and taken to guarded camps, they are safe and alive. by day, too, they arrive, more migrants picked up at sea, aiming for the island of lampedusa. 0ver the island of lampedusa. over 2000 leading here since the weekend. this gateway to europe is under renewed pressure, battling the pandemic while suffering the hopes of the desperate. six years later they are still coming. in lesser numbers, now, but this is the

third straight day of arrival. the question is whether this is just a temporary spike with the start of a summer rush to european shores. tote start of a summer rush to european shores.- start of a summer rush to european shores. we are here to welcome people. _ european shores. we are here to welcome people, to _ european shores. we are here to welcome people, to say - european shores. we are here to welcome people, to say to - european shores. we are here to welcome people, to say to the i welcome people, to say to the people you are alive. but we also want to say to the people welcome in europe. and your rights are important to us. we take care of you. but in this moment we don't feel this. for the eu's frontier countries like italy, migration remains an intensely political issue. for some hear the disputable welcome has want them. translation:— welcome has want them. translation: , ., translation: it is time to say enou:h translation: it is time to say enough after — translation: it is time to say enough after 30 _ enough after 30 years. i want to decamp to be closed immediately and enable blockade so they cannot access the island. they should be helped in their own countries, not come here where the authorities friend millions on them but allow us to die.— allow us to die. through europe's _ allow us to die. through europe's outer - allow us to die. through europe's outer door - allow us to die. through europe's outer door into allow us to die. through i europe's outer door into a waiting room. but with the camp

full, dozens are left outside. many here will have asylum claims rejected, but it is unclear how many of those will actually be sent back. do you speak some english?- actually be sent back. do you - speak some english?- ok. speak some english? some. ok. we can't speak— speak some english? some. ok. we can't speak to _ speak some english? some. ok. we can't speak to people. - speak some english? some. ok. we can't speak to people. we're| we can't speak to people. we're being told we cannot speak to the migrants. but from inside the migrants. but from inside the camp, the came to us. i want to work. i want to feed my family. they are dying. i lost about four sisters or because of hunger. about four sisters or because of hunger-— about four sisters or because ofhunuer. , ., of hunger. robbers come to your house. of hunger. robbers come to your home my _ of hunger. robbers come to your house. my old house in libya. i house. my old house in libya. they— house. my old house in libya. they broke me. this time i can't~~ _ they broke me. this time i can't~~ ls _ they broke me. this time i can't... is something, it's am — can't... is something, it's a... ~ ., ., can't... is something, it's a... ., , ., a... what about people who until you — a... what about people who until you in _ a... what about people who until you in an _ a... what about people who until you in an illegal - a... what about people who untilyou in an illegalway? l a... what about people who i untilyou in an illegalway? no problem- _ until you in an illegal way? no problem. let them see i came in an illegal— problem. let them see i came in an illegal way. they don't know what _ an illegal way. they don't know

what happened. let them say that — what happened. let them say that but _ what happened. let them say that. but if they asked me, and hear_ that. but if they asked me, and hear my— that. but if they asked me, and hear my story, they will understand my pain. it hear my story, they will understand my pain. it is hand to mouth _ understand my pain. it is hand to mouth here, _ understand my pain. it is hand to mouth here, but— understand my pain. it is hand to mouth here, but for- understand my pain. it is hand to mouth here, but for some, | to mouth here, but for some, this is better than what they left behind. and as long as dreams of europe remain, many more will follow in their tracks. mark lowen, bbc news, lampedusa. now let's catch up on the spot stories. 0nce now let's catch up on the spot stories. once again, manchester city have been crowned english premier league champions and they did it on tuesday night without even kicking a ball. leicester city's when at old trafford meant that manchester united would not be able to catch their city rivals. pep guardiola's side when the title for the third time in four years. i for the third time in four ears. . , for the third time in four ears. ., , ,, years. i have been in spain. i have been — years. i have been in spain. i have been in _ years. i have been in spain. i have been in germany. - years. i have been in spain. i have been in germany. i - years. i have been in spain. i have been in germany. i can| years. i have been in spain. i. have been in germany. i can say this is the toughest one, the toughest leg. i would say by far. i would say for many

reasons. to get five premier leagues in ten years means a lot for this organisation. meanwhile the total race is still very much alive in spain and barcelona missed the chance to go top of la liga after being held to a 3—3 draw. love hunter got a draw. madrid are a point clear of ronald kevin's side. there have celebrations throughout lisbon on tuesday night. they have one they leave for the first time since 2002. january's signing paulinho but the only goal of the game and they took the game with two matches to spare. they could finish unbeaten. novac djokovic is through to the third round of the rome masters, but not

without drama. i of the rome masters, but not without drama.— without drama. i am going to check the _ without drama. i am going to check the court. _ without drama. i am going to check the court. i _ without drama. i am going to check the court. i have - without drama. i am going to check the court. i have asked ou check the court. i have asked you three _ check the court. i have asked you three times, _ check the court. i have asked you three times, you - check the court. i have asked you three times, you are - check the court. i have asked you three times, you are not| you three times, you are not checking _ you three times, you are not checking anything. the world number one _ checking anything. the world number one was _ checking anything. the world number one was furious - checking anything. the world number one was furious with j checking anything. the world - number one was furious with the chair by the not suspending play as the rain came down during the second round match against taylor fritz. he eventually got his wish and after a three—hour delay he sealed his progress with a straight sets win. it sealed his progress with a straight sets win.- straight sets win. it is not the first _ straight sets win. it is not the first time _ straight sets win. it is not the first time or - straight sets win. it is not the first time or probably| the first time or probably the last time that i will express such conditions. even without much experience behind me i still get upset and lose my cool still get upset and lose my cool. but it's ok.— cool. but it's ok. the giro d'italia continues - cool. but it's ok. the giro d'italia continues on - d'italia continues on wednesday. this printers should come back into play. tim emirates had a rider take the first—ever stage when. the pink

jersey was taken by alessandra tamaki. and anthonyjoshua tamaki. and anthony joshua versus tamaki. and anthonyjoshua versus tyson theory looks set to take place in saudi arabia. promoter eddie hearn confirmed the location with the fight likely to take place on the seventh or ia august. joshua fought in the saudi capital riyadh where he won a rematch against andy louise junor. you can get all this was news and out website. but goodbye for now. our thanks to austin and the team for all those sports stories. female artists dominated the brits awards ceremony at the 02 in london. the a,000—person crowd, which included key workers, wore no masks and weren't required to social distance, as the ceremony was part of the uk government's live events trial. colin paterson reports.

a dual win for dua lipa. she performed with 50 dancers, gave a nod to geri halliwell with her dress, and won both best female and album of the year for future nostalgia. released last march during the very first week of lockdown, her modern take on disco became the soundtrack to many people's year at home. 0n on stage she called for an nhs pay rise. on stage she called for an nhs -a rise. ~ , ., ., ., pay rise. we should all give a massive round _ pay rise. we should all give a massive round of— pay rise. we should all give a massive round of applause i pay rise. we should all give a i massive round of applause and give boris a message that we all support a fair pay rise for our front line. thank you so much. little mix! it was a night dominated by women, winning four of the five mixed categories. after ten years together, little mix became the first all—female line up in brits' history to be named best group. it's not easy being female

in the uk pop industry. we've seen the white male dominance, misogyny, sexism, and lack of diversity. taylor swift was given the global icon award. i taylor swift was given the global icon award.- taylor swift was given the global icon award. i need you to hear me — global icon award. i need you to hear me when _ global icon award. i need you to hear me when i _ global icon award. i need you to hear me when i say - global icon award. i need you to hear me when i say that i to hear me when i say that there is no career path that comes free of negativity. if you are being met with resistance, that probably means that you are doing something new. . , that you are doing something new. ., , ,, , , that you are doing something new. ., __ , ., that you are doing something new. ., , ., ,, new. harry styles won best sinale new. harry styles won best single and _ new. harry styles won best single and appeared - new. harry styles won best single and appeared to - new. harry styles won best| single and appeared to have new. harry styles won best i single and appeared to have a new accent.— single and appeared to have a new accent. ., ,, , ., . new accent. thank you so much. i am new accent. thank you so much. i am really _ new accent. thank you so much. i am really happy _ new accent. thank you so much. i am really happy and _ new accent. thank you so much. i am really happy and proud - new accent. thank you so much. i am really happy and proud to i i am really happy and proud to be celebrating british music tonight. be celebrating british music toniaht. ~ , be celebrating british music toniuht.~ , �*, tonight. while lewis capaldi's voice could — tonight. while lewis capaldi's voice could hardly _ tonight. while lewis capaldi's voice could hardly be - tonight. while lewis capaldi's voice could hardly be held - tonight. while lewis capaldi's voice could hardly be held at. voice could hardly be held at all. a busy night for the guy on the beeper button. while a live highlight was eltonjohn's duet with 0lly alexander from the channel a aids drama it's a sin. # it's a sin... the brits are part of the government's pilot scheme to help live music return. to gain entry tonight everyone

had to provide a negative covid test, both the audience... negative. sticks the swab right down the back of your neck and you go "0h" a little bit. not your normal preparation for the brit awards, is it? no, no, not really. more than a000 mask—free fans were inside, with half the tickets going to covid frontline staff. these gorgeous faces belong to none other than key workers! cheering. and afterwards it was clear that they had a great time. once the music started it was just so much fun and we just danced so much and it didn't really feel like we were back in 2019. i can't believe i'm around people againjust in 2019. i can't believe i'm around people again just having fun. it around people again 'ust having fun. . , , around people again 'ust having fun. , , ., around people again 'ust having fund here | fun. it was very surreal. there were people — fun. it was very surreal. there were people very _ fun. it was very surreal. there were people very close - fun. it was very surreal. there were people very close to - fun. it was very surreal. there were people very close to us l fun. it was very surreal. there | were people very close to us in an almost normal way and it was great.

an almost normal way and it was areat. �* . , �* an almost normal way and it was areat. �* �* ., ~ , great. but it wasn't all key workers — great. but it wasn't all key workers in _ great. but it wasn't all key workers in the _ great. but it wasn't all key workers in the crowd. - great. but it wasn't all key workers in the crowd. bbc| workers in the crowd. bbc breakfast was given an exclusive review of the breads by television personality emma collins. it by television personality emma collins. . , ~ by television personality emma collins. ., , ~ ., by television personality emma collins. ~ ., , ., collins. it was kind of strange but kind of— collins. it was kind of strange but kind of fab. _ collins. it was kind of strange but kind of fab. it _ collins. it was kind of strange but kind of fab. it was - collins. it was kind of strange but kind of fab. it was kind i collins. it was kind of strange but kind of fab. it was kind of| but kind of fab. it was kind of weird, hon. but it was wonderful. i sought taylor swift with my own eyes. i saw what's his name? harry styles. i saw him with my own eyes. life doesn't get better than that. ,, , ., �* life doesn't get better than that. ,, ~ , that. see you. and she went after a very _ that. see you. and she went after a very happy _ that. see you. and she went after a very happy night. - colin patterson, bbc news, london's o2 arena. what a night and what an outfit. so we have so much more for you on this programme, including we will unpack the queen's speech, what is in there, what are the plans of boris johnson's there, what are the plans of borisjohnson's government in boris johnson's government in terms borisjohnson's government in terms of levelling the economy. and what are the issues in that

speech was social media photos could be facing fines over harmful content online. that is in the 0nline safety bill. we will discuss that and more in just a moment. hello there. we saw plenty of showers across the country on tuesday. particularly for the midlands, wales and northern england where we had some thunderstorms as well, producing very heavy hailstones like this weather watcher picture shows, in flintshire in north wales. now, for today, it's going to be another one of sunshine and showers, but they shall resume not be quite as intense as what we had on tuesday. but our area of low pressure, which has been sitting on to the west of ireland and the uk for the last few days, will slowly start to fill. weakened as it pushes its way eastwards across the country. so we will start off again, good deal of sunshine around, but then the showers will start to get going. a bit more cloud, though, for the northern half of scotland.

we've seen showery bursts of rain here. and this area of rain in the channel is going to bring some wet weather through the channel islands through the day and start to push northwards into central southern england, southwest england at times. again, temperatures pretty much what they have been the last few days, around the mid—teens celsius for those. a bit colder than that across the northern half of scotland. now, that wet weather across the south pushes further north into parts of wales, the midlands. it could be quite wet through wednesday night across the south. elsewhere, the showers will tend to fade. there will be some clear spells, but also quite a bit of cloud across northern scotland. and again, for most of us, it's going to be another frost free one. so for thursday it could start rather cloudy, quite wet for parts of wales, the midlands into southern england. it will eventually ease away and then it's another one of sunshine and showers,

and the odd shower could be on the heavy side again with a rumble of thunder. but a bit more cloud again from the north and east of scotland. temperatures again range from around 1a—17 degrees, particularly where we have the sunshine, but the cloudy skies across northern scotland, there it will feel cooler than that. the airflow turns quite slack on friday. we are almost in between weather systems. and it could be friday will be a cloudier day across. that will inhibit the showers that develop. but where we get some sunshine across northern ireland, wales, southern england, this is where we could see some of the showers there developing which could be on the heavy side again. it is here where we will see temperatures reaching around 15—16 degrees, otherwise a bit cooler across the board so that's how was looking for thursday and friday. if i run the sequence on through the weekend and into the start of next week dominated by low pressure. so we are likely to see spells of rain followed by sunshine and showers. and this temperatures remaining around orjust below the seasonal average. notjust for the weekend, but even as we head throughout much of next week.

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