and so we should. have a that again and so we should. have a good monday and see you tomorrow. live from london, this is bbc news. israel launches a large—scale military operation in the west bank — the israeli army says seven palestinians have been killed. more violence in france. with fewer arrests there is hope that tensions are easing. globaljune high temperatures — now the uk has seen mass deaths of fish in rivers. and wimbledon. one of the biggest tennis tournaments gets under way later on monday. hello.

a very warm welcome to the programme. we begin in the middle east. the israeli army has launched an operation. palestinians have been killed and more than 20 injured in israeli air strikes on a refugee camp. the israeli army says at least seven palestinians have been killed in military operations. the operation is one of the biggest rates in two decades. the israeli defence minister said security forces have been working in recent hours with a concentrated effort against what he called the centres of terrorism in jenin. the islamist group hamas called the operation a barbaric aggression. the palestinian prime minister, muhammad shtayyeh, says what is happening is a new attempt to destroy the camp and displace its people. israel's foreign minister reiterated the message that forces had only been targeting what he called terrorism hubs injenin. we are striking the terrorism hub with a great strength.

i want to emphasise that we don't have a fight with the palestinians, actually, our fight is with the proxies of iran in our region, which is mainly with the hamas and the islamichhad. both are terrorist organisations, financed by iran, and iran's target is to escalate our region. i've been speaking with the bbc�*s middle east bureau chief, jo floto, who is monitoring developments from jerusalem. he gave me the latest. so we have got some casualties reported by the palestinian health ministry. but the thing to emphasise here is that this is an ongoing operation involving, we think, thousands of israeli troops, and they are currently operating mainly in thejenin refugee camp

in the northern west bank. it's closed off at the moment and ambulances are struggling to get in. so we are likely to see a lot of casualties at some point. we will get those figures when ambulance crews can reach the wounded and the dead. but, for the moment, we have a handful of people who have been killed. but we do know that overnight the israeli military launched an air strike against what it describes as a command and control centre, most likelyjust a house where people were meeting. they then continued with further air strikes carried out by drones to clear the way for troops to enterjenin refugee camp. just to give you a picture, this is an area that's incredibly densely populated. tens of thousands of people live injenin and the surrounding areas. narrow streets, lots of people there, and the chances of people being caught in the crossfire are high. this is a high—risk operation and we wait to see whether there are more casualties coming up. joe, you say thousands of israeli soldiers involved, israeli military operations in the occupied west bank, not uncommon. how does this compare to other

operations that we see? you're right, it's not uncommon. and, over the course of the last 15 months or so, we've seen an intensification of the military situation in the west bank. this year, we've had maybe around 140 casualties from the palestinian side, maybe more than 30 on the israeli side, and almost nightly raids across the west bank. as the israeli military say, they're trying to target militants who are entering israel or attacking israeli targets inside the west bank. so that's the backdrop to this. we've had lots of people killed over the last couple of months. the israeli military now say that they want to deal with the source of this, which they identify as thejenin refugee camp. so in terms of scale, we haven't seen this level of operation in many, many years. and already this year is the deadliest in the west bank since 2005, when records were kept in the same way. and joe, just briefly,

what response have we seen from palestinian officials? what you heard there, a quote from the palestinian prime minister, a very robust pushback saying this is a crime, this is being carried out under the eyes of the international community. the brave people ofjenin will resist. and the palestinian prime minister, mohammed shtayyeh, characterising this as a resistance to the israeli occupation, which is how the militants in jenin will see that. for their point of view, the israelis are determined to deal a substantial blow to the militant capacity injenin. it is full of militants. it has a lot of weaponry in there. we've seen over the last couple of weeks, tactics change and the militants employ ieds against the israeli military. this is something that's concerning them. we've also seen rockets launched unsuccessfully from the northern part of the west bank. but that is, again, something that is of huge concern to the israeli military. so their target, their desire

for this operation is to deal a substantial blow to that capacity. we're unlikely to see anyone on the other side, on the palestinian side, agree with that assessment. to france now, where 157 people have been arrested following another night of rioting. that number is lower than previous days, suggesting tensions may be easing. a firefighter has died while trying to put out a vehicle fire outside paris. this is the live picture you can see from paris. rockets were fired at the fleeing family when the home of the mayor was targeted. it signifies how serious the violence has got across france. the unrest

prompted by the fatal shooting of a teenager nahel m. with the latest from france, here's rajini vaidyanathan. nahel, the french algerian 17—year—old who was killed by a policeman. his death sparked a volatile week for france. one of anger, destruction and introspection. many of the teenagers taking to the streets in rage accused the country's police of racial profiling and heavy handedness, a charge policing unions deny. nahel�*s family have condemned the violence in an interview with the bbc. they asked us to conceal their identity for their safety. translation: there are no words to describe how we feel. _ we just buried a 17—year—old. but we never called for hate or riots. this is not for nahel.

what we want is justice, for the policeman to be sentenced for nahel�*s execution. that's a sentiment shared by these mothers, who yesterday marched in the diverse paris suburb of aulnay— sous—bois. they called for justice for victims of police violence, and for an end to the riots. on sunday evening, president macron held a high level meeting to discuss this ongoing crisis. some in france feel he should introduce a state of emergency to contain the riots. others believe he needs to do more to address the root causes of them. the beefed up security presence seems to have led to a quieter night on the streets after nights of tension. things are calmer, but for how long? rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, paris. our correspondent chris bockman is in toulouse. i asked him whether the protests were now declining. definitely waning in the city centres. cities like this one,

which haven't been looted — lyon, marseilles and of course, paris. there's a real, first of all shock, sorrow. and i think we're now going to a state maybe where we're getting anger at that. why am i hearing this here? because, as we discussed throughout the weekend and this morning, hundreds of mayors have been personally attacked at their home or in their buildings where they work. this is the place du capitole, one of the most famous squares in france. i expect hundreds, if not thousands, of people to turn out at this point. turning out in support for their mayors at their town halls. there's 35,000 mayors across france, and i expect many will come out here in support of the mayor who will come out of the building behind me at 12. sirens will go off as well. he's had numerous death threats himself. so that's really what the ambience is right now. less violence on the streets in the last couple of days but is this just a lull? well, we'll see. and we'll see what the french reaction is outside of these states where a lot of the troubles occurred, or at least originated, to see what happens next.

and chris, this meeting we're expecting with emmanuel macron and his mayors from across the country, what are we watching for to come out of that? it's tricky. what can he do? because he can't put... probably can't put police... 35,000 mayors. can you put a police officer at every single person's house? and can you put security around each single town hall? there's two soldiers actually in front of the town hall here this morning, but that doesn't seem realistic. they've agreed to pay their legal costs if they have any trouble. but, in the end, i'm not really sure what you can do. it's a tough situation. and i covered these riots. everyone's comparing them to 18 years ago in 2005. i was here for the reuters news agency. and while it was violent, there was no attacks on mayors then. i can't remember that. and i can't remember looting the city centres. this is a beautiful city square, one

of the most beautiful, i would say, and half the shops are boarded up, i mean, because of the rioting. the looting that occurred 18 years ago was violent. it didn't spill over into the city centres, that's for sure. chris, how long lasting is the damage that we've seen in this looting and rioting? yeah, i think the last thing i heard was like a couple thousand stores have been pillaged. on top of that, you've got a thousand people have been arrested. they're talking about damage in the hundreds and millions of euros. the question is, who's going to pay for this? and this is the question that's being bounced around by a lot of people who are shocked by this. it's the people who don't live in those neighbourhoods who are going to have to pay for it in the end. there's no free ride on this. let 5 get some of the day 5 other news now. sue gray who investigated lockdown parties broke the civil service code due to undeclared contact with the labour party over a job offer. that is according to a cabinet office

investigation into the civil servant's new role. last week she was cleared to start work with sir keir starmer. they found no evidence her impartiality was impaired. energy prices could spike this winter, forcing governments to step in and subsidise bills again, according to the head of the international energy agency. he said if china's economy strengthens quickly, gas prices could rise. the uk government insists energy bills are still expected to fall. there are indications that global temperatures spiked injune, intensifying concerns that restricting long—term increases to 1.5 degrees may now be impossible. extreme heatwaves in the chinese capital beijing have broken records. it's been a similar story in the united states, where temperatures have been 10 degrees above the seasonal average. india — one of the most climate vulnerable regions — has seen an increase in heat—related deaths. and in the uk,

fish in rivers and canals have fallen victim to what the met office is expected to confirm was the hottestjune since 1940. let's be honest, most of us enjoy a bit of warm weather. june temperatures are normally in the high teens or low 20s. this year, they have consistently been in the 20s and in some places, have even nudged into the 30s. but just look at what these exceptionally warm temperatures can do to canals and rivers. they helped drive an unusually high number of fish death incidents in june. thousands of fish died in a canal in oxford, in ponds in folkestone, and right outside the breakfast tv studios in salford. we see a lot of natural variability in our weather, clearly, from one year to the next. underlying this, of course, there is climate change happening and what that means is that the likelihood of seeing warmerjunes will increase through time.

so when we have these high temperature events, climate change means that they tend to be longer in duration, greater in spatial extent, more intense. the met office is expected to confirm that thisjune beat the previous record set back in 1940. and that means it was also hotter thanjune 1976, a year celebrated for its scorching summer. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. she was possibly the most vibrant, lovely, fun, outgoing sister and girl anybody could ever meet. she was so much fun. my best friend. max with his parents and a good friend at their home in nailsea. three years on, and billie

is always in their thoughts. they've set up a trust, and together with friends, are constantly fund—raising to make sure billie won't be forgotten. it is here at southmead hospital that billie died from a brain aneurysm, with complications. some of that money raised will fund two new researchers. we have been working on the gene that could potentially be responsible for causing this condition, and hoping that it will then translate into a clinical outcome, in order to reduce the risk. billie's family are determined that the fundraising won't stop here. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. police in hong kong have issued arrest warrants for eight pro—democracy activists who are currently in exile. they include nathan law who fled hong kong after a controversial security law

was brought in by china. the group is accused of colluding with foreign forces and endangering national security. the authorities have also placed bounties of us$130,000 on each of them. in the last half an hour we have had a statement coming in from human rights watch. she says the chinese government imposed national security law on hong kong in an attempt to create a veneer of legitimacy in wiping out hong kong people's human rights. these arrest warrants are not an indictment of these activities of hong kong's once well regarded law enforcement and judiciary democracies. they should not only flatly reject the warrants that they should also increase protections to those threatened by beijing. that statement from human

rights watch in the last half an hour or so. our reporter martin yip is in hong kong. they have been accused of liaising and colluding with foreign politicians and advocating sanctions against hong kong. that is why they are being sought. endangering national security and inciting subversion and inciting sedition. these are all fairly serious charges. if they were ever brought back to hong kong and faced trial, if they were found guilty they could face life imprisonment. the police is now saying people who have information available to bring them to arrest. they should contact them and if they were arrested they might

get 1 and if they were arrested they might get1 million hong kong dollar bounty. get1 million hong kong dollar boun . . . . ~ get1 million hong kong dollar boun . , ~ ., bounty. this is all linked to the national security _ bounty. this is all linked to the national security law - bounty. this is all linked to the national security law with - bounty. this is all linked to the | national security law with china imposed on hong kong in 2020. remind us what the law means, why it was brought in on the power it gives to hong kong authorities. the background _ hong kong authorities. the background for _ hong kong authorities. tue: background for the hong kong authorities. tte: background for the national hong kong authorities. t'te: background for the national security law could somehow be tied, mostly tied to the 2019 anti—government protests. that all originated from a proposed amendment to the extradition law legislation that might enable hong kong's residents being extradited to mainland china. so we saw those protests in 2019 and then the coronavirus pandemic somehow damped down the protest. still beijing and hong kong sees it as a great danger to national security. that is their point of

view. and so also because of the result that hong kong has not been implementing it own national security legislation to protect china's national security. the chinese parliament by the national people's congress, moved forward to impose its own legislation in hong kong on the 13th ofjune 2020, which covers four major crimes in chinese terms, subversion, sedition, collusion with foreign forces and terror activities. collusion with foreign forces and terroractivities. is collusion with foreign forces and terror activities. is seen as a piece of law that is damped down virtually all pro—democracy activism in hong kong since then. trier? in hong kong since then. very briefl , in hong kong since then. very briefly. is— in hong kong since then. very briefly, is hong _ in hong kong since then. very briefly, is hong kong - in hong kong since then. very briefly, is hong kong or - in hong kong since then. very briefly, is hong kong or china really going to hunt these people down or try to smuggle them back? that is quite a question, if they would ever be smuggled back. police superintendent who is in charge of

national security in the police said that unless they would ever return to hong kong they might not be able to hong kong they might not be able to arrest them. hard to tell if any government would heed to the demands from hong kong to arrest these people on their behalf. that might involve a process of involving this kind of international warrant. if that were to ever happen, we can't tell. the hong kong police insist on national security law does have jurisdiction outside of hong kong to bring these people into their jurisdiction, into trial and face justice. a parliamentary session is getting

under way in thailand. elections in may resulted in a new opposition party coming from nowhere to be the largest party in the new parliament. live now to rupert wingfield—hayes, who's in bangkok. nearly a decade of military backed rule, what challenges our head? big challenges lie ahead and — challenges our head? big challenges lie ahead and trying _ challenges our head? big challenges lie ahead and trying to _ challenges our head? big challenges lie ahead and trying to form - challenges our head? big challenges lie ahead and trying to form a - lie ahead and trying to form a government. it is significant that for the first time in nearly a decade we are seeing a democratic party process at work here in thailand and an attempt to return to full democratic government. there was the state opening of parliament today with the king addressing new parliamentarians. the real business will begin tomorrow when they will try to elect a new house speaker and deputy speakers. this will be the first test on whether this party, then move forward party, and its coalition partners are able to stick together to form a new government in the next couple of weeks. if they

can agree on a house speaker and deputy speakers tomorrow, it will be a good sign. we understand that up until today, the eve of the opening of parliament but they had been bickering over who will dominate and from which party will come the nominations for the speaker and deputy speaker. we will have to see what happens tomorrow. if it is successful the next obstacle is to get enough people to notjust coalition parties but they will need a large chunk of the upper thai house of parliament which was appointed. they will need senators from the to support them as well in order to get their candidate, peter, is 42 years old and a harvard graduate. that is who they want to be the next prime minister. it will be the next prime minister. it will be a test over the next two weeks and get extra support from the senators and get peter elected prime minister. a lot of people are very

sceptical that will actually make it to the line and there will be a lot of backroom cajoling and backroom dealing going on over the next few days. why track are interesting to look at the demographics because the party were supported mostly by young people. party were supported mostly by young --eole. , . party were supported mostly by young eo le, , . ., party were supported mostly by young --eole. , . ., party were supported mostly by young n-eole. , . . , �*, people. very much a young people's -a people. very much a young people's party wanting _ people. very much a young people's party wanting radical— people. very much a young people's party wanting radical perform - people. very much a young people's party wanting radical perform of- people. very much a young people's party wanting radical perform of the | party wanting radical perform of the political and economic system. they stood for big changes for thailand, raising taxes on the rich, reducing conscription and reforming this system, making it very dangerous and difficult for people to make any criticism of the royal family and the system of monarchy in thailand. these are all very controversial and difficult topics. why remind us how important the laws are in thai

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stage? for thailand on the international staue? ., ,., for thailand on the international staue? ., . ., , stage? not so much idea where they want to no stage? not so much idea where they want to go internationally. _ stage? not so much idea where they want to go internationally. the - want to go internationally. the party is supported by young people. there is this young generation who have lived in thailand after its period of industrialisation, modernisation and urbanisation. i first came to thailand as a student 36 years ago and it was a completely different country. it has modernised and urbanised dramatically over the last 30 years. this generation has grown up in a much more modern much more highly educated environment and they want change. that is illustrated by what is happening today. illustrated by what is happening toda . . .. illustrated by what is happening toda . ., ~ illustrated by what is happening toda . . ~' , illustrated by what is happening toda. ., , . illustrated by what is happening toda. ., ~ , . ., illustrated by what is happening toda . . ~' , . ., ., today. thank you very much for now. we did have — today. thank you very much for now. we did have some _ today. thank you very much for now. we did have some pictures _ today. thank you very much for now. we did have some pictures which - today. thank you very much for now. | we did have some pictures which have disappeared, coming into us of the russian defence minister. that is significant because it is the first time he has been seen in public

since the attempted mutiny last week. more on that when we have it. do stick with us on bbc news. hello. the low pressure is going to be influencing our weather over the next few days. and with that, it's going to be quite a breezy start to the week. we're looking at some rain around as well, some showery conditions. but there's a trend for the weather to become a little bit warmer towards the end of the week as we start to drag up some southerly winds and warmer air coming up from france. before we get there, though, this is today's pressure chart. got a couple of fronts set to move across the uk, bringing some zones of rain. we've seen some rain already across wales turning wet across northern england, the midlands. so we get a few showers trailing back from that zone of rain across east anglia in the southeast, northern scotland sees rain for much of the day. a slow moving weather front here and along with the winds, it's going to make it feel rather on the cool side.

temperatures struggling across northern most areas of scotland where we're looking at highs at best of around 13 or 1a degrees celsius. further south western eastwards, temperatures into the high teens where we do see some sunny spells, it shouldn't feel too bad, but i'd say there is a risk of seeing a passing shower at wimbledon as we go through the afternoon. i don't think it will last too long. then the sunshine will come back out. now during this evening and overnight, we'll have clear skies for a time across england and wales, but potentially some more rain working into wales, south west england, the south west midlands towards the end of the night. and we've still got a zone of rain slowly moving its way southwards in scotland as well. tuesday's weather charts. then we've got a band of rain moving across the midlands, east anglia, south east england. still some damp weather in scotland, a few showers for northern ireland, probably something a bit drier for a time in wales, in the midlands before we start to see showers build into the afternoon, temperatures still a little bit below par

for the time of year. highs between around 17 and 19 degrees. for most it might be an odd 20 or 21 in the very warmest areas heading into the middle part of the week. —— heading into the middle part of the week, the low pressure is still there, but it's weakening. and so i think we'll tend to see the weather become a little bit more showery in nature. so the showers mainly affecting northern ireland, scotland, parts of north west england, north west wales, probably drier to the midlands and southern england. but even here there could be one or two showers building through the day. temperatures coming up an odd degree or two. 21 degrees the high in london, about 17 in glasgow. but then it starts to get warmer later in the week. we can see highs hit 27 in london this weekend.