live from london, this is bbc news. israel launches a large—scale military operation in the occupied west bank. the army says seven palestinians have been killed. more violence but fewer arrests in france. there's hope that tensions over the shooting of a teenager are easing. the trial of hollywood actor kevin spacey for alleged sex offences resumes in london. and wimbledon gets under way with some of the world's top tennis players in action. hello, i m maryam moshiri. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news,

interviews and reaction. we start in the occupied west bank, where the israeli army has launched a large—scale military operation. it says seven palestinians have been killed. palestinian health officials put the death toll at five with more than 20 injured. columns of israeli army vehicles have entered the city ofjenin, after a series of air strikes on the refugee camp there. the operation is one of the biggest raids by israel in the occupied west bank in two decades. let's ta ke let's take you to live pictures now in the area of temple one —— jenin. it is a large—scale operation against palestinian militants in need jenin refugee camp. israel sent ten ground forces leading to what

some describe as gun battles in the streets. the israeli defence forces say they were striking terrorist infrastructure in thejenin area. israel's foreign minister eli cohen said israeli forces had been targeting what he called "terrorism hubs." 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. the palestinian prime minister mohammad shtayyeh had this to say about the situation injenin a little earlier:

what is going on is an attempt to erase a refugee camp completely and displaced residents. the heroic jenin and its stubborn camp are standing toughly in the face of occupation on the raids, as with all our cities and refugee camps. the bbc'sjo floto gave us this update from jerusalem a little earlier. 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 enter jenin 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. let's ta ke let's take you once again to the live pictures ofjenin. as we said earlier, palestinian official said eight palestinians have been killed and more than 50 others have been wounded. israel's foreign minister says they are not planning for now

at least to widen the operation to the whole of the west bank. as we said earlier, the west bank. as we said earlier, the operation started with a number of drone strikes conducted by israeli forces and then went on to ground forces, leading to gun battles in the streets. let's cross live to our correspondent, who is in jenin for us. bring us up to date with what you have seen injenin since he arrived. mil with what you have seen in jenin since he arrived.— with what you have seen in jenin since he arrived. all around us you have this acrid _ since he arrived. all around us you have this acrid smell. _ since he arrived. all around us you have this acrid smell. tires - since he arrived. all around us you have this acrid smell. tires are - have this acrid smell. tires are being set on fire. protest very early in the morning. gun battles continuing through the hour or so we have been injenin. regular loud thumps coming from the refugee camp injenin, overto thumps coming from the refugee camp injenin, over to my right. plumes of dark smoke coming up from there. obvious this is still an intense

stage in what israel says it is the extensive counterterrorism operation. statements from thejenin brigades, made up of different palestinian groups operating inside the camp. hundreds of armed gunmen believed to be present. they are saying their fighters will continue, fighting what they say are the occupation forces until their last breath. claims from palestinian military groups they have shot down one israeli military drone. the drone was used just after one o'clock in the morning to carry out the first air strike. to put it into perspective, although air strikes are very common in the gaza strip, it is not something we see used commonly in the west bank at all. only in the last week have we seen such an attack being carried out by the israeli military in the west bank. trends seem to have been used

for several strikes to clear the way for several strikes to clear the way for ground forces to enter. things quickly became very likely inside the camp. all around me quickly became very likely inside the camp. allaround me in quickly became very likely inside the camp. all around me injenin there is a general strike. you don't see anybody out on the streets. we have had some gun battles injenin. we had onejust below have had some gun battles injenin. we had one just below the window here. the sound of ambulances going past. we know they are struggling to reach the dozens of people who are injured palestinians inside the camp. claims from palestinian militant groups israeli soldiers are casualties as well. no official comment from the israeli military. thank you. to paris now where president emmanuel macron is in talks with mayors from towns and cities across france. they've gathered to discuss their response to widespread unrest over the fatal shooting of a teenager, named as nahel m,

by police in paris last week. more than a hundred and 50 people have been arrested following another night of rioting. but that number is lower than previous nights, suggesting tensions may be easing. rajini vaidyanathan sent this update from paris. 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. a 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 reporter chris bockman is in toulouse. how long will the extended period of

calm last? what is the feeling you are getting? i calm last? what is the feeling you are getting?— are getting? i think she is right. we are probably _ are getting? i think she is right. we are probably over— are getting? i think she is right. we are probably over the - are getting? i think she is right. we are probably over the main i we are probably over the main writing although the skirmishes could still go on thursday, friday night. it is going to get a lot better. what i do think might happen and we are seeing evidence, remember, i am sure viewers remember that around half of france's population voted for the far left or the far right. we have already seen some people from the far right going round the but one is looking to pick on migrants, looking for migrant centres. kind of revenge attacks because most of the people involved have immigrant backgrounds, who had been taking part in the looting. much more of that taking place over the coming days. that will be very worrying for police working out when that will happen.— that will happen. president macron has been meeting _ that will happen. president macron has been meeting mayors - that will happen. president macron has been meeting mayors of - that will happen. president macron l has been meeting mayors of various areas in france. what will be talked

about? what changes has president macron talked about bringing in after the unrest? the macron talked about bringing in after the unrest?— macron talked about bringing in after the unrest? the issue with the mass is something _ after the unrest? the issue with the mass is something i _ after the unrest? the issue with the mass is something i was _ after the unrest? the issue with the mass is something i was talking - mass is something i was talking about earlier when i was in the main square. the mayor is one of 200 at least who have been threatened. he has been threatened with death. others have been attacked in their homes or in town halls. i2 others have been attacked in their homes or in town halls. 12 o'clock french time, just over an hour ago, there was a call for everyone to go to the town halls and show solidarity with the mayors. 35,000 mayors cannot all be protected. that meeting is taking place tomorrow between macron and as he had been facing a personally, physically, or where they work. how do you protect them in the long term? that is very difficult. where do we go from here? i can only give the example in toulouse. it is where the worst violence took place in 2005. the

riots then lasted for three weeks. after that billions was pulled into the poorer housing estates. literally billions. tower blocks were knocked down and housing improved. hiring people from all underprivileged backgrounds. hundreds of peoples every day are brought in school buses from underprivileged regions to the city centre where there are better facilities, to try to create social cohesion between middle—class kids and kids from those backgrounds. a lot has already been done. i am not sure what else can be done. president macron said last year he has spent crazy money, his words not mine, on the suburbs already in underprivileged areas for what result? i am underprivileged areas for what result? iam not underprivileged areas for what result? i am not sure there will be a massive marshall plan for the suburbs, for the underprivileged. thank you very much. around the world and across the uk,

this is bbc news. let's have a look at some of the stories here in the uk. rail passengers are being warned of disruption for the next six days, due to an overtime ban by train drivers in the aslef union. fifteen train companies based in england are being affected from today, with many reducing their services. it is the latest move in the union's long—running pay dispute. a group of conservative backbenchers has warned the government it needs to take urgent action to cut immigration, or lose public trust. the group, called the new conservatives, wants to bring annual net migration down from around 600,000 tojust over 200,000. they'll outline their plans later today. there are growing calls for nhs whistle—blowers to receive more support, after a record number came forward for support after speaking out. sir robert francis, who led the inquiry into hundreds of patient deaths at stafford hospital, says some people still pay a heavy price for speaking up. nhs england admits too many staff

remain afraid to raise issues. you're live with bbc news. kevin spacey�*s trial has resumed in london with his first alleged victim giving evidence. the oscar—winning actor is accused of 12 sexual offences against four men, between 2001 and 2013. he denies the charges. sanchia berg is at southwark crown court. bring us up to date with what has happened in court today so far. well, what has happened in court todayis well, what has happened in court today is we have heard the evidence of the first of the complainants. this was actually his police interview recorded a year ago. after that he will be giving evidence from behind a screen, he will be cross examined. what we heard in his recorded evidence was how he met kevin spacey in the early 2000 when

he was working at the old vic, that there were several occasions he talked about where he was groped by kevin spacey. he described one incident particularly when the two were driving to a big showbiz party in the west of england and kevin spacey, he said, moved to grope him. he actually grabbed his genitals so hard, he said, he had to pull off. he was driving the car at the time. he was driving the car at the time. he had to stop and pull off the road because the pain was so acute. he told kevin spacey you shouldn't have done that and kevin spaceyjust laughed. kevin spacey himself was listening to all this cash police interview in the court, in a glass box in the centre of the court and he was very impassive, i would say, listening to that. at times he would very deliberately take off his glasses all make notes or lean back like the actor we'll know him to be. he did seem remarkably calm and, as

i say, poised throughout that. of course there will be more evidence later today and in the weeks to come. . ~' later today and in the weeks to come. . ~ ,, y later today and in the weeks to come. . ~ ,, , . efforts to hold russia legally accountable for the war in ukraine take a step forward today with the opening of a special tribunal in the hague. the body is backed by the european union, the united states and ukraine itself and will look at the decision to invade, and who is responsible. on the ground in ukraine, the counter—offensive by ukrainian forces continues — but president volodymyr zelensky says progress has been "slower than desired." analysts say one of the reasons ukrainian troops are not moving more quickly is the widespread use by russian forces of mines. they're taking a significant toll on the advancing ukrainian troops, as andrew harding reports from the front line. a flimsy pontoon bridge as we head towards ukraine's southern front.

in a landscape blasted by artillery and rocket fire a different danger now faces ukrainian troops as they fight to recover territory — russian mines. they're everywhere. soldiers stumbling across yet another on the roadside. is that a classic claymore? and it's still alive. this is a claymore mine they've just discovered. still active. so i think we need to probably move away. well back. as we pull back, ukrainian engineers move in cautiously to defuse it. "detonate it," he says, "and you're talking about 30 or a0 casualties." "there are mines everywhere," says dmytro. "they scare me more than anything else. two of our most experienced men lost a leg each this week." grim drone footage of a ukrainian

unit trapped in a russian minefield. medics already treating several wounded men. then this soldier steps on another mine. but somehow clambers to safety. we're having to be very careful where we walk here. there are a lot of russian mines left behind and in the fields along the front lines, vast acres of russian mine fields. and it's because of those mines, ukrainians say, that they are struggling to make the kind of strategic breakthrough they need to in order to change the course of this war. a ukrainian engineer shows some of the russian devices he's disarmed. both sides are accused of using banned anti—personnel mines. in his bunker, a ukrainian commander tells me the counteroffensive

is on course but going slowly. "that's because, unlike the russians, we're trying to keep our casualties to the minimum," says serhiy tyshchenko. but could a ukrainian breakthrough be imminent? intercepted russian radio messages hint at collapsing morale. radio chatter "50 of our men ran away," this russian soldier is caught saying. for ukrainian forces, every step forward here remains a risk. but they are advancing through the minefields nonetheless, filming themselves as they liberate their country field by field, trench by trench. andrew harding, bbc news, in eastern ukraine. a parliamentary session is under way in thailand to try to create a new government, after nearly a decade of military—backed rule.

elections in may resulted in a new opposition party, called move forward, coming from nowhere to be the largest party in the new parliament. our correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes, is in bangkok and gave us this update. big challenges lie ahead in trying to form a government. it is significant that for the first time in nearly a decade we are seeing a democratic parliamentary 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, the 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 together — 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 there to support them as well in order to get their candidate, peter, the leader, 42 years old and a harvard graduate. that is who move forward want to 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. 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 enacted by china. the group is accused of colluding with foreign forces and endangering national security. the authorities have placed bounties of us$i30,000 on each of them. our reporter in hong kong martin yip gave us more details of the allegations being made against the activists. he has been accused of by the police for allegedly liaising and colluding with foreign politicians and advocating sanctions against hong kong. that is why they are being sought for these crimes ranging from collusion with foreign forces, endangering national security, to inciting subversion and inciting sedition.

so these are all very serious charges. if they were ever brought back to hong kong and faced trial, if they were found guilty they could face up to life imprisonment. so the national security police are now saying people who have information available to bring them to arrest, should contact them and if they would be arrested they might get this hk$i million bounty. play has begun at the wimbledon tennis tournament, with fans looking forward to two weeks of competition. some of them will, of course,be hoping to get their hands on premium tickets and they don't mind that good old british tradition of queuing to get them. our reporter fiona lamdin has been talking to some of them. all i need to show you is this, the champagne and the strawberries. this just sums up the queue. people have been here,

some people have been here for two nights — they arrived saturday morning at seven o'clock pitching the tent. but as you can see the queue just goes on and on and on. but all these people will be in soon. let's go and meet some of them. good morning to you. good morning. you have come a long way. tell us where you have come from. i have come from new york. just for this? just for this. tell us when you arrived in london. i arrived in london yesterday and i will be here until thursday, and this is my first day in the queue. i don't know if there will be another one, we will see, but i'm here for the tennis, i love it. and you love the tennis, show us what is under this top, a little reveal. because i go to the us open every year. this is yourfirst time at wimbledon? first time at wimbledon. yeah. bucket list checked. who are you most excited to see today? it's just about the tennis, it's nobody in particular. 0k. and have you had a strawberry yet? i did have strawberries this morning but i'm excited for the strawberries and cream once i get inside. and has everyone been friendly?

have you made some friends? everybody has been absolutely friendly. you know when you come from new york you think we don't talk to people but clearly we do because i'm standing here talking to you right now. brilliant. well, thank you so much, have a great day. and here, see you in a bit. see you in a bit. from new york, let's come and meet someone from london. good morning, guys. good morning! what time did you get in the queue? liz30am. yeah, around 4:30am, yeah. you live locally, you are local, aren't you? yeah, we don't live far away. we cycled over. you cycled over? we just met someone who flew over. we cycled. a bit closer! just parked your bikes up around the corner? yeah, just literally - around the corner over the, so yeah, it was very easy. do you do this every year? red no, this is ourfirst time. we're excited. and what's it been like to be in the queue? give us a feeling. quite fun. we've had some ice lollies. ice lollies? we have finished them now. chris loves an ice lolly and - a morning orange juice ice lolly, kind of a breakfast ice lolly.

had some coffee. it's been a really nice. good atmosphere. stay with us here on bbc news. more to come in a few minutes. do not go anywhere. low pressure will influence the weather over the next few days. it will be quite breezy to start the week. some rain and showery conditions. a trend for the weather to become warmer towards the end of the week as we drag up some southerly winds and warm air coming up southerly winds and warm air coming up from france. before we get there, this is the pressure chart. some front set to move across the uk bringing sounds of rain. turning went across the north of england and the midlands. a few showers trailing back. northern scotland sees rain for much of the day. a slow—moving weather front. for much of the day. a slow—moving weatherfront. along for much of the day. a slow—moving weather front. along with the wind it will feel cool with temperatures

struggling across the north of scotland. we are looking at high zak best of around 13, 14. further south and east temperatures towards the high teens. there is a risk of seeing a passing shower at wimbledon as we go through the afternoon. i do not think it will last too long and the sunshine will come back out. this evening and overnight we will have clear skies for a time across england and wales. more rain working on to wales, south—west england and wales overnight. rain moving south in scotland as well. here is the weather charts for tuesday. a band of rain moving across the midlands, east anglia and the south of england. if few showers in northern ireland. something drier in wales and the midlands before we start to the showers built in the afternoon. temperatures below par for the time of year, highs of 17 to 19. it might

be 20, 21 in the warmest areas. in the middle part of the week the low pressure is still there but it is weakening. we will tend to see the weather becoming more showery in nature. showers mainly affecting northern ireland, scotland, parts of north—west england and north—west wales. try it in the midlands and the south of england. one or two showers building through the day. temperatures coming up, 21 degrees and 17 in glasgow. we could see highs hitting 27 in london this weekend.