live from washington, this is bbc news. israel says its beginning to withdraw troops from the west bank city ofjenin, following another day of violence. a technology dispute between china and the us heats up as china restricts exports of materials needed to make semiconductors. officials raise alarm bells over fears that a ukrainian nuclear power plant might be the target of an attack. iam sumi i am sumi somaskanda. great to have you with us. we begin in the middle east, where the israeli military has interecepted rockets they say were fired from the gaza strip. this comes hours after israel's forces announced the end of their two—day military operation injenin in the west bank. israeli forces are

withdrawing from the west bank'sjenin refugee camp, ending the actions that left 12 palestinians and one israeli soldier dead. gunfire and explosions continued to be heard acrossjenin as news of the withdrawl broke earlier. israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the mission was an attempt to root out terrorists, while palestinian leaders accused israel of mounting an invasion. an estimated 3,000 people left thejenin refugee camp since the attacks started. jenin has become a stronghold of a new generation of palestinian militants who are frustrated by the west bank—based palestinian authority's ageing leadership, and the restrictions of israeli occupation. the united nations meanwhile has denounced the violence in tel aviv and jenin. the united states said its ally, israel, had a right to "defend its people against terrorist "groups" but called for the protection of civilians. former israeli prime minister naftali bennett spoke to the bbc earlier, who echoed netanyahu's statements about terrorists injenin. 0ver

over the past year or so, we have had over 50 israelis murdered in many cases by terrorists that were sent from jenin camp, armed, trained and sent to kill and motor israelis in tel aviv, jerusalem and across israel. jenin has become an epicentre of terror, so we unfortunately had to enter this hornet�*s nest of terror and neutralise the terror otherwise they will continue to kill us. in fact, all palestinians that were killed are terrorists in this case. the bbc also spoke to ines abdel razek, who serves as executive director of the palestine institute for public diplomacy, about frustrations among the palestinians. u nfortu nately unfortunately the un security council has been meeting for the past 75 years on the question of palestine and i think with always the same conclusions that has been violating international law and basic rights of the

palestinians for 75 years, the source of the violence, so we are looking at youth right now injenin whose grandparents, in jenin whose grandparents, his injenin whose grandparents, his great—grandparents or grandparents have been actually forcibly expelled already from haifa and other areas in 1948 who are still refugees and completely enclave in this area. 0ur interntaional editor, jeremy bowen, is reporting from jenin. while he was speaking with another one of our bbc outlets earlier, gunfire broke out. here's that dramatic moment. long return, impact on families, on children, as that they grow up seeing all of this... , ., ,, ,, ~ , this... explode explosions and gunfire.. the _ this... explode explosions and gunfire.. the crowds _ this. . . explode explosions and gunfire.. the crowds are - gunfire.. the crowds are scattering. that fire i think is coming from palestinians

firing out but perhaps the israelis. this kind of thing has been going on all day. jeremy and the rest of the bbc crew injenin were not injured. here's his report of how the day unfolded. the israeli military released these pictures. their message? israel's enemies can expect no mercy. rapid gunfire families caught in the crossfire managed to get out overnight. the impact on civilians is alarming un agencies, what they call the loss of life and the scale and severity of injuries. this morning, the israelis said they were working systematically to locate and destroy weapons. palestinians had tried to make this part ofjenin a no—go area for israelis.

0n the edges of the refugee camp, theirfury and frustration overflowed. more families came out of the combat zone. the un says israeli strikes cut much of the camp's power and water. he said they'd been held by the army in a room. he said drones were shooting at them. "we've just got out. "we're all exhausted. "nothing to drink or eat this morning. "what a mess!" as for emergency services, the un says destruction makes access hard. tear gas was used repeatedly next to the hospital on the edge of the camp — another un concern. but it seemed to be aimed at crowds of angry palestinians who gathered near there. loud boom

some had homemade bombs, potentially deadly close up. here they are, crude devices. israel's firepower is very different. loud explosion seriously ill patients were evacuated. some ambulances, the un said, were stopped from reaching other casualties by the army. the crowds were nervous, excitable. this conflict dominates their lives. there is every indication the israeli army wants to keep all this confined to the camp because they're worried about escalation. and there's also every sign they want to declare victory and get out. but victories for the israelis here are always temporary because these people, the palestinians, feel that just their presence

here is victory in itself. and violence, more violence is guaranteed in the absence of a political process, in the absence of any hope for peace. at the same time, a palestinian rammed his car into civilians in tel aviv on israel's coast. he was shot dead by a passer by. a hard—line government minister said their war was injenin and tel aviv and everyjew was a target, he said, for bloodthirsty murderers. loud blasts back injenin, with drones still patrolling overhead, the israelis were keeping up the pressure until the final order to withdraw. young palestinians, some with guns, confronted israeli army units pushing into the town. it went on all evening. gunfire

jenin, the israelis insist, is no longer a terrorism factory. when the camp opens up again, the price paid by palestinian civilians will be clearer. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jenin. ukraine's ambassador to the international atomic energy agency, yevhenii tsymbaliuk, as told the bbc, "we don't need another chernobyl in europe." this comes after ukrainain forces once again accused russia of planning to stage an attack at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. on tuesday, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky told french president emmanuel macron that he believed russia was planning "dangerous provocations" at zaporizhzhia. moscow has countered those claims, accusing kyiv of planning to attack the site. speaking in his nightly address, zelensky echoed the concerns he brought up to macron. translation: now we have

information _ translation: now we have information from _ translation: now we have information from our- information from our intelligence that the russian military has placed objects similar to explosives on the roofs of several power units of the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, it's probable albany to simulate an attack on the planet i could have another scenario. in any case the world sees and cannot avoid seeing the only source of data to the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is russia and no—one else. about 300 kilometres north, the governor of the kharkiv region in north—eastern ukraine says 43 people have been injured in a strike by a russian missile. 12 of those wounded are said to be children. the attack happened in pervomaiskyi, a small town about 60 kilometres from ukraine's second city kharkiv. the missile struck the car park of a residential building. images from the scene show burnt—out cars and a large crater. our correspondent, gordon correra, is in kyiv. he told us more about the attack. ukrainian officials say russian iskander missile head pervomaiskyi at 1:30 pm local

time. it struck large residential building and left a trail of damage including overturned, burnt out cars. ukrainian prosecutor general described it as another war crime and says there were no military targets in the area. dozens of civilians were injured including a number of children, somejust a injured including a number of children, some just a few months old. this is later strived to hit civilians in recent days. on monday there was a drone strike in tsunami which killed three people and a week ago in the kramatorsk a pizzeria was it that killed 13 people when a missile struck in the evening —— sumy. and in kievan the last few hours there was a memorial service one of those killed, victoria amelina, who'd been a novelist and caused her career to document russian war crimes. in the meantime the counteroffensive by ukraine design, trying to push through those strong russian defences with ukraine

still saying it needs more support, more weaponry, more ammunition from its allies as it prepares for the nato summit next week which looks important to get those kind of commitments. fix, to get those kind of commitments. ~ ., ., ., commitments. a gordon correra there in kyiv- — masked men have brutally beaten a prominent russian investigative journalist and a lawyer while travelling in the russian republic of chechnya. elena milashina had fingers broken and her head shaved. she reports for novaya gazeta, an independent newspaper which was stripped of its licence by the russian authorities. the lawyer travelling with her, alexander nemov, has reportedly been stabbed. sarah rainsford has more details. these are really shocking pictures from chechnya because they show that elena milashina aunt alexander sustained serious injuries in the attack. there've been some details that emerged from it since then and we know they were driving from the airport when they were stopped by three vehicles of armed men and balaclavas who

forced them out of the car, the subjected them to a mock execution. they said it was a warning that they were not wanted in chechnya. there were beaten very badly, kicked, beaten very badly, kicked, beaten with sticks and ultimately ended up in hospital with some very serious injuries, broken fingers, bandages from the arms, the wrists after the shoulder for elena milashina. she is an extremely well—known investigative reporter in russia for the newspaper and particularly focused on human rights abuses in chechnya but thatis rights abuses in chechnya but that is a very dangerous thing to be investigating. she is particularly well in recent years for her report into the abduction and torture of gay men and at traditional killings. very well—known but as i say straying into areas which are extremely dangerous for people in chechnya. she's been one of the past and has a death threats but keeps going back and was back there again doing herjob when this attack happened. the other thing to

say about it is there a better tax in the past, alina herself beaten up in the past yet nobody has ever been held responsible so the government today said this will be investigated but frankly i think a lot of people are fairly sceptical that anyone will ever be found responsible. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. voice-over: bbc news, voice—over: bbc news, bring you different stories from across the uk. holly was amazing. he was larger—than—life, every day he fell to the floor, he loved his friends that i think with his friends that i think with his friends that i think with his friends he would always stick up for them, defend them, want to protect them. in january 2021 olly stephens set off to meet a friend. it was just minutes from his home. the 13—year—old was about to be ambushed. he suffered two fatal stab wounds. his parents have been speaking at this knife

crime conference in milton keynes. it's highlighting how the problem is being tackled including through prevention and education. thames valley police say dealing with knife crime is their top priority. for the first force in the country to use an app which highlights hotspots and monitors patrols. voice—over: the more stories from across the uk, go to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. the chinese government is tightening controls over exports of key materials used in the manufacturing of semiconductor chips — technology that's at the centre of disputes between the us and china. the announcement comes just days before us treasury secretary janet yellen makes a high—stakes trip to beijing. in recent months, both superpowers have issued restrictive measures in the name of national security. back in october of last year, washington announced license requirements for companies exporting chips to china using us software, no matter where the chips

themselves are made. then, in february, beijing sanctioned two american defence manufacturers with ties to the us military. and last month, when the us government placed 43 firms — both chinese and foreign companies — on an export control list over concerns that the companies trained chinese military pilots and aided weapons development. secretary yellen has called for the cooling of tensions. during an appearance before congress last month, she said: our new york business correspondent michelle fleury has more. janet yellen is headed to beijing and hers is the second trip by a cabinet official to china since ties between the well�*s two top economies deteriorated earlier this year. the goal is to study the relationship but she has got

her work cut out for her. ahead of her visit asian said it was imposing export controls on two rare metals are essential for making semiconductor. the measures are seen as a tit—for—tat response after the us, the netherlands and japan recently restrict woodchip exports to china. some say the move is aimed at giving china more leverage in future trade discussions. gallium and germanium will be subject to export control starting august one. in a statement china's ministry of commerce said it was to protect national security interests. china is the largest producer of gallium and germanium which are used in and germanium which are used in a variety of products including computer chips and solar panels. this isjust the computer chips and solar panels. this is just the latest development in the global battle to control chip making technology. the taliban have ordered hair and beauty salons in afghanistan to close. it's the latest restriction

on women there. since the taliban seized power in august 2021, they've steadily eroded women and girls�* freedoms in public and private spaces. according to a report by un women, roughly 91% of women said their lives had changed profoundly since august 2021. arunoday mukharjee reports on the latest limitations on women's participation from delhi. this is the latest decision taken by the taliban regime since it came to power in 2021, the ministry of vice and virtue spokesperson confirmed to the bbc little women's talents need to be shut down within one month. we asked why a space which was always for women and and run by women was shut down and run by women was shut down and they said they did not feel the need to explain themselves but will give a reason later stopping this was one of the few spaces in the country left that women could go freely but that women could go freely but that seems to have also been taken away from them. we spoke to some of the women in afghanistan and they responded by saying they were in

disbelief, in shock, many of them were saying that this is another attempt to wipe them off the public space completely, many of them pointing out about how this was an attack on their livelihood because it was notjust about the women going to the summons but also those women who were working at the salons as well stop isn't the taliban took overin stop isn't the taliban took over in 2021 they have banned secondary education for women, they are also disallowed from entering universities, they can't be seen at public parks, swimming pools or even gems, they can't work in domestic or international ngos and all of these decisions have been repeatedly met with severe international criticism, many countries saying of the taliban would like to be recognised as a legitimate government that they need to cut back and they need to go back on a lot of these decisions which are seen as severe restrictions to women's rights. concerns are growing about american evangelicals with an anti—gay stance influencing legislation against the lgtbq community in africa. kenya is the latest country to debate such legislation with one of its parliament members saying the bill will be

tougher than the one passed in uganda. our africa correspondent catherine byaru hanga has more details. finding comfort in the midst of a political storm.— a political storm. this small church in — a political storm. this small church in kenya's _ a political storm. this small church in kenya's capital - a political storm. this small| church in kenya's capital was set up to support lgbtq people in a country where most cannot come out. gay sex is already banned here. but now, even identifying as lgbtq could become illegal. there will be violence for people that are queer and people that are not queer. it makes people bolder. anyone that had thought they would want to now, you know, do something to the queers, it gives them sort of some sort of validation. as people get ready to leave the church this evening, many will be thinking about their own personal safety. this church has had to move ten

times because of security threats, and now the stage is being set for tough laws that would make their lives even harder. the anti—lgbto rhetoric is getting louder in kenya, with protests like this calling for action against the community. you know what, we call it family protection. leading the charge is an opposition mp, george peter kaluma. he has drawn up a bill which could introduce the death penalty for some homosexual acts. this includes cases where someone becomes infected with a terminal illness like hiv. he told the bbc "we want to prohibit everything to do with homosexuality, lgbtq and everything to do with activities which promote or facilitate those acts." in march, mr kaluma attended a conference on family values in uganda. the bbc obtained footage

of the closed door meeting. other african mps who have been sponsoring similar anti lgbt laws in their countries were also there. some of the delegates even met with uganda's president yoweri museveni, urging him to sign the country's anti—gay bill. front and centre in this photo in the purple dress is sharon slater, founder of the american right—wing group family watch international. the christian organisation co—sponsored the conference. but mrs slater says her focus is on banning some types of sex education. they push a form of sexual social colonisation by getting to your children and seeking to change their worldview on issues of sexual orientation, gender identity, abortion. asked whether the conference promoted anti—gay policies, mrs slater told the bbc in a statement that "family watch opposes legislation that penalises

a person for having sexual attractions or for how they identify." adding "family watch supports the rights of african nations to determine their own values and laws, and especially with regard to sex, sexuality and sexual education without undue foreign pressure." like family watch, several other american organisations promote what they call family values in africa around sexual rights, including restricting access to abortion, but distanced themselves from anti—gay legislation. but many in kenya's lgbtq community believe they're fighting for their right to exist. we're also human beings. we do our work. we pay the bills to pay taxes, so they have to accept us. yeah. catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, nairobi.

another wave of mass shootings have rocked the us, leaving 10 people dead during the nation's 4july holiday weekend. on monday in philadelphia, five people were killed and four others were injured in a shooting. the new york times reports the shooting seems to be random. baltimore police are still searching for multiple suspects after a shooting over the weekend left two people dead and 28 others injured. 15 children were among those wounded when gunfire erupted at a block party on sunday. and in fort worth, texas three people were killed and eight wounded in a mass shooting following a local festival, police said on tuesday. today also marks the one year anniversary of the mass shooting at an independence day parade in highland park near chicago, where seven people were killed and 48 others wounded. the city held a march to remember the vicitms. at an education event earlier, president biden said that students and teachers are on the frontlines of gun violence, and called for reform once again.

congress needs to step up, past commonsense gun safe laws to protect our kids and educators, and by the way, arming teachers is not the answer. arming teachers is not the answer. banning assault weapons and high—capacity magazines, extensive background checks, they are part of the answer, they are part of the answer, they will make a big difference. president biden speaking a little bit earlier there. rainfall dominated day two headlines at wimbledon, but some familiar names saw their way through to the second round. our correspondent chetan pathak is at the all england club with the details. rain washed out play for most of tuesday on these outside courts but on the show courts underneath those rooms play was thankfully completed as scheduled. we saw elena rybakina in the from a set down to safely make it through to round 2. also in run to aryna sabalenka band last year because she is from olyroos,

she had very little issues in her match and she will be hoping to win her second grand slam of the year. in the men's draw we saw carlos alcatraz show his polities on grass, there was a straight set win for him and also for the two—time champion andy murray, 36 years old and playing with a metal hip, he got past the british wildcard ray and pianist and. there are still a lot of first round matches to be played and with the weather forecast better there will be hopes that the play can be completed on day three. we leave you tonight with fireworks from washington, dc as americans celebrate the us independence day. i'm sumi somaskanda, thanks for watching bbc news.

hello there. conditions improve for much of the country for wednesday. we're in between weather systems. so again, it's going to be one of sunshine and showers, but nowhere near as wet as what we had across the south of the country on tuesday. now, that's tuesday's area of low pressure clearing off into the near continent. this area of low pressure will enhance showers across scotland, northern ireland. but we're generally in between weather systems with lighter winds as well. now, it could still start wet and windy across the far east of east anglia first thing, but then that'll clear away. then it's a day of sunshine and showers. you could catch a shower pretty much anywhere, but i think the majority of them will be across scotland and northern ireland because the winds will be lighter. we should see more sunshine around, particularly across the south. we could be up to 20 or 21 celsius, otherwise it's the mid to high teens again in the north. so there is a threat of a passing shower or two for wimbledon.

but wednesday's weather looks a lot better. we should get to see some play in the outside courts. so as we move through wednesday nights, most of those showers fade away and then it's drier and clearer for many of us. but breeze and clouds starts to pick up out west ahead of this area of low pressure temperature wise, ranging from seven to 12 celsius. this is the pressure chart for thursday. we've got high pressure building over the near continent will keep things fine and settled for england and wales. this area of low pressure will park itselfjust to the west of ireland. that's going to bring cloud strong winds and outbreaks of some heavy rain across northern ireland pushing up in towards western scotland. but the rest of the country should stay largely dry and good spells of sunshine start to pick up a southerly breeze. so temperatures will be picking up , 22 or 23 celsius. on friday, we have low pressure to the north and the west of the country, higher pressure to the south and the east. and we're drawing up some warm and humid air at this point from the south. so much of england and wales will have a dry, sunny and a very warm day. chances of showers or thunderstorms, particularly for western scotland and northern ireland,

where it will also be windier. so it could be the mid to high 20s for england and wales on friday. noticeably warmer with increased humidity. but for the weekend low pressure sits out to the west of the uk and influences the weather pretty much across the whole country. so although it'll stay quite warm across the south on saturday as an increasing threat of showers and thunderstorms as we move through the weekend, temperatures dropping a little bit again on sunday.