world leaders gather in switzerland with ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky to discuss how to bring peace to the country. the princess of wales makes her first official appearance since being diagnosed with cancer at the king's official birthday. israel's prime minister has vowed to continue the war against hamas after eight soldiers were killed in a blast in southern gaza. the incident happended during what the idf called operational activity in the city of rafah — in southern gaza. it identified one captain and said the names of the others would be released later. israeli forces have been attacking rafah for weeks, saying hamas�*s last remaining battalions are based there. meanwhile, the hamas run health ministry in gaza said 30 palestinians have been killed by israeli forces in the past

2a hours. and in tel aviv on saturday evening, thousands gathered demanding a deal to secure the release of the remaining hostages held by hamas since the october 7th attacks. our correspondent hugo bachega is injerusalem and gave us this update. this is one of the deadliest incidents involving the israeli military in this war. the israeli army said its armed vehicle was hit by a large explosion early saturday and it seems that it caused a detonation of explosive material that these soldiers were carrying. earlier the armed wing of hamas said it had carried out an attack on an israeli convoy in gaza with anti—tank missiles after setting up an ambush. for some, this is another indication of how hamas is more reliant on insurgent tactics when fighting the israeli military.

reacting to what happened on saturday the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu described this war as difficult, but he said despite the heavy price, the country must cling to the goal of destroying hamas�* military capabilities in gaza and rescuing the hostages who remain in captivity. in tel aviv, thousands of people joined yet another protest demanding a deal with hamas for the hostages to be freed. major differences between israel and hamas remain in these negotiations. negotiations based on a proposal that was laid out by president biden who described it as an israeli proposal. this plan would see the release of hostages and would pave the way for a permanent ceasefire in gaza. hamas wants guarantees

that the war will end before agreeing to any deal and this is a contentious point in israel, so there is no indication of any breakthrough in these talks. meanwhile, tensions have also been escalating this week between lebanon's hezbollah movement and israel along israel's northern frontier. on wednesday, an israeli strike killed one of hezbollah�*s senior commanders. in retaliation, the group then fired multiple barrages of rockets into northern israel. i spoke about all this earlier with colin clarke. he is the director of research at the soufan group, a global intelligence and security consultancy. great to have you here. i want your thoughts on that explosion today in rafa which killed at least eight members of the idf. what do you think that now says about the state of this war and this battle in gaza? it is getting to the core of something i warned about in my februrary essay for foreign affairs titled the counterinsurgency trap, warning against idf

mission creep in gaza. the israelis in many ways are playing right into hamas�* hands. they want the israelis to get bogged down. they want them to get stuck into this quagmire. there is no political end goal in sight there. yet, israeli troops are still dying, and unfortunately, that's what we've just seen. at the g7 which just took place yesterday, we heard this plan laid out by france and the us and israel as well. this is meant to help reduce tensions to the north of israel with hezbollah. we've seen plenty of fire going back and forth between the two sides. what did you make of that announcement and whether or not that's something that can be effective? there's a real sense of urgency in terms of getting some kind of deal done to reduce tensions between israel and hezbollah. and it is important. if you think about what the israelis have been facing against hamas in gaza, a second theatre on

the northern front against hezbollah would make what's going on with hamas look like child's play. hezbollah is one of the, if not the most capable violent non—state actor in the world. it's a state within a state, is a group with an arsenal of about 150,000 precision—guided rockets and missiles. so the israelis know the stakes are high. the us, the french do, international communities trying to broker some kind of deal to roll back tensions here. they got a lukewarm response from the defence minister and ruled it out altogether. is this a plan that israel may be on board with our all their eyes on the northern border thinking they may want to take the military action there? look, it is about short—term

versus long—term gains. i think the israelis are looking to "solve the hezbollah problem". i don't think france and other countries see that as pragmatic, and are looking at short—term and tactical victories. in turn, israelis have labelled that as myopic or shortsighted, saying it won't get them anywhere and they will be back in the same situation in the next three months. philosophically, there is a difference over what each side looks out as some kind of workable solution going forward. workable solution going forward-— workable solution going forward. ., ., , workable solution going forward. . ., , ., forward. changing gears, what about this _ forward. changing gears, what about this report _ forward. changing gears, what about this report on _ forward. changing gears, what about this report on american | about this report on american media today saying recent us airstrikes in somalia were targeting a global leader of isis, and we don't know whether or not the leader was killed in the airstrikes or not but what do you make of that attack and how significant it may be? it’s how significant it may be? it's another how significant it may be? it�*s another reminder that the fight against the islamic state is

not over. as much as the united states and the west want to walk away from counter—terrorism, there is a sense of fatigue, the fight still goes on and while most folks know somalia fall the presence of elsa biber, the al-qaeda group, there is a small islamic state presence there, especially playing the role as a facilitator as islamic state affiliates in the world. it's known as a connective sinew between islamic state cora and iraq and syria, and state corus on and in afghanistan and elements of franchises. in afghanistan and elements of franchisee— franchises. area across that is seen so much _ franchises. area across that is seen so much turmoil- seen so much turmoil politically, how much danger is there that a group like i said, trying to gain holden taking advantage of the situation in many african countries across

the middle east? we many african countries across the middle east?— many african countries across the middle east? we have seen the middle east? we have seen the centre _ the middle east? we have seen the centre of— the middle east? we have seen the centre of gravity _ the middle east? we have seen the centre of gravity shift - the centre of gravity shift from parts of the middle east and even parts of asia and going to some africana, countries are struggling with governance and porous borders and a real uptick in activity, terrorist activity, not only by islamic state and its affiliates but also by al-qaeda, and into the wagner group, now fighting in africa and you have a total mess on a continent where the united states and allies have a reduced presence. i the g7 summit of the world's richest nations came to a close saturday, with leaders gathered in italy signing off a communique covering a range of pressing issues. italian prime minister giorgia meloni wrapped up the meeting, laying out the document which covers issues like migration, artificial intelligence, chinese trade policy, and the us�*s proposed israel—gaza ceasefire deal. but the main focus was the war

in ukraine, with leaders pledging $50 billion of loans to ukraine secured on the interest of assets seized from russia. the final communique reads, in part: "we reaffirm our unwavering support "for ukraine for as long as it takes. "together with international partners, "we are determined to continue to provide military, "budget, humanitarian, and reconstruction support "to ukraine and its people. "we remain strongly committed to helping "ukraine meet its urgent "short—term financing needs, as well as supporting "its long—term recovery and reconstruction priorities." 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, sent this report. as ever, these limits are a mixture of an awful lot of issues that they pack into the two or three days. they talked about migration, they talked about artificial intelligence, they talked about the threat from china, notjust in terms of its support for russia and ukraine but also its threats

to the global markets. but the central focus of many of the discussions that took place here both formally, as part of the g7 and also bilaterally in the margins and in the corridors here, was of course the war in ukraine. the italian prime minister summing everything up today, said that there had been a comprehensive and united approach to defend ukraine and she said g7 messages sent a strong signal that people would support ukraine for as long as is necessary. those are the words but in terms of the actions this summit, they've agreed to raise $50 billion in alone —a loan for ukraine that's going to be paid off, if you like, by using interest made of frozen russian assets. we got a bit more information about that today from the italian prime minister. she said that the united states, canada, the uk and japan would be the main countries providing that loan.

and then the european countries would join in in terms of sharing that debt. she also in her press conference summing the summit up, addressed to the so—called peace offering, the offer of ceasefire and peace talks made by president putin just 2a hours ago. she described this as a propaganda move, not something that should be taken seriously. effectively, she said it was like saying to ukraine you can leave ukraine if you want to sit down at the peace talks. giorgia meloni joining others in the west in dismissing this attempt by president putin to try to get ahead of the peace conference that is taking place in switzerland to discuss ukraine's own ideas for peace. so that was the broad perspective that we got today from this g7. the italians are very happy with the way it went. i think the problem though is this: this is a weaker g7

than other years. many of the leaders apart from the italian president phase electrical challenges. it is very unlikely that the same seven people will be sitting around this table again. so the summit has demonstrated unity on ukraine, but is never the question be, will what has been decided here in italy actually last and have an impact in years to come? meanwhile, world leaders from some 100 countries are in switzerland this weekend, by invitation of president volodymyr zelensky, to discuss how to bring an end to the war in ukraine. russia and china are notably absent from this weekend's summit, which is designed to pave the way for a "future peace process" in which russia takes part. but some countries have reservations. saudi arabia's foreign minister said difficult compromises will be needed to reach a peace agreement that ends the war. the leaders of italy and germany strongly rejected ceasefire terms laid out by russian president vladimir putin on thursday, in which he said kyiv

would need to withdraw its troops from four regions that russia partially occupies. uk prime minister rishi sunak said it is important to find a peaceful path to end the war. we must set out the principles for a just and lasting peace based on international law and the un charter. that is the path to a permanent cessation of hostilities, showing that we will always protect the right of all nations to determine their own future. and this summit is the chance to start down that path. at the switzerland summit, us vice president kamala harris met with president zelensky, discussing the delivery of a $1.5 billion us aid package. during the event, ms harris voiced herfull support for mr zelensky. russia's aggression is not only an attack on the lives and the freedom of the people of ukraine. it is not only an attack on global food security and energy supplies. russia's aggression is also

an attack on international rules and norms and the principles embodied in the un charter. 0n the frontlines, ukrainian forces in the country's northeast are struggling to prevent russian troops from advancing towards kharkiv. in burgenstock, our correspondent sarah rainsford has been following zelensky�*s latest push towards peace. shattering the peace of a swiss mountainside for the cause of peace in ukraine. volodymyr zelensky came to meet delegations from all over the world, coming together here to begin seeking out a path towards ending the war waged by russia. talking peace is new territory for kyiv, but now, it's seizing the initiative, hoping for a broad global alliance that can help push for a settlement on ukraine's terms. 101 states and international organisations are now at this summit.

this is a tremendous success, our success, the common success of all those who believe that a united world, united nations, are stronger than any aggressor. russia wasn't at the summit because ukraine believes scenes like this show vladimir putin's not interested in peace, just destruction and domination. only this week, he called on kyiv to capitulate if it wants a ceasefire. do you think that the west has been too scared of vladimir putin to actually help ukraine defeat him? well, i'm pleased that the uk has played a leading role in providing support to ukraine, the first country to provide lethalaid, more recently, under my leadership, main battle tanks, long—range weapons, to train air force pilots. that demonstrates the strength of support for ukraine. ukraine's close allies will have to go on doing all that, even as they support the stirrings of a peace process that would have to involve russia, too, at some point.

we are looking. for the possibility, if thisjoint plan will be ready, l it will be possible to invite a representative of russia| and represent this plan. but this is very important, l together with all countries, maybe just more, and it will be open dialogue. l the gulf is huge. the chances of bridging it seem so remote. but far from the devastation in ukraine, perhaps there's a faint glimmer of hope. sarah rainsford, bbc news, lake lucerne. to some developing news now in the us state of michigan. at least nine people — including an 8 year—old child — have been wounded in a shooting. the incident happened in rochester hills, a city about 3k kilometres — or 2a miles — from michigan's biggest city, detroit. local police say a male suspect showed up at a children's water play area and began shooting randomly. the 8—year—old child hurt in the attack is in a critical condition. the county sheriff says the attacker fired up to 28 times. the suspect is believed to be barricaded in a home

near the site of the assault. former us president donald trump is in detroit, michigan, to seek support from both black voters and a group that has sought to appeal to the far—right. earlier on saturday, mr trump spoke at a roundtable held by an african—american church. he then headlined the turning poin action conference a gathering attended by far right activists and several republican politicians. turning point usa describes itself as a non—profit organisation whose mission is to identify, educate, train and organise students to promote freedom, but the group has been criticised for promoting inflammatory conspiracy theories, often using misogynistic and racist rhetoric. mr trump is not the only high—profile republican attending the convention. south dakota's governor, kristi noem, is at the event, as well as vivek ramaswamy, who ran against mr trump in a failed bid to secure the republican presidential nomination. mr trump's son donald trumer

is also a listed speaker at the convention. earlier, i spoke with our bbc reporter mike wendling. great to have you here. give us some background here. why would trump be speaking at the event and what's the significance of the conference? there are hard—core conservatives from the hard right, they're real trump fans and he's going to get a really good reception. turning point is a youth activist group. turning point was founded more than a decade ago. they're probably the most influential student activist group on the right of us politics. they do a lot of the grassroots work. that's really important because there's been a lot of infighting within the republican party. michigan, where it's happening, is a classic example. there has been a vicious battle in the state party that's been raging for months, signs that have affected organising.

the state democratic party say they have 32 field officers, on the other hand. 0utside groups like turning point are really key to the trump campaign. it is an interesting split screen, trump catering to the far right and making a visit to a black church in detroit for a roundtable discussion. trying to appeal to african—american voters. absolutely. two are crucial constituencies for donald trump. i have listened to some of the speeches and it is a mix of some very redmeat, normal conservative stuff, it would be hard on immigration, end to aid ukraine, traditional families, but also very fringe stuff. candace 0wen, a key turning point activist, took to the stage and started to talk about how schools are deliberately keeping students illiterate because they want to recreate slavery and plots by the us government to destroy the traditionalfamily.

that was not even sort of the most wildest beliefs that she has expressed in the last few weeks. it is a real mix of that, so more mainstream stuff and fringe stuff. donald trump will appeal to this crowd and get a good reception but also is trying to appeal to different constituencies like african—american voters. this is all happening in michigan which is going to be a crucial swing state come that presidential election in november. it is, absolutely. it will really hard for donald trump to win without getting michigan, it will be virtually impossible forjoe biden to be re—elected without michigan. i've been there a few times recently and heard a lot of exasperation from voters, definitely a lot of frustration about inflation and the economy, but the president does has his fans there, for sure. but i've heard a lot of descent and a lot of negative reaction to both men, which has people considering third—party candidates like robert f kenneder.

there's a lot at play and moving parts, so it won't be the last time you hear about michigan before november. meanwhile, president joe biden has arrived in los angeles california to attend a fundraiser with top hollywood celebrities and former president barack 0bama. the biden campaign in california says the event has already raised $28 million, making it the largest democratic party fundraiser in its history. tv hostjimmy kimmel will interview mr biden and mr 0bama in los angeles. george clooney and julia roberts will also be at the fundraiser, which hopes to galvanise support for mr biden amid concerns over his low public approval ratings and his age. let's turn to some important news around the world: sweden has released iranian judicial official hamid nouri. it was part of a prisoner exchange between tehran and stockholm, mediated by 0man. nouri was arrested in sweden in 2019 and sentenced to life in prison for involvement in the mass execution of political prisoners in iran in 1988. an iranian opposition

group called his release "shameful and unjustifiable'. iran freed a swedish diplomat and a dual national. slovakia's president—elect, peter pellegrini, was sworn in on saturday in the country's capital, bratislava. pellegrini, a member of prime minister robert fico's pro—russian nationalist—left coalition, won the country's presidential election in april. fico is recovering after he was shot four times as he greeted supporters at a government meeting in the central slovak town of handlova on may 15. uk home secretaryjames cleverly has called for an investigation after video surfaced online of police in surrey ramming an escaped cow friday night. we've chosen not to show you the moment that the police car drives into the cow as it's distressing. surrey police issued a statement saying that officers acted to ensure the that members of the public were safe. thousands of people lined the streets of london for the trooping the colour parade, where catherine, princess of wales made her

first official public appearance since announcing she was being treated for cancer. the princess joined the rest of the royal family at the annual event to mark the king's official birthday. it's the first royal engagement catherine has carried out this year. the king, who is also having cancer treatment, travelled by carriage instead of riding on horseback as he has done in the past. charlotte gallagher reports. a much—anticipated moment — the princess of wales back in the public eye. all eyes on her for her first appearance since she announced her cancer diagnosis. she was a huge draw for the crowds in central london today. this is a day full of tradition and spectacle, but it's also about family. the king and queen in their carriage. it's his first trooping the colour since his own cancer diagnosis and he chose not to travel on horseback. national anthem plays

the troops taking part in this annual celebration of the king's official birthday have been rehearsing for months. every step, drumbeat and musical note has to be perfect. the irish guards led the event this year, and their colour, or regimentalflag, was on full display. their royal colonel, the princess of wales, looked on with her children, as the king took the salute from the parade ground, next to his son and heir to the throne, prince william — himself, the royal colonel of the welsh guards. marching band music the princess of wales only announced she was attending the parade yesterday and it's a welcome sign about her progress. but this isn't a return to full public duties. although the weather wasn't ideal,

the pageantry of trooping the colour was the same, with the king braving the elements outside buckingham palace. cheering and as if on cue, the torrential rain stopped just in time for the traditional end to the day — a balcony appearance and fly—past. the king and princess of wales stood next to each other as they took in the red arrows display. a family united, after what's been an incredibly difficult six months. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. saturday brought more than ourfairshare of heavy, thundery downpours.

for some of us on sunday, there probably won't be quite as many showers, particularly across england and wales, whereas for scotland and northern ireland, we'll see cloud and outbreaks of rain sinking southwards. on the earlier satellite picture from saturday, you can see clumps of cloud all rotating around the centre of an area of low pressure. this low still with us for sunday but loosening its grip a little bit, so the winds will be easing, especially down towards the south. some showery rain first thing across some central and eastern parts of england. that should clear. then, we will see some spells of sunshine, a scattering of showers, but not as many as we had during the first half of the weekend. conversely, for scotland and northern ireland, cloud will sink its way southwards with some outbreaks of showery rain. quite breezy across the western side of scotland, down into the north coast of northern ireland. lighter winds down towards the south. temperature—wise, well, 13, 1a degrees in the north of scotland, 19 or 20 in parts of south wales and southern england. now, as we head through sunday night, we'll see this band

of increasingly light and patchy rain sinking into northern england, parts of north wales. a lot of cloud filtering into western scotland and northern ireland. that'll hold the temperatures up — 11 degrees there in belfast, a little bit chillier where we do see any lengthy, clear spells. we will see some spells of sunshine on monday — perhaps the best of those across parts of wales, the midlands, down towards the south of england. the channel islands could just see one or two showers and then, we will see some showers breaking out once again through the day, always with a fair amount of cloud across the western side of scotland and northern ireland. temperatures north to south 13—21 degrees, so not far off the average for the time of year. this clump of showers likely to move across the channel islands, perhaps clipping into south east england on tuesday. some showers popping up elsewhere. a decent amount of dry weather. temperatures still in that range between 12, 13 in the north, 21 degrees down towards the south of the uk. now, this ridge of high pressure is going to try to settle things down through the middle part of the week but there's still a bit of uncertainty about how long it will hold on. this frontal system trying to push in from the south, this one trying to push

in from the west — either or both of those could bring the return of some rain later in the week. there are some tentative signs that things could turn a little bit warmer later next weekend.

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for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. hello, i'm katie razzall here with ros atkins, and this is the media show. in a year of elections around the world and one here in the uk, this week, we're talking about how to interview a prime minister. we're also going to get into the evolution of reality tv — both the formats being made for us to watch but also, where we're watching them. and we're looking at the latest developments, the latest controversies when it comes to the netflix hit baby reindeer. well, let's begin with the task of interviewing the uk prime minister, rishi sunak. we are weeks away from election day here in the uk and, of course, the prime minister's giving a number of interviews. we're going to hear from paul brand from itv news. now, last week, paul interviewed the prime minister on the day of the d—day commemorations, and you may have seen there was a big

controversy around the fact