tensions are high on israel's northern boundary after a rocket attack in the israeli—occupied golan heights. at least 12 people were killed, and many others injured, when a rocket hit a soccer field in the town of majdal shams. many of the casualties are thought to have been children who were playing at the time. the israeli military described the attack as the deadliest in the area since october seventh, and blames hezbollah, a lebanese armed group. hezbollah has denied responsibility. israel's foreign affairs minister, israel katz, said the country is �*approaching a moment of all—out war�* with hezbollah. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is flying back early from his trip to the us, and has warned that hezbollah will pay a heavy price. translation: since i was u dated translation: since i was updated by _ translation: since i was updated by the _ translation: since i was updated by the disaster, l translation: since i was updated by the disaster, i | translation: since l was - updated by the disaster, i have been holding continuous security consultations and i have directed that are returned to israel be brought forward, soon as i arrive i will

immediately convene the security cabinet. i can say that the state of israel will not let this pass in silence, will not overlook this. earlier, an israeli military spokesman had this to say about the attack. against his brother, we will —— hezbollah, we will attack. this shows the true face of hezbollah. this is an organisation that targets and murders children playing soccer on a saturday evening. we will act to restore full security on our northern border for all the citizens of the state of israel. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is in jerusalem with more. i was with our western diplomat when news of the attack broke, and he expressed the concern that everyone here is feeling tonight which is that this is precisely what people of been worried about, fearing for the

past ten months, that the simmering conflict along israel's northern border with lebanon would result in a mass fatality event which would trigger a much bigger conflict. i think it is inevitable that israel will reply, will respond, if you think back to the attack by up by a yemeni who see drone on tel aviv a week or so ago that killed one civilian, israel's response to that was pretty quick and pretty severe, i think we can expect something of the same. obviously this was a disaster for the community but it was also a disaster for hezbollah. if hezbollah fired the rockets that cause those deaths, it wasn'tjust killing citizens in the occupied golan heights, it was also affecting the community. they will be furious

at the possibility that hezbollah which claims to defend the rights of all lebanese civilians has been responsible for killing their kinfolk across the border, so this is potentially a political disaster for hezbollah. we are still in counterclaim territory, hezbollah said it did not fired the rocket in question but roughly the same time as the first reports of casualties came, his—brother—word—mack�*s media wing was claiming an attack on an israeli military base less than two miles away. , that was possibly a misfired hezbollah rocket. it's possible that this was intercepted by israel's iron dome system and it may be shrapnel from that, but questions remain to be answered. we are likely to see unless this was a complete mistake we are likely to see quite a significant israeli

response. in gaza, the health ministry says at least 30 people have been killed in an israeli strike on a school which was sheltering displaced people. israeli missiles hit the khadija school compound in deir al—balah in central gaza, it had been housing palestinians who'd been forced to flee their homes since the war began. the israeli army says the strike targeted a hamas command and control centre which was inside the school. ambulances brought those killed and injured, including children, to a nearby hospital. meanwhile, an investigation has found that half of gaza's water sites have been damaged or destroyed. the world health organization has warned of a "high risk" of polio spreading in gaza and beyond after the variant type two polio virus was detected in sewage. there are fears that it may already be spreading undetected amongst the population in khan younis and deir al balah, where it was discovered. our reporter, ru abbass, takes a look at the struggles of two families living there in dire conditions. this family know that their lives will never

be the same again. they have been displaced from jabalia in the north, and their grandmother works hard to create a sense of normality for the children. but living in such squalor means the kitchen and the toilet are in the same room. although the sanitation challenges inside are not their biggest problem, due to desperation and a lack of available space, they there have been forced to set up their tent next to a sewage canal. sewage that the world health organization has identified as containing the highly infectious type two poliovirus. here in deir al—balah, the stench has been hard to bear. in tents made of plastic sheets amid soaring temperatures has taken its toll. there is nothing to protect us from insects and the diseases

they cause, including allergies to the children and diarrhoea. all night we tried to get rid of them and they are so big they keep coming back. what can we do? we keep killing them. but then others keep coming at us. theyjust don't die. the un says an estimated 100,000 tonnes of rotting waste is piling up in gaza. the inability to maintain hygiene amidst the filth exposes many to infectious diseases, leaving them highly vulnerable. the world health organization says that over 150,000 people have contracted skin diseases due to living in poor conditions in al—mawasi. conditions. in al—mawasi this desperate father uses mud in hopes of healing his little girl's skin, since medical care is unavailable. some doctor advised me to, uh, to put it on, uh, my daughter back to help her. he has relocated his heavily pregnant wife and children to the beach. there is no privacy

here or any kind of sanitation infrastructure, but he has found his own way to create a makeshift toilet. this curtain may offer some privacy, but it provides scant protection from flies who travel from the sewage, spreading diseases from the sewage, spreading diseases — an invisible danger to those forced to dwell. here, we live as cavemen. we use salted water for drain and we bring it from the sea. now, only i'm thinking, you know, to only to evacuate my family and, uh, tourists to a safe place. but no. no place is safe in gaza. unable to turn to the fragile health care system collapsing under the strain of the war, the people of gaza have no choice but to navigate the turbulent tide that lies ahead.

ru abbass, bbc news. to venezuela now, where voters will head to the polls on sunday — in what is being seen as a pivotal presidential election. the country has been facing years of political and economic challenges. president nicolas maduro, who's been in office since 2013, is seeking a third consecutive term. he has asked voters to support him in order to secure peace and stability, a week after saying there would be a bloodbath if he lost. the opposition candidate, edmundo gonzalez, is leading most opinion polls. he says it's time to re—establish democracy and prosperity in the country after a quarter of a century of socialist rule. he has also said he fears the vote won't be free and fair. meanwhile — president maduro has defended the decision not to allow severalformer latin american leaders into the country to observe the presidential election on sunday. he described their attempt to fly into caracas as ridiculous. a short while ago i spoke to tamara taraciuk broner. she is the director

of the rule of law programme at the inter—american dialogue think—tank. thank you so much for being here. just from where you are, what's the sense that you're getting right now, how pivotal is this election for venezuela? good evening. this election is going to be a critical political moment for the country. the conditions are certainly neither clean nor fair, but none the less people are very eager to go out and vote. every poll, every reliable pole indicates a lead in favour of the opposition at what we are expecting is massive mobilisation. people are tired of having lived through three simultaneous crises for many years. there is a humanitarian emergency, dissent, and a huge exodus of the nearly 8 million people who have left the country and people don't have the energy to take to the streets and protest

but they are saving the energy to go and vote on sunday. and the expectation is massive mobilisation and we are going to have to see how far the government is willing to go. legally and illegally, to narrow that margin of expected victory. narrow that margin of expected victo . , , ., victory. thus the question isn't it? — victory. thus the question isn't it? is _ victory. thus the question isn't it? is this _ victory. thus the question isn't it? is this an - victory. thus the question j isn't it? is this an election that might actually change things in the country, or, you don't expect this to be a free and fair election, could this then be tipped towards him majuro despite the leave for the opposition? if majuro despite the leave for the opposition?— majuro despite the leave for the opposition? if this is not free and fair— the opposition? if this is not free and fair it's _ the opposition? if this is not free and fair it's an - free and fair it's an opportunity to start the transition towards democracy. it's the first time in many years that the opposition is united, that people are willing to mobilise massively to vote, and this can change the game. the question now is not only what's going to happen on sunday during the election, but

what is going to happen afterwards. how is the government willing to have a conversation about, in negotiation between the election and january when the next government is supposed to take office, and equally as important is to see what is the international community going to do? after the results are announced, whatever they are. and power is not monolithic in venezuela today, it's not that it will be a monolithic decision one way or another. in venezuela you have a lot of people within the judiciary, the security forces, the electoral authorities that can see a better future for themselves in a transition towards democracy in venezuela. and these are the key people that we are going to have to see how they play the game after the elections on sunday. here in the us — republican presidential nominee donald trump has said that he plans to continue holding outdoor rallies, disregarding safety advice after he survived an assassination

attempt two weeks ago. we he is due to hold a rally in minnesota this evening, with his running matejd vance. the former president said the us secret service would give him increased protection. but he said nobody could "ever be allowed to stop or impede free speech or gathering". opinion polls suggest his lead in the presidential election campaign has narrowed since kamala harris became the democrats' likely candidate. but the two have sharpened their attacks against each other — with mr trump calling ms harris the most far—left vice president in us history. she was a bum three weeks ago, she was a bum. applause. a failed vice president in a failed administration with millions of people crossing, and she was the border czar. donald trump made those comments at a speech to religious conservatives late on friday. and to clarify — while the vice president led a diplomatic effort to reduce migration from three countries, she was not tasked with managing security at the border.

well, other comments during that speech have been making headlines. former president trump told attendees that if they voted him into office, they would not need to vote again. take a listen. but with voting, one of your most important things you can do it may be in many ways, your most important, they don't want to approve voter id. that's because they want to cheat, but until then, because they want to cheat, but untilthen, republicans because they want to cheat, but until then, republicans must win. we have to win this election most important election most important election ever. we won a landslide that's too big to read. if you want to save america, get yourfriends, get yourfamily, get everyone america, get yourfriends, get your family, get everyone you know and vote, vote early, vote absentee, vote on election day, i don't care how what you have to get out and vote. and again, christians, get out and vote. just this time. applause. you won't have to do it again, four more years, you know what?

it'll be fixed, it'll be fine. you wont have to vote any more, my beautiful christians, i love you christians, i'm a christian. i love you, get out, you got to get out and vote. in four years you don't have to vote again, we'll have it fixed so good you're not going to have to vote. an order issued this week by california's governor gavin newsom could see homeless encampments dismantled across the state. his orderfollows a us supreme court ruling that allows cities to ban people from sleeping in outdoor public places. mr newsom said in a statement that the executive order directs state agencies to move and "urgently" address dangerous encampments, while supporting the individuals living within them. the order does not force local authorities to remove encampments, but his admistration can potentially withhold state funds from cities that won't work with the state—wide order. california has some of the highest concentrations of unhoused people in the us, despite millions of dollars being invested to stop encampments on pavements, roads, and beaches. i spoke to antonia fasanelli, executive director of the national homelessness law

center. great to have you here. what's your response to the recent move by california's governor? is this a productive approach, do you think?— is this a productive approach, do ou think? ., ~ . do you think? thank you so much for having — do you think? thank you so much for having me- — do you think? thank you so much for having me. no. _ do you think? thank you so much for having me. no. this - for having me. no. this approach is deeply harmful to on house residence across the state of california. this is a move that unquestionably puts the lives of homeless californians at risk, who truly have no place to go but to sleep outside in the most expensive state in the country. governor newsom's order unquestionably will have a terrible impact on un—housed residents, particularly on house residence of colour. we

already know in the state of california that on house residence of colour are disproportionately affected by encampment destruction and finds interest.— finds interest. this is a state that has around _ finds interest. this is a state that has around 180,000 - that has around 180,000 homeless people there, this is a long—standing issue. how would you like to see california, cities there, the governor, going about finding either places for people to live or dealing with communities that do have these large encampments? we communities that do have these large encampments?— large encampments? we are callin: large encampments? we are calling on — large encampments? we are calling on all— large encampments? we are calling on all elected - calling on all elected officials to provide housing and services which are proven solutions to homelessness, this has been well documented for decades. that housing and supportive services for anyone who needs it are the ways to end homelessness, not destroying encampments. unquestionably and we know this

from jurisdictions including in california that have been destroying encampments for years, that that does nothing to actually end homelessness. yet only causes more people experiencing homelessness to disconnect from services and it makes it harder to connect folks to housing.— makes it harder to connect folks to housing. you mentioned housin: folks to housing. you mentioned housing in _ folks to housing. you mentioned housing in california _ folks to housing. you mentioned housing in california is _ housing in california is incredibly expensive. there was just a proposition passed in california, very narrowly providing billions of dollars towards finding that sort of housing, for the on house population. but it will take time, in the meantime, what would you like to see happen, how do you bridge that gap between building more shelters and more spaces for people to live, and finding a place for people to be in the meantime? first, we are calling on the federal government to respond to this humanitarian crisis of homelessness by making a down

payment investment of $356 billion to provide housing and services to respond to the immediate housing crisis in the country that exists today. and while we are making that request, we are asking elected officials like governor newsom to respond to the needs of house lists residence in their jurisdictions by identifying housing resources in their community so people can move safely out of tent communities and into safe homes. this comes of course on _ and into safe homes. this comes of course on the _ and into safe homes. this comes of course on the heels _ and into safe homes. this comes of course on the heels of - and into safe homes. this comes of course on the heels of that - of course on the heels of that supreme court decision which upholds a ban on sleeping outdoors. how do you see that ruling by the supreme court and now this move by california affecting the way that states or cities across the country to

deal with homelessness? well, we certainly — deal with homelessness? well, we certainly hope _ deal with homelessness? well, we certainly hope that - deal with homelessness? well, we certainly hope that no - deal with homelessness? well, we certainly hope that no otherj we certainly hope that no other elected officials follow gavin newsom's actions here, and instead decided to follow proven solutions to homelessness like housing and services. but governor newsom has been very clear that he hoped the supreme court would take up, the city of grants pass versus johnson, take up, the city of grants pass versusjohnson, this was a case that interpreted whether a local ban on public camping was constitutional under the eighth amendment of the constitution's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. on the supreme court found that the eighth amendment does not

render the local law unconstitutional and allowed it to go forward on those grounds. but as the supreme court referenced in its majority opinion, there are other legal claims that continue to stand to this day, that people who are on housed who have no other place to go can make this claims including the right to notice before property is destroyed, the right to a hearing and the right for property to be retained and protected if is destroyed. governor newsom and all other elected officials need to continue to follow those legal requirements.— requirements. executive director _ requirements. executive director of _ requirements. executive director of the _ requirements. executive director of the national i director of the national homelessness law centre, thank you for your time.— you for your time. thank you so much for _ you for your time. thank you so much for having _ you for your time. thank you so much for having me. _ millions visit beautiful parks in the canadian rockies every year — but wildfires are currently raging across the region. the fast—moving blaze has destroyed up to half of the historic town of jasper, with homes reduced to rubble.

some 20,000 tourists and 5,000 residents have fled the mountainous area in alberta province. officials say the full extent of the damage is not yet known. no deaths or injuries have been reported. our correspondent will vernon has more. as far back as you can see... in the town of jasper, entire streets have been consumed by fire. homes, businesses reduced to smouldering ruins. officials say around one third of the town has been destroyed. this is an area famous for its tourism, visited by millions of people each year. we share the sense of loss with all of those who live in the town, who care for it, and who have helped build it. emergency services evacuated the town quickly, which officials say saved lives. 20,000 tourists and 5000 residents sought refuge

in neighbouring areas. kind of frustrated, for sure, by lack of communication or communication that we did get not being accurate, but — i don't know — i am just trying not to stress. fires also burned in british columbia. in this video earlier in the week, you can see the scale of the inferno. tens of thousands of acres of land destroyed in an area renowned for its natural beauty. back injasper, rain and cooler temperatures over the past 2a hours have helped firefighters battle the flames, but the fire is still burning and it is not yet safe for people to return to the area. well vernon, bbc news. france have won the men's rugby sevens on day one of the paris olympics — the first gold medal for the hosts. led by their star player, antoine dupont, france beat fiji 28 points to seven in

the final, in front of 70,000 fans. australia are on top of the medals table after dominating the swimming events — including gold in the women's four by one hundred metres freestyle relay. maryam moshiri is in paris. the excitement is still continuing here in paris on day one of the olympics. it's not been easy to get here. the weather has been terrible. it's been raining for about 36 hours and that rain has had an impact on some olympic events. the skateboarding, for example, has been delayed and also authorities who are organising the olympic games have actually said they're going to work out whether or not they should carry on with trials in the river seine. for the triathletes, who are, of course, competing on tuesday. they do promise, though, that the tuesday triathlon will go ahead as previously planned. so it's been a heady day of sport with many medals given out today. the excitement continues. parisians are very, very excited about what's

going to happen today, but tomorrow is also a big day to watch. plenty of events to go, including 20 medal events which will happen on day two. we have rowing, badminton, we have skateboarding amongst other things. plenty of swimming as well to look forward to here at the paris olympics. one slight fly in the ointment, though, is the problem with the trains, that continues on sunday apparently, it won't be resolved completely until monday and the investigation by french authorities into who was behind those coordinated attacks which have caused so much delay to trains coming in and out of paris, causing problems for tourists and for visitors alike and also for french people within the capital wanting to get out. we don't know who is behind it, the investigation continues, but that is still going to carry on, in terms of disruption until monday at least. but as i said, it's all about the sport now. the rain has stopped at last. it's forecast to be really hot over the next few days,

so it will be great conditions for all the sports we have to look forward to. for now from paris, back to you in the studio. and the us has also won its first gold medal of the games, in the men's four x 100 metres freestyle relay, plenty of more of course on our website. i'm carl mannesmann, right here on bbc news. hello there! the weekend started with some more showers around, but those showers have moved away now and for the next few days at least we can look forward to some dry weather and some sunshine. temperatures are going to be rising, particularly across england and wales. the reason for the change in the weather? well, high pressure that's building across the uk, giving us the clear skies overnight, it will be a little chilly first thing on sunday morning. it'll warm up quickly though in the sunshine. some cloud will affect the far north—west of scotland, otherwise it'sjust a bit of fair weather cloud bubbling up. not much of that really,

lots of sunshine to come and the winds will be quite light. a gentle southerly breeze developing. some sea breezes are possible, but it's going to be a warmer day on sunday than it was on saturday. two degrees warmer generally for scotland and northern ireland, and for many parts of england and wales temperatures will be four degrees higher than they were on saturday. the high pressure is still around as we move into monday, particularly across england and wales. there is this weather front now approaching the north west, it does mean the sunnier skies will be for england and wales. the far north of england, more especially scotland and northern ireland, will see more cloud and breeze. that weather front bringing a little bit of rain, but many places will be dry, some sunshine coming through. temperatures in scotland and northern ireland aren't going to change too much. it's across england and wales that the heat will be building, we could be getting close to 30 degrees in the south east on monday afternoon. and generally across western parts of europe temperatures are on the rise. that heat is pushing up from iberia into paris for the olympics as well, and also across the uk. those temperatures rising quickly again for england

and wales on tuesday, could be over 30 degrees across the south east of england. now temperatures aren't going to be as high for scotland and northern ireland, 20—21 degrees quite widely. there will be a bit more cloud around here, but still some sunshine. it looks like being dry. plenty of sunshine for england and wales. there is more cloud though, threatening to move from northern france across the channel, maybe bringing one or two showers. and this is where things start to change, really, because the pressure is going to be falling as we head into wednesday, some heavy showers moving up from the south, heading northwards overnight. and then this is when the weather changes. we've got showers and more cloud and slightly lower temperatures i think through thursday and friday, but the start of the week is going to be very warm and hot in places.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. hello and welcome to talking business. let's take a look at what's on the programme this week. the 2024 olympics and paralympics are on. the bill for paris will be more than $8 billion. so, how can france and its president, emmanuel macron, make sure the investment turns golden and not rusty? i'll discuss that with a panel who know all about it.

the woman in charge of sustainability and legacy for the games willjoin me from paris, and i'll talk to the boss of one of london's leading high—tech business spaces, which was the olympic broadcast centre in 2012. and later in the show — he's produced and been the creative director of more olympic ceremonies than anyone else. marco balich tells me about the business of pitching for and producing the greatest show on earth. plus — she won two gold medals in the pool before turning her passion into a nationwide business. britain's rebecca adlington is our golden guest on this talking business olympics special. welcome to talking business. now, the olympic flame is lit in paris and the summer games are on. the games have many grand traditions, from the journey of the torch from greece to the host city, to

the closing ceremony, and all the sporting drama in between.