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>> this is bbc worlds america. israel says it is beginning to withdraw troops from the west bank city followed another day of violence. our correspondent witnessed some of the unrest. >> that is, i think -- [gunshots] the crowds are scattering down there. >> plans are under discussion for more anti-gay laws in africa, this time in kenya. community members say their lives are in danger. and, britain's andy murray is through to the second round at wimbledon. just one of the days highlights. ♪

welcome to world news america. israel's prime minister says a two day military mission is wrapping up. we are hearing reports of israeli troops pulling back. u.n. aid agencies expressed alarm at the scale. it involved hundreds of israeli troops and left at least 11 palestinians dead. thousands of people have left the camp since the operation began. our internatiol editor since this report on the day's violence. >> the israeli military released these pictures. their message -- israel's enemies can expect no mercy. [gunshots] families caught in the crossfire managed to get out overnight. the impact on civilians is alarming u.n. agencies.

what they call the loss of life and the scale of severity of injuries. the israelis said they were working systematically to locate and destroy weapons. palestinians have tried to make this part a no go area for israelis. on the edges of the refugee camp, their fury and frustration overflowed. more families came out of the combat zone. the u.n. says israeli strikes cut much of the camp's power and water. he said, they have been held by the army in a room. he said drones were shooting at them. "we just got out, we are all exhausted. nothing to eat or drink this morning. what a mess." as for emergency services, the

u.n. says destruction makes access hard. teargas was used repeatedly next to the hospital on the edge of the camp. another u.n. concern, but it seems to be aimed at crowds of angry palestinians who gathered near there. some had homemade bombs, potentially deadly close up. here they are, crude devices. israel's firepower is very different. seriously ill patients were evacuated. some ambulances 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 are worried about escalation. and there is also a sign they want to declare victory and get out, but victory for the israelis here are always temporary because these people, palestinians, feel that just their presence here is victory in itself. and violence, more violence is guaranteed in the absence of a litical process. in the absence -- at the same time, a palestinian rammed his car into civilians in tel aviv. he was shot dead by a passerby. a hard-line government minister said their war was in janine and tel aviv and every jew was a target, he said, for bloodthirsty murderers. back with drones still

patrolling overhead, the israelis were keeping up the pressure until the final order to withdraw. young palestinians, some with guns, confronted the israeli army units pushing into the town. it went on all evening. [gunshots] the camp, the israelis insist, is no longer a terrorism factory. when the camp opens up again, the price paid by palestinian civilians will be clearer. >> just after jeremy said that report, he was on a balcony speaking with the bbc when gunfire broke out down below. take a look. >> longer-term, the impact on families, on children is that they grow up seeing all of this and not only do they -- that is, i think -- [gunshots]

the crowds are scattering down there. that fire is coming from palestinians, firing out perhaps at the israelis. this kind of thing has been going on all day. >> we heard jeremy speaking earlier about signs the israeli mission is drawing to a close. earlier, i spoke about that with our correspondent anna foster. it is very to see you. israeli forces said they have begun withdrawing. what more can you tell us? >> we know this is not something that will happen swiftly because if you think of the size of the separation, of the operation, the number of troops involved, machinery, weaponry that was brought into that area of the camp to bring -- to carry out this operation which is one of

the largest of its kind, the withdrawal we are seeing has begun will not probably end for quite some time. what the israeli government is saying is they have achieved their objectives from this operation. they said they wanted to send a message to those palestinian military groups who are conducting attacks on israelis and who are working within the refugee camp. they also talked about smantling some of that infrastructure. they have been given regular updates about what they've been finding, about what they have been dismantling. it seems in the last few hours as this operation really came to a head, they said they have managed to detain many of the people they were looking for. they talked about detentions, they talked about breaking command and control structures. they always said it would be a limited operation. they said they didn't want to be in the camp for sustained period of time. they have confirmed that that

withdrawal has now begun. >> on the scale of this operation, the u.n. human rights chief said today that the method and weapons are generally associated with the conduct of hostilities and armed conflict rather than law enforcement. what is israel's response to that? >> this is really important because one of the key issues here has been whether or not an operation of this size could be safely performed in an area as densely populated, an area ere thousands of civilians, families are in the refugee camp, whether so rase naeablg thin to carry ot a raid of that type. certainly, the u.s. after this operation begin, while they said they supported israel's right to defend itself against terror groups, they reminded israeli forces of their responsibility of protection towards civilians.

the u.n. said a similar thing. what has been interesting is the israeli response. they talked about the weaponry they have used. they describehis as a pinpoint operation. they talked about using intelligence, using specific weapons to try to really focus in on the people they were looking for and try to not involve the civilian community. let me give you a little example of how that looks in reality. we heard from several ngos, groups who said it would be difficult for them to actually get into the camp and carry out medical attention, give urgent medical attention to people who needed it. because the idf could use these armored bulldozers and they said admitted impossible for ambulances to get through. israel said they were using that particular type of engineering vehicle because they said they had found and cleared 11 concealed improvised explosive device is that have been placed

in civilian roads around the camp. that gives you an idea of this operation and how it could be viewed differently by the different sides. >> thank you for that update. president macron has announced a bill to help france rebuild after the country's worst writing into decades following the police shooting of a teenager last week. the draft legislation aims to speed up the process of repairs to roads, buildings, street furniture and public transport. he made the announcement during talks with more than 200 mayors he invited to the presidential palace. >> here, things are pretty much back to normal despite the fact that shops like this still are boarded up. their glass windows every evening just encased. president macron meeting more than 200 mayors from around france today and was trying to find a way forward for his country. but, what should be done while the views among many of those

mayors, depending on the political persuasion will be very different. some will be calling for more law and order. and some for more investments in the areas of friends that have been most affected. the suburbs outside main cities where often there's a lot of poverty. we spoke to a representative of an area just outside paris where there has been a lot of trouble over the last few days. this is what he had to say about that meeting. >> i'm seeing president macron completely out of breath and out of touch from theealities people are facing today. despite alerting him time and time again, what happens is he procrastinated and here we are. the story is always the same. we have a lack of resources. our infrastructure is all over the place. we are out of the circuit, if you may say so. when it burns, it is not the nice district that burns it is us,. >> macron's officials say this

is a government that has spent money in these the private areas and is trying to make a difference to the inequality that there is in france. it has been a real blow, these protests. they haven't felt across -- they have been felt across france and he will have to do a lot of work to mend some of the tears in this society. >> concerns are growing about american evangelicals with an anti-gay stance influencing legislation against the lgbtq community in africa. kenya's the latest country to debate legislation with one of the parliament member saying the bill will be tougher than the one passed in uganda. our correspondent has more details. ♪ >> finding comfort in the midst of a political storm. this small church in kenya's capital was set up to support lgbtq peoplen a country where most cannot come out.

gay sex is already banned but now even identifying as lgbtq could become a legal. -- illegal. >> there will be violence for people that are clear and people not queer. they would want to now 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. move 10 times because of security threats. and now, the stage is being set for tough laws that will make their lives even harder. the anti-lgbtq rhetoric is getting louder in kenya, with protests like this calling for action against the community. leading the charge is an opposition mp, george peter

kaluma. he has drawn up a bill that 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, he attended a conference on family values in uganda. the bbc obtained footage of the closed-door meeting. other african mp's who have been sponsoring similar anti-lgbtq laws in their countries were also there. some of the delegates even met with uganda's president, urging him to sign the country's anti-gay bill. front and center in this photo is sharon slater, founder of the

american right-wing group family watch international. the christian organization cosponsored the conference, but mrs. slater says her focuses on banning some types of sex education. >> they push a form of sexual, social colonization 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 "that family watch opposes legislation that penalizes 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 sex education without undue foreign

pressure." like family watch, several other american organizations promote what they call family values in africa. around sexual rights including restricted assets -- access to abortion but limit themselves from anti-gay legislation. many in kenya's lgbtq community believe they are fighting for the right to exist. >> we are also human beings. we do our work. we pay the bills, we pay taxes, so they have to accept us. >> bbc news, nairobi. >> let's take you to some other headlines now. the japanese government is reportedly planning to release treated water from the fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean as early as august, according to japan's newspaper. this comes after the u.n. nuclear agency approved japan's plans to release the radioactive water, saying theffon

lenvmeould be negligible. british police have reopenedn investigation into alleged breaches of covid rules during a christmas party three years ago at the headquarters of the governing conservatives. they set a evidence have come to light that former prime minister boris johnson resigned as an mp in june after a parliamentary report found he deliberately misled the house of commons over repeated violations of covid lockdowns in downing street and elsewhere. meta has confirmed its new app to rival twitter will launch on thursday. it is called threads and will be linked to instagram. the company says it will be a textbased conversation app where communities come together. this is the latest app to try to rival twitter after it was bought by elon musk last year. this past monday was one for the record books. scientists say the united states, the global average temperature exceeded 17elsius or 62 degrees fahrenheit, making it the world's hottest day on

record. last month was the world's warmest june yet recorded. the figures have been affected by heat waves in china, north africa and the southern u.s. a prominent russian investigative journalist and lawyer have been badly beaten by masked men who stopped their car while traveling in chechnya. one had her fingers broken and head shaved. she reports for an independent newspaper which was stripped of its license by russian authorities. the lawyer traveling with her has reportedly been stabbed. we have more details. >> these are really shocking pictures from chechnya because they show them both sustained really serious injuries in this attack. there have been some details that emerged since then. we know they were driving from the airport when they were stopped by three vehicles of armed men who forced them out of the car.

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

this is there have been attacks in the past. she has been beaten up in the past, and yet nobody has ever been held responsible. the kremlin has said this will be investigated, but frankly, i think a lot of people are very skeptical that anyone will ever be found responsible. >> the taliban have ordered hair and beauty salons in afghanistan to close, the latest restriction on women since the taliban seized power in 2021. they have steadily eroded women and girls freedoms. they have barred teenage girls and women from classrooms, gyms and parks, and most recently, even working for the united nations. we have more 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's spokesperson said all women salons need to be shut down within one month. we asked why a space run by women and for women needed to be shut down.

they said they don't have to be exciting themselves at the moment but will give the reason later on. women salons were basically just a few spaces in the country left where women could go freely but that seems to be 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 saying this is yet another attempt to wipe them off the public space completely. many of them pointing up how this was an attack on their livelihood because this is not just about the women going to the salons, but women working at the salons as well. since the taliban took over, they have banned secondary education for women. they are disallowed for mentorin universities. they cannot be seen at public parks, pools or gyms. they cannot work in domestic or international ngos. all of these decisions have been repeatedly met with severe international criticism. many countries saying the taliban would like to be

recognized legitimately and have to go back on a lot of these decisions which are seen as severe restrictions to women's rights. >> the second day of wimbledon saw some familiar names make their way through to the second round. our correspondent is that the courts with all the details. >> rain washed out play for most of tuesday on these outside courts, but on the show courts underneath those roofs, play was thankfully completed as scheduled. we saw the women's defending champion in the end come from a set down to safely make it through to round two. also in round two, sabalenka, banned last year because she is from belarus, she had very little issues in her match, hoping to win her second grand slam of the year. in the men's draw, carlos alca raz showed his qualities on grass. a straight set win for him. and the two-time champion, andy murray, 36 years old and playing

with a metal hip, he got past the round. still a lot of first round matches to be played. with the weather forecast better on wednesday, we have a lot more optimism that matches can be completed on day three. >> in the rain there. along with those makeup matches on wednesday, we are expecting to see novak djokovic back on centre court. he is trying for his eighth wimbledon title. columbia researchers have released rare footages of a humpback whale nursing it's calf. the footage shows the 900 kilogram calf breaking away from nursing from its mother as a trail of milk disperses in the water. sensors were installed to capture this intimate moment. only two other feedings like this have been caught on camera. scientists hope they will be able to protect them from possible thrts by studying this. before we let you go, it would not be a july 4 holiday without

the annual fourth of july hot dog eating contest. thousands of spectators cheered on the competitive gathered at the famous nathan's howht dogos standat on neerw 's coney island. the rules are pretty simple. whoever eats the most hot dogs in 10 minutes wins. this year, joey chestnut won the men's coveted and for a record 16th time. 62 hot dogs, which is short of his world record. nikki suto won the women's competition. this tradition dates back at least to the 1970's, and it grows more popular each year with a tv contract and high-profile sponsors like coca-cola and netflix. remember, you can find more on the day's news on our website and to see what we are working on at any time, check us out on twitter. thank you for watching world news america. ♪

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