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the juno spacecraft is expected to enter the orbit in a next few hours. more than 1000 times the lethal level for humans in the atmosphere. ♪ anchor: well, we begin this hour with the spate of suicide bombings in some saudi arabia in areas, including medina, which have been attacked. ramadan.timate day of at least two security guards were killed in the blast at medina. to the holiest site, and fire could be seen close to the mosque where the prophet muhammad was buried.

this is what a man with a security consulting group has to to say about the attacks. it was a bit stronger to make the point that the attacks at ramadan,place, as you mentioned, the penultimate day of ramadan, clearly sending a message, making a statement that they are willing to attack anywhere at any time and that saudi arabia would not be spared. : what is particularly unusual is that they are attacking the city of medina, which is the holiest city in islam. this is where the prophet muhammad is buried. what is the thinking behind this attack? >> absolutely, you are absolutely right. this is very peculiar. from the perspective of is or beingbeing infidels, not

pure believers, and as such, it , and it isa target only from the district perspective of isis that these attacks, especially on holy ground like medina, could take place. : they are still pulling bodies from baghdad after one of the worst attacks in years. it was at a busy marketplace, and at least 150 people died, even more injured. the government promises to review security in the wake of the attack. toorter: the iraqis work clear the ruins from the after ad baghdad street suicide bombing left hundreds dead and wounded. >> we have to punish those are responsible for such a calming. the rescue crews could not for such a so far --

bombing. >> it was the deadliest attack by far, with city streets full of people marking the end of the ramadan fasting. the prime minister visited the sites in the hours after the attack and announced moves to improve security, including upgraded equipment and increase scanning and intelligence. the crowd was having none of it. god, this to government is a failure. they are the ones who brought terrorism here. some of them are complicit with those who did this. reporter: there has been a recent uptick in attacks of the with lossese group, on the battlefield over the past year. laura: earlier, we spent time talking to the ambassador, and

we asked him why this happened. targeted wereere civilians, people representing a cross-section of the iraqi society at a commercial place in an environment where they were trying to celebrate something that people across the world celebrates, certainly across the muslim world, because it is near the end of ramadan, and people went to their to do their shopping and to prepare for the there are fast, but also celebrating two other things that happen all over the world, which is the end of the school year, and everyone who has sat in a classroom knows what that is like, and then they were celebrating sending that takes place in france, which is euro 2016, and we are a soccer crazy country, so to target this ,ommunity under such conditions i cannot explain. i cannot explain this by any political grievance. : more details have emerged

about the men who carried out the deadly assault on friday in bangladesh. the country is morning the foreign victims. that attack was claimed by the islamic state group, and it marks the exclamation in bangladesh of recently occurring violence. all were killed by police, but one alleged attacker remains in custody. there have been clashes between israeli security forces and thestinian militants in west bank. israel is stepping up security after a surge in palestinian violence. three people were recently shot dead in tel aviv, and last week, a 13-year-old girl was stabbed in herh while asleep bedroom. we have more. reporter: dozens of young palestinians clashing with israeli security forces in the west bank village town. earlier, the army had stormed a grenadesque with sound

as the attempt to close down the nearby city continued. the lockdown is part of a series of measures announced by the government of benjamin netanyahu following a recent surge in violence. >> the fight against terror which has seen its ups and downs. we will use many different means, including new, decisive measures which have not been used before. reporter: other reductions include a reduction of tax payments to palestinian authorities and an increased presence in the occupied west bank. security forces also destroy the homes of two a palestinians who had carried out deadly knife attacks. >> they informed us a few months ago. we appealed to the supreme court, but our appeal was rejected. move likely to further increase tensions,

israeli authorities also approved the construction of 800 new settlement homes on the west bank. just days earlier, a joint report from the u.s., the eu, the u.n., and russia had warned that the policy was jeopardizing the possibility of a two state solution to the conflict. >> it is not going to save one is really person. it is just a possibility to destroy the possibility of peace . reporter: they have been at a standstill since the us-led initiative collapsed in 2014. : meanwhile, prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in uganda to mark the years of an operation when a group of elite commandos rescued hostages at an airport terminal after a week. smithin netanyahu russ own brother died in the attack. he is visiting apple your countries during his tour.

reporter: ticking off a landmark trip to africa, benjamin met an official at the airport. it is the first time in decades that an israeli head of state set foot on african soil. it was also a deeply personal moment for the prime minister, as it marked the 40th anniversary of the hostage rescue mission, in which his older brother lost his life. >> we are gathered here to mark an event that inspired the world and lifted the spirits of my people. international terrorism suffered a stinging defeat. the rescue mission proved that thatcan prevail over evil, all can triumph over evil, over fear. reporter: june 20, 976, and air france plane hijacked by a commando and carrying over 100 hostages landed with the blessings of the dictator.

by the israeli raid, led brother of benjamin netanyahu, assaulted the terminal. all the three hostages were rescued. netanyahu was killed. this is also my way to commemorate what he calls a watershed moment in israeli history, one where he claims the country learn to stand up for itself. the leader of the british u.k. independence party has resigned, saying he wants his life back. farage, his party got 12% of the national vote. , heng the brexit campaign was accused of using an anti-immigration poster that was deemed racist. >> that we managed to get that -- my aim of being in politics was to get britain out of the european union. that is what we voted for in

that referendum two weeks ago, and that is now why i feel i have done my best, that i could not possibly achieve more than we managed to get in that referendum. it is right that i should now stand aside as the leader. during the referendum campaign, i said i want my country back, and what i am saying today is i want my life back, and it begins right now. thank you. laura: and the departure of nigel farage is not the only one. five mp's have entered the fray to replace david cameron. it would be the first prime minister to be elected by party membership. sides ofon opposite the brexit debate, they have set up their plans for the british withdrawal from the eu. we have more. reporter: in the battle for number 10, one is racing ahead.

to a poll, 60% of tory voters support her. while they campaign for the remain cap, she says brexit means brexit, a slow withdrawal from the european union. deadline.olute what is important is that we do this at the right timescale and that we do it to get the right , so we should.k. not info article 50 immediately. shot to: another prominence campaigning for the leave vote. a probe brexit candidate. she believes the scrapping of the free movement of people and once free trade negotiations. she said she would speed up the .rocess of leaving the eu >> i intend to keep this as short as possible. europeane nor our

friends need prolonged uncertainty, and not everything needs to be negotiated before article 50 is triggered and the exit process is concluded. in third another place, his diminished after what see as a betrayal of former favorite boris johnson. a series of secret ballots will be held. the 330 mps, and the candidate with the least be eliminated. then a vote of the entire conservative membership. laura: meanwhile, lawmakers have been looking at how brexit results could be ignored or overturned, and one of them has already started legal proceedings to demand that the referendum be submitted to parliamentary approval. reporter: what is in a referendum? for one person, a majority vote to leave the european union told be insufficient

implement a brexit. on behalf of clients, it launched a legal action to demand that the parliament be consulted first. >> the results of the referendum is not in doubt, but the outcome of the referendum itself is not , and for theng current or future prime minister to invoke article 50 without limit approval is unlawful. triggering the country is exit from the european union. the loughran says this clause is open to interpretation. that withdrawal from the eu must be done in accordance with the country's constitutional requirements, and the referendum only has advisory power. the foreign secretary was close to -- quick to dismiss this challenge, saying law firms should not meddle in politics. >> we have had a referendum.

the british people have spoken. they candidate except decision of the british people, and our job now is to get on and implement it. we do not need ultra high paid lawyers trampling all over the political space. reporter: a spokesperson for prime minister david cameron said the decision to invoke article 50 would be taken by his successor. : in france now, over the treatment of the man alleged to be the sole surviving gunman from last year's paris attacks, said to belam receiving preferential treatment. some want to know why he has access to a gym when other inmates do not. islam -- isat the abdeslam getting preferential treatment? a total are dedicated to

him. he also has a separate, spare cell for security reasons. of therd is where all surveillance equipment is stored, and the fourth has a whirling machine, just like this one, for solid at the slam -- abdeslam tosaleh work out on. justice toto mr. of ask about turning this into a personal gym for mr. abdeslam. >> on the one hand, we are told that he is on suicide watch, and on the other that he has to stay in shape, so we have to find the right balance. could havethat we considered giving him access to the gym used by all inmates, but because this case is so

sensitive, we had very strict instructions. reporter: in france, offering physical activities to inmates is an obligation, and it is legally impossible to have nonstop surveillance in a shared prison gym. in addition, the minister of justice explained he is in solitary confinement, a sector that is not affected by prison overcrowding. now, the united states is attempting to send a spacecraft into the orbit of jupiter. trying to reach the king of planets, juno will dive between the planet and its intense bouts of charged particle radiation. its goal is to improve the understanding of how the planet is formed. at lancaster university joins me now. thanks for being with us on "france 24."

juneau'sthe chances of success? success? >> pretty high. laura: the risk is the high radiation levels in the planets orbit, and they have had to specially designed this spacecraft so the electronics do not fail. is that right? chris: yes, that is right. jupiter has the most intense radiation belts, and those pose and toto the computers the scientific instruments on so one of the, concerns for the mission happening later on is what happens if the radiation effects some of the pieces or some of the electronics during that maneuver, and it happens to cause a glitch in computers, and they have been specifically designed to so it's such a it wouldre to occur,

pick it up if it happens, and basically turned the computers the normalagain, so processes could proceed, and the spacecraft can successfully orbit around jupiter. laura: what can we learn about this? chris: it is the king of planets, as you said in your introduction. solara story of the system, the story of jupiter. we essentially do not understand how giant planets form. there are several competing ideas, and which one is correct has profound locations for understanding of how the solar system formed, so jupiter is very interesting for many reasons. is machine, like i said, focused on trying to understand butorigin of jupiter, jupiter has a very strong magnetic field. it is the strongest magnetic field of any of the planets in

the solar system, and there is the magnetosphere, and the radiation is a part of that, so one of the items is to fly over the poles of the planet and look at the aurora on jupiter and also look at the particles that are accelerating in the atmosphere in that way. right, exciting stuff. i guess we will know more about this tomorrow. chris: absolutely. laura: thank you. chris: my pleasure. in the studio now, well, the plans with the european union? >> we are still rattled by the is a sharp cutre in corporate taxes from 20% to under 15%, and some officials fear it could set off a domino

effect across the european bloc. we take a closer look. reporter: a5-point plan to soften the blow of brexit. among them, george osborne has pledged to cut corporation tax. speaking to the financial times, the u.k. finance ministers said it would lend support to bank lending. there is the so-called northern powerhouse and maintaining fiscal credibility. the french minister says cutting corporate taxes should not be britain's top priority. angested that they make announcement of the consequences of the brexit decision to the people. -- fromthe tax 5% by 20 20% will give them one of the lowest rates and the lowest of any major economy. it comes as big-name businesses, such as easyjet and vodafone,

could be affected if the u.k. leaves the single market. they fear a race to the bottom. intent -- nod new intention of acting like david cameron in 2012, when he said a red cargo was laid out to investors wanting to escape a french tax hike. >> i do not want to have a reverse red carpet. i did not appreciate his red carpet remarks, so i do not support a reverse red carpet. brexitr: there are also addictions. christine lagarde says they expect be british gdp to be thanen 1.5% and 4.5% lower if it had remained in the eu osborne said he believes there will be an impact of the downturn, again,

uncertainty about the looming eu. from the mergingng in favor of in a deal that was agreed earlier this year with deutsche boerse. what one person had to say. >> they want to come together and marry, so to speak, but there are legal uncertainties. we do not know that the britons are leaving. i do not believe that they are leaving. but it makes no sense to have a london headquarters now. until july 12,be heen the torture -- the deutsc shareholders will have a say.

they ended down about 1.2% today, but let's check in on how the wider european equities did. many down in the red, the ftse , and and the cac 40 down the brexit is still weighing on investor sentiment. meanwhile, wall street closed today for a public holiday, as americans are celebrating their independence day. time now for a look at some other headlines at this hour. starting with a new ceo at air france, klm. officially taking over today, he will try to settle ongoing labor disputes, which includes a strike by air france live this month as well as to lower tension between the french and dutch units. the executive who toounced his leaving in may take over the head of another association. a busy holiday season, the unemployment rate falling in june. the tourist sector higher tens

of thousands of people for the summer months, creating the biggest decline of registered unemployed in nearly seven years. three former berkeley's employees have been found guilty in the u.k. of breaking libor, the interest rate used by banks to set prices on financial products. along with another former barclays employee, they will be sentenced wednesday. as you heard earlier in the bulletin, it is the fourth of july in the u.s., and the holiday has added some pop. the average household spends food, raking down to 22 million cases of year. they will be reaching into their pockets and spending $4 million on u.s. flags, millions on fireworks, a grand total of $6.8 million of an injection into the u.s. and i cannot contribute at all. i am stuck here in france.

laura: maybe a little u.s. flag. $4 million on flags. we are taking a short break. stay with us. this is "france 24." ♪ ú]q

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