and it s notjust parts of the uk struggling with heat, as most of europe continues to grapple with high temperatues, too. a huge fire is devastating forests in the gironde region in france. train drivers from nine rail companies are on strike across the uk today. it s the latest walk out in a row over pay and conditions. also, documents in the us show fbi agents seized papers marked top secret when they searched the florida home of the former president donald trump on monday. the search warrant shows he s being investigated over possible violations of the espionage act. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. sir salman rushdie s agent has said the author is likely to lose an eye after he was stabbed on stage, ahead of a lecture in new york state. in a statement, andrew wylie said the 75 year old was on a ventilator in hospital. police have arrested a 24 year old man. no motive has been established but sir salman has faced death threats from i
We find out whether people are feeling any better off. And coming up on bbc news. England prepare to take on the italians at wembley knowing that just a point will secure their spot at next summers euros in germany. Good afternoon. And welcome to the bbc news at one, live from southern israel. Us President Joe Biden has confirmed he will arrive in israel tomorrow to hear from the Israeli Forces plans for a Ground Invasion in gaza. It follows the killings in southern israel ten days ago of more than 1,300 people by hamas, which is classified as a Terrorist Organisation by many western governments including the uk. In gaza overnight, local Officials Say more than 100 people were killed in israeli strikes on the south. More than 2,700 palestinians have now died in counter strikes in gaza. The us and israel have announced they will Work Together to develop a plan to get aid to gaza. Well hear from our correspondents injerusalem, in northern israel, and in lebanon. But first, Yolande Knell
Aid into that territory. Lets hear more from john donaldson. This morning right in the south of gaza israel bombed rafa. At the scene of one of the strikes chaos. Anger and grief. Daddy, daddy he wails. They are all gone, all of them, he says. My son, my son, he cries. Israel says its targeting hamas after their attack last week. At the nearby hospital doctors say there were more than 100 casualties, including many children. He is only six years old. What did he do . Nothing. Most of the victims, they came here to the hospital, most of them are young. None of them is an adult. ,. , , an adult. Outside they are stepping over the bodies. An adult. Outside they are stepping over the bodies. Trying an adult. Outside they are stepping over the bodies. Trying to an adult. Outside they are stepping over the bodies. Trying to find over the bodies. Trying to find their loved ones. And all this is just a few miles from the crossing with egypt where for days theres been an effort to get aid in an
Killed two, enjoyed a third in a rifle attack. That was during a euro 2024 qualifying matches taking place which is important because it means a lot of swedish people were brussels for the match was the police say the gunmen is believed to be of tunisian origin but was in belgium illegally after having his Asylum Application rejected. A few lines we are having sent to us. This is from the swedish Prime Minister, some pretty strong statements from him saying sweden has never been under as big a threat as now. He says sweden and the eu need better border control. He says this is a time for more security, we must not be naive. And as said, the suspected gunman was in brussels illegally but we also know he had been to sweden but was not known to police. The swedish Prime Minister of course recognising the concern many around the world have right now saying i understand many swedes are afraid and angry, particularly at the suspect not being known by Swedish Police and he says, and this coul
Militants. The announcement about his visit was made by the us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken after late night talks in tel aviv. Antony blinken also said the us and israel had agreed on a plan to allow humanitarian aid into gaza. In gaza itself un agencies have warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis. More than 2800 people have been killed by israeli air strikes. Hamas, which is designated as a Terrorist Organisation by governments including in the uk and us, said it fired a barrage of rockets at jerusalem and tel aviv overnight with sirens sending lawmakers into bomb shelters. A Draft Resolution at the United Nations on israel and gaza failed to pass the security council. Western nations voted against it because it failed to condemn hamas. We can show you the scene in gaza, it is just after 11 oclock there. All eyes on the next stages of what happens next. We can talk now about that with our correspondent anna foster in northern israel. Bring us up to date with the night of deve