uk drivers paid extra for fuel at supermarkets. the government promises more competition to drive prices down. and wimbledon gets under way, we will be back with more as novak djokovic and others take to centre court. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. let s start without developing the story the middle east. israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied west bank one of the biggest in recent years. the israeli military says at least seven militants have been killed. palestinian health officials say eight people have died and 50 injured. it started with multiple drone strikes on thejenin refugee camp, and israeli army vehicles were seen moving in. israel claims the camp contains a command centre for palestinian militants. across the jenin skyline, smoke has been rising for much of the day palestinian leaders say it s an attempt to destroy a refugee camp and that
way as novak djokovitch takes to centre court. after a aftera rain after a rain delay, the son is now out, after a rain delay, the son is now out, play after a rain delay, the son is now out, play is after a rain delay, the son is now out, play is back under way, novak diokovic out, play is back under way, novak djokovic looking good to make it through djokovic looking good to make it through round two of the opening day of these through round two of the opening day of these championships. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in the occupied west bank, where intense gun battles are continuing. at least eight palestinians have been killed and dozens injured after israel launched one of its biggest military operations in the area for many years. it started with multiple drone strikes on thejenin refugee camp, and israeli army vehicles, were seen moving in. israel c
no problems for women s number one iga swiatek too. and we saw venus williams on centre court today but her championship s over in the women s singles. chetan pathak s there for us. good to see you as always. venus williams looked like she was hampered to begin with today. yeah and frustrated hampered to begin with today. yeah and frustrated venus hampered to begin with today. 121i and frustrated venus williams. i m going to do a massive name drop right at the start, coming out of the lift in the media centre and be bumped into venus williams, who has just come out of a press, understandably disappointed with what happened on centre court, because she slipped, a nasty fall at the nets, and she already had strapping on her left leg and looks to have done more damage to that. she started well against ukrainian at that point, but then a big battle for venus williams to be competitive there after 43 years, a five time wimbledon champion, giving it everything. but it wasn t
is standing by in new york to pick up coverage until i m all set and safe to rejoin. while a raid sirens will always mean that there is an imminent threat in the area, they are precautionary measures that we have to abide by. particularly during the week, when everybody here has been on high alert. there was a concern that russia would mark the first anniversary of the war with an attack that would likely target kyiv. but these guys here have been eerily quiet and the anniversary came and went without any major new offensive or acts of aggression by russia. fighting, however, continues in the eastern and southern parts of this country, like in and around the city of bakhmut, where ukrainian and russian forces have been locked in battle for months. and while kyiv has been relatively peaceful in recent months, let s not forget that the outskirts and the suburbs of this city to were battlefields just a year ago. and few people thought that it would be able to send up to the appa
the gunman is also dead. police have spoken of multiple injuries. now on bbc news it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. right now, russia s war on ukraine is being waged from house to house, town to town in the eastern donbas. the strategy is simple destroy and then occupy the ruins. but the annihilation strategy isn t restricted to the battlefield. the kremlin is seeking to erase ukraine s history, culture and sense of identity. my guest today is the ukrainian raised, internationally renowned historian serhii plokhy. what s the best response to this weaponization of history? serhii plokhy, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. you are a harvard historian. you ve lived in the united states for a long time, and yet you were raised inside ukraine. so is it possible for you to bring a dispassionate historian s eye to what is happening in ukraine right now? or is it far too personal? that s what i am trying to do to bring this dispassionate analysis