and one of the most—decorated gymnasts in history, simone biles, has returned to competition to try to add to her four gold medals. welcome to this hour. the israeli air force says it's carried out strikes against the hezbollah group in lebanon, after a rocket hit a football pitch in the israeli—occupied golan heights, killing 12 young people. the rocket struck a druze arab town close to the border with lebanon. the israeli defence minister blamed hezbollah but the group has denied any involvement. today funerals have been taking place in the town of majal shams. barbara plett—usher has sent this report. impossible to count the losses when they are measured in the lives of your children.

villagers gathered in their thousands to mourn their unspeakable tragedy. this druze arab minority stayed in the occupied golan heights after israel captured it from syria — now part of the front line in israel's conflict with lebanon's hezbollah. so many children and teenagers killed, the youngest just ten years old. explosion. this is the moment the rocket struck — a football pitch in the middle of a game on saturday afternoon, with little warning and no time to run. rescue workers scrambled through the carnage to save who they could. translation: they heard sirens, they ran to shelter. _ it might have taken them, like, 15 seconds, but they couldn't reach the shelter because the rocket hit the site between the ground and the shelter. there were many people at the football pitch, so there were many casualties. the attack can't

really be described. israel's border with lebanon has been in conflict for months, fighting in parallel with the gaza war. but this strike marks a new and dangerous phase. hezbollah denied responsibility, but israel's not buying it — the defence minister personally consoling the residents and promising to hit back hard. translation: a terrible tragedy, innocent boys and girls, our heart breaks, and i told you, hezbollah is responsible for this, and they will pay the price. israel's leaders are talking now about what that will be. majdal shams is consumed with grief. many fear the tragedy could push a simmering conflict into a full—blown regional war. barbara plett usher, bbc news, jerusalem. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams is in the israeli occupied golan heights at the site of saturday's attack.

this is exactly where the rocket landed around 20 hours ago. you can see how the force of the blastjust blew through this fence. there are bicycles and scooters that are all charred from the fireball that followed. and there is an air—raid shelter, but as barbara was saying in her piece, the children had absolutely no time to respond to the siren. they had literally a matter of seconds. they had no chance at all. we've been out in the town for the last hour or two, talking to people. and, as barbara says, this is a town utterly consumed by grief. you walk around the streets here, there are little groups of people walking from house to house, everyone dressed in black. they are going from one grieving family to another to express their condolences. we have seen a procession of military officials, obviously a huge media presence, and israeli politicians, as well. and of course the question is, how is israel going to respond? some people want it to be an extremely forceful response, but i have to tell you —

most of the people we have spoken to in majdal shams are really afraid of a wider escalation. we also heard from this resident of majdal shams, the town hit by the strike. translation: our children are not more precious or more innocent - than children killed anywhere else, including in southern lebanon and in gaza. our children are not more precious than them. we are human beings, we want to live our lives in peace and tranquillity. we need to strive now to sign a deal and stop this war. we want to live, we don't want to die. we have just had a reaction from the uk foreign secretary, david lammy, who says that the uk has been clear that hezbollah must cease their attacks and he has condemned the strike in golan heights saying he is

deeply concerned about the risk of further escalation. with all of this going on, the latest round of talks aimed at reaching a ceasefire in gaza and hostage release deal are due to begin in rome. on saturday an israeli strike on a school in central gaza killed 30 palestinians — most of them children. it follows a spate of air strikes on schools sheltering palestinians in gaza, in which many more were killed. us secretary of state antony blinken — who's currently in tokyo — said securing peace in gaza was the only way to prevent wider escalation and bring peace to the region. one of the reasons we are continuing to work so hard for a ceasefire in gaza is notjust for gaza but also so that we can really unlock an opportunity to bring calm — lasting calm — across the blue line between israel and lebanon. we are determined to bring the gaza conflict to a close. it's gone on for far too long,

its cost far too many lives. we want to see israelis, we want to see palestinians, we want to see lebanese live free from the threat of conflict and violence. well, prime minister benjamin netanyahu has arrived back in israel after cutting short a trip to washington following saturday's rocket attack. he's attending an israeli cabinet security meeting. let's speak to our middle east correspondent mark lowen, who is in jerusalem. as we were saying just then, benjamin netanyahu cutting short his trip in the us to return back to israel, which is where you are. what is the mood and what are you hearing about what mr netanyahu's next steps might be? about what mr netanyahu's next steps miaht be? ~ ., might be? well, the meeting of the security cabinet _ might be? well, the meeting of the

security cabinet is _ might be? well, the meeting of the security cabinet is under— might be? well, the meeting of the security cabinet is under way - might be? well, the meeting of the security cabinet is under way and i security cabinet is under way and prime minister netanyahu is likely to face calls from several of his ministers to hit back hard after that attack in the golan heights. the prime minister himself has said that hezbollah will pay a price they have not yet paid up until now. pretty strong rhetoric from other ministers, the finance minister, who went up to golan heights, said that the head of hezbollah should pay for this with his head. the foreign ministerfor israel said this with his head. the foreign minister for israel said an all—out war with hezbollah is approaching. so there is going to be a lot of pressure on israel to strike back hard, but equally there is a lot of pressure coming internationally on israel for restraint and indeed internationally and has followed webb, even from the lebanese foreign minister and lebanese government because there is the real fear, minister and lebanese government because there is the realfear, as you heard in all the reports you have played so far, that if there is

an all out war, a war between hezbollah and israel, that could turn into something far more dangerous and deadly, potentially bringing in iran, which of course is the sponsor of hezbollah, and potentially bringing in other state actors, as well. all the comments at the moment from the uk, the us, france and others, the un, as well, i for restraint. france and others, the un, as well, ifor restraint. but france and others, the un, as well, i for restraint. but will israel heed to those calls or will they decide they need to hit back hard? already there were overnight strikes by israeli planes into southern israel, into southern lebanon. hezbollah has been clearing out some of its bases in south of lebenon as a precautionary measure. just spoke to summary from a university in northern israel, about 150 kilometres from the lebanese border, 100 miles, and they have brought in a reel that anyone working above the fifth floor in a 30 story high building must work from home so nobody is taking chances and the fear is of an escalation on that board. �* , , ,., ~' fear is of an escalation on that

board. �* , , ,., ~ ., fear is of an escalation on that board. �* , , ., board. briefly, when i spoke to you yesterday. — board. briefly, when i spoke to you yesterday. we _ board. briefly, when i spoke to you yesterday, we were _ board. briefly, when i spoke to you yesterday, we were talking - board. briefly, when i spoke to you yesterday, we were talking about l yesterday, we were talking about that strike on a school which had been sheltering displaced palestinians in gaza, a reminder that the conflict there continues on. , . , ., ., ., , on. yes, and they are two fronts in a sense of— on. yes, and they are two fronts in a sense of that _ on. yes, and they are two fronts in a sense of that same _ on. yes, and they are two fronts in a sense of that same conflict - a sense of that same conflict because both hamas and hezbollah are both determined and intent on destroying the jewish state both determined and intent on destroying thejewish state and hezbollah has told israel they are not prepared to cease attacks until there is a ceasefire with hamas in gaza. with the help of that very far off, you mention this attack on the school in gaza yesterday, on saturday, that killed more than 30 people, displaced people sheltering in the school compound. the israelis say they were targeting hamas command control centre embedded within the school, but all of this showing once again that's the hope of a ceasefire in gaza is still very far off, even though talks, fresh talks to that end are now under way in rome. expectations of a real breakthrough in those ceasefire

talks are low.— breakthrough in those ceasefire talks are low. ~ ., talks are low. mark lowen with the latest in jerusalem, _ talks are low. mark lowen with the latest in jerusalem, thank - talks are low. mark lowen with the latest in jerusalem, thank you. - let's speak to our correspondent in beirut, hugo bachega. good to talk to you. what has the reaction been from where you are? well, i am actually 30 kilometres from the border. this is an area that has been frequently hit by the israeli military responding to these attacks by hezbollah. this is at hezbollah stronghold in the south of the country. just 15 minutes ago, before for pm here, we saw a huge plume of smoke coming from that direction. you cannot see anything now but it could have been the result of another israeli strike targeting those hezbollah positions. obviously the fear here in ii is this could escalate to become a major confrontation between israel and hezbollah. these attacks by hezbollah have been happening almost every day since october. the israeli

military has been responding. and we have seen both sides have given indications that they were not interested in a major confrontation. they fought a war in 2006. it was devastating for lebenon. but obviously hezbollah is a heavily armed group, supported by iran, so there is also fear that any kind of confrontation could lead to a massive impact on israel. we have also been talking about miscalculation and perhaps what happened yesterday was the result of miscalculation. the israelis are blaming hezbollah for the attack, hezbollah is rejecting this accusation but i think many here in lebenon i waiting to see what kind of response the israeli military is going to carry out, and indeed, if this is going to lead to a major escalation of hostilities here. although hezbollah has been widely

blamed for the attack, the group themselves have not claimed responsibility, is that right? exactly. there have been reports saying they have blamed an israeli rocket, part of the defence systems of israel, for this strike that happened yesterday. some think the israelis have denied. we see the americans are saying all intelligence suggests that this was indeed a rocket that was fired by hezbollah here in lebenon and again there has been efforts included by there has been efforts included by the lebanese government to the escalate tensions. we have heard from the lebanese foreign minister earlier today saying there have been conversations with hezbollah to not retaliate. if there is a major attack by israel. many in the country again i waiting to see the result of this meeting that is happening in israel of top security officials and obviously the israeli

prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who has promised a strong response after the attack yesterday. mark hugo bachega, thank you for the latest. just a reminder we have heard from britain's foreign secretary david lammy responding to the latest attacks. he posted on x, formerly twitter. that's response there from the uk government and the foreign secretary. here in the uk... the mayor of greater manchester andy burnham says we now have a fuller picture of the manchester airport incident, after new footage emerged late last night showing the moments before a police officer kicked and stamped on a man last week. the new video — obtained by the manchester evening news — shows two police officers being punched to the ground after trying to restrain one of the men.

a warning — you may find this report by phil mccann distressing. you have got him on the floor, stop being aggressive! you have got him on the floor. the man in blue here is now known to millions as the man who had his head stamped on by a police officer. this new footage, obtained by the manchester evening news, shows what happened just beforehand. as police appear to try to apprehend the man in blue, a man in a grey top comes in and punches are thrown. the man in blue breaks free and more punches are thrown between him and two other officers who fall to the floor. he then drags the other officer down as he holds a taser towards the man in grey. one of the other officers tasers him. and this footage ends as the man in blue is kicked in the head. a man with his hands up, who is later hit on the back of the head with a taser, appears to be the same man seen in grey in the new video. it is an extremely difficult situation, but at least this morning it has moved forward,

i'd agree, because people now have a fuller picture. and it confirms what i said last week, which is that this is a situation that escalated very quickly, it was a very violent situation. issues on both sides. four people were arrested after the incident and released on police bail. a police officer is now facing a criminal investigation over kicking, stamping, and using incapacitant spray. shame on you! the original video sparked protests, including in the hometown of the brothers involved in the incident — in rochdale. we should be clear in that the actions of the officer, of kicking that person on the ground in that particular way, is very uncharacteristic of british policing and something that we are not used to, and should be called out as equally as the violence towards the police. greater manchester's chief constable has said the shock and upset caused in some communities is a matter of profound regret. phil mccann, bbc news. we will of course be following the

story throughout the day on bbc news. let's go now to our other main story today — the paris olympics. for the latest on day two of the games, let'sjoin maryam moshiri in paris. thank you very much. welcome to paris, and day two of the olympic games — where, after days of torrential rain, which affected the opening ceremony on friday, the sun is finally shining. the beautiful weather has brought out the visitors, but it has come a bit too late for the triathlon athletes. their training session in the river seine had to be cancelled because the rain increased the pollution levels in the river. organisers said the levels should go back to normal by the actual event on tuesday. let's take a moment now to bring you the top stories from the sports here, and there are plenty of medals up for grabs today and lots of sporting legends in action. team gb�*s adam peaty qualified fastest for tonight's final as he chases a sensational third consecutive 100m breaststroke gold in paris. he is aiming to become the second

man after the us star michael phelps to win the same individual swimming event at three games in a row. in the tennis, andy murray begins the final tournament of his career as he competes with dan evans againstjapan. but cameron norrie has pulled outjust hours before he was due on court — it's thought the british number two has suffered an injury. meanwhile, rafael nadal makes his singles return which could set up a second round match with rival novak djokovic. global gymnastics star simone biles is competing today. the most—decorated gymnast in history had a difficult time in tokyo in 2020, but is back to her best and hoping to add to her 37 olympic and world golds. she bounced back with a dazzling performance. and if you like star spotting, then you will love the gymnastics venue in paris today — it is a veritable who's who of celebrities. mission impossible and top gun star tom cruise is there, as are wicked the musical actors ariana grande and cynthia erivo. anna wintour, editor in chief of british vogue,

is also there to cheer on biles and all the other gymnasts competing today, as is olympic torch—bearer and rap superstar snoop dogg. a favourite of ours at bbc news! let's talk about the history of the olympics. it is one of the most amazing events in the world and has been going on for so many years, so many different moments to think about. joining me now is david kohn, an author who's written a new book called the best and worst of the olympics. iam glad i am glad to say he isjoining me now down the line. lovely to talk to you. let's talk first of all, because i like to be positive, about the best moments of the olympics you can pinpoint in your mind that really stand out for you. in the book and _ really stand out for you. in the book and also _ really stand out for you. in the book and also in _ really stand out for you. in the book and also in a _ really stand out for you. in the book and also in a podcast - really stand out for you. in the | book and also in a podcast that really stand out for you. in the - book and also in a podcast that we have recorded, we picked number one moscow 1980,

have recorded, we picked number one moscow1980, british have recorded, we picked number one moscow 1980, british athletes ruled the world probably for the first time in history and these two absolute titans of running away competing against each other, they had a fantastic competition. and then 1500 was surprisingly won by hoe. a of dimensions, that comes in at number one in the book. tell! hoe. a of dimensions, that comes in at number one in the book.— at number one in the book. tell me about the other _ at number one in the book. tell me about the other ones _ at number one in the book. tell me about the other ones because - at number one in the book. tell mej about the other ones because there are a few more, including one involving usain bolt.— are a few more, including one involving usain bolt. indeed. he comes in at— involving usain bolt. indeed. he comes in at number— involving usain bolt. indeed. he comes in at number two. - involving usain bolt. indeed. he comes in at number two. you i involving usain bolt. indeed. he i comes in at number two. you have involving usain bolt. indeed. he - comes in at number two. you have to pick bolt, the biggest superstar in the history of the games. certainly surpassed any other athlete that has left. his record was extraordinary, but when he burst onto the scene in beijing with that incredible 100 metres, where he almost stopped running with 15 metres to spare and still smashed the world record. he is a biggerfigure still smashed the world record. he is a bigger figure than anybody and over those three olympics, when he

won nine gold medals, i know it was reduced to eight, he was just fantastic and brilliant to watch. and finally, the 1936 games in germany feature very highly in your book. tell me more about that. yes. book. tell me more about that. yes, indeed. i actually _ book. tell me more about that. ye: indeed. i actually featured the story twice because i think the very fact that the games were held in berlin was a travesty, really. they should never have been there in the midst of nazi germany under the eyes of adolf hitler. but one guy who really gave him a slap in the face was the american athletejesse owens. jesse owens was already the world's greatest athlete at the time, but really demonstrated that any idea of aryan supremacy was utter nonsense. he won the 100, 200, long jump and then the 4x100 and really that was a big slap in the face. �* , ., .,

really that was a big slap in the face. �*, ., ., ., ., ~ ., face. let's move on and talk about the worst in _ face. let's move on and talk about the worst in your _ face. let's move on and talk about the worst in your opinion - face. let's move on and talk about the worst in your opinion of- the worst in your opinion of olympics. dare i guess it is to do with drug cheating, perhaps, i am guessing. i with drug cheating, perhaps, i am uuuessin. . . , with drug cheating, perhaps, i am iiuessin_ ., ., , ., with drug cheating, perhaps, i am iiuessin. ., ., , ., ,., , guessing. i have a couple of stories in the book — guessing. i have a couple of stories in the book about _ guessing. i have a couple of stories in the book about drug _ guessing. i have a couple of stories in the book about drug cheating. i in the book about drug cheating. number two in in the book about drug cheating. numbertwo in my in the book about drug cheating. number two in my worst is a ben johnson. anyone that remembers the seoul olympics will remember the incredible drama and drama of that 100 metres final when hejust burst out of the blocks, kept his speed up and let everybody including a very bemused to carl lewis in his wake. i think most people remember that picture ofjohnson wide eyed with his fist in the air going over the line. but equally many will remember two days later, when there was the announcement he had tested positive for drugs and then the scenes of him being shepherded out of sole airport and embarrassingly having to return back to canada. i also have a story about the relentless drug—taking that took place in eastern europe.

the blue colour pills i call it. hundreds, thousands of athletes were affected. some even had to change agenda because of the long—term effects of ingestion of these drugs. —— they had to change gender. good to talk to you to get a bit of history and show people why these limits are so important because they make history and create historical moments. david kohn, lovely to speak to you, thank you very much indeed. thank you. 13 gold medals up for grabs today. a lot of sports going on. i will bring you all the latest throughout the day here. but for now, back to you in the studio. thank you very much. maryam is in paris throughout the olympics. now it's time for a look at today's sport with gavin. we will start with the olympics.

plenty big action. adam peaty does better gold in a row in the breaststroke later and team usa basketball are on the court but all eyes are on simone biles, who has been out again for the artistic gymnastics, she shows some discomfort with a calf issue but showed her class with stunning performances on the floor and on the vault in the team qualification. usa finished with 172.296 to put them in the lead. italy move into second and china are in third in that event. we will keep you updated throughout that as it progresses. the olympics' triathlon swimming training session scheduled for sunday has been cancelled after recent heavy rain in paris affected pollution levels in the seine. paris mayor anne hidalgo promised a swimmable river for residents will be a key legacy of the games, and took a dip herself in the build up. but organisers say, "the tests carried out in the seine revealed water quality levels, that in the view of the international federation, world triathlon, did not provide

sufficient guarantees to allow the event to be held." they said they are confident that water quality would improve before the event begins on tuesday. convicted child rapist steven van de velde made his olympic beach volleyball debut on sunday, to a mixed reaction in paris, with audible boos. he and volleyball partner matthew immers lost 2—1 to italy's alex ranghieri and adrian carambula at the eiffel tower stadium earlier. his playing partner immers, speaking after the match, says he feels it was right that van de velde could compete at the games. we talked about it one time and we want to enjoy every moment on this stage because we qualified for it, we gave everything together for the best three years, two use, to qualify. for the past three years, two years, to qualify. i am really happy about it, that we can stand here and so, that we can stand here and say, ok, next match we will give everything. you believe it is right that he is here at the olympics? yes, of course.

we qualified. we gave two years, everything for it. i think it is right. day three of the third test is just under way at edgbaston where england are looking for a 3—0 series win over west indies. the tourists, who started the day on 33—2, are currently 168—7 in their second innings — and now lead by 7a runs. england with potential to win it on day three. to football, and manchester united face an anxious wait to discover the extent of injuries suffered by rasmus hojlund and new signing leny yoro as preseason preparations continue. hojlund had scored in united's 2—1 defeat by arsenal in the opening match of their us tour in los angeles, but suffered a muscle injury soon afterwards and had to go off. hojlund's team—mate yoro need treatment during the game as well and united will hope both can be fit for the start of the premier league season in fewer than three week's time. and the belgian grand prix is under way, with charles leclerc having started on on pole. follow that on our website — as well as all the latest from the paris olympics. and that's all the sport for now.

thank you. before we go... the king has been speaking to members of the public as he walked to church at sandringham this morning. well—wishers turned out to see charles as he strolled to the service at st mary magdalene. the king — who is continuing to receive treatment following a cancer diagnosis — was greeted by the reverend canon dr stay with us here on bbc news. hello. sunny skies with temperatures well into the 20s across much of the uk, and whether you like it or not, the first half of the week will be really quite hot — particularly across southern and central areas of the uk. let me show you the satellite picture with the jet stream superimposed. here it is — this big ridge allowing the hot air to come in from the south, and the dip in thejet stream with the weather fronts there — that's the bad weather that recently affected paris and the opening ceremony. here in the uk, admittedly it is not

gin—clear everywhere, the blue skies are further south. in scotland and northern ireland here, it's a little more hazy with fair weather clouds, and cooler — around 21 celsius in belfast and glasgow, but the rest of the country, typically inland, in the mid 20s. so after a warm and sunny day, it's going to be a warm and clear night, but just to the north—west this weak weather front is trying to push in, it does not make much progress. but maybe some cloudier skies and damp weather here in the far north—west. the rest of the country — it's a dry and sunny morning. and we do it all over again on monday, with high pressure in charge, and just weak weather fronts trying to move into north—western parts of the uk. so right from the word go, it is blue skies once again across many parts of england and wales. a little bit more cloud here in the north—west of the uk, and just the risk of a shower here and there.

so cooler — around 20 or so — but the bulk of england and wales again well into the 20s and the high 20s expected across the south—east and east anglia. and that heat will continue to build. as we head through the course of tuesday, we see that hot air spreading in from france, really quite oppressive for the olympics — in the south of france pushing a0 celsius, paris the mid 30s. here in the uk in the extreme case, we might even get around 31 or 32 in some southern and south—eastern part of the country. now i'm going to speed up the weather forecast — tuesday into wednesday, then wednesday night with the heat, we are going to see some showers and thunderstorms developing, i think more especially by the time we get to thursday. but trying to pinpoint where they are going to be at this stage is going to be very hard. but here is the summary, then, for the week ahead. this increasing cloud here on the weather apps, that's an indication of those storms starting to build by that stage. bye— bye.

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