for the rocket attack that killed twelve children and teenagers in the israeli—occupied golan heights on saturday, in the town of majdal shams, calling it �*horrific�*. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu met with senior security officials on sunday, and was authorized to decide how and when to respond to the strike. netanyahu has said that hezbollah — which is backed by iran — will pay a heavy price. the bbc�*s paul adams sent this report from the israeli—occupied golan heights. through the streets of majdal shams, the coffins came one by one. a town reeling in shock, consumed by collective grief, terrified about what happens next. for months, they feared a disaster, but they never imagined it would take away their children. at the football pitch where they all died, moments of silent reflection.

efforts to comprehend the speed of this tragedy. a playground, transformed in an instant into a place ofjagged metal, discarded belongings and, in the corner, the blood of the victims. we're told that a siren sounded just seconds before the rocket landed here and blew the fence right back. and look, just outside the pitch, metres away, there's a bomb shelter. but the children, the children on the pitch, those watching, those on their bikes and scooters, they had no time to react. the mood changes, as government officials arrive to pay their respects. there's real anger now, even from one man in uniform. "they've been bombarding us for ten months," he shouts. "my children are crying every day!" after thousands of hezbollah rockets since last october, people here just want it all to end. when israel's hardline finance minister shows up, some urge the government

to strike back hard. but others turn on him. "get out of here, you criminal," one says. the government has yet to decide how to respond. the army says it just needs the word. we are ready. we said we are ready for several weeks or even months, and we continue to be ready. and every day that is passing, we are preparing more, and more, and more. but in this druze minority town, captured from syria in 1967, such talk is causing anxiety. i'm afraid for the consequences. if this happened yesterday, what about tomorrow, if it happens? like, if it gets to an all—out war. it's going to be pretty tough. more people are going to die, on all sides. milar sha'ar was ten years old, the youngest victim. his uncle and cousin struggling to comprehend their sudden loss. he is loved by everyone.

his family says the war which killed him has to end. paul adams, bbc news, majdal shams. western governments are urging israel to show restraint with fears that retribution could ignite original wall. i fears that retribution could ignite original wall.- ignite original wall. i think the expectation _ ignite original wall. i think the expectation is - ignite original wall. i think the expectation is that - ignite original wall. i think. the expectation is that they will be a green lighting of a military operation of some sort, a retaliatory strike but what form that takes and where indeed israeli israel decides to strike, are unknown and it will be critical as to determining just how dangerous this moment is. all the reports were getting is the pressure is on israel not to strike in major urban centres, like beirut, for example an event that there will be pressure on as blah as to how they would

respond. hezbollah. there is huge pressure on both sides coming from the us, both hezbollah and the israeli government not to allow this to escalate into a full—scale regional inferno, if you like. remember, hezbollah is a most important middle east proxy of iran. it is sponsored by iran and a full on confrontation risks bringing ante run, potentially, risk spreading this into a much bigger conflagration and that is what the focus is on. —— iran. but the focus is on. -- iran. but is of central _ the focus is on. -- iran. but is of central gaza _ the focus is on. -- iran. but is of central gaza had - the focus is on. —— iran. but is of central gaza had been told to move into a crowded military zone. israeli troops are continuing a week—long

operation aimed at... 66 palestinians have been killed across the territories according to the hamas run health industry. meanwhile since my talks continue in rome. the cia director william burns is on hand. washington gave its response to the latest proposals on saturday. us secretary of state antony blinken, currently in tokyo, said securing peace in gaza is the only way to prevent wider escalation in the region. fine escalation in the region. one ofthe escalation in the region. one of the reasons _ escalation in the region. one of the reasons that _ escalation in the region. one of the reasons that we - escalation in the region. one of the reasons that we are i of the reasons that we are continuing to work so hard for a ceasefire in gaza is notjust for gaza but also so that we can have an opportunity to bring calm, lasting calm across a lasting when i'm between israel and lebanon. we are determined to bring the gaza conflict to a close. it has gone on forfar conflict to a close. it has gone on for far too long. conflict to a close. it has gone on forfar too long. it has cost far too many lives and we want to see israelis,

palestinians, lebanese live free from the threat of conflict and violence. lots to discuss here. _ let's bring in former us ambassador to malta and president of the middle east policy council, gina abercrombie—winstanley. i was great to have you on the programme. ambassador, prime minister netanyahu has been authorized by his security cabinet to decide on the manner and timing of a response. how do you think he will proceed? he has got some options in front of him and thinks 2—way. as your package showed, he has a lot of pressure on him to confine the response. he has got a tired military, the war in gaza of course is now nine months, to open a second front at a second time is going to stretch them terribly. so he has got pressure to come to a conclusion under that ceasefire from outside of israel as well

strongly inside of israel, and keeping in mind that the conflict in gaza is the root of the current range of conflicts at the northern border with the houthis as well as west bank and gaza street. israel still has plenty on its plate doesn't it. there was fierce fighting in gaza against hamas. around khan younis. does it not have the ability to open a second military front? it certainly can do it but it would be a strain. not only on the military which has been fighting for almost a year now, but on the population as well. we know that on the lebanese side, over100,000 people are displaced. on side, overio0,000 people are displaced. on the israeli side, over 60,000 people have been displaced. there are already impacts on the israeli economy just from the war in gaza,

whether it is ingested in israel, foreign visitors, people coming to work, student etc, have dropped precipitously and that has an impact on the population of israel, so adding this extra layer is going to be very tough indeed. meanwhile, those ceasefire negotiations are continuing in rome. the cia director is _ are continuing in rome. the cia director is there. _ are continuing in rome. the cia director is there. it _ are continuing in rome. the cia director is there. it does - are continuing in rome. the cia director is there. it does not - director is there. it does not sound like there's been much progress made over the weekend. president biden of goss has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, do you has the political capital to get a ceasefire deal over the finish line? —— has of course dropped out. line? -- has of course dropped out. ., , ., ., out. you can use whatever range of leverage — out. you can use whatever range of leverage he — out. you can use whatever range of leverage he has _ out. you can use whatever range of leverage he has at _ out. you can use whatever range of leverage he has at his - of leverage he has at his disposal. it is his until he is no longer president. but keep in mind this recent visit by the prime minister to the united states, meeting the

president, the vice president and former president trump, he had similar messages from all three, as we heard from the readouts of all of those meetings. everyone wants this war wrapped up so former president trump said, get it done, wrap it up, the vice president said she's not going to be silent. we need a ceasefire and of course he heard it from the person in charge and that is president biden. ., ., i. charge and that is president biden. ., ., , , biden. how do you see president biden. how do you see president biden dealing — biden. how do you see president biden dealing now— biden. how do you see president biden dealing now with _ biden. how do you see president biden dealing now with this - biden dealing now with this latest flareup of violence to the north of israel with hezbollah four so he may have his hand tied a bit but we have seen so many visits to the region by secretary blinken. to try and stop this spreading to other nations. it try and stop this spreading to other nations.— try and stop this spreading to other nations. it reminds me of my younger _ other nations. it reminds me of my younger days _ other nations. it reminds me of my younger days as _ other nations. it reminds me of

my younger days as shattered i my younger days as shattered promising. the president has leveraged to be yes. —— shadow diplomacy. he wants to get it done before leaving office. in the end, getting a ceasefire is good for israel, as well as the palestinians. and the ability to do a deal is in the hands of the prime minister and, of course, the head of a mouse. neither of these two may feel the pressure on their population to get peace in place in the gaza strip because, of course it has impacts on the political standing. the prime minister is unlikely to go anywhere anytime soon so he a bit more leverage therefore that is more hope at this time that he will make the decisions that will help bring about a ceasefire.— decisions that will help bring about a ceasefire. former us ambassador _ about a ceasefire. former us ambassador to _ about a ceasefire. former us ambassador to malta - about a ceasefire. former us ambassador to malta thank l about a ceasefire. former us i ambassador to malta thank you so much for your thoughts. thank you.

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. new footage reveals the moments before a police officer stamped on a man at manchester airport. a warning you may find this report by phil mccann distressing. you've got him on the floor, stop being agressive! the man in blue here is fahir amaaz — now known to millions as the man who has 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. greater manchester's chief constable has said the shock and upset caused in some communities is a matter of profound regret. polls have started to close in venezuela, in what's being seen as the most consequential presidential election in more than a decade. president nicolas maduro is seeking a third consecutive term. he's been in office since 2013 after the death of his mentor, hugo chavez. he told voters they have a choice between war and peace and warned of a bloodbath if he loses. mr maduro's main challenger, edmundo gonzalez, has said it's time to re—establish democracy and prosperity in the country after a quarter century of socialist rule. pre—election polls suggested that mr gonzalez had a wide lead over the incumbent. the opposition says it has faced harassment and the arrest of more than 100 people linked to its campaign, and its main candidate was barred from running. mr maduro's 2018 re—election was widely dismissed as neither

free norfair, sparking concerns over this election. mr maduro told supporters he will win �*by hook or by crook�* but venezuela's attorney—general has assured voters that election results will be free and fair. tensions were high at polling stations, where voters faced off as they waited to cast their votes. mr gonzalez and president maduro each spoke after casting their ballots. translation: to all venezuelans l around the world, your strength l and your commitment, we feel it and it encourages us. we are one people united in our search for freedom. thank you to all those who are working today to ensure that the will of the venezuelan people is respected. translation: i will recognise the electoral— translation: i will recognise the electoral referee, -

translation: i will recognise the electoral referee, the - the electoral referee, the official bulletins and if they would be respected. the word of the electoral referee is holy. joining me live is senior fellow for venezuela and columbia at the atlantic council's adrienne arsht latin america center, geoff ramsey. great to have you here. i know you've been closely following the turnout in this election, why is that such a crucial factor? thank you for having me. turnout is going to be the absolute crucial factor here. we have exit polls coming out that show edmundo gonzalez had about a 20 point— 30 point lead over incumbent nicolas maduro and it looks like venezuelans have participated overwhelming end of this election and that is going to make it really difficult for the government, for the ruling party to carry out fraud and temper with the vote on the margins. speaking of those concerns _ vote on the margins. speaking of those concerns about -

vote on the margins. speaking of those concerns about fraud | of those concerns about fraud or election irregularities, what is in place in venezuela? are there any systems to monitor their vote counting now that we're getting close to that we're getting close to that point, those polls should be closing any moment? opposition actually has electoral witnesses at voting centres, thousands of voting centres, thousands of voting centres around the country, and they also have technicians that are in the room observing the vote count as we speak. while polls started to close around three hours ago, we still have not seen any kind of official results from the electoral council and the silence from venezuelan authorities right now is incredibly worrisome. it looks like both sides are poised to claim victory and thatis poised to claim victory and that is going to set us up for major confrontation. you are worried potentially _ major confrontation. you are worried potentially that - major confrontation. you are worried potentially that we l worried potentially that we could see something in the country where both sides say they have won and that could lead to some sort of tension, to say the least?—

to say the least? yes, that's riuht. to say the least? yes, that's right- the — to say the least? yes, that's right. the truth _ to say the least? yes, that's right. the truth is _ to say the least? yes, that's right. the truth is that - to say the least? yes, that's right. the truth is that if - to say the least? yes, that's right. the truth is that if the | right. the truth is that if the ruling party, the ruling socialist party actually has the results, then the electoral authority should be able to prove it by publishing the results, by each voting centre. the fact they have not done is so suggest they have something to hide. i think we have to ask ourselves, if nicola maduro and people in his inner circle really are interested in signing up for another cycle of violence and repression, i have to think that right now, in the ruling party, in nicolas maduro's inner circle, there are some questions whether or not it might be worth to recognise that if it and actually embrace the transition.— actually embrace the transition. �*, , transition. let's 'ust say, if edmundo h transition. let'sjust say, if edmundo gonzalez - transition. let'sjust say, if edmundo gonzalez does i transition. let'sjust say, if i edmundo gonzalez does when it this what would that mean for the country? i think there is absolutely no way that gonzalez can take office injanuary when his term would start without a

very complicated process of negotiation with the ruling party, with nicolas maduro and the armed forces. the party, with nicolas maduro and the armed forces.— the armed forces. the truth is neither the — the armed forces. the truth is neither the opposition, - the armed forces. the truth is neither the opposition, nor i neither the opposition, nor maduro can hope to govern a country in flames. we are heading towards a very complicated negotiations process about really complex issues about how to actually govern the country, how to share power and how to keep the country on track towards a democratic opening.- country on track towards a democratic opening. how do you think its neighbours, _ democratic opening. how do you think its neighbours, brazil i democratic opening. how do you think its neighbours, brazil or. think its neighbours, brazil or colombia are watching the result here and of course the united must be watching also. the reality is in recent years, around eight million venezuelans have fled the country and the flow of migrants and refugees is going to continue if we see the political crisis, the economic

crisis continued to drag on. i think the best hope of addressing the flow of migrants and refugees is getting to some kind of democratic opening in the country, restoring governance and get in the country back on track and that is not going to happen unless we see both ruling parties and the opposition enter credible negotiations.— the opposition enter credible negotiations. what will you be watchinu negotiations. what will you be watching out _ negotiations. what will you be watching out as _ negotiations. what will you be watching out as these - negotiations. what will you be watching out as these hours . watching out as these hours ticked by, the voting seems to be wrapping up, what are you watching for here? mil be wrapping up, what are you watching for here?— watching for here? all eyes need to be _ watching for here? all eyes need to be on _ watching for here? all eyes need to be on venezuela i need to be on venezuela national electoral council, on the electoral authority, and whether or not they choose to publish the results for this election. if nicolas maduro is confident in his victory, he should have no problems in publishing the results. on the contrary, if they do not, if we just see maduro claiming victory without backing up it would be evidence of electoral

thread. ., ~ would be evidence of electoral thread. ., ,, , ., would be evidence of electoral thread. ., ~' , ., , would be evidence of electoral thread. ., ,, ,, , . would be evidence of electoral thread. ., ~ , . ., thread. thank you very much for our thread. thank you very much for your perspective- _ thread. thank you very much for your perspective. thank - thread. thank you very much for your perspective. thank you. i live now to our south america correspondent ione wells, who is in caracas, venezuela. tell us what is the latest you have been hearing, as this voting seems to now be wrapping up? this voting seems to now be wrapping u? �* , , ., voting seems to now be wrapping u? �*, voting seems to now be wrapping up? as you say, the pulse have closed and _ up? as you say, the pulse have closed and counting _ up? as you say, the pulse have closed and counting is - up? as you say, the pulse have closed and counting is under i closed and counting is under way and both sides have been speaking this evening and it is really interesting, analysing the messages they are putting out. the government's message this evening so far has been basically that people have been voting against the sanctions. sanctions they referred to as us sanctions imposed after the last election, the lectures that were seen as neither free or fair. that were seen as neither free orfair. that that were seen as neither free or fair. that suggest they are already making a narrative

about why people may not have necessarily voted for the government. —— elections. the opposition, both candidates edmundo gonzalez and leader maria corina machado, who was banned from running herself have been speaking this evening and if they are urging all supporters to stay in the polling station and tried to be part of the verification process. they are feeling very optimistic. there has been a huge turnout and graus support but they are worried about whether this election will be free and fair. —— grassroot support. they want to ensure the result is the free and fair they want. the result is the free and fair they want-— they want. the county will now take place- _ they want. the county will now take place. do _ they want. the county will now take place. do we _ they want. the county will now take place. do we know- they want. the county will now take place. do we know we i they want. the county will now i take place. do we know we might get some official results? well, that is the question that everyone wants to know the answer to.

everyone wants to know the answerto. in everyone wants to know the answer to. in theory, it could be in hours or in fact days. no—one really knows and it depends on when the electoral authorities publish the results of the electoral authorities in venezuela are controlled by the government, by president majuro's party, so that gives them some influence over the timing of the publication. if there is a significant delay, could be deposition tried to publish their own version of results because they have had people monitoring the election at polling stations around the country and they may want to declare what they see as a result even if the official one had not come. but at the moment there are so many uncertainties around the election and we did not know when the results will come and what they may look like but one thing that is for sure, it is going to be contested. both sides i think will be unwilling to concede in this election. we will be unwilling to concede in this election.— this election. we saw vice president _ this election. we saw vice president kamala - this election. we saw vice president kamala harris i president kamala harris expressing his support for the venezuelan people. it is

clearly on washington's radar. how do you think the international community will react to the results of this election, either way? that's riaht, election, either way? that's right, washington _ election, either way? that's right, washington will- right, washington will certainly be watching this result very closely as a lot of the international community and thatis the international community and that is because as i mentioned before, the less elections in 2018 were widely dismissed as neither free or fair and that led to positions of sanctions ijy led to positions of sanctions by the us, particularly against the venezuelan large oil sector. millions of venezuelans have fled the country, many heading to the us border so a lot of steak for the us as well as venezuelans. there is concern from a us perspective that if president maduro were to win again, if the economy was to remain in the state it is with more half of the country living in poverty, more people may choose to flee and emigrate to the us. in terms of

how the international community will respond, they will want to take their time and notjump to conclusions, particularly because the government has been very clear so far that they do not think the international community should be in their words medaling (etc ad nauseam) and this. the international community want to take their time and see evidence before seeing what steps they take next. —— medaling (etc ad nauseam). —— meddling. day two of the paris olympic games saw big showdowns from the swimming pool to the basketball court. italy's nicolo martinenghi won the highly—anticipated men's one hundred metre breaststroke final. he forced britain's adam peaty into second place, denying him a third consecutive olympic gold medal. the hosts france won their first olympic swimming gold since 2012 as the world record holder leon marchand claimed the men's 400 metre individual medley title. it is day three of the olympics

and the heat is on in the french capital both in a meteorological sense and in a sporting one. there are 90 gold medals up for grabs today come up with exciting action in some of the most popular sports of the games. let's take you through what to watch out for today. tom daley will take to the diving board. his fifth olympics representing team gb. he is paired with 24—year—old noah williams in's ten synchro, an event in which tom daley won the dramatic tokyo gold alongside matty lee. team gb�*s teamed, three—day event as our angled position going into the final day of composition at the jumping. laura collett is in the silver individual position on london 52. the men's team gymnastics final is today with china and japan very much the ones to beat. in one sport impacted by the heavy rain on saturday was the men's skateboarding. the final was due to take place at the weekend, but has been delayed

until today. japan is expected to dominate that event which is relatively new to the olympics. so just a small taste of what we can expect from today. a brilliant weekend of sport already. very excited about what is in store later. more soon. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. sunday was a very warm day. we had the sunshine far and wide, and we've got a few more days of dry weather and sunshine to come, but the heat is going to continue to build across england and wales. and, really, across the whole of western europe, temperatures are rising, the heat is pushing up from spain into france and for the olympics. that's the temperature anomaly chart. you can see for eastern europe, things may be a little cooler than normal. here at home, though, the heat is building underneath that area of high pressure. there is a weak weather front approaching from the north—west, and that's bringing more cloud into scotland and northern

ireland on monday. the odd light shower, perhaps, but most of any rain really is in the far northwest of scotland. the cloud will break in other parts of scotland, but the best of the sunshine will be for england and wales. just a bit of patchy fair—weather cumulus. the winds will be light in england and wales. there will be some cooling sea breezes. there is a stronger breeze, though, blowing for scotland and northern ireland, where temperatures aren't changing much. it's still going to be warm for eastern scotland, but the heat is really concentrated on england and wales. inland temperatures in the southeast, 28 or 29 degrees. that weather front continues to weaken as it moves down into the high pressure overnight and into tuesday. just that sliver of cloud there. more sunshine to come for scotland and northern ireland on tuesday, the odd light shower in the far northwest. sunny skies on the whole for england and wales, a little bit hazy at times. and those temperatures continuing to rise, particularly towards the southeast of england, could make 31 or even 32 degrees here. quite different temperatures for scotland and northern ireland, and you can see the temperature difference overnight tuesday night

into wednesday morning — an uncomfortable night for sleeping in the southeast, particularly in london. there's more sunshine and generally dry weather to come on wednesday. signs of one or two showers breaking out, particularly towards the southwest of england. this could be the first signs of some change. but ahead of that, it's still going to be a hot day through the midlands and the southeast. temperatures, 29, 30 degrees quite possible once again. things are changing, though, wednesday and through the rest of the week in particular, its not going to be quite as warm. there's the chance of more cloud and some rain, which could be heavy and thundery. on wednesday night and through thursday, that moves its way northwards. and then after we start the week with high pressure, we're going to end the week with low pressure in the west.

donald trump pledges to make america the crypto capital of the world, as he courts voters and donations from the tech community. plus, we take a look at how asian brands are going for gold at the paris olympics. hello and welcome to business today. i'm arunoday mukharji. republican presidential nominee donald trump spoke at a large gathering of bitcoin enthusiasts in nashville over the weekend, saying if elected in november, he would champion

the digital currency and fire the chairperson of the us securities and exchange commission on the first day. mr trump also cited china in his speech, saying the us must not let the world's number two economy dominate the industry. if crypto is going to define the future, i want to be mined, minted and made in the usa. it's going to be... it's not going to be made anywhere else. and if bitcoin is going to the moon, as we say, it's going to the moon, i want america to be the nation that leads the way. when he was president, mr trump dismissed cryptocurrency as �*highly volatile' and �*based on thin air�*. but major crypto companies and investors have recently been making big donations to his election campaign with the aim of staving off tough regulation favoured by the biden administration. meanwhile, the financial times is reporting that members of kamala harris�* team have also been reaching out to the crypto industry. in other news.

some of america's biggest technology companies will report their earnings this week.