this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the un pleads for peace, as the conflict between israel and palestinians in gaza enters its seventh day — ten children are among the dead following an israeli air strike on gaza. but there's no sign of a ceasefire, as the attacks continue, with each side accusing each other. israel is persecuting our people, committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. hamas is criminally attacking us from civilian neighbourhoods, from schools, from homes, from office buildings. that's what they're doing. soldiers in myanmar appear to be back in control of the hilltop town of mindat, where activists took up arms against the military junta three weeks ago.

fears of a covid—i9 outbreak at a hotel in rotterdam force four teams to withdraw from the eurovision song contest opening ceremony. and fancy a job as a live—in officer at a medieval castle on a remote island? well, st michael's mount in the far west of england is hiring. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the united nations secretary general has appealed for an immediate end to the fighting between israel and the palestinians. it comes as health officials in gaza report that 42 people were killed in the latest israeli bombardment, among them ten children. israel says hamas has launched 3,000 rockets in the last week,

killing ten israelis. 0ur middle east editor, jeremy bowen, reports from sderot, in southern israel. these were the heaviest israeli raids on gaza since this war started. it was also the deadliest day for palestinians. at the centre of the killing in the heart of gaza city, they were looking for survivors. he says, "raise your voice so we can hear you. "are you 0k?" there were not many survivors, body after body was taken away. translation: when i was carrying my small boy, he told me, - "dad, i don't want to die." what more do you want from him? there is no safety in this city. benjamin netanyahu, israel's prime minister, met military advisers at the ministry of defence in tel aviv. leaks said a cabinet meeting did not discuss a ceasefire.

the israeli army showed us its anti—missile system, iron dome, very close to gaza's boundary wire. they say it shoots down around 90% of the missiles fired out of there. previous wars between israel and hamas have ended with mediation, generally with egypt involved, leading to a ceasefire. contacts have been made, but it's a difficult process, because each side needs to get to the point where they can say to their people that the sacrifices, the damage, the killing, were worth it. if israel takes this to the next level, with a ground invasion of gaza, that process gets knocked on further into the future. the 2014 war lasted for nearly two months. iron dome is one reason why israel suffers fewer casualties than gaza. another is the intensity of the israeli attacks. civilians of course aren't our target. they never are.

but you do kill them. any loss of life on both sides of this conflict, any loss of civilian life is tragic. while we were there, they launched. a volley of missiles was heading out of gaza, north towards the israeli town of ashkelon. iron dome didn't stop all of them. this is where they hit. back in gaza, rescue teams were still looking for survivors and still finding bodies. eventually, there will be a ceasefire, but until the essentials of the conflict are tackled and settled, the killing will not stop. jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel. the un security council is meeting to discuss the violence. secretary general antonio guterres opened the meeting, calling for peace. we meet today amid the most serious escalation in gaza and israel in years.

the current hostilities are utterly appalling. this latest round of violence only perpetuates the cycles of death, destruction and despair and pushes further to the horizon any hope of coexistence and peace. fighting must stop. it must stop immediately. rockets and mortars on one side and aerial bonbardments on the other must stop. i appeal to all parties to heed this call. the united nations is actively engaging all sides towards an immediate ceasefire. the hostilities have already caused unconscionable death, immense suffering and damage of vital infrastructure. let's speak to our correspondent, will grant, who's in washington. will, what has been most notable about this meeting so far?- about this meeting so far? well, i've not about this meeting so far? well, i've got the _ about this meeting so far? well, i've got the printout _ about this meeting so far? well, i've got the printout of _ about this meeting so far? well, i've got the printout of all - about this meeting so far? well, i've got the printout of all the i i've got the printout of all the different speeches that were made,

all of the different addresses to the meeting, and there are a lot of words, as you would imagine, but very little concrete action, i do suppose that gets to the heart of the constant criticism of the united nations when it comes to this issue. you heard the secretary general there speak about how the fighting must stop, it must stop immediately. he went on to say that the united nations is actively engaging all sides towards an immediate ceasefire. the us ambassador, linda thomas greenfield, said that the region was facing familiar and difficult questions called on all sides to uphold and respect the status quo when it came to the holy site, but what i found particularly interesting was that both the palestinians and the israeli addresses had something in common. they both referred to children being killed on the two sides, they both referred to how each expected the other to put them in their shoes, so they would understand why they were launching rockets in the case of hamas, why they were launching air

strikes in the case of israel, but the palestinian foreign minister said that israel isn't wearing shoes, they are wearing military boots. israel undermined its position that it will simply continue to do this to defend itself, won't essentially be united nations to back it in that endeavour. so clearly a lot of words, a lot of discussions, no common position statement and i think a lot more diplomacy, a long way still fully diplomacy to go. will grant live from washington, thank you. here, four men have been arrested by police investigating video footage appearing to show anti—semitic language being shouted from a convoy of cars. footage on social media showed cars driving through an area of north london covered in palestinian flags, with passengers shouting offensive comments. prime minister borisjohnson wrote on twitter, "there is no place "for anti—semitism in our society... "i stand with britain'sjews, who should not have to endure "the type of shameful racism we have seen today." reports from myanmar say burmese

soldiers have taken control of the town of mindat in north—western chin state. 0pposition activists there began armed resistance to the military junta three weeks ago. but members of the group, calling itself the chinland defence force, say they have withdrawn to spare residents further bombardment. 0ur south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, has the latest. this is a remote town. of course, the military has shut down a great deal of the internet services in myanmar. over the last few days, residents have managed to get out bits of video that have shown the military bombarding mindat with artillery — quite repeatedly at times — flying helicopters over the town, possibly bombing from the air, we're not sure. and they have been using the helicopters to bring troops in because this stand—off has been going on for three weeks, where the local people of this town, as others have done, have basically declared themselves no longer accepting the military�*s authority. they also demanded that the military release a number of people they had detained.

there was four days of fighting last month, there has been ten days of negotiations. the local military forces were not strong enough to deal with this local uprising. with these troop reinforcements, we have had four days of very fierce fighting, where we believe there have been quite a number of casualties on the military�*s side, as well as among the local people, who are resisting. and this chinland defence force, which is mostly armed with home—made hunting guns — we don't know how many weapons they have got, it can't be many — have held out for four days, has ambushed some military convoys, but has finally decided with the bombardment that went on that they had to pull out. jonathan head there. earlier this year, europe s vaccination rollout was facing criticism for being too slow and lagging behind the uk and the us. just a few months later, some eu countries have turned their programmes around and are delivering jabs at record rates, as our europe correspondent jean mackenzie reports.

the joy of alfresco dining in rome. 0nly last month this was unimaginable. across europe infections raged, while vaccinations stumbled. this was belgium's largest vaccination centre. when we visited at the end of february, empty. now they are vaccinating nearly 3,000 people a day. i think it's a bit busier than the last time we met each other, so it's good news. we are really doing well now. we have eight hours a day that are very well filled, so we are also at a very good, smooth capacity, good flow, as you can see. early on, there were production delays, glitches in supply chains, and these put europe massively behind, but in the past couple of months there has been a remarkable turnaround. the vaccines are flowing freely, and more than a third of people in europe have now had their first dose.

at this estate in neighbouring germany, authorities are trying to vaccinate everyone, regardless of age. at one point, the country was sitting on masses of unused doses, but this week it administered a record 1.3 million vaccines in a single day. the crowded estate, which is home to a0 nationalities, has been a hotspot for infections, but still many don't want to get vaccinated. christian is here to convince them. if we don't get every person vaccinated, this pandemic will keep on going and nobody has the patience for it any more. doctors are giving lessons on how

the vaccines work, but this woman, who has recently moved with her daughters from romania, is still too scared. she's never had a vaccine before. with shots now in solid supply, reaching the reluctant is the next challenge. europe is yet to reach that magical tipping point that would protect it from another deadly surge, but at this pace it could come soon, in time for summer on the beaches of spain. jean mckenzie, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. 55 migrants have been brought ashore to the spanish island of gran canaria after being rescued from the atlantic ocean south of the canary islands. the sa men and one woman were picked up from an open canoe—style vessel by the spanish coast guard. britain's health secretary matt hancock says a coronavirus variant first identified in india is likely to become the dominant strain in britain. as the uk prepares to ease lockdown

restrictions on monday, mr hancock defended a decision to put india on the red list two weeks later than pakistan and bangladesh. the olympic flame has concluded its tour of shimane prefecture in the west of japan, as it continues its national tour ahead of the opening ceremony of the games injuly. the torch will be unable to visit some of the regions as planned due to a state of emergency imposed to try to halt the rise this is bbc news, our top story... in a special session of the security council, the un secretary general antonio guterres has pleaded for an immediate end to the fighting between israel and the palestinians, warning the violence could lead to an "uncontained crisis." let's get more on this now.

joining me now is steven cook — senior fellow for middle east and africa studies at the council on foreign relations in washington. thank you so much for being with us on bbc news. i suppose what everybody is thinking about now is a ceasefire is going to have to happen, isn't it? but what are the factors determining the timing of the ceasefire?— the ceasefire? well, of course, everybody _ the ceasefire? well, of course, everybody would _ the ceasefire? well, of course, everybody would like _ the ceasefire? well, of course, everybody would like to - the ceasefire? well, of course, everybody would like to see - the ceasefire? well, of course, everybody would like to see a l everybody would like to see a ceasefire, but it strikes me that the parties really are not quite there yet. hamas has a lot of rockets yet to fire, the israeli security cabinet didn't even really debate a ceasefire when it met earlier today and the president of the united states has basically taken the position that israel has a right to defend itself. so, although it may sound callous, itjust seems that the parties just are not ready and will continue to fire at each other and unfortunately putting civilians in the crossfire. so what

is the us envoy _ civilians in the crossfire. so what is the us envoy doing _ civilians in the crossfire. so what is the us envoy doing on - civilians in the crossfire. so what is the us envoy doing on the - civilians in the crossfire. so what - is the us envoy doing on the ground? well, the united states sent a deputy assistant secretary of state, which is a very mid—level position in our system, to go and evaluate the situation, to hear out what israelis have to say, to speak with the palestinian authority, which is not really a party... to this conflict and report back to washington to determine whether there is an opportunity for more senior level officials to get involved and try to establish a ceasefire and de—escalate the crisis. clearly that is not the message that he has been sending, based on what we are seeing on the ground, as well as what the president of the united states and other senior officials are saying. what do you think when you hear impassioned pleas, and we have heard this again today at the un, for negotiations towards a two state solution? ~ ., , ., solution? well, the two state solution? well, the two state solution is — solution? well, the two state

solution is a _ solution? well, the two state solution is a forum _ solution? well, the two state solution is a forum unicorn. l solution? well, the two state j solution is a forum unicorn. it solution? well, the two state i solution is a forum unicorn. it is something that american diplomats and others fall back on during these times of crisis, but it seems clear by now that there really is no two state solution. israelis seem intent on keeping those areas of the west bank that are intended or believed should be a palestinian state and the palestinians are just too fractured and weak to negotiate with the israelis. the fact of the matter is that neither the israelis can provide the minimal needs for the palestinians in negotiation at the palestinians in negotiation at the palestinians cannot provide for israel's minimal needs. based on that structural conflict, there really isn't a solution that will lead to a two state solution. we know that _ lead to a two state solution. we know that the conflict there is really deep because there is a denial the other side's right to be there? , , ., ., there? indeed, it is very hard to imaaine there? indeed, it is very hard to imagine a _ there? indeed, it is very hard to imagine a successful _ there? indeed, it is very hard to imagine a successful diplomatic| imagine a successful diplomatic effort if the parties themselves do not even recognise the other as

being legitimate and legitimately a people. so from that starting point, and any negotiation to finally resolve the conflict between israelis and palestinians seems doomed to fail.— israelis and palestinians seems doomed to fail. over the last year or so, doomed to fail. over the last year or so. we — doomed to fail. over the last year or so. we have — doomed to fail. over the last year or so, we have been _ doomed to fail. over the last year or so, we have been reporting - doomed to fail. over the last year or so, we have been reporting on| doomed to fail. over the last year. or so, we have been reporting on the normalisation of relations between various arab states and israel, and just seeing there is more readiness in the arab world to accept the status quo of a ceasefire, rather than a negotiated long—term solution? i than a negotiated long-term solution? ~ ~ than a negotiated long-term solution?— than a negotiated long-term solution? ~ ~ , ., , ~ solution? i think arab states like the united _ solution? i think arab states like the united arab _ solution? i think arab states like the united arab emirates - solution? i think arab states like the united arab emirates and . solution? i think arab states like - the united arab emirates and bahrain both believe that their interests are served by establishing normal relations with another powerful country in the region called israel, regardless of what the situation is with the palestinians. i think some of this was based on the false notion that conflict between israel and the palestinians was well contained. that is not the case. i should also note that bahrain and the uae are not democratic states, so the people in those countries

really do have an opportunity to weigh in on those normalisation, but be that as it may, these countries have normalisation is because they saw it in their best economic and security interests to normalise ties with israel. it really had very little to do with the palestinians. i really take your point about the lack of the popular boy is this, but i'm afraid we have to leave it there. steven cook, thank you so much forjoining us. —— the lack of the popular voice in this. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan. we start with what is looking like a long night in gothenburg for chelsea's women in the champions league final. barcelona are on the brink of winning the trophy for the first time, they lead 4—0 early in the second half. the first scored within a minute — an own goal. caroline graham hansen with the fourth on 36 minutes. next to the english premier league, where it looked like liverpool's hopes of realistically finishing in the top four were all but over — until in the last seconds at west brom their goalkeeper

alisson made history by becoming the first liverpool keeper to score a competitive goal for the club. added emotion in a year where his father died. alisson's towering header from a corner ensured liverpool got a 2—1 win, which moves them within a point of the champions league places — with chelsea and leicester above them playing each other on tuesday. it is the best goal i've ever source code by a goalie! is not a scrappy one, the boot in or whatever, a second ball, all those kinds of things, it is... the striker scores like that, and everybody rightly says it was amazing. he is smart, of that! incredible, absolutely special. elsewhere in england, tottenham boosted their hopes of qualifying for europe with a comfortable win over wolves. harry kane and pierre—emile hojbjerg with the goals leaving spurs five points adrift of a top—four place, but they leapfrog west ham

into sixth on goal difference. everton have just lost 5—0. well, the former liverpool striker luis suarez scored what might be one of the most important goals of his career, as atletico madrid came from behind to beat 0sasuna suarez with the winner two minutes from the end, which keeps atletico two points ahead of their neighbours real — who also won. barcelona are out of the title race, they were beaten by celta vigo. atletico are guaranteed the la liga title if they win their final game at real valladolid. england fast bowler jofra archer has been ruled out of the two tests against new zealand next month after a recurrence of his elbow problem. he was unable to bowl this weekend during sussex�*s county championship match with kent. the england and wales cricket board said archer "was suffering from pain in his right elbow". he'll see a medical consultant later this week to discuss how to manage the injury. tyson fury seems to have confirmed his upcoming unification fight against antonyjoshua will be in saudi arabia on the 14th of august. it's being billed as one of the biggest in heavyweight boxing for decades and the winner

will become undisputed champion. fury has posted this message on his social media accounts. iam i am tyson fury, the egyptian king. i've got is a massive news for you guys. i havejust got i've got is a massive news for you guys. i have just got off the phone from prince khalid of in saudi arabia. he told me he is 100% on my side, this fight is 100% on, august to 14th. all eyes of the world will be on the kingdom of saudi arabia and i cannot wait, repeat, cannot wait to smash anthonyjoshua on the biggest stage of all times. this is going to be the biggest sporting event ever to grace the planet earth. do not miss it. all eyes on us. peace out, god bless, see you all in saudi! yes! getting! fighting talk there. and ahead of the french open which is two weeks away, rafa nadal has won his tenth italian 0pen after beating

novak djokovic in the final in three sets — nadal took the first 7—5, and despite being outplayed in the second 6—1, he found his game again to beat the world number one 6—3 in the decider. a great win for nadal. the women's final wasn't as close, the brilliant iga swiatek thrashing karolina pliskova 6—0 6—0. more reaction to that on the bbc sport website, that's all your sport for now. back to you, philippa. thank you very much. four teams competing at the eurovision song contest have withdrawn from sunday's opening ceremony, as a precaution against coronavirus. the delegations from malta — one of the favourites to win — and romania have been staying at the same hotel in the dutch port of rotterdam as those from poland and iceland, which have both had a member test positive. anna holligan reports from the hague. holding a singing contest in the midst of a global pandemic was

always going to be risky. iceland's quirky ten years sentence case is one of the favourites to win. after a routine test, 0ne one of the favourites to win. after a routine test, one of the favourites to win. after a routine test, when the result came a day after a member of the polish delegation also tested positive. this was them rehearsing pulling's entry on stage inside the rotterdam arena last thursday, at which point they were all in possession of a negative test. walter, another one the bookie's favourites, and romania are staying at the same hotel. as a precautionary measure, they will have the more stringent pcr test and self—isolate. have the more stringent pcr test and self-isolate. ~ . have the more stringent pcr test and self-isolate— self-isolate. wave to the people over there! _ self-isolate. wave to the people over there! these _ self-isolate. wave to the people over there! these two _ self-isolate. wave to the people over there! these two cases - self-isolate. wave to the people | over there! these two cases have occurred. — over there! these two cases have occurred, despite _ over there! these two cases have occurred, despite the _ over there! these two cases have occurred, despite the strict - over there! these two cases have occurred, despite the strict covid| occurred, despite the strict covid measures in place. every country was told to remain in a bubble, as the uk's james newman, who is staying in a different hotel, explains. we uk's james newman, who is staying in a different hotel, explains.— a different hotel, explains. we have to isolate when _ a different hotel, explains. we have

to isolate when we _ a different hotel, explains. we have to isolate when we get _ a different hotel, explains. we have to isolate when we get there - a different hotel, explains. we have to isolate when we get there and i a different hotel, explains. we have| to isolate when we get there and we io to isolate when we get there and we go straight _ to isolate when we get there and we go straight to the hotel and we get tested _ go straight to the hotel and we get tested constantly, obviously, it is all covid—safe, with social distancing and everything, and we are not— distancing and everything, and we are not allowed to meet at the hotel at all. _ are not allowed to meet at the hotel at all, unless we go into the arena and then— at all, unless we go into the arena and then we — at all, unless we go into the arena and then we get picked up and we are not allowed _ and then we get picked up and we are not allowed to travel with anyone else and — not allowed to travel with anyone else and we get separately taken there _ else and we get separately taken there. and, you know, in the arena it is all— there. and, you know, in the arena it is all totally kept separate. everyone _ it is all totally kept separate. everyone at the 39 acts competing has a back—up recording in case they are unable to perform on the night. the organisers pointed out the event is taking place with the support of the dutch government and in a statement said, our primary objective is to produce a fully covid—i9 safe event, and the health and welfare of all those taking part, working at the event or in the audience is our most important priority. but across this host nation, there is a growing concern about the wisdom or otherwise of putting on the world's biggest

televised singing competition, designed to unite a continent on one stage, in a time of covid—i9. and when there are now approximately 5000 new infections recorded every day here in the netherlands. and this second positive test is evidence eurovision is not immune. anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. a rare live—injob opportunity is on offer at a castle on an island off the coast of cornwall. st michael's mount, which is only accessible by boat or at low tide, needs someone to help look after it alongside its other 30 residents. the island is usually visited by around 350,000 people every year, but this number has reduced because of the coronavirus pandemic. the job includes looking after safety and security on the island. those in charge of the recruitment process say the positives include spectacular views, but people who suffer from sea sickness need not apply, as well as those who can't live

without fast food being delivered straight to the door. you are watching bbc news. in other news... the parents of george hinds — the two—year old who died following a suspected gas explosion in lancashire — have paid tribute to theirson, calling him "a beautiful little angel." at least two houses in heysham were destroyed in the blast in the early hours of this morning — and several others were badly damaged. paul murphy has the latest. from above, the incredible force of this explosion is apparent. two homes were destroyed, many more have been damaged. debris is scattered across the neighbourhood. residents described the blast atjust after 2:30am this morning as something that felt like an earthquake. it sounded like a bomb going off this morning just after two o'clock and it literally shook the whole bed.

we felt like we were going through the floor and then we jumped out of bed and wejust ran, just to see what was going on. it's just awful. this evening, the child who died has been named as two—year—old george hinds. his parents were both injured, but not seriously. another man and a woman are critically ill in hospital. around 30 residents were evacuated overnight to a nearby leisure centre. some of them must now wait while their damaged homes are safety checked. many residents are still in their houses or have gone to friends, so it is quite a small number of people who are actually at the evacuation centre at the moment, but it is there if people needed. as fire investigators begin their work, george hinds' parents said they were devastated at the loss of their beautiful and precious son and had no words to describe how they were feeling. paul murphy, bbc news, heysham.

now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. good evening. some of you will spend the day under sunny skies, blissfully unaware how disturbed the atmosphere has been. so disturbed, in fact, that we saw this area close to the somerset coast. a funnel cloud which may have had impacts on the ground, making it a tornado. and we continue that sort of disturbed atmosphere as we go through the next few days, in fact, with some more thundery downpours changing the areas from one day to the next. staying on the cool side, too, and then a spell of potentially quite wet and windy weather later in the week. now, it's low pressure that's in charge throughout and it's low pressure that's been on top of us today, hence the thunderstorms we've seen. slowly pushing its way eastwards, but because it's still close by, it means many of the showers through the day, whilst they will lose intensity, some will keep going. so, there'll be a few showers dotted around during the night into the morning, plenty of cloud, some clear breaks, but it should be a frost free night for just about all. if we are going to see something close to a frost, it could be

in northern ireland, maybe far south—west of scotland. but by and large, well clear of a frost for most as we start monday morning. there will be a cloudy start. an area of low pressure shifting its way further eastwards, but it's still close by to produce those showers, and with winds converging along these eastern parts later, it's going to be the eastern half of the country that will see the worst of the showers. there'll be a few dotted around across some western areas to begin with and late in the day, but overall, fewer showers in the west compared with sunday. heaviest of the showers in eastern scotland, through the eastern parts of england and some towards some of these southern coastal counties again. again, heavy with hail and thunder possible. if you get any longer sunny spells, it will feel quite pleasant out there, but when the showers come through, the temperatures, of course, will drop. some of the showers will continue through the night into tuesday. a cool start, but again, largely frost again, largely frost—free, and after a largely dry start, the showers get going again. areas most focused on the showers, central and southern parts of england, wales, northern ireland. parts of southern scotland and northern england look like there'll be fewer showers. should be dry with some sunshine. a lot more cloud and rather cool

across northern parts of scotland. and then into wednesday, it looks like it's going to be the northern half of the country most prone to the showers once more. notice on some of our city forecasts, though, the sign of something wetter, but also windier for thursday and friday. the key will be just how quickly this area of low pressure moves in. at the moment, we think it's going to be thursday. if it's delayed, thursday will be a drier day, and then we'll see that wet and windy weather arrive on friday. but certainly one thing to keep an eye on this week.