israel is hesitating. jeremy bowen, bbc news. 0ur middle east correspondent, tom bateman, is in the west bank. it is an announcement expected today? tonight the first... there is a coalition agreement that this process could at least begin and many to the right of mr netanyahu had been waiting for a big announcement today about annexation. it would have been the process could begin at least. many have been looking for a big announcement about annexation today. political forces within and outside his own government largely to do with just how much of the territory of the west ba n k how much of the territory of the west bank should be annexed by israel in their view. political forces both within and outside his government largely to do with just how much of the territory of the west ba n k how much of the territory of the west bank should be annexed by israel in their view... i do apologise for the quality of their of that piece from tom bateman. the us government has bought almost all the world's upcoming

israel and treating israel as the pariah state that it is. the same way the world has placed sanctions when it comes to the issue of crimea, so too they should be placing sanctions when it comes to israel annexation. yet you know that will be blocked to the un route, but will you hope for a unilateral decision from the eu and from other individual countries? most definitely. i think that process is already taking shape. we already see many foreign ministers are talking about holding israel account and the fact we have broken the taboo and countries are starting to talk about holding israel accountable means that it is just a question of time and a matter of time before this actually happens. we mentioned that there is a stalled process, in terms of benjamin netanyahu as he tries to get consensus, but did you get the feeling that he will want to do this before the presidential election and any set a potential change in the white house come november, so there is quite a limited timeframe here where he may do this? absolutely. november 3, and sa

, i would be certain of it, for example, israel, iwould imagine be certain of it, for example, israel, i would imagine that in time, if not sooner than that, iran will attempt to carry out some sort of retaliatory attack. us sanctions imposed on iran to stop nuclear development have made life difficult for all iranians and now, its flagship nuclear programme has been compromised. as long as i am president of the united states, iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. iran has ruled out negotiating with donald trump so the us election result in november will be a crucial moment for the country. this attack highlights the rising tensions in the region and everybody is holding their breath to see what iran's supreme breath to see what iran's supreme leader will do next. rana rahimpour, bbc news. this is bbc news, the headlines: president trump wears a face mask for the first time during a visit to a military hospital — as the us hits yet another daily record in coronavirus cases. india has suffered a sharp rise in the number of covid—19 cases as the total climbs to over 8

israel's prime minister called it a "serious security incident". it's alleged to have happened in the mount dov area which is part of the israeli—occupied syrian golan heights. a hezbollah statement said it had not engaged in any clashes and blamed a "nervous" enemy. the area has been tense since the death of a hezbollah fighter in syria several days ago. ukraine's military has claimed pro—russian separatists violated a ceasefire shortly after it officially came into force in the country's east. russia denies the accusation. presidents volodymyr zelenskiy and vladimir putin gave theirjoint support to the ceasefire during a telephone call on sunday. egypt has sentenced five young women to two years in prison for posting what the court called "indecent videos" on tiktok. they've also received fines of thousands of dollars. this is all part of a campaign by the authorities against social media influencers, and primarily women. the women were accused of inciting "debauchery" and "immorality". spain's prime minister, pedro sanchez, has said britain'

and the federal reserve and the federal agents have been deployed and israel concerning their journalist or getting caught up in the violence and any of the demonstrations. —— there is real concern. in the point being made by the high commissioner is very much that journalist must be the high commissioner is very much thatjournalist must be able to get on and do theirjobs without any kind of interference or hindrance while they are doing that. it is a really important issue, not one that we often see alluded to in the united states, but in a lot of other countries around the world where gender lists are impeded in the roles that they play. -- journalist. to ta ke roles that they play. -- journalist. to take you to our last paper, yasmin, thejapan times, the to take you to our last paper, yasmin, the japan times, the lessons for everybody to learn from what is happening in tokyo. yes. i am astonished actually. i wasn't aware of this surge in tokyo. because i thought until quite recently they we re thought until quite recently they were kind of managing it better then maybe we were her

thousands of people have taken to the streets of tel aviv in israel to protest against the government's economic handling of the coronavirus pandemic. while salaried staff have been furloughed, the self—employed and young people complain that compensation promised has been slow to arrive. police in south africa say they've rescued hostages in a church on the outskirts ofjohannseburg. five people were killed after gunmen stormed the church, reportedly after an argument over its leadership. the bbc has learned that a former islamic state group fighter has died in a prison, run by kurdish forces in a region of syria that they control. ishak mostefaoui left the uk to fight against the syrian regime in 2014, and later had his british citizenship revoked. he was killed in the notorious hassak uh prison where many is fighters are held. daniel sandford reports. this was ishak mostefaoui when he was filmed by a bbc team last october. detained in deteriorating conditions in north—east syria. it is all very bad. from food, medicine, to, you know, to be very densely populated in one room. hygie

the syrian military says most targeted the suburbs of southern damascus which israel has hit in the past. seven syrian soldiers are reported wounded. there was no immediate israeli comment. budget negotiations between leaders of the 27 eu member states have gone into a fourth night in brussels. their summit was initially scheduled to last two days. they are attempting to settle a trillion—euro budget covering the next 7 years alongside a 750—billion—euro covid recovery fund. president trump has threatened to send federal law enforcement personnel to more american cities. federal officers have already been deployed in portland as anti—racism protests continue. there have been 52 nights of demonstrations there against police violence, in the wake of george floyd's killing. portland's mayor has accused federal forces of abusive tactics. this from our correspondent sophie long. another night of conflict on the streets of portland. tear gas is fired at demonstrators to drive them away from the courthouse. there have been protests against police brutality and racism here every day for

israel's military says they have failed that backfired on hezbollah militants in the prime ministers going a serious incident. it happened in the israeli—occupied golan heights. ina israeli—occupied golan heights. in a hezbollah statement, they say they have not been involved in any clashes and blames a nervous anomie. ukraine's military has claimed pro— russian separatists violated a ceasefire in the east shortly after came into force. russia denies the act legations. ukrainian and russian presidents gave the joint support to the ceasefire in a phone call on sunday. in brazil, the pandemic is one of the most severe. health workers they have urged the international criminal court to investigate the president's government, accusing them of crimes against humanity over its handling of the virus. almost 2.5 billion cases have been recorded since march, more than 87,000 people have died. pressure may be easing in brazil's big cities such as sao paulo but there is now growing concern for smaller towns and cities where healthcare services are more basic. our south america corresponde

israel's military is saying it has fired on hezbollah militants in what the prime minister has called a serious security incident. it is alleged to have happened in the israeli—occupied syrian golan heights. they hezbollah statement says it has not been involved in any clashes and blames what it calls a nervous enemy. ukraine's military has claimed pro— russian separatists violated a ceasefire in the east shortly after it came force, officially at least. russia denies the accusation. president of zele ns ky accusation. president of zelensky and president putin gave a joint support to the ceasefire in a phone call on sunday. in brazil, the pandemic is one of the world's most severe. health workers that have now urged the international criminal court to investigate president bolsonaro's government, accusing it of crimes against humanity over its handling of the violence. almost 2.5 million cases have been recorded since march and more than 87,000 people have died. the pressure may be easing in brazil's big cities like sao paulo, but concern is now growing for smaller towns and citie

unemployment in israel has soared to 21% since march. the government promised to help those in need, but some feel it has been too slow. i came to protest against the israeli government that doesn't give us the money. we didn't work for four months during coronavirus. we didn't get any money. i closed my business, i fired all my workers, and we are all sitting at home without any money. and daily infection rates are soaring again. a partial lockdown in march crushed the covid infection, but since reopening there has been a new spike. prompting prime minister benjamin neta nyahu to reimpose a series of restrictions. the government says those affected will get their money this coming week. it's not a minute too soon for those whose livelihoods have been put on hold. rachel stanton, bbc news. poland's presidential election gets under way this morning, in a contest which is likely to shape the country's future and its strained relations with the european union. the conservative incumbent, andrzej duda is running against the more socially lib

space missions, they have not seen in space missions, they have not seen that kind of success which israel has seen, but now with the uae sending this mission and if it succeeds it will be the biggest achievement by a country in this region. it will definitely inspire other countries and we have seen that saudi arabia and egypt have announced that they will be running their own space programmes, so this could really be a catalyst, in terms of egging other countries in the region tojoin the of egging other countries in the region to join the race. we are sure that we will get the latest from you in the coming hours, as they prepare to launch. thank you very much. borisjohnson says he'd be extremely reluctant to impose another nationwide lockdown, if there's a second widespread wave of coronavirus infections this winter. it comes as a senior health official in the north west in blackburn and darwen, a borough with one of the highest infection rates for covid—19 in england, has warned the current test and trace system isn't working well enough. here's our health editor, hugh pym. blackburn

he will join the israel start—up nation team where he will be sole team leader. at any where he will be sole team leader. atany us, where he will be sole team leader. at any us, he has seen his role challenged by geraint thomas and others. he says he will still be focused on winning another tour title with any us, and team captain dave bra ilsford title with any us, and team captain dave brailsford said they have decided to announce his departure now in order to put an end to speculation. liverpool captain jordan henderson will have a scan to assess the extent of a knee injury that forced him off during last night's win at brighton. he scored his side's second goal in that 3—1 victory, but he was substituted after 80 minutes following a collision with. liverpool managerjurgen klopp said he was not how i will show how serious the injury was, but added he knew it would not be nothing. arsenal have appealed against their striker‘s sending off in tuesday's draw with leicester city. he was shown a yellow card initially but it was upgraded to read after the referee

a syrian military spokesman said most of the missiles targeted southern damascus suburbs which israel had hit in the past. it said seven syrian soldiers had been wounded. there was no immediate israeli comment. a man found dead in a car in new york state is being investigated as the possible suspect in the deadly attack on the family of a us federaljudge. esther salas was unharmed after sunday's shootings, but her 20—year—old son was killed and her husband was critically injured. the wearing of masks in indoor public spaces is now compulsory in france. there is a penalty of more than $150 for failing to wear a face covering in places such as shops, restaurants and banks. france has seen a slight resurgence of coronavirus infections. budget negotiations between leaders of the 27 eu member states have gone into a fourth night in brussels. their summit was initially scheduled to last two days. they are attempting to settle a trillion—euro budget covering the next seven years, alongside a 750 billion euro covid recovery fund. still to come here on bbc news: the dash to spend their s

israel imposed a broad lockdown from the middle of march, allowing only staff deemed essential to go to work. mps on the education committee have warned that pupils from less affluent and ethnic minority backgrounds could be disadvantaged by the cancellation of exams this summer in england. this year, teachers will predict pupils' gcse and a—level grades. exam boards then moderate the estimated grades and issue the final results. west midlands police is warning that as lockdown eases, teenagers not in school and young adults out of work could be easy targets for recruiment to gangs. the forces' violence reduction unit is supporting those they see at risk, as phil mackie reports. young lads get attracted. they think, "oh, i want the nice cars and want to have money, the girls, all of that," but it's not worth it at the end of the day because there is two lanes that it's going to go down. you're either going to end up dead or injail. and that's how it ends up, and that's just the reality of it. robbie is an inspiring footballer who fell in with a bad crowd during lockdown and was arr

from a political point of view, this mission is important because until now, israel was a letter when it came to spaceflight. and if it succeeds, if they succeed, it will also trigger a kind of space race in the region. we are ready have countries like saudi arabia and egypt announcing that they will also be investing in space programmes. the next few months are going to be really crucial and that point of view for this country the metropolitan police released this footage of the police trying to break up a rave. some people through models and canisters at the police. last month, police commissioner promised to break up commissioner promised to break up the engine two events that broke coronavirus regulations. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. thank you very much for watching. goodbye. hello. temperatures by day this week will be close to average — high teens, low 20s — but we are starting the week with overnight temperatures below average. quite chilly first thing monday morning, and the temperatures will head up because there will be a fair amount of sunshine o

thousands of people have taken to the streets of tel aviv in israel to protest against the government's economic handling of the coronavirus pandemic. while salaried staff have been furloughed, there are comcerns that the young and the self—employed are waiting too long for compensation. security forces in mali have arrested two of the leaders of the opposition coalition directing protests against president keita. they were detained on saturday, a day after thousands took to the streets of the capital, and four protesters were killed. there are growing calls for the president to step down over mali's worsening security crisis and growing economic difficulties. five people have been killed after attackers stormed a church in south africa, reportedly after an argument over its leadership. police say they rescued men, women and children from a "hostage situation". they also arrested at least a0 people and seized dozens of weapons. ceremonies have been taking place in the bosnian town of srebrenica to mark 25 years since the massacre of 8,000 muslim men and boys by bosnian serb forces. ni

although initially praised for its rapid introduction of strict measures to control the virus, israel has seen more than 1,000 new infections a day in recent weeks. and the government is now being challenged by angry protesters. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports from jerusalem. pushed over the ring, hit by a new surge in coronavirus cases and record high unemployment, more israelis are demonstrating against their government. they accuse it of mismanaging the reopening of the country. joining the crowd is this restaurant owner. there is no agenda, nothing organised, only chaos. for now, he keeps his business in tel aviv shut. he says it is a financial disaster for him and his employees. we are dying here, people are dying. there is a big section, the restaurants, bars, nightlife, tourism. hundreds of thousands of people are living off this work and theyjust don't give a damn. israel won praise for its effective tight lockdown and tracking during the first outbreak of covid—19. but as it has lost its edge, the prime minister, he was already on trialfor corruption,

the scottish fa are targeting the nation a legal commitment against israel on september the 4th as a test event for the return of supporters to the park. chief executive ian maxwell has spoken to the scottish government about potentially having a crowd at the time which is playing a crowd at the time which is playing a month before the nations meet in the euro 2020 playoffs. it is also been confirmed this season postponed scottish cup final which had been scheduled to be played in me will now go ahead on december the 20th. organisers of the upcoming us open insist it will still go ahead despite the cancellation of a warm up despite the cancellation of a warm up in washington, dc. nick curiosity is the current champion of the atp event which was scheduled to take place in the middle of august. a fortnight before play begins at flushing meadows. the event was supposed to mark the resumption of the men's tour. a number of top players have already expressed doubt about travelling to the us. next year at rugby league world cup will begin at newcastle st. james park with the host in englan

that length of time before you can see whether there has been an impact on new cases, judging from israel, south africa, the us, and opening before then ijust think it's too risky. africa, the us, and opening before then i just think it's too risky. so when you say we are just not there yet, whatever safety measures at gyms are putting into place, and we have talked a lot about them and there are far fewer people being allowed in at any one time, all those sorts of things, are you saying it is literallyjust a question of waiting a few more weeks, from your perspective as a researcher? yes. i'm not saying wait forever, but i think we just have to assess the impact of what we have just done, which is open up huge amounts of stuff and we note that gyms are quite risky. they are indoor environments which are way riskier. we know that heavy breathing is quite risky and that is what you do when you go to the gym, you are exercising. we know that duration is important and you are in gyms for an hour or more and then the who just this week said that airborne transmission could be much more of a f

the hamas authorities deny there is a suicide crisis but conditions in gaza, long under blockade by israel and egypt, are getting tougher. nearly four in five young graduates have no work. there's a growing sense of despair. suleiman's last facebook post read: "this won't be a futile attempt, it's an escape bid — enough." yolande knell, bbc news. a sad story. if you've been affected by any of the issues we've been talking about sources of information and support are available at bbc action line, that's at bbc.co.uk/actionline. in australia, an inquiry is under way into how security breaches may have undermined the covid—19 hotel quarantine programme in the state of victoria. it's thought passengers returning from overseas could have spread the disease, despite being in isolation. victoria is currently grappling with a fresh wave of the virus. our correspondent in sydney, phil mercer, has been listening to the inquiry. we have heard some pretty extraordinary claims at this enquiry and it has heard that nearly all the current cases in the australian state of victoria could be linked to b

both israel and the palestinians assert rights there. israel still has civil and military control over much of the area — which you can see here in blue. 430,000 israelis live in a number of settlements and outposts built under israel's occupation. but they are regarded as illegal under international law. and in orange are the areas under varying degrees of palestinian control. the result? a complex patchwork, in one of the most disputed regions in the world. 0ur correspondent tom bateman sent us this. july 1st was always going to be the day mr netanyahu had said that he could bring proposals either to his cabinet or to the israeli parliament, the knesset, to be discussed and to be voted upon. now, some to his political right wing saw that, in effect, as a date for a big announcement. that was never necessarily going to be the case but, nevertheless, july 1st was seen as a key date for those proposals. but mr netanyahu has faced friction, really, from two key sides that he ultimately needs on board for these highly controversial plans.

israel folau has signed a new deal with catala ns dragons, keeping him in super league until the end of 2021. folau reverted back to playing league at the start of this year in the wake of his sacking by rugby australia for posting homophobic comments on social media. he made three appearances for catalans before the coronavirus shutdown. the headline sponsor of the washington redskins, fedex, has asked them to change their controversial name. the american football team has faced repeated calls to change its name, which is considered offensive to native americans. fedex owns the naming rights to its playing fields in maryland. in the past, the team's owner dan snyder has remained steadfast on keeping the name, calling it a "badge of honour". andy murray may be brilliant at tennis, but he's absolutely shocking at drawing. ahead of a special bbc programme, looking back at his greatest moments, the former wimbledon champion's been telling us about the challenges of home schooling. it's been rough for me, because they're always asking me to draw things for them, you know, "draw me a dog,