hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. hezbollah has been hit hard this week. notjust in terms of the dead end though wounded but the attack on his communication systems was a major humiliation. translation: this operation, the enemy crossed all rules and redlines. it didn't care about anything at all not humanely, not legally. israel is responding. by force to hezbollah. we will use all means - necessary to restore security to our northern border and safely return our. citizens to their homes. the population in both north and israel and southern lawn has had to flee their homes. we all want to see them be able

to go back to their homes. and that requires a secure environment. joining me tonight are nadine batchelor—hunt, politics reporter at politicshome — and wills robinson, assistant politics editor at dailymail.com. first the latest headlines. the leader of hezbollah has called the attacks on the group's pagers and walkie—talkies in lebanon an unprecedented blow. but he claimed their effect had been limited, saying the leadership had survived and hezbollah�*s communications network was unscathed. israel says its military chief has approved battle plans for its northern front, a move the defence minister, yoav gallant, says presents opportunities and risks. there are reports the idf wants to wrest control of southern lebanon from hezbollah and create a buffer zone. five women say they were raped

by the late owner of harrods, mohamed al fayed, when they for worked for him at the luxury department store. the bbc has now heard testimony from more than 20 female ex—employees who say the billionaire sexually assaulted them. in a much anticipated move, the bank of england has left interest rates at 5%. bank of england governor andrew bailey says the rate should come down in coming months, if inflation stays low. last month, the base rate was cut from 5.25% to 5%, the first reduction since the pandemic. if you arejustjoining, welcome to the programme. there've been heavy exchanges of fire today across the israel—lebanon border. lebanese security sources describing the israeli bombing as the most intense since the start of the war in october. it comes after the coordinated explosions of hand—held devices belonging to hezbollah. this afternoon the leader of the lebanese group

hassan nasrallah said israel had broken all conventions and laws and vowed that retribution will come . a preliminary investigation by the lebanese authorities is reported to have found that the devices were implanted with explosives before arriving in lebanon. diplomatic efforts are under way to try to prevent a further escalation — with talks in paris hosted by the us secretary of state, antony blinken. france and the united states are united in calling for restraint and urging de—escalation when it comes to the middle east in general, and when it comes to lebanon in particular, we continue to work to get a ceasefire for gaza over the finish line. and as we discussed with some of you just a day ago in egypt, we believe that remains both possible and necessary. but meanwhile, we don't want to see any escalatory actions by any party that make that even more difficult.

nasrallah said the attack, that targeted middle ranking figures in the group, had been unprecedented. a severe and cruel blow he said. but he did not address what kind of retaliation they may be considering. translation: thousands of pagers were targeted . by the israeli enemy and detonated at the same. with this operation the enemy crossed all rules, laws and red lines. it didn't care about anything at all. not morally, not humanely, not legally. that speech was on going. two jets breaking the speed barrier for subsonic boom sending people running for colour would not cover. saying there will be not cover. saying there will be no let up until 60,000 israelis

displaced on the northern border have been returned to their homes. lots of this diplomacy today. lots of this diplomacy today. in the last hour, the white house press secretary said a diplomatic solution to the conflict isn't entirely out of reach. we're concerned about the the tension and afraid and concerned about potential escalation. we have said that in the middle east we've been very clear, and we've also said that the way to move forward is to diplomatic resolution. we think it is achievable. obviously it is urgent. and so that's what we're going to continue to do, having those diplomatic conversations. diplomacy is key here. when we talk about potential escalation, which we do not want to see. busy day. lots to get through tonight. let's talk first about the hand—held devices. a little more information this evening that they were manufactured outside the country.

thank you for coming onto the programme. clearly there's been lots of speculation in the last few days for them and out stands to reason there's a very big difference between a lithium battery igniting and the detonation of high explosives. this was most certainly in the latter category. that requires the advance expertise in chemistry and explosives, which he would often find within a bomb maker. to make one is complex enough, to do this on the scale that we're talking how do you think it is being done? i we're talking how do you think it is being done?— it is being done? i think ou're it is being done? i think you're exactly _ it is being done? i think you're exactly right. - it is being done? i think- you're exactly right. thanks for having me, first of all. what we're seeing has never been as far as ido executed before. we're talking about not a targeted attack, which from israel before in 1996 when they targeted a specific cell phone or senior hamas bomb maker. and

assassinated him that way. we've never seen what some reporting suggesting entire multiple front companies being established to manipulate and compromise a shipment of civilian technology heading to lebanon on the presumption that those pagers or walkie—talkies would be used his brother by fighters and commanders. we've never seen as far as i know the broad weaponisation of civilian technology supply change for that we seem targeted but never this broad. �* , , that we seem targeted but never this broad-— this broad. there's been some aberrations _ this broad. there's been some aberrations in _ this broad. there's been some aberrations in some _ this broad. there's been some aberrations in some quarters l aberrations in some quarters about the brilliance of what was pulled off here. i think it's now dawning on people that perhaps pandora's box has been open to hear. is the israelis can intercept a supply line then surely manufacturers around the world are now looking at their end to end distribution. they're looking at that middleman. there are security people looking at

phones that go on aeroplanes, need to be checked in more detail. this is create a security headache for the rest of the world?— security headache for the rest of the world? well, i certainly ho -e of the world? well, i certainly hepe that _ of the world? well, i certainly hope that even _ of the world? well, i certainly hope that even though - of the world? well, i certainly hope that even though the - hope that even though the success, even if you can define it as a success operationally, when you have 22,000 more people, people killed included kids and medics, i'm not sure you could call that success in the operational success. i think the pandora box we should be wary of opening because there is no world where if you have broad weaponisation of civilian supply chains for technology that governments are going to be able to screen at the level they need to or alternately produced domestically for that were not just talking about the most advanced technologies, we're talking about analogue consumer technology like walkie—talkies. something that is like a relic from the last several decades.

i certainly hope that governments would not view this as something to copy or even to imitate for them even though in the short term it seems like his brother and suffered a setback from this attack. if it's repeated working to be entering a world where you can't trust basic consumer technology, which is not a world thatjust good for consumer, business or governments and not one nnnooottt one should be ushering in with anyjoy. nnnooottt one should be ushering in with any joy. ushering in with any 'oy. which is wh ushering in with any 'oy. which iswhythefi ushering in with any 'oy. which is why the response _ ushering in with any joy. which is why the response from - is why the response from government is crucially important. wejust government is crucially important. we just on the programme brandon boyle who sits in congress and he said ok, fair enough, he hasn't seen 0k, fair enough, he hasn't seen yet the intelligence to form an opinion. there are international laws about putting booby—traps in domestic devices and hand—held phones and pagers. in all manner of electronic equipment a red line has been crossed here. if the west allows that to happen then

surely the middle east, the arab countries and the middle east would say all bets are off. . �* , east would say all bets are off. . �*, . , east would say all bets are off. . �*, ., , off. that's a very good point. i talked about the _ i talked about the weaponisation of supply chains of civilian technology. were not talking about compromising military equipment. in this case it's a bit unique in that you are compromise analogue technology understanding is likely to be in the heads of people affiliated with the paramilitary for the what we think about this more broadly you have the manipulation of civilian technology supply chains as an instrument of economic statecraft, as the us is recently done with advanced chips into china. we have concerns about tech supply chains from data security perspectives where we worried that information is gary hoover it up and sent back to governments that we don't want to get to with 5g networks all over the world as far as i know we've never seen the literal

weaponisation of civilian technology in this way where it is being used to kill and maim people. the challenge here is when you're not doing it in a targeted way you have no ability to control. you can't have eyes on the detonations and the hundreds of thousand locations at once. that's why it's inevitably going to end up in homes, markets and caf s as we've seen across lebanon. stat; we've seen across lebanon. stay there because _ we've seen across lebanon. stay there because i _ we've seen across lebanon. stay there because i want _ we've seen across lebanon. stay there because i want to - we've seen across lebanon. stay there because i want to get our panels response to what you just said. nadine, what do you make of all that? it just said. nadine, what do you make of all that?— make of all that? it does feel like a pandora's _ make of all that? it does feel like a pandora's box - make of all that? it does feel| like a pandora's box has been open — like a pandora's box has been open i— like a pandora's box has been open. i think the initial reporting of it made it sound like it— reporting of it made it sound like it ism _ reporting of it made it sound like it is... times got on its particular— like it is... times got on its particular the dangerous locations where these things have — locations where these things have been excluded. it does feel— have been excluded. it does feel like _ have been excluded. it does feel like it has set a dangerous precedent. i think israel— dangerous precedent. i think israel always has to be seen wilhin— israel always has to be seen within the lens of the causes going — within the lens of the causes going on _

within the lens of the causes going on. netanyahu, their release _ going on. netanyahu, their release of hostages executed and i— release of hostages executed and i don't imagine that is a coincidence that were seeing this kind _ coincidence that were seeing this kind of dramatic and in many— this kind of dramatic and in many ways ground—breaking many ways ground— breaking attack — many ways ground—breaking attack on his brother in the aftermath of that it feels like we're — aftermath of that it feels like we're in _ aftermath of that it feels like we're in dangerous territory. in we're in dangerous territory. in other— we're in dangerous territory. in other hostile states and to the countries in the west may look— the countries in the west may look at — the countries in the west may look at this and see this as 0k look at this and see this as ok or treated _ look at this and see this as ok or treated as something allowed by western countries. does future — by western countries. does future war moving this direction? it is a precedent. although _ direction? it is a precedent. although they will be many that will he — although they will be many that will be happy that his brother that damage as a result, their serious — that damage as a result, their serious consequences on a humanitarian level in terms of civilians — humanitarian level in terms of civilians and also whether or not pandora's box has been opened _ not pandora's box has been openedin not pandora's box has been opened in terms of warfare. it's interesting that the new york times has written a piece today questioning the strategic fog that it sees in israel. this is a pro israeli leaning newspaper, let's be frank. they say in this article the

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that much ambiguity in that sense for them when we . that much ambiguity in that i sense for them when we look years— sense for them when we look years down— sense for them when we look years down the _ sense for them when we look years down the two _ sense for them when we look years down the two road - sense for them when we lookl years down the two road there may— years down the two road there may he — years down the two road there may he the _ years down the two road there may be the strategic— years down the two road there may be the strategic fog. - years down the two road there may be the strategic fog. for. may be the strategic fog. for netanyahu. _ may be the strategic fog. netanyahu, clearly it's may be the strategic fogm netanyahu, clearly it's about restoring the deterrent cc that was lost on october the 7th. that means defining hamas and his brother. true security comes from a coherent strategy. i think the point the new york times is making is that they don't see what the end goal is

here. . ., , ., here. there could be a short-term, _ here. there could be a short-term, this - here. there could be a short-term, this is - here. there could be a short-term, this is a l here. there could be a - short-term, this is a broader short—term, this is a broader question we may receive for the past year, there may be short—term temptations in terms of operational success but they would have to be married to a long—term strategy and vision for how all this ends. to get back to your point about what the west are but i would say democracies and countries that believe in the rule of law in international humanitarian law need to stand for is, we should be very careful about blurring the lines in this way between traditional domains of conflict and civilian domains. techniques like this brawler them in ways we should resist. vivek chilukuri, good to have you on the programme. thank you very much for your time. we will talk plenty more about the middle east and how it's playing in american politics. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

the middle east, and how to bring peace to the region, is very much part of the conversation in the united states, and with just 47 days to the election. on tuesday, kamala harris sat for an interview with the association of blackjournalists in philadelphia. and was asked how she would solve the crisis. i support israel's ability to defend itself, and i support the need for palestinians to have dignity, self—determination and security as we move forward and get a two state deal done. but right now, the thing we need to get done is this hostage deal and the cease fire deal. we need a cease fire. we need the hostage deal and the cease fire deal. but that sounds pretty close to wherejoe biden has been for several months. and today the uncommitted movement in michigan, a group comprising more than 100,000 people in a criticial swing state, said it cannot endorse the vice president because of continued support for israel. michigan has a large muslim

and arab american population. in 2020 joe biden won this state by 150,000 votes. here's how it looks in these mid west battleground states, according to quinnipiac university. harris leads by five michigan harris wins 50% in wisconsin she leads by one. in wisconsin she leads by one. i think it will be much tighter than democrats would like. also by five in pennsylvania. could be the deciding factor. 0ur chief presenter caitriona perry is in michigan for us tonight as part of our voters voices series. good to see you. great to be out and about with you. i think kamala harris is doing michigan tonight was up she is doing an event with 0pera winfrey. how is she going to view this statement from the undecided voters? did

statement from the undecided voters? �* , statement from the undecided voters? . _, statement from the undecided voters? . voters? ad say it will come as a loud warning _ voters? ad say it will come as a loud warning signal - voters? ad say it will come as a loud warning signal to - voters? ad say it will come as i a loud warning signal to kamala harris and the entire democratic teed behind her. i was here in michigan in april, people were very sure the islamic muslim country, they were very unsure aboutjoe biden is policy towards israel. they do know what they would get a do we're in dearborn yesterday speaking again to members of the arab member community, their choices are hard and tremendously so that they're upset, they're angry, they considered some cells proud americans was that they pay their taxes, they prepare for our community service and so on. they work at the hosoitals — service and so on. they work at the hospitals and _ service and so on. they work at the hospitals and they - service and so on. they work at the hospitals and they see - the hospitals and they see their taxpaying dollars are going to the us government to give to israel to as they describe it the relations and their family members was a great deal of anger.- their family members was a great deal of anger. they say they can't — great deal of anger. they say they can't bring _ great deal of anger. they say they can't bring themselves i great deal of anger. they say| they can't bring themselves to vote for kamala harris. a lot saying they may vote for the

green party. we're in the north of the day, really tight here last time around, just 300 votes separated joe biden from donald trump. let's talk to some of the voters here and see how they feel, how they get a vote this time around for the brooklyn, it's your first time to vote for the what are you thinking, have you made up your mind who you get a vote for? what issues a worrying you? i think the most important issues are probably freedom and education is really important. ithink— education is really important. i think i— education is really important. i think i do know who i'm voting _ i think i do know who i'm voting for. i think i do know who i'm voting for-— i think i do know who i'm voting for. i thinki do know who i'm votin: for. ., ., voting for. do you want to tell us or keep — voting for. do you want to tell us or keep it _ voting for. do you want to tell us or keep it private? - voting for. do you want to tell| us or keep it private? probably rivate. us or keep it private? probably private- lout — us or keep it private? probably private. but you're _ us or keep it private? probably private. but you're going - us or keep it private? probably| private. but you're going vote? yes~ _ private. but you're going vote? yes. . ., . ~' private. but you're going vote? yes. . ., ., ,, ., yes. nice to talk to you, izvrooklyn- _ yes. nice to talk to you, brooklyn. were - yes. nice to talk to you, brooklyn. were also - yes. nice to talk to you, i brooklyn. were also joined yes. nice to talk to you, - brooklyn. were also joined by brooklyn. were alsojoined by tamika who owns one of the community organisations here. you do know how you gonna vote forfor you do know how you gonna vote for for the i you do know how you gonna vote forfor the i do know who are going to vote for. late for for the i do know who are going to vote for.— for for the i do know who are going to vote for. i've got my checks and pearls _ going to vote for. i've got my checks and pearls on and -

checks and pearls on and we're ready— checks and pearls on and we're ready to — checks and pearls on and we're ready to vote. we're fired up in this— ready to vote. we're fired up in this region. we know that our— in this region. we know that our candidate, madame vp is prepared _ our candidate, madame vp is prepared to tackle some of the issues — prepared to tackle some of the issues that are important to our region, education, job training, _ our region, education, job training, the economy but of everything that fits under the umbrella of the economy. we have — umbrella of the economy. we have families that are struggling to cover basic needs. _ struggling to cover basic needs, food, housing, determining what bills to pay. and we're looking and we're excited _ and we're looking and we're excited to have our vice president move forward into the presidency and take care of these — presidency and take care of these policies, procedures already— these policies, procedures already in place to do just that _ already in place to do 'ust that. already in place to do 'ust that, ., already in place to do 'ust that. ., already in place to do 'ust that, ., , that. some of those we spoke into here _ that. some of those we spoke into here today, _ that. some of those we spoke into here today, there - that. some of those we spoke into here today, there are - into here today, there are many supporting donald trump. you have neighbour house my neighbour house one donald trump sign, one kamala harris i, they would say the administration hasn't done any of that four years. what makes you think do things differently?- you think do things differentl ? ~ ., , ., differently? we do believe that the biden administration -

differently? we do believe that the biden administration and l the biden administration and the biden administration and the madam vp has served under that _ the madam vp has served under that. exactly what i said. she served — that. exactly what i said. she served under the biden administration and we're just excited — administration and we're just excited to see her move into the helma of the leader of the free world and tackle these issues _ free world and tackle these issues. she has the policies in place — issues. she has the policies in place and _ issues. she has the policies in place and we're ready to see those — place and we're ready to see those take on the house and the senate — those take on the house and the senate. and see the steam move forward, — senate. and see the steam move forward, this new administration move forward and tackle _ administration move forward and tackle these issues. a administration move forward and tackle these issues.— tackle these issues. a long road to go _ tackle these issues. a long road to go to _ tackle these issues. a long road to go to november i tackle these issues. a long l road to go to november five. particularly in a city like this, which is a swing city in a swing county in the swing state, this battleground state of michigan. polls showing everything very tight for that the margin of error, there is nothing in it between the candidates, which is why so many of them are in this state week in week out.— many of them are in this state week in week out. back over to ou. week in week out. back over to you- and _ week in week out. back over to you. and spending _ week in week out. back over to you. and spending lots - week in week out. back over to you. and spending lots of- you. and spending lots of money. caitriona, always good to hear what the voters are thinking about the state of the read two race. how does kamala

harris close the gap on donald trump on the economy when she has been there in the administration for four years? when the majority of the teamsters say they are voting for donald trump. in swing states were talking about it is the noncollege educated white voters dedicate to make the difference. how is she doing at? ,, ., , ~ . difference. how is she doing at? ,, ., , . . , difference. how is she doing at? slowly. which time is not on her side. _ at? slowly. which time is not on her side. she _ at? slowly. which time is not on her side. she was - at? slowly. which time is not on her side. she was a - on her side. she was a candidate buried three or four weeks ago. as she does interviews, which he still done very few of people are gradually starting to hear her economic policies. they are still vague and talking about reducing prices by tackling price gouging at grocery stores for them as she comes out and as she melds into the candidate that she has people are starting to get to know her a bit more. people are starting to understand their research

about her. she does talk about these key kitchen table prices these key kitchen table prices the americans worry about and this is prices. this gap is shrinking with truck because trump is a businessman has the economic freedoms and background. he economic freedoms and background.— economic freedoms and back round. ., , background. he was further in front of, and _ background. he was further in front of, and now _ background. he was further in front of, and now she's - background. he was further in | front of, and now she's closing the gap on him. the economy was seen as very strong for that what i'm wondering is, do they hear a bit more from her? she did well for the debate for the if they heard more and more from her maybe he should be doing better and better. why is she refusing to doing interviews because that she's only done three said she became the nominee. the reason why kamala harris is closing the gap is because whenever she talks she talks about americans and talks about the issues affecting them.— and talks about the issues affecting them. with donald trum - affecting them. with donald trump it's — affecting them. with donald trump it's often _ affecting them. with donald trump it's often about - affecting them. with donald l trump it's often about himself and about how great he is a help— and about how great he is a help grade his record is, although his record on the

economy are often debunked. many— economy are often debunked. many people view the way biden and harris given what they inherited is not bad. what's happening is the more that people _ happening is the more that people see of kamala harris the more _ people see of kamala harris the more they seem to talk about issues — more they seem to talk about issues that affect americans and less— issues that affect americans and less of the less of the likes— and less of the less of the likes of— and less of the less of the likes of donald trump who essentially takes the stage time — essentially takes the stage time and again talking about his own _ time and again talking about his own personal grievances. in the speech we saw him talk about— the speech we saw him talk about these wild claims about immigrants eating cats and dogs — immigrants eating cats and dogs. the cost of living crisis is divisive _ dogs. the cost of living crisis is divisive here and in america as well— is divisive here and in america as well they want to hear the president talk about things that— president talk about things that affect them for that they don't — that affect them for that they don't want to hear this outlandish... don't want to hear this outlandish. . ._ don't want to hear this outlandish... ~ ., ~' don't want to hear this outlandish... ~ ., ~ ., , outlandish... when york he was asked about _ outlandish... when york he was asked about child _ outlandish... when york he was asked about child tax _ outlandish... when york he was asked about child tax credit, - asked about child tax credit, provision and he did make a bit of mess above bat. she has at least some policy on that. i'm wondering whether he is not doing enough. he talks about billions coming in from the new tariffs that he's going to introduce. she talks about that

as a sales tax, which of course it is. it's the importer that pays for the terror. i wonder, if she is sounding more coherent on an issue in which he should be stretching ahead. that's one of the issues that donald trump has at the moment. he organises many events under these themes such as no tax on tips, for example or inflation or the economy. and he'll start speaking and it ends up a speech on immigration and migrants and how bad the border is and how kamala harris is the worst president —— vice president in history and how joe biden is the worst president in history. and he goes into that. policy is almost an afterthought for him at the moment. as these poles shift kamala harris is the best poles of her candidacy in last 24 poles of her candidacy in last 2a hours. this might be a wake—up call for him. he is viewed in some of the swing states as an aunt quantity. i

think the alarm bells are ringing. you definitely see it in these poles today. will take a short break. stay with us. good evening. it has been another day when things have felt more like summer than september. most places got to see at least some sunshine. and along the south coast today, temperatures got pretty close to 25 degrees. but in the southern areas, things are set to change as this area of low pressure pushes northwards over the next few days. that will bring some showers, some thunderstorms, and see how the rain is set to accumulate in some locations. it is possible that some places in the south could get close to a month's worth of rain, but notice, further north, not much rain at all. it is going to stay largely dry across northern england, northern ireland and scotland. warm sunshine up towards the north west, often quite cloudy and cool close to these north sea coasts, and with the chance for those showers

and thunderstorms down towards the south. now, in the shorter term tonight, we are going to see a lot of cloud filtering in across many parts of the uk, and even where we keep hold of some clear skies — say, across parts of northern ireland — we could see a few fog patches. a little bit on the chilly side across northwest scotland, down into northern ireland. further south and east, though, with the cloud and the breeze, a mild start to friday morning, a lot of cloud around first thing — that tending to retreat towards the east coast, but staying pretty murky, i think, for parts of north—east england and eastern scotland. and then we start to see these showers and thunderstorms breaking out across parts of wales, southern and southwestern parts of england. we could see a lot of rain in a short space of time. and those temperatures, if anything, a little bit down on where they have been. during friday night, we continue to see this feed of cloud into parts of north—east england, eastern scotland, staying quite murky here. through saturday, sunshine for western scotland and northern ireland, but further south across england and wales, i think we'll see more of these heavy downpours and thunderstorms — perhaps the worst of those from the midlands, westwards into wales and the south—west of england. temperatures north to south around 16 to 22 degrees into sunday.

it looks like we'll see the showers joining into longer spells of rain. again, though, confined to southern parts of england, the midlands, wales. further north, largely dry. best of the sunshine to the north—west. quite murky for some of these eastern coasts. and then, as we head on into next week it does look very unsettled. low pressure is set to be in charge. we'll see some rain at times. it could potentially be quite windy and it is also set to turn quite a lot colder.