hezbollah fired a ballistic missile towards tel aviv, which is shot down. now there's fear at the un of all—out war. we have heard again todayjust how dire the situation has become. the security council must deliver its responsibility for global peace and security. tens of thousands of lebanese continue to flee their homes to escape the bombing. we'll hear from our correspondents from across the region, in israel and lebanon. also tonight... ahead of next month's commemorations in israel marking the october 7th attacks, we hear the graphic testimony of those who survived hamas�* assault on the nova music festival. almost 200 women have now come foward accusing the former owner

of harrods, mohamed al fayed, of abuse including sexual assault. and, the extremely lucky tourist from warwickshire, who survived a hippo attack in zambia. and on bbc london, the landfill site that's caught fire on newsnight at 10.30pm, we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters, and of course look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. good evening from beirut. a tense and nervous city tonight. the head of israel's army has told troops to prepare for a possible ground invasion of lebanon, saying military boots would enter enemy

territory. his words come amidst increased intensity of attacks from both sides. world leaders are gathered at the united nations in new york. the us president, joe biden, has warned an "all—out war" in the middle east is possible, but said there is still an "opportunity" to settle the conflict. the uk's prime minister, sir keir starmer, warned british nationals still in lebanon to leave immediately. israel says it has hit more than 2,000 hezbollah targets in lebanon over the past few days. waves of air strikes hitting rocket launchers, weapons storage sites and other infrastructure. today, at least 51 people are reported to have been killed in lebanon and more than 200 injured there. the un says over 90,000 people had been forced from their homes since monday. meanwhile, hezbollah has expanded its attacks, targeting israeli civilian and military sites. these included — for the first time — an attempted ballistic missile strike on tel aviv, intercepted by israel. tonight, we'll bring you the latest from our senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, in tyre

and analysis from our international editor, jeremy bowen, in jerusalem. first to paul adams, who's in northern israel. this was a day in which both sides seemed willing once again to escalate. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu, about to take his case to the united nations, has said israel is inflicting blows on hezbollah that the group could never possibly have imagined. his top general has spoken publicly for the first time about the possibility that israeli troops may soon be operating on the ground inside southern lebanon. but the day began with evidence that hezbollah is far from finished. as dawn broke over tel aviv, another escalation. hezbollah, for the first time, firing a ballistic missile into the heart of israel — just one missile easily shot down, but an unmistakable signal

of defiance from hezbollah. israel also has escalation in mind. the head of the army visiting troops close to the northern border telling them to get ready to fight inside lebanon. translation: we are preparing the process of a manoeuvre - which means that your military boots will enter enemy territory, enter villages that hezbollah has prepared as large military outposts. tanks have been seen moving north, and reservists are being called up. but nothing looks imminent. for now it is mostly a threat. but its purpose is clear, to allow civilians to return to border communities evacuated a year ago. places like oiryat shemona, hit by hundreds of rockets since last october, now mostly empty. the buses are still running but there is no one on them. this is normally a town of around 2a,000 people. now only about 3000 remain.

parts of it are completely deserted. lebanon is just a couple of miles away, and after everything that's happened in the past 12 months it's going to take an awful lot for people to come back. the army says 800 buildings have been damaged here, many of them family homes. the military ready to do whatever it takes to stop this from happening. this is going to be a process that hezbollah is going to have to give up. the only way these people are ever going to come back home is if hezbollah is nowhere even close that they can shoot at them again. as we prepare to leave qiryat shemona, another reminder of the danger hezbollah still poses. israel's air defences are formidable but the rockets keep coming. and tonight, threats from another direction. pro—iranian militias in iraq claiming a drone attack on the southern port city of eilat. without a ceasefire in gaza,

this all looks destined to continue. paul adams, bbc news, northern israel. across the border in tyre, israeli strikes have continued today and 0rla guerin is there for us. from early morning until late tonight, israel has continued pounding targets here, about 60 locations have been hit in the course of the day. here in tyre we have heard loud explosions and plenty of ambulances, and in the past few moments, just before we came on air, we again heard the rumble of distant blasts. 50 people have been killed today, added to 550 killed on monday. war is taking hold. sirens wail. in the southern city of tyre the war is coming closer. israel hitting sites it says

are linked to hezbollah. today we saw strike after strike. well, there'sjust been more incoming israeli fire and there is smoke rising now. we can't tell exactly what has been hit, but that is a residential area with residential blocks. there was some outgoing fire from hezbollah a few hours ago, and this is now a familiar routine in southern lebanon. the gathering storm here this week means british nationals have been told to leave lebanon immediately. isabella baker plans to go tomorrow, because she doesn't want family and friends back home to worry. but the human rights student is critical of the government. i100% think the uk government should be doing a lot more and, of course, it has to worry about its citizens,

i understand that, but i think there are priorities, and we wouldn't have to leave if it weren't for the fact that israel is bombing this country. and tonight, these men wonder if they might be next to be bombed. they're the government's civil defence team here in tyre, and they've just had a call telling them to leave their station. an israeli voice claimed there was a hezbollah target nearby. the station chief fears a rerun of history and tragedy. "my daughter was killed in the war in 2006 in an israeli air strike on the station," say ali safiledine. "i had brought her there for safety. my wife was badly maimed and is still suffering.

i don't want to lose any of my men the same way." they're already struggling to keep up with the air strikes. now they say they'll work from the street to save lives. 0rla guerin, bbc news, tyre. in a moment, i'll get more analysis of the situation with our international editorjeremy bowen in jerusalem, but first to our diplomatic correspondent james landale at the united nations, where world leaders are scheduled to meet for an emergency session on lebanon. that's right. the fighting in israel and lebanon is hanging heavily over this annual gathering of world leaders. within the hour there is an emergency security council session to discuss the crisis. leaders are calling for de—escalation, diplomats being optimistic and say they hope the israeli talk of a ground

incursion is brinkmanship and not an accurate description of what will happen, but nonetheless they are working hard. —— notan happen, but nonetheless they are working hard. —— not an accurate prediction. they are talking to the iranians, the president and his ministers, to put pressure on their proxy, hezbollah, to try and defuse tensions. i also understand there are discussions going on about some sort ofjoint statement by key players calling for a ceasefire by both the israelis and hezbollah. the foreign secretary david lammy made this call last thursday. there are signs other countries might be more willing to agree with this. the crucial question is whether the american sign up to this because they are the country who has crucial leverage over israel. there is also talk that may be the statement will be linked somehow to the situation in gaza and talk of a ceasefire there. it is early days but diplomatic gears are grinding here in new york to try to prevent a wider regional conflict.- wider regional conflict. james landale, thank _ wider regional conflict. james landale, thank you. - wider regional conflict. james landale, thank you. we - wider regional conflict. james landale, thank you. we can l wider regional conflict. james | landale, thank you. we can go

wider regional conflict. james - landale, thank you. we can go live tojerusalem and our international editorjeremy bowen. you have seen and covered war between these countries before. what chance at this stage is there of a de—escalation? this stage is there of a de-escalation?- this stage is there of a de-escalation? �* , ., , ., , de-escalation? let's hope it has ha--ened de-escalation? let's hope it has happened because _ de-escalation? let's hope it has happened because the - de-escalation? let's hope it has happened because the wars - de-escalation? let's hope it has happened because the wars i . de-escalation? let's hope it has l happened because the wars i have seenin happened because the wars i have seen in lebanon have been absolute disastrous for civilians and the country. at the moment it seems israel is moving towards a ground offensive, barring some kind of really significant diplomatic breakthrough. so before that happens, and there is no time being talked about right now, israel's emphasis will continue to be air attacks, hitting targets that are really almost unprecedented rate. with the lebanese, and authorities say mostly civilians have been killed, more than 500 on monday. now, israel believes that inflicting this pain will force hezbollah,

somehow, to stop firing into israel. that is against all the ideology and history of behaviour they have had. i think at a time like this their instinct will be to keep firing as long as they can. so what is likely to happen? will israel be able to deliver the safety it wants to its northern population? i think that will be difficult while this goes on. and one more thing, if that offensive does start inside lebanon, it will not be quick and it will not be easy. there are no easy victories in lebanon, history shows that. jeremy bowen, james landale, thank you. what you have there is the contrast a night between the meetings of world leaders in new york and the people here in southern lebanon this evening, scared, nervous, and hoping that the next few days and hours will not bring another all—out war here. studio: thank you, anna

foster, and thank you to the teams reporting from across the region. well, sir keir starmer has again called on british nationals in lebanon to leave at once. 700 more uk military personnel are on their way to cyprus to prepare for a possible evacuation. chris mason has more. the lofty urban heights of new york. the prime minister swapped his party conference for the ultimate conference of world leaders — the united nations general assembly. and uppermost in mind, lebanon. i call on the security council to seek political solutions that can break repeated cycles of violence, like that in the middle east. the region is on the brink. and his message to uk citizens in lebanon... leave now. it's very important — the situation is escalating. we need the situation to de—escalate, but i say to british nationals, don't wait, leave now.

i'm very concerned about the increasing escalation, which is notjust day on day but almost hour on hour at the moment. you're deploying hundreds of troops to nearby cyprus. would you put troops into danger on the ground to help evacuate britons if that becomes necessary? i'm not going to get into the details of evacuation plans, as you would expect. we put contingency measures in place. the international picture dominating here, but things back home follow a prime minister everywhere. have you noticed how keir starmer likes to say, "country first, party second"? all the doom and gloom that we've heard from you guys in the last few months, that was talking the country down, wasn't it? that wasn't "country first". i think if we're going to have to take difficult decisions, and we are, it's important that we do the diagnosis, what's the state of the country? what's the state of the economy? the bbc is reporting today about growing unease within the nhs about that language, talking about it as being "broken", that might put off patients seeking help.

well, i say broken but not beaten. i do understand from the staff perspective, it's really hard, but it's really hard... does it give you pause for thought, though, in the round, that the language that you might have used, the net result of that sounds incredibly negative? it talks the country down. no, that's not right. we have to have an accurate diagnosis of what the problem is and then ourjob is to say, "what are we going to do about it?" three months in, according to ipsos mori, you are the second least popular prime minister since the 1990s, beaten only by liz truss. does that give you pause for thought? no. i will be judged at the next election on whether i've delivered higher living standards, so people are better off, better public services with the nhs functioning properly again. you know, popular decisions are not tough. tough decisions are unpopular. next, diplomacy in front of the cameras.

keir starmer meets president zelensky of ukraine. a new prime minister, daunting domestic challenges and simultaneous conflict in europe and the middle east. chris mason, bbc news in new york. and victoria will have more on this on newsnight, over on bbc two shortly. what is israel's aim and will we see their troops on the ground in lebanon? we will hear from a british family stuck in lebanon as the prime minister says leave now. with huge difficulties finding any flights out of the country. newsnight is with you in about 15 minutes on bbc two, bbc news and iplayer. next month will see commemorations across israel, marking one year since the october 7th attacks. more than 1,200 people died and well over 200 others were taken hostage when hamas gunmen crossed the border from gaza, killing indiscriminately.

they attacked many dozens of sites, including kibbutzim communities, army bases and the nova music festival, attended by 3,500 young people, hundreds of whom were murdered, while others were tortured and raped. a team from the bbc documentary series storyville has been speaking to some of those who survived, trying to piece together what happened. some of the material you're about to see was filmed by hamas. that footage, along with the eyewitness accounts, is distressing. the festival itself was amazing. the energy of people just wanting to dance and enjoy themselves and then going at it with all that they have. it was beautiful. we were all students starting our fourth year. we all liked going to parties and the second the nova tickets came out, they were really cheap.

it seemed like a perfect thing to do right before the year started. i came to the nova party for work. i brought a dj from hungary. myjob was to take him to the party, let him play his set and then take him back home. the last video i took from my phone was at 6.28 in the morning. it was the last drop that he played. and the moment that i stopped filming, someone grabbed my hand and showed me the sky.

shouting. we yelled into the crowd. everyone scattered. it was like a screen coming up from the sky of rockets, just like... the most rockets i've ever seen in my life. i went to the dj and i told him, "listen, there's no time for goodbyes. there's no time for waiting. we're running to the car and we're leaving." we stop at the side of the road. if we see a concrete structure on the side of the road that is supposed to be as close to a bomb shelter as possible. and it seemed like the smartest move to make, to, to, go in.

explosion. i looked in the back mirror, i could see the car behind me that had stopped. the driver and the guy that were next to him were shot in the head.

and i saw them slaughter people. a group of people jump out, screaming in arabic. allahu akbar, allahu akbar. and then i see anaeljust pick them up and toss him out. he does that once, and then they throw another one in. every time they threw in a grenade, he just grabbed it, tossed it out. thinking to myself, oh, my god, this kid is throwing live grenades. i don't think that i've ever heard of anyone ever doing that. there was a really big explosion and i flew back. someone flew on me. and when i finally got up,

i remember, um, anael wasn't standing any more. he wasn't with us. they came back in... ..and then they started shooting everyone inside. they left and i thought everyone was acting or playing dead so that they wouldn't get kidnapped. but after a minute or two, where, when people weren't lifting their heads or waking up, i realised that i was sitting in a pile of bodies.

we both got into an army jeep and they told us to put our heads down. but i, i couldn't look away. i've kind of understood that i'm never going to be the person that i was before the 7th of october. and i'm trying to figure out

who i'm going to be now. every single person that i lost on that day would have made the hell out of this life. i close my eyes for a moment and i picture my friends that aren't with us any more and hoping that, that, wherever they are, they're partying like crazy. the testimonies and is there of survivors of the hamas october attacks. the full documentary, storyville: we will dance again, is on the iplayer from tomorrow morning and on bbc two tomorrow night. and the film forms part of a group of programmes marking one year since the october 7th attacks, and the war between israel and hamas.

another bbc storyville documentary, life and death in gaza, will be broadcast next month. almost 200 women have now come forward to accuse the former owner of harrods, mohamed al fayed, of abuse, including sexual assault. the fresh accusations come in the wake of a bbc documentary broadcast last week, which exposed decades of serious allegations. al fayed died last year. the new claims raise questions, about what those around him at the time knew, and how they may have enabled his actions. those closest to him included his security team, headed by an ex metropolitan police officer, john macnamara. he's alledged to have intimidated victims to stop them speaking out. it's claimed his senior personal assistants would arrange meetings for him with young women from harrods. doctors would carry out on women intrusive medical examinations for harrods. two have been named as dr ann coxon,

who hasn't commented, and wendy snell, who's since died. then there's michael cole, harrods' director of public affairs from 1988—1998, who defended him over stories of alleged sexual harassment and assault. there were also others in harrods' hr department, who played a role in promoting young women from the shop floor, to work in al fayed's executive suite. five of his original accusers have now come together, to share their experiences and call forjustice, describing themselves as "lambs to the slaughter," when they worked at harrods. here's ellie price. he would call me into his office and, "this doesn't work," and, "this is distracting," and then would rip my buttons open of the front of my shirt. these women didn't know each other�*s stories until the bbc documentary last week. they all describe being isolated by mohamed al fayed at the time.

now they realise they were not alone. all of us had the same experiences. being all together, i think it's quite good to think, "oh, god, i thought for ages this wasjust me." you kind of accepted what was going on and internalised that actually, you know, "is itjust me? am i the victim of the really hard behaviour?" you were terrified to speak out. jen was too, and this morning, she waived her anonymity for the first time. initially i didn't want to be involved because mohamed was still alive. and as ridiculous as that may sound to people not involved, he still felt like a threat until the moment he died. mohamed al fayed was chairman of harrods between 1985 and 2010. he died last year aged 94. he won't face justice now but these women say there was a web of corruption within the company that allowed the abuse to happen and kept it hushed up. that i almost had given up hope that anyone was going to actually find out anything, really,

because he was so successful at putting people up in front of him that he could hide behind. they enabled — all these people — enabled the situation, and left us like lambs to the slaughter. harrods declined to come on bbc breakfast this morning. the department store, which came under new ownership in 2010, has previously said it's appalled by the allegations. harrods also told the bbc it was investigating whether any current employees were involved in any of the allegations, but they haven't told us if any individual has been identified or any action taken. the monster that was al fayed was at the centre of all this, but there was a system, there was a process which enabled and facilitated the sexual abuse of these women. and there are people still working at harrods who you think were involved in this? that's my belief. many women later abused by al fayed were asked to take intrusive sexual health tests when they started at harrods. today, a complaint has been made to the general medical council about one of the doctors who carried out such tests.

i never got my results either. they went straight to mohamed al fayed. i never got them. they never even shared them with you? they never shared them with me. shocking. since the bbc documentary was released last week, lawyers for al fayed's accusers say hundreds more women have come forward. and with every new story, the call forjustice grows stronger. ellie price, bbc news. delegates at the labour party conference in liverpool have this programme continues on bbc one.