live from beirut, this is bbc news. the lebanese capital is hit by more israeli air strikes today as hezbollah continues to fire rockets into southern israel. anti—war protesters are marching in london, cape town and paris — as the first anniversary of october 7th approaches. french officials say four migrants including a child have died attempting to cross the english channel. a vaccination campaign against mpox is getting under way in the drc. nearly 31,000 people have been infected there, and almost 1,000 have died. welcome to bbc news. there have been fresh israeli

air strikes on southern beirut, as the humanitarian situation is worsening in the country and there are fears of an israeli attack on iran. these are live pictures overlooking beirut. lebanon's health ministry says 25 people are killed and 127 wounded in israeli strikes in lebanon on friday. israeli military says it's killed two top hamas officials, in north and east lebanon. at least four hospitals now closed in the south because of israeli air strikes. the world health organization says at least 37 health care facilities have closed since israel began its air bombardment of lebanon two weeks ago. the un says more than 200,000 people have fled lebanon into neighbouring syria. hezbollah says it's fired rockets at the ramat david airbase near the city of haifa in northern israel. sirens have sounded across northern israel this morning.

butjoin my colleague anna foster in beirut. thank you. whether non—is facing two key problems at the moment, the continuing israeli air strikes, not just continuing israeli air strikes, notjust in the capital where we have seen and heard again through the course of today more of those strikes, i have watched plumes of smoke rising above the city here, including close to the airport as well. it is very close to the airport and raises real concerns because much civilian air traffic has already stopped and people still here are fearful that if anything damages the runway or if the runway itself is deliberately targeted, it will make it almost impossible for people still in this country to leave. there is also continuing fighting in the south of lebanon, hezbollah fired around 90 rockets and

projectiles into northern israel. there's also the displacement crisis here now. at last count, more than 1.2 million people had fled their homes across parts of southern lebanon, the valley in the east and beirut as well. many people have now spent a week on the streets here in beirut after fleeing dahieh where we had been huge israeli air strike that killed hassan nasrallah, the leader of hezbollah. the leader has said there were around 900 government shelters for people here and all of them are now full. that is an issue that the lebanese state is also grappling with at the moment. 0ur correspondent nick beake has this report. israel is stepping up its strikes in lebanon — beirut rocked by more blasts overnight and this morning, as the israeli army says it continues to hit hezbollah targets, including near the city's airport. but the expanding assault has forced more than a million lebanese from their homes

in the past two weeks. many taking refuge in the capital. there may be glimpses of normality, but this is not the safe haven they hoped it would be. translation: the lebanese people are used to this, - this is not the problem. the problem is with how we are living, with the people who are sleeping in the streets. you need countries to start taking action. the situation is a disaster and we are living through it. what should we do? we cannot go anywhere. we cannot travel. all the country is at risk. and because of that, we have to live — what should we do? we have to live with it. israel also hit the northern lebanese city of tripoli in the early hours. this the damage after a commander — not from hezbollah, but from hamas — was killed, reportedly along with his wife and two children. "the commander was killed by an israeli drone," this man says, explaining that others

living here would follow the path to martyrdom. in the south of lebanon, israeli soldiers are trying to consolidate their recent ground invasion. but hezbollah say there have been fierce clashes and claim to have wounded advancing israeli troops. over the border, israeli aircraft have been in constant action, as hezbollah fires more rockets into israel and fights back. as nick was reporting, that displacement crisis really is growing here across eight and it is a country that has suffered numerous crises over the last few years, mainly based on the fact the economy here has been failing several years and that has had a knock—on effect on things like the medical system, electricity supply, the medical system, electricity supply, state electricity supply, supply, state electricity supply, fuel has been hard to

come by at certain times. this is something eight is really struggling to deal with alongside the fighting that is going on between hezbollah and israel. —— that is something lebanon is really struggling to deal with. joining me now is flutra gorana, war child's middle east director, who is also in beirut. thank you forjoining us, in all of this, those who have no control over all of this and are frightened and sleeping on the streets tonight children. thank you for having me and greetings from beirut. it is heartbreaking to hear your report and see and listen to the people because these are the people because these are the stories we hear constantly here. we have been on the friday supporting the internally displaced people, like you mentioned, there is more than a million. children are always the ones who pay the highest price. at war child, help the health and well—being

of the child is always the most important and what we are working for. it is focused on their basic needs. basically hot meals, hygiene, something to play with, because we always think of food and shelter but the well—being of a child is really affected at times like this and this is a trauma that will last a lifetime if we don't address it immediately. as we said, traffic in and out of lebanon is really restricted at the moment because of what is going on and a lot of commercial airlines not flying. do you have what you need to pass on to local partners, the toys, food, clothes? can you get that into the country? for now, get that into the country? for now. yes. _ get that into the country? fr?" now, yes, because we have been preparing for this fulsome time, but no matter how much you prepare, it is hard when it hits because it always catches you by surprise. what is never easy. for now we are prepared,

we have enough supplies to last for a couple of months and if the situation worsens and they close the airport because it is being attacked constantly, then the situation will really be devastating. it already is but it will go downhill and it's hard to imagine. it links it to the situation in gaza, it is really hard to bring supplies in, so i hope we don't get to that stage. in, so i hope we don't get to that stage-— that stage. what about the psychological _ that stage. what about the psychological impact - that stage. what about the psychological impact on . psychological impact on children? be they in lebanon, in gaza, in part of northern israel where people had to flee their homes when rockets were going in there as well. children, wherever they are, this has a huge impact on them, being surrounded by fighting. yes, as i have mentioned, war child is a child rights organisation and our main goal is the well—being of children.

there are numerous studies showing the way trauma affects children. trauma is vicarious, so if your parents went through trauma, which in gaza and lebanon, they did, parents of children we are working with already experienced the war in 2006 and before that, so it carries on. it is really important to address it. we do many things with the children in the shelters even, but i just makeshift shelters, schools that have been emptied for the people to stay. the recreational activities with children, psychosocial support, more structured psychosocial support and in some cases case management and one—on—one therapy with the children. we also need to keep in mind when you address the well—being of a child, you must address the well—being of a parent because it goes together. you cannot just talk to a child about how they are feeling without

incorporating also the parents incorporating also the parents in the conversation. we actually work with both. thank ou for actually work with both. thank you forjoining _ actually work with both. thank you forjoining us. _ it is worth saying we are talking about continuing fighting between lebanon and israel, but in israel tonight and iran people are bracing themselves for whatever israel's response to that iranian missile attack earlier this week may be. there was a feeling once thejewish new year had concluded, israel would be considering seriously its next moves when it comes to responding to that iranian attack. people in the middle east tonight braced for what might come next in this ever escalating conflict.— escalating conflict. anna, a lot to pick _ escalating conflict. anna, a lot to pick op _ escalating conflict. anna, a lot to pick up on _ escalating conflict. anna, a lot to pick up on with - escalating conflict. anna, a lot to pick up on with what| escalating conflict. anna, a - lot to pick up on with what usa and, especially with your guest. to you and the team there, thank you so much. let's

ick u- there, thank you so much. let's pick up on _ there, thank you so much. let's pick up on what _ there, thank you so much. let's pick up on what and _ there, thank you so much. let's pick up on what and i _ there, thank you so much. let's pick up on what and i was - pick up on what and i was referencing there as we watched a live shot, this is in lebanon. we see there are parts of it ablaze now as fighting continues between hezbollah and israel. joining me now is retired colonel itamar yaar, who was deputy head of israel's national security council. you were the deputy head of israel's national security council. welcome to the programme. as we watch this escalation between israel and hezbollah, help us understand what israel's government's endgame is when it comes to what it is doing, the air strikes we are seeing from israel into southern lebanon, into beirut. what does israel want to see with the endgame when it comes to hezbollah? i would like to thank you for having me on this programme. we

must remember and watch the bigger picture. the bigger picture is there is a battle between two coalitions. 0ne picture is there is a battle between two coalitions. one is led by iran and hezbollah is only one element of this coalition, hamas is as well. you see the houthis,, and others, and what happened during the last few weeks for the first time is that iran went out of the shadow and attack israel directly. it changed the whole picture because in this case, it is not a fight between israel and hezbollah or israel and somebody else. it is really a fight between israel and iran and this is a big escalation of the whole situation. what is happening in lebanon is only one part of it. you must remember, hezbollah was established by iran, not to be exposed, because in gaza they

decided to explode everything in gaza. then hezbollah is much more important. having said that, hezbollah has attack israel for the last year, it started on the a4 of october 2023, and israel did not respond to that other than a very local attack. —— on the safe of october. they have main goals with hezbollah. they have not attack hezbollah. even though there is a question, we talk about lebanon, but we talk about an organisation using a smack and doing in lebanon whatever they like. hezbollah is part of the lebanese government. israel attack hezbollah activists directly and you can see the fact that israel attacked an area or buildings, some buildings in

the area of beirut that is very close to the airport. at the airport is still working. because the israel attack attack directly only based on direct information about hezbollah leaders in beirut. since israel also tried to clean lebanon of thousands of missiles there for a long time for a period of time and at the same time, in north—east lebanon. this is the battle. i just want to pick up on that point but you say the airport, those strikes in the vicinity of the airport, obviously people are trying to leave lebanon. it makes it more difficult. people are also trying to leave lebanon via the border crossing with syria and yet israel has attack that border crossing with syria. the

un are saying tojapan border crossing with syria. the un are saying to japan people have fled lebanon into syria, making it far more difficult. -- 200,000 making it far more difficult. —— 200,000 people. people are having to flee by foot. what is your reaction?— your reaction? what you have said is right — your reaction? what you have said is right and _ your reaction? what you have said is right and it _ your reaction? what you have said is right and it makes - your reaction? what you have said is right and it makes the| said is right and it makes the life of the lebanese very difficult, and the question is, what is the lebanese government to stop hezbollah from going on attacking israel again and again and crossing points that, the only crossing point attack was because as we speak, there are iranians and syrian trucks bringing hezbollah again missiles from iran. israel did not attack civilians, not in beirut, not in the south, not in that area in north—east syria. but again, we need to remember there is a government in lebanon, but i will say

another thing, there is some kind of responsibility of some elements of the international community. we must bear in mind the international community accepted hezbollah attacking israel again and again and again and have done nothing against it. at least some of our friends have done something in co—operation with us, and i speak not only about the united states and some european countries, including the uk, but also about our states that —— at arab states that understand that iran is a trap for them. they are not doing it because they like israel or would like the zionist movement but because they think it is in their interest because iran and hezbollah are the enemies of the lebanese people and other people in the area. just the lebanese people and other people in the area.— people in the area. just when it comes _ people in the area. just when it comes to... _ people in the area. just when it comes to... apologies - people in the area. just when it comes to... apologies for i it comes to... apologies for interrupting but we are running low on time. when it comes to

the international community, the international community, the head of the united nations has been talking about the displacement of people and has focused on that 200,000 people having to leave lebanon and for his comments and raising awareness, he has been barred from entering israel. is that how you bring in the international community and work with them? i’m international community and work with them?— international community and work with them? i'm sorry to sa that work with them? i'm sorry to say that the _ work with them? i'm sorry to say that the un _ say that the un secretary—general didn't even condemn the attack on israel and has only done it days later after the israeli announcements. the un is the last one that can complain. speaking about the un, the un resolution 1701, that resolution 1701, that resolution agreed there would be a un internationalforce in south lebanon that would

enforce and make sure hezbollah would not be south of the river. the un force, peacekeeping operation, have done nothing along the last few years when hezbollah has been allowed to go into areas in south lebanon that hezbollah did not want them to go in because they wanted to use them against israel. let's talk about the future. we all know in the end at every battle, there is some kind of solution based on some kind of talks and agreement. this solution needs to be a un force that would enforce what is happening in south lebanon. this is the israeli aim because what israel is doing is trying to do two things. is doing is trying to do two thins. �* , ~ things. but it feels like blocking _ things. but it feels like blocking out _ things. but it feels like blocking out the - things. but it feels like - blocking out the international community from allowing the un

secretary—general from entering the country, blocking down a potential path. i the country, blocking down a potential path.— potential path. i don't agree with you- — potential path. i don't agree with you. israel— potential path. i don't agree with you. israel did - potential path. i don't agree with you. israel did not - potential path. i don't agree with you. israel did not say| potential path. i don't agree i with you. israel did not say we do not co—operate with the un. the un said they have a secretary general that refused more than once to say a word about un members that attack and iran is the name of the game, but attack israel with until now more than 400 direct missiles. �* ,., , until now more than 400 direct missiles. �* , ., missiles. i'm sorry to interrupt _ missiles. i'm sorry to interrupt you, - missiles. i'm sorry to interrupt you, but. missiles. i'm sorry to interrupt you, but he | missiles. i'm sorry to i interrupt you, but he did missiles. i'm sorry to - interrupt you, but he did issue a statement broadly after that missile attack on tuesday saying about the broadening of the middle east conflict with escalation after escalation but i appreciate your point and your comments on it. a retired

colonel who was deputy head of the israeli security council, thank you for speaking to us on bbc news. nearly a year after the start of the israel—gaza war, protests have taken place worldwide calling for an end to the escalating conflict in the middle east. in cape town, protesters marched with palestinian flags and banners, ending at parliament where they delivered a memorandum. around 5,000 people have attended an anti—war demonstration in the italian capital rome. these are pictures from edinburgh where protesters gathered. these were the scenes in dublin, where the march was organised by the ireland—palestine solidarity campaign. and in london, protesters marched from russell square to whitehall, where speeches were delivered. our correspondent divya talwar is at the protests in central london. told us through what you saw today.

told us through what you saw toda . . ., , ., told us through what you saw toda. , ., today. the crowds have started today. the crowds have started to disperse _ today. the crowds have started to disperse now— today. the crowds have started to disperse now but _ today. the crowds have started to disperse now but earlier - to disperse now but earlier today there were tens of thousands of people who turned up thousands of people who turned up on the streets of the capital to take part in this demonstration. you could see a sea of palestinian flags and people holding placards and banners saying things like, ceasefire now and hands off lebanon. as we walked along the march, people were holding these large megaphones chanting things like stop the bombing, stop it now. there were people from allsorts of backgrounds, people of different ages who took part in the march. we saw babies in prams, elderly people, people from different parts of the country coming to call for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. and an end to the deepening conflict in the middle east. i spoke to one woman who said she had family members who had been killed in gaza. the march started two miles from here in russell square and it took about 40 minutes also to get here why

talent where there are a number of government buildings. —— whitehall. a large stage was erected and a big screen and a number of people gave speeches, including the former labour leaderjeremy corbyn, who is now an independent mp, among other people who gave speeches. there have been a large police presence throughout the day while the march is taking place, you could hear helicopters above and hundreds of officers were on the ground policing the march. there have been around 15 arrests so far but otherwise the protests have been largely peaceful in central london.- been largely peaceful in central london. ., ~ , ., , central london. thank you very much for _ central london. thank you very much for bringing _ central london. thank you very much for bringing us _ central london. thank you very l much for bringing us up-to-date much for bringing us up—to—date on the situation on that march. as we mentioned earlier, those protests taking place in various capital cities across the world. more on the ongoing escalation of tension in the middle east on our website, where we have a live page up

and running with the very fast developments in that escalating scenario. officials in france say four migrants — including a two—year—old child — have died in two separate incidents in the english channel. france's interior minister said the child was trampled to death on board a boat. a short time ago an official for the pas—de—calais region gave this statement. translation: despite of these terrible events, _ translation: despite of these terrible events, there _ translation: despite of these terrible events, there are - terrible events, there are still many migrants who try to travel by sea as soon as the weather is favourable, as it has been since thursday night, on our coast. so you should note that the pressure is very high. with more on what we know so far, here's our correspondent aruna iyengar. in that press conference, they've confirmed that four people died today, including a child aged two years old. the child was born in germany to a somalian mother. and they they said that

the child, as you said, was trampled to death in the boat. and the french interior minister, bruno retailleau, said it was a terrible tragedy and that these smugglers have blood on their hands. the french are saying that they need a stricter immigration policy. sir keir starmer, the prime minister, has said he's absolutely determined to tackle the smuggling gangs that are facilitating these crossings. but he hasn't agreed yet to a timetable on how that's going to be dealt with. these arrivals have come on the same day that the uk and other g7 nations have agreed an anti—smuggling action plan, and that's designed to boost cooperation on the issue. and this follows talks in italy. the idea behind this is that they'll put pressure, amongst other things, on social media companies to stop the adverts going out, which are, you know, generating the interest in this smuggling trade. so that's one thing that's coming into force today. the home office has confirmed that 395 migrants arrived in the uk

by boat on friday, and those are the first arrivals in five days, because we've had very bad weather in the english channel in the last week or so. so on friday, 395 arrived, but again today, tragedy in the english channel. and it's one of the most dangerous shipping lanes in the world. ijust want i just want to take you back to live pictures we are monitoring in beirut as that air strike —— as air strikes continue. this is in lebanon where israeli air strikes have been continuing, also continuing into beirut as well, after israeli military warned people to evacuate a southern suburb of beirut. we have a lot more on our life page as well, where we are keeping up—to—date with the latest developments because there is a lot going on today, especially. stay with us on bbc

news and check out that life page as well. more coming up shortly. hello there. a quiet start to the weekend of weather, and it looks likely that most of us will keep some dry weather throughout the day today. this was norwich earlier on. a little bit misty first thing in the morning, that's lifted away. we've got sunny spells and we'll keep sunny spells. further north and west, more in the way of thicker cloud. but even across northern ireland, portrush and along the causeway coast, here it's dry, the rain staying out towards western fringes. there's some rain pushing its way through scotland, that's drifting its way steadily northwards, easing from parts of aberdeenshire. you'll see some brightness to close out the day here. for the bulk of england and wales, dry with light southerly winds and some sunny spells coming through, even northern ireland most of that rain should stay well out to the west. so, in terms of the feel of the weather, not bad out there. 15 to 17 degrees quite widely across the country. through this evening and overnight, low pressure will start to push in from the atlantic. and this frontal system will bring further showery

outbreaks of rain with it. it is going to be pretty hit and miss as we go through the night, but with the cloud and the rain around, well, temperatures will hold up quite widely into double digits. so, we'll start off tomorrow morning with certainly more cloud than we've seen today, and some of this rain down towards the south—west and into wales could turn quite heavy and quite potent. sheltered central and eastern areas will keep the best of the drier weather, still the risk of an isolated shower, but they will be fairly isolated, and temperatures pretty much similar to today. but this rain could be quite heavy and potent as it continues to push its way through the midlands up into the north of england to close out sunday. now, as we move into monday, low pressure is going to stay with us and we will see showers or longer spells of rain to start the week. by the middle part of the week, we'll need to keep a close eye on this area of low pressure. i'm sure you've heard us mention it has the remnants of ex hurricane kirk in it.

at the moment it wants to move to the south of the uk, but there is a chance it could be further north. keep watching the forecast. once that low moves through, however, the wind direction changes to a northerly and it will turn colder as we head towards the weekend. so, a pretty unsettled week ahead with showers or longer spells of rain, some of it could be quite heavy across southern england, and then colder into next weekend.

this is bbc news, the headlines — more israeli strikes on lebanon. these live pictures are from tyre. while israel claims a mosque it targeted in southern lebanon contained a hezbollah command centre. a number of hospitals are now closed in lebanon because of the airstrikes, with the humanitarian situation worsening by the hour. and us republican nominee donald trump returns to the city where he was shot injuly, with a month to go until the presidential election. now it's time for a look at today's sport with lizzie. hello from the bbc sport centre. we're starting with football and the premier

league, where everton and newcastle are just getting underway in the last of seven matches today. but earlier, manchester city registered their first win in three league games with a narrow win against fulham. jeremy doku scored the decisive goal for the defending champions, who'd been a goal down after andreas pereira's strike midway through the first half. and after city had equalised and gone ahead again with two goals from mateo kovacic, fulham were given another glimmer of hope when substitute rodrigo muniz scored just before full—time. but city held on to make it 17 straight wins against fulham in all competitons. they are now unbeaten in 50 games at home. meanwhile, arsenal kept themselves in touch with a win at home to southampton, who actually scored first, substutute cameron archer putting them briefly ahead but arsenal equalised minutes later and ended up comfortably winning 3—1 with goals from havertz, martinelli, and saka. it was a goal—laden day in england's top flight. brentford put five past winless wolves who remain bottom of the league, while west ham registered their first home win of the season, beating ipswich 4—1 at the london stadium.

in the day's earlier kick off, liverpool beat palace 1—0 to stay top but lost goalkeeper alisson to injury in the second half. alisson to injury here's head coach arne slot. alisson to injury the alisson to injury latest is that we don't know, the latest is that we don't know, but when a player walks off like he does, that normally means that he is not in the brazil squad, and i don't expect him to be in the team in the first game we play afterwards. we have to wait and see, but it is going to take a few weeks, i assume, for him to be back. around europe, bundasliga champions bayern leverkusen were held at home by holstein kiel. udinese are second in serie a after a narrow win over lecce. real madrid can go level on points withe barcelona at the top of la liga if they beat villarreal in a late kick—off. and also a late one in ligue1— monaco will overtake leaders psg if they win at rennes. england's women are playing their opening t20 world cup game against bangladesh. they won the toss in sharjah,

and batting first, started well, danni wyatt—hodge top scoring on 41 but after losing a flurry of middle order wickets they could only manage 118—7. in reply, bangladesh are struggling on 27—2. while defending champions australia cruised to a six—wicket victory over sri lanka in their opener, beth mooney�*s unbeaten 43 leading australia to their target of 94 with five overs to spare in sharjah jannick sinner says he's "surprised" the world anti—doping agency is appealing the decision to clear him of blame after he twice tested positive for a steroid. an independent tribunalfound the world number one did nothing wrong, but wada has recommended he's banned for between one to two years.

on the court, the world number one beat taro daniel in the second round of the shanghai masters. carlos alcaraz also looking comfortable, beating china's shang juncheng for the loss ofjust two games. some magic moments. teenager shang became only the second chinese player to win an atp tour singles title last month, but had no answer to the world number two. alcaraz will next face another chinese player, wildcard wu yibing, next. four—time shanghai champion novak djokovic is also through, but he was given a tough test by america's alex michelsen, having to win two tiebreaks to eventually get the better of the world number 43 in his first match since his us open third round exit. world number six coco gauff is through to the china open final in beijing, coming from a set and break down to beat spain's paula badosa in three sets, and she'll face karolina muchova in sunday's final, the czech world number 49 following up her quarter—final victory over aryna sabalenka by stunning home favourite zheng qinwen in straight sets, 6—3, 6—4. and that's all

the sport for now. the mp for belfast south and mid down, claire hanna, has been confirmed as the new leader of the sdlp — the social democratic and labour party — at its annual conference today. she was the only candidate to put herself forward to succeed colum eastwood, who resigned in august. in her first speech as leader, she reflected on her career before politics, working in international development. seeing society is in crisis and seeing public services delivered in profoundly challenging circumstances, and these days across the world, politics seems to be infected ljy politics seems to be infected by populism and by the extreme, the collective breakdown in trust and respect for difference, the international

order... heartbroken with images we see every day. closer to home, politics has not seemed like service for quite some time. we seem to be a bit stuck between our past and our future. i think the sdlp has been a bit stuck as well. we have not always been quick enough on ourfeet, we have not been clear enough about who we are, and that allowed other people to define the narratives about us. at times, we have maybe listens to each other in this room at more than we have listened to voters. we try to make people think when people need to be able to feel. we have given the impression of looking back instead of looking forward. nostalgia is great, but it is no political strategy. we are rightly proud of our yesterdays, but the sdlp is about today and tomorrow.

the government will unveil a major package of reforms to uk workers' rights next week. labour promised to introduce legislation for what it calls its new deal for working people in the first 100 days after winning the election. our political correspondent harry farley explained to me what this means in practice. reforms to sick pay will be this week, workers will be allowed to receive it in any job, climbing from the first day they are unwell rather than the fourth. for those earning below the threshold, the rules will be changed so they can claim sick pay but they will receive a lower rate. before the election, labour also promised to give workers on the rights from day one in a job, like maternity pay rather than having to wait for six months, and protections against unfair dismissals instead of waiting until the end of a probation period. and they also announced plans to end exploitative

zero—hour contracts and fire and rehire practices. the precise details of those reforms and how they will be implement and have been subjected to quite extensive negotiations and businesses, and these will be subject to consultation. some will not be in the first draft of the bill but will be passed later by ministers. ballistic missiles rain down on israel. an unprecedented response by iran after weeks of israeli escalation. pushing the

region to a dangerous new precipice. this is the story of how the past few weeks brought the middle east to a dangerous new moment. translation: the status uuo new moment. translation: iie: status quo cannot new moment. translation: tie: status quo cannot continue. this requires a change in the balance of power on our northern border. hezbollah launched — northern border. hezbollah launched the _ northern border. hezbollah launched the first - northern border. hezbollah launched the first attack i launched the first attack against israeli positions last year on october the 8th. israel retaliated. a year on from those exchanges of fire, the conflict has reached a new level. the 17th of september exploded in simultaneous attack the supermarkets, exploded in simultaneous saw it new escalation begin. attack the 17th ermarkets, exploded in simultaneous attack the 17th of narkets, level. the 17th of september saw it new escalation begin. pagers and walkie—talkies used by hezbollah operatives pagers and walkie—talkies used by hezbollah operatives

exploded in simultaneous exploded in simultaneous attacks, in supermarkets, attacks, in supermarkets, on the streets, in cars and in homes across lebanon. translation: homes across lebanon. tuna/mom- homes across lebanon. translation: , ., , translation: the enemy has crossed all— translation: the enemy has crossed all red _ translation: the enemy has crossed all red lines. - translation: the enemy has crossed all red lines. israel - crossed all red lines. israel sa s it crossed all red lines. israel says it is — crossed all red lines. israel says it is intent _ crossed all red lines. israel says it is intent on - says it is intent on eliminating the threat of hezbollah. over1000 eliminating the threat of hezbollah. over 1000 have been killed, and many more injured, and almost 8 million displaced since israel launched a huge wave of devastating air strikes on lebanon. translation: my siblinus on lebanon. translation: iji siblings and their on lebanon. translation: iji1: siblings and their children were all killed.— siblings and their children were all killed.- last

siblings and their children - were all killed.- last year, new course. over the last year, israel and hezbollah have been engaged in relatively low level conflict following the hamas attack on israel. the exchanged fire across the border, but the speed and scale of what is happening now has been a shocking and unprecedented. it was an attack like something from a tale of espionage. it is the middle of september and people are going about their everyday lives when. .. people are going about their everyday lives when... pages belonging to hezbollah members explode across lebanon a coordinated and deadly attack. hezbollah is prescribed as a terrorist organisation by many western governments. however, within lebanon, hezbollah has significant control in the

government. the pagers were turned into weapons. hezbollah members were hit by blasts in supermarkets, on the streets, in their cars, and at home next to their children. people were killed and thousands injured, women and children among them. most injuries affected to the face, eyes, fingers and stomach. it has been a nightmare. probably this is the worst day of my life as a physician. probably 60 to sunday the centre of the patient�*s have ended with at least one of their eyes removed. —— 60 to

70% of the patients. their eyes removed. -- 60 to 70% of the patients. pressing questions _ 70% of the patients. pressing questions on _ 70% of the patients. pressing questions on everybody's - 70% of the patients. pressing l questions on everybody's mine. first of all, what did actually happen? how did it happen? and how is this going to affect the ongoing confrontation between hezbollah and israel, but what happened at this point is a major escalation of unprecedented level. and that didn't stop there. the next day, as has buried their dead, fresh attacks. we were there. in the panic and confusion, people ask us to put our cameras down. this is the scene next to where the funeral was

being held, and as you can see, people are gathering. we asked what is happening. they told us another pager blew up on a young man. this time, it wasn't pagers, it was the walkie—talkies of hezbollah operatives. although israel has not claimed responsibility for either attack, there is widespread belief in web that it is israel that has carried out both of them. now, as hezbollah and the country are still reeling from the shock, the main question is what is next? whether this was a coordinated plan by israel or not, these attacks were the trigger of what came next. two days after the pager

attack, hassan nazrallah, long—time leader of hezbollah, and closely aligned with israel's arch foe iran, announced that the attack would not go unpunished. translation: the enemy has crossed all red lines. , ., .. , lines. israel extracts stretched _ lines. israel extracts stretched further - lines. israel extracts| stretched further into lines. israel extracts - stretched further into lebanon in an attempt to further diminish hezbollah. i i diminish hezbollah. there seems to be no possibility _ diminish hezbollah. there seems to be no possibility of _ to be no possibility of diplomacy getting through and de—escalating the situation. translation: de-escalating the situation. translation:— de-escalating the situation. translation: the centre of u ravi translation: the centre of ravi is translation: the centre of gravity is moving _ translation: the centre of gravity is moving towards - translation: the centre of| gravity is moving towards the north — gravity is moving towards the north. this means we are diverting _ north. this means we are diverting forces, resources, and — diverting forces, resources, and energy towards the north. so how— and energy towards the north. so how did it reach this point? hezbollah has been watching

rockets at israeli military positions since october eight last year, and israel has been retaliating. hezbollah called at the gaza support front in solidarity with palestinians there. after israel launched there. after israel launched the war in gaza following the october seven attacks last year by hamas, hezbollah's plan was to divert israeli military resources away from hamas. translation: irate resources away from hamas. translation:— resources away from hamas. translation: we see that the lebanon front _ translation: we see that the lebanon front will _ translation: we see that the lebanon front will not - translation: we see that the lebanon front will not stop - lebanon front will not stop until the aggression on gaza ends. i i ii until the aggression on gaza ends. i . ., ., until the aggression on gaza ends. i . ., i, ends. this exchange of fire has had a huge _ ends. this exchange of fire has had a huge impact _ ends. this exchange of fire has had a huge impact on - ends. this exchange of fire has had a huge impact on civilians, j had a huge impact on civilians, with about 150,000 displaced on both sides. israelis from villages like these want to return to their homes without the threat of attack. for

benjamin netanyahu, this was a key motivation for stepping up strikes. ,i, key motivation for stepping up strikes. . ,, i, strikes. going back to something _ strikes. going back to something that - strikes. going back to something that we i strikes. going back to i something that we used strikes. going back to - something that we used to live that way is no longer an option. it is no longer an option. it is no longer an option that we will be under the threat of some guy in beirut who would like to pull the trigger anytime he likes. what has happened here in this area over the last year has ended one of the longest periods of relative calm between israel and lebanon. the two countries have a long history of hostilities and wars. israel occupied southern lebanon for decades, and hezbollah and israel fought a month—long war in 2006. but this escalation felt different. there were real concerns with tensions in the middle east so high, this conflict, unlike those before, could spill over

and result in a bigger and more dangerous regional war. israel's increased attacks on the iridium backed hezbollah meant the two long—running enemies, israeland iran, were watching each other�*s moves closely. forweb watching each other�*s moves closely. for web and its people, caught in the crossfire, what is happening in that country runs deep in their collective memory. a week after the pager attack, a further escalation of lebanon. figs escalation of lebanon. as morning _ escalation of lebanon. is morning broke, and brought with it one of the deadliest days in nearly 20 years in lebanon. lebanese officials say 490 people died on the first day of the intensified israeli air strikes. tens of thousands fled their homes. once again, destruction, devastation, and

displacement. translation: i’m displacement. translation: i'm scared. i displacement. translation: i'm scared- i am _ displacement. translation: i�*m scared. i am scared for my wife and my five children. the situation is really difficult and scary. i don't know what is happening to us. the warnings from the israeli _ happening to us. the warnings from the israeli army - happening to us. the warnings from the israeli army became l from the israeli army became more widespread.— from the israeli army became more widespread. starting this mornin , more widespread. starting this morning. the _ more widespread. starting this morning, the idf _ more widespread. starting this morning, the idf has - more widespread. starting this morning, the idf has warned l more widespread. starting this l morning, the idf has warned you to get out of harm's way. i urge you to take this warning seriously. please get out of harm's weight now. iii seriously. please get out of harm's weight now.- seriously. please get out of harm's weight now. in a matter of da s, harm's weight now. in a matter of days, hundreds _ harm's weight now. in a matter of days, hundreds of _ harm's weight now. in a matter of days, hundreds of thousands have fled their homes in southern and even eastern lebanon. this is one of the main schools in beirut turned into a shelter for the displaced from lebanon. into a shelterfor the displaced from lebanon. an official here told me that they are opening on average one extra school every couple of hours to deal with the very large number of displaced. it is notjust schools that large number of displaced. it is not just schools that were

overwhelmed. hospitals have also been struggling to treat the wounded. women and children among the casualties. translation: among the casualties. tuna/mom- among the casualties. translation: ~ ii ., , translation: we heard a very loud noise- _ translation: we heard a very loud noise. two _ translation: we heard a very loud noise. two strikes - translation: we heard a very loud noise. two strikes and - translation: we heard a very loud noise. two strikes and we| loud noise. two strikes and we all flew. each flu in a different direction. both of my cousins were killed, and my father was killed.— cousins were killed, and my father was killed. this video published — father was killed. this video published by _ father was killed. this video published by the _ father was killed. this video published by the idf - father was killed. this video published by the idf boasts| father was killed. this video l published by the idf boasts of killing hezbollah leaders one after the other, and it is all the ongoing air strikes. israel was systematically targeting and killing three hezbollah leaders. we are in the office. we heard multiple explosions one after the other. they were so loud,

many of them. we don't know what is happening elsewhere. it is in the middle of beirut, and this is what we can see from distance. this huge attack had a colossal impact. the target was hassan nazrallah, the leader of hezbollah and one of the most prominent figures in the most prominent figures in the lebanon. backed by iran. the killing of nazrallah was an earthquake for the party, the country, and the region. the news was shocking for this woman.

this killing was a huge win for israel. ii ii , this killing was a huge win for israel. ii i, , i, israel. i have a message for the tyrants _ israel. i have a message for the tyrants of _ israel. i have a message for the tyrants of tehran. - israel. i have a message for the tyrants of tehran. if - israel. i have a message forj the tyrants of tehran. if you strike us, we will strike you. there is no place in iran that the long arm of israel cannot reach, and that is true of the entire middle east.— reach, and that is true of the entire middle east. there was no mention — entire middle east. there was no mention of— entire middle east. there was no mention of diplomacy. - entire middle east. there was l no mention of diplomacy. iran's supreme leader promised that the killing of hassan nazrallah would not go on avenged. but before any ring in retaliation, benjamin netanyahu attacked a ring impact groups in yemen and syria, and it didn't stop there. i ii �*i syria, and it didn't stop there. i ii �*, i, , syria, and it didn't stop there. iii �*i i, , there. israel's military says its troops _ there. israel's military says its troops have _ there. israel's military says its troops have crossed - there. israel's military says its troops have crossed the | its troops have crossed the border _ its troops have crossed the border into southern lebanon. isreel— border into southern lebanon. israel launched the ground and vision into southern lebanon, the first in 18 years, in what

it called limited localised and targeted raids against hezbollah to return displaced israelis to them homes in the north. despite israel's massive blows to hezbollah, this remains a very challenging operation. israel does not only have hezbollah to contend with. as we come on air, missiles from iran have been fired towards israel. {lin from iran have been fired towards israel.— from iran have been fired towards israel. on the 1st of october, — towards israel. on the 1st of october, the _ towards israel. on the 1st of october, the region - towards israel. on the 1st of october, the region held - towards israel. on the 1st of october, the region held its| october, the region held its breath. tonight's escalation comes in response to israel's overnight invasion of southern lebanon. almost 200 ballistic missiles were launched by iran. the israel defense forces says most of them were intercepted by israel's extensive defensive capabilities. but the idf said some struck central and southern israel with one

fatality. southern israel with one fatali . i, , southern israel with one fatality-— southern israel with one fatali . i, i, ii fatality. there was a lot of booms- — fatality. there was a lot of booms. one _ fatality. there was a lot of booms. one of _ fatality. there was a lot of booms. one of them, - fatality. there was a lot of booms. one of them, it i fatality. there was a lot of i booms. one of them, it was terrible _ booms. one of them, it was terrible. when we came out, i saw— terrible. when we came out, i saw all— terrible. when we came out, i saw all the _ terrible. when we came out, i saw all the destruction that was — saw all the destruction that was happening. the saw all the destruction that was happening.— saw all the destruction that was happening. the attack was widely condemned _ was happening. the attack was widely condemned by - was happening. the attack was widely condemned by the - was happening. the attack was widely condemned by the west| widely condemned by the west who called for restraint and de—escalation, but both israel and iran showed no sign of backing down. the middle east still reeling from the hamas attacks on the 7th of october last year. the horror of the last year. the horror of the last 12 months has been compounded in recent days. by high tensions and escalations, which have spread across the region with devastating consequences. the region has never felt more dangerous or

uncertain. all sides are promising more attacks, further escalation. here in lebanon, the horrors of this conflict are reminiscent of the countless bloody and violent chapters in the country's history. people who have always felt they are living on the brink. today, more than ever, uncertainty looms large as they wait for what is next. some think nobody seems able to predict. while we would back and remember how we got to this stage, it is worth looking at the current situation. this is the current situation. this is the lebanese city of tyre, ablaze from those israeli air strikes. a fast developing situation, we are keeping you up—to—date on our live page with our correspondence on the

ground in beirut and also in jerusalem. hello there. a quiet start to the weekend of weather, and it looks likely that most of us will keep some dry weather throughout the day today. this was norwich earlier on. a little bit misty first thing in the morning, that's lifted away. we've got sunny spells and we'll keep sunny spells. further north and west, more in the way of thicker cloud. but even across northern ireland, portrush and along the causeway coast, here it's dry, the rain staying out towards western fringes. there's some rain pushing its way through scotland, that's drifting its way steadily northwards, easing from parts of aberdeenshire. you'll see some brightness to close out the day here. for the bulk of england and wales, dry with light southerly winds and some sunny spells coming through, even northern ireland most of that rain should stay well out to the west. so, in terms of the feel of the weather, not bad out there. 15 to 17 degrees quite widely across the country. through this evening and overnight, low pressure will start to push in from the atlantic.

and this frontal system will bring further showery outbreaks of rain with it. it is going to be pretty hit and miss as we go through the night, but with the cloud and the rain around, well, temperatures will hold up quite widely into double digits. so we'll start off tomorrow morning with certainly more cloud than we've seen today, and some of this rain down towards the south—west and into wales could turn quite heavy and quite potent. sheltered central and eastern areas will keep the best of the drier weather, still the risk of an isolated shower, but they will be fairly isolated, and temperatures pretty much similar to today. but this rain could be quite heavy and potent as it continues to push its way through the midlands up into the north of england to close out sunday. now, as we move into monday, low pressure is going to stay with us and we will see showers or longer spells of rain to start the week. by the middle part of the week, we'll need to keep a close eye on this area of low pressure.

i'm sure you've heard us mention it has the remnants of ex hurricane kirk in it. at the moment it wants to move to the south of the uk, but there is a chance it could be further north. keep watching the forecast. once that low moves through, however, the wind direction changes to a northerly and it will turn colder as we head towards the weekend. so, a pretty unsettled week ahead with showers or longer spells of rain, some of it could be quite heavy across southern england, and then colder into next weekend.

live from london. this is bbc news. the israeli military lunches more strikes on beirut. i am live in beirut, that continuing fighting is adding to the displacement crisis here. more than a fifth of people in lebanon are out of their homes and this country are struggling to look after them. in and this country are struggling to look after them.— to look after them. in the united states, _ to look after them. in the united states, donald - to look after them. in the united states, donald j . to look after them. in the - united states, donald] trump united states, donaldj trump returns to the spot where he was almost killed, hoping to bolster his support in the polls. four migrants, including a child, have died attempting to cross the english channel. and it started as a localjog,

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