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us us in israel with our continuing live coverage of the latest development in the middle east. let's start first with what has been happening in israel this morning. the israeli military says has fired at least five missiles into the northern city of high fat this morning, the third largest city in israel, where the air raid sirens went off. this came after a weekend where israelis marked yom kippur. israel says that has fired more than 300 missiles into israel over the weekend. those are the air raid sirens you hear now that went off. they have been going off almost every day as the city comes under almost daily attack. there have also been rockets fired in other parts of the north, including galilee. the israeli offensive continues in the north of lebanon. they were air strikes in many parts

of the country. the lebanese health ministry says at least 15 people were killed. this time villagers were struck in the centre and the north of lebanon. let's take a look at these pictures, where there was an air —— israeli air strike nearthe an air —— israeli air strike near the border. reports of a mosque was hit in the south of the country. israel also continues its attacks into southern lebanon, in the south—east as well as the south—west. forthe south—east as well as the south—west. for the first time the israeli military has taken internationaljournalist into an area of that song. we were not restricted in any way. but they did have control over some of our pictures. lucy williamson went in with her cameraman. we hugged the old ceasefire line dividing israel

from lebanon, driving fast, under the threat of hezbollah attack. israel's army broke through this border less than two weeks ago. now they're taking us in to show us one of the villages under their control, a couple of miles into lebanese territory. the army had taken control here just a day or two before. the area still not clear of hezbollah fighters. we are literally in an area which still hasn't been neutralised. blast it's a war zone with all the implications you can hear in the background. there was hidden terrorists here in this village, face to face battles. it means that my troops are seeing their eyes, terrorists, and fight them in the streets. israel says these are limited, targeted raids. limited geographically, perhaps. less so militarily.

wow, wow. you can see the kind of fighting that has taken place here just in the last couple of days or so. hezbollah were clearly well prepared and well armed. the army told us they'd found dozens of booby trapped houses here and demolished them. we only have their account of what happened here and were restricted in where we could go. this is 81mm mortars. this is what they wanted to show us. caches of weapons, including sophisticated anti—tank missiles, shoulder launch rockets and night scopes. some of them brand new, still packed into boxes. anti—tank missile. 0ne anti—tank missile, already semi assembled. preparations for a cross—border attack into israel, the army said. this is, i can say, two times more or three times more than gaza in the weapons

that this village contains. this, the army says, is why it's here, not for occupation. we don't want to hold these places. we want to clean them out from all the weapons and ammunition. that's what we want. after that, we are expecting that the people will come back and understand that peace is better for them and terrorists controlling them is a bad thing. but i leave it to the diplomats to solve. these are my guys. these are my guys, fighting. there's been bursts of small arms fire and artillery very close by. he says his forces are fighting hezbollah 500 metres away. despite israeli control on the ground here, this is still very much an active combat zone. the fighting gets closer. we're told to leave fast.

please, gentlemen, go faster. despite israel's small successes here, hezbollah has not disappeared from this fight, and israel's conflict with iran hangs over it. this is not a border war, but a regional one, playing out along a border. go, go, please go. that was lucy williamson reporting from a rare embed with israeli forces in southern lebanon. looking at gaza now where the israeli offensive continues. there is growing concern about the humanitarian situation there. the world food programme is saying that no food has been entering the territory this month. let's look at some of the latest pictures. at the start of this

month, it doesn't know how long the supplies will last. health officials in gaza say about 150 people have been killed so far in the latest operation, which is centred in the north of the gaza strip. around the area of jabalia, the biggest refugee camp in gaza. israel says it has killed dozens of hamas militants and destroyed their military infrastructure. but there is growing alarm too about the humanitarian cost, including the growing number of civilian casualties. 0n including the growing number of civilian casualties. on another front the us defence secretary lloyd austin has been speaking to his israeli counterpart and expressed us concern over reports that israeli forces had been firing on un peacekeepers who maintain what is called a blue line between israel and lebanon. it comes after more than a0 countries issued a

statement saying they were growing increasingly concerned about recent incidents, in which five peacekeeping soldiers have been wounded in recent days. at least four of them by israeli fire. israel continues to deny accusations that it is deliberately targeting the peacekeepers. it says it is focusing on its operations against hezbollah and its infrastructure in the south. let's get the latest on what is happening in lebanon this morning, including in the south and in beirut and other parts of lebanon. we canjoin our correspondentjonathan head. there were air strikes overnight. is it clearer now exactly what were the targets and what were the casualties? it has sort of shifted. we have not had anything happen here in beirut over the night. 0ver

not had anything happen here in beirut over the night. over the past week there have been a lot of strikes in beirut. 78 air strikes up to six o'clock last night recorded by the lebanese authorities. nearly all of these were in the south, which gives you an idea of how intense the fighting is there. all part of that land operation by israeli forces, these thousands of israeli troops now inside lebanon. 23 more villages told to evacuate and move north. entire populations told to go. they don't all go. people often feel they can't leave their homes. you should have those scenes. it gives you an idea of how devastating these israeli air strikes are, however accurate as they say they are. one un peacekeeper hit by gunfire yesterday even after the israelis had promised they would take this very seriously and investigate. remember, israel has told the un force there they should leave. the un force has stayed. as far as israel is concerned it is now in the middle of an active conflict is on. it denies deliberately targeting

the un. the un believes it has been deliberately targeted, perhaps to chase them out. for the lebanese this is an ongoing, rolling catastrophe, with 16a0 ongoing, rolling catastrophe, with i6a0 people killed in the past three weeks, hundreds of thousands displaced, constantly moving across the country. as an idea of how much people are being forced to being moved, close to half a million people have been recorded crossing from lebanon into syria. many of those were syrian refugees driven out from the syrian civil war in recent years, now going back to syria because it is so unsafe here in lebanon. concern too, what is the mood in beirut? as you know well, first it was targeting the southern areas. israel said it was targeting has been as well as its infrastructures. there seems to be some unpredictability as to where it will strike next?—

will strike next? that's the problem- _ will strike next? that's the problem. the _ will strike next? that's the problem. the official - will strike next? that's the| problem. the official israeli goal, the public one, is to make northern israel save so the people who live there can come back, to stop the rockets going across. that is apparently the main focus of the land operation. we know there is a bigger goal. with all the success israel has had against hezbollah leaders, it probably wants to damage the group as much as possible. 0ne presumes, we don't know, the israelis don't explain their targets, that they see valid military targets wherever there may be a senior hezbollah personality or possible weapons cache. that could be anywhere in the country. that is what makes it so unnerving for people here. there is a feeling of being buffeted by things that are beyond their power will stop their own government, their own army, can't do anything about it. israel will target were they feel it is necessary. that means civilian casualties. even if people are killed, whole areas,

neighbourhoods, blasted to rubble, and people no longer able to live there. that will clearly go on for some time. i developments on the political front? lebanese leaders have been saying they will try to find ways out of this crisis. of course they called for a of course they called for a ceasefire, which fell on deaf ears. they called for new leaderships, any news on that? not much movement. there has been a lot of meeting over the weekend. lebanon only has an interim prime minister. it has no president at the moment. lebanese politics is always complex. there has been the president for the past two years. hezbollah, a political player here, is one of the blockages. the americans would like there to be a government. there is no agreement. lebanon, unfortunately, is in a position where it is politically unstable. its economy has been

in ruins for the past five years. now it has suffered the enormous consequences of this conflict. there is talk of ceasefire negotiations, in particular from the speaker, nabi barry, a political ally of hezbollah. but there is no real sense that there is momentum behind those. from the israeli point of view, it has military objectives. we don't believe those have been achieved yet. it doesn't seem there is any incentive for israel to go for a ceasefire at this stage. thank you forjoining us. hanging over this war is the israeli retaliatory strike on iran. there have been discussions here as well as in washington about what targets should be included. israel �*s strike comes after what iran says was its own retaliatory strike after israel key figures in the region. let's see what

may lie ahead in the next 2a hours. joining me now is wyre davies. we understand the israeli cabinet is going to meet tonight. any sense of what will be the possible choreography? we know that israel is going to respond. they have promised a lethal response. iran, to paraphrase them, will not know what had hit —— will not know what had hit —— will not know what has hit it. the americans have asked that nuclear targets not be targeted. perhaps oil installations. we don't know what is going to be hit, even how it is going to be hit. you think of the operations against hezbollah, with the pagers and walkie—talkies in beirut, we simply don't know how israel will respond. but a response is expected. the danger is that quickly escalates into much bigger regional conflict. 0ne bigger regional conflict. one thing that has emerged in the israeli media this morning are

reports that the united states is now considering the deployment of a high altitude missile defence system in israel. that would be significant because not only would it add to israel's already multilayered missile defence network, which has been very effective so far against gaza, lebanon and iran, but it would mean american boots on the ground in israel operating that missile defence system. that has not yet been confirmed. several israeli media outlets are seeing the americans are actively considering the deployment of that system in anticipation of this much wider regional conflict. this much wider regional conflict-— this much wider regional conflict. ~ ., , conflict. do we know exactly the sense — conflict. do we know exactly the sense of, _ conflict. do we know exactly the sense of, the _ conflict. do we know exactly the sense of, the steps - conflict. do we know exactly the sense of, the steps that| the sense of, the steps that have to be taken? the security cabinet wants to know about the targets. does it decide on them? there were reports in israeli media they would just authorise the prime minister and the defence minister to choose them? i and the defence minister to choose them?— and the defence minister to choose them? i think galante and netanyahu _ choose them? i think galante and netanyahu have - choose them? i think galante and netanyahu have had - choose them? i think galante| and netanyahu have had their divisions over recent months

about how to operate. we are not going to get a press release today from the security cabinet. but it might become clear. whether the israelis will tell the americans, i think, what it is going to do. the americans have been kept pretty much in the dark about much of what israel has done in recent months. but given the scale of what is happening, whether the israelis then inform the americans that something is imminent in the next couple of days, will be a key feature of this.— key feature of this. finally, after weeks _ key feature of this. finally, after weeks of _ key feature of this. finally, after weeks of silence - key feature of this. finally, | after weeks of silence there was that call between prime minister netanyahu and joe biden, the american president. afterwards there wasn't much of a readout byjoe biden said the talks were direct and productive. when he has been questioned byjournalists he has made clear that he has sent some strong messages to israel. don't target of the new chair, but even don't target the oil facilities?— but even don't target the oil facilities? ., , ., facilities? indeed. netanyahu has consistently _

facilities? indeed. netanyahu has consistently ignored - facilities? indeed. netanyahu has consistently ignored or. has consistently ignored or taken, hasn't really taken on board american considerations fully during this conflict. that is pretty clear. what we have seen in the past 2a hours is a back—and—forth between the two defence ministers. there is clearly ongoing dialogue. if not between netanyahu and joe biden, who clearly don't see eye to eye over what should happen next, there is a better relationship between the two defence ministers. that would be critical now how to choreograph the next steps. iran is warning arab states if you let israeli planes pass over you, you will also suffer consequences? me over you, you will also suffer consequences?— over you, you will also suffer consequences? we might get advance warning. _ consequences? we might get advance warning. jordanian . consequences? we might get| advance warning. jordanian air space may be closed. iraqi air space may be closed. iraqi air space may be closed. iraqi air space may be closed. that may be a warning of what is to come. they remain open for now. whether this is really attack response is imminent, we simply don't know. response is imminent, we simply don't know— response is imminent, we simply don't know. thank you very much forjoining — don't know. thank you very much forjoining us- — don't know. thank you very much forjoining us. that _ don't know. thank you very much forjoining us. that is _ don't know. thank you very much forjoining us. that is how - don't know. thank you very much forjoining us. that is how it - forjoining us. that is how it looks at this hour, on sunday, in israel, as israel continues

its offensive against hezbollah in lebanon, in the south and other areas of the country. hezbollah, for all of the attacks on its infrastructure as well as its leadership, is showing it is still able and willing to fire rockets into areas of northern israel, where the air raid sirens were sounding again today. we will keep an eye on all of those developers. but for now, back to you in london. thank you very much. we will be back with least decide later in the day. king charles has lead tributes to scotland's former first minister, alex salmond, who's died suddenly, at the age of 69. the king said mr salmond's devotion to scotland drove his decades of public service. the alba party founder — and former snp leader — is thought to have suffered a heart attack during a trip to north macedonia on saturday. there will be a post—mortem examination. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. in 300 years, no—one came closer to ending scotland's union with england than alex salmond.

this, in my estimation, has been the greatest campaign in scottish democratic history. a formidable political figure, who guided a party that for decades was on the fringes of politics, to the heart of power, changing the political landscape of the united kingdom, and delivering a referendum on independence. this is desperately sad news that alex salmond has died, and i extend my deepest condolences to his wife, moira, and to his family. this is a moment that individuals will reflect on the exceptional leadership and contribution that alex salmond has given to public life in scotland, with his service in the house of commons and in the scottish parliament, and especially as the first minister of scotland. it was while studying economics at st andrews university that alex salmond joined the snp. he worked for a time as an oil economist, but politics soon exerted its pull.

the mp for banff and buchan, alex salmond, has won - the leadership of the scottish national party. _ mr salmond first led the snp in the 1990s. we are going to win the battle for the hearts and minds of the scottish people. cheering. but it was during his second stint that his party became a major political force. well, folks, it's, eh, it's good to be back. within three years the snp were in government in edinburgh. then in 2011, he pulled off a feat that was thought impossible, winning a majority at holyrood. alex salmond negotiated the referendum on independence with the then prime minister, david cameron. how dare they say that this country is not capable of running its own affairs? cheering. he was a formidable and inescapable voice in the debate that followed, on the airwaves, and in towns and cities across scotland. in the end, the referendum result was no. alex salmond stepped down as first minister and leader of the snp...

as leader my time is nearly over. ..later carrying on the fight for independence with a new political party, alba. and the dream shall never die. i was talking to somebody, it so happens, the other day who was telling me the story of alex as a 24—year—old sitting next to a colleague in the royal bank of scotland, outlining his strategy for achieving independence for scotland, and i think he thought about that every day of his life, um, since being a young man and nearly, nearly brought it to fruition. in more recent years there were controversies. he was cleared of sexual assault in 2020, and he also fell out with his protege and successor as first minister, nicola sturgeon. in a statement, she said...

the former mp and msp died after being taken ill in north macedonia. it's understood he collapsed after giving a speech. alex salmond led the snp to political dominance in scotland and pushed independence to the top of the agenda. an orator, strategist and campaigner whose voice travelled far beyond the boundaries of scotland. lorna gordon looking back at the life of alex salmond. let's speak now to our scotland correspondent catriona renton tributes continuing to come in this morning for the former first minister?— this morning for the former first minister? that's right. and of course, _ first minister? that's right. and of course, this - first minister? that's right. and of course, this sudden | and of course, this sudden death coming out a huge shock to people across the political spectrum and across public

life. people have had time to reflect on the tributes have been coming in. the range reflects the stature with which alex salmond was held in scotland, the uk and beyond. king charles led comments saying, his wife and himself were saddened to hear of his death. his devotion to scotland drove decades of public service. keir starmer paid tribute, calling him a monumentalfigure in the monumental figure in the political world. monumentalfigure in the politicalworld. david monumentalfigure in the political world. david cameron, who was prime minister at the time of the edinburgh agreement which paved the way for the independence referendum, said, "we disagreed about many things but there is no doubt alex salmond was a giant of scottish and british politics. hugely passionate about the causes he championed. he was one of those rare politicians with both enormous charisma and genuine conviction, who always held the room." of course, all of those paying tribute are offering their condolences to alex salmond's wife moira and his family and friends. what is

really striking about these tributes is, agree or disagree with his politics, these tributes reflect the impact alex salmond made. yes, there was controversy. alex salmond himself described himself as no angel. and of course those allegations made about him, he was cleared of all of them. but alex salmond was colourful, yes, controversial, but also marked out by his conviction and his campaigning for scottish independence. i saw brian cox. — scottish independence. i saw brian cox, the _ scottish independence. i saw brian cox, the actor, - scottish independence. i saw brian cox, the actor, calling | brian cox, the actor, calling him one of the greatest political thinkers scotland has ever produced. that was the thing. he really did think about how to do politics? that's right. he was the master tactician. he transformed the scottish national party from being a party on the fringes with a handful of mps, to becoming in the mainstream and in government in scotland since 2007. at the heart of alex

salmond's ambition was scottish independence. the referendum in 201a, the yes or campaign for independence had momentum. it round a no vote close. in the end a9% of people voted for scotland to be an independent country. that was up from a third before. the man was never going to be bigger than the movement. but he is synonymous with independence and he has continued of course to campaign for scottish independence right until yesterday. katrina renton, thank you very much. more of that and the rest of the news on the bbc news website. good afternoon. it was a cold start to this morning. many of the temperatures in single figures. patchy frost and just the right amount of high cloud producing a beautiful sunrise. we are set to keep those sunny skies for the rest of today. it

will be dried but the sunshine will be dried but the sunshine will be dried but the sunshine will be hazy with plenty of high cloud. feeling chillier thanit high cloud. feeling chillier than it has been. the colder air is marked in blue. then it get swept away as we head into next week. things will turn warmer but also better. more than that in a moment. it is looking dry for the rest of the day today. quite windy towards the north sea facing coasts. cloud singling from the west. a lot of high clattering. a few patches of rain in the north—west of scotland. temperatures lower than they have been. milder towards the far south and the west. that is because of an approaching weather front. because of an approaching weatherfront. it because of an approaching weather front. it will bring outbreaks of rain in parts of wales through tonight. clearer skies further north. towards the south temperatures will rise through the night as that milder air seeps in. we are starting off with plenty of clout for england and wales

tomorrow morning. 0utbreaks clout for england and wales tomorrow morning. outbreaks of rain across east anglia will clear. probably the best of the sunshine for the far north of england and much of scotland and northern ireland tomorrow. cold towards the north. milder airfiltering through. higher air filtering through. higher temperatures airfiltering through. higher temperatures here. we draw in more of a southerly wind as that high gradually pushes further eastwards on tuesday. it could be a murky start with the moist air. mist and fog around. sunshine best towards the north of high ground. 0utbreaks the north of high ground. outbreaks of rain in scotland and northern ireland later. temperatures again in the mid—teens in celsius for much of england and wales. chillier further north. turning quite wide from the west on wednesday. some of this rain could contain remnants from former hurricane milton. look at the time which is on wednesday. we could see highs of 21 celsius towards the south. it is cold for the rest of today. then temperatures rise into next week. it will be

wet and windy at times.

this is bbc news, the headlines: lebanon's health ministry says 15 people have been killed by airstrikes in various parts of the country, as israel continues its offensive against hezbollah. heavy fighting has been reported in the south of the country.

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