live from london. this is bbc news. four people are killed in lebanon as israel hits beirut with a barrage of missiles near the country's biggest government hospital. king charles visits the birthplace of australia's aboriginal civil rights movement — a day after being heckled by an anti—monarchy campaigner. a man has died after two trains collide in wales. 15 are in hospital with injuries. and scientists reveal how a huge meteorite that collided with earth three billion years ago helped early life to thrive. hello i'm sally bundock we start in the middle east. where the lebanese health

ministry says four people have been killed in israeli airstrikes near the country's biggest government hospital in beirut. this is the skyline in beirut this morning. 13 air strikes hit south beirut on monday evening. the israeli military said it was attacking facilities linked to hezbollah. meanwhile the idf says it's identified a hezbollah bunker concealed underneath another hospital in south beirut, which it claims holds millions of dollars worth of cash and gold used to finance hezbollah. and in a few hours time, antony blinken is due to arrive in the region. he has release five priorities to try to end the conflict in the middle east. firstly, to talk to israel and others about how to end the war in gaza — which includes bringing all the hostages home.

he will also discuss with israel a post conflict "day after plan". he wants to review humanitarian assistance to gaza — this after the us gave israel 30 days to take steps or risk some military assistance being cut off. he wants to try to discuss ways to get a resolution to the war with hezbollah. and he'll also discuss israel's expected retaliation against the iran. continuing to work on a post conflict "day after" plan. his visit to the middle east comes after the white house said it is "deeply concerned" about the leak of a pair of highly classified intelligence documents describing israel's preparations for a retaliatory strike on iran. the documents appeared on telegram at the weekend, including satellite images and classified analysis.

chairman of the house intelligence committee congressman mike turner told the bbc he has concerns about the leak. this is has been a leak, it is criminal and certainly espionage if it came from an american source. the department ofjustice will undertake an of justice will undertake an investigation ofjustice will undertake an investigation to locate that source for the it is not a bureaucratic process issue, this is actually a criminal act if it occurred from an american source and individual will be accountable. this is unfortunate and luckily the administration both in israel indicated it will not affect operations but does indicate the high stakes of the level of information that is shared and discussed. with me is bbc arabic�*s mohamed taha. let's start with what happened overnight, the hospital's that

were very close to some targets. were very close to some targets-_ were very close to some taraets. , . ., ., targets. there is an escalation in the southern _ targets. there is an escalation in the southern beirut - targets. there is an escalation in the southern beirut again. i in the southern beirut again. targets near hospitals, places crowded with civilians, places that are very close to airport and we saw this kind of attack happening usually when there is in the region. he was in lebanon yesterday and now in tel aviv and it looks like israel likes to initiate the file. they escalate fire to make some changes on the ground negotiating table. the two main points on the negotiating table moment is to separate gaza negotiations from lebanon negotiations. third the ceasefire should not be with gaza and the second one is the

israeli military presence, only israeli military presence, only israel wants to replace forces in southern lebanon. that is why they want to do some changes of the un resolution and apparently the lebanese government and hezbollah are adamant in that changing and why we cannot see much movement. why we cannot see much movement-— why we cannot see much movement. , ., ., movement. there is a lot under the table on _ movement. there is a lot under the table on discussion - movement. there is a lot under the table on discussion and - the table on discussion and antony blinken is due to survive in the next few hours. ever lift this 5—point plan we just outlined as to what he hopes to discuss and achieve, what are people saying about this next visit? it what are people saying about this next visit?— this next visit? it might be the last before _ this next visit? it might be the last before the - this next visit? it might be the last before the us - the last before the us elections. trying to receive something, i get that hostages released, trying to block a ceasefire and apparently also

when he comes he comes with some escalation in the military as glitches on both sides because they are trying to negotiate under fire. because they are trying to negotiate underfire. in because they are trying to negotiate under fire. in the current situation in the region where israel is trying to paratoo attack iran, there is massive escalation in somalia and they are trying to separate northern gaza into two parts. trying to stay in southern lebanon, there are many questions being asked whether antony blinken will be able to strike a deal or not. there is an israeli insistence to stay in gaza, with a military presence and the lebanon with a military presence, both must make an hezbollah won't accept. thank you very much indeed. let's discuss all of this. let's speak to ian parmeter, former australian ambassador

to lebanon and current research scholar at the centre for arab and islamic studies, australian national university. good to have you on bbc news. if you give us your take on us secretary of state arriving again, and israel he has his plan, his hopes for brokering some sort of ceasefire, your thoughts? it some sort of ceasefire, your thoughts?— thoughts? it was inevitable after the killing _ thoughts? it was inevitable after the killing of - thoughts? it was inevitable after the killing of the - thoughts? it was inevitable l after the killing of the former hamas leader sinwar, the americans had to make another attempt to get a ceasefire in place. i personally would read the chances of the secretary of state antony blinken achieving any of those. projections are very small at this stage. there is basic questions as far as i must make is concerned. with whom does one negotiate? he was the one they had to deal with

previously. and with a negotiate with now is simply unclear. the other question was where lincoln will go as well as to is well. could go to gaza or egypt, the other mediating states where something could be achieved. the chances of success with any of those negotiations is likely to be very small. not least because of at this stage we have the american election coming up and many parties in the region will want to see what the outcome of that election is. very hard to see about administration getting a breakthrough at point. in getting a breakthrough at oint. , ., point. in terms of the influence _ point. in terms of the influence on - point. in terms of the influence on the - point. in terms of the l influence on the israeli government, they have that lever to say we will remove

military assistance if this or that does not happen. he says he will review the humanitarian situation in gaza which is absolutely dire. the report that we are receiving is horrific what is going on in the north in particular. do you think he will try and persuade israel to allow more aid into to cease fighting in certain parts of gaza whether a high civilian casualties of the moment. civilian casualties of the moment-— civilian casualties of the moment. ~ , ,., , , civilian casualties of the moment. ~ , , ., moment. absolutely. it is a critical issue _ moment. absolutely. it is a critical issue because - moment. absolutely. it is a critical issue because the i critical issue because the television pictures you see in britain and in the us of terrible pictures of children, women being beaten and heard by the israeli bombardments, it is clearly hurting the democrats at this stage. it actually hurts them particularly in the state of michigan which there

are a lot of americans there. many saying they won't vote now because they don't approve of the military support the bite administration is giving to israel. it also divides the democrats from, in terms of the younger more aggressive democrats who are really very worried about the image of israel at this point in terms of the amount of harm it is doing. there was a very died humanitarian situation, they would be pushing hard on that, we will have to see how that works up the deadline isn't until after the election for that we are seeing pictures of beirut this morning and it has been pummelled overnight. it was his easy plumes of smoke rising across the city. i assume you are pleased they are when you are ambassador. yes.

when you are ambassador. yes, based in beirut. _ when you are ambassador. yes, based in beirut. as _ when you are ambassador. yes, based in beirut. as he _ when you are ambassador. yes, based in beirut. as he watchedl based in beirut. as he watched this scenario _ based in beirut. as he watched this scenario unfold, _ based in beirut. as he watched this scenario unfold, talk- based in beirut. as he watched this scenario unfold, talk us i this scenario unfold, talk us through your thoughts on what is happening, the reaction of the government, the authorities to this daily strike coming through. i to this daily strike coming throu~h. , to this daily strike coming through-— to this daily strike coming throu~h. , . ., through. i feel very much for the lebanese _ through. i feel very much for the lebanese people - through. i feel very much for the lebanese people for - through. i feel very much for the lebanese people for the | the lebanese people for the whether the israelis are correct in saying these facilities underneath hospitals and other public facilities, whatever happens, a lot of innocent people are going to be killed. in your report before, but open a strike. i feel very much for his people. hard for them to get out of the way because they have nowhere else to go. they have to live somewhere. the fact some syrian refugees are now going back to

syria speaks volumes about the security situation at the moment. it is very hard for these people is quite clearly it is for the palestinian people and gaza. more confident occurring. the region is on something of a night and at the moment as we head into the last two weeks of the us election campaign. the event that could really affect what the outcome is. ~ . , , . . really affect what the outcome is. we are keeping a close eye on how things develop today. it is beirut here this morning. we will be live to beirut later this morning on bbc news.

king charles and camilla are in sydney for the final day of their visit to australia. earlier he visited the national centre of indigenous excellence where he took part in a smoking ceremony and met with aboriginal and torres strait islander community representatives. one of the indigenous elders he spoke with told him their goal is "sovereignty". the visit came after the king was accused on monday of "genocide" against australia's first nations by senator lidia thorpe who told him "you are not my king". a short while ago, anti—monarchy protestor wayne wharton was arrested while demonstrating in sydney. his daughter told the bbc why her father was protesting. u nfortu nately, we unfortunately, we live in a colonised, invaded country. he needs to keep resisting people

like him and all the other leaders need to keep resisting so we can have treaties and have our right spirit so our children and young people and men and women in custody stop dying, so health outcomes improve, so we can actually self—determined. if we don't get treaties and have our sovereign rights are respected, we will never have that. let's speak to our australia correspondent katy watson. tell us more about this final day of the torah.— day of the torah. the conversation - day of the torah. the conversation we - day of the torah. the | conversation we heard day of the torah. the - conversation we heard on parliament house is a composition that follows the royal couple throughout this trip in australia. questioning the role of monarchy in australia. behind me is another aspect to this country, a show of support for king charles.

people have been queueing for several hours, very hot day in sydney. a cut off of 6000 people only 6000 people allowed people only 6000 people allowed people still waiting for a glimpse of the royal couple. this is their final day here glimpse of the royal couple. this is theirfinal day here in australia. they will be meeting the public in just over an australia. they will be meeting the public injust over an hour and after today they will be heading to samoa for the commonwealth head of government meeting and it is their they will go back to the uk. what do ou think will go back to the uk. what do you think the — will go back to the uk. what do you think the feeling _ will go back to the uk. what do you think the feeling will - will go back to the uk. what do you think the feeling will be - you think the feeling will be about this trip? so much attention on lidia thorpe, wayne walton now today and protests as it were. 0verall, what would you see is the feeling about their visit? i think it is a very mixed feeling. we saw it went wayne walton was arrested. he was shouting, " he is not making.

and others were shouting god save the king. when he was arrested there was a huge amount of applause. there are many people that feel the royal was hold a special place in australia and are still very relevant, others feel australia needs to move on and become independent and let go of holding their mum �*s hand as one person told me. holding their mum �*s hand as one pers