this is bbc news. israel intensifies its aerial assault on lebanon — at least 13 people were killed in a strike near the country's largest hospital. 57 were injured, many of them children. the us secretary of state — meets with israel's prime minister — it's anthony blinken�*s 11th trip to the region, since the gaza conflict began. more prisoners are released early — as the government tries to ease overcrowding in jails in england and wales. world leaders gather in russia — for the brics summit — as moscow says, they are not isolated, despite western efforts. the former chief executive of the fashion giant and king charles reviews the national fleet — on the final day, of his royal visit to australia.

let's start in lebanon — where an israeli airstrike near a hospital is now said to have killed 13 people, including a child. the overnight strike hit buildings in a densely populated neighbourhood opposite the rafik hariri university hospital — the country's biggest government—run hospital. lebanon's health ministry says another 57 people were injured, most of them children. israel said it was targeting hezbollah facilities. in a rare press conference in the last few hours, hezbollah claimed responsibility for last week's drone attack on the israeli prime minister's holiday home and there have been reports of more israeli strikes in the south of beirut while that press conference was going on. let's speak to our correspondent in beirut emir nader. the respected journalist was

saying in beirut it felt like a night from hell.— night from hell. that is correct. _ night from hell. that is correct, there - night from hell. that is correct, there were - night from hell. that is correct, there were a l night from hell. that is - correct, there were a series of air strikes last night, the majority targeting the southern neighbourhoods, which has been the focus of the air strikes in the focus of the air strikes in the past days. however, the air strike that caused the most significant human cost and damage and death was this one particular air strike that targeted the neighbourhood of the rafik hariri hospital, which is this main government hospital here in beirut. we have just heard there has been a rise in the tally of those casualties just now. we a rise in the tally of those casualtiesjust now. we now understand around 18 people died in the strikes, targeted just outside the hospital and the local authorities are saying around four children were amongst those 18 who died, and why the strike was significant as there was no

warning given in advance to the residents of that area, in a very residential neighbourhood. there was an air strike imminently about to happen. tell me more about any sort of talks of ceasefires, because anthony blinking is in the region and looking at what is happening in gaza, but also letting on. what is being said where you are about any prospect of that? —— blinken. there were lots of talks when the us envoy visited lebanon to hold a series of discussions with senior lebanese political leaders about the prospects of a ceasefire involving hezbollah, and that focused around the deal, an ordeal, but one that is still on the table about hezbollah to withdraw from lebanon. the voice in parliament said they are down

to submit to the terms of this un resolution from 2006, but what the us envoy was saying is there needs to be some serious mechanisms by which it can be invoiced and monitored, that there is withdrawal of the from there is withdrawal of the from the southern _ there is withdrawal of the from the southern border _ there is withdrawal of the from the southern border and - there is withdrawal of the from the southern border and an increase in the role of the un peacekeeping troops there, and the lebanese armed forces who have mostly been on the sidelines of the conflict. while it sounds like there is a basis for discussion, i think the severity and the pure sense of escalating kinetic energy in the war here, with strikes in beirut and around the country, which have claimed a number of lives, and the hezbollah rockets going into the north of israel rockets going into the north of israe , , ,., rockets going into the north of israe , , ,., israel suggest both parties are still very far — israel suggest both parties are still very far from _ israel suggest both parties are still very far from being - israel suggest both parties are still very far from being able . still very far from being able to agree on the terms of what a ceasefire might look like. thank you for the latest from beirut. the israeli military says it has identified a bunker concealed under another beirut

hospital that it says holds hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cash and gold. the hospital's administration has denied the claims. israel said it was monitoring the compound but would not strike the hospital itself. our chief international correspondent, orla guerin, has been?taken on a tour of the hospital well, we are on level minus two in the al sahel hospital. the area just behind me is where medical waste is stored. even that was opened up for us to have a look at, the morgue was opened up, all of the drawers were opened to show us there was nothing inside. doctors have been opening piles of surgical scrubs, boxes of equipment, very, very keen to show us everything there is to see and to prove that there is nothing here. well, i'm just coming now from the basement on minus two up to minus one. we've been brought around

the hospital by doctors. we've also been allowed to move around on our own. doors have been opened for us in every area, cupboards, we've been allowed to see what there is to see. now, the hospital staff are adamant that there is no hidden bunker here containing millions of dollars of cash or gold, as he israelis have claimed. they say this is just a hospital where patients were being treated last night and where they had to be evacuated from the emergency area at great speed because doctors were worried for the lives of the patients and also worried for the staff. let's turn to the diplomacy going on. the us secretary of state anthony blinken is in israel — — where he has been meeting with prime minister benjamin

netanyahu, in a bid to reinstate the diplomatic process for a ceasefire between israel and hamas. mr blinken has released five priorities to try to end the conflict in the region — they include reviewing humanitarian assistance to gaza and aiming to de—escalate the war in lebanon. let's speak to gina abercrombie—winstanley, former us ambassador and non resident senior fellow at the atlantic council. welcome to the programme. it is his 11th trip to the region, antony blinken. the prospects realistically you think? damned and it worked. _ realistically you think? damned and it worked. 11 _ realistically you think? damned and it worked. 11 trips - realistically you think? damned and it worked. 11 trips tells - and it worked. 11 trips tells the tale, when you realise when you request to cancel that the secretary of state and us leadership have been giving to the israeli government is almost exactly the same as it has been since october ace. at this point, it is difficult to

see without really commitments to changing the amount and type of weaponry that the united states would supply israel, something that the administration has been reluctant to pause, how anything that the secretary of state can say that would change the mind of the prime minister, if indeed the prime minister is intent on continuing. it really boils down to does the prime minister believe he has sufficient support from his coalition to draw back from the conflict in the gaza strip and or 11 on, or whether he needs to continue on in order to maintain control and maintain his place in power, and to avoid judicial accountability. he may indeed believe that his definition of success is reachable, but very few people would agree with him. what

reachable, but very few people would agree with him. what was the oint would agree with him. what was the point then _ would agree with him. what was the point then of— would agree with him. what was the point then of that _ would agree with him. what was the point then of that 30 - would agree with him. what was the point then of that 30 day - the point then of that 30 day deadline that the americans gave a week ago to fundamentally change things on the ground? the fundamentally change things on the ground?— the ground? the point of that is to ut the ground? the point of that is to put it — the ground? the point of that is to put it in _ the ground? the point of that is to put it in writing - the ground? the point of that is to put it in writing that - the ground? the point of that is to put it in writing that us i is to put it in writing that us law is being broken. whatever happens after the election, the standard has been set, it has been documented, it would be difficult either for president harris or president trump, for that matter to continue after that matter to continue after that deadline has been given, when it is clear it is us law, it is not international humanitarian law, or law on conflict, it is us law, and the united states does not like to see its own laws being broken. the government has been thrown down now by the us government, that change has to be made. the secretary of state is going to be checking on the increases,

and if the election goes, as a secretary wanted to go, then it will be clear to the israeli government that they will have to abide by us law.— to abide by us law. nothing much looks _ to abide by us law. nothing much looks like _ to abide by us law. nothing much looks like it _ to abide by us law. nothing much looks like it will - to abide by us law. nothing i much looks like it will change before the american election, so you have that already built—in, which gives space for more military activity, both in gaza and in lebanon on will stop you had the whole iran phase that has to be played out. how dangerous is all of that, if we have already built in may be another months of the military rather than the diplomatic?— military rather than the diplomatic? military rather than the dilomatic? ,., ., ,., , diplomatic? good point. it is absolutely — diplomatic? good point. it is absolutely dangerous - diplomatic? good point. it is absolutely dangerous that i diplomatic? good point. it is| absolutely dangerous that we have been saying that from the beginning, and we have seen this conflict escalates just as feared. in spite of the promises that have been carried out, we cannot forget there is push with israel to get those hostages home, the united states is most likely going with a plan, a proposal to try

and get after that, it remains and get after that, it remains a us priority, we also have to keepin a us priority, we also have to keep in mind there is a region, notjust us diplomacy alone. those who are in the abraham accords have voices and leveraged, those who are in the region with or without democratic relations with israel have voices and leveraged, and it is notjust israel, it is brother matt and hamas as well. —— brother matt. —— hezbollah. we have seen in recent days settling meetings when the talked openly about repopulating gaza from north to south, how dangerous is that? this is a real, and you heard the president of the united states say early on that united states say early on that united states does not want to see a reoccupation of the gaza strip, many things have been done that would allow it, as the israelis have carried out this conflict in, but the international

community is going to have to keep a very close eye on what they are doing, what they are saying. the israeli government saying. the israeli government say they do not intend to reoccupy gaza, but we must keep an eye on what they do. it is alwa s an eye on what they do. it is always good _ an eye on what they do. it is always good to _ an eye on what they do. it is always good to talk - an eye on what they do. it is always good to talk to - an eye on what they do. it is always good to talk to you. thank you forjoining us. mr blinken�*s visit to the middle east comes after the fbi says it is investigating an alleged 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. here in the uk, reporting restrictions have been lifted in the case of chris kaba, an unarmed black man who was shot dead by a police marksman in london two years ago. yesterday, the officer who fired the shot was cleared of murder. it can now be revealed that kaba was a "core member" of a london gang — and had a history of

criminal convictions. days before he was shot he was named as the gunman in a nightclub shooting. our uk correspondent adina campbell has this update. up up until today the media has been prevented of reporting details about his criminal past until thejury details about his criminal past until the jury reached its verdict in the trial involving martin blake and yesterday he was cleared of murdering chris kaba. what we can tell you todayis kaba. what we can tell you today is chris aba had a history of criminal convictions dating back to his early teams. he had been convicted of possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm, possession of a knife and possession of a knife and possession of a knife and possession of an imitation firearm. he was also a member of a notorious south london gang, and the week before he was killed he was accused of attempted murder. three men,

who have been sentenced for their involvements in that attack, and are currently serving jail sentences, the man who was attacked at a nightclub in east london in hackney did survive the attack, but was shotin survive the attack, but was shot in both legs. it is important to say that the jury did not know any of these details before they had reached their verdicts. they were only told the car chris kaba was driving had been linked to shooting the previous day in brixton. �* ., ., ., brixton. around the world and across the _ brixton. around the world and across the uk, _ brixton. around the world and across the uk, you _ brixton. around the world and across the uk, you are - brixton. around the world and l across the uk, you are watching bbc news.

let's turn to a story making headlines in the uk. over 1,000 more prisoners in england and wales are being released early today, as part of a government bid to ease overcrowding. around 1,100 inmates

who've served 40% of their sentences are being freed, but those convicted of serious violence, sex crimes, or terrorism aren't eligible for release. the government has also announced a sentencing review, that'll consider tougher �*non—custodial punishments' as alternatives to prison. let's speak to ian lawrence, general secretary of the national association of probation officers. welcome to the programme. how much extra pressure does this put on your members amongst the probation services? fiur put on your members amongst the probation services?— probation services? our members will have had _ probation services? our members will have had slightly _ probation services? our members will have had slightly longer - will have had slightly longer for discharge of prisoner releases than we did before, and the scheme itself, while necessary, is an improvement on the previous scheme under the last administration, but i am not going to sit here and say it is not without pressures and risks. ~ ., it is not without pressures and risks. . . . it is not without pressures and risks. ~ . ., , it is not without pressures and risks. ~ . ., we risks. what about the risks? we and our members _ risks. what about the risks? we and our members will _ risks. what about the risks? we and our members will do - risks. what about the risks? we and our members will do our . and our members will do our best to ensure that proper

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