the world health organization warns of a "catastrophic" situation at gaza's medical facilities. former first lady michelle obama rallies the crowd for kamala harris in michigan — as trump hits the other battleground state of pennsylvania. halfway through the voting day in japan were halfway through the voting day injapan were a snap election sees the ruling party under fire and under pressure. we'll voters remain confident in them. the rising prices and stagnating wages are on their minds. hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. welcome to the programme. after israel's airstrikes on iran — what happens next? it was an attack world leaders had been bracing themselves for, for weeks. and as we wait to see iran how iran reacts,

so far the country has been downpaying the scale of the strikes — saying they caused limited damage — its army said the raids killed four of its soldiers. israel on the other hand says three waves of fighterjets targeted 20 military sites — with some reports saying that up to 100 aircraft were involved. israel says the attacks were in response to missiles that were fired by iran earlier this month. according to iranian officials, military sites in the capital tehran were hit, as well as bases in the provinces of ilam and khuzestan. iraq, qatar, and saudi arabia are among countries in the region that have condemned the israeli raids, while hezbollah, which is backed by iran and designated a terrorist organisation by the us and uk, has called this a dangerous escalation. but there's been a different message from here in the us. speaking in the last few hours as he boarded a plane — presidentjoe biden said he hoped this signaled an end to the direct attacks between the two countries.

i was on with the intelligence community for the last half—hour. it looks like they didn't hit anything other than military targets. my hope is this is the end. did you get a heads up from israel on the iran strike? did you get any heads up? yes — the office of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said israel chose its targets "in accordance with its national interests, and not according to american dictates". our north america correspondent rowan bridge has more on what us officials are saying on the strikes in iran. i think there will be a sense of relief within the white house as to the nature of the attacks that israel carried out, they were described by a senior official as precise and proportionate. i think there had been concerns, america had been pressuring the israelis publicly and privately not to go after iranian nuclear or oil facilities amid concerns that that could escalate the situation and they are

clearly, from the language used, hoping to draw a line under this at this stage. they are warning, a senior american official said there would be consequences for iran, if they do decide to strike back. echoing president biden, the uk, france and germany have called on all sides to show restraint. russia says it is concerned about the escalation in hostilities. the bbc�*sjeremy bowen has been getting reaction from jerusalem and sent us this report. israeli pilots set out for the long flight to strike iran. israel and the whole middle east has been waiting for this since iran attacked with around 180 ballistic missiles on the 1st of october. this was tehran in the early hours of the morning. israel said it hit military targets in the capital and the provinces. iran's leaders now face a hard choice. do nothing and risk looking

weak, hit back and risk a bigger israeli attack. if the regime in iran were to make the mistake of beginning a new round of escalation, we will be obligated to respond. 0ur message is clear. all those who threaten the state of israel and seek to drag the region into wider escalation will pay a heavy price. the israeli military released silent, blurred video from the war room. they agreed to president biden�*s request not to hit iran's nuclear, oil and gas facilities. if iran retaliates, they are likely to be the next targets. tel aviv this morning. most israelis believe war in gaza and lebanon as well as iran is justified and unavoidable. so i think it was a good action. but we need to keep it calm. we don't need to get an escalation going. the message is through and i hope things will be

calm right now. we need to respond very hard, very quick and that they will understand that we are into it. iran has played down the damage done by the raids, releasing very little video. for the citizens of tehran, it is still the first direct attack on their capital since war with iraq in the 1980s. he says, "we heard cannon fire and an explosion, "the sound echoed across the sky, it was terrible "and horrifying. "we are worried the war in the middle east is going "to affect us too. "why should we live without peace? "why can't we just be happy? "it's really worrying me." "war," she says, "is frightening." "everyone is worried about what a war might "do to us. "but i don't believe a terrible war will happen in iran." israel has released video of another huge strike on hezbollah

positions in lebanon. the israelis have set the pace of escalation since early summer. it's hard to stop tit—for—tat strikes when both sides fear looking weak and deterred if they don't respond, and that is how wars spin out of control. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. i asked a professor at the uranian university.- i asked a professor at the uranian university. the uranian reaime uranian university. the uranian regime is _ uranian university. the uranian regime is trying _ uranian university. the uranian regime is trying to _ uranian university. the uranian regime is trying to downplay i regime is trying to downplay this making fun of it, some of the people in the media are laughing at it. the top officials including the ex— commander of the ir gc said this was a sign of israeli year and weakness. but i think the reality is they have been hit and hit hard, but they are in no mood to engage in a full war

with israel. so they have no choice but to black —— downplay at. choice but to black -- downplay at. ~ ., choice but to black -- downplay at.~ . . . ., choice but to black -- downplay at. ~ . . ., ., ., choice but to black -- downplay at. ~ ., . ., ., ., at. what calculation do you think the — at. what calculation do you think the supreme - at. what calculation do you think the supreme leader l at. what calculation do you | think the supreme leader is making? what other risks he will be weighing up here should he decide iran needs to respond? i he decide iran needs to remind?— respond? i think the calculation - respond? i think the calculation is - respond? i think the| calculation is exactly respond? i think the i calculation is exactly as respond? i think the - calculation is exactly as one of your reporters said, unless they do something they would look weak and this is a regime that domestically and regionally can fear for its survival they can't look like they can be pushed around. but they can be pushed around. but the supreme leader knows very well they can't engage in a war with israel, they in the regime are at the week as they have been both domestically and regionally stop the most isolated domestically, the most isolated domestically, the most isolated regionally.— isolated regionally. looking closer at that _ isolated regionally. looking closer at that what -

isolated regionally. looking closer at that what is - isolated regionally. looking closer at that what is the i closer at that what is the state of iran �*s military capability especially when you look at the blows to its proxies in the past year. i think iran was counting on these proxies as a form of deterrent those proxies have been weakened fundamentally, in spite of the bombast the uranian regimes response is an enigma wrapped in a mystery covered with a lot of bombast, they know well hezbollah has been weakened, hamas is a shadow of what it was before and the uranian regime has been shown to be vulnerable, israelis claim they went to tay run without any interference from their air defence system. iran obviously denies that but clearly, i think, iran obviously denies that but clearly, ithink, the iran obviously denies that but clearly, i think, the supreme leader knows this is not a battle he can win, and thus is trying to do everything he can to make it look like this was not very seriously but i think they will make some gesture that would allow them to say we

retaliated but don't get involved in a war. could we take stock _ involved in a war. could we take stock for _ involved in a war. could we take stock for a _ involved in a war. could we take stock for a moment, l involved in a war. could we i take stock for a moment, we involved in a war. could we - take stock for a moment, we are talking about direct attacks between iran and israel. how great a situation is that for the middle east because after all the events it is easy to get desensitised and think this is business as usual at this point? it is business as usual at this oint? , ., ,, ,, is business as usual at this oint? , ., , , ,, ., point? it is not business at usual this _ point? it is not business at usual this is _ point? it is not business at usual this is the _ point? it is not business at usual this is the first - point? it is not business at usual this is the first time | usual this is the first time the two countries have gone directly at each other�*s territory. it is not the first time the two countries have gone at each other�*s military. israel has been taking it to iran and syria for the last two or three years and i think they have substantially weakened iran �*s forces there, they have essentially by all accounts, convinced syria to stay out of this. there are reports on uranian media bashar assad has said to iran and hezbollah not

to get syria involved. remember iran has 100,000 missiles that they have kept in syria is a form of deterrence, they have lost that deterrence they have lost that deterrence they have lost much of the deterrence in lebanon on, they have lost virtually all of the deterrent power they have in gaza. israel has played a very heavy price, i think israel in the international community because of their public image coming out of this. gaza is a scene of weakness and iran knows that but militarily they know they are in a very weak position. that are in a very weak position. at the heart of this especially when it comes to this attack how do you believe iranians would have reacted in the last 24 would have reacted in the last 2a hours to these events in what we know about how they feel about israel and the war in the middle east?- feel about israel and the war in the middle east? there is a surprising _ in the middle east? there is a surprising amount _ in the middle east? there is a surprising amount of-

in the middle east? there is a surprising amount of public. surprising amount of public display of anger at the supreme leader �*s policies. many people inside iran and far larger people outside iran say a war with israel is not in iran is national interest, it is not wise, they don't understand why supreme leader has bought this country, the two countries to the verge of all. iranians increasingly and are there are some polls they have and anecdotal evidence don't support the supreme leader �*s policy of spending billions of dollars creating proxies in their in yemen in iraq, in gaza only to act as a differential deterrent leaving the uranian economy in shambles, 50% of iranians live below the poverty line. that to me indicates the regime is pursuing a policy that has very little public

support. that has very little public support-_ that has very little public su--ort. ., that has very little public sun-oft. ., ~ ., ., ~ support. professor milani thank ou ve support. professor milani thank you very much _ support. professor milani thank you very much for _ support. professor milani thank you very much for your- support. professor milani thank you very much for your time - support. professor milani thank| you very much for your time and expertise. well, meanwhile, in gaza, the united nations says it's had reports that nearly all of the male staff at a hospital have been detained by israeli forces. israeli troops have now left the kamal adwan hospital in jabalia after a raid yesterday. hundreds of patients and displaced people were sheltering there at the time. the bbc and otherforeign media organisations are prevented by israel from entering gaza to report independently, but our special correspondent fergal keane sent this report from jerusalem. you may find some scenes in it distressing. this is the story of a doctor... allahu akbar. ..who became a grieving father. hossam abu saifa worked to save the lives of others. allahu akbar. but today, mourned his son.

ibraham was killed in the hospital grounds, shot by the israeli army, his father says. since the renewed offensive onjabalia, the doctor has made repeated appeals for help. translation: we are talking about collective punishment l for the health system in the gaza strip. consequently, we urge the world to intervene and impose their humanity over the israeli army. the army raided yesterday. dr abu safiyyah, with his staff, waiting. then the people forced out. fear holds them. they are made to line up. men separated from the women.

translation: we moved patients to the reception area. _ then they said to dr hussam, the director of the hospital, to evacuate patients who could walk. among those with catheters and those with central lines, some could not walk long distances because of internal injuries. however, they insisted on them exiting on foot. the damaged hospital compound this afternoon. the israelis say they were seeking terrorists and their infrastructure. wrecked ambulances. three soldiers were killed in jabalia yesterday. hamas published these images of a stricken israeli tank. dr abu safiyyah mourned his son. he was comforted by the small group of men still left around the hospital.

our 0ur correspondence our correspondence fergal keane reporting there. in the israeli—occupied west bank — the israeli military killed a senior hamas commander during a raid in the city of tulkarm on saturday. the israel defense forces says the man — identified as jamil odeh — had been planning terror attacks. hamas said he died "clashing with the occupation forces "who besieged him for hours in a house in tulkarm camp". the israeli military said its forces killed a palestinian militant who belonged to hamas's armed wing during a raid on saturday in the occupied west bank city of tulkarem. well, let's show you some images of blasts in lebanon's capital, beirut. we know that on saturday evening, the israeli military issued fresh evacuation orders. a spokesperson for the israel defense forces said all residents in burj al—barajneh, a southern suburb of beirut, should evacuate immediately for their own safety. the spokesperson said the israeli military would be targeting specific buildings it says are hezbollah

facilities. well, let's take a look at the situation live in beirut. there is some smoke that has been covering the morning skyline. as soon as we have more information we will bring it to you on the bbc news channel. it's election day injapan — the culmination of a remarkable series of events that could see the ruling liberal democratic party voted out of office for only the third time in seventy years. the bbc�*s steve lai is in tokyo. steve ? more into those circumstances in a minute, i'm standing here in a minute, i'm standing here in ginza a busy shopping district in the heart of tokyo in the middle—of—the—road a pedestrianised here on sunday to get a taste of how things are today. it is election day

7am when polls open they expect to run to eight this evening and we should get early indications about how the voting has gone, it was a snap election which means the campaigning only lasted for 12 days, right up till last night, parties without the rallying trying to get the last round of votes, it was a snap election, prime minister shigeru calling it a few days after coming into power and after the helm of the liberal democratic party, he rallied last night with a message he wanted to hammer home, he wanted to state he was pledging to build a newjapan but he is facing strong head wind the aldi p rocked by a series of corruption scandals which saw his predecessor booted from office, his main rival, noda is the leader of the opposition told supporters the opposition told supporters the ldp only worked for those who offered the party cash ignoring the needs of japan's poorest. going to the selection the ldp in the coalition

partner had a healthy majority, 279 of the 465 partner had a healthy majority, 279 of the a65 seats in the house of representatives the constitutional democratic party at its closest rival had 98 seats, with the remainder skater between a range of minor parties from across the political spectrum, many analysts have been predicting the ldp is set to lucy's and they could lose their majority in parliament. the question remains who among the opposition will be able to gather enough votes to lead or if they will form a government, the ldp seems to be best placed for that. out tokyo correspondent has more on the circumstances and the significance of this election. the most significant thing about_ the most significant thing about this election is how unusual_ about this election is how unusual it is. japanese elections are not exciting matters, they are quite boring and quite _ matters, they are quite boring and quite steady. this election however has

been neither, the ldp, the party which has ruled japan for most of his post—war era has enjoyed a steady place in a stable place in a japanese politics. we know in advance and other elections who will win and how big they will win. this election is different. the ldp find themselves in a precarious situation and they have put themselves in this situation because of the fallout of the fundraising corruption scandal, revealed late last year, and throughout the year for months and months we have just been seeing the scale and scope of that election that embroiled dozens of ldp senior members who are allegated to have pocketed millions of dollars in fundraising money over the period of five years. the devastating domino effect meant that many cabinet ministers had to leave the party, had to stand down, many mps kicked out of the party and the downfall of the now former prime minister himself, now we have a new prime minister shigeru ishiba who found

himself in the situation where he needed a mandate desperate to reinvent the party image so he called for this election. we had 12 days of campaigning to try to convince voters to put them back in power. as he been able to convince them, the economy is a question many have raised here as the top concern and to dive more into this i am joined by a professor of economic and a visiting collar at the asian development bank institute. with me is sayuri shirai, professor of economics at keio university and also a visiting scholar at the asian development bank institute. how has the prime minister made the case he is the best man at the case he is the best man at the job? the case he is the best man at the “ob? , ., , ., , ., the job? used to be a strong critic of the _ the job? used to be a strong critic of the policy _ the job? used to be a strong critic of the policy and - critic of the policy and completely changed what he used to say— completely changed what he used to say and he is basically saying _ to say and he is basically saying the same thing as the previous— saying the same thing as the previous prime minister, he has not demonstrated any policy at

the selection. it is difficult tojudge at this the selection. it is difficult to judge at this stage. from the point — to judge at this stage. from the point of _ to judge at this stage. from the point of view _ to judge at this stage. from the point of view of - to judge at this stage. from the point of view of voters l the point of view of voters trying to make sense of this difficult for them to know where the party stand but they do 1551 00: