lebanon's prime minister says he's hoping for a �*new page'. israel's prime minister says his country would �*strike decisively�* if hezbollah violates the agreement. opposition supporters in pakistan temporarily call off protests, following clashes between government forces and protestors. spain's prime minister announces 2.3 billion euros of new aid for reconstruction following the valencia floods. a fifth survivor has been rescued from a tourist boat that's capsized off the red sea coast. seven remain missing — two of them british tourists. hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. thousands of lebanese are returning to the south of the country following the ceasefire agreement between israel and hezbollah. cars and vans piled high with belongings have streamed through the southern city of tyre, which was heavily bombed during the conflict. the ceasefire itself seems to be holding, though israeli forces are yet to fully withdraw and it's

unclear whether a hezbollah free zone south of the litani river will be observed. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has said the ceasefire would allow israel to focus on the threat from iran and on isolating hamas. rebuilding lebanon will be a monumental task, the world bank put the total damage to lebanon at $3.1; billion. lebanon's caretaker prime minister hajib mikati has been reacting to the ceasefire and called on israel to fully commit to the truce. translation: i demand the israeli enemy _ translation: i demand the israeli enemy fully _ translation: i demand the israeli enemy fully abide - translation: i demand the israeli enemy fully abide by l israeli enemy fully abide by the ceasefire deal and withdraw from all the areas and positions it has occupied, with full implementation of resolution 1701. lebanon's caretaker prime minister hajib mikati. the agreement itself announced by the president biden was designed to end almost 14 months of fighting between the two sides. the ceasefire will last for an initial 60 days. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has threatened to "strike decisively" if hezbollah violates the agreement.

here's our middle east correspondent yolande knell. the long road home. israel is warning displaced lebanese not to go back to the south until its soldiers have pulled out. but within hours of the ceasefire with hezbollah, main routes were jammed. they announced the ceasefire at 4am. by imo, i was on the road home. it feels indescribable. "i'm reborn. "thank god i can breathe again." this man says. "there's nothing like the earth of the south. and there was no shortage of hezbollah flags. supporters returning to the ruins of the group's strongholds and celebrating with gunfire in dahiya in southern beirut. after more than a year of war in lebanon, the lebanese capital was hardest hit yesterday with a series of deadly strikes just before

a ceasefire was announced. and this was the destruction left in israel's north after the final hezbollah rockets rained down here. after a year in which israel says it was attacked with 17,000 missiles and drones, many locals say they still don't feel safe and that israel should have carried on fighting in lebanon. translation: we've been displaced for 14 months - from our home, but it's crazy to bring our children back in this situation. it's sad that the government abandons us, this mother says. it's very bad, adds another woman. "they did nothing and our soldiers were killed for nothing." israel sent troops into southern lebanon to target hezbollah two months ago. it's dealt its old enemy a major blow in this war, even killing its long—time leader.

hezbollah began firing rockets at israel to show solidarity with hamas after its deadly 7th of october assault. but, as a truce takes hold on the northern front, there's no end in sight to the parallel conflict in gaza. in one of its latest strikes in the territory, israel's military says it killed a hamas figure in this school turned shelter. clearing up, palestinians say they, too, yearn for a ceasefire. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. as you saw in yolande's report thousands of lebanese civilians started heading south soon after the ceasefire announcement. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega is near the lebanese city of sidon where people are travelling back to the south of the country from beirut — he sent this update. this is the main road between beirut and the south of the country and for hours since the

ceasefire came into effect, thousands of people have been trying to go back to their homes. families, people carrying their belongings, lots of mattresses, people are waving and carrying flags, hezbollah flags and also the face of the late leader hassan nasrallah who was killed in an attack on beirut. this despite warnings from the israeli military and also lebanese authorities warning people not to go back to their homes. this is a gradual withdrawal of israeli forces from the south of the country. people here are telling us they haven't been defeated in this conflict, despite the widespread destruction caused by air strikes and also the massive blows that hezbollah has suffered. they say this is a

sign of victory. amin salam — lebanon's minister of economy and trade — says the government hopes this ceasefire will develop into long last stability. it's a very critical time, a very sensitive time. the deal itself so far, today is a cabinet we are a few hours after our cabinet meetings looking at the ceasefire. very closely, very carefully. there is a lot of work to be done. this isjust the beginning of this arrangement. we have even in the cabinet considered it as an arrangement. it is not an agreement to be signed for all parties. you mentioned the word agility, there is lots of agility, there is lots of agility because there are different phases to really comply fully with this

arrangement and with 1701. minister, president biden said last night this deal is designed to be permanent. it is a deal designed _ designed to be permanent. it 3 a deal designed to make permanent stability, and i would not say piece at this moment, but what is expected from this deal is to create stability. but no one really knows what can happen. we are trying to be optimistic, to say that both parties, whether hezbollah or the israelis, will fully comply to this arrangement, despite the fact that in the early hours of the morning today after the ceasefire took effect we saw some violations from the israeli side, but we try to take them lightly, at least because it is still the early hours of the morning. minister, in that cabinet _ hours of the morning. minister, in that cabinet meeting, - hours of the morning. minister, in that cabinet meeting, what l in that cabinet meeting, what is made of the fact that

benjamin netanyahu is already talking about hezbollah violations and responding to that immediately if it happens? is there a concern this agreement gives israel the green light to violate lebanon's sovereignty whenever it sees fit, if it even sees a slight violation?— slight violation? from the lebanese _ slight violation? from the lebanese government's l slight violation? from the - lebanese government's side, this is the biggest concern. this was the backbone of the delay, the process of this agreement which has been in the works for a few weeks now. the idea that the israelis have the full freedom to assess a deadly act on what they would consider act on what they would consider a breaking of the ceasefire agreement has been completely rejected at the third stage from hezbollah and the lebanese government, taking into consideration that we are suffering here. the us took on

its behalf the heavy to really control and make it not happen, and if it happens the us told the israeli side that they will manage to work on it. that is how the lebanese government ended up accepting this agreement but there are serious concerns that this could happen because we know this is the biggest vulnerability that could break down this entire arrangement. we are monitoring it carefully but being very optimistic because we want the ceasefire to end up moving into phase two, which is a complete ceasefire after 60 days, looking into a long—lasting peace, long lasting stability. the israeli prime ministerfrom 2000 and 62 2009 has been speaking to me too and explain

the ways in which he sees this deal as being fragile —— at the israeli prime ministerfrom 2006-2009. israeli prime minister from 2006-2009.— israeli prime minister from 2006-2009. don't forget, on october the _ 2006-2009. don't forget, on october the 8th _ 2006-2009. don't forget, on october the 8th 2023 - 2006-2009. don't forget, on october the 8th 2023 there | 2006-2009. don't forget, on | october the 8th 2023 there was a vicious, atrocious attack in the south border of israel which brought about the terrible deaths of thousands of israelis, innocent civilians, and hezbollah decided to assist hamas by starting a war against israel in the south of lebanon. that is how it started. so we are talking about an organisation which has been severely beaten in the last year and lost most of the higher echelons of its leadership, so the question is will they understand now that

it is time to think about a different direction altogether and acquiesce to the violence, or will they try to make the first possible opportunity to start again? i really hope they won't. ,, . start again? i really hope they won't. ., ., won't. do you have faith in this monitoring _ won't. do you have faith in this monitoring system - won't. do you have faith in | this monitoring system that seems to have been put in place, that the us is very confident in the comments if there is a violation they will assess it first before it is passed on to israel to respond, or do you think any violation from hezbollah would result in israeli response? i from hezbollah would result in israeli response?— israeli response? i wish i could have _ israeli response? i wish i could have a _ israeli response? i wish i could have a balanced i could have a balanced understanding of what the israeli government is doing. i am not sure about that. but the

monitoring system, especially for america, monitoring system, especially foramerica, is monitoring system, especially for america, is very significant and very important because it provides a greater degree of security for this agreement. in 2006, at least at the time i was the prime minister, we establish an international force made of europeans, with french and italian soldiers, which is quite effective. it was stopping iranian ships with weapons. we don't have that system now. i hope it will

be effective, i very much hope so. i don't think that's what appeals to be at the very first moment as a potential violation will immediately trigger a violent reaction from israel. it will have to be analysed and approved by the united states, and i trust the united states will be responsible and careful enough to help prevent any possible violation. you enough to help prevent any possible violation. you know in 60 da s possible violation. you know in 60 days the — possible violation. you know in 60 days the united _ possible violation. you know in 60 days the united states - possible violation. you know in l 60 days the united states might look different because president trump will be back in the white house. how do you think that could change benjamin netanyahu's calculation? i benjamin netanyahu's calculation?— benjamin netanyahu's calculation? ~ ., calculation? i think that the time when _ calculation? i think that the time when netanyahu - calculation? i think that the time when netanyahu could calculation? i think that the - time when netanyahu could make calculations about trump is now, because when trump will take over i am not sure he will let anyone near him. i wish

that he knows now what he definitely needs to do and he is fully aware of the possible ramifications and complications, the transparency in the last couple of years here. i think that trump, as everyone says, is unpredictable. the obvious perception of many is that trump will be completely sold out to netanyahu for all the peculiarities. i think trump at this point in his life and his career, and after having won the elections, knowing they will not be any future elections for him, he can be there for free of any calculations of politics, he will want to make an historical impact. the only possible way

of making an historical impact in the middle east is bringing peace between israel and lebanon and israel and the palestinians. aha, lebanon and israel and the palestinians.— palestinians. a discussion about the _ palestinians. a discussion about the potential - palestinians. a discussion about the potential for . palestinians. a discussion about the potential for a i palestinians. a discussion - about the potential for a peace about the potentialfor a peace deal between israel and the palestinians. while we have very much been focused on lebanon today, egypt and jordan have expressed hope that the truce will lead to greater efforts to achieve a ceasefire in gaza. hamas say they hope for a similar deal in gaza. hamas say they hope fora similar deal in in gaza. hamas say they hope for a similar deal in the palestinian enclave and catcher mikrut�*s foreign ministry, which has been involved in the peace talks, safe they hope that there will be an end to the war in gaza. —— and qatar's foreign ministry. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

welcome back. opposition supporters in pakistan have called a temporary halt to days of violent protests demanding the release of the jailed former prime minister,

imran khan. more than a dozen people were killed, most of them civilians. in a social media message, mr khan had urged more people to join the protest and fight to the end. i've been speaking to our correspondent in islamabad, caroline davies, who told me about the events of the past day. in the course of the last 2a ellis we saw firstly the protesters get into the centre of islamabad, reaching this area which is a central location and is important because it is very close to pakistan's parliamentary buildings. the protesters were there for some time, the leadership of a man can's party said they were planning a sit—in at this location but over the next few hours the protesters were pushed further back, so by the time it was about sunset there were no protesters left in that area, they have been scattered into they have been scattered into the city and pushed further back. the crackdown seemed pretty swift overnight, we know that more than 600 protesters

were arrested according to islamabad police. yesterday alone. over 900 in the course of the three days. we have heard from some of the protests, the leadership seems to be about two and a half hours away from here in islamabad, talking about this as a temporary islamabad, ta