the, the business dw news live from berlin. hezbollah confirms the death of his leader in his really air strikes. assigned us rolla was targeted in a bomb being in a route on friday. his killing is sending shop ways through the middle east and beyond. israel continues to carry out air strikes on what it describes as has blood targets across lebanon. smoke was seen rising over bay route after several attacks on the south of the city is really military says it has hit more than a $140.00 targets and 11 on it since friday night. and tens of thousands 11. these citizens are seeking refuge abroad due to israel's ongoing attacks against has

beloved, even more, are displaced within less non supporters. we'll talk to a representative from the un refugee agency, the melissa chan, thanks for joining us. we continue to lead with breaking news this. our hezbollah has confirmed the death of its leader, her son estrella, in an is really a strike in baby boot. the. this is the moment israel's military struck has below us underground headquarters in the city. late friday. the attacks flattened, the several apartment blocks and the densely populated area in the south of b route rescuers desperately searched for survivors. is really officials reportedly estimated that 300 people may have been killed, has below. later confirmed the death of the man who headed the wrong back to militia group for more than 3 decades,

and vowed to continue fighting israel. it is rarely prime minister benjamin netanyahu defended the attack. here's what he had to say. who, sooner that's around the nation is an essential condition to achieve the goals of returning the north residents back to their homes and changing the region of the question of power all the ocean in kareem, laurie is a journalist and be rude. he told us more about the aftermath of the hezbollah leaders. death was at the time of the late silence, that his bullet finally confirmed to the states that it see the house of most of all that is dead. the same statements, there were seeing his spirit that this ideas really remain with us and they were the mountains of good fight. this is to continue in this form is to be of

assistance to victory. so n a to know there is no more statement for these photos. there is basic, also dates sit for his of all together, quite his situation on the streets available. how are lebanese responding to natural as chilling understanding? of course, there must be a diversity of views out there, which i mean, i was on the street when the, his, this was announced by his folder and that his supports us. i mean i sold him a very good motions. they were starting to cry. some of them were sitting down in the streets and really, really seems of the station i'm on there the this when you look at the political scene and of course it no more statements on this one. but this is paula

allies, except that some of the christian, alas of that he was talking about the great loss. and also it says, this is moses and asked me to be live on to stand by in this district. our eh, they can't take upon me to same says just be the rather vague statement. seeing it danger is threatening us. then of course you have also goals. who are you satisfied? school? we're thinking that this is too much power is paula is too strong, is a states in the states and that they are not saying this publicly. they're like really careful what they're saying. and just like. ready an hour and a half ago, there was a group of who's going to support a see a passing by which the motorcycle is shooting into the air. kind of saying like, you know, we're here. careful. don't you think of all think about it in the direction. those

who might be happy with this journalist cream l. glory in bear with me. thank you so much for joining us. us reactions to the death of has the leader has signed the style a continue to come in. us president joe biden said, quote, his debts from it is really air strike is a measure of justice where his many victims, including thousands of americans, is relays and lebanese citizens, united nations secretary general antonio gutierrez, said he is quote, gravely concerned by the dramatic escalation of events in bay root in the last 24 hours, while german foreign minister and elaina barrow box stated, quote, there is a risk of de stabilizing the whole of love and on. and that is in no way in israel's security interest. alex photographer is

a middle east analyst and a ron expert for the middle east institute in washington, dc. he describes how surprised iranians were about in us dollars deck to say that there are shelves shopped into. right. and i think would be an understatement. clearly getting the dane, you have something to fill out this individual that iran has cultivated for, for a very long time, especially going back to the creation of his go back in 1982 that this individual was you just heard from kareem and bay road has been the headquarters of all for 30 years, is no longer with us. the haven't come out so far and promise anything specific other than asking for muslims solidarity. now you can read that the way you wish, but it certainly doesn't sound like you're right is ready to find anything out in just a moment. so yeah, i mean there, ron supreme liter, ayatollah ali. how many has said that the hezbollah cheese death will not go on

avenged? um you just said that maybe there might not be a response soon, but what might a response look like? i mean, obviously they have tools in their, in their toolbox, in terms of massages and drones and so forth. and we saw some of that back in april when they did attack is really in retaliation for these really strike on the range and consulate in damascus. but overall, listening to the common 80 radians supreme leader. i think they clearly feel like, you know, any kind of a major reaction. kinetic action against israel. my a bringing me to that point that they have sought to avoid for so long, which is that regional or wherever it is, are all open board with israel. from iran's point of view is o 5 in the united states. the us will back is rail up the radians at least expect that to be the case. i think that's the reason why they're so reluctant, it's very important to remember. the run doesn't really say too much daylight

between as well and united states. so when they talk to talk, what they can do, they're have to seriously think about, are they ready to fight the united states and declare the or not? but if to wrong, does it respond with significant force? is there a danger that the regime would be viewed as weak? how much is that a calculus for them? no, i think that is already happened. they are weak. i mean that's the image that the ride has in the region. certainly, i think an amount of proxy groups across them, at least from them and on to, to elsewhere, iraq and jim, in the end of the day, the regime really always wanted to create these proxy networks in the middle least not because it didn't intend to get itself involved in a regional war. exactly. the opposite has to be, navy is sort of a mission here to have what they call forward defense. have you our partners out there due to finding on your behalf with the situation right now. right now is that iran has to boxes ask itself, are they ready to go to war on behalf of an hour of ally in this case as well. and

i'm really, frankly not sure if they are now with hezbollah and mosse, both severely diminished. does a ron even have a strategy as well? that's a big question because they can choose to de escalate. they can choose to focus on the national interest, focus on their economy, focus. so things that very specifically would serve your, in your interest, such as a need deal, release or relief from sciences and support. this is the sort of things that you, any of these you could do, which i think would be applauded by the range of people. but again, that's a decision to really has to make someone like comedy to supreme. peter who's been there for about 40 some years for about 40 years. he is very much still, i do logically committed to this fight against israel. so we have to wait and see, it's very hard to predict anything in the middle east, but do you believe this will turn into a prolonged war in the region? i can predict what will happen i put in to protect the killing the past and this religious a few days ago. but what i can tell you is, i think the ranges are hoping that this is not going to turn into

a regional or double sacrament. alix of atlanta, middle east analyst and iran, expert for the middle east institute in washington, d. c. thank you so much for joining us. thank you, melissa. israel's conflict with hezbollah has sparked and exit of thousands of people out of lebanon. it since last week's pager attack, large crowds have been gathering at border crossing points between 11 on and syria trying to leave the country. the un estimates at least 90000 people have flown at flood their homes and 11 on in the last few days. some of them are internally displaced, seeking refuge from the is really bonding of southern 11. i will. i mean, is the 11 on regional spokes person for the you and refugee agency and be rude. she describes the conditions that await the 10s of thousands of refugees fling from level 9 into syria. a $40.00 estimates when over $40000.00

civilians and lebanese across the border into syria. the actually, the bombings a lot of them. and they cross the board, the exhausted traumatized, and they need shelter. they need food, they need medical attention. many of them have reached the border of foot. even those who came with cars and the journey that took them to the board, the from southern level or from other areas and 11. and it took hours because many other people were also leaving. so more than 40000 of them across the board and now are in syria unit sounds on the other side we provide to provide the urgency needs along with the syrian adequate crescent. so we give the will to, we get to, we give shelter, who, yeah, a temporary place where they can dress, but then they moved off and they are going to need a lot of support in order to survive what they have been,

what they have gone through but it's good to remember as well that most of the people who had flipped the violence and have to see their own some level on us to any level. only in the past 5 days, more than 118000 lebanese and syrian becky cheese and other refugees have had to see their bones leaving with nothing. trying to find a safe place to stay at the with the bombing now with these really bombing extending into new areas. 11 of the areas that they can $5.00 to $10.00 d. s. c and head to our street. so they are all due every day. what can you tell us about the situation for those who are internally displaced inside level 9? this is a government that has struggled domestically and as in many ways a barely been present in the 1st place. what is the situation inside lebanon? it's our new military dystrophy, it's seriously is because prior to this concept has been going through

a series since the comic crisis people with many of the people in love and we're not able to secure enough food for their children as a to talk to you has depends on the needs and refugees and and then the conflict escalated in the past 5 days, but it has been ongoing since october, which meant the wave of people who had been displaced had been precinct. but some of them have been displayed for now for 10 months, and it's very hard for them to be able to survive this. so they are running away from the bodies. they are trying to find those 6 please. as they expand to areas that are being boned, to have to and again, the government has established these what we called mixes shelters in schools and colleges. but it's not, you know, not everybody has access to these shelters. and the other thing to remember this also disrupt the life for other livings, because now students and,

and in children cannot go to school because the schools now a hosting, internally displaced people. they need a lot of things that have been attorney and needs for this is for this population is right, they need or they need food. they need health care and we are on the ground and helping we find things end up in these healthy the syrian refugees would obviously the most things that they need is that they need to be protected from the bombings . and that's why they were doing it c r and the rest of the u. n. a. keep on calling and stressing, and a tv for the protection of students. they must got it there and they should be the price for this conflict real. i mean spokes person for the you and refugee agency and they route thank you so much for joining us to and you are up to date coming up. we take a look at how cocaine and crack cocaine are spreading across ireland. and what is being done to combat it?

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