richard galpin, bbc news. tanks have moved along the border with lebanon — as tension mounts between israel and lebanon's powerful armed group hezbollah. the israeli military says it fired artillery into an area of lebanon where cross—border fire was launched. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin somerville is in kfarchouba on lebanon's border with southern israel — and has sent this update. this morning hezbollah targeted the israeli position behind me on the hill bear, a radar station, firing a number of mortars and artillery back. it released a statement afterwards saying the attack was in solidarity with the palestinians. it was also very narrow and calibrated attack. because hezbollah is one of the most effective militant organisations in the middle east, it has a huge arsenal of resources. it can strike deep into israel. this was a very calibrated attack, very carefully positioned. not to lead to escalation, at least at this moment, and since then, we have heard from senior hezbollah official that they

richard galpin, bbc news. tanks have moved along the border with lebanon — as tension mounts between israel and lebanon's powerful armed group hezbollah. the israeli military says it fired artillery into an area of lebanon where cross—border fire was launched. you can see now exactly where the two countries live. live to our middle east correspondent quentin somerville who is in kfarchouba on lebanon's border with southern israel. just bring us up to day with what we know has been happening around that border. this know has been happening around that border. , ., ., border. this morning, hezbollah tar: eted border. this morning, hezbollah targeted the _ border. this morning, hezbollah targeted the israeli _ border. this morning, hezbollah targeted the israeli position - border. this morning, hezbollah i targeted the israeli position behind me on the hill there, a radar station, firing mortars and missiles striking that. it sent a message, released a statement afterward staying that this attack was in solidarit

richard galpin, bbc news.s which are used to house migrants, will be outlined by the government today. the aim is to stop using 50 hotels byjanuary, and a hundred by march. currently around £8 million is spent each day on the hotel accommodation, a bill the prime minister rishi sunak has promised to reduce. our political correspondent, ione wells, is at westminster. talk us through what the government are planning and the politics behind this. the government's big problem is currently hundreds of hotels are housing a record number of asylum seekers, costing the government £8 million a day. so robertjenrick is set to announce the government is set to announce the government is set to announce the government line down the use of hotels by 50 in january. they are trying to increase the number of beds in each trunk, mandating people to share rooms. the root cause is the backlog of people waiting for their asylum claims to be processed. rishi sunak pledged to clear the so—called legacy backlog, people who had claim

richard galpin has the latest.s was a surprise attack on israel by the militant palestinian group, hamas. it's claiming it's launched 5,000 rockets injust 20 minutes. some have hit the city of ashkelon, causing damage. amongst those on the ground, more hamas fighters heading into the battle. there is also footage apparently showing a captured israeli tank. a senior hamas commander has said the militant group had decided to say enough is enough. here in the israeli town of sderot, the emergency services have been taking the injured to local hospitals. it's reported that militants have been taking control of some of the streets in the area. 0n social media, the israeli prime minister said he had ordered a large mobilisation of troops. translation: the enemy will pay a heavy price - on a scale that it has never known. meanwhile, i call on all citizens of israel to listen to the home front command instructions. we are at war, and we will win. the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, has spoken out, saying palestinians

richard galpin, bbc news. as richard was mentioning and we have been discussing, ongoing territory attacks in the gaza strip. live pictures where we have some smoke in the air from a live pictures where we have some smoke in the airfrom a missile strike. it was pretty ferocious when we were watching about an hour ago, lots happening and reports from gaza of 161 people killed and over 1000 people have been wounded. joining us now on the line is our reporter in gaza, rushdi abu—alouf. i hope you are safe where you are right now but tell us what has happened. right now but tell us what has happened-— right now but tell us what has hauened. , happened. yes, the fighting has intensified in _ happened. yes, the fighting has intensified in the _ happened. yes, the fighting has intensified in the last _ happened. yes, the fighting has intensified in the last half- happened. yes, the fighting has intensified in the last half an - intensified in the last half an hour. israeli airfighterjets hour. israeli air fighter jet

richard galpin reports. thought that a missile hit the area. they did not have the time to get into their shelter. translation: there was a missile attack. | we were working. there was an explosion and everyone started running away. this was a civilian facility where civilians were employed. there is no connection whatsoever to the military. there were dozens of local people here who were simply doing their work. the governor of the region has said that alongside the six workers who've been killed, several others have been seriously injured. investigators and forensics experts now have the task of identifying those who's been killed. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has blamed russia for the attack. so far, there has been no comment from the russian authorities. richard galpin, bbc news. polls have opened in argentina for the first round of the presidential elections. the far—right candidate javier milei is among the frontrunners. also standing are the incumbent minister of economy, sergio massa,

richard galpin, bbc news. bring you up—to—date with what the israeli defence force have been saying. earlier today, a spokesperson from the israeli defence force spoke to the bbc�*s newshour. in her comments, she says that israel will �*make hamas pay for the mistake made this morning'. it has been a rough morning, a very horrible day, on a holiday in israel for the jewish people. we see from this morning at 6:30am a combined offensive from hamas, from land, air, and sea. there is currently, as we speak, two things going on. first of all, fighting in these moments, in multiple hot points surrounding the gaza strip. there are many points. there has been massive deployments approved by the ministry of defence, and thousands of reservists have been called for duty, because israel has declared a state of war, and we are in a war right now, and we will make hamas pay for the mistake they've made this morning when they chose to attack lsraeh _ we have seen videos going around on social media of them entering both by