i'm aaron armstrong. it's10:00. i'm aaron armstrong.unched dozens of drones and cruise missiles towards israel, which are expected hours . expected to arrive within hours. the israeli military says it's well prepared for the attack with sirens set to sound in any threatened its threatened areas like its biggest city, tel aviv. the country on heightened country has been on heightened alert an air strike alert ever since an air strike on the iranian embassy syria on the iranian embassy in syria last which killed a number last week, which killed a number of top commanders. tehran holds israel responsible and has vowed to retaliate. israel closed to retaliate. israel has closed its . the drones are its airspace. the drones are expected to arrive around midnight uk time. expected to arrive around midnight uk time . iraq has midnight uk time. iraq has announced it's doing the same, while jordan has declared a state of emergency, saying it's ready to shoot down any iranian aircraft that violates its airspace . meanwhile, the white airspace. me

i'm aaron armstrong it's11:00. i'm aaron armstrong in the gb newsroom.ing from world leaders following last night's attack on israel. g7 leaders, including lord cameron, have condemned iran's attack and say they stand ready to take further measures. israel says it will exact a price from iran, but its war cabinet is split on the timing and the scale of the response. however, the white house says the us won't take part in any retaliatory strikes and iran has promised to launch a much stronger assault if israel retaliates. the un retaliates. the u n secretary—general, retaliates. the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, has told members of the security council civilians are paying the highest price now is the time to de—escalate . is the time to de—escalate. >> the middle east is on the

now it's time for your saturday night news with aaron armstrong. before get aaron armstrong.efore we get into it . into it. >> a very good evening to you. it is 6:02. let's get you up to date with all the headlines from the gb newsroom . we do start the gb newsroom. we do start with the story in australia . the with the story in australia. the australian prime minister anthony albanese, has praised first responders and members of the public and all those who responded to the attack in sydney earlier today , the sydney earlier today, the attacker, you can see being confronted on the steps by, by a member of the public. it was eventually apprehended and shot dead by police, police say they think his motive was not terror related. a nine month old baby is in critical condition. the child's mother has died in hospital. anthony albanese has praised everyone's bravery today. >> bondi junction was the scene of shocking violence, but it was also witness to the humanity and the heroism of our fellow australians, our brave police, our first responders and of course, everyday people who

i'm aaron armstrong . the 4:03. i'm aaron armstrong. says he's shocked and horrified by a mass knife attack in a shopping centre near bondi beach in sydney, which killed six people. a 40 year old male suspect was known to police. however, they don't believe his motive was terror related. the attack ended when a lone female officer confronted the man and shot him dead. a nine month old babyisin shot him dead. a nine month old baby is in a critical condition. its mother was amongst those killed. police commissioner karen says a major karen webb says a major investigation is now underway. >> police have secured the crime scene, which you can imagine is expansive inside a very big, busy commercial shopping centre in sydney, and the crime scene remains ongoing and it will remains ongoing and it will remain ongoing for a number of days. >> commandos from iran have landed on a container ship in a helicopter and have seized the vessel off the coast of the united arab emirates. vessel involved is thought to have links to israel, and it comes ami

i'm aaron armstrong it's11:00. i'm aaron armstrong in the gb newsroom. iran risks provoking an uncontrollable regional escalation. a warning from world leaders following last night's attack on israel. g7 leaders, including lord cameron, have condemned iran's attack and say they stand ready to take further measures. israel says it will exact a price from iran, but its war cabinet is split on the timing and the scale of the response. however, the white house says the us won't take part in any retaliatory strikes and iran has promised to launch a much stronger assault if israel retaliates. the un retaliates. the u n secretary—general, retaliates. the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, has told members of the security council civilians are paying the highest price now is the time to de—escalate . is the time to de—escalate. >> the middle east is on the brink. the people of the region are confronting a real danger of are confronting a real danger of a devastating, full scale conflict . now is the time to conflict. now is the time to defuse and de—escalat

. >> hi there, i'm aaron armstrong in the gb newsroom. iran risks provoking an uncontrollable regional escalation. a warning from world leaders following last night's attack on israel . last night's attack on israel. g7 leaders, including lord cameron, have been meeting to discuss the crisis in the middle east. they've condemned iran launching hundreds of missiles and have reaffirmed their commitment to israel's security. the israeli war cabinet says it will exact a price from iran when the time is right, describing the islamic republic as the greatest threat to regional stability and world order. iran, meanwhile, says the it launch a much larger it will launch a much larger attack if israel retaliates . attack if israel retaliates. however, president biden has warned his israeli counterpart the us will not take part in any retaliatory strikes . and white retaliatory strikes. and white house spokesman john kirby says israel must decide on the next step. >> we need to see what the war cabinet decides in terms of the whatever next step they

i'm aaron armstrong it's11:00. i'm aaron armstrong in the gb newsroom.attack on israel. g7 leaders, including lord cameron, have condemned iran's attack and say they stand ready to take further measures. israel says it will exact a price from iran, but its war cabinet is split on the timing and the scale of the response. however, the white house says the us won't take part in any retaliatory strikes and iran has promised to launch a much stronger assault if israel retaliates. the un retaliates. the u n secretary—general, retaliates. the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, has told members of the security council civilians are paying the highest price now is the time to de—escalate . is the time to de—escalate. >> the middle east is on the brink. the people of the region are confronting a real danger of are confronting a real danger of a devastating, full scale conflict . now is the time to

i'm aaron armstrong.om iran for its overnight assault, a warning that tehran will face painful sanctions, including in the form of missiles . iran, meanwhile, of missiles. iran, meanwhile, says it will launch a much larger attack if israel retaliates. but president biden's warned his counterpart, benjamin netanyahu, that the us will not take part in retaliatory strikes . it comes retaliatory strikes. it comes after rishi sunak confirmed raf planes did shoot down a number of iranian drones and missiles overnight, in what he has described as a dangerous escalation in tensions with israel. the prime minister is now calling for calm ahead of a meeting with g7 world leaders . meeting with g7 world leaders. more than 120,000 people have crossed the english channel by small boat since 2018. it's after 219 arrivals were recorded by the home office yesterday . by the home office yesterday. the total for this year is now 17% higher than at the same time last year. labour's shadow immigration minister, stephen kinno

update first with aaron armstrong . armstrong. >> very good evening to you. i'm aaron armstrong .armstrong. let's start in the middle east. israel will respond to iran's attack last night, but no final decisions have been made about how and when prime minister benjamin netanyahu has chaired a meeting of his war cabinet. the majority agree on the need for a response to iran's drone assault, but they're split on the scale and they're split on the scale and the timing of it. g7 leaders, including lord cameron, have condemned the attack. they said iran risks provoking an uncontrollable regional escalation, and they stand ready to take further measures. tehran has warned israel any retaliation , though, will be met retaliation, though, will be met with a stronger response . with a stronger response. president biden has told israel the united states won't take part in retaliatory strikes against iran and white house spokesperson john kirby says israel must decide on the next step. >> we need to see what the war cabinet decides in terms of the whatever next step they want to pursue, and

i'm aaron armstrong in the gb newsroom. rishi sunak says his heart goes out to all those affected by a knife attack at a shopping mall sydney that shopping mall in sydney that killed the assailant killed six people. the assailant injured of others, injured a number of others, including nine month baby , including a nine month old baby, before being challenged by a member of public. the attack member of the public. the attack ended a female officer ended when a female officer confronted the man and shot him dead.the confronted the man and shot him dead. the baby in dead. the baby remains in critical condition. the child's mother those killed. mother was amongst those killed. police say they don't believe the was terror related , the motive was terror related, and the australian prime minister, anthony albanese, has praised the police woman's bravery. >> today, bondi junction was the scene of shocking violence, but it was also witness to the humanity and the heroism of our fellow australians, our brave police , our first resp

i'm aaron armstrong in the gb newsroom. the big developing story today revolves around the middle east. the prime minister has condemned iran's reckless attack on israel after it launched hundreds of drones and missiles towards the country. rishi sunak says iran is intent on sowing chaos in its own backyard , and says the uk will backyard, and says the uk will continue to stand up for israel's security . sir keir israel's security. sir keir starmer has also condemned the attack has called for calm. attack and has called for calm. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu meeting his war netanyahu is meeting his war cabinet with up to 100 drones expected to arrive around midnight uk time. expected to arrive around midnight uk time . his military midnight uk time. his military says they're well prepared. local media reports say some have already been shot down over syria and jordan. israel's been on heightened alert ever since an airstrike on the iranian embassy in syria last week, which killed a number of top commanders. teh

i'm aaron armstrong in the gb newsroom. the big developing story today revolves around the middle east. the prime minister has condemned iran's reckless attack on israel after it launched hundreds of drones and missiles towards the country. rishi sunak says iran is intent on sowing chaos in its own backyard , and says the uk will backyard, and says the uk will continue to stand up for israel's security . sir keir israel's security. sir keir starmer has also condemned the attack has called for calm. attack and has called for calm. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu meeting his war netanyahu is meeting his war cabinet with up to 100 drones