the drone hit the primarily—christian village of aitou in the north.would be the first time israel has targeted the northern region since the war escalated following the october 7th attacks. the israeli military has been targeting the armed group hezbollah in the south of lebanon, carrying out thousands of air strikes in recent weeks. the bbc�*s wyre davies is following the story. israel is fighting on at least two fronts further to the north in lebanon, and after that, has below report —— hezbollah. four israeli personnel were killed. israel has continued attacking various points in lebanon in the village of aitou, a christian village in the northeast. the israelis said they've discovered a large hezbollah tunnels in the south of lebanon and dozens of rockets are still being fired into israel by hezbollah. so, no end into israel by hezbollah. so, no end in sight in the world theatre between hezbollah and israel and no end in sight of a peace agreement in gaza. meanwhile, more than two weeks since iran's latest missile barrage in israel, it still remai

israel has continued attacking various points in lebanon in the village of aitou, a christian villagethe northeast. the israelis said they've discovered large hezbollah tunnels, heavily equipped in the south of lebanon and dozens of rockets are still being fired into israel by hezbollah from lebanon. so, no end in sight in the world theatre between hezbollah and israel and no end in sight of a peace agreement in gaza. it still remains unclear how israel will respond to that attack. the washington post reported that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu told the might and administration he is willing to strike military targets. i asked general marks worked up about this and he israel has continued attacking various points in lebanon in the village of aitou, a christian village in the northeast. the israelis said they've discovered large hezbollah tunnels, heavily equipped in the south of lebanon and dozens of rockets are still being fired into israel by hezbollah from lebanon. so, no end in sight in the world theatre between hezbollah and israel and no end in sight of a peace agree

says at least 21 people have been killed in an israeli airstrike on a village in northern lebanon, aitou. so far, israel's military operations in lebanon have been mainly focussed in the south. the un children's agency, unicef, has warned that more than 400,000 children have been displaced in the past three weeks. meanwhile, the un has further condemned the "large number of civilian casualties" caused by israeli strikes on northern gaza in recent days. the comments come as at least 10 people were reportedly killed by israeli artillery fire at a food distribution centre at jabalia refugee camp in northern gaza, where israeli tanks and troops are continuing a ground offensive. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says 55 people have been killed in gaza in the last 2a hours. i've been getting some reaction to the strikes in northern lebanon from our correspondentjonathan head in beirut, but first our middle east correspondent injerusalem, yolande knell, explains the comments from mr netanyahu. well, israel has been threatening to retaliate for that attack by iran, where it fired some 180 b

investigation into an israeli air strike which killed at least 22 people in the christian village of aitou of them women and children. israel says it's targeting hezbollah, which hides among civilians. here's orla guerin. death tolls don't tell life stories. this is shana qasim, a young mother. she fled israel's attacks in the south, only to be killed with her baby in an airstrike in the north. they died with relatives and neighbours from a shia border village. all had sought refuge in a christian district. typically, these areas are not targeted. "0h, mother mary," says this man, seeing the destruction that came without warning. israel says it struck a hezbollah target and is investigating the claim that civilians were killed. it's more than a claim, here and elsewhere. in recent weeks, we have travelled around lebanon, reporting on half a dozen airstrikes that killed only only civilians — 53 in total. that's according to relatives, rescue workers and neighbours, and in some cases, officials. this was september 27th in the sunni border village of shaba. an israeli airstrike killed nine ci

lebanese red cross says 18 people have been killed in a rare israeli attack on the north of lebanon, this aitouy christian people. the lebanese red cross say about 18 people have been killed in that israeli attack in the north of lebanon. around the world and across the globe, this is bbc news. a public inquiry into the salisbury novichok poisonings has opened this morning. it's heard that dawn sturgess — the 44—year—old mother who died after coming into contact with the nerve agent — appears to have been an innocent victim caught in the crossfire of a quote "illegal and outrageous assasination attempt". the inquiry heard the bottle contained enough poison to kill thousands. the inquiry is expected to last several weeks. our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. this was dawn sturgess just a week before she died. the tragic conclusion to months of events concerning spies, nerve agents and perfume bottles. dawn was 44 and the mother of three children. the story had begun four months earlier here in a quiet cul—de—sac in salisbury. it was the home not of dawn sturgess, but of a russian man. he wa

lebanese officials say at least nine people have been killed in an israeli strike in aitou in northern the lebanese red cross says 18 were killed. this would be the first time israel has targeted a christian—majority region in a year of hostilities. israel is yet to comment. hezbollah has said that violent clashes are continuing with israeli troops in the south of lebanon. these live pictures are of tyre, southern lebanon. israel is investigating how its air defence systems failed to stop a hezbollah drone, which killed four soldiers and injured dozens more at an army base near haifa last night. earlier i spoke to our correspondents — wyre davies injerusalem and jonathan head in beirut. i began by asking jonathan for his reaction to this attack on a christian village in lebanon. we don't know what the target was here. this is a very small village. fewer than only about 800 residents. it has had an influx of some displaced people from the south, and that may be the link to the possible target that israel was after. there was no warning. local residents have said they didn't hear anythin

the drone hit the primarily—christian village of aitou in the north.zbollah in the south of lebanon carrying out dozens of airstrikes in recent weeks. the bbc�*s wyre davies is following the story. israel is fighting a conflict on two fronts, the north in lebanon after that hezbollah attack in the drone attack on israeli military yesterday in which four israeli military personnel were killed, israel has continued attacking various points in

today, at least 18 people were killed in an airstrike on the town of aitou.ebanese officials have blamed israel for the attack, which would signal the first major strike into the christian majority northern region since the current conflict began . the the current conflict began. the chancellor has defended labour's decision to wait three months before delivering the new government's budget. rachel reeves spoke to gb news at the launch of labour's international investment summit in london, amid promises of billions of pounds of extra investment from a number of us tech companies. the chancellor said the government has been busy laying the ground for her first budget. >> my first week i called in a number of planning decisions. i ended the moratorium on onshore wind . we set up the process of wind. we set up the process of creating a national wealth fund, and we're announcing that that is now up and running today. but it's important that we get our budget right, and that means taking time to go through the proper processes . proper processes. >> meanwhile, the

lebanese officials say at least nine people have been killed in an israeli strike in aitou in northern has targeted the christian—majority northern region in a year of hostilities.

the strike hit aitou, a christian—majority village in the mountains near tripoli.a single, massive blast. the united nations says its peacekeepers in southern lebanon will not move from any positions, again defying calls by israel to withdraw. several troops have been injured during the israeli military�*s offensive against hezbollah. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said he regretted the injuries but has repeatedly asked peacekeepers to leave combat zones, accusing hezbollah of using them as human shields. with me is said shehata from bbc arabic. good morning to you. you wanted to talk about the un and the latest from their perspective? a security council statement by all its 15 members saying and urging all participants backed the security and safety of peacekeepers. in addition to that, the secretary general of the united nations said that they are insistent on calls by israel to move is taken seriously but there is a need for the un peacekeepers to stay there so they will stay there. the safety and security of un peacekeepers is paramount and a prio

lebanese officials say at least nine people have been killed in an israeli strike in aitou in northernon — the lebanese red cross says 18 were killed. this would be the first time israel has targeted the christian—majority northern region in a year of hostilities. israel is yet to comment. hezbollah has said that violent clashes are continuing with israeli troops in the south of lebanon. these are live pictures coming into us of southern lebanon. and officials in israel are investigating how its air defence systems failed to stop a hezbollah drone, which killed four soldiers and injured dozens more at an army base near haifa last night. it came after an israeli attack killed at least 22 people at a school in gaza. the dead included 5 children, according to the hamas—run health authority. joining me now is our correspondents wyre davies injerusalem and jonathan head in beirut. what we make of this attack in this village in the north of lebanon?— this village in the north of lebanon? ~ . ., ~ ., lebanon? what we make of it, israelwill— lebanon? what we make of it, israel will launch _ le

the drone hit the primarily—christian village of aitou in the north. military has been targeting the armed group hezbollah in the armed group hezbollah in the south of lebanon carrying out dozens of airstrikes in recent weeks. the bbc�*s wyre davies is following the story. israel is fighting a conflict on two fronts, the north in lebanon after that hezbollah attack in the drone attack on israeli military yesterday in which four israeli military personnel were killed, israel has continued attacking various points in lebanon at the village of a christian village in northern lebanon, the israelis said they discovered large hezbollah tunnels, heavily equipped tunnels in the south of lebanon and of course, dozens of rockets are still being fired into israel by hezbollah from lebanon. sono inside in the war theatre in southern lebanon between hezbollah and no and inside and no peace agreement either. it has been two weeks since iran is unprecedented ms selvaraj in israel and it still remains unclear how israel will respond to that attack. the washington post

they included 22 people killed in a strike in christian—majority village of aitou, in the north of theisplaced people was hit. lebanon is home to a number of ethnic and religious groups, including sunni and shia muslims, druze, alawite, maronite christians, greek orthodox and others. each has its own identity and political representation. israeli attacks on displaced residents from southern lebanon have raised tensions between communities, with some anxious that those seeking refuge could include people linked to hezbollah. and there's concern about a risk of renewed sectarian conflict within lebanon. joining me now is firas maksad — senior director for strategic outreach and senior fellow at the middle east institute. welcome to the context. we saw this attack on a christian community in lebanon, israel now expanding its attacks in the country. what are your thoughts on what you see in terms of how this impacts as we discussed the many different communities living in the country?— communities living in the count ? ., ., ., country? thank you for having me. it country? thank you for ha

says at least 21 people have been killed in an israeli airstrike on a village in northern lebanon aitou. so far, israel's military operations in lebanon have been mainly focussed in the south. the un's children agency unicef have warned that more than 400,000 children have been displaced in the past three weeks. meanwhile ,the un has further condemned the "large number of civilian casualties" caused by israeli strikes on northern gaza in recent days. the comments come as at least 10 people have reportedly been killed by israeli artillery fire at a food distribution centre at jabalia refugee camp in northern gaza, where israeli tanks and troops are continuing a ground offensive. joining me now is our middle east correspondent yolande knell in jerusalem. and our correspondentjonathan head, whojoins us from beirut. your there has been much speculate as to what the israeli response might be to an iranian missile attack on it earlier this month. what do these reports reveal?- these reports reveal? well, israel has — these reports reveal? well, israel has been _ these reports reveal? well, is