are children and families — we report from a hospital in the bekaa valley.ell, within the last few seconds, we have had a strike. we heard the plane in the air. then we felt the impact. the windows here shook, they rattled. and it's an indication of how nowhere here is safe. kemi badenoch walks into a row over maternity pay, as the tory leadership contenders vie for support at the party conference in birmingham. austria's far—right freedom party is holding its lead as votes are counted in sunday's general election. the american country singer, song writer and actor, kris kristofferson has died aged 88. welcome to bbc news. we begin in the middle east, where israel has again expanded its military operations by bombing targets in yemen. further air strikes on hezbollah in lebanon have also continued throughout the day. a blast has rocked the south—west of the lebanese capital beirut in the last hour, and these are live pictures. the news agency says two people were killed, the first such strike outside of beirut�*s southern suburbs. the killing on friday of he

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the israeli military also attacking targets in the bekaa valley, they say, after detecting a rocket that had been fired from lebanon. so, let's remind ourselves just exactly who was hassan nasrallah? he was the leader of lebanon's militant shia islamist hezbollah movement, with close links to iran. he was one of the best known and most influential figures in the middle east. born in 1960, hassan nasrallah grew up in beirut�*s eastern bourj hammoud neighbourhood. it's he became leader of hezbollah in 1992 at the age of 32, after his predecessor abbas al—musawi was assassinated in an israeli helicopter strike. he played a key role in turning hezbollah into a powerful political and military force. under his leadership he helped hezbollah train hundreds of fighters from the palestinian militant group hamas. and he also obtained missiles and rockets from iran for use against israel. in his most recent speech, nasrallah blamed israel for detonating thousands of pagers and radio handsets used by hezbollah members, which killed 39 people and wounded thousands more, and said it had "crossed all r

and families — we report from a hospital in the bekaa valley.e will also look at our the stories around the world. the death toll from hurricane helene jumps to 91 as rescuers race against time to reach people in need across the southeastern united states. and in new zealand, a record for the largest number of people taking part in a hacker. —— haka. welcome to bbc news. we begin in the middle east, where israel has again expanded its military operations by bombing targets in yemen. further air strikes on hezbollah in lebanon have also continued throughout the day. the killing on friday of hezbollah's leader, hassan nasrallah, has marked a rapid escalation of this conflict. the death toll from hurricane helene jumps to 91 as rescuers race against time to reach people in need across the southeastern united states. and in new zealand, a record for the largest number of people taking part in a hacker. —— haka. welcome to bbc news. we begin in the middle east, where israel has again expanded its military operations by bombing targets in yemen. furth

she is just a little girl. 0rla guerin, bbc news, in the bekaa valley.ikes are continuing, notjust in lebanon this evening. israel has announced that it's started a large—scale operation against houthi targets in yemen as well. we can go tojerusalem and speak to our correspondentjon donison. jon, what's the latest? well, you are right. israel is fighting on multiple fronts today. in lebanon, in gaza, of course, and as you say, in yemen. there, israel says it carried out air strikes on one of the country's biggest ports, used to import oil, and also two power stations. officials in yemen are saying the number of people killed is four, with 29 injured at this point. now, that is some 1,800 kilometres away from israel, so the reach of israel's military is long. they say these strikes were in response to attacks carried out by iranian—backed houthi rebels there. just a few days ago, jon, there was this us discussion about a ceasefire plan for 21 days. apparently, they had worked on some of the detail of that with israel. is there any sign of that coming to f

orla guerin has been to the bekaa valley and set this report. sunday afternoon in the bekaa valley.li strike, and just one of many. there were at least 30 in a single hour. allahu akbar. danger here in every direction. this man says, "our neighbours, the jamilfamily next door, are all gone. quickly, quickly, help me!" others are fighting for their lives after strikes earlier this week, like noor, who's six years old. she was injured on her own doorstep on monday. here she was before. her family say she's very bright and sociable and everyone loves her. this video was taken shortly before the attack. noor was afraid and she was praying. her mother, rima, now prays by her bedside. suddenly, as we filmed, a new threat. well, within the last few seconds, we've had a strike, we heard the plane in the air, then we felt the impact. the windows here shook, they rattled. and it's an indication of how nowhere here is safe. even patients in hospitals can't feel completely safe. minutes later, the emergency department is filling up. an ambulance has just arrived now, bringing casualties from th

we have also been hearing they have carried out strikes in the bekaa valley, because they believe hezbollahs fired from yemen by the houthis. air raid sirens soundedin the houthis. air raid sirens sounded in tel aviv and central israel, but the israeli military said they had managed to bring down those missiles. i spoke to nafiseh kohnavard, our middle east correspondent. she's in a part of beirut where many displaced people spent their night in a small park. this many people, you just see a few of them, but along the way that we were coming to downtown beirut, from the morning, we see tens of familiesjust sleeping in the street. they spend the night here. they say that they don't have a home. many of them told us they don't have a house to go back to, because they are destroyed. the roads in tahir is closed, so they think any soon they cannot go back to their house. at the same time, there was three other air strikes today, targeting tahir right after the confirmation about the killing of hassan nasrallah, the leader of hezbollah, came. but let me explain the mood here. we have very strang

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this is the bekaa valley this afternoon. there were at least 30 air strikes in an hour.s, the jamilfamily, are all gone", he says. as more air strikes went down, noor lies in intensive care. as more air strikes rain down, noor lies in intensive care. she is six years old and was injured on her own doorstep on monday. her family says she is intelligent and chatty, and loves meeting new people. but here, shortly before the attack, she was afraid and praying. her mother now prays by her bedside. and suddenly, as we filmed, the planes were back. well, within the last few seconds, we have had a strike. we heard the plane in the air. then we felt the impact. the windows here shook, they rattled. and it's an indication of how nowhere here is safe. even patients in hospitals can't feel completely safe. minutes later, new wounded. an ambulance has just arrived now, bringing casualties from the latest air strike. they are being treated in the emergency department. there is a lot of anger and tension. people are stressed, wondering when this is going to stop. back in intensive care

this is basically the resupply area for the israelis appear in the bekaa valley. this is the area where hezbollah could launch things against israel and every single dot that you see here is a dot that represents one of the targets. and in some cases multiple targets because what they've found is that the israelis have gone in and they know that some houses are being used as launching sites i and they've warned the civilian population if you've got a launcher in your, in your living room, you better leave if you've got a launcher in your garage, you better leave if you've got a rocket there you better evacuate this area. so this is basically also the zone of evacuation as far as the lebanese are concerned in the israelis have told them to leave most of this area what's normally a 90 minute trip has become a 12 hour trip on the road. >> there were people fleeing trying to get away from it. but one of the stated goals of israel is that you have so many displaced israelis in the north since october 8, when hezbollah has been firing rockets into northern israel, they

here in lebanon and more than 90,000 have been forced to flee their homes in the south and in the bekaa valleyd its missile launch sites across the country but many civilians are among the dead, more than 50 of them were children. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin reports from sebline, in southern lebanon. firefighters rushing to another air strike. this one in nabatieh. they carry out the wounded. not fighters, but children. israel says it's targeting hezbollah sites. but it's bombing many residential areas. "how old are you?" he asks. three fingers are raised. a young generation, now threatened by a war that has already killed at least 50 children this week, like the members of this family, who died together in a strike in beirut. ali, jalal, fatima and farra, all gone. and iman and talia nasser, who took their last breaths together, also killed by israel's bombardment. but some have made it to safety, having run for their lives. my name is mehdi ahmad and my years old is ten years old. and what has been happening in the last two days? you had to leave your house. the war is

been killed by israeli airstrikes on towns and villages in the country's south and the eastern bekaa valley. more than 1,600 have been injured. it's the deadliest day of conflict across israel's northern border in nearly two decades. the israeli military said it had destroyed 1,300 hezbollah cruise missiles, rockets and drones. a spokesman acknowledged there had been a high number of casualties. but he claimed many of them are hezbollah terrorists. the cross—border strikes have intensified after a series of exploding device attacks on hezbollah members hello, i'm carl nasman. health officials in lebanon say nearly 500 people have been killed by israeli airstrikes on towns and villages in the country's south and the eastern bekaa valley. more than 1,600 have been injured. it's the deadliest day of conflict across israel's northern border in nearly two decades. the israeli military said it had destroyed 1,300 hezbollah cruise missiles, rockets and drones. a spokesman acknowledged there had been a high number of casualties. but he claimed many of them are hezbollah terrorists. the cross—border

this is the bekaa valley this afternoon. there were at least 30 air strikes in an hour.new dad. 0ur neighbours, the jamilfamily, neighbours, the jamil family, are all gone, neighbours, the jamilfamily, are all gone, he says. as more air strikes rained down, noor mousawi lies in intensive care. she is six years old and was injured on her own doorstep on monday. herfamily say injured on her own doorstep on monday. her family say she is intelligent and chatty. and loves meeting new people. but here, shortly before the attack, she was afraid and praying. her mother reema now prays by her bedside. and suddenly, as we filmed, the planes were back. within the last few seconds, we've had a strike. we heard the plane in the air, then we felt the impact. the windows here shook. they rattled. and it's an indication of how nowhere here is safe, and even patients in hospitals can't feel completely safe. minutes later, new wounded. an ambulance has just arrived now bringing casualties from the latest air strike. they are being treated in the emergency department. there is a lot of ang

this video, filmed in taalbaiya in lebanon's bekaa valley on monday evening, is said to show the aftermathf at least one air strike. the extent of the damage is not known. the fires are burning in what appears to be a residential area. israel says it hit around 1,300 targets, which it says were hezbollah sites housing cruise missiles, rockets and drones. welcome, i'm martine croxall. there have been more reports of rocket fire around the israeli—lebanese border a day after nearly 500 people are reported to have been killed in israeli air strikes against what it says were hezbollah sites in lebanon. israel says it hit dozens of hezbollah targets in south lebanon overnight. this video, filmed in taalbaiya in lebanon's bekaa valley on monday evening, is said to show the aftermath of at least one air strike. the extent of the damage is not known. the fires are burning in what appears to be a residential area. israel says it hit around 1,300 targets, which it says were hezbollah sites housing cruise missiles, rockets and drones. it released this footage of some of the air strikes — which it say

reported to have been killed in a series of attacks in the east of the country, including in the bekaa valleyth the latest, here's chi chi izundu. destruction in the centre of beirut. this shows the apparent aftermath of an air strike on a building close to a major transportation hub in the lebanese capital. israel has been targeting hezbollah sites on the outskirts of beirut, but this is thought to have been the first time an attack has been carried out within the limits in the past year. within the city limits in the past year. the lebanese prime minister says the continuing air strikes may have forced as many asi million people from their homes. this weekend has seen a major escalation, with more than 50 killed in lebanon, hezbollah rockets fired into northern israel, and almost 2000 kilometres away in yemen, one of the country's biggest ports and power stations, controlled by iranian—backed houthis, targeted by israel. the israeli military said the strikes are in response to recent missile attacks from the group. translation: we have no i interest in expanding the war. we have no interest

been killed by israeli airstrikes on towns and villages in the country's south and the eastern bekaa valleyest day of conflict across israel's northern border in nearly two decades. the israeli military said it had destroyed 1,300 hezbollah cruise missiles, rockets and drones. a spokesman acknowledged there had been a high number of casualties. but he claimed many of them are hezbollah terrorists. the cross—border strikes have intensified after a series of exploding device attacks on hezbollah members

orla guerin, bbc news, in the bekaa valley. an all—out war in the middle east has to be avoided. he was speaking to reporters as he departed dover air force base. let's take a listen. as usual with these things, you can hear air force one in the background. are you going to talk to prime minister netanyahu? had anything to say to him? yes, i will be talking to him, and i'll tell you what i say to him when i talk to him. yes, sir. and can an all—out war in the middle east be avoided? it has to be. you know, we really have to avoid it. we have already taken precautions relative to our embassies and personnel who want to leave, but... we are not there yet, but we are working like hell with the french and many others to see if we can do it. thank you. how hopeful are - you for a ceasefire? earlier, the white house national security spokesperson john kirby warned israel against starting an all—out war with hezbollah or iran, saying it would not be able to get people safely back to their homes in the north of israel. but speaking to

she is just a little girl. 0rla guerin, bbc news in the bekaa valley.g pressure on iran to retaliate. however, we have heard from iranian officials until now that they are not going to fall into israel's trap, that what israel is trying to do with the assassination of mr nasrallah is to try to drag iran into a fight, into a regional war, which means a fight between iran and the united states, which the iranian regime knows well. they don't have the capacities, military capacities to win. and so there might be a response, but i think it might be a response from the proxies. that's going to be their default response — to have the houthis, a coordinated response maybe from the houthis, the pro—iran iraqi militia, and definitely from hezbollah against israel. is that so that tehran doesn't get directly caught up in what would become a much wider war? yes, exactly. and that's the basic, you know, fear is that from the beginning, since last october, iran has shared the same interest as the united states in wanting to avoid a regional war because they don't se

this is a warning concerns the villages in the bekaa valley.itizens. carpet bombing already the territory of lebanon, while referring to the fact that hezbollah is attacking israel, but if we look at the statistics for the last months of strikes, the number of israeli strikes to hezbollah strikes is incomparable, there israel is dozens of times more strikes on the territory. the united states, how possible? well, the united states in this situation finds itself quite isolated internationally, we saw this from the results of the vote at the general assembly of the organization united nations, and then at the end of the week there was a meeting of the security council, where the same, well, the voice of the united states and israel sounded quite lonely. here. is the opinion expressed by the official representative of china to the united nations, gen shuang. china calls on israel to end the content of the use of force and the illusion of a complete military victory, to immediately stop the military operation in gaza, to stop encroaching on the sov

bye— bye. and families — we report from a hospital in the bekaa valley.e helene jumps to 91 as rescuers race against time to reach people in need across the southeastern united states. and in new zealand, a record for the largest number of people taking part in a hacker. —— haka. welcome to bbc news. we begin in the middle east, where israel has again expanded its military operations by bombing targets in yemen. further air strikes on hezbollah in lebanon have also continued throughout the day. the killing on friday of hezbollah�*s leader, hassan nasrallah, has marked a rapid escalation of this conflict.

this evening, israel was striking targets in the bekaa valley in the east. the idf is saying it has destroyed in one day what has taken hezbollah 20 years to build. this is the dilemma that israel faces, that even as it ups- the ante against hezbollah, it is encouraging or it is- inciting, if you like, hezbollah to attack| further into israel. and so far, no sign of those attacks diminishing. - if anything, - they are increasing. netanyahu's not an easy character at all, and he's not likely to do anything unless a cost is inflicted on him that the country can no longer fathom. the united states is sending more troops to the middle east as israel continues to pound targets across lebanon, including the capital, beirut. president biden says his team is working to de—escalate the crisis, not a strategy that to this point that has been very effective. how concerned should we be of a wider, regional conflagration? also tonight, labour's plans to bolster uk investment — we will explore whether the chancellor really can find the space for extra government spending.

hearing is kiosks panic, a lot of uncertainty, like several of the roads leading to beirut from the bekaa valley and the south are flooded. people are desperate in fear and so many shelters are being set up. anything which can serve as a shelter, mostly schools and other buildings. last when i checked the total number of shelters set up across the country is 789. but it is really growing very fast and several of the community members, people self-organized groups are trying to deliver aid, humanitarian slide care are also on the ground trying to deliver aid. but what is happening, jim? actually, the number of people forcibly displaced is very high. the official number is around two to 3,000. this is the registered number. but in reality, it is probably around 1 million and people were forced to pay leaving normal everything they knew. that's an enormous number. and while all this is happening, it is putting a lot of pressure on the already strained electricity and water infrastructure >> let me ask you this then. is care able to get the aid to those people where they need it? are they able to ge

been killed by israeli airstrikes on towns and villages in the country's south and the eastern bekaa valleyss israel's northern border in nearly two decades. the israeli military said it had destroyed 1,300 hezbollah cruise missiles, rockets and drones. a spokesman acknowledged there had been a high number of casualties. but he claimed many of them are hezbollah terrorists. the cross—border strikes have intensified after a series

the israeli air force launched another series of strikes this morning on southern lebanon in the bekaa valleys was reported by the israel defense forces. we will learn the latest information from the chief of our middle east bureau, sergei pashkov. he joins us. greetings , sergei. well, during the day, there have been reports of a hezbollah strike, including on the masada headquarters, and the access publication, by the way, claims that hezbollah allegedly asked iran to launch an attack on israel, but it refused. here is what the situation is in the region now and how likely is an escalation and, accordingly, a ground operation in lebanon, will israel go for it? hello, yes, indeed, today we have again witnessed an intense exchange of strikes between the central air force, the israel defense forces and the militants of the swiss-lebanese group. hezbollah, however, it should be noted that the number of strikes carried out by the israeli air force on lebanese territory is tens of times greater than the strikes felt by the israeli population, israeli cities on themselves, when missiles are launch

the israeli military says it's struck 800 hezbollah targets across southern lebanon and the bekaa valleyr the first time, the luxury store harrods tells the bbc it's investigating current staff over rape and sexual assault allegations against the former owner, mohammed al fayed. 0ne ex—employee tells us a manager she believes facilitated fayed's predatory behaviour is still employed by harrods. rachel reeves has used her first labour conference speech as chancellor to rule out a return to austerity when she sets out her budget next month. addressing the audience in liverpool, she said "tough decisions" were needed to deal with the economic legacy left by the conservative government. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is set to present a "plan for victory" in the country's war with russia to presidentjoe biden during this week's visit to the us. the visit coincides with efforts from the white house to prepare a new military aid package for ukraine. if you arejustjoining us, welcome to the programme. israeli warplanes have struck at least 300 sites across lebanon today. it was the dead

been killed by israeli airstrikes on towns and villages in the country's south and the eastern bekaa valley. more than 1,600 have been injured. it's the deadliest day of conflict across israel's northern border in nearly two decades. the israeli military said it had destroyed 1,300 hezbollah cruise missiles, rockets and drones. a spokesman acknowledged there had been a high number of casualties. but he claimed many of them are hezbollah terrorists. the cross—border strikes have intensified after a series of exploding device attacks on hezbollah members was blamed on israel. we have on—the—ground reporting from both side of the border — first to our chief international correspondent 0rla guerin, who's in beirut. explosion. southern lebanon awoke to this. it looks like all—out war. the israeli army says it hit 1,300 hezbollah sites today. there were gaza—style warnings, telling residents to go, including from the israeli leader. now, starting this morning the idf has warned you to get out of harm's way. i urge you, take this warning seriously. don't let hezbollah endanger your lives and the l

incidents reported from all over lebanon, from beirut to the bekaa valley, and even in neighbouring syriaddenly inundated. each explosion may have been small, but men lost fingers and eyes. some had gaping wounds to their hips where the pagers were worn. nine people are believed to have died, including one child. israel is saying nothing about these extraordinary attacks. frankly, it's hard to think of anyone else remotely capable of mounting such a sophisticated operation. but it comes at a time when the government is threatening to step up its military effort against hezbollah. israel's border with lebanon has been volatile ever since the war in gaza began — exchanges of fire every day between israel and hezbollah. tens of thousands of civilians on both sides have been forced to flee. kiryat shmona has been hit several times by hezbollah rockets. israel says its gaza war aims now include getting israelis back to their homes close to the border. "the status quo cannot continue," benjamin netanyahu said at the weekend. "this requires a change in the balance of power on our northern border

the israeli military ordering are urging, we should say civilians in lebanon in that area of the bekaa valley to begin in evacuating from their homes. in particular, according to the israeli military spokesman, if they know that there are weapons in their homes or near their homes. in many cases, though, civilians in these neighborhoods may not be aware of hezbollah weapon stashes in those areas. and certainly just giving a couple hours notice for civilians too. evacuate. may at times be impractical and difficult for those warnings to be heated as we have seen, so many times before in the gaza strip, what is clear is that the israeli government has made a decision now to continue driving up this ladder of escalation to attack hezbollah targets. no longer in the kind of for tat that we have been seeing for much of the last year, but rather trying to deal a decisive blow to hezbollah in an effort to effectively cow hezbollah into submission to stop firing rockets into northern israel. so far at least, it is only resulting in hezbollah escalating its rockets and rocket attacks on northern israel

orla guerin, bbc news, in the bekaa valley. well, strikes are continuing notjust in lebanon.ale operation against houthi targets. we can talk to jon donnison. what's the latest? you're right. israel is fighting on multiple fronts today. lebanon, gaza and yemen. they are, israel said it carried out air strikes on one of the country's minister benjamin netanyahu went to new york, he gave that speech at the united nations general assembly on friday. at that moment, he had already authorised the strike on the hezbollah leader, which really escalated things dramatically. it doesn't seem really that israel was ready to go along with that cease—fire plan. i think this is just another example really showing the impotence, if you like, of the international community. particularly, israel's strongest ally, the united states, and guiding policy. israel says it would do whatever needs to do to protect its citizens and is not really listening to anyone at the moment. listening to anyone at the moment-— listening to anyone at the moment. ., ., , ., moment. the head of the israeli army talk

incidents reported from all over lebanon, from beirut to the bekaa valley, and even in neighbouring syriasuddenly inundated. each explosion may have been small but men lost fingers and eyes. some had garages in their hips where the pagers were worn. israel is saying nothing, but it comes at a time when the government is threatening to step up its military effort against hezbollah. the israel and lebanon border has been extremely volatile. exchanges of fire every day between israel and hezbollah. civilians on both sides exhausted by almost a year of tit for tat fighting. kiryat shmona has been hit several times by hezbollah rockets. yesterday, for the first time, israel said its gaza war aims included allowing israelis to return to homes evacuated close to the border. translation: the status quo cannot continue, benjamin _ translation: the status quo cannot continue, benjamin netanyahu - translation: the status quo cannot continue, benjamin netanyahu said . translation: the status quo cannot| continue, benjamin netanyahu said at the continue, ben'amin netanyahu said at the ~ . continue, be

lebanese media reports heavy airstrikes in the south and in the bekaa valley.ael announced strikes on terrorist targets throughout lebanon. civilians were urged to leave dangerous areas immediately. following. read more news on our website espresso.tv and our social networks, join, bet yours likes, my colleagues will continue the conversation with analytics, don't switch, stay with the team. grasso. putin is looking for new methods of pressure instead of nuclear threats, writes the washington post newspaper. at the same time, ukrainian intelligence has already warned. the russian army plans to target nuclear power plants, or rather, their distribution substations, on the eve of this winter. and energy experts ask whether, during the years of full-scale war, official kyiv and relevant authorities have built the necessary protection. does ukraine have anything to protect the as, and what could be the consequences of these attacks? what should ukrainians prepare for? this is svoboda ranok, my name is kateryna nekrecha, join us, we're getting started. the ukrainian

in the bekaa valley, a young victim was buried this morning. fatima abdallah was eight.ck at school. "she was studying in the kitchen," says her aunt fatima, "after she came home. a pager went off, she went to check it, and it exploded." "i was lucky to have you, my beloved daughter," says her mother zeinab. "you were disciplined. you are my whole life." hezbollah has been humiliated but is promising revenge. many in lebanon fear that israel is dragging this country into all—out war. 0rla guerin, bbc news, beirut. they told me about the kinds of injuries they've been seeing. from yesterday's explosion, we saw very similar injuries in all patients. their hands were affected very much, as well as their eyes. most of them lost many fingers and at least one |, many fingers and at least one i, unfortunately. it was really eyes and hands and all patients. in eyes and hands and all patients-_ eyes and hands and all atients. , ., , , , patients. in terms of the types of patients _ patients. in terms of the types of patients you're _ patients. in terms of the types of patients yo

they've mainly been in the south, in the eastern bekaa valley and in the capital beirut.round eighty missiles were fired the other way from lebanon into israel. our first report is from the bbc�*s anna foster in beirut, who witnessed an israeli airstrike on an apartment block, which the israeli army said killed a top hezbollah commander. fear in the heart of the lebanese capital. moments after an israeli missile strike, dust from a destroyed home fills the air. it's less than an hour since this air strike was reported in the southern suburbs of beirut and ijust want to show you, you can see there, this is an apartment on the first, second floor, and you can really see the damage that's been caused. now, the idf have described this as a precision strike. when they carry out these operations in the southern suburbs they're normally targeting the senior leadership of hezbollah. the israeli military released these pictures of the building being hit, killing, they say, the head of hezbollah�*s aerial command, muhammad hossein sarur. at least two people were killed here and 15

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incidents reported from all over lebanon, from beirut to the bekaa valley, and even in neighbouring syriaeach explosion was small, but some left terrible injuries, more than 2700 wounded, according to lebanon's health ministry, and eight dead. israel is saying nothing. but yesterday, the defence minister told american envoys that only military action would resolve the situation in the north. a message repeated by the prime minister. "the status quo will not continue," mr netanyahu said. "this requires a change in the balance of power on our northern border." the situation there remains extremely volatile. exchanges of fire every day between israel and hezbollah. civilians on both sides exhausted by almost a year of tit for tat fighting. kiryat shmona has been hit several times by hezbollah rockets. yesterday, for the first time, israel said its gaza war aims included allowing israelis to return to homes evacuated close to the border. today's wave of attacks will have injured hezbollah�*s fighters, wrecked communications, and damaged morale. but will it change the course of the war? paul a

incidents reported from all over lebanon, from beirut to the bekaa valley, and even in neighbouring syriaspitals suddenly inundated. each explosion may have been small, but men lost fingers and eyes. some had gaping wounds to their hips where the pagers were worn. nine people are believed to have died, including one child. israel is saying nothing about these extraordinary attacks. frankly, it's hard to think of anyone else remotely capable of mounting such a sophisticated operation. but it comes at a time when the government is threatening to step up its military effort against hezbollah. israel's border with lebanon has been volatile ever since the war in gaza began — exchanges of fire every day between israel and hezbollah. tens of thousands of civilians on both sides have been forced to flee. kiryat shmona has been hit several times by hezbollah rockets. israel says its gaza war aims now include getting israelis back to their homes close to the border. "the status quo cannot continue," benjamin netanyahu said at the weekend. "this requires a change in the balance of power on our north

least 1,600 others injured after israeli strikes on town and villages in the south and the eastern bekaa valleye israel defense forces say they hit 1,300 hezbollah positions. the iranian—backed group, which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western countries, including the uk, says it fired dozens of its own rockets back at israel. the increased hostilities between the two countries have caused many people in southern lebanon to flee their homes — these pictures show a mass exodus of cars heading to beirut in the north. we will bring you those pictures a little later. world leaders are trying to defuse tensions with the g7 group of foreign ministers warning that no country would gain from a wider conflict. the white house said president biden will present concrete plans for ending the crisis later this week. aru na iyengar reports. israel said it hit around 1,300 hezbollah targets in lebanon yesterday. there were warnings, phone messages to residents to leave areas where hezbollah weapons were stored. and this from israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. don't let hezbollah en

incidents reported from all over lebanon, from beirut to the bekaa valley, and even in neighbouring syrialosion was small, but some left terrible injuries, more than 2700 wounded, according to lebanon's health ministry, and eight dead. israel is saying nothing. but yesterday, the defence minister told american envoys that only military action would resolve the situation in the north. a message repeated by the prime minister. "the status quo will not continue," mr netanyahu said. "this requires a change in the balance of power on our northern border." the situation there remains extremely volatile. exchanges of fire every day between israel and hezbollah. civilians on both sides exhausted by almost a year of tit for tat fighting. kiryat shmona has been hit several times by hezbollah rockets. yesterday, for the first time, israel said its gaza war aims included allowing israelis to return to homes evacuated close to the border. today's wave of attacks will have injured hezbollah�*s fighters, wrecked communications and damaged morale. but will it change the course of the war? paul adams, bbc

grief in southern suburbs of beirut and the south of the country and the south of the country and bekaa valleywhen we have the funeral. i have no indication when it will happen. it will happen reasonably quickly because these things always do. perhaps tomorrow. that will be a big moment. if you look back to just over a week ago when we had the attacks with pagers and walkie—talkies. people gathered at funerals and a second wave of attacks came then so when people go to a funeral they will remember what happened a week ago and be nervous. if you support hezbollah in the stronghold areas, they will want to be part of their collective grieving process. that is something that i think we'll have a real impact on the streets of beirut and on the people. you were speaking to our colleague not too long ago. these scenes we are seeing in downtown beirut with people who were in dahiyehjust picked up what they could and fled when the attack started. we are watching people arrive every now and then and giving away food in the backs of cars. people are too scared to go back and do not know when they will g

southern lebanon that were being pounded, but by this evening israel was striking targets in the bekaa valleye east. the idf is saying it has destroyed in one day what has taken hezbollah 20 years to build. it is notjust hezbollah hezbollah 20 years to build. it is not just hezbollah fighters hezbollah 20 years to build. it is notjust hezbollah fighters that hezbollah 20 years to build. it is not just hezbollah fighters that are caught up in all of this but also terrified lebanese civilians. the prime minister says it is a war of extermination. within the past hour in beirut, there's another israeli air strike on the hezbollah stronghold. we understand that was targeting another senior hezbollah commander. we do not yet know if he has been killed. but the us tonight is sending more troops to the region. southern lebanon awoke to this. it looks like all—out war. the israeli army said it hit 800 sites linked to hezbollah. it issued gaza—style warnings, telling residents to go, but they had little time to act. we asked residents of lebanese villages to pay attention to the message and warning pu

and also from the bekaa valley in the east. a lot of displaced people right now.the difficulties of leaving the country. most commercial airlines have stopped flying. in terms of land crossing, israel to the south is not an option for people to leave. and of course you have syria to the east. the un has said in the last few minutes that they think 50,000 syrians who were in lebanon, there was a large syrian refugee population in lebanon, a lot of them living very difficult lives... while lebanon has been going through a variety of crises, syrian refugees in this country, in many cases, have been blamed for taking resources and it has led to a real feeling of resentment towards them, and are really, really difficult life for many of those syrian refugees, who were fleeing war across the border. the un says they think 50,000 have now gone back into syria in the last week, trying to flee the ongoing fighting. in terms of those displaced people, our middle east correspondent hugo bachega has been getting the latest. killing one of israel's great enemies, the powerful

the southern part of beirut and that is a hezbollah stronghold as is southern lebanon and the bekaa valleyntrations around live and on and in some places in syria. you will definitely be trying to lower the temperature but hezbollah will now be on a path to some sort of vengeance and the question is how serious it will be. hezbollah will want to calculate this quite carefully. they will not want to hit israel so hard that it then does a massive retaliation that damages the old country of ii on. just enough to save face but not enough to start an entire war, which is massively damaging for everyone, israel, hezbollah and lebanon. thanks very much- _ hezbollah and lebanon. thanks very much- just _ hezbollah and lebanon. thanks very much. just as _ hezbollah and lebanon. thanks very much. just as you - hezbollah and lebanon. thanks very much. just as you come i hezbollah and lebanon. thanks very much. just as you come to| very much. just as you come to the end of the answer, we are hearing the latest from a corresponded who is there in beirut, hugo bachega, who were hoping to talk to and we w

in the bekaa valley, a young victim was buried this morning. fatima abdallah was eight. day back at school. "i was lucky to have you, my beloved daughter," says her mother zeinab. "you were disciplined. you are my whole life." hezbollah has been humiliated, but is promising revenge. many in lebanon fear that israel is dragging this 0rla guerin, bbc news, beirut. let's hear now from israel's leaders. defence minister yoav gallant delivered this message to troops at ramat david airbase today — explaining a shift in focus in the war. translation: the centre of gravity is moving _ towards the north. this means that we are diverting forces, resources and energy towards the north. we have not forgotten the hostages, and we have not forgotten our tasks in the south. this is our duty, and we are performing both at the same time. prime minsiter benjamin netanyahu insisted that israeli citizens will be returned to the north, where more than 60,000 people have been forced from their homes by skirmishes with hezbollah. translation: i have said it before, we will turn - the citizens