i'm helena humphrey. glad you could join me. we begin in lebanon where there are concerns tonight over escalating violence between the militant group hezbollah and israel and what it could mean for the region. hezbollah has now confirmed the death of a top military the latest strikes come after four days of deadly devices, prompting new condemnation from the un human rights chief. it isa it is a war crime to commit violence intended to spread terror among civilians. we examine what the attacks in lebanon could mean i'm helena humphrey. glad you could join me. we begin in lebanon where there are concerns tonight over escalating violence between the militant group hezbollah and israel and what it could mean for the region. hezbollah has now confirmed the death of a top military commander, ibrahim aqil, after israel struck a high—rise block of flats in the lebanese capital beirut on friday. ibrahim aqil is considered the most high—profile member of the group to be killed in the current conflict, with the us having had a multimillio

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us.es of deadly attacks across lebanon using explosives and pages and walkie—talkies as, "a declaration of war".

hello, i'm helena humphrey. it's great to have you with us.y announcing it has found several bodies underground in the gaza strip. the idf has not confirmed whether they are the remains of israeli hostages held by hamas. israel says the bodies were discovered during combat and its military is working to extract and identify them, which will take several hours. us presidentjoe biden addressed the media in the state of delaware just a short while ago. my staff have been in contact with the israelis and discovered bodies in gaza. not sure the exact number. they have not taken them out yet. they wanted to identify the bodies. a lot of speculation as to who they are and names, i am not at liberty to do that at the moment. it is time this war ended, we should end this war. we are on the verge of having an agreement. it is time to end it. palestinian health workers in gaza have started vaccinating some babies against polio, a day before

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us.russian missile strike that's being described as the moscow's single deadliest attack so far this year. the target was the city of potalva, in central ukraine. at a military training insitute and nearby hospital were hit.

i'm helena humphrey. it's great to have you with us.ezbollah and israel and for what it could mean for the region. hezbollah has now confirmed the death of a top military commander, ibrahim aqil, after israel struck a high—rise block of flats in the lebanese capital beirut on friday. ibrahim aqil is considered the most high—profile member

i'm helena humphrey, glad you could join me.nce between the militant group hezbollah and israel — and what it could mean for the region.

i'm helena humphrey, glad you could join me.now been upended by this week's escalation between israel and hezbollah. tonight we'll bring you the scenes from lebanon's capital beirut, where the israeli military has bombed what it says is hezbollah�*s central headquarters there — targeting senior commanders from the group. we'll bring you reaction to the conflict from the united nations, where members are urging all sides to agree to a ceasefire, and from the white house, which says it had no advance knowledge of friday's israeli air strike in beirut.

hello, i'm helena humphrey. it's great to have you with us.several bodies underground in the gaza strip. the idf has not confirmed whether they are the remains of israeli hostages held by hamas. israel says the bodies were discovered during combat and its military is working to extract and identify them, which will take several hours. us presidentjoe biden addressed the media in the state of delaware just a short while ago. my staff have been in contact with the israelis and discovered bodies in gaza. not sure the exact number. they have not taken them out yet. they wanted to identify the bodies. a lot of speculation as to who they are and names, i am not at liberty to do that at the moment. it is time this war ended, we should end this war. we are on the verge of having an agreement. it is time to end it. palestinian health workers in gaza have started vaccinating some babies against polio, a day before

i'm helena humphrey. glad you could join me.g violence between the militant group hezbollah and israel and what it could mean for the region. hezbollah has now confirmed the death of a top military

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us.ves in pagers and walkie—talkies as "a declaration of war". in a televised address, hassan nasrallah said that israel crossed all red lines after 37 people were killed

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hello, i'm helena humphrey. buildings in beirut. it said it was targeting hezbollah "weapons depots" in the lebanese capital. earlier on friday a series of explosions levelled a number of buildings. the israeli defense forces says it was targeting hezbollah�*s headquarters, in beirut�*s densely populated southern suburbs. hezbollah�*s leader, hassan nasrallah, was reportedly the target of the explosions. neither israel nor hezbollah has formally confirmed his status. at least six people died in the attack and more than 90 have been injured according to lebanese officals. the embassy of iran, which backs hezbollah, called the attack "a dangerous, game—changing escalation". our bbc teams on the ground describe the situation as chaos, with ambulances rushing to the scene

i'm helena humphrey. it is good to have you with us.t apartment block on friday killed its longtime leader. hassan nasrallah led the lebanese—based group for 32 years. his assassination deals a huge blow to the group he led since 1992. israel had already killed a number of other senior commanders in recent weeks. israel's prime minister called nasrallah's killing an "historic turning point" and said israel had "settled the score". in a moment, we'll bring you some more reaction from the region. but first, lebanon's health ministry said 33 people were killed and nearly 200 were injured in new israeli air

i'm helena humphrey. it's great to have you with us.e begin in lebanon, and fears over escalating violence between the militant group hezbollah and israel and for what it could mean for the region. hezbollah has now confirmed the death of a top military commander, ibrahim aqil, after israel struck a high—rise block of flats in the lebanese capital beirut on friday. ibrahim aqil is considered the most high—profile member of the group to be killed in the current conflict, with the us having had a multimillion—dollar bounty on his head. well, israel says the targeted strikes killed around 10 hezbollah military commanders. the lebanese health ministry says 14 people were killed and more than 60 injured. in response to the attack, hezbollah has called the killing of mr aqil a crime and said israel will pay the price. from beirut, our senior international correspondent 0rla guerin reports on the attack. explosion this footage captures the moment of the attack, in the heartland of hezbollah. explosion the skyline looks like a city at war. isra

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i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. the leader of hezbollah on thursday described two waves of deadly attacks across lebanon using explosives in pagers and walkie—talkies as "a declaration of war". in a televised address, hassan nasrallah said that israel crossed all red lines after 37 people were killed and thousands injured in the surprise attacks across lebanon on tuesday and wednesday. he vowed to the people who had evacuated their homes in northern israel amid exchanges of fire would not be able to return unless israel ends its attacks on gaza. as he was speaking, israel's military confirmed its fighter jets launched fresh strikes, hitting more than 100 hezbollah rocket launchers in southern lebanon. he said some of the launchers were ready to be fired. peace talks are being held in paris with the french president emmanuel macron saying" a diplomatic path "exists in lebanon." america's top diplomat antony blinken travelled to the french capital, saying that all parties need to de—escalate. france and the united sta

hello, i'm helena humphrey.ezbollah has confirmed that an israeli strike on a beirut apartment block on friday killed its longtime leader. hassan nasrallah led the lebanese based group for 32 years. his assassination deals a huge blow to the organisation he has been in charge of since 1992. israel had already killed a number of other senior commanders in recent weeks. israel's prime minister called nasrallah�*s killing an �*historic turning point�* and said israel had settled the score. in a moment, we'll bring you more reaction from the region. but first, a look at the impact in lebanon where the health ministry said 33 people were killed and nearly 200 were injured in new israeli air strikes on saturday. our senior international correspondent orla guerin has the latest from beirut. explosion. this is what beirut has been enduring, massive israeli strikes that could ignite the whole region because israel killed its target, sheikh hassan nasrallah. for his followers, it's a devastating blow, for his iranian back

hello i'm helena humphrey.zbollah and israel, and what it could mean for the region. hezbollah has now confirmed the death of a top military commander, ibrahim aqil, after israel struck a high—rise block of flats in the lebanese capital beirut on friday.

hello, i'm helena humphrey.ong—time leader. hassan nasrallah led the lebanese based group for 32 years. his assassination deals a huge blow to the organisation he has been in charge of since 1992. israel had already killed a number of other senior commanders in recent weeks. israel's prime minister called nasrallah's killing an historic turning point and said israel had settled the score. in a moment, we'll bring you more reaction from the region. but first, a look at the impact in lebanon

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. we begin in ukraine, where more than 50 people have died in a russian missile strike that's being described as the moscow's single deadliest attack so far this year. the target was the city of potalva, at a military training insitute and nearby hospital were hit. this is the scene. ukraine's armed forces confirmed soliders at the military institute were among the dead. the country's president volodymyr zelensky said those responsible for the attack would be held accountable. he also renewed his calls to allies for more air defences. the white house condemned the attack and said military assistance would be arriving to ukraine in the coming weeks. nick beake sent us this report from the scene. the missiles tore through the ukrainian military academy at 9 o'clock this morning, just as lessons were starting, levelling huge parts of the complex and killing dozens instantly. army medics battle to save the injured. "hold on," he shouts, "you're a good lad." tonight we arrived in a stunned c

hello, i'm helena humphrey. it's great to have you with us.the idf has not confirmed whether they are the remains of israeli hostages held by hamas. israel says the bodies were discovered during combat and its military is working to extract and identify them, which will take several hours. us presidentjoe biden addressed the media in the state of delaware a few hours ago. my staff have been in contact with the israelis and discovered bodies in gaza. not sure the exact number. they have not taken them out yet. they wanted to identify the bodies. a lot of speculation as to who they are and names, i am not at liberty to do that at the moment. it is time this war ended, we should end this war. we are on the verge of having an agreement. it is time to end it. palestinian health workers in gaza have started vaccinating some babies against polio, a day before a mass immunisation programme is due to begin. palestinian health workers carried out the vaccinations

hello, i'm helena humphrey. we start tonight in lebanon, where israeli warplanes have launched a second wave of attacks on buildings in beirut. it said it was targeting hezbollah "weapons depots" in the lebanese capital. earlier on friday a series of explosions levelled a number of buildings. the israeli defense forces says it was targeting hezbollah�*s headquarters, in beirut�*s densely populated southern suburbs. hezbollah�*s leader, hassan nasrallah, was reportedly the target of the explosions. neither israel nor hezbollah has formally confirmed his status. at least six people died in the attack and more than 90 have been injured according to lebanese officals. the embassy of iran, which backs hezbollah, called the attack "a dangerous, game—changing escalation". our bbc teams on the ground describe the situation as chaos, with ambulances rushing to the scene through roads packed with people trying to flee. our correspondent hugo bachega has the latest from beirut. explosions scenes of war in beirut. hezbollah

hello, i'm helena humphrey. we start in the middle east, where we can show you the scene now live in beirut in lebanon. israeli warplanes have been launching further strikes on buildings in the city's south. the israeli military says hezbollah is storing weapons in the area, a claim hezbollah denies. overnight, israel has launched waves of strikes on buildings in beirut. we saw this last around 30 minutes ago in the skies over the lebanese capital. israel said it was targetting hezbollah weapons depots in the lebanese capital. earlier on friday a series of explosions levelled a number of buildings. the israeli defense forces says it was targetting hezbollah�*s headquarters in beirut�*s densely populated southern suburbs. hezbollah�*s leader, hassan nasrallah, was reportedly the target of the explosions. neither israel nor hezbollah has formally confirmed his status. at least six people were killed in the attack and more than 90 have been injured according to lebanese officals. the embassy of iran — which backs h

hello, i'm helena humphrey.al beirut where the israeli military has bombed what it says is hezbollah�*s central headquarters there — targeting senior commanders from the group. we'll bring you reaction to the conflict from the united nations, where members are urging all sides to agree to a ceasefire. and from the white house, which says it had no advance knowledge of friday's israeli air strike in beirut. but first, these are live pictures from beirut

i'm helena humphrey, glad you canjoin in.re circuitry of state antony blinken is urged haiti interim government to set “p haiti interim government to set up an electoral council to organise presidential election by the end of next year. mr blinken made the comment on a trip to haiti, has now arrived in the dominican republic ways expected to meet with the country's president on friday. the trip by america's top—level mat is part of washingtons latest efforts to help caribbean leaders navigate rampant gang violence that threatens to overtake haiti. in a meeting with the new prime minister, secretary blinken announced m5 million worth of new monetary and aid. haitian authorities have expanded state of emergency order right across the entire country, the military situation that is rapidly deteriorating since the former prime minister resigned backin former prime minister resigned back in march. eight agencies reported that nearly 580,000 people have been internally displaced by conflict with close to 5 million people facing seve

my colleague helena humphrey will be with the headlines at the top of the next hour, stay with us. the same time, some parts of the country were also quite sunny and warm. in kew gardens, the temperatures reached 25 celsius. the days ahead are looking very different — it's turning unsettled, it's turning autumnal. a jet stream will send weather fronts in our direction. i think there's a fair amount of rain on the way, particularly across the southern half of the uk, and this time next week, some parts of the country could be around ten degrees cooler by day. now, in terms of the rainfall this weekend, you can see where most of it will be. this is just the potential for rainfall here, perhaps 50mm or so in some parts of england and wales. so it is a mixed bag this weekend. certainly some sunshine on the way, particularly across northern parts of the uk, but also heavy showers at times. so through the early hours, maybe some showers returning to southern parts of the uk, some cracks of thunder. it's not a cold morning by any means — temperatures of around 14 in london, typically arou

hello, i'm helena humphrey. what stability remained in the middle east amid the israel—hamas war, has now been upended by this week's escalation between israel and hezbollah. tonight, we'll bring you the scenes from lebanon's capital beirut where the israeli military has bombed what it says is hezbollah�*s central headquarters there — targeting senior commanders from the group. we'll bring you reaction to the conflict from the united nations, where members are urging all sides to agree to a ceasefire. and from the white house, which says it had no advance knowledge of friday's israeli air strike in beirut. but first, these are live pictures from beirut where israeli warplanes launched new attacks on buildings in the city's south in the past several hours. blasts were heard in the southern suburbs and residents of three specific blocks were ordered to evacuate. returning now to that earlier strike that caused tensions to erupt, lebanon's health ministry says the death toll from that strike has risen to six, with

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. died in a russian missile strike that's being described as the moscow's single deadliest attack so far this year. the target was the city of potalva, in central ukraine.

hello, i'm helena humphrey.d the lebanese based group for 32 years. his assassination deals a huge blow to the organisation he has been in charge of since 1992. israel had already killed a number of other senior commanders in recent weeks. israel's prime minister called nasrallah's killing an historic turning point and said israel had settled the score. in a moment, we'll bring you more reaction from the region. but first, a look at the impact in lebanon where the health ministry said 33 people were killed

hello, i'm helena humphrey.based group for 32 years. his assassination deals a huge blow to the organisation he's led since 1992. israel had already killed a number of other senior commanders in recent weeks. israel's prime minister called nasrallah's killing an historic turning point and said israel had settled the score. in a moment, we'll bring you more reaction from the region. but first, a look at the impact in lebanon where the health ministry said 33 people were killed and nearly 200 were injured in new israeli air strikes on saturday. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin has the latest from beirut.

hello, i'm helena humphrey.s assassination deals a huge blow to the organisation he has been in charge of since 1992. israel had already killed a number of other senior commanders in recent weeks. israel's prime minister called nasrallah�*s killing an �*historic turning point�* and said israel had settled the score. in a moment, we'll bring you more reaction from the region. but first, a look at the impact in lebanon where the health ministry said 33 people were killed and nearly 200 were injured in new israeli air strikes on saturday. our senior international correspondent orla guerin has the latest from beirut.

hello, i'm helena humphrey. has launched waves of strikes on buildings in beirut. we saw this last around 30 minutes ago in the skies over the lebanese capital.