the israeli defence forces said general oren setter had worked tirelessly to secure their return, but because the talks were at an impasse. talks are ongoing in the qatari capital, doha. israel has dismissed a draft plan by cairo, which would begin with a two—day pause in hostilities to pave the way for a longer—term ceasefire. hamas said it was studying the proposal to exchange four israeli hostages for some palestinian prisoners. and in lebanon, the health ministry says 60 people have been killed in israeli attacks on the bekaa valley. the local governor called the attacks the most violent in the area since israel escalated the conflict against hezbollah last month. the eastern bekaa valley is a stronghold of the group. earlier on monday, israeli air strikes on the coastal city of tyre left 7 dead. the latest figures from the health ministry say israeli attacks have killed more than 2700 people in the past year. the nato military alliance has confirmed that north korean troops are supporting russian fighters in ukraine. in the us, the pentagon estimates that some 10,000 troops have

the israeli defence force released a video statement on x a short time earlier.nths of continuance attacks from iran against the state of israel, right now the israeli defense forces conducting precise strikes on military targets in iran. the regime in iran and its proxies in the region have been relentlessly attacking israel since october the 7th on seven fronts, including direct attacks from irradiance oil. like every other sovereign country in the world, the state of israel has the right and the duty to respond. 0ur defensive and offensive capabilities are

the israeli defence forces say several soldiers were killed translation: i arrived at the scene whenlready rescue - forces giving treatment. i entered inside. the scene was very, very tough. hezbollah said the attack was in response to israeli strikes inside lebanon on thursday. the weekend has seen tensions between not only israel and lebanon continue to rise, but also with the united nations. fierce fighting continued in south lebanon on sunday, with the lebanese health ministry reporting 51 people were killed and nearly 200 injured in israeli air strikes. the un also accused israel of forcibly entering one of its bases in southern lebanon, breaking down the main gate. israel says it was trying to rescue wounded soldiers. the un peacekeeping mission is insisting that its flags will continue to fly, despite israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warning to get its troops out of the area while israeli forces fight hezbollah. meanwhile, in gaza, at least 22 palestinians were killed and 80 were wounded on sunday night in an israeli attack on a school which was sheltering displaced f

the israeli defence forces said most were intercepted by israel's extensive defensive capabilities.l and southern israel with one fatality. there was a lot of booms. one of them, it was terrible. when we came out, i saw all the destruction. what's happening? we're happy. we're still alive. the attack was widely condemned by the west, who called for restraint and de—escalation. but both israel and iran show no sign of backing down. the middle east is still reeling from the hamas attacks on the 7th of october last year. the horror of the last 12 months has been compounded in recent days. hezbollah! by heightened tensions and escalations which have spread across the region with devastating consequences. the region has neverfelt more dangerous or uncertain. peace and resolution seem to have been abandoned. all sides are promising more attacks. further escalation. here in lebanon, the horrors of this conflict are reminiscent of the countless bloody and violent chapters in the country's history. people here have always felt they are living on the brink. today, more than ever, uncertainty

states military coordinated closely with the israeli defense forces to help defend israel against this attack. us naval destroyersjoined israeli air defencefiring interceptors to shoot down inbound missiles. in gaza tonight, as iran pounded israel, there were celebrations. as there were in the iranian capital too. iran had vowed vengeance after israel assassinated hassan nasrallah, the leader of the iranian—backed lebanese militia hezbollah on friday. and israel killed the leader of hamas, ismail haniyeh, on iranian soil back injuly. meanwhile, this evening, injaffa, neartelaviv, just before the missile attack, seven israelis were shot dead in what police said was a terrorist attack. for months now, the world's diplomats have tried to stop the year—long war in gaza from engulfing the region. they've failed. and after tonight's unprecedented iranian attacks, israel is expected to hit back hard. jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem. the uk's ministry of defence confirmed that british forces, in their words, played a part in attempts to prevent further escalation in the middle east. no operational details were given, but the bbc understands tha

stopping drones is a particularly difficult challenge for the israeli defence forces.t's not that long ago that a drone hit an army base not that far away from where this drone has has struck today. they are difficult, much harder to stop than the rockets that are regularly fired from southern lebanon into northern israel. and today is really another indication of of what a challenge it is preventing them all getting through. indeed. and now let's turn to what we've been reporting in gaza, the attack on the jabalia refugee camp. fresh israeli air strikes there. just bring us up to date on that? it's pretty clear that the israeli offensive in northern gaza is continuing. there have been several incidents reported overnight. the one you were referring to there, 33 people, among them 21 women, are reported killed by the hamas administration in that area. we've seen on social media footage, which we can't verify, of more than a dozen bodies at the local hospital. the hospital director has been talking about the wards being simply too full, and that the injured are having t

the israeli defence forces said 182 missiles were fired by iran. military has acknowledged that airbases were hit — the damage was largely to office buildings and maintenance areas within the bases — nothing we are told that would unduly affect the air forces operations. in fact overnight, they were flying more missions over beirut overnight and today residents in twenty villages in southern lebanon were told to move out by the israeli forces. here's our middle east correspondent lucy williamson. israel's air force was defending other targets when iran's missiles came in, slipping through defences to hit several airbases, like this one at nevatim. another, narrowly missing an intelligence base in tel aviv. the crater it left, filled with visions of what if. the us said this attack had twice the scope of iran's last bombardment in april. not all the targets hit were military. one landed in this residential suburb of tel aviv, neighbours rushing through repairs before the jewish new year tonight. temporary solutions to the problems of a regional war.

israeli troops and forced them to retreat. that is a claim from hezbollah. we put that to the israeli defenceg for any clarification on potential incidents or potential casualties on their side and there hasn't been any information given at the moment. it may well be, in the coming hours, we get more. we have heard some loud explosions in the past few hours. in the distance. much louder than yesterday. that reflects the israeli operation growing. of course, we are just in one position. this is a snapshot of what is happening. it is worth pointing out, in the past hour or so, if we go further south to gaza, the israeli forces there are telling more people to evacuate, in the centre of the gaza strip and at the same time, the hamas—run health and ministry in gaza is saying that 23 people have been killed in israeli operations there today. there is a lot of speculation about what israel's next move might be for retaliation against iran for their strikes towards israel earlier in the week. some mutterings that that retaliation could come at any hour from now. yes, the prime minister benjamin neta

the idf, the israeli defence force says 30 rockets fired by hezbollah, seen as our government by a terrorll in northern israel. but benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, said no country in the world would accept an attack on its cities and citizens. israel will not accept it either. israel has the duty and the right to defend itself and respond to these attacks, and it will do so. so we're in this moment of holding our breath, wondering what israel is going to do in retaliation to iran. and then how iran will then respond to the retaliation. and on our program, we heard from the head of the un refugee agency. he's called filippo grandi. he's actually in beirut. he says it is an unfolding catastrophe for civilians, and many of them are now, many lebanese are now sleeping on the street in beirut, which is being shelled. and correspondents from the bbc have said that the strikes on beirut last night were the heaviest yet. so that's the situation on which you're dealing with your guests. on bbc one and ours, we had the former head of the navy, alan west, on saying, you've got to act

states military coordinated closely with the israeli defense forces to help defend israel against it attack. us naval destroyers joined israeli air defencefiring interceptors to shoot down the missiles. in gaza tonight, as iran pounded israel, there were celebrations, as there were in the iranian capital too. iran had vowed vengeance after israel assassinated hassan nasrallah, the leader of hezbollah, on friday and israel killed the leader of hamas, ismail haniyeh, on iranian soil back injuly. meanwhile, this evening, injaffa near tel aviv, just before the missile attack, israelis were shot dead in what police say was a terrorist attack. for months now, the diplomats in the world have tried to stop the year—long war in gaza from engulfing the region. they've failed, and after tonight's unprecedented iranian attacks, israel is expected to hit back hard. jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem. let's speak to bbc persian�*s khashayarjoneidi what have the iranians been saying about the missile attack? what the iranian president said is that what has happened has been a legitimate price of the iranians government in a defensive pack, and iran is d

israeli defence forces say four israeli soldiers have been killed and several others are severely injuredports at around 60 people were injured in a drone attack by hezbollah. the armed group said it launched a swarm of attack drones at an israeli military training camp in binyamina arejust south military training camp in binyamina are just south of haifa. some reports say people had been eating in a canteen at the time of the strike. hezbollah says it was a retaliation for attacks by israel in lebanon which killed more than 50 people on saturday alone. in while, the us has said it will send troops to israel as well as an advanced anti—missile system to bolster air defences will stop it follows rocket attacks by iran as president biden saying the move was meant to defend israel. anna foster has the latest on the strikes inside israel from beirut. this is what appears to have been as successful — as hezbollah would term it — drone strike into northern israel, between tel aviv and haifa. the suggestion is that this has happened at some sort of military facility. there's been some pictures o

this morning, the israeli defence forces confirmed they were expanding operations into the southwest.nd like has happened in gaza, we're seeing these sorts of warnings being circulated by the idf. this one, as you can see, is in arabic. it tells people in the south to be careful. it tells people not to move south. and it says to those in the south that they shouldn't return to their homes for their own safety. in recent months, hundreds of thousands of people in lebanon have been displaced, and much of that has been happening in the south of the country. the post office chief executive, nick read, is due to begin giving evidence today at the inquiry into the horizon it scandal. mr read joined the post office in september 2019, but has been accused by sub—postmasters of presiding over an insufficient level of change at the organisation. our business reporter peter ruddick has the details. he was the man tasked with moving the post office from scandal to success. but nick read has been accused of leading an organisation that has failed to change. a regular in the inquiry public gallery

in reality, even before this incursion by israeli defence forces, unifil was not able to fulfil its mandateo—operate with unifil. hezbollah was a major impediment to unifil �*s freedom of movement. but the un cannot play a role in peace enforcement in the region such as this, nor can it play a stabilisation role. it hasn't got the military capacity, it hasn't got the command and control structures, combat support, and it doesn't have the support of the international community to essentially go to war on behalf of, in this instance, the israelis because since 2006, both the united states and the israelis put an enormous amount of pressure on unifil to adapt a more robust role in regards to their has buller �*s presents —— hezbollah �*s continued presence in unifil �*s operations, but the central plank of this mission, the fundamental construct was that it was to be there with the consent and co—operation of the parties. it is very limited but are likely armed international peacekeeping force can do when in —— israeli forces or hezbollah armed groups refused to co—operate and refused to abide

the israeli defence forces say several soldiers were killed all these cars have been completely mangledenormous power of this explosion. we do not know what their target was when they struck this neighbourhood, but there is enormous damage people here say there was no and they do not know why they were targeted now. in the last few days, certainly over the weekend, we have not had any air strikes here in the capital beirut. some believe that the us has put pressure on israel to stop that because of the enormous impact on the city which is accommodating huge numbers of displaced people from the rest of the country from the rest of the country from the rest of the country from the conflict in the south where the air strikes go on. just looking at this, this is one air strike just looking at this, this is one airstrike and just looking at this, this is one air strike and we have had hundreds of these just in the past week. they are going on all the time now in the south of lebanon where israel is fighting this battle with hezbollah forces. there are air strikes constantly, every of them in

the israeli defence forces said that around 180 missiles were launched towards israel around 5.30 pm local time on tuesday. they were fired across huge areas of israel, including its largest city tel aviv, and the capitaljerusalem. and, these pictures from iranian state media show the ballistic missiles being launched from military sites. tehran said the attacks were in retaliation for the killings of senior militant leaders, including the hezbollah chief hassan nasrallah. well, israel has responded by continuing its aerial assault of beirut�*s southern suburbs. these are live pictures of the lebanese capital. the idf said it had targeted a number of hezbollah sites. meanwhile, the iranian—backed militant group says it has clashed with israeli troops in the southern lebanese town of adaisseh. in a new development, the israel defence forces says it's sending another military division — including infantry and armoured units — tojoin its ground operation in southern lebanon. both the us and uk were involved in helping to protect israel from yesterday's missile attacks. our correspondent

400,000 people who are stuck there, surrounded, besieged by there, surrounded, besieged by the israeli defence forceoper food, water, or life—saving necessities. the israel defense forces has asked people to evacuate from the north and move down to the middle of the south of gaza. now, people don't want to move, firstly because there is no safe place in gaza, even if they move down to the middle of gaza or the south of gaza there is no guarantee of safety, and we have seen this, people in middle and southern gaza have also been struck and killed. secondly, there is a majorfear that if they leave the north they will never be able to return. peter lerner is a spokesperson for the israel defense forces. he told the bbc that there were still routes to evacuate northern gaza and he claims the world food programme got trucks into northern gaza earlier today. the idf operation, he says, is critical to keeping israelis safe. what hamas was planning on the 7th of october, - just last week, - on the anniversary of the massacre of last year, - was to conduct another launch to launch another attack - against is

they get so much for joining us and within mentioning that we heard the statement from the israeli defence forcecalised and targeted ground operation under way, what are we actually know and i know details are scam about what this operation in tales, what types of targets the israel defense forces might be addressing here. in defense forces might be addressing here.- addressing here. in that statement, _ addressing here. in that statement, they - addressing here. in that statement, they are - addressing here. in that. statement, they are talking about terrorist infrastructure and they say they're located in the villages close to the border and is something that they've been telegraphing very loudly over the last week or so and it is now come to pass and i think really, the priority of the military and to some extent, things tidy of the politicians here was that you can always have a point of which hezbollah agreed to move back north as anna foster was saying, that was the agreement that ended the war, the militarise south and some have feared that there could be brokered honour which removed peo

and the idf and the israeli defence forces did everything in its power in order to make sure that noneians would be, harmed. and this is something that we are seeing consistently , are seeing consistently, consistently since the beginning of this war. the islamic you said it right at the beginning. the islamic republic of iran is not just fighting against israel by its proxies. it was originally born in lebanon, and i had to flee lebanon in 2001 because of hezbollah's occupation to south lebanon. after israel withdrew from the territory. and that's something that i grew up with. i grew up, being persecuted by the plo at the beginning and then by hezbollah. and this is something that you realise to understand around the world that a lot of people don't really understand what's happening here in the middle east. and i want to thank you for your inputs for and bringing that up to the to the stage. >> well, thank you. and thank you for interrupting a very important celebratory dinner. and what an honour to be invited by a family to join them for the new year celebration. but what i wanted

the israeli defence force had issued evacuation orders.zbollah leader. the lebanese health ministry says 37 people were killed, 151 injured. >> the government has pledged nearly £22 billion to fund projects as it races to reach its climate targets. plans include capturing greenhouse gases from polluting energy plants and storing them underground with new technology . underground with new technology. >> and mps will get a vote to change the laws on assisted dying this month. the conversation around the legislation has been in the spotlight a lot this year, with people like dame esther rantzen campaigning for a vote. i'm not sure what to make of the assisted dying thing, to be honest, because i'm i'm actually as an idea, i sort of think it's quite it's quite sensible. it's the caveats. they talk about. it's the, it's a slippery slope isn't it. >> well , it's stuff that needs >> well, it's stuff that needs to be put in place to make sure it is not abused. >> and that's always why it's never got anywhere. so as as there are now things in place

the very latest statement from the israeli defence forces says that iran's attack is continuing. your requested to remain in a protected space until further notice. protected space until further nofice.the protected space until further notice. the explosions you are heanng notice. the explosions you are hearing are from interceptions or fallen projectiles. they go on to say the aerial defence array is currently identifying and intercepting launches. so listen, that's some positive news to report there because the images that we and everyone else around the world were witnessing, there was very worrying, very alarming. it looked like the iron dome missile and related missile defence systems over tel aviv. from the shots, we could see were exploding and taking out some. but then there were shots of clearly what looked like missiles coming and impacting on the ground. that is dangerous in itself. these iron dome and related missile systems, if they don't find a target, if they explode, there can still be casings and other things that come down that still have explosives in them, that

notwithstanding the israeli defence forces are well set to do these localised, targeted raids.rt notwithstanding any leakage that came from the us administration . came from the us administration. and of course, their aim is to make that region of israel of northern israel safe from the missiles and rockets that have been constantly raining down on the families of israel in in northern israel for the guts of a year now. a year how. >> a year now. >> and how likely is it that by israel sending troops on the ground into lebanon, they could actually be making a more dangerous enemy ? because at the dangerous enemy? because at the moment, you know, many lebanese oppose hezbollah within the country, there are christians there as well. but as soon as a country steps foot within the borders of that country, it instantly unites all of those factions. is this something that, you know, military strategists will have taken into account? >> yes , yes, for sure they will >> yes, yes, for sure they will have done. i mean, let's not, let's not lose sight of the fact that israel are fighting f

overnight, the israeli defence force announced that it has now begun a ground operation in southern lebanonomorrow. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson sent this update from the israeli side of the lebanese border. we've been hearing helicopters overhead for a while now, and also the sound of artillery some distance away. a little while earlier, there were a series of loud explosions that we heard here, close to the border, as israel confirmed that it had launched what it's calling "limited and targeted ground raids" into lebanon on what it called hezbollah terrorist targets in the area. it's not clear at this stage what sort of scale or form those raids are taking, but we have witnessed a build—up of troops and tanks here at the border over the last few days — we saw a couple of dozen tanks by the main road here. israel's been inflicting blow after blow on hezbollah for the past couple of weeks, but any kind of ground invasion represents a new phase in this war, new risks for the israeli military, and new risks for the region, as well. that was lucy williamson on the israeli side

the israeli defence forces say that around 180 missiles were launched towards israel around 5.30 pm local

but according to the israeli defence forces, it is a ballistic missile that has been launched.d in a number of areas in central israel. the surface to surface missile fired from yemen. another confirming was successfully intercepted by the israeli air force. so fighter jets from the israeli air force have shot down this apparent ballistic missile that was launched from yemen towards central israel. so those alerts, in short order, will be stood down. but we've had some significant launches of rockets and missiles from southern lebanon. martin, today and from gaza itself, despite the fact that the israeli military has pummelled hamas very significantly in gaza for 12 months now , we still or they months now, we still or they still have an ability to launch rockets. and while that is the case, then that war in gaza, as far as the israeli military is concerned, is not yet concluded. and despite the heavy toll to life in the gaza strip, it will continue. and it looks like sir keir starmer's calls, as you were hearing from it, there for a ceasefire in that area, look to be, you know

israeli defence forces say they have carried out more strikes there overnight, targeting hezbollah.orning. there is fear here - 11 on, as well. good morning. limp. morning. there is fear here that we could see an escalation between this between hezbollah and israel because the attacks came just hours after the attacks came just hours after the israel military confirmed it had started a ground invasion of southern lebanon. the israeli military saying that this is so far are limited, targeted operation. we still don't have a clear idea of the extent of this offensive by the israeli military in the south, but this morning hezbollah said it had clashed with israeli troops who were trying to infiltrate the town near the border and because of those clashes, those troops had to retreat. so we don't have confirmation yet by the israeli military but, again, hezbollah has been downgraded, has been weakened after two weeks of intense israeli air strikes, also high—profile assassinations. but it has remained defiant and this is a group that still has thousands of fighters, experienced fighters,

i'll continue to read that statement from the israeli defence force saying you are instructed to remain distributed life saving instructions in various areas across the country. the pubucis areas across the country. the public is asked to adhere to the home front command's guidelines. upon hearing a siren, you must enter protected spaces and remain there until further notice. very dramatic images as we can see on our screen now, the iron dome missile systems that are going up into the air trying to intercept these missiles that are incoming ballistic missiles, we understand that are coming from iran and the worrying thing in the images that i'm seeing on the images that i'm seeing on the screen now, i've watched live in person in tel aviv, the iron dome going up. it would intercept these rockets that often come from gaza. you see the iron dome going up, and then you see an explosion in the sky. we are seeing what looks like missiles going through the iron dome and heading down to the ground in the tel aviv area . ground in the tel aviv area. we'll need confirmation, of course , from the

we already knew that senior commanders and the israeli defense forces, including the defence ministeraying note that they have achieved all they could militarily and gas and now it is a time to cut a deal to bring the hostages home. it has always been felt that when they didn't get yahya sinwar, that was one of the obstacles that they didn't get him, but that is now over. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has shifted the focus to lebanon and also took a widely expected retaliation that israel is expected to carry out against iran. they are moving on all fronts. there will be more pressure on him. we will see what they decide, but there is a growing sense that he will feel, no, i will press on, there are only a few more weeks before the american election, let's continue to protect israel as best we can, even though there are many saying it is time to put other priorities first. fin saying it is time to put other priorities first.— priorities first. on the humanitarian - priorities first. on the humanitarian crisis i priorities first. on the humanitarian crisis in | priorities first. on

but we later got clarification from the israeli defence forces that the vast majority of the ballisticver, others that were heading for unpopulated areas were allowed to impact those unpopulated areas. areas of the negev desert and the like. because that aerial defence system, it's not just the iron dome, they have medium and long—range missiles as well. they're very expensive. of course, it's a sophisticated system. it can check the trajectory of a missile, and if it's not heading into a populated area, often it will be allowed to impact the ground. but we're now in very clearly a dangerous situation , dangerous situation, potentially, of for tat escalation, because the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said that iran has made a big mistake, that it will pay the price . and we will pay the price. and we understand from security sources that a strike directly on iran could come within days. and depending on the level, the intensity of those israeli strikes that will determine what the next move from the iranians is, if they feel that the attacks are of a sufficiently low

we begin in the middle east where the israel defence forces says four israeli soldiers have been killedured in a drone attack by hezbollah.

and anger, too, that it took hours for israeli security forces to come to the defence of this communityo mourn. a day which israelis, to a person, say changed this country forever. let's speak to hela laha, chief executive of tech2peace — an organisation that provides tech and entrepreneurial training alongside conflict dialogue to young palestinians and israelis. thank you very much forjoining us. i wondered thank you very much forjoining us. iwondered if thank you very much forjoining us. i wondered if i could start by getting your thoughts on the eve of the october the 7th anniversary?— eve of the october the 7th anniversary? eve of the october the 7th anniversa ? ., ~ , ., ., anniversary? hi, thank you for havin: anniversary? hi, thank you for having me- — anniversary? hi, thank you for having me. this _ anniversary? hi, thank you for having me. this is _ anniversary? hi, thank you for having me. this is a _ having me. this is a complicated day. we were trying to think how to approach this with our community which is intentionally diverse and intentionally diverse and intentionally

we begin in the middle east where the israel defence forces says four israeli soldiers have been killedund 60 people were injured in a drone attack by hezbollah. the armed group said it launched "a swarm of

united states military coordinated closely with the israeli defense forces to help defend israel against it attack. us naval destroyersjoined israeli air defenceerceptors to shoot down the missiles. in gaza tonight, as iran pounded israel, there were celebrations, as there were in the iranian capital too. iran had vowed vengeance after israel assassinated hassan nasrallah, the leader of hezbollah, on friday and israel killed the leader of hamas, ismail haniyeh, on iranian soil back injuly. meanwhile, this evening, injaffa near tel aviv, just before the missile attack, israelis were shot dead in what police say was a terrorist attack. for months now, the diplomats in the world have tried to stop the year—long war in gaza from engulfing the region. they've failed, and after tonight's unprecedented iranian attacks, israel is expected to hit back hard. jon donnison, bbc news, jerusalem. a brutal civil war is continuing to devastate sudan. for the last 18 months the sudanese army and a powerful paramilitary group have been locked in a vicious struggle for power. in that time, the united nations says ten million people have been displaced, and one o

and to try to find a way to end this war and anger, too, that it took hours for israeli security forces to come to the defence forever. shortly will be crossing to reim, the sight of the nova festival, on the anniversary of course of the october seven attacks. it's now around 6:23am local time where the very last track that was played on the early morning of october 7 last year before the attack took place — will be played shortly. for more, will vernon is in our london newsroom watching the live event as well. will, talk us through what's being planned and the significance of the event we're seeing? i'm just watching pictures now of this incredibly moving event in re'im where relatives and friends of the 364 people who were killed have gathered to commemorate those chilling events of one year ago and 44 people were also killed that day as hamas gunmen unleash their butyl —— brutal attack on their butyl —— brutal attack on the nova music festival. it is worth remembering that these were just young party—goers, people who had gathered to have a good time and that is brutal massacre —— that brutal massacre —— t

that is in southern lebanon, along the israeli border, hezbollah fired rockets into israel. defence forcesckets were launched into the north. everyone pretty much has left the area, evacuated. it said fighters repelled the israeli troops that tried to enter a lebanese village. there have also been attacks overnight. that is in the gaza strip. but first let look at what has been happening in lebanon. the bbc�*s lina sinjab is in beirut. it was really apocalyptic. these people felt they were watching hell on earth. the fire, the constant attacks, the fear, whether people who are in the area orsurrounding, or even a little bit far, the sound, seeing and feel of these bombardments were terrible. of course, this is not the first night that the lebanese are living these kinds of horror moments, it has been night and knights of sleepless hours for the lebanese, air strikes overnight and destruction during the day. they see people fleeing, there are dead people, it is attack after another and for the lebanese, really, it is obvious for them, it is not only an attack on hezbollah or a defence of th

just to give you a sense of what it has been like, we have counted 524 israeli air strikes in the past week, the civil defence forces in lebanon on, say they have been cold out more than 5000 times in response to the effects of these airstrikes, a total of 1640 people killed since the escalation of israeli attacks on the 23rd of september. this is really still an enormously impactful war, and lebanon has lulls and peaks, but again, we're still seeing huge numbers of people displaced. the lebanese government is talking about 500,000 people who have crossed the border from 500,000 people who have crossed the borderfrom lebanon into syria in recent days. syria is not exactly a paradise, but people are fleeing there because things are so bad over here. , ., . . there because things are so bad over here. , ., ., ., ., ~ i. , . here. jonathan, thank you very much. that was jonathan _ here. jonathan, thank you very much. that was jonathan head _ here. jonathan, thank you very much. that was jonathan head in _ here. jonathan, thank you very much. that was jonathan head in beirut. - presidentjoe biden will visit florida tod

us in this mainly relies on very robust israeli preparedness with the aircraft of the air force in the sky in ourair of the air force in the sky in our air defencetems and we know how to deal with it. let me once again say, the defensive measures are never ioo% defensive measures are never ioo% foolproof and this is why compliance with home front command's instructions, and the responsibility that must be displayed by citizens of

and anger, too, that it took hours for israeli security forces to come to the defence of this community to mourn. a day which israelis, to a person, say changed this country forever. lyse doucet in israel. hela lahar is a chief executive of tech2peace — an organisation that provides tech and entrepreneurial training alongside conflict dialogue to young palestinians and israelis. she told me about her work in the context of october 7th. this is a complicated day. we were trying to think how to approach this with our community, which is intentionally diverse and intentionally made up of 50% israeli jews and 50% palestinians, having to deal with lots of the trauma, fear and anxiety that started on october 7th for ourjewish community, this means existential threat, this means historical memory of the holocaust hunting them. for our palestinian community this is reminiscent of displacement and the same feelings that have been going on for the past 76 years, so trying to address this in a way that on the one hand is very sensitive for all of the people involved, for every member of our commun

it comes a day after israeli forces launched a series of strikes, saying they targeted air defences andle sites. the strikes were a response to iranian missiles fired at israel at the start of the month. the country's prime minister benjamin netanyahu said they were precise and achieved all objectives. meanwhile, questions linger about how israel keeps its people safe from threats inside the country — following a suspected terror attack in tel aviv.this report from our middle east correspondent lucy williamson contains scenes you may find distressing. the slogan "death to israel" hasn't changed for generations. but for iranian leaders in this new era of direct confrontation, the question of how to respond is far more complex. the consequences far more unsure. iran's supreme leader said israel's bombing of military sites this week was an evil act. translation: of course they are exaggerating it. | their exaggeration is wrong. but downplaying this is wrong too. it is wrong to say it was trivial and not important. israel's conflict with iran is just one front in a wider regional war. at a

it comes a day after israeli forces launched a series of strikes, saying thery targeted air defencessile sites. ayatollah ali khamenei, iran's supreme leader, said the attacks should neither be �*downplayed, nor exaggerated'. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the strikes, which were a response to iranian missiles fired at his country at the start of the month, were precise and achieved all objectives. meanwhile, questions linger about how israel keeps its people safe from threats inside the country — following a suspected terror attack in tel aviv.