speaking short time _ around. jeremy bowen speaking short time ago. _ around. jeremy bowen speakingeries of live picture feeds coming into us. let's start with these pictures from lebanon. these are the live pictures from beirut. you can see smoke still rising there, people dealing with the aftermath of more israeli strikes. we know that there were large explosions in the southern suburbs of beirut, the capital of lebanon. israel saying it hit a hezbollah weapons storage facility. sunday there were also strikes in the other direction, people injured and just in the last 15 minutes or so getting reports that air time minutes or so getting reports thatairtime into minutes or so getting reports that air time into ringing in several parts of northern israel. that is from the idf. that is take you live now to gaza because the idf also striking gaza through the night. finally, iwant striking gaza through the night. finally, i want to take you into israel to where people are marking and holding vigils and remembering last year's attacks on the 7th of october. plenty more continuing coverag

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.the latest in a series of assassinations of senior hamas and hezbollah leaders by israel since the 7th october attacks. our security correspondent frank gardner looks at who israel has targeted, and why. frank. israel has many enemies around the middle east, most of them funded and armed by iran. this year, one by one, it's been eliminating the leadership of those enemies. in beirut last month, there was the targeted assassination of hassan nasrallah, the long—standing leader of hezbollah, which had been firing rockets into israel for 11 months. hezbollah has also trained anti—israel militants around the middle east. before that, also in beirut, israel assassinated fuad shukr. he was the senior hezbollah commander who built up the bulk of its arsenal of heavy weapons, turning it into the world's most heavily—armed non—state army. then the very next day came an explosion in a tehran guest house that killed ismail haniyeh, the leader of the political wing of hamas. israel's mossad spy ag

our international editor jeremy bowen _ hard. our international editor jeremy bowen in _ hard.onal editor jeremy bowen in jerusalem, l hard. our international editor - jeremy bowen in jerusalem, thank jeremy bowen injerusalem, thank you. the old bailey has heard how sara sharif had suffered dozens of injuries in the run up to her death last year. the ten—year—old's body was found at her home in woking in surrey after her father called police from pakistan. herfather, urfan sharif, her stepmother and her uncle deny murder and causing or allowing the death of a child. here's our uk correspondent daniel sandford. on the 9th of august last year, sara's entire family left for the airport, leaving her lying dead on a bunk bed upstairs. the next day, her father made this phone call from pakistan. i father made this phone call from pakistan. ~ , ., pakistan. i killed my daughter. it was 'ust pakistan. i killed my daughter. it was just my _ pakistan. i killed my daughter. it was just my intention _ pakistan. i killed my daughter. it wasjust my intention to - pakistan. i killed my daught

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.by mara rudman — former white house deputy assistant for national security affairs and a former deputy in the us office of the special envoy for middle east peace. this killing, does it move israel_ this killing, does it move israel closer— this killing, does it move israel closer to _ this killing, does it move israel closer to the - this killing, does it move| israel closer to the stated aims _ israel closer to the stated aims of— israel closer to the stated aims of ending _ israel closer to the stated aims of ending hamas- israel closer to the stated | aims of ending hamas and getting— aims of ending hamas and getting hostages- aims of ending hamas and getting hostages back? i aims of ending hamas and getting hostages back? [itl aims of ending hamas and getting hostages back? it moves israel closer _ getting hostages back? it moves israel closer to _ getting hostages back? it moves israel closer to the _ getting hostages back? it moves israel closer to the aims - getting hostages ba

he spoke to our international editor, jeremy bowen. th an israeli attack looming, iran and its allies are trying to rally. the iranian president was in qatar, embracing the political leadership of hamas, whose attack on israel last october started a year of war and a crisis that is deepening. he became the most senior hamas leader outside gaza after israel assassinated his predecessor in july. his leg was broken in the attack and he was still in a surgical boot when we met him in doha, a few hours before iran attacked israel on tuesday. let us go back to the seventh of october last year. why did hamas attack israel? >> we had to sound an alarm to the world, to tell them we are a people with a cause and demands. it was a blow to israel and a wake-up call to the international community. we had to tell the world that people have been under occupation for decades. jeremy: why did your men kill so many civilians, children as well? >> we ordered our resistance fighters on the seventh of october not target civilians, women and children. the ob

jeremy bowen with that report. jeremy bowen with that report. terrorist organisation. we felt — i did too — it was important to speak to people from hamas to see what they have done things that they have done, why they attacked last october, why they killed so 0ctober, why they killed so many people, what they are planning, what they are thinking about the current situation, whether they're prepared to fight. i think we got some answers. i tried to challenge him as much as i could on the things that he said. you know what, if israel allowed international journalists like myself and or their organisations into gaza, which they do not, then i think more routinely, we would speak certainly to hamas supporters and also those people in gaza who oppose what they've done. in general, what i would say about interviewing a man like thatis about interviewing a man like that is that it's a very important part of fair, impartial reporting. that's a jeremy bowen, our international editor. just seeing a line from the g7 saying it is voicing its deep concerns

our international editor jeremy bowen has been following the story and sent this report.sraeli army released drone footage showing he was still fighting in his last moments. they said sinwar, on a chair at the back of the room, had thrown two grenades and, obviously wounded, tried to fend the drone off with a stick before he was killed. it had been a chance encounter and at first they didn't realise who they'd killed. then soldiers saw the dead man resembled sinwar. yahya sinwar, born in 1962, grew up in a refugee camp in gaza. he spent 22 years in israeli jails for killing four palestinians who'd collaborated with israel. so, the security services had dental records and dna to identify his body. injail, he learned hebrew, studied his enemy, and believed he'd worked out how to fight them. on 7th october last year, in a meticulously planned series of attacks, sinwar and his men inflicted israel's worst—ever defeat. and a collective trauma that is still deeply felt. the killing of civilians, the hostage taking and the celebrations of their enemies recalled, for many israeli

our first report this hour is from our international editor jeremy bowen in jerusalem.aeli pilots set out for the long flight to strike iran. israel and the whole middle east has been waiting for this since iran attacked with around 180 ballistic missiles on the 1st of october. this was tehran in the early hours of the morning. israel said it hit military targets in the capital and the provinces. iran's leaders now face a hard choice. do nothing and risk looking weak, hit back and risk a bigger israeli attack. if the regime in iran were to make the mistake of beginning a new round of escalation, we will be obligated to respond. 0ur message is clear. all those who threaten the state of israel and seek to drag the region into wider escalation will pay a heavy price. the israeli military released silent, blurred video from the war room. they agreed to president biden�*s request not to hit iran's nuclear, oil and gas facilities. if iran retaliates, they are likely to be the next targets. tel aviv this morning. most israelis believe war in gaza and lebanon as well as iran is

from jerusalem, our international editor jeremy bowen reports on how the news of sinwar�*s death wasof tel aviv, a lifeguard picked up his microphone. "attention, all bathers, it's not ioo%, but there is a strong chance that the rat from the tunnels known as yahya sinwar is dead." celebrations started as the first reports were posted on social media during the afternoon. they knew sinwar�*s death would be a big victory for israel and a big defeat for hamas. israeli soldiers took photos of a dead man wearing combat gear who looked like sinwar. the man was killed by a tank yesterday after a chance encounter with an israeli unit. yahya sinwar spent 22 years in israeli jails for killing four palestinians who'd collaborated with israel, so the security services have his dental records and dna. injail, he learned hebrew, studied his enemy and believed he had worked out how to fight them. on the 7th of october last year, in a meticulously planned series of attacks, sinwar and his men inflicted israel's worst—ever defeat. and a collective trauma that is still deeply felt. the killing of civi

jeremy bowen, our international— wrong way around.d are triggered wall which intensifies by the day. back to london. intensifies by the day. back to london- we — intensifies by the day. back to london. we will— intensifies by the day. back to london. we will be _ intensifies by the day. back to london. we will be back - intensifies by the day. back to london. we will be back with l london. we will be back with you later but the very latest from israel. the image you can see is the sight of that music festival when this all began to unfold exactly a year ago today when hamas militants attacked a music festival on what was simply holiday weekend, young people enjoying themselves at a music festival. many more were killed, others taken hostage altogether those attacks killing 1200 people, 251 were taken hostage and then a conflict has unfolded over the last 12 months that have displaced almost entirely the entire population of gaza. this is the same right now and you can see a humanitarian relief centre, one of the few places where peopl

we can speak to jeremy bowen in jerusalem and anna foster in beirut.i could go to you first on the developments of today, what is the latest where you are in beirut? anna: we saw just over 24 hours ago here in the central part of beirut the deadliest we now know airstrike that has happened during this campaign. 22 people were killed. lebanon's caretaker prime minister havs said more than 100 people injured. we have seen a really high tempo of is really airstrikes -- of israeli airstrikes in southern lebanon. hezbollah rockets continue to fly into northern israel too. as much as diplomatic number stations are happening around the world, we are still seeing this continuing fighting on the ground in lebanon. host: on the diplomatic conversations, how significant is it that israel struck those un peacekeeper positions today? anna: it is really significant. the reason unifil that statement out yesterday, they hoped if they condemned it, they used strong words like "deliberately targeted." they hoped that would be the end of it. again today we have seen anot

let's go to jerusalem, where we can speak to our international editor jeremy bowen. arrying out heavy bombardments on two fronts. is that prime minister netanyahu's new strategy? are there any hopes for a cease-fire now? jeremy: i think it's a continuation and intensification of the strategy they have been having. they believe they can establish deterrence again, they can make their enemies fear them. as for a cease-fire, i don't think there is any chance at the moment in gaza or lebanon. to start with, talks are not going on, and also the sides are way apart. you can see how there could be a cease-fire, you can see the kinds of conditions either side would have to accept. i don't think there is, certainly in the minds of the israeli side, room for that right now. caitrÍona: these bombardments and high civilian casualty count are coming despite international pressure and condemnation over casualties and also the strikes on u.s. peacekeepers. is there a sense that anything is a deterrent for the prime minister? jeremy: i think there's a couple of themes emerging at the

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.e east correspondent, yolande knell, had more on the political reaction to the hamas leader's death. what it's going to do, it will strengthen mr netanyahu, particularly in the polls at this point. we have seen sincejuly, really, things started to turn a corner and we had the israeli prime minister looking like he had been vindicated in taking a more hawkish approach and not giving in to the international pressure and domestic pressure for a ceasefire and hostage release deal, keeping the fighting going in gaza. because you had first of all the head of the military wing of hamas, mohammed deif, killed injuly and then when israel turned its attention to hezbollah in lebanon, the fact there had been this cross—border fighting going on for the duration of the war in gaza between israel and hezbollah in lebanon as well, still we had a quick series of what was seen by israel as being military successes, including the assassination of the long—time hezbollah leader. on top of that, the main

sumi: jeremy bowen in jerusalem, thank you for that analysis.on the latest of elements, i spoke to the former u.s. ambassador to lebanon, jeffrey feldman. i want to tar -- want to start with this letter we saw the u.s. secretary of state and defense secretary sent israel, saying there would be restrictions on military aid to israel and less aid to gaza is stepped up. does this letter at this point, more than a year into the conflict, have a real impact? >> i hope it has a real impact. the skepticism in your question warranted. the u.s. has said a number of times that they need to have there needs to be a different military approach to things like the incursion into rafa. and the israelis, i don't know if thehave nodded politely or not, but they certainly have not agreed to this. i find this to be a little too little, too late. i hope it has some kind of impact. the situation in northern gaza is desperate. sumi: what is the response to the israelis to say they have to continue their operations in northern gaza because of a hamas militants who are

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.as once again raised the prospects of a pause in fighting in the year—long israel—gaza war. earlier i spoke with frank lowenstein — the former us special envoy for israeli palestinian negotiations — and asked him about the prospects of a ceasfire deal. it's important to understand we are a long way israel and the world but it's not the end of hamas by any stretch of the imagination and if it even makes them more open to a ceasefire will depend on who is the successor to yahya sinwar, may be his deputy your brother, but we are a long way away from any breakthrough on that front. you say we are a long way away but does it move israel closer to the stated aims of wiping out hamas and getting hostages back? it's a bit closer to its stated aim of destroying hamas but whether it makes netanyahu any more able to negotiate a release of the hostages remains to be seen. he has very hardline members of his coalition opposed to any compromise, so we'll see if that fundamental dynamic changes on th

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.c news, jerusalem. mission to the un said there iran's mission to the un said there were attacks from iraqi airspace, blaming the united states for its complicity. parham ghobadi from bbc persian has more on a statement from iran's armed forces about the strikes. the significance of that is that they say that israeli aircraft used iraqi air force to launch attacks, to launch air—launched missile attacks towards iran. and the distance was roughly about 100km from the iranian border. and that's why they managed to target the three provinces that border tehran — except tehran, they managed to target ilam, which is in western iran, and also the southern oil—rich province of khuzestan. and they said that the area they used in iraq was controlled by the american forces. so they used that to attack iran. and they said that they targeted iranian radars in those provinces, but the damages were minimal and they managed to repair the radars. since the beginning of the attack, the iranians were tr

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.now about how israel managed to kill the hamas leader yahya sinwar, inside gaza — and what do his final moments tell us about the group? our analysis editor ros atkins and our gaza correspondent rushdi abu alouf have been looking at the evidence. this is a video filmed by an israeli drone, as it enters the building where hamas leader yahya sinwar was found on wednesday. he was the key figure behind the october 7 attacks. at bbc verify, we've confirmed the location this building, in rafah, in southern gaza, and we've studied satellite imagery of the area. as the drone enters the first—floor room, we see a man sitting in an armchair. he's moving and appears wounded. he waves an object, then throws it — apparently at the drone. afterthis, israeli forces killed him. according to israel, there were exchanges of fire and then their tanks aimed at the buildings. but it wasn't until soldiers returned on thursday that they realised that the face of one of the men they'd killed strongly resemble

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.t could turn into a wider regionalwar, reuters is also reporting that the commander of iran's quds force — who travelled to lebanon following the killing of hezbollah�*s leader last month — has not been heard from since israeli strikes hit beirut last week. we are showing you now live pictures of beirut and there is smoke there on the horizon. as attacks continue in parts of lebanon, here's our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega. overnight and the most intense israeli air strikes in this war. explosion. in the morning, more air strikes. this video appears to capture secondary explosions, a possible sign that weapons were being stored there. this place was hit about 12 hours ago and there's still smoke coming out of the rubble. there is a heavy smell in the air and there is destruction all around including some buildings far from here. i can count at least three underground floors. it's all destroyed. israel accuses hezbollah of hiding weapons among civilians, an accusation hezboll

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.e department officials are calling this a "seismic event," saying the us is "determined to try to seize that oppurtunity" to end the war. presidentjoe biden has announced he'll be sending his top diplomat, antony blinken, back to the region next week. here's the reaction from us vice president kamala harris israel has a right to defend itself and the threat hamas poses to israel must be eliminated. today, there is clear progress toward that goal. hamas is decimated and its leadership is eliminated. this moment gives us an opportunity to finally end the war in gaza. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic, who is following the story very closely. in terms of fighting, that continues.— in terms of fighting, that continues. indeed, the fighting continues. indeed, the fighting continues in _ continues. indeed, the fighting continues in gaza, _ continues. indeed, the fighting continues in gaza, in _ continues. indeed, the fighting continues in gaza, in southern | continues in gaza, in south

jeremy bowen, our international editor, injerusalem.raeli strikes are continuing in lebanon where new evacuation orders were given to people living in the south. our correspondent hugo bachega has sent this report from beirut. overnight, and the most intense israeli air strikes in this war. explosions. in the morning, more air strikes. this video appears to capture secondary explosions, a possible sign that weapons were being stored there. this place was hit about 12 hours ago, and there's still smoke coming out of the rubble. there is a heavy smell in the air and there is destruction all around, including some buildings farfrom here. i can count at least three underground floors. it's all destroyed. israel accuses hezbollah of hiding weapons among civilians, an accusation hezbollah denies. this building, residents told us, included a sweet shop. we found a bag with the name of the shop on the right, next to the tail fin of a mortar unlikely to have been used by the israeli military. we couldn't stay long. you can go from here right now

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.ecedented cross—border attack has had a devastating impact on the people of gaza. last 0ctober, areas across the north of the territory were targeted and israel began a full scale ground invasion at the end of the month. gaza city was pounded, along with other urban centres. hundreds of thousands of people began to flee south. then the airstrikes spread to southern cities. by the end of january, more than half of gaza's buildings had been damaged or destroyed. an analysis of satellite data now shows that close to two thirds of buildings across the gaza strip have been hit. the hamas—run gaza health ministry says almost 42,000 people have been killed, most of them civilians. israel will not allow journalists, including the bbc into gaza, but fergal keane has been talking to some of the people affected, and his report relies on material gathered by trusted local teams, living and working on the ground. his report contains upsetting scenes. a year of the sights and sounds of war. for the

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. let's return to the us election now. the presidential candidates are polling today. if you draw out the overall trends, ratherthan the individual points, you see vice president kamala harris�* lead has been holding steady for the last few days, at about two points above former president donald trump nationally. but the national vote share won't determine the winner. let's turn to the battleground states which are so often decisive — the seven that were very close last time around and could be decisive in this election. trump's leads in north carolina, arizona, and georgia, at the bottom of the screen, are up a shade on a few weeks ago. other states like nevada, wisconsin and pennsylvania are incredibly tight. the picture has been shifting very slightly in favour of trump?since the start of the month, 7 but neither candidate can bank on victory in any of these states. none of the leads we are seeing are bigger than the margins of error?that come with all polls. 7 with me is scarlett maguire, who is a director at the polli

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.in the united states. in 1996, two brothers — erik and lyle menendez — were convicted for murdering their parents at their home in beverley hills in a brutal shooting. they've been in jail ever since. but tonight, in a dramatic twist, it seems the menendez brothers — now in their 50s — could soon walk free. the bbc�*s emma vardy has the very latest from los angeles. this 911 call in 1989 sparked a murder case which gripped the world. brothers erik and lyle menendez, aged 18 and 21, claimed they had found the bodies of their parents, shot dead in their beverly hills mansion. but they later admitted carrying out the killings themselves. they are in court with their attorneys and the people they represented. during their trial, which was televised, the brothers said they'd been physically and sexually abused by their father, and argued it was manslaughter. at the time, they were not believed, and were eventually convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole. but last year, new

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. with me is parham ghobadi from bbc persian. the latest that tehran and iran are saying about the strikes? . . and iran are saying about the strikes? ., ., ~ strikes? the iranian armed forces has _ strikes? the iranian armed forces has issued - strikes? the iranian armed forces has issued a - strikes? the iranian armed i forces has issued a statement and the significance of it is that they say that the israeli air force used iraqi aircraft to launch missile attacks towards iran, and the distance was roughly about 100 kilometres from the iranian border, and that is why they managed to target the three provinces, they target the processes in the southern oil—rich project prince of khuzestan. they used an american controlled area of iraq to attack iran, and they tied up iranian radar in those provinces but the damages were minimal and they managed to repair the radars. since the beginning of the attack the iranians were trying to downgrade the damage and said it was limited, we cannot confirm whether, how serious were the damage to

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.en hearing, israel continues its bombardment in gaza — with israeli attacks reported in central gaza earlier today. the hamas—run health ministry says 56 people have been killed in the strip in the past 2a hours. it follows heavy clashes reported at the jabalia refugee camp in northern gaza. the idf believes hamas is rebuilding its stronghold in the region and wants to prevent the fighters from regrouping. this is the fourth time israeli troops have returned to this area. for more on the humanitarian situation in gaza, let's bring in med—global�*s country director in gaza, rajaa musleh. the situation in gaza is very bad. there is no access for up to scare services or food or mechanisation. —— four health or medication. there is no access for the health material to be entered because the rafah border is completely closed. unlimited numbers of —— a limited number of trucks pass for gaza. so, the suffering is increased day by day by this issue on the ground. tell us a little bit about the

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.the day here on bbc news, we've been taking your questions on where the conflicts in the middle east may be heading, and how peace might be achieved. here's a flavour of some of your queries. we are doing this across the day on bbc news. the bbc is asking, how does it end? is there any prospect of peace? let's go with james in stockport. james, hi to you. we will put your question to paul adams. would a change of regime in iran solve _ would a change of regime in iran solve the — would a change of regime in iran solve the middle east crisis? while a chance solve the middle east crisis? while a change of — solve the middle east crisis? while a change of regime _ solve the middle east crisis? while a change of regime might - solve the middle east crisis? igg'i ie: a change of regime might remove one element, one of the many complicated elements of this mix in the middle east, you cannot help but ultimately come back to the israel—palestine conflict. it began in gaza, and in some ways it

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. general david petraeus is a former director of the cia.s forces in iraq and afghanistan. i spoke to him earlier about the killing of yahya sinwar. we've heard a number of voices seeing this as an opportunity to change the course of the war and the us defence secretary released a statement saying it was a chance to end this quote terrible war and bring relief and hope to palestinians. what do you think of that perspective? i think there should be vision provided how israel these are going to improve the life of thousand people. they should then go about informing that —— palestinian people. if they do not complete the destruction of hamas and bear in mind the leadership has been depleted and the forces are degraded substantially, but they are still able to constitute and there are still tens of thousands of extremists and would be extremist from which they can recruit hamas 2.0 and unless real control is exercised over the gaza territory and it is secured very precisely and carefully you will not have a situation and prevent hamas from cont

jeremy bowen, bbc newsjerusalem. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.ewcastle has admitted trying to kill his mother's partner in a dispute over inheritance. prosecutors say thomas kwan disguised himself as a nurse, and injected 72—year—old patrick o'hara with a poison, claiming it was a covid booster. kwan had initially denied attempted murder at newcastle crown court, but today changed his plea to guilty. he'll be sentenced next week. a double—decker bus carrying 43 school children and a driver crashed in county down. the northern ireland ambulance service, which originally declared the crash as a major incident, says four of those on board were taken to the hospital with non—life—threating injuries. the bus had been carrying students to strangford college to bangor when the accident happened. foreign secretary david lammy says britain's decision to relinquish control of the chagos islands does not signal a change in the government's position on other overseas territories. he said the status of the falkland islands, gibraltar and other british oversea

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.flict could turn into a wider regional war, reuters is also reporting that the commander of iran's quds force who travelled to lebanon following the killing of hezbollah�*s leader last month has not been heard from since israeli strikes hit beirut last week. this is the scene there live. as attacks continue in parts of lebanon, here's our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega. overnight, and the most intense israeli air strikes in this war. explosions. in the morning, more air strikes. this video appears to capture secondary explosions, a possible sign that weapons were being stored there. this place was hit about 12 hours ago, and there's still smoke coming out of the rubble. there is a heavy smell in the air and there is destruction all around, including some buildings farfrom here. i can count at least three underground floors. it's all destroyed. israel accuses hezbollah of hiding weapons among civilians, an accusation hezbollah denies. this building, residents told us, included

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.d to kill the hamas leader yahya sinwar, inside gaza? and what do his final moments tell us about the group? our analysis editor ros atkins and our gaza correspondent rushdi abualouf have been looking at the evidence. this is a video filmed by an israeli drone, as it enters the building where hamas leader yahya sinwar was found on wednesday. he was the key figure behind the 7th of october attacks. at bbc verify, we've confirmed the location this building, in rafah, in southern gaza, and we've studied satellite imagery of the area. as the drone enters the first—floor room, we see a man sitting in an armchair. he's moving and appears wounded. he waves an object, then throws it — apparently at the drone. afterthis, israeli forces killed him. according to israel, there were exchanges of fire and then their tanks aimed at the buildings. but it wasn't until soldiers returned on thursday that they realised that the face of one of the men they'd killed strongly resembled that of the leader of

jeremy bowen looks at the battle lines across the middle east.notjust more destruction beirut. in south lebanon israel has flattened villages to beef up the invasion force the israelis are mobilising thousands more reservists. the prime minister binyamin netanyahu up near the lebanese border was briefed about the damage israel is doing to hezbollah. but now he must decide where this goes and hezbolli upping 1ow he must decide hezbolli upping the he must decide hezbolli upping the tempo ;t decide hezbolli upping the tempo in decide lebanon. notjust hezbolli upping the tempo in decide lebano in notjust hezbolli upping the tempo in decide lebano in south ;t hezbolli upping the tempo in decide lebano in south lebanon israel has beirut. in south lebanon israel has flattened villages to beef up the invasion force the israelis are mobilising thousands more reservists. the prime minister binyamin netanyahu up near the lebanese border was briefed about the damage israel is doing to hezbollah. but now he must decide where this goes and where it might end.

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. general david petraeus is a former director of the cia.im earlier about the killing of yahya sinwar. seeing this is an opportunity perhaps to change the course of the war the us defence secretary austin releasing a statement saying it does provide an opportunity to end the to quote unquote terrible war. i the to quote unquote terrible war. ~' the to quote unquote terrible war. ~ , ., , war. i think there should be vision provided _ war. i think there should be vision provided how - war. i think there should be vision provided how israel l vision provided how israel these are going to improve the life of thousand people. they should then go about informing that —— palestinian people. if they do not plead the destruction of hamas the forces will be destroyed. there still so many extremists that could construct hamas 2.0. unless it is secured very precisely, you will not have a situation that prevents hamas from continuing. what does that look like to secure it? that is indeed the question?— secure it? that is indeed the cuestion? ., , ., que

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.. one of those is gill and pete brisley — they've travelled to israel from the uk, after their daughter and two granddaughters were killed by hamas. they now cling onto the hope that their daughter's husband elli, who's still being held as a hostage in gaza, may one day return. here's the bbc�*s clive myrie, and a warning, this report contains flashing images. if elli comes back, we want the place to be sort of liveable. we have done the garden, done all the weeds, but how can anybody look at three women and one little girl and just shoot her? i'm sorry, they are not people, they are monsters. jill and pete loved visiting israel from south wales to see their daughter and their family. their trips are now mournful, sorrowfuljourneys. in the morning of october seven last year, their daughter leanne, grandchildren and their son—in—law were at home when hamas gunmen tried to break in. when it happened, the front door was locked. in desperation, - door was locked. in desperation, leanne cal

jeremy bowen is in tel aviv.be deadly, precise and — in his words — surprising. what do you read into that? well, i think the one question on thatis well, i think the one question on that is whether it is going to surprise the americans. there are reports in the israeli media, which i can't personally confirm, but there are a lot, suggesting that one thing set on that call was that, if israel went ahead with a strike on the nuclear facilities without coordinating with the americans, getting their permission, then the americans would not use their defensive powers to protect israel from any retaliation. i don't know if that's true, if that's what they said, but if there is that kind of threat flying around, perhaps, with the israelis call the bluff of the americans with that, the only circumstances in which america would never defend israel7 ispoke circumstances in which america would never defend israel7 i spoke to one former mossad expert on iran a couple of days ago and she said to me that she thinks they will

jeremy bowen has been talking to young palestinians and israelis about how they view the war.in gaza more funerals of palestinians killed by israel. the worried world agonises about ways to stop them. talking peace will come much later. what about people caught up in the war? injerusalem we met israeli army reservists who spent months on active service in gaza and on the lebanese border. the world thinks we have two options, to go to war or sign a ceasefire or a peace agreement. i'm sorry to say that we have two options. a very bad war right now or much worse in the future. i feel right now israel is stuck in the middle. with a western world that doesn't really know how to talk about the war. because war is a bad thing, it is always something you can decide not to have, it is always up to you as a western country, and you can decide to have peace, as if you can decide to have a relationship with someone. you will have heard a lot of criticism of israel for killing civilians. do you think that is fair? i don't because israel has no intention of doing that. it is a civilised soc

but the bbc, the bbc in a war mistake. >> jeremy bowen, jeremy bowen admitted that he made a mistake,he mistake. he said oh well don't worry, it's all part of the bigger picture. >> but i mean, that's jeremy, is it, is it, is it wrong of israeli lives? is it wrong of the is it wrong of the bbc to report from the west bank at the way in which israeli settlers go into the west bank, destroy people's farms, kill them or assault them and with impunity from the israeli government? is it wrong of the to bbc report that? >> i don't think it's wrong of the to bbc report that at all. but these are these these institutions, these incidents are few and far between. i don't think they are few and far between the amount of settled, a number of settlements in the west bank that has occurred since, since the prosecutes people as well, since the israeli government committed itself to a two state solution. >> yes, that's not going to happen now. whatever. i mean, the well, hamas don't want it. no, but i mean, the international community wants it. and we all broadcasters have a duty to, to be fair and

body is in tel aviv where people have been celebrating on the streets. 0ur international editor jeremy bowenthe israeli army released drone footage showing he was still fighting in his last moments. they said sinwar on a chair at the back of the room, had thrown two grenades and obviously wounded try to fend the drone off with a stick before he was killed. it had been a chance encounter and at first they didn't realise who they'd killed.

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem.ws, we've been taking your questions on where the conflicts in the middle east may be heading, and how peace might be achieved. here's a flavour of some of your queries. some excellent, trenchant questions have been coming in. and to answer them, we've got lyse doucet. our chief international. our chief international correspondent. and diplomatic correspondent paul adams. a question for you from robert in south shields. what is that question, robert? so many us presidents have tried and failed to make peace. why? if you talk to any israeli or palestinian negotiator or negotiators from foreign countries who've been deeply involved, they will say, we know what to do. the documents are piled high. we have been over literally every inch of of the palestinian land. occupied territory. israel. we know exactly what to do. but it takes political will, and it takes trust. and it takes bold action and publics to support them. and that is why they continue to fail time and again. let's go with ja

first, our international editor jeremy bowen reflects on the complicated security picture in the region today, when israel is commemorating its dead and the missing, perhaps the population would like to have had a moment of repose to think about what has happened and where they are going, but actually right now israel is at war, is at war on multiple fronts, still in gaza, there is a lot of trouble on the west bank. and they are sending several more divisions, two more divisions i believe, into south lebanon to beef up their invasion there. israel now, as well as commemorating what happened exactly a year ago, there is increasing pressure to go after the country that they believe was really behind those attacks, funding hamas and that is iran. the islamic regime in tehran. so israel, prime minister benjamin netanyahu, has said after last week's ballistic missile attacks by the iranians, that israel is going to hit back. he said that no other country in the world would do anything other than that. he has to decide what to do. president biden has made his views clear. he said, don't hit t

our international editor jeremy bowen is injerusalem — and has been looking at whether yahya sinwar�*d change the direction of the war. i think there is potentially an opportunity there because he was a very dominant figure on the hlas side and now he is gone so potentially there is more flexibility. however, it is only an opportunity if the parties concerned want to take it. now, khalilal—hayya who was his number two, he was based in doha in qatar, i went to interview miss couple of weeks ago, he did a speech today and he said very defiantly that the hostages won't return until the aggression and our people in gazais aggression and our people in gaza is stopped. and full withdrawal from gaza is stopped. and full withdrawalfrom it gaza is stopped. and full withdrawal from it and gaza is stopped. and full withdrawalfrom it and release our heroes, the prisoners, from the occupation jails. our heroes, the prisoners, from the occupationjails. in his speech that he made last night, prime minister netanyahu said that if hamas wanted to give up hostages then the people who handed them in it

let's speak to our international editor, jeremy bowen tell us the latest you are hearing.g. first of all, i cannot confirm anything _ hearing. first of all, i cannot confirm anything but - hearing. first of all, i cannot confirm anything but what i l hearing. first of all, i cannot i confirm anything but what i can tell you is a picture has been circulating which i

jeremy bowen, our international editor there. what america might be able to do if anything to encourage israel to allow more aid into gaza. i believe that some patience is running out. there is a lot more awareness in the united states that even in april there were us agencies, specifically stating that the israelis were not abiding by this law. the letter, while giving a 30 day window forward, does put it clearly on the table that a violation of us law is likely to be happening. therefore, even after the election, it is likely to hold weight. the patience has run out. that is why the increase in food is happening. there certainly will be private conversations to upset number. it's a slow climb. there is certainly reluctance on the israelis part to fulfil the demands of that letter, but it would not have been sent if the us was not certain that the israelis were holding up food aid, so private conversations are going to be held, the pushing will continue. we know the secretary of state is going to be going to israel at the next s