yeah we just heard officially lebanon israel has offered its help to lebanon on that line just coming in to us right now paula thank you very much for breaking dawn. the very latest on the tragic event in the lebanese capital. let's get some more in-depth analysis of all of this possible reasons the situation in beirut with historian mark alderman he is director of the crisis research institute in oxford there's always welcome to the program good to see you lebanon on we know mark was already in a not extremely vulnerable state must civil unrest over the government's handling of the pandemic the the worst economic slump in decades as well how volatile is the situation there. i think this is the real tragedy late for work who's explosion is going to be written the social situation is going through much more explosive because as you were saying we've had something like 80 percent of people in living on the breadline because they cannot actually commonly known the currency so truly should become very expensive and one of the casualties this explosion all the grains and storage is at the.

says israel says it is protecting its safety and lebanon may see itself as a stage of war against israel but israel says it's protecting its citizens by what it does in lebanon well anyone that will follow or reality will with very quick that is the very 'd the other way around lebanon has been victims of more israeli attacks and aren't any on the computer any history book or any newspaper that is not biased with the you that israel has always 'd been the target of this attack happened and it's you that's not that's not the way the media see it hear the media see it hear and many policymakers think tanks on board decisions that israel is the only democracy in the middle east you've just clearly said lebanon's democracy doesn't exist it is israel protecting the values of human humanity of justice and so on it's fighting for them even put a flag of lebanon in tel aviv. you know all too well these arguments that israel is the only democracy in the world or in the region the middle east that is certainly nonsense because any any it person within israel itself will tell you tha

says israel says it is protecting its safety and lebanon me see itself as a stage of war against israel but israel says it's protecting its citizens by what it does in lebanon well anyone that will follow or reality will with very good that is the very the other way around lebanon has been victims of more israeli attacks and aren't any on the computer any history book or any newspaper that is not biased with the you that israel has always been the target of this attack happened and it's you that's not that's not the way the media see it hear the media see it hear and many policymakers think tanks on board decisions that israel is the only democracy in the middle east you've just clearly said lebanon's democracy doesn't exist it is israel protecting the values of human humanity of justice and so on it's fighting for them even put a flag of lebanon in tel aviv and. i know all too well these arguments that israel is the only democracy in the world or in the beach or in the middle east that is certainly nonsense because any any it person within israel itself will tell you tha

eventually in 1902 israel invaded and occupied southern lebanon in order. to expel the p.l.o. from the country it was during this time that hezbollah was formed in resistance to israel the war claimed tens of thousands of lives and left the country devastated zeolites are believes his generation has a lot to answer for the bad thing theorists who was a person who were might have a very they know but they don't speak about it. that's why every 1520 years something some closely. they know. how to throw the buildings and they don't make a small house where they go they don't know anything about their life except fighting. among the biggest losers of the civil war for the maronite christians who are affiliated with the roman catholic church. in 1943 france had relinquished its mandate over lebanon and the country became independent for decades afterwards the maronites held sway and levanon muslims druse orthodox christians and all other religious minorities had to accept the political and economic supremacy of the maronites. defeat and the civil war had far reaching consequences fo

says israel says it is protecting its safety and lebanon may see itself as a stage of war against israel but israel says it's protect think it's citizens by what it does in lebanon well anyone that will follow or reality will with that it would appear that is the very the other way around lebanon has been the victim of more israeli attacks and it becomes many on the computer and the history book or any newspaper that is not biased with the you that israel has always 'd been the party that has attacked i've been an issue that's not that's not the way the media see it here the media see it here and many policymakers think tanks on board decisions that israel is the only democracy in the middle east you've just clearly said lebanon's democracy doesn't exist it is israel protecting the values of human humanity or justice and so on it's fighting for them even put a flag of lebanon in tel aviv we know all too well these arguments that israel is the only democracy in the world or in the beach in the middle east that is certainly nonsense because any any person within israel itsel

during lebanon's civil war the hezbollah militia began fighting against israel after it occupied the south of the country. faced with a guerrilla war of attrition the israeli army eventually pulled out of lebanon in 2000 hezbollah claimed victory. nicholas blanford as a british journalist. during the 1990 s. he was writing for lebanese daily newspapers back then there was a general consensus within lebanon to support. has followed to support hezbollah as resistance like that is including from those the view has followed with some distrust. and there's a long list organization with links to iran but the resistance of credentials helps has followed game popular if you cross the country. has been lost version of history is that israel occupied southern lebanon and that hezbollah put up resistance until the israelis withdrew. in fact as the law also mounted repeated attacks on its arch enemy after that time. in 2006 as pull off began firing rockets into northern israel. then crossing over into israel hezbollah militants killed 3 israeli soldiers and abducted 2 more . israel hit back launc

moment of friendship from israel which is officially in a state of war with its northern neighbor lebanon israel's television mean it's a palace he has lit up its city hall with the lebanese flag to show solidarity with the people of beirut the move prompted outcry from some israelis but tell of eve's mayor has defended the move saying quote humanity takes precedence over every conflict that's. if only it were that way every day this is g.w. news i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day of the sea of. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning.

it's it's the part of lebanon that israel think that the what their weapons who who gets to live in and a comes from the port of lebanon whether it's for the libyan army are more more or saw for the hezbollah for the hezbollah militia so israel is almost sure that all the weapons that are getting into lebanon are going through that port and going within the territory to the hezbollah in order for hezbollah israel or to defend itself from these very sore for israel this is a very important place and they want to be sure that they live in and that the lebanese government is controlling that port and not their. thank you very much for giving us some insight there as you say as well we have to be kerflop by speculation up this stage but thanks very much for giving us some some bach growing into into. a new year history. a lawyer specializing in the middle east so we are speaking this blast this huge explosion in the lebanese capital which we know at this stage just killed at least 10 people it is expected to be much worse than the pictures as you can see here quite extraordinary and we're g

of friendship from isisrael, which isis officiallya statate of war w with its northn neighbor lebanon. israel'sel aviv municipality has lit up its city hall with the lebanese flag to show solidarity witith the people of beirut. the move has prompted outcry, but tel aviv's mayor has defended the move saying, "humanity takes precedence over every conflict." you are watching "dw news" from berlin. after a short break, i will be back to take you through "the day." tonight, from shop to anger in beirut. who is responsible for letting the lebanese capital blowup? we will be right back. ♪ gives de exchange the. the death toll of beirut's explosion climbs to a hundred and thirty five people with thousands more injured authorities continue to search for i was in the rubble and in the water the government saysys that thiss will only. increase this of aberdeen us. has gone back lock down off the cluster o of fifty four infections was discovered. this is coming up from a single bob fosse cafes and restaurants have been ordered to close this wednesday. and far aar

moment of friendship from israel which is officially in a state of war with its northern neighbor lebanon israel's tell of the municipality has lit up its city hall with the lebanese flag to show solidarity with the people of beirut now the move has prompted outcry from some israelis but tell of eve's mayor has defended the move saying quote humanity takes precedence over every conflicts. you're watching the w. news from berlin i'm brant goff after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day tonight from shock to endure in beirut who is responsible for letting the lebanese capital walk will be right back. to. the time and place captured in pictures. images of gaza. studios are kind of documents lives in bygone eras. and leads to those living today. they are guarding gaza's past in a box. only seen in black and white. collective memories starts of course for teens on t.w. . cutting through the noise. where i come from people are known for being tough but fair new york can be plowed and people tell it like it is. to call it the concrete jungle the melting pot the city that never sleeps it

been injured here in israel in the last few moments the country's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has instructed the national security council chief to discuss possible aid to lebanon with the united nations for ordinator for the middle east peace process now this is unprecedented the 2 countries are technically at war so we see israel offering assistance to levanon through mediators we heard earlier from the country's president offering condolences now this does not do away with speculation that we heard earlier the speculation that israel might have been involved in israeli officials denying that but of course the speculation does persist canada has now also offered assistance to lebanon canada joins jordan no doubt a number of other countries will come through and offer assistance as well we're also hearing that these damage to a freak international airport the damage is extensive eyewitnesses reporting that they saw we can see from the pictures we've been witnessing damaged buildings in the vicinity some people referring to it as a war zone a disaster area and of course we're hearing from the emergency services on the scene that they still struggling to get to

kilometers away in cyprus hospitals are overwhelmed the countries around the world including lebanon's traditional throw israel are offering help and lebanon's prime minister has addressed the nation he says those responsible will pay the price. when doing it will not pass without accountability those responsible for these catastrophe will pay the price promised to the martyrs and the injured national commitment. colombia supreme court has confirmed it's ordered the detention of the former president of our only bit he's accused of witness tampering and fraud ribera has repeatedly declared his innocence and questioned the court's independence he's a close ally of the current president even duke a. peru's government ministers have been forced to resign after congress voted to reject the president's cabinet and no confidence vote happened on tuesday after a long session where representatives criticized the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic peru is one of the worst hit countries in latin america with nearly 20000 deaths due to the virus president this current has. to present a new cabinet argentina

behind it this is because in recent days there has been a flare up in violence along israel's northern border with lebanon particularly between israel and hezbollah involved in a tit for tat as it is there always tensions between the sides but the tensions increased to such a degree these last few days that people were talking about whether or not there would be a full scale confrontation and the israeli army went on high alert along the northern border so that's why there was the speculation that israel could be behind this attack but as i say the official word or at least from israeli officials is that they haven't been involved in the israeli president has expressed his condolences having said all of that it's late in the hour here in israel so it's difficult to gauge the israeli. the public's response but no doubt there will be a lot of feeling of sadness and horror as the casualty count emerges from lebanon this seems to be a human tragedy that will touch people the goddess and wherever they are our middle east bureau chief polis lior thank you. so let's get some insight into these tragic development

thorough investigation there has been increased tensions in recent days between israel and the militant movement in lebanon and we've seen israeli soldiers go on high alone along israel's northern border in fact i was at the northern border a few days ago and i saw in the mass and of tanks and armored personnel vehicles there whether this is a continuation of that or whether it just seems to be some kind of disastrous mistake only time will tell. us leader or middle east bureau chief for you for q 4 that we were going toward guests in just a moment just to recap the death toll is climbing seemingly by the hour after a devastating explosion in lebanon's capital beirut. government officials are saying at least 70 people are more than 37 hundreds more injured in these leave his pictures part of medics can be seen rushing the injured to hospital the blast went off in the city's port area destroying buildings within a larger radius the coals so far it's believed to have set off fuel tanks causing a 2nd blast and a huge fire the world health organization has sent medical supplies including surgical kits to treat

israel also offering humanitarian medical assistance. approaching lebanonough diplomatic channels. let's get to tel aviv. that offer of humanitarian help coming after israel and israeli officials announcing they had nothing to do with what at the port, elliott. >> reporter: that's right, becky. there's little love lost between israel and lebanon. lebanon, one of just a handful of countries that israel designate as an enemy state and never diplomatic relations between the two countries. that was one reason why if the foreign minister felt a need to go on television to say israel had nothing to do with this and no reason to believe it was anything other than an accident. at the same time the foreign ministry putting out a statement offering humanitarian aid to the lebanese government. we heard from benjamin netanyahu saying he instructed the national security council with aides to the u.n.'s special coordinator for the middle east peace process to see how israel could help lebanon. we also heard from the president who tweeted out in english, hebrew and arabic

populations obviously wrestling with the virus and with political disintegration at the same time, lebanon, israel with the thought he slayed his dragon and now come back to bite him triggering massive protests against netanyahu. pick your lens of the book and apply it to the middle east before we close. >> before we close. i want to say that on climate change we are on the same page. i think i read most of your pieces on that. i agree 100%. it's an emergency. few more pressing political questions and resisting climate change. i used to say that we live in the first time in history and human history where the idea of the end of humanity has become the great historical event. it is always been taken into consideration but as an impossible event how would i say, apocalyptic event, happening nearly out of the world.for the first time in human history you have scientists who disagree if it's in one century, two centuries, 10 years, five centuries. but there is an agreement to say that the end of humanity because of climate change will happen in the time of human history. this is huge. you are right th

lebanon's neighboed israel, thwan attempt from hezbollah did for trait -- to infiltrate israeli teitoryone coequence of having so many groups as corruption. lebanon ranked 137th out of 180 s countr transparency. which means governments tend to come and go in lyanon. when t come, they struggle to get things done. joining me from beirut is a reporter at the daily star lebanon andewaper -- star lebanon newspaper. let's talk about your experience city. did you hear the blast -- your experience today. did you hear the blessed? >> -- did you hear the blast? >> it was a normal day, then there was shake, then there was r explosion. ndows were blessed open -- were blasted open. the ceilings came down. people went on the ground immediately. a lot of our reporters had been there since the civil war, so they acted as though it was something they had seen before. we were pretty shaken. >> i'm sure you were. the timing of this, while it may coincidental, with the verdicts coming on friday, it happened at a sensitive time. >> you can't really make that link at this time. 'i think people 't really, wit

stands ready to help lebanon, both israel and france have also offered humanitarian aid. >>> man mar's defacto leader aung san suu kyi has filed an application to run as a candidate in a parliamentary election to be held in november. aung san suu kyi was welcomed by a crowd of supporters in front of an election commission office in yangon. her ruling national league for democracy, or nld, aims to maintain its majority in parliament by fielding candidates in almost all electoral districts. the party won a landslide victory in the previous election in 2015 after more than half a century of military rule. the party has pursued democratization and reconciliation with ethnic minorities but has so far achieved few results. disappointed nld supporters have set up their own political party. other parties representing ethnic minorities, which account for 30% of the population, are seeking to garner votes from former nld supporters. political parties are to start campaigning early next month. >>> japanese prime minister abe shinzo says his government will carry out a thorough review of national

very interestingly lebanon's neighbor israel also said offered no should be over. in intermediaries at medical and humanitarian aid now the country's all still technically. at war and as recently as last week is said that it blalamed- the government in beirut for what it called a terrorist attack by the hezbollah militant group. on it north eleven sosome order at now it's eleven prime minister signed yet has in recent minutes that said that he's extremely. keen who turned. country at help blackpool. this is something of a than rebuke towards israel willl i think become clear in the coming days. our taxi as is the case in many- most of these major events happen in this day and age social media provides a wealalth of informatation for us here in the room- what are you seeing on social media this evening. the important thing to say that so media really is awash with pictures that show us the sheer extent of the damage of course the porch with seeing these amazing pictures of. billowing smoke destroyed buildings but also in their neighborhoods across the city a window.

process for a girl who's seen more than enough trauma in her young life because diana from lebanon r.t. . israel and the united arab emirates have struck a pace steel brake by the west that would see diplomatic relations restored between the 2 middle east actions as a result of this diplomatic breakthrough and at the request of president trump with the support of the united arab emirates israel will suspend declaring sovereignty of the areas outlined in the president's vision for peace and focuses efforts now on expanding ties with other countries in the arab and muslim world. the historic deal is the result of leontine goshi ations between israel and the united arab emirates and the united states and it will see israel suspend its west bank and it's a shame plans previous he outlined in trump's peace plan all this would be the 1st step to normalizing relations between the countries which also plan to open embassies bilateral agreements are expected to be signed in the coming weeks covering business tourism direct flights security and other issues too so let's get some reaction to this now with

from lebanon tonight bring israel protests against prime minister benjamin netanyahu they show no signs of dying down for weeks demonstrators have been taking to the streets demanding netanyahu resign of alleged corruption and the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic w.'s 10 year crema joined protesters in jerusalem who say the long term prime minister must go. enough is enough says hi lisa she came from tel aviv to jerusalem several times to take part in government protests she's fed up with the government and is has long term prime minister binyamin netanyahu i personally don't like it so i would like. but more importantly i just want a fable government for all of us the world is going nuts right now how are the people that are supposed to work for us to represent us. they're not taking care of us so we can't step back. the country is in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic but that has not stopped a few 100 demonstrators guzzling outside the prime minister's residence protests have been going on for weeks calling on the premier to resign over his indictment on corruptio

kilometers away in cyprus hospitals are overwhelmed countries around the world including lebanon's traditional enemy israel offering help. when lebanon's prime minister has addressed the nation he says those responsible will pay the price. when doing it will not pass without accountability those responsible for these catastrophe will pay the price promised to the martyrs and the injured national commitment. colombia's supreme court has confirmed that sort of the detention of former president of our already bit he's accused of witness tampering and fraud or even has repeatedly declared his innocence and question the court's independence he's a close ally of president even do case argentina's reached a deal with its creditors to restructure some of its debt it follows months of talks and is being hailed as a major step toward stabilizing it struggling economy argentina owes nearly 3 $120000000000.00 saudi arabia has reportedly moved a step closer to nuclear power constructing a uranium yellowcake extraction facility with the help of china that's according to sources quoted by the wall street journal the faci

lebanon. >> reporter: aid now being offered from around the world, even from israel, lebanon's sworn enemy, offering humanitarian and medical assistance. >> reporter: iman and seema were discharged from the hospital this morning, a mother now finding new words to comfort her dater. >> so many people say always what mr. rogers said, look for the helpers. that's certainly what you would tell a child. as you grow to be an adult, your job is going to change, from looking for helpers to becoming those people, so when there's a kid out there looking for a helper, he or she can look to you. >> reporter: for "nightline," ian panel in london. >> our thanks to ian. >>> coming up, how an open balcony door may have saved one man from the blast. drop the taco, get in the car. does this sentra feel like a compromise to you? wait what? the handling, it's good right? no compromise there... nope. watch this... brie brie... (sfx: rab beeps) rear automatic braking. so if this nissan sentra isn't gonna compromise why should you? you're right! that a girl. the all new nissan sentra. with more standard safety fe

countries including turkey and israel russia to offer emergency humanitarian and medical aid to lebanon hospitals are already under immense strain. broadcasting live director our studios in moscow this is the r g international i'm sean thomas certainly going to have you with us let's get right to our breaking news right here on r.t. international a devastating explosion has ripped through lebanon's capital beirut government officials say at least $73.00 people are dead and around $3700.00 injured the blast went off in the city's port area destroying nearby buildings and causing chaos in the city. that's it that's. what. we heard from 2 reporters in beirut all tough and all when hauled away they told us more about the fallout from the devastating explosion. the devastation here in the lebanese capital is very massive it is being estimated by tens of millions of dollars as we said earlier the blouse had was felt 10 kilometers away from the port where it took place i believe this is going to be a sleepless night for the lebanese and a very sad night on social media a lot of lebanese are fa

>> reporter: well, on the one hand, there is a community here in lebanon that very much subscribes to the idea that perhaps israel was behind this attack, given the tensions between hezbollah here in lebanon and israel. we have not heard from any lebanese official, however, that they believe it's an attack -- was an attack. the consensus at the moment is that it was an accident, the result of incompetence, perhaps, or carelessness. but when president trump comes out -- i mean, this has been three years now, or more, that president trump has been in power. i can tell you as a journalist, when we get information, as you know, you need to double check it. i think president trump has the entirety of the american intelligence community behind him and people in lebanon know that very well. so, it's somewhat puzzling to say the least to hear him come out say yesterday it was an attack and essentially today nobody knows. he is, after all, the president of the united states. >> yeah, it was a little strange to hear that from the president. ben wedeman, our deepest, deepest condolences to all the people in beirut. you've g

that 3rd party mediators have been approached and israel has offered humanitarian assistance no word as of yet what has been of a sponsor from lebanon all of this comes as an emergency security cabinet meeting is due to be held in the lebanese capital this morning it comes as both israel and has been that deny any kind of involvement there has been speculation as to what caused the blast at this stage the official word from lebanon is let's wait until the investigation is concluded. with the country already going through tough economic times it's fear the tragedy it will aggravate the dire financial situation we spoke to experts about the possible impact. what the ground shaking turned into all the windows kind of blowing at the same time some sort of pressure and explosion and it's like nothing i've ever experienced and since then i've been around the city and everything i mean no building is left untouched the level of devastation is shocking the best i can come up with and shocking i can't even describe to you like everybody's homes are damaged right now the rich and the poor the economy a living on is on the eve of collapse the

while in the last few days we have witnessed an increase in tensions along israel's northern border with lebanon and that has been an increase in tensions between israel and hezbollah there was an incident of his beloved firing into israeli territory the israelis responding leave responding and that is why the speculation is that perhaps this is an attack that was carried out by israel but it seems to have happened in a residential area which would seem to go against an israeli strike again all of this is speculation and that's all we have at this moment is speculation but the indication of a way house housing explosives seems to sound familiar with what israeli targets have been in the process which is why possibly some people are pointing fingers at the israelis again let me let me point also that the official response from israel has been to offer assistance so you need to ask the question as to whether or not israel would have conducted a strike and then covered it up by offering assistance i mean all of that remains open and again the official word from israel is that they were not involved

the blast was felt 160 kilometers away in cyprus countries around the world including lebanon's traditional folk. israel or offering help is in a hole in beirut begins our coverage. a massive explosion in the heart of the lebanese capital. was. 6 the blast essential quavers across beirut shattering windows destroying buildings. and injuring hundreds. the streets were filled with panic and confusion for most of the so you know my call was down there it rolled over i think my injuries all because of the loss the loss cut me up my call was like this i don't know about the sun i don't know what happened i was fishing i heard there was a fire so i began to hit home then i heard something explode and then this happened i got injured this is all i know. rescue work began quickly and emergency vehicles converged on the side of the blast. putting out fires. and getting the injured to safety lebanon's internal security chief confirmed the blast originated in the port district in a section housing highly explosive materials. lebanon's prime minister has addressed the nation promising that the victims would get jus

the destruction hospitals are overwhelmed and nations around the world including lebanon's traditional live with israel offering help lebanon's prime minister has on dab says those responsible will pay the price. when doing it would not pass without accountability those responsible for these catastrophe will pay the price promised to the martyrs and the injured from national commitment to. colombia supreme court has ordered the detention of former president alvaro uribe he's accused of witness tampering and fraud read that denies any wrongdoing he's a close ally of the current president even duke a argentine has reached a deal with its creditors to restructure some of its dented follows months of talks on is being hailed as a major step toward stabilizing its struggling economy object tino's nearly $320000000000.00 indian administered kashmir is in lockdown to prevent protesters from gathering to mark exactly a year since the region lost its special status a curfew has been imposed in the area many local political leaders have been the detention for months. india's prime minister narendra modi's overse

been stored for years hospitals are overwhelmed nations around the world including lebanon's traditional rival israel are offering help is in a hotter. a massive explosion in the heart of the lebanese capital. one.

i've spoken with people who lived through the civil war, the 2006 war between lebanon and israel, and of them said they have never experienced a blast so large, so destructive as what happened in beirut this evening. brooke. >> impossible to imagine that could have just been fireworks. but we're not going to sit here and speculate. ben wedeman, i'm glad you and the crew are okay there in the cnn bureau. hearing that caulko fannie of sirens. we'll stay up as you keep digging for more in lebanon. >>> back here at home, new information in the george floyd case, disturbing body cam footage of floyd's arrest and killing was just leaked to the media. that's next. on every sidewalk, track, and trail across this country. all of us are raising funds for one goal: a world without alzheimer's and all other dementia. because this disease isn't waiting, neither are you. take the first step on your walk right now. go to alz dot org slash walk. good morning, mr. sun. good morning, blair. [ chuckles ] whoo. i'm gonna grow big and strong. yes, you are. i'm gonna get this place all clean. i'll give you

countries including turkey and israel russia to offer emergency medical aid to lebanon hospitals are already under immense strain. from our studios in moscow this is our 2 international launch on thomas. with. the breaking news here on our change or national a devastating explosion ripped through the lebanese capital on tuesday government officials say at least 78 people are dead and over 4000 injured the blast went off in the city's port area destroying nearby buildings and causing chaos across beirut . we heard from 2 reporters in beirut all tough mudder and owen holdaway they told us more about the fallout from the explosion the devastation here in the lebanese capital is very massive it is being estimated by tens of millions of dollars as we said earlier the blouse had was held 10 kilometers away from the port where it took place i believe this is going to be a sleepless night for the lebanese and very sad night on social media a lot of lebanese are faring through the incident unfortunately there are pouring through a 1000 lovenox here hema course there's no comparison between a

israel offering humanitarian and medical assistance through intermediaries we know that the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has instructed his national security chief to discuss possible aid to lebanon with the united nations coordinator for the peace process of the middle east now the israeli president has also offered his condolences both israel and hezbollah have denied any kind of responsibility for what has happened. to supposedly are there for us in tel aviv or you know as the story develops you will see it cross it for us thanks very much all right more the number of deaths is rising by the hour after a devastating explosion in the lebanese capital beirut. government officials say at least 73 people are dead and more than 3700 injured in these latest pictures paramedics can be seen rushing the injured to the hospital the blast went off in the city's port area destroying buildings within a larger radius the exact cause is unclear but it is believed to have been linked to explosive materials that had been held at the port for around 6 years the world health organization has sent medical supplies including surgical kits to treat hundreds of wounded people in beirut a number of c

israel russia to offer. and medical aid to lebanon where hospitals are already under immense strain. direct from our studios most of this international incheon thomas and certainly glad to have you with us let's get right to our breaking news at this hour a devastating explosion ripped through the lebanese capital on tuesday government officials say i'm least 78 people are dead and over 4000 injured the blast went off in the city's port area destroying nearby buildings and causing chaos across beirut . ard we heard from the 2 reporters in beirut. and oh in a whole the way they told us more about the fallout from the devastating explosion . the devastation here in the lebanese capital is very massive it is being estimated by tens of millions of dollars as we said earlier the last had was felt 10 kilometers away from the port where it took place i believe this is going to be a sleepless night for the lebanese and a very sad night on social media a lot of lebanese are faring through the incident unfortunately there are pouring through a 1000 levanon here shima scores there's no comparis

and countries including turkey and israel rushed to offer emergency medical aid to lebanon where hospitals are already under immense strain. broadcasting from our studios in moscow this is our international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us right now breaking news on our t.v. a devastating explosion ripped through the lebanese capital on tuesday government officials say at least $78.00 people are dead and more than $4000.00 injured the blast went off in the city's port area destroying at nearby buildings and causing chaos across beirut. there are far more. going that. we heard from 2 reporters in beirut all tough read and oh in a hole the way they told us more about follow on from the explosion the devastation here in the lebanese capital is very massive it is being estimated by tens of millions of dollars as we said earlier the blouse had was held 10 kilometers away from the port where it took place i believe this is going to be a sleepless night for the lebanese and very sad night on social media a lot of lebanese are faring through the incident unfortunately there are p

under control of our political leaders and about do you think the political leaders in lebanon will accept help from israel. look do nor we are still in war was israel we have a woodlands in the south if that and the ban on interest sure a little short of village and. our farms under so could patient it's not possible at all we ask israel to leave our land this is what we ask for from israel and to respect international resolutions international. law this is the most important for us and or to stop violation they leave early violations of our modern time space or our land area and of a world airspace this is what we ask from israel not to come not just to show us another face what we asked to leave our land and to stop by a relation of our area. i have to ask again but what about the office that come from the israeli civil population definitely it is not the time to go now in this debate i told you we still in war is again this is not a word. i would have no debate at all and as a last question what's your message to the lebanese community around the world in these difficult times. is a unique country livi

i mean, this took me back to the memories of 2006 when israel was bombing lebanon, and i thought i washe same feeling today. you thought you were going to die? yes, this is the feeling i had. imean, i die? yes, this is the feeling i had. i mean, i think many people had the same feeling. 0ne neighbour, i mean, people are just devastated, and with the current issues going on, it's a messed up situation. in the moments after you heard the explosion and all the glass broke, did you all go out to the streets? tell me what you did in the 5—10 minutes after, all of you? i live on the 11th floor so i was thinking if there bombing the building, then there is no reason to run away anyway on the 11th floor, soi run away anyway on the 11th floor, so ijust run away anyway on the 11th floor, so i just sat run away anyway on the 11th floor, so ijust sat in the corner remembering what happened in 2006 with me. i don't know, maybe it's bad luck living in this country. and mohammed, obviously we continue to try to work out what happened, what caused the explosion. it is interesting that you say as soon

saudi arabia the foreign ministry in riyadh affirming the kingdom's full support for lebanon we also heard from israel today immediately after this explosion saying that israel had nothing to do with this explosion so it seems like the voices from else side the country just as loud as what are coming from inside the country right now absolutely. i've also seen a lot of tweets from major presidents from major european or western countries we've seen bars johnson tweeting in support we've seen emmanuel mccall tweeting for support also. shot from the european council he also tweeted in support many arab countries offered humanitarian support but the question the main urgent question is who is to be held responsible for the tap and what have you heard anything from you were back in. concerning the origin the cause of this your welcome is that they had heard that maybe there were chemical in addition to the explosions or fireworks that were being stored makes it sound like maybe negligence you said the port authority could possibly be held responsible it's a little early to kind of assume any official narr