sebastian usher there, or middle east a nalyst. sebastian usher there, or middle east analyst. sebastian, it's being reported that the internal security chief, the interior minister in lebanon has said that this happened in an area of the port of beirut that was housing highly explosive materials that have been confiscated over the last few years, and somehow they had exploded in that huge explosion in beirut that has killed at least ten people and injured hundreds more. you watching bbc news. —— you are watching bbc news. hadi nasrallah lives close to where the blast took place. here's his account. so basically i was in a taxi, it is an area on the coast so i can still see what's going on. i saw the fire but i didn't know there was going to be an explosion. we went inside, and suddenly i lost my hearing. apparently i was too close. so i lost my hearing for a few seconds, i knew something was wrong, and suddenly the glass just shattered all over the car, the cars around us, the stores and buildings, just glass going down all over the building. first impression, i thought it was

as the hope right now. 0ur middle east analyst sebastian usher speaking to me.hock waves tearing through the lebanese capital. the blast happened in the port area. it looked as if the first explosion was followed by another much larger explosion which swept through many nearby buildings. lebanon's health minister said there had been many injuries and widespread damage. i saw the fire but i did not know that was going to be an explosion. we went inside and suddenly i lost my hearing — i was too close — so i lost my hearing for a few seconds and i knew something was wrong, and then the glass shattered all over the cars around us, the shops, the buildings. glass going down all of the buildings. firefighters are tackling numerous blazes while medical teams are searching for casualties in what is now a full—scale emergency. james robbins, bbc news. i want to take you right now live to beirut, where we can see the scene several hours after the explosion. you can see nightfall following their and the flames and the smoke, which had started pink— white, is changing colo

sebastian usher reports.otests have been held every weekend injerusalem protests have been held every weekend in jerusalem and elsewhere in israel against benjamin netanyahu by thousands of israelis who have had enough of israelis who have had enough of the country's most adept political operator. mounted police were used to try to disperse the protesters as they brandished banners denouncing mr netanyahu's handling of the coronavirus crisis, as well as the fact he is currently on trial for the fact he is currently on trialfor corruption. the fact he is currently on trial for corruption. we can't any longer suffer our corrupt prime minister. we came here to say enough, for the prime minister that acts like him, like a mafia, mob guy. the israeli prime minister has tried to brush off the protests as marginal, and fuelled by anarchists. but they show no sign of diminishing. sebastian usher, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. rival groups of left and right—wing activists have clashed in the street