, this— battle in southern lebanon, this is— battle in southern lebanon, this is between israel they have been drawn into these — about how they have been drawn into these battles in this area. _ into these battles in this area, saying they are using thenr — area, saying they are using thenr as— area, saying they are using them as human shields, but the message — them as human shields, but the message is clear that cannot be allowed — message is clear that cannot be allowed to happen and israel could — allowed to happen and israel could not be allowed to fire towards _ could not be allowed to fire towards those points. there has been _ towards those points. there has been a — towards those points. there has been a lot— towards those points. there has been a lot of fighting ongoing, israeii — been a lot of fighting ongoing, israeli forces and hezbollah involved in what has been called _ involved in what has been called close combat in southern lebanon — called close combat in southern lebanon and here are some pictures— lebanon and here are some pictures of that fighting today wi

this map shows the border — with southern lebanon marked in red. s prime minister has said his country is facing �*one of most dangerous phases in history'. the israel defense forces released a video in the past few hours, said to show its troops preparing to enter lebanon. hezbollah has said it's been targeting israeli troops with cross—border artillery fire. and the israeli strikes have been continuing elsewhere in lebanon — these pictures show explosions near beirut airport. the us defence secretary lloyd austin has given his support to israel's objectives after speaking with with his counterpart, yoav gallant. mr austin also warned iran it faced �*grave consequences�* if it carried out a direct attack against israel in support of hezbollah. you can see smoke filling the skies there as explosions have continued through the morning as they began overnight in the capital�*s southern suburbs. israel has ordered the evacuation of three of those areas and there have also been reports of an air strike hitting a crowded palestinian refugee camp near the

we or combat that we are seeing in southern lebanon.— southern lebanon. prospects or _ southern lebanon. we look at prospects or de-escalation . southern lebanon. we look at prospects or de-escalation in | prospects or de—escalation in that area at resolution 1701 is clearly failing. what prospects do you think there are for that kind of de—escalation or do you think some us officials have been looking into that there's any hopes of actually reviving that resolution?— that resolution? there two thins that resolution? there two things on _ that resolution? there two things on the _ that resolution? there two things on the table - that resolution? there two things on the table right i that resolution? there two i things on the table right now. one is ironically trying to read couple gaza and lebanon and the israelis wanted hezbollah to stop shooting into northern israel and hezbollah said they would not do it until there was a cease—fire and that is why we are where we are today. israelis are now saying, hezbollah if you want a cease—fire now, get hamas to

israel's military says its troops have crossed the border into southern lebanon. ground invasion into southern lebanon, the first in 18 years, in what it called limited, localised and targeted raids against hezbollah to return displaced israelis to their homes in the north. despite israel's massive blows to hezbollah, this remains a very challenging operation. israel doesn't only have hezbollah to contend with. tonight at 6:00, as we come on, air missiles from iran _ have been fired towards israel. 0n the 1st of october, the region held its breath. tonight's escalation comes in| response to israel's overnight invasion of southern lebanon. aalmost 200 ballistic missiles were launched by iran. the israeli defense forces said most were intercepted by israel's extensive defensive capabilities. but the idf said some struck central 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 cal

true facts find the air force begin res on villages of southern lebanon. and the army says it aims to stop pencil on militants for firing rockets is really communities near the border. the nicole, for least welcome to the program, is really troops have entered southern lebanon, carrying out with the military calls. targeted ground rates against has blah. israel says it's trying to dismantle the militant groups attack infrastructure, so it's residents can return to communities in the north, hospitalized as they are ready for finding on the ground and warrant that the battle may be long. israel also launched more air strikes early on tuesday heating suburbs of the capital bay rooms. and we can now get more from our correspondent, emily, or dean and jerusalem and journalist, stella minna, and very rude. welcome to both of you, emily. what more do we know about b is really land incursion into southern lebanon at this point. the whole thing is, rarely, military has said that it has launched quart a. localized limited localized and targeted raids against has fal

as we speak, we still don't know the full scope of what the israeli military intend to do in southern lebanoner conflict. ads, lebanon, but there is the risk of a wider conflict.— of a wider conflict. a few moments _ of a wider conflict. a few moments ago, _ of a wider conflict. a few moments ago, you - of a wider conflict. a few moments ago, you were | of a wider conflict. a few - moments ago, you were talking about all the efforts that israel have made to degrade hezbollah. is there still a sense that hezbollah has people in place to actually coordinate some kind of fight back against israel? i some kind of fight back against israel? ~ , , ., ., israel? i think this is one of the key questions - israel? i think this is one of the key questions here. - israel? i think this is one of. the key questions here. we've seen that the leader has been killed, and the person responsible for the military activities of the group, a number of senior leaders killed, including the entire leadership of hezbollah main fighting use net. it's very difficult to see how they are going to come up with their coord

.— latest situation in and around southern lebanon.ng _ southern lebanon. basically, it is really hotting up _ southern lebanon. basically, it is really hotting up in _ southern lebanon. basically, it is really hotting up in the - is really hotting up in the south with more air strikes from the israelis but also some clashes between hezbollah and the israeli forces. the israel defense forces said that at least eight soldiers were killed in these classes where hezbollah said they've also destroyed three tanks for the israelis was that we can't confirm that, it has not been confirmed by the israeli side yet. the situation is hotting up yet. the situation is hotting up in the south. israel continues to strike in beirut. there hasn't been any strike during the day but the night was really troubled and worrying for many people. as there are diplomatic efforts going people are really anticipating the worst to come because the invasion or the ground invasion that is happening in the south is ringing the bells of what happened in 2006 with the

bbc news, southern lebanon. >> the timing of that iranian missile attack on lebanon tonight is particularlyoming as it did hours after the news that israel had launched that ground invasion into southern lebanon. iran also said that was in response to the killing here in beirut of the leader of hezbollah on friday and the killing again by israel in tehran of the political leader of hamas just a few weeks ago. let's return to our correspondent in jerusalem. benjamin netanyahu has spoken tonight. he has called this a mistake. there is already talk about how and when israel might respond. >> yes and if you think back to april when iran launched 300 drones and rockets toward israel in much more telegraphed attack that caused minimal damage in israel, israel responded by bombing iran. this attack tonight was much more serious. israelis are going to wake up tomorrow and there is considerably more damage then we have seen so far tonight. there is a possibility some military bases were hit hard. in my report you saw. restaurants, large craters in the road. this is as i said, unprecedented and prime

israel on the airstrikes across sorry, the incursion into southern lebanon and the airstrikes across lebanon by the israeli military will continue. it is not clear how far troops on the ground we'll go nor for how long what is the risk to lebanon and the lebanese people at this point when obviously, you know, on the one hand, the israelis have said that it's limited to essentially the border areas to as they put it to dismantle, as well as infrastructure. but at the same time you had this very noticeable statement this morning on twitter by the israeli arabic language spokesman military spokesman who told people not to go south of the litani river a few days ago. >> in fact, the israelis, israeli spokesman declared that the litani river was israel's northern border. i'm not at all convinced that this is a limited operation as the israelis say it could be that on the other hand, it could be that they have negotiated something with the united states that is more limited. but, you know, i remember 1982 i was here at the time. the israelis entered in what was al

orla guerin, bbc news, southern lebanon. ble, coming as it did hours after the news that israel had launched that a ground invasion into southern lebanon. iran also said that was in response to the killing here in beirut of the leader of hezbollah on friday, and the killing by israel in terror of ismail haniyeh, the political leader of hamas a few weeks ago. let's return tojon donnison injerusalem. benjamin netanyahu benjamin neta nyahu has benjamin netanyahu has spoken tonight and call this a mistake, there is already talk of how and when israel might respond. yes, if ou think when israel might respond. yes, if you think back— when israel might respond. yes, if you think back to _ when israel might respond. yes, if you think back to april— when israel might respond. yes, if you think back to april when - when israel might respond. yes, if you think back to april when iran l you think back to april when iran launched 300 drones and rockets towards israel, in a much more telegraphed attack that caused minimal damage, really, i

let's go now to do we have and run con in southern lebanon. we are seeing if we can establish a connection with our correspondence and in southern lebanon a hi, i'm ron. it's elizabeth in the studio here. that's and wrong con, joining us live now from has via and southern lebanon. so and ron stephanie of a pushing on to israeli soldiers that 18 inches. tell us what this means for hezbollah after the last 2 weeks of unprecedented attacks that the group has suffered as well before i was that question. what way piecing together from various different sources is a slightly clear a picture of what happened. now at the ac is a town that came on the, in tens, a file onto the reselling and asked strikes when these ladies announced that they were coming in via the ground. the with 3 places that they really intensely bombarded. they were clearing the way for his way, the soldiers to come in. now as they came in through a desk and we'll uh, see what we understanding is that there was an ambush. and the is ready sold as quickly went back to the side of th

buddha. israel on a for to it shows what they say over night ariel attacks on specific areas in southern lebanon near the is really buddha. and now the idea of clip shows soldiers on the ground in an unspecified location in lebanon. and following the attacks lebanese prime minister, now g b kaji denounced what he called the criminal aggression by israel against the nav, and these people and called for a ceasefire, that'd be very but israel says it has now sent a 2nd military division into lebanon, assign digits, operations, the not slowing down. we have the same coverage on this story. i'm joined now by a journalist, still a mentor in b route and dw correspondent emily gordon, who is in jerusalem to both of you. welcome step. well, let me start with you. what is the latest on the situation in southern lebanon and they route while we have witnessed, yes, another nights of very heavy fighting. the 3 armies stroke one building in the residential area, but sure. which is really in the heart of the roots report set that in this like at least 7 people were killed. that has been a residential reporting

southern lebanon is marked here in red.ground raids were "based on precise intelligence against hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern lebanon. these targets are located in villages close to the border and pose an immediate threat to israeli communities in northern israel.

the country is in absolute chaos i southern lebanon? hello. st 1.2 million people affected, vast numbers fleeing from the violence in the south. the southern suburbs of beirut being decimated and consistently targeted with heavy missile fire, as you heard. people fleeing to wherever they can get to. you see people sleeping outside on the streets, people taking shelter in schools, other government institutions. there is more than 900 of those kinds of shelters, more than 700 of which are completely packed with people. we have public health concerns, waterborne diseases and we are desperately trying to find some kind of respite to a population that is so incredibly scared of what's coming next and the escalation becoming an all—out war. i am becoming an all-out war. i am afraid we _ becoming an all-out war. i am afraid we are _ becoming an all-out war. i am afraid we are coming - becoming an all-out war. i am afraid we are coming to - becoming an all-out war. i am afraid we are coming to the i becoming an all—out war. i am afraid we are coming to

israel began its ground operation in southern lebanon.ilitary chiefs said limited, localised and targeted raids against hezbollah are being carried out — something the idf says is based on precise intelligence. the israeli government has said it wants to enable thousands of displaced israelis in the north of the country to return to their homes. but, iran—backed hezbollah says it's ready and prepared, warning that the battle may be long. explosion. after the intense israeli airstrikes of the past week, it's unclear how much firepower hezbollah still has. but, with the fear of wider retaliation from its other allies, including iran, the calls for de—escalation grow louder. we ultimately want to see a diplomatic resolution to conflict in the middle east that provides long—term security for the people of israel, the people of lebanon and the palestinian people, as well as the broader region. and we will continue to work to advance efforts along those fronts. in the uk, for the next few days, the focus will be on getting british nationals in

we've had a few reactions _ southern lebanon. we've had a few reactions from _ southern lebanon.eactions from hezbollah . southern lebanon. we've had aj few reactions from hezbollah in the form of missiles being fired into the north of israel, about ten projectiles in the last hour into the they are, a military base there, the also been couple of explosions reported near tel aviv but we haven't got to the bottom of what those are, the israeli military reporting that they've intercepted a drone, several kilometres off the shore of central israel, we are awaiting more details of that so that could be the initial response and anticipating from everyone is a much larger reaction to the fact that the israeli boots on the ground in lebanon, someone that hezbollah is training for anticipating, whether or not they got the capacity to fire back given the relentless nature of the last two weeks of attack on the leadership, on the infrastructure and communications and the weaponry and that's what we will find out in the next few hours and days. out in the next few hours and da s. �* , ., .

it says israeli tanks forcibly entered a unifil position in southern lebanon after breaking through then gate. it said the firing was so intense that 15 of its peacekeepers were affected by smoke inhalation. it comes after the un had demanded explanations forfour of after the un had demanded explanations for four of its peacekeepers being injured. it said by israeli fire. two incidents were reported last week including a third on friday. the un secretary—general antonio guterres has accused israel of violations of international humanitarian law. a0 of the nations making up the unifil peacekeeping mission have called on israel to halt its attacks. today began with a call from the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for the united nations to pull out its peacekeepers immediately from those areas of southern lebanon where israeli forces were operating against hezbollah positions. let's hear a little bit about what the israeli prime minister had to say. israeli prime minister had to sa . ~ israeli prime minister had to sa _ ~ ,, . ., , israeli prime minister had to say. mr secretary g

and they then occupied southern lebanon. they went as far as beirut as well in circling that part of the western part of the city. and there was an occupation of course, just recently, we heard from the israeli military that there would be a limited operation in rafah in the south of gaza, as there was much international criticism of that operation. and one of our teams has been into rafah's since and has seen that much of the city has been destroyed. so there are concerns on the lebanese side of the border as to what this limited operation will look like, me alright, thanks to paula hancocks joining us live from abu dhabi well, joining me now from washington is retired us air force colonel and cnn military analyst cedric leighton. thank you, sir, for being with us you bet rosemary, good to be with you so what exactly is a limited ground operation and what can is israeli ground forces achieve that airstrikes can't yeah, so limited ground operation really depends on the israeli definition of what that term actually means. >>

the un accused israeli forces of forcibly entering one of its bases in southern lebanon, breaking down. israel says it was trying to rescue wounded soldiers. about ten thousand un peacekeepers from 50 countries are stationed in lebanon since 1978, they've patrolled the area between the litani river and the un—recognized boundary between lebanon and israel, known as the blue line. in recent days, a number of unifil troops have been injured in military action — israel has admitted responsibility forfiring toward un posts in some cases. israeli tanks today entered the un base in ramyah, as our correspondent hugo bachega reports from beirut: they're deployed to keep the peace in southern lebanon. but there's no peace left to keep. now, they're caught up in this war. today, un peacekeepers came under israeli attack again. earlier this year, we joined them on a patrol along the border, when they were still able to leave their bases. israel's war against hezbollah is expanding, and even peacekeepers are not safe. today we had israeli forces entering inside one of our positions in the middle o

israel says it has launched a ground operation against hezbollah in southern lebanon.

in lebanon, in beirut and southern lebanon. let's cross to join anna foster. southern lebanon.oin anna foster. it was another night of devastating air strikes. tell us what it is like today. we are only geographically less than 200 miles away from each other but as the saying goes, worlds apart at the moment. that bold affair so much fighting is going on. here in the lebanese capital, beirut, it was another night of incredibly fierce israeli air strikes on the southern suburbs area where hezbollah is based, where many of its senior commanders were based and we now know know that hezbollah's leader was dug into the group's headquarters underground, under the building is there. and he was killed just over a week ago here in beirut. when you see really the impact that had, those attacks on the 7th of october have had on the wider 0ctober have had on the wider region, you really do see how difficult things are now for many people here. let's speak to two of my colleagues in different parts of the country now. nick, to you first, just remind us, because i remember being in that part

at this very time, the israeli army is already. started a ground war in southern lebanon.we are in the city of tyre, a city that is now completely empty. single cars pass by, people on the streets only here and there. we saw several ambulances, shop windows were boarded up, lots of broken glass. the city now resembles a war zone. at the same time, groups. hezbollah continues to attack israel, this video shows the consequences of a hezbollah rocket attack on the highway in kvar qasim near tel aviv. according to reports, one person was injured by shrapnel. lucy williamson, a bbc correspondent who is currently working in the north of israel, visited an israeli town near the border with lebanon, which was hit with rockets by the israel defense forces the day before. we are near the checkpoint near the border town of mytula. it. the closest point to the lebanese border where we were allowed. behind me, a group of soldiers are preparing to enter lebanon. metula is one of the central points of the first day of this terrestrial intrusion. at night, several rocket volleys were fire

know that we have heard from a corresponding anna foster that there were strikes as well in southern lebanons a picture from earlier so that could be what we have been witnessing byjust a follow—up on something you said that lebanon, when the israeli forces were charging into south lebanon into thousand and six and since then, what happened, what has changed since that, do we know where hezbollah stands, its forces have been impacted by what we've seen over the last two weeks but was changed for israel as well?— for israel as well? both sides have changed _ for israel as well? both sides have changed massively, - for israel as well? both sides l have changed massively, 2006 was not the israeli defense forces finest moment, it had made very costly mistakes when it invaded southern lebanon but i think also been learning from that experience and they spent a lot of a lot of time building infrastructure, those tunnels that i refer to the hand with hand—held machines that we used to grind through the granite and possibly slower rate but still they manage hundreds of tunnels, these is fan tunnels

we must simply re—establish itself in - southern lebanon. we must never forget _ southern lebanon. hezbollah do not - forget that hezbollah do not represent _ forget that hezbollah do not represent the _ forget that hezbollah do not represent the interest - forget that hezbollah do not represent the interest of- forget that hezbollah do not. represent the interest of love and on — represent the interest of love and on or— represent the interest of love and on or its— represent the interest of love and on or its citizens - represent the interest of love and on or its citizens but - and on or its citizens but those _ and on or its citizens but those of _ and on or its citizens but those of their— and on or its citizens buti those of their paymasters and on or its citizens but - those of their paymasters in tehran _ those of their paymasters in tehran. turning _ those of their paymasters in tehran. turning to - those of their paymasters in tehran. turning to the - tehran. turning to the situation _ tehran. turning to the situation of— tehran. turning to the situation of british - tehr

, we already know that israel has uh ramped up its operations in southern lebanon, and hezbollah has also not sit idally by, so man, could you tell me about the the recent clashes between hezbollah and and israel. yes, let me give you the latest of the israeli shelling, but first of all, it's very important to note that despite the israeli threats and of course the israelies issue their threats not only officially through their military spokes personal, they also issued threats on social media, another military person who has an outlet in arabic also showing more threats and they threaten that they would not allow iranian airplanes to land in the libanese in the bayroot international airport. "we know that the an airplane uh which has brought the iranian foreign minister or actually has rived in the heart of the capital beirot in the beirot international airport, so that is also a significant sign here that the iranians, the islam republic of iran is definitely challenging the israeli threats and still of course he will be holding talks today with the lilbanese officials, especia

southern lebanon is marked here in red. in a post on social media, the idf said the targeted ground raids were "based on precise intelligence against hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern lebanon. these targets are located in villages close to the border and pose an immediate threat to israeli communities in northern israel. the us defense secretary lloyd austin has given his support to israel's objectives after speaking with with his counterpart, yoav gallant. mr austin also warned iran it faced "grave consequences" if it carried out a direct attack against israel in support of hezbollah. this is the scene in beirut — where explosions have continued overnight in the capital's southern suburbs. israel had ordered the evacuation of 3 areas. these pictures show explosions and smoke rising near beirut international airport. there have also been reports of an air strike hitting a crowded palestinian refugee camp near the southern lebanese city of sidon. syrian state media says that 3 people have been killed

israel has issued fresh evacuation orders for residents in southern lebanon. here in the uk — a new research on a revolutionary treatment aims to discover why immunotherapy fails to work for most cancer patients. and its the stuff of boxing legend. the glove that saved muhammad ali from defeat in a legendary match is about to go up for auction this month. now, as the crisis in the middle east deepens, we re taking a look back at the events of the past few weeks and asking how we got to this point — and what the violence means for the future of the region. bbc arabic s beirut correspondent carine torbey has this special report. explosions. ballistic missiles rain down on israel. an unprecedented response by iran after weeks of israeli escalation. pushing the region to a dangerous new precipice. explosions. this is the story of how the past few weeks brought the middle east to a dangerous new moment. translation: the status quo cannot continue. - this requires a change in the balance of power on our northern border. hezbollah launched the first attack against is

, like the 3-day war in the areas of southern lebanon, they will turn this place into a killing ground for the occupying forces and a field for the destruction of mirkava tanks, this is for the regime. zionism will be very heavy, the most important thing is that this is not enough. it is the worst war in the history of the zionist regime, which is not a one-sided war, in the sense that it is not only lebanon that is being targeted, the depth of lebanon or the regions regarding lebanon, we are witnessing that in the past year from gaza, the occupied palestinian territories, the gathering areas of the zionist military and the zionist partners , were attacked by rockets. in the north of lebanon, the reality is quite serious for the zionist regime. the zionist regime has announced that the goal of the war against hezbollah and against lebanon, returning more than 100,000 displaced polytheist zionists to the polytheisms of occupied northern palestine, now hezbollah's missiles cover the entire northern part of occupied palestine, and these missiles have a daily range of more than 6,70

_ spirit, whilst in southern lebanon israel— spirit, whilst in southern lebanon israel said -rit, whilst in southern lebanon israel said it. spirit, whilst in southerni lebanon israel said it has targeted _ lebanon israel said it has targeted a _ lebanon israel said it has targeted a hezbollah - lebanon israel said it has - targeted a hezbollah command centre — hamas has announced the death of a leader of its armed wing — in a strike on the northern lebanese city of tripoli. demonstrators have been gathering in cape town, as the first anniversary of the war approaches. in the us, republican nominee donald trump returns to the city where he survived an assassination attempt — welcome to bbc news. fighting is continuing between israel and the iran—backed group hezbollah, as the middle east braces itself for a possible retaliation by israel on iran. israel has bombed a mosque in the south of the country. israel says it was targeting hezbollah fighters inside the mosque, which was next to a hospital. the humanitarian situation in lebanon is worsening. at least four hospitals have

and the night stairs were fired into the night sky in southern lebanon. that was a signal to troops on friend emetrius as, as carrying a limited localized rage against for the ball or targets. just before the ground defensive began several is really airstrikes hit the southern suburbs or baby boomers were mentioning a series of loud explosions. what, how to cross the city just after midnight? what is really wrong? defense of inter lebanon has been described as the un secretary general's worst nightmare. gabriel alexandro has the latest from the united nations in new york. the un secretary general, antonio gutierrez, has warned for months now that any spill over from israel's war on guys that in to 11 on would have catastrophic consequences. it was really his worst nightmare. it is now being realized, the secretary general remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian consequences of the events that are unfolding in lebanon. and he continues to reiterate his call for the escalation association of hostilities and a full implementation of security council

_ that hezbollah, from southern lebanon, i fired that hezbollah, from southern lebanon, ifired more that, from southern lebanon, i fired more than 120 rockets, — lebanon, i fired more than 120 rockets, and we saw some more, probably— rockets, and we saw some more, probably be — rockets, and we saw some more, probably be about five minutes a -o probably be about five minutes ago in — probably be about five minutes ago in the distance which were intercepted, which goes to show that although the israeli army is coming and lots of different hezbollah positions, the group is able — hezbollah positions, the group is able to— hezbollah positions, the group is able to fire back, and it is worth— is able to fire back, and it is worth remembering and reminding ourselves— worth remembering and reminding ourselves that the prime minister in israel, benjamin netanyahu, says the whole purpose of this operation, the intensified operation against hezbollah, and now as we see the ground invasion into southern lebanon, the purpose is to— southern lebanon, the purpose is to degrade hezbollah's capability a

, across the border— southern lebanon, across the border as— southern lebanon, across the borderto this now also these un peace keepers and the real grave — peace keepers and the real grave concern of unifil, as they— grave concern of unifil, as they have sent more than once, is that— they have sent more than once, is that they— they have sent more than once, is that they are being drawn into— is that they are being drawn into this _ is that they are being drawn into this when their position is to— into this when their position is to not— into this when their position is to not be part of this fighting and they are there as peacekeepers and they say it is clear— peacekeepers and they say it is clear under international law that— clear under international law that they should be protected white — that they should be protected while they are doing that job there — while they are doing that 'ob there. �* ., while they are doing that 'ob there. �* . ,, while they are doing that 'ob there. . ., ., , there. anna, you have been in beirut and _ there. anna, you have been in beirut and le

israel has issued fresh evacuation orders in southern lebanon. the hamas—run health ministry says at least 26 people when israeli air strikes hit a mosque and a school sheltering displaced people in the gaza strip early on sunday. the idf says that over 30 rockets have been fired by hezbollah overnight into israel's northernmost city. the iron dome defence system has blocked some, while others have landed. and anti—war protests are under way as october seven approaches. mass gatherings are taking place in capital cities calling for an end to violence. un secretary—general antonio guterres has released a message demanding the "immediate and unconditional release" of hostages by hamas. hello i'm. now, as the crisis in the middle east deepens, we're taking a look back at the events of the past few weeks and asking how we got to this point and what the violence means for the future of the region. bbc arabic�*s beirut correspondent carine torbey has this special report. explosions ballistic missiles rain down on israel. an unprecedented response by ir

the question is, it doesn't deal with rockets fired from deeper into southern lebanon but still southll still have to conduct an air strike campaign against longer range rockets and stores that lebanon has further north. israel says it is a targeted operation but we have already reported a palestinian refugee camp has been hit in the strikes rather than the ground offensive. it shows that it is not a straightforward. ha. not a straightforward. no. israel might _ not a straightforward. no. israel might rightly - not a straightforward. firm israel might rightly point not a straightforward. iiru israel might rightly point out that civilian casualties are inevitable given where hezbollah puts a lot of its forces and personnel. and they will try to minimise those casualties. those are taken into account in international humanitarian law. on the question of how limited this will be, there is obviously a wariness in the idf about getting sucked into another 2006 style situation. this is a fight on the ground that hezbollah has prepared for. at the same time there are probably those who would

that is the scene in southern lebanon, thick black smoke. entered lebanon in what they have described as a limited, localised ground up regime against hezbollah. in the last few moments, hezbollah media official say that their claims that israeli forces have entered lebanon are false. they are also saying no direct grand clashes have taken place, and israel are also saying the same that they have been no clashes yet. but a military spokesperson has told people in around 25 lebanese villages to evacuate. we will of course be speaking to more correspondence on the ground to clarify and get more details and verify some of those statements. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. dr najat aoun saliba is an independent lebanese mp — she gave me her reaction to the israeli ground operation. we are seeing and witnessing an invasion, it is not an incursion. it is an invasion from a country to another country. israel is invading lebanon, their boots are on the ground, theirair lebanon, their boots are on the ground, their air strikes le

. peacekeepers in southern lebanon-— lebanon.banon. israel is still involved in _ lebanon. israel is still involved in the - lebanon. israel is still| involved in the dispute lebanon. israel is still- involved in the dispute with the un about the removal of peacekeepers and the un is standing firm.— peacekeepers and the un is standing firm. indeed there is kind of a diplomatic _ standing firm. indeed there is kind of a diplomatic row - kind of a diplomatic row between israel and the countries that these troops are belonging to, like france or germany, italy and also spain. these are the main countries that representing these groups, and president macron said yesterday evening that israel showed respect to these troops and to not rip —— target them as there are at least four incidents where israeli troops targeted the troops. if israel wanted to control the area near the river in southern lebanon, from the military perspective for israel, the troops should leave and that's why there is a big row between the parties at the moment.

the defeat of esteghlal in the asian elite league in the name of god, field reports from southern lebanon indicate that the sekonist military has not had any ground penetration on the border with occupied palestine . since the last hour of last night, news has been published about the decision of the zionists to start a ground operation in southern lebanon. the news that western media was the first to publish, citing american officials. at this time, no confirmed picture or report of the ground operation of the settlers has been transmitted, the news sources said only an artillery attack. some media also reported that the sekonist soldiers succeeded in ground operations due to the widespread fire of the resistance they did not al-alam network announced that a number of cities in southern lebanon were targeted. in the last hour, the sekonist soldiers had claimed to have carried out a limited ground military operation in southern lebanon. at the same time, the islamic resistance of lebanon issued two statements announcing the targeting of the security forces in northern occupied palestine.

at least $34.00 is where the soldiers have been killed in southern lebanon since, as well began its ground operation earlier this month. and at least 6 people have been injured off the rock gets fired from lebanon, hit northern israel, rescue workers say the victims are in the shamira area of the west. and galilee. not much i'm doing is in jordan's capital a month. that's because he doesn't bring the government has band dollars is 0 from reporting inside israel and in the occupied west bank. so it mohammad is supposed to look at these rockets that have been fired into as well. what more do we know about that as well? laura, what we've heard over the course of the past hour is that in the northern is really town of most of them. there was a rocket that either fell into the town or may have been intercepted by and is really interceptor missile part of the iron dome defense system. and that as a result of the impact either of the rocket or shrapnel that there were 2 people killed and that there were at least 8 people injured, 2 of them severely, they were all been taken to a nearby hospital.

. ground invasion in southern lebanon-— ground invasion in southern lebanon. , ., , ,, lebanonour partners in the us have informed us that they have detected prepared in iran to launch missiles towards israel sometime soon.— launch missiles towards israel sometime soon. hezbollah fires ms r les sometime soon. hezbollah fires ms ryles -- _ sometime soon. hezbollah fires ms ryles -- mrs _ sometime soon. hezbollah fires ms ryles -- mrs in _ sometime soon. hezbollah fires ms ryles -- mrs in the - sometime soon. hezbollah fires ms ryles -- mrs in the central i ms ryles —— mrs in the central israel and the highway was hit an air raid sirens have sounded as far south as tel aviv. at least 23 people most of them children are killed in thailand after a school bus crashes near bangkok. in the us, the two vice presidential candidates prepare to go head—to—head in a live tv debate. i prepare to go head-to-head in a live tv debate.— live tv debate. i am live in new york _ live tv debate. i am live in new york city _ live tv debate. i am live in new york city were - live tv debate. i am live

we are hearing that urgent warnings are being issued to residents of southern lebanon. and i quote here, a fierce battle is taking place in southern lebanon during which is balah elements are exploiting the civilian environment and the population as human shields to launch attacks for your personal safety. we asked you to move if you're vehicles from the northern region to the southern litani river region, those warnings in arabic from the idf to residents of southern lebanon this morning when baseball's all time. hit leader, pete rose has died at the age of 83 he is achievements on the diamond would have burned in a plaque in the hall of fame, but his behavior off the field got him a lifetime ban from the sport. >> instead, my colleague, andy scholes, takes a look back at his life on the field. pete rose did everything all out. his famous headfirst slides, excited fans, earning him the nickname. charlie hustle i played the way you're supposed to play. that's all i did. i played the game the way you're supposed to play the game during his 24 seasons in the majors, rose

israeli attacks. the regime's army said that it has started targeted ground raids in villages of southern lebanon. it claimed that the incursions backed by air strikes and artillery and targets villages close to the southern lebanese border. nearly one year into the u.s. israel genocide in gaza, more palestinians are... killed as the regime's air and artillery strikes pound the coastal territory indiscriminately in one of the latest attacks, at least seven people were killed in the israeli bombing of a school housing displaced palestinians in gaza's altofa neighborhood. in separate attack, israely warplanes struck a palestinian home in the al-zetu neighborhood, killing and injuring several people. at least 13 others were killed in an israeli pre-dawn attack on the no city refugee. camp in central gaza, the regime's artillery also shelled a number of areas in gaza, including al-zaitoon, al-sabra neighborhoods, israeli aggression, which began in october of last year, has so far claimed the lives of more than 41,600 people, and injured over 96,00 others. meanwhile, israel presses ahead with general

so the 1st time in the morning against a palestinian refugee camp in the southern lebanon. the henry camp targeting assist be one of the monitors on this team use multi m hardware of course is the, the biggest problem came in on this level. it's houses about 100 that certainly sells and people that are living very, very cramped conditions. so we have is really strikes invited with in the southern end, but don't seem to be called any, but the role defensive. it's very unclear. ok, thanks for the update to cream cream outgo hottie in bay moves. meanwhile, the united states has announced that it's a way out of indications that iran is preparing to launch a ballistic missile. how israel eminently journalist police the dean is in tell, and even told us more about what he was here to. yes, the soldiers in israel are confirming what the white house has said earlier today that could be amended to rainy and attack uh may be in the coming get 10 to 12 hours. so tonight, again, same thing like what's happened of april of when a brown has lost large scale drawings and ballistic missile

israel's jewel, political and strategic problems with the north, includes firstly conquering southern lebanon. and secondly, it's supplement this part of the jewish homelands, which in principle, will solve a significant part of our problems. southern lab and on widely considered his bowl, a stronghold is home to around 1500000 people since october, around 100000 residents from areas near the border have already been displaced. the extensive is really air strikes, have forced tens of thousands more to flee in the last 2 weeks. so and the saloon, yes, the entire ship population in southern lebanon is an estimate population. even when it is civilian, it is the enemy. it is a population that is represented by it has the law, as well as a national, she army. and so that said that she, a population of southern lebanon, these by definition, hostile, it should have left southern lebanon a long time ago. and now it has taken a look at yahoo is an activist with an emergent as really group that advocates for establishing jewish supplements and 11 on they have created a map indicating potential location

and in the last few hours, a0 nations — including the uk — that support unifil in southern lebanon have halt to the attacks on peacekeepers. our correspondent anna foster is following from beirut. unifil, which is the un peacekeeping mission in south lebanon, have once again issued a statement today. it's the third in three days because they are increasingly concerned about their peacekeepers coming under attack from israeli forces. now, they say again, their headquarters at naqoura, which is a well—known base that has been there for many years, has again, it seems, come into the crossfire of some sort of fighting that was going on between hezbollah and the idf. we know that the us president, joe biden, said that he was asking israel not to hit peacekeepers, because it's important to know that the peacekeepers, in this case, they are not fighting israeli forces, and they are not defending the lebanese population. they are there to assist the lebanese army in maintaining that buffer zone in the south of lebanon. so there's been real international condemnation and concern that their safet

minister benjamin netanyahu released this statement following the deaths of his country soldiers in southern lebanonant to send condolences from the bottom of my heart to the families of our heroes who felt today in lebanon. god will save their blood. may their memory be blessed. we are in a tough war against the evil axis of iran that seeks to wipe us out. this won't happen because we will stand together and with gods help, win together. we will return hostages in the south end residence in the north. we will guarantee the eternity of israel. sumi: the message follows i ran's attack against israel tuesday, nearly 200 missiles towards israeli territory, the majority blocked by israeli forces with help from u.s. and u.k.. iran's president said at the attack was in response to israeli, russia, gaza and lebanon and warned retaliation will struggle -- will trigger a stronger response. the u.s. called on the united nations to impose "serious consequences." u.s. president joe biden told reporters he would not support any plans netanyahu may have to attack iran's nuclear sites but he did say iran has gone

israel's military says its troops have crossed the border into southern lebanon. into southern lebanon, the first in 18 years in what it called limited, localised and targeted raids against hezbollah to return displaced israelis to their homes in the north. despite israel's massive blows to hezbollah, this remains a very challenging operation. israel doesn't only have hezbollah to contend with. sirens wail. tonight at six, as we come on, air missiles from iran have been fired towards israel. on the 1st of october, the region held its breath. tonight's escalation comes in response to israel's overnight invasion of southern lebanon. almost 200 ballistic missiles were launched by iran. wow, wow. the israeli defence forces said most were intercepted by israel's extensive defensive capabilities. but the idf said some struck central 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 ca

military saying that they will be focusing on a number of villages just across the border in southern lebanon, areas where they say hezbollah operatives are based have been operating out of and where they believed that there is hezbollah infrastructure. now they have called it limited. there are of course, concerns in lebanon that's that it may become more than what israel says. it is they the israeli military understandably would not be drawn on how long this might last, how deep into israel, into lebanon they may go. but certainly in the past in 1982, for example, israel described a limited invasion and that ended as a bloody 18 year occupation. and just recently when israel said it would carry out a limited offensive in rafah in the south of gaza amid international condemnation and opposition that ended up as a significant operation where that much of the city as described by foreign media, including cnn, which was taken there by the idf. so there are concerns about how significant this operation could be. we heard from the u.s side, the u.s. president joe biden, just hours before it start

into a buffer area _ southern lebanon into a buffer area to — southern lebanon into a bufferse — hezbollah weapons were not close to _ hezbollah weapons were not close to israel to do any damage but that did not have been — damage but that did not have been in — damage but that did not have been in the peacekeepers were there _ been in the peacekeepers were there to — been in the peacekeepers were there to assist the lebanese armed — there to assist the lebanese armed forces to try to keep that— armed forces to try to keep that area _ armed forces to try to keep that area free of hezbollah essentially. so the question is, how— essentially. so the question is, how far does israel want to id is, how far does israel want to go with— is, how far does israel want to go with this, do they want to, and _ go with this, do they want to, and they've used words like limited _ and they've used words like limited in localised and targeted operationsjust inside lebanon — targeted operationsjust inside lebanon to destroy the tunnel network— lebanon to destroy the tunnel network and the infr

the israeli military has expanded its operation in southern lebanon, committing more troops to the invasion and says it has been involved for the first time in close fighting with hezbollah. eight israeli soldiers were killed six in an ambush, two by mortarfar. two by mortarfire. hezbollah claimed it also destroyed three tanks. after last nights attack by iran. the israeli defences were called into action again today, the iron dome taking out rockets fired from lebanon. in new york the security countil expressed its alarm and frustation at where things are headed. the secretary general once again calling for restraint. we must never lose sight of this growing conflict is taking a toll on civilians. and we cannot look away from systematic violations of international humanitarian law. these deadly cycle of tit—for—tat violence must stop. time is running out and i thank you. the israeli defence forces said 182 missiles were fired by iran. the military has acknowledged that airbases were hit — the damage was largely to office buildings and maintenance areas within the bases — nothing we are tol