Explosion. This is what beirut has been enduring, massive israeli strikes that could ignite the whole region because israel killed its target, sheikh hassan nasrallah. For his followers, it's a devastating blow, for his iranian backers, a strategic loss. The long—time leader of hezbollah was a long time in hiding. This was the moment, in a new york hotel room on friday, when binyamin netanyahu approved the strike on his old enemy. Translation: the state of israel yesterday eliminated the master murderer hassan nasrallah. We settled accounts with the one responsible for the murder of countless israelis and many citizens of other countries. Nasrallah was not another terrorist, he was the terrorist. Israel claims this is a historic turning point. For many in beirut, it's a time of fear. Plenty were fleeing the city today, clinging to the hope of finding safety somewhere. But there is danger in every direction in lebanon. We travelled through dahieh, the hezbollah stronghold now looking anything but. It's been bombed time after time. This is just one of the locations that has been hit. There's smoke still rising here. There's ash in the air and you can smell the explosives, and i can hear a drone now overhead. The strike here happened overnight, and since then, there's been no letup. In beirut�*s martyrs�* square, many slept in the open and remained there today, new homeless from the middle east's newest war. The governor of beirut, who has no connection with hezbollah, fears for his city. What do you think is the israeli plan here, what are they trying to do? i don't know, but israel want to kill and to kill and to kill. You cannot predict what israel can do. But you fear the worst? may god protect this country. It seems a very sad moment for you. It's the saddest moment in my life. Thank you. And a moment of grave danger for lebanon and the middle east. Israel says its work is not finished. No—one can be sure what will come next. Orla guerin, bbc news, beirut. Let's bring you some more reaction now from the region. Isreal�*s chief of general staff justified the strike saying nasrallah indiscriminately murdered israeli civilians and aimed to end this war with the destruction of the state of israel. Adding, we are determined to continue destroying the hezbollah terrorist organization and to keep fighting. In the past hour, iran has called for an emergency un security council meeting. Its ambassador saying this — iran will not hesitate to exercise its inherent rights under international law to take every measure in defense of its vital national and security interests. And the iran—backed houthis in yemen released a statement saying: the martyrdom will increase the strength of sacrifice determination and continuity. President biden was asked about nasrallah�*s killing as he walked out of church in delaware a short while ago. Let's take a listen. Mr president! is a ground incursion into lebanon inevitable? time for a ceasefire. Our reporter meghan owen is taking a closer look at the timeline of nasrallah�*s assasination. On friday afternoon around 5pm beirut time, is really by minister benjamin netanyahu tells world leaders of the un general assembly in new york our enemies, are your enemies and that israel will continue to strike 11 on. Well, around an hour later, there are reports of a huge explosion in the southern suburbs of beirut. This is the moment the bbc breaks the news. I this is the moment the bbc breaks the news. — breaks the news. I want to share the _ breaks the news. I want to share the live _ breaks the news. I want to share the live pictures breaks the news. I want to | share the live pictures that are coming into us from beirut. Because there are pictures of a huge amount of black smoke over beirut. �*. , �* , huge amount of black smoke over beirut. �*. �*, ,. , beirut. 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While in the hour was unfolded, we have seen scenes of wider devastation, we see buildings reduced to rubble, fires and rescue workers searching desperately for survivors. Workers searching desperately forsurvivors. Reports workers searching desperately for survivors. Reports then emerged that hezbollah's leader hassan nasrallah was a target of the strike. That hezbollah sources tell various media that he is alive and safe. Shortly after 8pm in beirut, the pentagon announces that the us had no advance warning of the strike. . , had no advance warning of the strike. . . ,. , strike. Having no involvement, havinu strike. Having no involvement, having no _ strike. Having no involvement, having no knowledge _ strike. Having no involvement, having no knowledge of strike. Having no involvement, having no knowledge of the having no knowledge of the strike was actually going to occur, we are still pulling for more details and trying to understand the operation itself. ~. , understand the operation itself. ~. �*. , itself. Meanwhile, ben'amin netanyahush itself. Meanwhile, ben'amin netanyahu's office h itself. Meanwhile, benjamin netanyahu's office after neta nyahu's office after releasing netanyahu's office after releasing this photo that they say shows him approving the strike in beirut from his hotel room and announced that he will cut his troop to new york short and return to israel. Overnight, israel launches a fresh wave of strikes on hezbollah targets, we see smoke and flames are rising across the night sky, beirut is under intense bombardment. In the early hours of the morning, it is unclear whether nasrallah it is unclear whether nasrallah it is alive or not according to a us official. The city wakes up to thick smoke rising from several locations in southern beirut suburb. Shortly before iiam, beirut suburb. Shortly before am, local beirut suburb. Shortly before iiam, localtime, at beirut suburb. Shortly before am, local time, at the israeli military post on x that hassan nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorise the world, in their words. And at around 2:30, hezbollah confirms the death of its leader and pledges to fight on. Joining me live is rami khouri, director of global engagement and seniorfellow, issam fares institute for public policy and international affairs at the american university of beirut. Welcome to you, thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. People are putting it in different terms but essentially the messages — that this is an inflection point, when you see this going next? this inflection point, when you see this going next?— this going next? this is a really historic _ this going next? this is a really historic moment i this going next? this is a i really historic moment and this going next? this is a really historic moment and we don't know what's going to happen next. Everything that you hear or read about this next stage that's coming up, whether next move is coming up is speculation. Even the iranians and hezbollah leaders and the israeli government, all of them are not precisely sure of them are not precisely sure of what they are going to do next because of the very fluid situation. We do know that they will continue to be fighting and it may expand. It's already expanded from gaza to lebanon in a big way and you've got firing rockets at israel and people in iraq and so, the real big question here is how badly has hezbollah been damaged? if their ability to conduct military attacks against israel, which is a resistance movement, israel's aggression on palestine, if we cannot do that very effectively then this is a big blow to all the resistance forces and the region and two in one particularly. That's why i think everyone will probably take some action to fortify hezbollah and its present conditions. We don't know how badly their damaged, the israelis have not clarified exactly what they want to achieve in lebanon they keep coming up with different things that they want to do, to return there displaced people to northern israel, to stop rockets coming from lebanon to create a security zone so, it's a very, very fluid moment but we do know from history and many countries all around the world including ones that great britain experienced during the colonial error is that when you suppress people, they fight back. When you subjugate people, they resist and this is the basic dynamic that's going on. If you killed the resistant leaders, more militants will follow them and this has happened all over the world. I want to ask you about what you think this means for lebanese society, just in terms of the humanitarian cost but we can see that many people having to flee right now but also cognizant of the fact, if i'm not mistaken, half of the population supporting hezbollah, half of which doesn't really so ijust hezbollah, half of which doesn't really so i just wonder where you think this might go from here, if hezbollah indeed is significantly weakened, doesn't provide any kind of opportunity for the country to disentangle from hezbollah? it's possible. Hezbollah's relationship with lebanon has revolved over the years, there in the cabinet, the kingmakers, they have to approve any decision for you presidents so, but they only do that one are able to protect lebanon from israel which is the reason they were created and why people supported them especially when they pushed israel out of south lebanon in 1980. And they have probably have the country really supports them and the other half doesn't support them or is ambivalent about them but a lot of lebanese complaint that hezbollah keeps creating the situations where israel comes in and destroys many things in lebanon creates massive human suffering but the problem is that the average lebanese, like all arabs across the arab world have no capacity to influence the policies either of their governments or because most governments in the world have not been successful at providing security and developments and sovereignty. The governments sort of laid a backseat role and these nonstate actors coming to being hamas, the houthis, many others the region, real power is not vested in the institution of state, it is shared with the other religions, tribal, ideological movements and this is the real dilemma of the arab world. Lebanon is very typical of this. It's a strikingly impressive country, dynamic country, it's a wonderful country, it's a wonderful country but it's not because of the work of the government but it's because of the spirit of the people and their ability to be creative and dynamic and they've taken so many hits in they've taken so many hits in the last 25 — 30 years, mainly because of the aggression from israel but because of internal warfare, being entangled in the palestinian view and the rise of hezbollah. We palestinian view and the rise of hezbollah. — palestinian view and the rise of hezbollah. We have to leave it there. Many _ of hezbollah. We have to leave it there. Many thanks of hezbollah. We have to leave it there. Many thanks indeed. It there. Many thanks indeed for sharing your analysis, we appreciated. Several south—eastern us states are seeing significant flooding, after hurricane helene hit the region. At least 47 people have died and officials fear that number will increase. At least 3 million people are without power. The category four hurricane is the most powerful storm on record to hit florida's big bend area, and moved north into georgia and the carolinas after making landfall overnight on thursday. With gusts of 140 miles per hour and heavy rain, damages from the storm are estimated to be as high as $110 billion. Helene unleashed the worst flooding in a century in north carolina, essentially cutting off access to the western part of the state with forced road closures. And in atlanta, 13 inches of rain fell over 48 hours the most the city has seen over two days since 1878. Florida governor ron desantis says authorities are assessing the strom's damage throughout florida. Clearly, you saw a storm surge in excess of 15 feet. So that is much, much more significant than what we've seen in recent storms, like idalia and also debbie that hit, and that is really, really destructive. So as you look around here, you see some homes that are now just rubble. This stuff's coming in. It's fierce, and it just is unstoppable. So there's a lot of damage that we're seeing here. I spoke with cristiarn benavides, miami correspondent with our us news partner, cbs. Bring us up—to—date with the level of destruction that's been seen on the ground. I should mention that you mentioned how helene impacted north carolina, the scene, the most deaths about this point, are also part of north carolina that currently have no self—service internet service so, there are officials that are trying to get communications up and running there, this was a monster of a storm, if you just take a look at it, it was fast—moving, still over tennessee, the state of tennessee in fact has some flash flood warnings at this point. The cleanup will take some time, it will — it's quite incredible to see some of the images particularly when you look at florida nine, this is a small community which is impacted by italia last year and now you have this major storm impacting it once again. These are homes that have been completely wiped out there, it's just so much completely wiped out there, it'sjust so much rebuilding that needs to take place across the southeast, at this point, we've got about 3 million customers, 3 million homes that have no power across the southeast, most appear to be in georgia where there are a million customers without power there but again, the impact on there but again, the impact on the carolinas, particularly north carolina is of historic proportions. I north carolina is of historic pronortions_ proportions. I have to say i know that. _ proportions. I have to say i know that, i _ proportions. I have to say i know that, i was there proportions. 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They only available insurance company is the one that is a state funded and funding for that company is quickly running out, it's got a lot of people seeing premiums that are larger than their mortgage payments are so, there is a real reckoning that is happening with florida residents that they have to decide whether or not the state continues to be affordable. Overall, you have to do — it's notjust what's happening in cedar key, you have to take a step back and look what when hurricane ian mainland for two years ago in fort myers speech completely wiping out the community and now, the having to rebuild their still not up to speed to where they should be. They haven't fully rebuild so this is a process that takes years and it's going to be quite challenging, i think what's even more incredible at this point is that there is potentially another system that is developing out in the golf, exactly where hurricane helene developed a nacc of stone into a storm in the coming days. You mentioned that thought process that residents have to go through if they are living in those areas which are prone to this and wonder making that calculation, they also have to think whether these hurricanes are becoming more frequent, is the signs of seeing that? they are becoming more impactful in that these are major storms that these are major storms that are developing in under 24—hour is in the sense that they are rapidly intensifying from a tropical system to a tropical store in two a hurricane and all of that is happening within such a short amount of time and thatjust appears to be the norm that we have seen in the past three years. So i think a lot of people are looking at that anecdotally anna has been some reporting on this that there are folks that are looking at florida and considering whether or not it's worth to live down here. At least 66 people have been killed in nepal since friday after persistent downpours triggered widespread flooding and landslides. Most of the deaths took place in the country's capital in kathmandu valley. Home to more than 4 million people, flooding closed major roads and disrupted domestic air travel. 3,000 rescue workers have been using helicopters and rubber boats to help people stranded on rooftops and elevated ground. Home minister officials say another 69 people are reported misisng and 60 injured. Here's what one local truck driver said about his experience with the floods. Water went into the cabin of our truck and water went into the cabin of ourtruck and 1am, water went into the cabin of our truck and 1am, wejumped, swam and got away from it but my purse, bag in mobile haven't swept away. I have nothing now. We stayed the whole night in the cold. In westminster, a labour member of parliament has quit the party, over what she says is sir keir starmer�*s — �*cruel and unnecessary�* policies — as well as his acceptance of gifts from political donors. Rosie duffield�*s resignation letter criticised the prime minister�*s decision to remove an annual fuel subsidy from 10 million pensioners, and his approach to child poverty. She also attacked sir keir for accepting more than 16,000 pounds of designer suits and glasses — writing — i am so ashamed of what you and your inner circle have done to tarnish and humiliate our once proud party. Ms duffield — who voted against keir starmer becoming leader in 2020 — will continue to serve in parliament as an independent mp. Downing street has yet to reply. Our poitical correspondent damian grammaticas gives us the background to the resignation. Well, i think it is important, of course, and it�*s significant because it comes so soon into sir keir starmer�*s time as prime minister. Less than three months since he walked through the door of downing street, one of his own mps has chosen to stand down. And with a blistering attack in this letter, which she released publicly to the newspapers. So designed to wound. And it�*s worth going through some of those quotes. You heard some of them that you read out already. But she criticises sir keir starmer, she says, for his leadership. She says, it has never been true or inspiring leadership. She criticises him for his policies, particularly those cuts he�*s bringing in, which she says are cruel and unnecessary and will affect hundreds of thousands of the poorest and most vulnerable people. And she criticises him for his personal behaviour, his personal decisions, accepting gifts, sleaze, nepotism, avarice off the scale, which she says tarnish and humiliate the party. She has been speaking to sunday with laura kuenssberg at the bbc and this is what she has told that programme. We all had our faith in keir starmer and a labour government, and i feel that voters and activists and mps are being completely laughed at and completely taken for granted. It is worth saying that rosie duffield has had a long difficult relationship with keir starmer and the leader before him, jeremy corbyn, and even with some in her local party branch. She has been a vocal campaign on issues such as anti—semitism and women�*s rights, she says she has faced abuse and threats internally and an investigation which had exonerated her, but complains the leadership never supported her in those times. The problem here is it is not those issues, it is the leadership of keir starmer that she is attacking. There is no sign other labour mps are likely to follow, but we do know she is tapping into a vein of discontent among some in the party about his leadership, and while downing street and keir starmer are desperate to move on from the rows about gifts to delivering on the policies that they have promised, what will be very difficult for them is that this very public resignation simply perpetuates that criticism. Let�*s turn to some other important news around the world. A manhunt is under way in a remote south african town after 17 people were killed in a mass shooting on friday night. Police say two homesteads in the town of lusikisiki were targeted in what was described as a grusome and senseless incident. Local media reported the victims had gathered to prepare to attend a traditional mourning ceremony for a mother and daughter who were murdered a year ago. Hurricanejohn — which made landfall twice on mexico�*s pacific coast — has left reportedly 22 people dead. In the worst—hit state of guerrero, local media reports deadly mudslides and flooding killed 18 people. While the rains have now stopped, the streets of acapulco remained flooded on saturday. Acapulco was hit hard last year by hurricane otis which killed more than 50 people. Nine people have been killed in twin russian drone strikes on a hospital in ukraine�*s north—eastern city of sumy, according to to ukranian officials. The building was first hit on satruday morning and then again as rescuers were evacuating peple. A nurse and police officer who had been aiding the evacuation were among those killed in the strikes. King charles has attended a ceremony in edinburgh — to mark the 25th anniversary of the scottish parliament. Addressing msps at holyrood, the king described the formation of the scottish parliament in 1999 as a landmark in the nation�*s long, rich and complex history. Looking ahead — he warned of the dangers of climate change — saying the planet�*s biodiversity was being seriously depleted. Stay with us here on bbc news. I will have more for you at the top of the hour. Join us then if you can. Bye for now. Hello there. Saturday�*s sunny skies will gradually be eroded by cloud and then wind and rain for many, as we close out sunday. Yes, it�*s going to gradually turn wet and windy, particularly from the south and west. Now, we�*ve already, in southern england, seen some record—breaking rainfall totals for the month, and we�*re just going to add to those totals over the few days. Some areas could see another50mm to 60mm, before we close out the month. So here�*s that area of low pressure gradually winding its way in from the southwest. Ahead of it, though, clearer skies, so it will be a chilly start to our sunday morning. Some early—morning sunshine, but gradually, we�*ll see that cloud pushing its way steadily north and east, perhaps north east england and eastern scotland clinging on to the best of the brightness throughout the day. So as we go through to the afternoon, we mightjust see some sunny skies continuing. Cloudier skies out to the west, a few isolated showers, temperatures generally between 12 and 1a degrees. Not too bad in the afternoon into northern ireland and north east england as well, but you can see the cloud arriving. There�*ll be a few outbreaks of showers ahead of it moving through the midlands. Gradually, the heaviest of the rain pushing into south and west wales, along with south west england, and the winds will strengthen to gale—force gusts with it too. Top temperatures generally, then, 12 to 15 degrees, as we go through sunday afternoon. So those gusty winds will strengthen further overnight as that rain continues to move its way steadily north and east, pushing into the midlands, south east england and to the north of england by dawn on monday morning. We keep the clearer skies in scotland. Here, still single figures, but not quite as cold a start to monday morning, with the cloud, wind and rain. There is still a level of uncertainty exactly where this low pressure is going to sit. It�*s going to be pretty slow—moving. 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