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This programme may contain some strong language. As Ground Fighting intensifies in Southern Lebanon, will israel respond to Irans Missile Assault with a direct attack of its own, and when . Plus well talk live to actor Amanda Abbington in her first interview after the bbc apologised to her and upheld some of her complaints about her strictly dance partner. Good evening. Welcome to newsnight, with insights and interviews. Israel, lebanon, iran, syria, gaza and the West Bank these are volatile tim...

Prime minister, najib mikati, as well as the un Security Coordinator for lebanon, as well as the un Security Coordinatorfor lebanon, have coordinator for lebanon, have launched coordinatorfor lebanon, have launched a 426 Million appeal to help civilians affected by the escalating conflict. Another development, now we are hearing that Air Raid sirens have been sounding across Central Israel as well. We can go through some of the main developments in this report from chi chi izundu. Explosion. A d...

powerful republican in the senate is open to raising the minimum age to buy a semi-automatic weapon from 18 to 21. he has said that in private, but mitch mcconnell has not and wont, it seems, say it in public. it is highly unlikely that it will be part of any agreement on gun safety as talks intensify between democrats and republicans. two weeks ago republican senate cynthia lieu mass of wyoming said she doubted any ideas to curb gun violence would be welcomed in her pro-gun state bu...

weeks to the day of the massacre of rob elementary school murder of 19 children and two teachers learning tonight the police chief daniel rodriguez was on vacation during the mass shooting . >> when this initially took down, the chief wasnt in town. he canceled vacation and flew back the next day. >> reporter: who was in charge of the police department at the time. >> he had assistant chief, ill have to find out who -- >> thats uvaldes mayor there also calling for transparency, owing t...

talk. >> why this uvalde teacher now says hes angry at law enforcement who he heard in the hallway while 11 of his students were being killed. >> and office ultimatums. return to the office or lose urjob. the tough decision more workers are now facing. >> welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. we start with our politics lead today. president biden now getting involved as a key democratic senator says negotiations with republicans on gun reform have reached a, quote, critical stage. tha...

Oh, look marks also in a place void away from the on tonight israel teeing upf a major Ground Invasion of gaza. 35 battalions, Tens Of Thousands of infantry , hundreds of tanks ready to roll the war plan, cu t their head off the snake. These medieval jihadists are burning babies jihadis, womo spraying automatic fire into concert crowds. Ameri 27 americans dead, 14 americans missing. Ls we fear theyre held hostage inside the Tunnels Beneathr a the gaza strip. Well over a thousand israelis are dea...

[gunfire and explosives] [screams]. Also in a place far away from the window. [explosions] jesse tonight, israel teeing up a major Ground Invasion of gaza. 35 ba tal johns, Tens Of Thousands of infantry, hundreds of tanks ready to roll. The war plan . Cut the head off the snake. These medieval jihadists are burning babies, raping women, Spraying Automatic Fire into concert crowds. 27 americans dead. 14 americans missing. We fear theyre held hostage inside the tunnels beneath the gaza strip. Well...

Okay. This is video from moments ago. Wow. You can see the rockets being fired from gaza. Our reporter Nic Robertson is just over the border from gaza in israel in sderot, and nic, tell us what you are seeing. Yeah, we are seeing a massive barrage of Iron Dome Intercepts in the sky. Here you can make out the tiny puffs of white smoke in the sky, and each one of those puffs is an intercept of an iron dome defensive missile system, and taking down hamas rockets, and you can see over my shoulder th...

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The russians thought that they were going to win easily, didnt they? >> yes. yes. >> reporter: but thats not whats happening? >> russians thought a few days finished war in ukraine, in a few days. >> reporter: we can hear its still going on here. >> yes, its shell and we can hear flight of shell. >> reporter: yeah. months later. >> russian -- russian government claimed their victory in a few days. i think we must be ready for a long war. >> reporter: a long artillery war with heavy weapons like ...