Air strikes on southern beirut, as the humanitarian situation is worsening in the country and there are fears of an israeli attack on iran. These are live pictures overlooking beirut. Lebanon Health Ministry says 25 people are killed and 127 wounded in israeli strikes in lebanon on friday. Israeli military says its killed two top hamas officials, in North And East lebanon. Israel has bombed a mosque in the southern part of the country it says was being used as a Command Centre by hezbollah fighters. The building was next to a hospital. At least four hospitals now closed in the south Because of israeli airstrikes. The World Health Organisation says at least 37 Healthcare Facilities have closed since israel began its Air Bombardment of lebanon two weeks ago. The un says more than 200 Thousand people have fled lebanon into neighbouring syria. Hezbollah says its fired rockets at the Ramat David Airbase near the city of haifa in northern israel. Sirens have sounded across northern israel th
Speech in around 90 minutes time from behind a bullet proof glass. Ill have a full bulletin of news for you at nine oclock. Now on bbc news, newscast. Newscast, from the bbc. Its laura in the studio. And its paddy in the studio. So, we are recording just after 2 00 on Saturday Afternoon and, paddy, it has been another week of mounting, mounting, mounting tensions and more and more worrying conflict going on in the Middle East. Last saturday we were talking about, is a wider war now inevitable . And somebody, a former official, said to me yesterday. Actually, sorry, a former Foreign Minister said to me yesterday on the phone, lets get real. This is a war now. We shouldnt be talking about escalation. Yes, because on friday, thats last week, the Hezbollah Leader, hassan nasrallah, was killed by an israeli Air Strike on beirut. Thats just before our last weekends edition. And three days later, on monday, israel invaded lebanon. And the next day, tuesday, iran launched nearly 200 ballistic
Everyone and welcome to the amanpour hour. Heres where were headed this week one years since the October 7 attacks that transform the Middle East and sparked a wider war i speak to israeli and palestinian Journalist Ilana Dianne and Tarek Abu Azzoum about the deep wounds inflicted on their societies and how theyre coping from the bottom of my soul, that we will not be able to heal if these hostages dont Come Back that day has turned and changed the lives of millions of palestinians. Now upside down on, then bob, My Name is Siamak Namazi just called as being made from ward four of the prison in tehran, from there to here, i would say i do feel very free. My exclusive interview with Siamak Namazi, The American prisoner once left behind in iran Torres Evin Prison liberated after eight years in that hell, Plus Winslet on channeling the legendary World War ii photographer lee miller, the woman who blazed a trail for female reported because capturing the holocaust and famously washing off th
Fredricka whitfield. We begin on the president ial campaign trail. Now, just about a month away from the election and both campaigns meeting with voters in key Battleground States during this final critical stretch of the race, voting already underway across several states and poll show Vice President Kamala Harris and former Presint Donald Trump locked in a dead heat their campaigns now navigating several big News Stories that could shape the outcome of this election from the war. In the Middle East to the devastating aftermath of helene the surprising jobs report more on all of that coming up. But but today the former president is returning to the scene of his first Assassination Attempt in battleground, pennsylvania, trump is set to hold a rally in just a few hours from now in butler. Thats in the western part of the state. He narrowly survived and attempt on his life, as you recall, on july 13, at that location, the exact one as a matter of fact, when a gunman opened fire and a bul
First time in nine years. Campaigners in weber welcomed the move, while others are cautious. An inquest has been opened into the deaths of four people who died when a Luxury Yacht sank off the coast of sicily. Hello, im geeta guru murthy, welcome to Bbc News now. Irans supreme leader has defended his Countrys Missile Attack on israel earlier this week as totally legitimate. Leading Friday Prayers in tehran for the first time in five years, Ayatollah Khamenei said it was the minimum Punishment Israel deserved. Overnight there were more israeli Air Strikes on lebanon including one near a Border Crossing which israel says targeted a tunnel used by hezbollah. Our diplomatic correspondent Caroline Hawley has the latest. This was designed as a show of strength from a regime deeply humiliated by a series of devastating blows to its allies. Hezbollah and Hamas Supporters gathered first to commemorate the hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah, killed in an israeli Air Strike a week ago today. Free