Across lebanon last week killing at least 20 people. Israel hasn t said whether it was involved. As the fighting intensifies, un chief antonio guterres says he fears lebanon could become another gaza. The lebanese health ministry raised the death toll to 45 in friday s strike by israel targeting hezbollah commanders in southern beirut. Most of those killed were civilians. Authorities say women and children are among the dead. On sunday, israel launched further strikes on towns in southern lebanon, killing three people. And the israeli military says it destroyed thousands of hezbollah rocket launcher barrels over the past few days. Israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu had this to say. No country can accept the wanton rocketing of its cities. We cannot accept it either. We will take whatever action is necessary to restore security and to bring our people safe, back to their homes. Meanwhile, in lebanon hundreds attended the funeral of ibrahim aqil, a high ranking hezbollah comman
Hello, im azadeh moshiri. As fears grow about an escalation of the Middle East conflict, saturday has seen a string of Cross Border attacks between israel and the iranian backed lebanese group, hezbollah. And the iranian backed lebanese these are live pictures from the region. Israel says it has Hit Thousands of Rocket Launchers in lebanon. Hezbollah says it has fired new waves of rockets into Northern Israel. Reuters video shows rockets coming from Southern Lebanon being intercepted by the Israeli Military. The Health Ministry has said that 37 people were killed in yesterdays israeli attack on beirut. Those are new numbers. Israel said it was targeting a top Hezbollah Commander who also died during the attack will stop it says it killed, in their words, 16 terrorists. The us national Security Adviser said he was worried about escalation between israel and lebanon. When he was asked about the israli Strike Targetting Hezbollah Commanders. He said its a good outcome when people are brou
Also tonight, the us State Department is urging american citizens to leave the country, with fears growing of an all out war. Meanwhile, the Death Toll from Israels Strike on a densely populated area of Southern Beirut On Friday has risen to 37. Hezbollah says 16 of its members were killed in the attack including senior miiitary commander ibrahim aqil. He was wanted by the us government for years and was designated a global terrorist for his involvement in the 1983 bombing of the us embassy In Beirut. Fridays bombing also killed civilians, including three children, with more feared trapped in the rubble. Our middle East Correspondent Orla guerin reports from the scene In Beirut. Israel is believed to have been behind the attack. It has not denied responsibility but has not ta ken credit, either. A Beirut Suburb turned into a battlefield. They are standing on the ruins of a seven Storey Building in the Hezbollah Stronghold of dahieh. Israel says this was a precision strike. It doesnt l
Diverting forces, resources And energy towArds the north. These events confirms thAt there is A serious risk of A drAmAtic escAlAtion in lebAnon, And everything must be done to Avoid thAt escAlAtion. Hello And welcome. On the context in the next hour. After A second dAy of deAdly explosions Across lebAnon, tArgeting hezbollAh, well be live injerusAlem, lebAnon And wAshington. IsrAeli leAders sAy theyre opening A new phAse in the wAr, And the Centre Of GrAvity is shifting to the north. Well Ask whAt does thAt meAn . Also on the progrAmme the us CentrAl BAnk goes big with its first Interest RAte Cut in four yeArs, lowering its key Lending RAte by hAlf A PercentAge Point. And who is briefing AgAinst the LAbour Chief of stAff Sue GrAy And why . As the bbc is told she eArns more thAn her boss the prime minister. We stArt in lebAnon, where theres been A fresh wAve of explosions Across the country, which hAve killed At leAst 1A people, with more thAn A50 injured. HAnd held rAdios or WAlkie TA
White house pressured the platform to Censor Americans and he says he regrets caving to those demands. Good morning im dana perino. Bill is off today. Good morning, bret. Good to see you. Bret im bret baier and this is americas newsroom. Zuckerberg making that admission in a letter to chairman jim jordan saying the white house pushed facebook to take down posts that included Covid Misinformation even ones defined as humor or satire. Dana when meta denied one of those requests the administration grew frustrated. Back in 2020 when jen psaki was the Press Secretary and said facebook needed to be stronger on policing content. Has facebook been as proactive as the white house would like in terms of its response . I think as i noted yesterday, phil, there is more there are more steps that everyone can take. Facebook responded yesterday after the Press Briefing saying that they removed 18 million pieces of Covid Misinformation. So does the white house find that sufficient . Clearly not becaus