Hello, im sarah campbell. Israels campaign of Air Strikes on hezbollah targets in lebanon appears to be widening, with attacks in the capital, the east and the south. These are live pictures from the lebanese capital where plumes of smoke can be seen rising. The lebanese Health Ministry said 37 people were killed in beirut and in Southern Lebanon over the past 2a hours. This large explosion was seen near beirut� s international airport, which borders the suburb of dahieh, a Hezbollah Stronghold which has been a continuing target for israeli attacks. Reports citing israeli officials said a key target had been hashem safieddine, hezbollah� s presumed leader In Waiting and cousin of its late chief, hassan nasrallah. Elsewhere, in the occupied west bank, the Israeli Military says it has killed a senior hamas figure, following a strike on a Refugee Camp in the city of tulkarm. Palestinian health officials say at least 18 people were killed in the strike on a cafe. Explosions could also be heard on friday around the port of tyre. And in the east, the lebanese Transport Minister said an israeli airstrike Hit A Road near the Border Crossing with syria. There have also been reports of 20 rockets being fired from lebanon into israel. 0ur Middle East correspondent, hugo bachega, sent This report from beirut. Another night in beirut. More israeli Air Strikes. War returns to This city. And This attack came with no warning. We went to inspect the damage. A residential building near the lebanese parliament. Beirut appears increasingly under threat. This is where an Emergency Response Group linked to hezbollah operated. Now gone. They were just Emergency Service workers. This is the truth. We only saw them helping people out, says mustapha who lives on the tenth floor of the building hit. The damage in This building gives you a sense of the power of This attack, and they have been cleaning up the rubble here, but we can still see some surgical masks and gloves and bandages as well. And you can probably hear the sound of drones flying overhead. This is a densely populated district here in central beirut. These are some of the victims of the attack. They include one Rescue Officer and two paramedics. The recent israeli Air Strikes have killed 97 medical workers across lebanon, according to the health minister. The Israeli Military has not commented about This attack. But This hezbollah and he remains defiant. Translation ,. , remains defiant. Translation . , translation things are clear, our Position Translation things are clear, our position remains translation things are clear, | our position remains unchanged, we have not deviated and we should continue down This path. The cemetery across the Street Wasnt spared the damage. These Daysin Wasnt spared the damage. These days in beirut there was no peace for the living or the dead. Duke of shaker, Bbc News, beirut. Before we go live to beirut, i want to draw your attention to the screen you can see. Hugo bachega. Irans supreme Leader Ayatollah is due to lead Friday Prayers, the first time in five years, potentially quite a significant moment, we will bring you what is being set in tehran as the programme continues. Lets speak to the bbc� s Lina Sinjab whos in beirut. Another difficult night, round up another difficult night, round up for us if you can the strikes that have been sent beirut� s way and also lebanon in general. Beiruts way and also lebanon in general in general. Well, it is ust becomingi in general. Well, it is ust becoming the i in general. Well, it is ust becoming the Norm H in general. Well, It Isjust becoming the Norm Here| in general. Well, It Isjust becoming the Norm Here that the lebanese do not sleep at night because of This loud sound of israeli Air Strikes here in beirut and on Dahieh Neighbourhood in the south of the city, Hezbollah Stronghold area. Last night was particularly hard because it was very much close to The Airport, the Functioning Airport, the Functioning Airport that is evacuating many people, many lebanese and international is leaving, so there were concerns that something could disrupt any traffic of The Airport. The explosions are heard over the city. In the south, there are Air Strikes continuing. More warnings coming from the israeli side for towns and villages to be evacuated. Also across the board with syria, the Crossing Border of masnaa was also targeted. We are hearing reports it is not functioning and we remind our audience over the past week some 100,000 lebanese and some syrians are reported to have crossed the border into syria from that particular Crossing Border seeking safety. So, the situation is constantly worrying and constantly escalating and people here feel that it escalating and people here feel thatitis escalating and people here feel that it is not within the range of hezbollah areas but it is. The targets are expanding anywhere, so there is no more Safe Place for people to run to because it could be within the range of israeli targets. We have been showing the huge explosions which were reported near to The Airport. Near to The Airport. Obviously This is a key near to The Airport. Obviously This is a key place near to The Airport. Obviously This is a key place at near to The Airport. Obviously This is a key place at the This is a key place at the moment. You are talking about the fact lots of international people are trying to get on flights out of the country. Do we know whether the functioning of The Airport has been affected by the strikes . So far, The Airport is functioning pretty well. But we have to remind our audience almost all the international flights have cancelled and suspended operations to lebanon because of the situation. The only operating flights are the national flights but also some of the countries are sending their own planes to evacuate nationals. Their own planes to evacuate nationals their own planes to evacuate nationals. These are the only ones operating nationals. These are the only ones operating at nationals. These are the only ones operating at the nationals. These are the only i ones operating at the moment. What is happening is reminding people of the 2006 war, 30 days war, with israel, where the capital was hit hard, the infrastructure was destroyed, bridges and roads were destroyed, and The Airport was out of function. Really, people are extremely worried and concern is rising day by day on what the next morning or the next night will bring. For what the next morning or the next night will bring. Next night will bring. For the moment. Next night will bring. For the moment, thank next night will bring. For the moment, thank you, next night will bring. For the moment, thank you, lina. Next night will bring. For the. Moment, thank you, Lina Sinjab in beirut. Lets speak to the bbc� s Yolande Knell whos injerusalem. What is the latest on what israel is saying about the strikes . ,. , � , israel is saying about the strikes . Israel is saying about the strikes . � , strikes . Israels Military Has not commented strikes . Israels Military Has not commented directly strikes . Israels Military Has not commented directly on i strikes . Israels Military Has not commented directly on what it may have been targeting with This particularly big bombardment in Southern Beirut where people really said the blast they had was the biggest since the one that killed hassan nasrallah, the long time leader of hezbollah a week ago. Lots of reports being repeated in the media suggesting that the person who could have been targeted here was the likely successor to hassan nasrallah, one of his cousins, hashem safieddine. We have no confirmation of that from either side or precise numbers of those who were killed, but when israel has wanted to target underground bunkers of the kind it is set in these reports were being used by senior hezbollah figures, it has used much bigger bombs. Were also hearing in the past few about an attack on the Masnaa Crossing between Lebanon And Syria and it has been used hundreds of thousands to flee from the country in recent days. But although we have not had a direct comment on that from the Israeli Military, what it has been saying for the past couple of days in different statements it has put out, it has been claiming the crossing is being used now by hezbollah to transfer weapons into lebanon. We do not have too many details about the Ground Invasion that is still continuing in the south of lebanon. That has been described of course by israel as being limited, localised and targeted. We are hearing of more troops being sent up to the northern front, that could suggest the mission there is expanding, things could go on for longer, could be more complicated than perhaps initially israel had been Laying Out. Initially israel had been Laying Out initially israel had been Laying Out. Initially israel had been La In out. ,. , Laying Out. Yolande knell in jerusalem. Laying out. Yolande knell in jerusalem, thank Laying Out. Yolande knell in jerusalem, thank you. Laying out. Yolande knell in i jerusalem, thank you. Looking jerusalem, thank you. Looking at the Bbc News website, lots of different lines coming in all the time, a live page, good place to keep across everything happening. The Israeli Military have ordered the evacuation of 35 areas in southern nir bitton. Residents in more than 30 villages have been ordered to evacuate immediately in Southern Lebanon. Developing situation. The place to stay across it is the Bbc News website. Lets speak to itamar yaar, former Deputy Head of israels national Security Council and now ceo of commanders for israels security, a group of former senior israeli security officials. Thank you forjoining us. We were in possession the last time there was a war between Israel And Hezbollah in 2006 in position. What parallels can you draw between then and now . I think the situation now is slightly different. I think let us speak about the bigger picture. There is now a battle between two coalitions, one coalition we can see is the iranian coalition that includes hezbollah, hamas, groups in iraq, houThis. The other coalition is all of those players that see iran as a threat to themselves, This includes israel and also most of the sunni arab countries as well. They do not do it because they like orjust like israel, they like orjust like israel, they do it because they understand iran is a risk, a threat to all of them. And israel is the first target. What is happening in Lebanon Todayis what is happening in Lebanon Today is different because israel refused to go on with the same kind of hezbollah attacks on israel that took place in the last year. During the last year, starting 0ctober after hamas did what they did. Israel did not respond in the same way that they respond now. What happened later was iran decided to attack directly as well not only using proxies as they have done during the last many years and that brought israel to deal directly with iran as well. The Big Question now is what will come next . Israel does not as i understand any interest you go for full war in the Middle East. But Israel Cannot agree to a situation where we are under attack from hezbollah in the north, east to be hamas in the south and directly from iran from a syria, iraq, houThis. We will have to deal with it and to say, we do not want to have escalation. Israel does not need. It will not win real escalation. But israel needs to respond. Escalation. But israel needs to resond. ,. , respond. Sorry to interrupt, after the respond. Sorry to interrupt, after the missile respond. Sorry to interrupt, after the missile strike, after the missile strike, Ballistic Missile strike, by iran on tuesday, how do you think israel is going to respond . Think israel is going to resond . ,. , respond . First, there will be a Respense Respond . First, there will be a response. Secondly, respond . First, there will be a response. Secondly, i respond . First, there will be a response. Secondly, i do respond . First, there will be a response. Secondly, i do not l response. Secondly, i do not know to say. Im not sure israel has a ready taken decisions one and exactly how to respond. There are many options. 0ne to respond. There are many options. One option is to attack iranian. Different facilities. I speak mainly about the ports and other facilities that are equivalent to the Facilities Iran tried to attack, failed, but try to attack, failed, but try to attack in israel. Includes civilian ports, civilian centres, and includes at least one case they tried to send missiles to the area where israel have the nuclear facility there. Will it be limited only to military or This kind of target . I am not sure. Will it be targets that have something to do with the Oil Industry . Might be. There is a good chance. But it is not sure. Will it be part of the iranian nuclearfacilities . My iranian nuclear facilities . My belief iranian nuclearfacilities . My belief is israel will not go for that at least for now. Mainly because israel does not want to explode the whole picture and This will bring some kind of explosion that will bring more and more violence in the area. Sorry to interrupt. Violence in the area. Sorry to interrupt. We violence in the area. Sorry to interrupt, we will violence in the area. Sorry to interrupt, we will have violence in the area. Sorry to interrupt, we will have to interrupt, we will have to leave it there, good to hear your analysis, former Deputy Head of israels national Security Council, thank you. Putting a lot of questions, the oil, threat to oil is one of the questions. The ongoing crisis in the Middle East is threatening to have major economic impacts, particularly when it comes to oil. The price of Brent Crude shot up 5 on thursday after president biden told reporters the us was discussing the possibility of israel striking irans Oil Industry, in retaliation to tehran Firing Missiles at israel on tuesday. Do you support israel striking irans oilfacilities, sir . Were in discussion about that. I think that would be a little. Anyway. Around the world and across the uk. This is Bbc News. Welcome back. Campaigners for assisted dying in the uk have welcomed the news that parliament is to get an opportunity to vote on legalising the practice. Proposals will be introduced later This month. Mps rejected a bill on the issue in 2015. Campaigners say things have changed since then, with assisted dying becoming legal in several other countries. Heres our political correspondent helen catt. The noes to the left, 330. The last time mps voted on assisted dying was nearly ten years ago they opposed changing the law. But a new set of mps will get a new vote in the coming months, after labours Kim Leadbeater came top in a ballot that gives backbench mps time in the commons to propose laws and said she would put it forward. I also think there is a real sense within parliament that now is the time for This debate. As i say, its nearly ten years since there was last a debate in the chamber. So, i think most people. You know, people are nervous, people know how serious This subject is, and i understand that. I feel nervous about it. But i also think its important enough that we show parliament at its best, actually, which is debating something that we know matters to a huge amount of people. The Broadcaster Dame Esther rantzen has lung cancer. She reignited calls for a Debate And Vote on assisted dying and got a promise from Sir Keir Starmer that hed support one happening. Its a tremendous thrill for me. I didnt expect to be alive when such a debate happened. I didnt expect to be around. I didnt think it would happen in time. If introduced, a new law would be likely to apply to people whove been told they have less than six months to live, and two doctors would have to approve it. But there are concerns. In our current nhs crisis, when we are not providing adequate Social Care or adequate psychological support or adequate palliative care, then people who are faced with very difficult with very difficult circumstances might consider circumstances might consider taking their own life taking their own life because the means is offered to is likely to be a free one, because the means is offered to them and the option is there. Them and the option is there. The vote in parliament the vote in parliament is likely to be a free one, which means it would be up to individual mps to choose whether or not to back it. The government has said it will stay neutral. Last night, the cabinet secretary, simon case, wrote to ministers. He told them they could stand by views theyd previously stated if theyre asked about them directly, but they should exercise discretion and should not take part in the public debate. Its not certain that mps will back a change in the law, but the conversation about assisted dying thats been growing outside the walls of westminster will now be decided inside them. Helen catt, Bbc News, westminster. Irans Supreme Leader is due to lead Friday Prayers in tehran for the first time in nearly five years. The last time ayatollah Ali Khamenei did so was after was killed by israel last week. Tehran fired nearly 200 Ballistic Missiles into israel on Tuesday Night in retaliation for his assassination. With me is our world affairs correspondent, caroline hawley. We are seeing live pictures of Friday Prayers and This is very rare for him to do This. Rare for him to do This. Really unusual rare for him to do This. Really unusual. He rare for him to do This. Really unusual. He carries rare for him to do This. Really unusual. He carries the rare for him to do This. Really unusual. He carries the title | unusual. He carries the title of the Friday Prayer leader but usually it is a subordinate who does it. The last time he actually gave a sermon, like Friday Prayers, back injanuary 2020 after the killing of a run� s top Military Commander in a us airstrike. The run� s top Military Commander in a us air strike. The time before that was eight years earlier in 2012. Extremely rare event and i think a sign of the gravity of the moment for the iranian regime which is not popular at home which has been shaken to its core by israels recent attacks on allies. It will be very interesting to see what he says. He has not started speaking as far as i am aware that we are hearing he will address the people of lebanon and palestinians in arabic to discuss the future of the region. What he says will be watched carefully around the world, notjust in the region, but of course in western capitals, because everyone is wondering and worrying about what will happen next in the region. Everyone braced for an israeli response to the barrage of missiles filed on Tuesday Night and of missiles filed on Tuesday Nightand iran of missiles filed on Tuesday Night and iran threatening it will retaliate against israels response. A crucial time. Worth we emphasising how important iran is in we emphasising how important iran |. ,. , we emphasising how important irani. ,. , iran is in all we are seeing in the middle iran is in all we are seeing in the middle East Iran is in all we are seeing in the Middle East at iran is in all we are seeing in the Middle East at the iran is in all we are seeing in. The Middle East at the moment. Absolutely. Iran has proxies and allies around the Middle East. The key ones, hezbollah in lebanon, houThis in yemen, and also it supports hamas In Gaza and remember that Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in tehran injuly. At the time iran said it would retaliate. It then did not. It was somehow persuaded to sit on its hands. What the iranian president has said is that iran thought western countries would deliver a ceasefire in return for it sitting on its hands. It did not happen. What we understand is the conservatives had been pushing for a hard response after the assassination of hassan nasrallah, saying that assassination may not have happened if Van 30 Macro Iran had projected strength after the killing of Ismail Haniyeh. If iran had projected strength. The head of an octopus, iran, with its Tentacles around the Middle East, that is how they see it, and they have hit hard, the Tentacles. And they have hit hard, the Tentacles. , ,. , Tentacles. Give us a sense of the ayatollahs Tentacles. Give us a sense of the Ayatollahs Position Tentacles. Give us a sense of. The Ayatollahs Position within iran. He mentioned several issues within iran itself and we saw of course the Prime Minister of israel addressing the people of iran, making a direct appeal to them to say their lives would be better, actually, if there was regime change. Actually, if there was regime chance. , , change. Really interesting. It was on monday, change. Really interesting. It was on monday, a change. Really interesting. It was on monday, a day change. Really interesting. Itj was on monday, a day before change. Really interesting. It was on monday, a day before the barrage of iranian missiles and Benjamin Netanyahu made an address directly to the people of iran. He said iranians would be free of the regime sooner than anyone thought, nowhere in the Middle East we cannot reach, he said. Know where we will not go to protect our people. The very next day, we saw the iranian missiles being fired at israel and some in the region questioning why the Supreme Leader who was said to be a cautious man authorised that, knowing what kind of an israeli response that could be. But it seems the conservatives, hardliners, won out, iran was keen to punch back. It will be fascinating to see what the Supreme Leader says. We have been watching Supreme Leader says. We have been watching the Supreme Leader says. We have been watching the pictures Supreme Leader says. We have been watching the pictures of l been watching the pictures of the people gathering in the main square in tehran, huge mosque. Hearing there how rare it is hearing the ayatollah. We have not got long. Addressing the people of lebanon, palestine as well. Lots of people across the world watching. The us will be listening very carefully. Absolutely. We have also heard iranians have been given free Bus And Metro travel to attend. The regime once a large crowd, they want to project strength, it has been very humiliating for them over the last few months. Many iranians would dearly like to see an end to the regime and a different form of government. Of government. Thank you for that analysis. Of government. Thank you for that analysis. Stay of government. Thank you for that analysis. Stay with of government. Thank you for that analysis. Stay with us of government. Thank you for that analysis. Stay with us on | that analysis. Stay with us on Bbc News. Hello there. Its a dry, chilly, bright start to the day on friday for much of the country. However, we have been seeing some changes taking place overnight with a Weather Front pushing into Northern Ireland and western scotland. Thats brought more Cloud And Breeze with outbreaks of rain. But elsewhere, it stays dry all day thanks to This area of High Pressure. This is the Weather Front thats been working its way in off the atlantic, the first of a series of fronts tied in with low pressure there. So, a cloudy start, breezy, outbreaks of rain in Northern Ireland, western and northern scotland. But southern and Eastern Scotland, england and wales, its a chilly start, bright, some early Mist And Fog. And it stays dry with sunshine into the afternoon, light winds, as you can see, but breezier further north and west. Temperature wise, well, after that chilly start, we could be up to 17 or 18 degrees in the south, closer to the mid teens further north. And where we have the breeze, The Cloud and rain, it will actually feel quite cool. As we head through friday night, it stays cloudy, breezy across northern and western areas. But large parts of england and wales will see lighter winds, clear skies, so again it will turn quite cool, perhaps a bit of Mist And Fog here and there. Temperatures in low single digits out of town. But recovering temperatures for scotland and Northern Ireland, we are into double digits there throughout the night. Into saturday, the area of High Pressure holds on for at least one more day for central and eastern areas, but these Weather Fronts are really ganging up on us Out West, so it looks like england, wales, parts of Eastern Scotland should see another fine day with some sunshine around after that cool start. The breeze picking up, the rain Out West turns heavier later on, certainly for Northern Ireland. Again, those temperatures, mid teens in the north, 17 or 18 in the south. But it is all change for part two of the weekend, that area of High Pressure eventually breaks down, low pressure takes over and sends Weather Fronts across the country. There are more isobars on the chart, so its a cloudier day on sunday, more of a breeze coming up from the south, outbreaks of rain. Most of the rain towards southern and western hills, the Odd Heavy Downpour there. Brightness will be limited. Could see a little bit for North East Scotland at times. Temperatures could be up to 18 or 19 degrees in any brightness. The mid teens further north. But nights will start to get milder as we import This milder air off the atlantic on a south westerly wind. The upcoming week stays unsettled with low pressure always nearby. Theres a chance around the middle part of the week we could see the remnants of Hurricane Kirk bring some rain and gales, so stay tuned. This is Bbc News, the headlines. Israel widens its campaign of Air Strikes on hezbollah targets. The lebanese Health Ministry says 37 people have been killed. Irans Supreme Leader is due to lead Friday Prayers in tehran for the first time in nearly five years. It comes after iran fired nearly 200 Ballistic Missiles into israel on tuesday. A man who cable tied the hands of three children in Western Australia has been found guilty of two counts of aggravated common assault. 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