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. Ca