Welcome to Bbc News. Fighting is continuing between israel and the iran backed group hezbollah, as the Middle East braces itself for a possible retaliation by israel on iran. Israel has bombed a mosque in the south of the country. Israel says it was targeting hezbollah fighters inside the mosque, which was next to a hospital. The humanitarian situation in lebanon is worsening. At least four hospitals have been closed in Southern Lebanon because of the israeli Air Strikes. The World Health Organization says at least 37 Health Care facilities have closed over the past two weeks, since israel began its Air Bombardment of lebanon. An Apartment Building was hit by an israeli strike in the Northern Port Of Tripoli where a commander of hamas, saeed atallah, was reportedly killed, along with three members of his family. Hezbollah says its fired rockets at the Ramat David Airbase near the city of haifa in Northern Israel. Israel has not commented, but sirens sounded across Northern Israel this morning. Our reporter Will Vernon has more. Lebanons capital, pummelled by explosions yet again. This was the scene overnight, one week on since the leader of hezbollah was killed, this conflict is escalating. And the suffering of the lebanese people is intensifying. The United Nations says that most of the 900 shelters that have appeared across the country are now full. Hundreds of men, women and children are forced to sleep in the open. The toll on civilians from this campaign is totally u na cce pta ble. All parties must do whatever they can at all times to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, and ensure that civilians are never put in harms way. And tension is mounting over how israel will respond to this. Last week, iran fired around 200 ballistic missiles at its enemy. Most were shot down, but america is concerned that Israels Retaliation could open up a dangerous new front in this war. President Biden Last Night suggested strikes against iranian Oil Facilities were not the solution. The israelis have not concluded what theyre going to do in terms of a strike, thats under discussion. I think if i were in their shoes, id be thinking about other alternatives than striking oil fields. On israels northern border with lebanon, the sounds of war are neverfar. For those that remain, the fear is constant. Its more than afraid. Afraid is something forjust a few minutes. We have one year of afraid. Fear for a long time, and we dont know when, how it will finish. And more Uk Nationals have been evacuated on special flights organised by the british government. Another plane is scheduled to Leave Beirut tomorrow. Israel says its offensive in lebanon will continue until they no longer poses a threat for the civilians caught in the middle, the agony of war drags on. Will vernon, Bbc News. Going back to the scene, looking over beirut, and as you can see, Smoke Hanging across the skyline in the aftermath of those continuing strikes. Lina sinjab is in beirut with the latest. It is the pattern of overnight air in beirut, especially in the southern neighbourhood of dahyeh, a hezbollah stronghold, wrote the israelis have been pounding it overnight. Some of the smoke can be seen from the international airport that is operating to evacuate those who want to leave out of lebanon, and having to escape for their own safety, so these are the kind of attacks that are worrying people more and more. Israeli attacks are expanding beyond the south of beirut. We have heard about the attack in tripoli, targeting a Hamas Leader and his family, and of course the Battle In The South is ongoing, with more Air Strikes now targeting medical facilities and a mosque, that israel says hezbollah is operating in for many here, there is no one to stop israel or to verify what they are saying or claiming that Health Facilities and mosques are being used by hezbollah, and that anywhere could be the next target for israel. Target for israel. Lets talk about those target for israel. Lets talk about those Health Target for israel. Lets talk i about those Health Facilities. We are hearing that at least four hospitals have now closed and the south, as a consequence of israeli Air Strikes. What are we hearing from medical staff . You mentioned that israel believes that hezbollah operatives are using some of those areas, but what are we hearing from doctors on the ground . To hearing from doctors on the round . ,. , ground . To start with, these are not only ground . To start with, these are not only the ground . To start with, these are not only the four ground . To start with, these l are not only the four hospitals close, 37 hospitals are out of service because of fear of Air Strikes and because medical staff have had to flee for their own safety. Many of the medical staff are working around the clock trying to help with the injured in the south but now they have become the target. Overnight, there are nine paramedics that have been injured. Hezbollah says that at least 11 were killed. Even two days ago, the attack in Central Beirut targeted a medical facility, where at least six paramedics were killed. 50, the medical staff here are very much worried that they are there to help and rescue, the Red Cross and ambulances are running around the clock, whether in beirut or in the south of lebanon so the last thing they want to see is that they have become the target under the allegation that hezbollah is using their facilities and ambulances to Traffic Fighters and arms. They are running around the clock to help. This is the mandate, to be there in times of peace and times of war, where they are mostly needed at this time. And mostly needed at this time. And this has led mostly needed at this time. And this has led to mostly needed at this time. And this has led to more mostly needed at this time. And this has led to more than A Million people now displaced inside lebanon. Fears of a growing humanitarian crisis. What more can you tell us about the plight of people have been forced to flee their homes . It forced to flee their homes . It is a catastrophic situation. The government says 1. 2 million have fled. They do not have enough figures and numbers of all of those who sought safety, some will have the money and the means to find homes to rent or hotels to stay in, or to go further up to the mountains, probably, not calculated within these figures, and the ones who have sought help from the government, we are told that at least 900 shelters are full with displaced people, and the numbers are on the rise because the attacks are not stopping, and they are in different locations and areas, so the number is likely to increase and dont forget also, we have had 300,000 he fled from the Bekaa Valley and the crossing into syria which is now out of service because israel also targeted this area, saying that hezbollah is trafficking, smuggling weapons into lebanon from syria from that border crossing. We know that this is the main border crossing, the way to escape for thousands of civilians, who are trying to run to safety. Civilians, who are trying to run to safety. Lina sinab in beirut, thank run to safety. Lina sinab in beirut, thank you H Run to safety. Lina sinjab in beirut, thank you very run to safety. Lina sinjab in i beirut, thank you very much. As youve been hearing there have been multiple strikes overnight and into this morning. Well this map shows Weapon Strikes across the region up until friday night. Attacks by israel are shown in red on this map and those by hezbollah rockets fired into israel are in purple. Israel has ordered residents in these southern lebanese communities about 30 villages here marked in orange, to leave their homes for their own safety. Our Correspondent Nick Beake is in Northern Israel with the latest developments. The most notable development overnight as the fighting has continued not far from here across the border in Southern Lebanon. This particular village is said to be at the heart of some quite fierce fighting overnight. Certainly, hezbollah is saying on their Social Media this morning that overnight, they engaged, as they put it, israeli fighters, there was a big explosion, that they injured israeli troops and forced them to retreat. That is a claim from hezbollah. We put that to the israeli defence forces this morning asking for any clarification on potential incidents or potential casualties on their side and there hasnt been any information given at the moment. It may well be, in the coming hours, we get more. We have heard some loud explosions in the past few hours. In the distance. Much louder than yesterday. That reflects the israeli operation growing. Of course, we are just in one position. This is a snapshot of what is happening. It is worth pointing out, in the past hour or so, if we go further south to gaza, the israeli forces there are telling more people to evacuate, in the centre of the Gaza Strip and at the same time, the Hamas Run Health And Ministry in gaza is saying that 23 people have been killed in israeli operations there today. There is a lot of speculation about what israels next move might be for retaliation against iran for their strikes towards israel earlier in the week. Some mutterings that that retaliation could come at any hour from now. Yes, the prime minister benjamin netanyahu, within hours of the attack on Tuesday Night when iran sent some 180 ballistic missiles across to israel, responded saying they would be grave consequences for iran, for tehran, for what happened. Since then there has been a vacuum of information. There has been thejewish new year holiday. Thats one explanation as to why we have not seen anything yet. In the absence of any firm Military Action from the israelis, there has been lots of speculation. Notably on the us, what with the americans tolerate or be prepared to help with in terms of the israeli response . We heard President Biden, he was asked first of all would he support any attack on Iranians Nuclearfacilities or Nuclear Technology Facilities . He said he wouldnt. Then there was the suggestion from President Biden that theyll were conversations about hitting Irans Oil facilities. The latest we hear is that he would not want to see that. The israelis have been calibrating what they are going to do next. Now the holidays are over here, we might see some intense activity in the coming hours or days. Nick beake at the israel lebanon border. The Israeli Defense Forces have supplied us with these pictures, which they say are their operations continuing in Southern Lebanon. Another development. The region is bracing itself for what could be israeli retaliation for iranian missile strikes early in the week towards israel. And we have had a response from a run on that. There has been speculation what kind of target they might strike, or targets like that, the iranian Oil Minister has said that he was not worried about the escalating conflict in the region, and those comments were made during a visit to the Energy Capital of iran. All of that, we have heard from the iranian ayatollah on friday in a rare sermon, where he spoke to the nation. Tension continuing to ratchet up. The region is on high alert for a possible retaliation by israel towards iran. Foreign nationals are being evacuated on flights from lebanons international aiport, even as israeli Air Strikes continue on nearby suburbs. Britain has flown three charter flights, with a fourth due to leave on sunday. The south korean Air Force flew out 97 nationals early on saturday. Australia which had 15,000 citizens in lebanon has been flying aircraft from nearby cyprus. There are also plans for a seaborne evacuation. China said 200 of its citizens had been safely evacuated. Protests are taking place across the world, as thousands take to the streets to voice opposition to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. These were the scenes in Cape Town earlier, where demonstrators called for an end to the israel hamas conflict in gaza. All of this coming as the one Year Anniversary of the October 7th attacks approaches. Protests are being held around the uk calling for an end to the uk calling for an end to the war in gaza. One of those is taking place now in Central London which, over the last year, has seen many demonstrations. Our correspondent can bring us the latest. Looks like there are large crowds behind you. It looks extremely peaceful. Just tell us more about what is happening. Tell us more about what is happening tell us more about what is happening. Tell us more about what is hauenin~. ~. , happening. When i spoke to the organisers happening. When i spoke to the organisers before happening. When i spoke to the organisers before this happening. When i spoke to the organisers before this March Organisers before this march they told me they expected a big turnout. And it looks like thatis big turnout. And it looks like that is exactly what we have got. There are few thousand people have turned up on the streets of the capital to take part in this demonstration. You may be able to see behind me people carrying palestinian flags, placards, and banners with the Words Ceasefire now, and stop the bombing in lebanon. There are people of different ages, faiths and backgrounds, people have come from all parts of the uk. I have spoken to people from stoke, birmingham. They say that they feel helpless. I spoke to one woman who said that she has palestinian family, who was killed in gaza. Now the demonstrators here are calling for a ceasefire in gaza, to end the escalating violence in the Middle East. The Plan Today is for the demonstrators to walk up to whitehall from Russell Square in the next few minutes. Invite all the number of people are expected to give speeches. A Counter Demonstration will be taking place by a group called stop the hate. There will be a significant Police Operation in place. But the police expected emigration to be peaceful. They say that if people cross the line, arrests will be made. Thank you for that. We will have full coverage of the anniversary of those attacks on October 7th. Anniversary of those attacks on october7th. My anniversary of those attacks on October 7th. My Colleague Lyse Doucet will be bringing us full coverage from the region in the coming days, and we will have more in the next hour on that also. The republican nominee for the us presidency, Donald Trump, will return to the city of butler in the State Of Pennsylvania later today where he was injured in an Assassination Attempt at a rally injuly. Our correspondent gary odonoghue, who was there at the time of the attack, has returned to the key Swing State to speak to people who were affected that day including the widow of a former Volunteer Fire Fighter who was killed by a bullet meant for mr trump. The moment that will go down in history. The former president coming within inches of losing his life. There is plenty of activity among the police. As they look for other possible gunman. They look for other possible cunman. ,. , gunman. This building, on top of this building. Gunman. This building, on top of this building. Those gunman. This building, on top of this building. Those closestj of this building. Those closest to the stage of this building. Those closest to the stage of of this building. 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The day before he was killed,. My youngest daughter pulled out his senior photo that he had given to me and on the back, he had written that i was. He thanked me for being his best friend. And he actually teared up, looked at me and said thank you for being my best friend. So it was just kind of weird that we had that moment, you know, the day before, so. Throughout the rally, corey had joked how he believed the president would get him up on stage. Less than a week later, Coreys Jacket was displayed on stage as Donald Trump accepted i just cried because, you know, he got his moment on stage with trump. It was kind of like a nice moment, but it was a sad moment at the same time. Two people with an exceptional view that day were a mother and son. The 11 year old gino dressed as a former president. Just feet from the stage. I felt everything. I felt sad, scared, mad that someone would do this. Just outside the rally, me and my team were talking to trump supporters about what they had seen when one man told us an extraordinary story. His words would reverberate around the world. Three months later, he has no regrets. I feel proud of it. Everything that i told you, that night, has proven now to be true from everything that has come out since then. There is still no clear answer to the question of why Thomas Crooks attempted to assassinate Donald Trump, but we have a much clearer idea about the series of Security Blunders that allow them to do so. He was able to fly a drone over the site undetected. Police saw him using a Range Finder to judge the distance to the stage and still he was able to climb onto a Roof And Fire eight shots. Minutes after that, crooks was dead with a single shot to the head from a Secret Service sniper. Multiple inquirers are trying to establish you as the blame with much of the focus now on the actions of the Secret Service. 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And it didnt have tr to butler, with trumps return to butler, with some parents keeping their children away but in this staunchly pro trump county, many feel that they owe it to the former president to welcome him back. Gary odonoghue, Bbc News, butler, pennsylvania. We will be covering that later. Some Breaking News coming in from the Afp News Agency which says the french authorities have said that several people have said that several people have died crossing the english channel. At the moment we have no more information, except that several people have died crossing the english channel, and that is quoting authorities in france. It was not too long ago, in Mid Septemberthat ago, in Mid September that eight ago, in Mid Septemberthat eight people died trying to cross the channel from france to england. And we have reported on other such deaths the course of the year, so we will bring you more on that story, when we get it. Artificial intelligence has a range of applications including business, Health Care and education at also in art, where artists are using Ai Education at also in art, where artists are using al to explore the concept of creativity. Tim norman has more. What do all of these paintings have in common . Not a single Brushstroke Touch the single canvas. These were created using algorithms rather than artistry. But Ai Art is an ever evolving animal. This is a robotic artist that copies its human partner. Artificial intelligence meets human inspiration. It intelligence meets human inspiration. Inspiration. It is doing something inspiration. It is doing something very inspiration. It is doing something very impressive inspiration. It is doing something very impressive where she merges the robots with her work. They dont work separately, they work together so it is teamwork. They do not work without her, she doesnt work without her, she doesnt work without her, she doesnt work without them. That work without her, she doesnt work without them. Work without them. At this London Gallery work without them. At this London Gallery they work without them. At this London Gallery they are London Gallery they are showcasing the potential of digital art, a new showcasing the potential of digitalart, a new and expanding field. There are issues when it comes to work that isnt made up of paint and canvas. ,. , canvas. The biggest challenge with visual canvas. The biggest challenge with Visual Art canvas. The biggest challenge with Visual Art so canvas. The biggest challenge with Visual Art so far canvas. The biggest challenge with Visual Art so far as with Visual Art so far as being, how do i have it in my house, collect it, and with the situation, we wanted to focus on that, as well, showing, you know, drawing the awareness of this. ~ ,. , know, drawing the awareness of this. ~ ,. , this. When it comes to these sorts of paintings, this. When it comes to these sorts of paintings, Work Sorts of paintings, work created using ai it is early days to say the least but many hope that combining the digital and is possible, and they can really put the art in artificial intelligence. Some uplifting news now about a dog rescued from a Cliff Face in west yorkshire. Rose the Jack Russell was brought out, this is the moment. Her owner said that volunteers worked Day And Night and eventually reach there after using heavy machinery to drill down to where she had fallen. Back to our main story. This is the scene live in beirut. Smoke continuing to fill the skies. And it official has told the Afp News that the israeli military is preparing a response to the reigning military Missile Attack which targeted israel earlier in the week. Stay with us here on Bbc News to the iranians Missile Attack. Hello. It was a bit of a chilly start to the day for some of us, particularly across central and eastern parts of england, with some mistiness around too. Any mist is now cleared away, and for the rest of today were looking at Sunny Spells pretty widely. Some rain in the forecast across parts of the northwest of the uk, and thats down to the fact that weve got low pressure moving in from the west. So this frontal system here will spill some rain in. But high pressure sitting to the east is really winning out and dominating the weather for many of us. So england and wales, dry, fine, long spells of sunshine. Just a bit of Cloud Building into the afternoon. For parts of Northern Ireland and scotland, especially for antrim and down, in towards the central belt, for instance, were looking at a bit more sunshine developing into the afternoon. Still a bit of rain for the northwest of scotland, in towards Fermanagh And Tyrone as well. Top temperatures in the mid to high teens for most of us, so feeling pleasantly mild out there. Through the evening hours, this area of rain will move in across the southwest of england and wales too. Could be the odd heavy burst, but becoming lighter and more patchy in nature as that cloud spills its way further eastwards. You might be hoping to get a glimpse of the Northern Lights tonight, but we will see quite a bit of cloud moving in. Best chance probably across parts of northern scotland. Now, through the day tomorrow, this frontal system edges its way slowly further eastwards. The Warm Front will tend to peter out through the day. So yes, a few spots of rain initially in the morning across parts of england and scotland, as well. Some heavier bursts for Northern Ireland, wales and the southwest of england as that Cold Front moves in during the afternoon. But i think some eastern areas will stay mostly dry for a good part of the day. Top temperatures tomorrow similar to what weve got today, especially in the south. With that breeze coming in from the south, mild air, 17, possibly 18 degrees, a little Bit Cooler across the north of scotland. Monday and tuesday, you can see these winds wrapping around an area of low pressure, so some showers on the way. But cast your eyes towards the south. This big area of rain here that is likely to be the remnants of Ex Hurricane kirk, could bring some wet and windy weather for some of us into the middle of the week. Now for monday, Sunny Spells and scattered showers moving in from the southwest. The odd heavy one, could be the Odd Thunderstorm around on monday as well. In between any of the showers, still a bit of sunshine, still reasonably mild with temperatures in the mid to high teens again, but its really through into the middle of the week, wednesday, possibly thursday. Although that Ex Hurricane may well stay to the south, it could still bring some pretty wet and windy weather for a time in the middle of the week. This is Bbc News, the headlines. Beirut has been hit by several Air Strikes as Israels Bombardment of lebanon persists. In the countrys south the idf says it has bombed a mosque which it claims was used as a his brother command centre. Hamas has announced the death of one of its military leaders, along with his wife and children in the lebanese city of tripoli which was reportedly hit by israel overnight. Its estimated 1. 2 million people have been displaced as a result of the conflict, with the United Nations saying more than 200,000 have fled into neighbouring syria. The crossing between the countries has been bombed, leaving the stranded to make the journey on foot. More foreign nationals have been evacuating lebanon. These are pictures from Eindoven Airport in the netherlands, where dutch citizens were welcomed by Family Members last night
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