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As chaos, with ambulances rushing to the scene through roads packed with people trying to flee. Our correspondent hugo bachega has the latest from beirut. Explosions scenes of war in beirut. Hezbollah*s conflict with israel returning to its stronghold of dahieh, with a series of massive explosions and an escalation with unpredictable consequences. Explosion. An attack so powerful that it was seen and heard across the city. Lebanon now on the brink of another war. Chaos on the streets and here is what they are running from. Dahieh, in southern beirut, now looking like gaza. But amid so much de...

Air strike in beirut. But first, these are live pictures from beirut where israeli warplanes launched new attacks on buildings in the city's south in the past several hours. Blasts were heard in the southern suburbs and residents of three specific blocks were ordered to evacuate. Returning now to that earlier strike that caused tensions to erupt, lebanon's health ministry says the death toll from that strike has risen to six, with 91 wounded. Hezbollah*s leader, hassan nasrallah was reportedly the target of the attack. Neither israel nor hezbollah has formally confirmed his status. Israeli air...

And coming up in sportsday later in the hour on Bbc News. England are tring to force a decider against australia in their one day series, they are batting first at lords. Good evening. Welcome to beirut. Within the past few hours, multiple blasts have reverberated through beirut. The israeli Defence Force says it is targeting hezbollah s Central Headquarters in dahieh. And potentially their leader. Its a built up, Densely Populated area, and the images were seeing suggest widespread destruction. In a moment well talk to Hugo Bachega in south beirut. And well hearfrom Jeremy Bowen injerusalem. ...

Welcome to the Context Welcome to the we start in The Middle East, where multiple blasts have reverberated through beirut, sending clouds of smoke into the sky. These are the latest pictures from the scene of the explosions, in a densely populated area. Lebanons Health Ministry says at least two people have been killed and 76 injured in israeli Air Strikes those numbers are expected to rise. A number of buildings are reported to have been razed to the ground. The israeli Defence Forces claim to have targeted hezbollah s Central Headquarters. Hezbollah sources say the Groups Leader Hassan Nasra...

Earlier on friday, huge plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the capital of lebanon, after israel said it fired a series of rockets into beirut. The israeli Defence Force says it was targetting hezbollah s headquarters, as huge explosions leveled buildings in beirut s densely populated Southern Suburbs. Hezbollah S Leader, Hassan Nasrallah was reportedly the target of the explosions. Neither Israel Nor Hezbollah has formally confirmed his status. At least six people died in the attack and more than 90 have been injured according to lebanese officals. The embassy of iran which backs hezbol...