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To the white house for a meeting with president biden. Hello, you are watching bbc news, i am anna foster live in beirut. Some breaking news. Israel is calling up two additional army brigades to its northern border. This has been confirmed by the israeli defense forces in the last half an hour or so. They say the troops would be there to continue combat operations against hezbollah. Many of hezbollah s leadership are based on the south and we have seen many strikes, including hezbollah s commander. Joining me now from jerusalem is our correspondent daniel de simone. Talk us through the context of the idf talk us through the context of the idf preparations on the northern border? the the idf preparations on the northern border? the context is israel set a northern border? the context is israel set a goal northern border? the context is israel set a goal for northern border? the context is israel set a goal for itself northern border? the context is israel set a goal for itself ....
Is to prepare for a ground invasion, which, again, would be of further escalation and what we have seen which began after october the 7th, but what we have seen along the border between israel and lebanon has been very different than we have seen in gaza. We ve seen a steady, over the course of ii steady, over the course of 11 months or so, exchange of fire, but everything changed just over a week ago when it pagers and then walkie talkies held by members of hezbollah exploded here in beirut and around lebanon. And we have seen a real israeli object. Let s go to the un in new york. Sir keir starmer is speaking now. Let s see what he says. see what he says. Other than helinu see what he says. Other than helping those see what he says. Other than helping those in see what he says. Other than helping those in need. See what he says. Other than helping those in need. The i see what he says. Other than l helping those in need. The un and the icrc have both lost staff this month in gaz ....
Football. We ll start with football, and one of the game s greats rafael varane has announced his retirement at the age of 31. The french world cup winner injured his knee last month on his debut for newly promoted como in serie a, and it s forced him call time on his career. He won the fa cup with manchester united last season, but the defender will be most closely associated with real madrid before that, a 10 year spell the spanish giants that saw him win 18 trophies including three la liga titles and four champions leagues. He was capped 93 times for his country, winning the world cup in 2018 manchester united start their europa league campaign later. They face dutch side fc twente at old trafford. It s the club where the united manager erik ten hag made his name as a player and then cut his teeth as a coach under steve mclaren at the time. Ten hag says he still has a soft spot for his former side and would rather not be playing them but knows the competition offers a path to the ....
Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The head of israel s army has told troops to prepare for a possible ground invasion of lebanon, telling them their military boots will enter enemy territory. Israel has carried out hundreds more air strikes across lebanon today as hezbollah fired back across the border, targeting tel aviv with a ballistic missile for the first time. The continued escalation comes as world leaders are gathered at the united nations in new york. President biden has warned that all out war in the middle east is possible. We ll be live in lebanon in a moment, but first, let s talk to our international editorjeremy bowen injerusalem, and our diplomatic corresponden, james landale, at the united nations in new york. Jeremy, israel s army chiefs telling troops they will go in and destroy the enemy there. How big a moment is this? it the enemy there. How big a moment is this? ,. , ,. ,. ,, this? it is a big moment. He hasn t said when it this? it is a big mo ....
Sports day this evening. After the worlds top golfers with disabilities compete for a rare pay cheque in ireland, we hear how they hope to make it count for the future generations. make it count for the future uenerations. ,. , generations. They will get really aood level generations. They will get really good level of generations. They will get really good level of golf. hello again. After the champions league had the run of the season s opening week of european club football, tonight and tomorrow night it s the europa league s turn. Like its more celebrated sister competition, there s a new format this time for rangers, spurs, and tonight, manchester united. Their opening match of the new league phase is a significant one for manager erik ten hag. A huge majority of his football career has been spent wearing the badge of fc twente. And he s now preparing to face them at old trafford, asjoe lynskey reports. For him, this is the opposition he never wanted to face. Fc 20, his boyho ....