Hello, im kasia madera. We start in the Middle East, where israel says hezbollah fired over 150 missiles into the country in the latest excalation of Cross Border strikes between the two sides. In turn, israel has launched extensive airstrikes on targets in Southern Lebanon. Prime minister, Benjamin Netanyaju said his country had inflicted a series of heavy blows on hezbollah in Recent days, saying if they havent understood the message yet, they will. Residents in the Northern Israeli Port City of haifa, nearly 30km from the border with lebanon, have been told to restrict gatherings and stay near shelters, after it and a nearby airbase were targeted by hezollah rockets. And Lebanons Health Ministry now says 45 people, including women and children, were killed in fridays israeli attack on beirut. From jerusalem, Paul Adams reports. Northern israel under attack this morning. Houses hit far from the lebanese border. Hezbollah are seeking revenge after days of devastating setbacks. Israels Air Defences in action over the northern city of haifa. Hezbollah rockets now reaching deeper than ever into israel. Evidence across the north that the iranian backed group is using longer range weapons. Haifas main hospital has been preparing for this for weeks, the injured brought to its converted underground car park. Israels relentless assault on hezbollah goes on. Jets attacking targets across Southern Lebanon overnight. Israel says it is hitting the militant groups infrastructure, especially its rocket launchers, trying to keep hezbollah on the back foot. Translation in the last few days we inflicted on hezbollah a sequence of blows that it did not imagine. If hezbollah has not understood the message, i promise you it will understand the message. Where all of this is heading is not clear. There have been several other moments of high tension over the past 12 months. But Israels War on hezbollah has stepped up several gears in the past week. Now the group is trying to prove it remains a formidable enemy. None of this bodes well for Southern Lebanon, caught in a battle between deadly enemies. It has already paid a heavy price and seems destined to suffer more. Scenes like these from Northern Israel are likely to trigger further action. For now, the two sides locked in a dangerous spiral. Paul adams, bbc news, jerusalem. Lets speak to our corresopndents, Hugo Bachega In Beirut, and daniel de simone injerusalem. Daniel, people sheltering in northern isreal. Bring us up to date. There was significant fire, overnight and into this morning. There was a smaller number of missiles fired into israel from iraq by an islamic, and am back group. Schools have been closed until at least tomorrow night, hospitals have been told they can operate insecure areas one hospital has been transferring patients to an underground car park. Beaches have been caught were closed and people have been told they need to be near secure shelters at all time, being near bomb shelters. Some of the missiles that came in overnight from hezbollah has been described as the Israeli Military is going further and deeper than seen before during this almost year long conflict with hezbollah, that means farther south. We have seen missiles around haifa in Northern Israel, we saw some houses damaged, some people have been injured and hezbollah said it was targeting an airbase and a Defence Company in the north of the area. What this shows is that hezbollah, despite of all of their targeting this week, and the ways that never imagined to be targeted such as the Pager And Walkie talkie explosions, despite all that it is still capable of striking israel. Earlier this week the israeli government set a goal, 60,000 people who have been displaced by the Rocket Fire over the last year. At the moment that has not been achieved because hezbollah are still firing rockets, people are still displaced and if anything people are even more disrupted at the moment by what is happening. I think that leaves the question about what will happen next, what further steps might israel take. The leadership of said they will not stop these military actions until they achieve their goal. Hezbollah says it will not stop firing until there is a ceasefire in gaza and in the occupied west bank. Ceasefire in gaza and in the occupied west bank. Lets go to hu. O in occupied west bank. Lets go to hugo In Beirut. Occupied west bank. Lets go to hugo In Beirut. As occupied west bank. Lets go to hugo In Beirut. As Daniel Hugo In Beirut. As daniel the same, israel continues that targeting of hezbollah infrastructure but they can still reciprocate, israel continuing with those Air Strikes into Southern Lebanon. Yes. The Israeli Military will say these yes. The Israeli Military will say these continued attacks will intensify. This fear here in lebanon is that we could see the beginning of a wide arc is against the beginning of a wide arc is against hezbollah. As Will A Lower against hezbollah. As will a Lower End remains defiant, they say these Lower End remains defiant, they say these attacks will continue unless say these attacks will continue unless there is ceasefire and all Recent unless there is ceasefire and all Recent efforts for a ceasefire for gaza have failed. There ceasefire for gaza have failed. There was ceasefire for gaza have failed. There was the main hope to de escalate here. It lasted the last de escalate here. It lasted the last few days have any humiliating four hezbollah, they humiliating four hezbollah, they have faced a number of setbacks, those explosions targeting pagers and walking take care, an indication that israel take care, an indication that israel has take care, an indication that israel has infiltrated the Groups Communication Science system Groups Communication Science system. Walkie talkies. Also system. Walkie talkies. Also the system. Walkie talkies. Also the attack on friday in beryl also the attack on friday in beryl that decimated the Command Chain of hezbollahs mean Command Chain of hezbollahs mean fighting unit, an Air Strike mean fighting unit, an Air Strike that hit a residential building here In Beirut. Beirut building here In Beirut. Beirut i building here In Beirut. Beirut. Iwas building here In Beirut. Beirut. I was talking to some hezbollah supporters and they remain hezbollah supporters and they remain defiant. They say these israeli remain defiant. They say these israeli attacks will not affect their israeli attacks will not affect their positions, they will continue to resist. I think this continue to resist. I think this shows you the feeling among this shows you the feeling among some hezbollah supporters. Obviously across the country, the view here and the country, the view here and the fear the country, the view here and the fear is the country, the view here and the fear is that hezbollah is dragging lebanon into a conflict with israel which is not conflict with israel which is hot in conflict with israel which is not in the countrys interest, one not in the countrys interest, one that not in the countrys interest, one that could be devastating for this one that could be devastating for this country which has suffered over the years. Hugo, thank you suffered over the years. Hugo, thank you very suffered over the years. Hugo, thank you very much. Suffered over the years. Hugo, l thank you very much. Appreciate you both updating as. A lot to digests and discussed. Lets speak to general khaled hamade, a former army general in the Lebanese Army who now works at the Saintjoseph University In Beirut. We were hearing from our correspondence on the ground In Beirut and jerusalem. We hear there is concern amongst lebanese people that hezbollah is dragging lebanon into this war with israel, is that what we are seeing . War with israel, is that what we are seeing . We L War with israel, is that what i we are seeing . We are we are seeing . Hello. We are ust we are seeing . Hello. We are just trying we are seeing . Hello. We are just trying to we are seeing . Hello. We are just trying to establish we are seeing . Hello. We are| just trying to establish comms with you, general. I hope you can hear me. Excellent. We were listening to communications from the latest from our correspondence on the ground In Beirut. He says there is concern amongst the lebanese people that hezbollah is dragging the country into a war with israel, is that what is happening here . With israel, is that what is happening here . Yes. Nowl think the happening here . Yes. Nowl think the military happening here . Yes. Nowl think the military escalation | think the military escalation is now beyond what this. We are in a very critical situation that i think the Recent escalation of this operation. Whether along the southern border or deep strikes inside lebanon or occupied territories, following the arming of hezbollah, things have reached a critical point. The situation now appears to have passed the point of no return. I think that diplomacy is no longer a viable option now. What austen and arab diplomatic groups were hoping had warned about is now a reality. Mike weston. We entering a Council Might Consultation that could extend over the coming weeks and coming months. Focusing on that dimension and believing that stability can be restored to lebanon, through a ceasefire is really unrealistic. The border as part of our wider region landscape. This situation is tied to the Strategy Concerns of the United States, particularly its long Standing Commitment to security and to reassert control over the Middle East. The key issues include the security of waterways, Oil And Gas reserves and counter in china economic expansion in the region. These are geopolitical little factors. These determine the ceasefire. It will not be enough to resolve it. I ceasefire. It will not be enough to resolve it. I wonder if ou enough to resolve it. I wonder if you are enough to resolve it. I wonder if you are saying enough to resolve it. I wonder if you are saying that if you are saying that Diplomacy Isnt working, then what are the next steps . Are there no way to hold back hezbollah commented de escalate what we are seeing right now . Help us to understand that relationship between hezbollah and the lebanese armed forces. Of course everybody knows the of course everybody knows the political situation in lebanon and they know who is organising the situation. We did not have enough spaces to be implemented and i think this strategic relationship with iran in the United States. The United States, they did not put enough pressure on iran to push hezbollah to implement the resolution. Because we know and we are sure that there are many government interests between iran and washington. Tehran was one of the us agents who. In the regional stability, this was a job assumed to tiran by the United States. Everybody knows that this extension, or expansion of the Orang And Influence in the Middle East especially in lebanon, had on this occasion to fulfil, to expand in the region due to the american except since andy and american except since andy and american admission. So the implementation of the resolution is due to the circumstances and due to their duties and thejobs circumstances and due to their duties and the jobs given to iran by the United States. Maybe now the United States want to change the strategy in the Middle East and they want to control all over the Middle East, on the economy, on the waterways and even they want to stop as i said, the chinese economic influence coming to the country. Maybe there are many lessons learned from the Gaza War and maybe now the United States, they wont believe in iran and in the Military Missions back to iran, to take part of the stability in the region. I think we are in the region. I think we are ina in the region. I think we are in a very critical circumstance and phase. The united change, if they are going to change the game and make Middle East, i think it will be, you know, will be under the interest of lebanon, of syria and maybe. Are completely complicated situation. Former general, thank you for your insight. We really appreciate that. We have much more on our website as well on this story. Here in the uk, the Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, says she doesnt believe she broke any rules when she stayed in the new York Flat of a labour donor. Ms rayner told the bbc donations were part of politics and the government was open and transparent about the process. The Prime Minister and senior figures in the government have said they wont accept further donations for clothes, after fierce criticism. Helen catt reports from the Labour Party Conference in liverpool. The Labour Party Conference is finally fully open for biz s. The big draw on this mornings agenda, the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner. It is minister Angela Rayner. It is an absolute minister Angela Rayner. It is an absolute great ministerAngela Rayner. It 3 an absolute great honour of my life to stand here today as your Deputy Prime Minister. And conference will want to start off with my first thanks that are to the british people. You and us with the task of change and us with the task of change and we will not forget it. You kept faith with as and we will Keep Faith with you. Keep faith with you. After weeks of Keep Faith with you. After weeks of sombre Keep Faith with you. After l weeks of sombre messages Keep Faith with you. After weeks of sombre messages from the government, she seemed to offer a bit of termism. Conference, things can get better if we make the right choices. Sustained economic growth is the only way to improve the lives of working people and we are fixing the foundations to put britain back on the path to growth. But foundations to put britain back on the path to growth. On the path to growth. But a row over on the path to growth. But a row over donations on the path to growth. But a row over donations of row over donations of clothing to miss rayner, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves has dominated the Run Up to this conference and garnered criticism. The runup to this conference and garnered criticism. And garnered criticism. They strike me and garnered criticism. They strike me as and garnered criticism. They strike me as a and garnered criticism. They strike me as a bit and garnered criticism. They strike me as a bit weird and garnered criticism. They strike me as a bit weird and| and garnered criticism. They strike me as a bit weird and to be honest strike me as a bit weird and to be honest inappropriate as well be honest inappropriate as well. ,. , ~. , well. This morning, Angela Ra Ner well. This morning, Angela Rayner had well. This morning, Angela Rayner had to well. This morning, Angela Rayner had to defend well. This morning, Angela I Rayner had to defend another donation she had taken. She declared it but did not say that a friend had stayed there as well. I that a friend had stayed there as well. , � , as well. I dont believe i broke any as well. I dont believe i broke any rules. As well. I dont believe i broke any rules. I as well. I dont believe i broke any rules. I had. As well. I dont believe i i broke any rules. I had the as well. I dont believe i broke any rules. I had the use of the apartment and i discussed i had use of the apartment. I think i was overly transparent despite it being a personal holiday. Personal holiday. Briefing a. Ainst personal holiday. Briefing against sue personal holiday. Briefing against Sue Craig personal holiday. Briefing against Sue Craig the personal holiday. Briefing against Sue Craig the downing Street Chief of staff is also leaked from inside government. In an interview with the observer this morning, Sir Kier said that leaking this damages everybody. He added it is my job to do something about that and i accept that responsibility. The Foreign Secretary will be this Afternoons Speaker as the government hopes to switch their conversation now it is their conversation now it is the party of government. That speech will be shown here life in the next 30 minutes. Stay with as for that. The Crown Prosecution Service says it twice considered bringing charges against the former Harrods Owner mohammed Al Fayed, but on both occasions, it concluded there was no realistic prospect of a conviction. All of this has come to light since a Bbc Documentary this week led to dozens of women coming forward with allegations of being sexually assaulted or raped by the billionaire, who died last year. With me is ben king. Ben what more do we know . We have learned today that in 2008 the metropolitan police investigated the case of a 15 year old girl who said she was sexually assaulted by Al Fayed. That case was passed to the Crown Prosecution Service but they took no further action. They say that was because they had no realistic prospect of a conviction based on the evidence that they had at the time. There was a similar case that made it to the cps but no further in 2015 and three subsequent cases that did not make it as far as the cps. Contrast that with their 20 or more women who have been in touch with the bbc to detail their experiences of Sexual Assault while working at harrods. We have also been contacted by dozens more who have detailed their experiences of assaults at the hands of mr Al Fayed. The Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner was on the television this morning and she called his allegations horrifying as she said she was concerned about powerful people who seem to get away with it time and time again. Harrods is now no longer by Al Fayed by that there state of qatar. They say that the victims were failed and they will settle legal claims. Failed and they will settle legal claims. Failed and they will settle leual claims. , ~ , legal claims. Then, thank you very much legal claims. Then, thank you very much for legal claims. Then, thank you very much for bringing legal claims. Then, thank you very much for bringing us legal claims. Then, thank you very much for bringing us up| legal claims. Then, thank you | very much for bringing us up to date with the latest of that. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in that story, there is advice on how to get guidance on the Bbc Action Line page. You can check that out. Now it is time to see the days sports news. Now, its time for a look at Todays Sport with tolsen. Hello from the bbc sport centre. Anthonyjoshua says he wont give up after being defeated by Daniel Dubois who retained his Ibf World heavyweight title with a blistering performance on saturday night. Dubois dominated the all british fight in front of 96 Thousand spectators at Wembley Stadium and ultimately knocked joshua down for a fourth and final time in the fifth round. He could not keep me down. He was going to have to nail me to that canvas. I was unstoppable tonight. It was a good fight. I just enjoyed it. Enjoyed the whole moment, winning and coming through that and fulfilling my potential tonight anyway, so on we go. Boxing Commentator Steve Bunce fully believes that anthonyjoshua will be back the british foreign Secretary David Lamia speaking live. It David Lamia speaking live. It did leave me a map, an atlas of the world that i put on my bedroom wall. From this map i learnt about the countries my ancestors had come from, transported from West Africa to guyana as part of the transatlantic slave trade. Long before my parents moved from guyana to britain, to help rebuild britain after the second world war. Conference, i cannot tell how it feels to stand here today, a black Working Class Man from tottenham, a child of the great windrush generation, now back on this. Applause myjob is to tell a new story about the united kingdom abroad. A story of openness, david of the future, and story of hope that will reconnect britain with the world once again. Conference, when i stood in this room last year, i said we had a once in a Generation Chance to get britains future back. The chance to win back the public� s trust, to turn the page on 1a years of tory decline. Well, conference, we did it applause and when i say that we did it, i mean you did it, every Party Member who walked dozens of miles knocking on doors, every activist to convince the young person to register to vote, every supporter who ensured the failing private train to works in an campaigning in an unfamiliar town, in an campaigning in an unfamiliartown, every single unfamiliar town, every single one unfamiliartown, every single one of you who supported our leader, our Prime Minister, Keir Starmer. You are the greatest advocates of our values, ourvisions greatest advocates of our values, our visions and our purpose. We are forever grateful, forever grateful to you for the greatest electoral turnaround in our partys history. From electoral oblivion less than five years ago, to a labour majority today. Thank you. Thank you applause of course knew the Party Members in this room did not just change the fate of our party. You chain the feet of our country. Changed. Now, together, lets work to change the fate of our world. Conference, for 1h long years, the Conservative Party misused the Conservative Party misused the british state, handing out phony contracts to their mates, crashing the economy with their delusional. For14 years crashing the economy with their delusional. For 1a years the Conservative Party damaged the reputation abroad, threatening to break international law, threatening our European Friends and treating them as our foes. Friends and treating them as ourfoes. For14 long friends and treating them as our foes. For 1a long years, the Conservative Party abandoned our values. Tearing up abandoned our values. Tearing up climate commitment, threatening to leave the European Convention on human rights. 0n European Convention on human rights. On my first weekend as Foreign Secretary, when i travel to germany to poland, to sweden, in less than 48 hours, i was proud to say britain is back applause when Keir Starmer and My Dear friend John Healey and i flew to Washington Dc a few days later to meet with worldly tears and commit unshakeably to nato, we were proud to say britain is back. When the Labour Government hosted 45 European Leaders at Blenheim Palace to reset our relationship with europe, he said britain is back. When we restored the funding to unwrap further work in gaza, what did we say, conference . Written is back and when we stood up for international law, when it was not eaten easy, what did we say . Britain is back in my first four months, i visited ten countries, engaged over 20 world litres and 14 foreign ministers. What did i tell them . Britain is back. And when unlike Rishi Sunak last year, the Prime Minister and i travelled later this week to the un general assembly, what will i say . I will see, britain is back. Britain is back, my friends, britain is back. Conference, unlike the tories, we understand britain needs to work with its neighbours to flourish. We know Britains Strength is founded on its alliances. That is why we are resetting a relationship with europe. Sincejuly resetting a relationship with europe. Since july we resetting a relationship with europe. Sincejuly we launch negotiations on a wide ranging bilateral treaty with germany. I have been onjoint visit bilateral treaty with germany. I have been on joint visit with their french Prime Minister. I have welcomed the spanish, polish foreign ministers to london. We will introduce Trade Barriers to reduce. We will seek a new Security Pact to strengthen operation unshared threats that we face, Enshrining A new geopolitical partnership because britain is back. A leading nation in europe once again. Earlier this month i was in kyiv. The Front Line of the defence of european democracy, meeting with president zielinski. 2. 5 years than to put ons full scale invasion. I took an overnight train with Antony Blinken the us Secretary Of State to set a clear message. If the west does not demonstrate it can outlast vladimir putin, it does not only threaten ukraines democracy, it threatens us. We need to show put in that britain and its allies are not going anywhere. Which is why this government has increased support to ukraine while we have committed £3 million per yearin have committed £3 million per year in Military Aid for as long as it takes. And it is why i told zielinski this Labour Government will always stand with his courageous nation. Applause with his courageous nation. Applause we need to send another Message Applause we need to send another message to applause we need to send l another message to vladimir putin. Your interference in our democracy, promoting this information and encouraging disorder on our streets, encouraging Collector Cuts to store their ill gotten gains in our property market, must end and thats why. Thats why im proud to tell conference together with our two closest allies, the United States and canada, and the rest of the g7, we are taking action against russian disinformation, exposing their
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