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Now looking like a ghost town. Thousands have left, many more are still trying to leave. Driving through dahieh this morning, we saw cars packed with mattresses and bags. Some people seemed to be leaving on foot. Israeli Air Strikes destroyed this building yesterday. The smell of the explosives was still hanging in the air and we could hear the sound of drones flying overhead. Israel says it will continue to target hezbollah, even after killing the groups leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Dahieh is no longer safe. There is a tense and anxious wait in lebanon following the killing of Hassan Nasrallah. The wait for a possible response from hezbollah. For 30 years, Hassan Nasrallah led A Group often described as a state within a state. Hezbollah has been weakened but it has Not been defeated. There is a trail of destruction in dahieh and across the country. A Ground Invasion of Southern Lebanon feels more imminent. But here, the impact on those caught up by the violence. Lebanon saysi million people lebanon saysi million people may have already been displaced may have already been displaced by the conflict so far. By the conflict so far. Many are now here in beirut. Many are now here in beirut. Translation honestly, translation honestly, the situation here in lebanon the situation here in lebanon is very chaotic and we are is very chaotic and we are really in a crisis. Really in a crisis. We do Not know what we do Not know what is going to happen. Is going to happen. Lebanon is waiting, uncertain lebanon is waiting, uncertain about the future, but fearful about the future, but fearful about what may come next. About what may come next. Hugo bachega, bbc news, beirut. Hugo bachega, bbc news, beirut. Lets look at how the lets look at how the events of this weekend events of this weekend are being viewed in israel now. Are being viewed in israel now. On saturday evening, on saturday evening, israels Prime Minister israels prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Benjamin Netanyahu said the outcome of that the outcome of that airstrike was an historic airstrike was an historic turning point. Turning point. But iran, a close supporter but iran, a close supporter of hezbollah, said his death of hezbollah, said his death would be avenged. Would be avenged. Israel has continued its israel has continued its attacks against senior attacks against senior figures in hezbollah. Figures in hezbollah. The countrys military posted on x that it has killed Nabil Anuk, who it says was a member of hezbollah� s executive council. It says it was a precise strike. Have to wait and see whether it will continue. One key point, i think, is that all the efforts of the international community, including those being led by President Biden and the United States, have failed to stop israel carrying out its operations against hezbollah, as well as the ongoing war in gaza. And israel clearly feels that it will do whatever it takes to protect its citizens. And, as i say, no sign that theres an end to this escalation in violence. Lets speak to hussein ibish, senior Resident Scholar at the arab gulf states institute. Thank institute. You very much forjoining us. Thank you very much forjoining us. What do you think iran will be weighing up, as to what to do next . ,. , do next . Yes, well, they have to decide do next . Yes, well, they have to decide whether do next . Yes, well, they have to decide whether they do next . Yes, well, they have to decide whether they prefer| to decide whether they prefer to decide whether they prefer to use whatever Firepower Hezbollah has left to restore the chance to hit back, to restore credibility, and to try to mend in the short run the kind of broad Defence Strategy against israel by using hezbollah or other arab forces. Oh, they could decide to go to ground. Lick their wounds and keep the firing across the border at current rates and just try to get through this, and focus instead on developing and focus instead on developing a nuclear weapon, rather than relying on arab forces will stop how likely is it that hezbollah is a movement will act alone without iran . Zero. They will Not. They are a creature of iran. Unlike hamas, hezbollah was founded by iran in a sense, and it is completely integrated, and it will follow iran � s strategic requirements, which it serves without independence. They will Not act if iran says do Not act. If iran says go for it, unless youre arsenal, they will do it. It really comes down to that. Will do it. It really comes down to that. How likely is it then that down to that. How likely is it then that this down to that. How likely is it then that this axis down to that. How likely is it then that this axis will down to that. How likely is it then that this axis will wait, | then that this axis will wait, show some patience and work out exactly what to do . I show some patience and work out exactly what to do . Exactly what to do . I think it is more likely exactly what to do . I think it is more likely than exactly what to do . I think it is more likely than Not. Exactly what to do . I think it is more likely than Not. They have a rhetoric of patience, of long term victory, of perseverance. They can rely on that. They are Not the kind of actors who have to hit back immediately to maintain their credibility. They can get away with in a time and manner of our choosing, in american rhetoric, and i think it is more likely that they will do that, rather than try to say ok, use it or lose it, we have X Number of Rocket Launchers left, lets unleash them now and see what happens. I doubt that will be the case. I dont think they are driven by immediate revenge. They have a rhetoric of patience they can rely on it. Rhetoric of patience they can rely on it rely on it. How clear is it, how we rely on it. How clear is it, how we can rely on it. How clear is it, how we can hezbollah rely on it. How clear is it, i how we can hezbollah have rely on it. How clear is it, how we can hezbollah have been in terms of personnel, but also their Military Resources . 50. Their Military Resources . So, we dont their Military Resources . So, we dont know their Military Resources . So, we dont know about their Military Resources . Srr, we dont know about the their Military Resources . S57, we dont know about the heavy equipment, especially the Rocket Launchers. They have crucial missiles and rockets and a lot of stuff they had in syria was destroyed by an israeli Commando Raid and israeli Commando Raid and israel have targeted Rocket Launchers in particular because there are fewer of them than there are fewer of them than there are fewer of them than there are rockets and missiles. However, wejust there are rockets and missiles. However, we just dont know about the state of heavy equip meant. The Military Leadership and political leadership is literally decimated. But that doesnt mean there are Not still perfectly capable fighters left, and also even commanders. They could list half a dozen senior figures who are still alive, apparently, and of course the orders come from iran and go down to a mid level person, who could start loading missiles on launchers. So they are still a capable force in all likelihood, they are just in tatters. The question is, do they want to rebuild or expand what they have . I think they are more likely to try to rebuild. In are more likely to try to rebuild are more likely to try to rebuild. ,. ,. , rebuild. In terms of what happens rebuild. In terms of what happens with rebuild. In terms of what happens with the rebuild. In terms of what happens with the us rebuild. In terms of what happens with the us and j rebuild. In terms of what happens with the us and israel, this lull that there may be before there is a response gives that partnership time to really consider what is required. Really consider what is required really consider what is reuuired. ~ ,. , required. Well, the israelis and the americans required. Well, the israelis and the americans are required. Well, the israelis and the americans are Not | required. Well, the israelis. And the americans are Not on the same page at all. Lets be clear. The americans spent the last week pursuing a ceasefire that israel was Not interested in, and now israel has acted and the americans are saying oh, good, but that is Not what they really think. The administration is divided. Some people in the administration think that this is useful because now iran is on the back foot. There are others in the administration who think it is reckless and think it is a dangerous game, and they fear that the us could get pulled into a conflict with iran. Israel is trying to manoeuvre the us into attacking iran � s nuclear facilities, the us into attacking iran � s nuclearfacilities, which israel has been trying to convince them to do for 20 years without success, and there is some feeling that this would be good for israel but Not for the United States, and this is dangerous. The israelis will pursue the war against hezbollah, but the americans still have a strong interest in stopping it before it gets out of control and drags in washington. Of control and drags in washington. Of control and drags in washinuton. ~. ,. ,. , washington. We are going to have a new washington. We are going to have a new president washington. We are going to have a new president in washington. We are going to have a new president in the i have a new president in the white house, whichever way the election goes in november, so in your view, what is each of the candidates likely to do that might be different from President Biden � s inclination . Yes, well Donald Trump is likely to be more hostile to iran and less interested in diplomacy, which the iranians are kind of approach and with a dual approach, they are sort of backing hezbollah and hamas, but they are also trying to convince the americans to get back into negotiations over nuclear power. Kemal harris will be interested in that and more open to trying to make a deal to forestall a nuclear iran through a sanctions relief programme. Donald trump is Not going to be interested in that, i dont think, unless he can secure something very similar and say it was the greatest deal of all time. Trump will be driven by personal politics. It is hard to predict what he is going to do. Is hard to predict what he is going to de is hard to predict what he is going to tie going to do. Fascinating to talk to you. Going to do. Fascinating to talk to you, thank going to do. Fascinating to talk to you, thank you going to do. Fascinating to talk to you, thank you for. Talk to you, thank you for joining us here on bbc news. Thank you very much. Lets bring you more now on the effects of this upsurge in fighting on people living in the region. Israel says that many people have had to leave their homes near the border with lebanon, because of the threat from hezbollah, including missile attacks. And in lebanon, the prime Minister Najib Mikati has warned that A Million people have been displaced. Heres a little of what he had to say at an earlier news conference. 1 i million lebanese people have moved from one place to aNother. It has never happened in history, that they have moved in such hours. We are dealing with all sides of this problem. Dealing with all sides of this roblem. ,. , problem. The lebanese Prime Minister. Our middle East Correspondent Nafiseh kohnavard, has this update from beirut where shes been speaking to many displaced people whove spent the night sleeping in a park. These people behind me are families spending the second night in the street with no help and no support. They have to stay in this small park and we saw a lot of other families, they were just sleeping in the street will stop there is no place for them to go back. Some of them decided to go to syria to return to syria, and also some lebanese decided to go to syria because they think syria now, for example damascus, will be safer than beirut itself. So this is the situation. The whole night we had drones that it is believed is israeli civilian drones. And still i am hearing them, like a big mosquito or a motorcycle in the sky. And this is the situation, that people think the attacks, the israeli attacks, they will continue. It is very hot now. It is very hot and these people are staying here, just using the small shadow that they can take from some trees in these parks. And many others, they cant even find a shadow and they cant find Food And I cant find enough water. They left their houses with very short Notice from the Israeli Army and many could Not even grab anything for themselves. Since yesterday, they have Not seen any Age Group or even the government come and help provide them anything, just some groups, it is difficult to use the word unlucky, but they had a chance to find food from some organisations, but many of them are out of reach for this help. They dont have a car, they had to walk. You can imagine that if this situation continues, how angry these people will be. They are already exhausted and angry. Of those many thousands of people to leave lebanon, some have crossed into neighbouring syria, and others have flown out of the region. We spoke to one family nadine, who lives in london, and her Daughters Lea and yasmina, shortly after they arrived at heathrow airport. They express their own opinions of what has happened. I have left my grandparents. I live with them. I hope they are safe. They are going to leave beirut tomorrow. They are going to go somewhere safe. There is nowhere safe in lebanon for now. I left my things, i left my friends, i left my school. I just dont know when we will go back. I hope we can go back. You seem very calm and very grown up about it. I you seem very calm and very grownup about it. You seem very calm and very grownup about it. I am calm because i grownup about it. I am calm because i am grownup about it. I am calm because i am patient. Grownup about it. I am calm because i am patient. I grownup about it. I am calm because i am patient. I know| because i am patient. I know everything is god � s plan. Share everything is god s plan. Are Ou Everything is god s plan. Are you worried everything is god 5 plan. Are you worried about all of your things back home . I you worried about all of your things back home . You worried about all of your things back home . I hope i can at least get things back home . I hope i can at least get them things back home . I hope i can at least get them back. Things back home . I hope i can at least get them back. If things back home . I hope i can at least get them back. If it at least get them back. If it escalates i may end up living here, i hope Not. Escalates i may end up living here, i hope Not. When did you know that here, i hope Not. When did you know that you here, i hope Not. When did you know that you had here, i hope Not. When did you know that you had to here, i hope Not. When did you know that you had to leave . It| know that you had to leave . It was unexpected. We got to tickets and two days later we were at the airport. My people are in a Bad were at the airport. My people are in a Bad situation. Were at the airport. My people are in a Bad situation. We are in a Bad situation. We could are in a Bad situation. We could Not are in a Bad situation. We could Not sleep, we were so worried could Not sleep, we were so worried about our families. We could worried about our families. We could Not worried about our families. We could Not find flights for them to come could Not find flights for them to come here. We were also terrified to come here. We were also terrified about staying there. We were terrified about staying there. We were terrified of the horrible genocide that is happening in the world. This is Not fair, happening in the world. This is Not fair, this should stop now. We dont Not fair, this should stop now. We dont deserve to live in war we dont deserve to live in War 0ur we dont deserve to live in war. Our kids deserve to go to schooh war. Our kids deserve to go to school. They deserve happiness and they school. They deserve happiness and they deserve peace, just like the and they deserve peace, just like the kids in gaza and lebanon, and this is going to continue lebanon, and this is going to continue to syria and to god knows continue to syria and to god knows where as well stop this should knows where as well stop this should stop now. Did knows where as well stop this should stop now. Should stop now. Did you see this coming . Should stop now. Did you see example, the israelis or americans. In the should stop now. Did you see this coming . Should stop now. Did you see this coming . Did should stop now. Did you see this coming . Did you should stop now. Did you see this coming . Did you ever. This coming . Did should stop now. Did you see this coming . Did you should stop now. Did you see this coming . Did you ever. Should stop now. Did you see i this coming . Did you ever think that the conflict between should stop now. Did you see i this coming . Did you ever think that the conflict between israel and Nabil Anuk would israel and Nabil Anuk would ever lead to lebanon being ever lead to lebanon being involved . Involved . Ever lead to lebanon being involved . ,. , ever lead to lebanon being involved . ,. , involved . Hamas. They always talked about involved . Hamas. They always talked about it involved . Hamas. They always talked about it but involved . Hamas. They always talked about involved . Hamas. They always talked about it involved . Hamas. They always talked about it but involved . Hamas. They always talked about it but i involved . Hamas. They always talked about it but i did involved . Hamas. They always talked about it but i did Not talked about it but i did Not expect involved . Hamas. They always talked about it but i involved . Hamas. They always talked about it but i did involved . Hamas. They always talked about it but i did Not talked about it but i did Not expect talked about it but i did Not expect it to be that Bad. One talked about it but i did Not expect it to be that Bad. One ofthe expect it to be that Bad. One of the families ofthe expect it to be that Bad. One of the families expect it to be that Bad. One of the families affected expect it to be that Bad. Iez of the families affected by the upsurge in violence in lebanon. Expect it to be that Bad. One of the families affected expect it to be that Bad. I2 of the families affected by the upsurge in violence in lebanon. With me is Badi'>Parham GhoBadi with me is Badi'>Parham GhoBadi from bbc persian. From bbc persian. There has been a reaction from there has been a reaction from inside tehran, what is the inside tehran, what is the government saying . Government saying . Inside tehran, what is the government saying . That is correct. Today, inside tehran, what is the government saying . That is correct. Today, government saying . That is correct. Today, the government saying . That is correct. Today, the iranians speak of the Parliament And Government saying . That is correct. Today, the government saying . That is correct. Today, the iranians speak of the parliament and also the Foreign Minister also the Foreign Minister reacted to the killing of reacted to the killing of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of hezbollah, and they both said hezbollah, and they both said that the resistance movement, that the resistance movement, which means israeli and which means israeli and proxies, will react to this. Proxies, will react to this. Their statement equals the their statement equals the Supreme Leader � s written Supreme Leader � s Written Statement issued Yesterday And Statement issued yesterday and he said the same thing. There he said the same thing. There were two key elements missing were two key elements missing in his statement. One was that in his statement. One was that they typically use a harsher they typically use tone of language, using words like harsh revenge. Or a heavy slap on the face of, for example, the israelis or americans. In the latest way to lebanon the militias in iraq, houthis, and the most important Ally Hezbollah is in lebanon and all these proxies can react. The problem is that the most powerful one was hezbollah and most of the high figures in hezbollah have been killed in the past few days. And the israelis have been and the israelis have been able, well they have Not able, well they have Not admitted it was then that admitted it was then that carried out these carried out these assassinations necessarily, but assassinations necessarily, but they have been able to target they have been able to target people quite precisely. Yes, of people quite precisely. 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What is happening right now is an Intelligence War and israelis have proven war and israelis have proven yet again that they have the yet again that they have the Superior Hand in this Superior Hand in this Intelligence War. Lets Not Intelligence War. Lets Not forget injuly, a Nabil Anuk forget injuly, a Nabil Anuk leader was assassinated in leader was assassinated in tehran. They probably knew the tehran. They probably knew the exact location where he was exact location where he was staying because the building staying because the building that was targeted, the exact that was targeted, the exact location he was staying in was location he was staying in was targeted hamas. The same targeted hamas. The same pattern happened in lebanon. Pattern happened in lebanon. Many hezbollah commanders were many hezbollah commanders were targeted while they were targeted while they were driving in their cars or driving in their cars or staying in their buildings and staying in their buildings and that exact location was that exact location was targeted. This is what the targeted. This is what the iranians are saying, that the iranians are saying, that the israelis have managed to infiltrate Iranians Intelligence System is so much that the former iranian Intelligence Minister has it that iranians officials should be scared for their lives every day, and this is a statement by a former iranian Intelligence Minister. , ~ a former iranian Intelligence Minister now its time for a look at Todays Sport with marc edwards. Hello from the bbc sport centre. Manchester united play tottenham in the Premier League at Old Trafford this afternoon. Both sides have had mixed starts to the season, with spurs tenth and united eleventh. Rarely a week goes by without debate over the future of united manager erik ten hag. And that speculation has increased again, just the one win in their last four Premier League matches followed by a somewhat underwhelming 1 1 draw with dutch Side Fc Twente in the europa league. We will be judged and that is normal. For every game, everyone expects united to win. We know that. It is Not a secret for anyone. When you are in this club, you have to deal with this factor, and we do. I think erics in a real toughjob. Hes done really well. You know, he keeps mentioning hes won two trophies and he has, you know. So i dont think thats insignificant. Everyone keeps telling me thats all i have to do. But obviously its Not all you have to do, you know . Because when you do that, then theres more. Theres always more. So i think hes done a greatjob. Like i said, a difficultjob. Theres one game underway which is into the second half. Newly promoted Ipswich Town are hosting Aston Villa at Portman Road and are looking for theirfirst win of the season. Villa can go level on points with league Leaders Liverpool with a victory. Ipswich taking the lead with their first shot on Target Club Record Signing Liam Delap breaking the deadlock after eight minutes, but villa turning the game around with goals from Morgan Rogers and then ollie watkins. 2 1 and were about ten minutes into the second half. England are playing their one day international Series Decider against australia in bristol. Stand in Captain Harry Brook made 72 with the Bat And Ben duckett made a Brilliant 107 but australias bowlers fought back with Travis Head taking three wickets as england set a target 310. Australia are currently 46 for 0 in reply. Carlos alcaraz is through to the Quarter Finals of the china open. The four time grand Slam Champion beat Talon Griekspoor in straight sets taking less than an hour in what was his 200th career win. Alcaraz will play Karen Khacanov in the last 16. In the womens tournament Us Open Runner Up Jessica Pegula survived a scare to reach the last 16. The second seed from the United States fought back to beat russian Veronika Kudermetova 6 7, 6 1, 6 2. Pegula will play Badosa'>Spains Paula Badosa next. Tomas machac will play frances Ugo Humbert for a place in the final of the japan open. And foursomes sessions 3 1 to take a four Point Lead with sundays 12 singles matches to come. And thats all the sport for now. Voting is taking place in austria in a general election that could see the far right Freedom Party win the most seats for the first time. The party crashed out of a Coalition Government with the conservative Peoples Party five years ago because of a corruption scandal. The campaign was dominated by Voter Concerns over economic worries and immigration. Our correspondent in Austria Bethany Bell has more on this. Voting has been under way for a few hours now, since the early hours of this morning. Im outside a Polling Station here in vienna. Theres been a steady stream of people coming to cast their votes. The Polling Stations are going to be open today till around 5 00 local time, and then we should get the first projected results shortly after that. But also theres been a Record Number of postal ballots issued this year. So then, that could mean that we dont get a final result until next week. One of the interesting things thats also been a theme of this Election Campaign is Notjust the questions about the economy, about migration, about austrias neutral status, but also about the fact that austria is a country of about 9 Million people 6. 3 million people are 16 or over, are eligible to vote, but there are 1. 5 million long term residents of austria who dont have austrian citizenships, who dont have the right to vote. And that has been also one of the issues discussed in this Election Campaign. And its because of austrias very restrictive citizenship laws. Bethany bell reporting from austria. Lets report to return to those pictures of beirut. As we can see, more smoke in the sky above the lebanese capital, with israel having said that it carried out yet aNother strike on the south of beirut, one of the hezbollah stronghold. That happened today. Earlier, israel said it had Hit Dozens more hezbollah target overnight. More on this story in the hours ahead here on bbc news. Hello. ANother area of low pressure is Moving In this weekend and that will affect much of the country for the start of the upcoming week. Cool, wet and windy at times, but by mid week an improvement with High Pressure Moving In, and there should be high spells of sunshine. We continue through the second part of the day and further North And East it will stay dry with any sunshine fading, and the best of any brightness will be across scotland. Winds picking up further south and west. Rain will pile into northern ireland, wales and south West England and will turn heavier later on. Temperatures, low to mid teens across the board. As we move into this evening and overnight, the Rain Peps Up and wales and south West England could see some localised flooding issues and it will slowly push North And East. The winds will also pick up 60mph around some channel coasts. We will also scoop up some mild air, keeping some double figure values. As low pressure spreads across the country on monday, it grinds to a halt as it bumps into that area of High Pressure. It looks like it will be very wet and rather windy for many parts of england and wales. The heaviest of the rain will be across parts of East Anglia, northern and Eastern England and across into north wales. Anywhere with saturated ground could see the risk of localised flooding, so stay tuned to the forecast. It might brighten up across the south, giving a fairly warm 17 or 18 celsius, and staying dry across scotland, but breezy across the board. The rain continues across parts of england and wales as we move through monday night, eventually becoming confined to east and south east england. A cooler, drier night to come across the north and the west. Again, double figures for england and wales and northern ireland. That area of low pressure is still very slow to pull out eastwards, so it is going to be affecting eastern parts of england, East Anglia and the southeast with strong, gusty winds and outbreaks of rain, some will be heavy at times. The best of the sunshine will be towards the north and the west, thanks to High Pressure. Temperatures peaking at around 16 or 17 celsius. The High Pressure does take over towards the end of the week. It turns drier and sunnier for many, but the nights will turn a bit cooler. This is bbc news. The headlines. Hezbollah says its Leaders Body has been recovered. Hassan nasrallah was killed by an israeli Air Strike on friday. The Israeli Army says more than 20 hezbollah members were killed alongside Hassan Nasrallah, as buildings were destroyed. Lebanese Health Ministry say 1a medics were killed in two days, and its Prime Minister warns more than One Million people could be displaced by the surge in violence. Candidates for the uks Conservatives Leadership Contest make their pitch at the partys first annual conference since its defeat in the general election injuly. Here in the uk, Labour Mp Rosie Duffield quits the party, accusing prime Minister Sir Keir starmer of what she described as hypocrisy. Over 50 years later, stories of reported ufo sightings on a Housing Estate in the uk are being retold in a new play. Hello. The conservative conference is taking place in birmingham this afternoon the first since the Partys Election Defeat injuly. The four candidates to succeed Rishi Sunak will make speeches, and take questions. James cleverly, kemi Badenoch, Tom Tugendhat and Robert Jenrick will be trying to win support before mps eliminate two more of them from the contest. Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg this morning, leadership Hopeful Robertjenrick explained why he is the man