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Tech Billionaire Elon Musk joins republican Nominee Donald Trump On Stage in butler, pennsylvania as he returns to the site of his attempted assassination. And a new Zealand Navy Ship runs aground and catches fire the major Rescue Mission to safe those onboard as it sinks. Youre watching bbc news. You join us youjoin us in you join us in Southern Israel, in front of one of the many homes in this community which is to be home to some 400 israelis, now only two people live here. The entire here were killed during the Hamas Rampage in Southern Israel on October The 7th. In a moment will be speaking to one of the Family Members who survived but now lets look at the latest news this hour, beginning in lebanese. Israeli Bombardment Israeli continued overnight. Some 30 lebanese. Israeli bombardment continued overnight. Some 30 strikes were reported on strikes were reported on lebanese capital beirut. This lebanese capital beirut. This is the Beirut Skyline when the is the Beirut Skyline when the attacks were taking place. Attacks were taking place. Lebanese media described lebanese media described the attacks as very violent. The attacks as very violent. These pictures from beirut show these pictures from beirut Show Plumes of smoke still rising. Plumes of smoke still rising. More than 30 Air Strikes have more than 30 Air Strikes have taken place in the southern taken place in the southern suburbs of beirut overnight, suburbs of beirut overnight, where hezbollah has where hezbollah has a strong presence. A strong presence. It isa It Isa it is a densely populated residential area too. It is a densely populated residential area too. Residents were filmed residents were filmed fleeing in panic. Fleeing in panic. As people tried to find safety. As people tried to find safety. Meanwhile, the southern Border Region remains tense. Hezbollah has Fire Rockets towards israel the idf said 30 were launched towards the mostly evacuated Northern Israeli city of kiryat shmona, while hezbollah said its fighters repelled israeli troops trying to infiltrate a lebanese village. Some are reaching beyond the areas declared military zones by israel. Will vernon has the latest. Landing at beirut airport. Today, another Evacuation Flight for british nationals is due to leave. The Uk Government says no more are planned. Just across the border, Northern Israel also came under attack from lebanon. The Countrys Iron Dome air defences were activated. And, after this huge ballistic Missile Attack last week, the israeli Prime Minister vowed revenge on iran. Translation no country in the World would accept such an attack on its cities and citizens. And nor will israel. Israel has the duty and the right to defend itself and respond to these attacks, and it will do so. In lebanon, urgently needed assistance is being rushed into the country. Aid agencies say the humanitarian situation is rapidly getting worse. This escalating conflict has now forced more than A Million people from their homes, and with tensions rising across this region, its ordinary civilians that are feeling the pain. Will vernon, bbc news. Joining me now is the bbc� s Lina Sinjab whos in beirut. Its been described as the most violent night yet in beirut after what had been many days of bombardment. Tell us what it was like Last Night. It of bombardment. Tell us what it was like Last Night. Was like Last Night. It was really apocalyptic. Was like Last Night. It wasi really apocalyptic. People was like Last Night. It was really apocalyptic. People feel like they are watching hell on earth. The fire, the constant attacks, the fear. Whether people who are in beirut or surrounding beirut, the sound, the scene of it and the feel of these bombardments were terrible. Of course, this is not the first night the lebanese are living these kind of horrors. There have been nights and knights of sleepless hours for the lebanese. Air strikes overnight and destruction during the day. They see people fleeing, there are dead people, its an attack after the other. The lebanese, its obvious its not only an attack on hezbollah or a defence of the southern border for the israelis but an expanded attack, this is how the lebanese see it, To Cripple Hezbollah and to stop any kind of resistance against israel. That could be a target anywhere, anytime, even in civilian areas. Anywhere, anytime, even in civilian areas. What other from those areas civilian areas. What other from those areas this civilian areas. What other from those areas this morning . Civilian areas. What other from those areas this morning . Ori those areas this morning . Or emergency crews able to access the area to try to rescue the injured and take away any bodies if there have been people killed . 50 bodies if there have been people killed . Bodies if there have been people killed . So far, there hasnt been people killed . So far, there Hasnt Been Reports people killed . So far, there Hasnt Been Reports of Hasnt Been Reports of Emergency Teams arriving on Site But Weve seen in several attacks, some of the Emergency Teams havent been able to reach because its consecutive attacks after the other. Of course, residents in the area have been warned by israeli defense forces. There were three warnings for evacuation of eight neighbourhoods but the effect of these strikes is going beyond the neighbourhoods where the attacks are taking place. We seem even outside beirut people are fleeing on foot, seeking help and finding safety areas. So, these are stories that are happening on a daily basis and a daily basis of running away for safety and daily effort for Rescue Operations, forfinding operations, for finding shelters operations, forfinding shelters and for treating the wounded or retrieving bodies. Thank you forjoining us with the latest from beirut. One neuron despite growing calls for a ceasefire, the situation continues to be one of escalation and mounting tension. Notjust in israel but across the region with israel widely expected to retaliate for the iranian barrage of nearly 200 ballistic missiles which was in itself a retaliatory strike. Laura kuenssberg has been speaking to the israeli ambassador to the uk. Tzipi hotovely said they will remove Irans Threat to israel. We are not interested to be under a Missile Threat from iran or under the Ring Of Fire from the proxies. This is why we will dismantle the threat. This is for the cabinet to decide happen but we will dismantle the threat. No country will tolerate that. Could that include a strike on irans nuclear facilities . Because that would, perhaps you would acknowledge it, many western leaders think that that would move the whole World into a new phase of danger. President biden has asked israel to rule out attacking irans nuclear sites. Will you . We will do everything that will remove the threat. Second, if the World wants to prevent something like that, first we need to prevent iranians nuclear abilities because of this is what they are doing, can you imagine what this regime of terror, this regime that killed and executed mahsa amini, that is against liberal values, can you imagine what this regime can do . The israeli ambassador this regime can do . The israeli ambassador to this regime can do . The israeli ambassador to the this regime can do . The israeli ambassador to the uk this regime can do . The israeli| ambassador to the uk outlining israels aims. As fighting intensifies across the border intensifies across the border in lebanon and tensions escalate with iran, the war in gaza goes on. We can take a look at the map of the area where israeli forces say theyve been encircling. Jabaliya in northern gaza, saying hamas was trying to rebuild its capabilities in the area. It said it struck dozens of targets before troops moved in, including Weapons Storage sites and underground infrastructure. In central gaza, at least 24 people have been killed and dozens wounded after israeli warplanes struck a mosque in deir al balah, according to palestinian media reports. Israel says hamas had been using the compound as a command centre. But eyewitnesses say it was housing displaced people. The mosque was being used as a shelter. Meanwhile, pro palestinian protests have been held around the World this weekend. These are the latest images from a march held in sydney, australia. It come before the October 7th anniversary, a year after about 1200 people were killed in the Hamas Attack in israel that sparked the current conflict. Ina in a moment we are going to speak to a resident of this kibbutz but lets get the latest from our correspondent injerusalem. People in beirut saying its the worst night of the conflict so far. Weve got those expressions, huge viable going up expressions, huge viable going up in the sky, speculation that a Fuel Depot or Petrol Station might have been hit but it looked pretty scary and low strikes have been going on into the morning. So, israel absolutely not letting up and at the same time as you said, hezbollah continuing to fire back. ,. ,. , back. Have israel given any indication back. Have israel given any indication what back. Have israel given any indication what plans back. Have israel given any indication what plans theyl back. Have israel given any indication what plans they have indication what plans they have in their response that we are all expecting to the iranian Missile Attack . Missile attack . No, they havent Missile Attack . No, they havent but Missile Attack . No, they havent but its Missile Attack . No, they havent but its going Missile Attack . No, they havent but its going to | Missile Attack . No, they havent but its going to come. It was a jewish holiday in israel for the jewish it was a jewish holiday in israel for thejewish new it was a jewish holiday in israel for the jewish new year at The End of last week and that has now finished and its a question of when. Israel has a question of when. Israel has a range of targets it could go for. It could go to economic targets, that could be oil refineries, power stations, to try and hit irans economy. That would be at the low end of this scale. It could then obviously target nuclear facilities, something that the us is very much Urging Caution on. And then at the top end, i spoke to a very senior former israeli army general last week he said he didnt rule out possibly an Assassination Attempt on irans supreme leader. That would obviously be a huge escalation. We dont know when its going to happen. Prime Minister Netanyahu gave an address Last Night and he said that the region was facing the forces of Barbarism Led by iran. So, that strike is going to come, wejust iran. So, that strike is going to come, we just dont know when. This is one of the many qubits is that came under attack early in the morning of Saturday October the 7th. This would have been regarded as a very pretty, peaceful community, many people who lived there were peace activists. Now its largely deserted but i can see that people are preparing for a commemoration of these horrific events of one year ago and you can see behind me the child houses, many of the houses were burnt. Only two people are living here now. A quarter of this community were either killed or kidnapped by hamas. Im joined by ranae butler. Thank you forjoining us. We are standing in front of the home of one of your Family Membersjonathan and we are very sorry that you lost six members of your family including members of yourfamily including your mother. 50 members of your family including your mother. So am i. Its including your mother. So am i. Its chilling including your mother. So am i. Its chilling to including your mother. So am i. Its chilling to be including your mother. So am i. Its chilling to be here, including your mother. So am i. Its chilling to be here, for its chilling to be here, for you it must be. Its chilling to be here, for you it must be. You it must be. This was their home, you it must be. This was their home, this you it must be. This was their home, this was you it must be. This was l their home, this was where you it must be. This was their home, this was where the bicycles were parked. Everything from childhood was here. You are obviously entering the house of children. It was carnage in my family. I never thought till the day i would die i would never know anyone who was murdered or someones Family Member was murdered. We had people intentionally murdering people. I cannot imagine what went through the three kids while their parents with bleeding to death and they were suffocating and trying to wake them up. I dont know what was happening with my mum, with tHe Terrorists on her. With my mum, with tHe Terrorists on her. There was a moment terrorists on her. There was a moment of terrorists on her. There was a moment of hope, terrorists on her. There was a moment of hope, He Terrorists on her. There was a moment of hope, he received terrorists on her. There was a i moment of hope, he received a message from jonathan his home we see behind us. We see behind us. There are rockets in we see behind us. There are rockets in tel we see behind us. There are rockets in Tel Aviv we see behind us. There are rockets in Tel Aviv and we see behind us. There are rockets in Tel Aviv and im i rockets in Tel Aviv and im assuming there are rockets there as well, they said yes, they are safe. Later we received messages from the qubits about people asking for help, they are not giving up, they are burning houses, they have burned my family and their house, the moment they couldnt enter the Safe Room they decided to burn them. Messages from the kibbutz were heartbreaking. I dont think anyone imagined something like this can happen in the 2ist century. People intentionally targeting you to kill you, to murder you. And kill you, to murder you. And anuer kill you, to murder you. And anger mixed kill you, to murder you. And anger mixed in kill you, to murder you. And anger mixed in with kill you, to murder you. And anger mixed in with grief that help didnt come . Im anger mixed in with grief that help didnt come . Help didnt come . Im mainly sad, help didnt come . Im mainly sad. Deeply. Help didnt come . Im mainly sad, deeply, deeply help didnt come . Im mainly sad, deeply, deeply sad, help didnt come . Im mainly i sad, deeply, deeply sad, deeply worried about the hostages in gaza. Ioi worried about the hostages in gaza. 101 of israelis, 29 from Nir Oz that we know personally. And im very mad with the Language Laundering of so called conflict, where the only conflict is they want to murderjews and we choose life and living. It upsets me that so many people are confused or duped by masters of deceit. If israel was left alone, we would be mostly pacifist here, nobody would do anything to anyone, we are good neighbours, we are good people. The quality of people here is insurmountable. My people here is insurmountable. My brother was here, friendly, clean, such a good father, such a good husband, such a good brother, such a good sum, such a good friend. So many people came to me and said johnny was my best friend. Many, many guy friends. They have no idea what theyve done. The sanctity of life, they dont know how many Worlds theyve taken. My sister in law too, she was out of this World. Sisterinlaw too, she was out of this World. Of this World. You mentioned the hostages, of this World. You mentioned the hostages, around of this World. You mentioned the hostages, around 100 of this World. You mentioned | the hostages, around 100 still in gaza. ii the hostages, around 100 still in gaza. � ifi� i. Theyve been in gaza. 101. Theyve been takinu in gaza. 101. Theyve been taking to in gaza. 101. Theyve been taking to the in gaza. Igi. Theyve been taking to the streets calling for a ceasefire. Can you see an end to this war . For a ceasefire. Can you see an end to this war . Hmm. An end to the war . End to this war . Hmm. An end to the war . I end to this war . Hmm. An end to the war . I dont end to this war . Hmm. An end to the war . I dont know. End to this war . Hmm. An end to the war . I dont know. Its to the war . I dont know. Its something about Engineering Consciousness and thats where the what is happening and Israel Wasnt really participating. You want to go deep down into the Hatred Sort of living and argue that. I think thats the real war. If anyone has a good idea for us, what we can do to survive, this is an existential situation for us, then please, i would love to hear your thoughts. How do we stop this from happening from people who swear to keep on doing this . We from people who swear to keep on doing this . On doing this . We can see eole on doing this . We can see people gathering on doing this . We can see people gathering for people gathering for commemorations tomorrow. For toda , commemorations tomorrow. For today. Its commemorations tomorrow. For today. Its two commemorations tomorrow. Fr . Today, its two husbands of three and four children who were murdered over there. They are having friends meeting the day before because tomorrow is going to be, every family here has been hurt. D0 going to be, every family here has been hurt. Has been hurt. Do you think that this has been hurt. Do you think that this community has been hurt. Do you think that this Community Will. Has been hurt. Do you think. That this Community Will ever thrive again . I that this Community Will ever thrive again . That this Community Will ever thrive again . I think that Part Ofthe thrive again . I think that part of the community thrive again . I think that part of the Community Wants thrive again . I think that part of the Community Wants to i thrive again . I think that Part I of the Community Wants to have this place flourish again and be safe. But Part Wont be able to bring the children to sleep here where they supposedly betray them by saying it safe and believe its safe. So, yes, it will be like grass among rubble. � ,. ,. , it will be like grass among rubble. ,. ,. ,. , rubble. Im sorry we have to go over these rubble. Im sorry we have to go over these events rubble. Im sorry we have to go over these events but rubble. Im sorry we have to go over these events but thank. Rubble. Im sorry we have to go| over these events but thank you for sharing your emotions here. So raw and the pain of what happened. I so raw and the pain of what happened so raw and the pain of what hauened. , � , happened. I dont believe they are underground. Are underground. Its not them. Thank you. Are underground. Its not them. Thank yon thank you. One of so many who lost loved thank you. One of so many who lost loved ones. Thank you. One of so many who lost loved ones. Hostages thank you. One of so many who lost loved ones. Hostages still i lost loved ones. Hostages still held across the border in gaza. Well have more special Coverage Tomorrow from across Southern Israel and across the region as well as this war goes on. A commemoration of the horrific events of October The 7th and the devastating war it has triggered in a war where tensions escalate. That is all from us here in Nir Oz. Now back to london. Thank you. With exactly one month to go until the us president ial election, Donald Trump has returned to the Pennsylvania Showground where he survived an Assassination Attempt. Speaking from behind bulletproof glass, the republican began his speech with a joke. Our correspondent will grant has the details. As i was saying. In the same spot where he was almost killed three months ago, Donald Trump took to the stage in bullish and defiant mood. He immediately referenced his attempted assassination. Time stopped as this Vicious Monster Unleashed Pure Evil from his sniper� s perch so far away. But by the hand of providence and the grace of god, that villain did not succeed. Memories of that day remain fresh in butler. Firing from just 150 metres away came close to killing the former president , grazing his ear. As he was taken bloodied from the stage, he urged the crowd to fight. One man was killed that day, former Fire Chief Corey competore. His Helmet And Uniform are on display and his Grieving Family in attendance for a Minutes Silence in his honour. This time, amid much tighter security from behind bullet proof glass, Mr Trump repeated his calls for his supporters to secure his victory in pennsylvania in november. And he called his most high profile backer, tech Billionaire Elon Musk, who endorsed him soon after the shooting, onto the stage in butler. Take over, elon in the immediate aftermath of the Assassination Attempt, Donald Trump received a notable bump in the polls. By returning to butler he hopes to project an image of fearlessness and bolster his support, with less than a month to go until voting day. Butler is staunchly pro Trump Country and is now synonymous with the president ial shooting. Some supporters see the hand of history, even divine intervention, in his brush with death. Ijust felt obligated to come. I felt like it was a historic moment. Kind of like an Abraham Lincoln Type situation. In my Opinion God has. Saved his life twice now and with god on his side, nobody can beat him. This race remains on a knife edge, with Kamala Harris also working the Swing States hard with just weeks to go. The people of butler know their town could still influence this election via the Ballot Box rather than the gun. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris visited North Carolina, which is reeling from damage caused by the deadly hurricane helene. The Us Department Of Transportation has released 100 Million to North Carolina to rebuild its roads and bridges damaged by the storm. North carolina is one of the states most severely affected by helene. Our partner Cbs News reports that about half of the 229 deaths attributed to helene have been recorded there. 75 people on board a new Zealand Navy Vessel which sank off the coast of Samoa Have escaped safely. The Manawanui Ran Aground near the southern coast of upolu on saturday, and was seen listing heavily and emitting large plumes of smoke. All crew and passengers were evacuated via lifeboats. Authorities are now working to salvage the vessel and establish what happened. At this stage, the exact cause of the grounding is unknown. This will need further investigation. This will need further investigation. This will need further investiuation. H. , investigation. Its really sad, but, but, investigation. Its really sad, but, but, everyone investigation. 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Israel said its forces conducted a series of targeted strikes in a number of targeted strikes in a number of Weapons Storage facilities and terrorist infrastructure belonging to hezbollah. Hezbollah has responded with some strikes. Stay with us here on bbc news. Hello. Whilst yesterday brought us some sunshine and temperatures as high as 18 degrees for a few spots, today is looking a little bit cloudier for the rest of today. Weve got quite a bit of cloud and some showery rain. There will be some blue skies, some brighter spells just breaking through that cloud at times, especially towards the east. Further west its low pressure thats dominating our weather. So thats moving in from the atlantic. And its pushing these couple of Weather Fronts slowly northwards and eastwards. So quite a lot of cloud for most areas for the rest of the day. I think the heaviest of the rain will be for south west of england, wales perhaps Northern Ireland into the midlands could be some heavy bursts to some brighter spells for the North East of scotland, perhaps Eastern England as well, and temperatures ranging between about 13 to 17 degrees. Some of these showers into the evening hours could bring the Odd Rumble of thunder, then The Cloud and Showery Rain Pushes Northwards and eastwards overnight. Tonight, clearerskies moving in from the south but still some heavy showers. Perhaps the Odd Rumble of thunder as well. Not going to be a particularly cold night with temperatures holding up between 8 to 12 Degrees Frost free. Frost free certainly to start the new working week, but monday still quite an unsettled sort of day. Weve got a band of Cloud Sitting across parts of scotland with outbreaks of rain further south, sunny spells developing but some heavy showers again, potentially some thunderstorms pushing in from the southwest later in the day. But brighter skies and weve got out there today and highs around 13 to perhaps 19, even 20 degrees. Still quite mild in the southeast. Tuesday, another unsettled sort of day. So again, weve got some outbreaks of rain across northern parts of the uk. Sunshine and showers towards the south, some of them on the heavy side and temperatures still mild for the time of year, around 18, possibly 19, in the south, but starting to turn a little bit colder across parts of scotland. Now into the middle of the week, lets take a look at this system. This is going to be the remnants of Ex Hurricane Kirk moving in, probably pushing down towards france where well see some really wet and windy weather. Could be a bit further north though, so keep an eye on the forecast. I think for us were looking at another showery sort of day on wednesday. Quite breezy at times and the colder air starting to push in, so only around ten degrees for lerwick and stornoway, for instance, but still 15 or 16 for Southern England in those sunny spells. But that colder air will continue its progress further south during the latter part of next week. So you can see the blue colours returning here, pushing away that mild air. So the next few days certainly looking unsettled. Showery rain for many of us. Quite breezy at times and then the temperatures tend to slip away as we look towards The End of this coming week. Bye for now. This is bbc news, the headlines. Lebanon continues to be bombarded today, after the capital suffered an intense wave of israeli strikes overnight. Hezbollah rockets continue to be intercepted as they enter israeli airspace, however some bombs have dodged defences and fallen in the countrys north. 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