Its nine in the morning in singapore, and 4am in the Middle East, where more israeli strikes have been reported in beirut after israel issued further Evacuation Orders in parts of Southern Lebanon. Were looking at pictures of a huge explosion in the last few hours. Now i want to take you to live pictures from the lebanese capital, beirut. On Saturday Night The City experienced one of its most intense bombardments so far in this conflict. Authorities say at least 25 people were Killed. On sunday the Israeli Military said it had Killed a senior hezbollah commander, although the group has not yet commented. The Israeli Military says its investigating why five rockets fired from Southern Lebanon on Sunday Night managed to penetrate Israels Air defences and explode in the northern Port City of haifa. Several people were injured. Meanwhile in gaza, israeli attacks are continuing. The hamas run Health Ministry says 26 people were Killed in strikes on a mosque and a School Housing displaced palestinians. The idf says it believed hamas was Re Grouping in the area. And in southern israel a 19 year old female sergeant with the israeli Border Police was Killed in a shooting. At least ten others were injured in what police have called a suspected terror attack. All of this comes as israel prepares to mark the one Year Anniversary of the October Seventh attacks by hamas and other palestinian armed groups in which around 1200 people were Killed and more than 250 taken hostage. 97 people are still being held captive. We begin our coverage with this report from our international editor, Jeremy Bowen who has travelled to kibuutz Kfar Azr, close to Israels Border with gaza. The survivors have not come back. The ruins have not been touched. Kfar azr on the border was one of the first targets of hamas. They Killed 62 people here. They took 19 into gaza as hostages. That buzz is from an israeli drone heading to gaza later we heard Air Strikes. Bereaved families and a Grieving Nation were promised total victory over hamas by their Prime Minister. A year on, hamas are still fighting. The ground around one house has been excavated. The home of a man and his fiance, both Killed by hamas. His father spent weeks looking for his sons head, he did not find it. A neighbour said there was a nightmare on every corner. We are still inside the trauma. We are still inside the trauma. We are still inside the trauma. We are not in Post Trauma like people said. We are not in Post Trauma like peeple said we are not in Post Trauma like people said. Still here. We are still in the people said. Still here. We are still in the wall. People said. Still here. We are still in the wall. My people said. Still here. We are still in the wall. My victory, i still in the wall. My victory, i will be here with my son and daughter, with my grandchild and living peacefully. Four israelis and all the other places that hamas for israelis and all the other places that hamas attacked, have become repositories of a deep and still raw national trauma and the horror that happenend here has, for the vast majority of israelis, justified everything that israel has done since then. A year ago, israeli troops were still fighting hamas when they led us into Kfar Azr three days after the attack. Any illusion was ripped away there could be peace without resolving conflicts. How must fighters lying where they were Killed was seen by israelis as enemies funded by iran to destroy their state. And the sight of dead israelis being carried out of the ruins brought back the Nazi Holocaust that Killed 6 Million dues. Jews. These soldiers were being deployed north to the border with lebanon. One year later Israel And Iran are indirect conflict plummeting towards all out war. Israels Prime Minister netanyahu, stay mighty vengeance. His Defence Minister said they were fighting Human Animals in gaza and would act accordingly. This was Gaza City before last october. Hamas told the bbc that they attacked israel to put palestinians back on the world agenda. Israel has damaged or destroyed nearly 60 of all gazas buildings according to satellite analysis. As the war in lebanon deepens in beirut there are fears they may face something like this. Almost 42,000 palestinians, mostly civilians, have been Killed. 10,000 are missing, thought to be under the rubble. The estimate is that 40 of casualties are children. Israel insists it follows the laws of war, spares civilians and it rejects and condemns the accusation of genocide made by South Africa at the international court of justice. More than 2 Million gazans, the un says, are trapped in a humanitarian catastrophe without food, water or medical care. As families are displaced repeatedly on israels orders, bbc verify has tracked how quickly improvised Camp Spring up. Israelis say they protect civilians the un says nowhere is safe. Israel does not allowjournalists into gaza so trusted palestinian colleagues filmed in South A Supposedly Safe Area hit by at least 18 israeli airstrikes. She and herfamily least 18 israeli airstrikes. She and her family have least 18 israeli airstrikes. She and herfamily have had to move 15 times. Translation we were move 15 times. Translation were walking on the street when a car was hit and we saw it burning. On the left there were people Killed. On right poor people Killed. On right poor people Killed. On right poor people Killed. Even the donkeys with thrown around in the bombing and we said that is it, we are done. The next rocket will be for us. fin we are done. The next rocket will be for us. Will be for us. On the West Bank, will be for us. On the West Bank. The will be for us. On the West Bank, the other will be for us. On the West Bank, the other side will be for us. On the West Bank, the other side of. Will be for us. On the west| bank, the other side of the palestinian territories, Violence And Killing have increased sharply. This is jenin where many israeli raids have neither deterred nor destroyed local armed palestinian militia. The cemetery is filling up with their dead. The war in gaza has radicalised both sides. The West Bank is already part of the part of serious conflict in the part of serious conflict in the Middle East that could be a big explosion here if Israel And Iran continue to accelerate into all out war. The nightmare of the war that started in gaza, spreading and igniting the Middle East is happening. A Ceasefire Deal in gaza might just kill the crisis and create a space for diplomacy. Perhaps the war can end in gaza as well. Or perhaps it is too late for them. Jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. Amid fears that the conflict could turn into a wider regionalwar, reuters is also reporting these are pictures from beirut with plumes of smoke. Reuters reports that the commander of irans Quds Force who travelled to lebanon following the killing of hezbollah� s leader last month has not been heard from since israeli strikes hit beirut last week. As attacks continue in parts of lebanon, heres our Middle East correspondent, hugo bachega. Overnight and the most intense israeli Air Strikes in this war. Explosion. In the morning, more Air Strikes. This video appears to capture secondary explosions, a possible sign that weapons were being stored there. This place was hit about 12 hours ago and theres still smoke coming out of the rubble. There is a heavy smell in the air and there is destruction all around including some buildings far from here. I can count at least three underground floors. Its all destroyed. Israel accuses hezbollah of hiding weapons among civilians, an Accusation Hezbollah denies. This building, residents told us, included a sweet shop. We found a bag with the name of the shop on the right, next to the Tail Fin of a mortar, unlikely to have been used by the Israeli Military. We couldnt stay long. A group of men arrived, ordering us to leave. In gaza, Israels War against hamas continues. Israel bombed another School Housing displaced residents, saying hamas set up a Control Centre in the building. A nearby mosque was also attacked. Israel said hamas was operating there. The two strikes Killed at least 26 people, according to gazas Health Ministry. This woman lost her daughter and grandchildren. Translation please god, defeat netanyahu. Please god, defeat israel. I hope god defeats you, america. You have made us cry over our children, grandchildren, and loved ones. My heart is breaking. Back in lebanon, the missiles come, not only at night. Israel is not backing down in its war against hezbollah. In beirut theres no respite. Joining me is randa slim senior Fellow And Director of Conflict Resolution at the Middle East institute. Thank you forjoining me. First of all you have been following lebanon for a long time. You are american lebanese. Are you surprised at how quickly this has escalated . Has escalated . Yes. I am surprised has escalated . Yes. I am surprised by has escalated . Yes. I am surprised by how has escalated . Yes. I am surprised by how quickly | has escalated . Yes. I am. Surprised by how quickly this escalated and i think the Turning Point was the assassination of the hezbollah leader. I think since then a rubicon has been crossed on both sides, for the israelis and for hezbollah. I think the israelis now are more focused on the objective which, in my opinion will be very hard to achieve, if not impossible, of decimating Hezbollah And Hezbollah is now going back to its mission of resistance. It has been decapitated, yes, it has been decapitated, yes, it has been decapitated, yes, it has been weakened, yes but the invasion of Southern Lebanon by israel has given it a lifeline and a new mission and it is taking people behind it. fit taking people behind it. Of course, we saw the israeli has below war in 2006. Arguably now israels capacities are greater and its intelligence. What can both sides learn from the previous conflict and what might this Conflict Look as a result of that experience . It is going to be bloodier, i think. Israel has said it is going to be a limited operation but if you follow the Evacuation Orders that are being issued by the israeli army on a daily basis in terms of how many villages in Southern Lebanon have to be evacuated, you get the impression, you definitely get that it impression, you definitely get thatitis impression, you definitely get that it is not going to be that because these villages are well beyond the line were supposedly the Security Council Resolution with Need Hezbollah to withdraw to. That is one lesson, i think. It is going to be bloodier. The israel it has to do underground warfare because most of hezbollah� s weapons are stored in underground caverns. I sides, has below and israel have prepared for this war. Israel said they learn from the lessons of 2006 and have prepared for this war. Hezbollah has also prepared for this war. They have been Storing Weapons and developing weapons, getting capacity in terms of precision guided missiles. They havent used them yet, they still use the rocket but we dont know if they will use them in the future. The lesson to be learned is that it will be bloodier and, learned is that it will be bloodierand, like learned is that it will be bloodier and, like in the past, Party Start by saying it will be limited, like israel are saying but eventually the Dynamics Takeover and they start getting entangled more and more in the fight and the terrain. The Terrain Phase the defender it does not favour the attacker although as i said israel has prepared for it, still, the terrain in South Lebanon is difficult to navigate and that will favour hezbollah. Thank you forjoining me. It will be something we continue to cover time and time again. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. 973 migrants crossed the Channel On Saturday the highest daily total so far this year. Four people including a child died while attempting the crossing. According to Home Office figures, more than 26 thouand 26,000 people have made the journey in more than 500 boats since the start of the year. Thats now higher than at the same point last year. Bbc Radio Presenter Johnnie walker says he is stepping back from the microphone because of ill health. The 79 year old, who has pulmonary fibrosis, will present his final sounds of the 70s and the Rock Show on Radio 2 at The End of this month. Hes been in the industry for 58 years, starting at Pirate Station Swinging Radio England in 1966. Damejudi dench has spoken about her grief after the death of her close friend, dame maggie smith. The stars were the same age and had known Each Other for decades. Damejudi was asked about the loss during the cheltenham literature festival, and while she didnt comment directly, discussed feelings of grief and trees she plants in memory of loved ones. Youre live with bbc news. Sir Keir Starmer� s Chief Of Staff has resigned from the post, saying she risked becoming a distraction. Sue Grays Resignation follows row about her salary, and controversy surrounding donations to the uk Prime Minister and members of the cabinet. Downing street says she will take up a new role as the Pms Envoy for nations and regions. The conservatives said her resignation showed the government is in chaos. Heres our political editor, Chris Mason by by the Prime Minister � s side until today, at least. Sue grey was at the top table. Here she was at the top table. Here she was at the White House last month. Now she has gone as the Chief Of Staff. After weeks of her colleagues saying she was too powerful and not up to the job. And willing to let confidential information about her. ,. , confidential information about her. ,. , confidential information about her. ,. , ijijij. , her. She earns £170,000 a year but that figure her. She earns £170,000 a year but that figure matters her. She earns £170,000 a year but that figure matters less but that figure matters less than but that figure matters less than about howl but that figure matters less than about how i found out about than about how i found out about it than about how i found out about it about it. Some within government about it. Some within government thought | about it. Some within i government thought the about it. Some within government thought the leak about it. Some within government thought the leak was deeply unfair but the anger was real, an issue i put to the Prime Minister one week before last. ~ ,. ,. , Prime Minister one week before last. ~ i. ,. , last. Will you get rid of those condolas last. Will you get rid of those gondoias or last. Will you get rid of those gondolas or get last. Will you get rid of those gondolas or get rid last. Will you get rid of those gondolas or get rid of last. Will you get rid of those gondolas or get rid of her . Last. Will you get rid of those gondolas or get rid of her . I | gondolas or get rid of her . I am not going to discuss individual members of staff, whoever there. Whoever there. What about resolving whoever there. What about resolving the whoever there. What about resolving the issues whoever there. What about resolving the issues that i resolving the issues that brought about the row . Do you acknowledge that those people are unhappy and i guess she had the responsibility to sort that out. I the responsibility to sort that out. ,. , out. I acknowledge the briefings out. I acknowledge the briefings to out. I acknowledge the briefings to you out. I acknowledge the briefings to you are out. I acknowledge the| briefings to you are not helpful to the government. My focus is on what we need to do as the government to change the country for the better. And it is myjob to deal with briefings and Et Cetera and i take responsibility for that. In a Statement Today Sue Grey said that in recent weeks it has become clear to me that intense commentary around my position risked coming a distraction to the governments vital work of change. Before moving to work for labour but last year Sue Grey had spent a career as a Civil Servant Including Writing the report into parties doing the pandemic when borisjohnson was Prime Minister. It when Boris Johnson was Prime Minister. ,. , when Boris Johnson was Prime Minister. ,. ,. , when Boris Johnson was Prime Minister. ,. ,. , minister. It is really hard to Drive Party minister. It is really hard to Drive Party politics minister. It is really hard to Drive Party politics from minister. It is really hard to J Drive Party politics from the centre of the government if you have not come up through party politics. I worked with sue and i rate sue but i politics. I worked with sue and irate sue but i think politics. I worked with sue and i rate sue but i think you see now the need for political professionals to be the Driving Force in Communications Policy and everything that is done. This is the man who will replace her. Morgan mcsweeney, widely credited as the mastermind before behind the landslide election win. So Keir Starmer will hope this will bring the Backbiting And Infighting in the government to an end. Our political editor Chris Mason reporting. China says two of its citizens have been Killed in pakistan in what it called a Terrorist Attack near karachi international airport. A statement by the chinese embassy said there were also many pakistani casualties. The separatist Balochistan Liberation Army which has in recent years carried out attacks on chinese nationals involved in projects has claimed responsibility for the attack. The overall Death Toll is as yet unclear. Its just ten days since Storm Helene tore through the South Eastern united states. Now another storm looks likely to strike again this week, in florida milton. The storm is currently off the coast of mexico. Its now classed as a category one hurricane, having been upgraded from a tropical storm on sunday. Were looking at pictures showing just how enormous its become over the past 24 hours. The us national Weather Service says its expecting the storm to strengthen further as it tracks eastward towards florida. It could grow to a category four before diminishing to a category three when it makes landfall on wednesday. Here were looking at the precipitation forecast its further inundation for a state thats just digging out from helene. The states governor, ron desantis, has already issued an Emergency Warning he says preparations are under way to restore power and clear roads damaged by helene, ahead of miltons arrival. As that cleanup from Hurricane Helene continues in the us, the nations top Disaster Relief Official says misinformation is making that work harder. Rumour spread online claim the White House is cutting off aid to republican voting communities. That claim was recently amplified by Donald Trump himself. Including ina including in a social Media Post where he claimed the biden administration was, quote, going out of their way to not help people in republican areas. One republican congresswoman, marjorie taylor greene, made a bleak tweet saying that they control the weather. Now they control the weather. Now the director of fema is fighting back. It is frankly ridiculous and just plain false. This kind of rhetoric is unhelpful to people. It is a shame that we are putting politics ahead of helping people and that is what we are here to do. We have had the complete support of the state. We have had the local officials helping to push back on this dangerous, truly dangerous narrative that is creating this fear of trying to Reach Out and help us or register for help. Reach out and help us or registerfor help. People need resources and we need them to get into the system. Im joined now by will oremus, Technology News Analysis writer at the washington post. Thank you forjoining me. Have you been surprised . Is this a new type of disinformation that we need to be aware of . Nothing about this is we need to be aware of . Nothing about this is new we need to be aware of . Nothing about this is new it we need to be aware of . Nothing about this is new it is we need to be aware of . Nothing about this is new it is just about this is new it is just worse than in the past. When we talk to experts on disasters they say that misinformation always flourishes in the chaos after a horrible natural disaster like the aftermath of the hurricane in the South Eastern united states. What is different is the volume of it and the rapidity of the spread and the fact that it has become so prevalent that a lot of the people trying to respond to the disaster and help people there are having to spend part of their timejust there are having to spend part of their time just debunking the fossils out there that are misleading people into taking wrong actions to save their life. I wrong actions to save their life. , wrong actions to save their life. ,. , a. , life. I wanted to ask how this is impacting life. I wanted to ask how this is impacting the life. I wanted to ask how this is impacting the relief life. I wanted to ask how this is impacting the relief effort. What do we hear from people on the ground . There have been so many false rumours swirling and many false rumours swirling and many of them have real world consequences. We spoke to a person who had seen a Hoax Article claiming that there was another hurricane about to hit her area and she said she had an Anxiety Attack as she was trying to evacuate. And that was not true. There was no second hurricane imminent. We spoke to people who believed that there were federal officials seizing a Town North officials seizing a Town North of carolina that there was a conspiracy to seize the town and bulldoze the bodies and hide them, to may be mine at the lithium. None of that was true but the first responders on the ground are now facing Suspicion And Hostility from people who think that they are there to steal their land and property. And there has been a lot of rumours about the idea that the federal agency in charge of responding, fema, has run out of money. Run out of money. Many republicans run out of money. Many republicans have run out of money. Many| republicans have spread run out of money. Many republicans have spread the idea that it is because they spent all the money helping migrants and now cannot help american citizens who are affected by the disaster. According to fema that deters people from asking for assistance when there is money and resources out there to help them. �. ,. ,. , them. And i wanted to ask you are there them. And i wanted to ask you are there fears them. And i wanted to ask you are there fears that them. And i wanted to ask you are there fears that this them. And i wanted to ask you are there fears that this could | are there fears that this could be replicated with milton and what can be done in order to try and solve it . It what can be done in order to try and solve it . Try and solve it . It is a difficult try and solve it . It is a difficult scenario. Try and solve it . It is a difficult scenario. We i try and solve it . It is a difficult scenario. We have a world where Social Media is replacing Mainstream Media as a primary source of news for many people and there are many wonderful things about Social Media including people able to broadcast what is happening on the ground what they are eyewitnesses to but one of the problems is that no one checks the fact and there have been studies that show that false hoods and lies spread faster and further on Social Media than the debunking is of those false hoods and lies undertakes a long time to do the debunking. And we have a trend among american Social Media companies where they have been deterred from doing this sort of Content Moderation that they used to try to do. They have been accused of censoring peoples voices and so they pulled back, particularly x under elon musk. He bought twitter because he felt that they were doing too much Content Moderation and fact checking so x has been one of the primary places now where false rumours are swirling and thatis false rumours are swirling and that is critical because given that is critical because given that most people are not on x it is a place where public agencies and first responders go to try and communicate to the public in a quick wagering emergencies. Quick way during emergencies. Finally this half hour i want to show you some pictures out of the philippines. A special mass has been held by a catholic priest for animals. Pet owners in manila brought their dogs, cats and even rabbits to be blessed. Many even put on their Sunday Best outfits for the occassion. The event for the four legged friends was to celebrate World Animal Day which happened during the week. Thats all for now stay with bbc news. Hello. The next couple of days will bring some big shower clouds. Downpours with Thunder And Lightning possible but also some decent sunny spells all because of this low pressure which will hang around for a while and give us this changeable weather. Here is a snapshot of the morning on monday. Temperatures hovering between 8 11 celsius. For some of us it will start dry but other also have rain, particularly in and eastern scotland. Then it is difficult to sum up the day. It will be changing. Some areas will have heavy showers. For others it will be generally dry, with prolonged spells of sunshine. Where The Sun comes out for any lengthy period, temperatures could get to 18 or 19 degrees. But dont be caught out by the heavy showers. Take a brollyjust in case. More of the same on tuesday. This slow moving area of low pressure, so the weather is not really changing an awful lot but the distribution of the showers is going to be different between one day and the next. Temperatures again, about the high teens in the south of the country, but further north, around 12 celsius and quite a bit colder. Midweek we are watching Hurricane Cook in the atlantic. This is the Satellite Picture from now on. As the storm moves north wards and becomes the next hurricane it will be caught in the Jet Stream and propelled to Western Parts of europe. We are increasingly confident that the worst of the storm will track to the south of us but as the storm reaches Western Europe it will sharply curve towards the left, northwards and Mayjust Clip South Eastern parts of the uk, but its a small chance. Lets have a look at wednesday. Showers and cool weather across many northern and eastern areas, with some sunshine out towards the west. Here you can see the edge of the rain associated with kirk, that ex hurricane, with Gust Winds moving across france. Winds moving across france. In northern scotland, 9, and 17 in northern scotland, 9, and 17 in the South East of england. In the South East of england. Through the course of wednesday of the Country And Gale force through the course of Wednesday Evening to thursday, evening to thursday, look how close that look how close that low pressure is to low pressure is to South Eastern parts South Eastern parts of the Country And Gale force winds are possible around east anglia, the South East of england for a time, particularly coastal areas as the low pressure pulls away towards, say, germany. So, here is the outlook then for the week. Really showery picture, first half of the week. Then we are watching possibly kirk brushing us midweek and then end of the week, brighter but quite a bit colder. Bye bye. We will look at the middle East Conflict and the growing risks for global supply chains. Hello and welcome to business today. Im katie silver. Chinas 7 Day Holiday known as the golden week comes to a close on monday. It is one of the biggest holidays for the worlds second largest economy. Traditionally, it gives a boost to travel, Retail And Hospitality sectors. But this year, all those activities are expected to register a slowdown. For more on this, lets bring Injoanna Lu from cirium, a data analytics firm specialising in aviation. We have seen the flowing chinese economy, economic growth has been slower in 2024, and Consumer Confidence has
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