Damaged or destroyed. Tonight Benjamin Netanyahu threatened lebanon with the same unless it rejected hezbollah. The leadership of hezbollah is gone but the group is not incapacitated, more than 100 rockets came over the border today. The warring parties digging in. And for Palestinian Statehood . So what does it mean for the future of lebanon, and for Palestinian Statehood . We will talk tonight to the head of the palestinian mission to the uk, and also a former national Security Adviser to israel. Here in the uk, the threat from Islamic State has returned. But also a threat are the spies from iran and russia. The head of mi5 says his service is stretched to the limit. We will speak to the former foreign Secretary Sir Malcom rifkind. And we are keeping a close eye on Florida And Hurricane milton, a monster that is barrelling towards the gulf coast. Residents in tampa have been warned that if they stay, they will die. Good evening. The israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu says lebanon will face the same fate as gaza if it fails to separate itself from hezbollah. It is a stark warning, a year to the day that hezbollah began Firing Rockets at israel, in support of hamas. There are, as of today, 15,000 troops conducting operations inside lebanon, as the israeli airforce continues to pound key targets in beirut. The israeli prime minister said the country now stands at a significant crossroads. A path to peace, or a path to ruin. You have an opportunity to save lebanon before it falls into the abyss of a long war that would lead to Destruction And Suffering like we see in gaza. It doesnt have to be that way. Each of you can take a step for your future, even a small step. You can make a difference. Further Evacuation Orders have been issued by the israeli military in the South West of lebanon as well as the south east. And again today there were large explosions in the capital beirut. But hezbollah is fighting back. More than A Hundred rockets fired today from southern lebanon, towards israels third largest city of haifa. Most but not all were intercepted. Lebanon is diverse, politically it is complex. The different religious sects try to share power. A Maronite Christian should serve as president , a Sunni Muslim as prime minister, a a Shia Muslim minister, a Shia Muslim as the speaker of parliament. But hezbollah plays an outsized role in the states security. Almost a state within a state. The former prime minister fouad siniora, has told the bbc he is frustrated with the War Hezbollah has brought upon them, and does not entirely disagree with Neta Nyahus Characterisation of what is at stake but this is not an internal fight the opposing groups can win on their own. The lebanese as a state has been kidnapped by hezbollah, and behind hezbollah is iran. This Pistol Or Gun held by hezbollah, instead of being pointed toward israel, it was being pointed toward something else, it was domestically as a way of being used by iran to interfere in Syria And Iraq and yemen. Lebanon cannot afford to continue to be hijacked by the iranian government, by iran. I hope that something can really happen in order to really save lebanon. Lyse doucet, our chief international correspondent. Is live in Tel Avi for us tonight. Mister sonora was the prime minister in 2006 when you and i reported on the 2006 lebanon war. ~ reported on the 2006 lebanon wan. , reported on the 2006 lebanon war. ~ , reported on the 2006 lebanon war. , war. We probably could have la ed war. We probably could have played the war. We probably could have played the same war. We probably could have played the same interview. War. We probably could have| played the same interview 18 years ago. And he knows the risk is countries facing but there is not a lot the other groups in lebanon can do about it. ~. ,. ,. , groups in lebanon can do about it. We are also in a before the war situation, it. We are also in a before the war situation, i it. We are also in a before the war situation, i know it. We are also in a before the war situation, i know that war situation, i know that lebanon is coming under intense is really bombardment and ingrown invasion 7 a ground invasion, it is clear that though many in lebanon did not speak out or act enough, there is a Leadership Vacuum there, the lebanese people would be the lebanese people would be the 1st to tell you about their frustrations and anger with their own leadership, but that is quite separate from what happens when your country comes under the kind of attack that lebanon is no seen, and when prime Minister Netanyahu makes a warning that says if you do not want to be let gaza, that is what we have been hearing, people in beirut saying is this what all our feet looks like . That is a Very Like7 that is a very modern and international city is facing the same kind of dire feet that is already being seen in gaza, where the United Nations say that 66 of the structures, the Build Infrastructure of gaza, now lies in utter ruin, it is either completely collapsed or is lying in boulders and cement and twisted wires. We is lying in boulders and cement and twisted wires. And twisted wires. We are told it is a limited and twisted wires. We are told it is a limited operation and twisted wires. We are told it is a limited operation in it is a limited operation in the south but it appears to be expanding. The south but it appears to be pending expanding. They keep saying that. We spoke expanding. They keep saying that. We spoke to expanding. They keep saying that. We spoke to an expanding. They keep saying that. We spoke to an israelil that. We spoke to an israeli military Spokesperson Today and asked about their limited and localized operation, the lieutenant repeated that it was. Bbc news today, we spoke to a surgeon in beirut who said the kind of injuries that he is seenin the kind of injuries that he is seen in civilians, including children, shows that the bombing is indiscriminate, he used the phrase carpet bombing, which is of course a very sustained and extensive bombing, and we have seen the images from the streets of beirut, a hold massive crater is being caused when israel goes after 1 is being caused when israel Goes After1 Senior Commander goes after 1 Senior Commander of Goes After1 Senior Commander of Thing Macro, and israel is scoring spectacular successes, we do not say by name the man who is widely expected to be taken over, though we can never really stand in the shoes of hassan nasrallah, who headed the organization for so many years and without naming, nobody really knows who that name is and the person who would stand in if the new leader met the same fate as hossein the hassan nasrallah. Action and speech for the people lebanon. But going back to that former premise or, unusually blunt about our gun been pointed to the lebanese head, the Lebanese Army supports and the almost got help but to use us phrase backed by iran, but there was little that the liebert 7 leaders of lebanon were willing or able to do. Maybe this will focus their mind but not when they are coming under this kind of bombardment was not. Chuck freilich is a former israeli deputy national Security Adviser and hes now a Senior Fellow at the Inss Institute for national security studies in Tel Aviv. Welcome to the program. What does Mister Netanyahu expect the other sexed in in lebanon to do . I the other sexed in in lebanon to do . , � ~. , the other sexed in in Lebanon Todo . ~. ,. , to do . I dont know that the other sex to do . I dont know that the other sex have to do . I dont know that the other sex have the to do . I dont know that the other sex have the power i to do . I dont know that the other sex have the power to to do . I dont know that the i other sex have the power to do anything in lebanon. Its a state within a state, and in reality, lebanon was occupied by iran via Thing Macro years ago and the chocolate over the country. The strongest military force, they are the primary Pliskova Player in the primary provider of socioeconomic services so we can in them i think is an important Objective Notjust from a israeli perspective but from a lebanese perspective but from a lebanese perspective in The End. Its perspective but from a lebanese perspective in The End. Perspective in The End. Its a B Line Perspective in The End. Its a Byline But Perspective in The End. Its a byline but will perspective in The End. Its a byline but will try perspective in The End. Its a byline but will try to perspective in The End. Its a byline but will try to make i perspective in The End. Its a byline but will try to make it| byline but will try to make it through an and because we can hear what youre saying. But i want to talk about the Standoff Thatis want to talk about the standoff that is clearly there right now between washington and jerusalem, President Biden unable to compel netanyahu to accept the competitive Cease Fire he accepted back in june. The word is explained in every i know we have a threat to annihilate lebanon. What is prime Minister Netanyahu is endgame7 prime Minister Netanyahu is endgame . Prime Minister Netanyahu is enduame . ,. ,. , endgame . There is no intention to annihilate lebanon, there endgame . There is no intention to annihilate lebanon, there is| to annihilate lebanon, there is a intention to defeat hasbo the. ~ a intention to defeat hasbo the. , ~. , the. He talked about sending them to the the. He talked about sending them to the abyss, the. He talked about sending them to the abyss, by them to the abyss, by destroying hasbo luck, yes, but not lebanon. Not lebanon. Unfortunately lebanon not lebanon. Unfortunately lebanon will not lebanon. Unfortunately lebanon will pay not lebanon. Unfortunately lebanon will pay the not lebanon. Unfortunately lebanon will pay the price | not lebanon. Unfortunately i lebanon will pay the price for that, but using words like annihilation. Yes there are disagreements within the us and israel, and i regret that greatly, i believe the relationship with the us is one of the most important components of israels national security, but at the same time there are times when israel has to go partly its own way when it faces severe and even x essential threats, and that is also taken into account that the us has also misjudged and erred on a number of occasions in the past, in its assessment of what is happening in the middle east. To take an example for the last few months, there was the american concern about israel going into rafa in southern gaza, that this would lead to some sort of catastrophe, a civilian catastrophe, a civilian catastrophe, that the Military Component would be very severe, and ended and it went very easily. So the are legitimate differences between a global superpower and a small regional power that is vying fighting for survival, and there are occasions where israel has to go partly its own way. I hope we can reach maximum coordination here, and eight believe it gives a unique opportunity from an american perspective, maybe after the elections, but there is a unique opportunity to greatly weaken the axis of resistance iran, hezbollah and their other allies. Iran, hezbollah and their other allies. ,. , allies. The line is ust about held up. H allies. The line is ust about held up. But allies. The Line Isjust about held up, but thank allies. The Line Isjust about held up, but thank you allies. The Line Isjust about held up, but thank you for i held up, but thank you for joining us. I will take you straight to florida the governor Ron Desantis is addressing the press about the threat they are facing from hurricane milton, thats a system. I facing from hurricane milton, thats a system. Thats a system. I would tell eole, thats a system. I would tell people. One. Thats a system. I would tell people, one, theres thats a system. I would tell people, one, theres going l thats a system. I would tell. People, one, theres going to be impacts far beyond the eye of the storm, too, you can meet landfall anywhere from Citrus County noni into southwest florida, we will know more over the next 12 to 18 hours, but just colons, all the stuff you see, the impacts will be broader than that, particularly with respect to the Storm Surge on the West Coast of florida. I know there are lots of folks who have evacuated in those areas, and you can absolutely get whacked with serious Storm Surge, almost every place on the West Coast of florida could get major Storm Surge. Today, i held a joint call with state legislative leaders and the cabinet to brief them on floridas efforts on the storm, and about our resources that are being offered and utilised by the state of florida. We also did a similar call to floridas congressional delegation and spoke to the president and the fema administrator, and we had our request approved for preview landfall, we will get the major Disaster Declaration approved once the storm hits, and that will be things like Debris Removal and individual assistance. We select 51 counties that are under a state of emergency. There is pretty much warnings or watches on almost the entire florida peninsula, and a lots of attention being paid to the Storm Surge on the West Coast of the peninsula, and rightfully so, because that is probably the most serious threat to peoples lives and property, but the storm is going to go across the florida peninsula, and it would exit e because of florida into the atlantic ocean, likely still as a hurricane, so that is going to bring significant impacts all across the state, so just be prepared for that. That may mean mobile homes, even interior, other structures that may be arcane proof, that could be hazards, rivers and other Bodies Of Water as yet more Rain And Flooding which could be an issue, and you have surge on the East Coast of florida, erosion and so on, so it is not just an event for the West Coast of florida, that would be where the initial item probably most significant impacts, but the impact will not be listened thats in there. Here we have Staging Areas around different parts of the state, and their different sites doing different things. For example, you have Lake City with eight units of the Utility Lineman there that are staged, we have people staged in the Tampa Bay Area for utility and other things but this one right here is really good, im not going to see 0cala is not going to have any impact from the storm, but we anticipate people been able to move were to they need to go quickly once the storm passes, and we have different partners at the State Contract with their state personal, as you see, the temp out here, this is where they are, and then they are able to respond. We have massive amounts of equipment here, Land And Air and sea vehicles, supplies and generators and Equipment And Bucket trucks, you name it, this stuff is here, so this is just one of many sites that are ready to go. The reason why we do state of emergency, we did it over the weekend on saturday, we knew the Storm Wasnt likely to hit onto the middle of the week at the earliest, because you want to start amassing these resources, and this is what we have done, i think it is been important, so on this property, you have over 2000 pieces of equipment, including units of pumps and generators and display pores, Rest Room trailers, laundry chillers, Forklifts Air Conditioning units, water hoses, bunk trailers, rollback trucks, 400 personnel here, including rigorous equipment operators, a few trucks to be deployed as needed. We are in the process of completing 1200 missions, so far you are looking at deploying Hundreds Of Thousands of shelf stable meals, Hundreds Of Thousands of Water Bottles and sandbags, lots of tarps and generators, and many other things mark so thatis and many other things mark so that is being resourced to the counties, and then we have Staging Areas that will do with our pods once the storm passes. We have utilised Flood Protection devices in area to protection devices in area to protect against Storm Surge, employed 11,000 feet of those Tiger Dams which is important to protect hospitals and Waste Water facilities and electrical entry structures. We have been outfitting counties for years now with star lake internet, so that will be available to be used as needed. In terms of fuel, we id messed it up so fuel, we id messed it up so fuel before this particular emergency, we actually had it for hurricane healing, did not need it for that, we have 260,000 gallons of diesel, 110,000 of regular gas on standby at, that is just from the states, and you still have the states, and you still have the fuel at the Port Being brought in. But there is another 1. 2 million gallon gallons of Diesel And Gas on route to the state. Thereve been a lot of lines at Gas Stations, you have an inordinate demand for fuel, much more than what typically happens, and what is happening in there long lines, the Gas Stations run out of fuel, but the Fuel Supply is available, so then they ask for more fuel to be brought, so we have authorised Florida Highway Patrol is to escort, with a siren so they get there quicker, majorFuel Trucks. We have had 43 Fuel Trucks already escorted by Florida Highway Patrol to deliver fuel to stations, particularly in the anticipated impact areas, and we are working with companies like circle k, while law, and walmart to make sure you will trucks are working 20 47 to keep fuel delivered as it comes his parts. There is no longer fuel coming into some West Coast ports like Tampa And Manati but there fuel on dockside that will continue to be used. 50 dockside that will continue to be used. ,. , dockside that will continue to be used. ,. ,. ,. , be used. So there is a governor over florida, be used. So there is a governor over florida, ron be used. So there is a governor over florida, Ron Desantis, over florida, Ron Desantis, giving important information to people going out of state, 6. 5 million people on the road, talking about how big it is going to be, 51 counties with emergency measures, Storm Surge on both coasts, a hurricane that might be shoveling across to the East Coast and still be a hurricane when it reaches the atlantic, and they would have to buckle down over the next 24 hours. We will talk about that later in the programme. Ijust returned sort of story. Just to see if you want to watch that this conference, you can continue to do that, there it is, on the Qr Code, but you can go and watch that on bbc streaming, the Qr Code for you. And just going back to our top story. Well in Gaza Today heavy clashes have been taking place at the Jabalia Refugee camp in northern gaza, as israeli troops supported by tanks try to prevent hamas fighters from regrouping in the area. This is the fourth time they have returned to this area. Medical teams say there are bodies lying in the narrow alleys, and they are unable to reach the wounded. Us officials have expressed concerns that this is in preparation for another israeli siege on northern gaza, and that palestinians who leave wont be able to come back. A move that would be a violation of International Law and us laws. The israelis have told them, according to reporting from axios, they dont intend to permanently displace palestinians in northern gaza. But after the repeated surprises and escalations of the last few weeks there is reportedly a lack of trust in the assurances the americans are being given. With me is husam Zomlot Head of the palestinian mission to the uk. I asked mr Chuck Freilich before we entered a hurricane what The Endgame was, what do you think it is . The what The Endgame was, what do you think it is . You think it is . The endgame for us in the you think it is . The endgame for us in the entire you think it is . The endgame for us in the entire region for us in the entire Region Amount plus the International Group is a Palestinian State. They have the birthright, the unity of the right of Self Determination on their land, having their own government and state, and that is our endgame, but the question is what is israels Endgame And Netanyahu is endgame7 if The Endgame is security, many Security Experts will tell you that she has created humongous Security Escrows for issues for israel. Created so many enemies were israel by the sheer use of brutal force. Were israel by the sheer use of brutalforce. D0 were israel by the sheer use of brutal force. Brutal force. Do you think is riaht of brutal force. Do you think is right of the brutal force. Do you think is right of the lies brutal force. Do you think is right of the lies that right of the lies that writer, collects another nation of the palestinian youth what you mark . How do you deal with that as a representative of the Palestinian Authority, you have to get a hold of this, how does the Palestinian Authority seized the initiative . The palestinian seized the initiative . The palestinian national Palestinian National Institution see this as an Opportunity Notjust institution see this as an opportunity not just to institution see this as an Opportunity Notjust to look backwards. Its notjust about one day, as the ease really start to make it, is not even about the last 36 or so days, so last 28,000 days, 76 years of oppression, and and is really mentality that you can simply bypass the palestinian issue, the night palestinian rights, and then en masse, engage in a elective act of suppression. This is got to and, and how do we see this . By moving forward, A Hundred or we move forward . Number one, we need a Cease Fire, International Law has to be enforced, and then you asked me how do we enforce that . Because i assure you, israel is not going to be listening at the asking. It is clear, the us asked, the rest of The World ask, we have to enforce, number one, Arms Embargo, you heard the french president after days ago saying there has to be a full Arms Embargo and he adapted that policy, the uk with a partial Arms Embargo, and we have to be for the. These are the very tools alone israel to destroy itself. The us claims israel to be their friend and an ally, and we dont understand that the statements, the shared values given what the Israeli Army is doing and the netanyahu government is in, but they continue saying that emma and the west is enabling is read by giving them on these tools, the tools here, are the weapons, to drive themselves off a cliff. How can israel it relates to the region any more . Want to buy bombing regional cities, the roots, syria, lebanon, here and there, guys are, what tell iraq, yemen, you really think you bombing your existence into the region and for all these decades7 the region and for all these decades . The region and for all these decades . ,. , decades . Even its friends and allies have decades . Even its friends and allies have made decades . Even its friends and allies have made that decades . Even its friends and allies have made that point i decades . Even its friends and j allies have made that point to israel, but i want to talk about the political horizon, because many countries recognise the state of palestine enemy, the Labour Party before the election said it would recognise the Palestinian State as part of a Peace Process, and i heard the interview this morning, you are saying that statehood can only begin when it is recognised before the Peace Process. You are seen statehood before the Peace Process, but how many countries are moving to that position . Countries are moving to that osition . ,. ,. , position . The maority of The World, position . The maority of The World. We H Position . The maority of The World, we are position . The majority of The World, we are not position . The majority of The World, we are not organisedl position . The majority of the l world, we are not organised by 150 countries, so why not the uk . , 150 countries, so why not the uk . Y. , 150 countries, so why not the uk . ,. , the Re Uk . So why not the uk . Theyre not seeing uk . So why not the uk . Theyre not seeing l uk . So why not the uk . Theyre not seeing i might uk . So why not the uk . Theyre not seeing i might of uk . So why not the uk . Theyre not seeing i might of if, uk . So why not the uk . Theyre not seeing i might of if, its not seeing i might of if, its a mature one, they say its all right for them palestinian people, we will do it. Either recognising people, we will do it. Either recognising state people, we will do it. Either recognising State First people, we will do it. Either recognising State First our recognising State First our Peace Process versa, or do they come together . Come together . Were telling them recognising come together . Were telling them recognising a come together . Were telling l them recognising a Palestinian State is a prerequisite for peace, not a by product. Its important when you come and you deliverfor important when you come and you deliver for the cause of peace, you spend political capital and use a here is the path forward. The path forward is to states. If you believe in two states, confirm it by your actions and notjust lip confirm it by your actions and not just lip service. Confirm it by your actions and notjust lip service. And admit palestine as a full member in the un, and then the whole thing with a flip upside down into the right direction. It is now about israel and palestine, we dont discuss the fundamentals, we discussed minor details. We need clarity, and if the rights, and we believe the british government should do this in weeks, not months. ,. ,. , months. Husam zomlot, we have been a bit months. Husam zomlot, we have been a bit squeezed months. Husam zomlot, we have been a bit squeezed by months. Husam zomlot, we have been a bit squeezed by the been a bit squeezed by the governor of florida, but thank you for coming. We would take a short break and be right back after this. Hello again. Its been a mild but wet day for many of us today. Things are going to change in the next few days. Its going to turn drier, but its also going to turn colder. May well be some frost at night as well. Tonight, though, is going to be on the mild side because were keeping a lot of cloud. Its going to be very difficult to see the meteor shower. The really heavy rain that were seeing across the south, its going to move away into the north sea. Further north still some showery rain to come. And with all that cloud around, its going to be mild. Lowest temperatures will be in Northern Scotland at around 7 or eight degrees. Now heading into tomorrow, were going to find some more showers breaking out for england and wales, not quite as many or as heavy as today, mind you, but theres more cloud in the north, bringing some rain down across Eastern Scotland into northeast england. Western scotland and Northern Ireland should be a bit drier here, but its going to feel colder across northern areas in particular. For all of us, temperatures will be a little Bit Lower than today, could reach 17 in the southeast where the winds are lighter, but its a northerly wind thats beginning to arrive across scotland, Northern Ireland and northern england, bringing that chill. There are some stronger winds here around the Bay Of Biscay on wednesday. Thats the remnants of ex hurricane kirk, thats going to miss our shores, going to slide up towards central parts of europe. But it does allow that northerly wind to push down across all areas. Dropping the temperatures as we head into thursday and an early frost in scotland. More cloud in the south will tend to break up many places. Well have a dry day on thursday. A few showers around these windward coasts and the strongest winds will be down the north sea, feeling quite cold here. For all of us though, temperatures are going to be a Bit Lower, may make ten degrees in the Central Belt of scotland and 12 across Southern Parts of england and wales, so quite a difference from what were seeing at the moment. Now that northerly wind will move out of the way by the time we get to The End of the week. Westerly wind picking up actually in scotland and thats where were going to see more cloud and the Showery Rain Arriving as well. But elsewhere the winds will be light, could start with a touch of frost, but it should be a dry day with some sunshine around. But that cold air is still in place, so typical temperatures to end the week will be around 11 or 12 degrees. Now over the weekend, temperatures will rise just a little. Most of the rain is coming into Western Scotland and Northern Ireland. For much of england and wales it should be a dry weekend. Some early mist and fog, but otherwise some sunshine. You are watching the context you are watching the context on bbc news. Residents in florida prepare for the arrival of her
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