Hello, im mathew amroliwala. The israeli military says, its expanding its Ground Offensive against hezbollah by moving into a new zone, in south western lebanon. It says it now has some 15,000 soldiers deployed in the south of the country. Hezbollah has fired more than 100 rockets at northern israeli cities and while israel says it shot most of them down, there has been some damage in the Port City of haifa. Amid the fighting, the Deputy Leader of hezbollah has said he supports a call from lebanons parliament, for a ceasefire with israel. Its thought to be the first time hezbollah has called for a ceasefire without tying it to a truce in gaza. 0ur chief international Correspondent Lyse Doucet is in tel aviv. Clear Signs Today of an escalation in israeli military operations in southern lebanon, with forces moving away from the South East where they have been focusing their actions to the south west, giving evacuation Orders Yesterday for people to move out of that area. It said from the
Welcome to the World Today an hour of international news from the bbc. The Israeli Military says it will step up its offensive against hezbollah in lebanon, after mondays intense bombardment which s killed more than 560 people. Bombardment which has killed more than 560 people. It was the deadliest bombardment the country has seen in decades. President biden has warned the United Nations General Assembly of the need to prevent a Full Scale War. Fierce Cross Border clashes are continuing with hezbollah Launching Dozens of rockets from lebanon, shown here in purple. The locations of Israels Air strikes are marked in red. In the past few hours, the Israeli Military says it has killed a senior Hezbollah Commander in its strike on beirut. These pictures show the extent of the destruction and the wreckage in the aftermath of that attack. Its led to a Mass Escape of civilians from their homes, causing gridlock on the roads. Tens of thousands of people have been trying to move further north. W
Rockets across the border, israel replying in kind with Strikes Tonight inside beirut. We will get reaction from New York and from lebanon. Also tonight Keir Starmer s first speech to a Labour Party Conference, as Prime Minister. The speech offered some detail of what he wants to achieve while in office. We will have reaction from liverpool. And would you take a flight 50 mins longer across the atlantic, if you were told the Plane Hello and welcome. The Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres says the world cannot afford for lebanon to become, what he called another gaza. Mr guterres was speaking as clashes between Israel And Hezbollah intensified. In his speech to the Un General Assembly us president Joe Biden said full Scale War was in no one s interests. But diplomacy has its limits. The two sides are inching towards full Scale War. Today international airlines suspended more flights to lebanon amid an israeli bombardment that authorities say has killed almost 560 p
Heavy showers at times. Through the course of saturday evening. And then on sunday the showers become more widespread and heavier across parts of england and wales. But again, the best of our weather on sunday will be in the North West of the uk. So once again sunny spells for the Western Isles and not looking so bad there in belfast with a bit of sunshine too, but not so great for the south with all The Cloud and the rain. Now on monday, low pressure is over the uk. That again spells a fair amount of Cloud Outbreaks of rain and the air will start to come in from the north, so the temperatures will start to drop from northern scotland, only 12 degrees in the south still relatively warm. Were holding on to the mid, possibly the high teens. So heres the outlook for the week ahead. You can see that big drop in the temperature in the south 1a degrees in london. But look at edinburgh by tuesday its only around 11 degrees with showers. Thats it. Bye bye. Path to the presidency. Take a look a
To go back to their homes. And that requires a secure environment. Joining me tonight are nadine batchelor hunt, Politics Reporter at politicshome and wills robinson, assistant Politics Editor at dailymail. Com. First the latest headlines. The leader of hezbollah has called the attacks on the groups pagers and Walkie Talkies in lebanon an unprecedented blow. But he claimed their effect had been limited, saying the leadership had survived and hezbollah s Communications Network was unscathed. Israel says its Military Chief has approved Battle Plans for its northern front, a move the defence minister, yoav gallant, says presents opportunities and risks. There are reports the idf wants to wrest control of Southern Lebanon from hezbollah and create a buffer zone. Five women say they were raped by the late owner of harrods, mohamed al fayed, when they for worked for him at the luxury department store. The bbc has now heard testimony from more than 20 female Ex Employees who say the billionai