And donald trump neck and neck in the us presidential race, we re in michigan one of the crucial swing states. We start in the middle east, where israel has launched fresh air strikes in southern lebanon in what security sources there say is some of the most intense bombing since the start of the gaza war in october. And these are the latest pictures of israeli strikes on the southern lebanese border village of rihan. It all comes as the leader of hezbollah, a proscribed terrorist organisation by some western governments, was giving his first public reaction to the wave of attacks across lebanon. At least 37 people have been killed and thousands injured by exploding pagers and walkie talkies. Hassan nasrallah described the attacks as a massacre and said it could be called a declaration of war. Our chief international correspondent orla guerin has this report. Israeli fighter jets swooping low over beirut this afternoon, dominating the skies and sending a message to hassan nasrallah.
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina devastated this city, there is a levee system here but beyond these walls its a very different story. Welcome to the program. In just two days nearly 200 refugees have died trying to reach europe. Police in austria recovered 71 bodies from a truck abandoned off a highway and nearly 100 people have drown off the coast of libya. Now the u. N. Has weighed in asking the International Community to do more to help those making disprit desperate s to start a new life. Ive been to the mediterranean and see how difficult it is. I commend those individuals and communities who have stepped up but much more is required. I appeal to all governments to expend safe and legal channels of migration and act with humanity, compassion, and in accordance with their international obligation. This is a human tragedy. That requires a determined, collective political response. Austrian police meanwhile says a syrian passport has been recovered among the furnish dead in 71 foun
Government. This even dominate the interior ministry. So these groups have been around for a while. Lebanese hezbollah, theyve also been around since the early 80s. But that doesnt mean they are not growing at rates weve never seen before. Because theres a new crisis we have new organizations. The other main thing is irans reach in this is totally overstated. I cant say how much annoyance that actually causes me because theyre so open about this about how they control these organizations. Again, all you need to do stoimz is go sometimes is go on facebook or follow iranian media. Heres the weird thing, and dr. Knights brought up this. Even if theyre not directly controlling the group theyll claim to do that and beyond that theyll try to influence them with cash and weapons and support, and then guess what happens. They become another micro hezbollah. I would actually say in this you can never ignore this topdown strategy. Just because these people are recruiting from a wide stream of sh
The White House could launch additionally retaliatory attacks after an airstrike killed three U.S. troops in Jordan, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan confirmed on Sunday.
Douglas Sims, the director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the strikes in Iraq and Syria on Friday night were ordered because the weather was in their favor, allowing a clear view of targets.