Welcome to bbc news. There have been more israeli Air Strikes on southern beirut, after the israeli military warned people there to leave their homes. These are live pictures overlooking beirut where our bbc teams have reported hearing another strike in the south of the city. These are the live images. This would be the third strike in that area so far today. So lets cross over to Anna Foster in beirut now. Kasia, thanks. We have seen and heard as he sat there numerous strikes in beirut in the last few hours today. I was crossing the city and in the mountains upside earlier on today and we sought fresh plumes of dark smoke from new Air Strikes that had happened in the city around the southern suburbs. There was a strike visible earlier with the plume of smoke from the area near the airport earlier. We have had warnings for people to leave their homes in beirut, parts of beirut, but not for 14 hours now, it was last night when the idf last issued warnings. The last strikes have not come
Israel has carried out further Bombing Raids on beirut, as fighting with hezbollah continues on the ground in Southern Lebanon. It claims its killed 440 hezbollah fighters since the start of its Ground Invasion. Whilst the un says lebanon faces a terrible refugee crisis. These are todays main developments in the Middle East conflict. Israel again struck the southern suburbs of beirut. Clashes were also reported around lebanons southern border. Hezbollah has fired rockets into Northern israel, with reports that residential buildings were hit. Israel says 90 rockets have so far been fired. The the globe today, calling for a ceasefire in gaza and an end to the conflict. They come two days before the anniversary of the killing of about 1200 israelis in the Hamas Attack that sparked the current conflict. Meanwhile, amid international pressure on israel, president Emmanuel Macron has said france stands by the countrys right to self defence, but renewed his call for a ceasefire. He has also s
Speech in around 90 minutes time from behind a bullet proof glass. Ill have a full bulletin of news for you at nine oclock. Now on bbc news, newscast. Newscast, from the bbc. Its laura in the studio. And its paddy in the studio. So, we are recording just after 2 00 on Saturday Afternoon and, paddy, it has been another week of mounting, mounting, mounting tensions and more and more worrying conflict going on in the Middle East. Last saturday we were talking about, is a wider war now inevitable . And somebody, a former official, said to me yesterday. Actually, sorry, a former Foreign Minister said to me yesterday on the phone, lets get real. This is a war now. We shouldnt be talking about escalation. Yes, because on friday, thats last week, the Hezbollah Leader, hassan nasrallah, was killed by an israeli Air Strike on beirut. Thats just before our last weekends edition. And three days later, on monday, israel invaded lebanon. And the next day, tuesday, iran launched nearly 200 ballistic
Did for me. Im Alayna Treene traveling with the Trump Campaign and this is cnn thanks for joining me on Jim Acosta in for fredricka whitfield. We are heading into the Home Stretch in the race for the White House, the election theres now just a month away in both candidates are out in full force hitting the Campaign Trail. For those last minute undecided voters in critical Battleground States with voting already underway in several states polls look at this, showing the race is still neck and neck. Both Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump, are campaigning at some very big and important news stories, or having the potential to shape, shape this race in reshape at time. And again, war in the Middle East, the devastating aftermath of helene and a surprisingly strong jobs report that just came out yesterday any minute. Now, Vice President harris will depart Washington And Flight in North Carolina to survey the aftermath. Of helene and that important state. She is set