On lebanon as cross border attacks between israel and hezbollah intensify. These are live pictures from of the session in new york. The egyptian representative is speaking right now. It comes as the head of israel s army has told troops to prepare for a possible ground invasion of lebanon saying air attacks are in preparation for boots on the ground. Us presidentjoe biden has warned an all out war in the middle east is possible, but said there is still an opportunity to settle the conflict. Lebanon s health ministry says at least 72 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in israeli strikes on wednesday. Un secretary general antonio guterres said lebanon cannot become another gaza and called for an end to hostilities between israel and hezbollah. Hell is breaking loose in lebanon. As i told the general assembly yesterday, we should all be alarmed by the escalation. Lebanon is at the brink. Of course, the blue line is see intentions for aeons. Since the 6th of october, they
Youre watching bbc news. The un Security Council is holding an Emergency Session on lebanon as Cross Border attacks between Israel And Hezbollah intensify. These are live pictures from of the session in New York. It comes as the head of Israels Army has told troops to prepare for a possible Ground Invasion of lebanon saying Air Attacks are in preparation for boots on the ground. Us president Joe Biden has warned an All Out War in the Middle East is possible, but said there is still an opportunity to settle the conflict. Lebanons Health Ministry says at least 72 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in israeli strikes on wednesday. Un secretary general Antonio Guterres said lebanon cannot become another gaza and called for an end to hostilities between Israel And Hezbollah. Hell is breaking loose in lebanon. As i told the general assembly yesterday, we should all be alarmed by the escalation. Lebanon is at the brink. Of course, the Blue Line is see intentions for aeons. Sinc
Our Correspondent Simonjones has this update from the newsroom. Well, the Sun Newspaper on Tuesday Morning is describing this as a royal World Exclusive picture first, under the headline great to see you again, kate. Now, the newspaper says its obtained Video Footage of catherine, princess of wales, visiting a farm shop on saturday with her husband, prince william. Now, the paper says that she looks very relaxed. Now, theyve spoken to the person who took this Video Footage. He said he himself was doing a bit of shopping in this farm shop, looking for some steak when he saw a couple in the bread aisle. He said that the woman turned her face and he thought she looked rather familiar. He said then he saw the man and thought, maybe thats the royal couple. He mentioned it to staff at the shop and then he said he went back to his car, got his camera, and he filmed the couple. He described kate as being super relaxed. Now, you might be thinking, why all this fuss about a bit of video, about a
A Spanish Charity ship carrying more vital supplies is preparing to set sail for gaza along a new maritime aid corridor. Its been loaded with around 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies. But, without a working port, its not clear yet where the ship will actually dock or how its cargo will be distributed inside gaza. 0ur middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville is in the Port City Of Larnaca in cyprus and sent us this report. Its a drop in the ocean of gazas need, but this is the first direct aid shipment by sea about to leave cyprus. The spanish ship the open arms, seen here in larnaca port, getting ready to set sail. It has a long journey ahead of it. The barge has 200 tonnes of desperately needed essentials rice, flour and pre prepared meals. This has taken months in planning. The cargo was loaded all weekend. The final Security Clearances from israel came through in the last few hours. Well, weve done truckloads of food through the rafah crossing. Weve done airdrops with the
But, without a working port, its not clear yet where the ship will actually dock or how its cargo will be distributed inside gaza. 0ur middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville is in the Port City Of Larnaca in cyprus and sent us this report. Its a drop in the ocean of gazas need, but this is the first direct aid shipment by sea about to leave cyprus. The spanish ship the open arms, seen here in larnaca port, getting ready to set sail. It has a long journey ahead of it. The barge has 200 tonnes of desperately needed essentials rice, flour and pre prepared meals. This has taken months in planning. The cargo was loaded all weekend. The final Security Clearances from israel came through in the last few hours. Well, weve done truckloads of food through the rafah crossing. Weve done airdrops with thejordanian army. This is the next step into providing food aid into gaza. But this is only a small breakthrough. Israels offensive has led to a collapse in civil order. Few Aid Organisations