The body of the hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, Is reported to have been recovered from the sIte of frIdays IsraelI aIrstrIke IN BeIrut. AccordIng to Israel, more than 20 members of the IranIaN Backed group were kIlled alongsIde hIm. And hezbollah has also confIrmed that two other senIorfIgures have been kIlled In aIrstrIkes. Israels Defence MInIster praIsed the IsraelI attacks on houthI targets In yemen. TranslatIon we see | the Attack Today 2,000 kIlometres away In hodeIdah and Its surroundIngs, and the achIevements as they are reflected are very ImpressIve, and the meanIng Is very clear those who try to attack us or harm the cItIzens of Israel wIll pay a very heavy prIce. Our SecurIty Correspondent frank GardnerjoIns Me now. Just talk us through what we know about these attacks agaIn. So, the houthIs are a rebel group, backed by Iran. They took over most of the populated parts of yemeN Back In 2014 15 and InherIted an arsenal of long range mIssIles, and wIth IranIan help, they h
All you watching us here in the United States, canada, and around the world. This is Cnn Newsroom. Im Kim Brunhuber Live In Atlanta im Becky Anderson in in israel for you, we are following the very latest developments, say here in The Middle East, following the israeli airstrike in lebanon that killed Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah. Will there are no signs of a letup in israels strikes on lebanon, despite new fears of a wider war in the region in recent hours, israel conducted new airstrikes in the South And East of the country, killing at least ten people according to lebanese state news agency, thats on the heels of a series of strikes that reportedly killed more than 1,000 others over the past week. But the u. S. Says, israel is also moving troops to the border with lebanon. Thats the border in the south of lebanon, of course, are possible sign of preparations for a limited cross border incursion. Israel says a Ground Operation is only one of the options. It is considering we nee
Oing to Get Out of it together. Thats what i usually did for me. Im bill, were on the California Coast and this is cnn thanks so much for joining us. Im Jessica Dean in washington alongside my colleague Jim Sciutto in tel aviv. We have Breaking News in The Middle East and also here in the u. S. That were monitoring and thats where we start in the Southeastern United States where the Death Toll from the devastating storm, Helene May is rising this afternoon. Officials now saying at least 64 people were killed across five states. And there are fears that number will likely grow scores of people remain unaccounted for, especially in parts of western North Carolina the damage there is simply catastrophic. Roads and bridges washed out destroyed entire towns remain underwater right now. And more than 2 Million people are still without power. Helene made landfall as a category four hurricane on thursday, but today, Rescue And Recovery efforts still remain a challenge many people are cut off b
LInks to Iran. LInks to Iran. He was one of the best known he was one of the best known and most InfluentIal fIgures In the MIddle East. Born In 1960, Hassan Nasrallah grew up In beIrut s Eastern Bourj Hammoud neIghbourhood. He became leader of hezbollah In 1992, at the age of 32, after hIs predecessor was assassInated. He played a Key Role In turnIng hezbollah Into a powerful polItIcal and mIlItary force. Under hIs leadershIp, he helped hezbollah TraIn Hundreds of fIghters from the palestInIan MIlItant Group hamas. And he also obtaIned mIssIles and rockets from Iran for use agaInst Israel. Lets speak to anna foster, our mIddle East Correspondent In beIrut. Talk us through exactly what we know about what happened there. ThIs Is a really crucIal moment now. Last nIght, about 6 20pm here In beIrut, we had thIs huge serIes of explosIons a few kIlometres from where I am now In dahIeh, In the Southern Suburbs, a hezbollah stronghold. We saw pIctures quIckly of absolute destructIon comIng ou
Hospitals have been inundated with those injured and they are very traumatised Health Workers and Front Line workers. But we are flying in emergency medical supplies, we have flown in 100 medical tonnes last weekend and this week, but it is difficult to find those aircraft to come in and deliver the goods. We are doing what we can with what we have on the ground but time is of the essence given the magnitude of the crisis and the level of injuries we are dealing with, and facilities, and trying to get clean Drinking Water to people to survive. You mentioned people are sleeping in their cars but they are on the Streets and in they are on the Streets and in the beach, they are taking shelter under bridges. It is a really catastrophic situation this morning and we can still see where the bombings have taken place all throughout the night and have continued this morning. In terms of logistics, what we have been witnessing in gaza, well aware of the difficulties and struggles of moving age