Beirut, is said to have suffered one of its most intense waves of israeli strikes yet, with large explosions reported across the south of the city. Lebanese authorities described the attacks as very violent. These pictures show a large explosion following one of those strikes. Earlier on saturday, the Israeli Military had issued orders to residents of specific buildings in Southern Beirut to evacuate. We dont yet know what was hit in the strikes but israeli forces have bombed areas reported to be hezbollah strongholds. They have also clashed with hezbollah fighters in lebanons southern Border Region. The Israeli Military says it has killed 440 hezbollah fighters since the start of the ground invasion. Meanwhile, the Border Region remains tense as hezbollah has fired rockets into northern israel, with reports that residential buildings were hit. Also on saturday, israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, addressed iran s Missile Attack on his country earlier this week saying israel has
And increase success rates. Hello. Now, as the crisis in the Middle East deepens, we re taking a look back at the events of the past few weeks and asking how we got to this point and what the violence means for the future of the region. Bbc arabic S Beirut Correspondent Carine Torbey has this special report. Explosions. Ballistic missiles rained down on israel. An unprecedented response by iran after weeks of israeli escalation. Pushing the region to dangerous new precipice. Explosions. This is the story of how the past few weeks brought the Middle East to a dangerous new moment. Translation the Status Quo cannot continue. This requires a change in the Balance Of Power on our northern border. Hezbollah launched the first attack against israeli positions last year on October The 8th in support of gaza. Israel retaliated. A year on from those exchanges of fire at the a year on from those exchanges of fire, the conflict has reached a new level. The 17th Of September Saw a new escalation b
Some regions almost all hospital beds are occupied and the number of cases is rising steadily one of the cities that has witnessed a rapid increase in corona virus infections is a 1000 kilometers east of moscow the situation is dramatic more and more people are falling sick or dying from quoted 19 thats something out of tour can see caves and other undertakers are experiencing firsthand he and his colleagues are working around the clock our reporter met the men at work. With a steady stream of coronavirus dead speed is of the essence at the morgue every morning the team from the Funeral Agency to fight it while comes here to collect new victims of the pandemic. 29 year old ataturk in the kiev has been working at the funeral home for 12 years but he says hes never had to bury this many bodies and you know they were in such a difficult time a lot depends on the team we all know exactly what to do we know who picks up the coffin from which side which shoulder to carry it on and that makes
But there is no concern from doctors that a large turnout could lead to it by immediate action. Us president elect joe biden has introduced his team of Health Experts to combat coronavirus he pledged to bring the pandemic under control with his 1st 3 months in office meanwhile President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to prioritize vaccines for the u. S. Before sending them to other countries it coincides with reports that his administration rejected an earlier offer from fires a to double its order of the medication the worlds 1st fully tested Coronavirus Vaccine is being rolled out in the u. K. 800000 people expected to get the jab in the coming weeks with the elderly and Health Workers 1st in line. The United Arab Emirates and egypt have praised new initiatives to end the 3 year blockade of qatar both countries say they appreciate efforts by kuwait and the u. S. After saudi arabia announced progress had been made foreign minister has repeated calls for dialogue to resolve
We report from sudan where thousands of refugees who fled the fighting in ethiopia are getting help. President donald trump, a suffered another court loss in his attempt to overturn the results of the us president ial election. A District Court judge in pennsylvania has thrown out a lawsuit filed by the trump campaign, which sought to exclude millions of mail in ballots. In the states, the judge issued a scathing ruling saying it had failed to provide evidence of voter fraud. But from campaign is now lost to withdrawn dozens of civil lawsuits and go live now to washington d. C. Out to 0 as mike hanna is there might this case, one of dozens of similar lawsuits filed by the trump campaign. None of which the so far been successful. Indeed, adrian, the count is more than 30 since the elections brought in various key swing states. But thats very significant because its a ruling by a federal judge and also significant because of the extremely scathing language he used. He likened the trump a