Israel has been carrying widespread attacks on Southern Lebanon with fighter jets, as the us warns the risk of an escalation in fighting between Israel And Hezbollah is acute and real. These are the latest pictures weve received, showing explosions lighting up the Night Sky in Southern Lebanon. Saturday has seen cross Border Fire between israel and the iranian backed lebanese Group Hezbollah throughout the day. And those attacks have continued into the night. The Israeli Army says its using dozens of fighterjets and striking extensively after it learnt that his brother was preparing to launch a large Scale Launch against israel. Lebanons Health Ministry now says 37 people, including women and children, were killed in fridays israeli attack on beirut. Rescue workers have been searching through the rubble of a high Rise Building that was targeted in the attack. Hezbollah has confirmed two of its senior commanders were killed in the strike. The us national Security Adviser has warned t
Welcome to the World Today an hour of international news from the bbc. In another Body Blow for hezbollah, one of the groups top commanders in lebanon has been killed in an israeli airstrike. Ibrahim aqil was hezbollah s second in command, and the United States had labelled him a Global Terrorist putting a multi million Dollar Bounty on his head because of his links to the bombing of Us Marines in lebanon in 1983. He died in an Attack Today in beirut s Southern Suburbs that israel has called a targeted strike. In total, its left 12 people dead and 66 injured, according to the lebanese authorities. It is another humiliation for hezbollah, coming at The End of a week in which thousands of the groups fighters were killed or injured by Exploding Pagers and Walkie Talkies. It also follows Israels Assassination of hezbollah s military leader, fuad shukr, injuly in the same area of south beirut. Todays strike is the latest and most of the dating this right. We dont yet have confirmation from
Our main story this hour is the Israeli Military says it has killed around ten top hezbollah commanders in the lebanese capital, beirut. The most senior said to be the acting head of the groups elite unit. The lebanese Health Ministry says that nearly 60 people were injured in the strike on a high Rise Block of flats. It follows intensifying Cross Border clashes between israel and hezbollah. The Israeli Military say more than 100 rockets have been fired into northern israel. Hezbollah has said it has hit an israeli Intelligence Base and blames what it calls assassinations. Ive been getting the latest and talking to paula, a Member Of Parliament for the national Coalition Party in lebanon, thatis Coalition Party in lebanon, that is a liberal centrist party in lebanon. Lebanon is actually living party in lebanon. Lebanon is actually living its party in lebanon. Lebanon is actually living its worst actually living its worst nightmare when it comes to the economy, and now the Security Situ
High Profile Member of the group to be killed in the current conflict. Israel says the targeted strikes killed around ten hezbollah military commanders. The lebanese Health Ministry says 14 people were killed and more than 60 injured. Hezbollah, has called the killing of Mr Aqil a crime, and said israel will pay the price. It all comes after a week of deadly attacks in lebanon, including exploding communications devices, which killed at least 37 people and injured thousands. At a special meeting of the un Security Council on friday, the uns political Affairs Chief said there was a serious risk of a further escalation but if things continue as they are, well see conflagration that could dwarf even the Devastation And Suffering witnessed so far. Its not too late to avoid such folly. There is still room for diplomacy which must be used without delay. 0ur Correspondent 0rla guerin has been following the latest on those strikes In Beirut. Explosion. This footage captures the moment of the
and then they came home. the idea is that we go, we stay, we have a permanent presence. and if you do that, you need resources at the moon and water would be one of them. and this spacecraft has instruments that are going to study how water moves across the surface. and interestingly, lucy, one of the sensors that were going to do that was developed here in the united kingdom, and that will be the first sort of scientific instrument to touch the surface of the moon, we hope, nice and gently on the 23rd of february. some news that an israeli strike inside lebanon has kissed her his brother commander. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.