Hezbollah s attack comes after pagers and radio devices held by members of the group detonated across lebanon last week, killing at least 20 people. Israel hasn t said whether it was involved. As the fighting intensifies, un chief antonio guterres says he fears lebanon could become another gaza. The lebanese health ministry raised the death toll to 45 in friday s strike by israel targeting hezbollah commanders in southern beirut. Most of those killed were civilians. Authorities say women and children are among the dead. On sunday, israel launched further strikes on towns in southern lebanon, killing three people. And the israeli military says it destroyed thousands of hezbollah rocket launcher barrels over the past few days. Israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu had this to say. No country can accept the wanton rocketing of its cities. We can t accept it, either. We will take whatever action is necessary to restore security and to bring our people safe back to their homes. Meanwhil
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Today very similar to yesterday, drier weather towards Northern Areas but wetter In The South of england and wales. Sundry downpours expected today, which could cause some problems. I will bring you the full forecast very shortly. Its sunday, the 22nd of october. Our main story the prime Minister Sir Keir starmer has said it is his job to Do Something about leaks from his government, which he has described as damaging to everybody. Mr starmer was speaking ahead of start of the Labour Party Conference in liverpool today, in a week which saw a row over donations to ministers, controversy surrounding the salary of his top adviser sue gray, and continued pressure over cuts to Winter Fuel payments. 0ur Political correspondent Alex Forsyth reports. It is his first Party Conference as Prime Minister and his partys first in powerfor years. Not surprising then that sofia was pretty upbeat as he in liverpool yesterday. Sir keir. He in liverpoolyesterday. Sir keir. ~. , keir. Welcome to liverpool
Labours first conference in 15 years as the party of government has begun with ministers attempting to wrest back control of the political agenda. It follows days of questions over leaks about the downing street operation, and senior Ministers Judgement in accepting free clothes. The deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, rejected the suggestion that she broke rules when she stayed in the new York Flat of a Labour Donor and she told the bbc that the government was open and transparent about donations. Our political editor Chris Mason has more from liverpool. In the wilderness of opposition for a decade and a half. Now, labour is in power, but the political weather is a bit nippy, blustery and grey. Make no mistake, though, there is a pride here in a big victory, and the chance to actually d0 stuff, not just talk about it. I will Say Britain is back. Britain is back, my friends, britain is back. The very first clause of our constitution, written by the founders of the Labour Party, commi
Welcome to bbc News Broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. The un has warned that the Middle East is on the Brink Of Imminent Catastrophe amid fears of an all out war as israel and the iran backed Group Hezbollah in lebanon carry out large Cross Border strikes. Israel said hezbollah launched more than A Hundred rockets from lebanon towards them. Hezbollah said the attacks were in response to the wave of explosions of pagers and Walkie Talkies thats widely believed to have been carried out by israel. In haifa, Hospital Patients have been moved to underground facilities, schools have been closed and gatherings restricted, as well as in other northern areas up to the lebanese border. Meanwhile, israel said it carried out more Air Strikes on targets in southern lebanon, Destroying Thousands of hezbollah s rocket launchers. The Un Chief Antonio Guterres said he fears the conflict between Israel And Hezbollah could Risk Lebanon becoming another gaza. Our international Editor