Senior international correspondent has the latest from beirut. Israel waging war from the air in Southern Lebanon today. But there are growing signals that its planning a ground war, perhaps within hours. In beirut, israel has struck near the heart of the city, killing three palestinian militant leaders in this Apartment Block overnight. This attack marks a new moment. Were in the centre of the city here. The area is densely populated. Usually, these streets are full. Theres a major university just around the corner. The War Isnt confined to the hezbollah suburbs now, its right here and all the signs point to escalation. Hezbollah said today there could be a long war, in its first public address since israel killed its leader, hassan nasrallah, on friday. The armed Groups Number two, sheikh naim qassem, said hezbollah i pulled my cousin, his brother and his Sister In Law from the rubble, says mahmoud barakat. He asks god to bring destruction on israel. There was funeral after funeral t
And arab communities have long been at loggerheads, witnesses accused the rsf of targeting and killing non arabs, resulting in reports of hundreds of deaths. The rsf has repeatedly denied any involvement in the violence in the region and has called for an independent international investigation. The un now reports that with 8. 1 Million People forcibly displaced, and Tens Of Thousands killed. There are warnings of growing hunger. The Un Security Council has called for a ceasefire in sudan to coincide with the muslim holy month of ramadan, but an agreement is unlikely. Bbc arabic s feras kilani, has been given rare access with the sudanese army, to the front line city of omdur marn, close to the Capital Khartoum and sent us this report. Children in sudan are facing a living nightmare. Celebrating a rare success as they pushed with the capital. Prep and support forces. This market used to be the life of the city, now look at it. Normal life here destroyed. We hear stories of rape, lootin
us presidentjoe biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu spoke by phone on saturday. the white house said mr biden stressed the importance of protecting civilian lives in gaza. he also told reporters he did not demand a ceasefire. mr netanyahu said he reiterated that the war will continue until all israeli objectives are met. from jerusalem, our correspondent, lucy williamson, has more. explosions in gaza, this is the new normal drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17 year old joe, filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. america has blocked un calls for a ceasefire. israel says it needs to keep fighting to keep up the pressure on hamas. if you want a ceasefire, that, from israel s perspective, can only happen with the release of hostages. as you know, hamas continues to hold over 100 hostages. there s a chance, because they want that ceasefire, they need that ceasefire, they wil