Hello, im azadeh moshiri. Welcome to the programme. We start this hour with the latest on the electronic Pager Explosions in lebanon. Multiple reports say that israels mossad Spy Agency placed explosives in thousands of hezbollah pagers, before they detonated across lebanon on tuesday. So far, Israel Hasnt commented. And given the simultaneous explosions, hospitals in lebanon have been overwhelmed with casualties. The Countrys Health ministrys says at least 11 were killed among them an eight year old girl. Thousands more were wounded, with hundreds in a critical condition in hospital. Some were blinded, others lost fingers or required amputations. The context here is hezbollah, which is a proscribed Terrorist Organisation by The Uk and other Countries, had been using the pagers instead of Mobile Phones to communicate with each other. Thats due to the Risk Phones could be hacked. A senior lebanese Security Source told the Reuters News Agency they were brought into the country months ago
The latest attacks in ukraine s sumy region. Volodymyr zelensky has accused the west of emboldening vladimir putin with its hesitation over long range missiles. President biden and sir keir starmer had met to decide whether to allow kyiv to use storm shadow missiles against targets inside russia. I don t think much about vladimir putin. Despite this putdown, there is still a cautious approach and no official change in policy. This wasn t a meeting about a particular capability. That wasn t why we got our heads down today. It was to allow ourselves the space which we took, the time which we took, to have a strategic discussion. These long range missiles are at the heart of the talks. The uk already supplies storm shadows to ukraine, but only for use within ukraine. The coming weeks could see that change, with them being allowed to be fired into russia at military installations. Some military observers say ukraine isjustified in wanting to stop the attacks at source. Now, what may happen
Volodymyr zelensky has accused the west of emboldenIng VladImIr PutIn wIth Its hesItatIon over long range mIssIles. PresIdent bIden and SIr KeIr Starmer had met to decIde whether to allow kyIv to use Storm Shadow mIssIles agaInst targets InsIde russIa. I dont thInk much about VladImIr PutIn. DespIte thIs put down there Is stIll a cautIous approach and no offIcIal change In polIcy. ThIs wasnt a meetIng about a partIcular capabIlIty, that wasnt why we got our heads down today. It was to allow ourselves the space, whIch we took, and the tIme, whIch we took, to have a strategIc dIscussIon. These long range mIssIles are at the heart of the talks. The uk already supplIes Storm Shadows to ukraIne, but only for use wIthIn ukraIne. The comIng weeks could see that the change wIth them beIng allowed to be fIred Into russIa at mIlItary InstallatIons. Some mIlItary observers say UkraIne IsjustIfIed In wantIng to stop the attacks at source. Now, what may happen here Is some of us may get loosened up