The iranian backed group. Israel has confirmed its carried out Air Strikes on the yemeni city of Hodeidah Targetting Houthi Sites. Videos have been posted on social media. Bbc verify has confirmed the location. Bbc verify has confirmed the location. Israel says it was targetting Power Plants and a sea port. For the latest, heres our middle East Correspondent Anna foster, who is in beirut. It is really planes have been active. Those attacks are continuing across the Country And Israel announced it has carried out this large Scale Operation. Clearly a real defence from what we are the a few days ago from World Leaders who are arranging some sort of de escalation. They were talking about 21 days of no military action. What weve seen over the last couple of days, particularly with that pivotal moment on Friday Evening, that large Scale Attack here in beirut. In the News Yesterday that Hassan Nasrallah had been killed shows that events here are moving very quickly and it seems that western
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Here in the uk, candidates for the conservative Party Leadership Contest make their pitch at the annual conference. And New Zealand has regained the World Record for the largest number of people taking part in a haka. Welcome to the programme. We start in the Middle East, where israel has carried out what it called large scale strikes on yemen. Israel says it was targeting houthis energy facilities. A Power Plant and Sea Port were hit in the yemeni city of hodeidah. Videos have been posted on social media. Clearly a real difference to what we heard just a few days ago from world leaders, who were trying to arrange some sort of ceasefire deal, some sort of de escalation. They were talking about 21 days of no military action, of talks, but what weve seen over the last couple of days, and particularly with that pivotal moment here in the Middle East on Friday Evening, that large Scale Attack here In Beirut, and the News Yesterday that Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of hezbollah, had been ki
The body of the hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, Is reported to have been recovered from the sIte of frIdays IsraelI aIrstrIke IN BeIrut. AccordIng to Israel, more than 20 members of the IranIaN Backed group were kIlled alongsIde hIm. And hezbollah has also confIrmed that two other senIorfIgures have been kIlled In aIrstrIkes. Israels Defence MInIster praIsed the IsraelI attacks on houthI targets In yemen. TranslatIon we see | the Attack Today 2,000 kIlometres away In hodeIdah and Its surroundIngs, and the achIevements as they are reflected are very ImpressIve, and the meanIng Is very clear those who try to attack us or harm the cItIzens of Israel wIll pay a very heavy prIce. Our SecurIty Correspondent frank GardnerjoIns Me now. Just talk us through what we know about these attacks agaIn. So, the houthIs are a rebel group, backed by Iran. They took over most of the populated parts of yemeN Back In 2014 15 and InherIted an arsenal of long range mIssIles, and wIth IranIan help, they h