More divisions i believe into south lebanon. Joining me tonight are emily harding, director of the centre for international studies intelligence, national security, and technology programme. Justin crump, ceo at sibylline. Anja manuel, the Executive Director of the Aspen Security Forum and a former us state department official, and lord kim darroch, former Uk Ambassador to the us. It isa it is a great panel, we will get them all in the next hour. First, the latest bbc news. Services and commemorations have been taking place for the 1,200 israelis killed and more than 250 taken hostage, in the hamas attacks, exactly one year ago. A Minutes Silence was held. World leaders have also been marking the day. President biden lit a ceremonial candle in the White House and said the us was committed to Israels Security and too many civilians have suffered too much in this era of conflict. The british prime Minister Sir Keir starmer said that October The 7th was the darkest Day Injewish history si
Viewers watching in the United States and Around The World. Im Anna Coren live from Hong Kong ahead on Cnn Newsroom israeli strikes, Rock Living on overnight hours after a deadly israeli attack In Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promising to defend his country on a second front well, Donald Trump returns to the site of his first Assassination Attempt and suggests his political opponents tried to kill him and how one Volunteer Group is rallying support together desperately needed supplies to North Carolina communities ravaged by Hurricane Helene Newsroom with Anna Coren where fighting is raging on multiple fronts and fears of a bigger war are growing just as israel prepares to mark the anniversary of the Hamas Attack on October 7, in beirut. Cnn crews reported near constant explosions in recent hours as israeli strikes pounded the city. Israels military says it struck hezbollah Weapons Facilities overnight and suggested there will be more, but hezbollah is fighting back projecti
Here in the states canada, and all around The World. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is Cnn Newsroom. Israel strikes Lebanons Capital is hezbollah targets Northern Israel with its own rockets were live In Beirut with the latest Donald Trump Return to the site of his first Assassination Attempt alongside The Worlds richest Man Elon Musk Toll Hold the crowd. Boss in those communities, assess the toll from Hurricane Helene, a new storm is brewing in the Gulf Of Mexico, will go to the Cnn Weather Center for details this is Cnn Newsroom with Kim Brunhuber and we begin. In the Middle East where fighting is raging on multiple fronts and fears of a bigger war are growing just as israel prepares to mark the anniversary of the Hamas Attack on October 7, israels military says the Jabalya Refugee Camp In Gaza is now surrounded an antihamas operations are underway even says hamas was detected in the area trying to rebuild its operational capacities the idf says, its working to stop that from happening. Were
Welcome to americast. Hello, it s sarah, and i m in the bbc s bureau in washington, dc. And it s justin in the worldwide headquarters of americast in london, england. It is such a big question, isn t it, whether or not the american election is affecting the events in the middle east, and vice versa, whether they will affect the outcome of the election? and a fascinating one, i think, because we often say that foreign policy doesn t really impact on us elections. But i wonder if this is creating enough background noise that it will get into people s heads. I don t think anyone s going to go to the ballot box thinking, you know, i do or do not agree with the administration s policy on precisely the two state solution between israel and palestine. But i do think it creates an atmosphere that will influence people s thinking. So, if we re answering that question first do events in the middle east affect the american election before we get to looking at it the other way around, i think
Calling for an end to the war, as the annivesary of the October 7 attack approaches. Now on bbc new, americast. Its all very combustible, isnt it . Huge violence in the Middle East and an american election about to happen. Two questions, then. Does the election affect the conflict in the Middle East . And does the conflict affect the election in america . Those two questions of course hugely important, both hugely complex, and the answer to each of them can be yes or no. So, they do not necessarily cancel Each Other out. But there is no question at all that what is happening in the Middle East matters in america, and what happens in america matters in the Middle East. Welcome to americast. Hello, its sarah, and im in the bbc s bureau in washington, dc. And its justin in the worldwide headquarters of americast in london, england. It is such a big question, isnt it, whether or not the american election is affecting the events in the Middle East, and vice versa, whether they will affect t