Hello, im nicky schiller. Israel has carried out further Bombing Raids on beirut, as fighting with hezbollah continues on the ground in Southern Lebanon. Whilst The Un says lebanon faces a terrible refugee crisis. These are todays main developments in the Middle East conflict. Israel again struck the southern suburbs of beirut. Clashes were also reported around lebanons southern border. Hezbollah has fired rockets into northern israel, with reports that residential buildings were hit. Israel says 90 rockets have so far been fired. People across israel are waiting to see how their Government will respond to tuesdays major iranian missile strike. Israel meanwhile has called on palestinians to evacuate parts of central gaza, as the military said it was preparing to use great force against hamas fighters in the area. Pro palestinian protests are being held around the the globe today, calling for a ceasefire in gaza and an end to the conflict. They come two days before the anniversary of t
Israel has carried out further Bombing Raids on beirut, as fighting with hezbollah continues on the ground in Southern Lebanon. It claims its killed 440 hezbollah fighters since the start of its Ground Invasion. Whilst the un says lebanon faces a terrible refugee crisis. These are todays main developments in the Middle East conflict. Israel again struck the southern suburbs of beirut. Clashes were also reported around lebanons southern border. Hezbollah has fired rockets into Northern israel, with reports that residential buildings were hit. Israel says 90 rockets have so far been fired. The the globe today, calling for a ceasefire in gaza and an end to the conflict. They come two days before the anniversary of the killing of about 1200 israelis in the Hamas Attack that sparked the current conflict. Meanwhile, amid international pressure on israel, president Emmanuel Macron has said france stands by the countrys right to self defence, but renewed his call for a ceasefire. He has also s
A difficult information vacuum. On the hezbollah side, they dont let journalists on the hezbollah side, they dont letjournalists into those areas freely. You need permission to go in, you need permission to go in, you need permission to go in, you need permission to move around. Its not permission to go in, you need permission to move around. Its not somewhere permission to go in, you need permission to move around. Its not somewhere where permission to go in, you need permission to move around. Its not somewhere where you permission to go in, you need permission to move around. Its not somewhere where you can permission to go in, you need permission to move around. Its not somewhere where you can no not somewhere where you can go in and independently verify that there was nothing there. Equally, when the idf say that it is a hezbollah Command Centre or weapon storage site, they dont always provide information to cooperate that, either. So you are left in a position where the two sides
These are the latest pictures we can bring you showing a large explosion following one of those strikes. Earlier on saturday, the Israeli Military had issued orders to residents of specific buildings in Southern Beirut to evacuate. We dont yet know what was hit in the strikes, but israeli forces have bombed areas reported to be Hezbollah Strongholds. They have also clashed with hezbollah fighters in lebanons southern border region. The Israeli Military says it has killed 440 hezbollah fighters since the start of the ground invasion. Meanwhile, hezbollah has fired rockets into northern israel, with reports that residential buildings were hit. Also on saturday, israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, addressed iran s missile on his country earlier this week, saying israel has the duty and the right to defend itself and respond to these attacks and we will do so. We can go live to our correspondent In Beirut, Anna Foster now. Anna, what is the latest you can tell us . Just after 1am he
Hello, Im nIcky schIller. Welcome to the programme. Israel has carrIed out further BombIng RaIds on beIrut, as fIghtIng wIth hezbollah contInues on the ground In southern lebanon. Israel claIms Its kIlled 440 hezbollah fIghters sInce the start of Its Ground InvasIon. WhIlst the un says lebanon faces a terrIble refugee crIsIs. These are todays maIn developments In the MIddle East conflIct. Israel agaIn struck the Southern Suburbs of beIrut. Clashes were also reported around lebanons southern border. Hezbollah has fIred rockets Into Northern Israel, wIth reports that resIdentIal buIldIngs were hIt. Israel says 90 rockets have so far been fIred. IsraelI prIme MInIster BenjamIn Netanyahu has tonIght vowed to respond to Irans MIssIle Attack on hIs country earlIer thIs week he saId, Israel has the duty and the rIght to defend Itself and respond to these attacks and we wIll do so. Israel meanwhIle has called on palestInIans to evacuate parts of central gaza, as the mIlItary saId It was prepar