Million people in and around took refuge in shelters because of hezbollah rockets. Residents crammed roads to reach temporary shelters in beirut. Overnight, residents fleeing the israeli bombardment in Southern Lebanon crammed roads to reach temporary shelters in beirut. The israeli strikes made monday the deadliest day in lebanon in decades. The idf says It Hit around 1,600 targets which it described as Hezbollah Cruise missiles, rockets and drones. Washington is sending a small number of additional troops to the region, as the sense of crisis deepens. The biden administration says it will present concrete plans for ending the violence in lebanon at the Un General Assemby this week. The European Unions foreign policy chief, josep borrell, warned that the conflict was spiralling into a full fledged war. Hugo bachega reports from lebanon. The journey in search of safety. Thousands are still on the move, fleeing Southern Lebanon and Israels Air strikes that show no sign of easing. Its co
Good afternoon. Israel has carried out fresh attacks on hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon after its Airstrikes Yesterday that killed 558 people, according to the latest figures from the lebanese government. It was the deadliest day in lebanon since the Civil War which ended in 1990, and its prompted a Mass Exodus of civilians from their homes, causing gridlock on the roads. Meanwhile, hezbollah has fired dozens of rockets towards Northern Israel this morning. Our middle East Correspondent Hugo bachega sent this report from beirut. The journey in search of safety. Thousands are still on the move, fleeing Southern Lebanon and Israels Air strikes that show no sign of easing. Its conflict with hezbollah now being felt all across the country. In beirut, this school is one of dozens now turned into shelters for the displaced. 6,000 are here without knowing when or if they will be able to go back home again. 65 year old maryam travelled all night with i2 relatives in just one car. They ha
Of working people. And a Succession Style Battle to decide the air of the Murdoch Empire plays out in court today. President biden has warned the Un General Assembly of the need to prevent a full Scale War in lebanon, as clashes escalate between israel and the militant group hezbollah. In the last few hours the israeli military says it has killed a senior Hezbollah Commander in a strike on beirut. These pictures show the extent of the destruction and the wreckage from the aftermath of that strike. Its led to a Mass Exodus of civilians from their homes, causing gridlock on the roads. Meanwhile hezbollah has fired dozens of rockets towards northern israel. Joining me now is our correspondent in Beirut Anna Foster and our diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams whos in jerusalem. Anna, to you first of All. The second day of this relentless bombardment, give me an idea of what it is like there. What it is like there. Well, at the moment what it is like there. Well, at the moment it what it is
Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. Sir Keir Starmer has promised National Renewal in his first speech to the Labour Party Conference as Prime Minister but he warned of tough choices ahead. The Prime Minister insisted that keeping a Cool Head during challenging times would be better in the long term than easy answers. And he pledged to stabilise the economy but made it clear that some of his decisions would be unpopular. Our political editor, Chris Mason is at the conference in liverpool. Conference, please welcome| Keir Starmer, prime Minister And Leader of the labour party. Little wonder the audience in here are whooping. They have waited 15 years to hear a sentence like that at their conference. A party so often crushed by defeat, basking in winning. Take pride that labour won in every single region in england. Take pride that labour won in wales. Take pride that labour won in scotland. Governing is always difficult for every party, and thats before Slip Ups and unforce
Rockets across the border, israel replying in kind with Strikes Tonight inside beirut. We will get reaction from New York and from lebanon. Also tonight Keir Starmer s first speech to a Labour Party Conference, as Prime Minister. The speech offered some detail of what he wants to achieve while in office. We will have reaction from liverpool. And would you take a flight 50 mins longer across the atlantic, if you were told the Plane Hello and welcome. The Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres says the world cannot afford for lebanon to become, what he called another gaza. Mr guterres was speaking as clashes between Israel And Hezbollah intensified. In his speech to the Un General Assembly us president Joe Biden said full Scale War was in no one s interests. But diplomacy has its limits. The two sides are inching towards full Scale War. Today international airlines suspended more flights to lebanon amid an israeli bombardment that authorities say has killed almost 560 p