The ballistic missiles being launched from Military Sites. Tehran said the attacks were in retaliation for the killings of senior militant leaders, including the hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. Well, israel has responded by continuing its aerial assault of beirut s Southern Suburbs. These are live pictures of the lebanese capital. The idf said it had targeted a number of hezbollah sites. Meanwhile, the iranian backed Militant Group says it has clashed with israeli troops in the southern lebanese town of adaisseh. In a new development, the Israel Defence forces says its sending another Military Division including infantry and Armoured Units Tojoin its Ground Operation in Southern Lebanon. Both the us and uk were involved in helping to protect israel from Yesterdays Missile attacks. Our Correspondentjon Donnison had to seek shelter when the missiles were fired Hes Injerusalem and sent this report. Israel was warned it was coming. But this was irans revenge. Almost 200 ballistic missile
I think both sides have ruled out that this is talking about the uk rejoining the eu in any way, shape orform, or even the customs union, for that matter. But what this is about is some quite concrete bilateral talks. This is the fifth meeting, but this is the first official visit of the Prime Minister to berlin. And its just two months after he was elected as Prime Minister. Now, for his predecessor, rishi sunak, it took 18 months. And i thinkjust that alone is a signal of what london wants to achieve. Its, on the one hand, its a strong signal that the uk is now open for business with germany and, you know, is very serious about pushing forward some quite concrete bilateral agreements, particularly on defence, because i think Thats Something that the two countries are keen on working together on. What they cant really do much is when it comes to trade, because thats within the. Thats within the responsibilities of the eu. But what. I think when it comes to closer cooperation between t
We arejust monitoring we are just monitoring the Life Shot that we are for the German Chancellor to maybe flesh out some of the details of that treaty. The moment we will get that treaty. The moment we will get that we will bring it to you. The Palestinian Red Crescent says at least eleven people have been killed in a major israeli operation in the occupied west bank. The Israeli Army says it is carrying out a Counter Terrorism Operation and has killed nine palestinian terrorists. These are the latest pictures were getting in from the al far a Refugee Camp in Thejordan Valley where palestinian officials say five people were killed. They say six others died in a drone strike nearjenin. Israeli Military Activity has been reported in at least four palestinian cities tulkarm, jenin, nablus and teobas. Its thought to be the first time since the Second Intifada a major palestinian uprising between 2000 and 2005 that several cities have been targeted simultaneously. We were going to go to our
The competence of national governments to do with visas, length of stay, for instance, where certain things can be negotiated. But you are right, overall in terms of the big barriers to access to the european market, including the german market, that will require a negotiation with the European Union. So there are certain things they can do on the economic side with the Germans Today but The Big Picture is a European Picture and that Trade Agreement that borisjohnson signed with the European Union back in 2020. In terms of that conversation with the European Union, is that what the Labour Government want to do, or is this just a softly softly approach and just a realignment of what was a rather turbulent relationship when the conservatives were in power . To be honest, i dont know any more than you do about what they intend to do. Its clear they want to improve bilateral levers with key european statesmen. Today in germany with olaf scholz. Keir starmer will be visiting Emmanuel Macron
As the bbc s russia editor Steve Rosenberg reports, mr putin also mentioned his late critic, Alexei Navalny, by name. For Vladimir Putin, six more years in the kremlin. Russias president is sounding more confident than ever. Translation whoever might want to intimidate us, whoever might want to suppress us, ourwilland our conscience, they have never been able to do it, and never will. Then, mr putins first Public Comments on the death ofjailed Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny. Translation you may be surprised, but a few days i before mr navalny died, some colleagues of mine told me there was an idea to exchange him for certain people in prison in the west. You can believe it or not. I said, i agree, even before he had finished talking. But what happened, happened. Election results on russian tv, not a hold your breath moment. The winner, by a mile and a half, Vladimir Putin. What an incredible level of support and unity around the figure of putin, he says. And a powerful signal to the