Israeli authorities have not confirmed the claim. Meanwhile, President Biden has said he will not support any attack by israel on irans nuclear sites in response to Tuesdays Missile Barrage by tehran. The us president has spoken to other World Leaders in the g7, and called for any retaliation from the israelis to be proportionate. The iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian warned if israel retaliated, iran would respond more severely. Israels military says eight of its soldiers were killed in the first two days of its Ground Invasion of lebanon. Hezbollah says it fired guided missiles at their tanks. Peter bowes has the latest. More explosions ring out overnight in lebanon. The israeli army says it conducted a precise attack on bachoura in Central Beirut. The first raid in the heart of lebanons capital. Lebanese officials say at least five people were killed and ii injured in this israeli strike on a medicalfacility, a building affiliated with hezbollah. Earlier, the lebanese Health Mini
Military base. Disputes continued. At the United Nations and the international courts for many years. With me is our correspondent andrew harding, one of the few people that has been to the Chagos Islands. This is a long running story. Take us through the decision today. It story. Take us through the decision today. Decision today. It is an extraordinary decision today. It is an extraordinary story. I decision today. It is an | extraordinary story. As decision today. It is an extraordinary story. As you say, it has been in the courts for a long time. A dispute that has rumbled on in the background. Most people listening to the stand watching this will never have heard of the Chagos Islands. That they might have heard of Diego Garcia, the american Military Base which is really at the heart of the dispute and this breakthrough today. The mauritian government and the British Government are framing it like this, it is about military. In the Indian Ocean. Back when mauritius won its indepen
Saying that 15 hezbollah fighters were killed in an Air Strike in the south. Meanwhile the war in gaza continues. Bbc examines a fatal Air Strike on a school in Gaza City which killed multiple children. And, prosecutors in the Election Interference Case against Donald Trump allege that the former president resorted to crimes to overturn the 2020 election result. Hello, im annita mcveigh. Welcome to Bbc News now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. The Uk Government says it has agreed a deal which gives mauritius full sovereignty over the Chagos Islands which are located in the Indian Ocean while allowing the uk and the us to retain operational control of their Diego Garcia joint Military Base there. Mauritius has claimed sovereignty over the islands, which are around 500km south of the maldives, since independence in 1968. The uk evicted its population of more than 1,000 people in the 1960s and 1970s, to make way for that Military Base. Under the terms of the agr
Capital with smoke continuing to rise over the southern suburbs. A densely populated area where hezbollah has its main base. The Israeli Military says it carried out what it calls precise strikes on a building in the bachoura neighbourhood, near the lebanese parliament. And in the south of the Country Israel says their warplanes killed around 15 hezbollah members in an Air Strike in bintjbeil. Meanwhile, hezbollah claims their fighters confronted israeli forces attempting to advance at the fatima border crossing. Our middle East Correspondent Lina sinjab has the latest. Another sleepless night in beirut with one blast after the other. But this one is not in hezbollah S Stronghold in the south of beirut. This one is in the heart of the city. Israel says it is a targeted attack against hezbollah. Local media say its a health facility. Six paramedics are reported to have been killed here. It is paramedics are reported to have been killed here. Been killed here. It is very clear this been
In retaliation for the barrage of missiles launched by tehran two days ago. On tuesday, iran fired 180 missiles across large parts of israel. It came in response to the israeli military s Ground Invasion of southern lebanon. The conflict has continued to escalate overnight. Lebanons Health Ministry says five people have been killed in a strike on a medicalfacility in beirut. The Israeil Military confirmed it had carried out a Precision Attack on a building said to be affiliated with the iran backed armed group hezbollah. Our Correspondent Peter bowes has the latest. More explosions ring out overnight in lebanon. The Israeli Army says it conducted a precise attack on bachoura in central beirut. The first raid in the heart of lebanons capital. Lebanese officials say at least five people were killed and 11 injured in this israeli strike on a medical facility, a building affiliated with hezbollah. Earlier, the lebanese Health Ministry confirmed at least 46 people have been killed in israel