Israel said it was targetting hezbollah Weapons Depots in the lebanese capital. Earlier on friday a series of explosions levelled a number of buildings. The israeli defense forces says it was targetting hezbollah s headquarters in beirut s densely populated southern suburbs. Hezbollah s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was reportedly the target of the explosions. Neither Israel Nor Hezbollah has formally confirmed his status. At least six people were killed in the attack and more than 90 have been injured according to lebanese officals. The embassy of iran which backs hezbollah called the attack a dangerous, game changing escalation. 0ur Bbc teams on the ground describe the situation as chaos, with ambulances rushing to the scene through roads packed with people trying to flee. 0ur Correspondent Hugo bachega has the latest from beirut. Explosions. Scenes of war in beirut. Hezbollah s conflict with israel returning to its stronghold of dahieh, with a series of massive explosions and an escalat
That actually thrived during Covid Travel restrictions. We had the green corridor. We had all the facilities, everything ready. They arrive here and say, oh, my god, where am i . To portugal im here to meet the people that call this place home. Shouting. To experience the wonder of its landscapes. Knock on door. Mmm thats nice. And see how tourism is now pushing locals to walk that delicate line between preserving natural beauty and boosting economic growth. Now, around the world, there are many airports named after significant historical figures jfk in new york, for example, or Indira Gandhi Airport in new delhi. Well, here in madeira, theyve got an airport named after an iconic hero, too, except this one is very much alive and kicking. For those who dont know who he is, Cristiano Ronaldo is a very good footballer, and this is his home city, funchal, which is the islands capital. And im getting the strong impression they really like him here. And itjust so happens that ronaldo is play
Be a dry start to the weekend. Tomorrow starts dry and ChIlly Chubut there wIll be some wet and WIndy Weather later In the day. Dry and chIlly too. Fresh attacks have contInued on the lebanese CapItal BeIrut overnIght. It comes after Israels MIlItary carrIed out a StrIke South of the CIty Yesterday targetIng Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah. It has not been confIrmed If he was In the buIldIngs when It was struck. Lebanons Health MInIstry say sIx people were kIlled and 91 Injured. Our reporter SImon Jones has the latest. ExplosIons, screamIng new strIkes overnIght on Southern BeIrut. Israels mIlItary saId It was targetIng buIldIngs storIng hezbollah weapons underneath them. Hezbollah denIed they were arms depots. ExplosIons. EarlIer, a serIes of massIve explosIons. It Is thought the target here was the Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah. It Is unclear whether he was any of the buIldIngs that were hIt. Iran, whIch backs hezbollah, has called the attack a dangerous, game changIng escalatI
As chaos, with ambulances rushing to the scene through roads packed with people trying to flee. Our correspondent hugo bachega has the latest from beirut. Explosions scenes of war in beirut. Hezbollah s conflict with israel returning to its stronghold of dahieh, with a series of massive explosions and an escalation with unpredictable consequences. Explosion. An attack so powerful that it was seen and heard across the city. Lebanon now on the brink of another war. Chaos on the streets and here is what they are running from. Dahieh, in southern beirut, now looking like gaza. But amid so much destruction, jubilation. Two children rescued from the rubble alive. Hezbollah s backers, iran, say this strike marks a dangerous game changing escalation in the conflict. For israel, it s a strike targeting the heart of hezbollah s operations. Moments ago, the israel defense forces carried out a precise strike on the central headquarter of the hezbollah terror organisation that serves as the epice
After an iconic hero, too, except this one is very much alive and kicking. For those who don t know who he is, cristiano ronaldo is a very good footballer, and this is his home city, funchal, which is the island s capital. I m getting the strong impression they really like him here. And itjust so happens that ronaldo is playing tonight for portugal in a major tournament. And i m going to meet one of his biggest fans, ana isabel, who s here somewhere. I m going to find her. We ll have to wind our way through this crowd. Hey! ana! rajan! nice to meet you. 0h, lovely to meet you finally. Wow! this is a good place! well, yes, we have the best spot. Now we support portugal. Come on. Let s do it. Well, listen. 0k. Hey, drinks! to portugal. To cristiano. To madeira. Did you know that the british introduced football to portugal? and do you know where they introduced football to portugal? madeira. Right here! excited cries do you think ronaldo helped to increase tourism to madeira, awareness of