There say 569 people including many children have been killed since monday. The foreign minister says the number of people displaced from southern lebanon is probably approaching half a million. Israel says it wants its campaign against hezbollah to be as short as possible and says it s killed a senior commander of the iranian backed group, which has been firing rockets into northern israel. And as world leaders meet in new york, the un security council says it will discuss the escalation on wednesday evening. Orla guerin starts our coverage. A community in mourning. The village of saksakiyeh in southern lebanon today. Ii were killed here yesterday by israel s massive bombardment. The dead included four women, an infant and a seven year old girl called joury. Herfather, mohammad halal, says she was an innocent child and a martyr. He pledges his support for the hezbollah leader, sheikh hassan nasrallah. Even if they kill us, he says, we are at your service. Also being mourned toda
You will no longer be in danger. You re not going to be in danger any longer. You will no longer have anxiety from all of the problems our country has today. You will be protected and i will be your protector. Trump s extremely weird pitch to win over women voters. The adjudicated rapist will be women s protector, just like he protected e. Jean carroll, the three wives he cheated on, and the random women he grabs because when you re a celebrity, they let you do it. Also tonight, the middle east is on the brink of a regional war with israel and hezbollah trading attacks. And the timing of this escalation is having an impact on the presidential race here at home. And we begin tonight with a stark historical parallel. The united nations as we know it now began to come together in the summer of 1945, with world war ii nearly over and europe in ruins in the wake of adolf hitler s sixyear blitzkrieg across the continent that killed tens of millions of people, including the 6 million jewish m
Right now on Andrea Mitchell reports, President Biden giving his final speech to the united nations, defending his legacy of creating global alliances, even as the world is racked with the wars in europe and the middle east. And israel pushes further into lebanon and the u. S. Sends troops to the region to evacuate americans if diplomacy fails. Fullscale war is not in anyones interest, even in a situation thats escalated, a diplomatic solution is still possible. In his first u. S. Televised interview, irans new President Wont Rule out retaliating against israel for assassinating a Hamas Leader in Tehrans Capital and tells me that hezbollah, hamas, and the houthis are not irans proxies, despite western intelligence saying otherwise. We will respond in a manner of our choosing. We support those who fight for their freedom. It doesnt mean that we have proxies. They dont fight on our behalf. Plus, my interview with nobel laureate, Malala Youssef and her continue for push for women in leade
The United States is sending more troops to the Middle East as israel continues to pound targets across lebanon, including the capital, beirut. President biden says his team is working to de escalate the crisis, not a strategy that to this point that has been very effective. How concerned should we be of a wider, regional conflagration . Also tonight, labours plans to bolster Uk Investment we will explore whether the chancellor really can find the space for extra government spending. And Coming To America President Zelensky begins a week long tour of the states that will end with his plan to defeat russia. We will see if We Can fix the gremlins with our sound along the way. Welcome to the programme. For 11 months now, Israel And Hezbollah have been locked in an escalating War Of Attrition that many had warned could one Day Lead to all out conflict. Maybe this was the day. The israelis have been pounding targets. The idf says it has hit around 1100 hezbollah positions in Southern Lebano
Known as fleet street fox, susie boniface, and the former Chief Of Staff to Donald Trump, mick mulvaney. First, the latest headlines Lebanons Health Ministry says israeli air Strikes Today are now known to have killed over 300 people. More than 1000 have been injured. Its the deadliest day of conflict across israels northern border since 2006. The Israeli Military says its struck 800 hezbollah targets across Southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley. For the first time, the Luxury Store harrods tells the bbc its investigating current staff over rape and Sexual Assault allegations against the former owner, mohammed al fayed. 0ne Ex Employee tells us A Manager she believes facilitated fayeds predatory behaviour is still employed by harrods. Rachel reeves has used her first Labour Conference Speech as chancellor to rule out a return to austerity when she sets out her budget next month. Addressing the audience in liverpool, she said tough decisions were needed to deal with the economic legacy