Speech in around 90 minutes time from behind a bullet proof glass. Ill have a full bulletin of news for you at nine oclock. Now on bbc news, newscast. Newscast, from the bbc. Its laura in the studio. And its paddy in the studio. So, we are recording just after 2 00 on Saturday Afternoon and, paddy, it has been another week of mounting, mounting, mounting tensions and more and more worrying conflict going on in the Middle East. Last saturday we were talking about, is a wider war now inevitable . And somebody, a former official, said to me yesterday. Actually, sorry, a former Foreign Minister said to me yesterday on the phone, lets get real. This is a war now. We shouldnt be talking about escalation. Yes, because on friday, thats last week, the Hezbollah Leader, hassan nasrallah, was killed by an israeli Air Strike on beirut. Thats just before our last weekends edition. And three days later, on monday, israel invaded lebanon. And the next day, tuesday, iran launched nearly 200 ballistic
Hassan nasrallah had been Secretary General of hezbollah for 32 years, overseeing its growth into the worlds most heavily armed non state army. He was born in lebanon in 1960, growing up in beirut s eastern bourj hammoud district. He took over the leadership in 1992 when his predecessor was assassinated by israel. To thousands, maybe millions of Shia Muslims in lebanon and beyond, he was a hero. To israel, he was a wanted terrorist. Armed with up to the minute intelligence, the israeli Air Force targeted the underground bunker where hezbollah s leadership was meeting. This is both a major escalation and a challenge to iran. Translation this is not | the limit of our capabilities. We must be very clear, there are more tools at our disposal and the message is simple anyone who threatens the state of israel will be reached, whether in the north, the south or even a more distant places. Or even in more distant places. Hezbollah s power has been seriously weakened by the recent assassinatio
The honour of imam hussein, peace be upon him. In achieving the highest level of faith and pure worship. A martyr on the Path Ofjerusalem and palestine. Our Security Correspondent, frank gardner, reports on this latest escalation of the conflict between israel and hezbollah. Heavy artillery fire. A devastating blow inflicted by israel, hitting the heart of hezbollah s Command Centre in beirut. Within hours, the Israeli Military announced they had eliminated, as they put it, the groups leader. Hassan nasrallah had been Secretary General of hezbollah for 32 years, overseeing its growth into the worlds most heavily armed non state army. He was born in lebanon in 1960, growing up in beirut s eastern bourj hammoud district. He took over The Leadership in 1992 when his predecessor was assassinated by israel. To thousands, maybe millions of Shia Muslims in lebanon and beyond, he was a hero. To israel, he was a wanted terrorist. Armed with up to the minute intelligence, the israeli Air Force t
Bleeding, they are Command Structure has been decapitated, communications have been set was sabotage, Weapons Domes have been blown up. Theyve really got a big arsenal below ground, which includes these long range missiles. There will be some of the ranks who are being for blood, being for revenge, theres a video thats on Social Media its been verified that appears to show the son of Hassan Nasrallah screaming for revenge. Apoplectic glee angry, and there will be many of those fighters in those Pager Attacks who will want revenge. Do they unleash this long Range Missile Arsenal and try to overwhelm israels defences in cities like Tel Aviv . They could do that but the response from israel would be catastrophic to lebanon. Israel has the united states at his back helping it, to protect for any further retaliation. Then when it comes to around, theyve hidden away their leader, Ali Ayatollah Khamenei in case he too gets assassinated, hezbollah was its Pet Project since the early 19805, its
Interception when terrorist are preparing to attack against us. Those of the types of things that youve been seeing. fin those of the types of things that youve been seeing. On the matter of all that youve been seeing. On the matter of all the that youve been seeing. On the matter of all the weaponry that youve been seeing. On the matter of all the weaponry that L Matter of all the weaponry that you say hezbollah still has pointing at israel, hezbollah is still firing rockets into israel. What youve done so far hasnt eliminated the threat that you wanted to eliminate. Well, nice Roll Up, for the last 20 years, has been building a vast armoury of rockets, missiles and drones. More than most european countries, something like 200,000 rockets and missiles and drones. Thatjust goes to show that it wont be over anytime soon without either a surrender on their behalf or a diplomatic agreement. From our perspective, the military has instructions to restore Safety And Security to the north of