what is the solution? a come back to normality as soon as possible, because if we combine mediterranean and red sea population, we re talking roughly about a billion people living there. and as you can imagine, those areas at the moment are having severe impact in terms of servicing them and of course the north europe as well. so we really have to bring the normality back. we have to take action as soon as possible and stop the overall operations of this. that is the situation right now in the red sea. those ripples say they will continue those attacks until more aid is able to get into gaza. they underline how interconnected the stories are right now, because at the same time, the israeli military says it has told civilians to leave a refugee camp in northern gaza, as intense battles with hamas continue across the territory. israel says its planes dropped leaflets on the al nusseirat camp telling people to move out. gaza s hamas run health ministry says nearly 22,500 people have now b
blow for hamas but possibly a message to his brother as well that parts that are under the control of the group can be hit by these attacks. hassan nasrallah also said that we are not are afraid of war. and in a message to israel he said that if israel decided to go to war against his brother., this would come at a very heavy cost. which is essentially the same message given by the israelis, they ve been saying that if the group escalates the situation as it s been happening here since the beginning of the hamas israel war that israel would respond with a devastating consequences. israeli authorities have been saying event that they could do to beirut what they ve done to gaza. i think this really shows the difficult position that his brother finds itself in. the difficult position that his brotherfinds itself in. it the difficult position that his brother finds itself in. it wants to
the leadership of the revolutionary guards are not interested in war with israel or anybody else because they don t think time is right for certainly don t want to confront the united states had on. the regime has made it clear, a war with israel would drag the united states into war and that s the last thing the islamic republic wants to see. i don t think that s a scenario that is likely to happen. alex vatanka great to have your thoughts. thank ou for great to have your thoughts. thank you for coming great to have your thoughts. thank you for coming on great to have your thoughts. thank you for coming on the great to have your thoughts. thank you for coming on the programme. lebanon leader of hezbollah speaking. paramilitary group and political party. this is hassan nasrallah. he said interesting things, he said the deaths of those senior hamas leaders on lebanese soils would not go unpunished. yesterday tuesday a hamas deputy leader was killed in lebanon. saleh al arouri
hamas says this was a strike by israel. israel didn t comment on that claim. there are fears in the region of a hezbollah response an escalation of the conflict. the bbc s hugo bachega is in beirut. talk us through what we heard. this was a speech, it lasted quite a long time. talk us through the important points. time. talk us through the important oints. , ., ., , ., points. some strong words from hassan nasrallah, points. some strong words from hassan nasrallah, the points. some strong words from hassan nasrallah, the powerfull hassan nasrallah, the powerful leader of the group his brother. he said the attack on tuesday here in beirut was a flagrant israeli aggression. he said his brother this was a dangerous crime that would not go unpunished. 0bviously was a dangerous crime that would not go unpunished. obviously this attack happened in an area of beirut thatis attack happened in an area of beirut that is his brother a stronghold. a
the sunni jihadist groups on whom suspicion but this is likely to fall, although no group has yet claimed to have carried it out. the iranoan supreme leader, ayatollah khomeini said there would be a harsh response. it is the deadliest attack in the country in decades and can only increase tensions in a region that is already a tinderbox. caroline hawley, bbc news. for more on this i m joined by alex vatanka, founder and director of the iran programme at the middle east institute. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for having me. let s start with that question that caroline started to raise at the end of her report who do you think could potentially be behind this? it’s potentially be behind this? it s reall potentially be behind this? it s really difficult to say. i know there s some prominent iranian officials, including the minister of interior who is already started pointing a finger at the united states and israel. but clearly that s more of a political statement in