Hitting two areas near haifa. Lebanese officials say more than 700 people have been killed in israeli strikes since monday. British prime Minister Sir Keir starmer used his first speech at a un general assembly to call for an end to the fighting. Our diplomatic correspondent James Landale from New York. There is no ceasefire in beirut. This was the aftermath of yet another Air Strike in the lebanese capital. Israel says its Targeting Hezbollah commanders. These were their images of the attack, one that had devastating consequences. At the united nations, the Prime Minister has been meeting key regional leaders. He signed up to an international call for an immediate ceasefire, a call he echoed as he addressed the un general assembly for the first time. I call on Israel And Hezbollah, stop the violence, step back from the brink. We need to see an immediate ceasefire, to provide space for a diplomatic settlement. And we are working with all partners to that end, because further escalation
and create a path to a palestinian state. our international editor jeremy bowen has more. he must be getting pretty exasperated because that message, that one about israel, take care, is something he has repeated and repeated and it still is not happening to america s satisfaction. a few things have come out of the day, i think. first of all, something blinken said which echoed words in bbc today programme interview this morning by the saudi ambassador in london, prince khalid bin bandar, who said essentially there is a regional path out of this crisis potentially. in other words, the saudis could offer recognition to israel, which before 7 october israelis really wanted, in return for concrete progress towards a palestinian state. the problem with that is the current israeli government is resolutely opposed to a palestinian state, and a lot of arabs are resolutely opposed to offering israel anything after all the events in gaza.
Blinken says he has secured commitments from multiple countries in the region to assist with rebuilding and governing Gaza after Israel's war against Hamas.
Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan and Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt held a meeting earlier this week during which they signed a