In this footage from the last couple of hours you can see explosions lighting up the sky over beirut. Reports say the blasts were targetting the hezbollah dominated suburbs. Earlier in the Night Hezbollah said its fighters had been engaged with israeli troops near the lebanon israel border. This is the scene live in beirut. As Air Strikes continue lebanese authorities say four hospitals are now out of action and the United Nations has warned that all 900 shelters for displaced people are now full. This map shows weapons strikes across the region. Attacks by israel are shown in red and those by hezbollah rockets fired into Northern Israel are in purple. Israel has ordered residents in these southern lebanese communities about 30 villages here marked in orange, to leave their homes for their own safety. On friday an israeli strike cut a key route with syria. Israel says it struck the Masnaa Crossing because the route was being used by hezbollah to transport weapons. The Masnaa Crossing h
Welcome to Bbc News. Fighting is continuing between israel and the iran backed group hezbollah, as the Middle East braces itself for a possible retaliation by israel on iran. Israel has bombed a mosque in the south of the country. Israel says it was targeting hezbollah fighters inside the mosque, which was next to a hospital. The humanitarian situation in lebanon is worsening. At least four hospitals have been closed in Southern Lebanon because of the israeli Air Strikes. The World Health Organization says at least 37 Health Care facilities have closed over the past two weeks, since israel began its Air Bombardment of lebanon. An Apartment Building was hit by an israeli strike in the Northern Port Of Tripoli where a commander of hamas, saeed atallah, was reportedly killed, along with three members of his family. Hezbollah says its fired rockets at the Ramat David Airbase near the city of haifa in Northern Israel. Israel has not commented, but sirens sounded across Northern Israel this
Explosions and strikes in the southern suburbs of lebanon s capital beirut less than an hour after the israeli army issued an evacuation order for the area. Meanwhile, the afp news agency cites hezbollah sources saying its forces are fighting israeli troops near the lebanon israel border. Israel earlier said its forces have hit more than 2000 sites since it began its ground operation in southern lebanon on tuesday. This recent map shows weapons strikes across the region. Attacks by israel are shown in red and those by hezbollah, rockets fired into northern israel are in purple. Israel has ordered residents in these southern lebanese communities about 30 villages, here marked in orange to leave their homes for their own safety. The areas in grey show places which have already received evacuation orders since tuesday. On friday morning, an israeli strike cut a key route with syria. Israel says it struck the masnaa crossing because the route was being used by hezbollah to transport we
Good afternoon. Irans Supreme Leader has defended his Countrys Missile Attack on israel earlier this week as totally legitimate. Leading Friday Prayers in tehran for the first time in five years, Ayatollah Khamenei said it was the minimum Punishment Israel deserved. Overnight, there were more israeli Air Strikes on lebanon, including one near a Border Crossing which israel says targeted a tunnel used by hezbollah. Our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, has the latest. This was designed as a show of strength from a regime deeply humiliated by a series of devastating blows to its allies, hezbollah and hamas. Supporters commemorated Hassan Nasrallah killed in an israeli Air Strike a week aGo today. Free transport was offered to those who came. And then the Supreme Leader appeared. Those who came. And then the Supreme Leaderappeared. Last those who came. And then the Supreme Leader appeared. Last friday he was reported to have Gone into hiding. Today he came out in public to delive
Opponents have voiced concerns that vulnerable people could be coerced into ending their lives. Our political correspondent, helen catt, reports. The noes to the left, 330. The last time mps voted on assisted dying was nearly ten years aGo they opposed changing the law. But a new set of mps will get a new vote in the coming months, after labours Kim Leadbeater came top in a ballot that gives backbench mps time in the commons to propose laws, and said she would put it forward. I also think there is a real sense within parliament that now is the time for this debate. As i say, its nearly ten years since there was last a debate in the chamber. So i think most people. You know, people are nervous, people know how serious this subject is, and i understand that i feel nervous about it but i also think its important enough that we show parliament at its best, actually, which is debating something that we know matters to a huge amount of people. The Broadcaster Dame Esther rantzen has Lung Can