First time in nine years. Campaigners in weber welcomed the move, while others are cautious. An inquest has been opened into the deaths of four people who died when a Luxury Yacht sank off the coast of sicily. Hello, im geeta guru murthy, welcome to Bbc News now. 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 gathered first to commemorate the hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah, killed in an israeli Air Strike a week ago today. Free
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 around 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 weapons. The Masnaa Crossing has been used by thousands of refugees whove been fleeing the bombing by israel. 0ur Correspondent Lucy williamson has the latest from the israel lebanon border. In the last few hours more Air Strikes have been reported in Southern Lebanon and beirut. These are live pictures. 0ur Correspondent Lucy williamson has the latest from the is
Between israel and an arab neighbor. Katy tur picks up our breaking News Coverage right now. Good to be with you. Im Katy Tur in for chris jansing. We are watching israel and waiting for a Damage Assessment after iran sent dozens, perhaps more, of ballistic missiles at the country, including tel aviv. This is what it looked like and sounded like add it was happening. [ sirens ] in a statement, iran says the missiles were in honor of hezbollah leader nasrallah where the israelis killed with a 2,000 Pound Bunker busting bomb In Beirut last friday. If israel responds, iran says it will face crushing attacks. So will israel respond . Theyre already indicating, yes, they will. The u. S. And allies have been trying to convince all the parties involved to work toward a Cease Fire worried the continued escalation of attacks between Hezbollah And Israel and now iran could lead to all out war. Meanwhile, as the Iron Dome was trying to intercept these missiles, israeli News Outlets were reporting
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Isnt the departures or the indictment that makes you think those the City Couldnt Function with him in the lead its the departures. I have a string of people who are leaving his administration. We do not have just kind of people entering and who wanting to work on a sinking ship. And it remains to cnn, Breaking News we begin be seen how we can continue with Breaking News this evening like this Senator Jabbari and the political earthquake that is rocking new York City. Bridgeport. Thank you so much for joining us this evening. Sources telling cnn that mayor Eric Adams has been indicted thank you so much we have a and at least one federal lot more on this Breaking News in just a moment, including federal Criminal Charge in the reaction from someone who says indictment is now under seal, saw this all coming the former so the nature of the charges is new York City mayoral candidate, Andrew Yang joins me unclear as we are sitting here tonight, but we do know that next mayor adams has been t