missile interim storage facilities and logistics ammunition supply chain facilities as well. several aircraft including b i bombers dispatch from the us were involved firing more than 125 precision guided munitions of the course of about 30 minutes. the us is, as we mentioned, this isjust beginning. the strikes, quote, will not end tonight. although iran has denied any direct involvement in that front attack, we any direct involvement in that front attack, we know any direct involvement in that front attack, we know there any direct involvement in that front attack, we know there are any direct involvement in that front attack, we know there are a any direct involvement in that front attack, we know there are a number of pro persian militia based in the region, the palestinian territories and as far as human all opposed to iran and the us. our analysis at a door takes a closer look at what we know about iran s alliance is the so called axis of resistance. 15 a so-called axis
thejudge concluded that the judge concluded that there was no evidence of links between syrian officials the mammals trafficking. but we have gained access to a 600 page report which contains a series of whatsapp messages he sent to someone he called the boss, whose phone number consists of mainly the same digit repeated numerous times. in syria, it s known as a code number. 0ur our investigation of the number indicates it belongs to this major general. he is an asset s right hand man in the fourth division and is to run its powerful security bureau the tip if the boss really is hassan, it suggests that one of syria s most senior officers is linked to the legal captagon trade worth billions of dollars. the illegal captagon trade. elites in syria profit. while the arab world struggles to contain an epidemic of drug abuse. the sale ofthe an epidemic of drug abuse. the sale of the revenues an epidemic of drug abuse. the sale of the revenues dwarfs an epidemic of drug abus
hello, i m ben thompson, welcome to the programme. we begin with a developing story hamas says its deputy head saleh al arouri has been killed in a blast in beirut, in lebanon. local media have described the explosion as an israeli drone attack on the hamas office in the south of the city. reports say five other people were killed in the blast. video footage shows a car in flames and damage to buildings in a busy residential area known as a hezbollah stronghold. the israeli military has told the bbc it will not comment the israeli military said whoever did this it was a surgical strike against hamas leadership. we did reach out to them after local media as you mentioned, attributed this blast to an israeli drone attack, we reached out to the idf who came back to the bbc and said they would not comment on reports from foreign media. we did get confirmation that saleh al?arouri, the deputy head, or deputy chairman of hamas political bureau has been killed in this blast, and
This hezbollah protest in beirut was held in solidarity for palestinians in gaza. There were strong words. And defiance. The speech here was full of anti american and anti israeli slogans. Its unlikely that its done anything to ease tensions that this country could be dragged into this conflict. For days, hezbollah and the israeli army have exchanged fire along the border. So far, the attacks have been contained. But what happens next is likely to be decided farfrom here in iran, hezbollah s main supporter. The tensions also threaten to deepen sectarian divisions. This is a sunni village by the border. This is my cousins house. Sabrina has left. It was too dangerous. She came back to inspect the damage caused by an israeli retaliatory strike. So youre angry that hezbollah has been using this place to attack israel . Yes, ok, im not against that. To start war, let them start from their own homeland, not from our houses. In a pro hezbollah town, different opinions. Im not going to leave