Storm of the century. Benjamin netanyahu speaks with President Biden as a senior Israeli Minister says this countrys response will be precise, deadly and surprising. And a record breaking Day Forjoe Root as he becomes englands top Test Match Run scorer ever. On newsnight at 10. 30pm tonight well bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters and of course, look at what the papers are saying about tomorrows news. Good evening, welcome to the Bbc News at ten. Hurricane milton is now only hours away from reaching the West Coast of florida, but ahead of it high winds and torrential rain have already caused damage and destruction. President biden s calling it the worst storm for 100 years and its forced more than 7 Million people out of their homes and into shelters or safer areas. From space, this is from space, this is what it looks like what it looks like as captured in these as captured in these images filmed from the images
Areas that threaten is really targeting the north of that country. In response we have seen hezbollah Firing Missiles again today towards israel into central israel, Hitting Highway and also again the sound of sirens in Tel Aviv sending people running to shelters. Hezbollah s response and how it will look at how sustained and the scope of it will be something we will see over the next few days, whether they still have the infrastructure to strike back at israel as they have said they would do. I just want to show you a map of the area we are talking about between Southern Lebanon and northern israel. You can see the border between the two countries but you can also see the tiny river which is a key marker because after the last war between these two sides and 2006 that what is to mark a Buffer Zone and they wont suppose me any hezbollah fighters in the Buffer Zone but there has been and that is why israel says it is trying to move now hezbollah back out of that whole area to meet the t
Being launched from iran as yet and is at a high state of alert. The israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged israelis to heed safety instructions, and warned of testing days ahead. The us Embassy Injerusalem has directed staff and their families to shelter in place until further notice. Joining me now is our correspondent Jon Donnison whos Injerusalem And Anna foster whos in beirut. Overnight, the Ground Invasion started in Southern Lebanon with israelis watching that attack butjohn, first to you, what is the latest youre hearing about preparations with those threats in the message relayed from white House Officials there to officials there in the israeli government. There in the israeli covernment. ,. , , government. Israeli military is confirmed government. Israeli military is confirmed that government. Israeli military is confirmed that it government. Israeli military is confirmed that it received confirmed that it received intelligence from the united states that iran w
Irans supreme leader said his death would be avenged as the country called for an Emergency Meeting of the un security council. This is the scene live in beirut this morning. The Israel Defense forces say they have carried out dozens of airstrikes on hezbollah targets overnight. President biden said the hezbollah Leaders Death was a Measure Ofjustice , as he reiterated calls for both sides to accept the terms of a 21 day ceasefire. With the latest, heres simonjones. If the israeli bombardment of Lebanon On continues by night and by day but the Big Question Is, what will israel, Hassan Nasrallah and the militant groups back in iran do next . The israeli Prime Minister described the killing of hezbollah S Leader as an historic Turning Point but said historic Turning Point but said his work is not done. Translation his work is not done. Tuna mom his work is not done. Translation ,. ,. , translation the state of israel eliminated translation the state of israel eliminated the translation
Explosion. This is what beirut has been enduring, massive israeli strikes that could ignite the whole region because israel killed its target, sheikh hassan nasrallah. For his followers, it s a devastating blow, for his iranian backers, a strategic loss. The long time leader of hezbollah was a long time in hiding. This was the moment, in a new york hotel room on friday, when binyamin netanyahu approved the strike on his old enemy. Translation: the state of israel yesterday eliminated the master murderer hassan nasrallah. We settled accounts with the one responsible for the murder of countless israelis and many citizens of other countries. Nasrallah was not another terrorist, he was the terrorist. Israel claims this is a historic turning point. For many in beirut, it s a time of fear. Plenty were fleeing the city today, clinging to the hope of finding safety somewhere. But there is danger in every direction in lebanon. We travelled through dahieh, the hezbollah stronghold now looking an