A21 a 21 day ceasefire along the israeli lebanese border will generate significant support from europe as well as the arab nations. I will have more to say tomorrow. There s been no indication yet from israel or hezbollah if they will agree to the terms of the proposed ceasefire. It all comes as israel continued deadly air raids in southern lebanon on wednesday, killing at least 72 people, according to lebanon s health ministry. It brings the death toll from israeli strikes in lebanon to nearly 600 just this week. Lebanon says a quarter of those killed have been women and chlidren. Israel s military chief has told troops that israel s air strikes could pave the way for a possible ground invasion into lebanon. Israel said wednesday it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by hezbollah towards tel aviv the first such rocket to target the city. The un secretarygeneral warned wednesday that hell is breaking loose in lebanon. Antonio guterres made the remarks at an emergency security counc
There s been no indication yet from israel or hezbollah if they will agree to the terms of the proposed ceasefire. It all comes as israel continued deadly air raids in southern lebanon on wednesday, killing at least 72 people, according to lebanon s health ministry. It brings the death toll from israeli strikes in lebanon to nearly 600 just this week. Lebanon says a quarter of those killed have been women and chlidren. Israel s military chief has told troops that israel s air strikes could pave the way for a possible ground invasion into lebanon. Israel said wednesday it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by hezbollah towards tel aviv the first such rocket to target the city. The un secretarygeneral warned on wednesday that hell is breaking loose in lebanon. Antonio guterres made the remarks at an emergency security council meeting convened as world leaders and diplomats gathered in new york for the 79th un general assembly. Hell is breaking loose in lebanon. As i told the general
Fierce crossborder clashes are continuing with israel striking southern lebanon, and hezbollah firing dozens of rockets into northern israel. On tuesday the israeli military said they d killed a senior hezbollah commander in a strike on beirut. These pictures show the extent of the destruction from that strike. Our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, sent this report from tyre, where thousands of people have fled their homes. A community in mourning. The village of saksakiyeh in southern lebanon today. Ii were killed here yesterday by israel s massive bombardment. The dead included four women, an infant and a sevenyearold girl called joury. Herfather, mohammad halal, says she was an innocent child and a martyr. He pledges his support for the hezbollah leader, sheikh hassan nasrallah. Even if they kill us, he says, we are at your service. Also being mourned today, dina darwiche and her son, jad. Killed in their own home by an israeli missile. Here she was at work with the
Fierce crossborder clashes are continuing with israel striking southern lebanon, and hezbollah firing dozens of rockets into northern israel. On tuesday, the israeli military said they d killed a senior hezbollah commander in a strike on beirut. These pictures show the extent of the destruction from that strike. Our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, sent this report from tyre, where thousands of people have fled their homes. A community in mourning. The village of saksakiyeh in southern lebanon today. Ii were killed here yesterday by israel s massive bombardment. The dead included four women, an infant and a sevenyearold girl called joury. Herfather, mohammad halal, says she was an innocent child and a martyr. He pledges his support for the hezbollah leader, sheikh hassan nasrallah. Even if they kill us, he says, we are at your service. Also being mourned today, dina darwiche and her son, jad. Killed in their own home by an israeli missile. Here she was at work with the
Hezbollah said on telegram it hezbollah said on telegram it had targeted israel s ramat david airbase, 20 km south of the city of haifa. Air raid sirens were also triggered in several areas of northern isarel, including near haifa, according to israel. These pictures show part of an intercepted rocket launched from lebanon that fell in nazareth in israel in the early hours of sunday. It comes in the hours after the israeli military carried out what it called extensive strikes on hezbollah targets in southern lebanon. Israeli aircraft destroyed thousands of hezbollah rocket launch barrels in southern lebanon, according to israeli officials. Also tonight, the us state department is urging american he was wanted by the us government for years and was designated a global terrorist for his involvement in the 1983 bombing of the us embassy in beirut. Friday s bombing also killed civilians, including three children, with more feared trapped in the rubble. Our middle east correspondent orla gu