Itself that Hassan Nasrallah had been killed in what was a huge Air Strike Last Night here in the lebanese capital. We saw and heard the plume of smoke, we heard the repeated loud blast echoing across all the buildings you can see around me. We needed to wait over 12 hours for the confirmation. Israel said early on this morning they had killed Hassan Nasrallah. It was more a matter of waiting for hezbollah itself to make the confirmation before it became a 100 guaranteed report. It is a significant and pivotal moment not just for the conflict, but for the wider Middle East. The repercussions of what has happened here will have an impact notjust on the continued fighting between israel and lebanon, but also on the wider part of the region as well. Now, strikes have continued today here in beirut. I want to show you the strikes that have been going on in lebanon. Officials here say that nearly 800 people have now been killed since monday, and that particular attack i was describing to yo
Mr netanyahu said the elimination of the hezbollah leader was a necessary condition for achieving Israels War goals. The israeli leader was speaking on his return home from the Un General Assembly in New York. Hassan nasrallah was killed by an Israeli Airstike by an israeli airstrike in beirut on friday. Hezbollah confirmed his death earlier today. It described him as a martyr and vowed to continue its fight against israel. Lets take a listen to what Mr Netanyahu said. Translation he who tries to kill you, you should rise i up and kill him first. Yesterday, israel killed the mass Hassan Nasrallah. We settled the score with the man responsible for the deaths of hundreds of israelis and many other nationalities. Including hundreds of americans and dozens of french people. Nasrallah was not just a terrorist, he was the terrorist. He was the main axis. He was the main engine behind irans evil axis. He and his men were the architects of the plan to destroy israel. He was not only operated b
Behind irans evil axis. He and his men were the architects of the plan to destroy israel. He was not only operated by iran, many times he operated iran. This is why earlier this week i arrived at the conclusion that the hard blow that israel had landed hezbollah over the last few days would not be enough. Nasrallah must be killed in Orderfor Israel to nasrallah must be killed in order for israel to achieve the goals we have defined, enabling the reSidents of Northern Israel to return safely to their homes and affecting the long Term Change in the balance of powers in this region, because as long as nasrallah was alive, he would have quickly rehabilitated hezbollah s capabilities. This is why i have given the Order And Nasrallah is no longer with us. His death brings us closer to enabling our people to go back to their homes in the north and brings us closer to returning our hostages in the south. Hezbollah will no longer be able to come to their rescue, the chances of rescuing hostages
Have been dashed after he was knocked out by Daniel Dubois in the fifth round. Hello, im kasia madera. Start with some Breaking News from Sri Lanka. The left wing opposition candidate, anura kumara dissanayake, has won Sri Lankas first president Ial Poll since the country defaulted on its international debts two years ago. That news just coming into us here at the bbc. He won when second preference votes were Ta Ken into account after winning about forty percent in the initial round of counting. The opposition leader, sajith premadasa, came second, with the outgoing president , Ranil Wikremesinghe Trailing in third. Breaking news from Sri Lanka on that election. The left wing opposition candidate, anura kumara dissanayake, has won Sri Lankas first president Ial Poll since the country defaulted on its international debts two years ago. We will speak to our correspondence on the ground. She willjoin us live with the latest on that. We start in the Middle East, where israel says hezbollah
We are expectIng reactIon to come In, but thIs Is the sItuatIon In SrI Lanka. Anura Kumara DIssanayake has one the fIrst presIdent Ial Poll sInce the country had to default on Its InternatIonal debts two years ago. He won second preference votes. When they were taken Into account when he won 40 In the InItIal round of countIng. The OpposItIon Leader came second. The outgoIng prIme MInIster TraIlIng In thIrd place. Anura Kumara DIssanayake heads the natIonal Peoples Power AllIance and It Is a party. That alIgns Includes hIs Peoples LIberatIon front party, a party tradItIonally backed, that has tradItIonally backed, that has tradItIonally backed stronger InterventIon and lower taxes. Its campaIgn for let thIs economIc polIcIes. WIth thIs wIn, SrI Lanka wIll see for the fIrst tIme, a government that Is headed by a leader wIth a strong left wIng Ideology. We are expectIng Anura Kumara DIssanayake to dIssolve the. To dIssolve the parlIament and then call for parlIamentary electIons after ha