Israel said it was targetting hezbollah Weapons Depots in the lebanese capital. Earlier on friday a series of explosions levelled a number of buildings. The israeli defense forces says it was targetting hezbollah s headquarters in beirut s densely populated southern suburbs. Hezbollah s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was reportedly the target of the explosions. Neither Israel Nor Hezbollah has formally confirmed his status. At least six people were killed in the attack and more than 90 have been injured according to lebanese officals. The embassy of iran which backs hezbollah called the attack a dangerous, game changing escalation. 0ur Bbc teams on the ground describe the situation as chaos, with ambulances rushing to the scene through roads packed with people trying to flee. 0ur Correspondent Hugo bachega has the latest from beirut. Explosions. Scenes of war in beirut. Hezbollah s conflict with israel returning to its stronghold of dahieh, with a series of massive explosions and an escalat
Of the coalition. we are asking from our government to stop everything and to make a deal. And we also ask for the rest. Of the world to support israel, to stand with us, because there is no time. What is happening now in our country, in israel, is the same what is happening in russia. This is the same. Dictator vladimir putin, dictator is bibi, this is the same! hamas would protect them as assets, the argument went. These younger, fitter hostages were the ones who would survive. Instead, israel s army says they were shot by hamas in a tunnel under rafah as israeli forces battled above them. Almog seroussi, alexander lobanov, 0ri danino, eden yerushalmi, whose last words to her sister were, they ve caught me. And hersh goldberg polin, a 23 year old us israeli citizen, and carmel gat, a therapist who was described by other hostages as their guardian angel. Carmel s family said she and hersh were due to be released in a deal outlined in july. Her cousin today inconsolable. It s too lat
U. K. Was slow down slow in testing slow in tracing and slow in supply of protective equipment. Going back home to thousands of Migrant Workers in india who lost their jobs to the lock down take trains back to their villages and israel announces a new plan for thousands of new settlement homes in the occupied west bank well have a live update. And im somehow must not have all the sporting committing crimes day for a german football at the bull waits for green light from the government to resume this month. Its just after 13 hours g. M. T. We begin this news hour with the growing tension between the u. S. And china over the corona Virus Outbreak beijing says the tariffs should not be used as a weapon the President Donald Trump threatened to impose the china is also criticized the u. S. Secretary of state who said that the pathogen originated in a wool hand lab michael peo it says that my compare has no evidence but in the city that was the initial epicenter of the outbreak more restrict
Equipment. The polarized parliament in spain turns for a 4th extension to the lockdown are being challenged. Returning home thousands of Migrant Workers and india who lost their jobs just a lockdown take trains back to their villages. The u. S. Is taking another swipe at china has tensions escalate of the coronavirus pandemic in the past hour u. S. Secretary of state mark pompei are blamed china for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people around the world and he again accused beijing of covering up the outbreak of cars at 19 adding there was no true win win for the communist regime china saw then that it had an emerging Public Health crisis on its hands the new. China could have prevented the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide china could have spread the world descend into Global Economic malaise that choice but instead instead china covered up the outbreak in han its National Health commission ordered virus samples destroyed on january 3rd china disappeared brav
Protective equipment. Returning home thousands of microbrew because of india who lost their job student locked out take trains back to their villages. Israel announces a plan for thousands of illegal use settlement homes in the occupied west bank or a live update. But we begin with the growing tension between the u. S. And china over the corona Virus Outbreak beijing says the tariffs should not be used as a weapon after President Donald Trump threatened to impose the chinas also criticize the u. S. Secretary of state who said that the pathogen originated in a wool hand lab but in the city of who wants the epicenter of the outbreak more restrictions have been eased 58000 c. D. s students are going back to School Classes and smaller timings staggered and talking kept to a bit of a. In south korea children will have to wait until next week before they can go to class new inspections that have consistently declined more businesses are beginning to reopen lets start our coverage with aljaze