Is to get a Ceasefire Deal in gaza before he leaves office. Something like this is going to make it far harder to achieve that because israel is currently braced for some kind of retaliation and they will be some form from hezbollah. Iran has said we still have a score to settle with you because he was the assassination of his Mouth And Ear the leader of the political wing of hamas right in the heart of tehran at an iranian government guesthouse. That is so humiliating for iran. They feel they have a score to settle. So the region is pretty three royal, volatile, tense and i dont think theres any desire by either Hezbollah Or Israel or iran to go to a full Scale War. Its damaging for everybody and you have the Gulf States who are trying to calm everybody down and trying to look a Peace Deal. Unfortunately, the two sides in gaza, hamas and the israeli government, are still too far apart. Israeli government, are still too far apart. Interesting what ou are too far apart. Interesting what
Hello, im matthew amroliwala. Welcome to Bbc News. Lets continue with rolling coverage of the rapidly evolving Security Situation in lebanon, where over the last few hours, fresh ways of exploding electronic devices have caused new casualties. The Health Ministry, quoted by afp, says nine people have been killed in more than 300 injured. Let me show you some images found by reuters in beirut. They show the plumes of smoke to the Middle And Right of the screen at several different locations across the city, and not altogether clear whether this was the start, but as we mentioned, the lebanese authority saying Walkie Talkies targeted in the attacks and the iranian backed Hezbollah Group bought the radios around five months ago, around the same time as the pagers that exploded yesterday. Lets start this hour in washington. Joining me now from washington is tom bateman. Antony blinken saying only a few hours ago that washington knew nothing about these impending Attacks Yesterday. Well, ye
Starmer s chief of staff received a cOntroversial Pay Rise after the electiOn. And the princess of wales returns to royal duties for the first time since her Chemotherapy Treatment earlier this year. Hello. Welcome to todays verified live. The United NatiOns says the timed explosiOn of pagers, used by his brother in lebanOn marks an extremely cOncerning escalatiOn in tensiOns in the Middle East. Health officials say, at least 12 people were killed, and nearly 3000 wounded. Hezbollah, a proscribed Terrorist OrganisatiOn by the us and Uk Governements blamed israel for the attacks, and promised to retaliate. Jordan accused israel of pushing the whole regiOn, to the brink of war. So far, Israel Hasnt commented. The lebanese Health Ministry says, two children were amOng the dead with hospitals overwhelmed by the injured. Security sources say Israels Mossad had placed explosives inside 5000 pagers, which were brought into lebanOn mOnths ago and which detOnated when a coded message was sent
Thereve been fresh explosions in the lebanese capital, beirut, and elsewhere in the country. The Health Ministry says nine people have been killed and more than Three Hundred injured. The lebanese News Agency says that todays explosions involved Walkie Talkies made by The Japanese company icom. As for Yesterdays Wave of blasts, iran has blamed israel for them. And hezbollah, has vowed to retaliate, and the Un Secretary General has warned of a serious risk of a dramatic escalation in the region. While the region waits for hezbollah and Irans Response to this extraordinary development what are the recent events that led to this . The day after hamas gunmen crossed Into israel from gaza on October 8th last Year Hezbollah fired at israeli positions to show solidarity with the palestinians. 8,000 rockets according to israeli officials, have since been launched at northern israel and israeli positions on the golan heights. Israel retaliated with repeated strikes at hezbollah positions in leb
Diverting forces, resources And energy towArds the north. These events confirms thAt there is A serious risk of A drAmAtic escAlAtion in lebAnon, And everything must be done to Avoid thAt escAlAtion. Hello And welcome. On the context in the next hour. After A second dAy of deAdly explosions Across lebAnon, tArgeting hezbollAh, well be live injerusAlem, lebAnon And wAshington. IsrAeli leAders sAy theyre opening A new phAse in the wAr, And the Centre Of GrAvity is shifting to the north. Well Ask whAt does thAt meAn . Also on the progrAmme the us CentrAl BAnk goes big with its first Interest RAte Cut in four yeArs, lowering its key Lending RAte by hAlf A PercentAge Point. And who is briefing AgAinst the LAbour Chief of stAff Sue GrAy And why . As the bbc is told she eArns more thAn her boss the prime minister. We stArt in lebAnon, where theres been A fresh wAve of explosions Across the country, which hAve killed At leAst 1A people, with more thAn A50 injured. HAnd held rAdios or WAlkie TA