Have an impact notjust on the continued fighting between israel and lebanon, continued fighting between israeland lebanon, but continued fighting between israel and lebanon, but also on the wider part of the region as well. Now, strikes have continued to date 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 attacker was describing to you that killed Hassan Nasrallah took place here in beirut. You can see the proximity of this to the southern suburbs of the city, i Hezbollah Strongholds. This is a blow to that group but also to its main backer and finance, iran. Already, we are waiting to see how iranians proxies, and there are various of them across the region, we are talking about iranians backed Militia Groups in iraq and syria, and the houthis in yemen, and of course, hamas In Gaza, who are waiting to see what the response may be. Ata at a Grassroots Res
From the United Nations, where the Un Secretary general Antonio Guterres said violence in lebanon must stop now, he is gravely concerned by the dramatic escalation of events In Beirut in the last 2a hours, this cycle of violence must stop and all sites must step back from the brink of war. The people of lebanon, israel, and the wider region cannot afford an all out war. Have a Security Correspondent Frank Gardner reports on the latest escalation of conflict between israel and hezbollah. Heavy artillery fire. A devastating blow inflicted by israel, hitting the heart of hezbollah s Command Centre In Beirut. Within hours, the israeli military announced they had eliminated, as they put it, the groups leader. Hassan nasrallah had been Secretary General of hezbollah for 32 years, overseeing its growth into the worlds most heavily armed non state army. He was born in lebanon in 1960, growing up In Beirut s eastern bourj hammoud district. He took over the leadership in 1992 when his predecesso
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 attacker and that particular attack i was describing to you that killed Hassan Nasrallah took place here in beirut. You can see the proximity of this to the southern suburbs of the city, i Hezbollah Strongholds. A Hezbollah Strongholds. This is a blow to that group but also to its main backer and finance, iran. Already, we are waiting to see how iranians proxies, and there are various of them across the region, we are talking about iranians backed Militia Groups in iraq and syria, and the h
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