To the White House for a meeting with President Biden. Hello, you are watching bbc news, i am Anna Foster live In Beirut. Some breaking news. Israel is calling up two additional Army Brigades to its Northern Border. This has been confirmed by the Israeli Defense Forces in the last half an hour or so. They say the troops would be there to continue Combat Operations against hezbollah. Many of hezbollah s leadership are based on the south and we have seen many strikes, including hezbollah s commander. Joining me now from jerusalem is our correspondent daniel de simone. Talk us through the context of the idf talk us through the context of the idf preparations on the Northern Border . The the idf preparations on the Northern Border . The context is israel set a Northern Border . The context is israel set a goal Northern Border . The context is israel set a goal for Northern Border . The context is israel set a goal for itself Northern Border . The context is israel set a goal for itself of
after the israeli military carried out one of the largest air strikes in recent months in gaza and lebanon targeting sites of the islamist group hamas. the latest we are hearing from israel itself is their chief of staff has called up reserve soldiers in air defence units, fighterjet pilots and drone operators. israel says they are in retaliation for a major rocket attack on israel launched from southern lebanon, which the israelis blame on hamas. carine torbey who is in beirut for us. what is being said in lebanon about who launched these rocket attacks from lebanon to israel? from lebanon to israel? well, nothinu. from lebanon to israel? well, nothing- no from lebanon to israel? well, nothing. no one from lebanon to israel? well, nothing. no one in from lebanon to israel? well, nothing. no one in lebanon i from lebanon to israel? well, i nothing. no one in lebanon has claimed responsibility for what happened yesterday. no one is taking the blame and the government ha
particularly to impose conditions on the protests. that bar has been lowered significantly in terms of it causing more than minor disruption to the community with things like people blocking roads or walking very slowly up a road. that means, yes, the police will have the powers to intervene but it also means they will come under more pressure to take that action, and exactly as you say, with just take that action, and exactly as you say, withjust stop 0il take that action, and exactly as you say, withjust stop oil and other groups turning up to different events it is tying up a lot of police resources. but as i say it will also put the police under, i think come in certain circumstances under a lot of pressure to make sure they use these powers. ghee under a lot of pressure to make sure they use these powers. they use these powers. give us a sense when they use these powers. give us a sense when you they use these powers. give us a sense when you are they use these powers. give
definitely identify as a joint front oras definitely identify as a joint front or as a strong alliance at this point. it is more a question of intention of coordination and, you know, showing readiness to help with expertise. know, showing readiness to help with exertise. . ~ know, showing readiness to help with exertise. ., ~ ,, know, showing readiness to help with exertise. ., ~ i. . know, showing readiness to help with exertise. ., ~ . ., expertise. thank you so much for “oininu us expertise. thank you so much for joining us from expertise. thank you so much for joining us from beirut. aaron david miller is an american middle east analyst and a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace he joins us now. very good to see you. we just had the biggest barrage from lebanon in about 17 years but she says it has been seen as a defiant operation thatis been seen as a defiant operation that is now over. is the sense that you are getting is none of the parties in
who apparently did not have tickets. it was the third and final night of an african artist s performance here. he was trying to wait for those to come inside before starting the consul, cancelled in the end such was the crush of people trying to get inside. the police are now appealing to people to come forward. there is plenty of social media footage of the terrible crash that happened here. the police have a special website setup, it is part of what they are calling an operation thatis what they are calling an operation that is investigating the events of that is investigating the events of that night. 0ne that is investigating the events of that night. one person was arrested for assaulting allegedly a police officer, but the main thrust of the investigation is simply trying to get into the ins and outs of what happened and how and why. matt. get into the ins and outs of what happened and how and why. matt, for the moment happened and how and why. matt, for the moment thank happ