Im caitriona perry. Youre very welcome to this new, extended hour of World News America where well bring you a full hour of live News And Analysis from here in the us, the uk, and Around The World. Do you stay with us. First israels prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says the israeli military has killed the man who was widely tipped to become the new leader of hezbollah, hashem safieddine, in an Air Strike in beirut on friday. The Israel Defense forces says it cant yet confirm the results of the strike. Safieddine, a relative of former leader hassan nasrallah, has been running The Movement alongside its Deputy Secretary general since nasrallah was killed by israel at The End of september. As Air Strikes continue in beirut, Israels Military has been stepping up operations on the ground in lebanon, now moving in the South West of the country, as well as the south east. The idf says at least 50 hezbollah members were killed in strikes in Southern Lebanon on monday. Syrian State Media als
Local authorities and Weather Experts say milton will bring a destructive Storm Surge in which some areas will not be survivable. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled ahead of its landfall, which is expected to bring strong winds of up to 155mph or 250kph. Milton comes just days after Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeastern Us 225 people were killed by the Natural Disaster across six states. The back to back storms are expected to leave historic levels of damage that could take years to recover from. Unlike helene, milton will only pass through florida on its way to the atlantic ocean, making the Sunshine State the only one to be affected twice. President biden has postponed a trip to germany to oversee preparations and prepare a federal response. He urged those in Miltons Path to evacuate, calling it a matter of life and death. We can show you just how huge Hurricane Milton is. Nasa Astronaut Matthew dominick has shared this time Lapse Video filmed as the international Space
In the lebanese capital. The israeli military carried out multiple bombings and several ground incursions throughout the day. The lebanese health ministry said the strikes led to dozens of deaths, including ten firefighters. Hezbollah fired 130 rockets most of which were intercepted into israel, where across the nation a day of commemoration has been taking place to mark the first anniversary of the deadly october 7th attacks by hamas, as clive myrie reports. Their tears are shared. There s a solidarity in this nation s sorrow, uniting strangers and friends, rich and poor, young and old. As a still traumatised people mourn, thousands gathered in southern israel, remembering the 383 people killed at the nova music festival. What s also being mourned is the death of promise, because so many young lives yet to be lived were snatched away. Ask this survivor of the horror of october 7th, in her early 20s. 0ur conversation about how she ran for cover, broken by the sound of artillery fir
To dozens of deaths, including 10 firefighters. And as it pounds beirut from the air, israel is also pursuing hezbollah across its northern border. The bbc s lucy williamson is there and sent us this update. The gaps in israel s defences are still being tested. A rocket fired from lebanon landed near a hospital, sending shrapnel and explosives through the car park as patients lay metres away. Dr 0sama nasser left his car here five minutes before the rocket hit, his daughter s car seat still intact inside the shattered frame. I m a lucky man. It hit the car, not me. I have a little girl also. Two years old. And with every boom and siren, she gets anxious. It is hard to be in this situation one year, it s exhausting situation. Suddenly, more sirens the panic here sharper this time. Seconds later, the thud of rockets. Three, four, five, six? that s a lot. Just coming to the safe room here after the siren sounded again at the hospital this morning. There s been a barrage 20, 30, a0 int