Or, after the business of the exploding pagers and the continuing targeted bombings, is he hoping to continue humiliating hezbollah and showing it up as powerless? but suppose hezbollah hangs on and keeps firing missiles at israel, to the point where mr netanyahu feels he s got to take that extra step of putting israeli boots on lebanese soil? i spoke to nafiseh kohnavad, a middle east correspondent of bbc world service, at her flat in beirut. Nafiseh originally worked as a journalist in iran, but was forced to leave after asking too many hard questions of iran s political leaders. At the moment that i m talking to you, israeli air strikes have intensified significantly. For the first time, when hassan nasrallah, the leader of hezbollah, was giving a speech, he clearly mentioned that now this is a new phase, and that the group was expecting that israeli forces may enter southern lebanon by land. Before that, erm, all words were around that both sides don t want all out war. Now, you re
Bombings, is he hoping to continue humiliating hezbollah and showing it up as powerless? but suppose hezbollah hangs on and keeps firing missiles at israel, to the point where mr netanyahu feels he s got to take that extra step of putting israeli boots on lebanese soil? i spoke to nafiseh kohnavad, a middle east correspondent of bbc world service, at her flat in beirut. Nafiseh originally worked as a journalist in iran, but was forced to leave after asking too many hard questions of iran s political leaders. At the moment that i m talking to you, israeli air strikes have intensified significantly. For the first time, when hassan nasrallah, the leader of hezbollah, was giving a speech, he clearly mentioned that now this is a new phase, and that the group was expecting that israeli forces may enter southern lebanon by land. Before that, erm, all words were around that both sides don t want all out war. Now, you re in beirut, of course, and i can hear, in the background, children playing.
Be a dry start to the weekend. Tomorrow starts dry and ChIlly Chubut there wIll be some wet and WIndy Weather later In the day. Dry and chIlly too. Fresh attacks have contInued on the lebanese CapItal BeIrut overnIght. It comes after Israels MIlItary carrIed out a StrIke South of the CIty Yesterday targetIng Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah. It has not been confIrmed If he was In the buIldIngs when It was struck. Lebanons Health MInIstry say sIx people were kIlled and 91 Injured. Our reporter SImon Jones has the latest. ExplosIons, screamIng new strIkes overnIght on Southern BeIrut. Israels mIlItary saId It was targetIng buIldIngs storIng hezbollah weapons underneath them. Hezbollah denIed they were arms depots. ExplosIons. EarlIer, a serIes of massIve explosIons. It Is thought the target here was the Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah. It Is unclear whether he was any of the buIldIngs that were hIt. Iran, whIch backs hezbollah, has called the attack a dangerous, game changIng escalatI
The humanitarian needs are dire and growing by the minute. Yet israels biggest ally, the United States, is still not calling for a ceasefire. Instead, it is sending more military assets to the region. Washington says the aircraft carriers and Naval Support vessels will serve as a deterrent. But could american troops join the war . And what would this mean for the middle east . Priority for us to discuss with our panel. At first, this report. [screaming] reporter andrew a grim moustakas. 18 days into the war, that israeli bombardment has killed more than 5700 palestinians. Daily life in the besieged territory is synonymous with the unpredictability of air strikes. But throughout the offensive, the United States has maintained an unwavering commitment to israel. Pres. Biden we must be crystal clear, we stand with a zero experience with israel. Who wouldnt ensure it has what it needs to take care of business, and help from her and responded to this attack. While International Calls for an
The United States team. She is the latest athlete to accuse larry nassar of sexual abuse. Hes already been jailed for 60 years for possessing indecent images of children and has admitted assaulting female gymnasts. Hell be sentenced this month. Andrew plant reports. She is a a time olympic champion with 19 combined world and olympic medals, she is americas most decorated gymnast. Now in a statement, the star of the rio games has said that she was sexually abused by the former teen usa gymnastics sports doctor, larry nassar. Nassar has already been jailed, sentenced to 60 years for possessing indecent images of children and has also been accused by other gymnasts of sexual abuse and has a limited Sexual Assault in two cases and will be sentenced this month. Her talent clear from a young age, simone biles is regarded by many as the greatest to ever perform in her sport. Team mates said the abuse happened under the guise of her treatment. In a statement, simone said she would allow the do