shooting. we understand one person has been killed. the sheriff office is holding a news conference. let s have a look. we are expecting that to take place at any moment, the state trooper they re addressing the cameras. we thought it was going to start, it is notjust yet. we will return to that as soon as it does. let us get more now on the middle east. the funeral has been taking place in lebanon, just outside beirut, for saleh al arouri, the deputy leader of hamas, who was one of several people killed in an explosion in beirut on tuesday. hezbollah a powerful paramilitary and political group in lebanon the funeral has been taking place in lebanon, hezbollah a powerful paramilitary and political group in lebanon has blamed that attack on what it says was flagra nt israeli aggression. israel has not commented. both hamas and hezbollah proscribed terrorists organisations in many countries have close ties to iran which itself is holding a day of mourning, after
in beirut on tuesday. hezbollah a powerful paramilitary and political group in lebanon has blamed that attack on what it says was flagra nt israeli aggression. israel has not commented. both hamas and hezbollah proscribed terrorists organisations in many countries have close ties to iran which itself is holding a day of mourning, after 84 people were killed by explosions near an event to mark the anniversary of the death of the iranian general qasem soleimani. alongside this several nations have issued a warning to the houthi militants in yemen who are also close to iran to stop the attacks on shipping in the key lanes in the red sea. and of course the fighting in israel and gaza which has played a role in sparking all this there are reports of dozens more deaths from air strikes in southern gaza as israel continues its military operation. live now to our middle east correspondent hugo bachega in beirut. explain who this man, the leader of hamas was, t
through the streets. hezbollah a powerful paramilitary and political group in lebanon blamed that attack on what it has called flagrant israeli aggression. israel has not claimed responsibility. our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, is in beriut with the latest. crowds gathered in beirut for the funeral of saleh al arouri, the deputy hamas leader who was assassinated in an attack here in beirut, on tuesday. some people were carrying placards with his face, some were waving hamas and palestinian flags. and this assassination was a blow for hamas, but it also hit its lebanese allies, hezbollah, because it happened in an area of beirut that is a stronghold of hezbollah. so this has raised fears of a wider regional conflict, but there have been some indications that both hezbollah and israel are willing to take steps to avoid an escalation
shooting. we understand one person has been killed. the sheriff office is holding a news conference. let s have a look. we are expecting that to take place at any moment, the state trooper they re addressing the cameras. we thought it was going to start, it is notjust yet. we will return to that as soon as it does. let us get more now on the middle east. the funeral has been taking place in lebanon, just outside beirut, for saleh al arouri, the deputy leader of hamas, who was one of several people killed in an explosion in beirut on tuesday. hezbollah a powerful paramilitary and political group in lebanon the funeral has been taking place in lebanon, hezbollah a powerful paramilitary and political group in lebanon has blamed that attack on what it says was flagra nt israeli aggression. israel has not commented. both hamas and hezbollah proscribed terrorists organisations in many countries have close ties to iran which itself is holding a day of mourning, after 84 people
hello, i m lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. we begin in the middle east and the aftermath of several acts of deadly violence in different countries which, it can be argued, are all linked in different ways. there s no end in sight to the fighting in gaza with israeli forces continuing with their military operation against hamas. there are reports of dozens more deaths following israeli air strikes in southern gaza. in lebanon, a funeral will be held shortly for a senior hamas figure the group s deputy leader who was one of several people killed in an explosion in beirut on tuesday. hezbollah a powerful paramilitary and political group in lebanon has blamed that atack on what it says was flagra nt israeli aggression. both hamas and hezbollah have close ties to iran which itself is holding a day of mourning, after 85 people were killed by explosions near an event to mark the anniversary of the death of th