Israel said it was targetting hezbollah Weapons Depots in the lebanese capital. Earlier on friday a series of explosions levelled a number of buildings. The israeli defense forces says it was targetting hezbollah s headquarters in beirut s densely populated southern suburbs. Hezbollah s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was reportedly the target of the explosions. Neither Israel Nor Hezbollah has formally confirmed his status. At least six people were killed in the attack and more than 90 have been injured according to lebanese officals. The embassy of iran which backs hezbollah called the attack a dangerous, game changing escalation. 0ur Bbc teams on the ground describe the situation as chaos, with ambulances rushing to the scene through roads packed with people trying to flee. 0ur Correspondent Hugo bachega has the latest from beirut. Explosions. Scenes of war in beirut. Hezbollah s conflict with israel returning to its stronghold of dahieh, with a series of massive explosions and an escalat
Dates in all of it. Trump says he will negotiate a deal to end the War On Ukraine that will be good for both sides but what is he talking about . Hurricane helene has left a trail of destruction across the southeastern United States. Dozens are dead and millions without power and there are two other storms during tonight in the atlantic. I am Ayman Mohyeldin and let us do it. We are tracking the pollen across the Middle East after hezbollah confirmed earlier today its a leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed by an israeli airstrike in Southern Beirut the Israeli Military has india strikes across lebanon with Evacuation Orders for neighborhoods and cities southern suburbs. Amid the ramped up attacks hospitals in beirut are filling up with the exact Death Toll from Yesterdays Attack and subsequent airstrikes remains unclear but at least 1000 people have been killed since september 17th. The Day Thousands of pager exploded simultaneously across the country. Around 200,000 residents have bee
LInks to Iran. LInks to Iran. He was one of the best known he was one of the best known and most InfluentIal fIgures In the MIddle East. Born In 1960, Hassan Nasrallah grew up In beIrut s Eastern Bourj Hammoud neIghbourhood. He became leader of hezbollah In 1992, at the age of 32, after hIs predecessor was assassInated. He played a Key Role In turnIng hezbollah Into a powerful polItIcal and mIlItary force. Under hIs leadershIp, he helped hezbollah TraIn Hundreds of fIghters from the palestInIan MIlItant Group hamas. And he also obtaIned mIssIles and rockets from Iran for use agaInst Israel. Lets speak to anna foster, our mIddle East Correspondent In beIrut. Talk us through exactly what we know about what happened there. ThIs Is a really crucIal moment now. Last nIght, about 6 20pm here In beIrut, we had thIs huge serIes of explosIons a few kIlometres from where I am now In dahIeh, In the Southern Suburbs, a hezbollah stronghold. We saw pIctures quIckly of absolute destructIon comIng ou
Hospitals have been inundated with those injured and they are very traumatised Health Workers and Front Line workers. But we are flying in emergency medical supplies, we have flown in 100 medical tonnes last weekend and this week, but it is difficult to find those aircraft to come in and deliver the goods. We are doing what we can with what we have on the ground but time is of the essence given the magnitude of the crisis and the level of injuries we are dealing with, and facilities, and trying to get clean Drinking Water to people to survive. You mentioned people are sleeping in their cars but they are on the Streets and in they are on the Streets and in the beach, they are taking shelter under bridges. It is a really catastrophic situation this morning and we can still see where the bombings have taken place all throughout the night and have continued this morning. In terms of logistics, what we have been witnessing in gaza, well aware of the difficulties and struggles of moving age
Hezbollah s headquarters, which every lc was deep beneath a civilian area in the dahieh, in southern beirut. Then we seen the scenes of destruction, whole buildings razed to the ground. Though strikes carried on through the night. There was that first very powerful series of explosions. But then the idea for sending out messages to people living in the southern suburbs that further strikes were coming, and they continued until about three oclock this morning. You can see the final hint of the smoke still rising over beirut this morning. Lets hear what the idea of to say about that mission. Translation ,. ,. , translation this is not our only Tool Translation this is not our only tool. Lets translation this is not our only tool. Lets be translation this is not our only tool. Lets be clear, only tool. Lets be clear, there are other tools to follow. The message is clear in who threatens the state of israel, we wont know how to reach them, in the north, in the south, in far away places. Ev