Guaranteed report. It is a significant and pivotal moment not just for the conflict but for the wider Middle East, the repercussions of what has happened here will have an impact notjust on the continued fighting between israel and lebanon, but also on the wider part of the region as well. Now, strikes have continued today here in beirut. I want to show you the strikes that have been going on in lebanon. Officials here say that nearly 800 people have now been killed since monday, and that particular attacker and that particular attack i was describing to you that killed Hassan Nasrallah took place here in beirut. You can see the proximity of this to the southern suburbs of the city, i Hezbollah Strongholds. A Hezbollah Strongholds. This is a blow to that group but also to its main backer and finance, iran. Already, we are waiting to see how iranians proxies, and there are various of them across the region, we are talking about iranians backed Militia Groups in iraq and syria, and the h
Were killed and nearly 200 were injured in new israeli Air Strikes on saturday. Our senior international Correspondent Orla Guerin has the latest from beirut. Explosion this is what beirut has been enduring, massive israeli strikes that could ignite the whole region because israel killed its target, sheikh Hassan Nasrallah. For his followers, its a devastating blow, for his iranian backers, a strategic loss. The long time leader of hezbollah was a long time in hiding. This was the moment, in a new York Hotel room on friday, when Binyamin Netanyahu approved the strike on his old enemy. Translation the state of Israel Yesterday eliminated the Mass Murderer Hassan Nasrallah. We settled accounts with the one responsible for the murder of countless israelis and many citizens of other countries. Nasrallah was not another terrorist, he was the terrorist. Israel claims this is a historic turning point. For many in beirut, its a time of fear. Plenty were fleeing the city today, clinging to the
Hour, huge clouds of smoke has been seen rising from beirut after a series of explosions. Huge plumes of smoke 2530 minutes ago. The israeli defense forces have claimed to attack hezbollah s central headquarters in beirut saying the headquarters is under residential buildings in the suburb of the cities south. It would not stop until its objectives were met. Air strikes have continued throughout the course of the day with thousands of people being killed in lebanon. Hezbollah has been Firing Rockets into israeli cities including. Just in the last Half Hour, as i was saying, these huge blasts in beirut with the israelis giving details about their operations. More about that in a moment. Anna foster is there for us. Shes been describing what it actually felt like when those blasts went off, notjust seeing those plumes of smoke, but physically what that felt like that so many different people describing these as the since the beginning of this conflict. I will speak to anna in a moment, b
Period between the two sides since 2006. Hezbollah began a campaign against israel on october 8 in support of hamas, and the two sides have exchanged fire since then. 0ur senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports from lebanon on the children caught up in israel s bombardments. Awarning you may find elements of this report distressing. Firefighters rushing to another air strike. This one in nabatieh. They carry out the wounded. Not fighters, but children. Israel says it s targeting hezbollah sites. But it s bombing many residential areas. How old are you? he asks. Three fingers are raised. A young generation, now threatened by a war that has already killed at least 50 children this week, like the members of this family, who died together in a strike in beirut. Ali, jalal, fatima and farra all gone. And iman and talia nasser who took their last breaths together, also killed by israel s bombardment. But some have made it to safety, having run for their lives. My name is
Just hours after World Leaders at the united nations called for a 21 day ceasefire. These are the latest pictures were getting from lebanon. The idf says strikes happened in beqqa, close to the syrian border, and Southern Lebanon, and targeted weapons depots, rocket launchers, and military buildings. Israel says it has struck more than 2000 hezbollah targets in lebanon over the past few days. The lebanese Health Ministry said more than 70 people were killed by israeli Air Strikes on wednesday 00v allies including the us, uk and eu issued a joint statement for a pause in the fighting for what they said would provide space for diplomacy towards the conclusion of a diplomatic settlement and a ceasefire in gaza. It follows a meeting at the Un General Assembly in new york. Yair lapid, leader of Israels Opposition Party yesh atid, says israel should accept the ceasefire proposal, but only for seven days. But its a view not shared by bezalel smotrich, the far right minister of finance in Benj