Welcome to Bbc News. Fighting is continuing between israel and the iran backed group hezbollah, as the Middle East braces itself for a possible retaliation by israel on iran. Israel has bombed a mosque in the south of the country. Israel says it was targeting hezbollah fighters inside the mosque, which was next to a hospital. The humanitarian situation in lebanon is worsening. At least four hospitals have been closed in Southern Lebanon because of the israeli Air Strikes. The World Health Organization says at least 37 Health Care facilities have closed over the past two weeks, since israel began its Air Bombardment of lebanon. An Apartment Building was hit by an israeli strike in the Northern Port Of Tripoli where a commander of hamas, saeed atallah, was reportedly killed, along with three members of his family. Hezbollah says its fired rockets at the Ramat David Airbase near the city of haifa in Northern Israel. Israel has not commented, but sirens sounded across Northern Israel this
the palestinian health ministry says 2a people including six children are now known to have died in israeli air strikes on the gaza strip. israel is targeting the palestinian militant group, islamichhad, and says it expects the offensive to last a week. the british foreign secretary, liz truss, said britain stood by israel s right to defend itself, but has called for a swift end to the violence, which has broken more than a year of relative calm. from jerusalem, here s our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. explosion. the full force of israel s new military operation in gaza. this building hitjust minutes after a warning strike. palestinians racing away. a year of relative calm now shattered. this is where one of the first israeli air strikes killed an islamichhad commander, leaving his neighbour in shock. we were safe in our home. we were thrown out of it by the bomb, says maryam. why didn t they warn us? tonight islamichhad fired heavy barrages of rockets in
hello and welcome to the programme. a very good to have your company. the palestinian health ministry says 2a people, including six children, are now known to have died in israeli air strikes on the gaza strip. israel is targeting the palestinian militant group, islamichhad, and says it expects the offensive to last a week. the british foreign secretary, liz truss, said britain stood by israel s right to defend itself, but has called for a swift end to the violence, which has broken more than a year of relative calm. from jerusalem, here s our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. explosion the full force of israel s new military operation in gaza. this building hitjust minutes after a warning strike. palestinians racing away. a year of relative calm now shattered. this is where one of the first israeli air strikes killed an islamichhad commander, leaving his neighbour in shock. we were safe in our home. we were thrown out of it by the bomb , says maryam. why didn t th
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