Hello. Welcome to this hour. Israel and the iran backed hezbollah are continuing their attacks on Each Other as the Middle East braces itself for a possible retaliation by israel on iran. Lets take you through the latest developments. The Israeli Army says its struck Hezbollah Fighters inside a mosque in the south of the country. Hezbollah fighters are also said to be engaged in fierce clashes with israeli troops in lebanons Southern Border area. At least four hospitals have been closed in southern lebanon because of the israeli airstrikes, with officials saying theyve had to turn away emergency patients. The World Health Organisation says at least 37 Healthcare Facilities have closed over the past two weeks, since israel began its Air Bombardment of lebanon. There have also been more explosions in the Hezbollah Dominated Suburbs of the lebanese capital, beirut. It comes just hours after the Israeli Army issued an Evacuation Order for dozens of areas in the city. An Apartment Building
Hello. Welcome to the programme. Lets begin with some breaking news. In the past hour, the Israeli Army says its struck Hezbollah Fighters inside a mosque in the south of the country. Hezbollah fighters are also said to be engaged in fierce clashes with israeli troops in lebanons Southern Border area. There have also been more explosions in the Hezbollah Dominated Suburbs of the lebanese capital, beirut. It comes just hours after the Israeli Army issued an Evacuation Order for dozens of areas in the city. An Apartment Building was hit in the Northern Port Of Tripoli where a hamas commander, saeed atallah, was reportedly killed, along with three members of his family. This is the scene live in beirut. As you can see in the distance, smoke continues to hang in the air as we have seen fresh strikes targeting the lebanese capital through the night. Our reporter Will Vernon has more. At lebanons capital, pummelled by explosions yet again. This was the scene overnight, one Week on since the
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Lets give you latest now on the situation in the Middle East. Israel says its bombed a mosque in southern lebanon, which It Claims was being used by hezbollah as a Command Centre. By Hezbollah Israel has also struck an Apartment Building in the northern lebanese city of tripoli hamas affiliated Palestinian Media say that a commander in hamas Armed Wing was killed, as well as his wife and children. This is the live scene in the Southern Suburbs of beirut where the israeli attacks are continuing. You can just see smoke continuing to stream over the skyline there and we have seen a lot of activity in the Southern Suburbs of beirut where there attacks are continuing. With me is our Middle East regional editor, sebastian usher. We are Going to step back and a second and look at some of the groups involved in the onGoing conflict but first of all, just bring us up to date with what we are seeing. Where are we at the moment . We are seeing. Where are we at the moment . Just Day By day, we are
Welcome to Bbc News. There have been more israeli Air Strikes on southern beirut, after the israeli military warned people there to leave their homes. These are live pictures overlooking beirut. Bbc teams there have reported overhearing another strike in the city. It is close to the airport. Well be live with our colleagues in beirut shortly. Elsewhere in lebanon, israel has bombed a mosque In The Southern part of the country. Israel says the mosque was being used as a Command Centre by hezbollah fighters. The building was next to a hospital. The humanitarian situation in lebanon is worsening, with at least four hospitals now closed In The South because of israeli Air Strikes. The World Health Organization says at least 37 Health Care facilities have closed since israel began its Air Bombardment of lebanon two weeks ago. The un says more than 200,000 people have fled lebanon into neighbouring syria. Hezbollah says its fired rockets at the Ramat David Airbase near the city of haifa in n