First time in nine years. Campaigners in weber welcomed the move, while others are cautious. An inquest has been opened into the deaths of four people who died when a Luxury Yacht sank off the coast of sicily. Hello, im geeta guru murthy, welcome to Bbc News now. Irans supreme leader has defended his Countrys Missile Attack on israel earlier this week as totally legitimate. Leading Friday Prayers in tehran for the first time in five years, Ayatollah Khamenei said it was the minimum Punishment Israel deserved. Overnight there were more israeli Air Strikes on lebanon including one near a Border Crossing which israel says targeted a tunnel used by hezbollah. Our diplomatic correspondent Caroline Hawley has the latest. This was designed as a show of strength from a regime deeply humiliated by a series of devastating blows to its allies. Hezbollah and Hamas Supporters gathered first to commemorate the hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah, killed in an israeli Air Strike a week ago today. Free
From the princess of wales. Welcome to the World Today an hOur of international news from the bbc. With me maryam moshiri. Asa minimum as a minimum punishment and a public speech as he that Friday Prayers in tehran for the first time in five years. He told a huge crowd of supporters that iran and its allies must prepare for action as he led commemorations for the hezbollah leader, Hassan nasrallah, who was killed by israel last week. Iran fired nearly 200 by the statement lies missiles into israel on Tuesday Night in retaliation for his assassination. Israel Has promised to hit back. There have been a number of explosions throughout the day meanwhile in beirut and elsewhere in the been on, the Health Ministry saying that more than 37 people had been killed in is really Ground And Air attacks in the past 2a hOurs. Us officials say that overnights, israel targeted the potential successor to Hassan nasrallah. They have been reports of 20 rockets being fired from lebanon into israel. Meanw
Trying to get to syria, hoping for a safe spot. Hello. It was a rare public appearance by ayatollah ali khamenei, the spiritual leader of iran, and he used it to justify his Countrys Missile Attack this week on israel. He claimed the barrage of ballistic missiles was completely legal and the minimum Punishment Israel deserved for what he called its astonishing crimes for the first time in nearly five years, the ayatollah was delivering Friday Prayers at the Grand Mosque in tehran. He called israel a Vampire Regime and the United States a rabid dog. Meanwhile, us president Joe Biden has said in the last hour that he doesnt think israel has yet decided how to respond to the iranian attacks. He said it should look for other alternatives rather than hitting iranian oil facilities. Another development is that the us military have attacked 15 Houthi Targets in yemen. Houthi rebels, like hezbollah and hamas, are backed by iran. And in lebanon, thereve been more israeli Air Strikes targeting h
And columnist for Msnbc Julio Ricardo Varela and Pr Adviser and former ministerial aide leon emirali. First, the latest headlines irans Supreme Leader has said that tehran and its allies will not back down in their confrontation with israel. He told a large crowd that irans Missile Attack on israel earlier in the week was the minimum punishment for what he called israels crimes. Lebanons State News Agency says four hospitals in the south are out of service as israel continues its offensive against hezbollah. Another hospital, in beirut, has scaled back its services after sustaining damage from a nearby israeli strike. An investigation by the Royal Navy has found that women in the Submarine Service were subjected to misogyny, bullying and unacceptable behaviour. The inquiry took place after allegations of widespread sexual Assault And Harassment made by a female former navy officer. A metropolitan Police Officer has been charged over the death of an 81 year old woman who was killed in a
Began its Ground Operation in Southern Lebanon on tuesday. This recent map shows weapons strikes across the region. Attacks by israel are shown in red and those by Hezbollah Rockets fired into northern israel are in purple. Israel has ordered residents in these southern lebanese communities around 30 villages, here marked in orange to leave their homes for their own safety. The areas in grey show places which have already received Evacuation Orders since tuesday. On friday morning, an israeli strike cut a key route with syria. Israel says it struck the Masnaa Crossing Because the route was being used by hezbollah to transport weapons. The Masnaa Crossing has been used by thousands of refugees whove been fleeing the bombing by israel. 0ur Correspondent Lucy williamson has the latest from the israel lebanon border. In the last few hours more Air Strikes have been reported in Southern Lebanon and beirut. These are live pictures. 0ur Correspondent Lucy williamson has the latest from the is