Their homes. That requires a secure environment. Will discuss whether American Diplomacy has any role to play. Leader Hassan Nasrallah vows the Rocket Attacks on israel will continue until the war ends, in gaza. The israelis say his brother feels hunted and there will be no let up in their response. We will get the thoughts tonight, from the region. And well discuss whether American Diplomacy still has any role to play . Also tonight, new polling in the Battleground States, spells good news for Kamala Harris especially so on the economy. We will talk to democratic congressman Brendan Boyle, who derives from the crucial state of pennsylvania. And we will bring you an exclusive interview with the team in saudi arabia, behind the worlds first fully robotic, Heart Transplant. We start in the Middle East, where israel has launched fresh air Strikes Today on his Brother Targets in Southern Lebanon. And there have been missiles fired the other way. The leader of his brother, sheikh Hassan Nasrallah gave his first response this afternoon, to the coordinated explosions of Hand Held Devices belonging to his fighters. There will be retribution he said, but he did not go into any detail. At least 37 people have been killed and thousands injured by the Exploding Pagers and Walkie Talkies. Nasrallah said it could be considered a declaration of war. And as he spoke, israeli Fighter Jets flew low over beirut, causing huge sonic booms. From lebanon our chief international correspondent, Orla Guerin has this report. Israeli Fighter Planes flying low over beirut this afternoon. Dominating the skies. Carefully timed, as sheikh Hassan Nasrallah was making a televised address. He admitted hezbollah had suffered a major blow and said the enemy, israel, had crossed all red lines with attacks this week. First it was pagers exploding. Then yesterday, Walkie Talkies Blowing Up at funerals. A new form of warfare in the Middle East which the eu says has caused heavy Collateral Damage among civilians. Hezbollah s Communication Systems may have been the target, but a lebanese minister told us the attacks, widely blamed on israel, break international law. Minister, are you saying that these attacks are a War Crime . I think they are. You know, i think that the whole world can see that these attacks occurred in markets, they occurred in hospitals, they occurred in people driving their cars. These were not people who were at the battleground fighting. In its stronghold in south beirut, hezbollah is still mourning its dead, killed on and off the battlefield. Of another fighter. Hezbollah has been hit hard this week, notjust in terms of the dead and the wounded, but the attack on its Communication Systems was a major humiliation. There is anger here and there is uncertainty. Many are wondering what might come next. She said, we can expect anything from israel, but we are prepared, both men and women. As for the wounded, she said, we pray god will heal them. I would donate my own eyes for all of those who lost theirs. Hezbollah, which is classed as a Terrorist Organisation by the uk and the us, will regroup. And despite the high tech, high profile attacks this week, its still firing across the border into israel. Nine times so far today. Orla guerin, bbc news, beirut. Speaking in paris, us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken said he believes a Gaza Ceasefire is still possible but the relationship between israel and Southern Lebanon needs to be resolved. We continue to work to get a Cease Fire for gaza over the finish line, and as we discussed with some of you just a day ago, in egypt, we believe that remains both possible and necessary. But meanwhile we dont want to see any as actions by any party that make that even more difficult. There is a real problem that needs to be resolved when it comes to Northern Israel and Southern Lebanon, and that is the fact that since october the 8th, hezbollah has been Firing Rockets into israel, israel has been firing back, the population in both Northern Israel and Southern Lebanon has had to flee their homes, and we all want to see them be able to go back to their homes, and that requires a secure environment. France and the united states believes strongly and working together toward a diplomatic resolution and an agreement that would create the conditions for security that would allow people to return to their homes. Joining me from washington our State Department Correspondent Tom Bateman and from jerusalem our correspondent there daniel de simone. Daniel, let me start with you as a reporter at the top major offensive bombing in recent hours, what are you hearing about the outgoing fire and what that amounts to . There have been what that amounts to . There have been intended what that amounts to . There have been intended bombingj what that amounts to . There i have been intended bombing in Southern Lebanon. As you said, there were Fighter Jets flying low over beirut as well. That is a continuation of action we have seen for quite a long time now. Israel has been targeting his Brother Targets effectively daily. There have been daily fire from his brother and Northern Israel. In fact it was very much timed as the speech and it was very much a show of force i dont know if it is a change in the actual Military Strategy we have seen. The thing where there has been a change is this week the israeli government has made the return of its citizens who are displaced in the north of former blueback formal war goal. Its put a division of the Israeli Army to the north. And there has been open talk by the minister about a new phase of the war, the centre of gravity moving north of the Injustice Evening comments released to the israeli military talking about how this new phase contains opportunities but also risks. If you look at what israel is saying and what israel is doing this is sort of escalating. That is contrary to what the united states is asking. But we dont still know exactly what form it will take for the obviously all this back talk about the new form of war in the Middle East with the bombings in lebanon this week. We dont know yet what else is can happen. The Air Strikes alone today are not a change in the Military Strategy. The Military Strategy. Tom, len the Military Strategy. Tom, plenty of the Military Strategy. Tom, plenty of diplomacy the Military Strategy. Tom, plenty of diplomacy today. | the Military Strategy. Tom,. Plenty of diplomacy today. But to what end . I plenty of diplomacy today. But to what end . To what end . I think the message to what end . I think the message you to what end . I think the message you heard to what end . I think the | message you heard from to what end . I think the message you heard from Antony Blinken. Message you heard from Antony Blinken, ive heard it repeated from blinken, ive heard it repeated from officials here in the state from officials here in the State Department and the last few hours is one of restraint and few hours is one of restraint and calling on all parties for that and calling on all parties for that in and calling on all parties for that in a and calling on all parties for that in a sense they know it is a bit that in a sense they know it is a bit too that in a sense they know it is a bit too late for that, given the scale a bit too late for that, given the scale of these many thousands of explosions that Took Thousands of explosions that took place over two days in lebanon took place over two days in lebanon. I think the tactic here lebanon. I think the tactic here by lebanon. I think the tactic here by The Americans is basically to say as little as possible about the Nature And Walkie talkie explosions, while at the Walkie Talkie explosions, while at the same time trying to intensify their diplomacy. Largely intensify their diplomacy. Largely involving their man in the region, hochstein who has been the region, hochstein who has been many months shuttling between the israelis and the lebanese trying to get a resolution to the crisis on the Israet Resolution to the crisis on the Israel Resolution to the crisis on the israel lebanon border. But The Americans have always seen The Americans have always seen the key The Americans have always seen the key to The Americans have always seen the key to that is getting a Cease Fire deal between israel and hamas in gaza. That effort is stalled and hamas in gaza. That effort is stalled for that is making no progress at all. They are back no progress at all. They are back into no progress at all. They are back into Crisis Management Mode back into Crisis Management Mode and i think watching very closely mode and i think watching very closely now his brother to what do next closely now his brother to what do next. We had a briefing from the pentagon in which they were asked the pentagon in which they were asked if the pentagon in which they were asked if us is moving any other military asked if us is moving any other Military Assets to the region. They Military Assets to the region. They already have one Aircraft Carrier they already have one Aircraft Carrier in they already have one Aircraft Carrier in the mediterranean. They carrier in the mediterranean. They said carrier in the mediterranean. They said in their words, tracking they said in their words, tracking any request for that to take tracking any request for that to take place was up there staying to take place was up there staying at the moment no further staying at the moment no further intensification of us forces further intensification of us forces around that part of the region forces around that part of the region. That is notable. Just one region. That is notable. Just one of region. That is notable. Just one of the point, i pressed the spokesperson again on the issue of how spokesperson again on the issue of how they assess whats happened in lebanon against international humanitarian law. Remember, there are international treaties that the us, Israeland Lebanon are international treaties that the us, Israel And Lebanon are all signed us, Israel And Lebanon are all signed up us, Israel And Lebanon are all signed up to that prohibit the use of signed up to that prohibit the use of Booby Traps in everyday Devices Use of Booby Traps in everyday devices because of the chance that ordinary civilians get caught that ordinary civilians get caught up in all theirs. The spokesman said they take that very seriously and that would always very seriously and that would always be part of their assessment in incidents like this without maybe put that to Congressman Boyle who is coming on shortiy~ Congressman Boyle who is coming on shortl. ~ Congressman Boyle who is coming on shortl. five women say they were raped by the late owner of harrods, mohamed Al Fayed, when they for worked for him at the Luxury Department Store in london. The bbc has now heard testimony from more than 20 female Ex Employees who say the billionaire sexually assaulted them as well as claims that harrods helped cover up the allegations of abuse. Mr Al Fayed owned harrods until 2010, and died last year at the age of 94. The store s current owners say they are utterly appalled by the accusations. This report from Helena Wilkinson does contain descriptions of sexual violence. Ijoined habits i joined habits because ijoined habits because i wanted to be a buyer and i ended up working for an absolute monster. When mohamed Al Fayed took over harrods, he quickly embraced his high Profile Role and the status that came with it. To his customers and the celebrity guests he was all charm, but to many of his female employees, he was a different man, a predator. Weve heard testimony from more than 20 of Al Fayeds female Ex Employees. He tried to rape me more than once. And he pushed me in and onto the bed so that i couldnt move. You know, he was 79, i nearly 80, and i was 15. Mohamed Al Fayed was rich and powerful. That power allowed him to carry out assault at scale over decades. I think is a serial rapist. Gemma worked as Al Fayeds Personal Assistant for two years. Just a small dictaphone i had in nry just a small dictaphone i had in my pocket. 0ne just a small dictaphone i had in my pocket. One of them was in my pocket. One of them was in paris. In my pocket. One of them was in paris. In in my pocket. One of them was in paris, in his residence there in paris, in his residence there near windsor. In paris, in his residence there nearwindsor. I in paris, in his residence there near windsor. I said in paris, in his residence there nearwindsor. I said i just there nearwindsor. I said i just want there nearwindsor. I said i just want to go to sleep On My Own just want to go to sleep On My Own i just want to go to sleep On My Own. I dont want to. He kept saying own. I dont want to. He kept saying relaxed, please relax. How saying relaxed, please relax. How can saying relaxed, please relax. How can you relax with you in that how can you relax with you in that situation . He walked out and he that situation . He walked out and he was angry. Not long after this incident, gemma says Al Fayed raped her. The bbc has heard testimony from four other women who say he raped them at his properties. In 2009, gemma contacted a lawyer who told harrods she was leaving herjob on the grounds of sexual harassment. She didnt feel able to disclose the more serious allegations at the time. They agreed to pay a settlement if she signed a non disclosure agreement. There was also one other condition. The lawyers organised for a Shredding Truck to come to my lawyers office. It was shredded in front of us, including tapes i had of him. Someone from hr was present for the shredding of all of the evidence i had. I thought id lost the transcripts, but actually what i did have was the transcriptions sent to my lawyer in my sent items of my email account. At the time. In a statement, the current owners of harrods said. They also said. There were several attempts to expose Al Fayed before his death, but it is only now that many of the survivors feel able to speak publicly about the abuse. For those who have, the silence and the taboo are finally broken. Helena wilkinson, bbc news. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. New polling in the three Battleground States that will likely decide the upcoming us election, suggest Kamala Harris is eeking out something of a lead. It is still extremely tight. But there are signs in at least one poll she is closing the gap in two Policy Areas where Donald Trump is thought to be stronger. Lets start with the nyt sienna poll, out today, two and a half thousand people questioned. Harris leads the key Battleground State of pennsylvania, she has a Li Point Advantage which is just outside the 3 Point Margin of error. In a quinnipiac poll, similar figures in both pennsylvania. And michigan with the Vice President 5 ahead. Butjust one point in wisconsin. What stands out though is some of the analysis. Quinnipiac says the gops most go to attack strategies against democrats on immigration and the economy may be losing momentum. Likely voters now see little daylight between Trump And Harris on who can handle those key issues. Which is strange because yesterday the teamsters union, refused to endorse either president ial candidate, ending a 25 Year Run of backing the democratic hopeful. Largely because a majority of their members are backing trump. Its a great honour, they are not going to endorse the democrats. Thats a big thing. This is the first time in, i guess, 50 or 60 years that this has happened. The democrats automatically have the teamsters. They took a vote and i was at 60 or more and thats a great honour. I have had a lot of teamsters work for me, a lot of the concrete trucks, built all these buildings that you see in new york city, the teamsters. We can speak to the democratic congressman from philadelphia, Brendan Boyle who sits on the Budget Committee he on the Budget Committee also sits on the Budget Committee. He also sits on the Budget Committee. Great to have you. It seems to me when you look at the polling that the more people here from Kamala Harris on the economy the more they like her. Why is she only done three Tv And Print interviews when he started around 14th century became the nominee . Great to be back with you. I can confidently say as goes pennsylvania so goes the selection. This was the case in 2016, 2020 and it will be again in 2024. What youve seen evidence that Sunday Afternoon when she became the De Facto nominee a couple of months ago in increasingly sense then the american people have gotten to know her better. And the more they get to know about Kamala Harris than what they like about her. In terms of what interview she sits down to whether his local media or national the sort of tactical questions im less interested in and will lead to her campaign for that i know whatever theyve been doing it has been working. It whatever theyve been doing it has been working. Has been working. It ust fascinates i has been working. It ust fascinates me, i has been worki