Rockets across the border, israel replying in kind with Strikes Tonight inside beirut. We will get reaction from New York and from lebanon. Also tonight Keir Starmer s first speech to a Labour Party Conference, as Prime Minister. The speech offered some detail of what he wants to achieve while in office. We will have reaction from liverpool. And would you take a flight 50 mins longer across the atlantic, if you were told the Plane Hello and welcome. The Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres says the world cannot afford for lebanon to become, what he called another gaza. Mr guterres was speaking as clashes between Israel And Hezbollah intensified. In his speech to the Un General Assembly us president Joe Biden said full Scale War was in no one s interests. But diplomacy has its limits. The two sides are inching towards full Scale War. Today international airlines suspended more flights to lebanon amid an israeli bombardment that authorities say has killed almost 560 people since monday. Hezbollah continues to launch rockets in the other direction the Purple Dots show where those rockets landed. Israels Air Strikes within lebanon are marked here in red. Our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, sent this report from tyre, where thousands of people have fled their homes. War on the horizon in beirut today. This was another israeli strike in a residential area. Once again, a Hezbollah Stronghold was hit, and once again, panic, death and destruction. But here, a miraculous rescue in Southern Lebanon today. Civil defence workers prise this elderly man out from under the rubble of his own home. There is a rush now to turn schools into reception centres, because so many have been forced to flee. The young, cut adrift by war. The old, left with little but their trauma. Ive never been through anything like it, says ali, a farmer. It really felt like a full Scale War. Our village was destroyed. Many bodies are under the rubble. On the road from Southern Lebanon, many families are still fleeing, some on foot. Entire communities driven from their homes by israels intense bombardment, and the knowledge that things could get worse. We saw smoke still rising from a recent strike and went for a closer look. But hezbollah is watching everything, as we soon found out. Well, weve just seen one of the locations where there was an israeli strike. It looked like a commercial building. As soon as we arrived, hezbollah arrived and prevented us from filming any more. They are still trying to control this area, even as they are coming under heavy attack. Deserted streets and boarded up shops show that war is back. Hezbollah may be the target, but lebanon is caught in the crossfire. Weve been hearing in the last few hours here plenty of outgoing fired by hezbollah and incoming fire by israel. Orla guerin reporting from beirut. Making his last speech at the Un General Assembly as us president , Joe Biden spoke about the rising escalation in the Middle East, calling for a diplomatic resolution. Full Scale War is not in anyone s interest. Even as situation has escalated, a diplomatic solution is still possible. In fact, it remains the only path to lasting security to allow the residents from both countries to return to their homes on the border safely. And thats what were working, thats what were working tirelessly to achieve. Earlier the un Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, had told the annual gathering of delegates and World Leaders that lebanon was On The Brink. Gaza is a nonstop nightmare that threatens to take the entire region with it. Look no further than lebanon. We should all be alarmed by the escalation. Lebanon is at the brink. The people of lebanon, the people of israel, and the people of the world cannot afford lebanon to become another gaza. Joining me live from beirut, our Correspondent Anna Foster and from the un in New York, my colleague sumi somaskanda. Lets my colleague sumi somaskanda. Start in beirut, i i youve lets start in beirut, i know youve spent a lot of time there and let live there, how different does it feel to . What was really different does it feel to . What was really interesting different does it feel to . What was really interesting i different does it feel to . What was really interesting i think. Was really interesting i think you and i have talked on the programme so many times about lebanon being On The Brink in so many different ways. The multiple crises they have had here over the years be it fuel, electricity, the economy and banks. Now, they have the potential of a new war with israel. The way that this has escalated in the last seven days or so is extraordinary. When you think of that slow casual grinding pace of this conflict which started after the October The 7th attacks in Southern Israel and then they started exchanging fire over the border. But what We Saw one week ago, that escalation, those Exploding Pagers And Walkie Talkies and we look now at what we have had, these two days of intense exchanges of fire, Tens Of Thousands of people as you have seen in that report flooding up the highway along the mediterranean sea, moving away from the south. Left strikes right in the heart of beirut. I have been hearing the sounds of drones overhead beirut tonight. Even when you thought this country had had it hard, was on the edge, when you look at what is happening now, it is teetering even closer. The problem is knowing how is this going to end. We heard aboutJoe Biden talk about a diplomatic solution, the escalation still be impossible, but right now it is difficult to see which side is going to step back and allow that to happen. Step back and allow that to ha en. ~. step back and allow that to haen. ~.. happen. We saw on the pictures there from happen. We saw on the pictures there from the happen. We saw on the pictures there from The General happen. We saw on the pictures. There from The General assembly there from The General assembly the lebanese government looking on, the palestinians looking on and the iranians are also there in the iranian president has been giving an interview to cnn in which he says, muslim nations may need to join forces against the israelis. That does underline how close we are here to a regional conflagration. It really does. If you listen to the really does. If you listen to the words you are hearing from diplomats the words you are hearing from diplomats the escalation is the word, diplomats the escalation is the word, we diplomats the escalation is the word, we are finding in off ramp. Word, we are finding in off ramp, but the tones we are hearing ramp, but the tones we are hearing from the various parties hearing from the various parties here is precisely that it is parties here is precisely that it is going to be difficult to reach it is going to be difficult to reach. Because of the conflict at the reach. Because of the conflict at the moment is so hot. The americans at the moment is so hot. The americans and set in the lead Up Americans and set in the lead up to americans and set in the lead up to The Americans and set in the lead up to The General Debate Today that they want to present concrete plans to be able to de escalate the situation. We have de escalate the situation. We have not de escalate the situation. We have not really heard the details. Have not really heard the details, the contours of those plans details, the contours of those plans just yet, details, the contours of those plansjust yet, but details, the contours of those plans just yet, but we spoke who plans just yet, but we spoke who told plans just yet, but we spoke who told us they want to talk to their who told us they want to talk to their allies and be able to come to their allies and be able to come together and perhaps put pressure come together and perhaps put pressure on Israel And Hezbollah and through other Parties Hezbollah and through other parties of course because the us does parties of course because the us does not directly negotiate with hezbollah to de escalate the situation. That being said, you play the situation. That being said, you play that clip earlier from the un you play that clip earlier from the un Secretary General, talking the un Secretary General, talking about the situation civilians are facing in lebanon. The israeli ambassador to the lebanon. The israeli ambassador to the United Nations who we will speak to the coming hours criticised will speak to the coming hours criticised some of that speech from criticised some of that speech from the criticised some of that speech from the Secretary General calling from the Secretary General calling it the charade of hypocrisy that the secretary received rousing applause when he talked about the plight of palestinians but not talking about palestinians but not talking about the israeli civilians who have about the israeli civilians who have had about the israeli civilians who have had to flee their homes or is really have had to flee their homes or is really still being held hostage in gaza. So gives you a Sense Hostage in gaza. So gives you a Sense Of Hostage in gaza. So gives you a sense of perhaps the golf we are seeing between the actions of the are seeing between the actions of the ground where anna is an some of the ground where anna is an some of of the ground where anna is an some of the talk of diplomacy here some of the talk of diplomacy here at some of the talk of diplomacy here at the un. Just some of the talk of diplomacy here at the un. Here at the un. Just on that diplomacy. Here at the un. Just on that diplomacy. Joe here at the un. Just on that diplomacy, Joe Biden here at the un. Just on thatj diplomacy, Joe Biden saying here at the un. Just on that. Diplomacy, Joe Biden saying he is working around the clock to find his diplomatic solution, if iran is one key to that solution, is there any sense that within the setting of a general assembly, the two sides are talking to one another . Lip are talking to one another . Up sensibly yes, its interesting you mention the new president who has you mention the new president who has been speaking to reporters here. We have been hearing reporters here. We have been hearing two sides of the story from hearing two sides of the story from Hint Hearing two sides of the story from him. If you listen to some of the from him. If you listen to some of the conversations he had with of the conversations he had with Reporters Yesterday with some with Reporters Yesterday with some of with Reporters Yesterday with some of his delegation who arrived some of his delegation who arrived they seem to be getting some arrived they seem to be getting some signals that they are not interested in an escalation that interested in an escalation that they want to seek stability but as you say, we also stability but as you say, we also heard them say that they would also heard them say that they would not affect him from supporting hezbollah. Certainly a lot of supporting hezbollah. Certainly a lot of the diplomacy that is going a lot of the diplomacy that is going to a lot of the diplomacy that is going to happen here as you reference is going to happen on the sidelines of this summit, not in the sidelines of this summit, not in the the sidelines of this summit, not in the speech as we see delivered, not from the president of President Biden to The General assembly, but some of those The General assembly, but some of those negotiators who are on hand of those negotiators who are on hand and of those negotiators who are on hand and we spoke earlier to the Director General of the iea who is the Director General of the iea who is been meeting with the iranian who is been meeting with the iranian delegation and he said that there are some tones that appear that there are some tones that appear open for negotiation so we have appear open for negotiation so we have to see that actually moves we have to see that actually moves forward on the ground. There moves forward on the ground. There is moves forward on the ground. There is some reporting from lebanon to fight confirmed by Israel And Hezbollah that they have killed one of the senior commanders in the organisation. Is it possible after all of these strikes, 1300 targeted attacks to assess what damage they have managed to inflict on they have managed to inflict on the group and how much ability of the group still has to respond . Of the group still has to remand . Of the group still has to respond . Of the group still has to resond . H . ~. respond . Its difficult to know for sure respond . Its difficult to know for sure. One respond . Its difficult to know for sure. One Thing Respond . Its difficult to know for sure. One thing we respond . Its difficult to know for sure. One thing we do respond . Its difficult to know. For sure. One thing we do know is that hezbollah will be furious at the images that israel has managed to create teams around the world of people having to leave their Hezbollah Stronghold areas because hezbollah could not keep them safe. That is an important optic in this. If you also look at what israel is doing, the areas they are targeting, It Areas around the paccar valley, around the south where the intermediation is held and you look at the strikes happening here in beirut, the Southern Suburbs is right next to the airport. Its less than ten km from where im standing now. Iwent less than ten km from where im standing now. I went there today when sirens were still going off in the wake of that strike and what they are doing there is going for the real figureheads. The people and men behind hezbollah to again show strength and send a message and that has been tied in with the messaging coming from israel as well. We heard the israeli prime Minister Netanyahu saying, appealing to those in those Hezbollah Stronghold areas to turn their back on hezbollah san, but they have abandoned you and have not had you safe saying you need to move away and give up any weapons that you might be hiding. Dont forget as well, there is still one main character in the form of hassan nasrallah, every time he makes a speech he appears on a screen, he is not appeared in public for years and years and while israel continues to target the hezbollah senior commanders who are in southern beirut, nobody knows where her nasrallah is. He would be a figure that israel, no doubt, would love to remove from the top of the organisation. Some people believe he is not even in lebanon any more. It is hard to say. But it is interesting and important when youre trying to make sense of the story to look at what israel are doing, and the Messaging Thatis are doing, and the messaging that is going with that, but also the impact that is having on the lives of people notjust on the lives of people notjust on the lives of people notjust on the northern border in israel but here in lebanon as well. A, israel but here in lebanon as well. w israel but here in lebanon as well. .. well. A quick word for the expats. Well. A quick word for the expats, there well. A quick word for the expats, there been well. A quick word for the l expats, there been weeks well. A quick word for the expats, there been weeks of Ex Pats, there been weeks of warnings from the british embassy to get out, but you will see from the airport that that there are not as many flights coming in and now airlines are cancelling flights to the region, does that give a sense that lebanon is being cut off and what does that mean for the ex pat population . Its the expat population . Its interesting the ex pat population . It s interesting because the messaging from the uk government, the us government as well, they have repealed appealed for their citizens to leave repeatedly, im not sure how many have chosen to do so, but the airport has been deserted, most of the airlines that fly into here have all cancelled their flights, there is only Middle East airlines which is the lebanese national carrier which is still going. It does present a bit of a headache for western governments because the issue with lebanon, if you look at the map and the geography, there is only one way out. You cannot go south into israel, you cannot go east into syria, there is only really the airport and of course that is in a very vulnerable position, it would only take one attack on the airport and it would be very difficult to get people out. The silence and subjugate newspapers reporting that Raf Acco Theory which is the us Military Base in cyprus were perhaps putting Contingency Plans together to perhaps get out of Ex Pats if they have chosen to leave, but those messages have been out for a while and if any have left, certainly plenty still remain. We will be back at the top of the hour with some of the interviews notably with ken stoltenberg, the outgoing and we will hear from the us ambassador to the un. Stay with us for that. Welcome back. Sir Keir Starmer has set out his vision for government this afternoon. The Prime Minister said his Partys Slogan for change, will mean nothing less than national renewal. The Prime Minister was trying to reset the tone, after several weeks of damaging headlines. There wasnt much in the way of new policy. He announced that Armed Forces veterans, young people leaving care, and victims of domestic abuse will all get better access to Social Housing. And, confirmed that Gb Energy will be based in aberdeen. But he also warned there would be difficult decision ahead, it will take time he said to clear out the tory rot. Our political editor Chris Mason was watching in liverpool. Conference, please welcome| Keir Starmer, prime Minister And Leader of the Labour Party. Little wonder the audience in here are whooping. They have waited 15 years to hear a sentence like that at their conference. A