War returns to this city. And this attack came with no warning. We went to inspect the damage a residential building near the lebanese parliament. Beirut appears increasingly under threat. This is where an Emergency Response Group linked to hezbollah operated, now gone. There were just Emergency Service workers. This is the truth. We only saw them helping people out, says mustafa, who lives on the tenth floor of the building hit. The damage in this building gives you a sense of the power of this attack. And theyve been cleaning up the rubble here, but we can still see some surgical masks and gloves and bandages as well. And you can probably hear the sound of drones flying overhead. This is a densely populated district here in central beirut. Hasan, whos a teacher, has lived in this neighbourhood for 2h years. These are some of the victims of the attack. They include one Rescue Officer and two paramedics. The recent israeli Air Strikes have killed 97 medical workers across lebanon, according to the health minister. The Israeli Military hasnt commented about this attack, but this Hezbollah Mp remains defiant. Translation things i are clear and our position has remained unchanged. Weve not deviated an inch from it and we should continue down this path. The cemetery across the Street Wasnt spared the damage. These days in beirut, theres no peace for the living, or the dead. Hugo bachega, bbc news, beirut. Meanwhile, many israeli communities close to the lebanese border have been sealed off, since israeli forces launched their Land Invasion on monday. The few remaining residents, many part of civil defence teams, want an end to Hezbollah Rocket attacks. Lucy williamson has been to one of the villages along the frontier, and sent us this report. The communities along israels northern border are now a closed military zone. The road in takes you through line of sight from hezbollah positions. Israeli forces outnumber residents along this border many times over, fresh out of lebanon, or waiting to go in. We walked the last few metres to a Vantage Point in a near empty kibbutz. You can start to see the buildings weve taken out. Buildings used by Hezbollah Lie broken. Nearby, the town of bintjbeil, where Israels Army said today it had killed hezbollah fighters. Hezbollah has said it targeted soldiers just over that hill. Were now very close to the lebanese border. Locals here tell us the first Hezbollah Village is about a mile or so away from here. For the past year, people here have looked across this border and watched Hezbollah Fire rockets towards them. Now, for the first time in almost two decades, theyre looking across that border and watching israeli Forces Battle hezbollah fighters on lebanese soil. You can see into lebanon from the terrace of dean sweetlands house. When residents evacuated this area a year ago, this former british soldier stayed. Eight years after moving here from london, his son is serving in the israeli army and this is home now. Its been very noisy. The house is shaking three, four times a day. Running into the shelter, taking The Dogs, The Dogs are going crazy. You never know if its anti tank. You only hear the whooshing noise. We cant continue. We cant continue this for another year, another two years of having hezbollah sitting on our border, just waiting to do an October The 7th on us, but, you know, my son is in the army, and do we want our kids being in there slaughtered where hezbollah have been waiting for this for nearly 20 years . Theyve been waiting for us to go in. Both israels previous ground wars here began as limited incursions. The risks of getting mired in lebanon, familiar terrain for those who trod this path before. Lucy williamson, bbc news, the israel lebanon border. With me is said shehata from bbc arabic. Lovely to have you with us. 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I think that would be a little. Anyway. The high profile us republican, liz cheney, has campaigned alongside the Democrat President ial candidate, Kamala Harris, in a repudiation of the republican contender, Donald Trump. Ms cheney had voted to impeach Mr Trump, over the 2021 Capitol Riots and has since become a fierce opponent. She spoke at a rally in the Battleground State of wisconsin. What january six shows us is there is not an ounce of compassion in Donald Trump. He is paddy, he is vindictive and he is cruel. And Donald Trump is not fit to lead this good and great nation. Meanwhile Mr Trump held a rally in michigan where he repeated his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Michigan is one of seven states that are seen as likely to determine novembers outcome. Lets get some of the days other news now. Dockworkers in the united states have reached a tentative agreement with employers to end their 3 day strike. � the international longshoremen� s association� said the Employers Alliance the usmx had agreed to raise pay by more than 60 over 10 years. The strike involved more than 40,000 dockworkers, and is estimated to have cost up to 5 Billion a day. Prosecutors in california are reviewing the convictions of two american brothers, jailed nearly 30 years ago for murdering their parents. Erik and Lyle Menendez were accused of shooting their parents at their beverly Hills Mansion in 1989, in order to inherit their fortune and were sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Theres been renewed interest in their case following a recent netflix tv series. The wife of Donald Trump and former first Lady Melania Trump has expressed explicit support for Abortion Rights. In a short video posted on social media, she described individual freedom as an essential right that all women possess from birth. Her husband has maintained an ambiguous stance on Abortion Rights in the run up to Novembers President ial election but many in the republican Party Support a national ban. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Here campaigners for assisted dying have welcomed the news that parliament is to get an opportunity to vote on legalising the practice. Proposals will be introduced later this month; mps rejected a bill on the issue in 2015. Campaigners say things have changed since then, with assisted dying becoming legal in several other countries. Heres our political correspondent helen catt. The last time mps voted on assisted dying was nearly ten years ago. They opposed changing the law. 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