And increase success rates. Hello. Now, as the crisis in the Middle East deepens, we re taking a look back at the events of the past few weeks and asking how we got to this point and what the violence means for the future of the region. Bbc arabic� S Beirut CorrespondentCarine Torbey has this special report. Explosions. Ballistic missiles rained down on israel. An unprecedented response by iran after weeks of israeli escalation. Pushing the region to dangerous new precipice. Explosions. This is the story of how the past few weeks brought the Middle East to a dangerous new moment. Translation the Status Quo cannot continue. This requires a change in the Balance Of Power on our northern border. Hezbollah launched the first attack against israeli positions last year on October The 8th in support of gaza. Israel retaliated. A year on from those exchanges of fire at the a year on from those exchanges of fire, the conflict has reached a new level. The 17th Of September Saw a new escalation begin. Pagers and Walkie Talkies used by hezbollah operatives exploded. Simultaneous attacks in supermarkets, on the streets, in cars and in homes across lebanon. Translation the enemy has crossed all red lines. Israel says its intent on eliminating the threat of hezbollah. Over 1,000 have been killed and many more injured, and almost A Million displaced since israel launched a huge wave of devastating airstrikes on lebanon. Explosion. Translation my siblings and their children were all killed here. And then. Explosions. News in the last hour, israel has claimed to i have killed the leader of hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, in an overnight strike. How did rapid escalation change the face of lebanon and set the region on a dangerous new course . Over the last year, Israel And Hezbollah have been engaged in a relatively low Level Conflict following the Hamas Attack on israel. They exchanged fire across the border, but the Speed And Scale of what is happening now has been shocking and unprecedented. It was an attack, like something from a tale of espionage. Its the middle of september and people are going about their everyday lives when. Explosion. Ppagers belonging to Hezbollah Members explode across lebanon in a coordinated and deadly attack. Hezbollah is proscribed as a Terrorist Organisation by many western governments. However, within lebanon, hezbollah has a significant role in the Countrys Parliament and government. The organisation had abandoned mobile Phones Forfear of being tracked. This attack showed those precautions had not been successful. The pagers were turned into weapons. Hezbollah members were hit by blasts in supermarkets, on the streets, in their cars and at home next to their children. People are killed and thousands injured, women and children among them. Most injuries affected the face, eyes, fingers and stomach. Encapsulated inside the eye. I met dr elias arak, an Eye Surgeon at the Mount Lebanon hospital. It has been a nightmare. Probably this is the worst day of my life as a physician. Unfortunately, we were not able to save a lot of eyes. I can tell you that probably more than 60 to 70 of the patients ended up with with eviscerating or removing at least one of their eyes. I was outside the hospital. Relatives waited for news of their loved ones. The Shock And Fear palpable. There are also very pressing Questions Today on everyones mind. First of all, what did actually happen . How did it happen . And second of all, is basically how is this going to affect the ongoing confrontation between Hezbollah And Israel . But what happened at this point is a major escalation of unprecedented level. And it didnt stop there. The next day, as hezbollah buried their dead. Fresh attacks. We were there. In the panic and confusion, people asked us to put our cameras down. This is a scene next to the funeral. Where the funeral was being held. And, as you can see, people are gathering. We asked whats happening. They told us another pager blew up on a young man. This time, it wasnt pagers, it was the Walkie Talkies of hezbollah operatives. Although israel has not claimed responsibility for either attack, there is widespread belief in lebanon that it is israel that carried out both of them. Now, as hezbollah and the country are still reeling from the shock, the main question is whats next . Whether this was a coordinated plan by israel or not, these attacks were the trigger of what came next. If yourejustjoining us, we are expecting to hear from the hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Two days after the pager attack, Hassan Nasrallah, longtime leader of hezbollah and closely aligned with israels Arch Foe iran, announced that the attack would not go unpunished. Translation the enemy has crossed all red lines. Israeli Air Strikes stretched further into lebanon in an attempt to further diminish hezbollah. There seems to be no possibility of diplomacy getting through and de escalating the situation. Translation the Centre Of Gravity is moving towards the north. This means we are diverting forces, resources and energy towards the north. So how did it reach this point . Hezbollah has been launching rockets and missiles at israeli military positions since October The 8th last year, and israel has been retaliating. Siren wails. Hezbollah called it the Gaza Support Front in solidarity with palestinians there. After israel launched a war in gaza following the October 7th attacks last year by hamas on israel, hezbollah� s goal was to divert israeli military resources away from gaza towards the northern front with lebanon. Translation we say to the i enemys government, Army And Society that the Lebanon Front will not stop until the aggression on gaza ends. This exchange of fire has had a huge impact on civilians, with about 150,000 displaced on both sides. Israelis from villages like these want to return to their homes without the threat of attack. For netanyahu, this was a key motivation for stepping up strikes. Going back to something that we used to live that way is no longer an option. Its no longer an option that we are be under the threat of some guy in beirut that would like to pull the trigger anytime he likes. Whats happened here in this area over the last year has ended one of the longest periods of relative calm between israel and lebanon. The two countries have a long history of hostilities and wars. Israel occupied Southern Lebanon for decades, and Hezbollah And Israel fought a month Long War in 2006. But this escalation felt different. There were real concerns with tensions in the Middle East so high. This conflict, unlike those before, could spill over and result in a bigger, more dangerous regional war. Israels increased attacks on the iranian backed hezbollah meant the two long running enemies, Israel And Iran, were watching each other� s moves closely. For lebanon and its people caught in the crossfire, what is happening in their country runs deep in their collective memory. A week after the patriot attack, a further escalation rocked lebanon. As morning broke, it brought with it one of the deadliest days in nearly 20 years in lebanon. Explosion. Lebanese officials say 490 people died on the first day of the intensified israeli airstrikes. Tens of thousands fled their homes once again. Tens of thousands fled their homes. Once again, destruction, devastation and displacement. Translation im scared. Scared for my wife and five children. The situation is really difficult and scary. I dont know whats happening to us. The warnings from the Israeli Army became more widespread. Now, starting this morning, the idf has warned you to get out of Harms Way. I urge you, take this warning seriously. Please, get out of Harms Way now in a matter of days, Hundreds Of Thousands had fled their homes in southern and even eastern lebanon. This is one of the main schools in beirut, turned into a shelter for the displaced from Southern Lebanon. An official here told me that they are opening, on average, one extra school every couple of hours to deal with the very large number of displaced. Its notjust schools that were overwhelmed. Hospitals, too, have been struggling to deal with the wounded women and children among the casualties. With the wounded. Women and children among the casualties. Translation we heard a very loud noise. Two strikes and we all flew. Each flew in a different direction. Both of my cousins were killed and my father was killed. This video published by the idf, boasts of Killing Hezbollah leaders one after the other. Amidst all the ongoing airstrikes, israel was systematically targeting and killing senior hezbollah leaders. Culminating in. Explosions. Were in the office. We heard multiple explosions, one after the other. They were so loud. Many of them. We dont know what was happening or where. Its in the middle of beirut and this is what we can see from a distance. This huge attack had a colossal impact. The target was Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of hezbollah and one of the most prominent figures in lebanon. Backed by iran. The killing of nasrallah was an earthquake for the party, the country and region. For this woman, the news was shocking. Israels prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered nasrallahs killing while at the un. The idf released this picture of what they say is that moment. His killing was a huge win for israel. While at the un, the israeli leader made a vow to hezbollah� s backers. I have a message for the tyrants of tehran. If you strike us, we will strike you. There is no place in iran that the long arm of israel cannot reach. And thats true of the entire Middle East. There was no mention of diplomacy. Irans supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, promised that the killing of Hassan Nasrallah would not go unavenged. But before any iranian retaliation, Neta Nyahu attacked iranian backed groups in yemen and syria. And it didnt stop there. Israels military says its troops have crossed the border into Southern Lebanon. Israel launched the Ground Invasion into Southern Lebanon, the first in 18 years in what it called limited, localised and targeted raids against hezbollah to return displaced israelis to their homes in the north. Despite israels massive blows to hezbollah, this remains a very challenging operation. Israel doesnt only have hezbollah to contend with. Sirens wail. Tonight at six, as we come on, Air Missiles from iran have been fired towards israel. On the 1st of october, the region held its breath. Tonights escalation comes in response to israels overnight invasion of Southern Lebanon. Almost 200 ballistic missiles were launched by iran. Wow, wow. The israeli defence forces said most were intercepted by israels extensive defensive capabilities. But the idf said some struck central and southern israel with one fatality. There was a lot of booms. One of them, it was terrible. When we came out, i saw all the destruction. Whats happening . Were happy. Were still alive. The attack was widely condemned by the west, who called for Restraint And De escalation. But both Israel And Iran show no sign of backing down. The Middle East is still reeling from the Hamas Attacks on the 7th Of October Last year. The horror of the last 12 months has been compounded in recent days. Hezbollah by heightened tensions and escalations which have spread across the region with devastating consequences. The region has neverfelt more dangerous or uncertain. Peace and resolution seem to have been abandoned. All sides are promising more attacks. Further escalation. Here in lebanon, the horrors of this conflict are reminiscent of the countless bloody and violent chapters in the countrys history. People here have always felt they are living on the brink. Today, more than ever, uncertainty looms large as they wait for whats next, something no one seems able to predict. A State Of Emergency has been declared in Bosnia Herzegovina after Flash Floods and landslides have left at least 16 people dead. Towns and villages became submerged after an overnight storm caused rivers to burst their banks. Search and Rescue Work continues across the region as our Balkans Correspondent GuyDe Launey reports. For the older residents of donja jablanica, its too much to bear. This is whats left of their village after floods and landslides swept through the streets and the houses where the residents were sleeping. The Village Mosque was submerged by the deluge of water, mud and rocks. Somehow, the imam escaped with his family. Others werent so fortunate. Translation from there, l i heard a tremendous rumble, as if all the hills turned towards us. I also heard screams for a few minutes and then all went silent. Then i thought everyone over there was dead. And how should i feel losing for having no one anymore . Losing four, having no one any more . My house is completely destroyed. There is no one. No one. What can i tell you . Rescue workers have been searching through the inundated houses. British Search And Rescue specialists are among the international teams whove flown out to help their bosnian colleagues. Its backbreaking work. But while a handful of residents remain missing, the effort to find them will continue. Floods also hit other parts of central bosnia. Houses around connewitz were swept away, along with roads and bridges. That includes vital roads and railways between the capital, the capital, sarajevo, and another key city, mostar. But for now, most people are thinking about the Human Cost and how one night of Heavy Rain could have caused such a catastrophe. Guy De Launey, bbc news, ljubljana. An M Pox Vaccination campaign targeting high risk groups is underway in goma in the east of the democratic republic of congo. The Health Ministry in kinshasa says its an attempt to curb the spread of the virus, which has killed close to A Thousand people this year. More than 200,000 doses of the M Pox Vaccine have been donated by the eu and us. For more on that, here is the Bbc World services africa regional editor, richard kagoe. Congolese health Officials Today launched a fast Mpox Vaccination in the eastern city of congo. The ceremony was presided over by officials and sets the stage for what is considered to be a key effort in containing the outbreak that has spread across the countrys 26 provinces and also from the epicentre in the east of the country to more than 15 countries on the continent, according to the countrys health minister. About 1000 people have been killed since the emergence of very deadly strain of mpox was detected in the east of the country. This is a unique Vaccination Campaign because it is specifically targeted at people who are at high risk, for instance of those who have pre existing conditions, those who are weak or immune compromised. It is also targeted at Health Workers who are literally in the Front Line and also Sex Workers as well and also Sex Workers as well and people involved in Cross Border Trade and anyone involved in a suspecte