City Of Haifa. Several people were injured. Will vernon has the latest. One year on since the Middle East was set ablaze, beirut burns again. Explosions pierce the night sky. Israel had issued new Evacuation Orders shortly before launching Air Strikes on the city. The Israeli Military released this footage, saying it had targeted hezbollah Weapons Storage and command centres hidden beneath residential buildings, which hezbollah denies. The strikes on beirut are intensifying. The lebanese government says more than moo people have been killed so far. Over the border in israel, hezbollahs response. The city Of Haifa was attacked by five rockets. Ten people were injured by shrapnel. Hezbollah claimed it had targeted a Military Base in the area. Earlier on sunday, an Evacuation Flight for british nationals left beirut. The Uk Government says no more are planned. Those On Board described the terrifying ordeal of their escape. Oh, its been devastating. Its like a nightmare, nightmare. Its like hell on earth. I cant describe, like, every day, every day at night, bombing, like extreme bombing. Its so scary, like, the buildings shake. Over A Million people have been forced from their homes in lebanon, and around A Thousand temporary shelters across the country are now full. The un says the situation is desperate. This is a major displacement crisis, as you all know, caused by this situation. We need respect for civilian infrastructure and civilian population. Unfortunately, many instances of violations of international humanitarian law in the way the Air Strikes are conducted. And thousands of people are once again on the move in the gaza strip. Injabalia in the north, israel ordered 300,000 residents to evacuate. The Israeli Military is expanding its operations in lebanon and gaza. But the concern now is the potentialfor a direct confrontation between israel and iran, which could spark an even wider war. Will vernon, bbc news. Joining me now is samar el yassir, Country Director at the humanitarian Organistation Anera in lebanon. Thank you for having me. Talk us through what impact this is having, these strikes are having, these strikes are having on ordinary people in beirut and across lebanon. Actually it is a nightmare. We are very concerned as an international organisation working in lebanon by the mass destruction, Mass Displacement and escalation of hostilities. So far more than A Million people to be exact, 1. 2 million people to be exact, 1. 2 million people in a very short time had to flee their homes and take the future into shelters, the streets, anywhere where they think it is marseille. There is mass destruction of buildings, hospitals, Health Centres so we are really concerned about the escalation, about the mass destruction, displacementand destruction, displacement and also destruction, displacementand also there is news of humanitarian workers being casualties in all of this. Do Ou Casualties in all of this. Do you think casualties in all of this. Do you think there is been enough planning . You think there is been enough lannin . ,. , planning . Unfortunately, Leven Wasnt prepared planning . Unfortunately, Leven Wasnt prepared for planning . Unfortunately, Leven Wasnt prepared for this, planning . Unfortunately, Leven Wasnt prepared for this, not. Wasnt prepared for this, not at all. The collective shelters are really the schools. Schools had to open up and take in people, which is totally unprepared. There is no place to sleep and it doesnt have any electricity, water, so humanitarian organisations have been trying to respond to these needs by Water Trucks and bedding. Iwant needs by Water Trucks and bedding. I want to tell you, because of their own preparedness, in a very short time the hostilities have only taken place in two weeks and already there is incidences of cholera and other diseases in these places so the Health Situation is really concerning. Thank you very much for coming on the programme. Earlier, my Colleague Lyse Doucet spoke to udi goren, whose Cousin Tal haimi was taken hostage by Hamas On October The 7th and later killed. Heres what he shared with us. I think back on this year as the entire year, we are still stuck in October Seventh, 2023, because a lot of people had been impacted and were able to recuperate and move on but we are still undergoing that same trauma, we are still in this struggle, as you havejust heard, our lives had stopped, it is absolutely true, and there is really no way we could do anything aside from taking care of this campaign to bring them back as soon as possible. The fact that we are a year into the war and the hostages are not back, most of all we feel it is not even concerned, we feel that it hasnt. Everybody hasnt done everything they should have been doing and i speak of my own government, which the hostages are not here so clearly they havent done everything they could have done but the war still goes on, the fighting still goes on and the World Hasnt done enough, the World Hasnt done enough, the World Hasnt done enough, the world has a lot of influence, the us in Qatar And Egypt and the us in Qatar And Egypt and the uk and europe, and of course they are not the key players at the end of the day, the deal has to be signed by israel and hamas but there is a lot of leveraged that can be used and hasnt. So lot of leveraged that can be used and hasnt. Lot of leveraged that can be used and hasnt. So you dont believe your used and hasnt. So you dont believe your prime used and hasnt. So you dont believe your Prime Minister. Believe your prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he says repeatedly he is doing all he can, as i speak to you we can hear the sound of artillery going into the border into gaza. He says he is doing all he will not stop stop this war until his waraim he will not stop stop this war until his War Aim of Destroying Hamas is achieved and he blames hamas is achieved and he blames hamas for the deadlock. First of all, i hamas for the deadlock. First of all. I will hamas for the deadlock. First of all, i will say hamas for the deadlock. First of all, i will say the hamas for the deadlock. First of all, i will say the most of all, i will say the most obvious thing, the hostages are not here. Therefore he has not done everything he could have. Had he, they would have been here, so that is simple reasoning. Aside from that, i think the walk will not stop until the goals of the war they have said, he and the government have set are achieved. However, they havent as far as we believe been prioritising right and there are two goals to this war, one is making israel is safe and the other one is bringing back the other one is bringing back the hostages. At this point, the hostages. At this point, the was, years fighting with hamas has weakened it enough that israel is safe enough at this point to make sure october seven doesnt happen again Tomorrow Morning and therefore we can reach a deal that would bring the hostages back. We will then have to continue making sure that our border is safe because hamas will not cease doing what it does. It openly says it. But at the end of the day, we have to prioritise. Of the day, we have to prioritise. Of the day, we have to rioritise. A ~. ,. , prioritise. As you know, many ofthe prioritise. As you know, many of the key prioritise. As you know, many of the key buts prioritise. As you know, many of the key buts home prioritise. As you know, many of the key buts home to of the key buts home to left wing peace activist, they had close ties to some of the residents of gaza kibbutz. After all that has happened, when it gets to the day after, do you think israelis and palestinians can find ways to live together in security . I think when people use october the 7th And Hamas has done, hamas terrorist have done things on October The 7th that would put the nazis to shame. They have executed the most barbaric, heinous crimes people have ever thought about doing against other people and yet to say that because of that we dont think there would ever be a peaceful solution, and it doesnt have to be peace, it could be a lot of different things, but would the violence between israelis and palestinians never cease, to say that i think is actually ignorant in looking at past long standing ethnic conflicts. History shows that at the end of the Day Conflict End and when you speak to your own audience, you can stay very close to home in bringing examples if you look at Northern Ireland, if you look at even the much longer conflict between england and france, for 500 years there was war and then it ended. So at the end of the day it would end. We cant live through War For posterity. But we would need to make very definitive actions that have a vision and have leaders that bring us there and at the very moment we dont have these leaders and i will say more than that, i have said it in my prior Response And Ifeel very strongly said it in my prior response and i feel very strongly about this, the world must stop are paying Lip Service if it wants to see the Conflict End and the world has been paying Lip Service and fuelling this conflict for years by supporting the military effort on both sides and by not putting a stop to it and not asking for accountability and vision. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. A year on from the hamas attacks, Israels Response continues to dominate politics across the Middle East. Our international editor, Jeremy Bowen spoke to Lyse Doucet about where the situation could be headed. The well of national trauma is very the well of national trauma is very deep. It is renewed regularly because the stories of the regularly because the stories of the hostages, the stories of what of the hostages, the stories of what happened exactly a year a o what happened exactly a year ago have been told and told and told again in the media, among Tv Etc told again in the media, among Tv Etc on told again in the media, among Tv Etc. On a very regular basis. Tv etc. On a very regular basis. I Tv Etc. On a very regular basis. I would say that while Benjamin Netanyahu has improved his poll Benjamin Netanyahu has improved his poll ratings, particularly since his poll ratings, particularly since the offensive against hezbollah in lebanon, there is still plenty of people here who think still plenty of people here who think he still plenty of people here who think he is a disaster for the country think he is a disaster for the country. However, there is absolutely strong support for though absolutely strong support for though was that israel is waging though was that israel is waging in gaza and also that method waging in gaza and also that method it has used and as well as at method it has used and as well as at the method it has used and as well as at the fact now that there, they as at the fact now that there, they are as at the fact now that there, they are contemplating they will hit they are contemplating they will hit back against iran, there will hit back against iran, there is will hit back against iran, there is more head of steam they there is more head of steam they should be a pretty severe attack they should be a pretty severe attack against iran because iran attack against iran because iran is attack against iran because iran is weakened and this is an opportunity to do the islamic regime opportunity to do the islamic regime in tehran some serious damage regime in tehran some serious damaue. ,. ,. , damage. Here in Southern Israel the military damage. Here in Southern Israel the Military Helicopters damage. Here in Southern Israel the Military Helicopters are damage. Here in Southern Israel the Military Helicopters are in i the Military Helicopters are in the Military Helicopters are in the area. There is a constant boom of heavy artillery being fired into gaza. Despite the intense israeli Bombardment Day in, day out for months on end and a Ground Incursion which has left so much of gaza in utter ruin, hamas is still able to fire rockets, three landed in Southern Israel this morning. I in Southern Israel this morning in Southern Israel this morning. In Southern Israel this morninu. ~. , morning. I think so far it is uuite a morning. I think so far it is quite a strategic morning. I think so far it is quite a strategic defeat morning. I think so far it is quite a strategic defeat for the israelis. They have a closeup the israelis. They have a Close Up tactical victories. They Close Up tactical victories. They have absolutely smashed hamas they have absolutely smashed hamas as an organised Military Force hamas as an organised Military Force but hamas as an organised Military Force but now an insurgency has started force but now an insurgency has started and small groups are still fighting on and i am certain still fighting on and i am certain after the killing of civilians certain after the killing of civilians and the Damage Israel has done civilians and the Damage Israel has done that they are not short has done that they are not short of has done that they are not short of recruits. They still have short of recruits. They still have a short of recruits. They still have a Tunnel Network which they have a Tunnel Network which they are have a Tunnel Network which they are able to use. I certainly thought a year ago that certainly thought a year ago that israel, after a month or two, that israel, after a month or two, would make pretty short work two, would make pretty short work of two, would make pretty short work of hamas given their overall work of hamas given their overall strength but it has proved overall strength but it has proved to be much harder than they proved to be much harder than they ever proved to be much harder than they ever expected and i think there they ever expected and i think there is they ever expected and i think there is actually a sense of relief there is actually a sense of relief in there is actually a sense of relief in the military now they are Fighting A War In Lebanon which are Fighting A War In Lebanon which they actually planned for. They didnt plan for that War For. They didnt plan for that war against hamas, they didnt see hamas as much of a threat but now see hamas as much of a threat but now in see hamas as much of a threat but now in lebanon they are pushing but now in lebanon they are pushing ahead but at the moment, at a time like this you would moment, at a time like this you would think that a country would would think that a country would preferably have a sense of repose commemorating such a traumatic of repose commemorating such a traumatic day and remembering the dead traumatic day and remembering the dead and limiting, but this is actually a time when the country is actually a time when the country is notjus