More divisions i believe into south lebanon. Joining me tonight are emily harding, director of the centre for international studies intelligence, national security, and technology programme. Justin crump, ceo at sibylline. Anja manuel, the Executive Director of the Aspen Security Forum and a former us state department official, and lord kim darroch, former Uk Ambassador to the us. It isa it is a great panel, we will get them all in the next hour. First, the latest bbc news. Services and commemorations have been taking place for the 1,200 israelis killed and more than 250 taken hostage, in the hamas attacks, exactly one year ago. A Minutes Silence was held. World leaders have also been marking the day. President biden lit a ceremonial candle in the White House and said the us was committed to Israels Security and too many civilians have suffered too much in this era of conflict. The british prime Minister Sir Keir starmer said that October The 7th was the darkest Day Injewish history si
Hello, im christian fraser. Youre watching the context on bbc news. As he marks a year since the october seventh attacks, uk prime Minister Sir Keir starmer urges all sides to step back from the brink. Lam iamjust i am just watching some pictures of Tel Aviv at the moment. This is the Night Shot across a city where the Air Raid sirens have been activated in the last few minutes. As far as we can ascertain, there doesnt appear to be much activity around the city, the idea for that activity is they were watching project i coming into space above Tel Aviv from the direction of lebanon, so things tense in the Capital Tonight at a time where people are on the streets marking one year since the october seven attacks. We will continue to watch that and bring you an update as and when things clear. This is the longest war between the israelis and arabs since the end of the conflict that set the boundaries of the israeli state in 1949. But what about the Arab States, Saudi Arabia and the uae, t
Hezbollah is part of the political game here in lebanon. It is almost the only party that is, you know, armed and lebanon and also has representation in the parliament. But has engaged in fights and conflict with israel since it started in 19805 until this latest confrontation that we are living these days. Frank, a lot of people i think certainly after the attack we saw a couple of nights ago, that unprecedented attack in terms of Scale And Size that iran launched on israel. One question which people are asking is why did iran Attack Israel and will israel now Attack Iran . Ok, so this really goes back to april the 1st, when the israeli Air Force carried out an airstrike on Irans Consulate in damascus, killing a number of Iranian Revolutionary Guards officers, including allegedly the man who was coordinating the flow of arms from iran through syria to hezbollah in lebanon. And that was an attack on a diplomatic premise, the international outrage was pretty muted. Iran said it would re
In retaliation for the barrage of missiles launched by tehran two days ago. On tuesday, iran fired 180 missiles across large parts of israel. It came in response to the israeli military s Ground Invasion of southern lebanon. The conflict has continued to escalate overnight. Lebanons Health Ministry says five people have been killed in a strike on a medicalfacility in beirut. The Israeil Military confirmed it had carried out a Precision Attack on a building said to be affiliated with the iran backed armed group hezbollah. Our Correspondent Peter bowes has the latest. More explosions ring out overnight in lebanon. The Israeli Army says it conducted a precise attack on bachoura in central beirut. The first raid in the heart of lebanons capital. Lebanese officials say at least five people were killed and 11 injured in this israeli strike on a medical facility, a building affiliated with hezbollah. Earlier, the lebanese Health Ministry confirmed at least 46 people have been killed in israel