There s been no indication yet from israel or hezbollah if they will agree to the terms of the proposed ceasefire. It all comes as israel continued deadly air raids in southern lebanon on wednesday, killing at least 72 people, according to lebanon s health ministry. It brings the death toll from israeli strikes in lebanon to nearly 600 just this week. Lebanon says a quarter of those killed have been women and chlidren. Israel s military chief has told troops that israel s air strikes could pave the way for a possible ground invasion into lebanon. Israel said wednesday it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by hezbollah towards tel aviv the first such rocket to target the city. The un secretary general warned on wednesday that hell is breaking loose in lebanon. Antonio guterres made the remarks at an emergency security council meeting convened as world leaders and diplomats gathered in new york for the 79th un general assembly. Hell is breaking loose in lebanon. As i told the genera
We will have a special programme in 30 minutes. Hello, im nicky schiller. We start in the United States where President Biden has delivered his last state of the Union Address before the president ial election in november. In a fiery speech he warned that the us is facing a greater threat to its freedom and democracy than at any time since the presidency of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860s. He repeatedly took swipes at donald trump, using the term, My Predecessor 13 times. He described mr trumps recent remarks about nato as unacceptable. Mr biden said he had inherited an economy on the brink after the turmoil of covid pandemic, but it was now the envy of the world. But it was his repeated attacks on mr trump which drew the biggest cheers on capitol hill. Nomia iqbal has the story from washington. Cheering. This was President Biden s make or break moment to show americans why he should be re elected. No pressure. Good evening. If i were smart, id go home now. Laughter. It was a more fiery s
We speak to the mayor of freetown in sierra leone, subject of a new bbc documentary. Well hear from Award Winning actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi on whats next for irans women led protests. And iranian female djs use music to defy the islamic republic. Hello, im Azadeh Moshiri and welcome to our bbc news special programme on International Womens day. Im standing in front of the Millicent Fawcett statue, here in parliament square. She was a suffragist in the 20th century, protesting to secure the right to vote for women. Its by the artist Gillian Wearing and it was made after a campaign by a feminist writer, Caroline Criado perez, who wanted to see a womans statue here in the square. Now, of course, what were about to look at for the next half hour are just some of the issues affecting women today. Theres plenty more coverage from the uk and Around The World on the bbc news website and app. So lets begin with ukraine. And after more than two years of war in ukraine, the un says mor
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And that his body was found in khan younis overnight. During the attack on a kibbutz in october, elads father was killed and his mother was abducted but freed in a deal in november. In a facebook post, his sister blamed the Israeli Government for his death. In gaza, a desperate wait for food amid warnings of famine. Aid deliveries have been, at best, sporadic, but when help does arrive, people rush to get it. Translation when we were displaced at the beginning, we used to eat rotten bread because of the high prices of food here. This is the only place where i can get food for my children. The attack on a convoy that killed seven aid workers this week has put even more pressure on israel. From the us came a warning it should do more to boost humanitarian assistance and protect civilians and aid workers or risk losing american support. The World Food Programme has been able to serve 1 Million People every month with food because they completely depend on us. But we have challenges. We do