Air strikes on southern beirut, as the humanitarian situation is worsening in the country and there are fears of an israeli attack on iran. These are live pictures overlooking beirut. Lebanon Health Ministry says 25 people are killed and 127 wounded in israeli strikes in lebanon on friday. Israeli military says its killed two top hamas officials, in North And East lebanon. Israel has bombed a mosque in the southern part of the country it says was being used as a Command Centre by hezbollah fighters. The building was next to a hospital. At least four hospitals now closed in the south Because of israeli airstrikes. The World Health Organisation says at least 37 Healthcare Facilities have closed since israel began its Air Bombardment of lebanon two weeks ago. The un says more than 200 Thousand people have fled lebanon into neighbouring syria. Hezbollah says its fired rockets at the Ramat David Airbase near the city of haifa in northern israel. Sirens have sounded across northern israel th
Nearly 31,000 people have been infected there and almost 1000 have died. A full bulletin of news and half an hour, but now it is time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to sportsday this Saturday Night with me, chetan pathak. Coming up on the Programme Joy for Diogo Jota as liverpool Hold On for victory at Crystal Palace, but at what cost to their goalkeeper . A winning start for englands women at the T20 World Cup, as bangladesh are beaten in sharjah. And Ben Stokes agrees a new two year contract, but the England Captain wont be playing in the first test against pakistan which starts tomorrow. Iv e ive got some good things to focus on, so although i am not playing, i have a goal in mind. Welcome along. Thank you forjoining us. Not an easyjob taking overfrom jurgen klopp, but its nine wins out of ten in all competitions now for liverpools new Head Coach Arne slot. Victory at Crystal Palace wasnt as straightforward as it should have been, but their 1 0 win at Selhurst Park means theyll s
Hassan nasrallah had been Secretary General of hezbollah for 32 years, overseeing its growth into the worlds most heavily armed non state army. He was born in lebanon in 1960, growing up in beirut s eastern bourj hammoud district. He took over the leadership in 1992 when his predecessor was assassinated by israel. To thousands, maybe millions of Shia Muslims in lebanon and beyond, he was a hero. To israel, he was a wanted terrorist. Armed with up to the minute intelligence, the israeli Air Force targeted the underground bunker where hezbollah s leadership was meeting. This is both a major escalation and a challenge to iran. Translation this is not | the limit of our capabilities. We must be very clear, there are more tools at our disposal and the message is simple anyone who threatens the state of israel will be reached, whether in the north, the south or even a more distant places. Or even in more distant places. Hezbollah s power has been seriously weakened by the recent assassinatio
Guaranteed report. It is a significant and pivotal moment not just for the conflict but for the wider Middle East, the repercussions of what has happened here will have an impact notjust on the continued fighting between israel and lebanon, but also on the wider part of the region as well. Now, strikes have continued today here in beirut. I want to show you the strikes that have been going on in lebanon. Officials here say that nearly 800 people have now been killed since monday, and that particular attacker and that particular attack i was describing to you that killed Hassan Nasrallah took place here in beirut. You can see the proximity of this to the southern suburbs of the city, i Hezbollah Strongholds. A Hezbollah Strongholds. This is a blow to that group but also to its main backer and finance, iran. Already, we are waiting to see how iranians proxies, and there are various of them across the region, we are talking about iranians backed Militia Groups in iraq and syria, and the h
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