The princess of wales returns to work following her Cancer Treatment earlier this year. Hello, im azadeh moshiri. We start with the latest on the electronic Pager Explosions in lebanon. Multiple reports say that israels mossad Spy Agency placed explosives in thousands of hezbollah pagers, before they detonated across lebanon on tuesday. Iran, which backs the armed group, a proscribed Terrorist Organisation by the uk, has described the synchronised explosions as mass murder, in their words, and blamed israel for the attack. So far, Israel Hasnt commented. At least 11 people died and almost 3000 people were wounded. Lebanon says hundreds are in critical condition in hospital. Some are blinded, others lost fingers or required amputation. Hezbollah has blamed israel for the explosions. Separately, israeli and us sources Say Israel detonated them earlier than planned, fearing that the armed Group Hezbollah had become aware of the plan. A number of pagers were recovered intact and now are be
In supermarkets, on the street, in cars, at home and even in barbershops. Thousands of hezbollah members simultaneously injured by exploding pagers. Incidents reported from all over lebanon, from beirut to the bekaa valley, and even in neighbouring syria. Hospitals suddenly inundated. Each explosion may have been small, but men lost fingers and eyes. Some had gaping wounds to their hips where the pagers were worn. Nine people are believed to have died, including one child. Israel is saying nothing about these extraordinary attacks. Frankly, it s hard to think of anyone else remotely capable of mounting such a sophisticated operation. But it comes at a time when the government is threatening to step up its military effort against hezbollah. Israel s border with lebanon has been volatile ever since the war in gaza began exchanges of fire every day between israel and hezbollah. Tens of thousands of civilians on both sides have been forced to flee. Kiryat shmona has been hit several time
A warning, his report contains distressing images from the start. This was a devastating attack. In supermarkets, on the street, in cars, at home and even in barbershops. Thousands of hezbollah members simultaneously injured by exploding pagers. Incidents reported from all over lebanon, from beirut to the bekaa valley, and even in neighbouring syria. Hospitals suddenly inundated. Each explosion may have been small, but men lost fingers and eyes. Some had gaping wounds to their hips where the pagers were worn. Nine people are believed to have died, including one child. Israel is saying nothing about these extraordinary attacks. Frankly, its hard to think of anyone else remotely capable of mounting such a sophisticated operation. But it comes at a time when the government is threatening to step up its Military Effort against hezbollah. Israels border with lebanon has been volatile ever since the war In Gaza began exchanges of fire every day between Israel And Hezbollah. Tens of thousands
Let me bring you some breaking news on the nhs. The average Response Time in february for ambulances in england dealing with the most urgent incidents, defined as calls from people with life threatening illnesses or injuries, was eight minutes and 25 seconds, nhs figures show. This is down very slightly from eight minutes and 26 Seconds Injanuary, but is above the target standard Response Time of seven minutes. Ambulances took an average of 36 minutes and 20 seconds last month to respond to emergency calls such as heart attacks, strokes and sepsis. This is down from a0 minutes and six Seconds Injanuary while the target is 18 minutes. Response times for urgent calls, such as late stages of labour, Non Severe Burns and diabetes, averaged two hours, four minutes and 12 seconds in february, down from two hours, 12 minutes and 48 seconds in january. Back to our top story. The communities secretary, michael gove, has told the bbc why the government is introducing a new definitgion for extrem