Welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. The un has warned that the middle east is on the brink of imminent catastrophe amid fears of an all out war as israel and the iran backed group hezbollah in lebanon carry out large cross border strikes. Israel said hezbollah launched more than a hundred rockets from lebanon towards them. Hezbollah said the attacks were in response to the wave of explosions of pagers and walkie talkies that s widely believed to have been carried out by israel. In haifa, hospital patients have been moved to underground facilities, schools have been closed and gatherings restricted, as well as in other northern areas up to the lebanese border. Meanwhile, israel said it carried out more air strikes on targets in southern lebanon, destroying thousands of hezbollah s rocket launchers. The un chief antonio guterres said he fears the conflict between israel and hezbollah could risk lebanon becoming another gaza. Our senior internat
Hello, im kasia madera. We start in the Middle East, where israel says hezbollah fired over 150 missiles into the country in the latest excalation of Cross Border strikes between the two sides. In turn, israel has launched extensive airstrikes on targets in Southern Lebanon. Prime minister, Benjamin Netanyaju said his country had inflicted a series of heavy blows on hezbollah in Recent days, saying if they havent understood the message yet, they will. Residents in the Northern Israeli Port City of haifa, nearly 30km from the border with lebanon, have been told to restrict gatherings and stay near shelters, after it and a nearby airbase were targeted by hezollah rockets. And Lebanons Health Ministry now says 45 people, including women and children, were killed in fridays israeli attack on beirut. From jerusalem, Paul Adams reports. Northern israel under attack this morning. Houses hit far from the lebanese border. Hezbollah are seeking revenge after days of devastating setbacks. Israels
Have been dashed after he was knocked out by Daniel Dubois in the fifth round. Hello, im kasia madera. Start with some Breaking News from Sri Lanka. The left wing opposition candidate, anura kumara dissanayake, has won Sri Lankas first president Ial Poll since the country defaulted on its international debts two years ago. That news just coming into us here at the bbc. He won when second preference votes were Ta Ken into account after winning about forty percent in the initial round of counting. The opposition leader, sajith premadasa, came second, with the outgoing president , Ranil Wikremesinghe Trailing in third. Breaking news from Sri Lanka on that election. The left wing opposition candidate, anura kumara dissanayake, has won Sri Lankas first president Ial Poll since the country defaulted on its international debts two years ago. We will speak to our correspondence on the ground. She willjoin us live with the latest on that. We start in the Middle East, where israel says hezbollah
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In the Middle East. The united Nations Chief has said he fears the escalating Cross Border Conflict between israel and Lebanons Hezbollah could become another gaza. Antonio guterres also voiced his pessimism about the chances of a Ceasefire Deal in the gaza strip. His comments came as the Deputy Leader of the armed Group Hezbollah said its confrontation with israel had entered a new phase, describing it as an open ended battle of reckoning. Naim qassem was speaking during the funeral of a senior Hezbollah Commander killed in fridays israeli airstrike on beirut. Fridays attack has been followed by a further escalation of Cross Border strikes with three people killed in an israeli attack on Southern Lebanon. And israel says hezbollah has fired more than 150 rockets into its territory. This Dashcam Video from a parked car, verified by bbc verify, shows the exact moment of an impact in Kiryat Bialik in israel. You can also see in another video that cars and buildings were set alight. Some