Hello. Welcome to this hour. Israel and the iran backed hezbollah are continuing their attacks on Each Other as the Middle East braces itself for a possible retaliation by israel on iran. Lets take you through the latest developments. The Israeli Army says its struck Hezbollah Fighters inside a mosque in the south of the country. Hezbollah fighters are also said to be engaged in fierce clashes with israeli troops in lebanons Southern Border area. At least four hospitals have been closed in southern lebanon because of the israeli airstrikes, with officials saying theyve had to turn away emergency patients. The World Health Organisation says at least 37 Healthcare Facilities have closed over the past two weeks, since israel began its Air Bombardment of lebanon. There have also been more explosions in the Hezbollah Dominated Suburbs of the lebanese capital, beirut. It comes just hours after the Israeli Army issued an Evacuation Order for dozens of areas in the city. An Apartment Building
we ll go live to the capital of ukraine and get the latest from inside moscow in just a minute. plus, does the future of the war in ukraine hinge on the midterms in the u.s.? the republican victories in the house and senate mean less money or less military support? we ll dig into that, plus get a gut check on a couple of big races you haven t heard a whole lot about. finally, jury selection just getting under way in the second sex crimes trial of harvey weinstein. the stakes have been raised exponentially after he was given a chance to appeal his new york conviction. what are the chances he could be allowed to walk free? we start with the brutal attacks in ukraine and apparent return to tactics that russia used early in the war to try to terrorize and kill civilians. it represents the biggest, most widespread attack in months. russia claims that it was going after energy and military command facilities. but the vast majority were civilian targets, including an apartment
Of alert and ordered all schools to be closed on sunday. The military has also announced new restrictions on civilian gatherings the move comes hours after Iranian Special forces seized a Container Ship linked to israel in the straits of hormuz. The white house has demanded the Immediate Release of the ship and its crew, accusing irans revolutionary guards of an act of piracy. Our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has the latest from jerusalem. An Iranian Special forces helicopter has been seen in footage that has been verified by the bbc, hovering over the deck of the ship. You can see one person on the deck, two people climbing down the rope, and Iranian State media have been very clear and vocal about attributing that to Iranian Revolutionary guard Naval Special forces. In response, israels Foreign Minister has accused iran of an act of piracy, and the Military Spokesman Daniel Hagar here in israel has said iran will bear the consequences for this escalation. What i think is
influential centrejonathan danty is replaced by yoram moefana. france have won the last 16 matches when danty has been in the side, so that is a big miss, as is ever present giant lock paul willemse his starting spot taken by racing 92 lock cameron woki. new zealand are also without some key players, including inside centre jordi barrett. anton lienart brown draughted into the side in his place, while former world player of the year brodie retallick is still out injured. dan roan is in france getting ready for what promises to be a tournament to remember. already one of the countries most in love with rugby union, france is readying itself to play host to the game s biggest stars and millions of fans. and as last minute preparations continued here in paris ahead of tomorrow s opening match, the man in charge told me that this was a moment for the sport to cherish. huge appetite. i was in toulouse at the weekend, a real rugby capital in france, and it s everywhere. we know t
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