LInks to Iran. LInks to Iran. He was one of the best known he was one of the best known and most InfluentIal fIgures In the MIddle East. Born In 1960, Hassan Nasrallah grew up In beIrut s Eastern Bourj Hammoud neIghbourhood. He became leader of hezbollah In 1992, at the age of 32, after hIs predecessor was assassInated. He played a Key Role In turnIng hezbollah Into a powerful polItIcal and mIlItary force. Under hIs leadershIp, he helped hezbollah TraIn Hundreds of fIghters from the palestInIan MIlItant Group hamas. And he also obtaIned mIssIles and rockets from Iran for use agaInst Israel. Lets speak to anna foster, our mIddle East Correspondent In beIrut. Talk us through exactly what we know about what happened there. ThIs Is a really crucIal moment now. Last nIght, about 6 20pm here In beIrut, we had thIs huge serIes of explosIons a few kIlometres from where I am now In dahIeh, In the Southern Suburbs, a hezbollah stronghold. We saw pIctures quIckly of absolute destructIon comIng ou
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A budget that will define the next Half Decade under labour begins to take shape with more investment in big projects, more borrowing, and perhaps less of a Tax Rise than expected. And devastating israeli strikes on beirut actively targeting hezbollah s leadership, as Benjamin Netanyahu dashes back from the Un And Tehran holds emergency meetings. Where will this escalation take the region and the world . Good evening. This is newsnight, home to Insight And Analysis from home and abroad. Well discuss the emerging situation in the Middle East a little later, matters could develop as we are on air. Breaking news is that they hezbollah it senior leadership is unreachable following the israel strikes on the Beirut Southern Suburbs on thursday. We will discuss that later. But first a domestic Mid Conference political and economic stock take with our top panel. Anushka asthana, Itv News deputy political editor, author of taken as red, an Insider Account of Labours Ascent to power, zing tseng,
To arguments in lebanon with 75 targets hit overnight. These are the latest pictures we are getting in from lebanon. The latest strikes happened close to the Border with syria, and supposedly hit rockets and buildings. Overthe supposedly hit rockets and buildings. Over the last few days, the lebanese Health Industry says it is 13 people were killed in those later strikes, with more than 550 people killed since the strike started. Benjamin netanyahu has. There has been speech saying there will be no ceasefire. Our Middle East correspondent, Hugo Bachega updated us on the latest developments from beirut. Despite all these growing calls for a ceasefire along the lebanon israel Border, we havent seen indications from Israel And Hezbollah that they are interested in de escalation. The israeli military says its airstrikes targeting hezbollah positions continue this morning. The lebanese authorities are saying that at least four people have been confirmed dead as a result of the attacks happe
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