Weather closes in. Meanwhile, there have been further airstrikes on hezbollah targets in the lebanese capital, beirut. Whilst the iranian backed group fired more than 100 rockets into israel on monday. Most were intercepted. Lets hear some of Mr Netanyahus televised speech. Translation we are not to tiered. We have stood strongly together to defend and protect our homeland. Whatever strength was needed we defined what the objectives of this war was, we want to eradicate the hamas and bring our hostages home whether alive or not. We must thwart any future threat on the state of israel and bring the residents of the North And South into safe to their homes. As weve been hearing, israel is continuing to exchange fire with hezbollah and hamas, and more Air Strikes have been carried out On Gaza and beirut. With this report from israels northern border, heres our middle East Correspondent Lucy williamson. The gaps in israels defences are still being tested. A rocket fired from lebanon landed
Its operations in lebanon as leaders weigh options to retaliate against iran s long range missile assault on tuesday. If israel does respond to the strike, then the islamic republic has vowed to retaliate against israel and countries it sees as supporting it. Us presidentjoe biden said the us is now discussing the possibility of israeli strikes on iran s oil infrastructure. Oil prices have increased 10% since iran s strike on tuesday, which was launched after israel s killing of hassan nasrallah, leader of the iran backed hezbollah. Meanwhile, hopes are dimming of a ceasfire in gaza or lebanon. Nearly one year on from hamas s attacks on 7 october, israeli forces are still in gaza and 97 hostages remain unaccounted for. As the humanitarian situation worsens in both countries, us charities now say 30% of lebanon s 5. 8 million people are now displaced. Southern lebanon s salah ghandour hospital says it s been attacked by israel, after it was warned to evacuate. They say nine members of s
Explosions and strikes in the southern suburbs of lebanon s capital beirut less than an hour after the israeli army issued an evacuation order for the area. Meanwhile, the afp news agency cites hezbollah sources saying its forces are fighting israeli troops near the lebanon israel border. Israel earlier said its forces have hit more than 2000 sites since it began its ground operation in southern lebanon on tuesday. This recent map shows weapons strikes across the region. Attacks by israel are shown in red and those by hezbollah, rockets fired into northern israel are in purple. Israel has ordered residents in these southern lebanese communities about 30 villages, here marked in orange to leave their homes for their own safety. The areas in grey show places which have already received evacuation orders since tuesday. On friday morning, an israeli strike cut a key route with syria. Israel says it struck the masnaa crossing because the route was being used by hezbollah to transport we
Of a wider conflict. Israel is continuing its operations in lebanon as leaders weigh options to retaliate against iran s long range missile assault on tuesday. If israel does respond to the strike, then the islamic republic has vowed to retaliate against israel and countries it sees as supporting it. Us presidentjoe biden said the us is now discussing the possibility of israeli strikes on iran s oil infrastructure. Oil prices have increased 10% since iran s strike on tuesday, which was launched after israel s killing of hassan nasrallah, leader of the iran backed hezbollah. Meanwhile, hopes are dimming of a ceasfire in gaza or lebanon. Nearly one year on from hamas s attacks on 7 october, israeli forces are still in gaza and 97 hostages remain unaccounted for. As the humanitarian situation worsens in both countries, us charities now say 30% of lebanon s 5. 8 million people are now displaced. Southern lebanon s salah ghandour hospital says it s been attacked by israel, after it was warn
First time in nine years. Campaigners in weber welcomed the move, while others are cautious. An inquest has been opened into the deaths of four people who died when a Luxury Yacht sank off the coast of sicily. Hello, im geeta guru murthy, welcome to Bbc News now. Irans supreme leader has defended his Countrys Missile Attack on israel earlier this week as totally legitimate. Leading Friday Prayers in tehran for the first time in five years, Ayatollah Khamenei said it was the minimum Punishment Israel deserved. Overnight there were more israeli Air Strikes on lebanon including one near a Border Crossing which israel says targeted a tunnel used by hezbollah. Our diplomatic correspondent Caroline Hawley has the latest. This was designed as a show of strength from a regime deeply humiliated by a series of devastating blows to its allies. Hezbollah and Hamas Supporters gathered first to commemorate the hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah, killed in an israeli Air Strike a week ago today. Free