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
They demand Prime Minister ariel henry resign. Hes in puerto rico and unable to return home. The aid includes 100 million to support an International Security the uss contribution to 300 also includes a separate 33 million in humanitarian assistance. Mr blinken says a Multinational Security force is needed to stabilize the country. What weve seen in recent days again should remind us that the already challenging and difficult Security Situation has now deteriorated even further, and makes the Multinational Support mission even more important than ever. The United Nations Security Council now, all of us know that only the haitian people can, and only the haitian people should determine their own future. On sunday, the us military increased security at the American Embassy and evacuated some staff. The eu and other countries are also evacuating their citizens. Our Central American correspondent, will grant has more on the violence. And a warning, his report contains images you may find d