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amin salam in beirut, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, thank you, stephen. always a pleasure. well, it s great to have you back on the show and if i may, i want to start with some words you said just one week after october 7 that is, after the hamas attack on southern israel and at the very beginning of israel s massive military response. you said at that point, we do not want to be here in lebanon a bargaining chip in a larger geopolitical game. isn t that precisely what your country has become? stephen, you ve known me for always my honesty and transparency and we reached a point in lebanon where everything is very clear and there s nothing to hide. and saying the truth and sharing the truth, admitting what is at fault, is the best strategy to follow. so, yes, i was very clear in what i said at that point of time, particularly because lebanon is a small state in this region, has been paying a very, very high price for conflicts around lebanon and in the region fo ....
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israeli forces ramp up activity in the gaza saw strip, entering its second phase of the war. translator: we have two goals in this war, to destroy hamas and all its infrastructure and do everything that s possible to bring our hostages back home. will: we re learning more this morning as 230 israelis are still being held by hamas. the idf says they destroyed at least 450 terror sites in gaza over the weekend with a full scale invasion still looming. israeli officials are urgingen innocent civilians in gaza a to save themselves. civilians in northern gaza and gaza city should temporarily move south to a safer area where they can receive water, food and medicine. pete: in response to the latest strikes, iran s president says israel, quote, crossed the red lines which may force everyone to take action. let s now go to senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot live on the ground near the israel-lebanon border. greg. reporter: yeah, as we hear artillery rumbling ....
right next to the window. for six months in space, every time i would open the window i would look out and see the spacecraft. i will be reporting live from westminster where senior politicians, dignitaries and religious leaders will gather for eight commemorative event to mark the holocaust. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. theresa may is expected to become the first world leader to meet america s new president this evening when she addresses republican congressmen in philadelphia. tomorrow she will travel to the white house for formal talks. the prime minister is expected to tell her audience tonight that a sovereign, global britain wants to enhance ties with its old friends . but some politicians here have reacted to the meeting with misgivings, after mr trump said he supported the use of waterboarding in interrogations. here s our political correspondent, carole walker. theresa may said her meeting with president trump will be an opportunity to renew the s ....
far is the footsie. also in the programme. tired of cramped legs and aching backs after long distance air travel? we ll meet the company aiming to put the luxury back into flying, using smart design. at the other end of the scale, dubai has just tested its first pilotless people carrying drone. today we want to know, how comfortable would you feel being whizzed about in the air without a pilot on board? in the last few hours, former banker steven mnuchin has been confirmed as the new treasury secretary. asjobs go, it s a very important one. besides serving as the nation s banker, paying its bills, collecting taxes and managing its debt, the secretary is also one of the leading regulators of banks and wall street. so how well do we think he ll perform in this new role? here s what we know about him. he s been criticised as a wall street insider, having spent 17 years working for goldman sachs, and also setting up and running several hedge funds. this has enabled him to f ....