Hassan nasrallah had been Secretary General of hezbollah for 32 years, overseeing its growth into the worlds most heavily armed non state army. He was born in lebanon in 1960, growing up in beirut s eastern bourj hammoud district. He took over the leadership in 1992 when his predecessor was assassinated by israel. To thousands, maybe millions of Shia Muslims in lebanon and beyond, he was a hero. To israel, he was a wanted terrorist. Armed with up to the minute intelligence, the israeli Air Force targeted the underground bunker where hezbollah s leadership was meeting. This is both a major escalation and a challenge to iran. Translation this is not | the limit of our capabilities. We must be very clear, there are more tools at our disposal and the message is simple anyone who threatens the state of israel will be reached, whether in the north, the south or even a more distant places. Or even in more distant places. Hezbollah s power has been seriously weakened by the recent assassinatio
From the United Nations, where the Un Secretary general Antonio Guterres said violence in lebanon must stop now, he is gravely concerned by the dramatic escalation of events In Beirut in the last 2a hours, this cycle of violence must stop and all sites must step back from the brink of war. The people of lebanon, israel, and the wider region cannot afford an all out war. Have a Security Correspondent Frank Gardner reports on the latest escalation of conflict between israel and hezbollah. Heavy artillery fire. A devastating blow inflicted by israel, hitting the heart of hezbollah s Command Centre In Beirut. Within hours, the israeli military announced they had eliminated, as they put it, the groups leader. Hassan nasrallah had been Secretary General of hezbollah for 32 years, overseeing its growth into the worlds most heavily armed non state army. He was born in lebanon in 1960, growing up In Beirut s eastern bourj hammoud district. He took over the leadership in 1992 when his predecesso
Translation the state of Israel Yesterday eliminated the Mass Murderer Hassan Nasrallah. We settled accounts with the one responsible for the murder of countless israelis and many citizens of other countries. Nasrallah was not another terrorist, he was the terrorist. Israel claims this is a historic Turning Point. For many in beirut, its a time of fear. Plenty were fleeing the city today, clinging to the hope of finding safety somewhere. But Theres Danger in every direction in lebanon. We travelled through dahieh, the Hezbollah Stronghold now looking anything but. It has been bombed time after time. This is just one of the locations that has been hit. Theres smoke still rising here. Theres ash in the air and you can smell the explosives, and i can hear a drone now overhead. The strike here happened overnight, and since then, theres been no letup. In beirut s martyrs square, many slept in the open and remained there today, new homeless from The Middle Easts newest war. The governor of b
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Kamala harris go to the border and talks tough on immigration. And Donald Trump, will voters buy it . Plus The Middle East on a knifes edge tonight, new fears of a Ground Invasion in lebanon. As israel targets the leader of hezbollah did they take them out . And as you ron about to step in and a natural Disaster Unfolding in real time as Helene Drowns Parts of the southeast, the destruction and the stories of Survival Tonight on Laura Coates live republicans have been shouting about for years, a Congress Visit to the border, the place Donald Trump sees as his Strength And Key to his chances in november. So tonight, harris went there. It was our firsttime with the u. S. Mexico border since june of 20 any 21 and laws are firsttime as the democratic nominee for President Permission Bridge the gap between how voters see her and trump on immigration her message a promise to up the ante on Border Security i will take further action to keep the border closed between ports of entry. Those who