With syria, cutting off a road used by many trying to flee the bombardments. Im Geeta Guru murthy in london. Also coming up. A man who cable tied the hands of three children in western australia, after he caught them in his swimming pool, has been found guilty of two counts of aggravated common assault. The Uk Government is set to announce a plan to invest nearly £22 billion in projects, hoping to capture and store carbon dioxide. Researchers say the worlds first vaccine for ovarian cancer, being developed in the uk, could wipe out the deadly disease. You are live with bbc news, i am Anna Foster here in beirut bringing you the latest on the developing situation, the escalating crisis here in the middle east. We will hearfrom our correspondent here in beirut and Northern Israel and a couple of minutes, and also look at the situation in tehran. Irans supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali khamenei has denounced irans enemies for trying to sow the seeds of division in the islamic world, as He Led
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
Past, iraq, afghanistan, we can go down that road, but the other route is available, the Arab States are here to help and protect you and secure your interests, take that routes, and it is now up to the western states, the us and germany and the uk to help make that happen to help bring israel from the brink, to tell Prime Minister netanyahu, more war is not the answer, let us try to go, you have the offer from the arabs, at this find a way to make it happen. It is imperative for the citizens in the region, whether it israelis are arabs, that we dont go down The Roots of more war. 50 that we dont go down The Roots of more war of more war. So good to talk to, thank of more war. So good to talk to. Thank you of more war. So good to talk to, thank you for of more war. So good to talk to, thank you for taking of more war. So good to talk to, thank you for taking the l to, thank you for taking the time to speak to me on the work today. Let us take your notes or pictures, and these pictures
Anxious wait, i think, To see how israel respo another nine shooting attack. Another nine others were injured, some seriously. Please heavy attack near railway station. Israeli media say the two assailants who were seen getting off a Commuter Train where shot dead by a passer by and a security guard. Well, in the last few minutes, the White House national Security Adviser gave this update. National Security Adviser gave this update this update. Today, iran launched this update. Today, iran launched nearly this update. Today, iran launched nearly 200 this update. Today, iran launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles Towards targets in israel. The United States Military coordinated closely with the Israeli Defense Forces To help defend israel against this attack. Us naval destroyers joint israeli Air Defence units and Firing IntercepTors To shoot down inbound missiles. President biden and Vice President harris moniTored the attack and the response from the white House Situation Room joined
Its the first such attack outside the lebanese capitals Southern Suburbs. These are the live pictures from the same area. A small palestinian militant group, the popular front for the liberation of palestine, says three of its leaders were killed in the blast. In lebanon, israel attacked more than 120 targets on sunday. At least 50 people are reported to have been killed in a series of attacks in the east of the country, including in the bekaa valley. With the latest, heres chi chi izundu. Destruction in the centre Of Beirut. This shows the apparent aftermath of an Air Strike on a Building CLose to a major Transportation Hub in the lebanese capital. Israel has been targeting hezbollah sites on the outskirts Of Beirut, but this is thought to have been the first time an attack has been carried out within the limits in the past year. Within the City Limits in the past year. The lebanese Prime Minister says the continuing Air Strikes may have forced as many asi million people from their ho