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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 ....
As chaos, with ambulances rushing to the scene through roads packed with people trying to flee. Our correspondent hugo bachega has the latest from beirut. Explosions scenes of war in beirut. Hezbollah s conflict with israel returning to its stronghold of dahieh, with a series of massive explosions and an escalation with unpredictable consequences. Explosion. An attack so powerful that it was seen and heard across the city. Lebanon now on the brink of another war. Chaos on the streets and here is what they are running from. Dahieh, in southern beirut, now looking like gaza. But amid so much destruction, jubilation. Two children rescued from the rubble alive. Hezbollah s backers, iran, say this strike marks a dangerous game changing escalation in the conflict. For israel, it s a strike targeting the heart of hezbollah s operations. Moments ago, the israel defense forces carried out a precise strike on the central headquarter of the hezbollah terror organisation that serves as the epice ....
Several metres deep. In the north of the territory, the un says a convoy of its staff carrying out polio vaccinations was held at gunpoint for eight hours by the israeli army on monday. The staff have now been released, but the un says it s not sure whether it can continue the vaccination campaign as planned. Meanwhile, syria says at least 18 people have been killed and dozens injured in a series of israeli air strikes. Syrian state media says multiple sites were targeted including scientific research centres. Monitoring organisations say that one of the sites, in the city of masyaf, was housing pro iranian weapons experts. Iran rejected reports that iranian sites were hit. Israel says it will not comment on reports of the strikes. Israel has previously acknowledged carrying out hundreds of strikes in recent years on targets in syria that it says are linked to iran. Joining me is frank lowenstein, who served as united states special envoy for middle east peace under president barack ob ....
That israel maintain a military presence in the philadelphi corridor. That s a small buffer zone between gaza and egypt s sinai desert. Mr netanyahu said israel is committed to destroying hamas and bringing the hostages home. He warned of the potential consequences should israel relieve its military pressure on hamas. Our middle east regional editor mike thomson has more on the prime minister s comments from jerusalem. Tonight, benjamin netanyahu double down on his insistence that israeli troops will not be withdrawn from the philadelphia corridor. That is the strip of land separating southern gaza from egypt. Is that it is absolutely vital that they stay that to stop hamas smuggling weapons from egypt into gaza. He said, if we let this happen, we could have another october the seventh all over again. Interestingly though, he had talked in the past about not moving for at least 42 years. This evening he was referring to 42 days early so they may be some wriggle room there. But he has s ....