From the princess of wales. Welcome to the World Today an hOur of international news from the bbc. With me maryam moshiri. Asa minimum as a minimum punishment and a public speech as he that Friday Prayers in tehran for the first time in five years. He told a huge crowd of supporters that iran and its allies must prepare for action as he led commemorations for the hezbollah leader, Hassan nasrallah, who was killed by israel last week. Iran fired nearly 200 by the statement lies missiles into israel on Tuesday Night in retaliation for his assassination. Israel Has promised to hit back. There have been a number of explosions throughout the day meanwhile in beirut and elsewhere in the been on, the Health Ministry saying that more than 37 people had been killed in is really Ground And Air attacks in the past 2a hOurs. Us officials say that overnights, israel targeted the potential successor to Hassan nasrallah. They have been reports of 20 rockets being fired from lebanon into israel. Meanw
Hezbollah is part of the political game here in lebanon. It is almost the only party that is, you know, armed and lebanon and also has representation in the parliament. But has engaged in fights and conflict with israel since it started in 19805 until this latest confrontation that we are living these days. Frank, a lot of people i think certainly after the attack we saw a couple of nights ago, that unprecedented attack in terms of Scale And Size that iran launched on israel. One question which people are asking is why did iran Attack Israel and will israel now Attack Iran . Ok, so this really goes back to april the 1st, when the israeli Air Force carried out an airstrike on Irans Consulate in damascus, killing a number of Iranian Revolutionary Guards officers, including allegedly the man who was coordinating the flow of arms from iran through syria to hezbollah in lebanon. And that was an attack on a diplomatic premise, the international outrage was pretty muted. Iran said it would re
Hezbollah fighters targeted by exploding pagers. There arent many parts of the world where pagers are still a thing. But a few months ago the his Brother Leader Hassan Nasrallah called on his fighters, those on the front lines, to stop using smartphones because israel he said had the technology to infiltrate the signal. But it seems israel also had access to the company manufacturing the pagers, or some part of the supply line. Each was fitted with a small amount of explosive, that was somehow triggered by a Signal Israel controlled. Unwittingly his brother have done israels bidding. Handing out pagers to loyalists who for weeks would be carrying them on their person. Until today when simultaneously they exploded. Almost 3000 people have been wounded. Including many who were standing near the target. A little girl is said to be among the dead. Leavens to be among the dead. Health minister said the leavens Health Minister said the explosion was a major Escalation in the region. Were See
A french man accused of drugging his wife and enabling her rape by dozens of other men, has admitted to all the charges against him. In his first testimony since the trial opened, Dominique Pelicot admitted that he was a rapist, and said his wife gisele, who has waived her right to anonymity, did not deserve what happened to her. Instagram says its overhauling the way it works for young people 7 promising more built . In protections for teenagers and added controls for parents. Part of the measures being introduced will see new Teen Accounts for 13 to 15 year olds, which will have strict controls on sensitive content to prevent recommendations of potentially harmful material. If You Arejustjoining us, welcome to the programme. The israeli intelligence agencies, Mossad And Shin bet, have a long history of tracking and eliminating israels enemies, wherever they hide. Israel hasnt yet commented but this latest attack on his brother, the iranian backed group in lebanon, is unlike anything