Knowledge of fridays israeli Air Strike In Beirut. But first, we can bring you these live pictures from beirut where israeli warplanes have launched new attacks on buildings in the citys south. The Israeli Military says hezbollah is storing weapons there, a claim hezbollah denies. Blasts have been heard in the southern suburbs and residents of three specific blocks were ordered to evacuate. Now Lebanons Health Ministry says the Death Toll from israels earlier strike On Beirut has risen to six, with 91 wounded. Hezbollah s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was reportedly the target of the attack. Neither Israel Nor Hezbollah has formally confirmed his status. Israeli Air Raids on lebanon this week have killed nearly 800 people, according to Lebanons Health Ministry. We begin our special programme on the Conflict Tonight with this report from our middle East Correspondent Hugo bachega In Beirut. explosions scenes of war In Beirut. Hezbollah s conflict with israel returning to its stronghold of d
Air strike In Beirut. But first, these are live pictures from beirut where israeli warplanes launched new attacks on buildings in the citys south in the past several hours. Blasts were heard in the southern suburbs and residents of three specific blocks were ordered to evacuate. Returning now to that earlier strike that caused tensions to erupt, Lebanons Health Ministry says the Death Toll from that strike has risen to six, with 91 wounded. Hezbollah s leader, Hassan Nasrallah was reportedly the target of the attack. Neither Israel Nor Hezbollah has formally confirmed his status. Israeli Air Raids on lebanon this week have killed nearly 800 people according to Lebanons Health Ministry. We begin our programme with this report from our middle East Correspondent Hugo bachega In Beirut. 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 s
Earlier on friday, huge plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the capital of lebanon, after israel said it fired a series of rockets into beirut. The israeli Defence Force says it was targetting hezbollah s headquarters, as huge explosions leveled buildings in beirut s densely populated Southern Suburbs. Hezbollah S Leader, Hassan Nasrallah was reportedly the target of the explosions. Neither Israel Nor Hezbollah has formally confirmed his status. At least six people died in the attack and more than 90 have been injured according to lebanese officals. The embassy of iran which backs hezbollah called the attack a dangerous, game changing escalation. Our bbc teams on the ground describe the situation 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. Scenes of war in beirut. Hezbollah s conflict with israel returning to its stronghold of dahieh, with a series of massive explosions
It comes in the hours after the israeli military carried out what it called extensive strikes on hezbollah targets in southern lebanon. Israeli aircraft destroyed thousands of hezbollah rocket launch barrels in southern lebanon, according to israeli officials. Also tonight, the us state department is urging american citizens to leave lebanon, with fears growing of an all out war. Meanwhile, the death toll from israel s strike on a densely populated area of southern beirut on friday has risen to 37. Hezbollah says 16 of its members were killed in the attack, including senior military commander ibrahim aqil. He was wanted by the us government for years and was designated a global terrorist for his involvement in the 1983 bombing of the us embassy in beirut. Friday s bombing also killed civilians, including three children, with more feared trapped in the rubble. Our middle east correspondent orla guerin reports from the scene in beirut. A beirut suburb turned into a battlefield. They are
According to israel. It comes in the hours after the israeli military carried out what it called extensive strikes on hezbollah targets in southern lebanon. Israeli aircraft destroyed thousands of hezbollah rocket launch barrels in southern lebanon, according to israeli officials. Also tonight, the us state department is urging american citizens to leave lebanon, with fears growing of an all out war. Meanwhile, the death toll from israel s strike on a densely populated area of southern beirut on friday has risen to 37. Hezbollah says 16 of its members were killed in the attack, including senior military commander ibrahim aqil. He was wanted by the us government for years and was designated a global terrorist for his involvement in the 1983 bombing of the us embassy in beirut. Friday s bombing also killed civilians, including three children, with more feared trapped in the rubble. Our middle east correspondent orla guerin reports from the scene in beirut. Israel is believed to have been