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
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And he wasnt answering it in the hall, either. Instead, this was defiant and a vow for hezbollah s backers. I have a message for the tyrants of tehran, if you strike us, we will strike you. There is no place in iran that the long arm of Israel Cannot reach, and that is true of the entire Middle East. Watching were some relatives of israeli hostages held in gaza. Mr netanyahu didnt mention diplomacy, saying only, surrender by hamas would be enough to stop israels offensive. And he made no mention of the us call for a truce with lebanon, instead saying Hezbollah Rocket Fire had to stop. Yet israel has been tolerating this intolerable situation for nearly a year. Well, ive come here today to say enough is enough chanting palestine will be free and where Mr Netanyahu goes, so does dissent against israels military offensives. Now lebanese flags join the palestinian ones. They accuse the us of keeping the weapons flowing to israel, despite Mr Netanyahu ignoring much of what america has wante
Benjamin netanyahu is cutting short his visit to New York and returning to israel following the attack. Earlier Mr Netanyahu told the Un The Offensive against hezbollah would continue, rejecting calls for a ceasefire. The award winning british Actress Dame Maggie smith has died. She was 89. We start in the Middle East, where multiple blasts have reverberated in the southern suburbs of beirut, sending clouds of smoke into the sky. These are the latest pictures from the scene of the explosions, in a densely populated area. The israeli Defence Forces claim to have targeted hezbollahs central headquarters. In the last half hour, the Reuters News Agency reported comments from the israeli military saying its continuing to Degrade And Dismantle hezbollahs capabilities. A source close to hezbollah told reuters the Groups Leader Hassan Nasrallah is alive. With irans tasnim News Agency also reporting that hes safe. These are pictures of children being pulled out of the rubble of the buildings hi