music. and flavour of the year indie rock band the last dinner party are named the bbc s sound of 202a. hello, i m ben thompson. welcome to the programme. hezbollah has repeated its warning of a fierce response to the killing of a hamas leader, saleh al arouri, in beirut on tuesday. they say that lebanon will be exposed to more israeli operations if they don t react. it comes as lebanon lodged a complaint with the un about the incident. the complaint says israel used six missiles in the attack that targeted him. tensions are still high in his hometown in the occupied west bank following the killing, as shaimaa khalil reports. the town of al arura in the west bank, saleh al arouri s hometown, is in a state of mourning. but there s also deep fury and rage at his killing. protesters have come out after the friday prayers protesting, chanting his name, chanting for continuation of resistance and condemning the war. saleh al arouri s killing may have taken a significant name off
hello, i m ben thompson, welcome to the programme. we start with news that the israeli defence minister has said that israel will retain security control of gaza after the fighting has ended and all hostages have been reef free. this comes as america and europe s most senior diplomat ticks head to the middle east to press israel and its strategy. they do appear to reject positions put forward last year by washington. under you have gland s so called fork proposals, hamas would no longer control gaza and israel would retain overall security control. a multinational force would take charge of rebuilding the territory. neighbouring egypt would take on an as yet unspecified role. but gaza would be run by unspecified government of palestinians as long as they are not hostile towards israel. and there would be no resettlement of israelis in the territory. well, the deputy secretary general of the fatah central committee, the hasty decision making body of the fatah party which contr
and flavour of the year. indie rock band the last dinner party are named the bbc s sound of 202a. hello, i m ben thompson, welcome to the programme. his brother has repeated its warning of a fierce response to the killing of a fierce response to the killing of a fierce response to the killing of a hamas leader. saleh al arouri in beirut on tuesday. it comes as lebanon lodged a complaint with the un about the attack. tensions are still high in his hometown in the occupied west bank, following the killing, as shaimaa khalil reports. the town of al arura in the west bank, saleh al arouri s hometown, is in a state of mourning. but there is also deep fury and rage at his killing. protesters have come out after the friday prayer s protesting, chanting his name, chanting for continuation of resistance, and condemning the war. saleh al arouri s killing may have taken a significant name off israel s and the us s most wanted list. he is a man that they have accused of being responsible
we start in pakistan where the former prime minister, imran khan, has been remanded in custody for eight days after his arrest on corruption charges. his detention has sparked protests across the country, and at least eight people have died in clashes. a conviction would disqualify mr khan from standing for election. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies has been monitoring the days events from islamabad, and sent us this report. burning into the night protests from lahore, karachi, peshawar. this was the singed aftermath, the reaction to imran khan s arrest yesterday. but the unrest is far from over. morning in islamabad. police blocked roads into the compound where imran khan was due to appear in front of a judge. some party officials were stopped at the gates. have you spoken to him since yesterday? no, we have no access yet. that is why i m demanding access. we are being denied access. beyond the boundaries of the compound, imran khan s supporters began to gather
and finally, liverpool calling. another round of hopefuls will be battling it out for a place in the eurovision finals this weekend. in the eurovision finals this weekend- in the eurovision finals this weekend. ., ., , ., weekend. light from our studio in singapore- this is bbc news. it is newsday. welcome to the programme. we start in pakistan, where the former prime minister, imran khan, has been remanded in custody for 8 days after his arrest on corruption charges. his detention has sparked protests across the country. at least eight people have died in clashes and police say about a thousand people have been arrested. if convicted, it would disqualify mr khan from standing for election, which is due this year. our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies, has more from islamabad. waiting, watched by pakistan. this compound is where imran khan is due to appear. a night of unrest. calm now, but for how long? roadblocks installed around the entrances, hoping to stop the pr